Two days later, in the southern suburbs of Beijing.

The sun is rising, it is already the end of the year, the cold wind in the early morning is extremely biting, it can be said that the dripping water is into ice, the frost is everywhere outside the city, and the earth seems to be covered with a layer of pale white coat.

At this time, outside the camp of Xuanda and Shandong Army, more than 1,800 soldiers of the Xiahezhai New Army led by Liu Yan had been assembled and formed a huge phalanx, and the chariots and horses in the army were also ready to go, and the money, food, and materials of the army, as well as the clothes and relics of the fallen soldiers were also loaded on the carriages, and hundreds of carriages were arranged in front of the phalanx in a long line, ready to set off with the army.

Liu Yan led the war horse to the outside of the gate, and Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Guozhu, and Hu Dawei sent them out one after another.

Lu Xiangsheng looked at the neat Xiahezhai New Army outside the camp, felt relieved, and said: "Liu Yan, now that you have been summoned by His Majesty as a defensive officer, this is a great honor, after you go back, you must do a good job in managing the Qianqian Xiahezhai Office, train more new troops for the country, and make new contributions in the future!" ”

Liu Yan hugged his fists and promised, and said: "The governor should also take care of his health, so are Yang Junmen and Hujunmen, he will come to see the three officials again before he is humble!" ”

Yang Guozhu said with a smile: "Haha, okay, then I'll wait for you in Xuanda Town, as long as you Liu Yan comes, I will definitely meet you!" ”

Hu Dawei laughed even more and said: "Then I will wait for you in Shaanxi Town, you must come over, we still have to get drunk and not return!" ”

Liu Yan smiled and clenched his fists and said, "Xiaguan must go, he must go!" ”

Then Lu Xiangsheng's face changed, and he said: "Yesterday evening, the imperial court has received an urgent report from the nine sides, and the Qing soldiers have been out of the customs. ”

"In addition, as far as I know, the various armies that have joined the guard have successively returned to the Beijing Division, and the related aftermath matters have been in full swing. Meritorious personnel need to be rewarded, and wrecked personnel need to be punished. His Majesty has ordered Yang Sichang to lead the ministers to reward and punish all affairs, and Yang Sichang reported five things about the wreck: defending the border and losing the opportunity, ruining the city, losing the feudal domain, losing the commander, and supporting the army to wait and see. ”

"As a result, Zheng Xizhao, the lieutenant official of Jizhen Town, Sun Maolin, the lieutenant officer of the sub-prison, Chen Zubao, the governor of Shuntian, Zhang Qiping, the governor of Baoding, and Zu Kuan, the chief soldier of the aid and suppression, went down to the prefectures and counties, a total of 34 people were killed, and more than 200 people were degraded."

Lu Xiangsheng lowered his voice a little and said: "However, Gao Qiqian and the Guan Ning generals under his command are not guilty, only Zu Kuan, the chief soldier of the reinforcement and suppression, has been convicted!" ”

"After this great victory, our army will definitely have a reward, but Yang Sichang is the secretary of the military department, and our army's reward will be affected to some extent. There is no news about the reward now, but when the will of the court comes down, you must be prepared, and don't have hatred for the court and Your Majesty because of the reward. Our army led the army to fight, for the court, for Your Majesty, and for the people, and their own honor and disgrace are all trivial, understand? ”

Although Liu Yan didn't agree with Lu Xiangsheng's words, the military exploits were all exchanged for the blood of the soldiers, so why not reward them abnormally?

It's just that Lu Xiangsheng is dedicated to the country and the people, and Liu Yan can't bear to say anything in person, so he just clenched his fists and said: "The governor's words have been written down by his subordinates, and the governor can rest assured!" ”

"Well, that's good."

Then Liu Yan said goodbye to Lu Xiangsheng, Hu Dawei, and Yang Guozhu again, turned over and said goodbye to the three of them to the front of the formation, and said loudly: "Blow the trumpet!" Let's go! ”

More than 1,800 officers and men of the new army in Xiahezhai set off in a neat formation in the sound of horns, set off from Beijing along the official road, and returned to the Qianhu office in front of Xiahezhai.

Liu Yan led his troops to bid farewell to Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Guozhu, Hu Dawei and others, and then went all the way south to Baoding Mansion, through Qingyuan, Gaoyang, Hejian Mansion, Jiaohe, Jingzhou, and southward into Shandong, and arrived at the city of Jinan in seven days.

At this time, the city of Jinan is still a depression, only the city wall is still erected, most of the buildings in the city are still in ruins, the people in the city are very few, it is estimated that there are only one or two thousand people, and most of the people have dishes on their faces, look frightened, see Liu Yan's troops enter the city, these people have avoided and fled, for fear of being stopped by these well-equipped soldiers and horses.

Liu Yan and Chen Xun, Wang Yue and others beside him all sighed when they saw this, Jinan Fucheng is the capital of Shandong, and now it has been poisoned by the Qing army, and it has fallen to such a point, which is really a tragedy in the world.

On the day that Liu Yan led his troops into Jinan City, a team specially sent by Lu Xiangsheng chased after him and sent Liu Yan a good news.

This time, the civil official took Yang Sichang as the first merit, awarded the special entry into the Guanglu doctor, honored the left pillar country, and the son of Yin Yishi Jinyi Thousand Households.

Chen Xinjia moved to the left capital of the imperial history and the military department of Shangshu, and the son of Yin was a hundred households.

Hong Chengchou was transferred to the governor of Jiliao as the governor of the three sides.

Sun Chuanting was degraded to a commoner as a former official, but he no longer had the pain of imprisonment.

Lu Xiangsheng was transferred to the governor of Shandong, and was awarded the special entry into the Ronglu doctor, the right pillar of the country, and the son of Yin, the world brocade clothes.

The military attache was headed by Yang Guozhu, awarded the governor of the left, and the son of Yin Yishi Jinyi Qianhu.

Hu Dawei, awarded the right governor, Yin a son of the world brocade clothes hundred households.

Liu Yan, promoted to four levels in a row, was promoted from the thousand-household official of the fifth grade to the commander of the third rank of the guard, and served as the integrity officer of the Lingshan Guard, and was awarded the captain of the light car, the general of Xun Zhaoyong, and the son of Yin Yishijin Yi. His wife Wang Yunhe was also rewarded.

Zhang Yan, the general of the Xuanfu, gave the hussar general, gave the funeral, there was a temple built by the priest, the three poles of the world were increased, and the son of the shadow was a hundred households in brocade clothes.

After Liu Yan read Lu Xiangsheng's handwritten letter, he was also happy in his heart, these rewards were all deserved, although he had made such a great contribution and only gave it to a Lingshanwei integrity officer, but there were martial arts and martial arts ranks, which were already a head higher than the military attache of the same level, which could be regarded as a compensation.

After seeing it, the surrounding Chen Xun, Wang Yue, Miao Shao, Xu Ming, Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, and Shen Tuo were all a little angry, thinking that Liu Yan led the new army of Xiahezhai in the first battle of Julu to fight bloodily, how could he be promoted to the Jimo camp as a general, but it was only given to a commander of Lingshanwei, and the court was too mean.

But Liu Yan is very satisfied, this result has been upgraded to four levels in a row, and he can actually control Lingshanwei, which is the most important thing.

If he is rashly promoted to the Jimo Battalion, Liu Yan will not only have to hand over the control of the Qianhu Office in Xiahe Village, but also be constrained by the generals of the Jimo Battalion, which will be a bad thing, and all the previous efforts will be in vain.

So Liu Yan comforted everyone with a smile, and then took everyone into the city, and first met Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong.

This time, Yan Jizu was not only not liquidated by the imperial court for the guilt of the invasion of the Qing army because of Liu Yan's great contribution in the Battle of Julu, but the imperial court also issued some rewards, which made Yan Jizu feel very happy.

After Liu Yan led his troops into the city, he first settled the soldiers and horses in the school field in the city, and then led Chen Xun, Wang Yue, Miao Shao, Xu Ming, Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Shen Tuo, and Xun Jingyun to the governor's yamen and returned to Yan Jizu.

Yan Jizu laughed heartily when he saw Liu Yan returning triumphantly, enthusiastically left everyone, and set up a banquet that night to entertain Liu Yan, caring for Liu Yan.

During the banquet, Liu Yan took the opportunity to propose to Yan Jizu that more than half of the casualties of the new army under his command were killed, and implored Yan Jizu to send a pension.

Yan Jizu couldn't help but be moved when he heard this, and at this time Yan Jizu also received the news from the Ministry of War, so he immediately said: "Commander Liu can rest assured, after you go back, you will report the list of casualties and soldiers, even if I smash the pot and sell iron, I will also pay the soldiers' pensions in full." ”

In addition, after Commander Liu returned to the Qianhu Office in front of Xiahe Village, he handled the affairs as soon as possible, and the meritorious soldiers under his command also reported to him, and then rushed to Lingshanwei as soon as possible to take office. If you have any problems after you take office, just tell me, and I will definitely support you! ”

Liu Yan immediately thanked him.

At this time, Yan Jizu already knew that Lu Xiangsheng was about to become the governor of Shandong, although the governor and the governor were nominally at the same level, but the governor was in charge of civil affairs and military affairs, and the governor was fully responsible for the civil affairs, military and political power in Shandong, but in terms of real power, he was higher than Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, and was regarded as his superior.

After the battle of Julu, Yan Jizu naturally knew that the relationship between Liu Yan and Lu Xiangsheng was extraordinary, so he was very attentive at this time, striving to leave a good impression on Liu Yan and lay a good foundation for his future career.

Liu Yan clenched his fists and received the order, and then asked: "Futai, my subordinates are the integrity officers of the Lingshan Guard, where is Hu Zongming, the original integrity officer of the Lingshan Guards, going?" ”

Yan Jizu said with a smile: "Because Hu Zongming recommended you to lead your troops to aid Lu Duchen, you also shared a share of the credit, plus Hu Zongming privately spent some money, so he was promoted to the Jimo Battalion and served as a guerrilla general." ”

Liu Yan was slightly stunned, now Hu Zongming and Li Jiwen "converged" in Jimo Yingcheng, both guerrilla generals?

That night, Liu Yan and others were warmly entertained by Yan Jizu, and everyone left from the governor's yamen the next day, and after bidding farewell to Yan Jizu, they led their troops from Jinan City to the south, all the way non-stop, and returned directly to the city of Qianhu in front of Xiahe Village.

When Liu Yan led his troops to arrive at the city of Qianhu in front of Xiahe Village, Wang Yunhe, who was pregnant with Liujia, stood in the center of the crowd, Shang Shan and Ruoshui, two concubines serving Wang Yunhe on the left and right, and Zhang Lei, the official in charge of the Qianhu Residence, Tan Xiaoda, the director of the Firearms Supervision Office, Xu Le, the director of the Bingjia Supervision Office, Zhao Min, the commander of the Thousand Households, Yue Ming, the money and grain officer of the Thousand Households, and Song Gongming, the commercial officer, came one after another, Chu Yunfei, Gao Yunshan, Chen Jiangshi, Qian Soap and other directors of the workshop, Chen Luo, Tang Yuan, Zhao Yan, Cui Mingyuan and other supervisors were also present.

In addition, the people of the city of Qianhu also gathered outside the city gate to welcome the soldiers of the army who returned in triumph.

Liu Yan led the soldiers of the army into the city of Qianhusuo amid the sound of gongs and drums and the cheers of the people.

On that day, the whole city celebrated and stayed up all night.

Liu Yan returned to the Qianhu official hall, Wang Yunhe couldn't hold back his emotions anymore, crying and threw himself into Liu Yan's arms, and was reluctant to let go, Shang Shan and Ruoshui also stood next to him and sobbed, obviously missing Liu Yan very much.

At the same time, Chen Xun saw Chen Jiang in the military camp in the city of Qianhusuo, and the husband and wife also hugged each other and cried, telling about the pain of lovesickness during this time.

In the early morning of the next day, in the north of the city, a majestic courtyard that had just been listed as a martyr's shrine was shrouded in warm sunlight.

A grand worship ceremony is being held here, Liu Yan led a group of subordinate officials and generals to publicly worship the fallen soldiers here, and the tablets of more than 1,000 fallen soldiers are enshrined here, and the incense is constantly burning every day.

After the ceremony, it seems that the atmosphere of mourning has not yet dissipated, at this time, whether in the front hall or in the back of the courtyard, incense is everywhere, and there is an endless stream of soldiers and civilians who go to worship on incense.

Since then, Liu Yanhui has continued to improve the relevant buildings of the Martyrs' Shrine, and added special priests and ritual sweepers, and from this month onwards, special funds will be allocated for maintenance and management on a monthly basis.

As for the sacrificial personnel in the Martyrs' Shrine, Liu Yan had already thought about it, so he used the soldiers who were disabled and retired from the new army in Xiahezhai. In addition, the local people in the city of Qianhu in Xiahe Village will take the initiative to come over to clean and pull weeds every Peng New Year's Festival. In addition to the official worship, there are tens of thousands of ordinary people pouring in, and the related drum towers and stages in front of the shrine have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

Of course, that's all for later.

At this time, Liu Yan distributed all the pensions issued by Governor Yan Jizu and some of the money and food specially allocated by himself to the families of the casualties, and on the other hand, he began to take care of the promotion of meritorious soldiers and many matters to prepare for Lingshanwei to take office, and he was very busy.

Some people died, but not completely......