That night, the prefect's mansion and the study room.

Li Man was reading at night with candles, holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hand, looking at them with relish.

Bo Fu came outside the study and whispered: "Lord, the eldest son is asking for a meeting."

"Come in."

Li Yang came in response.

After seeing Li Man, Li Yang stood beside him and did not rush to speak.

About half an hour passed.

Just as Li Yang was adding grease to the oil lamp, Li Man spoke out suddenly and said, "What's wrong with my son?"

Li Man suddenly spoke and deliberately raised the volume. First, it was a bad taste between father and son. Li Man wanted to scare his son. Second, he wanted to use this to test the eldest son's character.

Li Yang nodded slightly when he heard this, calmly put on the grease, came to the desk, bowed and said, "I have something to ask for, my son, I beg my father to agree."

"What's the matter?" Li Man nodded secretly.

He is calm and does not arrogance or impetuous. Li Man is very satisfied with his eldest son's performance!

"My son is old enough to practice martial arts. His son is shameless and wants to ask his father for some advice."

Li Yang did not mention that Li Hu and Han Bao also wanted to practice martial arts. In Li Yang's opinion, if his father agreed to his request and was willing to teach him personally, then Li Hu and Han Bao would naturally be a natural thing to practice martial arts.

Li Yang's words surprised Li Man very much. In Li Man's impression, Li Yang was a very quiet person. He did not have the anxiety of his peers. He could endure loneliness. He liked reading and writing more. He wrote very well. Anyone who saw Li Yang's calligraphy had to praise "good". He often left a polite impression.

But a person with such a mind suddenly told him that he wanted to practice martial arts. In Li Man's opinion, this matter is definitely not simple, and the eldest son might have something to hide from him.

Li Yang guessed Li Man’s thoughts, so he told all the things that happened in the day. After saying that, Li Yang sighed slightly, feeling weak: "I failed to protect my two younger brothers, and my son was extremely ashamed."

Li Man nodded and said with a sudden look on his face, "You can't blame you for this matter. How old are you?" After saying that, Li Man fell into a brief meditation. After a moment, he looked at Li Yang and said, "It's just... for your father and your mother, you hope that you can make progress in literature, not martial arts."

"Father, please rest assured that my son only wants to learn martial arts with him. At that time, he can also protect his family. My son will definitely not ignore his affairs."

Li Yang suddenly felt that it was a very correct choice not to take out the fonts that he had copied in his previous life in advance, otherwise there would be no chance to practice martial arts.

Seeing that Li Man was willing to let go, Li Yang hurriedly continued to work hard: "My father is a rare talent for civil and military affairs in the world. As your eldest son, how can you only understand literature and not understand martial arts?"

Li Man was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed loudly: "What my son said is very true. This matter is determined. From tomorrow, we will teach you martial arts for your father. I believe that in time, you will make a big splash and make the world look at you with admiration."

When Li Yang heard this, his joy was beyond words and bowed deeply, saying, "The son will not disappoint his father and mother."

Li Man nodded with satisfaction when he heard this, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Stay early today. At the same time tomorrow, follow Wang Fu to the lieutenant schoolyard in the city to wait for my son's carriage for his father."

Li Yang rarely saw his father telling him a joke, so he imitated the appearance of a warrior and clasped his fists and said, "I dare not obey orders."

Seeing this, Li Man laughed and said, "Okay, OK, OK."

Since the birth of the eldest son, the smile on Li Man's face has also increased a lot. Anyone can tell that Li Man is very doting on his eldest son, almost reaching the point of responding to all requests.

With all the favors, Li Yang not only did not become a spoiled waste and prodigal son, but instead became a well-known genius prodigy.

When everyone saw it, they all sighed: It is really the most powerful thing in the world, and there are all kinds of strange things. Why are the words like tiger father and dog son not effective in the Li family father and son?

At least in the eyes of everyone, in terms of the degree of love between Li Man and Yang for Li Yang, Li Yang should grow into a playboy.

Coming out of the study, Li Yang looked up at the sky. Seeing that it was still early, he walked straight to the Tiger and Leopard Pavilion located in the back house.

As the name suggests, Tiger and Leopard Pavilion is where Li Hu and Han Leopard live. This is a two-story attic, which is more than three meters high and covers an area of ​​nearly three acres.

During the Han Dynasty, six feet (one foot and 23 cm) were one step, one step wide, two hundred forty steps long was one large acre, one step wide, and one hundred steps long was one small acre.

One small acre = 100 steps = 192 square meters (later generations).

One large acre = 240 steps = 461 square meters (later generations).

During the Han Dynasty, the number of land reclamation was expressed as small acres, and in addition, they were all expressed as large acres. For example, the area of ​​a house was expressed as large acres.

In other words, the Tiger Leopard Pavilion where Li Hu and Han Bao, who are only seven years old, cover an area of ​​nearly 1,400 square meters.

One thousand four hundred square meters sounds quite intimidating, but in Liaodong County, it is really nothing.

Liaodong County is located in a border area and is adjacent to foreign races such as Wuhuan. The winter is long and extremely cold. Therefore, Liaodong County is a typical example of a small population and a large land area. The population of the entire Liaodong County is less than 150,000. However, the area of ​​Liaodong County is equivalent to the total area of ​​N prefecture-level cities in later generations. It can be seen how valuable the land of Liaodong County is.

Liaodong County has very generous people-friendly policies. While the imperial court distributed land for free, it also reduced some taxes. Even so, no one is willing to come to this place where birds do not shit.

More than ten years ago, the population of Liaodong County was less than 80,000. Since Li Man took office as the prefect of Liaodong in the first year of Jianning (168), under the careful governance of Li Man, Liaodong County has regained its vitality, and the people of Liaodong have also seen hope and hope in it.

He ruled against foreign races outside, cultivated political principles inside, recommended talents, and worked diligently and loved the people. In just a few years, Li Man did things that others had not been able to do for decades.

Li Man is a typical versatile talent in civil and military affairs. He can bring his writing to the world and can use his martial arts to determine the world. He is talking about people like Li Man.

When dealing with foreign races, Li Man adopted a political strategy of carrots and sticks.

Li Man added Hu City north of Liaodong County, opening the market once a month, and it is jointly managed by Shiyuan and the county soldiers. The army maintains order outside. Shiyuan collects rent in the core. During the opening period, Hu merchants are allowed to go to the market and communicate with local merchants and people.

Li Man stipulated that each Hu caravan must not exceed 30 people. Each time the market is opened, only ten Hu caravans are allowed to go to Hu city to participate in trade. If the rest are killed, there will be no mercy.

In the market, horses are allowed to trade, but Hu people must dismount one mile away from Hu City. Hu merchants are not allowed to carry weapons or crossbows into the market. Violators will be killed without any punishment.

At first, many Hu people were dissatisfied and shouted and resisted.

As a result, Li Man taught them a lesson with the blood-breaking city spear in his hand. The name of this lesson was: Those who follow will prosper, and those who go against will perish.

The establishment of Hu City brought many benefits to the people of the two places, and also won the hard-won time for peace and recuperation for Liaodong County.
Chapter completed!