Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

The weather was hot in June, so Zixuan and his party had to get up early and take a rest at noon. Naturally, they didn't walk quickly. It took them ten days to reach the capital.

Mingyu had already sent someone to wait at the city gate, and directly took Zixuan and his party into the other courtyard. The emperor specially issued an order to summon Zixuan and his wife, and commended them for their achievements in Xizhou over the years. "Zixuan, you have been away from Beijing for seven or eight years, and you have done very well in Xizhou. This time, I ask you to be the minister of household affairs. You must do your job well and don't live up to my expectations of you. "

Zixuan quickly thanked him. "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. Even if Zixuan is shattered into pieces, he still wants to repay His Majesty's grace."

The emperor smiled, "What are you to pieces? You fought bloody battles in Xizhou to maintain the stability of the Northeast. This is enough. In my heart, I understand the hardships and sufferings you and your wife have endured. I have already decreed, I’ve given you a house, just wait and see.”

The emperor asked Zixuan to get up, and then said to Jinghan, "Ning'an, the bomb you made this time is very useful. There are gunpowder arrows made of gunpowder in the court, but there are no bombs. I ordered the workers to do it. We will recruit many skilled craftsmen, and then you can help them perfect the thing. Although we will not take the initiative to attack others, if others come to mess with us, we can also exert a lot of power with these things."

Jinghan stepped forward and saluted, "Your Majesty has an order, Ning'an will definitely do his best to get more weapons for the court."

"This time, I should have rewarded you well. But after all, you are just a woman, and I don't want you to be too pushy. People will gossip about Zixuan, so you will be wronged." The emperor said apologetically. . Originally, she had intended to make Jinghan the eldest princess, but Mingyu and others persuaded her to do so.

Jinghan smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Huang. Jinghan doesn't care about this."

"Okay, tonight I will hold a banquet to celebrate your success. Speaking of which, I haven't been able to celebrate my success in putting down the rebellion of Bei Yuan and Mo family this time." The emperor was very happy and passed on the order, saying that it would be tonight A celebration banquet should be held for all the ministers in the court to attend.

So, that night, all civil and military officials had a banquet in the palace. This time in the DPRK, due to the rebellion of the Mo family, many officials and noble families were purged, but there were fewer people than before.

During the banquet, everyone was very friendly towards the Xu family members, Zixuan, Pengcheng, etc. Everyone understands that these people are now the most valued by the emperor. Even if we cannot be friends with them, we must not make enemies with them.

After the banquet, everyone went back to their homes, but Wen Han and others all came to Mingyu's other courtyard. Ever since Zixuan and his wife came to Beijing, they have not been able to talk together.

"Brother, why didn't you see Ziwen and Wenxuan?" Jinghan asked strangely.

"The two of them, as well as Mr. Wu and Mr. Han, all went to the northwest to negotiate with Bei Yuan and discuss compensation. Wen Xuan and the others also wanted to recover those generals loyal to Mo Yongcheng. There are nearly thirty people in the northwest. Wan's army cannot let these people cause trouble again," Wen Han said.

Jinghan nodded, "By the way, brother, although our family has made contributions in this incident and has all been rewarded by the emperor. But this momentum may not be a good thing. Looking at it now, it is indeed the most honorable and favored thing. The scenery is the same, but it will cause huge disasters in the future. Therefore, we must strictly demand our family members not to cause trouble just because of the emperor's favor. If anything happens, it will be the source of disaster in the future. ." Jinghan said very seriously.

"Second sister, we are all aware of this matter and have already done this. I just think that maybe we can do something to avoid it temporarily." Wenchang thought for a moment and then said. "I would like to ask to leave Beijing and become a county magistrate or something, and I can do something for the people." Wenchang had thought this way for a long time, but he just didn't have the chance.

Jinghan looked at Mingyu, "Mingyu, have you handed over the military power?"

Mingyu nodded, "After returning to Beijing, I will return the military power to the emperor. Brother originally wanted me to take charge of it for a while, but I postponed it." How could Mingyu not know the power of this? What if someone reads his own book and says that he is a self-respecting soldier with evil intentions? "Actually, I want to go to the Northeast this time. We have captured a lot of places there. I want to go there and guard them, away from the capital. This might be better."

"Mingyu, it's bitterly cold in the north, you have to understand." Jinghan smiled. It would be bad if Mingyu, the prince, was always in the capital, especially the Xu family is like this now. I originally thought that there were only a few literati in the Xu family, so it would be no big deal. But now Wenxuan has become a general leading the army and has been granted the title of marquis. Now that the emperor is hiring people, he will naturally not say anything. If the Xu family becomes more powerful in the future, he is afraid that the emperor will be suspicious of Mingyu. After all, Mingyu is the prince. The Northland is remote, and Mingyu is gone. It is a good way to stay away from the right and wrong of the capital.

"Second sister, you and your brother-in-law have stayed there for seven or eight years, so what do I have to fear?" Mingyu smiled.

"Mingyu, you have to think carefully. If you really leave the capital and want to come back, it will be even more difficult." Wen Han and others advised.

"Brother, I have figured it out a long time ago. The emperor is my biological brother, but he is still an emperor. He is on the throne and cannot help himself. A Marquis of Zhenbei can raise an army to rebel, but what about a prince? Every time the emperor thinks about it, he will Don't you have any doubts? Rather than destroying the friendship between brothers, it would be better to leave Beijing early to protect the stability of the Northeast and eliminate the brother's suspicions. Deeper," Mingyu said firmly.

After everyone listened, they all knew that Mingyu was telling the truth. "Mingyu, for the sake of the wealth of the Xu family, I have to ask you to leave the capital and go to such a remote place. This makes the eldest brother feel uncomfortable. Why don't the eldest brother resign from the official position? It would be nice for our Xu family to have someone who is an official in the court. "Wen Han felt sour in his heart. When I am not an official, I look forward to becoming an official. Only when I actually become an official do I know what it feels like.

"Brother, there's no need. Even if there is no Xu family, Mingyu will have to leave sooner or later. Brother is a talent, we can't delay it just because of Mingyu." Mingyu was very moved.

"Okay, now we are just worrying unfoundedly. The emperor is a wise king and a holy master. How can he doubt anything because of such a thing? There are so many powerful and noble families in the mirror. Compared with others, the Xu family is far behind." Pengcheng Seeing that the atmosphere was not very good, he said quickly.

Everyone also laughed, "Okay, Zixuan and Jinghan have been running all the way and haven't been able to have a good rest. It's better to rest early. We can meet again when we have time. They are all in the capital, so it is convenient to meet up." Wen Han said After that, he led everyone away.

Jinghan and Zixuan sent these people away, then tidied up and went to rest. "I don't know what's going on at home? Changshun has taken someone to pick up the child. Counting the days, it will be time to come in a few days, right?"

"Well, almost. We haven't seen Qingyuan and Qingyao for more than a year. I miss them." Zixuan hugged Jinghan and comforted, "Don't think about anything, have a good rest. We'll see you tomorrow." You have to go and see our house, you have to worry about how to clean it up."

Both of them were a little tired, and after a while, they fell into a deep sleep.

Zixuan went to the Ministry of Revenue the next day, while Jinghan took people to the house given by the emperor to tidy it up.

After a busy day, Jinghan had just returned from her new house. Before she could sit down and rest for a while, someone came in from outside to report that Changshun was here. When Jinghan heard this, she couldn't sit still. She was really panicking because her son and daughter had been away from her for so many days. So he took the people and walked out.

When she saw Changshun, Jinghan was a little stunned because there was no son or daughter around Changshun. Moreover, Chang Shun looked a little embarrassed. "Changshun, what's going on? Where are the young master and young lady?"

"Madam, the young master and the young lady have not come. They are still in their hometown. The old man at home is seriously ill and may not be able to survive. I hurriedly hurried all the way and finally arrived in the capital today." The old man Chang Shun was talking about was referring to the Lin family. Old man.

When Jinghan heard this, she felt her head buzzing, "Grandpa is seriously ill? How could it be like this? When the family sent someone to pick up Qingning a while ago, didn't they say it was fine?"

Jinghan quickly sent someone to find Zixuan. The couple met and discussed that they had to go back. So the two of them went their separate ways. Zixuan found Mingyu, and then went into the palace to see the emperor and talk about the matter.

When the emperor heard this, he couldn't help but sigh, "Well, since my grandfather is critically ill, you should go back as soon as possible. If you can make it in time, you might be able to see the old man one last time. It's a pity that Ziwen is far away in the northwest, so he may not be able to We can catch up. I will send someone immediately to rush eight hundred miles away to see if I can get Ziwen to come back."

So Zixuan and Jinghan packed their things overnight and rushed home with people early the next morning. Six days later, I finally returned home.

When Lin Xing's family saw that Zixuan and his wife were back, they couldn't help but feel sad, "Go and see your grandpa, he is waiting for you. Where is Ziwen? Why hasn't he come back?"

"Ziwen is in the northwest at the moment. I'm afraid he won't be able to come back."

"That's all, you and your wife, hurry in and take a last look at your grandpa. He still hasn't swallowed his breath and is waiting for you." Xingjia also understood that it was too far to the northwest and there was no way he could make it back.

Zixuan and Jinghan hurriedly entered the room and saw the old man lying on the kang. He was already breathing out more and less breathing in. Zixuan knelt in front of the Kang and shouted loudly, "Grandpa, your unfilial grandson is back to see you."

Jinghan also knelt down and cried silently.

The old man seemed to have heard Zixuan's voice, and then he took a long breath, and then tilted his head to the side.

Someone who understood next to him said, "The old man has left."

Suddenly the house was filled with cries.