The third master went out to Mobei with only 2,000 Niu Wei soldiers, and with him to conquer Mobei, there were Chai Fang, the second son of King Jian, and Fang Zining, the second son of Ninghou, and Emperor Xining made a trip for them in the long pavilion ten miles south of the capital.

This day was April 18, and less than five days after the birth of the third brother's daughters, he left his family for the country and went to the battlefield. After the billowing smoke and dust dissipated, there was no trace of people and horses, and Emperor Xining came out of the long pavilion and looked at the four fields.

At this time, it is the time of the Xiaoman solar term, the rivers are full, and the summer wheat filling is also beginning to be full. In another month, there will be mango seeds, and if the heavens are beautiful, a steady stream of grain and grass will flow into the granary, and the danger of military food in the northwest can also be alleviated.

Even if you can't pacify the northwest within a month, as long as the third brother can lead the soldiers such as Wuhuan and Tenghu to survive this month safely, it will also be a victory!

Emperor Xining took a deep breath, "Where is the Heavenly Master Temple?" ”

Ning Hou, who came to see off his son, replied, "I went to the northwest five miles, and I heard that the first apprentice of the Heavenly Master, the Blameless Daoist, is in the Heavenly Master Temple. ”

Emperor Xining nodded, "Go to Lijiazhuang first, and Zhongqing will return to Beijing first." ”

Li Xiran, the left minister, resigned and worried about his mother in the village, and Emperor Xining went to visit his uncle, and the ministers did not talk like him. Lu Zhengqi and the others were ordered to return to Beijing to be busy, but they were uneasy and wanted to be close to Emperor Xining's ministers, such as King He and Fang Jianrong, and went to the Heavenly Master Temple.

Emperor Xining did not send anyone to report the news, so when he arrived at Lijiazhuang, Li Xiran did not have time to change his clothes, and only came to meet him in coarse cloth short brown and cloth shoes.

Emperor Xining had ever seen his uncle's ordinary costume, and couldn't help but smile, "Uncle, this is returning to the countryside?" ”

Li Xiran smiled, "After the rain a few days ago, a layer of grass appeared in the field, if you don't take advantage of these two days to hoe off, you will swallow the vegetable seedlings in a few days." ”

This seems to have a deep meaning, who is the grass eye, and who is the vegetable seedling? Dexi, who was following Emperor Jianlong, looked at the countryside behind Li Xiran and the fourth village in the north of the bamboo fence, and his heart turned a few times.

Emperor Xining followed his uncle to the edge of the field, looked at the vegetable field he had half hoeed, and asked softly, "This is the field that my grandmother cultivated last year." ”

"The vegetable seeds we planted are also the seeds that were planted in the field last year. Weichen was ashamed, because he didn't know how to farm, the vegetable seedlings were not as good as last year. Li Xiran said this, but there was no shame on his face, "If you are lucky enough to pick one or two crooked melons, long live and don't dislike it, Weichen will send it to the palace and add food to you." ”

Emperor Xining said sincerely, "I specialize in art, and my uncle is not good at weeding, but he is good at governing the stubborn diseases of the government and government." Yi Xiang invites you to wear plain clothes and return to Tianzhang Pavilion. What does my uncle think? ”

Li Xiran bowed, "Weichen lost his mother, and according to the law of the Great Zhou, he should return home to worry about his mother, which is filial piety." Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, please long live forgiveness. ”

Emperor Xining helped his uncle up, intending to win the affection, "My grandfather has gone, my grandmother will go again, and I can talk about my uncle Ding Wei for a year." ”

Li Xiran refused, "Xi Ran lost his father in his early years and his wife in middle age, if he didn't have his mother's hard work, it would be difficult for Xi Ran to survive to this day." The mother is mourned, Xi Ran is in pain, please keep filial piety for three years. There are King Sheng, Yang Shuyi, and Lu Zhengqi in the court, and they will also open Enke this year to select good talents for governing the country. ”

Emperor Xining saw that his uncle had made up his mind, so he no longer persuaded him, "It's okay." When you are confused, can you ask your uncle again? ”

Li Xiran bowed his head, "If Long Live thinks that the old minister's humble opinion can be of some slight use, the old minister should know everything." ”

When the two went to the small pavilion on the edge of the field to have tea, Emperor Xining looked at the bamboo fence in the north and the large green green brick wall on the east and west sides of the bamboo fence, and felt very awkward, "The Zhuangzi of the Qin'an people build brick walls in the east and west, but the bamboo fence is used in the south, why is this?" ”

There are bricks on the left and right, and bricks should also be used in the south, so that they look good neatly.

Li Xiran said with a smile, "Originally, bricks were used, but later the brick wall collapsed, and the steward of the grange felt that if the brick wall was built on the south side, it would block the light and wind, so he used a bamboo fence." ”

In this case, the east and west sides should also be replaced with the main fence. But this is not a big deal, Emperor Xining no longer looked at the fourth village, and discussed with his uncle, "The country is people-oriented, and the people are food-oriented." The position of Dasi Nong is related to the country, who does my uncle think can be in this position? ”

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the household department was in charge of the grain field, and the Gu household department was also known as the big Si Nong. Emperor Xining's meaning is that he does not hide from the current household secretary Fang Jianrong and wants to change people.

Li Xiran thought for a while, "If there is no one in Beijing, long live the Fourteenth Route Pacification Envoy, the Sixty-one Prefecture Governor, and the Governor from outside Gyeonggi to choose the best ones to use." ”

Emperor Xining also thought so in his heart, "What does my uncle think of Linjiang Prefect Hua Yuanhuai?" ”

Li Xiran asked, "King Sheng's uncle Hua Yuanhuai?" ”

Emperor Xining nodded.

Of course, Li Xiran knew this person, and he also knew that the people of Linjiang under his rule were happy, but, "Hua Yuanhuai has no ambition, if it is not expected, Banzai will soon receive his resignation and return to his hometown." Besides, King Sheng has entered the Tianzhang Pavilion, and if he lets his uncle take charge of the six departments again, he is afraid that the ministers will have complaints. ”

Emperor Xining showed the domineering spirit of the emperor, "Looking at the Great Zhou Wenwu, the most reassuring ones are the uncle and the third brother. Virtuous do not avoid relatives, this is my country, I will use whoever I want, I will use whomever I want. ”

Li Xiran looked at his nephew and asked directly, "It was Jiang Cheng who recommended Hua Yuanhuai to Long Live Xiang?" ”

Emperor Xining nodded, "Not bad." ”

Li Xiran persuaded, "It's true that you can use whoever you want, but Jiang Cheng can't hold an important position." ”

Jiang Cheng is the first staff member of the Yi Palace, and has been by the side of Emperor Xining for many years, giving him advice and loyalty. It can be said that Jiang Cheng's weight in Emperor Xining's heart is similar to Li Xiran's weight in Emperor Jianlong's heart. Emperor Jianlong ascended the throne, and Li Xiran served as prime minister. Emperor Xining ascended the throne, of course, he also wanted to reuse Jiang Cheng.

But my uncle said that Jiang Cheng was unusable. Emperor Xining asked, "Jiang Cheng was still given to me by you, why do you say that he can't use it now?" ”

Li Xiran said frankly, "Weichen sent him to King Yi's Mansion because Long Live is kind-hearted but not good at trickery, and Jiang Cheng is thoughtful and cunning, which can make up for your flaws." Now that you are the emperor, this flaw has become a Jiade, and you don't need to be conspiracy, so Jiang Cheng can do it but not the phase, otherwise the court will be chaotic. ”

After giving his nephew a lot of ideas, Li Xiran sent him out of Lijiazhuang.

After Emperor Xining ascended the jade bowl, he said, "Go to the Xuanmiaoguan." ”

King He, Fang Jianrong and others, who were guarding in front of the Heavenly Master Temple, learned that the Long Live Heavenly Master Temple had gone to the Xuan Miao Temple, and hurriedly hurried there. Who knew that when they arrived at the Xuanmiaoguan, Emperor Xining's jade bowl had already left the Xuanmiaoguan and went to Yongfu Temple!

After Emperor Xining came out of Yongfu Temple and went to Taifu Mansion to worship the late Taifu Ning Liangyong, he returned to King Yi's Mansion and personally welcomed Empress Yao into the palace.

It is said that when the emperor enters the temple to worship, he should also clean the water and splash the streets, and the loess mat road, and prepare for more than ten days to make the trip. Emperor Xining has done what Emperor Jianlong can only do in a few months in half a day, what is he going to do?

King He was uneasy, "Lord Fang, what should we do?" ”

Fang Jianrong didn't want to talk to King He about "us", because King Sheng took Fang Zining to the northwest, which meant that he did not abandon the Fang family. At this time, Fang Jianrong was tied up with King He and his ilk again, that would be a fool!

As a result, Fang Jianrong's face was more uneasy and confused than that of King He, "The lower officials don't know what to do." ”

After listening to Emperor Xining's itinerary, Xiao Nuan's eyes were bright, "Li Xiran is still Li Xiran, very comparable." ”