Tibet

Bai Xiaode pointed at a general and said, "Li Anfu, you speak first!"

This general was in his thirties, tall and strong. The general bowed and saluted: "Your Highness, my humble name is Li Anfu. He is currently serving as the third battalion general. His ancestral home is Nanzheng, Hanzhong. In the 20th year of Kaiyuan, he followed his father. After moving to Anxi, there is now something difficult for Bei Zhi's family, which may be a common confusion among many soldiers."

Li Ye smiled and nodded, "General Li, just tell me!"

Li Anfu hesitated and said: "Beizhi married his wife five years ago. She is a native of Qiuci and can barely communicate in Chinese. She gave birth to a son to Beizhong three years ago. She gave birth to a younger son this year. The eldest son is already three years old. "I may go to school in a few years, but there are several private schools in Kucha City, but there is no official school. I am a little worried that my children will have no place to study."

This is indeed a very realistic question. Li Ye asked Bai Xiaode: "I remember that there was an official school before. At that time, the scholars from Suiye and the scholars from Anxi went to Dunhuang County to take the state examination. Why is there no official school now?"

Bai Xiaode smiled bitterly and said: "Your Highness, the official school is still there. The former academic master, Mr. Liu, has passed away. There are only three professors left in the official school. They mainly teach children over twelve years old. General Li needs young children." There is really no such thing as official school."

"Can it be done?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, it is easy to run an official school. We have a house and a little money and material savings. The key is that there are no people. Although there are 30,000 Han people in Anxi, we really can't choose a gentleman who can teach. We went to Dunhuang to hire one. Sir, in less than a year, he passed away."

Li Ye nodded, "When I go back, I will go to Dunhuang and ask the state government to come forward and arrange for the support of gentlemen. If they don't want to stay here, they will be rotated every three years. In addition, the salary will be increased to make these gentlemen feel profitable. Your mentality will be balanced and you will be able to stay with peace of mind.”

Bai Xiaode said a little embarrassedly: "Your Highness is right, the gentleman's salary was lowered last time, and he was too embarrassed to speak. When we wanted to increase the money, he had already ran away. I promise to learn from it next time!"

"Okay, I'll arrange this, if there's any difficulty."

Chief Shi Liu Kun said: "Your Highness, there is another biggest difficulty, which is that it is too difficult for soldiers to marry because the Han people in Anxi have more men than women, and civilian women are unwilling to marry soldiers."

Li Ye chuckled and said: "This is an old and difficult problem. It is probably the same not only in Anxi but also in Hezhong Beiting, but it is easier to solve now. When I came here, I visited Tuguhun, and their chief asked to allow Han soldiers to marry Tuguhun women. On the other hand, they said there were too few men and too many women, so I agreed, thus solving the marriage problem of Longyou soldiers."

"Your Highness is telling me to send the Tuyuhun women to Anxi?"

"Just part of it. The tribes I passed along the way basically had few men and many women. Many women wanted to follow my soldiers. In addition, Hebei and the Central Plains also had many women and few men. Too many men died in the war. I I will organize a group of women to settle in Anxi. I just hope that everyone will not dislike Tuyuhun women. Of course, I will try to choose young ones, under twenty years old, so that within two years we can gradually solve the marriage problems of the soldiers, and even solve the problems of the Han people in Anxi. marriage."

Finally able to get a wife, many young generals' eyes gleamed.

Li Ye then said slowly: "Please rest assured, I will solve everyone's difficulties one by one, and I will find ways to make everyone's lives richer, so that everyone can live on the border with peace of mind and guard the border for the country."

There was a warm applause in the big tent.

When Li Ye returned to the palace, it was already dark. He saw Yang Yuhuan sitting on the table with her chin on her face, fiddling with a pile of jade stones on the table boredly.

When Li Ye walked into the house, Yang Yuhuan cheered, jumped up and threw her arms around her husband's neck, wrapping her legs around him and pouting for a kiss.

Li Ye sat down with her in his arms and kissed her hard. The kiss made her drunk, and then she saw a pile of jade on the table.

"Where did it come from?"

"The king asked the queen to send it. He said that you liked it and specially donated it to you."

Li Ye picked up a few pieces and looked at them. They were really good. They were made of top-quality seeds, with white and red skin, and no flaws at all.

Yang Yuhuan quit, pouted and said coquettishly in his ear: "Is your woman more important, or the stone?"

"Of course the wife is important!"

Li Ye laughed and carried her directly into the back room.

The two of them had not had sex for half a month, and they were both feeling a little bit miserable. Now they were completely relaxed, and they took a shower again, so they could enjoy themselves happily.

Early the next morning, Li Ye took Yang Yuhuan to ride horses at the foot of Tianshan Mountain.

The reason why I went to Tianshan was because Li Ye didn’t have time to go to Suiye this time, and he couldn’t satisfy Yang Yuhuan’s wish to go to Suiye and Rehai. However, Suiye is located in the western section of Tianshan, and Qiuci is located in the eastern section of Tianshan. The scenery is the same.

Moreover, there is also a small lake in the Tianshan Mountains on the Kucha side, called Hala Lake, which has always been the private lake of King Kucha.

A pair of grandsons and granddaughters of King Qiuci accompanied Li Ye and his party to visit Hala Lake.

The weather is very good, the autumn air is crisp, and the blue sky is covered with mountain-like white clouds. Along the way, the majestic Tianshan Mountains stand in front of you, as if standing thousands of feet high, giving people a special sense of oppression. The top of the mountain is covered with snow, and the sky is covered with snow. The white clouds are mixed together, and it is difficult to tell where is the snow and where is the white cloud.

It is autumn in Anxi at this time. You can see all kinds of big trees covered with ripe fruits along the way. It can be said that there are many fruits. The grasslands are also full of berries, which makes people happy to see them.

Yang Yuhuan wore a thick blue and white cotton dress, warm pants on her legs, and a red velvet cloak on her back. It was still a bit cold in the Tianshan Mountains in autumn, so she couldn't be careless.

Several women wear veils on their faces, not because they are conservative, but because the ultraviolet rays here are relatively strong and the skin is easy to tan. Yang Yuhuan attaches great importance to her skin as white as cut fat, and she does not dare to be careless at all.

The crowd passed through a valley and galloped up to a high place. Everyone was amazed when a dark blue lake with mirror-like waves appeared in front of them, surrounded by endless pine trees that stretched halfway up the mountain.

There were no hunters, no woodcutter, no wild beasts or herds of deer around, it was as quiet as a painting.

Yang Yuhuan took off her veil and stared at the lake blankly. Li Ye knew what she was thinking and stretched out his hand to test the water temperature. His hand was cold.

He stood up and put his arms around Yang Yuhuan's shoulders and said softly: "The water in Atami is warm in winter, but the water here is too cold, not even suitable for playing in the water."

"I can feel the chill of the water."

Li Ye's heart moved, and he suggested with a smile: "Our bath is quite big and deep. Why not just swim in the bath, hang a Tianshan painting on the wall, and imagine that you are in the hot sea."

Yang Yuhuan was a little dumbfounded, pursed his lips and said with a smile: "This is a bad idea, but you can give it a try!"