The imperial court gave the highest honor and preferential treatment to the Zhongshan Palace.

All the bloodline heirs of the late King of Zhongshan, Xu Da, are now holding important positions in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.

However, glory and preferential treatment depend on the shadow of those who came before them.

If the Xu family wants to truly rest with the country, no one can lie on the merits of King Zhongshan, and they must fight on the front line all the time, contribute to the imperial court, and make great contributions to achieve the corresponding status.

"What does the grandson want the Xu family to do?"

Xu Miaojin's eyes were calm, her face was calm, she hid the expectations in her heart, and silently looked at Zhu Yunxi beside her.

Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly: "The Zhongshan Royal Mansion has done enough for the Ming Dynasty, and the Zhongshan Royal Mansion is loyal to the imperial court, and it should have a place in the academy in terms of seniority." ”

After finishing speaking, Zhu Yunxi looked at the young aunt in front of him with deep eyes.

At this moment, there was nothing in his eyes, and there was a slight look that needed to be speculated.

Xu Miaojin thought about it for a while before nodding silently.

"No matter when and where, the Xu family is loyal to the court and loyal to the Ming Dynasty."

After finishing speaking, Xu Miaojin slowly got up.

The dark blue horse-faced skirt is like a flower waiting to bloom at this moment.

Xu Miaojin clasped her hands in front of her and waved at Zhu Yunxi's blessing.

"The courtiers don't bother the grandson to worship here."

After finishing speaking, he rolled up a faint fragrance and walked away like a flower.

When there was no one else in the hall, Zhu Yunxi snorted, looked up at the idol in front of him, and had no intention of worshipping, so he got up and patted his buttocks.

Turning around, he looked out of the temple, which had long been empty.

Zhu Yunxi's eyes gradually became gloomy.

These meritorious families, especially the most famous meritorious generals who stand proudly in the court, never put their eggs in one basket.

Zhu Yunxi knew very well, so according to the previous trajectory, the Xu family would eventually be divided into two branches, north and south, one in Yingtian City and one in Beiping City.

Because of Princess Yan, the Xu family inevitably carried out a limelight operation in the midst of the Jingjing.

The later Dingguo Gong line is the fourth elder of the Xu family, Xu Zengshou.

It was Xu Zengshou who repeatedly secretly assisted Zhu Di, the king of Yan, in the midst of the martyrdom, and was finally killed by Jianwen.

Zhu Yunxi never believed that Xu Huizu, the boss of the Xu family, was still fighting against the Yan army on the front line, and Xu Zengshou, the fourth eldest of the Xu family, dared to secretly communicate with Zhu Di in private.

Without the collective acquiescence of the Xu family, in the era when the family was the only one, Xu Zengshou, who was born in Jiangmen, would never have done anything to secretly collude with Zhu Di.

Today, I wanted to wander around the city as I wanted, but Zhu Yunxi didn't expect to meet Xu Miaojin, the little girl of the Xu family, in this Chaotian Palace.

It's just that since I bumped into it, the doubts that I had already had in my heart were also time to speak.

It is a very cost-effective thing to use the position of vice president of the Military Academy in exchange for the loyalty of the Xu family above the court.

At least judging from Xu Miaojin's words before leaving, Zhu Yunxi felt that the other party understood what he meant. Now that I am going home, I must also sort out the letters and send them to the Xu family children who are far away in Shaanxi to train military horses.

"Sent someone to keep an eye on the Zhongshan Palace."

Zhu Yunxi, who walked out of the treasure hall, gave an order to Sun Cheng, who was leading people to guard outside.

Sun Cheng nodded at the moment.

Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but be ambiguous, looked at Sun Cheng, whose face had already shown some fierceness, and admonished again: "If you see someone going to the northwest, take them back." ”

This made Sun Cheng a little puzzled, but after thinking about it, he nodded and obeyed.

"Where is the third master going now? Is it to go back to the palace or ......"

Sun Cheng quietly asked Zhu Yunxi, who had been outside the palace for most of the day, and asked in a low voice.

"Let's go to the forest garden."

Zhu Yunxi didn't stop at his feet, walked in front of his head, and walked towards the Shanglin Yuan Prison under the Shenlie Mountain east of the imperial city. Yongle is set in five years, and the plot is advanced

When the sun has gradually set westward, Zhu Yunxi turned back from Zhongcheng, crossed the entire imperial city, entered from Xi'an Gate, went out from Dong'an Gate, and then went out of Chaoyang Gate, and went northwest to the foot of Shenlie Mountain, which is located next to the front lake at the foot of the southwest corner of Xiaoling.

The entire Shenlie Mountain, except for the area of Xiaoling, belongs to the territory of Shanglin Yuanjian.

In the shade of a forest between Lake Mae and Lake Biwa is the yamen of the Upper Forest Garden.

This is a court yamen that doesn't attract much attention.

It is probably just in charge of the good pastor, Fanyu, Jiashu, Lin Heng, Chuanheng, Bingjian and the ten departments before and after the inspection.

To put it in simple terms, it is a group of Ming Dynasty government yamen specializing in the study of animals and plants.

There is no need to reveal his identity, the official officials who are guarding outside the prison of Shanglin Yuan have already recognized the identity of Zhu Yunxi and his party from a distance.

The messenger hurriedly stepped forward: "I don't know that the grandson is coming, and the supervisor of Shanglin Yuan is not far away." ”

Zhu Yunxi waved his hand: "The left and right are just here to take a look, and you will lead the orphan to the vegetable and grain fields." ”

The messenger didn't know how the emperor's grandson suddenly arrived at Shanglin Yuanjian and other bitter haha, in the court of the Qing Shui Yamen, who was not visible, and also named him to go to the fields to see.

But the grandson had an order, that is, to level the entire yamen of Shanglin Yuanjian, and no one dared to object.

Less.

Zhu Yunxi had already entered a watered field located in the front lake.

When he looked up, he saw patches of well-watered fields that had been neatly divided and almost the same size, and were now full of all kinds of vegetables and grains.

On a sloping land, there are ridges of the ground, planted with all kinds of vegetables and vegetables, and it can be faintly seen that this place was still a greenhouse not long ago, but because it was spring, it had just been demolished.

However, Zhu Yunxi's eyes were all attracted by the watering field closest to the lake.

Ignoring the nervous look of the Shanglin Yuan prison officer who followed, he walked straight over, seeing that he hadn't looked carefully enough on the side.

Zhu Yunxi even took off his boots, took off his underwear, rolled up his trousers, and stepped into the paddy field under the gaze of the errand servant, who had become panicked.

Then, under the gaze of everyone, Zhu Yunxi swayed his body from side to side with one shallow foot, and entered the middle of the paddy field in the blink of an eye.

Compared to the errand officer of the Shanglin Yuan Prison, the face was full of worry and nervousness. Zhu Yunxi's face was full of surprise and surprise, and his hands kept brushing the clusters of seedlings in front of him that had been planted for a long time.

It's rice!

However, it has grown stronger, and the rice seedlings seen in Laoshan Huangzhuang not long ago must have thicker stems, and the leaves and rhizomes are more wide and deep.

Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but pull one up, looked at the densely grown rhizome carefully, and turned his head to look at the errand standing on the ridge: "What kind of rice seedling is this?" ”

The errand officer probably saw the imperial grandson for the first time in his life, and he twitched nervously, looking at the seedlings held in his hand by Zhu Yunxi, but he was dazed and ignorant.

Just waiting for him to be at a loss as to how he should answer.

In the distance, a group of people had already hurried over.

"The minister, Lin Yuan, the right supervisor, Yuan Sutai, see the emperor's grandson."

Shanglin Yuan has left and right prisons, and there are five official residences.

Zhu Yunxi reinserted the seedlings in his hand into the field, rubbed the mud on his hands casually, and when he got up again, he walked to the ridge of the field, and said: "Can Yuan Jianzheng explain to Gu, this land is planted with ......?"

Yuan Sutai raised his head slightly and glanced at the imperial grandson who was covered with mud on his legs, knowing that the grandson was not the kind of person who did not distinguish between grains and grains, and his face also showed a touch of kinship.

"Returning to the grandson, this is the rice seed that Zuo Jian is bringing people back from the southern Xinjiang side last year......

"Left Prisoner?" Zhu Yunxi looked puzzled, looked left and right, and then thought that the imperial court was respectful to the left, but now he only saw Yuan Sutai, the right supervisor of Shanglin Yuan, arrive, but he didn't see the left supervisor, and couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "But something happened in southern Xinjiang?" ”

Yuan Sutai nodded: "Last year, Taisun played three crops of rice a year in southern Xinjiang in front of the saint, and the yield was gratifying. At that time, His Majesty issued an order and ordered me to send someone to the southern Xinjiang to see if there was any rice that Taisun said, and if there was, let the people from Shanglin Yuan take it back. ”

Southern Xinjiang is now an undeveloped area.

Looking at the sadness on Yuan Sutai's face, Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but whisper: "How many people have been lost?" ”

Yuan Sutai became more and more sad and said: "Since the left prison is corrected, the Shanglin Yuan supervisor has lost a total of 17 people, including the deputy supervisor, the supervisor, the bookkeeper, the pawn office, the pawn and the officials. ”

Speaking of this, Yuan Sutai's face suddenly changed for a while, and he said solemnly: "However, I went to Lin Yuanjian but never failed the emperor's grace, fortunately, I did not disgrace my life, and brought back these three-cropping rice seeds from southern Xinjiang, and dozens of plant seeds that have never been found in the Central Plains. Nowadays, just the seedlings cultivated by rice have grown far beyond the original seedlings of my Han family, and I think this year this land will definitely be able to enjoy a bumper harvest! ”

Zhu Yunxi's expression also became a little dark.

He didn't know about this matter, there was still such a group of people in the imperial court, who were really silently willing to sacrifice their lives silently for the stomachs of the people of the world.

It's all about filling everyone's stomachs.

It was hard for Zhu Yunxi to believe that those officials who went to the Lin Yuan Prison could leave behind the demeanor of Confucian gentlemen and personally set foot in difficult and dangerous places in southern Xinjiang, and sacrificed one after another in order to bring back these seeds that could produce more.

"Shanglin Yuanjian has contributed to Sheji this time, and the court will never forget it." Zhu Yunxi said solemnly and sincerely.

Looking back at the not too large rice field in front of me, I was already looking forward to the harvest time.

Yuan Sutai showed a smile on his face, and said in a low voice: "Just wait for this year's harvest of this land, Shanglin Yuan will monitor the yield per mu, set aside the seeds, and when the double robbery is due, you can grab the seeds, and when the autumn harvest comes, you will be able to have more grain seeds, which will be planted in various Huangzhuang outside the city next year." ”

Zhu Yunxi nodded: "Lin Yuan is familiar with this matter, and it is inconvenient for Gu to say more, blame him in vain, and wait for the good news." ”

As he spoke, he was already looking into the distance, as if searching for something.

Yuan Sutai took two steps forward, came to Zhu Yunxi's side, and asked in a low voice, "What is the grandson looking for?" ”