Chapter 232: Parents of the People
This time, Zhao Kuo did not disappoint Mingyue.
Although he is only a rookie in the use of soldiers, he is a captain of the Zhao military academy who has experienced the battle of Yan, or the son of Zhao Hao.
After Dong Fang, Zhao Bo and others raided the thieves' lair from the swamp, they burned all their ships as soon as possible, and Dong Fang took the vengeful young man into the 'hole' of the thief's lair, turning it upside down.
However, when the thieves plunged into the waist-high bushes, it was Zhao Kuo who had already arranged an ambush for them.
This is Zhao Kuo's tactic of imitating the hunting arrangement, Dong Fang and the others are the hunting dogs that drive the elk, and he is the hunter who waits for the rabbits. The main force of the county soldiers was arranged in the bushes, and Ding Zhuang, who was pulled from Qi County, was clamoring in all directions, the thieves were outnumbered, and no matter where they went, they would encounter obstacles, and after a little stubborn resistance, they would die and be captured.
It only took a quarter of an hour for this follow-up battle to end, after the battle, Zhao Kuo checked the results of the battle, killed more than 200 thieves, wounded and captured 200 people, only more than 100 people scattered and fled, even the leader of this group of thieves also escaped into the water, it was difficult to pursue it, and he could only hope that the boat soldiers waiting on the lake could arrest him.
At this point, Zhao Yuqi's biggest water thief was completely wiped out. After clearing out the remnants of the thieves, the county soldiers, Ding Zhuang, and the people of Xixiang who participated in this battle were gathered together by Zhao Kuo again, reorganized the team, and returned triumphantly in the direction of Zhaoyuyi.
Zhao Kuo's good news came back, and the three elders, the elders and the people inside and outside Zhaoyuyi were all pleasantly surprised, and more than 2,000 people in the city rushed to tell each other, crying with joy.
They first went to the township temple to thank Chang'anjun, and then under the leadership of Chang'anjun, they went out of the city to greet each other.
The news spread quickly, the people of Zhaoyuyi nearly ten miles to the left came, and there were two or three thousand people gathered outside the city, except for the old people whose legs and feet were inconvenient, and even the children in the swaddling clothes were held by their mothers and stood in the crowd.
After waiting for a short time, the Tu Road in the west was filled with smoke and dust, and Zhao Kuo returned with more than 1,000 people.
Because of the victory, both the county soldiers and Ding Zhuang were very proud, with a clear banner and a strong show of power. They also escorted several wagons, which were full of more than 200 heads of thieves cut off after the battle, all of which were disheveled, with hideous faces, and were stacked together like hills. Those who can't fit it are carried by Xixiang Ding Zhuang, or tied to their waists, and they see the dense villagers outside the city from a distance, and they excitedly lift these bloody heads, as if they are special products brought back from afar to their relatives.
The 'female' relatives in the villagers were a little shocked, covering their children's eyes to prevent them from looking, but those people who had been harmed by thieves were happy! They spurted their thumbs and applauded the county soldiers and the blood-stained local villagers, but they spat and threw stones, rotten leaves, broken shoes, and filth on the heads of the captured thieves who bowed their heads in embarrassment.
There were also many rescued 'women' and children in the team, walking behind in clothes, still a little frightened. Taken captive by thieves for years or months, they have already been humiliated, and even gave birth to children for thieves, these years are like a dream, and now they are suddenly rescued, they are happy to get out of the sea of suffering, but also a little ashamed to see their families.
Fortunately, in this era, there is no such thing as "starvation is a small matter, and a loss of temperament is a big thing", born in an era of suffering, you must have the heart to experience suffering, no matter how humiliating you are, you must live stubbornly, no matter what, it is better than filling in the ravine.
The relief of revenge, the joy of reuniting relatives, the bitterness of remembering the deceased, all kinds of emotions permeated inside and outside Zhaoyuyi, and the limping Zhaobo couldn't help but sigh to Dong Fang: "For more than ten years, this is the happiest day for the people of Xixiang." ”
Looking at the situation in front of him, Dong Fang only felt that his hard work was worth it!
"I hope there will be no more thieves in Xixiang, and the people will be happy forever......," he began to compassion again.
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Zhao Kuo deliberately let everyone hold the booty, prisoners, and rescued 'women' and children in front, and he pressed the formation in the back, and waited for the front to be lively, before riding to Chang'an Jun and the local father and elder who carried the cow wine, he jumped off the horse and arched his hand: "Chang'an Jun, Kuo lives up to your expectations!" ”
"Brother Kuo has worked hard." Mingyue saluted him, and at the same time introduced to the Xixiang father behind him: "This is Captain Zhao who commands the county soldiers." ”
"Young Talent!"
"Captain Brave!"
"He will be the general of our country one day, just around the corner!"
The three elders and elders of Xixiang praised him endlessly, and they offered wine to him, Zhao Kuo was a little stunned, because on weekdays, when others introduced him, they inevitably had to add a sentence.
"This is the son of Ma Fujun!"
Ma Fuzi, this is a name that he is proud of and wants to get rid of all the time.
He wants to stand up from under his father's 'shadow', not the rebellion of a teenager like before, but he wants to really rely on his own ability and merit to be worthy of this name!
This time he came to Qi County to suppress thieves, it was the first time in his life that he led the troops alone, and he finally lived up to expectations, and when Chang Anjun introduced him, he deliberately skipped his family background.
In this regard, Zhao Kuo was not only annoyed, but very 'excited'!
"Captain Zhao......" He liked this title, grinned, took the wine offered by the three elders, and drank it all!
When Zhao Kuo was happy for others' praise of "Captain Zhao" instead of "Ma Fuzi", Mingyue also felt a lot of emotion.
When Zhao Kuo led his troops to fight with the thieves, he was not on the front line, but was in charge of Zhaoyuyi.
Mingyue is a self-aware person, and he understands that his strength is his understanding of the general trend of history, the opportunity on the spot, and some future things hidden in his heart, rather than leading troops into battle.
After all, at that time, it was simple to fight, and the two armies agreed on the place of battle, set up a position, and fought in a dignified manner - in fact, most of the nobles were desperately showing their bravery on the chariot, and the soldiers were just shaking their flags and beating soy sauce.
The aristocracy will also find opportunities to toast and salute the warriors on the other side, which makes people feel that this is not a war, but a unique way of social 'communication'. Seeing that the fight was going on until dark, he shouted that everyone should disperse, not to capture the old and weak, not to pursue the deserters, and not even to the monarch on the other side to 'force' too much, because that would not be in line with the "etiquette".
But since Sun Wu was born, the etiquette and politeness of the way of fighting has been destroyed, the soldiers are treacherous, and the war has become all-encompassing, as long as the victory is good, and the soldiers have also come into being, specializing in the study of warfare and the use of soldiers as the pursuit of life. The warfare of this era has become very specialized, and a layman suddenly grasps the power of the army, and assigns it indiscriminately, he will only lose his division and territory.
Therefore, Mingyue felt that she couldn't even compare to Zhao Kuo, and if she forcibly commanded, maybe the name of "talking on paper" in the future would be him Chang'anjun.
Don't use suspicious people, don't doubt people, since only Zhao Kuo can come in handy, he can only let him do it.
Fortunately, in this battle, Zhao Kuo fought beautifully, and completely eradicated the largest water thief with the momentum of plowing the court to sweep the 'hole', after the news came out, the other thieves either chose to flee, or just waited for the follow-up pursuit!
At this moment, those three elders of the township, the elders of the village, and the elders of the township actually led two or three thousand people from the whole township to bow down to the bright moon.
"This time the water thieves are all wiped out, and our hometown is rescued, all thanks to the blessing of Chang Anjun!"
Mingyue hurriedly arched her hand: "How dare you, this is the life of the soldiers and villagers, how can I have any credit?" ”
Zhao Bo raised his head and said: "If it weren't for Chang'an Jun persuading Hao Chang to send people out of food, if it weren't for Chang'an Jun's Shatai County Guards to 'fine' simplify, if it weren't for Chang'an Jun asking the court for Zhao Xiaowei's help, this time the thief would never have been so smooth!" Chang'anjun has the grace of reinvention for the people of Xixiang! ”
After that, everyone nodded to him to express their gratitude, and Mingyue also bowed to them, and then said loudly: "The ancients are clouds, happy gentlemen, and parents of the people." Although he is young and ignorant, as the feudal monarch of Qi County, he is the parent of 9,000 households in this county! What the people are good for, what the people are evil, those thieves who lead beasts and eat people, I empathize with the people, and I hate to eat their 'meat' raw! Fortunately, Skynet is restored and not leaked, and this is how they end! ”
He pointed to the pile of tall heads and ordered, "Dong Fang! ”
"The minister is here!"
Dong Fang hurriedly made a promise.
"Build the captured head on the bank of Zhaoyu Qi into a Jingguan to deter Xiaoxiao, the captured thieves, let them report each other, but anyone who kills people and does evil deeds will be beheaded in the downtown area of the city!"
This order almost directly deprived the more than 200 captured thieves of their right to live.
This is Cai Ze's suggestion.
Zheng Zichan once said that his husband was fierce, and the people were afraid of him, so he rarely died. The water is cowardly, and the people play with it, and they are more dead. ”
"There are many thieves in Zhaoyu Qi, and it is difficult to get rid of them, so the prince should show punishment to deter the remaining thieves! Let people know the fate of thieves! ”
But on the other hand, he wants to show softness to the people.
"This year, Xixiang's labor and taxes will be halved!"
This order, the thieves were horrified, but the people of Xixiang were cheering, to those thieves, they were eager to eat their 'meat' and sleep their skin, and Chang'an Jun said that he was in the same mood as them, and it was really "what the people are good at, and what the people are evil", and now, for the first time, they are exempted from taxes?
"Childe is really the parents of the people!"
"Parents of the people!"
Everyone worships again, this time, in addition to their feelings of 'excitement', they also have trust and love from the heart, and everyone has such an expectation in their hearts: maybe Qi County can usher in such a young feudal monarch, which is a good thing, maybe under his governance, the people of the hometown can really live a good life!
Mingyue didn't push this time, and gladly accepted the cheers of the people, he came to Qi County for almost two months, the first month to deal with Haochang, he was collected by means of power, and they did not get their hearts and minds, once the situation changed, the Qi family and the Wen family may abandon him at any time.
But these people of Xixiang, through this pursuit of water thieves, Mingyue finally got their love......
"In this way, my rule in Qi County has finally stabilized again......"
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That night, Zhaoyuyi fell into a carnival, the people rejoiced, and the people of the pre-Qin were also good at singing and dancing, singing and dancing to the songs of the country, and celebrating the victory over the thieves.
Chang'anjun and the prestige of the township have a good time, Xixiang is a young man, most of them are five to eight small peasant families, even if there are some clans, they are not big enough to crown the township.
In addition to drinking, he also made several appointments on a hot iron.
In order to continue to suppress thieves, Dong Fang was officially appointed as a Xixiang Baifu, responsible for preventing thieves and arresting thieves, and Zhao Bo was also promoted to Xixiang Qiangfu, that is, the chief official of the whole township, and several Chang'an Jun's 'door' guests came to Xixiang as a small official.
Chang'anjun was enpowerful in Xixiang, and all the orders he gave were obeyed.
Gather tonight, and be very happy! This night passed under a jubilation, and the next day, when the 'Yan' sun was shining, and Mingyue was still cleaning her face with warm water in the township temple, Qi Kun, who stayed in Zhaoyu Qi yesterday to hunt down the remnants, came back, but brought a not very good news.
It turned out that the leader of the bandit fled with some cronies swimming in the water, and although the Daling County boat soldiers prepared in the lake caught a lot of fish that slipped through the net, they still let go of dozens of people and chased them all the way, but after those thieves fled to Qin Guowu County on the south bank of the lake, they could only turn around and return.
"You let the thief run away!?"
Zhao Kuo was a little angry, but also a little helpless, led his troops into the territory of Qin, which would cause a border conflict or even a 'war' between the two countries, those boat soldiers did not dare to act rashly, but for the thieves, they did not have to think about it so much, which is also the reason why the Zhaoyu Qi thieves are difficult to rectify.
"However, according to Zhou Bing, as soon as those thieves came ashore, they were arrested by the Qin soldiers." Qi Kun added that according to the laws of the Qin State, those thieves probably wouldn't end well.
"Who is the Qin ** official in Wu County?" Mingyue asked casually.
"It's a five-hundred-hundred-year-old, more than twenty years old, about the same as a horse suit." Qi Kun also replied casually.
"Listening to what my uncle said, it seems to be called ......" Qi Kun pondered and meditated, and finally remembered the name of the five hundred masters.
"By the way, his name is Wang Qian!"
PS: The second chapter is in the evening