In the early morning of the next day, Zhu Yiren loaded the treasure given by the monk Yuan into the carriage and was about to go to the south gate to gather, when Ma Funian rushed to meet him.

"Wencai, come in a hurry, what's the matter?" Zhu Yi asked with a pleasant face.

"Sir, the students came here to ask privately, what will they do with the Yuan Dharma monk after they arrive in Jiankang?"

"Ziyun asked you to ask?" Zhu Yi stared at Ma Funian and asked.

"Oh, no, it's the students themselves who want to ask, don't doubt it, sir." Ma Funian explained.

"Why do you care about this?" Zhu Yi was a little curious.

"Since entering Xuzhou, along the way, seeing what the monk Yuan did, the students were deeply disgusted! Such a scourge on the people, of course, the students hope that he will be able to get something to retribution. ”

"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you." Zhu Yi smiled and said lightly, "If the Yuan monk hands over Xuzhou, His Majesty will definitely reward him, and he will enjoy his life in Jiankang with fine clothes and food." ”

"How can such a wicked person get a good death?" Ma Funian was young and vigorous, and couldn't help but curse.

"Petropolitan! Scholar's view! Zhu Yi saw Ma Funian's reaction, and rebuked angrily, "You tell me, what makes heaven reasonable?" How can the affairs of the society and the court be done entirely by will. It's a game, it's an exchange! You have been a teacher for so many years, don't you understand such a simple truth? ”

Ma Funian hurriedly knelt down, "The student lost his speech, and the gentleman was angry." The student knows ...... wrong"

Zhu Yi poked Ma Funian's head with his finger, "Think about it with your head, which is more important, which is right and which is wrong, but can you simply decide?" ”

After speaking, Zhu Yi walked away, leaving Ma Funian kneeling alone......

When I arrived at the gate of the southern city, I saw a crowd of people - the released men and women were under the command of Chen Qingzhi's troops, lined up in a queue, and slowly walked out of the city gate in an orderly manner.

Chen Qingzhi, Ye Wang Yuanshu, and Yuan Fa Monk and his party were already waiting at the city gate.

Zhu Yi hurriedly walked over, with a smile on his face, "You have been waiting for a long time, and some trivial things have been delayed for a while. ”

Chen Qingzhi and King Ye saluted Zhu Yi with a smile, but the reaction of the Yuan monk made Zhu Yi feel very strange - as if he didn't notice Zhu Yi's arrival at all, the eyes of the Yuan monk stared straight ahead, his face was full of anger, and his chest was also rising and falling violently, as if he was angry about something, but it was not easy to attack.

Zhu Yi turned his head to look at the Yuan monk's gaze, and the scene in front of him also surprised him!

"Brother Xian, you ...... You, you, you...... What is this for? ”

Zhu Yi raised his arm, pointed to the front with a trembling rope, his eyes seemed to fall out of his staring sockets, and asked inarticulately.

The boxes of treasures that the Yuan monk gave to Chen Qingzhi yesterday are neatly placed there at the moment, and Xu Jin and Hui Ze are distributing the treasures to the men and women who are passing by in line - according to the value of the treasures, they are either the same as one person, or several people share them, and try to make everyone have a share.

Song Jingxiu and Yu Tianshu were still on the side, and told the people who had been allocated the property, "Don't swallow the property alone, you must take it back to the village and share it with your neighbors!" ”

Chen Qingzhi looked at Zhu Yi, who couldn't close his mouth in surprise, and said in a calm tone, "These are originally people's fat and people's ointment, since Yuan Gong gave it to me, I can dispose of it myself, and naturally return it to the people." ”

Zhu Yi was speechless, he could only smile awkwardly, "Virtuous brother is high-spirited, foolish brother admires, admires ......" stood aside stupidly.

Chen Qingzhi said to Zhu Yi, "Brother Yanhe, you can take the first step with King Ye and Yuan Gong, and follow you to break the back." ”

"Then there is Brother Lao Xian." Zhu Yi arched his hand and walked away a little depressed.

Monk Yuan angrily hugged his fists casually towards Chen Qingzhi, and said perfunctorily, "Farewell." Then he took his subordinates and followed Zhu Yi to turn around and leave.

King Ye finally stepped forward and looked at Chen Qingzhi deeply, "Yesterday, Xiao Wang thought that General Chen was also a greedy person for money and profit, and he was contemptuous, but today it seems that Xiao Wang is shallow, General Chen is benevolent and righteous, and Xiao Wang admires it very much!" ”

"His Royal Highness King Ye has an overreputation, and he is just doing his best to return these things that belong to the people to them."

"Although most of the people who were arrested were released, the monk still forcibly left a full 3,000 people, and they wanted to take them to Jiankang, but these men and women were to follow this wicked man and leave their hometown......

"This man must be in his early seventies, right? Now I can only hope that he will not live too long. Chen Qingzhi smiled helplessly and shook his head.

King Ye could only smile faintly, and then said goodbye to Chen Qingzhi, "According to Your Majesty's arrangement, Xiao Wang's troops will stay in Pengcheng - although there are only a few thousand people left now, plus the original defenders, it should be enough." Until the new assassination arrives, it will be guarded by my lieutenant for the time being. General Chen took care, and Xiao Wang took the lead and took his leave. ”

After King Ye left, Ma Funian walked out of the city gate with his head down.

"Wencai!" Chen Qingzhi greeted him loudly and called him over. "I didn't see you in the morning, where did you go?"

"General Chen forgives his sins, and he went to find Mr. in his later life." Ma Funian replied weakly.

Chen Qingzhi looked at Ma Funian's appearance and asked with concern, "Wencai, has something happened?" ”

Ma Wencai's eyes were full of incomprehension and unwillingness, "I'll ask Mr. what to do with it after the Yuan monk arrives in Jiankang, and Mr. said that he can not only enjoy his life in peace, but His Majesty will also reward him." ”

"Students are not talented, but they also have the word benevolence and righteousness in their hearts!" A look of anger appeared on Ma Fonian's face, "Yuan Dharma monk fishes and fleshes the common people, and does many evils, but such a person can be prosperous and rich, and live for a long time, it is really ......"

"I understand your feelings," Chen Qingzhi comforted Ma Fonian, "Yuan Fa Monk is indeed hateful, but for Da Liang, he has the merit of Xuzhou, His Majesty must reward him greatly, we can't do anything, we can only hope that evil will be rewarded, and wait for God to clean him up." ”

Zhu Yi took the Yuan monk back to Jiankang, and naturally the credit fell on his head, and Emperor Liang praised him a lot, and he was even more graceful and trusting; And for the Yuan monk, Emperor Liang was indeed unexpected, he was extremely generous, giving him a mansion beauty, and countless gold, silver and satin, and soon he was crowned the king of Song, so that he lived a carefree life like a fairy in Jiankang.

And for Ye Wang Yuanshu, who lost his troops and lost generals, Emperor Liang was quite annoyed. Fortunately, Chen Qingzhi tried his best to defend King Ye, and King Ye's status in the Northern Wei Dynasty was not too much to punish him, and in the end he was only punished for three years.

Emperor Liang was overjoyed about Chen Qingzhi's performance this time - he attacked the Wei army at night with a large number of people, and the siege of Pengcheng was relieved, which was enough to shut up all the doubting voices! And his previous connivance and acquiescence to Chen Qingzhi's recruitment, and his disdain for those criticisms, have become a strong evidence of discerning talents, and it can be said that it is Emperor Liang's stubbornness that has added another general to Daliang, which makes Emperor Liang quite complacent.

Xuzhou is now in the hands of the Great Liang - but a new assassin must be appointed to guard the town immediately. Emperor Liang summoned Chen Qingzhi and Zhu Yi to the imperial study as soon as possible.

The two went to the imperial study and saw that Xiao Zong, the king of Yuzhang, was also here.

After saluting, Emperor Liang smiled and opened his mouth, "Two Aiqing, you have both recommended King Yuzhang to me to do the history of Xuzhou Thorn. Among my princes, Zong'er is considered to be a martial artist and has experience in local governance, and I also think it is very suitable. ”

Xiao Zong took a step forward and bowed down to thank Zhu Yi and Chen Qingzhi, and his joy was beyond words, "The two of you recommend this king to my father, I am very grateful, this king will live up to expectations and guard Xuzhou!" ”

"However, the important town of Xuzhou, whether it is for my Liang or the Northern Wei Dynasty, is very important, and the Wei army will inevitably raise troops to attack." Emperor Liang's expression became serious, "It is a long way to go to resist the Wei army and stabilize the place." Zong'er is young, and if she goes alone, I am still a little worried. You must appoint a reliable person to assist you for a period of time, and wait until the people's livelihood in Xuzhou is stable and the defense is stable, and then let it go to Zong'er. ”

"Your Majesty is thoughtful, and Weichen agrees!" Chen Qingzhi obviously had the same idea as Emperor Liang.

"Wei Chen also thinks that this is the most appropriate, Your Majesty Shengming!" Zhu Yi also agreed.

But apparently Xiao Zong didn't think so, he was a little anxious to defend Emperor Liang, "Father, the son will definitely guard Xuzhou, without the help of others!" ”

Emperor Liang got up, walked in front of Xiao Zong, and caressed his shoulder lovingly, "Zong'er, my father knows that you want to make meritorious contributions and contribute to Daliang, but after all, the responsibility of Xuzhou Thorn History is heavy, and you can't afford to make a mistake, you still need to temper, your father's hard work, you have to understand." ”

Emperor Liang's words made it difficult for Xiao Zong to argue too much, so he had to accept it.

After appeasing King Yuzhang, Emperor Liang turned to Zhu Yi and Chen Qingzhi and asked, "Do you think that the two Aiqing can take on the important task of assisting Zong'er to guard Xuzhou?" ”

Zhu Yi took the first step and said to Emperor Liang with a smile on his face, "Weichen feels that this person is far away in the sky and close in front of him." ”

Emperor Liang laughed and pointed at Zhu Yi, "Yanhe, how come your thoughts always coincide with me?" ”

"For the sake of the great beam, Weichen just bluntly expressed his own opinions, and it was a fluke to be able to fit His Majesty's thoughts, how could Weichen be with Your Majesty."

Chen Qingzhi, who was standing on the side, heard their conversation and understood it very well in his heart, but he still asked softly, "Your Majesty chose ......?"

"Ziyun, I think no one can take on this role except for you!" Emperor Liang looked at Chen Qingzhi and said affirmatively.

Regarding Emperor Liang's decision, Chen Qingzhi did not show surprise. On the contrary, it was Xiao Zong, the king of Yuzhang on the side, whose face was surprised, and he couldn't help blurting out, "What? General Chen!? ”

"Yes, let Ziyun assist you." Emperor Liang said to Xiao Zong, "Ziyun is a rare general, he helps you guard Xuzhou, and I don't have to worry." I will give you another 10,000 soldiers and horses, you go back and prepare first, and set off for duty as soon as possible! ”

"Yes. The minister retired first. ”

Looking at the back of Xiao Zong's departure, Emperor Liang looked solemn, sighed lightly and said to Zhu Yi and Chen Qingzhi, "You are not outsiders, so I will make it clear - the reason why Zong'er wants to perform so much, do you know?" ”

"Your Majesty means...... Rumors about King Yuzhang's background? Zhu Yi responded in a low voice.