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After meeting Zhao Han, Fei Rulan was a little shy, but also quite happy, and took Xiyue to perform the Wanfu ceremony.

After Zhao Han returned the gift, he took Fei Rulan and sat down: "I knew my sister was here during the day, and I couldn't leave because I was busy with official duties. At this time, the spring plowing has been completed, and there are more things to do, including the peasant association affairs in various villages and towns. It's a headache. There are also young men and women who are mobilized for military training. Now that the territory is larger, it is inconvenient for young men from remote villages to gather in Yongyang Town. So they are asked to organize training in the village, and many military training officers have to be sent. Officers must focus on training first..."

The atmosphere was originally awkward, but Zhao Han's very natural behavior made Fei Rulan feel more relaxed.

She was pulled by Zhao Han to sit down and listened to Zhao Han talking about many official matters. She kept smiling and listening without interrupting.

After a long time, Fei Rulan looked at Zhao Han and said, "You have become darker and thinner, and your cheeks are sunken from exhaustion."

"The sun is shining on you," Zhao Han said with a smile. "Many times, you can't just sit in the General Military Mansion and have to go to the villages and towns in person to inspect. Some officials from wealthy families always make people worry-free. Although there are missionaries to conduct Supervisor, but the missionary officer is not a full-time censor. By the way, I heard that there are religious bandits making trouble in Qianshan?"

Fei Rulan said: "In Shanglu Town, which is next door to Ehu Town, the news of the Demon Tao's revolt came, which frightened my grandfather a lot. Fortunately, there was still money in front of him. If the cult bandits really wanted to come out and plunder, that would be the case." Let’s grab the eunuch’s money first.”

"Haha, it seems that eunuchs are useful too." Zhao Han couldn't help laughing.

Fei Rulan said: "Everything is fine at home. Mom reassures you...rebellion. Since her brother has become a rebel, she can only hold her nose and admit it. She repeatedly told her not to reveal her family background. After all, her father is still an official in the court. .”

"Our father is still serving as the county magistrate in Suqian?" Zhao Han asked.

The title "our father" made Fei Rulan's ears flush, and she said shyly: "Dad has been promoted, even two levels, and is working as a general judge in Huzhou Prefecture."

Being promoted so quickly must have cost money. Of course, it is also related to the Donglin Party. Fei Yinghuan is working with Qian Qianyi to carry out the ancient Chinese movement of "repairing the origins".

Neither Zhao Han nor Fei Rulan knew that Fei Yinghuan was working on suppressing bandits and clearing out water bandits in Huzhou...

Fei Rulan asked someone to bring the food, and after Xiyue helped serve the food, she stood by and waited on her.

Zhao Han felt a little awkward and said, "Sister Xiyue, please sit down and eat too."

"Han... Young Master, this is impossible." Xiyue flinched in fright, and she didn't know how to address Zhao Han.

Zhao Han looked at Fei Rulan, and Fei Rulan smiled and said, "If you add a pair of bowls and chopsticks, do you still want me to serve you food with my own hands?"

Xiyue had no choice but to obey, brought the rice over, and sat down cautiously, only daring to sit halfway up her buttocks.

After dinner, Zhao Han stood up and said, "I'll go talk to the three of them."

"Brother Han, just go and I'll wait at home." Fei Rulan walked Zhao Han to the door.

Zhao Han took advantage of the moonlight and went to the courtyard next door. On the way, he took out his wallet and played with it. His little sister asked Fei Chun to bring it.

When I came to the courtyard and met Xu Ying's family, I realized that Xu Ying had been called back and forth by Pang Chunlai.

Xu Ying, Liu Ziren, and Fei Yuanjian were all at Pang Chunlai's side, chatting and laughing while enjoying the cool weather under the moonlight. Even Fei Ruhe and Fei Chun were also there.

"Haha, you're finally here!" Fei Ruhe laughed.

Fei Yuanjian also teased: "I was wondering when you would come, and I thought you were going to accompany my wife tonight."

Pang Chunlai said: "Sit down."

These guys had already reserved a seat for Zhao Han, with an empty bamboo chair and a teacup in front of him.

Zhao Han sat down, poured tea for himself and said: "Before the summer grain harvest, money and food are very tight, and I am too lazy to buy wine. Today, old friends are reunited, I will drink tea instead of wine, and I would like to toast you all first!"

"Easy to say!"

Fei Ruhe and Fei Yuanjian raised their glasses at the same time.

Fei Yuanjian seems to have come out of the shadows and is now much more cheerful. Liu Ziren is more reserved, but Xu Ying is still introverted.

Fei Yuanjian was the first to speak: "Mr. Pang said something. We are new here, so we can't break the rules here. I don't know how to fight, I don't know how to farm, and I don't know how to preach. Brother Han, Please help me arrange a position. By the way, I have a cousin now, and I have the nickname Daqi."

Zhao Han thought for a while and said with a smile: "Brother Daqi, how about you follow Mr. Pang first and handle some paperwork?"

"As long as you have something to do, I'm so idle," Fei Yuanjian sighed, "You don't know, since you left with Ruhe, I didn't even have anyone to talk to, so I could only stay in the academy and study. I They all worked so hard, but hey, I still didn’t get admitted as a scholar, but Xu Ying got the scholarship first.”

Xu Ying cupped her hands and said, "It's a fluke."

Zhao Han couldn't help but ask: "Has Inspector Cai ever left office?"

Xu Ying replied: "I was transferred last year. The new superintendent's surname is Hou, Taodong Zeng."

Houdong Zeng, a scholar in Jiangxi Province, was also a martyr in the history of fighting against the Qing Dynasty. He led the people to defend Jiading City.

After the city was captured, his two sons were hacked to death dozens of times. Hou Dong once took his two other sons to worship in the direction of the ancestral hall, and then committed suicide by drowning. The father and son were picked up. Hou Tongzeng was already dead, but his two sons were still angry and were hacked to death by the Qing army.

Because Hou Dong once led the people to resist fiercely, the Qing army immediately ordered a massacre of the city after breaking through.

It was the first of the three massacres in Jiading!

"How is this official's reputation?" Zhao Han asked.

"It's hard to say." Since Xu Ying was admitted as a scholar, Hou Tong was his teacher and must be respected by the venerable.

Fei Yuanjian didn't care, and said directly: "This Inspector Hou is not as clean as Inspector Cai, but overall he is pretty good."

Such an evaluation can be understood as a small greed that works seriously, which is already rare in the officialdom of the late Ming Dynasty.

Fei Chun suddenly said: "Headquarters, I asked around on the road. The new governor Li Maofang has arrived, and together with Wang Siren, Jiangzhou's military commander, they are clearing out the water bandits in Poyang Lake. I heard that they have thirty large and small warships. There were many boats, and the water bandits of Poyang Lake were driven away east and west."

"These two are amazing!" Zhao Han couldn't help but admire.

When Jie Xuelong was defeated and committed suicide, Wang Siren had just arrived in Jiujiang to become an official. Li Maofang has only been in Jiangxi for three months.

In less than half a year, the two of them had formed a navy army and were able to defeat the Poyang Lake water bandits.

But, we can still survive. No matter how powerful the government is, we must first defeat the rebels in Duchang.

It was too close to Nanchang and threatened Jingdezhen. The rebels might also attack Hukou. If Zhao Han's threat level is 100, the threat level of the Duchang rebels is 1,000.

I just hope that the Duchang rebels can hold on for a few more months!

While chatting with old friends, Liu Ziren suddenly said: "Zuo Chen, I want to join the missionary team."

"Why do you think so?" Zhao Han asked with a smile.

Liu Ziren said: "I think the missionary team is very good, and the world's unity is also very good. A court that can feed the people is a good court. Now let alone ordinary people, even a scholar like me has long been unable to have enough to eat. ”

Zhao Han said: "Then you first work with Chen Maosheng, watch more and learn more. When you master it, go to the villages and towns to work as a missionary officer. As long as you do well, you are guaranteed to be promoted quickly."

The arrangements for Fei Yuanjian and Liu Ziren started from the grassroots level.

But there is a level of old friend relationship, and the two people's promotion speed must be several times faster than others.

Zhao Han did not arrange for Xu Ying to do anything, and Xu Ying did not ask any questions. She just chatted with everyone, drank tea and admired the moon.

It wasn't until after the party ended that Zhao Han said to Xu Ying alone: ​​"There is an inn in Yongyang Town. The owner surrendered too quickly, and I can't take away the property. Go there and be the second shopkeeper, and be familiar with the operations of restaurants and inns."

"Okay!" Xu Ying held her hand.

Zhao Han handed Xu Ying another set of "Selected Poems of the Tang Dynasty" and said, "I have a method of 'checking characters'. You can take it back and get familiar with it. You must not reveal it to anyone, not even your family."

"I understand." Xu Ying put the book away.

China's military confidential communications appeared as early as the Warring States Period. At that time, they were called "Yin Fu" and "Yin Shu". Yin talismans correspond to various messages based on the length of the talismans; Yin shu cuts the content of the letter into several paragraphs and sends them out by different messengers, which must be combined to get the complete message.

Later, the anti-cut method, word analysis method, and implicit method appeared, which placed higher demands on users.

It was not until the Song Dynasty that there was finally a military code - Ziyan!

What Zhao Han handed over to Xu Ying was an upgraded version of the word verification method, the one commonly used in spy war dramas of the Republic of China.

It was already midnight (around midnight) when we got back. Fei Rulan was still lighting a lamp and reading a book, while Xiyue lay on the table and dozed off.

"You haven't slept yet?" Zhao Han said with a smile.

Fei Rulan smiled and said: "This book is interesting, I will read it for a while."

Xiyue woke up with a start, stood up suddenly, rubbed her sleepy eyes, and went to get Zhao Han bath water.

Fei Rulan suddenly asked: "Is there a suitable family locally? It's time for Ruhe to get married."

Zhao Han said: "I'll ask someone else to ask."

Fei Rulan sighed: "Originally, I have a good cousin. My mother wanted to send someone to propose marriage last year. But Ruhe ran away from home, and things have been delayed. You who are doing big things should have a family business."

Zhao Han said nothing and looked at Fei Rulan with a smile.

"What are you looking at me for?" Fei Rulan was a little embarrassed.

Zhao Han said: "I'm very busy these days. After this busy time, it's the busy farming season. I'll have some leisure time after the summer grain is harvested. Then we'll get married."

Fei Rulan was too shy to look directly at Zhao Han. The relationship between the two seemed clear, but a little unclear. So, Fei Rulan mentioned her younger brother's marriage and wanted to make some insinuation, but Zhao Han exposed it and even set a time for the wedding.

The girl under the lamp, Xiafei's cheeks, are beautiful and shy.

Zhao Han is a hot-blooded young man, every part of his body is hot, and now it is even more hot.

After returning from the bath, she walked directly into Fei Rulan's room, which frightened Miss Fei so much that she almost screamed.

"Why did you come in? You haven't worshipped yet." Fei Rulan was too frightened to move.

In the darkness, Zhao Han got into the bed and said, "I'll just hold you for a while. I really miss you."

"If you coax me, you won't miss me." Fei Rulan's whole body was trembling slightly, she was scared and at the same time extremely looking forward to it.

According to the age of marriage in ancient times, at Fei Rulan's age, children are old enough to have children, and she usually has all kinds of charming fantasies.

"Don't touch me!"

"I'm not touching you, I'm just holding you for a while. Are you a little hot? I'll help you take off your clothes."

"I'm not hot...ah, I'll take it off myself, you're so clumsy."

"..."