On the sixth day of July, it is advisable to travel.

On the school grounds of the lecture hall, nearly 1,000 students stood neatly and straight, as if someone had pierced nearly a thousand scarecrows overnight.

Yun Xi glanced up at the sun, estimated that they had been standing for an hour, nodded and said to Yu Zhouwen, the vice principal of the martial arts hall, "Let them rest for a while." ”

Yu Zhouwen then loudly told them that they could rest. In an instant, as if the scarecrows had been brought down, there was no one standing on the school ground, most of them sat down in place, and a few dragged their heavy steps to the high platform and sat down against the wall.

"Yu Qing, the performance of these students this year is much better than last year, you have done a good job." Yun Xi also sat back under the umbrella, drank a glass of water, and said to Yu Zhouwen with a smile.

"Your Majesty, this is because since Your Majesty implemented the new marching etiquette last year, the students of the Wutang have practiced standing a lot more, so it is not the credit of the ministers to be able to stand like this for nearly an hour, and the ministers do not dare to take credit." Yu Zhouwen said.

"Haha, Yu Qing doesn't have to be too modest. Even if you don't have any credit for this matter, you deserve my praise for taking care of all things in the martial arts hall in an orderly manner since you took office. Yun Xi said.

Yu Zhouwen did not push back this time. Since it was his own credit, he would not shirk it, but said: "Your Majesty, Secretary Zheng Xuan and his ministers manage the martial arts hall together, and they are also very dedicated. ”

"How can I not know this? Zheng Xuan," Yun Xi turned to Zheng Xuan and said, "You have also made a lot of contributions in the past year and a half. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment." Zheng Xuan said.

Yun Xi chatted with them a few more words and asked, "The "Love Folk Song" that was issued a few days ago, can the students of the Wutang Hall sing it proficiently?" ”

"Your Majesty, the lyrics of "Love Folk Song" are a bit long, and it has only been three days, and some people have not been able to memorize the lyrics well. But if you look at the lyrics, everyone can sing it. Yu Zhouwen said.

"That's it, you urge the students who speak Wutang to memorize the lyrics of this song as soon as possible, and the next time I come to Wutang, I have to check it, if someone still can't sing it, I won't follow it."

Yu Zhouwen and Zheng Xuan bowed down and agreed. Yun Xi said again: "But since they can already sing this song, what do you think?" Can the lyrics be easy to understand? Catchy read? ”

"Love Folk Song" was written by the Department of Culture and Propaganda under the guidance of Yun Xi, and it is used to tell soldiers not to disturb the people and to love the people, whether they are on weekdays or in war, and it can be regarded as a military song.

"Your Majesty, everyone said that most of the sentences were fairly simple and easy to understand, but the fifteenth sentence of this song ......, and the word was used a little inappropriately. Chen felt that it would be better to change it to another word...... Zheng Xuan said.

Yun Xi listened to what Zheng Xuan said, thought about it and said, "It's really better after changing it." Chen Qing, when you go back, remember to tell the people of the Wenxuan Division to change this sentence to what Zheng Xuan said just now. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Xingshan bowed down and said.

"By the way, I heard that the Si Zheng Luo Guanzhong of the Propaganda Department has not been on duty for a few days? What's wrong with him? Since the Propaganda Division was mentioned, Yun Xi remembered Luo Guanzhong's request for leave and asked.

"Your Majesty, Luo Guanzhong is over seventy years old, and the hot weather is really unbearable these days, so he stays at home to recuperate." Chen is good.

"Is he okay?" Yun Xi asked again.

Chen Xingshan was stunned for a moment before he said: "Your Majesty, the morning before yesterday, it was Luo Guanzhong's son Luo Rong who came to the Yamen to ask for leave for Luo Guanzhong, and Luo Rong said that his father was in good health. ”

Yun Xi heard that Chen Xingshan didn't know how Luo Guanzhong's body was, so he said this, but it was not necessary to know how his officials were doing, or it was not normal to know if he didn't know, so he wouldn't blame, but turned around and whispered to Wang Xi: "After a while, you go to Luo Guanzhong's house to visit, if he is seriously ill, ask the imperial doctor of the Tai Hospital to see him, and I don't need to approve it again." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Xi said.

Yun Xi paused, took a sip of water, and stood up again to call the students of the martial arts hall to gather and let them sing "Love Folk Song" again. Seeing that most people forgot the words from time to time, and only a few people remembered that the words could be fully sung, Yun Xi nodded and shook his head, and did not speak.

Then Yun Xi let them disperse, and then instructed Yu Zhouwen and Zheng Xuan to leave the lecture hall and return to the palace. Before returning, Yun Xi said to Huang Fu: "At noon, I was letting King Qin enter the palace, so I said that I had something to discuss with him. ”

It was noon when Yun Hee returned to the palace. He changed into a regular home dress in the Qianqing Palace, took a bath, and set off for the dining hall. This morning's activities were much more physically expended than usual in the palace, and Yun Xi was also a little hungry, so he went to eat immediately.

As soon as he entered the dining hall, he saw a person in the room bowing to him and saying, "I have seen the imperial brother." ”

Yun Xi waved his hand at him and said with a smile: "Brother Shang Bing, what more courtesy do you have with me?" ”

"Etiquette should not be abolished." Shang Bing said.

Yun Xi smiled, and after he finished saluting, he pulled him to sit down, first instructed the little eunuch in the imperial dining room to serve the food, and then said to him with a smile: "Shang Bing, are you still satisfied with Song Hu's brother-in-law?" ”

"Well, somehow. He thought he was good before he got married, but after he got married, he felt that he was wrong everywhere. Shang Bing said.

"Haha! The same goes for Brother Huang! I looked at Song Hu as a talent before, but now I see him and I feel that I have a nose and eyes. This is normal, and it will be even worse when you marry your daughter in the future. Yun Xi smiled.

"Not in the future, even more so now. Last October, the princess and I casually talked about how the eldest daughter would marry in the future, and I felt very awkward. Shang Bing said.

Yun Xi laughed and said, "Are you really? I remember that she was only three years old, and you are like this, and you will be able to bear it when you are your son-in-law in the future. ”

Yun Xi teased him a few more words, and when he saw that all the dishes had come up, he said to Shang Bing: "Eat first, and we'll talk about it later." This dish is the year before the royal brother went to Suzhou, tasted a Suzhou special dish, came back and invited a Suzhou chef into the palace to cook, you probably haven't eaten, taste. ”

Hearing this, Shang Bing stretched out his chopsticks and tasted some of them, and said, "It does have a different flavor." However, most of my younger brother has been accustomed to eating northwest cuisine in the past three years, and he is a little unaccustomed to such Jiangnan cuisine. ”

"Then when you go back, the imperial brother will give you a few cooks of Shandong cuisine. The northern lands, that is, Shandong, are still better food. Yun Xi said.

"Then the younger brother will thank the royal brother for the reward." Shang Bing said with a smile.

The two of them talked and laughed while eating, and soon they were seven or eight minutes full. Yun Xi has recently had signs of protrusion in his small belly, and he usually stopped eating until he was seven or eight minutes full, and he was eating a cold cucumber at this time.

Shang Bing was very full. However, the conditions in the northwest have been relatively difficult in recent years, and he has eaten much faster than when he was in the capital, and he has already finished eating and put down his chopsticks before Yunxi starts to eat cold cucumbers.

Yun Xi saw that he put down his chopsticks and stopped eating cucumbers, waved his hand to let the little eunuchs come in and clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and he took Shang Bing to the side hall.

When he arrived at the side hall, Shang Bing knew that he wanted to talk about serious things, and he sat straight after Yun Xi gave the seat.

Yun Xi asked Huang Fu to pour a cup of tea for the two of them, took a sip lightly, and said, "Shami Chagan sent his younger brother Ma Ma Ma to envoy Daming, and he had already arrived in the capital the day before yesterday and had been placed in Fanguan. ”

"The Imperial Brother has decided to summon them tomorrow, but until now it is not known what Shamichagan sent these people here for. So the royal brother came to ask you, do you know what these people are here to do and what they want to say. ”

Yun Xi was now a little confused about Sha Mi Chagan suddenly sending an envoy to the capital. Now it's not Zhengdan, he has always discussed with Shang Bing if he has something, Shang Bing is not there to discuss with the Qin Domain's left and right, there should be nothing to discuss with the imperial court, it will not be chasing Shang Bing all the way to the capital, right? Even so, it should be accompanied by someone from the Qin Domain.

Shang Bing also shook his head and said, "I don't know what these Mongolians are here for, and Song Sheng hasn't written to his younger brother these days. ”

"And what do you guess?" Yun Xi said. Of course he knew that Song Sheng hadn't sent him anything. If he was in the capital, he couldn't even look at Shang Bing, and he had people kill him when he went out with the guards to observe the people's feelings. What he wanted to ask from the beginning was Shang Bing's speculation.

"In the case of my brother, there are two scenarios. First, Shami Chagan sent someone to ask for His Majesty's support. The Mongols have very poor farming and smelting skills, and there is fertile land in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, and there are Xifan and Vultures to plant for them, but the smelting is completely unsuccessful, and the price of an iron pot is more than ten times that of the capital. ”

"It is likely that Shami Chagan wants His Majesty to reward him with many swords and armor. Of course, he is not stupid, and will offer to exchange a good horse for it. ”

Second, it may have something to do with the fact that he sent people to the west last year to establish several khanates established by the descendants of Temujin's eldest son, Jochi. This is what my brother told my brother when he first came to the capital this year. The Ilkhanate established by Uliexu in Persia and other places has long been destroyed, and the Northern Yuan in the east, which they call the Tuolei Khanate, has always been at odds with our Ming Dynasty, and has no interest in supporting Yili to deal with Timur, and he wants to find foreign aid only the khanates established by the descendants of Jochi. ”

Yunxi nodded. He felt that what Shang Bing said was very reasonable, and it was just two things for Sha Michagan to send someone over.

After thinking about it, Yun Xi said to Shang Bing: "When you meet these Yili envoys tomorrow, you will also be on the side." ”

"Brother Huang," Shang Bing exclaimed with some surprise.

Yun Xi waved his hand to stop his next words, and said, "No matter what you do to Yili Jiangli, you can't get around you, since you will know sooner or later, it's okay to go back to them with the imperial brother." ”

"Yes, Brother Huang." Shang Bing then agreed. 7110