In the early morning of the next day, a ray of sunshine shines through the clouds on the head of Luoyang City, the head of the ice-covered city flashes brightly, the ice and snow melt water is crystal clear in the sun, and the whole big city makes people feel that this is a dream castle that will only exist in mythology, and the ice crystals are bright and shining.

Last year, the weather was cold, the land of the Central Plains was covered with ice and snow, the snow was covered, the rivers of all sizes were frozen, and the Tongji Canal also became an ice and snow exercise, and the boats could not walk, but now, the ice and snow covering the land and rivers gradually became thinner, and soon after, the rivers were going to thaw, which also meant that the big war was coming, and when the time came, the big ships full of armor, food and soldiers would continue to drive to the front line of the war.

At this moment, Yang Tong, who was regarded as a great enemy by the princes of the world, did nothing, and was accompanying his wife and daughters to breakfast.

Yang Lu felt that his father and his two elder brothers had learned badly, and they had not seen anyone for a few days, so they must criticize the education well; In order to impose her momentum, she sandwiched a piece of watery green pickled cucumber, opened her small mouth and took a bite of it, her cheeks bulged up like a hamster, chewed quickly, and after swallowing her stomach, she said angrily: "Father, the deer wants to eat hibiscus eggs, you quickly scoop me half a bowl, my hands are not long enough." ”

Yang Lu didn't even bother to stretch out his hand, and instructed Yang Tong to scoop her favorite hibiscus eggs, dig a spoonful with a spoon, and put it in her mouth to eat it fiercely.

Continuing to criticize her father, the emperor said: "Do you know how much the fawn misses you? I can't sleep every day. I don't eat anymore! When I eat preserves, I leave half of them for you. ”

Yang Tong said happily: "There are also candied fruits." Where is it? Hurry up and give the fawn to your father. ”

"Hmph, you don't know where to go. The queen mother and the concubine said that wasting food was a bad child, and the fawn was afraid that the candied fruit would spoil, so she had to eat it. Yang Lu said of course, "You see that I haven't eaten well and slept well in the past few days, and people have begun to lose weight!" You have no conscience, do you say you are worthy of me? ”

Yang Xianfang, Yang Hui, and Yang Wan let out a burst of crisp laughter. A few adults tried their best to laugh; Yang Tong looked at his little daughter's chubby face, lowered his eyebrows and said: "Xiaolu is right, it is indeed my father's mistake, I won't run around in the future, I will accompany Xiaolu every day, so it's always okay, right?" ”

"Hmph, that's not enough! You're going to build a snowman with me and make me a big snowman. ”

"Good! We make big snowmen. ”

"You're going to swing with me, you're going to fly high!"

"Hmmm! We went on the swing after dinner. ”

"You're going to write with me!"

"Can the fawn write? When did you learn it? Yang Tong looked surprised.

Yang Lu smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said proudly: "Hmph, it was the eldest sister who taught me, let me tell you, my handwriting is beautiful, and the stinky father doesn't know it, it makes me sad too much." ”

"Okay, my father knows now, I'll watch Xiaolu write later!" Looking at the four pink-carved and eccentric daughters, Yang Tong's heart melted, he made countless wishes, promised countless sales contracts, and finally let Yang Lu let him go with a smile on his face, and played with his three sisters happily.

Yang Tong had to finish breakfast and said sourly: "I don't know which pig's heads will be arched by these few watery little cabbages in the future, I really want to find out and beat them......"

"Didn't you arch someone else's cabbage?" Wei Fengwu said with a smile

Yang Tong rolled his eyes coldly, and said leisurely to the six beautiful young women: "I only saw six Laotan sauerkraut, and it is a pity to abandon it if it is tasteless, where is the little cabbage?" ”

One sentence stirred up a thousand waves, and provoked a collective condemnation from six wives. The eldest grandson said sourly: "This is also true, a group of little cabbages came to the palace, how can they still look down on our old sauerkraut." ”

"That's it, especially Fang Xiuzhu, Li Youwei, Yao Yao, Zheng Liwan, I like it when I look at it."

"It is estimated that it will not be long before these old sauerkraut are replaced."

“……”

This is all specific to the person, Yang Tong can only say forgiveness, show loyalty, and promise countless unequal treaties, which made a few 'old sauerkraut' end the crusade with satisfaction.

The 'Rakshasa Guard' brought out by Yang Qinfang is indeed in the palace now, but it is just a female official, although they are all tender and bright, Yang Tong did not have other thoughts, these girls were originally well-mannered ladies, but they were brought by Yang Qinfang to become female men, and the royal family has the responsibility and obligation to reverse and correct their thoughts. The reason why they were allowed to be female officials in the palace was actually to let the severe court etiquette smooth out their anger, so as not to be too strong after marrying and ending up in an unhappy marriage, which was barely an explanation from the royal family to each family.

Wei Fengwu poured a cup of tea for Yang Tong and asked, "The ice and snow are beginning to melt, and the war is not far away, is the husband also going out with the army?" ”

Yang Tong served a few little babies just now, his hands were full of soup, he washed them in a copper basin, picked up a towel, wiped off the water stains on his hands, took the teacup, and said: "That's for sure, I want to take these kings and envoys to the battlefield for a walk, so that these turtles can have a long experience and know what a big battle of hundreds of thousands of people is, this is also to deter them, make them realize the gap between themselves and the Central Plains, and the real war is more effective than the exaggerated display of wealth." I want them to know that the Great Sui is not only rich, but also very strong, and this is not a place where they can stretch out their claws of sin. ”

"This time, is it to attack the Tang Dynasty, or Li Mi?" Wei Fengwu looked at Li Xiuning, who was a little pale, and patted her hand comfortingly. Recently, there have been various rumors in the government and the opposition and the palace, saying that the Great Sui is preparing to destroy Li Tang in a war, Li Xiuning is pregnant, and she is frightened all day long, suffering from gains and losses, but she does not dare to ask Yang Tong, which makes her anxious day and night recently, Wei Fengwu is purely to help her ask.

"This year, we are going to fight Li Mi, Lin Shihong and other southern thieves, the reason why we created an atmosphere of attacking the Tang Dynasty is the deception tactics implemented by the imperial court, in order to make Li Mi slack, annihilate the southern princes and then consider Li Tang, blame me for not telling you in time, let you worry in vain for so long." Yang Tong looked at Li Xiuning's eyes with a hint of apology.

Li Xiuning's heart was relieved, and she gently stroked her slightly bulging lower abdomen, revealing a hint of ruddy color on her originally pale cheeks, adding a bit of charm: "I understand my husband's kindness, but I still say the same thing, since I am married, I am a member of the Yang family, and I should focus on my husband and children." The big war between the Sui and Tang dynasties will happen sooner or later, and I don't want to hide it from my husband, I really hope that the battle between the Sui and Tang dynasties will happen as soon as possible, and the results will come out one day sooner, and I don't have to worry about it from time to time. ”

Yang Tong said with deep relief: "Your father is also old, and after the reunification of the world, I am afraid there will not be many years left, and it will be good for him to retire in Luoyang when the time comes; As long as he spends his old age honestly, I won't do anything to him, look at Yuexian's father and Dou Jiande, don't they all get my reuse? If he still has that energy, I can also make him a bachelor in the cabinet. ”

Li Yuan can't fight, but he plays with the way of power and scheming, but he throws Yang Tong thousands of miles away, his own generation may not need this knowledge, but the next generation will definitely be able to use it, if he lives to the day of reunification, Yang Tong is even willing to throw the prince Yang Rong to him to teach. Moreover, the promise to leave Li Yuan's life is not only Yang Tong's promise to Li Xiuning, but also Yang Guang's only request, the reason is to study Li Yuan's cousin to see how many masks he still has.

"Thank you, Mr. Thanks." Li Xiuning's voice was filled with a strong sense of gratitude, she could feel a strong self-confidence from her husband's voice, she was not even afraid of Li Tang when she was strong, how could she be afraid of an old man who had lost his power!

"Your eldest brother Li Jiancheng is generally knowledgeable and righteous, when Li Tang united with the Turks, he thought that the dispute between the Sui and Tang dynasties was an internal dispute, and the murderous alien race should not be allowed to poison the same race, and he was also the only person in the Li Tang court who opposed the alliance with the Turks, and after that, it was his opposition that caused your father to retreat Tuyuhun's cavalry, I really admire him. If it weren't for the damn war, I think we should be good friends, and if he surrenders to the Great Sui, I can also forgive him. ”

"Thank you, thank you, husband......" Li Xiuning's eyes were red with gratitude, tears flowed uncontrollably, her husband was able to make a promise so frankly, he couldn't help but be grateful, and he didn't know how to express himself, so he could only thank him one by one.

"Okay, the family doesn't talk about two families, you are pregnant, it is not appropriate to be happy and sad." Yang Tong came over and comforted Li Xiuning in his arms.

Yang Tong has too many spies within Li Tang, and he knows that Li Jiancheng has never extinguished that conscience, and he doesn't want to hurt Li Jiancheng. As for the mercenary Li Shimin and Li Yuanji, forget it. This kind of restless people, even if they didn't die in the war, Yang Tong would not let them survive.

"If you're really grateful to me, think of a few more wonderful gestures to serve me." Yang Tong said with a smile on his face.

's words made the wives roll their eyes for a while.

"Faint King!" Li Xiuning burst into tears and laughed, and gently slapped Yang Tong.

"If you want to talk about faint king, that's also your old man! In the past few years, he has not achieved anything else, but he has given birth to many younger brothers and sisters! ”

"......" Li Xiuning was speechless, and changed the topic: "When will the husband send troops?" ”

"Let's talk about it when we are fully prepared, let Li Mi and them be scared for a while."

"The barracks are full, not enough?" Shui Tianji couldn't help but ask.

"I'm talking about good preparation, not just military power, but also a series of problems after a military victory. For example, it is necessary to prepare for the relief of food, local officials, and so on. ”

"I got dozens of counties last year, and these dilapidated places are still a huge burden on the imperial court, and it is difficult to recover their vitality without a year or two, and these places are now all supported by the savings of the imperial court. In other words, we now not only have to maintain the military rations of nearly one million troops, but also the huge relief expenses of the people of the Central Plains, and the pressure on the imperial court can be imagined. ”

"The vast land that has been regained can only be described as a military victory. But economically, it caused a huge burden on the Great Sui Dynasty. In particular, the Central Plains, which has been in turmoil for more than a decade, has been devastated, with barren fields and displaced people. With Li Mi's large-scale southward migration, he took away all the food of the people, and the responsibility of helping the victims of the Central Plains was all transferred to the head of the Great Sui Dynasty. ”

The eldest grandson Wujian suddenly said: "No wonder the husband wants to advance the imperial examination to tomorrow, it turns out that our dynasty lacks officials. ”

"Exactly!" Yang Tong nodded, and said: "The candidates who signed up are all gathered in various test centers, and after the exam, the candidates who are looking for will come to Luoyang to familiarize themselves with the policies and laws of the Great Sui Land, learn the way of being an official, and be able to take office urgently in a few months." Although there is no guarantee that they will not make mistakes, there are people in the place, and there is no way to mess up. ”

"In short, I now have to think not only about military action, but also about post-war reconstruction and resettlement of people's livelihoods, not only to raise money and food, but also to have enough reserve officials. If the relief of the victims is not properly handled, there is a high risk that a second rebellion will occur. Therefore, the struggle for world domination is not only a military action, if the imperial court does not have strong national support, no matter how much territory it expands, it will not be able to go far. ”