Subsequently, the female guards dressed as servants brought in a tall and slender figure; It's just that the body has been thoroughly searched, and all kinds of objects that may pose a threat or use it to mutilate themselves have been searched.

In the end, there was only a loose dress that could not hide the superfluous things, and the loose bun hung over the shoulders like a waterfall, reflecting a large area of pale skin, which looked even embarrassed and pitiful.

Despite this, the other party still tried to pull the folds that did not exist on his body, and habitually combed the hair that could not be pulled up by the sideburns; Only then did he speak in a low-pressure voice.

"The concubine has seen the leading nobles."

"Do you have anything else to say now, if you don't, get on your way."

After interrogating some questions and details one after another, Zhou Huai'an said expressionlessly.

"The concubine body does have a few words. Relatively leading and clear. Although the concubine is to blame for this matter, it is not what she wants. ”

She lowered her eyebrows and smiled bitterly.

"So what. Even if you know it or not, doesn't it make sense now? For the sake of your cooperation, I'll let you go back. As for the rest, don't think too much. ”

Zhou Huai'an looked at her unmoved.

But so, the concubine didn't dare to stay with the lady any longer. It's just that I really regret it in my heart.,And I want to have a chance to repay the lady.。。 ”

Her expression darkened suddenly, and then she pleaded again.

"Then why do I believe in you, and why do I give you this opportunity, instead of once and for all, and never suffer in the future."

Zhou Huai'an said even more disapprovingly.

"With the fact that I am the daughter of the Cui family, just because I have some connections and connections in the military government, just because I can become a temporary help for the leader."

She said with some eagerness for a while.

"Then let me see your sincerity and determination. It's just that when you express the greatest attitude, shouldn't you be honest with each other? ”

Zhou Huai'an looked at her with a little surprise, and suddenly leaned back with malicious interest, and immediately said narrowly

"The concubine knows."

Her figure and voice suddenly paused, and then turned into some kind of sound of swaying light and shadow.

Then Zhou Huai'an sighed slightly, the so-called graceful person is really worthy of its name, although the size is inferior to the newly cut pear full of branches and fruits, but it is also full and firm like a bowl to cover the upright characteristics. Then he went on unabashedly:

"By the way, will you bounce the lute? No, it doesn't matter, I'll teach you. ”

"What, without musical instruments, don't you have ready-made ones on you; If you don't understand, then lie down first and then lift up the skirt. ”

After a lot of "spring and white snow", "high mountains and flowing water", "flat sand and falling geese", "Pinghu autumn moon", "Xiaoxiang water clouds", "plum blossom three lanes", "Yangguan three stacks", "drunken fishing and singing night".

Just when her embarrassed solo gradually forgot her feelings, Zhou Huai'an took out her ready-to-go instrument at the right time, and naturally joined in the sweaty strings.

It's just that the happy time of indulgence must be short, and he can't spend too much effort in the daytime. When Cui Wanting, who put down her dignified and quiet demeanor and bearing, and lowered her to be a small take-and-take, she was really unbearable and fainted, Zhou Huai'an also took the right to collect a deposit when she saw it.

For today's Zhou Huai'an, such a background and the daughter of a former eunuch is certainly a little troublesome, but it is only a matter of a little more hand-to-tail; Such a woman with a not very simple mind and motive will naturally not be so easy to be pajamin.

But on the other hand, if its motives and goals can be used well or driven, it will not play a catfish effect in the back house.

It's just that this kind of practice of not giving any promises, eating and wiping it off first, inevitably has a tendency to be a scumbag; Is this the price and process that must be borne after becoming a superior?

Zhou Huai'an, who was refreshed, laughed at himself like this, and at the same time whispered to the lady who walked in with the utensils in his hand to serve his clothes:

"Even though this has happened, it is not to be taken lightly. The rest is still fine as usual, and in the future, it will be up to you to keep an eye on her, and the red medicine will be accompanied by more thoughts. ”

Hearing these words, my fair lady couldn't help but turn the speculation and thoughts in her heart about the emergence of a new woman on her side into a sweet touch that infiltrated her heart; In any case, this man still values and trusts himself more after all. And then said in a voice with some kind of implicit pleasure"

"Zhou Lang can be as forgiving, and the slave should do his best."

Zhou Huai'an smiled slightly, and took her over to taste and comfort her wantonly, and the right to make compensation for the temporary no-show. He certainly wouldn't have fully expected an outcome in this regard; It's just to give her a reason and purpose to act, as the focus of her daily life.

"This is a newly selected and recommended book history candidate from the Department of Internal Affairs, Lu Sheng."

Yuan Jing, who was the undertaker, also brought in an elegant man who looked a little handsome and elegant.

"Lu Yan, see the army, thanks to the command, I am willing to do my best for the common people."

This man with narrow eyebrows and long eyes and straight facial features, which makes people naturally have a bit of affection, also bowed his hand

Zhou Huai'an couldn't help but be stunned for a while, and looked at him carefully. Could it be that this is the Jindan Dao and Fangzhongshu Patriarch who was sent to be transformed before, the earliest Taoist master of the war, and the founder of the Quanzhen Sect.

Suddenly, Zhou Huai'an quickly made up a lot of titles such as "My Secretary Lu Dongbin", "The Domineering Sword Immortal Follows Me", "The Days with the Taoist Patriarch", "Bringing a Lu Dongbin with Me", "That Sword Immortal Don't Run", "Lu Zu Cultivates the True Road", "Lu Zhangmen Spares His Life", "The Shogunate, The Rise of Lu Dongbin".

Immediately, he took back this distant thought. After all, this is not the kind of forced character that left the legend of the gods after becoming a monk, but just a down-and-out descendant of the former eunuch family who has been initially transformed by the Taiping Army.

As a leader of an emerging force that is becoming more and more big; With the elongation and expansion of the territory, it is no longer possible to do everything in detail or in every detail. Therefore, according to the choice of organizational structure optimization; With the exception of the armed forces, it is good to grasp the basic financial, personnel, and supervisory powers.

Other aspects can be further refined and shared to subordinates to exert their subjective initiative, and only grasp the general direction and development trend at the macro level, as well as the evaluation and calibration of the corresponding overall results. In this case, a more powerful staff (consultant) team and a sufficiently large number of secretarial assistants will be needed.

At that time, Zhou Huai'an was asking/interviewing this Taoist patriarch who claimed to have initially agreed with the concept of the Taiping Army; Suddenly, a new secret message came, and he couldn't help but be surprised.

"That's exactly what happened."

。。。。。。。。。。。

At the same time, Shannan Dongdao, the magnificent and vast city of Xiangyang. Liu Jurong, the rough Shandong Jiedu envoy, was also listening to the grievances and grievances of his subordinate officials.

"Please forgive me, it's not that my generation can't work hard, and the households that can be collected in Xiangzhou are becoming more and more insufficient."

"Especially among the lower third-class households, many of them have gone to the south with their families to throw thieves."

"And the third-class situation households, economic households. But it has been repeatedly attacked and harassed by thieves, and now there are no thieves and no thieves, and there are no more escapees, and even the most basic manpower to provide envoys is not complete. ”

"There is only a middle hukou left, and the upper part has to bear the military state's military envoys, and the lower part has to share the calculation of the fugitive households, which is already independent and difficult to support and compete to break the family, and there are many signs of family escapees. As a result, many fields have been abandoned and abandoned in the territory today. ”

"Then if you are a thief, what good is it for them? Is it possible that the thief army can still lure each other with thick profits. ”

Liu Jurong suddenly grabbed a key point and asked.

"This central cadre and internal situation are complicated, and his subordinates dare not speak falsely"

The official, who was repaying the report, smiled bitterly.

"And I'm at the moment, what else is there to say? Or your prevarication. ”

Liu Jurong furrowed his brows dissatisfied.

"Because, the thief realm is very light, and the income is only levied once a year. He also lent oxen, seeds, farming implements, daily rations, and even ready-made houses and fields. Escape and find a place to stay. He also advocated the work method of association and mutual assistance, which was very effective in Yingtian. ”

At this time, the official didn't dare to say hurriedly.

"Doesn't our army also have a lot of places where the people are tuntian, and how can we not see this kind of effect by comparing them with others, can't we still compete for the small profits of grass thieves buying people's hearts?"

Liu Jurong was even more dissatisfied when he heard this.

"Because, because, because,"

This official family member was unspeakably stuck a few times, and then he said hard in Liu Jurong's stunning eyes.

"Although the court and the marshals have the intention of caring for and gathering the small people, the people who act below are inevitably demanding, and they are too driven by the people's power."

“。。。。”

Liu Jurong suddenly seemed to understand something all of a sudden, and his face became cloudy, but he didn't wave him down anymore.

Today, Shannan Province is still a scene of civil fatigue, and there is not much sign of improvement; In this case, even if Liu Jurong received the expedient three endowments (sending Beijing, staying in Zhou, and supporting the army) with the permission of the imperial court, it was still insufficient, and he was unable to recover most of the troops under the Shannanxing battalion.

In addition, there are Song Hao, the envoy of Jingnan Jiedu, and Duan Yanmo, the deputy envoy who returned from defeat, respectively in Shannan, and relied on the Jin and Fang states in the west to recuperate; Cao Quanxi, the envoy of Jiangxi and the envoy of the Tianping Army, also levied Ziyong and Ding service in Suizhou, which was subordinate to Shannan Province;

This further increased the burden and tribes on the ground. It's almost an insoluble knot that haunts the marshal who wants to make a difference. Obviously, if he wants to change this situation of lack of enterprising energy and can only passively protect himself, he has to focus on it from the outside.