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Dong Su thought that the family would be able to set off back to Gwangju soon, but more things happened than she expected. The number of memorials sent from Youzhou increased day by day.

This includes the wars in Goryeo, Silla and Wa Island. There are still many resistance forces in this area. The memorials submitted by Chen Li and Jia Si recently both talk about the same thing.

That is, the Goryeo and Japanese people who had escaped at the beginning actually found some helpers from overseas, specifically looting Daxia's merchant ships, and intended to retake Goryeo and Japanese islands.

The people of Silla were the most honest. Once Japan was defeated, they surrendered immediately. Their royal family and army even helped the Great Xia army to suppress the private soldiers who wanted to drive out the Xia army.

Ling Moxiao attached great importance to this news and was also very angry. He looked at the big map and asked Dong Su where he thought the Japanese could find helpers from.

Dong Su pointed at the places on the map and said one by one, where do most pirates come from? Where is the most populous place? Besides Daxia, which country has the most developed sea vessels? And so on.

She felt that Ling Moxiao was like an angry tiger at this moment, and she wished she could go out to sea herself and destroy all these countries!

Of course he couldn't go, so he gave Chen Li and Jia Si weapons and troops, and asked the court to send the navy from the base to the Wo Island to destroy all the pirates who dared to plunder our Great Xia merchant ships!

During this period, Dong Su received a letter from Jiang Hong. He knew more about the pirates in the business world than Jia Si and others. His ship was also robbed, and he found out about it at the same time.

Half of the Japanese pirates' helpers were red-haired pirates from farther away, and the other half were Indians, private soldiers of the Indian dignitaries. They were promised huge profits by the Japanese and pretended to be pirates to attack Daxia merchant ships.

Of course, Jiang Hong also wrote a letter to Ling Moxiao. Ling Moxiao thought more than Dong Su. He showed Dong Su the memorials from Lingnan and Liangzhou.

Not only on the sea, the Jiaozhi people also have the support of India, and the Fan people are supported by small countries in the Western Regions, and these small countries in the Western Regions also have the shadow of India behind them.

Although it may seem that we have not fought with India, India has actually been coveting Daxia, like a barbet, rushing to take a bite from time to time.

Ling Moxiao was the most disdainful and contemptuous of such enemies. In his opinion, if they were able to fight openly like Beijiang, they could be called opponents.

How can India's actions be compared to those of a great country?

After hearing his words, Dong Su knew that there would be a war between Daxia and Tianzhu in the future.

She did not ask any further questions and focused on taking care of the three children and taking care of the palace maids in the Chang'an Palace. If anyone had a home to return to, she would reward them generously and let them go home.

For those who are homeless, the older ones can live in the imperial temple or mausoleum, while the younger ones can stay in the palace to do cleaning and tidying up.

In addition to the place for sacrificial offerings, a part of the imperial palace must be kept as a temporary palace, and she planned to use the extra space.

It is separated by a high wall and has a large gate to serve as a royal museum and memorial hall, which is open to the public every year during the emperor's death anniversary.

In addition, except for the books concerning royal secrets which were permanently sealed, all other books in the royal library were open to students all over the world.

She just felt that it was such a waste to leave such a large palace idle and have so many people cleaning it every year.

Ling Moxiao naturally supported her, so during this period of time, Ling Moxiao was busy dealing with state affairs while she was busy with this matter.

Perhaps it was because during the funeral of the Empress Dowager, the Emperor severely punished several powerful families, which made other powerful families become cautious.

In the past, the Queen's actions would definitely be regarded as heresy and undermining the dignity of the royal family. With countless people opposing her, it would definitely not succeed.

But this time no one objected, and the Ministry of Works was very cooperative. They quickly built high walls to separate the palaces according to the drawings given by the Queen.

After the news spread, what the powerful people in Chang'an did not expect was that scholars and students all over the world actually praised the Empress highly, and no one mentioned anything that would damage the dignity of the royal family.

Even the most conservative and pedantic old scholar has to sigh: the world has really changed!

In the blink of an eye, it was September and the autumn wind was blowing. Dongsu calculated the time and realized that if he didn't set off now, it would be October before he arrived in Gwangju. It would be cold on the road and the children would be frozen.

But she couldn't urge Ling Moxiao. Going back home to celebrate the New Year was important, but state affairs were more important!

She would also remind Dabao and Xiaobao not to mention going back to Gwangju in front of their father to distract him.

There have been three letters from home in Gwangju. The first one was to report safety. It was dictated by my grandfather and written by Qingniu. The handwriting is quite neat. It seems that although Qingniu has stopped studying, he has practiced calligraphy.

There was joy between the lines, and all of them were happy from the bottom of their hearts to return to their hometown.

The second letter was about the arrangements after returning home, also dictated by my grandfather. He said that the roads in the village were not good and could not be used by a horse-drawn carriage, so he had already funded the villagers to repair the roads.

The Shen family's old house was well taken care of by housekeeper Liu. It was renovated in advance, and many flowers and plants were moved in and a lot of things were added.

When Dongsu and the others return home and get tired of living in the palace, they can go home and stay for a while.

His fish pond has now become a scenic spot in Gwangju, because all the wasteland around the fish pond has been turned into workshops.

The previously ownerless barren hills were now contracted to grow tea trees, and wide roads were built around the fish ponds. In the summer, many people came to admire the lotus.

At the end of the letter is Jiang's oral narration: Shanshan's wife gave birth to her second child, Dalian's marriage has not been settled yet, and the girl has become ambitious and wants to go to Youzhou to join Damai and marry in Youzhou.

The third letter was full of worry. The news of the Empress Dowager's national mourning had spread throughout the world, and my grandfather and his family were the first to know about it.

I was worried that Dongsu and the children would suffer, and that this incident would affect them and they would not return to Gwangju.

I was also afraid that I would come back late and the children would be cold on the way.

Grandpa said that state affairs should be the most important thing and we should not put the emperor in a difficult position. Anyway, home is here and we can go back anytime.

Dong Su did not show Ling Moxiao this family letter, but how could he not notice it?

During dinner, he solemnly discussed with Dong Su that it would be better for Dong Su to take the three children back to Gwangju first, and then he would rush home. After all, the family must celebrate the New Year together.

Dong Su refused. She would rather wait until he finished his work and leave together as a family.

Ling Moxiao tacitly did not ask the reason. He knew that if the queen really took the children away first, he would meet beauties wherever he went tomorrow.

Besides, he was also worried about Dong Su traveling alone with three children. It would be impossible to return to Gwangju by water, and taking a carriage would be much more tiring than taking a boat.

Instead of walking separately and worrying about each other, it’s better to stay together as a family.

Fortunately, at the end of September, Ling Moxiao finished his government affairs, and the museum, memorial hall and royal library were officially completed and opened.

With the farewell of all the dignitaries and officials in Chang'an, the southern tour team set off again.

Dong Su looked at Chang'an City behind him from the car window and asked Ling Moxiao with a smile: "Your Majesty, do you think the powerful people in Chang'an will still want us to come in the future?"

Ling Moxiao also smiled: "I guess I will pray to God every day that I will never come to Chang'an again."

Dong Su laughed loudly: "If that's the case, we have to come anyway. We will come back every few years to worship the imperial tomb."

As soon as they left Chang'an City, everyone became lively and free. Even Sanbao was waving his hands and kicking his feet in his cradle. This child didn't like to move and would only move when his older brothers and sisters played with him.

It is hard to see green in the north in late autumn, but the convoy was heading south, and the scenery outside the window gradually changed from red and yellow leaves to green trees.

Looking at the map, the closer Dong Su got to his hometown, the more excited he became.

She herself found it unbelievable, because when you really think about it, Gwangju is not her hometown, it is the hometown of the original owner.

Maybe the original owner left something in her bones and soul, so she felt the love from the Shen family and felt like she was back home when she returned to Gwangju.

This feeling was wonderful to her, like she was not floating in the air, but had her feet on the ground. Or like a small seed drifting in the wind, finally finding a place to take root and sprout.

She always has a gap with this world, and this gap cannot be eliminated by the Shen family, Ling Moxiao, or even her three children.

She knew that not being able to return to her hometown was a regret that she would never be able to eliminate until her death. Her only way to save herself was to make this world as similar to her hometown as possible.

Hometown!

When the convoy entered Yizhou City, Dong Su was so angry that she had to stop and rushed home overnight. Xiao Man's reaction was even stronger than hers. She wanted to cry since she entered Yizhou.

Dabao and Xiaobao were infected and became anxious. They even learned dialect from Dongsu. Unfortunately, Xiaoman could speak the Macheng dialect, and her Guangzhou dialect was not standard.

Dong Su spoke standardly, but due to the instincts left by the original owner, he was not able to teach anyone, so he could only teach the children a few simple words of greeting.

What moved her was that as soon as she entered Yizhou City, she saw Qingniu, who was welcoming her together with the Yizhou officials.

This kid is still as clumsy as he was when he was little. He blushes when talking to Dongsu and only dares to say to Xiaoman:

"I'll go home and tell Grandpa first."

Xiaoman was speechless: "Brother Qingniu, can't you ask the guards to run errands? Grandpa asked you to pick someone up, not to deliver a message?"

Qingniu's face turned even redder, and he rubbed his big hands on his trouser legs and asked in a muffled voice, "Ask the queen if there is anything I can do for you?"

Dong Su asked him to take Dabao to attend the dinner hosted by Yizhou officials for the emperor.

Ling Moxiao did not attend official banquets in other states, but Yizhou was different. It used to be his fiefdom, but now it is Shen Linzhong’s fiefdom. Naturally, the treatment of local officials was different from that in other places.

Qingniu felt quite comfortable holding his cousin's son, but as soon as he thought that he was holding the prince, the heir to the throne of Great Xia, he immediately became nervous, fearing that the prince would fall.

Dabao said jokingly, "Uncle Qingniu, your hands are so sweaty!"

Qingniu became even more nervous and rubbed his trouser legs again.

Ling Moxiao hosted a banquet for Yizhou officials in the temporary palace, and Dong Su hosted a banquet for the female relatives, as well as the local female officials and medical staff. The female relatives in Yizhou were completely different from those in Chang'an.

If the women in Chang'an are typical arrogant and pretentious noblewomen, then the women in Yizhou are like the mother next door, yes, like the second aunt, cheerful and amiable.

They truly respect the female officials and medical staff, and regard themselves as the Empress's family. They will never bring shame to the Empress, and they are the first to respond when the Empress asks them to do something.

Even Xiaobao said that the banquet in Yizhou was much more lively than that in Chang'an.

The banquet was filled with Yizhou specialties, including stewed crispy meatballs, braised yellow eel, roast goose cubes, rice wine sweet soup, etc. In the eyes of the dignitaries in Chang'an, these dishes were not suitable for banquets, but Dong Su enjoyed eating them very much.

After staying in Yizhou for one night, Ling Moxiao took Dabao to see the tea mountains. Yizhou Maojian is a supply of tea and is also one of the most sought-after commodities at sea.

It took only one day to reach Gwangju, and my grandfather and relatives and friends were already waiting outside the city.

Only the county magistrate's face was replaced by a handsome young man. He looked familiar, but Dong Su couldn't remember who he was for a moment, so he couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

It was Qingniu who reminded her: "This is Master Lu from our childhood."

Dong Su then found this person's information from his distant memory. Isn't this Master Lu Zisong who opened a primary school in Yaowang Temple back then?

I haven't heard any news about him in all these years. I only remember that he was a scholar back then. It seems that after graduating from high school, he returned to his hometown to serve as a county magistrate!

Ling Moxiao likes young officials who are willing to do practical work the most. Many Jinshi are unwilling to work in the county, but instead enter the Hanlin Academy.

Today's Daxia has no shortage of Hanlin scholars who can edit books, but it lacks officials who are willing to go to the local level to do practical work.

In addition, he was Zhongyang's enlightenment teacher, so Ling Moxiao treated Lu Zisong very well and let him come to his side to talk.

As for Dongsu and the children, they had already been surrounded by grandpa and his family, chatting and laughing.