The autumn harvest is done, the taxes are done, the taxes are collected, the plans are made for what to do next year, and the first snow of winter falls.
Li Rusi returned with the bandit leader and declared Zhuang Xun's absolute rule over Jiannan Road. He was barbaric and cruel.
Winter in ancient times was very pure, at least for officials. Those with a good heart would pay attention to whether snow disasters would collapse houses or the like, and their bad feelings would disappear.
Not only was it a matter of merit, Si Qinmi also cherished precious manpower, so he was busy for a while. However, after several snowstorms, the ice and snow also froze people's movements.
It finally subsided, at least for a short time, and there was nothing to do. Everyone was preparing for the New Year.
Zhuang Xun read the little book, Si Qinmi resumed his needlework, and Li Rusi drew on the map. The house was in order, and Zhuang Xun was sandwiched between one left and one right.
In the room where the fire was burning, there were crackling sounds from time to time. Zhuang Xun read with great interest, because it was not a serious book, but a fantasy book.
True or false, you can still ask Xuannv for some things, and then open up a new world, more mysterious and more mysterious.
When he was immersed in that fairyland, the embroidered shoes touched his calf. At first, he thought it was an accidental touch and shrank his legs slightly. Then, his little feet refused to let go and continued to rub.
He then raised his head and looked at Li Rusi on the right. Li Rusi was in a trance and still looking at the map. She was rubbing Zhuang Xun's little feet sideways, which was not very elegant.
"What are you looking at, madam?" I originally wanted to play a little game with Li Rusi, but today it was her turn. But, looking at Si Qinmi's doubtful eyes, Zhuang Xun hurried over and said to the map pointed by Li Rusi.
Li Rusi was disappointed with Zhuang Xun's timidity, so she naturally rubbed his cheek with her pretty face, pointed at the map and said:
"Our place is the most difficult to advance. There are many passes. Compared with Chengguo Duhe and Zhaoguo Yanhe, our logistics pressure is huge. I don't want to go up the river, but we currently lack whales."
"I think we can only play a role as a restraint. Do you really expect us to be able to break through Youdu? Don't even think about crossing the river, you still have to climb over the mountains." Zhuang Xun naturally put his arms around Li Rusi and looked at Li Rusi. Si looked at the map with his eyes. He was familiar with the surrounding terrain.
What they have to do is to contain the power of Youguo in the east and make Youguo exhausted. It is impossible for Zhuang Xun to use the power of Hebei Road and Jiannan Road to conquer Youguo.
"Of course, doesn't a husband want to be virtuous in the world?" Because there were no outsiders around, and the Yun Yin Zhihua who served him were all family members, so Li Rusi seemed to have no scruples when speaking. What she said was correct, but Zhuang Xun didn't feel that he Can be achieved.
"The ideal is an ideal, the reality is reality. The reality is that we still need to be down-to-earth and consolidate the current foundation. If there is an opportunity to attack You State, try to gain a strategic holding point. Our target must be Yu State, otherwise we will be attacked from both sides."
It was originally the place of the Four Wars, but the mountains are high and dangerous, making it difficult for foreign enemies to invade. What is needed most now is food for Yu State, especially with the permission of King Yu. Isn't it much better than eating a country like You State?
"I think it's more important to conquer the eastern border of You Kingdom. If King Yu promises Lang Jun to hold on for a few more years, he can make up for the trouble. No matter how good Jiannan develops, it won't be as realistic as having a few more roads."
Si Qinmi also put down the frame in her hand and came over, looked at the map and gave her opinion. Zhuang Xun had a dream of rising rapidly, and she was responsible for realizing it, a perfect dream come true.
After ten years of hard work, he swept across the world, using advanced systems and the industrial revolution to reduce the dimensions of the indigenous people.
It sounds very powerful, but, but, it is farming industrial apple trees. At least charcoal, saltpeter and other things cannot be mixed and exploded, and there are no fireworks. Zhuang Xun, who cannot remember those messy things, has given up on this path.
Then we can only adopt a relatively feudal and conservative model.
In an actual dynastic struggle for hegemony, vast land and an abundant population are what are most needed in a general struggle for hegemony. Only when you swallow up a large area of land and population can you be considered a prince. The more you can swallow and digest, the more powerful you will be.
This is what Si Qinmi thought. Living in the two places of Jiannan and Hebei, it is impossible to farm to the world's unrivaled. It is better to devour the adjacent land and cultivate a huge body.
"Then there must be a chance. There are so many dangerous mountains and forests, and I don't want to lose the precious lives of soldiers in these places." Zhuang Xun understood what Si Qinmi meant and responded.
"So it is said that Ci does not control the army, but you are my husband. No wonder. At present, it is too early. If we want to fight a war, we have to wait at least until spring. I just don't know what the real person means." Li Rusi said to Zhuang Xun He first scoffed at his words, then understood, and then planned the next move in the war.
She also agreed to cherish the lives of soldiers, but if she could really occupy the eastern border of You Kingdom and form a rule, it would be an unparalleled improvement to Zhuang Xun's family. Zhuang Xun would also have the opportunity to compete with the princes of Yu Kingdom for Yu. The country has become a winner.
"How is the military training going? Are the new soldiers adapting to it?" Because he planned to compete with the kings of You Kingdom and even Yu Kingdom for the throne, Zhuang Xun expanded his army and prepared for war.
The initial plan is to expand to 20,000. Of course, it is not as high-equipped as the carefully selected 3,000 forbidden troops, but it must be able to cope with the defense pressure of Jiannan Road and Hebei Road. Of course, this is external, but internally, then Naturally, he must be prepared to cooperate in the conquest of Youguo.
Twenty thousand is not enough, but according to the standards of the Forbidden Army, that is, out of production and wearing armor, it is already the limit of support from the two places, because Jiannan is still in a blood-sucking state in essence and has no blood-producing ability.
By adopting the method of bringing in the old with the new, each general had many more people under his command. Zhuang Wen wanted to ask Li Rusi what he thought.
"I will not let you down, please look forward to it." Li Rusi leaned against Zhuang Xun and said, full of confidence. Especially after killing the bandits, she became more and more confident.
The size of the two seemed strange, but in Si Qinmi's eyes, they were quite harmonious. The main character was probably Zhuang Xun, her own husband. Seeing Zhuang Xun cuddling with the beautiful woman, she felt as satisfied as her own pig going to someone else's cabbage. Normally, Women can be jealous, but who can refuse a sister who greets her every day? She can't refuse Zhuang Xun's smile.
"I don't understand very well. Just think you can train well, don't put too much pressure on me. I heard what the real person said, just make a feint." Zhuang asked about the progress, mainly to let Li Rusi not put too much pressure on him. One day I was looking at pictures at home and doing simulations in my head. I originally wanted to have some fun, but why did I end up with this kind of thing inexplicably.
Xuannv's request was only to try her best to cause trouble on the eastern front, and did not ask to invade the eastern border of You Kingdom. It was just that Li Rusi and Si Qinmi felt that it was not a loss if they took the eastern border of You Kingdom.
"Okay, Lang Jun, stop talking. Sister Li is holding her breath and wants to conquer Youguo for Lang Jun." Si Qinmi can understand Li Rusi, just like she wants to manage Jiannan Road well for Zhuang Zhuang. Xun Xun gave an explanation, and the same was true for Li Rusi. She also needed to give Zhuang Xun an explanation, and what could be a better explanation than military merit.
"You have done a great job in annihilating the bandits this time and clearing the obstacles to the development of Jiannan. Why should you be angry? It is not good to rush for quick success." Zhuang Xun squeezed his arm soothingly and said affectionately, so full of confidence. He was still a little worried.
"What my sister said is, husband, don't worry, I won't be eager for quick success. I will never do the same thing again after I taught you the lesson last time. Don't worry, I will make good use of these family assets." Li Rusi assured, her whole body He fell into Zhuang Xun's arms. Zhuang Xun felt no weight.
"It's not good for you to act like no one else." Seeing the two of them being intimate, Si Qinmi said teasingly, and her aunt's smile was not at all ambiguous.
"Madam is not an outsider. If Madam wants it, you can come too." Zhuang Xun stretched out his other hand and said rather scumbagly.
"Who wants, you, a little guy like you, to control the two of us?" Si Qinmi said without giving up, but she slid into Zhuang Xun's arms and scented his cheeks.
"I have fought all three of them, so what about you two." Zhuang Xun was full of confidence, kissing left and right. Although the two of them were shy, they seemed to be used to him being so unbridled, and they did not escape Zhuang Xun's grasp.
"Shameless, do you think this is some kind of small family, with a real wife and an ordinary wife serving you?" Si Qin Miyu pointed at Zhuang Xun's cheek and smiled.
"Ah, my family is not a small one. I seem to be the only one in my family." Zhuang Xun moved the two of them closer and placed himself between them.
"Are you really good at saying that you want me and my sister to serve you together?" Li Rusi gave Zhuang Xun an angry look and stepped on Zhuang Xun's foot without any force.
"Why not? I've always had this confusion. Both you and Zhi Hua Yunyin can do it." Zhuang Xun couldn't understand as he moved his hands down to his waist to embrace his slender waist.
"You all know that's Zhihua Yunyin. Is sister Li your wife-in-law, or am I your wife-in-law? I'm not ashamed." She hugged Zhuang Xun and put his head on her chest. Si Qin Mi Auntie smiled happily.
"Yes, do you want me to push you?" Because there were no outsiders, Li Rusi showed her carnivorous nature in front of Zhuang Xun and Si Qinmi.
"Say less. If you push or don't push, it's like you haven't pushed before." Zhuang Xun blushed when he was told that he had practiced the Fangzhong Technique for a long time, but his body was soft.
"Ah, husband, why are you saying such shameful things?" Li Rusi covered her cheeks and observed Si Qinmi's expression between her fingers.
Then she discovered that Si Qin Mi was smiling more happily than she was. She seemed to have seen this expression before, the expression a mother-in-law had when looking at her daughter-in-law.
She was a little envious, but she couldn't do it if she was asked to do it. She was not as careful as Si Qinmi, so only Si Qinmi could do it. In this way, she could be both a wife and a mother. When she looked at the way the two got along, she realized that Si Qinmi She is very girly, preparing clothes, meals, always paying attention to Zhuang Xun's health, etc.
"Didn't you start it first? I don't want to do that much. It's okay to hug each other like this." Zhuang Xun said with satisfaction. It was snowing outside, and he was holding his two wives at home. It was warm, the fragrance was fragrant, and it was an experience of a gentle country. Feeling full.
"What's going on? We're at home and don't let outsiders see it. Otherwise, how would the word "hug" come from?" Si Qinmi said dotingly with a charming smile.
Li Rusi seriously doubted that if Zhuang Xun really persisted, Si Qinmi might just give in and not care who assisted.
Zhuang Xun didn't understand that a wealthy family was just like the emperor. It was impossible for the emperor to let the queen and the concubine serve him together. This was disrespectful to both the queen and the concubine. In the same way, from a wealthy family, if the aunt had a high status, he couldn't ask his aunt to serve him with his wife. of.
"Sister, you dote on your husband too much. I can't handle my husband being spoiled. Why don't you teach me how to pamper my sister? I'll pamper her too." She couldn't help but say that when a family is full of loving mothers, she can't control herself. When the master falls, he will have to have a wife who indulges him. Otherwise, how can it be symmetrical?
"Aren't you doting on him enough? All the maids have been given to him, but I haven't found any good ones." Si Qinmi said enviously. It's not that there are no good ones, but there are no good ones like Zhihua Yunyin who know everything. Considering that It's too late to develop Zhuang Xun's character.
"Okay, don't be envious. If you are envious again, my waist will feel unbearable." Zhuang Xun said fearfully as he arched the snow peaks of the mountains.
"Aren't you quite capable?" Si Qinmi patted Zhuang Xun on the back.
"I can't, I can't, I can't." Zhuang Xun admitted defeat and said that together with Si Qinmi, he still didn't want other women to get involved. He could do it occasionally, but he didn't want to do it for a long time.
"Okay, no, find a place to sit and hold us like this." Si Qinmi was amused by Zhuang Xun's tricks.
So Zhuang Xun carried the two beauties onto the soft couch, and didn't do anything. Anyway, the two of them had nothing to do, so they just stayed with him and played with each other.
After a while, when he got tired from playing, he lay down in their arms and fell asleep, with his head resting on Si Qinmi's legs and his legs on Li Rusi's arms.
Feeling Zhuang Xun's even breathing, Si Qinmi smiled at Li Rusi, very friendly. Li Rusi held Zhuang Xun's hand and smiled in return.
This was also the first time for the two of them to play around with Zhuang Xun like this. The cooperation was quite pleasant, especially for Li Rusi, because her goal was achieved.
At the beginning, she envied the relationship between Zhuang Xun and Si Qin Mi, and hoped that she could join in and become a part of it. Now that she can participate, and Si Qin Mi does not reject it, she is very satisfied.
She seems to be able to understand some of Si Qin Mi's feelings, such as being reluctant to let her husband suffer, hoping to be happy when she can't be with him, and trying to satisfy him when she can be with him.
However, this warmth did not last long, because an urgent piece of information was sent.
"The eldest prince of Youguo fled Zhaoguo and is suspected of returning to Youguo." Si Qinmi's expression was hard to say.
"Ah, how dare he? You Country is currently purging clan members." Li Rusi was also concerned about You Country's intelligence.
"Even with this east wind, King You is too unscrupulous. I don't know why. What kind of threat can the clan pose to him? Why should he be killed?"
(End of chapter)
