The second day.
Zhang Heng, Jiu Shu, Wen Cai, Mi Nianying.
The four of them set out for Rongcheng by boat.
As for why it's a boat and not a car.
Because Rongcheng is a port city, the water route is faster than the land route. It takes two and a half days by car because the land route is not very easy to travel, but it only takes one day by boat.
"Wencai, why didn't Qiu Sheng get on the ship? Won't he go with us?"
Looking at Qiu Sheng standing on the pier, waving goodbye, Mi Nianying asked with some confusion.
"Qiu Sheng, he is too busy now."
Wencai explained: "His shop is being renovated and he can't live without people. Moreover, his aunt is helping him secure a match, and she is also busy dating Shopkeeper Xu's daughter, so she can't leave at all.
The sea breeze blows.
Zhang Heng looked towards Uncle Jiu.
When he saw it, Uncle Jiu was in a trance and didn't know what to think about.
"Yesterday Qiu Sheng burst into tears. He couldn't bear to leave you. He even said he didn't want to get married anymore and wanted to stay by your side for the rest of his life. I scolded him."
Zhang Heng chatted with Uncle Jiu: "I know that you hope that he will get married and have children, so that he will have more children and more happiness."
"There are some things that are difficult for you to say, and you are not used to saying them, so I can only say them."
"After being scolded by me, Qiusheng understood your good intentions and told me that when his marriage is completed, he will ask you to be the host of the wedding. When he has a son, he will accept you as his grandfather.
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Hearing this, Uncle Jiu forced a smile: "This brat, if he can say such things, my love for him is not in vain."
He had watched Qiu Sheng grow up, and he had long been accustomed to having such a person by his side.
Now that he is gone, Uncle Jiu would be lying if he said he was not sad.
It's just that his love for his disciples is sincere and he knows what is good and what is bad.
As long as Qiu Sheng lives a good life, it doesn't matter whether he stays in Yizhuang or not, whether he stays with him or not.
after one day.
Passenger ship docks at Rongcheng Port.
Rongcheng is worthy of being a port city, with many ships coming and going. Even countries like the Philippines, South Vietnam, Indonesia, and Cambodia like to come here to do business.
At a glance.
There are fortress cannons on the port. A quick glance shows that there is at least one regiment of defenders.
Next to the commercial port, there is also a military port.
There were three gunboats parked there, and the soldiers were all strong and in good spirits.
"It can be seen that no matter how the commander-in-chief of Rongcheng leads his troops, he is definitely good at his soldiers."
"Without good food for a long time, it is impossible for these soldiers to be glowing and strong."
Zhang Heng has seen the world.
Whether they are the soldiers of the Tianjin Marshal or the bearded soldiers of the Northeast, all of them look disheveled and appear to be chronically malnourished.
The soldiers here are different.
One of them counts, not to mention having big shoulders and round waist, at least he is not the same as a hemp pole.
A glimpse of one spot reveals the whole leopard.
A soldier who has enough to eat, whether in terms of physical fitness, belief, or ability to obey, is far superior to those who do not have enough to eat.
"Company Commander Bai, these are the distinguished guests invited by my sister. Go and arrange a car quickly. We need to be at my brother-in-law's place before noon."
Once ashore, Mi Nianying found a young officer who gave orders very familiarly.
"Yes, Miss Second."
Company Commander Bai stood at attention and saluted.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Heng narrowed his eyes slightly.
Captain Bai should be the company commander of the dock guard regiment, a middle- and lower-ranking officer.
For a small company commander to be so familiar with Mi Nianying, there are only two explanations.
One is that they have known each other for a long time, and the other is that Long Nanguang often gathers with middle- and lower-level officers, so these company and platoon-level officers are so familiar with Mi Nianying.
The former is okay, but if it is the latter, the combat effectiveness of this garrison cannot be underestimated.
Why do you say that? Because a small company commander can often attend the commander's gatherings and get along with the commander's family very well. If a war breaks out, they will not show mercy.
He won't be like the future dog-meat generals who will find someone they don't recognize during a battle and ask, "What do you do?"
The other party replied: "Commander, I am your brigade commander!"
Of course, these are all folk anecdotes, but the fact that such anecdotes can be spread also shows that this ignorant general does not care about his subordinates.
Half an hour later.
"Brother-in-law!"
Everyone rode in cars and arrived at the Marshal's Mansion.
The Marshal's Mansion is located halfway down the mountain, with constant patrols coming and going, and a machine gun mounted on the watchtower at the entrance.
Of course, because Mi Nianying was leading the way, the whole journey was smooth, and everyone soon saw in the Marshal's Mansion the man who had driven a carriage for Prince Wuyi in his early years and was now the Marshal of Rongcheng.
"Nianying is back."
Long Nanguang was eating in the living room and said without raising his head: "Your sister said you went back to the countryside. I thought it would take a few days for you to come back."
"Brother-in-law, look who I brought here."
Mi Nianying walked in and introduced Long Nanguang.
Long Nanguang looked up, opened his eyes when he saw Uncle Jiu, and said happily: "Douchiying, are you Douchiying?"
"Douchiying?"
Wencai looked at Uncle Jiu in disbelief.
"You are his apprentice, right?"
When Long Nanguang saw Uncle Jiu, he became energetic and said, "Your master was very impressive back then. He snatched a woman from me, but when he couldn't get it, he swore he would never get a wife. He went up to the mountain and became a resident Taoist priest. He also changed his name from Lin Fengjiao to Lin Zhengying."
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"As for those senior brothers and sisters, they call him Dao Shiying. But for some reason, they call him Douchiying. Don't you know?"
Long Nanguang looked at Uncle Jiu with a proud look on his face.
Uncle Jiu didn't give in and said, "I went up the mountain to become a Taoist priest because my Lin family has a surname from Maoshan. People from all ages have paid homage to the Three Pure Ones. I didn't lose the fight for women with you."
After saying that, he looked at Zhang Heng and the two of them: "If I hadn't gone up the mountain back then, would this guy be able to compete with me?"
Zhang Heng and the two looked at each other without answering.
"snort!"
Long Nanguang snorted coldly. He didn't know whether it was because he was too lazy to argue with Uncle Jiu, or whether what Uncle Jiu said was true, he changed his mouth and said: "Dou Xiying, why did you come to me? Is it the Yizhuang in Ren's town?
You can’t go down anymore and want to beg alms with me?”
"I'm not here to beg for alms, but to treat you."
"You think I want to come. If Sister Lian hadn't begged me, I wouldn't have bothered to pay attention to you."
Uncle Jiu said this and introduced Zhang Heng and Long Nanguang: "This is my nephew Zhang Heng, and this is my apprentice Wencai."
"What, your name is Zhang Heng?"
Upon hearing the name Zhang Heng, Long Nanguang slammed the table and stood up: "How could you call him such a bastard's name?"
"Um?"
Zhang Heng had a question mark on his face.
Long Nanguang sat down angrily and cursed: "There is a bastard named Zhang Heng in Yangjiang next door. That guy is really incapable of giving birth to a son."
"I don't want to give up even though I have three cities in my territory. I have been eyeing me and always want to occupy my territory and steal my wife and sister-in-law."
"Um?"
Zhang Heng still had a question mark on his face.
Before, he thought Long Nanguang was talking about him, but after hearing it, he felt it didn't look like it.
It's true that he wanted the territory of Rongcheng, but what he said about his wife and sister-in-law was definitely not what he said.
"Brother-in-law, stop talking. The Zhang Heng you are talking about is him."
Mi Nianying heard Wencai talk about Zhang Heng.
After two pairs of witnesses, they already knew Zhang Heng's identity and quickly asked Long Nanguang to stop talking.
"What?"
Long Nanguang was startled, pointed at Zhang Heng and asked, "Are you Marshal Yangjiang, Zhang Heng?"
Zhang Heng nodded silently.
Seeing his admission, Long Nanguang immediately got under the table and shouted: "Guards, guards!"
"okay!"
Zhang Heng took two steps forward, pulled Long Nanguang out, and pressed him on the chair: "I'm not here to assassinate you."
"Commander!"
The guard came in.
Zhang Heng looked at the guards, then at the frightened Long Nanguang, and said, "Let them go out. If I really want to kill you, why should I do it myself?"
"Then what do you want to do?"
Long Nanguang looked at him with some fear and said bluntly: "My uncle is Prince Wuyi. If you kill me, he will not let you go."
"Nonsense, your uncle was not Prince Wuyi, you would have been dead long ago."
Zhang Heng sat on the chair next to him and said: "I have always wanted to talk to you, but you don't dare to come when I invite you. What should I do? I have to come to see you."
After saying that, Zhang Heng pointed outside: "I didn't bring any soldiers, so I'm sincere."
"Commander, what happened?"
Just as he was talking, another group of soldiers came outside the door, and the leader was dressed as an adjutant.
"Forehead..."
Long Nanguang thought for a while and said, "Adjutant Cai, I have nothing to do with you, go out first."
Adjutant Cai glanced at Zhang Heng.
Zhang Heng shook his head inexplicably, and then Adjutant Cai led his people to retreat.
"Daishuai Zhang, why didn't you say hello when you came? You see, I'm not even prepared."
Facing Zhang Heng, Long Nanguang's attitude was very low.
Because after several months of expansion, Zhang Heng already has the Yangjiang 1st Regiment, the Echeng 2nd Regiment, the Kangcheng 3rd Regiment, and the Dagou Town Guards 4th Regiment.
Four regiments, nearly 10,000 troops.
In addition, he occupied three county towns and was face to face with himself. Although Long Nanguang did not want to admit it, he also understood that if his uncle was not Prince Wuyi, he would have been swallowed up long ago.
"Originally, I didn't expect that we would meet so soon."
"According to my plan, my troops should surround Rongcheng. I will set up a pavilion outside the city and prepare a pot of good tea, forcing you to come out and drink tea with me."
"It's a pity that the plan has changed. Isn't this catching up?"
"So I stopped pretending, I went straight to the point and came to see you in person."
Zhang Heng looked confident.
Although Long Nanguang gave in, Zhang Heng's attitude still made him particularly unhappy.
In addition, Uncle Jiu, an old love rival, was here, so he said a cruel word with a straight face: "Rongcheng is my territory. If you go straight in, aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"
"A person's behavior pattern is related to his personality."
"I heard that on October 3rd last year, at two o'clock in the afternoon, there was a guard in the Marshal's Mansion. Because he lost money in gambling, he stole five gold bars from your study while you were taking a nap."
"After you found out, you didn't punish him. Instead, you gave him twenty yuan and let him go back to his hometown."
"From this incident, I know that you are not a murderous person."
"If I were Guan Yu, you would be Lu Su. Going to the meeting alone may seem dangerous, but even if it happens ten or twenty times again, no matter what the choice is, Lu Su will not kill Guan Yu because he cannot afford the consequences of killing Guan Yu."
Zhang Heng looked indifferent.
Long Nanguang was unconvinced: "Maybe you have misjudged me. In fact, I am not Lu Su, but Lu Meng."
Zhang Heng still didn't care: "You can't be Lu Meng."
"Why?"
Long Nanguang was very strange.
Zhang Heng smiled confidently and said, "Because I won't let you be, so you can't be."
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Chapter completed!