"Then thank you Vice Envoy Chen. Zhou Bo smiled, but sighed secretly in his heart, it seems that corruption and bribery in every dynasty cannot be eliminated, and the saying that money can make ghosts grind is also very reasonable. Although he didn't expect Chen Xianzhi to help him when he encountered any difficulties, at least as long as Chen Xianzhi was not hostile to him.

Chen Xianzhi said: "Oh, there is one more thing. Each young man will directly lead a battalion of Yong, our west camp barracks are in the backyard, tomorrow Brother Zhou can go to see it, so that his brothers can get to know him. Brother Zhou, you have also led soldiers before, so I won't say much about this Yong brother. ”

"I understand it below. In addition, I would like to ask Deputy Envoy Chen, when will Xu Xianggong, the capital of our Xiying, summon you?" Zhou Bo asked. He came to take office, and most of the people naturally wanted to meet each other, so now he asked Chen Xianzhi first, so he could be prepared.

"Oh, Xu Duguan Xianggong has moved out of the camp to reunite with his father since Xu observed Xianggong coming to Xiangyang City. Xu Duguan was transferred to Ezhou three years ago, and he was separated from his family for a long time, which is also human nature. As for Xu Duguan's summons, Brother Zhou can rest assured, there is no need to tremble for such trivial matters. Chen Xianzhi smiled and said.

"I see, Deputy Envoy Chen mentioned it. Zhou Bo thanked him.

Zhou Bo chatted with Chen Xianzhi a little more and learned some traditional rules in Xiying. After that, Chen Xianzhi asked Zhou Bo to rest first, it was late today, and he would lead Zhou Bo to meet the other young capitals and right deputy envoys in the camp tomorrow morning, which was the same as those who were mentioned. After the camp ends tonight, you can have a private conversation in the side yard.

Zhou Bo returned to the room and packed his bags. He felt that the conditions in Xiying were not bad, and he could still let those who were officials live in a single room. It is conceivable that Xiying in the Taiping period must have been fat.

That evening, the tihars who lived in the side courtyard returned to their wings. The subordinates are all given to the deputy envoys of the big and small capitals, and of course they have already received the news that a new young governor has arrived today. So after returning to the side courtyard, everyone visited Zhou Bo's room first, and said some polite words to each other.

However, Zhou Bo felt strange that it was because he had no prestige as a new official. So none of these people gave them red envelopes? In this era, it is a compulsory knowledge to deal with the boss. Of course, Zhou Bo didn't know, it turned out that the jurisdiction was a temporary official position. To put it bluntly, it is a short-term job, and it will not be fixed under a boss, so they don't need to spend energy and financial resources to do these things-

On this night, there were many nebulae. The dry autumn wind hunts high in the air.

A mansion in the southwest of Ezhou City. There is a new plaque hanging on the vermilion gate on the front, and the two words "Xu Fu" are just cast in copper, which can reflect a shiny luster even in the dark night. At this time, although it was already night, the people who followed the sunset and sunrise should almost go to sleep, but in the small hall in the inner courtyard of the Xu Mansion, there were still lamps lit.

Xu Xiangtian, who had just fled from Xiangyang City to Ezhou half a month ago, was wearing a silk summer shirt at the moment, and was sitting on the chair next to the chapel with an anxious look. Boredom playing with a cup of tea that had already cooled down. It is not difficult to see from his demeanor that he is waiting for someone.

About half a quarter has passed. Footsteps could be heard in the hallway outside the chapel. A young man of about twenty-seven or eight years old appeared at the door with a somewhat unhappy face. He paused here for a moment, waved his hand to the little man behind him, and then stepped into the threshold of the chapel.

When Xu Xiangtian saw this young man, he immediately put down the teacup in his hand, hurriedly got up to greet him, and said with a flattering smile: "Big brother, come on, come on, sit down first." ”

It turned out that this young man was Xu Xiangtian's brother and Xu Wenbo, the head of the Western Grain and Grass Battalion. I saw that Xu Wenbo was a little impatient on his face, sat down under the push of his younger brother, picked up the tea cup on the table and drank a sip of cold water, and said with some unhappiness: "Third brother, brother, you just let people come to me as soon as I fell asleep, what is there to say." ”

Xu Xiangtian hurriedly sat down on the seat next to Xu Wenbo, and said with a smile: "Big brother, our brothers don't talk to each other, my brother and I were bullied last time, my father must not care, you are my eldest brother, you must help my younger brother to make the decision." ”

Xu Wenbo squinted his eyes and asked, "Is it still Zhou Bo's business?"

"Exactly," Xu Xiangtian sighed, his face was full of strong grievances, and then said, "That thief surnamed Zhou is too much of a deceitful, and he dares to provoke our Xu family." Brother, do you know Qin Han, the daughter of Qin Jiedu's envoy?"

"I know, didn't my father just propose marriage to Qin Jiedu's envoy Xianggong at the beginning of last year? Although Qin Xianggong hasn't given a clear answer yet, I heard that he also has this idea. Our Xu and Qin families are both big families on Jingnan Road, and once they get married, there are only benefits and no harms. Xu Wenbo said. A few days ago, he had heard Xu Xiangtian complain, saying that Zhou Bo had bullied him in every way on the way to escort him, but he had never heard him mention Qin Han's matter.

"Since you also know that Qin Niangzi is a member of our Xu family, it is even more important to speak out for your younger brother. Xu Xiangtian had a look of humiliation on his face.

"What, does the surnamed Zhou have anything to do with Qin Niangzi?" As soon as Xu Xiangtian heard his younger brother say this, he vaguely guessed a little bit in his heart, and suddenly turned angry.

"Brother, you don't know, the reason why the thief surnamed Zhou wanted to humiliate me halfway half a month ago was because he fell in love with Qin Niangzi's beauty. One night I woke up, and happened to meet the person surnamed Zhou who was molesting Qin Niangzi, I rushed up to theorize in a fit of anger, but I didn't expect the surname Zhou to pull out the knife directly, and said............ also said............ "Xu Xiangtian said this, so it was difficult, and he pretended that the second half of the sentence was difficult to speak."

Xu Wenbo snorted coldly, slapped the table hard, and asked, "Say, what did he say?"

Xu Xiangtian sighed, and said helplessly on his face: "This thief actually said, 'If I kill you, it can be regarded as never saving you'." This is nothing, and the most hateful thing is that he also said that the defeat of Xiangyang Mansion was caused by our bureaucrats who fled in fear of the enemy and refused to fight. ”

Xu Wenbo is also a soldier. The most taboo thing about being a soldier is the responsibility of defeat. After listening to his younger brother's words, his face was already blue and purple, and he gritted his teeth and said: "This straight lady thief who has been cut a thousand times, teasing Qin Niangzi, and speaking out big rebellious words, why didn't you say it the day you came back?"

Xu Xiangtian said bitterly: "I was just about to tell my father about this a few days ago, but I didn't have time to say it yet. Then the dog struck. I think Zhou Bo is on duty under Dong Hao now, if he says it, I am worried that it will hurt the morale of the army. And the one surnamed Zhou was in a hurry, and if he didn't get it, he would defect to the enemy, so he didn't say it. ”

Xu Wenbo stood up and flicked his sleeves. Leng Shi said: "This pickled and talented straight thief." I'll go to the west camp and clean him up now. As he spoke, he turned around and was about to walk out of the chapel.

"Brother, slow down. Xu Xiangtian hurriedly stopped Xu Wenbo.

"Is there anything else you want to say?" asked Xu Wenbo.

"Brother, if you go to find that miscellaneous piece like this, will he admit it without any evidence? Now that Zhou Bo has just made a meritorious service, and that Zhai Xuanfu Xianggong, Commander Dong and others are quite favored by him, brother, you have the courage to deal with him, but I am afraid that not only will you not be able to cure this miscellaneous fragment, but you will be framed by this miscellaneous fragment. Xu Xiangtian said earnestly.

Xu Wenbo said bluntly: "I'm afraid." It's enough for you and Qin Niangzi to come out to testify against this guy, what evidence do you need? I don't believe that he can still turn against the sky with a little martial artist!"

Xu Xiangtian thought to himself: If you find Qin Han out. Wouldn't that be a goof?

He immediately sighed again and said, "Brother, if this matter could be so simple, my brother would have already convicted that thief a few days ago." Think about it, Qin Niangzi is everyone's best girl, wouldn't it be a mistake for her reputation if this matter spreads? Brother, I can't even look at my wife who has passed half the door, if you let outsiders know, won't you also laugh at our Xu family's incompetence?"

Xu Wenbo pondered for a while, he felt that his younger brother was very thoughtful, so he asked in a muffled voice, "Then what do you say?"

Xu Xiangtian saw that Xu Wenbo had already caught his own way, and hurriedly continued: "Brother, brother, the reason why I am telling you this is nothing more than to let you know that this Zhou Bo is not a good thing, if you leave this matter alone, I can't swallow this breath in my heart, brother." Since we can't teach him a lesson openly, we just secretly design something to solve him, anyway, it's not a pity to die for this evil crime, and it should be regarded as doing the right thing for heaven. In the end, they can also protect the reputation of the Xu and Qin families!"

Xu Wenbo nodded, and said thoughtfully: "Right now, Zhou Bo is working in my Xiying, if I want to plot against him, it will be easy." ”

Xu Xiangtian said: "Brother, brother, I have a clever plan, not only to let him die, but also to let your brother win a good reputation for justice in law enforcement." ”

"Oh? Xu Wenbo's eyes lit up and he hurriedly asked.

"Although the drought situation has improved now, there is still a serious shortage of food inside and outside Ezhou, so the military rations of the grain and grass battalion are extremely important at this time. If Zhou Bo accidentally loses dozens of stone of military rations, this crime can be big or small, and when the time comes, brother, you will punish him again, it will be a matter of legal reason. Xu Xiangtian's face was gloomy, and he said slowly.

"A high move, it's really a big move. Hahahaha! Okay, that's it. Xu Wenbo smiled coldly and said-

It has been several days since Zhou Bo was transferred to the post of the young capital of the grain and grass battalion, and Xu Wenbo, the chief of the Xiying battalion, still hasn't summoned him. Because Xiying is relatively large, and it is still a house structure, I rarely meet Xu Wenbo. This made him feel a little strange, could it be that his transfer to Xiying was just a coincidence, so Xu Xiangtian had already forgotten about himself?

Anyway, since there is no follow-up to this matter, Zhou Bo can't worry about it every day. In the past few days, there has not been much work in and out of grain and grass, so he just walked around the camp to inspect the grain and grass reserves and the prevention of theft at night. In addition, he often went to the barracks in the backyard to check on the situation of the guard.

Although the soldiers were not regular soldiers, they were still distributed equipment according to the standards of the regular army, and most of these soldiers were strong, otherwise they would not have the strength to carry grain and grass. But when it comes to marching and fighting, they probably don't have a lot of experience. Although Oshiyong was also responsible for guarding grain and grass when transporting grain and grass over long distances, all soldiers who guarded grain and grass throughout the ages were always the easiest to be defeated.

Zhou Bo, as a young capital, has a direct jurisdiction over the C-shaped barracks, which has about 700 soldiers, which is 200 more than the ordinary battalion. He knows very well that mastering military power is equivalent to mastering real power, so he has been trying to mix with the soldiers in the C-shaped barracks for the past few days, hoping to put his heart in his heart as soon as possible and win over a group of soldiers loyal to him.

However, these soldiers are not like the Dong family's army front camp, they have nothing to do on weekdays, nothing more than manual work such as guarding and carrying grain and grass. For these soldiers, who don't need to tie their heads around their necks desperately, they naturally don't have any big ambitions in their hearts. Only if people with big official positions let them work, they will obey orders, and there is no intention of following a chief at all.

Zhou Bo sighed, he knew that he would not be able to win over these people in a short period of time, so he could only wait for the opportunity slowly, and let these people know their goodness from the heart.

In the afternoon of this day, Zhou Bo had just finished arranging for the No. C barracks to take over the guard work of the granary in the western district from the B-shaped barracks, and then returned to the front yard to sign the records. Just as he passed through the corridor outside the granary in the West District, he suddenly saw three figures sneakily gathering together to talk about something behind a rockery not far in front of him.

Immediately, he quietly walked over and found that two of the three people knew each other, they were all Ti Zhi who worked under him, one was named Wang Gui, and the other was named Yang Xiaowu. As for the third person, he was dressed as a subordinate, but it can be seen from the material of the clothes that the master of his family is either rich or expensive.

Zhou Bo deliberately hid behind the pillars in the corridor and did not show up for the three people to find out. I saw that the man took out two purses from his sleeves and handed them to Wang Gui and Yang Xiaowu, and then said with an extremely arrogant taste: "Two Tizhi, this is the deposit given to you by the master of my family, and there will be another reward after the matter is completed." Remember, don't mess things up, or don't say you won't get the reward, be careful about your little life"

"Director Huang, don't worry, isn't it just such a small matter? Wang Gui said with a sly smile. He quickly took a purse, opened it and looked at it, and there were three ingots of silver in it, and immediately smiled even more happily.

"It's the best, everybody is happy. Okay, I'll go first. After Officer Huang finished speaking triumphantly, he turned around and walked to the other side of the rockery.

Wang Gui and Yang Xiaowu were still nodding respectfully behind them and said, "Officer Huang is good, let's go." ”

After Officer Huang left, the two of them got together and bowed their heads and whispered, and then left in a hurry.

Zhou Bo flashed out from behind the pillars in the corridor, his expression solemn. He secretly pondered: What is the origin of this Huang officer, and what is he going to do with Wang Gui and Yang Xiaowu's silver? Although he will not be able to understand it for a while, he feels that this matter is definitely not so simple, after all, Wang Gui and Yang Xiaowu are his deputies, and if there is an accident between the two of them, they will more or less involve themselves. (To be continued.) )