Chapter 116: Mother's Heart

Finally sent away the curious county lord of Dangyang, Zhao Yu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. But he can't rest yet, he needs to deal with recruitment.

Because of the time constraints, Zhao Yu will recruit enough 2,000 soldiers tomorrow. This time is not long, and it is not short. Because the Song Dynasty had long had a custom, whenever a disaster occurred and a large number of displaced people appeared, the imperial court came forward to recruit the strongest of the displaced people as soldiers. And then from these selected outless soldiers, select the brave ones to be the forbidden army.

But the actual situation is not as good as the system, what is the reason for recruiting the strong as soldiers from the displaced people in the first place? It is to prevent these displaced people from rebelling and weakening their fighting ability to rebel. Think about it, the strong have gone to serve as soldiers, what is the rebellion? Old, weak, sick and disabled, the combat effectiveness of such a rebel army can be imagined.

Because of this, the imperial court was reluctant to spend too much money and food. Just like this time, the ministers gave Bianliang City a quota to recruit 10,000 soldiers, and only 200 of them were forbidden soldiers, and the others were box soldiers. The salary of the box soldiers is only one-third of that of the forbidden army, that is, barely enough to feed a family of three.

Zhao Yu naturally did not go to the gathering place of the displaced people outside the city to recruit, but to recruit from the box soldiers. However, the box soldiers can be used, because of the low military salaries allocated by the imperial court, in order to feed their families, the box soldiers are all starving and half dead, and they have no strength to train at all. The imperial court is also blind to this, in fact, in the eyes of the court officials, this recruitment is actually just a disguised disaster relief.

In order to prevent these soldiers from escaping with weapons, these soldiers have been doing things for half a month, and the weapons of the regular army have not even touched their hands. Each person was just given a bamboo stick, which was used to train the soldiers with the method of the ancestors, and to strengthen the army with the dragon stick of the ancestors.

Zhao Yu also didn't expect these soldiers to 'take it and use it'. Strictly speaking, these soldiers are not even as good as cannon fodder.

According to Zhao Yu's plan, he would go out of the city to recruit troops from the barracks the next day, maybe he would recruit troops overnight, and set off directly from the barracks in the early morning of the third day and start camping and training at noon.

Because of the severe drought in Jingdong and the hot weather, it is better to camp and train as soon as possible than to risk the possibility of heat stroke.

Because of this, although he only left Bianliang on the third day, today was actually the last day that Zhao Yu stayed in the city. As the so-called Erxing Qianli's mother was worried, the Qian family, who was in the palace Taoist temple and Qing Xiu, also sent someone to pass Zhao Yu to meet.

As soon as Zhao Yu threw the matter to Gongsun Xuanxu and Chong Shiheng, he went to the palace himself.

The emperors of the Song Dynasty all admired Taoism, and the folk even had the deeds of Song Taizu playing chess and losing Huashan to Taoist master Chen Luan. There are also several Taoist temples built in the palace, which are used to worship the so-called masters, and there are also some emperors and concubines who are used for Qing cultivation, and the Taoist temples where the Qian family lives are not of this type.

After arriving at the Taoist temple, Qian hurriedly came to see Zhao Yu, who was very happy to meet just now, but even though he was sad and teary-eyed. "Son! Don't be reckless when you go to Jingdong East Road this time! Although my mother knows that she doesn't read much, she also knows that the battlefield is dangerous, and if there is anything you must do to learn drama like that, take the lead! I really can't ......."

Speaking of this, Qian hesitated and said, "It's really not okay to escape from the battle!" It's a big deal for my mother to go out and beg the official family, and if she wants to come to the official family, she won't kill her younger brother! ”

Zhao Yu couldn't cry or laugh, what are these words? I haven't gone to Jingdong East Road yet, so I already said so. But he also deeply understands his mother's hard work for him.

It's one thing to dismiss it in his heart, but Zhao Yu is submissive on the surface, without a trace of rebuttal.

At the end, Qian took out a battle robe, caressed the battle robe lovingly, and said: "This is what my mother just made, I hope he can bring you good luck!" ”

The fiery red robe is embroidered with white tiger stripes with gold thread, and the white tiger main soldier responds to the role of this robe. The flame-like red, embroidered with gold thread, you can imagine how dazzling this robe is when the wind is galloping, with a golden light in the red, like a fire sweeping the heavens and the earth.

Zhao Yu is not a person who likes to be public, and Zhao Yu knows that it is very likely that he will be sniped by the enemy on the battlefield. This can be seen from Zhao Yu's choice of a gray-black armor, and Zhao Yu hopes that he can keep a low profile on the battlefield.

However, when he saw the needle-sized wounds on Qian's fingers, he couldn't say anything when he came to his mouth. This is the mother's heart for a son, for which I don't know how many dark nights, the mother silently sewed with needles and threads under the flickering candlelight. I was inadvertently stabbed by an embroidery needle, and the first thing I thought of was not the wound, but the fear of blood falling on the fabric.

Zhao Yu took it, stroked it silently, looked at Qian's, and said with emotion and distress: "Mother, don't be like this in the future." The child's heart is heavy, and it is very unpleasant! ”

Qian wept and said: "My mother is useless, only in this way, I hope I can help my son and you a little." I can't think of it, but let my son be like this, my mother is really useless......"

Zhao Yu smiled bitterly, and quickly changed his words: "Mother, don't be like this." Although the heart is heavy, but after getting the mother's gift, the child's heart is actually very warm. ”

finally appeased the Qian family, and Zhao Yu had to go to Yang Shufei.

As soon as Concubine Yang saw Zhao Yu, she asked as soon as she opened her mouth, "Did you just come from Concubine Qian?" ”

Zhao Yuden had a headache, although Yang Shufei's tone was indifferent, but as long as she was not an idiot, she could see that Yang Shufei was jealous. An adoptive mother, a biological mother, sometimes, the mother is good to herself, and it is not a good thing.

It was also thanks to Zhao Yu's eloquence, and after trying his best to speak, he still appeased Yang Shufei. Zhao Yu discovered for the first time that there was something more bitter than fighting with each other in the court. If there is a choice, Zhao Yu would rather choose to go to Wendedian and Zhang Shixun and other ministers to fight.

What surprised Zhao Yu a little was that he had just left Concubine Yang Shu's bedroom and found that Empress Guo had sent someone to wait for him outside and invited him over.

Empress Guo said some gossip to Zhao Yu, although it was not much, but it was sincere, and she also gave Zhao Yu a talisman, which is said to have been made by an old Taoist priest who has attained Taoism. As for the effect of this amulet? Maybe the day will know.

Song Renzong didn't look for Zhao Yu, because what should be said and what should be done, Song Renzong had already done it. And the day after tomorrow, Song Renzong will also come to see off Zhao Yu outside Bianliang City in person, but there is no need to specially summon Zhao Yu to say goodbye.