"Madam, the account books of Spring Red Sleeve Recruitment's textile, farming and store operations have been checked, and there are no major problems.
Compared with last year, the overall situation is still at a loss, but the open line can be maintained at the same level. As for the dark line, Madam knows that this is an unprofitable investment. "
In Pengcheng, in the General's Mansion, the sixteen-year-old Guo Zhao is already slim and charming, and her emerald green dress also highlights her proud figure.
If they meet again, she is very confident that Lin Mo will not call her little steamed bun again.
Of course, compared to Lu Lingqi, she could only keep her head down.
Sitting in the main seat and listening to Guo Zhao's report on the current situation of the Red Sleeve Move, Lu Lingqi lazily rested her chin on her hands. This posture allowed her chest to be rested on the table, making her feel much more relaxed.
"The dark line naturally cannot generate profits, but it is still good to be able to maintain a balance on the bright line."
Lu Lingqi closed the ledger and looked at Guo Zhao, "How many people can use it?"
"There are eight of them. They all have beautiful looks, outstanding dancing skills, and most importantly, they are loyal."
"not enough."
Lu Lingqi frowned slightly, "We need to speed up the training. My husband has spent too much money on Hong Xiu Zhao. I can't help him all the time."
"Madam, don't worry, I will step up the selection of slaves." Guo Zhao is like an excellent worker who never complains.
"Thank you for your hard work, let's go down." Lu Lingqi bowed and was about to get up and go back to her room to rest. Guo Zhao immediately stepped forward to help her sensibly.
As Lu Lingqi's belly grew bigger and bigger, the heavy responsibility of Hong Xiu Zhao fell on Guo Zhao alone.
Moreover, the secret behind the Red Sleeve Move was the highest level secret and could not be faked. Therefore, Lu Lingqi had a much better impression of this girl who hid her husband in her heart.
Not long after returning to the room, the maid in the courtyard knocked on the door gently.
"Miss, a messenger has arrived with a message."
"Where did it come from?" Lu Lingqi, who had just laid down, asked impatiently.
"Qingzhou."
"Bring it in."
After hearing the word Qingzhou, Lu Lingqi immediately got up.
I opened the letter and saw that it was indeed written by Lin Mo.
"Ling'er saw that Xin was well. She hadn't seen her for several months and missed her very much. She originally wanted to go home and have a blind date with Ling'er, but now it seems that she may have to postpone it for a while.
But Ling'er doesn't have to worry about how well my father-in-law and I are in the North Country. Although we don't have many troops in the North Country, it won't take long for us to be able to control Jizhou and Qingzhou. Youzhou is also in my deployment, and it is estimated that we will be able to control it within half a year. The land of the three states can be pacified and half of the country can be conquered for Ling'er.
As for when I can go home, I estimate it will be within half a year, but there are many treacherous villains here in the North Country, and they need to be suppressed in order to achieve long-term peace and stability in the North Country.
I miss you very much every day in the North, and I also miss our child. I have thought about it. If the baby in your belly is a girl, call her Lin Zhi. I hope she will always be popular like Lin Zhi; if it is a boy, call her Lin Zhi. Lin Chuan, I hope he has the ambition to reach thousands of miles.
The short book cannot fully express that Linger must take good care of herself and wait for her husband to return. "
When Lin Mo wrote letters to other people, they were always very official and in line with the terminology of this era.
But this letter written to Lu Lingqi always feels like a love letter.
It was not very serious, but Lu Lingqi was very excited to see it.
The young couple has been separated for almost half a year, how can we not miss them.
She pursed her wet lips, her cheeks were rosy, and she glanced at the words "Create half of the country for Ling'er" again, and her heartbeat accelerated a bit.
After being immersed in happiness for a while, I carefully collected the letter and put it in my arms.
This is a letter home written by your husband, so of course you should carry it with you.
Guo Zhao, who returned to Lin Mansion, was still thinking seriously about how to cultivate enough hidden clues faster.
There is no doubt that Lin Mo is good to her. This can be seen from the fact that this hidden line of the red sleeve trick, which is a matter of life and death, has been handed over to her.
Recently, she also felt Lu Lingqi's kindness to her. Although she didn't say it, she was no longer as cold to her as before.
Probably, she has begun to accept herself.
It was as if she could foresee that her future would be what she expected.
But because of this, she needs to work tirelessly to take care of the red sleeve moves.
As the head wife, Lu Lingqi gave Lin Mo a stage to show off his talents. This was a life-changing opportunity.
Well, as a little maid who wants to stay with Lin Mo for the rest of her life, she can't let people feel that she is useless. Of course, she has to share the worries for them.
Guo Zhao was lying on Lin Mo's favorite lazy chair, thinking seriously about the current situation and future of Hongxiu Zhao, when he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.
"Girl, I have your letter." After opening the door, a sergeant handed it to her with a sealed silk cloth.
"Thank you."
Guo Zhao was a little puzzled. It seemed that no one had ever written to him.
She returned to the lazy chair, opened the seal, and her pretty face froze.
"Little Mantou Zhao'er, I haven't seen you for many days. I can't hide it from you if you miss your young master. He misses you very much. He misses your red lips and your tenderness."
Just seeing this, Guo Zhao's cheeks were filled with tears and his heart was pounding.
Although Lin Mo would be rude to her on weekdays, he had never said such words so bluntly that it was difficult to look directly at her.
The most important thing is, you haven’t tasted it yet, so why would you miss it?
After a while, Guo Zhao adjusted the violent rise and fall of his chest and continued to look down.
"If nothing unexpected happens, we will be able to take over the Northern Kingdom within half a year. However, this matter cannot be done by ourselves, and we need to rely on others. The situation we will face by then will be much more complicated and dangerous than when we were in Pengcheng. a lot of.
Therefore, I urgently need the hidden support of Hongxiu Zhao. I know that you are taking care of Hongxiu Zhao now, so you have to work harder. You must give me twenty absolutely reliable people within half a year. "
Guo Zhao sighed lightly. There were only eight available on hand, and he would have to recruit twelve more within half a year, which was very difficult.
The number of war widows and refugees gathered in the red sleeves has exceeded 10,000, but this is an open line, and only one person in ten thousand fits the hidden line.
According to Lin Mo's requirements, they must be outstandingly beautiful and dabble in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and they must find a corresponding noble status for them. The most important thing is to be absolutely loyal, which is very difficult.
Ever since she started following Lin Mo, she had never made an excuse for Lin Mo's request. As long as he asked for it, she would give it to him.
Therefore, Guo Zhaozong felt a lot of pressure and did not hesitate at all.
"Zhao'er, every time I see you again after separation, you will be different. This is the transformation of women. When I come back from the north, please put down the red-sleeved move and burn a bucket of heat for the young master. Water, let me feel your delicate fingers again."
The imaginative words made Guo Zhao, who was lying on the lazy chair, breathe quickly. She always felt like there was an ant crawling on her body, making her feel itchy all over.
She bit her red lips tightly and hugged the silk cloth, thinking that her technique would not be unfamiliar.
"Miss Ying'er, it has been two years since we parted ways at the Poetry Club. Miss Zeng Ying, spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, and that's when you and I meet. However, we are in the midst of troubled times, and many things are beyond my control, so I have been delaying them again and again. , I hope the girl will forgive me.
Since we parted ways with the girl, I have kept your every smile in my heart, and the sounds of nature have always lingered in my ears. Recently, a stranger and I have learned to use bowls and chopsticks to produce melody. Compared with the girl's superb piano skills, It is a small talk, but I hope to have the opportunity to play it with the girl.
Now I am in the northern country, working for the imperial court to quell the rebels. Once I finish my business here, there will be nothing to stop me from going south. I will make an appointment with the girl under the moon immediately. "
"Miss Wan'er, every year when the peach blossoms bloom, I think of someone. Although I like her very much, I don't want her to know, because I understand that the things you can't get are always the best.
Recently, I accidentally invented a kind of sparkling water. When I blow it, I can make bursts of floating bubbles. It is colorful and beautiful in the sun, just like your eyebrows. When I settle the affairs in the North, I will definitely go to Lujiang and take this. I give the gift to the girl, not to win a smile from the beauty, but just so that the girl can forgive me for not attending the appointment with the flowers blooming in spring. "
Lujiang, Wan County, next to the waterside pavilion in the backyard of Qiao's family.
Two girls wearing long white gauze skirts, as bright as orchids, and with skin as good as snow, were sitting in the corridor. The two girls had an unworldly aura, and they seemed to be able to only watch from a distance, not to play with.
They held a piece of silk cloth to each other and looked at the lotus flowers in front of them, a little dazed.
"Sister, sister, let me see what Marquis Lanling wrote in the letter to you." Qiao Wan was very happy after reading the letter, but she felt that the letter was too short, so she was disappointed with her sister Qiao Ying's letter. Interested.
The bold words in the letter made Qiao Ying a little confused and fascinated. She quickly put away the silk cloth to protect her chest, and then asked: "Let's take a look at yours first."
"No, let's look at you first."
"Looking at your ecstasy, it seems that you have forgiven him?"
"Excuse me for nothing, I just thought he forgot about us."
They had agreed to meet each other on a spring day, but two years later, they still didn't see him come to their door.
At the beginning, Xiao Qiao just thought that maybe Lin Mo was busy with official duties and couldn't get away. But later, when there was not even a message, he just gave up and thought it was Lin Mo's perfunctory.
That's right, after all, they have a reputation for talent, and they were young and successful. They were granted the title of Marquis of Lanling, so how could they still remember their sisters?
Therefore, the two sisters once had some resentment towards Lin Mo.
Now that I saw Lin Mo's letter, the unhappiness in my heart disappeared after reading the content.
Instead, there was a trace of expectation.
With this expectation, the two girls got up and prepared to go back to the room so that they could put away Lin Mo's letter. If anyone saw it, Jiangnan's young and old Qiao talked so dirty to others, then the Qiao family would be humiliated. .
"Zi Yang, I cannot accept this. Although the Qiao family is not a famous family, they want my two daughters to be concubines. I will not agree to this."
"Mr. Qiao, this is not my intention alone. Scholars from the three counties of Huainan have written to me one after another. I am coming here with the expectation of the public. Please think carefully, Mr. Qiao."
Let us be concubines?
Are you kidding me? In the past two years, many young men from famous families have come to propose marriage, but they have ignored them. Even the Gu family, one of the four major families in Jiangdong, has come. They are still unmoved, and they want us to be concubines?
They couldn't see who their father was arguing with, but the voice sounded like it was an old acquaintance, Liu Ye, the governor of Lujiang.
The two girls, who did not dare to go in to find out what was going on, could only put their ears to the bedside to see what they would say next.
"Zi Yang, my two daughters are relatively well-known in Jiangnan. I can't help but obey my orders regarding my concubine."
Duke Qiao's tone did not allow for comment, and he seemed to have made up his mind. Liu Ye could only sigh, "This matter is related to the future and lifeline of all the scholars in the three counties of Huainan. As the head of the group of sages, Duke Qiao really wants to sit back and watch. Does it make sense?"
There was a flash of hesitation in Duke Qiao's eyes, and his tone softened slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "He is not that capable."
"Mr. Qiao doesn't know. Recently, Zhang Wenyuan held a grand celebration banquet in Anfeng. He has already stated that Chen Deng was the first to defeat Cao Cao. At the moment, Cao's army has not retreated. After this battle, Lu Bu will definitely reward Chen Deng."
Liu Ye spoke earnestly, but he could only explain slowly and patiently, "Mr. Qiao should know that we are the ones who make the decisions in the three counties of Huainan now. Even in Anfeng County, Chen Deng is only a nominal governor, and he can control many things." limited.
But it was Lin Mo's tacit consent behind his back that brought him to where he is today.
Please think carefully, Mr. Qiao. With Chen Deng's great achievements, An Neng does not want to hold power. He suffered humiliation in Huainan. Now he may not be willing to go back to Xuzhou. If everyone from Anfeng County to the county magistrate is replaced, Without people, our Huainan clan will be completely at a disadvantage in the contest with the Xuzhou scholars. "
Liu Ye's words certainly made sense. It was only through his intervention that the Qiao family's predicament was resolved, so it was only natural that he should reciprocate the favor.
But he really couldn't accept the idea of Xiao Qiao being a concubine.
But after listening to Liu Ye's analysis, he felt the seriousness of the matter again.
Nowadays, Chen Deng is being ignored in Anfeng. Whether he wants to admit it or not, this incident has intensified the struggle between Huainan scholars and Xuzhou scholars.
At the moment, it is still in a relatively balanced situation. If he uses this great achievement to replace the officials below the county magistrate, Xuzhou's power will completely penetrate into Huainan, and it will only be slow one step and one step slow in the future.
Therefore, the Huainan scholars wanted to use Xiao Qiao to hug Lin Mo's thigh.
"One more thing, I got the exact news. Yuan Shang has completely become Marquis Wen's puppet. The Northern Kingdom is about to change its owner. Mr. Qiao, if we can't win the battle with the scholars of Xuzhou, we will face the noble families of the Northern Kingdom in the future. The suppression will only make it even more difficult to hold one’s head up.”
I understand, when they talk about being a concubine, they mean being a concubine for Lin Mo.
Xiao Qiao, who was eavesdropping outside the window, glanced at each other, but they didn't read panic in each other's eyes, but looked calm.
It seems that this decision is quite good.
Liu Ye has raised the marriage between Xiao Qiao and Lin Mo to the level of the future and destiny of Huainan scholars. Naturally, it is impossible for Mr. Qiao not to consider it.
The struggle between aristocratic families is very cruel, especially if the aristocratic families in cross-state counties show weakness, they are likely to be suppressed or even annexed.
At present, the scholars in the three counties of Huainan are very united. Of course, this is due to the contribution of his Duke Qiao, but more often, Liu Ye is the leader. This descendant of the royal family has truly become the leader of the scholars in Huainan. .
Today, he took the initiative to come to the door. It is estimated that the matter has indeed reached a more critical point.
Mr. Qiao sighed. Marriage between aristocratic families has always been a victim of politics, and there is no way to escape it. "Is there really no other way but to wrong Ying'er and Wan'er?"
Hearing that Mr. Qiao seemed to be relenting, Liu Ye said solemnly: "Mr. Qiao, I have thought about this seriously. Yunwen treated the daughter of the Qiao family very well at the poetry meeting. Apart from the two of them, I really can't think of anyone else who could impress me. That’s it, Yunwen.
What's more, although Yunwen is the son-in-law of Marquis Wen, whoever has a discerning eye doesn't know that he is already the actual person in power in the two states, including the future Northern Kingdom.
The daughter of the Qiao family would not be wronged if she married him as his concubine. "
Liu Ye had said so. Although there was helplessness in Qiao Gong's eyes, he also knew that there was really no way to stabilize the future and destiny of a scholar than marriage.
After a long time, he said softly: "Go ahead and do it."
Liu Ye breathed a sigh of relief and bowed his head and said: "On behalf of the Huainan scholars, I would like to thank Duke Qiao for this. I will take care of this matter myself."
(End of chapter)
