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But... this is not her private matter.

Seeing her growing old alone, how could she bear it?

Liu Xie thought for a while, then raised his eyelids. "Ling Shi, Yizhou has become a vassal. The major events in the Central Plains have been decided, and only Jiaozhou is left. If there are no accidents, it will be recovered in three to five years at most. After a few more years, I will go west."

Cai Yan raised his head and looked at Liu Xie with puzzled eyes.

It's no secret that Liu Xie wants to go west, she doesn't know why Liu Xie suddenly mentioned it.

"I'll tell you a secret." The corner of Liu Xie's mouth twitched slightly. "A secret that hasn't been told to anyone."

Cai Yan was a little surprised, and then realized that Liu Xie's words had some deep meaning.

Not telling anyone, but telling her, naturally regarded her as a trusted confidant, and not just a confidant.

If it's just a political matter, there are too many people who are more suitable for sharing secrets than her.

"What kind of secret is this...?"

"After the Western Expedition, I may not return to the Central Plains."

Chapter 1104 Full of joy

Cai Yan was taken aback. "Not going back to the Central Plains?"

"Well, they only want to rule the country, so I just let go and see how far they can go when they show their skills. If they can really assist the prince and manage the Central Plains in an orderly manner, the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe, why should I come back to trouble?"

Liu Xie reached out to pick up the teacup on the table, Cai Yan understood, got up immediately, picked up the teapot, and poured a cup of tea for Liu Xie.

Liu Xie picked up his teacup, looked at the curling tea mist, and said unhurriedly: "The Western Regions are vast, with mixed races. They are similar to the feudal kingdoms of Xia and Shang, and they need people to sit in charge more than the Central Plains. I don't worry about others. I'd better personally It's better to deal with. So, as long as there is no big trouble in the Central Plains, I may not come back."

Cai Yan clasped his hands together and shielded his eyes, the disappointment in his eyes couldn't be concealed. "So, if I have any problems in the future, I can only communicate with His Majesty Hongyan?"

Liu Xie hesitated for a moment. "The Western Regions... are very bitter, and they are thousands of miles away. After a hundred years, I'm afraid they will be buried in a foreign land."

Cai Yan laughed silently. "Your Majesty said so, but I think of someone."

"Who?"

"Mrs. Feng."

Liu Xie thought for a moment, then shook his head. "I haven't heard of it, please ask Shi to clarify."

"Mrs. Feng was originally the servant of Princess Jieyou. Although she is a woman, she is familiar with history books and is quite talented. She may also be from a noble family. She followed Princess Jieyou to Wusun, holding books as the princess's envoy, and gave rewards to various countries. Prestige. Later, she married Wusun Right General, and cooperated with Zheng Ji, the governor of the Western Regions, saying that the Wusun born to the princess who surrendered to the Xiongnu would be slaughtered, so that Wusun could avoid a civil war."

While explaining, Cai Yan got up and turned out a volume of "Hanshu", turned to a page, and handed it to Liu Xie.

"A woman can be famous in history with her achievements, and she can be regarded as a heroine. It's a pity that I don't have the power to restrain a chicken. Even if I want to follow the predecessors and serve Your Majesty, I don't have such an honor."

Liu Xie raised his eyelids. "Ling Shi not afraid of the suffering of the Western Regions?"

Cai Yan met Liu Xie's gaze. "Is the Western Region more bitter than Liangzhou?"

"The pain in the Western Regions is not only physical pain, but also homesickness..."

"Girls in the world, if you get married, you will be from a foreign land. Why should you be afraid?" Cai Yan was a little anxious, not caring about being rude. .”

Liu Xie nodded, put down the scroll in his hand, crossed his fingers, placed it in front of his stomach, and thought for a while.

"Do you have any uncles or brothers?"

"Although the Chenliucai family is not as good as the Yuan family in Runan, they are still prosperous."

"Then you draw up a list to see who can become an official and who is willing to go west. I will try my best to arrange it so that you don't have to worry about it."

Cai Yan stared at Liu Xie for a moment, then bowed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Xie sighed, leaned forward, and gently put his hand on Cai Yan's shoulder. "Right now, I can only do this, I've wronged you."

Cai Yan smiled with tears in his eyes. "The minister is full of joy and has no grievances."

-

Yuan Heng got off the watch and went back to his residence.

When she walked past Cai Yan's dark study, she glanced inadvertently, and suddenly found Cai Yan sitting in front of the window.The moonlight came in from the window and fell on her face, casting a soft light like water.

Yuan Heng froze for a moment, then reached out and tapped on the edge of the window.

Cai Yan turned her head slowly, glanced at Yuan Heng, and raised her hand to gently wipe the corners of her eyes. "It's Ah Heng, are you back?"

Seeing the tear stains on Cai Yan's face, Yuan Heng's heart tightened.

"sister?"

"I'm fine." Cai Yan said with a smile, "I'm happy."

Yuan Heng heaved a sigh of relief, turned his worries into joy, walked quickly to the window, leaned on the window, stared at Cai Yan, and asked in a low voice: "Has your Majesty come down?"

"I've been here." Cai Yan pointed to the unpacked manuscripts on the case, saw the teacup Liu Xie had used at a glance, recalled Liu Xie's expression at that time, couldn't help feeling warm in his heart, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Yuan Heng also saw the cup, then looked at Cai Yan, knowing that the result was very good, he was immediately elated.

"Sister, tell me."

Cai Yan gave Yuan Heng a white look and beckoned. "Come in and talk."

"Okay." Yuan Heng jumped up, turned around and entered the door, lit the lamp, re-boiled tea, fetched water, and asked Cai Yan to wash his face.After the two sat down again, Cai Yan explained what had happened, but concealed Liu Xie's plan that he might not return to the Central Plains.

Yuan Heng listened carefully, and finally pursed his lips and smiled. "Congratulations, sister's wish has been granted."

"It doesn't mean anything just to accompany him on the westward journey." Cai Yan was a little embarrassed, and concealed: "It's you, have you ever thought about whether you want to go westward with him?"

"Him?" Yuan Heng chuckled lightly. "My sister can't help herself."

Cai Yan knew she had made a slip of the tongue, and her face was a little hot, but she didn't hide it anymore.

She and Yuan Heng are both teachers and friends, and their friendship has long surpassed that of ordinary boudoir close friends.Today's opportunity was created by Yuan Heng for her.And when she got the emperor's promise, when she was excited, the first thing she thought of was whether Yuan Heng would go west with the emperor.

In front of the emperor, she insisted that a place of peace of mind is her hometown, but in her heart, she still hoped to have good friends as companions.

The emperor didn't say who else he would bring besides her, so she naturally hoped that Yuan Heng could go with her.

After a few words of teasing, Yuan Heng put away his smile and turned his head to look out the window. "I didn't care about whether to go or stay. Since my sister is going west, I am naturally willing to accompany her for a while, but I don't know if the emperor is willing to take me. You also know that I am not alone after all. The brand cannot be removed."

Cai Yan nodded, feeling the same way.

She had also heard a lot of similar remarks recently. When the hussar general Zhang Ji returned to Wancheng, he complained that the emperor relied too much on the Yanyu people, so that Ding Chongjiu occupied the magpie's nest and took away his military power.

He didn't know at all that the emperor was most afraid of the Ruying people, who had been suppressing the Ruying people intentionally or unintentionally.However, there are many talents in Ruying, and the emperor can't make it too obvious, so the influence of Ruying people is inevitably growing.

As far as Zhang Ji himself is concerned, rather than saying that Ruying is powerful, it is better to say that he himself is to blame.

He also didn't think about how he came to be a hussar general, and how he was so confused during the battle of Huayin that he almost ruined the emperor's important affairs.If the emperor hadn't taken care of the overall situation, he would have taken his life long ago. It was not just as simple as seizing military power.

But public opinion is always blind, not everyone can be as clear-headed as she is, and the emperor can't help but have scruples.

Under such circumstances, the emperor still decided to take her westward, which was beyond her surprise.

"That being said, you don't have to worry too much about it. The Western Regions are vast and there is an urgent need for talents. If Ruying people are willing to serve in the Western Regions like Xun Yun, it is better than staying in the Central Plains to form a party. With the means of the Son of Heaven, forgive them. What kind of storm is coming."

"My sister is right." Yuan Heng giggled and cheered up again. "My Aunt, as long as my elder brother is fine, he is satisfied. When he chose a son-in-law for my sister, he didn't care what my sister thought. When he ordered me to go west, he didn't ask me if I was willing. Now I just walked a little farther, and my sister is with me, so there is nothing to worry about."

Chapter 1105

Cai Yan took Yuan Heng's hand, feeling a little distressed.

It seems that Yuan Heng is much luckier than her, and has not suffered so much.But with a father like Yuan Shu, Yuan Heng's suffering may not be less.

For Yuan Shu, Yuan Heng was just a sacrifice, the only difference from Yuan Quan was that she was dedicated to a more noble emperor.

"Then let's go to the Western Regions with the Son of Heaven and stay away from him."

Yuan Heng turned his worry into joy, and held Cai Yan's hand instead. "That's right. It's just..." she lowered her voice and said, "The Son of Heaven is bound by discussions, so he is bound to be reserved. It's better for my sister to take the initiative. After thirty, if you haven't had your first child, it will be difficult in the future." .”

Cai Yan blushed and spat lightly. "This kind of thing... how can I take the initiative?"

Yuan Heng chuckled, whispered a few words into Cai Yan's ear.

Cai Yan gave Yuan Heng a white look, covered her mouth and smiled and said, "After all, she is the daughter of the Luzhong ghost, with a tyrannical and ruthless spirit in her bones. I thought it was only your sister who was like this, but I didn't expect you to be the same. I really misjudged .”

"Sister—" Yuan Heng pouted, twisting his body in refusal.

"Okay, okay." Cai Yan hurriedly begged for mercy. "I know you mean well, and I didn't mean to make fun of you. Well, to be honest, I'm a little envious." She thought about it, sighed again, and said, "Sometimes people really can't be too reasonable. Otherwise, it would be too bad."

"That's right." Yuan Heng put his arm around Cai Yan's shoulder, giggling.

-

Although Liu Xie agreed to Cai Yan, it was considered to have resolved a concern that had been hanging around for a long time, but he was still a little uneasy after all, for fear of causing unnecessary trouble and missing a major event.

The goal he wants to achieve is too high to allow for carelessness.

But seeing Cai Yan suffering from love, he really felt distressed.

After all, he is still too good.The excellent quality of the host itself, under the blessing of the traveler's foresight, emits too dazzling light, it is hard to be indifferent.

Cai Yan's vision is not bad, after seeing such a character, there is no place for other people in his heart.

As outstanding as Zhou Yu, she also ignored her.

After all, I am the culprit, so I can't pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Besides, he had no resistance to a woman like Cai Yan who was physically and psychologically mature.

Back at the residence, Liu Xie remembered that the trip just now was a bit hasty, and he forgot to tell Cai Yan about some problems related to refraction and reflection.Although these problems are not complicated, it is not easy for Cai Yan to explore them all by himself.

In the research and development of telescopes and microscopes, he hoped to speed up the progress a little bit, but it was not convenient for him to come forward to promote it. It would be a good idea for Cai Yan to make white gloves.

He carefully recalled the relevant knowledge points, and spread out the pen and paper.

-

The next day, when Yuan Heng was on duty, Liu Xie handed Yuan Heng the prepared article and asked her to bring it to Cai Yan.

The article is tightly sealed, without even writing the name, it looks a bit mysterious.

Yuan Heng was very curious, but he didn't ask a single word. He accepted it respectfully and paid the bill calmly.When she arrived at Lantai and entered Cai Yan's study, she became excited, took out the article from her bosom, and praised Cai Yan.

"Sister, guess what this is."

Cai Yan is busy.

After the emperor revealed his plan to her and expressed his intentions, she changed her research direction, put aside the articles and classics of the Central Plains, and concentrated on preparing relevant materials in the Western Regions for the emperor's western expedition.

"What?" She asked casually without raising her head.

"Someone asked me to give it to you."

"Who?"

Yuan Heng stepped forward, snatched the pen from Cai Yan's hand, stuffed the article into her hand, and said somewhat angrily, "Son of Heaven."

Cai Yan blushed immediately, and looked down at the envelope without a single word written on it. "God... what did the Son of Heaven write?"

"How do I know. He sealed it so tightly, so naturally only you can see it." Seeing Cai Yan flustered, Yuan Heng was satisfied, sat down and poured a glass of water, and tasted it. "I can't tell, the emperor is still a shy man. He dare not come to see you so close, but let me be a wild goose."

Regardless of Yuan Heng's ridicule, Cai Yan suppressed the panic in his heart, picked up the wrong golden book knife at the side, carefully opened the envelope, and took out the article inside.

After taking a look, she was taken aback for a moment, then became serious, spread the article on the table, pressed it down with a jade paperweight, fetched a pen and paper, and turned on the light.

Yuan Heng glanced at it, and was also a little surprised.

There are words on the paper, but not many, but a few pictures are very conspicuous, not like a letter in the usual sense.

"what is this?"

"The Son of Heaven's opinion on Liuli." Cai Yan buried her head in her eyes, her voice a little anxious. "Aheng, you come and see."

Yuan Heng leaned over curiously, and the two of them read head to head, word by word, and studied the picture carefully, forgetting that the article was given to Cai Yan by the emperor alone.

After a long time, the two raised their heads and glanced at each other.

"The Son of Heaven has studied this very deeply." Yuan Heng said softly, with a trace of admiration.

"This was originally initiated by the emperor." Cai Yan was much calmer. "Have you forgotten, the emperor personally arranged the demonstration back then, and didn't discuss it with anyone before."

"Then... why didn't he publish these articles together? Knowing this, the telescope may have come out long ago."

Cai Yan pondered for a while, then shook her head lightly. "The Son of Heaven has far-reaching intentions, and it's beyond me to know. He gave these articles to me, maybe he wanted to use my hands to publish them, so as not to make others suspicious. It's just..."

Yuan Heng understood what Cai Yan meant. "Sister, since the Son of Heaven did this, there must be his reasons, so you don't have to refuse. Telescopes are of great military use, and it makes sense that he hopes to finish them as soon as possible. But..." Yuan Heng frowned again , point to one of the numbers. "This number is full and zero, so precise, where did it come from?"