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Chapter three hundred and ninety ninth: happy to be a father

As the sun sets, Li Ze walks happily barefoot on the country road, just as Xue Ping said in anger that he was just pretending to behave, but when he goes to the fields to farm, he is really pretending to behave. But even if he pretends to behave like a personal soldier, it is necessary. As the supreme ruler of Wuwei, it is necessary to attach importance to agriculture and sericulture.

In this era, business or places like Luoyang were extremely developed, but looking at the whole world, farming and sericulture are still the foundation of everything. Therefore, every time spring plowing, officials have to go down to the fields and work with the people.

In the canal on the side of the road, Zhang Hui, the head secretary of Wuweijie Town, and the mountain chief of Wuwei Academy, was standing in the water to clean the plowshare. Li Ze stopped and watched Zhang Hui skillfully unload the plowshare and clean the soil inside.

Li Ze also sat down at the edge of the ditch with a smile, leaned his feet covered with yellow mud into the stream, bent down and rubbed them hard. Zhang Hui laughed and sat side by side with him, rubbing the soil on his feet. The originally clear stream water suddenly became turbid.

"A few years of operation, it's finally time to harvest." Zhang Hui smiled and said, "These water conservancy facilities are enough to protect Wuyi. Yizhou will no longer be affected by floods and droughts in the future, and a bumper harvest will be expected every year!"

"Man conquers nature." Li Ze said: "We cannot always expect God to give you a bite of food. As long as it is within our ability, we must work hard to do it. Yizhou, Zhenzhou, Zhaozhou and other places have good water conservancy and road foundations, which is also the foundation of our existence. After this spring plowing, the water conservancy and road construction in other places must also be put on the agenda, start scale and build."

"Wuwei's territory is now huge, it's a huge project!" Zhang replied.

"Repair a little this year and a little next year, and it will always be repaired." Li Ze said: "I don't want to eat a fat man in one bite, but I must not stop it. These large-scale people's livelihood projects are planned uniformly by the Duzhi Department, formulate plans, determine budgets, and allocate funds on time. The Jiezhen Prefecture sends officials and judges to supervise the construction. In this way, some unfinished projects will be avoided due to the transfer of local officials. As long as it starts, it must be done to the end and starts and ends well."

"This is a good idea, so that the emperor will not care about the affairs of the previous one, and then start a new stove and make another set of things." Zhang Hui laughed and said, "I have seen many such things before. No official is willing to add icing on the cake to his ex. They just think about their reputation throughout the ages. So, many things are spent, and people are exhausted, but the final result is not great, and some even make the heavens angry and the others resentful."

"So we cannot repeat the same mistake!" Li Ze said: "This is a matter that benefits the present and benefits the future. It must not be repeated with local changes."

"You decided not to interfere in Zhaoyi's affairs?" Zhang replied: "In my opinion, this is also an opportunity."

"This is not an opportunity!" Li Ze said: "Now our Wuwei is really unable to fight another big battle, and the situation there is unclear. We rashly intervene. Once we are trapped in the mud, it will be difficult to pull it out. Sir, this is not like if you have some yellow mud on your feet, and you can restore your true colors with clean water."

Zhang Hui laughed: "Aren't you afraid of being trapped in the mud, you are afraid that the world will not be in chaos, right?"

Li Ze coughed dryly and laughed: "Why did you say this sir?"

Zhang Hui shook his head: "Forget it, see through and not say it out. For Chang'an now, I have no hope. I want to see if they can make any tricks this time. For them, this time, it is also an opportunity. If Chang'an really sends troops and can defeat Wei Bo in one fell swoop and take back Zhaoyi, then for Chang'an, it will be a magic pill to prolong his life. If this is the case, what will you do next?"

"If this is true, I will naturally be a loyal minister and general of the Tang Dynasty." Li Ze smiled and said, "I will assist Chang'an in sweeping away the four barbarians and clearing the world. All the warlords in the separatist side of the world will either surrender or put their heads in a wooden box to Chang'an."

"What is your ultimate goal?"

"My ultimate goal is naturally to become a capable minister in governing the world." Li Ze said with a smile.

"That's it." Zhang Hui nodded and said, "If what I expected was right, Chang'an would definitely take action this time. Gongsun Changming, the old fox, must have lobbyed vigorously in Chang'an to prompt the emperor to send troops to conquer Wei Bo. Li Ze, tell me the truth. If Chang'an really sent troops, have you done something in it and prompted Chang'an to be defeated?"

"Absolutely not!" Li Ze said seriously: "I hope Chang'an will send troops. Of course, I am half-to-half of them for winning or losing, or I hope they will truly fail, so that I will have a chance."

"If Chang'an wins, the imperial power will naturally rise sharply. Many originally swaying towns will naturally be loyal to the imperial power. You cannot go against this trend. If you lose, the final authority of the royal family will inevitably disappear and will be destroyed in name only." Zhang Hui sighed.

Li Ze nodded: "That's it. Only when it reaches this point can the Tang Dynasty truly lose the deer, and I can pursue him with justification."

"So you keep your troops?" Zhang replied: "If you can all your troops now, can you quickly destroy Zhang Zhongwu?"

"Sir is also an expert. I know that this is impossible. The vastness of Yingzhou and Liaozhou is not something we can compare with. Zhang Zhongwu doesn't have to fight with us. He just needs to drag us around and turn around to waste us to death. So, next time, I can only take one step toward Zhang Zhongwu, and build one place, slowly force him to narrow his strategic space, and decide on such a thing if you want to fight. In that place, don't even think about it."

"You seem to be more afraid of Xuan Wu and Zhu Wen!"

"Sir, I'm really not afraid of a fierce dog, just like Zhang Zhongwu. Now Tian Chengsi is also a person. He seems to be a little smarter than Zhang Zhongwu, but I'm not afraid of him. A guy like Zhu Wen who doesn't sound but secretly opens his mouth and waits for an opportunity to bite people is the most fearful thing, because I can't figure out his trump card!" Li Ze said a little annoyed: "In Mengjindu, he has already plotted against me. It seems that it was Lu Long and Wei Bo's hand.

Xuan Wu's actions in secret are truly fatal. Not long ago, Hou Xiyi's actions have proved that Xuan Wu was urging him later. What does this mean? Sir, this shows that Zhu Wen's power has quietly controlled Yanhai. The Tianping Army now seems to be an ally of Wei Bo, but no one can tell what is wrong with it? The reason why I don't move is to see what Xuan Wu's backup plan will be after Tian Chengsi fights with Chang'an at that time?"

Zhang Hui nodded: "Zhu Wen is indeed a powerful character. In terms of geographical conditions, you are indeed inferior to him, and you feel a little beyond your reach. Are you stooping the army in Chang'an, and you are guarding against this?"

"That's just to ensure the safety of my mother and Qiaoer." Li Ze frowned and said, "If something really happens, it will always be much more reassuring to have such an army protecting it."

"It's always good to be yourself first." Zhang Hui climbed out of the ditch, "The spring plowing will come to an end in about ten days. After that, the recruitment of the new year of Wuwei Academy will also begin. At that time, you, the coach of the festival, will be invited to host it!"

"This is natural." Li Ze nodded with a smile. "Sir, are you going back?"

Zhang Hui patted his belly: "It's time to go back to worship the Five Insect Temples for half a day."

The two smiled and said goodbye. Li Ze turned around and was about to leave. When there was a sudden sound of horse hooves coming from a distance, they looked at each other, but instead stopped. At this time, the fast horse was running on the country road, which was naturally a very important matter.

What surprised Li Ze was that it was Tian Bo who rode on the horse.

Tian Bo turned over and dismounted, limped to the two of them, but bowed to Li Ze with joyful faces and said, "Congratulations to you, Ji Yang, and Ji Yang."

"Where does the joy come from?" Li Ze asked inexplicably.

"Jingshuai, Chang'an just sent news that ten days ago, the wife gave birth to a scale for Jishuai." Tian Bo said loudly.

"Isn't it going to be early April?" Li Ze was surprised and inexplicably: "Why did it take half a month ahead?"

"Although I'm pregnant for ten months, my nine-month-old child is almost the same." Zhang Hui smiled and said, "This is really a congratulations to Xijie. After the Li family has a chance, Wuwei will become more stable."

Li Ze laughed: "Tian Bo, declare this news to Wuwei. To celebrate the birth of my son, Wuwei is great. As long as it is not a ten evil crime, it will be exempted from it."

"Reward the army, each person will give you two pounds of meat and one pound of wine."

"Anyone who is over 60 years old will pay a hundred ounces of money, a pound of meat and a half pound of wine!"

"As for your order." Tian Bo said loudly.

The news was posted in the form of a notice, and the entire Wuwei rule suddenly filled with a joyful atmosphere. Just as he won a great victory on the battlefield, the general was happy again, and it was a double happiness.

However, when Li Ze was overjoyed, Mrs. Wang, Chang'an, was still standing in front of Liu Ruyan's bedside with anger on her face, as if she wanted to lose her temper, but she knew that it was not the time.

Originally, the child was still half a month away, but Liu Ruyan, who had been holding it in for several months, was walking in the school ground with her big belly. When she saw the training scene of soldiers, she couldn't help but take out a few spears and practiced the spear throwing technique. The throwing didn't matter, and she directly moved the fetal aura and broke out on the spot.

This scared Mrs. Wang.
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