Looking at Zhao Yi's thin back, Cheng Yin was short of breath, and his hands trembled slightly because of excitement.

After reading the books of sages for decades, but forgetting the truth that 'those who achieve great things are not informal', Cheng Yin felt very ashamed, but more excited.

Although Taiping Dao is a righteous act, it has developed so far, and the righteousness it adheres to has long been unrecognizable, and it has degenerated into an ordinary bandit and cholera in the world.

The princes and county guards took this opportunity to support their own troops, all of them with their own small calculations, and the military strength of the dynasty was not only beyond the reach of the whip, but also the sunset.

In just a few months, the Yellow Turban Army has been overwhelmed, not to mention the despair of the world, even Cheng Yin, a small county, can't see a glimmer of hope.

But at this moment, Cheng Yin suddenly felt that this man who went farther and farther, yawned constantly, and didn't look at the Yellow Turban thief at all could protect Fanyang County and protect the people of Limin.

As for his 'little hobbies' that are difficult to get into the hall of elegance, it doesn't hurt.

Thinking about it, Cheng Yin laughed unconsciously.

Soaking in the steaming bathtub, soldiers kept coming in outside the door to report the good news, and the county lieutenant Li Si was excited to rush in several times, but was blocked by the little maid guarding the door.

Zhao Yi is a person who has a clear distinction between public and private, after the official business is done, the rest is his own private time, and everything else is postponed.

He traveled 2,000 years to this world, not to do coolies.

"Master, Anxi County Cheng came overnight to congratulate you on breaking the Yellow Turban Thieves Party, and you are waiting in the hall.

The round-faced girl's voice came through the crack in the door.

Zhao Yi turned over, put a wet towel over his face, and said lazily, "Let him go."

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"What? Sir, this is not good.

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"What's wrong, the Yellow Turban thieves didn't come to help when they attacked the city, but now I'm embarrassed to come to say goodbye, and it's polite to let him go.

As soon as he thought of this stubble, Zhao Yi was angry, fortunately he had been a compulsory soldier for five years and had two brushes, otherwise he would have been hanging.

I hate this kind of guy who drops the chain at a critical moment and is attentive afterwards.

"Got it, then I'll ask him to bring back the two carts of chestnut rice he brought.

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Originally, Zhao Yi's head was almost completely immersed in the basin, but when he heard this, a fierce man stabbed out.

"Wait, what are you talking about? Didn't this old boy come empty-handed? ”

"Well, it was said that the county magistrate of Anxi County felt ashamed, one came to say goodbye, and the other came to apologize.

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"Why don't you say it earlier, prepare an upper room, let the distinguished guests stay first, and I'll see you tomorrow morning."

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Zhao Yi was depressed for a while, that is, he was not wearing clothes now, otherwise he would have to go out and teach this little girl a lesson.

The boss is not a small person, and he doesn't know how to judge the situation, it can be the same as coming empty-handed and bringing things, and he doesn't even have any life experience, how to gain a foothold in society in the future!

Especially this morning, Zhao Yi glanced at the granary of the treasury, the corn had bottomed out, and the hundred-pound big bag containing millet had been replaced with a small sack of half a stone.

If the Yellow Turban Party continues to make trouble like this, it won't be long before the pot can't be opened, and we have to quickly find a way to bulge up our pockets.

In these years, there is no food in my hands, and my waist is not hard.

And judging from the current situation, if you want to live the comfortable life you dream of, food, money, and soldiers are indispensable.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhao Yi was a little discouraged, and sighed in his heart, the good life of eating and waiting for death has a long way to go.

After living for more than 20 years, Zhao Yi has developed a habit of inhaling the refreshing breath of the morning every morning when he wakes up.

When a few passing servants saw Zhao Yi, they hurriedly bowed their heads and saluted, and their respectful attitude continued until they were out of sight, which was in great contrast with the image of the yang and the yin in the past.

Especially the four little girls who are almost about to become Zhao Yi's personal protectors, they are full of spring breeze early in the morning, and their waists are double when they walk, and they talk and laugh to help Zhao Yi wash and change clothes.

"What's the joy? Speaking out makes me happy.

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Xiaomei helped Zhao Yi comb her hair, and said beautifully: "The master has won the battle, and those of us who are close to us naturally have face, this is a happy thing."

”

Xiaolan, who was preparing her official uniform next to her, interjected: "Those who eat white food poke the backbone of the old man behind their backs all day long, this time let's see what else they have to say!" Hum! ”

Xiaozhu and Xiaoju were busy cleaning up the messy bed, and they were not idle.

Xiaozhu has a softer voice and speaks very well, especially in the morning, when she speaks, like a bird's call.

"Not only those subordinates, but even the county lord came just now, and when he met people, he said that he was wrong to blame the lord before, the lord is a dragon among people, how can the dragon be something that ordinary people can figure out?"

This little girl's father and brother are both scholars, and they have been exposed to it since they were children, so they naturally speak differently.

Zhao Yi estimated that Cheng Yin's apology must be true, but the words behind must have been deliberately added by the little girl in order to make herself happy.

Compared with Xiaozhu's eloquent words, Xiaoju was a little quieter, and finally just said: "In the words of the master, flash their dog eyes!" ”

Speaking of which, slaves generally do not have names, and the names given by the government are also taken according to the day they enter the house, such as ninety-two, three-seven, six-five, etc., or the first thing they see is named after them, so some strange names such as 'stone and wood' often pop up.

The names of these four girls were given to them by Zhao Yi, and they were called 'Meilan Zhuju', which has no special meaning, just because it is easy to remember.

Surrounded by Mei Lan Zhuju, he went to the hall, Anxi County Cheng Yu Wenke and Cheng Yin were drinking tea, and Li Si was kneeling opposite to sharpen his knife.

Seeing that Zhao Yi had arrived, he quickly bounced up from the ground, took out two round black cloth bags from the corners, and as soon as he got closer, there was immediately a strong smell of blood.

"My lord, these two heads are the thief leader and the strategist, can you take a look?" Li Si's excited old face flushed, and he was about to open the package as he spoke.

Zhao Yi hurriedly stopped him, and said angrily: "Hurry up and throw it away, don't you want me to have breakfast."

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"My lord, I'm afraid this is inappropriate, now the Yellow Turban thieves are making trouble everywhere, and the court has ordered, but anyone who has made meritorious contributions to suppress it must be rewarded for meritorious deeds.

It stands to reason that we should hand over the head of the thief to the county guard.

Li Si tightly guarded the head in his arms, the promotion space of the local armed forces was very small, this year is catching up with the Yellow Turban Rebellion, for these generals, it can be regarded as a blessing in disguise, whether they can move forward smoothly, it depends on how many Yellow Turban thieves' heads can be chopped, how can they say throw it.

Except for Li Si, the soldiers who went out to fight last night were also waiting outside the mansion with their decapitated heads, all of which were to be exchanged for money.

As soon as he mentioned money, Zhao Yi's temples hurt.

"How many enemies were killed last night?"

Referring to last night's record, Li Si's eyes lit up.

Fan Yangxian has been the lieutenant of Taiping County for more than ten years, and he has been scolded for eating white food more than once, and he finally raised his eyebrows and exhaled once last night, which is naturally due to Zhao Yi's strategy.

But Zhao Yi didn't seem to be interested in last night's results, and he was unhappy, which made Li Si more or less surprised, so he was more cautious when answering: "Those yellow turban thieves are all rabble, and they have always adhered to the principle of running away if they can't fight, and they withdrew two-thirds last night when they saw that the situation was not good, and only killed eighty-three enemy heads.

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When Zhao Yi lowered his head to settle the accounts, Yu Wenke next to him was surprised and said: "With outnumbered enemies, not only defeated the enemy army, but also killed more than 80 people, my lord really used soldiers like a god!" Being a small county magistrate is really condescending.

”

It's not the right time for this sycophant, Zhao Yi can't even afford the county order now.

In a battle, eighty-three enemies were killed, and one head was combined with three stones of grain, and two hundred and fifty stones were inside and out.

The two carts of food sent by Yu Wenke had to be distributed to the soldiers before they were hot, and he had to catch some more.

Although the above will be reimbursed, but now that there are wars in various places, there are many people who do not listen to the orders of the county guards, and they don't know if they want to be reimbursed until the Year of the Monkey.

Especially the two heads in Li Si's hands are all at the level of an enemy officer, and they are a lot of money.

After calculating an account, Zhao Yi's treasury is completely clean, and the next meal has become a problem.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhao Yi didn't even have the mind to meet guests, so he turned his head and walked back.

"My lord, where are you going?"

Cheng Yin saw that Yu Wenke was left to dry, so he quickly got up and chased after him, after all, the officialdom can't be messed up, especially when people bring gifts.

But Zhao Yi's footsteps were too fast, and when he chased out the door, he was gone.

Leaving the hall, Zhao Yi went straight to the bedroom, rummaged through the boxes and cabinets for a long time, and dragged out the wooden box that was already a little old from under the bed.

Because there were too many things inside, Zhao Yi could only pour them all out.

Xiaolan, who was guarding the side, looked at the colorful things in front of her, which was very novel, and stretched out her hand to point to a milky white bottle and asked, "Master, what is this?" ”

Zhao Yi glanced at it and said casually: "Dabao sod honey."

”

From childhood to adulthood, Zhao Yi only used this brand of skin care products, and when he was a soldier, he often practiced, and he wiped a little on his face in his spare time, so he kept it close to his body, but he didn't expect to be struck by lightning.

Now I am reluctant to use it, and when I am homesick, I take it out and look at it, which is also a little thought.

"What's the use?" Xiaolan tilted her head, her eyes looked directly at the half-left bottle of skin care cream, and the expression on her face was half-understood.

Zhao Yi said absentmindedly while rummaging through the pile of debris for the things he needed: "Skin care is that the skin will get better after being wiped on the face."

”

"Really?"

Xiaolan obviously didn't believe it, although she was a maid, but with her relationship with Zhao Yi, she could more or less get in touch with some cosmetics of this era.

Like what dai powder, makeup powder, rouge, and forehead yellow have also been used, but the makeup powder contains lead powder, and the rouge is added to the cow pith and pig pancreas, and it is smeared on the face, and the cheeks are burned every time and hurt.

Cosmetics that can care for skin are unheard of by Xiaolan.

Seeing that Xiaolan didn't believe it, Zhao Yi simply squeezed out a little and applied it evenly on Xiaolan's face, and after it was fully absorbed, let Xiaolan touch it herself.

When applying it, Xiaolan already felt a little strange, her face was wet and slippery, and she had never experienced this feeling before.

When she pressed her fingers to her face, the delicate touch made Xiaolan exclaim: "It's so slippery!" ”

Although the makeup powder containing lead powder is also smooth on the face, it does feel completely different, and the woman's natural sensitivity makes Xiaolan realize that this smooth and tender feeling is not dependent on the medium, but emitted by her own skin.

When she served the last county lady, she had the privilege of touching a little bit of the finest makeup powder, but compared with this treasure, it was very different.

Feeling the silky smoothness of her fingertips, Xiaolan was a little intoxicated.

At this moment, Xiaomei came to Zhao Yi, saying that Yu Wenke was leaving, and asked Zhao Yi to go out to send it off, and inadvertently saw Xiaolan's face that had been smeared with Dabao, and immediately gasped: "Lan'er, what's wrong with your face?" Why is it so bright? Wow, what a water spirit! ”