happy rebirth

The adverse consequences of the unfinished autumn hunt could not be eliminated in a short period of time. Xie Chunying was valued by the emperor, and the matter of releasing it to the outside world had reached the most critical juncture, so naturally he was too busy to touch the ground.So Ke Qi had a lot of free time these days, Li Xu invited him to dinner, and he agreed without saying a word.

After setting a specific time, it happened that Xie Jinhua was taking a rest that day, so Li Xu simply asked the couple.

Li Xu poured wine for Ke Qi, but only poured tea for Xie Jinhua, and said, "I wanted to invite you out for a get-together, but I was detained by the emperor's grandfather in the palace a few days ago... Sigh, I don't care about anything." Don't talk about it, those cousins ​​from my uncle's family all have knives in their eyes when they see me now."

Ke Qi took a sip of his wine.The wine was brought by Li Xu.The alcohol content of ancient wine was not much higher, but what Li Xu prepared was sweet wine.Ke Qi thinks this can only be regarded as an alcoholic drink at best.He put down the cup and asked, "If it's convenient for you to tell...how is that person's health?"

Li Xu shook his head and sighed.

This means that the prince's health is still not very good.

However, in fact, Li Xu didn't know much about the prince's physical condition.Because the prince has not returned to the capital, it is said that he stayed on the way to recover from his injuries.The emperor blocked the news in this regard.Li Xu didn't dare to inquire too much.Judging from the emperor's mood, the prince should not be very good.

There were quite a few opportunistic people in the court, who faintly smelled something, and handed out invitations to Prince De's mansion one after another.The whole family of Prince de was very annoyed by this kind of thing.Li Xu's life in the palace was even more cautious, facing provocations from his cousins ​​and temptations from certain people from time to time.

If Li Xu can really have no desires, then it's fine, but Li Xu does have some small thoughts in his heart.

If the prince is in good health and his status is stable, Li Xu will definitely raise his hands and feet to support the prince's uncle, because he respects the prince's character.But if the crown prince fails, Li Xu is unwilling to see Prince Rong take over.If Prince Rong can do it, then why can't they go to Prince De's Mansion?

There are a bunch of uncles and uncles, but Li Xu only obeys the prince.

Of course, this thought only existed in Li Xu's heart, and he never mentioned it to anyone.

"Let's not talk about those annoying things... By the way, my father went to the emperor's grandfather to ask for a favor two days ago, and now he has been transferred to the Ministry of Industry. Then he took a few people from the Ministry of Industry with him under the pretext of retreating to improve farm tools. The adults hid together in the inner courtyard and thanked the guests behind closed doors. I thought he could really do something. In the end, what do you think he did?" Li Xu began to laugh as he spoke, apparently I think my father is messing around.

Prince De inherited the talents of his grandfather's family and was best at woodcarving.He hid at home and carved out a bunch of novel and beautiful jewelry.Princess Dezhen always has a lot of trendy jewelry to wear. There are already several large boxes for jewelry made of various materials such as rosewood, rosewood, and boxwood.

Xie Jinhua couldn't help laughing, and said, "Prince De is indeed an extraordinary carver. But being good at carving and being able to make farm tools are two different things, right?"

Ke Qi looked a little weird.

Xie Jinhua had an idea, and asked uncertainly: "Di Ke, is this... is it your idea?"

Ke Qi said: "I just mentioned a few words to my eldest brother. As for what my eldest brother and the others did afterwards, I have no idea."

Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Industry is relatively the least valued.Prince De chose the Ministry of Industry, which is to express his position and attitude.There are two kinds of people in the Ministry of Industry.One kind has real skills and can focus on research and development. They are the soul of the Ministry of Industry.But such a person is actually not suitable for being an official. Even if he really makes achievements, he may not be able to be promoted. Maybe he will just be a young doctor for the rest of his life.The other is "trash" that other departments don't want. They just come to the Ministry of Industry to dawdle, a bit similar to Jia Zheng in "A Dream of Red Mansions".The latter are more numerous.

Jia Zheng's father was somewhat respectable with the emperor, and before he died, he published a Daoist scripture and asked his son for an official position.The emperor had to show some face to the old ministers, but Jia Zheng, who "didn't know much about the world, just bowed and bowed, and sat all day long like a clay sculpture", so he squatted in the Ministry of Industry for many years.

It can be said that the vast majority of Anchao's Ministry of Industry are people like Jia Zheng.

At the same time, the Ministry of Industry is a department that is particularly suitable for taking the blame.It is very difficult for people at this time to contend with large-scale natural disasters. However, if a natural disaster does occur, someone still needs to take the blame, and it is already a common practice to blame the Ministry of Industry at this time.If the reigning emperor likes to enjoy himself, build another palace today and build a garden tomorrow, then the Ministry of Industry can make money from it, but Emperor Karui is not a luxurious emperor at all!

All in all, Anchao's Ministry of Industry is indeed a very difficult department.

"...But let's think about it from another angle. Prince De chose the Ministry of Industry, and there are no benefits." Ke Qi said in a low voice.First of all, this can be regarded as a solution to Prince De's urgent need, and he lowered the attention of all parties to him.But Prince De didn't quit completely. If he made achievements in the Ministry of Industry, he could definitely go a step further.People at this time had misconceptions about the Ministry of Industry, but Ke Qi felt that the Ministry of Industry could really produce results.

Take the reform of farm tools as an example, as long as something is really researched, it must be the credit of all people.

It's a pity that Ke Qi didn't specifically understand this knowledge before time travel, after all, at that time, he never thought that he could time travel.If he hadn't come from the countryside, he would probably be less down-to-earth than Xie Jinhua, because children in the city see more processed ingredients.

If at that time, he could calculate that he could time travel, Ke Qi would definitely have to memorize all kinds of practical recipes and manufacturing blueprints by heart!

However, Ke Qi is not completely unable to help.As a science student, he has not returned all the basic mechanics knowledge he has learned since junior high school to the teacher.These basic sciences will be the foundation of inventions. If he summarizes them and hand them over to professionals, they will naturally play a huge role in the hands of those people.The Prince of Germany has now gathered scientific researchers, old craftsmen, and old farmers who have been farming all their lives.

Prince De seemed to have taken a step back, but in fact he did not completely retreat.

However, doing scientific research is a long-term job, and you won't see any effect in a short period of time.Prince De took a break from his busy schedule to carve some jewelry to fill the jewelry box of the princess, which was regarded as his entertainment outside of scientific research.Who told this to be the only hobby of the Prince of Germany?

When Ke Qi analyzed these, Xie Jinhua stared at him intently, his eyes seemed to be full of stars.

Li Xu pretended to be depressed and said: "We are about the same age, but they are willing to discuss things with you, but they keep everything from me."

Ke Qi smiled and said, "We have different generations. After all, I am your uncle... Dear nephew, you haven't called me uncle yet!"

"Drink your bar! Even the plum blossom wine brought out of the palace can't stop your mouth!" Li Xu filled Ke Qi again.

The three of them gradually changed the subject.They habitually meet in Yixian Building, which is their own territory, with high security, and they are not afraid of being heard by others.While chatting, Li Xu asked about sports betting again. He knew that this concept was proposed by Ke Qi, so he asked very carefully.Young people have a natural enthusiasm for things like eating, drinking and having fun. Li Xu just thought it was fun, so he begged Ke Qi to say more.

Xie Jinhua saw that the other two people were not paying attention to him, so he secretly exchanged his tea cup for Ke Qi's wine glass.

Because he doesn't drink well, Xie Jinhua doesn't like drinking in front of outsiders.However, this does not mean that Xie Jinhua does not like wine.He licked his lips, thinking that he would be fine if he only drank a little, so he picked up Ke Qi's wine glass and secretly took a sip.Then, like a child who has done something bad and is afraid of being discovered, he put down the wine glass very guilty, and quietly raised his head to observe Ke Qi and Li Xu.Seeing that the attention of the two of them was still not on him, Xie Jinhua breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately became calm.

Xie Jinhua quickly drank a glass of wine.He refilled the glass, put the wine glass back in front of Ke Qi, and replaced his own teacup.Then, he held a cup of tea and drank it slowly, took a few mouthfuls of food occasionally, and listened carefully to the conversation between the other two most of the time.

As Ke Qi spoke, he picked up his glass and took a sip.

Ke Qi put down his glass, turned to look at Xie Jinhua, and asked, "Did you drink the wine in my glass?"

"I didn't!" Xie Jinhua blinked, "Your glass was [-]% full, and it's still [-]% full. I didn't drink it secretly."

Ke Qi smiled helplessly: "You drank."

"Where's the evidence?" Xie Jinhua said.

"By the way, after you drink up my wine, can't you pour me another glass of wine? What you poured for me is tea!"

"..." Xie Jinhua blinked innocently.

Ke Qi turned to look at Li Xu, and said, "I'm sorry, your little uncle must be drunk. I'll help him lie down inside."

Li Xu asked tremblingly: "Is he going to start asking questions? If I can't answer, will he hit me? Should I avoid it for a while? Hey, how about doing this today, I should go home too." As he said this, he jumped out of his chair, ready to run for his life.

Xie Jinhua stared at Li Xu for a while.His mind was in chaos now, and he suddenly remembered the scene when Xie Er and Zhuang Shi were teaching moon cakes together.Li Xu is now like a moon cake. When the moon cake is frightened by Xie Er who pretends to be strict, what does the second sister-in-law do?

So, Xie Jinhua patted the back of Ke Qi's hand and said softly, "Look at you, you scared the kid."

Ke Qi: "..." This scapegoat was caught off guard.

Li Xu: "..." Is he drunk or not?

Ke Qi coaxed Xie Jinhua to rest in the room.He and Li Xu continued drinking and chatting.This kind of palace plum blossom wine is for concubines, and the alcohol content is very low, so in the evening, Ke Qi and Li Xu left the banquet, and Xie Jinhua was almost awake from the wine.The couple went home in a sedan chair.

Xie Jinhua leaned against Ke Qi's arms, closed his eyes and Ke Qi helped him press his temples, and asked: "I always knew that you were talented...why didn't you wait until you entered the officialdom to take out those things slowly?" , but now I sent Senior Brother Wang, Prince De and the others..."

Whether it's sports betting or farm equipment transformation, as long as they really produce results, they can all be meritorious!

Even though Wang Wenji is Xie Jinhua's senior brother and Prince De is Xie Jinhua's brother-in-law, people are biased. No matter how much Xie Jinhua hopes for Wang Wenji's well-being and Prince De's well-being, he prefers Ke Qi's well-being.Therefore, he couldn't bear to see Ke Qi take his own things to help other people.

Ke Qi pinched Xie Jinhua's nose and said, "I didn't expect you to have such small thoughts."

Xie Jinhua suddenly felt a little ashamed, but more confidently said, "I'm not afraid that you will suffer a disadvantage!"

Ke Qi enjoyed the feeling of being protected by Xie Jinhua very much, and said: "If I didn't know you, didn't marry you, I was just a bastard separated from the Ke family. Even if I worked hard, when I was qualified to enter the officialdom, When taking out the things in my stomach, Shangfeng will definitely take most of the credit, and not much will fall on me. But when I know you, the road I will take in the future will be much smoother. "

"So, you are...repaying me?" Xie Jinhua was extremely moved.

Ke Qi shook his head and said, "On the contrary, I am doing it for myself. Now I am leaning against the Qingyang Hou Mansion, and the eldest brother and the others will not talk about it. We only talk about outsiders. Whether it is the relationship between Senior Brother Wenji or the German The relationship between the Prince's Mansion, I was able to contact them at first because of you. Take Brother Wen Ji as an example, because you are his junior, so I can know him. And I chose to cooperate with him because I want to strengthen my bond with him so that I become in his mind a partner, not your vassal."

Xie Jinhua looked at Ke Qi with star eyes.

Ke Qi sighed and said, "Don't you understand? I'm actually developing those connections that originally belonged to you into my own. Or, I'm stepping on yours. Climb up your shoulders?" Ke Qi couldn't help but want to make himself a little mean.

Xie Jinhua shook his head: "You can't say that. If you do something that hurts me and then get benefits from it, that's called stepping on me to climb up. But now, you haven't hurt me at all. Of course, in fact I am willing to be your ladder, if only I can do it."

When Ke Qi and Wang Wenji become collaborators, is it true that Wang Wenji is no longer Xie Jinhua's good brother?No, Wang Wenji will still love Xie Jinhua.In other words, Ke Qi used Xie Jinhua's resources when fighting for resources for himself, but did not plunder his resources.

In Xie Jinhua's view, even if Ke Qi really robbed him of his resources, that's fine.He is willing to give everything to Ke Qi.

Ke Qi felt that Xie Jinhua was really a silly boy.He couldn't help but kissed the silly boy's forehead.

The silly boy said again: "So, are you... forming a gang?"

"You can say that." Ke Qi smiled.There are various factions in the officialdom, and there are also lonely ministers, but the emperor must stand behind the lonely ministers, otherwise he will not be able to go far.Although Ke Qi will not be able to officially enter the officialdom until after the next imperial examination, this does not prevent him from paving the way for himself now.

In the officialdom, there is always a single tree, especially in the officialdom of this era.Ke Qi did so much, in the end, it was for himself.It is impossible for him to get the full support of others without paying anything.An alliance at the level of interests is the best and least betrayal alliance.

"If there is anything I can do to help you, you must tell me." Xie Jinhua said solemnly.

Ke Qi couldn't help but push Xie Jinhua into his arms, and squeezed again to feel better.

Xie San's sports career is getting on the right track little by little.The nobles of the An Dynasty liked to play polo, but horses were valuables, so the sport of polo was destined not to be popularized.Xie San was considering whether to replace the horse with a mule.However, if it is really changed to a mule, the nobles feel that riding a mule is too cheap, and they will definitely not want to ride again.But the common people still feel that buying a mule is too expensive, and they still can't afford it.

Xie San had an idea one day and said: "Then don't need horses, don't need mules, let them just kick with their feet!"

The dandies applauded one after another, flattering them carelessly, and said, "Mr. Xie is so witty!"

Xie San also felt that he was so witty, he invented a new sport!Until a certain dandy told the truth: "Isn't this the cuju that was popular for a while in the early years of the previous dynasty? Of course, there are many differences from cuju in terms of formal rules. But cuju is also kicked with feet."

Xie San: "..."

Xie San thought for a while and said, "No, this is not Cuju. I want to create a new term to call it!"

"Third Master, why not call it San'er Ball! Explain that this is the ball that Third Master thought of!" Another dude said.

Xie San punched the man on the shoulder: "I'll be kicked around by you as if I were a ball, thank you for thinking it out!"

After Old General Yu was invited out of the mountain by Xie San, he was originally only responsible for the physical training of athletes.However, the old general frowned when he saw a group of dandies who looked like white chickens. As the saying goes, a flock of sheep is also chased, and two flocks of sheep are also chased, so he even brought these dandies together for training.

The dandies who had been tortured to death pointed at Xie San with trembling fingers, the third master really screwed them over!

Suffering is really bitter, but not a single dude chooses to quit.These young masters who have been hanging around with Xie San, since they took the job of sports betting, it shows that they still want to make some achievements in their hearts, and they are not the kind of people who love leisure and work hard to the point of hopelessness.What's more, their leader Xie Sanye has persisted. How can those who call Xie San the boss say that they can't do it?

After observing these children and Xie San carefully, Old General Yu nodded with satisfaction.Well, my precious granddaughter did not marry the wrong person.

On this day, Prince De's son suddenly said that he would come to inspect the work.Old General Yu took out the mirror again and took a look. He decided to leave a way for the young people to survive, so he took the old housekeeper home.He was originally a foreign aid invited by Xie San, so he really didn't have to report to the prince.

The dandies circled around Xie San anxiously, saying: "The prince is coming, what should we do?" The prince is about the same age as them, but the prince is the legendary "child of another family", so they never play with him. to a block.Their circles have never overlapped.

Xie San pretended to be calm and said: "Don't worry, the prince will call me uncle!"

The dandies saw Xie San's sternness, and no one took his words seriously.And Xie San really can't help much, he can betray his son's preferences to Old General Yu, that's because Old General Yu is an elder, and Old General Yu is one of their own.But in front of a bunch of incomprehensible dandies, Xie San couldn't say that his nephew is a very narcissistic person.Saying this will really affect Shizi's external image.

Therefore, the dudes prepared a banquet for the son according to the routine.

There cannot be no beauties at the banquet.The dandies originally wanted to invite girls from Chunfeng Pavilion, where the girls were fair and beautiful.However, they thought about it again, that an elegant person like Shizi must pay more attention to some inner things, so they finally invited the girl from Furong Pavilion.Literati and scholars would indeed prefer the girls in Furong Pavilion. Not only are they beautiful, but they all know how to play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Just in case, they also invited male actors.

The dudes had prepared so much, but when the banquet really started, both Xie San and Shi Zi expressed that they didn't want anyone to serve them.

Others don't want prostitutes to serve because they are prudish, but Xie San and Shizi are definitely not prudish.The dandies first took a look at Xie San, thinking in their hearts, there is really no cure for the third master's fear of his daughter-in-law!They looked at Shizi again, Shizi's face is so pretty, Shizi's hand holding the wine glass is so pretty, Shizi's drinking is so pretty, Shizi doesn't want to be served by prostitutes must be because of his noble character!

The noble and noble son held the wine glass, his eyes flicked over those girls' schoolbooks and male actors, and a thought flashed in his mind——

Hehe, they must not be allowed to take advantage of this son!