There are capable people in the northern tribes. This is the conclusion reached by Siu Yat-ran. In this era, there are not many people who can make such a decisive decision, but it is not known whether this person is a man or a woman, an adult or an elderly person. Xiao Yiran began to look forward to meeting this person.

"Does Xuan Liang have any other explanations?"

"The guards told us not to worry about his safety, he will try to protect himself and the rest of the soldiers."

"Are you going back?"

"If we don't go back, the guards didn't tell us where to find them."

"Let's go down and get some rest."

Xiao Yiran waved away the soldiers who delivered the message, as well as the guards and maids next to him, and pondered alone. Since the northern tribe has chosen to avoid the dragon clan, they will definitely not give up in their hearts. Once they feel that they have the ability to compete with the dragons, they will definitely make a comeback. Therefore, you must be prepared to fight a tough battle. Of course, if Xuan Liang could find them as much as he could, things would be much easier.

After announcing the news of Xuan Liang's return at the elders' meeting, Xiao Yiran told his analysis again. Then he ordered Xiang Lin:

"Don't slack off in the matter of training soldiers. In particular, the training of chariots and cavalry should be given top priority.

Beams, continue to build chariots, further improve shields.

Xiongshan, when your hunting department goes out hunting, pay attention to collect some flexible rattans and try to find those that are thinner. ”

The reason why Xiong Shan was so instructed was that Xiao Yiran remembered the story of Zhuge Liang burning the rattan armor army when Zhuge Liang captured Meng Shu in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". If you can find a vine like that, you might want to consider making up a battle armor for the soldiers on the chariot. Standing on a chariot, they could barely dodge the javelins thrown by the enemy. With the armor of the bodyguard, the effect is completely different. Now, Xiao Yiran knows that despite copper, it is not realistic to use copper to make armor.

As Xiao Yiran gave orders one after another, the entire dragon clan operated efficiently.

Seeing that the clansmen were all working hard in their respective positions, Xiao Yiran was very pleased. She knew that she had done everything she could, and all that was left was to wait. At present, Xiao Yiran's priority is to protect the fetus and prepare for the birth of his second child. It's been more than eight months, and it's just over a month before the due date. With the experience of Xiao Ming in the last life, Xiao Yiran's mood was no longer nervous, and he took a walk every day in the company of guards and maids to take a look at the edge of the training ground. It's a good life. The only concern is to go out to find Xuan Liang of the northern ethnic groups who have migrated. Xiao Yiran didn't want Xuan Liang to be the same as last time, and he had not heard from him for more than a year.

More than a month has passed in a blink of an eye, and since there are two guards sleeping every night, Xiao Yiran is not sure of his exact due date. In the case of Wei Nan's child, it is delivered three days later. Xiao Yiran asked the maids and the great wizards to do all kinds of preparations before giving birth.

It's just that Xiao Yiran waited left and right, and his stomach was silent all the time. Even if it wasn't Wei Nan's child, it had been fourteen days, and it was already past the due date. Although Xiao Yiran was a little anxious, he had no choice but to wait. It took another eight days, a full twenty-two days, before the labor pains began. However, this time the birth was unusually smooth, Xiao Yiran didn't feel how to suffer, and an heir to the throne who made the family jubilant was born.

Immediately, Xiao Yiran named his daughter "Xiao Yue", first, the name of the girl is in line with the theory of yin and yang in ancient Chinese philosophy, men are yang, and women are yin. The second is that Xiao Yiran always felt that this girl should be Wei Nan's child, and remembered that Wei Nan had dreamed of the moon, so he named the child "Yue".

Xiao An, who deliberately rushed back from the Longshan station, looked at Xiao Yue in infancy, and said to Xiao Yiran:

"Emperor, look at how cute Xiao Yue is, she doesn't look like a newborn baby at all."

"Yes, it's much more beautiful than Xiao Ming back then, little girl, naturally prettier."

"When is the emperor going to hold the coronation ceremony for the young patriarch for Xiao Yue?"

"When does it usually take place?"

Xiao Yiran didn't know about this, so he asked Xiao An first.

"It's okay when, preferably after Xiao Yue becomes an adult."

Xiao Yiran still feels embarrassed every time he thinks of the ceremony when he was elected as the patriarch. Although there are two guards sleeping every night, there are often four guards sleeping at the same time. However, it is not the same at night, and in broad daylight, in full view of everyone. Xiao Yiran didn't want his daughter to be kissed on the chest by the whole clan just like he did back then.

"It's still two years later, before Xiao Yue is underage. Wouldn't that be the same as I was back then? ”

"Naturally, it's different, and the inheritance ceremony for underage girls is much simpler."

"That's good."

On the tenth day after Xiao Yiran gave birth to Xiao Yue, Xuan Liang, who had been away for almost four months, led sixteen soldiers and returned intact. This made Xiao Yiran's heart that had been hanging down in an instant.

"Emperor, three ethnic groups in the north have been found."

"Where did they move?"

"It turned out to be crossing the river to the place where I spent the last winter. and annexed all six small local tribes. ”

"Oh?"

Xiao Yiran was obviously a little surprised, the three northern tribes were already very powerful, and now that they had annexed six smaller tribes, their strength naturally rose again. Xiao Yiran couldn't help but be surprised.

"Don't worry, I have inquired about the tribes I was familiar with back then. There is no unity between them. In particular, the three tribes that moved together secretly wanted to become leaders, and there were often frictions. ”

"How many people do they have now?"

"All together, there are nearly six thousand people. However, the residence is not concentrated, the six small tribes are still in the original station, and the three tribes that have just moved in are still arranged in the shape of the six small tribes on the periphery of the six small tribes. ”

Although there are nearly 6,000 people, as long as they don't form a group, Xiao Yiran is not afraid of them.

"What season is it in the north right now?"

"Late autumn, not far from entering winter."

"You go down and send a message to Xiang Lin, let him hurry up and train the men and horses, and we will launch an attack on the northern tribes after the spring of the next year."

"Yes, Emperor."

"Xuan Liang, after being away for so long, do you miss the emperor?"

"Yes, I think about the emperor all the time."

"What do you think?"

"The emperor's every move, especially the gentleness of the emperor at night."

Facing Xuan Liang's unthinking answer, Xiao Yiran still felt a little sweet in his heart. Among the many guards, Xiao Yiran had the greatest impression of Xuan Liang and was the most impressed. It's not just that Xuan Liang's appearance looks like Han Qi, but more importantly, Xuan Liang's well-defined face and his increasingly strong and decisive temperament are the types that Xiao Yiran likes.