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Chapter 179 Arrival

On the calm and soothing Leishui river, bamboo rafts and light boats are dotted among them. Fishermen load baskets of fish and shrimp with joyful smiles on their faces.

In the past, when Gong Fu was a Tianjin official, he imposed heavy taxes and captured the common people, making many people living in Hunan and Leishui miserable.

Now the county ruler has punished the Gong family, abolished the tyrannical government, implemented light corvees and low taxes, and those who make a living out of fishing are all grateful to Liu Jing.

At this moment, several ships sailed from the north, and the fishermen saw them from a distance and rushed to avoid them.Everyone knew the flag hoisted on the ship, it was the ship under the command of the county lord Liu Jing.

This fleet was ordered by Liu Jing to go north to meet his family, and now the six members of his family are all in the poop of the flagship.

Liu He wore a boy's scarf, a brocade robe and leather shoes, and wore a short sword. Looking towards the shore from the small window of the poop building, he could faintly see the city wall of Ling County. Yes, Ling County has finally arrived!"

Restricted by his age, he has never traveled far before, and the farthest place he has been to is the county town of Linxiang. Therefore, he was very excited about his first trip, but after floating on the water for many days, he felt a little boring .

Liu Rao didn't find it boring, but she also wanted to see Liu Jing as soon as possible, so she looked up and asked, "Will brother come to pick us up in person?"

Liu He said: "Brother is the king of a county now. He is busy with official duties and may not be free. But he will definitely send someone to pick us up."

Deng Yuan sat quietly on the couch, said with a smile: "Liu Lang will definitely come."

As expected, Liu Jing came to greet him at the ferry in person, but he didn't make a big show to make it known to everyone, but dressed in loose clothes and took a free ride, appearing very low-key.

"Brother..."

"grown ups……"

As soon as Liu He, Liu Rao, and Liu Qun landed, they rushed towards Liu Jing with excitement.

"Ah Ruo, A Li, Hutou..." Liu Jing was very happy when he saw the three of them, and rubbed their heads as usual.Although it's only been less than three months, in his heart, it seems like a long time has passed.

Then he led the third child to welcome his stepmother Zhang and sister-in-law Lai Ci, and it was not until the end that he turned his attention to his wife Deng Yuan.

Looking at his wife, who was tall and tall, with a graceful body and a bright face, Liu Jing couldn't help feeling warm.Now he is at the age of youthful blood, he is very greedy for Deng Yuan's tenderness, and after being separated from Deng Yuan for several months, he always feels very lonely in the dead of night.

This is not a place to talk. Liu Jing left his cronies to carry the supplies, while he took his family in a carriage and headed to the place of residence.

The residence he arranged for his family is not far from the county temple. It was Gong Fu's mansion in the past. After renovation, it is almost the same as the new residence.

And the reason why he didn't take his family into the official residence was because such behavior, in today's society, was not clean enough and would be ridiculed by the people of the time.Of course, there was another very important reason, Liu Jing didn't want to live with his stepmother Zhang, so as not to disturb his mood.

After knowing Liu Jing's plan, the stepmother Zhang's expression was rather displeased. Liu He and Liu Rao were even more dejected and sighed.

Lai Ci thinks that Liu Jing did the right thing. Uncle Ji has just established his prestige in Ling County, so it's better not to do anything out of line.

Gong Fu became rich by plundering and doing business, and his family fortune was huge. Therefore, the building of the mansion is very luxurious, and even the four walls are knotted with bluestone. There are very few.

Seeing that Liu Jing had arranged such a luxurious mansion for them, it was obvious that he had put his heart into it, and his stepmother Zhang's face softened a little.

Liu Jing is very familiar with this place, and led his family to have a brief tour of the mansion.

Today he had already taken leave in advance, so he didn't leave all day, not only had dinner with his family, but even stayed here overnight.

At night, Deng Yuan and Liu Jing had time to spend alone, and handed him the letter from his father Deng You.

Liu Jing opened the letter and glanced at it. The content basically did not exceed his expectations. In the future, the situation in Nanyang will continue to deteriorate until the Battle of Guandu broke out.Therefore, for his father-in-law Deng You's worries, he could do nothing but offer a few innocuous words of comfort.

Deng Yuan said worriedly: "I have already written a reply to my father. Judging from the current situation, it will be a matter of time before Xinye falls into turmoil. I advise my father not to cling to the ancestral land. If things go wrong, he can avoid Xiangyang."

"Avoid Xiangyang?" Liu Jing frowned secretly, thinking: "This may not be a good choice."

What he wants to see most is naturally that Deng You's family go south to join him, but this is just thinking about it in his heart, unless he is at the end of the mountain and has nowhere to go, otherwise Deng You will never come to join him.

Nestling in Liu Jing's arms, Deng Yuan said with a sad expression: "I hope my parents, brothers and nephews are well, and we can meet again in the future."

Liu Jing sighed softly: "With my father-in-law's prestige, whether it is Liu Jingsheng or Cao Mengde, they will be treated with courtesy and safety, and we will definitely meet again."

"Hmm..." Deng Yuan gently closed his eyes and said.

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Early the next morning, Liu Jing, who was refreshed, bid farewell to his stepmother Zhang and sister-in-law Lai Ci, and took Deng Yuan back to the official residence of the county temple. After settling his wife, Liu Jing immediately devoted himself to business.

March is the beginning of spring plowing, and it is the busiest time of the year. At the same time, March has entered the rainy season. Due to the low-lying terrain, Ling County suffered from waterlogging. The walls had to be repaired.

At this time, drawing common people to serve is tantamount to killing chickens and taking eggs. In previous years, Gong Ying and others did not care about the life and death of common people, which caused complaints.

Liu Jing couldn't do this. Fortunately, he captured more than [-] rebels before, and later went south to exterminate more than a dozen families and captured more than [-] people. The combined number of the two has exceeded [-].Moreover, most of them are adults, so it is very suitable for them to replace the common people to serve and build fortifications.

At present, Liu Jing mainly focuses his manpower on building dams to prevent flooding.

As for the city wall, he put it on hold for the time being, because he already had plans in mind to move the county temple to Linzhen Township, so he was not very interested in repairing the city wall of Ling County.

Linzheng Township is where Hengyang, the second largest city in Hunan in later generations, is located. Although Liu Jing is not very clear about this, he is not blind. After personally inspecting Linzheng Township, no matter what aspects are considered, it is a hundred times stronger than the current Lingxian County. .

In fact, Liu Jing is by no means the only one with long eyes. In the past few years, because of the increasingly serious waterlogging, some people have proposed to move the county to Linzhen Township. Figure", so it was rejected by corrupt officials and cunning officials.

(End of this chapter)