Chongzhen was dissatisfied: "Why do you want to spend a few days? Isn't it okay for these two days? Also, what have you been busy with these days? Why don't you visit Tian's house? Concubine Tian complained to me every day, saying that you haven't been there for so long, obviously you didn't take them to heart! ”

Liu Fan didn't want to carry this charge, so he quickly explained, "Your Majesty doesn't know, the minister just came to the capital, he should have visited the teacher's mansion first, how do you know that the teacher is seriously ill, and he has been serving in the Xu Mansion for the past few days, and he can't get away for a while!" So the minister wanted to wait a few days and wait for the teacher to get better before visiting Tian's house! ”

"Teacher!? Xu Qing? How is he doing? Some time ago, Xu Qing said that he was ill, so I allowed him to go home to recuperate, and I also sent some medicinal herbs. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Why is Xu Qing's condition very serious now? Chongzhen asked in surprise

Liu Fan's expression became solemn, nodded and said, "It's serious!" The minister asked Senior Brother Xu Ji, and he said that the teacher has run out of oil now, and I am afraid it will be difficult to survive this winter! ”

Chongzhen exclaimed, "So serious? Do you want to send an imperial doctor to take a look? ”

Liu Fan shook his head and said, "The famous doctor Xu family has already invited a lot, and now the teacher is body function is not good, and the general imperial doctor is probably not good!" Now you have to recuperate slowly! Teacher, I'm afraid he himself understands his situation. So these days have passed on to me all the work of his life, and I am busy with this these days. So..."

Liu Fan's words didn't continue, but Chongzhen had completely understood what Liu Fan meant. Filial piety was a very important thing in ancient times, compared to the Tian family, who had not yet married Liu Fan, as Liu Fan's teacher, Xu Guangqi was now the most important person in name of Liu Fan. Liu Fan is understandable for doing this, so Chongzhen will no longer pursue it! Waving his hand, he said, "I know! You're doing the right thing! But you can't delay the affairs of the Tian family for too long, you still have to visit it when you have time! Don't be rude! Otherwise, I will be disgraced! Is there also Sook-young coming soon? ”

Liu Fan nodded, "It's Your Majesty!" The minister knows! The minister will visit Uncle Tian's house when he has time! As for Sook-young! Still on the way, the minister received the news that Shuying will be there in three or five days! ”

"When Shuying comes, I will arrange for you to get married as soon as possible! You also need to prepare as early as possible. All right! It's okay, I won't leave you behind! ”

"Yes! Retire! ”

During Liu Fan's time in the capital, he didn't know that something happened in Jiaozhou. Because Liu Fan led the main force to the battle, only 5,000 people were left behind in Jiaozhou. In addition, because of the need to escort Tian Shuying, another 3,000 people were transferred, so there are only 2,000 people left in Jiaozhou now. These 2,000 people not only had to garrison Shihe, Jimo, and Jiaozhou, but also had to be responsible for the defense of arsenals and shipyards. At this time, something suddenly happened, which caught Zhang Yao and the others who stayed behind off guard.

On the twentieth day of the lunar month, taking advantage of the emptiness of Jiaozhou's troops, the remnants of the Jiaozhou gentry who got the news, together with Liu Zeqing, who had fled, and the pirates around Shandong, landed from Aoshanwei under the cover of the local gentry in Shandong, attacked the city and captured the town all the way, and quickly occupied a large area in the southeast of Jiaozhou, eroding dozens of villages and towns, and the pirates gathered 5,000 people plus Liu Zeqing's 2,000 people, a total of 7,000 people, and the soldiers pointed directly at Jimo, Qingdao, and Shihe! Liu Fan's foundation Jiaozhou is in danger.

Faced with such a dire situation, the remaining five-member team immediately met to discuss a solution. On the garrison house, everyone gathered together. As Liu Fanming's wife and one of the members of the left-behind five-person group, Zhang Yao can be said to be the actual person in charge of Jiaozhou now, Zhang Yao opened his mouth and asked, "Everyone is clear about the current situation, tell me your opinions!" When the husband is leaving, he will hand over Jiaozhou to us, then we must shoulder the responsibility and must not sit back and watch Jiaozhou be destroyed! ”

Liu Jianjian, the highest military governor in Jiaozhou, said "Madam! Now my Jiaozhou troops are empty, only 2,000 people, and I have to defend three places, and the troops are seriously insufficient, so I suggest that we stick to it, as long as we can hold out for ten days and a half months, then Wu Tao, who got the news, will definitely rush back with all his might! As soon as the army arrived, the seven thousand pirates were wiped out in an instant. ”

Zhang Yao frowned and said, "Wu Tao has not yet entered the boundary of Shandong, and it is still a few hundred miles away from Jiaozhou, so I am afraid that I will not be able to rush back for a while!" Now that the situation is so critical, not to mention whether the troops are scattered and can be held in the three places, even if they are plundered by pirates, the consequences are not acceptable to us! Everyone knows very well how much effort we have wasted and how many enemies we have provoked for the current situation in Jiaozhou! If it is destroyed by pirates, all our hard work will be in vain! How can you make me worthy of my husband? ”

Everyone was silent when they heard this, Zhang Yao was right, they were the parties involved, and they knew how much thought Liu Fan had put into creating the current situation in Jiaozhou. I also know how much Liu Fan has to do with land reform. Once the pirates ravage the Jiaozhou area, the popular support that Liu Fan has worked hard to gain will be lost, and he doesn't know how much he will have to pay if he wants to redeem it.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhang Yao was anxious, and said to Zhang Yiheng, "Daddy, you have been fighting horses for half your life, and you have been on the battlefield for a long time, is there any good way?" We can't watch my husband's hard work go to waste! ”

Zhang Yiheng heard his daughter's question, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "If you want to stick to the city and march to fight, maybe I can still contribute, but with such a few people to protect the people, I don't know what to do!" There are too few people to take care of! ”

Zhang Yao's face was gloomy, and he couldn't help but look at Sun Yuanhua and asked, "Senior Brother Sun!" You used to be a governor, and you fought in Liaodong and Houjin all the year round, do you have any good ideas? ”

Sun Yuanhua shook his head and said, "The old man is a defeated man, how can he talk about it?" There are too few people, and I can't help it! If it really doesn't work, just do what Liu Jian said! As long as Shihe, Jimo, and Qingdao are not lost, other losses can also be bearable! ”

Seeing that Sun Yuanhua said this, Zhang Yao felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart, and after being silent for a while, Zhang Yao opened his mouth and said, "Okay! Just do what Liu Jian said! Draw troops to garrison the three places with all your might! That's all for today, let's go back and get ready! ”

Just as everyone was about to leave, a loud voice suddenly sounded, "No! We still have people! When everyone heard the reputation, it was indeed Fan Liang who had not spoken! Originally, Fan Liang was not qualified to participate in this meeting, but Qingdao, where the shipyard is located, is also within the enemy's attack range, and the shipyard is one of the three major centers of gravity in Jiaozhou. Because Fan Liang was not the decision-making level of the five-person group, everyone didn't ask him, but they didn't expect Fan Liang to speak amazingly at this time! (To be continued.) )