Early in the morning, as soon as Mao Shi arrived, Zhu Yunxuan got up, and half an hour later, Zhu Yunjing brought a few children to greet him. Seeing Xi'er again, Zhu Yunxuan's mood has become much calmer, and he waved to him with a smile. The little guy looked back at Zhu Yunjing three times a step, and walked forward under the encouraging eyes of the other party.
Zhu Yunxuan carried the child to her body, and handed a snack to his mouth. Min'er obediently took a bite of the fruit with his hand, and thanked him softly: "It's delicious, thank you little uncle."
"Good baby..." Zhu Yunxuan pinched the handkerchief and wiped the corners of his lips, with a smile in his eyes.
After eating half of the dim sum fruit, Yu'er seemed to suddenly remember something, and pasted it in Zhu Yunxuan's ear and muttered in a low voice: "It's not that Yu'er didn't want my little uncle on purpose, and my little uncle shouldn't be angry with Yu'er..."
Zhu Yunxuan laughed: "Okay, don't be angry."
After eating breakfast, Zhu Yunxuan and He Huailing were going to inspect the navy, but before going out, Min'er suddenly chased him out, stuffed something into Zhu Yunxuan's hand, and blinked at him: "Give it to my little uncle."
Before Zhu Yunxuan could react, the child turned around and ran back. Zhu Yunxuan spread out his palms and stared blankly at the colorful candy wrapped in sugar paper.
It wasn't until he went out and boarded the chariot that Zhu Yunxuan's mood gradually calmed down, and he regained his calm and self-sufficient attitude.
It was still early, Zhu Yunxuan proposed to take a look at the captured pirates first, He Huailing took the order, and ordered them to be brought out to the navy yamen for interrogation. After several days of detention and torture, most of these people were dying, but their mouths were so stubborn that no matter how much they asked, they couldn't pry their mouths open.
Zhu Yunxuan looked at these people in the hall with cold eyes. Their clothes and hair accessories were slightly different from those of the Dayan people, and they could indeed see some shadows of the Chen clan in the previous dynasty.
It has been more than two hundred years since the fall of the previous dynasty. Dynasties changing, success and defeat are nothing new. In the last years of the previous dynasty, natural disasters and man-made disasters continued, and wars were frequent. At first, Emperor Taizu of Dayan was just the last soldier. It is only because of seizing the opportunity to take advantage of the trend that Dayan has a century-old foundation today. The last emperor of the Chen family lost his trace after he fled overseas. Emperor Taizu sent troops to search for them but found nothing. He thought they were buried in the sea long ago. Who would have thought that after more than two hundred years, these people have already fallen into ruins. Kou.
The pirates who had closed their eyes and waited for death all became excited when they saw Emperor Dayan, and opened their mouths to curse, whatever was ugly. He Huailing asked someone to cover the mouths of those who scolded the most fiercely with a cloth. Zhu Yunxuan's gaze swept over and landed on a young man kneeling behind him. That man was not as excited as the others, but hesitant to speak A state of wanting to say but not daring to say.
He motioned to He Huailing: "Bring that person to the front, I have something to ask him."
The young man was brought forward, knelt down in front of Zhu Yunxuan tremblingly, his eyes rolled around, suddenly as if he had made up his mind, he kowtowed vigorously to Zhu Yunxuan: "Emperor Dayan, spare me, I don't want to die , I don't want to die!"
Zhu Yunxuan said coldly: "If you don't want to die, tell me what you know. As long as you are willing to say it, I will save your life."
"I... I'm just the lowest handyman on the island, don't... I don't know anything else, let alone how to get in and out of the island, but I... I once secretly saw those Fanbang people from Southeast Asia appear on the island, They also entered... into the residence of the lord..."
Zhu Yunxuan paused: "Fanbang people?"
He Huailing briefly told him about the origins of the foreigners who occupied the Nanyang island country. Zhu Yunxuan was not surprised. As early as the beginning of his ascension to the throne, there were foreigners who came to Beijing to worship, trying to talk to Dayan about the trade between the two countries. The lion opened his mouth They mentioned a bunch of benefits they wanted. At that time, Yan Shixue was in charge of receiving them. Later, the matter was handed over to the Ministry of Households. Because those foreign people had too much appetite, and then the matter was left alone. I never thought that they would be with these people. The remnants of the previous dynasty got involved.
Zhu Yunxuan frowned, and told He Huailing: "Keep an eye on what's going on in Nanyang, and send spies to find out what those foreign people want to do."
He Huailing replied: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do it now."
After interrogating the pirates, the emperor's royal driver set off again to the wharf where the navy was stationed in Quanzhou.
At four o'clock, surrounded by a group of naval generals, Zhu Yunxuan boarded the ship, and the hunting flag fluttered in the wind. Nearly a hundred warships lined up in a mighty division, standing proudly on the rough sea. Zhu Yunxuan stood at the bow of the ship, took the binoculars from He Huailing, and looked into the distance. The ship covered the sky and the sun seemed to be endless, and it was even more majestic bathed in the morning light. What I saw with my own eyes was far more shocking than imagined.
After watching for a long time, Zhu Yunxuan put down the binoculars, and asked He Huailing after deliberation: "...if we fight with those foreigners who are entrenched in Nanyang, will our Dayan Navy have a chance of winning?"
Zhu Yunxuan's concerns were not beyond He Huailing's expectation, so he replied in a deep voice: "Those foreigners occupy many island countries in Southeast Asia, especially those in Java Island. They have sent nearly 50,000 people to garrison Here, there are about 80 ships, although the number is not as large as our Dayan fleet, but the performance of the ships and the power of the artillery they carry are all higher than that of the Dayan fleet. If the two meet, I am afraid it will be a fierce battle. "
Zhu Yunxuan lowered his eyes and looked a little dignified. He Huailing comforted him and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Nanyang is far away from the Western Continent where those foreign people live, and there is not enough supplies. They may not dare to provoke us. Even if they come, My Dayan Navy occupies a favorable position, and I am not afraid of them, as for the remnants of the previous dynasty, it is even less important, so there is no need to worry too much."
Zhu Yunxuan nodded: "It's good for you to know."
It was almost noon after getting off the boat, when Zhu Yunxuan got into the car, he suddenly raised his head, looked at the mountains in front, his pupils shrank slightly, Gao An reminded him in a low voice: "Your Majesty, be careful of your steps."
Zhu Yunxuan still looked into the distance, for some reason, ever since he entered Quanzhou City, he always felt that there were eyes staring at him from behind all the time, this feeling was especially strong today.
What Zhu Yunjing said to him last night is still in my ears, the uncle who took Min'er away...
Seeing his absent-minded attitude, Gao An called him again: "Your Majesty..."
After regaining his senses, Zhu Yunxuan shook his head lightly, and stepped on the chariot.
During the day, Zhu Yunxuan dealt with political affairs all the time, and was free in the evening. As soon as she put down her pen, Zhu Yunjing came over and said that there would be a lantern festival outside at night, and Yuan Bao was arguing to go. He refused to eat any meals.
"Does Your Majesty want to go? But it's not peaceful recently, if you go, send more people to follow."
Zhu Yunxuan asked curiously: "Lantern festival? How can there be a lantern festival on what day today?"
Zhu Yunjing laughed and said: "It's a folklore here. On the day when immortals become immortals, ordinary people hold lantern festivals to make wishes and pray for blessings. In fact, it is similar to temple fairs. It is nothing more than eating, drinking and having fun. Those children are clamoring to go outside. For snacks, I couldn't hold back them, so I had to agree."
Zhu Yunxuan didn't hesitate much, nodded and said: "Then let's go together."
So as soon as the sun set, the mighty horse-drawn convoy set off from the General Military Mansion to the most bustling West Street in the city.
It was just when the lights were on, and the market was bustling with people, men, women, old and young, so many of them were dispatched by the whole family, and there was laughter and laughter everywhere. After getting out of the car, Yuan Bao said he wanted to play alone, dragged Zhu Yunqiong together and disappeared in an instant, He Huailing ordered many servants to chase them, and Zhu Yunxuan sent four more imperial guards to follow.
The two little ones were also eager to try, but it was a pity that their steps were too small to just run around like this. Zhu Yunjing grabbed one of them with difficulty, Zhu Yunxuan squatted down, looked at Min'er, and asked him cautiously: "Mr. Uncle, little uncle. lead you away, okay?"
Min'er looked at him with bright black eyes, and after a while, she gave him a sweet smile and nodded lightly: "Okay."
Zhu Yunxuan was stunned for a moment, overjoyed, and immediately grabbed him, Zhu Yunjing winked at He Huailing, and the two of them led Ming'er forward first.
Min'er walked slowly, and he stopped and looked around all the way. He was surprised by everything he saw. As long as he looked at something more, Zhu Yunxuan ordered someone to buy it for him. The child was probably a little flattered, and told him in a low voice: "No more. .”
Zhu Yunxuan simply picked him up, carried him and walked slowly forward: "Why not?"
Chu'er looked around and saw that Zhu Yunjing and the others had disappeared, she was a little scared, and grabbed Zhu Yunxuan's neck and asked him, "Where's daddy?"
"They're going ahead, it's okay, we'll see you in a while."
Min'er didn't ask any more questions, and hugged Zhu Yunxuan even tighter, pouted her lips: "Mr'er is hungry."
Seeing a wonton stall ahead, Zhu Yunxuan hurriedly said, "What do you want to eat? Are wontons good?"
The child nodded obediently: "Okay."
Zhu Yunxuan walked into the wonton stand with the person in his arms and sat down, ordered a big bowl of seafood wontons, sat on his lap with the child in his arms, and fed him mouthfuls.
Min'er was eating, her eyes fell on Zhu Yunxuan's face, she kept staring at him, Zhu Yunxuan asked him with a smile: "What are you looking at?"
"Brother Yuan Bao said that Miner and Uncle look alike, is that true?"
Zhu Yunxuan was slightly startled, and the smile on the corner of his lips became more gentle: "What do you think?"
"I have no idea… "
Zhu Yunxuan didn't make things difficult for him anymore, and changed the subject: "Just now, don't you like the things my little uncle asked people to buy? Why don't you want them?"
"Daddy said, you can't take other people's things casually..."
Zhu Yunxuan sighed, "Do you think my little uncle is someone else?"
The little guy bit his lip, not knowing how to answer, Zhu Yunxuan lowered his head, and rubbed his soft hair with his cheeks: "Mu'er, the little uncle is not someone else, the little uncle likes Miao'er, and the little uncle wants to give him something , Just take it away."
Min'er blinked a few times, and asked him softly: "Then I want a lantern, is that okay?"
Zhu Yunxuan smiled and nodded: "Okay, let's go shopping after eating."
After feeding the child, Zhu Yunxuan ate half of the remaining bowl of wontons. He got up and continued walking. On the way, he bought a string of candied haws for the child to eat. Finally, they stopped in front of a lantern stand. down the steps.
There are various kinds of lanterns here, and they come in a complete range of styles. Zhu Yunxuan asked Miner to choose them by herself. The child was dazzled by the choices, and finally saw a rabbit-shaped lantern in the corner, and his eyes lit up.
Before Min'er could yell out, someone came up behind him. They took down the rabbit lantern first, threw a few copper coins to the stall owner, turned around, and looked at Zhu Yunxuan and his hands with a smile. holding child.
Zhu Yunxuan was stunned. The man in front of him wore a mask on the upper half of his face, but the curved lips were the same as in his memory. The pair of dark eyes behind the mask were smiling, looking at him for a moment. he.
Not knowing why, Min'er stared at the baby who had been boarded first, and whispered: "Rabbit Lantern..."
The man handed the lantern to him, blinked his eyes, and said to him with a smile, "Do you like this rabbit lantern? Here it is for you."