Liu Lexi smiled and looked elated, hurriedly saluted Xin Er, and pulled him to the pavilion behind the hospital.

Outside the pavilion, Xin Er saw a strange bird more than three feet tall squatting on the stone bench under the pavilion.

The bird's feathers were dark brown, its toes were yellow, its eyes were sharp, its gray beak was curved, it was larger than an eagle, and it was like an eagle; The feet are chained and chained to the posts.

Xin Er was surprised and asked, "Where did you come from?" ”

He didn't know the scientific name of this thing, but he saw it at the celebration banquet after Linghu Feng ascended the throne, when Linghu was drunk, so that the eunuch took out a few such birds, fed them with iron and stone, in order to help the wine, because the locals of Longzhou called it "bone surprise", and the cover was the name of the sound of its song. The officials and nobles in the state have a lot of livestock to keep this thing, just like Linghu Feng, every time he buys wine, he goes out to entertain guests.

Liu Le smiled happily: "The slave's grandfather sent it!" ”

"When was it delivered? I don't know. ”

"I delivered it in the afternoon, and everyone was in the barracks outside the city at that time." Liu Le grabbed Xin Er's clothes, raised his face and prayed, "Everyone, let it fly and watch it play, right?" ”

Looking at the appearance of the bone surprise and cruelty, Xin Er was worried, he didn't want to be pecked twice by this fierce bird, but if he refused Liu Le, he would inevitably fall into the pride of his own man, and in a difficult situation, Ah Ugly came up, grabbed Liu Le, and said: "This bird must be boiled first, and it can be released before it can be released." Now it's wild, and once it's released, it won't fly back. ”

Liu Le said disappointedly: "Really? ”

Xin Er got down the steps and said, "Yes, yes." Xiaoxiao, it's easy to see it fly if you want to, wait for me to be free, take out three or two days of effort, polish off its wildness, and then fly to you. ”

A ugly heart said: "Three or two days can't be done." Without ten days and a half months, it is difficult to achieve. "She has followed two or three masters, including good eagle dogs, and knows a thing or two about it. It's just that in front of Liu Le, she won't point out Xin Er's mistakes.

Liu Zhuang not only sent someone to send a bone surprise, but also sent a few bags of cistanche, seven or eight barrels of mullet, more than ten dragon beard straw mats, as well as cheese, wine and other things, most of which are seasonal or Longdi specialties. Along with all the things was a letter he had asked someone to write.

Liu Lechu learned to read and write, but he couldn't recognize it completely, so he believed in it.

Xin Er saw it, but he knew the origin of the bone surprise.

Linghu rewarded Xin Er's camp, a few of them can shoot and hunt, when they are fine, they will lead a few Hu slaves to the mountains and forests outside the city, hunt some game, and open meat for everyone.

Liu Zhuang thought of the Lord, so he sent it to Jiankang along with fresh food, specialties and other things.

At the end of the letter, he said: Everything is fine at home, please don't worry about it.

Xin Er read the letter to Liu Le and Ah Chou, but remembered something, and said in his heart: "Not long after Linghu Feng ascended the throne, I came to Jiankang, and I couldn't find the time to find the dock master who bullied the little ancestor, but let him be free until now." Thinking about whether to send a letter to Cao Fei and ask him to help settle the house, he thought, "That thief forced his little parents to death, and he had a deep hatred in the sea of blood, so he can't fake his hands on others." Let's just let him live a few more days. When I return to the royal capital, I will have him captured and his head taken. ”

Cistanche, mullet and other things were moved to the kitchen of the other courtyard, and Liu Le took a look around as if he were offering treasures.

Liu Le didn't know which little maid's pouting he had listened to, these days he no longer combed the girl's bun, brought a covered bun, that is, a wig, learned the makeup of a noblewoman, combed a "slow sideburns", the fluffy wig was stacked on the hair, tilted forward, the rest of the hair was draped on the forehead, only the eyebrows were exposed, and the hair hanging down the bun was so long that it covered the ears.

This hairstyle is suitable for mature women, she is only a teenager, she is not in size, her appearance is childish, and she does not show grace and luxury when she comes out with such a hairstyle, but her eyes are beautiful, but she does not add cuteness.

After looking around, Liu Le couldn't stop chattering, and Ah Ugly saw that Xin Er seemed to have something on his mind.

Transferred back to the hospital and came to the side room.

Ah Chou waited for Xin Er to wash and change clothes, helped him sit down, and asked, "Everyone, I heard the little slave who bought vegetables say that the Marquis of Bald Company is back today?" Seems to have been beaten? The braids are gone. ”

Xin Er sighed and said, "Don't say anything about being beaten, he doesn't know who beat him." ”

Liu Leqi said: "He is a military marquis under everyone's account, who dares to beat him?" How can you not even know who beat you? ”

Shi Liang, Zhang Daojiang, Huang Rong and other officials of the county government did not mention whether they were loyal to Xin Er, but only said that Xin Er had known them for less than two months, and they were not familiar with it, let alone close; Although Fu Qiao came, he has his public office, and it is impossible to see him every day, and Xin Er is still a layer away from him.

When it comes to intimacy, there are only two people, Ugly and Liu Le, who get along day and night.

When she is with them, Xin Er doesn't have to think about each other's thoughts all the time to feel heartily relaxed.

He suddenly wanted to talk to Ah Chou and Liu Le about the official affairs of the county government, and talk about his current worries about "Jiuquan County", but the ins and outs of the matter of "collecting Hu Tunmu", they only heard a few words from themselves, and most of the details were unknown, even if they did, they couldn't get any answers, so why bother them with this? swallowed the words that came to his mouth, did not answer Liu Le's question, called her closer, asked her to kneel at her feet, stroked her wig, and asked with a smile: "Xiaoxiao, aren't you tired of wearing such a heavy wig?" ”

Liu Le's cheeks were slightly red, and he replied, "It looks big, but it's not heavy." ”

She sat on the side of Xin Er, smelled the breath of Xin Er's body, felt the warmth of Xin Er's hand, felt comfortable, and her chest was like a deer crashing, I don't know if she was happy or panicked.

In the end, she simply said, "Everyone, I'll play the piano and sing for you!" He left Xin Er as if he was running away and slipped to the piano on the side of the desk.

Recognizing words and learning the piano are all requests made by Liu Le in recent months.

Literacy, Xin Er can teach her when she has no official duties. Learn the piano, there are servants who know how to do it, and after learning for almost a month, Liu Le can now play an uncomplicated tune.

She settled down, picked the strings, and the sound of the piano sounded in Qingyuan.

Ah Chou quietly knelt down to Xin Er's side and pinched his legs for him.

Xin Er leaned on a few days, the faint sound of the piano seemed to drive away some of the troubles in her heart, waiting for Liu Le to sing, for a while, listening to her accompanied by the rhythm, singing in a coquettish voice: "The stomach is unhappy, I am willing to be a horse whip." Go in and out of Lang's arms, and sit on Lang's knees. ”

The twilight is deep, and the flowers in the courtyard are fragrant.

Lejuan is more than 200 miles to the north, the grassland on the bank of the Heihe River, and other camps in the canal.

Spring is the time to replenish the fat of cattle, horses, alpacas and other animals, the grass resources are limited, and the jurisdiction of its department is many, and the herdsmen cannot be in the same place, so in addition to the main business, three separate departments are divided.

This is managed by Qu Yuanguang.

His tent was surrounded in the center by four or five hundred Huluo.

A little slave lifted the tent and went into it.

There were three people in the tent, including Yuanguang, who were deliberating, and when they saw the little slave come in, they stopped talking.

Yuan Guang scolded angrily: "Who told you to come in? ”

The little slave replied in a panic: "It's getting late, and the little slave wants to light a candle for the adult." ”

"I don't have hands, won't I order?" Yuan Guang called the guards outside the tent to come in, and ordered with a cold face, "Drag it out, whip twenty!" I commanded you to keep the door of your tent and let no one enter: why didn't you let him in at my command? Ten lashes each! ”

The guard didn't dare to tell the difference, and replied, "Yes." ”

The guards dragged the slave out, and soon the sound of whipping and screaming of the slave was heard outside. Then, the guards pumped each other.

Yuan Guang lit the candle, and in the lit tent, several people continued to discuss what they were talking about just now.

A low-stature Hu man said: "There is indeed chaos over there in Jiuquan. My uncle's daughter, who married Hu Bu in Jiuquan, received a message from her yesterday that she wanted to go home and take refuge. However, she didn't say that this was done by Fan Fujun. ”

Yuan Guang sneered and said: "There is no warning, a few Hu Bu are fighting indiscriminately, and two Hu Bu actually use heavy armor and strong crossbows, in addition to getting such weapons from Fan Fu Jun, where else can they get them?" Don't be suspicious, this matter was definitely done by the king of the Fen Mansion! ”

Another young Hu man who resembled Yuan Guang asked, "Why did he provoke the Hu tribes of Jiuquan to fight?" ”

This Hu man is the half-brother of Yuan Guang, named Qu Nancheng.

Yuan Guang said: "Do you need to say this? The ironclad is also to 'lure Hu to set up a city'! ”

Nan Cheng played with his pigtails, thought about it, questioned it, and said seriously: "No, brother." 'Luring Hu' should be in the word 'lure', just like the northern captives who have been haunted in our camp recently, what pastures, alfalfa, and lambs are used as bait to confuse our tribesmen to migrate inward, this is 'luring'. How can it be a 'temptation'? ”

Yuan Guang was so angry that his teeth itched, and he said in his heart: "Born from a seed, Lao Tzu is so smart, but how can there be a stupid brother, a stupid brother!" He patted Nancheng's head and said, "Can't I slip my tongue?" Is the point 'seductive'? The point is clearly that it is 'setting up'! Whether it's tempting, after provoking, or reaping the benefits of the fisherman, isn't the result the same? ”

Nan Cheng lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "Yes." ”

Yuan Guang said to the low Hu people: "My father sent someone to ask Zhang Hou, and Zhang Hou replied to him that 'the imperial court set up a city and appointed him as the chief' is very reliable. I see that my father has eaten the scales and has an iron heart, and I am afraid that he will not fight against Xin Fujun's 'temptation to move inside'. This matter is related to the survival of our tribe, my father is confused, you and I can't be confused! ”

"Zhang Hou" is talking about Zhang Jin. The word "marquis" or "marquis", since the beginning of this dynasty, no longer only refers to nobles who are knighted as marquis, but can also be used to honor bureaucrats and scholars. And the canal department had already taken refuge in the door of the Zhang family, and if he could not tell whether Xin Er had deceived him, he sent someone to Zhang Jin to give a gift and ask about the truth of the matter. For the sake of "his own long-term interests", how could Zhang Jin dismantle Xiner's platform? Of course, he patted his chest and made a guarantee, telling him that there was no need to worry, that this matter was full of real gold and could not be faked at all.

The low Hu Ren is Yuanguang's brother-in-law, and like the Qu Nancheng, they have always admired Yuanguang's strategic insight, so they responded: "Yes, what you said is good, we can't be confused." ”

"Without further ado, don't wait for everyone to be selected, the selected people will be sent out tomorrow!"

Yuan Guang had not yet selected all the candidates for "the big rate of provoking the Tutu Department, and the few irascible little people outside the headquarters who were carefully selected", but the news from Jiuquan deepened his anxiety.

"Luring Hu" is a stewed frog in warm water, but "provoking a fight" is a quick knife to cut through the mess, if it is fast, maybe a large-scale weapon fight will break out, and the defeated Hu will be forced to surrender to the Dan. One more tribe that has joined the Dan, and the less power he can use in the future.

Therefore, he decided at the moment that tomorrow he would send out the few people who had been selected who could speak well, and strive to prompt the Tutu Department to launch a obstruction as soon as possible.

And Qu Nancheng asked: "The northern captive who has been wandering around our camp for several days, brother, should we take him down?" ”

And the "northern captive" that Qu Nancheng has repeatedly mentioned is begging for strength.

The origin of the beggar tribe is different from that of the Qu tribe, and the time of moving from the north to Longzhou is relatively late, so it is contemptuously called "Beiyu" by the male Cheng.

Yuan Guang said: "You are really a pig brain! ”

"Brother, why are you scolding me?"

"Why did I go to such great lengths to provoke Tutu and the others to fight against Xin Fujun? Isn't it because this matter can't be handled by our department? 'Obscure when you are observed', don't you hear it? Only when they make a fuss, our department can wait for the opportunity to show up and make a profit! ”

In the valley on the shore of the weak water, there is a great Confucian with nearly a thousand disciples; When Yuanguang and Nancheng brothers were young, they studied with him and asked him to learn, and the Yuanguang brothers read the classics of the Tang Dynasty such as the Book of Songs. Yes, the book is useful, and Yuanguang is at your fingertips.

"Is that not going to arrest him?"

"Let him go. Hmph, I want to see, he can say a few nonsense in our department! ”

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