In the city of Yunzhou, Song Jiang and Dong Ping exhausted their organs, but in the end they lost their troops; Although Wu Yong and Sun An waited for the net, the final result was still unsatisfactory; It's just that Sun An's marriage made Cheng Wanli firmly tied to Liangshan's chariot, and Yunzhou was safe for Liangshan. At this point, Jeju and Yunzhou, which are in the north and south of the water, are all under control, and Yangsan Manor is no longer an isolated island.

When Yunzhou was busy dealing with Song Jiang, Liangshan Manor was also busy.

Since the Mid-Autumn Festival, Tong Guan and Gao Yu have come to attack twice in a row, sending a large number of prisoners and soldiers to Liangshan, in addition to a large number of repatriation or sent to Dengzhou, the escort team has increased by 50,000 or 60,000 recruits, and the overall scale has reached more than 100,000 people.

Recently, the management of the estate has focused all its attention on the training of recruits, and the training battalion is no longer able to perform the training function, and all the recruits are scattered to the regiments and battalions to train on their behalf. The training battalions and officer training camps have gone all out to train and the grass-roots backbone at the team level, even the lecture halls have also been accelerated, and all the trainees of the first phase have graduated ahead of schedule and gone down to lead troops in regiments and battalions. The second phase immediately expanded to more than 100 people, but fortunately, with the addition of Wang Huan and other veterans, the teachers of the martial arts hall have been effectively enriched.

Until the early twenties of the lunar month, Gu Hao was a little free, but he was only free on the surface, a large number of generals who had been persuaded to surrender and surrender in the early stage were still waiting to be placed in the teaching camp, and the soldiers who suddenly doubled should also have proper arrangements, so he had just dealt with the "soldiers", and he was about to arrange the "generals".

A group of generals who recently surrendered to Liangshan, except for Wang Huan and other nine jiedu envoys who helped in the lecture hall, all the others are arranged in the teaching camp, from Bi Sheng, who surrendered at the earliest, to Qiu Yue, Zhou Ang, Dang Shixiong, Dang Shiying, Liu Menglong, Niu Bangxi, and Fan Rui, Li Gon, and Xiang Chong, who have recently surrendered.

Of course, there is also a character that Gu Haotian has been looking forward to for a long time, that is, Hua Rong, who has just gone up the mountain, at this time, a very outstanding talent, after more than a year of separation, has finally returned to Liangshan wholeheartedly, so he is also very excited.

Since these people are going to be generals with troops next, and the time is very tight, the staff office has made special arrangements for these people, and the most critical courses have two aspects, one is to familiarize themselves with the military discipline, military regulations, and training and combat procedures of the Liangshan Escort Force as soon as possible, and the other is more important, that is, to let these people understand Liangshan's philosophy, ideals, and ultimate goals, and then take the initiative to integrate into the Liangshan group. Therefore, these people observe and train in the training camp during the day, and go to the lecture hall to listen to lectures and discuss at night. At the same time, the management office has also made targeted and humanized arrangements for different people. For example, Qiu Yue, Zhou Ang, Dang Shixiong, and Dang Shiying are from the forbidden army, so let Lin Chong, Yang Zhi, and Wang Yu, people from the forbidden army, care more about exchanges; Liu Menglong and Niu Bangxi will definitely go to the navy in the future, so Ruan Xiaoer, Fei Bao and others took the initiative to approach; Fan Rui, Li Gon, and Xiang Chong are all reckless heroes, and they have no psychological burden, and after Lu Zhishen and Ji Sheng got them drunk in the Liangshan restaurant a few times, they have already regarded the manor as a writer; As for Hua Rong, he was an old friend of Gu Haotian and others, so he didn't need any words at all.

Of course, as the lord of a village, Gu Haotian naturally wants to increase his emotional investment in these people, these days he has been in contact with them and communicated, this kind of discussion of equal status, so that these generals not only have a deeper understanding of Liangshan's development concept, but also deeply impressed by the personality charm of this little official, and some of the original psychological barriers have gradually dissolved.

On the 23rd day of the lunar month, the families of these forbidden generals arrived at the Golden Beach Wharf from Tokyo, with a total of five families: Qiu Yue, Zhou Ang, Dang Shixiong, Dang Shiying, and Niu Bangxi. On the same day, after the intelligence department sent the letters to each person into Beijing, Zhu Gui immediately took them out of the capital separately, and then rented a boat to send them to Liangshan through the Wuzhang River before Gao Yu returned to Beijing.

At the beginning of the morning, a fleet of seven or eight boats arrived at Liangshan, and Gu Haotian personally led everyone to the Golden Beach Wharf to greet them. When the boatload of old and young women and children supported each other and walked up to the dock, Qiu Yue and Zhou Ang were all grateful, if Liangshan Manor was left alone, then after Gao Yu returned to Beijing, the fate of these families could be imagined, at that time they were inseparable from the imperial court and naturally had to rely on Liangshan, but the current ending was obviously more happy and warm.

"The little official is very kind and virtuous, and the little general is inscribed

Sense five. ”

Zhou Ang was the first to bow down in front of Gu Haotian to thank him, and then several other people also saluted and thanked him.

"It's all a family, what's so polite. First take it to the back mountain to settle it, and in the evening, the father and mother prepared a thin wine to catch the wind, and then toasted a glass of wine to the parents. ”

Gu Haotian naturally responded, but treated their families as neighbors and friends, without any pretentiousness, only ironing the hearts of a few people.

This time Zhu Gui came back unexpectedly, Gu Haotian was surprised, and secretly wondered, what happened to Mojing City? So after the arrangements were made here, he hurriedly took him to Zhonghua Hall.

"Something happened to the intelligence office in Tokyo?"

As soon as the two sat down, Gu Haotian asked anxiously.

"It's not that something happened, it's just that Brother Xiaoyi is smart and smart several times better than me, and he quickly won the trust of Cai Wulang when he arrived in Tokyo, and now he has gained a firm foothold in the capital, I thought that Gao Yu had suffered a big loss this time, and if he went back to Beijing to say no, he would trouble me, so he secretly explained to Xiao Yi and Chen Yun brothers, and he came back first."

That's what happened! Gu Haotian was relieved when he heard this. In fact, with the deterioration of the relationship with the imperial court, he had long wanted to transfer Zhu Gui back, staying in the capital was a hidden danger after all, and Pai Yanqing had such an intention in the past, but he didn't expect him to take over so quickly, but this is the best, so as not to put Zhu Gui at risk. Immediately he said:

"This is the best, my brother has worked hard in Beijing for the rest of the year, and he will recuperate for a while during the year, and then arrange for next year to make plans."

Zhu Gui saw that Gu Haotian cared so much about him, so he naturally had no objection, and then the two of them went out of Zhonghua Building together and went to the back mountain.

Moreover, with the continuous increase of various talents in the manor, the family area of the leader of the back mountain is gradually full, and nearly 20 families have entered this area in this month alone. When Gu Haotian and Zhu Gui arrived, they happened to see Zhao Ding with the manpower of the Civil Affairs Department allocating accommodation. It is said that he, the chief of the department, does not have to go out in person now, but he remembered that each other came from the capital, and he was a fellow villager after all, and he knew the intentions of these people in the manor, so he came over by himself.

Under the leadership of Zhao Ding, Gu Haotian and the others first entered Qiu Yue's house, but it was a two-entry courtyard, which was spacious and tidy before and after. At this time, he happened to see Qiu Yue standing in the front hall, and said:

"Qiu Jiaotou, the manor is not as simple as the capital, the house is simple and narrow, please bear with me."

"The little official can say that the brothers in the manor are not spacious, and my family does not have a large population, in fact, it is okay to live with the Zhou Ang brothers, and there is no need to occupy such a big courtyard."

After nearly a month of communication and contact with the people in the manor, Qiu Yue also slowly melted in, and now that the family members have gone up the mountain, there are no more distractions, and when he saw the little official come to see him in person, he hurriedly said gratefully.

"Is the family used to this?"

"Dad came all the way to praise him, and Brother Lin Chong, who heard it again, said that Zhang Jiaotou was also on the mountain, but he was so happy that he was in a hurry to meet his old friend."

It turned out that Qiu Yue's father and Lin Chong's father-in-law, Zhang Jiaotou, were already familiar with each other, but Gu Haotian thought that this was the best.

A few people were about to leave, but they saw an old man of fifty or sixty years old coming out of the back house, and when he saw that his face was full of red light, he was full of energy, and asked:

"This is an ancient petty official?"

"It must be the uncle of the Qiu family, and I will see you in Xia Haotian."

Gu Haotian knew at a glance that it was Qiu Yue's father, and immediately stepped forward to salute.

"Sure enough, it's the posture of a dragon and a phoenix, a good disciple of Zhou Daxia!" Father Qiu Yue looked at it for a while, sighed, and said, "The old man chatted with Lin Jiaotou for a while, I didn't expect Gao Yu to do this, this time the fortunate little official left the dog in Liangshan, otherwise with his stupid nature, I don't know when he will suffer!" ”

"Brother Qiu's talents, sooner or later, he will always see what is good, and Shi Bo is too careful."

Gu Haotian looked at Qiu Yue, who was standing awkwardly on the side, but secretly thought in his heart, with this old man here, he would no longer be able to escape from his palm. So he said happily:

"Tonight, there is a thin wine at home, and the family teacher, Zhang Jiaotou and others will come over at that time, and Shibo must enjoy his face."

The father of the Qiu family immediately responded.

After that, they visited each house again, and everyone was full of praise and thanks. After an hour, Gu Haotian was worried about the wine banquet at home, so he handed over the rest to Zhao Ding, and went back first.

The Gu family's family banquet was proposed by Gu Zhen and the Li family, because the recent imperial court generals have been intensively going up the mountain, and they are all high-ranking officials such as local festivals and generals of the forbidden army, so the two of them want to do something for their son that will win people's hearts. Gu Haotian saw that the two of them were so dedicated, so he agreed.

Gu Zhen and Li are both more serious people, especially the family banquet reflects the sincerity of the Gu family, so they will both do it themselves. When Gu Haotian returned home, he saw Kong Yuhan, Li Shishi, Hu Sanniang, and Pan Jinlian all busy inside and out.

Kong Yuhan has been in the ancient family for more than half a month, and now she is completely adapted to this family, at this time she rolled up her sleeves and followed the Li family to go to school to make steamed buns, and she did not look like the daughter of the Confucian Mansion at all. And Li was obviously very satisfied with this daughter-in-law, she looked at the clumsy woman making steamed buns, and her eyes were full of smiles.

"Look! See! Look at why you are so distracted, you can marry as soon as possible, and you will be so greedy. ”

Gu Haotian was watching, and a teasing voice sounded suddenly, and as soon as he heard it, he knew that there was no one else except Master Li, and he was about to reply, but he saw that Erniang Bian had already taught him a lesson.

"Could it be that our teacher's eyes are hot, or Erniang will be in charge, let you go through the door first."

"Erniangjing bullied me, don't depend on you."

I don't know what action Master Li made beside Bian's side, and suddenly the yard became a mess.

In the joy of the ancient family, the sky gradually reached dusk, and then more than ten large tables were set up in the lobby and courtyard. Bian Xiang, Ma Li, Gu Bo and others also played the role of porters, introducing guests into the lobby one by one.

Tonight's accompaniment included Zhou Dong, Wen Huanzhang, Zhang Shuye, Xu Churen, Liu Tao, Zhang Jiaotou, Gu Song and other old men of the manor, Xu Guanzhong, Gongsun Sheng, Wu Yong, Zhu Wu, Zhao Ding, Hu Cheng, Zhu Gui, Tao Zongwang and other military and civil affairs chiefs, Lin Chong, Yu Sheng, Ruan Xiaoer, Zhou Yunqing and other heads of the escort team.

The protagonists are naturally Wang Huan, Xu Jing, Zhang Kai and other festival envoys, Qiu Yue, Zhou Ang, Bi Sheng and other forbidden army officials, as well as the main relatives of each person.

In the courtyard, more than ten tables and more than 100 people sat full, and there were two seats in the main hall, Gu Zhen, Zhou Tong, Zhang Shuye, and Daddy Qiu sat at the main table, and Wang Huan, Xu Jing and other veterans sat in the second seat. Gu Haotian originally asked Qiu Yue to wait for the second seat, but seeing that his father had already been seated in the first seat, he was still willing to go up, and hurriedly ran to sit with Lin Chong and the others. And he, the head of the forbidden army, is reluctant to go up, and others will naturally not be uninteresting. So a wine banquet began in a harmonious and lively atmosphere.

In addition to the dishes and wines, the family banquet of the ancient family is even more nostalgic for the atmosphere of the banquet. There is no shelf in the Gu family, and Gu Haotian, a person from later generations, adjusts the atmosphere just right, always letting the participants eat and drink to the fullest, which is actually the reason why every time the Gu family's holiday banquet is always overcrowded.

Qiu Yue, Zhou Ang and others participated in the Gu family's family banquet for the first time, and they were a little restrained at first, but after a few cups, they were as unrestrained as Yu Sheng, Lu Zhishen and others.

It wasn't until the beginning of the year that the banquet dispersed. Qiu Yue and Zhou Ang were both drunk for six or seven minutes, and the two walked home together on their shoulders. Seeing Qiu Yue said with emotion:

"Brother, I heard that when Tang Taizong was in the palace, he treated the guests like brothers, but in my opinion, he must not be as close as the Gu family, he can't make people feel a sense of alienation!"

"I also heard at the banquet that the petty official used to be strict and abnormal in military discussions, but no one was afraid of him in normal times, and I think this is the way of a king. Our brothers have found a good one to rely on, and we will use snacks in the future, so don't let people underestimate them."

"What the brothers said is very true, but we have used our skills to let everyone see."

The two of them talked all the way, staggering but excitedly going back.

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