Marrying blindly and by mistake, the general’s misplaced wife

Chapter 107 The situation is not good

Xia Chixiao's office is now temporarily located in Qingning Prefecture, a prefecture in Yanping County.

Chu Hongtai, the prefect of Qingning, is very capable and smooth.

As soon as Xia Chixiao arrived, he started asking the same questions as he did elsewhere.

"Master Chu, what do you think of the loss of five cities in the north?"

"I would like to ask Mr. Chu, there are several mountain bandit gathering areas in the territory. Have you ever sent troops to encircle and suppress them? Can you provide some clues about the strength of those bandits?"

"I would like to ask Mr. Chu, how many refugees from Yunhe and Wan'an counties have been accepted by your government? How were they resettled? Where are they now?"

Facing the young general, Chu Hongtai saluted and said: "Back to General Xiaoxia, the loss of five cities in the northern border was caused by many reasons. I really don't know the specific reasons for this. I am a civilian official. It's just that I, General Shang Qi, was bloody. , the people are displaced, the situation is really miserable!”

"Xiaoguan is ashamed. There are many mountain bandits in Qingning Prefecture, and Xiaguan has also organized encirclement and suppression. However, those bandits are extremely cunning, and some of them are not very vicious. They also occupy the advantageous location and are as slippery as loaches. Xiaguan is really incompetent. . However, I have compiled some clues about the bandits. Although they are limited, I hope they can be of some use!"

"Qingning Mansion is still far away from Yunhe and Wan'an counties, so there are not many refugees from these two counties. Xiaguan set up a resettlement site outside the city, because it can only maintain the minimum living standard, and those who are relieved can The refugees have either gone looking for work or returned to their hometowns after the recovery of the five cities!"

Xia Chixiao said: "Can I go to the resettlement site and have a look?"

"Of course you can, I will accompany the general!"

After too long, there are not many refugees in the resettlement site.

Many refugees even use this place as a temporary residence. They go out to find work during the day and come here to sleep at night.

There are less than 200 people in total.

Xia Chixiao looked around, but what he focused on was the place where female refugees were placed.

This made Chu Hongtai secretly glance at Xia Chixiao several times.

After reading it, Xia Chixiao chatted with these refugees for more than half an hour. Finally, someone took out the name list of the entire refugee settlement and he read them one by one.

Chu Hongtai was a little confused.

This young general Xia seems to be particularly concerned about the refugees.

Among the refugees, he is more concerned about female refugees.

Seeing how seriously he looked at his name, could he be looking for someone?
After reading it, Xia Chixiao returned the name book and met Chu Hongtai's slightly probing eyes.

Xia Chixiao nodded slightly and said, "Master Chu must have noticed that I'm looking for someone!"

"I wonder who General Xia is looking for?"

Xia Chixiao said: "A pair of grandparents, the grandmother is over 50 years old, and the granddaughter is [-] or [-] years old!"

Chu Hongtai said: "Are they also trapped in the ranks of refugees?"

"When the five cities in the north were lost, they followed the refugees and disappeared without a trace."

Chu Hongtai wanted to make a haha ​​to lighten the atmosphere, but he knew that this was not the right time, so he changed his tone and said in a heavier tone: "Little General Xia, don't worry, they will definitely be auspicious. I wonder if Little General Xia can describe them." His appearance, the lower official also asked the people under his administration to pay more attention to it?"

Xia Chixiao pursed her lips and slowly took out a painting from her arms.

Chu Hongtai took a look and saw that the painting was an older woman in her 50s.

"Only one?" He was surprised. Didn't he mean two people?

Xia Chixiao was embarrassed for a moment.

He knew what his grandmother looked like, so he drew a portrait, but he didn't know what his wife looked like.He could only say: "They should be together. If you find one person, you can find them!"

Chu Hongtai nodded and didn't ask any more questions. He just said, "Can General Xia let me take this portrait away? I want someone to look for it!"

"It's work!"

"You are so polite, General Xia. The young general came all the way to suppress bandits in our northern territory and restore peace to the northern territory. It is his duty to find two people for the young general!"

He kept the portrait away where it was most precious.

For some reason, he felt that this portrait seemed familiar.

However, he would not say anything until it was confirmed.

Xia Chixiao let the army rest for a day, and the scouts he sent came back to inquire about the information. He integrated all the information and then made a battle plan.

After Chu Hongtai took away the portrait, he summoned his colleagues, Tongjian Master, and others to come over.

Regardless of whether the person General Xia is looking for is in Qingning Mansion or not, their sincerity must be shown.

However, before taking out the portrait, his first priority was to talk about General Xia's purpose.

Suppress bandits!

Master Zhao Tiancai first asked: "How many troops does General Xia bring?"

"More than 2000 people!"

Fellow advisor Wu Jiangben sighed and said, "Sir, the situation is not good!"

"What's wrong?"

Zhao Tiancai understood the idea and said: "Sir, how many bandits do we have in the north? Let's not talk about anything else. In our Qingning Mansion alone, there are probably no less than 3000 people. There are only more than 2000. They are not young soldiers from the capital. What kind of battle are you fighting?”

Chu Xiong, the general judge, also said: "Our garrison is not very powerful, but the young soldiers in the capital may not be that strong. Those bandits are extremely vicious. This young general Xia must be a young man in a high position. The family sent him here Plating it with gold and just going through the motions.”

Chu Hongtai said: "It's too early to say this, let's take a look first. I think that young general Xia's soldiers have not arrived yet, and the scouts have already spread out in all directions. He is acting in a very orderly manner. Maybe he has real skills?"

After the adults said this, everyone in the master fell silent.

They discussed some government affairs, and after finishing the business, Chu Hongtai took out the portrait and said, "In addition to suppressing the bandits, General Xia also has one more thing to do."

He unfolded the portrait and said, "Have you seen the people in the painting?"

Everyone looked at the portrait in his hand.

The elderly woman in the painting is over fifty, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes. The years have carved traces on her face, but it is more like putting a layer of makeup on her. Her eyes are full of kindness and tenacity. This is a person who has experienced ups and downs. , a person who has seen both cruelty and warmth in the world.

Everyone stared for a few times, Wei Chuxiong and Wu Jiang were shaking their heads.

Only Master Zhao Tian frowned and said hesitantly: "It seems familiar. I should have seen him before, but I can't remember where I saw him!"

Chu Hongtai suddenly became interested.

He just asked casually, but he didn't expect to find out anything about it. He immediately handed the portrait to Mr. Zhao and said, "Then think about it carefully. It's okay to do it as a convenient favor! No matter if this gentleman is here to gild or is really The person who came to suppress the bandits is, after all, a person from the Marquis’ Mansion in the capital, and his status is extraordinary, so he must not be offended!"

The moment after the master took the portrait, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind. Then, he looked at Chu Hongtai with a strange look.

Then, he smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, have you ever thought that maybe, maybe, we have already offended you!"

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