"Don't worry, the matter that the adult explains, the lower officials will definitely ask people to take strict precautions, and swear not to give the Taiping army thieves the slightest opportunity to take advantage of! - No, no, no, this is the way it should be, the lower officials and others are loyal to the court, to Your Majesty, and to your lordship......"

In the east wing of the Jinling Mansion, Guo Sheng, the prefect of Jinling, led a cadre of officials in the mansion to express his loyalty to the imperial court to Xie An, a big man from Jijing.

"That's good," took a sip of the fragrant tea in the cup with the teacup, Xie An said slowly, "For the adults of Jinling Mansion, the mansion is naturally trustworthy, but even so, the mansion still has to reiterate, this time the Taiping army thieves are the country's top priority, there must be no mistakes, Lord Lao sent people to nearby counties and counties, organize manpower, beware of the riverbank, especially the government this time to travel to the grain road, there must be no half-point difference, of course, when the government leads the army to open in two days, there will be 5,000 elite soldiers left to help the prefect!" -- When the time comes, the prefect should not think that the government is not trustworthy and the adults are good......"

"Where, where, this is the act of the Shangshu Lord's compassion for the lower officials, how can the lower officials be so ignorant?" As he spoke, Guo Sheng, the prefect of Guangling, took out a stack of silver tickets from his cuffs, quietly stuffed them to Xie An, and said with a smile on his face, "Although I don't dare to compare Jinling to Jijing, there are also many commendable scenery inside and outside the city...... This is a little meaning for the lower officials and others, not a respect, adults don't have to dislike it......"

Hearing this, Xie An glanced at the silver ticket that Guo Sheng respectfully placed on the table, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

Well, yes, he is worthy of being a county magistrate, and he does know how to behave......

secretly praised in his heart, Xie An didn't say whether to accept it or not. Holding the teacup, he said slowly, "This time, His Royal Highness King Xian visited Jiangnan, firstly, for the Taiping army thieves, and secondly, to inspect the governance of officials and people in Jiangnan and other places......"

As soon as these words came out, the officials in the house, headed by Guo Sheng, the prefect of Jinling Prefecture, couldn't help but be a little nervous, and stood in the room respectfully with their heads bowed, not daring to speak out loudly.

"That's right. Before the three armies were deployed, the government intended to stay in Jinling for two days to inspect the local security. The lords of Jinling Mansion will definitely govern the place in an orderly manner......"

Hearing this, Guo Sheng and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and out of the corner of their eyes, they caught a glimpse of Xie An holding a tea cup after saying this, and there was nothing to say, Guo Sheng's heart moved, and he hurriedly said. "Great work, sir! In that case, the lower officials and the others will not disturb the rest of the adults, and will retire......

Xie An smiled slightly when he heard this, raised his hand and said. "Shufu's leg injury has not healed, and he can't get up to send you ......"

"How dare you." Guo Sheng and others waved their hands again and again.

"Girl, send it to all of you on my behalf!"

"......" I saw Wang Xin, the little girl standing next to Xie An, snorted softly, and looked at Guo Sheng and the others with a cold face. He snorted like a gamble, "A few adults, please!" ”

"Uh...... The next official retires! Guo Sheng and the others looked at each other. But they didn't dare to stay for a long time, and after a respectful salute, they took their leave one after another.

"The world is as black as a crow!" Sending Guo Sheng and other officials of Jinling Mansion out, the little girl muttered, closed the door casually, and when she turned around, she saw Xie An counting the stack of silver tickets, and the expression on her face was even more annoyed, and she slowly moved to Xie An's side as if she was angry, and looked at him vigorously.

"Not bad, there are nearly two million taels of income...... counts out the filial piety silver taels given by Guo Sheng and others, Xie An looked up and saw the little girl with a cold face, and said with a smile, "Girl, what's wrong, why do you look at my brother like this?" ”

"All of them are like this, there are no good officials in this world? - "The little girl looked at Xie An angrily, and cursed Xie An in a low voice with her not deep vocabulary, what [officials protect each other], [corrupt officials and corrupt officials], [a hill of connection].

Glancing at the little girl with bulging cheeks, Xie An pointed out with some amusement, "It's a raccoon dog!" -- The network refers to the side branches and small branches of the flow of qi and blood in the human body......"

The little girl's face turned red when she heard this, and she said as if she was coquettish, "Yes, yes, people just don't have knowledge, so people look down on them, okay?" ”

Seeing that the little girl seemed to be really angry, Xie An smiled, beckoned the little girl to sit on his lap, and coaxed with a smile, "Girl, why are you angry again?" ”

The little girl pursed her lips and whispered with some complaints, "Brother, don't accept the silver tickets of those bad officials, only bad officials will do that, and those silver tickets are all people's ...... ...... people"

"People's fat and people's ointment?" Seeing that the little girl was struggling to speak, Xie An tentatively said.

"Yes, yes!" The little girl nodded again and again, and when she reacted, her little face turned even redder, and she glared at Xie An angrily.

Rubbing the little girl's head, Xie An said with a smile, "So that's the case...... Girl, you're right, this money is not coming from the right place......"

Seeing that Xie An seemed to agree with her idea, the little girl suddenly turned her anger into joy, and said happily, "Then, brother, when will you return this silver to those bad officials?" ”

"Retreat? Why do I want to return? Pretending to be strange, she glanced at the little girl, and Xie An said with a somewhat inexplicable smile, "Return it to them?" Tell them to take this money, big fish and big meat? Isn't that cheaper for the bad officials you call them? ”

"Uh, this ......" The little girl was stunned when she heard this, and asked timidly, "So, what should I do?" ”

Secretly snickering, Xie An put on a look of no hesitation, and said, "Spend it!" -- Brother Tomorrow took you to the street, and when he saw something delicious and fun, he spent all the money, and there was not a single tael of flowers left. Returning these ill-gotten gains to the people of Jinling must not cheapen those corrupt officials, are you right? ”

"Hmm!" The little girl nodded heavily with her fist, then tilted her head, her eyes flashed with doubts, and she vaguely felt as if something was wrong.

Seeing the little girl thinking about something with a confused face, Xie Anxin secretly laughed, he still remembered that he had dealt with Jin Ling'er like this at the beginning.

I miss it so much......

Just as Xie An was secretly lamenting the past, there was a soft creak at the door, and Qin Ke'er walked in.

As soon as she saw Qin Ke'er, the little girl subconsciously put her arms around Xie An's neck with both hands, looked at Qin Ke'er with a smug face, and grinned. Live is an enraged little leopard.

"......" Qin Ke'er was stunned, then smiled, and sat beside Xie An strangely, her indifferent attitude made the little girl feel a little discouraged.

"The dwelling is in order?" patted the little girl on her body and motioned for her to get off of her, Xie An looked at Qin Ke'er and Gou Gong with a smile.

Under the hostile gaze of the little girl, Qin Ke'er's face flushed crimson and nodded shyly. The beautiful eyes with affection looked at Xie An, and then lowered his head.

"Humph!" There seemed to be bursts of black gas on the little girl's body, and the resentment was so thick that Rao is Xie An also had a little numbness in her scalp.

Fortunately, at this time, Gou Gong, Xiao Li, Ding Qiu and others pushed the door and walked in, seeing this. Xie Anxin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and motioned to the little girl and Qin Ke'er and said, "Okay, I have important matters to discuss with a few adults, girl, Ke'er, you two will avoid it for the time being...... Girl. Obedient! ――Go to the next room with your sister Kerr, and my brother has already asked someone to prepare the pastries and preserved fruits you like to eat......"

"Sister Kerr? Hum! The little girl muttered with a hostile face, and after all, she couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food, and jumped off Xie An. Pedal and pedal and ran to the next door, while Qin Ke'er was Ying Ying saluted Xie An, Gou Gong and others, and then retreated.

"......" watched Qin Ke'er walk out of the house lightly, and Gou Gong's cold eyes warmed a little. glanced at Xie An apologetically, and said with a smile. "My lord, the 80,000 Liang army has been stationed in Jinling in batches, and now Liang Cheng and several other generals have told all the generals to rest early......

"You didn't disturb the people, did you?" Xie An asked tightly.

"According to the orders of the lord, Liang Cheng and other generals ordered 80,000 troops to enter the military camp in the west of the city in batches, and they did not disturb the people's ......."

"Well, that's good," Xie An nodded, and said with a sigh, "Jinling is not as good as Guangling, the people in the city have always resented my Great Zhou army, and a bad one will inspire a civil uprising, and at this very moment, there must be no mistake in this kind of thing!" -- By the way, it is also necessary to strictly prevent the Taiping army from spreading rumors in the city and deliberately causing trouble...... Ding Qiu, Jinling is your territory, and this matter will be handed over to you Jinling people! ”

Ding Qiu hugged his fists when he heard this, and said, "Yes, don't worry, adults!" -- When he was to be humbled, he sent all the brothers throughout the city to beware of the Taiping army and thieves...... However, it stands to reason that there should be no Taiping Army in Jinling, and when the eldest sister was there earlier, the thieves sent by the Taiping Army to contact us several times were even swordsmen on two occasions, and the Taiping Army should not dare to set foot in my Jinling rashly! ”

When saying this, Ding Qiu and Xiao Li couldn't help but show a smug look on their faces, only to see that Gou Gong was a little uncomfortable, and said in their hearts What is there to be proud of, you two go to my Dongling Zhongtu Shandong Hongshan Ridge to see, there are traces of half of the Taiping army thieves, I Gou Gong and your surname!

It's no wonder that Gou Gong is disdainful in his heart, after all, although they Dongling and Jinling are currently working together under Xie An, they are still competitors in the final analysis, and which side does not want to occupy more power, not to mention anything else, it is worth the efforts of both sides just to be angry.

"That being said, be careful! -- Right now, I'm waiting in the light, and the Taiping army is in the dark, so I have to guard against it! ”

"Yes!" Ding Qiu put away a little smugness on his face, and said respectfully, "By the way, my lord, when I came, Liang Cheng and other generals asked my lordship to ask my lordship, I don't know how many days my lord wants to stay in Jinling, and a few generals have some arrangements......"

"At least it will take a day or two," touching his chin and thinking deeply, Xie An frowned and said, "The government has just asked Guo Sheng, the prefect of Jinling, to arrange the joint defense of nearby counties and counties, and asked him to organize a garrison to guard against the grain road for our army, so as not to be taken advantage of by the Taiping army. ”

Ding Qiu and Gou Gong glanced at each other, nodded and said, "What the adults said is extremely true, it is better to be cautious......

"Let's not talk about this for the time being, the biggest headache in the current government is how to force the Taiping Army to show up, do you have any suggestions for this?"

"This ......" Ding Qiu pondered for a moment when he heard this, and said in a low voice, "I think that as long as our army commander drives straight in and gradually encroaches on the activities of the Taiping army thieves, they will show up sooner or later......"

Xie An shook his head when he heard this, frowned and said, "The government has also considered this matter, but you must know that the more we go into Jiangnan." The greater the danger, the more the Taiping army is in danger, and we are watching it around...... At the very least, one or two of them must be forced out, otherwise, the pressure will be too great all day long! ”

Gou Gong and the others couldn't help but nod when they heard this, in fact, they were not worried about the strength of the Taiping Army, after all, Prime Minister Li Xian had been paying attention to the Taiping Army all these years, according to the information he had obtained. The Taiping Army can be called the strength of the army, and it is only about 100,000 when it is fully fought, and it definitely does not exceed 150,000, and the difficulty is that the Taiping Army of more than 100,000 is scattered in various counties and counties south of the Yangtze River on the basis of peacetime, and the combat capability is not concerned for the time being. The action force is definitely higher than that of the Great Zhou army, especially in this situation of the enemy and the enemy, if the Taiping army attacks the rear, the consequences are unimaginable.

Suddenly, Xiao Li's eyes lit up, and he said with great interest, "My lord." Humble suddenly thought of a clever plan! ”

"Clever plan? Tell me about it! Xie An looked at Xiao Li suspiciously, and said with a smile.

From the side, Ding Qiu and Gou Gong looked at Xiao Li with surprised expressions, as if they were shocked that Xiao Li, who had developed limbs and was simple-minded, could come up with some clever plan.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Seeing Ding Qiu and Gou Gong looking at him suspiciously. Xiao Li was a little speechless, coughed, and said to Xie An in a low voice, "My lord." Isn't it just to force out the Taiping Army? This matter is very simple, Jinling to the southwest is Taiping. I heard that Xue Ren, the first commander of the Taiping Army, gathered the anti-army ...... from all sides in the south of the Yangtze River here."

"It is true! - And then? ”

I saw Xiao Li lick his lips and said mysteriously, "I heard a top-secret news, and learned that Xue Ren, the first generation of the Taiping Army, was forced to die in Wuhu by his father-in-law, Dongzhen Hou Liangqiu Jing Liangqiu, and his henchmen buried Xue Ren's body in Taiping, why don't we dig it up?" ”

What a trick to do the next three things......

Gou Gong involuntarily glanced at Ding Qiu, who felt embarrassed, pretended to cough, and looked up at the ceiling.

"Isn't that a good idea?" Xiao Li looked at Xie An, Ding Qiu, and Gou Gong who didn't react in amazement.

"Well, it's a ...... Clever move, well, clever trick, but ......" Picking up the teacup and taking a sip, Xie An nodded and said, "Actually, Xiao Li, the imperial court has long been aware of this matter, and even the first emperor sent people to Taiping back then, but after looking for a long time, he never found the location of Xue Ren's grave......"

[Then if Xue Ren was really buried in Taiping, he would have been exhumed by the angry Zhou Tianzi Li Ji a long time ago, and it would be your turn? ] ]

Xie An took the tea cup and glanced at Xiao Li with a pitiful gaze.

It seemed that the wood monster who was pitiful to Xie An looked a little depressed, Xiao Li hurriedly said, "Don't worry, my lord, there is another trick for the humble position......

“…… Tell me about it! Probably not wanting to hit the self-esteem of this henchman, Xie An nodded after all.

However, Ding Qiu and Gou Gong don't seem to have the slightest confidence in this, and it's no wonder that others don't understand Xiao Li, they don't understand, it's feasible to ask this guy to charge, and an assassin who assassinates dignitaries is also competent, but if you want this guy to come up with some clever plan, hehe.

Under the strange gazes of Xie An, Ding Qiu, and Gou Gong, Xiao Li licked his lips and said in a low voice, "My lord, Taiping is further southwest of the Tiger Forest......

Glancing at Ding Qiu, whose expression gradually became extremely embarrassed, Rao is Xie An was also a little crying and laughing, and said vaguely, "What's wrong with Hulin?" ”

Xiao Li didn't seem to notice that Ding Qiu was glaring at him in annoyance, and said mysteriously, "Hulin is the place where Emperor Liu Sheng of the Southern Tang Dynasty was forced to kill himself......

"Hmm, and then?" The smile on Xie An's face gradually became a little far-fetched.

"Isn't it rumored that the leader of the Taiping Army is a descendant of the Southern Tang Dynasty? Let's build a statue in the Tiger Forest......"

"What kind of statue?"

"Build a statue of Emperor Xian of the Great Zhou Dynasty and Duke Liangqiu forcing the Southern Tang Emperor Liu Sheng to death, so that the Taiping army will inevitably regard our army as an enemy who does not share the sky, and will naturally show up to fight with our army...... Ah, Brother Ding, what are you hitting me for? ”

"Shut up, you!" Ding Qiu glared at Xiao Li angrily, Rao is Gou Gong felt funny, and it was not good to interject rashly at this time.

"What? Isn't that a bad idea? Xiao Li looked at Xie An and Gou Gong, who had strange faces, suspiciously, and then secretly glanced at Ding Qiu, who had an angry face.

"Okay, okay," signaling Ding Qiu Mo to strike at Xiao Li again, Xie An said with a strange expression, "Xiao Li, your idea is really good, doing so will definitely cause strong hostility from the Taiping Army, but well, not only the Taiping Army, but the entire Jiangnan will regard us as enemies who share the sky......"

Good guy, it was said that a statue of the Great Zhou Emperor who forced the Southern Tang Emperor to die was built in Hulin, if this news spreads, the people of Jiangnan will not swallow you alive, even if it is cheap, you will still be from Jinling......

Of course, in fact, Xie An also knows that although Jin Lingzhong does not have any good feelings for Da Zhou, they do not have any nostalgia for Nantang, which can be fully reflected in Jin Ling'er.

But no matter what, when these words came out of the mouth of Xiao Li, who was a native of Jinling, it always felt a little inappropriate, and it was no wonder that Ding Qiu was displeased.

Glancing at Xiao Li a little speechlessly, Xie Anxin made up his mind and no longer believed what he said.

What's that trick?

Just when Xie An was secretly crying and laughing, suddenly a Dongling assassin pushed the door in, clasped his fists and said, "My lord, there is a man outside the mansion who asked to see him, saying that he was entrusted by the people of Guangling Yingchun Building to send a few letters to Miss Qin Ke'er, saying that Miss Qin was in a hurry that day, and some of her sisters in Yingchun Building had not sent each other well, so she wrote a few letters to talk about her friendship with Miss Qin......

"Oh?" Hearing this, Xie An raised a somewhat inscrutable smile on the corner of his mouth, and gently turned the lid of the teacup with his right hand.

"Since it's a letter from Kerr's old sisters...... Then the good life will be handed over to Kerr! ”