Return to the Qing Dynasty (41)

The weather was getting hotter, and the house was so hot that it couldn't stay. But the Fourth Master was obviously busy.

What's wrong?

Because Thirteenth Master was on a business trip, many things that he didn't need to deal with before were now piled up.

"This is not possible." The Fourth Master was busy reviewing the memorials. Lin Yutong, who was helping to sort out the memorials, complained, "This is absolutely not possible. It is not because no one can continue to operate the imperial court. It is still the system is problematic."

Yes Yes Yes Yes! Yes Yes Yes Yes!

Several ministers from the Cabinet and Military Affairs Office were almost busy in office. Who could go back to rest for ten days and take a day off? It was a big holiday. These two places were in a row. The Fourth Master was full of energy. Others were not energetic and would be like the bad master. Even the Fourth Master who retreated to the second line like Ma Qi was fooled by the Fourth Master and started working as temporary laborers. Don’t think it’s squeezing laborers, these people are eager to do it. This shows that Long Live is still thinking about them. Not only thinking about them, but not feeling that they are not allowed to use them. This is the second time I come out. I am honored to do my job.

He worked hard and did not form gangs and gangs to make trouble. Just like the old man who occasionally showed his side in the unit after retirement, he had to do things well and could not make a lifelong reputation. If he had two points of ability, he had to show off his skills. He was the leader who was not as good as his ex. He was not only efficient in his work, but also very easy to talk to. Especially when he was with his subordinates, he could give people a sense of affection and not give up his face. With the example of his ex, the successor would not kill him. Even if the Fourth Master didn't say anything, could the people below convince him?

Lin Yutong doesn’t know how the local officials are. But the official style in the capital is definitely different. There are fewer people who are overly dependent on things, and more people who are down-to-earth and willing to work hard.

This also led to Lin Yutong busy helping him handle logistics affairs, not busy with his own business at all.

People devote themselves to the court, but the Fourth Master cannot speak without a word. He wanted to express that, but it was not the same as in the United States as before, summoning this contact and relationship, summoning the people to talk about their family matters. It would not be a big deal to continue like this. Then Lin Yutong's work came. Today, the minister's mother was uncomfortable, Lin Yutong had to know, and then she had to beat people to ask about their well-being and send medicine to the hospital. Tomorrow the minister's daughter got married, Lin Yutong had to beat people and send two dowries to save face.

It's fine, but the key is that some local officials, especially those rank-level officials. Ortai served as the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou. On his birthday, Lin Yutong had to beat people and reward things in the name of the Fourth Master. Things are not very expensive. Sometimes they are just pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and they are sent to them in person. The messenger has not come back yet, and it is his wife's birthday, and the decorative hairpin and rings are rewarded again. This is just one person. In order to deal with this errand, Lin Yutong specially formed a servant room for himself. In addition to Zhang Qilin, Lin Yutong also used one person to manage the servant room.

She asked Jiufujin to enter the palace today, as long as it was for this person.

Jiufujin looked at the painting in front of him and seemed to have some impression, "This is the day when I was enjoying the plum blossoms in the garden..."

Yes, it's the girl who has a bad background but is pretty good at painting.

"The key is that she is a Han Chinese." The Ninth Concubine reminded Lin Yutong again.

It is used by Han talents.

In fact, the girl with the surname Man family has a relatively good status, especially the eldest daughter in the family, who has the same status as her son. She has a great say in her parents' family. She usually shows up in public and will not be criticized. But the Han women are different. Nowadays, even if they are small families, families who love their daughters a little, they will bind their daughter's feet, otherwise they will not get married. You can't say that the foot binding is forbidden, and you will not be able to marry this thing. You dare to let go of your feet, but I don't know how many people jumped their belts and hung them on the beam of the house and died.

Lin Yutong saw that day. Although the girl's cloak was long, it covered her whole body. However, from her standing posture, she was definitely not a small foot. Later, she asked Bitao to beat someone to observe, saying that the footprints left in the snow were definitely not a small foot.

Then this girl is more suitable. Her family is in a difficult situation and she has no family to rely on. She can not be fooled by the wealth of the royal palace and live outside the palace with her younger brother. In this place of the capital, how difficult is it for young siblings to survive? But those who inquired about the news came back and said that this girl had never used a single cent for her aunt, but instead she was often sent to her for filial piety during the New Year.

He can be self-reliant, stretch and shrink, and knows the reason why people have to bow their heads under the eaves. When he went to the plum blossom banquet, he didn't expect to show off. He dressed in the simplest and did not attract attention at all. Even if he stood, he tried to stand behind the person and lowered his head halfway.

Very interesting person.

Lin Yutong pointed to the painting and asked Jiufujin to look at it, "...If there were no fence courtyard at the foot of the mountain and the old yellow dog in the courtyard..." She gently pressed the painting, "Look at it again..."

The Nine Concubine couldn't say anything about this, "Just look, it's no different from the master's master's master's master's gifts..."

"That's it." Lin Yutong let go of her hand, "I have added a few strokes now, and I have just reduced the best painting one by one. But the wonder is that it is not inconsistent at all when I look at it like this."

The Nine Concubine knew that this girl was originally painting and playing with it, but who knew she would be in front of the nobles, so she added a few moments and didn't want to show off.

But the queen even looked at her.

Before, she thought the queen was choosing a house for the third prince. The third prince had never been pregnant. The third prince had only one son. If she really wanted to make arrangements for her mother-in-law, she would have to bear it. What's more, this person was the second most noble mother-in-law in the world except the queen mother-in-law.

Unexpectedly, everyone guessed it wrong.

The Nine Concubine smiled and said, "Okay! I'll take a look at this girl myself." I think I won't be confused.

I also mentioned the textile machine I was building, but I couldn't let it go even if I didn't see it.

But Lin Yutong couldn't show it to anyone. The Fourth Master beat someone, but the specific executor was a man named Gao Yuan. This person was the Fourth Master and Lin Yutong condescendingly and came back to the door to get the favors back. When they met Li Sier, the Fourth Master bought two wooden hairpins for three taels of silver. The one who carved the wooden hairpins was Gao Yuan. A candidate who went to Beijing to take the exam. Knowing his embarrassment, the Fourth Master beat someone to buy the things he carved back every now and then. There were jewelry, and they were all given to Lin Yutong. There were small play pieces like puppies, kittens, half of which were given to the sixth prince Hongsheng in front of the empress dowager, and half of which were given to the boy Yongkun of the Hongshi family. No matter what it was, the Fourth Master bought them. Then all his pocket money, along with the filial piety money given by his filial son Hongzhou, were spent on it.

As a result, the skill of making articles on the plateau was not good enough. When Enko was on the list, he failed. He did not see his name even when he was a student.

It doesn’t matter if the skill of the article is not as good as the skill in the hand is enough.

So the two of them dressed in the dress of a rich man and went to find this plateau.

This plateau is not a fool who can pass the imperial examination at the age of twenty. This is all a human essence. Even if a 20-year-old juren fails the imperial examination, it is nothing. In ten years, he will only be thirty, which is not too late. But one is that his family is poor, otherwise he would not have spent all his savings when he gets sick. Secondly, he likes to play with wood. When he has no fame, he is called playing with things and losing his ambition. After he has fame, he will be elegant. Therefore, his skills have never been lost. Thirdly, the work in the store has been told to him that the couple who bought his hairpin is definitely a noble among noble people. He didn't see Li Sierlongkodo even dared to fart? Who is this couple? It is actually easy to guess who the couple is carved later. Later, they were bought by people with white faces and no beards, so he guessed that they were probably eunuchs in the palace.

So he didn't rush to fail the exam. Anyway, the noble man bought his things and asked him to save a lot of money in a short time. He stayed in the capital for a while, just waiting to see if he really had his own opportunities.

Then a middle-aged couple with extraordinary demeanor came.

When he saw Natou, he bowed and said that it was false that he was not moved. The true dragon emperor was condescending to his noble status. What kind of virtue could he be?

King Wen of Zhou led a horse to Jiang Ziya, and Emperor Liu visited Zhuge Kongming three times.

I am a mere juren, but I ask the emperor and the queen to come here in person? Can I compare Jiang Ziya or Zhuge Kongming?

But the Fourth Master said that his hands were more precious than Jiang Ziya and Zhuge Liang.

After talking to Gaoyuan, the Fourth Master said in great sensation: "... King Wen of Zhou pulled 80 steps for Jiang Ziya, Jiang Ziya protected the Zhou Dynasty for 800 years... Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times to ask Kong Ming, and Zhuge planned to divide the world for him... I don't want you to plan to protect the country, your hands can change this vast world..."

Gao Yuan looked at his hands with calluses and tiny wounds. Are they so important?

It was not until he saw the drawing that Gao Yuan understood the value of his hands. He knelt down and kowtowed to the Fourth Master, "...If it is exposed, the servant will hold his head and apologize..."

So there was an inconspicuous official in the court. His name was Gao Yuan. He was appointed by the Fourth Master as the head of the Ministry of Works as a juren, and he was from the seventh rank. He was specialized in the imperial vessels for the court.

Many people asked about the origin of the plateau. This is not a secret, but it was revealed. As soon as I found out, it was not the queen who liked this guy's skills? Not only the queen liked it, but also the sixth prince in the empress dowager and the only emperor's grandson Yongkun so far. So what's so great about the emperor's appointment of such a small seventh-rank official when my mother, wife, son and grandson liked it? More than one of those who donated officials without fame and fortune were actually from the seventh-rank official. Moreover, they are still juren. Juren also has the qualifications to be an official. Most of the seventh-rank official are juren.

Therefore, no one responded to asking Gaoyuan to do something else alone. Even if this guy didn't go to the Ministry of Works to sing Mao, no one would make a statement.

But where is the plateau now? Of course, it is kept confidential to the outside world.

After the plateau left the palace, the Fourth Master called Hongzhou. He handed over this technical confidentiality measure to Hongzhou.

After Hongzhou's feet floated out, the Fourth Master said to Lin Yutong: "You have to watch some. No matter how clever he is, he is still young."

Lin Yutong felt that the craftsmen at this time were really craftsmanship, and they were afraid that they would smash their own signs and make machines like handicrafts. In terms of efficiency, it was a bit low. But this could not be urged. When they were really used in the future, they would find the taste themselves.

The story behind this cannot be told to Jiufujin. After dealing with a few words, he just ruthlessly said it was too soon, so he asked someone to go to two ice bowls and changed the topic.

Jiu Fujin was very obsessed with the iced egg roll butter tubes. He ate it happily and said with some relief: "Our master went to the south and said he was walking with Thirteenth master. Have you been walking for several months?"

This is a disguised inquiry.

Is it only a few months? Last year, Jiu Ye went to Russia and then came back this spring. He has not been idle these few months, so he counted the goods and then shipped them to the south. In fact, this is the goods he was preparing to bring to Nanyang.

Jiu Ye would not follow him. This matter was led by him, and he arranged it by the people who went to sea. Thirteen followed because this was the first time the navy carried out a maritime escort mission. There was Jiu Ye in business, but this navy was a big deal. Thirteen went there in person.

As for how long it will take to come back, it's hard to say.

Lin Yutong only smiled: "You are invincible."

"Where is it?" The Ninth Concubine refused to admit it, "It's true that shame is true, but I can't live without him... Haha, I'm free to live without him." She looked at him and it was difficult to go out.

Lin Yutong felt that Jiu Fujin had been free for a while and was unlucky. It would be difficult to tell her not to go out of the door.

Seeing that the queen didn't give her an answer, the Nine Concubine stopped asking and said, "...How is the marriage between the three young uncles? Didn't you see the right one?"

The three young uncles are talking about the younger brother-in-law, twenty-one, twenty-two and three late emperor princes.

Isn’t Lin Yutong unattended?

With the reminder of the Nine Concubine Lin Yutong had to put this matter on the agenda.

I had to discuss with the Fourth Master first at night. I didn’t expect the Fourth Master to say anything, but I didn’t expect him to be silent for a moment and then said, “I’ll bring up a few families, you can see.”

Lin Yutong took the paper and pen. Seeing the Fourth Master's appearance, it seemed very difficult to deal with. She had to remember it correctly and save it.

The Fourth Master knocked on the table with his finger, "I will mention two people, you can consider it. First, the daughter of General Yuan Gui of Jilin. Second, the daughter of Zu Jianji, the assistant leader."

Lin Yutong frowned. Where did they find these people? They are all Han surnames?

Who is it?

The Fourth Master pointed to Yuan Gui written by Lin Yutong, "Of course you don't know this person, but you must know his ancestors."

Lin Yutong looked at the Fourth Master in confusion. Sorry, I really can't remember which one?

"Yuan Chonghuan!" The Fourth Master slowly spit out these three words.

The tea that Lin Yutong had just picked up shook in her hand and almost sprinkled it out. She thought she had heard it wrong, "Who did you say?"

The Fourth Master smiled when he saw her, "I heard that right, it's Yuan Chonghuan."

Wow?!

What is this saying?

Who is Yuan Chonghuan? That was a national hero in the anti-Qing Dynasty. After that, you told me that you would marry someone’s younger generation. Are you wrong?

The Fourth Master shook his head, "Man and Han treat everyone equally, and they always say that, but it is a bit biased. Now, no one takes it seriously if I say anything equally." As he said, he looked at Lin Yutong, "If you look at the right person, choose one of Hongzhou's marriage."

He not only wanted to use his brother's marriage to demonstrate the unity of Manchu and Han, but also wanted to use his own son's marriage to talk about it.

But is this really good?

"What's wrong with it?" The Fourth Master laughed at Lin Yutong, "You don't know the root of this. Yuan Chonghuan's wife's surname is Huang, and she really has no children. However, in the late Ming Dynasty, intermarriage between Manchu and Han Dynasty was very common. Yuan Chonghuan had a concubine from Manchu. This concubine gave him a daughter and a son. Her son was a posthumous son. As a daughter, she had already married into the royal family. It was the ancestor Huang Taiji who personally gave marriage to Haoge's concubine... and gave birth to a son..."

Then it is not surprising that his descendants were named General Jilin.

This general is not a general who controls thousands of troops, but a false position, similar to a title, and can be hereditary.

After understanding this, Lin Yutong nodded, "I will know about this Zu family, and they are descendants of Zu Dashou."

That’s right! It’s Zu Dabiao.

Seeing the Fourth Master nodding, Lin Yutong couldn't help but think of a couplet, "A generation of famous generals, who are outside the pass, can be said to be loyal and righteous. Two ministers of two dynasties disobey the previous master and bear the latter master, and they are really not human inside and outside."

If I remember correctly, Nurhaci's death was related to Zu Dashou. When Nurhaci was attacking Ningyuan, he was injured by the soldiers of Zu Dashou who were guarding the city with cannons. Nurhaci, who was defeated, was seriously injured and died soon after, and Huang Taiji ascended the throne.
To be continued...