Chapter 120: The Barrel of the Gun
"Mother, why are you awake?"
Qinglan looked at Pan Erniang who came out of the inner room and was amazed, you must know that her mother has an advantage that others can't envy - she sleeps when she gets in the carriage, and she lies down and falls to bed immediately. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ infoThe key is that people sleep as usual when they arrive at the inn at night, and they can't go sleepy at all.
Pan Erniang grabbed the water cup on the table, "Where is this?" β
The small window in front of the carriage was suddenly opened, and a comfortable and deep voice came: "Madam, we have passed Shunyi." β
Pan Erniang sat down opposite her daughter, drank all the water in the cup, and frowned with some disgust - Qinglan was still taking medicine and couldn't drink tea. "Doctor Qin really accepted Xiao Ran?"
"Well," Ming Ran had been studying medicine with Boss Shu in Weixian before, and Qing Lan didn't know how Ming Ran's medical skills were before, but Qin San said that she was a "manufacturable material", so it should be good. "I see that it's okay for Ming Zhuang to stay in the army, anyway, he has Brother He'er with him." Not to mention that his body is strong, he is also much more cheerful.
"Alas~" The child is a good child, but he was dragged down by her mother.
"What?" Is there anything I don't know?
"That Wang Yufen," Pan Erniang's eyebrows were not harmonious, she really felt sorry for the two children, "and Ming Zhuang asked for money." "You said that you are a mother, and you don't think about it for the two children, what money can you save by eating and living at the eldest uncle's house?
"Huh?" Xiao Ran has never told herself about Weixian, so didn't Wang Yufen remarry a long time ago, didn't she say that the man was quite rare for her, and he had waited for her for many years?
The mother chatted for a few days, but she didn't feel that the journey was boring.
Before she arrived at the Ten Mile Long Pavilion, she heard someone outside frequently shouting "Adult" and other words, Qinglan muttered in her heart, it couldn't be an exiled prisoner, right?
Lift the curtain - a smiling lady with a wrinkled face, who is it, I don't know.
Qinglan looked at her mother suspiciously.
Pan Erniang hurriedly shook her head, she is not an acquaintance of our family.
Yijuan Yichan also shook her head, not my relative.
The shouting outside became clearer.
Lift the curtain again - a young mother with a child in her arms, who she does not know.
Now Pan Erniang was also curious, "Who are they shouting?" β
Yichan said: "It sounds like she's calling Miss." I vaguely heard the word "Shu".
Qinglan wondered, "How can they know me?" "Do you know that I will return to Beijing today?
There seemed to be more and more people gathering on the official road, and the carriage was getting slower and slower, Qinglan couldn't help but ask Mama Shen, who was guarding the carriage, "What are these people doing?" β
Mama Shen replied with a smile: "They are here to welcome Lord Shu back to Beijing." β
Oh, Lord Yingshu is returning to Beijing.
"Which Shu-sama?" "There are still officials with the same surname as me in the DPRK and China, so I have to visit them another day.
Yijuan said dryly: "Miss, (Master Shu) seems to be Miss you." β
(βoβ) Huh? No, Qinglan doesn't feel that influence yet, the key is that she hasn't been sent to a place, so it's a little early to send Wanmin umbrella or something. (This is the consequence of underdeveloped transportation and information blockage) "What, who else is going to hit the north and enter the city today?" β
Zhu Yuanfang put down a clear white eye, and walked away by himself.
Qinglan glared at Zhu Dashao's back, what's wrong with this person?
When we arrived at the ten-mile long pavilion, the welcoming scene was even more spectacular.
"Master Shu, this is our own egg..."
An old lady who walks like a fly, plus extraordinary skills. Without waiting for Qinglan to refuse, a basket of goose eggs flew into the car window.
Yichan hugged the basket in a good way, otherwise it would definitely hurt people - the goose egg skin is much harder than the egg skin!
When the crowd was neutral, someone did the same, "Master Shu, this is the red dates and wolfberries grown at home, nourishing blood!" β
"Bang-"
Qinglan was in the semi-crippled stage, and it was impossible for her to catch it, Pan Erniang flashed flexibly, and ten catties of red dates "landed" smoothly.
"Master Shu, this is the old hen I left for my daughter-in-law's confinement..."
Mom-
Fortunately, this time Pan Erniang made a timely move and grabbed the straw rope that tied the hen.
"Shu-" Shen Mama and the others have been squeezed to the periphery by the enthusiastic people, and they can only watch as everyone keeps throwing things into the car window.
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Soon, the carriage was stuffed with all kinds of agricultural and sideline products, and Qinglan felt that she was about to be squeezed out.
"Thank you, thank you!" Yichan Yijuan was forced to get out of the car, there was no way, there was not enough space in the car...
"Well, I'll see your father." Pan Erniang also hugged her head and fled, and there were still a few duck feathers stuck to her bun.
You guys...
Only then did she realize that her crutches were missingβshe had wounds on both feet, one toe was broken, and the other was twisted in the neck, swollen like a pig's trotter.
Well, so be it, these ducks still look pretty well-behaved.
When they arrived at the city gate, there were more people in the middle of the road, and the comfort of driving had to be very cautious to avoid the carriage scraping the crowded crowd.
"Master Shu~!"
Qinglan's scalp tingled when she heard it, my God, is this how it feels to be an idol? Is... An unforgettable experience.
This time, it was the flowers that smashed at Qinglan - fortunately, it is not popular in this era to grow cacti and fleshy or anything.
Throwing flowers, kowtowing, more or looking at the lively, the female champion can come back alive on the battlefield, a rare spectacle, there is wood.
Qinglan is allergic to pollen, and she kept sneezing in the carriage, and the passers-by who heard it all looked clear: Master Shu was not only seriously injured, but also had typhoid fever that had not healed.
finally "moved" to the Zhongyi Marquis's Mansion, but was blocked at the gate by a team of forbidden troops.
"Master Shu," the waiter who stepped forward was a young waiter, squinting with a smile, "The emperor announced that you will enter the palace immediately," looking at the cotton yarn wrapped around Qinglan's neck, knowing that she had a hard time walking, the waiter then said to Pan Erniang beside Qinglan: "The emperor specially allows the Pan family to accompany the palace to drive." β
If it weren't for everyone's eyes, Pan Erniang might have fought for someone else or something, and now she can't say anything, thank you obediently, you know, a mother who is a minor official from the sixth rank is absolutely not qualified to refuse the emperor.
Okay, Qinglan didn't even get out of the carriage, and went all the way to the imperial city.
When I arrived at the gate of the palace, there was already a soft sedan waiting for me.
As soon as she opened the door, a flock of ducks came out first, and Qinglan "rolled down" along a bunch of apples, subconsciously touching her nose, her brain was still dizzy at this moment.
Pan Erniang didn't have the treatment of sitting in a soft sedan chair, it was obviously a cold winter, but she walked out of a sweat, sure enough, the heavenly family is not casually entered, and the son of heaven is not something that ordinary people like me can see.
Pan Erniang secretly swore that I would not come again in my lifetime, and my little heart couldn't stand it.
This is the first time Qinglan has been summoned by the emperor alone, and compared to half a year ago, Emperor Jingtai is obviously more than a star and a half old.
"My Emperor..."
"No courtesy," Emperor Jingtai teased his eyelids, and when he saw Shu Qinglan's bag like a zongzi, he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
"The women of the people ask the emperor for peace, long live my emperor, long live, long live..." Pan Erniang honestly bowed to the emperor, and there was a tremor in her voice that could not be concealed.
After experiencing the scene of the "car accident" where Qinglan saluted, it was not surprising that Shi Gonggong saw Pan Erniang performing the great ceremony of sacrificing heaven and earth.
Qinglan thinks it's good, this is the supreme reverence for imperial power.
"Sit down." Emperor Jingtai said to Shi Gong: "Serve tea." β
Pan Erniang helped her daughter sit down, but she didn't dare to move.
Shi Gonggong glanced at Qinglan, and Qinglan pressed Pan Erniang to the pier next to her.
"Shu Qing, you this time..."Emperor Jingtai said a lot of words and many scenes, to the effect that he praised Qinglan for her good performance in Shanhaiguan and meritorious service, and I want to reward you on behalf of the country and the imperial court, Balabala.
Qinglan is "flattered", she is most afraid of others praising her, and this person is still the emperor, "Weichen..."I am your protΓ©gΓ© of the emperor, all my achievements come from you, you have a good eye for talent, you know people well, you control the overall situation properly, your ninety-five respect is profound, and we can all survive thanks to your blessings." Then show your faithfulness, balabala.
Pan Erniang miraculously understood, and suddenly her teeth were sore, so it was better not to understand.
Emperor Jingtai glanced at Qinglan, yo, the official has not been an official for a few days, but the official tone has been smooth.
Originally, Emperor Jingtai summoned Qinglan to make a show, and Shu Qinglan made a meritorious service, how could he not express himself as a leader; Second, he also wanted to inquire about the situation in Shanhaiguan, this situation is complicated, what are the thoughts of people from all walks of life, this emperor can't figure it out and can't sleep; The third is to pave the way for his youngest son's marriage, he admitted that he deliberately recruited the Pan family into the palace, and what will happen to the girl in the future, just look at her mother.
It's okay, Pan is a polite person.
"General Yilao..."Emperor Jingtai continued to care about the others.
Qinglan naturally wants to say seriously, how the righteous old general takes the lead, how he stubbornly resists the enemy, how he is bravely wounded, he must be very careful when saying this, he can't leak the slightest dissatisfaction with all the departments of the imperial court, and it will be safe to blame the Tartar for all the faults.
Not honest, this is Emperor Jingtai's second evaluation of Shu Qinglan. But you can say that she is smooth, and she is telling the truth - so that you can understand what she means when you hear it.
"I heard that your whole family was fighting against the enemy at that time?"
Qinglan didn't dare to take credit, only said that the whole Dashun family was contributing to the resistance to the enemy, and her own family's actions were nothing.
Father-in-law Shi on the side interjected: "The slave heard that the soldiers in the gate now have a lot of food to eat..."
What to eat, Pan Erniang said honestly: "It's just to fry the noodles (instant noodles), cool the vegetables into dried (vegetable chips), and dry the marinated beef..."
Qinglan laughed dryly on the side, but didn't want Emperor Jingtai to say: "You do something to present, I want to advance and retreat with all the soldiers." β
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Gonggong Shi led Pan Erniang away, and Qinglan could only give her mother a "don't worry" look.
"Now Fujian is also at war."
As soon as Pan Erniang left, Emperor Jingtai suddenly came out with such a sentence, so that Qinglan didn't know how to pick it up.
Fujian is at war, and Fujian is also fighting? Qinglan suddenly thought of Zhu Qi, and when she thought of Zhu Qi, she inevitably thought of Ji Dong.
Emperor Jingtai knew at a glance what Qinglan was thinking, "Dashun Waterless Master." β
In fact, Dashun still has warships or something, and there are also sailors, but they are all along the Yangtze River, as for naval battles...
Qinglan is not calm, what does the emperor mean by this? Let Ji Dong assassinate Zhu Qi? Hehe, it will be solved before Ji Dong arrives at Zhu Qi.
Turn your head and say, Dashun won't fight without a water master? Let Zhu Qi occupy Fuzhou?
Besides, does Dashun have a sailor or not, and what does it have to do with himself as a civil official?
"Your powerful country is nine..."Emperor Jingtai had to remind, what you wrote was so exciting, wouldn't it be a light treat?
No matter how stupid Qinglan is, she understands it, the emperor is asking: What will happen to Dashun at sea in the future.
Alas~~~ If you can, Qinglan would like to pat the emperor's arm and praise him, not to mention that Dashun's future is not on the sea, at least half of it is on the sea, Mingjun!
"Your Majesty," Qinglan Zhengse said: "The so-called strong country is the people's security, and the strategy of strengthening the country focuses on three points. β
"Oh, let's hear it."
"Guns, pens, and money bags."
Emperor Jingtai immediately became interested, "Go on." β
"Let's talk about the guns first, let's not talk about the far, let's talk about this war in the Northeast, why did the privet and other departments be subdued in just a few months? It's not because the emperor is far-sighted..."
"Say it's useful." Emperor Jingtai interrupted Qinglan's flattery, this is too obvious, Xiao Shu's sycophancy is still shallow.
"Hehe," Qinglan didn't feel embarrassed, "What, our weapons are amazing!" Yes, Your Majesty, our cannon is not bad compared to foreigners, and the barrel of the gun is stiff and straight, so the future military spending..."
"You mean to expand the army?" This is not the answer that Emperor Jingtai wants, and those old guys definitely don't agree.
"Your Majesty, Shu Weichen will ask first, how many troops do we have in Dashun?"
"Millions."
I'm going, it's only a million, isn't it, there isn't even a sailor in a million miles? That's too weak!
"You can expand it a little, but you don't need an army, it's a foot army, and you can get a sailor." Qinglan put her left hand on her cheek, "I'm not afraid of few people, it's not a problem to be equipped." β
"Equipment?"
"It's a weapon, you think, the multi-barreled cannon alone scares the Tartar like that, and if there are planes, cannons, tanks, armored vehicles in the future..."
The cannon is easy to understand, "Plane lying passengers? "What's that, transporting people?
Qinglan had to explain it by comparison.
Emperor Jingtai was excited, and there were things that could fly in the sky for several hours and shoot cannons? Then he can directly blow up the Ryukyu Island, and the province will have to send troops to fight.
Then Qinglan explained a few other terms, she deliberately led Emperor Jingtai to the battleship, when it came to the aircraft carrier, even Emperor Jingtai couldn't help but gasp, of course, the emperor's range of action is still very small.
"What you said, can Zhu Yuanfang do it?" Emperor Jingtai is very practical, no matter how good you say, it is useless if you can't do it.
Qinglan immediately thought of the white eyes that Zhu Yuanfang had given herself just now, and affirmed: "Yes." "Yuan Fang, you ask for a lot of blessings, anyway, I am full of confidence in you.
Emperor Jingtai was obviously very satisfied with this answer, "Let's talk about the money bag." β
The pen is very important, how can a leader not understand this, but Emperor Jingtai doesn't plan to discuss this with Qinglan at the moment, at least not now.
"We have to make money from foreigners." When it comes to making money, Qinglan's whole person looks radiant.
"Oh?" This is a very peculiar statement.
"Why do foreigners run around, they open up colonies and maritime trade..."
Emperor Jingtai was fascinated by it unconsciously.