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"Well, why do you bother? How can I deserve your favor so much?"

Caressing Jiang Ruoyan's smooth hair, looking at her sleeping face, Liu Ce sighed softly, and his fingers stroked her forehead again.

Suddenly, Jiang Ruoyan's eyelashes flickered a few times, and Liu Ce immediately withdrew his palm, and his face changed back to that cold expression.

Jiang Ruoyan slowly opened her hazy sleepy eyes, looked at the side of the bed, and suddenly her eyes lit up: "Liu Ce, are you awake?" ”

"Well......" Liu Ce replied indifferently, "Miss Jiang, thank you for taking care of me, I'm fine now, you're tired all night, hurry back to your room to rest......"

Jiang Ruoyan shook her head and smiled: "I just woke up and wanted to drive Ruoyan away, do you hate me very much?" ”

Liu Ce said: "Miss Jiang misunderstood, I see that you look haggard, you must be very tired now, you need to rest well, don't hurt your body......"

"Are you concerned about me?" Jiang Ruoyan said with a smile, "Ruoyan is not tired, now your head hurts, right?" I'm going to prepare you a pain-relieving soup. ”

Speaking, without waiting for Liu Ce to reply, Jiang Ruoyan got up and was about to walk outside the house, not wanting to turn around but bumped into Jiang Xun and Mrs. Shi waiting outside the door.

"Daddy, mother?"

Jiang Ruoyan was a little at a loss for a while, because when Liu Ce returned home last night, he insisted on staying and taking care of him, which had caused Jiang Xun to be extremely dissatisfied.

Seeing that the atmosphere of the scene was a little solemn, Mrs. Shi immediately said loudly: "Okay Yan'er, you are also tired for a night, go back to the room to rest first, and see how haggard you are?" ”

Jiang Ruoyan shook his head and said, "No, mother, Ruoyan is not tired......"

"Ahem...... Jiang Xun stopped her words, and then said, "Listen to your mother, go back to the room to rest, here I and your mother are here, don't worry about it." ”

Jiang Ruoyan still wanted to insist: "But ......"

"Miss Jiang......" Liu Ce lifted the quilt and landed on his feet, and said to Jiang Ruoyan, "It's no big deal here, you better go back to the room first to rest and recuperate, thank you for your care last night, Liu Ce remembered it." ”

Jiang Ruoyan heard Liu Ce say this, looked back at him again, and then exchanged a look with Mrs. Shi before going back to the room.

After it was confirmed that Jiang Ruoyan had left, Jiang Xun and Mrs. Shi came back to their senses and looked at Liu Ce, but there seemed to be something wrong with the eyes of the two of them.

Liu Ce didn't notice the strangeness in their eyes: "My lord, Mrs. Shi, I'm fine at the moment, you don't have to worry about me, please go back......"

"And say it's okay, do you know how drunk you were last night? Do you drink like that? ”

Liu Ce was slightly stunned when he heard this, because this was not said by Mrs. Shi, but by Jiang Xun.

Jiang Xun continued: "How old are you? Don't you know how to take care of yourself? Look at your hair, young and white, how will you go out to meet people in the future? The words were full of concern.

"Thank you for your concern, a few strands of gray hair are not a big deal......" Although Liu Ce was a little surprised by Jiang Xun's sudden heat, he didn't think much about it, "My lord, I need to change my clothes and clothes, please ...... it."

"You can change ......" Mrs. Shi said excitedly at this time, "It's good that you don't have ...... us."

"Mrs. Shi, hiss......" Liu Ce was about to say more, when he suddenly felt his head sink and was extremely uncomfortable, and he couldn't help but groan softly.

Seeing Liu Ce's appearance, Jiang Xun hurriedly shouted outside the door: "Come on, bring the sobering soup and painkiller pills......

Soon, the maid who had been waiting outside the door slowly walked into the room with a plate, Mrs. Shi picked up the sobering soup and put it in front of the table with trembling hands, and said to Liu Ce: "Child, hurry, it won't hurt to drink it while it's hot, I ordered someone to put a lot of flavored herbs......"

"Thank you, madam......" Liu Ce was not polite, came to the table, picked up the soup bowl and drank it dry.

"Liu Ce, you hurry up and clean up your ......" Seeing Liu Ce drink the sobering soup, Jiang Xun said, "The horse is going to read the holy decree today, don't miss the time." ”

Liu Ce was shocked when he heard this, and asked Jiang Xun, "Isn't it the fifth day of the first month?" How do you advance a full day? Why did you tell me now? ”

Jiang Xun shook his head and said: "I wanted to tell you yesterday, but I couldn't find your trace one day, and I was drunk and unconscious at night, so it was delayed."

Today, the envoy sent by Monroe is going to come to negotiate with the Governor, and the Governor is going to take this opportunity to read the decree at the same time, and the Governor is afraid that you will not wake up drunk. ”

"The Monroe envoy?" Liu Ce's heart sank, and he immediately recalled what happened in Yunqin Yuan yesterday.

Liu Ce said: "Okay, my lord, the lower official will pack up and prepare." ”

Jiang Xun said: "Liu Ce, this time the Mengluo people came to find the governor, if it is not bad, it must be for Jizhou, now you are in charge of the part of Jizhou, how sure are you to keep southern Hebei?" ”

Liu Ce sneered: "My lord, Jizhou finally got to where it is today, and it was bought with the blood of countless soldiers, and it is impossible to give it up again.

Even if the adults agree, the subordinates will never compromise, the barbarians outside the Saiwai covet the splendid mountains and rivers of my Shenzhou for a long time, Jizhou is the gateway to the Far East, and it is one of the only ways for Hu Nu to go south.

Isn't it enough that the catastrophe that has befallen the Far East for more than a decade due to the lack of gateways? This price paid with blood must not be repeated! ”

Jiang Xun nodded: "What you said is right, Jizhou can no longer tolerate mistakes, but this governor has received information, Tuoba Hongye's war against the Western Regions is almost over, and the division will return to Nusur Khan (Mengluo Royal Court) in October at the earliest, and I am afraid that not only the Far East, but also the entire Great Zhou will be on the brink of war......"

Liu Ce frowned, and quickly thought about the countermeasures in his heart: "Meng Luo has been on an expedition for seven consecutive years, even if he returns to the royal court, he will need time to rest, and he will not act against Da Zhou in a short time.

It should be too late, judging from the information I learned from this trip to the outside of the country, Meng Luo is the enemy I should really face, but I still know too little about Meng Luo, so it is better to ask Jiang Xun about it, so I can get to know it closer......"

Thinking of this, Liu Ce asked Jiang Xun: "My lord, can you tell me about the situation of the Mengluo people, so that Zai Hao can have an in-depth understanding, and there will be a way to deal with it in the future." ”

Jiang Xun said: "Very good, knowing oneself and knowing the other, can not be defeated in a hundred battles, you have this question, how can this governor not tell you the reason."

Since you are a general, I won't talk much about those steppe customs, so I will tell you about the military deployment of Monroe, and you will not be overwhelmed in the future if you face them.

The military composition of Monro from low to high was the Slave Army, the Dependent Army, the Death Army, and the Khan's Guard.

The slave army does not need me to mention more, it is composed of ordinary people captured from various tribes and the Great Zhou, but their combat power is slightly stronger than that of the Hulan slave army in northern Hebei, and the number is also the largest, according to intelligence, there are many and 1.5 million, and the main ones are mainly infantry, only a lot more.

The dependent army is the people of the Saiwai and the Western Regions who took the initiative to surrender to Tuoba Hongye, their status is higher than that of the slave army, and many of them have armor and a small amount of iron armor, and their combat power is much higher than that of the slave army, the number is about 600,000.

Then there is the Death Army, this army is the elite dead soldiers selected from the slave army and the dependent army, these people are very brave without fear of death, and their combat power can be said to be far superior to the rest of the armies, the number is about 100,000.

Finally, there was the Khan's guard, which, alas, with all due respect, was the best force of the Monroe, which was enough to be proud of the whole of the outside of the city. ”

"I want to hear the details...... Liu Ce couldn't help but feel a little curious when he saw that Jiang Xun would have such a high opinion of an army, or an enemy's army.

Jiang Xun said: "The Khan King's Guard is an army composed of all the golden nobles of Monroe, and they have eight armies based on the color of the banners of each department, which is called the Eight Hata ......."

"Huh?" Liu Ce's pupils shrank sharply when he heard this, "Hachiman? Eight Flags! ”

"Eight Flags?" Jiang Xun was slightly stunned when he saw Liu Ce say this, and then he was relieved, "It can also be said that the eight flags, the army composed of the eight-color flags is divided into positive color flags and embroidered color flags, the positive color flags are yellow, white, red, and blue four-color flags, and the embroidered color flags are yellow, white, red, and blue.

Among them, the three banners of Zhenghuang, Xiuhuang, and Zhengbai are personally controlled by the royal family of the Tuoba family, and the three banners have a full 70,000 troops, and everyone is dressed in fine iron armor and carries fine iron blades on their waists, which is enough to defeat our millions of troops in the Great Zhou.

And the rest of the flags also have a total of 120,000 troops, including the Murong clan's blue flag, the Wei Chi's red flag, the He Dan's embroidered blue flag, the Beyi's embroidered white flag, and the Yuwen clan's embroidered red flag!

There is almost no one to beat the place where the Hachiman headquarters has passed, Liu Ce, if you encounter it, you must not be reckless, you must rely on the city wall to resist the enemy, so as not to cause unwarranted casualties......"

"Unbeatable?" Liu Ce sneered, "My lord, there is no invincible army in this world, you overestimate this group of barbarians......"

Jiang Xun said: "However, this is the case, my Great Zhou army has fought with it several times and ended in a crushing defeat, at least so far. ”

Liu Ce said: "Is it that Mengluo Hachiman is too strong, or my Great Zhou army is too weak, I think adults should know it in their hearts, and there is no need to repeat it again, right?" But thank you for the report......"

Jiang Xun sighed: "That's it, Liu Ce, you hurry up and prepare, and go with Bendu to prepare for the angel proclamation ceremony after breakfast." ”

Liu Ce refused: "Thank you, but I still have to prepare some things in the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to dine with adults, I hope you understand." ”

Jiang Xun's face sank suddenly: "You, it's rare for this governor to invite you to dine together, don't you want to?" Rest assured, no one else ...... Ben and his wife and the three of you."

"Yes, yes......" Mrs. Shi hurriedly persuaded, "Child, come together, the old body is ready......"

Liu Ce arched his hand and said: "Thank you Lord and Mrs. for your kindness, but there is indeed something important to deal with in the future, please rest assured, I will definitely come back before noon, and I will not delay the proclamation ceremony, besides...... There are some things I must get......"

"Do you really care so much about that position?" Jiang Xun knew that Liu Ce was talking about the position of the former military governor.

Liu Ce's eyes narrowed: "It's bound to win!" ”

Seeing that Liu Ce had made up his mind, Jiang Xun had no choice but to say: "That's it, since this is the case, the governor will not force you, remember to take the painkiller pill too, and be sure to come back before the ceremony starts at noon!" ”

After speaking, he and Mrs. Shi left Liu Ce's room.

Liu Ce slowly got up and came to the side of the military uniform, caressing the corner of the cloak, and the essence in his eyes was unusually firm.

"Today, I want to let this group of high-ranking magnates know whether I, Liu Ce, are capable of serving as a military governor!"

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