...

"Reporting to General Xiahou, the officers and soldiers of the city outside the city had no idea why, but suddenly set off the camp this morning and retreated towards Lizhou..."

"Did you see clearly? They really retreated?"

"The little one saw it carefully and did retreat..."

"Go and investigate quickly to see if it was the trick of those officers and soldiers..."

"As for orders..."

The next morning, in Shixiang City, a thief explorer stood respectfully in front of a burly general with a scar on his left eye, and reported to him that Liu Ce's army had retreated from the camp. This general was Xiahou Qiong, the general who was second only to Luo Song, the position of Puppet Chang, was the second only to Luo Song.

After hearing the news, Xiahou Qiong was stunned because it was so unusual. How could Liu Ce’s army retreat inexplicably?

When he heard that Liu Ce's army arrived, he didn't take it seriously at all. He just treated him as a person like Lin Jinning. Without exploring the information, he led 5,000 troops to attack Liu Ce's camp.

You should know that the morale of the thief at this time has expanded to the extreme. Since the military reforms in the past two years, Jingtai has been invincible. Even the last ace army of the Great Zhou was defeated by himself. Who else is their opponent in this world? Liu Ce? The former general who was rumored to be intimidated inside and outside the border? No! Just bragging, he can immediately tear off his disguise in front of the Dachang military power, and then capture Gao Yang alive like Wei Yang to ask for rewards. You must know that Duan Hong hated Liu Ce to the core...

With this incomparable confidence and passion, Xiahou Qiong led the five thousand battle troops to meet Liu Ce's army as scheduled, and the result...

Five thousand men and horses were immediately defeated by three waves of arrows and crossbows opposite Zhang Zhaotong's troops. Then they were stalked into blood by the familiar but unfamiliar spear battle formation. For a moment, the battlefield was filled with sorrow and screamed endlessly. In the end, less than two thousand people fled from the battlefield.

In the next two battles, Xiahou Qiong met Sun Cheng and Zhang Lie's troops one after another, and was still killed and returned home. The three battles lost more than 8,000 people. Xiahou Qiong was so scared that he never dared to fight again. He hurried in Shixiang City, an important iron mine, and confronted Liu Ce for four days...

In fact, when Xiahou Qiong recalled now, Liu Ce seemed to deliberately force himself to Shi Xiang, because it would not be difficult if his army really wanted to completely wipe out him. There must be some conspiracy. However, for a moment he couldn't understand why this was, just like Liu Ce suddenly withdrew his troops while having a full advantage...

"What the hell do they want to do..."

Xiahou Qiong looked at the huge empty space after the army camped outside the Shixiang City Wall, and couldn't help but shake the scar on his left eye and muttered secretly...

June 16th, Lizhou City, when the lights are held...

In the Governor's Mansion, there are lights and people, and local gentry bureaucrats are constantly walking into the Governor's Mansion with all kinds of valuable gifts...

"Governor Lin, congratulations..."

"Yeah, it's Lord Wang, I'm happy with each other, please come in quickly..."

Governor Lin Jinning stood at the door of the hall with a dark red robe and a spring-like face, constantly bowing to the lovely people coming to the hall, and at the same time greeted the servants at home to welcome the guests into the hall as soon as possible.

As the saying goes, people feel refreshed when they are happy. Lin Jinning is like this today because he took a concubine, the thirteenth room...

In fact, there is no need to take a concubine so vigorously. The status of the concubine is extremely low at home. It has been common in the Dazhou for the fact that the concubine is innocent of being killed by the official family. It can be said that the concubine is just a little higher than a slave.

According to common sense, the process of taking a concubine is as long as the male owner of the family is willing, and after the future concubine nods with his parents and wife, the concubine will serve tea to the elders and the wife. There is no need to show off like this...

However, this is only for ordinary families, but is the Lin family an ordinary family? Is Lin Jinning comparable to ordinary people? At least Lin Jinning himself thinks it is not. Since it is not, of course he cannot treat each other according to common sense. How can he gain a foothold in front of all officials without any show? Besides, he and the newly acquired concubine are "true love". How can he treat others unfairly? Of course, he has to handle it with a "scene of transcendence"...

"Zhao Xihe's gifts, a pair of wild geese, thirty taels of gold, nine pieces of silk and satin, wishing the Governor a happy wedding..."

"Wuling Zhu family gives gifts, a pair of white jade like jade, a pair of jade mandarin ducks, and thirty taels of gold. I hope the Governor and his wife will have a happy marriage for a hundred years..."

"Xianbotian's family gave gifts, two boxes of pearls in the South China Sea, a pair of night pearls, thirty taels of gold, six pieces of Su silk, and a pair of round jade. Governor Qing and his wife are full of affection..."

The housekeeper was chanting the lists on the gifts loudly. The boxes next to it were dazzling, and the treasures were so precious that they were dazzling...

Outside the bustling back door of the Governor's Mansion, a group of hungry beggars in ragged clothes were surrounded. They were kneeling on the ground and waiting for the servants inside to give their rations with kindness. After all, today the Governor was very happy, and at least he should have given him some leftovers to fill his stomach, right?

"Mom, I'm so hungry..."

"Be good, bear it a little longer. When the Governor's wedding is over, you will soon have something to eat..."

A hungry mother and son surrounded the crowd, staring at the closed back door of the Governor's Mansion with a longing look on their faces, with hope of their survival...

"Bang~~"

At this time, a sound of a wooden bolt lifting came from the back door of the Governor's Mansion. The hungry people who were originally sitting on the ground waiting for the alms were immediately stood up and squeezed towards the door under conditioning reflexes, hoping to get what they wanted from behind the door...

Soon, four or five vicious servants walked out of the opening door, holding short-dressed sticks, stood respectfully on both sides of the gate, and immediately came out of the middle of the gate, a housekeeper about fifty years old with a goat whisker and a pointed face and monkey cheeks...

The butler had a pair of dog eyes and a small jaw. He glanced at the hungry people in the alley with disdain. Then, with a wave of his hand, several servants holding steamed buns behind him immediately came to the crowded crowd.

The housekeeper raised his hand and loosened his sleeves, and then said to the hungry people with a smile: "Today is my master and Governor Lin's day of great joy. As the parents of the people, he naturally remembers everything about you. Look at it, the steamed buns are delivered to you..."

As he said that, the butler pointed to the piles of steamed buns on the food plate, which made the hungry people red and they couldn't help swallowing their saliva.

The butler looked at the expressions of the hungry people, and couldn't help but turn a tiny thread on the corner of his mouth and continued, "You must all remember that the Governor has recreated you. After eating his steamed bun, you must always recite his good deeds. Do you know? Let's say a few auspicious words, and I will send the steamed buns after I finish speaking..."

"Congratulations to the Governor for his wedding..."

The last one appeared was Liu Ce, who was dressed in a arrogant army. Under the escort of eight guard soldiers, he pressed his right hand on the hilt of the sabre hanging from his waist, and walked towards the "Bi Ren" in the main hall with frost. The cowhide iron net military boots on his feet made a crisp sound, which shocked the palace hall.

As soon as he entered the gate of the mansion, Liu Ce stood coldly and frosty to Lin Jinning, bowed and bowed slightly, then curled his lips and said coldly: "Governor, why don't you send someone to inform me of this military governor on such a happy day? This military governor can also prepare a wedding gift for you, wishing you and your husband to stay together and go to the underworld together!"
Chapter completed!