Lu County.

Even in midsummer, farmers still have no rest.

Several powerful slaves arrived in a village, pointed their riding whip at the steward who was in charge of the village, and said: "I have an order from home, gather all the strong men and work!"

The steward saluted, "Yes!"

Immediately, the steward summoned the strong men of the village.

"Dig a trench!"

These families are all slaves of the Zhao family. In other words, if the Zhao family executes them, it will be fine as long as no one files a complaint.

"kill!"

The young men gathered together and dug a ditch at will, and then someone taught them to fight.

"Now the Northland is getting more and more chaotic. Many people are coveting the Zhao family's property and want to rob you. I have told you to start training. If you encounter a fierce bandit, you will kill Te Niang!"

The steward said loudly.

This is not the first time for the young men to practice. The formation looks neat and majestic.

"how?"

Dozens of horses came to the fields in the distance, Zhao Yun asked with a smile.

Zhao Li, the head of the Zhao family in Dengzhou, praised: "My slaves look quite majestic, I look at them! They are no worse than the Northern Xinjiang army."

"I paid a lot of money to hire some strong men to train them, so it's no wonder." Zhao Yun turned his eyes and said softly: "It's midsummer now, but there is still a steady stream of refugees. An old friend from Chang'an wrote a letter saying that Liang Jing in the DPRK

He and Yang Songcheng fought openly and secretly, and the emperor only cared about pleasure. The world was about to be in chaos. The Zhao family had a great cause, and if they wanted to protect themselves, they had to train their armor.

Zhao Li hesitated for a moment: "But Northern Xinjiang is powerful."

"Yes!" Zhao Yun said: "The Tang Dynasty is declining, but Northern Xinjiang is getting stronger. It is extremely ridiculous. But if this continues, what will happen to Northern Xinjiang? Will a powerful Northern Xinjiang sit back and watch a weak Tang Dynasty decline?

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"You mean, Yang Xuan will raise his troops and go south?" Zhao Li asked.

"Yes, if he goes south, he will commit rebellion. Regardless of success or failure, the world will definitely be in chaos. Zhao family, you must make plans in advance."

Zhao Yun's eyes were deep, "The Zhao family has been passed down for thousands of years. Just after watching those grass-headed kings sing and appear on stage, your own family is reduced to a lamb to be slaughtered. We can't go on like this."

Zhao Li nodded, "I'll start practicing when I get back. It's just that the Zhao family in Dengzhou doesn't have anyone in the army!"

"Hey!" Zhao Yun sighed, "I'll give you one here!"

Zhao Li was overjoyed, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, brother."

Zhao Yun waved his hand, "You and I are brothers, why are you so polite?"

Later, Zhao Li hurriedly went back to handle the matter, so Zhao Yun sent a warrior named Cao Lin to follow him.

Zhao Li said goodbye gratefully.

Staff officer Lu Yuan watched him go away and said with a smile: "This guy is really stupid."

"It's rare to be confused!" Zhao Yun put aside the matter, "Is there any news from Tao County?"

Lu Yuan shook his head, "There is no news about Yang Xuan's army yet, but the governor's house is very calm. The family also goes out when they need to go out. The big man goes to metaphysics every now and then."

Zhao Yun squinted his eyes and said, "Stare."

"Yes!" Lu Yuan responded and asked: "Alang, the situation in Chang'an is a bit strange. Someone suggested dispatching the southern Xinjiang army to attack the northern Xinjiang, but the emperor silently withheld the memorial. In the past, the emperor would not allow it."

"Yang Xuan sent troops to three states. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that once the three states are gone, Bei Liao will have no room to fight back. The next step is to destroy Bei Liao. A minister eliminated a serious problem that had caused the Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years, but the emperor retreated.

Tell me what the world will think of your daughter-in-law playing with him in the pear garden."

"Faint!"

"No, it's Hunjun!"

Zhao Yun said softly: "The foolish king is in power. I, the Zhao family, should do something for this world to live up to the ardent expectations of our ancestors!"

After Wang Laoer followed Yang Xuan on the expedition, Helian Yunshang had nothing to do.

Yi Niang called her to talk to her from time to time, and Zhou Ning would also talk to her when she was free.

The days passed by briskly. Helian Yunshang, who had been in prison for a long time, couldn't sit still and recently found an interesting place.

"Oil cakes, sizzling oil cakes!"

The Hu Cake stall at the entrance of the alley has a new product, and it has introduced fried pancakes.

An iron plate is placed on the stove

Brush a layer of oil on top with a brush and put the dough on it and fry it.

Tsk!

Green smoke rises and the fragrance overflows.

After a while, the pancakes had to be turned over quickly, and the aroma made people in line sniff.

Mrs. Ding was busy non-stop, while Helian Yunshang watched from the side and helped her from time to time.

"I don't dare!"

Ding said she didn't dare, but her actions were honest, and she and Helian Yunshang cooperated very well.

After a wave of guests left, Ms. Ding had a chance to breathe and asked Helian Yunshang to sit down.

"My lady looks a little sad." Ding asked tentatively.

From the first day, she found that Helian Yunshang was a little listless.

"Tell me, what is this man doing alive?" Helian Yunshang asked.

"What are you doing alive?" Ding was stunned.

"How long will you live to know?" Helian Yunshang asked.

Ding almost didn't think about "living, isn't that just for living?"

Well!

Helian Yunshang suddenly smiled bitterly, feeling that he was asking blind questions with a market woman.

Mrs. Ding picked up the water jug ​​and poured a bowl of water and handed it to Helian Yunshang. Seeing her shaking her head, she drank a few sips herself, wiped the corners of her mouth with her apron and said, "This person only lives by eating, drinking, peeing, and worrying."

.In the past, when I was idle at home, I felt that life was boring, like a walking zombie. Later, when I went out to set up a stall, I felt much more comfortable."

"Aren't you so tired?" Helian Yunshang asked.

"Tired! How can I not be tired!" Ding said with a smile: "But this person should do things when he is alive! After being tired, he feels comfortable."

"Comfortable?" Helian Yunshang pointed to her rough hands, "Is this comfortable?"

Mrs. Ding glanced at her own hands, then at Helian Yunshang's white and tender hands, and said, "My body is tired, but I bring money home every day. It's comfortable here." She pointed to her heart, "Looking at my family.

As the days get better and better, the tiredness will be worth it!"

"But my family doesn't need me to make money!"

Ning Xingguo's government gave her a huge amount of money as a dowry, so she is not short of money!

"Looking for something to do." Ding said firmly, "As long as you have something to do, you will feel comfortable."

"Why!"

Helian Yunshang shook his head.

"Otherwise, just have a baby!"

Ding looked at her belly and smiled ambiguously, "If you give birth to a baby to someone as strong as your second brother, you won't have time to think about it.

"No life!"

Helian Yunshang was angry.

"The Duke is back."

Someone outside shouted happily.

Mrs. Ding trembled. Someone came to ask for Hu cake. She shook her head and said, "I won't sell it. I won't sell it. Wait half an hour."

"Why are you like this?"

"I'm sorry, I have to go to meet the Duke!"

The army triumphantly returned, and the whole Taoxian County turned into a sea of ​​joy.

Helian Yunshang stood by the stall, and somehow felt that the world had become quiet.

"Why!"

She looked up and saw Wang Laoer carrying a baggage and saying dissatisfiedly to her: "I didn't see it!"

She lowered her head, and Wang Laoer was holding a big bundle in each hand.

"What's this?"
To be continued...