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Chapter 1367 Golden Words
Zhang Dian bowed and said, "Your Highness, I have not yet made contact with the Black Water Mohe."

Li Ye stood up and walked to the sand table. Zhang Dian followed him. Li Ye pointed at Liaodong with a wooden pole and said, "Since the Sui Dynasty, Liaodong has always been a major concern for the Central Plains. Before that, it was Goguryeo, which caused the Sui Dynasty to decline and eventually perish.

Then the Khitan rose up again and had always been eyeing Youzhou covetously. Including the rebellions of An Lushan and Shi Siming, most of their subordinates were Donghu people.

If we don’t destroy the Khitan this time, once civil unrest breaks out in the Central Plains, the Khitan will certainly take the opportunity to move south, seize Youzhou, and invade the Central Plains. So this time we launched the Liaodong Campaign to completely eliminate the Donghu people, and now we have completed 60% of it. "

Zhang Dian responded very quickly, "Your Highness, the other 40% refers to the Shiwei and Heishui Mohe?"

Li Ye smiled and said, "In fact, there is also Silla, but you don't have to think about Silla. I appointed you as the governor of Liaoxi just to let you deal with Shiwei and Heishui Mohe!"

Zhang Dian immediately bowed and said, "When spring comes tomorrow, I will lead the army into action!"

Li Ye smiled and waved his hands, "Don't worry, I will give you five years, that is, your term, to completely wipe out the Shiwei and Heishui Mohe. Our court still follows the sixteen-character principle, 'Eliminate the nobles, assimilate the common people, register the people and divide and rule.'

"I'll remember this!"

Li Ye added: "After eradicating the Shiwei and Heishui Mohe tribes, we will move all of their people to the Liaodong farming area, teach them how to farm, and let their children study and learn Chinese. After 20 years, they will basically be no different from the Han people.

But this is not your business. Your mission is to lead the army to continue to circle the land northwards, all the way to the entire West Sea, and bring the West Sea into the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Build a military city in the West Sea and station troops there. I know the conditions there are very difficult and harsh, so I have specially approved that if the garrison really needs it, the garrison can plunder the surrounding tribes, steal food and women, and I will not pursue it, provided that there is a real need, and not to kill innocent people indiscriminately. "

Zhang Dian quickly bowed and said, "Thank you for your majesty's magnanimity. I will do my best!"

Li Ye returned to the harem. He first went to Penglai Palace to visit his pregnant wife Dugu Xinyue. When he reached the door of the bedroom, he saw his daughter Xingsha walking forward cautiously with a bowl of medicine.

Li Ye felt warm in his heart. His daughter actually knew to bring medicine to her mother. He walked slowly behind his daughter. Xingsha seemed to have sensed something and looked back. It turned out to be her father behind her. She turned around and smiled brightly, "When did Dad come back?"

Li Ye put his arm around his precious daughter's shoulders and asked with a soft smile, "Daddy just came back, why does your mother want to take medicine?"

"Mom is feeling a little unwell. Imperial Physician Lin said she needed to rest and take care of the fetus. He also prescribed a medicine. I just happened to learn how to make a decoction!"

"How's school going?"

Li Ye's eldest daughter Xingsha was already fifteen years old. Although in the Tang Dynasty people usually got married at the age of sixteen or seventeen, Li Ye did not want his daughter to get married too early. The rule he set was that girls could get married at the age of eighteen and boys at the age of twenty.

Under his advocacy, early marriage was no longer a common practice in the Tang Dynasty. Most daughters from ordinary families got married at the age of sixteen or seventeen, while the daughters of eunuchs and aristocratic families got married after the age of eighteen, following the emperor's regulations. He also wanted his daughters to get married more maturely, which would be good for their body and mind.

Interestingly, most daughters from poor families also got married at around eighteen years old. This was mainly due to profit considerations. After the imperial court banned the employment of child laborers under the age of twelve, daughters from poor families would go to wealthy families to work as maids at around twelve years old. The contract would usually be signed every three years, and basically they would sign twice for six years, so that they could return home and get married at the age of eighteen.

Xingsha is now studying at the Hongwenguan Girls' School, where she studies with more than a hundred young ladies of similar age. They are all daughters or granddaughters of high-ranking officials above the third rank. They go to school at dawn every morning and go home after school in the afternoon. They do not live on campus in order to give them time to reunite with their families.

Li Ye's other two daughters, Yaoguang and Qiuhe, also studied at the Hongwenguan Girls' School.

Xingsha smiled and said, "I am very happy studying in school. I can read a lot of books and learn how to write poems and essays."

"What do you like most?"

"I like painting the most. We will take a carriage to the suburbs to paint in a few days."

"How many people are going together?"

"Let's go together!"

"More than a hundred people?"

Xingsha nodded and Li Ye laughed. This was a big situation and he had to tell the internal guards and ensure safety.

"Daddy, we all want to go to Jiangnan, but we don't have the chance!" Xingsha pouted and said coquettishly.

Li Ye thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Wait until tomorrow spring! Daddy will make arrangements for you. You and eight female professors will board a 30,000-stone ship, take classes on the ship, and travel to Jiangnan together. Have fun for two or three months before coming back."

Xingsha was so happy that she felt like she was about to explode. If she hadn't had a bowl of medicine in her hand, she would have clapped her hands excitedly.

"Thank you, Daddy. You must keep your word!"

Li Ye smiled slightly, "Dad is the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. The Emperor's words are golden. When will he go back on his word? Maybe Dad will arrange it for you tomorrow!"

"I will definitely buy good things in Jiangnan to honor my father!"

"Haha! Just have this intention, Daddy has no shortage of things!"

The father and daughter walked into the bedroom while talking. Several palace maids hurried up to take the medicine bowl, but Xingsha refused and insisted on handing it to her mother personally.

Dugu Xinyue was half lying on the bed, and Imperial Physician Lin was taking her pulse. Imperial Physician Lin's real name was Lin Ruoyue, a famous doctor from Xiangyang. She had followed them since Xiangyang and knew the physical condition of every family member well. Everyone could not do without her, and the children called her Aunt Lin.

Imperial Physician Lin took the medicine bowl and looked at it, then said with a smile, "You boiled it well. You were able to control the heat the first time. You are such a smart princess!" Xingsha felt a little embarrassed by the compliment, so she took her mother's hand and said, "Mom, Dad said that we will all go on a trip to Jiangnan next spring."

Dugu Xinyue looked at her husband and smiled, "Why aren't you worried about our daughter's safety?"

Li Ye sat down and smiled slightly, "They are almost all on the boat. Even if they get off the boat, they will be closely protected by the internal guards and female guards. Besides, the world is peaceful now, and our enemy troops have been almost wiped out. There shouldn't be any problem."

Dugu Xinyue nodded, "Alright, let them go out and see some of the world, it will be good for them."

At this time, Imperial Physician Li asked Dugu Xinyue to drink the medicine, and Li Ye asked, "Imperial Physician Lin, how is the queen?"

"Your Majesty, the Queen is fine. She just had a minor miscarriage. She will be fine after a few days of rest."

"That's good!"

Li Ye smiled again and said, "The court will give me some precious medicinal herbs later. I think there are more than a dozen thousand-year-old ginsengs. Let's see if I can give them to the queen."

Dugu Xinyue also came from a martial arts background and had followed her master Lie Feng in making medicines, so she had some basic common sense.

"Husband, the thousand-year-old ginseng is not for me to eat. This treasure should be kept for making medicine!"

Among the spoils of war this time, the Bohai Kingdom included fifteen thousand-year-old ginsengs. Except for the emperor, no one was qualified to take this priceless treasure. Even if they could possess it, it must be a reward from the emperor.

Therefore, all fifteen thousand-year-old ginsengs must be presented to the emperor.

Imperial Physician Lin smiled and said, "After your majesty gives birth, you can use one to replenish your body."

"All right!"

Dugu Xinyue held her husband's hand and asked, "My husband, have you eaten?"

Li Ye nodded, "Today we are hosting a welcoming party for Guo Ziyi, we have already eaten!"

"No wonder my husband smells of alcohol. It's enough to have Xingsha to accompany me. My husband, please go to the study and rest!"

Li Ye nodded, got up and went to the inner study.

The light in the study was soft. Qingyu was putting a cup of hot tea down for him. He hugged Qingyu from behind. Qingyu was startled. When she turned around and saw that it was her husband, she fell limp in his arms.

"I thought it was Taiwei. She always wants to attack me from behind."

Qingyu was named Defei, also known as Liu Defei outside. She was the Empress Dowager's favorite daughter-in-law. She was kind-hearted, honest, and trustworthy. Therefore, after Dugu Xinyue became pregnant, she asked her to clean the inner study for her instead of giving this good job to her younger sister Taiwei.

Ever since that night when Li Ye took Yang Yuhuan to the observation deck to spend the night, Yang Yuhuan had been feeling a little unwell as she had caught a cold. She had been taking medicine and resting during this period, and Qingyu had been cleaning the inner study almost every day.

Li Ye kissed her snow-white neck and said with a smile: "Get ready tonight, and give me another son!"

Qingyu nodded shyly, "Then I'll go back first!"

Li Ye had drunk some wine tonight and was a little angry at the moment, but he also knew that Qingyu was as conservative as his wife Xinyue and was not very willing to accompany him in the study. Even if it did not hinder his request, she was unwilling in her heart, so Li Ye did not want to force her.

Taiwei was very open-minded, which made Li Ye very happy. He was just asking Chunyu to call Taiwei over when he suddenly saw a woman flashing in the corner outside the door. He was moved and smiled and said, "You go back! I may come later."

Qingyu looked at her husband expectantly and left.

Li Ye walked to the door and said with a smile: "Who is hiding outside? Come over!"

A fragrant woman appeared in front of him. It was the former Empress Dowager Zhang Qian. It was cold at night, so she wore a thick cotton robe that covered her feet.

She threw herself into Li Ye's arms like a raging fire, and whispered in his ear: "I've been waiting for you to come every day, but you refused to come. I had to come to find you!"

Zhang Qian arrived just in time. Li Ye hugged her and said with a smile, "Don't you like this feeling of having an affair?"

Zhang Qian whispered in his ear with a charming smile: "Haven't you always liked Aries? I sent it to you specially!"

Li Ye pretended to look around and smiled, "Where is the big white sheep?"

Zhang Qian licked her lips seductively and gently untied her belt. Suddenly, a mature and plump big white Aries appeared in front of her. This woman is amazing!

Li Ye's heart suddenly ignited with a raging fire. He closed the door and led the Aries that broke into his study directly into the side room.

(End of this chapter)