On 18 July, Zhu Jun sent the good news to the imperial court, accompanied by Zhang Ju, who was carrying out meritorious work and carrying it in a prisoner's car, to ask the imperial court for a reward on behalf of the whole army.

The Han army was stationed in Feiru to clean up the battlefield, restore law and order in the surrounding rebel-infested city, and repatriate civilians captured by the rebels to their hometowns.

Guo Peng took on a considerable part of the responsibility of repatriating the captives, and was busy with his subordinates.

These civilians are not only Han Chinese, but also Karasuma and Xianbei people, as well as Zahu who don't know where they came, some are Sinicized Hu people, and some are Hu Han people, and the composition is very complex.

On the afternoon of 20 July, after Guo Peng finally finished handling the repatriation of 10,000 people, Guan Yu suddenly came to report.

"General, in the prisoner of war camp, someone has killed someone."

"Huh?"

Guo Peng was working hard to deal with military affairs, and when he heard this, he raised his head in some surprise and asked, "Did our people do it?" Who can't control their own children and grandchildren? ”

"No, General, our people are all careful to follow the General's orders and dare not do those things, the murderer was a teenager in the prisoner of war camp, who looked like he was only thirteen or fourteen years old, and he killed three Karasuma people."

"A thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy killed three Karasuma people? Or in a prisoner of war camp? Does he have parents or other elders around him? ”

Guo Peng was surprised.

"No, he's alone, he didn't know where to hide a short knife, snatched our search, and then went to kill, it is said that he had a very sudden outburst, no one thought he would kill."

"Did you catch it?"

Guo Peng asked.

"I caught it, I came to ask the general what to do with this teenager."

Guan Yu replied.

"Check it out."

Guo Peng put down his pen and took a few guards to see the boy with him.

When he arrived outside the prisoner of war camp under the jurisdiction of Guo Peng's department, Guo Peng saw a young man who was tied up in rags and dirty, with a mantle and a disheveled head. It doesn't look very old.

"The one he killed?"

Guo Peng asked Guan Yu, and Guan Yu nodded.

Guo Peng stepped forward and stood in front of him and asked, "You killed the person?" And killed three in one go? ”

"I did it."

The young man raised his head and looked at Guo Peng without fear.

"Why kill people?"

"Revenge!"

The young man had a fierce look on his face: "Avenge my parents!" ”

The soldiers around looked at the young man strangely, and Guo Peng asked the young man to tell the truth.

It turned out that the young man's name was Yan Rou, only fourteen years old, originally from Guangyang County, and his family was also a small landlord, and his family was well-off.

After the rebels revolted, his hometown was swept away by the rebels, and he was captured along with his parents and imprisoned in Zhang Chunjun's army.

After Zhang Chun was repeatedly defeated by Guo Peng, the army's morale was shaken, a large number of deserters appeared, and the rebels who were guarding their family also ran away, so Yan Rou also fled with his parents.

As a result, not long after escaping from the barracks, the family was captured by a team of escaped Karasuma cavalry, his father was killed, his mother was killed after being humiliated, Yan Rou was too young to resist, and was taken away by the Karasuma people as a trophy and brought to Feiru, and was involved in this war, and survived.

Then he saw three Karasuma people in the prisoner of war camp who were involved in the killing of his parents, and he was determined to kill them to avenge his parents.

He did it.

Yan Rou, this name is a bit familiar.

Guo Peng frowned and thought for a while, feeling as if he had heard the name, but he couldn't think of it.

However, even if he didn't say this, Yan Rou's actions made Guo Peng appreciate it very much.

"Avenge your parents, you have the courage and knowledge, you do well, let go of him, he is not guilty."

Guo Peng ordered Yan Rou to be released, which surprised Yan Rou a little.

"Do you know the way home? I can give you the money to get you home. ”

Guo Peng asked Yan Rou.

"I ...... My parents are dead, and I have no home. ”

Yan Rou lowered her head, her eyes flushed.

"Alas......"

Guan Yu, who was beside Guo Peng, sighed: "General, when the war is chaotic, where do the people have a home?" ”

Guo Peng also nodded.

"Yun Chang is right, that's true, then Yan Rou, is there any other place you can go?"

“……”

Yan Rou was silent.

Guo Peng knew that he had nowhere to go.

"Will you follow me, then?"

As soon as Guo Peng asked like this, Yan Rou raised his head and looked at Guo Peng with some surprise: "Who is the general?" ”

"Captain Gokarasuma, Guo Peng."

"The general is Guo Peng?"

Yan Rou was visibly excited.

"You've heard of me, too?"

Guo Peng smiled.

"Yes! The general's reputation is very great, and I often hear about the general defeating the Xianbei people and killing the Xianbei leader in my hometown, and many people in my hometown respect the general. ”

Yan Rou said excitedly: "I have no place to go, I am willing to follow the general, please take the general in!" ”

Yan Rou knelt on the ground and asked Guo Peng to take him in, Guo Peng helped Yan Rou up and nodded: "Okay, you follow me and be a personal soldier by my side!" ”

"Thank you, General!"

Yan Rou saluted Guo Peng in surprise.

asked the soldiers around him to take Yan Rou to wash and change clothes, Guo Peng said to Guan Yu: "Yun Chang, you go to the prisoner of war camp and count the people, see how many young people who have lost their families in this camp, and then bring them to the camp together, not only male babies, but also female babies." ”

"General, this is ......"

"There is no way out for young people who have lost their families in the war, either they will die, or they will fall into the grass, and the luckiest ones can find the manor to serve and have a bite to eat, I really don't want them to fall into that situation, take them to our barracks, give them food and clothing, if they can arrange it, I will try to arrange it, so that they can have a place to go and not starve to death."

Guan Yu admired Guo Peng very much when he heard this.

"The general is merciful, Yu knows what to do."

So Guan Yu did what Guo Peng asked.

Guo Peng looked at the back of the departure, and turned around and walked back.

Young people who lost their families in the war are such excellent and good seedlings.

If there are more such people, what a great help it will be for me......

Why didn't you think about it sooner?

Guo Peng complained that he didn't think of this key point as soon as possible.

At the end of July, after settling the matter here, Guo Peng and others left Liaoxi with Zhu Jun and returned to Jixian County, waiting for the emperor's edict of reward.

Guo Peng didn't know what reward he would get, but Guo Peng trusted Lu Zhi very much, and with Lu Zhi in the center, Guo Peng didn't need to worry too much.

The good news of the great victory in Youzhou was soon sent to the capital city of Luoyang, and Emperor Ling was overjoyed when he learned of this.

He was very happy that Zhang Chun was escorted over before, and felt that the Youzhou Rebellion was about to be pacified, but now that this is the case, Zhang Ju, who was broken hands and feet, was also escorted to the capital.

So Emperor Ling ordered Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun to be split together, and then placed the corpses in a more conspicuous place in Luoyang, showing the world the fate of being a traitor to the Han Dynasty.

After that, the merit is distributed and rewarded according to the merit strategy.