The master bookkeeper who was pacing around the hall sat down, and it was not just because of the current situation.

This is Dou County without Mrs. Wu.

Although the cushion of the chair is still there, soft and thick, there is tea on the table, fragrant and greasy, and the lily of the valley in the hall is dark, light and light.

He looked out, and the officials in the county government were hurrying around, talking loudly, and there were soldiers guarding outside the county office.

"My lord, it's time to eat." A small official walked in with a food box, "There is one meat and two vegetables today." ”

The food box was opened, the aroma was fragrant, the kitchen of the county government was still there, and the food and drink were uniformly rationed and distributed like everyone else, but even if it was the most ordinary ingredients, Mrs. Wu's cook could make a different delicacy.

Mrs. Wu's cook is still there.

"Lord Bookkeeper." There are pretty voices and figures outside the hall.

The little official shouted out to the kumquat girl.

"Do you have any new documents today?" Kumquat asked, "I'm going to read it to Madame." ”

The master bookkeeper pointed to a few books on the table and instructed the little official: "Send them to the kumquat girl quickly." ”

The little official happily took it in response, and the kumquat did not refuse, and left with him gossiping.

Mrs. Wu's mother-in-law, the girl is still there.

The master book moved in his chair, trying to change his position more comfortably, everything was still there for Mrs. Wu, everything was the same.

In fact, Mrs. Wu rarely appears in the county government every day, and if there is something Yuanji Kumquat will say, unless they go to see her, she rarely comes out to see them.

It's just that..... It wasn't the same at all, the master stood up, and there seemed to be nails on the ground, and he had to pace back and forth.

This young lady, who has nothing to do in her daily life, left, and the county government seemed to be empty, and the entire Dou County was also empty, although there were still patrolling and galloping soldiers and horses outside.

The main bookkeeper stopped and looked around the hall, what was it like when there was no young lady Wu in Dou County before? He suddenly couldn't remember.

"Your Excellency, your Excellency."

Hurried footsteps rushed from outside, accompanied by the sound of weapons colliding, the main book of the collision was numb for a moment, he took a few steps back and fell into the chair, raising his hand to interrupt the soldiers who ran in.

These soldiers will be the scouts in charge of the sentinels, and the chief secretary has been looking forward to them and afraid of them for the past few days, and there is no news day and night, and there is news.....

"Wait a minute." He took a few deep breaths, clenched the armrests, and looked up at the men.

The officials in the county government also poured in, staring eagerly at these generals.

The soldier general could also understand everyone's mood, and took a deep breath in a soothing tone: "The thieves have fled, and the young lady has entered the Gwangju Mansion." ”

The hall immediately cheered, and then heard the cheers outside the county office, and the cheers spread into the distance, and soon resounded throughout the city.

The master bookkeeper sat softly in the chair, seemed to have no strength, and seemed to be relaxed and leisurely, and did not cheer, but smiled slightly: "As expected, as expected." ”

The little official on the side smiled and complimented: "The master bookkeeper has the style of Xie An." ”

Another servant pushed the food box: "Lord Xie can eat this time, and I haven't touched my chopsticks for several days." ”

Laughter rang out in the hall.

The master did not scold this unruly little official, and when everyone laughed out of the fear accumulated in the past few days, he waved his hand and asked the soldiers for details.

"The details are still to come." The soldier said, "We saw the smoke of the victory and hurried back to report the news." ”

As the words fell, there was a commotion outside, and a group of soldiers with blood stains on their robes rushed in.

The master bookkeeper recognized at a glance that one of the acquaintances shouted Zhong Wu, and stood up to greet him, at this time, he didn't care that he was an official at all, this Zhong Wu was just a servant in front of Mrs. Wu.

Zhongwu stood on his feet and saluted, and told the siege process in a concise and concise manner in the expectation of the people in the hall: "Two thousand thieves were annihilated 1,500 people, the rest were scattered and were chasing and fleeing, and the soldiers in the city suffered heavy casualties, but fortunately, the city was safe, the people were safe, and the prefect and Zhu Tong welcomed the young lady into the city." ”

He said it simply, and everyone was breathless, and the fierceness and ferocity of the war were unimaginable.

"When will the young lady come back?" An official asked urgently.

Zhongwu said: "The Gwangju Mansion has suffered heavy casualties, and the prefect asks the young lady to appease the people and discuss the aftermath." ”

The officials were in a hurry.

"The young lady is so hard! Why bother her! ”

"The house is too greedy, it's not enough to beat away the thieves, and you still have to help clean up the aftermath?"

"Aren't the prefect and Zhutong still alive?"

Probably because the Gwangju Prefecture asked for help from their Xiaodou County, the officials were a little inflated and dared to say disrespectful words to the prefect.

The chief bookkeeper coughed lightly to stop everyone from making noise: "This is also expected, after all, now the Huainan Provincial Mansion no longer exists, and Mrs. Wu's husband, Wu Duwei, is by the side of the Son of Heaven in the capital, so he can go up to the heavens, and it is natural to discuss the aftermath with her." ”

So who doesn't want to hug the big tree of Mrs. Wu! Whoever held on to it didn't want to let go, and the officials were indignant.

Zhongwu said: "The Yuan Ye asked me to invite Lord Yu Qian to go on a trip to plan the next war preparations, and the Lord of the Master also sent someone to the state capital, and there are some detailed explanations of the matter here." ”

The master of the master immediately arranged for the fifth to go to see Kumquat and the blind woman, and explained the matter of Li Minglou to the two in detail.

Early in the morning of the second day, the group walked out of the gate of Douxian County under the support of a team of soldiers and horses.

The people had already received the news from the foreign minister, some asked about what happened in the Gwangju Mansion, and more asked about the officials and Zhang Xiaoqian.

"Let's go and ask the young lady to come back."

"Hurry up and escort the young lady back."

The main book followed behind with a somewhat complicated expression, and the young lady couldn't come back.

The officials shouted that the Gwangju prefect was greedy, but in fact, it was Mrs. Wu Shao who was really greedy, Gwangju Mansion was much larger than Dou County, how could Mrs. Wu Shao spit it out in her mouth when she ate it.

Look, the first thing to go is the surplus money, which is to count the belongings of Gwangju Mansion.

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"Miss."

Yuanji followed the two people who were galloping in front of him.

Li Minglou stopped on the half-slope, and Fang Er, who was following closely by his side, was always holding an umbrella, and the bright spring sun was knocked away.

Li Minglou looked at the sunny front, which overlooked the entire Gwangju Palace, and although the post-war Castle Mansion had scars, it still could not hide its majesty.

"The city is much bigger than the county seat." She looked back at Motoyoshi who had come along.

It's not just that the area is big, Yuan Ji stretched out his hand and pointed in one direction: "Miss, over there is the Gwangju Prefecture Military Horse Farm." He gestured in the other direction, "There's a barracks of artisans over there." ”

A military craftsman is a craftsman who is subordinate to the government and specializes in creating official weapons.

Even through the veil, Motoyoshi could see the little girl's eyes shining.

She said, "I want Gwangju Mansion." ”

It's been more than half a year since I asked for Dou County.

Listening to this kind of words again, Yuan Ji will not be as puzzled as he was at the beginning, and bows his head with a smile: "I asked people to ask for extra money." ”

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Although he was not wearing a military uniform, Zhang Xiaoqian had been following the scouts who were exploring the way.

From time to time, I would run back and report to everyone ahead.

He galloped back: "Ahead is the bridgehead, the nearest town to Gwangju. With a sad and angry expression, "Half of it is burned, and no one can see it." ”

I don't know if I ran away or was killed.

An official in the team had red eyes: "I came to the state capital during the Chinese New Year and stayed in the bridgehead for one night, which is more prosperous and lively than our Dou County." ”

Along the way, they went from agitation to silence, and now if they were not on horseback, their steps would be too heavy to walk.

Only when I walked out of Dou County did I know the results of the war.

"This is not really a place where the rebels are raging." Zhong Wu said.

There are only stragglers on the side of Gwangju Mansion who are An Dezhong as sentinels, and the attack on Gwangju Mansion is only two or three thousand soldiers and horses running from the side of Xuanwu Road, if it is really An Dezhong's army, it is often tens of thousands, and it sweeps everywhere it passes, even if some cities take the initiative to open the door and surrender, it depends on whether the generals of the rebel army are happy or not.

If you are happy, you will loot a lot of property and go away, and if you are not happy, you will kill a group of people to establish authority, and it is even more indispensable to forcibly pull people's husbands.

The people carried heavy baggage when they marched, and it could also be used as a human shield to fill the trenches during the siege.

Standing in front of Gwangju Mansion, Chunggo pointed to the wide moat: "When we called, the corpses here were all filled. ”

The corpses had been cleaned up, but the smudges on the ground, and the putrid smell between the snorts had not yet faded, reminding everyone of the brutal scene that had taken place here.

Zhang Xiaoqian, the official of Dou County, and the people who accompanied him all looked solemn, this is the thief army, this is the war, this is the displacement.....

If I hadn't gone to Dou County at the beginning, would I and my family be dead or running away in panic? Many people thought like this, shuddered when they thought about it, clenched their hands and gritted their teeth.

They must not become like this, they must protect Dou County and protect their current life.

The gates of Gwangju were still closed, but when they walked over, they didn't need to shout hello to open the gates.

"Zhang Erdan!"

"Fat three!"

Shouts rang out from the walls.

The people in the team raised their heads, and saw that the guards waving on the city wall also showed smiling faces, these are their brothers, and then look at this city gate that is much taller and more majestic than Dou County, and there is no restraint.

It was my own people who guarded the door, and it felt like going back to my own home.

More soldiers passed through the city gate to greet them, saluted the officials, coaxed Zhang Xiaoqian, hugged and slapped with the newcomers, and in an instant, it was as if everyone had been galloping for two days instead of coming to a new place, but returning to the military camp in Dou County.

It's inevitable to be sad when you're happy, and there are many faces that you can't see.

"Where is Little Liuzi? His mother asked me to bring him a new pair of shoes..."

Before he finished speaking, Min Zhuang, who was patting his shoulder and laughing, hugged his shoulder and cried, and Min Zhuang, who asked, also understood what was going on, and his eyes immediately turned red.

The city gate was very noisy with laughter and crying, and many people on the street looked at it uneasily and curiously.

An official reminded softly: "Let's go and see the young lady first." ”

The generals in the Minzhuang team also ordered the whole team, death could not stop their footsteps, and grief could not, and the Minzhuang immediately lined up and stood up.

After receiving the news, there were also officials in the government to greet them, and these officials knew the officials of Dou County, and the two sides greeted each other and walked to the city.

More and more people were watching on the street, looking at this group of people, and this team of people was also looking at them.

Although they escaped death and trembled, the people of Fucheng described and dressed very decently, and most of them were rich and noble families or scholars at a glance, although the street houses in Fucheng were damaged by stone bombs and rockets outside the city, they also revealed the magnanimity that Dou County did not have after simply cleaning up.

This is Fucheng, many of them are coming to Fucheng for the first time, and the countrymen are a little restrained when they enter the city, but the people in the city do not look at them with indifference and disdain.

"It's from Dou County."

"The soldiers and horses of Dou County."

The news has spread, and the people of Fucheng pointed and whispered, looking at this group of teams whose official robes and military robes were a little shabby, grateful and in awe.

"Are you coming to reinforce us again?"

The crowd occasionally rang out "Thank you." "Thanks" sound.

Under these expressions and words, the officials looked more solemn, and the people puffed up their chests and backs.

Soon a group of people came to the front of the government, there is a tall archway plaque, so that everyone can't help but look up, but soon lowered their heads, Changshi took the officials to greet them, the people are fortunate to have no comparison and no feeling, the officials of Dou County are very emotional, in the past they came to the city, the miscellaneous servants in front of the door all looked at them with their noses.....

In the blink of an eye, his attitude changed greatly, not because of the change in identity and status, but because of Dou County.

In Dou County, there are soldiers, and there are brave soldiers who can repel thieves and moats to keep the city safe.

The officials are familiar with each other, and after some verbal entertainment, Zhongwu took the people to see the people here, and the two officials took the surplus money, Zhang Xiaoqian and the generals went to see Mrs. Wu.

Like in Dou County, Mrs. Wu Shao also lived in the back house of the government, the back house of the government was much larger than that of Dou County, and there were pavilions and a small garden, and the prefect moved his ladies out without disturbing Mrs. Wu, which was even more empty.

Mrs. Wu Shao sat in the study, wearing a smock to cover her face, just like in Dou County, when the officials saw her, they were emotional, telling about their worries and worries, and their excitement and happiness after hearing about the victory, and they talked about the daily affairs of Dou County these days.

The quiet study room became noisy and lively, as if summer had arrived early, and the cicadas were chirping, only Yu Qian was as quiet as ever.

Mrs. Wu did not disperse the cicadas, listened to them, and asked a word or two, until Yuan Ji came in to interrupt, and the officials took the teacups and drank them all.

"You can take Lord Yu with you." Li Minglou said.

Yu Qian didn't ask any more questions, and let him do whatever he wanted to follow Yuanji.

Naturally, the others don't have any doubts.

"When will you go back, young lady?" Zhang Xiaoqian asked.

The prefect who came in a hurry happened to hear this, and his footsteps staggered, and Changshi helped him in time.

"Young lady, it's really good, this is the soldiers and horses who have come to reinforce again." The prefect walked into the hall and said with a happy face, and without saying anything, he thanked the two officials, Zhang Xiaoqian and the generals by the way, "It's really hard for everyone." ”

Before the official General Zhang Xiaoqian could react, Li Minglou smiled and said, "They came here to take a look, and they still have to go back." ”

The two officials reacted, and they were furious, the prefect was too greedy, and he wanted to stay with the soldiers and horses in Dou County!

"We in Dou County can't do without people."

"It's closer to Xuanwudao, it's more dangerous."

"Guard the borders of the state capital."

The two politely refused.

The prefect doesn't have the same knowledge as them, and the soldiers and horses of Dou County know who has the final say, so he only said: "Yes, yes, stability is too important, the city is in great trouble, young lady, you have to settle the people's hearts here." ”

Li Minglou nodded and said, "Dou County does need to be stable, and there are a lot of people. ”

"Let's move them all over here." The prefect immediately said and sighed, "The thieves have poisoned the city, and the towns near the city are empty. ”

In some places, the population of Dou County can be settled, and the soldiers and horses of Dou County have also come over, and everyone is safe guarding the city.

Li Minglou said: "There is not only one Dou County in the mansion, my lord, the mansion city cannot shelter all the cities, and the real shelter is to make them all become like Dou County, and become a place that can be defended, so that our state capital can be connected to protect each other and protect each other to become an inviolable trend." ”

All the surrounding cities are like Dou County, and there are soldiers and horses like Dou County, imagine that scene.... The prefect yearned and was amazed: "What should I do?" How can there be so many soldiers and horses? ”

"The Terracotta will have it." Li Minglou said, "Dou County has not had a county magistrate for a long time, please promote the main book to the magistrate, so that the officials and the people have a backbone." ”

The prefect's expression was even darker.

Although the magistrate is a small official, he is also from the imperial examination, appointed by the imperial court, and after the observation envoy is made by the festival, some powerful festival envoys can also be appointed.

But now there is no observation envoy in Huainan Province.

"Huainan Dao observes that if the envoy defects to the enemy, he will no longer be an official, but a thief." Li Minglou said, "Without him, the sky in Huainan Province has not fallen, and you, my lord, you are guarding one side on behalf of the Son of Heaven, you are the heaven of the people of Gwangju Mansion, and you have the final say on this side." ”

The prefect straightened his back, held the official sleeve and instructed Changshi: "Take the big seal of this mansion." ”

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