Not long after Zhang Shixun submitted his resignation, news came.
Emperor Zhao Ji only wrote one word on his resignation: Approved!
Not even an attempt to keep me.
This shows how much the emperor feared him.
Perhaps in the emperor's eyes, Zhang Shixun was just a troublemaker.
He had long wanted to kick him out, but he couldn't find a reason. Now that he had resigned on his own, it was exactly what Zhao Ji wanted.
Zhang Shixun rode away alone.
When he left the camp, all the soldiers lined up in neat rows and saluted him.
Although the military commander was a bit strict and trained them almost every day, he never withheld their military pay. Before they left, he gave them so much silver that it was almost enough for a year's military pay.
I heard that the military commander took great pains to give everyone that silver from the spoils of war.
Hello, Military Lord.
Officers such as He Ji, Han Shizhong, and Yue Fei all came out of the camp to see him off, accompanying him for a long way.
Before I knew it, I had already walked more than ten miles.
Zhang Shixun reined in his horse. "Even after sending you a thousand miles, we must part ways. I'll see you off here. I believe the First Army will be back soon. We'll see you in the capital then."
Everyone bid him farewell reluctantly.
Yue Fei took out a package and handed it to him, saying, "Please, Commander, take this silver to my mother."
Zhang Shixun took it and said with a smile, "Pengju, don't worry. My cousin will take care of her and won't let her suffer at all."
Yue Fei bowed and said, "Thanks to the military commander."
Zhang Shixun nodded and rode towards Jingcheng.
He Ji and others returned to the military camp.
Just take Zhang Shixun as an example. He rode his horse at full speed all the way and arrived in Fengqiu that night. He rested in an inn for one night and rushed to the ferry and crossed the Yellow River the next day.
He returned to the capital at dusk that day.
He did not go home directly, but went to the lotus shed because he missed her so much.
Ding Dusai had just finished putting on her makeup and was sitting backstage, holding her cheek in her hand, lost in thought, not knowing what she was thinking about.
When Zhang Shixun appeared in front of her, she was stunned.
Zhang Shixun winked at her, "Why, don't you recognize me?"
"Sir, why are you back?"
Zhang Shixun glanced around and saw that everyone was looking at them and laughing, so he lowered his voice and said, "Because I miss you."
Ding Dusai looked at him and cried with joy.
"Why are you crying for no reason?" Zhang Shixun didn't care what others thought and held her hand. "After your performance, I'll take you to Fanlou for a midnight snack."
Ding Dusai wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes and said, "Great! Sister Li happens to be in Fanlou tonight, let's invite her to eat together."
Zhang Shixun smiled bitterly and thought to himself: You silly girl, your husband wants to be alone with you, why did he call Li Shishi along?
Just then, Ding's father appeared.
Zhang Shixun quickly let go of Ding Dusai's hand.
Father Ding walked around him and asked curiously, "Boy, didn't you go to suppress the bandits? Why did you sneak back?"
"Uncle, I resigned from my position."
"What?" Father Ding scratched his ears. "Say it again, I didn't hear clearly."
"I resigned."
"Hey! I heard you won two battles and destroyed Toushouhua and Yang Tianwang. Why did you quit?"
"If I don't resign, I can't return to Beijing. If I don't return to Beijing, I won't be able to see Madam Ding."
After hearing this, Ding Dusai smiled like a flower and was extremely happy.
Father Ding stared at him blankly, feeling both angry and amused. "Boy, you resigned from your official position just to return to Beijing to see my daughter?"
Zhang Shixun nodded, "Exactly!"
"Did you get kicked in the head by a donkey or stuck in a door?" Father Ding was so angry that his beard stood up.
"Uncle, listen to me, I..."
"Don't listen, don't listen, old turtle." Father Ding pushed him and said, "Stupid guy like you, stay away from my daughter."
Ding Dusai standing by couldn't take it anymore, "Dad, if he wants to resign, then he can resign. I don't care whether he is an official or not."
"You don't care, but I do."
"I don't care, and it's useless for you to care."
The father and daughter started arguing backstage.
Zhang Shixun said, "Uncle, I am resigning now in order to gain a higher position in the future."
When Mr. Ding heard this, he immediately calmed down.
"Are you serious?"
Zhang Shixun nodded.
"I understand. You have made great contributions this time, and the court treats you poorly, so you threaten to resign. Is that right?" Father Ding was being clever.
"Hush!" Zhang Shixun pretended to look around, then whispered, "This is my son-in-law's strategy of retreating to advance. Don't tell anyone, otherwise, the strategy won't work."
Father Ding nodded repeatedly, "I won't tell anyone, and I certainly won't spread it around... Hey! My daughter hasn't even married you yet, and you're already acting like a 'son-in-law'."
"Oh! I just let it slip, please don't blame me, father-in-law."
Even my father-in-law was called out.
Father Ding was so angry that he was fuming and glaring, but he couldn't do anything about it.
Ding Dusai covered his mouth and laughed.
Yao Dagang came over and said, "Boss, it's your turn."
"Yes!" Ding Dusai smiled at Zhang Shixun, "Wait for me backstage."
"good!"
Only then did Zhang Shixun notice that Hei Wuchang was standing upright in a corner of the stage with a vegetable dumpling squatting on his shoulder.
Yao Dagang came over and said, "This Black Impermanence is so weird. He's so cold all day long and doesn't talk to anyone, but Caibao likes him and always climbs on his shoulders."
It would be strange if you don’t like him, Caibao is one of his avatars.
When Ding Dusai sang, there was a burst of applause from the audience.
Zhang Shixun suddenly heard a very familiar voice. He lifted the curtain and looked down, and saw Gao Yanei.
The guy sat in the front row, holding a chicken leg in his left hand and a wine jug in his right hand, eating and drinking while cheering loudly.
Looking further back, Gao Wu and Gao Liu were sitting at the back, cheering along with their master.
Zhang Shixun also noticed that there were quite a few soldiers sitting in the venue.
You don't need to ask to know that these people were called by Gao Yanei to support Ding Dusai.
Zhang Shixun was quite satisfied.
However, he didn't want to meet Gao Yanei now. That guy was like a dog-skin plaster, and once he was stuck to him, he couldn't get rid of it even if he threw it away.
After Ding Dusai finished singing, he returned to the stage again.
There's nothing we can do, the audience is too enthusiastic.
"Boy, do you want to go up and perform for a while?" Father Ding walked up to him and asked.
Zhang Shixun evaded the question, saying, "Let's do it another day. I've been traveling all day and I'm pretty tired."
"Since you are tired, go home and rest early."
"I've already made an appointment with Saisai to go to Fanlou later."
"You just said you were tired."
"I am tired, but I am no longer tired when I see Saisai."
"Shut up! You're not my son-in-law yet."
"Right away."
Ding's father was so angry that he picked up a broom and was about to beat him.
Ding Dusai just finished playing. Seeing his father about to get violent, he quickly stopped him and said, "Dad, why are you being violent?"
"You asked him, it pissed me off."
Zhang Shixun said, "I accidentally said 'son-in-law' and he got anxious."
Ding Dusai couldn't respond to this and said, "I'm going to take off my makeup, don't go away."
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