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Chapter 561

After Du Youwei retired, Zhang Cheng discussed some military affairs with the generals while eating meat and drinking. Among them were the rewards for those who had made great contributions to the battle in recent days, and the method of resettlement for the prisoners of war and hungry people. .

Among the hungry people, some specialized people have been registered and compiled, and they are nothing more than carpenters, masons, tailors, barrel makers, etc. Because it is near the Yellow River, there are also a few boat craftsmen and cabin craftsmen. But there is only one blacksmith.

In addition to these craftsmen, some people who could read and write were also selected and given special care and placement. Among them was a scholar named Liu Chengzu, who was specially mentioned by Wei Zhice.

The reason why Wei Zhice mentioned Liu Chengzu at this time was to sympathize with what happened to him, but the most important thing was that Liu Chengzu not only performed well in statistics of captives and hungry people, but also voluntarily requested to join Wei Zhice's army after that.

Liu Chengzu's personal experience made him recognize the essence of rogues, and the performance of Wei Zhice's official army made his knowledge and understanding of the official army greatly improved.

If it is said that before being coerced by the Chuangjun, filling trenches, and digging bricks, because of the insults to his family by local corrupt officials and the folk saying that "thieves are like combs, soldiers are like grates, and officials are like shaving", he has a lot of love for him. Daming was extremely disappointed.

But the experience of being kidnapped by Chuangjun this time made him extremely confused. Corrupt officials are everywhere, rampant. To get rid of suffering, how could I ever think that it is also a person with a false name, who deceives the public with lies.

He only felt that he was in Abi Hell, the sky and the earth were dark, the surrounding fields were constantly wailing, and there were killings in sight. From the moment he hid his daughter under him, he had already regarded himself as dead.

However, he could not wish to die. At the moment when he lost consciousness, the cry of his daughter "Nannan" attracted the officers and soldiers who cleaned up the battlefield, and these officers and soldiers were particularly kind. Give him and his wife and daughter rice porridge and steamed buns.

He felt in a daze that everything he saw in front of him was so unreal, the kind-hearted officers and soldiers, the steaming rice porridge, and the soft and delicious mixed noodles in his mouth, as if he was in a dream among.

He dazedly registered the roster of the rescued hungry people. No matter what those hungry people said about how different this group of officers and soldiers were, he turned a deaf ear to them, but the appearance of his son Liu Sijie and the arrival of Uncle Wu who treated him like a son made him Suddenly, it was like enlightenment.

Afterwards, not only did he work harder, but he even became energetic. Therefore, Wei Zhice recommended him to Zhang Guodong's camp to continue to register the information of prisoners and hungry people.

With the long-term contact with this army, Liu Chengzu's understanding has gradually improved, and he can't help but have the idea of ​​joining this army. However, Zhang Guodong is busy with affairs, and he has not had much contact with it, so he can't talk.

So he found an excuse and begged Wei Zhice, the head of the car battalion, to join his army as a soldier. No matter how hard or dangerous it was, he was willing to endure it. He only wanted to follow General Zhang Cheng to kill all the bandits and calm down the world. Return Wanmin to a bright future.

Wei Zhice was originally a deer student and a student. He naturally understood Liu Chengzu's current mood very well, so he first comforted Liu Chengzu and told him to rest well and not to worry about this matter.

Wei Zhice also knew in his heart that there is no shortage of generals in Zhang Cheng's army, and there are many people in his battalion who can be promoted and trained, but there are very few real scholars in the army, and even some literate book offices can only read some words That's all.

Therefore, after Zhang Guangda, Wang Yuanjing, Chen Zhong, Cui Shijie and others returned to the camp, Wei Zhice even visited Wang Yuanjing in person and solemnly recommended Liu Chengzu to him.

Through Wei Zhice's introduction, Zhang Cheng also knew about Liu Chengzu now, but he still couldn't spare his birth to meet him, so he ordered Liu Chengzu to temporarily serve as a scribe by Wang Yuanjing's side, and he could be relocated after watching him.

Everyone then summed up their knowledge and experience of fighting against Chuangjun. The generals spoke one after another.

In the end, Zhang Cheng even announced that tomorrow is the last day of this year, "the day when the moon is exhausted and the year ends". Gao Mingheng, the inspector, will lead all the officials in Kaifeng to come to work outside the city. "Nian pig", let the soldiers eat meat dumplings and pork stewed vermicelli on New Year's Eve to live a good year.

Because the army won the battle, Zhang Cheng also decided that each soldier would be rewarded with two taels of silver, and decided to ask the soldiers to take turns to take vacations within five days, and also to visit the bustling city of Kaifeng. Each soldier gets one bag, and those who have meritorious service can get two or three bags.

The generals were delighted for a while when they heard the words, and it was only at this time that everyone remembered that it was the end of the new year.

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On the first day of the first lunar month in the 14th year of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, the city of Kaifeng was decorated with lanterns and festoons, gongs and drums were loud, and dragon dances, stilts, and flower drum teams continued one after another. The thief retreated.

The Palace of the King of Zhou was also decorated with lanterns and festoons, and there were several tables of banquets in the main hall of the Palace. Cai Maode, the chief envoy, and other border officials of Henan Province, as well as Wu Shidao, the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, Huang Shu, the Tuiguan, and Sang Kaidi, the Tongzhi of Guanhe, and other officials of Kaifeng Prefecture.

Naturally, Chen Yongfu, the deputy general of Henan, and his son were indispensable. After the burglars and siege of the city, the border officials and officials in Kaifeng City respected this veteran even more.

Originally, some of them were not qualified to come to pay New Year's greetings to Zhou Wang Zhu Gongyun, but because of the great victory in defending the city, Zhou Wang was very interested, and this time he even invited all the generals who have made great contributions under the command of the generals. Celebrate the New Year together.

Even though it was in the main hall of Prince Zhou's mansion, after drinking for three rounds, toasting to each other was still indispensable. All the generals and officials formed teams to pay New Year's greetings to Prince Zhou.

Although the scene was lively, it wasn't intense enough. During the meeting, someone mentioned that the intruders had returned home in defeat at Kaifeng city.

These words naturally resonated in the banquet, all the generals and officials all agreed, as if they had seen the trespasser Li Zicheng and other giant bandits wiped out.

Only Zhang Cheng was holding the wine glass, looking out of the window of the main hall with a little confusion in his eyes, and fell into deep thought: "Whether Xiangyang City has been attacked by thieves, there will be news in a few days. It's just where the Yangge department is now. Will it be because of this..."

(End of this chapter)