Outside Yangjiazhuang, troops were gathering in an open space.
As Zhao Yanxun said, this place has become a temporary military camp, and the villagers have become logistics personnel.
After a busy morning, the villagers got a short rest and gathered outside the village to watch the troops gathering ahead.
At this moment, the mental state of villagers has changed a lot, and the most important thing is that they have more hope.
His Highness King Yong did not lie to everyone. He has a powerful army and is cleaning up the monsters in Hecheng County.
After the army was stationed, no disturbance to the people occurred, and the strict military discipline was awe-inspiring.
The most important thing is that although the army is stationed here, it does not collect too much military rations from Zhuangzi, but allocates them from Yuanyang.
There are more than 300 troops stationed in Yangjiazhuang, including the Baihu Station of the Guards Division led by Xu Yu, and there are also two Baihu Stations of the Military and Horse Division.
The troops are gathering in formation, so their movements are uniform. This is an army that the villagers have never seen before.
"Long live His Highness King Yong!"
"Long live His Highness King Yong!"
This was a routine operation after the gathering. In order to establish his personal authority, Zhao Yanxun tried every means.
These systems were particularly novel in the eyes of the villagers, and they also planted the seeds of loyalty to the palace in their hearts.
The three hundred households each gathered their troops, and according to the tasks that had been arranged, they took their men and set off outside Zhuangzi.
The army dispersed, and the villagers also dispersed.
Yang Qi, Yang An and his son were not in a hurry to leave, but watched the royal army leave.
"Yang He and his son are so unwise. They dare to be disrespectful to His Highness and seek death!" Yang Qi sighed with emotion.
Yang An nodded and replied: "Father, now... the person who secretly jumped around has been executed, and we can finally sit back and relax!"
Yang Qi's prediction was indeed true. There was indeed some trouble in the clan, but he was caught out under his close surveillance. When the royal army arrived, military law was enforced.
"You can't slack off. You don't have enough energy as a father, but you still have a lot to do!"
Staring at Yang An, Yang Qi said solemnly: "Even if you can't go to Yuanyang for construction, at least you have a place in Hecheng!"
Yang An nodded solemnly, he could hear the expectations in his father's words, and he would never let his old father down when he took this opportunity.
On the other side of Zhuangzi, Zhang Meng was packing things in the thatched house.
The conditions in this place are extremely simple, and the thatched hut sometimes leaks, but he and his mother have been living here for half a year.
Fortunately, during the past six months, the neighbors helped each other, allowing the mother and son to persevere.
And today, Zhang Meng is finally leaving here and taking his mother to live in Yuanyang.
Sitting on the pile of firewood next to him, Zhang Meng's mother, Mrs. Zhu, sighed with emotion: "Son, my mother has never thought in her whole life that she can visit Yuanyang!"
After these days of careful care and the sufficient supply of supplies from the Yang family, Zhu's complexion has recovered a lot.
"Mom, you are not just going to Yuanyang for a visit. From now on, you will live in Yuanyang. Your son is working as an errand in the palace... so you can honor your mother properly!" Zhang Meng said with a smile.
"My son has accomplished something!" After praising him, Mrs. Zhu warned: "You have to work hard in the future, don't let the prince's kindness be let down!"
"Don't worry!"
While mother and son were chatting, several people came outside Zhang Meng's house, but they were friends he had made in the village.
"Brother Zhang, we have packed everything. Do you want some help?"
Being able to call Zhang Meng brothers means that they are all real people. This time they are going to Yuanyang with their families and Zhang Meng.
Before Zhang Meng answered, Mrs. Zhu spoke first: "You guys are here to help us. I'm afraid you are in a hurry to leave and want to rush us on our way!"
Several young people were a little embarrassed, and one of them said: "Auntie, I really can't hide it from you. Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival... aren't we afraid that we won't be able to catch up!"
Zhang Meng came out of the house carrying two large packages, and several young men immediately stepped forward to catch them, looking very attentive.
"Has your family settled down?" Zhang Meng asked.
A young man replied: "I have been waiting in the motorcade for a long time, just waiting for you, brother!"
Before Zhao Yanxun left, Zhang Meng made his only request, to take several of his good brothers with him to Yuanyang.
"Then let's go!"
After saying this, Zhang Meng carried his mother Zhu on his back, and, accompanied by several brothers, walked all the way to the north of Zhuangzi.
On the north side of Yangjiazhuang, more than 20 large carts were waiting. In addition to the accompanying soldiers, there were also young men carrying food.
Meng Hai was among them. He could have returned to Yuanyang to rest, but in order to understand the situation in Hecheng, he followed the grain transport team here.
According to Meng Hai's assessment, the situation in Hecheng is better than that in Tongchang. It is expected that the palace would choose to extend its power in this direction.
Before, he had thought about asking the palace to send troops to Shuigou Village to pick up his family and villagers, but now it seemed very unlikely.
At least that's been the case recently. After all, the main focus of the palace has been on Hecheng County.
Do you want to go back by yourself and bring the villagers to Yuanyang by water? Meng Hai came up with this idea.
"Perhaps I should think of another way and rely on the power of the palace to bring over the people from Shuigou Village!" Meng Hai murmured.
At this moment, the sound of conversation in the distance woke Meng Hai from his thoughts.
"Are you Zhang Meng?"
"That's me, these are my brothers and their families!"
The leader of the team looked at Zhang Meng and everyone behind him, and said: "Get in the car and set off immediately!"
Zhang Meng then greeted several young men, and then they put their families and luggage in the car.
The cart was a large grain cart, and it was not comfortable to make, so Zhang Meng chose to carry his mother on his back.
The motorcade slowly left Zhuangzi and headed towards Yuanyang.
"Zhang Meng? Is that you?"
After carrying Zhu on his back, Zhang Meng heard someone calling him from behind.
So he slowly turned around and looked at the person behind him, only to find that he really knew this person.
"Mr. Meng Banner?"
"Hey... you are really your boy!" Meng Hai was overjoyed. This was the joy of meeting an old friend again.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Meng said next: "Brother Meng, I thought you were dead, but I didn't expect you were still alive!"
This made Meng Hai speechless and didn't know what to say to Zhang Meng.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to die. We didn't see each other for two years after we parted ways at the guard station!" Meng Hai recalled.
They belong to the same guard station. In the past two years, the imperial court has frequently mobilized troops to fight against the Hu people, so the two of them were transferred to different places for garrison.
After remembering him, Meng Hai couldn't help but ask: "By the way, why are you here? Can you let the entire convoy wait for you?"
Zhang Meng said calmly: "Your Majesty asked me to go to Yuanyang and be a bodyguard for his old man. My mother and I were asked to go to Yuanyang!"
After staying within the palace's forces for so long, Meng Hai naturally knew the palace vanguard and knew that they were the elite among the palace's elite.
Meng Hai also knew Zhang Meng's ability, so it was not unusual for Zhang Meng to join the front line.
The front guard of the palace? Doesn't it mean that Zhang Meng can see King Yong himself at any time?
Thinking of this, Meng Hai found a way to contact Zhao Yanxun.
"Brother Zhang, if you don't have a place to stay after entering the city, just go stay with me for a while and then settle down slowly!"
Meng Hai originally wanted to show his kindness, but Zhang Meng said instead: "The prince has made arrangements. I heard that he has arranged a place for my mother and me to live next to the prince's palace. Thank you very much, Brother Meng!"
Hearing this, Meng Hai felt a little embarrassed for a moment. He couldn't help but think of the treatment he received when he entered the city.
