"I understand." Xiao Luolan said calmly, "You should go back first. I will let you know after I find out."
"Thank you, Princess." Lu Jiashan bowed and bowed.
After he left, Xiao Luolan asked Xia He to invite Amu.
Tuoba Amu came very quickly, and before he could salute, a letter was stuffed into him: "Amu, look at this, is it Arilang's handwriting?"
Xiao Luolan talked about Lu Jiashan by the way.
Tuoba Amu read the letter carefully and said, "That's right. Brother A and I will send people to watch when King Huiyi handles official business. I will also check it occasionally. The handwriting and royal seal on the letter must not be fake. This letter If you can go back to Yicheng, I must have seen it once."
"He didn't mean to gather troops to fight against cholera in his letter. I think my brother must have let this letter go out of the city."
After Xiao Luolan heard this, no wonder Arilang looked in pain in his letter. He was being watched all day long, and in the end he had no choice but to seek help from his mentor who was thousands of miles away.
"Mother, please rest assured. Huiyi and the dozens of surrounding tribes are all under my brother's control." Tuoba Amu said.
"If Arilang doesn't know what's interesting."
Tuoba Amu's blond hair was dyed brilliantly by the sunlight behind him. He looked at his mistress and asked her to believe in them. He straightened his slightly bent back and said softly: "His child can also be the head of a country."
Xiao Luolan looked at Amu and found that his face was still respectful and gentle, just like when he first started working as a flower farmer.
Chapter 224
evening.
Zhou Xu also held the thin letter in his hand. After reading it once, he put it on the desk. He was busy in Peishan Water Village all day long and did not have time to return to Jiangdu Palace until late at night.
No matter when he comes back, there is always hot tea and rice at home.
Thinking of this, Zhou Xu looked at the lady at the table with a smile.
Xiao Luolan took out all the food in the food box. There are many fish in the south of the Yangtze River, and there is a braised fish for midnight snack. In addition, Guangling's water transportation is extremely developed, and there are also seafood. People in the kitchen call sea clams sea mirrors. She and her daughter, Sixteen, they had this dish for dinner.
My daughter liked to eat it very much, and Xiao Luolan was very happy to see it, so she made a clam and tofu soup in the evening, which was nourishing and warm to the stomach. With a plate of bacon, it should be almost enough.
Xiao Luolan took out the last rice.
In fact, there is also green rice at this time of year, after all, it has just begun summer, but Xiao Luolan still thinks that the original rice is delicious.
Zhou Xu walked to the table, looked at the delicious and delicious late-night snacks, smelled the bloody smell on his clothes, felt a little disgusted, and went to wash them after the meal.
On that day, Wei Wuji was taken away by Guangling Navy in Peishan Water Village. Fortunately, Xu was short of time and they did not take away most of the navy. Instead, Peishan Navy had been training. Even if Guangling City was destroyed, they would not know until later. The group of people who feel late.
Regarding these people, Zhou Xu has always adopted a gentle policy, a truly gentle policy, and also added a financial offensive. Of course, his people must also be in the navy. Zhou Xu has been busy in the past two days how to stuff people.
"Mr. Zhou, what are you thinking about?" Xiao Luolan asked when he saw Sect Leader Zhou standing silently. He sat down and took a bite of the lotus seed soup. Now is the season when lotus flowers are in bloom. Xiao Luolan is planning to make one tomorrow. Lotus leaf chicken for my daughter to eat.
"I'm thinking about the Guangling Navy." Zhou Xu also sat down and talked about the military to his wife without hesitation. When he talked about the Guangling Navy, he mentioned Cao Da, the nominal chief of the Guangling Navy. Commander.
Cao Da is called Cao Da. He has no name. His parents have many children, and he is the eldest. After his parents died, he took his seven or eight younger brothers and sisters and the fishermen from Caojia Village near Guangling to make a living in Guangling. His life was originally That's it.
Later, the Turks came in, and the people here in Guangling fled and died. There was no other way. In order to survive, they took a lot of fellow fishermen and those stupid Turks to work. They relied on the advantages of the mountains and rivers, and they actually survived. After he came down and the court was stabilized, he was labeled as a rebel because he was not allowed to be recruited.
"The imperial court once sent Wei Yanshan to attack, but after seeing Cao Da, Wei Yanshan fell in love with Cai Cai and took it for his own use. He worked with the court and incorporated Cao Da and other water thieves into the Guangling Navy." Zhou Xu elaborated. The origin of Guangling Navy.
"In that case, wouldn't it be difficult to bribe him?" After hearing this, Xiao Luolan said, "After all, Wei Guogong was very kind to Cao."
Zhou Xu ate quickly, swallowed a big mouthful of food and said, "It's a kindness, but Cao Da is already very old. Now he is only the nominal commander of the Guangling Navy. The real decision-maker is his deputy, who is also from Caojia Village. , Cao Heilong.”
"Cao Heilong had a hard time in Guangling. During the war, they relied on water conservancy to transport private salt, collect water freight, and rob merchant ships crossing the river. Later, the military in Guangling was controlled by the Huang family, and the salt was monopolized by the Wang family. As time went by, Guangling water The division's military pay is barely enough to survive, especially as Guangling is getting better and better, but they haven't reaped any benefits, and they are still being suppressed at every turn, which is far worse than before, and there is resentment in the hearts of everyone."
"Now I use gold, silver and jewelry to buy them off. Cao Heilong surrendered to me yesterday."
"However, the great commander Cao Da is still unwilling." Zhou Xu drank a bowl of fresh soup and sighed: "He was also a good man who killed Turks in his early years. I didn't want to kill him, I wanted him to become a rich man. Weng, this person doesn’t buy it, and even scolds me for harboring foreigners, his intentions are to be punished.”
Xiao Luolan thought of a way: "Da Cao should have a family. You can give his family a more leisurely and wealthy career, which is also an explanation for him, so that the Guangling Navy can also be controlled."
"Dead." Zhou Xu said simply: "His brothers, sisters, children, grandchildren, and more than a hundred members of his family were killed by Cao Heilong's troops, and he was the only one left."
Xiao Luolan was a little stunned.
After a while, she murmured and asked: "Is this the certificate of nomination given to you by Cao Heilong?"
Zhou Xu was noncommittal: "It was Cao Da who sent his own soldiers to escort Wei Wuji to escape from Guangling that day. It's strange that the lord of a city fled and the people below him didn't turn back."
Xiao Luolan couldn't help but said: "But Cao Heilong sounds like a cruel and unjust person. Wouldn't it be even worse if he becomes the commander-in-chief?"
"Although Cao Heilong is cruel and evil, his success shows that he is still somewhat capable. At least the money I rewarded him has been distributed to everyone under him, so he is very popular among the navy." Zhou Xu looked at him. The disapproving lady smiled and said: "Let's use it first. After all, if two commanders are changed in a short period of time, the army will easily mutiny."
Xiao Luolan didn't know much about military affairs, so when he saw Sect Leader Zhou saying this, he gave up, but he couldn't help but feel melancholy.
In fact, she hoped that the people under Sect Master Zhou could be upright and loyal figures with a more positive image, such as Fang Yuhuo.
As soon as this idea came out, Xiao Luorandun felt that he was too idealistic. No one was perfect, and she was not one of them. How could she be so demanding on others? But it sounds like Cao Heilong has gone too far.
Xiao Luolan couldn't agree or object. After struggling in her heart, she suppressed the matter in her heart and talked about another thing.
"Sixteen came to see you several times today. When I saw you weren't here, I went back again."
"What is he looking for me for?" Zhou Xu didn't want to deal with this naughty nephew at home and wiped his hands with a wet handkerchief: "Let him play and don't bother me. Mrs. Tomorrow will just reply to him and say it was me who said it." , he would never dare to say anything."
Xiao Luolan glanced at this man: "Don't you want to know what happened to him?"
Zhou Xu immediately cheered and said, "Madam, do you want to know? I'll call Shiliu over immediately and ask."
"It's probably about Amu." Xiao Luolan told her what Zhangtai's daughter told her: "When Amu came here to say hello this morning, Shiliu was very unhappy with Amu. He accidentally bumped into her. I thought my daughter liked Amu, so she was probably thinking of how to break them up."
"I think he needs to be beaten again." Zhou Xu frowned and said angrily: "Qingxue asked him to let go and he still dared to grab his daughter's wrist. What if Qingxue was injured?"
Xiao Luolan didn't expect Sect Master Zhou's reaction to be like this. Seeing him getting angry, she felt a little bit amused: "Qingxue is fine, Sixteen still knows how to behave."
She also checked carefully at the time and found that her daughter's wrist was fine. At that time, there was a layer of fabric between her and the sixteenth child.
"I think he will have to learn a lesson sooner or later, so I will bully Amunayan." Zhou Xudao: "I will find something for him to do tomorrow."
"What do you want him to do?" Xiao Luolan asked.
"Let him measure the fields with Duke Xiao for distribution." Zhou Xu thought of a way: "This way he will not cause trouble in the palace."
"Then Amu..." Xiao Luolan mainly wanted to ask how to deal with Amu's matter. In fact, if her daughter wanted to fall in love with Amu and they were in love, she would not stop her.
The key is that her daughter is focused on traveling around the mountains and rivers, and her mind is obviously not on love, which makes Amu feel unrequited love.
"Qingxue is so outstanding, there is no one in the world who doesn't admire her." Zhou Xu said confidently. Between words, it was perfectly normal for Tuoba Amu to like his daughter.
"What he likes is what he likes." Zhou Xu said: "When my daughter has a sweetheart one day, it won't be too late for Madam to worry about it."
Zhou Xu knows that his wife loves her daughter very much and must think about everything as long as it concerns Qingxue. However, in his opinion, Amu's alien status is indeed a big obstacle, and even asking for marriage is tantamount to fantasy.
"When I meet more good guys in the future, and if Qingxue finds someone who likes her, I will transfer Amu back to the border, and stay far away to stop his thoughts." Zhou Xu thought for a while and said.
"Eh." Xiao Luolan stopped him: "Don't exile people and won't come back for a few years."
Seeing this, Zhou Xu felt that Tuoba Mu had left a good impression on his wife, and said with a smile: "I know, A Gu is my adopted son, I can still be harsh on A Mu."
"What if my daughter and Amu like each other?" Xiao Luolan thought of another possibility.
In fact, she thought Amu was a pretty good guy. When chatting in the morning, she heard Amu say that he often cooks at home, his cooking skills are pretty good, and he doesn’t have a lot of people waiting around. His family is simple, and he also likes to take care of flowers and plants. He must be a lover. Clean and attentive, a comfortable home.
Although he looks like a foreigner, he looks upright and his official position is neither big nor small. It is not too much to say that he is young and promising.
Xiao Luolan thought about it in confusion and found that Sect Master Zhou was silent in response to her question.
"You don't like Amu?" Xiao Luolan could only think of this possibility.
"If you want to ask to marry my daughter, Amu's status is still low." Zhou Xu could only say: "But if my daughter really likes it..."
Zhou Xumian asked, "You can let Amu be a lover or a husband."
Xiao Luolan's eyes widened. Isn't that the foreign wife and the bride-in-law? Is this okay?
She thought about what Sect Master Zhou said. Her lover was not a good idea. If she married into a wife, Qingxue would not have to get married, and she could live comfortably and happily at home.
It seems pretty good...
When he came back to his senses, Xiao Luolan realized that he had thought too far without realizing it.
"Since there is nothing wrong with the letter, I will ask Lu Jiashan to send someone to pick up layman Mingxin here." Xiao Luolan recovered his thoughts.
"Okay, madam, make your own decision." Zhou Xu said with a smile.
"Amuna, let it take its course. Don't say anything to your lover." Xiao Luolan felt that it was useless to think too much. After all, it still depends on her daughter's own wishes.
Zhou Xu was dissatisfied: "What happened to my lover?"
Xiao Luolan looked at this man's rogue appearance, blushed and said angrily: "My lover is talking about it, would you like to hear it?"
"If you don't like being a lover, it means that Amu's love for his daughter is nothing more than that." Zhou Xudao.
Seeing what Sect Master Zhou said so plausibly, Xiao Luolan couldn't help but said angrily: "You are lying. There is no love that needs to be proved by being a lover. Is it possible that I have a husband-in-law, so Zhou Lang is willing to be my lover?"
The husband is already low enough, but the lover is one step lower than the husband. Is this okay?
As soon as Xiao Luolan finished speaking, she felt bad. Sect Leader Zhou opposite her looked at her without saying a word.
"I just made an assumption." Xiao Luolan didn't look at him.
"How did Madam know that I didn't want to?" Zhou Xu said softly.
Xiao Luolan suddenly looked at him, a little flustered.
"If Madam cannot reconcile, I am willing to be Madam's lover for the rest of my life."
Zhou Xu looked at the lady under the light and said.
Chapter 225
Contrary to Xiao Luolan's expectation, just one day after Guangling's local Guo family and others were imprisoned, Xiao Luolan received many assassination invitations.
She flipped through it, and even though she had only been in Guangling for a short time, she could guess that the person who sent the invitation was both noble and wealthy. One of them had a name tattoo on the front, and Xiao Luolan had been taking a fancy to it for a while.
The owner of the famous assassin was a famous Confucian in China, named Lu Gui. The late emperor had been recruiting him for a long time, but the current emperor also extended an olive branch to him. As soon as he accepted the call, he was immediately promoted to Chang'an Imperial College Jijiu. At that time, he was called Lu Jijiu, and he was also a doctor. He was a famous minister and was later appointed as the Economic and Strategic Envoy of the two Zhejiang provinces. He suppressed bandits and put down rebellions, and his political achievements were very impressive.
It is said that Xiao Luolan carefully recalled the achievements of suppressing bandits that he had just heard from young master He Jin. When the bandits heard that it was Lu Jijiu who was coming, they all worshiped him. Suddenly, this Lu Jijiu Become famous.
Now Lu Jijijiu is an official at home, but even at home, he is still doing a prosperous business. He founded Junshan University in Junshan, Guangling, and recruited many high-ranking students. The Lu family even has a master of Lu College in Luoyang. Yes, the current Junshan University is just a branch of Lu College.
