As a salted fish, I was forced to become the teacher of all ages

Just can't comprehend, go to gamble two times, isn't he good at casino comprehension?

As everyone knows, Hua Manlou just wants to cry now, and has no intention of realizing it at all...

After satisfying his bad taste, Emperor Guangxing patted his ass and left contentedly.

Sending the emperor out of the gate, Uncle Huai'an stood at the gate and turned his head to look at Huamanlou, with a look of regret and relief: "My son is promising..."

Hua ManLou wanted to cry but had no tears: "Father, the so-called standing tall and peeing far away... No, the so-called Muxiu will be destroyed by the wind in the forest, can I not do this for thousands of households?"

The expression on Uncle Huai'an's face became even more gratified: "Come to the study, Dad has something to tell you."

Hua Manlou obediently followed Uncle Huai'an into the study, and after sitting down, Uncle Huai'an said slowly: "Since you know the truth of hiding clumsiness, how can the wind destroy you?"

As I said earlier, Uncle Huai'an is the most low-key boss in Beijing, so low-key that Peng Guang didn't even think there was such a person.

Why?

Just because, the Hua family can be said to be the nobles who know how to develop in a low-key way, and this skill has been passed down from generation to generation.

"Taizu started at the end of the century. The ancestors of my Hua family have followed Taizu all the way since he raised his troops. He has made great contributions and even saved Taizu from fire and water several times. But do you know why the ancestors only got the title of Earl?" There is no one else in the room at the moment, Uncle Huai'an can be described as earnest and kind, and he also has a kind face: "It's just because the ancestors knew the truth of the bird's bow."

"For example, when Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty established the world, Han Xin was named the king of Chu. How prominent was that? But how long did Han Xin live after the world was established? More than a year." Uncle Huai'an said slowly: "In the past dynasties, the rabbit died like a dog. There are countless things to cook birds and hide their bows. Although the ancestor did not read much, he kept this truth in mind, so he never argued, and even made some innocuous mistakes and handed them over to Taizu. That's why my Hua family survived. "

Hua Manlou really doesn't know much about the ancestors of the Hua family, but he has heard that Zhao Taizu also massacred generals after the founding of the country, and he is no stranger to such things.

People who know a little bit about history in previous lives understand this truth, and they all know that there are not many kind emperors who started at the end of the century—Han Gaozu has a lot of black history, Song Taizu drinks wine and releases military power, Ming Taizu and Han Gaozu are basically the same That is, His Majesty Li Er, the first emperor of the ages, still thought about chopping off Li Jing's head and giving it to him as a gift...

But the problem is...

Knowing that these are useful!

Uncle Huai'an didn't know what Hua Manlou was thinking, and continued to teach him unhurriedly: "...my Hua family is not prominent. Compared with the Qi family, the Zhang family is even a bit unworthy of contempt, but the Hua family's past generations They are all highly valued by the royal family. Why? It is because the Hua family knows how to advance and retreat, and knows how to choose. Now that His Majesty has drawn a circle for you, you can dance happily in this circle, and no one treats you. You can understand this reason clear?"

Huamanlou wanted to cry even more.

This is not the same thing at all, is there a choice?He wants to retreat a thousand miles away, wants to give up a penniless life, but does he dare to do this?

The decree has come down, if you dare to let go of the pick at this time, let alone whether the emperor will become angry from embarrassment, even Uncle Huai'an might come out to kill his relatives.

After all, Huamanlou didn't even dare to mention resignation with Uncle Huai'an's happy face and kindness buff at present... Oh, it's not called resignation these days, it's called begging for bones.

15-year-old begging for bones...

Is this really sick?Spread the word and not be laughed to death?

Suddenly, Huamanlou had a flash of inspiration: Begging for bones is no good, so can you learn from the ancestors of the Hua family and make a mistake and get fired?

Seems... doable?

Judging from the early career of the ancestors of the Hua family, not to mention being the Duke of the state, it would not be an exaggeration to be a county king.

But when the general situation was fixed, the ancestor of the Hua family played a few small and big troubles, such as a little later in the support, or killing a few evil guys and then finding someone to impeach him for killing surrender...

Since ancient times, there has been a military custom of killing and surrendering in the country, and fierce men like Bai Qi and Xiang Yu have done this, but in the end they all failed to end well, and some people have used this matter to talk about cause and effect...

In short, once I think about this flower full of buildings, my thoughts become vivid: how to make a small disaster, not only to get out of Xuanwuwei reasonably and legally, but also to protect myself from being chopped up by the emperor?

This is a technical job, and you have to grasp the scale well, just like driving a car steadily, non-veteran drivers can't operate it, and Huamanlou doesn't have that much experience himself.

After thinking about it, Hua Manlou turned his attention to his father: Isn't there an old driver in front of him?Since the tradition of the Hua family is not to be in the top position, try to give the emperor some leverage when they are in the top position, and my father did a lot of hiring in the field back then, but didn't he get promoted and raise his salary later?

So Hua Manlou immediately asked: "Father, what if... what, if I accidentally made a great contribution and was too outstanding, what should I do..."

Uncle Huai'an smiled: "It's good that you can understand this, but you should also know that water has no permanent shape."

Hua Manlou was confused: "What do you mean?"

Uncle Huai An explained patiently: "It means that Ruoshui generally changes with time and place, and is not limited to routines. These things need to be tasted by yourself, and you also need to judge what to do based on the actual situation. How can there be so many formulas?"

Hua Manlou understood: What he said was so mysterious, but in fact, he made as many disasters as he got credit for.

Who doesn't understand the truth, but what should I do in practice?You can't go to the streets to do something to rob women, right?

And having said that, according to the family of the Huai'an uncle's mansion, there is no need to snatch a little bit of backbone girl!

Hua Manlou is almost depressed: Okay, let's talk about it later depending on the situation.In short, isn't it just a matter of getting cold feet and causing some trouble? Who wouldn't know how to cause trouble?

52. What does it matter to me?

On September 11th, Guangxing [-]th, the Double Ninth Festival, it is advisable to travel and avoid funerals.

Outside the west city, Emperor Guangxing went to the altar to pay homage to the general, bestowed the Tianzi sword on Zhang Miao, the Duke of Ning, and led the governor of Datong.

This is a support that should not have been given, and it is also a big hole dug by the civil and military officials of Datong.Theoretically speaking, all the civil and military officials who came to see him off outside the West City should have a bit of shame on their faces. After all, this matter can almost be called a scandal. ——The temperature has dropped again today, the cold wind in the capital is blowing, and the officials have not had time to change into thick clothes...

It's so cold in September, if Huamanlou was there, he would tell them that it's the Little Ice Age, and they need to wear more clothes when it's cold, don't wear traditional clothes, yo...

That's right, Xuanwu Wei's newly promoted Qianhu Huaqian, who was supposed to see him off today, didn't come. This was mainly because a certain emperor who didn't want to be named didn't want to reveal his identity in front of Huamanlou. He hadn't played enough yet. , so he sent Prince Zhao Ren to entangle Huamanlou.

Zhao Ren had a bad time these two days.

Up to now, he hasn't figured out why he was beaten. If in the past, he at least knew that he missed his homework, or caused some small trouble, or it was the group of servants who blamed him, but even so, he didn't think much of it. I have been beaten before, but now I am beaten at every turn, who can bear it?

In Zhao Ren's heart, Huamanlou is a capable person, at least more capable than the group of people in the East Palace who only know about it, so even if there is no order from Emperor Guangxing, he will come to Huamanlou today to give him a gift. Some ideas.

"Brother Hua, has your father ever beaten you?" Zhao Ren asked impatiently just before he had time to sit down.

Hearing this, Hua Manlou's eyes were filled with black lines: "Brother, you... are you here this early in the morning to find fault and fight? If you find fault, I will forgive you for not accompanying me. The group of people from the Fifth Army Battalion are going to fight today. I have to Send it off, I need a few more words of advice..."

Although salty, Huamanlou still has integrity.

The people from the Fifth Military Battalion didn't have much contact with Huamanlou, but after all, they were going to take the Purdue they invented to go to the battlefield to defend their home and country. He has to give it away regardless of the reason, and by the way, he is emphasizing the essentials of one time...

In short, salted fish also have a bit of moral integrity, without this group of people defending their home and country, if a golden family named Boer Jijin suddenly appeared on the grassland, how could I be salted fish?

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ren hurriedly said: "Brother Hua, wait a minute, little brother is really serious, and it's a life-and-death matter..."

"Life is at stake? You? Your father is a big boss, who dares to do anything to you?" Hua Manlou suddenly became agitated when he said this: "By the way, you can't really blow up the Meridian Gate, right?"

Zhao Ren was stunned, then smiled wryly: "The bombing of the Meridian Gate was just an idea, so you can't convict me just because of the idea?"

Hua Manlou said strangely: "Then you...wait a minute, you just asked me if I was beaten by my father, and your life is at stake if I was beaten by your father?"

Zhao Ren burst into tears when he heard the words: "Yes, I was beaten three times yesterday! Ordinarily, if I really did something wrong yesterday, the beatings should be over, right? But this morning I just went to ask for peace. Trying to pretend to be cute, but ended up being beaten again! Is this unreasonable?"

Hua Manlou immediately became overjoyed: "What's the reason for a father to beat his son? Haven't you heard someone say that beating a child on a rainy day is a free time anyway..."

Zhao Ren beat his chest and said, "But it didn't rain today, did it? Brother Hua, you must think about it for me. This is my request for the rest of my life!"

Hua Manlou stood up cheerfully: "No way, I can't afford to offend your father. That's all, all right, if you have nothing to do, follow me to the west of the city and let the soldiers practice it."

Zhao Ren grabbed Hua Manlou: "My father is also in the west of the city. If I go with you and get beaten up in front of so many people, where do you want my face to go?"

Hua Manlou smiled and said, "Then what are you going to do?"

Zhao Rendao: "I heard that brother Hua has been beaten a lot, but now your father doesn't seem to want to beat you, right? So I want to ask what's the trick?"

"...I want to beat you up for asking this question." Hua Manlou said speechlessly, "Zi once said that I examine myself three times a day. You can't compare to Zi, but you should work hard to introspect once a day. Thinking about what you did that owed you so that your father beat you when he had nothing to do, what's the trick?"

Zhao Ren lowered his head and said in thought: "Recently... I haven't done anything out of the ordinary. I used to do what I did recently. The difference is that under your inspiration, I changed the chants during cockfights to Words such as 'Believe in learning, stick to death and be kind', 'Virtue is not alone, there must be neighbors'..."

Hua Manlou was dumbfounded: "Wait a minute, when did I inspire you to shout Analects during the cockfight?"

"Isn't it just that last time you didn't let me blow up the Meridian Gate, and you said 'but there are three thousand Pudu, don't teach Huma Duyin Mountain', I thought that these two things are the same, just..."

Zhao Ren took it for granted, but Hua Manlou couldn't help but stare wide-eyed: "Are you sure these two things are the same? Good guy, I'll be direct good guy, not to mention your father, just to let scholars all over the world know that you shout the Analects of Confucius during cockfights. Eight of them will beat you, and the remaining two will beat you to death!"

Zhao Ren was stunned and said, "Is...is that so? No wonder... no wonder I told my father that you taught me, but I was beaten even harder."

Hua Manlou was in a bad mood: "When did I teach you this? Wait a minute, tell your father that I taught you this?"

Pig teammates!

Hua Manlou immediately understood, it's no wonder that Uncle Zhao did such a terrible thing to him, it was because of Zhao Ren, a brat!

You said it wasn't Uncle Zhao who killed him?

Can you push yourself to the emperor without killing him?Normally, who would strongly recommend a teenager to the emperor?

It is Li Dongyang, the old man of the Hongzhi court in the previous life, who looked up to the prodigy Yang Shen at that time-Yang Shen was the master who wrote about the flowing water of the Yangtze River. Li Dongyang called him a little friend, but he was not recommended by Li Ge. To Emperor Hongzhi, isn't it?

The so-called companion is like a tiger, pushing a young man in front of the tiger, isn't that cheating?

Now the truth came to light, the source was Zhao Ren, that brat!

As soon as he thought of this, he stared at Zhao Ren: "Xiao Zhao, friends are rare, if you cheat me like this, then you will lose all friends!"

Zhao Ren: "???"

Hua Manlou didn't care if he understood or not, he got up and walked out—it was so annoying, if he didn't leave, he wanted to slap this brat.

Zhao Ren was stunned for a moment before remembering his responsibilities, and quickly stopped Hua Manlou: "Where are you going?"

Hua Manlou said angrily, "Where can I go now? The Hundred Households Office is still waiting for the handover. After that, I have to go to Xishan...to Xishan..."

Speaking of which, Huamanlou couldn't bear the congestion anymore, raised his hand and slapped Zhao Ren on the back of the head: "The Xishan Thousand Households doesn't even have a thatched hut, how can you let me live in this cold weather? "

Zhao Ren was even more confused: "...what does it matter to me?"

(I have a fever, I am writing slowly... I wake up at night to see the situation more...)

53. Make it whole

The prince doesn't understand Huamanlou's sadness, just as Huamanlou doesn't understand that the prince's beating is typical. There is no harm without comparison.

That is to say, Zhao Ren was so good at not recruiting anyone that he didn't provoke anyone that he was beaten up. The reason was that Hua Manlou himself was too flamboyant, but Hua Manlou felt no guilt at all. He just felt that he had been cheated by Zhao Ren , and beat Zhao Ren again, which shows that...

His Royal Highness owed Huamanlou a lot of money in his previous life?

In short, Huamanlou suddenly felt that it would be better to have less contact with this brat Zhao Ren in the future, but Zhao Ren still has a heavy responsibility, pestering Huamanlou like brown sugar, until he was sent to the Hundred Households on the East Street Only then reluctantly left...

It was also the time of Dianmao, and the same group of Xuanwu guards were standing in front of Liu Baihu waiting for a lecture, but the difference was that as soon as Huamanlou appeared at the door, Liu Fan rushed over without waiting for Huamanlou to say something. He then knelt down on one knee and saluted in an unusually humble manner: "Mark Liu Fan, I have met Mr. Qian Zong!"

This ceremony, Liu Fanxing can be said to be pious and sad: It's only been a few days?Less than ten days?Ten days ago, this boy was still saluting me, but now he has jumped several levels to become a thousand households, and my hundred households have not moved their positions for many years...

What's more nonsense is that because Peng Guang and others have been busy working with Huamanlou recently, when Huamanlou was preparing to build the Xishan Qianhu Office, these murderers whose names he didn't remember well became his "direct descendants" , so naturally follow him to rise, for example, Peng Guang has risen from a small banner all the way to a hundred households...

In such a comparison, Liu Fan felt like a waste.

And Hua Manlou was quite embarrassed to see him like this.

After his Shenji camp plan fell through, he originally wanted to continue fishing in the Hundred Households on East Street. After all, there are still advantages here, such as being able to use the convenience of Xuanwuwei to find the subjects of recent scientific examinations in Shuntian Mansion, To be the first to know who the examiner is, what his political orientation is, what kind of articles he likes, etc. - don't underestimate these things, many people can hardly be admitted to Juren even if they are talented. Educational resources, that's why I'm stuck on being a scholar, and if I make a mistake, I'll miss my life...

But who would have thought that the leaky public house would be unusable after staying for less than an hour—unless something bad happened in the future, demoted the official, and was sent here to support the elderly or something...

These thoughts flashed by, looking at Liu Fan in front of him and Tongji, the Xuanwu guard who was kneeling on the ground, Hua Manlou sighed and helped Liu Fan up: "Hey, what are you doing? It's too much! ! They are all brothers who plan food together, and they come and go every day, what does it look like?"

Hearing these seemingly familiar words, Liu Fan's complexion became even more bitter: "Mr. Qian was joking, you have a bright future, and the Xishan Coal Mine you manage is rich and scarce, but it's not like this East Street..."

The matter of iron making and handling of new firearms is kept secret for the time being, so except for the few big bosses above, Xuanwu Wei thinks that Hua Manlou was entrusted with important tasks because of his meritorious service in making Pudu.

Liu Fan's words were purely a complaint, but Hua Manlou couldn't hear it very well: "What kind of fat is there? There is no western mountain hair, and the rabbits on the mountain are all skinny. Where is the fat? If you think it is fat, Shall I call you over?"

Liu Fan was stunned: "Mr. Qian is serious? The bid is willing to do the work of a dog and a horse!"

Liu Fan was extremely excited: Opportunity, this opportunity is here!

When Hua Manlou went to Xishan, he would transfer some people from the Baihu Office to follow him. Xuanwuwei gave fifty places, and he came here today to hand over work and pick people.

There is nothing to hand over, and when it comes to picking people, theoretically he can't take away the chief official, but in fact, the upper echelon of Xuanwuwei has already said hello, and Huamanlou can ask anyone, even if he You can pack and take away the hundred households, general banners, and small banners...

Liu Fan simply made Huamanlou speechless: I don't want such a high-quality fishing job, so I have to go to Xishan to eat soot?What kind of neurosis is this?

So after a long while he sighed and said: "...Okay, if you are willing to endure hardships, then follow. I don't bother to choose others. You know this side of the East Street. Except for the 30 people who followed me a few days ago, you are here. Call 20 people and come with me. But the ugly words are up front, there are really no hairs on the Xishan side, and those who can't bear it, don't go there to make trouble!"

After receiving the first task, Liu Fan immediately became energetic: "Decree!"

……

With manpower, it will be easy to handle things. After Xu Dacheng sent someone to send the money to Huamanlou, the Xishan Thousand Households Office officially started preparations.

As Emperor Guangxing thought, Huamanlou realized what he was going to do. To put it bluntly, it was to build an arsenal and a quick-response firearms unit under the guise of coal mining. Out.

The first is coal mining, which Huamanlou directly threw to Liu Fan who was trying to get a job.

Although this guy is slick and sophisticated, he can still fish with ease in the area surrounded by hundreds of nobles on the East Street, which can be regarded as having two brushes.And coal mining not only needs to deal with civilian husbands, but also needs to grind their teeth with merchants, so it is most suitable for him to preside over this area.

Besides...

This guy kept his mouth shut, and he felt that he was Yazi who wanted to make a fortune in coal mines. An ordinary person would definitely not put him in this place, but Huamanlou had an idea: the treasury was short of money, and Huaqianhu could not come down. Strictly accused of tax evasion by Liu Fan from a hundred families... Bah, pocketing a lot of money, this script... can be regarded as a handle, right?