So what does she want to ask for Qi Yu? Zhu Qizhen asked with blazing eyes.

"Mother, which one is not thinking for the long-term of the children and grandchildren?" Empress Dowager Sun smiled slightly: "Once Qi Yu is feuded, the children and grandchildren will reproduce there, so it is very important to choose a good fief, ......" looked at the emperor for a while, "If the emperor stands in her position, where will he choose Qi Yu's fief?" ”

"What is the opinion of the Queen Mother?" Zhu Qizhen did not answer directly.

"The mourning family asked the emperor, but the emperor kicked the ball back to the mourning family," Empress Dowager Sun smiled and said solemnly: "The mourning family also asked Concubine Wu about the fiefdom, and she said that the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River are good, except for the southern capital, Hangzhou and Suzhou are extremely rich state capitals. ”

"She did a good job for Qi Yu," Zhu Qizhen smiled, "Jiangnan is the wealth of the imperial court, more than half of the taxes paid by the imperial court are from Nanzhili and Zhejiang, Suzhou and Hangzhou are heavenly, if Qi Yu is really sealed there, it will be happier than staying in the capital!" ”

"What, does the emperor agree?" Empress Dowager Sun said.

Zhu Qizhen was noncommittal, and said with a deep sigh: "Since Emperor Taizu Wu, I have had many kings of the Ming Clan. Has the Queen Mother ever heard of anyone who was sealed to Nanzhili and Zhejiang? ”

Empress Dowager Sun was stunned, thought for a moment and said: "That's really not, Taizu has more than 20 princes, the feudal country is either in the north or in the Jingchu area, Taizong only has three sons, except for the rebellion of the Han King and the abolition of the feudal state, King Zhao was sealed in Zhangde Mansion in Henan. Except for those who died young, most of your father's nine younger brothers were in the south, but they were all in Jiangxi and Huguang provinces......"

"Why didn't the queen mother think that the ancestors of the past dynasties didn't seal their children and grandchildren in the southeast shaped land?" Zhu Qizhen then asked.

"This ......" Empress Dowager Sun shook her head, "How can a woman from the mourning family know about the major events in the court?" ”

"Queen Mother," Zhu Qizhen looked at her and said, "If it's not that I'm mean, I'm just a younger brother like Qi Yu, don't I treat him harshly." Nanzhili and Zhejiang are the economic lifeblood of the imperial court, Gongwei Kyoto, is a veritable land of Jinnai, its finances and taxes must be firmly controlled in the hands of the imperial court, as long as these two provinces are not chaotic, I will be as stable as Mount Tai. ”

"Are you afraid that Qi Yu will cause chaos there?" Empress Dowager Sun's face changed color slightly.

"That's not it," Zhu Qizhen smiled faintly: "But sealing a vassal king in the past, after all, it has a more or less impact on the implementation of the decrees there......" After a slight pause, she continued: "The Queen Mother can rest assured, I am such a younger brother, I will definitely seal him a good place, and I don't think I will throw him into a wild place." ”

"The emperor is a benevolent king, what is there to worry about the mourning family?" Empress Dowager Sun bowed slightly: "Actually, Concubine Wu, she also knew that it was impossible for the emperor to give the land of Suzhou and Hangzhou to Qi Yu, so she mentioned that Huzhou was not bad...... Huzhou should be under the control of Zhejiang, right? It seems that there is only one way to do it. ”

"Huzhou?" Zhu Qizhen's eyes flashed.

"What? But what's wrong? Seeing that the emperor's face was a little strange, Empress Dowager Sun couldn't help asking.

"It's nothing," Zhu Qizhen smiled indifferently, "When I talk about Huzhou, I think of someone." ”

"Oh? Who is it? The emperor's words also aroused the interest of the Empress Dowager Sun.

“

This person is also known to the Queen Mother......"

Before Zhu Qizhen's words were finished, Mrs. Sun moved and interrupted him: "Isn't the emperor talking about him?" ”

"It seems that the Queen Mother also remembers." Zhu Qizhen said with a tap in his chin.

Empress Dowager Sun was silent for a while, and the warm atmosphere between the two cooled down suddenly.

"That man...... Have you already returned to Beijing? It took a long time for the Empress Dowager Sun to ask.

"Hmm." Zhu Qizhen said.

"This person has a big fate," Empress Dowager Sun exhaled softly and said, "Most of the five thousand avant-garde of the government army were folded in Saibei, and he actually came back." ”

"Looks like he's quite capable." Zhu Qizhen said.

"Such a capable person is back, how does the emperor plan to use him?"

"I ......" Before Zhu Qizhen could speak, he saw that Empress Dowager Sun's face was a little weird, and her voice changed: "How does the Empress Dowager think she should use him?" ”

"I don't know about this mourning family," Empress Dowager Sun said leisurely: "The imperial court's regulatory harem cannot interfere in political affairs, how to use this person to watch the emperor do it!" ”

"He's still young, and I think it's better to let him practice more below." Zhu Qizhen said tentatively.

"The emperor can think so, the mourning family is very pleased," Empress Dowager Sun's face softened a little, "Xiyuan has tossed her Yujing Palace into a Taoist temple, does the emperor know about this?" ”

"Xiyuan, she is still young, and she has a child's heart," Zhu Qizhen said, "I just let the queen teach more." ”

"What the emperor said is easy," Empress Dowager Sun snorted lightly, "It's been a long time since she came back from messing around with Yang Muyun, but what has changed?" Her eyes sharpened, and her voice raised slightly, "A dignified eldest princess, for a man, has made trouble to the point of becoming a monk, and this is going to spread out, so that people outside will think of me as royal?" ”

"What the Queen Mother taught me is," Zhu Qizhen heard this, "I must discipline Xiyuan strictly." He added, "I won't let her have any more contact with Yang Muyun." ”

"Your Majesty......" Empress Dowager Sun let out a long breath, her eyes were a little complicated, "He has saved Xiyuan and Qi Yu, and his wife has also saved you, which can be regarded as a kindness to my royal family...... Don't go too far in your work, if you end up with a reputation for being mean and unkind, it will really hurt your reputation. ”

"I understand," Zhu Qizhen comforted her, "I will grasp the measure, the Queen Mother, please be relieved." ”

"Well......" Empress Dowager Sun glanced at him and said: "The emperor is entangled in political affairs, and the mourning family is tired, so he will not leave the emperor." ”

Zhu Qizhen stood up and saluted respectfully to the Empress Dowager Sun, "The Empress Dowager, please rest in peace, and the retainers have retreated." ”

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"Ahh

"What's the matter, husband, are you not feeling well?" Shiso asked with concern.

"Well, I'm fine," Yang Muyun said vaguely, "Maybe I've been a little tired from running around these days, and I'm suddenly idle."

It's just uncomfortable. ”

It was dark outside, and the hall was already lit up, Yang Muyun and Yang Lan, Zhou Mengnan, and Zi Su sat around a table to have dinner together, Hu Wenguang sat under Yang Muyun's prime minister, and Su Yue, Ning Xin, and Dai Yu stood aside and waited. The four corners of the hall are buckled with braziers, but they still can't resist the cold air seeping in from the outside, this is just an ordinary house, the walls are thin, and there is no earth dragon. Until the house and yard are renovated, they can only make do here for the time being.

The dinner was quite sumptuous, and it seemed that Zhou Mengnan was carefully prepared: fried cakes, pork floss and chive rolls, sauce and fragrant elbows, sweet and sour fried fish, dried shredded stir-fried beef jerky, sesame oil cold bacon shreds, jujube boiled japonica rice porridge...... During the banquet, everyone laughed and laughed, and there was a peaceful atmosphere.

Seeing Yang Muyun's cold appearance, Hu Wenguang hurriedly poured a glass of wine and served it to him, "Uncle, drink a glass of wine to warm up." ”

Yang Muyun nodded, took the wine glass and drank it all, and before he could put the wine glass back on the table, he sneezed loudly again.

"I see you're suffering from some cold," Yang Lan glanced at him and said, "Let's drink a bowl of hot porridge to warm up!" As soon as the words fell, Su Yue, Ning Xin, and Dai Yu brought the porridge to Yang Muyun together, they glanced at each other, their faces flushed, and they silently retreated to the side.

"Brother, you are really blessed," Yang Lan looked at him with a smile, "There are so many beautiful girls serving you, you are really envious of others." ”

"Where, where...... My sister laughed. Yang Muyun said in a sneering voice.

Yang Lan didn't tease him anymore, turned to Zhou Mengnan and said: "In this cold winter, the capital is much colder than Huzhou. Brother and sister, you live well in that big mansion in the past, why did you toss here? ”

"Sister doesn't know," Zhou Mengnan said with a smile: "That big mansion is temporarily occupied by someone else, and the master's family will come back at the end of the year, and if he wants to take back the house, there is no way, I have to move here." There are many cage furniture at home, and a small courtyard can't be vacated, so the yards of more than a dozen families around are coiled, and when the courtyard wall is opened and the house is finished, there will be a look. ”

Zhou Mengnan's words made Yang Muyun's heart jump suddenly, and he looked up at her and said, "You circled the yards of more than a dozen families?" Why don't you discuss it with me if you have such a big battle? ”

"Xianggong, please rest assured," Zhou Mengnan said indifferently: "The surrounding houses and courtyards were taken down a few months ago, and the residents and people have also been placed elsewhere, so they won't cause you any trouble." ”

"The lady is kind, I'm afraid I won't be blessed!" Yang Muyun sighed: "If you want me to live a peaceful life, it's better to be low-key, I lived in that small courtyard and I was quite comfortable......"

"Xianggong's words are very true," Zhou Mengnan smiled, "But at the end of the year, not to mention the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital, even the palace is being renovated with great fanfare!" We have this idea here, and the idlers can't see it...... "After a slight pause, he continued: "The small courtyard where Xianggong used to live is only Xianggong and Daiyu, how can I settle my sister and Wen Guang here?" Besides, Xianggong, you are now an official residence, walking in the officialdom, it is inevitable that colleagues will come and go, you can't let people come to our house and don't even have a place to serve tea and entertain guests, right? ”

"Yes, my brother and sister are right," without waiting for Yang Muyun to answer, Yang Lan interjected: "Meng Nan thinks about you so much, and you are not a little overwhelmed by my sister!" ”