On this day, Zhang Tianhe was studying at home. Suddenly he heard chickens flying and dogs barking outside. There was a burst of noise, followed by several gunshots. He didn't know what happened.

I quickly went out to take a look, but I saw that my neighbors were so frightened that they closed their doors and windows, thinking that bandits had entered the village to rob.

"Brother, my good brother, I'm here to see you." After a while, a familiar voice came from far away.

When I got closer, I saw that it was Tang Dalong who was pulling a carriage of goodies, and some of his followers were carrying some chickens and dogs.

Zhang Tianhe didn't expect him to come today, and he was very happy to see him so affectionate.

"Brother, I'm naturally very happy that you came to see me, but why did you fire off guns randomly? You scared the neighbors so much that they didn't dare to go out." Zhang Tianhe frowned, and then said, "You

Are you afraid that the government won't know that I have a relationship with you and will want to kill my brother?"

"Oh, brother, I'm so sorry, I forgot about this, I'm so damned good. I heard that my sister was getting married, so I sent some gifts to express my gratitude. When I first entered the village,

The brothers saw a few dogs and chickens and wanted to eat the dog meat and chickens, so they fired two shots. It will not be the same next time." Tang Dalong laughed while holding Zhang Tianhe's hand and praised, "Recently,

I heard that your kung fu has improved greatly. Not only did you kick the Zhongwu Sect, but you also defeated Du Lisi. You are now famous far and wide, and your reputation is outstanding. Brother, I am no longer your opponent."

"Brother, who did you listen to? How can you be so exaggerated?" Zhang Tianhe said.

"Okay, let's not talk anymore. Come on, come on. I have brought an important guest today to introduce you to him."

"Dignified guest?"

"Brother, look, it's him."

Zhang Tianhe followed the direction of his finger, and a man slowly came from behind. He came to the front, bowed and saluted Zhang Tianhe, and said, "I have heard of brother Tianhe's name for a long time. I am lucky to see him today."

Zhang Tianhe took a look and saw a young man coming. He was about 1.8 meters tall and a little bit thin. He was wearing a relatively fashionable white suit, a top hat on his head, and a pair of black leather shoes on his feet. He looked energetic.

He has an extraordinary temperament and is a very gentleman. He looks like a son of an aristocrat. Looking at his face, his eyes are not big but bright, with a high nose and thin lips. Although his skin color is a bit dark, it can't hide his handsomeness and he looks intelligent.

And eloquent.

Zhang Tianhe quickly returned the gift.

"This is Li Sizhe. His father is the God of Wealth in Chengde City and is in charge of government finance. His name is Li Xuewen. His mother is from the Aisin Gioro Xianghuang Banner of the Qing Dynasty. Her name is Aisin Gioro Xuan Lana.

As a royal relative, he also has a younger sister named Li Sijie who is currently studying in Russia. He has just returned from studying abroad and graduated from the Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia. Currently, he serves as our Qingfeng Village

He is the artillery captain and is also in charge of the prison. He is also one of our top ten artillerymen, ranking ninth, so he is called the ninth brother." Tang Dalong introduced, "Their family has a lot of money. He joined our team not for money.

."

Zhang Tianhe was a little surprised. At the same time, he also felt a little strange. He couldn't understand why a top student with such a good family background wanted to become a beard.

"Do you still have an artillery team in Qingfeng Village?" Zhang Tianhe couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, we now have twenty German Krupp 75mm guns and twenty 100mm caliber mountain guns, and have established an artillery team," Tang Dalong said, "Cannon is the god of war, small ones fight small ones.

It doesn’t matter, what’s a truly large-scale regular battle without artillery?”

"Brother Tianhe, I often hear Brother Tang mention you in front of me, and my ears are filled with calluses. Today I finally meet you. We feel like old friends at first sight. To tell you the truth, since 1894

After the Sino-Japanese War failed and our country signed the Sino-Japanese Shimonoseki Treaty with Japan, which was humiliating and humiliating, I have been indignant. I still can’t figure out why our great country was invaded by foreign powers. Finally, I

I concluded that one of the main reasons was that the Qing government did not have decent artillery. For this reason, I made a request to my father to study at the Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy in Russia. I wanted to come back and serve the country after completing my studies," Li Sizhe said

"After I graduated and returned to China, Yuan Shikai was establishing the new Army, so I joined the army with enthusiasm to serve the country."

When Zhang Tianhe heard what he said, he thought that he was so young but worried about the country and the people, and he couldn't help but admire him.

"However, after I joined the newly established Army, I discovered that the situation was far from what I imagined." Li Sizhe sighed and said disappointedly, "These officials are not thinking about major national affairs.

Defending the country and driving away the great powers, they are all thinking about their own little calculations, thinking about how to get promoted and get rich all day long, or smoking cigarettes and playing with women. They don't regard us soldiers as human beings.

When I heard that there was going to be a war, I immediately took the lead and ran away, faster than a rabbit. Not to mention other things, take Ye Zhichao, the president of the Qing army stationed in North Korea, as an example. When he heard that the Japanese army was coming, he was so spineless that he

He ran all the way back to the Yalu River, which eventually led to the defeat of the entire army and the defeat of Pyongyang, which allowed the Japanese army to successfully enter North Korea. Since then, they have relied on North Korea as a springboard to peek into the land of China. Those who take the lead are like this. How can we, the soldiers, be able to

What can I achieve? I was full of enthusiasm, but I had no way to serve my country. In anger, I quit and came back to be a beard."

After Zhang Tianhe heard this, he also sighed very much. Then he welcomed them into the house, set up a banquet with wine, and entertained them warmly.

"Tianhe, you heard that the world is like this today. The Qing government is corrupt and incompetent. Officials are corrupt and degenerate. Aspiring young people want to save the country and save the people, but they have no way to serve the country. The common people have no way to survive. What else can you do besides being a beard?

?" Tang Dalong paused and looked worried, "However, our Qingfeng Village seems to have a large number of people and strong troops and horses, but now there is an internal problem."

"How do you say this?" Zhang Tianhe asked.

"Now the entire village is divided into two factions. The head of the village, Feng Delin, is very loyal and a good person, but he doesn't know people well. The deputy village leader Wang Xiong who he promoted is a greedy and ungrateful guy. This person secretly gradually

Cultivate your own cronies and party members, and you will have the potential to compete with the leader of the big village, and now they are all bullying me."

"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Zhang Tianhe was a little surprised when he heard what Tang Dalong said, "Does he even dare to bully your brother?"

"Yes, it has been three times. He sent me to lead two hundred brothers from my headquarters to perform tasks. He promised to give each brother a reward of twenty taels of silver after each task was completed. The brothers risked their lives.

Danger finally made a deal and snatched back the property. He promised to give each of the brothers twenty taels of silver. Three times was sixty taels per person. Two hundred brothers equaled twelve thousand taels of silver.

But he didn't give any money, and he didn't hand over the property he got, but kept it all for himself. You said, I have promised my brothers a long time ago, but I have been unable to fulfill it. How can I explain to my brothers?

?" Tang Dalong became more and more angry as he talked, "This bastard has offended my temper, so I will fight with him."

"Brother, please don't be impulsive. Calm down. We are all members of our own family. Peace is the most important thing." Zhang Tianhe was advising him from the side.

"I, Tang Dalong, am a man of good temperament and the most loyal person. I can work in the village for a little money. The most important thing is that the brothers are happy together. However, he doesn't take me seriously and takes me seriously."

How could I stand the cowardice of burning down bridges when I was two hundred and fifty?" Tang Dalong said, "If it weren't for the sake of the boss, I would have given up my job a long time ago. I don't want to keep you here, I have my own place to keep you.

What am I working so hard for, what’s the point?”

"Brother is right. I originally wanted to be a soldier and serve the country. Later, I found out that I was wrong. Then, I went to Qingfeng Village, hoping to make a career here, but what I didn't expect was

"These people are also fighting among themselves and doing some shameful things all day long." Li Sizhe sighed, "Now I think, am I wrong again?"

"Tianhe, you have become quite famous in the world recently. Why don't you form a team and all our brothers can do it with you?" Tang Dalong said.

"How can that be done? You are doing a good job in Qingfeng Village now. I can say that I have nothing now. How can this happen?" Zhang Tianhe said, "Besides, I have a mother to support, so don't mention this matter again.

."

Tang Dalong heard what Zhang Tianhe said made sense, so he said: "Okay, let's not talk about this for now, we will discuss it later. In addition, we are here this time to send some dowry to our sister, and secondly, we will

I was ordered by the leader of the village to visit an expert, hoping to ask him to help me, but he politely declined."

"Expert?" Zhang Tianhe was a little confused when he heard this, "Where is the expert?"

"Yes, did you know? In ancient times, any monarch who accomplished something would hire some wise men to advise him. I don't read much, but I have heard about some. For example, Jiang Ziya, who assisted King Wen of Zhou to establish the Great Zhou Dynasty,

Zhang Zifang, who helped Liu Bang unify the world, and Zhuge Liang, who enabled Liu Bei to divide the world into three parts, etc. These people all have talents in the world and have strategies to govern and secure the country." Tang Dalong paused at this point, and then said, "

And right near you, not too far from you, there is such a great sage, a master from this world."

"Oh?" Zhang Tianhe's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Brother, who is this master you are talking about? Why don't I know?"

"As the saying goes, tigers and leopards are hidden in the mountains, and unicorns are buried in the fields. You are so busy all day long, how can you pay attention to these things? If our village master hadn't said it, I wouldn't have thought of it." Tang Dalong said.

"Brother, stop being so pretentious and tell me, who is he?"

"About fifty miles northeast of your place, there is a village called Liujiazhuang. There is a private school teacher in the village named Liu Bodu. He is an extraordinary master who has never been born before."

"Then did you go to visit him?" Zhang Tianhe asked.

"Here we go. We brought a lot of gifts to invite him to come out, but he refused to accept any of them and rejected us. He said that our village leader Feng Delin didn't know people well and it would be difficult for him to achieve great things, so he didn't want to go out to help him."

Tang Dalong said, "You see, he doesn't even leave home, but he knows the character of our Dazhai master very well. It can be said that he hit the nail on the head. If one day, you want to set up your own business, you must invite him to come out and help you.

"

"Me?" Zhang Tianhe smiled bitterly, "The leader of your village, Feng Delin, has thousands of troops, but they are not willing to come out to help. What do I have? How can I ask them to do so? If I can,

If I'm lucky enough to get to know someone and listen to their high opinions, then I'll be satisfied."

"Tianhe, you don't have to be too modest. Thirty years to the east of the river, thirty years to the west of the river, the wind and water will take turns. As for what will happen in the future, it's still unclear," Tang Dalong said, "In the future, if you encounter any difficulties,

Or if you have anything to talk to me about, just come to me at the Yuelai Tavern at the foot of Qingfengzhai Mountain, our informants are there."

"I understand, brother."

Within two days, Judge Du from Heiyun Village sent another cart of gold and silver silk and satin.
Chapter completed!