In Kunning Palace, Zhu Youzhen, who was wearing a home dress, was holding his daughter who was about to turn one year old, and threw it into the sky to play, Zhu Tingting, who couldn't speak, was obviously very fascinated by this game, and kept laughing "giggles". Zhou Yufeng, who was already a little pregnant, sat on the side with a smile on his face and watched Chongzhen play with his daughter, but he was worried that Chongzhen would throw his daughter out from time to time.

After a while, for the sake of her heart, she couldn't help but stop Chongzhen's dangerous move. Zhu Youzhen handed his daughter to Lin Xiang'er, although Lin Xiang'er was not an old person by Empress Zhou's side, but she had gained the emperor's trust and with her first-hand medical skills, she had become one of the most powerful female officials in the harem, and she was now responsible for the health of the two princes and the queen.

Lin Xiang'er carefully hugged the little princess, and coaxed her out of the room who still refused to finish, and the room was quiet for a while. As soon as Zhu Youzhen withdrew his gaze from looking at his daughter, he heard Zhou Yufeng say to him: "Your Majesty will leave Beijing tomorrow, how long will it take to come back this time?" Will you be able to catch the baby in time for the baby? ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at the queen who was gently stroking her belly, and couldn't help but step forward and sit beside her and comforted: "Don't worry so much, going to Beijing this time is not as dangerous as last year, just go to the local area for a walk, inspect the local army and people's conditions, there will be no problem." I think I should be able to come back before the New Year..."

When Zhu Youzhen was carefully appeasing the queen, Wang Chengen stood outside the room and reported loudly: "Your Majesty, even Shanxiang, Wang Dehua, and Lu Qi have arrived. ”

Zhou Yufeng, who was snuggled in Chongzhen's arms, suddenly said a little unhappily: "It's the last night, does Your Majesty still have to deal with these mundane affairs?" ”

Zhu Youzhen shook her little hand and said gently: "It's not that I have to deal with these mundane affairs, but after leaving Beijing, you have to know some things, so I called them." ”

Zhou Yufeng put his hand on his chest, looked at Chongzhen with wide eyes, and asked with some doubts, "Is Your Majesty talking about me?" What do concubines need to know? ”

Zhu Youzhen patted her hand gently, then got up and called Wang Chengen, Wang Dehua, Lu Qi, and Lian Shanxiang in, and Chongzhen, who was standing next to Zhou Yufeng, said to the four of them: "I will rise in Beijing tomorrow, you must also be clear." After I left Beijing this time, the affairs inside the palace will be decided by the queen, and the affairs outside the palace will be handled by the cabinet, Wang Chengen, you will be responsible for the communication between the queen and the cabinet Mr. Huang.

After I left the capital, Wang Dehua and Lian Shanxiang were responsible for the security of the imperial city, the security work inside and outside the capital was the responsibility of the Zhongzhen Marquis of the Gyeonggi Governor's Office, and the communication between the armies inside and outside the imperial city was taken care of by Lü Qi. If there is any dispute between the four of you, the internal affairs will be decided by the queen, and the external affairs will be decided by Huang Shoufu. But do you get it? ”

Wang Chengen, Wang Dehua, and Lu Qi responded in unison, but Lian Shanxiang said with some hesitation: "Your Majesty is going to Beijing this time, shouldn't the ministers be by Your Majesty's side?" ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled and said: "I didn't go to the battlefield again, I just turned around in Jizhou, and you still stayed in the capital to guard the imperial city for me, which made me feel more at ease..."

Zhu Youzhen explained to the four of them about his affairs after leaving Beijing, and then asked Wang Chengen and the others to retreat, and Zhou Yufeng, who had been quiet just now, grabbed Chongzhen's hand a little nervously and said: "Your Majesty, will something happen to the capital after you leave Beijing?" Why did the concubine feel a little flustered? ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled and reassured: "How could something happen, there are still some troubles besides the customs now, and other places are very peaceful, not to mention the capital city, the best place." I'm just worried that after you leave Beijing, you won't know how to deal with it, so you don't have to worry too much about it. ”

Zhou Yufeng was still a little uneasy, seeing that Chongzhen wanted to speak and stopped, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but persuade again: "Outside affairs, let Huang Shoufu and Zhongzhen Hou deal with them, there is really any trouble they can't handle, I will deal with it myself when I come back." You just need to keep the palace safe, if you feel that there is something difficult for you to handle, you might as well ask the loyal marquis, Madam Qin has rich experience and will definitely give you a good idea.

I have already given her a waist card to enter the palace forbidden, and after I leave Beijing, she will come into the palace every three days to greet you, and if there is anything urgent, you can also ask Lu Qi to summon her. The Marquis of Zhongzhen has just entered the capital, and she has nothing to do with the other people in the capital, so if you get closer to her, there will be no problem..."

Unlike last year's expedition with great fanfare, when Chongzhen left the capital this time, only some principal officials from the Cabinet, the Sixth Ministry, the Naval Staff Headquarters, and the Gyeonggi Governor's Office attended the send-off.

Zhu Youzhen did not go directly to Jizhou, but first went to Tianjin for inspection. In September of the third year of Chongzhen, two ring railways have been built inside and outside the capital, and there is also a direct railway line between the capital and Tianjin.

Therefore, the place where officials saw off the emperor became a station outside the Chaoyang Gate. On the wide platform, in addition to the guards, there are officials of all sizes today.

Zhu Youzhen talked with these officials for a few words, and then was about to turn around and board his special train, when Sun Zhiji, the chief writer of the Daming Times, squeezed out of the crowd with a newspaper, and he was sweating profusely and respectfully sent the newspaper in his hand to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, this is today's Daming Times, and please take time out of your majesty to take a look on the road." ”

Zhu Youzhen took the newspaper in his hand, patted him on the shoulder, smiled and encouraged a few words, and then entered the patent. Under the driver's control, the horses dragging the train started. Although not as fast as the steam trains of later generations, the train was much quieter.

Zhu Youzhen waved to the officials on the platform through the train window, and did not withdraw his gaze until the scenery outside the train window had completely changed. Hai Lanzhu, who was sitting opposite him, pointed to the newspaper in front of him with some curiosity and asked, "What is this?" It doesn't look like a book, or a calligraphy or painting. ”

Zhu Youzhen took the newspaper and said casually while flipping through it: "This is a newspaper, it is a kind of paper used to convey news and news from all over the world, just like an open letter to everyone, but it talks about what is happening around the country and the people, not someone's private affairs..."

After just flipping through a few pages, Zhu Youzhen found what Sun Zhiqi wanted him to see, an article about the promulgation of the "Taizu Hadith". Although the "Taejo Hadith" is written in the vernacular, the original text of the Four Books and the Five Classics is much simpler.

Since the Hadith of Taizu is to be used as an examination textbook, it should have an officially recognized commentary, otherwise the examiner will not be able to make a reasonable judgment on the content of the examination. Zhu Youzhen also did not want that in the end, someone would take the content of the "Taizu Hadith" out of context to oppose the new policy.

It's just that I want to make a commentary on the "Taizu Hadith" first, and then promote it to the whole country, and it is estimated that there will be no climate without three and five years of hard work. The current Ming Dynasty does not seem to have so much time left for him, after all, the implementation of the New Deal is already in full swing, and the banner of ideological reform has reached the time when it has to be erected.

Zhu Youzhen, together with Zhou Yanru, Sun Zhiji, and others, thought twice and decided to adopt a new method of brainstorming, annotating the contents of the "Taizu Hadith" while publicizing it to the people of the world.

This new method of getting the best of both worlds is to publish the original text of the "Tainth of Taizu" in the Daming Times one by one, and then call on people of insight in the world to interpret the original text, and send the interpretation text to the Daming Times, and then the newspaper and the Hanlin Academy will select the appropriate interpretation text in these letters as the official endorsement of the "Taeh Taizu Hadith".

This method not only greatly reduced the amount of work required to annotate the Sunnah, but also quickly spread the book among the people of the world and found supporters for the reform. Of course, there are some disadvantages, because it is a free interpretation by scholars from all over the world, so the content of the entire commentary may be difficult to unify the thinking and become a little fragmented.

However, this disadvantage does not overshadow the benefits it brings. After reading this article, Zhu Youzhen was still quite satisfied. He put the newspaper in his hand in front of Hai Lanzhu, who was very curious on the other side, "If you can understand Chinese, it is better to read it yourself,"

Hai Lanzhu wanted to refuse, as the princess of the Horqin tribe, although she had learned Mongolian and Chinese characters, but compared with the Mongolian language, the awkward and difficult meanings in Chinese characters made her no different from the semi-literate Han people.

In the spirit of offering ugliness rather than hiding it, she was about to push back the newspaper in front of her, but she glanced at the words on the newspaper for a moment, and then stopped her movements. The words in this newspaper don't seem to be the words of the people, but the vernacular similar to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

As a nomadic people who once ruled the Central Plains, although the Mongolian upper class nobles retreated to the steppe, they still retained many of the living customs inherited from the Han people. For example, the respect for knowledge, the understanding of the Mongolian aristocracy is almost close to that of the Han people.

In the vast steppe, the life of the Mongols was far more monotonous and boring than that of the ordinary people of the Ming Kingdom, so the living conditions among the upper nobles were good, and collecting some Ming books was nothing new. One of the most popular is the script, which is written in the vernacular. After all, the content of these books is popular and interesting, and it can also let the Mongolian nobles know some about the Ming Kingdom.

For Hai Lanzhu, who had just entered the Ming Dynasty, the text published in this newspaper about the news from all over the Ming Kingdom quickly attracted her. This is really a good tool for her to quickly understand Daming, and it is also a good way for her to integrate into the life of this land.

Seeing Hai Lanzhu begin to read the newspaper intently, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but turn his head to look out the window, and began to think that when he arrived in Tianjin, he would inspect those places and take a look at those workshops and markets.

Just as Chongzhen was heading towards Tianjin, Mao Yuanyi was also in the barracks on the outskirts of the capital, inspecting a new army and guards troops bound for Jizhou. Army staff officers are also inspecting warehouses and military stations, transporting large quantities of supplies to Jizhou and Shanhaiguan via the newly built roads and railways.

Although the military camps, railways, and highways in the Gyeonggi area are all busy with endless streams, the people in the capital have not moved at all this time, and it is really very different from the scene of three shocks in the city in one day when Houjin invaded the border pass last year.