The fleet left the Pujin ferry, all the way north, entered the Fenshui in Fenkou Town, at this time the ship is going against the current, the two sides of the strait need to pull the fiber, hundreds of people and animals pull the two thousand stone building ship slowly to the north, this time Yang Yuanqing did not take the land route, but the waterway, he is to personally inspect the shipping value of Fenshui.

Yang Yuanqing has always had an idea to connect Fengzhou and Taiyuan by waterway, and the current practice is to transport the grain to the Yellow River ferry in Lishi County, and then use animal power to transport it to Taiyuan.

He also considered digging an artificial canal from Lishi County to Xihe County to connect the Yellow River with Fenshui, but the mountains of Luliang Mountain in the middle were continuous, majestic and steep, so that his idea could not be realized, and last month, the Fengzhou River transshipment made Meng Zhuyuan try to transport 10,000 stone of grain from Fengzhou to Hejin, and then from Hejin along the Fenshui River to the north, and finally arrived in Taiyuan smoothly.

This matter is a sensation, although it has taken more than 1,000 miles, but it is also a bold attempt, but this plan also has cumbersomeness, the reason is that Longmen Hukou needs to travel on dry land, and it is necessary to re-unload and load the ship, but compared with the animal power to cross Luliang Mountain, it is much more convenient to walk hundreds of miles to Taiyuan, but the distance is far away, and the time takes more than half a month.

This plan needs to be transported many times, and it can only be approved when the conditions are fully ripe, but this plan gave Yang Yuanqing a huge revelation, that is, Fenshui can also sail, so in the future, his army and supplies will enter the Central Plains. You can go to the Yellow River by Fenshui, and you don't have to spend tens of millions of animals to transport it hard.

The Fenshui water surface in the Sui and Tang dynasties is wide, the amount of water is sufficient, similar to today's Han water, it is a waterway artery that runs through the southeast and north of the river, the Spring and Autumn Jin Kingdom is prosperous because of it, and today Yang Yuanqing deliberately goes north to the Fenshui. I just want to try this golden waterway in Jinzhong for myself, the ancient proverb, 'Fenshui is clear.' "Jin Zhongxing" is talking about the prosperity of waterway transportation, which can drive the entire Hedong economy.

A few days later. The fleet entered Zhaoyuze, here is also called Jiuze, is a big lake between Pingyao, Jiexiu, Wenshui, Qixian, this area of the lake blows southwest wind, the ships have hung up the sails, the sails are bulging, the ships sail in the lake.

Yang Fangxin stood alone at the bow of the boat, under her long eyelashes, her eyes like deep pools staring at the sparkling lake, after nearly ten days of sailing. Her emotions had completely calmed down, and she gradually accepted the reality that although the Northern Sui Dynasty was not the Sui Dynasty in the full sense, it was closer to the Sui Dynasty than any other regime.

She is like a lonely swan, always preferring to be alone. Think, sometimes don't say a word all day.

"What are you thinking?" I don't know when, Yang Yuanqing appeared beside her, also looking at the lake, with a soft smile on his face.

A few days ago, when Yang Yuanqing appeared beside her. She would silently turn away and give him cold and indifference, but today she did not leave, her eyes looked particularly hazy in the shadow of the bamboo hat, and her expression was inconjecturable, and today she did not wear a veil covering her face for the first time.

Yang Yuanqing also saw her true face for the first time, what he saw from the side was a delicate face, the skin was as clear as jade, the long eyelashes were gently closed, there was a dreamlike look in the big eyes like a deep pool, the straight and small nose bridge, the round red lips traced a delicate arc, this beautiful girl, although she was still a little green, but she had grown into a peerless beauty.

"I wondered, what will this lake look like in thousands of years? Will it still be as clear and blue as it is today? ”

Yang Fangxin's voice is very calm, so calm that it seems that there is no trace of fireworks in the world, there is no emotion, she is trying her best to put on a protective coat for herself, so that no one can see through her mind, she has gradually changed from protecting her appearance to protecting her heart.

"I know that after a thousand years, this lake has disappeared and become a mulberry field."

Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly, looked back at her, and just as Yang Fangxin also looked back, she finally didn't hide the surprise in her heart, and it came out of her beautiful eyes, as if asking Yang Yuanqing, how do you know?

"It's like a tear on the earth, it will dry up one day." Yang Yuanqing said lightly.

'A tear on the earth'" Yang Fangxin whispered twice, her eyes were even hazy, and this sentence made her feel a bleak beauty.

"After returning to Taiyuan, would you like to live in Jinyang Palace, or do you want to live in my house?" Yang Yuanqing asked her softly again.

"I don't know!"

Yang Fangxin sighed lowly, she didn't want to live in the deep palace anymore, but she didn't want to live in Yang Yuanqing's mansion either, but she was very smart, she knew that although Yang Yuanqing came to ask her, he had actually decided.

"I can't help myself, it's up to you to decide!"

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Then live in my house, and your sister will take care of you." ”

"My sister?"

Yang Fangxin was stunned, she looked at Yang Yuanqing suspiciously, "Who are you talking about?" ”

"The former Princess Yicheng, do you remember?"

Yang Fangxin was shocked, her big eyes widened, and she looked at Yang Yuanqing incredulously, "Didn't my father say that she.... Dead? ”

"Princess Yicheng is dead, but Yang Peihua is not dead, she has changed her name to Jiang Peihua, you will see her when you go back to Taiyuan."

Yang Yuanqing smiled and said to her with concern: "The lake is very windy, go back to the cabin!" ”

He turned around and walked towards his cabin, Yang Fangxin looked back at Yang Yuanqing's back and walked away, she suddenly found that his heart was not only iron and blood, but also warmth and tears.

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After another three days, the fleet finally arrived in Taiyuan, the newly built Fenshui wharf outside Taiyuan City was already crowded with people, except for Du Ruhui in Hedong County to arrange to receive the families of the soldiers, the remaining four Xiangguo all came to the dock to greet. In addition to the officials, there were also the families of the soldiers who went on the expedition, and all of them rushed to the dock to welcome the return of their relatives.

"It's coming! Here it comes! ”

Someone saw the fleet of black-pupils approaching in the distance and shouted loudly. The crowd suddenly became excited, and the drummers who had been prepared for a long time began to beat gongs and drums, and the gongs and drums sounded, singing and dancing.

In the lively and cheerful sound of gongs and drums, the first building ship slowly docked, the ropes were tied to the iron stakes, and the gangways were set up on the dock. The two teams of soldiers stepped off the big boat first and lined up on the dock to clear the obstacles, and Yang Yuanqing was escorted by hundreds of personal soldiers. also got off the boat, and at this time, Pei Ju, Su Wei, Cui Junsu and Wang Xu greeted them together.

"Welcome back in triumph!"

"The manager has worked hard all the way."

Yang Yuanqing also bowed his hand to the four Xiangguo and said with a smile: "To fight in the front, you also need stability in the rear. Only by stabilizing the situation and supporting logistics can the soldiers at the front win the victory, this is the credit of everyone. ”

Su Wei smiled and said: "There are also a lot of important military affairs in the imperial court, and the chief of military affairs has come back for approval, and we look forward to it every day, and we are finally back." ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled, "I understand what Su Xiangguo meant, that is, I am not allowed to rest, and I will go to the court to work tomorrow." ”

Everyone laughed, and Pei Ju said, "How can you not give the manager a rest." But it can't be too long, three days at most, we have all calculated, and the manager takes a boat all the way back, which is supposed to rest. Ten days on board, plus three days of rest, for a total of ten days, is enough. ”

"When did Pei Xiangguo change his career to become a businessman?"

Yang Yuanqing's humor caused a burst of laughter again, and Yang Yuanqing asked again: "How are you preparing for the autumn exam?" ”

This was what he was most concerned about all the way, and there was a general shortage of officials in the imperial court and local government offices. In urgent need of replenishing fresh blood, Yang Yuanqing was originally going to hold the imperial examination next spring, but Yang Yuanqing was going to advance to this autumn and hold it in Taiyuan.

This autumn examination was jointly held by the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites, and Cui Junsu, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, hurriedly stepped forward and said: "All the preparations for the autumn examination have been completed, just wait for the chief manager to come back to start the gong exam." ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Then it will be held in three days." ”

At this time, Princess Yang Fangxin of Danyang walked down from the boat, Pei Ju and Su Wei both knew her, they were so excited that they burst into tears, and they knelt down together, "Old minister Pei Ju and Su Wei see Her Royal Highness the Princess!" ”

Yang Fangxin saw the old minister trusted by her former father, and her tears also welled up, she returned the salute to everyone, and said in a choked voice: "Ministers, please get up, Danyang can't afford everyone's heavy gifts." ”

"The saint has gone to the immortal, please take care of the phoenix body of Her Royal Highness the Princess, Taiyuan is the home of Her Royal Highness the Princess, this is still the Great Sui, please Her Royal Highness the Princess live here with peace of mind, with our old ministers, no one can hurt Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"Danyang, thank you for your love!"

Pei Ju quietly pulled Yang Yuanqing aside and asked in a low voice, "Does Her Royal Highness the Princess also live in Jinyang Palace?" ”

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "Jinyang Palace is too deserted, she will be sad, I am going to adopt her in my mansion and hand her over to the princess and Concubine Jiang to take care of, I will treat her as a sister, so it will be better for her." ”

In fact, Pei Ju also knew that Yang Yuanqing's side concubine was the former Princess Yicheng, and several Xiangguo also knew, but everyone pretended to be confused, which is also good, Concubine Jiang is the sister of Princess Danyang, and it is most suitable for her to take care of her.

"Then when will she go to see the Holy One?"

"I'll take her to my house to settle down first, and tomorrow morning, I'll take her to see the saint in person."

"Alright! I'll go to other Xiangguo and say that the princess won't go to Jinyang Palace for the time being today. ”

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It took half an hour to meet with the officials on the dock, as the ministers left, Yang Yuanqing finally had the opportunity to see his family, a few carriages were parked in the corner of the dock, and they were also guarded by his own soldiers, and in a wide carriage sat the princess of Chu Pei Minqiu and the side concubine Jiang Peihua, Yang Yuanqing had written a letter in advance, and Pei Minqiu specially arranged for Jiang Peihua to come with her.

Although Yang Yuanqing was named the king of Chu, his wife and concubine were named internal officials according to the etiquette of the East Palace, Pei Minqiu was named the crown prince and concubine, and the two side concubines, Zhang Chuchen and Jiang Peihua were named the three good women, Ashina Siduo was named the fourth good yuan, and the rest were named the five grades of Chenghui, the eldest son Yang Ning was named the king of Mayi County, the eldest daughter Yang Bing was named the county lord of Xihe, and the rest of the children were named the county king and county lord.

Yang Yuanqing took Yang Fangxin to the front of the carriage, Yang Fangxin looked at Jiang Peihua blankly, she finally recognized that this was the former Princess Yicheng, the last time she saw her, she was only six years old, and she still had a vague impression, her eyes were red, her lips moved, and she called: "Sister!" ”

Jiang Peihua's eyes also turned red, and she stretched out her arms, Yang Fangxin couldn't suppress her feelings anymore, and tears burst out of her eyes, "Sister! She cried out and threw herself into her arms, and the two sisters hugged each other and wept.