Chapter 2291: Everything Is Uncertain

Spring always comes late in the north, and snow still accumulates in many places.

The cleanup in the second half of the third year of Xuande turned the entire north into a battlefield, with countless armies watching covetously.

There were many more soldiers on the walls of Beiping City than in previous years. They not only stared at the outside of the city, but also at the inside of the city.

Those who entered and exited the city wall would take a look at the side of the city gate, where there was a dark mark.

Just at the end of last month, a gentry whose family had most of their land donated was killed there.

To this day, people who have experienced that time can still remember that scene...

"Dog emperor, you will not die well!"

After a sharp curse, while the soldiers guarding the city were still dumbfounded, the man resolutely ran over.

It was a bang, like the sound of a watermelon smashed on the ground.

A carriage came in from outside the city, and the soldiers guarding the city saw it and guided the order.

There were servants guarding the front and back of the carriage. After entering the doorway, a girl's voice came from inside.

"Mother, they said someone was hit to death here."

"Mother, I want to see."

"Sit tight! Don't look, or you'll run into evil spirits!"

"But they said dad can ward off evil spirits!"

"Nonsense! Your father is not a Bodhisattva, what evil spirit can he ward off!"

"Mother, they said dad is full of... evil spirits, no matter what kind of evil spirits dare not come."

"....."

The carriage went all the way to the outside of the palace, and then Zhang Shuhui got off with Wuyou.

The two maids had been waiting at the palace gate for a long time. When they saw the mother and daughter, one of them smiled and said, "The queen didn't say anything, so the lady is not late, but the princess is angry, saying that Miss Wuyou hasn't come yet..."

When they saw the queen's family of three, the queen was trotting in front of the palace with Yumi, panting.

Duanduan stood by and cheered Yumi: "Come on, Yumi, mother is coming soon, ah... run!"

She cheered her brother on the side, and when she saw Wuyou, she said happily: "Wuyou, come quickly, I left you some delicious dried meat."

The queen grabbed Yumi when she heard the shouting, and then turned around and said: "There are many vegetables missing at this time of year. The Jiashu Bureau has built a shed and produced some good vegetables. I'll ask you to take some back."

Yumi struggled to keep running at first, and when she saw Wuyou, she shouted: "Sister, let's play together."

Wuyou made a face at him and said: "You are too young, I won't play with you."

Yumi looked up at Hu Shanxiang, the fat on his cheeks began to swell, and he said seriously: "Mother, play."

Hu Shanxiang said with a headache: "Let someone take you to play."

"Mother, I want my sister."

Yumi was very domineering and wanted Duanduan and Wuyou to play with her, but was confused by the two girls' coaxing and threats.

So he followed his two sisters to find food, while Hu Shanxiang and Zhang Shuhui were outside basking in the sun.

After a winter of recuperation, Hu Shanxiang looked a little fatter, but she was still chaste.

The palace was relatively stable at this time. The queen was in charge of palace affairs, but she was kind and soft-hearted, so there was endless praise.

Since Sun gave birth to Yu Ge, she has not been domineering. On the contrary, she has become more low-key because the emperor often visits her.

The queen mother also turned on the "retirement mode", almost invisible.

"My mother is going to summon many female relatives of the nobles today. I asked me to draw up a list yesterday. I didn't want to write you, but my mother said that you must come, and said that Xinghe Bo can ward off evil spirits. I don't know how Xinghe Bo's wife is."

Hu Shanxiang smiled helplessly.

Zhang Shuhui also smiled bitterly and said, "I'll come if I want to. But those nobles have been severely punished by His Majesty recently. They also suffered from the land clearance, and many of them took their anger out on my family!"

"What does the Queen Mother mean by this?"

Hu Shanxiang also felt that the Queen Mother was making things difficult for Zhang Shuhui.

Zhang Shuhui couldn't figure it out, but many things couldn't be avoided, so her mentality was good.

"They can't fight,

So I'll watch them in the afternoon and eat more to make them cross-eyed."

Speaking of cross-eyed, there is a joke, that is, Wuyou and Duanduan are competing in staring.

Two little girls staring at each other, and they don't move, which is naturally funny.

But their perseverance is not small. When the winner is decided, both of them have fixed eyes, and a lot of people laugh.

After half an hour, Zhang Shuhui took Wuyou out of the palace reluctantly.

"Mother, there is a younger brother over there, but he won't play with us."

Duanduan has reached an age where she is very curious. She often runs around in the palace and hears a lot of news.

She has no ability to distinguish right from wrong, so Hu Shanxiang has to explain it to her carefully.

"That younger brother... is still young and can't play with you. He is very tender, just like Yumi. He will be fine when he grows up..."

Hu Shanxiang said it with difficulty, but Duanduan suddenly said: "Mother, they said that my father likes that younger brother, not Yumi..."

"Sister!"

Yumi, who was playing on the side, heard Duanduan mention her name, and she turned sideways and smiled very cutely.

Hu Shanxiang's body froze there. Looking at Duanduan standing in front of her, she sighed for a long time and said: "Those people are talking nonsense. Your father likes Yumi and often asks people to take him over to teach him."

...

"Have you checked that person's family?"

It's still cold in the palace, but the number of charcoal basins in the warm pavilion has been reduced to one. At least, there is no need to open the curtain frequently for ventilation.

An Lun lowered his eyebrows and said submissively: "Your Majesty, that man's name is Tao Pan. More than a thousand acres of land in his family were donated. After the family was elected, he stopped making progress and spent all day reciting poems and writing poems... but his land was taken away. After that, he drank and played at home all day long...he cursed when he was drunk. He was drunk when he crashed into the city gate that day. "

Zhu Zhanji pondered for a moment and said, "Then leave him alone. Also, are there any movements from those relatives and generals from all over the country?"

Yu Jia lowered her head and said, "Your Majesty, someone is yelling and cursing behind my back. The list of slaves and slaves who have been scolded is here. I will present it to you later."

"As for the military generals... Xing Hebo cleaned up a lot when he was in Jinling. The military generals in the south were a little scared. After the news spread to the north, as far as the slaves knew, more than ten people had severed ties with the merchants and gentry from outside. ..."

Zhu Zhanji put down the memorial in his hand, stood up and walked around the room, and then said: "Li Long, the uncle of Xiangcheng, likes to associate with literati. Song Hu, the Marquis of Xining, knew the opportunity, but after all, he was too slick, and ended up with the killers in the army. It’s no wonder Grandpa Huang refused to reuse them.”

He was talking to himself, but Yu Jia and An Lun in the room could not hear these words.

So both of them almost lowered their heads to their chests, begging the emperor to stop talking about these things.

"A warrior cherishes his body..."

Zhu Zhanji stopped at the door curtain, and Yu Jia hurried over to open the curtain. Then he walked out of the Nuan Pavilion, but said something before going out.

"Human nature is so selfish! If you can't see through it, you don't deserve to be an emperor!"

Naturally, there was no snow in the palace, so Song Laozhen had less work to do. After cleaning every day, he looked for birds.

When the snow was deep, many birds were frozen in the palace. Song Laoshi found one and went to save it. Later, he became a bird lover out of control.

Zhu Zhanji walked out of the palace and saw Mr. Song wandering around at various angles, squatting down to take a closer look from time to time, so he walked over and said, "The birds have flown away at this time, what are you looking for?"

The spring in the north may not be warm, but the plants are beginning to appear green, and there is more food, so the birds are saved.

Song Laoshi raised his head and saw the emperor, and said: "Your Majesty, everything is uncertain! Yesterday, my servant saved a bird, but it was very scared and kept shaking..."

"Everything is uncertain..."

Zhu Zhanji's cold heart felt a little warmer, and he nodded and said: "Yes! There have been loyal ministers and filial sons in all dynasties. It can be seen that there is righteousness in the world, and it should not be generalized."

"...Later, the slave found rice grains and it refused to eat. The slave put it in the house, and when she went back to open the door...it flew away...without conscience..."