Zhang Fugui drove Zhang San to the palace gate. Zhang San explained his intention to the palace guards and waited patiently for the summons at the palace gate.
"Mr. Zhang County, the emperor announces your arrival at the Zichen Palace." A eunuch came to the palace gate and said.
"Thank you for your work. A little trifle is no sign of respect." Zhang San took out a small amount of silver and secretly stuffed it into the eunuch leading the way.
The eunuch looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, then he smiled and put it into his sleeve.
"Excuse me, what do you call me, father-in-law? Who else is in Zichen Hall? How is the emperor's mood today?" Zhang San asked in a low voice.
Perhaps it was because he accepted Zhang San's gift, but the eunuch who led the way was very friendly.
"Back to the man from Zhang County, my name is Xu Huang. When I came out, there was only Kong Jijiu in the palace. The emperor and Kong Jijiu were talking and laughing. I think he must be in a good mood."
"Oh, thank you so much, Eunuch Xu." Zhang San thanked him, thinking that it would be fine if the emperor was in a good mood, so as not to hit the crater.
Zhang San followed Eunuch Xu to the back of Zichen Hall. After Zhang San saluted the emperor, he bowed his hands to Kong Yingda who was standing beside him.
"Mr. Zhang County, I saw your petition, why did you come to me instead of going to the Yamen when you wanted to sue Zheng Shide?" Li Shimin asked.
"Back to the emperor, the Wannian County magistrate is protecting Zheng Shide. Yesterday, Wei Chen sent someone to go to the county government to file a complaint. However, Wannian County refused to say that he was sick and even ordered people to beat the villagers who complained. I had no choice but to beg the emperor.
Make the decision for me." Zhang San said sadly and angrily.
"What evidence do you have that it was Zheng Shide who abducted your little sister?" Li Shimin asked again.
"Yesterday, I, Fang Yiai, and the villagers of Zhangjiacun found Zheng Shide in Zhengzhuang. My little sister was almost defiled by Zheng Shide. The emperor will know as soon as he asks." Zhang San answered truthfully.
"Humph, then Zheng Shide is just a bastard and a playboy. Please make sure the emperor makes the decision for the Zhang County man." After hearing this, Kong Yingda was also very angry and stood up and said.
Zhang San was very touched when he saw that Kong Yingda actually spoke for him.
"I will order people to investigate and collect evidence regarding this matter. If the situation is true, I will give you a satisfactory explanation." Li Shimin said calmly.
"Thank you Lord for your kindness." Zhang San saluted and paid homage to Li Shimin.
"You go back and wait for the news first. Kong Jijiu and I have something to discuss." Li Shimin issued an eviction order.
Zhang San really wanted Li Shimin to arrest Zheng Shide now, but seeing that Li Shimin ignored him, he had no choice but to bow out and bow out. Before leaving, he thanked Kong Yingda and saluted.
Kong Yingda comforted Zhang San with a few words, saying that the emperor was just and strict and would not condone lawless people.
Zhang San left the Zichen Palace with a very ugly expression on his face, and was very dissatisfied with Li Shimin's attitude.
"It seems that you need to be strong in order to forge iron. You can't just place your hopes on Li Shimin." Zhang San thought secretly in his heart.
After leaving the palace gate, Zhang Fugui asked: "Sir, what did the Lord say?"
"Let's go back first and wait for news. When we get back, you can summon all the young and strong people in the village, preferably those who have been on the battlefield, to my house. I have something to announce." Zhang San said with narrowed eyes.
"Okay, Sir, I will make arrangements when I get home."
After saying that, Zhang Fugui drove the carriage to Zhangjiacun.
When I got home, Xiaoyu was talking to my little sister. Seeing that her little sister looked better, Zhang San felt relieved.
"Third brother, you're back. The emperor didn't make things difficult for you, right?" The younger sister got up and ran to Zhang San, asking with concern.
"It's okay. The emperor said he would investigate the matter. Let's just wait for the news." Zhang San said with relief.
"Sir, please take a rest and drink a glass of water first." Xiaoyu felt very distressed when she saw Zhang San's tired face, but she couldn't do anything to help, so she could only do the work of serving tea and pouring water.
Zhang San rested for a while, and Zhang Fugui had summoned the appropriate villagers as requested by Zhang San.
Zhang San got up and went to the front hall, where he saw more than twenty young men, who were considered the backbone of the village. Some of them were injured because they had been on the battlefield, just like the rich.
When everyone saw Zhang San come out, they all stood up. Zhang Fugui probably told these people his guess when he came, so now they are waiting for Zhang San to speak.
"Hello everyone, I asked Fugui to call you here this time because I want to set up a escort team." Zhang San said straight to the point.
"Without further ado, the purpose of establishing this escort team is to protect the county male residence, and also protect our Zhangjia Village."
"Sir, you tell us what you need us to do. We listen to you. Should we secretly go and beat the thief first?"
Since Zhang San established the toffee workshop, the villagers have benefited from it. Now the commune is distributing poultry to the villagers, which makes the villagers extremely grateful.
Hearing that there was a thief who dared to kidnap the little girl, the villagers were naturally filled with indignation. When he came, Fugui also told everyone that the lord might summon everyone to seek revenge on Zheng Shide this time.
"I appreciate everyone's good intentions. Now the emperor is investigating the matter. We must not act recklessly. From this incident, I also realized that our village lacks effective security forces. In the future, as the commune develops, we will definitely attract more trouble.
There are more people, so we need to plan ahead and make plans early."
"Therefore, I would like to select a group of people from among you to form a guard team, which will be responsible for guarding our village and providing protection for the caravans behind them when they go out to deliver goods. Every villager who joins the guard team will receive a monthly salary per person.
The salary is eight hundred cents, and there will be additional bonuses for missions."
When the people below heard this, their hearts suddenly became hot.
"Everyone, be quiet." Zhang San saw that the emotions of the people below were aroused, so he continued to say.
"If you want to join the escort, you still need to pass an assessment, because this job itself is also dangerous, so only those who pass the assessment can join. Later, I will write down the assessment standards and details and give them to Fugui,
At that time, if you want to sign up, you can go to Fugui to register and accept the assessment."
After everything was said and done, Zhang San asked everyone to go back and wait for notification, and then left Fugui behind. Zhang San was ready to hand over the team to Fugui.
"Fugui, this escort is very important to me and the future development of our village, so I leave this matter to you." After the others left, Zhang San said to Fugui.
"Sir, I'm afraid that I'm not capable enough and can't lead you well," Fugui said.
"I have seen your performance during this period. I believe in your abilities. You should also be more confident. I will teach you how to do it behind your back." Zhang San comforted.
"Thank you Sir for your trust. Then I will continue. If you need me to do anything, just tell me directly." Zhang Fugui stood up and saluted Zhang San and replied.
"Don't be so formal and polite. Let me first tell you how to recruit, assess, and train you in the future." Zhang San helped Zhang Fugui and said.
"First of all, you should choose someone who has served as a soldier and fought in a war; secondly, it is best to have some martial arts skills; and finally, your character must be upright and you must be able to endure hardships."
Zhang Fugui listened carefully, fearing to miss anything Zhang San said.
"During the assessment, you should be familiar with the moral aspect. In addition to this aspect, the opponent's endurance, explosive power, reaction ability, etc. will also be tested."
"Sir, how are you going to assess the following?" Zhang Fugui asked.
"It's simple. Let me tell you one by one. First of all, for endurance, we will put everyone together for a run. The best candidates will be selected according to the distance of three kilometers, five kilometers, and eight kilometers. The explosive power will be tested by testing how long it takes for each person to finish a 100-meter run.
The shorter the time, the better the explosive power; for reaction ability, choose an open space, draw two lines at both ends fifty meters away, and have people run back and forth. The one who completes it first wins."
"Sir, I understand. I will make preparations when I get back." Zhang Fugui said.
"Okay, let's start with these and the specific training methods. After you choose them, I will tell you." Zhang San said.
Zhang Fugui stood up to say goodbye and went back to prepare for selecting the venue and manpower.
"There is still a shortage of manpower. There are too few people in Zhangjia Village, and there are not many that can be used." Zhang San sighed.