After more than half a month of travel, Chen Yingyuan and his party approached Dengzhou.
What they saw along the way made them deeply moved.
This was not the first time for him to come to Denglai.
A year and a half ago, he came to Dengzhou on business.
Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai at that time, even hosted a banquet for him.
Thinking about it today, he felt as if he was in another world.
Sun Yuanhua was beheaded and abandoned in Jingzhong.
He died in a miserable state.
Xie Lian, who took over, was also executed in Laizhou.
He was killed by Li Jiucheng in Dengzhou two months ago.
This position is very hot.
Chen Yingyuan smiled bitterly and looked at the shed at an intersection in front of him.
This was a shed serving porridge.
There were such sheds serving porridge every ten miles or so in Dengzhou.
They were all set up by merchants in Dengzhou.
While giving porridge, they recruited people, saying that they would go to the southern island to open up land, plant sweet potatoes and graze cattle and horses.
It seems that Chen Yingyuan has really gathered a lot of people along the way.
Of course, the vast majority are still tenant farmers and refugees.
It is impossible to leave without leaving.
The war is in chaos, and the output of the fields is not much.
If they can't survive it, they may starve to death in the autumn.
Chen Yingyuan saw many groups of refugees marching to Dengzhou.
They were all hired.
As long as they were signed, they would have clothing and food, and they would be accompanied by someone to march to Dengzhou Water City and go to sea there.
These refugees can still take their families with them, so these people are still walking very peacefully.
At least they have clothes and food.
As for going to sea, they have reached this point.
It is the same wherever they go.
It is good to be alive.
Of course, the people who had their own fields had to go back no matter what, and they had to die on their own fields.
This was the Ming people's obsession with their fields.
Chen Yingyuan was also worried that if more people fled like this, there would be no tenants left to farm the fields, but he didn't know exactly how many people had left, and few people in Denglai knew about it.
None of the local officials had time to take care of this.
After all, they even hope that the more people can leave, the better, so that they can feel more relaxed.
Nowadays, the large number of refugees makes them very anxious.
Chen Yingyuan came to the shed and saw that there were no refugees in front of the shed.
Inside, the merchants' clerks were all idle, lighting fires and cooking.
They also had to eat, right?
Chen Yingyuan got off the horse with the help of his guard.
He looked at the dozen or so guys inside.
Watch them gather around a tin stove to warm themselves over a fire.
It's the twelfth lunar month of winter, and it's also a time of bitter cold.
This shed is built of adobe and wood.
It can keep out the wind, but it's far from keeping out the cold.
This iron stove can help these guys resist the wind and cold.
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"I'm sorry, we are just helping refugees."
A waiter shouted.
Although Chen Yingyuan and the others were acting in plain clothes, their dress and demeanor showed that they were not ordinary people, so the waiter explained his words first.
"I'll wait and see.
The people in the shed in front also know.
My husband is just here to warm himself up by the fire.
Please make it a convenience."
A guard said with a smile, and said that his husband would stop and talk to the refugees when he arrived at a shed like this.
Have a chat.
As for why, even a guard couldn't figure it out.
Anyway, it was just whatever the master told him to do.
"Okay, come in, it's still warm inside."
The guy smiled.
"Thank you, brother."
Chen Yingyuan smiled and cupped his hands, and entered the room.
It was much warmer than outside, but with the door open, it was still very cold.
It only became warm next to the stove.
Chen Yingyuan warmed up the fire.
Letting his stiff fingers loosen up, he lamented that he was getting old and couldn't help anymore, and his hands and feet began to feel much colder.
As a Jiangxi native, he was already afraid of the cold.
There was a sound of hoofbeats outside, and a group of twenty or thirty cavalry appeared in view.
Their armor was covered with light white frost, and white mist sprayed from the horses' mouths.
"What's going on?
Is there anything unusual here?"
a military leader shouted.
"Master Jun.
There's nothing going on here.
It's good.
It's cold outside, Master Jun.
Why don't you go inside to warm up over the fire."
Huo Ji greeted.
"Forget it, we just came out of Dengzhou, it's not cold yet, let's go to the next shed."
These soldiers walked farther and farther west along the official road, and their straight and neat battle formation disappeared in the light dust mist. .
Along the way, Chen Yingyuan and his party had seen soldiers under Zhao Lie many times.
When they saw such well-armed soldiers doing patrol work, Chen Yingyuan also complained that Zhao Lie was really violent.
Objects, is this what a soldier should do?
After watching it for a long time, he became indifferent.
When hundreds of soldiers were like this, he also felt that since there were so many Jujia cavalry, it was no wonder that Mr.
Zhao didn't value them very much.
"Look at the soldiers under Lord Zhao, and then look at the soldiers in Liao Town, Tianjin and Wei Shandong.
One is to protect the family and the country, and the other is to plunder everywhere.
If you ask me to say, Lord Zhao is best able to become Denglai.
"Sir," an older man muttered.
"With them, we can live in peace.
Otherwise, I would be too uneasy waiting on the road.
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When I encounter soldiers from other military towns, they will have to rob me of my money and food."
The talkative Job agreed.
"Well, Mr.
Zhao was also afraid of these outer town soldiers looting, so he asked the soldiers to patrol along the official road.
Since the outer town soldiers were defeated by Mr.
Zhao at the gate of Dengzhou City more than a month ago, now they see Mr.
Zhao's The soldiers are all walking around, never daring to cause trouble."
The older man was spitting and talking about Mr.
Zhao.
He was like Rong Naiyan.
A large group of cavalry passed by the shed with a bang.
Their bodies were covered with dust.
The scepter in front showed their identity.
Chen Yingyuan could tell at a glance that they were the ministers who announced the decree.
It seemed that something big had happened.
Thinking of this, Chen Yingyuan no longer wanted to pay a private visit incognito.
He thanked him, came out, and together with more than a dozen guards, mounted their horses and ran towards Dengzhou, which is more than ten miles east.
"Welcome the angel."
Zhu Dadian and Gao Qiqian received the edict from the ministers at the governor's office and hurriedly knelt down to worship.
"Excuse me.
Please give me your convenience so that we can bathe and change clothes so that we can read out the Holy Spirit's will."
The visitor smiled and pointed at the dusty clothes on his body.
"Haha, it turns out it's Guoyuan who's here.
He's been behind the times.
I guess the angel is coming soon.
We've already prepared the house.
Please."
Gao Qi thought it might be an old acquaintance.
When they met, it turned out to be the Master of Ceremony.
The eunuch Zhang Guoyuan.
"How dare you?
Please ask the high-ranking supervisor."
The two of them moved forward humbly.
Zhu Dadian hurriedly sent someone to inform all the generals and Zhao Lie that the emperor's decree had been issued and it was time to decide Denglai's fate.
He was also uneasy.
After all, the document had been submitted for a month, and he and Gao Qiqian were there.
Dengzhou is suffering, waiting for news from Long live the Lord.
If Lord Long Live insists on not giving Zhao Lie the position of commander, I don’t know how Zhao Lie will deal with it.
Alas, let’s wait and see what happens, Zhu Dadian comforted him.
At this time, someone came to report that Chen Yingyuan, the governor of Denglai, had arrived.
Zhu Dadian hurriedly greeted Chen Yingyuan outside the door and welcomed Chen Yingyuan into the official office.
The two of them were also familiar with each other.
When Zhu Dadian led his troops through Jinan, Chen Yingyuan, as the political envoy to the left of Shandong, even gave him a banquet to see him off, so they were considered acquaintances.
Chen Yingyuan immediately asked to take a shower and change clothes.
It was too unseemly and disrespectful to see the angel covered in dust.
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Zhu Dadian hurriedly made arrangements.
In this rush, two groups of people rushed together.
During this period, Zhao Lie arrived with hundreds of guards.
After all, he was in the city.
Jin Guoqi, Liu Zeqing, Wu Xiang, Zu Dale, Zu Dabi, Zu Kuan, Wu Sangui and others also arrived one after another.
These people were divided into several groups, chatting and waiting.
Of course, Zhao Lie is his own faction, while Liao Zhen is a group, and the generals from other places chat together.
After the meal, Chen Yingyuan came out first.
As soon as Zhu Dadian introduced him, the other local military generals were not Shangguan, and they paid homage perfunctorily, while Zhao Lie paid homage with great ceremony.
This was his new immediate superior.
"Oh, this is General Zhao, who is famous throughout the Ming Dynasty.
Please get up."
The skinny and short Chen Yingyuan helped Zhao Lie up with a smile.
"Don't dare, don't dare.
Your Excellency, if you praise me too much, you will be a lower official."
Zhao Lie stood up and said.
"General Zhao defeated the Jiannu slaves in Xuanchuan, Gyeonggi Province, beheaded thousands of people, and wiped out Kong Ni in three battles and three victories in Denglai.
He deserves to be famous in the Ming Dynasty."
Chen Yingyuan continued with a smile.
"Killing the enemy and being loyal to the country is the duty of the general.
You should not do it, you should not do it."
Zhao Lie said humbly.
A few people were talking and laughing.
Chen Yingyuan looked at Zhao Lie and said to himself, this Zhao Lie is not too domineering.
At least he is much stronger than the arrogant Liao Town.
The evil deeds left by the soldiers of Liao Town passing through Shandong were all attributed to Chen Yingyuan.
I felt deeply disgusted when I wiped my buttocks for them, and I didn’t look good after meeting them.
Amidst the shouts of the yamen angel's arrival, Zhang Guoyuan walked in proudly accompanied by Gao Qiqian.
The incense table has been prepared for a long time, and all the civil and military personnel knelt down and listened.
Zhang Guoyuan took out the imperial edict and read it slowly.
The emperor had many things to explain this time, and it took him a long time to finish reading.
The decree first commended Zhu Dadian, Gao Qiqian, Jin Guoqi, Zhao Lie and others for their meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion, and their merits should be attributed to Sheji.
Then, Zhu Dadian was appointed governor of Shandong, and Gao Qiqian returned to Beijing to resume his duties.
At the same time, Zhang Guoyuan was appointed eunuch of Denglai.
Zhang Keda is the commander-in-chief of Denglai, and Zhao Lie is the commander-in-chief of Denglai Dusi.
Soldiers from other towns can return to their own towns, and the rewards, money and food will arrive in each town soon.
Everyone first congratulated Zhang Guoyuan.
This was also the time when the emperor's celebrity was released.
It was necessary to flatter and congratulate him.
Since Zhang Keda had not yet taken office, the next time he congratulated Zhao Lie, there were only three or two kittens. , has no friendship with Zhao Lie.
All the generals were also looking forward to the stars and the moon and wanted to return to their hometown.
Under the high pressure of the Polu army, they and their soldiers did not dare to act rashly.
They usually just stayed in the military camp, which was simply a solitary confinement.
It was too frustrating. .
Liao Town was even more like this.
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He had a grudge with Zhao Lie and didn't want to stay any longer.
After hearing the order, he shouted to go back early.
Of course, he also told Zhu Dadian that he must have money and food on the way back, otherwise he would be hungry. go back.
Zhu Dadian looked at Zhao Lie.
He didn't have enough food now.
He was just waiting for the imperial edict to find the remaining 150,000 taels of silver that Zhao Lie had promised.
Otherwise, he would not be able to survive this day.
Zhao Lie said, "Tomorrow will come," Zhu Dadian's heart was in his heart.
It was done, the emperor agreed, Zhao Lie also promised, he could escape unscathed, and the remaining mess should be left to Chen Yingyuan.
Zhao Lie felt very uncomfortable.
He felt as if someone was always spying on him.
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