"Kunxing...my little princess...is also a mother." Liu Hongjian muttered and immediately grinned and took out a silver note of 100 taels from his waist.

"Old Gu takes it, everyone who sees you will have a share! I will come back first, and I will come here tomorrow for the wedding banquet!" Liu Hongjian stuffed the silver notes into Gu Jia's hands and said as he walked.

"You two are holding it too, I'm happy today! Hahaha!"

...

It was almost after You hour, and from the martial arts lecture hall to the Xishan Villa, Liu Hongjian almost hummed a song all the way. This was his fourth child.

He was only twenty-five years old, and in later generations he was struggling to save money in the steel jungle to buy a house, car, and marry a wife to save brides. But now his two sons, two daughters, and the eldest son are almost four years old.

He no longer has to worry about his son's future prospects. His money and relationships are two hundred years ahead of his peers' starting line.

When I entered the house, the lights were still on everywhere in the house, and the maid ran in and out in a particularly lively manner.

"Husband, you are finally here. Why are you not at home every time you give birth? Sister Jiuer cries in pain!" Yang Xue saw Liu Hongjian coming in a hurry, pulled him into the house and complained.

Giving birth is a big deal. For women at this time, it is like walking in front of the gates of hell. Sun Xiuxiu and her behind. Every time she gives birth to a child, Liu Hongjian is busy outside.

"If you are wrong with your husband, you are wrong with your husband. Xiaojiu, I feel wronged!" Liu Hongjian didn't have the heart to listen to his second wife's complaints. He is now full of children and his little princess. As soon as he reaches the bed, he holds Kunxing's hand.

The sweat on Kunxing's forehead had not subsided, and he looked at Liu Hongjian with a tired face.

"Husband, Kunxing gave birth to you a boy, please give him a name." Kunxing felt Liu Hongjian's concern and said with a smile.

"Ling Feng, Ling Yu, Ling Xue... The fourth brother called Ling Yun. My son has Ling Yun's ambitions and will become a great man in the future!" Liu Hongjian held Kun Xing's hand and kissed him.

"Husband, look at your sweat, wipe it!" Sun Xiuxiu took out her handkerchief and handed it to Liu Hongjian.

"Xiuxiu, go to the account to pay the silver. Everyone in the mansion will be rewarded with 100 taels!" Liu Hongjian took the handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said to Sun Xiuxiu.

This has become a routine for the Prince's Mansion, and it was the same when Sun Xiuxiu and Yang Xueshi were not short of money. Liu Hongjian was never vague, so that everyone in the Prince's Mansion was very conscientious.

Sun Xiuxiu responded and went to the account with Yang Xue. In the room, Li Xiangjun and Dong Xiaowan sat on the side to take care of him.

Both girls are from the water town in Jiangnan. This is the first time they spend the winter in the capital. They are extremely uncomfortable. Although they are about to start spring, each girl still has a hand stove. She is wearing three layers inside and three layers inside and three layers outside, so it is impossible to tell that Li Xiangjun is four months pregnant.

"When you see that you are all well, you will be at ease in your heart for your husband. After finishing your work in the court, you will definitely take you around the world and see the wonders of this world."

Liu Hongjian looked at Kunxing, then looked at Li Xiangjun and Dong Xiaowan, and said something for no reason.

But after saying this, he was a little depressed again. He said this to Sun Xiuxiu four years ago and to Yang Xue three years ago. Now a few years have passed, and he is still busy and confused every day.

The so-called traveling around the world is still just a dream.

"Husband is working hard for national affairs. All the people in the world are thinking about your husband's good!" Dong Xiaowan put down the hand stove and walked over gracefully to pinch Liu Hongjian's shoulders.

"Oh, when the child is full of the month, I'm afraid I'll have to go out for my husband again." Liu Hongjian sighed. Family affairs, national affairs, and world affairs, and everything is concerned. This is easy to say, but only when you do it can you feel heavy.

"Where are you going again, Husband?" Kunxing said softly, and the hand that Liu Hongjian held tightened.

"Go to Japan! I will come back as soon as possible!" Liu Hongjian said gently.

...

On the eighth day of March, the Dutch fleet headed north to Ningbo Prefecture. Local officials were not well prepared, which led to the Dutch landing here and killing more than 2,340 people. The whole court was shocked.

Although the Dutch were immediately expelled by the garrison of Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhu Cilang was still furious and not only killed the entire family of Ningbo prefect Zhang Shou, but also implicated hundreds of officials of all sizes.

On March 16, the Dutch fleet arrived at the sea outside Weihaiwei, Shandong and sent ships to provoke around Liugong Island, intending to force the Beiyang Navy to go out to the base to fight to the decisive battle. Deputy Admiral Qi Yuanfu refused to go to the battle, which aroused widespread dissatisfaction among the local people.

On that night, the second assistant to the cabinet, Han Yu, visited the Prince's Mansion.

"Your Majesty, I don't know if you want to say anything or not." Han Yu was well maintained. Although he was in his early sixties, he was still energetic and steadily.

"What should I say or not? If I say or not, wouldn't it be uncomfortable if I say or not? Let me listen, let me listen." Liu Hongjian knew that Han Yu must have been due to the recent provocation of the Netherlands, and urged him.

"Foreign countries have been attacking, and the coastal invasion has been more than two months. People around the coast are in panic all day long. The memorials handed over by officials from all over the country are so harsh to you on the cabinet and the prince. You should know this, right?"

Han Yu naturally would not bring Zhu Cilang with him, and only talked about the cabinet and Liu Hongjian.

"Of course I know about this matter. Haven't we discussed it? The Ming Dynasty is getting more and more defending but not attacking at the moment." Liu Hongjian frowned.

Throughout history, the people have been the most blind followers. They may be kind or simple, but when they are really in front of a great enemy, they will be the first to question, question the government's inaction and the court's undue responsibility, which will put them in danger.

They will not consider any long-term plans, nor will they care about who has done anything for them, or even forget the life-saving food the court sent to them when they are frozen and hungry.

This is the masses, this is sentient beings, this is human nature.

He had no intention of explaining to the people why the Beiyang Navy refused to send troops. He could not explain it clearly to everyone. This is probably the loneliness of the superiors. The wiser the heart is, the lonelier the heart.

"The disciple knows that the prince is thinking and thinking for the overall situation, but at this moment, the disciple still hopes that the prince can lead the army to attack!" Han Yu said anxiously.

Even though he knew that the Beiyang Navy might not be the opponent of the Dutch fleet at present, the attack at this time represented justice and the shouts of the people, so that he could preserve the reputation of the prince of Anguo - the asylum of the Ming Dynasty and their patron saint.

Instead of just hiding on Liugong Island, letting rumors spread everywhere and insults all over the streets, destroying the reputation that the prince of Anguo has worked hard to create over the years.

He thought this was not worth it, and the court and the emperor also had the idea of ​​attacking, which was not the responsibility of the prince of Anguo alone.

"Haha, Mr. Han, I know what you are thinking, and I know that you are doing your best for this king, but maybe you are worried too much, I don't care about those reputations at all." Liu Hongjian said with a smile.

Although he and Han Yu were both sensible, their ideas were different. In order to cater to the voices of the people, they placed tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Navy in danger and ignored his and his uncle's efforts for the past two years. He could not do this.

As for reputation, he had been left behind by him as soon as he was raiding his house. No matter how officials viewed him, he didn't care, and no matter how the people viewed him, he didn't care.

All beings are confused and go with the flow. So what if the world is alone? Someone always needs to defend something and illuminate something for future generations.

Love what I love, do what I do, obey my heart, and ask no questions about the world.

The most important thing is that he doesn’t care! At worst, can’t it be okay to quit?
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