Back in Chuzhou City, Zhao Yu first ordered Zhou Zhiruo to be sent back to the governor's mansion, and he went to the mansion to explain to the prefect Ye Chen.

After coming to the mansion, Zhao Yu pounced, and after careful questioning, he realized that Ye Chen had gone to the governor's mansion.

When he entered the house, Zhao Yu saw not only Ye Chen, but also many civil and military gentry in Chuzhou, and prominent figures gathered in the mansion, and the not big conference hall was overcrowded, and many people simply stood in the courtyard and talked in groups.

Seeing Zhao Yu return home, everyone got up to greet each other. Zhao Yu nodded to everyone, and then entered the conference hall and sat down. Because it was not a formal discussion, everyone present had a seat, whether they were official or white. Shen Wansan and other businessmen were arranged in the corner behind the gentry, not without resentment.

Everyone came to worship, so that Zhao Yu didn't know why, and when he talked about it, he realized that it was because of the iron cavalry outside Chuzhou City. Zhao Yu apologized to everyone, because the matter involved privacy and disputes, the details of which were not explained in detail, only promised that he would be careful to maintain the peaceful situation in Chuzhou in the future.

Most of the hours passed during this greeting, and Zhao Yu still remembered Zhou Zhiruo, so he no longer had a meaningless conversation with everyone, revealing the intention of sending off guests. Everyone woke up and took their leave.

Liu Bowen stayed last, as the governor of the palace, when Zhao Yu was in the city, he didn't have much official business to deal with.

In Chuzhou, Liu Bowen is a special one. On the one hand, he is a Ming Christian, with a layer of Jianghu identity, and because he was born in the Yuan Court, he was recognized by the local gentry. In addition, as Zhao Yu's identity as the most relied on mastermind, it served as a bridge and buffer for communication between the two parties.

The last time he was in business, Liu Bowen was the first to notice the dissatisfaction in the gentry's heart, so he contacted Ye Chen to take the initiative to expose the situation when the situation was not serious, and won some active opportunities for Zhao Yu to calmly arrange.

Zhao Yu saw that Liu Bowen was about to admonish again, so he patiently asked, "What does Mr. Liu have to say?"

Liu Bowen pondered for a moment before he spoke: "This time, when the families came, they already had some details in their hearts, but they just asked under the pretext that they wanted to hear the wishes of the lord. The lord is now in a high position, and he will take the whole body to move, and any move will cause others to think deeply. Because the business affairs offended the lord, the gentry were worried in their hearts. This time, a girl suddenly entered the governor's mansion, and the families were uneasy, and it was inevitable that people's hearts would fluctuate, and they wanted to see if the lord planned to introduce other families into the house. ”

After Zhao Yu heard this, he thought through the deep meaning behind everyone's laughter and greetings, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly: "These people are too grassy and woody, right?"

Liu Bowen said with a smile: "Since ancient times, the skill of the dragon is the heaviest. Just wait for the celebration to be celebrated, and the king will be successful. At such a critical juncture, everyone is in the heart of the lord, and the situation is very different in the future. It is normal for the gentry to have this reaction, and the merchants are being slapped, and each of them is worried. Miss Zhou and her husband met in the rivers and lakes, but others didn't know the details, so they had to try their best to guess the relationship that could be involved behind this girl, and planned early, or befriended or suppressed, there was a reason in it. ”

Zhao Yu didn't want Zhou Zhiruo to be contaminated with these filthy things of intrigue, so he just snorted coldly after hearing this: "The most important thing is that they don't do foolish things themselves!"

Liu Bowen heard the murderous intent in Zhao Yu's tone, and knew that he still had no relief from the matter of the last businessman, so he thought about it before saying: "In the final analysis, after all, the plate in Chuzhou is too small, and when Jiqing is won, the situation will definitely change." Some time ago, under the influence of the gentry in southern Anhui, Lord Zhu Sheng proposed to change the honorific title of the Zhenhuai Governor's Mansion, but it could not be made because of the opposition of the locals in Chuzhou. When people have nothing to do, they will focus on trivial things such as bumps and frictions. Taking advantage of this fluctuating people's hearts and no one is restrained, we can calmly arrange and make arrangements for the situation after the celebration. ”

Zhao Yu nodded, and then asked about Wu Xing's current situation, and said: "My father is in the hall, but I am running around, I haven't returned home for a long time, and I am not filial to the extreme. This time, taking advantage of the current leisure, I am ready to take my father's relatives to Chuzhou. ”

After Liu Bowen heard this, he told the situation in Jiangnan.

Now in the land south of the Yangtze River, Fang Guozhen is rampant in Zhejiang and Zhejiang, and has captured several important towns in the south of the Yangtze River such as Wenzhou. Zhang Shicheng focused on the two sides of the river between Yangzhou and Zhenjiang, and in the south, Jiaxing has been lowered, according to Wu Xing, there is still a step away. Although Wuxing is still under the control of the Yuan court, the garrison is already weak, serving as a buffer between all parties.

Hearing this, Zhao Yu put his mind at ease, and listened to Liu Bowen preach: "Wuxing is adjacent to Taihu Lake, if the manager has the heart to welcome Lord Zhao, why not mention an elite soldier and go straight to Wuxing." This place is the first stop for us to test the waters in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is also a wedge to break into Zhang Shicheng's heart. ”

Zhao Yu frowned and said: "At present, the strategy of Jiqing has not yet been completed, and there is still strength left to fight again?" Moreover, Zhang Shicheng is not willing to sit back and watch our soldiers suppress Taihu Lake and threaten his heart. It's not necessarily a good opportunity at this time. ”

Liu Bowen said: "The specific military strategy depends on the general manager to discuss with several generals. However, from Wuxing to Chuzhou, the road is very long, and Mr. Zhao may not be able to withstand the fatigue of the journey. In my humble opinion, it is better to wait for Jiqing to be taken before bringing Boss Zhao into the city. The boss is highly respected in Jiangnan Shilin, and he is not stingy in stabilizing the situation in the hearts of the people in Jiangnan. ”

Zhao Yu knew that Liu Bowen was persuading himself not to be in a hurry, and when he started his whole body, he was as quiet as he moved. After all, the identity of the father is too important, not only in the wilderness, but even in the Yuan court, there are countless pairs of eyes watching. Now in the eyes of the Yuan Court, he is just Liu Futong and other ordinary red turban army thieves, but if the identity of the descendants of the Song Emperor is exposed to the world, even if they do their best to help Jiangnan, they will not allow themselves to have the opportunity to enter the celebration!

In the past, Zhao Yu was relieved at home because he believed that Li Chun, a hidden martial arts master, was taking care of him, and he should not be taken advantage of by strongmen. But after Zhou Zhiruo's incident, he has already realized that his identity is not a top secret under the scrutiny of those who care. The situation in Jiangnan was turbulent, and he couldn't be sure whether Zhang Shicheng and the others would be in trouble with their family's temperament. If something unexpected really happens, he doesn't have the momentum of Liu Bang to get a piece of the pie.

Liu Bowen saw that Zhao Yu was silent, and knew that it was difficult for him to make a decision, so he persuaded: "If the manager cares, it will be chaotic." Zhang Shicheng's heroic posture, don't you understand the truth that those who do not care about their families for the sake of the world? If they harm the chief steward's family, they will not do anything, and it will be difficult to ease up with the general manager. Especially with the identity of Lord Zhao, if he rashly adds swords, it is tantamount to cutting himself off from Jiangnan Shilin. He would not dare to do such a thing that would not outweigh the losses!"

Hearing this, Zhao Yu had some ideas, nodded and said: "Thank you Mr. Liu for your advice, Zhang Shicheng really doesn't have to worry, what I'm afraid of is the Tartars and some ill-intentioned people in the rivers and lakes." Wu Xing is really not advisable now, and I have no major matters to decide in Chuzhou, so I led the Five Elements Banner Elite Battalion to Wuxing first, and then made plans. ”

Liu Bowen saw that Zhao Yu had made up his mind, so he didn't say more. There is no war in Wuxing now, and it is not a dangerous place.

After sending Liu Bowen away, Zhao Yu stood in the vestibule and pondered for a moment, and then called his cronies to send a message to Shen Wansan, and he was ready to go to Wuxing with him.

Back in the backyard, Zhao Yu saw Zhou Zhiruo standing under the arch with a worried look on her face, looking forward with pity, and walked forward and said softly: "What's wrong?

Zhou Zhiruo nodded, then shook her head again, and said, "It's just that I can't see you, so I'm not at ease." Just now, many ladies of noble families rushed over, and there was a commotion in the courtyard, and I had nothing to say to them, and I was afraid that I would make a mistake and damage your majesty, so I slipped out......"

Zhao Yu laughed, stretched out his hand to pat Zhou Zhiruo's smooth forehead, and only woke up halfway before the little girl realized that the little girl was already a slim girl, and withdrew her hand and said with a smile: "Silly girl, what do you want to say, what do you want to do, that is, you have no scruples!

Zhou Zhiruo saw Zhao Yu's pretending to be majestic and domineering, she couldn't help laughing, pursed her lips and chuckled.

Zhao Yu and Zhou Zhiruo stepped over the arch together, walked into the backyard, and saw the courtyard full of gifts, the most conspicuous thing was the dragon and phoenix bed that I don't know how many people could lift, and the maids and servants sent by many families under the corridor to Yingying Yanyan, so I understood why Zhou Zhiruo ran away.

On weekdays, Zhao Yu is only one person in the house, and he is not particular about eating and living, and he can take care of it properly with only a few veterans of the Five Elements Banner, how can he stand the current chaos. At that moment, he didn't enter the hospital, but shouted in front of the door: "Old Mo, where are you, Old Mo?"

Lao Mo, who was a housekeeper, was injured and lame when the Five Elements Banner moved south a few years ago, and he couldn't go to the battlefield, and he had no family to take care of, so Zhao Yu left him in the governor's mansion to take care of trivial matters. At this time, he was buried in a pile of gifts, and when he heard Zhao Yu's voice, he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Chief Flag Envoy, I'm here." Hey, these officials are enthusiastic, I have never seen so many valuables in my life!"

Zhao Yu scolded with a smile: "I want you to guard the door tightly, these irrelevant ushers can be exempted, how can you make such a big battle!"

Lao Mo limped over, stiffened his neck and said: "The general flag makes you, a young man, know the deep meaning of human feelings." Today, these things are irrelevant to usher! Our governor's office is different from the past, with a woman in charge, all rules must be set up one by one! You only know that you are afraid of trouble, everything is pushed out, others do not know the inside story, and our family disdains to make friends with people, which is cold! Besides, we are not a stingy door that only enters and does not leave, which family must have a joy of adding Ding, the manager must have a reward in the public, and the lady below must also walk back and forth, and return a favor......

Zhao Yu listened to him snatching white for a while, and he actually let himself have no room for beaks, and he couldn't bear it, so he pointed to the nearly 100 maids again, and said dissatisfiedly: "It's just dead things like gifts, what are you doing with these people!

Lao Mo blushed, leaned over and whispered: "The lesson of the general banner is that there is really no need for so many people, and the backyard is heavy, so you still have to use your own people to rest assured." Earlier, I had asked Mrs. Chang to go to the old man's house in the Five Elements Banner to hire a few servants, and later the little lady would go and pick up some of the ones that were easy for her to summon. ”

Hearing this, Zhou Zhiruo's face turned crimson, and she lowered her head and hid behind Zhao Yu, she was too shy, and murmured: "I don't want anyone to serve ......."

Lao Mo glared at him and said, "What are these words! In the backyard, even I, the little head of the Governor's Mansion, can't go in and out casually, how can Madame not send someone to send it! There are inside and outside, orderly, this is what a home looks like!"

The last sentence hit the softest part of Zhou Zhiruo's heart, it turned out that she could finally have a home! As soon as she thought of this, her eyes became slightly red, she looked at Zhao Yu, and said in a trembling voice: "Is it okay?"

Zhao Yu saw her cowardly appearance, his heart was uneasy, and he nodded and said: "Lao Mo is right, here you are in charge, you can do what you want." ”

Hearing this, Zhou Zhiruo turned her back and lowered her head lightly, so as not to let people see the tears flashing on her jade cheeks.

Zhao Yu took a breath, then turned his head to Lao Mo and said, "Since you have already made arrangements, what are you going to do with these people?"

Lao Mo raised his head and said with righteousness: "People are not cattle, how can they be happy and push around! Let's raise volunteers to save all the people, won't these poor women be saved?"

"You're right, but how do you arrange it?" Zhao Yu was intimidated by Lao Mo's awe-inspiring momentum and nodded in agreement.

Lao Mo lowered his head, rubbed his fingers and said shyly: "Many brothers of the old widower ......"

Seeing his expression, Zhao Yu didn't know what the hell he had in mind, and he was almost deceived by this old widower. He thought about it for a while, and also wanted to find something to distract Zhou Zhiruo's mind, so he whispered to her: "This matter, Sister Zhiruo, you are in charge." It is necessary to ask those women what they think in their hearts, and then assign them to the old men of the Five Elements Banner who live in widowhood, and don't let them wronged others. ”

When Zhou Zhiruo heard this, she pondered for a moment before nodding violently.

Lao Mo watched from beginning to end, and after seeing this, he took three steps and made two steps forward, and he couldn't see Zhao Yu in his eyes, and said to Zhou Zhiruo very respectfully: "Hello little lady, Lao Mo will greet you again." (To be continued.) )