1227. Fighting a tiger is not just like catching a tiger, but using a general is like raising an eagle.
Yang Fan is very comfortable living by the seaside in Juyan in this midsummer.
A temporary thatched pavilion was covered with carpet. Yang Fan was preparing to eat barbecue.
Yang Fan is in a good mood today. He took a nap in the morning and hasn't been so relaxed for a long time.
The nerves he had been tense since the Western Expedition finally relaxed. At this time, Zhang Geda was killing sheep, and Yang Fan planned to have nothing to do today, so he would have a barbecue on the Juyan beach.
When Yang Fan got up this morning, he heard the cry of magpies. Sure enough, there was good news at noon.
Yang Fan has a son. Xiao Niangpi gave birth to Yang Fan's eldest son ten days ago. The whole Yang family is in a state of excitement.
Millions of people in the territory cheered with each other. My wife gave birth to our eldest son, and the good life of our children and grandchildren was guaranteed.
After the news spread, Xincheng and Duolun City, as well as all Yang Fan's territories, were filled with people celebrating. The sound of firecrackers continued all night long.
Before, they were all worried that Mr. Second Madam would give birth to an eldest son, which would create hidden dangers for the future heir apparent.
They all could see that the master didn't seem to care much about the distinction between direct descendants and concubines. Yang Fan came from modern times and had long been accustomed to modern concepts, but they were very frightened by this.
Since ancient times, the issue of the heir to a big family has been a big problem. Especially for a local power like the Yang family, which has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and millions of citizens. Once it is not handled well, it is very easy to lead to brotherhood.
attack.
The second lady gave birth to Miss Yang, which immediately made everyone overjoyed and half relieved.
Then, they all looked longingly at Madam. When the little girl was about to give birth, the atmosphere was tense, even more solemn than the enemy. As the time drew near, their hearts became anxious.
When the wife gave birth to a fat boy weighing eight pounds, everyone was so excited that they almost went crazy. Officials, stewards, common people, and domestic slaves all burned incense and prayed to thank God.
Only Lin Yueru wept secretly and was unhappy. Xiaoyu advised: "This is a gift from God and cannot be done by human beings. Why should the young lady be unable to think about it?"
Even so, Lin Yueru hurt herself. Looking back on the past, she couldn't compare to Tu Shanyue. She felt so angry that she cried profusely.
Because there was a war going on in Jiuyuan City and traffic was cut off, the news did not arrive until this morning. It was not sent to the main account until Yang Fan woke up before noon.
Inadvertently, I also became a child.
Yang Fan was so happy that he couldn't help himself. He ran out to have a barbecue to celebrate. It was a good treat for himself.
The soldiers put the tender and juicy freshly killed mutton on skewers on the branches of red willow trees.
During the roasting process, fresh red willow branches will secrete a slightly sticky red willow sap after the bark is peeled off. After the mutton is put on, under the influence of charcoal fire, it can not only decompose the mutton smell, but also remove the mutton's mutton smell.
The unique fragrance of the red willow tree spreads into the heart of the meat, presenting a colorful taste and more authentic characteristics.
There was also ice-cold beer, boiled peanuts, edamame, celery and yuba salad. I specially asked the chef to make spicy crabs from the Juyan Sea. I killed two camels and made a plate of camel humps.
Along with four or five cold dishes, a milky white crucian carp and mutton soup was stewed in a casserole. The crucian carp from the Juyan Sea is large and plump, and the soup is very delicious when stewed with the mutton.
Yang Fan had just put the dishes on the table and was waiting for the mutton skewers to be grilled before eating. At this time, Zhang Shize, the beast, ran over smelling the aroma. Ignoring Yang Fan's eyes, he sat down in a familiar manner.
Zhang Shize complained: "You came out to barbecue without calling me. Go on."
As he spoke, something was thrown over. Yang Fan quickly stretched out his hand to catch it. He had excellent eyesight and could see clearly from the air that they were two jade plaques made of top-quality mutton-fat white jade.
"I've been fighting so much that I didn't bother to congratulate you on your daughter's fortune. This time, I'll make up for it with your son's."
Yang Fan has been here for so long, and he started his career as a literary artist, and he also has a deep knowledge of jade. At first glance, he can tell that it is an extremely rare pair of mutton fat and field white jade.
Yang Fan was not polite, but he was not happy to be polite to this beast. He simply cupped his hand and put it in his arms.
At this time, the mutton skewers arrived. Zhang Shize took a bite and immediately let out a sigh.
"Why is this meat so delicious? Did you add any new ingredients?"
"It's made from newly peeled red willow branches, so it tastes very special."
Zhang Shize immediately grabbed the meat skewers and started to feast on them.
"When it comes to eating, I think you are the best at eating in Ming Dynasty. Those thousand-year-old families are so weak."
Zhang Shize opened the can, drank a can of cold beer, and burped happily.
I ate a few more bites of cucumber mixed with sea cucumber. I couldn’t be more satisfied.
The chef of the Yang family mixed sea cucumbers with cucumbers, and there was no fishy smell at all. I don’t know how. It tasted crispy and refreshing.
In this hot summer, it is so refreshing to eat like this.
It was summer here and there was no place to find ice. Yang Fan simply used saltpeter to make ice and specially chilled cans of draft beer.
Zhang Shize followed Yang Fan and had long been accustomed to drinking cold beer. It was so refreshing to drink this in summer. Anyway, the war was over now, and military supplies such as saltpeter were no longer needed.
After drinking a few cans of beer, Mr. Zhang said: "I have some bad news. I hope it won't affect your good mood about having a son."
Yang Fan smiled and said, "I have a son and everything is ready for me. I don't care about anything else."
"Some people in the court are preventing your majesty from granting you the title of marquis. Although your majesty agreed to it before he went on the expedition, they are telling your majesty every day that you are too young and have been promoted too quickly, which is not good for your training. They persuade your majesty to wait until later.
several years."
Yang Fan chuckled and said, "I thought it was such a big deal."
"You already knew that His Majesty would be shaken."
"Others don't know His Majesty, but you don't know him. I heard that he carved the gold seal of Dingyuan Hou before I went on the expedition. He kept it on his desk and played with it until the edges were almost rounded. That's it.
I can’t bear to part with it, and I often sigh.”
Zhang Shize said: "The royal family of the Ming Dynasty is like this. It is very stingy in giving titles to people. When Wang Yangming quelled the rebellion of Prince Ning, only then did he give such great credit to Xin Xinbo. In those days, Wang Yue had such great military exploits that he raided Weining Haizi and even Mandu Hai
Killed them all. It took me half a lifetime to get to the Trilateral System and the title of Count Weining."
Yang Fan knew that before him, after Emperor Chengzu was imprisoned in Fengtian, a total of three people were knighted in the entire Ming Dynasty for military merit. They became the three civil servants who were knighted for military merit in the Ming Dynasty (the other two were Wang Ji and Wang Shouren).
Yang Fan said: "Your Majesty is very suspicious. He doesn't trust anyone except himself. Although he lives a simple and frugal life, he is also very stingy with his subordinates. He also likes to play with power. As everyone knows, in the face of strength, power is a joke.
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Zhang Shize smiled and said: "He is worried about you. He should have given you something long ago, but he deliberately kept it for a while to let you know that this Marquis is hard-earned. He is afraid that you will get it too easily and not appreciate it.
Your Majesty's royal favor is profound."
Yang Fan knew that Zhang Shize was also very angry.
In the past two years, Your Majesty has played a trick on him. He was transferred three times in the past two years. He was transferred just after finishing the work to make wedding clothes for others.
Zhang Shize put the meat skewers into his mouth with his teeth, chewing his mouth full of oil, and continued: "Actually, His Majesty is pretty good to you and me, but he is a little afraid of you and me. You are a strong private soldier, unruly, and you will not take anything.
All officials take it seriously. My family is full of powerful forces. If it were another person, just watch him show his fangs."
Yang Fan shrugged his shoulders and said: "Thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness. Let it go. I'm not in a hurry to get a title to celebrate the New Year. Give it to me or not. Anyway, after this battle is over, I will hang up. From now on.
I will just serve as my commander-in-chief in Guihua City. If there is no big event, I will probably work in this position until I retire."
"You captured Monan, but His Majesty cut it in half, and established the Suiyuan Province to the west of Zhangjiakou for you to take charge of. To the east of Zhangjiakou, Yuan Chonghuan was given a free advantage and was assigned to Donglin. People like them are helpless.
The size is the key, just pick the peaches and you won’t be angry.”
Yang Fan said: "Give it to them, they must be able to defend it. Chahar is in the north and Jiannu is in the east. They are not good friends. They should wish themselves good luck. In the past two years, Donglin has returned to the Jinluan Palace.
, His dirty and domineering behavior is obvious to all, and the offended people can be lined up from Qianqing Palace to Yongding Gate. You and I can just stand by and watch."
Zhang Shize said: "What are you watching?"
"You see him building a tall building, you see him entertaining guests. You see him building a building collapse."