"PS: During the National Day holiday, I didn't go anywhere......

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At the age of more than fifty years, no matter what age it is placed in, it is not young and strong.

A few days ago, because Cao Suo held him hostage during the rebellion, this Li Junshou was frightened, and he fell down after Cao Suo pushed him, and lay on the sickbed and drank the tranquilizing medicine soup for several days before he stabilized.

However, I am afraid that it will take some time before I stay and walk and deal with government affairs.

And this is naturally the most beneficial for Zhao Yu, after all, when Li Junshou is not there, all government affairs are handed over to the county Cheng Chen Lang, and Chen Lang is the only one who Zhao Yu is the first to look at, which makes Zhao Yu control the county guard mansion in disguise while controlling the Governor's Office.

Two days ago, the county guard gave a reward to the soldiers, and this is an example.

If he had a choice, Zhao Yu would have liked this Li Jun to lie on the bed for ten or twenty years......

Cao Suo...... Ahem, did you also evacuate to Yanling with Xiang Xuan and others? ”

Just when Zhao Yu was thinking wildly, on the bed, Li Junshou interrupted his thoughts with a coughing question.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu immediately straightened his expression, and said with a little apology and regret: "I disappointed my lordship, I originally wanted to use Cai Wei, a subordinate of Xiang Xuan, who was captured by us, to exchange Cao Suo's head, but Xiang Xuan refused......

"I've heard Chen Lang talk about this."

Li Junshou nodded, and said with some difficulty: "Xiang Xuan, this person, is indeed not to be underestimated. …… As for Cao Suo, he can escape for a while, but he can't escape for a lifetime......"

Zhao Yu hugged his fists and said: "Don't worry, no matter what, the humble post will catch Cao Suo back and let the adult fall." ”

Hearing this, Li Junshou nodded slightly, and immediately looked up and down at Zhao Yu who was standing next to the couch.

At this moment, he couldn't help but feel some emotion in his heart.

Once, he trusted the former lieutenant Cao Suo so much, however, Cao Suo not only disappointed him repeatedly, but also defected to the rebels in the end, and even more, he actually held him hostage in order to escape from Xuchang, as Xun Yi said, Cheng is a disloyal and unrighteous person!

On the other hand, this week in front of the tiger ......

Although he made mistakes and even committed the crime of robbing officials and burning the government, before the great right and wrong, this person resolutely stood on the side of the imperial court, defended Xuchang, confronted the rebels, and finally saved Xuchang, so that he would not lose face in Yingchuan County.

What's even more rare is that this person knows how to be grateful.

If it is said that Li Junshou used to be extremely disgusted with Zhao Yu, then now, his attitude towards Zhao Yu has changed one hundred and eighty degrees.

"Aside from going astray, this young man is really good."

Li Junshou thought secretly.

Immediately, he asked Zhao Yu: "Zhou Hu, in your opinion, what are the intentions of the rebels to withdraw to Yanling?" ”

Zhao Yu replied respectfully: "If the humble position is not wrong, Xiang Xuan's rebel army is probably going to abandon my Yingchuan and move to Chen County and Chen Liu's Second County......

Hearing this, Li Junshou was bittersweet.

Huanxi, naturally, Huanxi, the difficult Xiang Xuan finally gave up attacking his Yingchuan County, as for worrying, it was naturally worried about Chen Jun and Chen Liu.

After coughing twice, Li Junshou asked in a hoarse voice, "You...... Ahem, do you think that my Yingchuan has the spare strength to reinforce Chen Jun and Chen Liu? ”

"This ......"

Zhao Yu thought about it in his heart.

Xiang Xuan and others withdrew their troops to the east, which was obviously to assist the Jiangxia Yishi Qu Shuai Chen Miao, and the purpose of Chen Miao's attack on Chen County and Chen Liu's Second County was to join forces with Jiangdong Yishi in Liang County.

Jiangdong Yishi, that's his 'Zhao Army', Zhao Yu won't hold back his own people if he says anything.

To put it mildly, if it weren't for the position of Lieutenant of Yingchuan, he wouldn't even come to guard Xuchang, after all, for the time being, the strategy of 'meeting Liangjun' of all kinds of righteous teachers is actually the same as his interests.

To put it simply, Zhao Yu did not intend to lead the army of Yingchuan County to pursue Xiang Xuan and others, delaying the rebels' attack on Liang County.

But how to convince the Li Junshou in front of him?

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Yu shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's difficult...... Not to mention that my Yingchuan currently does not have the spare troops to support Chen County and Chen Liu's Second County, and the grain and grass alone is a big problem. There is not much food left in Xuchang City, and in the newly recovered two counties of Yingyin and Changshe, the rebels have also taken away the grain they can take, and distributed the rest to the local civilians, so as to invite people to buy people's hearts, unless we collect it from the people, it is almost impossible to gather enough food for the army, in view of the price of rice in the past two years, I think not only Yingyin, Changshe, but also the people in any county are not willing to sell their grain to the government......"

The more Li Junshou listened, the tighter his brows wrinkled, and after a long time, he sighed and scolded: "Damn rebels!" ”

Since it is no longer realistic to send troops to reinforce Chen County and Chen Liu's two counties, then An'an will deal with his own affairs.

So Li Junshou asked Zhao Yu again: "How is the situation in Ye County?" ”

Zhao Yu said truthfully: "The specific position is not clear, I only know that Guan Shuo has not yet broken through Ye County." ”

Li Junshou nodded and advised: "Ye County, you can help if you can, but the top priority is to hold the fields in Kunyang...... It's July 13th, right? ”

"Yes."

"Well, that's going to be soon." Li Junshou stroked his beard and said: "In more than two months, the grain in the three counties of Kunyang will be harvested, and Zhou Hu, the people of the entire county, are counting on this year's harvest in Kunyang for the winter...... You must pay attention to it, if the three counties of Kunyang can't harvest grain this year, I'm afraid that countless people in Yingchuan County will starve to death. ”

"Obedience."

Zhao Yu solemnly clenched his fists in response.

It is undeniable that this year, due to the disaster of the rebels, the vast majority of the counties in Yingchuan County have not been able to cultivate on time, with the exception of the four counties of Kunyang, Xiangcheng, Runan and Yangzhai, among them, the three counties of Kunyang, Xiangcheng and Runan have not only cultivated on time under the instruction or drive of Zhao Yu, but even reclaimed a lot of wasteland, which has naturally become the only hope in the eyes of Li Junshou.

Subsequently, Li Junshou talked with Zhao Yu for a while and instructed some things.

For example, Li Junshou pointed out intentionally or unintentionally: "Zhou Hu, as far as I know, you have promoted your subordinates in the past few days, but you are a little diligent...... Tsk, one upper lieutenant, two lieutenants, two sergeants......"

Of course, Zhao Yu knew that this kind of thing could not be concealed from Li Junshou, and he did not defend himself when he heard the words, but swore and promised: "Lord Junshou, I dare not hide my humble position, I became a captain, and naturally I want to promote my former brothers, but I can assure you that these people promoted by your humble position are definitely talents worthy of the name......"

"Hmm......"

Li Junshou did not deny this.

After all, take Zhao Yu's newly appointed upper lieutenant Chu Yan as an example, this person was extremely brave when guarding Xuchang a few days ago, and Chen Lang repeatedly mentioned the words "fierce general" and "brave general" when reporting to him after the war.

Therefore, although he was a little dissatisfied with Zhao Yu's wanton promotion of his cronies, considering that these people promoted by Zhao Yu were indeed talents, Li Junshou didn't care too much, not to mention that Zhao Yu said when he first defected to him, just to bring a group of brothers to get promoted and make a fortune.

Beat it a little bit, and call the tiger convergence point this week.

After a short time, a maid walked into the house and cautiously said, "Master, Madame has sent a slave to remind me that my lord should drink medicine." ”

Seeing this, Zhao Yu clasped his fists very interestingly and said: "Don't disturb the county guard's rest, and retire first." ”

"Hmm."

Li Junshou nodded, with a little encouragement and a little beating, and told Zhao Yu: "You go and get busy." …… Zhou Hu, although you are not from a good background, but this time you have made continuous contributions, the court will definitely reward you in the future, as long as you can get rid of some bad habits in the past and encourage yourself, the future will be limitless, don't make mistakes again, and bury a good future. ”

Seeing this, Zhao Yu immediately arched his hand and said: "Thank you Lord County Shou for mentioning it, you must be loyal to Lord County Shou and the court." ”

Li Junshou nodded with satisfaction.

A moment later, Li Junshou's main wife, Wang, and his concubine Cai, with a maid carrying medicinal soup on a wooden plate, came to Li Junshou's sickbed.

The age difference between Wang and Li Junshou is only three years, but they look like they are in their early forties, quite young, and the concubine Cai is only in her thirties, so she is naturally even younger.

After tidying up the futon for her husband, Wang sat on the side of the bed and asked curiously: "The one who came just now is 'Zhou Duwei'?" ”

From the side, Cai took the medicinal soup from the maid's hand, and said with a smile: "I heard that Zhou Duwei was born as a bandit?" ”

"Huh."

Li Junshou immediately stopped: "Don't mention this kind of thing again in the future." ”

After taking the medicinal soup from Cai's hand and holding it to Li Junshou, Wang said worriedly: "That Zhou Duwei is really from a bandit?" The lord will give him the power, and there won't be any trouble......"

Li Junshou frowned and took a sip of the bitter medicinal soup, and said nonchalantly: "Zhou Hu's recent power is indeed very great, and the new county lord Chen Lang can't restrain him at all, but in the end...... Ahem, after all, Zhou Hu is just a lieutenant after all, as long as I am here, he can't make any mess. What's more, his purpose is only to get promoted and make a fortune...... Don't look at Zhou Hu as a bandit, he is also a child of a family in Nanyang County, he can not only read and hyphenation, but also lead soldiers to fight, he is really a talent. As long as he keeps to himself, I will recommend him to the court in a few years, and it is not ...... Ahem, it's not a big deal. ”

"That's good." Wang nodded slightly.

At this time, Cai Shi said on the side: "Master, this Zhou Hu is a talent...... I don't know how old he is, but has he ever been married? ”

Li Junshou was stunned, and immediately understood Cai's intentions.

Yes, don't look at him over fifty years old, but the daughter born to him by the concubine Cai, and his only daughter, is only sixteen years old this year, which happens to be the age of marriage.

"This ...... I listened to him, he must be in his twenties, no more than twenty-five or six. ”

Lee Junshou estimated.

Seriously, he really didn't know the specific age of Zhou Hu.

Thinking about it like this, Cai's hint made him a little moved, after all, the lieutenant who was less than thirty years old was very few in the whole world, not to mention, Li Junshou felt that Zhou Hu was even younger, at most twenty-five years old.

Isn't this age just right for his daughter?

However, as soon as he thought of another matter, Li Junshou immediately dispelled his idea: "Although Zhou Hu is a talent, he has been burned beyond recognition, so he can only be covered with a mask all day long, do you want Yan'er to follow such a person in the future?" ”

Cai Shi thought about it, but he didn't know what he thought, and suddenly shuddered, his face was pale, and he never mentioned it again.

At the same time, Zhao Yu was leaving the county guard mansion with Jingnu, Niu Heng, and He Shun, and suddenly shivered for some reason.

"What's wrong?" Jingnu asked puzzled.

"I don't know."

Zhao Yu shook his head: "I always feel like I have avoided a very bad thing......

From the side, Niu Heng and He Shun were puzzled.