"The head of the house?" Steward Zhao stood at the door and looked at Zhao You, who was going and returning, with a look of surprise, didn't he go to send Liu Hong, the county leader? How come back now.

Zhao You's face was full of spring breeze, if it was in the past, he was too lazy to take care of this old servant who had a lot of bad things in his house, but at this moment, he was in a good mood because he let Liu Hong eat turtles, and he had a little more desire to show off.

"Haha, I was going to send this despicable rat, but who knew that this guy was so hypocritical that he didn't need me to send it; As soon as I heard it, if I didn't send it, I wouldn't send it, so I turned around and closed the door, hey, Steward Zhao, you weren't there at the time, I didn't see that guy's face, hahaha......"

"Head of the house!" With the same sentence, Steward Zhao's tone became very terrifying.

Zhao You glanced at Steward Zhao unhappily, this old guy is always like this, ruining his interest, he shouldn't have softened his heart just now.

"What's your name? I'm the one who wants to cure that Liu Hong! Hmph, a little county man, he dared to dump my face like that a year ago, if my eldest brother was still there, he would have looked good. ”

"But he also has today, and he also has a time to ask for my door! Hmph, I have his vital point in my hands, even if I trample on him like this, what can he do? I still have to honestly agree to my conditions, and I have to be accompanied by a smiling face. ”

"Alright, alright, don't be noisy."

Steward Zhao opened his mouth wide, watching Zhao You leave impatiently, and suddenly felt a little inexplicable palpitation-this matter may not be as simple as the head of the family said.

……

"Da, da, da......"

In front of the bookcase in the study, Liu Hong held a roll of bamboo slips in his right hand, and the slender fingers of his left hand were rhythmically tapping on the bookcase.

With this beating sound, Liu Hong recited the content on the bamboo slip:

"Chun Shenjun entered the thorn gate, and the dead warrior stabbed Chun Shenjun, beheaded him, and threw him outside the thorn gate. So he ordered the officials to destroy the house of Chun Shenjun. And Li Yuan's younger brother Chu Xingchun Shenjun had the son born to the king of Chu You, and he was the king of Chuyou.

It is the age of the first emperor of Qin, nine years old. Chang Yu is also chaotic in Qin, Jue, and Yiqi three clans, and Lü Buwei is abolished.

Taishi Gong said: "

At this point, Liu Hong gently put down the bamboo slip, stood up, pushed the door out, and the unfinished bamboo slip placed on the bookcase had eight words on it that were particularly eye-catching:

"When the interruption continues, it will be chaotic!"

Outside the house, Wang Wu and a middle-aged strong man had been waiting for a long time, and when they saw Liu Hong coming out, they hurriedly saluted one by one:

"Meet your lordship."

"Meet the head of the house."

Liu Hong's gaze swept over the two of them, and then stayed on the middle-aged man's body.

This middle-aged man is called Liu Dan, who is also from Lou Sangting, and is still Liu Hong's distant cousin, of course, with Liu Hong's current status, Liu Wu naturally does not dare to call him so presumptuous.

However, the reason why Liu Shan was able to stand here with Wang Wu was not because of his kinship with Liu Hong, but because he was the captain of the militia team established by Liu Hong.

The military service of the Han Dynasty was probably inherited from the Qin Dynasty, and was divided into three types: "Wei", "Shu" and "Service" according to the different places of military service: being a soldier in the central government was called "Wei"; Serving as a soldier in a border county is called "Shu"; Serving as a soldier in the original place is called "conscription".

Among them, the guards are treated the best, the round-trip travel expenses are provided by the central government, the first arrival and the expiration of the retirement, the emperor prepares a banquet, usually wears and eats, and the guards do not want to spend their own money.

The soldiers are treated the worst, and all the expenses must be borne by themselves.

As for the conscripts, in fact, they are similar to the militia of later generations, the Han family system, every year when the farmers are idle, there are old soldiers in the township pavilion to organize young and strong, carry out queue training ranging from more than ten years to half a month, and make them master basic military skills.

Theoretically speaking, this military service system is very perfect, because the "guards," "soldiers," and "service" are not separated independently, but are related to each other.

According to the Han system, a young man needs to undergo several years of military training when he reaches adulthood, and after he gradually becomes an amateur soldier from a peasant, he must be ordered by the state to serve on the border and become a soldier; During his time as a soldier, he honed his military skills while waiting for the country's edict to become a glorious guard.

On the one hand, this measure ensures that there are a large number of reservists in the civilian sector, and hundreds of thousands or even more troops can be quickly mobilized if the state needs and provides financial support; On the other hand, the circulation between "guards," "garrisons," and "servants" has also greatly strengthened the central government's control over the localities.

However, it is human nature to pursue advantages and avoid disadvantages, and in today's declining national strength, fiscal deficit, and collapse of government officials, this system is like a fishing net full of loopholes, tacitly exploited by the people of the world.

The two armies of the north and south guarding Kyoto gradually reduced the number of border warriors, and began to be filled with the children of high-ranking officials who "my father is XX".

The small people are afraid of the "border war" one by one, and try their best to even go to the extreme to enter the Haoqiang's family as a slave in order to avoid this doom.

The training of the only soldiers is still barely maintained, but there are also people like Liu Hong who use it to train private soldiers.

Looking at Liu Dan, Liu Hong shook his head slightly in his heart, his distant cousin really has no talent, if it weren't for his experience as a pawn in a border county, he would never have appointed him as the captain of his own militia.

Thinking of this, Liu Hong couldn't help but think of Jia Wei who went to Yuzhou to find Hua Tuo, and sighed in his heart, this is the most ideal candidate in his heart. But, that's it, that's it, how can this world be as it should be?

"Wang Wu!"

"Humble duty!"

"Are you ready?"

Wang Wu immediately replied: "Returning to my lordship, after Ziyong's selection, a total of forty-six people were gathered, including thirty-two patrols and fourteen rangers, all of whom obeyed the orders of the adults. ”

Liu Hong nodded and looked at Liu Dan again.

Liu Shan was also busy and said: "Back to the head of the family, I have summoned three troops from Jiazi, Jiachou, and Jiayin on the order of the head of the family, a total of nine soldiers and forty-five people, all of whom are now in the house, just waiting for the order of the head of the family." ”

After listening, Liu Hong was silent, and gradually, the invisible depression spread, and the air seemed to be stagnant, and at this moment, Team Liu finally opened his mouth and spit out two words:

"Let's go!"

……

"Lord Liu, what are you doing here?" Steward Zhao looked at Liu Hong, who was surrounded by soldiers four or five meters away, in horror, ignoring the sharp blade around his neck, and said loudly.

He couldn't figure out why he was greeted by countless soldiers and Liu Hong with a silent face, even if this was revenge, it would have come too quickly and ruthlessly.

Liu Hong ignored Steward Zhao, just quietly looked at the soldiers who rushed in from Steward Zhao's side, and his eyes were extremely cold.

"Lord Liu! Lord Liu! Steward Zhao was still shouting hoarsely, trying in vain to remind those who were still at a loss in the Zhao Mansion, but after just shouting a few times, he said "hmm", opened his eyes, covered his throat, and slowly fell down with an unbelievable expression.

Seeing this, Liu Hong's face flashed with a hint of discoloration, and he ordered: "Drag the body down, and then bury it." ”

"Whoa." According to Liu Hong's eyes just now, the ranger who killed Steward Zhao neatly responded.

"By the way, what's your name?"

"The villain's name is Zhou Yan." Ranger raised his head and replied excitedly.

Liu Hong nodded, motioned for him to write it down, and regained his calm expression, but his heart was far from as calm as he appeared.

Coming to this point is not what Liu Hong wants, but since he has gone, there is no possibility of turning back and the snake and rat at both ends.

Steward Zhao is a talent, but the more this is the case, the more Liu Hong can't keep him, because he is really too deeply involved with the Zhao family, and his more than 20 years of career as a housekeeper of the Zhao family has already made him and the Zhao family share weal and woe.

Liu Hong stepped up the steps, and several guards hurriedly followed Liu Hong's side, taking precautions, looking through the gate, the Zhao Mansion had fallen into chaos at this moment, and the sound of killing shook the sky!

……

When Zhao You was woken up by his own guard, his face was angry, and he thought that if this guard didn't give him a reasonable explanation, he must make him look good, and get up angry This thing has been the same since ancient times.

But before Zhao You could speak, the shouts of "Catch Zhao You, live or die" came from outside the house, which made Zhao You immediately stunned.

"What's going on?" Zhao You asked with a roar at the only guard beside him, but it didn't stop the little bit of trembling.

The guard replied with a wry smile: "The head of the family, Liu Hong, the county prince, led people and horses to surround the mansion. ”

"How dare he? How dare he? Zhao You said again and again, but when he woke up, his morning pride became a joke.

"Head of the house!" The guard looked at Zhao You, who was stuck in his own world, and couldn't help but remind: "People are about to be killed." ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Zhao You woke up like a dream, "Hurry up, go to the tunnel, go quickly, go!" ”

The guard looked at Zhao You, who had become a frightened bird, and after shaking his head slightly, he hurriedly followed.

The two came to a room stacked with sundries, this is where the secret passage of the Zhao family is, Zhao You's mood began to improve slightly, as long as he got out of the secret passage, to the alley outside, he would be open to the sky, his Zhao family's business in Zhuo County over the years is not a decoration, and then he will have to settle this account with Liu Hong.

However, when Zhao You excitedly pushed open the door of the wing, and then looked at the mountain of medicinal herbs, he kept his eyes on it and fell.

"The head of the house?" The guard beside Zhao You said anxiously.

Zhao You shook his head, pointed to the medicinal materials inside, and said without sadness or joy: "The secret passage is under the medicinal materials." ”

"Huh?" The guard's eyes widened, looking at the layers of impenetrable medicinal herbs, and he couldn't speak anymore.

"Hey, hey, hey, hey......" A smirk sounded in the guard's ears, and the guard turned his head to see that the head of the house, Zhao You, was leaning against the door of the wing room and laughing stupidly, like a fool.

The shouting of killing was getting closer and closer, but the road ahead was cut off, and the guard stomped his feet and walked towards Zhao You with a ruthless heart.