Chapter 3: The Rise of a Great Power 189

The father of the Empress Niuhulu was given the honor of his daughter and was named Duke Fengxiang. Although he had an official title, the old man was not really bad. The family had a big house in Koudou Hutong. The old man liked to listen to operas when he had nothing to do. He occasionally visited relatives' houses and lived a happy life. It seemed that the old man was glorious, but the old man also had something to worry about.

What made the old Niuhulu worry about was his only son Ronglu. Ronglu was originally a worker in the Ministry of War, but he kept cages and played with birds and flowers, sleeping in willows all day long. This made the old Niuhulu very worried. Although the emperor was his son-in-law, the current emperor's style is unpredictable and gives people the feeling of recognizing the truth but not relatives. Sure enough, Ronglu was driven home after Gong Zizhen took office as Minister of War.

Ronglu returned home and became more and more popular. Did he go home in a month and ask for money from the old Niuhulu when he came back? No matter how big the family business was, he couldn't withstand such troubles? The old Niuhulu wanted to teach Ronglu a lesson, but he blamed him for being too used to it on weekdays. How could Ronglu listen to him at this time? There was no way, the old Niuhulu had the idea of ​​his daughter and asked his daughter to go to the palace to ask the queen for some money by visiting the queen.

It would be fine if you want money. Later, the old Niuhulu accidentally found out that Ronglu joined the Fuqing Party. This incident scared Lao Niuhulu so much that he could do anything. With a piece of waste like Ronglu, you would have to lose your head. It was not a problem for everyone to lose their heads, but it was a problem for all the people of the family and clan to lose their hearts. This time, Lao Niuhulu made up his mind and asked someone to tie Ronglu up. Family law service. After beating Ronglu, Lao Niuhulu locked him in his home.

These days, the new army returned triumphantly, with lights and decorations in the capital, celebrating the victory of the war site all night long. The old Niuhulu went to see the fun, but he felt that life was passing very quickly. After this period of training, his little ancestor in his family seemed to have suddenly changed his temperament and was honest at home. When he saw the old Niuhulu, he was respectfully not stubborn.

After all, he was his own son, and the old Niuhulu couldn't help but give a serious lecture. The two men made up as before.

As a royal relative, the old Niuhulu has many hardships. You should say that a father-in-law must have some pomp, but he has to barely maintain his salary. He was an unfilial son and had something to do, and the expenses this month were short of money. He had to find a solution to the queen again.

Thinking of this, the old Niuhulu shook his head and sighed. He was not as rich as the big merchants in the East City, so he was the father-in-law of the country.

The old Niuhulu sighed again and said silently in his heart: The emperor is so evil! He actually made the merchants also awarded the title. Now the Eight Banners have a lot of people to do business, and the rules of the ancestors have become worthless stinky dog ​​shit.

Thinking of this, he sighed again, raised his head and shouted: "Human hearts are not old, and the world's winds are getting worse."

Sighing back and sighing. The old Niuhulu said to the butler: "Fu'an, come to my room."

The old Niuhulu explained to Fu'an and asked him to go to Eggplant Hutong to invite the third girl back to his parents' home.

As soon as the third girl got the news, she knew that her father was going to the palace to ask for money from her sister. Sure enough, when she returned home, the old man told her to go to the palace and talk about the difficulties at home to the Queen. Even Ronglu knew about this, and even brought a can of sauce peach kernel to the third girl, "Sister. I was ignorant in the past, so I worried about the Queen and the Emperor. This can of sauce peach kernel represents my new intention. Please ask the Queen and the Emperor to taste it."

The third girl couldn't help but look at her differently. The boy was really sensible and joked: "I want my sister to ask you for mercy from the queen and give you another errand."

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The moonlight tonight is bright and charming, and Liu Ji is looking at a bright moon in the imperial garden. The Opium War has been won, the education plan is being implemented, and tariffs are increasing year by year. Opium is being strictly banned. The country's industrialization is being implemented, and everything seems to be moving in a good direction. Liu Ji's heart is always happy when he thinks of these. Now is the time to reform the Eight Banners system. He has recalled generals from Guangzhou, Suiyuan City, Jiangning, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Jingzhou, Xi'an, Ningxia and Chengdu in the name of rewarding the heroes of this Opium War. After these people come back, Liu Ji will send new places to reorganize generals' yamen in various places. In the plan, Liu Ji is preparing to form 100 infantry towns, twenty cavalry towns, ten artillery towns, and a total of 650,000 troops.

While thinking about his thoughts, Liu Ji heard footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw Cao Jinxi smiling and said, "Emperor, the Empress asks for a visit."

"Well, let the queen come in!"

Under the silver moonlight, Niuhulu, wearing a white cheongsam, appeared in Liu Ji's sight.

The ground wind gently brushed over the garden on the summer night, and the fragrance of flowers made Liu Ji feel relaxed and happy. Niuhulu's slim figure was outlined by a cheongsam. Under the moonlight, her body was embedded with a silver light edge, as if the goddess in the moon palace descended to earth.

"My sister brings some snacks made at home, and the emperor will try them."

A pair of delicate jade hands held the fragrant peach kernels and handed them to Liu Jidi's mouth.

Liu Ji's mouth and the queen's jade hand were held in her mouth. This frivolous action made the queen's embarrassed face look a hint of red.

"The emperor is bad, all the servants see it." Retracting his hand, the queen gave the emperor a charming look.

Seeing the emperor chewing the peach kernel in his mouth with a smile, the queen owed her blessing and said, "I deserve to die. I offended the emperor just now."

Liu Ji admired the queen's curvy figure and smiled: "No need to apologize, this is the interest between husband and wife. I and the queen are role models for the whole world. This harmonious couple should also set an example."

Liu Ji's remarks made the queen not know how to answer. She said ok, and seemed to admit that the emperor's frivolity just now was right. If he couldn't say it, wouldn't it mean that the emperor and he had no interest in marriage?

Seeing the queen stunned, Liu Ji laughed and took out a piece of peach kernel and put it in the queen's mouth.

Niuhulu chewed the peach kernel in his mouth gently, and his mouth and heart were as sweet as honey. After a moment of stunned silence, Niuhulu remembered the matter of seeking an official position for his younger brother and said to Liu Jie: "Your Majesty, I have a brother who is idle at home. I am afraid that he will be idle for a long time and learn bad things from others. It is better for the emperor to give him an errand to discipline him."

It is difficult for Liu Ji to refuse this matter. Besides, his brother-in-law doesn't give him any errands. Not outsiders will say that the emperor is mean to others, and even his brother-in-law doesn't give him any benefits, let alone others.
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