Chapter 496: Human Touch
Zhao Yu was also worried at this time that after returning to his hometown, the mentality of some officers and soldiers would change, and they would prefer to stay in Quanzhou with their families rather than return to Qiongzhou with them. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoThis problem not only bothered him, but also troubled the military commanders of all generations, Huang Xianyao's ban on family members to find relatives is also out of this consideration, he thinks that intimidation with severe punishments, mutual surveillance, prohibition out of the camp, etc.
It is human nature to miss one's hometown and relatives, and if it is forcibly forbidden without analysis, it is not only against human ethics, but also against human nature, which will only make people disgusted and resist, and even flee and resist, even if they stay in the camp, they will be passive and confrontational. This is not beneficial for the next battle, but if there is a channel for them to vent, coupled with the constraints of military discipline, it can avoid triggering mass incidents to a certain extent.
Then Zhao Yu went to the adjacent rear army camp, which was much more lively than the previous army camp. The rear army was formed on the basis of the volunteers brought out by the Zhuang brothers and the Qinwang army of various places, and the Zhuang family was a big clan in Quanzhou, and after the evacuation of the accompanying dynasty, the capital and Pu Shougeng purged the Zhuang family and razed the village to the ground. In order to avoid the persecution of the Yuan army, the Zhuang family scattered in other places, and after hearing that the Zhuang brothers led the troops back to their hometowns, they came to vote one after another, inquired about the whereabouts of their relatives, and cried with joy when they saw it, and they let out a lot of sorrow when they heard the bad news.
"Your Majesty!" Although Zhao Yu became the emperor, but the Shuaifu army was brought out by him, the veterans all knew each other, and they were unhindered in the camp.
"Excuse me!" Zhao Hao helped him down and said, "Is there enough food to eat?" ”
"Your Majesty, this ...... Subordinates are guilty! Zhuang Siqi had already seen the mud spots on the little emperor's boots, and knew that he had come all the way, so he naturally saw the situation in the camp clearly. According to military discipline, family members are not allowed to live in the barracks, and people are not allowed to enter and leave at will, and their rear army has become a grass market.
"I have already seen it just now, your fortifications still need to be strengthened, and now the Xinghua Army and the soldiers and horses of Fuzhou have come to the aid in the starry night, and they can arrive at the latest the day after tomorrow, but all the troops have not yet been covered, the forts are not covered, and the access roads have not been repaired, so they must be completed as soon as possible, and there are no obstacles on the periphery!" Zhao Hao pointed out a lot of inappropriateness.
"Your Majesty, your subordinates immediately ordered people to strengthen and rush to work overnight!" Zhuang Siqi said with a flushed face.
"What should you do with these people in the camp, do you want them to help in the battle, or do you want them to stand and cheer?" Zhao Yu said with some annoyance.
"Your Majesty, your subordinates will immediately clean up the camp and evacuate the people!" Zhuang Siqi looked at the villagers in the camp with a sad face, but still gritted his teeth and said.
"Okay, Ni Liang, let's borrow this big tent to rest!" Zhao Hao snorted coldly, and turned his head into the account.
"Big brother ......" Seeing His Majesty enter the account, Zhuang Siqi also hurriedly ordered someone to prepare tea, and he also went in with him, but was pulled by the eldest brother Zhuang Gongzhe.
"Commander Zhuang, do you still have Your Majesty in your eyes, and this big brother?" Zhuang Gongzhe looked at his brother coldly and asked. He is now in the Military Aircraft Department, and any class leader will follow His Majesty, and of course His Majesty will also follow when he comes out to inspect.
"Big brother, little brother doesn't dare!" The eldest brother is like a father, the eldest brother asked like this, Zhuang Siqi was stunned for a moment and hurriedly said.
"Your Majesty has the grace to take in our brothers, and has entrusted us with important tasks, so we should repay our kindness." Zhuang Gongzhe said angrily, "What a big deal this expedition to Quanzhou is, Your Majesty raised you to lead the troops with you, but how did you do it?" The west side of the city is a fortress of the city, and a place of great military aircraft, but you let the people go in and out, and if there are spies of the Tartars in it, will it not be clear at a glance? Not only that, but you also keep them in the army, if the war is together, they will cause trouble to lead the enemy into the village, and if you lose the city defense, you will have enough heads to cut off! ”
"Big brother, the villagers who followed our King Qin died and died, and now the family members have come to look for relatives and inquire about the news, how can I bear to put them outside the camp!" Zhuang Siqi listened and argued.
"As long as you are humane, you will take your relatives and the township to King Qin?" Zhuang Gongzhe was even more angry and asked, "The Huang family is also a big family of Quanzhou eunuchs, and the former commander of the army Huang is also the king of Qin, and there are a few fewer Quanzhou children in the army than in your army." But people still led the army to assist yesterday, although there were heavy casualties, but you go to see how the former army camp is, it is a hundred times stronger than your kennel. And so far I haven't entered the city to look for my relatives, and I haven't put people into the camp like you! ”
"I ...... I'm not as hard-hearted as he is! Zhuang Siqi stiffened his neck and said unconvinced.
"Bastard, you read the books of the sages when you were young, and you were taught by your father, so you should know which is more important than your family and country. Now you are the head of an army, Your Majesty's pro-army, but you don't want to repay Jun's kindness, but you are still addicted to personal affairs, and before you make a big mistake, I think you should resign and return home! Zhuang Gongzhe flicked his sleeves and said angrily.
"Big brother ......" Zhuang Siqi didn't expect that the eldest brother would say such heavy words, and he couldn't help but be anxious.
"Let's go, you can still save your life if you resign and return to your hometown, continue the incense for my family, and sacrifice your ancestors!" Zhuang Gongzhe waved his hand, his face full of disappointment, and he seemed to be much older.
"Big brother, little brother knows it's wrong!" Zhuang Siqi saw that the eldest brother was really annoyed with himself, and knelt down on one knee to admit his mistake.
"Your Majesty is benevolent and righteous, thinking that you have made a small contribution to the court, and you are not harsh today, but you still have a resentful heart. It is inevitable that you will do something against the lord and rebel against the king in the future, and your life will not be guaranteed at that time, so let's go! Zhuang Gongzhe sighed and pulled his brother up.
"Big brother, I have no disrespect for Your Majesty, I just expelled these orphans, widows, and displaced villagers from the camp, and I really couldn't bear it in my heart, so I lost my temper, and I didn't mean it!" Zhuang Siqi grabbed the hem of his eldest brother's shirt and begged.
"When His Majesty was in Jiazi, he was able to pour all the money and property in the house to take in all kinds of volunteers, and the orphans in the Zhou Ji army never gave up under the great difficulty, and just established himself in Qiongzhou and ordered to find the military dependents and take them to Qiongzhou for reunion. And Quanzhou was once a fief of His Majesty, and the people of the city were all his people, so how could they be allowed to be displaced and have no food and clothing. Zhuang Gongzhe shook his head and said, "Just now, Your Majesty has issued an order to let all armies assign special personnel to register the names and surnames of those looking for relatives, and set up another camp for temporary adoption and food and clothing. Then search according to the roster, if you are killed, you will be bereavement, if you are still in the army, you will be taken in the city to reunite with your relatives in a timely manner, and those who are willing to go to Qiongzhou will be taken in and properly settled. ”
"Oh, Your Majesty thinks much more than I do!" Zhuang Siqi lowered his head and muttered after hearing this, sighing in his heart that the little emperor was more humane than himself, and he had misunderstood His Majesty...... (To be continued.) )