The Queen looked at the tired look on Young Master Liu's face, her bright eyes filled with distress.
Since the unification of the world, this man has rarely been truly happy.
So many years have passed in the blink of an eye, and in his own memory, he has more and more things on his mind, and he is getting more and more tired.
I clearly knew what he was thinking, but I didn't know how to relieve the sorrow in his heart.
The Queen sighed secretly in her heart, silently reached out and grasped Young Master Liu's left hand, and clasped their fingers together tightly.
"Heartless, since you are tired, then take a good rest.
No matter what happens in the future, Wanyuan and all the sisters will face it with you.
Externally, you are our sisters’ support when it comes to big things, but privately, when it comes to emotional matters, we sisters are your support.
Whenever you feel tired, come and sit with my sisters.
Our sisters will always be by your side and move forward with you. "
Young Master Liu gently twisted his neck a few times, turned to look at the Queen and nodded vigorously.
"To put it bluntly, with your words, I am suddenly not tired of being my husband.
Not only am I not tired anymore, but I am full of energy.
As long as you sisters can understand my husband and accompany me forever.
Even if the road ahead is full of thorns and many dangers, as a husband, I am not afraid and dare to move forward. "
The Queen smiled and clasped Young Master Liu's slender jade fingers tightly again.
"Yeah, yeah, I trust you politely."
Young Master Liu took a deep breath, and the decadent look on his face instantly disappeared.
He stood up and left the guardrail behind him, held his head high and took a few sips of wine with high spirits, looking toward the west with deep eyes.
Seeing this, the Queen turned and looked to the west.
She rolled her beautiful eyes lightly, and after thinking about it for a moment, she vaguely guessed what Young Master Liu was thinking.
"What's wrong, are you worried about the Western Expedition Army again?"
Liu Mingzhi shook his head slightly, looked at the Queen and said with a slight smile: "I'm not worried, I'm just a little concerned.
After all, in the blink of an eye, hundreds of thousands of soldiers have been on the war for more than three years.
I don’t know how they are doing in a foreign country now. "
"Oh, don't Zhang Shuai and Nangong Shuai send you a letter from the Golden Eagle every once in a while to say that you are safe?
Wanyan remembers that at the end of last year, Zhang Shuai and Nangong Shuai sent you a letter to the Golden Eagle, reporting that everything is safe and sound!
As long as they are safe, isn't that fine? "
Liu Mingzhi withdrew his gaze, let go of the queen's jade hand, and walked forward silently.
"To put it bluntly, that's the case, but our Dalong is thousands of miles away from Tianzhu, Dashi and other countries.
The mountains are high and the roads are far, but they are no better than what is in front of you.
Regarding the current situation reported by Uncle Zhang Kuang and Uncle Nangong, by the time the letter from the golden eagle reaches my husband, it will take more than half a month at the fastest possible time.
For more than half a month, there were too many changes.
To put it bluntly, my husband said this is still the fastest speed!
If something happens in the middle, it is not impossible to wait for two or three months.
There will be many changes in half a month, so how about two or three months? "
The Queen walked lightly with Young Master Liu, her bright eyes narrowed and she pondered for a while, then turned to look at him.
"After all, after all, you are still worried about hundreds of thousands of soldiers."
Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly, turned to look at the Queen and shook his head with a smile.
"To put it bluntly, as a husband, I still say what I just said, I am not worried about their safety.
As a husband, I am worried that Uncle Zhang Kuang, Uncle Nangong Ye, and Brother Hu Yan may not be able to let go. "
The Queen's expression was slightly startled, with a hint of doubt flashing in her bright eyes.
"Oh, worried that they might not be able to let go? What do you mean?"
Young Master Liu raised his head and took a sip of wine, narrowed his eyes slightly, and wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth.
"Uncle Zhang Kuang, Uncle Nangong Ye, uncle, Brother Huyan and others commanded hundreds of thousands of soldiers on a thousands-mile expedition to conquer the foreign barbarians. My husband and I placed too many shackles on them.
The rules I set for them will most likely prevent them from completely letting go of their hands and feet to use the army.
If they can't use their arms and legs freely to use troops, how can I, my husband, talk about expanding their territory? "
The queen's pupils suddenly shrank, and she looked at Young Master Liu with a strange expression.
"Heartless, you mean?"
Young Master Liu frowned slightly and took a few sips of the wine, then smiled helplessly.
“Hehehe, oops.
In the past, when these old guys were at home, each one was shrewder than the other, cunninger than the last, and more thoughtful than a hornet's nest.
Why is it that now, no old guy can figure out my husband’s true thoughts?
On the eve of the Western Expedition, as a husband, I only strictly ordered them not to go on a killing spree, but I did not order them not to expand their territory.
Moreover, as a husband, I say try not to go on a killing spree.
Try your best, try your best, I mean try your best for my husband!
As a husband, I don’t believe that these old foxes who are well versed in the ways of scheming can really not understand my thoughts as a husband.
However, what is the result?
The result is that these old guys, although they continue to push their troops westward and expand their territory.
But the speed of their advance was as slow as a tortoise. It could be said that they were as slow as they wanted.
There are many strong generals and hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. In nearly a year, they only captured dozens of small and insignificant cities.
In such a situation, it is difficult for me as a husband not to worry, and it is difficult for me as a husband not to worry about whether there is something wrong with them. "
The Queen frowned slightly after hearing Young Master Liu's somewhat unhappy words.
"this……"
"In the third year of Dalong's reign of peace, March 28th.
The two armies of the Western Expedition on the left and right, hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and horses, left the border westward and marched thousands of miles to conquer the barbarians.
Today, it is already the first month of Dalong's seventh year of peace.
Before I knew it, more than three years had passed.
I think back then, my husband and I commanded an army of 400,000 to conquer the countries in the Western Regions until we unified all the countries in the Western Regions. It was only a little more than two years before we returned to the court.
As for Uncle Zhang Kuang, Uncle Nangong Ye, Brother Hu Yan, and that old guy like you, your uncle Wanyan Chiezha.
What has happened to them in the past three years or so?
The six guards of the Northern Xinjiang, the six guards of the New Army, the twelve guards of the Beifu, and the twelve troops of the New Prefecture, add up to a total of 400,000 elites.
There is also the Anxi Protectorate, with two groups of soldiers and horses from the Western Regions countries joining together, and thirty-five elite soldiers and horses on the side to support them.
The three armies together amounted to an army of nearly one million.
I don't believe that any of the small barbarian countries in the far west can withstand the nearly one million elite troops of our Great Dragon Kingdom.
For my husband, let me say something arrogant, such a strong military force.
As long as they encountered small barbarian countries with a territory of less than a hundred miles, they almost didn't need to use troops directly.
Just arranging troops outside the city and besieging them without attacking was enough to frighten the kings of the small barbarian countries into taking the initiative to open the city and surrender.
Hahaha, however, they did not do this.
Uncle Zhang Kuang, Uncle Nangong Ye, Uncle Yunchong, Brother Hu Yanyu, and your uncle Wanyan Chiezha, these cunning old foxes.
On the battlefield, which one of them has not experienced hundreds of battles and is a decisive commander?
Which one of them in the temple is not as thoughtful and cunning as a fox?
Don't they know how to use troops? Don’t they understand the ways of maneuvering?
No! In fact, they know everything, and each of them is as clear as a mirror.
It's just that they don't want to bear the reputation of being a killer.
They are waiting for my husband to give them an order. They are waiting for my husband to give them an order to continue their westward march.
They want my husband, the Great Dragon Emperor, to bear this bad reputation! "
Listening to Young Master Liu's angry words, the Queen frowned suddenly and glanced at Young Master Liu with a complicated expression.
"What? Husband, you mean...you mean?"
Young Master Liu raised his neck slightly, raised the wine gourd in his hand high, and smiled bitterly with his mouth open.
"Haha...hahaha..."
The crystal wine poured down and fell directly into Young Master Liu's mouth.
"Click!"
Young Master Liu put the wine gourd in his hand into the Queen's hand, and took out the tobacco pouch from his waist with a smile.
When the Queen saw this, she immediately shook her head angrily and quickly reached out to snatch the dry tobacco from Young Master Liu's hand.
"Oh, how long did it take to smoke the last pot just now?"
Young Master Liu ducked sideways and happily pushed away the queen's outstretched hand.
"Hahaha, that's so polite. I'll smoke one more time for my husband. If I smoke this one more time, I won't smoke today."
The Queen rolled her eyes angrily, and whispered suspiciously: "Are you sure you're going to smoke again today?"
"Sure, sure."
"You must keep your word, otherwise I will break your cigarette rod and throw it into the latrine."
Young Master Liu looked at the empress with a smile on her face, lighting the tobacco with a fire stick, and happily took a puff of smoke.
"Hahaha, that's so polite, you can rest assured.
As a husband, I promise to do what I say, and I will do what I say. "
The Queen raised her hand to fan the light smoke exhaled by Young Master Liu, and shook her head helplessly.
"You, let me tell you what to do. You know this thing is bad for your health, why do you still have to touch it?
As a father, can't you set a good example for the children below?
It's better now. Under your influence, even the three brothers Chengfeng, Chengzhi, and Chenggan got into trouble even when they had nothing to do.
Tell me about you, how can I be a father like you? "
Young Master Liu took a long puff of dry cigarette and looked at the Queen with a frown.
"The three brothers occasionally smoke a pot of dry cigarettes, and I know this as my husband.
But, are the three of them smoking very seriously now? "
"That's not true. We only see him every once in a while."
Young Master Liu nodded slightly and said softly: "Okay, okay, I understand.
When my husband and I have time one day, I will tell the three of them to smoke less if they can.
If you can completely avoid touching it, that would be great. "
Queen Tan took a sip of wine with her mouth slightly opened, and said softly: "Don't just talk about their brothers, you yourself are the same, quit if you can."
"Hahaha, okay, okay, do your best for your husband."
"Try your best? Just deal with me.
Come on, you better keep talking about what you just said. "
Liu Mingzhi casually adjusted his cloak, walked slowly off the wooden bridge, and walked towards the bench by the lake.
The queen casually lifted up the hem of her skirt and followed silently.
Young Master Liu sat lazily on the bench, looked up at the Queen and said softly: "To put it bluntly, as I said just now, these old people know everything in their hearts.
They want to make great achievements, but they don't want to bear the reputation of being a man who uses weapons.
So, they were slowly dilly-dallying until the day when I, my husband, personally gave them the order. "
The queen gently flicked the hem of her fringed skirt, and sat down next to Young Master Liu in an elegant and dignified manner.
"Husband, do you think so?"
Liu Mingzhi raised his eyebrows and lay directly on his side on the queen's legs.
"To put it bluntly, as a husband, I don't think so. What should I think?"
The queen looked down at Liu Mingzhi, who was lying on her legs. She turned her bright eyes a few times and pursed her red lips hesitantly.
"Husband, I...I..."
"To put it bluntly, if you have anything to say, just say it. There is no need to swallow it."
The Queen nodded her head a few times and said softly: "Husband, as you just said, I was once the king of a country.
Therefore, I thought about it from my own point of view.
Husband, Zhang Shuai, Nangong Shuai, uncle, they are the reason why they open up the territory and expand their territory as if they are home.
In addition to the reason you just mentioned, do you think there are any other unspeakable secrets? "
Liu Mingzhi narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his hand and held the queen's right arm in his arms.
"To put it mildly, as a husband, I know what you want to say."
The Queen looked stunned, and a look of surprise flashed across her bright eyes.
"Huh? It's heartless. Mom, I haven't said anything yet, and you already know what I want to say?"
Young Master Liu turned over and gently rubbed the Queen's delicate jade hands.
"To put it bluntly, do you want to say that Uncle Zhang Kuang, Uncle Nangong Ye, Uncle Yunchong... they and others are now in the position of Duke of the country.
In these years, they and others have been hesitant, not daring to continue marching westward and using troops without my order from my husband. Is it because they are afraid that if their achievements are too great, my husband will tear them apart and make them kings? "
Seeing that Young Master Liu had guessed her idea right away, the Queen breathed a sigh of relief.
“Yes, that’s exactly what Wanyan wants to say.
Husband, I think back then, after all...after all..."
Seeing the Queen's hesitant expression and hesitating to speak, Liu Dashan leaned her body on the ground and knocked out the unburned tobacco in the pot.
"After all, as my husband, I raised an army to rebel and proclaimed myself emperor as King Bingjian.
They were worried that they and others would become kings after I became my husband.
As a husband, I will be wary of them for this reason.
After all, I have learned from my mistakes as a husband!
To put it mildly, am I right about my husband? "
(End of chapter)
