Liu Ziqiu still understands the truth of Taoguang's obscurity, he snorted and said: "Brother Yuanju has said, there are so many heroes in the world, what is Liu?" Don't you dare to underestimate the world......"

Tuoba Yuanju said disapprerovingly: "I don't care about other places, in this Xihai County, only you and I have two ears!" ...... between you and me"

Before he finished speaking, Tuoba Yuanju had already fallen asleep on several cases, and Liu Ziqiu shook his head helplessly. Tuoba Qianyu and Xiang Li Qingtian, the sister-in-law, came to the front when they heard the news and arranged for their subordinates to help Tuoba Mumi's father and son to the back to rest.

Xiang Li Qingtian sighed and said softly: "Brother Ziqiu, Yuanju likes to talk nonsense when he drinks too much, if there is anything offended, don't take it to heart." ”

Liu Ziqiu had already heard a trace of ambition from Tuoba Yuanju's words, and even had the intention of openly challenging himself, but seeing this childish little girl with a big belly and carefully greeting, he couldn't harden his heart, so he had to smile and say: "What are you talking about, Brother Yuanju and I will be a family soon." ”

Tuoba Mumi was once ambitious to be the overlord of the West Sea, because he had thought of using the power of the Great Sui Dynasty. With the strong rise of Liu Ziqiu in the West Sea in the past six months, Tuoba Mumi has gradually lost his ambition, and his current goal is only to integrate the eight party departments and become a real party king. However, with the subtle development over the years, especially in these wars, the Tuoba Department has not suffered losses, but has been strengthened, and the ambition of Tuoba Yuanju has swelled.

Tuoba Mumi and Tuoba Yuanju's thoughts, Tuoba Qianyu is clear. On one side is a father and brother, and on the other side is a lover, if there is a conflict between the two parties, she will be caught between them. Thinking of this, Tuoba Qianyu couldn't help but hug Liu Ziqiu and said, "Brother, I'm afraid." ”

"Qianyu, there is something I want to make clear." Although Liu Ziqiu also drank a lot of wine, he was not drunk at all, he was silent for a while, and said, "In case of a war between me and your father and brother one day, I will not show mercy. This is not my business alone, and it is also related to the net worth of those soldiers who follow me, I hope you can understand. ”

Seeing that Tuoba Qianyu's eyes were already flashing with tears, Liu Ziqiu said again: "However, no matter how you say that they are also your father and brother, if I win by luck, no matter what they do, I will let them live." ”

In the Western Sea, there were marriages between the tribes, which were unreliable, and there were still conflicts and wars between them, and the victorious side would not show mercy to them, and would still execute all men who were taller than the wheels according to their rules. Tuoba Qianyu believes that if his father and brother win, he will definitely not be as generous as Liu Ziqiu. Liu Ziqiu was able to make such a promise, which was already beyond Tuoba Qianyu's expectations.

"Brother, thank you." Tuoba Qianyu's face turned red, and she said softly, "Brother, I'll give it to you tonight." ”

Party women have always been unrestrained, and it is common for something to happen with a lover before getting married. But Tuoba Qianyu is a princess of the party, and there are very few men who can be looked at by her, plus she advocates Han family etiquette, and she easily refuses to do those outrageous things. She took the initiative to bring it up today, and she was really moved by Liu Ziqiu's words.

Liu Ziqiu laughed and said: "Silly girl, I will marry you back in another month, you can't wait for the next few days?" ”

At this time, Ji Rentai suddenly said loudly outside the door: "Lord, the caravan is back!" ”

In order to find out the news of Yuan, and to reassure his relatives in Jiangnan, Liu Ziqiu specially organized a huge caravan of 400 people. It's been nearly four months since the caravan left Witting City, but nothing has been heard from them. Suddenly hearing the news that the caravan was back, Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but feel excited, and said loudly: "Inform everyone to gather and rush back to Weiding City overnight!" ”

Tuoba Qianyu enjoyed the feeling of leaning on Liu Ziqiu's arms, but she also knew the priorities, so she resolutely let go of her hands, bit her lip gently, and said, "Brother, you go." I'm here waiting for you to pick me up! ”

Little did she know that she had waited for two years. This is a later story, so I won't mention it for the time being.

Liu Ziqiu nodded vigorously, didn't say a word, turned around and walked out of the hall. He couldn't wait to see that caravan, he wanted to hear news from Gao Xiu'er, he was now full of the beautiful figure who was born and died with him, and he could only put Tuoba Qianyu aside first.

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At this moment, the atmosphere of the Liu and Li families in Changshan Village, thousands of miles away, was tense, as if they were facing a great enemy.

Since the early morning, Li Jing's wife Zhang Chuchen has a movement in her stomach, and the most famous Wen Po Wang specially invited from Yuhang City has been busy with her maidservants. But at noon, the child was still not born, and Gao Xiu'er next door suddenly became popular. Wang Wenpo couldn't be busy, so Huayun had to hurry to Yanguan County, which was not far from here, and invited all three Wenpo in the county.

Hou Susu, Chen Fangling, the four Wen Po, Vanilla, Frost Condensation Sisters, and many maidservants kept going in and out, and there were bursts of painful cries in the room. Hua Yun listened outside the house, only to feel a burst of heart palpitations, his face turned pale, and his forehead was oozing sweat.

Han Shige saw it and quipped: "Brother Hua, it's not that you have a child, what are you nervous about." ”

Hua Yun's face turned red, and he didn't know how to answer, when he heard a loud baby cry of "ah" from inside the house.

Immediately after, Vanilla ran out with a happy face and said loudly: "Born, born, sister!" ”

Hua Yun hurriedly asked, "What did you give birth to?" ”

"Gave birth to a big fat boy!" Vanilla agreed, and ran into the house in a hurry.

Li Jing suddenly remembered the joke that Zhang Chuchen and Gao Xiuer had made about "fingertips for marriage", and couldn't help but get nervous. There are many men and women in the world, and Li Jing is not exempt from vulgarity.

"I gave birth, my sister-in-law gave birth." Hou Susu also ran out to report the good news, "Congratulations cousin, sister-in-law gave birth to a big fat boy." ”

Hou Susu and Han Shige have already had a marriage in Changshan Village, and she also followed Han Shige to call Li Jing's cousin.

Li Jing choked up and said, "I, I'm a father!" ”

The huge man was so excited that he was at a loss, and his eyes were a little bit shining.

Gao Xiuer lay on the couch weakly, her forehead was full of sweat, and her face was pale, but she couldn't hide the joy of being a mother for the first time.

Ning Shuang hugged the little meat ball and put it next to Gao Xiu'er, and said with a smile: "The little guy is swarthy, so ugly." Let Madame take a look, let's eat nǎi. ”

It is a local custom to say that newborn babies are ugly, just as in some places children are nicknamed cats and dogs, which are said to be easier to feed. Gao Xiu'er has lived in Jiangnan for two years, so she naturally knows this custom, and a smile appeared on her face, and she said: "Condensation, help me untie my clothes, and I will feed the baby nǎi." ”

As early as a month ago, the two families each invited a nǎi mother, but Gao Xiu'er suddenly changed her mind and wanted to feed nǎi herself. Looking at the little hair ball lying in his arms, every cell of Gao Xiu'er seemed to be full of happiness, but it was a pity that Xiao Mao Tuan's father was not around.

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On the way back to Weiding City from the Tuoba Department, Gao Xiu'er's face always shook in front of Liu Ziqiu. In the past, he also had deep thoughts, but it had never been so strong as it was today, and even so strong that he didn't bother to say hello to Tuoba Qianyu when he left the Pioneer Division. Liu Ziqiu only felt panicked, and couldn't help but whip a few times hard, speeding up. When he arrived at the city of Willing, it was still dark.

Hearing that Liu Ziqiu was back, Zhao Ling, Hao and others all went out of the city. Zhao Ling said with excitement on his face: "Lord, there are a lot of caravans here. ”

When Liu Ziqiu heard this, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Isn't our caravan back?" ”

Zhao Ling shook his head and said, "No, it's the caravan sent to the west by the first emperor at the beginning of the year. ”

At the beginning of Yang Guang's western expedition to Tuyuhun, he ordered caravans to be organized in various places. After defeating Murong Fuyun, a large number of caravans gathered in Weiding City, which once made Weiding City prosperous for a while. As these caravans moved westward, the city soon returned to depression. In order to satisfy Yang Guang's great achievements, these caravans embarked on a journey to the west despite the cold weather. Because of the lack of adaptation to the water and soil, 20% of the businessmen fell on the road and could never return to their hometowns.

However, when they arrived in the West, they found that their hard work paid off. The silk, lacquerware, pottery and other goods they carried from the soil were very popular, and the profits were hundredfold or thousandfold. Because this trade route has been cut off for many years, when silk from the East reappeared, the nobility and wealthy merchants from all over the country flocked to it. In Persia, a simple silk horse could be exchanged for a beautiful, enchanting, well-educated Persian maiden or a box of gold coins. When these caravans returned, they brought back a large number of gold, silver, jewelry, spices, and horses, as well as groups of foreign slave girls, which made the deserted city of Weiding lively at once.

Hearing that it was not the caravan he sent to the original, Liu Ziqiu was slightly disappointed, but he still met with the representatives of these caravans at the government office, because Liu Ziqiu was also eager to understand the real situation in the West.

It was only after these caravans arrived at Weiding City that they heard the news of Yang Guang's death. Behind these caravans are the support of the big families, such as the Li family in Longxi, the Cui family in Boling, and the Wang family in Taiyuan. Although these big families are not in the center of the imperial court, they control the lifeblood of the imperial court in various ways, and even if there is a major event such as a change of dynasty, it is difficult to shake their roots. Therefore, they are not worried about getting in the way back to get in the way.

However, Liu Ziqiu is now the lord of the West Sea, controlling the only way for them to return home, and most of Liu Ziqiu's subordinates are aliens, and they don't have much contact with these families, so they seem cautious in front of Liu Ziqiu. Knowing that Liu Ziqiu was going to meet them, the caravan stewards came to wait outside the yamen of the mansion one after another, and each presented a gift list. The gifts are very rich, there are jewels, there are beautiful women, and there are a lot of dazzling colors. To Liu Ziqiu's surprise, there was a gift list that was presented by the Jiangnan Xie family caravan.