After rebirth, I became a national teacher

When the four captains heard the reports from their subordinates, they immediately felt something was wrong.

They originally thought that Zheng Yuannai was just making a small fuss and were willing to give him face and cooperate, but they didn't expect that he would be so generous in improving the treatment of the soldiers.

If this is not stopped, it won't take long before all the soldiers will strongly support the new general, and won't their commanders be sidelined?

Several people gathered together without any prior arrangement to discuss countermeasures.

The leader, Zhao Qianhu, said:

"He is our immediate superior. If we disobey his orders, he has the right to punish us. We have to report this matter to the commander-in-chief above us."

Several people hurriedly bowed:

"Then I'll leave this matter to Brother Zhao!"

Among them, only Captain Zhao's daughter was the most beautiful. She was given to the commander-in-chief as the twelfth concubine and was quite favored.

Therefore, he is the only one among the four who can directly meet the commander-in-chief. In recent years, the four have always been led by him.

"After the New Year, I will go and ask the Commander-in-Chief's opinion in person."

The commander-in-chief was a second-rank official, one rank higher than Zheng Yuannai's father.

At that time, Zheng Yuannai's father should take good care of his misbehaving son and let him know what the rules of officialdom are.

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No matter what the officials above thought, when these soldiers who came to the camp in the provincial capital for training returned home with the New Year's goods distributed by the general, their families who were suffering from hunger and cold were all delighted and surprised.

Even though it is impossible to eat and use up all these things at once, this unexpected income gives me a little more confidence and joy this New Year.

Everyone was grateful for General Zheng's generosity and compassion, and sincerely hoped that they would still be led by the general next year.

This year, Cihang Temple has also started preparing for the New Year's banquet early.

The entire East Garden of Cihang Temple was decorated with lights and colorful lanterns, and tables of banquets were set up in the open space of the East Garden.

There are ten people at each table, and there are more than a dozen steaming hot dishes with both meat and vegetables, which make people's mouths water at first sight.

Before the banquet began, Huiyun asked someone to bring up a small basket of red envelopes and said to everyone with a smile:

"The abbot will be in seclusion this year, so he won't celebrate the New Year with everyone. But he asked me to prepare red envelopes for everyone, two taels of silver per person, for the sake of celebration. I hope everyone will continue to perform well next year!"

Having said that, he personally delivered each red envelope to the disciples of the Taoist temple.

"Thank you so much, Master!"

Everyone who received the red envelope was beaming with joy.

"Okay, let's start the feast! There's no limit on the amount of food tonight, so make sure you eat and drink to your heart's content!"

Huiyun announced.

Then he took Huiming and Huian, each carrying two large baskets of money, to the Mercy Church.

The grand banquet for the Salesian Church had already been prepared.

The children, carrying their respective younger siblings in slings, were already sitting around the table.

They had seen their aunts buying New Year's goods and preparing the New Year's banquet early on, and even watched the preparation of the sumptuous dishes in person. They had been looking forward to this moment for a long time.

Even so, no one picked up the food on the table without permission, and everyone waited obediently for the aunts' instructions.

Huiyun appeared with a gentle smile on her face and said:

"It looks like everyone is hungry. Let's first give out the New Year's money that the temple master prepared for everyone, and then we can start the feast, okay?"

"it is good!"

The children cheered in unison.

Whether it was the fragrant dishes on the table or the baskets of money strung with red ropes, they were all looking forward to it.

Huiyun held up a string of money and said loudly:

"The master has prepared 500 coins for everyone in the New Year. I wish everyone a safe and healthy year ahead!"

Then they started distributing New Year’s money to everyone at each table.

After serving food to one table, let this table start eating immediately.

Even the women who were rescued, even if they had only been there for a few days, also received a red envelope of 500 coins and a banquet.