"Crunch, crunch~"

Under the personal protection of Baima Yicong, the snowy car finally entered Liangzhou City. At this time, there were only two days before the New Year.

In a flash, Chen Yue also sat in the carriage, chatting happily with Xue Shen along the way.

In addition to introducing the border war in detail, Chenyue also had a good chat about the changes in Liangzhou in recent years.

The deep snow lifted the curtains and looked outside the carriage. People were laughing and chatting on the street. You could also see dragon and lion dances on the streets.

"Hahaha~"

"Well, look there!"

"Oh! Okay! It's really a special skill!"

From time to time, people's cheers fell into Chenyue and Xue Shen's ears, and the whole street was filled with the joy of the New Year.

No one could have imagined that just a month ago, hundreds of thousands of foreign enemies were pressing on the border.

"Tsk tsk~"

Xue Shen smacked the bar a few times and said, "Thirty years ago, when I was still the Minister of Civil Affairs, I visited Liangzhou City.

At that time, Liangzhou City was far less prosperous than it is now. I remember that there were not even a decent restaurant on the streets at that time, and many people were wearing rags.

If I were to use two words to describe Liangzhou City at that time, it would be dilapidated."

Xue's deep thoughts seemed to go back to the Minister of Civil Affairs thirty years ago, and to Liangzhou City thirty years ago.

But he knew that there was nothing that could be done about Liangzhou's ruin at that time. As an important border town, there were constant wars. How could any merchant dare to do business in places like Liangzhou and Youzhou?

Seventy-eight out of ten young and strong men have to join the army. It is not easy for a family to survive without its mainstay, so how to start a small business.

There are now hundreds of thousands of Liang troops stationed at the border. It is rare for a Yan army to sneak into the interior, and the safety of the people is guaranteed.

But a few decades ago, the border military was weak, and the nomadic peoples on the grasslands would come here every now and then, burning, killing, looting, and performing various rituals. The people's lives were very miserable.

"It wasn't just thirty years ago." Chenyue looked at the street and sighed softly:

"When I was young, I never had a full meal. Every now and then I would hear that someone was starving to death. I never dared to dream of seeing such a situation now."

Compared to Xue Shen Shen, who comes from a wealthy family, Chen Yue undoubtedly understands the meaning of "hard life" better.

Xue Shen smiled deeply and pointed out the window:

"But looking at Liangzhou City now, it's so prosperous and bustling with people. I suddenly have the illusion that I'm in Qingzhou in the south of the Yangtze River."

Now the war in Jiangnan has lasted for two full years, and many formerly prosperous places have been razed to the ground by the war, which is not even comparable to today's Liangzhou City.

“Mr.

"All this is due to the prince." Xue Shen pointed out the window and murmured.

"Harm, it's none of my business."

Chen Yue waved his hand casually: "Thanks to Mr. Song who was invited back from the capital, the officialdom and shopping malls were managed in an orderly manner for me.

There are also civil servants like Mr. Zhou and Mr. Wen who are busy every day and never touch the ground, which is why Liangzhou City has what it is today.

I am a hands-off shopkeeper who doesn’t care about anything.”

Chenyue's focus has always been on the war, and he really hasn't worried much about Beiliang's government affairs.

Song Zhilu has always taken the lead in the internal affairs of Beiliang, and the deputy strategic historian Zhou Jingyao and the governors of the three states are responsible for the specific implementation. There has been a tacit understanding of the cooperation.

"Why, does the prince think that these ordinary people dare to run a small business and live peacefully?" Xue Shen chuckled.

Chenyue raised his head and smiled knowingly: "Because there are 300,000 border troops guarding the pass."

"Exactly!" Xue laughed deeply and nodded.

Chenyue turned his eyes to the window and murmured: "Yes, those border soldiers are the confidence for the people to live and work in peace and contentment..."

…

The driver finally slowly arrived at the gate of Prince Liang's Mansion. In order to hide Xue Shen Shen's whereabouts, the soldiers specially cleared the street.

Anyway, the streets are often cleared in front of Prince Liang's Mansion, so the people have long been accustomed to it.

Standing in front of the palace to greet him were Ma Ling'er and two old people in the palace, while the sneaky Xue Qianqian was hiding somewhere.

Chen Yue helped Xue Shenchen get out of the carriage. Xue Shenchen was stunned when he saw the formation at the door of the house. He quickly walked two steps to Ma Ling'er, put his hands together and bowed and said:

"Old man, the snow is deep. I want to pay my respects to the princess. How dare I bother the princess to welcome her in person?"

No matter how powerful the Xue family is and how wealthy they are, they are facing a serious first-class princess after all.

Xue Shenchen and Chen Yue were talking and laughing because they had known each other for a long time and had a good relationship, but Xue Shenchen was very polite in front of Ma Ling'er.

"Old senior, please get up quickly. The Xue family deserves such courtesy both in public and private affairs." Ma Ling'er saluted dignifiedly, her behavior was very appropriate.

"Mr. Xue, we are all one of our own, so there is no need to be polite." Chen Yue introduced with a smile:

"These two are my father and father-in-law. They have also admired Mr. Xue for a long time."

"I'm so polite. My granddaughter is being taken care of by you two at Prince Liang's Mansion. Thank you very much. I brought some specialties from Qingzhou here. I hope you two won't find it objectionable." Xue smiled deeply and cupped her hands.

"Why do you need to say thank you for such a small thing?"

"Hahaha!"

The three old people smiled and greeted each other. Because Xue Shenchen was the oldest, they called Xue Shenchen "older brother".

In fact, Chen Yue's father and Ma Ling'er's father are both a generation younger than Xue Shenchen, but because they were both born late, they appear to be about the same age as Xue Shenchen.

"grandfather!"

Just as everyone was laughing, a beautiful figure slipped out of the crowd and hugged Xue Shen Shen.

"Oh, please be gentle, how can your old bones withstand such a torment like this~"

Xue Shen stroked Xue Qianqian's head with a deep smile. Although it sounded like she was complaining, her face was full of smiles.

It had been a long time since he had seen his granddaughter. Since the plague and war broke out in Jiangnan two years ago, Xue Qianqian had not returned to her hometown in Qingzhou and spent most of her time in Liangdi.

Occasionally I would go to the capital to see my father.

"Hehe~" Xueqian smiled and hugged her slightly stooped grandfather tightly.

Although she lived a good life in Prince Liang's Mansion, she always felt like something was missing without her relatives around her.

Chen Yue laughed at the side and said: "Xue Leihan is busy with government affairs in Liaodong and can't get away. He probably won't arrive until tomorrow. Let this good granddaughter accompany Mr. Xue today."

"Hahaha, the prince is interested." Xue Shen heard that her grandson was also on the way, and the smile on her face became even brighter.

Chen Zhixing smiled and got out of the way: "It's a cold day, let's not block the door. Let's talk after we enter the house."
Chapter completed!