Chapter 55: Hong Chengchou

As soon as he received the order from Hong Chengchou, Liu Renyu asked Li Jiye to prepare for the ceremony of commemorating the martyrs, and he took Liu Renjie and more than 20 other cavalrymen to rush towards Yulin.

Liu Renyu rode on the horse, waving the horsewhip to urge the horsepower, while thinking about Hong Chengchou.

It is said that since the crossing, Liu Renyu has even seen the emperor, but the famous fierce people in history, such as Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, Li Zicheng, and Zhang Xianzhong, have not seen any of them.

Now that he can finally meet Hong Chengchou, he is still quite excited. After all, Hong Chengchou is a man who has been in the Qing Dynasty and ranked first on the list of traitors in the late Ming Dynasty.

Many people in later generations scolded him, mainly because Chongzhen appreciated him very much, and he also pretended to be a loyal minister, but then he did not become a loyal minister and surrendered.

The contrast is too great, so some people can't accept it, saying that he is two-faced, but in fact, this is not necessary, because they don't understand that Hong Chengchou is a refined egoist who has read books and has a high IQ and EQ.

He is loyal to himself, he is not loyal to his father at all, everything he does is to get high-ranking officials and enjoy a good life, he and Lu Xiangsheng, Yuan Chonghuan, Sun Zhengxin are not all the way, he is a reader with a lot of market flavor, that's all.

Liu Renyu originally thought that since Hong Chengchou is a traitor, then he must have the common characteristics of traitors, that is, he is ugly, such as triangular eyes, eight-character eyebrows or something.

But when he fell to his knees in the mansion of the governor of Yansui and claimed to have seen Hong Junmen, he found that his mother's traitors all had a positive face.

I saw Hong Chengchou, lying silkworm eyebrows, danfeng eyes, hanging gallbladder nose, and a goose egg face, his appearance was enough to crush Liu Renyu ten times.

"You are Liu Renyu, who returned from Taixi, joined the army, killed the Beiyu in the first battle, and killed Jiannu in the second battle?" Hong Chengchou asked.

"It's a lowly position." Liu Renyu replied.

"It is said that there is a tiger general in Yansui Town, and when I saw it today, it was really extraordinary. By the way, the Ministry of War has just put down the reward document for your Zhenbei Fort, congratulations, you have become a garrison, Jingbian Fort is guarded, and your subordinates also have their own rewards. Hong Chengchou said with a smile.

"The military gate has won the award, and I dare not be ashamed of my humble position." Liu Renyu said modestly.

"There's nothing to be ashamed of, you even killed Jiannu Bayala, how can you not be a tiger general. That's it, let's not say these kind words, but there are a few important things to discuss with you today. Hong Chengchou said.

"Please also show it to the military gate."

"When King Riqin was king, my Yansui soldiers all broke up, and I heard that they were all thieves, do you know about this?"

"The lowly knows that some time ago, there was a group of soldiers who led the thieves to besiege the lowly Zhenbei Fort."

"Oh, really!? How many thieves are there, how many soldiers are there, and what is the situation of the battle? When Hong Chengchou heard that there was such a thing, his tone changed.

"There are nearly 6,000 thieves, including 300 soldiers, when they attack the city, our left-behind personnel first stick to the city, and when the thieves run out, I just return to help, so that they can be broken by attacking inside and outside."

"Yes, yes, the soldiers of your Zhenbei Fort are really useful, this time when you defended the city, you sent troops out, who is guarding the city, this person has made such a great achievement, don't you repay him for his merits?"

"This is exactly what the humble post means, this is the meritorious personnel who fought against the rogues this time, please ask the military to take a look." Liu Renyu half-knelt on the ground and dragged the paperwork up with both hands.

Hong Chengchou took the document, put it aside first, and said: "I will read this document carefully, you get up first, let's continue." ”

Liu Renyu stood up as he said.

"As you can see, those soldiers joined the bandit array, and the thieves were very powerful, and when the thieves ran into us in the past, they all ran away from the wind, but now they dare to run away with us for a while." Speaking of this, Hong Chengchou paused first, as if he was thinking about the situation on the battlefield.

Then he said: "And we only have 3,000 soldiers and horses in the entire Yansui, if all the 5,000 defeated troops join the thief array, it will be difficult for us to deal with it." So since your soldiers and horses are so brave, I want to call your soldiers and horses to fight the thieves with me, what do you think? ”

Hong Chengchou's question was actually a kind word, the governor wanted to transfer troops, but if he didn't go, he had to go, so Liu Renyu nodded and said: "You should obey the dispatch of the military gate, but it's just ..........." ”

"It's not difficult, but it's okay." Hong Chengchou saw Liu Renyu's tone and knew that he was in trouble, so he asked.

"The military gate, the humble post went to the war to build slaves this time, and there was also a battle with the thieves, which lost a lot of manpower, and our soldiers and horses have just experienced a big war, and they are quite tired, so I hope to be able to repair for some time, and when the sharpness recovers, I will come to the military gate account to listen to it. Please bow to the military gate. Liu Renyu pleaded.

"How can this not be allowed, just give you a month, you go back to repair your life, and then I will send someone to inform you." Hong Chengchou said with a smile.

"I have been humbled by the military gate." Liu Renyu bowed and said.

"This matter of transferring your troops and horses to fight has already been said, and there is another matter."

"Please show me the way."

"Yang Zhengtai tried to appease the thieves, and finally surrendered one, the thief head is called a little red, and there are more than 3,000 people under him, so we Yansui is looking for a place to insert. I heard that your town has enough money and food, and other states and counties are in some difficulty, so I want to plant it in your place, what do you think? ”

Plenty of money and food!? How did Hong Chengchou know.

When Liu Renyu was in doubt, he suddenly saw a few generals next to him, but they hadn't seen it when they were together with King Qin a few days ago, didn't they say it?

It is said that those generals were indeed seen by Liu Renyu, and their soldiers broke and scattered, it was all Wu Zimian's fault, they did not have half of the responsibility, because they were not held accountable, and they were still under Hong Chengchou's account.

These generals formed a bond with Liu Renyu when they were King Qin, because they had always held a grudge, and they heard Hong Chengchou say that it was nerve-wracking for the placement of the displaced people, and they immediately rushed to say that Liu Renyu's Zhenbeibao collection was quite rich, and it was the only choice for the placement of the displaced people.

Hong Chengchou was naturally very happy when he heard this, so he eagerly summoned Liu Renyu to Yulin to speak.

At this time, when they saw Liu Renyu's gaze, they all smiled coldly back.

Hmph, I'm mad about you, and I'm going to send you to eat you.

Liu Renyu looked at their gaze and smiled coldly.

You treat the homeless people as a burden, but I treat the homeless people as treasures, so many people have just died, and you want to recruit people, so this is sent to your hands, and it is too late for me to be happy.

Liu Renyu was very happy in his heart, but he said with a bitter and hateful look on his face: "Junmen, there is not enough money and food in the humble position, because my subordinates are all full of food and salary, and the cost is huge, but the imperial court has never issued a penny of silver, I raised it myself, and now there are 3,000 people who have an idle meal, I am afraid that it will ............" ”

"I know that you have difficulties, but everyone also has difficulties, and the court also has difficulties, you have some collections there, so settle some homeless people, and I will let the court know about your merits." Hong Chengchou persuaded with good words.

In fact, Liu Renyu did this, just to make Hong Chengchou owe a favor, seeing that the goal had been achieved, he said something that was often said in later generations, and then he regretted it after speaking, he said: "In this case, the humble position depends on the military façade to settle these homeless people." ”

As soon as these words came out, Hong Chengchou immediately felt like he had eaten explosives, and suddenly shouted: "Renyu's words are wrong!" You are doing this to solve problems for the court and share the worries of the monarch's father, how can you say that it is for my sake, and to settle the hungry people and benefit Li Shu, this great merit, you say yes or no? ”

Liu Renyu was so frightened by Hong Chengchou's voice that he trembled, and he was also stunned by what the governor said, so he could only reply: "The humble position is wrong, and the military gate is right." ”

"Well, that's right. Okay, I'm done with everything here, you went to get the reward document from the Ministry of War, as well as the ribbon, bronze medal, and official uniform, go back, and a little red will be installed at your place in a few days. ”

"Yes, Junmen, and all the adults, retire from your duties." Liu Renyu bowed and retreated.

Out of the governor's mansion, Liu Renyu and Liu Renjie and others rode back to Zhenbei Fort.

On the way, Liu Renjie asked Liu Renyu: "My lord, is there anything wrong with Hong Junmen summoning you?" ”

Liu Renyu was silent for a while, remembering that he was reprimanded by Hong Chengchou at the end, he felt uncomfortable, so he said with a dark face: "Woe." ”

Liu Renjie looked at Liu Renyu's face and didn't dare to ask again.

After Liu Renyu rushed back to Zhenbei Fort, he read out the court's promotion document from the general general of the general mansion, and everyone was very happy when they heard it.

Liu Renyu was promoted to garrison, replacing Sun Kuisheng to guard Jingbian Fort, Li Jiye, Yang Desheng, Zhang Tieniu, and Ma Wenshan were promoted to Qianzong, but they were not sent to other military forts to serve, and they were still used under Liu Renyu's account.

When everyone heard such a reward, they were overjoyed, and they all looked at the big seal of customs and defense sent down from it, touched and touched, but the official uniform was not worn immediately, and they all said that they went back to burn incense and bathe, so they could wear such good clothes.

After touching the bronze medal of Yinxin and reading the official uniform, everyone couldn't help but sigh with emotion, since the first year of Chongzhen followed Liu Renyu to start a business, it has only been more than a year, less than two years of hard work, everyone has been promoted from a small soldier to a thousand generals, according to this momentum, the general soldier is not a dream.

When everyone was happy, Liu Renyu told the news that he had promised Hong Chengchou to install 3,000 people in Zhenbei Fort and that he would exterminate the thieves in a month.

Everyone listened, and they all said that they just listened to Lord Liu's decision.

After another 5 days, the ashes of the soldiers killed in the battle of King Qinwang of Jingshi returned.

On the day when the martyrs' loyal souls returned, Liu Renyu strictly ordered Zhenbei Fort to stop all entertainment activities, and everyone in the fort went out of the city to greet him.

The soldiers and civilians in the fort stood in two lines at the city gate, and the military band played solemn mourning music.

I saw six soldiers in military uniforms walking slowly in a row, none of these new soldiers on the march were holding urns in their hands, and the urns were placed on the spiritual tablets of the soldiers who died in battle, and they marched towards the martyrs' shrine step by step.

When this team entered the city gate, the soldiers and civilians of Zhenbei Fort followed behind this army and also marched towards the Martyrs' Shrine.

When they came to the Martyrs' Shrine, the group of soldiers holding the ashes stood still.

At this time, there were still 40 coffins placed there, which were the coffins of the soldiers who had invaded and died in battle.

Liu Renyu walked to the Martyrs' Shrine, personally covered the sun, moon and wave flags on the coffin, and then ordered: "Bury the strong man." ”

Someone came to bury the 40 coffins and the urns in the cemetery.

After the coffin and urn were buried, Liu Renyu said again: "Please enter the spiritual position of the strong men into the shrine." ”

Dozens of soldiers carefully placed their spiritual positions on the shelves in the lobby of the Martyrs' Shrine with their hands in their hands, and then the 20 musketeers outside the hall fired their guns in greeting.

Then, Liu Renyu presented wreaths to the martyrs, and bowed three times in silent tribute, while the others did not lay wreaths, but they all bowed with Liu Renyu.

After all the ceremonies were completed, Liu Renyu spoke: "Those buried here are loyal souls and iron bones, without them fighting to the death with the enemy, there will be foreign enemies and thieves who will destroy our homeland and kill our father and brother. Insulting our wives and daughters, so they died heroically for our happy life, you have to look up to them all the time, you know? ”

The people in the fort in the north of the town heard it, and they were completely indifferent to the foreign enemy, but they still knew the power of the thieves, if it was not for the soldiers in the fort to resist as much as possible, if the thieves were asked to attack the fort, the consequences would be unimaginable.

So they all responded loudly, "Got it." ”

Liu Renyu heard it, nodded with satisfaction, and then announced that the memorial ceremony was over, and on the way back to the mansion, he muttered to himself: "But I don't know what kind of road this little red is?" ”