After learning about the news that Zhang Yanling was transferred to the regimental camp, Chen Shi, Zhang Yin and other people from Nanzhen Fusi immediately rushed to the Hou Mansion with more than a dozen banner officers from hundreds of households.
Congratulations are one thing, but they are concerned about other things.
"Congratulations to Lord Marquis for overseeing the Zhenwei Camp. Lord Marquis has traveled thousands of miles and has a bright future. However, Lord Marquis, what will we do when you leave?"
Chen Shiyi asked before his butt was still warm and he didn't even take a sip of tea.
"Yes, Lord Marquis, now that you are leaving and leaving your brothers here, what should you do?"
"We don't want to stay in the Jinyiwei Yamen anymore. We are all the Marquis's people, and the Marquis cannot leave us behind."
"If the Marquis leaves, my brothers will all resign and go home to retire."
A group of people echoed angrily.
Zhang Yanling laughed and said: "You are not here to congratulate me, you are here to trouble me."
Chen Shi said: "Mr. Hou, how dare we. Brothers really want to follow Mr. Hou. Now that Mr. Hou leaves, the brothers are all discouraged. Anyway, I will not wait for Nanzhen Fusi without Mr. Hou. I
I plan to resign after the Marquis leaves and go home to do some small business."
Zhang Yanling laughed and said: "Are you doing a small business? Are you going to kill pigs and sell the meat? With your martial arts skills, you can still succeed as a butcher."
Chen Shi said: "Then I will open a martial arts school to teach disciples. Or I will serve as escort for others. Or I will resign from the army and work as a follower with the Marquis."
Zhang Yanling waved her hand and said with a smile: "Don't talk nonsense, otherwise I will delay your future. Brothers, it's rare to meet such a group of good brothers like you, how can I, Zhang Yanling, abandon me? Brother Chen, Brother Zhang, you are
For those who have meritorious service in escorting, an imperial edict will be issued soon, and the two brothers will be promoted."
Zhang Yin said: "Brothers Beizhi and Chen also know about it and have heard some rumors. But we have discussed that we will only follow the Marquis and not be promoted to any higher official."
Chen Shi said: "Exactly. I know that the court wants to reward you for your humble position. But if you can't follow the Marquis, we won't be happy. Even if you get promoted, you will have to resign."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "I'm afraid you two won't be able to resign this time."
Chen Shiyi glared angrily and said, "What? The imperial court is still forcing people to become officials? Why not if we quit?"
Zhang Yanling said: "The two brothers will serve as generals of the Zhenwei Battalion, Zhang Yin will take up the post of commander of the capital, and brother Chen will be the commander of my personal guard battalion and deputy commander of the capital. Do you two still resign?"
Zhang Yin and Chen Shi were stunned when they heard this, and then said in surprise: "Master Hou... Master Hou, did you take us all there?"
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Brothers, forgive me for making my own decision and not discussing it with you. I should have asked for your opinion on this matter. But I don't want to be separated from you two brothers. So, after today's meeting, I asked
Mr. Zhang, the governor of the regiment camp, asked him to allow me to bring the life and death brothers from Nanzhen Fusi Yamen. Mr. Zhang also agreed to me. The two brothers will not blame me for making my own decisions."
Chen Shi was very happy and shouted: "Master Hou was just teasing us, why didn't you tell us earlier? We have been making noise here for a long time. How can we blame Master Hou? Isn't this what we want?"
Zhang Yin also said: "I just said that the Marquis will not leave Nanzhen Fusi and abandon us. Brother Chen, what do you think? I guessed it right."
Chen Shi smiled and said, "You are awesome. This is great."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "As long as you don't have any objections, we will have to eat from the same pot again. However, the regiment camp has its own establishment, and the people in Nanzhen Fusi can only bring a few dozen people. Except for you two
, more than twenty brothers who returned from Dushi City
Naturally, we have to follow. The rest can only bring thirty or fifty people. The two brothers go back and draw up a list. One is our own brothers, and the other is voluntary and cannot be forced. Follow the brothers who went over, then
They all must be loyal brothers."
Chen Shi nodded and said: "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, the brothers in the past are naturally the most loyal brothers. It's just that the number is a bit small. Many brothers are willing to follow Lord Marquis."
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "I know, but there is no other way. The regiment camp is a Beijing camp, and although the Jinyiwei is also a guard and a member of the army, they cannot communicate with each other. This can only be done for the time being. The other brothers can just work in the Jinyiwei with peace of mind.
.Actually, it’s not a bad thing to keep some brothers in Nanzhen Fusi.”
Zhang Yin raised his eyebrows and whispered: "Master Hou, you mean to keep some trustworthy brothers in the Jinyi Guards so that we can have better hearing and eyesight in the future?"
Zhang Yanling nodded slightly and said in a low voice: "Exactly. Once we leave, Jinyiwei Yamen will be someone else's territory. Jinyiwei Yamen is not good at all, but it is the most convenient for information. What if we need some information in the future?
Do you think so?"
Chen Shiyi and Zhang Yin nodded repeatedly. Zhang Yin said: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, I will arrange this matter."
Chen Shiyi and Zhang Yin felt a stone fall in their hearts. Both of them will be transferred to the Tuanying Zhenwei Camp as Zhang Yanling's assistants. One of their current official positions is a fourth-grade military general, and the other is a junior fourth-grade military general.
, have already entered the palace, and gained a lot. But the two of them actually don't care much about the size of their official positions. What they are most happy about is that they can continue to follow Zhang Yanling.
In their opinion, among the civil and military officials of the entire Ming Dynasty, no one could compare to Zhang Yanling. It would be absolutely impossible for them to convince others.
Zhang Yanling ordered people to prepare a banquet and drank in the front hall. Zhang Yin was injured before and has been recovering from his injuries since returning to Beijing. The wounds on his chest and shoulders were still wrapped in cloth, but he ignored them and drank until the glass was dry.
At this point, even the wound-wrapped band that hindered the movement of the arm was pulled away, revealing a large and dazzling red scar. Zhang Yanling stared at it. However, it seemed that the flesh of the wound had almost grown, so he thought it was gone.
hinder.
During the dinner, Zhang Yanling asked about Zhao Yongsheng's injury.
After returning to Beijing, Zhao Yongsheng was sent to the military medical center in Beijing for treatment of injuries of lieutenants. Zhang Yanling did not have time to visit him, but ordered Chen Shiyi to visit him once on his behalf, and gave him some first aid.
Chen Shiyi said that Zhao Yongsheng's injury improved very quickly. However, because the injury was so serious, it would probably take at least a few months to fully recover. Zhang Yanling knew that Zhao Yongsheng's injury was serious, so it was good to be able to save his life.
It would be a blessing to take some time to heal the disease.
After dinner, Zhang Yin, Chen Shi and others said goodbye and left.
Zhang Yanling went to the back house drunk, wanting to talk to Xu Wanyi, but Shiqinghuayi and others said that Xu Wanyi was taking a nap and Zhang Yanling couldn't disturb her, so she turned around and went to the study, lying down on the big wooden chair in the study to rest.
I didn't know how long it had been before I heard voices in the yard.
Zhang Yanling sat up straight and rubbed his eyes. A figure flashed at the door, and a petite figure appeared in his field of vision. Xu Youtang was dressed in a floral dress, with her hair tied in knots, her skin was as good as snow, she was cute and cute.
"Youtang!" Zhang Yanling said happily.
"Brother, you're awake. I didn't wake you up. They said you were resting in the study, and I walked in very lightly." Xu Youtang said with a smile.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "I can smell your scent. As soon as you entered the yard, a fresh fragrance hit your nose."
Xu Youtang chuckled and said softly: "Can you smell this too? Are you... that or something?"
Zhang Yanling stood up and said with a smile: "You dare to call me a dog? I am a wolf. You little white rabbit have fallen into a trap."
Xu Youtang covered her mouth and smiled sweetly. Zhang Yanling opened her arms and said, "Why don't you come over and let me hug you?"
Xu Youtang turned around and looked at the yard. The sun was shining whitely in the yard, and there was no one there. The maidservant who was serving her had already disappeared without a trace. Then Xu Youtang rushed over with her skirt in hand and threw herself into Zhang Yanling's arms.
Zhang Yanling hugged her, found Xu Youtang's pouty red mouth, and kissed her. Xu Youtang gasped and seemed to be in touch with each other, and the two were inextricably stuck together.
Zhang Yanling had already been drinking, and now they were hugging each other and rubbing their hair together in thin clothes. Suddenly the thunder from the sky caused the fire on the ground, and the hay met the flames, and their hearts were burning.
Xu Youtang twisted his body and shouted in a low voice with a red face: "Brother, it's broad daylight. I'm here to thank you for saving my father. Let's have a conversation first, okay?"
Zhang Yanling bit Xu Youtang's earlobe and said, "Isn't this just a way of thanking me? Ah Tang, it's been more than two months, and I miss you so much."
Xu Youtang felt hot and said intermittently: "Me too... yes. In the past few months, I... dreamed of you every day. I cried many times..."
Zhang Yanling said hoarsely: "I know, I know. Let me comfort you in your lovesickness."
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The creaking sound of the big wooden chair in the study room lasted for a long time, and finally calmed down. Zhang Yanling hugged Xu Youtang, who was facing the flying clouds, and sat on the chair, closing her eyes and breathing quietly.
Xu Youtang crawled on Zhang Yanling's shoulder to calm down for a while, then suddenly jumped off Zhang Yanling like a rabbit. He quickly adjusted his clothes and looked at Zhang Yanling complainingly.
Zhang Yanling squinted and asked lazily: "A Tang, how is your father feeling now?"
Xu Youtang glared at Zhang Yanling and said softly: "Dad was in a very bad mood. He kept sighing after returning home last night and drank a lot of wine. Mother complained hard about him and said that he should not have signed the impeachment memorial.
Impeach you. In the end, it was you, Lord Marquis, who saved him."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "There's no need to blame your father. I'm afraid he can't help himself. Everyone in the yamen has signed. If he doesn't sign, won't he be ostracized?"
Xu Youtang said: "That's not true. When dad signed it, he didn't even know it was to impeach you. He said he only found out later. When the Minister of Industry asked him to sign, he didn't even know what it was about. He said
I feel very regretful and very sad.”
Zhang Yanling said: "You go back and tell him, don't be sad, I don't blame him. He is not the only one to impeach me. Most of the civil servants in the outer court have signed the petition, and he is not the only one. Ah Tang, I have never blamed him.
Live with your father."
Xu Youtang came closer, stretched out his hand to tidy up the wet hair on Zhang Yanling's forehead, and said softly: "Brother, you saved Daddy just for Ah Tang's sake. I heard from Daddy that you even beat the now powerful eunuch in the palace for this.
Eunuch Liu. If you offend that Eunuch Liu, I'm afraid he will hold grudges in the future. Brother, I don't know how to thank you."
Zhang Yanling stretched out her hand and grabbed Xu Youtang's little hand and said with a smile: "Between you and me, there is no need to say such things. It will be a scandal. I don't want anything in return. If your father really feels that he can't forgive me, then please agree to it."
Marry you to me."
Xu Youtang blushed and looked at Zhang Yanling for a while, then said softly: "When is my brother going to propose marriage? My father...has already promised us."