My Daming New Empire

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Of course, no matter when, one thing cannot be changed.That is, the more people live in the center of the city, the higher the status and wealth.

Xuanwu Lake in Yingtianfu was originally an outer lake in the northern suburbs of the city, but now it has become an inner lake.

Zijin Mountain, which was originally the eastern suburb, is now surrounded by cities in the center.

The southern foot of Zijin Mountain is the royal mausoleum, surrounded by dozens of universities specially approved by the emperor.

And between some gaps in the school, there are some small neighborhoods, and those who can live in these neighborhoods are either rich or expensive.

Located outside the Taiping Gate, at the foot of a mountain between Xuanwu Lake and Zijin Mountain, is the honorary basic school specially built by the emperor for the children of overseas nobles.

For those nobles who were entrusted overseas, Earl and above, except for the head of the family or the eldest son and grandson must stay in the capital, all the children of the direct line must also be sent to Yingtian Mansion when they are six years old.

After ten to 12 years of schooling, they can only leave Beijing for the fief when they are at least 16 years old.

In any family, if the children have not received education in Yingtian Mansion, even if they are extinct, they are not allowed to inherit the family fief and title.

Because of this great law, some nobles died because of the death of their direct descendants, but the bastards could not inherit the title, resulting in being expelled from the title.Those nobles, no matter if they were sons or bastards, all of them were sent to Yingtian Mansion when they reached the age.

Their children will receive nine years of education here before choosing a different university for further study.

After the completion of this basic school, many nobles bought land and built houses in the surrounding area. As a result, all the nobles living in this area were overseas nobles.

Of course, this is only for the clans and nobles of the South Continent, and the clans of the Eastern Continent, not including the nobles of the Western Continent and the major Governor's Mansions in the West.

They need to face the enemy directly in the west, so they only send their direct descendants to Yingtianfu to study, and return to the fief after they grow up.

At the foot of the mountain on the east side of the basic school, in this honorable neighborhood, there is a white banner hanging on the gate of one of the families. Anyone who looks at it can know that this family is going through a funeral.

In the main house, thirteen children ranging in age from seven to eight to teens had their filial piety removed, but everyone was still wearing plain clothes and were eating breakfast in silence.

In the room, there was also a middle-aged man in his thirties. He was thin and looked a little unwell, and coughed a few times suppressed from time to time.

One of the oldest children put down his job and said, "Fourth Uncle, today's newspaper said that His Majesty returned yesterday, and I want to write a letter today, requesting an order to return to Tanglin City."

"It's not right. If it's cold today, the trains on the northern line will be out of service. Not to mention whether His Majesty will let you go back years ago, even if he let you go, how can you go back?"

"I can take the southern route, go through the Tianshan Mountains to Suiye City, and then turn north from there."

The thin man still shook his head and said: "Han Lun, you are His Majesty's grandson. Your stay in the capital will be far more useful than your return to Tanglin City. Tanglin City is in urgent need of all kinds of assistance. If you leave, for my sake, It doesn't work well with those people in the Ministry of Defense."

"Increasing assistance to Tanglin City is the emperor's patriarch's will three months ago. I don't believe anyone would dare to obey the law." The young man named Han Lun said with red eyes: "Second and third uncles were also killed in battle, so just Only my father is left alone to support him, I will not help him, who can help him!"

The middle-aged man sighed, and said firmly: "With your grandmother in our Lin family, we won't be able to fail. You must first complete your studies at Habayashi Guard School, not go back to the battlefield."

"Fourth Uncle..." Lin Hanlun couldn't help but stood up, looked at him and said, "When you were at the head of three thousand cavalry, you were able to attack Moscow directly. Already eighteen, do you still want to enjoy life under the wings of the family? I only hope that..."

Lin Xi interrupted him and said: "One moment, another moment. At that time, the Slavs did not have muskets in their hands. But now, they also have muskets in their hands. Before, we were knives and they were tofu. Now, we It’s porcelain, they’re crock pots, and we’re at a disadvantage if we fight head-to-head with them.”

The two argued for a long time, but neither could convince the other, and the other children in the room did not dare to intervene, and all stared at them.

They are members of the Lin family of Jixi Hou. The middle-aged man is Lin San and Tang Saier's fourth son Lin Xi. He was extremely brave in his youth, but he was seriously injured on the battlefield in his early years and could not fight, so he is now staying in the capital. Look after nephews.

Lin San died in battle in the 13th year of Zhengtong. After his death, he was granted the title of Marquis of Jixi, hereditary Jixibo.

At that time, his eldest son, Lin Chucai, was 14 years old. He studied in Yingtianfu, graduated from Habayashi Medical School, and was named Ji Xibo.

At the same time, Zhu Zhanji married the 25th princess, Princess Ningguo, to him, and made him the captain of the son-in-law.

Lin Hanlun was born in the 23rd year of Zhengtong. In that year, Lin Chu led an army to conquer the Kazan Khanate and occupy Novgorod.

Zhu Zhanji was overjoyed when he heard the news, and made Lin Chu the Marquis of the Extreme West, hereditary Marquis of the Extreme West.

In the summer, when Zhu Zhanji was on a north tour, the northern army also gathered in Tanglin City, and those resistance groups fled after hearing the news.

But after Zhu Zhanji left, they gathered together to counterattack Novgorod.

In that battle, apart from Lin Chu who was in Tanglin City, he was not injured, his second brother and third brother died in battle, and Tang Saier, who went to rescue him later, was also injured and suffered heavy losses.

When the news reached the capital, Lin Hanlun thought that as the eldest son and grandson, he should assume the responsibility of the family.

But he also knew that without the endorsement of this fourth uncle, the emperor's grandfather would not let him go back.

He said angrily, "The school is going to be on annual leave today, so I'm going to get the report card."

"Stop." Lin Xi stopped him and said, "Don't think that I don't know that you will go get your report card tomorrow. I have a task for you to do today."

Lin Hanlun turned his head back, and Lin Xi said again: "Your Majesty ordered the Ministry of Industry to make continuous-fire guns that day. Go and inquire about the order of this change. Our Tanglin City is now in a critical situation. You should write a letter to His Majesty to see if you can help us first. I, Tang Lincheng, change my costume, if we can change to a repeating gun, we will not be afraid of any number of enemies."

Hearing that it was a serious matter, Lin Hanlun didn't dare to play his temper anymore, he bowed his head and said, "Then I'll go back to my room to write the memorial, and I'll hand it over to Honglu Temple in a while."

Lin Xi nodded and said, "Your Majesty doesn't know when he will meet you. After handing over the post, you can go to your classmate Meng Ji. His father is the minister of the Ministry of Industry. You should know what to say."

"Yes." He agreed somewhat depressed.

After returning to his room, he wrote a regular memorial, but after finishing writing, he felt aggrieved, so he couldn't help but write another memorial, asking him to return to the fief to help his father.

After coming out, Lin Xi waited for him in the yard.He showed Lin Xi the well-regulated memorial, and Lin Xi nodded, and sent him to Honglu Temple to deliver the post.

When he came to Honglu Temple on the west side outside Chengtian Gate, he went in to register, hesitated for a while, and handed over another memorial.

At noon, Zhu Zhanji saw the memorial of his grandson's affection.After reading it, I couldn't help laughing.

Although he had a poor view of the overall situation and didn't understand why he didn't send reinforcements, his worries about his parents and the fief were on paper.

"How is my grandson's daily performance?"

A young prisoner from the Counseling Department stepped forward and replied: "Jixi Hou Shizi's liberal arts are only above average, but his martial arts are outstanding.

Tang Sai'er and Lin San are both masters. Lin Chu and his family have a long history of learning. In his generation, although Lin Xi's health is failing, he still has experience. With his careful teaching, if he is not good at martial arts, it will be abnormal.

He thought for a while and said, "I'm going to worship the queen in the afternoon, let him accompany you."

Lin Hanlun went to Meng's house to inquire about it, because Meng Shilang was no longer there, and Meng Ji was not sure what to do, so he just promised to help him inquire about it.

When he got home, he didn't expect that Xiao Xingzhe from the Pedestrian Department was already waiting for him.

Since the palace stopped recruiting eunuchs, the affairs in the palace were basically handled by female officials.The affairs outside the palace were taken over by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the four divisions and eight bureaus, including the pedestrian division, were all replaced by ordinary alternate officials to listen to orders.

Most of these people are candidate tribute students of the Guozijian. Before becoming an official, everyone has to work in these yamen for a year or so, or even two or three years, before they can get an official position.

When he learned that he could drive with him in the afternoon, he became excited and spent the whole afternoon thinking about what he should say when he met the emperor's grandfather.

After a hasty lunch, he took a taxi to Dong'anmen, walked into Donghuamen from here, and waited here.

When he set off, Zhu Zhanji was surrounded by some important officials. Seeing that the emperor's grandfather had been receiving officials all the time, and he didn't get summoned, he didn't dare to go forward rashly.

On the westernmost side of the imperial mausoleum is the Xiaoling Tomb, on the east side is the Changling Mausoleum of Emperor Taizong, and in the middle is the Xianling Mausoleum of Zhu Zhanji's parents.