Fifty-two, meticulous and subtle (rushing to vote)

  Yu Guozhen was truly furious in his heart. That man and the rest of his family who were taken in from Shandong Dengzhou, had all been displaced by war and had lost their means of livelihood. Taking them in was not to say that it was a lifesaving act, but at least it was like sending charcoal in snowy weather.

  At the time of recruitment, they had already communicated with them. The Yu family wanted to recruit a group of young people as guards for their mansion. If there were thieves at the door, the recruits should not hesitate to sacrifice themselves. And if the guards suffered losses, the master would reward them generously.

  Now this young man is afraid of the enemy and flees, abandoning his companions. According to the original agreement, he should be expelled from the family guard. Yu Guozhen was just enforcing the original agreement, but the young man's father dared to come and threaten him!

  These good days have passed for half a year, and it's almost forgotten how miserable it was to be homeless at the beginning.

  "Lately, we must tighten up loyalty education. Although there was some before, it's clear that some people still haven't been moved in their hearts, or else there wouldn't be such ungrateful people! Also, the matter of thought inspection must also be grasped firmly, but this thing... who should be entrusted with doing it?"

  The Gao brothers were the first to be vetoed, with Da Zhuang in charge of household security and Er Zhuang in charge of intelligence. The two of them already held too much power, and adding another almost-household-manager-like Gao Bu Biao would have been too much. That's why Aunt Gao dared to give advice to others. Although she had good intentions, her limited vision sometimes led to mistakes, like today.

  People in the clan are not to be thought of, and the Yu family really doesn't have anyone with talent that can be brought out. Even if there were, for long-term consideration, Yu Guozhen wouldn't want to hand over such an important matter to him. After all, the Yu family has only one mainstay, and although in a very long time, the interests of the Yu family and his personal interests are consistent, what about later on?

  Yu Guozhen thought for a moment, considering only the first batch of Home Guards. Among them, Luo Jiuhe, Ye Wuyue and Qi Niu were loyal without any issues. Originally, Ye Wuyue was the most suitable candidate, but this time he had made a mistake, although it wasn't entirely his fault. However, to avoid giving the impression that even those who committed crimes could be promoted in the Home Guards, he was ruled out.

  Luo Jiuhe is also a good candidate, highly trusted by Yu Guozhen. He has a quick mind, but the downside is that he acts impulsively and is not suitable for this type of work.

  Qíniú did a great job this time, and the model partner's performance was obviously better than Yè Wǔyá's partner. This is the difference between old and new soldiers. However, Qíniú was also a bit clumsy, with a clumsy mouth and tongue, which is not suitable for this type of work either.

  Yu Guozhen thought about it over and over in his heart, but for the time being, there was no suitable candidate, and he couldn't help but sigh.

  "Why did Guo Zhen sigh?" Yu Yixuan asked curiously beside him.

  "This time the enemy's attack still exposed the weakness of our home defense, with individual combat power being weak. Compared to those untrained water bandits they fought daily, they were not afraid, but if the enemy was truly trained, they would be no match. Lao Gao knew some fighting techniques, but his actual strength was also limited." Yu Guozhen slightly furrowed his brow: "It's a pity that Cheng Chong has passed away, otherwise we could have invited him to teach us martial arts."

  "It turned out to be this matter..." Yu Yixuan furrowed his brow, among the people he knew, no one was said to be a master of martial arts, although there were also self-proclaimed disciples of Cheng Chongdou in the nearby area, but they couldn't even compare to Gao Buping, let alone teach the young master more advanced martial arts.

  "But that's not urgent, first get rid of the current opponent and then talk about it. One person escaped, presumably will come back again." Yu Guozhen thought for a moment: "If the purpose of this group is indeed our Yu family, they are ambushing at the riverbank position, I'm afraid the initial goal was not someone else, but me."

  "Who?"

  "Yes, I pass by there every morning when I go for a run... Fifth Uncle, let me ask someone to inquire about the situation first, please wait for a moment."

  Yu Guozhen was originally going to send someone to call Jiang Youzhong, he had already heard that it was this child who discovered the bandits hiding there. But thinking of his injury and wet clothes, he walked to the Jiang family's dormitory instead.

  Look, he's here. Jiang Quan hastily paid his respects, his face a bit awkward, Yu Guozhen knew what he was thinking. Who would have thought that coming to the Yu household would bring such danger? He's probably already having second thoughts. Yu Guozhen patted him on the shoulder: "Master Jiang, whatever you want to say, I already know. Let's not mention the long-term contract we signed, just one thing - where else can your skills be put to use besides here? Where else can Rongyang learn so many new techniques besides here?"

  "Maybe... but... thief..."

  "It's raining today, and thieves are emerging everywhere. Even in Suzhou Prefecture, there are Lake Tai bandits lurking about. Fortunately, I still have my family guards here. If it weren't for their bravery today, you would have fallen into the hands of those thieves. Once you leave me, who will let your family's private guards protect you and your father?"

  These words left Jiang Quan speechless, nowadays this world is like that, human life is really worthless, they, father and son, without money or power, wherever they go, are just worthless lives!

  Perhaps it is only in Yu Guozhen's place that they, father and son, are valued, with high walls and guards!

  "Think carefully, I won't make it difficult for you and your father. If you really want to leave, I'll give you some travel expenses and send someone to escort you back to Wujiang." Yu Guozhen added: "I'm going to see You Zhong now, he's like a half-disciple of mine. Today such a thing happened... just now it was chaotic, I didn't have time to ask in detail, is everything all right?"

  Yu Guozhen's phrase "half a disciple" made Jiang Quan's body tremble slightly, in the land of Jiangnan, where the teacher-disciple relationship is most revered, this sentence was a clear indication that Yu Guozhen had high hopes for Jiang Youzhong!

  Jiang Quan quietly led Yu Guozhen into the house, Jiang Youzhong was leaning on the bed in a daze, seeing Yu Guozhen came, immediately flipped over and got out of bed: "Little official, I want to go out!"

  "You're chilled to the bone and injured again. What's the hurry to go out now?" Yu Guozhen scolded: "Stay in bed quietly!"

  "But I still have school today..."

  "You're off for today."

  "But I don't like holidays, I only like going to school..."

  Yu Guozhen was speechless with laughter, and the doctor who came with him had already stepped forward to take Jiang Youzhong's pulse. Since a large number of young people arrived, Yu Guozhen invited two doctors from the town to take turns checking the bodies of the old and young in the other courtyard.

  "Although he had a fright, there was no serious harm." The doctor smiled after taking his pulse and said to Yu Guozhen: "Don't worry, young master, in three days or so, you'll be back to normal."

  "Thank you so much, Mr. Cui." Yu Guozhen nodded his head.

  Mr. Cui knew the situation and left after checking, Yu Guozhen looked at Jiang Youzhong with wide eyes and couldn't understand: "Youzhong, you have made a great contribution today, if it wasn't for you, the consequences would be unthinkable!"

  This is not Yu Guozhen's empty words. If Jiang Youzhong hadn't discovered that someone was hiding, they would have approached in the past. The bandits would have taken action and at least half of the young girls and children in the family school would have died!

  Jiang Youzhong didn't quite understand the consequences, but knew that Xiao Guanren was praising him, so he smiled and said: "Xiao Guanren, since I've made contributions and Lang Zhong says I'm fine, can I go to school now?"

  Yu Guozhen smiled again: "Take a rest today, I'll let the family learn from the hall today, you just relax."

  "Classes suspended..." Jiang Youzhong was very disappointed.

  However, Yu Zhong, how did you discover those people?

  "It was Young Master who taught me."

  "What? When did I teach you?"

  "The young official said that water has three forms, solid is ice, liquid is water, and gas is water vapor. When the temperature is below freezing point, water will condense into ice. Hot water vapor meets cold air and condenses into small water droplets. In winter, our breath contains water vapor, which meets the cold outside air and condenses into small water droplets that become the white mist we see..."

  Jiang Youzhong spoke a lot, all of which were repetitions of what Yu Guozhen had taught him. This is a common problem with children, they can't grasp the key points when answering questions. However, Yu Guozhen already understood what happened at that time. It turned out that Jiang Youzhong observed his surroundings very carefully and saw the mist exhaled by those thieves in the bushes, so he discovered them!

  This was something Yu Guozhen did not expect, it seemed that those natural common sense he taught were actually of practical use.

  Those thieves took advantage of the heavy snow to sneak away at night, but they made a mistake in such details. If they knew the reason, I don't know if they would be angry to death - however, three have already died and cannot die again, and one will also die, only the one who escaped...

  Yu Guozhen's eyes flashed with a cold intent, in his mind, the lives of those bandits, one hundred or one thousand, were not worth a single hair on Jiang Youzhong's head. They had done such things, so they and the forces behind them would have to pay the price!

  He then comforted Jiang Youzhong for a few more sentences, and went out the door. Before leaving, he said to Jiang Quan: "Master Jiang, take good care of Youzhong, I'll give you two days off."

  "Yes, yes." Jiang Quan replied.

  He went to Liu Ruyi's place again, comforted her a bit, and then Yu Guozhen felt it was time to go see the captive. After such a long time had passed, he should have gotten some useful information out of the captive by now.

  "You lost your grip, Fan Hui was killed in battle, and there were also people who were captured alive?"

  In the city of Luozhou, Fang Sanye met with Lu Laoliu who had returned alone. After listening to his account, his face suddenly fell. He could have expected such a result. If the leader found out, it would be disastrous!

  "Yes, Pang Zhuozi was captured alive. However, he's always been tight-lipped and isn't afraid of death, so he probably won't say anything." Lu Lao Liu also looked dejected: "Fang Hui Zhu, we must avenge Fang Hui Zhu!"

  Fang Sanye's mouth moved twice, unsure of what to say. Fan Zhen's plan couldn't be said to be flawed, and the reason it didn't succeed was entirely an accident. Who would have thought that Yu Guozhen would suddenly give up his morning run and take the young men to have a snowball fight? Who would have thought he would arrange for the household guards and children to sweep the snow, even sweeping roads that had nothing to do with him?!

  It's always said that everyone sweeps the snow in front of their own door and doesn't care about the frost on others' tiles, but this guy is so nosy!

  "Damn, we can't stay here for now. You and I have both met that guy before, so we can only let the master send more capable people to come." Fang Saner pondered for a moment, he had seen Yu Guozhen's meticulous mind, even if that captured Pang Shouzi didn't say a word, they would still reveal many flaws, not to mention the others. Therefore, Luzhou Prefecture was temporarily not a place to stay!

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