Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

Chapter 232 Don't Kowtow!It's not easy for me to earn some life!

"Thank you, Junhou! My mother is alone at home now, please ask Junhou to let me write a letter to ask at home!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is benevolent!"

"Thank you, Monarch!"

At this time, the crowd was excited, and the soldiers around Xu Zhen all looked serious, and when they looked at Xu Zhen's side face, their eyes showed reverence.

If he is really a benevolent and righteous king, how could any general care about the life and death of a person of humble background like this these years.It is commendable to be able to distribute wealth to subordinate sergeants and never hide it privately, and to strictly discipline oneself in running the army.

The generals in Jizhou under Yuan Shao's command back then were not bad, they were all famous generals, and their leadership was equally convincing, but compared with the current Xu Junhou, they couldn't compare.

"I don't know if my children are safe or not, whether my wife has been bullied or not. After staying outside Jizhou for a year, my wife and daughter fled back to Jizhou. I don't know if the house is still there."

"Write a letter and go back, and ask immediately. If you want to come to the king, you won't lie to us. These letters can definitely be sent. It shouldn't be an act of buying people's hearts."

"Your Majesty is here!"

At this moment, Xu Zhen came down from the high platform and asked someone to set up tables and cases in the school grounds. Suddenly, many sergeants came, holding pens and ink, and Jizhou papers piled up on the side. Xu Zhen sat in the middle seat himself, Ask Dian Wei to ask the more than [-] people who need to write letters to line up immediately.

At this moment, the faces of the prisoners of war were all dazed, and they froze in place, not understanding what happened.

"Your Majesty, do you want to write for us personally?"

"It seems that he is already sitting in the middle, Junhou, is he...does he have nothing to do?"

"How can it be possible to be fine? The majestic Jizhou Mu, the war is over, and all matters in hand must be handled before they can be carried out. How can it be possible that there is nothing to do?"

"Then why did he write a letter for us himself?"

"I'm afraid they are trying to buy people's hearts."

"It's a joke, Xu Junhou has 20 soldiers and horses, and the Black Mountain Army has been reduced from 16 to [-]. It is said that new recruits have recruited another [-] this year. Do you need to buy us?"

"Then he..."

For a while, the prisoners of war looked at each other, but as the generals shouted, the line had already lined up. Many people came to Xu Zhen's line, and when they came closer, they realized that he was really writing seriously.

Among these people, there are more than 5000 people, but only more than 7000 people need to write family letters, and [-] of them are orphans. They have no family members in the world, so they can only stand and watch.

It was quite warm in their hearts. None of them would have imagined that Xu Zhen could do this with his own hands. If he had nothing else to do, then he was sincerely serving the soldiers and the people.

This is a state shepherd who does practical things, so many people poked their heads out to see what happened. From the beginning to the end, this gentleman has always been very serious, writing every word seriously, and quickly helped three or four After the man finished writing the letter home, he sent someone to send it with the address attached.

Judging by the progress, I am afraid that these things can be completed in one day and night today.

"My lord, thank you very much."

Xu Zhen heard a thank you, sighed immediately, and said, "No need."

He looked up and saw that the person who came was a young man, but there was no childishness between his brows, and his face was resolute, so he knew at a glance that he was not a recruit.

"You don't need to say thank you, soldiers and horses in troubled times are not easy."

"Being able to write a letter home during the war is already comparable to several copies of military pay," Xu Zhen said chattingly while packing up the letter.

"Where are you going to write?"

"Really, write to the wife and children at home, asking if they are still alive. When Yuan Shao left with his people, my family members were included, so I dared not refuse, so I could only work for it. But in fact, when Youzhou fought Gongsun Zan , I have beheaded hundreds of people, I should have merit, it shouldn't be such a result."

Xu Zhen smiled wryly, his face moved, and after handing the letter to the guard next to him, he smiled lightly, "Yuan Shao was defeated, so naturally, didn't he receive the military salary back then?"

"Furthermore, if I write a letter home for you now, it may not be kindness. Do you think you don't need to pay anything?"

Xu Zhen stared at him and said with a smile, which surprised the general of the Bingzhou Army. Xu Zhen's words were more truthful, and he didn't realize it for a while.

"Your Majesty, what do you want?"

"Please don't open your mouth to ask for delicacies. Now there are only millet, pot helmets, minced meat, and broth in the army. Other than that, there is basically nothing to ask for delicacies."

"That, that's natural..."

The officer immediately relaxed and smiled, bowed again to Xu Zhen and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. As long as you can eat enough, the villain is already thankful."

"Haha! Alright, let's talk about what to write."

Xu Zhen stopped talking, and urged the sergeant to tell the content of the letter from home, and he was always very happy when he wrote it. The people in the queue at the back didn't know what Xu Zhen was laughing at, but they could indeed see that his smile was from his heart. inner.

It is only when you really earn something that you can enjoy it so much. After all, writing a family letter is also a labor-intensive thing. After writing a few letters, ordinary people probably start to feel tired. I didn’t expect Junhou to laugh secretly every time he wrote a letter. For a while, as if expecting something.

[Limited time task: gather the heart of the soldiers]

[Current progress: 28%]

Every time an letter is written, a little progress will be added. Xu Zhen chose a better method, so he has indeed been gaining and reaping the hearts of these surrenders.

After completing this time-limited task, he may get some rewards again. For him, there is no better way to spend time than this.

He is already a little tired after practicing soldiers and horses for several days. Except for the self-discipline value, he cannot get the "command" increase of continuous rewards, because Xu Zhen's command is already too high. Can be increased.

Instead of continuing to do useless work, it is better to focus on the rewards of time-limited tasks.

Anyway, every time you complete a time-limited task, you can also get a lot of self-discipline rewards.

"That's great, next! Come on, come on!"

Xu Zhen urged, and everyone who came to him would basically chat with Xu Zhen, talk about where his hometown was, and ask Xu Zhen about his appeal, and asked to join the army as a soldier. He made it clear that he would fight for Xu Zhen.

Because she was in a good mood, Xu Zhen always talked in a relaxed tone, smiling constantly, and seemed more and more happy.

Zhuge Liang, who came to visit and help from a distance, saw this scene, and he and Xu You immediately stood in front of the gate of the prisoner-of-war camp.

Xu You was even more bewildered, he stretched out his hands and stood with his beard twisted, his eyes were far away with relief, looking at the figure with mixed feelings.

"No wonder, the defeat was so miserable back then. For the soldiers under his command to achieve such a level, there is no other person in the whole world. Such a person is the commander in chief of the army. How can the soldiers not work for him?"

"From my point of view, there are 20 soldiers and horses in Jizhou. I am afraid that everyone can personally feel the charm of the monarch, which is admirable..."

"Kong Ming, you really have worshiped a good master. With such precepts and deeds, you will surely make great achievements in the future, and there is no limit."

At this time, Xu You is now Jizhou Biejia, but the protagonist has changed from Yuan Shao to Xu Zhen. After losing his family, he is often depressed.

But every time I see Xu Zhen, I want to resign from office and retire, but I can't get the words out of my mouth. I always want to offer advice to him for a few more years, so that I can feel more at ease. After all, my family has been killed by Yuan Shao. Now Xu You only wants to expel the Yuan family, and then make a little fame, and marry another daughter in the future to leave a descendant for the family.

But after being together for a long time, Xu Zhen's self-discipline will affect people's emotional state. At this time, Xu You immediately wanted to write some letters to these prisoners of war. Many of the soldiers here are still Xu You back then subordinates.

They are all familiar faces.

"Look, look, Junhou is still smiling."

Xu You stared at the front dumbfounded, his right hand was always grabbing the tip of the mustache, almost tore it off.

Zhuge Liang couldn't help laughing at this scene, and sighed: "Don't say that... It seems that you still don't understand my master, he has always been like this."

"He once said a word: Worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later. If he is not an unparalleled national scholar through the ages, how can there be a second person who can say such words."

"Alas..."

Xu You was stunned for a moment, and actually tore off a few tips of his beard.

Kong Ming's words echoed in his mind, and he was still murmuring these words. Finally, he looked up to the sky and sighed, closing his eyes and suddenly said, "I finally understand why God always favors the princes."

"Wonderful man."

"Back then, it was not unfair to lose, and now Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang are not wronged to lose." Xu You turned his head to look at Zhuge Liang, and said, "With the hearts and talents of the two Yuan brothers now, it is outrageous for them to win. , I’m going to help Junhou too!”

Xu You, Yang Xiu, Zhuge Liang and others brought people to help, and moved a lot of tables and desks, so that the prisoners of war who needed to write family letters had to line up more than a dozen rows.

As a result, the writing speed was much faster, and the Jizhou paper made by Xu Zhen was quickly emptied, and it was Dian Wei who went to the Tiangong Institute's warehouse in Zhongshan to move more.

Of course, the matter spread slowly, within the Zhen's mansion in Zhongshan.

Zhen Jiang, who is now the head of the family, heard about this, couldn't help but put down the letter in his hand, sighed, and said with a smile to his uncle Zhen Dang who came to explain: "At the beginning, this prince suddenly visited and wanted to buy the ancient scrolls in my house. I don't know why. .”

"At that time, I was still on guard, and I was trembling and did not dare to make a decision. Now it seems that I should have given it to him calmly. Uncle, you go to the book collection place, collect all the books and ancient scrolls in your home into carts, and go Give it to the prince."

"Prepare the wine in the evening and send it to the lord. The treasures in the wine cellar at home will be sent to the soldiers in the camp. In addition, a stockpile of food will be transferred from the warehouse and sent to the barracks."

"My Zhen family has been honored by the monarch and marquis. I appointed my elder brother as Biejia Wenxue, my younger brother Yao as a meritorious officer, and my uncle as the minister of Changshan. How can you say nothing?"

"That's right. You have worked hard these years. It seems that this gentleman really lives up to his reputation."

Zhen Dang immediately nodded in relief, "Before, I was also worried that he would make things difficult for me because of our in-law relationship with Yuan Shi, but looking at it now, that's not the case."

"As for what Junhou wants books and ancient scrolls, no one knows, not even his neighbors, but Bowen has a huge collection of ancient scrolls in Jizhou."

"It should be to increase knowledge. I heard that this gentleman has the ability to remember with a photograph, and he reads books every day to learn, and never slacks off."

"To this day, this habit of diligent study has persisted for eight years."

Zhen Jiang nodded, a little approval appeared on her white and tender face, her eyes wandered for a moment, and she immediately got up, "That's it, I'll let the younger sister come to see you after the prince is settled, and tell me about this matter." Open, and there is no need to hide in the future."

When Xu Zhen attacked the soldiers and horses of Youzhou, hundreds of thousands of people found an opportunity to riot and return. They escaped from the custody of Yuan's soldiers and horses and fled back to Jizhou.

Among them is Zhen Mi, the youngest daughter of the Zhen family. In fact, Zhen Mi married Yuan Xi less than a few years ago, and Yuan Xi was transferred to Youzhou to be the state shepherd before she had many peaceful days. Later, she could only stay in Yecheng. Serve his mother.

As soon as the common people rioted, many family members of lieutenant officers and soldiers were scattered. In desperation, they had to go back to Yecheng to return to the Zhen family.

When Xu Zhen arrived in Zhongshan, he stayed at Zhen's mansion, and then moved to live in the government office after it was repaired. During that time, Zhen Jiang was terrified, and whenever he met Xu Zhen, he dared not mention his little sister. talk.

At that time, I thought that Xu Zhen was deliberately making things difficult for her by asking for Zhen's collection of ancient books, but now I think it is not the case.

He had always been staring at the ancient scrolls, and had no interest in people at all, and he never hinted that he would accept this gift. Zhen Jiang didn't give it to him, and Xu Zhen still appointed the three gentry of the Zhen family according to the recommendation of the people. Confucian students, people make the best use of their talents.

It shows that he has a clear distinction between public and private.

"So that's the case...then leave it to Junhou to show Zhen's submissive heart. I hope there is still time, so I can use my modest strength to comfort Junhou."

Zhen Jiang said softly, but there was a bit of firmness in his tone. When Xu Zhen was in the most difficult time, the people of Zhongshan also received the Zhen family's food distribution. Zhen Jiang had never heard of this matter, but I don't know if Xu Zhen knew about it.

At least, she has been really doing her best for the common people.

In fact, Xu Zhen knew about it, otherwise Zhen's ancestral house would have been gone long ago.

in the afternoon.

The food, wine and meat sent by Zhen's family were distributed in the barracks. Zhen Dang personally visited Xu Zhen in the barracks and explained his intentions. According to Zhen Jiang's request, he didn't mention anything about his family, only saying that it was Zhen Yan, In Zhen Yao's mind, he brought out a stockpile of food from home.

Xu Zhen smiled and was in a good mood. He immediately praised Zhen Dang a few words, and when he heard that Zhen's family was willing to give him the book, he was as happy as a rich man who got a bargain, and laughed several times.

When Zhen Dang saw that Xu Zhen smiled, she immediately felt relieved. As long as this gentleman is happy, then they will not be punished for their in-laws with Yuan's in-laws if they talk about it in the future.

Otherwise, this is still a hidden danger after all.

Immediately afterwards, the cavalry who were sending letters home also brought the nearby people to the barracks one after another, and went all the way to the prisoner-of-war camp to find people.

Some old women, young women and children came in from the outside crying, and after finding their families, they hugged and cried into a ball.

At this time, Xu Zhen had finished writing his series of letters, and he came to see the family crying and prepared to comfort him, but the old woman prostrated herself directly in front of Xu Zhen, "Your Majesty, I don't know how grateful the old woman is! Junhou kowtow! I kowtow to you!"

"Don't, don't!"

Xu Zhen took a step forward, immediately grabbed the old woman, and lifted her up.

"Don't, old man, you are old, if you kowtow, I will shorten my life!"

It's not easy for me to earn some life, don't harm me!

(End of this chapter)