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Chapter 187 Years
Li Xunchuan noticed that Zhuo Ran was breathing steadily in the middle of the speech, and fell asleep obediently lying on his body.Li Xunchuan relaxed his movements, he braided the bracelet and wrapped it around Zhuo Ran's wrist, and took the old bracelet into his hand.

"Xiaqiu," Li Yanchuan supported Zhuo Ran's back with one hand and her back with the other, and whispered in her ear, "Lie down and sleep."

Zhuo Ran snorted heavily, and was stuffed into bed by Li Yanchuan.Originally, she was very sleepy, and she didn't know what she thought of, Zhuo Ran slowly opened her eyes and stared at Li Xunchuan for a long time.

"What's wrong?" Li Yanchuan paused, "Did I wake you up?"

"No." Zhuo Ran signaled Li Yanchuan to lie down too, and she leaned into Li Yanchuan's arms, smelling his faint scent, she was a little sober, "I want to talk about Yi Dong."

Li Xunchuan hugged him into his arms and said, "Why did I suddenly think of saying this?"

"We investigated the matter before, but we haven't seen the sailor Feng Cheng." Zhuo Ran said softly, "Jin Peng is also hiding things unclearly. I am worried that there will be problems with Yi Dong. Although the most basic things have not been resolved yet. , I really shouldn’t think so far, but I still want to understand the things over there, and I will definitely have to deal with it in the future.”

Li Xunchuan sighed deeply: "I've closed my eyes and listened in Gaodu all these years, and I really don't know what's going on outside. I still don't know much about Yi Dong, and my impression of Feng Cheng, the sailor, is only before the Battle of Pingxi If you want to find out the situation of these years, I think you have to ask Shao Hui or Tong Rong."

"Speaking of which, Shao Hui and Tong Rong are really different." Zhuo Ran thought for a while and said, "When we were in Yidong, they looked very close, and they were patient enough with other people. If I have time, I will send a message. They hope to get a response."

Li Xunchuan touched the top of her hair and said, "You can make up your own mind, but you have to get rid of the matter at hand first, don't worry. Also, drink the medicine for your body these days, don't worry if I'm not here You dare to pass by."

"You too." Zhuo Ran took care not to touch his left arm, "Does your injury really not hurt? It's back and hugging, the wound is so deep..."

"It doesn't matter." Li Yanchuan held the man's hand, "With you here, I feel that everything is fine, and there is no pain at all."

Zhuo Ran closed her eyes and smiled, Li Yanchuan patted her on the back, and said softly: "Okay, don't think about it anymore, take a rest when you're tired."

"Shou Sui..." Zhuo Ran whispered, Li Yanchuan kissed her eyebrows, hugged her even with the quilt, and said softly, "I will watch for you. Xiaqiu, next year will be healthy."

***
At night, someone lit firecrackers in Yuzhou City, and the fireworks were everywhere, reflecting the splendor outside.Li Xunchuan covered Zhuo Ran's ears, and looked down at Zhuo Ran who was sleeping soundly amidst the lively noises, with a twitching smile on his lips.In the early morning of the next day, the sound of firecrackers started again, and Zhuo Ran was awakened this time. She stretched out her hand to touch Li Yuchuan, but when she lowered her eyes, she saw that the red string was tied around her wrist again, and Zhuo Ran stretched out her finger to touch it lightly.

She swept her fingertips across Li Yanchuan's browbones, and then stopped at the eyelashes. Zhuo Ran smiled softly, and leaned into his ear and said, "Ah, auspicious new year."

Li Xunchuan moved his fingers, he opened his eyes in a daze, and realized that Zhuo Ran was staring at him, so Li Xunchuan touched her hand and said in a hoarse voice, "Why did you wake up so early."

Zhuo Ran shook her head: "It's getting late. Get up, and pay New Year's greetings to Mr. Wei."

"Okay." Li Yanchuan stood up, and he frowned slightly and looked back at Zhuo Ran, "Suddenly realized that I didn't prepare new clothes for you."

"It's all the same, no need to prepare." Li Yuchuan supported Zhuo Ran's shoulders, he put on his outer shirt, pulled the clothes on the hanger, and signaled Zhuo Ran to raise his hand.

Li Xunchuan thought for a while and said, "I will try to sew clothes for you in the future, and I will definitely make Xiaqiu's new clothes."

"In the past, parents prepared these for children." Li Xunchuan lifted her chin and buttoned her neck, Zhuo Ran said, "Now that you are coming, should I call you Husband or Daddy?"

Li Xunchuan straightened her skirt: "As you wish."

"Oh." Li Yanchuan grabbed Zhuo Ran's feet from the quilt, took water socks and put them on for her, Zhuo Ran stretched out his fingers and hooked Li Yanchuan's belt, "But Chi Yue, Beili is also celebrating the New Year, if you come to me like this, you will Won't……"

"Stand up." Li Yanchuan put on her shoes, Zhuo Ran got up from the couch, Li Yanchuan began to fold the quilt, and he said, "I'm here to accompany my daughter-in-law who has never been married, what else can my sister and brother-in-law say? They can't wait for me to take you back, and they've been urging me to come."

The maid outside brought hot water for washing. Zhuo Ran glanced at Li Xunchuan, saw that he was still busy, and washed his face first. When Li Xunchuan turned around, he saw that Zhuo Ran was covered with a hot veil, and he reached out to take off the veil , Zhuo Ran's face was blushed, and he looked at him and smiled.

"Why did you become so stupid all of a sudden." Li Yuchuan wiped his face, "I've never seen your expression like this before, are you getting smaller and smaller?"

Zhuo Ran was sitting on the chair, Li Xunchuan was very comfortable being stuffed by the hot water, he sighed, sat in front of Zhuo Ran and grabbed her wrist.Li Xunchuan thought for a while and said, "Let's go and see Wei Xun first."

"it is good."

Before the two reached the corner of the corridor, they were directly stopped by someone.Li Xunchuan frowned slightly: "I didn't say today...but what's the matter with Master Wei?"

The maid nodded: "Master Wei received a letter from the border this morning."

Li Xunchuan raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Then let's go there."

Wei Zhuang frowned, and Meng Weidao sat next to him with the same serious expression.When Li Xunchuan stepped in, he was still thinking about how to tell the two of them, so Wei Zhuang said first, this letter from Peng Ge sent from the border to Yuzhou.

Li Xunchuan couldn't help smiling: "That guy Jun'an has thought of a lot of ideas."

Wei Zhuang frowned: "What does Lord Hou mean?"

"To be honest," Li Yuchuan said, "Jun'an sent me a letter when I came back last night. General Peng Ge went to the border because he was chasing Li Chengru, and now he is with General Zhonglang. They sent the letter to solve the border. Regarding the matter of food and salary, I think I want to cooperate with Yuzhou."

Meng Weidao said, "Master Hou already knew?"

"It's not too early." Li Yuchuan said, "Actually, I haven't figured out how to tell you two. Regarding the border matter, whether to help or not depends entirely on the wishes of Master Wei and Master Meng. Although we are in Yuzhou, But the overall power is still in the hands of the two."

"Master Hou speaks too seriously." Wei Zhuang said, "This...Yuzhou has become what it is thanks to the help of the two of you. Many things have to be decided by the two of you. We say nothing."

Zhuo Ran said softly: "This matter needs to be discussed carefully."

"Sit down and talk, both of you." Meng Weidao led the two of them to sit down and asked them to make tea.Li Yunchuan looked at Zhuo Ran and motioned for her to speak.

Zhuo Ran said: "The border is a pass. If there is a problem with the border, the three states of Yongxintu and Yuzhou will also be implicated. Instead of communicating with Xiqi, Zhonglang will send a letter to Beili and Yuzhou , Beili is now fighting against Agamula and Bayer, and this can help if it is guaranteed that there will be no other problems in Beili. It's just that Chi Yue is not in Beili now, and he has not obtained the permission of the prince. It’s impossible to make a decision by yourself, so now it depends on Yuzhou’s attitude.”

Meng Weidao said: "We want to gather these refugees together. Although the food is still enough, if there is another problem with the harvest in the coming year, then..."

Wei Zhuang remained silent, he looked at Zhuo Ran's expression, and then secretly looked at Li Yuchuan.

Zhuo Ran said: "Master Meng means that he wants to help the border? Then... what does Master Wei think?"

Wei Zhuang raised his eyes, he thought for a while, and said, "This matter depends on what the Marquis and the princess want. After all, everything in Yuzhou depends on you two. I'll just listen to you."

"Master Wei is serious." Zhuo Ran nodded, "I and Zhang Yue also have something to ask of you, and we don't dare to do it for you. Besides, there is still plenty of time, so you can think carefully. But in my opinion, Zhong Lang will be willing to cooperate with you." Yuzhou's communication shows that he would rather pin his hope on Yuzhou than seek help from Xiqi, thinking about it, he expected that King Xiao Feng would not help him."

"That's natural." Li Yuchuan said, "At this time, King Xiao Feng must want Jun'an to return to Xiqi immediately. As long as Xiqi is turned into a fortress, no one can hurt them. King Xiao Feng wants to completely No contact with the outside world, but does he think it will be safe?"

"General Ye Ji will definitely not be obedient." Zhuo Ran looked sideways at Li Yuchuan, "If General Ye Ji also agrees to do this, then Xi Qi will be the first to lose."

Li Xunchuan smiled: "So don't worry about Xiqi, I trust Ye Ji."

Meng Weidao also understood what they meant. He turned to look at Wei Zhuang and said softly, "My lord, have you thought about it now, whether we want to cooperate with the border."

Wei Zhuang paused: "I..."

"This is not considered cooperation." Zhuo Ran said, "There is nothing at the border that can help Yuzhou. The transaction we are talking about is not just money and food."

Meng Weidao said: "Princess wants...to have them stand with us?"

"Although we are standing together, we must distinguish between priorities." Li Xunchuan said, "Didn't you two also say that Xiaqiu needs to show people a new identity? You need to explain clearly to them that if you really need help with food and wages, It must focus on the flaws, otherwise there is no need to talk about it."

Wei Zhuang frowned: "What if they don't agree?"

"No." Zhuo Ran said, "It's all up to this point. If there is still time, Zhonglang will be able to die with Xiqi, but he didn't do so, which shows that the situation is indeed very tense, and he urgently needs food. .Besides...there is Lord Hou as the guarantor, so he must only agree."

"If Yuzhou and Beili join hands with the border, then this side will be a very strong line of defense. If Gu Qiang wants to come over, it may be difficult." Li Yuchuan said, "I guarantee that I am only expressing Beili's position, Jun'an is not confused People will understand."

Meng Weidao thought for a moment and nodded, he said: "I do agree with the actions of Lord Hou and the princess, but Yuzhou really has to think about how to get along with the border. Now the three states of Yongxintu have not been completely won, and the difference is one step away." It will be forever.”

"Didn't Master Meng say that he would summon his staff in a few days?" Zhuo Ran said, "Most of Yuzhou's staff are from Wenwen, and they must have ideas about what will happen later. As for the matter of Yongxin Tu Sanzhou, it will take some time , I have a lot of doubts that have not been resolved, and when He Xi dies, I think things will become much simpler."

"I will naturally trust the princess," Meng Weidao nodded, "I will discuss this matter with my lord, and hand the document to the princess for review later."

"it is good."

Li Xunchuan said: "By the way, it is best to state the maximum that we can give in the letter, so that Yuzhou cannot live too poorly."

"Yes." Meng Weidao bowed his head.

"By the way, Lord Wei," Li Yanchuan looked at Wei Zhuang, "Xiaqiu and I went to the city wall to have a look yesterday, and the repair of Yuzhou city wall should also be put on the agenda. After so many years, these things should be done sooner. fixed."

Only then did Wei Zhuang raise his head: "Master Hou and the princess laughed at me. We didn't expect to encounter these things before, so we didn't change what we could do before. Since Master Hou mentioned it, let's start to do it." get ready."

"That's fine." Li Yanchuan said, "It's just that the speed must be fast and the quality must be guaranteed. As for these repair costs..."

Zhuo Ran said softly: "Don't worry too much about this matter, I'm already making preparations, and the two of you will manage the money after it stops in Yuzhou, but you must make good accounting records in case of emergencies."

Wei Zhuang nodded immediately: "Princess, don't worry."

Meng Weidao asked people to go down to cook after half of his speech.Today's New Year's Day, Wei Zhuang specially set up a table of dishes, but Li Yuchuan didn't want Zhuo Ran to touch these weird things, so he pushed the banquet away under the pretext of going to see Wei Xun.

Wei Zhuang sighed deeply, and said to Meng Weidao, "I never thought that Yuzhou would be so popular that anyone could fall in love with it."

"Times have changed," Meng Weidao sandwiched a dumpling, "who can say for sure about this. But Yuzhou should be repaired. If something like He Xi happens again, Yuzhou won't last long. "

Wei Zhuang nodded: "You're right. Let's deal with it after dinner. Lord Hou and the princess don't want to wait too long."

"Speaking of it," Meng Weidao thought for a while, "this princess is indeed a bit beyond my expectations. Ordinary princesses are respectful and prudent, but she is different. She can fight on the battlefield, and she can also talk eloquently in the hall. , this person is different from others."

"It's not easy to go from Zhuoran to Nanxiang," Wei Zhuang said, "but it's also really exciting. At first we believed that she was forced, but I think we won't think so later."

Meng Weidao shook his head: "Zhuoting...Zhuoting is very good at educating people."

"That's what's in her nature, no one can easily change her." Wei Zhuang looked at Meng Weidao, Meng Weidao blinked, and he said, "It's just... since Lord Hou can intersect Beili Bian Give it to the princess, it means that this person is really special, besides, Lord Hou is also a barrier to stop the princess, don't you see, the princess looks like a different person in front of Lord Hou?"

Wei Zhuang smiled and said, "Isn't my daughter the same? After getting married, it's normal for a little bird to look like a girl with a smile on her face all day long?"

"That's different." Meng Weidao said in a deep voice, "The princess is going on a bloody road, so naturally she won't be like an ordinary daughter's house. Lord Hou just trapped her in a gentle place, otherwise, the princess will only be even crazier now. "

"Huh?" Wei Zhuang looked at him sideways and frowned incomprehensibly.

Meng Weidao smiled softly: "I have already sent someone to deliver the letters from the staff, and they will naturally come here in a few days."

***
"If King Xiao Feng is not willing," Zhuo Ran walked slowly, "General Ye Ji will have no choice but to refuse. After all, it is her father's order, and she cannot disobey it."

Li Xunchuan smiled: "Ye Ji is a bit like our Xiaqiu. No one can stop me from doing what I want to do, so don't worry. As long as Ye Ji thinks about it, she can understand the pros and cons. Naturally, she won't be too rigid and pedantic. But, she You're going to have to suffer."

"Actually..." Zhuo Ran said in a long voice, "Many times I clearly see hope, but that kind of hope pulls me into another realm and prevents me from breaking free, just like this dark cloud all over the sky, so sometimes I I was thinking, does this feeling mean that I will only fail, and I am a little afraid."

"This is not what you should be thinking about now." Li Yuchuan shook her hand, "No matter what happens, I will be there. I will definitely take care of Ye Ji's place for you, and you will take care of Yuzhou."

Zhuo Ran lightly rubbed the ring on his little finger, but did not speak, she lowered her eyes and thought for a long time, Li Yanchuan pinched the man's chin, Zhuo Ran raised her head slightly: "...I see."

"What do you know?" Li Yanchuan frowned slightly.

Zhuo Ran grabbed his hand and said softly, "Go and see Wei Xun. There is no response to the letter sent to Zisha Hall yesterday. I want to reassure him first, and take his time."

"Zisha Hall?" Li Xunchuan pulled the people forward, and said, "I still don't trust them very much. Wei Xun has never told you about his elder brother, I'm afraid it's a cover, besides, you still think about it this time. Let them help in Tuzhou, if He Xi doesn't plan to come to Yuzhou, you will be in danger in Tuzhou, understand?"

Zhuo Ran said: "After all, Empress Yu Jing stayed behind. I don't think it's a bad thing. I'm most worried about losing contact now."

"Wait a little longer." Li Xunchuan said.

Wei Zhuang is generous, he asked someone to cook special food for Wei Xun, Gu Zhao and Xi Yu followed suit, when Li Yuchuan and Zhuo Ran went in, they could smell the delicious food, the three of them buried themselves in the food, and when Zhuo Ran came to his senses He Li Yuchuan had already walked in front of them.

"Why did you get out of bed?" Zhuo Ran frowned, she looked at Wei Xun and said, "You move around before you recover from your injury?"

Wei Xun was still wrapped in gauze, so he put on an outer shirt. When Zhuo Ran spoke, he still had steamed buns in his mouth. He swallowed hastily, and was supported by Gu Zhao to stand up.

"It looks much better," Zhuo Ran smiled, "It's only been two days, and you're in pretty good shape."

Wei Xun couldn't speak clearly, so Gu Zhao said for him: "Back to Mr. Siye, we wanted to eat something delicious this New Year's day. Wei Xun just got out of bed because he thought it was not bad. Let's see his behavior is not bad." Normally..."

Li Xunchuan said: "It's okay, you can eat. We are here to see you. Since the injury is recovering quickly, let's rest for a few more days. There is nothing serious these days, so don't be too nervous."

"it is good."

Li Xunchuan raised his eyebrows: "Then let's go first, and bring Ruofei over later, there is something to do."

Xi Yu nodded heavily: "Yes."

(End of this chapter)