Huang Rong left, and Liu Yi returned to Yiwu. Every year during the Chinese New Year, reunion with his family is the habit of the Liu family. Moreover, this year is different from previous years. His son Liu Cheng was granted by Zhao Yun to come to reunite with Liu Yi, and his daughter and son-in-law also came. However, due to the weather here, the new grandson did not bring him, which made Liu Yi somewhat regretful.

"Are Kong Ming and Zilong okay?" Although Liu Yi didn't have too many expressions on his face, he felt much more happy in his heart when he looked at his daughter and son who had not seen him for a long time.

If my daughter didn’t add the wrong person, the language may be able to deceive people, but some subtle things will not be deceived. At least my daughter is doing well in Zhuge’s family and has not been treated unfairly. That’s all.

"The general is in good health. Last year, he was burning the crotch of the Cizhi River. Now, the Salt Pond, east of Cizhi River, has been captured by the general." Liu Cheng said with a smile.

"Well, I read the military newspaper." Liu Yi nodded and looked at his son and said, "My son performed well in the Battle of Huangzhong."

Zhao Yun has been managing Xiliang in the past two years and has done a good job in joining the Qiang tribe. Liu Cheng has also grown rapidly in the past few years. With his military merits, he has now become a deputy general. He is the only general under Zhao Yun who can stand alone. In the Battle of Huangzhong, he defeated 20,000 Qiang troops with 3,000 troops. In the youngest area, Liu Cheng is undoubtedly the most eye-catching one. He can manage the place, and his martial arts can lead his army to defeat the enemy. He ran away from home at the age of twelve and joined the army in hiding his identity. In five years, he went from being a sergeant commander from a new recruit camp to the status of a deputy general.

Perhaps this general was not very high, but he relied on his own merits to climb up step by step, and even refused to be promoted many times. In the history of the Han Dynasty, there were not many 17-year-old generals who served as deputy generals at this age. Liu Yi was very satisfied with his son's achievements and was even quite proud. In terms of ability, his son was obviously much better than his.

Liu Cheng nodded silently. He has received many good reputations along the way, but only his father's recognition made Liu Cheng feel recognized.

"My father is in good health, but he is quite tired. Dad, do you know? In recent years, the Han Dynasty has become richer and richer. In Yizhou alone, the taxes last year were more than twice as high as ten years ago." Liu Ming smiled and said, "Now my father is smiling every day." Liu Ming smiled and hugged Wangcai.

"If this is not the case, wouldn't our efforts over the years be in vain?" Liu Yi shook his head and said, "That's right, Kong Ming has told him so many times, don't worry too much. It seems that he couldn't put it in his heart in the end."

"Dad isn't the same?" Liu Ming glared at Liu Yi angrily and said, "There are two workaholics in the great man, one is the left prime minister Zhuge Liang, and the other is the Sikong Liu Yi. Zhuge Liang buried his head in the documents all day long. As long as the left prime minister's mansion is responsible for, he would ask about everything. The other is Liu Yi. In order to open up the Silk Road, he took his wife to the Western Regions for three or four years. And according to the current state, the time limit will be getting longer and longer. I heard that Liu Yi stayed in Tiangongfang almost most of his time every day.

"How can this be the same? I only do my own things. My subordinates have work to do. I just care about the consequences and whether there is any illegality. I don't ask about anything else." Liu Yi shook his head and said, "Look at how many talents my subordinates have come out over the years? What about Kong Ming? To put it bluntly, once he leaves, it will be difficult for anyone to replace the Zuo Prime Minister's House to do anything."

"Okay, you're right~" Liu Ming shook his head, not wanting to argue with Liu Yi on this matter, and it's not easy to say this. This talks about the issue after Zhuge Liang's death. On one hand, he is his father and on the other hand, his husband's father. Liu Ming wisely chose to terminate the topic.

"For the New Year, let's stop talking about these things." Lu Lingqi helped Liu Yi prepare the tableware and said angrily.

"Just talk, look at how elegant Pang Shiyuan is, and Cui Zhouping... Alas~ Kong Ming's actions are thankless to do it, and it is also..." Liu Yi shook his head and sighed.

"Husband!" Lu Lingqi glanced at Zhuge Qiao with an awkward look on her face, and glared at Liu Yi with dissatisfaction. When the son said in front of him that he was not, even if it made sense, what do you think?

"Okay, okay, don't say it." Liu Yi shook his head, pointed to the fruits and vegetables on the table and smiled: "Bo Song, try these, there are many things that cannot be eaten in the Central Plains."

"Thank you, father-in-law." Zhuge Qiao breathed a sigh of relief and sat opposite Liu Yi.

"I haven't bullied you tomorrow, right?" Liu Yi asked with a smile.

"Dad!" Liu Ming looked at Liu Yi helplessly.

Zhuge Qiao quickly shook his head and said, "Madam treats me well, how can you embarrass my son-in-law?"

"It's good if not." Liu Yi nodded with confidence. Although he couldn't let his daughter suffer grievances, if his daughter was ignorant, he wouldn't be lenient when he should deal with it. He said immediately: "She bullies you and writes me, and I'll go back and teach her a lesson myself."

Liu Ming was speechless and could only sit aside and hold Wangcai and sulk. He caught a faint smile on Liu Cheng's face and glared at him, "What are you laughing at?"

"No, I just remember some interesting things about Xiliang." Liu Cheng shook his head. He had been in the army for a long time and was strict with himself. He had a sense of military demeanor. Although he was perfunctory at this moment, he gave people the feeling that he was saying this sentence very seriously.

"Oh?" It was just a perfunctory sentence, but Liu Yi's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Chener tells you."

"Actually, it's nothing. Although the Qiang tribes are collectively called Qiang tribes, there are actually differences within them. Different Qiang tribes and even different tribes in the same Qiang tribes have different folk customs. When they were naturalized, many interesting things happened, and several soldiers under them were forced to be taken away by local women." Liu Cheng explained with a smile: "It's quite similar to when he was in Southern Central."

"What happened later?" Liu Ming asked curiously.

"If you make a mistake, just be wrong." Liu Cheng subconsciously glanced at Zhuge Qiao, then withdrew his gaze.

"Hmm?" Liu Ming's eyes became unkind.

Liu Cheng turned to look at Liu Yi and smiled and said, "But my father's method in Hetao is also quite useful in the Western Qiang land. But why does my father seem to have not used this method in the Western Regions?"

Liu Yi smiled and said, "This Western Region is different from the Xiongnu and Qiang people. Because of the development of the Silk Road, although their population is not large, their consciousness has already escaped from the wilderness and began to go too far into civilization. With a relatively complete trade concept, the system of managing the country. The Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Qiang people seek it are actually just survival. However, in most countries in the Western Regions, survival problems are not difficult. Even many countries, although they have few people, are quite rich. They know etiquette when they have enough granaries, and they know honor and disgrace. What they pursue is no longer a simple survival problem. There are higher things, such as honor and recognition, but their country is not strong. Therefore, a great country like our Han Dynasty itself has enough attractiveness to them. What we need to pay is actually simpler, only recognition."

"But this is not easy." Liu Cheng shook his head and smiled.

The establishment of the Great Wall naturally has its positive significance, but it also has a negative side. The most important point is to make the originally blurred boundaries between the Han and the Hu people clear. Now the Han Dynasty's attitude towards the Hu people is generally seen in a way that looks at the barbarians. Their hearts of non-my races will be different. This sentence itself has problems. If we keep tracing forward, only the Yellow River Basin is the purest Central Plains people. Later, after continuous wars, annexation and integration, it has expanded to its current vast territory. However, it is precisely because of this that a complacency arises naturally and no longer merges, but begins to reject it.

Liu Yi is now trying to break this rejection, but the difficulties can be imagined. Not only the Han people, but others are the same. Not to mention the Hetao area that had just been recaptured for a few years and the Qiang people who had not yet completely subdued, the small-scale disputes and conflicts that broke out due to racial issues in recent years have never stopped.

Liu Cheng has followed Zhao Yun to guard the border and quell the Qiang Rebellion over the years. He naturally has a deeper understanding of this, let alone the countries in the Western Regions.

"It has to be done even if it is not easy. After the Han Dynasty re-unified, if it wants to continue to become stronger, it has to expand externally. If everything stops because it is not easy, even if it is re-unified, it is just starting to prepare for the next dispute and conflict." Liu Yi smiled.

In fact, even if it expands externally, it is impossible to have an endless dynasty. This requires a king who has long-term vision and courage. However, the inheritance system of imperial power is destined to be impossible. No matter how excellent the genes are, it is possible to reproduce waste. Moreover, the alternation of the throne is sometimes not just the emperor. Liu Yi is very clear about this, but at least it should be clear that the world is actually very big.

"This is a bit stupid." Liu Cheng shook his head and smiled. This may not be possible for three generations to do, not to mention that no matter how powerful his father is, he will never be able to live forever.

"This world needs smart people, but actually stupid people are even more needed." Liu Yi did not deny: "Have you discovered that all the roads are actually explored by us? I like you to call them persistence."

"What my father said is very, the child is taught." Liu Cheng thought about it carefully and nodded. If he said that, he would be considered a "stupid person".

"It's time to eat." Lu Lingqi brought several maids to the table and brought the meal to the table: "The children finally reunited with you and me, can they not talk about these things?"
Chapter completed!