Yunhe went down to court and began to criticize and respond to the memorial. The first one was a routine report from Xingtaipushi Temple, which raised horses in Jeju Island.
Since Jeju Island was recovered in the 25th year of Hongwu's reign at Yunxi's suggestion, the Ming Dynasty first established a pastoral supervisor on the island. Later, the scale of horse breeding on the island became larger and larger, and Xingtaipu Temple was established to manage the island. of horses.
Horses were a very important strategic material in this era. Without enough cavalry, fighting in the south was okay, but the impact in the north was too great. The Ming Dynasty also always attached great importance to raising horses. Even if the three guards of Wuliangha joined the army, they still insisted on raising horses by themselves. Horses were raised in twelve places across the country. Historically, after Zhu Di ascended the throne, he implemented horse policies in the three provinces of Shanxi, Shandong and Hebei, allowing the people to raise horses and purchase them when the country needed them.
Not to mention the administrative shortcomings in horse administration, even if the country can purchase horses on time and at a reasonable price, it is not a good thing to let the people raise military horses. Horse raising is actually a very professional and scientific matter, including horse breeding, breeding, feeding, etc. , all require institutionalized and scientific management to raise good horses, but how can ordinary people have such conditions?
Moreover, the entire East does not pay much attention to the scientific breeding and scientific breeding of horses. Westerners have cultivated horses through scientific breeding and breeding that are both fat and strong and can take into account endurance to a certain extent. In the East, Mongolian horses have always dominated the world.
In order to improve the quality of the military horses, Yunhe had to reuse various Semu people after he came to the throne, especially the Semu people who were exiled to the local area at Xingtaepbu Temple in Jeju to raise horses.
Yunxi opened the routine report and saw that it was written that Jeju Island had a total of more than 3,000 horses last year, and provided more than 1,000 riding horses and more than 1,000 draft horses to each guard station. The remaining adult horses on the island can be used for 1,000 horses. There are more than a thousand horses, and the total number of existing horses is more than 40,000.
Yunxi wrote in the memorial: "Compared with last year, there are more young horses. I am very relieved. I hope you will continue to work hard."
But he was actually a little disappointed. Yunxi originally had high hopes for Jeju Island's horse breeding business: Jeju Island was a famous horse breeding place in later generations. He thought that even if it could not supply horses for the entire Ming army, it could still supply them. Most of them; but in actual implementation, although there were more and more horses in Jeju Island, they were far from the number he required.
He has even made plans to reduce the number of pastoral supervisors and Xingtaipu temples in the mainland. The cost of raising horses entirely in captivity is extremely high. It is very expensive to raise hundreds of thousands of horses all year round. Yunxi has long wanted to make this money Saved.
"Hey, it seems that the horses in the mainland have to continue to be raised." Yunxi took out the plan he had made to reduce the number of pastoral supervisors in the mainland, sighed, and put it back in the drawer.
"Let's go to Chuzhou in a few days. Taipu Temple is located in Chuzhou, and Chuzhou is also the place with the most horses in the mainland. Going to inspect it shows that we attach great importance to horse breeding."
"Furthermore, it has been three years since Mei Yin was appointed Minister of Taipu Temple by me in the 31st year of Hongwu. He has been staying in Chuzhou with his aunt for three years. He has never returned to Beijing except for the New Year. He should be given a New position."
"Besides, there is one more thing to do in Chuzhou." Yunxi said to himself.
Yunxi thought for a while, put aside the report from Xingtaipushi Temple in Jeju, and picked up the next memorial to criticize.
At this time, a young eunuch slipped in and whispered something into Wang Xi's ear. Wang Xi flashed past his surprised expression, walked over and said to Yunxi: "Your Majesty, Concubine Chen is about to give birth."
"What! You're about to give birth now?" Yunxi said in surprise. He didn't pay attention to control his voice for a moment, so that the officials below heard it.
Yunxi was about to stand up and return to Zhongcui Palace. But Wang Xi stopped him and said, "Your Majesty, it's just the beginning of the year. If Your Majesty goes back now, it will not be good for Concubine Chen's reputation."
"Besides, the mother of His Highness King Su, Princess An, has already entered the palace and is accompanying Concubine Chen. Your Majesty does not have to worry about being left unattended."
Yunxi had to sit down again. He knew that what Wang Xi said made sense. Unless it was possible that the eldest son or the eldest son was born, the emperor would be slandered by the ministers if he abandoned government affairs and only went to take care of his concubines.
The reputation is also not good. Although Yunxi thinks this statement is outrageous, he has to follow social trends for the time being.
But Yunxi was still restless even after he sat down again. He approved several memorials indiscriminately without knowing what he wrote, and asked about Miaojin's situation every quarter of an hour.
Half an hour passed like this, but the news from Zhongcui Palace remained unchanged: He is still alive.
Another quarter of an hour later, when the news still remained unchanged, Yunxi couldn't bear it anymore. After saying a few words, he left Qianqing Palace with Wang Xi and went straight to Zhongcui Palace.
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Miaojin slept for another hour after Yunxi left. She got up in the middle of the morning and ordered the meal to be prepared. While she was eating breakfast, Xu Feixu and Xu Mengyu came over.
Miaojin smiled at them and said, "Eldest sister, third sister, have you had breakfast? If not, just eat with your sister."
Xu Mengyu, who was wearing a coat similar to Miaojin's, sat down next to her and said, "Actually, I've already eaten, but I can eat some more." He told Qingwen: "Place some porridge for me for the night."
Xu Feixu, who was wearing an ordinary nobleman's uniform, sat on the other side of Miao Jin. She glanced at Xu Mengyu angrily, and then started chatting with Miao Jin.
After a while, Miaojin finished the meal and asked the servants to remove the table. Under the service of She Yue, she walked back to the bed and sat down. She said to Xu Feixu, "Why did the eldest sister come here with the third sister today?"
"It's nothing. It's just that the eldest sister thinks you should give birth in the next two days, so she comes in every day to check on you." Xu Feixu said.
"Gao Sui's wife is also six months pregnant. Why don't you take more care of her?" Miao Jin said.
"I ask someone to take care of me every night. I am a mother-in-law, so how can I see my daughter-in-law in person every day?" Xu Feixu said.
"Does Fourth Brother have any letters from Yongfan? I haven't seen Fourth Brother for almost a year. It's strange." Miao Jin asked again.
"Yes, if you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten it," Xu Feixu took out a letter from her body, handed it to Miao Jin and said, "Fourth sister, this is the letter named in the letter sent back by my fourth brother."
Miaojin happily opened the letter and read it carefully. After a while, she smiled and said: "Fourth brother is very happy in Yongfan! Leave all the government affairs that should be the responsibility of the left prime minister to Qin Sen, and lead the troops by yourself."
He attacked the surrounding Jurchen tribes and took a Jurchen woman as his concubine, and she already had a child."
"Your third brother," Xu Feixu said, "Your Majesty sent him here because he was impressed by his experience in handling military affairs when he was in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. He was not asked to fight. When it comes to fighting, there are people who are better than him.
Everyone has something to gain, but he is abandoning the basics to pursue the weak."
"Sister, Fourth Brother has been around the capital for a long time, and he always needs to vent his anger. It will be fine after some time." Miao Jin said.
"Besides,..." Just as she said this, she suddenly felt her stomach dropping, and she hurriedly reached out to cover her stomach.
"Besides what?" Xu Feixu asked. Then she raised her head and saw Miao Jin's expression and movements.
"She Yue! Call the imperial doctor! Call the midwife! It's time for Concubine Chen to give birth!" she shouted immediately.
She Yue hurriedly went to call the imperial doctor and midwife.
Xu Feixu grabbed Qingwen again: "Where is the preset delivery room?"
Qingwen felt pain, but did not dare to struggle at all, and said: "It's the third room from the north on the side corridor."
Xu Feixu immediately directed Qingwen and others to help Miao Jin sit up, and asked the eunuch to carry Bu Chu into the house, put her on Bu Chu and take her to the delivery room.
Xu Mengyu called the ‘mobile blood bank’ that had been prepared to the next door to the delivery room.
At this time, the midwife and the imperial doctor came over. Seeing this situation, the midwife took off her coat, washed her hands with soju, scrubbed them carefully, and walked into the delivery room.
Miaojin has been practicing martial arts since she was a child. Although her skills are really just a show, Li Shaer can knock her down several times with one hand, but after all, she has a lot of physical exercise, so logically she shouldn't have difficulty in giving birth; but in reality
It was her delivery that did not go smoothly.
Xu Feixu and Xu Mengyu were waiting anxiously outside the house. Although Xu Feixu had experience in giving birth, she felt it was better to let a professional midwife take charge, so she did not enter the house.
I don’t know how long it took, but Yunxi and Wang Xi came to Zhongcui Palace. After bowing curtly to Xu Feixu and Xu Mengyu, he asked: "Fourth Aunt, how is Miaojin?"
Xu Feixu said: "Your Majesty, Miaojin's delivery is not going well right now, but fortunately there is no bad news."
Yunxi took a breath and said nothing. He asked someone to move a stool and sit at the door of the delivery room.
After a while, loud cries came from the delivery room, and the midwife came out to announce the good news, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then came the usual rewards. Yunxi also saw an imperial doctor who had attended Xiyao's delivery during the Chinese New Year, and ordered him to be upgraded by one rank.
Miao Jin was unconscious, and it was useless for Xu Feixu and Xu Mengyu to stay here. After taking a look at the newly born little prince, they congratulated Yun He and went home to announce the good news.
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"Luckily nothing happened!" Xu Huizu said with a sigh of relief.
"Yes! Fortunately, the fourth sister is fine." Xu Yingxu also said.
"It's a good thing that the fourth sister got a boy in one fell swoop. Although she won't become the crown prince, she will not be able to escape as a prince in the future. If your Majesty is to grant you a vassal, brother, you have to go and assist your nephew." Xu Feixu said with a smile.
"If your Majesty allows it, I will definitely assist you," Xu Huizu said.
"Since the fourth sister has given birth to the prince, I will go to the northwest to take up my post." After a while, Xu Huizu calmed down and said to Xu Yingxu: "Third brother, if I am not at home, you will be the head of our Xu family.
Already."
"You must be cautious when doing things, and don't get involved in anything at will. If anything happens, discuss it with the third sister or the eldest sister..." Xu Huizu gave him a lot of instructions.
His third brother was the least capable among the brothers, but now that Zeng Shou was gone and he had to be sent out, he could only be made the head of the family. But Xu Huizu was very worried, so he gave a lot of warnings.
"I know, brother, I must be careful." Xu Yingxu said. He is very self-aware.
"And you two," Xu Huizu called Xu Qin and Xu Jingchang to his side: "You two are not allowed to be naughty! If you let me know that you are in trouble, I will not be your elder if I don't let your butt blossom when I come back!"