"The official is back!"

"Lang Jun is back!"

The entire backyard of the Ye Mansion was almost a mess, although it had been cleaned up and prepared since yesterday, but until now, it always gave Lu Wanyan and them the feeling that their home was still so messy. In fact, there is not much difference from when Ye Yingwu left, after all, the house is cleaned every day, including Ye Yingwu's study, which is wiped and sorted out every day.

However, Rao is like this, when he heard the news of Ye Yingwu's return, the back house was still uncontrollable.

After all, this is a relatively long time for Ye Yingwu to leave home, and the last time he went to Jiangnan, at that time, there was only Qiqin in the back house of the family, and most of the courtyards were not tidied up, but now it is different. What's more, unlike going east to Jiangnan, Ye Yingwu returned from fighting on the battlefield this time, and he is a triumphant heroic man, so naturally he can't be casual.

"Quick, move those two pots a little farther away." Yang Xu stood in the middle of a group of busy maids and Tianwu soldiers who were arrested and strong, and Xiao Yangzi, who came back early to report the good news, stood behind the eldest sister with a bitter face, knowing that he would follow the envoy to say that he would not accept this task of delivering news.

"Xiaoyoko, go and help!" Yang Xu turned his head and glared at him, his phoenix eyebrows frowning slightly.

Xiao Yangzi beat a spirit, he is also a character who is not afraid of heaven and earth, but for this person, although he knows that Yang Xu is actually about the same age as him, he does not dare to be the slightest slack. First, this is the concubine room of the envoy, and secondly, the six doors and the group of arrogant guys in Jinyiwei are all respectful and respectful in front of Yang Xu, not to mention his little Yangzi.

"You know how to be lazy." Yang Xu stretched out his hand and rubbed the corners of his forehead, obviously very helpless for Ye Yingwu, the personal guard. It's still Jiang Tie and Wu Chucai, these two guys, are worry-free.

"Su Niang, it's almost." Lu Wanyan and Qiqin came together. They are all dressed in fiery red dresses, and the two jade figures complement each other.

Yang Xu nodded: "It's almost." Qiongniang should be okay later. ”

In this back house, Yang Xu is the leader of the six doors and the Jinyi Guard, not to mention, Qiong Luan usually sits in the Invite Moon Tower to summarize information, if you want to be able to command these maids in the back house in an orderly manner, it is only the two of them,

Before the words fell, Qiong Luan had already come over, and unlike Yang Xu, who even had to do it himself, this Oiran who had invited Yuelou before was obviously just using his mouth, and he was also dressed in pink. The pretty face is full of affection.

Yang Xu was originally arrested by Xiao Yangzi and the gang and Ye Yingwu, who was full of complaints, was very angry, and now she saw that the sisters in the back house had all dressed up with their hearts, including Qiqin, who had never worn the red clothes, and only she was sweating quickly, and she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

As if sensing Yang Xu's thoughts, Lu Wanyan stepped forward and said with a smile: "Su Niang, don't worry, you are not the kind of person who only looks at your appearance, he naturally thinks about you in his heart." ”

"This time, it's cheaper than Hui Niang's girl." Qiqin said with a smile on one side, I'm afraid this is also said by someone of her character. so that there will be no jealousy of the wind.

Lu Wanyan smiled and bowed: "Yes, but if Hui Niang has the guts, then ・・・・・・."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a coquettish voice from outside the door of the Moon Cave: "Sister Wanniang, I heard you say bad things about others before I got home!" ”

The few people standing in the courtyard were shocked. Is it coming?

Immediately, a figure appeared at the door of the Moon Cave, Ye Yingwu was dressed in a military uniform, and a sword was hanging from his waist. Standing there, his posture is very tall. And Lu Wanyan and Qiqin subconsciously glanced at each other, and they both saw the excitement and overwhelm in each other's eyes.

"Ahem. Didn't show it? Ye Yingwu opened his arms in some surprise, his face full of surprise and puzzlement. Obviously, I was very disappointed and sad that I didn't get the hug I was looking forward to.

Without waiting for him to continue forward, the fragrant wind came to his face, and Lu Wanyan was the first to throw himself into Ye Yingwu's arms, and the tears of excitement couldn't help but flow indulging. And Yang Xu and Qiong Luan also followed closely, one occupying one arm.

Ye Yingwu smiled awkwardly at Qiqin who was standing there, obviously no matter how broad-minded he was, he couldn't accommodate anyone. However, Qiqin glanced at him with a smile, and her own peerless elegance was contained in that smile.

As if he was also amazed by the dress of Lin'an Oiran that day, Ye Yingwu hugged his wife and concubine who were crying softly in his arms, and smiled at Qiqin and said, "Qin'er really opened someone's eyes today. ”

"Could it be that the concubine's dress is not in line with her husband's wishes?" Qiong Luan was the first to blush.

"He, all, how can it not be compatible!" Ye Yingwu knew that this little girl was jealous, and immediately laughed, "Okay, okay, wipe your tears, don't cry, isn't your husband coming back with a swagger!" This time, not a single piece of meat has been dropped, I don't believe you can touch it. ”

It's just that what responded to him was Yang Su's little hand stretched out to Ye Yingwu's waist, and he touched the soft flesh on his waist with a light car, and then Yang Su looked at Lu Wanyan on the side, although Wanniang had tears in her eyes, but she still nodded solemnly, Su Niang suddenly gritted her teeth and twisted it fiercely!

"Ahh Ye Yingwu was caught off guard and burst out with an exclamation, and the five women in his arms were already bent down with laughter, as beautiful as Chunyan.

"Okay, you guys, don't let your husband be stable when you come back on the first day, let me see who is the first to catch, and take him back!" Ye Yingwu said with a wicked smile, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a loss. And the third daughter of Lu Wanyan in his arms chuckled in her heart, when her husband had never told a joke, she turned around and ran away without hesitation.

The three of them in their arms were not slow, and Hui Niang also subconsciously shrank back, Ye Yingwu smiled and rushed straight to Qiqin, who thought he could stay out of the matter, not to mention that Qiong Luan subconsciously ran to her side. Seeing Qiqin protecting Qiongluan behind him, Ye Yingwu didn't say a word, suddenly picked up Qiqin's legs, and picked up the pretty man by the waist.

Qiqin said "ah", but she didn't expect to protect Qiongluan, a girl, but in the end, she was unlucky first. However, she barely struggled twice, and could only obediently reach out and wrap her arms around Ye Yingwu's neck, burying her face in Ye Yingwu's chest, feeling the long-lost and familiar warmth.

"Jean. You have to be an example to your sisters. Ye Yingwu teased with a smile, and didn't forget to raise his eyebrows at the panicked Lu Wanyan. It means that next time it's your turn, and no one in the back house wants to run.

"Eat. Your husband is dying of hunger! Although he was holding the beauty in his arms, Ye Yingwu didn't forget to shout at the top of his throat, and in exchange for a burst of laughter like a silver bell.

And Wang Qinghui walked up to Lu Wanyan gently: "Sister Wanniang." ”

Yang Xu on the side smiled narrowly: "Hui Niang, my sister will accompany you over, come and tell my sister, has your husband done you any bad treatment?" ”

Wang Qinghui was stunned, and Lu Wanyan also quipped like a girl: "Yes, my husband is so bad, I will definitely not let Hui Niang go." Hui Niang might as well talk about it, and the sisters also want to hear it. ”

Hui Niang originally wanted to subconsciously say no, but remembering the mandarin duck bath that Ye Yingwu forcibly took with herself, and although the two of them didn't do anything, they really shared the same bed, and that guy didn't bully himself, not to mention that he didn't make it bad, and he was a little overwhelmed, so he could only burn his cheeks. quickly caught up with Ye Yingwu's pace, ignoring the two bad sisters.

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Xingzhou Zhizhou Mansion, Council Hall.

"The Tianwu Army went north this time in the front compartment, the left compartment, the middle army, and the rear compartment, with a total of 78,236 people." Lu Xiufu gently flipped through the booklet in his hand. In his calm gaze, he didn't feel a look of pain, and even his hand turning the pages trembled a little.

Xie Fang looked at the list of names on the page quietly, some of which had been circled with red strokes. And some are still lying there quietly. The circled one indicates that the soldier has died heroically on the road to the north, while the one that is not marked indicates that he is still there.

When Lu Xiufu flipped to the left compartment and the Chinese army. It was even more shocking that the pages were full of names circled in red, as bright red as the battle flags of the Tianwu Army.

I took a gentle breath. Xie Fangde still didn't say a word after all. And Ye Yingji, who was standing on the other side, his face was also pale. They couldn't imagine how tragic it would be for the whole one to go up to the capital, down to every soldier, and hundreds of people all died in that land!

This is not only the roster of the Tianwu Army, but also the glory and pride of countless blood condensation.

"Why is there still the smell of blood on this page, so solemn?" Lu Xiufu suddenly realized something, frowned, and looked at Wang Jin, who was sitting in the corner with his eyes closed all the time, this guy was not so much closing his eyes as he was evading.

Not only Lu Xiufu was curious, Xie Fangde and Ye Yingji were a little surprised and looked at Wang Jin, they didn't notice the bloody breath in the air before, and now Lu Xiufu suddenly said it, as if it was really the case, this bloody breath was extraordinarily dignified on the page.

Wang Jin sighed softly, stood up, and said slowly: "After the battle of Hutou Mountain, I couldn't find enough cinnabar, so ・・・・・・ the left wing of the Tianwu Army commanded Wang Jin and the Tianwu Army commanded Yang Bao to jointly issue an order, and the roster of the statistics of the dead soldiers can be dipped in blood nearby to write and draw. So the rosters you see in the middle and left compartments are darker in color than the other rear and front compartments. ”

There was silence in the meeting hall, and the three of Lu Xiufu looked at each other, and they realized that the tragedy of the battle of Hutou Mountain had exceeded their previous imagination. I'm afraid that words like blood drifting are already indescribable.

Strong, Tianwu Army! It's a pity, Tianwu Army!

After a moment of silence, Lu Xiufu slowly closed the roster with a trembling voice, looked at the statistics of Wen Tianxiang and others at the top of the roster, and said slowly: "The Tianwu Army went north this time, and the people who were able to triumph were forty-one thousand five hundred and twenty-one, so the total number of ・・・・・・ killed in battle"

Ye Yingji and Xie Fang subconsciously stood up straight, this is not just a simple series of numbers, but also a symbol of the countless fresh lives that once existed, they stained the earth with blood and buried their bones in other places, and finally won the victory in the Battle of Xiangyang.

"Read it." A soft voice came from behind, startling several people in the council hall. Ye Yingwu has obviously just bathed, dressed in a simple black robe, and he doesn't look like the ambassador of the Yangtze River system who is about to take office, but like a rural villager who "picks chrysanthemums under the east fence and sees Nanshan leisurely".

Ye Yuanjun's face was very calm, his eyes that had been burning with flames were lowered, and he didn't know what direction to look at. No one in the council hall dared to speak for a while, and Ye Yingwu smiled a little self-deprecatingly. said lightly: "Read it out, read it to this wind." Read it to the heavens and the earth. The Heavenly Warriors have never lived up to its glory. ”

Lu Xiufu nodded solemnly: "So a total of 36,715 people were killed in the battle." Of the 41,521 triumphants, 738 were seriously wounded. 1,946 were slightly injured. ”

A string of numbers spit out from Lu Xiufu's mouth, although it was not the first time that Ye Yingwu and Wang Jin had heard it, they couldn't help but feel gloomy in their hearts. And Xie Fangde and Ye Yingji were even more heavy-faced, staring at the roster in Lu Hideo's hand, their hearts were heavy.

"All the dead soldiers, generous compensation." Ye Yingwu commanded softly.

The soldiers of the Tianwu Army were recruited from various state capitals on Jiangnan West Road, and half of them were Xingzhou children, so the matter of compensating the sacrificed soldiers was not easy to deal with in Xiangyang, and Ye Yingwu could only delay it until the Tianwu Army triumphed. And leave this matter to Lu Xiufu, after all, Lu Xiufu is the newly appointed governor of Xingzhou, and at the same time, he can also share more pressure for Wen Tianxiang, who is entangled in Xiangyang affairs.

In the past, Wen Tianxiang was leading and responsible for the main affairs of the Tianwu Army, but now as the territory of the Tianwu Army is getting bigger and bigger, Ye Yingwu and Wen Tianxiang alone can no longer take care of it, so Lu Xiufu must stand up and provoke the beam as quickly as possible, and appeasing the sacrificial sons and rewarding the meritorious soldiers is a good experience.

Lu Xiufu nodded solemnly, the new Xingzhou Tongju Jiang Cheng is still in Daye County, so he will still be responsible for these things in a short period of time.

"But fortunately, this time the court is kind." Ye Yingwu smiled and said, "I took out three million to reward meritorious soldiers, in addition to leaving one million for the Xiangyang garrison and the Ezhou garrison soldiers, the Tianwu Army can get two million." It's a huge amount of money. ”

"It's just a pity," the solemnity on Wang Jin's face also relaxed, after all, he heard the huge number of three million. Anyone will feel a lot better," Jia Rudao was able to be so happy. In the final analysis, I still want to let the Lu family go, as long as the Lu family is not finished. After all, Jia Rudao can still find an opportunity to meddle in Xiangyang's affairs. But the sky is not as good as the people, these three million are really cheap for nothing! ”

Lu Xiufu and the three of them also looked at each other and smiled, the sky is not as good as the people, Jia Rudao never thought that Lu Wenhuan would take the risk and defect, which also led to the fact that Ye Yingwu would not be able to let him go anyway, and the three million could be regarded as not buying anything, but it made Tianwujun not have to worry about the finances of the past six months.

After all, although the Tianwu Army has the support of Jiangnan West Road, the rich man of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the help of businessmen from all walks of life, they also have to face the serious problem of too many northern refugees in the territory, especially this winter, they are busy building houses and clearing wasteland, even if they are constantly transfused, they are already unable to make ends meet, and now that these three million are smashed on their heads, how can they make Lu Xiufu unhappy?

"You are responsible for the specific things." Ye Yingwu commanded softly, "But there are a few points to be clarified." First, the soldiers who died in battle should be compensated, the meritorious soldiers should be rewarded, the wounded and sick soldiers should be treated and recuperated by the Tianwu Army, and all the sons and daughters who went north were allocated land according to their merits. Second, the Tianwu Army, as well as the newly established Shence Army and the Shenwei Army, all need to recruit soldiers, or according to the original way, the only son in the family is not allowed to go to the battlefield, the only strong man in the family is not allowed to go to the battlefield, and those who have died in battle and meritorious soldiers in the family are considered later. ”

Lu Xiufu nodded and said in a deep voice: "My subordinates obey the order, but I don't know how this merit should be calculated." ”

"Focus on military exploits," Ye Yingwu said lightly, "But sacrificing soldiers, no matter how much they have in battle, should be ranked first." ”

Lu Xiufu hurriedly surrendered his hand, and Ye Yingwu looked straight at Ye Yingji on the side: "Brother, Junshi, Junzhi, they will be responsible for the statistics of this matter first, I have something to tell you, you stay first." ”

Ye Yingji was slightly stunned, but still stopped. Lu Xiufu and the others also knew that there must be something about these two brothers that they couldn't let them know clearly, so they quickly retreated one by one. And Wang Jin also bowed his hand to Ye Yingwu and went home first, after all, after he returned to Xingzhou, he came directly to the council hall and hadn't gone home to see.

"Yuanlie, but what do you command?" Looking at his younger brother, who was becoming more and more mature, Ye Yingji's tone also subconsciously became respectful, but it gave people a sense of nondescriptry, but Ye Yingji's character was like this, and there was no way to force it.

Ye Yingwu sat down with a smile and breathed a long sigh of relief, but he didn't regard Ye Yingji as his subordinate at all, after all, this is the brother who watched him grow up, even if this Ye Yingwu is no longer the original Ye Yingwu, but the connection from the blood still makes Ye Yingwu feel extra cordial when facing Ye Yingji:

"It's not a big deal, the main thing is that the two gentlemen who came back with a certain this time, Chen Yuanliang and Guo Shoujing, are going to be handed over to my brother. I believe that with these two in the workshop in Tongshan County, there will be a good breakthrough soon. ”

Ye Yingji nodded trustingly, he still understood his younger brother's ability, and Ye Yingwu had not heard of any talents who were not worthy of his name.

However, Ye Yingwu continued with a smile: "Actually, I am very curious, I don't know that my brother is squatting in Tongshan County, but he feels wronged? (To be continued.) )