Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 368
Zhe Dejian watched his daughter's pretty face shining brightly under the light of the fire, and he couldn't help sighing secretly.

How could he, a father, not know what his daughter was thinking?
During several meetings in Luoyang and Bianjing, this little girl who had never seen the world was fascinated by a scheming boy with sweet words.

Zhe Dejian is not like Zhe Yuxun and Zhe Saihua, who have never seen the world.

Although he is also grateful to Luo Youdu for his recognition of Zhejia from the bottom of his heart, and grateful to him for being able to stand up and speak for their Zhejia at a critical moment.

But the thinking of adults is more rational.

Luo Youdu's help to Fugu was limited at that time, and his status was not worthy of Zhe Saihua, so he had no intention of making a match at all.

I don't want 30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi...

The other party's status has improved by leaps and bounds in just a few years, and when he is interested, Fu Yanqing has already taken the lead.

Zhe Dejian didn't want his daughter to be a concubine, so the matter was shelved.

Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, the other party would directly become the emperor of the Central Plains...

Really things are impermanent.

Now it is no longer whether the other party is qualified, but whether he is worthy or not.

I am the commander in chief of the town anyway, so I can't recommend my daughter, can I?

That influence is too bad!

But thinking of his daughter's active participation in the battle, just to have the words Fugu Zheshi in the credit book, so that the opponent can remember.

Zhe Dejian really felt distressed in his eyes.

After cleaning the battlefield, Zhe Dejian counted the supplies.

The goods of the Dingnan Army are mainly salted tea.

The tea leaves are fine, not easy to ignite.

Ancient blue salt had many impurities and was not resistant to high temperature. When it was burned, it directly turned into brine and infiltrated into the soil.

A lot of tea leaves were rescued, but most of the green salt was lost.

Over the years, Zhe Dejian has plundered Khitan materials and the materials of the powerful clan of the party. When encountering resistance, he rarely has the idea of ​​​​burning the materials.

Thinking that in order to survive, for a little material, even at the expense of hundreds of lives.

Now for the sake of hundreds of lives, I would rather not have this large amount of supplies.

The gap between them cannot be measured by reason.

Zhe Dejian talked about extravagance, not to mention how comfortable he was in his heart. Only an emperor who cherishes the lives of his soldiers is worth serving!
Back in Fugu, Zhe Yuxun came quickly.

He glanced at Zhe Saihua, took Zhe Dejian's horse, and pulled him aside.

Zhe Saihua saw her father and brother discussing softly, and looked at herself from time to time, with a curious expression on her face.

After a while, the two walked back as if nothing had happened, and walked towards the government office together.

Mysterious.

Zhe Saihua suppressed her curiosity and followed behind strangely.

Entering the government office, Zhe Dejian said meaningfully: "Little sister, you were very brave last night. You fulfilled your dream of becoming a general for your father. Now I will promote you to be a commander and assign you a thousand soldiers to train hard."

Zhe Saihua regained her spirits in an instant, puffed her chest out, and said, "I promise not to disappoint Daddy."

Zhe Yuxun sighed and said: "Oh, my little sister wants to be Hua Mulan wholeheartedly, so I can only refuse His Majesty's kindness. I also think that my little sister will be able to become a concubine one day, and my brother will also be honored... ..."

Zhe Saihua looked at her elder brother in astonishment, a little in disbelief...

"Just this morning, an imperial decree came from Bianjing to designate my younger sister as Jieyu... That's right, being trapped in the palace is better than being a female general."

"That...Actually, it's really not very good for a girl's family to show her face..."

Zhe Dejian and Zhe Yuxun were startled at first, as if they had seen a ghost, and then burst out laughing.

Zhe Saihua also realized that she was dazed by the sudden good news, and when she came to her senses, she immediately understood: she was being teased.

The emperor's will, that is the words of gold.

Where did you say you refused?

Wanting to be angry, but unable to get angry, Zhe Saihua hummed and walked away quickly.

Zhe Dejian smiled gratifiedly, and said to Zhe Yuxun: "This is the best!"

He was also worried about letting his daughter really fight on the battlefield.

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Royal Palace.

On this day, Luo Youdu was processing the memorial, and got the news that Shi Shouxin asked for an interview.

"Xuan!"

Luo Youdu responded.

Seeing Shi Shouxin enter, he pointed to the side and said, "Sit down! Do you want something?"

Shi Shouxin thought for a while and said, "It's a small matter."

Luo Youdu said: "Don't worry!"

Shi Shouxin quickly shook his head and said: "No rush, no hurry, Your Majesty, I'm busy with you, don't worry about me!"

Luo Youdu smiled and said: "It's rare that you came to the palace to find me. It's been a long time since we had a drink together. You wait as you please, I'll take care of these things, have a drink together, and talk while drinking."

A trace of warmth surged through Shi Shou's confidence, and he really missed the old days.

But he knew in his heart that it was impossible to go back to the past.

Luo Youdu can treat him as a brother, but they can no longer treat Luo Youdu as a brother.

Luo Youdu finished processing the last piece of memorial in his hand, and led Shi Shouxin to Wende Hall.

Shangshi Bureau has prepared wine and food.

The two drank a few cups casually to warm their stomachs first.

Luo Youdu just said: "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Shi Shoudao: "It's for Brother Murong!"

When Luo Youdu heard the words, he laughed immediately: "How long has it been, it hasn't been a year yet! Can't you hold it back anymore?"

Shi Shouxin also laughed awkwardly: "Brother Murong let me see if His Majesty's anger has subsided?"

Luo Youdu couldn't help laughing, and said: "When did I get angry with him? It was obvious that he had a small grudge in his heart, so I transferred him away from Bianjing..."

Shi Shouxin hurriedly said: "Then His Majesty is willing to give him a chance? Transfer him back to Bianjing?"

"How is it possible!" Luo Youdu said, "He is the one who comes and leaves whenever he wants to be a major capital city?"

Shi Shouxin's face immediately collapsed.

"but……"

Luo Youdu said with a smile: "As long as he does me a favor, I can give him a chance to make amends. Next time we launch an army, let him be the vanguard."

Xiangzhou.

Murong Yanzhao galloped left and right in the barracks, the horse in his hand opened and closed, and the tiger was full of power.

The soldiers around were dazzled and applauded one after another.

Murong Yanzhao was bored, and now he was full of regrets...

regret……

Sorry for the first time.

A warlike fierce general, serving as the governor and governor in a place with no future, is any different from going to jail.

Okay, why do you want to get angry?

Ever since Murong Yanzhao learned that Luo Youdu sent troops to the Northern Han Dynasty, he regretted it.

I wish I could put on my wings, fly to the east and west of Shanxi, and fight the enemy happily.

But he could only watch, and in the whole of Xiangyang, he couldn't find a decent opponent.

The bones of the body are going to be numb.

With the passing of summer, the autumn harvest is just around the corner.

Although Murong Yanzhao is reckless, he also knows that the food and grass are ready and it is the season to send troops.

I missed the Northern Han Dynasty, and I don't want to miss the Southern Han Dynasty again.

She had no choice but to put on an old face and send people to Beijing to give gifts.

In terms of loyalty, Shi Shouxin is number one.

There was also an act of pleading.

Leaving Ma Qian aside, Murong Yanzhao returned to the tent in a sullen mood, sighing.

Until I received a letter from Shi Shouxin.

Murong Yanzhao looked at the weird request in the letter, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, but he immediately gave it up.

He walked out of the tent directly and returned to Xiangyang City at full speed.

Murong Yanzhao's current official position is the Governor of Xiangzhou and the Jiedu Envoy of Shannan Dongdao.

But Murong Yanzhao didn't like a comfortable life, he seldom got involved in Xiangzhou's government affairs, and spent most of his time living in a military camp outside the city.

Practicing horseback riding and archery in the military camp, the military camp is more like Murong Yanzhao's home.

As for the administrative affairs of Xiangzhou, Zhang Ai, the chief minister at the next level, is in charge.

Murong Yanzhao appeared in the state government office carelessly, called Zhang Ai, and asked, "What happened in the state capital recently?"

Zhang Ai was surprised that Murong Yanzhao asked about government affairs in a decent manner, but he didn't dare to ask more questions, bowed slightly and said, "It's nothing serious."

Murong Yanzhao asked again: "How are the crops growing in the field?"

Zhang Ai replied: "The weather is good this year, and the crops are growing very well."

Murong Yanzhao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Very well, Zhang Changshi, you have contributed a lot to the governance of Xiangzhou. I will report the truth to His Majesty... Recently I have neglected the governance of Xiangzhou, which is somewhat inappropriate. Chang Shi gave me a summary of the situation in the past six months. I want to find out, lest His Majesty ask, if you don’t know anything, it would be embarrassing.”

In addition to sending supervisory censors to investigate the administrative achievements of local officials, Luo Youdu also randomly checks the state government to hand over the ruling summary.

If you can't write it out, or what you write out is different from what you found out, ask the crime directly.

Luo Youdu's salary for officials is unprecedentedly generous.

But the administration of officials is also extremely strict.

Never show mercy to all kinds of incompetent officials.

Zhang Ai felt that Murong Yanzhao must be afraid that he would be drawn, so he sneered in his heart: This idiot still manages the state capital?Even a village can't be cured!
He only dared to keep these words in his heart, and said respectfully on his face: "My subordinates sort out their thoughts, and tomorrow I will report the situation in Xiangzhou in more than a year."

Zhang Ai returned home and spent an hour eloquently writing a summary of more than 2000 words.

On the second day, Zhang Ai handed over the administrative summary of Xiangzhou written by himself to Murong Yanzhao.

Murong Yanzhao looked at the summary in his hand and frowned instantly.

Murong Yanzhao was not illiterate. He was born in a general family and was the son of Murong Zhang, governor of Kaizhou.During the period of Zhou Taizu Guo Wei, he also worked as a civil servant, serving as an enshrined official in Xitou and deputy envoy of Shangshi.

Literacy is no problem at all.

But Zhang Ai's summary is written in an obscure and profound way.

Murong Yanzhao knew every single character, but when these characters were connected together, he still couldn't understand what was written.

He was already irritable, but he became really angry in an instant, and punched Zhang Ai in the face, cursing: "You damn thing, what kind of nonsense did you write, I can't understand a word, bully me!" I don't read much?"

His punch was so powerful that he directly knocked out Zhang Ai's two front teeth.

Murong Yanzhao was especially perplexed, he stepped forward and punched and kicked.

But this time the force was withdrawn, only causing skin trauma, and not hurting the inside.

Zhang Ai's mouth was full of blood, holding his head, his eyes were burning with anger.

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