After arriving in Zhenzhou, Li Ze lived in the military camp of Qianniuwei.

Cao Xin was beaming.

Because he already knew the news that Li Mi was pregnant.

Yan Jiu and Jin Yuan assured him of this fact at the same time, so that Cao Xin, who arrived in Zhenzhou, did not stop laughing.

It was rare for Li Mi not to put on a military uniform, but to change into a regular uniform, and sat on the side with a red face, which surprised Li Dang, who was used to her coldness, and others who came out of the secret camp.

"Cao Shangshu looks like he has to put on the wine." Li Ze quipped: "We are also going to prepare a gift." ”

"Wine is definitely something to drink. However, the gift should be given when the child falls to the ground! Cao Xin laughed: "Cao Zhang, that bastard, is not at home at this time, and actually ran to Hedong, it's not like words." ”

It's no wonder that Cao Xin is happy, the eldest son Cao Zhang, used to be a nerd, and now he has finally found the direction of his life, but he still has a paranoid energy in doing things. The second son, Cao Jing, is smart and got married early, but he is amorous outside, and for so many years, he has not added a man and a half woman to the Cao family, and now he sees that the next generation of the Cao family has been settled, and it is the eldest daughter-in-law he values the most, how can he not be happy!

The prosperity of a family always begins with a large number of children.

"Cao Shangshu can't blame Cao Zhang." Yang Kai said on the side: "Cao Zhang's work in Hedong is still fruitful. The reason why we were unable to open up the situation in Hedong was that the local resistance was too great, and our grassroots cadres who were good at mobilizing the people could not enter at all. But Cao Zhang is different, no matter how bold those people are, they don't dare to do anything to him. Now we can count on Cao Zhang. Thousands of miles of embankment, collapsed in the anthill, where is Cao Zhang digging the corner of the wall now, one today, one tomorrow, there will always be a time to dig them down. ”

"Yang Kai, my son is now in Hedong, even if it is not a tiger and wolf den, it is not a good place. Han Qi and Li Cunzhong naturally won't treat him well, but those wealthy families below are all lawless masters, if it was before, I wouldn't be too lazy to care about these, but now it's different, if he is missing a cold hair, don't say I'm going to beat you up. Cao Xin said to Yang Kai half-jokingly and half-seriously.

Yang Kai couldn't help but shout and hit the sky: "Cao Shangshu, your son's temperament, don't you know?" Who can get back what he recognizes? You, who are Lao Tzu, haven't struggled for half your life, how much do you think I can influence him? ”

Cao Xin couldn't help but stop.

"Speaking of Cao Shangshu, we have naturally made all preparations. Moreover, don't forget, your eldest daughter-in-law is the Zhonglang General of the Right Qianniu Wei and the Shaoqing of the Weiwei Temple, will she watch her husband go into danger? Yang Kai looked at Li Midao.

"Father-in-law, don't worry, no matter how bad it is, Lang Jun will not worry about his life." Li Mi said on the side.

Li Ze knew why Cao Zhang didn't leave in Hedong, because Cao Zhang had already made a lot of achievements where he was.

The purpose of Li Ze's Dutian Qingding is to deal with those wealthy families who gather together with the clan as the core. But when it was implemented, the means were still very ingenious, extremely similar to the Tui En Decree during the Han Dynasty.

To put it bluntly, it is to force those wealthy families to divide their families.

The wealthy families concentrate all their wealth and power to control the clansmen, and this model is naturally very beneficial to the descendants and branches, ensuring that their fundamental interests are not violated, but for the side branches, it may not be the gospel. They can only be dominated by the descendants for the rest of their lives, and they will do their best for the lineage, and this model is not a lifetime thing, and it will continue like this.

Are you willing to do it?

Not necessarily.

But if Li Ze's policy is implemented, these wealthy families will have to be separated. Li Ze's most important land property had to be distributed to each branch and house, and each household should not exceed 5,000 mu. For those wealthy families who own millions of acres of land at every turn, they really have to distribute it according to this standard, as long as they don't pay five suits, they are afraid that they can get a lot of land property.

That's the temptation.

Some people may think that these wealthy families can divide their property without dividing their families. This is certainly possible in theory, but in practice, it is very different. In the past, these side branches had no land and no wealth, and they had to rely on their clans to survive, so they had no right to speak at all. And once they have considerable wealth, they also have the right to speak.

There are a hundred people, all kinds of people, and dragons give birth to nine sons, and the sons are different.

After doing this, Li Ze actually succeeded most of the time. And in the next follow-up measures, it is to continue to suppress the descendants of this branch and support the side branches, and the more contradictions with the family, the more support from the government will be. As they come and go, those who come out of the family will become more and more detached from their own family, and the contradictions between the two sides will become more and more prominent. In the end, the freak of the clan will fall apart under the deliberate guidance and suppression of the government.

Cao Zhang's lecture in Hedong attracted such a group of concubines and concubines among the big clans, and they were not branched out.

His identity is different, in Hedong, he will be suppressed and excluded, but no one will openly do anything to him, because he is in Hedong, he is mixed up for a while, and there are many followers, and the people who follow him are not mud legs, but a group of people who have face and identity in Hedong.

Yang Kai was unable to open the situation at the layer base, so he pointed at Cao Zhang now.

A few people joked about it for a while, and finally got down to business.

"Right Qianniuwei must also be ready to fight at any time." After briefly introducing the current situation, Li Ze said to Wang Sili: "Do you have any difficulties here?" ”

"Nothing is difficult!" Wang Sili is categorical. "Zuo Qianwei has 30,000 horses, and he can set foot on the battlefield at any time."

Li Ze nodded and didn't say anything more. Zuo Qianniuwei 30,000 horses are stationed in Zhenzhou and Zhaozhou, these two territories are the foundation of the Li family, and they have always been the key places to operate, and these two places are also the most thorough in the implementation of Li Ze's policy, because in these two places, the biggest wealthy family is the Li family himself, and the other is like Wang Sili, Yuan Zhou, You Yong.

Now these two places are still the richest places under Li Ze's rule, even if they are like the emerging Wuyi, in terms of strength, they cannot be compared with Zhenzhou Zhaozhou.

So Li Ze didn't ask about money and food at all.

As soon as he heard that there was going to be a war soon, Li Mi's face became a little ugly, and he sat there, gritting his teeth and staring at his stomach. She originally thought that there would be no large-scale war in the next two years, so she wanted to hurry up with this time to give birth to a child, but unexpectedly, the doll had just been conceived, and she was ready to fight with Tubo.

"When will the war start?" She asked.

Li Ze glanced at her and said with a smile: "Don't think about it, it will definitely not be this year." If our estimate is correct, we will have to wait until March or April next year at the earliest. Because once a war breaks out, the border towns of Ansui will be the first to be impacted, and it is difficult for us to intervene in the situation that border towns like Ansui have not asked for help from us, or have not been completely defeated. In March and April next year, you are pregnant, and you still want to go to the battlefield? Let's be honest and raise a baby at home! ”

Li Mi suddenly looked annoyed.

"In the future, there will be wars!" As a father-in-law, Cao Xin immediately came up and comforted: "It's just a small fight with Tubo, let them learn our strength, and we will negotiate to expel them from our territory, such a battle is boring." It will be more rewarding to compete with the pseudo-Liang Zhu Wen in the future. During this time, you don't have to worry about things in the army. It's better to put more of your mind on the side of Weiwei Temple. ”

The meaning of Cao Xin's words was actually to ask Li Mi to raise the fetus with peace of mind, but in front of Li Ze and others, he was embarrassed to say it directly.

"Yes, father-in-law!" In front of Cao Xin, Li Mi has always been very well-behaved.

Cao Xin nodded with satisfaction.

"How's the preparation for tomorrow?" Li Ze looked at Yuan Zhou.

Yuan Zhou smiled and said, "Everything is in order. ”

"The Emperor won't be in the court tomorrow." Li Mi continued. "He will fall ill in due time and will not be able to serve the council, so tomorrow's big pilgrimage can only be presided over by you, Childe."

Li Ze laughed hesitantly.

In the Zhenzhou Palace, Li Ze did not go to see the emperor, but Xue Ping appeared somewhere, along with him, there was also Qingzheng Tian Lingzi of Taichang Temple.

"Your Majesty, among the civil and military warriors this time, there are still many loyal people who have been tested." Xue Ping said: "In particular, Qu Zhong, the descendant of General Qu Tutong, can be on the list, which is really gratifying." Whether it is personal ability or organizational ability, he has shown a level far beyond ordinary people, and Li Ze can't hide it even if he wants to! ”

"Good, good!" Li Yan's face was flushed, and he was obviously very excited.

"Xue Shangshu, I heard that Li Mi is pregnant, this is a great opportunity, can you find a way to replace the person in charge of Your Majesty's safety with someone who is loyal to Your Majesty? Let's say this Quathl? Tian Lingzi said on the side.

"Is there such a thing?" Xue Ping was stunned, and then he was overjoyed: "This is indeed a good opportunity, Li Xiang is planning a battle with Tubo, the main force of this battle will be the Hedong Army, and if he asks for it at this time, he will not refute our face." You can give it a try. ”

As he spoke, Imperial Physician Tao cautiously walked over with a bowl of decoction.

"Xue Shangshu, Tian Qingzheng, Your Majesty should drink medicine and rest." Tao Taiyi said.

"Imperial Doctor Tao, Your Majesty's body is recovering day by day, but it is hard for you." Looking at Li Yan, who was in good spirits, Xue Ping said with relief: "As long as Your Majesty recovers and can go to the palace, then for us, it will be too good, and many things that we couldn't do before can be done honestly." ”

"It's a matter of duty." Imperial Physician Tao walked to the bedside, and according to the usual practice, he first scooped a tablespoon and drank it himself, and then handed the decoction to Li Yan.