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Lou Yu and Lou Gu's performance in the yamen will be reported to Lou Yu.

After hearing Lou Chi's words, he couldn't help laughing, and said to Huo Yan: "She dares to think."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lou Chi and Lou Gu came to him with their notebooks in their arms.

"Brother, Brother Huo."

The two children solemnly performed the junior ceremony.

Compared with three years ago, Lou Chi's lively temper has been restrained a little, and Lou Gu is more careful about words.

Lou Yu beckoned, Lou Chu immediately pulled Lou Gu to him, showing admiration.

Although she is a majestic eldest princess outside, but in front of brother, she is just a younger sister!

She acted coquettishly naturally: "Brother, today Lu Shangshu said that the ship will be built in one month, and we can go out to sea and show off!"

Lou Yu smiled and said, "Not bad."

"But brother, my brother and I feel that it will take a long time to go to sea, and maybe the boat will not return for several years."

Lou Yu asked, "Then what should we do?"

"On the way back, brother told me that he thought the boat could go faster."

Lou Yu and Huo Yan glanced at each other, raised their eyebrows to look at Lou Gu, and asked with interest: "Then Ah Gu thinks, how can the boat go faster?"

Lou Gu pursed his lips and boldly expressed his thoughts.

"Fireworks can quickly rush to the sky. If the same principle is used, can that force push the boat forward quickly?"

Lou Yu thought for a while and asked, "But fireworks can only fly to a fixed height, and they are only short-lived. If you want to push the boat on the water, you need continuous power. Where does this power come from?"

Lou Gu: "..."

The ten-year-old boy couldn't help frowning, he couldn't answer this question.

Lou Yu continued to guide: "You have visited the factory before. The hydraulic machinery in the factory uses the power of continuous water flow, and the power of wind is used to sail the boat. The power of water and wind is almost endless. We have to provide enough power."

Lou Chi couldn't help asking: "Can we create such a power?"

"Why not?" Lou Yu said with a smile, "You have all seen the lid of the pot lift up slightly when the tea is boiling, why is that?"

Two little ones: "..."

Yes, why is this?

Even though there is no wind and no current, why does it move?

Even Huo Yan couldn't help frowning.

A Yu always has some whimsical ideas, which are obviously things that ordinary people don't think much about, but he often hits the nail on the head, and people can't help but delve into it.

Seeing that the three of them were all troubled by him, Lou Yu couldn't help laughing and said, "It's okay if you can't think of it for the time being, let's go to Shoukang Palace for dinner."

Lou Gu silently wrote down a line in his notebook: The reason why the pot lid moved.

Time passed in a blink of an eye, and soon, the preparations for the voyage plan were completed, and everyone was already in place, waiting for the holy order.

Jiang Bo is the governor of the Navy. Although he didn't personally participate in the voyage, he has been giving lectures in the capital during this time, telling those who are about to participate in the voyage about the experience of the voyage.

The night before the fleet set sail, he was invited to the palace with Yuan Ming for a family banquet.

After the banquet, everyone chatted about the topic of voyage.

When talking about personnel arrangements, Yuan Ming suddenly said: "Speaking of General Zhao who commanded the warship this time, he still has some predestined relationship with His Majesty."

Lou Yu was surprised: "What fate?"

He seemed to have never seen this General Zhao Ke.

The others were also curiously waiting for an answer.

Yuan Ming smiled, "I also listened to him. He said that he was born in the Qingshi Salt Farm, and that he had received a sugar favor from His Majesty when he was young, and His Majesty even saved his mother."

Lou Yu has only been to the Qingshi Salt Farm once, and he was still Prince Qing's son at that time.

It's been too long, and his memory is already a little fuzzy.

"I remember," Huo Yan turned to look at him, his eyes were gentle and peaceful, "his father's name was Zhao Shuangsi, his real name was Zhao Xiaogou, and he later changed his name to Zhao Ke. At that time, he fainted on the ground due to his weakness, and His Majesty poured water into his mouth. A piece of candy was stuffed. His Majesty felt sorry for his mother's serious illness, so he borrowed money from his family to treat her illness."

He spoke so concretely that Lou Yu remembered it instantly.

"It was him!"

These things are insignificant to Lou Yu, but they are a great kindness to Zhao Ke's family.

Later, when Guo Lian fell from power, Qingzhou became better and better under Lou Yu's governance, so Zhao Ke entered the college to study.

He is determined to follow the light in his heart forever, hoping to learn something in the future and serve Lou Yu.

So he changed his name to Zhao Ke and vowed to keep his faith.

The boy lived by the sea since he was a child and was familiar with water. After finishing his studies, he chose to join the navy. He made a lot of contributions in the eradication of pirates.

Hearing these things, Lou Yu was very pleased.

The weak and helpless young boy in those days has now become an indomitable man.

very nice.

Huo Yan's heart was also complicated and unspeakable.

Zhao Ke's experience reminded him of himself.

If it weren't for this person in front of him, perhaps the fate of many people would be completely different from what it is now.

Looking at the changes in Dasheng in these years, with Huo Yan's keenness, he can naturally guess the direction of "No Lou Yu".

The government is in chaos and the government is divided. With his status as a "sin slave", the most likely thing is to join the rebel army.

Because there is no second way to go.

But no matter what the result is, they will not be able to see the prosperity and prosperity now.

He felt scared for no reason, and couldn't help holding Lou Yu's hand under the table.

Lou Yu turned his head to look at him in doubt, what's the matter?

Seeing that Huo Yan's expression was different, Lou Yu took him back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"what happened?"

As soon as the palace door was closed, Huo Yan hugged him tightly, buried his handsome face in the crook of his neck, his voice was low and hoarse.

"A Yu, it's lucky to have you here."

Otherwise, he doesn't know what he will become and what he will end up with.

Lou Yu smiled and patted him on the back, "It's about Zhao Ke, why are you still feeling sad?"

Huo Yan: "..."

He was frightened by his own imagination.

"A Yu, we've drank the wine, we've got our hair tied, and we've put on a jade ring. You won't leave me, will you?"

Lou Yu laughed, why are you acting like a child?

"of course not."

The more Huo Yan thought about it, the more panicked he felt. He always felt that the road he imagined seemed to be the one he should have set foot on, but it was changed by the person in front of him.

Can't help hugging tighter.

Lou Yu was really helpless, so he had no choice but to comfort him while kissing, thinking that the older someone is, the harder it is to coax him.

It's really not easy to coax.

That night, Lou Yu grabbed the quilt, further confirming his conclusion.

In October of the tenth year of Zhaoqing, more than 200 ships set sail from Cangzhou Port.

The fleet arrived in the Eastern Ocean, the Southern Ocean, the Western Ocean and other farther countries successively, showing them the strength and majesty of the Dasheng Kingdom.

Along the way, I ran into many pirate gangs, some pirate gangs took the initiative to avoid them, and some pirates were overwhelmed, so they were beaten to death by Dasheng's sailors.

More than 200 huge ships and a fleet of more than 2 people have brought great shock and impact to the small countries along the way.

What Lou Yu wants to do is to deter him like this.

"Your Majesty, another letter of credence came from the northern border, asking when Dasheng will reopen the exchange market."

Lang Ping presented his credentials in a happy mood.

It is said to be a national letter, but it is actually a letter written by Wutimu to Lou Yu.

Since the conflict, the exchange market has been on hold for more than half a year, and now that winter is about to enter, presumably the herdsmen in the north are anxiously waiting for the exchange market to survive the winter.

This is already the third letter of credence, and if you don't give face, I'm afraid Wutimu will not be able to suppress his desire to plunder.

Lou Yu then ordered: "Then reopen the exchange market. You tell him that if there is another conflict in the future, I will not be so easy to talk to."

Lang Ping respectfully accepted the order.

Upon receiving the news of the re-opening of the exchange market, Wutimu breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time felt aggrieved.

Three humble requests made him lose face.

If it wasn't for the grassland to survive the winter smoothly, he wouldn't have made it to this point.

However, Penu kept making sarcastic remarks.

"If you want me to tell you, can't you just grab it? Why do you have to kneel and beg for help? Our grassland warriors are all ashamed!"

Of course, he didn't say this in person, but complained to other nobles behind his back.

Rumors easily spread to Utimu's ears.

Wu Timu knew very well that over the past six months, because of Shengguo's dominance, many people in the tribe have developed a rebellious mentality.

They think Sheng Guo is trampling on their dignity.

And himself, the king of bone protrusions, was too cowardly and incompetent.

Utimu poured down a pot of kumiss in depression, and called Songhan.

"Reopening the exchange market will allow herdsmen to survive the winter smoothly. Is this king doing something wrong?"

Song Han sighed: "There is nothing wrong."

Of course, he also listened to those rumors.

"Is this king conscientiously planning for the grassland, is it cowardly and incompetent?"

Over the years, he is already in his 40s.

40 years old is not old on the grassland, but compared with other young warriors in the tribe, he is indeed old.

Songhan asked back: "What do you think?"

He knew very well that Utimu was afraid of Lou Yu.

There is a saying in Shengguo that the ignorant are fearless, which is a perfect description for Penu's group of people.

But Wu Timu and Lou Yu have dealt with each other a lot, and at the same time, he knows very well that Shengguo is now powerful, and the possibility of taking it by force is very slim.

But it was those ignorant people who had already incited many warriors to go head-to-head with Sheng Guo.

In this case, if Utimu continues to disagree, the only thing waiting for him is to be usurped.

The Northern Territory is not as respectful as the Shengguo, they only speak with their fists.

Wutimu took another sip of wine and said with a sneer, "I think they are all a bunch of idiots! They are pushing the northern border into the fire pit!"

Songhan thought for a while, and said: "There is a saying in Shengguo, it is better to keep it out than to block it. Rather than blocking their blood, it is better to let them vent and pour a basin of cold water on them."

"What do you mean?" Wutimu's chaotic mind gradually turned, "You mean, if they want to fight, let them fight?"

"That's right," Songhan nodded, "Perhaps they will understand after seeing the power of Shengguo."

Wu Timu frowned: "But Shengguo's credential said that if there is another conflict, the exchange market is likely to be completely closed."

Songhan narrowed his eyes and said, "With their current attitude, they definitely want to make a big fight. In this case, you might as well let them make trouble, and let them try Shengguo by the way."

They knew that the Sheng country was strong, but they had never seen it with their own eyes.

"Songhan," Wutimu's eyes darkened, "Don't tell me you also want to be an enemy of Shengguo?"

Song Han sighed: "It's better than causing a bigger disaster in the future."

"Let me think about it again." Utimu said.

Unfortunately, Song Han was willing to give him time, but Penu and the others were unwilling.

Soon, Penu and others gathered a large number of militants, and in front of many warriors, forced Utimu to give up the kneeling and licking of the exchange market, and took advantage of the opening of the border city gates during the exchange market, and directly led troops to seize the city!

Utimu: "..."

He said coldly: "When the city gates on the border of Sheng Kingdom are opened, there will be archers stationed on the towers, and there will also be soldiers patrolling outside the city. Do you really think you can easily break in?"

Are all the people in Shengguo fools!

If he could break through Shengguo's defense so easily, he would have gone directly south a long time ago!

Pei Nu snorted, "I heard that the man stationed in Yunzhou is just an inexperienced boy. We are not far from Yunzhou, so why not catch him off guard!"

"Do you know how many soldiers and horses there are in Yunzhou?"

"Without generals, what's the use of having more troops? And we also have a lot of soldiers and horses. The city of Danzhou was closed back then, and the previous kings led us to take it down. How come Yunzhou can't do it?" Pei Nu said. scorn.

Everyone else thinks it makes sense.

The warriors in their prairie are all brave and good at fighting, so why be afraid of that useless little boy in Yunzhou!

"If that's the case, why don't you attack Danzhou again?" Wutimu asked, "Yunzhou has a strong army, why go to Yunzhou?"

"I've inquired about it. The guard surnamed Yang has no achievements. He is just a acting commander and has no experience. And I don't know why, but he is very kind to the herdsmen outside Yunzhou. The herdsmen have figured out his temper over the years. .”

Wutimu lowered his eyes and asked, "What kind of temper?"

"He has no temper, he's just a fool." Penu said disdainfully, "He even often goes out of the city to gather and play with the herdsmen. To capture the thief, we must first capture the king. We only need to kill him while he is out of the city. Yunzhou loses the supreme commander, and the rest People are a bunch of trash, wouldn't it be easy to take down Yunzhou?"

"Playing?" Wutimu frowned, "Playing what?"

Penu: "Who knows, I also sent someone to inquire with the local herdsmen."

"Go ask Yang Ji'an, won't it be exposed?"

Utimu was really surprised, how could this person be so stupid?

"Exposed? Those are herdsmen in the grasslands. Would they still notify Yang? Even if they did, the people I sent were just curious. What can they expose?"

Wutimu's eyes darkened: "Are you determined to attack Yunzhou?"

Pei Nu said to himself: "To be precise, we should capture Yang Ji'an first, and then attack Yunzhou. I have already found out that Yang Ji'an will gather with the herdsmen every month. It is a good time."

Wu Timu subconsciously felt that Yang Ji'an was abnormal, but he couldn't understand Yang Ji'an's purpose for doing so.

Maybe, it's really just because of fun?

Forget it, he had had enough after all these years anyway.

In the past, there was no mutual market, and grassland herdsmen could still live. Could it be that they could not do without the charity of Shengguo? !

Just hit it.

In a blink of an eye, there is a difference between heaven and hell.

Yunzhou Camp.

Yang Ji'an couldn't help sighing when he received the news from the herdsmen: "It's not in vain for me to teach for so many years."

"General, do you still want to leave the city?" the deputy general asked admiringly.

He felt that General Yang was so powerful that he spent ten years turning the herdsmen outside Yunzhou into his own people.

As soon as someone inquired about the news at the other end, the information was received here.

Over the years, General Yang has treated those herdsmen no differently than he treated the people of Yunzhou. Originally, those herdsmen had migrated and relocated on the grasslands. After General Yang took over Yunzhou, he forced these herdsmen to settle down here.

In ten years, the herdsmen have developed a sense of belonging to this land. Some children among the herdsmen even feel that they are not grassland people, but Dasheng people.

"Come out, how can you let them fall into the trap if you don't come out?"

Yang Ji'an smiled with crooked eyebrows and a pure face.

The lieutenant couldn't help shaking.

In the winter of the tenth year of Zhaoqing, Pei Nu led his troops to the outside of the Yunzhou Pass, trying to assassinate Yang Ji'an and take the opportunity to seize Yunzhou.

As a result, Yang Ji'an slipped away in a panic, suffered heavy casualties, and fled back to the royal court in a panic.

Yang Ji'an directly wrote a letter about the crime in the northern border.

Naturally, Lou Yu was not polite to Wu Timu, and immediately abolished the agreement, completely canceling the mutual market between the two countries that had been maintained for ten years.

The conflict between the North and the South began to sharpen.

Now that his face has been torn apart, Wutimu has no way out.

The ambition that had been silent for ten years burst out in an instant.

In the spring of the 11th year of Zhaoqing, the Agutu tribe aggressively invaded the south, attacking Mengzhou and Danzhou at the same time.

The defenders of Mengzhou and Danzhou resisted desperately.

The military report spread to the court, and the crowd was furious.

"It must be hit! Hit hard!"

"The wolves of the northern barbarians are ambitious. They first destroyed the mutual market, then attempted to capture Yunzhou, and now they are aggressively invading the south. Your Majesty, we cannot let them be so presumptuous!"

"It's shameless to say that the mutual market will be destroyed as soon as it is destroyed!"

The courtiers are all in charge.

Today's great prosperity gives them enough confidence to confront the northern border head-on.

Lou Yu said: "Break the contract first in the northern border, and then commit crimes. This time the attack is fierce. I Dasheng will not only repel them, but also fight back fiercely!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"So, who should be sent to support Mengzhou and Danzhou?"

This northern expedition is not only to defend the country, but also to give the northern border a disarm.

It even destroyed the royal court and drove these greedy barbarians further north.

Everyone couldn't help but think of Huo Yan who went out to exterminate bandits from time to time these years.

Huo Yan is a general, it is impossible for Lou Yu to keep him in the capital forever.

After the chaos in the three southern states was quelled, the Dasheng community was stable and there were no foreign enemies, so Lou Yu focused on public security issues, and by the way, gave Huo Yan a reputation.

Now when the bandits in Dasheng saw the Huo Zijun flag, they were frightened and fled in panic.

In ten years, Huo Yan traveled almost all over Dasheng, but each time did not exceed two months.

Duan Heng came out and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that Ding Guogong has rich experience and is brave and good at fighting, so he can take on this important task."

"My minister agrees."

"My minister agrees."

Of course Lou Yu knew that Huo Yan could do it, but he was a little bit reluctant and worried.

The northern border is no better than bandits, and it will take a long time to go there. What if Huo Yan is injured?

He was silent for a while, and asked, "Duke Ding, would you like to march north?"

Huo Yan looked up at him, his handsome eyes were deep.

"The northern barbarians disturb our territory, and I am willing to lead the army to expel them."

He wanted to protect this prosperous world and the person in front of him.

Wutimu is good at fighting. Although there are many talents in the court, Dasheng has been safe and sound these years. They have never fought against the northern cavalry and have no combat experience.

Therefore, this battle must belong to Huo Yan.

Lou Yu knew this truth very well, so he had no choice but to suppress his worries and said, "Then Ding Guogong will be the commander in chief of this Northern Expedition, and protect our Dasheng frontier!"

After going down, Lou Yu stepped into the Qinzheng Hall with a sullen face.

Feng Erbi knew what he was thinking, and quickly comforted him: "Your Majesty, Duke Ding has been fighting for so many years, and he will definitely be fine."

"Ah."

Lou Yu sat down sullenly, holding the memorial but couldn't read it.

After a certain person went down to court, he was busy organizing the army, and he didn't know when he would be back.

He took a deep breath and forced himself to focus on the memorial, not to think about anything else.

After approving the memorial for a whole day, it wasn't until Jin Wuxi fell that Huo Yan returned to the palace.

Lou Yu didn't go to Shoukang Palace, but had someone set up a meal in Yangxin Palace, only him and Huo Yan.

The hall is very quiet.

As parting approached, neither of them knew what to say.

Lou Yu saw the jade ring on Huo Yan's hand from the corner of his eye, and couldn't help but remind him: "You can't wear rings during war, so don't wear them when the time comes."

"it is good."

"It can be hung around the neck with a string."

"it is good."

There was another moment of silence in the hall before Lou Yu whispered, "You must return safely."

Huo Yan squeezed the silver chopsticks tightly, put them down again suddenly, got up and hugged him, and strode towards the inner hall.

"The meal is not finished yet!"

"Don't eat."

In the spring of the 11th year of Zhaoqing, Huo Yan led his troops to the expedition.

Lou Yu stood on the tower, looking down at the majestic soldiers downstairs, his eyes met Huo Yan.

Everything seems to have returned to ten years ago.

At that time, he was still Prince Qing's son, and what he had was only a few thousand soldiers.

He stood on the Qingzhou City Tower and watched Huo Yan go to Yizhou to suppress the bandits.

Since then, Huo Yan has never been defeated.

I believe that this time, he will return safely.

The horn sounded, and the army broke out.

Huo Yan took a deep look at Lou Yu, then turned the horse's head neatly, took out a white jade ring from his chest, put it on his lips and kissed it lightly.

Wait for my triumph.

After Huo Yan left Beijing, Lou Yu became more serious and majestic.

He is even more conscientious than when he first took the throne. His mind is all on government affairs, and he does not allow himself any breathing time.

The whole person lost weight.

Feng Erbi's heart ached so much that he changed his mind and ordered the imperial dining room to make some nourishing food.

But it still doesn't work.

"Erbi, how long has Mr. Dingguo been away from Beijing?"

"Your Majesty, it's been almost a month and a half."

"Oh."

Lou Yu buried his head in reading the memorial again.

Such conversations occur every few days.

Feng Erbi sighed secretly: Duke Ding, you must hurry back to Beijing, His Majesty is so worried that he can hardly sleep or eat.

Under Lou Yu's low pressure, the courtiers are all trembling these days, and they dare not touch the bad luck in the slightest.

Even Lou Chi became extremely stable, taking Lou Gu to try his best to share Lou Yu's worries.

Until mid-April, the good news came back to the capital from the border.

After Dingguo led his troops to repel the Mengzhou barbarian enemies, he went straight to the northern barbarian royal court, forcing the Danzhou barbarian enemies to return to help the royal court.

The courtiers were naturally beaming, after all Mengzhou and Danzhou had been relieved of their predicament.

Lou Yu still had a serious face.

It was the joint decision of Lou Yu and Huo Yan to go deep into the royal court and defeat A Gu Tubu, but at this moment, Lou Yu still couldn't help worrying.

He has been to the northern grasslands, and he knows how harsh the environment is, and it is quite dangerous to go deep into the enemy's hinterland.

He should trust Huo Yan.

The grassland stretches as far as the eye can see, and there are few places where you can hide your body. The two sides are fighting, and the battle is based on combat power and tactics.

The northern barbarian cavalry has always had an advantage when facing the Sheng country's army.

But that is compared with Sheng Jun more than ten years ago.

Wutimu fled back to the temporary camp in embarrassment, looking at the bloody warriors one by one, the earth-shattering thunder seemed to echo in his ears.

He asked tremblingly, "What the hell are those...?"

No one present could answer him.

It was only when they really confronted Sheng Jun that they felt an extremely overwhelming pressure.

Apart from the thunder-like weapon, Sheng Jun's sharp long knife also made everyone feel timid. Under the power of the sky, the horses did not dare to step forward.

Only then did they truly realize what a terrible enemy they had provoked!