C14 (1/2)
On the 6th of June, the Second Elder Brother Zhu's family got busy as the sky turned bright.
Zhao Qi was wearing a green robe and a blue scarf. He directed the four robust servant s to fold the rattan wooden boxes that were used to store books and the thick wooden boxes that were used to store clothes and tie them to the ox-cart.
Zhu Yisu had rented a total of six robust servant s from Jian Dianbiao's family. Each of them were in their prime, their fathers were the same as the Kan family, they were all former military men trained by Qi Jiguang. At the same time, all of them understood the way the Qi Family Army operated.
There was also a grandfather-grandson pair, an old man with a single eye, and a young man stuttering.
This old man Chen Xuanguang was a Yew-Crow man. Back then, Qi Jiguang had trained in the Ouroboros Clan's new army, and the old man's father was only a laborer. He was lucky to have been chosen. Chen Xuanguang became a member of the Qi Family Army during his youth. He worked as a civilian counselor, mainly in charge of military discipline. His hobbies were studying firearms, and his eyeballs were the cost of studying firearms.
Even Emperor Wanli, who was hiding in the palace, knew that his Garrison Army was crippled. The purpose of these servant s that he had rented from the Kan family was only to train the 1,100 plus guards under the customization of Xinping Fort.
The Thousand Clans Xinping Fort was right at the foot of the Great Wall. Zhu Yisu did not expect to be able to train an elite like the Qi Family Army, as long as there were a few hundred guards that could obey orders, it would be enough.
After all, Xinping Fort was also a strong city. If one discovered the enemy's situation and ignited their flames, with a few hundred guards listening to orders, they would be able to hold on for one or two days. Even if the surrounding guards and soldier s dawdled, they would still be able to rush over to provide support.
Zhu Yisu also had other thoughts, such as a team of obedient soldiers. Even if they can't beat them, they can protect the father and son while they escape.
Out of the 98 people, 6 of the robust servant s each had a Qi's Sword, and 3 of them had bows on their backs. The Chen family's grandfather and grandson were even carrying one long rod each. There were a total of eight combat units, both far and near. And there was secret service of the Ming Dynasty Little Flag Hee Chong, who was leading a school cavalry escort.
Second Elder Brother Zhu... No, to be more accurate, it was Zhu Hongzhao. He already had that name when they were betrothed yesterday. For the disciples of the clan, they had to register and then request for names, marriage, and other similar matters to be decided by the elders of Imperial Clan Court.
Now that Zhu Yisu and his son had stripped away their ancestral statuses, there was no need to go through the process of requesting a name that was stuck in the past. Zhu Hongzhao was a member of Mu Zi's generation, so he had to use the word 'Mu' in his name.
After struggling for so long, with the sun and moon shining brightly, he set himself up as the target of the Ming Dynasty and reluctantly convinced Zhu Yisu, which was why he had the name Zhu Hongzhao.
Zhu San'er, on the other hand, didn't receive the same treatment as he did. Together, they became known as Zhu Honglin. The name came from the fact that trees flourished because of the sun, and also from the fact that he was able to burn himself and light up the sky; and from the fact that he hoped that his son would flourish like a forest.
Originally, this name was given to his son by Zhu Yisu. Now, Second Elder Brother Zhu had his own proposal to change his name to Zhu Hongzhao. This very good name was given to Zhu San'er.
Summer was hot and dry, while the Northern Lands was scorching hot.
On the long journey, he had donned only a cotton jacket, a white paper fan at his waist, and a handful of vegetables to feed the twelve geese. He was calm and composed, dressed casually, yet made the servant s who were moving things not to underestimate him.
On the third day, he copied 4 books and 5 scriptures, ”Sun Zi's Military Art”, ”Wu Zi's Military Law”, ”Sima Law” and one book of ”Vajra Sutra”, totaling over 170 thousand words. Every day, he copied nearly 60 thousand words on white paper. Being praised endlessly by Master He of Zhi Zhou, all the famous figures of Daizhou City fought to watch. Just by this alone, all the coarse men of servant found it hard to express their admiration for him.
The matter of Zhu Yisu and his son betting on copying the books was also spread out among the people of Zhizhou. At such a young age, Second Elder Brother Zhu's marriage to Lee Yuvniang had become a hot topic in the Daizhou.
These days, the commoners did not have much fun. Under the restrictions of information and knowledge, national affairs could not be discussed. The most popular topic of discussion was still being like scholars, liking to listen to the tune of talented people.
The commoners had no doubt that Second Elder Brother Zhu had copied thirteen books. With Second Elder Brother Zhu's imperial family and his father's reputation, it was not strange that he had such a strong foundation.
However, even if the scholars in Daizhou City beat Second Elder Brother Zhu to death, they would never believe that a ten-year old child could copy so many books within three days. They thought Second Elder Brother Zhu was faking it, but because Master He had spoken up, they didn't dare to say it out loud.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be a fake, but a fake one.
However, this faking had to be done, and the innocent students thought that it was a simple act. In any case, he just couldn't believe it, so he had to see it for himself. If Second Elder Brother Zhu was faking it, then he must resolutely beat it to the bone and expose it. This was the only way to get rid of this evil villain in order to get rid of the literati from the north of Jin Dynasty. If that was true, then it would be best to spread the news and show off the might of their Northern Jin disciples.
If Second Elder Brother Zhu had been a member of the clan before, they would not have acknowledged him as a scholar. Now that their clan's records had been stripped, their youth had become famous, and they had made up their minds to change their names as guards, everyone knew that they had brought glory to the students of Northern Jin.
As for those whose thoughts were impure, it was much simpler. If they couldn't do it, then Second Elder Brother Zhu definitely couldn't. Revealing Second Elder Brother Zhu's fake face just happens to be stepping on Second Elder Brother Zhu's reputation for his wisdom and courage to not fear rape.
After all, since his clan was destroyed, this Second Elder Brother Zhu was also of the imperial family, and his father was a thousand, so he could be on the same level as rape. It was best if Second Elder Brother Zhu and his son beat them up after they exposed him. That way, their reputation would be better …
A bunch of students with all kinds of thoughts left Daizhou City, but they didn't know that their target had already set off northwards, towards Datong Town.
At the Lee Family near the village entrance, Lee Yuvniang was holding a goose feather quill as she practiced her hard brush technique. Sometimes she would smile foolishly, and other other times, her face would flush red.