After the palace assassination, Ailao and Annan were plastered with wanted warrants for Li Yuyi, but Li Yuyi seemed to have evaporated, and no news was found. Chen Yuan has always been on guard, and Zhu Gaosui arranged heavy guards for Chen Yuan, and the defense was tight.

In the end, Li Yuyi did not appear at all.

A month later, it was already the twenty-third day of the first month of the eighteenth year of Yongle, and the north was still cold in spring, but Annan was already full of vitality, with green teeth on the grass and trees, and buds waiting to be released.

Zhu Di's edict arrived, and the mourning prison was changed to Zhenning Mansion, which was subordinate to the Yunnan Political Envoy. Set up Jinghong Guardhouse and send troops to station. King Lan Henden, who did nothing to the people, was deposed as a concubine, remembered that he was originally a king, respected customs, gave fields and servants, and did not have to pay taxes.

The frontier is stable, and Chen Yuan will also return to Nanjing with the army. It's been almost a year since I left home, and in the past year, except for the occasional family letter, there is no information, I don't know how the old lady and Dong Mingyan are doing, are they still doing well?

In the backyard wing of Annan's official office, Chen Yuan and Yu Qian were chatting. Annam has been warbed for many years, very poor, the wood used by the official office is old, not to mention the Central Plains is large-scale, majestic and majestic, or carved pillars, the fragrance of books. Everything here is simple, Yu Qian, as the second-in-command of Jiaozhi, has simple living conditions, and it is already very good that it does not leak rain.

Chen Yuanbai was bored, lying on the dilapidated collapse, everyone else was so busy that they didn't have time to eat, but he had a leisurely day. After all, people just get the treatment of a fourth-grade official, and whether they work or not depends on Chen Yuan's mood.

Annan is in ruins, hundreds of thousands of people are watching, and Yang Pu is under a lot of pressure. As an official, he looks full of strength and is very majestic, but 100,000 people are waiting for him to arrange, and thousands of officials are waiting for him to manage, administration, taxes, money and grain, seasons, farming, military service, everything can give people a headache.

"Brother Chen, there are clouds in the Tao Te Ching, there is a standing phase when you stand, and there is a sitting phase when you sit." Seeing that Chen Yuan was not serious, Yu Qian began to nag again.

"Got it, got it." Chen Yuan had no choice but to sit upright, Yu Qian has strong ability and rich knowledge, but he is particularly concerned about rules, and he has been nagged by him a lot over the past year.

Yu Qian also knew that Chen Yuan was an eclectic person, although he admired his ability, but when he saw that he was acting unruly, he couldn't help but point it out.

The servant came in, brought in a pot of coals, and brought a pot of hot tea. It was night, windy, and still a little cold.

Yu Qian was busy during the day, and he was only free at night, Yu Qian knew that Chen Yuan was here to say goodbye. Tomorrow, Chen Yuan will set off, and his heart is like an arrow.

"Retreat, Yu replaced wine with tea, I wish you a smooth journey."

"Thank you!" Chen Yuan sighed that he had been coming to Annan for too long.

"Tingyi, everything is on the right track in Annan, after I leave, I will ask Brother Yu to do one thing."

Yu Qian hummed strangely: "Although he is instructed to retreat, Yu will definitely do his best." ”

"This matter, Tingyi must do it, no matter how much it costs."

Seeing what Chen Yuan said cautiously, Yu Qian's body leaned forward slightly and listened attentively. I only listened to Chen Yuandao: "According to the news I heard, there is a Zhenla country in the south of Ailao, and in the east of Zhenla country, there is a kind of rice that can prevent insects, and the yield is half more than the rice planted by the Ming Dynasty. ”

Yu Qian sighed in his heart, Chen Yuan seems to be casual, and the big things he has done are all for the benefit of the country and the people, and his name will go down in history, he is also twenty years old, and his knowledge is far tens of thousands of times better than himself. He said solemnly: "Rest assured that you will retreat, Yu will definitely live up to your trust." ”

Chen Yuan bowed slightly, and said: "Tingyi, you enforce the law fairly, you are not afraid of the powerful, and you have contributed a lot to the stability of Annan, but before parting, I have one more word to tell." ”

Yu Qian arched his hand and said, "Please talk about retreat." ”

Chen Yuan took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and then asked, "If the Hao family commits a serious crime, what does Tingyi plan to do?" ”

"Naturally, we will condemn by law, and we will not spare the heavy responsibility!"

"What if the people commit a felony?"

"The people are in distress, and they must have to do it as a last resort and deal with it as appropriate."

Chen Yuan worried: "In this way, Annan will be in danger." ”

Yu Qian was puzzled, for the wealthy family, for the rich and unkind, to crack down on the powerful, as for the people, more extrajudicial favors, collect the hearts of the people, why not?

Chen Yuan said earnestly: "Ting Yike knows that Liu Bei has entered Shu, and he is ready to continue to follow Liu Zhang's lenient policy, but Zhuge Liang advocates harsh punishment. ”

"Annan did not return to Middle-earth for hundreds of years, did not accept the king, and the people's hearts were scattered, and we bought them with the land in the early days. But people's hearts will not be satisfied, they have received benefits, and they will not always be grateful to Daming and Dade, but will ask for more. ”

"I'll send Tingyi eight words, and the security guard is safe and sound."

"Which eight words?"

"Fairness and justice, grace and power!"

Yu Qian muttered again: "Fairness and justice, grace and power!" ”

After a long time, Yu Qian looked solemn and arched his hand: "If you retreat, Yu will keep it in mind." ”

Chen Yuan stood up, walked into him, patted him on the shoulder, silent encouragement, and silent goodbye.

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Nanjing, too womb.

Annan came with good news one after another, Zhu Gaosui's reputation rose day by day, and many people who had been angry with Zhu Gaosui spoke for him one after another. A prince is a prince, no matter how ridiculous he was before, when he reformed himself and made great achievements, he immediately won a compliment.

As the crown prince, Zhu Gaochi did not get Zhu Di's good face day by day, and if he was careless, he was punished, and his big face turned into a bitter melon.

Although it was spring and the cold had not yet gone, his overly fat body and the fire in his heart made his forehead sweat.

"In the spring, the cold is heavy and the humidity is high, so you wear a armor, and your body bones are so weak, how can you eat it." The princess, who was peerless, took a spring embroidered gown and put it on him.

Zhu Gaochi was in a bad mood, turned sideways, and complained: "Where is it cold, you don't see that my forehead is sweating." ”

The crown princess put it on him and said angrily: "You are sweating, don't, put on the long shirt, don't take it off, if you really fall ill, your father summons you, what will you do." ”

Zhu Gao trembled, uncomfortable, and laughed at himself: "Where is there still me as a prince in the eyes of my father, the third brother is very good, he has issued an edict to let the third brother come back, so that the ministers above the third rank in the court will go to the gate of Nanjing to greet it, heh, the third brother and the third brother, his old man is talking about the third brother now, and what he dreamed of must be the third brother." ”

The crown princess knows her husband's thoughts, her husband has never liked her father, and now that the third uncle has made such a great contribution, he naturally prefers other sons more, she comforted: "You are the prince of a country, and the third uncle has made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty to expand the territory, you should be happy." She also tactfully admonished, asking her husband not to be arrogant, he is still the prince, and his younger brother is distressed because he has made meritorious contributions, isn't he jealous of his ability.

How did Zhu Gaochi not know this, and sighed long: "It's a pity that Chen Yuan is such a talent, I have recruited him many times, but he still belongs to the third brother." ”

The crown princess's calm heart was slightly stunned, her eyebrows frowned slightly, she remembered the young man, she entertained him herself, and when he saw him, he lowered his head and no longer dared to look at his young man.

She lowered her head suddenly, her slender and smooth jade fingers arranging her husband's collar, and she felt a little resentful in her heart. The husband is lustful, but, except for when he is down to business, he comes to see himself, and the rest of the time, he follows those vixens.

Zhu Gaochi didn't notice the touching resentment, and asked, "What about Zhanji?" ”

The crown princess was in a low mood: "He is your son, how do I know where he is?" ”

Zhu Gaochi wondered why she was suddenly abnormal today, and she didn't care, and muttered: "It seems that he is not your son Yes, this bastard boy just doesn't make people worry, he often runs outside, the Nanjing Street murder case, I was scolded to death by my father, married a people's daughter, and almost scared me to death." Yes, when he doesn't run, he teases the crickets every day. ”

He beckoned the four palace maids to help him out, and the crown princess said, "Where are you going?" ”

Zhu Gaochi still complained: "Where else can I go, of course, to see if the cricket has grown flowers, and if he is fascinated like that, the third brother will come back, yes, tomorrow I will still say that I am sick, and I will resign this prince, if it doesn't go well, nothing will go well, my father has changed, and the minister has changed-"

He gasped as he walked.

The crown princess was alone in the room, and a gust of wind blew in, and she felt a little cold inexplicably.