Early in the morning, Zhu Yunxuan got up as soon as the 90th hour came, and half an hour later, Zhu Yunjing brought a few children to greet him. Seeing Xu'er again, Zhu Yunxuan's mood has become much calmer, and he waved to him with a smile. The little guy turned his head to look at Zhu Yunjing three by one, and stepped forward in the eyes of the other party's encouragement.

Zhu Yunxuan carried the child to his body and handed a dessert fruit to his mouth. Xuer obediently took a bite of the fruit with his hand, and thanked him softly: "It's delicious, thank you little uncle."

"My dear..." Zhu Yunxuan squeezed the handkerchief and wiped the corners of his lips with a smile in his eyes.

After eating half of the dim sum fruit, Xu'er seemed to suddenly remember something, and put it in Zhu Yunxuan's ear and whispered: "Xuan'er didn't mean to not want uncle, little uncle, don't be angry with Xu'er..."

Zhu Yunxuan laughed: "Okay, don't be angry."

After breakfast, Zhu Yunxuan and He Huailing were going to inspect the navy. Before they went out, Xu'er suddenly chased out, stuffed something into Zhu Yunxuan's hand, and blinked at him: "Give it to the little uncle."

Before Zhu Yunxuan could react, the child had already turned around and ran back. Zhu Yunxuan spread out his palms and stared blankly at the colorful candy wrapped in candy wrap, the corners of his lips raised, and a moist light appeared in his eyes.

It was not until he went out and boarded the chariot that Zhu Yunxuan's mood gradually calmed down and returned to his calm and self-sufficient state.

It was still early, so Zhu Yunxuan suggested to take a look at the pirates who were caught alive. He Huailing took the order and ordered them to go down and bring the people out for interrogation at the naval yamen. After being detained for a few days and then subjected to severe torture, most of these people were dying, but they were very hard-mouthed, and no matter how much they asked, they could not open their mouths.

Zhu Yunxuan looked at these people in the hall with cold eyes. The clothes and hair accessories were slightly different from those of the Dayan people. They could indeed see some shadows of the Chen clan in the previous dynasty.

It has been more than 200 years since the previous dynasties were destroyed. The change of dynasties, the success of kings and the defeat of bandits is nothing new. In the last years of the previous dynasties, there were constant natural disasters and frequent wars. The Taizu Emperor of Dayan was only a last-class soldier at first. , only because of seizing the opportunity to take advantage of the situation, has Dayan's century-old foundation. The last emperor of the Chen family disappeared after he fled overseas. Emperor Taizu also sent troops to search for them but found nothing. I thought they would have been buried at sea long ago. I never thought that more than 200 years had passed, but these people have already fallen into trouble. Kou.

The pirates who originally closed their eyes and waited for death were all excited when they saw the Dayan Emperor, and opened their mouths and scolded them. He Huailing asked people to cover the mouths of the most scolded ones with cloth. Zhu Yunxuan's eyes swept over and landed on a young man kneeling behind him. The man was not as excited as the others, but he was hesitant to speak. A state of wanting to say but not daring to say it.

He gestured to He Huailing: "Bring that person forward, I have something to ask him."

The young man was brought forward, tremblingly knelt down in front of Zhu Yunxuan, his eyes rolled around, suddenly as if he had made up his mind, he kowtowed to Zhu Yunxuan: "Emperor Dayan, spare my life, I don't want to die. , I don't want to die!"

Zhu Yunxuan said coldly: "If you don't want to die, make it clear what you know. As long as you are willing to say it, I will keep you alive."

"I... I'm just the worst handyman on the island, don't... I don't know anything else, let alone how to get in and out of the island, but I... I once secretly saw those Fanbang people from Nanyang appear there. On the island, they also entered... into the lord's residence..."

Zhu Yunxuan's expression froze: "Fanbang people?"

He Huailing briefly told him the origins of the people from Fanbang who occupied the Nanyang island country. Zhu Yunxuan was not surprised. As early as the beginning of his ascension to the throne, people from Fanbang came to Beijing to worship and tried to talk to Dayan about the trade between the two countries. The lion opened his mouth. He mentioned a bunch of benefits that he wanted. At that time, Yan Shixue was in charge of receiving them, and the next thing was left to the Ministry of Household. Because those people from Fanbang had too much appetite, things were not settled later. never thought that they would be with these The remnants of the previous dynasty have a relationship.

Zhu Yunxuan frowned and instructed He Huailing: "Keep an eye on the developments over Nanyang, and send spies to inquire about what those people from Fanbang want to do."

He Huailing responded: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, this minister will do it now."

After the interrogation of the pirates, the emperor's chariot set off again to the wharf where the navy was stationed in Quanzhou.

At four o'clock, Zhu Yunxuan boarded the ship surrounded by a group of navy generals, the hunting flag fluttered in the wind, nearly a hundred warships lined up as a mighty division, standing proudly on the rough sea. Zhu Yunxuan stood at the bow of the ship, took the telescope from He Huailing's hand, and looked into the distance.

After looking at it for a long time, Zhu Yunxuan put down the telescope, and asked He Huailing after deliberation: "...If I fight those people from Fanbang who are entrenched in Nanyang, can I, Dayan Shui Shi, have a chance of winning?"

What Zhu Yunxuan was worried about was not beyond He Huailing's expectations, so he listened to him and replied: "Those Fanbang people occupy many island countries in the South China Sea, especially the Fanbang people around Java Island are the most powerful. They have sent nearly 50,000 people to garrison in Therefore, there are about 80 ships, although the number is not as good as our Dayan fleet, but the performance of the ships and the power of the artillery they carry are both higher than those of the Dayan Navy. "

Zhu Yunxuan lowered his gaze and looked a little solemn. He Huailing reassured him and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Nanyang is far away from the Western Continent where those Fanbang people are located. My Dayan navy master has a favorable geographical position, and I am not afraid of them, and as for those remnants of the previous dynasty, it is even more difficult to do, so there is no need to worry too much."

Zhu Yunxuan nodded: "It's naturally good for you to know something in your heart."

It was almost noon when he got off the boat. When he got into the car, Zhu Yunxuan suddenly raised his head and looked at the mountains ahead. His pupils shrank slightly.

Zhu Yunxuan still looked into the distance. For some reason, since he entered Quanzhou City, he always felt that there were eyes staring at him from behind all the time. This feeling is especially strong today.

What Zhu Yunjing said to him last night is still in his ears, the uncle who took Xu'er away...

Seeing his absent-minded state, Gao An called him again: "Your Majesty..."

After regaining his senses, Zhu Yunxuan shook his head lightly and stepped onto the carriage.

During the day, Zhu Yunxuan has been dealing with political affairs, and he is free in the evening. As soon as he put down his pen, Zhu Yunjing came over and said that there was a lantern festival outside at night, and Yuanbao was arguing to go. The meal refused to eat.

"Does your Majesty want to go? But it's not peaceful recently. If you go, send more people to follow."

Zhu Yunxuan asked curiously, "The Lantern Festival? How can there be a Lantern Festival today?"

Zhu Yunjing laughed and said: "The folklore here is that on the day when the immortals ascended to immortals, the common people held a lantern festival to make wishes and prayers. In fact, it was similar to a temple fair. It was nothing more than a set of eating, drinking and playing. For snacks, I couldn't beat them, so I had to agree."

Zhu Yunxuan didn't hesitate, nodded and said, "Then let's go together."

So as soon as the sun went down, the mighty carriage team set off from the General Military Mansion to the most prosperous and lively West Street in the city.

When the lanterns were first turned on, the street market was bustling with people, men, women, young and old, and the whole family was dispatched, and there was laughter and laughter everywhere. After getting out of the car, Yuanbao said that he wanted to play by himself. He took Zhu Yunqiong and disappeared in a blink of an eye. He Huailing ordered several servants to chase them, and Zhu Yunxuan sent four more imperial guards to follow them.

The two little ones were also eager to try, but unfortunately they were too small to run like that. Zhu Yunjing was struggling to hold one with one hand. Zhu Yunxuan squatted down, looked at Xu'er, and asked him carefully, "Xuan'er, little uncle. Let me lead you, okay?"

Xu'er's dark eyes looked at him, and after a while, she smiled sweetly at him and nodded lightly: "Okay."

Zhu Yunxuan was stunned for a moment, overjoyed, and immediately held him, Zhu Yunjing winked at He Huailing, and the two led Ming'er forward first.

Xu'er walked slowly, and he stopped and looked around all the way, and it was strange to see anything. As long as he glanced at something, Zhu Yunxuan ordered people to buy it for him. The child was probably a little flattered and told him in a low voice, "No more. ."

Zhu Yunxuan simply picked up the person and walked forward slowly with him in his arms: "Why not?"

Xu'er looked around and saw that Zhu Yunjing and the others were gone. She was a little scared and asked him, "Where's Dad?"

"They've gone ahead, it's okay, we'll see you in a while."

Xu'er didn't ask any more questions, she hugged Zhu Yunxuan even tighter, and pouted, "Xuan'er is hungry."

Seeing that there was a wonton stall in front of him, Zhu Yunxuan hurriedly said, "What do you want to eat? Are the wontons good?"

The child nodded obediently: "Okay."

Zhu Yunxuan walked into the wonton stand with someone and sat down, ordered a large bowl of seafood wontons, sat on his lap with the child, and fed him one bite at a time.

Xu'er was eating, his eyes fell on Zhu Yunxuan's face, he kept staring at him, Zhu Yunxuan asked him with a smile, "What is Xu'er looking at?"

"Brother Yuanbao said that Xu'er and uncle look alike, is it true?"

Zhu Yunxuan was slightly startled, and the smile on the corner of his lips became softer: "What do you think about Xu'er?"

"I have no idea……"

Zhu Yunxuan stopped embarrassing him, and changed the subject: "Don't you like the things that Uncle Fang asked people to buy? Why don't you?"

"Dad said, you can't just accept other people's things..."

Zhu Yunxuan sighed: "Xuan'er thinks the little uncle is someone else?"

The little guy bit his lip, not knowing how to answer, Zhu Yunxuan lowered his head and rubbed his soft hair lightly on his cheek: "Xu'er, little uncle is not someone else, little uncle likes Xu'er, little uncle wants to give Xu'er something , Xu'er just keep it."

Xu'er blinked a few times and asked him softly, "Then I still want a lantern, can I?"

Zhu Yunxuan nodded with a smile: "Okay, we'll go buy something after eating."

After feeding the child, Zhu Yunxuan ate most of the rest of the bowl of wontons. He got up and continued to walk forward. On the way, he bought the child a bunch of candied haws for him to eat. Finally, they stopped in front of a lantern stand. Step down.

There are many kinds and styles of lanterns here. Zhu Yunxuan let Xu’er choose them by himself, and the child picked it up. Finally, when he saw a rabbit-shaped lantern in the corner, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Before Xu'er could shout, someone suddenly came up behind them. They took off the rabbit lantern one step ahead, threw a few copper plates to the stall owner, turned around, and looked at Zhu Yunxuan and his hands with a smile.holding child.

Zhu Yunxuan was stunned, the man in front of him was wearing a mask on the upper half of his face, but the curvature of the corners of his lips was the same as what he remembered. The pair of dark eyes behind the mask were smiling and staring at him for a moment.he.

Unsure of the reason, Xu'er stared at the baby who had been boarded first, and whispered: "Rabbit lantern..."

The man handed the lantern in front of him, blinked his eyes, and said to him with a smile, "Do you like this rabbit lantern, little baby? Here it is for you."