"Li Xiuning, what are you up to?"
After Li Xiuning was brought into the side hall, her previous demure and gentle demeanor vanished, leaving only the composed and indifferent female general she had been before.
"Hehe, with the general in front of me, Xiuning is not going to hold back."
General, do you intend to appoint women to official positions and allow them to utilize their talents, rather than having them stay at home as wives and daughters, raising children?
Zhao Hao nodded matter-of-factly, "Of course, there are many women in the world who are truly capable. If I want to change the world, I need to make changes at every level."
Allowing women like you to serve as officials and generals is merely the first step. The only problem is that the common people don't yet fully accept this approach; I'm relying entirely on my prestige to suppress the gossip..."
Li Xiuning nodded emphatically. Just as Zhao Hao said, even if these women were talented, they would have been suppressed by those stubborn scholars and officials and reckless and ignorant warriors long ago if it weren't for Zhao Hao's strong support.
"That's right, and... the eldest princess is pregnant."
Zhao Hao was overjoyed, "Really!? Why are you only telling me now?"
"General, you have been away fighting for a long time. In order not to distract you, we did not inform you in advance."
It seems the princess covered her bulging belly with her armor, which is why the general didn't notice.
"So...you've been taking care of Tong'er these past few months?"
"General, please rest assured, the princess and her unborn child are both safe and sound. We have arranged for the best doctors to take care of the princess personally. She only needs to rest and recuperate before she can give birth to her son!"
Zhao Hao nodded in satisfaction. "Well done... No wonder she seemed so tired when she came in. So, so she was pregnant. Li Xiuning, well done. I'll go check on Tong'er first, and then I'll reward you later."
"etc!"
Seeing that the impatient Zhao Hao was about to leave, Li Xiuning quickly grabbed him.
"I... I have something else I want to tell you."
Although Li Xiuning put aside her affectation, she genuinely blushed when she actually made skin-to-skin contact with Zhao Hao.
"What...are you going to say? Make it clear beforehand, I don't do anything underhanded."
Li Xiuning was taken aback. What did "unspoken rules" mean?
"General, I...I wish to marry you as your concubine. I only beg your mercy, that you allow me to continue commanding the Women's Army and to continue contributing to the nation's military and political affairs!"
Zhao Hao raised an eyebrow, immediately understanding.
No wonder what this guy was saying was so incoherent. Now that I think about it, it does make sense.
"Tong'er...has she acquiesced?"
"Um!"
First, there were rumors that women had difficulty utilizing their talents, and then came the news that Liu Tong was pregnant.
Li Xiuning seized the opportunity to compete for the emperor's favor with Meng Yan and Hu Sanniang.
Although Zhao Hao appreciated her abilities and gave her a high enough position.
But in many people's eyes, Li Xiuning is like a piece of drifting duckweed, capable but only possessing a vague and unfounded background as the Li family of Longxi.
Therefore, Li Xiuning made her choice.
It means understanding Hu Sanniang, becoming Hu Sanniang... and surpassing Hu Sanniang!
"Heh, you have ulterior motives, how can I trust you?"
But Zhao Hao wasn't stupid. These generals, summoned through no special channels, were no different from any other living person and had no absolute loyalty to him.
Hu Sanniang's love stemmed from their shared experiences of life and death, but Li Xiuning...
"I, Li Xiuning, have encountered countless talented individuals. But only you, young master, have captured my eye and earned my deepest respect. I doubt I could find a suitable match among all the men in the world. Only someone as accomplished in both literature and martial arts as you, with unparalleled talent and a commanding presence, is someone I, Li Xiuning, am willing to die for!"
General, do you perhaps find me lacking?"
Li Xiuning is the tomboy type, but it would be absurd to say she's not good-looking.
Ordinary ladies from prominent families probably couldn't match her in terms of temperament. Only athletes of later generations, such as Guo Jing and Xia Ning, could barely compare to her in terms of elegance.
In addition, Li Xiuning is over seven feet tall; if one is not a nine-foot-tall man, it would be difficult to handle such long legs.
"Haha, good! In that case, you'll have to help Tong'er a lot from now on!"
Come, tonight, let's have a long talk all night long!
"Please... take pity on me, young master!"
...
A night of intense battle, leaving a lasting impression.
Zhao Hao then went to check on Liu Tong's condition. Fortunately, most of the doctors in Jinyang were doctors he had created through the system space, so they were sure to take good care of Liu Tong.
Hu Sanniang, Meng Yan, and Li Xiuning naturally took the opportunity to hold a banquet to formally recognize their concubines.
After finishing all that, Zhao Hao finally had the opportunity to meet with the visitors.
"Zhang Ning, along with Li Damu and Zhang Yan, requests an audience with the general!"
Zhao Hao also planned to discuss the development plan for the next three years with Wang Meng, Gongsun Yang, Hai Rui, and Bao Zheng early in the morning.
But since these people are here... let's just meet with them and deal with them all at once.
“Jinglue, let’s talk later. You can take Ruxian and the others downstairs to discuss a general plan first.”
Ruxian, Xiren, I'll leave the administration to the King of Xihe.
"Mr. Gongsun, send someone to inform General Wang to bring those people from Hedong here as well, so they can await an audience!"
"promise!"
Soon, Zhang Ning and the other two were led into the tent.
Li Damuyu and Zhang Yan looked at Zhao Hao, who was a little taller than them, and felt as if they were in another world.
It felt as if our meeting at the Black Mountain camp that day was just yesterday.
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