In a Zen room in the inner courtyard of Ruiyun Temple, Zhang Cheng and his officers and generals were drinking tea and discussing matters. When they were discussing the income and expenditure of money and food, Kaiping Guard Commander Jin Xinpeng suddenly mentioned that fake military invoices had been discovered in various places.
In the Zen room, there was a lot of discussion immediately, especially Zhang Guangda and Chen Zheng, who had the same temper as a firecracker, and they were even more angry. Guo Yingxian, He Zhenxiong, Kuang Yongzhong, Tang Xiancheng and other new members of the Xuanfu The general also cursed loudly.
Although several of their soldiers were under the command of Commander-in-Chief Yang Guozhu before, they were not able to enjoy full monthly pay, and they were still owed more than half a year's military pay.
Before going to Liaodong to help relieve the siege of Jinzhou, in order to boost the morale of the soldiers, they were barely detained for three months and half of their pay was left to their families in Xuanfu.
However, after Yang Guozhu was killed in the Liaodong battle, they chose to join Zhang Cheng, who was still the deputy commander-in-chief at the time, and immediately made up for the previous pay arrears, and everyone was very excited.
Especially when they thought that the soldiers under Yong Ning Bo's command were paid in full on a monthly basis, they were extremely excited. The specific manifestation was that they practiced hard on the martial arts field and fought bravely in front of the battle without any trace of fear. To withdraw.
It can be seen from this that how powerful is money?
Nowadays, fake military tickets appearing in various places are increasingly likely to spread. Once they spread in Xuanfu and its surrounding areas, the good life that everyone has longed for will be wasted.
Since ancient times, it has been "easy to move from frugality to luxury, but difficult to move from luxury to frugality"!
It would be fine if the soldiers under General Guo Yingxian and other generals had not tasted the benefits of being paid in full, but now that everyone has tasted the benefits, if they want to go back to their previous life of often being in arrears of pay for several months, I am afraid they will not be able to do so. There will never be such enthusiasm again.
Thinking of this, how can they not feel anxious? Soldiers are the foundation for their survival in this troubled world, and they carry the hopes of them, their families, and their heirs for the future!
Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng remained silent. He picked up the tea cup and smelled the faint fragrance of tea in his hand. He quietly watched the discussions and quarrels among his subordinates without saying anything.
He Biao, Wang Yuanjing, Liu Minshen, Wu Zhizhong, Wei Zhice, Lin Fangping and others were just like him. They did not participate in the discussion and abuse. Some of them sipped the tea and savored its taste, while others held it. Playing with the tea cup in his hand.
Zhang Cheng was filled with emotion when he looked at these people. He Biao looked the same as before. Except for matters involving his own responsibilities, he ignored or didn't ask questions. Everyone knew this temperament.
After Wang Yuanjing helped Chen Zhong establish the Mihe Camp in Henan Province, he indeed became a lot calmer, and the frailty of a scholar in him was gradually fading away.
Wu Zhizhong was also always mature and prudent, and never expressed his attitude easily. Wei Zhice was very clear-minded about many things. Although he often spoke and discussed during military meetings, he never said too many unnecessary words.
Furthermore, Lin Fangping had followed Zhang Cheng most of the time before and was an absolutely loyal executor. He was only responsible for unconditionally executing Zhang Cheng's military orders, but he never asked more questions, let alone questioned.
At this moment, his heart was clear. This scourge of using fake military tickets must be eliminated. As for how to do it, he just waited for the general's command.
Only Liu Minshen did not participate in the discussion because he had only just joined the army and was in the process of adapting. He also took this opportunity to observe the temperament of each officer.
After everyone discussed for a while, Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng finally waved for everyone to stop. He looked around with a kind face and then said: "You are all close to me, and many of you are old people from the time of King Qin. You should know It’s not easy for me to achieve what I have today.”
A cold murderous aura suddenly flashed in his eyes, and then he said: "How many brothers and sisters have risked their lives to have what I am waiting for today. Naturally, we cannot let these young people destroy it easily. If that is the case, even if I am Even if Bo agrees, even the dead souls of the Yongyi Army under Jiuquan cannot agree."
Zhang Cheng stopped talking here, and after scanning everyone with his eyes, he continued: "The secret forgery of counterfeit military notes is not new today, it was discovered long before we and other large armies came to Liao.
At that time, I had no time to deal with the matter because I was about to send troops, so I just ordered people to investigate secretly. I found some clues. I hope I can find out the person behind the matter in a few days. "
Wei Zhice, the commander of Tengshe Camp, then said: "General, the bandits in Henan Province are fierce. I recently heard that the two thieves who broke into Cao Cao are besieging Kaifeng again. I'm afraid that after this new year, we will send troops from Henan Province to help suppress the bandits again. inverse."
He added with a slight hesitation in his words: "But the matter of the fake military tickets cannot be delayed any longer, otherwise once the credibility of the military tickets is damaged, my foundation may be affected."
After hearing this, all the generals couldn't help but express their agreement, and even the chief governor He Biao was moved by it.
Seeing that the crowd was so angry, Zhang Cheng felt that the heat was almost over, so he waved his hand to stop everyone's discussion, and said in a cold tone with a calm face: "Xuanfu is the foundation of our brave army, and military tickets are the foundation of our brave army." The basis for survival.
If anyone wants to destroy my foundation and damage my foundation, then they will destroy the jobs of tens of thousands of soldiers in our brave army. No matter who he is, he must be killed, and he must not be allowed to block the sunshine road for our Yongyi Army to move forward! "
When the generals saw Zhang Cheng's statement, their hearts felt as if a boulder had fallen to the ground. They became much more stable in an instant, and they all expressed their opinions one after another. As long as the general gives the order, they are all willing to work for the general and kill those who want to destroy my Yongyi army's job. The traitors will be killed.
However, this place is the Zen room of Ruiyun Temple after all, and it is not easy to talk about fighting and killing. Zhang Cheng once again stopped everyone from expressing their opinions.
Then everyone discussed some other matters. For example, on the 15th day of the New Year, all battalions will also end their vacations. At that time, the merging of camps, recruitment of troops and other matters will also be carried out one by one.
Especially after each battalion completes the joint training, it is necessary to carry out joint training within the battalion in a timely manner, such as infantry and cavalry joint combat, infantry and artillery coordination, infantry, cavalry and artillery coordinated joint warfare, etc.
These subjects have been taught in detail in the military hall. The generals, deputy generals and generals of each battalion already have some basic concepts and outlines in their minds, but they still lack an intuitive feeling.
Moreover, the soldiers in each battalion had no idea of this kind of warfare. Only through real joint training could they perform well on the battlefield.
Finally, Zhang Cheng even proposed that if possible, after the joint training within each battalion has made some progress, joint training between two or even three battalions should be considered to improve the coordination and cooperation capabilities between the battalions. .
In Zhang Cheng's imagination, the war is ever-changing, and it is difficult to make a comprehensive vision and plan for the progress of the war before the war. The only way to solve the problem is to practice various tactics and strategies as much as possible.
Only in this way, when the battle is about to be intimidated by strict military laws, the soldiers will not panic due to fear. As long as they can strictly abide by military orders and respond with daily practical methods, even if they cannot win a big victory, they will not suffer a big defeat.
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At noon that day, after everyone had a fast meal together in Ruiyun Temple, they continued to discuss some trivial military matters, and the officers and generals dispersed one after another.
In the Zen room, Zhang Cheng was holding a manuscript in his hand. The small regular script on it was written very neatly and could penetrate the back of the paper. He would never have been able to write such words without more than ten years of effort.
Yong Ningbo gently put down the manuscript in his hand, raised his head and looked at a thin scholar kneeling not far in front of him. This man was slightly taller, but too thin.
However, the look on his face was quite resolute, and he seemed much less frail, so he must have had some special experiences.
Zhang Cheng looked at him and asked, "Are you Liu Chengzu?"
"Returning to the general, the student is Liu Chengzu."
"Yes. You were always with Counselor Wang, helping to take care of the affairs of the Mihe Camp?"
"Yes. After the student was rescued by the general at Kaifeng City, he followed Counselor Wang and served as a clerk."
"Yes, your handwriting is good and your ideas are quite clear. When I look at the records you made, I can see that although many places are not the exact words spoken by each person, the meaning is more coherent."
After Zhang Cheng praised him, he continued to ask him: "You have been serving as a clerk for several months. What do you think of the punctuation marks implemented in my army?"
Liu Chengzu did not reply directly this time. After thinking for a while, he said: "Back to General, when students study, there is no such thing as 'punctuation marks'. It is indeed unheard of and unseen before.
When they first saw it, the students thought it was just superfluous. Since ancient times, "every article in the world has been like this", so why did punctuation marks suddenly appear?
But after using it, it is not the case! "
"oh."
Zhang Cheng continued: "Come on, tell me what you think of this punctuation mark!"
Liu Chengzu did not dare to answer easily. He thought carefully in his mind before replying: "Come back to General, the writing and articles of our dynasty follow the ancient system. There is nothing wrong with it. Kuang's articles are meant for scholars to read." , non-ordinary people can interpret it arbitrarily.
However, when students first learn about this punctuation mark, they don't understand it very well. Why do they have to do so much and make simple things so complicated.
After that, the student also looked up some ancient books in Mianhe Town, and found out that during the Qin and Han Dynasties, there were some simple symbols, called the "sentence reading hookle" method.
The students couldn't help but think carefully, why don't they see this method and know the world's articles now? "
Liu Chengzu's words were beyond Zhang Cheng's expectation. He had previously felt that Ming Dynasty articles did not add punctuation marks required for sentence breaks, and it was very difficult to read them. It often took a lot of time and energy to understand and analyze before he knew what to do. Interpret sentences.
It was only after the Battle of Ma Fang that he began to implement the use of later punctuation marks in his army. Fortunately, there were not many real scholars in his army. Although the implementation of this method was slow, it never encountered great resistance. To this day, it can be considered as being promoted throughout the army.
But now I suddenly heard Liu Chengzu mention that in the Qin and Han Dynasties, there was already a method called "Sentence Reading Goule", and its meaning was actually similar to the punctuation marks of later generations. I couldn't help but be very interested.
Immediately, he asked eagerly: "The method of 'sentence reading hookle'? What is it specifically? Please tell me quickly."
"Back to the general, although there were sentences-breaking symbols in the Qin and Han Dynasties, they were not used much. But after it was passed down, the ones used were even rarer, and sentences were mostly broken up by sense of language, tone, and grammar.
Therefore, it is recorded in the "Book of Rites·Xue Ji" of the Han Dynasty that "entry into school every year and take exams in middle age." A year of separation from the classics. ', the meaning of 'Li Jing' here is 'Jue Jie Jue'. '.
Students read "Zeng Yun", which records that "if a sentence is perfect, it will be dotted next to the word, and if it is read, it will be slightly dotted between the words."
There is also a saying in "Shuowen Jiezi" written by Xu Shen of the Han Dynasty that ' and '号为' have been discontinued and recognized. ' means '; and the sign '()' is interpreted as 'hook consciousness'. '.
Furthermore, there are also words praising He Ji in "History of Song Dynasty: Biography of He Ji", "Everything I read must be punctuated." The meaning is self-evident, and the meaning is self-evident without needing to be explained. 'The merit.
It can be seen that the method of adding "symbols" to the article to read the sentence has been around since ancient times. "
Seeing that Zhang Cheng was listening carefully, he couldn't help but continue: "No matter ancient or modern people, they all have their own way of reading sentences when writing books. For example, "Three Character Classic" uses three characters as breaks and two paragraphs as sentences; "Thousand Character Classic" "Wen" and "Hundred Family Surnames" are divided into four characters, and the same two paragraphs form a sentence.
These are also words of enlightenment, mostly used to teach children how to read. However, when people make speeches or write memorials to the court, the methods of sentence segmentation are different. Each has its own method of segmentation according to the needs of the speech.
In addition, each person is trying to show their talents, and the sentence fragmentation will be more ingenious. Many words are used in the article, and even the meaning cannot be understood except by myself, so as to show its profoundness.
Such articles are often published in court memorials or among literati. It is difficult for ordinary people to see them. Even if they read them with their own eyes, most of them only recognize the words but do not understand their meaning.
The world has suffered from this for a long time. "
Liu Chengzu said a long paragraph, explaining the meaning of Judu Goule, and in his words he criticized the current articles.
At the same time, he observed the words and expressions, and saw that Zhang Cheng was listening carefully, so he continued: "On the other hand, the method of 'punctuation marks' mentioned by the general is used in the article, where to pause, where to break the sentence, and where to focus. But it is clear at a glance that when learning to write articles and narratives, it does have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.
Especially for those who are new to literacy and composition, with this punctuation mark, they no longer need to figure out the meaning word for word. The words are extremely clear between the lines. The meaning of the words is clear in the words, and there is no need to waste time and effort to ponder in detail. "
He glanced sideways and saw Zhang Cheng couldn't help nodding in approval, and he became more and more courageous, and continued: "This method is particularly efficient and convenient for transmitting military orders and information in our Yongyi Army.
There are limited documents in the army, and the generals have only recently become literate, so most of what they say is vague. But with these punctuation marks to put the names in the title, it becomes much simpler.
Students feel that if this method can be widely implemented in the imperial court, it will also improve a lot of efficiency in handling national political affairs. "
"Yes, Not Bad."
Uncle Yongning Zhang Cheng was very sure of what he said and continued to say to him: "Liu Chengzu, you will stay with me from now on, temporarily serve as a clerk, and handle the copywriting for me."
With a "pop" sound, Liu Chengzu knelt in the Zen room and kowtowed repeatedly: "It is a great honor for a student to be able to serve the general!"
(End of chapter)
