Number of People

  Chapter 23 A Scroll of Japanese Pirates

  Feng Ziying leaned against the wall, looking at the dark sky, thinking quickly.

   "Erlang, the house over there belongs to the Ren family, right?" The Ren family is also a well-known family in Linqing, and Ren Garden is a famous garden near Linqing.

The previous patriarch of the Ren family, Ren Zhenglin, used to be the right deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and his third brother, Ren Zhengshan, also served as the magistrate of Anqing. The other branch also had a Jinshi who passed the second-class rank, and he is still serving as the minister of the Ministry of Rites in Nanjing, so This Ren family can be regarded as a real Linqing family, but the Ren family also has a mansion in Dongchang Mansion, most of the family members live in Dongchang Mansion, this mansion is also similar to the Feng family, only a few people guard the house.

   "Uh, yes." Feng Ziying swallowed a mouthful of saliva and immediately reacted, "Brother Feng, you mean we turned over from the backyard of Ren's house?"

   "Well, our Feng's house has been taken over by thieves, presumably the Ren family is almost the same, but even if the backyard is taken over by thieves, no one will pay attention, so..."

  Zuo Liangyu immediately became excited, "There is a big locust tree outside the wall of the Ren family's back garden. I used to climb up from there,..."

   "That's right. Let's turn over from Ren Garden, walk along the back wall of Ren Garden to the opposite of the stone archway, and turn out from their east wing to see if there is a chance to get to Banjing Street."

The reason why Feng Ziying has an impression of Ren Yuan is that the Feng and Ren families are considered prominent families in Linqing, but except for Feng Ziying's grandfather, the other branches of the Feng family are not very up-to-date, unlike the Ren family. This Linqing is flourishing, and it is still spreading in Dongchang Mansion, which is far better than the Feng family.

When Feng Ziying came to Qing Dynasty, she noticed that the Ren family lived next to the Feng family. She felt that this Ren family was better than the old Feng family. Acres, can be called a luxury.

Turning around the corner, Feng Ziying saw a large pagoda tree at least three feet high leaning against the courtyard wall outside the courtyard of Ren's house. He also wondered why such a pagoda tree, which obviously might pose a threat to the security of the house, was not taken by Ren's house. The house was felled, but left to remain here.

Zuo Liangyu also seemed to see Feng Ziying's doubts, and said in a low voice: "It is said that this locust tree is a Fengshui tree of the Ren family, and it must be kept outside the courtyard so that it can shelter people from the wind and rain outside the courtyard wall. Only then can the Ren family be prosperous forever."

  Zuo Liangyu pointed to the tree, and drew a special arc.

"Have you seen that this courtyard wall could have engulfed the locust tree in the first place, but after listening to what Mr. Feng Shui said, it was intentionally placed outside the wall, but it should not be too far away, otherwise it would not be able to cover the Ren family. The wind and rain are out, but fortunately, the Ren family doesn't have many people living here, and ordinary thieves don't dare to provoke the Ren family."

   These days, no matter the noble gentry or the great poets and writers, they all attach great importance to Feng Shui, so it is normal to have such a situation.

   "Let's go, no matter what Feng Shui tree it is, we will step on it today." Feng Ziying suddenly remembered something, "Could it be that the Ren family is not prepared for this?"

  In the dark night, I couldn't see the expression on Zuo Liangyu's face, but Feng Ziying could feel that the other party must be very proud: "Brother Feng, how is it possible? Everyone knows that the mastiff in the Ren family's backyard is powerful."

   "Ah?" Feng Ziying stopped abruptly, but quickly reacted: "Do you have a solution?"

"Hey, how can you be unprepared when wandering outside?" Zuo Liangyu smiled, pulled out a bamboo tube from his waist, carefully poured out a few drops of liquid and smeared it on himself, and then smeared it on Feng Ziying. Then he said: "This is the big insect urine I got last year from a theater troupe at the wharf of our Linqing Guandi Temple. There are also a few pinches of tiger hair in this pouch, which are good things to keep dogs away. What kind of mastiff is he, if you hear it, you will run away."

  Feng Ziying had to admit that it was really the wisest choice for her to bring this guy along. I'm afraid Feng You and herself are not as convenient as this guy.

Along with climbing the tree, he quietly climbed over the wall and slid into Ren Yuan along the wall. After a low whimper, several black shadows slowly receded and disappeared. Presumably this should be the mastiff dog Ren Yuan stayed in the back garden .

   "Let's go!" Feng Ziying signaled Zuo Liangyu to follow, and the two walked quickly along the path beside the wall with their half-hunched bodies.

The Ren Garden is very large, and it presents a crescent-shaped shape covering the entire back half of the house. There are ponds, corridors, and rockery gardens. It’s just that the beautiful scenery can’t be seen clearly at night, and the two of them don’t like it. Thoughtful.

   "Erlang, have you been here?"

"I've been here a few times, and it's said that this place is full of gold and silver. I went in and looked at it twice, but I didn't even see half a copper coin, and there was nothing inlaid with gold or silver." Zuo Liang Yulian shook her head, "Anyway, I don't see anything good here."

  Feng Ziying didn't care too much, this kind of garden is naturally not what Zuo Liangyu and other military children can appreciate, and it's the same if it's him.

"That's the ear room next to the east wall. Hey, someone is coming." Zuo Liangyu is much more flexible than Feng Ziying. He is familiar with the road conditions and he is familiar with the road in this garden. Obviously, he has been to "treasure hunting" many times without success. Willingly.

Seeing two figures strolling over, neither of them expected that there would be someone coming from the veranda over there at such a late hour, even if it was a sentry post, it shouldn't be here to patrol the back garden, it's just inevitable, okay There was a rockery on the side, and the two of them hid behind the rockery.

  The two walked vigorously, but they didn't walk fast, and they slowed down even more when they got near the rockery.

   Some hurried words were low and forceful, but Feng Ziying and Zuo Liangyu were taken aback.

  Zuo Liangyu couldn’t understand it, and Feng Ziying could understand a few fragments of it. This is the Japanese language.

When he was in the Imperial College of the Imperial Academy, he had contact with the interpreter of the Siyi Hall. There are still some big differences between the Japanese language and modern Japanese in some lexical sentences, but generally speaking, they have come down in one continuous line and are roughly the same. He heard some words sporadically, and one of them mentioned "Your Excellency General Fortitude", which made him somewhat familiar.

In his previous life, he also liked reading. He had read "A Dream of Red Mansions" a long time ago, but later he needed to adjust his mood, so he took the fat book "Story of the Stone" and reviewed it again. I have read a few books, but I haven't finished them. I just read a general idea, but he still knows about the Four Heavenly Kings of Tokugawa. Kanbara Yasunari is known as the "Fortitude General". surprised.

   "Kenjiro, we can no longer talk in the language of our native land in China. Your Excellency Hideji has repeatedly told us to wait to prevent our whereabouts from being revealed..."

   "Hi!" Another person responded immediately: "Liji, I..."

"Why did I tell you, you can no longer use the language of your homeland, and you can't use the customs of your homeland!" The voice became severe, "Although these white lotus believers are not worth mentioning in general, China has a vast territory. There is a large population, and most of these thousands of people are mediocre, but there are only one or two outstanding people out of a hundred of them, and they can't be underestimated! If we are not careful, they will see the clues, and we will die. Delaying Your Excellency the General's important event is a hundred deaths and no redemption!"

The language has turned into Chinese with a correct accent, but with some accents from Nanzhili, but I don't know where these two Japanese people came from. They are so careful, and they can even speak fluent Chinese. Bring some regional accents.

"I see." Another voice that spoke more slowly should have respect for his partner, and his tone was somewhat respectful, "It's just that Your Excellency Xiuci wants us to mix in with these white lotus disciples. These guys came from Lunan. I thought they were going to rebel before, but now it doesn't look like it. Although the inner city is strong, the guards in the city have already left, but there are only a few hundred people defending the city. Even if these people are unbearable, they should be taken easily That's right..."

"I'm not sure what their intentions are now. We are here to observe as representatives of Songjiang Mansion in Nanzhili, so we can only take one step at a time." The man called Liji seemed to be thinking deeply, "Their high-levels we I haven't seen it yet. It is reasonable to say that the leader came from Beizhili, and the roles of Linqing's successors and master scriptures may not be seen here, but the chief successor surnamed Xu is very shrewd. The missionary in Yuncheng actually extended his hand here, it is a character."

   "You mean the half-hidden man?" The man named Kenjiro asked in a deep voice.

"Well, that guy is extremely cautious and shrewd, and there are always people around to cover him. I heard that this person is the direct disciple of the leader, but I don't know where this person is from, his real name, and I guess even if he is someone close to him, except for one Outside of his confidantes, I'm afraid they may not know his true identity."

   "Liji, how long am I going to stay in this land of China? When will I be able to return home after wandering aimlessly..."

"Hmph, you're tired of it after only two years? Why did Your Excellency Hideji choose us to come to China? The battle of Wenlu Qingchang is like yesterday, and I still can't forget the battle of Bijokan. Kenji, Junsheng, and Jinglong beside me Died beside me screaming and groaning, the Battle of Ulsan, if General Qingzheng hadn't defended it with all his strength, and if Xiuyuan and General Nagajeong hadn't arrived in time, we would have already become dead bones in the tomb, and the reservoir was full of the corpses of my companions , I can’t even ask for a piece of horse meat, and there are countless people who starved to death, but when I return to my hometown, who will still remember my robes? The loser does not deserve to be remembered, so..."

  The man's voice became a bit shrill and high-pitched, but he realized something in an instant, and it became low again.

  (end of this chapter)