She is different from the empress in the history books

Chapter 43
Xu Shu half leaned against the city wall, wiped the sweat and dust off her face, and took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to her side except her own guard, she lowered her head and spat on the ground, only then did she feel the bloody smell in her mouth light some.

Chen Yufeng, the captain of the bodyguard whom Pei Peng left behind for his daughter, nervously glanced at the light red color on the ground and asked in a low voice:
"Princess, are you injured?"

Xu Shu grinned wearily:

"No, no, I was too nervous just now, I accidentally bit my tongue."

Chen Yufeng was speechless, but thinking that the princess's performance this time was really good, he still comforted him:
"This is the first time Your Highness has encountered such a thing, and he has performed very well."

Xu Shu is also a little proud in her heart. Compared with her physical fatigue and faint scratches on her palms, Xu Shu is indeed quite proud in her heart:
She found that she was quite talented in military affairs.

This is where we start from the beginning.

After learning the news about the Hu prisoners, Xu Shuqiang arranged the logistics and even brought the officials' families for protection.

However, when there are too many people, disputes are inevitable, not to mention that many of these families have conflicts because of the different political positions of their sons, husbands, and fathers.

They dare not show it in front of Xu Shu, but when they come and go, they will inevitably quarrel

Among them are old men and old ladies who feel uncomfortable when they quarrel when they get older, and boys and girls who start fighting when they quarrel...

It directly turned the clean Princess Mansion into a vegetable market.

There was a military officer's daughter named Meng Rongzhi, who was only about ten years old.

Her mother died young, and her father's concubines were not qualified to take care of her. Her brothers and sisters were reluctant to take care of her, and she was pampered by her grandparents when she grew up, so that she developed a violent temper and would whip someone with a horse whip if she disagreed.

On this day, Mr. Wu, who was arranged by Xu Shu to teach them, was called to a meeting by Xu Shu, and the parents and relatives of Xiao Langjun, the little girl from each family, were busy with housework in their respective courtyards.

In the end, the brothers Zhou Xu and Zhou Rui could only help maintain order in the classroom and supervise their morning reading.

Somehow, the two brothers got into a quarrel with Meng Rongzhi, and the two sides started pushing and shoving.

Meng Rongzhi was accompanied by some children from the military officer's family, the number was smaller, but they were strong.

The Zhou family brothers are the county magistrates, and although their followers are weaker, they are more numerous.

The two sides fought to a tie, each suffered a little trauma, and before Xu Shu could deal with it, their elders apologized to each other, not wanting to magnify the children's fight.

But this also revealed the hidden contradiction between the civil and military factions.

The children of civil servants were eloquent, and when they came up, they said that the military officers did not guard properly and did not warn in time; and their abilities were insufficient, so that the stalemate in the war could not end for several days.

The children of the military officer's family are more confident, and the civil servants in the county are usually full of confidence. If life and death are at stake, why don't they hide in the county government?It all depends on their father and brother fighting for their lives.

It is normal for children to be biased, but how do they come into contact with such concepts?It's nothing more than the discussion of the elders in the family.

Xu Shu only heard Xu Zhao mention this matter the next day.

A few days ago, she paid more attention to the situation in the civilian residence——

Due to the war, most of the county's government officials were transferred to guard the city. In addition, goods could not be bought and sold normally for several days. Some families had insufficient inventory or money, so the county was not very stable.

Rape and criminals came out, there were several cases of robbery, and there were thieves insulting women and so on.

These things were all reported by Li Jia of each branch.

The officials at the county government office, perhaps because they were too anxious to deal with such trivial matters, or perhaps because they were unwilling to offend Xu Shu, who was protecting their family at this time, all acquiesced to her intervention.

Xu Shu took advantage of this to practice her skills and build her reputation. She was so busy that she went home and fell asleep, having no time to pay attention to the situation in the house.

Then, when she finally had a day's rest, she heard such bad news from her cousin.

"How long has it been going on?"

"Actually, from the very first day, the servants of several families quarreled. But at that time, I thought that I was used to living in a single family, and suddenly let them live so close together, even in the same courtyard. Our manpower is not enough..."

"But yesterday when the group of young people quarreled, I realized that it was not so much a daily conflict as it was a war that created a gap between civil and military forces."

Xu Shuxin said, no wonder no one said anything about her recent involvement in county affairs. So it turned out that they were busy engaging in internal fighting?

at such a time?
Xu Zhao continued to add with a look of surprise:
"That's not all, I just heard someone mention that Tian County Cheng originally wanted to send his parents, wife and children to Fucheng, but I didn't expect that you intercepted him halfway.

However, if this kind of thing has been done, there will be traces. The Meng family is the head of military officials in Chengyang County. He even brought his two sons to guard the city, but the county magistrate dared not even take this risk. He was naturally extremely dissatisfied. "

Such an irresponsible idiot!

Xu Shu secretly resented that she was afraid that someone would do this, but in the end, someone really did not care about the military for the benefit of the family.

She was also thankful that she responded quickly enough. Originally, it was more to protect the family members of the officials, so that they would not have the burden to deal with the Hu people's crimes. Unexpectedly, they accidentally stopped Tian Xiancheng's behavior .

Xu Shu asked again:

"Did the county magistrate punish him that week? At a critical moment, this kind of behavior that shakes the morale of the army must be severely punished, as a warning to others."

She thought about the news Xu Zhao reported to her and hesitated:
"The Zhou Xu brothers are protecting the children of the Tian family? So is this Zhou Keping's intention? Is he going to make a big deal a small one?"

If this is the case, those crimes and crimes were reported to her one after another, maybe the county government hinted at the lijias to prevent her from meddling.

As soon as Xu Zhao discovered the signs yesterday, he quickly sent someone to inquire, and now he has some clues:
"That's not true. Princess, you don't know, Tian Xiancheng in the county government, and a few people who are close to him, haven't come out of the county government for several days. It is said that there are complicated affairs in a special period, and the unified stay Respond to the emergency report."

At this time, the county government.

Zhou Keping originally wanted to stand at the city gate to boost morale, especially after Tian County Prime Minister lost his position, his stance as a county chief became even more important.

But he came from a poor family and was poor in literature and martial arts. When he was young, his family did not have the money to hire a martial arts master to teach him, and he did not have free time to exercise. Over time, although he was not weak enough, he could still stand on the city wall. Soldiers have to be deployed to protect him.

Therefore, as soon as he brought up his intention, Captain Meng only looked him up and down, curled his lips, and rejected his "good intentions" in a blunt tone.

Zhou Keping was also savvy, so he didn't insist anymore, and started to deal with Tian Xiancheng's affairs after returning to the county government.

The situation of Tian Xiancheng is not only the matter of "sending family members to leave Chengyang County" that Xu Zhao inquired about, but also more issues worthy of further investigation.

Therefore, Zhou Keping decisively placed him under house arrest in the county government, and even a few people from his faction were not spared, waiting for a detailed investigation after the war subsided.

He originally wanted to find out the truth before deciding whether to report it to Xu Shu, but Xu Zhao noticed that something was wrong because of the temporary anger of several children.

(End of this chapter)