Taking advantage of the fact that everyone next to him was now picking up prey, the prince moved a little closer to Zheng Sen.

"Zheng Sen, are you not happy to play?"

Zheng Sen, who was originally in a trance, did not react for a while after hearing the prince's question, and only lowered his head in a little panic after a while.

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister had a lot of fun, but his marksmanship was not good, so he didn't dare to show ugliness......"

His answer was very respectful, but after all, he was still a child, so he didn't hide his expression very well, and the kind of loss and depression were written on his face.

"You're good marksman, I've seen it. When we were hunting in the Autumn Garden last fall, I saw you shoot with my own eyes. The prince exposed Zheng Sen's lies, "You are so listless because they don't play with you and make you boring, right?" ”

"Minister...... The minister ......" Zheng Sen lowered his head, not knowing what to say.

"Hey...... Actually, I know all about your quarrels and fights, and I've said it a few times, and finally let everyone restrain a little......" The prince frowned slightly, "I called you over alone this time, they didn't take the opportunity to bully you, right?" ”

"They didn't bully me, they didn't dare!" Zheng Sen suddenly raised his head, his eyes were full of pride, "If they dare to bully me, I will fight with them, don't look at me This time I am only one person, but I am not afraid of a few fights!" They're afraid of me! ”

Looking at this puffy child, the prince couldn't help but laugh. "And said that you had a good time, isn't this a stomach?"

He felt that this Zheng Sen's temper was similar to that of his younger brother Zhao Hu, King of Qi, both of whom were strong and courageous, but they were more restrained than Brother Hu, which was probably the difference between the royal family and the minister's family.

With this in mind, he reached out and grabbed the ten-year-old boy and walked to a nearby place.

"They don't play with you, and I'm here. Come, come with me, I have something to say to you. ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" The prince's sudden action made Zheng Sen inexplicable, but because he was His Royal Highness the prince, he didn't dare to resist, so he had to be dragged away by him all the way.

The others were rushing to this side, and were surprised to find that the prince was gesturing to them not to come, so they had to stand still for some reason, waiting for the prince to summon him again.

After walking a short distance, the prince let go of his hand and walked forward, looking at the magnificent scenery of the mountains and rivers beside him. As far as the eye can see, the mountains are continuous, the heights are overlapping, the lush trees and the blue sky are full of trees, coupled with a few wisps of clouds in the sky, as if they constitute a light ink landscape painting, between heaven and earth, there seems to be some kind of spirit, which makes people feel comfortable.

Sure enough, you have to go out and walk more......

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ......?" With a nervous mood, Zheng Sen followed behind the prince in small steps, his eyes full of curiosity, not understanding what the prince was suddenly thinking.

"Zheng Sen, there is a special arrangement for me to bring you here alone this time." The crown prince stopped his thoughts, and then looked at the young man who was half a head shorter than him seriously, "It's not to make you angry, so you don't have to be unhappy in your heart." ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ......?" Zheng Sen still didn't understand, and looked at the prince with his head held high.

"You've been with me for two years...... "The prince leaned closer to Zheng Sen, "I miss home." ”

"Why, how could you not want to." Zheng Sen replied without hesitation at all, there was no pretense, "I have dreamed of my father and hometown many times, I have only met my father and mother twice in the past two years, both when he went to Beijing to face the saint, how can I not want to ......"

Thinking that it was the Chinese New Year, this Zheng Sen still couldn't meet his parents, and the prince couldn't help but feel compassion for this young man.

However, the father's concentration of these noble children was originally a national policy consideration, and the education of the nobles' children was also the top priority of the new dynasty, so there was always some pity for the other party, and the prince could only suppress it in his heart.

However, it is no longer a situation where the Han Dynasty was in ruins at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, and now the Han Dynasty is prosperous, and there is no need to worry about the local wealthy families, and in recent years, most of the original maritime military strength of Zheng Zhilong's family has been digested by the Han Navy, so it is not impossible to relax some policies, so that Zheng Sen and other children who have been demoted to the Lords can have more time to visit their parents.

"Your home is in Fujian, and it is really far away from Beijing, and it is not easy to go back and forth, so it is difficult to see each other, which is really helpless. But...... If you can do me a favor, I can ask the teachers to give you a vacation to go home and visit your parents, and stay at home for a month or two. The prince said what he was going to do.

"Doing the prince a favor?" Zheng Sen was still ignorant. He didn't understand why the crown prince was talking to him like this, in his eyes, the prince was the future emperor, he could say everything, and he ordered them at will, there was no need to use this kind of negotiation tone.

However, the prince is willing to say so, which is naturally very good.

"The minister is willing to help the prince, just say it, I will beat whoever I want!" He puffed up his chest and said confidently.

Seeing this child so cute, the prince, who was also not very old, couldn't help but sneer, and this smile made the serious atmosphere between the two people suddenly relax a lot.

"I'm not asking you to beat people, I want you to help me and make meritorious contributions to the country." After laughing for a moment, the prince replied.

"Meritorious service to the country?" Zheng Sen didn't understand again, "At my age...... What kind of merit can you make for the country......"

"You are young, but as long as you have the heart, of course you can make meritorious contributions." The prince deliberately made a straight face, "Let me tell you a big thing, don't tell others." ”

"What's the matter!?" After all, he was a teenager, and Zheng Sen immediately pricked up his ears to listen.

"Soon, I will send an envoy to Liaodong and Goryeo to appease the people and the vassal kingdom on behalf of my father." Although there was no one around, the prince still lowered his voice, "When I get there, I still have to meet with a Japanese mission, do you know Japanese?" ”

The prince didn't expect that after hearing this, Zheng Sen's originally excited expression suddenly became a lot darker, and his lips squirmed.

He did speak Japanese, and that was because his mother was Japanese.

In the third year of the Apocalypse, when Zheng Zhilong went to Japan to do trade, he married a local woman, Tagawa. He was born in the Hirado Domain of Kyushu in the fourth year of the Apocalypse, and was not brought back to China by his father until he was six years old, and was sent to Kyoto by his father at the age of eight.

When he was a child, he was ignorant, he didn't understand the specifics, but when he grew up, he realized that he was born to his father and a foreign woman. After arriving in Beijing, because he was surrounded by the emperor and nobles of the Han Dynasty, this identity became more and more sensitive, in order not to attract suspicion to his father, and in order not to let others look at him differently, he never told others about his mother's life experience and his childhood experience, but he didn't expect that the prince would mention it directly in person today.

After a moment he nodded. "Yes, the minister speaks Japanese." The specific reason is not a word, anyway, the prince must know.

"Don't be upset, I don't mean anything else." Seeing that he was unhappy again, the prince comforted him, "Since your mother is married to the Marquis of Huiji, and she is plain and dignified, she is a man of the Han Dynasty, and you are also a person of the Han Dynasty, no one will look at you differently, at least I will not." ”

"Thank you, Prince." Zheng Sen lowered his head and thanked him, and his original depression was eliminated a lot.

"Now that I've said this, you must understand it, I'm going to Liaodong Goryeo, and I'm going to meet with the Japanese mission, so I need someone who understands Japanese to be with me." The crown prince quickly changed the subject, "There are people in the Foreign Affairs Department of the Imperial Court who understand Japanese, but they are officials of the Imperial Court, and they have their own duties, so I don't want to trouble them all the time, so I thought it would be best if I could choose one of the attendants to follow me...... Of course, if you don't want to go, I will never make it difficult for others, Goryeo is not a fun place, and there are no people you know, I am afraid that you will be even more bored when you pass. ”

If the imperial court wants to use troops against Japan, it is a secret and cannot be leaked to the outside world, but if the prince goes to Goryeo, the movement is too big, and he will definitely not be able to hide it from the government and the opposition, so he has to set up another title of "inspecting Liaodong and Goryeo on behalf of the Son of Heaven to appease the hearts of the Liao people and the vassal country", not expecting to deceive many people, at least there is an excuse that can be explained.

The reason why Zheng Sen was chosen, in addition to the fact that he knew Japanese and could help himself, was also because he wanted to be accompanied by trustworthy and courageous attendants when he went out of the town of Goryeo.

As the prince expected, Zheng Sen's face was hesitant, out of the curiosity of the young man, he wanted to go, but he did feel that leaving the capital to go to Goryeo was too boring, so he was a little entangled.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is saying...... If this errand is completed, when I come back, I can let the masters take my vacation and let me go back to visit my parents? After hesitating for a while, Zheng Sen asked in a low voice.

"Yes, I won't lie to you." The prince nodded.

Although he can force the other party to follow him, he doesn't dare not listen to him, but the prince has never liked to make it difficult for him when he is unnecessary, Zheng Sen is best if he is willing to follow him, and it will be fine if he refuses to go.

"Okay, I'll go!" Zheng Sen didn't hesitate anymore and shouted loudly. "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, please let me follow you to Goryeo, let me serve the country!"

"You have to think about it, if you really want to leave, you won't be able to regret it when the time comes." The crown prince shook his head, "Don't promise so quickly, think about it again." ”