The Imperial Guards use the guard as their basic training and shift unit, and as long as the guard structure is not dispersed, its daily work will run normally. What Liu Yu needs to do is to temporarily appoint the duties of the acting officers at all levels, and until the new appointments are arranged, the day-to-day management of the Imperial Forest Army cannot be stopped. Wen Ban and Zhou Ying and others will be escorted to the Yamen of the Ministry of War for trial, and the guards of the Imperial Forest Army who participated in the rebellion will be dismissed from their posts and served as civilians.

The Imperial Forest Army vacated many positions in one day, which really gave Liu Yu a headache. Originally, the best way was to promote lower-level officials to fill the gap, but this was not in line with the old emperor's intention to let him develop his own people. Liu Yu thought about the candidates around him who could be placed in the Imperial Forest Army, except for Qu Zhu, there was really no one else. Hu Xuan is a weak scholar, and Liu Wu is not good at literature and martial arts. Qi Fang and Zhang Wuzhu both had their own errands, and it was not in accordance with the rules to transfer them.

The problem of dealing with the Imperial Forest Army made Liu Yue busy until the afternoon, and he really had no clue, so Liu Yu arranged for everything to be temporarily taken care of by Yang Lie, the right commander. He himself went home early from work.

Today's palace is a little different, firstly, the plaque on the door has been replaced with "Forward General's Mansion", which represents Liu Yu's new rank. On weekdays, there are only a few guards walking around the door, but today for some reason, there are many seekers. The person in charge of the reception is Cai Yingnu, but there is actually nothing to entertain. No one was allowed to enter the hall, but the butlers or deacons of some officials' homes came with gifts, put them down with prayers or invitations, and the gifts they sent were almost piled up in the main hall. Liu Yu casually opened one of the brocade boxes, and inside was a pure white jade Buddha-shaped jade pendant, which was not too big, but it was worth a few hundred taels of silver.

"Husband. When I got home today, someone came to give gifts. You can't stop it. Some leave it directly at the door and leave. Xu Xuanzhu seemed a little at a loss, as a courtier, receiving gifts was a taboo thing, although it was not expressly prohibited, but it involved the issue of bribery.

Liu Yu opened a few more gifts, and the gifts were not light.

"The visitors have made a record of the gifts, should they be sent back according to the gift list?" Xu Xuanzhu asked.

Liu Yu remembered the old emperor's entrustment to let him get acquainted with the courtiers, and said that this should be a good opportunity, and said with a slight smile: "Record it first and keep it." Come back to that. ”

Xu Xuanzhu nodded, handed a stack of invitations to Liu Yu, and Liu Yu opened them as invitations to banquets held by the gentry in the city in the past few days. The drought outside the city has not been resolved, and the people have suffered, but the singing and dancing of the gentry in the city have been tireless. The people who came to give gifts were all dignitaries, one was with Liu Yu, the new upstart, and the other was to use Liu Yu to find errands for the children of the family in the Royal Forest Army, many of whom were also the current military errands of the Sixth Defense Division of Chang'an.

Xu Xuanzhu asked again: "Which one is my husband going to go to for these banquets?" ”

Liu Yu smiled bitterly: "I don't have the skills to be a husband, where can I participate in so many banquets." It's not as good as this. In a few days, a banquet will be held in our house, and all these people who come to give gifts will be invited. Gifts were also sent back. You can't just return it, that's too rude. According to its value, it is roughly equivalent to the exchange, the gift is still exchanged, and the one who gives the white jade will return him with an agate, in short, we can't keep this gift. ”

Originally, Xu Xuanzhu was worried that Liu Yue couldn't resist the temptation to accept the gift, but now this gift will attract people's handle, and he smiled with relief when he heard Liu Yu's idea: "Then the concubine will go to the sister of the Sui family, she is proficient in these precious things, and she will settle it properly." ”

Now Xu Xuanzhu goes to Sui Yu whenever he doesn't understand something, and Sui Yu is also on call every time, and the sisters are also affectionate. Liu Yu was about to go to find the Han sisters, when he heard Lu Chu'er hurriedly come in and spread the word, saying that it was his uncle's friend General Li who came to ask to see him. Liu Yu pondered for a long time before realizing that this "General Li" was Li Mi, who had just been promoted to a partial general.

"Brother Liu, congratulations on your great achievements, promotion and fortune, congratulations!" Li Mi smiled and bowed to Liu Yu from afar. He didn't come alone, either, with a few retinues behind him, carrying gifts.

Liu Yu invited Li Mi into the main hall, asked Lu Chuer to move the gifts down, and finally vacated a chair for Li Mi to sit on.

"Brother Liu doesn't have to be so troublesome, in fact, when he came down, he wanted Brother Liu to ...... Accommodating. Do you think that the number of places promoted by the Royal Forest Army can be given more to the Yunanmen Defense Division? ”

It turned out that Li Mi also came to ask for gifts. He is different from other gifts in that he gathers the gifts of people who have expectations for the errand of the Royal Forest Army in the defense division of the South Gate of Yulin and sends them together, and he is talking about playing the favor card.

According to the rules of the Imperial Forest Army, if there is a vacancy, it will be recruited from the Yamen of the Six Defense Divisions in the city, and it must pass the assessment. Originally, Liu Yu, as the president, gave these things to the people below, but if the president received instructions, the examiner would naturally be biased, or some could be admitted without examination.

Shady! These are naked shady! Liu Yu couldn't help but sigh secretly.

"This ......," Liu Yu said with a look of embarrassment, "I'm afraid I can't interfere." ”

"Originally, under your training method, the training level of our Yunanmen Defense Division is among the best in the six defense divisions in the city, instead of selecting some poor soldiers in other defense divisions, it is better to give us more places to select some good soldiers in the past, which can be regarded as a supplement to the strength of the Imperial Forest Army, you see ......."

Li Mi's opinion is also correct. The quality of the soldiers in the Yunanmen Defense Division is indeed higher than that of other defense divisions, but this is only relative, and people from other defense divisions will not think so. If Liu Yu deliberately favors the defense division of the South Gate of Yu, he will definitely be taken the opportunity to play the emperor and say that he is abusing his power for personal gain.

"It's better than that." Liu Yu said, "During the selection, the soldiers sent by the yamen of the various defense divisions will be gathered together, and there will be no restrictions on the yamen, and a certain amount will be taken. If the soldiers of the Yunanmen Defense Division are really good, then they will have more people admitted, if they are not as good as ...... Then I can't help it. ”

Although Liu Yu did not promise to give Li Mi more places, Liu Yu was actually helping him. After all, the selection of the Imperial Forest Army was carried out openly, and even if it was an opportunity to test their strength, others who wanted to win had nothing to say.

"Okay!" Li Mi smiled, "I will definitely not disappoint you, Brother Liu!" ”

As soon as Li Mi was sent away, Liu Yue thought that he could finally calm down, and someone outside came to visit again, and this time Lu Chu'er's tone was obviously hostile when he reported.

"It's a woman, it seems to be a young lady from some family." Lu Chu'er said nervously.

Liu Yu was very dissatisfied with Lu Chuer's report, and said, "It's time to report to your family." ”

"This ...... The subordinates forgot. ”

Liu Yu was really speechless to Lu Chuer sometimes. Meet a woman. Coming in to report is like making a small report. I didn't even remember people's self-reported doors.

"Ask again!"

Lu Chu'er went out again stupidly, and came back and said, "It's Miss Li." ”

Liu Yu knew the only Miss Li family in Chang'an City, Li Sha'er, and it had been some time since they last met in the song and dance workshop. Please come in the door, Li Sha'er is dressed in a vegetarian body, with a black gauze on her arms, and she looks tired.

"Miss Li, this is ......" Liu Yu looked at Li Sha'er, who was described as emaciated, in puzzlement.

"When her mother and relatives died, Sha'er just kept filial piety for them. General Liu don't mind. ”

Liu Yu didn't know what to say to comfort him. The Li family was not in a disaster for a day or two. It is not uncommon for a few people to die in the midst of the exile. However, Li Shaer was at home to keep filial piety for her mother, and she actually came out to show up to see her, Liu Yue didn't know what important things she was.

"General Liu, the little girl came today, firstly, to thank you personally for clearing the Li family's grievances. Secondly...... I want to get an errand for the few surviving nephews in the family. ”

Liu Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard Li Sha'er's request. It's really a well-developed person, and all kinds of people will invite them to come to the door. I thought it was Li Sha'er's father, Li Yannian, who saw his performance in the court today and the trust of the old emperor, so he asked Li Sha'er to come to him to talk to him.

"It's the Royal Forest Army in charge below, I don't know how to order my nephew ......"

Li Sha'er hurriedly said: "General Liu, don't worry, his nephews and nephews have all been assigned to serve in the army, and one of them is still in the military camp with military merits as a captain. They...... Whether she can meet the requirements of the Royal Forest Army The little woman doesn't know, but she begs for ...... General Liu can give them a chance. ”

Liu Yue understands his situation. He's an examiner. Some people want to get more places in the exam through him, while others want to get the opportunity to enter the examination room through him.

Liu Yu said: "In the next general, the emperor will be played, so that the recruitment of the Imperial Forest Army will be changed to open, and capable people will be selected from an open arena in Chang'an City, so that they can participate in the assessment with the people in the army." At that time, Miss Li only needs to let her nephew participate. ”

Li Sha'er glanced up at Liu Yu, her original intention was to let Liu Yu be admitted unusually, but now she knows that Liu Yue is unwilling to break the rules for her. Now I have said some words of thanks, and I have to leave. Liu Yu was sent out of the hall, and happened to meet Sui Yu coming in with a guard, Li Sha'er thought it was Xu Xuanzhu who gave a salute head-on, and Sui Yu was quite embarrassed. After Xu Xuanzhu came out of the inner hall, Li Sha'er realized that he had recognized the wrong person, and apologized for a long time before leaving.

"Husband, she'...... Which lady is it? Xu Xuanzhu asked puzzled.

Li Sha'er's face at this time is no longer the same as when she was in Zangyunfang, fading the girl's youth and becoming mature and steady, when she was duckweed, she wanted to return to her roots, but after returning to the roots, she realized that the big tree was separated and asked her to run around to maintain the family.

Liu Yu sighed and said: "She is Li Sha'er, a talented and beautiful woman who once moved Chang'an." ”

Xu Xuanzhu couldn't help but feel emotional, after all, she had also heard about the Li family, and as the daughter of a famous family, she would naturally be more considerate of Li Sha'er, who was also a daughter in the capital.

Wave after wave of guests was finally received. The sky also darkened, the family gathered for dinner, and Xu Xuanzhu couldn't help mentioning Xu Caihua's marriage at the dinner table. It is said that the wedding date is set and will be held on the fifth day of the next month. At this time, it was the end of the contract, Liu Yu pinched his fingers and calculated, Wang Hu's good life was over. As Xu Caihua's "mother's family", Liu Yu and his wife will attend Wang Hu's wedding banquet at that time.

After eating a full meal, Lu Chuer and the others began to play the bow race again. The sisters of the Han family cheered and jumped to see the excitement, and a guard came to report at the door, saying that two fathers-in-law from the palace came to see them.

"Father-in-law?" Liu Yu said, "It may be here to announce the decree, please!" ”

When I went out of the door, I found that it was not my "father-in-law", but two "mothers".

Qi'er and Wu Shuo, the two little Lori, squatted at the door with a disgraced face, obviously unable to stand on their legs after a day of exhaustion.

"We patronized to watch the face opera, and when we went back, the palace gate was already closed." When Qi'er saw Liu Yu, her originally gloomy expression finally had some glow, and she pouted and said aggrievedly. (To be continued......)