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Chapter 114: Attack Shu! Attack Shu! Attack Shu!

The next two days.

Li Yi took advantage of his honeymoon to stay at home and accompany Fu Er Niang.

As a husband, you can't just abandon your wife and neglect her right after getting married.

What's more, Fu Er Niang came from far away to marry into a strange new environment. Apart from Li Yi, she didn't know anyone.

Although the marriage with the Fu family was indeed mixed with personal gain, it did not affect Li Yi's sincerity towards Fu Er Niang.

If you only want others to love you unilaterally but don't want to make any contribution yourself, no matter how deep the feelings are, they will not be able to withstand the test.

Li Yi didn't want to be hypocritical to the person beside him... If a person really reaches this point, then he will be close to madness and destruction.

This afternoon.

Li Yi and Fu Erniang went to the outskirts of Tokyo to see off their elder brother-in-law Fu Zhaoxin.

Fu Zhaoxin came to Tokyo mainly for three reasons: to send his bride off, to pay taxes, and to pay a visit to the emperor and empress.

Since everything has been done, there is naturally no need for him to stay in Tokyo for long.

Under a thatched hut outside Tokyo.

Fu Zhaoxin patted Li Yi's shoulder and said half-jokingly, "Brother Yi, you must treat my second sister well. If you ever wrong her, I will definitely come to Tokyo to find you and ask for your punishment."

Li Yi nodded and said seriously, "Don't worry, brother. If I ever make Second Mother cry, you don't have to come in person. I will go to Daming Mansion and apologize to my father-in-law and you."

Fu Zhaoxin smiled and said, "I feel relieved with what Brother Yi said."

As he spoke, he looked at Fu Erniang beside him and said, "Second sister, you are married now, so don't be as willful as you were at home. Live a good life with Yi Ge'er."

Fu Erniang had a sad face. Thinking that her father and brother would not be around in the future and she didn't know when they would see each other again, she felt very upset.

But she still forced a smile and said, "Brother, why are you nagging like father now? I'm not a three-year-old child anymore..."

However, as she spoke, she couldn't hold back her tears and they began to drip from her eyes.

"My father is old, and I can't be by his side to fulfill my filial duty. I hope you can take care of him and ask him to drink less..."

Fu Erniang wiped her eyes and was about to say something else when someone suddenly hugged her waist.

"Sister, I can't bear to leave you... Woohoo, I don't want to go back. I want to stay in Tokyo with Sister."

Fu Liumei nestled in Fu Erniang's arms, pouting as if she was about to cry.

Fu Erniang raised her hand and tapped her sister's forehead, saying unhappily, "You said you wanted to come to Tokyo to see your bride off, and I spoke well of this to father on your behalf, and he agreed. Now you're pushing it further, aren't you?"

As she said this, she pushed Fu Liumei away from her arms.

"Humph, you have a brother-in-law in Tokyo, and the Queen to play with you, but now you don't want me as your sister... Woohoo, I'm so pitiful, I'm just a silly girl that no one wants."

"You also know that you are a silly girl?"

Being disturbed by Fu Liumei's disturbance actually diluted a lot of the sadness of parting.

"Brother Yi, Second Sister, just send it here. We'll talk next time we meet."

Fu Zhaoxin bowed, said no more, and immediately got on his horse.

Li Yi returned the greeting and said, "Brother, take care. Please forgive me for not being able to see you off."

Fu Zhaoxin nodded and then urged Fu Liumei to get on the carriage.

Reluctantly, Fu Liumei boarded the carriage.

Just as the team was about to set off, the little girl suddenly poked her head out and shouted at Li Yi, "Brother-in-law, remember to bring me fun things next time you come."

Li Yi nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, brother-in-law will remember this."

Only then did Fu Liumei retract her head contentedly.

"I think Sixth Sister isn't reluctant to leave me, but rather you, her brother-in-law." Fu Erniang chuckled. "She broke those two wooden birds you brought her last time in just a few days. She even cried out of sadness."

"Really..." Li Yi couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

What does it mean that a sister-in-law can’t bear to leave her brother-in-law?

This sounded strange... but seeing that Fu Erniang didn't look unusual, Li Yi felt that his thoughts were a little dirty.

At this time, Fu Erniang suddenly said, "My brother and sixth sister are gone, and my eldest sister is staying in the palace so I can't see her. From now on, I only have my husband to rely on."

Li Yi turned his head and saw that Fu Erniang's eyes were a little confused.

He reached out and held Fu Erniang's soft hand, and whispered to her in comfort, "As long as I'm here, I will never let you suffer even the slightest injustice."

Hearing this, Fu Erniang hummed softly, leaned against Li Yi's arms, and murmured, "I always feel like I've waited all these years just for you to marry me."

"Perhaps it's true, as my husband said, that it takes a thousand years to cultivate the ability to sleep together... If there is a previous life, we must have been husband and wife, so in this life, you and I are waiting to meet each other."

……

The joy of intimacy is always short-lived.

In troubled times, war is the main theme of everything.

May 11th.

The Later Zhou court finally decided on the candidate for the second attack on Shu——

Wang Jing, the governor of Fengxiang, was appointed concurrently as the commander-in-chief of the Southwest Camp, and Xiang Xun, the governor of Zhen'an, was appointed concurrently as the commander-in-chief of the Camp's Army.

Li Yi, the commander of the cavalry in front of the palace, also served as the commander of the cavalry and infantry in the field camp and the chief commander of the vanguard.

The guest envoy Zan Jurun accompanied the army on the expedition and was in charge of diplomacy and logistics.

The emperor adopted the advice of prime ministers such as Wang Pu and did not remove Wang Jing, Xiang Xun and Zan Jurun.

However, with the strong recommendation of Zhang Yongde, the commander-in-chief of the Palace Front Department.

In addition to the original generals who led the western expedition to Qin, Feng and other four states, one more person was added: Li Yi, the commander of the cavalry in front of the palace.

In fact, Zhang Yongde's recommendation was just a matter of course.

The main reason why Li Yi was appointed as the deputy general of the Western Expedition was that he took the initiative to seek it.

For this purpose, he specially submitted a memorial to the emperor, explaining his suggestions and ideas on attacking Shu.

He even issued a military order in the memorial: Qin, Feng and other four states must be captured within two months.

Li Yi was actually putting himself on the fire by doing this... If he could capture the city, there would be no problem. Even if it took an extra ten days or half a month, the emperor wouldn't mind too much.

At worst, the merits and demerits will offset each other.

But if they fail, the responsibility will definitely fall on Li Yi. After all, he has already said it, so who else should take the blame if not him?
Many people in the court had complaints about Li Yi's issuance of the military order, thinking that he was too arrogant.

Even his sworn brothers were a little worried.

However, Li Yi also had his own difficulties. After careful consideration, he felt that if he did not take this gamble, he would definitely not get the task of attacking Shu.

Ultimately, it is due to historical deviations.

The first attack on Shu was a disgraceful defeat, so the emperor forcibly suppressed the opposition and insisted on launching a second attack on Shu.

But the problem is that there are always two or three things to do. If the attack on Shu gets stuck in a quagmire, it will cause a lot of trouble later.

Therefore, the second attack on Shu could only be victory and not defeat.

In this case, to be on the safe side, the emperor will definitely give priority to veterans.

After all, Li Yi is still too young. Everyone recognizes his ability to charge into battle, but attacking Shu cannot be achieved by bravery alone.

So Li Yi could only impress the emperor with his desperate determination.

As expected, with the assistance of Zhang Yongde, Chai Rong quickly agreed to Li Yi's participation in the war and directly gave him the title of deputy general.

Of course, every disadvantage has its advantages.

Li Yili issued a military order, stating that if he could win a good battle even though everyone was not optimistic about it, he would win.

That means something different...

(End of this chapter)