"Hehe, General Cen doesn't have to be presumptuous. This time your watch is outstanding. In the future, I will definitely say a few more kind words for you in front of the Prime Minister. ”

Jia Xu said with a smile. Cen Bi was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly thanked him.

As a result, Jia Xu ordered the generals of the Cao army to bring troops and horses into the city and officially took over Jinyang City.

At this point, two months later. On the martial arts training ground in the general mansion of Zhengbei in Puyang City, Yanzhou.

But seeing the swords, lights and axes and shadows intertwined, I only heard a loud 'bang' in an instant, and a burly man with sharp eyes was cut open with a knife. I also saw the other man, naked, with surging muscles, like a rock and iron, and his body seemed to contain infinite power, just like a ghost and god reincarnated!

"Haha, come again~~!!" I heard the man laugh and shout, the sound was like thunder, the momentum was terrifying, but under the scorching sun, it exuded a light that was stronger and more dazzling than the scorching sun!

This person is the ghost god Ma Zongheng who miraculously survived from the ambush on ten sides from Jia Xubu not long ago!

It is said that the story of the escape of the horse has been spread all over the world, and there are different versions of it. Of course, no matter what version it is, it is very incredible that Ma Zongheng can escape from the siege of the Ten Routes. As for Ma Zongheng's behavior, except for a small number of people who think that Ma Zongheng is brave and powerful, and he is really an immortal hero, most people think that Ma Zongheng's move is too reckless and stupid. Many of them are from Ma Zongheng's own command, and even Wang Lang, the commander of Yanzhou and Taishan County. Wang Lang is so terrible, when he learned that Ma Zongheng returned to Puyang, he greeted everyone with the fashion, once Ma Zongheng returned to the county government to appease people, he immediately began to open his mouth and scold, Tang Shangwen and Cheng Yu, Zhang Liao and other important civil and military forces, all of them were scolded by him. Among them, Ma Zongheng was not spared, everyone was bombarded by Wang Lang for two hours, he scolded passionately, foaming at the mouth, and everyone didn't dare to say a word. Even Ma Zongheng, who was hiding in the back hall and was eager to see each other, didn't dare to come out, but only dared to visit from the side. In the end, if it weren't for Ma Zongheng's wit and deliberately pretending to be injured, I am afraid that Wang Lang's posture would have to be scolded until tomorrow before he would stop. Later, according to Ma Zongheng, when Wang Lang arrived in Puyang a few days ago, he had already gone to the Zhengbei General's Mansion to make trouble, and all the wives and relatives led by Wang Yi were also scolded by Wang Lang. Even Beigong Feng and Qiao Ying, who have always been arrogant and savage, and Wang Ying, who has a cold and arrogant temperament, are afraid of this old Confucian who exudes a righteous and high-spirited atmosphere, is full of reason, and is not serious, and does not dare to talk back to him. Among them, Qiao Wan was also scolded by him so much that she felt guilty and cried on the spot.

After Ma Zongheng learned about it, he was naturally furious, after all, who in the world didn't know that he Ma Zongheng loved his wife the most, although Wang Lang had the name of Gao Shi and Guo Jia's father-in-law, but he had already violated his bottom line. And just when Ma Zongheng was about to have a seizure, Wang Yi's five daughters learned that they rushed to stop it and pleaded for Wang Lang. Ma Zonghengfang held back his anger, and under the persuasion of the five daughters, he personally went to the post house to apologize to Wang Lang and admit his mistake, and then accepted Wang Lang's lesson for almost a night before returning home.

Of course, after this incident, Ma Zongheng also learned a deep lesson, and also assured Wang Lang and other civil and military officers and his wife and children that he would never act rashly in the future, and think twice before acting. And for Li Dian, Zheng Gu and the soldiers and soldiers who died in the battle, Ma Zongheng also had a deep guilt, not only allocated a generous pension, but also after consulting with Cheng Yu, Wang Lang and other important ministers, Ma Zongheng decided to award martyr plaques to these brothers who died in battle. Anyone who has this kind of martyr's name tag will not only be able to enjoy various preferential policies in the future, but also if they want to join the army or become a civil servant, those who meet the conditions will be given priority. As soon as this martyr's famous brand came out, the turmoil set off in the entire land of Yanzhou was so great that even Ma Zongheng, the planner, did not expect it at all. All the bereaved relatives who received this martyr's medal were grateful, and at the same time, they also felt Ma Zongheng's infinite sincerity to their husbands, brothers, and sons, as well as the care for their bereaved families. Therefore, many people have to go to Puyang in groups to thank them for their kindness. When local county orders and taishou learned about it, they hurriedly reported it. After Ma Zongheng heard this, he was afraid that the people would be tired from working long distances, so he wrote letters and documents and posted them in all counties and counties, expressing his apologies to the brothers in the army who died in the battle, and at the same time comforting the bereaved relatives of the deceased, so that they did not have to bother to come from a long distance, so as not to hurt the people's labor and wealth. After all, a relative at home has just died, even if they have received a considerable pension and have a lot of convenience in their future life, there are still a lot of things to deal with. Of course, there are many people who insist on going. In this regard, Ma Zongheng taught the county orders in various places, and each did a good job of registration, but all verified places were entangled. A series of benevolent deeds for Ma Zongheng not only quickly stabilized the hearts of the people, but also greatly improved the morale of the army. Zhang Liao, Pang De and other soldiers have found that since the promulgation of the martyr's card, the officers and men in the army and the soldiers, as if they have eaten chicken blood, have been practicing harder than before, and their desire to make meritorious contributions is more urgent than before! Ma Zongheng said that he couldn't help but be a little surprised, after all, this martyr card was just an idea, and he didn't expect this reaction to be so enthusiastic. Later, Ma Zongheng discussed and analyzed with Cheng Yu and Wang Lang, and soon analyzed that the reason why those bereaved families, officers and soldiers in the army reacted so enthusiastically was that in addition to the martyr card being able to bring certain convenience to the descendants of the deceased, there was also the infinite honor behind it. For this reason, Cheng Yu personally went to the people to investigate, and found that all the widows who have the martyr's card will be respected by the people, which invisibly gives these orphans and widows a protection. And those descendants who got the martyr's card are all proud of the heroism of the deceased.

After hearing what Cheng Yu said, Wang Lang immediately reacted, and understood that the reason why the soldiers and soldiers of Jun were incomparably excited and encouraged was because the existence of this martyr's card undoubtedly eliminated the biggest worry in their hearts. After all, the soldiers are fighting outside, and the most concerned thing in their hearts is undoubtedly their wives and children, and although the soldiers can boost their morale during the battle, some people will inevitably be afraid that once they die, their wives and children will be bullied by others. This is human nature, and even elite soldiers will have such feelings. And the preservation of the martyr's card not only dispelled their worries, but also made his wife proud, respected by others, and never afraid of dying in battle. In this regard, even Wang Lang, who has always been strict, praised Ma Zongheng for his strategy of governing the world, and this martyr card is enough to be unprecedented and unprecedented. After all, since ancient times, although the emperors and overlords of various dynasties and countries have had certain compensation policies for the loyal martyrs who died in battle, the way of showing the merits of the deceased in such a lucrative and transparent manner as Ma Zongheng is rare in ancient and modern times. After all, those widows who can enjoy all kinds of conveniences are generally from the great family or important courtiers, and most of them are in a way of inheritance, and ordinary soldiers and soldiers are rarely taken care of at all. The 'convenience' of Ma Zongheng's martyr card can take into account the upper and lower ranks of the army, so that some low-level soldiers and soldiers also have the idea that even if they sacrifice heroically, they will not be forgotten, and their families will be taken care of, so they are not afraid of death.

Of course, this has advantages and disadvantages, and now that this martyr card has just been implemented, the response can be described as enthusiastic and out of control. Therefore, the bereaved families of the soldiers who died in the previous battles begged for a martyr's card from the local officials and their deceased relatives, and the local government offices were almost blocked by these bereaved relatives every day. And these are the relatives of the martyrs, and the county orders in various places dare not slack off, so they can only report one after another. After Ma Zongheng learned about it, he immediately ordered the county orders to make statistics one by one, and appease everyone, not to be half humiliated, and promised that this martyr card would be made up in the future. So, after some time, the matter was settled.

At the same time, Cheng Yu and Wang Lang are also worried that this disadvantage has just begun, after all, this martyr card has brought a lot of convenience, and I am afraid that many of these descendants will make profits from it, which will cause a series of bad influences, of course, no one can imagine what kind of consequences this martyr card will bring in the future. However, judging from the current situation, the appearance of this martyr card can be said to have brought infinite benefits. Cheng Yu can even conclude that the combat effectiveness of the army now, because of the existence of this martyr card, in a sense, has at least increased by more than or even several times, as long as the command is done properly, there is probably no other force in the world that can confront the Ma Jiajun! In this regard, Wang Lang also thinks so.

After the turmoil of this martyr's card, not only the hearts of the people in Yanzhou are stable, but the people everywhere are more fond of Ma Zongheng's governance. After all, since Ma Zongheng governed Yanzhou, he first quickly exterminated all waves of thieves and pacified Yanzhou. In addition, Ma Zongheng has implemented a series of policies to benefit the people in recent years, while focusing on business, and reducing taxes, and even allocated a large amount of money several times to support the people to start their own businesses. Therefore, the development of Yanzhou in recent years can even be described as unbelievable, the people have been able to continue to get rich, and at the same time attract a large number of people. For this reason, Ma Zongheng is also worried, after all, Yanzhou alone has nearly accommodated nearly millions of people, and cities and counties in Yanzhou have begun to become crowded. It can be seen that before this, Ma Zongheng had spent a lot of money under Guo Jia's reminder to expand the densely populated cities such as Puyang, Fancheng, Shouzhang, Dingtao, Changyi, and Rencheng, although the population expansion was alleviated at that time. However, after these years, the momentum of foreign population relocation has become more and more powerful, so that the trend of population acceleration is unconsciously in a full state again.

Regarding this matter, Wang Lang gave a very pertinent advice, saying that Jizhou was originally the most abundant place for money and grain except for the Central Plains Sili area, and when it was the most prosperous, it also accommodated more than 2 million people. But now the population has been refuge because of the Yuan family's repeated wars over the years, and they have exploited people's wealth to supplement the military under various pretexts, so that the people have taken refuge, the population has decreased significantly, and some even moved their families, and a large number of them have chosen to go to Yanzhou. And because of this, this incident also angered Yuan Shao back then, and sent many elites to stop the people who went to Yanzhou. The soldiers of the Yuan family have always been arrogant and domineering, but if there is resistance, they are ruthless butcher knives and forcibly seize the people's property. Later, because of Yuan Shao's ruthlessness, the situation of the people of Jizhou looking forward to the relocation of Yanzhou was alleviated. Coupled with Tian Feng's best efforts to stop it, Yuan Shaofang stopped his evil deeds.