Zhang Jue arrived at the city of Shenjian two days late, which was the result of leaving the army lightly armed, accompanied by his pro-army, and the righteous man named Liu Lin.

"The last general will be fortunate not to be dishonored." Zhao An and Wang Shichang led the generals and the old squires in the city to greet each other at the door, and when they saw him, they stepped forward to salute him.

Zhang Jue threw off the horse, walked quickly past the side of the general, didn't even give them a look, but held a few old people, from here to the city, at a glance, both sides of the road were full of dense human heads, he never imagined that it would be such a big scene.

"Zhang was late and made the people suffer, such a courtesy, it's really unbearable." His eyes were hot, he clenched his fists and said loudly.

"It is really a righteous move for the marshal to rise up to the king, recover Luzhou, and save the people, please drink this cup."

The righteous man surnamed Xian slapped open a mud-sealed jar, and the strong aroma of wine overflowed, and in a few moments, the three large bowls in the tray were filled. Such a hospitality could not tolerate Zhang Jue's resignation, he briskly dried three bowls in a row, and the scorching wine was close to his heart, it was really a good wine.

"Please get on the horse." Wang Shichang took his mount, Zhao An took off his hood, knelt on one knee, and used his back as a step, Zhang Jue showed hesitation, is this appropriate?

"Please get on the horse." Several elders and squires also bowed their hands and said in unison.

"Please get on the horse." Wave after wave of shouts from the people behind them.

"Please get on the horse." His own soldiers and the sergeants defending the city also joined them, Zhang Jue no longer shirked, and jumped on Zhao An's back.

Wang Shichang led the horse slowly, Zhang Jue waved frequently on the horseback, and he didn't know if it was because of the wine or excitement, his face was black and red, adding some might.

Behind his horse, the soldiers held high the symbol of the festival of the envoy of the full-time expedition, two snow-white tails swayed with the wind, followed by the road handsome tooth flag and all kinds of honor guards, his personal soldiers held their heads high and rode their horses and blades, so that the people saw the appearance of a bear and tiger army, and they were even more cheering.

In this way, the group passed through the main street in the city to the temporary line, that is, the original Luzhou Mansion, Zhang Jue had recovered his usual look, but his heart could not be calmed at all, because he saw that in this short journey, in addition to the happiness of the people, they kept stuffing all kinds of food into their hands, and even he himself was stuffed with a few eggs and a piece of air-dried bacon.

"The commander ordered that the garrisons in Luzhou must strictly abide by military discipline, and those who disturb the people will be severely punished!" I'm afraid these are the only good things in their family, and Zhang Jue can't think of anything else to repay.

The capture of the Divine Arm City is only the first step in the plan, but it is also a crucial step, and the next step is the real test. In the temporary festival hall, he listened to the battle story of the two of them, and just nodded, the sneak attack battle, there was nothing to say.

"Are there many Tartar guards in the city who have escaped?"

"Not much, after the war, the total number of Tartars is more than 1,700, more than 900 were killed in the war, about 500 were captured alive, and more than 200 people are missing, most of them have fled."

These jobs are all handled by Wang Shichang, he naturally came with a mouth, Zhang Jue was silent for a while, although the number of people is not much, but the surrounding area is full of mountains, it is impossible to block them all, it has been two days since the end of the battle, if they run fast, this should be almost to Chongqing Mansion.

"You all know the situation, Ben Shuai won't say much, now there are some things to be decided immediately." He said, glancing at the two of them.

"The city needs a guard, which of you two wants to stay?"

The question of the marshal was as expected by the two, they had also discussed it before coming, Zhao An was not interested in defending the city, Wang Shichang took a step forward when he heard this, and expressed his wishes.

"Okay, Shichang, you and your subordinates will move to the city, and the official position will remain unchanged for the time being, and the decision will be made after the marshal plays the Ming court. The big war is coming, and there are many people who can't tell the difference, so you can recruit on your own, and try to solve it as much as you can in terms of armament, how about it? ”

"The last general commanded, there is still one thing, this time the city is broken, thanks to the help of the righteous people Xian Kunpeng and Liu Lin, the two of them are local people, familiar with the customs and customs, the last general wants to appoint them in charge of civil affairs, and I hope that the marshal will consider it."

Wang Shichang's mention was also immediately proposed by Zhang Jue, and when he said this, there was no disapproval.

"You, I thought of a place with Ben Shuai, according to the rules of the imperial court, those who restore the land can be awarded officials on the spot, and the governor must be on the table. Anything else, Ben Shuai has trespassed, Xian Kunpeng is the general judge of Benzhou, Liu Lin joins the army for the record, let the two of them assist you, okay? ”

Zhang Jue smiled and patted him on the shoulder, such an appointment will help to stabilize the hearts of the people, and put Wang Shichang here, which is also extremely important for the attack of the Tartars in the future, the Divine Arm City is equivalent to one of the gateways of Chongqing Mansion, and if you hold it, you can avoid the multi-way siege of the Tartars, so as to form an angle with Hezhou and other places.

After speaking, he immediately sent the two of them to the court, and the official robe seal letter naturally had no time to prepare, but the diploma was waved in the hall, and the two looked at each other excitedly after receiving it, and they both changed their big gifts to pay homage.

"The two of you have made great contributions to the court, you don't have to be like this, and you hope to help you defend the land in the future." Zhang Jue personally helped him up after receiving a salute from them, and now the two of them are also his subordinates.

"Don't worry, Xiaomin Oh is not inferior, he will do his best, but there is still one thing to ask for, and I hope to agree." Changing from the habitual self-professe, Liu Lin made a request.

"But there's no way to say it."

"The subordinates heard that Mei Yingchun's thief was captured in prison, and I hereby implore the marshal to behead him to show him to the public in revenge for the day."

Zhang Jue's request made Zhang Jue slightly surprised, he knew that Mei Yingchun was captured alive, and he didn't think about what to do with him, it stands to reason that he should be deported to Beijing, thinking of such a long distance, in fact, he didn't want to do it in his heart, but it didn't seem appropriate to kill him directly without going through the court.

"Jie Shuai Rong, this thief disregarded the people of the city that day, and was determined to surrender to the Tartars, so he did not hesitate to kill his predecessor Li Tongju and Liu Joining, we did this, one is to provoke righteous indignation, and the other also wants to avenge them, kill this thief, the people in the city must clap their hands and applaud, and hope that the festival commander will be fulfilled."

"Well, according to what you say, tomorrow at noon, on the school ground, Mei Yingchun will be beheaded for public display."

Zhang Jue waved his hands and made up his mind, the army also needs to sacrifice the flag, since the Tartar Qianhu is dead, then this rebel general has become the only choice. Kill it or not, the people eat pot pulp to welcome the king, even if they return this kindness.

After the reception dinner, he planned to go to sleep after a short rest, but he never thought that Zhao An sent him two women, looking at the two women who were dressed up, one of the younger faces were like ashes, and the other was older with spring in their eyes, Zhang Jue's face sank suddenly.

"The festival marshal listened to the words of the last general first, they are not fans in the city." Zhao An, who was familiar with his temperament, hurriedly explained, who knew that Zhang Jue was even more hesitant when he heard it.

"It's not a good girl." Zhao An's next words made him wonder, if he is not a prostitute and not a good family, what kind of trouble is this?

"If there's a fart, let it go!" Zhang Jue kicked him impatiently.

"That woman is the mother-in-law of the Thousand Households of the Tartars, and the last general looked a little beautiful, so she sent it to the festival marshal. The other is Mei Yingchun's young daughter, who is still a chick, and the handsome will see which one he likes, and the general will think that it is better to leave both of them. ”

The former one is just fine, hearing the latter words, Zhang Jue automatically ignored Zhao An's shamelessness, this woman looks like she is just about the age of Lu, she was still a little lady of the official eunuch family a few days ago, and it became a gift in a blink of an eye.

"Mei Yingchun killed his colleagues that day, how did he deal with their families?" Zhang Jue's words made Zhao An stunned for a moment, and then thought of the several women rescued by Wang Shichang that day.

"They all acted as camp prostitutes, and when they were rescued, they had been ruined by the Tartars and were inhuman, and some of them wiped their necks on the same day." Such a tragic situation made the heartless Zhao An also look angry, such a situation is actually not a few, but every time I see it, it still makes people indignant.

"Then I'm still standing here and doing something, send them to where they should go, and I'm going to bother Ben Shuai again if it's okay."

Hearing his words, Zhang Jue suddenly lost any mood, this is the real war, if he is defeated and dies one day, his family will not have a better end. The reason why those traitors are so busy surrendering is probably because of this factor.

In Lin'an City, Xie Tang received Ye Mengding's handwritten letter that night, and after reading it, he already had a bottom in his heart, the Ye family plus his family already had a certain appeal, if a few more powerful people were brought in, this matter would be a score.

He knew even more that in this Jiankang incident, the biggest loss was not them, but a few royal mansions with a large number of granges, plus Yu Lu was fined, you know, it was the prince's Yu Lu, Xie Tang could imagine the mood of those people, and at this time to lobby, it would be a few more points.

"Go and let people, prepare for it, find a regular clothes to come out, and then wrap the mirror that Liu Ziqing sent." He put away the letter and the plan separately, and gave instructions to his own wife.

"It's so late, and the officials still have to leave the house?" As soon as he heard that he was going to take the mirror out, his wife felt a little painful, this is a commodity only available in the palace, and no matter how much money is on the market, she can't buy it, so she didn't give Xie Tang a lot of pillow wind.

"It's a serious matter, don't make a noise." glanced at this mother-in-law, Xie Tang didn't know what she was thinking, once the thing was done, how many such things would have to be, it was really long hair and short knowledge.

"Go to King Rong's Mansion." Sitting on his shoulder, Xie Tang commanded in a low voice, the two families are not far apart, and they are only one market.

The four big-shouldered and round-waisted servants lifted up and began to move forward, and he also closed his eyes, that King Rong was the most appealing person, and he would take down whatever he said. It's just that as the most noble prince of the Great Song Dynasty, he has very little courage, and it takes a lot of effort to persuade him to join. R1058