Quickly pass through and refuse to be cannon fodder

Master Yu added after Yuan Jing's introduction: "No matter how much you talk, it's better to see it with your own eyes. The Regent and all the adults can go to the workshop of the Ministry of Industry to have a look."

The Regent immediately said, "Okay."

What can other adults say?Of course it was agreed, and I went to the Ministry of Industry with the regent to check the effect of cement on the spot.

As a sixth-rank petty official, Yuan Jing followed behind the big team obediently, but the regent would call him to the front to ask a few words from time to time, and he never ignored him from the beginning to the end.

The officials knew that Tanhualang had really caught the eyes of the regent. When the cement really played a big role, Tanhualang would definitely have a bright future. Inquire afterward, Tanhualang is engaged.

Master Yu ordered someone to pave a concrete section of the road early, and there were concrete slabs that had been poured. The officials walking on it were all amazed. Knowing that the cost of this thing is extremely low, they all praised Tanhualang. Needless to say, He will definitely be reused by the regent.

Special personnel tested the firmness of the cement slabs and the bearing capacity of the cement road. The test results all showed that cement is an ideal material. When they see what cement is and how it paves the road, they will be even more excited. I am amazed, this thing is too convenient. Of course, I strongly support the promotion of cement and its use in building dams.

When he returned to the palace, the regent put Mr. Yu in the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, replacing the old Shangshu who occupied the latrine and did not do anything, and ordered the Ministry of Industry to produce cement. The first task was to cooperate with the people in the Master Shen of Jiangnan Province built dams.

The Ministry of Industry immediately went into production, and the Ministry of Industry, which was quite idle, became extremely busy.

Yuan Jing was also busy for several months. It was not until the end of the year that this matter came to an end. He also took the opportunity to learn a lot. He is good at theory, but he is not as good as the adults in the Ministry of Industry in practical things. During this period, I followed other adults to Jiangnan to inspect the local water conservancy situation.

When he went to Jiangnan Province, many matchmakers from the Tao family came to propose marriage to Tan Hualang. They didn't dare to promise anything, because they didn't know the basics of those people, so how could they dare to promise, they just said that they had to wait for their son (grandson) to come back to make a decision.

When Yuan Jing came back from Jiangnan, he asked Wu Yi to take him to a house without even entering the house. If he didn't miss it, this house was right next door to Zhenbei Wangfu. I met Mu Chengan here.

Yuan Jing had no sense of crisis, and greeted Mu Chengan happily when he saw Mu Chengan: "I wanted to go home to wash up, and then see if I had a chance to find you, but I didn't expect you to take the first step."

In front of others, Yuan Jing is very disciplined, but in private, Yuan Jing and the dignified regent are very casual. This makes the regent, who has not seen Yuan Jing for a while, feel better. Mu Chengan's face darkened again for the matchmaker who broke through the threshold of the house.

Wu Yi had fled early in the morning. When he was traveling in the south of the Yangtze River to protect Yuan Jing, he received a letter from the capital. He vaguely knew the reason why he was brought here in the first place, so he didn't get involved in this kind of thing, and disappeared.

Yuan Jing didn't know, but he could see that Mu Ancheng was unhappy, so he moved closer, reached out and pulled his face, making a smiling face: "Smile more, or you will grow old quickly."

Mu Chengan wrapped his arms around the man's waist and locked him in his arms. He gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, I'm aging fast. I'm not as good as a handsome Tanhua Lang. Many people want to recruit him as a son-in-law."

Yuan Jing showed surprise, originally it was because of this incident that he was unhappy, but didn't he clearly agree before: "What happened during my departure from Beijing made you unhappy?"

"That's right, this king's Tanhualang must be good-looking and talented. Recently, cement has played an important role in building dams, so many people, including Xungui, want to snatch you as Chenglongkuai's son-in-law."

The news of Jiangnan Province has been sent back to the capital. The dams built are solid and firm, and they have received a lot of praise from the common people. Everyone knows that Yuan Jing has made great contributions this time.

Yuan Jing was brought here as soon as he returned to the capital, and he hadn't had time to walk around in the capital, so he didn't notice that several streets were also paved with concrete roads, and now it is becoming a spectacle in the capital, attracting many dignitaries. Go and walk with the common people.

So Won Kyung became a hit.

"Pfft, it's so sour." Yuan Jing laughed. It turned out that he was jealous. Seeing that Mu Cheng'an's face was turning dark again, he quickly comforted him, "I will find a time to make it clear to my parents. The original plan is I want to wait for Yuanze to grow up again, and after he gets married and has children in the Tao family, I will say something that will hurt the family less."

Mu Ancheng actually knew that it was no wonder Yuan Jing was to blame. Although Yuan Jing was young, he was not of the vacillating nature. Since he said at the beginning that he would not get married, he would not regret it due to the pressure from his family. He has always had confidence in this young man. .

Well, he actually admitted that he was jealous, and he couldn't tell others openly that Tanhua Lang Tao Yuanjing was Mu Ancheng's man, and no one could take him away.

Thinking about the situation of the Tao family, Mu Chengan felt soft-hearted again, touched the top of the hair of the person in his arms and said, "Forget it, anyone who makes me older than you will suffer some disadvantages. Come on, just push away all the matchmakers who come to the door, I see it as an eyesore."

"Really?" Yuan Jing was surprised and moved by Mu Ancheng's compromise.

"Is this still false?" Mu Ancheng raised his eyebrows, "Why don't I take it back."

Yuan Jing hurriedly begged for mercy: "I shouldn't doubt your feelings, just do as you said, and when Yuan Ze gets married, I will make sure to make it clear to my parents and grandma, no, I don't need to say it at that time, you In front of them, there is no need to explain anything."

Mu Chengan laughed lightly, his mood turned from cloudy to sunny so quickly, as long as he looked at this person, his mood would improve.

"I think it's more or less frightening them, so there's really no need to explain."

"Nonsense, my parents are not so weak."

"Okay, you can say whatever you want, it's all up to you." The clank man was turned into soft fingers by Yuan Jing. He never thought that such a day would come, but when it came to this day, he was willing, wishing to give everything away. Everything is held in front of him, so I don't want him to be in a little bit of trouble.

Yuan Jing talked to Mu Ancheng for a while, complaining about the pain of separation, and Mu Ancheng called Lai Wuyi to send Yuan Jing back.

Mu Ancheng didn't tell Yuan Jing that the Tao family will have a surprise tomorrow.

This time in the matter of Jiangnan Province, if there is a fault, it will be punished, and if it is meritorious, it should be rewarded, so the imperial decree to reward Yuan Jing will reach his house tomorrow.

Yuan Jing didn't know anything yet, reluctantly said goodbye to Mu Cheng'an, and hurried home, stayed in Jiangnan Province for more than a month, he also missed his family, the Tao family naturally gathered together happily to reward Yuan Jinghao After having a good meal, I sent him back to rest quickly. After working hard for more than a month, he was obviously much thinner when he came back.

Yuan Jing thought about bringing up his matchmaker's visit again in two days, so he took a break and practiced big characters for a while before going to bed.

The next day I plan to rest at home for a day, and then report to the Ministry of Industry on the third day.

At mid-morning, there was movement outside, and the concierge came to send a message in panic and surprise: "There is an imperial decree coming to our house, masters and wives hurry up to accept the imperial decree, and there is also the young master."

The Tao family immediately got busy, receiving the imperial decree. This was the first time. When the incense table was set up, the angel entered the Tao mansion. Although Yuan Jing was a little surprised, he also guessed that it might have something to do with the cement issue. This was a Jiangnan incident. Wait until everyone sees the effect of cement, and then rewards will come to your door.

When he knelt down to accept the imperial decree, Yuan Jing still thought to himself, when he saw Cheng An yesterday, he didn't tell him anything, obviously he wanted to give himself a surprise.

Sure enough, after listening to the content of the imperial decree, Yuan Jing and the entire Tao family were extremely pleasantly surprised. Not only were Yuan Jing rewarded, he was made a baron of the second rank, and he was promoted two ranks at the same time, becoming the fifth rank of the Ministry of Industry. Yuan Wailang, and enfeoffed his family members, his grandmother Song was a Shuren, and his mother Xiao Song was a respectful person, and he was ordered to obey.

The old lady and Xiao Song understood the content of the imperial decree, wept with joy, and quickly thanked Tao Dayong. Tao Dayong was also dizzy, and after being reminded by the housekeeper, he handed over the purse containing the silver bill to the angel who delivered the imperial decree. After sending the angel away, Tao Dayong Dayong has not yet come to his senses, he feels like he is dreaming.

"Dayong, look, this is mother's order."

"Sir, I am also a respectful man."

"Oh, now our family will be brave and white. How can this be a good time?" The old lady suddenly thought of it and slapped her legs. Tao Dayong had no choice.

Tao Dayong was still cheerful, he woke up immediately after being pinched by Mrs. Song, and saw that the mother and the lady were both holding imperial edicts, and the imperial edict was still on the incense table, and finally knew that he was not dreaming: "Mother, it's okay , even if the son is white, he will be the father of a second-rank baron when he walks out. Mother, Yuan Jing, let's confess the imperial decree."

Their family didn't really understand it, but the servants who came to Jingli Jiaji basically understood it, so they quickly dealt with these matters. Tao Yuanze also knew that there was a happy event at home today, so he was also extremely happy.

The front foot of the angel left the Tao family, and the news spread in the capital on the back foot. All the noble civil and military officials knew that Tao Yuanjing came back from Jiangnan Province, and he was promoted to a noble. A boy who was only 15 years old lived The winner in life that everyone envies, who can compare to him?He came from a humble farm family.

Afterwards, many people came to congratulate the Di family, of course the Di family was indispensable. Di Yu had brought his mother's gift to the Tao family's door early on. Usually, Yuan Jing was not free, but he got on well with Tao Yuanze. We often practice martial arts together.

The Tao family had been busy for a day, and Yuan Jing went to the Ministry of Industry to take up his post. The boss of the Ministry of Industry treated Yuan Jing with a pleasant face. It can be said that his position as Minister of the Ministry of Industry also has some reasons for Yuan Jing. Besides, it can be seen The Prince Regent valued Yuan Jing so much, so he would not go against the Prince Regent. The little emperor was only one year old, and it would be at least ten years before he took over the power of the court as an adult. Who would want to go against the Prince Regent?

In fact, during the six months since the regent took over the government, the atmosphere in the court has become much fresher, and it can be said that it is more politically sound and harmonious than when the late emperor was in power.

On the contrary, Yuanjing himself was a little absent-minded this day. Yesterday's posture had shown him that he, Tao Yuanjing, was now a favorite in the eyes of others, and it was very profitable to win him over, so many people who came to congratulate him The meaning of marrying the Tao family was revealed in the words, and even Tao Yuanze, who was only eight years old, was actually targeted by someone.

This puts Yuanjing under a lot of pressure, but the ancient environment is different from modern times. What is emphasized here is that there are three types of unfilial piety and no offspring is the greatest. Marriage and having children is a path that everyone should take. Those who don’t want to start a family like him belong to the heterogeneous He is different, his parents in this life will definitely not accept it, let alone the old lady who loves him so much, I am afraid that the old lady will faint from fright.

Alas, what can be done.

In fact, even without Mu Cheng'an, it would be impossible for him to find a woman to marry and have children. After two lifetimes, he understands his sexual orientation very well, even if he respects each other like a guest, he can't do it. He is willing to compromise in other aspects, but only this no.

Pulling out a few hairs, Yuan Jing bid farewell to his colleagues. After returning home from get off work, he had to think of a roundabout way to get his family to accept that he couldn't get married and have children. Maybe he had to find Mu Cheng'an to cooperate in this matter. .

Just as he was thinking about it, Wu brought a piece of paper with a place and name written on it:

White Horse Temple, Master Huineng.

Yuan Jing's eyes lit up immediately, Mu Cheng'an was really anxious about what he was anxious about, and he was thinking of exactly the same way, Cheng'an had connections in the White Horse Temple, and if he used the master's mouth to say that he couldn't get married and have children, it might hurt his family. The blow is lessened.

He didn't expect to rely on Cheng An to help him deal with the aftermath.

Back home, at the dinner table, it was the old lady who first mentioned Yuan Jing's marriage. In the words of the old lady, the eldest grandson is not too young. Men of this age in Taojia Village have already been engaged. They can carry their children, and now that the Tao family has honored their grandchildren, there is only one thing left for the old lady, which is to let her hold her great-grandson, and her life will be completely satisfied.

Speaking of the future daughter-in-law, Xiao Song's eyes are also shining. She has discussed with the old lady for a long time, and now she feels that her eyes are going to blur: "Son, last time your sister-in-law took us out to the flower viewing banquet Oh, those little girls are so good that my mother can't tell, they can speak well, and they can write poems, such a daughter-in-law, you have something to say to Yuan Jing."

Tao Yuanze was probably the only one who was a little unhappy. The time his brother gave him was so little, would there be a sister-in-law to rob him of his brother?

Yuan Jing dripped sweat: "Grandma, mother, don't worry about this matter. You see, there are many people in the capital who are married in their twenties, and I am only fifteen. How about it, I spend too little time with you recently, grandma. Going back to Xiumu, how about I accompany grandma and mother to live in Baima Temple for a day? By the way, I heard that Master Huineng, who went out for a wandering, has recently returned. Many big families in the capital want to see Master Huineng, so let’s join in the fun. Maybe our family is lucky enough to meet him."

As soon as the White Horse Temple and Master Huineng were mentioned, the old lady and Mrs. Song diverted their attention. The old lady said excitedly: "I know Master Huineng. I heard from many people that Master Huineng is very powerful. Alan, how about just Listen to Yuan Jing, let's go to the White Horse Temple and ask Master Huineng to figure out which girl our Yuan Jing's marriage is with."

Xiao Song nodded again and again: "Just listen to my mother, I have also heard several wives mention the name of this master."

Yuan Jing breathed a sigh of relief, just in time for Tao Yuanze to see, he blinked, brother has a problem, brother is afraid of marrying a wife?

Yuan Jing stretched out his hand to flick the little guy's forehead, and ate when he ate, just to join in the fun.

Tao Dayong was the most lenient, watching his family happily discussing the matter of going to the White Horse Temple. Anyway, he just needs to be a good follower when the time comes.

So on the day of Xiumu, the whole family got up early, and after breakfast, they got into the carriage and went to the White Horse Temple. It was already autumn, and the weather was quite pleasant, suitable for going out and climbing. It's going to be too much.

When I arrived at the White Horse Temple, I found that there were a lot of tourists on this day. Needless to say, they all came for the name of Master Huineng. Everyone waited in line to see if they could see Master Huineng. Not everyone can see it.

The old lady and Xiao Song specially went to ask for a marriage lottery for their son, just to ask about the marriage relationship. If Master Huineng couldn't get the lottery, then they had to find other masters.

The two of them don't want the company of Yuan Jing and Yuan Ze brothers, it's rare to come out and let the two grandchildren play by themselves, not even Tao Dayong.

Yuan Jing had to listen to the old lady, and took Yuanze to play. The scenery of the White Horse Temple was quite good, and Tao Yuanze, who was able to let the wind go, had a good time. Yuan Jing was not worried at all whether the old lady and his mother would see Hui Neng Master, with Mu Chengan here, the things here must have been arranged early in the morning.

As he thought, the old lady and Mrs. Song walked around and found that the hope of meeting Master Huineng was extremely low. The little master came out and said that someone wanted to see them.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other, and the old lady asked, "Is there a master who wants to see us?"

"Yes, Grand Master said that a predestined person has come, and asked the disciple to lead two good people in."

Both the old lady and Mrs. Song became happy, and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, little master please."

Following the little monk, the old lady and Mrs. Song entered the hall, and saw an old monk with a snow-white beard sitting on a futon, and the old monk just opened his eyes to look at them. They feel that they have forgotten all their troubles. They have never studied before and cannot describe it in words, but they feel that this master is a living Bodhisattva, which makes people feel no disrespect.

The old monk proclaimed the Buddha's name: "Old Na Huineng, two good people, please sit down."

"Ah, it really is Master Huineng. You are very polite." The old lady and Mrs. Song bowed respectfully to the great monk, and put the lottery they asked for on the desk in front of the master. I want to ask the master to solve a lottery and ask about marriage for my grandson."