Liu Yi and his wife did not live in Wollongong for a long time, and after two days, they set off for Xiangyang.

Xiangyang in Liu Bei's regime, for a long time was not where Jingzhou Thorn Mansion was located, when the Battle of Chibi had just ended, Liu Bei's power was limited to the west of Jiangling and the four counties of Jingnan, and later Guan Yu broke through Xiangyang, but Jingnan at that time had developed quite well, after the reconstruction of Jiangling, it was still where Jingzhou Thorn Mansion was located for a long time.

Later, after the Nanyang War, the entire Nanyang was collapsed, and a large amount of political and resource tilt was urgently needed to restore the livelihood of Nanyang as soon as possible, and it was at that time that Jingzhou's governance office was moved to Xiangyang.

Although the territory of the Han Dynasty has continued to expand over the years, and finally dominates the world, Jingzhou has always occupied an important position for the Han Dynasty, whether it is strategic or economic, even now, the world is reunified, Jingzhou is still the main granary of the Han Dynasty, and the economic prosperity is by no means worse than Chang'an.

Cui Zhouping was a assassin here, a time is more than 20 years, during which it is not without the opportunity to enter the DPRK to participate in politics, when Liu Chan initially stabilized the government, with the Guanzhong to win, Jingzhou no longer has an important strategic position as before.

It's not that it's not important, but when the Han only had two states, Jingzhou was the only springboard for the Han to fight abroad, and it couldn't be lost, but with the later Guanzhong won and the Han status was increasingly consolidated, Jingzhou's strategic significance to the Han was naturally reduced, but in the economy, before Liu Yi opened up the Silk Road, Jingzhou became the main economic pillar of the Han Dynasty.

At the beginning, Liu Chan intended to let Cui Zhouping enter the dynasty and serve as Jing Zhaoyin, but the situation in the court was unstable at that time, and Jiangdong was ready to move.

Therefore, Cui Zhouping has been staying in Xiangyang and governing Jingzhou, but no matter his reputation or ability, he has already been recognized by the courtiers in these years.

"You, if it weren't for the fact that I was about to leave for Chang'an, wouldn't I have seen you?" On the Han River, a flat boat drifted with the waves, looking at the scenery on the river, Cui Zhouping turned his head to look at Liu Yi and asked with a smile.

"I'm pretty busy, too." Liu Yi glanced at Cui Zhouping and said: "Besides, at that time, you were going to take over Situ, there are many things in Jingzhou that have to be handed over to Gongyan, if I come, I will definitely be arrested by you, I have a lot of things myself, how can I have time to help you?" ”

Gongyan, Jiang Wan's cousin, is not young now, and now he is sent to Jingzhou to do a history of assassination, and it is estimated that in two years, he will still be recalled to an important position in the court.

"The heart of a villain!" Cui Zhouping glared at Liu Yi and said.

"Don't say you don't have this idea, gentleman, you and I have known each other for thirty years, this kind of thing can't fool me." Liu Yi looked at Cui Zhouping and quipped.

"Uh...... Don't talk about this, you and I haven't seen each other for twenty years, right? Cui Zhouping shook his head helplessly, in the early years, it was easy for him to deceive Liu Yi, but now, it seems that it is not easy to deceive Liu Yi.

"Seventeen years and six months." Liu Yi groped for the goat's whiskers under his chin, looked at the river and sighed: "I was ordered to come to Jiannanyang back then, and I came here once, and I haven't seen it since. ”

"Yes, after you came once, then you went to Southern Xinjiang, attacked Guanzhong, and after returning to Erdu, you went to Hetao, and then you went to the Western Regions, Boyuan, your life is really wonderful!" Cui Zhouping looked at Liu Yi, and now counting Liu Yi's past, Cui Zhouping also had to admire, he watched Liu Yi grow from a craftsman with no ambitions to today.

Liu Yi back then had some ability and some intelligence, but if he was compared with Liu Yi today, he was too much worse.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the Han Dynasty can have today's situation, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Liu Yi has half of the credit, look at the Han Dynasty today, I am afraid that Luoyang during the Lingdi period may not be as good as the cities of Xiangyang, Jiangling or Yueyang today, and the cities of today are basically two concepts from the cities of the year, not to mention that Liu Yi completely incorporated the Western Regions into the territory of the Han Dynasty and expanded the territory of the Han Dynasty to Dawan.

"Sort of, these years, if you want to say that it is wonderful, it is also very exciting, but if I choose, if I can live at this time, be a small craftsman, find a wife who can accompany me for a lifetime, and live this life leisurely, it is actually very good." Liu Yi leaned on the side of the boat, looked at the chess pieces in the distance with the maidservant girl to help the two of them cook wine, and said with a smile.

"Still so ambitious." Cui Zhouping shook his head and smiled, of course, this is just a joke, in fact, a person like Liu Yi who has had brilliance, it's okay to talk about the heart of this birth, and it would be a bit irresponsible to say this without Liu Yi's experience.

Liu Yi had similar thoughts back then, but how can everything go well when people live in the world? Especially for capable people, Liu Yi is not the same in the end, helping Liu Bei's father and son to recover the Han Dynasty, so that they have today's prosperity?

"Speaking of which, time flies so fast, I didn't dare to imagine that I would see this day in my lifetime." Liu Yi took the warm wine handed by Lu Lingqi and said with a smile.

"Thank you, Mrs. Sister-in-law." Cui Zhouping smiled at Lu Lingqi, then looked at Liu Yi and said: "That's right, now that I think back, back then, you and I talked about the world in Wollongong, just like yesterday, but unfortunately, Shi Guangyuan, Xu Yuanzhi and Meng Gongwei have already passed away." ”

"What if we get back together?" Liu Yi looked at the sky and said with a smile: "Just like this river, there are some things, if you leave, it is impossible to come back, a few days ago I personally helped General Hansheng to be buried, and I don't know when it will be your turn and me." ”

"Speaking of which......" Cui Zhouping frowned and looked at Liu Yi, then looked at Lu Lingqi and said, "Why do you husband and wife feel more than ten years younger than me?" It feels like I am. ”

Cui Zhouping is older than Liu Yi in terms of age, but he is two or three years older, and now he will see you again after more than ten years, Cui Zhouping himself is already full of hair, although Liu Yi and his wife have also aged a lot, but they feel that they are less than fifty years old, and Lu Lingqi is also like this, which makes Cui Zhouping very uncomfortable, and now the two go out side by side, saying that the father and son are believed.

"Old thief, don't try to take advantage of me!" Liu Yi glared.

"Hey, then again!" Cui Zhouping groped his chin and looked at Liu Yi and said: "My son is now over the age of confusion, Zixin is only in his early twenties now, and he has not yet stood up, this gap is too far, right?" ”

Really take the age as a calculation, Liu Yi is about the same age as Cui Zhouping, but Liu Cheng is the same age as Cui Zhouping's grandson, how can this be reasonable?

"Then Kong Ming's son is two years younger than my grandson, how can I say this? No matter how old your grandson is, if he builds my son, you have to respectfully call him uncle! Liu Yi said disdainfully.

"What's next?" Cui Zhouping shook his head and stopped talking on this issue.

"Intended?" Liu Yi thought for a while and said: "The infrastructure construction of the Central Plains has just begun, roads must be paved in various places, and railroad tracks in the Western Regions will also be laid, as well as sea ships, these things will not come down in 20 years, if my husband and wife are still alive by then, I am ready to take my wife to Daxia and Daqin to see, this world is very big, if there is still time, I will go to sea by boat and travel to all directions." ”

"You're free, and you don't care about your grandchildren?" Cui Zhouping disagreed with Liu Yi's idea.

"What's the matter? So, do you have an impression of your grandfather? Liu Yi asked rhetorically.

"Yes." Cui Zhouping looked at Liu Yi inexplicably, he got married and had children in his teens this year, and he can be a grandfather in his thirties, he was born in a wealthy family, and it is no problem to live in sixty or seventy, and his grandfather is actually not far from him.

"And what about your grandfather's grandfather?" Liu Yi asked rhetorically.

"Uh......" Cui Zhouping shook his head, even if it is more than ten generations, my grandfather's grandfather should be gone when I was born, what impression can I have?

"That's the problem, I can't always protect them, people's paths, I have to go by myself, I can provide them with a good background, but what happens in the future, it depends on their own ability and creation, I can't live forever, it's good to be able to protect three generations, as for the future, I can't manage it, and I don't want to care, people in this life, in fact, think about it carefully, when do you live for yourself?" Liu Yi sighed.

When Cui Zhouping heard this, he leaned on the side of the boat like Liu Yi, frowned and thought: "When I was young, for the order of my parents, after I became a minister, for the court, when I was old, I had to worry about my children and grandchildren...... But this is also a natural thing, no one can jump out. ”

"So, when these things are done, my grandson should also do something, if he becomes a talent, then the descendants will naturally prosper, if he can't become a talent, what can I do when I am dying? It's better to keep the little time you have left. Liu Yi said casually.

"Don't talk about this, keep saying that this is dead, it's unlucky." Cui Zhouping shook his head, didn't want to discuss this issue anymore, looked at Liu Yi and said with a smile: "Bo Yuan, you haven't seen it as a product for many years, have you ever thought about keeping a hand?" ”

"It's over!" Liu Yi smiled and shook his head, there were not many poems that he could remember in his previous life, and he had almost forgotten them in the past few decades, besides, he didn't need to rely on this to show himself.

"Bo Yuan's talent, rare in the world, such as today's chaos for half a hundred years, reunified, if Bo Yuan has no poetry to pass down at this time, it is a pity!" Cui Zhouping shook his head and sighed.

"It's really not, you know, all I've studied over the years is the study of numbers, formations, and the five elements of yin and yang." Liu Yi thought for a while, looked at the Yangtze River estuary in the distance, which gradually became clear in his line of sight, and said: "But just sing a paragraph, I didn't write it, but it's quite appropriate." ”

"Listen up."

"Madame, bring me the harp." Liu Yi looked at Lu Lingqi and said with a smile, he has occasionally learned some calligraphy and piano and chess over the years, not to mention how proficient he is, but he is still passable.

"Ding~Dong~"

The melodious sound of the piano echoed in the sunset with Liu Yi's slightly dull and vicissitudes of life:

"Rolling Yangtze River East Passing Water...... The waves sweep away the heroes......"