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Chapter 279: Like Guard Ling

Before he knew it, Xiao Yunzhen had learned to run around the palace.Now the three most frequently heard words in Xuanyun Palace are "Elder Prince".

"First Prince, please wait for the younger one!"

"First Prince, don't pull it, this is your mother's herbal medicine!"

"First Prince, come down quickly, my little ancestor!"

Since the suppression of Prince Xiang, those external vassal kings have also stopped, and gradually they have to take a closer look at the new emperor who seems to be kind, but also has ruthless methods.

The emperor showed both kindness and power to the prince, and the queen cured the illness of the prince's concubine and gave birth to a spirited boy that year. The emperor actually accepted the loyalty of the prince.

Life is going well, but Ling Xue, the emperor's knife-carrying guard, has been a little aggrieved recently.

Is Yan Shiyi not firm in his stance?Or is Dai Yue too persistent?We agreed to be single together, but Miss Dai Si had only been in the military camp for a year, and Yan Shiyi completely surrendered... Humph!Unloyal!Ling Xue thought angrily.

This kid, Anqing, has ulterior motives, and often takes the initiative to buy something for Ling Shuang when he goes out of the palace, and pass something on for the brothers and sisters... Humph!Another unjust one!

Today, Xiao Yunzhen is one and a half years old, and he likes to touch his aunt's big belly the most: "Auntie, give birth to a younger brother!"

Qingyao smiled and asked him: "Isn't it bad to have a sister? Why do you want a brother?"

Yunjue has only met brother Huaixin, but not his sister!He said seriously: "Brother Huaixin fights caterpillars, Brother Tiger fights caterpillars!"

Shuang'er finally understood, so she explained: "That day when Young Master Sun came to the palace, the two of them were playing under the camphor tree, but the wild silkworms kept falling, so Young Master Sun said he would help his younger brother to kill caterpillars! The eldest prince will remember ”

Qingyao touched Yun Jue's head and said, "So since Yun Jue is an older brother, he has to fight caterpillars for his younger brother, right?"

Yun Jue nodded happily.

"It's a pity that Princess Danyang is not in the capital, why don't we have one more child to play with?" Caiqin said with some regret.

"No need to regret it, Prince De and Princess Qin are already on their way to Beijing with the princess. Princess Danyang is also one year and three months old. She was just born when she left. Time flies so fast!" Haitang said with a smile.

She and Xie Ruitang also walked from the house to the yard.

"When they arrive, let's go to Mingxi Villa to escape the summer heat together, so as not to be confined in the palace!" Haitang knelt down, took Yunxuan by the hand and asked, "Does Tiger want to play with brother Huaixin?"

Yun Jue nodded and added, "Guard Ling is going to play too."

Lingxue can make bamboo dragonflies, small bows and arrows, small slingshots, and spear fish with bamboo spears.Huaixin and Yunzhen agreed that Ling Huwei is the most powerful person in the world.

"You all went to play, what should I do if I leave my father behind?" Xie Ruitang asked his son with a look of aggrievedness. Yunhuan thought for a while and said, "Father, go to court."

Seeing Haitang trying to hold back her laughter, Xie Ruitang's heart broke: What's the good of being an emperor?Not as good as a guard!
So, when the Queen went to Mingxi Villa with Mrs. Sun and her son, Mrs. Cheng, Princess Deqin and her daughter, the Emperor also insisted on going with her.

Mingxi Villa is a royal summer resort, not far from the capital anyway.If there is an emergency, the minister will go to Mingxi Villa to see the emperor.

Princess Danyang is three months younger than Yunhui, but she looks like a little sister.Among the group of people, she only wanted Ling Xue to hold her. "Father, I like Guard Ling, shall we take him back to Chengdu Mansion?" Princess Danyang grabbed the bamboo dragonfly with one hand and hugged Ling Xue's neck with the other, turning her head and saying coquettishly to Xie Yuanfang.

"No, Guard Ling belongs to us!" Huaixin said loudly, he glanced at his mother with upturned brows, and corrected in a low voice: "Guard Ling belongs to the emperor."

Ling Xue laughed so much that her nose was about to come out. Although he was not destined to be a woman, he was destined to have children!
The old Prince De is not in good health, and has been lying in bed for almost half a year.Xie Yuanqu has fully assumed the responsibility of taking care of a family.It's just that for more than a year, he has always been thinking about his partners in the capital. This time, he took the opportunity of going to Beijing to thank him and brought his wife and daughter back to Beijing for a short stay.

Now that the emperor has gone, Ling Feng has gone with Yu Linwei, and Yan Shiyi has also gone with Jingwei. Shen Congxi has gone to take care of the emperor's official affairs. Of course, Xie Yuanfang and Sun Yanxi have also gone.With so many people, Mingxi Villa is not fully occupied.

The women and children all live in the inner village, and the men live in the outer village.

Because it is not in the palace, the rules are also omitted, and everyone is happy and at ease.Lingxue was captured by the Queen every day to play with Yunzheng, Huaixin and Danyang, and Princess Danyang had officially become Lingxue's leg pendant, not even her parents.

A group of people were lamenting that "girls are extroverted", and Chang Xi suddenly saw that Chang Le, who was on duty in the Waizhuang, hurried in with a person.

The queen also saw it and knew something was wrong, so she retreated with her female relatives.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang Chongguang, the Minister of Household Affairs, has something to ask for," Chang Le reported.

The emperor was sitting in the pavilion, but he stood up and walked out.Passing by Zhang Chongguang, the emperor said: "Speak."

Zhang Chongguang followed behind the emperor. He reported as he walked: "Your Majesty, since the Yellow River changed its course in the past few years, the middle and lower reaches have been flooded for many years. Now it is the flood season again. The floods this year are fierce and there is a strong tendency of flooding. Flood control is imminent. !”

The emperor has only been on the throne for more than a year, and he has indeed never been free to solve this problem.When he was still King Duan, he always heard that the Yellow River overflowed, the fertile farmland was destroyed, and the people on both sides of the river became refugees.

"Treating the water, do you have any good ideas?" The emperor put his hands behind his back and looked back at Zhang Chongguang and Shen Congxi.

The two of them hadn't thought of how to answer, but Zhao Muzhe, who was walking behind, said, "Your Majesty, I have recommended a person, this person is Ruan En, who has been a water engineer for many years, and has presided over the design and construction of water transportation. His southern accent is heavy, and it may be difficult to communicate in the Yellow River area."

The emperor smiled slightly and asked Zhao Muchhe: "Can you understand what he said?"

Zhao Muche smiled and said: "I have been in Guangdong and Fujian for a long time. I don't speak fluently, but I have no problem listening."

"Well, I will appoint you as the imperial envoy to control the flood with the household department...Ruan En. Master Zhang, you must give them strong support and send a team of experienced hands to them. I will also remember your great contribution when it is cured!" The emperor said to Zhang Shangshu.

He then ordered Yan Shiyi: "The Jingwei sent a few skilled people to follow us. Those who are poor and evil should come back well."

So Zhao Muzhe said goodbye to the emperor, came out from Mingxi Villa, rode with Zhang Shangshu, and rode straight to the capital.

While Zhao Muzhe was reading books on water control in the past dynasties, he discussed with experienced plumbers from the Ministry of Household Affairs and made a preliminary plan on paper.

According to past experience, when they arrived in the local area, they needed to do many things by themselves, so Zhao Muzhe proposed to Zhang Chongguang and Yan Shishi to recruit some soldiers with experience in water control in his own army and the Jingwei.The two thought it was feasible.

Over time, Zhao Muzhe's flood control army recruited more than 50 people. Adding experienced hydraulic workers and Zhao Muzhe's generals, the team had nearly 80 people when it set off.

When Zhao Muche was actively forming a flood control team, Ruan En also rushed to the capital from Fujian.

(End of this chapter)