Wen Di was stunned. He did not expect that his father's attack on Egypt was for this purpose. Of course, there were many things that were difficult to understand in his father's words. For example, although at that time, it could be concluded through various means that the earth was a sphere, his father actually used this
It is completely inconsistent with my father's character to invest such a huge amount of money in formulating a plan (he had not invested much in exploring Hanzhou before); for example, why would my father insist that there is gold and silver in the Mojia Hunter Continent? But this is not important. What is important is,
The plan formulated by my father seems to have been successful. The countries located on the eastern coast of Fuhan all have great interests in Egypt, especially the Kingdom of Castile, which has the most powerful navy in the Mediterranean.
Take great pains to explore new routes.
"However, even if you conceal the fact that the earth is round, it will spread out sooner or later." Wen Di raised a question.
"As long as I restrain my country for a hundred or two hundred years, it will be fine. After one or two hundred years, I won't have to worry about my country surpassing the Ming Dynasty." Yun said, his eyes sparkling.
Wen Di didn't understand why his father said this, but he didn't intend to figure it out. He hadn't fully digested what his father had just said to him, and his mind couldn't hold anything more.
Yun originally wanted to say something more, but seeing his appearance, it was difficult to continue. He looked at the time again and saw that it was already late, so he said to Wen Di: "Wen Di, when you come back this time, your mother will also
I am very happy. I have been so excited since I heard you came back this morning. You should go back to Zhongcui Palace to see your mother as soon as possible."
"Yes, mother must miss me very much." Yun's words woke Wen Di up. He muttered to himself, then bowed his head and bowed, and rushed to Zhongcui Palace. But before he left, he remembered something.
, Tongyun said: "Dad, the man who led the expedition from Hanzhou Continent to 6 is named Miura Yuzhen. He did not return to Hanzhou Continent with the expedition team, and his son took him to the capital on his own initiative.
"
"Oh, father knows, please step back." Yun said. Wen Di saluted again, turned around and hurried out of Qianqing Palace.
"Miura Yuzhen?" Yun repeated the name in a low voice and said to himself: "He is Kazuto. Send a message to Meng Jiong tomorrow and ask him to check this person's past experience in Japan. No,
Meng Jiong has also come to the capital. Let’s talk to him later. In fact, his fiefdom is so close to the capital. Except for his fourth uncle, Youdou, who is closest to the capital, he does not return to the capital often or rarely.
Wuchang, the place where he was born. Is Yokohama really so good that he can't miss Shu?"
Yun murmured a few words softly and called Lu Yi in to announce Li Jiqian's presence. After Li Jiqian arrived, Yun told him not to tell others that the earth was a sphere. Li Jiqian immediately agreed: "I know it, but I will not dare to tell others.
.”
Yun nodded. "I also know that you have always been cautious, but I want to tell you something so that Aiqing won't forget." He said something else: "Aiqing's eldest son will be seventeen next year."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Jiqian replied. He only married after being surrendered by the imperial court. His eldest son was born in the third year of Jianye.
"Seventeen years old is not too young. Can you practice martial arts?" Yun asked again.
"My son does practice martial arts and likes to sail boats." Li Jiqian had already guessed what Yun was going to do, and his voice was a little happy.
"Wen Di will only be sixteen next year, and he will be the king of a country. At seventeen, he can run errands like an adult. But after all, he is young, so he should study first." Yun said with a smile: "Let him come on February 2 next year.
Lecture on studying in the naval department of Wutang."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Jiqian stood up immediately to thank him.
"I love you, you don't have to be polite." Yun said with a smile: "As the saying goes, a tiger father has no dog son, I believe that my love's son will not disappoint me. In the future, the Indian Ocean Fleet will be stationed permanently to patrol the sea area from the west coast of India to Egypt. Naturally, warships will not
There will be so many, but it will be a very important fleet."
Li Jiqian was busy saluting and thanking him again. He understood what Yun meant, waiting for his eldest son to go to the Indian Ocean Fleet as an officer after graduating from the Martial Arts Hall. Moreover, he also understood that although the fleet was called the Indian Ocean Fleet, it was actually subordinate to Egypt, which was tantamount to
Let his son work under Wen Di.
This is of course a good thing. The sea area from the west of India to Egypt is the sea area that the Ming Navy has just entered. There will rarely be wars. If there are wars, there will be opportunities to make meritorious deeds. Because of his identity, no one else would dare to corrupt his son.
With credit, he will be promoted quickly; secondly, since the monarch is Wen Di, of course he will take care of his cousin. However, Li Jiqian had some doubts: Although brothers fight against tigers, father and son fight together, there are advantages and disadvantages to using relatives as officials. His Majesty is in the capital
They were also very cautious in appointing relatives of the emperor. The empress's father was just a governor general in the governor's house. The eldest brother was just the commander of the navy. The younger brother left the Hanlin Academy and went to the Ministry of Revenue. He was neither the most powerful official nor the official.
Rifanyuan and others were favored by the new yamen. But why did His Majesty in the feudal state feel so confident about appointing foreign relatives?
‘There are not many Han people in Egypt, why should we be on guard against my relatives? Besides, as long as the Ming Dynasty is still there, my relatives will not dare to do anything.’ Yun thought to himself.
After saying this, Yun had nothing to say to him and asked him to step aside. After that, Yun found a few more people to give instructions on a few things.
By the time all these instructions were finished, it was already completely dark. Yun hesitated for a moment after asking them to leave, but chose to go to Zhongcui Palace. Wen Di just came back today, so it would be better to go and see him. Yun called him Lu Yi.
Go to Kunning Palace to explain to Xiyao, then go to Zhongcui Palace.
He expected to see Li Shaer and Wen Di sitting together and chatting. Wen Di talked about not-so-dangerous things with his mother. Li Shaer looked at her son with a loving expression on her face, and Wen Di's twin sister Wen Er also
He was listening on the sidelines. But what he saw was different from this. Wen Di was indeed talking about his journey thousands of miles away, and he was indeed not talking about dangerous things, but why was the atmosphere different from what he thought?
Yun quickly identified the culprit who 'destroyed' the atmosphere, and in his opinion, there was something wrong with this person appearing here. "Min'er, why are you in Zhongcui Palace? Your Aunt Yun has not seen you for seven years in a year.
Brother, mother and son are talking together, what are you doing here?" Yun's voice was a little stern.
Min'er was not afraid, she hugged Li Sha'er's arm and said with a smile: "Because my daughter cares about her brother! The relationship between my daughter and her seventh brother is very good. I heard that my brother has been having a hard time going to the West this year, so I came here to comfort him.
My daughter didn’t disturb Aunt Yun and Seventh Brother’s conversation. Aunt Yun and Seventh Brother also had a great time chatting when my daughter was here.”
"Husband, Min'er did not interfere with my conversation with my son. On the contrary, because of Min'er's presence, Min'er asked some questions for me that were difficult for me to ask. I would also like to thank Min'er." Li Sha'er said hurriedly.
Yun glanced at Li Shaer for a few times, then scanned the expressions of Wen Di and Wen Er, thinking that Li Shaer was not lying, and couldn't help but feel a little strange: "I did hear that Min'er has a good relationship with all her younger brothers and sisters, but she can actually
Is it so good?'
However, it is a good thing that the children have a good relationship. Yun also sat down with a smile and said to Li Sha'er and Min'er: "What did Wen Di say just now? Did he brag that he was very brave when fighting the Mamluks in Egypt? What if he
I have said this, but if you believe it, you will be deceived by him. Wen Di was very brave only once, that is, when fighting the Tianfang Christian Navy, he did not retreat and stayed on the battleship; in other battles, he hid far behind
, use your clairvoyance to see how the form looks like, but you have never taken the lead."
"Wen Di, are you still brave?" Unexpectedly, after listening to her father's words, Li Shaer turned her head and smiled at Wen Di: "Why didn't you say that just now?"
"Sister, do you believe what I said?" Wen Di pretended to be helpless and said: "I have already told you that I hid in places where the enemy could not reach me in Egypt. Besides, you must not believe my heroic performance, sister."
Or he was half-believing and half-doubting, so my younger brother is waiting to talk about it after his father comes, so that I can let you know that my younger brother has also done heroic deeds."
"So I'm waiting for dad!" Min'er said with a smile: "Dad, if you listen to what Wen Di said, you should punish Wen Di severely."
"Wen Di didn't lie to you, he just didn't say something. How can I punish him as a father?" Yun said with a smile: "When he makes a mistake, you can tell your father and he will punish you for both crimes."
"Dad, you are partial!" Min'er said dissatisfied. Yun burst into laughter.
After joking for a while, Yun asked Wen Di: "There are too many things to tell you today, and my father forgot to ask you about your fiancée. How beautiful is the princess of Aragon named Leonore? Are you?
Do you like her? Never tell your father that you have been adhering to ancient rituals along the way without even speaking or contacting her."
"Oh, Dad, are you a father too? When your son returns home, he will talk about business first, and then talk about family matters in the evening. Why do you cherish your time during the day to such an extent that you can't even ask?" Wen Di didn't wait to say anything.
, Min'er first criticized her father a few words, and then said: "Aunt Yun and Min'er have asked. Wen Di said that the princess of Aragon called Leonor is very beautiful in the eyes of the locals, but in the eyes of the locals,
In our eyes, she is not very beautiful. But Wen Di said that she is very attractive, and the more she looks at her, the more beautiful she becomes. She is also gentle and considerate, and she likes her very much."
Yun didn't care about his daughter's words criticizing him. He had heard similar words many times in Kunning Palace. After Min'er finished speaking, he looked at Wen Di and said, "Is what your eldest sister said the truth?"
"Dad, the eldest sister is right, my son does like Leonore." Wen Di lowered his head and answered, seeming a little embarrassed.
"That's good." Yun breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "As long as you like her." Although the political alliance will not be affected by the relationship between husband and wife, Yun hopes that Wen Di can marry a wife he likes.
"Not only does Wen Di like Leonor, but Leonor also likes Wen Di." Min'er added: "Wen Di secretly bribed Leonor's maid and learned that Leonor also said that he liked him."
"Really?" Yun glanced at Wen Di again, and seeing that he didn't show any rebuttal, he added, "That's even better. It's best for a husband and wife to like each other, and the father can feel relieved."
"Mothers are also happy." Li Shaer also smiled and said: "As a couple, if the relationship is not good, it will be really painful. It is the same for men and women."
"By the way, I heard that you don't plan to build the palace first?" Yun said a few more words, suddenly remembering what he said casually when he summoned Li Jiqian just now, he asked.
"Yes, dad. My son thinks that Egypt has just been pacified, the city of Cairo has been burned to the ground, and all the civil and military officials and soldiers are still sleeping in the tents. It is not good for my son to just build a palace for himself," Wen Di said.
"Wen Di, you are wrong." Yun said sternly: "Do you still remember a passage from "Zi Zhi Tong Jian Han Ji Ji Tai Zu Gao Emperor Seven Years" that you read?"
"Zi Zhi Tong Jian Han Ji Tai Zu Gao Emperor Seven Years"? The teacher at the Imperial City School taught this passage in class? Wen Di, as a scumbag who rarely listens well in class, can no longer remember it. No matter how he thinks about it,
He couldn't remember, so he said very simply: "Dad, my son doesn't remember."
"If you had paid more attention when you were in school, you wouldn't have forgotten this section." Yun said angrily. Seeing Min'er secretly enjoying herself, she said, "Min'er, do you remember?"
"My daughter seems to have seen it, but she only knows about it. I can't remember the original text. However, the third sister is very skilled, sensitive and eager to learn, so she must remember it." Min'er turned her head and said to Wen'er.
"Ah?" Wen'er had been silent just now. He raised his head in surprise when he heard the eldest sister's words. Min'er winked at her. Seeing that his father didn't say anything, Wen'er said: "Dad, my daughter does remember this paragraph.
"
"Xiao He governed the Weiyang Palace and built the East Palace, the North Palace, the front hall, the arsenal, and the large warehouse. Seeing its magnificence, the superiors were very angry and said: "The Xiongxiong in the world have toiled for several years, and their success or failure is unknown. How can they manage the palace excessively?
Ye!" He said: "The world is not settled yet, so you can be trapped in the palace. Moreover, the emperor regards the four seas as his home. It is neither magnificent nor majestic, and it will not be used by future generations to add to it."
"Did you hear that?" Yun turned to look at Wen Di again: "Do you understand why the palace was built?"
"The civil and military officials and soldiers that my son brought to stay in the local area have already understood the superiority and inferiority of superiors and inferiors, so there is no need to build a magnificent palace to show the majesty of the king, right?" Wen Di asked rhetorically.
"Where is it for the Han people? It is for the Indians and the Fu people, especially the Fu people." Yun said: "Do you think the Fu nobles are different from the Ming Dynasty nobles? They are all the same. If they live in Jianhao
You live in a tent in a luxurious mansion. Do you think they won’t look down on you? If they look down on you, they may not listen to you. Of course, you can use cannons to tell them who to listen to, but isn’t that a waste of cannonballs?”
"So you not only have to build a palace, but also the more magnificent and luxurious the better. Of course, the country is much poorer than the Ming Dynasty, and the luxurious palaces in the eyes of the nobles may not mean anything in the Central Plains. You can just build the palace in the style of the Ming Dynasty palace, which is enough.
It makes them feel inferior."
"After you go back, no, now send an order to Cao Xing and ask him to take charge of building the palace. My father immediately sent an order to the three governors of India, asking them to send many Indians to Egypt to build the palace to avoid delays.
To repair the Suez Canal. If there is a shortage of materials, they will also be sent from India."
"My father ordered Cao Xing to preside over the construction of the palace for another purpose. If the civil and military officials under your command are dissatisfied with the large-scale construction work just after the pacification of Egypt, you can just blame Cao Xing for the matter, just like what Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty did."
Yun finally said.
"Yes, father, my son knows." Wen Di quickly agreed. At the same time, he sighed in his heart: "Emperors have many minds. The emperors more than a thousand years ago were all so mean, let alone the emperors of later generations. It seems that
Even if my father passes the throne to me, I don't think I can sit still. Being a vassal king in Egypt who can rely on the Ming Dynasty is not a bad thing.'
"Of course, we can't forget the civil and military officials and soldiers. After the palace is repaired, build mansions and barracks for them. You got a lot of gold and silver from Egypt, and you have Indian people, so you don't have to worry about overdoing the people." Yun said again.
Wen Di quickly agreed.
"Wen'er, you are very good." Yun praised Wen'er again: "Zi Zhi Tong Jian is not a must-read book in women's school. It's good that you can read history books in your spare time. If your brother can read as much as you
Okay." As he said this, Yun glanced sideways at Wen Di, who hurriedly lowered his head and said nothing.
"One more thing. Since you married the princess of the Fu country, oh, it would be better to call her the princess. Although the style of the palace is generally based on the style of the Ming Dynasty palace, the craftsmen can also discuss with the craftsmen of Fu. See
See the merits of adopting the Fu architecture, or build several Fu-style courtyards in the palace. Firstly, it can be used for Leonor to live when he is homesick after getting married, and secondly, it can also entertain the two countries of Castile and Aragon.
A distinguished guest from the country." Yun said again.
"Yes, father." Wen Di agreed again.
Yun gave a few more instructions, stopped talking about such more formal topics, and started chatting again. However, after they chatted for a while, Yun suddenly noticed that Li Shaer became more silent and rarely spoke. She seemed to be thinking about something before speaking.
Asked: "Sha'er, what are you thinking about?"
"Husband," Li Sha'er was stunned for a moment after hearing his words, then paused and asked, "Husband, do you want Wen Di to get married in the capital, or do you want him to return to Egypt to get married?"
"My husband hasn't thought about this yet. Sha'er, do you want Wen Di to get married in the capital?" Yun asked.
Li Shaer did not hide anything and nodded. "Husband, I only have such a son, and I always wanted to see him marry and have children with my own eyes. But he was sealed in Egypt and could not stay away from the fief for a long time. His wife Leo
Nuo'er is also the princess who is married to the Fu country, and I know that I can't leave them in the capital to watch my daughter-in-law get pregnant and her grandson be born, but I can always watch my son get married."
"I only have one wish, and I ask your husband to grant it." Li Shaer finally said, bending down to salute.
