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The couple reunited after a long separation, and both had experienced a lot. One had experienced life and death, and the other had experienced childbirth, enemy attacks, and domestic affairs.

It's like there's endless things to talk about, and I don't feel thirsty, I can just keep chatting.

They talked about children, family in Guangzhou, what happened when Ling Moxiao was in the Northern Frontier, the development of Youzhou in the past two years, and the new order implemented by Shen Dongsu in the past.

There is also the matter of Chang'an, but Ling Moxiao doesn't seem to care much about the fight between the Crown Prince and the King of Wu. He agrees with Shen Dongsu. No matter how you fight in Chang'an, just don't get involved in Youzhou.

He was most interested in what Dong Su said about how to sinicize the northern border.

He also didn't want to conquer the northern border with great difficulty, only to see the Tartars come back from the north of the vast sea and grow stronger again after eight or ten years.

The land in the northern border has been repeating this cycle for thousands of years: when a foreign race rises and prospers, they go south to fight the Han people.

After the Han people were repelled, there was peace for a hundred or eighty years. Then another foreign race rose up and prospered, and continued to move south to attack the Han people.

They seemed to yearn for the Han people's territory from the bottom of their hearts, but the Han people did not like nomadic life and did not yearn for that land.

As a result, every time we conquered the enemy, we would then support another weaker tribe, have them pay tribute to us and herd our livestock for us. But after a few decades, the war would repeat itself.

History is a circle that repeats itself over and over again.

Shen Dongsu’s opinion is that just like the construction of the northern border, the military and civilians should be integrated in building the land of the northern border by building a corps.

In addition, for the foreigners in that land, they adopted the approach of making use of women, increasing the power of female tribal leaders, and trading and integrating with them.

Female tribesmen can curb wars to a limited extent and suppress the tribesmen's warlike nature. In addition, they can encourage the wealthy merchants, nobles, and nobles of Daxia to build the northern border.

This is very easy. Jiang Hong presented gifts before, and the people of Chang'an saw with their own eyes that the northern border was not just a place for raising sheep and horses, but also a place with countless treasures.

Only when more Han people take root in that land will that land be completely sinicized.

Then let’s talk about the most important point, which is why nomadic people always go south to plunder?

If other people heard this question, they would just laugh at the princess's ignorance. Isn't this obvious?

They did not have enough food, and many slaves would starve to death every winter. In order to feed their subordinates, they could only plunder the Han people before the cold winter came.

Ling Moxiao did not answer like this, but after a long silence, he said:

"I know Dongsu's plan. You want to use the caravan to help them sell cattle, sheep, herbs, minerals and other resources, and then exchange them for food, salt, tea and other daily necessities. Is that right?"

"But if we do that, wouldn't that be like raising a tiger to cause trouble? With no shortage of food, their population will increase dramatically, and they will have more soldiers."

"It would be fine if they could continue to be supported by business, but if one day business is not enough to support them, they will go south to plunder more fiercely."

Shen Dongsu chuckled and said, "It is said that we Han people are the best at raising and planting animals in the world. We can raise ferocious wild boars and wolves for a few generations and turn them into domestic dogs and pigs."

“When people are hungry, they will even risk their lives for a bite of food, but once they are full, they will not want to move.”

"I heard from the foreigners in the jungle that they used to train five-year-old children to fight wild beasts. Because their living environment was too harsh, eight-year-old boys had to be treated as adults."

"But now, they are reluctant to let their children go out for training in the snow and ice. Because they have enough food and are not afraid of wild animals coming to their door."

"A tiger cub is raised by humans for several generations. If it is released back into the forest, it would be good if it doesn't starve to death, let alone become the king of the forest."

"Some birds are kept in cages. Not only do they forget to fly south before winter, but they also forget to fly."

"Your Highness has thought a lot, but he has not thought about human nature. Foreigners are also human beings, and human beings will change."

"If you don't believe me, Your Highness, go and take a look at the families of the founding generals in Chang'an. Which of their ancestors didn't win the battles with military exploits? And what about their children and grandchildren now?"

"Haha, there are not many people who can compare to Chen Xingyao."

Ling Moxiao nodded gently and chuckled, "Let's not talk about the Northern Frontier for now. It is my responsibility to conquer the Northern Frontier, and how to govern it is your majesty's concern."

Shen Dongsu sighed in her heart. She knew that Ling Moxiao still felt that his ideas were too naive. She could understand that.

After all, in his previous life, the fifty-six ethnic groups were one family, and he knew how big this world was.

But in Ling Moxiao's opinion, that piece of land will only breed enemies. We don't need to be merciful to the enemies. We just need to suppress and eliminate them.

Moreover, the world he knew was the Central Plains and the northern border. As for Jiaozhi in the south, India where Buddhism originated, or small countries such as Goryeo and Wa, they were nothing.

Shen Dongsu felt that it was time to take out that thing, the thing she had been waiting for the right time to give to Ling Moxiao.

She gently rolled up the map of Youzhou on the wall, which was a special wall covering she had made using the same method as Venetian blinds.

Then, a map of the same size appeared behind it, but it was a map that Ling Moxiao had never seen before and could not recognize at all.

It was almost entirely blue ocean, with only a few patches of land roughly marked with lines.

But Ling Moxiao's heart beat wildly instinctively, and he even ignored Dabao in his arms who was pulling his hair.

At this moment, he felt as if Dong Su was revealing a secret, which made him excited and worried.

"This is?"

Shen Dongsu picked up Xiaobao and said with a chuckle, "Your Highness Prince Ling, please take a look at the real world!"

……

It took a whole afternoon to explain what this map represented. Dabao and Xiaobao fell asleep in their arms, and Ling Moxiao refused to let the nanny hold them.

Instead, I put them on the crawling mat in the outer room and covered them with a blanket for the two little ones to sleep on.

Dong Su felt more at ease with the child sleeping in front of him, and the two of them could chat longer.

"You mean, this palm-sized place is the entire Daxia? This...worm is Japan?"

"There are so many lands and countries overseas, and is there such a large territory north of the Northern Frontier?"

……

Ling Moxiao once again had thousands of questions in an instant. Shen Dongsu patiently explained them one by one, and even explained why the Jiang family had not encountered any natural disasters during their sea voyages in recent years.

Because she gave the Jiang family a detailed nautical chart, as long as they followed the correct route, they could avoid the windy season.

"What I want to tell you, Your Majesty, is that this world is very big. Our enemy right now is the Northern Frontier, but perhaps by the time our descendants arrive, the enemy will be from even more distant places."

"And the sooner we can sinicize the small countries near Daxia, the better it will be for our future generations."

Ling Moxiao looked at the map, and suddenly held Dong Su's shoulders with a worried look on his face, and said anxiously:

"You, if you tell me this, will it be disadvantageous to you?"

Shen Dongsu was confused. What does this mean?

Ling Moxiao seemed afraid to speak too softly, and whispered in her ear:

"If you reveal the secret, you will be punished by God. You, tell me this big secret, what will happen to you?"

Shen Dongsu finally understood what he meant. She thought it was funny at first. Do you think I'm a fairy on earth?

He was punished by God for leaking the secret. How can a rough version of the world map be considered a secret?

But Ling Moxiao's seriousness made her unable to laugh, and she even felt warm in her heart.

So when I was worried that you would be seduced by the power of Chang'an, you actually had such concerns?

In other words, Ling Moxiao had discovered her uniqueness a long time ago, but he was always afraid of the "secret" question, so he never asked.

Mr. Pang, Li Nianyu and others would be curious about what she mentioned. Where did the princess, a peasant girl, learn these skills?

But Ling Moxiao never seemed curious. As long as she pushed it to that mysterious master, he would accept it.

Shen Dongsu took a step forward, hugged his waist, rubbed her head in his arms, and said gently:

"Don't worry, I won't be punished by God."

Suddenly, she thought of another thing and added, "But if there is one thing I fail to complete, I will be punished by God!"

Ling Moxiao was shocked and asked hurriedly, "What's the matter? Dong Su, tell me quickly. No matter what it is, I will do it for you even if it costs my life!"

Shen Dongsu smiled with emotion, stepped forward and pointed at the 'Chong Island' on the map and said: "This is the place"

"I used to think that my greatest mission in life was to spread medical skills, recruit disciples, write books and open a clinic. Later, I thought that my mission was to work with you to build the northern border and drive out the Tartars."

"And now, for the rest of my life, I have only one wish, which is to destroy this country and make this nation disappear completely in the long river of history!"

"If we can't drive it away and swallow it, we will completely sinicize it!"

When Ling Moxiao saw her talking about Japan, her hatred even exceeded her hatred for the Tartars in the northern border. Although he didn't understand, his wife's wish was his wish.

When he thought about not being able to help her achieve her goal, or really being punished by God, he wanted to expedition to this island immediately.

Because of the appearance of this map and Dong Su's desire to destroy Japan, Prince Ling's Mansion closed its doors to visitors for only two days.

On the third day, Ling Moxiao went to the military camp with Mr. Pang and others to inspect the construction of warships and watch naval training. At the same time, he asked Jia Si and Chen Li to report the situation in Goryeo in detail.

Mr. Pang was very puzzled as to why the prince did not focus on domestic affairs as soon as he came back. He even talked to the prince about the northern nobles, but the prince directly said that they were all trivial matters.

When talking about the power struggle in Chang'an, the prince said it had nothing to do with Youzhou, but he was very concerned about the unimportant situation in Goryeo.

The princess has said before that the Goryeo issue cannot be rushed, and we need to give our navy at least a few years to grow.

He felt that the most important thing the prince should do now was to take advantage of the great victory in the northern border to ask the court for more power to build up the army.

We have suppressed the nobles in the northern border and made them dare not have second thoughts. The northern border is completely under the control of the prince, and we will secretly send our people to the Central Plains.

In this way, even if the prince does not return to Chang'an to compete for merit, he will have the capital to compete with the prince and the king of Wu in the future.

Unexpectedly, the prince suddenly became uninterested in these things. No, it should be said that he thought these were trivial matters.

The real big thing is to destroy Goryeo and punish Japan.

This... Even though Mr. Pang felt that he was quite intelligent, he could not understand why the prince acted this way.

Well, if he knew, Ling Moxiao was worried that his wife would "reveal the secret", and would be punished by God if he could not fulfill her wish.

That's why he cares so much about the destruction of a few small island countries. I wonder if Mr. Pang will lose his mentality?

In fact, in addition to Dong Su, after looking at the world map, Ling Moxiao also felt that it was a waste of time to focus on his own little piece of land.

That’s right. He used to think that Daxia was the center of heaven and earth. All the land under heaven belonged to the king. Wherever the sun and the moon shone and wherever the rivers flowed, they were all Han land.

I only now realize that compared to the real world, Daxia is too small.

He used to laugh at the local nobles who were trying so hard to fight for land and power. But now that he thought about it, compared to the rest of the world, what he and the prince did was no different from what the nobles did.

Previously, he was worried that if the Northern Frontier was defeated, the world would be at peace from then on, and soldiers would no longer have the opportunity to gain military merit, so he had to reduce the number of troops.

Now I know that there are still so many places waiting for our soldiers to conquer. Just like Dong Su said, maybe our enemies in the future will come from the other side of the sea.

My little baby is so well-behaved and cute, how can I let her experience war? Let her father, me, take control of the world and truly make all the lands that the sun and the moon shine on belong to the Han people.

Let my Xiaobao be the most noble woman in the world.

Men are like this, when he thinks he has conquered the strongest enemy, he will relax and want to hug his wife and children and take a long rest at home.

But when he knew there was a bigger world waiting for him to conquer, he immediately became excited.

He had put the map away and told Dong Su not to show it to anyone.

Shen Dongsu certainly knew how serious this was. If she had not failed to convince Ling Moxiao about the Northern Frontier issue, she would not have shown it to Ling Moxiao this time.

She planned to wait until she insisted on attacking Japan and encountered too many people opposing it, and then she would take out this map and show it to Ling Moxiao.

Those weird words she said to Ling Moxiao were not all just random talk, they were indeed what she had been thinking all along.

Why was she able to be resurrected in the body of her original owner in a different time and space after her death? Why is there such a thing as time travel? Does she have a mission?

When she had little ability, she didn't dare to think too much. Now that she has this ability, the children of the flower-growing family will naturally not let go of that small island country.

For the rest of her life, she will do her utmost to destroy Japan as she said!

Shen Dongsu had no objection to Ling Moxiao going out to work every day, but she didn't expect Dabao and Xiaobao to react so strongly.

Even though Daddy has only been back for a few days, they have already gotten used to his presence. Every time Ling Moxiao goes out, Dabao would howl for a long time.

Ling Moxiao said reluctantly that he might as well take Dabao to the military camp with him. It wouldn't hurt for boys to practice martial arts early anyway.

Shen Dongsu was speechless. "Brother, how old should one be if one says it's early?" Your son is not even one year old yet!

I didn’t give birth to a genius baby! As of now, the eldest child has good physical strength and the youngest child has early language development. At most, they are smart, but they are far from geniuses.

Since his wife didn't allow him to bring the child to work, Ling Moxiao could only go home early or summon officials to his house to discuss matters.

After the princess brought her baby to discuss matters, now even the prince brought his baby to discuss matters.

Officials in Youzhou City felt that they had become accustomed to it.

It is said that what goes up must come down, and it does work. It is said that now fathers in Youzhou City are willing to play with their children more.

It is said that Princess Ling said this, it is called "early education" or "parent-child". In short, the more parents spend with their children, the smarter the children will be.

His Royal Highness Prince Ling's happy home life was soon disrupted because Chen Xingyao came with the imperial edict.

This time, Chen Xingyao did not dare to meet Princess Ling. Instead, he went to the military camp to convey the imperial edict. At the same time, he lived in the outer city and carefully approached Chen Luoxue to inquire.

Was the princess angry? Did she say she wanted to beat him to death?

Chen Luoxue was speechless. The princess is not unreasonable. You are just a messenger. What's the point of beating you?

It took only one year to conquer Goryeo. Isn't it obvious that the emperor is making things difficult for the prince? Is this really something that his own father would do?

Chen Xingyao was just about to say that one day when Princess Ling was in a good mood, he would bring more gifts and visit the palace.

He felt more at ease living in the outer city for the time being, but he didn't expect that he would be so unlucky. Another group of people from Chang'an arrived.

This batch of gifts was for Prince Ling. In addition to the Emperor's reward, there were gifts from various nobles given to the young princes and princesses on jade plates, as well as a big gift specially sent by the Queen Mother for Prince Ling.

The Queen Mother said that Prince Ling had few offspring. Princess Ling had only given birth to one son and one daughter after marrying into the palace for so many years.

Prince Ling made great contributions in pacifying the northern border, and he should have more offspring after returning. It is said that Prince Ling's palace has only one concubine, and the positions of four concubines and eight noble concubines are all vacant.

Prince Ling was specially rewarded with a concubine and four concubines, who were sent to Youzhou City together.

When Chen Xingyao first heard that they were here to deliver gifts to the palace, he thought that this was a good opportunity for him to redeem himself, so he stepped forward with a smile to lead the way.

When I was brought to the palace, I found out that not only were there gifts but also beauties as a gift. I was so sweaty that I sweated profusely down my neck.

Shen Dongsu narrowed her eyes slightly and said to Chen Xingyao with a smile: "Not bad! Master Chen always brings surprises to this princess!"

"My Lord has returned to Youzhou for half a month, and has never come to visit the palace. It turns out that he is waiting for the beauty!"

Chen Xingyao cried out in injustice. He didn't hear any news at all when he was in Chang'an. If he had known that the Queen Mother was going to give Prince Ling a beauty, he would have definitely come and report it to Princess Ling the first time.

Unfortunately, these words were not convincing. Shen Dongsu didn't believe it at all. In front of Chen Xingyao, he asked Yue Jian to pinch a walnut, take out the whole kernel and hand it to Chen Xingyao.

He said with a smile: "Compare them and see which one is bigger, your brain or this nut."

Chen Xingyao looked at the nut seriously for a long while before he realized that the princess was scolding him for being brainless.

No, it's because the brain is small, not even as big as a walnut kernel.

Chen Xingyao: ...I am so wronged! I really didn't know anything about it!