Fire, fright, trample are just tricks, and the most useful thing to stop the spread of weeds is to mow the grass, and keep mowing the grass at least once a day.

Mowing grass is a monotonous and boring hard work, and Zhang Shiqing's greatest enthusiasm for this is to pick up the sickle and swing it, and immediately put it back in its place.

She found herself a job and read the military newspaper sent by Yecheng to Xu Ji.

Xiao Yahuan went back to the city in a colorful way, and in accordance with the Lord's order, she did not go to her house for help, but went to the Xiangdong Mansion to ask the Lord of Huanyan for a copy of the military report.

The county lord of Huanyan readily agreed, and sent someone to deliver a military newspaper once a day.

Xu Ji was busy "fighting" with the weeds, Zhang Shiqing followed him, at first he read it word by word, but soon he got tired, so he read it first, and then briefly narrated it.

"Troop transfer...... It's boring, transport grain...... It's boring, with salt...... What does the army want salt for? It's even more boring, military salaries...... How is fighting a war like doing business? Ha, there is finally a copy to see, which says that there was a great defeat of the thief army somewhere, and six thousand three hundred casualties were killed and wounded - is it necessary to write in such detail? More than 6,000 people were killed and wounded, and nearly 30,000 people were captured! It's really a lot, and then it's all nonsense, and finally it is said that the grain route to Hanzhou will be opened, and within ten days, the southbound army can join the Jingzhou army. That's good news, right? ”

Zhang Shiqing's so-called good news had nothing to do with the war, but wanted to ask if it would help expel the "little barbarian girl" from He Rongbu.

Xu Ji concentrated on mowing the grass without raising his head and said, "A single one is not enough." ”

"And many more." Zhang Shiqing raised a thick stack of papers in his hand, and he held more in his arms.

But the more he reads, the more boring Zhang Shiqing feels, saying that it is a military newspaper, but in fact it is more like a running account, more than ninety percent of them are a certain general leading a number of people to a certain place, how the enemy is, how his own side, how the road is, how the city is, how the grain and grass, how the horses, how so-and-so did not arrive in time, so-and-so did not fully obey the order, and even how to ......

General Zhang Shiqing's newspaper was put into his arms, "Don't read it, don't read it, it's all useless words, happy face...... Did you withhold all the important military reports? ”

Xu Ji stood up and said with a smile: "The important information is inside. ”

"Which one is important?"

"A single article may not be that important, but it is interesting when put together."

"Why didn't I see that?"

"When the army goes out, the strategy has already been determined, and the generals at the front will implement it accordingly, the more boring the military report is, the more it shows that the progress is going smoothly, and if you deliberately emphasize the merits of the war, it may delay the plan."

Zhang Shiqing let out a long sigh, "So, the army going south to Hanzhou is actually not going well?" ”

"It's hard to say, but it's doubtful that killing 6,000 enemies and capturing 30,000 will definitely be a big battle, and the officers and soldiers may also pay some price."

Zhang Shiqing took back the military newspaper from Colorful Hand, checked it one by one, and finally found the content he was interested in, and said with a smile: "Here, this is the military newspaper sent three days later, and it began to complain, saying that it was difficult to settle the prisoners, and the military rations were delayed...... But it still said that it could enter Hanzhou within ten days and join the Jingzhou army. ”

This time, there is no need for Xu Ji to remind him, Zhang Shiqing himself can see it, "The bad news can't be said all at once, it has to be paved a little bit, if you can really meet on time in such a difficult situation, it will be a great achievement, if you can't, this can be regarded as shirking responsibility in advance." ”

Xu Ji smiled and nodded, bent down and continued to mow the grass.

Colorful praised sincerely: "The county lord is really smart, and he can be the right and left hand of the county lord of Huanyan." ”

"She can't afford to hire me." Zhang Shiqing said proudly, and he was a little interested in the military newspaper.

After reading and reading the military newspapers in the fifties, Zhang Shiqing said with emotion: "I thought it was very interesting to fight, thousands of troops, trapped in battle, it turned out to be so boring, look at these military newspapers, more than ninety percent are trivial things, and it is difficult to read this kind of thing every day." ”

Xu Ji wiped the sweat from his forehead, today's work is almost done, he can rest for a while.

Back in the room, Xu Ji stopped Zhang Shiqing outside the door, "You also go to rest, come over later." ”

"I'm not tired."

"I'm going to scrub it."

Xu Ji was sweating all over his body, his face was covered with dust, and Zhang Shiqing said, "You really need to wash it." You wash yours inside, I'll continue reading outside, and there's a lot more, don't waste time. ”

Xu Ji closed the door, the old servant had already prepared a large bucket of water and another empty bucket for him, he took off his clothes, stood in the empty bucket, scooped water and poured it over his head.

Zhang Shiqing read aloud outside the door: "It says that the Qinzhou thief army is losing and retreating, and I don't know if it's true or not. ”

Xu Ji also said loudly: "It is a serious crime to lie about the military situation, forgive the generals in front of you and dare not say anything, the enemy must be retreating, whether it is defeat or retreat, but it is difficult to say." ”

"How can you tell?"

"If the officers and soldiers of Qinzhou divide into multiple routes and go to Pingding County, then there is a chance that the incarnation army will be really defeated and retreat, and the officers and soldiers feel that they are not afraid, if the officers and soldiers are still concentrated together and point to a certain city, that is, the commander in front thinks that the situation is still unclear, and whether the incarnation army is defeated or withdrawn is still inconclusive."

Zhang Shiqing outside didn't reply, and Xu Ji didn't urge, and continued to water and wipe his body.

"I suddenly remembered something." Zhang Shiqing said.

"Huh?"

"Everyone else talks about thieves and rebels, but you say that the army of the incarnation. You used to be the king of Wu, and you were the one who descended into the world...... Head of thieves. ”

"Haha, I do have a lot of incarnation troops under my command, but I'm not their 'thief leader'."

"The head of the thief is the incarnation king, and when he dies, he passes on the throne to his daughter." Zhang Shiqing snorted twice, "You married a female thief in Dongdu, don't think I don't know." ”

"You've already put me on vacation, remember?"

"It's useless, except for you and me, no one else recognizes it, especially the family members, they still think we are...... Husband and wife. The more Zhang Shiqing spoke, the more angry he became, he snorted a few times, turned around and left, and she ignored the colorful call from behind.

Xu Ji scrubbed clean, changed into clean clothes, and was about to open the door to pour dirty water, when Zhang Shiqing's voice suddenly came from outside, and I don't know when she came back.

"What about her?"

"Who?" Xu Ji didn't open the door.

"The female thief, your other wife."

She ...... Very good. ”

Outside, there was a few more smacks and no sound.

Xu Ji opened the door, and there was no one outside, so he called the old servant and poured water together.

The old servant whispered, "Childe, say a few good words." ”

"Did you hear that?"

"Of course. After all, the little county lord is the daughter of the king of Jibei, and when she comes, we have a lot of excitement here, and I don't know if the prince has noticed, the palace sends things to the valley every day, and everyone follows the light. ”

"I said the wine and meat are better these days than ever."

"That's right, so Childe can't treat the little county lord like this, say some good things, and coax her. After all, the little county lord is still young, and if he falls to us, he can wronged her. ”

"I can say good things, but I can't lie." Xu Ji said with a smile.

The old servant shook his head helplessly, "I haven't seen that one much, but I've heard a lot of rumors, all of which say that she is as powerful as an ox, and she eats raw meat all of a sudden, and even eats human flesh......"

"You believe it?"

"Uh...... Anyway, I think that one is quite tall and strong, taller than Gongzi, and few men can compare to her. ”

"You don't even dare to say her name?"

"In any case, the little county lord is the wife, and the son must remember it in his heart."

Xu Ji went back to the room to read, his current mentality is "wait a little longer", everything is not in a hurry, everything has to be "wait a little longer".

Zhang Shiqing came alone, entered the room and sat on the side, put a few pages on the table, and then remained silent with a serious face.

Xu Ji put down the book, "Your letter of resignation will be recognized sooner or later." ”

"How early and how late?"

"If it's early, it's two or three months, and if it's late, it's more than a year."

"You figured it out?"

"Don't count, it's like this. For example, the situation is not clear today, Ye Cheng is also observing, once the strength of the group is judged, Ye Cheng has to make a quick decision, for you Zhang family, marriage is always a very effective move, and it can't be wasted on me. ”

Zhang Shiqing has been looking forward to recovering his unmarried body, but he doesn't want to listen to it at this time, "What are you doing with me?" If she forces me to marry someone else, I will ask her: Why don't I marry? ”

"She would too."

"Will she remarry? But Huanyan has already made a marriage, and he is also your Lou family. ”

"I don't have the surname Lou. They haven't gotten married yet, and they don't even remarry. Soon, there will be people rushing to marry her and marry you. ”

Zhang Shiqing's expression became more serious, "What about you?" Sit back and let me marry someone else? ”

"Isn't that what you want?"

"As I wished...... I divorced you, and I didn't say I wanted to marry someone else? Zhang Shiqing said that he would cry, but his face was still full of seriousness and pride, and he kept reaching out to wipe it, and the tears were still flowing out.

"That's good." Xu Ji had to change his rhetoric, "The groom that Yecheng selected for you, if everything is good, you will marry, if you are not satisfied, I will find a way to help you get rid of it, okay?" ”

Zhang Shiqing cried even more sadly, his face could no longer maintain seriousness and pride, and he felt embarrassed, crying bitterly at the desk.

Xu Ji wanted to comfort her, but he didn't know what to say, these days, he wanted to understand many things, including how to coax people.

Zhang Shiqing cried enough, raised his head, and asked, "Is this the chaos in the world?" ”

"Huh?"

"Is it true that there is chaos in the world, everyone is displaced, and no one is free?"

Xu Ji thought for a while, but decided not to lie, "As a human being, you can't be free, and it has nothing to do with the chaos in the world." ”

Even when Zhang Shiqing was crying, there was light in her eyes, but at this time, it slowly dimmed, and suddenly, she burst into laughter again, "It's time to attack again tonight, right?" ”

"Yes."

"Then let's seek happiness in front of you." Zhang Shiqing picked up a few pages on the table, "It doesn't matter where I marry in the future, I have to drive the little barbarian girl away first." If you look at these military reports, the Jizhou Army did not divide its troops into multiple routes, but went to Xijing with the Bingzhou Army and the Huaizhou Army, what does this mean? ”

"This means that the descendant army has captured Xijing, it means that the old and new armies are likely to have merged, it means that the battle of Qinzhou will be very difficult, and it means that ...... It's time for Koto to make a move. ”