Returning the Pearl and the Reborn Emperor

The first batch of enthusiastic youths in the Qing Dynasty set out one year later. During this year, the emperor reformed education, selected talents, and laid the foundation for travel.Long before this, the emperor had put a lot of effort into strengthening the coastal defenses and training the water army, so he spent a lot of thought on the construction of sea ships.

With a straight face, Narb sent his two grandchildren away from home. He still had prejudices against this matter in his heart.Tu Ming'e and Lin Ge bid farewell to the elders in their ancestral home, bid farewell to their wives and children, and embarked on the road to leave their hometown.Iraqi assured the two elder brothers that they would take good care of the family, honor their parents and help them take care of their wives and children.Iraqi said to himself: I really want to go too.

Tu Ming'e said to his younger brother: "The elders in the family are old, and my grandfather has worked hard for the affairs of the court these years. Originally, my second brother and I should not travel far, but this is related to the Qing Dynasty, the emperor, and the ministers. Father, son, as subjects of the monarch, you should do your best for the country. Third brother, we brothers, we have talked about everything since we were young. As a brother, you know your thoughts. As the eldest brother, I should have cared more about this family. You should stay at home, but the imperial order cannot be violated, I hope you will have the opportunity in the future, when the time comes, Big Brother will support you no matter what."

Linge was also quite apologetic. He traveled far away by himself and asked his younger brother to shoulder the responsibilities he should fulfill before his elders. However, he was also quite looking forward to it. He heard that Western firearms had merits. If he could learn better and more subtle ones The manufacturing method is not in vain. He wants to see whether firearms are more closely related to the army in the West and have greater development prospects. If he can learn something useful to the Qing army, that is Better yet.

In addition to the descendants of the direct descendants, the Ulanala family also has some collateral descendants. They feel that the future of staying at home is bleak by relying on the ancestors and the Narbu clan for a living. Errands, I don’t think the selection of personnel for this trip is quite strict. Although you don’t want to be rich, you don’t have to be ignorant. To be sent out to absorb the essence of other countries without being affected by the dross requires sufficient wisdom and a strong heart. When they return in the future, they will have to face the confrontation and integration of Chinese and Western cultures, social development and imperial reform.

Qing Ting thought of Mr. Lin Yutang.Mr. Lin Yutang once made a lot of efforts in this area. He admitted the essence and dross of Chinese and Western cultures. He "deprecated Confucianism and promoted Taoism" and explained Western culture with Taoist theory, hoping that the two could be compatible.Regardless of whether what he does is effective or not, compared with many extreme people, Mr. Lin Yutang is at least looking for a balance between two cultures, and among the two cultures, he is still biased towards Eastern culture.Qing Ting read the English version of "Blinking Jinghua" when she was in college. Every character and every scene in this book exists to express the author's point of view.I don't know what will happen to these people after they come back. The industrial revolution in the West didn't start suddenly in that year. Before that,

Politics, economy, and technology are already changing. The Industrial Revolution took place on the premise of the three. They will go to the West and they will not come back within three to five years. They will experience the changes in foreign countries and reflect on themselves. And the emperor will not just be satisfied with a group of young people going to sea. Afterwards, young people will leave their homeland one after another. What they will see and learn from it, and what impact it will have on this country is beyond Qing Ting's expectations.

"I heard that Mrs. Fu Heng is counting the days at home, waiting for her son to come home." Qing Ting said to the emperor, although the one who went this time was not Mrs. Fu Heng's own, but after all, she grew up in front of her eyes, and it was in name. Mother, the concern is still somewhat sincere.

"I went this time, which family is not like this, but these good ones, those who regard the Qing Dynasty as a great country and shut the outside world out, not only refuse to let their children and grandchildren travel, even try their best to prevent this trip. Hey, there are a few such officials in the court, and they can be more chaotic than the Three Kingdoms."

"Your Majesty, in theory, the harem cannot discuss government affairs, but I believe that all the ministers in the court think about the Qing Dynasty and are loyal to the Emperor. It's just that some people are short-sighted and use the wrong method." Qing Ting thought for a while, Or speak out.

"But for the people of Jiangshan, if you use the wrong method, it won't be fine if you correct it later." The emperor sighed.

Qing Ting said with a slight smile: "Your Majesty, I don't understand the reasoning behind it, but the late emperor's implementation of the sharing of land into the mu was something unprecedented in the past, and there were many resistances back then, but now who can say that the sharing of land into the mu is not good? Whether it’s right or not is good or bad, it’s all for future generations to comment on.”

The emperor smiled and said to her: "You are very good at comforting me."

"Because I am your queen, if I can't share your worries for the emperor, wouldn't it be my dereliction of duty."

"Worrying, your Ulanara family has made great efforts this time. Two of your three nephews have gone to the West. The journey is not safe. If there is anything, will you hate me in the future." The emperor looked serious.

Qing Ting lowered her head slightly, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, why did you forget that my elder brother is gone? Although I am a woman, the Wula family was born as a military officer, relying on military achievements. I have been listening since I was a child." Reading Muran, "A man should die in the frontier, and his ears should be buried in a horse leather shroud. How can he lie on the bed and be evil in the hands of a son and a woman." The Ulanala family has not read many books, but they still know these few words of."

The emperor reached out and patted her on the shoulder, and said, "I knew it, I didn't see the wrong person."

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Fu Heng asked his son to leave the Qing Dynasty, and Naerbu asked his two grandsons to go to the barbarian land. This kind of behavior is incomprehensible in the eyes of many ministers. They don’t know how many years they will go.

Fortunately, Fu Heng said that his son-in-law stayed in Beijing, Fukang'an was still Princess Hejia's forehead, and the family's power in the court did not lose much.But Ulanara's family has gone to two prostitutes, and their positions have been replaced by others. It is very important to have a successor in the court. Who can guarantee the safety of the journey to a distant foreign country? , The emperor's son didn't know how many died, so how could the queen's nephew be 100% safe all the way.

Mrs. Nala is worried about her two grandchildren, but Brother Twelve is envious. The sea boat is so big and majestic, and the sea stretches as far as the eye can see. I don’t know how long it will take such a big sea boat to sail on the sea to reach the other shore. Like the foreigners seen in the palace, with light-colored hair and white skin.I used to hear that the knees of Westerners cannot be bent, but the foreigners I saw in the palace were not like this. The Queen Mother said that was nonsense. She said that the Qing Dynasty had a vast territory, and the people in one place were different from another, but there was no difference. The people in one place have three heads and six arms, and they look different from other people by thousands of miles. Although the West is far away, and although the skin color and hair are different, people are still people, and they are basically the same.

Yong Xing is very curious about Western gadgets. He once dismantled the Western clock in the palace to see what is inside the Western clock. He also broke the telescope in order to find out why the Western telescope can see far away with two pieces of glass. For other small things, Qing Ting grabbed his ears and asked him to fix them again, but it was a pity that he didn't do it once.

He heard from Yilaqi that Linge said that he wanted to make stronger firearms, and Yongxin thought to himself, if the firearms in Queen Mother's hand could be fired continuously, how powerful it would be—well, when can I hold firearms by myself? ?Sister Lan can hunt in Mulan with firearms.

Yong Xing discussed with the emperor, next time he went to Mulan, could Huang Ama let him take a smaller firearm, maybe he could use the firearm to hit the prey.

The emperor said to him: "Ask your mother-in-law to see if she is willing to give you the firearm."

Yong Xing was a little frustrated, it was impossible to say that.

"Practice horseback riding and archery first, and when you get older, I'll let you practice firearms. Firearms will go off, and you're still young, so you don't know the pros and cons of it." The emperor comforted Yongxie, "Didn't you make an appointment with Little Eleven? Lianbuku, go, don't be late and let him wait."

Yong Xing resigned and hurried back to change clothes, Yong Xing Buku was not as good as him, and he was training hard for a while.

Qing Ting heard him talk about Lianbuku, and said: "Go ahead, Lianbuku is better than dismantling things randomly, and if you dismantle things like this, there will be no Western gadgets here." Is the child reaching a certain age? There will always be a need to disassemble things. I remember that she dismantled a camera when she was a child-according to this standard, Yongxin had a happy childhood of learning about things.

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From the death of the empress dowager to the time when the emperor sent young people to go to the sea, some things happened in the palace in the past few years. Ziwei had already married, and it had been delayed for several months because of the empress dowager's funeral. She is looking for a wealthy and noble family, after all, where her status is, she can't be high or low.

Concubine Wan didn't speak aloud about this matter, not to mention that her words were useless, it was up to the emperor and empress to decide, and the emperor left this matter to the empress.

Qing Ting said in her heart: first-class and second-class people are still unwilling to want her, and third- and fourth-class people are afraid of wronging her. Qianlong, Qianlong, if you remember Xia Yuhe by the Daming Lake back then, how could you make such a mess? things come.I have to find someone who is more honest in the family, who can treat Ziwei sincerely, otherwise this girl will be heartbroken.

You don't need to focus on seeking good scenery, you will have a good opportunity in early spring.

Qing Ting wrote this sentence on a white paper and put it on the head as encouragement, but she really struggled to find it.

The emperor said, don't need a family with a high family status, if you are willing to work hard, you can honestly achieve the third rank in the future, which is as good as the sky. The family does not need too many people, and the young couple can live a simpler life.

Qing Ting said in her heart: These days people get married relatively early, but those who are not rootless and poor are really poor and can't get a wife. engagement.

The family is middle-class, the family background is fair, and the family is responsible. They are still single and have no fixed relatives. They also require a man with good looks and some talent. It seems that the conditions are not high. In addition, they must be Manchurians, and they cannot be dissatisfied with Ziwei. , and this family must have the qualifications to marry the emperor's "righteous daughter"-Qing Ting chose left and right, and finally chose a young man from the Shu Mulu family as his son-in-law. , all of them are relatively leisurely, not big or small officials. Fortunately, this family has never been defeated, and the descendants are also considered to be up-to-date.

So Heshuogege Ziwei put on a red wedding gown and got married. The groom was arranged by the queen before getting married, and he met him once through the screen window. I have inquired about it, and I don't have any bad habits, and there has never been a prodigal son in this family, so it will not be a problem to live a stable life in the future.

In the first year after her marriage, Ziwei went back to the palace from time to time to see Concubine Wan and dine with the queen. In the second year, she followed her husband to Xinjiang to take office.After Ziwei arrived in Xinjiang, one of the first things she learned was: You are the wind and I am the sand. What a stupid sentence, the God of Allah will only bless the person who said it unless his mind is broken.

As for Concubine Wan, she still lives in the palace in a low-key manner, but a little episode happened, and Concubine Xin suddenly

However, it is not good because she is sick, she is still young, and the emperor asked Concubine Wan to take care of their mother and daughter, and Concubine Wan understood.

Concubine Xin was a little bit reconciled, but this disease is not good. People tend to think wildly when they are sick. Sometimes they think of going away by themselves, leaving Ba Gege alone and helpless. Sometimes they think that they only have this one daughter. There is no real brother or brother, and the emperor treats her only mediocrely, and he doesn't know what will happen in the future.Therefore, it is inevitable to cry on the sick bed.Qing Ting visited her a few times, and each time she became thinner and thinner, leaving only a handful of bones. Her originally black and thick hair became dry, and she saw a few silver strands inadvertently.

The queen is not a fairy, so she can only comfort her face to face, quietly telling the people below to prepare as soon as possible.When Concubine Xin went, she was still Concubine Xin. At that time, the emperor and the ministers of the court were busy with important matters of coastal defense and trade. I didn't expect Concubine Xin to disappear suddenly. She is an old man in the palace. Let her look good at the funeral, and it is not in vain for her to burn oil in the palace for so many years.

It was just that shortly after Concubine Xin was buried, the emperor went to the Tailing Mausoleum, whereabouts were very low-key, and he stayed for a long time before leaving. Qing Ting knew that he was missing Empress Xiao Jingxian again, and went to talk to her.

The author has something to say: the network is down again, and I can’t log in. I’m using the company’s network, and I’ve converted from traditional to simplified before posting. There should be no traditional Chinese characters. It’s said that every time I finish typing, I’ll convert it to simplified Chinese.