In the evening, Renju Hall.

Zhu Xu took Xiao Ciye and accompanied the old lady to dinner.

The old concubine has been getting worse and worse recently, and she often falls asleep, which makes the harem people worry.

At the dinner table, there were only Zhu Xu and the old concubine, plus a little Ciye sitting on Zhu Xu's lap.

The old lady looked at Xiao Ciye, her face was full of kind smiles, her white hair was not so dazzling, and she smiled and said, "Okay, emperor, Ciye, good, good ......"

The old lady sat there, her eyes were not very good, she just looked at Zhu Xu smiling, and the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were indescribably happy.

Zhu Xu's heart sank slightly, the old concubine took good care of him, not a concubine in the harem, but more like a close grandmother. In this harem, he was already cold and ruthless, and Zhu Xu cherished this emotion incomparably, looking at the old lady's expression, he felt extremely uncomfortable.

"Come, eat." The old lady took a small pastry and handed it to Ci Ye with a kind smile.

Ci Ye looked up at Zhu Xu and blinked, as if he was inquiring.

"The concubine gave it, take it and eat it." Zhu Xu said, I don't know if the little guy can understand.

The little one turned his head to look at the old lady and the pastry in her hand, and after a while, he stretched out his little hand to take it.

The old lady had more smiles on her face, and immediately took out another one, handed it to the little guy, and said, "Ciye, eat." ”

The little guy was still holding it in his hand, and when he looked at another piece, he couldn't help blinking, as if he was puzzled.

The old lady looked at the little one, continued to send it forward, and said, "Eat." ”

The little guy seemed to be embarrassed, and looked up at Zhu Xu again.

The corners of Zhu Xu's mouth moved, his eyes were moist, the old lady's mind was already a little unclear, and her heart became more and more depressed and heavy.

"Take it." Zhu Xu took it and stuffed it into the little guy's hand.

The little one was very quiet, holding one in each of his two little hands, and eating in small bites.

The old lady was very happy, looked at Zhu Xu again, and said: "Emperor, Ciye, as well as Shuxian and Cixuan, bring them to me if you have nothing to do, I have more delicious food here than you in the Qianqing Palace, the old woman will do it, and the imperial dining room may not have ......."

What the old lady said was a frustration, her face was full of red light, and although Zhu Xu responded with a smile on her face, she became more and more uneasy.

In less than half an hour, the old lady was drowsy and staggering, Zhu Xu hurriedly asked the palace maid to help her to rest, and at the same time ordered the imperial doctor to take care of her, and if there was anything, notify him immediately.

Zhu Xu took Xiao Ciye and walked out of Renshou Palace with a lot of worries and turned to Cining Palace.

At this time, Zhang Yun and Empress Dowager Zhang were chatting, and when they saw Zhu Xu coming in, they hurriedly got up, Zhu Xu waved his hand, handed Xiao Ciye to the palace maid, sat down and looked at the two of them and said, "I just came out of Renshou Palace." ”

The two looked at Zhu Xu's expression, even if he didn't say it, he guessed it.

Empress Dowager Zhang sighed lightly and said, "The concubine is already over eighty...... I asked the doctor, and he said that he had survived last winter, and this year should be fine. ”

An old man in his eighties, anything can happen, Zhu Xu was not so optimistic, nodded slightly, looked at Zhang Yun and said: "The concubine likes you quickly, just go and see if you have nothing to do, accompany me and bring a few children." ”

Zhang Yun pursed his lips and said, "Well, the concubine knows." ”

Zhu Xu didn't say anything more, and sighed long in his heart.

After sitting in Cining Palace for a while, Zhu Xu and Zhang Yun returned to Kunning Palace, and asked people to send Ciye back to Fengzao Palace.

The adults in the outer court are still busy, the cabinet is busy sorting out government affairs, and the policies under the 'New Deal' have appeared, promulgated, and implemented like the secretary of the river, and most of them are aimed at the local government.

It is not known how much this kind of 'administrative order' has played in the chaotic and messy Ming officialdom, but the supporting means of supervision are also constantly developing, and the Criminal and Prison Division, the Governor's Yuan, the Dali Temple and the 22 Provincial Patrol Imperial History are all strongly promoting the implementation of these policies.

In addition, the control of local governors over the localities is slowly infiltrating and strengthening, and the power of the 'New Deal' is constantly being realized.

Sun Chengzong and others were busy with the new 'military reform' strategy, and with Zhu Xu's rebuttal, they had to revise it, and eliminated many means, clarified some vague policies, and the workload was extraordinary, mainly to find a balance between Zhu Xu's ideas and the safety of Daming Sheji.

It's hard, but it has to be done.

Regardless of the high-level of the imperial court, ordinary people still live as usual, feeling the changes in the Ming Dynasty over the years.

Perhaps it is the constant elimination of threats by the Ming Dynasty, or the beautiful vision brought by the 'New Deal', the people of the capital are full of spirits, smiling and feasting, walking the streets and alleys, and the vendors are like dragons and water, and the noise is endless.

Ma Xianglin, Zhang Fengyi and his wife left the palace and walked towards the south of the city.

"Major General, the lively place in the south of the city is in the Royal Political Yuan, I heard that there, I don't know how many literati come in and out every day, open altars to teach, or literary meetings, as well as debate meetings between schools, all of them are famous Confucians, and they have always been ......lively."

Behind Ma Xianglin and his wife, there was a young man who followed, who was considered the general of their Qin family, and this time he escorted them all the way to Beijing together.

Ma Xianglin listened, and suddenly turned his head and said, "By the way, Zijie, I heard that you have always wanted to enter the Royal Military Academy before?" ”

The person behind him, named Tian Renqing, is noble. Zhou Sizhou people, Tian Zongxian's descendants, in Gui. The performance of the Yang Defense War was outstanding, and he was recommended to Qin Liangyu by Lu Qin, and then he has been fighting with Qin Liangyu in the south and north for many years, with a lot of credit, and the relationship with the Qin family is also quite close.

This person is a bit legendary, he was originally a scholar, and he was a jinshi in the sixth year of the apocalypse, which is already the 'last jinshi' for many people, which is very glorious. Because these people have resisted every imperial examination since Zhu Xu ascended the throne, and they are unwilling to admit it.

Tian Renqing was so disappointed with the officialdom at that time that he abandoned his pen and followed Rong, and it has been six or seven years, and his military rank has been slowly promoted to lieutenant, and if the 'military reform' is completed, he will be a lieutenant colonel and deputy regiment commander.

Tian Renqing listened to Ma Xianglin's words, and immediately became indignant, and said: "It should have been mine, but a bastard suddenly cut in line and robbed me of my place, so I also wrote a complaint letter to the Ministry of War." ”

Although the ranks are a little cleaner than the officialdom, this kind of thing is inevitable, Zhang Fengyi is used to it, and said unsurprisingly: "Then later? ”

Tian Renqing looked proud, and said: "The Ministry of War instructed the Military Judge Advocate General to investigate, and the family was shocked, saying that the person would apply for withdrawal from school this year and return the quota to me, and at most August, I would go to the Military Academy to report." ”

Zhang Fengyi shook her head and smiled, that is, now that the officialdom is clearer, if you want to put it in the past, you can only suffer in a muffled voice.

Ma Xianglin was just about to nod, but suddenly his heart moved, and said: "Zijie, the imperial court is preparing to use troops against Chahar, have you ever thought about going over to get a credit and then go?" ”

Tian Renqing's eyes suddenly blaze, looked at Ma Xianglin and said, "Young General, do you have a way?" ”

Zhang Fengyi looked at Ma Xianglin curiously, this time to conquer Chahar, everyone knew that everything had to be done, but they didn't know what way her husband had.

Ma Xianglin smiled mysteriously and said, "My second uncle was ordered to participate in some wars in Liaodong before, and he has some friendship with Xiong Tingbi's general soldiers. ”

Zhang Fengyi suddenly realized and gave him a blank look. The weight of the Qin family in the army now is not ordinary, even if Xiong Tingbi does not consider friendship, he must think about the weight of Ma Xianglin, the young general of the Qin family, this little thing, most of them will nod and agree.

Tian Renqing's eyes widened, and he raised his hand and said, "Thank you, Young General, if I can go to Liaodong to participate in the war, I will definitely send you a jar of good wine when I come back!" ”

"That's it!" Ma Xianglin was overjoyed, he had no other hobbies, he liked good wine.

Tian Renqing was overjoyed, and he didn't know what to do.

In his opinion, the Ming Dynasty dealt with a Chahar, that was more than enough, and this credit was given for nothing, so as to take this opportunity to enter the Royal Military Academy again, after graduation, it is impossible to say that it can be promoted to another level, and there will be a better place to go!

With his qualifications, it is possible to become the commander-in-chief of the army in the future!

Thinking about it, he couldn't help but get excited.

The three of them didn't stop, and after walking for a while, Zhang Fengyi looked at the dense courtyard in front of them, this didn't look like a family, and there were some noisy sounds coming from inside, and couldn't help but wonder "Why are there so many yards here?" ”

Ma Xianglin walked a few steps closer and said: "It should be in the weaving workshop, the dyeing workshop, etc., I heard that the sea ban is now opened, and the merchant ships of the Xiyi people on the side of Nanzhili are all by boat, and they all buy things by boat, and the inventory of some merchants in Nanzhili for many years has been sold, and it is probably the same here in Beijing." ”

Zhang Fengyi had heard of it, looked at the low-walled courtyards that were not big or small, and said, "Well, it's like the sound of weaving......

Before Zhang Fengyi finished speaking, Tian Renqing suddenly paused, and looked at an open courtyard with stunned eyes, and two women walked out of it.

They are all dressed in white, one is veiled, and the other is full of heroism, with a slender posture and a different style.

Zhang Fengyi immediately felt it, and hurriedly grabbed Ma Xianglin and signaled quietly.

Ma Xianglin looked at the two women who walked towards them, and then at Tian Renqing, and immediately smiled slightly.

Tian Renqing is also twenty-six or seventeen, they have worried a lot before, but Tian Renqing has a high vision, and he didn't take a fancy to it, but now he is staring at a woman he has never met.

Go without saying!

The two women were discussing something in a low voice as they walked, and seeing the three of them staring at them directly, the heroic woman couldn't help frowning and snorting coldly.

The woman covered with white sand was very calm, signaling slightly to the three of them, and pulling the woman on the side to leave quickly.

Tian Renqing turned with the figures of the two, looking at their backs, for a moment.

Ma Xianglin walked over and said with an ambiguous smile: "How is it, I like it?" ”

Tian Renqing's old face flushed, coughed evenly, and watched the backs of the two people disappear, he said: "No, no, I just feel curious, this is still masked in broad daylight......"

Ma Xianglin and his wife knew it, and Zhang Fengyi said in a low voice: "Then you tell us honestly, whether you are masked or not, we will inquire you and see if they are married." ”