burning nations

Chapter 55
Attending classes during the day and busy with etiquette training at night, the days flew by in full of enrichment, and in a blink of an eye, it came to October 10, and was picked up by Su Qing and Luo Tu at 2 pm, and the three arrived at the banquet location on time.

As the banquet began, Su Qing and Luo Tu each held a glass of wine to chat with someone on their own, while Zhang Cai followed Luo his buttocks, walking around the old people's circle, looking familiar.

Luo He kept introducing old comrades to Zhang Cai.

"This is you, Wu Qiao, Uncle Wu. Your Uncle Wu and the old man were the right-hand men of the Marshal. We fought from the south to the north. After the Marshal left, the old man came to the military academy, and your Uncle Wu served in the Ministry of War. Old Wu, this It's the girl who I can talk to you very well and won the affirmation of the Marshal's true biography."

"Oh, you are Zhang Cai? The commander-in-chief mentioned you in the letter. I see that you walk very steadily and have roots on the soles of your feet. I think you have practiced swordsmanship and boxing well. I will come to the old man's house someday to see what you have. How much ability." said the old man Wu who paid attention to Zhang Cai's lower body.

"You won't be disappointed." Zhang Cai replied, paying attention to Wu Qiao at the same time, only to see that his face was black and bearded, and the vicissitudes and scars on his face made his face terribly eaten.

Luo He continued to introduce: "Zhang Cai, this is your uncle Wang Rulong. Your uncle Wang is from Yiwu, Wuzhou. He is a fierce general under the commander's tent. He will follow Lin, Gao, and Jin. He must climb first in every battle. Quite brave in the army."

"This is your Uncle Chen Dacheng, who is also from Yiwu. Before you joined the army, your uncle Chen had a reputation for bravery in the village. Afterwards, he fought with the general. He once broke into the high-ranking army alone and won the first eight ranks without injury. And also, the commander-in-chief praised him for his courage!"

"This is your Uncle Lou Nanlou. His appearance is good. He is more educated than us old men. He is capable of writing and martial arts. He is both a member of the army and a general under the command of the commander. He has served as a vanguard officer several times."

"Your Uncle Hu Jinghu, who is also capable of writing and martial arts, is named Zi'an. He joined the army. Your Uncle Hu is the best at forming troops among us."

"This is you, Chen Ziluan, Uncle Chen. You are the most skilled cavalry among us. He once led 300 cavalry to defeat the Iron Man Thousand Cavalry."

Luo introduced them one by one, and Zhang Cai nodded and saluted one by one. Gradually, Zhang Cai realized that not all of Qi Qi's subordinates were descendants of nobles. Said to be the people of the untouchable class.

Just looking at the names, Principal Luo Ta is a real nobleman, Wu Qiao should also be regarded as a nobleman, Lou Nan and Hu Jing may be noblemen, and the rest of them, Wang Rulong, Chen Dacheng, Chen Ziluan, are either poor or common people.It can be seen from this that Qi Qi did not place too much emphasis on family background in the selection of generals, and at least promoted some talents who were not from the noble class. This kind of selection and support that does not pay attention to family background, Zhang Caixin has experience, and she is the beneficiary of this .

From the point of view of official positions, these former members of the Qi family can't bring much help to Zhang Cai. Those who came to the banquet were all people in Beijing. The rice worm raised by the high-ranking official Houlu basically never wants to touch the military power again in this life.Only Luo Ta and Wu Qiao are available in that small group, one is the principal of the military academy, and the other works in the Ministry of War. If Zhang Cai was a man, he could ask Wu Qiao to join the army, but Zhang Cai is a woman who went through the formal procedure and went through the back door. Joining the army is difficult.

Therefore, apart from knowing who Qi Qi's former subordinates are, what they look like, and familiar faces, Zhang Cai basically has nothing to gain from this banquet.

Of course, Su Qing and Luo Tu have gained a lot, and they have nothing to do with the main line.

Zhang Cai originally thought that he would never attend any banquets again, but God's will had to twist it. On October 10th, Lin Yang held a party and invited Zhang Cai, but Zhang Cai couldn't refuse to go. He knew a lot of local hooligans , almost recognized all the underworld brothers in the entire imperial capital at Lin Yang's banquet.

On October 10th, Shi Jin invited another party, and Zhang Cai went.

Lei Heng opened again on the 14th, and Zhang Cai couldn't stand it and brought Zhu Wu and the four together. After the banquet, Zhu Wu and the others were very grateful to Zhang Cai.

On October 10th, near the end of the month, an unexpected person also invited Zhang Cai to a banquet.

That day, the tactics class was as usual, and Teacher Duan Jiong was as strict as ever.

"The key point of this class is "fighting after the battle", so I will remember it clearly for the old man! Okay, get out of class is over! Student Zhang Cai stay here."

The classmates left quickly, and Zhang Cai stayed helplessly, listening to Duan Jiong's orders.

"Teacher, what's the matter with you?"

Duan Jiong didn't speak, but kept looking Zhang Cai up and down with a meaningful expression.

This made Zhang Cai's heart tremble: "Teacher, should I be called a doctor?"

"You don't need to call a doctor, the old man is in good health."

Duan Jiong finally spoke: "Girl, you have more than just Qi Gong in your background, tell me the truth about your other backgrounds."

Zhang Cai was puzzled: "Teacher, what are you talking about?"

Duan Jiong didn't point it out, and said very meaningfully: "Girl, you have skills, your skills are too great, the old man is willing to bow down!"

"You take this diary. You can call it "On Tactics". It records the experience of leading soldiers over the years. As long as it is a military matter, write it down. The content is big or small. Come and look through it, it may be useful to you."

Zhang Cai didn't dare to accept it: "Teacher, why did you give me such an expensive gift? I dare not take it unless you make it clear."

Duan Jiong said with a naive smile: "The reason is not simple, just treat you like an old man."

With that said, put the thick diary in Zhang Cai's hands and forcefully send it out.

"If you have nothing to do in the afternoon, go to the banquet with the old man. You are not allowed to refuse. You can eat Luo Ta's banquet, but you can't eat the old man's banquet? At 7 o'clock in the evening, the old man is waiting for you at the school gate, you must come!"

Zhang Cai can only nod and say yes
In the evening, Zhang Cai came to the school gate on time, and then got into the carriage of Duan's family. There was not only Duan Jiong in the carriage, but also a young man.

Only Duan Jiong said: "This son is the most outstanding talent in the third generation of my Duan family. His name is Duan Yanbiao and his style is Zhongming. According to his seniority, he will take care of the old man and see his uncle."

"Zhongming, this girl is called Zhang Cai, don't underestimate her as a girl, she is better than you."

"Uncle, my child knows Zhang Cai's skills!" Duan Yan said, "In a fight with Lin Yang, 150 strokes are no match, and he can fight back and forth with the power of the four elephants. There is only Lin Yang who can match such martial arts in the world. also."

"It's just that I didn't expect Miss Zhang Cai to be so slender. I thought she would be very strong."

Duan Jiong coughed violently upon hearing this, Duan Yao quickly shut up.

Seeing this, Zhang Cai smiled, indicating that it's okay.

After chatting casually, I arrived at the banquet 30 minutes later, full of unfamiliar faces. The new acquaintance Duan Yao took the initiative to introduce Zhang Cai, and when he introduced a certain person, Zhang Cai's pupils were shocked, and he was eager to look at his face.

"This is Wang Fu, Wang Fu, Wang Jinglue, Wang Butang, Shangshu of the Imperial War Department, hehe, hello, Uncle Wang."

"It's Zhongming, you've grown taller again." Wang Fu touched Duan Yan's head, and turned his gaze to Zhang Cai, "You are Zhang Cai, you really have an extraordinary bearing."

Haosheng looked at Zhang Cai, and Wang Fu seriously commented: "A capable minister in the world, a hero in troubled times, fox eyes can confuse the master, perseverance can help the world, fierce eyes can open up borders, wolves can protect the king, cover extraordinary people , A master beyond the world! A husband who is rare in a thousand years!"

"Girl, work hard, study hard, don't care about other people's opinions, and don't bury yourself."

After leaving these words, Wang Fu left gracefully like a fairy, leaving only Zhang Cai stunned in place.

Later, Zhang Cai learned that Wang Fu and Wang Jinglue, who had been stigmatized by the Donglin Party to the point of heinousness, would meet, and Duan Jiong was promoted after being met by Wang Fu, and he was regarded as Duan Jiong's benefactor.

It was later proved that Wang Fu was a prophet.

(End of this chapter)