In the sky above Chang'an City, the spring is extremely bright, the holy decree is bright and the world is clear, His Majesty the Tang Emperor returns to Pinyang to worship his ancestors, and he inspects Yongji and Sanzhou by the way.

This time out of Beijing, Wang Rong's honor guard was even better than before. There were nearly 20,000 guards in the accompanying army alone, accompanied by two marquises, Wang Xu, Marquis of Woye, and Ouyang Xun, Marquis of Linhe. The two earls held the flag to open the way, Zhiyang Bomeng, and Dune Bomengyi. Wang Xu, the captain of the loyal and military capital, is in charge of the guards of the festival.

In addition to the huge guards, there were also hundreds of palace people who followed Wang Rong. If it weren't for Zhang Pu who had just finished giving birth, it would not be easy to work long distances, and she, the queen, would also follow.

The Ganlu Hall was a little busy, and Zhang Pu commanded the palace people to pack the things that Wang Rong wanted to use on weekdays.

The trip is imminent, and Wang Rong also enjoys the rare warmth on weekdays. Zhang Pu sat on the bed, his eyes fixed on the palace ladies busy with their work.

"Little Qi'er!"

Wang Rong stretched out his hand and shook the son in the cradle, the little guy's eyebrows and eyes had grown, and his face was a little like Zhang Pu, but his eyes and nose were exactly the same as those of the Wang family. Especially those big eyes, thieves bright.

"Xiao Qi, your father is leaving! You laugh at one!"

Wang Rong's voice fell, and Zhang Pu said angrily on the side: "The saint doesn't choose what to say, why are you leaving?"

"It's me who lost my word!" Wang Rong smiled and didn't care.

There are many rules of speech in the palace, and these three words can't be said casually, it's unlucky.

Seeing that Wang Rong didn't care, Zhang Pu hurriedly said, "You still don't change your words?"

"Bah, no taboos, good luck!" Wang Rong said with a smile.

Zhang Pu stretched out his hand to hold his arm and said softly, "This time I go out, it will take a few days, you have to take care of yourself." The concubines and Xiao Qi are looking forward to you!"

"This girl is a little tired today!"

Wang Rong secretly said in his heart, and smiled bitterly in his heart, Wang Rong smiled gently, and said, "I know, you also take care of yourself in the palace, if you are bored, call your mother into the palace to talk."

Saying that, Wang Rong looked at Zhang Pu and said with a smile: "You have to be good in the palace, and if you are idle, you can go to Yanjia Hall to walk around. The queen mother is actually the most easy-going!"

Zhang Pu was so exquisite, and immediately responded: "As long as the queen mother doesn't bother the concubines, the concubines are afraid that they will often go to Yanjiadian to talk in the future!"

Zhang Pu has studied medicine since he was a child, and he is knowledgeable, so that people can't afford to hate it. The Queen Mother Yang especially likes her daughter-in-law.

At this time, Wang Xu entered the house to tell that the Queen Mother had arrived.

As soon as she entered the hall, the Empress Dowager Yang instructed the palace ladies beside her, put down a box with fur, and said with a smile: "My son wants to go north, but he must not be careless. It is cold in those places, and this fur garment should be worn. There are a few pieces here, they are sable, they are much lighter than fox skin, and they are just right to wear back to the yang!"

Wang Rong smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern!"

"We don't need to talk about that!" Yang smiled, walked quickly to the cradle, stared at his grandson and smiled, "Ouch, let me see my good grandson. Look, what a lovely child, I can't see each other for a while, my heart is empty!"

Zhang Pu also smiled and said, "Queen Mother, look, Xiao Qi'er is smiling at you!"

Yang touched Xiao Qi's little face and said with a smile, "Back then, when you were born, you also looked like this!"

As he spoke, he sighed slightly, "This is really fast, the appearance of Borier and Rong'er seems to be yesterday. In the blink of an eye, they are all fathers!"

The palace ladies in the house all laughed along with it, and for a while.

The Yang family is very fond of Wang Rong, she looked at Wang Rong, sighed and smiled: "You are really, you have only been born for a few days, and you are going to leave the palace again. The last time I went to Bashu, I lost weight when I came back. Although there are people to serve you, no matter how good it is outside, how can it be good in the palace!"

"Read 10,000 books, travel 10,000 miles!" Wang Rong said with a smile, "I returned to my hometown to worship my ancestors, inspected Youji and Sanzhou, saw the local customs, and felt the difficulty of starting a business."

Outside, Wang Yu's hearty voice suddenly came: "That's right, read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles, but there is still one sentence missing!"

Wang Yu came in from outside, in the midst of the crowd's salute, yes

Wang Rong said, "To travel thousands of miles, you have to read countless people!"

Wang Yu then said, "You, everything is fine, we are satisfied with you. It's just that he is still young, the people are sophisticated, and the customs of the world are still a little lacking!"

Wang Rong laughed in his heart, in fact, he didn't lack the most, these are the things.

"Besides, you've just got to the point, and you have to thank you for the difficulty of starting a business!"

Wang Yu walked to the cradle, first grinned at his grandson, and then said with his hands behind his back: "After all, you can't experience anything in this square imperial city, you still have to go out and walk more, see more, listen more, and you will gain a lot!"

"The Thirteenth Year of Chenggong": "The major affairs of the country are in worship and Rong." Returning to the hometown to worship ancestors is what every family will do in this era, even the Wang Rong family, which has become a royal family, is no exception.

Wang Rong said: "When the sons return to their hometowns to worship their ancestors, they will also reward the descendants of meritorious soldiers, inspect the military camps where veterans are placed, and inspect the water conservancy of acres of fields!"

Most of the nobles who followed Wang Yu and Wang Rong were all from Yongji and Erzhou. After the establishment of the Tang State, in order to treat them preferentially, countless Xuntian was sealed in the two states. But recently, Wang Rong received news that some nobles were lawless, often oppressed the people, encroached on fertile land, smuggled salt, etc.

Wang Yu once said angrily in front of Wang Rong that he really wanted to kill these bad species, which shows that he was angry with these people.

"Well, take your time, watch slowly!"

Wang Yu teased Xiao Qi again, and said seemingly unintentionally: "When you come back, if you are not in a hurry, you can take the waterway and go to Linqing to have a look!"

Wang Rong thought for a moment and replied, "Yes!"

Wang Yu This is clearly what he said.

Returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors, inspecting Youji and Sanzhou, he couldn't go back to Chang'an to Linqing. Besides, even if he wants to go to Linqing, why didn't Wang Yu say that when he left Chang'an, he would go to Linqing by water. Instead, when you come back, if you are not in a hurry, go to Linqing to have a look.

At this time, Linqing was the place where Wang Bo led the Tenth Army to station.

Thinking of the several letters sent by the secretary of the Department of Investigation, Wang Rong can be sure that Wang Yu will never be whimsical and have no purpose.

The emperor's car slowly drove out of Chang'an, and in the palatial carriage, Wang Rong leaned on the soft couch, closed his eyes and pondered.

Since Wang Bo was named the acting king, he has been very low-key and honest. This time, he sent troops to the country and destroyed the country, and he was also the commander appointed by Wang Rong to dispel public opinion. When Wang Rong learned that Youguo was destroyed, he issued several holy decrees, asking Meng Song to lead troops to garrison Jidu, and Song Wenbai to lead troops to garrison Xiangping. Shao Hongxuan led his troops back to Shidai County, and Zhou Yi led his troops back to Xindu.

In order to deal with Yu and Yi next, Wang Bo's 10th Army was stationed in Linqing. Linqing is close to the canal, although it is not the richest place in the world, but it can be regarded as prosperous.

The so-called canal here is the Jiqian Grand Canal, which was built by the Zhou and Qin dynasties and runs through the north and south.

During the Spring and Autumn Period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Wu Wangfu sent a northern expedition to Qi and competed for the hegemony of the Central Plains, mobilized the people to dig Guangling to the northeast, and passed through the canal to Huaiyin into Huaishui.

The ditch is 170 kilometers long, bringing the river water into the Huaishui River, becoming the earliest section of the Jiqian Grand Canal, which was born for water transportation.

In the Warring States Period, a big ditch and a chasm were dug successively, so as to communicate the four rivers of Jiang, Huai, He, and Ji.

After Yingwu unified the world, in order to control the vast area south of Huaishui and Jiangshui, so that the rich materials of Xuyang and Yangzhou could be transported to Xianyang, he ordered the digging of the Tongji Canal from Luoyang to Huaiyin, which was about 2,000 miles long, to directly communicate the traffic between the river and Huaishui, and to renovate the canal south of Hangou and Jiangshui.

Then Yingwu ordered the Yongji Canal to be dug from Luoyang through Linqing to Zhuojun Chang for about 2,000 li, together with the Guangtong Canal from Xianyang to Tongguandong to form a multi-branched canal system.

Then Yingwu sent people to dig the "Jiangnan Canal" about a thousand miles long from Dantu to Qiantang; At the same time, the ditch was renovated. In this way, the total length of the river between Luoyang and Qiantang is about 4,000 miles, and it can be directly connected to ships.

Guangling has become the north-south transportation hub of Yangzhou, taking advantage of the transportation of Cao, enriching the south of the Yangtze River, and is the most prosperous area in Xuyang and Yangzhou. Linqing

It has become a transportation hub for Jizhou to communicate with the north and south, although it is not as prosperous as Guangling, but in the city north of the river, it is also the existence of a big city with good words.

After Wang Bo led the army to Linqing, except for the military camp and the mansion in the city, he rarely showed his head, and it is said that he read and wrote at home every day, and the people who came and went were the generals and scribes of the Tenth Army.

Slowly, Wang Rong opened his eyes in the carriage and reached out to open the curtain.

"Holy!" Outside the carriage, Wang Xu, the cavalry commander next to the carriage, bowed his head and asked, "What are your orders?"

Wang Rong smiled casually and said, "It's okay, breathe!"