Old Mrs. Yuan explained that her maiden name was Lu and she was originally from Longdu. When she was a teenager, her father passed the imperial examination and became the chief registrar of the county magistrate in Yuezhou. Then her family moved to Yuezhou.
Zhou. Later she married
After her husband's death, the eldest son Yuan Qi inherited the title of third-rank Chen Liufu. Yuan Qi was promoted in ability, and later became the commander of the Silver Guards of Longdu Prefecture, so the Yuan family moved to Longdu.
"Although my mother-in-law is no longer in Longdu, my father worked as an assistant in the Longdu government office when I was young, assisting the governor of Longdu in conducting map surveys of Longdu City. This map of Longdu Prefecture has been imprinted in my mind since I was a child.
Here." Mrs. Yuan said proudly.
There are 108 square meters in Longdu City, each with an area of about 100 acres. However, some square meters are smaller, only over 50 acres, and some square meters are more than 100 acres.
Longdu is divided into the imperial city, the inner city and the outer city, with thirty-six squares in the inner city and seventy-two squares in the outer city. Officials live in the inner city and residents live in the outer city. In addition, there are some common people living scattered outside Longdu city. Most of them live there.
He is a farmer from Longdu Prefecture. But an important reason why Longdu City is so huge is that the seventy-two squares of the outer city have no city walls.
It's because Longdu City is so huge that if a city wall is built to surround the outer city, the cost and expense will be immeasurable. The original design of the Seventy-Two Squares was to build military fortresses, but since the establishment of the four major camps,
After that, the military use of the Seventy-Two Squares was abandoned and became a place for common people to live.
Since Longdu City is the capital of the Holy Han Dynasty, most of the people in the seventy-two squares in the outer city are serving the dignitaries in the inner city, so many people have inextricable connections with the officials behind their backs.
"The water is shallow and there are many tortoises, but there are big brothers everywhere." Zhang Xiaowu concluded.
After hearing this, Mrs. Yuan couldn't help laughing and nodded, saying: "Yes, yes, but don't belittle yourself. If someone insults you, don't be polite. As the saying goes, people who are good will be bullied.
We are good at being ridden, so we don’t cause trouble, but we are not afraid of it either.”
Zhang Xiaowu immediately thought of the Chinese border guards beating up the curry country soldiers who caused trouble, and nodded fiercely: "Don't worry, mother-in-law, I basically cause trouble, I only kill people."
The old lady of the Yuan family warned Zhang Xiaowu not to get too close to any force. Although Uncle Dushan now dominates the family, Uncle Dushan is already sixty-three years old, and the emperor is only twenty-nine years old. In another ten years, the future will be promising.
You must not only look at the immediate benefits. Zhang Xiaowu asked again if he could ask Zhang
When the party expressed its goodwill, Mrs. Yuan shook her head and said: "Zhang Kuan's disciples and old officials are all over the court. If the military power were not controlled by Du Shanbo alone, Zhang Kuan would be able to contain the court. Therefore, Du Shan Bo cannot be defeated, and the Dade Emperor needs him.
To balance Zhang Kuan, even though this person supports the great Xuanyuan son Xiao as emperor."
"Mother-in-law, you mean that the Great Virtue Emperor is even afraid of his grandfather?" Zhang Xiaowu said in surprise.
Mrs. Yuan said: "The most ruthless imperial family. The Holy Han Empire has always suppressed relatives and tabooed the harem from intervening in politics. I once heard my grandfather say that a stone tablet was erected in the Taimiao, saying that three hundred years ago, the Holy Ancestor once asked for a hexagram.
It is estimated that the fate of the Holy Han Dynasty will surely fall at the hands of women. Therefore, if the women of the Xuanyuan royal family are even slightly suspected of interfering with the court, they will be deposed and thrown into the cold palace, or even have their entire families killed."
Zhang Xiaowu touched his chin and couldn't help but whispered: "This Xuanyuan family is really powerful."
Mrs. Yuan sighed: "The children of the royal family have been carefully cultivated since childhood. They have been familiar with historical allusions since they were eight years old, and they have been preparing to fight for reserves since they were twelve years old. Therefore, they are not only precocious than ordinary people, but also crueler than ordinary people. Have you heard that
I have passed the skinning of the Seventh Prince, but you know that today's Great Virtue Emperor had a eunuch push him too hard on a swing when he was a child, and he was thrown out, so he punished the eunuch to kneel in the snow all night."
"The little eunuch..."
"Frozen to death."
"well……"
"The person you need to be most wary of is the Great Virtue Emperor." Mrs. Yuan warned, "This person has always been intangible in mood and anger, and has a deep mind, but he is more dangerous than the Crown Prince. Although the Crown Prince is fatuous,
, but the prince never betrays his own people."
Zhang Xiaowu said in his heart, if you knew that the prince betrayed all his informants to me in order to save his two children, you would not make this judgment. There are no good people in the royal family, but the prince is more protective of his shortcomings. I thought of taking care of the prince.
Zhang Xiaowu thought that he should help his father's son and daughter when he met the saint. But if they lived a worry-free life, he would not bother them too much. After all, compared to their status, he would just be an ordinary common person.
safer.
The old lady of the Yuan family is a rare political talent, but it is a pity that she is a female. She has a super memory, is very familiar with the big and small affairs of Longdu City, and knows almost everyone's temperament. It is precisely because of the old lady's
The reason is that when the Yuan family suffered a disaster, except for the three sons, the rest of the Yuan family was unscathed.
Zhang Xiaowu respected Old Mrs. Yuan from the bottom of his heart. Perhaps it was because he was about to go to Beijing. Although Old Mrs. Yuan met him for the first time, she taught him a lot. It was not until he felt tired that he told him: "First of all, I'm sorry."
You must be tired after nagging me for so long, I just hope you can listen to me, so that my warning today is not in vain."
"Don't worry, mother-in-law. Although Xianzhi is young, he knows very well that having an old man in the family is like having a treasure. If it weren't for the old man's advice, I would probably make others laugh first when I entered the capital." Zhang Xiaowu bowed to the ground.
After leaving the Yuan family, Zhang Xiaowu was full of confidence in his trip to Longdu. He prepared many gifts for the emperor, including the golden armor of the Tatar Khan, the head of Li Gaotu, the weapons of Wuhuan's nine generals, and another
A strong Wuhuan horse, although not a purebred Wuhuan horse, is still much better than Zhang Xiaowu's mount.
Guan Xiang was responsible for preparing the gifts and warned: "There are also fifty jars of Saibei liquor."
"Are you afraid that I will be lonely on the road?" Zhang Xiaowu asked with a smile.
Guan Xiang shook his head and said: "This strong wine is used to wash face towels. The plague is rampant in the Central Plains. Although you are not small in number, you can eat, clothe, live and travel in the area. They are all epidemic areas. Be careful in everything. I have specially stayed with you for a few days."
A thousand loaves of bread will save you from the plague."
Zhang Xiaowu: "Thousands of noodle cakes... Sir, you just don't want us to enjoy the hot and spicy food. You are so envious and jealous."
Guan Xiang laughed and said, "Whatever the general thinks, you still have to bring the bread and the liquor. Remember, after entering the customs, the face towel cannot be easily removed."
"There are no savage beasts in the pass." Zhang Xiaowu said.
Guan Xiang was still worried, Ruan Qingwen smiled and said: "I will keep an eye on them, especially the general."
Guan Xiang said: "What I'm more worried about is that because you don't know how to do business, you will lose the goods of my fleet. What should I do?"
