Among the several adult princes, King Shao Zhang of Qi had selected Yihaipu in Qingzhou and supervised the construction of the local governments, King Shao of Chu was recently in Nanyang, supervising the local governments and large clans dredged rivers and built ponds and irrigation canals.

Zhao Wangshao was in Beijing before, and he had just gone to Luoyang to inspect the market and started his old business again.

King Shao Yu of Yan was in Jicheng and sometimes went to Yanshanyuan. While training troops, he made friends with nobles from Yuwen's Ministry. At the same time, he had to take time to go to Yuyang Kingdom to supervise the training of the Wang Guojun.

King Shao Yan of Han went back to Beijing before and married the Beigong family. Later, he went to Hongnong to count the number of Zuo Yulin Guards.

The fourth Duke of Wu Shu Ba Jing was not sent to him, so he sent someone to manage the manor in Jingling, Jiangxia and Nanjun while making trouble.

The King of Han was naturally in Beijing. While learning about civil and military skills, he ran to Shao Xun and asked for advice from time to time.

Just this month, Shao Xun conferred the twelve sons of the emperor, and the thirteen sons were Duke Kui and Duke Song respectively.

The twelve sons Shao Tian were born in August of the seventh year of the divine turtle (323), and their mother Liu Yena:

The thirteenth son Shao Ji was born in October of the eighth year of the divine turtle (324), and the ewe gave her face;

He also conferred the eighth daughter of the emperor, Shao Huang, as Princess Baling, and was born in April of the seventh year of the divine turtle. His mother Song Yi:

Shao Tong, the ninth daughter of the emperor, was conferred the title of Princess Jianping. She was born in December of the eighth year of the Divine Turtle, and her mother Yin Qiniang.

In the twelfth lunar month of last year, Shuyi Yu gave birth to a daughter; in the first month of this year, Xiuhua Xun gave birth to a daughter; in April, the beauty Cui gave birth to a son.

On the seventh day of the seventh month, Empress Yu Wenjun held a fun at the Hanlian Pavilion in Ganlu Hall, and most of the female officials in Beijing attended the meeting.

Shao Xun looked silently in the Yufu Pavilion next to the Hehanlian Pavilion.

"Your Majesty, the person wearing a green arrow shirt is Lu." Hou San whispered.

"Well, I saw it." Shao Xun nodded slightly.

He is quite tall and graceful, but why does he look a little melancholy? Don’t you want to be the crown princess?

Shao Xun secretly guessed that the marriage that the queen had decided for the prince would be snatched away from love?

Damn, so what? I have done so much to snatch love from my sword, and Liang Nu must not be afraid of it.

Among the crowd, Shao Xun's daughters-in-law were also there.

They went to play, and the children were thrown into the hands of the wet nurse. They cried and made Shao Xun's head look big.

It’s fun for grandchildren to have fun, but Shao Xun just wants to play for a while, and after he gets satisfied, he doesn’t want to play anymore.

Princess Qi and her wife are both here.

After giving birth to his eldest daughter five years ago, the Princess of Qi gave birth to another son in October last year and was made the prince of Qi. After his wife Xiao Liu entered the mansion, she quickly became the role and gave birth to a son in February this year.

The sisters gave birth to two sons and one daughter for Jin Dao, making him the one with the most offspring among the kings.

The second daughter-in-law Zu is not here, so she went to Nanyang. She gave birth to a son for Guanlang a while ago, and now she has a son and a daughter.

The third daughter-in-law Shen is not here either, not because she has gone to another place, but because she is pregnant.

Princess Yan Mi and Princess Han Beigong held hands, talking and laughing.

Shao Xun was helpless, and Wulang stopped talking and wanted to run around. Silang stayed in Jicheng all year round and did not take his wife with him. What's the point? I heard that he had two wives there, namely Yuwen and Tian, ​​and it seemed that he was overjoyed.

Shao Zhen's wife Wu followed behind the two and said something from time to time.

She gave birth to a son half a year ago, and this was probably the first time she went out for fun after giving birth.

Shao Xun withdrew his gaze and stopped looking.

Only after several married sons and adopted sons contributed seven grandchildren to him, which combined was not as strong as his own combat effectiveness.

Could it be that he practices martial arts every day to make his desires strong, but his sons are not like this?

"Second brother." A soft cry sounded behind him.

"Little sister." Shao Xun turned around and saw that it was his sister Shao Ying.

"Why don't you go out for fun?" Shao Xun asked his sister to sit down and asked.

"I'm old and can't get along with them, for fear of losing everyone's interest." Shao Ying said.

Shao Xun looked at her sister's face carefully and thought that she was very lively when she was a child. Even when she first came to Luonan to live in Green Willow Garden, she also had a lot to say to Le Lanji.

After marrying into the Yuan family for so many years, he gradually became more and more abiding by the rules and no longer had the temperament of a girl.

"How old are you? In my brother's heart, you are the mud monkey who has been following me since childhood and shouting." Shao Xun smiled.

Shao Ying laughed, wiping her tears again.

When Shao Xun saw it, his face fell down and asked, "But that guy Yuan Neng made you unhappy?"

"No." Shao Ying said, "I just saw my second brother happy and lost my composure for a moment."

Shao Xun sighed and said, "I have seen it less in the past few years. From now on, I will stay in the capital, check my grandmother and talk to me from time to time. My mother is in poor health this year, so don't go to Yanshi."

Yuan Neng is currently a Liegu in Sizhou, and he is in charge of Yanshi with the Sili School Commander, but is not in Luoyang.

Shao Ying naturally settled her home in Yanshi.

"Okay." When talking about her mother, Shao Ying wiped her tears again.

Shao Xun took out a piece of silk and gently wiped it like he was wiping his sister's tears when he was a child.

The relatives who grew up together since childhood have different feelings.

"Sister-in-law went to Yanshi a while ago." Shao Ying wiped her tears and said again, "She is old and she is sometimes sick and sometimes cured. But she doesn't dare to go to the palace to find the queen, so she can only go to Yanshi to talk to me. Her hair is now completely white."

Shao Xun was silent.

The last time he talked to his sister-in-law was during the Chinese New Year. At that time, she was gathering with Le Lanji and Song Yi, with her hair being mostly white, and she was following her daughter-in-law Du and eldest grandson-daughter-in-law Yang.

This was one of the most important people in his life, but he was too negligent.

Thinking of the cold winter month, when my sister-in-law got up in the morning to cut reeds and weave mats, Shao Xun felt so nervous that she suddenly felt that the entertainment in front of her was boring.

After calming down, he asked, "Go to my grandmother's place to sit."

"Yeah." Shao Ying nodded happily.

Shao Xun laughed too.

The brother and sister left Yufuting and went to visit their parents.

*******

After mid-July, the sects returned to Beijing one after another.

Shao Xun took them to Xianju Hall again to visit his grandfather and grandmother.

Shao's mother, Liu, was helped up from the couch by the palace servants, and sat tremblingly in the yard. When she saw the whole house full of children and grandchildren, a smile appeared from the bottom of her heart on her face.

She didn't speak, but just looked at her son and grandsons quietly, as if she was extremely satisfied.

"Jindao, you chose Huang County, Donglai County as Haipu. My father agreed at the beginning, but I still want to ask for the reason." Shao Xun looked at his eldest son and said.

"Grandpa, there is a concave place on the northeastern sea of ​​Huang County. The water is relatively deep, and the fleet is mooring. Zhongli Ke led the first fleet to set sail in June. After arriving here, everyone said it was OK." Shao Zhang said: "Stand on the high point on the shore, you can see a series of small islands in the sea.

General Zhongli said that in July and August, he sent people to the island to build barracks and stockpile the resources and equipment."

"Can you lose money when going north?" Shao Xun asked.

"Yes, not many." Shao Zhang said.

Shao Xun nodded. The place was Dengzhou Port in the Ming Dynasty in the later Ming Dynasty. It was actually not an excellent harbor. Because the tour was relatively serious, it seemed that this was OK. The Yellow River had not had time to transport a large amount of mud and sand.

The most direct reason why Shao Xun agreed to build a port here is that it is close to the Liaodong Peninsula and there is a series of islands in the middle as a relay, which is very friendly to this era of low navigation technology.

After asking about the situation, Shao Xun stopped talking nonsense and said directly: "Jindao, you will rest in Beijing for two or three months. In October, you will serve as the Qingzhou Observer and also the prefect of Donglai. You will start to hoard resources. There is no farming work in winter, so you can practice Ding Zhuang first."

"Yes." Jin Dao replied.

When he said this, he looked calm and didn't care too much about what others, especially the prince, thought. Anyway, that's it.

The letter my uncle wrote to him had already burned. Just as my father said, you can't even pay attention to family affairs, but you can still control the world?

After not having so many mixed thoughts, I felt much less anxious and respected the Liu sisters, and I didn’t know how happy it was.

Even the assignment given to him by his father was done properly, and the officials in Qingzhou looked at him with admiration.

Shao Xun then looked at the second son, King Shao of Chu, and said, "Lang, you have suffered in the past few years."

Shao Guai didn't have too many expressions on his face and said, "A little effort depends on his father's guidance."

Shao Zhang glanced at his second brother and said in his heart: Second brother, second brother, can't you be more honest? You're clichés and lies all day long.

"Du Shuiguan is really hard, and my father has not guided you anything. My contribution is my own." Shao Xun pointed out in a serious and serious manner, and then said, "In addition to inspecting the counties in Jingbei, you have also done a lot of business matters, which are very effective and good.

Next, I will go back to Beijing one by one. I will continue to take charge of the position of Dushui Shaoguan. However, I will work in Bianliang and spend more time with your mother. She was infected with cold the day before yesterday and was unwell."

"It is my son's long-cherished wish to serve my mother in the morning and evening," said Shao.

Shao Xun nodded with relief, then looked at his third son Shao and said, "Nianliu, I did a good job in Jijun before, do you dare to go to Hexi?"

"Why don't you dare to share the worries for the grandfather?" Shao said, "But I don't know where it is?"

"Liangzhou." Shao Xun said.

"I'm just willing to see the scenery in the desert." Shao smiled.

"Do you know what I asked you to do?" Shao Xun smiled.
To be continued...