The 15-strong Western Expeditionary Army is still stationed in Jingzhou, waiting for the court to send a new marching chief.

If Li Wangyou quit, it would really give Li Er a headache.

After Cheng Yaojin laughed, he also thought of this matter.

"Your Majesty, now that Yanling Princess is pregnant, I'm afraid Ziyou, a bastard, doesn't want to go to the Western Regions at this time."

Li Er nodded, and heaved a long sigh: "That's right, I thought of this just now, hey, this is troublesome."

He shook his head again: "Forget it, no matter what, today is also a day of great joy for Ziyou. Let's discuss this matter after he gets married."

Cheng Yaojin and the others could only nod silently and stopped talking about it.

Li Wangyou rushed to the Lizheng Hall, and without waiting for the servant girl to understand, he wanted to rush into the hall, but almost bumped into Empress Changsun.

"Ziyou, you are going to be a father, why are you still so irritable?" Empress Changsun stretched out her slender fingers, tapped Li Wangyou's head lightly, and cursed with a smile.

Li Wangyou didn't still have the cleverness of the past at this moment, he just grinned stupidly: "Yes, yes, aunt taught me a lesson. Hehe, aunt, is Changqing okay?"

Empress Changsun gave him a white look: "Changqing is inside, you go in now, don't be careless anymore, be careful to hurt the child."

"Yes, yes, my nephew understands." After getting permission from the eldest grandson empress, Li Wangyou immediately ran into the hall...

Not to mention how happy Li Wangyou and Su Changqing were, and how Li Wangyou was at a loss. In short, it was a lively and lively wedding. Because of Su Changqing's pregnancy, everything was kept simple.

The wedding process of sitting on the saddle, laying the geese, covering the knees, going around the car, and blocking the car was just a formality. Li Er and Empress Changsun asked Li Wangyou to carefully help Su Changqing into the car, which was considered to have completed the process of welcoming the bride.

After the wedding car arrived at Li's Mansion in Kaihuafang, the old housekeeper Li Heng and others were even more ecstatic when they learned that their mistress was pregnant.

And at the wedding banquet this day, Li Wangyou was unsurprisingly poured unconscious again by the guests who came to congratulate her...

After Li Wangyou and Su Changqing got married, after two days of excitement, Li Wangyou slowly recovered from the ecstasy.

But Li Wangyou's first thought was the same as Li Er's guess, this guy doesn't want to go to the Western Regions...

Su Changqing is now two months pregnant, in other words, in more than eight months, he will be able to be a father.

At a time like this, letting him abandon his wife and son and run to the Western Regions would kill him.

From Chang'an to the Western Regions, it would take two months to go back and forth even with a fast horse, not to mention the slower marching of the army.

That is to say, as long as Li Wangyou takes over as the general manager of the Western Expedition Army, not only will he not be able to see the birth of his own child, but he will not even be able to wait for him to come back, and the child will be able to eat soy sauce.

However, he has already issued an imperial decree for his appointment as the chief officer of the march, which is a certainty.If he, Li Wangyou, refuses to go, he will have his head chopped off.

Even if Li Er was reluctant to chop off his head, it was impossible not to punish him.

Li Wangyou was in a dilemma, but he didn't know what to do.

On the third day after the big wedding, Li Wangyou was secretly thinking about what kind of perfect excuse he should find in the mansion to prevaricate the matter, when the old housekeeper Li Heng knocked on the door of the study room.

"Lang Jun, there is a visitor..."

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Li Wangyou was distraught, he was not in the mood to meet any guests, he replied impatiently: "Is it Cheng Chumo and the others? Tell them, I am unwell today, it is not suitable to see guests, let them go back."

Li Heng also knew what his lord was worrying about, so he hesitated for a while and continued, "Your lord, it's Duke Yu who's visiting."

Yu Shinan?

If Yu Shinan had something to do with him, he should be ordered to invite him to Yu Shinan's mansion in Chang'an City. This is the etiquette he should have as a junior.

It's not a holiday, so why did Yu Shinan come to Dingzhou Village without hesitation?

Li Wangyou was absent-minded for a moment, and immediately understood Yu Shinan's purpose.

It must be that Li Er had seen through his little thoughts, and was afraid that he would play some tricks and refused to go to the Western Regions, so he invited Yu Shinan to be a lobbyist.

Li Wangyou couldn't help smiling wryly.

Yu Shinan and him are both teachers and friends, and he is also an old man whom he respects very much. If Yu Shinan asks, he really can't refuse.

But since Yu Shinan had already visited the door, he naturally had no reason to avoid it.

Li Wangyou sighed, and stood up helplessly: "I'll go to meet Duke Yu."

After inviting Yu Shinan into the living room to take a seat, and ordering the maid to serve tea and snacks, Yu Shinan looked at Li Wangyou with a smile.

"Ziyou, why are you so sad? But the old man took the liberty to come here and disturb Ziyou?"

Li Wangyou quickly shook his head: "What is Yugong talking about? Don't laugh at me, Yugong. How can Yugong not know why I am troubled?"

"Haha, Ziyou still has such a love for children, I didn't think of it! Sure enough, His Majesty expected it. Ziyou, you are so lazy, you must be reluctant to go because the Yanling princess is pregnant. Assuming the post of Chief Chief of the Western Expedition Army, is the old man wrong?"

Li Wangyou nodded silently.

He really didn't want to go to the Western Regions at this time.

Perhaps in the eyes of Tang people, whether it is a wife or a concubine, it is not that important.It is even more impossible to give up the public office assigned by the court just because his wife is pregnant.

Li Wangyou's thinking is really a bit "deviant".

But for Li Wangyou, it would be too irresponsible and scumbag for him not to be by his wife's side during her pregnancy, or even to be there when her child was born.

What's more, this era is different from later generations.

For a woman to give birth, it is like crossing the gate of hell. Even in the royal family, there are not a few concubines in the harem who die of dystocia under the care of famous doctors from the Shang Yao Bureau.

Under such circumstances, how could he rest assured?

Even if Su Changqing gave birth smoothly, he would not miss the growth of his child.

These are basically two different views, but it is difficult to explain to Yu Shinan.

Yu Shinan smiled and said: "Ziyou, you should be clear about what it means to be public and forget your private interests. Dayu came to control the flood three times but never entered the house, and Zhuge Kongming died after his dedication. They are all role models for our generation."

The old man took a sip of tea, and continued, "Ziyou, you are only in the weaker years, but His Majesty does not look down on you because you are young. How important is it to be the commander of the Western Expedition Army? Your Majesty is willing to entrust 15 soldiers to you." Ziyou, how can Ziyou abolish the public because of personal interests? Scholars are for those who know you, and women are for those who please you. Your Majesty treats Ziyou as a national official, and Ziyou should repay Your Majesty as a national official!"

Yu Shinan's eloquence was naturally good, and what he said left Li Wangyou speechless.

Although he might not agree with Yu Shinan's great principles in his heart, but in Tang Dynasty, he couldn't ignore Yu Shinan's words.

"Yu Gong, I understand all these reasons, I just don't worry about my wife and children at home..." Li Wangyou explained with Ai Ai Qiqi.

"Ziyou can rest assured. His Majesty has already said that more palace officials will be sent to Ziyou's mansion to take care of Yanling Princess. In addition, Liu Fengyu will also stay in Ziyou's mansion to take care of the princess. In addition, Daoist Sun will If it's close by, then what's there for Ziyou to worry about?"

"I..." Li Wangyou was at a loss for words, not knowing how to answer.

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