Chapter 37: The Silent Handmaiden

Zhang Xiu's charges are as follows:

First, he was the old department of Dong Zhuo of the Xiliang Army, and he was the minions of Dong Zhuo's troubled dynasty.

Second, during the forcible occupation of Runan, he connived at the soldiers to forcibly buy or even loot the wine, food, and meat of the ordinary people for the enjoyment of the army.

Third, after the extermination of Yuan, he did not destroy the arrogation palace, and also fostered the concubines of the original Yuan Shu Palace, and later even took in the concubines of Yuan Shu Palace for his own fun!

Fourth, he shielded Ji Ling, Zhang Xun and others, who were accomplices of Yuan Shu's rebellion, and threatened the imperial court to pardon Yuan Shu's heir Yuan Yao, close relatives Yuan Yin and others.

Fifth, he shielded Lu Bu and others, who were anti-ministers appointed by the imperial court, and sent troops to Xuchang, causing a huge loss of money and food for the imperial court.

Sixth, the ruling Huainan indiscriminately killed innocents, hundreds of innocent families were raided and destroyed, and the whole family was reduced to the common people and exiled to countless families!

The first of these is that Zhang Xiu is unspeakable, and Zhang Xiu's status as Dong Zhuo's old department is an unchangeable fact. Although he has not done anything unreasonable, there is always no way to make a strong rebuttal. Because Dong Zhuo's reputation is too stinky.

As for the second and third, it's really a bone in the egg.

Although Zhang Xiu explicitly ordered the purchase of grain, wine and meat at a parity price at that time, he really couldn't avoid one or two ruffians in the army.

And did not destroy the palace of Yuan Shu, but Zhang Xiu felt that the palace built in these years was really a waste of the people's fat and ointment if it was destroyed once.

As for those palace maids and concubines, Zhang Xiu did select some palace concubines with innocent backgrounds to enter his mansion for his own use. But is there any pleasure, Zhang Xiu himself said no, but who believes it?

Article 4 and 5 are really Cao Cao's measures to turn his face and deny people. I used you some time ago, and I can tolerate these. But what kind of person is Cao Cao, you make me unhappy for a day, and I will make you unhappy one day!

In the last one, Zhang Xiu really had nothing to say, the evidence was conclusive, and there were some children of the cut family who fled to Xuchang to sue the emperor as witnesses. Since Zhang Xiu was ruthless and sat back and watched the people fend for themselves, he had to suffer the consequences of not being understood and recognized by the world. Since he is ruthless and ruthless to exterminate those big families, he has to bear the backlash of some fish that have slipped through the net.

On the day that Cao Cao's text was sent to Huainan, Zhang Xiu convened a depressed civil and military meeting. Everyone knew that the situation was critical, and they made suggestions. The war-avoidance faction led by Yang Hong advocated abandoning Ruyin and sticking to Shouchun, which was high and deep. The main battle faction led by Yuan Lian and Yan Xiang demanded that the troops be stationed in Qiyang and fight to the death with the Cao army in Ruyin!

The real mastermind Jia Xu did not offer advice, and Zhang Xiu couldn't ask Jia Xu what to do in everything, and finally adopted Yuan Xu's main battle strategy.

On the one hand, the Ruyin garrison Liu Pi and Gong Dubu were notified to clear the wall and consolidate the defense of Qiyang City.

On the other hand, Zhang Xian, Lei Xu, Lei Bo, and Chen Lan were the commanders of the army, with a total of 100,000 soldiers in their headquarters, and three generals Zhang Liao, Ji Ling, and Gao Shun, and five healthy generals Wei Xu, Cao Xing, Li Feng, Pei Yuanshao, and Zhou Cang, plus 20,000 soldiers directly under him, for a total of 120,000 troops. With Jia Xu and Chen Gong, who seconded the main battle faction, as strategists, Yuan Jian and Xu Yan Wang Kai coordinated grain and grass matters in the rear army, and sent troops to Ruyin.

At the same time, Zhang Xun was retained as the garrison of Shouchun, Song Xianhou became the deputy general, and Yang Hong was the military advisor, leading the remaining soldiers to garrison Shouchun.

The other two Yuan Shu generals, Lu Mian and Qiao Rui, had already been left behind by Zhang Xiu in Lujiang, commanding 30,000 troops to guard against Sun Ce, Jiangdong, who was getting bigger and bigger.

After the scheduling, Zhang Xiu set up a slightly chilled banquet, no wine and no good meat, only some sumptuous homely meals.

Everyone at the table was also depressed, and the atmosphere was depressing. Zhang Xiu was also irritable, taking a sip of wine, of course, he didn't care about what everyone looked like at the banquet.

It's a pity that those generals are not as stubborn as the Wenchen strategists, especially Pei Yuanshao and Zhou Cang. The punches that should be punched with sake, the big gulps that should be drunk, and the meat jokes should be said one after another, and Cao Cao's large-scale attack was not taken seriously at all.

Different backgrounds, different statuses, and naturally different mentalities. Pei Yuanshao and these people were all from reckless backgrounds, and they joined Zhang Xiujun as a cadre rather than a general. Naturally, I don't think about how to fight, just do my job and obey orders.

Maybe it was the first time that I felt that these five big and three rough and reckless generals were so cute, and they actually warmed up the scene, and a few scribes such as Chen Gong Jiang Gan actually followed Pei Yuanshao and others to guess the wine order. Zhang Xiu also had a warm current in his heart, and his irritability was somewhat relieved. I didn't drink anymore, quietly got up and exited the hall, and walked into the back garden.

Zhang Xiu's mansion was strictly managed, and the Wuwei Battalion of the Guards was stationed in the outer mansion to act as a guard. The others all live in the Shouchun Palace not far away, and are on emergency alert.

And the maids and servants are all innocent backgrounds selected by the original Yuan Shu's Shouchun Palace, and they have never had any bad habits, and they are loyal, honest and diligent.

At this time, the huge back garden, because Zhang Xiu went to buy grain elsewhere in order to raise money, sold a lot of materials, and only lit a few oil lamps, which was very dim.

Zhang Xiu only vaguely saw a girl dressed as a maid, leading her two bear children, strolling in the back garden. The maid stopped and went, and every time she walked in front of a flower, she would point out and explain to the two and a half children.

Zhang Xiu was curious for a while, walked behind the two bear children, suddenly got up and kicked Zhang Quan lightly, and said with a bluffed face: "Why don't you sleep yet, what time is it now, and you won't practice tomorrow?" ”

Zhang Quan was startled, and stood there and shouted Daddy in a trembling voice. Zhang Ruo saw Zhang Xiu's stern look, and was so frightened that he hid behind the maid.

It's just that her daughter Zhang Ruo's action fell in Zhang Xiu's eyes, but it aroused Xing Zhang Xiu's curiosity. Not every time he bluffs his face to scare these two bear children, Zhang Ruo hides behind his brother, what kind of person is this maid, who can make his baby daughter abandon her own brother and pull the corner of her clothes directly.

Zhang Xiu looked at the maid at this moment. The maid had just led the two children to identify the flowers and plants, and when they heard the voice, they turned around, and at this moment their eyes met.

The lights were dim, and Zhang Xiu didn't see the maid's face clearly. It's plain, because the rouge gouache at this time is easy to recognize under the lights at night. The appearance can be vaguely identified as good, and the figure is also the kind of standard delicate type, but there are convex and concave, such as willow waist, which is considered a beauty.

The two looked at each other for only two seconds, and the maid immediately lowered her head and shouted, "I've seen the general." ”

Zhang Xiu snorted, his face did not change, and he continued to bluff: "It's so late, why are you still with the child, is it that Zhang Quan, this kid, is not sleeping again, and he can't sleep even if he stirs Ruo'er?" ”

The maid saw that Zhang Xiu's face was tense, and her tone was also questioning. I had to bow my body and said, "Childe really can't sleep, but Miss can't sleep either, it's not Gongzi who bothered him." Slave...... The slave is using these flowers and plants to coax Miss Childe to sleep. ”

A hint of suspicion flashed in Zhang Xiu's eyes, the tone of this maid was not quite like the other maids who were submissive and low-voiced, but there was a slight tone that was neither humble nor arrogant, but she was trying to cover it up.

However, Zhang Xiu didn't interrogate, and the maids in his mansion were not all wanted, but they were all checked by the Zou family one by one. Zhang Quan and Zhang Ruo's room is in the Zou family's courtyard, and the two bear children can come out here presumably because the Zou family values this maid.

Zhang Quan suddenly muttered in a low voice there: "Dad, I'm so hungry that I can't sleep, and I haven't eaten enough rice in the afternoon." My sister and I want to eat chicken legs, so we want to eat a chicken leg! ”

Zhang Xiuyu was stopped, and his frightened face immediately relaxed. In the era of planned economy, General Pingkou's Mansion personally took the lead in reducing food and clothing. Three meals a day, all without oil.

The two bear children came to Shouchun from Wancheng, not to mention the big fish, big meat, mountains and seafood, and they are usually full of delicious food. It's just that in an extraordinary period, Zhang Xiu must take the lead in making some appearances, otherwise how can he convince the public?

The result was bitter for Zou and the two bear children. Zou is okay to say, the amount of food is not much, and he has suffered with Zhang Ji before, and he can eat coarse tea and light rice. But these two children are just digesting and growing their bodies, and they only eat rice, pasta and vegetarian dishes every day, and they are very hungry.

Zhang Xiu was silent for a moment, then suddenly sighed and instructed the maid: "Take them to stay here, and I'll go back." ”

The maid obediently bowed her head in response, and Zhang Xiu turned back to the hall.

After a while, Zhang Xiu came back. Squatted down and grabbed the two bear children, conjured a chicken leg wrapped in oiled paper from his hand like a trick, looked at the two children's eyes lit up, and handed it to them: "Don't be too anxious to eat, Dad will bring it to you if it's not enough." ”

The maid was also sensible, tried not to alarm Zhang Xiu and the two children, and withdrew from the garden.

Zhang Quan was about to open his mouth to bite, but suddenly glanced at his sister next to him again, and took the initiative to hand it to Zhang Ruo.

Zhang Ruo glanced at Zhang Xiu's face, but he didn't move, handed the chicken leg to Zhang Xiu, and whispered: "Daddy's mouth has no oil stains, and he must have never eaten chicken legs, Daddy will eat it first." ”

Zhang Xiu was stunned, he hadn't taken the ordinary chicken leg that contained a different kind of affection for a long time.

Hiccup~ Zhang Xiu suddenly burped at the faces of the two bear children, then stroked the heads of the two brothers and sisters, squinted and smiled: "Daddy can't eat it, you eat it quickly, if it's cold, no one wants to eat it." ”

Zhang Quan and Zhang Ruo covered their noses, and Zhang Quan waved his sleeve vigorously with his other hand and said dissatisfiedly: "Dad, your mouth smells so stinky!"

I don't know when, in short, when Zhang Quan and Zhang Ruo ate all the chicken legs, the maid quietly appeared behind the two bear children. also squatted down, carefully wiped the mouths and hands of the two children, took a water bag from the plate from behind him, tested the temperature, and handed it to the two brothers and sisters to quench their thirst.

Then a pair of soft and boneless tender hands naturally took the chicken bones from Zhang Xiu's hands, put them on a plate, and gave Zhang Xiu a fragrant handkerchief.

After eating and drinking, the two brothers and sisters finally became sleepy, shouting to pull Sister Lan to sleep, but they finally didn't want their father to sleep with them.

Zhang Xiu glanced at the maid with a little surprise, and couldn't imagine that this maid was not only considerate and gentle, but also coaxed the child to have such a deep attainment. How come he never found out that there was such a capable maid in the house?

Immediately, Zhang Xiu also half-joked: "Quan'er Ruo'er, Daddy wants to sleep with you tonight." ”

Zhang Quan and Zhang Ruo glanced at their Sister Lan, and then at their father who kicked their brother and sister out of bed almost every night, and finally Zhang Quan pulled his sister over and said, "If you sleep with Daddy, I want to sleep with Sister Lan!" ”

Poor Zhang Ruo was sold by his brother so quickly, and his big eyes immediately turned a little red.

Zhang Xiu's head was big for a while, and she bluffed her face again: "No, the family has to sleep together, Daddy will not be here tomorrow night, I have to sleep with Daddy tonight!" ”

Zhang Quan pouted: "But we finally begged Sister Lan to sleep with us tonight, Dad, you only care about sleeping by yourself every time, and it's not like Sister Lan who can tell us mythological stories." ”

Zhang Xiu did not think carefully about the meaning of the word "ask" at the moment. just continued to play his sinister intentions, and said in the tone of a parent: "Then the four of us will sleep together, anyway, our bed is a larger version, it doesn't matter if you sleep with one more person!" ”

The maid's little face turned red in an instant, and her head was buried even more.

It's just that Zhang Quan scratched his head, thought about it carefully, and finally spoke: "Okay, Dad, but we want to make three chapters of the law!" One, you sleep on the outside, we sleep in the middle, and Sister Lan sleeps on the inside, so that you can't think we have a noise and want to kick us out of bed. Second, you can't disturb Sister Lan to tell the story. Three, you have to wash your mouth, otherwise you will always hold us in the middle of the night and gnaw, Ruoruo and I will take a shower every morning to wash your bad breath! ”

This kid actually learned the three chapters of Liu Bang's covenant, and even revealed his father's shortcomings.

……

That night, two thief eyebrows stared at Zhang Xiu from the grass and took the two bear children and the delicate maid into the bedroom, and the light of victory in his eyes became more and more vigorous. At the moment when the bedroom door finally closed, the two looked at each other, and then the two people in the grass pinched each other's necks and said, "It's finally successful!" ”

A younger man laughed in a low voice: "I didn't see that the third sister is so capable, big brother, we finally don't have to worry!" ”

The older man also laughed twice: "This matter has to be used by the little sister herself, although the way to lobby Mrs. Zou before did not attract attention, but this little sister can stay in the general's mansion for half a month, it is also Mrs. Zou's arrangement, go back and thank Mrs. Zou!" When the big thing is decided, we don't have to worry about being pushed out as scapegoats! ”

The young man also laughed twice, glanced at Zhang Xiu's bedroom again, and suddenly wondered: "Why are those two children also there?" ”

The older man was stunned: "This ...... Forget it, if you can go in, it's the creation of the little sister, let's go back quickly, the teacher banquet is over, and it's not good to be discovered! ”

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