Moreover, the reason why Liu Pei allowed ordinary people to enter the barracks was to spread the treatment of his army through these people. After all, there are not many troops who can get full pay these days, and maybe some people are willing to defect.

Liu Peihe introduced the situation of his army, then said goodbye and returned to the center of the field, with his family. It was a carnival night, and even many people participated. On the one hand, they are hungry for the food of the families, and on the other hand, these people obey the rules, and the people are not afraid of them. So after the first drooling child was lured by a housekeeper with a chicken leg, he was out of control! This was naturally arranged by Liu Pei. In later generations, Liu Pei naturally knew the allusion of an army's deep love for fish and water.

Early the next morning, Liu Pei set off with the camp. But this time it's different. The people of the town helped the old and the young to see them off. A few wise elders also put down the incense case and sent Zhuangxing wine! This is a spontaneous act of the people. This made Liu Pei proud for a long time.

The brigade came quickly. It was to capture the fighters, so naturally they were in a hurry. When he came back, the results of the battle had already arrived, and the prisoners who were escorting the brigade naturally slowed down the trip. So when Liu Pei arrived home a few days later, the messenger who delivered the letter was already waiting for him.

Liu Pei sent Qi Qitao and them to arrange for the family, and he took Liu Jiang to summon the three messengers. The first thing he asked was the messenger who had gone to the Thousand Households. Liu Pei asked, "When the letter was delivered, what did Yang Qianhu say?" ”

You must know that those who can be sent out as messengers are generally smart and clever people. What's more, it is someone specially selected by Liu Jiang. Observing words and emotions is the most basic ability. The messenger frowned and said cautiously: "The head of the Qiyu family, then Yang Qianhu seems to know that we have won a great victory this time. ”

Liu Pei raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, why do you think so?" ”

The messenger said: "It is said that our great victory this time is not small, and even the imperial court has not had such a great victory!" After Yang Qianhu got the news, he always had to ask about the battle situation at that time. But Yang Qianhu didn't interrogate me at all, but said lightly: "It seems that my Qianhu position can't be saved." Then he gave me a few pennies and sent me out. ”

Liu Pei laughed when he heard this. Liu Jiang saw it on the side and asked strangely, "Family master, what's ridiculous about this?" Why are you smiling like that? ”

Liu Pei said: "Sure enough, as I expected, this Yang Qianhu is a super smart person!" ”

Liu Jiang raised his eyebrows and said, "Why did the head of the family say that?" ”

Liu Pei said: "I am a person in the guard, this time I have made such a great contribution, how can I be rewarded from above?" Of course, it's his position in the thousand households! And last time Yang Qianhu only took a few hundred taels of silver from me, how could he be willing? The most important point is that he knows that the power in his hands is not as good as mine, can he not worry? He was worried that he would naturally guard against me, and naturally he would inquire about my situation. With such a large mobilization of troops and horses, where can we hide it? So I guess he knew it from the beginning to the end of the battle. ”

Liu Jiang nodded and said thoughtfully: "That's right! If you want to say that, I think it makes a lot of sense, and it's entirely possible. In that case, will he be bad in the middle? ”

Liu Pei shook his head and said, "He can't make it bad." The guard has been rotten for many years, and I finally came forward to win a big battle, and the officials will not allow anyone to sabotage this matter no matter what. So as soon as I make it clear that I don't want to leave here, then the best solution is to transfer him to another thousand houses and give way to me. Besides, with the involvement of civil officials in this matter, there are too many unpredictable things. Leave this alone and hear what others have to say? ”

The other two messengers glanced at each other, and the messenger to Jiaozhou stepped forward and said: "Qiqi family master, he didn't care when I went to see the Jiaozhou county order, and when he saw the letter of the family master, he was surprised and read it out loud!" Then he held the letter in his hand and was stunned for a moment before he burst out laughing. Later, he asked me in detail about what I did before and after the battle, and rewarded me with a small 5 taels of silver. After the little one left the county office, he waited outside the yamen according to the instructions of his head, and I didn't rush back until two people came out of the yamen and rode away on fast horses. ”

Liu Pei nodded and said, "Okay, good job!" What's going on with you? ”

Another messenger stepped forward and said, "The process of my visit to the cities to meet the prefectural order is similar to what he said. It's just that when I went to see the county order, as soon as I said that there was news of the smell of the thief army, he immediately met him, which shows that he was frightened by the thief soldiers! After reading the letter, his reaction was similar to that of the Jiaozhou County Order. However, he said that he would thank the head of the family in the future. The others are gone. ”

Liu Pei sneered and said: "These civil officials are still so arrogant! I almost saved his life, and gave him a great achievement, but I didn't even send anyone to meet him! Hmph, forget it, you guys did a good job, and you all have a reward! Go down first! ”

The three of them saluted and went down to rest. Liu Jiang asked at this time: "Family master, now that the news from Jinan has also been delivered, what else should we do now?" ”

Liu Pei smiled and said, "We don't have to do anything, just wait for someone to be sent from above." I want Zhao Yan to be the governor of Shandong, and he is also a smart person. He should know what he has to do. Okay, if you don't have anything to do in the past few days, you can go to Jiaozhou and Jimo for a turn. It is estimated that there will be no news in ten days. ”

Liu Jiang nodded and agreed, and said, "That's good." Then I'll go back. I've taken all the people away in the past few days, I don't know if there will be any mess in the market? It's good to go back and have a look. ”

Just when Liu Pei and Liu Jiang were discussing, Zhao Yan, the governor of Shandong in Jinan, also saw the messenger sent by Liu Pei.

It's just that it is too difficult for this messenger to meet the governor of Shandong. But fortunately, Liu Jiang had already made arrangements and quietly arranged for Hua Shufeng to help him get through the road of the Jinan prefect. Through his arrangement, today's time was set. However, it was also the sixth day after the end of the war.

Zhao Yan, the governor of Shandong, was sitting upright in a chair, kneeling in front of him was a messenger sent by Liu Pei. Zhao Yan is over fifty years old, but he does not look old. Although he is a little older, he has good facial features, and he was a handsome talent when he was young. Moreover, he is full of poetry and books, and he has an elegant temperament, which makes people look like a spring breeze.

Zhao Yan had already read the letter in his hand. Then he calmly said to the messenger, "Get up." ”

Then the messenger stood up, bowed his hands, and bowed his head. Zhao Yan asked, "Is the result of the battle mentioned in this letter true?" You must know that the sin of falsely reporting war exploits is not small! ”

In fact, Zhao Yan was not worried about Liu Pei's work at all. His question was a matter of routine. Because the whole combat process, time, and place are very clear in the letter. If it is really a case of imposting, you will know it by checking it. And at this time, the Ming army has not completely degenerated, although there is a meritorious service, but he dares to write more than 3,000 words of beheading, and no one dares to take the merit of capturing more than 2,000 such a great merit! Because it's so easy to puncture!

The messenger stooped down and said, "My lord, everything in the letter is true. Adults can send someone to check, there is no lie! ”

Zhao Yan was silent for a moment and then asked, "Your family's hundred households originally belonged to the Thousand Households in Dengzhou, why did you come to Qingzhou to fight thieves?" ”

The messenger said softly: "My lord, not long ago, the hundred families of my family spent all their wealth to buy a lot of land, and also recruited a lot of displaced people to reclaim it, and they have already poured everything into their pockets. If these thieves are allowed to invade the territory, I am afraid that the adults and children of my family will drink the northwest wind! That's why my family rushed to send troops, hoping to be a thief army outside the country. ”

Zhao Yan then asked: "The letter said that the two county commanders of Zhucheng and Jiaozhou had sent messengers to help find out the news and guide the way, but these are true!" ”

The messenger said, "My lord, this is indeed the case. My hundreds of households once joked that we were all watchdogs, and we would get lost three miles away from home! If it weren't for the local officers who knew the geography well, we wouldn't have been able to get to the ambush site in time. ”