Autumn is high and cool, grass yellow animal fat, it is a good season for hunting, in previous years, every season, the people living in several border states will automatically enter the state of alert, the residents of the grassland will take advantage of the autumn season to go south to loot, called the custom, since Li Mao out of the town of Youzhou, launched several northern expeditions in a row, in one fell swoop defeated the overlord Khitan and the subsequent mountain Xi people entrenched in the Yanbei grassland.

Since then, the "thieves" on the grassland have disappeared, and large-scale robbery has become history, but the border residents still cannot relax, and the small and medium-sized tribes on the grassland have filled the gaps left by the Khitan overlords, and they still continue to rob and rob the story, deducing scenes of joys and sorrows.

This situation is inseparable from the slackness and inaction of the three governors of Yanbei, Dongsheng and Yunxi located in the north of Yanshan.

The expulsion of the governor of the Sandu Governor's Mansion by force is just a matter of one sentence, and it is not so difficult to take back the control of the Sandu Governor's Mansion, the difficult thing is that Youzhou has now become a thorn in the side of the imperial court, and has been suspected by the emperor, and the courtiers are concerned.

In this matter, Li Mao could only pretend to be deaf and dumb, not only was it inappropriate to interfere in the internal affairs of the Sandu Governor's Office, but he even had to be cautious about sending troops to the border areas to resist the grassland robbers.

Many things in the world are sometimes so absurd, but fortunately, Li Mao has seen a lot of things and can look at all this calmly.

Since you can't send troops to the border areas to resist the grassland robbers, there is nothing wrong with organizing the people to resist on the spot, those guys in the court who are good at picking bones in eggs, no matter how much they pick thorns, they can't think that in the face of the barbarians' scimitars, they should give up resistance, wash their necks and wait for others to cut it, sure enough, whoever dares to say such things, Li Mao dragged him out to make a target, and let his political enemies shoot him to the ground, and then dismantle eight pieces at the end.

"The volunteer army organized by the officer training center has set out, each team of ten people, one instructor, two instructors, seven trainees, a total of 16 volunteer troops, will be divided into 12 counties on the border to organize the people's army to fight against the bandits. ;;;;;;;;"

"Instructors and trainees are our baby bumps, providing them with such a training opportunity, is very beneficial to their growth, but after all, this is a war, safety is also very important, each team is equipped with two trainers, which is good, but not enough, each team in addition to instructors and students, and a group of veterans. Military officers, officers learn soldiers, officers learn from each other, soldiers learn from each other, and those who are capable can be teachers, and it is good for them to do so. ”

"In addition, send three battalions of the Fifth Division to the north secretly, once they cross the line and go deeper, they will be given a head-on attack, and they will fight on the inside line, and the princes of the imperial court will always have no bones to pick."

"I couldn't agree more, just give the order."

Cai Youcai, the secretary in charge, handed over the record book to Li Mao, Li Mao read it, expressed his approval, and signed his name, and Chang Mucang also read it again and signed his name.

Cai Youcai took out Li Mao's seal letter and made a monogram and handed the order to Chang Mucang.

Chang Mucang got up to say goodbye, Li Mao got up and sent to the door, suddenly remembered a trivial matter, the two stood at the door and talked for a while, and when they turned back, Li Mao's eyes lit up: two young and beautiful little women appeared in the yard.

It is just like carved out of a mold, and the clothes, dress, manners, and smile are all exactly the same.

"You are"

"Yao Jinghua Yao Jinghua, see Taiwei."

"Hmph, it turned out to be you two little things, you two have been coming to Youzhou for so long, and you just came to see me, am I a thousand-year-old demon who eats people and doesn't spit out bones?"

Li Mao feigned annoyance and deliberately chilled his face.

The two little women were not afraid, they glanced at each other, and rushed forward with a smile, one of them grabbed one of Li Mao's arms, and leaned over his youthful body, this said: "I know that the captain is busy, who dares to disturb him if he has nothing to do, if you don't summon us, I won't dare to come to scare us to death." The one said: "That is, wronged dead people do not pay for their lives, how many battle-hardened generals are still trembling when they see you, how dare we come to see you easily"

The two little women were young, their voices and smiles were all sunny, and the faint body fragrance and elegant perfume were mixed into a good smell, and they drilled into Li Mao's nose one by one, and he was intoxicated in a moment.

The Yao sisters are the adopted daughters of Gui Zhisheng, but they have grown up in front of Su Qing since they were children, and their love is like mother and son, they call Su Qing their mother, and Li Mao is naturally their father, but this relationship has not been broken for a day, and the two of them obediently call Li Mao Tai Lieutenant, and they dare not call "father-in-law" and "grandpa" indiscriminately, so as not to make people talk and dislike Li Mao.

Li Mao was satisfied with this.

The two helped Li Mao to sit down on the rattan chair in the courtyard, one helped pinch his shoulders, the other served tea and poured water, the waiter was attentive and thoughtful, the courtyard under the sun was in full autumn, and it was a good pleasure for two little beauties to serve, Li Mao closed his eyes and enjoyed it, and suddenly opened his eyes and asked: "Nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, you two little things, say, what is there to find me"

The two little women, you push me, I push you, but they refuse to speak first.

"Say that the two of you have been having trouble with Taigong recently, what's the matter?"

The two sisters glanced at each other, and Yao Jinghua said: "His old man is drunk and confused, and he wants the two of us to marry." ”

"The man should get married and the woman should get married, you two are also sixteen years old, you should find a good family."

"He wants us to marry somebody."

"One person hums, is there anything to say?"

"It is said that this person has a good face, but it will be expensive in the future."

Li Mao frowned, and said secretly: "Gui Zhisheng, this guy fought a big victory in Shenzhou, and he wanted to promote him to be a prince of a town in Chengde, but he shouted to come back, and when he returned to Youzhou, he asked the Yao family sisters to go back from Su Qing, saying that he wanted to tell them about family affairs, at first I didn't believe it, this old man in addition to drinking, cutting people, stealing people, and remembering his daughter's lifelong events I didn't expect it to be true, but the two of them served a husband, which is indeed a bit unlike, eighty percent of it is drunk nonsense. ”

Li Mao smiled: "Sisters serve a husband, what do you think of this?"

Yao Jinghua said quickly: "I won't do it, and I won't do it if I die." ”

Yao Jinghua said: "Sisters serve the same husband, if you can't say it, you can't do it, but you have to say that you and I want to." ”

Li Mao said: "Jinghua is still Hua, you are right, it is better to be cautious about marriage matters, it has to be a happy relationship, you and I are willing." Don't worry, I'll talk to him when I'm free. ”

The two sisters looked at each other.

Yao Jinghua said: "Actually, this matter only needs a word from the captain." ”

Li Mao smiled and said: "It's not good to suppress people with power, we have to convince people with reason, and I'll go to him when I'm free." ”

Yao Jinghua said: "Actually, the person he wants us to marry is you, Taiwei." ”

Li Mao squirted out a mouthful of hot tea, if it weren't for Yao Jinghua's quick dodge, he would have to get a body.

"It's so confused that you're so old, what are you thinking about all day long, marrying me is such a joke, I've watched you both grow up, and I've always treated you as daughters, what a ridiculous person can say such a ridiculous thing. Go, where is he now, I'll scold him, forget it, I will have the opportunity to scold him again in the future. You can rest assured about this matter, until I am here, stop, no one should go outside to say it, it is embarrassing, it is simple. ”

Yao Jinghua said: "Then you shouldn't regret it?"

Yao Jinghua abducted her sister and thanked Li Mao.

After sending the two girls to go, Li Mao turned around to find Su Qing, Su Qing is now Mrs. Cao Guo, Li Mao's wife, occupying the main courtyard of the back house of the palace, since the transfer of Ziqing's business to Cui Gu, she has been idle, idle and fat, Su Qing desperately watched her waist circumference gradually grow, and finally made a big fuss with Li Mao, determined to start a business in Youzhou for the second time, and then lay down a piece of the country.

She ran granges, horse farms, orchards, and woodlands outside the city, and opened a silk cloth village and wool yard in the city, and set up a pawn shop, and was preparing to prepare a silver cabinet to dry. This busy, sure enough, controlled the waistline, nearly thirty years old, light like a girl, and the more she lived, the younger she became, the whole person was reborn, and her spirit was vigorous and energetic.

Su Qing's second venture was fully supported by the relatives of the family, and everyone was busy with her career outside every day, scolding the bearded man to go, and tossing the sisters at home.

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