Dakui said hurriedly: "I am not a bad person." Huang Ying smoothed things over and said: "Brother Zhang is so kind, so he is not a bad person." Dakui nodded in approval: "Well, everyone said so." Huang Ying laughed and trembled when she heard this.
She has never met such a funny person.
The four of them walked to a small town in the evening. It was not far from Yingtian City. They decided to stay in an inn for one night and go to the city at dawn tomorrow to pay the escort. Thinking that if they paid the escort tomorrow, Huang Ying would pay him back fifty
Two silver coins, and then the two parties parted ways, and Da Kui couldn't help but feel an inexplicable loss in his heart.
When he arrived at Yingtian Mansion on the second day, Da Kui learned that it turned out that the Jiangnan Red Scarf Army had unified all the areas south of the Yangtze River, and was now preparing to cross the Yangtze River with a million soldiers to march north. Zhu Yuanzhang established himself as the King of Wu, and decided to call Yingtian, and his country was named Daming.
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Huang Ying and other four people stayed at the Yuelai Inn, the largest inn in Yingtian Mansion. Da Kui thought that he could hand over the escort and leave after arriving in Yingtian, but he thought there would be a lot of trouble. Every escort trip must find the owner of the cargo, hand over the documents and
Escorts can only be considered completed if the goods are escorted. Da Kui is not expert in these trades. When asked Huang Ying, she only said how many days the owner of the goods would have to wait.
They waited for three days. Da Kui was feeling bored in the inn and wanted to go out for a walk. When he arrived at the front hall of the inn, he saw that it was full of diners. When he smelled the aroma of food and wine, he realized that it was already time to eat at noon. Thinking of the simple meals during these days, he couldn't help but
Feeling a little bit greedy, Da Kui looked around and saw that the seats were all packed, so he looked for the stairs to go up to the second floor. Maybe it was the same store in the world, so the waiter stretched out his hand to stop him: "Sir, the upstairs is full. Please eat on the first floor.
Find a seat."
Dakui was speechless. He took out five taels of silver and kept it in the shopkeeper's arms. He immediately blocked his mouth. When he went up to the second floor, he saw that there were only three or five diners among the dozens of tables.
Seeing that the seats by the window were all occupied, he wanted to find an unoccupied seat. Unexpectedly, someone called him: "Is this General Zhang?" Da Kui was stunned, looking around, he saw people sitting opposite each other at a table by the west window.
There were two people. One was Tong Meng in a blue robe, and the other was Tang He dressed as a scribe.
Dakui was stunned with shock. He didn't expect to see Tong Meng here, let alone Tang He. Tong Meng stood up, took two quick steps, hugged Dakui's shoulders and said emotionally: "Is it really General Zhang?" Dakui said
He also smiled and said: "General Tong, I really didn't expect to meet you here." "Come on, brother Tang is here, let's talk about old times together." Tong Meng pulled Da Kui to his seat.
When Dakui saw Tang He, he cupped his hands and said, "Brother Tang, how are you doing after being separated for so many years?" Tang He looked at Dakui and smiled and said, "Okay, okay, brother Dakui, sit down quickly." When Dakui sat down, Tang He said again: "I heard it earlier.
It is said that my brother became the mighty general of the Song Dynasty. His reputation spread all over the country, and Tang Mou felt ashamed." Dakui smiled bitterly and said: "If I hadn't met Brother Tang, I wouldn't have studied martial arts and joined the army."
I briefly told Tang He about the matter.
Tang He couldn't help but praise him greatly: "It is hard work that can make up for one's weakness. It's not a coincidence that brothers can have such achievements." Dakui just giggled, just like the fool back then. Tang He asked Tong Meng to call the shop owner and ordered:
"We've reserved the second floor. No one else can wait to go upstairs." He showed his belt. When the shop owner saw the belt, he bowed and said, "I obey, little one."
Tang He called over another banquet table and said he wanted to have a drink and reminisce with brother Dakui. Tong Meng kept him company but kept adding more wine.
During the dinner, Tang He said solemnly: "Now the King of Wu is recruiting talents and is working hard to prepare for the expedition across the Yangtze River. With the great reputation of brother Dakui, it is right to serve on the battlefield." Dakui laughed and said: "I am just a rough man, and I don't know a few words.
How do you lead an army?" Tong Meng chimed in and said, "When I came to surrender to Brother Tang, I reported the name of General Zhang, and now I have become the fourth-rank recruiting envoy of the Ming Dynasty Zuo Army. If General Zhang comes, I will become a third-rank political officer.
Is it true?"
Before Dakui could say anything, Tang He said: "When the King of Wu heard about his bravery, he wanted to recruit him to his army, but he didn't expect that the brothers left without saying goodbye. Could it be that the brothers didn't miss their old friendship?" Dakui lowered his head and said nothing. When Tang He saw Dakui, he said: "
That being the case, I won’t give you any more advice, come on, brothers. We won’t go home until we get drunk today.”
The three of them drank from noon to dusk, telling endless stories about the battlefield and the war in the mountains. I didn’t know how Dakui got back. He vaguely heard Fang Qishan say that the escort was back, but because of official business
Due to the busy schedule, the handover of escort items will be postponed for two days.
Dakui was drunk. People say that a thousand cups of wine is too little to meet a close friend. Yesterday, I drank with Tang He and Tong Meng at the Forum. Each person had a jar of wine. When he was happy, he drank half a jar in one breath. When he was sad, he drank hard.
Just drink it like water.
Da Kui was still muttering in his sleep: "Drink it all in one breath. Who wouldn't drink it to death of your mother-in-law?" His words were rough, but he did not hide his true nature as a man. At this time, Da Kui was the only one in the room, and the sun was rising outside. Da Kui had not yet sobered up.
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At this time, the noisy inns and restaurants suddenly fell silent for some reason. A sissy voice sounded in Da Kui's ears: "General Zhang, General Zhang?" Da Kui was so annoyed that he pulled the quilt over his head and continued to sleep.
The sissy called again: "General Zhang, General Zhang?" Da Kui remained the same.
The sissy turned around and left. After a moment, Tang He pushed the door in, walked to Dakui's couch and said, "Brother Dakui, it's time to get up." Dakui was still confused, so Tang He smiled and took off the quilt and said, "Brother Dakui, it's time to get up."
It's me." Da Kui looked up with sleepy eyes and saw that it was Tang He. He immediately cheered up and said, "It's Brother Tang." Then he stood up and got dressed.
Tang He smiled and said, "Brother Dakui, don't be anxious. I will take you to meet someone after you finish washing up." Dakui got out of bed and put on his shoes and asked, "Who is it?" Tang He smiled mysteriously and said, "I'll know when I see you.
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After Da Kui finished his work, Tang He led Da Kui to the front hall of Yuelai Inn. Along the way, he saw dozens of strong men guarding the place, and they all carried swords on their waists. Although these people were wearing common people's clothes, Da Kui saw that
It was concluded that these people were all military personnel. Tang He went up to the second floor first, followed closely by Dakui.
When he got upstairs, Da Kui saw that there was only one table of business on the entire second floor. And there was only one diner at this table. This man had his back to the stairs, but Da Kui could not see his face. There were indeed three or five people around this man who were looking respectfully.
While standing, Tang He walked behind the diner and whispered a few words, then stood aside like the others. The diner slowly turned around after listening to Tang He's words.
Da Kui saw that this diner had a pockmarked face, thin eyebrows, big eyes, a high nose and wide lips, and a protruding forehead bone, which was a bit longer than an ordinary person's chin. However, he was dressed in fine clothes and had a jade belt around his waist. He was obviously a wealthy man. His appearance
Although he was extremely ugly, his aura was very comparable to others. Dakui walked up to Tang He and looked around and asked, "Brother Tang, who is the person you asked me to meet? Why don't I recognize anyone?"
Tang He quickly winked at Dakui, indicating that he was the one sitting there.