Chapter 3421 Extra Yin or 9
The three of them sat on small stools, each doing their own thing. Yin was reading a book, while Bai Shan was using a stick to draw on the ground the geographical features he had walked through during this period, and decided to add them to the map when he returned.
Zhou Man was using a small notebook to record the new medicinal herbs and plants she had recently discovered. Some of them she already knew but had never recorded before, so she could directly write down their medicinal properties, growing environment, and preparation methods.
Some were plants she had never seen or heard of before. As the encyclopedia published entries one after another, she copied them down and did corresponding research.
Although she resigned from her official position, she would occasionally send some manuscripts to the Chongwenguan, which would jointly publish some teaching materials or supplementary books with the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Moreover, Zhou Man has been compiling the animals and plants she has seen, and her magnum opus is still waiting for her to complete.
When Bai Erlang and Mingda walked over hand in hand, they saw the three of them doing their own things without interfering with each other.
He glanced at the stalls one by one, and when he saw the pancakes in front of Yin Huo, he looked annoyed and said, "Who sells pancakes like this? You should at least set up an oven to heat them up for people to eat."
The three of them heard his voice and looked up in shock, "You——"
Seeing Mingda following him, he was even more shocked, "When did you arrive?"
Bai Erlang said complacently, "We arrived last night, but the place you mentioned was hard to find. We were just about to go out and ask around when our servants said they saw you at the market in town, so we came over."
The three of them hurriedly stood up. Zhou Man looked them up and down and said, "You actually made it out. How amazing! Are the kids at home not making a fuss anymore?"
Bai Erlang stopped talking.
Mingda smiled and said, "I asked my brother the emperor to change his identity and send him to the army for training."
Zhou Man was curious, "Which army?"
"Anxi Army."
Zhou Man glared slightly, "So far? You're willing to go?"
Mingda's smile faded slightly. "This child is too naughty. Now that the whole world is peaceful, only Anxi can temper his temper."
Bai Shan frowned and said, "Peace and tranquility are a good thing, but if the army slacks off in training, disaster will not be far behind."
Bai Erlang was frightened when he heard him say this. "You, you are not going to submit another memorial because you can't figure it out, are you? You just resigned from your post with great difficulty."
Bai Shan said: "You think too much. Even if I want to go back, His Majesty will not be happy for me to go back. But I can still write letters and chat with His Majesty in my free time."
After the emperor ascended the throne, although there were occasional wars in the surrounding areas, that was in the past. In recent years, the development of Dajin has been getting better and better, the canal transportation has been opened, the trade has flourished, and the grain yield has been high. Even if there are occasional natural disasters, timely assistance can be provided and the people can live and work in peace and contentment.
As a result, the northern and southern tribes, which had been in turmoil for a long time, gradually settled down.
First, the Jin Dynasty exported planting techniques to them, and they also relied on the Jin Dynasty's grain, tea, and salt.
Second, the Jin Dynasty has been strong in military power and powerful in recent years.
If the cost of war is too high and what is gained can be obtained by other means, then there is no need for war.
Of course, there are always people who are unwilling to accept the situation, but those are just minor conflicts.
But if the army has reached the point where Princess Mingda believes that only the Anxi Army can train future generations, then it means that the armies have begun to relax, which is not a good thing.
Zhou Man said, "What are you afraid of? To the west is Tibet, to the north is the Northern Xiongnu, and to the east is a vast ocean. Don't worry, Your Majesty is not indulging in pleasure now."
The most important thing is that their emperor's hobby is riding and hunting, oh, and delicious food, but he does not pursue exquisiteness, so it is not obvious.
Even if it is to please the emperor, the army will not neglect martial arts too much.
Zhou Man: "Did you send the child there because Guo Zhao was in the Anxi Army?"
Bai Erlang's eyes became vague.
Mingda glanced at him and said, "It was only after I sent the child away that I remembered that you and General Guo had a past relationship."
Zhou Man chuckled, "It's more than just old friendship. We've also exchanged letters over the years. Our Imperial Medical Bureau's pharmacy supplies them with a lot of finished medicines every year. Because there are so many foreigners there, they might bring the plague with them when they travel there, so we even set up a special clinic there. The smallpox vaccination rate there is even higher than in the capital, and all children over the age of five are vaccinated."
Guo Zhao was previously burdened by his father, but later gained many years of experience in the army and finally returned to Anxi to guard the western border of the Jin Dynasty. It has been ten years since then and he has never been transferred.
The Anxi Army recognized him, and unless something unexpected happened, he would spend the rest of his life in the Anxi Army.
Yin Huo said, "Guo Zhao is a man of integrity. There is nothing wrong in sending the child to him."
Mingda: "I'm afraid he'll be too lenient with the child."
After all, he is the son of an old friend.
Bai Shan glanced at Bai Erlang and said to Princess Mingda, "Then let's write him a letter and ask him not to be too lenient."
Bai Erlang blushed slightly and whispered, "Erlang didn't do anything bad, he was just a little naughty, wasn't he?"
Everyone looked at him silently.
Bai Erlang raised his hand and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
The four of them were satisfied.
At this time, Bai Xiaojun, who had just arrived in Anxi, wrote a letter to his father with tears in his eyes, hoping that his father could rescue him. He vowed to study hard, never skip school again, and never act naughty again.
Woo woo woo, he is still young, why should he suffer like this?
He didn't expect to stand out or become a noble or prime minister. He had a family business and a title, and he had not committed any crime. He just liked playing polo and reading novels. Why did he come to the army for training?
He has a brother who is an official.
Even if he gets only 30% of the family property, it would be enough for him to live comfortably for the rest of his life...
Lord Bai Xiao, who had no intention of working hard at all, wrote the letter and hurriedly sent it to the post station.
But Anxi was too far from the capital, and there was no one to deliver the letter. It would take at least a month to arrive through the post station.
At this time, he didn't know that his father was no longer in the capital. After confirming that he had arrived in Anxi, his mother encouraged his father to pack his luggage and go south to find his cousins.
The letter was sent to the capital, and finally passed around and landed in the hands of the emperor.
The housekeeper of the princess's mansion wanted to send someone to Lingnan. According to the master's habit, he first asked several familiar families in the capital if they had anything to take south. If so, they would send it together.
As a result, the word of the matter reached the emperor's ears.
The emperor was just about to write a reply to Bai Shan. It was just a letter, and it would be too expensive to send someone to deliver it, but it would also be bad if he didn't send it and kept it there. He happened to hear that the princess's mansion was going to send something to the south, so he asked a question.
Then I received the letter from my nephew.
Like the previous emperor, the emperor had no psychological burden at all and simply opened the letter.
The letter was written specifically to Bai Erlang. When writing the front, Bai Xiaojun Gong specifically instructed him to let his father read it and not let his mother see it.
The emperor glanced over the whole thing and curled his lips in disdain. "Two children. The elder one has the brain of Bai Er, but his temperament is like Ming Da. The younger one has the brain of Ming Da, but his temperament is just like his father, without any ambition."
Eunuch Wu offered tea and said with a smile, "Your Highness is quite clever. Your books have been very popular in Jin these past few years. I heard that some of them have even been sold abroad, making them famous all over the world."
As I was writing, I accidentally wrote on Bai Erlang's head.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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