Transmigrated from a post-apocalyptic world to become a village bully and set up a stall in ancient

Chapter 404 The Messenger Can Also Be the Dead

The weather is getting colder and colder.

The imperial court dispatched envoys to Ling'an Prefecture to persuade Dou Zhan to surrender the confiscated grain and taxes.

Dou Zhan stood atop the city wall, not even blinking. He would kill one if one came, and two if two came.

That day, while he was training the new recruits, he received news that the "messenger" had arrived again!

Dou Zhan gripped the spear tightly, and the tip plunged into the frozen ground.

He glanced at the newcomer. "It seems they can't wait any longer! Then let this messenger die today, and immediately send out troops to punish the tyrant!"

"Down with the tyrant!"

As soon as Dou Zhan finished speaking, the shouts on the training ground were deafening!

Lin Chi, in particular, had red eyes and a flushed face, and wished he could rush out of the city gate right now!

Dou Zhan drew his spear and tossed it to the guard beside him, saying, "Let me go see which one is fearless this time!"

He climbed the city wall and saw a carriage with flags flying in the distance approaching.

Dou Zhan snorted coldly, "Fuel-fueled archers, prepare!"

The oil-fueled archers quickly formed ranks, their arrow shafts wrapped in oil-soaked linen, tinderboxes in their hands ready to be lit at any moment. They were just waiting for Dou Zhan's command to turn the distant carriage into a sea of ​​fire.

As soon as Zhu Ming stepped out of the carriage, he looked up and saw archers on the city wall all aiming at him!

His face tightened, and he swung his hands like a whirlwind, shouting, "It's me, Dou Zhan! Don't shoot!"

Dou Zhan's raised hand froze in mid-air as he shouted, "Stop!"

However, when the order was given, some green recruits were so frightened that they accidentally fired a few arrows.

The arrow, trailing sparks, streaked across the sky and landed with two sharp "thuds" on the board of the cart wheel at Zhu Ming's feet.

Zhu Ming recoiled in fright, raised his head, and shouted towards the city wall, "Dou Zhan! Your soldier's hand is too unsteady; he almost shot me through!"

Dou Zhan turned his head and saw Lin Chi next to him chuckle twice and awkwardly touch his nose!

Dou Zhan stared at Lin Chi, his face full of black lines, and raised his hand to order, "Open the city gates and let them in!"

"Yes!"

Lin Chi nodded quickly, turned around and led his men downstairs.

Zhu Ming wiped away non-existent cold sweat, glanced back, and saw the scout hiding not far away turn around and run back. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing the city gate open, they quickly told the coachman to drive the carriage inside!

Seeing the carriage enter the city, Dou Zhan rushed over, "Zhu Ming, why are you here? Aren't you the commander of the Beijing Garrison?"

Zhu Ming immediately jumped out of the car and ran over. "Hey, don't say anymore. Last time, your brother Dou Weiyi asked me to let Chen Xu's maternal grandfather's family go easy on me."

Using this as a pretext, my superiors stripped me of my official rank and demoted me to deputy commander.

The current commander of the Beijing Garrison is a royalist, and he was conveniently placed in this position.

He gets angry when talking about this!

Dou Zhan's brows furrowed instantly, and he reached out to pat Zhu Ming's shoulder, "We've dragged you into this."

"If I had known that the royalists would use this as an excuse, I should have found another way to save Chen Xu's maternal grandfather's family."

"It has nothing to do with you!" Zhu Ming waved his hand abruptly.

Even without this incident, he wouldn't have been able to stay in that position for long.

Zhu Ming glanced at Lin Chi beside Dou Zhan, stepped forward, and slapped him hard on the shoulder, "You were the one who shot that arrow, weren't you..."

Lin Chi stumbled from the slap, his face instantly turning bright red. "I'm so sorry, I didn't know you knew each other. After all, every time an envoy comes, they end up dead, so I didn't think much of it..."

At this point, Lin Chi sighed.

Seeing his embarrassed appearance, Zhu Ming burst out laughing.

"Gululu~"

Just as he was speaking, his stomach growled, and he immediately felt embarrassed.

"Sir, if you don't mind, I'll take you to the restaurant owned by my elder brother and sister-in-law!"

Lin Chi, being perceptive, stepped forward.

Now it was Zhu Ming's turn to be embarrassed. He raised his hand to scratch the back of his head and smiled awkwardly, "Well... well, there's no need to go to so much trouble. Just give me a bowl of hot porridge."

"Then please get on the carriage, sir, I'll drive!"

Lin Chi was incredibly enthusiastic, after all, he was planning to get on the good side of every military camp and make a name for himself in no time!

Is that a person? No!

Those are definitely connections he'll make in the future! That's why he's so good at networking.

"This……"

Zhu Ming was somewhat overwhelmed by Lin Chi's enthusiasm and turned to look at Dou Zhan.

Dou Zhan chuckled and nodded. "You're incredibly lucky to be entertained by the Lin family!"

Zhu Ming was completely bewildered upon hearing this.

But Dou Zhan's words put him completely at ease, and he went to that restaurant with Lin Chi without worry!

When he arrived at the restaurant and saw a table full of fine wines and dishes he had never seen before, he finally understood what "stepping in dog poop" meant!

"My lord, please try this 'Sweat-Inducing Chicken,' it's incredibly fragrant!"

Seeing that he wasn't touching his chopsticks, Lin Chi quickly picked up a chicken leg and put it in his bowl!

Zhu Ming stared at the glistening, oily chicken leg in the bowl, his Adam's apple bobbing involuntarily.

He was used to fine dining in the capital, but he had never seen such homely and rustic dishes.

But once you take a bite, you can't stop!

Without needing Lin Chi's hospitality, he wielded his chopsticks in a blur!

When Dou Weiyi arrived, he saw Zhu Ming and his brother Dou Zhan fighting over the last shrimp cake!

Both of them had their chopsticks stuck on the golden, crispy shrimp cake on the plate, neither willing to let go.

"Dou Zhan, you've already eaten three pieces!"

Zhu Ming, his cheeks puffed out, mumbled indistinctly, "These shrimp cakes are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. I'm a guest here, can't you let me have one?"

Dou Zhan raised an eyebrow, flicked his wrist to shovel the shrimp cake into his own bowl, and crunched it loudly: "Hehe, no way! My sister-in-law and her family always make a limited quantity of shrimp cakes, so you can't just eat them whenever you want!"

"do not!"

Zhu Ming was so anxious he almost stood up. He turned around and saw Dou Weiyi standing at the door. His eyes lit up immediately. "Weiyi! Could you ask the kitchen to bring another plate of shrimp cakes? I haven't had enough!"

Dou Weiyi pointed to herself, "You want me to go? You might as well let Lin Chi go. He's his own older brother and sister-in-law. Their words carry more weight than mine!"

Zhu Ming followed Dou Weiyi's gaze to Lin Chi beside him, then hooked his arm around Lin Chi's shoulder: "Lin Chi, right? From now on, you're my dear second brother!"

After saying that, he winked at Lin Chi!

Lin Chi quickly pushed him away, after all, this guy's mouth was too greasy!

"Sir, Lin's Restaurant doesn't just have shrimp cakes. I'll take you to the small eatery across the street later!"

Zhu Ming's eyes lit up. "Is the place across the street also owned by your older brother and sister-in-law?"

Lin Chi nodded. "Of course, I can let you cut in line, but restaurants need to keep accounts, so you'll have to pay the bill when you eat!"

"Hahaha, easy to talk about!"

Zhu Ming couldn't help but laugh, finding Lin Chi more and more pleasing to the eye the more he looked at him!

At that moment, several men came in and simultaneously removed the empty plates from the table.

Then they changed the tablecloth and served several new bowls of soy sauce and vinegar.

"What is this? It's black?"

Zhu Ming frowned and glanced at Dou Zhan and Dou Weiyi, who were visibly excited.

Neither of them paid him any attention; instead, they stared intently at the doorway.

"Hey, wait, what are you guys so excited about?!"