Madam, She Has a Tender Heart

At night, her two sons came to her room carrying pillows and insisted on sleeping together with her.

Su Qingyu thought about it, she didn't know when mother and son would meet again after leaving, but after patting the bed, Dabao and Xiaobao jumped on it.

"mother……"

"Um?"

"My brother and I have discussed that after you leave, we will go to my grandfather in Raozhou."

"Ah?" When did you make this decision? Why didn't she know?

Su Qingyu looked at her two sons with a confused look on her face.

Seeing that his younger brother was only clinging to his mother, Dabao said: "Mom, I saw you taking uncle to the Northland, so we made this agreement. My uncle originally wanted to go to his grandfather to practice, but as soon as he heard that my mother was going to the Northland, he I went to the North with my mother. My brother and I also wanted to experience it, so we decided to go to my grandfather."

"You go to your grandfather's place, don't you want to study anymore? Don't you want to learn martial arts from Grandpa Ma?"

"My brother and I went to see Grandpa Ma, and Grandpa Ma also supported us. The world is so chaotic now, no one will come out to take the imperial examination after ten years of hard work, but martial arts examinations are organized everywhere. Grandpa Ma said, if we go to Rao Zhou, he also took Ma Zheng back to Raozhou. He lived with us in the Yue Prince's Mansion, and he still taught us. We could accompany our grandfather in normal times, and we could also follow him to the military camp to learn more.

Su Qingyu looked around blankly at her two sons.

Do children who are not yet ten years old think so long-term? You’re not even as tall as a horse, so you’re thinking about going to the military camp for training?

"Does Xiaobao think so too?"

Xiaobao buried his head in Su Qingyu's arms and said "hmm" in a humming voice.

Su Qingyu paused, this child must be secretly crying again.

She stroked his head and didn't speak for a while.

The mother and son lay quietly for a while, and then Su Qingyu said: "Okay, then when you go to Raozhou, you should stay well in Raozhou, don't run around, and listen to your grandfather and Grandpa Ma. Especially Dabao , Mom said you’re not allowed to go to Beidi, so you’re not allowed to go, did you hear that?”

"Mom, I know. I understand the importance."

"Be good. The two brothers should always be good to each other. If anything comes up, discuss it. If you can't solve the problem, go to your grandfather. Dabao should help your mother keep an eye on your brother. If Xiaobao is disobedient, you should teach him a lesson and write a letter. Tell mother, do you remember?"

"Mom! I'm good, I'm obedient."

"Well, Mom knows you are good. Mom just warned your brother for nothing."

Su Qingnao hugged her two sons and chatted all night before falling asleep at dawn.

The next day, Su Qing got up quietly, not daring to disturb the two children.

He covered them with quilts, kissed each of them on the forehead, and touched their little faces gently again and again. He sat steadily on the edge of the bed and looked at his two sons for a long time before getting up.

After saying goodbye to the family, Su Qingnao took Qingsong and others out of the village.

Mother Su stood at the door of the courtyard wiping tears and watching her go further and further away. Su's father also had tears in his eyes. How could the north be as stable as the south? This trip would be very peaceful.

My heart was filled with worry.

Qingxing also watched her brother and sister walk away with a look of reluctance. She also wanted to follow them out to practice, but her sister wouldn't let them.

"Go back." Su's father said to the family and turned around.

But they saw their two grandsons standing silently behind them, eyes fixed on their mother's back, and the brothers burst into tears.

Su Qingyu went all the way north, making up for the current situation on the way.

There is civil strife in the Liang Dynasty in the Central Plains. I was stabbed by my son, and my brothers chased and killed each other. The Jin State in the north sat on the mountain and watched the tigers fight, and from time to time it also annexed some small northern forces.

The Chu State in the south, which occupied the territory south of Jing, already had fifteen states and three towns in its hands. While the Min Kingdom was swallowing up the Nanping Army's territory, the Southern Han Dynasty was swallowing up the Jing Navy.

The Wu State has always been dissatisfied with the states that the Yue State swallowed up at the beginning, and secretly wanted to take them back. But how could Ma Mingwen agree?

Wu and Vietnam also had constant frictions.

In the first half of the year, Wu State captured Shengzhou, and Ma Mingwen was not idle either, capturing Shezhou. When the state of Wu wanted to seize Suzhou and Hangzhou, how could Ma Mingwen agree?

These two places are rich and prosperous. If they are captured by Wu, Yue will be constrained by Wu. Ma Mingwen personally led his troops and took over Suzhou and Hangzhou ahead of Yang Bi.

Yang Bi was so angry that he almost died. There is nothing he can do.

Ma Mingwen now has a strong army and strong support among the people, so he cannot go head-on. He had no choice but to go all the way north and capture Luzhou, Shouzhou and Guangzhou from the Liang Dynasty.

Lu Bocheng, who was originally looked down upon by the Liang Dynasty, first obtained Zhaozhou and Yizhou from Yan State, and then exchanged them for Jin State at a price of three million taels. Later, they captured Weizhou, Caozhou, and Xuzhou from the Liang Dynasty, but for some reason in the first half of last year, they lost Weizhou and Caozhou again.

Only Xuzhou is left in hand.

The Liang Dynasty thought that his situation was over, so they sent troops to deal with him. They just planned to wait for him to run out of ammunition and food, so that he could take Xuzhou back without spending a single soldier.

Unexpectedly, in the second half of last year, Lu Bocheng suddenly took 80,000 soldiers and horses all the way south, as if he was cheating, and captured Suzhou, Sizhou, Chuzhou, and Yangzhou in one go.

Liang Chao was caught off guard.

Liang Chao originally wanted to clean up his troops and deal with him, but he didn't expect that Liang Chao himself would be in chaos. The emperor did not act like an emperor, so the soldiers of the Liang Dynasty stood aside and watched, allowing Lu Bocheng to breathe.

Now in the whole of Jiangsu, only Runzhou, Jiangning, and Changzhou are left, trembling among a few big bosses.

If Wu Guo goes east, he can capture them. However, no matter how hard the Yue Kingdom worked to the north, the three states could be swallowed up. And Lu Bocheng continues to go south, maybe he can capture three more states.

These three states were attacked by three forces, which made everyone fearful and hesitant. They just wished that all the people could take boats to the sea and escape into the sea for their lives.

Why doesn't Lu Bocheng want these three states?

By taking these three states, he can be connected with the Yue State, and then he will be stable. But not long ago, he fell into the Liang Chao's plot and was hit by a poisonous arrow, almost unable to save him.

I lay in bed for more than half a month, unable to move.

All the men began to recuperate.

Su Qingyu was sitting on the rickety carriage, holding the map she got from her godfather, and analyzing the current situation in the world.

Nowadays, the Northland, the Central Plains, and the Southland are divided into three areas with clear boundaries. These separatist regimes all run the country with force, have no value in force, and cannot hold a stable position.

But if you just blindly kill and seize territory, without any historical and political strategies in mind, it may be difficult to maintain the normal operation of the territory.

Lu Bocheng now calls himself Zhenhai Jiedushi, and holds the land of five states in his hands. Among the forces in the south, he is considered the weakest. Among the five states in his hands, only Yangzhou is considered wealthy, and the other four states are economically weak even in modern times.

Lu Bocheng is a small town, and it is not easy to survive in the cracks.

Su Qingyao was also a little worried.