Chapter 503 How Could It Be Such a Coincidence?

Autumn is a harvest season. This year, the south of the Yangtze River and the vast lakes and rivers are abundant. The grain prices in various places have dropped by less than 10% compared with last year, especially in the newly occupied areas in the north - Hebei, northern Henan, and Shanxi. The grain prices are cut in half compared with the prices in spring this year.

It was Mid-Autumn Festival, and there was no news from Gao Yanming. Chen Ming didn't even know his specific location. The climate in Beijing had cooled down. Chen Ming sent away Zhangjia III, who was "invited" by the King of Han. A regiment of soldiers escorted Zhangjia III and the Inner Mongolian princes and nobles to the south; then he welcomed his wife and children.

Li Xiaomei brought Chen Ding and her daughter to Beijing to visit. It is estimated that they can stay for two months, and then set off to Nanjing before the surface of the canal freezes.

He hadn't seen his wife and children for more than half a year. His daughter was a little shy when she saw him. Chen Ming put aside his not-so-busy official business and took his wife and children to visit the Old Summer Palace. The scenery of this garden of gardens shocked Li Xiaomei and Chen Ding, who had grown up. After the renovation, the Nanjing Imperial Palace was not shabby compared to the Forbidden City, but the palaces in Suzhou, Hangzhou and Yangzhou were simply grandchildren and great-grandchildren compared to the Old Summer Palace. Then Chen Ming took them to Nanhaizi.

Nanhaizi is Nanyuan, the largest wetland in Beijing. It was the royal hunting ground of the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties and the royal gardens of the Ming and Qing dynasties. As early as the Ming Dynasty, "Autumn Wind in Nanyuan" was listed as one of the "Ten Scenes of Yanjing" along with the clear snow on the West Hill.

The scenery is pleasant in the golden autumn season.

The blue sky is spotless and crystal clear. White clouds are reflected on the clear water, fish scale-like microwaves flicker, and green weeping willows are gently swaying, adding a bit of golden autumn color, adding a bit of charm of heaven and earth, and it is extremely gorgeous.

This is a landscape that Li Xiaomei and Chen Ding have never seen before. It is completely different from the scenery of Jiangnan. Even the one-year-old daughter clapped her hands happily when she saw the flying birds on the water. Even Chen Ming himself was here for the first time. As for Beijing, he only had Beijing and the Old Summer Palace outside the city in his mind. He didn't know that there was such a hunting ground outside Beijing until he heard the report.

During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, earth walls were built here with four gates. The Qing Dynasty changed the earth walls to brick walls, and gradually built palaces, government offices, and temples here.

When the Qing Dynasty retreated, the people in Nanhaizi scattered, and a large number of rare birds and prey in the garden were killed. However, although the destructive power was huge, it was far from destructive. When the Fu Han Army took over Nanhaizi, they counted the various animals in it, and there were still three or four hundred elks alone.

The autumn sun was bright, warm but not hot. Li Xiaomei sat leisurely on a bamboo chair, watching Chen Ding, who was not far away, stepping on his two fat short legs to the dwarf horse.

This is the most authentic Guoxiama, the "best" of Guangxi dwarf horses. It was not born by the Guangxi horse in the army by chance, but was discovered when the Fu Han army raided the Zhili salt merchant, and then it was quickly presented to Chen Ming as a treasure.

According to the person who took care of this pony, it is three years old, which is considered an adult horse. It is just over two feet tall. Chen Ming looked at this short pony, and immediately thought of the cute photos of the pony he saw on the Internet in his previous life. This short pony, with wet eyes, is really cute.

This horse and its mother were put in Nanhaizi. The first gift Chen Ding received when he came to Nanhaizi was this cute pony.

"Gee... gee..." Chen Ding's little face was full of excitement. While looking at his mother, he clamped the pony's abdomen with his legs and drove the pony to Li Xiaomei's side.

The child was grinning and shouting, with a red face and sparkling eyes, which made Li Xiaomei feel soft in her heart. She sat up, opened her hands, and said with a smile: "Come, come to mother quickly." Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to Li Xiaomei, Chen Ding's face was smiling more and more, and he became bolder. He didn't even pull the reins, but opened his hands, which meant that Li Xiaomei wanted to pick him up.

The pony was still walking. When it was still six or seven meters away from Li Xiaomei, the small body suddenly leaned forward.

"Ah!" Li Xiaomei stood up in shock, and the maids behind her were all startled.

It was the guards arranged by her who were quick to reach out and grab Chen Ding from behind. Li Xiaomei patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Ding himself was also startled, but the little girl held by the wet nurse thought it was fun and laughed happily. Then he pointed at Guo and got off the horse and shouted "Yes, yes". The nurse looked at Li Xiaomei helplessly, and Li Xiaomei waved her hand. The little girl, who was over one year old, insisted on walking by herself. She didn't go to ride first, but touched the pony's head with her hand, and the pony stretched out its tongue and licked her wetly: "Wow..."

"Hehe..." Chen Ding on the side laughed unkindly.

The clear sky in the golden autumn was like an endless and calm blue sea. Without the constraints of rules and regulations, the mother and her two children were enjoying the breeze, the warm sun, and the charming scenery. They felt very happy.

Not long after, Chen Ming, who had dealt with an urgent matter, came over. Looking at the little girl crawling on the spread blanket, and Li Xiaomei and her son leisurely basking in the sun and drinking fruit, the remaining anger in his heart completely disappeared. Children forget things quickly. The girl who had just been licked by Xiao Ma and was crying loudly soon followed her brother to Xiao Ma. Li Xiaomei did not forget that Chen Ming's face was gloomy after hearing the secretary's report.

"What happened?"

"A few blind dogs just stretched out their hands."

Soon after Chen Ming arrived, Wu Sanniang and Feng Wenwen also arrived, along with several gentle horses.

Since we were already in Nanhaizi, how could we not have a good hunt? Although in the Qing Dynasty, every hunting trip by the royal family required a long preparation, but Chen Ming was not in the Qing Dynasty, and he did not need to learn the rabbit killer Kang Mazi. When the day came, at most he would invite the garrison commanders in Beijing.

And to put it bluntly, with the level of horseback archery of the senior generals of the Fu Han Army, it would be a blessing to be able to shoot the rabbit even if it was only 20 or 30 meters away from them. This included Chen Ming himself, who was good at horsemanship and could draw a bow. If he stood on land, his accuracy was still very guaranteed, as he had bright eyes. But on a horse, haha, that was all he could do.

Chen Ding was very angry as he watched his parents and two concubines ride away on horseback. Li Xiaomei can ride a horse, although she is not very skilled, her level is about the same as Feng Wenwen. Many wives of Chen Han's senior executives can ride a horse, and they all learned it in recent years, just to escape when they fail. However, now that Chen Han has become unstoppable, the trend of noble ladies riding horses has passed.

And Wu Sanniang, her riding skills are better than Chen Ming.

Riding a horse on the flat grass, the wind blows past your ears, which makes you feel relaxed and refreshed, and all depression, worries, thoughts, and clutter disappear.

Golden sunshine, warm autumn wind, vast fields,... The mind is suddenly open, and worries disappear!

Along the slowly flowing stream is the source of life in this wetland! A piece of water birds, a piece of animals are peacefully enjoying nature here, the sound of horse hooves makes them fly and run, and the sound of elk wading through the water is pleasant to the ears, which is the gurgling of life.

The sun had not yet set, but it no longer had the dazzling light of midday, and it hung in the west like a red disk. As the sun continued to set, the surrounding sky became clearer and bluer. The setting sun was in the sky, and the red clouds were like brocade, filling people's eyes.

"This place is really nice. When your highness is tired, come here to stroll and play." Wu Sanniang's eyes were shining. She likes this place!

In the evening, Chen Ming ate Hun Yang Mo Hu, which was a famous Tang Dynasty dish that Chen Ming had "restored" to entertain Zhangjia III.

It is to stuff the cleaned and stuffed whole goose into the goat's stomach, and the goose's stomach is filled with seasoned glutinous rice and meat, and roasted together on the fire. After that, only the roast goose is taken out to eat, and the roasted lamb is used as a container and not eaten by the [master], and is usually thrown to the servants.

Chen Ming and his family had only one husband and one wife, two concubines, four adults, plus little Chen Ding, and the goose meat and the rice meat inside were enough to eat.

Chen Ming felt that the best taste of this dish was not the goose meat, nor the meat inside, but the rice inside. It can be said that it was full of the essence of goat and goose, which made Li Xiaomei and Chen Ding, who tasted this dish for the first time, nod their heads frequently. Dinner was served at eight o'clock. Wu Sanniang and Feng Wenwen instinctively withdrew, and Chen Ding was also taken away. Only the maid pulled Chen Ming's clothes and sat on Chen Ming and refused to get off.

In just two days, the girl was no longer shy. Chen Ming carried her back to her residence. It was not until nine o'clock when more than ten people fell asleep that she was carried away by the wet nurse. The clouds and rain disappeared, and Li Xiaomei, with her hair loose, shrank in Chen Ming's arms. She stroked Chen Ming's chest with her fingers: "When can you return to Nanjing?"

As the prince of a country, Chen Ming's current status is unshakable. Whether in the court or the army, his prestige can suppress all voices. Li Xiaomei felt that Chen Ming really didn't need to do it himself. The next northwest and northeastern strategies could be handed over to his generals.

"My mother said that my father would confer titles on the ministers during the New Year, and also confer titles on... my father and his brothers?" As a daughter, Li Xiaomei was undoubtedly very concerned about this.

"Of course. This is the rule." The father-in-law or the uncle of the king are all marquises. It's just that this title is not a noble title that can be inherited, but a floating title.

The father and son of the Li family are now missing, but they still have to be conferred titles. Just like Gao Pengqi! At most, it will be changed to posthumous titles in the future, and then a ancestral hall will be built. Of course, Gao Pengqi is different from the father and son of the Chen family. He has merits as a foundation, and he hopes to consolidate the marquis's brand and make it hereditary.

In Coal Hill, Jin received a letter sent by Li Xiaomei, inviting them to go to Nanhaizi.

After the 49th day of the 77th month, Jin fell seriously ill and stayed in bed for a month. It was not until Nanjing received the exact news that the King of Han promised to crown the King of Korea first that Jin's health gradually improved. If it were not for the report sent by Chen Ming that Jin was indeed ill, Chen Ming would have thought that the Koreans were playing tricks.

How could it be so coincidental? Her illness improved just after the news came from Nanjing.

Before that, Jin Jizhong and Ding Zaiyuan jumped up and down, jumping happily.

...

Kulun.

Grigory Alexandrovich Potemkin looked at Gao Yanming coldly with his only remaining right eye. He wanted to remember the face of this hateful Chinese forever. "As a soldier, I hope you can bravely appear on the battlefield like a real soldier, and then I will kill you with my own hands.

I swear to the Queen!"

Potemkin came to Kulun with hope, and the Chinese sent envoys here. This made him very happy. In Potemkin's eyes, this was the beginning of Russia's communication with the next Chinese emperor. But in the end, he and his motherland, the great Russian Empire, suffered deep humiliation here, and were insulted by every Russian. "You will pay the price for what you said today. I promise!"

If it were possible, Potemkin would want to kill the Chinese in front of him now, and only his blood could wash away the humiliation he had just suffered. But he couldn't, not to mention the fierce cavalry behind this China, even the Tatars here would not allow him to kill people.

Then let's understand everything on the battlefield!

"China does not recognize any treaty signed by the Qing Dynasty with foreign countries. You should go back to where you came from." The Chinese were arrogant and made Potemkin crazy.

"Of course, if you are willing to sell muskets and artillery, our dynasty will buy all of them at a suitable price..." Gao Yanming said these two sentences, and before he could finish the last few words, he was interrupted by Potemkin. He had an excellent interpreter, Father Kapushkin.

Before Gao Yanming's buttocks were warmed up in the chair, Potemkin had just sat down. Potemkin, who was smiling a moment ago, stood up angrily. Gao Yanming raised his eyebrows and showed no concern for the threat in Potemkin's words. "Tell him that if you want to fight, then fight, and if not, get out." What kind of big tail wolf do you want to be with just 10,000 people? The attitude of the Fu Han Army towards the Russians had been finalized by Chen Ming before Gao Yanming arrived.

There was no room for negotiation. It collapsed as soon as he opened his mouth. Gao Yanming immediately knew that there was no need for him to continue talking.

Tushetu Khan Yanpiledorji built a high-standard yurt in Kulun very solemnly, but Potemkin left angrily just a quarter of an hour after both sides entered.

Kulun is the land of Tushetu Khanate, which is also the head of the four leagues of Khalkha in Outer Mongolia. In one Tushetu Khanate, there is one Khan of super-prince level, two Zasak Heshuo princes, two Zasak Duoluo Junwangs, two Zasak Gushan Beizis, six Zasak Fuguogongs, one first-class Taiji of Fugong level, and eight Zasak first-class Taijis. In addition, there is the Jebtsundamba Hutuktu who lives here permanently, but Jebtsundamba III has just passed away, and the reincarnation has not been found yet. Because the "tightening curse" on the head of Outer Mongolia is gone, the princes and nobles of various tribes who hold great power have expressed their opinions on the selection of the reincarnated reincarnation.

Moreover, the minister in Kulun established by the Qing Dynasty is still in Kulun. Fu Nai was not far from the yurt, but he was in a state of "seclusion". Tushetu Khan would not let Fu Nai come out to make trouble at this critical moment.

But some news was not closed to Fu Nai.

Gao Yanming had just fallen out with Potemkin, and this news was reported to Fu Nai.

"Hahaha, hahaha, God will not destroy my Qing Dynasty, God will not destroy my Qing Dynasty."

Fu Nai laughed like crazy, laughing madly. Chen Ni was really confused. He appointed people based on personal connections in such a big event, and a few words caused a complete breakdown with the Russians. This is God's blessing. God does not want my Qing Dynasty to perish!

"Come here, report to Shengjing quickly, report to Shengjing quickly."