The Book of Raising Children by Houmen

Chapter 215 I've been punished for my mistakes (1)
In the evening, after dinner and washing, Zhao Jing made the bed for the big girl, and the two of them will sleep together tonight.

The dinner was eaten at Songhetang, because the old lady likes big girls, and she keeps adding vegetables to her. These dishes are definitely not available in Zhao's house, so after she finished eating, she felt her stomach swollen up.Zhao Jing asked the little maid to make Xiaoshi tea for the big girl, let her take a sip, rinse her mouth and lie down.

Aunt Zhao put her arms around Zhao Jing's waist and buried her in her arms, she blinked her big eyes and looked at Zhao Jing and said, "Sister-in-law, can I really be called Uncle Hou Ye in the future?"

Looking at her like this, Zhao Jing felt it was funny, she pointed her forehead with her finger and said: "Of course, wait..."

"Just wait until my sister-in-law and Lord Hou get married!" The eldest girl didn't wait for Zhao Jing to finish speaking, she rubbed her arms in her arms, and continued, "I won't be able to sleep with my sister-in-law at that time. Give it to my uncle..."

Zhao Jing's cheeks were reddened by Zhao Da Niu's words, she patted her on the back and said, "Go to sleep, you can stay with me for a while tomorrow morning, if the old lady sends someone to invite you , you go to play with the twin brothers and sisters, but don’t bully them.”

Zhao Da Niu yawned and nodded, already a little drowsy, so Zhao Jing extinguished the candle on the bedside table and lay down.

She was thinking about family affairs, but she was also worried about Xu Si'an who was far away in the south of the Yangtze River. However, seeing that he still had time to go shopping and buy hairpins, the battle probably wasn't as intense as imagined.It would be great if there were no wars. The common people would be safe and sound. The new dynasty has just stabilized. Wars really cost lives and money.

At the same time, Zhao Jing had already fallen asleep peacefully, but Xu Si'an's tent was still brightly lit. He received a report from a scout that the rebel army fled overnight to Yuhang and Qiantang because of the overwhelming army. Many local people have spontaneously resisted the rebels.

"He Yongming, the commander-in-chief of Qiantang, has sent a battle report, asking Lord Hou to send five thousand elite soldiers to suppress the bandits. Lord Hou, his subordinates are willing to lead troops there." Five thousand rebels in this area are really nothing, and the soldiers are scrambling to be the vanguard.

Xu Si'an, who was sitting in front of the long table, kept silent, his stern eyebrows were slightly twisted, and he stroked his chin with one hand and bowed his head in meditation.He had also seen the Jiangnan military newspapers before. Although the rebels were making trouble everywhere, they did not formally attack the city. It was just that the people along the way suffered, and the local officials were powerless to resist. Xu Si'an couldn't figure out the tactics of these rebels for a while.

However, no matter how beautiful the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is, he didn't want to waste a moment here, so he had to make a quick decision and make it clean.

Xu Si'an stood up from the case, walked to the sand table in the account, and planted the small flag in his hand on a hilltop. A trace of confidence flashed in his brows, and he said with a smile: "This commander will personally bring five thousand elite soldiers to wipe out the rebellious party. Annihilate!"

Half a month later, the Imperial Study Room in the palace of the capital.

"What a Xu Si'an, I gave him [-] elite soldiers, but he actually wiped out the rebels with only [-]!"

The little emperor Zhou Xu, who had gotten eight hundred miles in a hurry, stood up from the dragon chair, full of surprise and surprise flashed in his eyes, he stood up and greeted the regent Zhou Yi and said, "Uncle Emperor, you said Xu Si'an is available, If this is the case, you really know people and make good use of them! I used to think that he was serious and cold, and he seemed a bit out of place among the ministers."

The little emperor paced around the imperial study with the military newspaper, glanced at Zhou Yi who was standing in front of him, suddenly remembered something, turned around and said: "Little Fuzi, quickly show the seat to the emperor, I am so happy, How could you forget about this?"

Zhou Yi looked at the little emperor who was full of smiles in his eyes, and his usually stern and serious eyebrows stretched a little bit. The little eunuch moved a chair over, but he didn't sit down, he just said: "The emperor is more and more a king of a country now If you have any demeanor in dealing with government affairs recently, tell me about it."

Zhou Xu raised his bushy eyebrows, turned around and sat down in front of the dragon table, and said with a smile, "Uncle Emperor, sit down too. I still have a lot of things I don't understand, so I need to ask Uncle Pope."

Zhou Yi pulled back his robe and sat down, with his knees slightly apart, sitting in front of the little emperor with a big horse and golden knife: "Please tell me, Your Majesty."

"I've looked at the account books of the Ministry of Households for the past few years. The imperial court spends a lot of money on the support of the princes and uncles' mansions every year, and several households are hereditary titles. Shi, all the mansions that canonize first-class princes will be beheaded by the fifth generation, why didn't the first emperor have such a rule at that time?"

The little emperor had a quick mind, and after only taking over the government affairs for a few days, he discovered the crux of the household department, which can be regarded as his ability.Zhou Yi felt relieved and said patiently: "Back then, the late emperor was an old minister of the previous dynasty. He abolished the old and established the new. Among the ministers, there were not a few who had the heart of Sima Zhao. The late emperor could only use lures and lures to win people's hearts with the benefits of the country. It was also necessary.”

(End of this chapter)