At this time, the requirements for upgrading have already been met, but Gao Shun was afraid that everyone would expect to be upgraded after the upgrade, so he waited and prepared to upgrade after returning to China, so he replied to everyone: "Haha, don't worry, it is estimated that it will be upgraded within a month." ”

The crowd rejoiced.

Gao Shun asked: "I'm about to return to China, do you have any plans or plans?" ”

Hearing Gao Shun's question, everyone's mood became heavy, they have been away from China for nearly 40 years, and their relatives in China have left one after another, and their impression of their family members is becoming more and more blurred, and their feelings are getting weaker and weaker, so faint that they can hardly remember.

Besides, it is estimated that now that they are back in China, let alone the wives and concubines at that time, how many people can their sons saved? The grandchildren are all fifty years old, and they will definitely be treated as old monsters when they go back.

It will even make their grandchildren or great-grandchildren think that they are back to seize power, and even if they don't, it will make it difficult for them to do things.

Li Qiang has always been straightforward and said, "Your Majesty, wherever you go, Qiang will go." ”

Zhou Fei asked rhetorically, "Your Majesty, where do you want to go?" ”

Gao Shun said with a smile: "We are all so old, it is better to show up less in the future, so I want to find a famous mountain and river with beautiful scenery to live, and do some learning with peace of mind. ”

Zhou Fei asked again, "Your Majesty, have you chosen a good place?" ”

Gao Shun asked: "Wei is so big, there are too many good places, such as Mount Tai, Heng Mountain, Lu Mountain, Heng Mountain, Huiji Mountain, Huashan Mountain, Penglai Mountain, Dabie Mountain, etc., all of which have beautiful scenery and pleasant climate, which are suitable for self-cultivation. ”

Fang Liang suggested: "Your Majesty, it is best to choose a place with convenient transportation and not far from the capital. ”

Li Qiang suggested: "Your Majesty, it's best not to be too far away from the north, after which we can come to the north to hunt." ”

Zhou Fei suggested: "Then it can't be too close to the capital, otherwise the emperor will be under pressure, how to govern?" ”

Gao Shun said: "In this case, choose the boundary between the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, and look at the mountain is more appropriate." ”

Li Qiang also suggested: "Your Majesty, it is better to stay south, so that there will be more wasteland, and it will be convenient to accommodate so many of our officers and soldiers and slaves." ”

Gao Shun thought to himself, if he is close to the Yangtze River, it is convenient to guide the development of the counties in Jiangnan and Jiangdong, and his current system space is incomparably large, which can condition the water volume of the Yangtze River, avoid floods, and benefit one party, so he said: "My opinion is to let the current emperor assign Chaisang County and Liling County in Yuzhang County, Xunyang County, Anhui County and Zongyang County in Lujiang County, and Qichun County in Jiangxia County, a total of six counties to our garrisons. ”

In this way, Lushan Mountain and Tianzhu Mountain are included, and he also hopes to build the Anqing city in the future; More importantly, it is located at the junction of several states, which is convenient for trade, and he believes that it will not be long before the river can develop very prosperously.

When everyone heard this, they felt good, there were mountains and rivers, the climate was suitable, and there was a large amount of wasteland along the river that could be reclaimed, which was convenient for the placement of soldiers, and they all supported this method, so Li Qiang drafted a letter to the emperor.

Gao Shun specially instructed Li Qiang to write clearly in the letter, if he could, he would take people directly to the south and not enter Luoyang to avoid embarrassment.

Then the crowd set out for the south.

As for the eight Xianbei nobles who surrendered, they did not need to be imprisoned in Taoyuan Fort, they would follow them south.

Carrying so many slaves and young girls and young women made it extremely difficult to march, just the amount of firewood needed for cooking on the road was heavenly, plus those slaves were ten in a string, it was inconvenient to walk, and forty miles a day was the limit.

All slaves, both men and women, had a rice ball in the morning and a rice ball in the afternoon, two bowls of water a day, and a pinch of salt, so that they could neither be fed nor starved to death, and maintained a certain amount of physical strength to hurry.

Fortunately, these people are all strong people, otherwise they would not have been able to withstand this toss.

The girls, who were too young, rode in the carriages left behind by the Xianbei people.

Gao Shun and the others are so old, they are no longer impatient, anyway, there is no shortage of food, so they walk slowly, waiting for the emperor's letter by the way.

Ma Gui and the others on the west road marched more slowly, they had to pass through a large desert area, the conditions were more difficult, slaves died every day, if there was no space ring, it is estimated that there would be more dead slaves.

The current emperor is Gao Hongtao, Gao Shun's grandson, he will never dare to give Gao Shun a holy decree and order, and Gao Shun does not need to treat him with the etiquette of a courtier, just in the form of a family letter.

The route chosen by Gao Shun and others was to go to Shanggu County first, pass through Juyong Pass, go to Youzhou, pass through Jizhou and Yanzhou, and arrive at the destination in the south of Yuzhou.

Gao Shun and others are a legend in the Wei State, and the newly grown up people just listen to the stories told by the old people, but they didn't expect that after so many years, they returned from the grassland and brought back so many barbarian captives.

As soon as he arrived at the boundary of the upper valley, he was warmly welcomed by the officials along the way, and all the officials had only heard of this emperor, but had not seen it, for fear of annoying him and losing his official position.

Those people simply saw it as lively, crowded with people, more than a grand festival.

Gao Shun ordered Li Qiang to be in charge of the reception, and he was tired of these ushers.

Li Qiang was a god-of-war existence in the Wei State, and it was rumored that he had never met an opponent, and it was a great honor for Li Qiang to receive those county officials.

To the surprise of the hundreds of officials and people along the way, the legendary General Li was still full of black hair, a strong body, a ruddy complexion, and less than fifty years old.

Not only Li Qiang, but other legendary characters also look very young.

In their impression, these people are all over 100 years old, and they can still lead troops to Mobei, but there are so many prisoners and many wounded officers and soldiers.

As a result, many people spontaneously bowed down along the way, and it was these legendary gods of war who continuously attacked the barbarians, so that the people of the counties and counties in northern Xinjiang lived a stable and good life.

Along the way, the government ordered the people to prepare a large amount of firewood and grass for Gao Shun's army to cook and feed the war horses, Gao Shun did not want to take advantage of them, so every time he left, he ordered the officials to carry money to settle the settlement, and according to the list directly doubled to each household.

This touched the people even more.

Those county officials were also relieved, and Gao Shun led the army across the border, not only did it not help them, but even benefited the people in his jurisdiction.

When they entered the interior, they were not so strict with slaves and young girls, and young women with children were no longer tied together, but only asked to help them cook; The lives of the slaves also improved, with one rice ball in the morning, noon and evening every day, and no longer limited amount of water, so they could drink as much as they wanted.

The eight Xianbei nobles and many slaves, when they first came to the Central Plains, even in the poorest border counties, they already felt much better than where they lived, and they finally understood why their ancestors were desperate to go south, and the end of their southward journey was to be destroyed by the Han people, the Han people occupied such superior conditions, how could their strength be weaker than them?

Gao Shun is quite satisfied with the development along the way, there is no threat of barbarians, Shanggu County has now developed a large area of fertile land, many villages and towns have appeared, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, no longer the appearance of the previous unclothed and yellow-skinned skin.