……

"My lord? What's wrong with you? ”

Seeing Jiang Xun staring at him with an unbelievable look on his face, Liu Ce suddenly felt a little surprised.

Jiang Xun turned a deaf ear to his words, and kept thinking about the birthmark on Liu Ce's body just now: "Although it's just a rough look, the pale red birthmark ...... Can't be wrong, is there really such a coincidence? ”

"My lord, do you still need to listen to your subordinates analyze the situation in the Far East with you?"

Liu Ce's voice pulled Jiang Xun's consciousness back, and he calmed down and said to him: "You just have to say, this governor listens." ”

Liu Ce frowned, and then continued: "My lord, if it is not bad as expected, the relationship between Wei Wenran, the governor of Dingzhou, and the Shangguan family has reached the point of irreconcilability, and now Shangguan Fei is buying iron weapons everywhere to expand armaments, and the army of more than 200,000 people has shown an opposing posture with the Dingzhou Governor's Mansion, tending to a state of fire and water.

His subordinates have also learned that the Shangguan family has had close contacts with Saiwai over the years, and he has to suspect that his Shangguan family has had a different heart. ”

Jiang Xun nodded: "You are careful to observe, what about Youzhou?" ”

Liu Ce said: "The situation in Youzhou is more complicated, but it is not as big as the threat of the Shangguan family in Dingzhou to the situation in the Far East, after all, the relationship between Su Jingshan and Lu Yuanling is very different, and Lu Tianke is a speculator from the left and right, even if there are more than 300,000 troops in their own positions, there is no need to worry for the time being."

However, whether it is Dingzhou or Youzhou, their threat to the Far East is real after all, and I hope that the Governor will prepare a countermeasure as soon as possible in case of emergency, and civil strife will definitely break out in a few years. ”

Jiang Xun sighed: "You are right, once the war breaks out, it is still the people of the Far East who suffer, and the governor really doesn't want to see the lives of the Far East again, I hope that the day will come when you can contribute to the Far East......."

Liu Ce chuckled: "My lord, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you, my subordinates still have to face the threat brought by Hunu from northern Hebei and Saiwai, and I don't have the extra troops and energy to invest in other provinces in the Far East, not to mention in what capacity am I going to intervene?"

Jiang Xun said: "Liu Ce, don't you boast of sacrificing your life for the well-being of the people of the Far East? How? Are you deceiving the world when you say so?"

"My lord laughed...... Liu Ce was neither humble nor arrogant, his face was expressionless, "My subordinates naturally don't want to see the people suffer from war, but my subordinates also know how much they are capable of doing great things, and it is already very difficult for hundreds of thousands of troops to deal with the invasion of the entire grassland at any time, and they have no time to take care of other situations. ”

Jiang Xun frowned: "After all, you still want the position of former military governor?"

"Your Excellency is wise......" Liu Ce did not deny, "As long as you have this position, your subordinates will have enough names to participate in the counterinsurgency, whether it is the Shangguan family or the various departments in Youzhou, their troops are nominally part of the border army arrangement, and they should be controlled by the military superintendent!"

If they make a move, I, the military governor, must have the responsibility and obligation to put down this rebellion, and I dare to ask my lord, is there a more suitable general in the Far East than I am for this position? ”

Jiang Xun was silent for a moment, then raised his head and said: "I'm sorry, Bendu still can't let you sit in this position casually, Shangguan Fei is certainly a wolf with ambitions, but why aren't you a fierce beast and a tiger?" In fact, compared to Shangguan Fei and them, you Liu Ce are ten times more terrifying than them. ”

"Your Excellen......cy is too worried," Liu Ce said, "At least so far, my subordinates have not done anything to be sorry for the people of the Far East, if I really have an intention, I won't analyze and tell you so much tonight, since my lord insists on not wanting to help, my subordinates are inconvenient to say more, it's getting late, please rest early." After speaking, Liu Ce turned around and left.

"Liu Ce ......" At this moment, Jiang Xun stopped him.

Liu Ce asked, "What else do you have to say?"

Jiang Xun thought about it and said, "This mansion wants to ask you, when is your birthday?"

Liu Ce said: "My lord is really a noble person who forgets things, and his birthday has been recorded in the book, since December 16. ”

Jiang Xun smiled: "But as far as this official knows, you have no father and mother since you were a child, how did you know your birthday?" ”

Liu Ce was stunned when he heard this, this birthday was the birthday of his previous life, and there was no way to know the birth date of this body.

"My lord, this is what the teacher in the temple said, and his subordinates have remembered it in their hearts......" Liu Ce found a suitable reason for his birthday loophole and prevaricated the past.

"Is that so?" Jiang Xun's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he muttered silently.

Liu Ce turned around and said, "My lord, there is nothing else, my subordinates have retired first...... After speaking, he quickly disappeared in front of Jiang Xun's eyes.

Watching Liu Ce leave, Jiang Xun's brows tightened more and more, and he began to carefully recall the pale red birthmark on Liu Ce's body.

……

On the third day of the sixth month, Mufu.

Li Suwen sat on the main seat of the Mu family's hall and discussed with the head of the Mu family about the distribution of the military governor.

But seeing Li Suwen take a sip of tea and say, "Master Mu, what do you think of this?" ”

Mu Tiancheng's eyes kept flowing, and then he said: "Since Master Ma handed over such an important position to my Mu family, I should do my best in the future, but ......"

Seeing that Mu Tiancheng was worried, Li Suwen put down the tea bowl and said, "Master Mu still has any doubts, just tell the official, why do you need to be so spitting? ”

Mu Tiancheng said to Li Suwen Shili: "Back to the Horse Lord, such an important position of the former military governor fell to the head of the lower officials, and the lower officials were ecstatic, but you also know that the Governor has deep roots in the Far East, and the lower officials are afraid that after obtaining the position, they will inevitably have some conflicts with them. ”

Li Suwen said with a smile: "My lord is too worried, although the Jiang family is huge, it is far from being as good as it was back then, and the emperor also intends to target the Jiang family, this is also an opportunity for your Mu family, and I hope that your lord will not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity......"

Mu Tiancheng arched his hand and said: "Master Ma, having said that, please forgive the official for being blunt, even if the Jiang family is weak now, how can my little Mu family be offended?" Moreover, the situation in the Far East is complicated, and even if the subordinate gets the post of former military governor as he wishes, how easy will it be to recover the border army? ”

Li Suwen said: "What your Excellency said is very reasonable, this military governor is indeed a vacant position at present, but what if my Li family supports you?" What will the situation become? ”

When Mu Tiancheng heard this, he began to quickly calculate the gains and losses in his heart. They are all family valves, and they are the heads of the family, and the first thing to think about is the opportunity for family revitalization.

If you really get the support of Li Suwen, it is equivalent to getting the two backers of the royal family and the Li family, then you can really break hands with Jiang Xun.

And at present, it is eventful, whoever has the military power can control the situation and gain a stable foothold, and the position of military governor is like a super-quality existence, the difference is that if the position of military governor has the ability to control, it is a real real power.

"Then the next official will thank the horse master first!" Mu Tiancheng decided to fight for the future of his family and move closer to Li Suwen.

The corners of Li Suwen's mouth raised: "My lord is so courageous, don't worry, with me Li Suwen, I will ensure that your Mu family will be prosperous in the future until the day when you look up to the Far East." ”

"All of this is cultivated by the Horse Master!" Mu Tiancheng thanked him.

Li Suwen picked up the tea bowl and took another sip of tea, and then said: "My lord, there is still a little thing I want to ask you for help with, I am a childhood sweetheart with Miss Jiang in the next, after this announcement, she will become a turn in the lower wife's room. ”

Mu Tiancheng patted his chest and said: "I don't want the master to be so affectionate to Miss Jiang, such a loving son is rare in the world today, please rest assured, even if the lower official fights for this old life, he will definitely match the master of the horse and Miss Jiang and become a pair!" ”

Li Suwen said: "Then thank you for your help, and it is inconvenient to stay for a long time if you still have important things to do, so I will leave." ”

Mu Tiancheng arched his hand and said, "Xia Guan Gong sent the horse master." ”

Li Suwen nodded and got up and walked towards the outside of Mu Mansion, and after the figure disappeared, Mu Yunzhen immediately flashed out behind the screen, with a worried face.

"Dad, are you so hard that you don't know my affection for Miss Jiang? Why do you want to help Li ......?"

"Shut up!" Mu Tiancheng shouted at him and said, "Cheng Tian is idle if he doesn't do his job, how will he inherit my Mu family's property in the future?" Then Jiang Ruoyan, don't be delusional, forget about her immediately from now on, concentrate on studying, and everything you do for your father today is for you to know! ”

Mu Yunzhen was still unwilling: "But Dad, I have been in love with Miss Jiang for many years, and you ......"

"Shut up!" When Mu Tiancheng saw his son's appearance, he immediately moved his liver, "There are so many women in the world for you to choose, but you must not have half a thought about this Jiang Ruoyan, the Li family, the royal family, and the Jiang family We can't afford to provoke anyone now, so we can only work around the three of them to seek the greatest benefits, understand!" ”

Being scolded by his father like this, Mu Yunzhen suddenly froze, and the pestle looked lost in place.

Mu Tiancheng looked at his dejected appearance, and shook his head again and again: "Why did I give birth to such a loser thing as you, you ......"

"Lord Hui, Liu Ce and Captain Liu are out asking to see ......"

Just when Mu Tian became angry about becoming his son, the subordinates outside the door announced Liu Ce's arrival.

Mu Tiancheng and Mu Yunzhen were at the same time, and said in their hearts, what is Liu Ce doing in the house?

"Let him wait in the side room, and I'll be there later."

After thinking about it, Mu Tiancheng still decided to meet and see what Liu Ce's purpose was for looking for him. In the past, he beat his son half to death but still stayed out of the matter, which made him extremely angry, but this Liu Ce can't be offended casually, after all, he is really powerful in using soldiers.

Mu Tiancheng glared at his son, and then slowly walked towards the side room.

In the courtyard of the Mu family, Liu Ce was expressionless, quietly looking at a young man in his early twenties in the house, and he was secretly surprised in his heart.

The young man was dressed in a shabby coarse cloth shirt, his face was focused, and a snake spear in his hand was dancing vividly, each spear piercing with infinite force, as if it could pierce a hole in the surrounding air.

"This guy is so fierce with a gun, if I fight against him, I may not have a chance of winning, I don't want to have such a strange person in the world, but it's a pity why are people with such means so ragged, even inferior to the next person?"

Liu Ce's face did not change, and he stared closely at the young man dancing the gun in the field, but he was already impressed by his marksmanship in his heart and was shocked.

"Lord Liu, my lord is invited."

Just as Liu Ce was taking a closer look at the young man's marksmanship, a subordinate of the Mu Mansion came to him respectfully and said.

Liu Ce stood with his hands on his shoulders, looked directly at the man dancing with the gun, and didn't turn his head back to the man and asked, "Who is that?" ”

The subordinate looked at Liu Ce's eyes, and then said with a smile: "Back to Lord Liu, this guy's name is Zhang Lie, his father is a local blacksmith, and he died of illness three years ago.

It's just that his father's debt to our master Mu has not been paid off before his death, so he specially asked him to come to the house to pay off the debt for the slave, and he has the right to be a subordinate, this guy likes to dance knives and guns on weekdays, disturbing the purity of the adults, and the little one will send him away......"