The morning mist of early spring is faintly shrouded on the Biquan Peak, which has already sprouted vitality, and looks hazy and blurred under the morning light. The green grass is covered with crystal clear dewdrops, blinking, and the early birds chirping from this big tree to that big tree, as if they are eating after breakfast. All of this seems so poetic and picturesque, making people involuntarily want to indulge in it. Sleeping in in such a beautiful morning light seems to be a sin.

However, Li Ming seems to have let down this great time today. Several months of hard work and fatigue, coupled with the crazy entanglement and request at night, he still hugged Zhang Yao and slept soundly after the sun was noon. Zhang Yao still had tears on her face, and she was lying sweetly in Li Ming's arms with a smile.

However, at this warm moment, a crackling firecracker woke up the two sleeping two people. Li Ming sat up and shouted out the window in anger: "Who is so bored early in the morning? What kind of firecrackers are set off on holidays? Hurry up and put them out, so I can have a good rest!"

Li Ming's speech fell, and the door latch cracked and broke in half. Lin Long pushed the door unhappily and walked in, pouting his lips, raised his face high, and said to Li Mingchen: "What is the ghost in the early morning? I put it, so what? Can you drive me out? What's so fierce? With your sister Yao, you can shout at me?"

Li Ming was in bed laughing and crying, holding Zhang Yao, who was embarrassed and embarrassed, and said with a wry smile: "Long'er, where are you angry at this early morning? Didn't you mess with you? You have been following me for the past few months, so you should be very tired, why didn't you sleep well today, but set off firecrackers in the villa? Is it a good day today?"

Lin Long frowned and her lips pouted involuntarily. She looked at Li Ming on the bed with dissatisfaction and argued unwillingly: "Isn't it possible for me to let go of a good day? Today I am happy. I like to let go, do you care? Is it okay for Prince Li to drive me out of Biquan Island for this? I think beautifully. Today I have prepared 100 firecrackers. It's just the beginning. Humph, if I can't stand it, get up, and if I have the ability, continue to sleep!" After saying that, he rolled his eyes and glared at Li Ming, turned around and walked out of the room, and took it heavily to the door.

Li Ming was as confused as a monk. He didn't understand why Lin Long was so abnormal today. It seemed that she suddenly became a willful and arrogant little girl, which was very different from the calmness and wisdom she showed on weekdays. This made him shake his head helplessly and muttered to himself: "I really don't understand, a woman's heart is a needle under the sea."

Zhang Yao poked her head out from behind, hugged Li Ming's waist tightly, and sighed: "Didn't you really see it? Sister Long is jealous, sir, she had already asked you to marry her yesterday. Why didn't you react at all? No wonder she was angry."

Li Ming was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly, "Who knew whether what she said was true or not? I saw that she seemed to be joking at that time, so I didn't take it seriously."

"Sir, you haven't understood her for such a long time? According to Sister Long's temperament, it's already amazing that she can say what she wants to marry you in front of everyone. This also means that she can't stand you being too intimate with Man'er and me. Forget it, let me do this. Mr. seems a little slow in this regard. I will arrange everything for you, and your task is to find her and let her know that you have decided to marry her. Get up quickly. This morning she deliberately vented her dissatisfaction. In order not to let her do something more excessive, you should give her a reassurance quickly." Zhang Yao interrupted Li Ming's words and decisively served Li Ming for Li Ming.

The decision made a little guilty in Li Ming's heart. Now Zhang Yao seems to be more and more like Lin Long, and he has also become more independent in doing things. It seems that this is related to Zhang Yao's replacement for Li Ming in charge of the affairs of the two states during this period. The environment can indeed change a person's personality. Now Zhang Yao is no longer the rich daughter who obeys the order and has no opinion before. This change not only makes Li Ming feel relieved, but also feels a little guilty. Zhang Yao's nature is gentle and obedient, but because of her own, she has to take on the burden of Biquan Island, thus changing her nature. This result is something that Li Ming can't bear and doesn't want to see.

Under Zhang Yao's urging, Li Ming reluctantly put on his clothes, then hurriedly washed his face, opened the door and walked out. Suddenly, a cold night in early spring made him wake up. At the same time, Lin Long in the yard had already ignited the second round of firecrackers, and the crackling sounds were endless, making the entire Yongyue Villa lively.

Seeing Li Ming coming out, Lin Long showed a smug smile on his face. Then, she pretended not to see him, walked straight to the pavilion and broke up and poured the wine glass and started drinking it.

Li Ming walked over with some amusement, snatched the wine glass from Lin Long's hand and drank it all. The faint rouge and fragrance remaining on the wine glass made him feel waving. He couldn't help but turn his head to Lin Long, staring at Lin Long's unnatural eyes, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "I disturbed my good dream early in the morning, how should I punish you? Don't you know, is spring worth a thousand gold for a moment?"

Lin Long's face showed a hint of redness, her eyes flustered from Li Ming's aggressive eyes, and she pretended to be indifferent and said, "So what, I'm willing to do it. I'll bother you at worst, I'll compensate you." Speaking of this, she suddenly realized what she meant. Suddenly, the redness on her face became even more intense. Involuntarily, she lowered her head and rubbed her fingers uneasily on the corner of her clothes. For a moment, she actually showed a rare shy expression.

Li Ming felt warm in his heart, grabbed her hands, looked at Lin Long with affectionate eyes, and said softly: "Long'er, marry me, this is my initiative to propose to you. I am really not satisfied with your current situation. I want you to belong to me completely. You are mine, and I am Li Ming. I want you to marry me, that's right now, okay?" Li Ming knew that Lin Long was stubborn and proud, and at the same time he was not willing to give in. Therefore, he should take the initiative to propose to her to dispel the embarrassment she couldn't help but feel. Only in this way can Lin Long be restored to nature.

Sure enough, a light of surprise burst out in Lin Long's eyes. She suddenly raised her head and stared at Li Ming tightly, and whispered, "This is what you said, are you going to marry me?" Suddenly, she jumped up and raised her voice and said, "This is what you said yourself. You proposed to me on your own initiative. I have never said anything. Don't say that I took the initiative to marry me. This is as you wish, I." At this point, she suddenly stopped, looked around with a red face, then threw a sentence and quickly escaped from Li Ming: "It's okay to marry me whenever I want to, I'll wait for you."

A happy smile appeared on Li Ming's face. He only now realized that Lin Long had become so cute. The shy expression he had just now had never been before.

At this time, the servants served breakfast, and Li Ming and Zhang Yao were eating and chatting in the pavilion. Under the blowing of the spring breeze, they seemed so happy. In a while, Man'er hurried into the villa and saw Li Ming in the pavilion, so he rushed over.

Zhang Yao hurriedly got up and pulled Man'er to her side, and said apologetically: "Sister Man'er, thank you for your hard work today, and my sister was unable to handle the affairs with you."

Man'er hurriedly said, "Sister Yao is telling me what to do? Do we still need this? You and the young master have been together for a long time, so they should be together." At this point, she suddenly realized something, her face turned red, and quickly turned her head and turned her panicked eyes to the clear lake water.

Zhang Yao smiled slightly, gave Li Ming a meaningful look, and said, "Sister, I just agreed with my husband that you will get married in a few days. Of course, there is Sister Long with you. I wonder what you think?"

Man'er's body trembled suddenly, and a light mist suddenly appeared in her eyes. Her voice trembled slightly, and she replied in a low voice: "Man'er is already helpless at present, so all major issues depend on her sister. Man'er has no objection to what her sister decided. As long as the sir, she should not dislike Man'er's vulgarity. Man'er really hopes to serve the young master and her sister with one word."

Zhang Yao smiled with relief and said, "It's good that my sister can think so, so I'll make it like this. From now on, I'll start preparing. By the way, there's nothing important today. We two have to explain the matter on the island to the husband in the past two days. When he comes back, we should be relaxed."

Speaking of serious matters, Man'er's expression gradually returned to normal, and her eyes could turn around: "There are no big things, they are all trivial matters. However, according to the news from Nanguo City today, Li Song seemed to be mobilizing a large army, and he didn't know what he was trying to do."

Upon hearing this news, Li Ming suddenly woke up from the gentle village and hurriedly asked: "Is there any specific news? How many soldiers and horses have Li Song mobilized, and what is his purpose?"

Man'er turned her eyes to him, a sweet smile appeared on her face, and said to him: "Young Master, today's news was just sent back by our undercover in the Imperial City with flying pigeons. It was very vague. It is still unclear how many troops Li Song has mobilized so far. As for the target, we can only guess based on his next action."

Li Ming nodded and frowned and said, "I heard that after more than half a year of development, Li Song's troops have become very powerful. He probably went to Li Qing like this. Man'er, go and notify the Saint Hand King and others and come up to have a meeting immediately. If Li Song really wants to attack Li Qing, I can draw troops to open up Mingyang City. As long as my convoy can come back, it will be no problem to transmit intelligence in the future."

Although I didn't know what Li Ming said in the last few words, Man'er immediately stood up and conveyed Li Ming's orders to an officer not far away.

Near noon, the Holy Hand King brought all the officials to the Tingquan Pavilion to attend the meeting on time. He had not seen Li Ming for nearly a year. These senior officials were all in tears and respectfully bowed to Li Ming. For a moment, the Tingquan Pavilion seemed very lively. At this time, Lin Long had returned to his former expression and began to greet the Saint Hand King and the others in a cordial manner. Zhang Yao and Man'er whispered to Li Ming to explain some major events that had happened in the past six months.

Seeing that everyone was here, Li Ming turned his head to everyone and said, "I have not been on the island for more than half a year. I am very happy and relieved that you can perform your duties step by step and manage the two states of the Jianghu so well. You are worthy of being my Li Ming's most capable assistant and my Li Ming's most important arm. Without you, I, Li Ming, will not achieve anything. Therefore, I hope that you will continue to work hard in the next time and continue to do your job well."

"Now, we have 350,000 troops and 500,000 troops. It can be said that we have the strength to fight for dominance in the world. In terms of logistics supply, we have reserved enough 800,000 troops to use various materials for five years, which is enough for us to launch a large-scale war. In the area we govern, the people live and work in peace and live a prosperous life, which is not available in other parts of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, I decided that we will no longer hide our strength and keep a low profile. We must use our force to quickly occupy the entire Tang Dynasty and let the people of the Tang Dynasty live the same life as the people of the two states in the Jianghu. This requires everyone here to work with ten times more energy than usual. Everyone said that they do not have this mental preparation and determination!"

"Yes!" Everyone present stood up and responded briefly and powerfully to Li Ming. This sound made the window glass of Biquan Pavilion buzz.

Li Ming nodded with satisfaction and said, "I read it wrong for everyone. At the critical moment, everyone's efforts are still needed. In the past two days, I will take back some of the work from Yao'er and Man'er step by step to reduce their burden. However, they are still the executive directors, so they should still find them. Well, now I will issue the first order, Malin, immediately order your spies to find out Li Song's troops arrangement and the movements of his troops as soon as possible. I want to know the specific purpose of his mobilization of the army this time. In addition, send spies to explore the Third Ring City at the junction of Zezhou and Zhongzhou, and report the situation of the troops in these three cities to me in detail, and the information should be as detailed as possible."

"Brother, your commander will issue a second-level combat readiness order from today. All troops will enter a second-level alert state and are ready to go out at any time. All soldiers and officers on vacation will return to the team, and all war materials will be equipped in the troops. By the way, how many of our reserve teams are currently there."

The King of Saint Hands hurriedly replied: "Lord, we currently have 80,000 troops in Jiangzhou, 100,000 troops in Huzhou, 50,000 garrison troops on Biquan Island, 20,000 garrison troops on Fenshui Island, and the remaining 100,000 reserve troops are stationed in the newly built training base on Biquan Island for uninterrupted training. Every three months, the garrison troops must have a batch of rotation with the reserve troops. Doing so will allow all troops to have the opportunity to rest and train, so as to better maintain the combat effectiveness of the troops. Now, our 350,000 regular troops can be put into battle at any time."

"In addition, based on your thoughts at that time, we have also established reserve troops in various places. These young people usually work at home, but they have to go to the local troops' garrison to receive five-day military training every month. Now they can barely participate in the battle. Once they need it, they can convert into regular troops to receive regular training at any time." After briefly reporting the situation, the Saint King turned around and sat down.

Li Ming smiled approvingly and said, "When I left, the task I gave you was to expand the army to 200,000. It seems that you have exceeded the task. Now I order all the reserve troops in various places to join the army and receive regular training in the local area, so as to allow them to take over the original garrison within one month. Xiao Cui, are there any financial difficulties we have?"

Xiao Cui stood up and replied to Li Ming: "Master, Biquan's total income has exceeded that of the Tang Dynasty so far, so the master does not have to worry about the money. Now I am worried that we have so much money and there is no place to spend. Although we have been purchasing various strategic materials from other places for more than a year, you also know that if we have money, we can't spend it. People keep food for themselves. How dare they sell it? Therefore, we spend most of our time studying how to bribe local officials so that they can sell local official warehouses. In fact, most of the things we purchase are bought from official warehouses. Due to our search and procurement over the past six months, prices in those places have soared, and indirectly, we have caused more hungry people to die." Speaking of this, her voice became low, and there was a lot of loneliness in her expression. Obviously, this brought her a lot of pressure.
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