The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1606

[1606. Chapter 1527 Imperial Order]

The Han people value their country. The so-called country, to put it bluntly, is land.

When they arrived at Golden Continent, they cultivated fields and built their own new ancestral hall. Taking away their land or plundering their harvests would cause countless people to scream and fight for their lives.

Therefore, although Fang Jinglong and his men fought hundreds of large and small battles with the Francois in the Golden Continent, and even though they were mostly small-scale conflicts, Fang Jinglong had no worries in terms of combat effectiveness.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and said: “The Qing family must be tired when they come back. Let’s stop talking today. Let’s go back to rest for a few days before coming to see you again.”

Fang Jinglong stood up and bowed to express his gratitude.

That day, the father and son returned home.

Fang Jinglong, who had not been home for a long time, went to the back house to see Fang Tianci first.

Seeing this child, Fang Jinglong was tired but full of energy. His eyes seemed a little brighter, as if he had suddenly become a few years younger.

Although he returned to Beijing to recuperate from illness, compared to when Fang Jifan was at home alone, the house was sparse. Soon, the Fang family became lively, with countless old friends coming to visit.

Fang Jinglong did not avoid suspicion and entertained people every day.

Fang Jinglong is very clear about this fact that the Fang family is based in Golden Continent. Therefore, it is not a taboo to deal with old friends.

After all, the entire Fang family, even hundreds of thousands of relatives, have all been sent to the Golden Continent. Although the Fang family has a deep foundation in the Ming Dynasty, it has no worries.

A few days later, Emperor Hongzhi summoned Fang Jifan to see him. According to reports from Yunnan and the Duke of Guizhou, another rebellion broke out in Yunnan.

The scale of the rebellion was not large, and Yunnan had already begun to reform the country, but… the local natives still seemed to be dissatisfied. Some natives falsely claimed that they were gods, and actually gathered tens of thousands of people, attacked the county town, and killed The county magistrate and the Duke of Guizhou immediately led troops to suppress the situation, but they had to mobilize troops and mobilize the masses. The mountain roads in Yunnan were rugged, and it took a long time and a staggering cost to mobilize troops and raise food and grass, but now… there is no progress.

Emperor Hongzhi’s face turned cold after reading the memorial, and Liu Jian and the three people who came to see him could not help frowning and grimacing.

“Is this because of some bad governance in Yunnan?” Emperor Hongzhi looked at Liu Jiandao.

Fang Jifan just stood aside, silent.

Liu Jian replied: “Your Majesty, the national treasury has been abundant in recent years, and Yunnan has been getting richer and younger. I have never heard of bad governance. What’s more, not long ago, Director Chen, the censor, visited Yunnan. This person also visited Yunnan. Even if he is honest, I have never seen anything inappropriate reported by him.”

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but feel melancholy: “I don’t believe it is groundless. I’d better find out what the reason is and order the Duke of Guizhou to suppress it. Thief, at the same time, send someone to check again.”

Liu Jian and others said yes, and then left.

Only then did Emperor Hongzhi react. He glanced at Fang Jifan, who had been standing silently, and said, “Is your father okay?”

Fang Jifan said with a smile, “Your Majesty, he is okay.”

Emperor Hongzhi then asked, “Listen. He said that he entertains guests every day. “

“This is because of His Majesty’s sage…” Fang Jifan said catchyly: “If it weren’t for my father who knew that His Majesty is lenient towards others…”

Emperor Hongzhi shook his hand and looked deeply. Fang Jifan glanced at him: “Don’t talk about that again. He is a good father. He is afraid that you will offend people everywhere, so he wants to make more good friends. This is for your future plans.”

Emperor Hongzhi cheered up. Changing the subject: “What do you think about the Yunnan incident?”

Fang Jifan thought for a while: “I’ve been thinking about it for a while, but I can’t figure out why those natives rebelled. Hasn’t Your Majesty already sent someone to check it out?”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded: “It’s not possible to rely on the censor alone. Someone comes and asks Mou Bin, commander of the Jinyi Guards, to investigate the matter.”

The eunuch on the side nodded and walked away.

Emperor Hongzhi showed a tired look and glanced at Fang Jifan: “I have been very worried these days. The queen has been in poor health recently. Although she called a female doctor to treat her, there was nothing she could do.” The

calm look on Fang Jifan’s face suddenly disappeared. He said solemnly: “Are you sick? Are you going to see me?”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded.

So Emperor Hongzhi got up and led Fang Jifan to Kunning Palace.

There wasn’t much tension in Kunning Palace, but it was obvious that there were more eunuchs than before.

Entering the hall, you can see Liang Ruying busy.

Empress Zhang was not lying on the bed, but she looked sick and haggard. She got up to pick up the emperor. Fang Jifan was behind to greet Empress Zhang, but he found that brothers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling were also there.

The two brothers looked livid and listless.

Fang Jifan said straight to the point: “I wonder if your mother is feeling unwell?”

Liang Ruying stepped forward, saluted Fang Jifan, and briefly explained some of the symptoms.

But it is said that for some reason, people become haggard. This happened at the beginning of the year, and until now, it is getting worse and worse. The female doctor and the imperial doctors have given a lot of medicine, but so far, it has not improved.

Fang Jifan frowned and couldn’t help but feel concerned in his heart. Although Empress Zhang didn’t look haggard, her thinness and haggardness could not be concealed.

He took Liang Ruying’s usual medical records and looked at them. Zhang Heling was beside him and said nervously: “It’s okay, nothing should happen.”

Fang Jifan ignored him, but looked up at Liang Ruying: “Your Majesty, are you still here?” Do you have athlete’s foot?”

Liang Ruying’s pretty face turned red immediately.

You know, this woman’s feet, in this era, are similar to many indescribable things in later generations.

Queen Zhang’s expression was normal. In her opinion, Fang Jifan was a descendant and her son-in-law. He was half a son, so there was nothing to avoid.

Fang Jifan frowned and hesitated.

Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but asked: “How is the successor…?”

Fang Jifan said: “I have to think about it carefully. This disease… I am not sure about it. I will come to the palace to see a doctor in a month.” .”

Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but have a look of disappointment in his eyes.

It seems… even Fang Jifan can’t find the cause of his illness.

Empress Zhang smiled gently and said: “Actually… I’m not in any serious condition. It’s just that… I’m a little weak. This is not an illness at all, but it’s just a cause for trouble. All of you, please step aside and go your separate ways. Everyone, go.”

Zhang Heling looked at Queen Zhang quietly and said with some sincerity: “Sister, we will stay with you.”

Zhang Yanling also swallowed his saliva and nodded. In the palace, not only can he accompany you. He has Queen Zhang, and he also takes care of the food here.

……

Not long after, Fang Jifan said goodbye and left the palace with some worry.

Returned to the mansion.

Fang Jinglong has been waiting for him to come back, holding one-year-old Fang Tianci in his arms. Fang Tianci was scared at first when he saw such a rough guy like Fang Jinglong in front of him, but when his eldest father hugged him and played with him all day long, he suddenly became arrogant, as if he subconsciously understood that he had a backer. , even the cry was more confident than usual.

Fang Jifan looked at Fang Jinglong and remembered something, and asked, “Dad, when you came back, did the fleet bring back any specialties from the Golden Continent?”

“Specialties?” Fang Jinglong was stunned and said casually: “It’s not the fleet. When we landed, the people from Xishan Academy and Tuntian Guard were like bandits. Did the leader lead a group of people and carve up all the things they brought back from Golden Continent? “

Fang Jifan: “…”

Okay, it seems like that. Tradition indeed.

Every time a fleet comes back from Huangjinzhou, they must collect various rare plant seeds, various animals and aquatic products from Huangjinzhou for research by Xishan Academy and Tuntian Guard.

Fang Jifan let out an ooh, and then ran away. Fang Jinglong couldn’t help but said, “Where are you going?” Fang Jifan

kept walking, and only said one sentence: “I’ll go look for it and see what I brought back.”

… …

west of the Urals, a city rises here.

It is better to say that it is a city than a settlement among countless cultivated fields.

Xiao Jing arrived here with the caravan.

Liu Jie had a heated fight with the people in the caravan, and soon he knew everything about the situation here.

“Eunuch Xiao, this place is called Xuan Li, and it is the biggest foothold of the caravan. My mentor has always been working here, but unfortunately, he has taken people to inspect several other places in the past few days. It will take more than ten years. I won’t be back until tomorrow.”

Xiao Jing nodded, feeling relieved that he was finally here.

Fortunately, even though it was freezing cold along the way, we didn’t suffer too much.

He didn’t want to go to other places. This time he came on an inspection tour. As long as he checked the place of Adhan, he would have completed his mission.

There were seven people from Dongchang Fanzi who came with them, and all of them were good players. With just a look from Xiao Jing, they understood something, and immediately began to disguise themselves as various identities and infiltrate Xuanli City.

Although after passing the Ural Mountains, the cold was much less, but this place was full of mud. People spread gravel on the road. In the center of the city, there was a government office.

Xiao Jing led Liu Jie to the government office, and saw a clerk who worked here come out with a book bag. This person saw Liu Jie’s attire, and Xiao Jing himself looked extraordinary.

So the man hurriedly saluted: “I wonder why you are here?”

His accent was a little strange, but it did not hinder communication.

Xiao Jing coughed and opened his mouth to say something.

Liu Jie took the lead and said: “I am a disciple of Xishan Academy, and I came here to pay my respects to my mentor.”

When he heard about Xishan Academy, the clerk’s eyes suddenly lit up: “Ah, he is actually a great scholar from the academy, I…I, Fangtang Jin , I have met these two gentlemen.”

When Liu Jie heard that this person’s surname was Fang, he felt awe in his heart: “Your surname is Fang? Where is your surname?”

Fang Tangjin said: “I am from Hanhai… “

The Hanhai…

This vast sea is what the Russians call Siberia.

This person said that he was from Hanhai… Xiao Jing and Liu Jie looked at each other, and then looked at each other seriously. Looking carefully, this person’s appearance was indeed somewhat different.

I bet these are not Han people.

Looking at it this way, it is most likely that they are members of the former Siberian Khanate.

(End of chapter)