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After about two quarters of an hour, the decree was finally read. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Pang Yue was promoted in rank and rank, and was rewarded with a reward of 1,000 taels of silver and an additional order from Emperor Longwu: within three days of the decree being issued, he would return to Hengzhou with the proclamation team led by Ma Wenqian.

In addition to Pang Yue, Zhang Yunli and the commanders of the Seventh Battalion who participated in the battle, as well as some other outstanding generals, were also rewarded. Among them, Zhang Yunli was promoted to the governor of the right capital of the second grade, the hereditary brocade guard deputy thousand households, awarded the hussar general, rewarded 800 taels of silver, and a number of silk horses; Shi Youliang, Lu Qiwu, Cui Shoucheng, and Shi Lang were the commanders of the envoys of the Sanpin Huguang Capital, the hereditary Huguang Town, the awarding of General Zhaoyong, the reward of five hundred taels of silver, and a number of silk; Wang Juntao, the battalion officer of the Agni Fire Battalion, and Liu Renjun, the battalion officer of the Taishan Battalion, were the commanders of the Sanpin Chenzhou Guard, Chen He, the battalion officer of the Huashan Battalion, and Ma Yuan, the director of the Intelligence Department, became the commanders of the Sanpin Chang Dewei, and the chief supervisor Shi Wanchun was the commander of the Tongzhi from the Sanpin Bao Qingwei.

This time, the generals who received the reward were promoted to the positions of the guard. It's just that in the current period, the composition of the imperial army has been dominated by battalion recruitment, and the Weisu army exists in name only, and most of the military attachés at all levels, such as pure hundred households and thousands of households, have no corresponding military power, and can only be in charge of matters such as tuntian at most. For the generals who hold real positions in the battalion recruitment army and hold military power, the military position of the guard post they hold is not so important, and it is just a title symbolizing rank. But even so, the generals of Huguang Town who received the reward were still excited, because after all, this represented the emperor's trust and was a rare honor. What's more, all the generals have already obtained hereditary military positions. This means that their descendants can also smoothly obtain a certain military position and land, and can embark on a military career from a higher starting point, without having to start from scratch, and the chances of honoring their ancestors are greatly increased. Although the generals of Huguang Town were generally young, this did not affect the deep-rooted clan concept in their minds, so in the minds of most people, this hereditary qualification was more precious than the actual gold and silver rewards.

In addition, regarding the two positions of Huguang Commander and Commander Tongzhi, Emperor Longwu did not appoint another candidate, and Pang Yue and Zhang Yunli still held the positions. and allocated 10,000 taels of silver to all the soldiers of Huguang Town, which was distributed by Pang Yue himself. For Huguang Town, which has an establishment of 20,000 people, there is not a lot of silver, which shows that the finances of the imperial court are still in a relatively embarrassing state. However, this did not affect the mood of the crowd. When the eunuch Ma Wenqian said the word "Qin this" in frustration, the generals of Huguang Town, who knelt down to receive the order, were already happy.

Weichen Pang Yue thanked Tianen. Long live my emperor, long live, long live! ”

"Weichen Zhang Yunli knocks on the grace of heaven ......"

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The generals kowtowed and thanked him after getting up. Ma Wenqian walked up to Pang Yue, handed over the holy decree with a smile, and said, "Uncle Dingwu, generals, congratulations!" ”

Pang Yue took the brocade box containing the holy decree with both hands and handed it to Wei Yuan on the side. He also arched his hand towards Ma Wenqian with a smile and said: "This is the Holy Longen, Pang Yue and all the soldiers can only be rewarded by the liver and brain." In addition, this time there is also the father-in-law of Raoma, who has traveled all the way from Hengzhou to convey the holy will. It's hard work! Pang and all the soldiers of Huguang Town are grateful! ”

Ma Wenqian smiled and waved his hand, but did not answer immediately.

At this time, Pang Yue took a burden from Wei Yuan's hand, held it in front of Ma Wenqian, and said: "Pang has nothing to thank Gonggong Ma, just some local specialties to express his gratitude, and I hope Gonggong Ma will not dislike it." ”

Ma Wenqian quietly looked at the outline of the "native products" in the baggage, and then let out a burst of laughter unique to eunuchs, and said: "You and I are both working for the saint, why should Uncle Ding Wu be so polite?" Originally, our family never accepted gifts at will when they went out to proclaim, but since Dingwu was so hospitable, and it was just some local specialties, then our family made an exception to accept it. Thank you for this! ”

After receiving the "native products", Ma Wenqian was obviously more enthusiastic than before, and he talked more: "Uncle Dingwu, our family remembers, the last time we met you was when I was in Ganzhou last year, right?" At that time, you were still the chief soldier of Ganzhou, and you traveled thousands of miles to Fujian to rescue the driver, and finally got the saint out of danger safely. At that time, the saint praised Ding Wubo well. Unexpectedly, in less than a year's work, Ding Wubo made new contributions and repelled the Qing captives, which can be described as a great achievement! In the face of this great victory that our dynasty has not had for many years, Shengshang Longyan is even more happy, and he specially explained before our family set off, so that our family must bring his words of encouragement and praise to Dingwubo and all the soldiers of Huguang Town! ”

"How can Pang be virtuous? To be so valued by His Majesty? Pang Yue sighed and asked again: "By the way, Gonggong Ma, after the Qing captives retreated, Hengzhou was still calm?" ”

Ma Wenqian said: "When the Qing soldiers came to the city, the hearts of the people in the city were indeed a little fluctuating. However, with the Holy Lord himself in charge, there was no chaos. Later, relying on the courage of the soldiers in the towns in front of them to kill the enemy, the Qing captives retreated, and the hearts of the people in the city were completely settled. As for whether Ding Wubo said that it was calm or not, hehe, now Hengzhou City is not calm at all, but full of jubilation! ”

"Hahaha...."Pang Yue immediately laughed out loud after hearing this, and said in his heart that this eunuch Ma really has a little humor, but he naturally can't say this kind of thing clearly, but he just said: "Hearing what Grandpa Ma said, Pang Mou was relieved!" ”

Ma Wenqian also laughed a few times, and then said: "Since the holy decree has been delivered, then our family will not disturb Ding Wubo to deal with military affairs, in addition, please ask Ding Wubo to hurry up and prepare, our family may lead the team back to Hengzhou in these two days, and the holy will is to let Ding Wubo accompany him." ”

Hearing this, Pang Yue remembered something again, and asked again: "Dare to ask Gonggong Ma, I don't know who His Majesty asked to return to Hengzhou with the summoning team this time?" ”

But Ma Wenqian sold Guan Zi and said with a smile: "When the time comes, Uncle Ding Wu will know!" Before we leave, we will send someone to inform you. ”

Hearing Ma Wenqian say this, Pang Yue didn't ask too much, but just nodded: "Father-in-law Ma, don't worry, Your Majesty's will." How dare Pang Yue disobey? I will definitely prepare for this matter as soon as possible, and when the time comes, I will return to Hengzhou with Gonggong Ma! ”

"So good! Besides, there's nothing to do, Uncle Dingwu, then our family will leave! ”

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"Congratulations!" After Ma Wenqian left, the generals in the Chinese army tent surrounded them and bowed to Pang Yue with a smile. After learning that Pang Yue had been promoted to the governor of the Right Governor's Mansion, all the generals changed their minds. So far, the word "Dashuai" has become the name of Pang Yue by all the soldiers of Huguang Town.

"Rejoice, rejoice!" In the face of the enthusiasm of the generals, Pang Yue also greeted him with a smile. One by one. This is his style, saying the same thing when it matters most, and trying to be as easy-going as possible.

At this moment, Shi Youliang's voice suddenly sounded: "Alas, I thought it would. Since we have so many gains in Huguang Town this time, it should not be a problem for the marquis to be crowned. I didn't expect it to be a bo! ”

"Zhou Ming must not talk nonsense!" I have a bright word to the stone. Pang Yue really felt a little crying and laughing, and said in his heart that Ma Wenqian had already left, otherwise it would really cause some unnecessary trouble. But Shi Youliang is such a character, and Pang Yue has no choice but to stop him, "There are no outsiders in the account now." If you say it, you say it! But if it really reaches the ears of outsiders, maybe I won't even be able to be this uncle. Don't say that again! ”

Shi Youliang laughed embarrassedly twice, and apologized repeatedly: "Don't be surprised, you also know." My broken mouth always lacks a doorkeeper, and I can't hide my words. However, I will definitely pay attention in the future, hehe! ”

In fact, what Shi Youliang said was also what the rest of the generals thought, but they were not so fast-talking. In their minds, Pang Yue, as the commander of Huguang Town, led the army to annihilate so many Qing troops, so that Emperor Longwu escaped again, and he should have been promoted to marquis a long time ago. In addition, they also have some ideas of their own, and when the coach Pang Yue is made a marquis, maybe they can also follow the rising tide and get a knighthood, glorifying their ancestors.

Not only others, but even Pang Yue himself had similar thoughts. As long as you are an enterprising person, who doesn't want to go further? But he knew that Emperor Longwu was not a person who acted without guidelines, and there must be a deeper purpose in such a decision, and there was no need for him to dwell too much on this for the time being. As for Shi Youliang, Pang Yue knew that he was purely straightforward, so he didn't take it to heart, just stopped it, and couldn't even talk about reprimanding.

Since almost all the generals present were old brothers who were too familiar to be more familiar, after some chatting and laughing, the atmosphere quickly became active again, and it was not affected in the slightest because of the twists and turns just now.

When the warm atmosphere in the tent had dropped a bit, Pang Yue said to everyone again: "Right now, since the Nu Chief Duoduo has led the main force to retreat to Wuchang, the war in Huguang will definitely come to an end temporarily. Our army has few major generals, and its financial and material resources are no longer as good as those of the Qing Dynasty, so it is really not easy to achieve such results. All this is inseparable from the courageous struggle of all the soldiers. We survived until the end of the war, and we were rewarded by the imperial court, but many ordinary soldiers fell silently in a foreign land, and they could no longer be reunited with their relatives, let alone be rewarded and promoted like us. ”

Speaking of this, Pang Yue couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness in his heart, the nearly 20,000 Huguang Town soldiers when he set out on the expedition were less than 15,000 so far, and many grassroots combat units such as Wu and Shi had even been completely disabled. From Dingjia Village to Wanshou Bridge, to Changsha City, and then to Hengshan County, thousands of soldiers have spilled their blood on the battlefield, and those who were alive more than a month ago have now turned into names and boxes of ashes on the list of the dead.

Hearing Pang Yue's words, the generals present were also gloomy. Although their long career as a horse has hardened their hearts in the face of enemy forces, they are still unable to maintain absolute calm in the face of the loss of their own people.

Subsequently, Pang Yue explained to Zhang Yunli and Shi Wanchun: "The list of fallen soldiers and meritorious personnel should be determined as soon as possible, so that meritorious soldiers can be rewarded and promoted, and pensions can be paid to the families of those who have died or are disabled." Our town has been able to achieve so many gains, which is inseparable from the joint efforts of all the soldiers. We can't let their blood go to waste! ”

"Yes!"

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On 29 March, the proclamation procession led by Ma Wenqian to Changsha embarked on the return journey. According to the will of Emperor Longwu, Pang Yue left the army in Changsha to rest and be temporarily managed by Zhang Yunli, and he himself took a small retinue to follow the returning Xuansheng to Hengzhou to face the saint. (To be continued.) )