. "Miaomiao, that's basically it, the cash I can get in my hand will be made up for me as soon as possible. Also, my share in 'Daughter Yixiaolou' will also be broken down and sold. Remember, you are not allowed to sell it to Duo'er, otherwise she will be the only one in the family, and I am afraid that it will ......"

"Miss...... There is no malice towards the master, she just ......" explained to Liu Duoer in a wonderful way.

"I know."

Yang Hao smiled: "I don't have any prejudices against her, in fact, she can't take out so much money, if you sell it to her, you will eventually make wedding clothes for others." Don't move the 'daughter country', my share in the other buildings can be broken down and sold to the Kaifeng gentry, the more people become the owner of Yixiaolou, the more stable the status of Yixiaolou. ”

Lin Miaomiao hurriedly said: "But ......, master, now that Xiaoxiaolou is full of money and making money every day, why do you want to withdraw so much money?" If the lord wants to make more money, he can completely expand Yixiaolou, and with the current fame of Yixiaolou, it will be twice the result with half the effort. If the lord wants to invest money in the canal business, he may not make more money than Yixiaolou, and the risk is still very great. If you want to sell the master's current share in the Yixiao Building, it will be a big loss. ”

"Hehe, you don't understand......"

Yang Hao couldn't explain his plan to her, so he had to say: "I think so, Yixiaolou's reputation at this time is in full swing, but after all, the operation is relatively simple, put all the eggs in one basket, if you are not careful, it will be all broken, and it is the best way to retreat bravely and withdraw part of the funds."

On the other hand, Caoyun, but it will always need its existence, now Caoyun Sijie and I have a very good relationship, the last southern tour, and got acquainted with many river officials, with these ways, I put the money into the canal business, at present, earn no more than a smile, but in the future will be far more than it.

Besides, my Great Song Dynasty is about to conquer the Han Kingdom, as soon as the Han Kingdom arrives, the Tang Kingdom and Wu Yue are at their fingertips, at that time, my Song Kingdom has a sea frontier of thousands of miles, if you go to sea to do business with the same people, it will be ten times more profitable. Hehe, it is impossible for a daughter to laugh at the building, it is impossible for me to be rich and rival the country, and to do these businesses, just think about what the situation will be after 357 years? What will happen in 10 or 20 years? ”

"Besides, Xue Daliang is my good brother, and I have always hoped to create a career with him. Qianjin Yixiaolou's business, he doesn't understand, and he can't get involved, but Caoyun navigation is what he is good at, taking advantage of this opportunity, our brothers join forces, the future of the Great Song Dynasty's river transportation, sea transportation, is not our bag? ”

Miaomiao listened leisurely, and for a long time, she gave Yang Hao an admiring look, and said happily: "The slave family understands, the old man has lofty ambitions, and his mind and courage are far beyond Miaomiao's reach, so the slave family will go back and arrange, and try to raise the largest amount of money to the adults in the shortest possible time with the smallest loss." ”

"Well," Yang Hao looked at her with a smile, and suddenly asked, "Duo'er......, I haven't embarrassed you again during this time, have you?" ”

Miao Miao lowered her head and said in a low voice: "The master seems to have a prejudice against Miss, Miss...... Really didn't bother me before...... I didn't have a ...... before."

"Hehe, Miaomiao, you used to be her maid, but not anymore. What she gives you is not given to you because she wants to give it to you, just because she needs a helper, and you have such qualifications, so there is no kindness, it is just an exchange. Actually, you've done her a lot of favors, you've done a lot for her, and you don't owe her anything, you don't need to be bullied by her, huh? ”

"Yes, the slave family knows." Miao Miao said in a whisper: "Anyway...... Anyway, when something happens, the master will support Miaomiao, Miaomiao is not afraid. ”

Yang Hao wanted to speak and stopped, shook his head for a while and said: "It's not a matter of whether anyone supports you, but ......, I hope you don't feel inferior when you see anyone, and you don't even dare to speak out loud to others, you ...... Not weaker than anyone else, you have to learn to say no to people boldly, you know? ”

Miao Miao blushed and answered in a low voice.

Yang Hao said: "Well, you go back, pay attention to rest and diet, I have gained weight these days, but I am still much thinner than before, and I must pay attention to taking care of my body." ”

"The slave family has gone, and the master must also take care of his body!" Miao Miao glanced at him deeply, got up and left...... Tang Yanyan flashed out from behind the screen, lightly came to Yang Hao and sat down, leaned on his lap, rested his head on his thigh, looked at the direction of Miaomiao's departure, and said thoughtfully: "The idea of the doll...... Why do I always think it's a bad idea, wonderful...... It seems to be very attached to you, I can feel it. ”

"Hehe......" Yang Hao stroked her long soft hair and said, "You can see it, can't I see it?" But...... Just because you have a vague liking for someone doesn't mean you're necessarily in love with them. In this world, how can there be so much love at first sight, did you fall in love with me when you first met me? ”

Tang Yanyan smiled, grabbed his hand, devoured his fingers with a gesture, and snorted softly: "I'm ......, you were running fast at that time, and it was inconvenient for me to chase, otherwise, hum, if you don't die now, you will be paralyzed in bed for the rest of your life and have to be taken care of." ”

"What a ruthless girl!" Yang Hao slapped her buttocks, causing a coquettish moan from Yanyan.

"I know she likes me a little." A smile appeared on Yang Hao's lips, vaguely remembering his first encounter with Miaomiao...... Upstairs leaned out half of her body, but it was a young woman, her light face was not powdered, elegant and charming, she supported the window with one hand, and her waist-length hair hung down like a black and shiny satin, and there were some crystal droplets hanging at the end: "Ouch, I'm really sorry, the slave lost the window pole by mistake, don't be surprised."

"Childe, the slave family is here!"

The girl jumped up and down to the door of "Ruxue Fang", wearing a green narrow sleeve short undergarment, a tight half-arm coat, and a narrow yellow skirt that tightly tied the waist, and her hair was still wet and shiny, and it was simply pulled up, beating vividly on her shoulders as she ran. The short shirt is tied with a bow, the small crimson wrap chest inside the V-neck is lined with a pair of delicate milk mounds that have just developed, the delicate and slender collarbones are unobstructed, and the pink chest is half covered by the clear snow, which is thin, transparent and dewy The Tang Dynasty rhyme.

"So, before leaving, I will send her a rich and rich, and there is only so much I can give her. I know she likes me a little, but ...... I'm 'dead', and I have to live. That lively girl is much more mature now, and her thin shoulders can withstand things. It's you, haven't you changed too much? She's always going to grow up on her own, and everybody will grow up......"

Miao Miaolin's deep glance at him gradually overlapped with the other pair of eyes full of admiration in his mind. Yang Hao unexpectedly remembered another person in the depths of his memory in the dust...... "Uncle Yang Hao, when the dog learns a great skill from the master and grandfather, he will come back to find the uncle, and do things by the uncle's side, okay?" ”

"Okay, Uncle can't ask for it."

"But...... The dog is only nine years old, and it will be many years. ”

"It won't be long before many people outside the Seychelles can go into battle at the age of twelve or thirteen to kill the enemy, where is our Han'er worse than them? With a great master like the old immortal to train him, the dog will definitely become like a wolf and a tiger in the future. ”

"Do you want to be like a wolf? It's fierce and ugly, it's ugly. ”

"Haha, what I'm saying is that when Gou Er Yicheng comes down the mountain to see his uncle, he should wear an apricot yellow robe, carry a sword, embroider Beidou, and flutter with big sleeves, pretending to be a fairy wind and bones, young and handsome little Taoist boy, hehe......"

Miao Miao will grow up, the dog will grow up, there is no one in this world who can not live without the truth, I came to this world inexplicably, caused some changes and deviations, with my inexplicable "death", presumably ...... Everything will return to its original trajectory again...... "Dog, uncle can't wait for you to come down the mountain." But...... Uncle is very happy, even if the world has not changed anything because of me, but at least I have changed your life and destiny......" Yang Hao didn't think about it further, because of him, it was not only Ma Yi who changed his fate, Bazhou, Guangyuan, Luzhou, and even the Qiang people, as well as Kaifeng, Sizhou, ......, everywhere he went, more or less changed the fate of some people, and these people who were changed by him will change the fate of more people, and the world has inevitably deviated from the original direction of history.

He didn't even think about it, because of his appearance, some of the people whose fate he changed went to happiness, and some went to misfortune, and not everyone was as lucky as a dog, such as ...... Deng Xiu'er, the daughter of the prefect of Sizhou.

Deng Xiu'er gritted her teeth and was practicing swordsmanship over and over again under the tree, her arm that was originally just lifting the pen and stroking the piano had been swollen and painful, and it was like a needle prick when she lifted it, but she had never suffered this kind of pain, she still gritted her teeth and stabbed down on the invisible enemy in the air.

"Xiu'er, take a break."

"Auntie." Deng Xiu'er put away her sword, turned her head and saw her aunt standing in front of the steps of the Izumo Temple Sanqing Hall with her hands in her hands, so she wiped the sweat on her forehead and walked towards her.

"Xiu'er, you should pay attention to rest, such a blind hard practice, I'm afraid you won't be able to achieve it quickly."

"Auntie, I have passed the best age to practice martial arts, and I am not the best bone to learn martial arts, so the only way to make up for it is to make up for it with diligence, auntie don't worry, Xiu'er can hold it."

"You kid...... Alas......" Lord Izumo sighed softly, shook his head, and turned around and walked into the main hall.

Deng Xiu'er lifted the water altar from the bottom of the steps, filled a large stoneware bowl, and drank it with a bang, without the appearance of the beautiful lady and the prefect's daughter in the past, a large bowl of clear and sweet spring water was drunk, and after a short rest, she walked to the courtyard with her sword and stood still, snorted lightly, and practiced the cooperation of hands, eyes, and body steps.

The sword walks lightly, such as flowing water, avoid a word, she walks with the sword, like a dragon, wandering all over the courtyard, and the sword is sassy. Suddenly, she held a long sword, stepped on the seven stars under her feet, a rapid and dodging running position, her body was half-spinning, her legs crossed and crouched on the ground, and the sword in her hand stabbed diagonally upwards with her backward arm, imagining that the target was the throat of the enemy.

I don't want to have a person running in from outside the courtyard gate at this time, his body is very fast, that person's body is shorter, Deng Xiu'er's sword was originally stabbed at the throat of the imaginary enemy, but at this time, it turned into a straight stab in the person's chest, Deng Xiu'er was shocked, but she couldn't stop it.

I saw that the person's apricot yellow figure flashed, and he narrowly avoided this must-kill sword, Deng Xiu'er's sword momentum was exhausted, and before he could collect the sword, the figure tended to be ghostly, Deng Xiu'er only felt a numbness on his wrist, and the sword in his hand had been taken away by someone.

"Right...... I'm sorry......" Deng Xiuer broke out in a cold sweat before she could speak.

In front of her stood a little Taoist girl, dressed in an apricot yellow robe, hemp shoes leggings, and a bun, but on top of it was a bamboo hat, hanging down the gauze curtain to the neck, covering all her exposed skin, but the gap moved with the wind, revealing a line of skin, but it was as white and moist as a tube of ivory, faintly revealing a pink red; The eyebrows and eyes that are faintly visible through the veil are picturesque.

"Who is this little Dao Gu? When she grows up, she must be an incredible beauty, and she still has such good skills, I'm afraid my aunt will be just like this......" Deng Xiuer thought in disbelief.

The little Taoist aunt lifted a corner of the veil and smiled at her: "Hehe, you don't have to be polite, I was too reckless to go, are you a lay disciple of the Lord of Izumo?" ”

Xiao Daogu smiled like a flower, her voice was crisp and moving, and there was a little childlike sound, but it was sweet and crisp.

As soon as she lifted the veil, Deng Xiu'er's eyes lit up: "The lips are red and the teeth are white, it is really a beauty embryo, and the eyebrows and eyes are exquisite, especially the milky white and moist skin, which is like a fine jade carving, and the pair of black and white eyes are like the clear and transparent spring water under the thousand-year-old cypress tree in the backyard." ”

"Uh...... Yes, the little fairy is looking for my master? ”

Looking at her age, Deng Xiu'er expected that she should be a figure of her aunt's apprentice's generation, but she was in awe of her clever skills, and she didn't feel a little respectful, and her tone was much more polite, and the little Taoist aunt grinned and said, "Izumo is in the main hall, right?" I have something to look for her. ”

Xiao Dao Gu was in a hurry, threw the sword at her, and ran towards the main hall, her body was as fast as electricity, and her spirit was like a raccoon.

"Izumo? Where did she come from to call her aunt's name? Deng Xiu'er was surprised, and followed with the sword in hand.

As soon as she walked to the door of the hall, the little Taoist girl had already run out of the hall, and when she saw her coming, she saw that the bamboo hat was slightly bit, as if to signal to her chin, and then flew past her like a fluttering wind. Deng Xiu'er only had time to see the big black and white eyes under the thick eyelashes in the veil and glanced at her slightly.

"Uncle Xiao walks slowly, Izumo is not far away."

When the Izumo Temple arched up, the little Taoist aunt had already run away.

"Uncle Junior?" Deng Xiu'er exclaimed: "Auntie, who is she, why is she so high?" ”

Lord Izumo said enviously: "Uncle Xiaoshi's name is Chenyuan, and he is a personal disciple of the ancestor. ”

Deng Xiu'er exclaimed: "Ancestor? Is Fuyaozi really alive? ”

Lord Izumo glared at her and said angrily: "The ancestor has cultivated to the realm of earthly immortals, and he has a long life, so he is naturally alive and well." ”

"I really can't imagine ......, she is only a few years old, and her martial arts are so good, if Master Zu is willing to point out to me, my art industry will definitely advance every day."

"Don't think about it, Uncle Chenyuan is the patriarch's closed disciple, it is impossible for the patriarch to accept apprentices anymore, besides, the patriarch's divination is unparalleled in the world, if you really let the patriarch see you and figure out your intentions, you will not be willing to poke for the increase in killing, let me pass on your martial arts."

When Deng Xiuer heard this, she couldn't help but feel sad.

Lord Izumo looked at it for a moment, and then said, "But ...... My little uncle is kind and easy to talk to. If you can make friends with her a lot, let this uncle and ancestor guide you a few tricks, it will be of great benefit to your entry, but ...... You must not let her know that you are trying to kill the official for personal revenge, otherwise you will ......"

"Auntie, I see." Deng Xiuer happily responded.

"Alas, the poor path is a monk, jumping out of the Three Realms, not in the Five Elements, and now I can't think about it at all, I have already violated the rules of the teacher, Xiu'er, you can do it yourself, obsession...... Don't be too heavy. ”

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※"The official family is coming, and the ministers are not welcome, and the official family forgives the sin." Zhao Pu hurriedly got up.

"Haha, Brother Zeping, see each other in private, don't be bound by etiquette, how many times have I said it." Zhao Kuangyin walked into the hall with a smile, his eyes touched the ten black and bright altars in the hall, and his eyes suddenly flashed: "Brother Zeping, what is this?" ”

Zhao Pu secretly complained bitterly, so he had to bite the bullet and say, "This ...... Not...... It's ......"

Zhao Pu was just about to make up a reason, but he was suddenly shocked in his heart: "Why is it so coincidental, as soon as Wu Yue's envoy left, His Majesty arrived?" ”

Zhao Pu didn't dare to hide it anymore under the lightning in his heart, so he replied calmly: "This is a few jars of seafood sent by Qian Yu, the king of Wuyue, to the ministers, hehe, I think it is my Song army's mighty Zhenlingnan, they are a little restless, the gift is fake, and it is true that I came to Beijing to investigate the direction of my court." ”

Zhao Kuangyin's eyes were as sharp as a needle, and his smile became more calm: "Haha, since it is seafood sent by King Wu Yue, it must be very good, open it and take a look, I have a good mouth today, you can also taste it!" ”

Zhao Pu stubbornly ordered the servant to open the lid of the altar, and for a time the golden light was brilliant, dazzling, and the ten large altars were all yellow and clear melon seeds gold. Zhao Pu's face was ashen, and he knelt on the ground with a bang, and sincerely pleaded guilty to the ground: "The minister is afraid, the minister is guilty, the minister really doesn't know that the so-called seafood is actually gold, as a ruler, this big mistake is made, please punish Your Majesty severely." ”

He trembled in two streams, bowed down to the ground with his forehead, only to feel that there was silence in the hall, and the heavy atmosphere made him almost breathless, and he was silent for a moment, Zhao Pu almost collapsed, but he heard Zhao Kuangyin suddenly laugh: "Haha, it's just ten jars of gold, can you buy a prime minister of my Song Kingdom?" Zeping, get up, you just have to take the gold......"

"The minister doesn't dare, the minister is guilty......"

The corners of Zhao Kuangyin's lips pursed, revealing an imperceptible sneering smile, and he bent down to hug him: "Get up, Qian Yu, this kid, I still think that the major affairs of my Song Kingdom are all decided by you scholars, and it is none of your business." ”

Zhao Pu saw that Zhao Kuangyin didn't want to pursue the matter, so his soul possessed his body, and he got up tremblingly, only to feel that the cold sweat had soaked through his clothes, and then someone at the door happily shouted: "Is the official family here?" ”

Zhao Kuangyin looked back, let go of Zhao Pu, saluted to the door, and sang a fat song: "Kuangyin has seen my sister-in-law, hehe, I am very bored in the palace, I think of my sister-in-law's hot meat, and I am greedy for a while, so I will come to the door to disturb it." ”

Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Pu's family has always been close, when he was not the emperor, he often came to Zhao's house to drink and talk with Zhao Pu, Mrs. Zhao Pu's barbecue tasted very beautiful, Zhao Kuangyin never got tired of eating, and he also respected and intimate this sister-in-law, although he later became the emperor, he saw Mrs. Zhao, he still called his sister-in-law, every time he came to Zhao's house, he also wanted to make barbecue meat and wine made by Mrs. Zhao herself, and Zhao Pu had a good time.

Zhao Pu couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief when he saw his wife coming, fortunately his wife came to play a round, otherwise this embarrassing situation would not know how to end, at the moment he hurriedly made a look, and immediately had a spiritual family grab it and move the ten jars that were eye-catching, Zhao Pu walked towards Zhao Kuangyin and forced out a smile: "Madam, Moxiangyuan is being renovated, so let's set up a banquet and wine in Zhuyun Pavilion to welcome the official's house." ”

Mrs. Zhao was stunned, her family was building a new house, when had Moxiangyuan been renovated? But after all, she has been the prime minister's wife for many years, and she has her own city in her chest, and her husband ordered so, knowing that he must have a reason, so she was silent at the moment, and promised to let people quickly prepare copper basin beast charcoal, fresh meat and wine, and all kinds of condiments, and then accompanied Zhao Kuangyin to Zhuyun Pavilion with Zhao Pu left and right.

Zhuyun Pavilion is Zhao Pu's study, but Zhao Kuangyin came to Zhao's house, but never entered his study, this prime minister's study is naturally very exquisite, a row of three rooms, each room is divided into two inside and outside, bathing, resting, reading, meeting places have, ink rhyme, orchids add fragrance, elegant and generous.

When I entered the study, I saw that there was a scroll book case on the wall in the main hall, with vases and fruits on both sides, but in the middle was a bronze mirror, which was inlaid with gold and jade, which was a good thing, but if it was precious, it was not worthy of the prime minister's family so cherished. Zhao Kuangyin was stunned, Zhao Pu saw this, suddenly became alert, and hurriedly signaled his wife to leave.

Zhao Kuangyin was even more suspicious, but his face was silent, and he said with a smile: "This bronze mirror, but it is an extremely valuable antiquity, how can it be enshrined here?" As he spoke, he walked away, but Zhao Pu couldn't stop him, so he had to follow behind him.

Zhao Kuangyin picked up the bronze mirror, looked at it carefully, didn't see anything different, turned it over and looked again, but saw the words of Qiande four years cast on the back, he was vaguely familiar, and he muttered unconsciously: "This bronze mirror, hmm...... I seem to have seen it? ”

Zhao Pu said abruptly: "This ......, yes, this bronze mirror, the official family has seen, and the minister was reprimanded by the official family because of this bronze mirror of 'four years of Qiande'. This mirror, placed in the study, is used for self-reflection at all times. ”

When Zhao Kuangyin heard him say this, he suddenly remembered a past incident and couldn't help laughing.

It turned out that a few years ago the destruction of the Shu Kingdom, many of the Shu Palace property and furniture have been moved to Kaifeng for the Song Palace, once Zhao Kuangyin found a bronze mirror cast with the words "four years of Qiande", I can't help but wonder, because it was the three years of Qiande in the Great Song Dynasty, how did the words of four years of Qiande appear in advance?

At that time, there was no advance printing of the production date of the goods, and a bronze mirror has no expiration date, and there is no need to make a fake, Zhao Boss thought it was a strange thing, and asked a lot of ministers, only then did the Hanlin bachelors Tao Gu and Dou Yi answer, because the year name of Qiande Shu was used, this is a bronze mirror cast in the fourth year of Qiande in Shu, and it has been some years.

Zhao Kuangyin was furious when he heard this, this country name is not only used by people, but also a country that has perished, it is too unlucky, how important it is to choose the country name, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military even don't know this kind of thing, the name of the Great Song Dynasty Qiande has been used for several years, I'm afraid that it won't make the Shu people laugh off their big teeth early?

Boss Zhao was angry, picked up the brush and smeared it on the face of Zhao Pu, who was the prime minister, and smashed the bronze mirror on him and scolded him, scolding Zhao Pu to run away with the bronze mirror, and the next morning to a station on duty, the ink on Zhao Pu's face was not washed away, and it was still hanging on his face without moving, and Zhao Kuangyin was angry when he saw it.

After the anger subsided, Zhao Kuangyin remembered that Zhao Pu was the prime minister in the second year of Qiande, and it was not Zhao Pu's responsibility to choose the wrong year name, although it was ...... Obviously, Zhao Pu really didn't know that Shu had used the name Qiande, so he felt a little guilty about losing his temper for no reason.

Now seeing that Zhao Pu actually gave the bronze mirror at home as a warning reminder, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but be a little moved. As the prime minister, Zhao Pu has a high position and high power, so he is naturally the object of friendship between Chinese and foreign magnates, so what if Wu Yue gives him ten jars of gold? Even if he gave him a mountain of gold, he would not dare or be stupid enough to damage the Great Song Dynasty or betray the Great Song Dynasty, but he would just give Wu Yueguo some convenience and seek some personal benefits within the scope of his ability.

As soon as he thought of this, the anger in Zhao Kuangyin's heart was alleviated a lot, and when the charcoal fire was lit and the smell of meat was overflowing, Zhao Kuangyin had put down the matter and discussed state affairs with Zhao Pu.

"Zeping, the war in southern Fujian is going well, according to me, the Han Kingdom is already in my bag, and I can't run away. When the Southern Han arrived, the army rested for a while, and I was ready to crusade against the Tang Kingdom. Tang sent an envoy to the DPRK this time, I am afraid it is precisely because of this worry, Southern Tang, I am determined to win, I don't know if Zeping has any suggestions for me? ”

Although Zhao Kuangyin put this matter down, Zhao Pu did not let it go, the way of the monarch and the minister, just like the way of husband and wife, when they love each other, they can say anything, and some dislike friction will not be taken to heart, but when it comes to mutual evil, they will settle the old account, how you were at the beginning, how I was at the beginning, I will calculate it clearly.

As soon as he heard Zhao Kuangyin's question, Zhao Pu hurriedly shook his spirits and said thoughtfully: "The Tang Kingdom, whether it is territory or strength, is above my Song Kingdom. Since the official family was called the emperor, there is a wise lord of the official family, and my Great Song Dynasty is rising like the sun, and now the Tang Kingdom is no longer the enemy of my Great Song Dynasty.

However, the hundred-legged insect, dead but not stiff, the Tang State now still has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, far from the Shu State, the Han State can be compared, the official family wants to take the Tang State, should first understand its national conditions, understand its geography, sparse its monarchs and ministers, and its civil and military, so that it can be won in one fell swoop. Otherwise, if the war drags on for a long time, I am afraid that people in Jinghu, Fujian, Guangdong, Bashu and other newly descended places will have different intentions, and the stupidity of the northwest and the strong troops of the north will also be endless troubles. ”

Zhao Kuangyin's jaw said yes, the two discussed for a long time, Zhao Pu can always cut the disadvantages of the times, scratch Zhao Kuangyin's itch, Zhao Kuangyin's dragon face is happy, the only little unhappiness in his heart is gone, he dropped a skewer, and said with a smile: "Yes, what Zeping said is in line with my intentions, knowing its national conditions, knowing its geography, sparse its monarchs and ministers, and its civil and military. ”