The day of the expedition to Yizhou is getting closer and closer, and the 70,000 soldiers secretly recruited by Ao Lie from the three northern states have also arrived in Yanjing and quickly plunged into the intense preparations before the war. At the same time, Ao Lie made a full-army inspection at the last time, and mobilized the 150,000 troops who were about to go out and the soldiers who stayed behind before the war, so that nearly one million soldiers up and down the Northern Han Dynasty maintained high morale.

After Ao Lie personally went to the prison to check the armor, weapons and other armaments made recently, Ao Lie was pleased to find that under the training of Wang Hun and Ma Jun, the skills of thousands of craftsmen in the prison have become more and more superb, and the various military materials they have produced are just like a piece of handicraft, which is not only extremely practical, but also has a high ornamental value. The red-clothed ballista and other large-scale weapons of destruction have also been put in place, and the sharp ones are lined up in a row, just waiting for the eve of the expedition to carry them, the only thing that is lacking is that the Celestial Maiden Scattered Flowers have not been produced in accordance with the quantity specified by Ao Lie, five hundred large Celestial Maiden Scattered Flowers have been manufactured, and ten thousand small ones, there are still about two thousand that have not reached the standard. In this regard, Wang Hun patted his chest and promised that all the required materials would be made before the army set off.

Ao Lie understands Wang Hun's mood very well, they can make so many war materials day and night, it is already very hard, so Ao Lie did not forcibly stipulate that they must complete the task, but for Wang Hun and others, here, is their battlefield, as a Yan State, or as a soldier of the Northern Han Dynasty, they must complete the established tasks on the battlefield, although their identity is a craftsman, and they are not included in the battle sequence, but they will still do their best to complete their tasks like every soldier, This is the mission that the state has brought to them, and it is also their responsibility to give back to the country.

After making the pre-war preparations, Ao Lie temporarily put down everything. came to the backyard of Yanwang's Mansion and enjoyed a short period of happiness with his family. Because the new palace has not yet been completed, so Ao Lie still lives in the Yanwang Mansion for the time being, in order to save costs and not extravagance and waste, the new palace is not relocated, but expanded on the old palace. As one of the capitals of the Han Dynasty, Yanjing was required to build a palace for the emperor according to the regulations, so that the Son of Heaven could have a temporary residence when he went out. Right now. As the regent, Ao Lie looked at the military and politics of the whole country, although he did not ascend to the throne of the Son of Heaven, but in the eyes of everyone in the Northern Han Dynasty, there was not much difference between the regent and the Son of Heaven, just a nominal nuance, so under the advice of the ministers of civil and military affairs, Ao Lie had no choice but to expand the palace as his future residence.

Come to the backyard of King Yan's Mansion. Ao Lie saw Xiao Liu Kun at the first time, and now Xiao Liu Kun is almost two years old, and it was the first time in his life to learn to speak, he was full of curiosity about everything. Whenever he sees something new, he always asks the person next to him loudly, as if he is afraid that others will not know that he will be able to speak, however. After all, Xiao Liu Kun's words are not too neat, many times. It's all he is saying, but the people who can listen to him can't understand what he's talking about, and he is often anxious to use his hand to make it clear, trying to express his meaning clearly, he is already looking like a pink carved jade, and in a anxious demeanor, he is even more cute, so that the people who listen to him always laugh for a while, and they have no intention of listening to what he says.

At this moment, Ao Lie saw such a situation, Xiao Liu Kun pointed to a potted plant, and tried to ask what the name of this potted plant was, but it caused his three mothers to let out a burst of laughter like silver bells. Seeing this warm scene, Ao Lie felt satisfied for no reason, and he could use his own strength to make his family live a carefree and happy life away from the pain of war in this troubled world, then all the efforts were worth it. Ao Lie believes that this is also the wish of all the civil and military officials in the Northern Han Dynasty, and it is under such a common wish that everyone has come together and made unremitting efforts for the ultimate goal. At the same time, this is also the reason why all the people of the Northern Han are proud to be a member of the Northern Han Dynasty.

Ao Lie walked over slowly, picked up Xiao Liu Kun, and said gently: "This is called Long Bai, which is one of the more cherished potted trees, and it can't be seen outside." At the same time that little Liu Kun is gradually growing up, Ao Lie's age is also increasing, and now Ao Lie finally understands his father Liu Yu's extremely strict education methods for himself, because every father hopes to be able to hope that his son will be able to become a dragon and see that his son can one day achieve far more achievements than his parents, so Liu Yu will ask Ao Lie to do his best in everything. Although Ao Lie will not use the strict method of teaching his children like his father, this does not affect Ao Lie's hope that Xiao Liu Kun will be able to achieve a career in the future, even more vigorously than the achievements he has made in front of him.

Xiao Liu Kun laughed happily in Ao Lie's arms, and then pointed to the pot of dragon cypress and said a few words in a squeaky manner. Ao Lie showed a knowing smile and patiently answered his son's questions: "Because, this kind of potted plant is more precious, ordinary people can't afford it, and the dragon cypress is extremely difficult to grow, if it weren't for your Aunt Shuang'er's careful care, it wouldn't grow so big." ”

Ao Lie's words attracted the attention of Cai Yan and the other three daughters, and Sun Shangxiang, who was the most uncontrollable, opened his mouth and asked, "Can you understand what Xiao Kun'er is saying?" ”

Ao Lie turned his head to look at Sun Shangxiang, nodded with a smile: "Maybe this is the father-son connection, I can feel the thoughts in his heart." Xiao Liu Kun also turned his head to glance at Sun Shangxiang, then smiled evilly, and stuck it in Ao Lie's heart like a demonstration, as if he was telling his three mothers with his actions: I am with my father!

Xiao Liu Kun's actions provoked the three girls to let out a burst of laughter like silver bells, Zhen Mi said while laughing: "Look at this little thing, this is too unconscionable, the three of us sisters accompany him every day, but it is not as affectionate as his father who has not seen him once in half a year." ”

In the laughter of the third girl, Xiao Liu Kun raised his head, with a puzzled look on his little face, and continued to ask Ao Lie something in a vague tone. Cai Yan asked curiously, "Husband, what is Xiao Kun'er asking again?" ”

The smile on Ao Lie's face gradually disappeared, he sighed in a low voice, and said to Cai Yan's third daughter: "He is asking, why can't anyone outside afford this kind of dragon cypress, what do you say, how should I answer him?" With Ao Lie's words, the three girls also fell silent, and no one knew how to answer Liu Kun's question. In this world, there is a class, some people are born in noble families, while some people are born in poor families, even if they work hard for a lifetime, I am afraid they are not as expensive as those newborn children of rich and noble families, this is caused by the nature of society, not Ao Lie alone can change.

After being silent for a while, Ao Lie slowly spoke: "Son, you are still young, and you still don't understand many things. In this world, not everyone is as lucky as you, born in a noble family, many people outside are worried about their daily meals, they are busy all day long, just to be able to fill their stomachs and their families, where is the extra money, to plant this precious potted plant? Therefore, if we have the ability, we should do more things for the people outside, and strive to make them have the ability to plant the dragon cypress as soon as possible, right? ”

Listening to Ao Lie's pure teaching, Xiao Liu Kun's eyes widened as if he didn't understand, this question was indeed difficult for Xiao Liu Kun, who was less than two years old, to understand, but Xiao Liu Kun still slapped his little hand on his chest, and said a few words loudly to Ao Lie that only Ao Lie could understand.

Ao Lie's face showed a smile again, and he said to the three wives: "Xiao Kun'er said that when he grows up, he wants to help everyone grow up to grow dragon cypress, and Wu'er has such ambitions, which is enough to make people happy." Sun Shangxiang said: "That's it, the dragon gives birth to the dragon, the phoenix gives birth to the phoenix, your regent's child, can it be worse?" The key is that Xiao Kun'er has three of the best mothers in the world, and we will definitely teach him to grow up, and he will definitely be more powerful than you in the future and become a big hero! More than you two, no, three ranks! ”

Hearing Sun Shangxiang put gold on his face, Cai Yan couldn't help but cover the corners of his mouth with his sleeves and laughed softly; And Zhen Mi immediately jumped away a distance, with an expression on her face that I didn't know her. Sun Shangxiang turned his head and looked left and right, and the female overlord's demeanor was revealed: "Hey! I said, what kind of expressions do you have, isn't what Miss Ben said wrong? Although Sun Shangxiang is married, she has always been accustomed to calling herself Miss Ben.

Seeing the three wives joking intimately, Ao Lie's face was filled with a sweet smile......

For the next three days, Ao Lie stayed in the backyard, sharing this rare family joy with his parents, eldest brother Liu He, three wives and little Liu Kun. For these three old people, the fun of the four generations in the same house is endless, and they hope that they can enjoy this kind of fun more in the few days in the future, so that their lives will have no regrets......

Three days later, the appearance of an uninvited guest interrupted Ao Lie's rare tranquility, this person, Ao Lie had to see again, because Ao Lie knew that he had a talent beyond this era in managing the economy, if there was help from this person, Ao Lie would be able to make the economic level of the entire Northern Han Dynasty to a higher level, so that every household could plant the dream of dragon cypress, which was no longer a dream, so that Ao Lie's commitment to the reappearance of Liu Xiewenjing's rule would go further...... (To be continued......)