Liu Tie looked up at the river in the distance, bent down, picked up a pebble and threw it over.
The surface of the river was slightly frozen, and when the pebble hit it, it made a soft clicking sound, breaking a small hole.
"The so-called glory and wealth are just like the ice just now. It breaks with just a light knock and has to fall into the water."
"I finally figured it out. During his military life, the Marquis made countless meritorious deeds, but in the end he became a monk. It was nothing more than jealousy."
"After all, our surname is Liu, not Xiao. Even if you have ten thousand loyalties, others may not believe you."
"The Marquis is old, so it's okay to become a monk. It's a pity that the prince has to do it at such a young age..."
"Let's see what happens when the prince ascends the throne. Maybe he can be given an official position."
The two of them were talking here when they heard the sound of horns in the distance. The two of them looked at each other and hurried to the entrance of the village. Without asking, they knew that Tian Wenhao had arrived with his troops.
When the two of them arrived at the entrance of the village, Cui Hongyu was already waiting there with others.
Naturally, Cui Hongyu didn't know Tian Wenhao. Zhengchou was worried about this when he saw them coming and greeted them hurriedly, "Great, Zhengchou doesn't know Mr. Tian anymore."
Liu Tie and Liu Ce smiled slightly, "You don't need to worry, sister, just have me and you taking care of her."
As he spoke, he saw the soldiers in front of him duck to both sides.
A middle-aged man wearing a dark red official uniform, riding a tall horse, walked forward slowly. Liu Tie and Liu Ce took two steps forward side by side, lifted up their clothes, and kneeled on the ground, "I have seen Mr. Tian." .”
Tian Wenhao laughed, jumped off his horse, stepped forward to hold their arms, "You two, you two, you and I are old acquaintances, so there is no need to be so polite."
"Your Majesty, you are serious. We are just domestic servants. You are an official of the imperial court. It is reasonable to pay homage."
"Well, there are no outsiders here. When the Marquis and I were fighting in the north and south, we were as close as brothers. Now that I have become an official, why are we separated from each other?"
Upon hearing these words. Cui Hongyu also felt relieved, since Tian Wenhao took the initiative to show his kindness as soon as he arrived. Then I think what happened today is simple.
Liu Tie called Cui Hongyu to him again and said to Tian Wenhao with a smile, "Master Tian, this is brother Chen Xiaobei's wife named Cui Hongyu."
Tian Wenhao nodded slightly, saying hello to Cui Hongyu. Liu Ce next to him continued, "The military supplies on the mountain. Sister Hongyu has already moved all the villagers down. Master Tian has saved a lot of energy."
Upon hearing this, the smile on Tian Wenhao's face disappeared and was replaced by a serious look. He looked at Liu Ce in surprise, "Is this serious?"
"There is no joke in the army. How dare I joke with you about such an important matter!" Liu Ce also said seriously.
Tian Wenhao shook his sleeves very solemnly, and clasped his fists at Cui Hongyu, "Thank you Miss Cui, you have helped me a lot. Originally, I estimated that it would take a month to transport all the military supplies, but no I thought of it, but I didn’t expect it.”
Cui Hongyu quickly bowed and saluted, "Thank you, Mr. Tian. I just think that in a few days, the cold winter will come, and the mountains will be closed by heavy snow. If these military supplies wait until the spring of next year, they will be blown away by the north wind, so I'm here to grab it." It was shipped from the front.”
"When I get back, I will report it to His Highness the Crown Prince and ask for credit. I want to ask you for credit." Tian Wenhao smiled happily.
"It's just because we were in a hurry that the military supplies were not counted, so I would like to ask Mr. Tian to do some hard work." Cui Hongyu bowed to the side again and made a gesture of invitation.
Tian Wenhao nodded, "Can I ask Miss Cui to lead the way?"
The group of people chatted and laughed as they walked through the village to the four acres of land and looked at the rows of stone houses. Tian Wenhao was greatly moved, "This is so thoughtful, so thoughtful. In fact, if these military supplies are piled here in the open, they can be covered with tents."
As he spoke, he walked into the nearest stone room.
Inside, there were piles of food from generation to generation. Tian Wenhao grabbed a handful, looked at it, and nodded approvingly.
"Ah, it's great. It's not moldy yet. It's well preserved. It's very good!"
"Now you will have made a great contribution. Now the border is tight and the court is in short supply of military supplies."
"With these, they can be transported to the border for emergency response within ten days. With these military supplies, our soldiers will be invincible."
As he spoke, Tian Wenhao turned around again and clasped his fists at Cui Hongyu, "It's so hard on you. Transporting so many supplies from the mountain is a hard job."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. We are used to going up and down the mountain every day." Cui Hongyu waved her hand hurriedly.
Tian Wenhao had a serious look on his face and waved to the side, "Here comes someone."
A low-ranking official next to him immediately came to Tian Wenhao and clasped his fists, "Sir, please give me your instructions."
Tian Wenhao pointed at Cui Hongyu, "Give all the silver rewards we prepared to these villagers."
The official was stunned for a moment, "Sir, this..."
Tian Wenhao glared, "You know how hard it is to carry food and supplies down from the mountain. Originally, you had to do all these errands. Now that these common people have done it for you, shouldn't you be given some silver rewards?"
"My subordinates understand, I will mobilize them immediately." The man turned around and walked away.
Cui Hongyu waved her hands repeatedly, "Sir, this is impossible."
Tian Wenhao, however, had a smile on his face. He looked at Liu Ce and Liu Tie and then at Cui Hongyu, "Miss Cui, don't refuse. Originally, these silver taels were to encourage the soldiers to carry supplies down the mountain as soon as possible. , not much, only ten thousand taels, please distribute it to the villagers, I am not familiar with the situation."
Cui Hongyu secretly smacked his lips after hearing this. It was so generous. He spent ten thousand taels of silver.
But for Liu Tie Liu Ce, the two of them took this matter very lightly.
After all, Tian Wenhao brought three thousand soldiers and horses over. This group of people went to the mountains to transport supplies and worked hard for more than half a month. The reward they received was only more than three taels per person. Although it was considered a considerable income, for these officials For the military. Many people might rather not go up the mountain without these three taels of silver.
And now this ten thousand taels of silver is a huge sum of money for the entire Hetou Tong. There are only about 200 households in Hetou Village, with less than a thousand people.
Each person can get more than ten taels. It is equivalent to everyone being able to buy a carriage.
Soon the quartermaster brought over the silver notes and handed ten thousand-tael silver notes to Tian Wenhao.
Tian Wenhao looked at it, reached for it, and handed it to Cui Hongyu.
"Miss Cui, just accept it. It will be considered as a small thank you to all the officers and soldiers of Tian Wenhao."
Liu Che and Liu Tie next to him also advised.
Liu Tie even said with some meaning, "Okay, Sister Hongyu, since Master Tian has given me a reward, just take it. It's almost winter, and the villagers will also need to buy a few more cotton-padded clothes and quilts."
Of course, Cui Hongyu understood the overtones of the words and bowed again to thank him and took the banknote.
