Taiwei Yuan Tang gave birth to three sons, Yuan Cheng, Yuan Feng, and Yuan Kui. Yuan Cheng gave birth to a son Yuan Shao, and Yuan Feng gave birth to a son Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu is the son of Sikong Yuan Feng, a half-brother of Yuan Shao in blood, and a cousin of Yuan Shao in law. Yuan Shu was born in Yuan Feng's main room, and Yuan Shao was born in Yuan Feng's partial room. Yuan Shao passed on to Yuan Shu's uncle Yuan Cheng, who was Yuan Cheng's heir. Because Yuan Shao came out of a partial house, and Yuan Feng's official was bigger than Yuan Cheng's, Yuan Shu always looked down on Yuan Shao. Yuan Shu relied on himself to be a son of a family of gate valves, arrogant and unbridled, flying eagle lackey, chivalrous and righteous, and raising guests, and was very famous in Luoyang.

Yuan Shu is now the captain of Changshui in the fifth battalion of the Northern Army, so the people of Luoyang also call him "Yuan Changshui, the ghost in the road". The five battalions of the Northern Army have five captains, namely the Tun Cavalry Captain, the Infantry Captain, the Yue Cavalry Captain, the Changshui Captain, and the Shooting Sound Captain. The two captains of the cavalry and the infantry led the infantry and stationed troops at the gate of Shanglin Yuanmen. Captain Yue Cavalry commanded the elite infantry of the Northern Army. Captain Changshui commanded the cavalry belonging to Karasuma and the Huns, and the troops were stationed under Xuanqu. The captain of the shooting sound commanded the archers, and when he heard the sound, he shot it, so he took it as a name. The Northern Army generally had 50,000 people, and the 20,000 Northern Army that Zhou Shen brought to Xiliang was only part of it. The five lieutenants stayed in Luoyang through various connections, and did not rush to the Xiliang battlefield with Zhou Shen to participate in the battle.

Yuan Shu was in his thirties, tall and thin, with a long face and short beard, a pair of thick and thick short eyebrows, a pair of flexible and bright eyes, he was gorgeously dressed and looked arrogant.

Yuan Shu heard that the general He Jin asked him to invite the Marquis Dong Zhong to come out to play, and asked with a smile, "The general is also going with you?" ”

He Jin shook his head and asked with a smile: "I heard that the highway has been very tight recently, and I can't make ends meet. Don't you have the money to invite the Hou to come out to play? ”

Yuan Shu nodded unabashedly and smiled: "The general is like a god. Nowadays, the beauties in Luoyang are expensive, the wine is expensive, and even the donkeys are getting more and more expensive, what is my money for? Invite the Marquis to come out to play today, and all the expenses will go to the general. ”

He Jin smiled: "When have you ever suffered a loss?" ”

When Yuan Shu heard that the general had promised, his face was immediately full of smiles, and his big eyes were thoughtful, and his mind had already flown to the Fengyue Field.

"General, this time I invited the Marquis to come out to play, I want to know what is going on in Yongle Palace?" Yuan Shu asked in a low voice.

Yongle Palace is the Nangong Jiade Palace, where the mother of the Son of Heaven now lives, the Empress Dowager Xiaoren.

The Beigong Incident, the Taifu Chen Fan and the general Dou Wu were defeated and killed, and the Empress Dowager Dou was imprisoned in the cold palace. Immediately, he was honored by the Son of Heaven as the Empress Xiaoren, and her brother and uncle of the Son of Heaven, Dong Chong, was awarded the position of ruling Jinwu, mastering the guards outside the palace and the extraordinary affairs of water and fire.

The eunuchs led by Cao Jie were worried that the queen mother and her relatives would join forces to kill them again in the future, so the officials manipulated the young son of heaven not to let the new queen mother live in the north palace, but to keep the new queen mother in the South Palace Jiade Palace, which is the Yongle Palace. The eunuchs resolutely did not let the new empress dowager become the woman who controlled the North Palace, and at the same time did not let the future general be born. According to the practice of this dynasty, Dong Chong should be a candidate for the new general, but in this period of most jealousy of the general, he not only lost the possibility of becoming a general, but also lost the possibility of survival. In September of the second year, Dong Pet went through the back door of some powerful ministers to do some things to ask for help because he used the name of the Queen Mother, and was arrested by the lieutenant and arrested in Beisi Prison, and then died during the interrogation. In the political arena of this dynasty, the so-called measures of clean government are often a means to eliminate dissent, but this time the lieutenant officials are deliberately killing a future general. After the death of Dong Pet, Dong attacked the Marquis. He often went in and out of Nangong to visit his aunt. Dong Chong, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and a group of children from the family are of the same age, they are all gentlemen, they often eat, drink and have fun together, and they are very familiar.

He Jin shook his hand and asked, "Highway, do you want to make some windfalls?" ”

Yuan Shu grinned and said, "The general has a way to make money? Recently, my father has been very disagreeable with me, not only not giving me money, but also scolding me for being a loser and being so poor. The general didn't lie to me? ”

He Jin bowed slightly.

Yuan Shu was overjoyed, bowed and saluted again and again: "The general has recreated the favor of the lower officials, and the lower officials have smeared their livers and brains, and sworn to repay each other with death......"

"Okay, okay......" He Jin couldn't help but smile when he saw him with an open eye, "Highway, when Your Majesty repaired Nangong Yuntai last year, there was still a lot of wood and stone left, and now it is a pity that they are piled up and left to the wind and rain." You have to think of a way to buy those things at a low price and sell them at a high price, and you can make a lot of money. ”

Yuan Shu thought about it for a moment and immediately understood.

"General, it turns out that you asked me to invite the Marquis of Tiao, that's the purpose. Tiaohou has not had a lot of money recently, and he is frowning at home. His aunt is very stingy, and Yongle Palace is full of money like Wanjintang, but she is reluctant to give a little to Tiaohou, and the Queen Mother is such a nephew. Yuan Shu suddenly smiled and said, "I'll discuss with the Marquis of Tiao, let him go into the palace to find his aunt, and then let his aunt find the emperor......"

Suddenly, he remembered something, and said in embarrassment: "General, those are the wood and stone for the royal use, who are we selling them to?" Do you want it, General? ”

He Jin laughed, he looked at Yuan Shu with a hippie smile, and He Miao, who was standing on the side, and scolded: "You guys, you guys, you know all day long that you eat, drink, prostitute, gamble and play with a group of fox friends and dog friends, can you use your brains?" ”

He Miao smiled awkwardly and didn't dare to answer. Yuan Shu's eyes widened, and he shouted loudly: "General, you promised to guide me to a way to make money, why should I use my brains?" Then he put on a smiling face, bowed down, and begged: "General, general, you are a good person to the end, tell me?" Then he straightened his chest, patted his chest, and said very seriously, "I have made a fortune this time, I must be a man of my word, and immediately ask the general to go to the best restaurant in Luoyang......"

"Okay, good ......" He Jin raised his hand to stop him and said with a smile, "Highway, don't talk big, I will be very satisfied if you pay back the money you owe my brother, lest my brother always rub oil and water here." ”

Yuan Shu was overjoyed and blurted out cheering: "General, this is what you said personally, and the wine is free." Great, haha......"

He Miao immediately said: "Brother Highway, you have made a fortune this time, you have to pay me back." ”

Yuan Shu replied again and again: "Don't worry, rest assured." Then he said, "Yuan Qing, you are Henan Yin, you are very rich, do you still lack my money to spend?" ”

"What, you want to go back?" He Miao smiled, "You don't always talk and don't count. ”

"This time it must be returned, it must be returned." Yuan Shu accompanied the smiling face and said in a loud voice.

"General, you're done." Yuan Shu turned his face to look at He Jin and urged loudly.

He Jin smiled: "Okay, good." In addition to the palace that can be used by the Son of Heaven, the things used by the Son of Heaven are the hometown of the Son of Heaven. ”

Yuan Shu's eyes suddenly widened, and he laughed loudly: "General, this is not just a fortune, but a fortune." The lower official said goodbye, farewell. ”

Impatiently, he bowed and hurried away.

He Miao looked at his back and said with a smile: "Big brother, Brother Highway is much more interesting than Brother Benchu." ”

The corners of He Jin's mouth flashed with a hint of ridicule, and said: "The children of the Gongqing family, it's just a straw bag. ”

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The Son of Heaven rushed into the Yongle Palace.

Every time he walks in, he's happy. In addition to seeing the mother, you can see your two children.

Wang Meiren gave birth to two children, a girl and a boy. The eldest daughter is named Liu Xiao, who is ten years old this year, and the second son, Liu Xie, is five years old this year.

The Son of Heaven took Dong Hou, who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowed, into his arms, kissed him a few times affectionately, and asked with a smile: "Is it cold?" ”

Dong Hou stretched out his little hand, touched the face of the Son of Heaven, and asked with a smile, "Is my father cold?" ”

The Son of Heaven opened his mouth and smiled: "I am an adult, of course I am not cold. ”

"Then why are children cold?"

"The child's skin is tender."

"Why is a child's skin so tender?"

"Ah......" The Son of Heaven hesitated for a moment and said with a smile, "I don't know. You're so smart, I've asked the teacher to call you. ”

"Father, I want to learn too." Liu Xiao still knelt on the ground and whispered.

The Son of Heaven stretched out his hand to pull her up, and asked with a smile, "These days, have you bullied Xiao Donghou?" ”

Liu Xiao shook his head, snuggled up to the Son of Heaven, and whispered, "Father, I also want to learn." ”

"Okay, okay." The Son of Heaven put his arm around her delicate shoulders and said, "What does a princess do with many skills?" ”

"I want to defend my family and country."

"Oh." The Son of Heaven hugged Dong Hou, glanced at Liu Xiao in surprise, and asked, "What stories have you heard recently?" ”

"Leopard." Xiao Donghou said softly, "Does my father know the leopard?" ”

The Son of Heaven couldn't help but kiss him twice more and said, "I know." ”

"Father, can I see him?" Xiao Donghou asked.

The Son of Heaven did not speak.

"Father, I want to see the leopard." Xiao Donghou said.

"I want to, too." Liu Xiao whispered.

"I have a few portraits of him, and if you want to see them, I will have them taken." The Son of Heaven smiled, "Don't be scared to cry. ”

Empress Dowager Xiaoren saw that the Son of Heaven had been laughing and playing with the two children, so she smiled and said, "The emperor should come every day." ”

The Son of Heaven said, "Busy. It's almost the end of the year, and there's a lot going on. He looked up at his mother and asked, "Is there anything wrong with the queen mother's call?" ”

"I heard that Xiliang was victorious, and the general named Leopard led his troops to defeat more than 100,000 rebels. Your Majesty, why do I still have a general named Leopard? ”

"No, Queen Mother, his name is Li Hong. He's not a general either, he's just a lieutenant general. The Son of Heaven replied respectfully.

"Now that the Ant Thieves Rebellion has been pacified, and the Xiliang rebels have been defeated, there should be fewer things for the emperor, right?"

The Son of Heaven smiled and nodded.

"Your Majesty, I want to go back to my hometown in Hejian County next year to worship my ancestors. I haven't been back in seventeen years and I want to go back and see. ”

The Son of Heaven was silent for a long time. He looked at his mother's expectant gaze, remembered the poor life of orphans and widows in Hejian County, his heart was sour, and he nodded.

"Queen Mother, I will go back with you."