Qian Song

Chapter 85

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After stepping out of Li Cun's Chinese army tent, Liang Hongyu felt that Aunt Yan Zhen was floating.

Liang Hongyu deliberately reminded Yan Zhengu that Li Cun is a master of PUA, he treats all women like this, and can make all women fall in love with him, so don't be fooled.

But first of all, Liang Hongyu didn't know the word "PUA" at all.

The point is, Liang Hongyu herself is deeply involved, how can she pull Yan Zhengu out?
Liang Hongyu took Yan Zhengu to see Yan Xiaoguang and others.

When Yan Zhengu saw Yan Xiaoguang and the others being drilled like ordinary recruits, she immediately felt distressed.

Liang Hongyu smiled and said: "Don't make such an expression, all those who join the Huben army have to go through this, this is to practice their obedience."

Liang Hongyu pointed to a fair and clean young man: "That is Sheng Zheng."

Yan Zhengu looked in the direction of Liang Hongyu's finger, and saw that Sheng Zheng, like her father and brother, was also receiving basic training for recruits.

At this time, Liang Hongyu's voice sounded beside Yan Zhengu's ear: "Don't talk about your father and brother, it is my great-grandfather, who is nearly sixty years old. After joining the Huben Army, he will also be retrained by the Huben Army."

When Yan Zhengu heard that this was the case, she immediately stopped feeling sorry for Yan Xiaoguang and others.

Liang Hongyu also said: "Besides, the recruits in this battalion are different from the recruits in the neighboring battalion. This battalion is a teaching battalion. Those who come out of this battalion are all generals, supervisors, and staff officers. It is true that it is not easy to enter this battalion. They may have military exploits or be literate. Words or above, or have experience in commanding troops."

Seeing that Li Cun trained all her family members as generals, Yan Zhengu didn't say anything on the surface, but she felt sweet in her heart.

After Yan Xiaoguang and the others rested, Aunt Yan Zhen met with Yan Xiaoguang and the others.

When Yan Xiaoguang found out that Li Cun had already eaten Yan Zhengu, he really didn't know what else to say except that he was angry at Li Cun's quick attack.

There are people everywhere in this school field, and it is not easy for Yan Zhengu to say anything to Yan Xiaoguang and the others, she can only say, "The officials treat me very well, father don't have to worry about me, train well, I will find time to see you later", Then he left with Liang Hongyu.

After Liang Hongyu took Yan Zhengu around the barracks, she took Yan Zhengu to Li Cun's private armory to find a pair of swords and a piece of armor for Yan Zhengu.

Liang Hongyu said to Yan Zhengu: "This treasury is all magical weapons, and it is something that officials usually reward generals."

While stroking the pair of iron-cutting swords, Yan Zhengu asked worriedly, "Will the officials blame me?"

Liang Hongyu said: "He won't care about such small things, and besides, this sword and armor are not used by others."

After arming Yan Zhengu, Liang Hongyu said, "I'll take you to a place unique to our Huben army. You must be mentally prepared."

Seeing Liang Hongyu's solemn words, Aunt Yan Zhen couldn't help but sink in her heart: "Where is it?"

Liang Hongyu didn't say anything, but directly led Yan Zhengu to the recruits complaint meeting.

Here, Aunt Yan Zhen, including Yan Xiaoguang and others who also came to the meeting to complain, saw a scene they had never seen before.

Countless poor people came to the stage to cry and tell their tragic experiences.

Slowly, Yan Zhengu, Yan Xiaoguang and others finally understood why Li Cun and the others wanted to revolt.

Zhao Song took wealth from Wanmin, but did not keep more than it.

Under such cruel exploitation, the poor work hard all year round. The men do not care about the cold or heat, do not take shelter from the wind and rain, and work hard in the fields every day from morning to night; Woven into cloth.

But no matter how hard they try, there are always unfinished accounts and debts, and their lives seem to have fallen into the quagmire, sinking deeper and deeper.

The monarchs and ministers of Zhao and Song Dynasty promoted Huashigang again, which made their already difficult life even more difficult.

Public and private debts are vying with each other; the grain has not left the field, the silk has not been off the plane, and it is no longer my own. After a year of hard work, in the end it is still cold and hungry, and the family is struggling to die.

In the end, many people were deprived of their land, wives and daughters by their creditors, and their families were ruined. They themselves had to be enslaved by their creditors, reduced to their private property, and allowed to be bought and sold by their creditors like slaves.

If Li Cun used force to force Yan Zhengu, Yan Xiaoguang and others to change their beliefs before, then now it is Yan Zhengu and Yan Xiaoguang who are actively thinking, is such a dim Zhao Song and such a stupid emperor worthy of my loyalty to it? !
Waiting for the complaining meeting to enter the second half.

Suddenly a very special person appeared on stage——Song Jiangyin Army Deputy Commander Tong Ji, who was also a prisoner of the Huben Army.

After Tong Ji took the stage, he looked around, and then said with a smile: "I know that many of you look down on us and the defeated army, thinking that we are all poor and poor, defeated in one battle, defeated in war, defeated from south to north, and are in vain as soldiers. .”

Although many Huben Army officers and soldiers did not speak, it is not difficult to see from their disdainful eyes that they really think so.

Tong Ji didn't say anything, but suddenly tore open his own skirt!
Then, everyone gasped!
Tong Ji had dozens of scars, large and small!

Knife wound!
Arrow wound!

Gunshot!

Yu Ji turned around again and let the Huben Army's men look at his back.

Then the members of the Huben Army were even more moved!
——Tong Ji didn't even have a scar on his back.

We are all soldiers, so it is very clear that this can only mean one thing, that is, Tong Ji faces his own enemy in every battle, and never escapes.

This can't help but make people awe-inspiring.

"Before I was transferred to the Jiangyin Army, I served in the Western Army for 14 years. I experienced more than a hundred battles, and killed hundreds of summer dogs with my own hands."

Tong Ji pretended to be calm and said: "At that time, when I was young, I would always go to the front in every battle. I dreamed of using my martial arts to win a glorious lintel to seal my wife and son, and even survived many times."

Speaking of this, a trace of uncontrollable anger flashed in Tong Ji's eyes: "However, I was only promoted to the position of deputy capital, and I couldn't even be promoted to the capital. I can be promoted, and no one cares about my great achievements.”

After a pause, to calm himself down, Tong Ji went on to say: "After being awakened by someone, I realized that I have no background, no backer, and I don't know how to manage up and down. How can I get promoted and get rich? I have made all those military exploits. The disciples took over by force, and the subordinates of the general sect used my merits to get promoted and make a fortune, but they didn't even want to part with me."

Tong Ji's voice became sluggish: "Being disheartened, I took out the position of second-in-command that I had accumulated all my life, and prepared to retire in this picturesque Jiangnan."

"I don't want to, there will be a war in the south of the Yangtze River."

The corner of Tong Ji's mouth curled up: "Nowadays, if you want the master to work for Zhao Song, don't even think about it. Even if the master has made great achievements, the person who gets promoted and made a fortune in the end is not the master. Therefore, if you can hide from the master, you can hide. The master ran away, and the left and right were just eating food that would never fill him up or starve to death, why should the master risk his life to fight?"

Speaking of this, Tong Ji wanted to go on.

But Tong Ji really was holding back a fire in his heart, and he was really unhappy if he didn't let it out, so he suddenly punched his scarred chest, and shouted: "It's just because I was not born in Jiangmen, I have no backer, I don't know what to do." If I know how to manage from top to bottom, I will be a soldier for the rest of my life?! I won’t be able to honor my family for the rest of my life?! I won’t accept it! I won’t accept it! I won’t accept it!!!”

Tong Ji's cry immediately resonated with many captives who had the same experience as Tong Ji:
"I'm also in the same place. I have done a lot of meritorious service, but the imperial court never rewards me. Those idiots who turn around and run away after a war often get promoted and get rich. Why?!"

"Giving the merits that I have sacrificed my life to those generals, such a court does not deserve my allegiance!"

"I've heard that the chief governor selects generals and ranks first and foremost, and doesn't care about relatives or dignitaries. If I want to join the Tiger Army, will the chief inspector be able to hear you?"

"..."

Seeing that the captive's emotions were mobilized, all the officials of the Huben army who were in charge of remembering bitterness and thinking sweetly were all beaming with joy.

Although many soldiers of the Song Army were also farmers, but because Zhao Song mainly implemented the recruitment system, and once they were recruited, they had to serve in the army for the rest of their lives. This made the soldiers of the Song Army different from ordinary farmers, especially the old soldiers. Completely out of the ranks of farmers.

Therefore, using the method used to deal with farmers to deal with Song army soldiers will definitely have a greatly reduced effect.

Fortunately, there are also extremely serious problems in the Song army.

That is, Zhao Song's military family firmly controlled the passage for the soldiers to rise, which made many low-level soldiers of the Song Army who were capable but had no background have no chance to make their mark.

On the other hand, the Huben Army, although it cannot be said to be 100% fair, Li Cun definitely gave every capable person a chance to rise.

The officials of the Huben Army, who are fond of remembering bitterness and thinking sweetly, keep in mind what Li Cun taught that they should not allow the suffering people to complain freely. They must be guided to achieve "oppression→resistance→liberation→gratitude", so as to turn these captives into soldiers loyal to the Huben Army.

Therefore, after the captives released their demands, the officials of the Huben army, who were fond of remembering bitterness and thinking sweetly, immediately gave correct guidance, saying that the Huben army has always been the fairest, and that the princes and generals have kindness, and took the opportunity to open the recruitment channel .

As a result, scores of captives applied to join the Huben army.

Seeing this scene, Yan Xiaoguang and others who still had Zhao Song in their hearts were not only dumbfounded.

If the Huben Army continues to develop like this, it will definitely become bigger and bigger. After a few years, maybe Zhao Song's world will really be taken by the Huben Army!
"how so?!"

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(End of this chapter)