Chapter 33, early April

In April, the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, and the weather gradually smells of heat.

The battle against thieves in Pinggang County, the county, almost ended at the end of March. Changcheng and Guangcheng counties have experienced a repeated disaster. Whether it is the Yellow Turban Army or Zhang Wan's traitors, or county officers and soldiers in the name of "light Restoration", they are like transit locusts, which makes the people miserable.

At the end of March, Zu Zhao returned to the county with the county officers and soldiers from Changcheng. Liu Cheng, the eldest son of the county government, held a series of triumphant banquets. These are all gossip. Neither Zu Zhao nor the righteous braves of the counties have made much shine at these celebration banquets. It's nothing more than a big meal.

Liu Cheng praised the generals from all walks of life who participated in the rebellion, as well as the brave leaders of the counties in the north of the county. Zhou Zhi was most impressed by Zu Zhao. After all, the strange idea of attacking the sunset, killing the thief chieftain Zhang Wan in one fell swoop, and boosting the morale of the whole county came from this teenager, which must be said to be the top priority of this rebellion. Under Zhou Zhi's recommendation, Liu Cheng not only said that he would help Zu Zhao resolve the conflict with the bicycle general Zhang Wen, but also specially commended Zu Zhao as the county governor post, and allowed him to temporarily station in the north of the county to supervise the security of the north of the county.

The postmanship is not big or small, but it has great power outside the county. Zu Zhao was 16 years old, and he was able to jump to this position, which can be regarded as an exceptional promotion. However, even so, no one expressed his disbation, especially the bravery of the counties in the north of the county, among which he fought bravely on the battlefield and was quite qualified, but in terms of bravery, this grand prince of the ancestral family was also no less than others. In addition, he had the courage to make a decision and take charge of the overall situation.

In this way, Zu Zhao was already an official when he led his county to return to Xu Wu County from the county government.

Zu Cheng and other children were all happy, and even got some red silk and satin from nowhere, and a lot of lights, swaggering everywhere on the way back to Xu Wu. Zu Zhao repeatedly asked Zu Cheng and others to stop, but not long after they stopped, these people took the colorful things to the back of the team and then shouted.

After repeated persuasion, Zu Zhao didn't pay much attention to these details, so he had to let these people go.

The person who returned to Xu Wu County first spread the news of Zu Zhaorong's appointment as governor all over the morning.

There is a lot of joy all over Zujiazhuang. It is really a great joy to be able to serve as a county magistrate at a young age.

Therefore, as early as before Zu Zhao and his party returned to Xu Wu County, Zujiazhuang had sent people to meet them at the intersection. In short, it was more grand than the New Year's festival and the ancestral worship. Even Chen Xianjun and a group of officials from the county government have already arrived. As an official directly appointed by the county government, the status and authority of the governor are above the county government, otherwise Liu Bei in history will definitely not be difficult for him.

Seeing Zu Zhao and others appear on the tail of the road from afar, the waiting list was looking forward to it.

It was under such kindness that Zu Zhao returned to his hometown. It was inevitable to go to the county government first. Chen County decided to hold a banquet for Zu Zhao and his party, but in the end, he was still gathered by Zu Zhao for dinner. Now he is the governor of the post office, but there is no serious document. Although the county government will certainly not play tricks on this matter, it is still better to keep a low profile. What's more, after a month of war, I just returned to my hometown, and there are always many things to sort out and rectify.

In the next few days, people kept visiting and were very happy for Zu Zhaorong's promotion to post. Of course, the meaning behind it was nothing more than to take advantage of an excuse. Occasionally, Zu Zhao will still meet people in person, but most of the people who have not been in touch for several years, or they can't get together, are replaced by other elders in the family.

Xu Wuyi bravely went on this expedition, and the casualties were naturally inevitable. Although he has returned triumphantly, the righteous man who died in the battlefield cannot forget it. After Zu Zhao discussed this matter, Zujiazhuang was as always willing to take the lead. On the one hand, he tried his best to find the corpse, on the other hand, he tried his best to bury it, and most importantly, he would comfort him.

After tossing around for seven or eight days, he finally dealt with the aftermath.

Suddenly, Chen County also visited Zujiazhuang and discussed with Zuju, Zu Zhao and others about the bravery to stay in the county.

The war has been settled, and winter has gone early. At a time when agriculture is busy, the county government can no longer bear the expenses of 800 righteous and bravery.

On this matter, Zu Zhao had already thought about it on his way back to Xu Wu. Naturally, he will not disband all the armed forces, but he can't help but consider more practical issues. When he put forward his proposal, he could temporarily dissolve 500 righteous bravery and leave 300 righteous bravery for a rainy day. After all, at this time, Youbeiping County has just calmed down the rebellion, and many thieves will certainly set off another thief disaster. Not only that, except for Youbeiping County, the whole country is in the midst of a yellow scarf riot, and no one knows what will happen in the county.

As for the remaining 300 brave expenses, Zujiazhuang will make a big head, but it also needs the support of the county government and major households in the county.

Chen Xianjun was a little uncertain about this matter. In the end, the official was sloppy, and the blame could only let Zu Zhao, as the governor, come forward. From the late winter of last year to the beginning of spring this year, it is almost summer now. It has been consumed for a long time to prepare for theft.

Zu Zhao no longer stood with Chen Xianjun on this issue. He was very clear about Chen Xianjun's attitude to do things. He was nothing more than saying hello to him first. As for the participation and support of other gentry in Zhang Luoben County, it could be handed over to the elders of Zujiazhuang.

After confirming the resolution to dissolve 500 Yiyong, the news was released the next day.

Two days later, the list of disbanded Yiyong was confirmed, and each pavilion team was notified according to the list.

At the time when the farmers were busy, many righteous braves could not stand the urging of their families for a long time. At this time, after receiving the notice of dissolution, they returned home one after another. There are also many poor people who originally pointed to be prepared for theft, and suddenly lost their livelihood and continued to wander in the township, worrying about their future life.

As for the 300 famous bravery retained, most of them are the children of the Zujiazhuang and Anyangting Zhang family. For these 300 brave expenses, several elders of Zujiazhuang ran around and persuaded several large families to pay a certain amount of money and food. At the time of Zu Zhao's new appointment as governor, several large families in Xu Wuxian County have to give some face. Even if they are not very willing in their hearts, they have to make up and look like they stand on the same line as Zu Zhao.

This matter has been brought to an end for the time being.

Just as Zu Zhao negotiated with Han Dang, Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yu and others on how to maintain the daily training plan of 300 bravery, Li Xin's sudden appearance immediately brought some news that was in line with Zu Zhao's intentions. Li Xin took people to the state capital to ask for help a month ago, and never returned until the war in Youbeiping County calmed down. Zu Zhao has been thinking about this matter, but he didn't expect Li Xin to take the initiative to visit Xu Wu County today.

Li Xin went to the county government of Xu Wu County first and seemed to convey some news from the county government. I didn't arrive at Zujiazhuang until the afternoon.

Zu Zhao invited Li Xin to get together in the Zhongtang Hall, and Zuling, Zucheng, Zu Ji and others were also present to accompany him.

After a brief greeting, Zu Zhao's first question was naturally the situation after that day.

Li Xin slowly took a sip of hot tea, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said, "Brother Zu, you will never think how difficult it is for us and others to go from Youbeiping County to the state capital. They are almost unable to come back."

Hearing this, Zu Zhao raised his eyebrows and asked, "Really? What the hell happened?"

Li Xin said helplessly, "Except for our right Beiping County, the whole state is turbulent at this time. Yuyang County and Shanggu County are all yellow scarf thieves everywhere. At this time, two or three waves of powerful yellow scarf thieves have been formed in the state. Officials can't go there easily at all, and no one can expect that they will suddenly encounter yellow scarf thieves. Just to go to the state capital, I spent ten days waiting. There was no place to rest along the way. Many counties closed their gates. Whether they were attacked by yellow scarf thieves or not, they refused to hold meetings easily.

Zu Zhao can understand the hardships of Li Xin along the way. After all, now is the time for the Yellow Turban Army to rise.

Li Xinchang sighed and then said, "The post station has been destroyed and the village is desolate, alas. After a while, I finally arrived at the state capital. But I didn't expect that the state government was fighting with the powerful yellow scarf army all the way, and we have been delayed for many days when we entered the city.

aside, Zuling sighed and said, "Really, the world is restless."

Li Xin shook his head and said, "Isn't it? Alas, don't talk about it. After entering the city, I told Liu Shijun about the matter in the county, but the state government was too busy to take care of itself, and there was no way to mobilize reinforcements to support the county at this time. Even if I ask again and again, Liu Jianjun can only promise to make a conclusion based on the actual situation after the state capital is relieved. Later, we wanted to return to the county as soon as possible, but we couldn't bring reinforcements, and the seven-foot man could never do anything, so we had to serve the county with blood. Unfortunately, the Yellow Turban Army fought with the officers and soldiers of the state government for more than ten days, and there was nothing they could do.

Zu Zhao asked, "Is the state government still trapped now?"

Li Xin said, "Strictly speaking, the state government is not trapped at present. It's just that the yellow scarf thieves gathered in the area near the left of the state capital. Naturally, the state government can't sit back and ignore it. It is gathering elite soldiers to break the thieves in order to solve the crisis near the left of the state capital. Later, we heard that the incident in the county had subsided. Thanks to the ancestral brothers's decision to attack Xiyang County immediately, beheaded Zhang and played with the traitors, which eased the crisis in the county.

Zu Zhao smiled and said slowly, "This battle is not my merit alone. If the righteous people in the north of the county work together, it will definitely not be achieved by themselves."

Li Xin also smiled, said two words of praise casually, and then said, "Today, the situation in the state capital is still unclear. We have been in the state capital for many days. Liu Jianjun heard that Beiping County had broken the yellow scarf thieves and traitors, so he asked us to return to the county as soon as possible and mobilize the county's volunteers to rush to the state capital for help.

Hearing this, the ancestors present all had different colors.

Zu Cheng, Zu Ji and other young children are eager to try. For them, the desire to fight against thieves in the county that they have just experienced last month is still not exhausted, and the morale of winning one after another is expanding. Of course, it is inevitable that there is a broader place to use. After all, the county government is still limited. If it can rise to the state capital and fall after the First World War, won't it be said that it can become famous? It is even more likely to seek an official and a half-time position. Isn't it more majestic than the county government's meritorious service?

However, these older generations, such as Zuling and Zu Ke, are more or less worried. Since last year, Zujiazhuang has done his best for the expedition, which not only damaged many children of his own clan, but also paid a lot of materials. Although he finally exchanged the official body of Zu Zhao, the eldest son, for the governor of the post, compared with the earlier expectation of being an official, it was really not worth the loss.

Although Zu Zhao does not have much waves on the surface, he has long been looking forward to it in his heart. The news brought by Li Xin this time can not be said to be satisfactory. He said quietly, "Brother Xianyan came here to convey the order of the state capital?"

Li Xin didn't say anything and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, the order from the state capital is handed over to the county government. I just returned to Pinggang County the day before yesterday and reported the matter to the county government truthfully. The prince Liu Cheng and the two captains are discussing how to arrange it. I'm afraid it will take some time for Japan to know.

Zu Zhao thought carefully. Of course, he knew that Li Xin could not come empty. The purpose was to suggest that the county government would definitely draw people from Xu Wu. This is not a bad thing. Anyway, he is looking forward to going out of the county to fight against the yellow scarf thieves. If he can reach the height of the battlefield of the state capital, it will certainly be easier to make contributions.

After waiting for a while, seeing that Zu Zhao did not answer, Li Xin then said, "Brother Zu didn't know anything. When I was in the state capital, I recommended it for you many times. Liu Jianjun had heard the name of your Zu Zhao. Earlier, General Zhang wanted to ask you. In fact, Liu Jianjun was reluctant. This time, you made contributions in the county and got your son Liu Chengbao, which not only clarified the previous misunderstanding, but also made Liu Shijun very appreciative.

Zu Zhao is not a stupid person. He knows the purpose of Li Xin's words. He is just mentioning himself. If he can make good use of this call to respond to the state government, his future is unlimited. He didn't show too much emotion, but said with a little relief: "Brother Xianyan is really grateful for his good words for his brother in front of Liu Jianjun. When the country is in trouble, everyone is responsible, and they should do their best. However, this matter still needs to be discussed in the long-term. After all, I, Xu Wuyi, have just returned from the battlefield. It must take some time to reunite our strength.

Li Xin nod his head in favor and said, "It makes sense. This time I came to visit the ancestral brothers, hoping to make the ancestral brothers ready in advance.

Zu Zhao said, "Brother Xianyan, don't worry, since it is a state government call, how can we not obey? However, now is the time of busy farming, and the previous expeditions have consumed a lot. It's okay in the county. It's not too difficult to toss around the road. However, it's a long way to the state capital, and there are complicated expenses. If the state government can make up a sum of military resources, I can give an explanation to my father and elders in my county.

Li Xin pondered for a while and said slowly, "I can only convey this matter on my behalf. However, I believe that the state government will definitely take this into account, and the most basic consideration must be there.

In the afternoon, after settling down, Li Xin went to the wing first to rest.

Zu Zhao mentioned this matter to his grandfather again. He still took out his generous words when he led the righteous bravery to fight against the thief and bandits, hoping to take this opportunity to make greater merit. Zuju has some doubts, but he has been in war for many years and also knows the truth of fighting to repay your kindness. What's more, if Sun'er Zu Zhao can really make another achievement, he will become a general and lay the foundation for the fourth generation of the military family.

Zuju did not give a definite meaning for the time being. He only said that this matter still needs to be discussed in the long run. On the one hand, it is to see what the state capital and the county government plan is, and on the other hand, it is also necessary to carefully inquire about the current situation in the state capital. In addition, the major households in Xu Wu County also have to have a greeting to see what everyone's opinions are.

This matter has not been settled for the time being, but Zu Zhao is not in a hurry.

As soon as the topic changed, Zu Ju suddenly mentioned to Zu Zhao that Xuantong County had come before. He said, "In the middle of last month, the Gongsun family of Xuantong County sent a letter. At that time, you didn't come back. Now you have just come back and are busy with other things. You haven't had time to tell you about it.

Zu Zhao's face changed slightly. He almost forgot the affairs of the Gongsun family in Xuantong County. Thinking of the turmoil of the Yellow Turban Army and the disaster in the whole state, Xuandu County must be inevitable. In the past period of time, the Gongsun family must have been plagued by war and had no time to take care of other things. As for the present, he doesn't want to be distracted by these "trivial things" now. After all, he is in chaos, and he has to focus on making contributions.

Soon, he regained his look and asked, "Oh, is that right? What's the news about Xuantao County?"

Zu Ju said in a strange tone: "Xuancuo County has also been chaotic recently, but it is much better than our right Beiping County. According to the introduction in the letter, it must have stopped in the past few days.

Zu Zhao asked directly, "The Gongsun family should not be talking about this."

Zu sighed and sighed, "Of course, it's not just for this matter. The Gongsun family seems to have regretted the marriage agreed earlier. This letter implies that it needs to be rescheduled and discussed in detail.

Zu Zhao nodded thoughtfully and said without much reaction, "So it is."

In terms of reason, this is exactly in line with his original intention, but from the perspective of the friendship between the two families, it is obvious that the ancestral family can't get off the stage. In a good marriage contract, the woman actually had something to regret. On the contrary, it was rumored that some good people thought that something had happened to the ancestral family, which was harmful to her reputation.