The three of them were sitting on small stools, each doing their own thing, Yin or reading a book, while Bai Shan took a stick and drew a picture of the geography he had traveled through during this period, and decided to add it to the map when he returned.
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Zhou Man was holding a small notebook to record the recently discovered new medicinal materials, new plants, etc. Some of them were already familiar to her, but they had not been included before. She could directly write down their medicinal properties, growth environment and preparation methods.
wait;
Some were plants that she had never seen or heard of. The encyclopedia had entries one after another. She copied the entries and did corresponding research.
Although she resigned, she would still occasionally send some manuscripts to the Chongwen Library, which would jointly produce some teaching materials or auxiliary books with the Imperial Medical Office.
Moreover, Zhou Man has been compiling the plants and animals she has seen, and her masterpiece is still waiting for her to be completed.
When Bai Erlang and Ming Da walked over holding hands, what they saw was that the three of them were doing their own thing without any hesitation.
He glanced across the stalls one by one, and when he saw the pancakes placed in front of Yin You, his face hurt, "Who sells pancakes like this? Why don't you set up a stove to heat them up for people to eat?"
When the three of them heard his voice, they raised their heads in shock, "You——"
Seeing Mingda following him, he was even more shocked, "When did you arrive?"
Bai Erlang said proudly: "We arrived last night, but the place you mentioned was difficult to find. We were about to go out to find someone to inquire. The servants said they saw you in the market in the town, so we came over."
The three of them stood up hurriedly. Zhou Man looked at the two of them up and down and said, "It's amazing that you can actually come out. The children at home don't make any noise anymore?"
Bai Erlang stopped talking...
Mingda smiled and said: "I begged the emperor to change his identity and send him to the army for training."
Zhou Man was curious, "Which army?"
"Anxi Army."
Zhou Man stared slightly, "So far? Are you willing to do it?"
The smile on Mingda's face was faint, "This child is so naughty. Nowadays, Xianning is the only place in the world that can temper his temper."
Bai Shan frowned and said: "Xianning is a good thing all over the world, but if the army neglects troop training, disaster will not be far away."
Bai Erlang was scared when he heard him say this, "You, you can't figure out what's wrong with you again? It's so easy for you to resign."
Bai Shan said: "You are thinking too much. Even if I want to go back, His Majesty will not be happy for me to go back. However, it is still okay to write letters and chat with His Majesty in my free time."
After the emperor ascended the throne, although there were occasional wars in the surrounding areas, that was what happened before. In recent years, the Jin Dynasty has been developing better and better. Water transportation has been opened, commerce is prosperous, and food production is high. Even if there is an occasional natural disaster, relief can be provided in time, and the people
Live and work in peace and contentment.
Even the northern and southern tribes, which had been in turmoil, gradually settled down.
First, Da Jin exported planting technology to them, and they also relied on Da Jin for grain, tea and salt;
Second, the Jin Dynasty had strong military and strong horses in recent years and was powerful in all directions.
If the cost of war is too high and what you get can be obtained by other means, then there is no need for war.
Of course, there are always people who are unwilling to give in, but those are just minor conflicts.
But if the army has reached the point where Princess Mingda believes that only the Anxi army can train their children and grandchildren, then it means that the armies have begun to relax, which is not a good thing.
Zhou Man said: "What are you afraid of? There are Tubo in the west, the Huns in the north, and a large sea in the east. Don't worry, your majesty is not indulged in pleasure now."
The most important thing is that their emperor’s hobby is riding horses and hunting, oh, and there is also something delicious to eat, but he does not pursue refinement, so it is not obvious.
Even if it is to please the emperor, the military will not be too barren of martial arts.
Zhou Man: "Did you send the child there because there was Guo Zhao in the Anxi army?"
Bai Erlang's eyes became wandering.
Mingda glanced at him and said, "It was only after I sent the child away that I remembered that you and this General Guo had an old relationship."
Zhou Man laughed and said, "It's not just an old relationship, we have often exchanged letters over the years. Our pharmacy in the Imperial Medical Office supplies them with a lot of patent medicines every year, because there are many foreigners there, and they might bring them with them when they go back and forth."
It’s a plague, so our Imperial Medical Office specially set up a medical office there. The vaccination rate for smallpox there is still higher than that in the capital, and children will be vaccinated as long as they are five years old."
Guo Zhao was hindered by his father in the past, but after many years of training in the army, he finally returned to Anxi and guarded the western gate of the Jin Dynasty. It has been ten years now and he has not been transferred.
The Anxi Army recognizes him. If nothing unexpected happens, he will spend his whole life in the Anxi Army.
Yin You said: "Guo Zhao is a man of integrity, so there is nothing wrong with sending the child to him."
Mingda: "I'm afraid he will be too lenient to the child."
After all, he is the son of an old friend.
Bai Shan glanced at Bai Erlang and said to Princess Mingda: "Then let's write him a letter and ask him not to be too merciful."
Bai Erlang's face turned red and he whispered: "Erlang didn't do anything bad, wasn't he just a little naughty?"
Everyone looked at him silently.
Bai Erlang raised his hand and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Only then were the four of them satisfied.
At this time, Mr. Bai Xiaojun, who had just arrived in Anxi, wrote to his father with tears in his eyes, hoping that his father could save him. He vowed that he would study hard and never play truant or misbehave again.
Woohoo, he's still young, why do he have to suffer like this?
He doesn't expect to stand out, be granted a title, or become a prime minister. He has a family business, a title, and he doesn't break the law. He just likes to play polo and read scripts. Why should he come to the military to gain experience?
He has an older brother who is an official.
Even if he were given 30% of the family's property, it would be enough for him to live a long life...
Little Duke Bai, who didn't want to work hard at all, wrote the letter and hurriedly sent it to the inn.
But Anxi is too far away from the capital, and there is no one dedicated to deliver the letter. It will take at least a month to deliver it through the post station.
At this time, he didn't know that his father was no longer in the capital. After confirming that he had arrived in Anxi, his mother encouraged his father to pack his luggage and go south to find his cousins.
The letter was sent to the capital, and finally passed to the emperor.
The housekeeper of the Princess Mansion wanted to send someone to Lingnan. According to the master's habit, he first asked around at a few familiar houses in the capital to see if there was anything he could take with him to the south. If there was anything, he would send it with him.
As a result, the words spread to the emperor's ears.
The emperor happened to want to reply to Bai Shan. It was just a letter. It was too expensive to send someone to send it. It would not be good if he didn't send it. He happened to hear that the Princess Mansion was sending something to the south, so he asked more questions.
Then I got a letter from my nephew.
Like the previous emperor, the emperor had no psychological burden at all and just opened people's letters.
The letter was written specifically to Bai Erlang. When he wrote the first letter, Xiaojun Gong specially told him to let his father read it himself and not let his mother see it.
The emperor glanced over them and curled his lips in disgust, "The older of the two children has the same brains as Bai Er, but his temperament seems to be sensible; the younger one has the same brains as Mingda, but his temperament is the same as his father's, and he has no ambition."
Eunuch Wu served tea and said with a smile: "The Prince Consort is also very smart. In recent years, the Prince Consort's books have been very popular in the Jin Dynasty. I heard that some of them have been sold to foreign countries and they have become famous all over the world."
? ? ?Writing, writing, it accidentally landed on Bai Erlang’s head