When Liu Chan's edict came, Liu Ming had just finished writing a letter to Liu Yi.

"Mother, I'm going too?" Liu Ming looked at Lu Lingqi, a little confused, what should I do here? Didn't you say something to Deng Ai Zhang Luo?

"Well, build a grave for your grandfather, and go to worship together." Lu Lingqi nodded, the atmosphere of Chang'an, in fact, she didn't like it either, there were too many rules and regulations, every once in a while, there were also some official eunuchs who came to visit the door, Lu Lingqi was born in the door, and she was not too good at these entertainments, let alone liked it, this time since the Son of Heaven sent a message to let their whole family go to erect a monument to their father in their hometown, Lu Lingqi also wanted to go back to her hometown to see.

Hometown, for Lu Lingqi's memory, too long, when she left her hometown, she was just a baby less than two years old, the scenery of her hometown, for Lu Lingqi, only exists in the memories of her father and mother, she also wants to see this place where she was born and raised, and now when she goes back, it can be regarded as returning to her hometown.

Inexplicably, a little more expectation, that is a kind of longing for hometown, even if there are few memories of hometown, but some things, from the day they were born, have melted into their bones, and they can't be erased, not to mention returning to their hometown with their husband?

"Sister-in-law is going with you, right?" Lu Lingqi turned her head, looked at Deng Shi and said with a smile: "Just take a look at Shizai together, I heard that Shizai has also made a lot of contributions this time, and he will definitely be promoted when he comes back, but when the time comes, there will be no so much effort." ”

Deng nodded when she heard this, she really wanted to see her son, after all, she had survived for such a lifetime, for this son, she gave up too many things, and now seeing her son develop step by step, she also felt quite emotional in her heart, besides, Lu Lingqi and Liu Ming are gone, she has no one to deal with in Chang'an, it is better to go to Hetao together and see the prairie.

With a decision, there are a lot of things to be done, according to the edict, they went to meet Liu Yi this time, they can wait until Liu Yi returns to the dynasty and then return together, there are a lot of things to Zhang Luo to pack, and even bring some gifts to the villagers or something, after all, this time is an honorable return to their hometown, even if there are no acquaintances, they can't be empty-handed, right?

In addition, Wei Yue's family also wanted to go together after getting the news, Wei Yue himself was also from Jiuyuan, and his feelings for it were much stronger than Lu Lingqi's, not to mention that he was erecting a monument for the late master?

Three days later, the group set off with the envoy sent by the imperial court to Hetao, and took the rail car to Lian County, where the rail car has now been connected, in order to facilitate the logistics of transportation and message transmission, this rail car from Chang'an to Lian County, Liu Yi is the priority to open.

After several years of development, the style of the rail car has also been improved from the beginning of the kind of air leakage, the kind of open-air is now a rail car that belongs to pulling goods, Lu Lingqi and his party sit in the kind of rail car with a carriage, which can resist the cold, sixteen people are divided into two groups to take turns to provide power for the rail car, it is now many rail cars, the fastest one, the speed can travel 300 miles a day, from Chang'an to Lian County, more than 1,200 miles away, but only four days to arrive.

"Mother, is this the grassland?" Lu Lingqi opened the curtains and looked at the scenery outside the window, the morning was like fog, everything was depressed, and when she looked out of the car window, she saw an open area, which made people's minds seem to be a lot more open-minded.

"Isn't it?" Lu Lingqi shook her head, the Hetao Plain is not a grassland, but in terms of the current scenery, it is not much different from the grassland, and Lu Lingqi herself has never seen a grassland.

On both sides of the desolate road, buildings began to appear, not too large a building complex, but the building was quite layered, not like the usual kind of countryside on weekdays, there are large fields and large pastures, you can see some cattle and sheep or something in the periphery, those herdsmen or farmers, when they see this car, there is not too much surprise expression.

If someone approaches, the soldiers outside the carriage will subconsciously point the crossbow arrows in their hands at each other, and now that the Hetao has been decided, there are still many scattered small tribes or groups that do not want to belong to the Han Dynasty, and the security is not very good.

"The grassland is still far away, this is still within the range of my Dahan, at this speed, I should be able to reach Lian County tonight." Wei Yue knocked on the door, came in from outside the door, just heard the conversation between Liu Ming and Lu Lingqi, and said with a smile: "But in terms of scenery, it's almost the same, this side of the Hetao is actually not much different from the grassland, but the water and soil are much more lush, and I can't see it at this season." ”

Outside the car window, it was all barren, and the current Hetao Plain looked not much different from the grassland.

"Those Zhuangzi feel better than those in the Central Plains." Liu Ming looked at the farm that disappeared outside the window in the distance and said with a smile.

"There was no such thing before, it was set up by Sikong, saying that it was a farm that combined agriculture and animal husbandry, if it can be successful, the Xiongnu and Xianbei people can be accepted as Han people, and this Hetao will be the place where my Han horses are raised." Wei Yue said with a smile.

Liu Ming is not interested in these, the scenery along the way may feel fresh at first, after watching it for a long time, in fact, it is just like that, the rest is only boring, beckoning to Wei Yue and saying, "Uncle Wei, where is the aunt?" Called to play cards together? ”

"Hey, she can't stand the cold in the north, and she hasn't slept well in the past few days." Wei Yue shook his head, his wife was originally begged for in Mocheng, an authentic woman from Jingxiang Land, her body is weak, and she is also old, even if this carriage is made by Liu Yi himself, it has a comfortable bonus, but there is no such disease as motion sickness in this era, Wei Yue only thought that his wife couldn't stand the fatigue of traveling and driving, so he let his son accompany him.

"I'll go see my uncle." Lu Lingqi stood up when she heard this, and wanted to take a look, before she felt that Wei Yue's wife was not quite right, and she had no energy to do anything, but today it seems to be more serious.

"No, the doctor has already seen it, it's no big deal, just wait until you get to the place and get a good night's sleep." Wei Yue shook his head and said.

"No, my uncle is old after all." Lu Lingqi shook her head, got up and walked to another carriage, which was the carriage where Wei Yue's family lived.

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Lian County, Liu Yi's mansion.

"General Ling Ming, where's Sikong?" Deng Ai came back in the dust, he has been in charge of arranging for Hanmin and Xianbei to enter the farm in Hetao during this time, and now it is calculated that there will be a car back today, he and Liu Yi are going to take the car back, and they will come back after the New Year in Chang'an, and he doesn't know why Liu Yi attaches so much importance to this year.

It's just that when he came back, he only saw Pound, which made Deng Ai a little curious.

"The iron mine over there in Zhiyang came to report a riot today, and there were Xianbei people making trouble, Sikong took people and horses to see it early in the morning, and it is estimated that he will be able to come back tomorrow, Sikong is very busy these days." Pound laughed.

Now although the battle is over, but Liu Yi's goal is to integrate Xianbei and Xiongnu into the Han Dynasty, most of the minerals in Xiliang are Huns, Liu Yi set a salary for them is not low, naturally some people want to reach out here, I didn't have time to care before, and now I have my hands free, Liu Yi is personally leading the team to turn around, and found that one by one, that is not left at all, just in the past half a month, because of corruption, Liu Yi has been asked a lot of crimes, and there are more than a dozen people who have been directly beheaded. But Liu Yi did this, but he won a lot of people's hearts, and the Xianbei and Xiongnu people in various places have begun to gradually integrate into the farm life.

"Don't worry." Seeing that Deng Ai was a little anxious, Pang De smiled and said: "Sikong has already left a message, the car that came here this time will be parked here for two days, and he will leave after he finishes dealing with these things, and he should be able to go back before the end of the year." ”

It's a pity that Pang De and Ma Dai have to spend the New Year here, after all, the Xiongnu have just been annexed, people's hearts are unstable, riots occur from time to time, and we also need to leave enough manpower to suppress in case of emergencies.

"No, I received a flying pigeon message before, and there is a new edict from the imperial court, so I rushed back to inform Sikong to get ready." Deng Ai shook his head and said, no matter how homesick he is, he won't be able to wait for half a day.

"Probably a reward edict." Wei Yue said with a smile.

This time fought a big victory, annihilated Tuoba Xianbei in one fell swoop, and annexed the Xiongnu, according to the rules set by Liu Bei before his death, the reward must not be delayed, so the edict sent by the imperial court this time should be the edict of the reward.

"So let Sikong come back as soon as possible, and the angel will come, so it's not good to be lazy." Deng Ai smiled bitterly: "Zhiyang is not close to here, I'm afraid it hasn't arrived yet, can you chase Sikong back, and wait until you see the angel?" ”

"I'm afraid it won't work, no matter how fast it is, I won't be able to catch up today, it's better to send someone to Zhiyang directly to inform Sikong, and the angel won't blame Sikong for this when he comes." Pound laughed.

In these years, communication is not developed, and there are only a few cities that can have a flying pigeon to pass on the book, but there is no one in Zhiyang, so they can only send someone to deliver the letter, but Liu Yi has been gone for a long time, how can he catch up at this time?

"That's all there is to it." Deng Ai sighed and said: "I haven't congratulated General Ling Ming yet, Sikong intends to recommend you as the captain of the Huns, and you will be a general in the future." ”

The Huns are gone, but the captain of the Huns does not mean to protect the Huns, but to resist border troubles, and he is the real power of the generals at the border pass, and he can lead a county alone.

"If Sikong has this intention, the unseen imperial court will really approve it." Pang De shook his head and said, but the merits of this battle are indeed enough for him to go further, even if he does not protect the captain of the Huns, he can get an important position when he goes back to Chang'an, and he can lead a county alone in the future.

"Yes." Deng Ai actually wanted to say that with Liu Yi's current prestige, His Majesty would definitely consider Liu Yi's opinion, but the words should not be too full, and this word is also a little sensitive, and the words that spread out are not good for Liu Yi, Deng Ai just think about it, and turn to talk to Pang De about Tuntian's experience, now that the entire Hetao and Dingxiang areas are included in the territory of the Han Dynasty, Liu Yi is ready to start building large-scale farms next year.