Gao Qiao rode a horse from Jiankang to Jingkou. He set out on the road in a simple manner, and only Gao Yin and a few close servants were brought by his side.

He always pays attention to appearance and is well-dressed and does not get dusty in front of others.

But at this moment, it was dusty and dusty at the corners of the clothes, which showed the urgent need to go on the road.

He was sitting in the living room, Gao Yin was sitting by. He talked to Lu, both of them smiling, and they had a great time talking.

"Aye! Why are you here?"

Luo Shen ran in and shouted happily.

Gao Qiao turned his face and saw his daughter running in and smiled. When she stopped beside him, he whispered: "A family is in front of you, don't be so rash and ignorant."

Luo Shen pursed his lips and whispered: "Daughter knows."

Lu smiled: "Ming Gong is now out of here. How could Ami not be polite? He just treats me as his family. I like it very much."

Luo Shen smiled at his father and called Brother Gao Yin again.

Gao Yin nodded with a smile.

Gao Qiao had no choice but to shake his head and smile bitterly.

Li Mu entered. Lu saw the sound of his footsteps and immediately said, "Mu'er, your father-in-law is coming from Jiankang, come and see you!"

Li Mu smiled and stepped forward to salute Gao Qiao respectfully, saying, "Today I happened to take Ami and A-mei to Jinshan. I was just here to watch the tide. It was a bit late. I don't know that my father-in-law came, which was really rude."

After saying that, he greeted Gao Yin again.

Gao Qiao's eyes fell on him, and when he saw that he was calm and calm, he was calm and calm, a dark light flashed through his eyes, but he smiled and nodded: "It's okay. I've just arrived too."

"Aye, is there something wrong with you?"

Luo Shen asked with a smile.

Gao Qiao said: "My daughter is married to Jingkou, so Aye can't come if he has nothing to do?"

"Aye! You know that your daughter doesn't mean this!"

The God of Luo is not tolerant.

Gao Qiao smiled while stroking his beard.

Lu said, "Father-in-law and elder brother worked hard all the way. Mu'er, would you please lead them to use some food first and rest early?"

Gao Yin hurriedly said, "Em, don't bother. Uncle and I have eaten on the road."

Li Mu looked at Gao Qiao.

Gao Qiao said, "Respect me, if you have nothing to do, you can lead me to look around. When I came, I saw a little scenery by the river, and it looked pretty good."

Li Mu said respectfully: "Please follow me with my father-in-law."

Gao Qiao and Lu smiled and said a while ago, and left.

Li Mu asked Luo Shen to go back to his room to rest first, and he also followed Gao Qiao.

The two of them arrived outside the door, got on their horses, and galloped towards the outside of the town.

In a moment, a sound of a river flowing faintly into his ears.

The ferry has arrived.

During the sun, people came and went around the ferry, and boats fought for ferry. At this moment, the boat was gone, and the moon was left on the head, quietly shining on the earth.

Gao Qiao got off his horse and stood by the river.

The river wind blew his beard against the face, and the spikes on his waist were dancing wildly with the wind. Several jade beads on the spikes hit the scabbard, making a sound of coldness, like a long sword buzzing in the box, and it was about to break out of the sheath.

"Can you receive my letter?"

He was very different from the attitude he had just been in front of Lu and his daughter, and he asked coldly.

"I received it at noon. I should have followed my father-in-law's order and went to Jiankang immediately. But I responded to Ami's trip at the right time, and I couldn't bear to let her down, so I delayed it for half a day and wanted to leave tomorrow. I didn't expect my father-in-law to come in person, and the son-in-law was in panic."

Gao Qiao stared at the man opposite him and frowned.

"Forget it. I have something to ask you. You must be honest and not hide it at all!"

"Father-in-law asked."

Gao Qiao narrowed his eyes.

"Your Majesty intends to be the governor of you? Not only that, I heard that you had recruited private soldiers in Ba County. Those private soldiers have not come back with you now, and are still on standby, and are on standby?"

"The so-called governor is just an empty rank, not even as good as a bicycle."

Li Mu said.

"My father-in-law also knows that after years of war, Yicheng is now like a barren land. Your Majesty is ambitious and wants to push the country back to the north. He took advantage of the previous victory of Ba County and sent me to Yicheng to open up the desert. In addition to promoting my clothes and education and promoting my emperor's kindness and power, it is also to have a place to prosper when the northern expedition is again in the future."

"As for recruiting troops, the Naba people shared the same hatred of the enemy and voluntarily joined the army. After the war, there were only one or two people who were willing to join the army. There were less than a thousand people who stayed there, and they could not be called private soldiers."

Gao Qiao looked at him with an unpredictable expression. After a moment, he nodded.

"You have the ambition to fight the Northern Expedition, which is very good. Why didn't you come to my Guangling at the beginning? As long as you come to my Guangling, the opportunity will come in the future. I, Gao's troops, can be used by you. It is cheaper than if you are now going deeper into the north and digging into the wilderness and opening the mountains and forests, will it be cheaper?"

"Li Mu is grateful to his father-in-law for his support and trust. This is just the matter, one is the best. Secondly, Guangling is like the gateway of the northern Yangtze River in Dayu. His father-in-law's army must always guard against the invasion of the north and south. If the troops are divided into northern expeditions, there may be a danger of opening the door. Although the Northern Expedition is my life ambition, Li Mu can still distinguish between the minority and the greater."

"Sure enough, you have the talent of organic argumentation. Unfortunately, you can hide it from others, but you can't hide it from me, Gao Qiao!"

His expression suddenly became severe.

"In the eyes of others, Yicheng is indeed a barren land, but when I was in the Northern Expedition, I took the road nearby and surveyed the terrain. This place is connected to Bingzhou in the north, and can take Jinyang and Chang'an to the south, and guard Jiangling. If it is managed, it can be a strategic place! Your Majesty has a lofty ambitions and cherishes his talents and is ordinary. The first thought in his life is definitely not a Northern Expedition! How could he think of sending you to Yicheng Kaidi out of thin air? It is obvious that you plan this matter yourself and use your Majesty's mouth to achieve your goal!"

Gao Qiao's expression suddenly turned stern.

"Li Mu, you are planning for the success of justice to the Northern Expedition. But I suspect that you have something else to do!"

"It's like the turmoil in the north. Whenever Hu Liao had a chance, he would attack Yan and proclaim himself emperor in a small area, and conquered the wars and the people were living in trouble. Our Southern Dynasty was also full of disasters. The royal family was in decline and rebellion continued. Over the years, people who were overestimating their ambitions and overestimating their abilities have emerged one after another."

"When you forced my daughter, I knew you were very scheming and were not willing to be inferior to others. I, Gao Qiao, are here today. If you want to be a traitor, even if I have retired to the forest, as long as I have breathed a sigh of relief, I will be the first to agree!"

Gao Qiao was full of righteousness and his eyes were solemn.

This is a warning to ambitious people who have been in charge of the Southern Dynasties for many years.

The voice of words touches the river behind him, which is deafening and extremely powerful.

After waiting for a while, he didn't hear his answer. Gao Qiao sneered again: "What, you have nothing to say?"

"Restoring China should be the long-cherished wish of my father-in-law in his life. My father-in-law also raised troops twice, but Li Mu dared to ask, "As the ruler as his father-in-law, has the Northern Expedition been successful?"

Gao Qiao couldn't believe his ears.

This young ambitious man finally spoke after his own questioning.

But what Gao Qiao did not expect was that not only did not defend himself, but he was equivalent to accusation, but he was still offensive so much that he directly exposed the unavoidable scar in his heart.

He heard him continue, "My father-in-law made two northern expeditions, and once forced the Eastern Capital, but he finally returned in vain. Eliminating the blockade of powerful enemies, the court behind his father-in-law, from the royal family to the clan, had many constraints, and the tail was too big. Two hundred thousand soldiers, but the food and grass were not maintained behind him, which led to difficulties and great cause sinking into sand!"

"Father-in-law, have you ever thought that if you could have mastered the court in one hand, how could you know what the situation would be in the Central Plains today?"

"The Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and the Restoration of the Two Capitals was also the wish of my father and grandfather. My father-in-law asked me to go to Guangling, and he would borrow troops from me in the future to launch a northern expedition. Although my father-in-law still had the ambition of that year, he was very afraid of your Majesty. Even if your Majesty trusted him, there were still many clans, all of whom were all thinking and staring at him. How could my father-in-law be sure that with such a chaotic and weak court, the Guangling soldiers who came out of the north would not repeat the mistakes they had back then?"

Gao Qiao was shocked.

A few days ago, because he was concerned about Li Mu's future arrangement, he went to the palace to meet the emperor privately. After a few clichés, he learned the plan from the emperor. After returning, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was inappropriate, so he wrote a letter and ordered someone to rush to Jingkou, and ordered him to come to see him immediately.

After the letter was sent out, I was driven by suspicion in my heart. Because the matter was of great importance, I was still impatient and rushed over to question it in person.

With Gao Qiao's keen sense of smell gained from his years of political experience, how could he not be able to hear the meaning of his son-in-law's response?

Obviously, I was caught up with it.

He wants to take this opportunity to start a new business and establish a foundation.

In the future, if he was really full of wings and was the only one in the Northern Expedition, his goal would probably be beyond the control of the court.

He stared at the man in front of him.

"Li Mu, although the Northern Expedition is my wish, I cannot tolerate anyone to make ill plans and corrupt the national principles! I will ask you one last time, will you come to Guangling?"

Li Mu met him and looked at him twice and said, "Thank you, father-in-law. But I still said that, Guangling is not my place."

Gao Qiao was furious, raised his hand suddenly, held the hilt of the sword at his waist, and drew the sword out.

A cold light passed by, and the sword edge was placed on the side of Li Mu's neck.

"It seems that you are going to be a traitor. It's good that I'll kill you now to prevent future troubles!"

A dark cloud covers the moon, and the night by the river suddenly fades.

Gao Qiao's eyes were as lightning as lightning, staring coldly at the man opposite him who was covered by the night.

"Don't think I'm intimidating you, and don't think that if you marry my daughter, I will tolerate you! I once told you, what if I told me that you have other plans and kill one of you for the sake of the world?"

The hand he held the sword suddenly exerted force.

The sharpness of the sword easily cut a hole in the skin.

"Life is death. If you have a seven-foot body, if you have a vow, why cherish your head? You just regret that you have not fulfilled your ambitions and will not be able to die!"

Li Mu suddenly said.
To be continued...