Mrs. Yuan explained that her maiden name was Lu, and she was originally from Longdu, and when she was a teenager, her father won the list of people in the imperial examination, and went to Yuezhou to be the chief secretary of the county, and her family moved to Yuezhou. Later, she married the Yuan family of Yuezhou, and after the death of her husband's family, her eldest son Yuan Qi inherited the title of Sanpin Chen Liufu. Yuan Qi's ability was promoted, and later he became the commander of the Yinyi Guard of Longdu Mansion, and the Yuan family moved to live in Longdu.

"Although my mother's family is no longer in Longdu, when I was young, my father worked as an assistant in the Longdu Mansion and assisted Longdu Mansion Yin in doing the map survey of Longdu City, and this map of Longdu Mansion has been imprinted in my mind since I was a child." Old Lady Yuan said proudly.

There are one hundred and eight squares in Longdu City, each with an area of about 100 acres, but some of them are smaller, only more than 50 acres, and some have an area of more than 100 acres.

Longdu is divided into the imperial city, the inner city and the outer city, the inner city 36 squares, the outer city 72 squares. The officials living in the inner city, the residents of the outer city, and there are also some people scattered outside the city of Longdu, most of whom are farmers from Longdu Province. However, an important reason why Longdu City is so large is that there is no city wall in the seventy-two squares of the outer city, this is because Longdu City is so huge, so large that if a city wall is built to surround the outer city, its cost and cost are incalculable. The original design of the 72 squares was a military fortress, but since the establishment of the four major battalions, the military use of the 72 squares has been abandoned, and it has become a place for the people to live.

Since Longdu City is the national capital of the Holy Han Dynasty, most of the people in the 72 squares of the outer city are serving the officials and nobles in the inner city, so that many people are inextricably linked with the official eunuchs behind their backs.

"There are many shallow kings, and there are big brothers everywhere." Zhang Xiaowu concluded.

When Mrs. Yuan heard this, she couldn't help but smile and nodded, "Yes, yes, but don't be arrogant, if there is a bullying of you, don't be polite." As the saying goes, people are good at being bullied, and horses are good at being ridden, we don't cause trouble, but we are not afraid of things. ”

Zhang Xiaowu immediately thought of the Chinese border guards violently beating the soldiers of the curry country to cause trouble, and nodded violently: "Mother-in-law, don't worry, I basically cause trouble, I only kill people." ”

The old lady of the Yuan family warned Zhang Xiaowu not to get too close to any force, although the family is now the only one, but Dushanbo is already sixty and three, and the emperor is only twenty-nine years old, and the future can be expected in another ten years, and you must not only look at the immediate interests. Zhang Xiaowu asked again if he could show favor to Zhang Dang, and Mrs. Yuan shook her head and said: "Zhang Kuan's protégés and former officials are all over the imperial court, if it weren't for the military power being held by Dushan Bo, I am afraid that Zhang Kuan would be able to contain the imperial court." Therefore, Dushan Bo can't fall, and Emperor Dade needs to use him to balance Zhang Kuan, although this person supports Da Xuanyuan Zixiao as emperor. ”

"Mother-in-law means that Emperor Dade is afraid of even his grandfather?" Zhang Xiaowu was surprised.

Old Lady Yuan said: "The most ruthless emperor family, the Holy Han Empire has always suppressed foreign relatives and tabooed harem politics. I once heard my grandfather say that there was a stone tablet in the middle of the temple, saying that three hundred years ago, the holy Taizu had asked for a hexagram, and if he calculated the fate of the Holy Han Dynasty, he would die at the hands of a woman. Therefore, if the women of the Xuanyuan royal family are suspected of interfering with the imperial court, they will be deposed and sent to the cold palace, and even the whole family will be killed. ”

Zhang Xiaowu touched his chin and couldn't help but whisper: "This Xuanyuan family is really powerful." ”

Mrs. Yuan sighed: "The children of the royal family have been carefully cultivated since childhood, they have been familiar with historical allusions since they were eight years old, and they have been preparing to compete for the crown since they were twelve years old. You've heard about the Seven Princes skinning, but you know that the current Emperor Dade punished the eunuch for kneeling in the snow for a night because a eunuch pushed him too hard when he pushed the swing when he was a child. ”

"The little eunuch ......"

"Frozen to death."

"Alas......"

"The most important thing you should watch out for is Emperor Dade." Old Lady Yuan advised, "This person has always been moody and deep-minded, but compared to the crown prince, this person is more dangerous. Although the prince is mediocre, the prince never betrays his own people. ”

Zhang Xiaowu said in his heart, you must know that the prince sold all his eyeliner to me in order to keep his pair of children, so he will not make this judgment. There are no good people in the royal family, but the prince is more protective. Thinking of taking care of the prince's two children, Zhang Xiaowu felt that he should help them when he faced the saint. But if they live a worry-free life, they won't bother too much, after all, it is safer to be an ordinary person than their identity.

The old lady of the Yuan family is a rare political talent, but it is a pity that she is a woman, she has a super memory, she is very familiar with the major and minor affairs of Longdu City, and she knows almost everyone's temperament. It was precisely because of the old lady that when the Yuan family suffered a catastrophe, except for the three sons, the rest of the Yuan family was unscathed.

Zhang Xiaowu respects Mrs. Yuan from the bottom of his heart, maybe he is about to go to Beijing, although Mrs. Yuan met him for the first time, she taught him a lot, and even until he felt tired, he admonished: "First, the old body has been nagging for so long, presumably you are also tired, I just hope you can listen to one or two, and the old body will warn him today." ”

"Mother-in-law, rest assured, although the first is young, but he is well aware of the truth that there is an old man in the family, if it is not for the advice of the old man, I am afraid that I will enter the Beijing Division, but I will give people a joke first." Zhang Xiaowu shook his head to the ground.

After leaving the Yuan family, Zhang Xiaowu was full of confidence in this trip to Longdu, and he prepared many gifts for the emperor, including the golden armor of the Tatar Khan, the head of Li Gaotu, the blade of the nine generals of Wuhuan, and another Wuhuan horse, although it was not a purebred Wuhuan horse, but it was much better than Zhang Xiaowu's mount.

Guan Xiang was in charge of preparing the gifts, and advised: "There are also fifty jars of Saibei spirits." ”

"Are you afraid that I will be lonely on the road?" Zhang Xiaowu asked with a smile.

Guan Xiao shook his head and said: "This liquor is used to clean the face towel, the plague is rampant in the Central Plains, although you are not enough to have a small number of people, you can eat, wear, live and travel in the area, all are epidemic areas, everything is careful." I have given you thousands of loaves of bread so that you may not be plagued. ”

Zhang Xiaowu: "Thousands of breads...... Lord Guan, you don't want us to eat and drink spicy food, Chiguoguo's envy and jealousy. ”

Guan Xiang laughed: "It doesn't matter what the general thinks, but you still have to bring this bread and spirits." Remember, the face towel should not be easily removed after entering the customs. ”

"Kannai is not a flood beast." Zhang Xiaowu said.

Guan Xiao was still worried, and Ruan Qingwen smiled: "I will keep an eye on them, especially the general." ”

Guan Xiang said: "I'm more worried about what to do, because you don't know how to do business, what should I do if you lose the goods of my fleet." ”

Zhang Xiaowu: "......"

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