Chapter 8: Establishing a Household (4)

The generals led by Zhu Sheng also knelt down and said: "The generals don't have to be like this, we must strictly restrain our subordinates and let them know to abide by the rules." Please don't suffer yourself! ”

As they knelt, tens of thousands of soldiers and dependents of the entire Tulong Army knelt down on the road, "We know how to defend military discipline!" "Please don't be tortured!" Shouts rang out in the crowd.

Zheng Yunming lay on his stomach and shouted: "Wang Deng, Yang Luo, you come to fight!" ”

Wang Deng smiled bitterly, picked up the black oil stick, and threw one to Yang Luo. The two started fighting.

Amidst the exclamations and sighs of everyone, Zheng Yunming gritted his teeth and accepted the punishment of the ten rods without saying a word. This may be the first time that a general who has commanded thousands of people since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty has been punished with such a rod. Wang Deng and Yang Luo finished the ten canes with expressionless faces, and hurriedly came over to help Zheng Yunming up.

"I went to find some money and grain, and I withdrew the money and compensated for the loss of farmland."

"This is natural," Yang Luo looked at Zheng Yunming's painful appearance, couldn't help but smile and said, "The Lord will take care of your body, hurry up and get on the ox cart behind to rest." ”

"Joke, I can't die yet, just a body that can be killed with a few sticks, how will I be able to withstand the Tartar sword, axe, bow and arrow in the future? Go and lift Xian'er to the car and give him some medicine. Zheng Yunming finished instructing Han Shilang beside him, turned his head and shouted: "What are you doing standing on the road!" Keep moving! Wang Deng! Yesterday I taught the sergeants to sing a ballad! Sing as you go! ”

Wang Deng was helpless and shouted: "Keep marching!" They all listened to my tune! Sing it! ”

"The officers and men of the three armies listen carefully, and love the people before marching"

The procession moved one by one, and the singing of thousands echoed through the countryside:

"The officers and men of the three armies listened carefully, and the people must be loved before marching.

When camping, they were not allowed to be lazy, so they went up to the house to get the door panel.

If you don't move the bricks and stones of the people's houses, you are not allowed to step on the seedlings and damage the fields.

Chickens and ducks are not allowed to be taken when passing by, and pots and bowls are borrowed for meals.

Second, you should walk carefully and support your own barracks every night.

It is not allowed to enter the shop in the city, and it is not allowed to live in the village in the township.

If you don't have money, you can't talk about roadside dishes, and you don't eat cheap tea when you walk.

There are also important joints, and people should not be taken captive.

The generals have their own laws, and the torture chambers are equipped with knives and axes.

The order in the camp must be strict, and no one is allowed to leave the camp if there is nothing to do.

Outside the country there is always a need for evil, and it is the people who are evil.

Went to the big house to Le Qianwen, and went to the small family to transfer the woman.

Clearly violating military law is not tolerated, and the head is hung in the gate.

The army loves the people, everyone likes it, and those who harm the people are suspicious everywhere.

The military and civilians are a family, and they must not be bullied.

Every day, he sings love folk songs, and the general praises the people for their joy. ”

The loud singing attracted more and more people to watch, and such a fresh and interesting marching song was heard for the first time in the history of the Great Song Dynasty. Someone praised: "Listening to these lyrics, it is the Yue family army who was about to cut off his head for a penny on credit, and the people of our Jinghu are blessed this time." Someone said disdainfully: "Don't be deceived by a few vernacular songs, the songs are sung well, but since Yuehou, there is no one in the entire Great Song Dynasty who can really do it, and it's not too late to evaluate it later." ”

Yang Xian listened to the discussion of the roadside people in his ears, and slowly walked to the back of the team, Zheng Xian was lying on a slowly moving ox cart, his shirt had been taken off, and the flesh and blood on his back were blurred, which made people unbearable to see. Han Shilang was wiping him with a bottle of trauma medicine in his hand.

"It's the Lord who will let me take a look at Xian'er's injuries." Yang Luo held the ox cart and sighed: "I didn't expect the general to have no scruples about the affection of the master and servant, saying that if you hit the board, you will hit the board, it's too unkind." ”

Xian'er said with tears in her eyes: "Because Xian'er made a mistake and caused Gongzi to be tortured with the rod, I felt that I was a sinner." ”

"You don't have to feel guilty." Yang Luo said in a low voice: "The culprit of this matter is actually me. ”

Han Shilang and Xian'er both looked at Yang Luo in surprise, and Yang Luo secretly exposed the iron cone hidden in his sleeve.

"You've gone too far!" Han Shilang said angrily: "Brother Xian, who you killed, was beaten with twenty strokes, and you caused so many injuries on his body!" ”

"I'm sorry," Yang Luo said, but there was no wrong expression on his face: "But in fact, this matter was decided by Zheng Guanren and me in consultation with Wang Deng. The biggest problem with such a fledgling literati leader as an official is that he lacks prestige. Although he said it very hard, in fact, not many people would really believe a weak scholar who had just won the imperial examination. ”

"It takes Liwei. Just like Sun Wuzi did back then. Of course, it is not possible to kill the emperor's concubines now, but if you start with the closest people around the general, the effect received will definitely be very different from the punishment of ordinary soldiers. So Wang Deng and I took matters into our own hands and decided to make you commit a little military offense before we arrived at the camp. Zheng Guanren has always been against it, but you have already caused trouble, and he will not be punished if he does not punish him. ”

"That's the case, so don't blame your family officials, all the ideas were made by me."

"What did you say?" Zheng Xian barely stood up: "Being able to help Gongzi is what Zheng Xian should do." ”

"Zheng Xian is just a pity"

"What a pity?"

"It's just a pity that Sister Shi is not here, otherwise I would definitely be able to give Yang Gongzi a great taste on behalf of Xian'er"

"That's right, if that girl is in me, I'm going to have a bit of a hard time." Yang Yu smiled: "I can tell jokes, it means that there is nothing wrong with the body." Speaking of Shi Wenhu, isn't this girl known as the general's personal guard, why is she always running around, and where is she running now? ”

Zheng Xian smiled and said, "This time, the son really sent her out to run errands." Gongzi wanted to invite the big landlords and merchants from all over Jinghu to the banquet, and sent her to Fancheng to arrange the banquet first. ”

"Sure enough, it's still a drama of forced donations?" Yang Luo looked at the back of Zheng Yunming, who was hobbling with a bamboo cane at the front of the team: "What kind of role will this Zheng Guanren, who values his reputation more than his life, play this good show?" ”

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Generally speaking, the value of Fancheng's existence as a subsidiary of Xiangyang is far greater than the value of an ordinary county seat. The bulk of goods and passenger flows will generally be absorbed by the surrounding Xiangyang Prefecture. But this does not prevent Fancheng's own small wharf from having its own busyness and prosperity on weekdays.

After the whole army arrived at Lao Ya Mountain, Zheng Yunming ordered the construction of simple thatched huts and camp tents first, and overnight, thousands of temporary dwellings were added to the uninhabited Lao Ya Mountain, and the desolate and lonely mountains were full of noise and vitality again.

When the matter of the garrison was settled, Zheng Yunming hurried to Fancheng with Han Shilang. This is not only because the grain, grass and military salaries allocated by the Ministry of Preparation and Envoy are not enough to support the cost of the Tulong Army for a month, but also because finding a way to make up the food and salary has become the most urgent task at present. is also because Zheng Yunming must be separated at this time to deal with a matter related to his own net worth.

From the direction of the downstream, a small fleet of boats, a total of no more than three board boats, full of goods, slowly advanced in the Han water.

The person standing on the bow of the board boat led by him had sharp eyes, and he saw Zheng Yunming standing on the dock at a glance.

"Childe, Childe!" Zheng Yi, a scholar from the Zheng Mansion, stood at the bow of the boat and shouted loudly: "We have brought all your things from Lin'an!" ”

Han Shilang was taken aback: "These many objects belong to Childe?" What are the important things that need to be transported from Lin'an? ”

"Something useless." Zheng Yunming replied simply: "But it may be of some use in the future." ”

The board boat found a vacant seat and docked, Zheng Yi jumped off the boat and walked quickly in front of Zheng Yunming.

"Well done!" Zheng Yunming patted Zheng Yi's shoulder affectionately: "It's been a bumpy road from Lin'an, and I've worked hard for you." ”

Zheng Yi shook his head and smiled: "Thanks to Brother Shi's escort all the way, Childe's things were not robbed by the water thieves." ”

"Brother Shi? Who is it? ”

Zheng Yi turned around and greeted, "Brother Shi, come and meet my son-in-law!" ”

The big man who pressed the boat at the stern of the board boat jumped out of the boat and walked in front of Zheng Yunming to pay respects.

Zheng Yunming saw that this man was eight feet long, with a tiger's head and round eyes, and he was not majestic. Wearing a leopard-print spotted hat, a leopard-print flower jacket, and a leopard-print skirt on the bottom, she is dressed like a big flower insect.

"You said your surname is Shi?"

The man replied respectfully: "In Xia Shi Wenhu, on the orders of my master Sha Lai Gongwengong, I am here to serve as the son's guard. ”

This time it was Zheng Yunming's turn to be taken aback: "Why is there another Shi Wenhu?" ”

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"Little Zheng Guanren!" The "Shi Wenhu" girl pushed open the door of the Yadong wing in Fancheng County, and saw Shi Wenhu sitting in the middle of the room at a glance, stuck out her tongue, and turned around to flee.

As soon as he turned around, Zheng Yunming and Zheng Yi were already standing in front of him.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

Shi Wenhu stood up and said apologetically: "This is the only daughter of my daughter, who has been freed in the rivers and lakes by her master since she was a child. So I didn't learn any girl's etiquette, and I became a shrewd and capable wild boy alive. This time, I stole the master's letter and impersonated it to make trouble, causing a lot of trouble to the officials, and I will definitely ask the master to write a letter to Zheng Xiang in person to apologize fairly. ”

Miss Lai pouted and said angrily, "Who caused him trouble?" This little scholar is the only one who has found me a lot of things to do, right? ”

"That's right," Zheng Yunming said with a smile, "Miss Lai has helped me a lot, and I ask Brother Shi to express my gratitude to Gong Lai on my behalf." ”

Shi Wenhu nodded and said to Miss Lai: "Since the trick has been discovered, Miss should go home early." The host is at home three times a day to talk about the young lady, very worried. ”

"How can I go back now!" The daughter of the Lai family became angry and became a little more delicate: "There are so many demons and monsters mixed in Xiangyang City now, if Miss Ben is not there, they won't turn the sky upside down?" ”

(Continue the collection of ball red tickets, the officials)