twenty-third crossing the river
Crossing the river in the 23rd
The relationship between people is sometimes so subtle. A seemingly careless sentence may create a gap between old friends who have been with him for many years, while a similar careless sentence may immediately bring the distance between two strangers closer.
The effect of Shi Nai'an's words was like this. The former was originally nervous and didn't know how to face Huaiyang. But he suddenly heard in his ears that the late Red Turban leader Sesame Li and the current boss Zhu Chongjiu actually gave him a comment with the words "great contributions". For a moment, he was so excited that he couldn't hold on. He felt that even if he died now, he would never have been in vain in his life. At least in the future, he would leave a clear trace in the history of China.
"What you say is serious." Staring at the boss's red eyes, he stammered, fearing that his ears would deceive him, "Zhu, Manager Zhu, really, really said that Tang, Tang, is not just a fool, cheating charlatan."
"When did my chief manager really treat you as a charlatan?" Shi Nai'an wandered around the world when he was young, had rich experiences and knew better about human feelings. He looked at Tang Zihao and asked with a smile.
"Then, that's good. Take me and take me to see the chief executive. I, Tang, have important matters and need to report to him in person." Tang Zihao felt warm again, and he breathed a sigh of relief and continued to stammer.
If others treat me as a national soldier, I should repay him with a national trainer. What's more, the mission on his shoulders involved the overall interests of the Red Turban Army. Therefore, he began to become impatient and wanted to fly to Zhu Chongjiu and say all the things he saw and thought about these days.
Seeing that he looked so anxious, Shi Nai'an did not dare to neglect. He poked his head out of the car window and gave a few instructions. The entire convoy immediately split into two. The entourage behind him continued to walk towards the inn where heroes came to entertain envoys from all walks of life. He pulled Tang Zihao's carriage and turned toward the head of the general manager.
After a while, he arrived at the gate of the brigade guard Xu Hongsan, who happened to send another wave of lieutenant generals out. Seeing Shi Nai'an's carriage coming in a hurry, he took the initiative to walk forward and asked, "What happened? Lord Shi, do you need Xu to report it to you immediately?"
"No need, the lord said that I can take people to see him directly." Shi Nai'an responded neatly while jumping down from the car door, "It was Tang Zuo Envoy, who came at the order of General Liu Futong."
As he spoke, he gave Xu Hongsan a wink. The latter immediately understood and took a step back. He deliberately said loudly: "Oh, is it the Great Light? He is not an outsider. Come in through the side door quickly. I won't let someone open the door to welcome guests. I will walk through the corridor and then go around the martial arts venue. The lord is having a discussion with people there. Xiao Xue, come and help the guests get out of the car!"
"Yes." A fat guard who was five feet wide rushed over and held Tang Zihao's slightly slender arm with his big palm-like hand.
Tang Zihao suddenly felt his body lightening. Before he could say it, his whole body had already flew to the ground like a feather. The guard named Xiao Xue refused to stop and continued to hold one of his arms, like a few twelves, he helped him up effortlessly and walked into the side door.
With such a huge force, even if Tang Zihao was hiding some weapons like swords and other weapons, they had already shook them out, not to mention that he had not included any unfavorable intentions, so both sides smiled tacitly, pushed and walked quickly towards the depths of the shaft.
This tower was rebuilt on the ruins of Zhennan Prince's Mansion, which basically follows the original layout. However, most of the buildings have become places for departments at all levels to handle business, and less than one-fifth of the original place was left for Zhu Chongjiu himself. Therefore, the martial arts field was not far from the gate, and it was already close in just two or three minutes.
Zhu Chongjiu was practicing two matches with Wu Liangmou, the commander of the Fifth Army. He fought back and forth, and the fight was very lively on the surface, but from the perspective of the bystander, it was easy to see that Wu Liangmou could no longer hold on. Although his skills were very flexible and his fists and feet were quite like a master's style, the difference in physical shape between the two was really a huge difference. Every round of the fight was like a stone crusher hitting a sapling. No matter how hard the latter worked, it would be impossible to reverse the decline.
"No more fighting, no more fighting. The lord is very skilled in martial arts. The last general is willing to give up the disadvantage." Wu Liangmou originally thought of accompanying Zhu Chongjiu to practice martial arts as a chore. Hearing footsteps, he immediately jumped out of the circle, raised his hands, and shouted breathlessly.
"Then don't complain about the wrongdoing." Zhu Chongjiu took a wet towel from his personal soldiers. While wiping the sweat on his body, he responded loudly, "You can't even beat me, and you want to compete with Hu Dahai for the vanguard. Why should he give the mission to you on his own initiative?"
"Then, that's not the same thing." Wu Liangmou jumped and protested, "When he started to attack the lord, many tricks cannot be used, but with him."
To be honest, fighting with Zhu Chongjiu is simply a matter of seeking abuse. He can't even use a killer move, so he can only pat on the vital parts. However, this light hit will not cause any damage to Zhu Chongjiu, who has a thick skin and flesh. Instead, he will take the opportunity to shorten the distance between them and launch a brutal counterattack with his strength advantage.
But in most cases, it is equivalent to stupid words, so before Wu Liang could realize that he had made a fatal mistake, Zhu Chongjiu had thrown the towel out. "Come on, you kid dare to fool the governor casually. It seems that the governor won't beat you into a bone today."
"Lord, missed the tongue, missed the tongue." Wu Liangmou shuddered, his legs stretched out, and he jumped half a foot away. "You can't beat you with your unique tricks. Your lord is the best in martial arts in the world. You can't beat him anymore. If you surrender, surrender, you will treat the prisoners with preferential treatment."
"No surrender, if you don't understand today, we're not finished." Zhu Chongjiu chased after him unyieldingly, punched Wu Liangmou twice in the back. Seeing that the other party would rather die than fight back, he had to give up in disappointment.
This is the helplessness of being a prince. As his prestige increases, he becomes more and more lonely. The opportunity to swing a knife into battle is always deprived. He usually wants to find someone to exercise his muscles and bones, but no one is willing to take it seriously. It is as if the butcher Zhu who rushed to the formation with a pig-killing knife suddenly turned into a porcelain doll. With a slight touch, he will be crushed to pieces.
"Well, cough cough, cough cough." I really couldn't stand Zhu Chongjiu's rough style. Shi Nai'an coughed a few times aside, and then raised his hand to remind him, "Report to the lord, Lord Tang, the commander of the Great Light, to visit him at the order of Marshal Liu Futong. I have brought him directly as my lord's previous instructions."
"Ah." Zhu Chongjiu was startled, and then he noticed that outsiders came. He quickly gave up his ravages on Wu Liangmou, ran to the sidelines to take the coat from the guards, and while wearing it, he apologized to Tang Zihao with a smile, "Zhu is a rough man, and has not been in battle for a long time, so he was so irritated that his hands and feet were itchy, which made Lord Tang laugh."
"I dare not, I dare not, what did Mr. Zhu say? Compared to pretending, the subordinates highly praised the true nature of General Da." Tang Zihao immediately raised his hand and bowed to Zhu Chongjiu with the courtesy of his subordinates.
In the Red Turban in Yingzhou, he had never seen anyone get so close to his subordinates. Even the most approachable Liu Futong gradually became a bit arrogant. A light frowning was enough to make the people around him silent, as if they were like a cicada in Huai'an, everyone still maintained freedom.
In a blink of an eye, the two of them entered their respective roles, one became the Huaiyang general manager who held heavy troops, and the other became the Great Light Envoy with rich experience. Tang Zihao, the capital of the Red Turban Privy Council of Yingzhou.
"Mr. Tang is still as talented as he did back then." Zhu Chongjiu first returned a flat ceremony and praised it. Finally, he smiled and sent an invitation, "Let's go, let's go to the meeting hall and say that there is not even a place to sit here, which is really neglecting the Lord."
"It's okay, maybe." Tang Zihao had never thought about making a fuss. After instinctively returning to his identity, he began to try to avoid the distance between the two parties. "It's just that I'm sending a letter to the chief executive for my prime minister, and it's the same everywhere."
"Then let's talk about it. There is a flower hall in front of you, which is quite cool. I'll ask someone to make a pot of tea." Zhu Chongjiu hesitated for a moment, smiled and sent an invitation again.
Tang Zihao had no choice but to follow the host's wishes. Both sides slowly walked into the lounge next to the martial arts venue, first divided the host and the host and the host and then fell into a brief silence.
Zhu Chongjiu didn't know the other party's purpose and was unwilling to speak, but Tang Zihao didn't know how to speak. Liu Futong assigned him the task was to clarify the misunderstanding and at the same time lead to the Huai'an army as a strong support. However, doing so would inevitably reveal that the conflicts within the Yingzhou Red Turban were on the verge of eruption, which made the overall strength of the two sides become increasingly tilted.
"Mr. Tang said that he would meet his lord if he had an urgent matter, and the lord once said that if Master Tang came, there was no need to pay attention to so much red tape." Shi Nai'an couldn't bear to see the cold situation between the two sides, so he bowed and took the initiative to speak out as a prelude.
"Tang has a plan to offer it to the chief executive. If there is any inappropriateness, please don't blame the chief executive." Tang Zihao had no choice but to escape, as long as he stood up and said loudly.
"The Great Light makes you not be so polite." Zhu Chongjiu waved his hand with a smile, "We are old friends, if we see you, Zhu will be happy, so how can he be picky?"
Chapter completed!