The draft system in the Han Dynasty was very perfect, and it took only one month from the issuance of the edict to the completion of the primary election.

However, this is not a concubine for the emperor after all, the first list of thirty people, the crown prince Liu Jin's candidate family members are twenty, and the king of Xiangyang Liu Yu is ten candidates.

These people are carefully selected, whether it is life experience, appearance, personality, talent and family style, they are all the best choice.

The women selected in the primary selection will be sent to the court for short-term etiquette training, which is actually convenient for secretly observing their conduct and character.

These procedures are all in charge of Queen Deng Meng, and she is naturally very concerned about the selection of her daughter-in-law.

And Liu Yu, who was far away in Chengdu, since he got the news, urged his eldest sister Liu Hua to hurry back to the capital with him.

He is a more assertive person, according to the current words, he is a young man with a personality, and he is not the emperor, so he doesn't need to consider so many political factors when choosing a wife.

The key is to find a person who agrees with you and be a fairy couple, if you are facing a woman you don't like for the rest of your life, how uncomfortable it will be.

Now it is June, the weather is sunny, it is easier to catch up with the road, not to mention, the Han Dynasty has built a lot of official roads extending in all directions, and there are post stations along the way, which is very convenient.

Since more than 20 years ago, Liu Zhi has been planning to build official roads, and the transportation in the Eastern Han Dynasty itself is relatively developed, and the entire empire has built nine major traffic roads.

From the Central Plains to the south of the Yangtze River, in addition to the waterway, there are three vertical and three horizontal six main passages, the remaining three main roads, one leads to the northeast, one leads to the Western Regions, and the remaining one is the southwest official road.

The Southwest Official Road connects Shuzhou, Yunzhou and Guizhou, directly leading to overseas and is also the main passage of the Southwest Silk Road.

In the Western Han Dynasty, this official road already existed, but in the Eastern Han Dynasty, due to frequent disasters, this road fell into disrepair and was slowly blocked.

At that time, Liu Zhi spent a lot of manpower and material resources in order to open up this road, and of course the result was very worthwhile.

It is not only convenient for the political and economic development of the southwest, but also the most important thing is to open up a new Silk Road, which has injected a dynamic route into the country's economic lifeline.

Although cement has been invented, the roads are still mainly paved with brick and stone, but the joints are made with cement to make the roads stronger and easier to maintain.

In addition to receiving officials, envoys and merchants along the way, the post station is also responsible for the maintenance of the road.

Every year during the winter, autumn and winter farming seasons, the government will organize the people who are serving as laborers to carry out the maintenance and construction of roads or water conservancy.

This time back in the capital, Liu Hua planned to stay for a while longer, so he brought his son Lai'an and his infant daughter back together.

By the time they arrived in Luoyang City all the way, it was already July, and there were people from the Laijia and Deng families at the gate of the city to greet them, but as the eldest princess, Liu Hua would definitely go to the palace to greet his father and mother.

Deng Meng prepared a banquet in Changqiu Palace early, all of which were favorite dishes for his daughter and youngest son.

The two princesses who had already been married, as well as several relatives of the previous generation in the royal family, were in attendance.

Needless to say, Liu Zhi is back, how can he not go to participate in person, even the crown prince Liu Jin, who is now in charge of everything, has been on the throne early.

After two years of not seeing, Liu Hua has changed significantly in temperament, has matured a lot, and is no longer the delicate girl in his impression.

But there is more tenacity in his eyes, and there is more calmness in his gestures, if he sees his parents again, all these appearances are ruined.

"Mother's ......"

Liu Hua hugged his mother excitedly, his eyes were suddenly moist, no matter how strong a person is, he will always be a child in front of his parents.

Liu Yu, who was behind him, took Lai'an's hand and walked up to them with a smile to say goodbye.

Lai'an is five years old this year, which is the most innocent and romantic age for a child, and he looks like his father, Yuxue is cute.

The little guy saluted his grandfather and grandmother decently, Liu Zhi beckoned him to come to him, he was also generous, and he didn't twist at all.

Deng Meng couldn't wait to take over the baby from Fu's mother, the child was only a few months old, and slept very soundly, which was born by her mother desperately, and it was naturally expensive.

"Mother should give her a name."

It was a common practice in the Han Dynasty for a child's name to be given to someone with prestige and virtue among the elders, which was both a form of respect and a blessing to the child.

"I've only read a few sentences, so let's get it from Your Majesty."

Deng Meng smiled and handed the child in his hand to Liu Zhi, holding his grandson but not his son, this is the rule of the feudal era.

However, Liu Zhi has never complied with it, he has personally hugged his own children back then, of course, it is Liu Hua who hugs the most, after all, she is the eldest daughter, and she always has to be special.

This child looks like his mother, very similar to Liu Hua when he was a child, Liu Zhi thought for a while, "Vote for me with a peach, repay it with Qiong Yao, and be named Yao." ”

In this sentence, Yao means beautiful jade, which was originally a good name, but it is a pity......

Deng Meng coughed lightly, "Is it a little heavy with Jin'er Yu'er's name?" ”

Liu Zhi realized that he had never paid much attention to these, and he didn't expect it to be there for a while.

"Otherwise, call Lai Ning and work with his brother to synthesize the meaning of tranquility."

"Thank you Father for the name."

Liu Hua knew that his father was not good at choosing names, so he immediately agreed, so as not to hurt his brain.

The banquet of the day was centered on Laining, after all, this was the first time she entered the palace after she was born, and Liu Zhi and the others were rewarded with a lot of meeting gifts.

After the banquet was dispersed, Liu Hua was left in Changqiu Palace, and the father and daughter talked.

Liu Hua told his father about his experience in the past two years, and inevitably mentioned the heavy snowstorm.

The geographical location of the southwest is remote, there are many ethnic minorities, and compared with the Central Plains, it is indeed a lot backward, although the state is now vigorously supporting, but in a short period of time, it is impossible to catch up.

Fortunately, Chengdu, the political and economic center of southwest China, is very prosperous and not inferior to some metropolises in the south of the Yangtze River.

Taking it as the center and radiating to the surrounding areas can play a role in bringing the whole area from point to point, and the most difficult problem to solve today is getting better and better because of the solution of religious differences.

All of this has the credit of Lai Yan, he has been immersed in the southwest for many years, and his achievements are remarkable, but he is young and has shallow qualifications, otherwise this time the royal road will be degraded, and he will be able to take advantage of the situation.

The new Shuzhou Thorn Shi was transferred from the imperial court, and Lai Yan was praised by the circular, but he was not promoted, after all, he had only been in the position of the county commander of Qianwei for two years.

The two discussed business for a while, and then moved on to personal matters.

"Hua'er, your body is damaged, did Lai Yan say anything?"

Liu Hua smiled indifferently, "He said it's okay, let me take care of my body with peace of mind, now I have both children and daughters, whether I have children in the future or not, it all depends on fate." ”

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