The rise of the poor

Chapter 1174 Private visit to the teahouse
"Gentlemen, please. Please sit down."

Tan Lun, the prefect of Taizhou, and his party walked into Qiwanzhai Teahouse, and the waiters warmly greeted them. They welcomed Tan Lun and others into the lobby of the teahouse, found an empty table, and put the tables and chairs back together with the white towels on their shoulders. After wiping it off, invite a few people to sit down.

"Dude, is there a private seat?"

Zuo Zhen put his hand on the clerk's shoulder and asked, he noticed that the three religions and nine schools gathered in the lobby, and the environment was a bit messy and noisy, especially the table the clerk found for them was close to the storyteller in the middle, and there were many tea customers around. In the bustling center, bursts of applause came from all around from time to time.

"Hehe, no need, this place is very good, we business people like to be lively, the more lively the business is, the better."

Tan Lun waved his hand with a smile, and took the lead to sit down. This private visit to Jingnan Weifu is to listen to the people's sentiments and opinions. The more lively the better, the better. If you sit in a private seat, it will lose the meaning of coming to the teahouse.

When Zuo Zhen heard Tan Lun's words, he let go of the buddy and no longer asked for a private seat.

After Tan Lun took his seat, he waved to Zuo Zhen and the others, "Stop standing, sit down, you all sit down, the shopkeeper is treating you today. You can order whatever you want to eat or drink, you are welcome."

"Thank you, my boss." Tan Lun clasped his fists in thanks, then greeted his subordinates and sat down one by one.

"Shopkeeper, you are doing big business, right? Your style looks extraordinary." The waiter in the teahouse complimented.

"Hehe, what a big business, we're just doing some small business in Taizhou Prefecture." Tan Lun smiled slightly.

"It turns out that the shopkeeper is from Dafucheng, no wonder the style of the pie is not normal." The man said, "The shopkeeper is here to do business in our Jingnan County, you are right, our Jingnan is not the same as before. gone."

"Oh, why do you say that Jingnan is not what it used to be?" Tan Lun asked with great interest.

"Hehe, since Zhuzhi County came to our Jingnan, our Jingnan is not what it used to be. You came to Jingnan to do business. You came to the right place. Let’s not talk about it, let’s just say that there are Japanese pirates in our Taizhou Prefecture these days. How many counties are there? They were all broken and ruined by Japanese pirates. The shopkeeper came from Taizhou, and he watched them all the way, but our Jingnan County is alone. Why, it’s all because our Zhuzhi County planned strategies and tried our best to save them, yes , to turn the tide, let the little Japanese pirates bleed, and save Jingnan County. So, shopkeeper, you can rest assured to do business in Jingnan, as long as Zhuzhi County is here, Jingnan will be as stable as Mount Tai. Doing business in Jingnan will definitely make a fortune." The waiter in the teahouse said happily, as a Jingnan native, he is very proud.

"Hehe, I would like to borrow your good words. Oh, by the way, we are newcomers, and we are not familiar with the place. We all say 'the magistrate of the broken family, the magistrate of the exterminated family'. Is this Zhuzhi County so good? Can you tell us about it? "

Hearing what the teahouse clerk said, Tan Lun smiled slightly, and said to the teahouse clerk with a worried attitude about doing business.

"Okay, of course, hehe, if you want to talk about our Zhuzhi County, you can talk about it in three days and two nights." The waiter in the teahouse was about to talk, but unfortunately there was another guest at the door, so he said embarrassedly to Tan Lun and the others said, "Shopkeeper, I'm sorry, there's a guest, I have to say hello. If you want to hear the story of our Zhuzhi County, you can listen to Mr. Shu's story. He is talking about our Zhuzhi County now."

Oh, the storyteller is telling the story of Zhu Ping'an? !
When Tan Lun and the others heard the words, they turned their attention to the storyteller on the stage and listened carefully.

Well, sure enough, it was about Zhu Ping'an's story, which happened to be the part about defending the city.

"The situation was critical at that time. There were at least 3000 Japanese pirates all over the mountains and plains in front of the west gate. When they rushed to attack the city, the Japanese pirate army rolled up the rolling loess, just like monsters rolling up the evil wind. The Japanese pirates killed each one without blinking an eye, and they were very skilled in martial arts. , How strong is it? The defenders of the city shoot arrows at the Japanese pirates, and the Japanese pirates can catch them with their bare hands, which is much more powerful than capturing a white sword with their bare hands."

The storyteller on the stage said frothyly, gesticulating while talking, which made people feel empathetic.

"Although it's a bit exaggerated, there are indeed quite a few Japanese pirates who are very skilled and can catch arrows empty-handed. We have seen them in Fucheng." Zuo Zhen said softly.

Tan Lun nodded slightly. He had seen it several times on the top of the city, and he was very impressed.

"The Japanese pirates not only took the arrows empty-handed, but also threw the feather arrows backhand to the city wall, which was faster and more accurate than shooting with a bow and arrow. Ladies, the morale of the city plummeted, and when it was about to collapse, the county magistrate Zhu Pingan stood up. The county magistrate scolded him for shooting his mother, bent his bow and shot an arrow, and shot the crotch trousers mocking the Japanese pirates with one arrow. "

Mr. Storyteller gestured and said.

Hahaha. There was a burst of laughter in the teahouse.

With a pot of tea and a table of snacks, Tan Lun and others quietly listened to Mr. Shu's eloquent talk about the Battle of Jingnan.

"The invincible Japanese pirates had a bloody encounter in Jingnan County. When the Japanese pirates landed, there were more than 3000 Japanese pirates. When they fled from Jingnan overnight, there were only more than 1000 people left. In this battle, the county elders Under the leadership of Jingnan, we killed more than 1000 Japanese pirates in Jingnan. After the war, the magistrate of the county did not take credit for it, and gave the credit to everyone in Jingnan, saying that we are all heroes in Jingnan. Only by sacrificing and fighting to the death did we defend Jingnan. Mighty, the magistrate of the county; strong, Jingnan people!"

Mr. Storyteller slapped the gavel, ending the section of Jingnan Station.

"Okay, well said, magistrate Niu Bi, Jingnan people Niu Bi." The people in the teahouse couldn't get enough of what they heard. They had listened to this passage many times, but they never got tired of listening to it. They kept applauding and kept urging the storyteller to say more a paragraph.

"Heh, didn't you capture 790 five Japanese pirate heads? How come there are more than 1000 here? Isn't this water too much?!" When Zuo Zhen heard the storyteller talk about the number of Japanese pirates finally killed at Jingnan Station , couldn't help but shook his head and raised an objection.

Amidst the burst of applause, Zuo Zhen's objection caught people's attention.

As soon as Zuo Zhen finished speaking, the tea drinkers on the surrounding tables turned their eyes to Zuo Zhen's table.

"Moisture? Heh, are you from out of town?" The tea drinkers on the surrounding tables raised their heads and asked.

"Yeah." Zuo Zhen nodded.

"Huh, it looks like they are from other places. Let me tell you, all the men on this table have been on the city wall and witnessed it with their own eyes. You didn't see that scene at that time. It was a tragic scene. Japanese pirates attacked the city for a day One night, the Japanese pirates died layer by layer under the city wall. Many Japanese pirates were smashed out of shape and their heads were broken. At first, the Japanese pirates pulled out the dead pirates, buried them, burned them, and then died. If there are too many, just ignore it and let them pile up under the city. The heads we captured are all found, and there are many heads of Japanese pirates who cannot be found. We have all seen this with our own eyes. The number of people killed must be more than the number of 790, but some of the heads are no longer to be found, so there is still water, hum."

The tea guest snorted coldly, and said to Zuo Zhen and the others.

(End of this chapter)