Soldiers come to the world

It was almost evening when we returned to Fancheng, Liu Jing didn't go back to the barracks, but went directly to his home. He still lived in that small one-story house, less than one mile away from the barracks, and it only took a short walk.

The chief general of the army does not have to live in the barracks. As long as it is in wartime, the chief general cannot leave the barracks and must stay in the barracks day and night.

In normal times, the general can live in the barracks, and if it is convenient, he can go home at night. There is no mandatory requirement for this, as long as the night duty is arranged.

Liu Jing continued to serve as Marquis. In addition to the more than [-] surviving soldiers, he added more than [-] soldiers, making his force still more than [-].

Liu Jing had five village chiefs under him, and one of them was on duty every night, responsible for patrolling the city gate. Everyone took turns to be on duty at night, and Liu Jing would also conduct random checks, appearing at the city gate from time to time in the middle of the night.

As soon as he walked to the door of the house, Liu Jing felt something strange. It seemed that there was a guest at home, and there was a carriage parked at the door, and this carriage was familiar to him. An uncontrollable joy.

He pushed open the door, walked quickly into the yard, and saw the living room at a glance. In the living room, a girl in a snow-white dress stood up like a girl in autumn water. Smile, but under the naughty smile, there is an imperceptible tension and anticipation. This girl is Tao Zhan.

It has been three full months since she left, at first Liu Jing sometimes thought of her, but as time passed and he was busy with military affairs, he gradually forgot about Tao Zhan.

But when she unexpectedly appeared in front of his eyes at this time, Liu Jing felt a kind of joy from the bottom of his heart. It turned out that he was still looking forward to seeing her again.

Tao Zhan had already changed into a spring skirt, which was as white as pear blossoms, and he wore a lavender short jacket on his upper body, with embroidered silk silk around his arms. Under the reflection of the setting sun, he looked extraordinarily pretty and handsome. There is a youthful and moving beauty.

Tao Zhan pursed his lips and smiled, "Why, you don't know me anymore after being promoted to Marquis?"

"Why don't you know me?"

Liu Jing walked into the room, scratched his head and smiled, "I'm just a little surprised. When did you come? I mean Fancheng."

"I just arrived in the afternoon, and I went to the travel payment office first, saying that you have been transferred, so I rushed here to congratulate General Liu on his promotion!"

After finishing speaking, she imitated the man's appearance and saluted Liu Jing exaggeratedly, but in the middle of the salute, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Tao Zhan's liveliness made Liu Jing feel better, and he also joked, "Why do I feel that Miss Tao is not here to celebrate, but hastily rushed to my place to make a living."

At this time, the little bun just came in with a cup of tea. Hearing Liu Jing's words, she trembled in fright, and the tea in the cup almost spilled out. How could the young master speak like that to a guest? This is very rude. She quickly put down the cup, Pulling Liu Jing's sleeve, "My lord, you can't say that, it's rude to the guests."

Tao Zhan stepped forward to hug the little bun, pulled him aside and laughed in a low voice: "You little girl, I still praise you for being considerate, why don't you understand what your son means?"

The little bun was startled, and asked like a little goose: "What does my son mean?"

Tao Zhan smiled sweetly, his eyes moved, he glanced at Liu Jing, and said in a drawn-out voice, "I think so! Someone must be specially reminding me that I still owe him a glass of wine."

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A quarter of an hour later, Liu Jing and Tao Zhan appeared in the Left Bank Tavern. The Left Bank Tavern is the best and largest tavern in Fancheng. Jingzhou is also second to none.

The left bank tavern is full of customers every day, and the business is very prosperous, but scribes and officials don’t come here very often. The guests here are mainly businessmen, scribes and officials prefer to go to the Wangjiang tavern on the opposite bank, where the atmosphere is more elegant.

Compared with the last time Wangjiang Tavern was snatched by someone, the treatment Liu Jing received here is obviously different. This is certainly related to Liu Jing's control of the city gate of Fancheng, but more importantly, Dow's business in this restaurant The tavern has a dedicated private room.

The best elegant room on the fourth floor is specially reserved for the reception of guests of Taoshi Commercial Company.

The tavern manager personally led the two of them up to the fourth floor, and respectfully said, "Please, two distinguished guests!"

When Liu Jing walked into the elegant room, he saw that the elegant room was decorated resplendently and resplendently. Candles were lit in the four crystal lamps, making the room as bright as day.

Every piece of utensils is precious, such as bowls made of jade, chopsticks made of silver, shining golden knives and daggers, high-quality rosewood couches and tables, and a bronze unicorn incense burner in the corner, with green smoke curling up, A rich sandalwood fragrance permeates the whole room.

Everything is so gorgeous and extravagant, even the four maids are beautiful, one of a kind.

Liu Jing noticed a sign on the gate, which said the word 'Tao Fang', which means that this is a special elegant room for the Tao family. It is estimated that even the things in the room are specially arranged by the Tao family.

Tao Zhan is clever and intelligent. Seeing Liu Jing frowned slightly when she saw the word 'Tao Fang', she quickly explained with a smile: "Actually, this is also my first time here. I never talk about business. I'm in the family. As long as the final approval of the contract is made, the stewards usually come here to treat guests to dinner."

Liu Jing nodded and sighed: "It's a bit too extravagant here, but it's understandable. Doing business! You always have to save face."

"If Wangjiang Tavern didn't annoy me, I would definitely invite you to the other side. To be honest, it's too noisy here, and I don't like it very much."

Tao Zhan smiled sweetly. Under the candlelight, her crystal-clear eyes looked even more eagerly radiant. She waved her hand, "Since it's up to you, General Liu, Mr. Jing, please sit down!"

"Still call me Mr. Jing. The title General is quite weird. It sounds awkward to me."

Liu Jing sat down with a smile, and Tao Zhan was delighted to see him save face, so he also sat down opposite him, and a few maids brought tea and wine for them, they were busy shuttling back and forth.

Tao Zhan picked up the earcup in her slender hands, and the gauze sleeves slipped off, revealing her white and suet-like arms. She pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Mr. Jing, I never drink alcohol when I am out, but I made an exception today, because I left without saying goodbye last time." Apologize to the son."

"Miss is serious, but if she can't drink alcohol, I can still feel her sincerity when she drinks fruit syrup."

Tao Zhan didn't respond, she picked up the earcup and drank a glass of warm wine slowly, a blush was immediately smeared on her pretty face.

Liu Jing also quickly picked up the earcup and drank it down with her. The two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

"girl....."

Just as Liu Jing was about to speak, Tao Zhan hesitated, as if he wanted to say something, Liu Jing immediately stopped talking, "What do you want to say, Miss?"

Tao Zhan said with a embarrassed smile: "Actually, in Chaisang, my family and friends call me Xiao Jiuniang. This is my baby name, but I don't like small characters, so everyone changed their name to me Jiuniang since last year. You can also call me Jiuniang." Can."

After a pause, Tao Zhan asked again: "Do you have a sign, my lord?"

Liu Jing shook his head, and both of them were silent. After a long while, Tao Zhan said in a low voice, "This time I came to Xiangyang because of an incident that happened to Tao's firm. My father ordered my second uncle to deal with it, so I went with my second uncle. Come."

Liu Jing didn't speak, and calmly listened to her continue.

"About half a month ago, a fleet of the Tao family disappeared mysteriously on the Han River. There were about [-] ships, full of freshly harvested cocoons, and more than [-] fellows disappeared together. For the family, it is actually not a very serious matter. The year before last, Gan Ning hijacked [-] cargo ships of the Tao family on the Yangtze River, but this was the first time in Hanshui. There are more than [-] guys, we must find them back."

"Any clues now?" Liu Jing asked with concern.

Tao Zhan shook his head, "There is no news now."

"Can I help the girl a little bit? I can go to the travel payment office and ask. They may have some clues."

"no no!"

Tao Zhan waved his hands hastily, "I invite you to drink, and I definitely don't want you to help me. The Tao family can handle this matter well, and my second uncle has a very wide network, and he is very familiar with the government and water thieves. He will go to see Li Taishou tonight gone."

The two were silent again, and many things will be reflected inadvertently, especially women's thoughts are more delicate, they tend to pay more attention to some unrelated details.

Tao Zhan couldn't help but sigh inwardly, he still called himself a girl and didn't change his words.

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After the banquet, Liu Jing sent Tao Zhan back to the firm.

Tao Zhan didn't get out of the carriage at the entrance of the firm. The thin curtains blocked Liu Jing's sight. He couldn't see Tao Zhan's expression, nor her appearance.

"Thank you Jiu... for your hospitality tonight."

Liu Jing also wanted to call her Jiuniang, but he changed his words again, and he still felt a little abrupt. He felt that Tao Zhan's later enthusiasm had a little bit of politeness, and this kind of politeness was invisibly pulled away. their distance.

'Maybe she doesn't want to call her Jiuniang herself. ' Liu Jing thought secretly.

After a while, I heard Tao Zhan's faint voice coming from the carriage, "My lord, you are too polite. This is what I promised. As the daughter of a merchant, I must of course maintain my reputation. How can I not count what I said?" Woolen cloth?"

"Oh! How long does the girl plan to stay in Fancheng?"

"I don't know either. It depends on the progress of the second uncle's handling of the matter, but I think it will not exceed five days at most."

Liu Jing was a little disappointed in her heart, are you going to leave in five days?

He pondered for a while, and said again: "Before the girl leaves, I also want to invite the girl back. I wonder if Liu Jing has the honor?"

"This... There will be opportunities in the future, won't you? Mr. Jing." The voice in the carriage was still soft, but it was only a kind of polite softness, a little flat.

Liu Jing sighed in his heart, Tao Zhan's polite refusal made him very embarrassed, no matter what!If you don't want to, forget it.

"Okay! I'll take my leave first. Girl, take a good rest. We'll meet later."

After finishing speaking, Liu Jing turned his horse's head and galloped towards the city gate. The carriage still didn't move, but the curtain of the carriage was slightly opened, and a pair of bright eyes watched Liu Jing go away. His eyes were full of words. There is no resentment.