Liu Xiu said to Zhu You: "Xian Zhong, go check and see if the county government has a map of Huyang City."
"Yes!" Zhu You agreed and strode out.
Liu Xiu looked at Jiu'er again and said, "Jiu'er, go and check the situation in Liao Mansion. I want to know how many people there are in Liao Mansion and the layout of the courtyard."
Jiu'er nodded and quickly walked out of the hall.
Liao Heng dared to be so arrogant, hurting Liu Cheng first, and then came to negotiate with him. He must have someone to rely on, and there must be some Baisongmen disciples hidden in Liao Mansion.
While he was thinking about it, a soldier came to the door of the hall, intervened and said: "General, Xu Hong from the Xu Mansion and the young lady from the Xu Mansion want to see you."
Why are there so many things? Liu Xiu rubbed his forehead and asked absently: "What's the matter?"
The soldier cleared his throat and said: "General, Lieutenant Li wants to seize the Xu Mansion, and Xu Hong is here to plead for mercy."
Liu Xiu sighed secretly and said, "Let Zhong Hua and Ji Wen handle this matter themselves."
The soldier said cautiously: "Colonel Deng and Lieutenant Li also have differences regarding the seizure of the Xu family."
Hearing this, Liu Xiu blinked his eyes, pondered for a moment, and said, "Please invite his father and daughter to come in!"
"Yes! General!" the soldier agreed, turned around and left. Not long after, the soldier brought in a father and daughter from outside.
Xu Hong looks to be in his early forties. He is wearing a black robe. The color is very low-key, but the quality and workmanship are excellent. He looks extraordinary.
As for the young lady from the Xu family, she has a veil on her face, so her exact appearance cannot be clearly seen, but she has a very good figure, well-proportioned, slender, and well-proportioned.
After the two entered the hall, Xu Hong bowed his hands and saluted Liu Xiu. Miss Xu bowed her head and saluted, and said in unison: "The common people pay homage to the general!"
Liu Xiu waved his hands and said: "You two, please get up." When the two of them stood up, Liu Xiu asked straight to the point: "I heard that you two are here because of the seizure of the Xu Mansion?"
Xu Hong looked at Liu Xiu and asked, "General Liu, I have a question to ask."
Liu Xiu almost laughed and said, "Mr. Xu has something to say clearly."
"Does Zhu Tiandu's notice of peace and security count?"
"Of course it counts."
"The Zhu Tiandu tribe really won't bully the weak and oppress the people in the city?"
"certainly."
"In this case, the villain wants to report Captain Li for robbing civilian girls!" Xu Hong said seriously.
"What?" Liu Xiu looked at Xu Hong in confusion. Rape a civilian girl? Which civilian girl? He asked: "Who is Captain Li that Mr. Xu is talking about?"
"Li Yi Li Xiaowei!"
"Who is the civilian girl he robbed?"
"It's my little girl, Xu Xiling!"
Liu Xiu looked at Xu Hong inexplicably, then at Miss Xu who was standing aside, and said suspiciously: "Mr. Xu, isn't the daughter standing here in good order? She was not snatched away by Captain Li."
Xu Hong said in a deep voice: "General Liu doesn't know something. Today, Captain Li came to the Xu Mansion and said he was searching for Guo Deng's accomplices. When he searched the backyard, when he saw his little girl, Captain Li had evil thoughts. In the afternoon, Captain Li I came to my Xu Mansion again and said that Guo Deng, who was sponsoring Lianfeng in the Xu Mansion, was a huge and unforgivable crime and should be sealed up. However, if I betrothed my daughter to him and let him take her as my concubine, he could forget the blame and ensure that Xu The mansion was safe and sound. The common people did not agree to this matter. As a result, Colonel Li became so angry that he immediately led his troops to the Xu Mansion to punish the entire Xu family. Later, Captain Deng arrived and stopped Lieutenant Li. Until now, the two captains Mr. Wei is still arguing in my Xu Mansion!"
Liu Xiu heard this. In his impression, Li Yi was not a lecherous person. Why did he suddenly fall in love with a young lady from the Xu family? He asked, "Mr. Xu, are you serious about this?"
Before Xu Hong could speak, Xu Xiling said: "If General Liu doesn't believe it, you can call Colonel Li and Captain Deng to ask."
If it is true, this is really embarrassing for her grandma. Before Liu Xiu could speak, Xu Xiling took off the veil on her face. Liu Xiu looked at it subconsciously and couldn't help but be startled.
He had already guessed to some extent that the girl who could make Li Yi fall in love with her must have extraordinary looks, but he also didn't expect that Xu Xiling was so beautiful and incomparable.
Her face is as white as jade, her skin is like mutton fat, her dark eyebrows are thick, resolute but slender, with the sweetness of a daughter, her nose is high and straight, and the small diamond-shaped mouth underneath is bright red and sexy.
On her face, what is particularly eye-catching is the pair of peach blossom eyes, which are not clear between black and white and are hazy. Even when she is looking at people, they seem to be ogling, seducing and haunting people.
Liu Xiu has seen many beautiful women, but in his impression, in terms of appearance alone, Lihua is probably the only one who can compete with this young lady from the Xu family.
No wonder Li Yi wanted to take a concubine! After seeing Xu Xiling's appearance, Liu Xiu could understand Li Yi. Even though he had a sense of belonging, he couldn't help but stare at her for a while.
Liu Xiu cleared his throat unnaturally, withdrew his gaze, looked out the door, and said, "Here comes someone."
A soldier came in, stepped in and saluted, and said: "General!"
"Summon Deng Yu and Li Yi immediately and come back to see me!"
"Yes!" Jun Bing agreed and exited the hall.
However, when he was going out, he didn't know where the soldier was looking. He tripped hard on the threshold and almost threw himself out of the door. He staggered out several steps before he regained his balance.
Liu Xiu held her forehead, looked at Xu Xiling kindly, and said with a smile: "Miss Xu, it's better to put on the veil."
Now he finally understood why Xu Xiling came with a veil. It was really not hypocritical. If she went out without a veil, she would indeed cause a lot of trouble.
Hearing this, Xu Xiling couldn't help laughing, then bowed to Liu Xiufu and put on the veil again. Her laughter attracted a dissatisfied glare from Xu Hong, and Liu Xiu couldn't help but be stunned again. .When Xu Xiling smiles, it is no longer a question of whether she is beautiful or not, but her smile is like a hook, which can hook into the depths of people's hearts and bring out all the desires in people's hearts.
Liu Xiu was stunned for a moment, then immediately lowered his eyes, looked at his nose, his nose and his mouth, and his mouth and his heart, allowing himself to calm down.
His intuition told him that something was wrong with this woman! Even Yin Lihua would not make him daze so often, but Xu Xiling could do it easily. He suddenly thought of the rumors he had heard before, the art of foxy charm.
He calmly waved his hand to Xu Hong and Xu Xiling, and said with a smile: "Please sit down, both of you!"
Xu Hong and Xu Xiling thanked Liu Xiu and knelt down beside him.
Liu Xiu had tea brought to her again. While drinking tea, Liu Xiu looked at Xu Xiling cheerfully while holding the tea cup, and said casually: "I see that Miss Xu is light, she must have practiced some martial arts, right?"
The woman's steps are light, which may mean she has practiced martial arts, but it is more likely that she has learned dance skills.
Hearing Liu Xiu's question, Xu Xiling's thoughts changed. She smiled at Liu Xiu and said, "When I was young, I studied under a teacher and only had a superficial understanding of it."
Liu Xiu asked: "I wonder where Miss Xu came from?"
Xu Xiling took off her veil again, picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea slowly, and asked with a smile: "Has General Liu ever heard of Mr. Yichen?"
Mr. Yichen? Liu Xiu was confused, but on the surface he was still calm and said, "I heard a little bit."
Xu Xiling was amused again and said: "My master's whereabouts are erratic. He travels all over the world and has no fixed residence. There are very few people who know the name of his master. It's really admirable that General Liu can hear about it!"
This damn girl! Liu Xiu just said something casually, but he didn't expect that someone would use it as a joke to ridicule himself. He coughed dryly, did not answer the question, picked up the tea cup, and took a big sip of tea.
Seeing the joking look in his daughter's eyes, Xu Hong couldn't help but sigh secretly, glared at her fiercely, and signaled her not to go too far. Now that the Zhu Tiandu Department has taken control of Huyang City, the lives of their Xu family are still at stake. It’s in other people’s hands!
Xu Xiling didn't mean to ridicule Liu Xiu, he just thought it was funny.
There are very few people who can see her true appearance and not be attracted, and there are very few people who can remain indifferent when seeing her smile. She has dragon scales and phoenix horns, but Liu Xiu can always remain calm in front of her, which makes She felt very strange.
Liu Xiu was ridiculed by Xu Xiling and wisely stopped talking to her. He turned to look at the relatively honest Xu Hong and asked: "The Xu family is a well-known noble family in Huyang. I wonder if during the lockdown period in Huyang , how much food did the Xu family support the county government?”
Xu Hong's face straightened and he said: "Go back to General Liu, we have a total of 50,000 yuan in money and 5,000 shi in food."
Liu Xiu calculated silently in his mind, and with the strength of the Xu family, he donated 50,000 yuan to the county government. Five thousand shi of food was actually not much.
Xu Hong continued: "General Liu, the money and food donated by my Xu family are not more than those donated by other noble families, nor are they less than those donated by other noble families. If you want to seal up my Xu family based on this alone, I will not accept it." !”
Before Liu Xiu could speak, a soldier came over to report: "General, Colonel Deng, and Colonel Li are here!"
"Let the two of them come in!"
Not long after, Deng Yu and Li Yi walked in from the outside. Seeing Xu Hong and Xu Xiling sitting in the hall, Deng Yu and Li Yi were both startled. The former was okay, and after being stunned for a moment, he bowed his hands and saluted Liu Xiu. Said: "Lord!"
Li Yi's eyes fell on Xu Xiling's face, his eyes were dull and his eyeballs almost flew out.
In the past, he thought Yin Lihua was the most beautiful woman in the world, but after seeing Xu Xiling, he was simply astonished. Xu Xiling may not be as beautiful as Yin Lihua, but Yinli's gorgeous and holy beauty is so beautiful that it makes people feel It is too high to reach, but Xu Xiling's beauty is a beauty that seduces people's soul, a beauty that can arouse people's desires, and a beauty that makes people feel that they can truly obtain it.
Seeing Li Yi staring at Xu Xiling in a daze as soon as he came in, Liu Xiu looked unhappy and put the teacup in his hand on the table. Li Yi finally came to his senses, cheered up, bowed his hand to Liu Xiu, and said : "General!"
"I heard that Ji Wen wants to seal down the Xu Mansion, but Zhong Hua opposes the sealing of the Xu Mansion. What is going on?" Liu Xiu's eyes swept between the two of them.
Li Yi cupped his hands and said: "General, during our army's siege, the Xu family donated a large amount of money and food to Lian Feng and Guo Deng. It can be seen that the Xu family has a close relationship with Lian Feng, Guo Deng and their like, and strongly supports the reckless thieves.
