Xiao Chengjun ignored him and walked out of the house to meet General Zhengnan.

Xu Che, dressed in a smart outfit, led his horse and stood under the lychee tree in the middle of the yard. He looked at the fruit on the tree and didn't know what to think.

"How is the general always good?" Xiao Chengjun asked loudly.

Xu Che turned around, not as cold as when he first met in the capital, and showed a hearty and bright smile, "I have met His Highness the King of Fujian."

The two of them greeted each other without being overly polite and solemn, with a hint of respect but no intimacy.

Xu Che took a closer look at the current King of Fujian, and felt that he looked much more cheerful than in the capital. It was as if the eagle was trapped in a cage and finally got a piece of sky to spread its wings and soar. He couldn't help but nod secretly. His useless nephew must marry.

To this person, my eldest brother told him to look at each other carefully and not to let his nephew suffer.

"Uncle——" The originally elegant atmosphere was ruined by this loud shout. Xu Che coughed dryly, frowned and looked at the black figure rushing out of the room, raised his hand to catch it, and rubbed it hard in his arms.

rub.

Lou Jing's neatly combed head was once again rubbed into a chicken coop by her second uncle. She quickly struggled to hide beside her husband and plucked her hair.

"It's hot outside, let's go in and talk." Xiao Chengjun smiled slightly and raised his hand to lead Xu Che into the house.

"Please be careful with this horse." Facing the servant who came to lead the horse, Xu Che touched his precious horse with some uneasiness.

Lou Jing glanced at the black man, "Uncle, why did you bring Er Sha?" He even looked a little stupid and raised his chin towards Yun Wu not far away.

Yun Wu actually stepped forward and took the "two fools" into his hands.

"What idiot? It's a black devil." Xu Che glared at his nonsense nephew, and after hearing Yun Wu said that the horse should be fed together with Lou Jing's sweat-blooded horse, he felt relieved and followed the King of Min into the house.

"When the weather gets hot, those barbarians become more honest. I'm here to see if you can help me with anything." Xu Che took a sip of the refreshing sour plum soup, which somewhat relieved him from the heat.

Xu Che's eyes were similar to Lou Jing's, they were both bright and starry, but years of experience on the battlefield had made the man's eyes a little more chill.

The husband and wife looked at each other, this was really a good thing to help in times of need. You must know that General Zhengnan has been fighting for twenty years, and it is easy to control the situation in Minzhou.

"In that case, I really want to bother the general with something, but..." Xiao Chengjun frowned slightly. General Zhengnan is guarding Lingnan and has always fought against the southern barbarians. Now that he comes to Minzhou, he may bring disaster to the Xu family.

"Second uncle came just in time. Those little Japanese pirates have begun to invade the southeast. I have to go back to Jiangzhou. There is no general in Minzhou. With the general conquering the south, I am not afraid that I will not be able to defeat them." Lou Jing sneaked a comforting glance.

The King of Fujian lowered his back and said with a smile.

Hearing that there was going to be a war, Xu Che immediately became energetic and said, "Okay, I happened to be very idle. I originally wanted to help you make wine, but I didn't expect that there would be a war."

Xiao Chengjun was a little surprised, someone actually likes to fight?

However, it was said that Xiao Chengjin moved into Fengyi Palace, and Emperor Chunde did not stop him. For a while, everyone in the court speculated that this second prince was actually the emperor's real choice for the crown prince. They had hidden it secretly in the early years, but in fact it was to protect him.

Concubine Chen was so angry that she cut off several of her fingernails. She had worked hard for so long to make wedding clothes for others. "Why did you forget this sick rice? Didn't you say he won't survive the winter?"

The imperial doctor who came to diagnose the imperial concubine's Ping'an pulse on a routine basis quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The imperial doctors from this imperial hospital have all taken turns to diagnose and treat King Jing. It is obvious that the pulse is failing, which is a sign that he will die soon. Sir, sir, please calm down."

I don’t know how I suddenly became energetic again.”

In fact, the imperial doctors of the imperial hospital have also discussed this matter. In fact, depression in the heart can also lead to pulse failure. Maybe the second prince suddenly thought about it, and the body will be fine? It doesn't make sense, and the queen gave them a hard time.

They were scolded, and they were not allowed to diagnose King Jing's pulse or prescribe medicine during these days, so it was not known what was going on.

In Fengyi Palace, Ji Zhuo still got up early to practice swordplay, and he practiced all morning.

Xiao Chengjin sat in the pavilion and set up a chessboard to play against himself. When the emperor's grandson woke up, he ran over and scratched the stone table in curiosity.

"Daddy!" Xiao Qirui grabbed a chess piece and shook it. He clenched it into a small steamed bun with his fat little hands and was about to stuff it into his mouth.

The wet nurse quickly stopped and put the chess pieces back where they were.

Xiao Chengjin was not annoyed, glanced at the little fat ball, and continued playing chess.

Ji Zuo put away his sword, threw it to the eunuch, and picked up Xiao Qirui, "Rui'er is awake, are you hungry?"

"Grandpa!" Xiao Qirui chuckled and put his short arms around Queen Ji's neck.

"Hahaha..." Ji Zui patted his little butt, hugged the little guy and sat down. Looking at Xiao Chengjin who looked good, the smile on his face deepened, "Now that you are well, why not follow me to practice swordsmanship?"

, to keep fit.”

Xiao Chengjin's hand stiffened while holding the chess piece, then he smiled again and said: "How can my son learn at this age?"

"It's not like practicing martial arts. It's never too late, no matter how old you are," Ji Zhuo lowered his head and looked at Xiao Qirui, who was sitting obediently in his arms playing with the chess pieces, "Rui'er said so, right?"

"Keke..." Xiao Qirui raised his face and smiled, not knowing whether he understood or not.

"Silly boy, you just know how to laugh." Ji Zhuo poked the soft little face with his hand, and looked at Xiao Chengjin again, staring with majestic eyes, trying to fool His Highness Prince Jing.

"Well, there is a specialization in this art. My son's essence is used to grow his wisdom. He is destined to have no attainments in swordsmanship." Xiao Chengjin said with a dry smile. He has been afraid of practicing swords since he was a child. He took advantage of his weak body to cheat and slip up.

His brother felt sorry for him because he was lazy, and would help him to persuade his father and empress. So far, he has only learned a few basic postures, and he gets a headache when he practices sword practice.

"Smock?" Xiao Qirui tilted his head. He didn't understand what his father meant by "achievement", so he kept repeating, "Smock, smock!" As he said this, he said he was happy, clapped his hands and started laughing again.

Ji Zhuo had no choice but to deal with this arrogant father and son, so he had to sigh and ask the palace maid to bring him a pot of lychee wine.

This wine was brought as tribute from the south, and the jar given by Lou Jing had been finished long ago. Empress Ji held the white jade cup and took a sip. She felt that this tribute was not as good as the original jar, and she couldn't help but sigh, "

Chengjin, next time you write to Minzhou, remember to ask Chengjun to send you some lychee wine."

On the other side, Jing, who is in the middle building of Prince Fujian's palace, is being ordered to do hard work by his uncle.

"Uncle, how much wine have you brewed in Pingjiang Marquis Mansion? Why are you still brewing here?" Lou Jing looked at the pile of lychees in front of him and was about to cry. He also wanted to accompany his husband to take a nap in sandals, and he didn't want to be with his uncle at all.

Make wine!

"For those drunkards at home, no matter how much I brew, there's not enough for them to drink." Xu Che snorted and continued to stuff the pitted lychee meat into the jar. "This wine is just enough to drink in the winter. Let His Royal Highness the King of Fujian give it to the Emperor...

Send some to the palace to show your filial piety."

Lou Jing remembered that her husband and the queen seemed to like this kind of lychee wine. The wine made by her second uncle was indeed better than the ones sold, so she reluctantly nodded and squatted down to help her uncle work.

In mid-July, the Japanese pirates began to invade aggressively. Xu Che led his troops to encircle and suppress them. He was used to fighting Nanman, so he was not used to the sudden attack on the Japanese pirates, but he was mostly excited.

The Japanese pirates are like weeds on the bottom of the sea. They cannot be eradicated no matter how hard they are. If they are attacked this year, they will come again next year. Jingnanhou has been fighting for so many years but has not wiped out the Japanese pirates. Xiao Chengjun felt that there must be another reason for this, so he called General Cheng.

Ask questions.

But it turns out that Jingnan Hou knew that it was not easy to make a living along the coast for those Japanese people who came to do business, also called Japanese pirates, so he turned a blind eye to these people. These people would also donate a large amount of property every year, and

These burning, killing and looting were Japanese pirates, following the businessmen.

"Why don't those pirates rob those Japanese merchants?" Xiao Chengjun frowned. Those things from overseas can be sold at very high prices if shipped out of Minzhou. Japanese merchants must have a lot of money in their hands.

"It is said that those merchants are Japanese nobles who cannot be offended by pirates. Moreover, they come here to exchange goods and do not bring gold or silver with them. The pirates want those goods, but they dare not sell them when they go to Japan."

General Cheng said.

"It's just collusion." Lou Jing, who came back from Jiangzhou, happened to hear this and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Has the Jiangzhou matter been resolved?" Xiao Chengjun waved his hand for General Cheng to go down. He stood up and touched Lou Jing's sweaty forehead.

"Another county has been attacked." Lou Jing rubbed her face with the palm of her little rabbit bun-like hands greedily, "That old man Lu still refuses to give me food and grass. In a few days, I will go around from Yuezhou to the four counties in the north.

When I saw him, I couldn't believe that old boy still dared not give it."

Xiao Chengjun shook his head and chuckled, and asked someone to bring a cloth to wipe Lou Jing's sweat, "What did you say just now, are you colluding?"

"Those dwarf merchants and dwarf pirates are originally a group," Lou Jing sneered. "The sea is difficult and dangerous, and those merchants hired pirates to escort them, but they did not restrain them." A few days ago, he and his second uncle went to fight against Japanese pirates, and he watched.

When we came out, those people were basically the same group, and there was no distinction between them.

Xiao Chengjun's face turned cold when he heard this. Could it be said that Marquis Jingnan has been harboring Japanese pirates? This is obviously impossible. Marquis Jingnan has killed as many Japanese pirates as a city over the years. This cannot be false.

The sea ban cut off the livelihood of many coastal people. The Ji family must have sympathized with the people and allowed them to do business with the Japanese. But for the pirates, they killed them mercilessly. This was a helpless move. If they can do business openly and honestly

, why go to all this trouble?

"Banning the sea is really not a wise move." Xiao Chengjun sighed. He wanted to do good business with foreigners, but before there were laws, he could only expel them as Japanese pirates. However, if he treated them as Japanese pirates, those merchants would have to hire pirates.

To protect themselves, pirates were difficult to restrain, which led to today's situation.

"Those dwarves are also extremely hateful," Lou Jing snorted coldly, and suddenly changed the topic, "But, how can it be unreasonable for people to send money to your door?"

"Huh?" Xiao Chengjun looked at him doubtfully.
Chapter completed!