When he came to a side hall on the east side of Kunning Palace, before Zhu Biao entered the door, he had already heard the sound of cats barking one after another, and it was obviously a kitten, with a sharp voice, like a child's cry.

Ma was personally inspecting a group of cats in a few baskets on the table, and when he saw his son come in, he signaled that he didn't need to be polite, and held up an orange civet flower in his hand: "Biao'er came just in time, I want to send a few cats to your residence later, but you have to pick it yourself?" ”

Zhu Biao stepped forward, seeing a group of fluffy and very clean little guys, although the barking was a little noisy, it was inevitable that he liked it, and he also caught one and teased it, and asked instead of answering: "Mother, why did you suddenly get some cats to come?" ”

"It's not what Yuan'er said...... Ma Shi said, paused, and then continued: "Said that the mouse is the source of many diseases, if you want to prevent it, you must have a cat in the palace, your father listened to him the most, told me a few times, and finally sent it today." ”

Hearing his mother mention someone, Zhu Biao's teasing of the kitten stopped, and asked, "Mother, the child heard this morning that Yuan'er is sick again?" ”

"Yes and no," Ma Shi shook his head when he thought that his husband had not been able to live all night: "He, he is weak, and he has a lot of things to do in recent days, so he is so tired and faint, no, he only woke up in the morning, and your father has already gone to visit again." ”

When Zhu Biao heard this, he thought that he had heard from the courtiers around him that his father had gone there yesterday afternoon, and he had specially instructed him at night to have no restrictions on when, and the news was immediately transmitted back, and today, it was not yet noon, and he rushed over again...... And just now, my mother's unintentional sentence 'Your father listens to him the most', which is inevitably a little tasteful.

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However, after a little hesitation, Zhu Biao still said: "Mother, in this case, can the child also go to see him?" ”

"Well, don't say that you are an uncle, just work so hard for state affairs, and it is also deserved," Ma nodded, thought about it and said: "It's better to wait for your father to come back and ask, he has just woken up, and he needs to recuperate the most, so you will be disturbed by the past." ”

Saying this, Zhu Biao picked three cats that were only full moon, and then watched his mother assign them, and sent the palace maids to each palace.

It's noon in the blink of an eye.

Just when he thought that Lao Zhu would not come back and planned to eat by himself, Lao Zhu, who was dressed in dark casual clothes, hurriedly entered the door.

Ma Shi instructed the palace maid to bring water to wash Lao Zhu's hands and face, and asked with concern: "But it's better?" ”

"It's better, but I also have to raise it for a few days," Lao Zhu washed his hands, wiped his face with a hot towel, and muttered: "It's also my fault, he has some ministries on him, and he said earlier that he would quit a few, I thought that he could work harder, but he neglected his body, alas, even so, recently I took those Laoshzi off for him and left a flat chapter." ”

After saying this, Lao Zhu turned to his son on the side, and before Zhu Biao could mention it, he already said, "You are him...... Elders, this ...... In two days, I'll go and see if I'm free. ”

Zhu Biao took the towel used by his father with his own hands, handed it to the waiter on the side, and nodded and said, "The child just told his mother about this." ”

Seeing that he was also a tall and strong son, Lao Zhu was inexplicably a little embarrassed: "If you two are not senior, but the same age, I just think, in the future, he will ...... Alas, it depends on fate. ”

Ma and Zhu Biao both understood, but neither answered.

Seeing that Lao Zhu had washed his face, Ma led her husband to the dining room, and at the same time said that the cat had just been distributed in the palace. Remembering what Zhu Yuan said at the beginning, Lao Zhu has always been thinking about this, and asked the chamberlain to bring a few left here in the Qianqing Palace on the spot, and looked at it in person, I liked it very much, and I fed it myself while eating.

After lunch, send away his son, Lao Zhu stopped his wife who wanted to get up and clean up the dishes in person, and said another thing: "Come back to this busy, I almost have to forget, about Yuan'er, you have to inquire about it recently, in the family of civil and military officials, there is a girl of the right age, as soon as possible, tell Yuan'er a kiss." ”

When Ma heard this, he remembered for a moment that he was a thin and weak young man, although he also knew that there were many people in his house, and he had admonished him, but he also subconsciously felt that it was too early to get married?

Seeing his wife's expression, Lao Zhu paused, but still said: "Yuan'er's body, I just thought, no matter what...... Let him stay a few early. ”

Ma understands it, and thinks about it.

However, after a little consideration, he asked her husband again, "Husband, have you talked to Yuan'er about this?" ”

Lao Zhu said as a matter of course: "The elders are in charge of marriage, so what did you say to him?" ”

"Yes...... The concubine felt that Yuan'er was different after all, he was assertive," Ma disagreed, and said with a smile: "Besides, if you want to give him a kiss, the concubine also needs to know what he wants?" ”

What?

Lao Zhu felt that he seemed to know, but it was too improper, so he waved his hand and said: "You look at it first, this wife and virtuous wife can not be allowed to follow his own preferences." You're ...... Well, pick the daughter of the military general's family, if you want to be stronger, don't fall with the wind like him. ”

Ma laughed: "Yuan'er is a showman, if you match a rough girl, I'm afraid you won't get along?" ”

Lao Zhu imagined some pictures, and his original worries dissipated a lot, and he also smiled: "This ...... You just pick first, and it doesn't matter what your background is, the most important thing is to be virtuous and virtuous. ”

Ma Shi agreed this time, and opened this conversation, until he remembered one thing: "Biao'er is fourteen years old, and the last time I saw the girl of the Yuchun family, she has also come out of a good appearance, when will we decide?" ”

When Ma was pregnant with Zhu Biao, Chang Yuchun's wife Lan also happened to be pregnant, and later gave birth to a daughter, and the two families decided to marry the baby early.

"Don't be in a hurry," Lao Zhu didn't forget about it, but he waved his hand and had credentials: "Yuan'er's book...... Then what does the manual say, the best age is twenty to thirty, and the age of marriage should not be less than eighteen, just wait for the standard to be said every eighteen. ”

Ma also flipped through the "Scientific Parenting Handbook", and was surprised in private that Hua Gao had been begging for many years to get two, and when he heard her husband say this, he nodded, but said: "If so, about Yuan'er...... On the girl's side, you should also pick an older one for him, eighteen is not easy to find, but sixteen still has it. ”

According to the "Scientific Parenting Handbook", Zhu Yuan is obviously not suitable for marriage at the moment.

However, Ma also understands that this is a ...... An expediency.

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Xuanwu Lake, inside the mansion on Liangzhou.

Zhu Yuan didn't know that Lao Zhu and his wife were already discussing his marriage, but they coincidentally thought of something similar.

Mainly...... After Lao Zhu left, he looked at the blank space beside his bed where his eyes were swollen from crying, and there were women of equal size who had been guarding all night and were more haggard than a freehand, and then thinking about his state of falling with the wind, he had to think more.

Perhaps, it is also a time to leave a few women to rely on.

has been avoiding this matter before, mainly because there are too many uncertainties, at the moment, many things have settled down, but the woman next to him, in case he really has three longs and two shorts, it is not difficult for him to imagine what Lao Zhu might do.

However, for the time being, I just thought about it.

There is a weak heart.

Leaning on the bed and having lunch, he wanted to go out for a walk, but was stopped, seeing several women of all sizes looking complaining, Zhu Yuan could only give up.

It's right in the house.

Well.

What are the working documents today, it's always okay to flip through them, right?

Or complaining.

Then have some pastime, Luo Shui is writing a few stories about "A Chinese Ghost Story", take a look.

The four women looked at each other and discussed, and finally agreed.

Luo Shui brought the manuscript.

For the time being, I only wrote about 1,000 words, Zhu Yuan's plan, this story, about 35,000 words.

This is going to talk about the specifications of "Daming Monthly".

In this era, the traditional engraved books were basically 32 pages, and each page was generally printed with one or two hundred. Therefore, according to the minimum 3,000 words of "A Chinese Ghost Story", it will take about 15 pages.

In each issue of the magazine, Zhu Yuan's plan is to control it within 100 pages.

If "A Chinese Ghost Story" of "Strange Tales from Liaozhai" occupies 15 pages, and the other "long serial", a chapter, 5000 words can not be less, and it will probably take up 20 pages, the total proportion of the two is too high.

After thinking about it and trying it, Zhu Yuan planned to make it into the 16 open that was common in later magazines.

Because the best paper is planned to be used, as well as the best ink, this ensures that the font size is smaller and does not compromise on clarity. Therefore, Zhu Yuan planned to print seven or eight hundred words per page.

This ensures that the total number of pages occupied by the two entertainment columns remains at around 15 pages.

As for others, there will be some interesting stories and miscellaneous conversations, and even advertisements may be inserted in the future, Zhu Yuan's plan for this is three or seven points. Seven points of seriousness, three points of business entertainment. This is a very reasonable ratio, which can ensure the seriousness of "Daming Monthly" without losing its fun.

At that moment, retracting his thoughts and listening to Luo Shui reciting a little story that was both familiar and unfamiliar, Zhu Yuan couldn't help but feel wonderful.

There have been too many versions of "Xiao Qian" in the past, and this time, even if Zhu Yuan refers to the previous content and movies, under the new brushstrokes mixed by Luo Shui and other girls, it is almost a new feeling.

Ning Caichen, a scholar who rushed to take the exam, and Yan Chixia, a bearded swordsman, stayed overnight in the ancient temple Lanruo Temple at the same time, and the swordsman said that he was from Shushan, and heard that there were demons and ghosts in the ancient temple that killed people's lives, so he came specially and persuaded Ning Caichen to leave overnight.

Ning Caichen resolutely stayed on the grounds of 'Zi Bu Si Strange Power Confusion', and found a portrait in the room, which was a character woman, as well as Shi Yun's words such as 'only envy mandarin ducks and not envy immortals'.

The scholar did not deceive the dark room, although he was tempted by the portrait woman, he still respectfully put the scroll back, and then rested.

And so on until midnight.

There was a knock on the door, and the scholar opened the door and saw the woman in the painting......

The story begins like this.

Oh yes.

Zhu Yuan later recalled 'Yan Chixia', and 'Li Yingqiong' also stepped aside, but next, there can still be a junior brother named 'Li Xiaoyao'.

Let's talk about the story, what is special is that after a group of women led by Luo Shui, who are not shallow and deep, they cherished the words like gold and kept thinking about them, and they wrote down just a few thousand words, which is very beautiful to read. There is even a feeling of "The Peony Pavilion" that 'it turns out to be purple and red all over the place'.

After listening to it, Zhu Yuan has begun to look forward to the new version of "Dream of Red Mansions".

continued to discuss with Luo Shui for a few follow-ups, but was interrupted by Liubai Nizi, saying that it was time to take a nap.

I slept for almost a day and a night, where could I still sleep, but in the face of one grudge after another, I still slept.

Anyway, these days, you can't do anything.

Lao Zhu personally ordered.

The girls around me are also resolutely implemented this time.

Zhu Yuan is also reflective.

Perhaps, I really worry a little too much, probably because of my personality, I hope that things are under my control, according to my own ideas, and I also hope that since one thing has been done, it will be as successful as possible.

I used to be nothing, I was in good health, and I had enough energy.

This time, the hardware conditions are really not good. If you don't want to go back to the lake, you must change.

Moreover, since he saw a certain clock leak, coupled with the subsequent steam engine model, Zhu Yuan felt that it seemed to be ...... Now that the direction has been determined, he has no doubt about Lao Zhu's execution after he has explained the reason, then, in the future, even if there are some mistakes, fundamentally, there will not be too many mistakes.

Even if you are wrong, this land, this country, has enough fault tolerance.

Therefore, there is no need to be like a nanny yourself.

Let go of some, it may ...... Just like the new version of "A Chinese Ghost Story", maybe even better.

So I stopped.

Jinling University, no matter; Tuntian's affairs, Kang Maocai did it himself; Houhu Medical College, I have to take care of myself first; On the side of Mingzhou, the sea fishing in winter is definitely smoother than in summer, and there will be no hurricanes easily; Daming Central Bank...... The household department gets it first; The steam engine, well, this one is at home, you can look at it twice if you want to; There is also the "Daming Monthly", several 'groups', and other messes...... Put them all in first.

And it won't get moldy.

Lao Zhu also made a special decree, except for all the positions of Zhu Yuan's Zhongshu Pingzhang political affairs, and only one was left from the first product.

It felt very relaxed.

Although, on the second day after receiving the order, I received the news that the eighth batch of grain convoys had successfully arrived in Zhigu, and the very official Navy Governor's Office and the Yinghai Division jointly wrote a document, obviously, although those positions were gone, Zhu Yuan was still in charge.

In the meantime, there was also a plan for the reorganization of the various guards under the jurisdiction of the Navy Governor's Office, which was created by the previous garrison of Tamna.

Mainly, the core three guards directly under the jurisdiction of the Navy Governor's Office were split into six guards this time, namely Zhenhai Left Guard, Zhenhai Right Guard, Yinghai Left Guard, Yinghai Right Guard, Dinghai Left Guard and Dinghai Right Guard.

It just so happened that Zhu Yuan resigned from the post of commander of the battalion Haiwei, and the commander of the battalion after the original Mingzhou Wei commander Tongzhi was promoted to one level as he wished, and became the commander of the battalion Haizuo Guard of the third grade. There is also the freehand brother Qiao An, after the adaptation, he will also become the deputy commander of the fourth rank of the right guard of the camp. It was only two orders away from the commander of the first guard.

In addition, each guard will also be appropriately expanded.

Before the three guards, there were a total of 30,000 people, although many rules were not set at the beginning of the founding of the country, it was still obviously overnumbered. This time, the six guards were split, and the size of each guard was reduced to 5,000 people, which was more average, but it was still planned to expand the army appropriately, and each guard would increase at least 1,000 people.

Then there is the special and targeted naval tactics training, which Zhu Yuan mentioned when he left, focusing on long-range strikes, and will be carried out in the future. In the final analysis, compared with the various garrisons along the coast, these six directly subordinate guards are the actual combat mobile forces of the Ming Navy.

During the recuperation, Zhu Biao also came to visit.

There are two eccentric uncles and nephews, one of whom is serious like a primary school, very patterned, in fact, if it can be like this all the time, it is not bad. Another...... As usual, I unconsciously began to be a good teacher, and I couldn't help but talk about all kinds of things, the key is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also likes to listen, and I feel very eye-opening.

After Zhu Biao, other parties also began to try to come to the door when they heard the news.

In the blink of an eye, it came to the middle of October, approaching the 'heavy snow' solar term, and the first snow of this winter also fell in Jinling City.

And also.

On October 16, in the snow, the Yinghai Division led by the younger brother of the young lady, Li Gui, also came to Jinling City with a fleet full of three boats with fish.