Chapter 57: The Dust of History (I)

Hu Dahai is coming back!

The lord went to Hu Dahai's house and invited him to come back!

The lord drank wine with him all day at Hu Dahai's house, and finally released his suspicions. Hu Dahai was invited to make a comeback, and he was still the commander of the Second Army, leading his troops across the river to open the way for the whole army!

The news came out, one clearer than the other, and one more shocking than the other. The entire Huaiyang officialdom was instantly shaken. And public opinion is also either Zang Zhi or not, "This move is illegal!" From ancient times to the present, except for Emperor Yang of Sui, there has not been a third son who has committed a heinous crime and his father has not been implicated in the slightest. Zhu Butcher is Zhu Butcher, obviously there is a lesson from the past, but he ignores it! (Note 1) "The Lord is wise." Hu Dahai is both civil and military, how can he be idle at home for a long time? Besides, Hu Dahai has been away for a long time, how could he know what Hu Sanshe has done? ! ”

"If you want to use it, you should suppress it first, and then allow it to make meritorious contributions. In this way, the thunder and rain and dew are all Jun's grace!"

"Between monarchs and ministers, it is important to know each other. Why play with that fake thing, it makes people's hearts cold?! ”

There are many arguments, and there are several sides of the argument who insist on their own words. As always, no one can count on convincing anyone, so they can only let time decide, and slowly prove it.

But no matter whether they think Zhu Chongjiu's move is right or wrong, there is one point, but all parties have to admit it. That is, Zhu Chongjiu, the chief manager of Huaiyang, is indeed a person who can be rich and noble, and no one who has assisted him in civil and military affairs will not be worried about a good result.

In particular, those officials who had been lucky enough to enter the inner circle of the Great Governor's Office, but were gradually thrown out of the core because of their talents, abilities, personalities, luck, and principles of handling things, were particularly touched by this.

Manager Zhu did not give up Hu Dahai, which means that he did not give up on everyone. As long as everyone continues to work hard and persevere, sooner or later, there will be a day when he will see and entrust him with important responsibilities again.

Han Jianhong, governor of the Yangzhou Road Soldier Section, is one such official. On the day he heard that Hu Dahai had been appointed as the pioneer of the expedition to the south, he walked into an unfamiliar restaurant on the street and drunk himself. When I woke up the next morning, I was full of energy. deliberately asked his wife to trim his beard, combed his hair, and then changed into a brand-new official uniform to go to work.

The sound of horn drums has not been heard in the entire Yangzhou Road for more than 20 months, so the officials of the local military department are very relaxed. There was little else to be done other than the occasional placement of wounded veterans and the recruitment of some new blood for the legions.

And the placement of veterans has long formed a certain charter. Those who can read and write will be given priority to be added to the yamen at all levels as small officials. Even if you can't read a single big character, as long as you keep your legs or both eyes are blind, you can immediately get a set of black shorts and go to the chengguan yamen to report. Then, every day, you can get a fixed monthly salary by patrolling the streets with sticks, directing the increasingly congested traffic, or going to the market to restrain the vendors from littering.

It is equivalent to 3,000 wen in old money, which is equal to the minimum salary of a soldier. It's not much, but saving a little money is definitely enough for a large family.

As for conscription of auxiliaries, it is much easier. The Grand Governor's Office implements a conscription system, and coercion is not allowed. So I can only set up a stall and wait for the people to vote on their own. With the rapid decline of displaced people and the rapid prosperity of the market, being an auxiliary soldier has become the most unavoidable choice. Therefore, the military department has a lot of people all day long, and as long as you drink tea and read the newspaper every day, you can easily complete all the work.

When Han Jianhong saw the empty military department yamen and a few subordinates who had nothing to do in the house, his heart that had just warmed up was inevitably cold. However, before the heat in his heart could be cooled, several subordinate officials scrambled to jump up, pulled the table and lifted the curtain, and welcomed him, the one-legged military governor, with an attitude of respect that he had never seen before.

"What's wrong with you guys today, do you need Han's help with something? If you have anything, just say it, don't bother so much. Han Jianhong was tickled by the sudden respect. Once you sit down, you want to figure out what the problem is.

In the past, when they did not name names, the subordinate officials usually lowered their heads and dragged for a long time, and never took the initiative to stand up and respond until they had no choice but to do so. But today, Deputy Governor Tang Tao, Secretary Qin Bu, and a few other officials scrambled to answer loudly: "It's nothing, it's nothing!" This is what subordinates should do! ”

"Look at what you said, my lord, you once sacrificed your life for the country, I will wait for you to lift the curtain, what other reason do you need!"

"My lord, Hugh is going to make fun of me. I'm just going to do things when I ask for your help! ”

"Your Excellency, you drink tea. The new tea that has just been laid for you is waiting for you to sit down and taste it! ”

"Oh?" Han Jianhong frowned slightly, and the vigilance in his heart became more and more intense.

It's not that he is unkind, but the appearance of his subordinates today, compared with the past, is indeed heaven and earth. Although he is the head of the military department, his qualifications are old enough and his connections are wide enough. But after all, he was taken off from the post of ambassador of Yanzheng, and he lost another leg, and his future basically has no light. And everyone is still young, and some people still want to be motivated in the future, and whoever is full of food is willing to have a close relationship with him.

The soldiers and officials obviously realized that their past behavior was somewhat cold. So, they bowed down one after another, crossed their hands and begged: "Don't be angry, my lord, I waited before, and I used to be a little bit of a dog looking down on people." But the little ones promise that in the future, only the adults will be the first. Otherwise, let me wait to be a non-quality clerk for the rest of my life, and I will not be able to get ahead for the rest of my life! ”

"Yes, my lord, I know I'm wrong. Please be magnanimous and forgive me for waiting for the past! ”

"Blessed are you. Even the chief butler casually entered. Unlike me, I don't even dare to recognize the door of the chief housekeeper. This military department must not be your place of death, if you make a comeback one day, please read it for the sake of our respectful and willing to work, and bring one or two! ”

Your words, my words, false and real, but the Tao is all warm and cold, and the world is hot and cold.

Han Jianhong actually realized the reason for the sudden change in the attitudes of several subordinates, but he still felt sour, and the bridge of his nose and the corners of his eyes were also hot. So he smiled and sighed, and said in a low voice: "Brothers, you are too worried. If you wait to do things seriously, Han will naturally take it to heart. In the future, if you have the opportunity to recommend talents, you will not be buried. As for whether to respect or not, it doesn't have to be too deliberate. Those who bow their heads all day long and don't look up to see each other are too formal, but they feel awkward to each other! ”

"Yes! Adults have lives, and subordinates dare not disobey! When the people heard this, they immediately surrendered their hands and received their commands. Immediately, after a few breaths of silence, they gathered around one after another, and asked with a smile: "My lord, you and General Wu Liangmou are fellow villagers?" Are you familiar with him, are the two of you close to each other? Is it from a village? ”

"It's a fellow villager, but it's not a village. He is the young owner of Wujiazhuang, and I am the sixth son of Hanjiazhai, and I walk around a lot. The third child of my second uncle's family, and his second uncle's Wanru sister, are baby relatives. Originally, it was going to be a round house" Han Jianhong smiled and replied truthfully.

Han Laosan of the second uncle's family will never be able to go back to marry Wu Liangmou's sister. Half of the teenagers in Zhuangzi who were forced by the elders of the clan to join the Xuzhou Left Army had already fallen in the journey. The other half, stepping on their blood, picked up their last wishes, and continued on. For the glory of the family, and for the dreams of youth!