A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 62 Speak with Facts

"Come on, brother Wang, I passed by my Dongjiazhuang, so I went in and sat down. Today, the two brothers had a few drinks, and they will not return when they are not drunk."

Wang Dou brought Han Chao, Zhong Tiaoyang and Zhang Gui back from Shunxiang Fort with Zhang Gui. When they passed by Dongjiazhuang, Zhang Gui greeted Wang Doudao loudly.

Both Zhang Gui and Wang Dou had a bad expression on their faces. Shun Xiangbao's trip made both of them feel bad.

In defense of Lord Xu's death, officials of all sizes from Shun Township Fort went to the mourning hall to pay respects, Wang Dou and Zhang Gui were no exception.It can be seen that Xu Zhongjun has a wide range of friends, not only the state city, but even many officials from the Acropolis have come.Xu Zucheng, the integrity officer of Baoanzhou City, also came in person, and shed tears in front of the mourning hall, which made Xu's family cry even more.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Fu Mingqi, a Confucian scholar in Baoanzhou, also came and sent a handwritten elegiac couplet and a mourning poem in front of the mourning hall, which made all the warriors envious.

Although he has not been formally appointed, Du Zhen already regards himself as the defense officer of Shun Township Fort. These days, he is in charge of all the affairs of Shun Fort, even Xu Zhongjun's funeral is handled by him.In this regard, Du Zhen did a good job, handling everything in an orderly manner, which made Xu Zucheng nod when he saw it, and greatly appreciated Du Zhen's ability.

In Xu Zucheng's view, Xu Zhongjun has always been his confidant, and Du Zhen was single-handedly promoted by Xu Zhongjun, so he is naturally regarded as a member of his own family. He is usually respectful and polite to him, and he should have a lot of money during the New Year's Eve.Shun Township Fort is in Du Zhen's hands, and indirectly, it is also in his own hands.In his mind, this Du Zhen is already the best candidate to take over Shun Xiangbao.

In Shunxiang Fort, Xu Zucheng saw Wang Dou who came to pay homage. He admired this young man very much, and he greatly comforted him at that time.At that time, Du Zhen was also by Xu Zucheng's side, and praised Wang Dou for a while in front of Xu Zucheng.However, he looked at Wang Dou's sinister eyes intentionally or unintentionally. Although Wang Dou's face was calm, his heart was dark.

When Zhang Gui saw Xu Zucheng, he naturally tried his best to curry favor with the lord of integrity, but it can be clearly seen that although lord of integrity Xu is also kind to him, he is far from being as close to Du Zhen. expensive.

Coupled with Du Zhen's intentional or unintentional negligence towards Zhang Gui, and his haughty look in front of him, Zhang Gui was filled with resentment.

Xu Zucheng, Fu Mingqi and others went back that day, while Wang Dou, Zhang Gui and other officers of the Shun Township Fort stayed in the fort for several days.

In the past few days, Wang Dou can say that life in Shun Township Castle is extremely difficult, not to mention that Du Zhen is sullen to him every day, but he has a group of close subordinates, such as Du Gong, Xiao Daxin, Wu Shan and others, every time they see each other Wang Dou is always eccentric and sarcastic.There are also Zhouzhuang, Huzhuang, the village chiefs of Chafangbao Jibao, Najia Duonan, Lu Xianyang, Zhang Shutang and others, they are also full of gleeful expressions when they see Wang Dou, and gossip from time to time.

Although Wang Dou was calm in front of others, his heart was already raging with anger.

For Du Zhen's relatives, such as Du Gong and Wu Shan, as well as Jia Duonan, Lu Xianyang, Zhang Shutong and other subordinates, I can understand that they feel disgusted with themselves, after all, I have had interests with them However, Xiao Daxin, the officer of the Dongjiazhuang sub-team, also spoke sarcasticly to him, and Wang Dou felt a little strange.

It seems that Xiao Daxin has been indifferent to himself since the end of last year when the bandits were suppressed.Maybe he simply doesn't like himself, or maybe it's jealousy. It's the most unreasonable thing for one person to feel bad for another person.

Several days in Shunxiang Fort, several of Wang Dou's followers were also provoked one after another. Han Chao and Zhong Tiaoyang could still maintain restraint, but Gao Shiyin and Han Zhong were furious, relying on Wang Dou to stop them In order to prevent accidents, Wang Dou first sent Han Zhong and Gao Shiyin back to Jingbian Fort.

After a few days in Shunxiang Fort, both Wang Dou and Zhang Gui were full of anger, and the future was unpredictable, so it's no wonder they were in a better mood.

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At this time, after hearing Zhang Gui's words, Wang Dou was also depressed, and he did not shirk, so he followed Zhang Gui and others into Dongjiazhuang.

A pot of mutton, several bowls of side dishes for wine, and a pot of dirty wine, Wang Dou and Zhang Gui sat at the table and drank.As for Han Chao and Zhong Tiaoyang, they drank and ate meat with Zhang Tanggong, the leader of Zhang Gui's family Ding team, at another table.

Meat is good meat, wine is strong wine, Zhang Gui shouted: "Drink, I won't go home if I don't get drunk today."

Wang Dou also needed strong wine to quench his anger, he also shouted: "Drink it, drink it, let's get drunk today!"

The two drank wine in big bowls, and drank a few pots in the blink of an eye.

The more Zhang Gui drank, his face became redder, his eyes were bloodshot, while Wang Dou's eyes became sharper the more he drank, but his face turned very blue.

Suddenly Zhang Gui put the wine bowl on the table, with a loud noise, the wine on the bowl spilled a large piece.The noise made Han and North Koreans at the neighboring table see that Zhang Tanggong waved his hand, and they continued to drink and eat meat.

Zhang Gui's face was flushed, and the short beard on his cheeks seemed to be stretched out. With red eyes, he cursed loudly: "Du Zhen, what is he? A villain!"

He shouted loudly: "Ingratitude, you bastard, without Mr. Xu, would he be where he is today?"

"Master Xu promoted him. Let's see how he treated Mr. Xu in the past. Now that Mr. Xu is dead, he can't wait to start plundering the land property of the orphans and widows of the Xu family!"

Wang Dou was surprised when he heard this, it was the first time he had heard the news.If so, Du Zhen is too much.

Zhang Gui sneered and said: "In the past, when he was a member of a hundred households, he held the position of a team officer. He was like a dog in front of others, and he was respectful in front of me. Now that he has developed, he has become arrogant like a dog. .

This seems to involve the old grievances between Zhang Gui and Du Zhen, Wang Dou just listened quietly.

Zhang Gui became angrier as he spoke, and he shouted: "God is so unfair. In terms of qualifications, I am older than Du Zhen, and in terms of ability, I am no worse than him. Why can Du Zhen be the defender and I can't? "

He shouted: "I dare not say how I will manage Shun Township Castle after I become a defender, at least I won't be as narrow-minded as Du Zhen!"

Zhang Guidao: "People like Brother Wang, if I become a defense officer, I will definitely use them again. Needless to say, the position of the team officer of Dongjiazhuang is yours, and the head of the Jingbian Fort is also the same. Now you can There are few people in charge, and my brother can rest assured that Dongjiazhuang will be handed over to my brother!"

Wang Dou said quietly: "I support you, brother!"

It can also be seen from Zhang Gui's words that everyone has a different mentality. After knowing Wang Dou's strength, Zhang Gui's first reaction was to double down on wooing, while Du Zhen suppressed and weakened.

Zhang Guihong focused his eyes, his mouth smelled of alcohol, he said in a low voice: "Brother, brother will reveal another piece of news to you, you have to be prepared."

Wang Dou said, "What news?"

Zhang Gui said in a low voice: "I have received the exact news. After a while, after Du Zhen officially takes office, the first thing he will do is to transfer you away from Jingbian Fort, and his new brother-in-law Wu Shan will be in charge. The head of Jingbian Fort."

Wang Dou was taken aback, and the Han and Chao people over there also stood up when they heard it.

Wang Dou quickly calmed down, and he signaled Han Chao and the others to stay calm, and said calmly, "Is what Brother Zhang said true?"

Seeing that Wang Dou calmed down so quickly, Zhang Gui secretly admired him. He sneered and said, "Then Du really thought that Shun Township Fort was made of an iron bucket. I don't think there are people from me over there. You don't have to doubt it, brother. It’s true, you have to be mentally prepared.”

According to what Zhang Gui said, in the past, all the officials in these forts were afraid to avoid it, but now Jingbian Fort has developed and has a large population and land, but everyone covets it. Regardless of oil and water, Du Zhen's family can also seriously attack Wang Dou's power, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Besides, it turned out that Wu Shan had a grudge against Wang Dou, and he was the governor of Jingbian Fort, so he felt the pleasure of revenge, didn't he?

Murderous intent flashed in Wang Dou's mind, this Jingbian Fort was his own painstaking efforts, it was his last bottom line, anyone who wanted to move Jingbian Fort would have to exchange his life for it.

He played with the wine bowl for a long time, and finally said: "Thank you brother for telling me the news."

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After leaving the Hundred Households Office in Dongjiazhuang, Han Chao and Zhong Tiaoyang anxiously wanted to say something, Wang Dou waved his hands and said, "Let's go back first."

He said to Han Chao: "Brother Han, take some people to Shun Township Castle to find out if the news is true."

Han and North Korea solemnly agreed.

A few days later, rumors continued to spread that Du Zhen, the interim defense officer of Shunxiang Fort, said that Wang Dou, the officer in charge of Jingbian Fort, was outstanding, and that he intended to be promoted and reused, and he could be transferred to Huiyao Fort as a team officer. Wang Youjin, the post team officer of Huiyaobao, has other uses.

The military households in the Jingbian Fort also heard some gossip, everyone was flustered, they had just lived a good life under the leadership of Wang Dou, if Wang Dou was transferred, what would they do?Who knows what the new Shangguan is like.

People in the fort were panicked. These days, the official hall of the General Banner was full of military households in the fort who came to inquire about the news.Wang Dou is just a small and large military household in the comfort fortress, and the rumors he said are not credible. As the head of Jingbian Fort, he will always be their head.

Wang Dou asked them to just live and farm in the castle with peace of mind, and asked Qi Tianliang to lead everyone to continue the autumn sowing without interruption.

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On the day of August 22, Han Zhong and Gao Shiyin also came in a hurry, asking if the news from Wang Douna Shun Castle was true?

Seeing that Han Chao had come back from Shun Township Castle, Wang Dou summoned some of his confidants to discuss the matter.

In Wang Dou's study room, Han Zhong, Qi Tianliang, Yang Tong, Gao Shiyin, and Zhong Tiaoyang were all sitting upright, listening to Han Chao report what he had learned from Shunxiang Fort.

The few people in the study are Wang Dou's decisive confidantes in Jingbian Fort. As for Zhong Rong, he is a scholar, and some things are inconvenient for him to hear.There are also Wang Tianxue and Li Maosen in the castle, they are not yet part of Wang Dou's inner circle.

Han Chao said: "I went to Shunbao for a few days. According to the information I heard, Mr. Zhang Gui said it was indeed true. I once heard that Wu Shan's opponent at the tea shop said that he would soon Transfer to Jingbianbao to serve as the head of the village. When the time comes, everyone will be transferred together, and everyone will eat and drink spicy food. The young one also heard that Wu Shan proudly said that the adults offended him in the past, and now it is retribution and punishment. He can't wait to see the day of the transfer. How does your lord look like..."

There was a loud bang, but it was Han Zhong who kicked the chair in front of him away. The chair hit the wall and fell apart immediately.

He shouted and cursed: "Then what is Wu Shan? Dedicating his own sister to Du Zhen as a concubine, he became Du Xiaoer's personal follower, and he is also worthy to be the head of Jingbian Fort? This coward I wanted to beat him that day, what kind of bird is he, we have worked so hard, and he dares to pick peaches?"

Yang Tong and Qi Tianliang also shouted to Wang Dou: "My lord, this Jingbian Fort is our hard work, brick by brick, every mu of land, we have worked hard to build it. If we transfer it away, what will happen?" It's gone, my lord, think of a way."

Zhong Tiaoyang sat silently, just looking at Wang Dou above him, and Gao Shiyin next to him unexpectedly did not speak, but had a ferocious expression, not knowing what he was thinking.

Wang Dou sat peacefully, everyone below shouted for a long time, and finally they all quieted down, just looking at Wang Dou to see what he did.In Jingbian Fort, Wang Douxiang is everyone's backbone, and they only hope that Wang Dou can come up with an idea.

Wang Dou said lightly: "It's not impossible!"

Holding the porcelain cup in his hand, he stood up as if nothing had happened.

He walked back and forth in the study for a few steps, and suddenly sneered: "Then Du really thinks that I, Wang Dou, are a generation to be rubbed by others."

With a crisp sound, it was actually Wang Dou who pinched the porcelain cup in his hand wrongly. Due to the excessive force, a few pieces of porcelain even penetrated deeply into the flesh, and blood flowed out.

Wang Dou looked down at his hands for a while, then he raised his head, his eyes were gloomy and cold: "I will prove to him with facts that he is wrong!"

(End of this chapter)