The roast leg of lamb has been delivered.
Yang Xuan and Zhu Gaoxu sat on the steps at the door, each with a leg of lamb, chewing until their mouths were full of oil.
There was also a jar of wine beside the two of them.
Under the early morning sun, the two of them had a sip of wine and a sip of meat.
Beautiful!
What a pain!
After eating and drinking, the two patted their bellies and smiled at each other.
Then they patrolled the military camp together.
The soldiers escorted the prisoners back one after another. After completing the handover, they returned to the camp to rest.
After all, they fought all night.
Zhu Quan also came back, said hello to Yang Xuan, ate something to cushion his stomach, and went back to rest.
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After resting for two days, the army set off.
Start back the way you came.
Halfway through the journey, I met Shuntian Fuyi.
He personally led the people and escorted the food, grass and baggage over.
Zhu Di met him and encouraged him to deliver food and grass in time.
By the way, draw a picture of the pie.
This is already his instinct.
After more than a month of traveling, the army returned to Shuntian Mansion.
After resting for three days, Zhu Di rewarded the guardsmen transferred from various places.
Then let them return to their base.
The inventory of Shuntian Mansion will definitely not be enough for the money and items used for the reward.
Zhu Di issued an order in advance and asked the capital to send people to deliver things to Shuntian.
Finish the rewards as soon as possible and let them return to their base as soon as possible.
After all, the daily consumption of hundreds of thousands of troops is very terrifying.
The three major battalions of the capital will definitely return to the capital with Zhu Di, so the reward is not in a hurry.
The prisoners captured in this battle, except for important figures such as Arutai, were all placed outside the pass to graze.
Of course, Ming troops were also arranged to guard them.
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Early October.
Zhu Di led the three major battalions of the capital and returned to the capital.
He did not immediately take back the power of Prince Zhu Gaochi to supervise the country.
About half a year after leaving Beijing this time, there are still a lot of things going on.
Zhu Di will definitely have to randomly check the government affairs handled by Prince Zhu Gaochi.
So Zhu Di gave the generals who went to war and the soldiers of the three major battalions a few days off.
He himself was in the imperial study room checking the government affairs handled by Prince Zhu Gaochi.
He didn't even have time to be affectionate with his wife.
Zhu Di felt that he was too tired to be the emperor, and he didn't know how his father persisted for so many years.
Dealing with so many government affairs every day and still living to the age of seventy-one is really amazing.
After finally finishing the random inspection of government affairs, the celebration banquet is about to begin.
The generals followed Zhu Di to blow the wind and eat sand on the grassland. It was really unreasonable not to reward them properly.
The celebration banquet was held in Wuying Hall, where all officials, civil and military, enjoyed themselves happily and the monarch and his ministers were in harmony.
In order to record this memorable scene, the painter never stopped using the paintbrush from beginning to end.
On days like today, no one dares to find Zhu Di unhappy.
Returning with a great victory, Zhu Di's prestige rose to a new level.
Similarly, Prince Zhu Gaochi has handled state affairs in an orderly manner during the six months he has been supervising the country.
His prestige among officials has also increased significantly, and more and more civil servants support the prince.
There are also some military commanders who are partial to the prince.
The greater the power of the princelings, the easier it is for the court to become unbalanced. Zhu Di is already planning to suppress the princelings.
But now it only exists in his mind.
Halfway through the celebration banquet, Zhu Di took his sons and left the banquet first.
When he was here, the officials couldn't let go, and he didn't feel happy.
Anyway, the process has been completed and what needs to be said has been said. There is no point in staying any longer.
Everyone arrived at Kunning Palace, where Xu Miaoyun had already prepared a family banquet.
An Qing came over early to help, and now he and Xu Miaoyun are waiting for Zhu Di and others to come back.
"Your Majesty has arrived!"
As the palace man's voice came.
Xu Miaoyun led everyone to greet them.
After the salute.
Zhu Di and his family entered Kunning Palace with Yang Xuan and his wife.
Oh, by the way, there are also Zhu Quan and his wife.
As the hero of this battle, Zhu Di also wanted to give Zhu Quan some preferential treatment.
Or your own attitude.
Everyone sat down, and Zhu Di was the first to speak: "There were so many people outside just now, and everyone couldn't let go. It was not a pleasant meal."
"There are no outsiders here now, so you don't have to worry about the etiquette and just feel free to eat."
Of course, Zhu Di may only be talking about himself.
Although Zhu Gaochi still had to deal with the officials who came to toast, he had a great time eating.
The two brothers Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui sat next to Yang Xuan, eating meat and drinking from big bowls, and didn't care about anyone else.
As Zhu Di finished speaking, everyone started to move.
The two brothers, Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu, started fighting for the chicken legs.
They were polite when they were children, but when they grew up, Zhu Gaoxu would compete with Zhu Gaochi for food at every family dinner.
Zhu Di saw it but didn't stop it.
Even deliberately letting it go.
He had already felt that the struggle between the princelings and the Han king's party had begun to go against his original intentions.
The second child may really have thoughts on the position of the crown prince.
But Zhu Di was confident enough to feel that things were still under control.
So the suppression is not too harsh.
How could Xu Miaoyun not understand Zhu Di's thoughts? As her pillow partner, she was the one who understood Zhu Di best.
Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu was also warned.
She didn't want her sons to kill each other in the future, so she took great pains to maintain the relationship between their brothers.
The eldest brother and the second child each grabbed a chicken leg, but the second child Zhu Gaoxu did not eat it by himself, but put it into Yang Xuan's bowl like a dog leg.
This move may have many meanings behind it, but on this occasion, it can only have one meaning, and that is to honor the elders.
Yang Xuan accepted it with a smile, and then put it into Anqing's bowl.
Spreading dog food to everyone.
Zhu Di's eyes flickered, and finally a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The middle child in my family has a lot of thoughts, but unfortunately, this is just flirting with a blind man - being sentimental.
Zhu Gaochi looked at the chicken legs in the bowl, his throat rolled, and there was a trace of reluctance in his eyes.
Then, as if he had made up his mind, he handed the chicken legs to his mother.
The youngest Zhu Gaosui watched his eldest and second brothers secretly compete with each other and found it boring.
Taking advantage of the fact that everyone's minds were not at the dinner table, he secretly picked up his favorite dishes.
Zhu Quan didn't speak from the beginning to the end, eating food with his princess, like an outsider.
This family dinner was held in such a strange atmosphere.
Zhu Gaochi is a fat man and doesn't seem to care about his younger brother competing for things with him.
Instead, he ate the food with a look of enjoyment.
Yang Xuan quietly observed Zhu Gaochi's reaction and nodded secretly in his heart.
Sometimes, if you don’t fight, you just have to fight!
He knew that Zhu Gaochi was very confident. The latter's position as prince seemed to be shaky, but in fact it was as stable as a rock.
It contains the ancestral precept that Lao Zhu left behind to establish a direct descendant, as well as Lao Zhu's expectations for this grandson.
Below there is support from Xu Miaoyun, Yang Xuan and others.
No matter how Zhu Gaoxu fought, the final result was in vain.
Everyone had different thoughts, and the family dinner ended not long after.
Yang Xuan and his wife, as well as the three brothers Zhu Gaochi, were well fed.
During this period, Zhu Di and Zhu Quan chatted.
Basically, Zhu Di is asking and Zhu Quan is answering.
The content did not involve government affairs, but only asked about Zhu Quan's children.
How many of them are adults, are they married, etc.
Yang Xuan guessed that Zhu Di's reward to Zhu Quan should be reflected in his children.
Zhu Quan also had merit in this Northern Expedition, and it was impossible for Zhu Di not to reward him.
However, Zhu Di will definitely not give it to him again. Zhu Di attaches great importance to this aspect.
After all, Zhu Quan still has military power in his hands.
So whether it was to reassure Zhu Quan that he would not have any thoughts about him, or to prevent Zhu Quan from having any other intentions, the power in his hands must not be increased.
This cannot be said to be heartless, it can only be said that suspicion is the emperor's instinct.
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The next day, there was a court meeting.
The surrender of the Tatar Arutai was formally dealt with.
Zhu Di had no intention of killing Arutai. After Tatar and Daming established a tributary relationship, Zhu Di named Arutai King Hening and continued to lead the Tatar tribe.
Next spring, return to the grassland.
Before the end of the court meeting, Zhu Di announced that he would reward the officials who had made contributions to the Northern Expedition in three days.
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Changpinghou Mansion.
I haven't taught little Zhu Zhanji for more than half a year, so after today's meeting, Zhu Gaochi sent his son over.
Yang Xuan was also very happy to see this kid.
"Did you help me take care of the crickets I gave to you?" he asked with a smile.
"Uncle Master, Cricket is dead!" Xiao Zhu Zhanji lowered his head and said guiltily.
"Uncle Master, I have failed to live up to your expectations, please punish me!"
"Haha, it's okay, I'll just catch him later." Yang Xuan smiled and rubbed Xiao Zhu Zhanji's head and said.
He knew that the life of an insect like this was generally short.
Although the life span of some individual insects can be as long as several years or even ten years, they can only represent a very small part of them.
Hearing what his uncle said, Xiao Zhu Zhanji felt even more guilty.
Yang Xuan noticed his mood change, so he changed the topic and pulled him to chat.
First, I found out what he had learned in the past six months, and then randomly asked a few questions to investigate.
Xiao Zhu Zhanji's answer was very good, and Yang Xuan did not hesitate to praise it.
Soon I saw a smile on Xiao Zhu Zhanji's face.
"Uncle Master, Arutai led troops to invade the border of our Ming Dynasty, causing our Ming Dynasty to lose tens of thousands of soldiers."
"Since Grandpa Huang has captured him, why not kill him and make him Prince Hening?"
Xiao Zhu Zhanji asked.
He hadn't had time to ask his father this question, but he felt that his uncle must know the answer.
Yang Xuan did not directly answer Xiao Zhu Zhanji's question, but guided him to think and finally came up with the correct answer. This is what Yang Xuan believes is the most suitable way of educating children.
"Then tell me, if you kill Arutai, what good will it do to our Ming Dynasty?" He asked with a smile.
"Well..." Xiao Zhu Zhanji thought for a while and replied: "You can avenge the Ming people who were killed by them and the soldiers who died in the battle, and win the hearts of the people."
"It can also scare other people on the grassland and let them know that being an enemy of the Ming Dynasty will only lead to death."
"What you said is very good and makes sense." Yang Xuan smiled and nodded, affirming him.
Xiao Zhu Zhanji's face showed joy.
He likes to study with his great uncle. The main reason is that his great uncle speaks nicely and he always praises himself regardless of whether his answers are correct or not.
No child doesn't like praise from their elders, even if little Zhu Zhanji is the eldest grandson of the emperor.
"Although killing Arutai can bring certain benefits to Ming Dynasty, it cannot maximize the benefits."
"Your grandpa is the emperor of this country. He has many things to consider. He cannot make a decision on one thing just because of his own preferences."
"He's responsible for the entire country."
Yang Xuan said slowly.
Then he drew a triangle on the ground.
"I told you before, what properties does a triangle have?" He looked at Xiao Zhu Zhanji and asked.
"Stability!" Xiao Zhu Zhanji replied.
"Yes, triangles have stability."
As he spoke, Yang Xuan wrote the words Tatar, Wala, and Wuliangha on the three corners of the triangle.
"Look, Tatar, Wala, and Uliangha are like the three corners of this triangle."
"They restrain each other. If you want to develop and become stronger, you have to destroy the other two."
"Similarly, if one party is strong, then the other two will join forces to fight against the stronger one in order to protect themselves."
Xiao Zhu Zhanji was thoughtful when he heard the words.
Yang Xuan paused and continued: "Do you still remember the Three Kingdoms period?"
"Remember."
Xiao Zhu Zhanji replied.
Learning history is also a required course for him as the eldest grandson of the emperor.
So he naturally knows the history of the Three Kingdoms period.
"If you put the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu into the perspective of these three kingdoms, think about it carefully. After decades of the Three Kingdoms, why couldn't the most powerful Cao Wei defeat Shu Han and Soochow to unify the world?"
Yang Xuan guided Xiao Zhu Zhanji and asked him to think about the relationship.
Zhu Zhanji is smarter than Zhu Yunwen back then. In addition, he is already twelve years old. After being taught by Yang Xuan, his logical thinking ability is stronger.
I quickly figured out the reason for this.
"Uncle Master, I understand."
"Cao Wei is so powerful that he can defeat or even destroy either Shu Han or Soochow alone."
"But when Shuhan and Soochow united, they were a powerful force that Cao Wei could not swallow."
"The emperor asked Arutai to return to the grassland to lead the Tatar tribe, just to contain the Oara tribe and the Uliangha tribe."
"The Tatar tribe was powerful before and had the possibility of unifying the grasslands."
"So we have to hit him and weaken them."
"Let the grassland always maintain a three-legged situation."
Xiao Zhu Zhanji looked at Yang Xuan excitedly and expressed his understanding.
"If anyone becomes stronger in the future and wants to unify the grassland, we will fight him."
"Let the grassland be unable to complete its unification."
Then he talked about his views on the grassland.
Snapped! Snapped! Snapped!
"awesome!"
Yang Xuan clapped his hands and did not hesitate to praise him.
Xiao Zhu Zhanji was a little embarrassed by the praise, and his face turned red.
"Kid, remember, a half-dead neighbor is a good neighbor."
Yang Xuan said seriously.
"Yes, great uncle, I remember."
Xiao Zhu Zhanji also nodded seriously.
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