The distance between Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace was very short, and they arrived at Kunning Palace without even saying a few words.
Of course, Xiyao had already gotten the news and went out to greet her. Yunzhen hurriedly saluted and said, "I have met the third sister-in-law."
Xiyao agreed with a smile and welcomed him in. Naturally, Yunxi didn't need her to welcome him.
Entering the middle hall, Xiyao could see that the two brothers had something to say. She smiled and chimed in a few words, then said, "I'll go see Yuan'er and Qi'er while you brothers chat." Then she walked away. Already.
Yun He smiled at Yun He and said, "How many words has Wenyuan learned now?"
Yunxi also smiled and said: "I have been playing these days, how can I learn any new words? Let's wait until the New Year is over."
After chatting and laughing for a while, Yunxi asked: "Yunxi, you are sixteen years old this year. Have you thought about the matter of sealing the vassal?"
Yunzhen said: "Of course I have thought about it, but I will go wherever the emperor sends me, whether it is the north or the south."
In fact, Yunxi didn't tell the truth to Yunxi just now. When he went to Prince Wu's Mansion, Princess Wu did mention the matter of his choice of princess, but this was not all he had the right to say in Prince Wu's Mansion; under normal circumstances, he I have nothing to talk about with Yun Wen, except for one topic.
Yunzhen was only eight years old when Zhu Biao died, and he could not remember many things, but he always knew that his biological mother was Concubine Lu, and his brothers were Yunwen and Yunxi.
Although Concubine Lu cared most about Yun Wen at that time and didn't care enough about him or Yun Xi and would not tell him anything, she always knew that in the year his father passed away, what happened to his biological mother? He became seriously ill and remained ill for more than half a year, and passed away the next year.
Yunwen did not tell Yunxi about the reasons for these things. All of Concubine Lu's confidants during her lifetime also died, and her relatives returned to their hometowns. All the eunuchs and maids who knew about it were also executed except for Zhu Yuanzhang and Yunxi. Concubine Li and his daughter would never talk nonsense, so Yunzhen had no way to know the truth of the matter.
But Yunzhen was not a fool. Although he didn't like reading, the teachers from the Hanlin Academy would teach him how to read. Based on the stories in the history books he had read, he made associations with this dynasty. Although he could not imagine the details, he always It can be guessed that his biological mother, Concubine Lu, was probably involved in the prince's case and wanted to seize the crown prince's position from Yunxi, so she was 'seriously ill' and 'died'.
Yunxi, who guessed the truth, was very scared for a time, especially when Zhu Yuanzhang had just died of illness. During Zhu Yuanzhang's lifetime, Yunxi would not do anything to them in order to win his favor, but if Yunxi still held a grudge against Concubine Lu, the Ming Dynasty would have a vassal System, it is easy to send him far away to a remote and backward place where cannibals are everywhere. Zhu Yuanzhang was able to make his son the king in a place where no one can shit, and Yunxi could also treat his younger brother That's it.
So during that period, although Yunzhen didn't show it on the surface, he was very nervous on the inside. Every day he was worried that a decree would suddenly be given to him, allowing him to go to a place farther than the ends of the earth.
But in the end, what Yun Zhen was afraid of did not happen. Yun Zhen changed the names of several uncles, but he did not block the young Yun Zhen out, but let him study in the Royal Academy.
It was not until today that Yunxi finally mentioned the matter of becoming a vassal. At this time, Yunxi was already sixteen years old and had already been crowned (the royal family had been crowned earlier), so it was the appropriate age for him to be granted a vassal.
Yunxi really doesn't care where he is sealed now. No matter where he is sealed, he believes that Yunxi will not send him away from a distance, but has his own considerations.
Yunxi didn't know his inner activities, but Yunxi's answer still made Yunxi relieved. Since he said so, he would never raise any objection to the place he gave him.
Yunxi spread out the map - now because of Yunxi's habit, all the palaces that Yunxi often visited in the palace have a large number of maps - pointed to a place and said to Yunxi: "Brother Huang plans to seal you here.
.”
Yunxi followed Yunxi's hand and said, "Is this Vladivostok, which the emperor just named a few days ago?"
Yes, the place that Yunxi planned to entrust to Yunxi was Vladivostok.
Vladivostok is the most important place on the east coast of the Yongming Sea (Sea of Japan). It is the best port along the Yongming Sea and is even more important than the Heilongjiang estuary.
But this is not the reason why Yunxi now wants to add Yunzhen to guard the port. The real reason is because of North Korea's movements.
North Korea is now continuing to expand to the northeast under the leadership of Zhu Fangyuan. Yunxi doesn't know what the Koreans did in history. Anyway, North Korea is now almost at the Tumen River.
Jiang Yunxi could accept that they had crossed Tumen a little bit, but he could not allow them to occupy the Vladivostok area, so Yunxi decided to add Yunxi here.
Yun Zhen was quite satisfied with this fiefdom. After all, this was a place that was controlled by both the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty. Although it was also a bitter and cold place, in his impression it was better than places like Yunnan and Guangxi.
Moreover, Vladivostok is close to the sea, and it is not very far to reach the capital by sea. Moreover, because you can take the sea, although it is almost deserted now, it is easier to build a city.
Yunzhen said: "Brother, to what king should I change my title?"
Seeing that he didn't mention anything about the fiefdom, Yunxi knew that Yunzhen was satisfied with the fiefdom, and said with a smile: "Brother Huang plans to establish Yongming Town, change your name to Yongwang, and use the future Left Prime Minister of Yongfan Kingdom to concurrently serve as Yongming
The town’s commander-in-chief.”
"In addition, if I give you another 15% of the Shandong rebels, these people will be enough for you to gain a foothold in the area."
"The main native people in the local area are the Jurchen tribe. Brother Huang doesn't know much about how to deal with these Jurchens, but as long as you remember four words, kindness and power, it's probably about the same. For the rest, you should go to one before sealing them off.
Go to Kaiyuan and ask Uncle Twenty for advice."
"Your first goal is to connect with Uncle Twenty's territory to the west, and each can demarcate their own Jurchen tribe, and then expand in other directions."
"By the way, fourth brother, do you have any gods or Buddhas that you believe in?" Yunxi asked hurriedly, realizing that he had almost forgotten about this matter.
Yunzhen was stunned and said: "My brother has no faith."
"That's great. Before you seal the deal, go to the Baiyun Palace in Peiping and ask a few Taoist people to follow you to Vladivostok and build the Taoist temple early. The emperor will give you a separate allocation from the Ming Dynasty's treasury to support them.
Preach, preach to the Jurchens.”
In fact, we are not very anxious to preach in the Northeast now. The local Jurchens only have simple clan beliefs, and no other religions interfere. However, everything must be done in advance. By the time there are threats from other religions, won't it be already too late?
?So Yunxi still supports the spread of Taoism in the Northeast.
Yunxi asked Yunxi some more things, and Yunxi agreed to them one by one. Yunxi didn't know whether he really agreed or pretended to agree. It didn't matter, because Yunxi would know whether his order was right or wrong when he arrived at the fief.
You must also handle it in the correct way.
Just when Yunxi and Yunxi had almost finished talking, neither too early nor too late, Xiyao returned to the middle hall and said a few words casually: "Husband, fourth uncle, when I came here just now, we had lunch
It's ready, it's getting late, let's go have a meal."
Yunxi took a look at the clock and found that it was indeed late at noon, so he took Yunxi to have a meal.
Lunch was a complete feast for both the guests and the host, and Yun Zhen left with a full stomach.
After he left, Yunxi said to Xiyao: "Yunxian is already sixteen years old. Please pay attention to which family's daughter is suitable for Yunxian to be the king's concubine. Military generals will be given priority, preferably from the family of the hereditary commander, Hou.
It would be fine if the count's family had a suitable one. Among the guards in the capital, it would also be fine if there were non-hereditary commanders and good girls from the commander's family."
‘This excludes the Duke’s family and the families with lower hereditary status.’ Xiyao thought.
After that, Yunxi said that Princess Wu, Ma, was looking for a suitable candidate for Yunxi. Yunxi finally said: "I don’t know how far the second sister-in-law has gone. If Yunxi really likes the person introduced by the second sister-in-law,
We don’t need to bother with that one.”
But Xiyao immediately said: "Husband, even if the fourth uncle likes you, it won't work. As the so-called parents order matchmakers, since the father-in-law has passed away, then the husband, as the eldest brother, should take care of him. How can he let the second sister-in-law introduce him?
Woolen cloth."
Yunxi said: "Second sister-in-law, that's okay. Second brother is older than me." He really didn't care about this matter.
Xiyao did not continue talking. She would not quarrel with Yunxi. But she said in her heart: "Even if Yunxi is attracted to her, it is absolutely not possible! Her husband or I must designate the princess."
Yunxi didn't know what she was thinking, so he didn't talk about this topic again. If he didn't say it, Xiyao wouldn't say it either. Xiyao then thought of something and said, "Husband, after the New Year, Aunt Baoqing is also six years old.
Siqi is also six years old, why not let them study under Yang Sheren's name with the sisters-in-law."
Yunxi said: "They are only six years old, so why worry? We can wait until after the Chinese New Year next year when they are seven years old."
"However," Yunxi added, "Is it good for Siqi to continue studying in the clan?"
When Xiyao heard him mention this matter, she also reacted: Siqi seemed not suitable to study with Yang Shiqi.
Now Yang Shiqi is teaching more than a dozen princesses and princesses, all of whom are from the clan. Although Siqi is also a princess, she is not a clan after all. It would be okay if there were only three princesses, but so many princesses are not familiar with her.
Even if you know that Siqi is favored by Yunxi, you may still reject Siqi, which is not very beneficial to Siqi's normal growth.
But it would not be good to send Siqi alone to study in the palace.
Yunxi and Xiyao thought for a while but couldn't think of a solution. Yunxi could only say: "Forget it, let's wait until next year." Postponing the problem until next year.
