Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 41

"Your Highness, I'm just escorting Mr. Zhou to Shandong. There is no danger. Please rest assured." Zhang Yong said to Zhu Cihong, patting his chest.

Just when Zhang Yong finished speaking and was about to turn his head and get on his horse, Zhu Cihong suddenly laughed and said, "Do you think it's that simple for me to let you go to Shandong?"

"If you are really an escort, there is no need for me to let you go. There are many people at Zhou Yuantong's sticky pole. They are all martial artists. They are enough to protect him and they are not inconspicuous."

Soldiers walking on the road to escort people, no matter what time and era they are, they are particularly conspicuous. Although armor is not easy to make, it is easy to recognize, and even if it is a fool, the one who wears armor must be a soldier.

People like Zhang Yong were born in the army, and there is nothing to say about their skills, but in a life-and-death struggle, if they want to exert their maximum combat effectiveness, they still need to wear armor.

"Then what do you mean?" Zhang Yong is a vulgar warrior who doesn't know the general trend of the world, let alone guess Zhu Cihong's heart.

"Go and find a way to take that King Ji off the ground and take all the military power in his hands. It's best to control him and put our people beside him."

"But you can't do these things, so I let Zhou Yuantong go in person." Zhu Cihong explained.

After finishing speaking, Zhu Cihong sent them on the road, but not too far, just a few steps out of the Prince's Mansion.

This is enough. For the ministers, Zhu Cixiang's actions have brought them a great honor. They would not dare to accept it if it were sent further away.

Zhang Yong and Zhou Yuan encountered almost no danger on the same journey. After all, there were dozens of people in their group, and little thieves did not dare to provoke them.

The big cottages and bandits knew that they would work hard and might provoke big shots, so they didn't dare to touch them.

So along the way Zhang Yong and the others went out of Jinling, entered the Yangtze River, and took the canal. It was all smooth and calm until they entered the border of Shandong.

As soon as they entered Shandong, they were quickly followed by people. There was no other way. Zhou Yuantong and Wu Xiaosan had to eat well and dress well when they got rich. They all look like the sons of rich families, but their faces are a bit ugly.

But these are nothing, the most important thing is Zhou Yuantong's mouth, Zhang Yong didn't expect Zhou Yuantong to be able to speak so much, and he didn't talk much when he was on the road before.

But as soon as he entered Shandong, he didn't know whether it was King Ji who gave him a sense of security or something, so he just let himself go. Whenever they went to tea stalls or restaurants, Zhou Yuantong would definitely join Wu Xiaosan and yell loudly, State the purpose of their trip.

"Waiter, hurry up and serve the food. We have to go on the road to see King Ji." Zhou Yuantong held the chopsticks and urged him like a child.

Wu Xiaosan saw it, and imitated it in a decent manner, saying, "That's right, you can't afford to delay us finding King Ji to make a fortune."

When Zhang Yong saw them talking like this, everyone in the hall turned their eyes to them. He quickly covered Zhou Yuantong's mouth and said, "Master Zhou, can you please keep your voice down? We are just going to Shandong as envoys to meet with the King on behalf of His Highness. No." It needs to be so public."

"Not publicity, no, it must be publicity. I have been used to wandering around the world, and I have never enjoyed the feeling of being noticed by thousands of people. Today I must enjoy it. It will not be easy for anyone to do it, unless His Highness the Crown Prince comes to persuade me in person. "

Zhou Yuantong said to Zhang Yong very arrogantly, the demeanor that deserved to be beaten, and the white eyes, made Zhang Yong want to stand up and give him a slap in the face, but considering that Zhou Yuantong was the main envoy and he was just a deputy envoy, he finally held back up.

"That's right, as the saying goes, if you don't return to your hometown when you are rich, it's like traveling in brocade clothes at night, do you know that?" Wu Xiaosan also said, and asked Zhang Yong.

"What do you want to say?" Zhang Yong asked.

Zhou Yuantong was a little angry when he saw Zhang Yong. Zhang Yong didn't dare to get angry with him, but he didn't have so many scruples when facing Wu Xiaosan.

So Zhou Yuantong hurriedly said, "His home is in Yanzhou City, Shandong Province. He thought he had committed a crime and fled away. He hasn't been back for two years."

"Yes, I haven't seen my relatives for a long time, please give me a chance to go home and have a look." Wu Xiaosan stood up and said to Zhang Yong.

Seeing him like this, Zhang Yong quickly waved his hands and said to him, "Go, go, let's go." Wu Xiaosan had already annoyed him to death, and now he wished that he would disappear from his presence as soon as possible.

So Wu Xiaosan left the restaurant happily, but Zhou Yuantong was afraid that he would have an accident, so he sent two guards at the sticky pole to follow him.

Wu Xiaosan came to the street and looked at the desolate city of Yanzhou. He couldn't help but feel a little lost. He said to himself, "Oh, the prosperity of the past is gone. The corridor used to be full of people, but now there are not many vendors." .”

The main corridor was an ancient commercial square. The government sent people to build a row of neatly aligned houses, and then rented them out to merchants to collect rent and promote local economic development.

"Forget it, go buy two catties of pastries and weigh them back." Wu Xiaosan was not in the mood to go shopping in the corridor, so he found a small street vendor at random, spent forty or fifty copper coins, and bought two catties of pastries. I can still eat with my mother when I go home.

As soon as he returned home, Wu Xiaosan did not see his mother standing at the door, hoping that her son would come back one day. Instead, he saw a few villain-looking guys laughing and scolding at the door of his home, and kicking the door from time to time.

Seeing this scene, he became angry. There was no need to think at all. As long as he saw this scene, Wu Xiaosan knew what was going on.

It was nothing more than seeing the only man in the family leave, and the rogues in these places wanted to come over and kill the family, drive Wu Xiaosan's old mother away, and force him to sign a deed, so that the property of the Wu family can be taken away. In hand.

"Get out!" Wu Xiaosan rushed up quickly, kicked a bully down, and kicked him to the ground.

"Where did you come from, kid? If you dare to hit you, the second master of Dongguan, you guys, give it to me." A man who looked like their leader claimed to be the second master of Dongguan. Seeing Wu Xiaosan doing this, He ordered his men to rush up and teach him a lesson.

"Don't come over." Seeing so many people gathered around him, Wu Xiaosan panicked a little. The two guards around him did not carry weapons because they were entering the city. At this moment, they were bare-handed. No matter how they wanted to deal with these people in front of him, they would not come over. It's impossible.

So Wu Xiaosan pulled out a dagger from his boots and pointed it at the gangsters who wanted to rush over.

(End of this chapter)