Just when Lin Hai was wondering whether to enforce his order directly or just laugh off Wang Liang's question, Lu You sent someone over.
"So, you're saying that the Khmer Empire sent an envoy to your village in a mysterious manner, specifically asking to see King Zhentian?"
"Yes, and he refused to say anything before meeting Lord Lu." The young man who came to report the news was called Zhang Jinnan. It was said that he was born in the south of Jinjiang and was given this name. He studied in a night school of a private school earlier and was unanimously praised by the only three teachers in the private school. Of course, he was also old. In this world, people really have to help their families with housework when they are fourteen years old. If it were not for the imperial examination, they would no longer have the opportunity to study. Therefore, Lin Hai wrote a graduation certificate to Zhang Jinnan and several other young men and girls, announcing that they had graduated and could go home to farm, or be assigned to the county government, the army or the industrial zone. Zhang Jinnan was one of those who chose to go to the army and became a clerk under Lu You.
To be honest, the impact of Zhang Jinnan's incident exceeded Lin Hai's expectations. Originally, Zhang's parents had always complained about their child not farming or helping with housework but going to school, but they dared not speak out because of Lin Hai's power. Now, after graduation, he can go to the army to work as a clerk, which is both respectable and does not require him to go to the battlefield. He even has a salary to support his family. It can be regarded as a first-class way out for a child from a farming family.
After this incident, many parents came to the county school and dragged their children out of the classroom without explanation and gave them a beating, so that they would be deeply impressed: "Study hard, don't always think about the few acres of land at home, and make a good living like the children of the Zhang family. Then you can find a good marriage in the future..."
"So what is your Lord Lu's response now?" Lin Hai asked while thinking about the purpose of the Khmer envoy's visit.
"Lord Lu didn't see him. He told us to tell him that he had gone to fight other kings and would be back in two days. He asked us to entertain him well."
"Oh? What did this messenger say?"
"The messenger said he could wait, and that it would be okay to wait a few more days. Then we had dinner and wandered around the village. But he's a big eater, he could eat three big bowls of rice in one meal..."
"Well, Zhang Jinnan, you were the smartest kid out there (Lin Hai always said this to everyone he met). What do you think of the Khmer people's intentions?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Jinnan clasped his fists and replied without hesitation: "Sir, the Khmer people are determined to destroy us!"
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