Chapter 159 Entourage

Probably because he was used to fighting abroad, Peng Shisan felt a little uncomfortable after returning to a safe place. Naturally, when he just returned to Nanjing that day, he suddenly encountered the King of Hengshan making a fuss in the British palace and was beaten for no reason.

Suddenly, this became something that bothered him. Although he was a manly man,

The most important thing for a husband is loyalty and commitment, but that loyalty is to the emperor and the British princes, not to an unruly and domineering royal family. Therefore, Zhang Fu asked him to follow Zhang Yue to Shandong to take office. He did not complain at all, but thought that it was very possible

Meeting that annoying King of Hengshan inevitably made him feel a little unhappy.

The generation of generals who followed Zhang Yu in the past were all killed in the Battle of Dongchang. Now Peng Shisan and other generals have followed him for many years and fought hard on the battlefield through wind and rain. Zhang Fu is not completely

He treated them not as servants but as robes. Therefore, after the last incident, he also tried to appease them, but it was difficult to say what was fair.

Watching Peng Shisan pack his bags this time, he saw that his confidant's face was always tense, so before sending him to the Zhang Mansion, he had to give a few more instructions.

"Thirteen, King Lu and King Zhao are both in Shandong, and there are many princes from that line. I know you are not willing to deal with those royal families. In fact, Brother Yue may not be happy either. Overt conflicts can be avoided.

Then hide, but if you encounter someone you can't hide from... you are a straightforward person, you can only use your fists, and let Brother Yue think about things with your brain. He is a person who protects your shortcomings and is absolutely unwilling to let you suffer."

Peng Shisan was determined not to expect that Zhang Fu would say this. He was stunned for a long time before bowing solemnly and deeply: "Don't worry, Commander, that's what I said - if Young Master Yue is even slightly injured, you can take it."

Go to my head!”

Seeing Peng Shisan leading eight strong servants to the stables in the south courtyard with murderous intent, Zhang Fu couldn't help but feel confused. How long had it been since he returned from the four expeditions to Jiaozhi? How long had it been since he had heard the title of Marshal? Now Jiaozhi has been rebelling again and again.

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Although Fengcheng Hou Li Bin can be regarded as a famous general, his methods are still more than a little worse than his. After all, this is a place where the people are dissatisfied. If a good general is chosen for Yongzhen like Mujiayongzhen in Yunnan, the situation should be much better.

There were many good horses from the north in the British Duke's Mansion, so Peng Shisan took the lead. Everyone selected a tall horse and left the British Duke's Mansion directly from the black oil gate of the stable. Now that spring is over, most of the sons have returned to their hometowns.

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The city of Beijing is still under construction, so there are not many pedestrians on this street. You can almost run without any scruples. Even so, Peng Shisan still worried about the pedestrians on the road and restrained the servants to stay.

Don't use any haste.

When they turned a corner, they were about to arrive at Zhang's Mansion. They thought there were many people here. Worried about meeting pedestrians or carriages, the originally speeding group slowed down even more. As a result, the sharp-eyed Peng Shisan happened to see two people walking in the opposite direction.

The person who came immediately pulled the reins, jumped off the horse, and greeted the two people with a smile.

"Master Xia, Master Wan!"

Wanshijie and Xia Ji will enter the Hanlin Academy tomorrow and officially begin their three-year career as Shujishi. Therefore, the originally planned farewell has to be cancelled. Today, they came here specially to bid farewell to Zhang Yue, and each of them gave ten symbolic gifts to him.

The ritual process of banknotes. These are all

It was Wansijie's proposal, and Zhang Yue accepted it with a smile. Neither of them were rich, and they were still tenants of Zhang Yue's third-in house in Xipailou Lane. They were also planning to do so at the moment.

Walking back on two legs, who would have expected that he would meet Peng Shisan.

"Lao Peng!" Wan Shijie saw that he had seen him before, and immediately stepped forward and said with a smile, "This time Yuan Jie is going to Shandong, none of us can be of much help. I heard that you are going with me, which is reassuring. Yuanjie is good at everything, but he doesn't show cruelty until the critical moment. You have to remind him that the world is about bullying, especially when you go to the local area to deal with local cowards. You have to be cruel when you should be cruel. Don't let others I thought you were easy to bully!"

Why didn't you say this to Zhang Yue? Peng Shisan was amused, so he nodded. He looked at Xia Ji, who was half a head shorter than Zhang Yue and even had a childish look on his face, and he sighed secretly. I breathed a sigh of relief - the strongest has its own strong hand, and such a little kid is actually a Tanhualang. Who would believe it?

"That's right, that's right. Yuan Jie is just too soft, which is fine in the capital. But when you go to the local area, you have to be ruthless!" Xia Ji didn't even look at Wansi Jie who nodded repeatedly, because he smiled again, "But you still have to tell me Yuanjie, don't be as careless as Brother Wan. A strong dragon can't suppress a local snake. If he doesn't know the details and rashly attacks local wealthy families, even if he has a British father, he will be unlucky. He must treat those people with both kindness and power... cough, Yuan Jie must know all this, let alone someone like you, Lao Peng, to help, so why should I talk?"

While he was talking, he casually grabbed Wansijie's sleeves, greeted Peng Shisan with a smile, picked up the people and left. Peng Shisan looked at the backs of the two people, and he felt angry and funny at the same time. He muttered: "Young Master Yue is very normal, but he has made such strange friends!"

He got back on his horse and ran for a while with the servants. Then he and everyone stopped at the east corner gate of Zhang's Mansion. At this time, the stewards had already come forward with the servants to greet them, and they made no secret of their toughness. The smelly man sent the horse in and took the horse to the stable to be cleaned. Several servants had to discuss it some more.

This time the Zhang family moved to Beijing from Henan. Those with young and old at home or who did not want to go with them all stayed in Kaifeng. Some looked after houses and some land was assigned to farms. All who followed were The whole family gave birth to a child in the Zhang family. They all showed envy when they mentioned that the old lady specially selected a eldest son and attendant for Zhang Yue this time.

A man in his early thirties with a black beard on his chin saw his companions having wild imaginations and laughed and said: "Don't think it's easy to get a job. The first thing you need to do is to choose a job officer from among the family members who have a job, and then you have to look at their moral character. Character is followed by talent, and first of all you must be able to read and write. People like us who are illiterate don’t even want to be a young master!”

Another young handyman who seemed to be full of news and moved at the slightest hint of news echoed, and also showed off: "Brother Qian is absolutely right. The person in charge of the door is Si Yan, that is, the door, and the person in charge of signing documents is After signing the pledge, the person responsible for guarding the warehouse is the Sicang, as well as the cook in charge of the kitchen, and the follower who specializes in running errands. Even though Liansheng Lianhu, the third young master, usually has his head held high, if he follows him, he will be a follower. You can’t do anything else!”

"According to Brother Qian and Brother Li, there seem to be very few servants who meet these requirements, and they may not be enough for the Third Young Master to handle!"

Brother Qian felt that he had gained some dignity when he was echoed, complimented and asked, so he laughed and cursed: "We don't have enough family members and the British government has already sent people here, even if there are not enough people to use it." , isn’t there also the Baoding Marquis Mansion? Don’t forget that our eldest lady is the little Marquis wife of the Baoding Marquis Mansion, so she is naturally dedicated to supporting her brothers.”

As they said, they are really selecting long-term followers. For Zhang Yue, this is undoubtedly a new thing. He has always thought that the so-called long-term followers are just servants. This is the first time he knows these things.

People have clear division of labor and clear responsibilities, and they can also help with official affairs. If it weren't for the fact that my uncle Zhang Xin left a lot of unused long-term followers when he went to Jiaozhi before, I'm afraid I would be even more stretched when choosing today. Even at this time, choosing

There were still five people who came out who were sent by the British government.

As soon as Peng Shisan came in, he saw that Mr. Gu was taking the examination for the juniors in person, and Zhang Zhuo and Zhang Yue were standing aside. He went up to see Li first, and then relayed Zhang Fu's words.

Mrs. Gu had recognized him before, so she could trust him. She also ordered the boy to move a stool for Peng Shisan to sit down. Seeing that he refused, she had no choice but to give up. The selection of the chief attendant today was originally Gao Quan's responsibility, but she thought

Zhang Yue was really worried about being too young, so he personally

She came forward. At this time, it was easy to pick out twenty people. She thought that Peng Shisan was going to Shandong with Zhang Yue. The little grandson himself was not easy to bully, so she was not worried about the slaves bullying the master then, but

The proper rules still needed to be explained, and they had to be lectured again.

After Gong sent his grandmother back to his room, Zhang Yue took Peng Shisan aside to discuss their departure tomorrow. When he mentioned that his father Zhang Zhuo was leaving Jiangning County Magistrate, he found that Peng Shisan was looking at him with strange eyes.

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"Young Master Yue, you and my uncle are from the south and the north. The officials in this department are really quite selfless in selecting officials!"

Since he was the head of the family, he was not afraid of taboos. He joked with a smile, and then remembered another thing that Xiyu ordered before leaving, and hurriedly said, "There is something I need to tell you. The boss of the Fang family is now

He no longer lives in the British mansion. It turned out that he was a relative of the madam. No matter how far away he was, as long as there was a reason, it would make sense to keep him. Who knew that the servants saw a few letters when they were cleaning up the house. That guy also had an extra mind.

, and took it to Madam."

Zhang Yue couldn't help but frown when he heard this. If it were him, which servant would dare to touch his things? It is said that servants of wealthy families are very clever, and now it seems to be true. So, he looked at Peng Shi doubtfully

Three, wait for him to continue.

"It was also under severe cross-examination by Madam that she found out that the two brothers' parents had died a few years ago. Because there was so little contact between the two parties, Madam didn't know. Fang Rui's judge was almost lost because of an incident before.

This time I came to participate in the examination through a favor from Shaanxi.

, but he failed to pass the exam, and the other party reported it, and the academic administration dismissed him in anger. In short, the wife was annoyed that he had concealed it before, and wanted to expel the two brothers, but he begged, the wife
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