More than 60,000 regular soldiers, plus more than 30,000 auxiliaries and slaves, nearly 100,000 people, trampled the spring-sown fertile fields along the way into a quagmire.

Not only that, but in the villages along the way, all the grain stocks of large families have been robbed, and there are no grains left.

According to the iron law that all seized grain must be returned to the public, all the grain looted from large families must be handed over to the munitions quartermaster house of the Senate Department for registration and registration, and then Li Zhongyi will allocate it in batches according to the actual needs of each army.

The families of the large families who were taken captive were divided into two situations: the old and decrepit women were relegated to the slave camps, where they were engaged in the work of washing or sewing and mending.

The unmarried daughters of large families, under normal circumstances, Li Zhongyi will gather them in the Guards, and Ye Xiaolan is responsible for restraining and management.

Ye Xiaolan was wrong at first, thinking that Li Zhongyi wanted to select exceptionally beautiful women from among them to act as maids or maids in the back house.

This is Ye Xiaolan's first serious errand that can be the master alone, she naturally does not dare to be careless, after layers of screening, and finally from the hundreds of women captive, five young unmarried women from famous families and quite a bit of grace were selected.

Taking advantage of the camping time, Li Zhongyi went out to inspect the camp, and Ye Xiaolan summoned these women to him, planning to teach the rules well.

"You are all sinful." Ye Xiaolan scolded her head and face, "Your ancestors were originally the people of the Han Dynasty, but they were willing to recognize the thief as their father and serve the Tartars on their knees. Now, Li Xianggong, the upper kingdom of the Celestial Empire, led the invincible Han heroes to attack the captives in the north and save the people from fire and water. Do you understand that you and other unfaithful and unfilial lowly daughters should have the filial piety to atone for the sins of their fathers and ancestors? ”

Ye Xiaolan's words seem to be righteous and strict, but in fact, she deliberately ignored an important fact: she was actually born in a traitor family.

It's just that compared with the daughters of these traitors in front of her, Ye Xiaolan was adopted by Li Zhongyi early, and gave birth to Li Zhongyi's son.

Mother is more precious than child, Ye Xiaolan's mentality now is very different from when she didn't give birth to a son. At least, she was no longer worried that Li Zhongyi would reward her to others, or be killed without asking.

Ye Xiaolan knows very well in her heart that in the future, when she is old and decrepit, even if Li Zhongyi dislikes her again, as long as she sits upright and does not make unforgivable mistakes, just looking at her son's face, Li Zhongyi will not do anything to her, at most she will be snubbed.

The truly knowledgeable families of this era, regardless of whether they are north or south, attach great importance to the education of their children.

Aside from the fact that the men of the family must receive a good education from an early age, the long-term family will carefully select and cultivate women who have great use value in the family.

Good looks are a must, but high value-added skills such as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and political vision are also essential. Among them, the core is that these selected ladies have been instilled with the philosophy of survival that your mother's family is good and you will live a better life since childhood.

Generally speaking, the ultimate purpose of marrying a daughter from a high door is to obtain more and greater benefits and benefits for a low-door family through the marriage relationship between them.

Ye Xiaolan's background is much higher than that of the beauties present, and Han Xianglan's family background is only slightly lower.

The practices of big and famous families, Ye Xiaolan can be said to know everything about it, and she is like watching the fire. Therefore, the pretty beauties she selected not only have their own characteristics, but without exception, they are all "tributes from wealthy families" that have been carefully cultivated by the family for many years.

Talking to people of the same kind, Ye Xiaolan didn't feel tired at all, but had an extra sense of superiority. The five stunning women in front of her, what they were thinking in their hearts, Ye Xiaolan knew it completely.

The family that raised them has collapsed, and the elders of the family have been reduced to slaves in the blink of an eye.

The only opportunity to save the family is in front of them, and only by obediently obeying and serving the demon Li Zhongyi who broke the family can it be possible to reverse the tragic fate of the family.

Therefore, these women standing in front of Ye Xiaolan were as obedient as sheep, lest they annoy Mrs. Ye, who decided their future fate.

"They all went to the inside of the carriage, took off their dresses, and lay on top of the brocade shirt." Ye Xiaolan didn't want to deliberately embarrass them, this was the first lesson of domestication education, and it was also the focus of re-screening.

If any of them are dissatisfied, they will take advantage of the opportunity to serve Li Zhongyi personally and do something. Even if Ye Xiaolan is Li Zhongyi's woman and gives birth to a son, it must be a tragic ending that cannot be redeemed.

Li Zhongyi didn't know what Ye Xiaolan was doing behind his back, he was strolling through the barracks as usual.

Objectively speaking, Li Zhongyi's achievements in the first half of his life were all related to the military camp and the army.

Since the establishment of the army in Hechi, Li Zhongyi's military strength has become stronger and stronger, and the territory he occupies has also become larger and larger.

This time, in addition to destroying the spring sowing of the Great Plain of Youji, the more important strategic purpose of leaving Yuguan in the west is actually to add bricks to the Khitan civil war, and to contain the main force of Yelu Hugo from the flank, so that it does not dare to go south easily.

Then, Li Zhongyi would turn around and take advantage of the mobility of the sailors to return to Pinglu and put down roots there.

Among the rewards of the imperial court, there is a crucial appointment, that is, the Pinglu Festival Envoy. The jurisdiction of Pinglu Jiedu includes the six prefectures of Qing, Lai, Mi, Deng, Qi and Zi. In layman's terms, the entire eastern part of Shandong Province is Li Zhongyi's territory.

Among them, the westernmost state of Pinglu Jiedu - Qizhou (Jinan) is only more than 700 miles away from Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo.

With the mobility of the Li Jiajun army now under the whole army of mules and horses, it only takes four days at most to kill the city of Kaifeng.

In fact, Li Zhongyi was able to get the territory of Pinglu Jiedu, which was completely miscalculated by the imperial court, and let him pick up the cheap for nothing.

The imperial court wanted to test Li Zhongyi and let him take the initiative to refuse such a gorgeous reward, but who would have thought that Li Zhongyi swallowed the treasure land of Pinglu Jiedu without hesitation.

The reason is actually not complicated, but anyone with a little modern geographical knowledge should know that the sailor set out from Denglai Erzhou in Shandong, and can control Goryeo in the east, and reinforce Yuguan, which is lonely in the north.

If he could, Li Zhongyi would rather not have another four states, but Dengzhou and Laizhou were the key points that were bound to be obtained.

In addition, Dengzhou and Laizhou are close to Binzhou at the mouth of the Yellow River, and the geographical conditions are very superior.

Once the situation in the imperial court has changed dramatically, the Li family's naval warships can quickly carry troops and horses, go up the Yellow River, and go straight to the city of Feng.

The soldiers were eating, Li Zhongyi had something on his mind, and he didn't have any appetite, so he didn't go to the crowd and chatted with someone casually.

Inadvertently, Li Zhongyi slowly paced to the place where the food was served, and when he raised his eyes, he saw some big-bellied men, who had gobbled up a bowl of rice and came to line up to eat again.

Li Zhongyi caught a glimpse of the huge thick bowl in the hands of the pot-bellied men, and couldn't help but smile knowingly. He decided to let the soldiers carry their own porcelain bowls and chopsticks, which seemed to be a big deal, but in fact, greatly reduced the pressure on logistics.

With so many people eating together, if tens of thousands of bowls and tens of thousands of pairs of chopsticks are hauled by the gang's battalion, at least 200 cars will be needed.

Now, the battalion only needs to haul spare dishes and chopsticks, and more than a dozen wagons can be loaded cheaply.

Porcelain bowls, no matter how thick and thick they are, will inevitably cause a lot of wear and tear due to various reasons when marching and fighting.

Li Zhongyi stared at the thick bowl in a soldier's hand, looking at it with full attention, he secretly sighed in his heart, if there was a stainless steel lunch box, it would be very convenient.

Li Yunxiao's official duties can be described as busy, not only to be responsible for the affairs of the guards, but also to take care of the broken things in Li Zhongyi's back house, and there is really no way to be by Li Zhongyi's side every day like before.

Fortunately, Li Zhongyi also understands Li Yunxiao's difficulties very well. Now, accompanying Li Zhongyi and serving him closely is Li Yanqing, the secretary of the Tongzhi Military Justice.

The deputy chief in charge of military justice and the attaché to the commander of the army are not only justified, but Li Yanqing can also correct anything wrong when Li Zhongyi finds something wrong.

Discipline, strict military law, and correcting military appearance are all matters that Li Yanqing should be in charge of within the scope of his duties, and who dares to say that he is not a word? Do you want to have a head?

"Shouzhong, you've been following me for almost eight years, right?" Li Zhongyi suddenly stopped, turned his head and asked Li Yanqing.

Li Yanqing thought about it for a while, and said seriously: "Hui Ye, to be precise, it should be seven years, nine months and three days. ”

Li Zhongyi turned his back to the sky and muttered: "Time flies so fast, in the blink of an eye, eight years are about to pass." ”

"If I'm not mistaken, Shouzhong you haven't married a wife yet?" Li Zhongyi has never been very concerned about the private affairs of his subordinates, but Li Yanqing has been with him for so long, he has always been diligent and cautious, and he has never made a big mistake, and he is a close minister around him, so he should be more or less concerned.

Li Yanqing smiled and said in a low voice: "Master, the little marriage must be approved by you." ”

Li Zhongyi understood in seconds that Li Yanqing was engaged in extremely secret work, and his pillow person must be absolutely safe and reliable. Otherwise, the slightest mistake could lead to a big incident.

"This expedition to the west has broken a lot of Han officials' homes, and there are many beautiful little ladies from big families in the women's camp, you go back and ask Xiao Niang to let her help you pick two of them." Li Zhongyi waved his hand to stop Li Yanqing's possible refusal, and said without question, "I have nothing to do with these little ladies and the wealthy families over there, you can enjoy it with confidence if you are loyal, and you can follow your mind as a slave or concubine." ”

"You're welcome to the little one, thank you for your grace." Li Zhongyi was so intimate and caring, Li Yanqing was extremely moved in his heart, but there was no excitement on his face.

There is no way, Li Yanqing was born with a dark and cold face, and his laughter is more ugly than crying, so it is better not to laugh.

Li Zhongyi, an alternative among civil officials and a junior among military ministers, has an indescribable embarrassment in his situation in the imperial court.

With the continuous expansion of strength and the continuous accumulation of military merits, the generals under Li Zhongyi were all made marquis.

Let these marquis marry the little lady of a small family, and gradually it is not very suitable.

However, it would be even more inappropriate if these generals were married to nobles in Kaifeng City or nobles from families.

If Li Zhongyi just wants to seize the world and live a supreme addiction, it really doesn't matter who the generals under him marry or not.

But the problem is that Li Zhongyi's ambition is by no means just as simple as unifying the homeland of China, and the law of the cycle of chaos that cannot be broken by all dynasties must be ended in his hands.

In this way, the generals under Li Zhongyi are very unsuitable to be tied to the vested interest class!

In everything, if you are prepared, you will be established, and if you are not prepared, you will be wasted!

In the current Li family's army, except for Liu Heyang and Li Yunxiao, who got married early and had children, the rest of the important generals have not yet married wives.

In fact, Li Zhongyi's henchmen and generals, although they didn't say anything, their hearts were very transparent: if they were married by the lord, it would definitely be an extremely glorious and glorious thing, and it would definitely have a bonus effect on the future future.

Li Zhongyi's attention to the army and military power, not to mention the confidants and generals, just find an ordinary soldier to come out, and they all know a hard truth: soldiers take obedience to orders as their duty!

There are many Han officials in the Youji area, and there is nothing to say about the wealthy families who refuse to cooperate, so they can only break their families and kidnap their daughters.

The daughter of a broken thistle family, married to Li Zhongyi's general's wife or concubine, this is the same reason that most of the queens of the Ming Dynasty came from low-level bureaucratic families.

After Li Zhongyi finished shopping in the camp, he returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, and took the initiative to greet Ye Xiaolan outside the tent, deliberately not saying that she was training the beauties in private, but just smiled and untied Li Zhongyi's clothes and changed into a homely Confucian shirt.

Li Zhongyi sat comfortably on the ground, poured two sips of cold tea, looked at Ye Xiaolan with a smile and said, "Li Shouzhong is not young, you go back and help him pick two daughters of big families and serve his daily life." ”

Ye Xiaolan blinked her beautiful eyes, and when she heard Li Zhongyi say this, she suddenly realized that she had misunderstood Li Zhongyi's intentions.

However, there is no turning back when opening the bow, so it is better to make a mistake.

After Ye Xiaolan made up her mind, she held Li Zhongyi's right arm affectionately, and whispered a suggestion: "Master, the maids and maids who are with you are slowly getting older, even if you are reluctant to them, this woman always has to get married." ”

Li Zhongyi thought about it and felt that what Ye Xiaolan said was very reasonable, there were many maids around him who were over twenty years old, or even twenty-five years old.

Most of these maidservants are sword maids trained by Zhu Niang according to the method of folding the family in the northwest.

In the past, Li Zhongyi always felt that women got married too early, and their bodies had not yet developed, so they were afraid of dystocia.

"Well, you reminded you right, go back, you go and discuss with Zhu Niang, the officers and soldiers in the army are whatever they choose. As long as they look at the right eye and have a suitable marriage partner, each of them will have at least a dowry of 1,000 yuan, and I should pay for all the money. "Li Zhongyi has always been kind to the people around him, since he gave the dowry, it is better to be generous than to pick and feel sorry for the three melons and two dates.

Ye Xiaolan understood Li Zhongyi's thoughts, she couldn't help but secretly give a thumbs up, her man not only gained a good reputation, but also won over their husbands through the special master-servant relationship of personal servants and maids, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone, which is really wonderful.

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