Two days later, Lu Wenhuan came to the Zhizhi Department and paid a visit to Shi Zhaizhi. Lan
"Your humble position, Lu Wenhuan, has seen Mr. Zhizhi!" Lu Wenhuan clasped his fists and bowed, "This humble position is injured. Please forgive me for not being able to perform the full courtesy."
Shi Zhaizhi looked at Lu Wenhuan and said with a smile: "General Lu, there is no need to be polite."
Lu Wenhuan quickly thanked him, "Thank you for your consideration, sir. From now on, I will look after you."
Shi Zhaizhi waved his hand and said with a smile: "General Lu, I heard that your brother Lu Wende was appointed deputy commander by King Linyi. Why did you choose to submit to the imperial court?"
Now Shi Zhaizhi has doubts in his heart about Lu Wenhuan, and it is not clear whether it is Zhao Tai's trick.
When Lu Wenhuan heard this, his face was full of anger and he said: "Mr. Sir, please don't doubt your humble position. My brother and I were originally soldiers under Mr. Quan of Huaixi. When the Mongolian invaders invaded, the army was dispersed. Seeing the Qi army going south for reinforcements, we went to help the Qi army cross the river, but we failed. I don’t want the King of Linyi to take the opportunity to annex the tribe.”
Shi Zhaizhi looked at Xia Gui and saw the latter nodding, and couldn't help but said: "It turns out they are Huaixi soldiers." Lan
The horse thrown in front of him was Degong, a water bandit from Chaohu Lake and a native of the Song Dynasty.
From this point of view, the people of Song Dynasty under Zhao Tai still have their hearts set on the Song Dynasty.
Lu Wenhuan continued: "The King of Linyi promoted my brother on the surface, but in fact the deputy commander had no real power at all. He transferred my brother away, which can be said to be an overt promotion and covert promotion, so that he could take the opportunity to send his confidants to control the Huaixi soldiers we brought there. "
Shi Zhai analyzed Lu Wenhuan's words in his mind and asked himself, if he were Zhao Tai, he would do the same thing.
Shi Zhaizhi checked the authenticity of Lu Wenhuan's words in his heart, but there was no doubt on his face that he said, "What King Linyi did is indeed disgraceful."
Lu Wenhuan said: "In addition to wanting to annex our troops, the King of Linyi also treated us and the old generals of the Qi army unfairly. This time, Ma Degong came to join our husband, and Wang Xiu, who was under the command of the army, was responsible. However, the King of Linyi did not He punished Wang Xiu, but in front of the whole army, he beat him with thirty military sticks. With such unclear rewards and punishments, and different treatment, how can he continue to serve him. "
After saying that, Lu Wenhuan went to take off his clothes and show his beaten buttocks to Shi Zhaizhi, "Bi Zhi is an old general from Huaixi, and I have no intention of surrendering this time. If you don't believe me, just take a look at Bei Zhi's injuries after his death!" Lan
Shi Zhaizhi waited for Lu Wenhuan to take off his clothes and saw the horrific scars on his body, then waved his hand and said: "General Lu, I do not distrust you. What are you doing? Put your clothes on quickly!"
Lu Wenhuan put on his clothes and saluted Shi Zhai, "Ms. Sir, the King of Linyi controls the army and does not listen to the court's orders. His ambition is not small. If it is allowed to develop, it may cause harm to the court. He is a native of the Song Dynasty. I risk my life today to advise my prime minister. , the court must be careful!"
After hearing what Lu Wenhuan said, Shi Zhaizhi couldn't help but stand up, walked to him, and said with emotion: "General Lu is really a loyal and righteous man! You can recover from your injuries in Chuzhou City. After you recover from your injuries, I will definitely not Poor treatment!"
Lu Wenhuan said: "My lord, if I come to join you from a humble position, the morale of the Qi army will definitely be shaken. Now is the best time to appease the Qi army on the north bank. I am willing to write a letter to let more soldiers return to the Song Dynasty!"
Shi Zhaizhi naturally had no objection to this proposal. He originally wanted to poach Zhao Tai. Now that Lu Wenhuan can continue to ask people to cross the river, he naturally wants it.
Shi Zhai immediately said: "Okay! If you can still recruit soldiers and horses from the north bank, I will reward you heavily!"
Lu Wenhuan clasped his fists, "My humble position will never disappoint my husband." Lan
Shi Zhaizhi nodded with satisfaction, "You are injured, go down and rest!"
Lu Wenhuan asked, but didn't leave.
Shi Zhaizhi frowned slightly, "You still have something to do!"
Lu Wenhuan was a little embarrassed, "My lord, I heard that Ma Degong came here, and my lord immediately gave me a reward!"
"Haha~" Shi Zhaizhi laughed when he heard this, "Are you afraid that I will make a mistake?"
Lu Wenhuan hurriedly saluted, "I don't dare to do it! I just promised to bring the brothers who came here to be promoted and make money. If I come back empty-handed today, I am worried that my brothers will misunderstand my husband. In addition, it is not convenient for me to recruit the people on the north bank."
Shi Zhaizhi nodded and turned to look at Xia Gui, "Xia Tongzhi, how many people and warships will General Lu bring?" Lan
Xia Guidao: "There are 2,438 soldiers, 14 large ships and 30 small ships."
Shi Zhaizhi immediately walked back to the table and sat down, picked up a pen and wrote a note, then stamped it with his official seal and handed it to Lu Wenhuan, "I treat people with integrity and have clear rewards and punishments. This is 20,000 yuan, which is more than the agreed amount." Master, take it and go to the treasury to withdraw the money!"
Lu Wenhuan lamely stepped forward to take it and said happily: "Brothers, I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Zhizhi!"
Shi Zhaizhi waved his hand, "Go down!"
After Lu Wenhuan went down, Shi Zhaizhi asked Xia Guidao with a serious face, "What do you think?"
Xia Gui shook his head, "According to what Lu Wenhuan said, what he said was reasonable and there were no obvious flaws. After all, he was originally from the Huai Army and was not a direct descendant of the King of Linyi. It is reasonable to be dissatisfied with the different treatment by the King of Linyi. However, I always feel like this is going too smoothly!"
Shi Zhaizhi pondered for a while, "Now that people are here, everything is under my control. After you go back, firstly, you must be careful on the north bank to prevent the Qi army from sneak attacks, and secondly, you must monitor the surrendered soldiers to see if they behave abnormally. ."Lan
Xia Gui nodded, "I understand the humble position."
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On the south bank of the Huaihe River, the soldiers of the Qi army who had surrendered were arranged to go ashore and protected by the Song army.
In the camp, the five hundred soldiers who came first have lived in the camp for seven or eight days.
Shi Zhaizhi gave Ma Degong 500 guan as agreed, but the money went into Ma Degong's pocket. When he arrived at the south bank, he led several hundreds of households to spend money in Chuzhou City, without any thought at all. Manage subordinates.
The treatment of civilian officials and military officers in the Southern Song Dynasty was indeed very good, but for ordinary soldiers, it can only be said to be average.
The people who came to serve as soldiers in the Song Dynasty were either civilian soldiers who were ordered to be safe, or victims of disasters who were recruited into the army after the Song Dynasty was worried about riots. Lan
The social status of these soldiers was very low, and it was easy for the Song Dynasty to replenish them, so even if they did not pay much attention to them.
In addition to the forbidden troops and fair treatment of the Song army, how the local army lives depends entirely on whether the Shangguan has a conscience.
The military discipline of the Song Army was not as strict as that of the Qi Army. The pay system gave the generals a lot of room for maneuver. Even Han Shizhong, one of the four generals of ZTE, also had some ideas about military pay.
In the camp, after the 500 Qi troops arrived at the Song camp, no one took them to train. They just lay in the camp to bask in the sun all day long, and then waited for food.
At this time, Song Jun carried several large buckets and threw them on the ground, "dinner is ready!"
When the Qi troops in the camp heard about the meal, they gathered around one after another. Someone looked into the bucket and saw that half of the rice was filled with bran, and the vegetables were just pickled radish. Some people were dissatisfied, "Mom, why do you eat bran-pharynx vegetables every day!"
