Xu Zengshou stepped forward and pulled Xu Miaojin back from the window, and said with a smile: "Why should we be familiar with such a person?"
Xu Miaojin said: "I have never met them. I was just angry that what they did was too obvious, so I just spoke out to expose their true colors."
Xu Huizu said: "Although what they did is wrong, and the actual effect will not be much: no one is stupid. If there were no people on the boat over there to do that Bodhisattva Man today, it might still be effective, but the Bodhisattva Man
Once it comes out, I’m afraid it won’t be of much use.”
"But it's still not good to expose their purpose so directly. It's too impulsive."
"Also, Miaojin, don't think that all scholars are like this. There are still many people who are outstanding scholars. I will take you out to watch their literary gatherings in the future."
Xu Miaojin lowered his head and said nothing. Xu Mengyu asked: "By the way, who is this person today? You said he is a prince? How old is he? Is he a good match for you? I think you feel good about him!"
Xu Miaojin lowered her head and blushed but remained silent. Qingwen said: "He is a prince of about 20 years old. He must have a wife, otherwise he is really suitable for our young lady! The young lady also has a good sense of him."
Xu Mengyu looked at Xu Miaojin's expression and was a little surprised: she could see that Xu Miaojin really did what Qingwen said.
But it's a pity. Xu Mengyu sighed in his heart: 'The prince who is about twenty years old must already have a princess, unless the princess passes away. There is no way that the fourth sister can marry the prince as a concubine.'
While they were talking, the boat had already arrived at the shore. Xu Huizu took them off the boat, paid the boatman the fare, and the family got on the carriage and went home.
When they got home, Xu Miaojin said, "I'm going back to my room to rest. You'll call me again when you have dinner." Then he went to his yard.
Xu Mengyu also said: "Brother, fourth brother, I'm going back too, it's getting late."
But Xu Huizu said: "No hurry, you stay first." Then he ordered a servant: "While the Fourth Miss is not paying attention, call Qingwen or Sheyue over." Then he took one of his younger brothers and a
My sister came to a side hall in the inner courtyard and waited.
After a while, Qingwen came over, immediately knelt down to Xu Huizu and said, "I have seen the eldest master." She was waiting for Xu Huizu's words with great anxiety.
Xu Huizu asked: "What does this prince look like?"
Xu Zengshou interrupted at this time and said: "Brother, why are you asking? What does it matter what you look like?"
Xu Huizu said in a deep voice: "You have all heard this word today, how is your literary talent?"
Xu Mengyu said: "Excellent. It is rare to hear poetry of this level."
Xu Zengshou said: "I don't quite understand, but it should be okay."
Xu Huizu said: "Since Emperor Taizu was still alive, most of the princes and princes were detained in the capital to teach together. It has been the same since your Majesty succeeded to the throne. But for such a long time, except for Zhu Chun, King of Shu, your Majesty and his Majesty today have
Zhou Wang’s eldest son, Zhu Youdou, who else is talented?”
Zhu Youdun was fond of opera since he was a child, and he could speak various Song lyrics and Yuan songs. He also composed lyrics and music himself. Although he was considered not doing his job properly, and Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Ru criticized him many times, he was still considered talented.
"It can't be that some prince who usually has no talent suddenly suddenly enlightened and came up with such a good poem today."
Xu Mengyu's face changed a little, and he said: "Brother, you mean! No, he, he." Xu Mengyu didn't say the next words for a long time.
Xu Zengshou also reacted and said: "Brother, no way!"
Xu Huizu said in a deep voice: "Whether it is possible or not, you will know after listening to Qingwen's description."
Qingwen looked at Xu Huizu's serious face and stammered as he began to describe the prince's appearance.
Before he finished listening to Qingwen's description, Xu Huizu's expression completely darkened. Not only him, but Xu Zengshou's expression also became extremely exciting.
Xu Mengyu had only met Yunxi three times and could not remember Yunxi's appearance clearly, but she looked at the expressions of Xu Huizu and Xu Zengshou and said in a trembling voice: "Brother, is it really true?"
Xu Huizu said: "It is indeed." Then Xu Huizu looked at Qingwen's face that changed greatly in an instant, and knew that Qingwen also understood this matter, and said sternly to Qingwen: "Don't reveal this matter to Miaojin, you know
Is there any more!”
Qingwen was so frightened that she knelt down again, kowtowed repeatedly and said, "I know this." After she agreed, she quickly got up and left the side hall, and then spent a long time in the yard to calm down before returning to Xu Miaojin's house.
courtyard.
Xu Zengshou said: "Brother, you don't want to send Miao Jin to the palace! I never agree!"
Before Xu Huizu could speak, Xu Mengyu said: "Fourth brother, actually think about it carefully. Since Miao Jin likes His Majesty a little, it is not completely unacceptable for Miao Jin to enter the palace. It's just that there is a queen now."
Xu Mengyu analyzed the various information he knew and felt that although Xu Miaojin's entry into the palace did not seem to be of any benefit to their family, it also had no harm.
And Yunxi's reputation is pretty good. When Zhu Yuanzhang was alive, he only had one main concubine, two concubines, plus two concubines. Now that he has become emperor, no one is in charge, and he still only has one queen, two concubines, plus two concubines.
A concubine. At the same time, the Xu family also had news in the palace, and they knew that Yunxi was not very promiscuous in private.
So entering the palace as a concubine is not a bad choice. Of course, it would be best if you could become a queen.
And now she doesn't like anyone with the right status for Xu Miaojin. Only the emperor thinks it's okay, so Xu Mengyu doesn't object to Xu Miaojin entering the palace.
Xu Zengshou opened his mouth to refute Xu Mengyu, but he didn't have anything strong to say. He just said: "How can the daughter of our Xu family be used as a concubine?"
Xu Mengyu said: "Being the emperor's concubine, even if you are a queen, so what? Wang Zhengfei can control the entire palace and can speak out against the prince when he wants to take a concubine. How can the queen have the courage? Isn't she just like a noble concubine?" But although Xu Mengyu
Having said this, I also understand that the queen and the concubine are still different, especially when the queen has a son.
Xu Huizu was also struggling deeply in his heart. If Yunxi doesn't have a queen now, and Miaojin can become the queen as soon as he enters the palace, then it would be great. If he is willing, Xu Zengshou will probably not object; but now that he can't be the queen, Xu Huizu will
Very struggling.
After a long while, Xu Huizu said: "Don't let Miao Jin know about this for the time being. You are not allowed to tell Miao Jin! I will think about what to do in the end."
Naturally, Yunxi didn't know that someone was worried about whether to marry his sister to him.
In fact, people in the Xu family have some wishful thinking. Yunxi is very cautious about marrying the daughter of the Xungui family, for fear of destroying the current balanced situation, so he may not accept Xu Miaojin. However, the Xu family will naturally consider the issue from their own perspective.
Not surprising either.
Yunxi returned to the palace. Since there were no poems waiting to be processed, he went to the place where Luan Wei taught and watched for a while as he taught two princesses, a princess and a prince to read. He thought that Baoqing was already five years old, and he would
After two years, they are no longer children. According to the rules of this era, they are considered teenagers. If boys start to go to school seriously, daughters will also start to teach.
Yunxi is actually not very satisfied with the current method of teaching the princess. He has always wanted to change; but he has many things to do and does not have enough time to think about how to change. Fortunately, he has had enough time recently, so he decided to think about it.
But he still didn't think it through.
The next day, Yunxi went to court, and when he was about to start handling the papers, two papers were placed in front of Yunxi without passing through the hands of the auxiliary officials.
Because these two memorials are about two princes.
Yunxi opened the memorial above and read it carefully. Not long after, he said happily: "Uncle Twenty is really capable and won the first battle." It turned out that this memorial was related to the British vassal state.
of.
It turned out that Zhu Song came to Kaiyuan City in late May. At that time, Zuo Xiang Zhang Shu had been staying in Liaodong for more than a year. With his family background and status as Yunxi's confidant, and it happened to be an old subordinate of his family who was here.
Serving as the commander of the Liaoyang Guard of the Liaodong Capital Division, he quickly integrated into the Liaodong Capital Division and began to perform the mission of the British Left Prime Minister.
He has been preparing for the first attack on the Jurchen tribe since February this year, actively contacting the Jurchen tribes who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, wooing the Jurchen tribes who did not surrender but were very respectful to the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time trying to find out those Jurchen tribes who did not deal with the Ming Dynasty.
News from the tribe.
At the same time, Zhang Shu expanded the Kaiyuan Guards starting last year and incorporated all the young and middle-aged men who were exiled here into the Kaiyuan Guards. At the same time, they actively trained and accumulated food and grass to prepare for the war.
In this way, by the time Zhu Song arrived in Kaiyuan, there were already more than 30,000 Kaiyuan guards, as well as enough food and grass for 30,000 people to feed them for a year. In addition, there were tens of thousands of troops from Liaoyang and other guard posts who could serve the British.
campaign.
In mid-June, Zhu Song personally led more than ten thousand troops to attack a tribe that was hostile to the Ming Dynasty. With the help of the Jurchen tribe who submitted to the Ming Dynasty, he arrived near them without alerting the Jurchen tribe.
Then Zhu Song personally selected 5,000 elites, leaving more than 3,000 people just in case, and asked more than 2,000 people to surround the enemy, and then personally commanded the elites to suddenly attack their tribal camp. This place was already several kilometers away from Kaiyuan City.
It was a hundred miles away. It had been a long time since the Ming army conquered Naha in the 20th year of Hongwu, so the Jurchen tribe was completely unprepared.
The Jurchen tribe was caught off guard and was completely wiped out. Zhu Song killed more than 2,000 strong men on the spot, and ordered all the injured prisoners to be executed. Then he dispersed the remaining people and rewarded some women to the Jurchens who accompanied the Ming Dynasty.
, and then returned to Kaiyuan City with the remaining people.
In this battle, the Ming Dynasty only lost less than a hundred people in total, and dozens more people were on the road. More than a hundred people were injured, and the total casualties were only more than 200. It can be said to be a great victory.
Yunxi was very happy and wrote: I am very relieved and hope that the King of England will continue to work hard.
