Chapter 233.

Zhang Anshi heard, then said: “I actually even forget your father, haha …… have him, this is easy, have to teach him to pick some people to, first of all, if a good family, and secondly …… to be young, sixteen or seventeen years of age the best ……”

Xu Jingyi frowned, “Isn’t it too young, I heard my father say that those real war soldiers are best between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five.”

Zhang Anshi said, ”Combat power, naturally, can be ensured through drills, the most important thing is plasticity, the age of sixteen or seventeen years old is exactly the time to mold a sense of values. What kind of thing are values? I can not say, in short …… this way can not be wrong. And …… their fathers and brothers …… better have to be serving in the army …… or farming at home.”

Farmers are down-to-earth and their families are most simple and clean.

All this and more is good material from Wood.

Zhang Anshi said a lot of things, and Xu Jingyi wrote them down one by one.

That day, the couple cozied up for dinner and spent the night without words.

Early the next morning, Zhang Anshi had wanted to go to the palace to thank him for his kindness, but apparently, Zhu Di had prejudged Zhang Anshi’s prediction.

This early in the morning, the rising sun has just risen, there are eunuchs in the palace to convey the oracle, Zhang Anshi do not have to thank the grace, to the official business is important.

Zhang Anshi then said to the eunuch, “Your Majesty knows people well and really teaches me to admire, you go and pass a message to His Majesty, say that a scholar dies for a friend, I Zhang Anshi ……”.

The eunuch said with a smile, “His Majesty has said that until a thorough investigation is made, there is no need to pass on anything, His Majesty knows what is in the mind of the Marquis, so it is better for the Marquis to focus on the office.”

Zhang Anshi could not help but sigh long, “This is your majesty, if it were someone else, how could you be so magnanimous, knowing that your minister is like this, what else can I, Zhang Anshi, say? I can only break my body and bones to repay the imperial favor.”

The eunuch went back to the palace with a smile on his face.

Zhang Anshi immediately went back to Qixia, but at this time Chen Li has led the team to Ningbo House, the South Township Division appears to be a lot of cold.

Zhang Anshi, on the contrary, seems to have some nothing to do, only read a moment on the paperwork of the report, are some trivial things, is nothing more than checking out the North Township Division of someone’s unlawfulness, the head of the prison, what is the new entrant.

Of course, there were also some news from all over the world, but these news, the content of which was rather boring, Zhang Anshi simply threw it to the clerks to deal with.

If Zhu Di knew at this time that Zhang Anshi was so idle at this time, he was afraid that he would have to strangle Zhang Anshi.

But there was nothing Zhang Anshi could do, he needed to wait patiently.

He was really bored of waiting, so he simply took the people and headed for the farm.

This large farm has opened up dozens of acres of test fields, and in order to ensure that the test fields will not be mixed with other crops, so a quarantine zone has been opened up nearby.

It is no longer that barren land; the land has been fertilized and the irrigation canals have been built.

Not far from here is a house dedicated to seedlings.

Ken Deng was here with dozens of farmers, all of whom had been handpicked, and now, along with Ken Deng, they were fiddling around, meticulously.

Zhang Anshi said very clearly, planted well, no problems, each person rewarded with a thousand taels of silver, and the reward of the court is another.

But if you don’t get it right, then you are not polite, leaving aside the facts, you have lived such a big life, is it true that there is not a single thing that violates the law and discipline? Even if you do not, can ensure that your parents, and your brothers and daughters do not?

This kind of thing, Zhang Anshi actually do not care to do, this is not planting evidence to frame?

Zhang Anshi had always hoped that the Jinyiwei would be brought in the direction of formalization.

But there was so much at stake in the matter of the grain, not to mention the fact that it was not easy to come by. It’s hundreds of lives, Deng Jian’s hardships, and bursts of luck that have been traded for the grain seed

Even if he were to make another voyage, Zhang Anshi wouldn’t dare to ensure that he would still be able to come back safely.

Such a large relationship does not allow for any slip-ups, and the slightest irregularity could lead to dire consequences.

These farmers, naturally, were scared. But this thousand taels of silver, for them, when it really can be a carefree life, even for this, they have to take a risk to try.

As for the consequences …… they are naturally aware of them, so they almost always do as they are told, and are careful every day.

Now …… in a large vat, which, in turn, is peppered with soil, and on the peppered soil, one by one, the potatoes, cut into cubes, have now begun to sprout, the tips of the buds thriving with vigorous vigor, and are carefully cared for every day.

At this time, Zhang Anshi and Deng Jian are lying on the side of the vat, the two are looking at the shoots out of focus, as if …… looking at their own a newborn doll, always feel …… as if it began to stretch its waist again, grew a little.

“Don’t drool.” Ken Deng said.

Zhang Anshi wiped his mouth, somehow, looking at this stuff made him think of potato roast beef.

Fragrance!

Deng Jian extremely careful look, he is, after all, a line of work love, people are forced into a desperate situation, at this time can not be, gradually, he began to pounce on the mind, but instead, he disliked Zhang Anshi every now and then, afraid that he will be a moment of cheap hand, trampled on these seedlings.

Zhang Anshi didn’t care about Deng Jian’s disgusted expression and said happily, “It’s good that the buds came out, I was afraid that they wouldn’t.”

Deng Jian said, “We have asked experienced farmers, said it is sure to sprout, but …… things are still early …… this is the first step.”

Zhang Anshi nodded, and then he said, “With Eunuch Deng around, I am relieved.”

Said the man with a sincere grin.

Deng Jian didn’t know whether to be cold or warm in his heart.

Looked at his own hand brought up the guy, but now teach yourself daily and crops with the people, want to scold, and hardened heart, but not to scold him, and heart and blocked panic.

After a half-long pause, Teng Jian said, “It’s good that the Marquis still remembers us well.”

Zhang Anshi said very seriously, “Even if you turn into ashes, I will remember.”

Teng Jian looked gloomy: “Your Highness, do you know that we are fiddling with the crops here?”

Zhang Anshi said, “I know, I know.”

Teng Jian painfully said, “That’s bad, in the future I’m afraid we’ll never be able to serve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Princess, we’ll have dirty hands from planting crops, and we’ll have the smell of earth on our bodies.”

Zhang Anshi said, “I don’t mind you.”

Ken Dunn: “……”

Zhang Anshi also said: “To be a eunuch, you do not necessarily have to serve people, we men, why serve people? We should teach others to serve us.”

Deng Jian covered his face and said in agony, “If I’m not going to serve anyone, what am I going to do with it? If I don’t serve people, why don’t I be a man and carry on my family’s legacy?”

His words seemed to make sense.

Zhang Anshi seemed to feel that his words should be improved, and that purely mental motivation alone would not be able to cheer up the Deng Jian in front of him.

So he said, “Look at Eunuch Zheng, he is capable, he can manage tens of thousands of people. There are times when status doesn’t matter, and if you want to teach people to think highly of you, you have to do what others can’t do.”

Deng Jian froze listening, seems to feel that there is no way to refute, finally sighed and said: “Do not say, do not say, we have to go to turn the land, the land here is too barren, it is not easy to reclaim a few fields, we always feel that the fertility is not enough.”

Zhang Anshi nodded and said, “I’m leaving then, you must take good care of them, they are my lifeblood.”

Ken Deng hmmm’d.

As soon as Zhang Anshi left, Deng Jian carried a hoe and led a few bankers, continuing to turn the ground.

The straw that had just been brought in was also delivered, ready to be set on fire in the field and burned to straw ash.

After some fiddling, but at this time there was a eunuch from the palace, this eunuch said, “Is the Marquis of Annan in, in or out?”

Ken Dunn looked up and said, “Gone.”

“Gone?” This eunuch muttered, “Just now there are people to report to His Majesty, said that the An Nan Hou always run here, His Majesty can be angry, want us to come here to pass the message, let the An Nan Hou to collect heart ……”

He muttered to himself, suddenly took a close look at Deng Jian, then his eyes slightly one said: “Yo, this is not the first time the East Palace of Deng Gong Gong, is not it, it’s us ah, we Chen Gui.”

Teng Jian had actually recognized him, and immediately blushed, not daring to raise his head up.

When …… Deng Jian, a group of eunuchs who were young, were pointed out by Yilungha, and then let an old eunuch, teach them to read some books.

Deng Jian and Chen Gui were among them. Those who could be taken to study were later made rich.

However, after reading the book, Chen Gui just went to the Department of General Affairs, that is, specializing in conveying the paperwork inside and outside the palace, in fact, the luck is not really good.

Deng Jian’s situation was the envy of many eunuchs of the same period, because he went to the East Palace.

This East Palace is a good place ah, in the future to climb on the Prince and the Prince Consort, until His Royal Highness the Crown Prince grams inheritance of the great system, not less …… have to be the twenty-four supervisors in the seal of the eunuchs.

But where do you think, the creation of people, when the most scenic and complacent Deng Jian, now happens to be the most miserable, he first came out of the East Palace, followed Zheng He to the sea.

In fact, can follow Zheng He to the sea is not too bad, have Zheng Gonggong cover, the future is not less than a prospect.

Who knows …… that this Deng Jian is Wang Xiaoyi’s New Year’s Eve, and the year is not as good as the year.

Eventually …… but in this Qixia …… mixed to the point of farming.

Deng Jian was too shy and red-faced to recognize him.

Chen Gui, however, was busy grabbing up, but there was no ridicule, nor was there any yin and yang, but he said, “Eunuch Deng, hey …… what is this, why do I need you to plow the land? Did you offend someone? Who is this harming you?”

Deng Jian waved his hand, “No …… no one is harming us, we are willing to do it ourselves.”

Chen Gui sigh: “really can not, can go to find also lost Ha Grand Eunuch to ask for a favor, he is the most sympathetic to us. Palace, now there may not be any good job, but at least, not to such a situation. At first we several old brothers, said you return from the sea, but also for you to be happy, who knows now …….”

If Chen Gui ridiculed himself a few times, Deng Jian would be fine, he is a eunuch, when he was young, the big eunuchs scolded, older, served the nobles, and occasionally there are nobles will be angry with him.

Only this Chen Gui made a few hush-hush inquiries, which taught him to be intolerable.

So he was busy shaking his head and said, “Can not seek also lost Ha Grand Duke, if he knows …… not good ……”

Chen Gui said: “We have heard that you were friends with the Marquis of Annan, and it was not you who looked up to him? He is now in front of His Majesty, can be very proud, not to mention that His Highness the Crown Prince also favors him, you are now like this, why do not you go to find him? He casually said a few words in front of His Majesty and the Crown Prince, I’m afraid that it wouldn’t be necessary to teach you to such a state.”

“Hey …… Eunuch Deng ah, we do slave girls, is not counting on the nobles, this time do not count on them, can wait for what time?”

Where is Ken Deng to say that this is what Zhang Anshi wanted him to do.

As soon as Zhang Anshi was mentioned, Deng Jian’s eyes turned red, and the tears he couldn’t hold back, snapped down.

But realized that he is not good in front of Chen Gui tears, he hastily raised his sleeve to block his eyes, busy saying: “This is really our willingness, Chen Gui, we are good brothers, when we kneel, can be stuck together. When you go back to the palace, don’t make any noise, it won’t be good to hear.”

Chen Gui heard, just sighed: “Hey …… what kind of thing is this, how did it come to such a point. A few days …… ago is still good, heard that your nephew also promoted the official, also thought that you are now sure to return to the East Palace, do the red man. To not help, also transferred to the Division or the Imperial Horse Supervisor reuse …… these days, is not offended by the villain?”

Teng Jian panicked and waved his hand, “Don’t ask, don’t ask, you quickly go back to the palace to resume your orders, the palace’s errand, can’t be delayed.”

Chen Gui can not help but sigh, thought, from the sleeve carefully pulled out a little broken silver: “outside the palace is not compared to the palace, not to mention in this crop field, fine things, we do not dare to ask, the palace of the fickle nobles. These silver, you have to take, if there are any urgent matters, there is always a defense.”

Deng Jian knew that if he did not take, this Chen Gui was afraid to complain a lot again, so he took it and said, “You remember, do not go and say it to people.”

Chen Gui nodded and left in a hurry.

Dozens of crofters, all together, burned the rice poles.

Then he went to look for Ken Deng, but he was nowhere to be found.

Everyone split up and searched before someone saw Ken Deng on a wasteland in the distance.

“Don’t look for it, Eunuch Deng is crying there, whimpering, going out of breath.”

“Do you want to go up and ask, I see that he is quite poor, is this kind of land not good? My family has been farming like this for eighteen generations.”

“Don’t go, they’re not like us, we grow crops for our children and grandchildren, what do they go to the palace for?”

“Yes, yes, don’t go, don’t go, people ah, if you encounter a difficult situation, find a deserted place, cry for a while will be good. If you venture to go, but instead, it is suspicious, but …… I am also strange, Duke Deng cry what.”

“I think it’s remembering a loved one.”

“But I haven’t heard that he has any relatives, oh, there is a nephew, but he is rarely mentioned.”

“Hush, I say to you, Duke Deng often mentioned, is the Prince ah, the Crown Princess Mother …… Oh, there is the Annan Hou …… you are not aware of, usually although he mentioned the Annan Hou less, but every time the Annan Hou to come, he can be spiritually I’ve heard him secretly read the last time, but I don’t know what to say. I last heard him secretly chattering, saying what the Annan Hou must not harm him or something. I also heard that the Annan Hou, is Duke Deng raised.”

“What are you blabbering about? If Eunuch Deng had raised him, would he still be allowed to plant crops? How in the world can you let your own family do bad things when good things don’t happen to them? I think Eunuch Deng is bragging. The Marquis of Annan is a good man, he wouldn’t do such a thing against his conscience.”

“What are you doing?”

Suddenly, however, he saw Teng Jian standing not far away, with his hands behind his back, showing a stern look.

When all the crofters heard this, they all winced and laughed as if they were trying to curry favor.

Teng Jian gave them a blank look and said solemnly, “Turn the ground, two more people, come with us to see the seedlings.”

“Yes.”

The crowd dispersed and went about their business.

………………

“Duke ……”

Someone tiptoed to that one greenhouse.

In one of the compartments in this green house, that male gentleman was naked, wearing only a piece of damask breeches, and was now sitting on a hu bed, with two male children in his arms wantonly.

One of the males, already with a pale look in his face, had a lifeless look in his eyes.

It was only when the remaining light from the corner of this male’s eye swept over him that the male immediately forced a smile.

When the male saw his forced smile, he immediately said angrily, “Get lost.”

The man obediently retreated from the hooch bed and fell to his knees, trembling.

Only then did the male raise his head and look at the visitor with a languid expression.

He said slowly, “What is it again?”

The visitor hung his head low and said, “Duke Wu, Duke Zhou, and Duke Yang seek an audience ……”

The male laughed coldly, “I don’t see them, I’m only afraid that if they see me, they’ll just come to complain.”

“They …… did look bad, and said that you, the Prince ……”

“That I went too far?”

“This ……”

The eunuch said with a disdainful face, “Hmph, these dogs, now they know about benevolence, righteousness and morality? Do they know how to be a human being? But they don’t think about it, when they shared our profits, did they think about today? Oh, they took all the benefits, but they don’t want to be the bad guys? Is there such a thing in the world?”

“If they want to come to see me again, you will say to them, if they want to part ways, I naturally listen to the respect, but if this time, who wants to jump ship, then also all by them. But want to be a good person, want to say what bullshit benevolence and righteousness in front of me, hey …… they these fat and oily guys are also worthy of it?”

This gentleman slowly shuffled down from the Hu bed, walked a few steps, and then said: “That dog emperor, and that Zhang Anshi, are not oil lamps, and now since the investigation to the top of this, we have to do things to the end, a little bit of mercy, everyone will not want to live a good life. To put it bluntly, Zhu gives them a few dollars in salary every year, how much silver do we give them every year? Into his mother, said that the dog ate the things of the family and who is close to it, these people are not even worse than the dog?”

“In a word.” This male’s face was suddenly stern, his eyes emitted a horrifying look, he said word by word, word by word like a knife, “Now the inner thousand households, the investigation is not deep, we are not to be messed with, they want to investigate, then give them to investigate, let’s toss a heaven and earth flip, toss a river of blood to see when they can investigate, to this time, the life is worthless, other people want to our lives, then take a hundred thousand heads to exchange.”

With that, he turned his back and spat out one word: “Get out!”

The visitor listened, saluted, and left again quietly.

…………

A report, fire from the Ningbo House sent to the capital.

Zhu Di heard that it was sent by Ningbo House, but he kept his eyes open.

He opened the zhengshi, and when he took a look, his face became more and more ironic.

Finally snapped, slammed the zhengshi on the case, cold face, snapped, “What are they trying to do?”

A stern shout, scared also lost ha shivered, busy is low bending, to pick up the zhengshi.

Just will pick up the zhang rustic, but found that this zhang rustic in the head, wrote Ningbo Prefecture fire, the new governor, the same governor and other …… words buried in the fire.

Yizhuoha saw it, and was shocked, but then I saw the next head wrote: “Ningbo prepared for the Japanese guards commanded …… Yang Xiong, drunkenness …… fell into the sea and died.”

Yizhuoha trembled and stiffened his body, picked up this zhangzhi and re-sent it to Zhu Di’s imperial case.

Zhu Di is indeed angry, even angry twisted face, coldly looked at also lost Ha said, “See?”

Yiluoha had to say, “The slave girl saw it.”

“How do you think?”

Yee Lostha hesitated for a moment before saying, “They …… they are being bold and demonstrative.”

Zhu Di said, “Yes, it is demonstrating! A big fire …… burned to death so many officials …… Of course, if it is only so, it would be fine, this preparation of the Japanese guard’s command, good for nothing, said that he was drunk and fell into the sea and died, haha… …….Great Ming military ministers, said that the death will die, they are trying to do what? Are they trying to tell me that if we investigate further, everyone will die cleanly?”

Also lost ha is remembered one thing, then said: “Your Majesty …… within the Commander of the Thousand Commanders Chen Li, only just set off for a few days, to Ningbo House to go it, people have not yet arrived in Ningbo House …… out of such a mess! ……”

Zhu Di carried his hands behind his back and said with an uncertain face, “Will Chen Li be in danger as well?”

“He’s picked a lot of good men …… slave girl thought ……”

Zhu Di said lightly, “This is so rampant, it seems that they have not put me in their eyes, if I don’t put these evil spirits to death, how can the world be peaceful?”

Yiluoha said, “really can not, transfer five battalions, or warrior battalion, or even model battalion to ……”

Zhu glared at Yiluoha, ”Going to do what? To kill someone? To kill who? Kill the officials in Ningbo, aren’t they almost dead? Who else do you want to kill? To kill the people of Ningbo? Or to kill the local guards and soldiers?”

Also lost ha momentary wordlessness.

Zhu Di narrowed his eyes, paused for a moment, then said: “Wait again, wait again to see Zhang Anshi side, he both sent people to Ningbo House, there must be his idea. There is also that Chen Li, is also able to serve, perhaps …… his side, can have what chopping, this time, cut not messed up.”

Said Zhu Di settled down, sitting steadily, but a cold smile: “are said to be easy to fight the world, difficult to keep the mountain, I do not believe in the past, now is considered to know.”

Zhu Di has been speechless since then, only a pair of tiger eyes occasionally hidden killing.

…………

Sushumi.

At this time, Zhu Jin hurriedly arrived at the Southern Zhenfu Division.

After seeing Zhang Anshi, he saluted and said, “It’s done.”

Zhang Anshi stood up brightly, “It’s done? Where is he?”

Zhu Jin cautiously glanced at Zhang Anshi, whispered, “The person has been sent into the South Zhenfu Division, in the side room, the little one is also afraid …… of it.”

Zhang Anshi said with faith, “Let’s go, let’s go and meet this.”

Zhang Anshi went to the side room and talked to someone for only a few moments.

With that, Zhang Anshi walked out in a murderous manner.

He hurriedly to the side of the case, pen, hand haphazardly signed a few warrants: “Within the thousand households, all in service, all to the dock to board the ship, so that Zhao Qiandu to lead the team, this kid honest, just not to arrive at the destination before, shall not be told to the address of their capture.”

With that, Zhang Anshi said, ”Teach my second, third, and fourth brothers to immediately have all of them ride on horseback, ride on horseback you know? All of them are lightly loaded, and go to their destinations as fast as possible. I guess, outside of this camp, there must be people watching, but it doesn’t matter if they are watching, if they want to send a message, they have to use a fast horse to send it. Then …… we will arrive at their destination of the message faster than them.”

Saying so, he summoned and briefly explained, and at that moment, Zhang Anshi changed into his two layers of armor and exclaimed, “Act immediately, no delay!”

“Action, Action ……”

The Southern Zhenfu Division of Susha, the various centurions under the Thousand Households, and the Model Battalion.

In this moment, sound bells and drums rang back and forth.

And then …… countless people, fire speed from everywhere to a certain direction or gallop, or flying horse convergence.

These people, who are drilled on a regular basis, are well-trained.

A few incense sticks later.

Hundreds of people from the Inner Thousand Households then boarded the ferry under the leadership of Zhao Qianhu.

Boatmen who have long been prepared at the pier, one by one paddled the oars, the ship whooshed and seemed to fly in the river cruising.

The men on board, under the orders of the hundred tenants, the chief flag, and the small flag, clangingly drew the swords at their waists, and one by one, lying on the edge of the ship, holding their breaths and not moving, seemed to be only waiting for some time, when the ship was docked, and then they were going to leap out.

…………

Ta-da-da-da-da ………

Horseshoes in all directions.

Everyone in the Model Battalion was lightly armed, but one by one they matched their swords to their horses and flew out.

So hundreds of horses flew, and all the way to Nanking City, men and horses did not stop.

……

Outside this camp, there is a man who looks like a cargo man, and Ben has been setting up a stall a hundred feet away.

At this moment, the wrong person saw a group of people suddenly flying their horses out of the camp and soon disappeared.

This goods man looked dumbfounded, busy closing the stall, the back is too anxious, then even the goods stall also do not want, want to run in the direction of Nanjing City, but ran a few steps, see that has long been far away from the cavalry, but can not help but bitterly laugh a sigh.

…………

Along the Qinhuai River, it was originally the liveliest place in Nanjing City.

At this time …… this hundred piles of brothels, but it is a sudden commotion.

“It shall not be …… the officials and soldiers have checked the benefactors.”

This sudden call.

The benefactors who had stayed overnight poked their heads out of one of the windows, many of them looking miserable.

Censorship of the Enclave, I’ve never heard of such a thing ……

But everyone is a thief, many people began to be naked, darted out of the room, or some of them climbed out of the window.

But …… soon everyone was relieved.

But see a ship from the Qinhuai River river suddenly rushed to the beach of the boat, down countless people, but ran to a green house to go, a few moments later, there will be surrounded by a water.

It wasn’t long before another cavalcade clattered into the streets, and the rest of the prostitutes didn’t even look but ran to one spot.

In an instant.

Someone breaks the door.

Boom.

The gate broke open.

The tide of people, instantly rushed into this green house, the elegance of this place was instantly replaced by solemnity.

A few people …… hurriedly wanted to come out, a man said, “Er He man?”

Immediately, they were knocked right over: “Those who are recalcitrant, shoot on sight.”

Others tried to jump into the well in a hurry, and when they hesitated, a group of men came running at them, grabbed them, and pressed them to the ground.