All the affairs of the Nine Cities Terracotta Division Lu Zhan have been straightened out, everything has been on the right track, and the inner eunuch sent by Emperor Yonghe to support him has also returned to the palace to reply to the decree.

After some adjustment and running-in, the Nine Cities Terracotta Division did not dare to say that it was completely under Lu Zhan's control, but it was almost there.

At least, the key positions are his people.

He didn't use all of the list given to him by the eldest princess, but only selected a little more than one-third to use it.

Although the eldest princess was a little dissatisfied with this, she felt that this son was not obedient enough, but she was helpless.

After all, the deputy commander of the Nine Cities Soldiers and Horses Division was Lu Zhan, not her, and she could only advise Lu Zhan on how to do it without forcing it—even if she wanted to force it, would Lu Zhan be the one who would listen to her?

The Jiucheng Terracotta Division inevitably recruited and supplemented a lot of people from the outside, and Lu Zhan took the opportunity to use a lot of people from Willow Hutong and Little Willow Hutong.

Most of those who have retired from the barracks have disabilities or old injuries, or are too old to use them, but their children and grandchildren can use them.

After careful selection, a total of more than 300 people were selected to be incorporated into the teams of various branches.

Their fathers or grandfathers are all soldiers with some ability, and they can also punch and kick a few times, and after Lu Zhan's selection, they naturally choose those who have outstanding kung fu, and whose character is also reliable, and who is also smart and calm.

Although they are all new recruits at the moment, they are at the bottom, but with their qualifications, plus Lu Zhan will naturally take care of them openly and secretly, the speed of promotion will not be slow, and these will be his real henchmen in the future.

For these people, Lu Zhan rescued them from hardship and embarrassment, and naturally there was a grace of knowing them.

In addition, there are three more people, and Lu Zhan directly reused them.

One is named Xu Kaifang, whose martial arts are no worse than Yingda and Yinger, and he has no physical disabilities.

Lu Zhan personally tried his skills, with his ability, if he knows a little bit about drilling, or has a little background, he is definitely more than Zhengqipin.

Seeing that he had a calm personality and was introverted, he asked him if he would like to follow him to the Nine Cities Soldiers and Horses? Xu Kaifang agreed after only a little consideration, so Lu Zhan directly accepted him as a guerrilla fighter in one of the patrol battalions under his control.

There are also two people named Long Kuang, who is blind in one eye, but his martial arts are excellent, his archery skills are accurate, and he is especially good at all kinds of hidden weapons.

The other person was the old man Mo that Qiao Xiaoru had seen when she first went to Sister Fei.

Old man Mo was old, and his legs and feet were not very convenient, so he retreated.

The family background is better than others.

But staying at home every day, he was also quite bored, Lu Zhan invited him out of the mountain, and he agreed without thinking about it.

But like Long Zheng, he did not receive public office, but served as Lu Zhan's staff.

He was originally the best scout in a certain military area in the north, his eyes were extremely spicy, and he never made a mistake in inquiring about the news, and he couldn't hide the slightest hint of clues and troubles.

Lu Zhan used these people, and he inevitably talked to Qiao Xiaoru, and said with a smile that his daughter-in-law was really his lucky star, if it weren't for her, he wouldn't have needed these people.

And without a force that really reverberates to himself, it is really not easy for him to make something in the Nine Cities Terracotta Division.

You can't transfer someone from Yue Tianxiang again, right? That's too high-profile.

And these people are destined to become targets for arrows, and they are not familiar with the situation in the capital, so it is strange that they are not pitted to death.

And Yingda and the others already have other arrangements, and it is not good to move anymore.

But the descendants of those soldiers are different, they are natives of the capital, recruiting people, recruiting them, no one cares.

Qiao Xiaoru said with a smile: "This is unintentionally planted in the willows, where did you think that everything was so just right?" ”

It just so happened that he became this deputy commander, and it just so happened that those people were available again.

Only the eldest princess knew that Lu Zhan actually got a blind one eye to be a guard by his side, and he also hired an old man with inconvenient legs and feet as a staff member, so she was very angry.

Xiang Qing complained to Mama Qing: "Is he so cold? If there is a lack of people, how many good people in this palace can't find him? He has to use something that can't be put on the stage, and he's not afraid of people's jokes! ”

Mama Qing had to accompany her to comfort her carefully: "Maybe the king of the county has his own considerations, maybe the two of them have something to offer, and they may not necessarily be ......."

The eldest princess snorted coldly when she heard it, what is the difference? He's just been deceived! Could it be that you still think that those two are some kind of hermits?

Fortunately, the eldest princess didn't know that he had recruited and installed so many people from the Willow Alley and the Little Willow Alley, otherwise she would be even more angry, thinking that he was getting close to some people who couldn't get on the stage.

At the beginning of the month, the first snow fell in the capital.

The little moon had never seen snow before, and she was wearing a thick little jacket and looked at the snowflakes fluttering in the air with wide eyes and curiosity, so happy that she had to run into the yard on two small short legs.

She can't walk on her own yet, but she can still walk with someone to help her.

In these years, if you are infected with wind and cold, it is not fun, especially for children. Even if there is an old man Zhou with amazing medical skills, he does not dare to have a very guarantee.

Qiao Xiaoru had no choice but to be ruthless and told the maids not to take her out, so they played on the kang in the house.

In less than two days, Xiao Yue almost didn't toss to lift the kang, lay on the window, staring out, or if she didn't pay attention, she would hold on to the table, chair, and cabinet wall, or simply crawl, and slide to the door with her hands and feet.

Originally, it was enough for two maids to take care of her, but now the three of them are tired enough to look at her.

On this day, when the snow stopped and the sun rose, Deng Yuechan came to play, Xiaoyue finally saw a fresh face, and was very enthusiastic about Deng Yuechan, holding her beloved tumbler and taking the initiative to give it to Deng Yuechan to play.

As soon as she took the tumbler with a smile, she climbed into someone's arms and asked them to hold her, rubbed in someone's arms and coquettishly, and smirked at people with her little head up.

Deng Yuechan laughed, Qiao Xiaoru almost held her forehead, who is this child's familiar temper? She and Lu Zhan don't seem to be so - thick-skinned, right?

Deng Yuechan came to invite Qiao Xiaoru to go to the Hanyue Temple to enjoy the plum blossoms, "My mother will go to the Hanyue Temple every year to make incense and make a wish, and the plum blossoms there will bloom at this time, the scenery is good, my cousin and sister-in-law might as well go together, and take the little moon to play." There is a dark incense pavilion dedicated to appreciating plums in the plum forest, the two-storey small pavilion has a very wide glass row of windows on all sides, and there is a kang in the house, before we go, it will naturally ask people to burn the kang warmly, and ensure that the little moon is not frozen! Besides, the snow has just stopped, and the weather is sunny these days, and it won't be too cold! It couldn't be better to enjoy the plum blossoms after the snow. ”