The Liu brothers from Qingyang Prefecture are a bit worse in fighting ability than the two brothers from Yan'an Prefecture.
But they were good at running. They took Wu Weifan's 1,200 people on a seven-day tour of Qingyang Prefecture, running from Huan County to Heshui, from Heshui to Ziwuling, and finally out of Zhenning County.
If they encounter the impatient Li Bei, they will probably be doomed.
But Wu Weifan was not known for his speed in marching. He wandered around Ziwu Mountains and got lost. Finally, he ran out of food. He found his way back by picking up wild fruits. He robbed two villages in Anhua County and rushed to Ningzhou to take revenge. The two brothers He ran into Ziwu Ridge again.
In the end, Wu Weifan had no choice but to lead his troops back to Anbian Camp.
Liu Chengzong no longer had any worries, but he had captured a lot in this battle, and there were also many wounded soldiers. The convoy brought by the carrier was only enough to transport the wounded soldiers, and the supplies and artillery had to be transported three or four more times. Besides, he really didn't know where the artillery should go. transport.
I wanted Chengyun to mobilize the people, but Chengyun was too lazy to deliver them, so he said, "Just throw them away and let others transport them."
Later, Liu Chengzong led his troops to surround Yan'an Fucheng, and the fierce general Yang Yanchang went to battle again.
The Yan'an Guard's 400 banner troops became more and more courageous as they fought, and defeated three battalions in a row. The general Baihu Ren Quan'er under his command became more and more courageous as they fought. He led the flag general Wang Ziyong, Shi Wanzhong, small flag officers Chen Ruji, Lu Bin and others to rush into the formation on horseback and almost almost Begged Liu Chengzong's head.
Then Liu Chengzong, the leader of the bandits, fled in panic, leaving behind his useless armor and three heavy artillery pieces, and fled to the northern mountains.
The prefect Zhang Nian issued an official document to requisition civilian vehicles, and personally led his troops to transport three thousand-jin cannons and armored weapons back to Yan'an to guard the siege city.
A month later, three messages were sent from Yan'an Guard to Xingzihe Wangzhuang.
The first news was that Li Bei, who was the commander of Yan'an's generals, was besieged when he was attacking Liu Chengzong, a giant thief who was entrenched in Yan'an Prefecture. He failed to break through and died.
As usual, the imperial court granted his family members in Yulin thirty stones of rice, twenty pieces each of woven gold, silk, silk, and silk, as well as a hundred taels of silver for burial, and the second-rank governor Qian Shi.
The second news is that Chief Ma Ke was dismissed from his post due to defeat and desertion, and became a frontier soldier in Yulin Town again.
The third news is that after receiving the news, Yang Yanchang, a thousand households of the Yan'an Guard, led 400 banner troops to intercept the victorious returning rebels, defeated Liu Chengzong, captured 156 heads, reported it to a book, and was promoted to the commander of the Yan'an Guard. .
Hundreds of households under his command, such as Ren Quan'er, Liu En, and the general banner king, each had their own achievements. After their heads were inspected by Fushi County, they were all recorded for meritorious deeds and were rewarded for their merits.
Before the silver reward was approved, Ren Quan'er wore a silver and silver flowered black gauze hat, a variegated green official robe, and a bear bandage on his chest. He led a few soldiers with big muscles and round waists and rode a tall maroon horse to Xingzi. He Wangzhuang paid a visit to Chief Liu.
In the stone fortress of Wangzhuang, Liu Chengzong and Mei Dianmei were lying on the roof to bask in the sun. They looked down and said with a smile: "Oh, not bad, you have been promoted to the fifth rank so quickly!"
Ren Quan'er took off his official hat, knelt down on one knee, paused and said, "It all depends on Chief Liu's cultivation!"
"Get up quickly, don't worry about this, come up and bask in the sun."
"I humbly obey my orders!"
The well-dressed beast had quick legs and feet. He handed his official hat to the soldier, climbed up the wall and climbed to the roof. He happily lay down on the tile-padded quilt and narrowed his eyes.
Liu Chengzong rested his arms and asked, "How is it? Where does the court plan to arrange for you to go?"
"Season Gate, sir, don't worry. As long as there are humble officials here, no officers or soldiers can come in at the north gate of Yan'an Prefecture!"
"Okay, I'm relieved."
Liu Chengzong asked again: "But since you left and Liu En was transferred to the security station, you Commander Yang will have no one to accompany you. Without your right-hand men, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Commander Yang to regain his former courage."
"Sir, don't worry. The imperial court has made arrangements. The Yan'an Guards still have Deputy Wang Qianhu, Shi Baihu, Chen Baihu, Lu Baihu and others. Commander Yang still has many talents under his command."
After Ren Quan'er finished speaking, he paused and said: "Moreover, I asked a craftsman to make him a big fishing rod because of his humble position. He can fish by sitting on Fan Gong's well without leaving the Nanguan siege. The commander now has the two aunts he bought earlier." Taking care of them, both of them are pregnant with babies, and there are five babies waiting on their knees. The life is leisurely and the family is happy."
The two mothers-in-law and five children they bought were like the seven people Yang Yanchang wanted to buy for himself at that time.
Liu Chengzong smiled. Ren Quan'er, who had two identities, black and white, was talking more and more yin and yang.
"If we just let him fish, will there be any fish in the river?"
"Yes, but they are not easy to fish. I catch one every two or three days. I have people block a section of the river and keep them to watch them catch small fish."
Things took an unexpected turn.
The hundreds of households in Yang Shi, who were so poor that they wanted to rebel, lived a life like this. They fished every day when they had enough to eat, and when they had caught enough fish, they went to enjoy the blessings of everyone.
Enjoying retirement life early is not a bad thing except staying at home for a while.
He nodded: "General Li, are you okay, General Li? And Liu Guoneng, who is recuperating in Yan'an Guard, how are they?"
"General Li is very good. During the siege of Beiguan, there were eighty good men around him to protect his safety day and night. General Liu, Mr. Liu and Mr. Yang often visited him. He also taught me reading, literacy and martial arts, and taught me some The principles of life and military use.”
The General Liu whom Ren Quan'er mentioned was Liu Chengzu.
"Oh? Art of war?" Liu Chengzong noticed the problem: "What art of war will I teach you?"
"He taught me to catch the thief first and catch the king first."
Liu Chengzong looked a little strange and asked again: "What calligraphy did he teach you to write?"
Ren Quan'er sat up and wrote with his fingers on the quilt: "In the seventh year of Zhengde's rule, the thieves will be killed. A famous thief will be beheaded to the first level, and he will be awarded the first rank, which will be hereditary."
Liu Chengzong's expression became even weirder: "Then what martial arts did he teach you?"
Ren Quan'er didn't even raise his head when writing, and wrote very slowly: "Teach me how to assassinate at close range with a dagger and a flying knife...Those who are third-level thieves and those who are killed in battle will all be awarded the first rank and will be hereditary."
The more he wrote, the more frightened Liu Chengzong became. His hands reached his waist, and they all came up empty. Who would bring a knife while basking in the sun at home?
In the end, I had to break off the tiles from the roof and hide them in my hands.
Damn it, this bad old man Li Bei is so bad that he won’t teach his children how to be good.
After finishing writing, Ren Quan'er raised his head and said with a smile: "He also taught me about eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor. I think it makes sense. Eat the food of Chief Liu and do things for Chief Liu."
Liu Chengzong breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Ren Quan'er with pity in his eyes: Silly boy, do you know that you have already walked around the gate of hell just now?
"Should I send Li Bei to Wangzhuang or to Saimen Station?"
"Leave it here. It's only sixty miles away anyway. When you are fine, you can still come here to learn from him."
Liu Chengzong was helpless. What Li Bei taught Ren Quan'er, from thinking, martial arts, tactics, and even writing, was completely tailor-made. He wanted Ren Quan'er to take his head off without any distractions.
He is already a dead man in the court, but he is still so determined.
Liu Chengzong sighed: "Tell Li Bei, I won't let him go because when he returns to the court, he will either escape from the battlefield or become a traitor. Let him stay with me in peace."
He guessed that Ma Ke wanted to win a reward for Li Bei's family, so he didn't say he was captured, but said he was killed in battle, and he did not hesitate to pay for being a deserter.
It may also be that Marco really felt that if the general fell into his hands, he would be gone.
But no matter what, Li Bei is officially dead, which is not a bad thing for him.
"Ah, by the way, the officer also asked me about Liu Guoneng. Liu Guoneng's left leg was not seriously injured. He was hit by an iron ball in the calf. He just needs to be healed. But his right leg was seriously injured and the bones were broken. The doctor said that he can do it in the future. Standing up, but definitely a little lame... I say this guy is really ungrateful."
Ren Quan'er sighed and said, "He actually blamed Commander Cao, saying that he was pretending to be dead on the ground, but he broke his leg after being pulled up by Commander Cao."
Liu Chengzong sat up and savored it carefully, thinking that this was indeed the case.
Moreover, Cao Yao may not have wanted to save Liu Guoneng at that time. Liu Guoneng blocked his artillery fire and did not want to kill Liu Guoneng with his own artillery, so he dragged him behind.
If the firing range of the artillery was not blocked, based on Liu Chengzong's understanding of Cao Yao, the old thief Cao would not run out and take the risk of pulling him back.
But objectively speaking, Cao Yao did save Liu Guoneng, otherwise Liu Guoneng would have been trampled to death if they had followed their military formations and the last chase had collapsed.
At that time, some people were trampled to death, and there were quite a few.
Afterwards, it was impossible to tell whether he was trampled to death by his own family or by the enemy.
If you are lame, just be lame. At least you can save your life. How many people can't even save their lives?
In fact, having said that, Liu Chengzong felt that the secret commander of the Yan'an Guard should be his eldest brother.
Yang Yanchang still could not command the Yan'an Guard's flag army.
On the contrary, Ren Quan'er, Wang Ziyong, his uncle's brother-in-law Chen Ruji, Shi Wanzhong, a loyal tenant of the old Liu family, Liu En, a blood relative of the old Liu family, and Lu Bin, the lucky man of the old temple village, are all of their own.
The eldest brother should be able to command with ease.
Not to mention that the banner troops are also rebels.
But Liu Chengzong didn't expect that there would be something more outrageous in this world.
Ren Quan'er said: "Sir Liu, Mr. Yang from Zhuantianmao has opened a private school there and asked you to send a few children who have studied there."
"What are you doing here sending me to study?"
Ren Quan'er looked as if he was making a fuss and said: "Next year is the year of the rural examination. The Yan'an Guards will give Yu Ding registration to military households to take the scholar examination!"
Liu Chengzong was still a little confused. He was a group of rebels. He had no objection to studying, but why were they testing talents? You can never be...an official?
He asked: "Am I planning to let them take the examination as scholars and serve in Yan'an Prefecture?"
Ren Quan'er nodded heavily: "The old man said that whoever can pass the exam will be recognized as your adopted son, and whoever can pass the exam will be recognized as your adopted brother."
Are all the candidates scheduled for the examination?
Isn’t my father too obsessed with having a candidate for the Liu family? Even if he does, he still has to recognize his son as a candidate?
Just at this moment, Lin Wei walked by the stone castle, and Liu Chengzong called out: "Lin Wei, we have set up an academy over there. Jinshi and Juren will teach you the imperial examination, and give you military household registration. You will take the exam in March next year." Scholar, I will take the examination next year, will you go?"
Lin Wei, who was holding the account book under his ribs in the courtyard, was startled. He raised his head and said, "I was just doing arithmetic. I didn't hear you. The monkey in the sky smashed a fort again and brought a batch of grain and grass over. What did you say, my lord?"
"I told you that I would give you the birthplace of Hu Yuding, a member of the Yan'an Guards Corps. You will be admitted to the scholar examination next year and the judicial examination the year after that. Do you want to go?"
"I am a scholar. What kind of scholar should I take? Besides, I can't pass the exam. I want to go to Beijing and I have too many acquaintances."
Lin Wei shrugged helplessly. Although he really wanted to take the exam again and become an official freely, this was just a daydream. His path was blocked and he would not be able to pass the exam.
After that, he made a 'five' sign with his hands, and walked quickly with the account book under his ribs: "Your Majesty, please continue to bask in the sun. I have to calculate the military rations quickly, five hundred stones of rice."
After a while, he entered the central hall in a hurry.
Liu Chengzong spread his hands and said: "Look, you can't pass the test. No one else has studied seriously. They can only read a few words. How can I pass the test?"
Dad also thought that it would be okay to incite some subordinates to rebel and make a few low-level officials stop doing serious work.
Seeing this meaning, he actually wanted to send a boy to take the imperial examination under his own name.
Liu Chengzong was not optimistic about the idea of sending people to take the imperial examination, but it was good to let people study.
"I will send someone to Zhuan Tianmao. You stay here for a day and leave tomorrow. Go back and bring me a letter to send to Zhuan Tianmao. You can't just expect children to take the imperial examination, but you must also train your own children."
His father had this idea, and Liu Chengzong followed this idea. Now they have many people, but not many who are literate.
Moreover, even if you are literate, your knowledge is limited and it is difficult to teach others knowledge.
And the few people who are literate themselves have their own things to do, so it is difficult for them to be teachers and cultivate more literate people.
We can't just rely on a few Jinshi, Juren, Xiucai, or cultivate a few more such people, it won't accomplish anything.
He needs people with a certain level of education, which does not need to be too high. It is enough to help them learn and progress more efficiently in future life and battles.
The more Liu Chengzong thought about it, the happier he became. He patted Ren Quan'er and stopped thinking about it. He went into the room to write down his thoughts and refine them further.
But halfway up, he stepped back on the tiles with eyebrows under his ribs, and asked: "You go to Semen Station. I don't have anything to give you. In this way, I will ask someone to bring you a hundred taels later." Silver, if you are short of food when you take office, send someone to deliver a message and Wangzhuang will deliver it to you."
"Thank you for your cultivation, sir!"
Ren Quan'er didn't know much about other things, but he didn't know how Yang Yanchang taught him the military salute. He had to do the military salute no matter what he said.
Then Ren Quan'er said: "Actually, I have an idea in mind. There are military fields in the guard station. I went over to see who owns the military fields in Saimen. There are also local wealthy families who have seized the civilian fields. The chief will need to come forward at that time." , kill them all."
"As long as the army's farmland is taken back and a group of wealthy families' good fields are occupied, then the people of Guaizichuan can be self-sufficient by taking advantage of Yanhe River. Why can't the humble Saimensuo be able to do the same?"
Liu Chengzong was happy, but Ren Quan'er still had some ideas.
"It's good that you think so, but the water conservancy system has been in disrepair for a long time. We have to take the drought seriously. If it were so easy, Ansai wouldn't be like this."
Liu Chengzong did not expect Semen to be self-sufficient, but it would be a great thing to take back the army's farmland and annex some of the land belonging to large households. If the construction of water conservancy projects could alleviate the food pressure to some extent, it would be a great thing.
"Do a good job!" He patted Ren Quan'er on the shoulder: "Sooner or later, the big ones will be finished. There are too many people in the camp. If Semen needs anything, just send someone to pass the message. I will fully support you!"
Ren Quan'er saluted again, paused and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Chief Liu!"
