Jing Jing didn't expect that the emperor and queen were also a man of action, and on the second day, he passed down a holy decree to feast the ministers in the palace. And the emperor and the queen are also quite amazing, the separate banquet of men and women is not counted, and they are not allowed to exchange news, so this is above the front court, in the harem, the money plan runs at the same time. The results are quite impressive. I don't know how much money was raised. But on the second day of the banquet, the emperor sent someone to send a large stack of silver tickets.

In the past two days, he has not been idle, and while instructing the subordinates in the house to start preparing things for a long journey, he was busy reading the geography of Liaodong. This gazetteer records all the conditions of Liaodong over the years, including the human landscape, geographical environment and so on.

And also busy, there is also Xiao Qifeng's side. He was far more busy than quiet, first sent his subordinates to gather the remnants of those veterans who had retreated from the battlefield, and escorted them to Liaodong first. Secondly, it is to make a handover of the military affairs in hand. In addition, the arrangement of the personnel who went to Liaodong this time, the arrangement of the people left behind in the house, the materials that were transported to Liaodong first, and the personnel who rushed to Liaodong for construction first, in short, were busy from sunrise to sunset, and did not stop.

The husband and wife both joined hands in the palace for three or four days, and finally explained everything and arranged it.

On this day, the husband and wife came to Anfu in a carriage.

"Eldest sister, you're back." Jiaming and Jiayue stood at the door, looking at the quiet who got off the carriage in unison, and said happily.

"Why are you standing at the door on such a cold day?" Quietly looked at his younger brothers and sisters, his face was red from the cold, and he said with some distress.

"Isn't this the eldest sister back? My brother and I are here to greet the eldest sister and the prince's brother-in-law! When Jiayue saw the eldest sister, she stepped forward happily, took her arm, and said affectionately.

"Yes, it's rare for my eldest sister and brother-in-law to come back, and my sister and I have to go out of the house to greet each other." Jiaming took Jiayue's words, smiled and said with a little joking.

Listening to Jiaming's joke, Jing Jing reached out and nodded his forehead, and said with disgust in his mouth, "It's getting bolder and bolder, even the eldest sister dares to joke." What is the difficulty, this is how far away, I want to come back, it is not easy. Besides, let you live in the palace, and you don't do it, but now you complain about the eldest sister. Let me see, you leather monkey is just begging for a beating. ”

The three sisters laughed and walked into the hall together.

Xiao Qifeng, who was walking behind the three sisters, had a faint envy in his eyes. For this kind of affection between the quiet sisters and brothers, he has never experienced it, and he is also envious. The royal brother is also very good to him, but he was born in the royal family, after all, it is different from ordinary people's families, even if the imperial brother is close to him, but when facing the imperial brother, he has never laughed like this. Now that the royal brother is the monarch of a country, there are some things that even his own brother can't say, and some things can't be done. The common people in the market, the princes and ministers, all envy them for being born in the royal family. But how do they know? As royals, they also envy the most genuine feelings of the people's family, which is not mixed with a trace of interests. He just hoped that he would never be born in the emperor's family again in the next life.

Sitting in the hall, after talking for a while, he quietly looked at his younger brother and sister and said, "I came today because I have something to tell you, in a few days, your brother-in-law and I will go to Liaodong." ”

As soon as the words came out, all the people in the room were stunned. This is so good, the eldest sister and brother-in-law have just gotten married, why are they going to Liaodong? Could it be that there is another war on the Liaodong side? Thinking of this, Jiaming asked a little anxiously, "Eldest sister, why do you suddenly want to go to Liaodong?" But what's going on over there? Is it possible to go to war again? ”

"That's not it, originally, your brother-in-law resigned from the post of commander of the three armies and wanted to take me around to take a look. It's a pity that the sky doesn't fulfill people's wishes. After several years of continuous wars in Liaodong, the people there lived in hardship, and the people of Liaodong also went to other places, and most of the women and children who stayed there were old and weak women and children. If there is no one, there is no productivity, which means that there is no one to cultivate the land, and there is no one to raise livestock, and so on, which leads to the situation there getting worse and worse. The people there do not have enough to eat, they don't have enough clothes, they look down on doctors when they get sick, and countless people die every year because of this. I can't finish writing it, so the emperor thought of sending me and your brother-in-law there, hoping to change the status quo in Liaodong. ”

"Eldest sister, the situation in Liaodong is so bad, and life is so hard, why do you and your brother-in-law still go? There are so many officials in the DPRK, why don't they go? Thinking of the eldest sister going to such a poor place, Jiayue felt a little distressed.

"Is it mine, your eldest sister married me, but she still has to run around with me, suffering for the country and the people of this great beam." Xiao Qifeng's tone was full of self-blame.

Before An An married him, her life was comfortable and happy. At that time, she had no worries about food and clothing, and her life was wanton. He originally thought that after marrying her back to the palace, he must let her live a carefree and happy life. But she didn't expect that in the end, she would have to work hard with him in the morning. He knew that if he refused the matter of Liaodong, the imperial brother would not embarrass him. However, looking at the imperial brother's worries about Liaodong, looking at his aging face and gray hair on his temples, he couldn't say anything if he refused. The imperial brother raised and took care of him for many years, otherwise, in that big cannibalistic palace, he would not have survived safely at a young age without the protection of his mother. Therefore, whenever the imperial brother proposes something, he will never refuse. Whether it is guarding the rivers and mountains of Daliang, or saving the people living in dire straits, he only regards it as repaying the royal brother for his protection and nurturing. It's just that in this way, it is bitter and peaceful.

"Brother-in-law, don't say that, the so-called marry a chicken with a chicken, marry a dog with a dog. Since the eldest sister is married to you, she will share the responsibility with you. Besides, my eldest sister is not a person who can't endure hardships, and being able to do some practical things for the people of Liaodong and make their lives better is not a meaningful thing for the eldest sister. "Jiaming has studied in the end, and he often looks at things not only on the surface, but also reveals deep righteousness in what he says.

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