"Raw! Raw! ”

"It's the emperor's grandson!"

On July 18, accompanied by the cry of the baby and the excited shouts of the female medical officer, Zhu Gaoxu and Empress Xu, who were sitting outside the former dormitory, got up one after another.

Not long after, a female official walked out and looked at Zhu Gaoxu and Queen Xu with a smile:

"Your Highness, the crown princess, mother and son are safe."

"Good!" Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu also breathed a sigh of relief, and Queen Xu next to him couldn't help but smile and reminded: "You should go and see Yan'er first." ”

"Yes, it's not my mother's reminder, I haven't reacted yet." Zhu Gaoxu took a breath, put his smiling face on it, and walked into the front bedroom.

At the same time, Empress Xu also followed him into the palace, obviously also concerned about Guo Yan's health.

The two walked into the front dormitory and saw Guo Yan lying on the bed with a pale face, and there was a basin of blood next to him.

Things such as the placenta and umbilical cord have been cleaned up, so apart from Guo Yan's pale face, there is no trace of childbirth in the entire dormitory.

The female medical officers in Jilin are undoubtedly very professional, and Zhu Gaoxu also sat on the ground, held Guo Yan's hand, and said softly: "How do you feel, is there anything uncomfortable?" ”

"No...... His Royal Highness Lao and his mother cared. Guo Yan shook his head, although he was denying it, Zhu Gaoxu and Empress Xu could see her weakness.

"Don't worry, the female doctors in Jilin said that you and the child are fine, you take good care of your body, and I will accompany you in the front dormitory these days."

Zhu Gaoxu comforted Guo Yan, and Queen Xu next to her also just wanted to open her mouth to comfort, but heard a noise outside.

"Where?! Where's my grandson?! ”

Zhu Di's voice came from outside the dormitory, and Queen Xu could only say helplessly when she heard the voice: "It's like this again, he was like this when my sister-in-law gave birth to Zhanji, and it's still like this now, I'll go out and talk about him." ”

Empress Xu walked out of the dormitory, and soon the voice outside the dormitory became quieter.

Zhu Gaoxu smiled, looked at Guo Yan and comforted: "I gave birth to a prince." ”

"The concubine heard it just now, and she saw it just now." Guo Yan barely squeezed out a smile, but then suddenly said: "I just think that this child was born like a little old man, not as heroic as His Highness." ”

"Children, they're all like this when they're born." Zhu Gaoxu smiled and spoke, and then heard footsteps.

He looked towards the door of the dormitory, and saw Zhu Di awkwardly wearing a mask and walking in with a baby still in swaddling clothes.

Not only him, but even Empress Xu and all the female officials were required to wear masks.

Before the child was delivered to him, the female officer also brought two masks for Zhu Gaoxu and Guo Yan to wear.

In this era, there are no antibiotics, and a small cold can kill this hard-won child, so the baby needs extra protection for the first two months of life, and only when the body is stronger can he come into contact with the outside world.

"Why do I wear this?"

Zhu Di hugged his good grandson and wanted to pull the mask down, but he still gave up those small actions under the eyes of Queen Xu.

Zhu Gaoxu and Guo Yan put on masks, and then Zhu Gaoxu saw his first child in two lives.

Forehead...... How to say it, although there is Guo Yan's reminder, Zhu Gaoxu didn't expect this child to be so "ugly".

Not to mention the folds on his face, his purple-red complexion and swollen eyes make him look like a purple-skinned sad frog.

"Gao Xu, this kid is seven pounds and four taels, but he is lighter than you."

Queen Xu was still laughing, Zhu Di was also teasing her grandson, Guo Yan looked at it happily, only Zhu Gaoxu was a little dazed.

The excitement, joy and other emotions have passed, and when he hugged this child, he didn't have any special feelings in his mind, it felt like hugging a strange child.

"Am I really a father?" Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but ask himself, the whole person was still a little flustered.

Fortunately, Zhu Di likes this grandson, and seeing that Zhu Gaoxu can't hug it, he hurriedly took it from his arms: "My son can't hug it, so I still have to look at it." ”

Zhu Di said that he was about to play with his grandson, but when he saw Queen Xu's expression, he immediately retracted.

"Let's show Yan'er." Queen Xu's attention has always been on Guo Yan, so she "snatched" her grandson from Zhu Di's arms and hugged her in front of Guo Yan.

Guo Yan looked at the son he gave birth to, and his feelings were very similar to Zhu Gaoxu's.

After looking at it for a while, the female medical officer next to her cautiously said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, do you want to name the emperor and grandson?" ”

"I've thought about it a long time ago, so I'm called Zhu Zhanyan, and no one is allowed to change it!"

As soon as he heard the name, Zhu Di immediately said the name he had chosen for his eldest grandson, but he looked around and found that everyone did not express their position, and he was the only one who was excited.

"In that case, the slave maid will take the emperor and grandson to the nursery room first."

Seeing that the name was chosen, the female medical officers also stepped forward to take over Zhu Zhanyu (hè), Queen Xu handed him over to the female medical officers, and followed Zhu Gaoxu to pay attention to Guo Yan, only Zhu Di watched his grandson being taken away, and felt uncomfortable.

"Okay, since the mother and son are safe, then your father and I will leave first, and you can accompany Yan'er."

"Daddy walks slowly......"

Seeing that Guo Yan was fine, Queen Xu also relieved herself, Zhu Gaoxu got up and saluted in return, and then saw Queen Xu leave the palace with Zhu Di, who was reluctant to give up her grandson.

After they left, Zhu Gaoxu continued to sit on the edge of the bed, touching Guo Yan's hand, not knowing what to say.

After holding it for a long time, he said: "The child is very good." ”

"Well......" Guo Yan was also a little embarrassed, she didn't know how to treat the child herself, so she could only say: "The concubines can't believe that they gave birth to someone now." ”

"Me too." Zhu Gaoxu agreed awkwardly, but couldn't help laughing when he looked at Guo Yan, and Guo Yan also laughed.

Guo Yan is a talented girl, so after laughing, she curiously asked Zhu Gaoxu about something.

He had read "Geography and Biology" written by Zhu Gaoxu, and naturally knew basic biological knowledge, but she didn't understand a lot of the content very well, so she took advantage of this embarrassing time to talk about these things with Zhu Gaoxu.

Speaking of these things, Zhu Gaoxu came to the spirit, and the head of the talk was the Tao.

The two couples quickly became immersed in the topic and forgot all about the son they had just born.

Compared with them, the entire capital is paying attention to every move of the East Palace at this time.

Since the palace people in the East Palace were all brought by Zhu Gaoxu from the Bohai Sea, it was difficult for people outside to get the information inside, and it was not until the next day that Zhu Di personally went to the Zongmiao to fill in the name for Zhu Zhanyu, and the officials in Beijing knew that the East Palace had a little master.

"Good! All right! ”

In the mansion of the Marquis of Wuding, Guo Yong, who now has no official position, walks back and forth, happy that his niece gave birth to a grandson.

Opposite him, Guo Ming, the second son of Guo Ying, who was the governor of the Liao Prince's Mansion, frowned and reminded: "Don't get too carried away. ”

"How can you be upset?" Guo Yong stopped when he heard this, walked up to Guo Ming and said excitedly: "Second brother, Yan'er gave birth to an imperial grandson, and the eldest imperial grandson!" ”

"It doesn't matter to you what you give birth to, don't accept gifts and bribes in the name of Yan'er." Guo Ming reminded, Guo Yong naturally knew it, and he chuckled:

"How can some gifts buy me, I just want to take the opportunity to find my official position."

After the reshuffle of the Governor's Mansion of the Sixth Army, Guo Yong, who was once the right governor of the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army, had no official position at this time, which made him very uncomfortable.

Seeing that Guo Yan gave birth to a grandson, he now only hopes that Zhu Gaoxu can remember the situation of the two families, and then give himself an official position.

Thinking of this, he has already begun to think about the picture of waiting for his nephew to grow up, and he can get an official position and get a share.

He was proud, but Guo Ming next to him knew that Guo Yong's idea was destined to be impossible to come true, because the current position of the Governor's Mansion of the Six Armies was occupied, and even if there was a vacant position, it would not be his turn, after all, there were still a bunch of people in the position.

Although Guo Yong has military merits, it can be said that he is not worth mentioning compared to the group of people in the platoon.

"If you want an official position, it is better to ask His Highness for instructions to go to the southwest to participate in the war."

"I wanted to go, but my father wouldn't let me." Speaking of this, Guo Yong was a little angry.

After the official position was gone, he wanted to participate in the war in the southwest, but Guo Ying stopped him from going, obviously not wanting the Guo family to show signs of relatives.

Although Guo Yong also knows, he does not inherit the title, and it is a question whether the descendants of the third or fifth generation can stay in the Hou Mansion, otherwise he will not be in a hurry to ask for an errand.

"Then you can take advantage of His Highness's better temper in a few days, and find a way to go to the Chunhe Hall to ask."

Guo Ming can't do anything, few brothers in their generation have become successful, once Guo Ying doesn't help, their brothers can only wait for the court to send them.

Guo Ming didn't want to be the governor of the Liao Palace, but he couldn't help it.

If Guo Yong can ask for an official position from Zhu Gaoxu, he may also be able to request to be transferred to other yamen on an errand in the future.

Thinking of this, Guo Ming looked at Guo Yong and chuckled in his heart: "Fourth, the future of the second brother depends on you......"

Guo Yong didn't know that he was being used as a gunman by his second brother, and only thought about how to ask Zhu Gaoxu for an errand.

With this in mind, five days later he went to the Spring and Harmony Hall.

"Guo Yong?"

In the former dormitory, when Zhu Gaoxu heard this name, he even looked at Guo Yan who was sitting on the side, and Guo Yan said when he saw this:

"It's my fourth uncle, I think I'm here to ask for an official position, I know him, he has some ability, otherwise Emperor Taizu Gao would not have granted him an official position, but he is a little timid in doing things, and he doesn't please my grandfather."

"I remember." Zhu Gaoxu recalled who Guo Yong was, and then got up and said, "I'll go see him." ”

"If not, don't be embarrassed." Guo Yan and Zhu Gaoxu explained, their faces full of worry.

"Don't worry, it's not a big deal." Zhu Gaoxu stretched out his hand and touched Guo Yan's face, and then walked out of the front dormitory.

Not long after, he appeared in the Chunhe Palace, and also saw Guo Yong, who was sitting in the hall waiting for him.

"Your Highness will see Your Highness, Your Highness Chitose ......"

Seeing Zhu Gaochu coming, Guo Yong hurriedly got up and made a move, but Zhu Gaochu ignored him and walked to his place and sat down, leaning back on the chair before speaking:

"I couldn't keep the fourth uncle's official position, but I'm sorry for the fourth uncle."

"The minister is terrified." Guo Yong did not show any resentment, but excused Zhu Gaoxu:

"I heard that many meritorious generals have not been able to receive official positions, and the ministers have not made an inch of meritorious service, how dare they ask for official positions."

"The fourth uncle is serious." Seeing that Guo Yong's attitude is not bad, Zhu Gaoxu is not so resistant, but sending an errand to him still needs to take the school examination.

"Is there something wrong with the fourth uncle coming to the Chunhe Palace?"

"The minister heard that the imperial court was going to use troops against Annan, so he came to Mao Sui to recommend himself, hoping that His Royal Highness could give the minister a chance to serve the court."

Guo Yong didn't think about the white wolf with empty gloves, which made Zhu Gaoxu can't help but bow: "It's a good thing to have this thought, but the matter of conquering Annan has been decided, and I can't change it." ”

"If the fourth uncle doesn't dislike it, is he willing to go to Shaanxi Xingdu Division to serve as the commander of the capital, and fight against Qinghai rebellion with Xu Kai and Ping'an?"

Guo Yong's self-recommendation made Zhu Gaoxu think of Hami.

In the future, if Hami can be taken down by the imperial court, it is indispensable to be guarded.

Song Sheng is not young, although Guo Yong can't support the big scene, there should be no problem guarding a Hami.

However, before that, he still needs to take the school to test him, for example, sending him to Xining is an examination school now.

Guo Yong is not stupid, and he also knows that if he wants to improve his status, he must show the corresponding ability, so he returned the salute without thinking: "The minister is willing!" ”

"Okay......" Zhu Gaoxu nodded, and then looked at Yishuha on the side: "Let the Governor's Mansion of the Six Armies arrange it." ”

"The slave takes the command." Seeing this, Guo Yong was also worried that staying too long would annoy Zhu Gaoxu, so he returned the salute: "Thank you, Your Highness, Longen, if there is nothing to do, the minister will go home and prepare to pack up." ”

"Fourth Uncle go slowly." Zhu Gaoxu didn't mean to stay with Guo Yong, and when he saw that he was leaving, he pushed the boat along the river.

The matter of arranging for him to deal with Qinghai reminded Zhu Gaoxu of something, so he asked Yishiha: "Where are Li Ying's soldiers and horses?" ”

Li Ying, it has been a year since Zhu Gaoxu and Li Lost discussed him, and since last year, he has asked Li Ying to recruit 3,000 people to Beijing to listen to the exercises, and he almost forgot about him for a while.

"Back to Your Highness, I have already arrived in Xiangyang, and I want to arrive in the capital in half a month at most."

Zhu Gaoxu also added:

"After he arrived, he asked him to look for me, and the literacy class was ready, and I asked Li Ying to recruit the three thousand Xifan people from Uszang, so that they could be used to deal with Uszang and Duogan in the future."

"Slaves receive the fatwa." Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu also took this opportunity to start reviewing the recitals, thinking that he would finish it as soon as possible and accompany Guo Yan as soon as possible.

At this moment, he is a doppelganger, Taixue is not finished yet, the collection of summer grain is almost coming, and Guo Yan just needs someone to accompany him after giving birth.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu calmly read the book, and at the same time exempted the affected places from paying taxes.

As time passed, August arrived as scheduled, and the work of collecting summer grain began, but before that, the first to arrive in the capital was Li Ying, who led 3,000 Wusi Tibetan troops into Beijing to listen to the exercises.

"Minister Xi Ningwei commands the servant Li Ying, see His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness Chitose ......"

When the singing sounded in the Chunhe Hall, a military attache with dark skin, even some black and red cheeks, and a short beard bowed.

Zhu Gaoxu accepted his position as a man, and then got up and walked in front of him: "Nine years have passed, and you are more mature." ”

"But I heard that you bought a farm in Xining to house fugitives?"

"Minister......" Li Ying couldn't help but dry her mouth when she heard Zhu Gaoxu say this, and she wanted to defend but seemed weak.

"That's the end of it." Zhu Gaoxu interrupted him and raised his hand and said, "If you really take in the fugitives, you will go to the government to register them and make a register, so that they can be your tenant farmers." ”

"As long as the matter of Zhuangtian is not suspected of forcibly occupying private land, it can also be blamed in the past."

"If you really forcibly occupy the land, send someone to return it immediately, don't wait for Jinyiwei and Xichang to find out the news, and embarrass yourself."

Nine years have passed, and Zhu Gaoxu's sense of oppression has become heavier.

Nine years ago, when he was in the Great Sect, he was not much higher than Li Ying, and his identity was only a prince.

Now that nine years have passed, he is more than a head taller than Li Ying, not to mention his status and status, just the picture of him teaching Li Ying in his early years is vivid.

Li Ying naturally did not doubt Zhu Gaoxu's strength, when he was serving in Xiningwei, when others thought that Zhu Gaoxu's infantry battle against 100 people was boasting, only he knew that it was possible.

Now that he meets Zhu Gaoxu, he feels that this is not a boast, but a fact.

Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu did not hold him accountable, Li Ying lowered his head in shame and saluted back: "The minister leads the teaching." ”

"Okay, I didn't call you here for a crime, I won't pursue past crimes, but if I commit it again in the future, I will only deal with it according to law."

Zhu Gaoxu helped him up, and then motioned for Yishaha to give Li Ying a seat, and he returned to his position and sat down.

After Li Ying sat down with him, he continued to say: "The three thousand soldiers you recruited have been seen by the people of the Governor's Mansion, and they are all very good. ”

"From now on, you will lead them into the university to learn the official language, write Chinese characters, and practice firearms."

"The imperial court is ready to build a post road from Songpan to Nagqu, Lhasa, and Shigatse, and at the same time strengthen the management of Uszang and Duogan."

"Your 3,000 people, as well as the 3,000 Hezhou Guards in Xining, are the soldiers and horses that the imperial court will use to maintain the safety of Wusizang and Duogan in the future."

"If you have any suggestions to put forward now, I will accept them at my discretion."

After Zhu Gaoxu finished talking about the reason for summoning Li Ying to come, Li Ying didn't expect the ambition of the imperial court to be so big after hearing it.

Even in the eyes of he, a native of Qinghai, Duogan and Usizang are barren land, and there are very few places where food can be produced.

If an army of 6,000 men were to be maintained in such a place, it would be very costly.

"There are more than 4,000 miles from Songpan to Shigatse, and if you want to build a post road, I'm afraid it won't be cheap."

Li Ying cautiously expressed his opinion, and saw that Zhu Gaoxu did not refute before he had the courage to continue: "The majesty of the imperial court can only be maintained in Qinghai, Songpan, and Weizhou, once it is deepened, it is no less than sending troops to attack Duogan and Wusizang. ”

"If the six thousand soldiers and horses are all wearing armor, then they can ask for more than 10,000 soldiers, and as far as the minister knows, Wu Sizang and Xifan can't find a force that can mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers."

"With 6,000 soldiers, it is not a problem to deter Uszang and Duogan, the problem is how to maintain it."

"With these 6,000 people, it is not a big problem to ask the heads of the country to send out slaves to build a post road, which is nothing more than widening the local path and pulling out the stones farther away."

"However, Your Highness, you said that you want to keep Uszang and Duogan safe, and the minister wants to know where the imperial court is going to station troops."

Li Ying said that, and quietly waited for Zhu Gaochu to speak, and Zhu Gaochu also spoke: "If you are stationed in Derge, Qamdo, Nagqu, Lasa, and Shigatse, what do you think?" ”

"If there are 5,000 troops stationed and 1,000 soldiers and horses to escort grain and grass, it shouldn't be a problem, but the carriage can't pull too much grain, and a carriage can pull two stones of grain and one stone of beans on the top."

"When the grain arrives in Shigatse, it will take about three months, the beans will be eaten by the horses, and at most half a stone of grain will be left, and in that place, there is no way to cook rice, and the cooked rice is all raw."

"If you want to maintain 6,000 soldiers and horses in the local area, you have to transport at least 150,000 stone rice and 100,000 stone beans every year to ensure their operation, and the military salary is the majority."

"If you want to transport 12 stone rice as military pay, you need to transport at least 40 stone rice, 6,000 people is 240,000 stone rice, and you also need 20,000 or 30,000 horses to transport grain, and you have to consume 1440,000 stone beans."

Li Ying told Zhu Gaochu about the possible pressure on the troops stationed in Uszang and Duogan, and after hearing this, Zhu Gaochu calculated slightly, that is to say, it would take nearly 400,000 stone meters and 24,000 stone beans to maintain 6,000 troops stationed in Tibet.

This is still according to the treatment of the guards, and if it is given according to the treatment of Bohai, the price will be even higher.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu also spoke: "The court gave them 12 stone rice, if it is replaced with 6 stone rice and 15 yuan, and it is guaranteed that they will be transferred to the mainland after the age of forty, do you think they will accept it?" ”

"If it's fifteen dollars, then they can definitely accept it." Li Ying replied without thinking, after all, fifteen yuan was placed in Wusizang, which was the existence of being able to buy seven or eight acres of land.

If a soldier is stationed in Wusizang for 20 years, then he can buy more than 100 acres of land, raise a dozen slaves, and become a small toast.

"What if you give all the copper coins and give twenty yuan?" Zhu Gaoxu continued to ask, but this time Li Ying shook his head and said:

"Wusizang is short of resources, rice must be given, the imperial court issued six stone rice as rations can only feed the soldiers themselves, and the remaining six stone rice can support them to feed women and children."

"Hmm." Zhu Gaoxu bowed his head, and then thought for a while before he spoke: "In this way, anyone who enlists in the army and enters the garrison of Wusizang and Songpan, the imperial court can issue them ten acres of enlistment land in Long'an Mansion and Chengdu Prefecture, take their families to live in the local area, and their children can study in official schools for free." ”

"If the celibate enters the Wusizang garrison and gets married, the imperial court will also purchase ten acres of enlistment land for them, and the children will enjoy the same free treatment as the official school."

"The distribution of military salaries is according to fifteen yuan and ten stone rations, what do you think of this?"

Zhu Gaoxu gave his own advice, but Li Ying was stunned after hearing it, not that the treatment given by Zhu Gaoxu was not good enough, but that the treatment he gave was too good.

As far as he knows, the cultivated land in Long'an Mansion is slightly cheaper, but it also takes three times to buy one mu, while the cultivated land in Chengdu Mansion requires five yuan.

That is to say, as long as the soldiers enlist in the army and enter Wusizang as soldiers, they can learn culture, not to mention, they can also get ten acres of arable land worth 30 to 50 yuan, children can study for free, and they can also get 15 yuan and 10 stone rations every year.

As far as treatment is concerned, as long as this news is released, a large number of people from Wu Sizang and Duogan will go out of Tibet and sign up enthusiastically.

"If it's really such treatment, then the minister can't think of any reason for them to refuse."

Li Ying had to admire Zhu Gaoxu's generosity, and Zhu Gaochu also chuckled when he heard this: "Their treatment is very good, and yours is not bad." ”

"Today, I will promote you to be the commander of the capital of Uszang, when your 3,000 soldiers have been trained, when will you be able to leave the town of Uszang."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Hearing that he jumped four levels in a row, despite the poverty of the place where he worked, Li Ying was still inevitably excited.

He knelt down five times and bowed three times, and when Zhu Gaoxu saw this, he also asked Yizha to step forward and help him up, and explained:

"The treatment given by the imperial court is not low, you and them must train well and guard the Wusizang for the imperial court."

Seeing Zhu Gaoxu's explanation, Li Ying didn't dare to slack off, and folded her hands together:

"Minister... Learn! ”

"Ming Taizong Record": "In July Xinwei, the eldest son of the crown prince was born, and he was canonized as the emperor's grandson, and he was very happy to say: "This is the blessing of the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Records of Taizong of the Ming Dynasty": "Ding You in July: Li Ying, the commander of the Ningwei of Xin, was the commander of the capital of Wusizang, specializing in important affairs in Tibet. ”

(End of chapter)