After having dinner at Zhongshan Palace, Zhu Ying and Xu Miaojin returned to the palace together.

"Your Highness, my two brothers have a closer relationship with my eldest sister. Especially when they were young, my eldest sister has always been looking after them."

"Since the eldest sister married King Yan, the two brothers have been helping King Yan."

"They asked me to come here this time, probably because they want His Highness to agree to King Yan's trip to Dongsheng Shenzhou."

On the carriage, Xu Miaojin said.

In fact, she was very clear about her thoughts about her two brothers. Even though she was a little unhappy, she said that these were her biological brothers.

Both her parents are gone, so this is her natal family.

In the palace, Xu Miaojin was not the crown prince, but just a side concubine. Perhaps after Zhu Ying ascended the throne, she would be able to obtain the status of a noble concubine.

It's just that his son Zhu Wenqing will eventually grow up in the future. Without the possibility of inheriting the Ming Dynasty throne, Xu Miaojin now has to make some plans in advance for his son.

After helping his brother, the young man will also be able to get help from his uncles when he grows up.

Xu Miaojin is very smart in her own right. Even if she didn't understand it at first, in the past few years, she has naturally learned some tricks.

The reason why I said this is because I don’t want Zhu Ying to dislike the two brothers because of her relationship.

Zhu Ying touched Xu Miaojin's head and said with a smile: "Miaojin, I know what you think, and I am very supportive of such things."

"In the eyes of others, you are taking advantage of my power, but this is what I can do for you."

"I am not a petty person. Regarding the past of King Yan, it is all in the past. Originally, the fourth uncle wanted to go to Dongsheng Shenzhou, so let him go to Dongsheng Shenzhou. For me and for Daming, this is

There’s nothing bad about it.”

"Of course it would be better if I could get you some favors in this matter."

"So, don't think too much about it."

Having too many sons is actually a troublesome thing, which means Zhu Ying cannot take care of every child.

To a large extent, these concubines of my own are the support of my future sons.

Therefore, Zhu Ying was not only not disgusted with Xu Miaojin's help to her mother's family, but also supported it.

"Your Highness, you are so kind to me."

"Can you please let me serve His Highness tonight?"

In the carriage, Xu Miaojin could not help but lean into Zhu Ying's arms and said.

She originally thought that His Highness would be a little unhappy, and there was a suspicion of taking advantage of it, but she did not expect that His Highness would be so reasonable.

"Okay, you girl, you've got an advantage and you're so good." Zhu Ying hugged Xu Miaojin's waist and said with a smile.

Xu Miaojin's face suddenly turned red and she buried her head in Zhu Ying's heart.

——

After Zhu Ying left, Xu Zengshou personally conveyed the news from the Zhongshan Palace.

"Thank you for your hard work, fourth brother." Zhu Di said with some emotion, and he was still in a very good mood.

According to Xu Zengshou, there is generally no problem with Taisun.

"What did my brother-in-law say? We are a family, and it is natural for us to help each other."

"That's right. I feel a little wronged, little sister."

Speaking of this, Xu Zengshou couldn't help but sigh a little.

This is not the first time they have asked their little sister for help, they have already asked her once before.

In Xu Zengshou's view, the younger sister's behavior would definitely make her grandson uncomfortable, and might even appear to be pampering.

"It is indeed troublesome for my little sister, but now that she is the grand concubine, there is not much we can do to help."

"If she can help me with this matter, I will certainly keep it in mind."

"As for my little sister's favor, maybe I can only repay it to Xiao Wenqing."

Zhu Di responded and said that he was helping him both times, both because of his wife.

Xu Zengshou nodded: "It's good that my brother-in-law remembers it, but I don't know how long it will take for the imperial court's arrangements for Dongsheng Shenzhou to come down."

"This morning, Taisun went to the Capital Shipyard. He heard the news that the first batch of sea ships heading to Dongsheng Shenzhou may not be far away from departure."

"I just don't know what kind of arrangements my grandson will have."

Zhu Di shook his head gently: "Probably the vassal prince will not be allowed to go. Firstly, it has not been fully investigated, and secondly, it will not be easy for the court to allocate places in the future."

He had previously discussed with Yao Guangxiao about Dongsheng Shenzhou, and guessed that the grandson would not let vassal kings like him go.

The key to this is the division of vassal states, including the issue of future reservations for princes.

Although Dongsheng Shenzhou has been confirmed, it is unclear how big it will be and what it will look like.

Obviously, it is impossible for the imperial court to let several vassal princes go over and grab the territory by themselves. At least there will be a rough division.

Here Xu Zengshou can be regarded as giving an explanation to the eldest sister.

"Don't worry, your brother-in-law will definitely let you go to Dongsheng Shenzhou together." Xu Yihua's words also made Xu Zengshou feel at ease.

Nowadays, during the prosperous Ming Dynasty, all military generals can see that Taisun has his ambitions in the world, and this is the best time to make achievements.

Even in the recruitment of new soldiers, there is no longer any concept of compulsion. Every time new recruits are recruited, there are never fewer people signing up.

Nowadays, there are too many places in need of troops throughout the Ming Dynasty.

——

Tianzhu.

Even though the war was going very smoothly, even beyond Lan Yu's imagination, he still had a lot of troubles.

Orissa alone is enough to support the 300,000 troops brought by Lan Yu.

The word "support" is a bit modest, and it can be said to be "rich".

Now Lan Yu doesn't even need supplies from Nanyang. There is more food here than he can eat all.

If you kill a few nobles of Tianzhu at random, you will get a huge amount of food.

The only problem is that because Orissa is too large and has a large population, it is difficult for Sapphire to expand.

Because it can no longer be managed.

"Jinglong, has there been a letter from the imperial court? What is the explanation?"

Li Jinglong is responsible for contacting the imperial court. Recently, Lan Yu will make inquiries every three to five days.

Li Jinglong smiled bitterly and said: "There is indeed news from the imperial court, but it is estimated that reinforcements will be impossible at least in the near future."

Lan Yu couldn't help but frown and said, "How could this be? Could it be that you didn't tell the court about our difficulties?"

Li Jinglong said: "Of course I said it, but now the court is also short of people."

"I wonder if Mr. Liang Guo has read the recent newspaper of the Capital Residence."

Lan Yu shook her head: "No, I'm too busy with things here, and I haven't paid much attention to the news in the Di newspaper. Maybe there is something wrong with the imperial court."

Li Jinglong sighed and said, "The accident happened. It's about the same. Duke Liang still remembers that his grandson sent an expeditionary force of 50,000 people to find the east victory over China."

Hearing this, Lan Yu felt bad.

How could he not remember that the leader of this expeditionary force was his eldest son?

When Li Jinglong saw Lan Yu's expression change, he immediately reacted and said quickly: "Don't worry, Duke Liang, it's not a bad thing, but a good thing."

"At the end of last year, when we set off from Siam, someone from the expeditionary force came back, and the news they brought back was that they had indeed found Dongsheng Shenzhou, the eldest son of Duke Liang, and everything is fine now.

"

In fact, regarding the news about Lan Yu's eldest son, the imperial court should have informed Lan Yu a long time ago, but because of Dongsheng Shenzhou's relationship, the matter was completely forgotten.

It happened that Lan Yu came to Tianzhu to fight, so even after two months, Lan Yu had not received any news.

The Lan family thought that the imperial court must have conveyed it, and the imperial court also thought that the Lan family would tell it themselves. This was why Lan Yu learned about the eldest son from Li Jinglong.

Although Lan Yu was a little worried about her eldest son, she still said: "I don't know why this bastard has gone crazy. You don't enjoy the glory and wealth, but you want to participate in some expedition. I'm really angry."

Li Jinglong smiled and said: "Now you have made a great contribution, because Dongsheng Shenzhou was discovered, and it is said that it is not far from the Ming Dynasty. The territory there is very large, not even smaller than the Ming Dynasty today. This makes many people

, especially the feudal princes, all want to go there."

"Dongsheng Shenzhou is full of fertile soil. The high-yielding crops that Taisun once brought back came from Dongsheng Shenzhou. It's no wonder that Taisun sent an expeditionary force to find it. It turns out that they have come from this place long ago."

"So, our place was originally a good place, but Dongsheng Shenzhou became even deeper, so no one came here."

Lan Yu nodded. With the news that his eldest son was safe, he felt much better.

"That's the case, it's no wonder."

"It seems that we can only rely on ourselves."

"It's just a pity that there are so many people in this Tianzhu area, but there are too few available. Those people are lazy by nature and cannot be used. Even the soldiers of Zhenla and Siam are much stronger."

"Now if we want to add more troops, we may have to put some effort into Chenla and Siam."
To be continued...