Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 311 4.107 Deciding the war into a great victory

Volume Four

4.107 Decide the war into a great victory

That night, in the large account of the army in the Qianhu Office, there were five hundred households, one chief bookkeeper, and the master Qianhu who was sitting on the main seat. , which means that they all have made a lot of credit and have the opportunity to make progress.

"Brother Changwen, is this the official document you prepared to commemorate victory?" Zhou Yang shook a piece of material in his hand and asked Fu Shi with a smile, making the others quiet down.

"Sir, is there anything wrong?" Fu Shi asked hurriedly.

"All of them are easy to say, but Brother Changwen underestimates himself a little bit." Zhou Yang pointed at him with a smile and said, "That's good. This time, the power of artillery was used to quell the chaos. Zhao Guangsheng, who was temporarily in charge of the artillery, was first in line. I guess no one has any objections; Brother Changwen is aggrieved and ranked second, ahead of Yuan Dongjie who leads the cavalry. As for how to write the official document, I believe you will make arrangements, right?"

"Sir." Fu Shi, who had been trembling since he was scolded last time, was almost blinded by the pie falling from the sky. After a long while, he trembled and knelt on the ground, "Thank you for your cultivation!"

"Okay, you get up and talk. Brother Changwen will finish the official document as soon as possible. Give it to me to take a look at and then send it out." Zhou Yang smiled and waved his hand, motioning for him to stand up first, "Also, this Don’t forget to give Uncle Zheng a piece of news about this matter, and make him happy. I heard that the position of general judge in Shuntian Mansion is vacant? Brother Changwen might as well ask about it together."

"Plop—" Fu Shi, who had just stood up, knelt on the ground again, "My lord's loving heart, I will always feel humbled!"

"Go!" Zhou Yang said nothing more and told him to get out.

When the two people were talking, the other five thousand households all looked strange. Except for the voices of these two people, the whole tent was strangely quiet; especially after Zhou Yang made the "sharing of duties" arrangement clear, the scene became even more depressing. .

"My lord, this—" Even if they are dissatisfied with the arrangement of the superiors, it is not convenient for other people to talk. At this time, Zhao Tong, who was ranked first in the credit, stood up and asked for other brothers. "Isn't there something wrong with such an arrangement?"

"Too biased?" Zhou Yang smiled and waved his hand for him to sit down, "I know what you mean, but you must also consider my position. He and I are both disciples of Rongguo Mansion. At that time, the second uncle Zheng Arranging for him to come here is inherently flattering. If I can't get it done as soon as possible, what should I do?

Don't complain, the credit this time is neither big nor small. Even if Guang Sheng is ranked first, it's nonsense to say how much progress he can make, but I can assure you that when the reward comes this time, you will have a headache. There will be no problem if we remove the word 'test' on 'test [-] households'! "

"Thank you, my lord!" Everyone was satisfied now, and they stood up and saluted with smiles on their faces.

"Okay, everyone, get out!" Zhou Yang waved his hands angrily and watched the five people leave the tent laughing.

"Brother Zhou, after all, there are only hundreds of first-level skills. At most, you can add one White Lotus Sect Incense Master. If you divide them, I'm afraid it won't be enough, right?" Seeing that there was no one else in the big tent, the man who was in the back tent just now The Zhao sisters came out holding hands, and Zhao Qiying said worriedly, "If we can't do it by then, I'm afraid."

"So, I sent the official document to Fu Shi, and ranked him second." Zhou Yang easily hugged the two girls to his side and smiled, "Don't forget, his provincial examination candidate The master is now the dignified right-hand minister of the Ministry of Etiquette, which is enough to make the review of this military exploit by the civil servants a mere formality; as for the first-level merit, you must have remembered it wrong. The civil unrest that can make the parents of a county martyred cannot be said at all. There must be two or three thousand people, and the leader is the deputy helmsman of the Daye sub-rudder!"

"Brother Zhou, you are so..." Zhao Qiying was okay. After all, he had seen a lot of the dark side of the world. Zhao Yanling was obviously not so calm, and his face was a little ugly when he spoke. "How can you falsely report your military exploits like this? If you are found out. .”

"Silly girl, don't forget, it's not just us who are waiting to share the credit, there are also five Lords of [-] households who have never arrived, and even two deputy [-] households!" Zhou Yang laughed. He hugged the girl tightly, kissed her lightly and said, "The Zhou Dynasty has many problems today, but overall it is still peaceful. Those civil servants can naturally survive their seniority, but what about the generals?
Therefore, there should not be too many issues such as falsely reporting military exploits and taking advantage of temporary posts. Why are the four frontier armies and the four kings able to have a transcendent status?Isn't it because they are located in a border area and can pick out a few so-called 'rising stars' with just a few clicks?I have no choice. If I can't provide satisfactory benefits, I won't be able to speak in the capital! "

"Brother Zhou, are you sure?" Zhao Qiying asked worriedly, "Although I don't know much about the affairs of the court, I also know that many things cannot be covered up. It is just a question of whether to investigate or not. It will never be done." There are some that can’t be found out.”

"Our Thousand Household House has a total of ten hundred households. At the beginning, I promised three of them to Wei Ruolan, Shi Gang and Shi Luo respectively. If it was just a civil unrest involving hundreds of people, it would not be enough. ." Zhou Yang said lightly, "The condition of the exchange was that Feng Ziying would ensure that he would help us clear any stumbling blocks from the upper level if there was a chance. Now it's time for him to contribute.

Also, although He Cheng, the county magistrate, is buried in an abandoned mine, the death of a sixth-grade county grandpa cannot be settled in a few words in a peaceful world. Someone really needs to be determined to look through the ledger. I don't have the ability to settle it; but if the war is determined to be a great victory, and a bunch of people share the credit, let alone He Cheng's death, even if he is not dead, someone will crush him to death! "

"Ah--" The Zhao sisters took a breath at the same time, and were so shocked that they were completely speechless. Neither of them expected that the county prince who was once so important to them would have such a miserable day.

"Okay, don't worry, the matter will be settled soon." Zhou Yang smiled and comforted the two girls, "The military general has the endorsement of Feng Ziying, or General Shenwu's Mansion, and the civil servant has the right minister of the Ministry of Rites to finish it off, as long as If someone from within the Bagong Group can just help you, this matter can be easily handled. Also, if I can really send Fu Shi to Beijing to take up a post this time, it will be equivalent to re-arranging a foothold for Rongguo Mansion in the Yamen. As long as there is one sensible person left in the government, he will do his best to help with this matter; with such a big help, it is only a small matter at the fifth or sixth level, do you think it will be possible?"

"Since Big Brother Zhou has made arrangements for the people below, have you ever considered our own side?" Zhao Qiying asked with a sigh of relief, "For example, promotion back to Beijing? Although Daye's side is free and easy, it won't last long after all." Sooner or later we will all have the land.”

"Nothing, not enough credit." Zhou Yang simply shook his head, "If there is nothing unexpected, it should give me a higher level of virtual title, from the fourth rank. Well, it seems to be a guerrilla general, which is the so-called Don’t think about it any more; but if you have more credits in the future, it should be more convenient to go up.”

"Brother Zhou, since we have decided to use the credit, why not just make it bigger, such as ten thousand people rebelling?" Zhao Yanling asked kindly.

"Thousands of people are rebelling at the county magistrate level, and tens of thousands are rebelling, so the government level is responsible. The price is too high, and absolutely no one is willing to bear it." Zhou Yang patted her angrily and said, "Don't say that Zhang Bo, the prefect of Wuchang, is just reluctantly counting on our side, even if he is a true ally, it is absolutely impossible for him to pay such a price.

One of the very important reasons why I dare to kill He Cheng is that no matter what the outcome of this civil unrest, he is the county magistrate. It’s good if he can save his life, and it might be more dignified if he dies; but if something happens "Thousands of people rebelled", as long as Zhang Bo didn't want to end up with He Cheng, he would try his best to mess things up. "

"So it is!" Zhao Yanling suddenly realized.

"Okay, don't think about what you have. It's almost noon. It's serious to fill your stomach first." Zhou Yang smiled and hugged the two girls, turned and walked towards the back tent.

"Brother Zhou—" Zhao Qiying quickly stopped him, "Did you forget someone in this distribution of credit?"

"Who?" Zhou Yang was stunned for a moment, "Aren't all six of them here?"

"Your uncle has been in this thousand households all the time, and he hasn't been able to go out for almost half a year." Zhao Qiying slapped him angrily and said, "Not only can't go out, but he also trains hard every day. , if you don’t pay attention, you’ll get slapped. I’ve suffered enough and suffered enough, so you have to give me an explanation, right?”

"Uh" Zhou Yang really forgot.

That night, the living room in the southeast corner of Qianhusuo's residence.

"My lord, please take a look." Fu Shi handed over a few pages of materials with an excited expression, staring at Zhou Yang with bloodshot eyes and said, "This is an official document prepared by me for my humble duty. Please take a look at it!"

"So fast?" Even though he knew Fu Shi's intention to "climb up", Zhou Yang held the thick first draft of the official document and was still surprised by his eagerness, "Huh? 5000 people rioting? Brother Changwen, is this true? some."

"Don't worry, sir. I have already written to my mentor, Mr. Sun Haosun, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites. When the time comes, Mr. He Ping, who is responsible for the audit and supervision of the Ministry of Personnel, will not say much, even if he is the tutor of County Magistrate He." Fu Shi He almost gritted his teeth and said that he was only at the bottom of the list and had only one or two opportunities to find a master to do things, so he used them all. "But if this happens, there will be some trouble for the prefect Zhang."

"Leave it to me!" Zhou Yang took over the problem without hesitation. Such a huge civil unrest broke out under his rule. Even if Zhang Bo, the prefect of Wuchang, was not dealt with, he would still have to receive a serious demerit, which would reduce his promotion to the minimum. It will be delayed for two or three years, but since he has chosen to follow Prince Yi Zhong, it will not be difficult for him to accept it as long as he is given enough benefits, such as fine iron.

"Since Your Excellency is so sure, I won't say more about the humble position." Fu Shi couldn't suppress the joy on his face, "The credit arrangement, the humble position is all in accordance with the instructions of the Lord."

"Well, not bad!" Zhou Yang looked through it carefully to confirm that he was not telling lies, and finally said with some embarrassment, "Brother Changwen, this official document needs to be slightly revised, my uncle."

"This." Even if Fu Shi was obedient again, this time he had a troubled look on his face, "Sir, it's not because of the humble position and unwillingness, but Mr. "If your Excellency agrees, I think I can raise him from the general banner to the position of one hundred households who are in need of children."

"At Yuan Dongjie's place." Zhou Yang understood what he meant, nodded in agreement without hesitation, picked up his teacup and took a sip, "If that's the case, I'll trouble Brother Changwen."

"Don't worry, Sir, I will send you the official documents tomorrow!" Fu Shi immediately stood up and left, and almost jogged back to his residence after going out.

(End of this chapter)