I have heard that the soldiers of the grain and grass battalion have rarely made meritorious contributions in the past ten years and five years, and if they want to take the position, they can only decide by their seniority. I can see that Zhou Xunwu, you are a far-sighted and motivated person, will you sit idly by and ignore this great opportunity in front of you?" Li Hui said with a cold smile.

"The ancients had clouds, thousands of horses were easy to obtain, and Bole was rare, and today there is Li Xianggong to promote the humble position of a nobody, and the humble position is naturally moved. It's just that he is worried that there is a villain Li Xianggong, and slanders Li Xianggong for forming a party for personal gain and intriguing with his colleagues. Therefore, I only want to have the next opportunity to make meritorious contributions to repay Li Xianggong's cultivation. Zhou Bo's face was full of sincerity, and after he said this, he saluted Li Hui again.

After Li Hui heard these words, he felt very comfortable in his heart, and what he liked the most was that others said that he was Bole. At present, it is a troubled time, and the armed forces of the central court have been greatly damaged, and now the armed forces of the Jin people on the front line are the private troops of some patriotic generals. Where there is a private army, there is private power, and where there is private power, there is a private party. If you want to gain stronger private power, you must have a stronger private army, and if you want to build a stronger private army, you must recruit talents and enrich the party.

For him, the current situation is obviously the same as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Zhou Dynasty is in name only, and the princes who have military power from all walks of life are on the scene. In his heart, he has always regarded himself as one of the princes who hold heavy troops, not only himself, but also Zhai Xuan on Jingnan South Road, Liu Guangshi on Huainan West Road, and the Western Army in Shaanxi, which one is not so?

It's just that Li Hui didn't know that his idea had greatly exceeded reality. Although the Song Dynasty moved its capital to Lin'an, it was in a state of weakness and powerlessness. But he underestimated the patriotism and loyalty of the front-line commanders. And because of that. Li Hui in history finally drew the end of his life in the name of a traitor.

"Haha. Zhou Xunwu, I'm very happy that you have this heart. Li Hui laughed heartily twice, and then said, "It seems that Zhou Xunwu is not only a highly motivated talent, but also very cautious, and knows that he thinks about me." ”

"Lee Sang-gong has an overreputation, and his personality is so"

Li Hui interrupted Zhou Bo's words. said, "Okay, you don't need to say more. As long as you are sincerely grateful to Dade, I, Li Hui, will never misuse any capable person. Now the Qi army is pressing in Sizhou, although there is no movement during this time, it still makes our Ezhou in an extraordinary period. Since it is an extraordinary period, it is necessary to handle affairs by extraordinary means, and it is a matter of course to promote talents for the use of the imperial court. ”

Speaking of this, he paused and glanced at Zhou Bo again. Then he said solemnly: "Xiying is a heavy camp of grain and grass, and it cannot be left unattended for a day." Tomorrow, I will promote Zhou Xunwu to be the governor of Xiying. I hope Zhou Xunwu will not live up to my expectations, work hard to take care of the affairs of Xiying, and do a good job!"

Zhou Bo sighed, very emotional in his heart, it seems that he is really lucky, successfully stepping on Xu Wenbo's steps and jumping two levels in a row again! Although he was very excited in his heart, he still maintained a solemn and solemn look on his face, and thanked Li Hui: "Thank you Li Xianggong for promotion, I will definitely remember Li Xianggong's grace in the future, and do my best to take care of the affairs of Xiying for Li Xianggong." ”

Li Hui heard Zhou Bo's last sentence "Do your best to take care of the affairs of Xiying for Li Xianggong", and he was very happy, it seems that this Zhou Bo is not only a talent, but also a talent who understands current affairs, and the favorite of those in power throughout the ages is this kind of person.

After the conversation ended, there was still some time before the evening, so Li Hui didn't leave Zhou Bo to finish eating, but just asked Zhou Bo to go back to Xiying to wait for the news of the transfer.

After Zhou Bo came out of Li Hui's line, his mood was much more relaxed, although he couldn't get Zhai Xuan's backer, but it was not bad to have a backer like Li Hui. It's a pity that Dong Hao is Zhai Xuan's person, and he still has a lot of feelings for Dong Hao in his heart, and Dong Hao's kindness must be repaid in the future.

Walking down the steps of the line, Zhou Bo suddenly discovered a big thing: Why did the horse he was tied to the horse stake at the gate disappear? He looked around Sizhou, and then immediately asked the guard at the gate of the line, "Where is my horse?"

The two guards looked at each other, looking a little embarrassed, and they couldn't speak for a long time.

Zhou Bo saw Ni Duan and felt that something was wrong, of course he knew that this was definitely not a prank arranged by Li Hui for himself, because if it was an order given by Li Hui, then these two guards didn't have to be so embarrassed at all, just say that they didn't know.

Immediately, he sank his breath, he was also a military attache of the eighth grade, and he still had the official authority, so he immediately asked again in a cold voice, "Where is my horse? Do you want me to go to Li Xianggong to find my horse?"

The two guards couldn't parry, and one of them hurriedly said: "Lord Zhou, this little bottom is embarrassing, your horse is let Li Xianggong's daughter take it away, and Li Sanniang also told Xiao Di not to let Xiao Di say it., so I also ask Lord Zhou Duguan to forgive me." ”

"Who? Who led my horse away?" Zhou Bo was stunned, and asked again emphatically.

"It's Li Xianggong's son-in-law, Li Sanniang!" the guard repeated tremblingly.

"Li Sanniang, why did she move my horse, is my horse very martial?" Zhou Bo asked puzzled. He didn't know this Li Sanniang at all, and he didn't even know that Li Hui had a daughter, and his own mount was just the most ordinary pack horse in Xiying, and it didn't seem to have any face as a means of transportation, so what kind of martial horse could it be?

"I really don't know about this little thing. The guard replied.

Zhou Bo secretly screamed in his heart: What a cup, I moved my horse away for no reason, without any reason, without warning, who is this? He touched his chin, his face was puzzled and crying, and after thinking for a while, he asked again: "Then where did you see Li Sanniang leading my horse from?"

The guard hesitated. He pointed to the end of the street in front of him. said: "Xiao Di only saw Li Sanniang riding a horse and going over there. After the corner, it's not clear. ”

"How long have you been gone?" asked Zhou Bo.

"It's probably less than a moment. The guard no longer hesitated and replied directly, he felt that he had disobeyed Li Sanniang's order anyway, so he simply gave it all up.

Zhou Bo sighed, turned around and prepared to go to the end of the street to take a look, he didn't care about the pack horse, he just wanted to figure things out, he and Li Sanniang had no grievances, and he hadn't even met in person. There's no need to fix yourself in a strange relationship, right? But just after taking a few steps, he suddenly thought of a few more critical questions, so he turned around again.

"How old is Li Sanniang?" he asked.

"Well, I'm exactly twenty-seven years old. The guard didn't know why Zhou Bo asked, but he still answered.

"Then when she moved the horse, did she have anything to say?" Zhou Bo asked again.

"I just said that I asked the two of them not to tell Zhou Duguan about you, and the rest will be gone. The guard said.

Zhou Bo nodded thoughtfully, thinking in his heart: Only fourteen years old? Another little kid who doesn't know the world, I really don't know what the hell this girl is doing. He didn't ask any more questions, turned and trotted hurried to the end of the street.

At the end of the street is a spacious alley. It was afternoon, and there were many small stalls on both sides of the alley. Some are selling clay figures, some are buying snacks, there are a lot of dazzling, and there are all kinds of miscellaneous things. Zhou Bo was really surprised to see that there was such a comfortable and leisurely place in Ezhou City, it seems that the shadow of drought and war has passed, and the people have returned to live and work in peace and contentment!

Zhou Bo walked forward along the alley, this alley was just a straight road, and although the road was very spacious, there were many vendors on both sides, and the crowd was bustling, so it was expected that Li Sanniang would not run far. After he walked for a while, he asked the vendor next to him about the woman who had just passed by on horseback, and the hawker naturally did not dare to play tricks with the officer-like person, and bluntly said that there was indeed a little lady riding by not long ago, and she should not have gone far.

After confirming the whereabouts of the little lady, Zhou Bo continued to chase forward, and suddenly saw a horse tied to the horse stake in front of a small shop, which was the pack horse he had lost. He immediately walked over, but he was not in a hurry to take the horse away, but looked around, looking for a trace of Li Sanniang. It's a pity that he doesn't know Li Sanniang's appearance, and maybe he doesn't know if he passes by him.

At this time, a small guy hurriedly walked out of the small shop, and said to Zhou Bo with a smile: "This official, please inside, there is a seat inside, the bean skin and soup dumplings in our small shop are ten miles fragrant, and they are famous!"

Zhou Bo glanced at this little guy, the other party was dressed as a running hall, and when he saw the guest standing outside the door, he naturally came out to ask. He had heard of Ezhou's bean skin, Ezhou on Jingnan Road was Wuhan in the 21st century, and the so-called Ezhou bean skin should be the ancestor of Wuhan's specialty Laotongcheng bean skin. However, he doesn't have the heart to eat now, and now the price is skyrocketing, and the food that can be taken out and bought and sold is sky-high.

"Let me ask you, have you seen the lady who rode this horse?" he asked, pointing to the horse at the door.

"Official, aren't you the steward of Li Xuanfu's palace?" Xiao Er asked cautiously.

Zhou Bo stared at Xiao Er, it was obvious that this guy knew Li Sanniang, otherwise he hadn't said who the person riding the horse was, so the other party came directly to ask him if he was the person from the "Li Xuanfu Envoy's Mansion". Immediately, his face sank and he said, "Don't talk so much nonsense, you just have to answer my question." ”

Xiao Er looked a little embarrassed, he thought that Zhou Bo was the person sent by Li Xuanfu to find Li Sanniang, so he said: "Official, this little bottom is not clear. Maybe this distinguished guest just left the horse in the small shop temporarily. ”

Zhou Bo is not a person who can be fooled so easily, he asked sharply: "You dare to lie to me? Do you know who I am? Hmph, you get out of the way, I'll go into the store and look for it." ”

Xiao Er naturally didn't dare to stop it, so he could only complain secretly.

After Zhou Bo walked into the store, he looked around. The shop is not big, there are only three or five tables, and it is not the punctual time for dining at this time, so there are not many people at all, and at a glance I saw a table in the corner, where a slender girl was sitting.

The girl is in her prime, dressed in white and snow, she looks very beautiful, although her appearance is not amazing, but she has a beauty without makeup. At this moment, she is holding her chin with one hand and playing with a chopstick in the other, although she looks bored, but she looks very cute.

"Li Sanniang?" Zhou Bo strode over and bowed to the girl slightly.

"Hey, who are you? Did my father send you to arrest me?" the girl came back to her senses and stared at Zhou Bo vigilantly.

From this sentence and the previous embarrassment of the shopkeeper, Zhou Bo can deduce that Li Sanniang is playful by nature and often sneaks out to play despite Li Hui's persuasion, so she is always worried that she will be found and arrested and returned to the house. He lamented that the atmosphere of the Song Dynasty was really not ordinarily open, and girls could go out of the house to play casually!

But at the same time, he also scolded in his heart: You little girl, since you don't even know me Zhou Bo, why do you still steal my horse? Although he muttered psychologically, after all, the other party is Li Hui's daughter, so he still has to maintain etiquette and politeness. He smiled slightly and said: "Sanniang misunderstood, in Xiaxi Yingshao is in charge of Zhou Bo, Sanniang was led by mistake at the door of Li Xianggong's line and dismounted, so he came down to ask Sanniang for return." ”

Li Sanniang's eyes widened and she looked at Zhou Bo carefully, and suddenly her teeth rose lightly, and she laughed "giggled" and said, "It turns out that you are Zhou Bo? ”

Zhou Bo's face suddenly pulled up, what does this take away the horse have to do with his appearance? He suppressed the impatience in his heart, and said calmly: "Sanniang's words, I don't understand it in the future. Presumably, Sanniang took away the horses by mistake, and there are still important tasks at this moment, so she won't bother much. Here, I will give a shout to the Sanniang ward, and the horse will be retrieved first. ”

After he finished speaking, he said goodbye to Li Sanniang, and then hurriedly turned around and left.

Li Sanniang saw that Zhou Bo was about to leave before she could say a few words, she immediately became angry, she muttered her little mouth, and shouted: "You stop me, who said that the horse outside is yours!"

Zhou Bo was stunned, turned his head to look at Li Sanniang, his expression was puzzled, and asked, "Dare to ask Sanniang, is there anything that offends you below?"

Li Sanniang snorted, pointed the chopsticks in her hand at Zhou Bo and made an assassination motion, and said, "If you bully Sister Qin Han, you are tantamount to bullying me." Hmph, you're just a little eight-grade sesame mung bean official, but you're not small?"

Zhou Bo suddenly came over, it turned out that Li Sanniang and Qin Han were close friends, but when did he bully Qin Han? He hurriedly defended: "Sanniang, I'm just afraid that there is a misunderstanding in this, I have been busy with military affairs in Xiying all these days, not to mention that Qin Niangzi is the daughter of the Guanghua Army Festival and dare not offend, even if she has this heart, she doesn't have this free time?"

"Oh, so you really want to bully Sister Qin Han? Okay, you are a disciple, a big villain, a big villain, a big hooligan!! Hmph, look at how I clean you up!" Li Sanniang immediately became angry, raised the chopsticks in her hand and inserted them into Zhou Bo. (To be continued.) )