…… So, what is he waiting for?

Is it waiting for the imperial court's change of mind, or waiting for Liu Biao's reinforcements to arrive?

This question is not a pleasant question for Zhu Hao, Yuzhang's Taishou, but this kind of thing "cutting grass and eradicating roots" always doesn't sound so good.

"Think of a way," Zhu Hao's staff members glanced at the look of the lord, so they reprimanded the general who reported the news from the lower ranks, "Didn't you say that there are a few scoundrels in Xicheng who do evil and do everything?" Since Zhuge Xuan's family went south from Xuzhou, didn't he bring some money-"

When the general suddenly realized that he ordered his soldiers to ride out of the city on horseback to find the murderous rogues in Xicheng, Li Er finally found this place.

Chapter 174

To say that Zhuge Xuan's mansion at this time is indeed a little dilapidated, there are several mud houses, among which the main house is in disrepair, and the beams and wood are very corroded, and they are already a little crumbling. Therefore, after the tiles on the house are damaged, the owner does not dare to go up and repair them carefully, so he can only remove the tiles and spread some hay, so it is common for heavy rain outside the house and light rain inside the house. After this rainy season, the hay became moldy, and the house was crawling with poisonous insects, and the clothes were covered with moss. But what is even more troubling is that the little food they have left is also starting to mold in such a humid environment.

Fortunately, Zhuge Xuan himself has no family members, and only brought a few nephews and nieces here, although these children are still young, they are all very educated, and they have never complained of hardship.

The more this is the case, the more Zhuge Xuan feels guilty. The elder brother gave him several children to take care of before he died, and he himself fell into such a situation, but he also caused these children to fall into such a situation.

He pondered for a while, then took out the pen and ink from the box, and took out a piece of plain paper from the precious place.

This brush is used very frequently, it has been slightly bald, if it was before, he always had many brushes of various sizes to use, but now it is different from the past, he has been trapped in Xicheng for a long time, and these books and ink are also stretched.

The scribe, dressed in cloth and described as pure and handsome, had just finished writing this letter, and there was an uproar in front of the hospital.

He frowned and set the brush aside, "What's the matter?" ”

An old man with his head wrapped in a green scarf walked into the house tremblingly, "Lord, that group of people is here again......"

Zhuge Xuan looked at the old servant who had grown up with him blankly, and sighed.

"Let them be." He lowered his head again, picked up a book from his hand, and read it intently.

The old servant stopped talking for a while, but still didn't say anything, and after bowing with a sad face, he bowed and went out.

Zhu Hao's subordinates thought that Zhuge Xuan still had a lot of property around him, so he could encourage such scoundrels to seek money and kill him, but in fact, there was a small flaw in this scheme, and this flaw was something Zhu Hao couldn't think of-

Zhuge Xuan no longer has any possessions on him.

First, he took the money and silk to buy food everywhere, wanting to supply the army, and then the large amount of money and silk was exhausted, and the money and food were unsustainable, and the remaining silk and silk grain and rice in his hand were moved.

Every once in a while, there are always scoundrels who come to the door to provoke and extort property, and at the beginning they said that the house was theirs, and Zhuge Xuan paid a sum of money;

Later, he said that outsiders living in the city had to pay taxes, so Zhuge Xuan ordered the old servant to send a sum of money;

Xicheng was originally in Yuzhang County, no matter who he collected taxes from, he couldn't collect Yuzhang Taishou's head, but such absurd things were repeated again and again, and then the reason for blackmailing went further, the scoundrels claimed to protect his mansion day and night, and also asked for a protection fee, and Zhuge Xuan paid this money again;

The last time I paid the money was three days ago, a scoundrel said that his daughter-in-law ran away, and I heard that there was a young and beautiful little lady in the Taishou family, and I wanted to pull it out to see it.

The scoundrel is more than forty years old, older than Zhuge Xuan, and he can't marry his niece to him anyway, and because of this, Zhuge Xuan made up his mind, while searching the bottom of the box, took the last bit of money out to the old servant, and let them persuade the scoundrel to talk badly, while quietly sending his nephew and niece out of the city.

He stayed in Xicheng, one was to wait for Liu Biao's reinforcements, but the other was also a little angry.

Since he was ordered to take office, he couldn't escape from the battle, if he died in Yuzhang, for the sake of his life, Liu Biao would probably treat these children well, right?

Li Er came to the door at this time.

This portal was extremely broken, so Li Er glanced at it and was relieved.

The letter was hidden in his arms, wrapped in an oilcloth, tied with a thin rope, and hid it very properly, not daring to leave it for a while, let alone opening it to take a look, but a person like Li Er, who is proficient in the world, thought about it along the way, and guessed the intention of the lord.

traveled thousands of miles to send a letter to this Taishou, and also said that if he had a firm foothold in Yuzhang County, he would not need to hand him this letter, and if he couldn't stay and give it to him, the implication was naturally "ask him to come back". But what exactly does it mean to be "unable to stay"? This question has bothered Li Er for a long time.

This problem finally bothered him now, because even a man from a poor family like him could see that this courtyard could only be used for Qianshou to hide, let alone a county guard of 2,000 stones, but a petty official with 200 stone Lumi would not live here.

Such a "Taishou", if he heard the letter from Lu Lian, the most important general beside Liu Bei and the military governor of the two counties, he would definitely be grateful, readily agree, pack his bags, and return to Xuzhou with him, right?

…… Li Er found that Manchu was not like that.

When he entered, he asked the veterans to wait outside for a while, and walked in himself.

At this time, it is late autumn, and the weather is getting cooler, but because Yangzhou is located in the south, the small city is still very warm, and the courtyard is lush and green, and some vegetables are planted.

Further in, in a low, dilapidated hut larger than his own, sat a scribe, who had to open the door to get the light, because the windows were also narrow and the silks were so dilapidated.

The scribe took a book and sat down at the desk and was looking at it intently, when he heard footsteps, he looked up at him.

The scribe was about thirty-six or seventeen years old, his clothes were a little faded, and there were traces of repeated sewing in the subtleties, and when he raised his head, his thin and haggard face also met Li Er's eyes.

"The villain is the personal entourage of General Lu Ciyu in Xuzhou," Li Ergong saluted respectfully, "My lord has a letter to present to Taishou." ”

The scribe frowned when he heard the word "Taishou", but he nodded anyway, "Where is the letter?" ”

…… The first sentence was not to ask him that he had come all the way here and worked hard all the way.

Li Erbelly scolded, but his face was not obvious, and he still respectfully took out the letter from his arms and handed it over.

The scribe took it and opened it, and looked at it carefully.

During this time, Li Er began to look at the furnishings in the hut with his eyes again.

Although this person was born in the Langya family and was an official to the county guard, the house was indeed very dilapidated, with a missing incense burner, a table with stone bricks, and a half-cut bamboo mat, and even the pottery cup on the shelf was missing.

He was very thirsty, but he didn't dare to say it, this Mr. Zhuge couldn't remember to ask someone to pour water for him, he was really stupid.

"I remember your lord," Zhuge Junshou finally finished reading the letter and turned his gaze to him again, "That general is only a weak crown year, and he is no longer driving, which is really amazing." ”

"After a long time, the lord of my family has been thinking about Taishou." Li Er responded obediently.

"It's just that Pingshui met," Zhuge Xuan gently threw the letter on the desk, "He persuaded me to go back to Xuzhou with you, but why should I go back?" ”

…… Why do you want to go back?

…… Can't you see the situation in your old man's Taishou Mansion? Do you still need to be persuaded? Aren't you ready to go down without taking steps?

Although Li Er slandered more violently, his face was also more respectful, he was used to meeting people and talking about ghosts, although he was just a Qiantou, but at this time, he gradually figured out a little routine to deal with Zhuge Xuan, and hurriedly said attentively:

"Xuzhou is very peaceful now, and many people and scholars in Langya have gone back! But since the general of my family said goodbye to Mr., I have been thinking about Mr. all the time, thinking that only a talent like Mr. can help Liu Yuanjun and govern Langya well......"

Lu Hangyu didn't tell him this at all.

Li Er is completely self-proclaimed.

But he is very sure, the words he said are not far from ten, anyway, as long as he can fool Zhuge Xuan back, are you afraid that he will grow legs and run away?

Besides, his lord is good at everything, but he is too clumsy, and these words may be what she thinks in her heart, but she doesn't say it.

Zhuge Xuan seemed to be stunned for a moment, and a hesitant look appeared on his face.

Just when Li Er thought that this matter was stable, he suddenly spoke.

"Liu Jingzhou has given me the post of Yuzhang Taishou," he said, "how can I abandon him?" ”

…… Such a guard?

…… Who do you look down upon?

Li Er's heart was in a hurry, and some words came out without thinking too much.

"Mr. will go back to Xuzhou with me, and he may not have the position of county guard!"

Zhuge Xuan's face changed, "How can I be such a person who chases fame and fortune!" Don't say anything more, go back and tell your lord-"

"Uncle." A young man walked in from outside the house, and when he saw this scene, he seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then saluted respectfully, "I don't know if there is a guest, the kid is abrupt." ”

"It's nothing," Zhuge Xuan's face turned slightly pale, "It's just a messenger, not an important guest." ”

The young man who called Zhuge Xuan "uncle" glanced at Li Er, and then at his uncle, "Since you are a guest from afar, can the kid order the servants to clean a few guest rooms?" ”

Zhuge Xuan hesitated for a moment, nodded slowly, picked up the book in his hand and began to read.

"You can take care of the mundane affairs here."

The clear-eyed young man smiled and saluted again, motioning for Li Er to go out with him.

"I've seen it myself, these thatched houses are not enough to entertain guests." The young man walked on a path paved with gravel and led Li Er to the back of the house, "I ordered the servants to clean out a guest room, and I can only grieve a few people tonight." ”

"Xiao Lang Junxiu is so polite, the villain was ordered to come here, and it is ......too much to disturb him to stay here for one night," Li Er said some polite words in his mouth, and looked the young man up and down, only feeling surprised in his heart.

The boy seemed to notice his gaze, turned his face and smiled at him, "You can't convince my uncle if you say that." ”

“…… Why? ”

The young man is not enough, but his words and deeds have already gained a bit of momentum.

"I'm asking you three questions."

"Xiao Langjun, please speak."

"Liu Biao, a relative of the Han family, a Jingzhou pastor of the imperial court, his uncle was originally a subordinate official of Liu Biao, and now he is recommended by him to be the county guard of Yuzhang; Liu Bei - Who is it? ”

"Liu Yuanjun is naturally ......"

The boy smiled and shook his head, and Li Er immediately realized that the boy's problem was not his own, but Zhuge Xuan's.

"Jingzhou is still stable, and it can be reached in ten days, Xuzhou has gone through the war, surrounded by strong enemies, and it will take a few months to arrive, what about the hardships along the way?"

Li Er felt as if he was sweating a little on his forehead.

"There are many scoundrels in the city, who are watching my house day and night, and if they leave, it will be difficult to avoid great calamity," the boy asked, "what shall I do?" ”

These questions are indeed very troublesome, but they are not completely unanswered.

The tranquility of this road naturally depends on the Mi family's fleet;

Liu Biao and Liu Bei's relatives are estranged and close, and it depends on Li Er to think carefully about how to persuade them;

But according to the reminder of the young man named Zhuge Liang, there are many scoundrels in the city who are entrenched and refuse to let go of Zhuge Xuan's family, how can they escape?

In addition to Li Er, there were also six veterans sitting in this hut, all of whom were Zhang Fei's subordinates brought out from Zhuo County, although the occasional idea was a bit reckless, but on the whole, they were very loyal and reliable.

At this time, a bearded man suddenly slapped his thigh: "What are you afraid of, it's a big deal to light a fire and burn this thatched house!" Take advantage of the chaos to carry Mr. Zhuge out! ”

Chapter 175

How many steps does it take to order a house?

You have to carry some dry firewood, which is not good in the mud house, if you throw the torch directly into the house, you are afraid that the hay will fall and burn to the people in the house.

While they were muttering like this, an old soldier suddenly stretched out a hand and made a very strange gesture.