Sister Qiao's face is red, and Master Ao is also in high spirits. It seems that these two people have done nothing good!

Master Ao’s family and Li Xiao’s family are no longer separated from each other. Sister Qiao specially made dumplings. The two families sat together and had a good meal of dumplings. They were not as delicious as the dumplings. After not being back for such a long time, dumplings are the best food for the two families.

They all think so!

Usually, Man Gui is also added, and the family has a great time together. Watching Ao Canghai and Man Gui fight over wine, and Li Xiao is so drunk that he lies on the table and pretends to be dead. Li Xiu and Xiaoyu keep feeding Li Xiao sobering soup.

Li Hu eagerly toasted to the two wine baskets. Li Hao stood aside, the small bowl was full of delicious noodles.

The atmosphere today is a little weird. Li Xiao is sitting on the chair as if there are nails under his butt. His body is twisting and turning like a maggot!

Li Xiu sat on the chair, his face so heavy that he could squeeze out water. Li Hu, on the other hand, didn't care and called Yan Rong and Xiao Hong to help Sister Qiao.

Li Hao and Li Yu had already picked up their chopsticks, eagerly waiting to eat dumplings.

Master Ao held the wine glass and looked at this and that. I wonder what kind of trouble is going on in Li Xiao's house!

"Come to the table and eat!" Li Hu seemed to be unable to see Li Xiu's stinky face, seeing all the dumplings on the table. He called Yan Rong and Xiao Hong to eat!

Yan Rong and Xiao Hong glanced around, while Li Xiao lowered his head and ate the dumplings without saying a word.

"Pah!" Li Xiu slammed the chopsticks onto the bowl. The chopsticks hit the bowl and flew far away.

"Second brother, what are you doing!"

Li Xiao continued to eat dumplings with his head down. Xiaoyu and Li Hao each picked up a plate of dumplings and stood up and left.

It was too difficult to handle. Li Xiao stirred up all his brain cells and couldn't figure out how to understand this matter. The people were all brought back, and he and Li Hu were very sticky. Now that he was sent away, Li Hu still had to fight with his second son?

The second eldest child, Li Xiu, has a bad temper and has never violated Li Xiao's wishes. This time it was also for the sake of the Li family's reputation. The word "yaojieer" is really not a good word these days.

Damn, no matter what time, this is not a good word!

It was extremely difficult for Li Hu to get these two women into the Li family. It was also his fault that he didn't think twice about it at the beginning. He forgot that this was the Ming Dynasty that had been poisoned by feudal ethics for thousands of years!

"What am I doing? I just want to make these two women disgusting and let them eat at the table. Can they afford to sit at our table? What are their statuses?"

"Then won't Aunt Qiao have dinner with us?"

"Pah!" Li Xiao gave Li Hu a slap in the face when he rounded his hand, and the crisp slap even echoed in the room.

"Kneel down! Admit your mistake to Aunt Qiao!" Li Xiao stuffed a dumpling into his mouth without even looking at the stunned Li Hu.

Li Hu rubbed his face and knelt down in front of Sister Qiao. "Aunt Qiao, I said the wrong thing, I'm sorry."

This slap is really not unfair. Li Hu should never mention Sister Qiao at this time. You must know that Sister Qiao is also a half-closed prostitute in Liaoyang. In terms of status, she is not as good as Yanrong and Xiaohong who have low status.

of.

"Ouch! Huzi, get up. Brother Xiao, what did you say? It's okay! It's okay!" Sister Qiao's face looked a little unnatural, and Ao Canghai patted Li Xiao on the shoulder and took a big sip of wine.

"Huzi, Aunt Qiao is our elder. If you say anything disrespectful again, I will break your legs. Do you know? Think about it, who shared weal and woe with our family in Liaoyang. When we were fleeing, who pulled Xiaoyu and

Xiaohao, don’t say anything else in the future, just bring it over and say it, just be careful before talking." Li Xiao picked up a chopstick and had a glass of red ear silk with Ao Canghai.

"I know, brother, I'm sorry for Aunt Qiao!" Huzi, who was so arrogant just now, now lowered his head and knelt on the ground without daring to say a word.

"Brother Xiao! Forget it, Hu Zi was unintentional." Ao Canghai patted Li Xiao on the shoulder.

"Get up!"

Li Hu stood up, no longer as majestic as before.

Yanrong and Xiaohong were even more trembling. They knew that Li Xiao was the king of this place. He could decide life or death with just one word!

"Huzi! Your second brother's meaning is very clear. These two women want to enter our house, but they can't be your main wife. Now there are two ways for you to go. One is that they take over your side house. The other is? You can convince your second brother

elder brother.

Me, your second brother, you, and Xiaohao are all male members of the Li family, and this family is the home of all of us.

I'm the elder brother, so as long as the second brother has no objection, I'll have no problem with that, but if your second brother doesn't want to, you can't come to my place and hit the wooden clock!"

Li Xiao said bravely. This was the result of his thinking for an afternoon. There was nothing he could do about this bad thing. He was an only child in his previous life, so he really had no experience in such things.

"I know, brother!" Li Hu lowered his head.

"Also! If I hear you say anything disrespectful to your second brother, or do anything disrespectful. Don't blame me, who is an expert in being a big brother!"

"knew!"

"Go find something to eat by yourself! Master Ao and I will drink two cups."

"Oh!" Li Hu walked out with Yan Rong and Xiao Hong, who looked like two kittens.

"Brother, I'm leaving too!" Seeing Li Hu go out, Li Xiu also stood up. He couldn't feel sorry that today's good meal ended up like this.

"Eat before you leave. Someone will get food for you. Who will get it for you?"

"I'm not hungry anymore. I'll check the outpost. The Japanese pirates have just left. It would be terrible if they come back in the dark."

"Let's go then! Aunt Qiao left some dumplings for the second child!"

"I know!" Sister Qiao agreed briskly and put a large plate of dumplings from the kitchen into the basket.

"Master Ao! It's unintentional, don't take it seriously." Li Xiao picked up the wine glass, touched it with Ao Canghai, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Why are you talking about these things? It's just too much to talk about. But it stands to reason that what your second brother said makes sense. You are an official now, second brother. It's only a matter of time for Hu Zi to get an official status. To do this

The big house will also be a handle when the time comes.

Those officials in the capital who are full and have nothing to do are just waiting to find trouble."

"To be honest, Mr. Ao! I really don't know how to do such a thing. I was also confused at that time. I always thought that the girl took the risk to report the news and saved Huzi's life. So I just gave it to him in such a confused way.

When I brought it back, I really didn’t think much about it at the time.”

"Your method worked. Just let Huzi take over the side house. Huzi is different from me. I have this pile here. I never thought that I could survive until today. I never thought in eight lifetimes.

When she was poor, she stayed with us. Even though her background was not good, we were a couple in need, and I would never abandon her. Everyone likes a bright and beautiful girl, but there are only a few who can really be in trouble.

That’s it for us, we won’t change it anymore! Come on, do one.”

"I said! You are eighteen years old, and you have already taken a side wife. What's the matter with you? Let your Aunt Qiao tell you which girl you like. You are the head of our Pi Island, how can you still do it?

Alone." After drinking the wine in the glass, Ao Canghai asked with a wink.

"I don't have time! Let me tell you something. The imperial court has decided to appoint Master Mao as the governor of Jiliao. I will be the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan. I estimate that the decree will be issued this month."

"There is such a thing. Is this what you and that Wang Wenyan were whispering about?"

"Not only Wang Wenyan, but also Cui Chengxiu. Behind them are the Chief Assistant Ye Xianggao and the Governor of the East Factory Wei Zhongxian. Basically no one in the court will object to what the two of them agreed to. Now we are going through the procedures!

You are the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and Mr. Man is the commander-in-chief of Jimen."

"Fuck, fourth-rank officer. I'm going to be the commander-in-chief of Liaodong?" Ao Canghai's eyes widened. He never thought in his life that he could become a dignified fourth-rank official of the imperial court.

"Don't be too happy too early. The soldiers on the Jimen front line in Shanhaiguan will be abolished. We will retain 70,000 people, and the rest will go home and have their children."

"What! 70,000 people, you fucking need 70,000 people to defend a defense line of more than 200 miles. Can you fucking hold it? Isn't this just trying to fill a hole for our brothers? If you don't do it, I'm not a good official. You

You're not allowed to go either. It's not worth risking your life for such a shabby official."

"Seventy thousand soldiers is not a big problem. The Eight Banners soldiers of the Tatars are only sixty or seventy thousand, but the Tatar soldiers are fierce. We have many soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, but many of them cannot fight. Just like Zhao Shujiao's gang

People, can you expect them to fight? It is a good thing that such an army should be disbanded."

"That's right, those cowards know how to run away during a fight. They ran away before they could rush over. One person can take away ten, and ten can take away a hundred. Our soldiers are mixed with them,

That is simply a disaster.

You must have thought about how to fix it? Say it! Say it!"

"Actually, I didn't think much of it. I calculated that we should occupy Jinzhou first. In this way, there will be a barrier in front of Shanhaiguan. In addition, Jinzhou is close to the sea. The Tatars have no navy, so our logistics support will be no problem. In this way, we can use

A defensive line can be established with about 30,000 soldiers. We still have 40,000 soldiers serving as a reserve force in Shanhaiguan. I will plan for you to take the troops to capture Jinzhou.

There are only two things. The first is to seize the time to build the city wall. The second is to build a fortress at the dock. As long as the dock is defended, Jinzhou City will have a continuous supply of supplies. The Tatars can't do anything to you!"

"That's fine! Jinzhou is stuck on the gateway from Liaodong to Shanhaiguan. You made a good choice. How about assigning me Zu Dashou? His family is from Jinzhou. He is familiar with the heads and the ground!"

"That's definitely no problem. We will decide on the dismantling of the army. Then let the court send people to implement it. We don't dare to offend anyone. Cui Chengxiu was recently promoted to Minister of War, and I heard that he will be promoted to Minister of War. I guess this matter will have to be done

He'll take care of it! That kid is very cunning. We can save Zu Dashou no problem.

He Kegang seems to be a capable fighter. As for Zhao Lediao's gang, we won't care about it. Let Cui Chengxiu deal with it! With Cui Chengxiu here, those guys won't dare to make any big trouble.

Tomorrow we will select squad platoon leaders on our island and go to Changxing Island to train new recruits. First train two companies for me. Damn it, I want to go to the Japanese country to cause trouble. The casualty report has just come in. This time we have more than a dozen dead.

.This revenge must be avenged!"

"Damn it! If you don't tell me, I'm counting on it. If these Tatars come to fight us, we can still say that they have a grudge. The f*cking Japanese pirates are here to fuck us!"

"Who knows, anyway, it's over. We've already interrogated them, and they are all soldiers of Lantau, Satsuma, and Changping clans. Let's attack these places and hit them this time. Let them know that we are skinny.

The island is not easy to deal with."

"Okay! Tomorrow I will choose a row of classes and take a boat to Changxing Island early the day after tomorrow." Ao Canghai drained the strong wine in the glass in one gulp.

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Kuuki Yoshitaka's flagship Maikagemaru, Konishi Nagamasa and Kuuki Yoshitaka wanted to sit down facing each other. An oil lamp on the table was like a chrysanthemum, giving off a dim yellow light.
To be continued...