Luoyang.

"Lord, according to intelligence, after Cao Mengde captured Dong'e, he directly detoured to Puyang, and at the same time, Xiahou Yuanrang of Jiyin County also sent troops to Puyang, but now he has besieged Puyang. Although Chen Liu's Zhang Mengzhuo tried to send troops to support, he was ambushed and retreated to Chen Liu. Come to think of it, it is only a matter of time before Puyang City is broken. Guo Jia reported respectfully.

"In addition, Cao Mengde should have joined forces with Zang Xuangao of the Lang Evil Kingdom, who had already led his army to attack Mount Tai and helped Cao Mengde hold back Mount Tai's troops. At the same time, Luo Xiaoyuan, the prime minister of Chen Guo, led his army back to Chen after the autumn. ”

"Tsk, in this way, I'm afraid it won't be long before Meng De will be able to recapture Yanzhou~" Li Yi chuckled when he heard this.

"Even if Yanzhou is recaptured, Cao Mengde wants to completely take Yanzhou in his hands again, but he will have to spend a lot of time. And thinking about it, King Chen would not sit idly by and watch him recapture Yanzhou so easily. Xun Yu said lightly when he heard this.

"Yes, and even if Cao Mengde really regains control of Yanzhou, it will be difficult to do anything. Yanzhou is the land of four wars, surrounded by Yuan Benchu, Liu Xuande and Yuan Highway, so Cao Mengde wants to develop, but it is not so easy. Guo Jia nodded and agreed.

"yes, how can it be that easy?" Li Yi sighed when he heard this, and then asked again, "Is there any news from Yingchuan?" ”

"No, I think I'm going to wait and see." Guo Jia said in a rather strange tone.

Hearing this, everyone's faces were also weird, and Wang Jing, Cui Lin, Xu Shu and others looked like they wanted to speak and stopped. Perhaps, they couldn't figure out why those families in Yingchuan were still unwilling to attach themselves to Li Yi in this situation, right?

"Hehe, then leave them alone for now. Moreover, Yanzhou and Yingchuan are in the hands of Mengde, which is more beneficial to us. Seeing everyone's expressions, Li Yi suddenly smiled.

Although Li Yi has been investigating the situation in Yanzhou since the civil strife in Yanzhou, this is just a routine investigation. In fact, at this time, he was not interested in Yanzhou at all. On the one hand, because of the reasons mentioned by Guo Jia above, once Li Yi takes Yanzhou, he will inevitably have to face the tripartite forces of Yuan Shao, Liu Bei and Yuan Shu.

This is something Li Yi absolutely does not want to see. Although Li Yi has become the most powerful force in the world since Yuan Shu lost most of Yuzhou, this does not mean that Li Yi wants to be involved in the melee in the Kwantung region. In fact, for the war in Kanto, he has been exuding a message of "you can fight at will, my target is only Ma Teng".

Because he understands that as long as he maintains this attitude, even if Yuan Shao and the others are afraid of themselves, they will not do anything with themselves, and even help themselves at some times. But if he really gets involved in the war in Kanto, such as sending troops to Yanzhou, he will definitely immediately attract the jealousy and defense of Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and even Liu Bei and others. Even they will let go of their hatred for each other and choose to secretly join forces to fight against Li Yi.

After all, the attack on Chang'an can be said to be intended to support the Han Dynasty, but if it sends troops to Kanto...... The meaning is completely different. Although Li Yi has a good reputation, who can guarantee that he doesn't want to be the second Wang Mang? Not to mention that Yuan Shao and others already had bad intentions. Therefore, Li Yi had no other actions at all except for secretly wooing the Yingchuan family twice.

On the other hand, it is because Yanzhou has been destroyed after years of war. Even to some extent, it is even more dilapidated than the former Henan Yin. In this case, if Li Yi takes Yanzhou, he will inevitably need to spend a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources to restore the local people's livelihood. This is undoubtedly a huge burden for Li Yi, who is bent on capturing Chang'an.

Accumulating grain and slowly becoming the king, these are the words that Li Yi has been reminding himself all the time. Because history clearly tells Li Yi that no matter how great the results are at the beginning, it may just be planting trees for future generations. For example, the Xiang book at the end of the Qin Dynasty, or the Cao Wei in history.

At sunset, after a busy day, Li Yi returned to the inner courtyard with a stagger.

"Huh? What about people? Looking at the empty courtyard, Li Yi's heart was suddenly full of doubts. You must know that at this time of the day, all the women will wait for him to come back in the courtyard, especially the little girl Diao Chan, who guards the door every day like a wangfu stone.

At this moment, Zou Qian and Du Yue were passing by with their maids carrying some fruit refreshments, and when they saw Li Yi, they hurriedly saluted.

"Two beauties, what about Yan'er?" Li Yi asked as he walked over to them.

"Madame and Sister Qing are accompanying your sons to study, and tomorrow is the college's annual big exam." Du Yue replied respectfully.

"Is there another big test? Time flies so fast......" Li Yi muttered when he heard this. Immediately, he shook his head, patted Xiaobai, who was rubbing against his legs, and walked directly to the inner room. Seeing this, Du Yue and the other women hurriedly followed, while Xiaobai shook his head and continued to lie lazily in the courtyard, waiting for dinner time to come.

When he arrived in the inner room, he saw that the door was closed, and when he pushed it open, he saw his eldest son, Li Xin, who had just turned nine, sitting in front of the table with a bitter face, writing something hard. Cai Yan sat beside him and looked at the content of Li Xin's writing with a serious expression. On the side, there was a pile of books piled up in front of Cai Qing and the other women, and they were frowning while constantly searching, as if they were looking for something. Their expressions were focused, but they didn't notice Li Yi at all.

"Hehe, it's just a big exam, do you need to be so excited?" Seeing this, Li Yi couldn't help but quip. In a word, the women and Li Xin, who was struggling to write, suddenly looked over.

"Gentleman."

"Father."

"My lord."

The women and Li Xin hurriedly got up and saluted, but then, Li Xin sat down again and continued to write hard. And Cai Yan and the others also did what they had just done again, only Diao Chan came over with a smile and explained, "Lord, Madame is helping the eldest prince to review his homework, and Sister Qing is looking for exam papers from previous years. Diao Chan spoke in a soft voice, as if he was afraid of disturbing Li Xin.

"Oh? There are college exams every year, but you didn't pay so much attention to them in previous years~" Li Yi couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, for some reason, seeing them like this now, Li Yi thought of his hard work when he was studying in his previous life. And at that time, there weren't so many people looking up information for themselves.

"Alas, who let Xin'er get a bad result in the quarterly exam at the end of last year?" Cai Qing sighed when he heard this.

In the Avenue Academy, in addition to the big exams that are held every year shortly after the New Year, there are countless small exams. At the end of each month, there is a monthly exam, a quarterly exam held before the change of season, and a promotion exam when students are promoted to a class. In addition, when you are on a whim, and when there are major events in the world, you will also hold various special examinations......

Of course, Li Yi can swear that although he proposed these big and small exams, he definitely did not want to spoil these students, or vent his anger for his former student career or other frivolous ideas. It is to make the exams of this era more perfect, but also to enable these students to better grasp the knowledge they have learned, and most importantly, to better screen talents. Well, that's it.

"Oh? I remember that Xin'er's grades were always the first among her peers? Li Yiyan asked curiously.

Hearing this, Diao Chan suddenly couldn't help but glance at Li Yi, "That's all in previous years, this year, Sima Changshi's brother Sima Tong, Xun Biejia's son Xun Yun, and Guo Junshou's son Guo Yi have all won the first place in the small exam." Therefore, the eldest prince plans to regain the first place through this big exam, and the lady plans to help the eldest prince review. ”

"I see~ Not bad, yes, easy to learn and almost know, close to benevolence, almost brave to shame, it seems that Xin'er already knows how to cultivate himself." Li Yi smiled when he heard this, but in the end, he couldn't help but glance around at the female monsters and smiled, "But is your battle too big?" I don't know, I thought you were going to repair the book~"

"Hmph, my lord, you can still laugh?! I don't feel sorry for the eldest prince at all. Diao Chan suddenly pursed her lips when she heard this, and complained softly, but in the end, a hint of crimson suddenly appeared on her delicate little face, "And...... And Cicada also hopes to take advantage of this opportunity to study hard, otherwise when Cheng'er starts reading...... "In the end, Diao Chan's voice became quieter and quieter.

"Hehe, it turns out that it contains selfishness...... Li Yi looked at Diao Chan with a wicked smile, and said softly in a teasing tone, until Diao Chan's face was flushed, just like a ripe and delicious apple, and Li Yi couldn't help but want to take a bite.

"Ahh Diao Chan exclaimed, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the room. Of course, it's not that Li Yi really can't help but be tempted to bite it, after all, if he doesn't use his teeth, how can he say it's biting?

Seeing the doubtful and blaming glances cast by the girls, Li Yi suddenly coughed dryly and said, "Xin'er, as the eldest son of a dignified and unparalleled marquis, naturally can't be treated with the standards of ordinary children. Besides, when I was a child, I studied hard day and night......"

Speaking of this, Li Yi glanced at Li Xin, who had secretly looked at him, and then looked at the girls and smiled again, "Actually, I think it might be better if I let Xin'er review it by herself." And I am confident that he will not let you down. After all, he is my eldest son Li Zikang! ”

It's a pity that Li Yi's words only got a disgusted snort from the girls. And Li Xin looked excited and wanted to say something, but he looked at Cai Yan and the aunts beside him, and finally chose to lower his head and continue to do the question.

Seeing this, Li Yi suddenly showed a helpless wry smile, "It seems that I am not welcome here~ Then I'll go." ”

"Let's go, let's let Yue'er and Qian'er accompany you tonight." Hearing Li Yi's words, Diao Chan suddenly showed a look of disgust, and as he spoke, he pushed Li Yi with his delicate little hands, as if he was planning to push Li Yi out of the house directly.

"Tsk, is this the power of exams? I wonder if the same is true at this time in the homes of other students? Li Yi thought speechlessly, so he had to hug Du Yue and Zou Qian, who were shy, and left.

The next day, when Li Yi got up for morning exercises, he found that Li Xin was already sweating in the courtyard. "Father." After Li Xin saw Li Yi, he quickly stopped and said respectfully.

Seeing this, Li Yi felt a sigh in addition to relief. For Li Xin, although Li Yi has not been paying attention to it because he is busy with affairs, he can also know a general idea from the mouths of Cai Yan and other women, and the situations he occasionally sees in the academy or at home. Hard-working, studious, talented, knowledgeable...... It can be said that as a child who has just turned nine, Li Xin has done well enough.

But Li Xin was not satisfied with this, and still demanded himself with the most stringent standards. And Li Yi knows that Li Xin's body carries too much pressure. After all, he is his eldest son Li Yi, as long as there are no accidents, Li Yi's position in the future will be his Li Xin's.

This situation made Li Xin bear a burden that should not belong to his age when he was a child, the expectations of the people, the expectations of Li Yi's subordinates, and even the expectations of the masters and students in the Great Dao Academy.

If Li Xin is replaced by Li Yi, he really doesn't know if he can withstand so much pressure at this age, after all, he was not a very stress-resistant person when he was a child. But what about Li Xin? Not only did he resist quietly, but he was also able to move forward with firm steps.

"Xin'er, everything is about the combination of work and rest, and no matter how sharp the divine weapon is, if it is used all the time but not maintained, it will become dull." Li Yi walked up to Li Xin's side, rubbed his hair, and said softly.

"The child will remember his father's teachings." Li Xin replied respectfully when he heard this.

"Well, go take a shower, and don't let yourself get too tired before the big exam." Li Yi nodded and said.

"No." Li Xin answered, gave Li Yi a snort, and left.

"Oh, this stinky boy." Looking at Li Xin's youthful appearance, Li Yi suddenly pursed his lips and muttered a little unpleasantly. But then, Li Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Before my father, I'm afraid he also complained about me, right?" But it was Li Yi who thought of what he looked like when he was a child.

Maybe it was because he was too tired to accompany Li Xin to study last night, and Cai Yan's other women were still asleep at this time. In desperation, Li Yi had to eat a rather fragrant breakfast under the service of Du Yue and Zou Qian. Then, he came to the meeting hall of the outer courtyard, and Xun Yu and the others had already arrived at this time.

"Wen Ruo, Feng Xiao, accompany me to the Great Avenue Academy~" Li Yi beckoned.

"Hehe, is the lord planning to go to observe the big exam?" Xun Yu chuckled when he heard this.

"I heard that the eldest prince's grades last year were not very good, maybe the lord went to bribe Zheng Gong and them~" Guo Jia quipped with a teasing face.

"Alright, go quickly, or you're going to miss the exam." Li Yi urged angrily.

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