Yunxi stood up from the bed slightly, helped Xiyao tidy up the quilt, and then started to get dressed.
After he put on his clothes and rang the bell, the maids led by the servant came in and filed in to tidy up the room. The wine that Xiyao used to strengthen his courage last night and the wine glass for drinking were still on the table.
Xiyao's clothes were thrown around carelessly and then piled together. Although Yunxi still insisted on dressing by himself, it was already impossible for him to clean the house by himself.
Yunxi came to Dongnuan Pavilion, and sure enough, Lian Zining was here. He saw Yunxi coming and said, "Has your highness had breakfast? If not, please accompany your highness to have breakfast."
Yunxi laughed and scolded: "Come to my Wenhua Palace for dinner again. Do you think Qitai will have breakfast with me someday?"
Lian Zining smiled and said: "Qitai's wife and children are in the capital, and his wife cooks every day. I am alone in the capital, and I share a house with others, so where else can I have breakfast?"
Yunxi chatted and joked with him for a while, and then went to the "restaurant" designated by Yunxi to eat together.
While eating, Yunxi asked: "Lian Qing, I haven't had much time to look after things at the Wushu Hall since March this year. How is the situation at the Wushu Hall now? Is there any trouble? With
How do the students from the previous class compare?”
Lian Zining picked up a meatball and swallowed it in his stomach, and then said: "Nothing happened in the martial arts hall. Although His Highness does not have much time to look after the martial arts hall, who among the students does not know His Highness's methods? Who dares to cause trouble?
"
Yunxi said: "Then I feel relieved." He took another sip of soup and asked: "Then who do you think is more capable among this batch of students?"
Lian Zining also took a sip of the soup, and then said: "Reporting to Your Highness, there is a student named Li Ding. He is only eighteen years old this year. He comes from Dai Wang Youwei and is very outstanding. As for the others, I have not discovered them yet."
Yunxi said: "Is there only one person?"
Lian Zining drank all the soup in the bowl, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, put down the handkerchief, arranged his clothes, and said to Yunxi: "Your Highness, the last class of students has already admitted outstanding military students from all over the country.
Well, this year’s class just has more newcomers who were under the age of sixteen when they were recruited three years ago. It’s not like the last class where they were all outstanding students from all over the country for several years. It’s good to have one person who stands out like this.”
"Furthermore, I also think that it would be better to wait until the last class graduates before recruiting the next class. I know what His Highness is thinking, and he wants more outstanding talents from ordinary soldiers and Ding families to come to the Martial Arts Hall; but this is too much.
Difficult."
"There are more students in the martial arts hall this year who are from ordinary soldiers than in the previous class, but there are none who can reach the level of Guo Wei and the others. Most of the students from the Bingding family have never read a book, but those who come to the martial arts hall have done so.
He has written a lot of books, but he is not outstanding."
"What's more, officers from all over the country would rather send their not-so-good sons than choose those from ordinary soldiers' families. Now that His Highness is taking care of them, they don't dare to send their own incompetent children, but local students are selected
They are all sent by the commanders and envoys of each capital, and we don’t know if there are better students somewhere. We can’t patrol one guard station after another.”
After listening to Lian Zining's words, Yunxi knew that what he said made sense. Although Yunxi didn't appear in the martial arts hall much these days, he continued to get to know these students in the martial arts hall through various channels.
It is not easy for ordinary soldier families to find talents. Although they do not have to pay taxes for farming and do not have rent now, they always have to go out to fight. When fighting, farming is delayed. Their lives are similar to those of ordinary farmers, and they cannot support their children to study.
; And if you haven’t even read the book, how can you be discovered even if you are an extremely smart person?
Moreover, during the Hongwu period, the status of literati was not high, and the mortality rate of civilian officials was still higher than that of generals. Most of the soldiers were unwilling to let their children study, and would rather use money to buy weapons and armor. Although Yunxi did not say it explicitly, it was common practice everywhere.
Literacy is a prerequisite for entering the martial arts hall, so most people from the Bingding family are not qualified.
In addition, how can military generals from all over the country be so selfless as not to send their children to martial arts halls? Only those who are particularly famous in the local area are likely to enter martial arts halls.
In order to be more fair, it is not that no one has suggested the implementation of examinations. However, Yunxi feels that the recommendation system is actually better than the examination as long as he checks it properly when he enters school and severely punishes those who dare to send in crooked melons and cracked dates; he really needs to take the examination.
They can even more blatantly send crooked melons and cracked dates.
So Yunxi said: "Then let's wait until the last class graduates before recruiting the next class. As long as the future students can reach the standards of this class."
After the meal, the two of them went to Dongnuang Pavilion, where Yunxi handles political affairs daily. Qi Tai had already arrived and was writing an introduction to classify the excerpts sent from Qianqing Palace. When Lian Zining met him, they couldn't help but joke a few times.
, and then start working.
Because Yunxi was working for himself instead of working for others, he always said he was very serious when working. It felt like it was already noon not long after.
Yunxi did not talk to Qitai and the others at noon today, but went back to Wenyuan Pavilion. He went to Xiyao for the first time last night, and he thought it would be better to pay more attention to Xiyao.
Qi Tai and others, including Chen Xingshan, did not say anything about Yunxi's behavior of "valuing sex over friends".
Yunxi is the grandson of the imperial emperor, but he has no children yet. Whether Yunxi has descendants is a major matter that affects the future and destiny of the entire Ming Dynasty, so no one has any reason to prevent Yunxi from seeing his wife, and even encourages this behavior
.
Yunxi returned to Wenyuan Pavilion, and Xiyao was asking the maids to serve food. Since Xiyao entered the palace, a maid appeared again in Wenhua Palace, which made Yunxi very happy, although he has not yet found that she is particularly beautiful and wants to take action.
He is a palace maid, but he is not used to having a bunch of eunuchs serving him all day long.
Xiyao was surprised when she saw Yunxi entering the dormitory. She thought that Yunxi would have dinner with his subordinate officials.
Xiyao immediately stood up, bowed and saluted, and said, "I would like to send you my regards, Your Highness."
Yunxi came up and helped her up and said, "You don't have to bow to me. We are husband and wife, and you are the grand concubine, the mistress of the Wenhua Palace. You must have your own dignity."
What Yunxi said was true. Yunxi had always felt that the palace struggle in ancient China was harmful rather than beneficial to the country. It just so happened that Lao Zhu reaffirmed the inheritance law of the legitimate eldest son, and he became the crown prince as the legitimate son. He felt that Xiyao
There is nothing dissatisfied, and I plan to continue the law of succession. In this way, it is very important to have a head wife who is dignified and can manage the harem well, even if some of his other concubines are treated unfairly.
At least that's what he thinks now.
Xiyao felt Yunxi's sincerity, and her expression became much more relaxed. Yunxi sat down, asked Xiyao to sit next to him, and said, "I heard that you got up very late this morning and didn't have breakfast. How about you at noon?"
Eat more."
Xiyao's face turned red after hearing this. They went to bed very late last night, Yunxi got up early, and Xiyao didn't get up until very late.
Then Yunxi and Xiyao had lunch together, rested for a while, and then went to Dongnuang Pavilion to deal with things.
At the end of the night, Yunxi finished handling the matter and returned to Wenhua Hall, where he and Xiyao had dinner. Naturally, the couple had another big fight.
The next morning, the process was still the same. When Yunxi returned to Wenyuan Pavilion to have dinner with Xiyao at noon, Xiyao said: "Your Highness, my concubine's sister will enter the palace tomorrow. Your Highness plans to let my concubine's sister
Which palace will it be placed in?"
Yunxi said: "Wang Bu had already prepared before you attacked. It is the side hall on the right hand side after entering from the main entrance. It is only a few dozen steps away."
Xiyao said: "I haven't been to any of the side halls yet, and I don't know how the decoration is. I want to decorate my sister's palace myself. Please give me your permission."
Yunxi said: "What's wrong with that?" Then he shouted: "Wang Xi!"
Wang Xi hurried over and asked, "What's the matter, Your Highness?"
Yunxi said: "Go and ask Wang Gong to take a dozen eunuchs to wait at the entrance of the side hall prepared for the side concubines later. Later, Yao'er will personally guide them in setting up." Wang Xi took the order and left.
Xiyao said: "Thank you for your grace, Your Highness."
Yunxi waved his hand to signal her not to always thank her, and then continued to eat.
After Yunxi left in the afternoon, Xiyao came to the side hall. Yunxi didn't see through Xiyao's thoughts at noon.
Although Xiyao does care about her sister, another reason for doing this is the management of the palace affairs of Wenhua Palace. Yunxi has never said that he will hand over the right to manage the palace affairs of Wenhua Palace to Xiyao. Xiyao doesn't know why.
What (actually Yunxi forgot it), but he didn't dare to ask, so he used this method to test Yunxi.
Yunxi dealt with things as usual in the afternoon. Just as he was about to return to the palace in the evening, he suddenly remembered that he had not been to the dining room for several days, so he turned around and went to the dining room.
Yunxi didn't go to cook. If he dared to cook himself, Lao Zhu would probably have the head of the Wenhua Palace chef chopped off. He went to check the hygiene.
In Yunxi's opinion, he was the most particular chef of this era, and his hygiene level was at most similar to that of street stalls in later generations. When Yunxi came to the dining room for the first time, he was so disgusted that he immediately found someone to cook it.
Hygiene, and strict hygiene standards have been established, and you or others can check it from time to time to prevent anyone from not complying.
Yunxi took a few glances through the window outside the kitchen and thought it was okay, so he hurried back.
Yunxi wanted to go back to the dormitory directly, but unexpectedly, he was stopped by Wang Jin on the way.
Yunxi saw Wang Jin's face and thought something had happened, so he dismissed the eunuchs who were following him, and went to a side hall with Wang Jin. Now Yunxi only has one main concubine, and will have one side concubine.
Children, so there are many vacant pavilions in Wenhua Palace.