Chapter 229 – An Unprecedented Reward

The entire Zhuangzi, has been destroyed.

When walking through the broken walls, he realized that there was a huge pit in the center of the manor.

The giant pit is still smoldering.

There was blood and water everywhere, limbs everywhere.

It’s a good thing that Zhu and these people are already strong inside, so they barely managed not to vomit.

“Your Majesty ……” Zhu Yong cheerfully came up and saluted, “How many thieves have been killed, my humble people can’t calculate …… ”

Zhu looked at the not too far away, not too complete body, nodded his head, this he could understand.

It’s not about math anymore, after all.

“However, it did capture over one hundred and thirty people.”

“Only a hundred and thirty or so?” Zhu frowned.

Zhu Yong scratched his head and said, “I also want to catch more, but ……”

Zhu Di was all of a sudden and very understanding waved his hand and said, “It’s already very good, this total annihilation of the thieves, is already a great merit. That Chen Erlong, caught?”

Zhu Yong said, “I’ve asked and asked people to identify them, and out of the more than one hundred and thirty people, none of them have this Chen Erlong.”

Zhu Di raised an eyebrow and said, “It won’t be dead already, if it is, it’s really cheap for him.”

Zhu’s face was unpleasant.

But Qufu came up and said, “Have you seen my son Qusong?”

“Fourth brother? I don’t know, I don’t know where he flew off to.” Zhu Yong said, “But don’t worry, Shibe, he shouldn’t die. Big brother said he has a blessed look.”

So Qiu Fu’s eyes began to search for his elder brother Zhang Anshi.

However, he saw that Zhang Anshi was hiding at Xu Huizu’s side, drooping his head, not daring to utter a breath.

Qiu Fu glared at Zhang Anshi, only feeling his heart clogging up.

But at that moment, someone said, “Your Majesty, Your Majesty ……”

But a lieutenant came to say, “Your Majesty, the search has reached the Qiu camp officer, his flying ball, landed in a mountain stream more than a hundred feet away, he was unlucky, did not land well ……”

Qufu’s eyes widened as he drank, “Dead?”

This lieutenant gave a fright, but under the glare of Qiu Fu, had to hold back a cold sweat and said, “It was not stopping steadily, hanging on the tree, said the power of the gunpowder was so great that his flying ball, also suffered from the vibration, and then urgently reduced the burning of fuel, began to fall. Good thing nothing happened, just people hanging.”

As he was talking, he saw Qiu Song’s face was full of scratches and bruises, but his spirit was alive and well, and he walked towards this end with a kingly step.

Behind him, two followers, but escorting a man followed.

At the sight of Churchford, he turned sad to happy.

At this time lost and found, happy hands and feet, rushed forward, a hold Qusong: “My son ah ……”

Chuson had no expression on his face, just giggling.

Qiu Fu managed to let go and looked at Qiu Song who continued to be silly and happy, and said angrily towards Zhang Anshi, “Zhang Anshi, what’s wrong with my son. If he fell stupidly, I’ll fight you for my life.”

Zhang Anshi was finally relieved to see Qiu Song return with all his tail and all his whiskers.

At this time, he also has a bottom, listen to the words of Qiu Fu, anxious, immediately counter-argument: “What is this word, the fourth brother was once such a fool, we can all be a witness, the world uncle how to defile my innocence out of thin air!”

Qufu was so angry that he stomped his feet, holding up Qusong’s face and looking left and right, Qusong remained happy.

Qufu wailed, “Son, you squeak, squeak for father to hear.”

Chuson seemed to try to open his mouth to speak, but when his mouth opened, he grinned up again and continued to be happy.

Qufu howled, “My son was not like this …… before He must have been bewitched …… He must have been frightened.”

Luckily, Churchford had a cure for this situation, raising his arm high in the air and directing his physical therapy with a slap that landed crisply on Chuson’s face.

Zhang Anshi immediately said, “Everyone has seen it, and if it is silly, it must have been struck by the Duke of Qi.”

A slap down, Qiu Song finally reacted, actually did not cry, a look of indifference, and then glared at Qiu Fu: “Father, what are you hitting me for?”

Qiu Fu gritted his teeth and said, “Asshole, what are you doing is not good, you prefer to hang out with Zhang Anshi …… Look at you, and stupid ……”

“I’m glad.” Chuson grinned again.

Churchford wanted to pick up Chuson with one hand again for a few more physical therapy sessions.

Qiu Song jumped away a step, then said, “I have good explosives, can I not be happy? Furthermore, when I landed, I happened to hit a thief, and I captured him as well; he called himself Chen Erlong.”

Erlong Chen ……

The name is familiar.

Soon, everyone reacted.

Isn t the one that His Majesty s party …… gnashed his teeth at, this one called Chen Erlong?

Just now, His Majesty was gnashing his teeth over this Chen Erlong.

Zhu was in the distance, admiring the masterpiece after dropping the ammunition.

At this time, when he vaguely heard the three words Chen Erlong, his spirit was immediately energized, and he brought his men over in a flurry of wind and fire: “Where is Chen Erlong?”

Chuson turned back.

Two assistants in the back were holding a very distressed man, who was still bleeding from his eyes, burned in many places all over his body, and had half of his hair burned off.

Chen Erlong did not die, after he panicked and started climbing on the ground, knowing that soon the Ming army would take advantage of the situation to attack the mountain.

Therefore, with his own will, he desperately climbed out, originally thought that, as long as he climbed out, this deep mountain, as long as to find a place to hide, there will be a chance to survive.

But where did you expect a flying ball to fall from the sky.

Immediately afterward, Chuson, who was hanging from the tree, directly took his accompanying dagger and cut the rope that was wrapped around himself, and fell down, seizing him by the hand.

Chen Erlong’s entire body was confused.

These so-called bandits, usually kill innocents, brutality, in fact, is afraid of death to death, once captured, immediately howled and cried for grandpa to spare his life.

Qiu Song then brought him, who knows to come in, will be captured by the thieves identified this is Chen Erlong.

All of a sudden, many people gathered around, and Qusong realized that His Majesty had this file.

It’s good to be happy.

Not only did we blow up a big one today, we also caught a big thief.

Can you not be happy?

Qiu Fu’s eyes went straight, sizing up this Chen Erlong without saying a word.

The rest of the group gathered around.

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty …… my son captured it.” Churchford was beginning to grin now, too, and was happy.

This father and son already looked alike, and now even their looks were generic.

Zhu lifted his eyes and saw these two guys, happy as can be.

Zhu’s face pulled down.

After all, people’s emotions aren’t connected.

Zhu Di heard Chen Erlong, but his heart was on fire, immediately remembered this Chen Erlong cursed before cursing his own ancestors.

What’s so funny about you and your father?

But even if Zhu pulls down his face, Qufu realizes that His Majesty seems to be unhappy, I should be crying and mourning.

But …… can’t help it, after all, people can’t be completely driven by reason, he just wanted to flatten his mouth, see his son was overjoyed, then he also couldn’t help the corner of his mouth hooked up, hahahaha ……

It’s the start of another beautiful day.

Zhu resolved to avert his eyes elsewhere, really not wanting to see, this father and son duo blossoming with joy.

Zhu Di exclusively landed his gaze on Chen Erlong and said, “Rip this man’s face up for me.”

Someone grabbed half of Chen Erlong’s hair and raised Chen Erlong’s face.

Zhu Di looked at this face full of blood blisters and sneered, “It really does look like a thief.”

Chen Erlong seemed to say vaguely because of his desire to survive, “Spare your life, spare your life ……”

He exclaimed under his breath.

Unfortunately ……

Zhu Di looked also no longer look at him, said, “I am afraid that this person …… is seriously injured, and it is difficult to live.”

After a pause, Zhu Di added: “Take a big steamer for me, and cook him with slow fire. Trace his family and children, if there is a close family member is there, execute them together.”

Zhang Anshi didn’t respond.

This made Yilostha on the sidelines, his face a bit unnatural.

According to reason, to deal with the chaotic party thing, must be and jinyiwei have relationship, Zhang Anshi is in charge of the South Zhenfu Division, as for the North Zhenfu Division of the people, the military ministers have not been prepared, is being cleaned up.

But Zhang Anshi obviously didn’t want to take on this kind of dirty work.

Isn’t it obvious that the palace’s East Chamber will pick it up?

Wicked. Someone from the palace to do it?

Yiluoha, however, obediently said, “The slave girl obeys the order.”

Qufu cheerfully said, “Your Majesty, do your words just now still count?”

Zhu frowned at him and said, “What words?”

“It’s the one that was said at the bottom of the mountain, what caught Chen Erlong ……”

Zhu Di wanted to scold Qiu Fu’s mother, but still held back, although this guy was still gleeful when his own ancestral tomb was scolded out of the smoke, but Zhu Di is still talking about the feelings of old brothers after all.

“Count, count ……” Zhu held his breath.

“The son of that minister ……”

“Seal a Marquis of the world it, food household three thousand, fiefdom another calculation.” Zhu Di gas after gas, can be very bold, after all, not their own land, then casually find a Western or Eastern Ocean, sealed is.

Qufu was even happier, and said joyfully, “Your Majesty …… Your Majesty ……”

He joyfully wiped a tear from his eye, a tear of laughter, each tear containing the flavor of happiness.

“Your Majesty’s great kindness, I …… am …… grateful.”

Shihou ah, although and their own this State Duke than, or worse, but their own this State Duke, but is to lead the money and food of the imperial court to live, people are serious …… have a fiefdom, three thousand families to provide for, worth it.

Soon after.

Qiu Fu then joyfully pulled Zhang Anshi and announced to all the princes and lords, “An Nan Hou and my son are brothers, I have always treated him as my own son, in the future, if anyone dares to bully him, ask me if my sword promises to agree or not, I Qiu Fu is a person who speaks of feelings and righteousness, I say ugly words with you guys in the forefront, everything else is good, but only this matter, there is no negotiation, don’t blame me and you brothers have nothing to do.”

“……”

Zhang Anshi grinned, smiling a little bitterly.

Zhu Di began to make a big reward.

When Xie Jin and others, with great difficulty, came up the mountain, after seeing this miserable scene, many people began to find a place to vomit.

Again, when these people had managed to adjust their minds and walked slightly weakly to Zhu Di’s front.

He heard Zhu Di said, “Zhang Anshi has a great merit, food households increased by 10,000, now a total of 20,000 food households. Qiu Song for the World Marquis, food households of three thousand. Zhu Yong and Zhang Yoking, meritorious, marquis. The rest of the generals, each recounting their merits, especially the hot air balloon on the number of fitness, at least to hereditary thousand households of reward.”

Xie Jin and others, listen to the shock, but at this time where dare to say anything, mainly their eyes wherever they fall, can see a ground of broken meat and dried blood, this manor, fishy stench, is simply a large slaughterhouse.

At this time, people are numb, just want to immediately leave this place of wrongdoing, how can they still have the heart to fight with people.

So they all said, “Obey the decree.”

Until then, Zhu Di Fang only descended from the mountain, with full of excitement, set driving back to the palace.

Back to the palace.

He had long ago ordered drawings of the construction of this hot air balloon to be fetched.

Plopped down on the desk and kept looking at it more and more closely, but the more I looked at it the less I fucking understood it.

Zhu Di huffed and puffed, “Into his mother’s, Zhang Anshi said simple, how can I see more and more confused?”

Yiluoha smiled and said, “Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, governing all the people of the world, has been exhaustive, such things, as long as the Marquis of Annam these people will become, Your Majesty just grasp the overall situation can be.”

Zhu Di instead nodded slowly and said, “What you said is not unreasonable. I am a bit envious of that guy Qiu Song. That guy, when he really went up to the sky and saw what it is like on this sky, I would appear to be a loner, I would like to know …… what it is like on this sky.”

Yiluoha hurriedly said: “Your Majesty, can not be ah, slave girl to find out, this hot air balloon, is very dangerous, several people, because of the drill this, fall to the bones are broken. Let’s say today, although there are three hot air balloons, in fact, the one that really reached the place is the Qiu family’s son, the other two, one was blown out by the wind for more than ten miles, and landed down by fluke, without much risk. There is another one, crashed into the mountain wall, good thing it is not high, but the people inside, are still being rescued now.”

Zhu Di nodded, but said with great emotion: “Dare to be the first in the world, this is also a skill. Secretary Zhang said that it is not perfect now, and needs to continue to be improved, so that it can be of greater use in the future. But if you don’t try, you will never find the problem! His exact words were, if there is no failure, it can never succeed. I am deeply convinced of this, but this dare to be the first warrior, but admirable, these people who try, but also to reward, can give the official position to the official position, mansion also give them to buy, home to raise a good, to harbor their children and grandchildren.”

Also lost Ha Road: “Your Majesty, this …… heard that the An Nan Hou there, early rules, said but all such people, children and grandchildren have the qualification of the official school academy, and every year there are绂勭背鍙戞斁.”

Zhu Di could not help but laugh heartily, “also right, this guy, can be very realistic, has always been about feeding people, before teaching people to give him a fight, it seems that I was overly concerned.”

Saying that, Zhu Di couldn’t help but feel emotional again, “I have given birth to so many sons, none of them are like me, but Zhang Anshi, very much like me, all of them are promising people.”

This time it was a giveaway, and Yilostha pursed her lips and didn’t pick up on it.

…………

Zhang Anshi was at that moment dancing around in front of his nephew, comparing hot air balloons.

Another word about the power of the bombs dropped from this balloon.

He spoke with such fervor that he could not wait to search his mind for all the adjectives he could use.

In Zhang Anshi’s opinion, science has to start with the children.

If you don’t make an excellent impression on the other person at this time, he may not have the sense to do so in the future when he grows up.

Zhu Zhanji then propped up his own chin and listened attentively, his mouth open as big as an egg.

“Uncle, it’s just too powerful.” Zhu Zhanji couldn’t help but say.

This instantly, it actually made Zhang Anshi a bit uncomfortable.

He glared at Zhu Zhanji and said, “Why don’t you say that Uncle is bragging this time?”

Said Zhang Anshi to touch Zhu Zhanji’s forehead: “What is it, my dear and favorite little Zhanji, you are sick? Don’t scare uncle ah, uncle also refers to your old age to send off the end ……”

He carefully touched it, but realized that Zhu Zhanji’s forehead was not hot.

Zhu Zhanji said, “I heard that imperial grandfather rewarded ah uncle many food households this time, and even Qusong got the Shihou, and many others also got the reward. Imperial grandfather such a petty person, if this hot air balloon is not powerful, where is willing to give such a heavy reward?”

Zhang Anshi was completely unable to argue with this analysis.

Zhang Anshi said with a pleased face, “My little Junji is really smart and clever.”

Zhu Zhanji said proudly, “I don’t understand A-Uncle, but I understand Royal Grandfather’s.”

Zhang Anshi said, “In any case, you know that uncle is good, the next time personally take you to grow a long understanding, has been raised in the deep palace, manipulated in the hands of women, there is what success.”

“The woman that Aunty said, is it Mother Consort?”

Zhang Anshi immediately said, “That’s what you said yourself, I’m going to sue.”

Zhu Zhanji rolled over and got up, “I’ll go and sue first.”

“Forget it.” Zhang Anshi pulled him back, “We are the closest relatives, we can’t lose both.”

Zhu Zhanji nodded in satisfaction, “That’s more or less the same.”

Zhang Anshi feels that Zhu Zhanji is more and more opinionated, and his IQ has grown a lot, which makes Zhang Anshi a little worried. It seems that the former set is going to be inedible, and a different way of thinking is needed.

There are childish ways to deal with children, and smart people have to be dealt with in smart ways.

After the New Year, it is the beginning of spring.

A year has passed and Zhang Anshi is quite productive.

At least for now, Sutra is getting more and more lively.

The government school academies, too, are beginning to look the part.

A new commanding officer came to the Northern Zhenfu Division, as well as a co-commander and a commander.

Of course, this had nothing to do with Zhang Anshi, who only wanted to mind his own acreage.

It is not uncommon to take the new wife back to her mother’s house on New Year’s Day.

Xu Huizu was very happy, because he felt from the beginning that Zhang Anshi was a person who did not understand the world and his brain lacked a string, and Zhang Anshi’s intelligence was not reflected in the way he dealt with people.

Since there was originally no great expectations, but look at Zhang Anshi with a big gift at the door, left mouth Taishan adults, right mouth father-in-law your old man, Xu Huizu will be happy to laugh, intimate pat Zhang Anshi’s shoulder.

Of course, it is not necessary to call his son Xu Qin, and then compare Zhang Anshi, and it is not necessary to beat Xu Qin.

“This child ah …… confused ……,” Xu Huizu said, “Xu family is also considered a family of several masters, but the descendants are not, look at him, you are his brother-in-law, you have to discipline, he did not do the right thing, to clean up ruthlessly.”

Zhang Anshi touched the aggrieved Xu Qin’s head and said, “Lord Taishan, words can not be said like this, Xu Qin is still small, his hair are ……”

The words came to an abrupt end.

Then he laughed dryly, “Don’t worry, Lord Taishan, it is incumbent upon me as a brother-in-law to discipline Xu Qin.”

Xu Qin drooped his head, only shedding tears until Xu Huizu went out, then he grinned, “Brother-in-law, my father is like this, don’t let him scare you.”

Zhang Anshi: “……”

When spring started, Zhang Anshi became busy.

He had to officially build a big mansion in Sukhumvit first.

After all, now that you have a family, you’ll have to actually make a home for yourself later.

Since it was the residence of a Marquis, this question of specifications, however, needed to be asked of the Ministry of Ceremonies.

Soon, the Ministry of Ceremonies went to the Emperor and the problem was still in the specifications.

Everywhere else, Zhang Anshi didn’t go over the limit.

Only, this Zhang Anshi’s request on the courtyard wall is a bit excessive.

The walls of the courtyard should be of granite, three feet high, and divided into an outer wall, a center wall, and an inner wall.

It’s fucking wall specs.

Zhu Di saw the report, the old half a day back to God: “He is to be a king of eight? Even if it is a king of eight, there is only a shell, he Zhang Anshi even want three?”

Yizhuoha stood aside, also speechless, unable to speak for the longest time.

“Your majesty, Zhang Anshi served for your majesty, offended a lot of enemies.” Yizhuoha coughed, or determined to mediate a little, there is no impermeable wall in the world, sometimes, more good words for people, these words will eventually reach the ears of others, Yizhuoha always like to make good karma, not to mention good karma of the Eastern Palace.

“Slave girl heard that many people want his life, your majesty, think about it, these chaotic ministers and thieves, even dare to harm your majesty s life, this Annan Hou he ……”

Hearing this, Zhu Di’s face eased, “That makes sense, so let’s give him three shells.”

A wave of the pen, in the Ministry of Manners of the cadence in the annotations, the head is cursed words: Zhang Anshi has merit, the thieves fear, no day do not want to kill it quickly, now build a high wall, it is a matter of life and death, such as talk a lot of birds? Order Zhang Anshi immediately repair the wall, the wall is allowed to set up guards sixteen, the Secretary shall not ask. If you dare to talk too much, if Zhang Anshi has any misfortune, I will teach your whole family to be buried with him.

Finished writing.

Zhu Di threw the Zhu pen to the side, could not help but laugh, “Into his mother, so how can not die, but …… such a high wall, will not suffocate.”

Also lost ha said, “This …… slave girl has not tried, but it sounds, but it is like drawing the ground.”

Zhu Di happy: “then allow him again, with the gift of the State Duke, the mansion will be repaired and then larger it, I am not worried about Zhang Anshi, but I am worried about my niece Jingyi, live in this place, often years without seeing the sun, strange seepage.”

Yiluoha hurriedly said, “Your Majesty is truly as attentive as a hair, the slave girl admires it.”

Just then, a eunuch came hurriedly and said, “Your Majesty ……”

Zhu Di raised his eyes and only glanced at this eunuch before slowly saying, “What is it.”

Also lost Ha stood aside, looking at this eunuch, but some blame him for not knowing the rules, general report, have to first pass through the also lost Ha, let also lost Ha to play.

This eunuch said: “Songjiang port, this Songjiang City Hublot Division, found a suspicious ship, suspected of Japanese invasion, this ship, really found a lot of Japanese invasion apparatus ……”

Zhu Di said lightly: “District a boat Japanese, why to come to play, according to the rules, direct beheading is.”

“But that man …… claimed to be a eunuch from the Eastern Palace, and said …… also that he was …… ordered to go to the West, called Deng Jian ……”

When Zhu heard this, his face was full of surprise, and he looked at Yiluoha.

Also lost Ha Road: “Deng Jian this slave girl, slave girl is aware of, he was, followed by Zheng Gong Gong to the West Ocean, since then, I heard and Zheng Gong Gong parted ways, continue to travel west …… But …… slave girl is to feel strange. ”

Zhu Di said: “Well, I also think it is strange, if it is back, should be through Annan, but why, Annan Hublot Department did not report? Even if not through Annan, should also stop at Quanzhou Hublot Division, but why, there is no news of Quanzhou Hublot Division? Also, what is the matter with this Japanese equipment ……? Is it possible that the Japanese, also appeared in the Western Ocean? These words, are all bullshit. Could it be that the Japanese are afraid of crime, so they fraudulently claim to be a flotilla going down to the Western Ocean?”

Yiluoha more feel strange: “But if so, your majesty …… this also does not make sense ah, how do the Japanese know Deng Jian his person …… even if they know, they reported up, also do not want to escape, as a matter of fact, this is the same as add another The first thing I want to do is to get rid of the problem. Originally just cut off the head, now well, may have to be lynched.”

Zhu Di stood up, this Deng Jian, in fact, he had long forgotten.

After all, the nobleman has a lot of things to forget, Zhu Di’s mind is on that Zheng He.

That’s not to favor one over the other.

Rather, Zheng He’s fleet was the one that really shouldered the burden.

As for Deng Jian …… those ships, hell knows where they went.

Zhu Di thought for a moment: “This matter, ask Zhang Anshi quasi know, this Deng Jian is not Zhang Anshi recommended? Furthermore, Teng Jian is also instructed by Zhang Anshi.”

Yilungha said, “Then the slave girl will summon Zhang Anshi.”

“Go.” Zhu Di said, “I haven’t seen him for a few days either, God knows what he’s up to again.”

More than an hour later, Zhang Anshi arrived in a hurry.

Zhang Anshi also thought that he violated the building of the Marquis, salute, then for their own defense: “Your Majesty ah, I can not help ah, now outside many people threatened to get killed minister, I serve Your Majesty, there is nothing to worry about, a man is nothing more than a death to repay the king’s kindness, I Zhang Anshi is not afraid of death. But now I have a family ah, not to mention, this wife is my brother-in-law urged me to marry, I can not, even his own wife and children old and young, also do not care about it.”

Zhu Di cried and laughed as he looked at him, “You have a wife I know, when will you have a son.”

Zhang Anshi said: “have a wife will have son, I find Yao master counted la, said I have eighteen sons, your majesty, this is the wife and children of nineteen living life ah. The thieves are ferocious, it is not allowed to say that I have to exterminate the full door, I think of these nineteen lives, the minister …… is day and night anxiety ……”

Zhu Di waved his hand: “Well, well, build, build …… as you build. I have also long given the Ministry of Ceremony has been approved, you can rest assured that your whole family is fine.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Your Majesty’s grand grace is vast, I am truly grateful ……”

Zhu Di said, “I’m looking for you to come, but not to ask you about this, I am asking you about Teng Jian.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Who is Deng Jian?”

Chu: “……”

Zhu Di gritted his teeth, so he patiently told the party’s report.

Zhang Anshi heard, overjoyed: “Deng Jian …… he came back? My God, I didn’t expect …… him to come back even like this?”

Zhu Di said, “If it comes back, how will there be Japanese implements?”

Zhang Anshi said confidently, “It must be that he has made his way to the Japanese.”

Zhu Di frowned up, “He went down to the Western Ocean, if he returned, wouldn’t he be returning from the Western Ocean?”

Zhang Anshi shook his head at this time and said with a smile, “Your Majesty, there is a proverb in the capital that all roads lead to Nanjing.”