Chapter 22 On meritorious deeds, the reward is empty
But he said that Emperor Cheng ignored my opposition at the moment and insisted on sitting and talking to me. His words frightened me, because he was superstitious and thought that I was his destiny. Therefore I was speechless and did not dare to contradict him. Emperor Cheng opened his fan and said: Do you know why my name is Tiancheng? I shook my head, and said in my heart that even if I knew, who would dare to say it?
He smiled and said: Because my mother dreamed of many wild geese when she gave birth to me, and the scholars thought that my life was determined by heaven, and there were those wild geese who helped me to achieve great things, and sure enough, now it seems that this time the rebels and I have been defeated in a duel, and I have shown the world my destiny, and the world will be more and more peaceful in the future! Of course, I know that you have the most credit. If you save me, I will definitely give you a proper reward, but now, as a brother or friend in private, today's life-saving grace, I Li Tiancheng will never forget it, please accept the next worship! As he spoke, he lifted his robe and bowed three times. I was already frightened and didn't know how to get up, but he stood up after bowing, and then said to me: You know about this, no one else knows, you don't have to worry too much! With that, he asked the chamberlain to take me back to rest.
Liang Jin went to Nancheng to take a look at it at this time, but he was surprised, it turned out that this was also a hellish scene, although Han Baiwen was not on the front line, he was scared enough, and Wang Fu was covered with eight knife wounds. They were attacked by no less than 20,000 people, so the losses were also very large, and Zheng Tianbai was also average. After the results were counted, he became suspicious, among the four gates, in addition to the north gate, the rebels of the other three gates were not less than 20,000, and the rebels at the north gate left no more than 10,000 corpses alone, and there were no 50,000 in the city, not to mention that the black flag army was so tenacious in combat that it eliminated more than 10,000 people, plus the records of the people and horses in Youzhou, so that the rebels were at least more than 120,000. But there were only more than 70,000 people at the beginning, where did the extra 50,000 come from? He was so suspicious, so he went to tell Emperor Cheng. In the end, it was calculated that in the entire Cangzhou defense battle, there were more than 20,000 defenders, and less than 5,000 men and horses remained, and no less than 40,000 rebels were killed, and countless people were killed and wounded. Emperor Cheng sighed when he saw the results, so he sent people to mobilize medicinal materials, men and horses and materials in the surrounding state capitals, so that the soldiers and civilians of Cangzhou could recuperate. At this time, officers and soldiers from the state capitals near and far came to converge one after another and took the initiative to take up patrol and guard tasks, Liang Jin felt funny, and said in his heart, why didn't you come when the city was besieged?
After this period, Han Baiwen commanded the archers and militia in the south of the city properly, and Wang Fu praised it very much. However, he was still wounded, and his arm was injured with a bow and arrow by the rebel generals who landed in the city, although he endured it, but now that the siege has been lifted, he was sent to the hospital by the officials. I happened to be there to visit the female general, so I bumped into him. When he saw me coming to the hospital, he asked in a panic: "Brother, are you injured?" I shook my head and said, "What's wrong with you?" He grinned and said: It's out of the way, I was hit by an arrow in the arm and bled a little, it's not very serious! But I heard that Master Zheng only injured his muscles and bones, and I have to visit him in a while, so why don't you go, brother? I nodded and said, "That's nature!"
At this time, the old doctor was busy with sweat, he had received no less than hundreds of wounded here, and people were brought in on the street one after another. He glanced at me and said: That girl is behind the pharmacy, the injury is not very serious, but she is bleeding too much, and she needs to recuperate, you can go and see for yourself! I nodded. Han Baiwen didn't understand very much, but the old doctor grabbed his hand and said: You are quite serious, if you still want to hold a pen in the future, sit down immediately and pinch this vein with your hand, and the old man will immediately give you an injection! With that, he went to get the needle box. I glanced at Han Baiwen, and then turned around to look for the girl.
Sure enough, behind the pharmacy, in the grass hall where I was resting, she was lying there. I walked over and saw that her face was pale, sweating, and her face twitched from time to time. I tried it with my hand, and her face was a little hot. At this time, a maid came over and said: Please rest assured, this little girl is only weak in blood and cold, and she will be fine after taking medicine for a few days! I nodded. So I sat aside, carefully looked at her face, and found that there was a delicate air between her eyebrows, and there was a slight fragrance on her body, I felt in my heart that she must be a very cute girl, but I just didn't understand, why did she wear a horned beast helmet, join the rebels, and fight so hard in the city, it must be that she has a hatred with Emperor Cheng! I shook my head and sighed. Then her fingertips moved, and I looked down, so I grabbed it, and she calmed down. So I took out the handkerchief I had with me and wiped the sweat from her face.
At this time, Han Baiwen came in with his arms hanging, and when he saw it, he smiled and said: Oh! Brother, good Yaxing! I looked back and said, "Why do you look like this?" He frowned and said, "The old doctor said that if I don't do this, I will be crippled in two months!" So that's it. By the way, who is this cute girl? I was stunned and said, "Uh...... I met her by accident in the city, and she ran around and was knocked down by the arrows of the rebels, so I brought her to be healed...... Han Baiwen looked at it carefully and said: Well, it's really cute, it's better than my fiancée! I squinted my eyes and said, "Don't make a bad idea!" Han Baiwen shook his head and said: How come? How can a brother take away what you love? I was stunned and said: Stop talking nonsense! He sat down aside.
At this time, a lieutenant walked in and said to Han Baiwen and me: "Two adults, Liang Dudu has something important to invite you to come over and talk!" We sighed, so Han Baiwen got up and said: Then let's go! I shook my hand and said, "You go first, and I'll come later!" So they went out first. So I split the handkerchief in two, and gently tied one of the girl's hands to the bed, and said to myself, hoping that when she woke up, she would understand and not struggle to escape. So I got up and went to Liang Jin's house.
At this time, Lord Zheng was also there, and at the place where Han Baiwen was on his hand, he also had a white cloth hanging on his shoulder, which seemed to have injured his shoulder. Liang Jin was not injured and sat in the middle. When he saw me come in, he raised his hand and asked me to sit down on the left-hand side. So he said: This time, the Holy God asked me to count and sort out the relevant situation of this battle, and now I have also checked it, and I will report the other situations to the Holy God later, but now I have found a huge problem, although I have already informed the Holy God, but he does not think so, so I want to study it with a few brothers...... Zheng Dadao: Actually, I found out too. The rebels' offensive this time was different from the previous days, although they knew that they were attacking with all their might, but after the battle, they found that almost every gate had withstood several times the previous attack, otherwise why would we have suffered such huge losses? Liang Jindao: The enemy has gathered nearly twice as many troops overnight as before, which cannot but make people suspicious. In addition, the enemy moved so quickly, if he didn't know the actions of the saint in advance, how could he attack in a hurry after you asked for help and fled, you must know that the saint has always claimed the identity of the Qincha to the outside world, how did the rebels know that Emperor Cheng was here, so they entangled the army in advance and conspired with Xiao Liang? What's more, although the Metropolitan Governor has long been disobedient, he followed my advice this time and sent troops to crusade against the rebels in order to atone for his crimes, so when did Xiao Liang collude with that Black Wind Mountain? Incomprehensible......
I nodded and said, "Unless there is someone around the saint who collaborates with the enemy, it is difficult to explain. Zheng Dadao: This matter is not trivial, we can only be careful, Brother Nie's analysis is reasonable, so let's pay more attention, I hope that the saint will not have any more accidents in Cangzhou! Liang Jindao: You and my brothers have pressed this matter in our hearts, and we have the right to check it quietly, once the collaborator is exposed, we will work together to eradicate it at that time, so as to calm the world! We all nodded yes. So Liang Jin got up and said: The saint will inspect the generals in the Cangzhou prefect's office during the day after tomorrow, and take a good rest during this time, and see you together the day after tomorrow! So we went back. I couldn't rest assured of the girl, so I took care of her in the grass hall that night, but she never woke up, so I had to stay there and watch her.
Two days later, in the prefect's office, Emperor Cheng sat in the hall early, and the generals on both sides were full, so he sent a few of us. At that moment, the Imperial Forest Army came to report, and Liang Dudu waited for the driver, so Emperor Cheng waved his hand, and the waiter said: Pass! So a few of us walked in, but we were startled, it turned out that some important officials from the nearby state capital were also inside, and many generals with insufficient rank stood on both sides. So after the ceremony, the chamberlain invited Liang Jin to sit on Emperor Cheng's right hand, and his left hand was Ma Hongyuan. He was particularly injured at the moment, clutching his chest and coughing from time to time. At the bottom is Gao Qi, and then below are the fourth-rank generals of seven or eight state capitals, and not far from the door is the position of the fifth-grade, so Master Zheng sat there, and Han Baiwen and I had to stand behind him.
So Emperor Cheng nodded slightly and said: In this battle of Cangzhou, all the generals and officials have meritorious service, and I should have clear rewards and punishments. Now let the generals see one person first, and when he looked back after speaking, the chamberlain said loudly: Xuanhei Banner Army Dou Ying's father and son are here! All the generals were surprised. Less leaning, then Dou Ying and Dou Yunpeng dressed up inside, and after three shouts, Emperor Cheng said: You wait for a flat body! So they got up and stood aside. Emperor Cheng said: The Black Flag Army was the elite of the previous dynasty, and now that it has abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, I will include it in the ranks of the Praetorian Guard, and I will meet with the generals today! All the generals and officials gave their hands to show their goodwill, but Dou Yunpeng didn't think so. So Emperor Cheng said: The day before yesterday, the Black Flag Army resisted tens of thousands of rebels with the strength of an army, killing and wounding more than half of them, and the credit was very great, but I remembered that his subordinates were all old, and specially exempted them from military service, and each of them was subsidized with one hundred taels of silver for returning home, and the fallen soldiers were all buried and compensated for their relatives! Dou Ying's father and son bowed: Thank you Saint Longen! Emperor Cheng said: The old general's loyal heart makes me feel nostalgic, you are a general who protects the country, you enjoy the second-grade salary, and the son is included in the Jinyi Guard, so you will be a third-grade deputy commander and serve me well! Dou Ying's father and son bowed again, so Emperor Cheng asked them to sit behind him to show his favor. At that moment, Ma Hongyuan showed displeasure.
So the chamberlain announced the decree and rewarded the generals. Gao Qi's first merit, added the second grade of Yulu, the deputy general of Yancheng was promoted to the third grade and became the governor of Cangzhou, and the rest of the generals were rewarded, most of the generals of the Imperial Forest Army increased the Yilu of the first grade, and Ma Hongyuan also got 500 fiefdoms. However, some generals who were staggering and did not enter the army in time were demoted, but fortunately, no one was killed. So the chamberlain finished his decree and stood aside. At this time, all the generals looked at Liang Jin and thought to themselves, this governor of the city guarding the city is probably going to advance to a thousand miles.
Emperor Cheng got up, came to Liang Jin, and saluted slightly: My life is in exchange for you to protect the city to the death, so you should replace the Cangzhou soldiers and accept my worship! So saying, he knelt down. Where did Liang Jin dare to take it, he immediately got up and knelt down and said: How dare the last general! The room full of generals had no choice but to bow down. After worshipping Emperor Cheng, he got up and said: Take Liang Jin as my Huwei general, the commander-in-chief of the guards, and return to Beijing with me! Liang Jin immediately bowed down. Ma Hongyuan thought on the side, the commander-in-chief of the guards, wouldn't he be a second-grade general who wanted to hold the white jade talisman? Don't get angry at the moment. However, Liang Jin did have too much credit, and every time he resolved the danger, the royal forest army was full of joy. So Emperor Cheng handed over the Jade Lion Soldier Talisman to Liang Jindao in public: My guards will be handed over to you! Liang Jin was grateful, sweating profusely.
So Emperor Cheng asked Lord Zheng to come forward and reply. Emperor Cheng said: The people of Cangzhou are naturally unwilling to let you go, so if I leave you in Cangzhou, you won't have any opinions! Zheng Daren didn't dare. So the inner servant announced the decree, and Feng Zheng Tianbai became the Hebei Xuanfu envoy, knew Cangzhou, and was in charge of the five state prisons in Hebei, and was a three-grade deacon, and was also responsible for pacifying the people. Therefore, Zheng Tianbai accepted the order, and the waiter took out a chair and asked him to sit at Liang Jin's place. So Emperor Cheng called Han Baiwen again, Han Baiwen strode forward, and the generals couldn't help but be surprised when they saw that it was a fifteen-year-old child. Emperor Cheng said: Brother Han is young, but he knows the general situation, loves the people, is jealous and hateful, and now he has made great contributions, I don't know what kind of reward I want to ask for?
Han Baiwen glanced at him and said, "Who is your brother?" If it weren't for the sake of the world, how could I help you? Emperor Cheng smiled: What you said is the truth. Wouldn't it be an offense to my brother that I rewarded you? Han Baiwen said: That's right! I'm not unusual! Unless...... Unless you can give my dad justice and avenge my father! All the generals were surprised. Emperor Cheng Zhengse said: I can't make the decision on this matter. If you want to take revenge, you need to do it yourself, and I can give you a chance! Han Baiwen said: What chance? Emperor Cheng said: I now let you go to Suzhou to be a general judge, if you do well within two years, I will give you the opportunity to enter the Imperial History Terrace, how about it? When Han Baiwen heard this, he said: What does this mean? Emperor Cheng said: If you enter the Imperial History Tower, you will have the right to interfere in the rule of the world, and if you want to take revenge at that time, you only need to find out the evidence, and I will make the decision for you, how about it? Han Baiwen said: You have to talk about it! Emperor Cheng said: I can high-five you, and many generals under me can testify! So the two high-fived and agreed, and Han Baiwen accepted the position of Suzhou general judgment under the five grades.
I was full of joy at the moment, thinking to myself that this four-year exile sentence would definitely be avoided, and I would be able to pack up and go home tomorrow! As a result, Emperor Cheng said: Tonight, I will hold a banquet in Mingyue Tower to celebrate, please all the generals must enjoy their faces! All the generals said yes. So I said a lot of politeness, and other generals also took the opportunity to introduce each other to each other, so I was angry in the corner, thinking that this Emperor Cheng was too insidious, and bought so many people's hearts, but he didn't even exempt me from four years of exile, and ran a lot of legs in vain! So everyone left, and I went to see the little girl in the grass hall with my head down.
As soon as I entered, the little girl was holding a bowl and drinking porridge, and it didn't seem to be a big problem. As soon as she saw me come in, she put down the bowl, covered her chest with her hands, and said, "What are you going to do?" What do I hear from you? Looking back, it was indeed Dou Yunpeng behind him, and a soldier carrying the horned beast helmet and a pair of armor beside him. I was surprised: General Dou, what are you doing here? Dou Yunpeng said: It turns out that this rebel general is here, and he wants you to run, but you can't run away this time! As he spoke, he strode forward and reached out to grab it, and the little girl hid on the bed, covering her chest and desperately screaming for help. Dou Yunpeng was stunned and said: Why are you ...... I pulled him and said, "You are stupid! It's obviously a little girl, and you are so loud, it scares her!
This...... Dou Yunpeng looked back at the bloodstains on the armor and said: It is indeed not wrong to be injured like this! The doctor also said that this person was the only one who had suffered this injury...... I said: She just happened to be shot by an arrow in the same position, think about it, the military general who fought with you, is this what it looks like? Dou Yunpeng took a closer look, the little girl with a slightly red face looked at herself suspiciously with a pair of big eyes, and at the same time covered her chest with her hands from time to time, looking like a little girl. So Dou Yunpeng blushed and said: I'm sorry...... I guess I miscrated...... I'm sorry! So he touched his head and went out with the soldier. So the little girl let out a long breath, crawled over and took the bowl and drank again.
I saw that she still had half of my handkerchief tied to her wrist, so when she put down the bowl, I pointed and said, "Well, give me back!" As a result, she rolled her eyes and said: No! How can you go back casually if you give it to someone! As he spoke, he put his hands behind his back. So I squinted my eyes and said: Don't pretend, you little rebel, I didn't save you, you died a long time ago, how can you still be greedy for my things? She looked at heaven with her eyes: Why do you say that I am a traitor? Is there any evidence? I shook my head and said: It doesn't matter, anyway, your origin is unknown, as long as you send it to the government, sooner or later it will be found out!
Don't you dare! As she spoke, she took out the dagger from under the shop, and I was startled, and I hurriedly looked down to touch it, only to find that the dagger was gone! So I crossed my arms and said, "When did you do that?" She said with a hard mouth: Who knows what kind of heart you have for this bad boy? When you see that people are beautiful, you deliberately save me, do you think people will fall into your trap? As soon as I heard this, I stood up and said, "Hey, I saved you, and I didn't ask you for anything, why do you think people are bad people for no reason?" As a result, she said seriously: If I were a boy, would you still save it? I was stunned and said: Of course! You are so young, you can't be blamed for making mistakes, as long as you abandon evil and follow good, there will still be a chance! She was angry and said: I avenged my father, where is the evil? As soon as I heard it, I said, "Yes! Did your father die at the hands of Li Tiancheng again? She nodded. So I said: Have you found out whether it was a traitor or Emperor Cheng's intention? She was stunned and said: The holy decree was not given by him? I grabbed the dagger and stuck it back in my boot and said: You haven't checked it yourself, so you trust others indiscriminately. If the other party agrees to help you avenge you and secretly sells you, I'm afraid you won't even know! She blinked with a pair of big eyes: What you said seems to be reasonable...... I immediately shook my head helplessly and said: I think you should take care of your body first! I'll talk about other things later, now that the rebels have been completely defeated, you might as well stay with me first, of course, it depends on what you mean. But this handkerchief is not mine, you have to give it back to me! As I spoke, I went over and grabbed her little hand.
She waved her hand and said, "Rogue! Take advantage of others! When I heard this, I blushed and said: Then you still don't give me the handkerchief! She looked up and said: I'll give it to you when someone heals, lest you sell me! I said: That's decided, don't be laipi! The little girl stretched out her hand and said, "Lie to your puppy!" Pull the hook! So I pulled her fingers, and then she stretched out her little hand and said, "I'm hungry, I want to eat meat!" As soon as I heard it, I said, "You are a girl, what kind of meat do you eat for no reason?" She glanced at me and said: People are dignified generals, where does the physical strength come from if they don't eat meat, so that the wound heals? I said helplessly: I'm poor and white, where can I buy meat for you? The heart said, the eldest grandson Feiying stole my package, where did I get half a copper plate now? As a result, she lost her temper angrily and said: I don't care! If you hurt me, you will pay for it! If you can't afford it, steal it, rob it, and figure it out yourself!
I almost died of anger when I heard this, and said in my heart, you are a traitor, I am an officer and soldier, and it is only natural to hurt you, why is she still putting on a natural stand? I was just about to theorize, but she pressed my mouth with her little hand and said, "Are you going or not?" Saying that, my big eyes blinked, and I nodded slightly, thinking, for the sake of your little hands, let's take it from you! So I had to pat my head and go out. So she fell into bed happily and fell asleep.
When I came out, I looked at the sky and thought that I would have a banquet at night, so I might as well take some back and raise a cat! So he walked out with his hands behind his back. The old doctor grabbed me and said, "Brother Nie, I'm snorting." He whispered: That girl's injury is not tight, but, Lord Zheng ordered, all those who come to the hospital to see the injury must be recorded, so that the government can subsidize the silver money, just now the people also asked, she only said that it was your sister, so I ...... As soon as I heard this, I thought, she actually took advantage of me? So I said nonsense: Oh, she's a distant cousin of mine, not a sister, anyway...... Just write that her name is Nie Feixue! So the old doctor nodded and went in.
I shook my head and thought to myself, I probably owed her in my last life. At this time, a man walked up to me and said, "You still have a cousin?" That's really strange, why don't you go and see it? As soon as I looked up, I saw that the person was Emperor Cheng!
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