Zhang Liang rushed into the courtyard and knelt down facing Qing Huai in the courtyard: "Zhang Liang pays homage to the Marquis!"
"Zhang...Zhang Liang?"
Qinghuai looked at Zhang Liang for a while, then shouted angrily: "What's going on? Why is your arm gone?!"
At this moment, the polite and elegant young master disappeared, replaced by an angry lion.
Xiao'e, who had always moved closer to Qinghuai just now, shivered with fright, turned around and plunged into Guan Xiaorou's arms.
"Master Hou, it's all in the past..."
"Tell me, what's going on?"
Qinghuai directly interrupted Zhang Liang and asked in a domineering tone: "Didn't you go to Zuo Xiaowei? Why are you here now?"
"Reporting to the Marquis, I arrived at Zuo Xiaowei, and a month later I encountered the Dangxiang people attacking the city. During the battle, my left arm was cut off by the Dangxiang people, and I retired."
Zhang Liang said helplessly.
After Qinghuai heard this, he didn't say anything for a long time. After a while, he asked, "Why didn't you come find me before you retired?"
"The Marquis had high hopes for the villain, and worked hard to get him into Zuo Xiaowei, but I failed to live up to expectations. I lost an arm within a month of entering, and the wall I was guarding was breached by the enemy... I was too embarrassed to go see the Marquis.
"
"When Zuo Xiaowei was fighting, did you retreat in fear of the battle?"
Qinghuai asked with wide eyes.
"Zhang Liang came from the Tie Lin Army and was under the command of the Marquis. Even if he died, he would never dare to disgrace the name of the Tie Lin Army. During the battle, he killed four enemies until he was unconscious and did not dare to take a step back!"
Zhang Liang said with his head held high.
"Then why are you so embarrassed to see me?!"
Qinghuai kicked Zhang Liang on the shoulder, knocking Zhang Liang somersault.
When Zhang Mancang saw his elder brother being beaten, he was about to rush up with a hammer, but was caught by Jin Feng.
Zhang Liang got up from the ground, without saying a word or patting the dirt off his body, and knelt down on one knee in front of Qing Huai.
"As long as you are fighting bravely, what's the shame in being injured? Why can't you see me?"
Qinghuai kicked him again.
Zhang Liang remained the same as before, without explaining, got up and knelt down in front of Qing Huai again.
Qinghuai raised his foot, but in the end he didn't kick it down anymore. Instead, he helped Zhang Liang up and asked: "Is there any merit in killing four enemies?"
"Back to the Marquis, the city wall where the villain was stationed was not defended and was breached by the enemy. Although the party members were driven down by the reinforcements in the end, they were lost once... Therefore, the merits and demerits are equal to each other, and there is no meritorious deeds."
Zhang Liang said truthfully.
Qinghuai sighed and asked: "You have broken an arm, what will you do for a living after you retire?"
"I initially made a living by farming. Brother Jin Feng helped me make a usable crossbow some time ago, and I hunted for a while. Recently, there has been less prey, so I helped Brother Jin Feng go to the county to do some shopping and giveaways.
The business of selling goods.”
"Is the salary enough to live on?"
"Thank you, Mr. Marquis, for your concern. Brother Jin Feng was so generous that he gave the villain five hundred wages a month. He also taught the villain's younger brother how to blacksmith. He also asked his mother, wife, brothers and sisters to come to the workshop to spin thread. Now the family eats three meals a day.
Eat something dry every meal."
Having said this, Zhang Liang couldn't help but look up and glanced gratefully at Jin Feng.
"Thank you sir!"
Qinghuai turned around and punched his chest at Jin Feng.
"Thank you sir!"
The surrounding guards also made the same move towards Jin Feng at the same time.
Medical and health conditions are limited, Dakang dies in battle every year, and there are countless disabled and retired soldiers, and the pensions provided are very limited.
Over the years, they have seen too many comrades with disabilities living miserable lives after retirement.
Many comrades were even forced to become bandits.
There are very few people like Zhang Liang.
"Everyone, you're welcome. Brother Liang and I are relatives, so we should help each other."
Jin Feng smiled and waved his hand.
With Zhang Liang as his host, there was no need for Zhong Wu to find a house. Zhang Liang rented the old house of Xie Guang's family from Runniang without even leaving the yard.
After sending Qinghuai and others there, he ran non-stop to the town and asked the carpenter to deliver some beds.
Qinghuai's bodyguards were not idle either. They tidied up the stove in Xie Guang's house and looked like they were preparing to stay there for a long time.
In the evening, Zhang Liang invited Qinghuai home for dinner and called Jin Feng to accompany him.
When other people's comrades-in-arms are getting together, what's the point of joining in alone?
So Jin Feng rejected Zhang Liang's invitation, but dragged Zhang Liang into the blacksmith's shop:
"Brother Liang, is this Marquis not going to leave?"
"The Marquis said he wanted to stay and take a look at your furnace, and he was also interested in the brick kiln you built. He said it was different from the brick kilns he had seen before."
"Isn't he the Marquis? Why is he so free?"
Jin Feng was a little depressed.
With such a guy beside him, Jin Feng felt like he was being watched all the time, and he couldn't do many things freely.
"The Marquis lost the war last year and was blamed by the Ministry of War. The military power was also handed over. He has no official duties recently."
Having said this, Zhang Liang was very angry: "The Tielin Army under the Marquis only has 5,000 men, and the enemy has 30,000, including 6,000 cavalry. How can the Marquis win?
Being able to hold the enemy back for ten days and ten nights is already a great achievement. I don’t know what the officials at the Ministry of War think..."
"do not talk!"
Jin Feng interrupted Zhang Liang: "It's okay to talk about these things at home, but don't dare to say them outside, otherwise it will cause trouble for your Lord. It's a big crime to talk about your superiors."
When Zhang Liang heard this, he quickly stopped talking.
"By the way, how is this Mr. Hou doing?"
Jin Feng had no interest in Qinghuai's political career. Anyway, no matter whether he was favored or fell out of favor, as long as the title of the Marquis was still there, he, a common man, could not afford to offend him.
What Jin Feng cares about is the character of this marquis.
From the current point of view, this prince seems to be very interested in his iron-making method and has stayed in Xihewan. If he is a good character, he can find a backer by cooperating with him, so that he will not be involved in trivial matters such as bandits.
worry.
If your character is not good, then deliberately fail to modify the furnace and stay away from such dangerous people as soon as possible.
When Qinghuai saw that Zhang Liang's arm was missing, Jin Feng clearly saw that his eyes were red and his hands were shaking slightly, looking angry and sad.
This caused some changes in Jin Feng's view of Qing Huai.
But politicians are all showmen. Who knows if this prince is putting on a show to win people's hearts?
Jin Feng has heard of this kind of thing too many times.
It would be more reliable to ask Zhang Liang, a person who is familiar with Qinghuai.
Who knew that after Zhang Liang heard Jin Feng's question, he raised his head and burst into laughter.
"Okay, why are you laughing?"
Jin Feng asked in confusion: "You still laugh so hard."
"I laugh at you, the Marquis is still as good at predicting things as before."
Zhang Liang said: "Master Hou told me before I came here that you would definitely ask this question."