Governor Yuan stayed in Wendeng County for two days. On the tenth day of August, he led a group of officials to bid farewell to the Marquis of Pingliao and return to Dengzhou Prefecture.
Before leaving, he symbolically accepted fifty taels of "suffering master" silver.
Of course Kang Yingqian refused to treat Mr. Yuan badly. Under Kang Yingqian's instructions, Qiao Yiqi stalked and gifted the authentic copy of Dong Qichang's "Three Trees on the River Gantry" to his savior.
"This painting has gorgeous brushwork and high-definition charm. Only Governor Yuan is as noble and upright as this painting can be worthy of it! If you don't accept it, I will imitate Liu Chong of the Eastern Han Dynasty and throw it into the East China Sea! Let's see if it floats or sinks!"
Yuan Keli was speechless. He didn't know much about calligraphy and painting, so he couldn't refuse the kindness, so he had to accept it.
It should be noted that Dong Qichang's original paintings at this time were easily worth hundreds of gold. This painting "Three Trees on the River" was sold for a thousand taels of silver in Jiangnan.
The gift was finally delivered.
Kang Yingqian felt relieved. Yuan Keli had boarded Kaiyuan's pirate ship.
Compared with Governor Yuan, those county magistrates seemed much more grand.
Silver gifts are accepted as they should be received, and they are taken as they should be taken, without being polite at all.
Under Kang Yingqian's repeated requests, Liu Zhaosun reluctantly took out 40,000 taels of silver to give gifts to various gods.
Ten thousand taels were spent on the five prefectures and counties within the jurisdiction of Dengzhou.
In Ninghai Prefecture, Huang County, Qixia County, Zhaoyuan County, and Laiyang County, each magistrate gave a gift of two thousand silver (the magistrates of Fushan and Wendeng were killed, and Ge Yewen, the magistrate of Penglai, refused to accept the money).
The magistrate said that after returning home, all the money stolen by the Wenxiang Sect rebels would be returned to the people who suffered from the war.
Dengzhou soldiers prepared the Taoist Supervisory Army and the Shuiying Commander-in-Chief, each receiving two thousand taels as gifts.
On August 10, Pei Dahu and two of his men escorted Tangma from Dengzhou to Beijing. Tangma carried a memorial jointly signed by officials of all sizes in Dengzhou, and also brought a petition from the people, which is said to have been written with blood by the surviving people of Wendeng in order to retain the soldiers from Kaiyuan. .
In his memorial, Yuan Keli briefly described how Ping Liao Hou turned the tide and defeated the Wenxiang rebellious people, and asked for credit for Ping Liao Hou in the name of governor.
Then with a twist of the pen, he reminded the court that the Wenxiang Sect was still strong in Shandong. The Dengzhou Guards Station was now in decay and could not be used to prepare Japanese soldiers and ban troops. He suggested that the court set up an additional Wendeng Camp to garrison and protect Wendeng with Kaiyuan warriors. Dengzhou to ensure that the Shandong Canal is safe.
The reason to protect the canal is too nonsense. Dengzhou is five to six hundred miles away from the canal, and there is Laizhou Prefecture in the middle. It is not Wendeng's turn to protect it.
However, all the court needed was rhetoric. As long as the Cabinet Secretary and the Supervisor of Ceremonies agreed, it was reasonable to protect the canal even in Kaiyuan.
The Marquis of Ping Liao has the ability to get the approval of the Cabinet Secretary and the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
Of course, in order to express his sincerity in protecting the canal to the two allies in the capital, Liu Zhaosun asked Pei Dahu, Lin Yu and others to bring 30,000 taels of silver and several top-quality treasures seized on the Liaodong battlefield to give to Fang Congzhe, Huang Kezuan, Wei Zhongxian and others.
After Emperor Taichang ascended the throne, the previous cabinet members basically remained unchanged.
Fang Congzhe and Huang Kezuan were notoriously weak and would not offend any forces. Needless to say, Wei Zhongxian would still support Liu Zhaosun in general.
Kang Yingqian estimated that if this memorial was published, the court would definitely agree with Governor Yuan's suggestion.
Of course, no matter what the court's attitude was, the Kaiyuan Army had actually occupied Wendeng.
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After accepting the money, Dengzhou officials became more respectful and marveled at the young hero.
The money given to them by Marquis Pingliao was actually not much. The combined income of the county magistrates was far more than these two thousand taels a year.
At present, the Wenxiang Cult thugs are roaming all the counties in Dengzhou. To pacify the Wenxiang rebellious people, they have to rely on the soldiers of Ping Liaohou.
More importantly, Yuan Yingtai, the Liaodong manager, died not long ago, so it is inevitable that the rabbit will die and the fox will be sad.
There are many rumors about Liu Zhaosun in Dengzhou officialdom.
One of them is:
All civil servants who go against this person will suffer a bad death in the end.
Only Ge Yewen, the magistrate of Penglai, refused to accept a tael of silver. He left without saying goodbye before Governor Yuan left, and returned to Penglai with his servants.
Everyone has different opinions on whether to kill Yewen Ye.
Kang Yingqian and Shao Jiechun suggested that they immediately send people to kill them halfway and then pass them on to the Wenxiang Sect thugs.
Kang Yingqian sneered:
"This man flaunts his integrity and thinks highly of himself. After all, he is a rotten scholar and cannot achieve great things. Now that he does not accept money and does not make friends with the Marquis of Ping Liao, he is everyone's enemy. Since he is an enemy, he cannot be kept. If he keeps this person, he will definitely Exchanging information with the capital's officials is a hidden danger after all."
Sun Chuanting and Qiao Yiqi opposed the assassination.
They believed that Ping Liaohou's foothold was uncertain, and if assassination was used, everyone in the Dengzhou officialdom would be in danger. Besides, Ge Yewen has always been popular in Dengzhou and is recognized by the people as a good official. If he were to be killed, he would only lose the support of the people and embarrass Governor Yuan.
Combining the opinions of both parties, Marquis Pingliao ordered the members of the Intelligence Bureau to go to Penglai to monitor every move of Gezhi County. If this person behaves abnormally, he will be killed immediately.
Liu Zhaosun slowly raised his head with a sharp gaze. Everyone fell silent and looked at Marquis Pingliao.
"The people are the most valuable, the country is the second most important, and the king is the most important."
"I put my words here today. This time I came to Shandong, not to conquer cities and land, not to make achievements, but to save the people of Qilu! Let them stop eating fathers and sons, selling sons and daughters. The greatest thing is that the people eat. matter! Anyone who dares to obstruct this matter, whether he is an upright official or a coward, whether he is a member of the cabinet or a member of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, must die! As for how to kill these people, that is your business!"
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In the early morning of the 11th, Wendeng went to the south gate and the main campus.
Ping Liaohou sat on the general stage, and beside him stood Kang Yingqian, Yuan Chonghuan and other confidants.
Chief Instructor Senti and his two lieutenants quickly walked to the general stand, raised their hands and saluted:
"Sir, the soldiers from the 2nd, 3rd, and 4000 headquarters are all in place, and the refugees from Fengyang are also ready. Look..."
Liu Zhaosun nodded slightly.
"let's start!"
Dongguan Zai agreed, took a paper trumpet from the adjutant's hand, raised the trumpet to his mouth, and shouted loudly to the more than 8,000 recruits standing on the school field:
"Brothers of the Kaiyuan Army! I am the Chief Instructor of Kaiyuan. You will soon go to Qixia and Zhaoyuan to pursue the Wenxiang Sect rebels. I would like to say a few words here!"
"There is a town in the south of Qixia, called Xiaotaizi Town. Half a month ago, the Wenxiang Cult robbed all the people there. They didn't even spare the crops in the fields and burned them! Not a grain of food was left for the people. .These days, Xiaotaizi Town is eating people! People are eating people!"
There was a commotion under the school grounds, and the generals of each battalion were armed with sticks to beat the soldiers who moved for no reason.
"Many of you were just like them half a year ago, you were refugees and you couldn't get enough to eat. Now, some of you are married and have children, and your wives and children are enjoying happiness in Kaiyuan. Compared with the refugees outside, one person is living in Kaiyuan." One is in heaven and the other is on earth! Tell your conscience, who gave you a good life?!"
Among the new recruits, someone took the lead and shouted:
"Master Liu! Master Liu!"
Five thousand recruits followed and shouted:
"Master Liu! Master Liu!"
Senti waited for the recruits to pause for a moment before continuing:
"You new soldiers, you can ask the veterans at the 1,000th headquarters. In order to pay you military salary and to let your wife and children eat more meat, Mr. Liu has scrimped on food and clothing, and is reluctant to eat on weekdays! Mr. Liu every day The food is worse than yours! As soon as the monthly salary comes, he uses it to provide for the wounded soldiers. He has no other thoughts but just wants to make the people all over the world live a good life. Mr. Liu always stands up for you, and he is not afraid to tell you that last year that How did the traitor Yuan Yingtai die? It was because this bitch humiliated our Kaiyuan Army Qiu Ba in front of Mr. Liu!"
The soldiers standing in the first two rows had reddish eyes. A soldier who had been injured on the battlefield of Hunhe stood in the crowd and sobbed loudly.
The three thousand recruits from the headquarters burst into earth-shattering shouts, and Senti turned back to look at Ping Liaohou on the general platform.
Liu Zhaosun nodded slightly to Senti, and the instructor quickly bowed.
The instructor whispered a few words to the adjutant, and the adjutant quickly went down to make arrangements.
A moment later, under the gaze of more than 8,000 people, five or six ragged civilians were brought to the general stage by two policemen.
Several of them were stooped and had sallow complexions and thin muscles. Being a ghost is not a ghost, being a human is not a human being. Without asking, you can tell at a glance that they are refugees fleeing from other places.
They were carrying dirty waist drums and were too timid to raise their heads.
"Brothers of the Kaiyuan Army!"
Senti suddenly raised his voice, his throat hoarse.
"You must all know that Fengyang was hit by another disaster. Tens of thousands of people fled to Shandong and were blocked by the canal. Fengyang didn't care, Shandong didn't care, and the court didn't care! Master Liu was a bodhisattva and took in the victims and gave them food. Eat and treat them as human beings. Mr. Liu is good to our soldiers and to the people of the world! Tell me, how should we repay such a good person!"
The recruits, whose emotions were ignited, immediately burst into cheers.
"Long live Mr. Liu! Pledge to be loyal to Mr. Liu to the death! Sweep the world!"
"Long live Mr. Liu! I swear to follow Mr. Liu to the death and conquer the world!"
Senti was infected by the passionate emotions of the soldiers. He pretended to wipe away his tears, turned around and said to the refugees:
"You don't have to beat the flower drum anymore. Today is the last time. Meeting Mr. Liu is a blessing earned in eight lifetimes! Come on, sing! Let everyone in the world know the true face of this dog court!"
Senti came to Pingliao Hou with a flattering smile on his face:
"Master Liu, this official did it..."
Liu Zhaosun forced out a smile, looked at the ambitious book boy, and said insincerely:
"You did very well."
With the constant push of Kang Yingqian and others, he finally reached this point.
Liu Zhaosun's eyes were slightly red.
The desolate sound of drums was thumping, thumping, thumping.
A familiar song rang in my ears.
Gongs in the left hand, drums in the right hand, singing with gongs and drums in the hand
I can’t sing other songs, I can only sing Fengyang songs!
Speaking of Fengyang, Dao Fengyang, Fengyang is a good place.
Since the emergence of Emperor Zhu, there have been nine years of drought in ten years!
A big family sells mules and horses, a small family sells sons!
The slave family has no son to sell it to, so it carries a flower drum and travels everywhere!
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