Gentlemen, listen to the sword chant

Chapter 21 Narrow-minded, General Zhang Mang

"Meet General Zhang."

Chen Ci clasped his fists and bowed.

Zhang Mang was tall and tall, worthy of being the commander of an army. He was at least nine feet tall, and his whole body was full of sinew and flesh, which was not much worse than that of Fan Chu. Moreover, his body was full of dimples, all of which were weather-beaten scars left over from the battlefield.Compared with Yu Xiong's slightly pale and sickly face, he is more like a qualified soldier.

"My son-in-law, you can't help it. I should be the one to worship you." Zhang Mang laughed loudly, and replied with clasped fists, then looked back at Yu Xiong, and scolded with a smile: "Old Yu, you are not righteous. There is a lot of uproar, you and the son-in-law led troops to surround Dongying Street, and let that guy Shang Shanqi eat a big turtle, which made the three of you greedy for the military salary alone, and made my subordinates complain one by one. Tell me, how should I make up for it? I?"

Yu Xiong chuckled: "Brother, I'm not telling the truth, the son-in-law is also here tonight, and our brothers will not come home drunk, so we have the right to make an apology."

"Hahaha, okay, my son-in-law, please come inside."

It's hard to say goodbye to the kindness of the statement, so I had to hold my fists together.

Zhang Mang noticed Fan Chu behind Chen Ci, his brows twitched, and he took a deep breath, "My son-in-law, this is... isn't this the champion of martial arts in Tai'an's 20 years, Coach Fan?"

"Hahaha, that's right." Chen Ci never thought that Fan Chu would be so well known.

He originally thought that the influence of Wu Zhuangyuan was only near the capital, and most spread in the Zhongzhou area.

But what Chen Ci didn't know was that since the reign of Tai'an to the present, there have been only four champions in martial arts, and Fan Chu is the last one. No.1, the military champion in the fifth year of Tai'an, named Yan Dong, from Jizhou, is now the Minister of the Ministry of War.The second person, the champion of martial arts in Tai'an for ten years, named Yu Ran, from Wanzhou, is now the commander of the 15 palace guards; It is directly under the governor of Beimo Military Mansion.

It can be said that the gold content of the champion of martial arts is extremely high, which is not only reflected in martial arts, but also in military philosophy. If it weren't for Fan Chu's personality that could not adapt to politics, and the fact that His Majesty the Emperor had been ill in bed for the past two years and ignored the government, Fan Chu would never Bad luck is also the governor and general who dominates one side alone, and that is the feudal official who was awarded the big ruby.

Zhang Mang breathed a sigh of relief, and said with emotion: "My son-in-law is really a god, no wonder he has such courage and courage to go up to Shanqi, even such a hero is willing to follow around."

Chen Ci chuckled and said, "It's all the influence of my parents, it has nothing to do with me."

When Fan Chu heard this, although he didn't speak, he just pursed his lips.

After a group of people entered the big tent, soldiers brought up to roast the whole lamb, some wine, and fresh melons and fruits.

Zhang Mang sat in the main seat, Yu Xiong and Chen Ci were in the guest seats, and Fan Chu was also in the seat.

Although Chen Ci promised the princess not to drink today, but now that the knife is on her neck, she has no choice but to drink. After seeing the commander of the army with the word 'mang', if she doesn't return to drink, wouldn't it be a shame for others?
"General Zhang just came back?" Chen Ci noticed that Zhang Mang was not wearing armor, his arms were bare, and he looked dusty. The most important thing was that he still had many fresh scars on his body.

"Yes." Zhang Mang filled himself with wine, drank it down, cut the meat with a saber, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed, "I don't know, I went to Suzhou City a month ago, halfway I was also ambushed inexplicably, and I haven't found out who attacked me, I don't know if it was a bandit or a grassroots bandit."

"Suzhou?"

"Yeah, Suzhou, it's a long story. I was ordered by the King of Wu to inspect the warships handed over to the Suzhou Army Navy Fleet by the Dongying Hokkaido Military Mansion. Damn, I'm angry when I say it. These Japanese people really think I don’t understand ships, so they cut corners, the armed bows and crossbows on the battleships, what kind of junk, those Japanese are also thieves, and I ruthlessly slaughtered them for compensation.”

Chen Ci heard the words, and my heart skipped a beat.

He had long expected that the Japanese might tamper with the ordnance and warships, but he didn't expect it to come so soon?

This was discovered by Zhang Mang, so what didn't he discover?

But these words and statements cannot be stated clearly, because this kind of thing is very complicated. The military and Dongying people cooperate. Those old guys above must be shrewd.

Therefore, the statement was kept calm.

After drinking for three rounds, Chen Ci was a little overwhelmed, so he said that he was not in good health, and he had recently caught a cold, so he couldn't drink too much. At the same time, he was determined to exercise his alcohol capacity so that he would not be frightened next time.Knowing Chen Ci's drinking capacity, Yu Xiong hastily rescued him, saying that he should replace wine with tea.

Zhang Mang was a little displeased, but due to the status of the statement, he couldn't say anything.

He is a soldier, and he can't see that a man is bloodless. In his eyes, the standard to measure whether a man is bloody is to drink, and if he can drink, he is a real man.

"What's the reason for the son-in-law's visit?" Therefore, Zhang Mang didn't reveal his heart like he did at the beginning, and his tone became a little cold.

Chen Ci noticed Zhang Mang's change and was not angry, so he asked Fan Chu to take out the bundle of papers, and said, "General Zhang, this is the paper I made, do you have a look at it?"

Zhang Mang didn't even look at the bundle of papers, and said calmly, "My son-in-law has gone to the wrong place. My place is a military camp, not a school for studying."

Chen Ci gritted his teeth secretly, thinking that this person looked bold, but he didn't expect to be a bit small-minded.

It seems that this cooperation is going to fail.

Yu Xiong hurriedly laughed and got up to help the statement, and said nicely: "Brother, you don't understand, the son-in-law came to see us, of course he has his reasons, this paper may have other magical uses."

"Oh, please tell me, my son-in-law, what is the use of this thing in the military camp?"

Chen Ci nodded, and then patiently explained: "This paper has many uses. One, it can be used to wipe the door of the soul. It can be wiped very clean, avoiding peculiar smell, and it is a little more comfortable to use than leaves and dead wood; It can be used to make fire, and it can be used as a primer; third, it can be used to write documents and distribute to the whole army, which is more economical and reproducible than cloth and silk.”

After he finished speaking, Zhang Mang didn't respond, or he didn't listen at all, and he didn't look up until the statement was finished: "Oh, I'm sorry, I don't need it here, the son-in-law should go to another barracks to ask. "

Chen Ci's face darkened.

This piece of recklessness is a bit stubborn and narrow-minded.

Yu Xiong smiled awkwardly, stood up holding his fists together and said: "Brother, if this thing is really what the son-in-law said, it is a good thing, brother, you..."

"I said, I don't need it. If the son-in-law has nothing else to do, see off the guests." Zhang Mang also stood up, drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and then put it heavily on the table.

"Snapped"

Yu Xiong was a little anxious.

Chen Ci narrowed his eyes, this was the first time in the past few days that he was rejected and ridiculed so unceremoniously.

"Brother..." Yu Xiong stopped Zhang Mang who wanted to leave.

Zhang Mang didn't turn his head back, and replied in a cold voice: "I am tired from the journey and injured again, let's see off the guests."

(End of this chapter)