Cai Yong died of illness, and on the day of the funeral, almost the entire Luoyang and the surrounding people and officials came to see him off. Not only because he is Li Yi's maternal uncle, but also because Cai Yong himself is a respected Confucian and is widely respected by the people.

Zhao Gongfu.

Cai Yan and Cai Qing sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, silently watching the people who were playing with their children not far away. Their expressions were complicated, but they didn't know what they were thinking.

Suddenly, a strong and warm arm hugged them into their arms, and at the same time, the unusually familiar gentle voice also came into their ears, "Yan'er, Qing'er, are you still thinking about your uncle?" ”

"It's not about my father." Cai Yan leaned on Li Yi's arms a little tiredly, looked at his side face and reached out to caress it gently.

"Hehe, that's my uncle's last words~" Li Yi gently grabbed Cai Yan's little hand, and smiled while gently stroking it.

"Hmm......" Cai Yan and Cai Qing nodded, looking at Li Yi's eyes full of complexity.

Seeing this, Li Yi couldn't help but smile and said, "Don't Yan'er want to be the queen?" ”

One sentence immediately made the two girls stunned, and Li Yi could clearly feel that the bodies of the two girls became very stiff the moment his words landed.

"Hehe, in fact, it's not a big deal, if the Han family is in turmoil today, and the saint has been controlled by traitors for many years, the court has long lost any rights. In this case, if I really pacify the world and become independent on behalf of the Han Dynasty, who in the world will oppose it? Li Yi said as he stroked the hair of the two girls.

"Yes...... But ......" Cai Yan wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to say it.

"I know what you're trying to say." Li Yi looked down at Cai Yan and said with a smile, "The Han family is orthodox in the world, since I am a Han minister, I should support the Han family~ I guessed correctly, right?" But without waiting for Cai Yan to answer, Li Yi said again, "But Yan'er still remembers how the old Liu family came from?" Why didn't he go to Kuang Fu Qin's room at that time? ”

"And what my uncle said is indeed right, if I really calm the world in the future, then there will inevitably be a situation where the world only knows me Li Yi, but I don't know who the emperor is. Even if I dare to be a minister at that time, will the emperor at that time think so? Huo Guangke in the past is the best example. Li Yi shook his head and smiled.

"Is that really the only way to go?" Cai Yan muttered to himself.

"Who knows? But even if that were the case, it would be ten or twenty years later. Why do you want to do so much? Li Yi said, and suddenly gently knocked on the little heads of the two girls, "If you are sad because you think about this kind of thing, won't it become a joke?" ”

"Don't knock me on the head! I've been feeling like I've gotten a lot dumber lately. Cai Qing covered his head and said dissatisfiedly, "And it's obviously my sister who is saying, why should I be punished?" ”

"Humph! Every time you girl has something, don't you let Yan'er come out? It stands to reason that you should serve in the family law! Li Yi pretended to look at Cai Qing fiercely, and began to act nonsense while holding her hand.

"Don't mess around~ The children are watching it~" Cai Yan and the two girls were coquettish, and hurriedly broke away from Li Yi's arms and ran to the people playing in the courtyard.

Seeing that their expressions had recovered slightly, Li Yi shook his head and sighed. He didn't want to deceive Cai Yan and them, so he said what was in his heart. Fortunately, although Cai Yan and the others have not fully recovered, they look much better.

August.

Zou Qian and Du Yue gave birth to two sons for Li Yi, and by the way, after they were diagnosed with pregnancy, Li Yi took them as concubines. Speaking of which, Li Yi didn't plan to let the two of them have their own children, because for these two women, although it can't be said that they have no feelings, they obviously have more desires.

However, sometime last year, when Li Yi accompanied the girls to play and read with the children, he saw Zou Qian and Du Yue's eyes full of envy, as well as the confusion and worry hidden behind the envy. At this point, Li Yi changed his mind and decided to let the two daughters conceive their own children.

It sounds hard to accept, but just feeling a little pity for them and letting them get pregnant? However, for Li Yi, the only purpose of doing this is just to let the two girls get a guarantee that is more reassuring than promises.

"Now, you two won't be cranky anymore, will you?" Li Yi caressed the pretty faces of the two girls and asked with pity.

"Well......" The two girls replied with blushing faces, but they didn't know if they were tired after giving birth, or because they were embarrassed because their careful thoughts were seen through by Li Yi.

"If you dare to think cranky in the future, I will have to serve the family law~ dare not believe me?" Li Yi pinched their smooth cheeks and quipped, which suddenly made the two girls even more shy.

In fact, Li Yi had promised them before that he would bring them a happy and stable life. It's just that although Li Yi has always done this, Cai Yan and other women are also very good to the two women. But as the two daughters get older and older, Du Yue and the two daughters will inevitably have some worries. After all, from ancient times to the present, there are not too many examples of those peerless beauties living a bleak life because of falling out of favor when they are old and decrepit.

And with a child, everything is different, which is even more guaranteed than the two daughters being taken as concubines by Li Yina. After all...... As long as they keep to themselves, when the two children grow up, even if Li Yi really doesn't spoil them anymore, they can still live a stable life.

Month.

"My lord, the envoys to Jizhou and other places have returned, and Duke Yan, Duke Zheng, King of Chu, and Duke Chen have all expressed their support for the righteous act of the lord to send troops to Chang'an to crusade against the rebels. But as expected at the beginning, they would send neither troops nor food. Guo Jia said respectfully.

"Alas, now that the Han family is in decline, the lord is preparing to send troops to attack the Chang'an Kuangfu Han family, and these people are still playing their own little calculations......" Xun Yu shook his head and sighed helplessly.

"Haha, Wen Ruo, you still have expectations for them?" Guo Jia laughed when he heard this.

"After all, it's all Hanchen'......" Xun Yu replied when he heard this, but when it came to this, he couldn't say it anymore. After all, he himself knows very well what the actual situation is. If you say more, it will seem that you are too hypocritical.

"Alas...... For example, today, how many people really regard themselves as Hanchen? Li Yi shook his head and sighed. Then the conversation changed and said again, "Then next, spread the news of Yan Gong and others supporting us through the newspaper, as for other places......"

Seeing Li Yi's gaze, Guo Jia hurriedly said, "Please rest assured, after the envoy got a reply, the news was already spread on the road." In addition, Yan Gong and others also expressed their willingness to take the initiative to make a statement to the world. ”

"Well, that's good. In this way, although it is not a worry-free future, it also saves a lot of trouble. Li Yi nodded in response.

Hearing this, Guo Jia said again, "By the way, my lord, I also found two interesting news this time. One is that Yan Gong executed his general Lu Yi earlier, apparently because Na Lu Yi tried to unite with Zhang Yan to rebel. However, according to the investigation of the shadow department, it seems that it is because Koji Yi is a little arrogant......"

"Hehe, did you just start purging dissidents as soon as you took Youzhou? Yuan Benchu...... But that's it. Li Yi shook his head and sneered when he heard this, and then asked again, "What about the other one?" ”

"Jia Xu Jia Wenhe, have you ever heard of this lord?" Guo Jia asked instead of answering.

"Oh? Is there news of Jia Wenhe? Li Yi suddenly came to his senses when he heard this.

Speaking of which, after learning that Jia Xu had fled from Chang'an, Li Yi also deliberately sent someone to look for him. It's a pity that I don't know if Jia Xu is too good at hiding, or if he ran too fast and didn't find any traces, which made Li Yi really depressed for a while.

"Yes, he has now taken refuge in Zheng Gong, and the messenger sent to Zheng Gong has seen him." Guo Jia said in a deep voice.

"Defected to Mengde?" Li Yi couldn't help but pout when he heard this, but he had already guessed the reason why Jia Xu defected to Cao Cao. Without him, just to save his life.

Jia Xu has committed a lot of crimes over the years from serving Dong Zhuo to becoming a Shi Ma Teng or Zhang Ning. After all, whether it is the relocation of the capital to Chang'an or all kinds of orders that hurt the heavens and reason, he will always be there, especially during the period when he came out of Smateng, it became even more intensified.

In this case, Jia Xu did not dare to come to himself, and Li Yi could understand it, after all, Li Yike has always been known for his benevolence and love for the people. And why did he turn to Cao Cao? Who let so many forces, only Cao Cao can play the slaughter of the city? And they don't care about the past of those who are willing to surrender......

Cheng Zhongde, Xun Gongda, and Jia Wenhe...... It's just that despite the help of these people, can you rise like history now? Meng De ......" Li Yi thought in his heart.

In September, Chang'an.

On the occasion of the autumn harvest, the faces of the people under Li Yi's rule were full of joy of harvest. Especially the people who fled here because of the famine, many of them cried happily when they looked at the yellow and clear ears of wheat.

"My lord, according to the reports from all over the country, there will be a bumper harvest everywhere this year. In this way, I believe that there will be no more obstacles and problems in this expedition to Chang'an! Xun Yu said excitedly.

"Very good, pass the order down, let Feng Xian and Gongzhi prepare to start the action, and the baggage prepared by various parts of the state will also start to be transported to Zuo Feng Yi and Hongnong! At the same time, he ordered all localities to be well guarded, and sent scouts to inquire about the situation of the surrounding forces! Although Yan Gong and others have issued a statement, they also have to guard against it! In the end, the four battalions of the Suzaku Battalion, the Wushuang Battalion, the Flying Cavalry Battalion, and the Trap Camp were all ready to set off at any time, and at the same time, another 20,000 troops were gathered! Li Yi nodded, then stood up and looked at everyone and said loudly, "This time, if you don't break through Chang'an, you won't withdraw your troops!" ”

"No!"

"Lord, don't you really need to clean up those spies?" When Li Yi was about to leave, Guo Jia couldn't help but ask again.

As Li Yi's attack on Chang'an became more and more obvious, there were more and more spies around Henan Yin and Jing Zhaoyin, at least from the intelligence fed back by the shadow department, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei...... Almost all the forces in the world have sent a large number of spies.

The dragon has fallen asleep, and a thousand mountains are shaken! Li Yi, who has been recuperating for many years, is finally about to be dispatched, how can other forces not pay attention? Even Sun Ce, who had just defeated Liu Miao and captured Moling, unconsciously stopped his pace of continuing to attack Jiangdong and sent a large number of spies to Sili to inquire about the situation.

Because everyone knows that this war will inevitably affect the situation in the world, for 10, 20 or even more years.

"No, as long as they don't try to spy on secrets or, let them go." Li Yi sneered, "Moreover, I also want to use the mouths of these people to tell those people that my Li Yi's strength is much stronger than they imagined!" ”

Li Yi's tone was full of confidence, and even had a hint of contempt for the world. It's just that this time, whether it is Guo Jia, Xun Yu or others, they don't feel anything wrong. Because they had been preparing for this day for too long, they believed that no matter whether it was Chang'an City or how many thousands of troops stood in front of them, they would be trampled by their iron hooves.

Changan.

"Hehe, it is worthy of Li Zikang, and when he gave an order, the whole world paid attention to it." Zhang Ning chuckled as he listened to Wang Yi's report.

"Don't worry about the mother, there are children here, even if Li Yi leads an army of millions to attack, the children will also beat them back!" Hearing Zhang Ning's words, Ma Chao couldn't help but say loudly. For some reason, every time Zhang Ning praised Li Yi, Ma Chao always felt very uncomfortable.

However, in the past, when Ma Chao said this, Zhang Ning would always touch his head with a smile and echo his words. Only this time, as soon as Ma Chao's voice fell, Zhang Ning looked at Ma Chao with great seriousness and blamed, "Meng Qi, it's a good thing to have confidence, but if you are overconfident, then you are arrogant!" ”

"You are only eighteen years old this year, although your martial arts are outstanding, but Li Zikang has countless capable people, not to mention Xun Wenruo, Guo Fengxiao and other scheming people, not to mention Lu Fengxian, Dian Zigang and other fierce generals, Guan Yunchang and Zhao Zilong, who are stationed in Baling and Changling, are also rare famous generals in the world...... Zhang Ning continued to say.

Speaking of this, Zhang Ning looked at Ma Chao's somewhat depressed face, and immediately shook his head and sighed, "Alas, don't blame me for being too strict, but this time Li Zikang sent troops to Chang'an, I'm afraid he has already made plans not to break Chang'an." As a result, our army will inevitably usher in a bitter battle...... In such cases, the slightest mistake can cause huge losses......"

"The child knows his mistake, please rest assured that the child will never underestimate any enemy again." Ma Chao saw Zhang Ning like this, and hurriedly apologized.

"Hmm......" Zhang Ning nodded when he heard this, and then after a deep groan, he said again, "Meng Qi, Junqi, speaking of which, the time is almost now, and there are some things that should be told to you." With that, Zhang Ning stood up and walked straight to the secret room.