Before the Chinese New Year, Yun Chao began to give his subordinates holidays in turn.
During this period of time, Dongping Mansion has been in a state of high operation.
The Yun family army was busy dealing with encirclement and suppression by various government troops;
The helpers are busy building water conservancy projects and clearing wasteland for farming;
The militiamen and Xiangyong not only assisted the Yun family's army in fighting, but also trained at the same time;
Administrators clean up the remnants of landlord bullies while organizing people to build their homes;
The propaganda team was busy performing in various newly "liberated" towns and villages to promote Yunchao's policies to benefit the people;
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In short, the entire Dongping Mansion was on high gear, and many people were spinning around, feeling very exhausted both physically and mentally.
Therefore, Yun Chao planned to use the Chinese New Year time to give his subordinates a holiday in turn so that everyone could relax and avoid problems.
Zheng Gang and two brothers from the same village rode their tall horses along the official road from Dongping Prefecture to Qingyang County.
This official road was recently renovated. Compared with a few months ago when they followed Yun Chao to Dongping Mansion to fight against the Onezawa bandits, it was not much better.
It's wide and flat. When a horse runs up it, it's mesmerizingly smooth. You no longer have to worry about stepping into a pit and breaking the horse's leg.
When passing through Qingyang County, Zheng Gang and the others did not stop. They just fed the horses outside the city and let the horses rest for a while, and then continued on their way.
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"Xu..."
Passing by a carriage with a carriage, Zheng Gang and the other three reined in their horses almost at the same time.
"Second aunt, are you going home to celebrate the New Year too?"
There was a beautiful woman in the car looking out of the car window.
"Well, why are you back? Why is Pan Guiying willing to let you cavalry have a holiday?"
The second aunt in the car is not Zheng Gang's biological second aunt, but his second aunt from his family.
However, in Xiahe Village, as long as you call "Second Aunt", there is no need to ask who it is. It must be the second daughter of Zheng Dali, the village leader of Xiahe Village, Zheng Qiaoyun.
The Zheng Qiaoyun of today is no longer the Zheng Qiaoyun of the past.
In the past, Zheng Qiaoyun was known as the broom star, and Ke Fu's reputation resounded throughout Sanshui Town. Even Muramasa's daughter, no one dared to marry her.
Nowadays, no one dares to marry Zheng Qiaoyun.
However, it is not because she is a broom star, but because it is said that she is now Yunchao's woman.
Of course, this is just a legend, and the Zheng family has never admitted it.
Moreover, in Xiahe Village, this is still a taboo topic. If any blind guy dares to mention it, he will be punished by Muramasa Zheng Dali!
The village leader of Xiahe Village is still Zheng Dali.
Since participating in the labor reform in Wolong Village, Zheng Kunzheng has never bullied ordinary people again.
After the territory controlled by Yun Chao expanded, he once wanted him to go to another place to take charge of the work of a town, but he refused.
Leaving aside whether Zheng Qiaoyun is Yun Chao's woman or not, just talking about her current identity is not something that ordinary people dare to discuss.
The captain of the Yun Family Army's Third Propaganda Team is equivalent to the deputy mayor, one level higher than her father Zheng Dali's Muramasa.
The publicity team has now been upgraded to the publicity section and expanded to five teams.
Zhang Sihai was promoted and became the chief of the Propaganda Department, which was equivalent to the mayor of the town. If converted to the level of later generations, he would probably be a regular department.
However, compared with the old brothers Wang Shitou and Jia Mancang, Zhang Sihai's level is obviously not good enough. He is already a Zhengxian, and his real power is two levels higher than Zhang Sihai's Zhengke.
Of course, these levels are all done internally by Yun Chao and have nothing to do with his official position in the court.
As the propaganda captain, Zheng Qiaoyun has guards.
However, since Xiahe Village was approaching, Zheng Gang and the other three did not leave first and took the initiative to act as her bodyguards.
"Heizi, you go back to the village to report first, and let Muramasa... ahem, let Third Grandpa prepare to welcome the hero home!"
As soon as Zheng Gang said this, Zheng Qiaoyun's smile immediately dropped.
The so-called welcoming heroes home does not mean welcoming living people like them, but welcoming martyrs.
During this period, although the bandits disguised by the Yun family army were invincible and defeated several groups of officers and soldiers from nearby state capitals, they were not without zero casualties. There were sacrifices in almost every battle.
Because they couldn't spare the manpower to send their remains back to their hometowns, they were cremated first and then shipped back when they found an opportunity.
Yun Chao started his career in Sanshui Town, and there were many people in the Yun Family Army in Sanshui Town.
Therefore, the most martyrs died in Sanshui Town.
For this reason, Yunchao built martyrs' cemeteries in various towns in Sanshui Town so that the martyrs who died could be closer to their hometowns.
When the group arrived at the entrance of Xiahe Village, Zheng Dali was already leading the villagers waiting outside the village.
The villagers stretched their necks, their eyes full of worry.
Every time Muramasa takes everyone out to welcome the martyrs home, someone from his own village will definitely die in battle!
However, it is still unknown who will be greeted and how many children in the village have died.
"dismount!"
Zheng Gang is the commander of the cavalry, and he will direct this ceremony.
Two of Zheng Gang's men jumped off their horses, took out the urn from the bag on the horse's back, and held it in their hands.
"Everyone observes a moment of silence to welcome the two martyrs Li Shuanzhu and Zheng Erpeng home!"
Zheng Qiaoyun also got off the carriage and bowed his head in silence. There was no hint of Muramasa's daughter being unruly.
As the propaganda captain and the most capable person under Brother Chao, how could she, Zheng Qiaoyun, embarrass Brother Chao?
This is what the propaganda team does, to enhance the personality of the martyrs, increase the honor of the martyrs, and let the common people know that serving as a soldier is glorious and sacrifice is great!
The families of the two martyrs have begun to cry.
Their relatives and friends also had red eyes.
Since Yun Chao formed the army, more than one hand has sacrificed their lives in Xiahe Village!
From the moment of silence to the burial of the martyrs' ashes in the martyrs' cemetery, the ceremony lasted for nearly half an hour.
It wasn't until the ceremony was over that the atmosphere in the village became lively.
All the villagers gathered around Zheng Gang and the other three asking questions, especially the villagers whose families had children working under Yun Chao, who were more attentive than the family members of Zheng Gang and the others.
Even Zheng Dali was no exception. He pulled his little girl to greet her.
Zheng Gang did not answer the villagers' questions and silently took out two bags from his horse.
"This is the pension that Brother Chao gave to two brothers, Shuanzhuo and Erpeng. Erpeng is a cavalryman, and his pension is sixty taels of silver; Shuanzhuo is a cavalry captain, and his pension is eighty taels of silver. Please also ask Muramasa and the villagers will provide proof!"
After saying that, Zheng Gang opened two bags, opened the bag mouths, and asked Zheng Dali and a group of villagers to count and inspect them.
Yun Chao stipulates that the pensions of those who died must be handed over to their families in the presence of Muramasa and his neighbors, and must be signed and signed by Muramasa and his neighbors.
This is not to show off, but mainly to prevent someone from deceiving the superiors and trying to embezzle pension funds.
"Hey, Gangzi, this isn't silver. Did you take it by mistake?"
