Prince Consort

Xie Ze'an sent Cai Dong away and asked Dai Shi to pay attention to the Yao Mansion's movements.

It was the scorching summer, fine sweat dripped from his forehead, and he leaned against the stone pillar to take a break in the afternoon breeze.After a while, Xie Zean suddenly heard footsteps approaching from far away.Xie Ze'an opened his eyes and saw that it was Xie Xiaomei and Xie Xiaodi running over with small steps, both with cheerful smiles on their faces.

Xie Ze'an stood up, and stretched out his arms to hug Xiaomei Xie and Brother Xie who were rushing towards him.After all, little sister Xie was an adult, and she obediently backed away after giving her a light hug. Brother Xie occupied Xie Ze'an openly and proudly, showing off his might to little sister Xie.

Xie Xiaomei snorted: "You were not born when brother hugged me."

Xie Ze'an rubbed Xie Xiaomei's head: "You are almost married, don't compete with your younger brother all day long."

Xie Xiaomei: "No, I will fight, brother, you will be my brother for the rest of your life!"

Xie Ze'an looked at the pair of younger siblings who grew up under his nose, and felt a faint emotion spread in his heart.

Anyway, he's already rooted in this era.He has to do some things no matter how difficult it is - because he has such a pair of younger siblings, even if his younger siblings will die one day, their offspring will continue to live in this world, from generation to generation.

Xie Ze'an doesn't have any lofty ideals, his heart is still so small, he only wants to make the whole family live a comfortable life.But such a small wish must rely on the prosperity of the country and the stability of the Xie family.

Then he had to remove all the obstacles in front of him one by one.

After Xie Ze'an finished talking with his younger siblings, he went back to the study and straightened his official robes in front of the mirror, and took out a jade pendant from the bottom of the box and tied it around his waist.Even if he will be stigmatized for thousands of years in the future, he will not miss a great opportunity and pay attention to such nonsense principles.

He is not a good person cultivated under the sage books.

Xie Ze'an smiled faintly at the mirror, and didn't get busy with business right away.

He sat down at the table and raised a pen to write four big characters: Never forget your original intention.

It has been almost ten years since Xie Ze'an came to this era, and his calligraphy has gradually taken on a certain shape.Compared with the popular "Guange style" at present, his handwriting is a bit more casual, which is not good, but it will definitely make people's eyes shine when it is taken out.His handwriting this time is a bit more handsome, and a bit more powerful.

After writing the four characters, Xie Zean said to Dai Shi beside him, "Dai Shi, help me frame these four characters and hang them in this study."

Dai Shi, of course, should be.

Just as Xie Ze'an sent Dai Shi away, someone came to report that Yunniang had come.

Xie Ze'an stood up to greet him.

Yunniang is four or five years older than Xie Zean, and is already in her twenties.For people of this age, Yun Niang is already an old girl, but she is obsessed with various skills, even if there are any gossips, they can't reach her ears, and she lives a happy single life.

Yunniang came to Xie Zean because Zhang Dayi's fleet had returned.This time they did not go very far, only reaching the Bay of Bengal, but this is already very gratifying progress.Going forward, we will soon reach the Cape of Good Hope.The good news is that the overseas situation is not as complicated as Xie Zean thought, at least only a few indigenous people live in most of the places where the fleet passes.

The people brought out by Zhang Dayi are very impolite. They sell their products enthusiastically when they meet the natives. The price is not very expensive. A few hundred taels of gold is enough to buy a plate. Too much mold is not good.

Xie Ze'an: "..."

There are more and more shameless people these years, and he deeply feels that his status as the king of shameless is under great threat!

Xie Ze'an looked at Yunniang's bright eyes, knowing that he had predicted well, and all the materials Yunniang needed were found during this voyage.As long as you train a group of people to come out and enclose those mines, you won't worry about what you will lack in the future.He smiled and said, "After the navy training is finished, you, Yunniang, go out and have a look. There may be many minerals that we don't have here."

Yunniang was heartbroken.But when she thought that Xie Ze'an was currently employing people, Yunniang restrained her wavering again, and said seriously: "I won't go."

Yun Niang did not swear to express her loyalty, but Xie Ze'an understood what she meant.Xie Zean was moved in his heart, with a smile on his face: "Of course not now, even if you want to leave now, I won't let you go. I'm talking about the future." He looked at the map hanging on the wall, "Maybe I'll go outside for a walk in the future."

This was the first time that Xie Ze'an revealed his future plans in front of them, and Yunniang felt that the haze in front of her eyes was swept away, without any hesitation or worry.

Yunniang and Dai Shi both followed Xie Zean when Xie Zean was still a white man. They had blind trust in Xie Zean, especially Yunniang. In her eyes, Xie Zean was almost omnipotent. Can be easily solved.

Yun Niang said: "Okay!"

Xie Ze'an ordered Yunniang a few more things before letting Yunniang go back.

It was getting late at this time, Xie Ze settled down, and told Aunt Xu not to prepare his meal, but to go to the palace to find Zhao Chongzhao to eat together.

Of course Zhao Chongzhao was overjoyed to see Xie Zean, and Xie Zean sat down beside him.Zhang Dade has long been accustomed to the closeness between them, and enthusiastically serves dishes for the two of them.

Xie Ze'an was [-]% full after eating, and sat on the side waiting for Zhao Chongzhao to finish eating.

Zhao Chongzhao had been paying attention to Xie Ze'an all the time, so he quickly asked someone to remove the food.Zhao Chongzhao pulled Xie Ze'an and asked, "Sanlang, what are you up to these days?"

Xie Ze'an said: "I'm busy with so many things, I can't count them." He changed the subject, "But there is one thing that I really want to discuss with you."

Zhao Chongzhao's eyes lit up: "What's the matter?"

Xie Ze'an said: "My father asked me to do something before he was alive, but I wasn't sure if I should do it with a lot of fanfare, so I had to test the waters first."

Zhao Chongzhao became interested, and looked at Xie Ze'an eagerly, waiting for him to continue.

Xie Ze'an laughed: "Shipping."

Zhao Chongzhao opened his eyes wide.He was the first person to know Xie Ze'an, so how could he not understand the meaning of Xie Ze'an's words, the overseas style Xie Ze'an described has always been his yearning, if he didn't know that he could not sail to sea, he would have sent a man-made ship to go out to play.

Zhao Chongzhao grabbed Xie Zean's hand tightly: "Sanlang, is what you said true?"

Xie Ze'an said: "Of course it is true." He took out the nautical chart that Yun Niang brought back, and several places were circled on it, "These places are unclaimed lands, and some places have found mineral deposits, but it is a pity that they were taken with me. There are not enough people and tools, so we can only make a mark first.”

Zhao Chongzhao said: "Then let's send someone there quickly!"

Xie Ze'an said: "It's not that simple. Ships at sea are very risky. There may be pirates on the road, and there may be storms. When you go to sea, you must have a professionally trained person to take charge of the navigation. When you go overseas, you may not encounter danger."

Zhao Chongzhao asked: "Sanlang, what do you mean?"

"I mean we should train a decent navy," Xie Ze'an said.

Zhao Chongzhao said boldly: "Build! Of course it has to be built!"

Xie Zean smiled lightly and said, "The navy has another important role besides shipping." He drew a route on the map with his hands, "Go up from here," Xie Zean pointed to the "chicken" on the map. "Here" part, "Land here, you can create a surprise army, when the sea and land outflank, and wrap Beidi like dumplings-sooner or later, the big part of the north will be us."

Zhao Chongzhao loved marching and fighting since he was a child, and Xie Zean already understood most of it when he mentioned it.He was a little excited, and his eyes were as bright as possible: "That's true! A group of Daqing soldiers emerged from here, scaring them to death."

The more Zhao Chongzhao thought about it, the more excited he became, and he shook Xie Zean's hand and said, "This navy must come out!"

Xie Ze'an took Zhao Chongzhao to sit down and discuss.Zhao Chongzhao was passionate about military affairs, so he was full of energy when making plans. He even decided on the person in charge: "I think Yan Lin is good. Although he is young, he belongs to the Yan family, so he should be able to convince the public! The navy cannot use veterans, but must use Yan Lin. Young people like Rin, otherwise they would destroy it."

Seeing Zhao Chongzhao's energetic appearance, Xie Ze'an felt sorry for the half-grown boy.He patted Zhao Chongzhao on the head: "You are usually too tired. In fact, you can go to Dongying for a walk. The imperial guards are selected from Dongying, and there are all trustworthy people there." Xie Zean earnestly and kindly, "You can even train a pro-army yourself, like the Habayashi Army in Han Dynasty."

Zhao Chongzhao's nose tingled when he met Xie Ze'an's gaze.Ever since he became the emperor, no one thought about him like this. He couldn't do anything freely, and he was always in a panic.Xie Ze'an's consolation comforted all his grievances, he held Xie Ze'an tightly with open arms and said, "Sanlang, fortunately there is still you."

Seeing that Zhao Chongzhao's eyes were red, Xie Ze'an sighed secretly.To Zhao Chongzhao brothers and sisters, he was actually very guilty. Although he wanted to be a good husband and a good friend conscientiously, in the end he was hurt on both sides.For example, in the two years since Yan Ning passed away, he obviously had many ways to comfort Zhao Chongzhao, but he always stayed far away.

Zhao Chongzhao is ashamed of saying "Fortunately, there is still you".

Xie Ze'an never believed Zhao Chongzhao's words, because he felt that he had not done anything for Zhao Chongzhao.He has always believed that love is equivalent. If he doesn't give or fight for himself, how can others' love for him fall from the sky.The kind of infatuation obtained by appearance and temporary confusion can never last long.

Xie Ze'an smiled and said, "If Yan Lin is going to train the navy, throw Ruliu on board too. That guy has a good calculation, and he can definitely spend the least amount of money to train the best navy."

Zhao Chongzhao said: "Just do it like this! I'll call someone to call Yan Lin and Qin Ruliu into the palace!"

Xie Ze'an said: "It's still early before the curfew, let's go out of the palace for a walk, we can scare them."

How could Zhao Chongzhao object to such a fun thing, he immediately dragged Xie Zean to change clothes, and took Zhang Dade out of the palace.Yan Mansion has always been heavily guarded, but who are Xie Zean and Zhao Chongzhao?Back then, they often sneaked into Yan's house and asked Yan Lin to go out to mess around. Xie Zean stepped forward to "clean his face", and the porter happily let him go, and pointed Xie Zean to Yan Lin's location: "The little official is over there in the school yard. Practice sword!"

Xie Ze'an thanked the porter, dragged Zhao Chongzhao inside, and walked to the school grounds familiarly.Before he got close, he had drawn out his sword, and said to Zhao Chongzhao, "I'm going to sneak up on him, and I'll fight him twice, don't show up yet."

Zhao Chongzhao refused: "I'm going to sneak attack too!"

Xie Ze'an smiled: "What is the difference between my sneak attack and your sneak attack?"

Zhao Chongzhao immediately forgot about his displeasure, and said happily, "That's right."

Xie Zean leaped into the school field as lightly as a swallow, and attacked Yan Lin who was dancing a sword from behind.Yan Lin seemed to have eyes on his back, he jumped to avoid Xie Zean's attack, turned around and pointed his sword at Xie Zean.

Xie Ze'an has always been good at making use of skillful energy, he dodges with ease, and played tricks with Yan Lin back and forth.When both of them were sweating profusely, Xie Ze'an took a few steps back and shamelessly said, "Forget it, forget it, I'll let you win this time."

Yan Lin: "..."

This guy is still so shameless.

Seeing that Zhao Chongzhao was far away, Xie Ze'an turned to Zhao Chongzhao and Yan Lin and said, "You should have noticed that His Majesty is also here."

Yan Lin nodded.

Xie Ze'an said, "Can you show your surprise to make His Majesty happy?"

Yan Lin cooperatively pulled out a shocked expression.

Xie Ze'an said: "It's a bit exaggerated, but His Majesty will definitely believe it." He thought for a while, and then added an even more exaggerated detail, "You can even drop the sword in your hand!"

Yan Lin: "..."