When everyone returned to Bianjing, Li Hao thought that the noble children like Sun Hu and Chen Xian, who were tired of the life in the camp, would get together and make a fuss.

However, unexpectedly, Bianjing City was calm overnight, and there was no news of these people making trouble, which made Li Hao feel very emotional.

But then Li Hao didn't have the heart to stare at them, because there were only two days, and Li Hao had to turn around the people he knew in Bianjing.

On the first day after the vacation, Li Hao first visited the home of his senior brother Yan Fu.

Because Li Hao had been staying in the camp a few days ago, he didn't even catch up with Yan Fu's son's full moon wine.

Today, when I have free time, I came to make amends as soon as possible, and brought the gifts I had prepared.

But after chatting for a few words, he saw that the child began to cry, Yan Fu hurriedly went over to coax the child, looking like a child slave.

Seeing this, Li Hao simply said goodbye and left, and then went to Ouyang Xiu's mansion.

When he entered the mansion and saw Ouyang Xiu and Mrs. Xue, Li Hao explained his intention.

Ouyang Xiu didn't say anything after hearing this, but just told Li Hao to act cautiously, after all, soldiers, major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be overlooked.

gave Li Hao a great reason, but he was interrupted by Mrs. Xue halfway through the talk.

Mrs. Xue was worried, and pulled Li Hao for a long time to tell her to be careful not to worry about such things.

Li Hao could feel her care and love, but she was really afraid of being nagged, after all, she was nagged by Wei for a long time when she came back yesterday.

So Li Hao hurriedly asked about Ouyang Fa's marriage, and sure enough, he interrupted the topic of Mrs. Xue.

Because this happened to be the happy event of Mrs. Xue, she happily introduced the preparations she had made these days, and sighed that Li Hao was afraid that she would not be able to participate.

Li Hao knew that the topic was going to be on him again, so he hurriedly found a reason to say goodbye and leave.

When I got out of Ouyang Mansion, it was almost noon, so I went to the restaurant for dinner, and went directly to Sheng Mansion in the afternoon.

As a result, as soon as Li Hao arrived at the door, he happened to meet Gu Tingye with Brother Chang and Sister Rong coming to Shengfu.

After meeting, Gu Tingye let the two children recognize each other, and then entered the Sheng Mansion together.

Of course, the price of the gift was that Li Hao gave two good Hetian jade pendants as a meeting gift.

After the two of them arrived at the door, they realized that it was unfortunate that Sheng Hong and Mrs. Wang had gone out on errands and never returned, so Sheng Changbai came out to entertain the two.

After a few people sat down in the main hall, Gu Tingye said the reason why he brought the two children to the door, and the two of them were still sent to the Hai family to study.

At that time, Sheng Changbai and Hai's will need to take care of them, and they will get to know each other first when they bring someone over today.

Hearing Gu Tingye's words, Sheng Changbai asked people to ask the Hai family to come out.

After Hai came out, Sheng Changbai asked Hai to take the two children to play in the backyard to increase his favor.

After the Hai family left with the two children, Sheng Changbai chatted with the two of them for a few words.

Suddenly sighed: "It has been seven or eight years since I first met in Yangzhou in person. On that day, you were full of pride, always thinking that one day you would be able to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun.

I didn't expect you to take the first step today and officially start your journey.

And I heard that your relationship with Ning Yuanhou has also improved a lot, which is really a good thing. ”

After hearing this, Gu Tingye replied: "This time it's just to get rid of a few bandits, it's nothing."

Look at it, I will definitely lead the troops north in the future and restore my rivers and mountains. ”

After saying this, he didn't answer Sheng Changbai's later words.

Sheng Changbai didn't mind after hearing this, but turned his head to Li Hao and said, "But compared to you joining the army, it is really beyond everyone's expectations that my cousin can lead the troops to the battle." ”

After hearing this, Li Hao replied: "Don't say it's you, I didn't think of it myself."

It's just that he is trusted by the officials, so he naturally does his best to do this errand well, hoping to live up to the grace of God. ”

Then the three of them chatted about the situation in the south again, and then Li Hao thought about preparing to leave.

But at this time, Sheng Hong and Mrs. Wang walked in from outside, followed by Hua Lan and Yuan Wenshao, and a cute little girl of four or five years old.

So after everyone saw each other again, they all continued to sit down in the hall, and then there was another round of old talk.

However, the topic changed at this time, because judging from the meaning of Mrs. Wang's words, it was very clear that Li Hao should take care of Yuan Wenshao after the expedition and set up more functions under the condition of ensuring safety.

Li Hao naturally agreed to this matter, after all, there should be no danger this time, and as for the credit, it is naturally not a problem.

After all, Li Hao had already found an easy way to get credit at this time, and it was not a point to give it to anyone at that time.

However, Li Hao and Mrs. Wang didn't listen to this matter, but it made Yuan Wenshao feel a little embarrassed, and seemed to feel that it was a little bad to do so.

Just wanted to make some moves, but was stopped by Hua Lan on the side, and then Hua Lan asked Sister Zhuang and Brother Chang behind him to greet each other and talk about their relatives.

At this time, Li Hao looked at Hua Lan's behavior, and then compared to the previous performance of Mrs. Wang.

Li Hao couldn't help but sigh, or the old lady taught her well, and this action did not mention that Li Hao was particularly taken care of, but it showed that the two families were relatives.

If something really happened to him, how could Li Hao not help his own family and help outsiders.

However, this question flashed in Li Hao's mind, and when he came back to his senses, he thought that it was the first time he had seen Sister Zhuang.

So he hurriedly looked for it on his body, and found a jade pendant to give to Sister Zhuang as a meeting gift, of course, Yuan Wenshao was helping his own girl to excuse herself.

At this time, Gu Tingye on the other side also took out a pendant to give to Sister Zhuang, and it was a lot of entanglement, and only then did he let Sister Zhuang accept it under Sheng Hong's persuasion.

After sitting for a while, Li Hao and Gu Tingye said goodbye to everyone in the Sheng family together.

On the second day, Li Hao had no other acquaintances to leave in Bianjing, so he stayed in the house to comfort Wei and told her not to worry.

Early in the morning of the third day, Li Hao was going to resign from the Wei family.

Because early in the morning, Li Hao had to go to the Privy Council in advance to get back the expedition papers, and then go back to the camp to check whether the big and small matters that needed to be prepared before the expedition were completed.

When Li Hao went out, Wei still held Li Hao's hand tightly and refused to let go, after all, since Li Hao was born, except for the last time he returned to Yangzhou and left Li Hao alone in Bianjing, they have not been separated for so long.

can stay in Bianjing, Wei knows that Li Hao is safe, but now this time is different, this time Li Hao was sent to the battlefield.

Although in Li Hao's mouth, this is a very easy trip, but after all, he has to go through the battlefield, how can he really rest assured as a parent.

However, in the end, under Li Jian's persuasion, Wei still let go of the hand that held Li Hao tightly.

So Li Hao said goodbye to his parents and embarked on another journey.

After receiving the expedition documents from the Privy Council, Li Hao rushed straight back to the camp in the western suburbs.

When Li Hao arrived, he had already seen that Xu Ning had arrived early, and he was arranging for the selection of grain, grass, and weapons.

Seeing Li Hao coming, Xu Ning stepped forward to report: "This time, the grain and grass allocated by the Ministry of War have arrived, and I have probably counted the amount, and it is in line with the official document of the Ministry of War, and it is all allocated in full, without deduction." ”

Hearing this, Li Hao was very happy, because the normal ration and salary allocation would be deducted as usual, which showed that it was so good.

After listening to the report, Li Hao asked Xu Ning to get busy first, and then to help after he was settled.

So under the division of labor and cooperation between the two, at three o'clock in the afternoon, all the materials were counted.

At this time, Gu Tingye also happened to arrive in the camp, so after lunch.

The three of them discussed the division of labor, and Li Hao sat in the big tent of the Chinese army, waiting for the rest of the people to return to the camp.

Xu Ning and Gu Tingye went to inspect the battalions to ensure that there would be no problems and that the army could be mobilized normally tomorrow.

Li Hao waited in the big tent for about the end of the day, and then the sons and daughters of the nobles returned to the camp one after another.

To Li Hao's relief, no one dared to come out with a moth this time, even the latest one came back before the end of the day.

When everyone arrived, Li Hao ordered the camp to be sealed, and then asked all the generals to come to the big tent to discuss things.

Of course, it is said that it is about discussing things, but in fact, what should be discussed has already been discussed.

The main purpose of this conversation was to calm the minds of some restless people, and to reaffirm the importance and discipline of this southward trip, and to warn everyone not to make any trouble, otherwise the punishment would be merciless.

This conversation was finally met by Yang Wenyuan, Li Yixing, and a few helpers who were privately found, so that the conference ended successfully.

Li Hao thought that the effect had been achieved, so he asked everyone to go down and rest quickly.

Finally, it was the first day of the expedition, and at the fifth watch, the heralds sounded the trumpet to call everyone up, and then it was time for everyone to freshen up and eat breakfast.

When the time came, Li Hao ordered everyone to gather in the school field and carry out the ritual of sacrificing the military god and the military flag before the expedition according to the custom, which was also the "sacrifice".

The process is to inform the gods of the conquest in the sacrifice, and then sacrifice the cattle, sheep and pigs to the gods, and smear the military flag and war drums with animal blood, which is called "provocation and drum", and pray for the help of the military gods, of course, Li Hao later learned that the military god here is the Yellow Emperor.

After the sacrificial ceremony, followed by the swearing-in ceremony, Li Hao stood on the stage to inform the soldiers of the purpose and significance of the expedition, exposed the evil intentions of the southern traitors, emphasized the discipline and style of the south, and then read out the military dispatch document issued by the Privy Council.

When the swearing-in ceremony is over, the process is over.

So Li Hao announced the start of the army and ordered all the generals to take the team in order and set off south in turn.

After this order, the 2,500-strong contingent was neatly arranged in several columns according to the subordinates of each department, and then set out.

After all the regular soldiers walked out of the camp, five hundred auxiliary soldiers followed behind with all the grain and grass and baggage.

After everyone left the camp, Li Hao and Gu Tingye led people to inspect the barracks again, and when they found that there was no problem, they quickly caught up with the team and walked to the front.

At this time, away from Bianjing, and with a bunch of Shangxian on his head, Li Haofang had a feeling that the sky was high and the sea was wide.