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It is the cold winter, the snow is vast, and the scenery of the north is particularly enchanting. ()

On the official road that had just been built, more than ten carriages slowly moved forward, crushing the snow and making a "creak" sound.

There were three thousand iron armors escorted along the way, and the train was kept tightly without leaving any blind spots.

The carriage in the center was particularly wide, with four war horses driving side by side, and a large flag was erected on the left side of the carriage, with a golden auspicious beast embroidered on it, and the letter was written: "General Li".

"Father, are you about to arrive in Jinyang City? The child wants to get out of the car to build snowmen and play snowball fights, and follow Uncle Zicheng to hunt up the mountain. Don't sit in the carriage all day long." The childish voice woke Li Li who was closed and resting. He only heard the sound and knew that he was the one. Suddenly it was Xiao Haoer.

"Hahaha! You kid really never change your mind. I have said to my father many times, don't call me Father's Prime Minister. I am a general who fights on the battlefield, but in fact I am a martial artist. You and I are father and son, you can call me Father' or 'A Da', just don't call me Father'. Remember, if you commit another crime next time, you will have to spank!"

"Did the child call him wrong?" Xiao Haoer opened his eyes wide and looked at Li Li, with a pair of fleshy little hands supporting his chin, staring at Li Li, looking left and right, but it seemed that he still didn't understand.

"My mother said that my father was a general of soldiers and horses in the world. The prime minister of the dynasty was greater than the general's official position, so the child should call his father 'father prime minister'. This is what my mother taught me, is it wrong?"

Li Li smiled happily: "The so-called father is the prime minister, the father is in front and the prime minister is behind. This is a different title from outsiders. Your mother is not wrong, but you are still young and do not enter the military. You and I have not become an official, so you and I are fathers and sons, that's that simple. There is a difference between father and son, but there is no difference between superiors and inferiors, and there is no affiliation, so I am your father, not a prime minister."

While speaking, Li Li took out a handkerchief from his sleeve to wipe off his four sons who were sleeping soundly on the soft couch, and then placed his youngest son who was sleeping in his arms on the couch and covered them with a quilt. After doing this, he waved to Li Hao to sit beside him and laughed softly, "This time I will bring the six brothers by my side, traveling all the way from Shuozhou, in addition to traveling around the mountains and rivers. I just want you to see this beautiful river and mountains. When you grow up, my father will take you to the Western Regions and the South China Sea. When you grow up, you will go to the Western Regions, or take a boat to Liaodong to see the world outside the Han Dynasty. You must not be limited to a corner of the Han Dynasty.

You should know that there are more extensive lands outside the territory of the Han Dynasty. There are also many powerful countries, with a large territory of ten or even a hundred times that of the Han Dynasty, with a large population and a large race. If possible, I hope that when you grow up, you will expand your territory for the Han people, build warships, and go to the other side of the ocean, and strive to be wherever our Han cavalry go, all of us are our Han territory. Even if you are not successful, you must do your best to guide future generations, so that they can realize the vast land outside the Han Dynasty as soon as possible. You must not be self-confidant and fight indifferently."

"The world outside?" Li Hao murmured with his cheeks, his eyes were confused, and he seemed to be unable to understand what the world was. But one thing he understood was that there was a wider land in the west outside his father's rule. His father wanted to take it over, but because he, his mother and his aunt were unattended, he could not get out.

Although the five-year-old child has known a little bit, it is extremely limited after all. It is not easy to think of these things. In his eyes, the father is the heaven and omnipotent; the mother and the aunt are the earth, tolerating everything they do and carefully watching over them grow up day by day. Therefore, most of the things they think of are connected with their parents, and they cannot understand the outside world that Li Li said.

"Does my father want to go to the outside world? When the child grows up and goes with him, can he take his younger brothers and sisters, as well as his mother and aunts?"

"Hahaha!" Li Li laughed happily, stroked Xiao Haoer's head with care, and said with a smile: "Silly son, I really want to go outside to see it, but I didn't want to travel around, but led a large army to conquer the country and land there. As for now, I really can't get out. Once I left, my back foot was thrown away by other princes. That was the rootless Ping, and I had to escape to the Western Regions!"

"Don't worry, my father will grow up soon. At that time, my father, mother and aunts will stay at home. My child will take his younger brothers and sisters to conquer all directions, and he will not disappoint my father!" Xiao Haoer said seriously.

"Hahaha! My son is so ambitious. Remember what you said today for your father. Within twenty years, you will clear all obstacles for your brothers. Then you will lead your troops to expeditions. Within ten years, whoever fulfills today's promise will hand him everything in his hand." Li Li stroked Xiao Haoer's hair and said with a smile.

Then the father and son talked for a while until Xiao Haoer fell asleep in Li Li's arms and the conversation ended.

No one took the conversation between the father and son seriously at this moment, but it came true after more than 30 years. Li Li's many children led their troops to expeditions, expanding territory, and expanding the current Han territory five times, spreading across East Asia.

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Jinyang City, the governor's mansion.

After arranging Li Li's wife and children's youngest queen, Lu Su and Li Li sat in the side hall drinking tea and reminiscing about the past.

This time, Li Li inspected the northern border and brought his wife and concubines with him. In October, he set out from Chang'an, passed through Beidi County, Shangjun, Shuozhou, Yunzhong, Shuofang County, Yanmen County, Wuyuan County and other counties, and then entered Taiyuan County. He was at the governor's office of Jinyang. After more than two months, he did not report the itinerary in advance, and only one thousand gold vassals followed him. It was not until he arrived in Yanmen County half a month ago when he arrived in Yanmen County, and the general Teng Xiao, who was in charge of Yanmen, was afraid of a mistake, so he sent two thousand iron armors to escort along the way, and informed the governor of Bingzhou Lu Su in advance of the itinerary, who was responsible for receiving it.

"Brother, this northern tour was indeed a bit sudden. Brother Yu didn't know in advance. If General Yunlong had not sent a quick horse to report, I was afraid that my brother and his sister-in-law would have been kept in the dark after entering Jinyang City." He stood up and added hot tea to Li Li's teacup, and Lu Su said with a smile.

Li Li nodded and smiled, "It is reasonable that Zijing did not receive a message. Besides, when he came to Bingzhou this time, he was just a trip to the mountains and rivers. The children grew up day by day, but I rarely stayed with them. As soon as there was no war this winter, I took time to take them around and inspect the northern border. It was considered as a public-private and private matters, and both were not delayed. What's more, since Zijing and Gongjin recovered Bingzhou, I have not come to see the military and political defense in person. This time, I have also inspected them together, and it is considered to be open and secret investigations to supervise the governance of various counties.

Therefore, every time I go to a county, I stay for two days. Without going to the government office, I stay in the inn to investigate the people's situation. After this trip, it was approaching the twelfth lunar month and the end of the year was approaching. I started three days later and returned to Chang'an. Zijing went with me, and the Bingzhou government affairs were handed over to Cui Yan, the other party. I wonder what Zijing said?"

"Everything depends on the lord's orders. I have no objection to it." Lu Su stood up and responded respectfully.

Seeing this, Li Li waved his hand to signal Lu Su to sit down. He shook his head and said with a smile: "Zi Jing, don't be polite. You and I are brothers, so why should we distinguish each other? Moreover, after all the officials of Bingzhou counties and counties have been clear and well-governed, and have excellent governance. This shows that Zi Jing has achieved remarkable political achievements and outstanding talents, and should be rewarded and promoted. In addition, Cui Yan is skilled in government affairs. Before, he was the magistrate of Hanyang County. Now it is natural to let him serve as the governor of Bingzhou. Otherwise, I, Li Li, would be unclear in rewards and punishments, and would be incompetent."

After hearing this, Lu Su let out a long sigh and said with lingering fear: "I thought there were major mistakes in the counties and counties under Bingzhou. My brother was dissatisfied with my governance of Bingzhou. It turned out to be a false alarm. Hahaha!"

Li Li smiled when he heard this: "If you, Lu Zijing, have no ability to govern the prefectures and counties, and have no way to govern the prefectures and counties, even if you are my Li Li's brother, I will not tolerate it and will be severely punished. Facts have proved that it was a wise move for me to put you in Bingzhou before. From last year to now, the counties and counties in Bingzhou have been in order and the streets are prosperous. Even if the road is blocked with heavy snow, there is still a steady stream of business trips. This is your contribution, which makes me very pleased. I am very glad that you are my Li Li's brother, and I am so honored!"

"Brother is too rewarded." Lu Su smiled cheerfully and said humbly: "Brother gives Bingzhou to me, which is a great trust. How dare I not die if I die? When I first arrived, I had a shallow experience. If I had no brother appreciated and entrusted with important responsibilities, even if I had some talent, I would have no place to use my skills. Therefore, if I said that I had a little contribution this time, it would be a merit for my brother to know others and take good care of him. I was just doing my best to do my best."

"Hahaha! Okay, there is no need to be so polite between you and my brothers." Li Li waved his hand and laughed.

Then he gradually restrained his smile and said seriously: "Now the city of Chang'an is full of undercurrents, and secret spies under the command of princes from all over the world are coming in. This is a sign of chaos coming. Did Zijing hear some rumors about this?"

When Lu Su heard the sound, his face changed slightly, his expression was solemn, and he thought, "I have heard of this matter, my brother. It is said that the emperor and all officials had fled Chang'an as early as July this year, passed through the jungle, bypassed the Xingyang camp, and then returned to Luoyang east. Therefore, three days ago, my brother Yu received a secret report that the emperor's imperial edict appeared in Jinyang City, ordering the governors, governors, and county magistrates of all prefectures to send troops to defend the king and participate in the great affairs."

While speaking, Lu Su took the bamboo slips on the table to Li Li to look at. This was the order of serving the king issued by the emperor. Then, Lu Su continued: "This is a hand-written edict, which was transmitted to Bingzhou from outside the pass (Yanmen Pass) a few days ago, and this is exactly what makes me puzzled. Logically, this order of serving the king should have been passed from Sili, but the fact is exactly the opposite. The order of serving the king entered Bingzhou from outside the pass. This means that the barbarian leaders outside the pass received the order of serving the king first than us. This matter is really strange."

Li Li shook his head and smiled, "There is nothing strange, because this order to serve the king was not written by the emperor, but an edict written by Li Ru. Perhaps Zijing didn't know that it was Li Ru who taught the emperor to write step by step, so the edict he drafted could be completely fake and real; even if the emperor saw this edict, he would mistakenly think it was written by himself based on the font alone. In fact, the emperor and the officials had not arrived in Luoyang yet, and were still detained in a mountain village of some bandits until the beginning of spring. They could not reach Dongdu."

"Ah!" Lu Su was shocked when he heard this, looked at Li Li straight and said suspiciously: "So, these edicts to support the king are instructed by the lord. They are sent to the barbarian tribes abroad first, and then spread to various prefectures and counties?"

"That's right." Li Li nodded and said, "First let the barbarian forces and vassal kings in the distance know this matter, and then spread it to the Han Dynasty, and spread it from the outside to the inside. This will leave them enough time to prepare. If they also want to mix in, or get a piece of the pie in the territory of our Han people, then they should be prepared now. They will set off at the end of the year and arrive in the spring. As for the princes of the Central Plains, they can only confirm the matter until the emperor personally issues an edict, and then move with their cameras."

Lu Su nodded slightly with some understanding and sighed: "Thunderstorms are waving everywhere, but the princes around the emperor know nothing about this and are still sending a meticulous work to Chang'an to find out the news. From this, it seems that the lord has made major plans this time, with a cloud of battles and a big battle is brewing. Since the war is imminent, I should follow my brother and do my best to do my best!"

Li Li laughed loudly and said, "Zijing's words are just my wish. This time, our brothers join forces to fight against the heroes of the world again! Hahaha."

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Chapter completed!