History of Cannon Fodder Struggle [Qing]

Outside the felt tent, the cold wind was blowing, and even lying in the tent could hear the sound of the rope being blown and slapped on the wool felt.

The wood in the middle of the yurt was burning quietly, making a slight crackling sound.Lin Yuan had some things accumulated in his heart, so he couldn't fall asleep and got up.

After washing in the room, I put on a thick sweater, and as soon as I opened the curtain, I felt a cold wind blowing against my face.

The grassland in August is much colder than the capital city. When I go to fetch water during the day, I can occasionally find the water by the lake frozen.

This place already belongs to Outer Mongolia, and Lin Yuan has been delayed here for three months, and the matter of site selection has not yet been completed.

He was also careless. In the first month, he led people to pick out the location. Later, he was warmly welcomed by these tribes. Every tribe welcomed him with songs and dances. He looked very enthusiastic, but whenever he mentioned When it comes time to decide on a site, the Zasaks of these tribes will change the subject.After waiting for a long time, he also recalled it. It seems that these tribes are not happy with the exchange market address he chose.

After a few times of prevarication, Lin Yuan wanted to find Zasak of these tribes to make it clear. After all, the time given by the court is not long, and taxes will be collected in five years. If this delays, there is not much time left for them up.

However, in the past few days, when looking for Zasak from these tribes, they would always hit a wall. They didn't really reject him, but politely said that Zasak was not there.

But when he asked where did he go?

It's not about going to the tribe next door to visit relatives, or going out to graze.

Isn't this just shaking him?Except for the southern part of the grassland, the rest of the grasslands are starting to wither and turn yellow. Where can they graze?

After coming down several times, Lin Yuan was a little annoyed, these people were avoiding him deliberately.

He didn't understand why there was a need to avoid him. It turns out that the mutual market is beneficial to both parties, but these people can't avoid it.

Today I made up my mind that I must stop people and clarify the matter as soon as possible.If you disagree with the location he chose, everyone can talk about it and choose another address!

The sky outside was still not bright enough, Lin Yuan wrapped his fur coat tightly, feeling the wind was a bit strong outside, so he went back into the felt tent and put on a big down jacket.At this time, sweaters are really not as warm as down jackets.

After feeling the heat on his body, he stepped on the sheepskin shoes with one deep foot and one shallow foot and walked towards Zasak's felt tent.

The wind was blowing on his body, and the withered and yellow grass on the ground was blown in waves like wheat waves, and he walked to the largest felt tent in the whole tribe.

Early in the morning, the herdsmen on the grassland got up early, and before the snowfall came, they stored more pasture for the winter horses to eat.

Although a large amount of bean fodder has been transported to the grassland this year, which is enough for livestock to eat, but winter is also the breeding season, and a large number of cubs are born every year, and the cubs need to be fed with fodder when they are weaned.

Herdsmen on the grasslands are the most diligent and actively make various preparations for winter.

The sun came down and gave the cold north wind a tinge of warmth, and Zasak Urihan of the tribe got out of the bed.

As soon as he went out, he yawned and stretched. Halfway through the stretch, he was startled by the person standing at the door.

"Ouch! My God!" Urihan jumped back.

After seeing clearly that the person shivering from the cold was a senior official from the capital, he scolded in his heart why the group of bastards didn't catch him and ran to his door, while quickly pulling him into the tent.

In the warm tent, Lin Yuan sneezed immediately. Even if the down jacket kept warm, after standing in the cold wind for nearly an hour, how could his body still retain the warmth?

"Come on, drink some milk tea to warm up your body." Ulihan poured a cup of hot milk tea from the copper pot beside the fire and handed it to Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan took it and quickly took a sip. The warm milk tea poured down his throat, finally warming his stomach.

Lin Yuan sighed, "Master Wu, it's really difficult to meet you!"

In order to facilitate doing business with the Han people, the Mongols would also give themselves a Chinese name.For example, this Ulihan took the first sound of his name as his surname.

Ulihan thought in his heart that he had been hiding for so many days, was he caught by you?

Then he looked surprised, "Master Lin, what do you mean, I've been here all the time! Could it be that there are still people stopping you when you come to find me? Tell me which ignorant bastard it is, I Help you teach him a lesson!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his voice changed, "I don't know why Mr. Lin came to see me this morning?"

Seeing his innocent expression, Lin Yuan was very aggrieved. It was clear that these people were avoiding him, and this time they were blaming others for everything.

Fortunately, one person was finally caught, and Lin Yuan didn't continue to pursue the previous matter, but spoke directly.

"I was ordered by the imperial court to come here to select a trading point. Once the trading market opens, it will be beneficial to both Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia. I have also seen it here. The conditions in the Outer Mongolia area are more difficult. As long as the trading market opens , and it will be improved soon. But I don’t think you are interested in this? Can you please tell me, Master Wu, if you really don’t want to choose the location of the exchange market here, you can choose another place.”

Ulihan stroked his beard, looking a bit embarrassed, and finally told him faithfully, "Lord Lin, everyone knows the benefits of the mutual market, but you don't know that we also have our own difficulties."

This time he was caught by bad luck, and he didn't seem to make it clear that the person in front of him might continue to wear him down.After thinking for a while, Urihan still expressed his concerns.

Lin Yuan signaled him to continue with a serious face.

Ulihan stroked the mustache on his lips, and continued, "The location of the market you have chosen is very good, but it is a bit too good. The area near the Kerulen River is the area with the most abundant water and grass. This is where grazing It’s a good location, it’s a pity to use it to build a mutual market.”

As he spoke, he took a peek at Lin Yuan, and continued: "Also, our Outer Mongolia area is not as lush as the Inner Mongolia side, and there are not many good places to stock them. The more northerly it is, the more icy and snowy it is, where can we raise them? There are so many cattle and sheep. Compared with the place for grazing, this exchange market is really not so necessary for us.”

Lin Yuan finally understood what he meant, so he answered them one by one, "This time, it's easy to solve. The reason why we chose to fight for the exchange market is by the Kelulun River, because the exchange market can't be too far away from the water source, and the more people gather, There are still so many cattle and sheep coming here, there is no shortage of water sources, which makes the trade market impossible. As for the cattle and sheep problem you mentioned, I brought a large number of prospectors here this time. After our people’s identification, Mongolia This area is rich in mineral resources, since cattle and sheep cannot be exchanged, you can definitely exchange mines.”

Ulihan was a little puzzled, "Where can we get mines from our barren land?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Currently, coal has been surveyed. Coal is indispensable for construction in various parts of the Qing Dynasty. Everyone can make money together."

Especially with the invention of the steam engine, the demand for coal will soon show explosive force, all of which have been expected internally.Even they themselves are stockpiling coal mines.

What's more, under Inner Mongolia, there are all kinds of mines dormant, even gold mines, but the master secretly confessed that it is best to find out the mines in Outer Mongolia.

It is true that the vegetation in Outer Mongolia is not as abundant as that in Inner Mongolia, but people are not poor. As long as those mines are mined, they can turn around in an instant.

When Wu Lihan heard it, he immediately understood, "You are talking about those black stones! There are quite a lot of them. We despise dirt and no one wants to take it except for burning it!" There is an open-air area within his tribe Although I knew about this coal mine before, it’s useless if I can’t get it out, and I hate taking up space if I stay outside.

Lin Yuan nodded, "This is it. It can be sold. Inner Mongolia has wool, Outer Mongolia has coal mines, and animal fur. These can be exchanged."

Urihan didn't know how much those coal mines were worth, so he wasn't moved.

Lin Yuan discovered this and continued, "This coal mine must earn 10,000+ taels of silver in a year, and as long as we choose the location of the exchange market, which tribe's land will be occupied, the exchange market tax will be paid to a part of the local tribe. , There are hundreds of thousands of taels of silver a year, and it adds up to 10 taels!" When Lin Yuan said a few hundred thousand taels of silver, Lin Yuan was a little careless, as if he didn't pay attention to this amount of money at all.

But Ulihan's eyes widened, "Why, how come there is so much money?"

However, Lin Yuan made a big circle with his hand and said, "You don't know that. Outer Mongolia is such a big land. By then, you can earn millions of taels if you just sell some iron ore and copper ore. As long as you trade in our mutual market, you will have to collect two layers of taxes. Half of the two layers of taxes will be handed over to the imperial court, and [-]% of the other half will be used to offset the construction of the mutual market, and the remaining [-]% can be distributed to the slaves. The tribe that occupied the land.” During the Han Dynasty, the Huns at that time could make their own bronze weapons, and there must be copper mines in Outer Mongolia.

Copper was also scarce in the Qing Dynasty.

Ulihan suddenly felt a little embarrassed and said, "Then can we open the exchange market in our tribe?"

Lin Yuan was a little embarrassed, "Well, we are not only going to build a mutual market this time, but also plan to build a big city comparable to the capital, so we have to choose a suitable location. Now it is just in the middle of several tribes. I see some Zasaks They don’t seem to be very interested, and I’m thinking about whether to go up along the Kerulen River to survey a more suitable location.”

Ulihan immediately stood up and stopped him, "Wait a minute..."

Lin Yuan showed some surprise on his face.

Ulihan had an excited and eager expression on his face, "Along the Kherlen River to the north, there are deserted areas. This market place can't be opened in a place where no one is around, right? I think this place is now very good."

"But..." Lin Yuan wanted to continue speaking.

Ulihan directly stopped him, "Brother, I know what you want to say, don't worry, I will help you persuade Zasak from other tribes to choose this place for the market."

For the grassland people, they have always grown from grass, and they have never thought of building a big city at a fixed location.

Hundreds of years ago, the tribes of the entire grassland gathered together because of the Golden Tent Conference. Now the whole Mongolia is scattered and divided into Inner and Inner Mongolia. The tribes all form alliances and have not gathered together for a long time.

If this really builds a big city that can be compared to the capital, then the importance of these tribes that were originally next to the city will not be the same as before.

In any case, the location of this exchange market must be decided first. The 10,000+ taels of tax money alone makes Ulihan covetously.Even if only a small half of this money falls into his hands, it is enough for him to live a life without worrying about food and drink. How can he use such bitter grazing?

The area of ​​Outer Mongolia was quickly treated by Lin Yuan as a guest of honor, and the location of the mutual market was quickly settled.

The generation in Inner Mongolia was originally close to the capital.It is more convenient for businessmen to communicate, so they are not very interested in the mutual market.Just watched helplessly as the location of the exchange market was set in Outer Mongolia.But when a huge city in Outer Mongolia was erected later, Inner Mongolia regretted it too late.If you knew it earlier, you should fight for it, and strive to build this city in Inner Mongolia.

As soon as the good news from Outer Mongolia came to Beijing, there were activities in the capital immediately.

There is no shortage of volcanic ash in the northeast area, so I found it quickly. After several adjustments, the formula was finalized.

Truckloads of cement were transported to Mongolia, but it was troublesome. Not long after, good news came from the ore detectors in Outer Mongolia. Volcanic ash was also found there, so it was more convenient. Just ship it over.

The mutual market in Outer Mongolia has not yet been established, and a special auction meeting was held in the capital.

The invitation posts of the conference were directly handed over to the leaders of various industries, and of course some of the best in the industry also got the invitation posts.

After two months of deliberation, basically all over the country, giant businessmen, wealthy businessmen, and wealthy businessmen rushed to the capital.

In the capital, because so many businessmen gathered at once, it also attracted the attention of the court.

The emperor asked the fourth son, "I heard that your family invited all the famous businessmen from the Qing Dynasty?"

Fourth Master replied yes.

The emperor said again, "Then do you know what's going on?"

The fourth master replied: "My son only heard that An Jia's plans to sell all the shops on the exchange market, and use the money from the sales to build the exchange market."

The emperor was a little curious: "If I remember correctly, didn't the mutual market just decide the location? How can the shop be sold if the house is not built yet?"

Before the fourth master could answer, the emperor murmured to himself again, "I want to go and see how the house on paper can be sold?"

Minning didn't know about this auction, which aroused the emperor's curiosity.

Lin Yuan is not in the capital, and she is not comfortable with other people, so this auction can only be handled by her personally.

The construction drawings of the exchange market had already been in her hands, but Minning was dissatisfied, and asked someone to make a sand table, showing the buildings to be built in the entire exchange market in a certain scale.

It took ten days before the sand table was in her hands.At this time, the invited businessmen basically gathered in the capital.

Every merchant is well-known in the local area, covering all walks of life. At least on the day of the auction, the entire auction house with nearly a thousand people is almost full.

Of course, many of them came to watch the fun, for example, it was not easy for the clan in the capital to get an invitation.

Fourth Master asked Minning for a few invitations, but Minning thought he was asking for someone else, and didn't care, so he gave him an invitation for the VIP room.The VIP room can accommodate a dozen people, enough for fourth master to save face.

The auction meeting was held on the first day of the twelfth lunar month. On this day, it was snowing heavily outside, but the hall of thousands of people in the auction was warm.

Tall and large glass mirrors stand on the wall, through which you can see the snow scene outside. Many people are holding a glass of wine, and the glass of red wine is a glass.Through the continuous progress of the people, now transparent glass has been made.

The original blue glass windows have been replaced by transparent glass windows.And these transparent glass cups have also become the new favorites of wealthy families since porcelain cups.

Some people looked at this kind of goblet and thought it was very interesting to hold wine, so they made up their minds to order a batch of these glasses specially for drinking wine when they went back.

Although the auction has not yet been held, many people have noticed the new things that have appeared in the auction field, and decided to try them out when they go back.

For example, there are various glass chandeliers on the top of the hall. Colorful candles are burning on the chandeliers. The candles exude fragrance, and then through the colorful glass, the glass refracts various colors of light, making the entire auction house like a fairyland.

Many people are surprised, never thought that glass can play like this?If you get a few of these at home, it will definitely cause a sensation in your hometown.Some people have already made up their minds to ask which factory produced the chandelier, and they will take a few as souvenirs when they return home.

The emperor was wearing casual clothes, with a few sons by his side. After seeing the chandelier on the ceiling, he immediately became interested, and said to Si Ye, "This lamp is good, your mother-in-law should like it."

The fourth master immediately understood what the emperor meant, and replied with a bow, "After returning, my son will let Mrs. An Jia offer some to the palace."

The emperor nodded in satisfaction, and continued walking in the hall.

In the center of the hall, there is a large table with a large sand table on it.

The sand table was covered with a glass that was almost as big as the table. The emperor walked to the table and looked at the sand table on the table.

There is a winding water flow on the sand table, and there are deserts and grasslands beside it, and a large part of it is occupied by a city.The emperor squinted his eyes, and then asked fourth master, "This is the location of the mutual market, how did it get built so big?"

The mutual market built in the former Ming Dynasty was at most about the size of a small town. The emperor never thought that An Jia's family would actually want to build a city on the grassland.

The herdsmen on the grassland lived by grass, and the emperor didn't think that building a city could trap people.

And building such a big city, even the imperial court dared not think about it. Although An Jia made some money, the emperor didn't think she could build a city out of thin air, not to mention that the city was paid by others.

The fourth master also just found out that An Jia's plan to build the mutual market into a city. Although he was not optimistic, he still replied respectfully: "In the words of Huihan Ama, An Jia once said that this generation of herdsmen may not be used to it, but with the As the herdsmen on the grasslands become richer and the education in the city becomes better, they may give up their past herding life and choose to move to the city. Generation after generation, the habits of herdsmen can be improved.”

The emperor was noncommittal. Anyway, the imperial court was only collecting taxes, and didn't care whether the city could be built or not, and how it would end up in the end.

Taking another look at the entire exchange market, he found that the underground waterway and the city's planning were very complete, several times stronger than the capital city, and the emperor felt a little unhappy.

Because the imperial palace was too narrow, they had to move to Changchun Garden. The underground drainage facilities in the capital had been in use for hundreds of years, and they were already aging.

It made the entire capital city seem to be living in waste water. Compared with this new city, the capital is like an old man, but the new city is like the rising sun.

"If this city is really built, remember to remind me to take a look during the northern tour. At that time, see if the capital can also be remodeled." The emperor's words seemed to be mentioned casually.

The princes who were beside me looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing whether this sentence was true or not.

Fourth Master lowered his eyes and did not speak, because An Jiashi had been conspicuous enough during this time.

He vaguely felt the rejection of the other brothers, but fortunately he was devoted to dealing with Tubert's affairs, and he did not form cliques or selfish interests, so Khan Ama never had any doubts about him.

The emperor turned around and took another look at the hall. Next to the sand table were round tables one after another. Each round table was equipped with ten chairs. Nearly a hundred tables could seat nearly a thousand people.

"Didn't you say there is a VIP room? Lead the way ahead."

Fourth master glanced at the side and stopped a servant serving wine, and that servant put the plate on the table beside him to lead them the way.

A group of people turned to the second floor. The staircase leading to the second floor is in the shape of a spiral. The entire auction venue is as tall and large as the Westerners' castle ball hall. From the outside, it is found that the whole is in the shape of a honeycomb. These honeycombs are all It is made of strips of steel, and the steel is inlaid with transparent glass. Looking up, you can see the long black rod of the glass chandelier, and then there are large expanses of glass windows.

The snowflakes on the roof slowly covered the glass, probably because the room was too warm, causing some snowflakes to melt when they fell on the glass, melting water droplets one after another, flowing down the glass window.

The emperor looked at the room with admiration, "This place is very nice, could it be that you hired Western craftsmen?"

Fourth Master replied respectfully, "I heard that foreigners were invited for reference, so the scenery inside the house is somewhat similar to that of foreigners."

The emperor glanced at the chandelier again, "Is this chandelier also passed from the foreigners?"

"Yes, after hearing the description from foreigners, I placed orders with some glass factories. These are skilled craftsmen. After a little experimentation, they made the glass chandelier. They also added some stones to make different colors."

"Made in a glass factory?" The emperor's tone was a bit weird.

It's not that he didn't know that his sons dug his own corners, and the mature glass manufacturing process was passed down from his sons' factories.

Up to now, glass factories have blossomed everywhere in the Qing Dynasty, depreciating and depreciating again.It turns out that the priceless binoculars and vanity mirrors have been researched, and the prices have plummeted.

As a result, some foreigners transported mirrors from thousands of miles, but they were all in vain. The mirrors of the Qing Dynasty were larger than those of foreigners, and they could see clearly.

Hearing the embarrassing situation encountered by the foreigners, the emperor was angry and a little funny, and his sons were at fault.

At the same time, he also thought that the Manufacturing Office did make a lot of good things, such as the calculator, which was only made for his appreciation.But after being acquired by the old four, they remodeled it in a blink of an eye, reducing the cost.

Instead, the Ministry of Households wants to buy it from the old four's Huayin. Nowadays, any business with a little knowledge will not prepare a calculator. Using a calculator to calculate is less error-prone than an abacus.

Those who are not easy to use the abacus can be replaced by a calculator, which is not slower than the abacus.

There is also the microscope, which was described to him by a missionary at the time, but he never thought of getting one to Qing Dynasty.

He never thought that microscopes could be linked to diseases. His secret guards had reported to him that the medical school under An Jia's had researched a lot of medicines for the symptoms, most of which were thanks to the use of microscopes. .

Thinking about it this way, he still has a lot of things in his hand, which can be handed over to An Jia's for disposal. When the time comes, the money can be exchanged, and his private treasury can also be filled.It was better than being gnawed on the corner of the wall by a group of rat sons sneakily.

His emperor is also poor!

He accumulated a little money in his private treasury, but he was followed by the Minister of the Household Department. In a blink of an eye, either there was a flood here, or there was a drought there, and his private treasury was not enough to fill up.

There are a total of ten rooms on the second floor, and each room has a large glass window facing the outside.

This glass window is very strange. You can't see the inside from the outside, but you can see everything happening outside from the inside.

The emperor was very surprised when he saw it. He didn't expect such a big change after the glass entered the people!

The fourteenth elder brother also saw this weird situation, so he opened the door and kept coming in and out, pressing his face against the glass to look inside with his unwillingness to give up.The emperor in the room with the flat face laughed out loud, stretched out his hand and waved, remembering that he couldn't see, he said again: "Yinzhen, you come in, you are all big and small guys who are about to get married, why are you still so naughty? Look Your sixteenth brother is sitting still."

The fourteenth elder brother came in as soon as he heard the voice, and closed the door, and now he hugged the emperor's arm coquettishly and said: "Khan Ama, such a fun thing, my son wants to install one for my mother too." , and let her be happy when she turns around."

The emperor enjoyed his son's coquettishness very much, and waved his hand and said, "I can't decide this matter, so ask your fourth brother."

Fourteen looked at Fourth Master's paralyzed face with disgust, then turned around and said to the emperor, "Fourth brother is hard to talk to, why don't you go find my little fourth sister-in-law!"

The emperor patted his hand and said, "Your fourth brother used to be a little irritable, but now he has corrected himself."

It's just that the correction is a bit too much, and it has developed into an iceberg face.

Brother Fourteen complained in his heart.

When the emperor traveled, there was a living man around him to record his every word and deed, although it may not be recorded in the living note.

The fourth master glanced at the living man next to him, he was not happy, and immediately stepped forward and said, "Khan Ama, my son had this problem many years ago, but it has been rectified over the years, so there is no need to record it, right? "

The emperor glanced at the writing man, and immediately understood what his son meant, and said, "Okay, well, let the living man cross it out later." Then he warned his fourth son, "These years have passed. You have changed it, which is very good, but in the future, remember to be patient when encountering troubles."

Fourth master nodded yes.

The emperor thought it was quite beautiful, and his son listened to his advice.

The emperor was not loved by the first emperor when he was a child, so after his son was born, he would inevitably spoil him a little more. Although it is said that the crown prince is the one who loves the most, the other sons have not ignored it.He would take care of the children's schoolwork when they were young, that is, these years, these sons have grown up one by one, just like Hai Dongqing with hard wings, fighting non-stop, which made the emperor a little displeased, and instead loved him. Youngest son.

Only when these underage sons were naively relying on him, could the emperor, who had been heartbroken by the battles of adult sons, feel a little happier.

The fourteenth elder brother rolled his eyes at the side, and then shook the emperor's hand, "Khan Ama, my son heard that the fourth sister-in-law is also here, can the son want to find her?"

The emperor was a little dizzy from the shaking, withdrew his hand and waved, "Go, go!" Go away quickly, lest you come to trouble him again.

When the fourteenth elder brother heard this, he showed a smug look at fourth master, then opened the door and ran out.

The thirteenth elder brother on the side couldn't sit still any longer, and said to the emperor, "Ama Khan, my son wants to go out, and he wants to go out too."

The emperor nodded, and the thirteenth brother immediately ran out of the door and chased after the fourteenth brother. He had to help the fourth brother watch the little fourteen o'clock.

Elder Brother Jiu grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the plate and said, "Isn't that little door next to Chu Gong's place? Why is Xiao Shisan still running outside?"

The good old brother Eighth helped interrupt, "Maybe Shisan didn't see it just now."

Fourth master lowered his eyes and kept moving the rosary in his hand.

The emperor glanced at him, thinking that since the fourth child lost his eldest son half a year ago, the rosary in his hand would never leave his hand.And I heard that his mansion is almost becoming a temple, and monks are often invited into the mansion to give lectures. The emperor was really afraid that this son would become a monk without paying attention, so he immediately cared about his fourth son, "I heard that the Anjia family in your mansion The little elder brother who came out has not been named yet, should I help you choose one?"

This is to remind fourth master that although one son died, don't forget that he has other sons.The emperor was also a little guilty. In the case of the prince, he had indeed wronged the fourth child.

When the other princes heard this, they immediately shot envious and jealous eyes at Fourth Master.

The fourth master was naturally willing, and immediately thanked him, "Son, thank you Khan Ama for giving me the name!"

The emperor thought for a while, and then said: "When we go back, let Qin Tianjian go and pick out some nice names for your little elder brother."

The reason why Fourth Master didn't name Yuan Bao all this time was because he was not reconciled to the good names next to the word "日" being taken up by other people's children.

After picking and picking, I couldn't find a suitable one. I looked at all of them and felt that it was not good enough for my fat boy. The matter of naming was delayed like this. Until now, little elder brother Yuanbao is still called by his baby name. .

Brother Nine spit out melon seed skins into the basket by his feet, wiped his mouth and said to the emperor, "Ama Khan, you haven't seen how funny the kid from the fourth brother's family is, he is so chubby that he doesn't look like the fourth brother's at all." kind."

The fourth master's sharp eyes shot at him.

What is not his species?

Ninth brother is not afraid of the eyes of the fourth child, he has mynah to help him block it.

The fifth elder brother on the side wanted to cover the mouth of the ninth brother, didn't see the wink from the fourth elder brother, was he about to shoot a knife?

The fifth elder brother felt that he was really sad to have such a younger brother who couldn't keep his mouth shut.

But the emperor became interested and motioned Lao Jiu to continue.

Ninth elder brother talked endlessly: "Khan Ama, last time fourth brother took that kid to the palace to greet De'eniang, and my son happened to meet him, and I was shocked when I saw it. That chubby little face , with a chubby body, looks like a copy of his son. If he hadn’t known that his son had only given birth to a daughter, he might have thought that the fourth brother’s family had the wrong child, and even went to tease the boy to tell him that I was his real Ah Ma..." Fourth master no longer looked at the knife, but looked at brother Jiu as if looking at an enemy.The fifth elder brother on the side covered his eyes and dared not look at it.

Brother Jiu was talking about excitement, and even patted his thigh, "Do you know how that kid answered?" Like a woman, her belly is getting tighter every day.

In the end, the emperor didn't even bother to look at this son. In fact, this son stood alone among the other sons, as if he was carried by Brother Jiu from somewhere.

In fact, Brother Jiu's fat physique is very similar to the emperor's grandfather, Emperor Taizong. The portraits circulated in the court show that Emperor Taizong was also chubby back then.

It's just that he is middle-aged and fat, and the old nine is fat like this in his early twenties, which really makes the emperor feel an eyesore.

There is no way, whoever makes the emperor a face-controlling person, the imperial court has to choose someone with high face value to get an official.

The most important thing is that this kid still likes to lean in front of him, so that the emperor wants to persuade him to lose weight.

"Oh, how did the kid from the fourth family respond to you?" Looking at Zai's face full of flesh, the emperor felt his eyes were hot, and he still asked very flatteringly.

Brother Nine immediately put up a hand, "The boy opened his hand and told his son, shouting, I have to give him two cakes!"

"At that time, my son was dumbfounded, thinking that the kid from the fourth brother's family was too easy to coax. So I asked someone to bring him a plate of milk cakes, but the boy was so ruthless that he grabbed a handful of milk cakes and ran away !"

Fourth master's face softened.

The emperor spat at him, "I asked you to lie to a child, but you were deceived by a child instead, you deserve it!"

Hearing what brother Jiu said, the emperor immediately had an impression of the little brother from the fourth family, turned around and said to the fourth master, "Bring the little brother into the palace during the Chinese New Year, let me see if it's okay It’s really not that easy to lie to.”

Among the emperor's grandchildren, only the prince's eldest son, Hongxi, was treated differently by the emperor. If there are more sons, there will be more grandchildren.

The emperor was not as patient with his grandsons as he was with his sons. The few grandchildren, big and small, really impressed the emperor only with the eldest sons or legitimate sons. After all, these were all studying in the study room. Not qualified to face the saint.

The emperor has so many things to do every day, how can he have the time to take care of every grandson, let alone let the emperor help to name them.

That's why when the emperor said that he wanted to name the children of the old four families, the other princes were so envious and jealous.

The fourth master agreed on the spot, and even generously forgave Lao Jiu's suspicion that Yuan Bao was not his kind before. No matter whether Lao Jiu had good intentions or bad intentions, it was always his son who got the benefits in the end.