On the eighth day of the twelfth month, which is commonly known as Laba, the day when Laba porridge is to be drunk, Haicheng ushered in a heavy snowfall.

This made the already cold weather a lot colder all of a sudden.

However, Haicheng has already purchased a large amount of coal from Laiwu, Xintai and other places, and a lot of firewood has been prepared, and the 'honeycomb coal' joint venture between Li Youwei and Chu Xue and Tang Yu has also been officially listed, so there is no need to worry too much about heating.

But the difficult thing is that many female dependents under Dong Yu's command, including Zhu Chunchen and Zhu Guobi, their relatives and dependents, including some henchmen, all need to be raised by Xu Changqing first.

The female dependents under Dong Yu's command can be raised, which is okay, after all, they are all Xu Changqing's property, and in the future, not only can Dong Yu reopen the Splendid Pavilion in Haicheng, but some of them can be rewarded to the meritorious soldiers, and even Xu Changqing himself can enjoy it, no matter how it is calculated, it will not lose money.

But Zhu Chunchen and his family members are a little embarrassed.

I thought they were in Beijing, and new tricks appeared every day for treatment.

After thinking about it carefully, Xu Changqing was not too rash, and still met their basic heating requirements, and added some fish and meat levels to their diet.

After all, Zhu Chunchen and the others are still 'charging into battle' in Qufu, and they should be given some sweetness.

It snowed, and the effect of the panoramic balcony in Xu Changqing's study began to show, lying on the sofa, leaning on the warm brazier, watching the falling snow, it was still very pleasant.

Of course, it is still indispensable to have at least a dozen encrypted messages per day from all sides.

At this time, the talks on the Qufu side had entered the fourth day, but there was still no progress, except for the quarrel being a quarrel, there was no substantive result.

But Xu Changqing didn't care at all.

To put it bluntly, the reason why Xu Changqing came up with this meeting was to drag Shi Kefa and them over there!

After all, this kind of thing, you can't really fight, at least you have to wait until the right time, the right reason, but you can't let it go, the best way is to delay.

In this process, you can also remove some impurities and make an example of killing chickens and monkeys, as if killing two birds with one stone.

Wrong.

To be precise, it should kill three birds with one stone!

Now that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, these old soldiers in Jiangnan are always out of the way, and they can't go up or down, and they are called ghosts if they don't mutiny.

And once they have civil strife, even if they really want to do it, the model army can save a lot of effort, and Xu Changqing doesn't bother to pay too much attention to them.

To put it bluntly, it's the same old saying, 'the ass decides the head'.

Even though Xu Changqing had not yet met with Shi Kefa and them at this time, he had already expected their thoughts, which was nothing more than the initiative of the 'national capital'.

If it wasn't for Xu Changqing who rescued the crown prince Zhu Ci before? R, I'm afraid, Hongguang Ye has already ascended the throne in Nanjing.

What really worries Xu Changqing is Jingshi and Guan Ning!

The main reason is that history has deviated greatly at this time, the ancestral family and the Wu family are still there, and the exile army is only stronger than in history, and he is ruthless in all aspects, and if he is not careful, it will turn the situation upside down.

"Newspaper—"

"The latest urgent report from the Beijing Division!"

While I was thinking about it, another secret report came.

Xu Changqing opened it and took a look, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a slight smile.

It's almost the New Year, Li Zicheng finally couldn't help it, and began to do something to the officials in the capital, and appointed the 'clearance officer' as Liu Zongmin.

Even though Xu Changqing didn't know if Liu Zongmin had studied the legendary 'shackles' at this time, he was too quick to think about it.

And once the Wandering Army decides to start clearing and collecting silver taels, it at least indicates that in the recent period, to be precise, during the period of the previous year, there should not be much problem on their side.

After all, they also want to spend the New Year in peace.

And the exile army will not move, and Wu Sangui and the ancestral family will not make much action in the future.

In this way, so will the Qing army.

This time, there is a high probability that the situation at this time can be maintained, and Xu Changqing's side will undoubtedly get more respite and recovery.

After taking a sip of tea, Xu Changqing took out a pen, quickly wrote down a judgment on the paper that only he could understand, and asked Gu Hengbo, who was on duty in the inner study today, to stick it on the wall.

Gu Hengbo twisted his waist and came over, and when he saw the words Xu Changqing wrote, he was also a little speechless, and glanced at Xu Changqing helplessly, but she also understood that this was Xu Changqing's secret, so she didn't say much, and after pasting it, she curled around to add water to Xu Changqing's teacup.

"Hehe, Sister Mei, Youwei has given birth to a son, aren't you envious? Xin'er is so lonely. ”

Looking at Gu Hengbo's graceful figure, Xu Changqing couldn't help but laugh.

Gu Hengbo suddenly glanced at Xu Changqing again, and said in a low voice: "I'll go and see if Xin'er is asleep, come back later......"

Watching Gu Hengbo flee in the wilderness, Xu Changqing was a little bored, so he could only gather his energy on the huge sand table not far away.

Xu Changqing actually understood Gu Hengbo's thoughts very well, if it was nothing in the afternoon, after all, there would be fewer things in the afternoon, but at this time, when she was the busiest in the morning, she would not let herself succeed in anything.

Not long after Gu Hengbo left, Li Yan came over in person, "Lord, the reward for the second thousand corps here has been prepared, and the sons and daughters are already waiting." ”

Xu Changqing also instantly reined in his spirits, beckoned his soldiers to help him put on his coat, and nodded: "Let's go over now, it's so cold, don't let the sons and daughters wait for a long time." ”

"Yes."

……

Military power has always been the top priority and the foundation of everything, and in this regard, Xu Changqing has never dared to slack off.

After finishing the reward of the 2,000th corps, he personally sent the reward to each of his sons, and it was already time for Shen.

Xu Changqing was about to continue to chat with the soldiers and have a deeper understanding of the state of the soldiers, when suddenly a personal soldier came over quickly to report: "Marshal, there has just been news from the new official hall, and the queen seems to be sick......

"Huh?"

Xu Changqing's brows suddenly furrowed, and he looked at Li Yan.

Li Yan was also taken aback, cold sweat oozed out for a while, and he hurriedly explained in a low voice: "Lord, my subordinates have been busy rewarding them in the past few days, and the queen mother has not looked for subordinates to ...... except for her routine living needs."

I can't help but be nervous.

When on the road, it is nothing to avoid suspicion between Xu Changqing and Queen Zhou, after all, Queen Zhou and them can be confined to a small controllable area, and Xu Changqing's appearance next to her can also be covered up by 'protecting them thoroughly'.

But when he arrived in Haicheng, there were many people, so he had to pay attention, so as soon as Xu Changqing came back, he handed over the liaison with Empress Zhou to Li Yan to be in charge.

Xu Changqing didn't expect that Queen Zhou had always been in good health, and she would suddenly fall ill at this time.

At this time, it is not as good as the future generations, let alone any serious illness, a small cold is enough to kill people.

If Queen Zhou has an accident...... Then Xu Changqing was really going to cry.

Who would have thought that nothing had happened to the big heads on several sides, and Queen Zhou, who thought that she could control the most and was right under her nose, actually had an accident!

True to the old saying: "You never know which will come first, tomorrow or the accident......"

"Let's go and have a look."

Xu Changqing quickly made a decision.

"Yes."

Not long after, Xu Changqing and Li Yan and their entourage came to the new official hall.

Inside and outside the courtyard where Queen Zhou lived, many people had gathered at this time.

"Uncle."

"Uncle......

"I've seen my uncle......

As soon as they saw Xu Changqing coming, everyone hurriedly saluted respectfully.

Zhu Chunchen's original wife is also here at this time, Xu Changqing has met her a few times before because of heating and treatment, and she knows each other, and this woman is also a very delicate person, while seeing the ceremony, Xu Changqing asked in a low voice: "What's the matter?" ”

Mrs. Zhu was also a little flustered, and hurriedly whispered: "Uncle, the concubine, the concubine doesn't know...... Things were a little sudden, and the concubine had just come over. Now there are several Lang Zhong and military doctors who have entered, you can rest assured, the queen mother's health has been very good, and there should be no major problems......"

Xu Changqing breathed a long sigh of relief, nodded slowly, and came to the living room.

At the end of the slender corridor, there were also many people gathered inside and outside the bedroom door, but no one dared to speak, Xu Changqing could clearly hear Lang Zhong asking Zhu ??? Ping ellipse? R's voice.

It's useless to go over now, Xu Changqing can only sit on the sofa with a gloomy face.

At this time, someone outside hurriedly came in and said as he walked: "What's the matter, where is the queen?" ”

The person who came was a beautiful woman in her early thirties, very tall, although she was only wearing a plain long skirt, and she didn't dress up much, but that natural beauty and nobility still made Xu Changqing's eyes shine.

Seeing that she was about to go to the bedroom in a hurry, Xu Changqing said coldly: "Don't go over, there are already so many people, what kind of mess did you make in the past?!" ”

"Huh?"

The beautiful woman was in a hurry, but when she heard Xu Changqing's words, she was stunned and hurriedly looked at Xu Changqing subconsciously.

Xu Changqing was annoyed, but when she saw her face, she couldn't help but be a little stunned on the spot......

For a while, Xu Changqing couldn't describe this woman in words at all, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Before, when he saw her for the first time, Xu Changqing just glanced at her and felt that she was very good, with a good figure, good skin, and a better temperament, but that's all, and he didn't see much, after all, this kind of woman doesn't say that she grabs a lot of money, Xu Changqing's back house is really not lacking, and the most representative is Gu Hengbo.

But at this time, Twilight saw her face clearly......

Xu Changqing never thought that there were people who could be pure, cute, mature, intellectual, and noble...... and so on countless temperaments, so perfectly integrated.

But Xu Changqing didn't recognize this beautiful woman, but this beautiful woman recognized Xu Changqing at this time, especially when Xu Changqing stared at her so blatantly, her pretty face couldn't help but flush with shyness, and she was busy with a slight blessing: "I've seen Uncle Zhongyi." ”

There was already a bit of coldness in his voice, and the meaning of the reminder was already overflowing.

Xu Changqing also felt that this beautiful woman was very familiar at this time, but he couldn't think of where he had seen her for a while, and seeing that she actually had thorns, Xu Changqing was also a little unhappy, and immediately said: "You come here first and sit and wait." You can't help in the past, you're just adding to the mess. ”

"I ......"

The beautiful woman was suddenly choked and her face turned red, and her beautiful eyes looked at Xu Changqing incredulously, she had never met anyone who dared to talk to her like this.

can see that Xu Changqing has already taken out a cigar and put it in her mouth, she suddenly understands that at this time, it is already a matter of fact......

Moreover, what Xu Changqing said is not wrong, even if she goes over now, she can't help, she really just adds to the chaos.

After thinking about it for a while, she turned her face away from Xu Changqing, and sat coldly and arrogantly on the small sofa farthest away from Xu Changqing.