The Dream of the Red Chamber of Huanzhu is not a dream

Qianlong passed away, and not long after, the struggling empress dowager also died.The death of the two most honorable people in this world did not cause much grief, it was because when they were alive, they tossed away all the filial piety, love, respect, and worship they deserved.

Even those concubines and concubines who entrusted all their honor and favor to Qianlong only felt relaxed about Qianlong's death, not regretful.Although Qianlong is dead, their glory and wealth are no longer guaranteed, and they can only live by the faces of the queen mother and the emperor, but it is better than being with the emperor, who may be abused or even endanger their lives all the time. Anyway, at this point, their There is nothing to look forward to in the future, but I just think that I can spend my old age safely.According to the rules of the Qing Dynasty, concubines and concubines who have children can be taken out of the palace by their sons to be honored and raised. Yong Cong also made a promise that after the filial piety of the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager, he promised the grown-up Ah The buddies took the concubines out of the palace. After doing the calculations, only the third elder brother Yongzhang could take the pure noble concubine out of the palace. There is no hope, and now all hope is only placed on Yongyan, the fifteenth elder brother born by Jinsuo, and only hope that Yongyan can be brought up safely and left the palace branch, and then I can take her out of the palace to enjoy her old age .As for the other elder brothers, they are still minors and are still being raised in the palace by the queen mother.Because Yong Cong has already ascended the throne, these elder brothers and concubines know that they are powerless to fight for anything, and since Qianlong is dead, they have nothing to fight for. This palace is rare to present a quiet and peaceful atmosphere. scene.

The Supreme Emperor passed away, and the Empress Dowager also passed away. There were two national mournings, and the whole country mourned.

When there was a "loyal" courtier, Shang Zhezi asked the emperor to "take love" and explained the concept of "the harem cannot be left without a master for a day", Yong Cong didn't say much, and directly brought out the Empress Dowager Fucha's family to block it. those people's mouths.

Some people were also worried that the Empress Dowager Fucha would want to take advantage of the young emperor to control the government, but after a long time, the Empress Dowager did not make any criticisms of the government, but was concerned about the policies of the young emperor. Decision, unreserved and unconditional support.Since the emergence of an empress dowager, the power of the Fucha family has been in full swing, but this family is cautious and has been warned by the empress dowager, so they have not made any promises other than standing firmly behind the emperor. Things that foreign relatives often do such as gaining power and collecting money.

In the second year of his stay, Yong Cong changed his reign name to "Zhenhua", officially starting the historical process of revitalizing the Qing Dynasty.Although this year name has been ridiculed by Yongzhang for a long time, Yongcong does not want to change it, because this is his initial and greatest wish.

The Lord Shaoguo suspected that the young emperor ascended the throne, and he had an elder brother who was in his prime and powerful relatives. Not everyone was worried that Yong Cong would not be able to control the scene, and some people were worried that something might happen that would lead to the loss of national strength. decline.

However, Yong Cong's performance made some people who were interested in seeing the joke look a little different.He is young, but not immature, he handles things in a seasoned manner and is quite decisive. Compared with Qianlong, the immature young emperor is more like a man of action. not interested.

Moreover, Yong Cong, who was originally only a prince, even a lot of princes, had never built a mansion, and seemed to be Yong Cong who was too late to win over the power in the court. It was not until Qianlong passed away that people finally saw clearly what was going on in him. What kind of power is hidden behind him, but many people can't understand why those people who were promoted during the Qianlong period and had little or no contact with Emperor Zhenhua were able to be so ignorant. Standing hesitantly and unswervingly behind Emperor Zhenhua, he became a firm supporter of all the emperor's policies.

The first thing to be presented to the world was the Great Qingshui Master, which was under preparation during the Qianlong period, because it has always been shrouded in mystery, and because people in this era have not yet paid attention to the power of the sea. I feel that this shipyard is the site of Yongzheng. Except for some "craftsmen" who work in it, they are all young officials and generals. What a powerful existence the navy is.

However, when Yong Cong stood at the port of Tianjin with the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and watched the fleet named "Beiyang Navy" by Yong Cong reveal its ferocious and powerful true colors, everyone was shocked.The civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty did not understand the strength of the so-called fleet, but they already knew and feared the power of firearms very much.Now these ships are covered with black muzzles, like hedgehogs, and they look really scary.

Even Yongcong and Yongzhang, who knew Yongzheng's strength, couldn't help but feel surprised and shocked. Although they knew that Yongzheng was a mechanical expert, but under the current level of manufacturing capabilities, it was necessary to create such a steam-powered machine. It is not an easy task for the fleet to come.

However, judging from the current situation, the power of Qing Dynasty's hot weapons and fleet is definitely at the forefront of the world. This makes the travelers who understand the original humiliating history of Qing Dynasty all ecstatic—with a powerful They will never allow the Qing Dynasty to become a fat sheep at the mercy of others.

However, although the Beiyang Navy has been established, it is still facing serious problems. The serious shortage of personnel makes the Beiyang Navy have a false name, and it is impossible to carry out large-scale operations.

Although it was still early before the great powers invaded China, Yong Cong always felt that there was not enough time anyway, so even with a swipe of a pen, he ordered people to recruit more troops, and it was bound to make up for the Beiyang Navy in the shortest possible time. Troop configuration.

All the civil and military officials present could see that the Beiyang navy is probably the number one force in the hands of the new emperor. Eyes, and the new army of the navy is obviously the emperor's cronies. They don't know how to go on expeditions. Naturally, they don't have to face any wars. The security is very high. teacher's thoughts.

However, Yong Cong did not set up the navy to give gold to these idlers from the Eight Banners. He really knew that the real threat to the Qing Dynasty in the future would come from the sea, so Yong Cong would never allow such dishonest people to enter. to the navy.

Yong Cong personally appointed Fu Heng as the chief admiral of the navy, and appointed Forte and Fu Long'an as the left and right commanders.As Yong Cong's most trusted vice-captain in his previous life, Fortey was naturally entrusted with a heavy responsibility, vowing to bring out an extremely powerful Marine Corps.Fu Long'an almost broke his leg back then, and later went to Tianjin Shipyard, and finally healed under Xia Ningjue's treatment, but he couldn't think of it anymore, and yearned for the vast and mysterious sea described by Yong Sang and others.Now that Yong Cong entrusts him with a heavy responsibility, he is gearing up to show his talents, so as to get rid of the depression that he had to avoid when he was forced to marry.

Although Fu Heng holds the post of chief admiral, he seldom raises opinions on the management of the Beiyang Navy. Although he is surprised by Yong Cong's unconditional trust in Fortey, he does not want to rely on the old man to control the young emperor's administration.Since ancient times, foreign relatives have been domineering and have never had a good end.Now the Fucha family is standing high enough, and it will be dangerous if they go any further.Fu Heng is very smart to guard his own duty. He is not good at sailors, and he is very relieved that his son-in-law has already occupied a very important place in it.However, what surprised him was Fortey's actions. He obviously grew up on land and had never been exposed to naval warfare, but he seemed to be familiar with training sailors, and he was selected by his method. The so-called "Marine Corps", after his almost difficult training, has amazing combat effectiveness. Compared with ordinary Eight Banners soldiers, one against ten is no longer just a myth.

The emperor changed people, and Forte and others traveled through the crowd. They no longer need to consider the fear of the superiors towards them, and they don't need to worry that they will be killed if they perform too well. So with the support of Yong Cong, it is almost like It's "Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers".But fortunately, I still know that I can't behave too abnormally, otherwise, in this age when I still believe in ghosts and gods, I might be treated as a heretic.

The recruiting conditions of the Beiyang navy are very favorable, because Yongcong is willing to invest money in the construction of the navy, only because Yongcong established an ocean trade department, and Xue Bian became the head of this department, earning a lot of money All the money, except for the turnover, was invested in the construction of the navy.

It's not that no one objected to Yong Cong's elevating "lowly" merchants into officials, and some people even approached Yong Zhang, hoping to use him to put pressure on Yong Cong to give up this "ridiculous" plan.Surprisingly, however, Yongzhang, who was thought to be a hindrance to Yongcong, supported the establishment of the "Ocean Trade Department" and opened the door for Xue Biao.The strangest thing is that Yongzhang is now in charge of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Household Affairs. These two departments are in charge of the lifeline of the court. It stands to reason that the emperor should hold it in his own hands, and should not hand it over to Yongzhang anyway. A person who is very threatening to him, but Yong Cong did this, and Yong Zhang also accepted it. When everyone was wondering when the conflict between the two would break out, they seemed to be okay, as usual. Doing what they should do, incomparably contradictory, yet unexpectedly harmonious.

Because the recruiting conditions of the Beiyang Navy are good, and it is said that after five years of service, they can take off their armor and return to the fields with generous rewards. Therefore, there are quite a lot of people who come to recruit. A large number of people, so there is a lot of room for selection by Forte, who is in charge of recruiting.

The process of recruiting soldiers was all based on Fortey's set of standards. Naturally, status and status were ignored, and only physical fitness and combat quality were emphasized. Although he also wanted to recruit some educated people, but these days, There are very few scholars who are willing to serve as soldiers, and almost all of them do not know a single big character. If they can recognize how to write their own names, they can be regarded as good. Almost all are illiterate.Forte is very anxious, but it is useless for him to be anxious about this kind of education for all. He can only report this situation to Yong Cong and let Yong Cong handle it. He can't care so much about other things.I can only find someone to teach this group of soldiers after training, so that they can know a few words.

On the issue of education, Yong Cong will never ignore it, but with the financial resources of the current Qing court, it is impossible to implement compulsory education for all people immediately.However, Yong Cong still decided to start a pilot school for the students of the Eight Banners first. First, gather all the students of the Eight Banners together in one place, let them learn something, and it is best if they can develop their strengths. If they can’t, they have to make a difference. , so as not to fight chickens and dogs all day long, not only cannot generate value, but also create a lot of trouble.Yong Cong is not an authentic Manchu after all, so he doesn't feel that it is his duty and responsibility to support these so-called Eight Banners children unconditionally.

Yong Cong entrusted Yong Rong with the task of running the school.It was a pleasant surprise that Yong Rong got such an appointment.

Since ancient times, the emperor has always been suspicious, especially towards his own brother, and Yongrong is Yongzhang's younger brother, and Yongzhang even had a tendency to compete with Yongcong for the throne. Under his command, he just needs to cultivate his body and mind and be a happy prince. Now that he has a wife and son, even for the safety of his family, he will not fight against Yong Cong.

But Yong Rong is also an ambitious person in his heart, how could he like to spend his whole life doing nothing?Therefore, when Yong Cong gave him such a task, Yong Rong actually wanted to do it well.Yong Rong in history was a very talented person who participated in the compilation of Sikuquanshu.

However, although Yong Cong felt that compiling Siku Quanshu was also a very meaningful thing, it was not a top priority after all, especially when the Qing court compiled Siku Quanshu in the original history, it had sinister political intentions and wanted to Taking the opportunity of compiling Siku Quanshu and searching for suicide notes, to identify and destroy previous and contemporary classics that are not conducive to its rule. Therefore, there is a saying in later generations that the compilation of Siku Quanshu is the second book burning Confucianism.Therefore, Yong Cong felt that it was better to let this matter go.Let Yongrong use his limited energy to do something meaningful.

Therefore, in order to allow Yong Rong to devote himself wholeheartedly to the education of the Qing Dynasty, Yong Cong also called Yong Zhang together when he was giving advice to Yong Rong, so that Yong Rong would not be afraid to show his strength.Yong Cong's expectation is that the Eight Banners School is only the first step in the development of education. His ultimate goal is to open the school all over the country and divide it into different categories. It is no longer just for people to read the eight-legged essays and take the imperial examination, but also to learn technology. , Study mathematics, physics and chemistry, and develop comprehensive talents.Of course, this goal seems out of reach for them at present, but as long as they start working hard, their goal will come true one day.

Yongrong grew up with Yongzhang, but was influenced by Yongzhang in terms of conception. He didn't pay much attention to the classification of "scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen", so he didn't think Yongcong's ideas were weird and incomprehensible. Among them, Yong Rong has discovered that the positive impact of stereotyped essays on the country is far less than that of the "work" that scholars despise.

Therefore, under Yongcong's expectation and under the witness of Yongzhang, Yongrong is not only relieved, but also has a sense of pride, wanting to make his own figure in the change of this country.

Yong Rong returned home happily and told Daiyu the news, and Daiyu was also happy for him, although Yong Rong used to be very comfortable with her reciting poems and painting without any complaints, and she could still spend more time with her and her son for a long time. , but after all, it doesn't look like the high-spirited appearance it is now.Daiyu had a clear mind, so she naturally understood that because of Yongrong's relationship with Yongzhang, even though he had become an successor, his identity was still a little sensitive. Now that he was able to get such an important task, it can be seen that the emperor has no taboo against him. A great thing.

Therefore, even if Yong Rong starts to get busy and spend less time with her, she doesn't feel sad, as long as she sees Yong Rong's full of energy and gearing up, and listens to his expectations for the future, she also feels very much looking forward to it. , looking forward to this country getting better and better.

Occasionally, inadvertently, Daiyu would suddenly think of the cousin of her ancestral family who was raised in a deep boudoir, and also think of what that person once said about "the country's traitors and beetles", and she couldn't help sighing, if everyone just wanted to What's the point of trying to hide from the world passively and enjoy the glory and wealth brought by the country's thieves, but only criticize and don't want to change?Since you can't get used to it, then use your own efforts to change this situation. Even if you fail in the end, you can still be admired.Otherwise, it's better to just keep quiet, what's the use of scolding the world?Can you still expect to scold others to wake them up and tell them to change the world and create a peach garden for him?

Speaking of which, I don't know what happened to Jia Baoyu. I think now I'm far away from the capital full of national thieves and beetles, and I'm back in the old house. I'm living the most comfortable life of a rich and idle person.

Daiyu didn't like Jia Baoyu very much, and when she thought about it occasionally, she put it behind her in just a moment.