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After capturing the capital of Kaijing, the king of Gaoji, and plundering 100,000 people, Zhou Ming led a large army and returned to Qizhou Island by boat from Incheon Port.

Of course, if you directly end the capital of a country and take away all the core high-level leaders of a country in one wave, it is foreseeable that as soon as Zhou Ming leaves, the country will definitely be in chaos.

However, if Gaojiguo, which has a population of more than 5 million, is too chaotic and causes a large loss of population, this is not very in line with the interests of overseas colonization groups...... Population is also a valuable resource, although it can be regenerated, but unlike pigs, cows, horses and sheep, the growth cycle is too long.

Therefore, like a blood servant raised by a vampire, Zhou Ming, who didn't want Gao Jiguo's "blood bag" to dry up, sent 3,000 elite troops to garrison Kaijing on a regular basis.

In addition, he also left behind two "dog-legged" local families to serve as the leading party, helping to establish a new system of political power and rule and administer the country of Gaoji.

These two dog-legged families are the relatives behind Zhou Ming's two Gaoji beauties, and Zhou Ming lifted these two families because of the very hard work and variety of the two beauties waiting, so that he was happy both inside and outside, so that he gave this pouring wealth and wealth.

Therefore, let's be realistic: appearance is a woman's greatest capital, not only in the modern times when people look at their faces to despair, but also in ancient times, appearance is also the only way for the vast majority of women to be promoted to the top.

However, these two beauties, Zhou Ming were placed on Qizhou Island, and did not bring them back to Haiping's hometown, mainly to avoid jealousy in the backyard, because in recent years, in order to strengthen the cooperation with the thirty-six franchised families, he has accepted more than a dozen concubines, and the rain and dew are less, and the original wives and concubines are definitely not happy...... Zhou Ming guessed that he might be beaten.

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In the thirty-second year of the Heavenly Sage, late October.

After finishing his errands, he returned to Tianjiazhuang in Haiping County, and just wanted to take a big bath and go to Zhou Ming, who was dusty, his wife Li Anping hurriedly found him, his face was full of sadness, and he threw himself into his arms and cried, very sad.

"Anping, what's wrong with you, what's wrong?"

Zhou Ming frowned slightly, patted the woman's back, and asked with a puzzled expression.

"My father, my father, he was seriously ill, and my sister said that my father's headache suddenly recurred, and it was worse than before, and I was in a coma for many days, and I often shouted 'Anping, Anping' in my mouth, calling my name...... Husband, I want to go back to the imperial capital to see my father!"

After speaking, Li Anping burst into tears, so sad that he couldn't speak.

"Your Majesty's headache again?"

Zhou Ming was very surprised, because a few years ago, Emperor Li Zhi's headache that made countless famous doctors in the world helpless, after being miraculously cured, for four consecutive years, Emperor Li Zhi's headache never broke out again, not to mention, he handled the country's government affairs efficiently and wisely, and he also created a historical record for several consecutive days.

It's just that I didn't expect that some time ago, after Emperor Li Zhi received a good news from the Western Regions Protectorate, there was a little accident in his body.

This good news is: General Gao Xianzhi, in Hengros City, led 50,000 Zhou troops to fight with 200,000 fire-worshipping imperial troops, won more with less, and achieved a great victory of beheading 120,000 with fewer casualties!

This battle of Hengros was the second battle between the Great Zhou and the Fire Worship Empire.

Ten years ago, in the first battle of Hengross, the Great Zhou army, because it was betrayed by the army of the Black Khanate, 50,000 troops, the whole army was wiped out, and the general Gao Xianzhi, who was famous for his mountain combat experts, fled with only dozens of horsemen, and was belittled by the imperial court after returning to China, and was abandoned for many years.

Three years ago, Emperor Li Zhi reactivated Gao Xianzhi, allowing him to retrain a mountain army in three years, and once again expedition to the Western Regions to compete with the Fire Worship Empire for hegemony in the Pami Plateau.

And Gao Xianzhi, who had been lying on his salary for many years and had been waiting for the opportunity, did not disappoint Li Zhi, and with a big victory, not to mention the shame before the snow, he also led the troops to slaughter hundreds of thousands of people in the Black Han Kingdom, and the countries of the Western Regions surrendered in horror and re-established the hegemony of the Great Zhou.

It was this good news that made Emperor Li Zhi excited, walked much faster, didn't pay attention to his feet, accidentally, tripped on the threshold of the gate, fell, and hit his head heavily on the ground......

So, from this moment on, Emperor Li Zhi fell into a coma and could only lie in bed to recuperate, and all government affairs were handed over to Wu Mei, the queen of heaven.

Zhou Ming also speculated that Emperor Li Zhide's headache may be a disease similar to "cerebral hemorrhage", which is called "stroke" in this era, which is the rupture of blood vessels in the brain, and the blood is accumulated in the skull and cannot be discharged.

Moreover, this is an incurable disease, unless a craniotomy can be done to release the accumulated blood.

With the medical conditions of this era, half of the success probability of craniotomy on a patient is not to mention, even if a miracle doctor says that he is sure, it is impossible for anyone to agree to do this kind of surgery.

Therefore, Emperor Li Zhi, whose headache broke out again and became more serious, except to lie in bed to recuperate, pinned his hopes on a miracle to appear again, which was the only thing his relatives could do for him.

My father is sick to this extent, and it is impossible for Li Anping, a filial and caring wife since childhood, not to worry, and my sister Princess Changping also wrote a letter to her, saying that her father will never forget her, and I hope she can go back and see her father who misses her the most.

"Okay, don't cry Anping, I'll take you back right away and go back to Zhongzhou to visit my father together!"

Zhou Ming hugged her and comforted her for a while, and then the woman cried for a while, and then quickly ordered someone to pack up her things and belongings, and also took her son Tian An, who was almost four years old, and set off for the imperial capital of Zhongzhou on the same day.

"Your Majesty Emperor Ming, I hope you can get through this pass smoothly, in my heart, you are close to the first emperor of the ages, if possible, I sincerely hope that you can live a few more years. ”

Sitting in the shaking four-wheeled carriage, Zhou Ming, who was holding his wife Anping in his arms, muttered to himself and let out a sigh of emotion.

An emperor through the ages!

Such a high evaluation, from Zhou Ming's mouth, is because Emperor Li Zhi, in the four years when his headache completely disappeared, he did several things that were completely called "celebrities through the ages".

For example, in the field of agriculture, according to the method suggestions provided by Zhou Ming, he vigorously promoted new agricultural tools throughout the country, and in order to increase the number of cattle and horses in the country, he encouraged the promotion of the "agriculture and animal husbandry" agricultural farming model in many northern states...... Of course, it also encountered some resistance, but after seeing the tangible benefits, the agricultural reform of the Great Zhou Dynasty was a great success.

There is also the field of industry and commerce, after he read Zhou Ming's "Theory of Productive Forces" written specifically for him, he was deeply attracted by the theory of "efficiency first, material is national strength", and then regardless of the opposition of the ministers, he improved the social status of workers and businessmen, and successively promulgated the "Decree on Encouraging Industry and Commerce" and "Mining Order", which was the first to seal several craftsmen responsible for completing major national engineering projects as officials , gave a high-paid beautiful house, and placed these feudal masters.

In the most important military field, he also listened to some of Zhou Ming's opinions, carried out military reforms, updated weapons and equipment, came up with various ways to improve the treatment of professional soldiers, strengthen training, and enhance the combat effectiveness of soldiers, and promulgated the "Order on Preferential Treatment of Military Personnel" and "Order on the Retirement of Military Personnel" The two regulations stipulate that those who enlist in the army will receive 30 acres of low-tax land for their families, and the higher the position, the more low-tax land they will get, and as long as the servicemen have served for 25 years, they will be allowed to retire and retire, and the state will give them a pension every year to support them until they are old.

Although these two regulations have put tremendous pressure on the state finances, as soon as they were introduced, the morale of the frontier regiments skyrocketed, shouting long live, and the number of non-governmental people signing up to join the army suddenly increased tenfold......

The most dazzling result of the above military reforms was the Second Battle of Hengros.

In this battle, the 50,000 Zhou army, with a dignified formation, faced 200,000 fire-worshipping imperial troops, and won a great victory of beheading 120,000, not to mention its complete collapse, its own casualties were less than 5,000.

Some people may ask, didn't Zhou Ming offend Wu Mei, the queen of heaven, why did he have such a warm relationship with Emperor Li Zhi? And have the opportunity to guide him so many strategies to strengthen the country and the army?

It turned out that since Princess Anping ran to Zhou Ming at night, the emperor Li Zhi, who missed his daughter and couldn't let go of his heart, as a father, even if he was angry, he couldn't ignore it, and soon after, he sent the eunuch Ma Dexi to Qingzhou to visit his daughter Anping, and saw that everything was fine, and Her Royal Highness the princess was pregnant, and the eunuch Ma Dexi immediately took a letter written by Princess Anping and Zhou Ming, as well as many heavy gifts, and returned to Emperor Li Zhi.

Since then, every New Year's holiday, both sides have gifts, letters and exchanges, after the birth of his grandson Tian An, in order to let Li Zhi see the appearance of his grandson, Zhou Ming also used a pencil to draw a lot of cartoons of the mother and son, told a lot of interesting and vivid stories, Emperor Li Zhi read the cartoons, laughed, saw that his daughter was so happy, the little complaint in his heart has long been gone, Zhou Ming, a cheap son-in-law, also pinched his nose and recognized it, in the letters, he often called him "beloved son-in-law".

Emperor Li Zhi also knew that his "beloved son-in-law" was the first genius of genius, so in the process of dealing with national affairs, he encountered thorny problems, quarreled with the queen Wu Mei many times, and often found depressed that when he couldn't refute Wu Mei, he suddenly remembered his "beloved son-in-law", so he started to write a "letter of asking politics" and asked him if he had any unique opinions.

Sure enough, he was not disappointed, in Zhou Ming's reply, after a bit of acupuncture, he would always put forward a lot of opinions and suggestions that made him shine, and the feasibility and operability were quite high, he acted in accordance with these opinions and suggestions, and did a few things beautifully, not only the queen Wu Mei, I felt a little unable to see through him, and the officials and ministers shouted from the bottom of their hearts more often: "The saint is wise."

Of course, Li Zhi, who has been a "wise emperor" for several years, also knows the importance of secrecy, except for the eunuch Ma Dexi, no one knows, he has a letter with Tian Zihua in private, otherwise if he is discovered by the queen Wu Mei, I don't know how many people will be secretly executed.

And to be honest, Li Zhi, who is a little timid and cowardly in his bones, is afraid of this queen who has been sleeping in the same bed for more than 30 years.

Even so, he didn't dare to kill or abolish her, on the one hand, the two still had a deep relationship between husband and wife, and they couldn't do it; on the other hand, Li Zhi didn't know what means this woman would use to deal with him, once he did that, what was waiting for him might be unimaginable revenge.

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More than twenty days later.

The imperial capital of Zhongzhou, Luojing City.

Early in the morning, after the city gates were wide open.

A four-wheeled carriage rushed into the city at a speed close to the hurricane, but galloped on the avenue in the city, ran four or five traffic red cards in a row, threw down a handful of gold leaves, and went straight into the Daming Palace.

Han Yuan Palace, in the palatial bedroom.

The crowd was crowded, and the princes and grandsons wearing gorgeous costumes painted with dragons and embroidered phoenixes gathered together, all kneeling in front of a big bed, with sad faces and sobbing sounds.

"Father, what's wrong with you? Father, your unfilial daughter Anping is back! Father! Woo woo~"

Under the guidance of the eunuch Ma Dexi, he rushed into the bedroom, and when he saw his father Li Zhihou who was thin and out of shape on the bed, Li Anping fell to his knees with a thud, took his father's hand, and cried heartbreakingly.

Seeing this scene, the other princes and grandchildren in the room all glared at her with angry faces, and the crown prince Li Jie's mouth moved, and he even wanted to scold: "You shameless woman, do you still have the face to come back?"

However, after the patient on the bed suddenly opened his eyes and said a clear word, everyone was furious and full of surprise.

"Ping'er, my good daughter, you're back......"

Emperor Li Zhi, who had been in a coma for dozens of days, woke up.