[Qing Dynasty] "Gege" is polite

Wen Liang really did not expect to see this foreigner again.

At the beginning, Wen Liang met a foreigner on the way to rescue a righteous man. The man tried to rescue a fainted patient, but was chased away by the neighbors. Wen Liang managed to save him and got a parting gift from him. pill bottle.

The system has analyzed that it is not a serious harm, but Wen Liang doesn't remember where the medicine is hidden right now. After seeing the blunt words of the bearded man, Wen Liang only thinks that there is one more thing that needs to be explained later. .

Emperor Kangxi's eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling were not fake.

Wen Liang originally thought that this meeting was just a simple conversation, but he didn't expect that Emperor Kangxi and these English envoys would have some conflicts of interest. After listening for a while, Wen Liang just shook his head silently in his heart.

As far as the Qing Dynasty is concerned, there is indeed no necessary time to deal with these matters at present. Whether it is for Emperor Kangxi or for the courtiers, these countries such as England are just foreign barbarians, even if these barbarians are not very different from them , they still have a strange psychology.

Kingdom of heaven.

Wen Liang narrowed his eyes and recalled the superior tone of Emperor Kangxi just now. Fortunately, their conversations were incomprehensible to each other. Emperor Kangxi did speak English, but he must not be as fluent as them. Their communication still depends on Emperor Kangxi It was translated by a familiar missionary.

The conversation came to an end, and the bearded men looked a bit depressed. The bearded man Wen Liang was familiar with seemed to be the team leader. After saying a few words to the partner beside him, he planned to leave.

Emperor Kangxi was also in a bad mood by these envoys, so he just nodded casually and asked Liang Jiugong to send him out.

Wen Liang turned to look at Emperor Kangxi, "I want to talk to them."

Emperor Kangxi propped his chin a little tired, "Go ahead, I brought you into the palace to take a look, but I didn't expect these people to slap their noses." He corrected a lot of memorials last night and stayed up until midnight before going to bed. Waking up in the morning is a real pain.

Wen Liang nodded, and walked away, there was still some movement outside the door, as soon as Wen Liang went out, he saw a few bearded faces looking at each other.

The bearded man Wen Liang was most familiar with stood at the front, and when he saw Wen Liang, he showed a pleasant smile, "Oh, my friend——" His Chinese was a bit strange, and his Manchu language was even more confused , Wen Liang frowned and realized what he meant after hearing this.

"Are you the emperor's son?"

The bearded man seemed very happy to see Wen Liang here, and if it wasn't for the inappropriate scene just now, he would have planned to give Wen Liang a hug.

Fortunately, this place is not a suitable place right now, Wen Liang took a few steps back silently after seeing through the bearded man's thoughts.

"No." Wen Liang said in a low voice, glanced at the few people behind him, and said in English, "Let's go to the Imperial Garden and talk about it." This is outside the gate of Qianqing Palace. If any concubine comes out, they also need to avoid it.

Liang Jiugong watched them leave, and then went back to report to Emperor Kangxi, who said casually, "Where did they go?"

"Sir took them to the imperial garden." Liang Jiugong said softly.

Emperor Kangxi closed his eyes and nodded, looking a little tired.Liang Jiugong said again, "Your Majesty, why don't you see the imperial physician." He said in a deliberate tone, for fear of making Emperor Kangxi angry.

Emperor Kangxi shook his head, as if he was trying to stop something, "No need, let's go down."

Liang Jiugong frowned and retreated, thinking about the current situation in his mind, but after a long time he just sighed lightly.

The coughing in the room lasted for a long time before finally stopping.

In the imperial garden, Wen Liang walked in front with the bearded beards, and the bearded beards and the missionaries behind were chatting chatteringly, looking a little excited.On the contrary, the person next to him who seemed warm and cool was somewhat normal.

"You are not a child of the Qing emperor, why did you sit next to him just now?" After confirming Wen Liang's identity, the bearded man said strangely, "Oh, by the way, you didn't salute just now."

Certain disputes between the Qing Dynasty and the West were reflected. As the envoys of England, they would not kneel to another king, even if this was the overlord of the East in their eyes.

In the eyes of the people of the Qing Dynasty, there is no king in the world, even foreign countries.

Wen Liang didn't want to repeat the collision and dispute between China and the West just now, but just briefly talked about other things with the bearded man.

What Wen Liang wanted to know was the specific situation in the West at the moment, and the bearded man wanted to know what the Qing court thought, and they hit it off with each other, and the two chatted for half an hour before leaving happily, but the subordinates behind the bearded man were a little dissatisfied , and kept talking on the way back.

"The emperor of the Qing court is too barbaric. Why is he forced to kneel down? Isn't he God? I don't understand the etiquette of the relationship between the two countries."

Another said, "The land here is vast and rich, and it is indeed a huge market, but the owner is a corrupt behemoth."

The leader with a beard said calmly, "Okay, shut up, if the people here are like Wen Liang, it's hard to get in."

"Wen Liang?" One person pronounced the name with difficulty. Their naming habits were completely different from those of the Qing court.

The bearded man nodded, referring to the conversation he had with Wen Liang just now, and his status in the eyes of the Qing emperor, if there were more such people, their ideas would not be fulfilled.

Qianqing Palace.

Wen Liang went and returned, Liang Jiugong entered the house to meet Wen Liang, Emperor Kangxi's position seemed to have not changed, he was still sitting at the table watching the memorial.Wen Liang looked at the tea cup in Emperor Kangxi's hand, and said quietly, "Eunuch Liang, how long did the emperor sleep last night?"

Liang Jiugong whispered, "Two hours."

Emperor Kangxi threw a brush over, "Liang Jiugong!"

"Your Majesty." Wen Liang said, "You should rest!"

Emperor Kangxi stretched out his hand and rubbed his forehead, looking at Wen Liang, he was a little puzzled, "How did you see this again this time?"

Wen Liang frowned and said, "You put too much tea."

The tea cup in Emperor Kangxi's hand, the tea lid was placed on the side and opened. The concentration that Emperor Kangxi was used to was not as strong as it is now, and Liang Jiugong would only make Liang Jiugong act like this when he was tired.

Emperor Kangxi breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "It's really uncomfortable to talk to you, isn't it possible that nothing can escape your eyes."

Wen Liang said indifferently, "Your majesty can also choose not to let this know." As long as Wen Liang doesn't enter the palace, then he won't know anything.

Emperor Kangxi seemed to have thought of something, shook his head and said, "That's not going to happen, it's better to be alone than to be happy."

Wen Liang raised her eyebrows, Emperor Kangxi's music was different from his music Xu.

"Don't talk about it, how was your conversation with those envoys?" Emperor Kangxi was obviously looking for an excuse to change the subject, but it was easy for him to find it.

Wen Liang said earnestly, "They come from a country that needs to be vigilant. Someone thought maybe we need to establish diplomatic relations." The diplomatic relations he mentioned were very different from the diplomatic relations established by the Qing Dynasty with Western countries.

The countries near the Qing Dynasty are all small countries, and even the Junggar tribe is regarded as a subsidiary by the Qing Dynasty.

The same is true of North Korea and other countries in the northeast. For these countries such as the Raksha Kingdom, England, the Qing court has always maintained an attitude of not actively approaching or intersecting.

For the Qing court, wherever it went was a subsidiary.Such a high-ranking attitude, presumably they would not be able to accept it.

Emperor Kangxi stroked his beard and said, "They are just foreign envoys. Even if the country is rich and powerful, there is a huge ocean away from us. Interacting with them will only do more good than harm. And if you agree with one country, there will be another country." Come, those chaotic small countries are too fragmented."

Wen Liang also knows that most of the countries on the European side are small countries, even England is just a barren island country, which is indeed a reason for contempt for the vast land and abundant resources of the Qing Dynasty.But more is still the kind of superior psychology that cannot be corrected.

Wen Liang stared at Emperor Kangxi for a while, and resolutely gave up the idea of ​​persuading Emperor Kangxi.

No matter how enlightened Emperor Kangxi was, he would quickly choose to close the country after being exposed to those Western thoughts.

The more open the country is, the more mature the people's thinking will be, and the more stable the rule, the fewer wise men are needed.The more fools there are, the easier it is to be fooled.

No matter how much Wen Liang talked with Emperor Kangxi, he could not change Emperor Kangxi's established thoughts.

"In this way, Wen Liang hasn't explained how he met the Englishman." Emperor Kangxi suddenly remembered this and said with a smile.

Wen Liang said lightly, "The man had been to the capital before, and wanted to help the patient because he saw the patient fainted. But the family members thought he was trying to harm him, and almost had a conflict."

Emperor Kangxi frowned, he had experienced the benefits of western medicine, which was why he sometimes tolerated these foreign things.

Wen Liang looked at Kangxi's pensive look, and nodded inwardly.If there is really no touch at all, it is really too much.

When Wen Liang came back from the palace, Lu Yi was catching Wen Liang to take a bath, the big cat was running around the room, and several maids guarding the yard were also helping to catch the cat.

Wen Liang shunned the pole and climbed onto Wen Liang who had just entered the hospital, and meowed several times.Over the years, Wen Liang's fear of water has only increased, and every time he takes a bath, the scene is really sad for those who hear it, and tears for those who see it.

Wen Liang rubbed her hair, and said softly, "You guys go away, I'll wash it this time."

Luyi led Wen Liang into the side house, and after helping Wen Liang close the doors and windows of the house, they began to clean the cats.

The people in the courtyard favor Wen Liang and rarely force her into the water, but they will still wash her meat pads every few days, and give her a bath at a longer interval. After all, if it is too dirty, it will be harmful to the big cat. It's not a good thing in itself.Wen Liangai acted like a baby, rubbed Wen Liang's palm and meowed several times, but the meowing was not gentle at all after falling into the water.

Meow meow meow meow——

Luyi stood outside and watched, and laughed when she heard the voice inside, Wen Liang thought it would be better for her husband to hold her in?She rubbed her husband's trouser legs sweetly, but didn't she want to fall into the water and take a bath?

When Wen Liang came out holding the big cat in a big scarf, Wen Liang had already limp into a ball on Wen Liang's chest, meowing softly in aggrieved voice, which made her feel a little distressed.

Wen Liang hugged her and sat under the sun to wipe her wet hair. Several times the big cat tried to escape from prison, but Wen Liang ruthlessly suppressed her until the whole cat was wiped dry before letting go. Wen Liang ran away in a hurry, squatted on the top of the treetop and meowed unceremoniously at Wen Liang.

Lu Yi thought in a daze that if those words were understandable, Wen Liang must be accusing her husband of abandoning her trust.

In this warm afternoon, watching this scene, Lu Yi also felt warm in her heart, and it took a long time before she said seriously, "Sir, you should go and change your clothes, so as not to catch a cold."

When Wen Liang was bathing the big cat just now, a lot of water was splashed on her body, even the front of her clothes were soaked.

Wen Liang nodded, "Don't let her run out." Seeing that Lu Yi had seriously remembered it, she went back to the house to change her clothes.When Wen Liang opened the closet, he planned to find a change of clothes for himself, but in the closet, Wen Liang saw a lot of clothes that did not belong to him.

Warm and cool fingers skimmed over the silky fabric, these are Yinzhen's clothes, and I don't know since when, the wardrobes of the two have been mixed together.Wen Liang didn't think too much, just casually took out her clothes, and went around behind the screen to change.

Looking at the weather, today is still a good time.Because of the affairs in the palace earlier, Wen Liang planned to go to the library to find some information books to read. Lu Yi was dealing with the affairs in the house, and the person who came out with Wen Liang was Tongque.

In the early years, Tongque decided to marry out on her own, and she could be regarded as a family with children.A child was born two years ago, and those dangerous scenes seemed to have become a thing of the past. Life tempered her to be gentler and less impetuous than before.Because Tongque works next to Wen Liang, her husband's family also respects her, so no such messy things happened.

Tongque followed Wen Liang to the study building, and the old man guarding the door under the study building also changed, becoming a younger boy. It is said that he is also a descendant of his family, and he can be regarded as inheriting his father's business.

Wen Liang nodded lightly at the people below, and went upstairs by himself.Tongque did not go up with Wen Liang according to Wen Liang's habit in the past, but stopped at the side of the stairs.

……

Honghui is 14 years old this year. As an age who is neither too old nor too young, his life in the study room is much better than before.

Ever since the Great Uncle, the Second Uncle, the Third Uncle and the Eighth Uncle had accidents like mountains and seas one after another, only his father was the only one who was thriving, and Honghui subtly noticed that the atmosphere in the study room was very different.

When the crown prince was still there, Hongzhe and the others dominated the Shangshufang, as long as it was the same, even the Taifu seldom paid attention to other people's affairs, and only cared about Hongzhe.

At that time, most people did not expect the follow-up to be so fast. Too many things happened in two years. Hong Hui vaguely felt the tense atmosphere, but did not reveal anything.

As Yinzhen's status rose, others began to notice Honghui's existence.

Those people who had been leaning on Hongzhe in the past seemed to have suddenly discovered Honghui's existence in the blink of an eye, and no matter where Honghui went, they would be discovered immediately.This feeling is a bit strange, after Hong Hui endured it for a while, he got used to it.

If it hadn't been for Yinzhen's special warning to Honghui back then, maybe Honghui would be a little smug now.But occasionally when he met his father's serious face in the outer study room, the bubble in Honghui's heart was burst in the blink of an eye.

With such a solemn father, if Honghui dared to have fun, he would probably be skinned.

When he came back in the afternoon, Hong Hui was more tired than before.He was supposed to return to the mansion two quarters of an hour ago, but he was dragged away by an acquaintance on the way, but he didn't expect it to be another lively banquet, so he couldn't turn around and leave, so he waited for a while before finding an excuse leave.

Hong Hui was originally the person they were fawning over, and they couldn't stop him when they saw that he was about to leave.

Hong Hui tugged at the front of his clothes, feeling a little annoyed, looked at his personal attendant and said, "From now on, his post will be taken to the mansion, just throw it away." The waiter answered in a low voice.

This is not the first time that this kind of situation has happened, and those who are often dismissed by Honghui are those who think they are close to Honghui and want to use him to make trouble.Today, this person was supposed to be close to Honghui, but unexpectedly, it was still like this, which made Honghui feel a little uncomfortable.

Hong Hui said, "Don't go back to the courtyard, go to the library to have a look."

What the Taifu taught today is still unclear, Honghui thought it would be better to go and have a look before dinner.Although the library has night lights, it is still a bit weird when it is quiet and no one is around.

Hong Hui walked to the study building with strides. Downstairs was a familiar keeper and an unfamiliar maid.

He raised his eyebrows and looked at the two people saluting him, and then looked at the stairs on the second floor, and suddenly realized that it must be the husband.Honghui jumped for joy, went up the stairs, and sure enough saw Wen Liang at the table near the window.

Wen Liang listened to the movement, and looked sideways, a pair of dark eyes made Hong Hui feel a little uncomfortable.

Mr. is good everywhere, but this line of sight always has a piercing feeling. I didn't have much feeling when I was a child, and I didn't realize how sharp it was until now.

Honghui bowed his body and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, but you are as handsome as before. Honghui is very happy."

Wen Liang stood up and stood with his arms folded, "If so, Hong Hui, please sit down."

Hong Hui smiled, and sat down opposite Wen Liang, his eyes fell on the books spread out in front of Wen Liang, on which happened to draw a map of sea routes, which reminded Hong Hui of the problem that the Taifu once said today , unconsciously asked, "Sir, do you think the sea ban is necessary?"

Wen Liang looked at Hong Hui with slightly raised eyebrows, and then looked at the book he had just read halfway through, and said indifferently, "Did the Grand Tutor in the palace explain it to this point?"

Hong Hui rubbed his nose with some embarrassment, and said softly, "Teacher said that the security in Guangzhou is too shallow, and we should strictly guard against Japanese pirates and pirates. Fishermen should not be allowed to approach the sea. At the same time, the sea should be closed. Line, lest they have too much contact with pirates and become difficult to control."

It is impossible for the Taifu to be so straightforward. This is a simplified version after Honghui's own understanding.

Wen Liang said calmly, "The Japanese pirates gradually disappeared as early as the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, and pirates are almost nonsense. What is prevalent in Fujian, Guangdong and other places are not real pirates, but anti-Qing and Ming-colored ones." It’s just a group. If the court wants to ban these forces, it needs a thorough name, just like killing Zhu Cizhao a few years ago, just to cover up the veil of these things.”

Hong Hui was a little dazed, and came back to his senses after a long while, with a slight anger on his face, "Could it be possible to fool so casually?! Attacking these forces is what the imperial court should do. It is also true that fishermen are not allowed to go to sea for such a purpose. It's too much!"

Wen Liang said indifferently, "The tutor who taught you must be a radical character. The policy of not allowing fishermen to go into the sea was indeed planned to be introduced in more than [-] years. At that time, it was suppressed by your father. Not yet implemented."

Hong Hui pursed his lips, and it seemed that he was not comforted by Wen Liang's words, "Father Wang once showed me the account books of Zhenshan Pavilion, and the operation of this store alone is half as good as that of other stores. It must be a good thing if we can communicate with the foreign court.”

Wen Liang didn't say how much effort it took for Zhenshan Pavilion to settle down, nor did it say that it was because of this rare and novel way that it attracted such sales, nor did it mention how much effort Wen Liang had spent on the new management , if all this can make Honghui have such an impact, it would be a good thing.

Education is a career passed down from generation to generation, which requires long-term persistence.Wen Liang could not shake Emperor Kangxi's belief, but he was able to influence Yinzhen's opinion and change Honghui's opinion.

Honghui is Yinzhen's established heir.

Wen Liang got up and walked around the library, and put the selected books in front of Hong Hui, "If you want to know more clearly, maybe Hong Hui needs to have a specific understanding of the things outside. As for the more detailed content, I think you can ask the master."

"Grandfather has a deep understanding of this."

Hong Hui grinned, looking a bit disbelieving, "Sir, but father?"

Honghui really admired his cold father, but if he was allowed to run in front of him, Honghui would also need some psychological support.

Wen Liang nodded.

Hong Hui nodded helplessly, Mr. would never lie to him.

When Hong Hui had to leave, Wen Liang looked down at the back of Hong Hui leaving, perhaps disturbed by the conversation just now, the gloom on his face also disappeared, and he looked more lively.

Wen Liang put aside his thoughts about Hong Hui, and continued to look at the content in front of him. Although there were not many conversations between him and the bearded man, they were all detailed.

At least Wen Liang knows their current development. Compared with the history that Wen Liang knows, the current development of England is a bit ahead, and the industrial revolution is only a matter of time accumulation, which is a little earlier than the process he knows.

However, other variables are still under control and have not changed much.Now that Hongli has been disappeared by the butterfly, and Honghui has not had an accident, the following history will be completely different.

Wen Liang narrowed his eyes slightly. He didn't care about these contents at first. He searched for them in the past just to complete the task.However, over time, I got used to this practice.

He looked at the notes he had made on the blank paper and thought of something.If Yinzhen really succeeds to the throne, I'm afraid he won't be as free as he is today.

Wen Liang left a not-so-deep and not-so-slight mark on the paper, which was quite a trouble.

……

"Knock—knock—"

The sound of footsteps going up the stairs sounded again, and Wen Liang knew who the owner of the sound was without looking back.Wen Liang stopped his movements, the man hugged Wen Liang from behind, a quiet and cool fragrance came, Yinzhen leaned on his shoulder and said, "How is your day sir?"

Wen Liang carefully recalled the content of his day, went to the palace to chat with Emperor Kangxi, chatted with the bearded man, continued to chat with Emperor Kangxi, went back to the mansion to clean up Wen Liang, went to the library to read, chatted with Honghui, and continued in the library read a book.

Wen Liang nodded, "It's okay."

Yinzhen smiled and said, "If sir is acceptable, then I might be extremely bored." He sat down beside Wen Liang, then looked at the books he was reading, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Mr. After that, any thoughts?"

Wen Liang tapped the book with his fingertips, and said softly, "The emperor doesn't value them."

Yinzhen stroked his warm wrist, and said softly, "This is the common opinion of most people in the court." He may have been one of them a few years ago, holding such an ineradicable thought, always thinking that the Qing Dynasty is the center of the world.

Wen Liang frowned, "Yelang is arrogant."

Yinzhen said helplessly, "The Qing Dynasty will not be Yelang, and Yingjili will not be the Han Dynasty."

Wen Liang said indifferently, "If it goes on for a long time, it will be like this. The Ming Dynasty also thought that it was an eagle. Unexpectedly, under corruption, it is just a weak hare."

Yinzhen couldn't help frowning at the warm and sharp words, shook his head and said, "Sir, such words can only be said in front of my eyes, and must not be revealed in front of Huang Ama."

Even Emperor Kangxi could never tolerate Wen Liang's words in front of him.

Wen Liang looked sideways at Yinzhen in surprise, and said doubtfully, "Naturally, I would say this in front of the master, does the master think that the certain is really straightforward and calm to the extreme?"

Yinzhen laughed, looked at Wen Liang and said seriously, "It can only be said that the impression left by Mr. was too deep, even though I know Mr. should not be like this, I am still a little worried."

Wen Liang pursed her lips, as if she agreed with Yinzhen's explanation.

"The emperor will indeed not accept such opinions, but these are established facts, no matter which dynasty can last forever, and cannot be changed. If you can't accept this fact, it's just a blind eye." Even if Wen Liang leaned on Yinzhen The posture and calm appearance in his arms still haven't changed in any way.

Yinzhen said softly, "What you said is true."

Wen Liang watched Yinzhen playing with his fingers inadvertently, and suddenly became a little curious. He pulled out his finger and poked the back of Yinzhen's hand, "Why aren't you angry?"

Yinzhen raised his eyebrows, looked at Wen Liang's appearance quite seriously, "Why should I be angry, what Mr. said is not wrong, wouldn't it be a good thing for someone to be around all the time?"

Wen Liang frowned, and casually tapped Yinzhen's knuckles, "Oh."

Yinzhen's eyebrows were raised again, he hugged Wen Liang's arm slightly, leaned against Wen Liang's side and said in a low voice, "Are these heartfelt words only worth such a perfunctory answer from Mr. Dang?"

Wen Liang pursed her lips, "What kind of reaction do you want?"

The figures by the window almost overlapped into one, presumably this was the reaction Yinzhen wanted.