Chapter 951 Chapter 951, Go to Liangdu
Ever since Daozi started to call out "Daddy, Wolf", Gu Jian and Guo Ruomei have been trying every possible way to coax Daozi to speak again, but unfortunately, the only response they got was "Daddy, Wolf".
The wolf howled more and more often, and was finally corrected by Daohua. He could now call out "mother" clearly, but he still couldn't call out "ancestor" or "grandmother".
In two days, the Xiao family will move to Liangdu, and some of the familiar and friendly families have sent some gifts.
Daohua received these people and personally escorted them out of the house before returning to her room.
In the room, Daozi was riding on Xiao Yeyang's neck, and the father and son were running around the room. The little fat boy was so happy that his facial features were flying.
When Xiao Yeyang saw Daohua coming back, he put his son on the bed.
Daozi still looked unsatisfied and reluctant, holding Xiao Yeyang's arm tightly.
Xiao Yeyang pointed to the sweat on his forehead and said, "Dad is tired and needs to rest for a while. Let's play together later, okay?"
Daozi tilted his head and looked at the sweat on Xiao Yeyang's forehead, then used his hands and feet to crawl to the innermost part of the bed, took out his small handkerchief, crawled to Xiao Yeyang's side with the handkerchief, stood up with his hands on Xiao Yeyang's arms, and then wiped Xiao Yeyang's sweat like Daohua did.
Daozi's action made Xiao Yeyang happy and moved. He picked up his son and kissed him twice, then excitedly said to Daohua, "Yiyi, see, my son knows how to be filial to me even though he is so young."
Rice Flower glanced at him with a smile and said, "Put down the rice quickly and let him wipe the sweat off your face. Don't interrupt him."
Xiao Yeyang quickly put the rice on the couch and bent over to continue wiping his sweat.
The things in the room had almost been packed up. The large items had been sent to Liangdu by the servants a few days ago. Seeing that everything that needed to be sealed had been sealed, Daohua sat on the couch and sorted out her personal belongings.
"By the way, won't you keep Brother Dong with you when you go to Liangdu this time?"
Xiao Yeyang: "Although the Dong family has been pardoned, it is not advisable to reinstate them too quickly. I have carefully considered letting Yuan Xuan stay in Ganzhouwei and asked for his opinion. He also agreed to stay."
"When I returned to the capital this time, my uncle and I discussed how to govern Xiliang."
"Xiliang is located on the frontier and implements the garrison system. However, you and I have both seen that this system has significant flaws. If the people encounter problems that are not addressed by the government, it will accumulate over time and eventually lead to disaster."
"I've mentioned this to my uncle, the Emperor, and I want Xiliang to follow the example of other provinces and implement the separation of military and political power. Currently, Xiliang only has a Commandery, and I want to establish the Civil Service Commissioner and the Criminal Prosecution Commissioner."
"If I do something so drastic right from the start, I'm sure I'll encounter obstacles. Plus, I haven't dealt with the Wei family's cronies yet, so I can't do anything drastic. I can only take it step by step."
"I've governed Ganzhouwei for three years. The people are used to some of the systems, so it's not difficult to change them."
Daohua took over the conversation: "So you want Ganzhou Guard to be a demonstration point, so that other guards can follow suit?"
Xiao Yeyang nodded: "I recognize Yuan Xuan's ability. With the guidance of Uncle Dong, who was once the governor, I believe Yuan Xuan will govern Ganzhou Guard, no, Ganzhou Prefecture, well."
"Here at the garrison, I've promoted Fan Tong to commander. From now on, the garrison will be responsible for managing the military households' farming and training. Matters concerning people's livelihoods will be handled by the newly built government office."
After hearing this, Daohua said with a face full of agreement, "Everything is difficult at the beginning. Establishing the government office is something that no one without real skills can handle. But with Uncle Dong's support, Brother Dong can do it much easier."
Xiao Yeyang: "That's right, that's what I thought. Ganzhouwei is large in area, and just dividing it into a county is a huge project."
Daohua looked at Xiao Yeyang and said, "It's already so troublesome to deal with just one Ganzhou Guard. If you want to govern the entire Xiliang, you will encounter even more problems."
Xiao Yeyang knew that Daohua was worried about him, so he smiled and said, "Uncle Emperor also knows the difficulties of governing Xiliang. Look, I am already a prince."
Having said that, he paused.
"Yuan Xuan stayed in Ganzhouwei, but I left your eldest brother in Liangdu. After you go to Liangdu, you and your sister will be reunited."
Hearing this, Daohua also laughed: "Now that the external threat of Western Liao is gone, Xiliang is stable, and my sister-in-law and the others can also live well."
"By the way, how did you arrange things for the second and third brother-in-law?"
Xiao Yeyang thought for a moment and said, "My suggestion is that we should let them stay in Jinweiwei and Lanwuwei. As long as Yuanxuan manages Ganzhou Prefecture well and I eliminate those unstable factors within Xiliang, I can report to my uncle and establish government offices in each garrison."
"As long as they can hold on and get through this period, when the government office is built, it won't be difficult for them to become a prefect with their qualifications and familiarity with the garrison."
"Of course, they can also go to Liangdu. With me here, they will definitely have an easier time, but their official positions may not be promoted as quickly."
"I'll talk to your eldest brother about this once we get to Liangdu. It's up to them to decide how to choose."
Daohua nodded without asking any more questions. Seeing her son pouting as if he was being ignored, she smiled and hugged him, kissing him twice: "You little guy, why are you so jealous?"
When the rice saw that its mother was paying attention to it, it jumped happily on the rice flower's legs.
Daohua quickly handed her son to Xiao Yeyang. The little fat boy was very strong now, and she could hardly hold him back when he was jumping.
Xiao Yeyang arranged the official business, and Daohua also arranged people to take care of the pasture, farmland, and terraced fields. In late June, a group of people headed towards Liangdu in a large group.
Daozi is over one year old and is at the age when he is curious about the world. His curiosity is overflowing. After getting on the carriage, he was so excited that he didn't stop jumping for a moment.
Daohua had anticipated this situation long ago, and spread a thick blanket in the carriage so that the little guy wouldn't bump into anything. She opened the curtain and held Daozi to let him see the scenery outside.
The little guy immediately started babbling and leaned forward to flutter out of the car window.
When he saw people riding horses in the convoy, he waved his hands desperately.
Daohua couldn't hold her son back, so she just threw him to Xiao Yeyang.
Xiao Yeyang held his son in his arms, pointed at the guards on horseback outside, and asked with a smile, "Want to ride a horse?"
Daohua immediately looked over and said, "Don't indulge him. The sun is so strong outside and your son's skin is delicate. He will get sunburned." As she said that, she took out a card with a picture of a horse and handed it to her son.
"Daozi, this is a horse, a horse~"
I thought it would take a long time for Rice Flower to speak again, but unexpectedly, as soon as Rice Flower finished speaking, Rice Flower pointed at the horse outside and shouted, "Horse!"
The pronunciation is clear and the voice is very standard.
Daohua was very happy and immediately decided to take her son to see real living things more often in the future.
(End of this chapter)
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