The weather was already quite cool, and people inside and outside Datong City changed into thick winter clothes.

In the palace of the king, there is a beautiful carriage and horse parked in front of the vermilion gate.

In addition, there were some mules and horses, and some servants and maids, carrying large bags and small bags.

On behalf of Wang Zhu Gui and his wife, they personally sent Xu Miaojin out.

Today, Xu Miaojin is wearing a pure white gorgeous mink fur, which makes her even more small and beautiful.

She walked at the gate and saluted Zhu Gui: "Please stay on behalf of the king, linger in the house for many days, and have labor and hospitality." ”

Zhu Gui smiled and said, "It's all my own family, so why be polite." ”

"Second sister, I'm going back to Beijing."

Xu Miaojin was ready to leave for Beijing.

The princess stepped forward and said to Xu Miaojin: "The third sister has a smooth journey and a safe journey. ”

After a few words of gossip, Xu Miaojin got into the carriage, and the two maids hurriedly stepped forward, opened the curtain of the carriage, and let Xu Miaojin in.

Then a few personal maids followed Xu Miaojin into the car.

The sound of hooves sounded, and more than a dozen guards of the Xu family turned over their horses, escorted a line of carriages and horses, and slowly walked out of the city.

All the way south, Xu Miaojin didn't like the feeling of hurrying.

Eating and drinking Lazar is very inconvenient.

And passing by some counties, some county officials took the initiative to greet them at the post station after learning that it was Miss Shang of the Wei State Mansion and sent a bunch of local products.

Xu Miaojin was reluctant to talk to those old men.

I don't want to accept their favors.

Xu Da's family education is very strict, and his family is never allowed to receive gifts.

So along the way, Xu Miaojin was like a thief, he didn't dare to make a big show, not only to avoid the thief, but also to avoid the government.

Yesterday, the imperial grandson drove back to Beijing.

Xu Miaojin wanted to go by the way, but thinking of the identity of the two, he took the initiative to mention that Yu Li was incompatible, so he went back to Beijing separately.

In the midst of his thoughts, the carriage suddenly stopped.

"Third Miss, there are officers and soldiers in front ......"

In the carriage, Xu Miaojin said unhappily: "Let's just say that we are in a hurry to return to Beijing and will not stay overnight in this county." ”

It is the county official who sent local products......

The Xu family guard who announced it said embarrassedly: "Third Miss, this time it was not the local county official who sent someone, but ...... The people of the emperor's grandson. ”

The people of the emperor's grandson?

Ignoring the dissuasion of the maid beside her, Xu Miaojin opened the curtain of the carriage.

Wu Qiang, a thousand households in Jinyi, dismounted: "Little lady Xu, the imperial grandson's guard of honor is staying at Yanmen Pass in front, please go back to Beijing together." ”

Xu Miaojin's eyes lit up.

Is the imperial grandson waiting for me?

She didn't speak, just bowed her head slightly, and her eyes were as clear as a pool of water.

In the cold wind, the cheeks are white and greasy and red, as if smeared with a layer of rouge.

The wheels rolled, all the way to Yanmen Pass.

Xu Miaojin was anxious and got on the dragon chariot.

With a calm gaze, he looked at Zhu Yunxi quietly.

Facing her beautiful big eyes, Zhu Yunxi said: "Take a dozen guards when you go far away?" Aren't you afraid that the thieves will catch you as a cottage lady? ”

Hearing him say this, Xu Miaojin was in a soothing mood, and said with a smile: "Is the imperial grandson going to personally escort the little girl back to Beijing?" ”

Zhu Yunxi smiled and said: "Yes, I will capture you back to Jingshi as the lady of the village, so as not to cheapen the bandits." ”

"Phew!" Xu Miaojin's cheeks were crimson.

He turned around with a red face and didn't move for a long time.

Zhu Yunxi was worried that feudal thinking would harm people, so the little girl cried, so he said: "It's lonely and abrupt." ”

Xu Miaojin hummed lightly, turned his head, lowered his head and didn't speak.

Zhu Yunxi is a macho person in his bones, he is not good at chatting with women, seeing that she doesn't speak, and he doesn't look for topics, he picks up the official document next to him and reads it.

Half a year after leaving Beijing, too many things have happened in the world, and he wants to understand them one by one.

Especially the situation in Beijing.

Serious men are the most attractive, and Xu Miaojin peeks at him from time to time.

Zhu Yunxi occasionally looked up and found that she was sitting there, with excellent demeanor and demeanor, not at all as cheerful and lively as before.

Why is this girl serious all of a sudden?

Zhu Yunxi was very puzzled.

It wasn't until he finished reading all the official documents that Zhu Yunxi took the initiative to speak: "Your third brother Xu Zengshou has been promoted, and he is currently the governor of the Right Army's Governor's Mansion." ”

The Right Army Governor's Mansion is one of the five military Governor's Mansions, which is divided into the right guard of the Beijing Huben Right Guard, the Right Guard of the Left Guard, the Right Guard of the Water Army, the Wu De Guard, and the Guangwu Guard.

Xu Zengshou's governor is a second product.

Xu Miaojin's eyes lit up, and her face was happy.

Her eldest brother Xu Huizu inherited the title of Duke of Wei and was in charge of the affairs of the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army.

The third brother, Xu Zengshou, served as a guard in the palace in the early years, and since the beginning of the previous year, he has gone out to Shaanxi and other places to train soldiers.

Now he has finally been transferred back to Jingshi!

Xu Miaojin can see the third brother from time to time.

Zhu Yunxi asked about the affairs of the Duke of Wei again.

Referring to his family, Xu Miaojin began to speak with interest.

The honor guard army went all the way south, crossed Shanxi, entered Henan, and walked very fast.

Passing by Kaifeng during this period, Zhu Yunxi went to visit King Zhou, and by the way, he stayed in the fifth uncle's Zhou Palace.

When Zhu Yuanzhang was alive, it was common for the royal family to walk relatives (non-vassal kings).

Lao Zhu even specially asked the young prince to visit the old brothers' houses.

Zhu Yunxi had just received a newspaper from Zhan Shifu, which contained a message that Lao Zhu had ordered Zhu Mo, the king of Shen, and Zhu Song, the king of Han, to visit the five brothers of King Qin, King Jin, King Yan, King Zhou, and King Qi in March next year.

Because these two princes were two years younger than Zhu Yunxi, they rarely had the opportunity to meet the first batch of vassal kings.

Interestingly, Lao Zhu asked Shen Wang Zhu Mo and Han Wang Zhu Song to set off on the same day, but they couldn't go together.

Zhu Song, the king of Han, wanted to visit the king of Zhou first, then the two kings of Qin and Jin, and finally the two kings of Yan and Qi;

And Zhu Mo, the king of Shen, first visited the king of Qi, then the second king of Yan and Jin, and finally the second king of Qin.

Say goodbye to King Zhou and continue south.

Zhu Yunxi summoned Yao Guangxiao.

"Dao Yan, what did you find during this lonely inspection of the border pass?"

After returning to Beijing, Zhu Yuanzhang will inevitably test Zhu Yunxi's questions.

It took half a year, but it wasn't for a ride.

In addition to strengthening the great image of the imperial grandson in the border army, this is also an experience.

Along the way, Yao Guangxiao was about to go crazy, and he was only overdue.

finally waited until the imperial grandson regarded himself as a strategist, and Yao Guangxiao had the urge to cry.

However, in order to maintain his image as a master, he pinched the Buddhist beads in his hand, and slowly spit out two words in his mouth: "Population." ”

Zhu Yunxi nodded in agreement.

The words Yao Guangxiao are to the point.

Along the way, there was a serious imbalance in the population of Daming.

Shaanxi's population is too small, while Shanxi's population density is relatively high, almost twice that of Shaanxi.

Shaanxi in the Ming Dynasty, including Gansu, was nearly four times the size of Shanxi, but its population was only half that of Shanxi.

Not only that, Henan, a province with a large population in later generations, did not have a large population, even less than Shaanxi, about two million.

After the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the population of the Central Plains plummeted.

Zhu Yuanzhang unified the world after 15 years, but the country was already devastated and covered with the wounds of war.

Shandong, Henan, and Hebei are mostly uninhabited lands.

Now more than 20 years have passed, and the interior of the Ming Empire at this time is a thriving scene.

The devastation caused by the war is a thing of the past, the economy has been restored, and the treasury is gradually full.

Through his own efforts, Zhu Yuanzhang restored life to this war-torn land.

However, the population is still unbalanced.

Especially Shaanxi, which the imperial court is currently paying the most attention to.

The ancestors and grandchildren want to conquer the Western Regions, but how can this population be conquered?

Zhu Yunxi thought all the way and thought that the matter of immigration was imminent!