On the twenty-third day of the fifth lunar month of the Apocalypse, the court officials of the Ming Dynasty began to seal and rest, and they did not start working until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the next year. Of course, there are still many people who can't rest, such as Zhu Youxiao, as the biggest official in the imperial court, he belongs to the kind of people who are not qualified to rest, and all the cabinet members, they can't all go home, they must take turns to rest.

Zhu Youzhen, who is far away in the Western Regions, has already started to rush back before the heavy snow closes the road, Zhu Youxiao is very happy about this, except that the chief officer of the army generally has to be stationed with the team, and the royal children like Zhu Youzhen who exercise with the team are generally not specifically requested, so that Zhu Youzhen can take leave from them at any time, and Mao Wenlong, this guy looks rough, in fact, his heart is also very fine, and the environment there is really too bad, if Zhu Youzhen is frozen there, it will be a big trouble, exercise is exercise, There can be no surprises.

In this way, when he passed by the territory of the Horqin tribe when he came back, Borzigit Bumubutai had to follow, and Zhu Youzhen thought that Sun Chuanting might have told Zhu Youxiao about this, so he let her go back to Beijing with him. Zhu Youxiao did get Sun Chuanting's letter, and felt funny after reading it, although the later Empress Xiaozhuang Wen was very domineering, but she was also a great beauty, so she agreed to Sun Chuanting's request.

The arrival of this also brought Zhu Youxiao accurate information about Mao Wenlong's department, even Zhu Youxiao did not expect that Russia's power has now stretched so far away, this is a dangerous signal, it is necessary to strengthen the army strength there, Mao Wenlong's thousands of men and horses will be very dangerous once they encounter the Russian brigade, these Russian troops with "European rolling mills" in later generations belong to what kind of guy who is not afraid of death, and even uses the dead to achieve victory, Once they are determined to occupy that area, they will send troops to fight to the death.

Far water can't quench the thirst of the near, Zhu Youxiao is anxious now, and it's useless to say that Russia is now being choked by other countries in the European region, maybe now it may not be able to take care of desperately grabbing this land that is still desolate at present, but even so, after the spring of next year, Zhu Youzhen must lead enough troops to meet it, so as not to lose this general, there are still three tiger generals in it.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, the market is starting to become lively, and the princesses who have been holding back in the palace for too long are starting to get excited, especially the little princess Zhu Huiyuan, who was very happy to see Zhu Youzhen coming back from other places, and he had to take him out to play, and also encouraged Zhu Huijing to go out together, but Zhu Youzhen is obviously very responsible, no matter how the little princess is entangled, he resolutely refuses to agree, which makes the little princess very angry, and the consequence is to find Zhu Youxiao to complain.

If it was usual, Zhu Huiyuan would not dare to sue, and when Empress Dowager Liu saw her pestering Zhu Youxiao, she would glare at her fiercely, and even asked the eunuch to lock her up for two days, but the Chinese New Year was coming soon, and it was too lively outside, so she couldn't care about it.

Zhu Youxiao saw that the little princess came to him to complain, so he happily promised her to go out and have a good day. In this world, Zhu Youxiao is still very grateful to this family and cares about this family, he is full of affection for every family member, especially this little princess, who is cute and cute.

called the queen, the second concubine, the three sisters, and the three little cubs, and after thinking about it, I called the Empress Dowager Liu, saying that we should go out for a while together as a family. Staying in the palace for too long, although Empress Dowager Liu wanted to go out and have a look, but as the master of the harem, it was not too justifiable, she still ruthlessly suppressed her thoughts. Zhu Youxiao also knew that it was not easy for Empress Dowager Liu, as a modern person, his understanding of human nature is still very open-minded, so he made up some reasons for Empress Dowager Liu to even have a few concubines of the former emperor, let them sit in the car together, and a few eunuchs in the palace accompanied them out for a while.

Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youzhen put on civilian clothes, took their wives, children, sister, as well as Zhou's family, Bumu Butai, and rushed out from the side gate of the palace. Of course, these people are not the only ones who go out, Song Jin, the commander of Dongchang, has already sent out a lot of eunuchs with strong martial arts, he doesn't dare to be a little sloppy, if something happens to one person, his head will have to be moved.

This time going out is not the same as the last time, Zhu Youxiao's eldest son Zhu Ciran is more than two years old, it is very naughty time, he is not afraid of walking too tired, so let Zhu Youxiao and Queen Zhang each hold a small hand and run by themselves, Zhu Ciyu, Zhu Cijiong is Youliang, the pure second concubine is holding herself, in the middle is a female dependent, Zhu Youzhen is still falling behind himself, and his eyes and movements are no different from when he went to the battlefield, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. I wanted him to relax a little, but after thinking about it, he still didn't say it, this is the behavior that only brothers have.

Zhu Ciran seems to be on the street for the first time, he is full of curiosity about everything, a pair of eyes is not enough, and he keeps asking Zhu Youxiao questions, which makes Zhu Youxiao always feel that he owes the child how much, it seems that he will have to let this guy come out and walk around in the future, including other members of his own family, otherwise they will be out of touch with society, and even say stupid things like "why not eat minced meat".

Among the three sisters, except for the little princess, their eyes are still rolling around, to see if there are any interesting things like the last time, but unfortunately the life of the common people has become better in the past two years, as long as you are willing to work, there will definitely be something to eat, as for the children begging along the street, there is no at all, Zhu Huiyuan seems to be a little disappointed, but she is still quite happy in her heart. And Zhu Huiyan and Zhu Huijing are about to become big girls, they are very ladylike watching the people on the street, not looking around like Zhu Huiyuan.

The goods on the street are obviously much more abundant than before, and in addition to the common goods such as needles, threads, brains, and various snacks that I have seen before, there are also a lot of fresh things. In the Daming Royal Trading Firm, full of all kinds of novelty items, Zhu Ciran saw what he thought was the rarest "Zhurong" lighter, and he held it in his hand and kept playing the flames, playing very happily. The princesses are happily eating snacks that they can't see in the palace in a slightly remote corner, and even happier is Bumu Butai, she has never been to such a prosperous place, her two eyes are the same as Zhu Ciran, it is simply not enough, Zhu Youzhen is very dissatisfied with this, and complains in her heart that she has never seen the world, but then again, Bumu Butai has really never seen this kind of world.

The gasoline stove and kerosene stove really attracted Zhu Youzhen's attention, especially the lighter that Zhu Ciran played with "crackling" that can emit yellow flames, Zhu Youzhen saw its military role at once, and when the army was marching and fighting, it was much more convenient to cook with this thing than to build an earthen stove to cook. Zhu Youxiao quietly told him that the military department had purchased a lot of these things, but they had not yet been assigned to the troops, but they could be brought with them when Zhu Youzhen returned to the troops.

Looking at the bustling streets, although they came and went in a hurry, but the Ming citizens with confident smiles on their faces, Zhu Youxiao felt deeply proud, he finally did not come to this world in vain, or let this ancient nation full of vitality again, it is impossible for the Jurchens to enter the Central Plains anymore, and it is impossible for the Western powers to open the door of China again with strong ships and cannons. And in the future, the army of the Ming Dynasty will break through their country and plunder their wealth with their strong ships and cannons.

Zhu Ciran has begun to sleepy, after all, it is impossible for a child to maintain strong energy for a long time, so Zhu Youxiao took him in his arms and let him sleep, just like an ordinary father. The princesses have also finished their delicious snacks and are ready to return to the palace. Only Zhu Youzhen still looked at the pedestrians around him vigilantly, and he was not willing to relax his expression at all, Zhu Youxiao felt distressed when he saw it, this child's life was too hard, and he must be allowed to enjoy the fun of life.