Chapter 902: The Night Is Like Water
It was a huge tent, in which at least fifty or sixty wounded soldiers lay down, all of whom had been treated, stopped the blood, washed their wounds and bandaged them, and most of the soldiers were dead, each lying on a small bed and talking and laughing with his companions around him.
When Li Yanqing came in, most of the wounded soldiers didn't find out, they continued to joke, the object of their jokes was of course a young and beautiful female soldier, this is the nature of men, talking about women is always inseparable, but everyone has a sense of proportion, will not be too obscene, after all, these female soldiers have saved their lives, everyone has a sense of gratitude.
Even if a single soldier was able to speak and speak obscenities, he would be severely stopped by the other soldiers because he offended the anger of the people.
A pro-soldier was about to shout loudly, Li Yanqing hurriedly waved his hand, signaling him not to disturb everyone, but it was too late, the pro-soldier had already shouted, and everyone turned around, only to find the commander standing at the door of the tent, so frightened that everyone wanted to stand up.
Li Yanqing hurriedly waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's all injuries on your body, don't get up, just lie down like this, I'm here to visit everyone, but I'm not here to let everyone see you!" ”
A veteran said apologetically: "It's really not funny, lying in front of the capital, please forgive me for the rudeness!" ”
Li Yanqing felt that this veteran was a little familiar, looked at him and smiled: "If I remember correctly, you seem to be surnamed Yan, and you are also from Xiangzhou." ”
The veteran was moved: "Dutong is right, the villain Yan Ping, a native of Linzhang County, Xiangzhou, has been following Dutong for five years, and now General Wang Gui is a general." ”
The subordinate general is the original capital head, belonging to the middle and low-level generals, Li Yanqing saw that his leg was wrapped in gauze, so he asked with concern: "Where is the injury?" ”
Yan Ping was a little embarrassed and said: "A shot in the leg and an arrow in the buttocks, both of which are flesh wounds, no major problem." ”
Everyone laughed, and one soldier said: "The female guard wants to take off his pants and bandage, but he pulls his pants and refuses, and the female soldier's face is red with shame......"
Li Yanqing also laughed, "It's okay if you don't take it off in the front, just cut your pants with a knife in the back." ”
Everyone laughed again, Yan Ping scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "This is how to solve it, otherwise I will be scolded to death by my daughter-in-law when I go home in the future!" ”
There was laughter in the big tent, Li Yanqing waved his hand to calm everyone down, and said to everyone: "If you have any ideas, or any difficulties, you can put them forward, if you can solve them, I will solve them for you on the spot." ”
There was silence in the big tent, and after a while, a soldier said cautiously: "Qi Yu Dutong, the humble position is a subordinate of the high favored general, the humble position was broken by a piece of earth-shattering thunder iron piece of the leg bone, the military doctor said that after being cured, he may become lame, if that is the case, I can only retire from the army, but I don't know if the imperial court has any placement for soldiers who are discharged due to injuries?" ”
Everyone pricked up their ears together, this is indeed a big problem, everyone knows that there is a bereavement pension for the dead, but there seems to be no saying for being discharged from the army, mainly because most of the seriously injured people will die in the past, and the wounded soldiers who survive are basically slightly injured, and they can basically return to the battlefield, so the court is not too concerned about the wounded soldiers, and now the wounded soldiers are increasing, and many wounded soldiers can no longer go to the battlefield, so they can only choose to retire, and at this time the discharge treatment has become the focus of everyone's concern.
Li Yanqing nodded, "This question is very good and timely, where is this brother from and what is his surname?" ”
"Qiyu is the capital, and the lowly position is called Zhang Xing, a native of the Daimyo Mansion, but now that his parents, wife and children have moved to Jingzhou to settle down, it is estimated that he will not return to the Daimyo Mansion for the time being."
Li Yanqing sighed and said: "I have already drafted the regulations for the pension of wounded soldiers and discharged soldiers, and I am ready to report to the imperial court for approval and implementation after the end of this war, you should be able to do it, I will take this Zhang Xing brother as an example to briefly talk about it, and everyone will understand immediately." ”
Li Yanqing asked the soldier Zhang Xing again: "First of all, I want to know how long you have been in the army and how many meritorious services you have made?" ”
"I have been in the army for three years, and I have made a total of seven meritorious contributions, and if this time I can count as meritorious service, it will be eight transfers."
"How much land reward did you get for your meritorious service?" Li Yanqing asked again.
"According to the reward of five acres, the lowly office should now be rewarded with forty acres."
Li Yanqing nodded, and continued: "Everyone who is discharged from the army due to injury and returns to their hometowns generally gets land pension, because everyone usually has a fortune, so there is only land and no money in the pension, and then according to the degree of injury, you will get different levels of food subsidies every month, until the end of old age, if this Zhang Xing is lame and discharged, he is considered slightly disabled and has not lost his labor, then he can get a basic grain and rice subsidy every month, one bucket of rice per month, and then add three years of service in the army, and get ten acres of land for each year of service, that is, thirty acres, eight meritorious services, Each turn is the same five acres, which is forty acres, plus the forty acres of land you usually get for meritorious service, adding up to a total of 110 acres of land for you when you return to Jingzhou, the local government will give you a total of 110 acres of land, plus a monthly subsidy of one bucket of rice, now understand! ”
Although it sounded complicated, Li Yanqing's explanation was very simple, and everyone understood. Zhang Xing hurriedly clenched his fists and said: "I thank you for explaining everything, and I fully understand." ”
Li Yanqing smiled again: "You should have saved some money as a soldier in the past few years, I advise you to buy all the land after you go back, and you will be a small landlord in the future, in addition, if the local government does not fulfill the bereavement pension according to the regulations, you can directly go to the Privy Council in the capital to beat the drum and complain, the Privy Council has a special agency to manage the discharge of wounded soldiers, and they will help you get justice." ”
"Thank you Li Dutong!"
At this time, everyone asked seven or eight more questions, most of which were about whether Taiyuan could be held, and Li Yanqing smiled: "I'll answer them together!" I hope you have confidence, we have sufficient food and materials in the city, and more importantly, our total strength has exceeded the Jin soldiers outside the city, and there is a strong city defense, the Jin soldiers are no matter how they can not capture Taiyuan City, I estimate that they will not attack the city again, but will besiege the city, as long as we can hold the city before the spring, the victory will eventually belong to us! ”
Li Yanqing's words caused the soldiers to applaud excitedly.
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Li Yanqing currently lives in an official residence, this official residence is also his residence in Taiyuan, he went to Tokyo Bianliang has been empty, after the Jin soldiers occupied Taiyuan, this official residence covering an area of 20 acres has become the residence of Marshal Wan Yan Xian, but Wan Yan Xian has never lived for a day, but it does not prevent the officials from decorating the mansion magnificently in order to please Wan Yan Xian, Wan Yan Xian also likes gold ornaments and porcelain, so the gold alone consumes tens of thousands of taels, and all kinds of precious official kiln porcelain are full of sweat.
After Li Yanqing arrived, all kinds of gold ornaments in it became military expenses, and precious porcelain became his private collection, and he also liked porcelain.
But most of the time, he still lives in the barracks, and today he is a little relieved that Hu Qing'er can't get rid of Hu Qing'er, so he came to this official residence where he rarely lives, and Hu Qing'er often lives here.
Li Yanqing walked into Hu Qing'er's yard, at this time night had fallen, but the sky was not yet dark, and there was still a slight light under the sky, I saw her sitting alone on the big stone in the yard, looking at a few snowmen in the yard.
Li Yanqing looked at her thin back, her heart was full of pity, so she came to her and sat down, gently hugged her shoulders, Hu Qing'er's body trembled slightly, she also gently snuggled into Li Yanqing's arms, and cried in a low voice.
"Our Qing'er is like a murderer, why can't you suddenly see through life and death today?" Li Yanqing laughed in her ear.
"Nonsense!" Hu Qing'er glanced at Li Yanqing with tears in her eyes, "Where do people kill people, they kill damned bad people." ”
After a pause, she said sadly: "These sisters are all in their twenties this year, although they said they don't want to get married, but I still want to find a home for them, but I didn't expect a sky-shattering thunder to take their lives, although I am used to seeing life and death, but I still can't help but feel sad in my heart." ”
Li Yanqing persuaded softly: "Since they have embarked on the road of joining the army, dying on the battlefield is a normal destination, they should be prepared, the deceased is gone, and we living people should live well." ”
Hu Qing'er wiped away her tears, sighed softly, and leaned on Li Yanqing's shoulder, but she was thinking about another thing in her heart, if it wasn't for this Taiyuan battle, she should have married her eldest brother a few days ago.
Cao Yun had already set the date, on New Year's Eve, Li Yanqing accepted Hu Qing'er into the room, and the night before they rushed to Yan'an Mansion to fight, Cao Yun had already received the tea served by Hu Qing'er, that is, she was officially recognized as his sister.
In fact, as early as when she was a toddler, her father and grandmother had already had the heart to promise her to Brother Qing'er, but her mother disliked Brother Qing'er's family was too poor and resolutely refused to agree, so this family affair was not negotiated, and then she gradually became sensible, especially after Brother Li rescued her and her grandmother from the prison city, her heart was firmly tied to Brother Li, and she never thought that she would follow other men again.
"Brother Li, do you remember when my grandmother called me into the house before she died?"
Li Yanqing's heart moved, and he noticed that Hu Qing'er's name for herself had changed, from eldest brother to eldest brother Li, although only one word was added, but the meaning was completely different, which reflected the change in her mentality, and she no longer regarded herself as a brother.
In fact, Li Yanqing is still a little uncomfortable with accepting Hu Qing'er into the room, he has regarded Hu Qing'er as his sister since he was a child, these years he knows Qing'er's friendship for him, but he pretends not to know anything, seeing that Qing'er is twenty years old, Li Yanqing can no longer avoid it, he also knows that Hu Qing'er will not marry someone else, rather than making her miserable for a lifetime, it is better to change his mentality, so under the repeated urging of his wife, he finally agreed.
Since that night, his wife received Qing'er's tea in front of herself and the whole family, so nominally Qing'er was already her own concubine, but at that time, she only had the name of a concubine, and there was no concubine, and Li Yanqing still needed time to slowly adjust her mentality from brother to husband.
Li Yanqing smiled, "Of course I remember!" ”
"You want to know what Grandmother said to me at the end?"
Li Yanqing didn't speak, Hu Qing'er mustered up the courage and whispered: "Grandmother told me to remember that I was born as your person and died as your ghost, so let me follow you for the rest of my life." ”
Li Yanqing was stunned, and an inexplicable feeling suddenly surged in her heart, at this time, Hu Qing'er slowly raised her head and closed her eyes, Li Yanqing looked at her full and slightly trembling lips in the night, and couldn't help it anymore, picked up her face, lowered her head and kissed it heavily.