Chapter 54 Anon, the head of Tongzhai [Chapter 3]
Cai Yan ignored the affairs at home and devoted himself to the school. However, with the little trumpet of Lu Tao, it is difficult to think of all kinds of things that happened in Hangzhou City.
It is one thing to be unwilling to pay attention to it, but it doesn't mean it's really unwilling to care. A group of half-grown teenagers rode into the city, and the drizzling streets seemed a little deserted, far from the past when people were scattered. Dozens of riders entered the city, and they became one of the few people on the street who turned their heads and looked at them sideways.
"Dalang, can you be the young leader?"
Looking at the dozens of cavalry that were leaving, Liu Da never thought that when he saw each other again, the childish doll actually had the power of the old Dragon King and his expression became a little solemn.
"It's the young master."
The old man wrapped in white cloth looked silently at the dozens of riders who had disappeared, but there was no expression on his face. The wrinkles like swords and axes became more and more like cold stones.
"Is that child really the old village reconciled with the barbarians?"
Liu Ta nodded and said, "It was indeed the young master who convinced the old village and the barbarians to agree that the barbarians would serve as the Liuqiu Prefecture, and our people would serve as the commander. The court sent some other officials. After my father said that the court was still discussing, and there was no accurate news yet. However, the young master had already asked the commander of the Xinghua Army. The lady meant that we would make our own decisions."
The old man wrapped in white cloth frowned inexplicably, and felt a little unhappy. When he came out of Miao Village and passed by Fuzhou, he heard some rumors along the way, and also knew about the Xinghua Army. He was still not happy. He was not dissatisfied with Cai Hua, but dissatisfied with the old brothers. After so long, he had not decided the candidate. Don’t you know the reason why there are so many dreams in the night?
The old man snorted dissatisfied and said, "I'm getting more and more mischievous. It's better to be the young leader who is reckless and resolute. He has lived his age to a dog!"
The old man was dissatisfied, and Liu Ta didn't dare to say much, but he stood aside like his nephew bowed his head.
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"Let's go."
The old man was silent and strode into the rain. Liu Da hurriedly held a paper umbrella to cover up the wind and rain. More than ten short-striking men followed him strode.
Before the group walked out of a street, they saw the carriages parked on the street, and saw the small flags hanging on it, and stopped together.
Dongmei jumped out of the carriage and held a paper umbrella to cover Su Mei's drizzle.
The old man waved his hand, Liu Da hesitated for a moment, sighed softly, and he had not followed up, watching the old man strode towards the woman who was looking at him.
Su Mei took the paper umbrella from Dongmei, with a faint smile on her face, and met the old man who was strode.
"Uncle Five."
Anon wanted to hold his fists, but Su Mei had already covered his paper umbrella on his head, like a father and daughter walking on the street while shopping.
Su Mei said, "Is Dayu okay?"
Anon said without thinking, "Is there anything good or bad for a girl? I've married an honest man, and life is just like that. Uncle Fifth just met the young leader's mighty gang leader. If the elder brother saw this scene, he wouldn't know how happy he would be."
Listening to the old man's words, I couldn't help but recall that the two of them walked in the drizzle in silence...
"My lady sometimes thinks that if her father is still alive, she must have liked her."
Anon was silent and sighed.
"It's only a girl who has suffered..."
Su Mei held the old man's arm, as if she was still a child, and she showed a faint smile on her face.
"Maybe this is fate. Mei Niang didn't feel that it was too hard for her to have a son. But... since Janiang fell seriously ill, it seemed...what to say, it seemed that she had been open and had to buy a school. Uncle Wu was still suffering from the hard work of running at such an age. Mei Niang felt very sorry."
"hehe……"
The old man couldn't help but laugh.
"You also know that Uncle Wu is not willing to come to Hangzhou, but I have to let Uncle Wu repay the kindness he had back then. Uncle Wu couldn't think of it! However, when he passed by Fuzhou, Uncle Wu was a little curious about the young leader coming, and he was not going to cause trouble for the old man."
Su Mei also smiled.
"Uncle Fifth will not hear Jaer's words in Fuzhou, right?"
"Unbeat?"
Anon was stunned, then understood what she meant, grinning at the mouth that had few teeth.
"Your fifth uncle is not old enough to believe that a child of six or seven years old teases a woman. Although there are rumors about teasing women in Fuzhou, the leader of the Young Master Yan is corrupt and abused and arrogant..."
"hehe……"
"Who could have thought that the commander and deputy commander of Xinghua Army would be so easily obtained by the young leader?"
Anon shook his head and chuckled, then sighed again.
"As a person, the older he gets, the more confused he is. After so long, he has not yet decided on a candidate!"
Su Mei helped the old man into the street shop. The store seemed to be specially welcomed by distinguished guests, not a single person. However, food and food had already been arranged on a table near the inside. Seeing this scene, the old man smiled again.
"You girl is still so careful, and you still haven't forgotten Uncle Wu's old position."
Su Mei sat down with the old man and poured wine for him, and her beautiful face looked even softer.
"It's the No. 1 Choi Hong, the fifth uncle, who loves the most."
As he said that, a slight sigh came from his mouth.
"Actually, no wonder those uncles. After their father passed away for decades, they still took care of Mei Niang. Now they have a serious place to go. It's nothing to want to find a background for their descendants. It's just a pity that the court has given fewer positions."
The old man was silent for a while, fighting for a lifetime. He didn't believe that those old guys didn't know the reason why Ye Changmeng was too long. The Hailong Gang was a pirate. Although it seemed to be whitewashed now, he knew very well what it was. When the Dragon King died, he knew clearly that the court was unreliable. If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have returned to the village.
A thief is a thief. Even if he goes ashore and is cleansed, in the eyes of the court, the thief is still a thief. Even if he is really given an official position, he will only be given a small official of the eighth or ninth rank, but the commander of the Xinghua Army is extraordinary.
The Xinghua Army was originally the Taiping Army. Later, the Pinghai Army was merged and changed to the Xinghua Army. It was under the jurisdiction of the Navy of Taiping and Pinghai Towns. It was sandwiched between Fuzhou and Quanzhou, one north and one south. Although there were only the Navy of Xinghua, Putian, Xianyou County, Taiping and Pinghai Towns, it was on par with Fuzhou and Quanzhou. The commander of the Xinghua Army was already a rank of the border officials. Such an important position was naturally mouth-watering.
Anon knew very well how important the commander of the Xinghua Army was, and he could also understand the private competition between the old brothers, and was still angry that he could not determine the candidate for a long time.
The old man drank a glass of wine, and the first favorite No. 1 Hong, whom he originally liked, entered his mouth, but lost his taste and sighed.
"The young leader of the gang was able to get the commander and deputy commander of the Xinghua Army today. Uncle Wu believes that it will only be better in the future. It is inappropriate to be unable to determine the candidate for a long time."
Listening to his words, Su Mei smiled bitterly and persuaded him: "Old Su and his team are old, and it is inappropriate to enter the army. They all think that they should give the younger generation more opportunities, so they have not made any decisions so far."
The old man was silent for a while. Although the Xinghua Army had only three counties in its jurisdiction, its status was quite high. He was older. No one could say how long he could survive. The military generals were different from civil officials, and there was a big difference between the navy generals and infantry generals. They were often not as frequent mobilization of infantry to guard other places, and often served as generals in the same place for generations.
Anon believed that all the old brothers were qualified naval generals. They were not only looking down on the naval generals of the imperial court, but either of them was more than enough to serve as the commander of the Xinghua Army. But after all, they were old. Once they died of illness, they would be too short to serve as the position of such an important position. Instead, they would have an advantage as the younger generations. When they thought of the younger generations participating in the competition, the old man Toubao Subu sighed in his heart.
"I'm right, but it's not appropriate to drag it like this~"
"Don't worry too much, Uncle Fifth, Boss Su and the others have roughly selected candidates. I think it's time to take up their posts in just a few days. Instead, Liu Qiu Island is quite worrying."
"Oh? Is there any unexpected ups and downs in Liuqiu Island?"
Anon was stunned, then smiled bitterly and sighed.
"The court has not made a final conclusion for several months. I think there is something."
Su Mei poured him a glass of wine and said, "Uncle Wu is the head of the village. He should know the local officials and the liberated officials. One is the new affiliate of Liuqiu Island, and the other is located in a remote and wilderness. The Gu Yue Barbarians were originally not a big deal to serve as a prefect of local officials. They were located in a remote and wilderness. Many ministers in the court believed that such a barren land was not appropriate to give the Gu Yue Barbarian a prefect. They were only willing to be at the level of the ninth-rank county magistrate. Liuqiu Island might be dissatisfied and have another dispute."
The old man Anon was the head of the village. After returning to the village, he also had a local official who was not as good as the one who was not as good as the one who was not as good as the one who had not been able to give a larger official position in the villages in Shanli. Although he was worried about the dispute between the island and the island, he did not think that the court was wrong. Ryukyu Island lives in a remote place overseas and is far from the people of Nanning. Only the barbarians on the island did not think that he was qualified to let the court set up a prefecture.
"Whether the prefect or the magistrate, if the Gu Yue barbarians are dissatisfied, it is their relationship with the court. Although the bad luck in the end is the village on the island, although it may be the same as before, at least the village has truly escaped the word "pirate". If the eldest brother is there, I think he will be satisfied."
As he said that, the old man felt unrestrained. If he had not passed through Fuzhou from Nanning, he would not have known about Liuqiu Island. He did not expect that a child would end the battle on the island and end the sharp blades that were always hanging above the head of the Hailong Gang.
Whether to fight or not, the old Hailong Gang village has been fighting with the barbarians in the mountains for 10 or 20 years. Even if they fight for another 10 or 20 years, the old man Anon didn't care much. But he didn't expect Cai Yan to see the matter so clearly. Before the Dragon King Su Yikun died, he had told him these things, and he had always firmly opposed his elder brother's willingness to die. Because of this, he returned to the village without hesitation.
Knowing that the Hailong Gang was in a miserable end, he didn't want to see his brothers die one by one at the hands of the court. Anon left the Hailong Gang. If Liu Yidao hadn't asked him to repay his past kindness, he might not have come out of the mountain this time. And when he was about to come out of the mountain, he was ready to die in the Central Plains. But he didn't expect that what the Dragon King hadn't done back then was done by a child.
Anon has never been afraid of fighting with anyone. Even if he landed on the island and fought with the Guyue barbarians for ten years, he was not afraid. The only thing he feared was that he had no hope...
Su Mei seemed to know what he was thinking, and silently poured wine for him.
"Maybe the old Grand Master Cai gave us the commander of the Xinghua Army, and he also had the intention to be on guard against the Gu Yue people. Although we still wanted us to fight with the barbarians in the mountains, it was much better than the past. At least we are no longer thieves. The personnel and materials that can be transported have their own differences."
Anon sighed in his heart, not willing to talk about this dull topic anymore, and asked about the things in the school.
Chapter completed!