"To be honest, I came down here to find Duke Zhou because of the lives of more than a thousand people in my clan!"
"This?..." Zhou Peigong was startled when he heard this. Where did he start talking about this?
Zhao Qiang explained: "Presumably Duke Zhou has also heard that the Rakshasa people in the north often invade our Qing Dynasty, and our Sauron Qiuhe tribe is in the far north, adjacent to the Rakshasa people for only a hundred miles. [ ]
Therefore, every year when the Rakshasa people go south to plunder in the spring and summer, our Qiuhe tribe is the first to bear the brunt and is brutally tortured by them. Over the years, no less than a hundred people in the tribe, men, women and children, have been killed by the Rakshasa people's swords and guns.
It’s even more innumerable. Our Qiuhe tribe is originally a small tribe, and we are fighting against the Rakshasa demon, so I want to ask Duke Zhou to save all my clan members!” After saying that, he stood up and knelt half-kneeling in front of Zhou Peigong. Zhou Peigong was busy when he saw this.
He stood up and helped him: "Please get up quickly, please get up quickly..." Zhao Qiang stood up and looked at Zhou Peigong expectantly.
Zhou Peigong pondered for a long time and said: "I know about the Rakshasa rampage, but if you don't go to the government to garrison the army, what are you going to do with me? I have resigned and returned to my hometown. Now I am just a common man with a subordinate
How can I help you?"
"I can help, Duke Zhou can definitely help!" Seeing that Duke Pei of Zhou did not refuse directly, Zhao Qiang said impatiently: "It's okay if the officers and soldiers don't tell me. As long as Duke Zhou is willing to stay in our tribe for half a year and train our people to protect the land and defend themselves, Duke Zhou will
With your guidance, I think it won’t take long before those heart-eating Rakshasa ghosts will definitely not dare to attack our Qiuhe tribe again, so why bother with those officers and soldiers who don’t dare to fight at all!”
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Peigong became suspicious and asked strangely: "How do you know that I, Zhou Peigong, am good at training soldiers?"
Zhao Qiang came to his senses and said hurriedly: "Duke Zhou followed General Tuhai and led the army of slaves in Beijing to fight against the Mongolian Chahar tribe, and defeated them in one fell swoop, protecting our Qing Dynasty from the storm. This was a very satisfying feat."
After a pause, he continued: "I was doing business in Horqin at that time, so I know a little about this war, so I really admire Duke Zhou very much!"
At that time, he led a group of rabble to conquer the Chahar tribe with Tuhai, which was his proudest work, no less than Shaanxi and Gansu's talk about surrendering the king's ministers. Now that everyone in Sauron knows about it and admires him, although Zhou Peigong has faded away.
Although he couldn't help but feel proud of his fame and fortune, his suspicion suddenly disappeared and he said humbly: "This is just for the general's credit. Zhou didn't do anything here."
"Hey, no matter what, Duke Zhou's way of training troops is very clever. This is why I came to ask Duke Zhou to save my people from the fire." Zhao Qiang took advantage of the situation and wanted to coax Zhou Peigong to go out with him.
Guan, as long as the other party reaches outside the customs, hey, he won't be able to help him then.
"I can agree with you, but Zhou no longer has an official position, and Han people are not allowed to leave the land outside the customs, so..." Zhou Peigong thought for a while, and finally said in a dilemma: "I'm afraid I will let you
I’m disappointed. If I don’t want to, I really can’t.”
"As long as Duke Zhou is willing, the matter of leaving the border will be taken care of." Zhao Qiang chuckled: "The military men at the checkpoint are very tight on money. As long as Duke Zhou is willing to help my Qiuhe tribe, the matter of leaving the border will only cost more money.
, there’s nothing to be embarrassed about. Compared with the lives of our tribe, external things like money are nothing!”
Peigong nodded slightly and sat down again, as if he was considering whether to agree to Zhao Qiang's request. Seeing him like this, Zhao Qiang couldn't urge him, but he felt a little like he was trying to pull someone away, just like Wu Yong.
Similarly, when he heard that a person was famous, he would wave his feather fan and "find a way to make money for him so that he can be happy with all the brothers." But as long as he can keep Zhou Peigong under his account, no matter how despicable the method is, it is appropriate.
"Brother-in-law, do you really want to go outside the Pass with them?" Ge Anxi saw that her brother-in-law seemed willing to go outside the Pass with this Sauron man, and couldn't help but become a little anxious: What should I do if my brother-in-law goes outside the Pass?
"Your sister has passed away. There is no point in living in this life. If it weren't for you... well, it would be fine if I didn't say anything." Zhou Peigong glanced at his brother-in-law with a complicated expression: "I would like to go for a walk outside the customs to broaden my horizons.
, it’s a good idea to go there to relax, and it won’t be a bad idea to go there. Besides, you are short-handed and soft-spoken. People have given you so much money, so the only way to repay them is to go there.
"He wanted to go outside the pass. One reason was that his wife had passed away and he was really depressed. The other reason was that when the Rakshasa people were in court, they often heard reports from the north that the Rakshasa people had robbed them again.
Wherever they were, which forts were washed, all the troops outside the Pass fled when they heard the name of Rakshasa, not daring to fight. At that time, Zhou Peigong was young and energetic, and his thoughts were just some unruly things. How could the Eight Banners outside the Pass be so frightened?
He was able to invade our Qing land again and again, so he immediately made a proposal to the emperor and asked for the deployment of troops to pacify these Rakshasa red-haired ghosts. Unfortunately, it was the time when the San Francisco Rebellion was rising, and the imperial troops could be mobilized, but it was too late.
He didn't care about the Rakshasa people in the north. From then on, Zhou Peigong devoted all his energy to pacifying the affairs of the three feudal lords. He worked hard to deal with the Rakshasa people. After that, he resigned and returned home. He thought that he would never be able to do anything in his life.
For his military affairs, he didn't expect Mi Qing, a Sauron man, to beg him, and what he wanted was for the Rakshasa people. Zhou Peigong weighed it again and again, and his heart was moved. He wanted to meet those red-haired ghosts who cannibalize people.
What a powerful method. In the final analysis, he still has a competitive nature. He regards himself as the first leader in Yunei, and no enemy he encounters can be defeated by his subordinates. Now that he has such an opportunity to meet the Rakshasa people who have never fought against him, his heart
The itch is difficult for outsiders to understand.
"What should I do if my brother-in-law goes?" Ge Anxi didn't dare to let his brother-in-law go outside the Pass. The Rakshasa people are all demons. The Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty could do nothing about it. How can a white man like my brother-in-law be able to do anything? It's no better than outside the Pass.
In Guan Nei, I heard that the place is very cold. People from the south are more likely to freeze to death if they go there. His sister just died, how dare he lose his brother-in-law.
"I will wait until your subject matter is confirmed before leaving. Whether you stay in Beijing or return to your hometown, it will be much more convenient to have a reputation." Zhou Peigong finally decided to take a trip outside the customs.
He loved this brother-in-law who was like a son: "Chang Shan, you are old too. You need to know how to take care of yourself. Can't you let your brother-in-law take care of you for the rest of your life?"
"Brother-in-law" couldn't help but feel a sore nose when he thought about how good his sister and brother-in-law were to him, how he sold his favorite paintings that he had collected for many years for himself, just to gain fame for himself, and now he went to the customs to pay back the money for himself.
, no longer trying to persuade my brother-in-law, he nodded and said: "Okay, since my brother-in-law is determined to go, I won't try to persuade him any more. Brother-in-law, please take care of yourself."
"Zhou is going on a trip with you. I don't know when to leave?" Zhou Peigong stood up and walked to Zhao Qiang and asked him when he was going to leave. He thought that the other party might be leaving the country by himself now.
"Don't be busy, wait until Mr. Ge is finished." Zhao Qiang glanced at Ge Anxi, who was about to cry, and said to Zhou Peigong: "In half a month, I will personally come to invite Mr. Zhou to set off."
In half a month, things in Anxi were almost done. He just fulfilled a wish. Zhou Peigong was somewhat grateful that Zhao Qiang left him enough time, and said resolutely: "Okay, I will wait for you for half a month."
"Then Duke Zhou and the young master will stay. I'll take my leave first!" Who is Zhou Peigong? Since he agreed to this matter, there will be no change. Therefore, Zhao Qiang was determined and overjoyed, and went to finish other things quickly.
This treasure was taken back outside the customs. As soon as he reached the door, he heard Zhou Peigong ask: "Can you tell me who told you that Zhou Peigong came to the capital?"
When Zhao Qiang heard this, he stopped and said, "Master Gao Shiqi Gao." Then he opened the door and walked out, leaving only a somewhat astonished Zhou Peigong standing there.