[Qing wear + Red Mansions] Guide to the Prince's Pampering Wife

In order to welcome the mission back to China, Kangxi specially held a banquet, and all the princes and officials attended.

Nalan Xingde, as the protagonist of the banquet, presented to Kangxi in public the things he brought back from the West this time.

Technology, books, seeds... He even brought back Western craftsmen and scholars.

Craftsmen are not eligible to participate in this banquet, but Western scholars are.All the officials had seen missionaries, so it was nothing unusual, the only thing special was that one of the scholars was a woman.

When did the officials see a woman at such a formal banquet?They couldn't help but look sideways, and the group of sour scholars at Yushitai couldn't wait to cover their faces with their sleeves.But this is an envoy from a foreign country, and there is no need to make a fuss for the sake of the big country's face, so it is just to control not to fall on the woman.

Yin Zuo was very interested in these scholars, and whispered to the other brothers: "Shall we go talk to them?"

The elder brother and the prince sat on the head, so they couldn't go.The third elder brother and the seventh elder brother are not interested, the fifth elder brother is busy cooking, and Yin Zuo's main target is the eighth elder brother.

Those few scholars were not from the same country at first glance. Yinzuo only knew English, and he even pointed at the eighth elder brother as an interpreter.

The eighth elder brother was a little hesitant. It didn't seem very good to do so, especially since there was a woman among the scholars.It's not that he discriminates against women, he just does as the Romans do. Regardless of the customs in her hometown, since she has already arrived in Qing Dynasty, it is best to avoid contact with foreign men, otherwise she will eventually attract criticism.

Before Yinzuo could speak, Brother Nine said, "She came to Daqing as a scholar to exchange ideas, how could she not get in touch with foreign men? Hurry up, starling, let's go there!"

Brother Ninth’s words were reasonable, Brother Eight thought for a while, and went to talk to scholars with Brother Yinzuo and Brother Ninth, but Brother Ten wanted to follow, but he neither knew foreign languages ​​nor was interested in physics and mathematics. After waving his hands, he immersed himself in cooking with the fifth elder brother.

The three of Yinzuo greeted the scholars, saluted each other and began to talk.

Through chatting with Yinzuo, I found that the knowledge of these people covers a very wide range. Compared with missionaries whose main purpose is to preach, they have received more professional and advanced education, and are more proficient in physics and mathematics than missionaries. In addition, they also have their own specialties, such as those who are proficient in botany, those who are good at making firearms, and medical experts.

Apparently Nalan Xingde knew very well what the Qing Dynasty needed, so he deliberately recruited these people, and I don't know how he did it.No need to think about it, you can understand that these people must be valued in their own country, and it must take a lot of hard work to get them to leave their hometowns and come to the Qing Dynasty.

Yin Zuo and the others admired Nalan Xingde, but they were also very enthusiastic about these scholars.

That's all for the other scholars. After hearing about Yinzuo's identity, the female scholar took his hand excitedly: "I know the mud, and the mud is very greasy! You created Tianfa Liupoo!"

The censors who have been paying attention to this place have blue veins throbbing in their foreheads: what kind of system is it!It's not proper to flirt with men in public!

Yin Zuo didn't care what they thought, and only asked excitedly in English: "You can speak Chinese?"

The woman proudly puffed out her chest: "Wo not only knows Chinese, but also Manchu!"

Opening his mouth is a string of Manchu, which is lame, but he can understand it.

This movement attracted the attention of others, and Nalan Xingde said with a smile: "Ms. Sloanton is obsessed with medicine and admires Liu Baylor very much. She is the first scholar who agreed to go back to the Qing Dynasty with the slave. I have been learning Manchu and Chinese.”

This is really quite sincere!It can be seen that Yinzuo really admires him.

Kangxi was proud of his son, and couldn't help showing a smile on his face. He nodded at Sloanton and said, "Sloonton... Ma'am is willing to come to Qing Dynasty. I and my people are very happy and welcome."

Sloanton only understands simple Chinese, but idioms are not very good. Hearing Kangxi's words, he couldn't help being confused. Yinzuo explained to her in a low voice, and Sloonton suddenly understood. He got up and thanked Kangxi, and said: "Please His Majesty the Qing Emperor should stop calling him Wos Longton, and call him Wo Liudun."

Yinzuo's hand that picked up the vegetables stopped, and he almost yelled: "Newton?!!"

Sloanton nodded and said, "I heard that there is a saying in Nimeng called 'As the generals follow the customs'. Missionaries in the Qing Dynasty had to take Chinese names, so I also took one."

Yin Zuo: ... How can it be the same? No one is named Newton!

Nalan Xingde didn't know why Yin Zuo reacted so strongly to this name, but he still explained: "Ms. Sloanton's Chinese name is Liu, Liu Dun."

Liu Dun!

Sloanton was talking about Liu Dun just now, but Yinzuo thought her pronunciation was not standard, and there was no distinction between n and l, so he thought it was Newton.After listening to Nalan Xingde's explanation, it suddenly dawned on him that he didn't know whether to breathe a sigh of relief or be disappointed.

Forget it, let's breathe a sigh of relief, it doesn't matter if Newton didn't come to Qing Dynasty, he will go crazy if he becomes a woman.

Yin Zuo and Sloonton still have something to say, are they both studying medicine? It can be said that Sloonton came for him. The two of them talked very happily. The eyes made a hole in Yinzuo and Sloonton's body, and the two just didn't know it.Although the others didn't know much about medicine, they were very happy to have the eighth and ninth elder brothers around.

The atmosphere here is very good, and Nalan Xingde and Kangxi were also very moved when they talked about their experiences and knowledge along the way. This time he crossed the ocean, traveled through Western countries, and saw the uniqueness of the West with his own eyes. Only then did he know that the West is not what they imagined. On the contrary, Western countries are undergoing rapid changes, showing a thriving appearance.

Until now, Nalan Xingde is very afraid. If Liu Beile hadn't proposed to go to the West on a whim, the Qing Dynasty might still be obsessed with the glory of the last kingdom, and the West would take a big step forward without them knowing. One step, throwing Da Qing far away, when the time comes, he can't imagine the fate of Da Qing.

Luckily fortunately!

Nalan Xingde didn't dare to say these words directly, but he didn't dare not let Kangxi know, so he only described the situation in the West in detail, trying to make Kangxi aware of the danger: "...they are still making a special machine that can be used The power of steam, which pushes the machine to move on its own and complete some repetitive tasks that cannot be done by manpower, is called a steam engine. The slave has seen a steam engine model with his own eyes, if it can be made..."

If it can be done, it will inevitably lead to great changes, and the West will develop rapidly.

Kangxi did feel the danger from the west, but he was not afraid. He looked at the crown prince and elder brother, then at the fifth elder brother who was cooking happily, Yinzuo, eighth elder brother, and ninth elder brother who were talking to Western scholars. Elder brother, think about the fourth elder brother who is far away on the Yellow River to repair the river affairs.

The sky still favors Daqing, allowing Daqing to see the progress and ambitions of the West in time, so they can deal with it in advance.What is even more fortunate is that there is no strong enemy outside, Haiyan and Heqing, the princes live in peace, all of them are capable and capable, with such a united mind, what fear does the West have?

Kangxi smiled and said to Nalan Xingde: "Rong Ruo has done a lot of hard work in this trip, and I would like to respect you."

Nalan Xingde didn't dare to talk, and the two drank it all in one gulp. Kangxi laughed again and said to the ministers: "Rong Ruo's expedition to the West has achieved a lot. In ancient times, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had Zhang Qian to explore the Western Regions for him. Today Rong Ruo is my son Wen, and I am so relieved that I specially entrust Rong Ruo as a waiter, give him a hundred taels of gold, and a house."

Nalan Xingde quickly knelt down, saying he dared not.Kangxi helped him up himself, and said with a smile, "Rong Ruo doesn't need to be humble, I say you deserve it, and you definitely deserve it."

Nalan Xingde thanked him earnestly before getting up, and the monarch and his ministers sat hand in hand, their happy appearance really envied others.

Especially those who refused to go to the West at the beginning, now their intestines are full of regret.

At the beginning, many people looked down on the errands of going to the West. They only thought it was dangerous.Back then at the Dachao meeting, they pushed each other, so that Kangxi couldn't find anyone.

When Nalan Xingde himself asked Ying to go on a mission, many people secretly said that he was stupid, but now they know who is really stupid!Nalan Xingde is only 40 years old, he is already waiting for him, and he is more prominent than his father Nalan Mingzhu.If they were the ones who went to the West...

I can't think about it, it hurts when I think about it.

That is a marquis!

And it is obvious that with Nalan Xingde's mission to the West again, this title will still be promoted. It is no problem for the first-class princes to come, so let them push it out!

Don't ask, you will regret it if you ask.

They regretted it, but Nalan Mingzhu was happy, that was his son, his own!

When Nalan Xingde walked away in anger, Nalan Mingzhu was angry and felt that his son would have nothing to do in this life. Now he has begun to cultivate his second son, Kui Xu, who has a good political view with Nalan Mingzhu. Enterprising heart, but in terms of intelligence, it is not as good as Nalan Xingde, and Nalan Pearl is not without regret.

Well now, the eldest son is back!

Not only did he come back, but he also made great contributions, and he was granted a seal and is waiting for him!

It's a bit embarrassing for my son to have a title... It's a bit embarrassing, but they are a family after all, and the glory of Nalan Xingde is the glory of the whole Yehenala clan.How could Nalan Mingzhu be unhappy?

Especially with Suo'etu's face so dark, Nalan Mingzhu's mood became even better.Nalan Mingzhu stood up and said, "Although the dog's character is a little bit meritorious, it is also thanks to the emperor's favor. The servant and the dog should thank the emperor for trusting him!"

That was a good point, Nalan Xingde stood up and toasted Kangxi with Nalan Mingzhu.

Kangxi was in a good mood when he was photographed on a horse, but Nalan Mingzhu changed the subject and said: "The servant also toasts the big brother. If it weren't for the big brother's hard work and careful planning over the past few months, this trip to the West would not be possible." It went so well."

Suo'etu's face became even more stinky.Nalan Xingde's hand holding the wine glass also paused, it's not that the elder brother didn't deserve credit, it's just that Nalan Mingzhu pointed it out specially at this moment, always feeling that he has ulterior motives.

Kangxi's expression was indifferent, and his heart was already getting angry.Eldest brother was stunned for a moment, and then refused: "The embassy is the one who has worked hard, and what I did is nothing. If you really want to say it, you should count the sixth brother. He came up with this idea. I also made the plan with him, and he came up with more ideas."

Yin Zuo was suddenly cueed, and raised his glass in a daze: "Although I dare not take credit, I should have a drink with Master Nalan."

After finishing speaking, he bowed his neck and went to talk to Sloonton again, and could vaguely hear "Medical School" and "Mr." or something.

Nalan Pearl: "..."

Nalan Mingzhu's words were choked back, so she could only sit down in embarrassment, and even got a mocking look from Suo'etu, who was so angry that she fell on her back.

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The input of fresh blood made the capital quickly busy. Kangxi invested a lot of manpower and material resources, and various factories sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

The big brother doesn’t care about everything, and only devotes himself to the manufacture of firearms. Nalan Xingde brought back a lot of blueprints and technologies, as well as a firearms expert, which suits the appetite of the big brother. , Nothing to go back to the capital easily.

The fifth elder brother took the job of planting new crops. Because there were more crops, Kangxi allocated a Dahuangzhuang for him.Now I have received all kinds of seeds and plants, and I have gone to live in the suburbs with Western scholars who understand botany.

Yinzuo had a good chat with Sloonton, and invited her to attend classes at the Military Medical College and Women's Medical College after discussing medical skills. Sloonton admired Yinzuo's medical skills very much, and was also very interested in the medical school he was in charge of. Carefully prepared the course.

People from the Military Medical College and the Women's Medical College were very pleasantly surprised when they heard that there was an expert in Western medicine coming. The courses they studied included a large part of Western medicine, so they were naturally looking forward to it.

However, after one class, the students of the Military Medical Academy realized that Sloanton was really good, and he was still a bit behind Six Baylor, so they immediately lost interest.On the contrary, the female medical students are very enthusiastic about Sloonton, but they are more concerned about Sloonton becoming a medical expert as a woman and being able to visit other dynasties, being honored as a distinguished guest by the Qing court. Treat the matter itself with courtesy.

Sloanton gave the female students confidence and made them more motivated to study.Sloanton also likes these female students, they have an indescribable vitality, so she is willing to be a teacher here.As for the Military Medical Academy, I only attend one or two classes occasionally.

In addition to teaching, another important job of Yinzuo and Sloanton is to translate medical books. This time Nalan Xingde brought back most books from the West, including plants, medicine, chemistry, mathematics, physics, astronomy, etc. , covered a wide range of subjects, and there were a lot of natural books. Ba Age brought a few missionaries and officials who knew Western languages ​​to translate together. Although the progress was not slow, it was far behind in front of so many books.

I don’t know how long I have to wait for the eighth elder brother to translate, and Yinzuo can’t let him translate the medical class first. After all, the elder brother and the fifth elder brother are also waiting for the book, so Yinzuo can translate it himself, and it is also for the eighth brother. Brother means to reduce the burden.

The third elder brother is not interested in Western technology, but he is not stupid. He knows that officials and common people will be interested, so he opened a special section in the "Beijing Daily" to report on related matters, and occasionally advertised for recruitment. Sure enough, it has attracted a lot of attention among the people. The construction of factories requires a lot of manpower, and many people get jobs because of this. They receive regular money every month, and their lives are better.

Even the fourth elder brother who was busy on the Yellow River asked people to hurry back to Beijing, and asked the emperor for two physics and mathematics scholars.

Waves of enthusiasm made the Western affairs spread among the people, and many people have a little understanding of the Western, and they are looking forward to what changes this mission can bring to the Qing Dynasty and their lives.

But when they didn't know, Kangxi was also worried about the factory.

The factory is built, and the technology is in place, but who cares?

As I said earlier, the older sons are busy with their own affairs, and the crown prince doesn't care about this mess, but he doesn't have much energy to help Kangxi with government affairs. Seventh elder brother is fine, but Kangxi asked However, he wasn't interested in it.Old nine is only good at business, he can't play in the factory, so old ten knows to follow old fifth to eat.Any further down it would be too small.

After many calculations, no son can manage things.

Nalan Mingzhu and Suo'etu wanted to take care of it, ready-made credit, no matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat!Especially for Suo'etu, he didn't get the mission to go to the west, and Nalan Mingzhu was cheap for nothing, but now he must get it!

Nalan Mingzhu was originally everything, but seeing that Suo'etu took his heart, he took it too.Nalan Pearl Peso Etu has an advantage: his son is Nalan Xingde!

Nalan Xingde made great contributions as the head of the mission, and the courtiers would naturally prefer people of his line to manage the factory. It would be more useful if he could say something in front of Kangxi.

For this reason, Nalan Mingzhu went to Nalan Xingde's mansion to find him.

Yes, Nalan Xingde moved out. It turned out that Nalan Mingzhu kept asking him to work for his elder brother after he was knighted, which made him very annoying. Kui Xu felt that he was neglected and his face was ugly. Xingde was too lazy to bother with them, so he simply moved out.

The reason is that it is not good to leave the mansion rewarded by the emperor empty, and Nalan Mingzhu has nothing to say.

The new house is not close to Nalan Mingzhu's residence. Nalan Xingde feels very happy during the period of living here. You don't need to look at Kui Xu's face, and you don't need to listen to Ama's rambling. You can read, write, write, and paint daily. The days are really clean and comfortable. up.

Unexpectedly, they all ran outside to live, and Nalan Mingzhu still refused to let him go. Nalan Xingde heard Nalan Mingzhu ask him to say a few words in front of the emperor, and let someone from his faction be in charge of the factory. A little uncomfortable.

But he is not the Nalan Xingde of the past. After so many ups and downs, he has been able to face the stubborn Ama calmly, so his face is still calm, and he even nodded: "I will mention it to the emperor. of this matter."

Nalan Mingzhu thought that Nalan Xingde agreed, and she was very happy immediately, and she talked about the relationship between father and son for a while before leaving.

Nalan Xingde entered the palace the next day, and Kangxi really asked about it: "These people recommended by the courtiers are all good, who do you think is suitable?"

Kangxi had already made plans for Nalan Xingde to recommend Nalan Mingzhu. He might be unhappy, but he was still willing to give Nalan Xingde this face.Unexpectedly, Nalan Xingde just smiled and said: "The slave only knows to bring these things back, and doesn't know about the others. Your Majesty, don't embarrass the slave."

Kangxi glanced at him in surprise, then nodded and said, "That's all."

Nalan Xingde suddenly lifted his robe and knelt down: "I have something to ask the emperor."

Kangxi personally asked Liang Jiugong to help him up: "Just say something, there is no need to perform such a big gift."

"Thank you, Your Majesty," Nalan Xingde murmured, "Ama, my servant, is not young. She has become sicker and sicker in the past two years, and her health is not as good as before. I can only work hard on Ama if I don't live up to expectations. Don't worry about Ama, so..."

Kangxi understood what he meant: "You want Mingzhu to retire?"

Nalan Xingde said: "Ama definitely doesn't want to retire. The servant only thinks...whether I can transfer Ama to some idle job and let him spend his old age peacefully."

But if Nalan Mingzhu loses real power, the Mingzhu Party should disband in no time.

Kangxi looked at Nalan Xingde for a while, then sighed, "Let me think about it."

After all, he was a veteran for many years, Kangxi always wanted to give Nalan Mingzhu some dignity.But he did have a lot of patience with Nalan Mingzhu, and now that Nalan Xingde is even more sacred, Kangxi also has to worry about his thoughts.

Kangxi suppressed the matter temporarily, and after Nalan Xingde left, he went to find Yinzuo.

Yin Zuo was working hard to translate medical books, and he was a little surprised to see him: "Why are you here?"

"The emperor called his servants into the palace to talk, and I'll come here to greet you," Nalan Xingde said with a smile, "I haven't thanked you yet, without you, there would be no Nalan Xingde today."

Yin Zuo waved his hand: "Your current glory is all your own, it has nothing to do with me."

Nalan Xingde didn't think so, Yin Zuo might not do much, but every time he woke him up at key points.If it weren't for Yinzuo, his illness might have been dragged on, and then he died in the 24th or 25th year of Kangxi; if it wasn't for Yinzuo, he was still confronting Mingzhu in Nalan Mansion, maybe he would never be able to untie his knot, and he would be depressed early And finally.

He knew that he had nothing to do with Yinzuo to be able to have today, but since Yinzuo didn't take credit for it, he didn't say much, he just kept this gratitude in his heart, and then told Yinzuo about his experience of traveling west.

Kangxi cared about the situation in the west, but Yinzuo was very interested in all kinds of interesting things about the embassy at sea. The two talked for a while and it was getting dark. Nalan Xingde said goodbye: "It's getting late, the servant should leave the palace."

Yin Zuo hadn't heard enough, so he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Nalan Xingdelang said with a smile: "If you like to listen, I will tell you next time."

Yinzuo said: "You don't know when you will enter the palace next time."

Thinking of waiting for several days, Yin Zuo wanted to sigh.

Nalan Xingde thought it was funny, thought for a while and said: "The slave keeps writing notes on the road, does Lord Belle want to read it?"

Yin Zuo's eyes lit up immediately: "I want to see!"

The next day Nalan Xingde sent his notes, a whole small box, except for four or five bound booklets, there were also many scattered papers, all of which were poems.

Yinzuo picked up one and looked at it, and couldn't help being overwhelmed.

Nalan Xingde's poems are still so delicate and vivid, full of emotions, but they are less melancholy and more majestic. When you read them, you feel like seeing the vast sea and the strong sunshine.

Looking at the notes is also very exciting.

Yin Zuo was thoughtful: "Are you willing to sort out and publish these?"