Xi'an Mansion.
Yang Xuan and An Qing stayed here for two days, and on the third day they went to the tomb of King Qin Min accompanied by his family members.
The official of the royal palace presided over the process.
A lot of processes are omitted, so it doesn’t take long.
After finishing the work, An Qing stayed alone in front of the tombstone and talked to Zhu Ping for a while.
When I left, my eyes were red.
After that, the group stayed in Xi'an Mansion for a few more days, during which Yang Xuan also visited the Zhaoling Mausoleum of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty.
After leaving Xi'an Mansion, everyone headed to Tai Yuan Mansion.
It's still the same as when I was in Xi'an Mansion, the process is almost the same.
After completing Anqing's regrets, Yang Xuan took Anqing to play and go south.
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Beijing.
After about a month of preparations, the southern expedition army finally set off.
For this battle, some people were selected from the three major battalions, and then they cooperated with the guards in the south to carry out the expedition.
Including those who provide logistical support, the total number is 300,000, which is said to be 800,000.
The main thing is momentum.
The army marched towards Annan in two groups. One group was led by Zhu Neng and marched from Pingxiang in the west of Guangxi.
The other group, led by Mu Sheng, marched from Yunnan and Mengzi.
After marching into Annan, they met at Baihejiang.
While the Ming army was advancing step by step into the hinterland of Annan, it issued a proclamation, saying that the behavior of the Hu family and his son was "a wanton act of violence and cruelty to a country."
At the same time, 20 major crimes of the Hu family were listed, including "killing two former Annan kings to take control of his country" and "thieves killing the Chen family's descendants and wiping out their entire clan".
Then he said that the arrival of the Ming army was "to relieve the hardship of the people and restore the Chen family's ancestral sacrifices" and to bring justice to you.
With such propaganda at the same time, Annan's public sentiment was soon shaken.
The Ming army's advance was also smoother.
In this way, time came to the end of the second year of Yongle in a blink of an eye.
Yang Xuan and his party also returned to the capital safely.
But before he had time to rest, Zhu Di called him into the palace.
Warm pavilion.
As soon as the temperature dropped, Zhu Di changed his office location again.
"Your Majesty, Yang Xuan, comes to see you!"
"No gift!"
After the routine salute was over, Yang Xuan looked at Zhu Di next to the map hanging on the wall and said, "What's the matter? I just came back, can't you let me rest for two days?"
Yang Xuan felt a little resentful.
He doesn’t just go out for traveling anymore.
Every time he goes to a place, he will go deep into the private sector to visit privately. If some places are affected by disasters, he will stay for a few more days to see if local officials can do anything.
If he found someone embezzling disaster relief funds, he would write a note to Zhu Di and wait until Zhu Di sent someone to come before leaving.
In the past six months, he has learned a lot about the situation among the people.
After more than two years of recuperation, the results are pretty good.
In short, even outside, he was not idle.
"You should already know about the war in Annan." Zhu Di said.
"Ang!" Yang Xuan nodded lightly.
With Zhu Di, the top military general of the Ming Dynasty, and Yao Guangxiao, the top strategist, Yang Xuan felt that there was no need for him.
"In the past six months, the Ming army has been in turmoil."
"We are almost reaching Shenglong City now."
"Think about it, the war will be over in Yongle three years." Zhu Di looked at the map hanging on the wall with a relaxed tone.
On the map, the marching route of the Ming army was drawn.
There are also Zhu Di's deductions for future wars, all of which are shown on the map.
"The Ming army's combat power is strong enough, plus there is a Shenji battalion equipped with firearms. It is normal to have such a result."
"And the commander-in-chief is still Duke Cheng."
"Such a war cannot be lost." Yang Xuan said with a smile.
"But, is this what you're talking to me about?"
"Not entirely. In addition, I also want to tell you that a treasure ship that can travel across the ocean has been built."
"There are now more than a dozen ships."
"You can never imagine how big the treasure ship is."
"I'll take you to have a look in two days."
Zhu Di said, looking proud.
Yang Xuan understood that Zhu Di wanted to show off in front of him!
No wonder the expression on his face is so rich.
He thought Zhu Di had a seizure!
But he would not coddle Zhu Di, acting like 'you have finished speaking, then I will speak'.
Zhu Di signaled Yang Xuan to speak.
"Is there anything else?"
"I'm going home to rest."
"Your sister is still waiting for me at home!"
Yang Xuan waved his hand, ignored Zhu Di's call, and left the palace directly.
I finally went out and ended up feeling exhausted.
When he came back, this guy called him just to show off. Yang Xuan was also speechless.
After lying at home for several days, Yang Xuan felt energetic again.
On this day, the three brothers Zhu Gaochi came to the door together.
"Master uncle, master uncle!"
"We came to see you."
This is Zhu Gaochi's voice.
The three brothers are very enthusiastic.
They all know how important Yang Xuan is to their father.
After a few brief greetings, Yang Xuan told Zhu Gaochi about his visits in the past six months.
It was also to allow him to pay more attention to the people.
At the same time, let people prepare wine and food.
He had long been accustomed to the three brothers visiting his home for a meal and a drink whenever they had nothing to do.
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The new year is getting closer.
It’s snowing again in Beijing.
Yang Xuan sat at the door of the room, warming himself by the fire and staring at the falling snowflakes in a daze.
It’s the Chinese New Year again, and there is a lot of excitement in Changpinghou Mansion.
On New Year's Eve, Yang Xuan went to the palace to pay New Year greetings and receive red envelopes.
Zhu Di is more generous than his father, but not much more generous.
Fortunately, Zhu Di specially kept Yang Xuan in the end and gave him another big red envelope.
Seeing the big red envelope, Yang Xuan said all the New Year greetings he could think of, which made Zhu Di smile.
Two red envelopes in exchange for so many New Year's greetings, Zhu Laosi, you have made a profit... Yang Xuanxin said, then he and Zhu Di resigned and left the palace happily.
Back at the Changping Marquis Mansion, An Qing also put down what he was doing and helped Yang Xuan change his clothes.
After all, I was paying New Year greetings to the emperor, so I naturally had to dress formally.
"What are you cooking for? It smells so good?" Yang Xuan sniffed hard and smelled the fragrance in the air, and asked An Qing with a smile.
"It's quite a distance across from the dining room. You can smell it."
"Your nose is better than a dog's." An Qing scolded with a smile.
"This is called extraordinary talent." Yang Xuan said proudly.
"Virtue!" An Qing gave Yang Xuan a roll of his eyes, but he was very charming.
Seeing this, Yang Xuan went up and slapped him on the face.
"Oh, why is my little princess so beautiful!" Yang Xuan held An Qing's face and chuckled.
"Hurry up and drive away, I have something else to do."
"Xiuhe is helping in the kitchen, I have to go and keep an eye on it."
An Qing said angrily.
But my heart was filled with joy, as sweet as eating candy.
"You can stay in your room, or go find Lao Hu, but don't come to the dining room to cause trouble."
An Qing warned and walked out of the room.
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