Chapter 84: Exchange of Prisoners of War
After lunch, Cheng Yue gathered the generals to attend class, because the generals were addicted to class, and they all asked Cheng Yue to give them lessons as soon as they had free time, and Cheng Yue agreed.
In the afternoon, when Cheng Yue was in class, Zhang Gui came to report that Ah Shu and Ali Hague's subordinates who were unwilling to surrender were about to be sent away, and asked Cheng Yue if he wanted to see them, Cheng Yue said: "You said to Ah Shu, I asked him to take care, so I won't send him." He'll see you again in the future, it should be in Dadu, and then let's drink and talk happily. ”
Another hour passed, and Zhang Gui led a team of captured Song Dynasty civil and military personnel to ask for a meeting.
Cheng Yue ordered the crowd to stand on both sides and let them in.
As soon as the tent door opened, Zhang Gui walked in, followed by more than a dozen captured generals of the Song army with a somewhat depressed face.
Zhang Gui flashed to the side, these generals had no cover, so they had to face Cheng Yue, and just about to kneel down to ask for guilt, Cheng Yue said loudly: "Come, let's welcome the generals home together!" As he spoke, he stood up and applauded, and the generals immediately applauded together.
All the generals were captured, and this time they were replaced by Cheng Yue, although they also knew that they would not be killed, but they always felt that the necessary punishment would definitely not be able to escape. But I never expected that Cheng Yue was actually applauding them, and many generals were also applauding, and everyone was looking at them with warm intentions.
Cheng Yue walked down and said to them with a smile: "Welcome home, I'm Cheng Yue." ”
More than a dozen captured Song generals couldn't hold back any longer, and they all knelt down and cried. I only feel that my persistence and patience have been compensated and understood at this moment, and even if I die at this moment, I have no regrets.
Cheng Yue helped them up one by one, patted them on the shoulders and comforted them a few words, and made them cry happily.
When they stopped crying, Cheng Yue asked a general standing in front of him, "Who are you?" Your family is back, right? ”
The general hurriedly replied: "Back to the Grand Governor, the last general Mi Li, our family members are back, wait outside the tent, if the Grand Governor is summoned, you can come in immediately." ”
Cheng Yue was pleasantly surprised, this was one of the people he was looking for. smiled: "I'm afraid that I'm not waiting outside the tent to meet me, but I'm afraid that I will kill you so that I can rush in and plead, right?" ”
The generals laughed, and Mi Li was embarrassed to get up, and laughed a few times.
Mi Li, born in a family of Xingwu, has been a general for three generations, and was previously a subordinate of Huang Wanshi, following Chen Yi to guard Huangzhou. Chen Yi surrendered, but Mi Li broke out of the siege and did not surrender, and was captured when fighting with the Yuan army in Jiangfang, and refused to surrender. In history, after Huang Wanshi surrendered, he went to persuade Mi Li to surrender, but Mi Li refused, and calmly accepted justice. Now, because of Cheng Yue's appearance, Huang Wanshi did not surrender, and Mi Li was not killed.
Cheng Yue said again: "Who is Miyou?" ”
A big man standing next to Mi Li immediately stood up and replied, "The last general." ”
Miyou, whose ancestors were from Mizhou, later crossed to live in Luzhou; He was resolute and upright, and successively served as the commander of the Luzhou garrison, the commander of the guerrilla army in front of the imperial army, and the deputy commander of Jiangxi Road.
In history, the Yuan soldiers attacked Fuzhou, Jiangxi, and Mi You led the crowd to meet the enemy, and the Yuan soldiers shouted: "Do you want to surrender or fight?" Mi You said: "Hit." "Commanding the men and horses to rush forward, to Longmaping, was surrounded by the Yuan army, and the arrows rained down. Mi You was hit by four arrows and three shots, still wielding two knives, leading dozens of dead soldiers to break through and go south, and when crossing the river, the bridge was broken and captured.
General Yuan wanted to recruit Miyou, but he never gave in, and scolded Jiangxi for making Huang Wanshi a traitor, so that his ambitions could not be extended. The general gave him a golden talisman to lure him with a high-ranking official, but Mi You did not accept it. He sent his son to persuade him, "What is to happen to the child when the father is dead?" Mi You angrily rebuked: "The son of Mi Dutong, even if he begs for food on the street, who does not take pity on him? So, he undressed and died generously, and the Yuan soldiers were also moved. Such a person is now also being snare by Cheng Yue.
Cheng Yue was extremely excited, looked up to the sky and laughed, and shouted three times in a row, "Okay!" The two generals he wanted fell into the bag, and the other generals were not easy to match, and the generals in his account were finally enough.
Cheng Yue said: "You are loyal to the country, I appreciate and admire it." So when we heard that you were captured, we tried our best to get you back, otherwise I, Cheng Yue, would be sorry for you, and even more so, the country would be sorry for you. There are traitors in the court, so that you have been wronged, and many innocent soldiers have died tragically because of this. I remember all this, and I will definitely avenge the dead soldiers. You all stay, I have already arranged a position for you, but you have to train first, and start tomorrow. Mafu, you are in charge of this matter, and lead them to follow my escorts for new training. When I give a class to everyone, you also have to follow the class, and if you don't understand, just ask, it's best to start asking yourself privately tonight, otherwise I'm afraid you won't be able to keep up with the progress. ”
More than a dozen Song generals all felt a trace of humiliation, they were all seasoned generals, why did they have to be trained? Don't you believe them?
Cheng Yue saw their thoughts and said with a smile: "Don't think it's embarrassing for you, but I'm a little different here from other places." Generals must learn a lot of new knowledge and new tactics before they can lead their troops into battle, otherwise you may not understand my orders. For example, I want you to go in a direction of one hundred and thirty degrees, camouflage and lurk, fan attack, and cross-cover. Do you know what I mean? ”
More than a dozen people were immediately speechless, they almost couldn't understand what Cheng Yue was talking about, but they could feel that what Cheng Yue was talking about was far beyond the scope of their knowledge, and they couldn't help but be curious. So I didn't feel uncomfortable anymore, and I bowed down to receive the order and stood aside.
Zhang Guidao: "Meng Zhijing, Meng Zhijin brothers and their families have also arrived, do you want to see the metropolitan governor?" ”
Cheng Yue was ecstatic in his heart: It's finally here! But everything was as usual on his face, and he said, "Let them all come in." ”
Zhang Gui came out of the account, and then came in again, bringing back two middle-aged people and their families.
The two middle-aged men lowered their heads, not daring to look at the generals. But it was the wife of one of them that made the generals' eyes light up, and their hearts beat wildly: what a beautiful woman!
This woman looked to be only twenty-five or sixteen years old, holding a five or six-year-old child, between her eyebrows, full of charm, snow-white skin, slender figure, and her eyes were gentle with a hint of sorrow, adding a bit of beauty.
Cheng Yue was also amazed by her beauty in his heart, if Cheng Yue remembered correctly, she was Meng Zhijin's wife Zhao Miaohui.
After the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty in history, Meng Zhijin died soon after. His nephew, Meng Cheng, the son of Meng Zhijing, wanted to seize the property, Zhao Miaohui and his son Meng Chun were orphans, and they were unable to resist, so Zhao Miaohui took his son to Dadu to complain. As a result, the eunuchs of the Yuan Dynasty found such a beautiful woman and were shocked for a while, so they instigated her to sue the emperor, so that they could take the opportunity to dedicate her to Kublai Khan. Zhao Miaohui didn't know what the plan was, and really sued the emperor. When he was taken to Kublai Khan's dormitory, he realized that something was wrong. Just when Kublai Khan wanted to rape her, Zhao Miaohui asked Kublai Khan to wait, she had to sort it out after entering the curtain before complaining. When Zhao Miaohui came out, her face had been cut into pieces by herself. Shocked by her chastity, Kublai Khan let her go back and helped her recover her property. Later, Zhao Miaohui and her son depended on each other and died of old age in their hometown.
The reason why Cheng Yue wanted to bring the Meng brothers back was also to see what kind of beauty Zhao Miaohui was, and he really didn't disappoint him. Zhao Miaohui is not inferior to his most beautiful concubine Ye Qian'er, and Ye Qian'er has that kind of mature charm now.
Cheng Yue immediately took his eyes off Zhao Miaohui, he couldn't let others see the little secret in his heart, otherwise when Meng Zhijin died, others would definitely suspect that he killed him.
Cheng Yue looked at the two Meng brothers in front of him and sighed in his heart. Meng Hui I was a hero, so that the three great Khans of Mongolia could not cross south, so that Kublai Khan wanted to make Meng Zhijin his son only because he wanted to make him the secretary of the military department, but the son and grandson were not as good as the generation, which is really touching to think about.
Cheng Yue said: "You two, report your name." ”
The Meng brothers originally felt that the Southern Song Dynasty was hopeless, so they surrendered. Thinking that it is better to keep the official position and family property than to die on the battlefield. Unexpectedly, a Cheng Yue suddenly appeared, and with his own strength, he beat the Yuan army in fear, and the two of them became embarrassed. This time, I heard that the Southern Song Dynasty wanted to let their two heroes go back later, because they didn't want to give up their rich family property, they agreed after thinking about it for a long time. After all, since the Southern Song Dynasty released this kind of wind, it was impossible to kill them like this, and the ministers who surrendered and fled in the DPRK and China were like carp crossing the river, who would do anything to them? But what they didn't expect was that when they got here, they realized that it was Cheng Yue who really brought them back. In fact, what they didn't expect was that Cheng Yue only exchanged them back because of Zhao Miaohui.
At this time, when he heard Cheng Yue's question, he had to raise his head slightly, and replied stubbornly: "The criminal ministers Meng Zhijing and Meng Zhijin obey the orders of the metropolitan governor. ”
Meng Zhijing is about forty years old, full of wind and dust, with a vigorous body, but he is capable. Meng Zhijin is in his early thirties, with a dignified appearance, with an elegant style, and his demeanor is also calm, which makes people feel good at first glance, no wonder Kublai Khan wanted him to be the secretary of the military department.
Cheng Yue nodded secretly, saying in his heart that Meng Heng was a hero, and his son was really decent, but it was a pity that he didn't have the ability and integrity of their father. So he said lightly: "I have a rule here, anyone who has surrendered to the Yuan army before must be beaten with thirty military sticks." Ling Zun is deeply respected by us, so it must be extra heavy to show heavy punishment. Drag it down, and one person will beat forty military sticks! ”
The two of them were suddenly frightened. Forty military sticks, if this is finished, half a life if you don't die!
The wife and son of the two were even more frightened, but they didn't expect Cheng Yue to talk about any affection at all when they met, and they started fighting directly. "Poof" knelt on the ground and cried together: "The Metropolitan Governor spares his life, for the sake of the ancestors' face, his subordinates are merciful, spare some." ”
Cheng Yue saw that Zhao Miaohui was crying, and the pear blossom was in tears, which was particularly intoxicating, and he almost couldn't help but hold her in his arms and take good care of her. But there was still no expression on his face and he said: "Pu Yugong (Meng Hui's alias) is such a hero, if he is still alive now, I am afraid that the two of them will be killed directly, right?" Tell me, two women, why have I spared them? ”
Meng Zhijing's wife only knew how to cry and kowtow, but Zhao Miaohui thought about it, raised her head and said: "Dadu Governor, you said that the court wanted my husband and uncle to come back, but it turned out to be the means of Dadu Du, but the rumor has been released. If the Governor had killed them, wouldn't it have given the court a reputation for not keeping their promises? Moreover, although the two of them said that they surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty, they really did not see any hope of keeping the city at that time, and if they surrendered, they could also protect the people of the city, otherwise they would be slaughtered by the Yuan army. Moreover, my husband rejected Kublai Khan's high-ranking officials, and his integrity was always much stronger than those shameless people. The Governor wants them back, so they won't be killed, right? ”