The Soldier of the Red Mansion

Chapter 11: General Wang Seeking Fame
Boats in the rivers are waiting to enter the canal.

At the water gate of Yizhen, both sides are crowded with ships waiting to pass through the sluice. If you are unlucky, you may have to wait for ten days or half a month. The ships are full of cargo and the ship owners dare not get off the ship easily. They eat and live on the river.

The passengers on the boat, the passengers waiting to cross the river, the vendors doing business on the shore, the prosperity that seems to have no end on both sides of the river.

Dantukou.

The restaurants along the river were full of passing guests, and large ships were constantly coming and going at the ferry.

There is a City God Temple a few miles away.

Even though it is not the temple season yet, the City God Temple is still full of people, including vendors doing business, strangers on the road, horsemen and porters, monks and Taoists, as well as women and children.

The restaurant charges money, but the City God Temple doesn’t.

Many people come to the City God Temple to spend the night, finding a corner to spend the night.

"In the Battle of Nantong, 1,500 Wang's troops faced 2,000 Japanese pirates. Guess what the outcome was?"

Crowd of people.

People from all over the world gathered together.

"Of course Wang's army won the battle. Is there any need to guess?" Some people around disagreed.

It would not be a miracle if Wang's army won the battle, but it would be a miracle if Wang's army lost the battle.

The man was not angry at being ridiculed, but smiled smugly and said, "If it were just a victory, I wouldn't be embarrassed to talk about it alone."

"According to what you said, is there anything else strange?"

Someone around asked curiously.

The man smiled and said, "Victory and defeat are common in the military. Winning a battle is not surprising. What is surprising is that the Wang family army defeated two thousand Japanese pirates with only three of their own men dying. Ladies and gentlemen, don't you think it's surprising?"

"real or fake?"

"Strange, more than strange, it's really strange."

Everyone was shocked.

Some people are very skeptical.

The man laughed again and said, "True can't be false, false can't be true. This matter is known to everyone in Nantong. The people in the city saw it with their own eyes. How can I be so full of nonsense? I also passed by Nantong City and heard the people there tell me about it."

"The Wang family army is truly remarkable."

"I heard that General Wang is only twenty-three or twenty-four years old. He is so young. If the court can make great use of General Wang, there is no need to worry about the Japanese pirates."

Only then did everyone believe it and praised it.

The Japanese pirates were brutal and everyone in the southeast hated them. When they heard that Wang's army was so brave, they all felt very happy.

When going out, he relies on friends. That person is obviously good at dealing with things. He takes the opportunity to greet and get to know the people around him. The people around him also respect him and introduce themselves to each other, which is quite lively.

There are always people who are dissatisfied with others.

Suddenly, a man sneered, "If everyone were like the Wang family army, the Great Zhou would be finished."

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings quickly became quiet.

The man turned around, looked at the man, and then said with a smile: "Where do you come from, brother?"

The man didn't care about the angry looks around him, and said confidently, "As for the Nantong you mentioned, what a coincidence! I also happen to know how much silver the Japanese pirates stole after entering the city, burning and killing people for half a day. Did the Wang family army return it to the people?"

The man froze.

Everyone was confused.

The man mocked even more, "Hundreds of thousands of taels of people's blood and sweat, how could the Wang family army not fight for their lives? If everyone is like the Wang family army, the people will be miserable. From now on, officers and soldiers should all learn from the Wang family army, first waiting for the Japanese pirates to massacre the city, and then rob the silver from the Japanese pirates."

Everyone's expression changed, and the man was speechless.

"Fuck your mother's fart."

At this time, a young man stood up and cursed: "General Wang received news of the Japanese invasion and learned that the pirates were attacking Nantong City. He immediately ordered the entire army to march out. It took only two days to reach Nantong. Once in Nantong, the entire army, regardless of fatigue, directly joined the battle."

The army took only two days to travel the 200 miles from Yangzhou to Nantong.

People couldn't help but count them. Some expressed admiration, some didn't understand the reason, and some just thought the speed was very fast.

The young man continued, "The Wang family army did seize a lot of supplies, but they returned them to the people. As for the silver, how did the Wang family army know which people it belonged to? Of course, they returned it to the officials and gentry, who then distributed it. What did the Wang family army do wrong?"

The crowd listened to the young man's words with such detail and confidence, as if they had seen it with their own eyes, that they had no doubts. In addition, everyone had always believed in Wang Jiajun, so many people cheered.

The young man then sat back down again.

But the man has been traveling around the world for many years, so how could the young man be his opponent? The man sneered and said, "It seems that you are a soldier of the Wang family army."

When everyone heard this, they looked at him in surprise.

The Wang family army has extremely strict military discipline.

Soldiers were usually not allowed to leave the camp, and those who left the camp were not allowed to wear military uniforms, so they were only heard of but not seen in person. Everyone was curious and watched, wondering if the Wang family army looked like this.

It turned out that the man also opened his eyes wide to look.

He is just an ordinary young man, but I feel he is amazing. I don’t know if it is because of his reputation.

The young man stood up and, noticing the other party's unfriendly tone, said calmly, "I'm still here, and I'm Wang Jiajun!"

"it is good."

"hero."

Cheers immediately rang out from all around, and some people glared at the man.

The man continued to sneer, "I just want to ask you, did you get any money from Nantong?"

The young man was stunned.

The man took the opportunity to step forward, even more aggressively, and asked again, "Why, you don't dare to speak? In front of everyone, in front of the statue of the City God, tell me whether you got any money from Nantong."

"Have."

The young man couldn't help but take a step back and spoke truthfully.

"How much did you get?"

The young man gritted his teeth.

The atmosphere around him suddenly stopped and was no longer as strong as before.

Many people were also greatly disappointed.

Seeing that the young man didn't say anything, the man didn't stop there. He said contemptuously, "If you don't dare to say it, I will say it for you."

Everyone around pricked up their ears, even the first man looked curious. "If you were just an ordinary soldier in the Wang family army, you would have 20 strings of cash, and everyone would have 20 strings of cash."

"Twenty strings of cash?"

"hiss."

There was a gasp of air all around.

They couldn't even afford a large bunk bed, and had to squeeze into the temple for a place to stay. They had to travel all year round, and with bad luck, they might die in a foreign land at any time. They dared not spend a penny, and could not guarantee that they could save twenty strings of money in a year.

The way everyone looked at the young man was different. There was no longer the love they had just had, and they even looked at him with some contempt.

The man finally sneered, "Even your soldiers are so rich. Is the so-called General Wang just seeking fame and reputation, or is he just ambitious? In the end, the law of nature will come and he will get what he deserves."

"Ugh."

"What a pity."

"Pooh."

Sighs and curses.

The young man was furious.

He took a step forward, his eyes fierce.

Staring at the man fiercely.

"You can insult me, but how dare you insult my general? I can bear it if you insult me, but if you insult my general, I will take your head today."

"How dare you kill people in public?"

The man glared back.

"If I kill you, I will go to the government office and take responsibility for my crime."

The young man actually took out a sharp blade from his arms.

Only then did everyone panic.

"Don't be angry, kid."

“When you are out and about, be patient and you will be in peace.”

"It's not necessary."

Seeing that the young man was jealous, the people around him did not dare to step forward and tried to comfort him from afar.

The man was also a little scared, the young man's eyes were too fierce.

The young man did not stop there. He walked up to the man, grabbed his collar, and really wanted to attack him.

"Cough cough."

"stop."

Three figures appeared at the door. The one in the middle wore a sun hat, a green gauze shirt, hemp shoes with straps, and a waist knife. He was dressed in an ordinary way. I took a look at him.

The sharp knife in the young man's hand fell to the ground.

The man in green gauze glared at the young man. The young man who was fearless just now actually knelt on one knee in public.

"What are you doing? Go home."

The man in green gauze cursed and left.

Two people followed closely around him.

The young man actually cried, wiped his tears, picked up the sharp blade on the ground and hid it in his arms again. Without even looking at the people around him, he strode away, leaving everyone looking at each other in bewilderment.

"General Wang."

"That man is General Wang."

Some people wake up.

After he said that, everyone guessed what was going on and rushed to the door. However, there was no one outside and only the sound of horses' hooves could be heard in the distance.

"General Wang, if you reveal your whereabouts, will people guess what's going on?"

The thatched house next to the City God Temple.

Someone at the window looked away, with some displeasure in his eyes. They had originally met secretly to discuss business, but ended up having it all for a small soldier. General Wang was not a good partner and cared too much about his reputation.

"Second Master, if the Master knew about this, he would definitely be unhappy."

The eldest master didn't show up, but asked the second master to do so because he didn't want others to know.

Qi Yinghao drank by himself.

Ignore the brothers' dissatisfaction.

After finishing the wine in the cup, Qi Yinghao stood up and said, "General Wang's virtue is something you rough men can't understand."

The people behind him were not angry even though they were ridiculed by their own second master.

"It seems that after only meeting once, our Second Master has been bewitched by General Wang."

"Who told us that our Second Master loves heroes the most?"

"General Wang is really not seeking fame. Think about it, if it were you, who could do better than him?"

"Everyone is leaving, and we don't know who will take over the soldiers' future. But General Wang still remembers to find a long-term livelihood for his men. The people outside may not know this, but you and I should know it."

"General Wang didn't keep any money for himself; he distributed it all to his subordinates and the people."

Everyone shut up.

Such a hero, no wonder the people don’t believe him.

There are actually people in the world who don’t love money.

Unfortunately.

In this world, good people don’t last long.

This is the case in the martial arts world, let alone the imperial court. There is no darkest place, and no place darker than this.

The men were in a low mood.

Some people felt sorry for General Wang, and some mocked him for being pedantic.

(End of this chapter)