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Chapter 1366 Dai Xuan

"Second aunt, my niece is very energetic now, but she doesn't want to sleep." Dai Wen said hurriedly. Teenagers are when they are most energetic. Although it is boring to listen to the two aunts and grandma talking here, she was driven to bed.

It's even more boring to sleep there. Besides, she still rests with Min'er. When Dai Wen thinks of this, she has no intention of going to bed.

"Dai Wen, come to Auntie." Xiyao chatted with her mother for a while, her feelings of missing her relatives were relieved, and when she saw Dai Wen sitting bored, she said with a smile.

Dai Wen agreed and walked over to her. Xiyao stretched out her hand to indicate her height twice, then smiled and said: "Dai Wen, you are not much shorter than my aunt, you are already a big girl."

"In front of my aunt, Daiwen will always be a child." Of course she knew what to say.

Xiyao was indeed happier and smiled even more happily. "The little mouth is so sweet. I don't know who inherited it. My eldest brother and sister-in-law are not good talkers."

"Of course it's inherited from dad. Actually, my niece wanted to say it was inherited from my aunt, but after thinking about it, she still said it was inherited from dad." Dai Wen pursed her lips and said.

"You are so sweet, even my aunt can't compare to you." Xiyao smiled again.

After talking like this for a while, Xiyao said to Mrs. Xue: "Mom, my daughter sees that Dai Wen has grown so big, and it's time to start planning for marriage. I don't want Dai Wen to marry out of town, in Beijing.

There are only these noble disciples, so I went to fifty-sixth out of ten, and I had to choose those who were willing to make progress. Then I went to thirty-four out of ten, and they had to be about the same age, and they couldn't be more than two years old, so what could be left?

Not even a cent."

"If you or my eldest brother are interested in someone, you have to make a decision early. Otherwise, if someone else has already booked her in two years, our Daiwen will not be able to choose a good one."

"Auntie," Dai Wen said shyly. It's one thing to talk privately with friends of the same age, but it's another thing to listen to elders talk about it.

"Don't worry, my aunt also knows your thoughts and won't let you get married too early." Xiyao said. Daiwen is in the palace most of the year. It would be in vain if Xiyao didn't know what she usually talks about with her classmates.

Become this queen.

"Also, mother, you have to choose one that Daiwen likes." Xiyao added, "Our Daiwen is so lovable, so we have to choose one that we like."

"Then I'll leave it to you, but you must choose a satisfactory husband for Dai Wen." Mrs.

Leave it to her.

"Leave it to my daughter." Xiyao did not refuse, took Daiwen's hand and said with a smile: "Daiwen, now your life-long affairs are all taken care of by your aunt. Tell your aunt what you like.

?No matter what you like, my aunt will find it for you."

"How can you ask your daughter's family so directly?" Mrs. Xue said.

"It's okay." Xiyao smiled. Of course, most people would not ask their daughter such a question, and her daughter would not answer if asked, but she believed that Dai Wen, who had played with Min'er for seven or eight years, would definitely answer.

.

"Of course I have to make progress." Dai Wen did not meet Xiyao's expectations and said after hesitation.

"You kid, why are you still saying such things!" Mrs. Xue scolded her again, and stood up suddenly, as if she was about to hit her. However, she was stopped by Xiyao, and after a few words of persuasion, she sat down angrily.

"Do you have any other requests?" Xiyao asked again with a smile.

"Those who are good at both civil and military skills are not good. Min'er told her niece before that her uncle's evaluation of people who are good at both civil and military skills is very reasonable. Her niece thinks it is very reasonable. Those who study hard are not good. As for the others, whether they are as capable of using troops as the Duke of Wei,

Or someone with a quick mind like Auxiliary Officer Xie, or someone with the talent of Qi Shangshu to assist the emperor with ease." Dai Wen said while facing Mrs.

It was a good thing that after returning home, she still wasn't sure how to deal with her according to the family law; but after hearing what Min'er told her about how her uncle and aunt arranged the princess's marriage, she felt that she had to tell her all her requirements for choosing a husband.

"Why, you want to choose a man who can serve as your husband?" Xiyao said with a smile.

Dai Wen didn't answer, but looking at her expression, you knew that was what she thought.

"I'd rather marry you to Wenyuan," Xiyao said half-jokingly: "Wenyuan is two years younger than Min'er and two years younger than you. The age difference is not big, so it's just right."

Xiyao was just joking, but she saw a flash of joy on Daiwen's face. Although Daiwen's expression only flashed briefly before returning to normal, she also noticed it.

'Dai Wen, this is...' Xiyao's heart suddenly rang with alarm. He stared at her carefully before continuing: "I'll go back and ask about the outstanding young talents in the capital. I will definitely choose a Ruyilang for you."

Jun."

"Auntie." Dai Wen just didn't see Xiyao staring at her with strange eyes, she said softly and buried her head in her arms.

Xiyao said a few more words to Dai Wen in a half-joking tone, then glanced at Ke Lu as if inadvertently and said, "It turns out it's already the beginning of the year." Then he turned to Mrs. Xue and said, "Mother.

, it’s already this time, and my daughter has something to do and can’t talk to mother anymore. Mother, do you want to rest in the palace for a while before going back?”

"No, it doesn't matter if I miss a nap. Besides, I can't sleep well in Kunning Palace. Mom is going back now," Mrs. Xue said.

"Sister, I still have something to do. You can escort your mother out of the palace." Xiyao said again. Xiyi agreed, stood up, stretched out her hand to support Mrs. Xue, Mrs.

Walking out of the palace, Dai Wen had already stood up, said goodbye to Xiyao, and then followed her grandma out of Kunning Palace.

"Call all the eunuchs and female officials who are in charge of the New Year's Eve banquet this year. I have something to tell them. Also call all the eunuchs in charge of the imperial eunuch. I want to tell them..." Xiyao gave instructions as they left.

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"Yes, Your Majesty." The maids in front of her agreed, and then walked out of the palace to deliver the Queen's orders.

She ordered five or six things one after another, and ordered all the things to be done this afternoon. The female official who was following her, Shi Shi, saw that the tea on her table had cooled down, and the maids had all gone to give orders.

, was about to step forward to pour a cup of tea; but at this moment, she suddenly heard her order again: "Find the servants who usually serve in the women's school and ask them about Dai Wen's words and deeds on weekdays. You must ask carefully, the more you

The finer it is, the better. Report it back to me before dinner in the evening."

"My slave obeys the order." Dai Shi was shocked, but still saluted and said.





"I have met your Majesty, Geng Xuan." Geng Xuan saluted Yun He.

"Sit down, Geng Qing. You don't have to be polite." Yunxi pointed to the small stool next to Geng Xuan and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Geng Xuan said again and sat on the stool.

"I originally wanted to announce your admission to the palace in the morning, but I thought it was getting late, so I asked you to come in the afternoon." Yunxi said with a smile: "But now that I think about it, it would be better for you to come in the afternoon."

Wei Shi is summoning you. Although your home is very close to the palace, at least you have to go out at Wei Shichu. I am thinking about what the emperor is going to tell you, so I probably won't be able to rest well."

"Your Majesty said so, sir..." Before Geng Xuan could finish his words, Yunxi said again: "You don't have to speak with such sincerity and fear. When I was the great grandson at the beginning, Emperor Taizu established the Zhanshi Mansion for me, and so did you.

You concubine, my confidant, there is no need to be too harsh on me."

"Your Majesty can care about me. I am very grateful. However, my family is also a family of military commanders and has led troops to fight. My father once taught me that no matter how urgent the matter is, it should not affect my rest. My father also taught me from his own personal experience.

Zeng said: "When I was guarding Changxing City, if I heard that Zhang Shicheng sent troops to attack, I would be so worried that I couldn't sleep. Then the battle that could have been won would not be won. Don't panic when something happens, don't remember

Don't remember when you need to remember, and never forget when you should remember. I will keep my father's teachings in mind and always sleep soundly as long as I'm sleepy." Geng Xuan said with a smile.

"This is good, this is called the general's demeanor; it's good for you to talk to me like this." Yunxi also said with a smile.

The two chatted and joked for a while, and then Yunxi got down to business. "Today I announce your entry into the palace, and I have one thing to tell you. Have you heard the contents of the memorial jointly signed by King Su and Cao Che?"

"When I entered the palace, I heard something in a daze, but I don't know what it was about." Geng Xuan said.

"That's what happened..." Yunxi gave a rough outline of the contents of the memorial, but did not say what he said to Zhu Bao or what he ordered Lian Zining to do. He just asked: "What do you think, Aiqing?"

"Your Majesty, you cannot add a vassal king to the island of Java." Geng Xuan said immediately: "King Su and other highnesses are sending troops in the name of 'supporting orthodoxy and taunting the people to attack crimes'. If the king of Majapahit is finally deposed, the throne will be established."

The vassal king of the Ming Dynasty violates etiquette, and the local gentry and people are probably unwilling to do so." After all, he has been following Yunxi for more than ten years, and he understands Yunxi's thoughts better than Lian Zining and others.

Much more profound.

"As expected of someone who has followed me for more than fifteen years, he understands my thoughts better than these later ministers." Yunxi also said with a smile, and then told him what he said to Zhu Zhu and the imperial edict he had asked Lian Zining to draw up.

Then he said: "I plan to send you to patrol Nanyang after the year. Are you willing?"

"Why don't you want to?" Guessing the emperor's thoughts correctly made Geng Xuan more confident and dared to speak. "I went to Nanyang and became an imperial minister. Even your highnesses don't dare to ignore me. I think I can handle it."

There are many gifts, how can I not be happy? But when I come back, if the vassal king presents valuable gifts, they will be handed over to His Majesty immediately, and only the local specialties will be left."

"In addition, I have never been to Nanyang. I heard that although Nanyang is not far from the Central Plains, the customs are very different from the Central Plains. I have long wanted to see it. I would also like to thank Your Majesty for giving me such an opportunity to visit Nanyang.

Take a look at Nanyang."

"Haha," Yunxi pointed at him and laughed: "When you arrive in Nanyang, they will definitely not dare to treat you poorly. You can enjoy everything you can't enjoy in the capital in Nanyang. You don't have to give me the gifts they gave you.

, you can keep it for yourself. But if you have a very precious antique, remember to tell me and let me take a look."

"When you go to Nanyang, I won't deny you the things you deserve to enjoy. I won't ask for the gifts you deserve. But remember, what you see along the way, tell me what you want when you come back. You can't be partial.

To put it bluntly, I am instructing you to take money and do nothing."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely obey your Majesty's teachings." Geng Xuan also said with a smile. The monarch and his ministers laughed together again, and stopped after a while.

"In addition to inspecting the fiefdoms of the vassals, the most important thing is to take a look at Java Island." After laughing, Yunxi continued to give instructions: "Java Island is the largest island in Southeast Asia and has the largest population. I plan to take this island in the future.

How the island looks like is a very important matter. And if you want me to make the most correct decision, the local reality in your opinion is very important. So you must not just look at the scenery or rush by, you must go deep into the local area and understand the local people.

, temples, what the people think and what they are doing; understand the local families and the power of the temples. These are important references for me in the future."

"I must obey your Majesty's orders and carefully inspect Java Island, visiting every corner of the island, so as to provide your Majesty with reference." Geng Xuan said again.

"It's not necessary to visit every corner, but from the city to the countryside, from the high-ranking family to the common people, we have to see it." Yunxi gave him a few more words, and suddenly said with some regret and relief: "Actually, I should do it myself

It’s only right to go to Java Island to take a look, but after all, Java Island is not as important as the Western Regions. I have already been to Guangdong, so it’s not easy to go there; and I..." Yunxi wanted to say, 'I am also a little lazy, otherwise I am a little lazy.

I don’t want to go out too far if necessary, but after thinking about it, I still have no way out.

"But it's the same if you go for me. I can rest assured that you can do the work." After a pause, he said again.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will definitely obey your Majesty's orders and carefully inspect the entire island." Geng Xuan expressed her determination again.

Yunxi didn't speak anymore, but reached out and patted his shoulder.

"There is one more thing I want to tell you." Yunxi told another thing: "This is the first time that Lian Zining is in charge of my meeting with foreign envoys. The Ministry of Rites had major changes last year, and many people were in charge of this matter.

Everyone has been executed or sentenced to exile. The newly promoted people are relatively new to this job and may not be able to do it well. Lifanyuan is a newly established yamen, and the officials inside are even more novices, and they may not be able to do it.

OK. I want you to assist Lian Zining in arranging this matter."

"Yes, Your Majesty." No matter what errand His Majesty ordered, Geng Xuan's first reaction was the following; but after going through Yunxi's instructions in his mind, he was a little confused and puzzled: "Governor of Nanyang"

, it can be said to be an errand like a royal censor, or it can be said to be an errand for Lifan. After all, Java Island is also considered a foreigner. This is fine, but handling the matter of receiving the foreigner's envoy is completely an errand for Lifan.

, This should be something done by officials of the Ministry of Rites and Lifanyuan. Why did Your Majesty ask me to do it? Could it be that Yunxi wants me to join the Ministry of Rites as an official in the future?'

Of course, Yunxi had no idea of ​​letting him join the Ministry of Rites as an official, but he wanted to cultivate his ability to deal with foreign affairs. In the past, generals did not need to think about foreign affairs. As long as they knew how to fight, they only needed to post notices to calm the people.

The Ming Dynasty gradually expanded outwards, and when leading troops to fight, they had to consider not only commanding the army, but also how to deal with the local barbarians. If you deal well with the barbarians, you may be able to fight fewer wars, die less, and lose less;

If it's not good, we can only fight more wars, and the casualties and losses will be greater. This puts new demands on the general's diplomatic ability.

Geng Xuan's fighting skills are not very good, or rather average. He failed to make any achievements when fighting the Samarkand Kingdom in the Western Region. Yunxi will not appoint him as the commander of an army of hundreds of thousands in the future. It seems that he has not been trained.

The ability to deal with foreigners is necessary, as long as he can handle documents in the governor's house; but Yunxi feels that his character is very suitable for being a prime minister in a place in the future, and the cultural customs of this place are also completely different from those of the Ming Dynasty, so he needs to do some work

Wang Xiang had diplomatic talents, so he decided to train him. Not only him, but also Yunxi also targeted several other generals and planned to cultivate their diplomatic talents.

"Your Majesty, how can I assist in training the minister?" Geng Xuan asked again. As a military general, if he interfered in the affairs of the Ministry of Rites and the Court of Lifan, I'm afraid it would arouse their resentment.

"You don't have to worry, I will instruct Lian Shangshu and Fu Yuanshi. They are also eager for someone to help them." Yunxi smiled. It may not be possible to get things done if people from other yamen come to help, but there will always be more mistakes.

A person who takes the blame is not at a loss.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand." Of course Geng Xuan could also think of this. Although his face remained unchanged, he felt a little bitter inside.

It was better to do things sooner rather than later, and Yunxi was afraid that he would forget, so he immediately sent someone to inform Lian Zining and Fu An of the matter. Although the matters with Geng Xuan had been finished, Yunxi suddenly missed what he had done.

When I was a grandson, I chatted with him about what happened at that time.

"...His Majesty was still young at that time and did not understand many things. Some things he did were not very appropriate. However, His Majesty was smart and could immediately realize that what he did was not quite right and correct it immediately. All the ministers were extremely respectful to Your Majesty.

I'm amazed." Geng Xuan said.

"It's not just me who can figure it out. I also have Emperor Taizu to guide me. Emperor Taizu will call me every day after going to court to ask what happened today and how it was handled. If there is anything wrong,

Tell me immediately and let me correct it, so that I can correct it in time every time." Speaking of Zhu Yuanzhang, Yunxi felt quite sad. In this life, he had no parents, only Zhu Yuanzhang really cared about him, loved him, and was very good to him.

Every time he thinks of him, Yunxi feels very sad.

"After the New Year, we must hold an even grander ceremony to honor Emperor Taizu." He suddenly said this, which made Geng Xuan feel confused. (To be continued)


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