Recently, Ao Lie has had a very good life, because the eleven people recommended by his subordinate Wenwu have all taken office, and Ao Lie has arranged them to work in their respective fields and manage various affairs in the county. As for major internal affairs, Xun Yu and Tian Chou made preliminary opinions, and then reported them to Ao Lie, Ao Lie basically didn't bother much, and he accepted almost all the opinions put forward by Xun Yu and Tian Chou; In terms of military affairs, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun and Tai Shici were in charge, and Xiahou Lan was also called by Zhao Yun to serve under Ao Lie, who appointed him as a lieutenant and temporarily served as Zhang Liao's deputy general to train the 4,000 infantry army in the county. At the same time, Ao Lie also taught the Eight Duanjin of self-cultivation and refinement to Tai Shici and Xiahou Lan, and under the guidance of Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun, the two entered the country quickly, which directly led to the martial arts of the two of them also reaching a higher level. Therefore, Ao Lie's main task every day is to practice martial arts, for Ao Lie, who was an ancient martial arts practitioner in his previous life, practicing martial arts hard not only does not have any pressure, but is a kind of fun, and he also enjoys immersing himself in the realm of martial arts and carefully tasting the true meaning of martial arts.

In his spare time, Ao Lie would go to the barracks to inspect it, and now there is no need for Ao Lie to personally participate in the actual combat exercises in the army, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, and Xiahou Lan often divided into groups of twos and matches, and then led their respective soldiers to carry out actual combat, which not only effectively improved the combat effectiveness of the army, but also made the various arms of the armed forces familiar with each other, and cooperated more closely in the course of the operation. It is worth mentioning that the 6,000-life Wuhuan cavalry, from the silent resistance at the beginning, to the gradual integration, and then to the active cooperation, until now, the 6,000 Wuhuan cavalry has completely returned to Ao Lie, and they are no longer regarded as Wuhuan people, but as the Han army, the most favorable evidence is that these 6,000 cavalry can shout out the iconic slogan of the Han army without resistance: "Those who commit strong Han offenses will be punished even if they are far away!" ”

On the other hand, Wantong Commercial Bank also opened a relatively large branch in Youbeiping, specializing in doing business with ethnic minorities outside the Saiwai, using special products such as golden silk leaves and west wind spirits to exchange war horses, cattle and sheep and other items for Wuhuan people; Exchange for medicinal materials and furs and other items from the Xianbei people, and then process the exchanged things and sell them to the counties and counties of Jizhou near Youzhou at a high price, this process has accumulated a lot of wealth for Ao Lie, so that Ao Lie can calmly change the equipment of his army and reserve weapons.

In short, everything is developing steadily and efficiently in the direction that Ao Lie envisioned. The only thing that made Ao Lie feel a little regretful was that Guo Jia did not come, but wrote a reply letter, in the name of studying, politely refused Ao Lie's invitation.

Just when Ao Lie was living a nourishing little life leisurely, Master Wang Ao Laozu and Uncle Tong Yuan rushed over from Jijun together, breaking Ao Lie's dream, the reason is that there is no end to learning, in the words of Wang Ao Laozu - learning martial arts is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, so you can't slack off for a day.

Therefore, under the strict supervision of the second elder, Ao Lie and Zhao Yun began an inhuman life again, and they had to undergo hellish training every day. Perhaps because of Zhang Xiu's departure, the second elder felt that Ao Lie and Zhao Yun alone were not enough to satisfy their desire to teach art, so Zhang Liao, Tai Shici and Xia Houlan were also pulled over by the second elder, and they had to destroy them for two hours every day before they stopped. Zhang Liao and the three of them also tasted the taste that Ao Lie and Zhao Yun had tasted at the beginning, and it was called a pain!

However, under the training of the two elders for two hours a day, Zhang Liao and the three of them have made great progress, whether it is their understanding of martial arts or their own cultivation, they are improving little by little every day.

Three years later, Ao Lie was nearly sixteen years old, and Ao Lie had grown to about eight feet at this time, and with Ao Lie's handsome face and long-term high position, people who didn't know him would think he was a child of a family in his twenties when they saw him for the first time.

In the past three years, Wuhuan and Xianbei took the prestige of Liu Yu and Ao Lie's father and son, and they did not dare to step into the territory of the Han Dynasty without authorization, while the Huns launched several small-scale invasions, all of which were easily killed by Ao Lie, and the heaviest loss was the one that Ao Lie led the blood killing camp and the elite of the Tiger Camp at the foot of the White Wolf Mountain, and killed more than 10,000 Huns in a battle, since then, the Huns no longer dared to invade the Han border, and it was also that battle that made the Huns really realize the martial courage of the little overlord, and even many Huns, All compare Ao Lie with Huo Quai, who used to crisscross the grassland desert and sweep the eight tribes of the Huns.

In several battles with the Xiongnu, the bloody battalion and the tiger camp under the command of Ao Lie became more elite, and successively completed the expansion of the army, and selected two hundred elites from the Wuhuan cavalry and the four thousand county soldiers respectively, and added them to the bloody battalion and the tiger camp, so that the two elites reached 1,000. In addition, Ao Lie also recruited troops in the county, in addition to the two elites of the Blood Kill and Tiger Ben, the cavalry under his command reached 8,000 people, and the infantry army reached 10,000 people, making the total number of troops under Ao Lie's command reach as many as 20,000.

On this day, Ao Lie was watching Zhang Liao and their battle drill in the military academy, and a sergeant hurriedly walked into the military academy, and after seeing Ao Lie's location, he walked over quickly, knelt on the ground and reported: "General Yu, the state pastor asks the general to take time to go back to Jixian County in the near future." ”

Ao Lie turned his head to look and recognized this sergeant as his father's guard mustache, and said with a smile: "Mustache, how are you doing lately?" ”

For Ao Lie's concern for his subordinates, even if the other party is just an ordinary soldier, Ao Lie often shush the cold and ask for warmth, and the mustache has already experienced it, so he said with a smile: "Thank you for the general's concern, everything is fine with the villain." ”

Nodding, Ao Lie continued to ask, "What did my father call me back to Jijun?" The smile on the mustache's face became even brighter: "The governor and his wife often say today that it is almost the general's birthday, so they are going to hold a wedding ceremony around the general's birthday, and specially ordered the villain to call the general back to discuss and discuss." ”

As soon as he heard the four words of the wedding ceremony, Ao Lie's handsome face rose red, and he naturally remembered Cai Yan's beautiful jade face in his mind, and an unstoppable feeling of longing rose from Ao Lie's heart.

Smiling a little shyly, Ao Lie said to the mustache: "I know that I will go back to see my father and mother tomorrow, and you go to the account room in the house to pay two hundred yuan, which is regarded as a certain filial piety to your parents." ”

The mustache waved his hand again and again and said, "No, no, don't." "In this era, the salary of a soldier is only 80 yuan a month.

Reaching out and pressing the mustache's shoulder, Ao Lie said undoubtedly: "I know that soldiers are very hard, so it was decided, and you don't have to say anything more." ”

The mustache twitched his nose and said in a choked voice: "The general loves soldiers like children, and the villain is grateful." ”

"Okay, let's go pay the money and add some clothes to my parents." Ao Lie smiled kindly. The mustache thanked him again and turned to leave.

Raising his head and looking at the sky, Ao Lie muttered to himself: "Time flies so fast, it's been three years, Yan'er, are you okay?" Wait for me, and I'll marry you. ”

The next day, Ao Lie rode the night snow dragon horse, with more than a dozen elites of the blood killing battalion, and set off for Jijun early in the morning. By the evening, a group of more than ten people had already arrived in Jijun, and thanks to the war horses equipped by the elite of the Blood Killing Battalion, they were all the best horses that Wuhuan paid tribute to, otherwise it would be difficult to catch up with the footsteps of the snow dragon horse in the night. Even so, in order to take care of the footsteps of his subordinates, Ao Lie deliberately slowed down the speed of the Snow Dragon Horse in the Night, otherwise, he would have rushed to Jijun a long time ago.

Before coming to the governor's mansion, Ao Lie turned over and dismounted, and the sergeant guarding at the gate saw Ao Lie, hurriedly trotted over, helped Ao Lie hold the reins, and said with admiration: "The general is back." "Because Ao Lie has repeatedly defeated the Huns and Wuhuan, now even if it is a recruit who has just enlisted in the army, no, even if he picks out a civilian in Youzhou, he knows the prestige of Ao Lie. The officers and men in the army are even more dedicated to Ao Lie. And Ao Lie never puts on a show, no matter who he treats, he is always kind and pleasant, giving people a feeling of being both cordial and approachable.

Smiling and patting one of the guards on the shoulder, Ao Lie asked, "Is my father in the house?" The sergeant nodded and replied, "The state pastor has just returned home from the inspection camp, and he should still be in the main hall at this moment." ”

Ao Lie nodded, encouraged a few guards to "do a good job", and then walked towards the mansion.

When he came to the hall and saw Liu Yu sitting on a chair and leaning over to read the documents, Ao Lie walked gently towards Liu Yu, and then stood five steps away in front of Liu Yu, quietly waiting for his father to approve the documents.

After a while, Liu Yu finished approving the paperwork in his hand, and then he raised his head and saw Ao Lie standing quietly in front of him waiting for him, and couldn't help but smile: "Lie'er, when did you come back?" ”

Ao Lie also replied with a smile: "The child also came back just now, and when he saw his father reviewing the documents again, he didn't dare to disturb his father." ”

Liu Yu stood up and walked to Ao Lie's side and slapped Ao Lie's shoulder hard: "Good boy, I haven't seen you for a few months, and it's much stronger, it seems to be a little taller than three or four months ago." After a pause, Liu Yu asked again, "You haven't had time to see your mother yet, have you?" It just so happens that your grandfather is here today, let's go to the backyard. ”

Ao Lie nodded lightly, he found that with his own growth, his father has gradually become older, just now he inadvertently saw that his father's sideburns have appeared a few gray hairs, and in recent years, often write letters to himself, or send people to Youbeiping to inquire about his current situation, it can be seen that his father's heart is no longer young, otherwise he would not be so childlike. Yes, it has been almost sixteen years since I came to this world, can my father not grow old? In addition, my father is usually diligent in government affairs and works hard, so he is naturally easy to get old. A trace of sadness began to spread in Ao Lie's heart.

Liu Yu didn't know what Ao Lie was thinking, grabbed Ao Lie's arm, and pulled him to the backyard. Ao Lie followed behind Liu Yu, looking at his father's back, in a trance, it seemed that time had gone back to his childhood, he was pulled by his father in this way, playing behind his father. As long as he is under his father's back, Ao Lie will feel that his heart is very steady, and today, this feeling has not disappeared with the passage of time, but has become more and more intense.

The father and son came to the master bedroom in the backyard and saw that Mrs. Ao was talking to Mrs. Ao, and the corners of Mrs. Ao's eyebrows rose from time to time, obviously, the father and daughter were saying something very happy.

Liu Yu let go of Ao Lie and said with a smile: "Father-in-law, madam, who do you see coming back?" ”

Mrs. Ao and Mrs. Ao turned their heads at the same time, and when they saw Ao Lie following behind Liu Yu, both father and daughter had a happy look on their faces. Because of his age, Uncle Ao is quite calm, but he just laughs non-stop. Mrs. Ao didn't care so much, got up and walked quickly to Ao Lie, took Ao Lie's hand with his left hand, and gently stroked Ao Lie's face with his right hand, with a happy look on his face, but his tone was choked: "Lie'er, you are back, you haven't been back for three months and seventeen days, have you eaten and slept well recently?" ”

Ao Lie felt his mother's love, and he had a thousand words in his heart that he wanted to tell his mother, but when the words came to his mouth, he couldn't say anything. Uncle Ao smiled on the side: "Okay, Xue'er, look at you, Lie'er just came back, and I'm tired all the way, you always ask what to do, according to the old man, it's only right to hurry up and prepare meals for Lie'er." ”

Mrs. Ao let go of Ao Lie's hand, glared at Liu Yu with disgust and said: "It's not this father's ruthlessness, Lie'er went to the battlefield with him at the age of eight, and three years ago he was a pioneer general, and as a result, he made a great contribution, and guarded Youbeiping with the edict of the Son of Heaven. ”

Liu Yu innocently pulled his beard, turned his head and asked for help: "Father-in-law, look at what kind of person I have become in the eyes of your baby daughter, am I such a ruthless person?" ”

Uncle Ao ignored Liu Yu's "sad and indignant" face, and snorted: "Hmph, I don't think what Xue'er said is bad!" How can anyone let his own son be a vanguard general every time there is a big war! Liu Yu was most afraid of his father-in-law in his life, and when he heard Ao Laozhang say the same, he didn't dare to speak anymore with a bitter face.

Ao Lie really couldn't stand it anymore, and quickly changed the topic: "Grandfather, father, mother, I don't know what happened when Lu Dao called Lie'er back this time?" ”