"Husband, wake up. Wake up. Liu Xie, who was asleep, was woken up by the person next to him, his mind was still a little confused, and he looked out the window and it was still pitch black, and he couldn't help but ask Zhen Mi in wonder: "Mi'er, what are you doing to wake me up at this time?" Do you think? ”

"Husband, you are serious, the concubine has something serious to tell you." Zhen Mi's face turned red, and she reached out and slapped Liu Xie and said,

"Husband and wife are also serious. Okay, okay, Mi'er, what are you going to tell me? Liu Xie deliberately pretended to be aggrieved and excused, and then hugged Zhen Mi in his arms and compromised.

"Husband, Kai'er hasn't rested at this time." Zhen Mi obediently lay in Liu Xie's arms and said softly.

"Ah, it's normal, ten times of the Tao Te Ching, you are not allowed to sleep until you finish copying it."

"But Kai'er is still a child, and she still has homework tomorrow."

"He has the leisure to peek at the waiter taking a bath, and it will definitely be fine for him to finish his schoolwork."

"Husband, can't you spare them this time?" Zhen Mi pleaded with Liu Xie.

"Mi'er, what kind of person do you want to educate Kai'er to be?" Liu Xie didn't answer, and asked Zhen Mi instead.

"Hmm...... Be filial to his parents, sympathetic to the people, and if possible, let him become a generation of Ming Jun in the future. Zhen Mi thought for a moment and replied.

Liu Xie smiled when he heard this, and said slowly while stretching out his hand to ** Zhen Mi's hair: "Kai'er is the eldest son, if nothing else, he will be the prince of my Han." But Mi'er, the prince is not so easy to be. Kai'er is young and her personality has not yet been determined, so education at this time is crucial. Talent can be cultivated through nurture, and this character, once cultivated, it is difficult to change it. ”

"It's just a peek at the waiter......"

"Mi'er, what you said is not right. Chamberlains are also human, and due to their natural disability, chamberlains are more sensitive than ordinary people. Although most of the attendants used in the harem today are those who suffer from the strange disease of heavenly eunuchs collected from the people, as long as they are human, they have self-esteem. While I don't intend to make Kai'er a humble gentleman, I also don't want him to become a bastard who only acts according to his own likes and dislikes and doesn't care about the feelings of others. Don't take the evil as small, don't take the good as the small, the child's character is cultivated in the usual little bits. ”

"Isn't it too heavy to be punished for copying the Tao Te Ching ten times? Tao Te Ching, a brilliant masterpiece of 5,000 words. Zhen Mi said worriedly.

"No penalty to the point, how impressive. Don't worry, Mi'er, it'll be fine. You don't have to worry about affecting Kai'er's schoolwork, Sister Cai won't have time to teach those bad boys tomorrow, so it's just a day off for them. ”

“…… The husband and the gentleman have known it for a long time. ”

"Of course I know, Sister Cai told me that she would return to her hometown with Master Cai to worship her ancestors. It's just that before I could tell Kai'er the good news, they caused me a mess. That's fine, I was worried about finding something for them to pass the time, but now I don't have to bother, just copy the book. Liu Xie smiled and hugged Zhen Mi tightly.

"How can you be such a father, specializing in cheating on your son." Zhen Mi complained with tears and laughter.

"Hey...... If you don't bully them now, it won't be easy to start when they are older. ”

……

The East Palace was brightly lit, and the five little guys Liu Kai and Deng Ai were each lying on the table and writing hard, everyone's expressions were very focused. It's not okay not to focus, because there is a person standing behind everyone, holding a ring ruler in his hand, and whoever dares to disobey will be beaten. These people were specially arranged by Liu Xie to supervise them, that is, Liu Kai, who is the prince, and they are also beaten.

"Your Highness and all the sons, the time has come, you can stop writing and rest for a while." An attendant came in with a smile and reminded Liu Kai and the others.

"Oh my god, I can finally take a break." Cao Chong was the first to throw the pen aside, lying on the table and shouting.

"Cangshu, be careful that what you just wrote is broken." Deng Ai on the side kindly reminded.

"Oh, yes, yes, if I break it, I'll write it for nothing." Hearing this, Cao Chong hurriedly straightened up and checked, and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that he was fine.

"Xiaokai, why do you say that the Holy Lord is so angry this time?" Zhao Tong sat beside Liu Kai puzzled and asked. Hearing Zhao Tong's question, the other three also came to Liu Kai's side.

"I don't know, maybe it's because we've gone too far this time." Liu Kai replied uncertainly.

"Isn't it just watching people take a bath, what's too much about that?" Lu Sheng asked puzzled.

"Xiao Sheng, have you peeked at other people taking a bath?" Cao Chong asked.

"No, no." Lu Sheng hurriedly denied it, but his face showed a flush, and he didn't know what he remembered. Seeing this, Cao Chong smiled and said, "Xiao Sheng, your face doesn't look like it's nothing." ”

"I said no, no, no." Lu Sheng covered his face and said stiffly.

"Maybe it's because the person we're peeking at this time isn't quite suitable." Deng Ai said at this time.

"It's just a few chamberlains, what's inappropriate?" When Lu Sheng heard this, he hurriedly answered.

"The saint is different from ordinary people, his thoughts are always different, and the inner servant, who is nothing in the eyes of you and me, may be very important in his eyes."

"How's the waiter we've been peeking at now?" Liu Kai suddenly asked.

Everyone looked at each other, and no one thought of this problem. Seeing that no one knew, Liu Kai beckoned to the attendant guarding the door.

"What does Your Highness command?" The chamberlain stepped forward and asked.

"How's that waiter we peeked at before?"

"Huh? Is His Highness asking about Jinfu? ”

"Oh, it turns out that the chamberlain is called Jinfu, how is he now?"

“…… It's not good, do things as usual, and rest when the time comes. ”

“…… I'm asking how he reacted when we peeked at him. ”

"Oh, it turns out that His Highness asked this, but there was no reaction, but I was sad for a while, and I secretly cried while hiding from someone, and then I should do something. Why did His Highness suddenly remember to ask him? ”

"......" Liu Kai was silent for a moment, and asked the waiter: "Jinbao, you tell me the truth, if you are peeked at taking a bath, how will you feel?" ”

"Uh...... This ......"

"Tell me the truth."

"The little ones may feel ashamed and have low self-esteem." The inner servant Jinbao thought about it and said honestly.

“…… Then do you blame us? ”

"No, not only did the Holy One not discriminate against us and other people who were born with imperfections like others, but also accepted us into the palace and gave us a way to live, and we are grateful in our hearts, and we can't wait to repay them with death. So I won't hold a grudge against this little thing. ”

“…… It's okay, you can step down. By the way, where does the man named Jinfu live? ”

"Your Highness, Jinfu is just an inner servant, I can't stand His Highness's apology, His Highness has this heart, and Jinfu is already content. Your Highness can rest assured, in fact, the Holy Lord has already ordered someone to reward some wealth, and this matter has passed. Jinbao smiled and explained to Liu Kai when he heard this.

"Oh." Liu Kai nodded, didn't say anything more, Jin Bao saw that he had nothing to do with himself, so he immediately bowed down and retreated to the door to wait.

"Xiaokai, what do you think of?" Zhao Tong saw Liu Kai's thoughtful look and asked curiously.

"It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly understand why Daddy wants to punish me. Xiaotong, how did your father punish you for making mistakes? Liu Kai shook his head and asked Zhao Tongdao.

"My dad?" Zhao Tong was a little surprised, and quickly thought about it and replied: "My father generally doesn't punish me, it's my mother who cleans me up." ”

"How do you clean you up?"

"Well, it's pretty much the same as it is now."

"Copying books?"

"Hmm. Also write a review and read it aloud in front of her. Zhao Tong replied with an unbearable expression.

……

"Your Highness, the time has come, it's time to continue copying." The chamberlain Jin Bao came in and reminded.

“…… Jinbao, when do we have to copy before we can rest? Cao Chong couldn't help but ask Jinbaodao.

"Uh...... Cao Gongzi, there is an explanation in the saint, when to finish copying and when you can rest. ”

"Huh? Haven't we slept tonight? ”

"Cao Gongzi only needs to copy it ten times to rest."

"But I can finish copying it in one night."

"Cao Gongzi, the villain may need to remind you that when you ask the villain a question, everyone else is struggling to write. The saint has explained that whoever is the last to copy it must copy it again. ”

“…… You don't say it sooner. Cao Chong complained and no longer paid attention to Jinbao. And the inner servant Jinbao did not estimate the mood of the small ones at this time, and made up for the small ones, and the saint also instructed that if anyone goes to bed without copying, they must also copy it again.

“…… Jinbao, what about tomorrow's schoolwork? Liu Kai frowned and asked.

"Please rest assured Your Highness, Mr. Cai has already taken leave of absence from the Holy Lord for something."

"That's right." Liu Kai put down his pen when he heard this, and Jinbao asked when he saw this: "Your Highness, ...... this?"

"Don't copy it, didn't my father say that whoever sleeps will copy it again? I can't do it now, anyway, Mr. Cai won't be here tomorrow, and I can use the whole day to copy books. ”

"Then Your Highness is ready to sleep now?"

"Well, tell someone to prepare hot water, I'm going to bathe, and then I'm going to sleep." Liu Kai nodded and commanded.

Liu Kai didn't plan to stay up late to copy books, and the other four looked at each other when they saw this, and they also put down their pens together, and said to Jinbao: "Prepare more hot water, and we will also take a bath." ”

……

The next day, after Liu Xie got up, he listened to the report of the waiter, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he did not express his opinion on his son's abandonment of "rushing to work" last night, but just ordered the waiter to wait for the treasure, and then turned around to do other things. And Liu Kai and others, after having a good night's sleep, also began to continue copying books and complete the "task" assigned by Liu Xie.

There is no such thing as an impermeable wall! Yesterday the five children were punished, and today it reached the ears of the parents, Lu Bu and Zhao Yun came together, wanting to hear Liu Xie's explanation, if it was really their own kid who did something wrong, they were ready to intercede. But when Liu Xie told him what happened, Lu and Zhao were almost angry.

"This unproductive bastard!" Lu Bu scolded angrily.

"Huh...... Why should my father-in-law be angry, but for a small matter, I have ordered them to copy the Tao Te Ching ten times as a punishment, and this matter will be revealed. It is good that you have come today, and I have something to do with you. Liu Xie smiled when he saw this.

"My lord, but I want to talk to us about the Northern Expedition?" Hearing this, Lu Bu immediately let go of the idea of teaching Lu Sheng a lesson, and instead asked with some excitement and anticipation.

"Father-in-law doesn't have to be excited, don't worry, this Northern Expedition is indispensable for your participation. I want to remind Zilong, Zilong, you and Zhong Da led the Han'an Army against Liu Bei, although Liu Bei has intended to develop to the south in recent years, but this person's temperament is really difficult to figure out, you and Zhong Da must be ready to fight at any time. ”

"Lord, are you worried that Liu Bei will take advantage of the fact that my army is fighting outside the fortress?" Zhao Yun frowned when he heard this, "Is the lord too worried?" At present, Liu Bei and Sun Quan are fighting fiercely for the ownership of Jiaozhou, how can they have the leisure to come to the court for trouble? ”

"Be prepared. The grassland people have developed rapidly in recent years, and I am very worried that this war will come to a stalemate, and at that time, it is difficult to guarantee that Liu Bei, Sun Quan and others will temporarily put aside their prejudices and join forces to weaken the threat of the imperial court to them. ”

“…… Lord, since you have this concern, why don't you suspend your strategy against the grassland. It is better to unify the world first, and then attack the grassland. Zhao Yun asked puzzled.

"There's no time to wait, Zilong. The Qiang people are brutal, they unify the grassland very quickly, as Suli is divided and eaten by them, the grassland tribes that were still waiting and watching have been shaken, if we do not curb the development of the Qiang people in time, when we unify the world and face the grassland, we may need to face an equally unified grassland. ”

"Is it so serious? Lord, how cruel are the people? Lu Bu was a little unconvinced, frowned and asked.

"I'll just say one thing, the Karma people never carry grain and grass when they go out to fight."

“…… So what do they eat? Lu Bu asked curiously.

"After every battle, the Karma took very few prisoners." Liu Xie said again.

"Lord, you don't mean to say that those people take people for food, do you?" Zhao Yun thought of it and asked Liu Xiedao in disbelief.

"Zilong is really smart, and he can understand it at all. Yes, the people used people as rations. But any prisoner of war who is captured by the Karma is no longer regarded as a human being, but is called a two-legged sheep by the Karma. Accompany the army, and when it's time to eat, they're just a bunch of meat cooked in a pot......"

"Lord, don't say it." Lu Bu interrupted Liu Xie's words a little unbearably. Cannibalism in the army is not uncommon, but most of the time it is taken when the food and grass are unsustainable. Just like Cheng Yu under Cao Cao, he once ordered people to make human flesh into jerky as military rations.

But Lu Bu still heard of such a blatant practice of treating people as military rations like the Qianren, and from this, Lu Bu also had a clearer understanding of his opponent this time.

"Lord, if the people are so cruel, aren't they afraid of being damned?" Zhao Yun asked in a deep voice.

"Damnation? He~ Zilong, the grassland has always been respected by the strong. Since they were freed from the slavery of the Xiongnu, they have been like wild beasts, and how can this beast not eat people. You say that you are cruel and inhuman, but you think you are pedantic, weak and deceitful. There is no reason to talk about the Karma people, only to make them submit with strength. Father-in-law, you must remember in this battle that the people do not emphasize morality, and do not try to convince people with virtue. ”

“…… I understand. Seeing Liu Xie's serious expression, Lu Bu knew that this was not a joke as usual, so he also nodded with a straight face.

"The lord is not ready to go to the army this time?" Zhao Yun suddenly asked Liu Xiedao.

"There are more important things waiting for me this time, so when I conquer the grassland, I am ready to hand it over to Xu Gongming and Zhang Wenyuan. Father-in-law, you are going to Zhang Wenyuan to listen to the dispatch, ugly words ahead, don't disobey the military order, then I won't be able to protect you. ”

"Huh...... The lord can rest assured that if he listens to it under Wen Yuan's account, Lu Bu is willing to accept the order. Lu Bu smiled when he heard this. It is difficult for a person to mature in dealing with people without experiencing some setbacks. In the past, Lu Bu was competitive, but after experiencing a failed "entrepreneurship", Lu Bu gradually had a clear positioning for himself, he was not a master of the material, rather than doing what he was not good at, it was better to stay in the DPRK as a general.

Guarding the Western Regions for many years has smoothed out Lu Bu's impatient temperament, and now he has both children under his knees, his daughter has found a good home, and his son's future is also guaranteed, don't look at Lu Sheng is now just a companion by Liu Kai's side, but what kind of person is Liu Kai, the prince of the Han Dynasty who may ascend the throne and inherit the treasure in the future, as a close person around Liu Kai, it is difficult to think about it in the future. It is precisely because of this that Lu Bu does not care as much about his personal future as he did when he was young.

Those who are content are always happy!

Lu Bu has known Zhang Liao for many years, and he also admires Zhang Liao's ability. Before, Lu Bu and Zhang Liao had a master-slave relationship, Lu Bu was the master, and Zhang Liao was the subordinate, but now they have made a reversal, but Lu Bu does not feel that listening to Zhang Liao's account is wronged or a little embarrassed.

The first is that Lu Bu recognizes Zhang Liao's ability, and the second is that Lu Bu has a clear understanding of himself, and he makes decisions on the battlefield, Zhang Liao is not as good as Lu Bu, but he marches and arranges the formation, commands the overall situation, and Zhang Liao is better than Lu Bu.

The most important thing to be a human being is to put yourself in the right position. How to set it right? The key is to have a clear understanding of yourself, and you can't be arrogant or arrogant. Only by knowing what you can and can't do will you have a good life.

Lu Bu is now very satisfied with his current life situation, his family business is thriving, he is accompanied by his family, and seeing that he is about to add Ding to his family, happy events can be said to be one after another. At this time, Lu Bu no longer has much ambition, and this time he wants to go to the grassland, which is also because Lu Bu does not want to be too idle, and hopes to take this opportunity to relive the passion of the past when he was hiring.

And there are not a few people who have the same idea as Lu Bu, such as Cao Cao, who has already taken office in the Western Regions at this time, he specially recommended his brother Xiahou Yuan to Liu Xie, hoping to let Xiahou Yuan participate in the imperial court's crusade against the grassland people.

There are not many wars in the Western Regions now, and apart from the sporadic horse thieves, Cao Cao can hardly find any decent opponents. It's not so much a town guard, but a retirement in the Western Regions. Cao Cao himself is nothing, but he can't bear Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan and others to accompany him to spend his time in the Western Regions, so he has the practice of recommending Xiahou Yuan to Liu Xie.

Liu Xie did not refuse this, Xiahou Yuan was good at long-distance raids, and his skill happened to be useful in the vast grassland. However, Xiahou Yuan was a little arrogant, and arranging where he went to listen to it made Liu Xie feel a little embarrassed.