When Zhao Ye opened his eyes the next day, he found that he was still resting his head on a strong arm.

When she looked up, she saw her husband's sleeping face. He is always as handsome no matter when she looks at him, Zhao Ye thought to herself.

Her heart was filled with sweetness, and she moved her body closer to Li Shao, burying her face in his chest, intending to continue sleeping for a while.

Suddenly he realized that something was wrong. Usually, when he woke up, his husband would have already gotten up and gone to work.

Today is not the day for my husband to take a rest, so I hurriedly pushed Li Shao and said, "My husband, don't sleep anymore. Get up quickly. You still have to be on duty today. Don't be late."

In fact, when Zhao Ye woke up and rubbed Li Shao's chest, Li Shao woke up. Seeing that Zhao Ye kept calling him to get up, he had to raise his hands and hug him in his arms.

She buried her head in his neck again, smelling his body fragrance, and whispered, "I'm taking a day off today and tomorrow, so I don't have to go on duty. I didn't tell you because it was too late yesterday. Be good, let's sleep a little longer."

"Ah? Why are you taking a day off all of a sudden? And for two days?"

Could something have happened? Zhao Ye pushed the big head buried in his neck, "Husband, explain it clearly before going to sleep. Is there something wrong? You suddenly need to take a rest."

Zhao Ye was no longer sleepy. Seeing this, Li Shao thought that he would have to tell it sooner or later anyway, so it's better to tell it early.

He raised his body, leaned against the head of the bed, held Zhao Ye in his arms, and said, "Nothing happened, but, Brother Ye, I have something to tell you."

"Yesterday the Emperor issued an order for me to go to Jiangmin County in Lingnan Province to suppress bandits. I will set off the day after tomorrow, so I was given two days off today and tomorrow."

"What? Suppress bandits! And we have to go all the way to Lingnan Province! Husband, this is too dangerous, can we not go?!"

Zhao Ye didn't expect that her husband would go to suppress some bandits so suddenly.

Suppressing bandits sounds very dangerous. Even though he is just a country boy, he has heard about how vicious those bandits are and how they kill people without blinking an eye.

Although she knew that her husband was very powerful, Zhao Ye still couldn't help but worry.

Li Shao smiled and ruffled his hair. "Little fool, you are talking nonsense again. The emperor has issued an imperial decree, how can I not go? Besides, it's easy to catch a little thief. Don't you believe in my strength?"

Zhao Ye, a native of Jing, certainly knew that the emperor's decree could not be changed, but out of concern for Li Shao he couldn't help but say that stupid thing.

"But...but...my husband, my husband, I know...I know you are powerful, but those bandits are inhumane. What if...I said what if, how are you going to let the three of us survive?" As she spoke, she couldn't control her tears and started to flow.

Li Shao immediately hugged him tightly and wiped away the tears from his eyes gently. "My dear Ye brother, don't cry. My heart will break if you cry. You have to believe me. I can kill all those bandits by myself. Moreover, the emperor has given me two thousand elite soldiers to fight against the bandits this time."

"After arriving in Jiangmin County, the local officials and soldiers stationed there will also have to obey my orders. Also, I am the chief commander and will not really fight with the bandits. I will just command the battle from the rear. I am the safest one, little fool."

Of course, these words were made up by Li Shao to coax Zhao Ye. As the main general, how could he hide behind?

Even if there was a general who only commanded from the rear and did not kill the enemy, it would never be Li Shao.

But in the current situation, he could only say this to comfort Ye Ge'er. If he didn't, after he set out to suppress the bandits, Ye Ge'er would have all sorts of worries at home. It would be better to let him feel at ease now.

"Really?" After hearing him say that, Zhao Ye felt much more relieved and stopped crying.

She sniffed, and with tears still hanging on her eyelashes, she stared at Li Shao's face, trying to see from his subtle expressions whether he was lying or not.

Li Shao's expression and eyes were very firm, and there was no sign that he was lying. Only then did Zhao Ye feel completely relieved.

Then she put her arms around Li Shao's neck, put her face on his chest, and said in a muffled voice: "Husband, let's make a deal. You will command from the rear. Don't fight with those bandits. Come back safely."

"Also, it doesn't matter if we don't take this position. It's better for us to return to Zhaojia Village and live a peaceful and happy life as a family. No wealth or glory is more important than you."

Don't accuse Zhao Ye of being selfish, disregarding the safety of the people and other soldiers, and just thinking about the safety of his own husband.

He is just an ordinary boy. He wants his husband, the father of his children, to be alive. He is not wrong.

Li Shao thought the same, so he felt even more sorry for him. He hugged him and comforted him, "Okay, it would be great if we can suppress the bandits this time. If not, and we can't make it in the capital, we can go back to Zhaojia Village, buy a large piece of land, become a landlord, and live a happy life."

"Hey, husband, our family is so rich now, we should buy all the surrounding villages."

"Almost. Everything is cheaper in the countryside."

"But Brother Ye, although there is no danger in going to suppress the bandits, it will take at least one or two months to go back and forth. I can't bear to part with you when I think about it~"

"My husband, I can't bear to leave you~"

"Then let's..."

"My husband..."

……

The intimacy between the two did not last long before it was interrupted by two little kids who rushed into the room and made a fuss about looking for Zhao Ye.

Looking at Li Shao's dark face, Shunzi, Taohua and two other servants kept apologizing to him and begging for mercy.

It was just that the two little masters were very strong and could run very fast, so they couldn't stop them at all, nor did they dare to stop them by force.

Li Shao knew that he couldn't blame them, so he didn't blame them too much. He waved his hand and told them to go away.

He turned around and looked at the two little devils who had interrupted his good deeds and were still pestering Zhao Ye and acting coquettishly. Thinking that he would not be able to see them for a month or two, he could no longer get angry.

He walked up to them, picked them up one by one, and kissed their little faces hard. "You two little troublemakers, after breakfast, I will take you three out. Today we will go shopping, buy things, listen to operas... have a good day."

When they heard they were going out to play, they hugged Li Shao's neck, kissed his face, and shouted happily: "Great, we're going out to play!"

"Dad is the best!"

"I want to eat candied haws."

"I want some too. I want some dragon beard cake too."

"I want to see the monkey show."

......

The two children kept chattering about what they were going to do soon, while Li Shao and Zhao Ye smiled at each other.

Li Shao wanted to spend the next two days with the three of them, and Zhao Ye believed what Li Shao had said before and thought that he would not be in danger, so he felt relieved and the family was happy.

As for Zheng Qian, he felt uncomfortable. He heard from somewhere that Li Shao was able to serve as the main commander in the suppression of bandits in Botu Mountain because his father recommended him to the emperor. He really couldn't understand why his father wanted to help Li Shao.

However, since he joined the Shenwu Army, he not only failed to make great achievements and become famous as he had imagined.

On the contrary, Li Shao was very famous in the army, and even many fools in their Yuwei Army admired him very much.

Now that he had such a good opportunity to gain military merit and establish his reputation, his father didn't think about him, but instead gave it to an outsider, the person he hated the most.

How could he not be angry! Although he was very afraid of his father, he still couldn't help but rush to his father and question him.

Instead, he was scolded by his father.

"You are such a fool! Do you know how powerful the bandits in Botu Mountain are? Botu Mountain is strategically located and easy to defend but difficult to attack. The bandits even built a lot of fortifications."

"And there are hundreds of them, all of them are extremely vicious, highly skilled in martial arts, and cruel and merciless."

"The local county magistrate and the stationed officers and soldiers are not good-for-nothings. They have failed to suppress the bandits many times. The last time the emperor sent troops to suppress the bandits, they were almost completely wiped out and the deputy general was even killed!"

"You still think this is a good opportunity to make a name for yourself? Are these bandits so easy to suppress? Have you ever led soldiers to fight in a war? Don't I know your abilities?! Do you want your mother and I to send you off before you die?!"

After being ridiculed and scolded by his father, Zheng Qian felt ashamed and his mind became clearer. "Dad, you recommended Li Shao because..."

"Humph! I already know about your little quarrel with him. It's all pointless disputes."

"As my son, I don't ask you to be like your older brother, but at least you should be more generous to me outside and not be so shameless."

"Otherwise, people will think that my youngest son, Zheng Yongchang, is just a person with no ability and who is jealous of others' talents."

Hearing his father not only comparing him with his older brother but also speaking so badly of him, Zheng Qian felt as if he had been slapped hard in the face and his face was burning.

But he could only clench his fists, lower his head and say, "Dad, I know."

"Okay, now that you know, go back to your room and reflect on yourself."

After Zheng Qian left, Zheng Yongchang couldn't help but shake his head and sighed deeply. How could his youngest son be so far behind his elder brother? It was really...

As for Li Shao, since he did not accept his recruitment, don't blame him for targeting him. The gang of bandits in Botu Mountain are not easy to deal with.

A boy from the country who had never led troops in battle, was just born with some strength, but he was far from being able to become a general.

He didn't believe that Li Shao could succeed in suppressing the bandits. It would be best if he died this time. However, even if he could come back alive, if the suppression of the bandits failed, the emperor would be furious, and his official career would be almost over.

Even if he could really succeed in suppressing the bandits, he still had to thank himself as his "Bo Le" who had the wisdom to recognize a hero and recommended him to be the leader.

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