In the inspection office of the Procuratorate, Zhang Fuzhen, the governor of Xuanda, inquired in detail about Zhang Cheng's inspection of military households in the fields on the North Road, opening up wasteland for reclamation, suppressing bandits and quelling rebellion, and recruiting brave men for camp operations.
Zhang Cheng used his eloquence to the fullest, not only introducing the difficulties of everything in detail, but also vividly describing how he overcame the obstacles. In particular, the incident in which he was almost killed because of this was even more thrilling.
Governor Zhang Fuzhen also had some admiration for Zhang Cheng's courage to overcome obstacles. Most importantly, he felt that Zhang Cheng was so young that he could do such a difficult thing without caring about his own future. This showed that he was serious about his work and his actions. The heart of serving the country’s destiny.
Zhang Fuzhen naturally encouraged Zhang Cheng and asked him to train the North Route army and horses carefully in preparation for the imperial court's call. He also praised the poems he wrote a year ago. He especially liked "Abandon my pen of the past, and use my pen of war, At one call, more than a hundred thousand of my comrades sang war songs and joined the army together." This sentence.
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On May 29, the 13th year of Chongzhen's reign in the Ming Dynasty, the sky was clear, the breeze was not raining, but it was extremely refreshing. In the Chi Castle on Xuanzhen North Road, teahouses and wine shops everywhere were talking about one thing.
"Hey, have you heard..."
"Brother Bai, what's new?"
"That's it, that's it... come and tell everyone..."
"...I heard that our Marshal Zhang has a daughter..."
"Hey, is this true what you said?"
"...Our second son's father-in-law's sister has a girl working as a maid in the Marshal's mansion. How can this be false..."
"It's true... it's true... my second aunt's eldest cousin is the team leader in the Chicheng camp. He was talking about this when he came home from camp yesterday..."
There are four guests sitting on the dining table near the window on the second floor of Chi Castle Zuixianju Restaurant. There are six plates of side dishes on their table, but three of them have been eaten. There are also three small jars of spirits on the table, which are also empty. Two altars.
"Hey, it's only been three days, and the news about our commander-in-chief's having a baby has already spread all over the city!" the official of the third team of the Guard Bureau B said in a rough voice.
"Haha, our general has a son, and the brothers have hope, so I feel happy."
It was Huang Daguang who spoke. He is now an officer of the first team of the Pro-Military Guard Bureau B. Today, it is the turn of Bureau C to be on duty. On the day when their B Bureau is off, Huang Daguang and Fang Han made an appointment to invite the general manager Lin Fangping for a small gathering. .
Originally, he had reserved a private room, but Lin Fangping decided to dine on the terrace instead because it was located on the terrace next to the railing, where the breeze was cool and the view was wide, so he could drink and look at the scenery and people on the street.
Since the store clerk knew their identities, he moved other tables around them to make the area around them more spacious and not afraid of disturbing them.
Lin Fangping only looked at the market outside, but Xiang Jinbao, the officer of the fourth team sitting opposite him, said: "What are Mr. Lin looking at!"
When he joined the Wei Qinwang in the eleventh year of Chongzhen, Xiang Jinbao was the officer of Team C of the Zuoshao B Corps, and Huang Daguang was the officer of the B Corps of the A Corps. During the military reform, Zhang Cheng formed a guard army and sent them Selected as team officer.
The four of them have been old friends for many years and are very familiar with each other. They regard Lin Fangping as the most respected person in the military camp. Even outside the military camp, as the big brothers, the three of them also respect Lin Fangping extremely.
At this time, Lin Fangping turned around and said: "I don't know why, but lately I just like to look at all kinds of people on the street. Ever since I followed the commander to North Road, I feel that this place is more intimate than the whole town."
When Fang Han heard what he said, he felt deeply. He continued, "That's right, we grew up in Zhencheng. We have only been here on Beilu for a year. Why do we feel that we are closer here?"
Xiang Jinbao raised his glass at this time and said: "Come on, brothers, let's toast to Mr. Lin to celebrate the success of our family's commander-in-chief."
"Come... do it..." Several people raised their glasses and clinked them together.
Everyone drank a few more glasses of strong wine and got a little drunk. Huang Daguang stared at his red eyes and said carelessly: "Tell me, Lintou, it's time for your wedding to be held!"
Lin Fangping was not a very drinker at first, and he had been holding back and not daring to drink more today, but after hearing Huang Daguang's words, his face turned red and he said incoherently: "What are you talking about... what are you doing...
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"Yes, what Brother Daguang said is right. This matter with Lintou should have been handled long ago." Fang Han also followed suit.
Lin Fangping blushed more and more. Before he could speak, he saw the door of the private room on the left suddenly opened, and Zhang Guangda walked out with a blushing face. He walked to the table drunkenly and said:
"Yes, Xiao Linzi's matter will be settled soon. When we met the Superintendent yesterday, we heard the Superintendent mention this matter and wanted to be the witness for you, Xiao Linzi."
Zhang Guangda was the commander of the cavalry camp. When they saw him coming, Fang Han, Huang Daguang, Xiang Jinbao and others also hurriedly stood up and wanted to salute. For a while, the sound of tables and chairs clashing was heard.
At this moment, Zhang Guodong also walked out of the private room. Behind him were Wang Tieren, Chen Dakuan, Jin Yong and other three thousand general officers. Before Zhang Guodong walked in front of everyone, he said slightly vaguely: "Okay.
Now, we're not in the camp, so we don't need to be polite."
Although Zhang Guangda and Zhang Guodong are both the commanders of the camp, Lin Fangping, Fang Han and others are not subordinate to each other, but they are Zhang Cheng's personal guards. There is no need for too much etiquette when meeting each other on weekdays.
When Zhang Guodong said this, several people just clasped their fists to show respect.
Zhang Guodong came closer, sat on Fang Han's seat, and said: "Come on, let's make a table together."
As he spoke, he waved to Chen Dakuan, and Jin Yong went to ask the waiter to come up and take the two of them downstairs to find someone. Zhang Guodong turned around and put his arm around Zhang Guangda's shoulders and said, "General Zhang, do we have to do it today?"
I wish Brother Fangping great happiness in advance!"
"That's right, you can't use your mouth, you have to use wine..."
"Hahaha……"
Several people laughed at the same time, only Lin Fangping looked a little shy. This feeling was actually more uncomfortable than being slashed by the enemy several times on the battlefield.
While everyone was laughing and chatting, two waiters trotted upstairs and quickly put the two square tables together, and then brought several hot dishes to the table.
Zhang Guodong smiled and said: "Mr. Lin, don't worry about which of your brothers invites you today. Once we meet, I will be my host. If anyone dares to fight for it, we will kill him!"
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"Here...there, come and have a drink..."
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Just when Zhang Guodong, Zhang Guangda and Lin Fangping met at Zuixianju to share a table and continue drinking together, Zhang Cheng was worried about something in the Chicheng General Office.
Originally, his wife Ji Xuanzhu had been feeling unwell a few days ago. Judging from the symptoms, Zhang Cheng had preliminarily concluded that Ji Xuanzhu was pregnant.
But after all, he was not a medical officer, and he couldn't do it accurately. This was a major matter after all, and he couldn't rely entirely on his guess, so he invited a medical officer to come and examine it, and the result was undoubtedly very promising.
This made the two old ladies extremely happy. Just when the entire general office was immersed in the festive atmosphere that Ji Xuanzhu was pregnant, news came from Dushikou!