This celebration banquet had to be postponed unexpectedly, so I had a polite greeting at the Taishou Mansion, and then rushed back to the mansion in Donghai County to rest, ready to recharge my energy and fight back against the whale shark pirates.

This is undoubtedly a very tricky problem, the whale shark pirates may be like the White Turban Army, easier to deal with, but the whale shark island country is completely different, according to the whale shark princess, before the rebel general Hai Gusheng rebelled, the whale shark island country alone has a regular army of 120,000, and the people are nearly 600,000.

Although the war will consume troops, tens of thousands will definitely still exist, these people are not a rabble like the White Turban Army, if the rebels of the Whale Shark Island Country are prepared, the strength of Donghai County will not be able to resist no matter how it operates, therefore, I am faced with the problem of helping or not helping.

At this time, I had forgotten the promise I had made to the Whale Shark Princess, when the army was far away at sea and bragged about it, and now it was the time to really fight with a knife, and I had to be cautious.

I sat in front of the bookcase, unable to sleep for a long time, and Huo Dashan suddenly walked in: "General, why don't you rest?" ”

I sighed, "I can't sleep." ”

Huo Dashan squirmed: "When I passed by the courtyard, the light was still on in Madame's room. ”

I said, "You go and tell Madame to rest early, I still have some business." ”

Huo Dashan nodded and didn't go out immediately: "Deputy Chief Banner of Gangbing just sent someone to deliver the news. ”

I wondered, "What's the message?" ”

Huo Dashan replied: "A group of outsiders have come to the city and opened an academy in the city, which is quite peculiar. ”

I didn't think it was a good thing to open an academy, I had time to go and see, nothing else." ”

Huo Dashan said: "No. ”

I said: "Dashan, find a way to send someone to the border of Langshan County to find out the news, whether the Tianhu Kingdom has withdrawn its troops, if it retreats, Qiao Shi and the mercenaries are stranded in Donghai County for unknown motives, so they have to take precautions." ”

Tomorrow I will go to visit the old general county Cheng Lao Zao, if it is possible to be convenient, I want to arrange Lao Zhongyong and Lao Zhao in the position of the county order of Donghai County, the White Turban Army has been almost wiped out, they stay in the army is considered to be a condescending talent, the civil channel is their battlefield, this is a purpose, another purpose, I want to cultivate the cronies of the civil official, Donghai County is the time to employ people, just to cover up my ambitions.

The moment I stepped into Donghai County, my ambition was incomparably inflated, I may have been taboo before, but now, Donghai County is the only one I am a leading general, how can I not have ambition and domineering, not to mention that my ambition and domineering have always been there, but I didn't show it, I didn't dare to show it.

The next day, before I went to the county mansion, many officials and businessmen actually came to ask to see me, all of them were rejected by me, I don't want to pay attention to these people now, I don't have that idle time, and I don't do it blatantly at this time.

When I came to the county mansion, I saw many chariots, horses, officials and merchants, but they were not as lucky as me, they were received by Lao Zao, and the rest of the people did not see them, so they waited in the hall, and waited as long as they wanted.

The front hall was in full swing, the back garden felt calm, Lao Zao had nothing to do in the back garden, and when he saw me coming, he was very interested, and I called: "Lord Juncheng." ”

Lao Zao pouted his hands: "Don't call me that, it's better to call me an old general." ”

I sat down and said, "There are so many people waiting to see you in the front room, I didn't come at the right time." ”

Lao Zao said angrily: "They are all flies and dogs, it's better not to see than to see, Donghai County is full of holes, and it can't be destroyed in their hands." ”

I said, "Either for officials or for money?" ”

Lao Zao said: "Who will come to me for a drink." ”

I smiled and said, "I'm here to drink with the old general, who promised me to drink and have fun in the house." ”

Lao Zao was surprised: "You are not in a hurry to deal with the whale shark pirates, the celebration banquet has been canceled." ”

I said: "The whale shark pirates are just to loot food and money, unlike the White Turban Army attacking the city and seizing land, what is the family background of Donghai County, I know very well that the celebration banquet can cost a lot, and one less time will save a lot of expenses." ”

Lao Zao gave a thumbs up: "You fire spirit, I Lao Zao is sincerely admired." ”

I said: "The old general is serious, this is what I should do, Donghai County is in trouble, how much better can we Huoyue people be." ”

Lao Zao said: "Wait for the county Sima Lao Buchen to come back, you should also be promoted to a general, since the general of Donghai County was killed by the White Turban Army, the position of this general has been idle for a while, how can Donghai County not have a general, isn't it a joke for others." ”

I apologized: "I'm afraid I don't have that qualification, the Huoyue people are the target of the Prime Minister Yingshan Marquis's attack, and Donghai County's promotion of me to a general has already touched the scales, and if I am promoted to a general again, it will be tantamount to putting me on the fire." ”

Lao Zao said: "It doesn't matter, the day when his prime minister Ying Shanhou will wake up, the Taishou of Donghai County was killed in his county for no reason, and he actually lost money, Donghai County is afraid that it has long been forgotten, since his prime minister Ying Shanhou doesn't care about Donghai County, then he can't control the appointment and dismissal of Donghai County." ”

"Jun Sima ......," I asked.

Lao Zao shook his head and said: "That's what Sima Lao Buchen means, he is a pragmatic person, so there is no need to worry." ”

"What about the Third Lady?" I wondered.

Lao Zao said with a smile: "This is what the third lady nodded and agreed, if it weren't for your fire spirit in Donghai County to win battles one after another, the White Turban Army still doesn't know what it looks like." ”

I nodded, and seeing Lao Zao's disdainful face, I said: "All the counties in Donghai County have now been recovered, and they are all under the control of the five major and three rough sergeants, and the old general must send the county commander to take office as soon as possible to carry out post-disaster reconstruction and other things." ”

"Ugh." Lao Zao listened to my proposal and suddenly sighed.

I looked at Lao Zao inquiringly.

Lao Zao explained: "No one, I can't find someone who can trust talented people to be the county magistrates of those counties. ”

I smiled and said, "The front hall is not full of people who come to seek officials, and there are many talented people. ”

Lao Zao sneered: "They are all the second ancestors of wine bags and rice bags, relying on the power and heritage of the family, if they want to make up for the lack of those counties, I won't buy it, see how they are." ”

I asked tentatively, "If you don't use these family members, who can you use?" ”

Lao Zao said: "Do you have any talented people in your army, even if you recommend them to me, Donghai County can't let these silverfish rot." ”

I rejoiced: "There are indeed talented people in the army, but I am afraid that they are not qualified." ”

Lao Zao said: "It's okay, I can do these things for my dead brother-in-law in extraordinary times, and you can bring me a look at the talented people in your army." ”

I worried: "I can't offend those people with deep family power, if these people are stumbling behind their backs, Donghai County will be even more difficult." ”

Lao Zao said impatiently: "I know their details, and there is still a way to deal with them." (To be continued.) )