Chapter 4: The Tyrannical Young Master

  On the second day of returning home, Zhou Yuji ran to the mansion of Huaining Hou Sun Jichun, he wanted to wipe his butt for Zhou Huchen.

  Sun Ji-zhun was gnashing his teeth in anger, but he had no choice. Zhou Hu-chen had beaten his own son, and Sun couldn't go to the Shuntian Prefecture to report him, as that would be too humiliating. Moreover, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture wouldn't dare to arrest someone from Zhou Yu-gong's residence, as Zhou was a high-ranking general in the imperial army. The prefect would only follow standard bureaucratic procedures and stall until Zhou and Sun reached an understanding. This was definitely the prefect's strategy. Therefore, Huaning Hou Sun Ji-zhun wouldn't go to Shuntian Prefecture to look for trouble.

  Look for him to come, Sun Jichun never thought that Zhou Yuji was currently in Shandong participating in the suppression of bandits, he couldn't go and bully someone else's daughter (actually didn't dare to go because he wasn't a match). Sun Jichun thought about filing a complaint, how could the son of a small deputy general dare to beat up the young master of the Hou family (it seemed like Zhou Huachen had beaten many sons of nobles), this was simply lawless. But as soon as he thought about the current situation in the imperial court, with the Ming dynasty having fires burning everywhere, it was exactly when the imperial court needed brave generals like Zhou Yuji to fight wars all over, Sun Jichun's momentum immediately dissipated. Thinking about Emperor Chongzhen's situation, Sun Jichun didn't dare to go.

  Fortunately, Zhou Yuji returned and personally came to apologize and make amends. Although the small amount of money for the medicine was not enough to impress Sun Jichun, this could be considered a decent excuse, so Hua Ning Hou Sun Jichun reluctantly forgave Zhou Huachen (he had no choice but to forgive him).

  In a little over ten days, with the weather getting colder and colder, Zhou Yuji finally brought Zhou Huachen into the military camp as he had wished.

  Zhou Yuji simply made a round of inspections and left, these generals were too familiar with Zhou Huchen, there was no need for Zhou Yuji to worry, Zhou Huchen had liked to run into the military camp since he was young, and Jingying was stationed outside the capital city, how could he not be familiar?

  "Little tiger, come here and let your uncle take a look. You seem to have grown taller!" General Mo Xiancheng was about the same age as Zhou Yuji. He was an old subordinate of Zhou's, responsible for training and commanding infantry troops.

  "Uncle Cheng, how have you been?" Zhou Huchen smiled casually, this Mo Xiancheng having grown up in his arms since childhood, could be said to be the most trusted elder.

  "Great! Uncle Cheng eats well, sleeps well and has never been ill or had any disasters!"

  "That's great! That's great! It's been a long time since I've seen Little Hua, let him come and find me to play?" The usual greetings, Zhou Hu Chen continued to ask:

  Xiao Hua in Zhou Hu's mouth is Mo Xiancheng's eldest son, one year younger than Zhou Hu, and has not yet taken a word, so he has always been called Xiao Hua.

  "In his hometown of Lai County, it's time to take a character too. After the New Year, let him come to the capital, so you can cover for him!" Mo Xiancheng's hometown is Baoding Prefecture Lai County. Due to Mo Xiancheng's years of fighting outside, his eldest son Xiaohua has been in Lai County all along.

  "It's time! It's also time to come to the capital and broaden your horizons! With my nephew here, Uncle doesn't need to worry about getting a good name, coming to the capital for some training is also necessary!"

  "That's great! With Tiger son around, Uncle can rest assured!" Mo Xiancheng naturally knew that this little tiger was famous in the capital for being unbeatable. Now that his son had arrived in Beijing, with Zhou Huchen taking care of him, at least he wouldn't be taken advantage of.

  "What's Uncle Cheng practicing today? Little nephew just learned some insights on training troops, let me see Uncle Cheng's performance!" Zhou Huchen changed the subject:

  Mo Xian Cheng stared at Zhou Huchen with a strange gaze, this trouble-making ancestor seemed to have changed today, and was actually interested in the military's Cao practice: "The military is currently in a rest period, only conducting ordinary array exercises, Tiger Son is interested in Cao performance?"

  Yes, of course! Zhou Huchen came today for this very purpose: "Cheng Shu, you don't know that my father has always been strict with me. Today, he let me come to familiarize myself with military affairs and see how troops are trained!"

  Since that's the case, Mo Xiancheng suddenly understood that this was Zhou Yuji's arrangement. It seems that Zhou Yuji wants this little tiger to join the army. Without hesitation, Mo Xiancheng quickly ordered his subordinates: "Arrange the formation! Today, the young tiger has come to the military to familiarize himself with military affairs, let's all be on high alert!"

  Zhou Yuji is indeed Zhou Yuji, and the quality of his troops is truly exceptional. In just one minute, the 5,000 Beijing camp infantrymen quickly formed up in perfect array. Their armor and helmets shone brightly, and their weapons were fully equipped, it seems that these Beijing camp soldiers are treated much better than those of ordinary local armies.

  The team is complete, and Mo Xian steps forward with a majestic air: "Today, Hu Shaoyou has come to our camp. Some of you may know him, some may not! But it doesn't matter, as long as you know that Hu Shaoyou is the eldest son of our commander-in-chief! Let me make one thing clear: anyone who disobeys orders or breaks discipline and dares to be sloppy will have to face my wrath, for my military whip does not show favoritism!"

  Don't pretend you don't know, Zhou Huchen is the eldest son of Zhou Yujie, and also the young master of these soldiers. Don't be blind, everyone has to listen to him.

  "Not bad! The armor is bright, the formation is in order, this young master thinks highly of you!" Zhou Huchen walked up and praised them a few words, but the following words were inexplicable: "Since you're here, today I'll teach you a lesson, this is a unique secret recipe! As long as you pass this level, you'll be invincible in the world! The common saying goes, only those who can run can fight! Today everyone will run a bit, let me see if you can run! Run two laps around the school field, those who finish will get food, those who don't finish, I won't make it difficult for you, lunch is cancelled! Give you a bowl of porridge to drink, now prepare, we'll start soon!"

  I don't know who said it, but "you can't fight if you can't run" made Mo Xiancheng roll his eyes.

  The campus is very large, with Zhou Huchen's estimation, running a lap is at least three miles, and two laps are at least six miles away. These soldiers were all wearing armor and carrying various weapons and equipment, which was obviously quite difficult.

  Zhou Huchen spoke up, Mo Xiancheng had no choice, he couldn't not give him this face, so he ran!

  "This awful weather is too cold! Running will warm me up!"

  On one side, they were lining up to prepare for a run. On such a cold day, Zhou Huchen's words were undoubtedly extremely discouraging.

  A team of 5,000 people was too large, and the school grounds were not enough to accommodate them. Mo Xiancheng had no choice but to divide the soldiers into two batches to run separately. Zhou Huchen also did not let go of those soldiers who were temporarily watching from the side. Under the organization of several house slaves, more than 100 soldiers entered the inner circle of the school grounds, each holding a whip in their hands. They were responsible for maintaining the distance of this school ground and driving away those soldiers who wanted to get close.

  The yellow earth began to fly, and more than 2,000 people started running in circles for no reason. No one wanted to fall behind. This young master of the Zhou family had a notorious reputation, and not listening would lead to unknown consequences. To fill their stomachs and avoid trouble, it was better to obey.

  Six-mile armed running is absolutely not just a matter of saying it's so simple. With weight added to the distance, this is definitely a test.

  Zhou Yuji's soldiers were not bad, they could still hold on for a lap, but as the second lap began, more and more people dropped out. Only then did the soldiers realize that this seemingly easy run was absolutely devastating, a destruction of both physical strength and mental spirit.

  Six miles is not easy to say, nor is it easy to say. Among the soldiers, there are naturally those with good physical strength and those with poor physical strength. As for physical strength, it's not about your willpower, if you don't have enough physical reserves, even walking this six-mile distance takes time. If you can't run, that's okay, but you won't get food! However, continuing to insist on running, many soldiers could only grit their teeth and walk. The armor and weapons became heavier and heavier, some soldiers finally couldn't hold on anymore, they couldn't even walk, and had no choice but to give up.

  "This is a test of willpower! When our soldiers can persist, what kind of march will not be feared! What kind of combat situation will have abundant physical strength to utilize! This is the importance of physical strength! What do you think, Uncle Cheng?!"

  Facing Zhou Huchen's brand new theory, Mo Xian was somewhat stunned and fell into contemplation. This was a completely outdated method of training soldiers.