At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the competition for the deer in the world

Chapter 27 The Way of Benevolence and Righteousness
The next morning, the rain stopped.

Cheng De set off towards Sizhou City with an army of 7000 people.

The road was muddy and the team moved slowly.

Cheng De was riding on the horse, looking at the hazy mist in the distance.

Suddenly, a young scholar in Tsing Yi walked in front of him.

The scholar's clothes are very old, with many patches on them, but they are very clean.

He carried a bookcase on his back, and his face was determined.

Cheng De reined in his horse and stopped, and the army behind him also stopped, each standing upright without making a sound.

The scholar looked up and saw Cheng De and his party, and approached Cheng De with the bookcase on his back.

Behind Cheng De, Zhang Qijiu and the others had already grasped the handle of the long knife, and their eyes were sharply examining the scholar who suddenly appeared in front of them.

The atmosphere was filled with tension.

"Student Lu Qi, I have met the general!" Lu Qi bowed and saluted.

Cheng De looked at Lu Qi, his eyes flashed, "Are you from Dingyuan?"

"No, I'm going to report to the general, the student is going to take my husband's place and come to see the general!" Lu Qi replied calmly.

Cheng De was silent for a while, "Who is your husband?"

"My husband said that we will meet each other if we are destined." Lu Qi replied.

Behind Cheng De, Zhang Qijiu and the others showed dissatisfaction and didn't have a good look at Lu Qi.

Cheng De was stunned, "Then why are you here?"

"My husband asked student Lu Qi to ask the general, what is the way of benevolence and righteousness?" Lu Qi responded.

Cheng De's face darkened, "No comment!"

I was stopped suddenly and asked this, I am afraid I am sick, and I am not seriously ill!
Lu Qi said with a smile: "My husband said that he will help the general solve the food problem."

Ok?
"You sent people to watch me? Could it be that my sword is not good?" Cheng Dehan said with a straight face.

Lu Qi was startled, and hurriedly said: "The general misunderstood, in the world today, where is there no shortage of food?"

Cheng De laughed angrily, "Since you know there is a shortage of food in the world, where did your husband get the food, is he trying to deceive me?"

"Students dare not lie to the general. My husband controls a fleet of thousands of people and can go to sea at any time." Lu Qi replied calmly.

Cheng De's eyes lit up after hearing this.

A fleet of thousands of people who can go to sea, if only mine!

"Your husband must have something to ask for!" Cheng De stared at Lu Qi.

"Learn literary and martial arts, and be with the emperor's family!" Lu Qi responded.

"Your husband wants to rely on me. If your husband can help me solve the food problem and has real talents, I will naturally not be stingy with the official position." Cheng De said with a smile.

"The king chooses the minister, and the minister also chooses the king! Please also ask the general to answer the student's question just now-what is the way of benevolence and righteousness? I will bring back the general's answer to my husband. As for the final choice of the husband, the student will not be able to decide." Got it." Lu Qi looked at Cheng De and said.

"I also hope the general knows that no matter what the general's answer is, my husband will agree to help the general solve the food problem, and can supply the needs of the general's people for half a year." Lu Qi smiled.

Cheng De was overjoyed after hearing this, and then began to think about it.

What is the way of benevolence and righteousness?

Everyone has a different understanding of benevolence and righteousness. How would Mr. Lu Qi understand it?

Look at the books Lu Qi read should be the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism!

and many more!

I almost got caught up, and the other party only asked me my understanding of benevolence and righteousness, instead of picking up people's tooth and wisdom.

Cheng De frowned and thought for a long time, then looked at Lu Qi and said, "What is the way of benevolence and righteousness? In my opinion, if the world is ruled by law, the usage is generous and civilized; way!"

Lu Qi was surprised when he heard the words, "The general's answer, the students will remember! Three days later, my husband will send someone to send the food to Sizhou City!"

"Students leave!" Lu Qi bowed to Cheng De and left alone.

At this time, Feng Sheng said: "General, what if the scholar's husband didn't deliver the food to Sizhou City?"

Cheng De smiled lightly, and did not respond, but looked at Zhang Qijiu, "Do you remember Lu Qi's appearance just now?"

"General, remember!" Zhang Qijiu bowed his head in response.

Feng Sheng felt a chill in his heart.

"Let's go back to Sizhou City!" Cheng De glanced at the direction where Lu Qi left.

After marching continuously for six hours, Cheng De and his party arrived at Sizhou City.

Sizhou City General's Mansion.

Conference hall.

"I called everyone here because I have something to announce." Cheng De looked around at the crowd and smiled.

When everyone heard this, they looked up at Cheng De.

"Xuyi and Dingyuan have been taken, and now I have an army of [-]. The previous military system is no longer appropriate."

"As you all know, the army of the Yuan Dynasty was divided into Wanhufu, Qianhusuo, Baihusuo, and Paizi. etc. This kind of organization is extremely inconvenient, and as an anti-Yuan rebel army, we must be different from it."

"As for the rebel army like the Red Scarf Army, it is extremely chaotic. Some follow the Yuan Dynasty's system, while others follow the Song Dynasty's military system, and some even directly call the leader a marshal, which is very inconvenient."

"I intend to make some changes to the military system—"

"The heads of ten households command ten people, the heads of a hundred households command a hundred people, the small capitals command 500 people, the major cities command 1000 people, the partial generals command 3000 people, the tooth generals command 5000 people, and the generals can command [-] people. I call myself Zhenglu General, to publicize my name to the outside world, use General Zhenglu!"

"Do you have any objections?"

Everyone shook their heads, but secretly remembered what Cheng De said.

"As for the civil service system, temporarily set up the positions of Changshi, Biejia, Zhizhong, Zhubu, Gongcao, Jijiu and so on."

"Of course, these are not static. As our territory grows larger in the future, we will definitely modify it. For now, these are enough!"

Everyone nodded, applauding what Cheng De said.

Cheng De raised his hand to press down, and seeing the silence of the crowd, he said: "Our Sizhou Army has a personal battalion, a cavalry battalion, a barracks battalion, a Shenji battalion, and a guard battalion. Starting today, the guard battalion will be abolished. I want to increase the number of soldiers in the personal battalion to 5000, the cavalry battalion to 3000, the captive battalion to 3000, and the god machine battalion to 3000. Therefore, I plan to recruit 4000 soldiers in Sizhou City. State Army."

"As for the conscription, leave it to Yang Wei!"

"Yang Wei takes orders!"

"He Sanwu, when our Sizhou army attacked Xuyi and Dingyuan, you made great contributions in defending Sizhou City and stabilizing the rear. From now on, you will be promoted to the commander of the captive camp."

"He Sanwu, thank you for the promotion!" He Sanwu bowed towards Cheng De with joy on his face.

"Li Sanqi, he has made great contributions in guarding Xuyi City, and he has made a lot of contributions on weekdays. He will be promoted to the commander of the Shenji Camp from now on! Send someone to inform Li Sanqi of my appointment, and I will leave this matter to Mr. Luo."

"Your subordinate obeys the order!" Luo Gongfu got up and saluted.

"Deng Youde, you will be transferred to the small capital of the cavalry battalion from now on, and Feng Sheng will make a trip for you!"

"Subordinates take orders!"

"He Jiusi, from now on, he will be promoted to the small capital commander of the personal army battalion, and the people under his command will be in front of me for the time being!"

"He Jiusi thank you for the promotion!"

"Zhang Qijiu, with immediate effect, he will be transferred to the small capital of the cavalry battalion. He will practice riding more on weekdays. Don't slack off!"

"Thank you, Zhang Qijiu, for your promotion!"

"Feng Guoyong was promoted to the commander of the military battalion, and when he attacked Haozhou, his troops served as the first vanguard! Luo Gongfu sent someone to bring my words to him!"

"Yes, General!"

"Wei Xiao, in the Battle of Xuyi and the Battle of Dingyuan, he was conscientious and contributed a lot in the production of siege materials. He will be promoted to the commander of the small capital of the pro-barracks from now on!"

"Wei Xiao thank you general for promoting!"

After finishing the discussion, Cheng De left He Sanwu in the study.

"How much grain is there in the granary in Sizhou City?"

He Sanwu was silent for a while, and said: "There is less than 1000 shi of grain left, and the big grain merchants in Sizhou City refused to sell us grain. eat by yourself!"

"Those big grain merchants in Sizhou City, send them an invitation card, saying that I will hold a banquet at the General's Mansion tomorrow." Cheng De looked at He Sanwu.

"Brother, what if someone doesn't come?" He Sanwu asked.

"Then please come here directly!" Cheng De sneered.

He Sanwu stared at Cheng De's expression and understood the true meaning of please.

If he doesn't come, he will definitely invite them here according to the big brother's wishes!
"Also, remember to record a list of those invited." Cheng De's face was calm, with a cold light in his eyes.

"Yes, brother, I remember!" He Sanwu replied.

"Has there been any cannibalism among the people in the city?" Cheng De trembled.

eat human?

He Sanwu's heart felt cold, and a burst of cold air went straight to the top of his head.

"This - I didn't pay attention, I'll check it later!" He Sanwu lowered his head.

"If someone eats people, put them all under control, put them in prison for observation for three days, and provide food as usual every day. During this period, if something goes crazy and hurts people, kill that person, and keep things secret!" Cheng De exhorted.

"Yes, big brother!" He Sanwu replied.

"Okay, go down and do your work first!" Cheng De waved his hand.

After He Sanwu bowed and saluted, he turned and left in a hurry. Before he left, his face was full of thoughts.

In a quiet courtyard in Sizhou City.

One is a young scribe in a white shirt, and the other is a man in a green shirt dressed as a scribe.

I saw that the young scribe in a white shirt said: "Sir, just now Junior Brother Lu Qi sent someone to deliver a letter!"

The man in the green shirt looked at the young scribe.

"The letter said that General Cheng has captured Dingyuan, and Junior Brother Lu Qi has already met General Cheng!" The young scribe laughed.

The man in the green shirt kept staring at the lips of the young scribe, and gestured: "What is the way of benevolence and righteousness? How did General Cheng answer this?"

"In Lu Qi's letter, General Cheng responded like this: If the world is in order, use it generously, and be gentle and civilized; if the world is chaotic, use torture to deter and punish him!" The young scribe looked at the man in blue with a respectful expression.

The man in the blue shirt was shocked, his eyes were full.

Walking to the stone table in the courtyard, he picked up the brush on the table, spread out the paper, and wrote: "The way of benevolence and righteousness, keep it without losing it!"

It wasn't long before the young scribe took a closer look, when the man in the blue shirt suddenly gestured towards the young scribe, "Go, let's go see General Cheng!"

"Sir, didn't you say that you would meet again in forty days?" The young scribe smiled wryly.

The man in the green shirt looked at the young scribe, and gestured: "Your brother Lu Qi sent a letter to me, probably because of Brother Lu's instruction. Before, Brother Lu and I had a private agreement. If you send a letter, it means that you I am willing to go out to assist General Cheng in calming the troubled times."

The young scribe's eyes flashed after hearing this, "That makes sense! Just in time, I also want to meet this General Cheng!"

Cheng De was reading in the study, obsessed with it.

Suddenly someone came to report that there were two scholars outside the general's mansion who wanted to join the general.

Cheng De was overjoyed after hearing this, and thought to himself: Finally, some scholars have come to take refuge in him!

Now, with scholars helping to handle the political affairs of Sizhou City, my burden can be lightened!
Without much hesitation, Cheng De's hair was disheveled, and he deliberately stuck a few grains of rice porridge to the corners of his mouth with the empty bowl on the table.

Because he wanted to imitate Duke Zhou's spitting and nourishing, so as to create an image in the eyes of scholars who are thirsty for talents.

When Cheng De came outside the General's Mansion, he saw a young scribe in white and a scribe in green. Seeing the extraordinary temperament of the two, his eyes were slightly happy, and he hurried forward and said with a smile: "Just now, the servant told me that there are two The two great talents came to agree with me, and I came to see you before I finished eating, presumably these two great talents are you!"

Seeing Cheng De's appearance, the young scholar in white shirt and the scholar in blue shirt couldn't help twitching the corners of their mouths.

The grains of rice porridge on the corner of the mouth, it looks like it was pasted by myself.

The hair is disheveled, and it looks like it has just been done.

This acting is too clumsy!

Absolutely no acting skills!

But how dare the young scribes in white shirts and the scribes in blue shirts tell the truth, after all, they still have to rely on this one in front of them!
So, the young scribe in white and the scribe in green looked at each other!
"The general's desire to seek talent is clearly revealed. The name of great talent has been given to the two of us. I am ashamed to receive it! I am ashamed to receive it!" wind.

The green-clothed scribe nodded silently and watched Cheng De secretly.

Even if Cheng De saw it, he had to secretly praise: A real gentleman!

The young scholar in white shirt thought to himself: Look, what is acting!

This is acting!

Fortunately, the general didn't know, judging by his expression, he should have believed in himself.

Seeing the two scholars in front of him, Cheng De really felt his desire to seek talent, and secretly said: My acting skills are really good!I will use it next time!
"Two gentlemen, please follow me, please come inside!" Cheng De grabbed one in each hand, and walked directly to the meeting hall of the mansion.

The young scholar in white shirt and the scholar in blue shirt looked at each other with wry smiles on the corners of their mouths.

(End of this chapter)