. Yang Hao listened to Ye Dashao's words, and led him to a secluded courtyard.

Now in the backyard of the Yang family, Tang Yanyan and Wu Wa'er each live in a courtyard, and sent a maid to wait, because the Yang family has few dings, so there are still a few vacant small courtyards, and the two of them chose a secluded place at random, took the lamp, made tea, and retreated, and then sat down for a long talk.

When Wu Wa'er heard that he was back, she wanted to come out to greet him, but when she heard that a guest was visiting, the official took him to have a secret conversation, knowing that there must be something important, so she didn't dare to come forward to disturb, so she quietly returned to the inner house.

In the room, Yang Hao first asked about the current situation in Luzhou, and Ye Dashao smiled: "Don't worry, my lord, everything is fine in Luzhou now." The battle between Xiazhou and Tubo is becoming more and more intense, and we can't take care of it at all. Zhang Jizu only looks forward to surviving the term of office and being transferred to another place, as long as we don't make trouble for him, he pretends to be deaf and dumb in everything, and now everything is safe under the rule of Luzhou, industry, commerce, agriculture and animal husbandry, all have development, and the three thousand iron cavalry in the old Mu Department are also herding and soldiers, and they have developed more powerfully. Not only did we deal in all kinds of profitable grassland products, but we also sold the weapons developed by Li Xing to Zhuqiang, Huifu, and Tubo privately, and we also accumulated a lot of money. ”

Yang Hao frowned and said, "Selling weapons to Zhuqiang, Huifu, and Tubo? Aren't you afraid that raising tigers will be difficult to control? ”

Ye Dashao hesitated for a moment and said: "The weapons made by Li Xing, but all the weapons sold to them, regardless of swords, spears, bows and crossbows, are all produced inferior products, not first-class weapons, if they want to compare with us with sophisticated weapons, they can't do it." Now the greatest ambition in the entire northwest is Xiazhou, the strength of the Tubo, Hui and Zhuqiang tribes that can contain it is too poor, if they can't provide some assistance, Tubo has been defeated, how can Xiazhou be mired in mud and can't get out?

Therefore, Mu Lao discussed with several adults before making this decision. Mu Lao did this, and he also did it within the scope of control, and these inferior weapons, whether it was production or maintenance, it was difficult for these tribes to do, and the source was always controlled by us, and it could be cut off at any time. ”

Yang Hao shook his head slightly, and sighed: "Despite this, the righteous father is really a little self-inflicted, with my design, provoke the war between Tubo and Xiazhou, even if Tubo is now defeated, Xiazhou will also be greatly injured, three or two years will not dare to start a war lightly, use force against Luzhou, during this time, Luzhou and the Dang Xiang Qi clan have been able to develop, enough to confront it, have the power of self-preservation, the righteous father does this, why bother?" ”

Ye Dashao said: "The subordinates were about to say that this time, in addition to visiting the adults, the subordinates also brought the meaning of Mu Lao, hoping that the adults can go back to Luzhou." ”

Yang Hao shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The official family still pointed to me as a hostage and controlled Luzhou, how could he let me go?" ”

Ye Dashao said: "It is precisely for this reason that the adults want to go back." Mu Lao said that if the adults decided to go back, he would find a way for the adults. ”

Yang Hao's eyes flashed and asked, "What is the good way for my father-in-law?" ”

Ye Dashao said: "There are many methods, such as cooperating with the Zhe family, the Yang family, and the Zhuqiang family, creating incidents in the northwest, causing an uncontrollable situation, and only by letting the adults return to the northwest to preside over the overall situation can there be a solution, in that case, the adults may not be able to make the trip when the vigilance of the Zhao official family has been greatly weakened." For example, sneaking back, no matter which one it is, as long as you can let the adults return to Luzhou, it will be a great success. ”

Yang Hao said abruptly: "The first method is still reliable, and the other ...... will return secretly?" Won't the court find out? Luzhou still admits that it is a territory of the Song State, right? If I go back, can I tear my face with the court and drive Zhang Jizu away? ”

Ye Dashao smiled and said: "The subordinates just brought the meaning of Mu Lao, if the adults nod, it is not right away, and they still need to wait for an opportunity." ”

"What chance?"

"The war between Tubo and Xiazhou in the north and south is endless, and the seven clans of the party are all immovable, telling them that their own clan is poor and weak, and they are unwilling to invest in soldiers and horses, and Xiazhou is bound in the war, not only the foreign enemies have set up countless enemies, but the interests of the nobles of the Tuoba clan have been damaged, and they have also begun to be dissatisfied with the Li family's dominance. Although it seems that my Luzhou is not a threat from any party now, but Mu Lao and you, my lord, have the orthodox identity of the Li clan in Xiazhou.

Hui and Tubo can't eat the Qiang people, and now they all rely on us, for the Zhe clan and the Yang clan, if the Tuoba clan changes to the adult and you as the master, it will naturally be more popular than Li Guangrui. And then there is the support of the Dang Xiang Qi clan and Hengshan Zhuqiang, in fact, your lord's position as the lord of Xiazhou has beckoned. If the chieftains and nobles in the Tuoba clan have the heart to recognize you as the master, they will quickly occupy Xia Prefecture and replace it, without even making a big move.

My lord, what the imperial court values is not one person, but a force, the northwest feudal lords and the clans have already reached a situation of mutual containment, don't look at the imperial court now refuses to let you go, it is because the imperial court is confident that it can control Luzhou. If the northwest is eroded, my lord, you sit in Xiazhou and become the lord of the northwest, and the imperial court only has the choice of pushing the boat down the river and sealing and acknowledging, and there is no reason to be an enemy of you. ”

Yang Hao's eyes froze, and he said: "You can't say this, and your father-in-law can't say it either, who taught you?" ”

Ye Dashao touched his nose and said with a dry smile: "This is the method discussed by Mu Lao, Lin Lao, Master Ke and others, Mu Lao said, the imperial court is only using the northwest, who is the master there, it is not important to the imperial court, as long as we can quickly control Xiazhou, the imperial court has no reason to help the Li family in Xiazhou and us are embarrassed, the result can only be to follow Li Yiyin's example of killing his brother and nephew, and after occupying Xiazhou first, the imperial court will recognize the precedent of appeasement. If you agree, you can let go of Luzhou and prepare, as little as one year, more than three years, big things can be expected! ”

Yang Hao was silent, he realized that he provoked the war between Tubo and Xiazhou, painstakingly ran Luzhou, recruited talents, and secretly cultivated his own force, originally to let Luzhou gain a foothold, so that the tens of thousands of Han people and nearly 10,000 clansmen brought out by him and his father-in-law had a home, but this was just wishful thinking.

Luzhou has stood still, and as Ye Dashao said, with so many advantages inside and outside, these people who originally gathered around him have also formed a common interest body, they want to seek greater benefits, and they are the glue between them, and they are the leaders to achieve their goals.

However, his people have the ambition to unify the Western Xia, does he have the ambition to be the lord of the Western Xia? How much bloodshed will there be in this process? He is now well-fed and well-fed, and his life is worry-free, and he will soon be able to fake his death and get out, live in seclusion with Shuangmei, and enjoy the scenery of the world, why do such a thing? At that time, he will inevitably take the road of Western Xia again, and in order to survive, he will wander between the Khitan in the north and the Zhao and Song dynasties in the Central Plains, and become a big warlord, why bother?

Thinking of this, Yang Hao's heart suddenly moved, what if I can take Xia Zhou instead, and then give it to Song Guo?

He immediately denied this idea of his own, the original historical Xia Zhou Li clan, later did not go this way, the problem is that when you are the representative of this interest group, all the people are loyal to you, when you turn your back on the interest group that supports you, they will also abandon you, then they will elect another lord of Western Xia, fight for their glory and wealth.

What's more, what would happen if Zhao Song really got the land of Western Xia? Could the Song dynasty have completely changed its national policy and devoted itself entirely to expansion and war? People's hearts are changeable, and Luzhou can breed ambitions because of the stability of its position and the enhancement of its power, but won't the Song Kingdom? At that time, would the Song Dynasty still have 300 years of peaceful, wealthy and glorious culture? There will also be a Tianshui Dynasty, the activities of human intelligence, and many aspects of culture, the former Han and Tang Dynasties, and the later Yuan and Ming dynasties, all of which are not caught. The culture of the Chinese nation, after thousands of years of evolution, was created in the era of the Zhao and Song dynasties?

If the Song Dynasty at that time became another Han Dynasty, and the Zhao family became another Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and continued to expand at the cost of hundreds of people breaking down their families and destroying their families, what if they expanded to the territory of the Mengyuan Empire? Are its people glorious? Have you ever been happy? When it finally sets foot on the fate of any empire that will inevitably collapse and perish in the end, the incomparably brilliant appearance of the emperor and general, in addition to being a talking point for posterity, for some posterity to boast about, how can it benefit the people at that time? Can I control the ambitions of that emperor and allow him to expand in an orderly manner, and not become a reckless tyrant with iron blood?

With the growth of experience and understanding of this era, Yang Hao is no longer a hairy boy with no blood, he gradually sees things more clearly, more calmly, and more directly to the essence. He didn't want such an unrecognizable Song Dynasty to appear, and he didn't want to give up his current plan to set up a faction to represent the fight and kill.

After pondering for a long time, looking at Ye Dashao's eager gaze, Yang Hao said: "I haven't thought through the stakes in this matter, you have traveled all the way, it is very hard, settle down first, and then talk about it when I have a decision." ”

Yang Hao thought to himself: "I don't have to understand that I rejected them, otherwise it would be difficult to ensure that they didn't plan otherwise, and even give me a 'yellow robe', at that time, I had to do it, and if I didn't do it, I had to do it, so I could only follow the path they planned for me." After I faked my death and got out, they lost me, and this fledgling ambition naturally disappeared.

Yang Hao took Ye Zhixuan out, settled him and his servants, returned to his residence, and immediately discussed with the doll: "Baby, you already know the news that I am going to fake my death and escape, now I live in Honglu Shaoqing, and the chance of leaving Beijing has increased greatly, this time I went to Jianghuai, you and Yanyan secretly accompanied each other, in fact, the government and the opposition have heard of it, this is crooked, with this precedent, the next time I have the opportunity to leave Beijing, I will take you with no one to be suspicious." ”

Wa'er nodded happily, and Yang Hao said again: "But as soon as we leave, what about the assets that are inconvenient to take away from this property and the daughter of a smile?" How do some people settle down? ”

The doll's eyes flashed, and she hesitated: "Official, you mean ......?" ”

Yang Hao said bluntly: "I mean Miaomiao, I asked her from Duo'er, and now there is a mustard between the two of them, what will she do when we leave?" And she has always been loyal to me, with my temperament, you know I can't let go, I plan to recognize her as a righteous sister, let's go, this property, assets can belong to her, she has a reliance, I can leave with confidence, what do you think? ”

The corners of the doll's mouth hooked, revealing a look that seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "My lord, how can you have the right to inherit our family's property, you are still an official of the imperial court, and you don't even understand the laws of the imperial court." Unless...... You first write a 'will' to indicate that she will inherit it. ”

Yang Hao shook his head and said: "How can this be reasonable, what kind of 'will' did I make in a dignified manner, did I know that I would take you out of Beijing together, and then have an accident together?" Isn't this clearly telling the whole world that Lao Tzu has escaped? ”

The doll covered her mouth and smiled: "That's not it." ”

She rolled her eyes and said, "But...... But it's not all out of the question, the slave family sees that Miaomiao's girl is very fond of the adult, it is better for the adult to take her as a concubine before leaving Beijing, so that the property falls into her name, it is logical. ”

Yang Hao glared at her and said angrily: "It's not that you don't know my temperament, if she really becomes my woman, do you think I will leave her ruthlessly and leave in peace?" ”

The doll said casually: "Then don't really accept her as a concubine, as long as there is a name, the period of the round house will be delayed until after returning to Beijing, and there will be a benefit, and if the official 'suddenly has an accident', it will not arouse suspicion." ”

Yang Hao was stunned and said, "Isn't that harming others?" ”

Miao Miao was originally Duo'er's confidant, and the doll didn't have any sisterly feelings for her, so she said indifferently: "Why did you hurt her?" What woman in the world can get a huge fortune with just one name? I'm afraid it's too late for her to rejoice, if she can't keep it, just remarry, the girls of the official family can remarry, do you think she will keep the festival for you for the rest of her life? At that time, she had a huge family fortune, and if she wanted to marry, she would be more sure to find a good family than now. ”

Yang Hao hesitated for a moment and said, "It seems to be a way, I'll think about it again." By the way, what about Yanyan, I haven't seen her since I came back, I heard that you went to the street today, I can't rest assured, the Tang family has not moved at all so far, and I don't know what the Tang family is planning, but don't want to follow their way. ”

The doll smiled: "Don't worry, officials, the Tang family is a decent family, and they can't do anything like kidnapping people on the street, not to mention that we also have guards when we go to the street." In the past few days since I returned to Beijing, the officials have been too busy, don't you think we are distressed? Today, I went to the street to buy some vegetables and came back, and Yanyan said that he would make a few delicious dishes for you to eat. ”

Yang Haoqi said: "She cooks? Did she succeed? ”

The doll pursed her lips and smiled: "You are an official, do you say that she is really a woman who can't do anything when she comes to clothes and stretches her hands, opens her mouth with food?" Besides, along the way, she also learned the way of cooking from me with her heart, and the dishes she made must taste good. ”

Speaking of this, she clutched her stomach and said, "It's just...... Why hasn't it been done for so long, my stomach is already growling with hunger. ”

Yang Hao shook his head and smiled, and said, "I don't have much hope, you wait, I'll go to her courtyard to have a look." ”

Mixing soup with plain hands, serving Langjun shyly, it makes people move when they think about it...... Yang Hao walked on the road, and couldn't help but show a touching smile on his face, they ...... What I want should not be a hero who is busy all day long, but a caring gentleman who shush them and take good care of them, even if I want to live up to this beauty, I have to stick to my own ideas.

Thinking all the way, he entered the courtyard where Tang Yanyan lived, the courtyard had its own kitchen, the door was closed, and there was a jingle inside, Yang Hao walked over and pushed the door open, "Hula", a few finches flew out of it, and fled in a daze, and flew over the courtyard wall in a moment.

"Oh, yes, whoever called you in, you didn't say a word, and now you let the finches go, and I have one less dish."

Tang Yanyan had flour on her cheeks, and she ran with her hands, she opened the cage to dig out the birds, accidentally released the birds, and closed the door to catch the birds alone, sweating busily, but as soon as Yang Hao came, the birds in the cage fled.

Yang Hao was stunned at first, and after seeing her appearance clearly, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, he hugged the oncoming flame into his arms, kissed her affectionately on the cheek, and smiled: "I can't cook that dish, eat my dish, I will like it more." ”

Tang Yanyan didn't know why, glared at him and said, "You are empty-handed, have you come back from buying vegetables?" Hum! This paspastard is a very important dish, I was afraid that I would not be able to make a joke for the baby, but now it is good, not a single bird feather can be seen, it is you who let go of my birds, and you return my birds. ”

Yang Hao really loved her delicate appearance, and couldn't help laughing: "Okay, well, I ran away a few of your little birds, and the official compensated you for a big bird." ”

"Huh? Did you really buy groceries and come back? Where's the big bird? Tang Yanyan asked stupidly.

Yang Hao showed a thief smile and said: "The big bird is here, lady, don't you have to scream, make a noise, it's not beautiful." ”

"Hey, even if you let the birds come, what kind of evil birds will make me Tang Yanyan...... Yes! As soon as he saw Yang Hao's movements, Tang Yanyan turned around with a scream, covered his face and said, "You are not serious, go out, go out, and people don't look at it." ”

Yang Hao's heart was hot, and he walked from behind, gently hugged her fragrant shoulder, and said softly in her ear: "Yanyan is willing to go to the kitchen for me, even if he only burns a piece of charcoal, he will eat sweetly for his husband." ”

Tang Yanyan was talking in his ear, and the itchy hairs stood up, and then he felt that the back of his buttocks was holding against a ** thing, and he couldn't help jumping in his heart, his body was soft, and he could barely stand. Yang Hao hugged her tightly, his lips slurped her earlobe, and then kissed the back of his neck, and at the same time raised one leg and quietly closed the door with his foot...... At this time, in the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Palace, Zhao Kuangyin twisted his eyebrows and raised his eyes, his eyes were looking into the sky, and he was shouting: "How can this be reasonable, where did you buy this bird, full of foul language, it is really unseemly."

A parrot hovered in the hall and scolded back without showing weakness: "You birdman, close your beak, let out all the birds, do your bird things, and make the young master angry with me......"

Princess Yongqing laughed, Zhao Kuangyin jumped up and said, "Come on, come on, shoot this cheap bird who bullies me to death." ”

"Puffy puff." A team of forbidden troops entered the palace in response, and shot indiscriminately with bows and arrows, and the parrot hid around with the help of dust, temple pillars, screens and other things, and still scolded back and forth in his mouth: "Cheap bird, you gluttonous chaff, a rotten beggar who starves to death and does not freeze and does not kill, a broken household who does not believe in his deeds, and a thief who does not carry the ...... that should be chopped."

"Give me the arrows!" Zhao Kuangyin didn't even weigh me, grabbed a bow and shot it in the air, the top of the hall was full of feather arrows, the bird drilled between the dust, and scolded proudly: "Cheap bird, cheap bird, you rammed ...... of chaff"

"It's infuriating! It's not ......" Zhao Kuangyin said angrily, and the guards of the forbidden army on the side listened to it, and couldn't help laughing into a gourd, Zhao Kuangyin said angrily: "I'm really angry, I'm angry, where did you get this cheap bird......"

Princess Yongqing was busy pretending to be a good girl, and said timidly: "My daughter went out of the palace to visit the second sister today, and I met Yang Hao, the young lady of Honglu, this bird...... He gave it to me. ”

"What's this birdman going to do? What are you going to do? The thief and the bird provoked Lao Tzu to be angry...... "Zhao Laolian's emperor didn't care about it, and took out the ruffian style of a dragon stick that broke through the world, and scolded loudly.