Li Xia held the bowl and fed Gao Mingyue porridge spoonful by spoonful.
"You don't have to do this, the front office is still busy." Gao Mingyue whispered: "I can move, it's really not a big deal, and I'm not that delicate."
"I've said this many times since we met, and I haven't forgotten it, but you look delicate." Li Xia said, "Tomorrow is the seventh day after giving birth. You can eat some meat. Do you want fish soup or chicken soup?"
"Is it okay if you don't eat? It feels fishy." Gao Mingyue urged again gently: "You are busy with your business, I want to sleep for a while."
"I know you're not sleepy. You haven't been too busy lately. Many things are finally on track. It's been rare for me to have such leisure time in more than four years."
Gao Mingyue's eyes burst with joy. She stood up and took Li Xia's hand, walking slowly around the room. After thinking for a while, she asked, "Were the officials frightened when the baby was born?"
"A little bit." Li Xia nodded.
To be honest, I was really scared when I saw her sweating profusely during the delivery.
I didn’t want children in my previous life, but I feel particularly deeply now.
After a thousand words, in the end, I can only sigh.
"You're suffering too much."
"But happy."
It was rare that Gao Mingyue expressed his happiness so directly.
"Where's the little guy?"
"The wet nurses are coaxing me. I told Niang Liu that we don't need to hire so many wet nurses, but I don't have any experience, so I'll leave it to them."
It was rare for Li Xia to talk about her family's shortcomings, and she talked a lot.
"Mr. Han also said this morning that the most difficult thing to endure in the years of war is women and children. There is no longer an elder woman in my family who has given birth to a child. In recent days, it is thanks to Liu Niang's help in taking care of you and the children.
"
Gao Mingyue responded: "Mr. Han often said that the Li family, the Gao family, and the Han family could get together early because they all suffered from being exterminated. He was looking forward to spreading his heirs in the future. With the little guy, he felt happy in his heart.
Are you settling down?"
"Yes, Mr. Han is really overjoyed."
"It's time for the official to accept Qiao'er. Mr. Han sincerely hopes that I can give birth to your eldest son, and I also treat Qiao'er sincerely. In this troubled world, only by supporting each other can we survive forever. If it continues, what will happen?"
Make people think that I am obstructing..."
"I understand." Li Xia said: "In September next year, Qiao'er will only be eighteen. If I can find a prince, open a government office, and give her a title, I won't be living up to the Han family.
, I told Mr. Han."
"You are the only one who always feels let down."
The couple talks much more casually now than before.
Gao Mingyue said: "It's the twelfth lunar month again. Speaking of which, the eldest sister of the Zhang family is the same age as us. After the New Year, she will be twenty and one, right?"
"Um."
"She met you when she was sixteen. Five years will pass in the blink of an eye. Time flies by. It's time for an explanation."
Li Xia said: "Four or five years go by so fast. The next opportunity for recuperation is only these three or five years, and now one year has passed."
"Then the official will take care of the housework as soon as possible, okay?"
"Do you mind?"
"Well... Zhang family's power must be borrowed. Sister Zhang has feelings for you. Don't waste her life anymore. After all, we are different from ordinary couples. I have to consider your great cause. I have always understood these truths. But speaking from my heart,
I was a little afraid of her..."
After saying this, Gao Mingyue thought for a while and finally smiled and said: "I'm not so scared now. The little guy gave me confidence."
Li Xia smiled and stroked her hair.
"Wen Jing is easy to get along with, but the Zhang family must be careful. The great prince is too high-spirited... By the way, I got new news from Dali today. The second brother is already attacking the Dragon Head Pass. Counting the time, the news was sent out a month ago, I guess.
At this time, he is already celebrating his victory in Dali City."
Gao Mingyue stopped and leaned into Li Xia's arms.
She understood what he meant, she was still his first priority.
He always had a stronghold in his heart, whether he was towards her or Zhang Wenjing, he liked her, but he was still sober.
"No matter what you do, you are always restrained and sober." Gao Mingyue whispered: "You are never hot-headed for any beauty. The same is true for her, and the same is true for me."
"Do you blame me?"
"No wonder, I just think you work too hard." Gao Mingyue whispered, "You always stay rational, are you tired? I want you not to be so tired."
Li Xia hugged Gao Mingyue.
The couple hugged each other like this for a long time.
She is like this, usually as plain as water, but she understands him, loves him, and accommodates him.
So at that time he made an exception and asked for marriage...
"Actually, I don't feel tired. I want to work hard to win what I like. Once I get it, I will protect it. This is how I have always lived."
"Well, I feel it. You have been protecting me."
"That time at Hujunshan?"
Gao Mingyue said: "It has always been the case, and not just that one time. Why do you only remember that time?"
"Probably because I fell in love with you at Hujun Mountain. I remember it was the first time you took off your veil and sprained your foot."
"erotic."
"..."
"Can I do it today?"
"I really don't want to, can you let me rest for a while?"
"Then let me talk to you. Oh, I have chosen a few names. You choose one."
"good."
"The first one is 'Li Changyi', which comes from a poem I like very much. I hope he will have a broad vision in the future and be unfettered..."
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For Li Xia, life finally had a peaceful look.
But to say it's not busy is just relative to the past.
He still has a sense of urgency.
Because the time left for him to reverse the gap in strength is still very short, maybe the Inner Mongolian army will turn around and come in three to five years.
The combined population of Sichuan, Shu, Longxi, Dali and other places is still less than five million, and he has not yet been able to fully control these territories.
As for the Song Dynasty court, Li Xia seemed to have forgotten that the center had started to deal with him again.
It was not until the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month that he mentioned the Lin'an matter during the meeting.
…
Some of Li Xia's closest aides have been sent to Guanlong, and today there are only three people, Han Chengxu, Han Qi'an, and Yan Yunyun.
"The center's response is too slow." Han Chengxu said first, "Let's just take stock of the situation next year."
Li Xia said: "Cheng Yuanfeng and others are of good character and abide by the rules. They noticed that I had objections and wrote to persuade me first. They persuaded me to serve as an official in the central government out of great righteousness. This is a mature and prudent way."
Han Qi'an said: "I wrote a letter in mid-October and got it to Alang in November. I got Alang's reply in the middle of the twelfth lunar month. After all the trouble, we have to wait until after the New Year in any case before we can actually take action."
Yan Yunyun sneered: "Alang is ready for this delay, and Jia Cricket must be ready too. When these old ministers take action, they will just be like eggs against stones, and Jia Cricket will take advantage of them. Cheng Yuanfeng and others are indecisive.
, missed the opportunity, can be described as mediocre."
"You don't have to laugh at them. You're doing your old habits again and disrespecting your opponents."
Li Xia beat Yan Yunyun again.
"What Cheng Yuanfeng lacks is not his ability. Do you really think he can't tell? The problem is that he is loyal to the Song Emperor and cannot take the initiative on my own. He can only test me repeatedly and prompt the Song Emperor to make up his mind to eradicate the trouble. This is the status of a loyal minister.
The shackles on him. But there must be a group of 'loyal ministers' in Sichuan and Shu who were inspired by him and regarded me as a traitor."
Yan Yunyun calmed his expression and said: "Yes, it can be deduced that it will probably be after the Chinese New Year before the imperial court can issue a decree to force Alang to be replaced."
"Continue to calculate."
"Alang is already prepared, and he must not let Cheng Yuanfeng succeed. When the time comes, he will suffer the backlash and will have no choice but to step down as prime minister. Is Jia Cricket taking this opportunity to monopolize power?"
"Then do you understand why Cheng Yuanfeng missed the opportunity?"
Yan Yunyun felt a chill in his heart and responded: "He also had some expectations and knew that being an enemy of A Lang would bring bad luck, so he tried to persuade A Lang and made preparations to resign?"
"Well, he tried his best to persuade me to take the overall situation into consideration. If he failed, he would do it knowingly that he couldn't do anything against me. Although the possibility of him succeeding is very low, I still admire such an opponent."
Li Xia was unwilling to comment on his opponent based on personal grievances, and said: "Cheng Yuanfeng has fulfilled his duty as an official and minister, but Zhao Fu does not deserve to have such a good minister..."
In today's troubled times, among the wise people from all over the north and south, some want to help the hero, some want to monopolize power, some want to separate themselves and stand on their own, and some want to rebuild the world. There are still a larger number of people who are not weak in ability, but want to carry a stupid king on his back.
, and it is a pity to drag a huge and decaying society with it.
Han Chengxu said: "We should not take it lightly. Even if the central government cannot take action until after the Chinese New Year, we don't have much time to stabilize Sichuan and Shu before then, especially since Chongqing Mansion is not in our hands yet."
"What Mr. Han is saying is that after Cheng Yuanfeng and others lose power, the central government will only have Jia Sidao regain power. He has extraordinary means and can command heavy troops in Beijing and Hu. This will be the big trouble next year."
Han Qi'an pondered and said: "Alang thinks that Jia Sidao may order Lu Wende to lead his troops into Shu. Does he have the courage?"
Li Xia said: "It's hard to say. If it were last year, I don't believe he would dare, but now..."
Yan Yunyun said: "He cares about Alang very much, it may not be impossible."
"Is there a possibility of war between Sichuan, Shu and Jinghu?"
"If this is the case, I'm afraid Mongolia will become powerful."
"I'm afraid we still can't predict the situation next year." Han Chengxu clapped his knees and sighed, "Anyway, we have to make preparations first."
The four of them talked for a while, and gradually felt that there wasn't much to say about Lin'an.
After all, the central response was too slow this time.
It is still more reliable to talk about governance under rule.
…
"It would still be inconvenient if I don't accept the payment."
Yan Yunyun said: "The original Huizi was the Jiaozi used by Shu merchants. There was little copper in Sichuan and Shu and there were many mountain roads. In the early Song Dynasty, iron money was used, and buying a piece of silk would cost hundreds of catties of iron money. Nowadays, business is not going well, so
It is barely feasible to mix ten and one hundred copper coins together, but it is not appropriate in the long run. Recently, a wealthy businessman wanted to buy one million catties of tea, and the price was 300,000 guan, but the negotiation was not possible because of the Sichuan-Sichuan Chu coin."
"Which wealthy businessman?"
"I don't want to reveal my name for the time being. I have sent a letter to Jiang Fan to send someone to investigate his details."
"Huizi is not worth anything, how is he going to pay for it?"
Yan Yunyun said: "Gold and Silver Pass, I heard that more than thirty wealthy businessmen from Zhejiang and Huguang jointly set up a bank to store gold and silver, and withdraw money with the Gold and Silver Pass. The workmanship is complex, difficult to forge, and it has a secret title.
.”
Han Qi'an said: "Is it similar to Wang Changyi's friendship two hundred years ago?"
"Yes. They asked the commander-in-chief if they would be allowed to set up banks in Sichuan and Sichuan and use gold and silver as banknotes. The advantage is that they can travel to Huguang and Zhejiang, and they can pay business taxes every year..."
Li Xia pondered.
He certainly knows about money and banking, but he doesn't do it now because it's not suitable.
Sichuan and Shu only have such a small population, and they have no name for issuing banknotes. Once they issue banknotes, they will be cut off from the Song Dynasty and will be difficult to develop.
In addition, now is the time when the people have the least trust in money, and there are not enough reserves of gold and silver, so it is extremely easy to be ransacked, causing the entire situation in Sichuan and Shu to collapse instantly.
And this gold and silver seal is like someone handing you a pillow when you are dozing off.
It can not only circulate throughout the country, but also attract a large amount of gold and silver to flow into Sichuan and Shu.
"It's not urgent, let me think about it."
"Alang, what are your concerns?"
"I don't worry." Li Xia said: "I will never worry if the banknotes and reserve gold and silver are in the hands of others."
Yan Yunyun said: "I have a plan, maybe I can lure them here first..."
"I know what you want to say, let someone find out their details before we talk..."
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