Half a month later, the sky in Xiazhou already had some desert north winds, bringing a cold chill.

Xue Shao's mood was quite proud because of "double happiness".

First, a letter came from Luoyang, informing Princess Taiping that she had given birth to a baby boy for Xue Shao, and the mother and child were safe. The joy of becoming a first-time father is indescribable. At this moment, Xue Shao is extremely convinced that he is definitely the happiest man in the world. The only regret is that I can't appear in front of the Taiping mother and son right away, thank and comfort the beloved woman, and hug the lovely baby son.

Another happy event is that Wu Yanzhang, the assassin of Suizhou, did his job effectively, and after the seizure of Hongyun Castle, he obtained countless grains and cloths, all of which were confiscated and put into storage. Now, he has sent someone to send a batch of supplies to Xiazhou to relieve the urgent needs of the army.

Coupled with Wu Yizong's "contribution" and the fundraising of Suiyin Erzhou, Xue Shao can now send 300,000 stone grains and grass and more than 100,000 sets of winter clothes and bedding to Fengzhou in one go.

Shuo Fangjun should be able to survive this winter safely!

As soon as the materials arrived in Xiazhou, Xue Shao immediately convened his subordinates to discuss the matter.

Xue Shao said to them: "Winter is coming, we must hurry up and transport supplies to Fengzhou in preparation for the winter." In winter, the Yellow River is frozen, and the deployment of Fengzhou must also make some adjustments and changes accordingly. Therefore, I plan to personally escort this batch of supplies to Fengzhou, and then return to the Xiazhou Governor's Mansion when the winter is over. The people's livelihood and government affairs and the logistics of the army here have to be entrusted to Shi Liu Youqiu, the head of the acting capital who stayed in Xiazhou, and the generals. Do you have any comments or suggestions? ”

The generals and officials immediately began to discuss the matter and put forward some supplementary opinions and suggestions. In general, no one raised any objections, and it was not surprising that Xue Shao would personally escort grain and grass supplies to Fengzhou in the next few days.

Just as the discussion was enthusiastic, an official from the Governor's Office came to report that an envoy from the imperial court had arrived.

Xue Shao hurriedly suspended the meeting and led the generals to greet the court envoys.

The imperial court came to the holy decree to commend Xue Shao and other generals for their military exploits and achievements, agreed to all of Xue Shao's requests, and at the same time rewarded Xue Shao with a batch of gold, copper coins and silk silks, and remembered that Xue Shao's expedition had given twenty slaves and maids to serve food and daily life. Some other generals, such as Xue Chuyu and others, also had rewards.

The imperial court came to commend and reward, which was of course a good thing, and all the generals were very happy.

But with the order of the eunuch, twenty young, beautiful and graceful slave women rushed out, and Xue Shao's expression became a little crying and laughing.

"Tsk, Xue Dudu, what a blessing!" Everyone laughed.

What a fart!

Xue Shao kept scolding in his heart, which grandson had a bad idea, for fear that I would have no quarrel with Princess Taiping?

But since it was a reward from the imperial court, Xue Shao still accepted it from Xie En first. The twenty women were exhausted after a long journey, but when they saw Xue Shao himself, they suddenly became radiant and their eyes lit up.

Xue Shao was stared at by this group of little girls, feeling like a zoo animal being watched, very depressed. So he hurriedly asked someone to take these women down first.

All the generals and officials were laughing, saying that these women had probably coveted Xue Dudu for a long time, and today they finally got their wish!

The women stepped back not far away, and they also whispered.

"It turns out that this is the legendary Lantian Gongzi, Xue Yuma!"

"We are slaves and maids, but we can serve such a beautiful gentleman and a great husband, what a blessing for three lives!"

"Yes, yes, my sisters and I will be blessed from now on!"

On the other side, Xue Shao politely invited the court envoys to rest in the post office. When the envoy was leaving, he invited Xue Shao to the side and whispered: "There is another private matter I want to inform Xue Dudu in advance. The imperial court has decreed the appointment of Wei Xuanzhen, the reign of the state, as the new governor of Xiazhou. Please also Xue Dudu, prepare early! ”

Xue Shao's brows furrowed fiercely, "Is it Empress Wei's father?" ”

"Exactly."

Xue Shao took a deep breath and pressed his feelings, "I know, thank you very much!" ”

"Retire next!"

Liu Youqiu took the envoy and went to the post house.

All the generals were in a good mood to talk, and suddenly found that Xue Shao's face sank on the side, so they stopped smiling, and came forward one after another and asked, "Dudu, what's wrong?" ”

Xue Shao's expression was grim and he frowned slightly, "The holy decree is the emperor's own Zhu Pi, the Supreme Treasure Seal, it seems that His Majesty has recovered from his illness, and now he is back in charge of the court." ”

"Well, what's wrong with that?" The crowd was puzzled.

Xue Shao smiled lightly and shook his head, "The envoy told me that the imperial court has appointed Wei Xuanzhen, the new governor of Xiazhou, and he will come to take office soon." ”

"Is that so?" Everyone was shocked.

Xue Shao nodded, "It's true." ”

The generals were suddenly surprised, and discussed: "Previously, His Majesty had already promoted Wei Xuanzhen unusually, and promoted him from the first and eighth rank to the fourth rank of the assassin history. This time, it should still be the emperor's will...... I really didn't expect that the emperor had just come back and immediately promoted the queen's mother's family! ”

Xue Shao said: "Actually, I have already hinted in the above table that I want Liu Youqiu to become the official governor of the Governor's Mansion. Didn't the emperor suddenly play such a play to make me embarrassed? Since we arrived in Xiazhou, Liu Youqiu has worked hard and complained about his outstanding political achievements, and I have also hinted to him that I will try to correct him. Now it is such a result, how can I face Liu Youqiu? Moreover, the core of my Xiazhou Governor's Mansion is the Shuofang Army, and now an outsider who does not understand military affairs is suddenly inserted, and this person is still the emperor's father-in-law. Doesn't that mean stuffing a grain of sand into our shoes? ”

"That's it!" Everyone was puzzled and indignant, "What did those prime ministers do?" How could they allow the emperor to be cronyistic and treat military affairs as child's play? Even Pei Yan didn't object? It's inexplicable! ”

"Forget it, this matter will not be discussed for the time being. The generals do not have to publicize it to the public. Xue Shao didn't want to openly discuss this matter in front of many generals, so as not to cause a bad impact on people's hearts. So he said: "Let's go back and continue to discuss the Fengzhou military!" ”

"Yes!"

Everyone returned to the conference hall to continue to discuss military deployments, and Xue Shao also issued an additional order to distribute all the money that the imperial court had just rewarded him with to his subordinate generals and soldiers. The twenty slaves and maids, all of whom were not left were rewarded to the generals of the Governor's Mansion, of course, the singles who were ranked in seniority were preferred.

The reward is distributed to the subordinate soldiers, which is the traditional virtue of the people who lead the troops, and the generals do not feel very new in their appreciation and gratitude. However, Xue Shao sent these twenty slaves and maids to make the generals laugh for a while, saying that Xue Dudu was not afraid of guilt?

Xue Shao turned his face, "Your realm is not enough, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand!" ”

The generals laughed and said, "The full man doesn't know the hungry man, we really don't understand this."

Xue Shaocai didn't bother to fight with them, thinking that there were not many others here in Xiazhou, and there were only singles. Especially in my army, there are so many singles with strong blood. There are so many generals and soldiers who don't have women, and I alone account for more than 20 people, who can be happy? …… Besides, Princess Taiping just gave birth to a son for me, how can I bear to adopt so many new lovers in the outer house? The point is, although those women are small and beautiful, they can't get into my eyes and can't take them home at all. In addition, the combat power of the moon slave in bed is so shocking and turbulent - you really don't understand!

The crowd laughed a little and continued their deliberations.

According to the original plan, after a few days of preparation, Xue Shao will go to Fengzhou in person, and Liu Youqiu will be in charge of staying in the Xiazhou Governor's Mansion. But because the imperial court suddenly came to a new personnel appointment, Xue Shao's work plan was somewhat disrupted. So Xue Shao made a decision and let Xue Chuyu escort the grain and grass first. Xue Shaode had to deal with the matter of staying behind before going to Fengzhou.

After the military discussion, all the generals received military orders one after another and went separately to do things.

Xue Shao sat alone and thought to himself, thinking that although he didn't have to be afraid of Wei Xuanzhen, the governor of the country, coming to the Governor's Mansion to fight for power, he was after all the governor of Xiazhou officially appointed by the imperial court. As soon as he came, the position of the original acting governor Shi Liu Youqiu was a little embarrassing. After coming to Xiazhou for so long, it took a lot of twists and turns to stabilize the interior a little. The top and bottom of the Governor's Mansion and those state officials and county officials have just gotten used to working with Liu Youqiu. Now that Wei Xuanzhen is suddenly here, it's really irritating!

Xue Shao was pondering, Liu Youqiu went to settle the court envoys and came to hand over orders to Xue Shao.

"Mr. Liu, you sit. I have something to tell you. Xue Shao said.

Liu You begged for thanks, sat down with a smile indifferently and said, "Does the governor want to tell his subordinates about the appointment of Changshi by the imperial court?" ”

Xue Shao nodded, "This is unexpected. I want to know, what do you think? ”

"The subordinates have no ideas." Liu Youqiu said, "The new Changshi is here, and his subordinates can still assist him and handle the big and small things that the governor explains." ”

"If you really have such a good attitude, I can rest assured." Xue Shao smiled.

Liu Youqiu smiled slightly, and bowed his hand: "The subordinates are humble and have shallow qualifications, but Xue Dudu is the only one who gives his subordinates a heavy responsibility, and the subordinates are grateful from the bottom of their hearts. In addition to doing his best to do the things assigned by Xue Dudu, his subordinates have nothing else to think about. No matter how big or small the official position is, he is asking for the life of the king, worrying about the people, and his subordinates are only thirty years old and still very young, and they are not in a hurry to climb to a high position. As long as Xue Dudu does not give up, his subordinates are willing to follow Xue Dudu to serve by the side, but it is enough! ”

"Good." Xue Shao relieved himself a little and said, "I'll give you a private account first." If Wei Xuanzhen was a conscious and understanding person, he should not fight with anyone for power in Xiazhou, unless he didn't want to mess around here. Therefore, I will definitely leave the specific affairs of the Governor's Mansion to you. You just have to do things with your hands and feet, and you don't have to have too many scruples! ”

"Yes!" Liu You agreed.

Xue Shao nodded and said, "But Wei Xuanzhen is the national ruler after all, and the face that should be given is still given to him." We might as well treat him as a clay fetus bodhisattva and raise him well. Do you understand what that means? ”

"My subordinates understand."

"Also, there are some sensitive issues that you need to pay attention to." Xue Shao said, "This time Wei Xuanzhen was appointed as the governor of Xiazhou, which is actually the result of a secret battle between His Majesty the Emperor and Prime Minister Pei Yan. There are many subtle stakes involved. ”

Liu Youqiu was slightly startled, and arched his hand: "Please also ask Xue Dudu to appoint one or two subordinates?" ”

Xue Shao said: "Tang Huaibi is Pei Yan's cronies, I killed him." Strictly speaking, Pei Yan will bear some joint and several liability because of Tang Huaibi's negligence, and he will also be jealous of me because of this. Now the imperial court has sent another governor, Shi Lai, who is still the emperor's father-in-law. Pei Yan is an understanding person, he knows that there is absolutely no place for Wei Xuanzhen in the Xiazhou Governor's Mansion, and I have had some gaps with Empress Wei before. But as a minister who leaned towards the government and the opposition, Pei Yan did not stop him. Why do you think this is? ”

Liu Youqiu's expression changed slightly on the spot, "Could it be that Pei Yan just wants to make Xue Dudu and Wei Xuanzhen discordant, deepen the contradiction between Du Du and the Wei family, and thus provoke the relationship between Du Du and His Majesty?" ”

Xue Shao nodded with a stern expression, "In short, harboring evil intentions!" ”

Liu Youqiu took a deep breath, "My subordinates understand!" ”

"If you understand these points, you will have a sense of proportion when you do things." Xue Shao nodded with a smile, "I can also leave the affairs of the Governor's Mansion to you with confidence!" ”

"Thank you to the Governor for trusting and cultivating, and my subordinates will do their best to do a good job in the affairs assigned by the Governor!" Liu Youqiu bowed to him categorically.

Xue Shao smiled and nodded and breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that now he was only waiting for the "national treasure" Wei Xuanzhen to come to take office! …… Hurry up, put you in place, so that I can go to Fengzhou to take care of military affairs with confidence!