In the fort along the river, the old blind man was lying on a door panel, his face as pale as if he had been smeared with lead powder. His old wife, three sons and a daughter-in-law all came.
The sad cry was the eyes that the old blind man refused to close, and it was also the cry of the family who had lost their greatest reliance.
Inspector Zhang sat blankly at the gate of Yanhe Fort. The severe pain in his ribs made him, a talented assassin who had come down from the battlefield, take a breath of air from time to time.
He felt weak in his heart as he looked at the old blind man who refused to close his eyes as he took his last breath.
Did he really want to find a saint for the old blind man? Does the saint remember who he is?
There was a clanking sound, and carts were pushed out one after another. The people loaded on the shuttles were all soldiers from the Inspection Department of the Fort along the river.
Seven long marches were fought bravely, and thirty-one became loyal followers. The man who was alive and kicking a few hours ago could no longer get up and talk to him.
What should be done about the pensions of these people?
Especially those who braved the Long March. The meaning of a rural family losing a Long March hero cannot be healed by a few dollars of pension.
Not far away, a man with a yellow head and gray eyes was looking at Inspector Zhang with hope. These 'local leopards' said that they had captured a thief leader, and they hoped that Inspector Zhang would give him the treatment he deserves for capturing the leader of a thief.
The commander of Huazhou Zhongwei and a county captain from Huazhou also stood beside Inspector Zhang with a sad expression.
Because the three of them suddenly discovered that they had no power to give the patrol soldiers casualties caused by such a tragic battle, nor the rewards to the people in the countryside for capturing and killing the bandits.
Due to its special status, Huazhou is under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo, while the Yanhebao Inspection Department is on the north bank of the Yellow River and is an enclave under the jurisdiction of Huazhou.
In the current situation, the governor of Huazhou is probably not qualified to be the one who can decide on the reward. He will have to ask the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture or the military supervisor of Kaifeng Prefecture who is in charge of Huazhou Central Guard, or even the Privy Council to come in person.
But these big shots are far away in Kaifeng Prefecture, Tokyo, and they won't be able to get there anytime soon.
But if we don’t provide comfort earlier, it will be too damaging to morale. If this happens again next time, will anyone be able to stand up?
Therefore, the chief of thousands of households in Huazhou Zhongwei and the county lieutenant of Weinan County in Huazhou, who was in charge of Yanhe Fort, came over to Inspector Zhang, ready to discuss with him.
Although Inspector Zhang has the lowest position, he is from Dunhuang and is of the same clan as the Saints, so his status is rather special.
At this moment, Huazhou central defender You Yiqi, who had three red, yellow and blue flags on his back, ran over from the front, shouting on his horse before he even got off his horse.
"General Lin Wei of the Right Wing, and Lord Wei Guo Li Sanlang have arrived three miles ahead."
The three of them were immediately overjoyed. Even the severe pain in Zhang Xun's waist and ribs seemed to have subsided a lot. Although they didn't know why Duke Wei came so quickly, once he arrived, the matter would be easier to handle.
Li Cunhui was traveling very fast with five hundred elite cavalrymen from Yingshengdu. Originally, he was going to take a rest at the Yanhebao Inspection Department, but he found out from the mobilized inspection department dozens of miles away. There was news that someone was attacking the fort along the river and wanted to burn down the Baimadu pontoon bridge.
Pan Mei and Cao Bin were both with Li Cunhui. They were now the next generation of generals favored by the emperor, so it was natural for them to have some experience.
And the two of them are indeed very skillful, especially Pan Mei. Historically, after Guo Rong's death, this person was quite disliked by dogs. If it weren't for her outstanding ability and interesting people, she might have gone to accompany Guo Rong. .
But in this time and space, he is the emperor's confidant, and many people are even betting on when Pan Mei will become Pan Qilang, and Yang Jiye will become Yang Balang.
In this atmosphere of full trust, Pan Mei's enthusiasm was fully mobilized, and her talents were displayed even better than in the original time and space.
Li Cunhui hadn't noticed the significance of the immediate announcement of rewards and pensions at this time. Pan Mei had already noticed it very keenly. He hurried to Li Cunhui's ear and whispered.
"Gong Wei, since the An-Shi Rebellion, the Weibo towns in Hebei have been the source of turmoil. Twenty years ago they helped Emperor Zhuangmiao of the later dynasty defeat Zhu Liang.
In the past two hundred years, Wei Boya's soldiers raised troops in Hebei, killing countless commanders and causing many disasters to destroy the country.
But today, Wei Bo generals such as Zhao Zaili and Liu Jixun led the rebellion, and only three to four hundred people followed them. The mountains and tsunamis that stopped them spread all over the north bank of the river.
This is the embodiment of the saint's kindness!
If we could reward these righteous people now, we would be setting an example to the world!
I believe that from now on, anyone with two minds will fight with each other as long as they think of today and will never dare to rebel.
But if you can't reward people with generous rewards, it will scare away the heroes in the countryside. If things like this happen again, they will not and dare not come out to serve the country! "
Li Cunhui pondered for a moment and suddenly felt that Pan Mei's words were very reasonable. He believed that the emperor would definitely reward him heavily when he knew about it.
But a belated reward was far more likely to win people's hearts than a reward right now, but he still had concerns.
"Rewarding loyalty is the exclusive power of a saint. Now that I am asked to do it as a son-in-law, isn't it a bit presumptuous?"
Pan Mei said sternly: "To reward titles and official positions, it is indeed necessary to be kind to someone above. Duke Wei has not given up his sword, nor has he had the power to dominate the palace, so naturally he cannot go beyond it.
But they are all country warriors, and they don't need high rewards such as official positions and titles. They only need to be given a way out to reward their merits. "
Li Cunhui understood, and immediately came to the gate of Yanhe Fort under the protection of a group of knights.
The old blind man was indeed strong. He could barely see the ups and downs of his breathing, and the blood on his body was probably draining out. However, he just stared wide-eyed and refused to die. His fourteen-year-old son was crying beside him and was out of breath. .
Li Cunhui also knew Zhang Xunjian, because Zhang Xunjian was his soldier in the past. "Is this Li Wulang who refused thirty cavalry by himself and risked his life to close the fort gate?"
Inspector Zhang endured the severe pain and nodded, "Of course, Mr. Wei, there is no one like this who would risk his life to resist the enemy. I'm afraid the thieves have already broken into Yanhe Fort and burned the White Horse Floating Bridge."
"The old man is always ambitious, but his ambition is to reach a thousand miles. In his old age, a martyr is full of ambition!"
Li Cunhui sighed and asked Li Wulang, the old blind man who looked like a dead man on the wooden board: "The saint has always been the most loyal and loyal warrior. A certain family has received the teaching of the saint. Although I am passing by, I respect you three points. Do you have any lingering wishes?" , come quickly."
Of course it was impossible for the old blind man to speak, but when he heard Li Cunhui's words, his eyes moved a few times, and there was another cry all around.
Inspector Zhang endured the pain and stood up, cupping his hands and saying, "Li Wulang knows how to serve the country best, and he is usually afraid that there will be no one to succeed him."
Li Cunhui nodded. Zhang Xunjian, a big boss, had been doing inspections for two years and had learned to speak.
He let out a long sigh, looked at the hundreds of people surrounding him, and said deliberately: "Just a brave man in the Long March. How can I reward the heroes?"
As he said that, Li Cunhui took the hand of the old blind man and the young man that Inspector Zhang had been watching, and pinched it twice.
"You, my young son, are indeed a little thin in stature, but you have a good foundation. Since you are a loyal warrior, you should follow a certain family and join the Youyu Forest Guards first to become a righteous servant.
Li Cunzheng, come here. This is the loyalty of our Li family. We will take him with us, just like your younger brother. "
As soon as Li Cunhui finished speaking, the old blind man and his whole family burst into tears with excitement. Inspector Zhang also made a big salute, "Thank you for your great kindness and kindness, Li Wulang died in peace."
The pro-army, or Lin Wei, the right feather in the pro-army. Compared with this, Zheng Jianyong, the chief of the inspection department, is nothing.
If you want to join the Youyu Forest Guards, you will never be able to make a difference in the future. At least, if you do an inspection like this, you can only grasp it with your hands.
Don't underestimate this little eighth-level inspector. He is an official, a local bully. In later generations, he will be a "local official" who holds the positions of secretary, mayor, police station director, etc.
Finally, after receiving Li Cunhui's personal promise, the old blind man, who had been trying to stay alive, looked back and grabbed the youngest son's sleeve, then slowly closed his eyes and tilted his head.
Li Cunhui sighed, took out a few silver coins from his arms, and placed them in front of the old blind man's eldest son.
"The imperial court's pension has to wait for approval from the Privy Council and the Ministry of War before it can be paid. This silver coin should be regarded as a gift from a certain family."
The eldest son of the old blind man was an honest man. When he saw that these silver coins were about the size of walnuts, each of which could be worth more than two coins, he didn't dare to pick them up and just waved his hands.
"There are too many, too many. We can't use these."
"You can take it as long as you want. After finishing my father's funeral affairs, I can use the rest to serve my mother!" Li Cunhui simply grabbed the swaying hands and put the silver bag into his hands.
The old blind man's old wife, three sons and one daughter-in-law bowed gratefully again, and the pain of losing their loved ones seemed to disappear in an instant.
Inspector Zhang said with emotion: "The old blind man's life has been worth it. When the Li family becomes rich in the future, his descendants will remember him for the rest of their lives!"
The only two people left behind, Changzheng Jianyong, nodded in agreement. Although they were much younger than the old blind man, if they had to choose a way to die, it would be more worthwhile to die like the old blind man.
After dealing with the old blind man's matter, the other family members of the brave Changzheng soldiers who died in the battle gathered around. They were all villagers under the jurisdiction of the Yanhebao Inspection Department, so they came relatively quickly.
"I'll give you two choices. One is to nominate someone from your family. As long as he can pass the assessment standards, he will immediately fill the gap in the long march.
The second is that a certain family has left you a warrant to train their children well. If you want to join the Forbidden Army in the future, you can come to a certain family with the warrant.
As for the imperial pension, a certain person will write to the sage and urge the Kaifeng Prefecture, the Privy Council, the Ministry of War, etc. to approve it as soon as possible. "
The crowd roared with thanksgiving. What do the families of these brave and brave people who died in the Long March fear most? What they fear most is not that they will not receive compensation, but that if their quota for the brave and brave people of the Long March slips away, then the gain outweighs the loss.
Li Cunhui's move met their needs. Of course, I, Li Wei Gong, am far more thoughtful than outsiders imagine.
When he saw that there were five families who directly recommended strong men from the clan to take over their posts, he immediately waved his hand and called the Weinan County Captain over.
"Register the properties of the sons of the five warriors who died in the battle. According to the imperial pension system, people will be sent to inquire in all seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter."
"Please remember Duke Wei's instructions!" Weinan County Lieutenant saluted Li Cunhui first, then turned to look at the five orphan clan leaders who died in the Long March.
"Paiding the descendants of loyal and righteous people is a great policy of the court and the kindness of saints.
Someone is here to start the ugly talk. Whoever dares to bully the heirs of loyal people and rob their land will be exiled to Anxi! "
Several clan leaders and elders quickly bowed to each other and said they did not dare.
Having reached this point, it has reached the limit of what Li Cunhui can handle, but there are still more than thirty families of Banjo Yoshitsune who died in the battle to comfort.
Although Li Cunhui can no longer give any substantial benefits, he can make a promise.
He looked at Banjo Yoshitsune's family members who were looking at him eagerly and said, "Don't worry, the imperial pension will be provided soon.
A certain person will write to the saint now to at least get a quota for each loyal descendant to join the guard army. "
"Sage, saint, saint, Lord Sanlang, Lord and Lord, for all generations!" The people rejoiced, and the family members of the loyal and righteous men who died in the war also thanked Li Cunhui with tears.
After the surrounding people and other patrol officers and soldiers who came from afar heard about it, their faces flashed with excitement, they talked enthusiastically with each other, and looked at the family members of those loyal people with envy.
Not to mention the benefits of joining the pro-army and the forbidden army, it is just a guard army, which is a leap in status for the villagers.
Because after joining the guard army, the means of production such as cattle and farm tools are coordinated within the guard house, which is much more abundant than that of a household or even a clan.
There are also people helping to build and maintain water conservancy facilities, and there are also dedicated agricultural doctors in charge of agricultural technology.
The most important thing is that the taxes of the guard army are very low, and there is no need to perform corvee service. The whole family only needs to support a strong man who is out of work as a regular soldier, and then select another as an auxiliary soldier.
What's this? In terms of future generations, this means that one person joins the army and the whole family has a career!
(End of chapter)
