Before and after Yang Sichang arrived in Xiangyang Mansion, the West and Cao Zhuying Liukou also reacted. Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai are old-fashioned, and it is expected that the officers and troops will launch a large-scale encirclement and suppression under the leadership of the new superintendent, and they will set up camps in Zhuxi County in advance, Zhang Xianzhong will lead the army into Sichuan, and Luo Rucai will enter Shaanxi north.

At the beginning of October, the Shu generals Fang Guoan, Yue Zongwen and Tan Hong defeated Zhang Xianzhong at Sanjian Peak and pursued the Heishui River, which was defeated again. Xiying and other rogues fled in all directions and gradually infiltrated the Sichuan. In this battle, Tan Hong, a native official in eastern Sichuan, and his brothers Tan Wen and Tan Yi followed the Sichuan General Army Fang Guoan to make great achievements, Tan Hong transferred to guard Shibaozhai in Zhongzhou, Tan Wen and Tan Yi each town Dazhou and Wanxian Tiansheng City, one door and three Tan each sealed guerrilla, and it was a good story for a while.

Since the two battalions of Xi and Cao were far away, there was no need to station heavy troops in Xiangxi. Three days after Zhao Dangshi returned to the Gucheng garrison from Xiangyang, he withdrew his troops and returned to Fanhe City. Chen Hongfan followed in his footsteps and also moved to Shuanggoukou, near the left of Zaoyang County, adjacent to Zhao Ying. Only Zuo Liangyu was still stationed in Fang County, motionless.

Zuo Liangyu's post of the general army of aid and suppression is in the "expedition", which is different from Zhao Dangshi's "town guard", the so-called "chasing thieves and moving, not stopping". The imperial court was determined to deal with Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai, and Ma Shouying and others in Henan were temporarily eliminated, and he had no reason to go home. Thinking about the next step, when Yang Sichang settled down the errand of the Xiangyang Mansion Governor, he was to transfer him to continue to march into the army.

This made Zhao Dangshi very happy, although he hung the "Seal of the Pioneer General of the Thief", his job was to guard Xiangyang, Yunyang and the surrounding ground. After leaving the second mansion, there were no rules to forcibly restrain him from advancing and retreating. The more provinces to crack down on the rogues, time-consuming and laborious, the gains outweigh the losses, Zhao Dangshi's focus on running Zhao Ying has always been in northern Chu, and it is naturally very comforting to be able to avoid these dispatches.

It was the sixth day of October when the army returned to Van River City. After nearly four months of resettlement, more than 30,000 disciples who were rescued from Xiying have settled down in Fanhe City. Prancing on the horse, the smoke of the houses stretching around the city wall is endless, each with its own vitality, and many people with hoes and burdens pass back and forth in an orderly manner. There are even drooping children chasing and playing in the bushes or on the banks of rivers.

Chengxuan Zhizheng Zhengchang Zeyu, the general inspector of the Unified Inspection Institute Liu Xiaohong, and Wang Laixing, the chief of the Tuntian Yingtian, He Kewei, the internal affairs envoy, and Fan Hecheng led the water hill to talk and so on. Zhao Dangshi ordered Hou Dagui, Guo Ruke, and Han Gon to lead the soldiers to station, and went to the meeting hall of the three military governments in the city with Chang Zeyu to discuss the recent situation.

In the past few months, in addition to the logistical support for the foreign war, the main points of the work of Fan Hecheng have focused on the settlement of the 30,000 vassals. Everything is difficult at the beginning, and when Zhao Dangshi led the soldiers to fight bloody, the civil and military forces of Fan Hecheng were actually very busy.

Chang Zeyu, as a representative, briefly described the process. It is said that it took nearly a month to figure out the clan relationship and living habits of each family and to arrange the front and back of the house. Later, the fixed amount of money and grain was allocated, and the whole process took another month to stabilize. In the past two months, Chang Zeyu has been in the center to co-ordinate, Wang Laixing and He Kewei have not yet completed the implementation of Juntian's affairs, and there have been several chaos, Wang Laixing's soldiers in the training battalion have repeatedly suppressed the bullets, and finally Chang Zeyu was ruthless and killed more than ten people to show their heads to the public, so that the situation could be calmed.

"Of the 30,000 apprentices, thirty percent are old and weak, fifty percent are women and children, and only twenty percent are men who can be laborers. That's it, and there is chaos. The difficulty of governing the people is no less than governing the army. The corners of Chang Zeyu's mouth showed a hint of bitterness.

"Women and children account for fifty percent?" Zhao Dangshi frowned.

Chang Zeyu sighed lightly: "Most of the parents of these women and children have been plundered into the ranks by the rogues. Because most of them are widows and orphans, and fifty percent of women and children do not match those twenty percent of men. The old and weak, women and children add up to eighty percent, and these eight adults are not strong in physical strength, and they are single-handed, and they are forced to cultivate, and the effect is not good. He added, "But if we do not make the people self-sufficient, and rely solely on the modest savings of our camp to provide relief, it will not be able to sustain them for too long." ”

Zhao Dangshi thought for a while and said: "There are many women and children, otherwise they will be married to the soldiers of my battalion." ”

Chang Zeyu raised his eyebrows: "This ......"

"The soldiers have military salaries, and the tuntian soldiers also have farming, so in addition to self-sufficiency, it is not a problem to raise one or two more people." Zhao Dangshi said while thinking about it, "The soldiers in our battalion are basically young people who have not yet married them, and a few of them have families, and they have long since been separated from their wives after thousands of miles. Let them choose the perfect couple, it's time. ”

Wang Laixing said thoughtfully: "Half of the 30,000 women and children, even if it is less, there are always about 10,000 people of appropriate age, which is the right number of soldiers in our battalion and Tuntian soldiers. ”

Zhao Dangshi nodded and said: "The premise of a husband is to have a family. Although the soldiers of our battalion are loyal and brave, they are all lonely, and they will inevitably fall leaves without roots and float uncertainly. Let them form a family, and in the future, they will be able to die and take root in Van River City. In addition, for those women and children who cannot afford to be independent, they have to rely on, even if they do not work enough, and have their husbands' income in the army to subsidize their families, they will not be displaced and helpless. ”

Chang Zeyu's eyes flashed and said: "This is very good, and it will be more than one stone!" ”

Zhao Dangshi smiled and said: "People say, 'I'd rather demolish ten temples than break a marriage'." I, Zhao Ying, did not break the marriage, but was an old man in a month, and made thousands of couples and couples, winning the seventh-level floating slaughter. Another call, "Lao He! ”

He was afraid of a spirit, and hurriedly said: "The subordinates are here, the subordinates are here!" ”

Zhao Dangshi smiled and ordered: "You are well-versed in human affairs, and this matter will be handed over to you." Arrange it on a certain day, so that the soldiers and the Tuntian soldiers will go on a blind date one after another, and remember not to force the match, only by voluntariness. If there is a person who is messing around, he will be dealt with by military law. ”

He Kewei nodded like pounding garlic: "This is a major event related to our army for thousands of generations, and my subordinates will definitely do their best to do it well!" ”

Zhao Dangshi said to Wang Laixing again: "Come brother, divide the acres of land equally, you have to be fine, don't cheat and play tricks on people." In addition, these people are new and destitute, so they should not be too harsh in lending them cattle and horse seeds in the early stage. These people are the seeds of my Zhao Ying, and they need to be cultivated and cared for, don't think about grabbing profits and raising seedlings immediately. ”

Wang Laixing responded: "My subordinates understand. ”

After saying this, Zhao Dangshi took the name and said: "Old Yan, how happened to the booklet that I told you last time?" ”

Yan Licheng replied: "My lord, I am still writing, and it will be completed in less than a month." And said, "But the name of the booklet has been thought of, it was given by Mr. Mu, and it is called "Hengyan of the World". Hurriedly added, "Offended the lord's name." ”

Zhao Dangshi waved his hand and said: "It's okay, since it claims to be the words that came out of my mouth, why not call my name." Instead, he said, "Mr. Mu is in charge of external propaganda and internal publicity, and he is very talented, so you can work with him to carve this booklet." This booklet is not big, but it will be of great use in the future, and you need to do it calmly. I've made up the first edition and I'll take it for me. Suddenly, he remembered another person, "By the way, the Lin Wuzhang from the southeast, Mr. Lin, who studied under Confucianism and has quite a good foundation, you can also let him see it first." ”

Yan Licheng and Mu Gongchun said at the same time: "Since you have the name of the lord, how dare you steal tricks!" ”

After chatting about some trivial matters, Zhao Dangshi finally said: "In a few days, I will go to Lingshan Temple, you will do it step by step, do it well, and wait for me to come back for acceptance." ”

Chang Zeyu said: "Lingshan Temple? But that Lingshan Temple in Xinyang? ”

Zhao Dangshi nodded and said, "Yes, Zuo is not far away, someone invited me, I will go to the meeting." ”

Wang Laixing was a little worried: "Although the thieves have stopped recently, they have brought countless grass robbers, and the lord is afraid that he will be restless on the way." ”

Zhao Dangshi smiled: "It's okay. I'll go for two or three days, and I'll be back immediately. This trip brought fifty horsemen from the pro-care division, and thousands of eight hundred grass cowards attacked, and it was always enough to break through. ”

The establishment of the pro-maintenance division has been maintained at 200 people, as Zhao Dangshi's personal soldiers, the equipment has been second to none in the battalion since its establishment, and it showed extremely strong combat effectiveness in the battle of Fanhe City that day, and it was not a problem to fight a few bandits.

Zhao Dangshi has always been confident, and since he said so, Chang Zeyu and the others did not reply.

Two days later, Zhao Dangshi, Zhou Wenhe and other relatives and other relatives rode out in full gear, accompanied by the maid Lian Zhi. Zhao Dangshi originally came to see her weak appearance, and didn't think about picking her up, but she volunteered and showed quite good equestrian skills in front of Zhao Dangshi, which was very different from her background in the water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

I heard her say that when she lived in a painting boat when she was young, her mother forced her to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and even archery, horseback riding, etc., to prepare them to please all kinds of customers, but before they came in handy, she bought Xiangyang for the people in the palace, but these skills were used for life. Zhao Dangshi saw that she was working so hard, and he also thought that he really needed to be relieved all the way, so he also agreed. Lian Zhi immediately cried with joy, hugged Zhao Dangshi and cried and laughed, and the stacks of voices were "Daddy is so good", which was very innocent.

The east of Zaoyang leads directly to Suizhou, and the north of Suizhou is Xinyang, but it is not easy to cross the Tongbai Mountain in the middle of the steep and continuous stretch. So the fifty horsemen first went north through Tangzi Mountain to Tang County, and then turned east into Miyang, and detoured along the official road of Miyang to the boundary of Xinyang Prefecture.

Due to the successive defeats of the Hui and Gezhu camps in the past, the nearby Xinyang Prefecture was full of thieves, and there were many officers and soldiers patrolling along the road to maintain order, and there was no danger at all. Zhao Dangshi and his entourage interrogated the officers and soldiers several times, and every time they heard Zhao Dangshi's name, they were busy making amends - the rules are the rules, the county officials are not as good as the current management, and the general soldier Zhao is the Dinghai Shenshen needle in northern Chu and southern Henan, which officer and soldier will be blinded by lard, and find unnecessary trouble for himself for the rules of Laoshizi.

Zhao Dangshi arrived at Lingshan on October 15.

Lingshan Mountain is magnificent, the forest is lush, and the temple is hidden in the middle. Including Lin San Temple, there are seven temples and three nunnery. Lingshan Temple was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the daughter of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty Princess Jianning had become a nun here, and then was named the "National Temple", since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the incense has been endless, and it has been renovated several times. Zhu Yuanzhang, the ancestor of this dynasty, was relieved by the monks of the temple when he was cold, and he was grateful for his kindness, so after the founding of the country, he gave the Lingshan Temple plaque honor guard, etc., and repaired the dragon head and phoenix tail on the spine of the temple, and respected as the "imperial temple". Therefore, in the historical evolution, Lin Shan Temple is also a rare temple for monks and nuns, and it adheres to the principle of purifying all sentient beings, and even allows monks to lead the practice. Zhao Dangshi stayed with his relatives and raised the people and horses in the cottage under the mountain for a while, and continued to move forward with Lian Zhi, Zhou Wenhe and a few others. Along the way up the mountain, there are many good men and women, and some short-haired monks pass by, if they are not dressed in monk robes, they almost think they are lay disciples.

Open the altar in the temple today, will cross the doom, go to the mountain, the more believers, until the front of the Daxiong Treasure Palace, the bells and drums are ringing, the cigarette smoke curls, countless believers walk slowly around the beam, everyone worships together, all are pious and respectful.

The crowd was crowded, shoulder to shoulder, Lian Zhi was a little nervous according to Zhao Dangshi, and asked in a shallow voice: "Daddy, where is the head-wrapper?" ”

Zhao Dangshi shook his head and said: "He asked me to come here, and he didn't say anything else, I don't think I should come to find him, he has his own way to find me." ”

Lian Zhi looked at the dense crowd and said, "There are so many people, he is looking for them one by one, and he doesn't know when he will find them." ”

Zhao Dangshi said: "And let him." ”

As soon as the words fell, a person wearing a robe, came slowly, saw Zhao Dangshi, and said: "Poor Nipu Ning Tianxi, dare to ask the donor to be Xiangyang Zhao Zongbing?" When I looked over, it was a nun in her thirties, with thin eyebrows and a thin body.

"The teacher is too polite." Zhao Dangshi returned her salute, "It's Zhao Dangshi below." ”

Puning Tianxi didn't look directly, and said in a loud voice: "That being the case, I also hope that Zhao Shizhu will move to the Wei Dao Hall behind the temple, and the host will have something important to invite." ”

"Presiding?" Zhao Dangshi looked dazed, "I came here at the invitation of people...... but no matter how disguised the head-wrapping guest is, it will never be the presiding officer of Lingshan Temple.

"The person who invited the Zhao donor is now in the poor nunnery, but the invitation to preside over is another matter."

"Shitai is not from Lingshan Temple?"

"The poor nun is a monk in the Yanshou Nunnery on the right side of the mountain, and the host is a senior brother."

Zhao Dangshi agreed, but seeing that although Puning Tianxi's face was pale, there was a slight panic between his eyebrows, and he expected that something was wrong, so he didn't ask more, and said in a loud voice: "Okay, please lead the way." ”