Chapter 318 Personal Guards
People in the Zhou family yard didn't care whether Shen Mingzhu was going to die of depression at this moment.
The entire courtyard was filled with excitement.
Zhou Ping is like a monkey, wandering around every corner of the house.
He has never seen such a lively scene!
I never thought that a monk would be the one presiding over someone’s marriage!
The abbot of the Great Buddha Temple took on the position of general manager of his eldest sister's marriage.
Watching a great monk wearing cassocks with a ring scar on his head, coming and going like the wind to greet the guests, Zhou Ping always felt as if he had fallen into some kind of illusory world.
As he was swimming away, someone suddenly pinched the back of his neck. The rough hands rubbed his neck so hard that it almost broke.
Zhou Ping subconsciously punched him, "Who the hell doesn't have eyes?"
As soon as the words fell, the whole person was lifted up.
Kicking his feet in the air, Zhou Ping saw a frightening face.
He heard Li Er say that this man's name is Xu Ningyuan, he is the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Army, he is in charge of the entire army, and he is ten thousand times more arrogant than Shen Li.
Of course, the last sentence was a confident guess based on Li Er's meaning, and Li Er did not say it directly.
Xu Ningyuan and Xuankong Zhou Ping stared at him for a moment, then turned around and put him down.
After patting Zhou Ping's head and pressing his big rough hands on Zhou Ping's head, Zhou Ping felt that this person was here to prescribe something for him.
"I heard that you are good at martial arts?"
Stationed on the battlefield all year round, Xu Ningyuan's voice has a rough and bold tone. In addition, he has a long scar on his face. The scar moves when he talks. He doesn't look like a good person.
Zhou Ping shrank his neck, as timid as a little chicken.
"It's okay. It's not particularly good. It's just that I work harder than good people and I'm better than those who work hard."
The dignified coach of the Northwest Army was immediately amused by this shameless self-evaluation.
"Oh, so you are indeed quite powerful."
Zhou Ping silently took a step back, trying to keep a safe distance from the coach who didn't look like a good guy. "It's okay. After all, in this world, there are people outside the world."
Xu Ningyuan chuckled a few times, "It's a bit noisy here, let's go over there and have a chat?"
He pointed forward, and there was a small pavilion in front of him. There was no one in the pavilion now.
Zhou Ping glanced at Xu Ningyuan warily, then thought, this is his home, he is afraid of nothing!
After thinking this, he immediately relaxed again and said, "Okay!"
Swinging his arms, he walked towards the small pavilion.
It looked like the two of them were going over there to decide who should own the chassis.
Xu Ningyuan looked at Zhou Ping's back and couldn't help but smile again, but with the scar on his face, his smile was a little ferocious.
"Why do you want to learn kung fu?" Xu Ningyuan asked Zhou Ping after sitting down.
After not talking to such a young child for a long time, Xu Ningyuan tried his best to look kind.
Zhou Ping looked at the scars on Xu Ningyuan's face and silently made up his mind: This is my home, this is my home, this is my home!
"Of course a man must stand firm and achieve great things. How can he do it if he doesn't know kung fu!" Zhou Ping held his head high and answered with a heart-wrenching tone.
Xu Ningyuan laughed so hard, "Then how do you want to achieve great things with determination? Do you want to be a commander like your brother-in-law? Or do you want to be a minister like Mr. Hu? Or do you want to join the army?"
Xu Ningyuan said the last two words very softly, but enunciated them clearly.
Zhou Ping was stunned, and when he looked at Xu Ningyuan, his eyes suddenly changed, "You want to abduct me to join the army, right?"
When Zhou Ping said the word abduction, Xu Ningyuan wanted to laugh, but held it back, "Do you want to?"
Zhou Ping didn't even think about it and blurted out: "I think so, but I'm not old enough. I'm only six years old this year."
Xu Ningyuan said: "I was only eight years old when I joined the army."
Zhou Ping's eyes widened instantly.
"If you want, you can be my personal soldier."
Zhou Ping leaned back and subconsciously crossed his arms to protect himself.
"What's your plan? I've made it clear in advance. I'm broke and have nothing. All the family property here belongs to my second uncle and has nothing to do with me. I'm just a freeloader!"
Zhou Ping said it with confidence.
Xu Ningyuan just laughed. He had never seen freeloaders eat so confidently.
Facing Zhou Ping's wary eyes, Xu Ningyuan said, "If I say I have no plot, you won't believe me."
"right!"
"Our Northwest Army's population is aging rapidly and the quality of recruits cannot keep up. I want to recruit a group of people and lead them personally to train talents for the army.
I heard from your second uncle that you can endure hardships and love to learn. I feel that you are a good prospect and you might become a general in our Northwest Army in the future.
In this way, I don't have to worry about being annexed by the Zhenshuo army. "
Zhou Ping looked at him suspiciously for a moment, then looked around, lowered his voice and said, "Zhenshuo Army really wants to annex you?"
Xu Ningyuan looked serious, "Of course, my son was arrested by the prince of Zhenguo Palace a while ago. If it weren't for your brother-in-law's help, I would have almost lost the throne. Do you think I can bear this?"
Zhou Ping slapped the table, "You must not bear it!"
"But now, I don't have many powerful people to avenge me."
Zhou Ping patted his chest and said, "You train me, and I will avenge you!"
Xu Ningyuan smiled and said: "Then we have agreed that you will be my personal soldier. However, this matter must be kept secret and cannot be known to others. Do you understand?"
"Can my father know?"
Xu Ningyuan raised his hand and slapped Zhou Ping on the head, "Nonsense, I'll take you away. If I don't tell your father, your brother-in-law will tear me apart!"
Zhou Ping's head was almost separated from his neck by this slap. He was so scared that he quickly hugged and touched it, "Damn, my head! Can I tell my second uncle and eldest sister?"
"You can tell, but you can only tell family members, not outsiders, in case it gets to the Zhenshuo Army."
Zhou Ping listened and suddenly felt something was wrong. Why did the tone sound like an old man coaxing his grandson!
He stood up straight, "Are you kidding me? I'm not a three-year-old kid! I'm six! Is it interesting?"
Xu Ningyuan was stunned, then laughed, "You are really smart, tell me, what did I say to kid you?"
Zhou Ping rolled his eyes, "Except for the fact that I want to be a personal soldier, everything else is false, and the aging population urgently needs to cultivate talents. You are a dignified commander, and you can fool a six-year-old child like this, you are really amazing!"
Xu Ningyuan sighed, "You can't even fool a six-year-old child!"
"Nonsense, I'm not a three-year-old child."
"Then are you going?"
"I don't have the final say on this matter. I have to ask my brother-in-law. If he asks me to go, I will go!"
"Okay, ask, anyway, I will stay in Kyoto for more than ten days this time."
Zhou Yuan looked at him, silent for a moment, couldn't help but curious, and said: "My eldest sister is getting married, why are you coming?"