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

Under the footsteps of reform, time seems to pass in a blink of an eye.

Daiyu led her six-year-old eldest son Mian Yan, her three-year-old second son Mian Kui, and her infant daughter Lan Ke to greet the Queen Mother in the palace.

In recent years, the relationship between Daiyu and Yongrong has become more and more profound, and Yongrong has also fulfilled the promise of "one pair for a lifetime". Apart from Daiyu, there is not even a housemaid.Although this once caused Daiyu to be criticized by some caring people, but after Daiyu gave birth to the eldest son, the second son, and the eldest daughter, her position has become more stable, and few people dare to make irresponsible remarks anymore. .

In addition, the Lin family is becoming more and more powerful now, and Daiyu has the support of a strong natal family, and there is no such inconspicuous person who insists on finding her. There is still a noble candidate in the Qing Dynasty, so there is no need to stare at Prince Shen who obviously only knows how to love Fujin.

That's right, Yong Rong has been conferred the title of Prince Heshuo by Yong Cong, and Daiyu's status has naturally risen accordingly.Not only that, although Lin Hai resigned from office due to health reasons, the Lin family did not fall silent because of this. On the contrary, after Lin Hai's eldest son Lin Mojue won the second place at the age of 12 and was soon selected by Yong Cong for reuse, everyone respected the Lin family. Have a look.

Lin Mojue is only fourteen years old now, but he is a close minister of the emperor. In Yongcong's newly established Ministry of Security and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, no one dares to underestimate this underage young man, not to mention that he is like a fish in water, but he should not be underestimated. I can't wait.What's more, Lin Mojue's relationship with Xue Bian, Yongzheng, Forte and others is not so good. How can such a person be easily offended?

The purpose of Yong Cong's establishment of the Ministry of National Security is to prevent more and more spies from various countries who come to the Qing Dynasty to steal information.

As the Ocean Trading Department of the Qing Dynasty carried out business activities in western countries and recruited a large number of talents, this mysterious oriental country gradually came into the sight of western countries. They realized the country's richness and strength .Yes, powerful, even if it is just a merchant ship, it has technological strength beyond their reach, shocking and panicking them, followed by greed.

For the advanced ship technology of the Qing Dynasty, there is no country that does not covet it.However, no one took the lead, because the mysterious oriental country showed them an extremely powerful military force. They hadn't figured out the bottom line of the Qing Dynasty, so naturally they didn't dare to act rashly, for fear that they would be defeated by the Qing Dynasty. When retaliating, the old opponent around him took advantage of the loopholes.

However, after all, some people couldn't help it, and the Spanish navy was the first to attack.Spain used to be the overlord of the sea. However, after the Battle of Downs in 1639, the Spanish navy was in extreme decline. During this period, the Spanish Empire "had almost no navy."However, the Spanish rulers never gave up on rebuilding the huge fleet they were most proud of in the past, and they did gradually find their way.However, when they were delighted that the warships they built surpassed the British warships of the same period in terms of quality and technology, they were completely defeated by the steam-powered warships of the Qing Dynasty.

The Spanish Empire, eager to restore its former glory, couldn't bear it after all, and used warships to pretend to be pirate ships in an attempt to intercept the merchant ships of the Qing Dynasty and bring them back to China for research.It's a pity that the merchant ships of the Qing Dynasty were unexpectedly powerful. They not only withstood the artillery fire - of course, this is also related to the fact that the Spanish fleet didn't want to sink and destroy them, so they were not vigorous. They could also escape calmly after fighting back. , and the steam-powered speed is not something that the Spanish warships, which still use sailing warships as the main force, can catch up to—not to mention, in order not to reveal their identities, they dare not put their most proud first-class sailing warships into the battlefield.

It is precisely because of this incident that Yong Cong took the opportunity to establish the Ministry of National Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and through a series of means and operations, he quickly found out the true identity of the so-called "pirate ship" and launched a severe condemnation through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , At the same time, trade with Spain was stopped, and finally Spain had to make concessions and agree to compensation.

In this incident, it was Lin Mojue, who was only 13 years old at the time, who was entrusted with the important task of being the negotiator.That was Lin Mojue's first time on the political stage dedicated to him, and it was also the most colorful scene when he came into people's attention, which was deeply memorable.

Therefore, even though Lin Mojue was still young, no one dared to underestimate him, and Lin Hai felt very proud of this son.

Because Lin Mojue is in an important position, but he is too young, so he can only put on a sullen face and pretend to be a young man, but he has a bit of power, at least there are fewer and fewer people who dare to pat his head and pinch his face.

However, no one would have imagined that the young, seasoned and talented Lin Mojuelin, in front of the Emperor Zhenhua, would look tired and helpless.

In the huge Hall of Mental Cultivation, apart from Yong Cong, there were also Fortai, Lin Mojue, and Xue Bian, and there were no maids and eunuchs serving them.

Forte is a soldier, so he naturally sits very upright, which is a habit that has been integrated into his soul; Xue Biao is an elegant and shrewd businessman, and he looks like a well-educated son of a family; compared with these two people, Lin Mojue, with his legs spread apart and lying on the back of the chair, was so casual that it was outrageous.

Yong Cong glanced at him casually, and didn't blame him. He is Xiao Jin's younger brother, and he is indeed capable. There is nothing to hold on to this little shortcoming.

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has summoned my sister into the palace again. If you don't get married and give birth to a grandson for the Empress Dowager to play with, my little nephews may be snatched away by the Empress Dowager." Lin Mojue said casually. Dangling his legs, he said outrageous words.

Yong Cong was silent for a while, and said: "I know this matter well, it's not your turn to be troublesome, and you have time to gossip, it's better to do something serious."

Lin Mojue curled his lips, what day did he not do something serious?He is still underage, and it is enough for him to squeeze child labor so naturally.It's a pity that there is really no place for him to appeal here.

But this time, even Xue Biao agreed with Lin Mojue's words, saying: "Your Majesty, whether you are married or not is no longer just your personal matter. You need an heir, and the Qing Dynasty needs an heir. Our philosophy, All the changes we have made need someone to continue. We don’t want to be ruined by unscrupulous successors after we have worked hard for decades. Don’t blame me for saying something ugly. , in case you... suddenly get terminally ill or have some other accident, if there is no heir, it will inevitably lead to a struggle for rights. Even if the rest of us can control it, a turmoil will easily make The national power of the Qing Dynasty immediately retreated for decades. Now that Western powers have attracted a lot of attention, as long as we step back, I believe that we will immediately become fat in the eyes of others, and we will be dismantled in minutes!"

What Lin Mojue and Xue Biao said, and the tone they used, were very presumptuous. They had no honorific title, no self-proclaimed, you come and go, if outsiders hear it, they will naturally ask them a crime of disrespect, and lose their heads. possible.However, those present are all his own people, and Yong Cong also likes how they treat him, and he doesn't want to be a special case, which will make him feel that he is excluded.

After hearing Xue Biao's words, Yong Cong was silent for a long time, and finally sighed, and said, "I know." Even Yong Zhang gave birth to a son from Fu Fujin, who is now three years old, and he personally brought him with him to teach him. .Maybe he should let go too.

"However, I hope to marry only one queen, so as to gradually promote monogamy." Yong Cong finally said, "In my lifetime, the monarchy must be abolished, at least transition to a constitutional monarchy, and then gradually move towards socialism transition."

Regarding this point, it has long been the consensus of their group of traversers, so there is nothing to say.

Soon, several people began to discuss the business again.

In recent years, the Qing Dynasty has undergone great changes.

When Yong Cong was vigorously developing armaments, many civil servants were very worried. They were worried that Yong Cong would become a militaristic emperor. Under that group of warriors.

As for why these ministers know the concept of militarism, it is entirely because Xue Biao's Ocean Trade Department not only vigorously develops trade, earns an astonishing amount of money from abroad, but also introduces many foreign talents of various categories. Lots of books.

Yong Cong was said to be advocating Western learning. In order to please the emperor, except for a few diehards, many ministers began to dabble in the translated foreign books in the "National Library". Denial, after all, there are some things worth learning that have entered the minds of the country's governance officials.

Human concepts have been the most difficult to change since ancient times, but fortunately, changes are slowly and unconsciously happening.

People in the Celestial Dynasty have never been stupid, such as the Reform Movement of [-] in the late Qing Dynasty, such as the reformists headed by Kang You, they did not know how to make the country strong, but because of the stubbornness of the conservatives, because of the opposition The power was too strong, and because the social environment at that time was so bad that there was not much time for them to reform slowly, it eventually led to failure.

However, it is different now, Yong Cong is not Guangxu, Empress Dowager Fucha is not Cixi, the conservative faction still exists, but when the imperial power comes down with irresistible momentum, they can only submit—who is the only one who can Prince He Shuoxun, who is far from the emperor, is also very supportive of the reform?

There is no Kang Youwei, no Tan Sitong, but Yong Cong is still very pleased to find that a large number of young people with progressive ideas and ambitions to strengthen the country gradually emerged in the imperial court of the Qing Dynasty and in the Beijing Normal University established in recent years.

Yong Cong has been gradually weakening the influence of the imperial examinations in recent years. Although the imperial examination system has not been banned immediately - because that would cause panic and even literati's backlash, the so-called talents selected through the imperial examinations will be re-sent by Yong Cong to observe and assess If you only know how to study, you will be appointed to serve in the school you opened. If you want to make a fortune by becoming an official, you will be sent to Qingshui Yamen to stay. Only those who are really capable of doing things will be appointed. to do practical things.

In the Jingshi University Hall, with reference to the Jingshi University Hall in the late Qing Dynasty, a branch university was established, which was divided into seven subjects: Economics, Law and Politics, Liberal Arts, Gezhi, Agriculture, Engineering, and Business. If you graduate with excellent grades, you can get an internship opportunity. If you perform well in the internship, you can get a job or even become an official.This has become another way for the imperial court to select talents, and it has also made the promotion of the imperial examination, which was originally reserved for scholars, greatly distributed to practical talents.And this is exactly what Yong Cong and the others hope to see.

It is also from these talents in different fields in various departments that the reform talents that Yong Cong and the others want to reuse emerge.

The Qing Dynasty is developing in the direction of prosperity.

When Yong Cong finally made up his mind to think about the wedding and heirs, the Empress Dowager was still in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, holding on to Mian, full of worries about Yong Cong and longing for her future grandson.

The Empress Dowager has been sincere to the Buddha these few years, and has not been involved in political affairs, and because Yong Cong has been unwilling to get married, so she has no grandchildren, but she is very fond of Yong Rong's family. The child enters the palace to accompany her.

Empress Dowager Fucha was really proud of having a practical emperor's son who did not inherit Qianlong's lustful and playful nature. However, Yong Cong's almost excessive self-purification also worried the Empress Dowager.

The harem cannot be left alone for a day, this sentence is not casual.Yong Cong is now even in his weaker years, but there is no woman around him, and there are even rumors and gossips about the inside and outside.If it wasn't for the fact that Yong Cong is a young man with strong wrists, and Yong Zhang, Yong Rong and others are strangely peaceful, and Yong Cong, Fortey and others are loyal and capable, the situation Yong Cong is facing now may be Not very pretty.

But even so, as Yong Cong grew older day by day, and the Empress Dowager did not want to persecute Yong Cong, her patience had really reached its limit, and she even began to wonder if Yong Cong had some hidden disease.But the Empress Dowager asked several imperial physicians to give Yongcong a chance to see the Ping'an pulse, but said that Yongcong's body was very healthy and there was nothing wrong with it.

But in this way, the queen mother became more and more confused.Thinking, could it be that Yong Cong has a sweetheart, but because of his status or other reasons, he can't ask for it?She is not the kind of wicked mother-in-law who wants to hold her son in her hand for fear of being taken away by her daughter-in-law. If Yong Cong really likes it and the girl is nice, she is also happy to see it happen.What's more, she has confidence in her son's vision, and the girl Yong Cong likes is absolutely the same.

However, no matter how much the Queen Mother observes, probes, and inquires, she never finds that there is such a woman beside or in Yong Cong's heart.Yong Cong seemed to devote all his energy and time to state affairs, as if he didn't have enough time every day, and his desperate appearance often made her, a mother, feel distressed.

So, a few days later, when Yong Cong personally came to discuss with the queen mother about the wedding and the choice of queen, the queen mother almost shed tears with excitement, so even if Yong Cong insisted on marrying only one queen, concubines, nobles, promises, etc. I don't want any of them, the queen mother thinks it's no big deal