Chapter 782: The Wise Girl Repays the Favor

As Anyuan Marquis Liusheng said, before the first day of the first lunar month, the army successfully swept away the rebels' last stronghold in the south, Shenghua Fuyiju, so the officers and men in the army were all jubilant, hoping to have a good year. The soldiers and civilians of Jiaoluan, who had not been involved in the rebellion, gradually settled down under the appeasement of Lao Shangshu Huang Fu, and prepared New Year's goods and other utensils for the New Year, and the military rations and seeds transported from the sea route in Guangdong gave hope to the people who had suffered from the military disaster.

At the same time, the rebels and the families of the officers were plunged into boundless darkness. When Liu Sheng thought of Zhang You, who almost lost his life, he almost wanted to follow the old example of the British Gongzhang Fuzhu Jingguan and execute the rebels who had been killed before and the soldiers and civilians who were captured later. It's just that since there is Zhu Zhanji's edict that Zhu Pi cannot be killed indiscriminately, he reluctantly dispelled this idea, and simply left the disposal of these people to Zhang Yue.

He became the big shopkeeper, so before this great New Year, Zhang Yue once again became the one who held the power of life and death. Zhu Zhanji's "benevolence" is only limited, and the first evil rebel Chen Tianbao and others are naturally escorted back to Beijing, and after the prisoners are sacrificed, like those predecessors who rebelled, they are either killed in the city or exiled to the frontier, which is naturally none of his business. However, those subordinates also had to kill a large number of people according to the severity of their crimes, so as to deter those troublesome friends, and also drove these military and civilian prisoners into the interior as slaves, and selected those who were good-looking to be castrated and sent to the palace...... But the most important thing is not to kill people, but to select talents.

A few years ago, he received a letter from Zhang Fu, the British minister of Beijing, in addition to being very happy to learn that Chen Tianbao had been captured alive in Kefu Qinghua Mansion, he also mentioned a few extra words at the end.

"Like slaves, eunuchs, monks, etc., are secondary, and the important ones are those who have talents, can write well, are erudite and talented, intelligent and upright, filial piety, virtuous and square, practice officials, learn the art of war and martial arts. At the beginning, I requisitioned and handed back the money, and the above-mentioned people of all colors were sent to Beijing Fan more than 9,000, and now the military affairs are calm, and you should do your best to elect talents for the country. As long as you can repent sincerely, even the first evil can be played with the book, and there is no need to scruple. In the past, when Emperor Taizong was there, he pardoned Li Cheng, the son of Li Jichen. Since then, this person has been serving in the Ministry of Industry, and has greatly improved the firearms in the army from the chief officer of the Ministry of Industry to the Ministry of Industry. If such a talent is such a talent, why not hesitate to give orders to the officials, so that they can do their best to serve our dynasty? ”

Peng Shisan knew that Zhang Fuqi was heavy on Zhang Yue, and when he saw Zhang Yue bowing his head while reading the letter, he asked with a funny smile: "What did the master say in the letter, but he praised the young master greatly, and then mentioned that Jingzhong was discussing meritorious rewards?" ”

"How can the hall uncle be such a philistine?" Zhang Yue casually handed the letter to Peng Shisan, and after seeing that he had read it, he smiled embarrassedly, folded the letter and put it back in the envelope, and said, "The emperor mentioned the selection of talents before, and the hall uncle mentioned such a stroke, which shows that the same thing is seen, the merit of pacification is second, and the merit of selecting talents is first." I asked you to inquire about the Nguyen brother, how did you ask? If it is really someone who can use it, send it up, and you can also be a helper for Li Cheng, if not, there is no need to bother, I will directly send the Ruan family back to An Yuanhou. ”

"It seems that if anyone wants to use beauty tricks on you in the future, young master, it will be a loss to steal chickens and rice."

Le Hehe made a joke, and Peng Shisan put away the banter on his face, and carefully talked about the situation of the Ruan family: "After the Ruan family is a famous family, his ancestor Ruan Shengxun once served as a Zhongshu servant of King Chen Ren, and Ruan Shengxun is the maternal grandfather of Li Cheng's grandfather, and he is still a little related to him. Before Chen Tianbao raised troops, because he learned that Ruan's brother Ruan Qin was good at making firearms, he sent someone to rob the family. Because Ruan Qin made firearms and was famous in the army, and because of his high skills, he offended many people, so when the officials were selected before, he was sentenced to be a great evil, according to the custom, his brother was beheaded, and his children were not slaves, and she was the same. ”

"In that case, she's not talking nonsense. Since he really knows how to make firearms, you can pass on my word, remove his name from the list of executions, and I will go to see Marquis An Yuan again...... He gave it to me, and I always knew that it would happen. Besides, I see you've been very idle lately, so I'll find you something to take care of. Those who are on the list of executions, you go and screen them, don't kill the wrong people just because they bite them. And the eunuchs...... Forget it, that's out of your mind. ”

Giving himself more trouble for no reason, Peng Shisan couldn't help rubbing his chin in annoyance, and reluctantly agreed. As soon as he left, Zhang Yue went to see Liu Sheng according to the old words. As soon as he heard that he was a person who was related to Li Cheng and could make firearms, Liu Sheng, who used to be in charge of the Shenji Battalion, couldn't help but be very interested, and after asking in detail, he laughed.

"You deserve to be pitiful and cherished, if you were someone else, where would you listen to such a woman's verbosity, and you would have been impatient to drive out, but you would still let people inquire carefully! I have entrusted you with those rebellious things, and it is up to you to kill or recommend them, and if anyone dares to be verbose, and me! As for that woman, whatever you want! If her brother can add an official position, this sister will naturally be grateful to you for a lifetime, you just don't want it, she may also promise to ......"

Originally, he was talking about business, but he was made such a joke, where did Zhang Yue dare to stay any longer, and he quickly broke away and fled. Not to mention that Ruan's beauty is not to the point of bringing disaster to the country and the people, it is really a beautiful country, and now he has a wife and a concubine, so he really has little interest in the cliché of needing to promise each other to repay his kindness. When he returned to the house to summon Niu Kang, he ordered him to go to the house over there to say something to Ruan Thi, but Niu Dang directly shook his head into a rattle.

"Adults, there is a difference between men and women......"

"I still don't know the difference between men and women, but do you want me to find a woman to talk to me? You stupid and stubborn cow, just go out the window and shout, and then make it clear? ”

Seeing that Niu Dare was speechless, and immediately touched his head and went out, Zhang Yue smiled angrily, went into the back room and turned out the stack of rosters he got before, and according to the few crosses at the end of the name, he hooked them one by one with a pen. Just like Zhang Fu's original more than 9,000 people could never be seen one by one, he doesn't have the manpower and energy now, so for this must be a list of good and bad talents, he can't screen them one by one, and can only distinguish the people who may be useful from the few introductions.

At the beginning, Zhang Fu sent more than 9,000 people up, and after the imperial court accepted it, most of them were only distributed to live in various places, and it was impossible for an official to check them one by one. Therefore, it is necessary to rather abuse than lack, but it is also necessary to pick out some people from it, otherwise it is not in vain to mix sesame and watermelon together?

"Your Excellency."

Distinguishing that it was Niu Dare's voice, Zhang Yue couldn't help but say impatiently: "What are you doing again, just letting you go and pass the word, and not letting you bring the word back, no matter what she says, you just don't hear it." ”

"My lord, Miss Ruan said that she was here to thank you for your kindness."

Hearing this, Zhang Yue raised his head, but saw that in addition to Niu Dang, who made a non-squinting expression, there was also Ruan Shi with tears on his face. Seeing her bow her head and enter the room, without saying a word, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, he couldn't help but rub his temples with a headache, and then waved his hand at Niu Dang, who was standing stupidly.

If Peng Shisan was here, it would be much more reliable to do this kind of thing!

"The adults are very kind, and the people are difficult to repay even if they are broken bones, and they should serve for life. But the folk girl knew that the posture of the willow was difficult to enter the eyes of the nobles, and there was nothing else she could do, and after thinking about it, the folk girl felt that she might be able to help the adults understand the local characters. I just hope that after the adults are successful, they can let the folk girls be free, so that the folk girls can reunite with their brothers and sisters-in-law's families. ”

Zhang Yue couldn't help but sigh when he heard the four words, but listening to it, he couldn't help but show a playful smile, and for the first time he looked at the girl in front of him. Seeing that he raised his head and looked directly at him without fear, and thought that after taking off the gag that night, she didn't say anything else, but directly begged him to save his brother, and he couldn't help but feel a little appreciation. After pondering for a while, he asked, "Are you familiar with local talents?" ”

"Yes, the local people who are proficient in literature and military strategy, including the hermits of the four towns, are very familiar with the folk girls. If the adults don't believe it, even if they say the names of the people, the people know everything and say everything! ”

What a smart girl!

Flipping through the roster on the table, Zhang Yue read a name, and sure enough, Ruan Shi only groaned slightly, and then detailed the person's origin and life one by one, which was ten times more detailed than the brief description of the roster. Overjoyed, he asked three more questions in a row, and after making sure that what Ruan had said before was not the slightest false, he couldn't help but smile and stood up.

"Okay, you get up! As long as you help me select those rosters, I'll let you go back to your brother's reunion!" ”

"Thank you, sir!"

Ruan Shi showed a relieved smile at this time, and hurriedly kowtowed again. And looking at her overjoyed appearance, Zhang Yue couldn't help but ask: "Do you know that even if you don't ask for it, I plan to send you home?" ”

"The folk girl knows." Ruan Shi bent his knees and stood up, ignoring the redness on his forehead, but smiled slightly, "The folk girl has been reading and reading with her brother since she was a child, and she knows that there are indeed gentlemen in this world. If an adult can treat a woman as nothing that night, she must be a gentleman, so she will never try to repay her brother by saving him. It's just that if you go home like this and don't repay the kindness of the king, the folk girl will not be happy in this life, so she wants to repay the favor with this, and she will be free from worry in the future. ”

"What a carefree one!" Zhang Yue only felt that he was really lucky this time, Liu Sheng was just a beautiful woman who gave him a warm bed, and he was able to let him pick such a treasure, so he couldn't help but nod happily and said, "If you help me do this, not only will your brother be able to pardon, but also let more people benefit." But you're not enough. Well, I'll have your brother called right now, and I'll be able to give you more helpers. ”

Hearing this, Ruan was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed down again and thanked him again. When she came out of the house, she could no longer hide her emotions and burst into tears. Although the Ruan family was once a famous family in the Chen Dynasty, it has long been defeated over the years, and because of her beautiful appearance, she doesn't know how many methods she has used to preserve her innocence over the years, but she doesn't know how many people she has offended. Fortunately, God let a noble person appear in front of her, and this noble man is still a rare gentleman, otherwise she will not be able to escape her life after all.

Just as Nguyen promised, she did her best to sort out those people who were really worth using in Hue and Shenghua for Zhang Viet. Compared with her proper and thoughtful, when Ruan Qin was released, Zhang Yue met with her, but found that her brother Ruan Qin had a mediocre face, and he was not a shrewd person, and he really had a bit of fanatical skills in firearms. Holding the firearm handed over by Zhang Yue, he picked out a number of faults and shortcomings, and talked endlessly for a while before he stopped talking.

"This is what your cousin, Lord Li Chengli, oversaw the work, and when I return to Beijing, I will recommend you to be a colleague with him."

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

Although he was grateful to Dade, Ruan Qin was always a little suspicious of Zhang Yue for keeping him and his sister to help together, this day, taking advantage of Zhang Yue's absence, and there was no one else around, he stood up while copying the list, and when he came to Ruan's side, he cautiously whispered: "Ah Le, I see that this Master Zhang is young and extraordinary, and he is a famous family, he seems to value you very much, why have you been unpretentious in front of him?" We left home thousands of miles away to go to the capital of the Celestial Empire, and it is difficult to find a good family for you, so you should take advantage of the opportunity to seize it. With the protection of such powers, you will ...... in the future."

"Brother, do you think he's the kind of man who likes to recommend himself on pillows? Or do you think your sister is a beautiful woman? ”

Ruan Shi dropped his pen and raised his head, and said word by word: "If I have that intention of climbing high branches, do you think I can still find this meritorious errand for you?" As long as you get an official position in the future, you can naturally find me a family with the right family. I don't recommend myself to the pillow seat, this time let's let Master Zhang make a contribution, he won't shelter you in the future? The in-laws under this world are also divided into three, six, nine and so on, and send their daughters or sisters-in-law to others as concubines, whether in the Chen Dynasty or the Hu Dynasty, are they not looked down upon? ”

Zhang Yue, who was outside the window, heard these righteous words, and couldn't help but nod approvingly. Turning his head, he caught a glimpse of Peng Shisan, who was also smiling and pulling the few beards that had just grown out of his chin. When the two of them arrived at the eaves on the other side, Peng Shisan gave a thumbs up and said, "Young Master, I took out the brochure you gave me before and found someone to read it, and everyone praised you for your insight!" Some women seem to be smart but are actually confused, but this one is smart inside and out, which is rare! I've seen a lot of people, and it's a blessing to meet someone who understands the general situation like this, but it's a woman! ”

"This is the so-called unintentional planting of willows and willows."

Zhang Yue was laughing, and he heard the sound of earth-shattering firecrackers suddenly sounding outside, followed by the cheers of many people. Looking at Peng Shisan, who was also smiling, he couldn't help but sigh: "It's Chinese New Year's Eve again, and tomorrow it will be a year older!" ”

"I'm old and old, but young master, you're good when you're old. The older you get, the easier it will be to go back to the ministry or something, isn't it? ”

Listening to this vulgar but true truth, Zhang Yue couldn't help but nodded. Tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year, since the army has won, the day of his return is almost near, but I don't know how his father and second uncle and his party who should have arrived in Kunming County, Yunnan Province at this moment are now, and I don't know how the family members who are still in Guangzhou are now.