Tao and Heaven

Chapter 135 Entering Jiangjia Village and Meeting Jiang Fugui

The Jiang family soldiers holding swords and wearing armor at the door became alert when they saw a group of unfamiliar faces, and their eyes were full of aggression.

This is also one of the characteristics of soldiers. Once they go to the battlefield and see blood, their brutality will be aroused.

However, at this time an old farmer stopped them, winked at them, and stood in front of the man in black with a smile on his face.

The old farmer is their elder and also the father of one of the Jiang family’s children.

Outside, they can certainly act like soldiers, brandishing swords and guns to scare others, but if they dare to do this at home, their parents will let them know what bamboo stick fried meat is.

Govern the world with filial piety, and the clan is the ultimate embodiment of filial piety.

Jiang Jucai was already the deputy commander of the cavalry of the Nanchun Army, a deputy commander of a 100-man cavalry. However, the Nanchun Army was formed by local tyrants after all, and there were no large horse farms in the south, so the 100-man cavalry might be all the cavalry.

Being able to become a deputy meant that one had made outstanding military achievements, but being a full-time official required connections.

But even so, Jiang Jucai didn't dare to hit his father. If he hit him today, his reputation would be completely ruined tomorrow and people would talk about him for the rest of his life.

The Jiang family's soldiers were too young to have seen Gu Wen, but they knew that the matter was not simple, so they restrained their arrogance and looked at the man in front of them curiously.

The man had black hair and black eyes and an ordinary face. He looked around with curiosity and nodded with satisfaction from time to time.

"Jiangjia Village is nice."

The villagers had ruddy complexions, the roads were well maintained, and the clans were united. When they saw outsiders entering the village, at least half of the young and middle-aged people in the village came.

Obviously Jiang Fugui obeyed his orders. Although he controlled most of the land, he did not treat the villagers in the clan as tenants. Instead, he used them to win people's hearts.

Clans are considered dregs in modern times, but they were definitely an advanced system in ancient times, and a united clan was an advanced representative of rebellion.

As the saying goes, heroes are made by the times. Unless one has extraordinary talent, trust is more important than ability.

Just like the army, brutality is useless in the face of stability. Leading troops to fight is about who is more stable, and the same is true for rebellion.

Even if he couldn't rebel, according to the original trajectory, Gu Wen would be able to become a local rich man, marry a wife who is of equal status and has benefits, and take in a few beautiful concubines.

The southern water is far away from the northern plains, and there has never been any major war.

Suddenly, Gu Wen felt a slight chill on his spine. For some reason, Yu Hua looked at him with a sad look.

He came back to his senses and asked, "Where is Jiang Fugui?"

"It's right inside. Go and ask the master to come out and see Master Wen."

As soon as the old farmer finished speaking, the eyes of the Jiang family's soldiers suddenly changed. These two words were very important to the Jiang family.

This is because some of the water servants in the water room make a living from Gu Wen's men, and their children will naturally become water servants when they grow up.

The sentence I hear most often is "When you are strong enough, go and ask for a living under Master Wen."

Is this the legendary Master Wen?

Gu Wen ignored the looks from the people around him and waved his hand, saying, "I'll just go in and find him."

Then he walked in and saw a child standing on the ground behind the gate looking at ants. Gu Wen walked closer, rubbed the child's head and said with a smile: "Do you remember me? Juxian."

Jiang Juxian, the youngest son of Jiang Fugui.

In contrast to Jiang Jucai's cleverness, Jiang Juxian has been a bit dull since childhood, but fortunately there is no problem with his IQ.

The child sniffed his nose and said in a bright voice, "It's Master Wen!"

"You are quite smart. Come and take me to see your father."

Gu Wen picked up Jiang Juxian and walked into the second courtyard under his guidance. The Jiang family mansion was not just for living, but had a structure similar to a fortress, which was specially arranged by Gu Wen to resist bandits.

He touched the rough stone wall and knocked on it to test its solidity. Akabane punched a hole in it.

The speed and strength were so condensed that they did not cause any vibration or damage to any part of the body other than the fist.

"what are you doing?"

"Seeing how rare you are, I thought it was some treasure from the Three Pure Ones Sect."

"Fix it for me."

Gu Wen continued to move forward. The quarreling sound became clearer. He asked, "What happened between your father and your eldest brother?"

Jiang Juxian replied, "My eldest brother went to do something big, and my father was very angry."

It turns out that the child acted on his own.

At first, Gu Wen was a little surprised. Could it be that Jiang Fugui had come to his senses and had become so courageous after becoming a landlord that he went crazy and rebelled against others?

Now is not the time to rebel.

The Daqian court looked tattered, but as long as the ruling power of the government still existed and as long as most places recognized the court, Daqian would be difficult to defeat. Even if all extraordinary powers were eliminated, Daqian was still not at the point of complete destruction.

Someone needs to give that final kick, but that kick can easily crush yourself to death.

The Nanchun Army fought for more than half a year, but they only occupied a ferry and several surrounding towns. They didn't even kill the county governor, so it was not a big deal.

So it was just children playing around.

Gu Wen walked out of the corner of the narrow corridor and happened to see Jiang Jucai and his mother in the yard, and the door of the house in front was closed.

Jiang's mother knocked on the door and said, "Master, Master, Jucai is young and ignorant. Jucai, please apologize to your father. Kneel down!"

"Get him out! I'd rather starve to death than see this beast. If he wants to kill me, I'll just stand outside!"

Jiang Fugui's angry voice came from inside.

Jiang Jucai's face was stiff and he was unwilling to express anything. Fear was faintly visible on his face. If it weren't for the courage he had gained on the battlefield during this period, he wouldn't dare to talk back to his father.

But he didn't think there was anything wrong with him.

Suddenly a familiar voice was heard.

"After not seeing each other for a while, you and your son have become enemies?"

Jiang Jucai suddenly turned around and saw an ordinary man holding his younger brother walking towards him, and behind him were various "strange people".

Maintaining the camouflage spell consumes mana. Although it is not too much, it is better to save as much as possible.

A goddess in a fluttering white dress whose face cannot be seen, a mischievous short-haired girl carrying a sword case, and a very handsome and evil man.

At the end was Qin Mian, a sword-wielding man who was also not very impressive.

Except for the woman in white, whose face could not be seen clearly, the other two were too beautiful for ordinary people to be called extraordinary people. People are creatures who look at faces, especially in ancient times. If you are too ugly, you will fail the imperial examination. When Akabane saw someone looking at him, he subconsciously wanted to say, "Poke your eyes out."

But when she thought that it was someone Gu Wen knew, she just turned her head impatiently and stamped her feet.

"Master Wen?"

Jiang Jucai was a little bit unbelievable, and Jiang's mother immediately shouted and knocked on the door, "Master, Master Wen is here! Master Wen is here!"

A voice came from inside the door: "Even if the king of heaven comes today, I won't open the door!"

It's also rejuvenation.

Gu Wen pulled the corner of his mouth and raised his voice slightly, "Fugui, it's me."

There was silence in the room for a while, followed by a chaotic noise, and then the door was suddenly pushed open.

Jiang Fugui burst into tears when he saw Gu Wen standing in the courtyard, and rushed over in three steps. But Gu Wen quickly grabbed his forehead and prevented him from falling on him.

"Master! You are finally here!!!"

The eldest master in Jiangjia Village, the father of the recently famous Silver Armored Young General, now hugged Gu Wen's thigh and cried without any image.

Everyone around was stunned, especially Jiang Jucai. He knew that his father was loyal to Gu Wen, but he didn't expect him to be so loyal.

The abuse of the slave was not unfair.

He thought so in his heart but did not say it out loud.

How could Jiang Fugui not be excited? Living in such a chaotic time, Gu Wen was his only support.

Whether the hundreds of acres of land in Jiangjia Village can be defended does not depend on himself, Jiang Jucai, or the young and strong men in the village, but on Gu Wen. Because in troubled times, only ability is considered, not reason. If you don't have the ability, you will be eaten.

He was also a man who had seen the world in Longqiao, Bian Jing, and knew clearly what kind of people his son and those Nanchun soldiers were.

Gu Wen looked at Jiang Fugui, whose nose was snotting and tears were running, and wanted to slap him on the forehead, but considering that his children and wife were there, he had to give him some dignity.

He still cares about others.

He dragged Jiang Fugui, who was crying loudly, back into the house and let his wife comfort him while wiping his tears.

Gu Wen sat very naturally in the main seat in the lobby, and Yu Hua sat on his right.

Chi Yuzi and Jun Yan sat on the left side, both of them closed their eyes and rested, not interested in worldly affairs.

Qin Mian and Jiang Fugui's family, who were accompanying them, were all standing there. Hierarchy is sometimes invisible and does not need to be expressed in words.

Perhaps because of his youthful vigor, Jiang Jucai went to the right side and sat down on his own. Then, pressure like a mountain falling fell on his head.

Akabane and Jun Yan opened their eyes, the former looked at him with some confusion, while the latter just glanced at him for a few seconds.

There was no malice in it, just confusion as to how this mortal dared to sit down?
But just a slight subconscious disagreement made Jiang Jucai, a mortal, feel like he was falling into an icy cave.

The chair under his butt seemed to have thorns, and he jumped up.

Jiang Fugui finally noticed him and scolded him, "You rude guy, did Master Wen let you sit?"

Can’t I just sit anywhere in my house?

Jiang Jucai was also a stubborn man. He sat back down in anger, and suddenly his heart was filled with palpitations, making him dizzy.

"Okay, let him sit, it's not a big deal."

Gu Wen waved his hands. He could certainly see the rebelliousness of Jiang Jucai, but no one would get angry because of a little puppy baring his teeth.

The voice seemed to have some kind of magic, and Jiang Jucai suddenly felt relieved of all the pressure. He looked around, very confused.

Chiyuzi and Jun Yan closed their eyes again and no longer bothered with this mortal.

When Gu Wen talked with Jiang Fugui, it was mostly the latter who told about his experiences over the past three months. Compared with Qin Mian, he was relatively lucky.

Before the turmoil in the world, he entered the South Water, and after the turmoil in the world, he quickly transferred the surrounding land. Things that could not be obtained even with money in the past could be obtained after the death of the prince.

For example, land annexation could not be done openly in the past, but nowadays, as long as you have money to bribe the government, you don’t even need a land deed.

The situation became even worse after the Nanchun Army captured the ferry. All the land could be purchased by paying money, but if a large amount of money was paid, there was a high probability that it would be harvested.

At the same time, Gu Wen confirmed one thing, the prince's death could not be concealed, but his affairs were suppressed by Daqian. At least in Nanshui, they only knew about the wanted criminal, but did not know that Gu Wen killed the prince.

Gu Wen did not intend to point it out. It would be meaningless and might even scare Jiang Fugui.

So far, Jiang Fugui has only done one thing, which is to buy a lot of food on the way south, and then secretly transport it back to Jiangjia Village. Then for the next three months, he has been farming and secretly making iron knives, spears and so on.

These are all routine operations, and many local tyrants do the same.

The farther away from the central government, the more serious the problem of keeping private soldiers of the Qu tribe.

Then came the matter of Jiang Jucai joining the Nanchun Army. Jiang Fugui was very stern about this and started to blame his son as if he were a parent.

"Master Wen, you must discipline this brat. He is simply outrageous!"

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Jiang Ju was about to refute, but was suddenly fixed by Gu Wen's gaze. In fact, even if he didn't have any extraordinary powers, he wouldn't be so boring.

But the people around him all formed an invisible pressure with him as the leader, just like the emperor sitting on the dragon throne, the ministers around him had already bowed their heads, and very few dared to raise their heads.

This power is called authority.

Gu Wen said calmly, "Jucai, tell me what you think."

Jiang Jucai was stunned for a moment, then quickly stood up and replied: "Master Wen, the government of Daqian is in decline, and the government's army is even more depleted and its equipment is in tatters. I am the deputy general of the cavalry, leading a hundred people to charge and kill thousands of people. Whenever the government soldiers see me, they flee."

Gradually, the eldest son of the Jiang family seemed to have regained his confidence, and he held his head higher and higher as he recounted his experiences.

But the people around him were not ordinary people, and the Jiang couple did not support him from beginning to end, so no one gave him much feedback.

Gu Wen waited quietly for him to finish, then asked, "Who are the government troops specifically?"

"Of course he is a descendant of a general."

"A thousand generals, tens of thousands of generals?"

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Jiang Jucai was suddenly speechless.

(End of this chapter)