On the way back to the village.

Only then did Wu Zheng learn that the Xiaoman in front of him was the real Zhou Simin (min).

Zhu Mai used Xiaoman's name.

Zhou Simin is Zhu Ma’s uncle cousin.

Uncle Zhu Mai Yu, also known as the eldest brother of Emperor Min Zhou, Emperor Sizong of Ming Sizong.

It is Zhou Simin's father.

Zhou Kui, the father-in-law, was stingy by nature. After the fall of the capital, Zhou Kui and his whole family were arrested by Dashunchao. His wife and daughter-in-law were forced to hang themselves, and his eldest son was beaten to death. Zhou Kui and his second son and nephew were tortured and almost died. They had to hand over a huge sum of three million silver dollars and their property.

Fortunately, Zhou Simin was in Suzhou at this time (the ancestral home of the Zhou family), which was a temporary disaster.

Under the cover of eunuch Zheng and others, Zhu Mai escaped from the capital.

They headed south to Suzhou, but not long after, the Qing army headed south.

Emperor Hongguang's visit to Qing Dynasty destroyed the last trace of expectation in Zhu Ma's heart.

With all his thoughts, Zhu Ma wanted to return to Beijing to seek death.

At this time, Zhou Simin proposed to go south to Hangzhou. The Zhou family had a relative in Hangzhou and wanted to surrender.

I don’t want to meet Wu Zheng on the road.

Wu Zheng personally experienced the subsequent events, so he naturally knew them clearly.

Wu Zheng no longer blames others. In this chaotic world, strength is everything.

Therefore, he was eager to have strength, and the troops in his hands were the most representative strength!

Even if the citron that stood out was rotten first, Wu Zheng would not care about it at this time.

Doing what you should do and protecting the people you should protect is the goal you set when you wake up.

What I experienced in the past three days after returning to Shaoxing Prefecture made Wu Zheng understand that many things are useless to rely on their passion.

Only by learning to be more dirty than dirty people and more cunning than cunning people can you achieve your goals in this world.

Recognizing this, Wu Zheng's heart began to calm down.

Then let time prove your strength!

....

Back to Wuzhuang, he comforted Mr. Wu and his sister.

Looking at Xiaoman, who is two years younger than him, no, Zhou Simin, Wu Zheng still called him: "Xiaoman, just stay in Wuzhuang."

Unexpectedly, Wu Xiaomei and Zhou Simin spoke in unison: "No!"

Wu Xiaomei glared at Zhou Simin and said to Wu Zheng: "Brother, you can't leave her in Wuzhuang."

"Why?"

"I don't like her!"

Zhou Simin stared at Wu Xiaomei and said, "I don't care, Wu Zheng, I'll go to Lianghuwei with you."

Wu Zheng was annoyed, "What kind of ward do you go to as a girl?"

Zhou Simin's eyes turned red, "Wu Zheng, does Your Highness want you to treat me well?"

Wu Zheng said angrily: "Then you go find your Highness."

Zhou Simin cried out loudly: "I knew you were not a good person."

Dad Wu couldn't bear it anymore and pointed at Wu Zheng and cursed: "You are so terrible, you can show off your power to the Tartars. In Wuzhuang, it's not your turn to give orders."

He turned his head and glared at Wu Xiaomei, "After all, Miss Zhou is a guest, do you have some family precepts and education?"

He said to Zhou Simin again: "Miss Zhou, it is indeed not suitable for women to follow him. Besides, hundreds of people on the beach must be placed in the village. If you stay in Wuzhuang, you can help manage the farm business, even if you do me a favor. I wonder why Miss Zhou is thinking?"

It’s true that there is an old man in the family who has a treasure. After Dad Wu’s advice, Zhou Simin calmed down and cried. She forced herself to nod and said, “Okay, let’s listen to Mr. Wu.”

But he was still confused and glared at Wu Xiaomei and said, "But I won't be with her."

Wu Xiaomei rolled her eyes and snorted: "Who cares about it!"

Dad Wu thought for a while and said, "Okay, let's do it. Miss Zhou lives in Shining Street and manages those shops. My little sister is in Wuzhuang and helps her father manage the business of the shop."

Now the two girls no longer have any objections.

Wu Zheng gave Dad Wu a thumbs up, which was exchanged for Dad Wu's glare.

In the afternoon of that day, Wu Zheng led more than 300 people to Lianghuwei.

On the way, Wu Zheng told Chen Sheng about the matter of verifying the vacancies of Lianghu Guards as explained by Zhu Yihai.

I didn't expect Chen Sheng to laugh when he heard this.

"Why do you laugh?"

"Sir, Daming Guard, the empty quota of soldiers is common, is it necessary to check it?"

"ah?"

"Sir, too, are you a soldier? Don't you even know about this?" Chen Sheng looked at Wu Zheng strangely, as if he was looking at an alien.

Wu Zheng recalled desperately, shook his head for a while and said, "There has never been any vacant personnel under my uncle. I have never been missing except for killing in Jiading Prefecture."

Chen Sheng looked at Wu Zheng for a long time, and then sighed: "Uncle Ling is a great man. He is also a great man. If there were generals like your uncle and nephew in the Ming Dynasty, how could the Tartars occupy this great country?"

"According to what you said, Lianghu mattress must have a vacant quota for soldiers?"

Chen Sheng replied: "Don't doubt this. Do you know how many people were vacancies in the Qianhu District, Jinshan, when the vassal office was in the Qianhu District?"

Wu Zheng shook his head.

“It’s exactly half.”

Wu Zheng was shocked, "But I saw you leading troops at that time... Cough, there were not many soldiers under your command at that time?"

Chen Sheng didn't care and said with a smile, "According to a hundred households, one hundred households, ten hundred households below ten hundred households, generally eight or nine hundred households are full, and the vacancy is not generated by every hundred households."

Wu Zheng frowned and asked, "What do you mean is that there may be only four or five hundred households under a thousand households, and the other hundred households are all empty?"

"It is not uncommon for a hundred households to have a full house, at least six, and at least four, or even three."

"But according to the regulator, I have sent people to Lianghuwei Station for inspection all the time, but there is no abnormality?"

Chen Sheng laughed loudly, "Maybe I don't know, there is a trick in it. Whenever there are superiors coming to inspect, thousands of households will line up a full hundred households for their review."

Wu Zheng said inexplicably: "Isn't that revealing the truth?"

Chen Sheng shook his head and said, "If you change the adults to go to the inspection, can you remember every face after meeting each other? Can you read three or four hundred households and distinguish them clearly after you have already read the soldiers you read afterwards?"

Wu Zheng suddenly realized, "You mean, how many hundred households will take turns to receive the review?"

"That's right, only the hundreds of households in the front line, the general flag and other officers are permanent, and the soldiers behind them are those that have been reviewed before, and this method is common."

Wu Zheng was puzzled again, "Even you know, the official sent by the state to Lianghu for inspection was blinded once or twice, why can't the abnormality be found several times?"

Chen Sheng sneered: "Sir, I am naturally not aware of the trick. How could the officials sent by the Supervisor to inspect the Lianghuwei Station be cats that do not eat fishy food?"

Wu Zheng felt enlightened.

How can a tree with even rotten roots be good?
Chapter completed!