As the remnants of the Shouhao Army that had fled away were annihilated one after another, news came that the generals also died or were captured one after another.
In the city of Yangzhou, a year of fat and oily had just passed, and the soldiers of the Taiping attackers who were full of rewards and local products in their bags also embarked on the way back to their hometowns in batches reluctantly. Although the actual time to enter and stay in Yangzhou City is only more than a month, it is enough for the soldiers to experience the gentle nature of Yangzhou as a scenic spot of wind and moon during the vacation.
Therefore, among the several return transportation teams that have already set off, there are already many more women who are traveling together in the car. According to the rules and regulations of the Taiping Army, in addition to the cultural and sports activities such as storytelling, chanting, jokes, and ball fighting in the daily camp, the behavior of ordinary soldiers in private is not prohibited.
It only emphasizes the voluntariness of each other's dealings (transactions), and strictly prohibits any use of strong or coercive means. Therefore, it is inevitable that the Guangling scholars, who have already suffered through adversity and prepared to be robbed, burned and killed by the army, are mentally poisoned, and it is inevitable that they will be refreshed and have a sense of the rest of their lives.
In contrast, in the city of Guangling with more than 200,000 people remaining, during the period after the city was broken, only hundreds of family members, including officials, generals, and noble families who were related to the Huainan Festival in the past, were successively attacked. Different levels of liquidation and disposal; for the rest of the common people and the people, it is simply a lenient and virtuous government like a breeze.
Coupled with the previous several offensive and defensive battles in the city, soaring prices and living difficulties have caused not only a large number of craftsmen and businessmen to leave Yangzhou, but also many local women with poor life or broken families and helpless women have also accepted peace. Recruited by the army, he became a candidate in women's workshops and medical and health departments across Huainan.
But there are also some women who have decided to marry the soldiers of Taiping who are stationed in the process of short-term exchanges (transactions), and get to leave Guangling City, a sad place full of blood and tears, which represents the dream of many people. A chance to start life again in a foreign country, or to live a stable life ever since.
And in the midst of the disturbances, Deng Liao, who has become a small leader of the auxiliary pawn, went northward with another opposing team. Because he had made up his mind to take the initiative to ask to stay; then he was looking for an opportunity to take over the barbarian wife who couldn't speak well at home, as well as the two children. Since then, he has relocated to Huainan.
Although I have already settled down in Hongzhou, Jiangxi, and have lived and operated for several years in the village, I feel somewhat reluctant to leave the homeland. But for Deng Liao, there is no alternative. Because he received a lot of money and subsidies when he served in the army; but after paying off his previous debts, he still couldn't manage the rest.
Because there are too many good things such as clothes, quilts and non-staple food and utensils for the army, plus the special discounts and limited supplies that are only available in the frontline battlefield; and among the various trophies seized in Huainan, they are rearranged and sold at low prices. A dazzling array of characteristic local products, all kinds of businessmen who have come to peddling business after hearing the news. . . .
As a result, not only did he spend a lot of time in the incoming supply and marketing team, but he also owed a lot of debts on a piecemeal basis. Therefore, in order to repay these debts, he had to apply twice to extend the period of continuing service in the military. Fortunately, he was lucky. Although the dangers and accidents were unavoidable, he did not leave any injuries that could really affect his service.
It's just that after he has paid most of the debts, the Huainan War is almost over; however, after Deng Liao got used to and adapted to the taste of collective life in the army, he didn't want to go back to the muddy feet of the past. , I was digging in the sweaty soil, working hard all year to save a little money, and I wished to break into a few petals of flowers.
Therefore, when the Battle of Shanyang in Chuzhou and the Battle of Zhongling in Haozhou, both ended one after another. These assistants have also entered the countdown to return to their old careers in their localities. However, as the first-class assistant pawns selected during the war, they have more limited application opportunities than others to officially transfer to the military establishment.
Although Deng Lianla did not have extraordinary courage, nor did he have any outstanding achievements or personal gains; but from the perspective of his qualifications, he had participated in at least seven road transportation tasks and participated in more than five local disturbances. The turmoil was calmed down; a heavy wounded soldier was dragged out from under the wall of the earth barrier with a lifting frame. . .
The resulting first-class white iron "life-saving" battlefield badge became a key bonus for his selection into the army. Therefore, after the deployment of Seven Turns and Eight Turns, Deng Liaolai and a small number of people who left behind on their own request also waited for the warrant to assign subordinates; since then, it has officially become the Chuzhou defense zone and is stationed in Gaoyou County. A five-head (small flag bearer) from the fourth garrison battalion.
After most of the other troops were returned to construction, the main body of armed forces in Huainan will only be left in the defense zones along the Huaihe River in Guangzhou and Chuzhou. They will reside in the newly organized Taiping No. 12 in Qingliu City, Chuzhou. The army, as well as the aftermath disposal ambassador with Guangling as the ruler, under the Yamen, unified coordination and management of the local (city) resident team and (city, town, Tunzhuang) patrol team, composed of three major parts.
Although Deng Liao failed to enter the first-line unit with the best treatment and salary (Twelfth Army); but as a member of the garrison camp of the second-line garrison in Chuzhou; Apply for a place to work and make ends meet in the established specialty planting farms, breeding farms, or hand-crafted workshops.
In the case where both parents are working for the governor’s house, their children can also be fostered in public nurseries and enjoy two breakfasts and lunches a day; this is also the last thing that contributed to Deng Liao’s determination to join the army for a long time. straw. As long as you have been in the army for five full years without any disease and disaster, you can get the first piece of land; that is the benefit that can be left to your descendants.
—I am the dividing line —
Outside of Jiangling City, in the old Chugongtai Bieyuan, it was the scene of clearing after the snow and plum blossoms in full bloom. The golden sunshine pierced the clouds one by one, projected on the fragrant, ancient and beautiful plum trees, and it became more and more obvious among the trees full of Qiong branches and broken jade, dotted with clusters of jade pink petals. Sujie Baixue, see the spirit, and see the bright.
As the hostess of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion/Chu's Queen's House, Cao Hongyao also hosted a reception here to host female officials and the family members of the subjects in the name of the Wang's Mansion. It is also a certain sense of support and attitude towards women’s official career; therefore, in front of her, there are constantly arriving female relatives coming up to meet and greet them, and they are surrounded and surrounded by them, and try their best to compliment and please them with the opportunity of chatting and greeting. With.
But more often this kind of singing is just that those families who are lucky enough to get the qualifications to send young and beautiful and beautifully dressed wives and daughters family members, take this opportunity to show directly or indirectly in the king of Chu (Zhou Huai'an) In front of me, it was a grand event to seek out the possibilities created by such a glimmer of blue eyes.
After all, even if someone in the back house is pregnant; most people in the governor's mansion still did not give up the various efforts to contribute to the Queen's house of Chu and increase the probability of reproduction. Cao Hongyao, as the owner of the back house and a model of virtuous virtue, not only could not show displeasure and complaints about this, but also had to entertain and comfort them, and persuaded her husband to choose the best.
Of course, the atmosphere of this tea party on the grounds of enjoying plum blossoms in the courtyard is fairly relaxed, and the chats and laughs are also all kinds of fun and anecdotes from daily life and work experience; occasionally, someone will offer new poems for appreciation And tasting. It's just that under Cao Hongyao's calm and decent appearance and Chunxi's genial appearance, there is a sense of unwillingness or absent-mindedness in his heart.
In spite of this, the singing and works introduced from the outside world continue to sing through the female officials who accompany them;
"Qi Ji, a scholarly monk, went into "The Early Plum" and said:
Wan Mu is about to break, but the solitary root is warm and unique.
In the deep snow in Qiancun, it bloomed last night.
The fragrant smell comes out from the wind, and the bird's eye is so beautiful.
Next year, if the law is to be followed, we will start at Wangchuntai. "
"Master Daoyuan Jinfeng "Zaomei" said:
Wan Shuhan is colorless, and the southern branch has a unique flower.
When the fragrance smells of the flowing water, the shadow falls on the savage house. "
"Cui Daorong, a native of Dong'ou, presented "Plum Blossom" and said:
The number of calyxes contains snow at the beginning, so it is difficult to draw a lone label.
There is no rhyme in the fragrance, and it is clear that you don't know the cold.
Flute and sorrowful listening, leaning on the branch to look sick.
Shuofeng is so easy to understand, easy to destroy. "
"Xuanyingzi Fang Gan offered "Zaomei" and said:
Not only idle flowers are not at the same time, but a cold flower is still uneven.
If frost-bearing flowers are not sprayed in the early morning, the sub-water branches should be opened first.
The combination of fragrant and dense orchids and luxuriant, condensed Ming should be suitable for snow.
Xie Gongyin appreciates the sorrow falling, but he can play the flute even more. "
After reviewing more than a dozen poems in turn, Cao Hongyao also temporarily stood up and retired for a while; and handed over the free exchange of social occasions to these invited female relatives and officials. Then, in front of the big silver mirror in the back hall, Cao Hongyao sighed while looking at the dress in full bloom, as if he was calm and elegant without losing its feminine and charming face.
"Mrs. Cao Niang Niang who is worried about Changan..."
Cui Wanrong, who was tall and handsome as a dowry female officer, walked in, but she was quite self-conscious and shook hands with warm words and relief:
"The empress is kind and kind, she has the hearts of the people, and she has the good hands and soldiers sent by the king to respond; there shouldn't be anything to do... Even if you can't count on the yellow king, you can't believe the king's methods And can you? Be carefree..."
In fact, I heard that Cui Miu, the father of Daqi Zaichen, disappeared during the Chang'an offensive and defensive battle, and her life and death were unknown. She was completely free from the general shackles of her whole body. This is not entirely due to her indifferent nature or ungrateful nature. In fact, even if she has not been overwhelmed with children since she was a child, she still has the grace of basic food and clothing.
However, as a father, Cui Miu really asked for and instructed too much to find a daughter who was sent as a dowry, and the family and love he could give was really pitiful. So it's no wonder that she gradually alienated and gave birth to strangeness. After all, according to the man's words, since they are all used as tools; to be a remote-controlled puppet who undertakes a big dry cleaning, it is better to be a model of a back house who serves with all your heart and is proud of.
Cui Wanrong thought this way, and the next moment, she heard the voice of singing from outside:
"The King is coming..." (End of this chapter)