In the front hall of Liuzhuang, when Chen Zhiming and others were surprised to hear the arrival of the new Qing Dynasty Hubei Governor Zhang Liangji, they looked at the beautiful woman together, and saw that she was still sitting upright and drinking tea without any movement. Everyone seemed to be relieved.

Zhou Yiduan was so beautiful that he saw it in his eyes and knew in his heart that the real leader of this group was not Chen Zhiming, but the beautiful woman sitting upright and drinking tea. He noticed her at this time. She was beautiful in appearance, but there was an inexhaustible heroic spirit between her eyebrows. Although she was dressed in a green cloth skirt of ordinary women, she was gentle and elegant in every move, and she was generous and decent, with a faint sense of a parent-mistress style.

"I don't know what to call this little girl? Is it also our Zhou family?" Zhou Yiduan walked slowly to the beautiful woman and asked with a smile, staring at the beautiful woman with beautiful eyes.

The beautiful woman put down the teacup, stood up like a flower with a smile, and said with a slight tribute: "Little sister Wang Xuanjiao, is the niece of your cousin's family in Sister Zhou. Sister Zhou may not know me, but Sister Zhou's name is well-educated and polite among us cousins ​​from afar." She couldn't tell where she was from her ravings.

Zhou Yiduan asked in confusion: "The niece of the cousin's family? Do I have a cousin?"

The beautiful woman smiled faintly, sighed and said with a bitter face: "Sister Zhou is a rich family, how can we poor relatives remember?" Then she said: "Sister Zhou has a distinguished guest first. Let's talk about our own recognition later."

Seeing that Wang Xuanjiao looked confident, Zhou Yiduan was a little confused. Could it be that she was really her cousin from afar? Zhou's family has a great career and has many cousins ​​with complicated relationships. Perhaps Wang Xuanjiao's family is too poor, and her parents are unwilling to interact with their family, so she doesn't mention it, so she doesn't know.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Yiduan had to get up and go out to greet Zhang Liangji with Zhou Ren'an. The governor of a province came to the door in person, and Zhou Yiduan had to go out to greet him in person.

After Zhou Yiduan and Zhou Ren'an left, only Wang Xuanjiao, Chen Zhiming and others were left in the hall. Chen Zhiming hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Xiwang Niang, what should I do if there is a Qing Yao coming?"

This beautiful woman is Hong Yuner, who possessed the Western Princess Hong Xuanjiao. She curled her lips and said, "What are you panic? I almost showed my flaw just now." Then she pondered: "Yao Yuan, take two people out quietly and inform Aunt Hu and the others of the ambush outside the village, and ask them to prepare to take action. If you see the arrows fired here, you will bring the troops to come and respond."

Yao Yuan could not speak Hunan dialect, so like other Guangxi brothers, he had never spoken. He pretended to be Chen Zhiming's follower and had long been a little depressed. He received the order from Hong Yuner and went happily.

There were also male soldier Li Tianxi, female soldier Li Xuanji, Yang Dongqing and a female soldier guard in the hall. Hong Yuner turned around and said to the female soldier guard: "Go to the side hall of the sanitary yard to inform everyone, prepare the weapons, if they are knocked out by Qing Yao, we will start fighting!" The female soldier turned around and went.

Hong Yuner turned around and said to Yao Yuan, Li Tianxi and others: "If Qing Yao recognizes me later and fights, you two will protect the Xuan Ji girl and the Dongqing girl first. I will break the back. Let's go to the glutinous rice field to gather brothers and fight out. If Qing Yao doesn't do anything, we will wait until tomorrow and will usually kidnap Zuo Zongtang's family." At this point, Hong Yuner chuckled: "If everything goes well, maybe we can still capture the new governor of Qing Yao. This is called shooting and hitting a deer." Everyone laughed.

After a while, Zhou Yiduan led several people to the hall. The leader was wearing a long jacket and a dome hat. He was about forty years old, with a beard on his lips, a wide head, but his eyes were very small, his expression was very solemn, and his official power was strong. He guessed that it should be Zhang Liangji.

There was another person behind him, who was over thirty years old, with a long robe in a coarse cloth, and was dressed very ordinary, looking like a businessman with a beard on his lips, a thin and timeless face, and a bit of a murderous aura, but he didn't know who he was. The two of them were four companions behind him, both of whom were strong and powerful men. They could tell at a glance that they were Gorshha, the governor. The few of them were not wearing official uniforms, and they thought they were on patrol in a very small suit, but they could tell at a glance that they were from the government.

When everyone entered the house, Zhou Yiduan introduced it to everyone, Hong Yuner bowed openly, and Chen Zhiming and others reluctantly gave Zhang Liangji and others a reluctant bow.

Zhang Liangji narrowed his eyes and smiled, "It turns out that relatives are visiting at the wife's house. It's a bit abrupt."

Zhou Yiduan bowed slightly and said, "Zhang Futai is polite. The humble house is simple and the hospitality is not good. Please give me a lecture."

Zhang Liangji laughed and didn't refuse, so he sat in the first place in the hall. The man who looked like a businessman sat opposite Chen Zhiming, and four Goshhas stood behind the two.

"This visit is to invite Mr. Zuo." Zhang Liangji did not speak nonsense and bowed to Zhou Yiduan, saying: "I am responsible for the emperor's order. I originally planned to take office in Changsha to intercept the long-haired rebels, but I did not expect that when I arrived in Yuezhou, I heard the news of the fall of Changsha. Recently, there were news that the assistant minister Luo Raudian and the admiral Bao Qibao had failed to launch troops to counterattack Changsha. I always thought that the people of Changsha were now ravaged by the long-haired thieves.

He felt that all five were burned and he was unwilling to eat. He just wanted to overcome the provincial capital as soon as possible and give the people a bright world. Unfortunately, my official was a little talented and had only a few thousand soldiers and horses around him, and he was not able to help him, so he might not be able to accomplish great things. As soon as he entered Hunan, he heard about the reputation of his respected husband Zuo Zongtang. Mr. Zuo praised himself as a talented person who knew how to govern the world. Therefore, he imitated the ancients three times to visit the thatched cottage, and asked his master to come out to help me overcome the national crisis and alleviate the public grievances."

Before Zhou Yiduan answered, Hong Yuner burst into laughter. Everyone was stunned. Zhang Liangji was well-educated. Until the attack, Goshha behind him shouted angrily: "Dare you dare to ridicule the lord?"

Hong Yun'er was still not afraid and said frankly: "Mr. Zhang, a little girl, a rural woman, has never seen the world before. Please forgive me if you offend me. But I just heard that the allusion quoted by Mr. Zhang was wrong, so I laughed."

Zhang Liangji said oh, narrowed his eyes and twisted his short beard on his hands and asked, "What's wrong?"

Hong Yuner coughed lightly and said, "I have also heard from Mr. Shu that my brother-in-law compares with Jinliang, and he does have real talent and knowledge in his heart, but it is a bit inappropriate for Mr. Zhang to compare himself with Uncle Liu. Does Mr. Zhang have bad intentions and want to learn from Liu Bei to call himself King of Hanzhong? If this is spread, it will be very detrimental to the Lord."

After a big hat was covered, Zhang Liangji almost didn't sit firmly. It was indeed appropriate for his own quotation. Liu Bei was a royal relative and later called himself the King of Hanzhong. It was indeed inappropriate for him to compare himself to him. He blushed and said, "Well, this, this is true, I have forgotten about my words."

Hong Yuner said again: "Well, sister, sir, let us forget what he said just now, then we will forget it. We don't remember anything about asking my brother-in-law to come out."

Zhang Liangji was furious. The woman who appeared somewhere was so angry that she was talking nonsense here, as if she was here to disrupt the situation.

The man who looked like a businessman beside him bowed and said, "Two ladies, Zhang Futai means forgetting that allusion and asking Mr. Zuo to come out of the mountain. Zhang Futai is still a frank man. He is busy with all kinds of things every day, putting down his work and coming to the door to ask for it in person, which shows his sincerity." This man's Hunan accent seemed to be a figure in Hunan, and he was obviously very capable of coming with Zhang Liangji.

Hong Yuner stopped interrupting this time, and savored the tea with a smile. Zhou Yiduan asked, "Who is this?"

The man bowed and said, "I am not talented in Hengyang Peng Yulin, now aide to Zhang Futai."

Hong Yuner was slightly shocked and guessed that this person was quite big. She didn't expect that she would be Peng Yulin, the commander of the Hunan Navy in the future! Looking at his appearance as a businessman, she could not tell at all the spirit of commanding tens of millions of navy in the future.

Zhou Yiduan said, "It turned out to be Mr. Peng who came from Hengzhou Association to quell the chaos in the past few years. My master once talked about Mr. Peng's deeds. After quelling the chaos, he did not want an official position and quietly returned to Leiyang to do business. He could see his noble character."

Peng Yulin smiled slightly and said, "Madam, I originally helped Yang Zichun, a wealthy businessman in Leiyang to run a certificate, but this year Changmao invaded Hunan in the north and poisoned more than ten prefectures and counties. He was angry and came out of the mountain. However, when he came to Changsha, Changmao had already captured the provincial capital, so he had to go north to Yuezhou and join Zhang Futai as a member of the army. He went out of the mountain not for his own selfishness, but for saving the people in Hunan from the water and fire. Mr. Zuo's name has been heard for a long time, so he asked Mr. Zuo to come out of the mountain to help."

Li Xuanji couldn't help but say, "The government army burned, killed, looted everywhere, which was more fierce than long hair. If you want to save the people, you officials should take care of those unscrupulous soldiers first!"

When Zhang Liangji and Peng Yulin heard this, their faces changed color together. Hong Yun'er hurriedly smiled and said, "Two adults, don't bother with our country women. My girl is from Liuyang. A few days ago, the official army was defeated and passed by. My mother at home was killed. Her rice, grain and property were robbed. Now she is alone, lonely and helpless, because she is so angry that she can say this."

Zhang Liangji looked at Peng Yulin, Wang Jialin, and Tachibu's soldiers were tragic for the disaster, but the soldiers were in chaos and ignored them. Unexpectedly, among the people who were harmed, Zuo Zongtang's relatives were among the people who were harmed.

After pondering for a while, Peng Yulin stood up and bowed respectfully to Li Xuanji and said, "The court will definitely deal with this matter after the war. What I, Mr. Peng, hate the most is these riot soldiers and generals. They cannot kill the thieves and the people, but will harm the people. Please rest assured that after quelling the thieves and chaos, we will definitely sue the court and punish these thieves and soldiers, and give you justice! Even if they have made great achievements in fighting, they will still be punished by their lives!"

Hong Yuner shrugged and said, "We have appreciated Mr. Peng's kindness. As the saying goes, officials protect each other. I don't believe that the court will hunt and kill the generals who have made contributions for us a few untouchables. At that time, it would be bad if we sacrificed Mr. Peng's life for our injustice."

Peng Yulin was speechless, Zhang Liangji coughed lightly, resolving the current embarrassment, and said loudly: "Madam, let's talk about the serious business. I wonder where Mr. Zuo is now?"

Zhou Yiduan frowned slightly, looked at Hong Yuner and replied, "My master is not at home. He went out a few days ago and didn't know when he would come back."

Zhang Liangji sighed in disappointment: "It's really a coincidence. Do you really have to come here three times?"

Peng Yulin frowned and looked at Zhou Yiduan, then looked at Hong Yuner, turned to Zhang Liangji and said, "Master Futai, since Mr. Zuo is not at home, then we will come back another day."

Zhang Liangji seemed to listen to Peng Yulin's idea very much, and nodded immediately, clapped his hands and stood up and said, "I've been disturbed so much. Madam, if the gentleman comes home, please pay homage to the next post and wait for the gentleman to come."

After saying that, Zhang Liangji and Peng Yulin said goodbye and left, Zhou Yiduan sent him to the outside of the village. Hong Yuner and others followed him, watching Zhang Liangji and Peng Yulin riding away with more than ten followers, and then they breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Liangji and Peng Yulin were about to go out, and Peng Yulin suddenly stopped his horse's head and said to Zhang Liangji: "Master Futai can go back to mobilize troops first. I see that the men and women of the Zuo family do not look like Mrs. Zuo's relatives, but like fine works with long hair."

Zhang Liangji was shocked when he heard this, "How can I see it?"

Peng Yulin said in a deep voice: "Those women have a good understanding. How can ordinary women have the courage to talk to each other in front of Master Futai? Those men looked at us with great disgust, and some of them had fake braids!"

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