The Soldier of the Red Mansion

Chapter 89 Who is the Fisherman?

The admiral went to the camp.

This place used to be called Jiedu Mansion, where Jiedushi Zhang Jing lived. After Zhang Jing lost his head, it was sent to the nine frontiers. The place has been empty for several years. Now it has a new owner, and there are guards everywhere, as well as clerks running around.

The garden has been renovated and looks brand new.

All kinds of furniture are also brand new.

"Zhu Sheren."

An official shouted in a low voice, his smiling faces huddled together, his feet tucked in, and his back bent as he walked into the room.

Several clerks stood next to Zhu Shenggong, with a pile of documents placed in front of them.

Hearing the voice, he looked up and recognized the official who came. With dissatisfaction on his face, he said in a businesslike manner: "I am the Secretary of the Central Secretariat. I am just observing the government in the Eastern Army. If you have any questions, please go to the Admiral."

The official turned a deaf ear to him and said with a flattering smile, "The Admiral is very busy, and I dare not disturb him. For minor matters, please let Zhu Sheren take charge."

Zhu Shenggong said unhappily, "This is against the rules."

"Rules only hinder one's work. A good official who truly gets things done won't care about rules. Everyone knows that Sheren Zhu is devoted to his work and puts the affairs of the court first. He doesn't care about rumors, and everyone admires him for that."

The official looked touched.

The surrounding officials also echoed.

Zhu Shenggong sighed, pointed at the official angrily, and said helplessly: "This won't happen again."

"I've been an official for many years, and it's only when I'm with Mr. Zhu that I can't help but speak my heart out." The official said admiringly, "There are so many mediocre officials in the world, lazy and neglectful, and their positions are gradually accumulating. Only Mr. Zhu is like a ray of light, daring to break the old rules and vigorously eliminate the accumulated abuses. He is truly a blessing to the world."

"I'm not afraid of offending people. I tell the truth."

The official showed no fear.

The officials around him all admired him.

Look at them, no wonder they are officials. They are just clerks. They are so shameless that they feel inferior to them.

Zhu Shenggong had heard similar words so many times that he couldn't tell the truth from the false, so he just laughed and cursed.

Another official hurried in and whispered something in Zhu Shenggong's ear. Zhu Shenggong raised his eyebrows and excitedly slammed the table. "I told you I wasn't mistaken. Everyone, please wait a moment. I'll be right back."

After saying this, he left without waiting for anyone's reaction.

The people around stopped the official and asked him about the matter.

Zhu Shenggong walked into his father's study next door. No one stopped him along the way. The admiral was meeting a guest in the study. Zhu Shenggong quietly walked behind his father and personally poured tea for the two of them. Seeing this, the guest said goodbye and left soon.

The admiral ordered Zhu Shenggong to see him off.

When Zhu Shenggong came back, Admiral Zhu Wei looked at his son with a gloomy face and blamed him.

"Why is it so urgent?"

"Father doesn't know that Wang Xin had a conflict with the Yingtian Camp in public." Zhu Shenggong explained in detail what had just happened on the street outside with great interest.

Zhu Wei finally regained his composure.

After a while.

Zhu Wei spoke slowly, "This boy is quite loyal and has lived up to my cultivation of him."

When the Beijing camp set out.

It was normal for various departments to ask for travel expenses and make many excuses. Even Zhu Wei had to accept it, but time waits for no one, and he could not allow his subordinates to ask for exorbitant amounts of money, because what was being distributed was the supplies of his own department.

He was responsible for dividing up everything that came into Dongying.

Of course, they are distributed to their own people.

The direct descendants eat the meat, and the rest of the people depend on whether they listen or not.

This boy is very obedient.

No swaying.

Positive attitude.

Zhu Wei pointed to the box behind him.

Zhu Shenggong ran to open it, and inside was a document from the Ministry of War. When he opened it, he saw that it was an appointment letter.

"When did the letter of appointment from the Ministry of War reach Father?"

Zhu Shenggong was full of admiration.

Zhu Wei smiled and said, "As long as the person is obedient, I will never treat him unfairly. If this boy had gone to see the Minister of War in Yingtian today, the appointment letter would not have reached him. Since he didn't see him, he can come to see me first, and then the appointment letter will reach him."

"Father's request is too high." "The Minister of War in Yingtian Prefecture is a disciple of the Prime Minister and holds great power. Who would dare to refuse? I think this boy can be of great use. Although he is a latecomer, it is not a bad idea to take him in as a direct descendant."

Zhu Shenggong has a good impression of Wang Xin.

Zhu Wei shook his head.

"Just watch."

You can know a person’s face but not his heart; you can only observe more.

The cost of training a dedicated team was too high. After spending so much effort, if they turned out to be ungrateful, wouldn't they be furious? Therefore, it was better to have less than enough, and it was better to let the supplies molder in the warehouse than to abuse them.

Knowing that his father's personality was difficult to persuade, Zhu Shenggong thought for a moment and said, "Son, go meet him."

Zhu Wei did not object.

When he arrived in Yingtian Prefecture and faced Zhang Jifu, he felt a lot of pressure. To be honest, it was inconvenient for him to offend the other party, but his own inconvenience did not affect the people below.

Unfortunately, few can remain steadfast.

On the contrary, it was this kid Wang Xin.

Zhu Wei couldn't help but nodded, it was indeed worth taking another look.

Not only did he bring the Eastern Army, he also drew a full 1,000 armored soldiers from the other three armies. Together with the 1,000 armored soldiers from his headquarters, there were a total of 2,000 armored soldiers, while the entire Beijing camp had only 4,000 armored soldiers.

Armored soldiers are the treasures of each army and will not be moved easily.

This time he brought two thousand armored soldiers, a total of thirty thousand cavalry, infantry and archers. In addition, he could mobilize troops from all over Jinling, opening up connections from top to bottom. Of course, he wanted to do his best to eliminate the Japanese pirates.

Instead of giving the credit to the Nanjing Minister of War, he himself led tens of thousands of Beijing troops, and ended up becoming a stepping stone for Zhang Jifu's success, allowing him to pacify the Japanese pirates and achieve complete success.

Then you won’t get anything.

Zhang Jifu.

You're going too far.

The local officials are so rude.

Disgust flashed in Zhu Wei's eyes.

Zhu Shenggong hated Zhang Jifu, but this man was too famous. Everyone knew that he was the disciple of the Prime Minister and had been trained as his successor for many years. Even his father had to stay away from the spotlight.

So after learning the news about Wang Xin, Zhu Shenggong was really happy.

So what if he is the Minister of War in Nanjing.

The Eastern Army belongs to the Zhu family, and no one can interfere.

The Beijing Camp's camp is in the east, the Yingtian Camp's headquarters is in the west, and the Eastern Army came to pick them up. Zhu Shenggong was also in the crowd. Someone noticed this and thought that this was a statement from the Admiral.

"When did this kid start to flatter the Admiral?"

in the crowd.

A young captain had a sullen expression on his face.

"We're back at headquarters, so be careful what you say."

Yan Zhongzheng reminded.

"I just don't like that kid. He's so lucky. He relies on his good family background to steal our credit. If it weren't for him." The captain gritted his teeth, with murderous eyes.

Yan Zhongzheng had no choice.

Zheng Ang is young and wants to take advantage of the opportunity of military training to get promoted.

For ordinary people like them who have no power or influence, the position of Qianzong is already the pinnacle. Unless there are other opportunities, it will be difficult to break through.

Unexpectedly, he was defeated by Wang Xin first.

Later, when an emergency occurred, the two of them did not refuse the admiral's request, but just wanted to take the opportunity to ask for more.

But a thief appeared in the middle.

Everyone asked for more supplies, but he was so anxious to fight the Japanese pirates, as if he was the only one who could do it.

"Forget it, he's not from our army, he's just the commander of the right army. Even if the admiral values ​​him now, he won't treat him as one of his own." Yan Zhongzheng consoled him and said, "Besides, Commander Wang has indeed won many great victories."

Zheng Ang sneered, "Anyone can write a victory report. If it were me, I would even write that 20,000 enemies were killed."

After saying this, he looked up to the sky and sighed, feeling that the world was unfair. He narrowed his eyes again, hiding the murderous intent in his heart.

(End of this chapter)