At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 181 Xiao Han's Ambition

The ancient sword broke into pieces and fell to the ground, the sword energy annihilated. The sword energy that enveloped the entire Modao Garden also disappeared.

A sword finger.

Broke Sword Nine.

Cut off the celestial energy in Lao Yang.

He waved his sleeves, and the wind blew violently. Snow fell again, splashing everywhere. In the snow, the toothless groom in coarse linen clothes stood, looking at the man in white robe from afar.

The spirit in the depths of her pupils began to dissipate quickly, and the energy of the Celestial Realm collapsed, which meant that all the energy and cultivation in her body were destroyed.

This blow of finger knife took Lao Yang's life.

The wind and snow were howling, the sky was gray, and the last bit of strength in the toothless groom's body dissipated.

The whole person was lying on his back in the snow, his eyes closed, his expression peaceful, as if he was filled with regret.

With a casual move of his knife finger, he killed a great master of the Celestial Realm, as easy as eating and drinking.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for killing a Grandmaster of the Celestial Realm and obtaining 1.2 million God Killing Points.]

The voice of the system sounded in my mind.

"Shen Pei, take the body outside the city and bury it."

He said, "Remember to erect a monument."

After all, he is a great master in the celestial realm, and he has no hatred or grudges, so he will not be left to die in the wilderness.

"promise."

Shen Pei nodded, called two guards, and carried Lao Yang's body out.

"It's all gone."

"Do what you have to do."

After leaving these words, Xiao Han turned back to the knife sharpening hall, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and breathed in and out three parts of his Qi.

The surging internal force enveloped the whole body, the three elements merged into one, and transformed into surging internal force.

"The inner strength cultivated by the Marquis is extremely mysterious."

In the corner, the sleeping Miyano opened his eyes, sleepily, and muttered: "One becomes three, strange and unpredictable, it looks like neither Buddhist martial arts nor Taoist magic."

After saying that, without thinking much, he turned over and continued to sleep.

Yu Wen Yulou walked into the knife sharpening hall carrying two long swords. He ignored Gong Ye who was soundly sleeping and Xiao Han who was practicing martial arts, and walked to the shelf by himself, took out the sword manual and read it attentively.

In the courtyard.

"Is this the end?"

Ning Xi was a little unsatisfied: "I thought we would fight a few more moves."

"When masters fight, life and death are decided in an instant."

Dayueer explained: "In fact, when the young master made his move, Old Yang was already dead."

The snow is still falling.

The wind continues to blow.

Xiliang City in winter is not deserted. On the contrary, it is much more lively than other seasons.

The streets were full of scholars and women out for fun, as well as many peddlers carrying goods on their shoulders.

Almost every shop along the street is busy.

From morning to night, faint noises could be heard in the mansion.

After transferring the food, clothing, and property of each courtyard in the mansion to the mistress Ning Xi, Miaoyu's burden was much lighter.

You can also take some time every day to walk around the various courtyards.

At the end of November, the imperial court's memorial was sent to Xiliang, and the emperor appropriated 80,000 taels of silver from his own private treasury to renovate the new marquis' mansion.

The snow is getting heavier.

Splash and splash.

I can't see more than three or five meters away.

In the small courtyard.

The lake had frozen over long ago, and the ice was covered with thick snow. Inside the room, there was a blazing fire and the air was steaming, so it wasn't cold at all.

Xiao Han came out of the dungeon after practicing martial arts. As soon as he walked to the front door, he heard chattering and laughter coming from inside.

I leaned out and looked inside, and saw Ning Xi and Qing Yao chatting happily.

"Being lazy again."

He had a stern face.

"No way."

Qingyao shrank her neck and immediately hid behind Ning Xi.

"Husband, it's snowing too hard."

Ning Xi explained: "I was worried that Qingyao would get cold, and I happened to be free, so I asked her to take a rest and chat with me."

"Just pamper her." Xiao Han leaned back on his chair unhappily. "There's still one year left. How many volumes of the sword manual in the Modao Hall have you practiced?"

"One thousand eight hundred volumes."

Qingyao said weakly.

"How many volumes are left?"

"Three thousand seven hundred volumes."

"If you don't finish practicing, you will suffer the consequences."

He glared at Qingyao.

She made a face at Xiao Han, then reluctantly took the sword and went out into the wind and snow in the yard to continue practicing swordplay.

"Husband, Qingyao is still young, why are you so harsh on her?"

The girl stood up, made a cup of hot tea and handed it to him, saying softly, "Practicing sword skills day and night is very tiring.

"She was born with a sword body."

"I am just lazy and can't stand hardship. If I can't do this, I will fish for three days and dry the net for two days, and I will waste this rare talent in the future."

"Have you sorted out the memorials from various places in the past few days?"

He looked at his wife.

"I have roughly figured it out."

Ning Xi's beautiful eyes were filled with amazement: "I didn't expect that Xiliang is so wealthy."

"It turns out that my husband has been pretending to be poor."

"I'm not pretending to be poor."

Xiao Han said: "In the past few years, we have been recuperating. Although we fight a lot of battles every year, most of them are minor ones."

“Starting next year, I will frequently use military force against the Northern Wei and the miscellaneous Hu tribes on the grasslands in the western border.

Once the war started, the intensity of the war was high, and the daily expenditure on money, food, and weapons would be astronomical. "

"Within two years."

He said in a low voice, "I want to completely conquer the grasslands in the western border. By then, everything from Tianxian Pass in the east to Longyou in the west will be included in my Xiliang territory."

"This way."

The girl said, "Xiliang Prefecture spans more than 2,000 miles from east to west, and its territory is vast, far larger than Jiyoushan Prefecture."

"After a few more years of operation, we can reclaim the land and reward farming. By then, the number of cavalrymen under my command will probably double. If we go out of Qimen Pass, we can attack Orange Island of the Northern Wei Dynasty. If we go out of Shangdang, we can attack Hexi Prefecture."

"If we go east, we can enter Jizhou. If we go south, we can go out from Qingyou Pass and Qingzhou, thus forming an east-west encirclement of the Central Plains."

"Am I right?"

"Yes."

Xiao Han nodded.

"Husband, aren't you afraid that I will tell my father about this?"

The girl blinked.

"Not afraid."

He stretched out his hand and took her into his arms, looking into her eyes, with a smile on his face, "If I'm not mistaken, your ambition may be greater than mine."

"Giggle."

The girl licked her lips mischievously, neither admitting nor refuting, but just looking at him and smiling.

After a moment, she asked, "How did you see that, my husband?"

“Of course I can tell from here.”

He signaled with his eyes.

"Hehe, husband, have you figured out what to use to shut my mouth?"

Ning Xi was laughing so hard that her body was shaking.

"Naturally, use your favorite to plug it."

He spoke slowly.

"spit."

Ning Xi spat lightly, her pretty face slightly red.

"Hoohoo."