On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 120 Soldiers Return to Heart

Author: He Tiantian from Lotus Picking

Chapter 120 Soldiers Return to Heart

Cui Che punished all the soldiers of the third battalion because of the slow movement of the third battalion and his delay in reorganizing the team, and he also joined in.

Wang Qing, the commander of the second battalion, shouted to his soldiers:

"The school captain asked for a salary and exemption from taxes and duties for us. We have received such a great favor that we will never be able to repay it even if we die! Now that the school captain is punishing himself, how can we stay out of it!"

The soldiers under his command responded and followed Wang Qing to participate. Upon seeing this, Qin Qiong and Zhou Kan also joined the team running in circles.

Originally, Cui Che only punished the third battalion, but now all four battalions moved together, allowing Cui Che to see team cohesion forming as he wished.

The third battalion was slow to move. Naturally, the chief officer, Zhang Heng, was ordered by Cui Che to do this deliberately.

The impassioned speech made by Wang Qing, the commander of the second battalion, was also deliberately arranged by Brother Che. In order to achieve his goal, he was accustomed to using such little tricks.

After the punishment, the commanders of the four battalions each led their subordinates to conduct training. The salt soldiers had just been formed, and they were not in a hurry to learn the fighting skills. They simply practiced formation so that the new recruits could get used to obeying orders.

Near noon, following Cui Che's order, the fourth battalion of salt soldiers gathered again.

Cui Che was still standing on the high platform, but under the high platform were buckets of food.

"Training is strenuous work, how can you not fill your stomach? From today on, you should eat three meals a day!"

After Cui Che said this, the whole army cheered thunderously.

In ancient times, the idea of ​​two meals a day was deeply rooted in people's hearts, but the three-meal system had also existed for a long time. Not to mention the children of noble families such as Cui Che, farmers would also add an extra meal at noon, called midday meal, when they were busy at work.

The reason why the salt soldiers cheered was because the government only provided them with morning food and evening food, but did not say that they would also have an extra meal at noon.

"But Cui's salary is so meager that he cannot provide it for the entire army, so he has to lose one battalion's meals. From now on, only the soldiers of the third battalion who were the most active in training the day before can enjoy the noon meal that day. As for today's noon meal."

Before Cui Che finished speaking, he turned his attention to the third camp.

When the soldiers of the third battalion saw Cui Che, they all looked downcast. They also knew that their battalion performed the worst this morning, and the whole army was punished together. If anyone really went hungry, it would be them.

But Cui Che suddenly showed his face and said with a smile:

"Although the third battalion made a mistake, it was punished earlier. As a general, rewards and punishments should be clear. How can one sin be punished twice? Since today is the first day of training, Cui must provide meals for the entire army no matter what.

Food!"

When everyone in the third battalion heard this, they all raised their hands in celebration, and the sound they made was even louder than the cheers of the previous four battalions.

The four battalions of men and horses prepared meals one after another, and they were even more happy to find that there were some pieces of meat in it.

This meal was much better than the breakfast and dinner provided by the government in the previous two days.

Zhang Heng, the leader of the third battalion, stood up with the meal and said:

"Comrades, I, Zhang Heng, dare to ask, who uses his salary to support us!"

"Captain Cui!"

"Manager Cui!"

Not only the third battalion, but also the three thousand salt soldiers responded loudly.

Zhang Heng asked again:

"Who selected us and made us wear salt soldier robes!"

"Captain Cui!"

"Manager Cui!"

Zhang Heng continued to incite:

"Comrades, how do you think Manager Cui treats me?"

Wang Qing, the commander of the second battalion, stood up and said:

"Mr. Cui treats me like a father and a mother!"

The commander of the fourth battalion, Zhou Kan, also stood up and echoed:

"If it weren't for my parents, who would use their own salary to support us!"

Qin Qiong, the leader of the first battalion, was not far behind and said loudly:

"Manager Cui has treated me with great kindness. We should work harder and not slack off at all."

Three thousand salt soldiers responded in unison.

Zhang Heng did not stop inciting him. The script Cui Che gave him still had two lines.

"We eat from Manager Cui! We wear Manager Cui's clothes! Who should we work for!"

When the soldiers heard this, they shouted:

"Help Manager Cui!"

Cui Che was furious, pointed at Zhang Heng and scolded him harshly:

"Zhang Heng! Don't talk nonsense! Cui formed the Salt Soldiers just to serve the country. He has no selfish motives. You actually dare to confuse the public with your evil words. If such words are spread again in the army, Cui would rather have his own ears stabbed.

ear!"

After that, he threw the big bowl in his hand to the ground and returned to the city in anger.

Wang Qing stepped forward, picked up the food in Cui Che's bowl from the ground, and said to everyone:

"Look, everyone, is there any difference between what Mr. Cui eats and what we eat?"

For a while, many people gathered around, and it turned out to be the food they were eating.

Zhang Heng said with tears in his eyes:

"General Manager Cui shares the same clothes and food with us, how can we not share the same hatred and hatred as General Manager Cui!"

All the officers and soldiers of the four battalions were moved, and the three thousand salt soldiers all returned home.

Cui Che returned to the mansion he purchased in Dongyang City and immediately ordered the kitchen to prepare lunch.

Although Brother Che is usually frugal and doesn't like to decorate, he never treats himself badly in terms of food. Beef must be stewed slowly over low heat, and goat milk must be freshly squeezed that day.

What about sharing the same clothes and eating the same food, just acting!

Cui Che praised Zhao Wen on the side:

"Zhang Heng and Wang Qing are really good people."

Obviously Brother Che is quite satisfied with the two's acting skills.

Zhao Wen smiled and said:

"If these two people weren't so smart, Zhang Wu wouldn't have sent them here."

Cui Che nodded when he heard this and then ordered:

"Send someone back to Boling to bring Zhang Heng and Wang Qing's family members to Dongyang. They must be safely resettled."

Zhao Wen accepted his promise, said goodbye to Cui Che, and went to the front yard to send someone to do something.

On the twenty-fourth day of the first lunar month of the fourth year of Kaihuang's reign (584), Yang Lihua and her party finally arrived at Dongyang City after many stops along the way.

After taking everyone back to the mansion, Cui Che was summoned by Cui Zhaorong before Cui Che could spend a moment with his wives and concubines, and his grandmother, Mrs. Feng, was also there.

Seeing his aunt frowning and displeased, Cui Che felt bad.

Sure enough, Cui Zhaorong asked in a deep voice:

"Ah Che! What's going on with the two-year agreement you made with the eldest princess!"

It turned out that Cui Zhaorong was chatting with Yang Lihua on the way, and they talked about the affairs in the boudoir, and Yang Lihua spilled the beans.

Cui Che explained:

"Aunt, my nephew feels that he is still young, so why not sleep with her when he is older?"

Before Cui Zhaorong could scold him, Mrs. Feng was already wiping away her tears and crying:

"I am nearly seventy years old, and I still have a few years to live. I have been looking forward to hugging my great-grandson in my life, but you insist on delaying the time. Do you really want me, an old woman, to die with my eyes open! Under the Nine Springs, your grandfather,

My father asked me what my great-grandson looked like, and how could I reply?"

"Grandma, my grandson is only fifteen years old."

Cui Che defended in a low voice.

Cui Zhaorong patted Mrs. Feng on the back and retorted:

"It doesn't matter if you are fifteen years old. During Qianqi's time, Kanto men will be adults at the age of fifteen."

In the end, it was Mrs. Feng who made the final decision:

"No matter what, I will have my great-grandchild this year. If you don't take it seriously, you will be waiting to take care of my funeral arrangements!"

Having said that, what else can Brother Che do? He can only wait until night to meet the Queen Mother of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Princess of the Sui Dynasty for discussion and communication.

(End of chapter)