After the snow passed and the sky cleared, Chen Kan, Chang Ning, and Chen Qia stood side by side on the pier, watching Zhu Zhanji take Hua Shi and Zhu Zhanhe away by boat.
Neither Chen Kan nor Chen Qia had any sadness about parting. After all, the three of them were just returning to the capital.
Zhu Yuelan's eyes were already filled with tears.
For these three children, Chen Kan never paid attention to their food, clothing, housing and transportation, except for teaching them knowledge.
These things have always been done by Chang Ning.
Just like a child raised by one hand is going to a distant place, it is normal for Zhu Yuelan as a mother to be reluctant to leave.
The big ship quickly disappeared from the sight of several people, and Zhu Yuelan finally couldn't help but sob softly.
Chen Kan withdrew his gaze and took Chang Ning into his arms.
"They are just going back to the capital. Madam, don't be too sad. They will be back in a few days."
Chen Kan patted Chang Ning on the shoulder, and the loving couple's look immediately made Chen Qia on the side roll his eyes.
Chen Qia's family members were all in the capital, and they all thought that he died in the fire in the Jinyiwei Prison.
He is now in a state where he has a home and cannot return. Of course, he cannot see Chen Kan and Chang Ning sitting around here as if there is no one around.
"snort!"
With a slight snort, Chen Qia held the three long strands of beard under his chin and said calmly: "Yuan Zheng is over, and New Year's Day is here too. It's time for me to hit the road."
Hearing this, Chen Kan let go of Chang Ning and came to Chen Qia. He responded calmly: "I have arranged for Cheng Feng to escort you to Liaodong, bypassing the grassland. Mr. Lao will take care of all matters in Liaodong."
Chen Qia responded slowly: "Easy to say, easy to say. In that case, I will leave."
Chen Qia said he was leaving, so how could Chen Kan not see him off.
The three of them returned to the Hou Mansion. Yuncheng had already prepared several large carriages of supplies for Chen Qia.
Chen Qia got on the carriage, and Chen Kan rode his horse to personally escort him out of Shuntian Mansion.
Chen Qia opened the curtain of the carriage and said calmly: "I have sent you off for a thousand miles, but I have to say goodbye eventually. Lord Marquis, please come back!"
Chen Kan nodded, pointed to the boundary monument on the side and said: "Mr. Chen, beyond this place, it is the territory of Wuliangha Sanwei. Now Wuliangha Sanwei has good relations with me, the Ming Dynasty. When necessary, Wuliangha Sanwei Wei’s power can also be used.”
"I know!"
After Chen Qia agreed, Chen Kan looked at Cheng Feng who was driving and said, "Cheng Feng, you still need to protect Mr. Chen's safety as your first priority before you leave. Don't make your own decisions in everything, okay?"
After Cheng Feng came back from the grassland, he was ignored by Chen Kan for a while.
At this moment, he suddenly took on a heavy responsibility, and he couldn't help but beat his chest loudly: "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, even if the general dies, Mr. Chen will never lose a hair."
Chen Kan nodded, took a deep breath and said, "That's it, let's go!"
"Master Marquis, I will take my leave."
"drive!"
Cheng Feng raised his whip and struck the horse's buttocks hard. The horse was in pain and started squealing while pulling the cart.
"I'm going to go!"
Chen Qia's voice came from afar and quickly disappeared in the wind.
Chen Kan watched the carriage go away until it disappeared, then turned the horse's head and took his guards back to Beijing.
After returning to the Hou Mansion, Chen Kan took off his armor and felt a little empty in his heart.
As soon as the three noisy little guys left, the entire Marquis Mansion became uncomfortably quiet.
I even feel like I have no appetite for eating.
In the huge Hou Mansion, there are only two masters left, Chen Kan and Chang Ning. .
The dishes are still the same, but when two people eat them, they feel a bit different than when five people eat them.
Chang Ning kept serving food to Chen Kan, and after a while, Chen Kan's bowl piled up into a small mountain.
Chen Kan definitely didn't get such treatment in the past. Chang Ning's speed of serving dishes couldn't keep up with the speed of the three little guys eating.
Now that he has this salary, Chen Kan has no appetite.
He poured a glass of rice wine and sipped it slowly. Chang Ning saw this and asked softly: "What's wrong, husband, but the food is not to your liking?"
Chen Kan shook his head: "No, I just have no appetite."
"The same goes for my concubine!"
Chang Ning stopped serving Chen Kan the dishes, and a look of sadness appeared on his face: "The three little guys are gone, and the house is no longer lively. I don't know where they are now, whether they have eaten, and whether the clothes they brought are warm. "
Chen Kan couldn't help but smile knowingly when he saw Chang Ning thinking.
Unknowingly, he and Chang Ning have been married for so many years, and the playful little girl back then has now become a resolute and resolute princess.
It is this kindness hidden in the bones that has become more and more addictive after years of precipitation.
"They are no longer children and can take care of themselves."
Chen Kan comforted Chang Ning, drank the rice wine in the cup in one gulp, and ate the food in the bowl.
If you don't eat it, you'll be cold.
Chang Ning held her chin with her hands and watched Chen Kan gobble it up, her big eyes twinkling.
"Husband, let's have a child."
Chen Kan paused, raised his head, smiled at Chang Ning who had a serious look on his face and asked, "Madam, are you ready?"
Chang Ning nodded: "I have thought about it, let's have a child, a child of our own, so that the family can be more lively."
Chen Kan looked at Chang Ning, and after a while, he nodded and said, "Okay!"
Over the years, Chen Kan and Chang Ning have never had children. Of course, it is not because of their physical problems.
At first, it was because Chang Ning was too young when she got married and the risk of having children was too high, so Chen Kan never thought about having children.
Later, it was because they had three disciples, and neither of them could stand the noise of the three disciples. If there was another one, they would probably annoy them to death.
So the two of them were always in control.
But now, Chang Ning's body is fully developed, and the three noisy guys have also gone to the capital, and they will definitely not be able to come back in a short time.
It’s also time to have a baby.
As he said, Chen Kan quickly finished the food in the bowl, picked up Chang Ning and walked towards the bathroom.
"Is it still dark?"
Chang Ning buried her head in Chen Kan's chest and couldn't help but sneered.
"Ha ha ha ha."
"What are you afraid of? It's not the first time anyway."
Chen Kan laughed for a while and kicked open the bathroom door.
The two maids guarding the door quickly closed the door and stepped away.
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Time passed day by day, spring turned to summer, and news from all over the place kept flying into the Hou Mansion like snowflakes.
Chen Qia did not disappoint Chen Kan. He quickly took over Xu Su's position as soon as he arrived in Liaodong, and Xu Su was willing to retreat to the second position.
At the same time, he persuaded Meng Gesuhan to send troops to annex the Haixi Jurchens, completely cutting off the connection between Jianzhou Jurchens and North Korea.
The Jianzhou Jurchens were surrounded by the Ming Dynasty, the Wuliangha Three Guards, and the Haidong Jurchens after they merged with the Haixi Jurchens. They weakened quickly. Now there is only an isolated city in Jianzhou left to resist.
It shouldn't take long for all the Jurchen tribes in Jianzhou to be unified.
News also kept coming from the capital. First, Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Zhanhe entered the university hall as the emperor's grandson, and then Hua Shi entered the university hall as the emperor's grandson's companion.
It is said that as soon as the three of them entered the university hall, they quickly integrated the princes and grandsons and became the boss.
He just handed over the knowledge that Chen Kan gave them to the emperor's grandchildren under the eyes of a group of erudite scholars.
The final result was that the princes and grandsons no longer liked listening to the great scholar's lectures, but instead liked to chase after Zhu Zhanji and listen to his bragging.
This approach made the great scholars who taught classes dissatisfied, and they took turns to complain to Zhu Di.
Even Chen Kan was scolded by Zhu Di in a letter.
Also, official Fang Xiaoru was reinstated and Chen Ying was imprisoned.
This incident was expected by Chen Kan, so Chen Kan was not too surprised.
However, in April this year, Zhu Di issued an order to canonize Zhu Zhanji as the emperor's grandson. This news took Chen Kan a long time to digest.
Historically, it was already the ninth year of Yongle when Zhu Zhanji was canonized as the emperor's grandson. It is only the fifth year of Yongle now, which is a full four years earlier than the original historical time and space.
Another very interesting thing is that in order to compete for the ownership of Benshiyali, the envoys of the Oara tribe and the Tatar tribe chose to use the grassland method to solve the problem in the capital.
duel!
Each side sent fifteen men to compete with each other in terms of personal combat prowess and cavalry charge.
In the end, the Oara tribe gained the ability to negotiate with Zhu Di by annihilating fifteen Tatar tribesmen with ten deaths and five lives.
The Oara tribe offered a ransom of 100,000 cattle and sheep and 30,000 horses, but Zhu Di did not agree.
In the end, the two parties reached a consensus on the mining rights of Jingtieshan Iron Mine north of Jiayuguan.
The Oara tribe brought back Ben Shiyali, and Zhu Di obtained the mining rights of the Jingtieshan iron mine for thirty years, and within thirty years, the Oara tribe must open the border to the Ming Dynasty free of charge to facilitate the Tang Dynasty's iron transportation.
When he heard the news, Chen Kan was so happy that he couldn't help but drink three jars of rice wine.
It has to be said that Zhu Di made a lot of money from this deal.
Jingtieshan Iron Mine is the largest iron mine on the grassland. It cannot be said objectively that nearly 30% of the iron used in the weapons of the Oara tribe comes from Jingtieshan.
Without Jingtie Mountain, Wala is like a tiger without teeth.
This time Mahamu spent a lot of money in order to gain an orthodox reputation.
Even Chen Kan didn't expect Benshi Yali to be so valuable. It was beyond expectation.
And the Ming Dynasty got Jingtie Mountain, and could look at the Western Regions and grasslands as soon as they left Jiayuguan in the north. It was really profitable.
News also came from the sea that Yun Niang's fleet had figured out the ocean currents and channels to Australia.
They are sending people over to reclaim the wasteland in an orderly manner.
In addition, Zheng He also successfully instigated the relationship between Manchuria and Sumatra, and the two countries fought for control of the Strait of Malacca.
It is said that the fighting between the two sides has reached a fever pitch, with more than 200,000 troops invested.
Zheng He took the opportunity to occupy an island and started his business as an arms dealer.
This time Zheng He went to the West with the mission of looking for Emperor Jianwen, but Emperor Jianwen was not found. The ship transporting silver to Zhu Di was very busy, and treasure ships docked at the capital's wharf every day.
There is also good news. After Chen Kan's hard work for half a year, Chang Ning's belly is getting bigger day by day.
Chen Kan is going to be a father!
