In the afternoon of the next day, Zu Zhao and his entourage returned to Xu Wu.

Zujiazhuang heard that Zu Zhao was adjusted by the county government and was able to temporarily get rid of his guilt and make meritorious contributions, and everyone was happy.

Zu Zhan, Zu Ji, Zu Cheng and others came to the official road outside the Beiguo Pavilion early to wait to greet them, and it didn't take long for even Chen Xianjun and the Zhang family of Anyang Pavilion to rush to celebrate when they heard the news. It happened that Zu Zhao and Li Xin were anxious to discuss the dispatch of volunteers to rush to the county government, so they simply took advantage of the fact that everyone gathered together to discuss the matter by the way.

After meeting Shen Yuan and his entourage on the outskirts of Wuzhong County yesterday morning, Li Xin sent someone to Xu Wu to inform him in advance. At this time, Zu Ju, Chen Xianjun and the Zhang family were somewhat prepared in their hearts, and at the same time, they also had a discussion. Chen Xianjun's worries are exactly the same as what Zu Zhao said to Li Xin last night, Xu Wu's surroundings are frequently accidental, and there is the threat of Hu Ma breaking the border at any time, so he really has more than enough but not enough strength.

However, since Zu Zhao can take this problem into account, he naturally has a way to deal with it.

On the main hall of the middle hall of the ancestral village, he proposed to everyone that he could temporarily divide the army into two parts, and he would lead the children of the ancestral family, and then gather some of the volunteers who volunteered to go, about 400 people, including 200 knights and 200 foot archers, and rushed back to Pinggang County, the county capital, with Li Xin as soon as possible. At the same time as the 400 volunteers were transferred, the county government continued to issue public announcements to recruit volunteers, and organized training and arrangements for 200 people in batches according to each period.

The reason why it is necessary to recruit in batches is that it is not certain how long the county's counterinsurgency battle will last, and second, it is also considering the economic strength of the county. The former is really going to donate it, and the latter may not really come to Xu Wuxian.

After listening to Zu Zhao's proposal, although Chen Xianjun had some doubts, it was still within the range he could bear, so he didn't have any intention of objecting. As for the Zhang family and the ancestral family, the two wealthy families, they agree with this very much. The Zhang family doesn't need to say much, anyway, it is not the Zhang family who was transferred to the county government this time, and the ancestral family can go if they want to "take the lead", less than half of the volunteers, and it can also reduce their daily burden of supplying money and food, so why not.

If it were normal, the ancestral family would also have the same careful thinking as the Zhang family, but now it is very different.

Picked out the Zhao family's collusion with the car cavalry general Zhang Wen in the south of the city to try to deal with the ancestral family's crime, at this time the eldest prince Zu Zhao is still guilty, if he does not do his best to protect the family and defend the country, it will not only make the county government ugly, but also confirm the crime Zhang Wen punished. Of course, putting this layer aside, this time Zu Ju is still looking forward to Zu Zhao being able to make a great contribution, this year's Chaju has not determined a name because of the Taishou accident, and now the turmoil in the county is a good opportunity to make contributions, how can you not grasp it.

Zu Ju's only worry is Zu Zhao's safety, after all, he lost his son in middle age, and now there is only Zu Zhao's grandson left in the family. Fortunately, he can still think of this now, after all, he has seen Zu Zhao's ability in the past few months, and in the past three generations of military families, if he doesn't even have this bit of courage, it is equivalent to humiliating. In public and private, there is no other choice in this matter.

After that, the details of the recruitment of volunteers were discussed in the main hall of the central hall, including how to instigate the volunteers who volunteered to go with them, what kind of soldiers and armor the volunteers who rushed to the county government, the money, food and materials needed along the way, and the relevant leadership issues of the team. Although Zu Zhao is not very old, after all, he is quite famous in the county, which is reflected in Wen Taowu's strategy, and he deserves to be the leader of Xu Wuchi's volunteer team to help the county government, but even so, he still needs a few other people to serve as deputies.

Several children of Zu Ji, Zu Cheng and others who were familiar with each other on weekdays volunteered, but after thinking deeply, Zu Zhao decided to let Zu Ji stay for the time being, and only let Zu Cheng accompany him. In addition, you can count Han Dang, Gulinar and the three ancestral tombs in the uncles. The reason for this arrangement, he thinks that Xu Wuxian may not be stable and thorough, a few months ago the thieves were able to disturb the territory, and now when there is large-scale turmoil in the county, it is obviously the opportunity to take advantage of the void, and the family must leave some people who can go into battle to kill the enemy no matter what.

Zu Ji is obedient to Zu Zhao's words and has a lot of courage, but after all, he is too young, and he is simple-minded and impulsive. This time to help the county government is not only Xu Wuyi County, it will inevitably be unified under the leadership of the county government, in case Zu Ji is stubborn during the war, he will only miss a big thing. Zu Zhao hopes that Zu Ji can have a good experience at home for a while, and it is not too late to go out to start a career when he matures.

Other details are discussed accordingly, and even though there is no definite result, they have a little bit of a bottom in each other's hearts.

Zuihou, Zu Zhao asked Li Xin very seriously about the volunteers who were recruited and dispatched to help the county government, and the supply of grain and grass during the period when he was stationed in the county government. This is a very important matter, and the counties must not be allowed to provide their own food and grass bravely, otherwise the counties will not be able to continue to recruit and fill the troops, and the logistics supply of this long-distance journey will also invisibly increase the burden on the counties.

Li Xin was a little skeptical, and he said: "To be honest, the county government did not explain this matter before leaving, but it is expected that since it is the Gongwei county government, it is naturally impossible for the counties to bear the excess money and grain in the county. No matter how bad this matter is, the state government will also send corresponding supplies. Thank you for your peace of mind. ”

Zu Zhao pondered for a while, he was still unsure in his heart, he didn't like to do things that he was not sure of.

The day before yesterday in Pinggang County, he witnessed the current situation of the county government, not to mention that it was very difficult for the county government to urgently recruit volunteers, once Wen Chou and Tian Kai led the remnants back to the city, I was afraid that it would be even more burdensome. In the end, Youbeiping County is not a rich place, and it is entangled with the Hu people all the year round, and its financial resources are weak.

In the unlikely event that the volunteers from the counties who rushed to the aid of the county government arrived in Pinggang County, there would not be enough food and grass, not only would they not be able to maintain the morale of the volunteers in the counties, but they would even mutiny. If you don't talk about it, it will add to the blockage, which is really thankless.

But there is no benefit from too much suspicion now, so we can only take one step at a time, hoping that the county government and the state government will know the seriousness of the current situation and will not be reluctant to allocate some grain and grass.

Sighing slightly, he said, "Let's hope everything goes well." ”

Li Xin actually has a very bad heart, he has been in the county government during this time, and he is very clear about the situation of the county government, after all, since the grain and grass sent to Wen Chou Duwei to crusade against Changcheng County was hijacked by the Taiping Dao thieves, the loss of the county government's inventory is extremely serious. Even if there is still some surplus food at this time, it must not be too much.

He couldn't inform everyone present of this situation in advance, and he also held the mentality of taking one step at a time, believing that the boat would naturally go straight to the bridge. The most important thing at the moment is to transfer troops to the county government as soon as possible, as long as the county government is still there, it can be more or less stable in the hearts of the people, so as not to completely plunge Youbeiping County into chaos.

The discussion has been decided, and it has been agreed that the three elders of the county will be invited to make a joint resolution early tomorrow morning.

Zu Zhao arranged for Li Xin and his party to rest in the village, and after coming out, he went to the backyard to find Han Dang.

Since Lingzhi County came back from begging for thieves, Han Dang temporarily stayed in Zhuangshang, and he was originally going to leave a while ago, but because Zu Zhao was imprisoned later, Han Dang continued to stay for a while in order to facilitate his efforts. When Zu Zhao saw Han Dang, he gave a detailed account of the situation in the county government and the county, and strongly invited him to contribute to the county government.

Han Dangben was full of enthusiasm, if it weren't for being wanted in Lingzhi County, he should have joined Lingzhi County to prepare for thieves and bravery. The county government suffered from the thief, not only the husband is responsible, but also the place to use, he did not hesitate at all, even if he agreed.

Back in the inner courtyard residence, Zu Zhao had nothing to do and no sleep, so he took out the plate armor he wore when he was begging for thieves before, studied it carefully for a while, and recorded the places that should be modified. Halfway through his studies, there was a sudden sound of footsteps in the corridor outside the door, and a little maid appeared in a short time.

The little maid stood outside the door, stroked her anxious chest first, and then said after calming down: "The eldest prince, the eldest prince, that, the woman has woken up." ”

Zu Zhao immediately stood up, walked quickly to the door, and asked, "Is she making trouble?" ”

The little maid shook her head and said, "Not really, but she wants to eat." We have brought some hot porridge and cakes, but she seems to be very hungry and will eat them when she is finished. ”

Zu Zhao slowly bowed his head, and then indifferently ordered: "Okay, she will give her as much as she wants." You go first, I'll go later. ”

The little maid answered, turned and trotted away.

Zu Zhao returned to the room, and planned to patiently finish the plate armor in advance, but there was always something in his heart that he couldn't put down. The little maid came to inform that the so-called "woke woman" was Xin Qiubai who was brought back all the way today. When he returned to the ancestral village, Xin Qiubai was still unconscious, so he temporarily arranged for him to rest in a side room, and invited an old man who knew how to treat him in the village.

He didn't first inform Zhuang Shang that this woman was a "notorious" black arrow thief, even if he was in the Taishou Mansion accident that day, Zu Cheng and other children who went with him to hunt down Xin Qiubai had already explained not to mention this matter for the time being. He knew very well that Xin Qiubai had shot and killed many of his own clan's children, which could be regarded as a blood feud, but he had no intention of taking revenge on him until he knew the identity of the main messenger behind the scenes.

With a long sigh, he put aside the business at hand for a while, got up and went out.

When he came to the door of the wing where Xin Qiubai was resting, he happened to meet Gulinar head-on. Xin Qiubai is a murderer after all, but he is also a woman, if he is let a group of big men take care of it, he is afraid that there will be a lot of inconvenience, so Zu Zhao will order Gu Linar to respond on the side.

When Gulinar saw Zu Zhao, her sapphire eyes were a little resentful, and she said in a slightly complaining tone: "After she woke up, she didn't say anything, she only knew how to eat, and she choked several times just now. I think she's trying to choke herself. ”

Zu Zhao was not curious about this, before he fought with him at the post station last night, he guessed that Xin Qiubai was not in a good situation now, so he would knock on the door of the post station in the middle of the night, intending to extort a hot meal to make ends meet. Not only that, but even the elder who diagnosed him today said that Xin Qiubai did suffer internal injuries, but the most important thing was that his body was too weak, as if he hadn't eaten enough for several days.

Smiling slightly, he said easily: "It's okay, just let her eat enough." ”

Gulinar nuns her mouth, looking dissatisfied, but in the end she didn't say anything.

Zu Zhao walked into the wing room, only to see two servants standing aside in a regular manner, and in the bedroom, Xin Qiubai was sitting on the edge of the bed, gobbling up the food on the plate in front of him and stuffing it into his mouth. He came to the door of the bedroom and stood still, calmly looking at Xin Qiubai, who didn't care about eating at all, and felt a sigh of emotion in his heart.

Xin Qiubai seemed to realize that someone was staring at him, so he looked up at the door. When she found that it was Zu Zhao standing outside the door, a fierce glint flashed in her eyes, but it quickly dissipated, becoming sluggish and hollow, and then lowered her head and continued to eat, but at this time her movements became reserved.

Zu Zhao looked at Xin Qiubai, and only felt that the other party was an ordinary woman at this time. There are a few strands of hair scattered on his forehead, which looks messy and sticky. The big eyes are dim, and they are like stars hidden by dark clouds. The original shocking arrow wound scar on his cheek was not fierce at this time, but only a little pitiful. The small and cute mouth kept chewing, and there were many rice grains and oil stains near the lips, full of sloppiness and crampedness.

After waiting for a moment, he stepped into the bedroom.

Xin Qiubai subconsciously turned around and didn't go to face Zu Zhao, still holding a wooden bowl full of food in his hand.

Zu Zhao didn't get too close, stopping about five steps away, and he didn't intend to speak for a while.

Xin Qiubai didn't speak, he ate silently, only occasionally looking up at Zu Zhao who was standing not far in front of him.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became strange and awkward.

After maintaining it like this for a while, Zu Zhao saw that the food in the wooden bowl in Xin Qiubai's hand was almost eaten, so he said slowly: "As long as you can settle down, no one here will hurt you." I saw that you were a woman and that you were wounded, so I did not detain you in the burrow, but only hoped that you would be well and behaving. ”

Xin Qiubai didn't speak, just turned around and picked up the remaining food on the plate into the wooden bowl in his hand, and then turned away.

After a pause, Zu Zhao then asked, "There is one thing, I have to ask you no matter what, and I hope you can give me an answer." Last night's sword, you weishenmezuihou will stab me with the hilt of the sword? ”

Xin Qiubai stopped the chopsticks in his hand, his face was a little panicked, his empty eyes became more and more hollow, as if he was also asking this question in his heart-

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