Watching Zhang Shiyi jumped over the wall again, Li Xiu shook his head helplessly. He turned around and was about to go back to the room to rest, but suddenly he thought of something. He slapped his head and shouted terrible. He immediately lit the lantern and rushed out. Li Xiu specially built a doghouse for the mistress in the inner house. Just outside his yard, he heard the mistress screaming, but now he didn't know what's going on. Don't be strangled to death by Zhang Shiyi, the bastard.

Li Xiu ran outside quickly. When he saw the empty doghouse, Li Xiu couldn't help but feel sank. He wanted to catch Zhang Shiyi back, hang it on the beam and beat it a hundred times.

With a bit of luck, Li Xiu looked around with a lantern, and soon he found a mistress near the doghouse. When he saw the mistress lying on the ground, Li Xiu felt ache. Strictly speaking, the mistress was one of his closest companions after coming to the Tang Dynasty, and at the same time it was Qi Niang's favorite playmate. If there was something wrong with it, Qi Niang alone could not explain it.

Li Xiu walked over in great grief and reached out and was about to pick up the mistress, but he didn't expect that the mistress would roll up at this time. His belly was sleeping well, his long tongue was half spitting out, and he licked his oily nose from time to time. Under it, there was still half a piece of unfinished meat.

"This smelly dog ​​turned out to be someone else's food!" Li Xiu angrily patted the mistress's head when he saw this. As a result, the guy shook his head very enjoyable and still didn't wake up. Li Xiu wrapped the piece of meat in leaves and smelled it, but found that there was an indescribable fragrance on it, and he didn't know what medicine had been applied?

He threw the piece of meat outside the wall so that he would not be eaten by the mistress again. Then he carried the mistress into the doghouse. After all, it was just a half-large watchdog and would definitely not be compared with the police dogs in later generations.

After Zhang Shiyi's fuss, Li Xiu could no longer sleep and was thinking about the family affairs. Last night, he thought about recruiting a few servants and maids, but Zhang Shiyi reminded him that the family not only lacked servants, but also lacked a guard. Otherwise, the safety of the family could not be guaranteed at all. Without servants, it would be a bit inconvenient at most, but without guards, it might even lose their heads.

Thinking of the above, Li Xiu couldn't sleep even more. As soon as the sky was dawn, Li Xiu didn't even eat breakfast. He ran to find Mr. Ma with red eyes, but when he arrived at the princess's mansion, he was idle. The servant said that Mr. Ma suddenly received the imperial edict yesterday and went to the palace and has not come back yet.

When Li Xiu heard that Ma left after receiving the imperial edict, he couldn't help but feel a little worried. He immediately went to see Princess Pingyang again to ask about Ma's whereabouts. After hearing this, Princess Pingyang smiled and said, "Uncle Ma will blame Captain Li for leaving this time!"

"Blame me? Why did you have something to do with me?" Li Xiu said in surprise when he heard this.

"Of course it has something to do with you. Do you still remember where your second brother went?" Princess Pingyang reminded with a smile again.

"No, even Uncle Ma wants to be transferred to Tuyuhun?" Li Xiu was shocked when he heard this. Tuyuhun was a small country after all. Even if he invaded the Tang Dynasty, the troops he had sent were limited. It was enough to send a Li Shimin. Now he sent Ma Master again, which means that even the Detachment of Women was used. Is it necessary to build such a large formation?

Seeing Li Xiu's surprised expression, Princess Pingyang could also guess what he was thinking and explained with a smile: "During the former Sui Dynasty, Tuyuhun was once defeated, but when our Tang Dynasty entered the Central Plains, they actually dared to raise troops without authorization. This move has angered his father. Therefore, this time, not only did he want to repel Tuyuhun's army, but he wanted to teach them a harsh lesson so that they would never dare to look north again within several years, so they used so many troops!"

When she said this, Princess Pingyang suddenly glanced at Li Xiu with some charm, and then continued: "There is another good news that prompted my father to make up his mind to mobilize the army. That is, yesterday afternoon, Du Fuwei suddenly entered the palace and took the initiative to hand over the military power of the Jianghuai Army, and agreed to the court to reorganize the Jianghuai Army. In this way, my Tang Dynasty would have lost another hidden danger, so we can naturally mobilize more troops to the outside world!"

"So that's it. I didn't expect that Mr. Du's movements were so fast!" Li Xiu couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and then he asked with some concern, "How did the imperial court deal with Mr. Du, probably wouldn't treat him badly, right?"

"Hehe~, of course, it's not a matter of day or two to reorganize the Jianghuai Army, so Du Fuwei must focus on appeasement. However, he is now the King of Wu and cannot add another title, so he can only reward land and property. Now the King of Wu is the largest landlord of my Tang Dynasty!" Princess Pingyang smiled crisply, solving the hidden dangers of the Jianghuai Army. No matter how much land he rewarded, it is worth it.

"That's good. Mr. Du is actually quite good. He is generous and has no airs. He is also very loyal to his subordinates. Such a friend is worthy of his friends!" Li Xiu finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

Hearing Li Xiu's praise for Du Fuwei, Princess Pingyang smiled and said nothing. After all, Li Xiu had his own judgment. After a while, he spoke: "Person Li, is there anything you have to do when you come to find Uncle Ma today?"

There is nothing to hide from Princess Pingyang, so Li Xiu told her about Zhang Shiyi breaking into her mansion last night and told her that she wanted to find several guards through Ma Ye. After all, Ma Ye has been in the army for many years, and there must be many retired old subordinates. As long as the rewards she paid was high enough, some of these people should be willing to be guards, right?

When Princess Pingyang heard that Li Xiu was coming to find a nursing home, she showed a thoughtful expression. After a moment, she said, "Prince Li, if you want to find a nursing home, I have some candidates, but these people are a bit special. I wonder if you are willing?"

"Oh? Princess, the person you recommend is definitely not wrong. I wonder who they are?" Li Xiu said with great interest when he heard this. He believed that Princess Pingyang would not harm him, and even more so that she believed in her eyes, so he was very happy to hear this.

"This... I just said that these people are a bit special. Captain Li, do you want to think about it again?" Princess Pingyang said a little hesitantly, as if she regretted that she was going to recommend a guard for Li Xiu just now.

"What's the special thing? Could it be that these people have retreated from the army, so they are disabled, right? But as long as they don't have much impact on their skills, there should be no problem!" Li Xiu guessed with a smile. He was already mentally prepared for these things.

"No, I don't have any disability, and I'm absolutely good at it, but... I just have some problems!" Princess Pingyang said embarrassedly again, and at the end of the conversation, she became even hesitant.

"What's the problem?" Li Xiu said even more curiously at this time.

"They...they are all married!" Princess Pingyang finally plucked up the courage.

"Woman?" Li Xiu shouted in surprise when he heard this. He never expected that the guard guard that Princess Pingyang said was actually a woman. Although the guard guard did not have to fight on the battlefield like soldiers, he had to protect the safety of the master's family when it was dangerous. This is always a matter of men. I have never seen anyone hire a female guard guard.

"Li Zhengwei heard from me that although they were women, they were all the personal guards around me who retired. Everyone had superb martial arts. They had followed me to fight south and north, but they were women after all. Even if they made a lot of contributions, they were not recognized by the court. And sooner or later they were going to get married. Most of them had to withdraw from the army after getting married. I was talking about these people." Princess Pingyang hurriedly explained.

"So it's the personal guard around you, Princess." Li Xiu also showed a sudden expression. He almost forgot that Princess Pingyang had a female guard around her. Although there were not many people, there were still 500 people. Most of them were unmarried women, because as soon as they got married, they would face family pressure. If they had children, they would be even more unlikely to follow Princess Pingyang.

"Huh? No, these are all people around the princess. I must have made a lot of contributions to the princess. Even if you withdraw, you won't treat them badly, why do you need to come out to be a guard?" Li Xiu suddenly asked strangely when he heard this. Although the guard is not a servant, his status is not very high, especially the other party is still a married woman, so he may be even more reluctant to show up in public.

"Oh, I rescued most of the first female guards around me from the victims. Although they made a lot of contributions, they were women after all. The court would not grant them official titles, and at most reward some land according to their merits. Later, some of them reached the age of marriage, so they got married one after another. When they got married, I gave them some land and property privately, enough to allow them to live a prosperous life."

When she said this, Princess Pingyang sighed again and said with a sad face: "But there are always three disasters and six difficulties. Among these married guards, some people have bad lives. When they meet bad people, they marry a gambling ghost. The family business is quickly defeated. Some people are affected by disasters and have to escape from their families. Some people are even injured and are caught because they can't stand the beating and scolding of their husbands. Later, I came forward to protect her. Moreover, these women are very strong. I gave them money and property several times, but they are unwilling to accept it. They would rather live a poor life with their own efforts. However, if I introduce them to work, they should not refuse!"

"So that's it. Since you are the personal guards around the princess, you must have no problem with your skills. Princess, just call them here. You will definitely not treat them badly in terms of remuneration!" Li Xiu agreed almost immediately after hearing this.

Female bodyguards were very popular in later generations, and they were personal guards who were born around Princess Pingyang. Li Xiu had seen these personal guards. Ordinary male soldiers were not their opponents, and it was more convenient for women to act as guards. For example, you can get a special guard around Qi Niang and follow you wherever you go.
Chapter completed!