The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 916

The war between the Sui Dynasty and the great gentry ended, and the internal and external peace; the Tang Dynasty handed over the armed forces, and the government and the opposition were turbulent. This situation also means that the time for the decisive battle of the Sui and Tang Dynasties has been achieved. Best season.

In the afternoon of this day, more than [-] civil and military officials from the Sui Dynasty gathered in the Tongming Hall of Ziwei City to discuss the most important decision since today - the Sui and Tang Dynasties War.

There is a tense and excited atmosphere in the hall. After fighting for so many years, although the Great Sui army is invincible and invincible, the world has not yet been unified, so the Shengwu Dynasty, which has great martial arts and martial arts, is still not perfect. , This is a long-term strategic plan, but everyone is somewhat regretful.And today is what all civil and military officials have been looking forward to for a long time. Now that the south has been unified, the impoverished Jiaozhou Feng An can be wiped out at any time.The only enemy that can make the Sui care about now is the Puppet Tang Dynasty, and now only Yizhou is left in the Puppet Tang Dynasty, forming a pattern of trapped beasts.

In the middle of the main hall, there is a huge sand table. On it is Yizhou and the surrounding counties and counties that have been controlled by the Sui Dynasty. In addition, there is a complete map of the world. Yang Shanhui, the right servant who supervises the Ministry of War, stands next to the sand table to show the emperor and Many senior officials explained the situation at hand.

"Our army has 30 troops on the border of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. From west to east, they are the Jiangyuan First Army, Lintao Ninth Army, Hanyang Yaojunsu General's Headquarters, Hanchuan Seventh Army, Xicheng Sixth Army, and Yiling First Army. The Tenth Army, the Beizhen Army, and the Fifth Army who returned from fighting against the flood, our strength is as high as 36. If the army that penetrated into Yizhou is included, our strength is as many as 40. "

After hearing Yang Shanhui's remark, everyone couldn't help feeling a moment of silence for the puppet Tang, and nothing else would matter. If the danger of Yizhou's four fortresses could not be broken, the Sui army would not be able to break in even if it doubled in size; The army inside Yizhou", the number, equipment, and combat effectiveness of this type of army may not be as good as the regular army, but they can kill the Tang army at the right time and influence the direction of a great war.

"Let's look at Tang Jun again..." Yang Shanhui moved the wooden pole to the position of Chengdu City, and continued: "At present, there are about 28 Tang Jun, and they are not evenly distributed. There are 12 in Dangchang alone. It is Li Shimin's powerful division, of which 3 are Li Shimin's generals who gathered here after Li Shimin became self-reliant. Of course, 28 Tubo soldiers who could not return home are also included; and there are about [-] in Chengdu. This is a young man from Yizhou attracted by Li Yuan's land military merit system, but there are more than [-] people in each of the Yinping Dudu's Mansion, Badong Dudu's Mansion, and Brazil Dudu's Mansion established by Li Yuan; The strategic adjustment was made. First, the Dou Gui Army of Yinping Road was transferred to Yicheng County, from confronting Li Shimin to General Yuchi. Each of Tongchuan County has [-] soldiers. But his [-] soldiers seem to be a large and scary number. In fact, there are very few elite and veteran soldiers, especially after being purged by Li Yuan many times, there is a serious lack of military officers with rich experience in actual combat. , It is good to fight with the wind, but it is a joke to confront our army. Of course, these shortcomings of theirs can also be made up for by the terrain."

Everyone nodded silently.

The terrain is the biggest reliance of the puppet Tang Dynasty at present.

Anyone who has been to Yizhou knows that when one looks up from the riverside path, the mountains plunge into the sky, and when a stone rain falls, the people below will be turned into meat.Of course, as long as a natural danger is torn apart, the army can drive straight in and reach the city of Chengdu.

I only heard Yang Shanhui say again: "The more important thing is that Li Yuan has been recruiting troops in Yizhou for the past two years, which has exhausted the source of soldiers in Yizhou, and is already in a predicament with no soldiers to recruit. Li Shimin can only recruit 5 people; In this way, we will have an advantage in manpower and military strength in this battle, we will not fight quickly, we just need to fight steadily and advance step by step, and within one autumn at most, we will be able to take down the city of Chengdu and rule the world."

Yang Shanhui's analysis caused whispers in the palace, and the civil and military officials were very excited. From the analysis of both the enemy and the enemy, as long as there is no accident on the Sui side, taking Yizhou is just around the corner. The occupied Li Shimin will definitely fight the Sui Dynasty to the end. From his move of sending troops abroad, we can see the difference between him and Li Yuan. Li Yuan puts himself first, while Li Shimin believes in defending against the enemy. Outside the gate of the country, relying on the Guanshan Fortress as the last fortress of the puppet Tang Dynasty, if even the Guanshan Fortress cannot stop the Sui army, then there is no need to defend the Chengdu Plain. This is the dangerous thinking of "no success or success".

This also shows that the final battle is by no means easy to win, especially since the Sui army has dispatched so many troops, the food and supplies consumed will be extremely huge.

This is also the reason why Yang Tong held this military meeting after he issued the combat order. This war is different from previous wars. The first problem encountered is not the Guanshan Fortress in Yizhou, but the logistics and supplies of the army, including Grain, civilian labor, and all kinds of military supplies cannot be solved by the army itself, and must be supported by the imperial court and local governments along the way. It can be said that this war is fought with the strength of the whole country, and the labor required is astonishingly large. It is unimaginable. After all, the land of Yizhou outside the Chengdu Plain cannot be transported by vehicles and boats. All the supplies rely on manpower and animal power. If a soldier needs ten logistics soldiers to support it, it will need three to four million civilians.

Fortunately, the Sui Dynasty has been preparing for this day for a long time, and all the troops are stationed in sufficient supplies, which means that the transportation project will be reduced by at least half. If the expected effect is achieved, then this battle between the Sui and Tang Dynasties will be a big pit, and the national power accumulated by the Sui Dynasty will be bit by bit. Even if it wins in the end, it will cause losses in all aspects; The big project will therefore stagnate.

At this time, Yang Shidao walked up to the front desk, bowed to Yang Tong, turned around and said to everyone, "Next, it's time for me, a miser, to speak."

These words elicited a burst of laughter.

Yang Shidao bowed and saluted, and then slowly said: "Others fight wars to get poorer and poorer, but we fight wars to get richer and richer. Last year, our army wiped out Lin Shihong, Li Mi, and Meng Haigong with thunderous force. The war won quickly. Our army not only failed Using the treasury's wealth, Li Mi made a lot of money after the war because Li Mi copied the family of the southern family. Afterwards, the Holy One led troops to kill Tuyuhun and Tubo. This was also a lightning-fast victory. Money, Of course, it is a huge profit. This time, the vigorous anti-corruption, anti-corruption, and house raids have cut off the money of a few big noble families, and it is a huge profit... I, the big housekeeper, has to count the books every year. If it continues, sooner or later it will fall into the ledger mountain."

Yang Tong next to him smiled and said, "So you are so poor that you only have money?"

In Tongming Hall, there was another burst of laughter.

Scholars in this era are not so old-fashioned and pedantic, and their way of speaking is relatively relaxed. In addition, Yang Tong, who is the emperor, also likes this kind of atmosphere. Naturally, everyone will not strictly suppress their own nature.

"It is an indisputable fact that the Ministry of Civil Affairs is not short of money, the Sinong Temple is not short of food, and the Ministry of Industry is short of military equipment." Yang Shidao said: "But the problem is that these things can't walk by themselves! So the key is still in manpower; it's okay to say now , if the deadlock is broken, our army's supply line will be stretched, which requires the use of civilians. Now that the "Nine Dragon Pilgrimage" project in Guanzhong has been completed, 20 of the slaves can be drawn out as logistics troops first, and the mopping up will be handed over For the people in Guanzhong, let them do it in autumn and winter this year. This is the slack season, and the people can earn more income by working; The idea is that there are [-] people in each faction, anyway, now that the flood disaster is over, the flood diversion lake in Dongjun can be slowly restored, what does your majesty think?"

"Zuo Pushe, what do you think?" Yang Tong looked at the orthodox player Yang Gongren who was silent and lost in thought.

Yang Tong was born in Yeluzi. In the past, all wars were supported by war. He didn't understand the thing of manpower allocation, but during the civil war, it was Yang Gongren, Li Jing and others who did the finishing work, and he just started the fight.From himself to the other, he couldn't help but began to doubt Lao Yanglai. The old emperor probably couldn't play with logistics. Otherwise, why would he use the people's power of several states to go to Yongji Canal? Transport food?
Yang Gongren pondered for a while, then cupped his hands and said: "I thought that before the war, an additional 20 people could be recruited from the northern part of Yizhou. These people can be recruited from nearby counties and counties, and this is only the people's strength needed for the preparation of the war. The subsequent wars will not need these 20 people; The arrangement in the east is more reasonable. After all, the Tenth Army headed by Li Jing and Du Fuwei is a land and water division. They can solve their logistics problems through the Yangtze River waterway. Whether it is them or the Sixth Army headed by General Xue Wanjun conquered Badong County, the two armies will be able to join forces in Tongchuan County and share the Yangtze River grain road."

"What do you guys think?" Yang Tong glanced at the ministers.

"I have no objection." Everyone nodded together, indicating that it was feasible.

"Well, we can divide this battle into the eastern battlefield and the northern battlefield." Yang Tong pondered for a moment, then said to Yang Shanhui and Yang Lun: "You servant shot, Yang Shilang."

"The minister is here." Yang Shanhui and Yang Lun hurriedly saluted.

"The two of you are responsible for the logistics of the northern battlefield. Tomorrow, you will go to Guanzhong to take charge of the logistics of the three armies of Lintao, Hanyang, and Hanchuan."

"My minister obeys."

"Pei Shangshu." Yang Tong looked at Military Minister Pei Renji again.

Pei Renji got up and saluted: "The minister is here."

"You are in charge of the logistics of the Sixth Army and the Tenth Army. These war criminals are a mixed bag, and most of them are rebellious. If someone has the guts to disobey orders, you can deal with them at your discretion."

Pei Renji responded, "Here."

Yang Tong looked at Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui for a while, and finally stopped at Ling Jing, and said with a smile: "Fang Shangshu, Du Shangshu, Ling Shangshu, the three of you will enter the customs with me and serve as marching military advisers."

"My minister obeys."

"The rest are performing their own duties, and will continue to investigate official warehouses and fight against corruption! Be sure to find out such criminals and punish them according to law." Having said that, Yang Tong said again: "Take this opportunity to Those mediocre officials, lazy officials, and officials with a bad reputation have also been dismissed by me."

"I will obey your orders."

Yang Tong's situation has been stabilized, and the Puppet Tang Dynasty is considered to be the last enemy in the Great Sui Dynasty. However, in this operation against the gentry, it was found that the power of the aristocratic family was pervasive. In addition to their own children, there were also them through marriages. This is because it is difficult for them to infiltrate high-level people. After realizing that they cannot form a profit network from top to bottom, they want to go from bottom to top It works smoothly, penetrates from the outside, and curves.The talents cultivated by virtue of the educational resources that took the lead took part in the imperial examinations through incognito, entered the officialdom of the Sui Dynasty, and then used economic power and personal connections to create political achievements for these people, and gradually moved to the central government. move closer.

Although Yang Tong wanted to suppress the powerful family, but as an emperor, it is impossible to give up all the big names in the world, right?You can't go to the gentry ethnology to attend lectures for a few years, can you?
It’s just that the suppression policy is still very effective. Firstly, the key positions in the central government are full, and secondly, the practice of the seven noble clans uniting to steal food and sell contraband to the enemy country has lost morality in the country, and let scholars all over the world see their dirty nature. , causing the thousand-year-old gentry to fall into the dust with their transcendent cloak, and lose the invisible influence of reputation, they are nothing.And as their extremely sinister and vicious letters and account books were originally displayed one by one, the scholars in Luoyang City were all ashamed to be with them after reading them, and scolded the gentry who once regarded them as gods, wishing to step on them fiercely .

In such a situation where everyone is shouting and beating, don't say that they are officials who have a student relationship with the thousand-year-old noble family, and even those who have a marriage relationship have put aside their ties.In such a situation, whoever says that he is a son of a noble family will probably be scolded to death by the raging people.

This general trend has made it impossible for aristocratic families to do anything.

Now that the situation has been formed and so many things have happened, Yang Tong really wants to take this opportunity to clean up the local officials.

Because before this, the imperial court was in a predicament that no one could use it, so Yang Tong had no choice but to use it immediately. He turned a blind eye to some officials with misconduct; after all, there are no officials in the local area. A place where the government is in a state of chaos will be chaotic, so he has to endure it.However, as the talent pool became more and more abundant, Yang Tong decided to take advantage of the general trend to abolish those mediocre and lazy officials who were in their positions and did not seek to do anything about it. Now, the official ethics of various local officials will gradually form, although not everyone is clear, but at least it is better than the current chaos.

Then, the monarchs and ministers discussed the current situation and arranged everything properly. It was already sunset.

. . . . . . .

Following the farewell of the ministers, Yang Tong returned to the palace city under the setting sun, walked along the gravel path beside Jiuzhou Pool to Fengyi Hall, bypassed several clumps of bamboo, and there was an independent attic in front of it, and the plaque on the upper floor read " "Qingping Pavilion" is the word "Qingping Pavilion". From this upstairs, you can see the water of Jiuzhou Pool, with lotus in the water and green leaves in the sky.

There are lotus and flowers in the pool.Under the dripping eaves of the pavilion by the pool that stretched out like bat wings, Li Xiuning was wearing a wide-sleeved blouse and a pair of slender white feet, lying lazily on a beauty couch, holding a A fishing rod, after a few days of conditioning, Li Xiuning, who is used to seeing life and death, seems to have returned to the past.Next to a pony sits a pink and cute little girl, but she is Yang Tong's precious daughter Yang Lu, but she is much more serious than Wen Junniang, she straightens her waist and stares intently at the girl beside her. Fishing rod, very focused.

Apart from the mother and daughter, there was no one else around. Yang Tong felt a little annoyed. He stepped on the wooden boards under the corridor with both feet, making the sound of "thump, tom, tom", and said with a tiger's face, "Careless woman, why did the child fall?" manage?

"Royal Father!" Xiao Yang Lu called out sweetly, jumped up, only took a few steps before being dragged back violently.

"This..." Yang Tong took a closer look, he couldn't help but laugh, he saw a silk ribbon tied around the little deer's waist, and the other end was tied to Li Xiuning's beauty couch, no wonder he was dragged back.

Lying on the couch, Li Xiuning glanced at him with a smile on her face, her eyes were full of lust.

Yang Tong strode over, bent down and untied the silk belt on Xiaolu's body, touched his daughter's braids, and said gently: "Daughter, the father has something to tell your mother and concubine, go play with your sister."

"Here!" The little girl kissed her father, carried her little skirt, and fled in a hurry.

When his daughter approached, Yang Tong immediately tensed up, and shouted in a deep voice: "Evil woman, get up, do you think my deer is a dog?"

Li Xiuning patted her full chest, and said as if frightened: "The footsteps are so heavy, and the voice is so loud, it scares all my fish away. What are we going to eat at night?"

Just at this moment, the float sank, and the fishing line was tightened immediately. Li Xiuning was only talking to Yang Tong, but the fishing rod slipped off his hands unexpectedly, flicked on the floor, and was dragged towards him by the big fish. into the pool.

"It's been an hour, and finally a fish has bitten the bait, help me..." Li Xiuning shouted excitedly.

"Hmph!" Yang Tong only thought that Li Xiuning was playing tricks on purpose, so he folded his arms and watched coldly from the sidelines, wanting to see what tricks this wicked woman who is free to use her daughter as a suckling dog is up to.

"Bull head, you don't care about human feelings." Seeing that he was not moving, Li Xiuning said angrily, while chasing the fishing rod with bare feet, seeing that the fishing rod had been pulled into the water by the big fish, she hurriedly moved forward. , narrowly grabbed the tail of the fishing rod from the surface of the water, but he was unlucky and stepped on a boulder, which swayed towards the lake along her body. Li Xiuning lost her footing and fell towards the water.

"Ai ai ai..." Li Xiuning, who was independent of the golden rooster, yelled, waving his empty left hand like a wheel, but in the end he couldn't stabilize his body, and fell into the water with a "boom" of people and stones.

As soon as Li Xiuning fell into the water, she shouted: "Help! Help...I'm going to die..."

Watching her screaming and thrashing in the water, Yang Tong said angrily and amusedly, "When you came back from Goguryeo, you said you were going to learn to swim, and if you wanted to trick me into the water, just say so."

Li Xiuning ignored him, and moved farther and farther away from the lake. Yang Tong felt that something was wrong. The panic on her face didn't seem to be faking. The important thing was that she drank two mouthfuls of lake water. She didn't want to drink the pool water, and didn't care about taking off her clothes at the moment, jumped into the lake with a "boom", grabbed her body, and comforted her repeatedly: "The water is not deep, the water is not deep..."

There are lotus flowers growing by the lake, how deep can it be?It was also because Li Xiuning didn't know how to swim, so she panicked when she fell into the water, and only then did she choke a few mouthfuls of lake water. If she stood in the water, it would only be up to her chest.

Li Xiuning was grabbed by his shoulders, and immediately like an octopus, he yelled and wrapped his limbs around Yang Tong's body, his strength was surprisingly strong, and he looked panic-stricken, how could he have the slightest heroine appearance?It took a long time before he settled down, and suddenly found that Yang Tong was standing steadily like a tree stump, and slowly put his feet down for a try, and immediately stepped on the ground.

Yang Tong sighed and said, "Let's go ashore!"

Li Xiuning was still in shock and had no idea. Hearing what her husband said, she nodded repeatedly, but after all, she was not an ordinary woman. She let go of Yang Tong a little, looked down at the water level, and suddenly there was another scream.

"What's wrong?" Following Li Xiuning's gaze, she almost spit out a nosebleed.

It was midsummer, and Li Xiuning was only wearing a thin white shirt. The fabric was light and soft, and once it got wet, it was more charming than not wearing any clothes. Yang Tong made a fool of himself on the spot.

"My fish!" Showing it to her husband, Li Xiuning didn't mind, looking around for a fishing rod.

"What fish are you looking for? Let's change clothes first." Yang Tong parted the lotus pod and walked ashore step by step. The gentleman was puzzled, Li Xiuning couldn't help pouting, and let him drag him away.

Although Li Xiuning was extremely courageous, her wet clothes were close to her body, like a drowned rat, extremely unsightly, so as soon as she landed, she held up her skirt and ran away.Not only was the dress almost transparent, but it also fell heavily, revealing a piece of her breasts and pink back. She held up the skirt and ran, her plump buttocks swaying.

Yang Tong has been a human being for two generations, but he has never seen the big girl Ben, so he followed him to Qingping Pavilion unhurriedly. Just as a few strands of green bamboo flashed past his body, he saw Li Xiuning sitting on a chair with his body on his back. It's still the same thin shirt, but looking at the puddle of water on the ground, it seems that she has twisted it quickly. Although it is still fleshy, it doesn't look like it didn't have the slightest covering effect just now.It's just that her head was also wet, and she let her long black and beautiful hair hang down her chest and back, showing off a snow-white and tender face, which was a little less gorgeous and noble, and a little more beautiful and elegant.

"Ning'er! The lake is quite dirty, let's go back and clean it!" Yang Tong said.

"Hmm." Li Xiuning felt sweet in her heart when she heard his call, even though she was a mother, she still had the feeling of being pampered by her husband.

So the couple secretly took a mandarin duck bath,

After changing his clothes, Yang Tong walked to the side of the couch and sat down. Li Xiuning circled around like a snake, wrapping her soft and boneless body around Yang Tong. Her soft and tender chest was next to his arm, and her lips were lightly on his earlobe. With a light bite, the soft and flexible tongue licked like a cat.

Yang Tong couldn't bear this the most, he shrank his neck, and looked at Li Xiuning speechlessly, "Why did you learn the tricks of the Jiang goblin..."

Before she could finish speaking, Li Xiuning turned her body and sat down on Yang Tong's lap with her plump buttocks. Yang Tong took advantage of the situation to wrap her arms around her waist, and patted her round thigh with the other hand. Twice, smiled and said: "It's a little heavy."

"I can't help it. When I was pregnant with my son, I didn't go out easily, and I couldn't practice martial arts. Compared to last year, I did gain some weight." Li Xiuning's eyes fluttered, she looked at her husband and said, "Isn't it ugly?"

"I'll measure it!" Yang Tong tasted it with his hands for a while, then nodded seriously: "Fortunately, it has grown to where it should be fat. This slender waist and long legs still haven't grown any flesh!"

Li Xiuning smiled "puchi", knocked off his mischievous big hand, wrapped his hands around his neck, and said softly: "Okay! I'm a busy man, I have something serious to discuss with you."

"what's up?"

Li Xiuning snuggled into Yang Tong's arms and said seriously, "Husband, I want to go to war with you."

Yang Tong had vaguely sensed Li Xiuning's intentions from Li Xiuning's abnormal behavior, but at this moment, when she heard her suggestion, there was still a strange gleam in his eyes, and he asked in a strange tone: "Li Shimin is also your younger brother, would you like to?" To see him die?"

"What does his life and death have to do with me? Why bother to be sad because of such a conscienceless thing?" Li Xiuning's faint smile disappeared, and she said in a shy voice, "I remember my husband said to me before. , my father is getting old and has no energy to manage Li Tang Jiangshan, so he has to play with the balance of the sons. The elder brother, Yuan Ji, Li Shimin, and even me are just pawns in the hands of the father. Everyone can sacrifice, I was the first person to be used, and then I used Li Shimin to deal with my eldest brother, when Li Shimin became independent, I used Yuan Ji to deal with my eldest brother, as he wished, my eldest brother became a prisoner with nothing."

Speaking of this, he sighed softly: "Husband, tell me the truth: After my elder brother fell, is my father dealing with Li Shimin again?"

Yang Tong nodded and said, "That's right, your father seized your eldest brother's power, took advantage of the victory to chase after him, and started cutting off Li Shimin's food and grass, and finally forced Li Shimin to stage a coup."

"In this way, my father is self-inflicted. He can't see Li Shimin clearly. Since he was a child, Li Shimin has never given up until he achieves his goals. He will fight and grab everything. As long as he likes something, You must keep it for yourself, and if you can’t get it, you will try every means to cheat him away. And he is the most beloved child of his parents, so everyone has to let him, but in this way, he has also developed a habit of fighting for everything. Temperament..." Li Xiuning couldn't help laughing wryly, staring at his eyes for a moment of thought, and then slowly said: "If my elder brother is in charge now, he should obey the general trend and surrender to the Sui Dynasty, but Li Shimin is different, so my husband must fight to the end plan."

"Well, I know that." Yang Tong nodded, if Li Shimin surrendered, would he still be Li Shimin?
A forced smile appeared on Li Xiuning's face: "Husband, although I know that all this is caused by my father, but after all, father and daughter are together, I really want to take this opportunity to severely punish this traitor who killed his brother and imprisoned his father. Please allow your husband."

"Hey, whether you go or not, the result is the same. I feel sad when I go to see it. Why bother?" Yang Tong shook his head. Li Xiuning's temperament is really not suitable for the Li family. There is another mystery about the death of the princess. A dignified and outstanding eldest princess died inexplicably. Maybe she became a victim of the political struggle between Li's father and son.

"Husband, I, I really want to teach this traitor a lesson. Also, I want to know how Yuan Ji died?" Li Xiuning looked at Yang Tong, her phoenix eyes flashed with a sad and pleading look that was not there before.

Yang Tong sighed and said: "Li Yuanji was indeed in the hands of Li Shimin, this has nothing to do with the Sui Dynasty; if Li Xiaogong and your eldest brother knew each other life and death, your eldest brother would definitely die too. He has been the prince for so many years. The influence in the officialdom is not comparable to that of Li Shimin, what Li Shimin is most afraid of now is that your elder brother will make a comeback and ruin his business."

Li Xiuning's delicate body trembled for a while, she had already guessed the problem, but she didn't dare to confirm it, now hearing Yang Tong's words, the grief in her heart can be imagined, biting her pale lips, she said: " Husband, I still want to go."

Yang Tong smiled and said, "You come with me, what about Xiao Lu? What about my son?"

Li Xiuning heard Yang Tong's attitude, and quickly said: "The little deer can be taken care of by the eldest sister, and the emperor's grandmother and queen mother can also take care of her. If the son is a son, he can be taken care of by the wet nurse."

Yang Tong asked again: "Little Deer has grown up and has brothers and sisters to play with. It's not a big problem. Can a son be so young, can he leave his mother?"

Li Xiuning said a little discouraged: "He can't leave the wet nurse, but he can leave me."

Yang Tong could understand the grievances of this heroine, so he patted her on the thigh: "I'm just worried that you won't be able to face the dispute between your mother's family and your husband's family."

"Husband, I'm fine!" Li Xiuning said quietly, "In fact, I've already prepared for the worst."

"Forget it, anyway, Mingyue and Qinfang are going to take Shurawei with them, so it doesn't matter if you have one more." Yang Tong agreed, and it's okay to let her serve as a staff officer. Can bring out nearly [-] troops?
"Thank you husband."

(End of this chapter)