Liu Yi and his wife did not live in Wolonggang for a long time. After two days of lingering, they set off for Xiangyang.

In the Liu Bei regime, Xiangyang was not the residence of the Jingzhou Governor's Office for a long time. When the Battle of Chibi just ended, Liu Bei's power was limited to the west of Jiangling and the four counties in Jingnan. Later, Guan Yu conquered Xiangyang, but Jingnan had developed quite well at that time. After Jiangling was rebuilt, it was still the residence of the Jingzhou Governor's Office for a long time.

Later, the Nanyang War was defeated and the entire Nanyang was collapsed. A large amount of political and resource tilted to restore the people's livelihood in Nanyang as soon as possible. It was at that time that the capital of Jingzhou moved to Xiangyang.

Although the Han Dynasty has been expanding its territory over the years and ultimately unify the world, Jingzhou has always occupied an important position for the Han Dynasty. Whether in terms of strategy or economy, even now, the world is reunified, Jingzhou is still the main granary of the Han Dynasty, and its economic prosperity is no worse than Chang'an.

Cui Zhouping was the governor here for more than 20 years, and there was no opportunity to join the DPRK to participate in politics. At that time, Liu Chan initially stabilized the government. With the capture of Guanzhong, Jingzhou no longer had an important strategic position as before.

It’s not that it’s not important, but when the Han Dynasty had only two states, Jingzhou was the only springboard for the Han Dynasty to fight against the outside world and could not be lost. However, with the later acquisition of Guanzhong and the status of the Han Dynasty became increasingly consolidated, Jingzhou’s strategic significance to the Han Dynasty was naturally reduced. On the contrary, in terms of economy, before Liu Yi opened the Silk Road, Jingzhou became the main economic pillar of the Han Dynasty.

At that time, Liu Chan intended to let Cui Zhouping enter the court and serve as the prefect of Jingzhao, but the court situation was unstable at that time and Jiangdong was ready to move. If Cui Zhouping was transferred at that time, the newly appointed governor of Jingzhou might not have been able to clarify government affairs in a short period of time.

Therefore, Cui Zhouping has been staying in Xiangyang and governing Jingzhou, but his fame and ability have long been recognized by court officials over the years. This time, Situ is vacant, and Cui Zhouping is appointed as Situ, and no one in the court can see that it is possible.

"You, if I hadn't set off for Chang'an, wouldn't I have seen you?" Above the Han River, a small boat was drifting with the flow. Looking at the scenery on the river, Cui Zhouping turned his head to look at Liu Yi and asked with a smile.

"I'm very busy, too." Liu Yi glanced at Cui Zhouping and said, "Besides, you were going to take over as Situ at that time. There were many things in Jingzhou that need to be handed over to Gong Yan. If I come, you will definitely be arrested by you. I have a lot of things myself, so how can I have time to help you?"

Gong Yan, who is the name Jiang Wan, is not young now. He is now sent to Jingzhou as the governor. It is estimated that in another two years, he will be recalled to the court to take important positions.

"The heart of a villain!" Cui Zhouping glared at Liu Yi and said.

"Don't say that you don't have this idea, gentleman, you and I have known each other for 30 years. Such things can't deceive me." Liu Yi looked at Cui Zhouping and joked.

"Uh...If you don't talk about this, you and I haven't seen each other for twenty years, right?" Cui Zhouping shook his head helplessly. In his early years, it was easy for him to deceive Liu Yi, but now, it seems not easy to deceive Liu Yi.

"Seventeen years and six months." Liu Yi groped through the goat whiskers under his jaw, looked at the river and sighed: "I was ordered to come to Jiannanyang back then. I have been here once, but I have never seen it again since."

"Yes, after you came here, you went to southern Xinjiang, invaded Guanzhong, returned to Erdu, and then went to Hetao, and then to the Western Regions, Boyuan, your life is really exciting!" Cui Zhouping looked at Liu Yi, and now counting Liu Yi's past, Cui Zhouping had to exclaim. He was watching Liu Yi grow from a craftsman with no ambition to today.

Liu Yi back then had some abilities and some intelligence, but it would be much worse than Liu Yi today.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is not an exaggeration to say that Liu Yi has half of the contributions to Liu Yi. Looking at the current Han Dynasty, I am afraid that Luoyang during the reign of Emperor Ling may not be as good as those of Xiangyang, Jiangling or Yueyang today. The current city and the city of that year are basically two different concepts, not to mention that Liu Yi completely incorporated the Western Regions into the territory of the Han Dynasty and expanded the territory of the Han Dynasty to Dayuan.

"That's right, it's exciting to be said over the years, but if I were asked to choose, if I could live at this time, be a little craftsman, find a wife who can accompany me for the rest of my life, and live my life leisurely, it would be nice." Liu Yi leaned on the side of the boat, looked at the chess pieces that brought a maid to help him cook wine in the distance, and said with a smile.

"It's still so unambitious." Cui Zhouping shook his head and smiled. Of course, this is just a joke. In fact, people like Liu Yi who have had glory can talk about their desire to be born. If you haven't said this like this, you will be a little irresponsible.

Liu Yi had similar thoughts back then, but how could people live in the world be able to do everything well? Especially for those who are capable, Liu Yi was different from his career in the end, helping Liu Bei and his son to restore the great man, which led to the prosperity of today?

"Speaking of this, time flies so fast. I didn't dare to think about seeing this day in my lifetime." Liu Yi took the warm wine handed over by Lu Lingqi and said with a smile.

"Thank you, my sister-in-law." Cui Zhouping nodded and smiled at Lu Lingqi, then looked at Liu Yi and said, "It's right. Looking back now, you and I were talking about the world in Wolonggang, just like yesterday. Unfortunately, Shi Guangyuan, Xu Yuanzhi, Meng Gongwei and others have passed away."

"So what if we get together again?" Liu Yi looked at the sky and smiled, "Just like this river, some things will never come back when they leave. A few days ago, I personally helped General Hansheng to bury him. I don't know when it will be your turn."

"When it comes to this..." Cui Zhouping frowned and looked at Liu Yi, then looked at Lu Lingqi and said, "Why do you couple feel like they are more than ten years younger than me? They feel like they are like my son."

Cui Zhouping is older than Liu Yi in terms of age, but he is only two or three years older. Now, after more than ten years of goodbye, Cui Zhouping is already full of hair. Although Liu Yi and his wife have grown a lot, they feel that they are less than fifty years old. Lu Lingqi is the same, which makes Cui Zhouping very uncomfortable. Now the two are walking side by side, saying that they are both father and son.

"Old thief, don't even want to take advantage of me!" Liu Yi said with a glaring eyes.

"Hey, that's it!" Cui Zhouping groped his chin and looked at Liu Yi and said, "My son is over 100 years old now. Zixin is only in his early twenties and has not yet established himself. This gap is too far, right?"

It’s really based on age. Liu Yi and Cui Zhouping are about the same age, but Liu Cheng and Cui Zhouping’s grandson are the same age. How can we reason about this?

"The son of Kong Ming is two years younger than my grandson. What should I say? No matter how old your grandson is, he has to call him uncle respectfully!" Liu Yi said disdainfully.

"What are your plans next?" Cui Zhouping shook his head and stopped talking about this issue.

"Plan?" Liu Yi thought for a while and said, "The infrastructure of the Central Plains has just begun. All regions need to pave roads, and Western Regions railway tracks, and sea boats. These things will not be able to get off in less than twenty years. If my husband and I are still alive, I will take my wife to Daxia and Daqin to see it. This world is very big. If there is still time, I will take a boat to sea and travel around the world."

"You are free and easy, and you don't care about your grandchildren?" Cui Zhouping disagreed with Liu Yi's idea.

"What do you care about? Let's say that, do you have an impression of your grandfather?" Liu Yi asked back.

"Yes." Cui Zhouping looked at Liu Yi for no reason. He got married and had children in his teens. He usually became a grandfather in his thirties. He was born in a wealthy family, and it was fine to live in his sixties or seventies. His grandfather was actually not far from him.

"What about your grandfather's grandfather?" Liu Yi asked back.

"Uh..." Cui Zhouping shook his head. Even if he was over ten years, his grandfather's grandfather would probably have disappeared when he was born. What impression would he have?

"This is the problem. I can't always protect them. People's paths have to walk by themselves. I can provide them with a good background. But what will happen in the future depends on their own abilities and fortunes. I cannot live forever. It is good to be able to protect three generations. As for the future, I can't control them and don't want to control them. In fact, if you think about it carefully, when will people live for themselves?" Liu Yi sighed.

When Cui Zhouping heard this, he leaned on the side of the boat like Liu Yi, frowned and thought: "When he was a teenager, he was ordered by his parents, and after he became an official, he had to worry about his children and grandchildren when he was old... But this is also considered a morality, no one could jump out."

"So, when all these things are done, my grandson should make a difference. If he becomes talented, his descendants will naturally prosper. If he cannot become talented, what can I do if I grow old? It's better to leave the rest of my time for myself." Liu Yi said casually.

"If you don't talk about this, you always say that this is dead, it's unlucky." Cui Zhouping shook his head, not wanting to discuss this issue anymore. He looked at Liu Yi and smiled: "Boyuan, you haven't regarded it as an out of the past for many years, have you ever thought about keeping it?"

"There are all my talents!" Liu Yi smiled and shook his head. There were not many poems I could remember in my previous life, and I have forgotten them all over the past few decades. Besides, there was no need for him to express himself by relying on this.

"Boyuan's talent is rare in the world. It's like the chaos and 50 years of being in chaos today, and it's a pity that Boyuan would not have poetry passed down in the world at this time!" Cui Zhouping shook his head and sighed.

"I really can't do it anymore. You know, I have studied mathematics, formations, and the science of Yin and Yang and Five Elements over the years." Liu Yi thought for a while, looked at the Yangtze River Estuary, which was gradually becoming clear in his sight in the distance and said, "But just sing a paragraph. It was not written by me, but it was quite appropriate."

"Look at me with your ears."

"Madam, come here." Liu Yi looked at Lu Lingqi and said with a smile. He occasionally learned calligraphy and chess over the years. Not to mention how proficient he is, he is still able to pass.

"Ding~dong~"

The melodious sound of the piano echoed in the sunset with Liu Yi's slightly muted and vicissitudes:
Chapter completed!