On the morning of dark clouds, Li Li's face was shining with sunshine. He walked on the path halfway up the mountain, humming songs while walking.

Zhang Gulu, who was following him, could not see the smile of the man, but he could hear that the man was smiling now.

The reason for this is of course that people are happy when they are happy. The Qi army retreats and Huaibei turns danger into safety. The good news is passed to Jiankang, and the emperor is very happy. Li Li reports to the list of soldiers who have made meritorious contributions to determine the reward.

Third, the emperor understood that Li Li had been fighting for the country for many years and had separated from his wife for many years. He begged Mrs. Xinping and his children to Xuzhou to reunite with Li Li.

Zhang Gulu could see that the third thing that made the man happiest was the third thing.

Now, the wife and her party are about to arrive in Hanshan, Xuzhou under the escort of the army, and Mrs. Zhao, who is far away in Poyang, also takes her children with her.

So Li Li always smiled like a fool these days.

Li Li hummed a song for a while and asked, "Why don't you speak?"

"I'm afraid of interrupting the boss's interest."

"It's okay, if there is any good news, let's hear it."

"Hey, there is no good news for the little one. The Langzhu knows much more than the little one."

"That's not what it means..." Li Li continued to move forward, "By the way, I remember your Dalang, you are almost six years old, right?"

"Master Xie Lang is concerned about it. My youngest man is indeed almost six years old."

"That's a way to be enlightened, read, and recognize words."

"Yes, I said in my letter that the school in the village has already registered and will be able to enter the school until autumn."

The master and servant walked and chatted.

Zhang Gulu and twenty-three other "masters" left Que Nan twelve years ago, followed Li Li and Liang Sen to Poyang, Liang State.

From then on, they took root and sprouted in Poyang, became families one after another, and had children.

During his tenure as the Poyang Inner Historian, Li Li organized and encouraged the people to open up wastelands and farm farms, and he also organized manpower to farm farms himself, so the Li family had a large manor.

The Li family's troops and servants all started to get married one after another and settled in the manor. The families had something to do and had a stable income.

Children can learn to learn in the newly established school, and at least they must learn to read and write commonly used characters so that they can have better appointments in the future.

After the army, the servants had no worries, and naturally worked for Li Li more wholeheartedly. Although Zhang Gulu and twenty-four people made many military achievements, they still did not have a single official position.

But it doesn't matter.

They have no foundation in Liang Kingdom. Following Li Li is much better than being in the officialdom and don’t have to suffer any anger.

Not to mention that Li Li has made great achievements in combat and is very capable. In the future, he will definitely be of high position and power. He is very powerful and powerful. He is not as easy as being a small official outside. Ruyi?

As he spoke, he came to the hillside and several women walked in front of him.

Among those women, the two were wearing vertebral caps, one was Xue Yuechang and the other was Duan Yuying.

Following behind was a "healthy woman", each with a short stick on his waist and a burly figure (relatively speaking), and he was the "female bodyguard" in the mansion.

"The Lord."

Xue Yuechang was the first to greet and salute, and the healthy women were the same. Duan Yuying, wearing a vertebrae hat, also stopped and bowed slightly to Li Li.

Li Li nodded and ordered: "Well, walk more and relax."

This sentence seems to be said to Xue Yuechang, but in fact it is said to Duan Yuying. Li Li learned the "Yecheng dialect" from Xue Yuechang, and now he talks in Yecheng dialect in order to make Duan Yuying understand.

Duan Yuying had nothing to say to Li Li, and she stood quietly with polite greetings.

She was wearing a vertebral cap and her appearance was covered by gauze. At this time, she could not see her joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

Li Li continued to move forward, while Xue Yuechang accompanied Duan Yuying for a walk. She couldn't help but feel happy when she saw that Li Li had no idea about Duan Yuying for the past period of time.

Duan Yuying was born with a noble family and was the favorite concubine of the Lord of Qi. His brother Duan Shao was a nobleman of Qi. He was defeated and died when he fought with Li Li.

Therefore, Li Li was probably worried about Madam Duan's revenge, and heard that Duan Yuying missed Master Qi, so he had no intention of taking him away.

Xue Yuechang has already pointed out Li Li's identity, so Duan Yuying knew that this person was the enemy who killed his brother, so she didn't speak.

Maybe they will shave their hair and become a monk in a while, so the two sisters have one competitor missing.

However, the lady was coming, and she and her sister probably had to wait for several months before they could have the opportunity to serve the prince, and they were promoted from slaves to concubines.

Xue Yuechang thought about the future and absent-mindedly accompanied Duan to relax. Before he knew it, the group walked to the watchtower and looked at the magnificent Hanshan Weir in front of him, without saying a word.

Of course Duan Yuying's thoughts are not here. After she was captured by the "monster" that night, she was both scared and sad, and her mind was blank.

After going around, he became the captive of Li Li, the man who killed his brother.

She knew that she was outstanding and would sooner or later be possessed by the other party, but she didn't have the courage to commit suicide, so she had to accept it.

But the other party seemed to be scruples, and she was happy to maintain the status quo.

After hearing from Xue Yuechang that Li Li promised her to become a monk, that would be fine. From then on, she would be with the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng and endure her life.

Duan Yuying was walking on the railing and looking into the distance, and was distracted when she suddenly heard shouts nearby. Looking down, a group of slave workers were working in the canal below, cleaning up debris.

There is a water supply canal on Hanshan Mountain, which supplies water to all buildings on the mountain. The water supply canal in front of you is located below the watchtower, with a height difference of one meter.

So she saw the actions and faces of the slave workers.

Suddenly, her pupils shrank and she stared at one of them.

Duan Yuying could see clearly that this person was her brother Duan Shao, dressed in worn clothes and holding a shovel in his hand, working with other slave workers.

At that moment, she couldn't believe her eyes, for fear that she would be dazzled.

I looked carefully again and confirmed that a small move was correct: when my brother wiped sweat with his hands, he only wiped it with his thumb, which is a completely different habitual movement than others.

There is no doubt that the person in front of me is her brother.

However, inside and outside the government, they were talking about their brother's defeat and death!

Now it's fine, right in front of you!

Duan Yuying was sure that the man was her brother, and then her heart beat faster and tears were rolling in her eyes, almost crying with joy.

I quickly turned my head away, for fear that I would continue to watch and cry out loud.

This sudden waving of his head made Xue Yuechang feel a little strange. She looked at these slave workers and thought that Miss Duan thought it was vulgar and unbearable, so she said:

"My wife, these people are all prisoners of Qi army."

"Is that so? It's a prisoner..." Duan Yuyingqiang calmed down, suppressing his excitement, and tried to use a calm tone and asked, "What will they make arrangements in the future?"

They are all from Qi, so Xue Yuechang took it for granted that Mrs. Duan asked, so she replied: "I don't know, I've been doing things here before."

"Now there is no war, maybe I will be transferred to another place."

"If you can work, you will continue to work as a hard worker. If you can't stand it, you may be sent to the mine until you are exhausted."

"So far to death?" Madam Duan felt nervous when she heard this.

Duan Shao is over forty years old, and his body is no longer as strong as before. He is usually pampered and has no need to do any hard work. Duan Yuying is worried that his brother will be so tired, so he will not be able to stand it.

what to do?

......

It was almost noon, Li Li, who had just stopped in the dormitory, hugged Huang Yan and talked about family affairs.

The small separation is better than the newlyweds. Li Li was fighting outside and separated from Huang Gui for a long time. Therefore, after finally reuniting, he was inseparable from the "happy meeting" and the fire of dry fire.

Huang Yan had already expressed his attitude when he sent the Xue sisters to Li Li. However, when he came to Xuzhou this time, he found that the two were still perfect. He knew that the good man had always thought about him, and was quite moved.

As Ye Niang said, only by dealing with Li Li can one be gentle and overcome hardness.

She understood Li Li and sent the Xue sisters to her side. Li Li felt guilty, and indeed she didn't even touch her.

However, Li Li is young and has been away from women for many years and is not close to women. Now he is getting crazy and almost wants to swallow her alive.

After arriving at Hanshan, Huang Gui and Zhao Mengniang took turns to fight, and finally helped Li Li to relieve the pain of lovesickness.

Li Li was happy when the whole family reunited. Although the mansion on Hanshan was a bit shabby and the accommodation conditions were average, he didn't care.

For him, being able to reunite with his family is the most important thing.

"Why haven't the gate opened and the water released? I really have to keep soaking in Pengcheng?" Huang Yan talked about the current affairs, and Li Li smiled and said, "Yes, since I can't hold on, I'll just soak it."

Huang Gui felt strange: "How could it be? The Lord Qi personally led the army to fight, but he returned without success. The good news came to Jiankang and the ministers congratulated him. The emperor was very happy. They all said that Li Sanlang was a pillar of the country, so why did you say that you could not keep it?"

"I said that I cannot defend it, which means that I cannot defend the land outside the city. These lands are not small in size. If food is grown, it will be enough to solve the majority of the food supply of the government army. However, Qi will not sit idly by and watch."

"They only need to send troops to attack when autumn approaches. The Qi army has many cavalry, and it is difficult for the government troops to easily fight in the field to decide the outcome."

"At that time, we will definitely keep our doors behind closed doors. Then, will the crops planted on the land outside the city be harvested by them?"

"Even if we are firm and clear the world, the hard work of more than half a year will be gone. Therefore, we cannot defend the land around Pengcheng."

"Even if we think about farming, Qi will harass it regularly every year. At that time, we will waste manpower in vain, but will end up with a grain of unrecovered results, and morale will not be maintained."

Huang Gui knew Li Li's concerns and thought Li Li's analysis was very reasonable, but how would he, the governor of Xuzhou, manage Xuzhou, which has only two lonely cities?

If the surrounding area of ​​Pengcheng is still soaked in water, you will not be able to plant food. The food and grass of the garrison have to be transported from other places. Over time, it will be a great burden.

"So, I called Meng Niang and brought people to help, but you are here too, better."

Li Li hugged Huang Feng, feeling that time passed so quickly. In a blink of an eye, it had been nearly ten years since the two got married.

However, because they got married early, the age of the two of them is the age group that they are "graduating from college and entering society for the first time".

"The situation here in Xuzhou is difficult to open up and it is difficult to defend. If you are not careful, you will be defeated or suffer a big defeat."

"So, there will be no one to compete for the position of the governor of Xuzhou, and no one will come to serve. It is just right for me."

"How to open up the situation?" Huang Yan still felt strange. Li Li pointed to his head: "With the brain, others can't do it, but I can."
Chapter completed!