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Chapter 582

Zhang Cheng and Chen Jiugao took the letter of trust in Henan Governor Gao Mingheng, and after replenishing the army rations in Yanjin, they headed north all the way. When they passed Ji County, Weihui Prefecture, the army stopped overnight.

He and Chen Jiugao went to the city to meet Lu Wang Zhu Changxiao and Fu Wang Shizi Zhu Yousong. Perhaps it was not easy for him to break up and escape, which made him grow up a little, or maybe there were some problems in the process of historical records.

Zhang Cheng only felt that the Zhu Yousong he saw this time had changed a lot compared to when he first met him in Yanshi City. Not only did he express his gratitude to Zhang Cheng, but he also responded decently. Not as eager and arrogant as in Yanshi.

In the early morning of the second day, after the army set up camp from Jixian County, Weihui Prefecture, they only provided supplies in Anyang, the city of Zhangde Prefecture, and then went straight to Wu'an County to camp and rest.

When Zhang Cheng led the army to first enter Henan Province, he passed through Wu'an and released food to the hungry people outside the city. Later, he went to the surrounding powerful villages to ask for food and set up porridge sheds to release food for the hungry people.

Everyone was very grateful to his army, and recognized their military flags from afar. Although they didn't dare to enter the barracks rashly, they knelt down outside the camp by the Ming River.

In the end, Zhang Cheng personally went out to meet them. After some detailed inquiry, they found out that they didn't come to ask for food, but just to thank Zhang Cheng for his righteous deeds.

It is precisely because of Zhang Cheng's relief in Wu'an last winter, and his righteous deed of urging the rich and wealthy families to provide food, that made these poor people survive until this spring.

It is also because Ji Youci, the magistrate of Wu'an County, with the support of Zhang Cheng and the support of Li Changsheng's Jingqi, used work as relief, reclaimed wasteland, repaired canals and diverted water. Now they can already survive on their own.

The two people they were most grateful to were Zhang Cheng and Ji Youci, and they even enshrined Zhang Cheng and Ji Youci's longevity tablets at home one after another, and bowed down at night.

After being bowed down by the crowd, Zhang Cheng chatted with them for a while before he persuaded the hungry people gathered outside the camp to leave.

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At this time, Ji Youci had already received the official document from the court, and he was about to go to Huaiqing Mansion to rectify military affairs. He had already prepared everything, and the reason why he didn't set off immediately was to wait for Zhang Cheng's army to pass by here.

He is a very smart person, and has been studying Confucian classics, but he has never dabbled in military books and war strategies before, but as the saying goes, military and political affairs are integrated. Difference.

But he also knew that Zhang Cheng's nomination of him for the new post of Wei Huai Bingbei must have deep meaning, so he had to meet with Zhang Cheng before taking the post, so that he could be sure about some important tasks after taking office .

Chen Jiugao learned that the new Wei Huaibingbei was Zhang Cheng's elder brother, how could he let go of this opportunity and insisted on accompanying Zhang Cheng into the city to meet Ji Youci.

In this way, Zhang Cheng and his wife entered Wu'an City accompanied by Chen Jiugao. Because Chen Jiugao entered the city on horseback, Zhang Cheng rode with him, and Yang Liying entered the city by car because he wanted to see Ji Youci.

They were also warmly welcomed by the people in the city, and many people knelt down to welcome them along the street. Chen Jiugao was surprised by all of this. He guessed in his heart what Zhang Cheng had done in Wu'an to make the people like this to him.

Ji Youci had already been waiting in front of the county yamen. Besides him, Fang Dewei, the county magistrate, Li Guangqi from Lijiazhai, as well as the county's chief bookkeeper and other officials, all stood in front of Ji Youci's office. Behind him, they went out to meet Zhang Cheng and others.

When Zhang Cheng was more than ten steps away from the county government gate, he got off his horse and walked up quickly to show his respect to Ji Youci. Of course, Ji Youci understood what Zhang Cheng meant.

He also hurriedly walked down the steps to meet Zhang Cheng, cupped his fists and said, "Congratulations to Zongbing Zhang for entering Henan to suppress the bandits and coming back with a complete victory!"

Zhang Cheng stepped forward to hold Ji Youci's hand, and said, "It should be Zhang Cheng who congratulates brother on his promotion."

Ji Youci looked at Chen Jiugao who also dismounted, and asked Zhang Cheng, "Brother-in-law, this general is..."

Zhang Cheng patted his forehead and said, "Look, I only remembered to congratulate my brother on his promotion, but I forgot to introduce Chen Zongbing to you."

He pulled Chen Jiugao over, and introduced to Ji Youci: "Brother, this is my new eldest brother, General Chen Jiugao, the commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp."

Chen Jiugao clasped his fists with a smile on his face and said, "Chen Jiugao pays homage to Master Bing Xianji."

Ji Youci quickly said, "Don't dare."

Although he is a person who has read a lot of poetry and books, he is not pedantic, but he doesn't know how to do many things, maybe he doesn't want to do it, or maybe he doesn't dare to do it.

But the last time Zhang Cheng passed through Wu'an when he went to Henan to aid in the suppression campaign, it happened to be the most difficult time for him. Although he knew that the gentry had food in their homes, he was unable to get them to sell the food, let alone donate it.

But Zhang Cheng hit three times, five times and two times, and all this was easily achieved, especially after Zhang Cheng's army left, even though there were only a hundred or so knights of Li Changsheng, they were able to crush those gentry to death. He didn't dare to show his face to do things.

All this made him completely sober, and it wasn't until now that he truly realized how far Daming had come, and finally realized that only with force and the use of force could there be hope to change everything.

In the past, he was not interested in taking up the post of Wei Huai Bing Bei Dao, but now he is really full of expectations for this post, and he is only waiting to go to the post after meeting Zhang Cheng.

At this moment, after Ji Youci and Chen Jiugao met the ceremony, they stared at the slowly approaching carriage. Seeing this, Zhang Cheng smiled and said, "I forgot to report to my brother-in-law. When I was in Luoyang, my brother-in-law married a wife." concubine room."

Ji Youci pointed at Zhang Cheng with his finger, and said, "You are really ridiculous."

He waved his hand vigorously as he spoke, and continued: "Forget it. You are married, so what can you do. After I got the letter a while ago, I wrote to my younger sister to explain this matter to her.

Although sister She has been spoiled since she was a child, she is also a sensible and sensible person, she will not fight with you over this matter, and she will never insult your newly married concubine. "

He went on to say: "Your sister-in-law has been waiting inside, so don't greet her here, go directly to the mansion!"

Zhang Cheng agreed, turned around and waved his hand to order the carriage to be driven to the back door of the county government.

They are all old fritters. Ji Youqing first sold Zhang Cheng a good one, and then reminded him not to meet outside, and even said that his sister-in-law was still waiting in the backyard. The intention was to let Yang Liying, a concubine, enter the mansion through the back door instead of Go through the front door.

Zhang Cheng naturally sees all this clearly, as long as they can accept Yang Liying, he believes that with Yang Liying's straightforward and kind heart, he will be able to get along with Ji Xuanzhu happily.

(End of this chapter)