King's Landing: This attack is about to ascend the throne

Chapter 27: The Mighty Military Gate

Seeing this scene, Anu couldn't help guessing that the third master and Engong were someone in the sedan chair.And he has already sold himself to them, maybe his life in the future will be to be a maid in a big mansion, serving those dignitaries and their wives and daughters.Thinking of this, Anu couldn't help sneering a few times.Even if the Golden Luanfeng Palace is close at hand, but he will never be able to have it.However, Anu changed his mind and thought again, as a lonely 13-year-old boy, what qualifications do he have to expect to sit in the Golden Luanfeng Palace.If you can be a servant girl in the Golden Luanfeng Palace, it is God's eyes!When Anu thought about it, he became worried again. If his benefactor hadn't appeared, what would he do? Should he go back to that dilapidated alley and live helplessly?

At this time, an eight-person sedan chair was carried past Anu's side, and suddenly stopped outside the gate of the mighty army.Anu quickly woke up from his chaotic thoughts.Unexpectedly, the eight-person sedan chair continued to move forward, and was carried into the gate of the mighty army.

Anu felt lonely for a while, but still stared hopefully at the eight-person sedan chair from afar.The scene that happened after that made Anu overjoyed. It turned out that after the eight-person sedan passed through the mighty military gate, it stopped again.What surprised Anu even more was that after the eight people got off the sedan chair, a middle-aged man in official uniform got off the sedan chair.

Anu rubbed his eyes, and took a closer look, and it turned out to be Lord Engong.When he was excited, Anu saw Lord Engong waving at him.

Then, Anu's benefactor is called Zhongju by the third master, who is this person wearing official uniform at this time?It turned out that his surname was Zhang, his first name was Zijun, and Zhongju was his name.And that third master is the former Fujian Observation Envoy, and later the mighty army Jiedu Envoy. His surname is Wang and his name is Shenzhi.

Zhang Zijun has a very high moral character since he was a child, he is open-minded and generous, studious and tireless.Respect the elders at home and live in harmony with the nine clans.On the outside, the most important thing is friendship with friends, and they pay attention to loyalty.At that time, there was a rich man named Lian Shi in the village, who respected people with profound knowledge. After learning about Zhang Zijun's talents, he voluntarily betrothed his daughter Lian to Zhang Zijun as his wife.Since Zhang Zijun and his wife got married, the husband and wife have treated each other with respect and intimacy. With the passage of time, the relationship between the couple has become better and better every year.

At first, Zhang Zijun didn't care about his career in the officialdom, he didn't intend to be an official and lived in seclusion in the village, but his character and virtuous ability were spread in the world through the mouths of the people.Soon, Huang Chao raised an uprising, and the military troops stationed in various places took the opportunity to fight for the territory.Among them, many who heard about Tai Fu's reputation sent envoys to recruit Zhang Zijun, but Zhang Zijun was always generous by nature, and refused to be an official because he did not want to be restricted by being an official.

During the Tianyou period of Tang Dynasty, Wang Shenzhi, the mighty Jiedu envoy stationed in Fuzhou, was very popular among the people.Wang Shenzhi paid tribute to all those who came to seek refuge, and gave alms to the people who fled.After Zhang Zijun heard his name, he admired Wang Shenzhi's character very much, and had the idea of ​​defecting to Wang Shenzhi.

Therefore, Taifu Gong drew up three strategies of war: "Battle Strategy", "Attack Strategy" and "Defense Strategy".The night before his departure, he and his wife climbed to Zhangjialing, set up an altar on the top of the mountain, burned incense and prayed to the heavens to predict the luck of the trip.Suddenly, the place where the altar was set up for burning incense was cracked, a clear spring gushed out, and a clear lake suddenly appeared on the top of the mountain.Zhang Zijun said to his wife: "This is an express message from God to me. This trip will be auspicious, and my ambition will definitely come true."

The next day, he bid farewell to his wife and went straight to Fuzhou to ask for the Jiedu envoy of the mighty army, and offered "three strategies".The Jiedu envoy was overjoyed, held Zhang Zijun's hand tightly, and said repeatedly: "It's so late to meet each other!" Zhang Zijun was placed in the mansion that night and treated favorably.At dawn on the second day, the Jiedu envoy immediately announced to the imperial court, please appoint Zhang Zijun as the important task, and the imperial court will grant the official appointment, and immediately confer the title of governor of Gaozhou governor and inspector.

Therefore, people who know Zhang Zijun respectfully call him Zhang Taifu.

Three days ago, although Taifu Zhang asked Anu to wait for him at the mighty military gate at Chenshi today, in the past three days, after careful thinking, Taifu Zhang felt that something was wrong, so he didn't take this matter to heart superior.

For one thing, the reason Taifu Zhang made that decision that day was because he had a flash of inspiration at that time, and thought that Master Jiedushi was busy with all kinds of affairs, but there was no comfortable maid by his side.Anu is sensible and well-versed in etiquette, if he is raised up and served beside Jiedu Envoy, Taifu Zhang thinks that he may be able to relieve his fatigue.However, in Taifu Zhang's eyes, Anu was just a little boy who hadn't grown up yet, about the same age as his own children.Thinking of this, Zhang Taifu couldn't bear it anymore.

Second, Taifu Zhang thought that the little boy's words of gratitude were just words, and he might change his mind after he took the money and went home.On this point, Zhang Taifu was really wrong. He didn't expect that although Anu was still a little boy, he would really repay his kindness and keep his promise.

Three years later, Zhang Taifu also thought that even if the little boy came to Weiwujunmen to wait for him as promised, he would choose to turn a blind eye.Because he knew in his heart that Lord Jiedushi was surrounded by a place of dragons' ponds and tigers' dens, if he really sent Anu into it, he would push him into this abyss with one hand.

Therefore, Zhang Taifu decided that if he abided by this agreement, it might not be a good thing for the little boy.After thinking about it this way, Zhang Taifu put this matter behind him, regardless of whether Anu went to the mighty military gate as promised.

However, at today's hour, when Zhang Taifu passed the mighty military gate in a sedan chair with eight people, he still subconsciously glanced outside the sedan chair a few times.Perhaps, he just wanted to make sure that the little boy would come here to wait for him as promised.

Sitting in the sedan chair, Zhang Taifu looked around the windows on the left and right for a while, as if he was secretly doing something wrong.How he wished at this moment that the little boy would not appear in front of his eyes.But under the corner of the wall in front of the gate of the mighty army, Zhang Taifu still saw Anu's figure reluctantly.

Anu's anxious and hesitant look made Taifu Zhang hesitate whether to give up the decision he had made.He stopped the bearer, and sat quietly in the sedan chair thinking for a few seconds.Zhang Taifu is so old, he has never been so entangled in one thing, it's like asking him to do a bad thing for the first time, and his heart is full of struggles.

Forget it, unable to think of a result, Zhang Taifu simply kept his previous decision.He told the bearers to move on.At this moment, he noticed the loneliness and anxiety in the little boy's eyes.

The sedan chair continued to move forward, passing through the mighty military gate.Taifu Zhang continued to look at the window behind him.The little boy was still watching his sedan chair unswervingly.Zhang Taifu seems to have seen an unusual gaze, which is a gaze that is always hopeful in the face of adversity.

At this moment, Zhang Taifu changed his mind.He stopped the bearer again and got off the sedan chair.Zhang Taifu stepped out of the sedan chair and waved to Anu outside the gate of the mighty army.

When Anu recognized that it was Engong waving to him, he was ecstatic, and hurried all the way to Engong, saying:

"Anu greets Lord Engong." After speaking, he was about to kneel down to salute, but was supported by Zhang Taifu's hands in time.

"Miss Anu, you don't need to be too polite. You and I are destined. From now on, you don't need to call me Mr. Engong. My surname is Zhang, and my official position is Taifu. You can just call me Mr. Taifu." Zhang Taifu said.

"Yes, Master Taifu." Anu said.

"Well, come with me, let's talk while walking." Zhang Taifu said, and ordered the bearers to leave on their own, and he and Anu walked towards the gate of the Dudu's mansion together.

"Has your mother's funeral been taken care of?" Zhang Taifu asked.

"Thank you for your concern, my mother has been buried in the ground." Anu replied.

"Why did you come to the mighty military gate as promised? Are you really going to sell your freedom?" Taifu Zhang asked not politely.

"Master Taifu, although I, Anu, is young, I still know how to repay kindness and do what I say. Of course I think freedom is very important, but how can I become a person who keeps his word and knows nothing for the sake of freedom? A person who does not repay favors." Anu said plausibly, not like a 13-year-old girl anymore.

"That's very good, let me ask you, do you know what gate is guarded by heavy soldiers in front?" Zhang Taifu asked again.

"Anu has never been here before, so I don't know." Anu replied honestly.

"That gate is called Dudu's Mansion Gate, have you heard?"

"Anu heard from my mother that the Governor's Mansion is an important military and political center in Fuzhou."

"It's true, but it's not true."

"Please enlighten me, Master Taifu."

"In the 13th year of Tang Kaiyuan, Fuzhou was promoted to the governor's mansion. In the fourth year of Tang Qianning, Fuzhou was promoted to the mighty army. But the former Xuanwu Army Jiedushi, and later the Liang Wang Zhu Wen, now shamelessly usurp the Tang Dynasty and change the name of the country. Daliang, the Tang Dynasty has been declared dead. This Dudu’s Mansion is not the original Dudu’s Mansion. Do you know what is inside the gate of this Dudu’s Mansion?”

"Anu heard from others that it is the residence of Lord Jiedushi of the mighty army."

"That's right. Let me ask you, would you like to be a maid?"

"Since you've sold yourself, you're going to be a cow or a horse, and Anu has no complaints."

"That's quite a good point. If you are asked to serve His Excellency in the mansion of Lord Jiedushi in the future, are you mentally prepared? Do you know what kind of place it is?"

"Anu doesn't understand, so I ask Master Taifu to give you some pointers." As Anu said, he knelt down in front of Zhang Taifu.He knew in his heart that he had met a great nobleman.

Zhang Taifu held Anu up, with a knowing smile on his face.

Zhang Zijun said:

"You don't need to be impatient. When the arrangements are made in the future, it won't be too late for me to take you into the palace. Today you can go to my official residence first. Can you find Zunyifang?"

"I know, when you go to West Lake, you have to pass through Zunyifang."

"Well, I still have something to do to go to the mansion of Lord Jiedushi. You take my token and go to the chapter house in Zunyifang by yourself. My wife, Mrs. Lian, has gone back to her hometown to pay respects to her ancestors, so you can only go to see me Mrs. Huang in the concubine. Although he wrote tricky and rude, as long as he sees this token, he will settle you down."

"Yes, Anu thanked Master Tai Tuo."

After saying goodbye, Anu watched Taifu Zhang walk into the gate of Dudu's Mansion.He looked inside the mansion gate a few times, as if he was eager to see what the magnificent Jinluanfeng Hall looked like.

Anu listened to Zhang Taifu's words, turned around and walked out of the mighty military gate, and walked towards Zunyifang in the direction of West Lake.

The area around Zunyifang is the official residence of senior officials.Anu walked all the way and saw Huang's house, Xu's house and Weng's house.

After that, Anu saw Zhang Zhai.

There are soldiers guarding the gate of Zhang’s house. Anu took out the token from Taifu Zhang, handed it to the guarding soldier, and said:

"Brother, Master Taifu asked me to come to Mrs. Huang. This is a token."

The soldier took the token and said:

"You wait here, I will report."

After a while, the soldier came out and said:

"Mrs. Huang is busy in the back bedroom. Come in with me and wait in the front hall."