prosperous age

Chapter 73 Chapter 73
After eating a banquet to celebrate the completion of the exam, Wei Guangde followed Zhang Hongfu and Wu Dong back to the Zhang family.

The two brothers Zeng Yuanshu and Zeng Yuanrui had their own residences, so naturally they would not come with them.

After entering the gate of Zhang's mansion, Zhang Hongfu asked casually, "Where is my father?"

What he meant was to ask where his father was, whether it was in the backyard or in the study.

Regardless of whether Wei Guangde did well or not in the government examination, he had to go and talk about it first.

After the exam this time, a banquet was set up outside, which was what I told my father before. The Zeng family is also a big family in Pengze County. Naturally, Zhang Shigui would not stop his children from interacting with them.

"Young master, the master just went out, and someone from Weili came, saying that an emergency army has reported to Weili."

The butler at the side hastily bowed and answered.

"What military newspaper?"

When Zhang Hongfu heard the military newspaper, it was still urgent, so he naturally thought of his grandfather, who is still making a living for his children and grandchildren, and he has been with the army for a month, that is, through the military newspaper between Jiujiang and Zhenjiang. A message to convey the situation.

And Wu Dong and Wei Guangde behind him naturally had the same thoughts as him, but they were all thinking about their father.

"It should be the news from Zhenjiang. When it came, it was only said to be urgent."

The butler replied with a low eyebrow and pleasing to the eye, speaking very carefully.

"Can we go over and have a look?"

Thinking that the guard house is not far from Zhang's house, it's just a street away.

"I can't get in. It's late at night, but I can still get in during the day. After all, it's also an important place for government offices."

Zhang Hongfu shook his head, and said in a low voice, "My father can enter and leave the guard command office at will, that's because he has the title of a servant, and he can help my grandfather with some official duties. I don't have a job yet, so I can enter No."

"What about me? I also have a badge."

When Wu Dong heard this, he wanted to know the news from Zhenjiang as soon as possible, so he said naturally.

"Your badge is only useful in Qianhu, it's useless here."

Zhang Hongfu shook his head and said, "Wait, let's go to the flower hall to sit for a while, and ask someone to come over with tea and cakes, and let me know when my father comes back."

Zhang Hongfu gave instructions to the butler, and took Wu Dong and Wei Guangde straight to the flower hall to rest.

They all drank a little wine, not drunk, and now they are a little excited under the stimulation of alcohol.

Sitting in the flower hall, they didn't drink the hangover soup brought by the servants, but replaced the clear tea with strong tea, although it was late at night, drinking strong tea is not good.

Chatting casually, I don't know what time it is, the three of them are a little dizzy at the moment, and the spirit stimulated by alcohol before is a little sluggish.

"Bang bang bang bang."

The sound of a watchman knocking on a clapper was faintly heard outside the courtyard.

"How many days is it?"

Zhang Hongfu asked casually.

"Young master, it's already the fourth watch."

The servant standing outside the door replied.

The third watch is Zishi, that is, from 11:1 p.m. to 1:3 a.m. the next day, and the fourth watch is a scandal, from [-]:[-] a.m. to [-]:[-] a.m.

"Has the master not come back yet?"

At home, the first master is Zhang Shigui, and the second master is Zhang Fugui.

But at this moment, the second master is not at home, so he asked the master directly, and the servants below knew who he was talking about.

"No."

After waiting for a long time, they all began to sit there and doze off, only then did they vaguely hear the unique creaking sound when the door was opened outside.

Wu Dong was the quickest to react, he sat up straight and listened with his ears towards the door.

Zhang Hongfu and Wei Guangde also sat up quickly, and the voices and footsteps outside became clear, but it was Zhang Shigui who had returned.

The three of them had already got up at this time, stood at the entrance of the flower hall, and were about to go out when the door curtain was pulled open by the servants outside the door, and soon Zhang Shigui walked in.

"Father, you are back."

Sweeping away the previous fatigue, Zhang Hongfu looks energetic at this moment.

"uncle."

"Uncle Zhang."

Both Wu Dong and Wei Guangde bowed to Zhang Shigui, but Zhang Shigui waved his hand at this moment, telling them not to be too polite.

Zhang Shigui sat where Zhang Hongfu was before, and the three of them just stood with their hands down.

Sighing lightly, Zhang Shigui took out a folded manuscript from his sleeve and handed it to Zhang Hongfu, saying: "This is a military newspaper I copied, you should read it too."

With the military newspaper in hand, Zhang Hongfu unfolded it without any delay, while Wu Dong and Wei Guangde stood beside him even though they were apprehensive, stretching their heads as close as possible to get a better look at the words on the paper.

Soon, the three of them were taken aback.

The Japanese pirates really dared to do something, and they went to war.

According to the information in the military newspaper, the Japanese pirates actually started their actions the day before, but they did not follow the battlefield set for them by Nanjing, but boldly ransacked the coast of Zhejiang.

According to the documents asking for help sent from the coastal prefectures of Zhejiang, the Japanese pirates came in menacingly this time and landed in many prefectures along the coast of Zhejiang almost at the same time. Information about Japanese pirates landing.

Although I don't know how far the situation in Zhejiang has developed at this moment, whether it is Zhang Hongfu, Wu Dong, or Wei Guangde, they have already thought of it. At this moment, there is probably a pot of porridge in Luancheng.

"Can the guards in Zhejiang stand up to it?"

Wu Dong was the first to react, and asked.

"I don't know, it's just the news that the Japanese pirates were found, and the following documents may have just arrived in Nanjing at this time."

Zhang Shigui sighed lightly.

It is reasonable to say that the battlefield did not appear in Songjiang Mansion, which means that the possibility of Mr. Zhang, Wu Zhankui, Wei Meng and others directly participating in the battlefield is very slim, but obviously at this time, what everyone saw was not this .

It should be said that both Zhejiang and Nanzhili's officialdom are in turmoil at the moment.

The Japanese pirates were able to gather tens of thousands of horses to plunder. The news spread to Beijing and to the ears of Emperor Jiajing. God knows what will happen.

The warning message had been conveyed a long time ago, and Jiangnan was also agreed to dispatch troops to suppress it, but the result was that the Japanese pirates went ashore directly to loot the area where the army was stationed. Does this mean anything more?

"The army over there in Zhenjiang is dispatched?"

Wei Guangde asked in a low voice.

"It has already been dispatched. If the Japanese pirates who came ashore cannot be wiped out this time, I am afraid that the thunder and anger of that person will not be able to be suppressed."

Zhang Shigui sighed.

Who would have thought that a large army had been assembled along the coast of Zhejiang, but the Japanese pirates were not deterred.

I thought that if the guards over there failed to withstand it and let the Japanese pirates burn Zhejiang, I am afraid that it would not be a big earthquake in the Jiangnan officialdom, and it is possible that someone's head will fall.

But even if the one in Beijing sent down the Thunder, it actually had nothing to do with Jiangxi or Jiujiang Wei. What Wei Guangde was worried about was the safety of Zhenjiang.

(End of this chapter)