Although the Qing army completely retreated, there are still a lot of things to deal with in the aftermath. Even though a batch of these materials in Jinan City were transported away, the vast majority remained, and they all had to be transported back to Mu.
Lingguan is also a big project. Because Jinan is not a Shangyi defense zone, once the imperial court sends officials to take over, it is hard to say who will own these supplies. After all, life is difficult these days, and who doesn’t covet white flowers?
money and grain. Therefore, it is better to transport them back to Mulingguan as soon as possible.
Fortunately, the convoy sent by Mulinguan also arrived in Jinan the next day. There were more than 200 vehicles of various sizes, plus more than 20,000 cattle, horses, donkeys and other large livestock in Jinan city. There were 10,000 soldiers.
With more than 8,000 people, more people are more powerful, and more animals are even more powerful. Finally, they moved all the supplies at once. However, Shang Yi still left Yang Wucheng and a thousand people to guard Jinan, while recruiting those who escaped.
The people returned to the city to settle down while waiting for officials from the imperial court to come and take over Guancheng.
After all these arrangements were made, Shang Yi led a large group of people, together with all the large and small vehicles, to leave Jinan and return to Muling Pass in Qingzhou.
Along the march of the army, many refugees could be seen, some in twos and threes, and some in groups of dozens. Shang Yi sent someone to inquire and found out that most of them were local residents. They had escaped from the Qing army and went into the mountains and forests.
Now I heard that the Qing army had withdrawn, so they all came out and returned to their homes.
After Shang Yi learned about it, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. In the years of war and chaos, it was always the common people who suffered. Therefore, he also asked people to tell these people that Jinan Prefecture had been recovered by the Ming army, and they could go to Jinan Prefecture to live in peace and rebuild their lives.
Started to build a home, and gave them some grain and silver. Anyway, now that the pockets are rich, giving away a few hundred shi of grain and a few thousand taels of silver is nothing at all?
The people who had received money and food were naturally very grateful to Shang Yi. Many people were willing to follow Shang Yi to settle in Mulingguan and begged Shang Yi to take them in. Shang Yi did not refuse and asked them to follow his team.
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The people and horses walked eastward for three or four days and entered Qingzhou Prefecture. At this time, Shang Yi received an official document from Qingzhou Prefecture. It turned out that Zeng Hualong, the governor of Denglai, had arrived in Qingzhou Prefecture through the passage and asked Shang Yi to go to Qingzhou Prefecture.
trip.
Although Shang Yi wanted to return to Muling Pass immediately, he still had to deal with the official documents from his superiors, so he handed over the large group of people to Zhou Shaohuan, and at the same time asked them to arrange things after returning to Muling Pass. Then he just
He took Duan Peng and other twelve escorts and rushed to Qingzhou Mansion.
One day later, Shang Yi arrived at Qingzhou Mansion, and happened to meet two officials he knew at the city gate, Han Zhi and Xiao Wenjun. They were ordered by Zeng Hualong to welcome Shang Yi into the city.
When acquaintances met, it was natural for them to make a cold announcement, and this time Shang Yi made another great contribution. The Qin army retreated again. Shang Yi's promotion was just around the corner. Neither of them could figure out clearly. Shang Yi should be promoted to
He could be an officer of any kind, including general, lieutenant general, and commander-in-chief. Therefore, he was very enthusiastic about Shang Yi.
So Shang Yi, accompanied by the two of them, came to the magistrate's office in Qingzhou. At this time, more than 30 civil and military officials from the Denglai Qingzhou area, led by Zeng Hualong, the governor of Denglai, and Meng Honggong, the prefect of Qingzhou, gathered together.
Together, we are waiting for Shang Yi’s arrival.
After entering the government office, Shang Yi first saluted Zeng Hualong and said: "Mulingguan Qian General Secretary Qian Zong Shang Yi, please see the governor."
Zeng Hualong personally got down from his seat, helped Shang Yi up, and said with a smile: "Shang Yi, there is no need to be too polite. You have accomplished a lot of great achievements this time. I will report the scriptures to the court truthfully. I believe the court will soon
There will be a decree, and by then you will no longer be a little Qian Zong."
Shang Yi hurriedly said: "These small achievements are all due to the governor's good command, and the soldiers of the three armies worked together to kill the enemy. I dare not take credit for my humble position." Pointing to Meng Honggong, he said: "Especially Magistrate Meng, who recovered Jinan Prefecture this time.
Fortunately, Prefect Meng’s great assistance provided a lot of supplies and mobilized 2,000 troops.”
Meng Honggong felt relieved after hearing this. He was afraid that Shang Yi would tell Zeng Hualong about the bad deeds committed by the Qingzhou soldiers in Jinan Mansion. Fortunately, Shang Yi not only did not tell him, but also spoke out in front of Zeng Hualong.
Jinan Prefecture was assisted by its own material and men, so that it could take some credit. Therefore, it was also very grateful to Shang Yi and said hurriedly: "Over there, Mr. Shang Qian contributed the most to the recovery of Jinan. Our Qingzhou Prefecture only
I feel really ashamed to be able to provide such small help.”
Then Zeng Hualong directed other officials to Shang Yi one by one. Shang Yi did not know more than half of them, but there were also a few acquaintances, such as Jiaozhou guard Liu Tianxi, Weihaiwei commander Ma Hanfu, Dasongwei commander Gao Tian, Xunshanhou
Yang Mingyuan, a member of the Thousand Household, and Feng Zhigang, a member of the former Thousand Household of Wangxuzhai, and others. During the ceremony, these people also acted very close to Shang Yi and patted shoulders and shoulders to show that they and Shang Yi were old friends.
When other officials saw that Shang Yi was just a small general, but was so appreciated by the governor Zeng Hualong, and was about to be promoted, and this promotion would definitely be big, they couldn't help but look at Shang Yi,
There was envy and jealousy in his eyes.
However, it is not unreasonable for Zeng Hualong to treat Shang Yi so favorably. This time the Qing army entered the Pass and invaded Hebei, Shanxi, Beizhilu, Shandong and other places.
The Lai area suffered successive defeats at the hands of Shang Yi. Therefore, although Qingzhou, Laizhou, and Dengzhou areas were also plundered by the Qing army, they were much better than other areas, and several major cities were saved. Zeng Hua
As the governor of Denglai, Long is the one who promoted Shang Yi, so he naturally deserves credit. Therefore, Shang Yi will certainly be promoted this time, and Zeng Hualong also has great hope of promotion, and may be transferred to Beijing to serve as an official in the Sixth Ministry
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At the same time, Zeng Hualong was also very happy that he had actually promoted such a military genius. With Shang Yi under his command, even if he could not become an official in Beijing this time, the future security of Shandong would be completely guaranteed.
After everyone was polite for a while, Zeng Hualong smiled and said: "Okay, okay, there is no need to say anything after being polite. Shang Yi, the banquet to celebrate your victory has been prepared. Let's all sit down together."
Although the Qing army has just retreated and living supplies are very scarce, Qingzhou Mansion has not been plundered by the Qing army, and order and people's livelihood can basically be maintained, so it is still possible to have a sumptuous banquet, and a group of singing girls are also arranged to sing and dance for the fun.
. And Zeng Hualong deliberately arranged for Shang Yi to sit next to him, which aroused the jealousy of many people.
After the banquet, everyone exchanged cups and drank happily. During the banquet, some people also asked about the process of recapturing Jinan. Shang Yi did not hide it. He explained it in detail and asked some people's questions. They all answered one by one. Naturally, there were waves of exclamations in the banquet. Although many people were envious and jealous of Shang Yi, but with Zeng Hualong sitting there, no one dared to speak ill of Shang Yi. They were sarcastic and sarcastic. They also pretended to congratulate Shang Yi, but Shang Yi could still feel a sour taste.
Of course, not everyone expressed jealousy towards Shang Yi. There were still many people who flattered Shang Yi and praised him highly, because everyone could see that Shang Yi had made such great contributions and was highly recommended by the governor. , promotion is a sure thing, and he is at least a guerrilla general. Even if he reaches the rank of general or deputy general, it is not impossible. His official position must be higher than that of the vast majority of people, so he must not be regarded as a small general. , it’s better to have a good relationship with him, maybe there will be other benefits in the future.
There are not a few people who hold this view. Meng Honggong, the prefect of Qingzhou, and several generals who had met Shang Yi several times also expressed their closeness to Shang Yi.
Shang Yi naturally knew all the attitudes of various officials. However, whether he was sarcastic or complimentary, he was neither humble nor overbearing, and his responses were quite appropriate. It also made Zeng Hualong feel that although he was young, he acted appropriately He is very experienced and seems to be a talent that can be developed.
The banquet started at noon and ended at three or four o'clock in the afternoon. It finally ended happily. After the banquet, Shang Yi went to the pavilion station prepared for him to rest. Shang Yi was also very depressed. , came to Qingzhou just for a meal and a drink? Because the banquet ended late, Shang Yi was too lazy to have dinner. He just thought that if there was nothing else, he would say goodbye and go back to Mulingguan tomorrow.
But at this moment, Han Zhi and Xiao Wenjun came to Shang Yi's residence and told him that Zeng Hualong had invited them.
Shang Yi immediately understood that this was something serious to discuss, so he followed the two men to Zeng Hualong's residence. At this time, Zeng Hualong did not wear official clothes, but changed into casual clothes and sat at a round table reading a book. When he saw Shang Yi coming, Zeng Hualong put down his book and greeted: "Shang Yi, you are here, sit down quickly. This is not a court, there is no need to be cramped, just be more casual."
Seeing that Zeng Hualong said this, Shang Yi was not polite. After thanking him, he sat down opposite Zeng Hualong and said, "My lord, I have been recruiting for a humble position overnight. Is there anything you can do?"
Zeng Hualong sighed and said with emotion: "Shang Yi, I still remember when I first met you in a small village. Although it was a few months ago, it seemed like yesterday. Although I saw that you were unusual at that time, I still didn’t expect that you would be able to achieve such great achievements now.”
In fact, Shang Yi was also very grateful to Zeng Hualong, saying: "The reason why I have such a humble position today is because of the support of adults. I must never forget it."
Zeng Hualong shook his head and said: "Although I promoted you back then, what you have achieved today is all due to your own efforts. But I am not here to talk to you about this."
Shang Yi looked serious and said, "I would like to hear your details."