"Uncle, since that's the case, why don't you come to the Tianwu Army? The commander of my fifth command is leaving, and there's a vacancy." Zhang Shixun formally invited him.
"Tianwu Army?" Han Shizhong pointed at his nose and asked repeatedly, "Can I join the Tianwu Army? And as its commander?"
"As long as you are willing, I can try to help you." Zhang Shixun said eagerly.
"If I have the chance, I would certainly like to go, but..." Han Shizhong said this, then pondered, "This time, I am returning to the capital with several capable subordinates. I can't just focus on myself and abandon them."
Zhang Shixun was delighted when he heard this: "This is not a big deal at all. Let them come along. I'm short of staff anyway and I need them right now."
The First Army was half-strength short, and Gao Qiu had already agreed to fill the vacancies. He was worried about not being able to find suitable people, but now, just as he was dozing off, someone came to deliver a pillow.
Han Shizhong and Liang Hongyu looked at each other, and smiles appeared on their faces. Such a good thing was like falling from the sky, how could they not be happy?
Ding Dusai clapped his hands and laughed, "That's great! If my uncle can join the Tianwu Army, he can stay in Tokyo forever. I've been following you around everywhere every day, with no fixed place to live. This is not how life should be... Isn't that right, aunt?"
Liang Hongyu smiled and said, "The Tianwu Army is one of the top four armies. It doesn't require military service, and the pay is high. It would be the best to be able to go there."
"It's too much trouble for Shixun to arrange several people at once." Han Shizhong said.
Zhang Shixun's goal of recruiting talent was accomplished, and his joy was beyond words: "Uncle is a rare talent and has been through many battles. With your help, I will definitely be able to build the First Army into the strongest army in the world."
"The strongest army in the world?" Han Shizhong thought he was bragging after drinking. "Shixun, aren't you exaggerating a bit?"
"Let's wait and see... But, uncle, I have no doubt that you are strong and brave enough to fight, but I don't know if you can endure hardships." Zhang Shixun thought two steps ahead. Old Han was a famous hero in history. Since he was a hero, he had his own personality.
People with strong personalities are difficult to control. If they disobey orders, it will be a headache.
"Haha! This worry is a bit unnecessary. I, Old Han, was born in poverty and joined the army at the age of 18. I have experienced all kinds of hardships. You can rest assured about this."
"The First Army has strict discipline."
"An army without discipline is nothing but a roving army. The thing the Song army lacks most is discipline."
"The officers and soldiers of the First Army are united, and no one is treated specially."
"Only when officers and soldiers are united can we win the battle."
Zhang Shixun was speechless. He picked up the wine glass and shouted, "Uncle, drink this glass to the bottom. Let's not stop until we are drunk today."
"Haha! That's exactly what I want."
Seeing that the matter was settled, Liang Hongyu became anxious and asked uncertainly, "Shixun, can you really transfer your uncle to the Tianwu Army?"
Zhang Shixun patted his chest and took the responsibility: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will go directly to the Palace Guards to find the commander-in-chief Gao Qiu and ask him to go to the Privy Council to ask for the person. My uncle is just a team leader. No one would offend Gao Qiu because of a team leader, right?"
"It's not just me, there are several other soldiers." Han Shizhong corrected.
"My uncle wrote down their names for me, and I'll go look for Gao Qiu this afternoon."
"Go see General Gao this afternoon?" Han Shizhong admired his decisive character and said to Ding Duchui, "Saisai, get some pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. Write down your name before I get too drunk."
He thought Zhang Shixun did this simply out of kindness and wanted to help him out of his predicament as soon as possible, but he didn't know that he had other ulterior motives.
"I'll go to the back to get pen, ink, paper and inkstone." Ding Dusai stood up and took a few steps outside. He seemed to think it was not appropriate to go to the backyard alone, so he looked at Zhang Shixun.
Zhang Shixun knew she was embarrassed, so he smiled and said, "My uncle and his wife are not strangers, so there's no need to be shy about those broken rules. The brush, ink, paper, and inkstone are in the study on the second floor, so you can... Never mind, I need to go to the back to get something, let's go together."
"Go! Go quickly and come back soon." Han Shizhong waved his hand, picked up the wine cup and was about to drink.
"No more drinking!" Liang Hongyu reached out and pressed the wine cup in his hand. "If you want to drink, you have to wait until Shixun comes back."
Zhang Shixun and the other man returned to the small building at the back and asked her, "Since this is her first visit, should we give her a gift?"
"Do we still need to give her a gift? We are the younger generation. Besides, they didn't bring you any gifts when they came to your house." Ding Dusai said uncertainly.
The tone clearly showed that he was speaking on Zhang Shixun's side.
Zhang Shixun was of course happy, but he said jokingly, "Girls are extroverts, it's true."
"Hmph!" Ding Dusai curled his lips.
"Come!" Zhang Shixun took her hand and walked to the bed.
"What are you going to do?" Ding Dusai was shocked.
Zhang Shixun knew that she had misunderstood and couldn't help laughing: "What are you thinking about? I don't know how to give gifts to women. Help me choose one and say it's a gift from us." As he said that, he bent down and pulled out a travel bag from under the bed.
Ding Dusai knew he was wrong and his face turned red with embarrassment.
There were not many things left in the travel bag, only a few necklaces and hairpins, and the rest were taken to Gao's shop to sell for money.
Ding Dusai's attention was immediately attracted by these pieces of jewelry. Women are very sensitive to these things.
"I kept this on purpose. I don't plan to sell it or give it away." Zhang Shixun said.
"Oh! What are you staying for?" Ding Dusai grabbed a necklace, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
"Of course, I'm saving it for my future wife."
"Your future wife?" Ding Dusai's face turned pale immediately. He turned around and stared into his eyes.
"Yes! And leave it to my future daughter." Zhang Shixun looked at her with a smile.
"You're a bad guy." Ding Dusai saw the teasing in his eyes and punched him hard in the chest. "You don't even have a wife yet, and you're already talking about a daughter."
"I have a long-term vision, right?"
"Bah!" Ding Dusai knew that he couldn't gain the upper hand in the verbal battle, so he ignored him and happily lowered his head to admire the pieces of jewelry.
"Sir, can we give you something else?" Ding Dusai picked up the bracelet and looked at it, reluctant to part with it; then he picked up the necklace and looked at it, still reluctant to part with it.
"Anyway, the things are yours, you can do whatever you want with them." Zhang Shixun said this, but he was laughing in his heart.
"If it were up to me, these things cannot be given away... Oh! What do you mean they are all mine?" Ding Dusai reacted.
"Saisai." Zhang Shixun grasped her delicate hands and spoke word by word, "You are mine for life. I will never leave you."
"My dear!" Ding Dusai burst into tears, crying with joy: "I have been waiting for you to say this for a long time, wuwu...!"
"Yes! Yes! I should have said this a long time ago, but it's not too late to say it now." Zhang Shixun gently hugged her in his arms.
"You must keep your word and never leave me." Ding Dusai leaned in his arms and said softly.
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