When Liu Chan's edict came, Liu Ming had just written a letter to Liu Yi.

"Mom, I'm going too?" Liu Ming looked at Lu Lingqi and was a little confused. What should I do here? Didn't I say that I would arrange a marriage for Deng Ai?

"Well, build a tomb for your grandfather and go to worship together." Lu Lingqi nodded. She actually didn't like the atmosphere in Chang'an. There were too many rules and regulations. Every now and then, some officials and women came to visit her. Lu Lingqi was born in a general and was not very good at these social engagements, let alone like them. This time, since the emperor asked their whole family to erect a monument for his father in his hometown, Lu Lingqi also wanted to go back to her hometown to see her.

Hometown is too long for Lu Lingqi's memory. When she left her hometown, she was just a baby less than two years old. The scenery of her hometown only exists in the memories of her father and mother. She also wants to see this place where she gave birth to herself. Now she can be regarded as returning home in glory.

Inexplicably, there is a little more expectation. It is a desire for the hometown. Even if I have very little memory of the hometown, some things are integrated into my bones from the day I was born and cannot be erased, let alone returning to my hometown with my husband?

"Sister-in-law, are you going with me?" Lu Lingqi turned her head and looked at Deng and said with a smile: "It's just right to see Shi Zai together. I heard that Shi Zai has made a lot of contributions this time. She will definitely be promoted after she comes back. At that time, she won't have such a lot of skills."

Deng nodded when she heard this. She really wanted to see her son. After all, she had been withstood for such a lifetime. For this son, she gave up too many things. Now seeing her son develop step by step, she felt quite emotional. Besides, Lu Lingqi and Liu Ming have left, and she has no one to interact with in Chang'an. It would be better to go to Hetao together and take a look at the grassland.

After making a decision, there are many things left to be handled. According to the edict, they went to meet with Liu Yi this time and could wait until Liu Yi returned to the court before returning to the court. They had to organize a lot of things to pack up, and even brought some gifts to the villagers. After all, this time they were considered a return home. Even if they had no acquaintances, they could not be empty-handed, right?

In addition, after receiving the news, Wei Yue's family also wanted to go together. Wei Yue himself is from Jiuyuan. His feelings for him are much stronger than Lu Lingqi, let alone erecting a monument for the former master?

Three days later, the group followed the envoys sent by the imperial court to Hetao and took a rail car to Lian County, where rail cars were now open. In order to facilitate logistics transportation and message transmission, Liu Yi gave priority to this rail car from Chang'an to Lian County.

After years of development, the style of the railcar has also been improved from the beginning of the air leakage. The open-air type is now a railcar that pulls goods. Lu Lingqi and her group are riding the railcar with carriages that can withstand the severe cold. Sixteen people divided into two groups to provide power for the railcars. It is the fastest among many railcars today. The speed can travel 300 miles a day. It takes more than 1,200 miles from Chang'an to Lian County, and it can be reached in just four days.

"Mom, is this the grassland?" Lu Lingqi picked up the curtains and looked at the scenery outside the window. The morning silk was like fog and everything was depressed. Looking from the car window, she saw an open area, which seemed to make people feel much more open.

"No?" Lu Lingqi shook her head. The Hetao Plain is not a grassland, but in terms of the current scenery, it is no different from the grassland. Lu Lingqi herself has never seen the grassland.

Buildings began to appear on both sides of the desolate road. They were not too large, but they were built with a sense of layering. Unlike the common villages on weekdays, there were large fields and large grasslands. You could see some cattle and sheep moving around the periphery. Those herders or farmers did not have much surprise when they saw this car.

If someone approaches, the soldiers outside the carriage will subconsciously point the crossbow arrows in their hands at the other party. Now that the Hetao has just settled, there are still many small tribes or groups that are scattered that are unwilling to join the big man, and the public security is not very good.

"The grassland is still far away, and it is still my area of ​​the Han Dynasty. At this speed, we will arrive in Lian County tonight." Wei Yue knocked on the door and came in from outside. He happened to hear the conversation between Liu Ming and Lu Lingqi, and said with a smile: "But the scenery is almost the same. The Hetao side is actually not much different from the grassland, but the water and soil are much richer, and you can't see it at this time."

Outside the car window, there was a deserted area. The Hetao Plain now looks really different from the grassland.

"Those farms feel better than those in the Central Plains." Liu Ming looked at the farm that disappeared outside the window in the distance and smiled.

"There were no such things before. They were established by Sikong. They said that they were a farm that combines agriculture and animal husbandry. If they succeed, the Xiongnu and Xianbei people could be adopted as Han people. In the future, Hetao will be the place for our great Han to raise horses." Wei Yue said with a smile.

Liu Ming was not interested in these things. The scenery along the way might feel fresh at the beginning. After watching it for a long time, it was actually just that. All that was left was bored. He waved to Wei Yue and said, "Uncle Wei, where is Aunt Wei? Call me to play cards together?"

"Hey, she can't stand the cold in the north, and she hasn't had a good sleep these few days." Wei Yue shook his head. His wife was a woman from the authentic Jingxiang land that Mocheng asked for. She was weak and older. Even though this carriage was made by Liu Yi and had a comfortable bonus, there was no such disease as motion sickness in this era. Wei Yue only thought that his wife could not stand the fatigue of the boat and let her son accompany her.

"I'll go see my uncle." Lu Lingqi stood up and wanted to go and see her. Before, she felt that Wei Yue's wife was not right and she was not energetic in anything she did. Today, she seemed to be even more serious.

"No, the doctor has seen it, it's not a big deal. Just wait until you get to the place and have a good sleep." Wei Yue shook his head and said.

"No, my aunt is old after all." Lu Lingqi shook her head, stood up and walked towards another carriage, which was where Wei Yue and his family lived.

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Lian County, Liu Yi's mansion.

"General Ling Ming, where is Sikong?" Deng Ai came back with great tribute. He had been in Hetao for arranging the Hanmins and Xianbei to enter the farm. Now he would have a car back today. He and Liu Yi were preparing to take the car back and come back after the New Year in Chang'an. He didn't know why Liu Yi valued this year's end.

But after coming back, he only saw Pang De, which made Deng Ai a little curious.

"The iron ore on Zhiyang came to report a riot today. There were Xianbei people causing trouble. Sikong took his men to see it early in the morning. It is estimated that he will be able to come back tomorrow. Sikong is very busy these days." Pang De said with a smile.

Although the battle has been completed, Liu Yi’s goal is to integrate the Xianbei and Xiongnu into the Han Dynasty. Most of the mining areas in Xiliang are used by the Xiongnu. Liu Yi set a salary for them is not low. Naturally, some people want to reach out here. They didn’t have time to take care of it before, but now they have freed up their hands. Liu Yi personally led the team to go around everywhere. He found that one was done, and that was not at all affection. In the past half month alone, many of them have been questioned by Liu Yi for corruption, and more than ten people were beheaded directly. Now in the northwest area, it is a panic, but Liu Yi has won the hearts of many people when doing these things. Xianbei and Xiongnu people in various places have begun to gradually integrate into the farm life.

"Don't worry, Shizai." Seeing that Deng Ai was a little anxious, Pang De smiled and said, "Sikong has left a message. The car that came here this time will be parked here for two days. He will leave after he has finished handling these matters. He should be able to go back before the end of the year."

Unfortunately, Pang De and Ma Dai have to celebrate the New Year here. After all, the Huns have just surrendered, and people are unstable and riots occur from time to time. Contact us, we also need to leave enough personnel to suppress the situation in case of emergencies.

"No, I received a letter from Fei Ge before. The court had a new edict, so I rushed back and notified Sikong to prepare." Deng Ai shook his head and said, even if he was homesick, he would not be unable to wait for a long time.

"It's probably a reward edict." Wei Yue said with a smile.

This time, he won a great victory, annihilated the Tuoba Xianbei in one fell swoop and annexed the Huns. According to the rules set by Liu Bei during his lifetime, the reward must not be delayed, so the imperial edict sent by the court this time should be the reward edict.

"So it's not easy to neglect Sikong to come back as soon as possible." Deng Ai smiled bitterly and said, "Zhiyang is not close to this place. I'm afraid it's not here yet. Can you catch Sikong back and talk about it after seeing the angel?"

"I'm afraid it won't work. No matter how fast I'm not able to catch up today, I might as well send someone to Zhiyang to inform Sikong. The angel will not blame Sikong for this." Pang De smiled.

Communications are not developed in this year, and there are only a few cities that can send letters to each other. There are not in Zhiyang, so they can only send people to deliver letters. However, Liu Yi has been there for a long time. How can he catch up at this time?

"That's all." Deng Ai sighed and said, "Before congratulations to General Ling Ming, Sikong intends to recommend you as the captain of the Huns, and he will be a general in the future."

The Huns are gone, but protecting the Huns' lieutenants does not mean protecting the Huns, but resisting border troubles. They are the real power generals on the border and can lead a county alone.

"Sikong has this intention, and the court that has not seen him will really approve it." Pang De shook his head and said, but the merits of this battle were indeed enough to make him go further. Even if he was not a captain of the Huns, he would get an important position when he went back to Chang'an and could lead a single county when he went to war.

"Yes." Deng Ai actually wanted to say that with Liu Yi's current prestige, His Majesty would definitely consider Liu Yi's opinion, but he couldn't say too much, and this was a bit sensitive. The words he had spread were not good for Liu Yi. It would be fine if Deng Ai thought about it, and instead talked to Pang De about his experience in farming. Now the entire Hetao and Dingxiang area have been included in the Han territory, and Liu Yi is preparing to start a large-scale construction of farming next year.
Chapter completed!