Here, Zhang Cheng and Liu Guangwu cherish each other, and over there the Liu sisters and Liu Qin are also reluctant to part. Liu Qin really likes sisters Liu Ying and Liu Yan, and gave each of them a jade bracelet before leaving.
Zhang Cheng saw it in his eyes, but he kept it in his heart. This was a personal maid and a jade bracelet, so he couldn't let her kindness go to waste. He should be willing to repay her in the future.
Looking at the army and carriages that were gradually disappearing, sisters Liu Ying and Liu Yan looked reluctant to leave. Zhang Cheng knew in his heart that the sisters had joined the Jiaofang Division since they were young and had suffered a lot before meeting him by fate.
But in the end, because of her poor family background, she was not allowed to be a wife. The most she could do was to be a concubine for herself. But her sisters were born so shy and lovely, and they had no parents. In the future, when his wife saw that she was favored, she felt heartbroken.
If she is jealous, she will definitely make her sisters look good.
Mrs. Liu Qin also felt pity for her sisters' misfortune in their birth, and because they were so lovable and loving, she accepted the two sisters as adopted daughters. It can be said that it was entirely out of love and care.
Although she also wanted to build a relationship with herself through this, the starting point was also for her own good. Sisters Liu Ying and Liu Yan recognized their adoptive mother and had a natal family.
Even if a new mistress comes in the future and is jealous of her sisters, she will not be able to bully her at will. Moreover, with Liu Qin's adoptive mother in front of her, Zhang Cheng will be able to speak, mediate and protect her when the time comes.
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For three consecutive days, they received visits from officials and generals on Shangbei Road, as well as requests from merchants. Naturally, they received a lot of gifts. There were also many people who just sent greeting cards and gifts.
I couldn't even get in through the door.
Although this upper north road is dilapidated, it is just as the saying goes: if a chicken doesn't pee - everyone has his own way!
But all the officials and generals on the North Road that Zhang Cheng has seen so far seem to be doing well. Although there are rules and regulations in the Ming Dynasty that new officials should ignore the affairs of state for the first three days after taking office, Zhang Cheng does not care about these.
On the very next day, large notices were posted in all the forts and forts on the Shangbei Road, informing all military households on the Shangbei Road that all the currently deserted farmland would be taken back and transferred to the Kaiping Guards.
The commanding officer is registered and reassigned.
From now on until the end of May, all those who have fled from military households in various places and returned to their original garrison can be renamed in a register and be allocated land and seeds. Before the harvest, each garrison will be provided with grain to survive.
But they have to participate in labor, build canals, reclaim wasteland, and plant winter wheat in the autumn.
At the same time, Zhang Cheng also ordered Zhang Guangda and Chen Zhong to dispatch cavalry and infantry based on the information on banditry in various valleys that Chen Zheng had explored on Shangbei Road, with Tong Shoushan, Zhou Ping, Wang Tieren, Cui Shijie and others leading the troops respectively.
, to clean up the bandits on Shangbei Road.
But this time, Zhang Cheng made a request, that is, only the chief culprits should be killed, and the remaining bandits should be left to mine and farm. However, Tong Shoushan, Zhou Ping and others led their troops to suppress the bandits at the same time.
He also has a mission, which is to persuade military households who have entered the mountains to come back, telling them that as long as they come back, they will have enough food to eat and clear out wasteland, and the Wei Si will provide seeds and farm tools for farming.
Although Zhang Cheng's side was moving frequently, all the generals on the Shangbei Road were standing by and watching. Only Zhang Cheng's own people were very busy.
They all thought that Zhang Cheng was just a thorn in the side of the new official, just putting on a show to show off to the superior, but they didn't expect that Zhang Cheng would actually be serious, and they didn't expect that Zhang Cheng was really not afraid of big troubles!
On the night when Zhang Cheng sent Liu Guangwu away, a man took advantage of the cover of darkness to sneak into the backyard of the General's Office and had a secret meeting with Zhang Cheng in a wing.
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"General, we have some clues about what happened in Chicheng." Su Yiyang stood in the room with his hands down and said softly.
Zhang Cheng stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the dark sky, and said softly: "But Wu Youlu is causing trouble?"
"The general's guess was good. The villain made many inquiries, and finally found it through the mouth of one of Wu Youlu's confidants.
That guy was originally the leader of the North Route Army, a hereditary member of Qianhu, but he was narrow-minded and vindictive. He had already made the area around Chicheng a mess. He could not fight externally but fought internally.
In the past, he had been working hard, thinking about replacing Liu Guangwu and guarding the Shangbei Road. Now that he couldn't do it, he blamed the general for taking his position, so he pretended to have a banquet and took the opportunity to send the two official prostitutes to the general.
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Afterwards, he reported the matter to Lord Bingbei He, and even made it more jealous by saying that the general was drunk and crazy, and had raped the two girls!"
Zhang Cheng was originally standing with his hands behind his hands, but when he heard this, he turned around suddenly, his eyes widened, and shouted angrily: "This is true, what credibility do you have?"
Su Yiyang was so frightened by Zhang Cheng's angry shout that he knelt on the ground and said anxiously: "Report to the general, I also know that this matter is serious, so I spent some more money to invite a close aide to guard Mr. He, especially
To prove this matter.
That night, Wu Youlu hosted a banquet for the general and sent his daughter off. The next day, he went to guard Mr. He's house to spread rumors and stir up trouble, accusing the general of being drunk and immoral and raping prostitutes. After returning to the house, he stayed up all night, caroused all night, and fell in love with the public.
If you are happy on the bed, you may not be qualified for the duties of guarding.
This matter was witnessed and heard by the staff, and the two officials and prostitutes were also entrusted with the task of monitoring and controlling the general by Wu Youlu, so the general should be careful!"
A flash of light flashed in Zhang Cheng's eyes, and Su Yiyang, who had just raised his head, saw him. He trembled suddenly, lowered his head in a hurry, and asked softly: "General, do you want to remove it to avoid future troubles? A villain can do magic."
Without even realizing it.”
Zhang Cheng let out a ferocious laugh, a fierce light suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he said in a deep and vicious voice: "Hmph, how dare this guy do this, how can he die in obscurity?
I wanted him to die violently so that he could be uprooted and frighten the remnants of Xiaoxiao!"
Su Yiyang knelt on the ground and felt Zhang Cheng's aura getting stronger and stronger. Even a person in his state of mind was suppressed to the point where he felt a trace of fear igniting from the bottom of his heart.
Zhang Cheng had walked back to the chair and sat down. He changed his face to a kind one and said softly: "Yi Yang, get up and answer the question."
Su Yiyang instantly felt a sense of relief. He stood up quickly, stood with his hands down, not daring to move at all, and listened quietly to Zhang Cheng's instructions.
"Can you find out who told Wu Youlu that he was going to have fun in bed?"
"Back to General, there are some clues about this matter. I will step up the investigation."
"You have to keep an eye on the veterans, women, and military households such as Du Rucheng in the General's Office in Chicheng. We must also step up efforts to deduct military pay, privately occupy military fields, and enslave military households such as Wu Youlu.
Collecting relevant evidence will be of great use."
"Yes, the villain takes the order."
"Well, except for Wu Youlu, the other two guards on the North Road and the five thousand households must conduct secret inspections. All information from all parties must be reported to this general as soon as possible."