After following Duan Huaixian to Du Chujiao's house, Zhao Xingde would often go to the sergeant's house. He asked about the good sergeant's family background, sometimes he was very casual. After training, he would go to other people's houses for a short time. Sometimes he was very solemn, so he specially bought some small gifts for the children and their families.

With visits again and again, many things that Zhao Xingde never thought of were like the surging floods after a gate was opened. The retired soldiers were worried about being mobilized because of the expansion of the war, and said worriedly, "I just sorted out the fields and it would be a pity if I abandon them again." Some soldiers had bad tempers and did not understand the laws of the court. If there was no Yinhu to surrender, they would rely on their salary to support their families. Although they had courage, their lives were tighter than others. The soldiers usually got married later than Yinhu. Like Du Chui

The Jiao was worried that the family property would not be enough, and Liu Zheng was worried that there would be no children. The expedition was about to be imminent, and he looked for a secret recipe for having a son all day long. Zhao Xingde comforted him and entered Chengying Camp and might be able to earn enough money to support him. Zhang Changling planned to do some small business after retirement, but was worried that he would be cheated and lost money. The previous generation of Chen Yongqi's family moved to Hexi from Guandong, and never went to the border to receive land. He rented and planted fields. His son pulled him into a soldier, but the old man was very content. "I have eaten 30,000 full meals in my life, which is worth it."

In Kanto, whenever people talk about the sergeants of Xia Kingdom, a group of bloodthirsty tiger and wolf soldiers with their heads in their left hand and prisoners under their right arm will appear in their minds. However, as they learn about the lives of more and more sergeants, young, old, gentle and vulgar, Zhao Xingde felt that even the sergeants who were most passionate about Jinjue were instinctively alert to the war. They were worried that they were bleeding in vain, worried that the treasury was empty, and that after a long battle, the Yinhu changed to others and their families lost their care. In essence,

It was just another group of scholars. The imperial court orders were usually sent by soldiers to guide Yinhu to comply with them. All the soldiers said that the Prime Minister's orders were becoming more and more complicated, which put a lot of pressure on many soldiers. In order to maintain the soil and soil, encourage innovation, cultivate good varieties and promote technology, the Prime Minister's orders were issued a total of dozens of government orders with subsidies. The soldiers were calculating how many direct benefits it could bring to Yinhu, and then asked the Yinhu to surrender the orders and went to the government for subsidies to collect subsidies on behalf of the Yinhu, thereby indirectly increasing their income.

Sometimes Zhao Xingde had to go to three or four soldiers a day, and sometimes he had to accompany the soldiers to find the prefecture and county government offices, and even went to the court to argue. Fortunately, many of the soldiers in Minghongdu had not yet started their families and their hometowns were not in Hexi. Otherwise, he really had no time to accompany Li Ruoxue.

It was already dark every day. Zhao Xingde returned to his house and found a carriage and horse parked at the door. The groom respectfully saluted him. Zhao Xingde stepped into the threshold and felt that there was a refreshing fragrance in the courtyard.

The evening breeze floated, and the wind chimes hanging on the outer corridor of the yard were jingling. Li Ruoxue sat opposite a noble lady. When he saw Zhao Xingde walking in, he showed joy in his eyes. He stood up to greet him and whispered: "This is Mrs. Lu whom I mentioned to you." After that, he asked Zhao Xingde to come in and sit down, and introduced his husband to the distinguished guest.

The female family members of the Xia Kingdom did not avoid meeting foreign guests. They wore veils when going out, mostly to wrinkle their cheeks to prevent wind and look graceful. Mrs. Lu nodded to Zhao Xingde and smiled and said, "This handsome man Zhao is Mr. Zhao. My sister is indeed very lucky." Although she is not young, her voice is still crisp and pleasant. She also said, "I and Sister Ruoxue hit it off when they see each other and often come to the mansion to bother, which really causes a lot of trouble to the mansion."

Zhao Xingde heard Li Ruoxue say that Mrs. Lu's husband was also from the army and was busy with official duties all year round, so he bowed and said, "Where is where, the lady has arrived, it only makes the turtle shine." After saying that, he sat next to Li Ruoxue, poured lotus seeds and heart flower tea for her and smiled, "This is the new tea I just made with Ruoxue in Shouchangze the day before yesterday."

Mrs. Lu picked up the teacup and took a sip, whispering: "Young Master Zhao is really a considerate person. He is a bit similar to my husband." After drinking it, she placed the teacup on the coaster made of reed leaves.

Zhao Xingde was just treating him politely, but heard someone coming from outside the door.

"This is Zhao Xingzhi and Brother Zhao's residence? The old friend Chen Kang came to visit."

When Mrs. Lu heard Chen Kang's voice, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. Zhao Xingde accused her of guilt, got up and walked to the door to greet her. While walking, she muttered in her heart: "I haven't looked at the calendar. Is today auspicious day for visiting relatives and friends?"

Chen Kang was looking at the carriage and horse at the door. When he saw Xingde, he bowed and smiled, "It turns out that here, Brother Zhao, your place is so quiet." He didn't see Zhao Xingde, and he walked into the room with great strides. Seeing two female relatives sitting in the hall, he was even more stunned when he saw the lady Lu clearly.

Mrs. Lu also turned her head to pay attention to him. After Zhao Xingde introduced them separately, Chen Kang bowed deeply to the ground and said, "Mr. Lu, younger brother Chen Kang, see Mrs. Lu." His expression was extremely respectful. Li Ruoxue didn't know his identity and regarded it as normal. Zhao Xingde felt a little confused in his heart.

Mrs. Lu also smiled and returned the favor. Chen Kang became a little restrained. He didn't sit down until Zhao Xingde asked him to sit down.

Zhao Xingde also asked Chen Kang about the recent situation of the Liao Dynasty's Song State. Chen Kang told him that the Song general Yang Yanqing had recovered Gaoyang Pass and the border between the Song and Liao countries returned to the scene before the Liao people invaded Hebei. It was just because the Song State cut off trade and the Liao Kingdom did not gain any benefits during the invasion, and the Khitans on Nanjing Road all complained.

"On the contrary, it's cheaper for our country's businessmen to take the opportunity to do business with both Song and Liao countries." Chen Kang said with a smile.

In addition, the southeast camps deployed Wang Yan to command a large army of 150,000 to the south. A new powerful general named Yue Fei emerged under Wang Yan's command, named Yue Fei, who was now the vanguard of the left and right army and repeatedly defeated the Ming Cult army. After each battle, the Ming Cult lost, they set fire to the city and left. Now there are no large groups of Ming Cult rioters in the southeast prefectures and counties, and the Ming Cult rioters were basically put down. Wang Yan sent all generals to suppress the remnants of the Ming Cult. However, often as soon as the brigade of the large army left, the remnants of the Ming Cult rioters rekindled. Some county governments were rushed in and smashed by unruly people, and the official army was late. There were also county magistrates who were assassinated, but I don't know who did it.

The Southeast Xingying General's Office was permanently stationed in Xiangyang. Because sporadic rebellions and wars still occurred from time to time, Dawan's army was also stranded in Jiangnan. Wang Yan was more tolerant of the scholars involved in the case of the letter, and Chen Dong and others kept running around to contact him. The Renshe Society is now becoming more and more popular in the southeast prefectures and counties. Many Qingliu gentry who were not among the bans of the court's fifties also regarded themselves as Neo-Scholars.

Yelu Dashi was appointed as the Nanjing left-behind by the Emperor of Liao, but depending on the situation, it seemed that the emperor thought he was troubled and found an excuse not to let him return to Shangjing. Recently, the Jurchens have also had a big fuss in Liaodong. The generals of the Tokyo Road of Liao Kingdom have been in a panic for several times and were ambushed. The Jurchen tribes and the anti-Liao Han army showed signs of alliance. The Liao emperor was still sending additional troops to Liaodong to quell the rebellion. Although many nobles from the eight Khitan tribes below advocated that Yelu Dashi be the commander, the Liao emperor was a little worried about him, so he sent his confidant Xiao Fengxian to lead the troops.

While Zhao Xingde and Chen Kang were talking, the two women continued to talk about topics that had not been finished just now, such as snacks in Luoyang, brocades in Shuzhong, makeup mirrors in Chang'an, jewelry in Kangguo, etc.

Seeing that it was getting late, Mrs. Lu and Chen Kang said goodbye one after another. After the two left, Li Ruoxue smiled and said to Zhao Xingde: "Mrs. Lu is so kind. She specially brought me a pair of embroidered shoes from Shuzhong." After saying that, she tried on the shoes given by Mrs. Lu. The sole was sandalwood carved, about three inches and five minutes thick. After the woman put it on, she was tall and graceful. The lotus steps moved lightly. Every step she took, the fragrance powder hidden in the soles of the sandalwood shoes would leak out a flower-like fragrance. The room was filled with a fragrant smell.

Zhao Xingde smiled and said, "This Mrs. Lu is a elegant man." He stretched out his hand to put Li Ruoxue's waist, but found that the beauty felt different from usual. Li Ruoxue was petite, and he snuggled in Zhao Xingde's arms like a bird leaning on others. The embroidered shoes made people stand several inches taller. Her eyes were facing Zhao Xingde's eyes, her pretty face was slightly red, and her drooping eyelashes trembled slightly.

Chen Kang followed Mrs. Lu, left the Zhao family's house, took a few more steps, and bowed and said, "I'm abrupt, I'm disturbing my uncle's visit to friends, so please don't blame me." It turned out that this was the first wife of Prime Minister Liu Yi. When Chen Xuan, the current emperor of Xia Kingdom, had not ascended the throne, he was very close to Liu Yi. The two families were the best friends, so Chen Kang always respected Mrs. Liu Xiang's uncle Lu as his aunt.

Mrs. Lu smiled and said, "Your Highness is always so polite." She paused and said softly, "The Empress said you would never see her. I see, you have made friends with handsome men like Mr. Zhao, and your behavior is very moderate, not as unspeakable as she said."

Chen Kang was reminded by her and remembered that he had not entered the palace to meet his mother for two days. He said with a slight shame: "You are unfilial, thank you for your uncle."

The crown prince of Xia Kingdom had a strict order of succession. Although Chen Kang was not the crown prince, he was deeply loved by the queen. He was deeply loved by the queen. The queen often complained to him in front of Mrs. Lu and other friends who had visited the palace. Mrs. Lu also reminded him casually. When the carriage returned to the prime minister's mansion, the servant told him that the prime minister was still discussing matters in the palace. Mrs. Lu couldn't help but sigh softly. She often went to Li Ruoxue to sit there. When she saw her, she seemed to be alone in the empty bedroom when she was young, and she had a little closer and sympathy out of thin air.

At this time, in Linquan Palace on the Shouchang Lake, Emperor Chen Xuan personally presided over the court meeting, and the court was full of important officials. In addition to Prime Minister Liu Yi, the five generals from the General's Mansion arrived three, including Zhang Shanfu, General of the Military Information Department, Wu Ting, General of the Package Department, Xie Yuan, General of the Anbei Army Department, General of the Anxi Army Department, and General of the Anxi Army Department, Xu Wenhu, General of the Anxi Army Department, made a special trip back from the river to discuss the war with Luo Siguo.
Chapter completed!