After all, the Qi State had just been defeated, and the soldiers of the Qi State were no different from bandits, once they encountered something fatal, they would run away, and once the fatal thing passed, they would run back with great might.

Zhou Bo suddenly thought of a diǎn, many troops and generals in the Yue family's army were captured from the bandits, so could he also take advantage of this opportunity to recruit these mountain bandits to do things for himself?

He felt that this idea could be implemented, and he was scarred on both sides, and even if he finally defeated these mountain bandits, he could only seek temporary comfort. Mountain bandits, a product of this era, will always appear continuously as long as the country is not peaceful. After beating this batch, do you have to make the next batch?

Fighting back and forth like this, you can only consume your own strength in the end.

On the contrary, if we can use the vitality of these mountain bandits and directly convert them into our own use, not only will we avoid the attrition of the war, but we will also be able to directly raise the armament strength of the Guanghua Army to a higher level. Moreover, now that the Guanghua Army is employing people, whether it is the government's administrative personnel or the generals in the barracks, they are extremely scarce.

If we can recruit this group of mountain bandits and train them, we will definitely be able to select many capable people.

However, the matter of recruiting Anshan bandits seems very simple, but the operation is very complicated, and it may not be possible to smooth it in one qiē. So you have to plan it carefully.

Zhou Bo sighed and looked at the sky outside, it was already the third watch at this time. He decided to go and rest first, and after summoning Yue Yun, Li Xuzhong, and Li Shuping tomorrow morning, he would discuss in detail whether there was a possibility of recruiting Anshan bandits.

Just as he got up and was about to exit from the back hall, suddenly the voice of the guards came from the gate of the compound.

"Huh. Li family lady?...... What the hell is this? Why are you here?" asked one of the guards, surprised. In the middle of the night, a girl ran out of the house alone. That is quite a remarkable thing, even if the social atmosphere of the Song Dynasty is open, it will never be as free as it is in the 21st century.

"I heard that there are suddenly a lot of soldiers in the city, and they are all gathered at the gate of the yamen? Why haven't you seen a single figure now?" Li Xiaoyu's voice was full of doubts.

"Oh, now Gao Jiaotou and Young Marshal Yue are indeed bringing troops in, as if to increase +★dǐng+★diǎn+★小+★ say,.+.o+s_(); Fortification of the city walls. Now the soldiers were assigned to the various gates. Little Fish Girl, it's so late now, you better go back quickly. lest Master Li have to worry again. The guard hurriedly spoke.

"I see. By the way, what happened to the sudden martial law now?" Li Xiaoyu didn't seem to hear the persuasion of the guards at all, and asked again on his own.

"Alas...... Didn't General Bi lead the escort and survey team to the north this morning to investigate the situation in the iron mines? As a result, he did not return until midnight, so Zhou Zhijun was worried that he had encountered some accident, so he hurriedly dispatched troops into the city. The guards had no choice but to follow Li Xiaoyu's words to answer.

"Did you really encounter an accident? General Bi is now?" Li Xiaoyu asked again.

The guards were just about to answer, when Zhou Bo, who rushed over after hearing the sound, appeared.

"Li Xiaoyu, when is this? What are you doing here at the Yamen?" Zhou Bo asked Li Xiaoyu very strictly.

"I, I made a mistake in the afternoon. I went back and reflected on it, and then ...... Later, when I heard that something was going on in the city, I couldn't sleep, so I ran out of the house secretly. I, I, I'm an official of the Civil Affairs Department, can't I come to help if something happens in the city?" Li Xiaoyu looked a little frightened after seeing Zhou Bo, and said in a hesitant voice.

Since being taught a lesson by Zhou Bo this afternoon, Li Xiaoyu's impression of Zhou Bo has changed greatly, and he only feels that Zhou Bo is a very fierce person and can no longer giggle like before.

She herself is a strong girl, of course she will not give up when she encounters a setback, not to mention that what Zhou Bo said to herself in the afternoon is well-founded, and there is nothing unreasonable about it.

Zhou Bo sighed and said, "It's so late, you just want to help, you can come early tomorrow morning, and you won't come in the middle of the night." ”

Li Xiaoyu lowered his head and pouted, looking a little aggrieved.

Seeing this, Zhou Bo couldn't help but sigh and said, "I'm also good for you." You're a girl in the boudoir, it's already very uneasy for me to let you be an official, and now you're running around in the middle of the night, in case your father asks, is it me instigating you or something, then what should I do?"

Li Xiaoyu said in a weak voice: "My father has long been asleep, and I came out of the back wall." I finally came out, and if you don't encourage me, forget it, and blame me. Forget it, I'd better go back. ”

After she finished speaking, her eyes turned red, and she turned around sadly to leave.

Zhou Bo looked at Li Xiaoyu's weak back, and the feelings in his heart were very complicated. Li Xiaoyu, this little lady, is really an extraordinary character, if you want to say that she is a tomboy, but she has the gentle appearance of a girl; if you want to say that she is a serious little lady, she can do everything about running over the wall and running out of the house in the middle of the night.

He could only sigh and shouted to Li Xiaoyu's back: "Xiaoyu, you wait." ”

Li Xiaoyu stopped, but he didn't look back, and said angrily: "What did you tell me to do?

Zhou Bo walked up and said, "You are going back, you are a girl's family, how can I rest assured that you will go back alone." I'll send you. ”

Li Xiaoyu was suddenly disappointed in her heart, she originally thought that Zhou Bo would leave herself to help when she changed her mind, but she didn't expect that what she was waiting for was such a sentence. Immediately, she snorted angrily and said, "I don't need you to send me, I can come over by myself, can't I go back one by one?"

After she finished speaking, she ignored Zhou Bo and left on her own.

Of course, Zhou Bo was not worried about Li Xiaoyu, he quickly followed, after all, he was a soldier, and Li Xiaoyu was just a girl with small feet, how could he leave himself behind. It was just a moment of effort, and he caught up with Li Xiaoyu. Walking side by side with Li Xiaoyu.

"What are you doing here?" Li Xiaoyu said with a little anger.

"Little Fish Lady. What I said to you this afternoon. Looks like you're still not listening. Zhou Bo sighed and said earnestly.

"If I hadn't listened, how could I have asked those girls to leave? You don't know that I'm fine now, I've offended them, and I won't be friends anymore. On the way back, they were very angry and had to cry non-stop. Do you make me feel good?" Li Xiaoyu said angrily.

She paused. felt that the previous words were not enough to vent his feelings, and then said: "You are good, you will only lose your temper blindly, you invited me to be an official not to give full play to my talents at all, you just use me as a punching bag." Hmph, hmph, I can see you clearly now. ”

Speaking of this, her little nose was sore, and she finally couldn't help but shed tears.

Zhou Bo could only be helpless, and he sighed. "You don't understand what I mean. I've told you a lot of things this afternoon, but the most important thing is to warn you. From your present table xiàn. You don't even pay attention to me. ”

"What do you mean?" asked Li Xiaoyu, still angry.

"What I mean is that I hope that Xiaoyu Lady, whether you do things or speak in the future, you should be more mature and stable. Instead of playing with a child's temper like today, and crying at every turn, is it also doing what I tell you to do?"

"I'm so angry with you that I cry, you, you say some cool things. Don't...... Am I still immature, am I not stable? If we play with children's tempers, we will have trouble with you this afternoon. Li Xiaoyu said matter-of-factly.

"Look, you're childish again, aren't you? Alas, you still don't understand what maturity is and what is steady. But I tell you these things, and you still won't understand them. You can only wait for you to experience more things slowly, and you will realize it!" Zhou Bo said slowly.

"I'm fifteen years old, am I still young?" Li Xiaoyu said unconvinced.

"Okay, okay, I'm not going to tell you that. But you did surprise me today. Zhou Bowei smiled and diverted the topic in time.

Li Xiaoyu saw that Zhou Bo's tone turned from strict to soft, and his mood naturally relaxed. She glanced at Zhou Bo, and then asked, "Unexpectedly, what did you expect from me?"

Zhou Bo smiled faintly and said, "First of all, when I talked about you in the afternoon, I thought you would really make a big fuss and turn your face with me. But I didn't expect that in the end, you still listened to my words and repented. This was the first thing that surprised me. ”

Li Xiaoyu vaguely felt that Zhou Bo was praising himself, so he was in a better mood. She smirked, "Yes." If anything surprises you, then I am not Li Xiaoyu. However, don't think I'm really arrogant and unreasonable, your words in the afternoon really make me angry and make it difficult for me to decide. But your words do make sense, and I have to make up my mind to listen to you. ”

Zhou Bo diǎn diǎn head and said, "You are very worthy of praise for this diǎn." ”

Li Xiaoyu finally smiled and said, "Hehe, you should praise me more." If you always blame me like this, I will think that you did it on purpose. ”

Zhou Bo sighed and said, "I am strict with you to mean that I value you very much." You also know that it's not easy for me to find a competent helper now, so naturally I have to train you well and let you grow up quickly. ”

Li Xiaoyu pursed his mouth, looked at Zhou Bo strangely, and said, "You cultivated me? I don't see how powerful you are? Of course, you are good at fighting, that's another matter." ”

Zhou Bo didn't argue with Li Xiaoyu about anything, he continued: "There is another diǎn you who also surprised me. It's that you ran out of your house in the middle of the night to go to the yamen to see if there was anything you could help with. Although I don't agree with this matter, because you are a girl, what if you go out and meet some bad people at such a late hour? ”

Li Xiaoyu raised his eyebrows, looked at Zhou Bo, and waited for Zhou Bo's next words.

"Since you are very attentive to your job, you will also be very attentive over time. The people I want to hire are to be as hardworking as you. So, just like when you invite those little ladies to recruit subordinate officers in the afternoon, your departure is good. Zhou Bo said very seriously.

"Hehe, that's of course, 'being in his job, you have to do it'!" Li Xiaoyu listened to Zhou Bo's words, and felt much more comfortable. It seems that this Zhou Bo is really a fair person, what is what, the rewards and punishments are clear and fair, and it is not so bad!

"Yes, your thoughts are always based on the good. "Zhou Bo diǎn diǎn head, "However, you still need to reflect well, after all, you are good to set out diǎn, and you have not done anything good." This is because you are so immature that you think only of one aspect of the problem and do not think of the other aspect of the deeper level. ”

"What are the deeper aspects?" Li Xiaoyu said unconvinced.

"Hehe, didn't I tell you in the afternoon? When you were going to recruit subordinate officers, you also had to analyze whether these applicants were suitable or not, and you didn't thoroughly analyze the pros and cons, how could you consider the deeper aspects?" Zhou Bo said in a calm tone.

He paused, and then said, "Then, let's take the example of you climbing the wall and going out to the yamen just now." Your departure is good, but you disregard the decency of a girl in the middle of the night, and you run out openly, what kind of system is this?"

Li Xiaoyu pursed his lips and muttered, "I'm not afraid, why do you always treat me as a girl." ”

Zhou Bo couldn't laugh and cry, and said: "Because you are really a girl? Okay, even if you are not afraid of losing your dignity, but if you encounter any accidents on the road, such as encountering a bad person, or spraining yourself when you climb over the wall, what should you do?

Li Xiaoyu listened to Zhou Bo's words, and suddenly had some strange thoughts in his heart.

After hesitating for a while, she looked at Zhou Bo seriously and asked, "Are you concerned about me?"

Zhou Bo was already reasoning with Li Xiaoyu, so he didn't worry much about anything else, and immediately blurted out and said: "That's natural, you are my subordinate official, and even if you are not a subordinate official, you and I can be regarded as friends." If something happens to you, am I not concerned?"

Li Xiaoyu's eyes widened, and he suddenly stopped, staring straight at Zhou Bo.

Zhou Bo was also a little surprised when he saw Li Xiaoyu stop suddenly. He looked at Li Xiaoyu, but found that Li Xiaoyu's eyes were shining with a crystal luster, and he looked so pure and serious.

"What's the matter, why are you looking at me like that?" Zhou Bo touched his face and asked.

Li Xiaoyu's face flushed slightly, and she quickly lowered her head, and smiled secretly: "No, it's nothing." ”

Zhou Bo was even more confused, he muttered to himself, "You are really strange." ”

Then, suddenly, the two of them were speechless.

Zhou Bo came back to his senses after a pause, he was reasoning with Li Xiaoyu just now, why didn't he stop talking about it all of a sudden? He coughed twice, and then continued: "Xiaoyu, do you say this is the truth?"

Li Xiaoyu was still snickering, and the crimson on his little face was still red.

"What do I ask you?" Zhou Bo glanced at Li Xiaoyu and found that Li Xiaoyu looked very weird, "What's wrong with you?"

"Laughing?" This time it was strange to talk about Li Xiaoyu. Her father is a master, so she naturally knows what it means, this should be used to refer to the literati as talented, why is Zhou Bo used to refer to herself? )