After entering the city, the soldiers who were responsible for escorting Liu's entourage, under the leadership of the leader, said goodbye to Liu Kun and others, and went to the barracks outside the city to resume their lives.

When the official Xu left, he said to Liu Kun: "The general is very happy to know that the envoy has arrived, and he will hold a banquet in Baicao Tower tonight, and he will also meet with the prince of the mansion later." ”

Liu Kun nodded in return and said, "Thank you for the general's kindness." ”

As soon as the others were gone, he came to the table and sat down, sighing for a long time.

His son Liu Qunzheng sighed at the elegance and tranquility in the house, and when he heard his father's sigh, he couldn't help but ask why.

Liu Kun looked at his son, hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said: "I look at Youzhou, it is really a sign of great governance, I am afraid that it will be a place for the Han to dig a grave!" ”

"Why did my father say that?" Liu Qun shook his head, "Although there are not many stops along the way, but the counties, villages and towns along the way are all living and working in peace and contentment, not only are there no hunger, but there is also excess food, such a scene is not to mention the frontier, even in the hinterland of the Central Plains Mansion, it is unthinkable!" It can be seen that the general can govern the people! ”

"Youzhou can be so peaceful and peaceful, and it also benefits from the powerful Xuanjia Army! The bandits and horse bandits in Youzhou were all exterminated by the strong army, and it was a peaceful situation in the territory, and it could not be said that the road was not left behind, but it could not be closed at night, and there was no shadow of bandits! It's the rule of three generations, I'm afraid it's just that! ”

"What's even more rare is that there are many constraints, so that the officials of the county are very virtuous, in the previous county, father, you also listened to the county order to judge the case, it can be described as organized, and it is even more rare that the people must also have a file to submit, the knife and pen officials should record and file, and they should come down to check regularly, and the file should also be transcribed and copied, handed over to the general's office for storage, and regularly reviewed, because there is supervision, it is to implement, not a formality, but a real policy to govern the people......"

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As soon as he talked about what he saw and heard on the road, Liu Qun gushed endlessly, not only did he not have the rejection of Youzhou and the General's Mansion in his words, but also faintly had a sense of yearning and longing, and when he first proposed to go north to find the Tuoba Department, it was like two people.

Looking at his son who had transformed into Youchui, Liu Kun's face became even more ugly, he interrupted his son and said, "We are from Bingzhou, how long has Bingzhou been occupied by the Xiongnu, what is the scene now?" ”

Liu Qun frowned, showing disgust, and said: "Bingzhou turned out to be so prosperous, after falling into the hands of the Huns, there has been war over the years, the Huns are simply wild, even if there is no pressure from the court, they will fight, saying that it is a country, but the result is still a large number of tribes, and the attacks between tribes are continuous, even Liu Cong and Liu have to lead people to confront, but they have suffered the families and people of Bingzhou!" ”

"The Xiongnu have been in land for far more than Chen, but now Youzhou is more prosperous than Bingzhou, this is a hidden danger," Liu Kun did not hide his worries at all, "Not only here, at the moment Jizhou is in turmoil, several families are divided, Qingxu is also turbulent, even Sizhou is not immune to the impact, but Youzhou is thriving, people's hearts and luck, I am afraid that it will be transferred from the place of turmoil to the place of tranquility." ”

"What's the use of thinking about that?" Liu Qun seemed to see it, but comforted his father, "If this is a general trend, we are powerless to stop it, if it is a small trend, we don't need to worry, besides, Chen Shouyi is also from the Pengcheng Chen family, but he is of Chinese Miao descent, which is better than the Huns and the Qianren!" ”

Listening to the unconsciously revealed meaning in his son's words, Liu Kun sighed more and more, but he knew that there was some truth in what he said, so he didn't continue to dwell on it, not to mention that the father and son had to start preparing for the meeting with Chen Zhi, and they had to pack up their things first.

In the past few days, although they have not arrived in Jixian County, Chen Zhi has sent people over to condole, these people have brought a lot of items, all of which have been put away by Liu's father and son, and now when they arrive at the place, they will slowly take them out and place them.

When I got it to the end, there were a few sweet potatoes in the box.

This thing was not sent by Chen Zhi, but someone from Liu Kun on the way.

Liu Qun packed up his things, just saw his father's movements, leaned over to take a look, saw this thing, and said, "Father, but you want to plant this thing?" ”

Liu Kun nodded and said: "Yes, this thing is very wonderful, the unique taste is secondary, the key is that the yield is not small, it can still survive in the harsh environment, the people of Youzhou can be rich, this thing has a great merit, if it can be successfully cultivated and promoted everywhere, wouldn't it be a great good?" ”

Liu Qun disagreed, and said: "The sweet potato tastes average, it is not the top grade, it is promoted, it will not be liked by the people, it is difficult to become a climate, I heard that this thing is ordered by the general's mansion to promote, if not, I am afraid that ordinary people will not plant, and it is not easy for this thing to grow, and it took more than two years for Youzhou to stabilize." ”

"When you are hungry, how can you care about a lot?" Liu Kun treats a few sweet potatoes as treasures, "It doesn't matter if it takes time, it's not easy to promote, this thing is priceless, it's worth a try anyway!" ”

Liu Qun saw that his father insisted, so he didn't say much, and when the things were almost packed, they first found someone to report, went to the general's mansion, and met Chen Zhi.

Chen Zhi was busy with affairs, and when he heard that Liu Kun was coming, he still put down his matter and came over to meet.

When the two parties met, it was a greeting, Liu Kun had a lot to say, but he saw that Chen Zhi was busy, so he stopped his talking son and said goodbye.

Chen Zhi politely retained, and finally set the time for the evening, so that people could send off the guests.

"Father, I talked to the general, he admired me very much, it was the time to strike while the iron was hot, why did you say goodbye in a hurry, in case the general misunderstood, thinking that we were estranged, wouldn't it be self-defeating?"

On the way back, Liu Qun looked a little dissatisfied, he talked face-to-face with the actual controller of Youzhou in front of Chen Zhi, and he was really excited in his heart, even more excited than when he met several clan princes in the capital.

Driven by the agitated emotions, Liu Qun talked loudly in front of Chen Zhi, talking about what he saw and heard along the way, as well as the feelings derived from it, and received a few words of praise from Chen Zhi, and he felt good about himself, but he didn't expect his father to suddenly quit, of course, he was not happy.

Liu Kun said: "At that time, when you were performing, if you really wanted to make a career in Youzhou, instead of talking in front of Chen Shouyi, it was better to find his anthology, study it hard, and participate in the next literary event, this is the right way." ”

Liu Qun listened, his face changed for a moment, and finally nodded, feeling that what his father said was very reasonable, but then he said very calmly: "At the dinner that night, do I have to refrain from it?" Not much to say? ”

Liu Kun shook his head helplessly, and said: "If the general asks you during the dinner, then you will answer, don't talk about your own benefits, just praise Youzhou, if you don't ask, then keep silent, just eat and drink." ”

Hearing this, Liu Qun was a little unwilling, but he knew that his father had seen it, so he nodded in response.

Liu Kun put his mind at ease, but he was a little uneasy, thinking about it carefully, but he couldn't find the reason, he just thought it was a newcomer, and he was not accustomed to the water and soil.

"Well, when you settle down here and have a place, then it's time to ask about the situation in the southern court."