My wife is number one in the world

Qi Yun, the Third Princess, and their sisters in the hall listened to Liu Dashao's light scolding and Xiao Ke's exclamations coming from the courtyard outside the hall. They all smiled and shook their heads a few times.

People often say that father and son are natural enemies.

However, when it came to their own home, the father and daughter became "enemies".

Amidst Liu Mingzhi's grumbling and Xiao Ke'ai's exclamations, the father and daughter, chasing each other, quickly disappeared from the sight of Qi Yun, the Third Princess, Ren Qingrui, Gu Molanya, and their sisters.

About fifteen minutes later, Young Master Liu and his daughter, Little Cutie, arrived at the palace gates, chatting and laughing.

Liu Song saw Liu Dashao and Xiao Ke'ai and her father and daughter walking out of the palace, and quickly greeted them. Two steps away, Song Qing was gently combing the mane of the fine horse in front of him, with his back to the palace gate.

"Young Master Song, the young master and young lady are out."

As soon as Liu Song finished speaking, he immediately went to greet Liu Dashao and his daughter, Xiao Ke'ai.

Upon hearing Liu Song's reminder, Song Qing immediately turned around and looked towards the palace gate behind him.

When he saw Young Master Liu and his daughter, Little Cutie, he immediately stopped gently grooming his horse's mane and greeted them with a smile.

Before Liu Song could greet Young Master Liu and his daughter, Little Cutie, the soldiers on duty outside the palace gates spotted the father and daughter who had just come out of the palace.

In the blink of an eye, all the soldiers immediately bowed respectfully to Young Master Liu and his daughter, Little Cutie.

"We pay our respects to Your Majesty, long live the Emperor!"

"Greetings, Your Highness, may you live a thousand years!"

Looking at the group of soldiers who were greeting him and Xiao Ke'ai, Liu Mingzhi could only nod and smile slightly because he was carrying a jar of wine and a jar of water in each hand.

"Brothers, no need for formalities, no need for formalities at all."

When the little cutie saw her father addressing the soldiers as brothers, she smiled and stretched out her slender, lotus-root-like arms, gently supporting her fair and flawless hands to the soldiers.

"Uncles and elders, please dispense with the formalities, please dispense with the formalities."

"We thank Your Majesty and Your Highness the Princess."

Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly and looked at the leading captain with a faint smile.

"Gu Fang, it's past October, and the weather is getting cooler."

When you're on duty with the men in the morning, don't forget to make sure they wear an extra layer underneath, so they don't catch a cold.

Upon hearing what Young Master Liu said, Gu Fang grinned and nodded vigorously.

"Yes, I understand."

Liu Mingzhi nodded with a faint smile and continued walking towards Song Qing and Liu Song.

"Young Master, Miss."

"Third brother, Yue'er, you came along too."

Upon hearing Liu Song and Song Qing's greetings, Liu Mingzhi nodded with a smile, while Xiao Ke'ai waved gently at them with a grin.

"Hehehe, hehehe~ hehehe."

"Uncle Song".

"Uncle, I'm just staying at home with nothing to do, so I thought I'd go out for a walk with Father to clear my head."

"Haha, going out for a walk and relaxing is definitely much better than staying cooped up at home."

Liu Mingzhi first glanced at Fengxing and four or five other sleek, robust steeds a few steps away, then turned his gaze to Liu Song.

"What's the situation with Liu Song, Cheng Kai, and their brothers?"

"Reporting to Young Master, when I came out with Young Master Song, General Cheng Kai and the others had already finished eating."

Moreover, they have all sent people to summon their personal guards.

I estimate that it won't be long before they all come out of the palace together.

Upon hearing this, Liu Mingzhi raised an eyebrow, glanced back at the palace behind him, and then immediately set off towards Feng Xing, who was a few steps away.

"Big brother, Yue'er, Liusong, let's go, let's get out of the city first."

Seeing that Young Master Liu had already headed towards Feng Xing a few steps away while speaking, Song Qing, Xiao Ke'ai, and Liu Song quickly set off to follow.

"Third brother, when Brother Liu Song and I arrived at the palace gate, Brother Cheng Kai and the other three had almost finished breakfast. Shouldn't we wait for them?"

Upon hearing Song Qing's question, Liu Mingzhi chuckled and handed the wine jar and water jar he was holding to Liu Song.

"Liu Song, here!"

Upon seeing this, Liu Song readily nodded and extended both hands to accept the wine jar and water jar handed to him by his young master.

"Hey, okay."

Liu Mingzhi casually straightened his sleeves, and turned to look at Song Qing with his smile unchanged.

"Brother, I've already had Liu Song talk to Cheng Kai and the others. I'll go outside the city and wait for them."

Upon hearing Young Master Liu's reply, Song Qing immediately nodded with a knowing expression.

"Alright, I understand. Let's head straight out of the city then."

Liu Mingzhi smiled and nodded in acknowledgment before mounting the horse.

Immediately, he casually pulled out the riding whip from the saddlebag on his horse and gently swung it.

"drive!"

Seeing this, Xiao Ke'ai, Song Qing, and Liu Song nimbly flipped onto their horses and urged them on to follow Liu Dashao.

Liu Song lifted the satchel containing a wine jar and a water jar, and with a smile, raised the horsewhip in his hand to signal to Gu Fang, the captain on duty outside the palace gate.

"Brother Gu, please send the remaining two horses back with your help."

"Alright, Brother Liu, you can leave it to me."

Half a day later, as the sun rose high in the sky, Liu Mingzhi, Xiao Ke'ai, Song Qing, and Liu Song stopped on the official road about two miles from the city gate of the royal city. Liu Mingzhi dismounted and skillfully filled his pipe with tobacco from his waist while turning to look towards the west gate of the royal city, two miles away.

When Song Qing and Liu Song saw Young Master Liu pull out his pipe from his waist, they both smiled and moved closer to him.

Seeing this, the little cutie immediately disregarded her ladylike image and started jumping and skipping back and forth on the wide official road.

"Giggle, giggle... giggle."

"Oh dear! The air outside the city is so much fresher. I'm about to suffocate from staying in the royal city all day long."

After exhaling a puff of his pipe, Liu Mingzhi smiled faintly and turned to look at the adorable little girl who was running around excitedly.

"This brat looks like she's about to burst."

Song Qing silently exhaled a large puff of his pipe, then turned and looked at the little cutie with a smile.

"Haha, that's normal, perfectly normal."

Since our group arrived in the capital of the Great Shi Kingdom and settled in the palace, apart from you, my third brother, who is the emperor of our Great Dragon Dynasty, my sisters-in-law, Yue'er, my brother Liu Song and I, as well as Du Yu and Ming Feng and their group, we have hardly had anything to do on a daily basis.

Back when we were still in our Great Dragon Capital, all of you brothers and sisters were responsible for managing your household affairs.

Yue'er had to rush to the Ten Kings' Hall in the palace to handle the various government affairs she was responsible for.

As for me, Brother Liu Song, Brother Du Yu, and the rest of us, we all have our own responsibilities and are busy with our own tasks.

In the past, when I was constantly busy, I always thought I needed to take a good rest.

But after such a long period of leisure, I couldn't help but feel that these leisurely days were too bland and too boring.

Let alone Yue'er, a young girl, even I, nearing fifty, feel incredibly bored with life these days.

Liu Mingzhi took a small puff of his pipe, then sighed softly with a wistful expression.

"Ugh!"

"Brother, you're right!"
Apart from me, the ruler of a country, all of you in our group have become quite idle.

Speaking of which, when I, along with Yun'er, Yan'er, and all my sisters, as well as you all, accompanied Rongrong on her journey to the Kingdom of Gumo in the Western Regions to visit her family, I originally intended to take this opportunity to rest and enjoy some leisurely days.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.

Since our group traveled westward to settle in the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, I, as the young master, not only have to worry about various affairs of our Great Dragon Dynasty, but also about various matters within the borders of the Indian Kingdom and the Abbasid Caliphate.

Hey!

Brother, don't think that just because I don't have to attend court to handle various government affairs or worry about the people's livelihood and governance in various prefectures and counties, I can fool you.

However, brother, the things I need to do now are no less than the things we had to do when we were in the capital of Dalong!

While the lives and administration of the people in India and the Abbasid Caliphate appear peaceful and harmonious, undercurrents are surging beneath the surface.

In the current situation, the various circumstances within India and the Abbasid Caliphate are like a powder keg filled with gunpowder.

Normally, this powder keg appears calm and peaceful, with nothing happening at all.

But this seemingly calm powder keg only needs a single spark to trigger a massive explosion in an instant.

Our Great Dragon Dynasty's two armies on the left and right, along with the combined forces of the Anxi Protectorate and the Western Regions, totaling nearly a million elite troops, finally managed to conquer all the territories within the borders of India and the Abbasid Caliphate.

Hundreds of soldiers unfortunately died of illness on the westward expedition due to acclimatization problems.

Tens of thousands of soldiers died in battles large and small on the territories of India and the Abbasid Caliphate.

The reason these brothers passed away first was because of an order from me, the ruler of this country.

Therefore, I, this young master, must protect the land that my brothers won with their blood and lives.

In other words, I, this young master, absolutely cannot stand by and watch this seemingly calm powder keg explode with a single spark.

Otherwise, I, the young master, would be letting down the land that tens of thousands of brothers fought and lost with their blood and lives.

"If my brothers are watching from heaven, and they see that I failed to protect the land they won with their blood and lives, they will surely be extremely disappointed in me."

When Liu Mingzhi finished speaking in a low voice, he first took a large puff of tobacco from his pipe and then took the wine pouch from his waist, removed the stopper, and put it in his mouth.

"Gudu!"

"Glug~ Glug~"

After downing several large gulps of fine wine, Young Master Liu slowly exhaled a breath of alcohol, then turned his head with a serious expression to glance at Song Qing and Liu Song, who were looking at him with complicated expressions.

"Brother, Liu Song, I, your humble servant, cannot let our brothers' spirits down in heaven!"

Song Qing and Liu Song listened to Young Master Liu's extremely serious and emotional words, both silently puffing on their pipes without saying a word.

At this moment, both of them could feel the pressure contained in Young Master Liu's words.

Putting themselves in each other's shoes, if they were Young Master Liu, they would probably have been crushed by this invisible, intangible, yet real immense pressure long ago.

Looking at Song Qing and Liu Song, who were silently puffing away without saying a word, Liu Mingzhi raised his wine flask again and took several large gulps of the wine.

"Gudu!"

"Gudu!"

"Ah, that's great! That's fucking great!"

"Brother, to be frank, our two uncles, uncle-in-law, Uncle Wanyan, Elder Yeluha, and Brother Huyan and his group are not only good at fighting, but also good at governing people's livelihood and administration."

To be honest, that's what it is.

Even some civil officials in the imperial court are not necessarily as capable as these people in governing people's livelihoods and improving administration.

But these people are military officers, not civil officials!
My two uncles, my aunt's husband, my uncle Wanyan, my senior Yeluha, my brother Huyan and all of them can help me govern the people and the government for a short time, but they cannot help me govern the people and the government for a lifetime!
As the saying goes, one should share the burdens of the ruler if one is paid by his grace.

If military generals handle all the affairs of people's livelihood and governance, then what's the point of me keeping so many military generals around? (End of Chapter)