The snow in the sky began to fall again, and the harsh winter is getting closer and closer, and when the winter is harsh, the end of the year is not far away.

Zheng Zhi was already on his way back to Weizhou.

Fold can seek the same way back to Qinzhou, in the northwest, the farmer is not there, and Fold can ask for the person who controls the overall situation.

Yang Keshi led his troops to the west, more than 2,000 miles of rivers and mountains in Western Xia, the hinterland is more desert, the east is bordered by Song Liao, the west is mostly oases and grasslands, and the north is mostly grasslands.

Yang Keshi led his troops all the way to the west, just to regain control of this huge land.

Liu Zhengyan is in Lingzhou, and he also divides his troops to the north, and there is also the Western Xia Black Mountain Weifu Military Division in the north, although there are no generals, but there are also many small cities and settlements.

Tens of thousands of healthy horses and 40,000 captives were all controlled by Liu Zhengyan, and according to Zheng Zhi's instructions, they were slowly transported to Hejian Mansion, and when they arrived in Hejian Mansion, Zheng Zhi's men and horses naturally received them.

There has always been a steady stream of grain and grass coming to the northwest on the side of Hejian Mansion, and people eat horses and chew them, and the cost is really huge.

When I arrived in Weizhou and then entered the city, the whole Weizhou was boiling. Zheng Zhi went straight to the Jingluo Mansion, and the Jingluo Mansion in Weizhou is still like that, but there is no one in the mansion who is a farmer, that is, the family members of the Planter Dao, and they have all set off for Tokyo.

In the entire Jinglue Mansion, only some veterans lived, these veterans were disabled men with broken hands and feet, unable to make a living, and were raised in the Jinglue Mansion by the planters. As soon as the planter left, the lives of these people became even more difficult. If it weren't for the families of many soldiers and men in this Weizhou city, who helped each other, I am afraid that these people would have to starve to death in this cold winter for a long time.

Zheng Zhi was in the Jingluo Mansion, and he checked the No. 100 old soldiers in the mansion, and he was also inexplicably touched in his heart.

Zheng Zhi stood in the position where he usually stood in the Seed Master Dao station, and asked, "I want to take you to Hebei together, I don't know if you are willing?" ”

"Zheng Xianggong, I won't go to Hebei with Xianggong to enjoy happiness, so I will stay here to guard Jingluo Mansion, and when Xianggong comes back, there will be someone to call." An old soldier with a broken arm spoke.

Zheng Zhi nodded, and roughly guessed in his heart that these people probably couldn't wait for the seed master to come back, and his heart was inexplicably sour, but he couldn't say it, so he said: "That's it, when you leave tomorrow, you will leave some money and food for you to spare, and when the seed minister comes back, you will be waiting for your life." ”

"Thank you Zheng Xianggong, as long as we can survive the winter, at the beginning of spring next year, we will also go to find a livelihood, Zheng Xianggong can rest assured." This person has white hair, ravines on his face, and looks seventy or eighty, but Zheng Zhi knows in his heart that this person is no more than forty or fifty years old, and when he says such words, Zheng Zhi only feels sad in his heart.

There was still a person living in the Weizhou Jingluo Mansion, who was watching Zheng Zhi from the side at this time, waiting for Zheng Zhi to come forward and speak after he was busy.

This person is Hu Sanniang who came together, although Hu Sanniang followed Zheng Zhi to Weizhou, she still stayed in Weizhou, and Zheng Zhi did not take her to the front line.

After the old pawn finished the school, the prefect of Weizhou came to visit again, and the officials of all sizes came to the Jingluo Mansion, and Zheng Zhi naturally had to say polite words. In the evening, there was a banquet in Jingluo Mansion, and Hu Sanniang followed up like this, but she didn't say a few words to Zheng Zhi, only made eye contact for a moment.

Every house in the city is decorated with lights, and there is also laughter and laughter in the middle of the night, although the family members who went out on the expedition have not yet returned, it does not prevent everyone from celebrating the joy of victory.

The Deyue Building in the city was originally Zheng Zhi's property, but when it was first sold, it was bought by Pan Xingguo's brother, but it was close to the water and the building got the moon first, and the Pan family went to Cangzhou with Zheng Zhi to go abroad to Pershing, which was originally going to decline, so it turned over again.

Zheng Zhi commanded many local soldiers in Weizhou, and when they came back a few years later, relatives and friends in the city naturally wanted to gather, and Deyue Tower was immediately overcrowded, and there was still laughter in the middle of the night.

Li Qigou and Liu Dazhuang are naturally also in the hotel, the two are ordinary men, they don't know a single big character, they joined the army as a teenager, fought in the north and south, and now they are back to their hometowns, and they have booked a few tables of banquets in this Deyue Building, all of which are relatives and friends.

Liu Dazhuang seems to be much more reserved, and when he is older, he also seems calmer. However, Li Qigou is even more lively, exuding the temperament of an upstart, spending money is lavish, and he is also bullish when he speaks, and the sound of boasting before and after, Li Qigou is the loudest in the entire Deyue Building.

A young boy was also at the banquet, probably in his early tens, listening with great interest, and when Li Qigou's words paused, he hurriedly asked, "Uncle Little Dog, how is Uncle Ergou now?" ”

When Li Qigou heard this, he said: "You kid, I haven't seen you for a few years, but you have grown so big, your second uncle can't be called that, Hebei Road, who sees your second uncle is not called Mr. Li, the scenery is tight, now the money and food under the hands of the Xianggong are in the hands of Pei Zuoguan and your second uncle, the God of Wealth, those generals want something, they have to find your second uncle to do it for you, Hebei Road, there are Xianggong industries everywhere, all of them are in charge of your second uncle, and there are as many silver coins as rivers in hand every day. ”

All the men present are the men of the Li family, from children of a few years old to white-haired old people, and when they hear Li Qigou's words, they are all happy, and they are honored.

"Uncle puppy, the second uncle is so powerful, are you also stained with the light of the second uncle?" The words of children are naturally not taboo, and they are family gatherings, and there are no other students.

When Li Qigou heard this, his face was straight, and he only said: "The second brother and I can't see each other a few times a year, and my position as the head of the capital was obtained by myself in exchange for military merits. I heard that after teaching the martial arts school, he can be promoted to a commander or something, and I don't know if it's true or not. ”

Liu Dazhuang is at the next table, there is only one table next door, and it is the men of the Liu family, although the atmosphere is also happy, but it is not as warm as Li Qigou's side. Hearing Li Qigou's words, Liu Dazhuang opened his mouth and continued: "This is true, it is just a legend in front of the head, and later Wu Xuexue also said this, Wu Xuexue is mostly by Xianggong's side, what he said naturally can't be faked, you and I are out of the martial arts school, and we will inevitably be promoted to a higher level." ”

Li Qigou was overjoyed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Haha... Brother Zhuang, if you don't work harder, I'm afraid you won't be able to get out of the martial arts school, and when the time comes, Xianggong will be angry, and let you go to be a big soldier again, see if you can learn a few words. ”

Li Qigou's words, Liu Dazhuang was a little anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "I've been learning more words recently, and I've memorized more than fifty words, it's really harder than killing people, damn, if you can't learn it again, I'm afraid that Xianggong will really blame." ”

"Brother Zhuang, your progress is too slow, it took so long to learn more than fifty words, when you go back, you must find a pedant to help you in private, otherwise I am afraid that I will not be able to get out of the martial arts school, and when I become a commander, you will obey my orders." Li Qigou is also giving advice.

"That's right, I'm going to look for it, I heard that the prime minister is going to take me to Tokyo first, so I'll go to Tokyo to prepare some gifts, and I can't go empty-handed to see the pedant." Liu Dazhuang looked serious and was planning his own study.

Li Qigou picked up the wine bowl and got off the table, walked up to Liu Dazhuang to salute, and said: "Brother Da Zhuang, I still have more than 100 pieces left here, and I will prepare a generous gift with you and learn some words well." ”

Liu Dazhuang didn't say much, got up and drank with a wine bowl.

When Li Qigou returned to his table, the boy just now said again: "Uncle dog, I will go to Tokyo with you tomorrow, and go to Hebei with you, okay?" ”

When Li Qigou heard this, his face was straight, he thought about it for a moment, looked around and said: "Uncles, why don't you move the family to Cangzhou, the second brother can buy some acres of land in Hebei, the fields over there are much more fertile than Weizhou, and the second brother and I take care of it, and the family should be a lot more prosperous." The children may have a bright future ahead of them. ”

When several old men heard this, they looked at each other a few times, and they were really moved, and one of them said, "Little dog, is this true?" ”

Li Qigou nodded again and again: "Seriously, Xianggong trusts the second brother the most, and the second brother is also the most reliable, and the second brother must be very happy when he goes to Cangzhou with his family, and the second brother must be very happy in his heart. ”

"It's good, it's just such a long way, you have to leave tomorrow, we old men in the countryside, with hundreds of people, I'm afraid... The old man obviously hadn't seen much of the world either, and he was worried a lot.

When Li Qigou heard this, he hurriedly said: "Uncle rest assured, after selling the family's property, you take everyone all the way to the west, I have walked this road several times, and it is so flat along the way." If you encounter some thieves or something, you don't need to worry, just say that it is the family of the generals under Zheng Xianggong, and you will definitely not be embarrassed. ”

Li Yigou has been cousins for so many years, and he and Li Er are cousins, so they know a lot more about some things than others.

Liu Dazhuang also seemed to be moved when he heard this, and even said: "Uncles, if you also move to Cangzhou, Cangzhou is much better than Weizhou." The nephew also bought a house in Cangzhou, although it is not big, it can also be temporarily lived, and when the year comes, the husband will also issue a sum of money, and it is not a problem to buy some acres of land. ”

Returning to their hometowns today, most of these men who went out with Zheng Zhi at the beginning are also returning to their hometowns. Even Zheng Zhi didn't expect that this trip to Weizhou, not only the Liu and Li families were discussing the migration, but after a few days, there were as many as four or five thousand people going from Weizhou to Cangzhou.

There is a way that no one asks about the poor in the downtown area, and the rich have distant relatives in the mountains. This statement does not mean praise or disparagement, but the truth in it is not bad. These soldiers followed Zheng Zhi out of the northwest, and worked hard for a few years, and they should have gained something after all.

Zheng Zhi was resting in the Jingluo Mansion tonight, and when he was drunk, he just returned to the room, sitting in the small hall of the wing, Niu Da made some tea, and said, "Official, I'll go and get you some hot water to wash up." ”

Zheng Zhi nodded, picked up the tea and drank it, there was a lot of blood on his body, but Zheng Zhi himself was used to it, he was in a hurry today, he should have taken a hot bath, but he was surrounded by military men, all of whom were exhausted, so Zheng Zhi didn't say anything to order. The army doesn't care about these things, and it's not uncommon to fight on the front line and not take a shower for several months.

Niu Da went to the firewood room, and a large pot of hot water was boiled in the firewood room, which was to supply hundreds of people in Duqu, a pro-soldier Duqu, and Niu Da took a wooden basin, scooped some water and came out of the door.

As soon as I went out, I met Hu Sanniang, only to hear Hu Sanniang say: "Niu Da, give me the basin." ”

Niu Nature is familiar with Hu Sanniang, and when he heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then handed the wooden basin to Hu Sanniang, and said: "Sanniang, Xianggong has eaten more wine and served him well." ”

Niu Da's taste at this time is quite like the big eunuch in the palace, telling the palace maid who is sleeping for the first time. For Niu Da, it seems that he regards himself as the chief manager of Zheng Zhi's side, as long as it is good for Zheng Zhi, he will worry about it a few more times.

Hu Sanniang's face turned red when she heard this, but she couldn't see it clearly in the dark, so she lowered her head and turned around and left.