Chapter 38: Rewarding on behalf of others
Zhao Zi'an was forced to shiver by Zhu Ling's gaze. He never thought that anyone would look at him with such a gaze. This gaze was colder than ice, and it suddenly made Zhao Zi'an understand why his kind suggestion would make Zhu Ling react like this.
If Wei Changfeng is just Wei Changfeng, just surnamed Wei, of course General Zhu is willing to be rewarded by himself, if someone wants to issue it instead of him, I am afraid that he will mind very much. However, Wei Changfeng is not just surnamed Wei, he is also a descendant of Wei Qing!
This matter can be big or small, it can be said to be a good thing or a bad thing. The emperor may look at Wei Changfeng differently because he is a descendant of Wei Qing, in order to prove that he is indeed a descendant of the Western Han Dynasty, but it is more likely that he is respectful on the surface and secretly guarded. Although the name of the Eastern Han Dynasty is Han, it is no longer Han, at least, it is no longer the Western Han Dynasty. The descendants of the famous generals of the Western Han Dynasty will not let the emperor first think of the words "hard work and high achievement", on the contrary, the first thing the emperor thinks of is only "intention to rebel"! If General Zhu openly met with Wei Changfeng and rewarded him, what would be the consequences? With such consequences, who wants to take the initiative to take it upon themselves? Therefore, on the one hand, General Zhu said that he would reward Wei Changfeng with silver, so as not to be drowned in the merits of the soldiers, but on the other hand, he refused to have contact with Wei Changfeng at all, so as to save himself from problems in the future.
No wonder what General Zhu just said was, "Just as General Zhao asked." This sentence proves that Wei Changfeng's long position was rewarded by Zhao Zi'an, not by him Zhu Ling. At most, General Zhu only approved the official documents of his subordinates.
What a smart General Zhu!
Zhao Zi'an sighed again, what a person can't look like.
"The last general is willing to do it for you." Zhao Zi'an reacted in this moment and said immediately. He couldn't help it, he took the initiative to get into trouble in this matter. If you don't reward Wei Changfeng, it will definitely hurt the hearts of the soldiers, but if Wei Changfeng rewards him, I really can't guarantee that his head will always stay on his neck. He had to gamble on it.
The fierce light in Zhu Ling's eyes disappeared, and he returned to his original official appearance: "Well, then so be it." ”
Well, so be it. Zhao Zi'an could only return to his big tent in disgrace. After sighing a few times and secretly scolding himself a few times for being the No. 1 big fool in Tianzi, he had to order: "Call Wei Shi Chang!" ”
Wei Changfeng delayed for a while before reporting to General Zhao's account.
It's not that he deliberately neglected anyone, but that he shouldn't be worthy today, so he went out on the street.
It was a rare day off. The army retreated all the way to Suizhong, and the Donghu army did not pursue, so General Zhu ordered each team to take turns to rest. Wei Changfeng had this moment of free time, so he went to the street to take a stroll.
However, he was sad enough to go shopping.
Suizhong is a small county, there is no scenery to see, the streets are narrow, the roads are muddy, he went out of the barracks, and he walked not far to the end of the street. He followed his steps to return, but as soon as he turned around, a groan came from beside him.
Wei Changfeng hurriedly looked to the side, only to see a pile of tattered clothes upside down. Wei Changfeng felt strange, thinking to himself, could this dress be fine? But when he saw that the clothes suddenly moved, he looked at them more closely, and found that there was a person under the clothes. The man's body was muddy except for tattered clothes, almost the same color as the ground, the street was narrow, the light was unknown, and if you didn't look closely, you really couldn't tell that it was a person.
Wei Changfeng sighed.
It's not the first time he's seen such a beggar, it's just that he really can't see one and save the other, but since he has seen it, let's try his best to save it.
He stepped forward and squatted down, and asked softly, "This brother, are you hungry?" I've got some silver here, so go buy something to eat." ”
The beggar had been hungry for three days, and was almost fainting from hunger, when he suddenly heard that someone was asking him to buy food for money, and what a lifesaver, he sat up and gasped, and said, "Thank you, thank you, thank you." As he spoke, he held out his hand.
Wei Changfeng felt into his pocket, and there were only more than one or two pieces of broken silver in the bag. There are not many soldiers who are soldiers, and after years of war, the country's financial resources are almost exhausted, and the layers of exploitation by officials make it impossible to distribute this small amount of money in time, so he is also empty. He took out the silver, put it in the beggar's hand, and said softly: "There are not too many silver taels down there, this money, brother Tai should save it first." ”
The beggar was so moved that he almost cried, and muttered, "Good Samaritan, thank you." I was not a poor man originally, in Xingcheng, I was also a small rich man, but the Donghu people occupied Xingcheng, and when I fled, I encountered a group of robbers disguised as the Han army, and as a result, I am now reduced to this. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will repay ......"
Wei Changfeng's mind boomed, and he almost fell to the ground.
It turned out that this person was a refugee from Xingcheng! What's going on? Didn't I hear that General Zhu rescued a group of refugees and came back? Do you just save it and don't care? Just let them starve to death in the streets?