The whole family travels through the book, the plot is broken but the characters are not

When Han Huaixi saw the expressions of his parents, he guessed that they were thinking in the wrong direction.

"I didn't see it in Prince Qing's Mansion, nor did I see it in Prince Lin's Mansion."

Han Qingyun and Lu Yanyan's hearts, which had been lifted high, fell heavily again.

To be honest, although they were willing to believe Prince Lin's Mansion, as long as the truth was not revealed, they would immediately suspect them if there was any sign of trouble.

Li Yao couldn't remember exactly when and where she had seen the jade.

She only vaguely remembered seeing him when she was about six or seven years old and returned to Los Angeles.

Los Angeles again...

Due to Li Yao's status, the places she could go to in Luocheng were very limited. They were nothing more than Prince Qing's Mansion, Prince Lin's Mansion, the Imperial Palace, the family of the former Minister of Works, and the Mansion of the Earl of Wen'an, her biological mother's family.

Kong Haibo, Shadow Pavilion, the leader of Emperor Zhaowen's assassin organization, the master, the young lady...

Han Qingyun looked at Lu Yanyan and smiled bitterly. Lu Yanyan also had mixed feelings.

Both of them thought of the same person—Ruan Xinyu, the Phoenix Girl of Destiny.

But if it is really related to Ruan Xinyu, there are many things that don’t make sense.

The leader of Shadow Pavilion is obviously also the "master's" man.

But the Shadow Pavilion has been established for more than forty years, and Ruan Xinyu is thirty-eight years old this year.

Ruan Xinyu cannot be the "master".

If the master is from the Duke of England's mansion, it is unlikely.

The predecessor of the Shadow Pavilion was the Dark Feather Alliance, which was established by Prince Mingyi in order to murder his political enemies.

When Emperor Yongle was still the Prince of Qin, his wife and children, as well as the later Princes Kang, Liang and De, were killed, all of which were the work of the Dark Feather Alliance.

After Emperor Yongle ascended the throne, he was able to find out about the Dark Feather Alliance with the help of the Duke of England's Mansion.

Afterwards, Emperor Yongle destroyed the Dark Feather Alliance.

The members of the Dark Feather Alliance who had escaped earlier threatened to wipe out the entire family of the Duke of Ying.

The then Duke of Ying, Ruan Zhengkun, was so frightened that he wrote a letter to Emperor Yongle, requesting him to hire more guards and even some secret guards.

Eighteen years ago, King Lin wiped out the Shadow Pavilion and discovered that they were secretly worshipping core members of the Dark Feather Alliance in the Shadow Pavilion. Only then did he know the relationship between the Shadow Pavilion and the Dark Feather Alliance.

Previously in Luocheng, Li Jiren broke into the Duke of Yingguo’s mansion, and the Duke of Yingguo’s secret guards only numbered thirty-six people.

Li Jiren later investigated and found out that these secret guards were given by Emperor Zhaowen.

If the Shadow Pavilion is truly backed by the Duke of Ying, the Duke of Ying's mansion shouldn't have only these many secret guards...

Han Qingyun had a headache. They still knew too few clues, so he could only continue reading.

The next morning, after bidding farewell to Princess Qing, the group continued on their journey.

After leaving Prince Qing's Mansion, Li Jiren sent two personal guards to Fengyuan Dynasty, while he led his men to a sparsely populated road and accelerated their progress again.

On June 18th, we finally arrived at the border of Jiyang - Huangsha County.

Huangsha County is located at the junction of Jiyang, Fengyuan Dynasty and Yucheng. It is the only yellow sand land in Dayu Kingdom and also the most desolate county in Dayu Kingdom.

In this era, only cotton could be grown on the yellow sandy land, and the yield was very low.

When Dayu Kingdom was first established, desertification in Huangsha County was not yet serious.

Outside the northwest border, the weather is dry and the wind is biting cold in autumn and winter.

After every autumn, the sky is filled with yellow sand.

There is no good way to control sandstorms, and the land in Huangsha County is showing two extremes: desertification and salinization.

The people of Huangsha County could only barely make ends meet by relying on relief from the imperial court.

A few years ago, Emperor Yongle Li Hetai, who had lived in Jiyang for more than ten years, felt sorry for the difficult life of the people of Jiyang, so he wanted to change the agreement made by his ancestors that "the people of Jiyang are not allowed to leave their registered place without permission."

He originally thought that as long as the Ji Yang army was there, they could resist foreign enemies, and there was no need to let the people suffer in the barren land.

Emperor Yongle used Huangsha County as a pilot and withdrew the people of Huangsha County back to the central part of Jiyang. He also ordered the border troops to strengthen the defense of Huangsha County.

That winter, the Qiang and Northern Rong armies passed through Fengyuan and attacked Huangsha County directly.

Without the support of the people, the Huangsha County defenders were like a fish out of water. They were almost cut off from other border troops and were quickly torn apart.

The enemy army marched towards Yucheng and Pingyao Prefecture through Huangsha County as if they were in an empty land.

War is so ruthless.

The role of ordinary people may be just to sharpen the enemy's swords and slow down their speed of rushing to other cities.

Without the barrier of the people of Huangsha County, the people on the border of Yucheng and Pingyao Prefecture were far less tall and strong than the people of Jiyang, and faced with the enemy's butcher knife, they suffered countless casualties.

By the time General Li, who was defending Qianyang County against the State of Yan, reacted, heavy losses had already occurred on the border between Yucheng and Pingyao Prefecture.

Afterwards, the people of Huangsha County were relocated back again...

The people of Huangsha County, the people of the entire Jiyang border, and even the people of border cities such as Yucheng, Minzhou Prefecture, Bashu County, and Jinyang City were all using their own flesh and blood to stop the enemy's weapons.

The climate in Jiyang is harsher than in other places, and the enemies Jiyang faces are more numerous and more cruel, so the lives of the people seem even more difficult.

They seem to be born to be sacrificed. They are worthy of respect, sympathy, praise and lament.

The court had no choice but to do this, but it was really cruel to them.

If the imperial court compensated them in other ways, it would mean that the people of the country recognized their contributions.

But if it is really as Li Jixin said, they are used to the sacrifices of the people of Jiyang, they cannot see the blood and tears of the people of Jiyang, and they stand by and watch when Jiyang suffers a natural disaster...

Lu Yanyan couldn't imagine how the people of Jiyang survived those years.

Thinking of the sufferings that the people of Jiyang had suffered in the past, Lu Yanyan felt sad and couldn't help but think of the people of Wuping County who were slaughtered by the people of Jiyang.

The imperial court has wronged Jiyang, but what guilt have the people of Wuping County shown?

Although there is no absolute right or wrong in the world, as an ordinary person, she has her own emotional tendencies.

She sympathized with the people of Jiyang, but she also felt sorry for the innocent people of Wuping who died tragically.

Yang Li sensitively noticed that Lu Yanyan was in a bad mood.

She thought Lu Yanyan was afraid of encountering the enemy, and whispered, "Madam, don't worry. We are here and will never let your family be harmed."

Lu Yanyan forced himself to pull himself out of the conflicting emotions and looked forward.

I thought it would be a scene of yellow sand all over the ground, but who knew that both sides of the road were full of trees.

They are poplars and tamarisks!

Han Qingyun was as surprised as Lu Yanyan. He tightened the reins and tried hard to control his excitement.

The ancients actually knew how to plant protective belts to prevent further expansion of desertification.

Li Jiren, who was beside him, guessed what Han Qingyun was thinking and couldn't help but smile triumphantly.

"When my father first arrived in Jiyang, he was shocked by the sandy land in Huangsha County. Worried about the rapid spread of desertification, he announced it to the world, hoping to find effective measures to prevent it.

Later, an old man suggested planting trees to block the wind and sand. My father and his staff agreed. Unfortunately, after trying many seedlings, none of them survived.

My father did not give up. He and my mother searched through ancient books and finally found a tree that could survive in the yellow sand.

Over the past decade, the shelterbelts in Huangsha County have shown initial success, but unfortunately, there is no effective solution for the saline-alkali land.”

Cotton can be grown in sandy land, but whatever is planted in saline-alkali land will die.

There are more than 200,000 mu of saline-alkali land in Huangsha County, and Li Jiren feels sad when he thinks about it.

"Try planting paulownia trees for a few years." Han Qingyun replied.

"what?"

Li Jiren was stunned. Is this the kind of Paulownia tree with pink flowers? Can it cure saline-alkali soil?

Then he smiled again: "Okay!"

There were many Paulownia trees in Tonghua County, so he immediately asked someone to try them...