"Lord, this is the list of names reported in this article!"

Xun Yu respectfully handed the bamboo slip in his hand to Liu De.

Liu De took it and glanced at it casually and asked, "How many people are there?" Did those who obstructed the paper find out? ”

Xun Yu replied: "There are a total of 627 people, including 121 children of the family, and the family that obstructed the registration of the children of the Hanmen was also found, but this family is not in the flow of Liaocheng at all, it can be called a small family, and the minister guesses that this small family is also used by others." ”

Liu De leaned on the chair, threw the bamboo slip on the table, and said to Xun Yu: "If there is no support from others, a small family would dare to block the policy that General Ben is bound to implement?" Isn't that funny! Keep up the scrutiny, there must be others!

And this small family will be severely punished, killing chickens and monkeys, and General Ben will let others see the fate of disobeying General Ben's orders! ”

"The minister understands!"

Xun Yu nodded and said: "There is one more thing, almost all the children of the Zheng family who are of the right age have signed up for the Wenju, and there are more than thirty hào people. ”

Liu De straightened up, the corners of his mouth raised, "Zheng family? Is the Zheng family courting me? ”

Xun Yu arched his hand and said: "The minister also thinks that it should be so!" ”

"Zheng Boqi is pedantic and dull, not like such a courageous person, presumably it is Zheng Kui and Zheng Gong's meaning!" Liu De touched the small stubble under his chin and guessed.

Liu De thought for a while and said, "That's it! You don't have to pay attention to the Zheng family, prepare for the exam with peace of mind, if someone from the Zheng family has passed the exam, they will be hired, and if they fail the exam, it doesn't matter. ”

"The minister understands!"

Xun Yu nodded in response, he mainly came here this time to ask the lord how to deal with the Zheng family, because the Zheng family was watching from the wall, so Liu De was full of distrust of the Zheng family, and the result was that although Zheng Boqi was Liaocheng Cheng, the actual quán bǐng had been divided by Xun Yu and others.

And this time, more than 30 people from the Zheng family applied for the imperial examination, and Xun Yu came over to inquire, because he was afraid that Liu De would deliberately block and prevent the Zheng family personnel from being on the list, as a punishment for the Zheng family's double-facedness.

In this way, it will do Liu De more harm than good, and it will also be a blow to the fairness of Wenju, but now it seems that Xun Yu is too careful.

The lord is clear and accessible, not informal, and he is really a gentleman! Xun Yu didn't say it, but he was already sincerely convinced.

"By the way, there's one more thing!" Liu De instructed: "After my wedding, I will go to all parts of Yanzhou to inspect it, you are ready, go with me!" ”

"Yes, the minister!"

Liu De's control over the counties and counties of Yanzhou is not very firm, and it was also mentioned before that many county orders and county lieutenants in Yanzhou are served by families in various counties, on the one hand, to fill the shortage of manpower, and on the other hand, to appease the more families, telling them: I! Liu De, you are not a person who loves to kill, you can rest assured, you can do things with peace of mind, I will definitely not be able to treat you badly!

But now it seems that these people are too disappointing to Liu De, although Gong Weisi's monitoring of various places is not very in place, but only a small part of the content transmitted from the local area has already made Liu De angry.

These families don't know how to repent at all, and they are desperately digging up their roots!

If it provokes a civil uprising, it is not a pity for these people to die, but Liu De still has to clean up the mess, which is a serious blow to his prestige and damages his reputation of benevolence and righteousness!

They think their corners are so easy to dig?

This patrol is to clean up the moths on the ground, and the scholars selected by Wenju can be filled in various places, and even Liu De is ruthless, if he has the ability to be strong, he doesn't mind mentioning him to a position such as a county leader, lack of qualifications, and ability to make up!

The rear is stable, Liu De can put his mind on the front line, although the task of the system is to pacify Hebei within five years, five years seems to be not a short time, in fact, there are only four years and four months left.

Time is very urgent, so Liu De set himself a goal to complete all the work in the rear of Yanzhou at the time of the autumn harvest, that is, in July.

Including tuntian, recruitment, training, and cleaning up moths...

There are two major events in February, one is Wenju, and the other is his wedding, Liu De thought to himself.

But Liu De forgot that the enemy would not give him a chance to recuperate.

......

Chen Shuo had just sent Zheng Kui out of the mansion, and the housekeeper of the Chen Mansion came over again and said, "Master, Mr. Mi is here!" ”

"Oh? Mi Qing is here? Let him in! Chen Shuo nodded and said to the old housekeeper.

"Yes!"

Mi Qing came to the living room, saw Chen Shuo, and hurriedly said: "The grass people come to see Don't drive!" ”

Chen Shuo took Mi Qing's hand quite enthusiastically and invited Mi Qing to sit down, "We have known each other for more than 40 years, so don't do this pastoral ceremony!" You continue to call me Brother Chen, you are still my little brother! ”

When Mi Qing heard this, his heart also relaxed, and he said nostalgically: "When you came to Dongyu, I was only a teenager, and this moment, my little brother has reached the age of knowing the destiny of heaven!" I have to say, it's really old! ”

Chen Shuo pointed to his ear and said, "What, now you are old?" I haven't been old enough to be old, why are you twelve years younger than me? ”

"Brother, you are still beautiful!"

"Haha!"

Chen Shuo stroked his beard and said: "Suo Ran is not convinced of the old, but the old man still has to say that now is really the world of young people, and the current young people are much stronger than our generation!" ”

Chen Shuo was quite comforted, and said to Mi Qing: "Xun Yu is only thirty-three years old, in the prime of life, he takes care of this Yanzhou in an orderly manner, with high efficiency, and is very good at discovering talents, making the best use of people, this child has the talent of a prime minister!" ”

"And Xu Shu, Xi Zhicai, Jian Yong, Xu Guangqi, and your Mi Zhu are all handsome for a while, seeing them, the old man seems to see the bright future of Yanzhou!"

Chen Shuo hadn't chatted with his old friend like this for a long time, and this time, it was hearty and enjoyable.

Mi Qing also said with emotion: "When my brother and Brother Shang came to Dongyu together, they were stationed in Dongyu for 50 years, and they tried to ensure that Yanzhou was not lost. ”

"What my brother said is very true, the lord grew up with the old man's own eyes, and he is usually used to being casual, and Brother Shang only hopes that the lord will be happier, so he doesn't ask for more, after all, Liu Gan is here.

However, who would have expected that the Hu people would take advantage of Brother Shang to take me and the lord to Liaocheng, and suddenly attack Dongyu, in the first battle of the year, Liu Ganzhan died at the gate of the city, with dozens of iron arrows in his body, and none of the Hu people dared to step forward! ”

Chen Shuo recalled the past, thinking of Liu Gan, his eyes couldn't help but redden, in fact, Liu Gan back then was really their hope, Liu De and his brother were too different!

When Mi Qing heard this, he also sighed, "My brother also experienced that big battle in the city back then, which was extremely tragic and bloody, like Shura coming."

When General Liu Gan's body was moved to Liu's mansion, the people of the whole city wept along the way, and even the migratory birds in the sky also wailed, pulling out one hundred and eighty-two arrows from General Liu Gan's body, none of which were intact, General Liu Gan was really a hero in the world! ”

"Back then, Liu Qian was only twenty years old! Now the lord is also twenty years old, and twelve years have passed like this! ”

Chen Shuo sighed, not speechless, for him, it was too painful to recall such a thing, and his second son also died on the battlefield.

Seeing this, Mi Qing also changed the topic, and said to Chen Shuo: "When my brother came, I saw Zheng Kui's carriage, has he seen my brother?" ”

Chen Shuo said: "The old man never thought that Zheng Kui would come, he hoped that when Ying'er got married, Zheng Boqi's youngest daughter would come to Liu's Mansion as a concubine Teng!" ”

"Brother agreed?" Mi Qing suddenly asked excitedly at this time.

Chen Shuo glanced at Mi Qing suspiciously, not knowing why Mi Qing was so excited.

Then he said: "The old man originally wanted to refuse, but the daughter of the Zheng family marrying the lord has certain benefits, so the old man did not explicitly refuse, but just replied that he was thinking about it." ”

Mi Qing persuaded: "Zheng Kui, this old fox is a good calculation, but brother, you have to be careful, Zheng Kui married his little granddaughter, although it is Ying Xiao Jie's dowry, but I am afraid that it will not give Ying Xiao Jie any help, but may be against Ying'er!" The Zheng family has a very rich heritage. ”

Chen Shuo also thought of this, although he is Liu De's uncle, he is Chen Ying's grandfather! People are selfish, and Chen Shuo is no exception.

And Chen Shuo asked at this time: "I have talked a lot about it, but I don't know what happened to Brother Qing?" ”

Mi Qing was a little embarrassed at this time, but he still spoke: "Don't hide it from my brother, my brother also has something to ask for when he came today?" ”

"I don't know what?"

"My brother also has a daughter, and I want to marry Ying Xiao Jie as a concubine to Liu's mansion... I hope my brother agrees! ”

Chen Shuo was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "The old man forgot, you also have a naturally beautiful little daughter, Mi Zhu is an important minister under the command of the lord, who controls the money and grain of Yanzhou, is graceful and generous, honest and elegant, and the world praises her ability."

The lord is virtuous, the Mi family is deeply used, as long as Mi Zhu is practical and loyal to the king, the three generations of the Mi family are worry-free! Why bother? ”

Mi Qing bowed and said: "The words of the elder brother are from the bottom of my heart, and the younger brother knows everything, but the little girl has always admired the lord, and she has never had the opportunity to see her, and the younger brother has no choice but to come to find the brother..."

After listening to what Mi Qing said, Chen Shuo thought for a moment, and finally sighed and said: "Since you have made up your mind, how can the old man refuse, it seems that Zheng Kui will also agree to him!" ”

"Brother..."

Mi Qing wanted to say two words of comfort, but he didn't know how to say it.

Chen Shuo picked up the teacup, and Mi Qing knew that it was time for him to go back, so he said goodbye to Chen Shuo.

Chen Shuo sat in his seat and thought for a long time, until the old butler came over, and then woke up.

"Master, what is Mi Gong's mind?" The old butler asked.

Chen Shuo stroked his gray beard and said: "Mi Qing is also thinking about his Mi family and wants to go to the next level, of course, he may be telling the truth, but he didn't tell the old man everything!" ”

"That Mi family Xiao Jie entered the backyard, I'm afraid it won't be beneficial to Xiao Jie in the future, why should the master help him..."

Chen Shuo shook his head and did not answer.

It's night, Zheng Mansion.

"Master, young master!"

The housekeeper of the Zheng family came to the backyard and said happily to the father and son who were talking in the backyard: "Don't drive, Lord agreed!" ”

When Zheng Boqi heard this, he said happily: "Father! That's great! Or do you have a way! ”

Zheng Kui squinted his eyes and said: "As the old man expected, the general of the Che Cavalry and the Zheng family are married, which is beneficial and harmless, and as Chen Xiao Jie's dowry daughter, nominally headed by Chen Xiao Jie, it will not harm the interests of the Chen family, but can boost the prestige of the Chen family, which is exactly what we expect, the higher the status of the Chen family, the better!" The higher it is, the better it is for us! ”

"Father is wise!"

Zheng Boqi bowed.

"Alright! Bo Jue, go and prepare a dowry for the old man's little granddaughter! Although it's Concubine Teng, we can't leave empty-handed! Zheng Kui waved his hand.

"Yes!"

The Qian family also learned at night that the daughter of the Zheng family and the daughter of the Mi family were married together with Chen Ying and were Liu De's concubines.

There are also Cui Xi'er, who has just become Chen Shuo's goddaughter, and a woman next to the Chen family. There are four people in total.

Qian put down the embroidery in his hand, looked at the brightly lit room, sighed, and then classified it as loneliness.

......

Liu De did not know that a series of things were happening, he was now rushing to the Tuntian station outside Liaocheng, and according to reports, Xu Guangqi had organized a large number of displaced people to reclaim the land, and the seeds could be sown around February 20.

Since Xu Guangqi received Liu De's order, he started working non-stop, organizing people, building houses, and moving the whole person to the station where Tuntian is located, which is already his second home.

When Liu De saw Xu Guangqi, it was Xu Guangqi dressed as a farmer, wearing má yī, pulling his trouser legs, and cultivating the land with the displaced people.

Xu Guangqi was called a few times by the little official, and then he knew that Liu De was coming, and hurriedly came to Liu De with the little official, and said, "The lower official greets the lord!" ”

Liu De looked at Xu Guangqi, who was already tired and sweating, patted him on the shoulder, and asked, "How is it?" Is the reclamation still going well? ”

Such a hard-working little bee is certainly worthy of Liu De's encouragement, mainly because Xu Guangqi has done a very good job!

Xu Guangqi poured Liu Dra's down to the edge of the field, pointed to a large field and said: "Lord, all the fields here, the minister has all been reclaimed as farmland, but irrigation is very troublesome, the minister is now improving the earliest waterwheels, I hope these waterwheels can help the people!" ”

"Are there any difficulties you need me to help you solve?" Liu De rolled up his sleeves, took a hat from Dian Wei, and said to Xu Guangqi.

Xu Guangqi said to Liu De: "Ministers need a lot of ploughing cattle, and making waterwheels also requires a lot of money and craftsmen!" ”

"How dare you say it! Yanzhou's finances are tight now! I'm afraid that your batch of waterwheels will cost a lot! Liu De snatched the hoe from Xu Guangqi's hand, picked up the hoe and walked forward, and said to Xu Guangqi.

"Since the lord appointed the minister as the lieutenant of Tuntian, then the minister will do him well, and the lord also said that he would fully cooperate with Tuntian!" Xu Guangqi was not repelled by Liu De's two sentences, and what should be fought for is still to be fought for.

Liu De nodded and said: "You're right, Tuntian is a big deal, you must not be sloppy, money and things must be fully supported, but we don't have many cattle in Yanzhou, I'm thinking of a way!" ”

Liu De said that, and a hoe smashed on the ground.