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What surprised Shen Dongsu a little was Chen Xingyao. The prince and the queen were dead, and Duke Chen was under house arrest. She thought Chen Xingyao would definitely rush back to Chang'an without saying a word.

As a result, Chen Xingyao acted as if he didn't know the news, and continued to work diligently in the spring ploughing in the outer city. She asked Ling Moxiao what Chen Xingyao was thinking.

Ling Moxiao did not answer, but said that if Chen Xingyao wanted to go to the northern border to enclose land and open up wasteland in the name of the Chen family, then let him go.

This would prove that Chen Xingyao is a member of Prince Ling's party. At first, Chang'an mocked Duke Chen for having a stupid son, and Chen Xingyao only did idiotic things.

But now the topic has changed. Everyone says that he is a wise man who appears foolishly. Once the prince dies, the King of Wu will definitely not tolerate the Chen family, and he has already gone to Youzhou and joined the King of Ling.

The Chen family was still safe in his hands. Of course, because the Chen family was the crown prince's loyal party, the emperor's purge weakened the Chen family and killed many members of the Chen family.

But because of Chen Xingyao, the Chen family is much stronger than the original Lu family, and it can be said that they have preserved a direct lineage.

As for the group of noble ladies sent by the Empress Dowager, Shen Dongsu felt it was both ridiculous and sad. The women of that era were really humble!

Years ago, Shen Dongsu heard that Chen Xingyao sent people to deliver letters to Chang'an on behalf of these noble ladies, and she acquiesced.

She even felt that if someone really sent someone to pick up her daughter, she would look up to that family, because at least they didn't use her daughter as a bargaining chip.

But the result was that none of those families sent anyone to Youzhou, but instead sent a letter, stating that they were sent by the Queen Mother to Prince Ling.

As for how Prince Ling arranged for them, the family had no right to interfere. All they should do was obey Prince Ling's orders.

However, when the Queen Mother heard that Prince Ling did not take them as concubines, she was very angry. She wanted to issue an imperial decree to reprimand Prince Ling and even punish Shen Dongsu because she, as a princess, had never done such a thing and was too jealous.

As a result, before the imperial edict was issued, the prince forced the emperor to abdicate in Chang'an. The queen mother was also frightened. Compared with the matter of Prince Ling taking a concubine, this was a bigger event in Chang'an.

She no longer had the heart to care about anything else, and these noble ladies were directly abandoned, including the girl from the Lu family.

These noble ladies dare not make a fuss now. Their families don’t care and the Queen Mother doesn’t hear. They didn’t expect that the only person they can rely on is Chen Xingyao.

Chen Xingyao was also very dedicated and arranged for them to take exams for women's medical and nursing colleges, or to take exams to become female officials or female teachers.

During this period, the girl from the Lu family said that she wanted to marry Chen Xingyao, which scared him and he repeatedly warned him that the right of marriage was in the hands of Princess Ling.

Don’t think about getting married to escape your current predicament. Instead, earn work points and try to adapt to Youzhou City before thinking about anything else.

Perhaps it was because of the changes in Chang'an City, or perhaps it was because of what Chen Xingyao had done recently, which really made Prince Ling and his wife very satisfied.

Anyway, in March, Prince Ling personally summoned Chen Xingyao and asked him if he was willing to represent the Chen family in the governance of the Northern Frontier Circle?

Chen Xingyao was overjoyed and felt that this was an opportunity given to him by Prince Ling, so he quickly agreed.

What made him different from other nobles was that he did not send a steward, but led the team there himself.

Ling Moxiao did give him a chance and sent a personal guard to protect him, and also gave him some extra gunpowder.

He was the highest-ranking official going to the Northern Frontier. Before the court sent a higher-ranking official, Ling Moxiao would leave the administration of the Northern Frontier to him.

Before leaving, Chen Xingyao made a special trip to visit Princess Ling.

Shen Dongsu didn't know why he wanted to see her? Ling Moxiao had explained everything that needed to be explained.

However, she still summoned Chen Xingyao. In the past few years, Chen Xingyao had made no contributions but had worked hard for Youzhou.

If he had just shirked his responsibility and the emperor had sent a new imperial envoy, the situation in Youzhou would have been figured out by the Crown Prince and the King of Wu.

As a result, when Chen Xingyao met her, he did not mention anything about his trip to the Northern Frontier. He only showed Shen Dongsu his wrist and said that he had practiced the techniques taught by Princess Ling in recent years.

Although this hand still cannot lift heavy objects, it has improved a lot. If he doesn't lift anything, others won't be able to tell that this hand was once broken.

Shen Dongsu looked at his wrist very carefully and checked it. It was indeed healing well.

As a doctor, it was my job to remind him to be careful, never lift heavy objects, and keep warm when it was cold.

Chen Xingyao lowered his eyes and agreed. He only looked up at Shen Dongsu when he was about to leave. He cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Princess. I will live up to your expectations and stabilize the northern border."

Shen Dongsu nodded: "If you have any difficulties, just tell me. The prince and I support you."

He smiled at Shen Dongsu and turned away. This time his smile was normal, unlike before when he either smiled in a flattering manner, or with fear, or forcedly.

Shen Dongsu asked Yue Jian in confusion: "What do you think he is doing here? Why does it feel like an old friend is saying goodbye? But he and I are not friends, are we?"

Yue Jian shook her head: "Who knows! The ideas of a fool are different from those of ordinary people."

Shen Dongsu laughed: "Now no one says he is stupid, they all say he is wise but appears foolish!"

"It's like a fish indeed! Like a mudskipper."

Shen Dongsu told Ling Moxiao about Chen Xingyao's abnormality, wondering if he wanted to ask Shen Dongsu for something? Could it be that he wanted to save his father?

But his father can't die! The emperor didn't say to kill Duke Chen before, and in order to stabilize the situation, he won't kill him now.

I guess he was kept there for the next emperor to kill!

After hearing this, Ling Moxiao raised his eyebrows and revealed an expression of contempt that Shen Dongsu could not understand.

He said in a cold voice: "Don't worry about him. If he really makes great contributions in this trip to the Northern Frontier, this king will not hesitate to reward him."

This guy is so brave! He actually dared to ask to see the princess alone! I should have sent him away earlier.

In the blink of an eye, it was April, and Ling Moxiao was officially stationed at the base to train the navy. He went home once a month, and he mentioned again that he would bring Dabao to the base.

Shen Dongsu refused again speechlessly, and at the same time agreed that before Dabao was three years old, don't mention taking Dabao to the military camp again!

As expected, the issue of children’s education is the biggest disagreement for every couple.

Shen Dongsu felt that Ling Moxiao was too naive and always treated Dabao as a genius. Other fathers wanted their children to learn to run as soon as their children could walk.

And when the child had just learned to walk, he wanted him to learn how to hold a knife!

If he were to bring Dabao to the military camp, then that would really prove the saying that it's good enough for a father to take care of his child as long as he's still alive.

Seeing that his wife refused to agree, Ling Moxiao settled for the next best option and asked her to bring the twins to the base to see him once a month.

At the same time, he did not look like a prince at all. He said with grievance and pity, "I'm afraid that after not seeing you for too long, Dabao and Xiaobao will not recognize daddy."

Shen Dongsu's heart softened, thinking that the weather was good in spring and summer and it would be nice to take the children hiking, so she agreed.

Then I saw Ling Moxiao's smile of success. Sure enough, this guy's goal was to let the child take the child to see him. He was afraid that I would not agree, so he proposed a more difficult one first.

When saying goodbye, Dabao didn't react at all. He just waved when asked to wave to his daddy and smiled heartlessly.

Xiaobao was different. The girl seemed to be naturally sensitive to separation. She kept pouting and only let Ling Moxiao hold her.

When Shili Changting took her away from Ling Moxiao's arms, she cried very pitifully. Ling Moxiao hardened his heart and rode away quickly, then turned back with a soft heart.

He insisted that he would not leave until Xiaobao stopped crying. Shen Dongsu was speechless. Then you can forget about leaving today.

"Don't move. The three of us will go back to the city first."

Then the farewell became Ling Moxiao standing at the Ten-Li Pavilion, constantly waving at the open carriage.

When Shen Dongsu looked back, she found that he was holding his face with his sleeves. She didn't know whether he was blinded by the wind or was moved to tears by Xiaobao's crying.

She was glad that Ling Moxiao had not had a child when he went on the expedition to the Northern Frontier. Judging from the way he was dependent on children, he would probably not be at ease on the expedition if he really had a child.

The child is heartless. When Xiaobao came home, he forgot about his father after a nap and just ate and drank as usual. Ling Moxiao would probably be sad for several days before he could get back into training mode.

Throughout April, Shen Dongsu was busy with opening a money shop with Jiang Hong. Jiang Hong spent a huge amount of money to build two "Maritime Merchants' Money Shops" in the outer city of Youzhou and the seaport of Jeju.

There is another major event in Youzhou City in April, which is the civil service examination, which is unique to Youzhou. There are special positions, and those with a scholar degree or above can take the exam.

In fact, it is a simplified version of civil servants in later generations. The number of officials allocated to the imperial court is limited. With the development of Youzhou and the filling of low-level officials in the northern border, Youzhou needs a large number of talents.

Ling Moxiao and Mr. Pang and others discussed and decided to start the recruitment of officials two months after the Spring Festival in Chang'an, and recruit officials according to their positions.

Because being an official in Youzhou would not affect the imperial examination three years later, and at the same time he had a formal official position. Although the rank was low, it was much better than being a staff member.

In addition, Youzhou had the Wanshu Pavilion, which did not affect their studies. Failed students from Chang'an, as well as old scholars and juren, all came to Youzhou to take the exam.

Furthermore, with the major event that happened in Chang'an this year, many scholars who were related to the prince's party gave up the imperial examination, fearing that they would be implicated in the case of the prince forcing the emperor to abdicate because of some minor connections.

The result was that Mr. Pang originally expected that at most 300 to 500 people would come to consult. However, from the end of March to the beginning of April, more than a thousand scholars came to Youzhou.

Mr. Pang was shocked and hurriedly told Prince Ling that there were too many people. If the admission rate was too low, there might not be many scholars coming in the future.

But if the admission rate is too high, he is afraid that the court will investigate.

Ling Moxiao waved his hand and said directly, don't worry about the court pursuing the matter. I didn't ask the court for officials above the rank of Jinshi. I only recruited some low-level clerks. What reason does the court have to disagree?

As long as they are talented, keep them all! Except for those scholars who only know how to read books and don't know the difference between grains, Youzhou doesn't want to support such idle people.

In the future, the Northern Frontier will need more low-level officials to fill it, and officials must be prepared for Goryeo in advance. Just treat it as advance training. He will take care of everything, and Mr. Pang only needs to retain talents according to his own ideas!

With King Ling's words, Mr. Pang was greatly encouraged, and this civil service examination was held in a very grand manner.

Princess Ling also attached great importance to this civil service examination and set up an inn for the candidates, where food and accommodation were very cheap.

Jiang Hong privately lamented to Shen Dongsu that today's Youzhou City is more prosperous and bustling than Chang'an City, and at the same time has a free and vibrant atmosphere that Chang'an does not have.

Anyone who has been to the two cities will choose to stay in Youzhou.

This is exactly the effect Shen Dongsu wants. Just wait and see. If Chang'an continues to fight internally, Youzhou will absorb all the talents.

There are nine civil service examinations, and candidates can apply for up to three positions. In addition, many colleges hire teachers and managers. Even if these more than a thousand scholars fail to pass the civil service examination, they will stay in Youzhou and find a job.

There are also some literati who have failed the exams many times and want to be free and unrestrained. They can find leisurely jobs in Youzhou, such as writing storybooks, drawing illustrations for magazines, and writing articles for newspapers.

However, these jobs are not enough to support a family in Chang'an, and will be looked down upon by others, and one will inevitably be called a poor scholar or something like that.

But in Youzhou, no one curses like that, so you can get respect and earn more money.

Accommodation in Youzhou is cheap and there are a wide variety of delicious food. Many people choose to stay and bring their families over.

After four months, the population of Youzhou increased significantly.

By May, Shen Dongsu would ask every day, "Where is Sister Yuan's team?"

Just the day before the Dragon Boat Festival, Yue Jian happily came to report that Sister Yuan's team had arrived at the outer city, and Master Bai had already brought people to welcome them.

Shen Dongsu asked Yuejian to stay and take care of the twins, and she happily went to the outer city to pick up Sister Ayuan.

From a distance, she saw the most handsome young man in the crowd, waving his hands and shouting in a very un-princess-like manner: "Zhongyang!"

Zhongyang was a full head taller than her, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and he always picked out the good qualities of his parents.

It's just that adolescent children like to act like adults, and they act reserved with her, bowing and greeting her before calling her, "Sister."

When Shen Dongsu parted with him, he was still a little treacherous and would use food to lure Qingniu into talking about his family's private affairs every day.

Now he has grown into a handsome young man, and time has taken on a concrete form at this moment.

Her eyes were red, and she wanted to touch Zhongyang's head like she did when they were little, but she felt it was inappropriate, so she just patted his shoulder:

"That's great! My little Zhongyang has grown up."

A big round head popped out from behind Zhongyang. It was sturdy and strong, and although it was a little shorter than Zhongyang, it was stronger, like a small bronze man made of copper and iron chips.

His skin was bronze, and he had a circle of green beard. He grinned at Dong Su and said, "Sister, have I grown up?"

Shen Dongsu patted his shoulder with tears and laughter, and it felt like patting a stone: "Good Xiaohu, I heard that you have made a lot of contributions in Macheng!"

Xiao Hu grinned and tiptoed towards Youzhou City: "Where are our warships? Brother Mo said that if I come to Youzhou, I can join the navy."

Shen Dongsu smiled and said, "The warship is in the harbor, far away from the main city! Let's go home and rest for a few days, and wait for your brother-in-law to come back and take you to the military camp."

The title of brother-in-law made Zhongyang and Xiaohu a little stunned. That was the God of War King Ling. Could we call him brother-in-law so casually?

All the way from the outer city under construction, some rode horses, some took cars, all the way to the inner city.

Everyone in the group was stunned. Even Sister Yuan did not expect that the city had changed so much after she had been away for a year.

If Princess Ling hadn't already hosted a banquet at the palace, everyone would have wanted to take a good look at Youzhou City.

Everyone in Yun Valley felt that they first followed Jia Shiba out of Dianzhou, and then followed A Yuan all the way from Guangzhou to Youzhou.

I have learned a lot along the way, but when I saw Youzhou City, I understood why Master Bai said this was a treasure land. This is simply where gods live!

Master Bai felt sorry that some tribesmen were unwilling to come, but at the same time he felt that it was important for them to guard the village.

For those of us who have left our hometowns, our hearts have a place to return to. In the future, we can also tell our descendants where their roots are. That's good too, and we can feel relieved.

Sister Ayuan missed Xiaobao the most. After washing up, she took Zhongyang and Xiaohu to the backyard to see the twins.