Chapter 410 Chaos

At night, the two sons came to her room with pillows in their arms and insisted on sleeping with her.

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

"Mom..."

"Hmm?"

"My brother and I have discussed it. After you leave, we will go to our grandfather in Raozhou."

"Ah?" When was this decision made? How could she not know?

Su Qingmei looked at her two sons, puzzled.

Seeing that his younger brother only cared about his mother, Dabao said, "Mom, I decided to do this because I saw you taking your uncle to the north. Your uncle was originally going to go to your grandfather's place to gain experience, but when he heard that your mother was going to the north, he followed her to the north. My brother and I also wanted to gain experience, so we decided to go to your grandfather's place."

"You will stop studying when you go to your grandfather's place? You will stop learning martial arts from Grandpa Ma?"

"My brother and I have gone to Grandpa Ma, and he supports us. The world is so chaotic now, no one will go to the north for ten years. After studying hard, they took the imperial examinations. However, all places organized military examinations. Grandpa Ma said that if we went to Raozhou, he would bring Ma Zheng back to Raozhou. He would live with us in the Prince of Yue's Mansion and he would still teach us. We could accompany our grandfather at ordinary times, or follow him to the military camp to broaden our horizons.

Su Qing'an looked around at her two sons blankly.

Children who are not even ten years old, are they thinking so far ahead? They are not even as tall as a horse's belly, but they are thinking about going to the military camp for training?

"Does Xiaobao think so too?"

Xiaobao buried his head in Su Qing'an's arms and said "hmm" in a buzzing voice.

Su Qing'an paused. This child must be crying secretly again.

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

The mother and her two children lay quietly for a long time before Su Qing'an said, "Okay, then when you go to Raozhou, stay in Raozhou well, don't run around, and listen to your grandfather and Grandpa Ma. Especially Dabao, I told you not to go to the north, so you are not allowed to go, did you hear me? "

"Mom, I know. I know the importance of it."

"Be good. Brothers should be good to each other at ordinary times. If there is something, discuss it together. If there is something that cannot be solved, go to your grandfather. Dabao will help me look after your brother. If Xiaobao is disobedient, you should teach him a lesson and then write to me. Remember?"

"Mom! I am good and obedient."

"Yes, I know you are good. I just reminded your brother in vain. "

Su Qing'an held her two sons in her arms, chattering all night long before falling asleep at dawn.

The next day, Su Qing'an got up on tiptoe, not daring to disturb the two children.

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

After saying goodbye to the family, Su Qing'an led Qingsong and others out of the village.

Su's mother stood at the gate of the courtyard wiping her tears, watching her go farther and farther. Su's father also had tears in his eyes. The north is not as stable as the south. This time, he must be safe.

He was full of worries.

Qingxing also looked at her brother and sister walking away with reluctance. She also wanted to go out with them to gain experience, but her sister didn't let her.

"Go back. "Father Su said to the family and turned around.

But he saw the two grandsons standing silently behind them, their eyes fixed on their mother's back, the two brothers were in tears.

Su Qingmei went all the way north, catching up on the current situation on the way.

The Liang Dynasty in the Central Plains is now in civil strife, the father was stabbed by the son, and the brothers chased each other 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 forces in the north.

The Chu State in the south was swallowing up the territory of Jingnan, and it already had fifteen states and three military governors in its hands. And the Min State was swallowing up the territory of the Nanping Army , while Southern Han was swallowing up Jinghaijun.

Wu was always dissatisfied with Yue's swallowing of several states at the beginning, and secretly wanted to take them back. But how could Ma Mingwen agree?

Wu and Yue were also in constant friction.

In the first half of the year, Wu took Shengzhou, and Ma Mingwen was not idle either, taking Shezhou. When Wu wanted to take Suzhou and Hangzhou, how could Ma Mingwen agree?

These two places were rich, and if they were taken by Wu, Yue would be constrained by Wu. Ma Mingwen personally led his troops and took Suzhou and Hangzhou before Yang Bi.

Yang Bi was mad. But he couldn't do anything about it.

Ma Ming Wen was now strong and popular, so he couldn't fight him head-on. He had to go north and seize Luzhou, Shouzhou and Guangzhou from the Liang Dynasty.

Lü Bocheng, who was originally ignored by the Liang Dynasty, first took Zhaozhou and Yizhou from Yan State, and then exchanged them for Jin State at the cost of three million taels. Later, he seized Weizhou, Caozhou and Xuzhou from Liang Dynasty, but somehow in the first half of last year, he lost Weizhou and Caozhou.

Only Xuzhou was left.

The Liang Dynasty thought that he was doomed, so they didn't bother to send troops to deal with him. They just planned to wait until he ran out of ammunition and food. It took every soldier to take back Xuzhou.

Who would have thought that in the second half of last year, Lü Bocheng suddenly took 80,000 troops and went south, and took Suzhou, Sizhou, Chuzhou, and Yangzhou in one breath.

He caught the Liang Dynasty off guard.

The Liang Dynasty originally wanted to reorganize its troops to deal with him, but it didn't expect that the Liang Dynasty itself would be in chaos. The emperor didn't act like an emperor, and the soldiers of the Liang Dynasty stood by and watched, allowing Lü Bocheng to catch his breath.

Now, in the whole territory of Jiangsu, only Runzhou, Jiangning, and Changzhou are left, sandwiched between several big guys, trembling.

If Wu goes east, it can take them in. And if Yue goes north, it can swallow three states. And if Lü Bocheng continues to go south, he may be able to take three more states.

These three states are sandwiched between three forces, and they are so scared and confused that they wish all the people could take a boat to the sea to escape.

How could Lü Bocheng not want these three states?

If he takes these three states, he can be connected with Yue, and then he will be safe. But not long ago, he was plotted against by Liang Dynasty and was hit by a poisoned arrow, and he almost couldn't be saved.

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

All his men rested and recuperated.

Su Qingmei sat in the swaying carriage, holding the map she got from her godfather, analyzing the current situation in the world.

Now the North, Central Plains, and South are divided into three parts with clear boundaries. All these regimes are ruled by warriors. Without some military power, they cannot hold their positions.

But if they just fight and kill and grab territory without some historical knowledge, it will be difficult to maintain the normal operation of the territory.

Lü Bocheng now proclaims himself the governor of Zhenhai, and holds five states in his hands. Among the forces in the south, he is the weakest. Among the five states in his hands, only Yangzhou is rich, and the other four states are economically weak even in modern times.

It is not easy for Lü Bocheng, a small town, to survive in the cracks.

Su Qingmei is also a little worried.