King Fu arranged for people to be in the tea house and wine shop in the city, and spread the word about how other state capitals were collecting military salaries, and everyone was horrified. Although there are some ingredients of oil and vinegar added to the words, they are not far from the actual situation. In addition, there is also news brought back by people from outside, which makes the people in the city believe it to be true.

Because of the foreshadowing of these news, everyone in Jinan City is in danger, especially those rich families who have surplus money and grain in their hands, and they are even more afraid that King Fu will order forcible expropriation and make themselves suffer a big loss. But no one expected that at this time, King Fu would issue a notice to borrow money, which stabilized everyone's uneasy hearts at once.

Lend money to the prince, there is interest to get, and if you borrow more, you can be exempted from servitude in the coming year, which is a great thing compared to other places, and it is unbelievable, so everyone is in a wait-and-see state. However, everyone looked at the largest pawnshop in the city, the big shopkeeper of the Shenglong Pawnshop, and took the lead in lending 5,000 taels of silver to King Fu, and at that time they got the approval to exempt them from two years of forced labor, so they were all moved and rushed to borrow money and grain to King Fu.

In this way, King Fu finally handed over the military salary to the court almost enough, and the emperor was not satisfied, feeling that King Fu did not complete the task according to his requirements, but I heard that King Fu was raised from the rich families in the city, because the grain in the granary had been relieved of the victims, and the emperor was not easy to say. But after looking at the military salaries paid in other places, he was a little grateful to his younger brother. Because the amount required by the emperor could not be made up, there was a phenomenon of fraud. Some of the grain handed over is old and moldy, and the quantity is insufficient, and the list is too numerous to mention. The emperor ordered the disposal of a group of officials, which also made many people think that he is a tyrant today.

Finally, after more than a month of preparation, the food and salary have basically been enough, so the emperor decreed that Li Duan was the general of the expedition to the west and led an army of 100,000 to go out immediately.

Li Duan's wife, Huang, was about to give birth, and when she heard the news of her husband's expedition, she was naturally very reluctant, but the emperor's order was difficult to do, so she could only endure the sadness and tidy up for her husband. As soon as Lian heard the news that his son was going to go on an expedition again. All at once he fell ill. Qi Guogong had no choice but to tell Li Duan over and over again that he must not rush forward and never be an enemy. On the one hand, he arranged for a stable and reliable general to go out with Li Duan, so that he could take care of him.

The day of the expedition. The emperor led hundreds of officials to practice for the soldiers outside the city gate. This time, the emperor arranged the scene very much, which can be said to be painstaking. In addition to the purpose of this is to give Generalissimo Li Duan, the deeper meaning is to prove his wise decision to insist on expelling the barbarians by force.

But this day was not beautiful, and it rained lightly. There was a cold smell in the air, which added a bit of gloomy and tragic meaning to this practice ceremony, I don't know if it portends something. The people of the city also flocked from all directions, gathering on the hill not far away, wanting to witness the young general's demeanor.

I saw Li Duan wearing black leather armor, covered with a fiery red cloak embroidered with gold thread, with a resolute face and a heroic posture like a god of war. Li Duan bowed his hand to the emperor and said:

"Your Majesty, Weichen is in armor, and he can't fully atone for his sins. The emperor said:

"It doesn't matter. After speaking, he turned around and came from the tray held by the palace people in the back. Picked up the flask, arrived at three glasses of wine, then picked up a glass, and said to Li Duan:

"General Li, may you return victoriously as soon as possible. ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will definitely eliminate the enemy and protect the peace of my Heavenly Empire. Li Duan took the wine glass in the emperor's hand and drank it all.

"Okay, I'm waiting for the good news from the general in the capital!"

After the emperor finished speaking, he handed the wine to Li Duan. Li Duan drank three cups in a row, and felt a sense of pride in his heart. Standing up and bowing his hand to the emperor, he flew on the horse in a dashing manner and shouted:

"The army is on the march!" and saw the brightly armored soldiers marching westward with neat steps.

The Emperor stood for a long time, until the ranks disappeared without a trace. before driving back to the palace.

The army led by Li Duan marched for several days, and after meeting with several other men, it continued to march westward. However, because the brigade was marching very slowly, Li Duan, who was afraid of delaying the fighter plane, couldn't help but get anxious, so he discussed with several generals under him. Send a part of the advance force to the border city of Qingcheng to find out the enemy's reality.

Early the next morning, the advance troops set off under the leadership of the pioneer officer Yu Yang. Based on the experience of fighting the barbarians in the past, everyone felt that this victory should not be a problem, and perhaps the battle would be over before the large army arrived.

Who knew that after nearly a month of weather, the battle report that came back surprised everyone, the entire advance force had been wiped out, and only the vanguard officer and more than two dozen soldiers were left to report back. went to two thousand people, only these few came back, and Li Duan's face was extremely ugly. In a fit of anger, the vanguard officer was locked up, and it was useless for the generals to plead.

But from the mouth of the pioneer officer, everyone also learned something about Qingcheng. The leader of the Fanbang was called Yingji Chucai, and after unifying several small tribes this time, he established a country called Daqin. There are eighteen warriors under this man's command, all of whom are very brave and good at fighting. This time, the vanguard officer Yu Yang was defeated by Ji Geri, one of the eighteen warriors, and Yingji Chucai himself was not only brave and good at fighting, but also good at strategy, and in just one year, the weather had integrated all the tribes and established Great Qi, and there was a faint tendency to fight against Great Xia.

When Li Duan saw the defeat in the first battle, he was depressed and worried that he would dampen the soldier's spirit. decided to personally lead an elite team and meet this Gigri for a while. All the generals felt that it was inappropriate, thinking that the commander of the Chinese army rushed to war, and if there was any event, it would be really difficult to deal with it. Li Duan was even more annoyed when he heard everyone's words, didn't he clearly believe that he could win? The generals couldn't stop it, so Li Duan ordered 3,000 military horses and went straight to Qingcheng.

Not to mention that Li Duan went to Qingcheng, only to say that the wife of the prince who stayed in the capital Huang was originally a month away from the delivery period, but because of Li Duan's expedition, Huang was anxious and worried about the fetal gas, and suddenly had a stomachache that night, which made all the maids and women anxious. Fortunately, although Huang's nurse went through the incident, she calmed down first. On the one hand, he sent someone to report to the Duchess of the country, and on the other hand, he sent someone to call Wen Po.

This time, the Duchess Lian's attention to her daughter-in-law is not the same as that of the previous Jinniang. I sent someone to choose a stable woman early, and invited the best stable woman in the capital, and recently took over to live at home just in case. And take out the more than 100-year-old ginseng hidden at home from the storeroom and prepare it for emergencies. As for the nurse, I have also looked for several, waiting for the time to choose a suitable one.

Fortunately, Lian's preparations were thorough before, and at this time, Huang's sudden launch was not too busy. Otherwise, the current state of the Yilian clan would have been caught off guard. Lian has been ill since he learned the news of Li Duan's expedition, and he hasn't gotten better for seven or eight days. Lian received the maid's report, so she could only force herself to get up and go to her son's yard to have a look, after all, this was the first grandson in her mind. And people who have seen the Huang family before said that she has a pointed belly, and she is pregnant with a son.

Grandpa Guo was not worried about Lian's family, so he also came with him. When I arrived at Li Duan's yard, I saw that Wen Po had already entered, and the maids and women in the yard were boiling water in an orderly manner, preparing gray and white cloth for grass and trees, and then I was a little relieved. Mother Pei saw that Lian's spirit was not good, so she said:

"Madam, Mrs. Shizi This is the first child, some tosses, not so smooth, you and Grandpa Guo should go to rest first. Lian thought about it, he couldn't just sit here with Grandpa Guo and wait, so he asked the maid to clean up the east side room and go to rest with Duke Qi first.

Huang's birth was in a small room in the hall, at this time she was lying on a bed with grass and wood ashes, surrounded by two stable women, her own nurse and a maid. But the person she wanted to see the most was not here, although the two of them had always been polite, but at this time she still felt that she wanted to have someone to rely on.

The pain in his body made Huang scream. She has been pampered since she was a child, when has she ever suffered such a sin. Her grandmother was also distressed when she watched it, she had raised her since she was a child, just like her own daughter.

"Miss, you must hold back at this time, otherwise you will lose your strength, what will you do for a while?" The nurse was in a hurry, and even forgot her name, and called Miss Huang.

"Nurse, I'm dying of pain. ”

"Don't talk nonsense, Miss will live a long life. ”

In between the pain, the maids brought another bowl of ginseng chicken soup and fed it to Huang. It was tossed and turned until the next morning, when the sky was bright, and the anxious grandfather and Lian heard a loud cry of a baby. The old couple glanced at each other and finally put their minds at ease. Lian's voice told Pei's mother to go and see if it was a man or a woman.

After a while, Wen Po held the child, and Pei's mother followed her into the east side room. When Lian saw Pei's mother with her head down, she had some bad feelings. I only heard the stable woman say:

"Congratulations to Grandpa Guo, Mrs. Guo, Mrs. Shizi gave birth to a daughter. Lian went to see Qi Guogong at this time, only to see his smile condensed on his face, and his eyes were full of disappointment. Lian's own is the same, but when he saw that Huang's nurse was also behind, he still had a smile on his face:

"Come and show me, my precious granddaughter. Pei's mother also smiled at this time and said:

"First the daughter, then the son to make a good word. Lian Shi was also happy,

"Yes, sir, look at how this little girl looks like when she was a child. ”

Looking at the pink smiling face of the little baby, although Grandpa Guo had a smile on his face, he was very disappointed, his son went to the battlefield, if he left a son, everything would be easy to say. What if there is a case and there is no son? Who will leave the position of the prince of the country, and if it is not his own, he will have to return it after all? )

PS: I got the name of the chapter wrong in the last chapter.,It's not easy to change.,I'm sorry.,That's the only way.。