The layout of the flower hall is elegant and stylish.

Tasting the best sparrow tongue in the celadon cup, Ye Zhao couldn't help but praise: "Good tea." ”

Sitting on the other side of the table is a middle-aged man with a Chinese character face and thick eyebrows, he is Su Shun, a character who must not be mentioned in the history books of the late Qing Dynasty.

Ye Zhao didn't know much about this uncle, and the first time he sat alone with him in the flower hall, Ye Zhao felt a strange feeling in his heart for the first time, as if the collision between himself and history had begun.

Yes, in the history books I knew before, Su Shun was really a symbolic figure, and now he was sitting beside him, smiling and chatting with himself, and he couldn't help but make Ye Zhao feel a lot of emotion.

"Han Jinchun, I seem to have heard of this name." When Ye Zhao introduced Han Jinchun, Su Shun interjected with a smile.

Ye Zhao also has no choice, the Northeast is about to open the ban, but he is on the big wedding, not to mention that even after the big wedding, I am afraid that I will not be able to go outside the customs, only to recommend the old master, Han Jinchun and others to go to the customs to form a people's group, now the old master is still in Shanghai, only ask the uncle in front of him to raise Han Jinchun.

"Daoguang Ye's thirty-year-old martial arts warrior is skilled in battle, and he can take charge of himself." Ye Zhao can only boast for Han Jinchun, and the current Han Jinchun can only be called a brave character, but in the upcoming skirmishes with the Rakshasa people outside the gate, the word brave is very useful.

Su Shun smiled and stroked his beard, although he was a clan, he never looked down on himself and other people, and often said, "We have a lot of bastards, what do you know?" "Manchurian people are confused and can't contribute to the country, but they only know how to ask for money!" , he is one of the few magnates in the Manchurian clan who really values the Han ministers, and he is often happy to protect the Han people. And he himself took the word Yuting according to the Han custom.

Su Shun asked with a smile: "According to your words, the Rakshasas and England and France are fighting in the West, and they will have to fight for another year or two?" ”

Ye Zhao nodded: "The British and French [***] weapons are sharp, muskets and gunboats can be called the first in today's world, and it is only a matter of time before the Rakshasa people are defeated, and then I am afraid that they will inevitably set their sights on the vast and borderless land outside my pass!" In the East, it is in dire need of an outlet to the sea. ”

Su Shun frowned and said, "Estuary? ”

Ye Zhao said: "For the Western countries, this is the era of the ocean, the era of rampant warships, if the Rakshasa people find Haikou outside our pass to build a wharf, then their warships can go straight to Korea, Yueben and other states, and can deter our capital and the important land." This is the function of the current outlet to the sea. ”

Su Shun frowned, nodded slightly, and said: "I thought that the foreigners and my Qing Dynasty were separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, but when I heard you say this, the foreigners are getting closer and closer to our door?" ”

Ye Zhao said: "Western ship technology is becoming more and more advanced, and in a few years, I am afraid that a Grand Canal will be built in Arabia, and the east and west will be connected. ”

Su Shun's face became even more ugly, and he stopped drinking the tea, but he was stunned.

Ye Zhao said again: "There are foreigners who are reasonable and unreasonable, but in the final analysis, trade and trade, he wants to make money from our Daqing Dynasty, and if he can't earn silver, he will want to make a charter, and he will definitely be able to make a charter for him to earn silver. ”

After glancing at Su Shun, Ye Zhao said again: "For today's plan, only Shiyi's long skills can be controlled, and Shiyi can't simply buy his guns and weapons, but industry and commerce also need to learn from other people's experience and encourage private businesses to run industries." ”

"You've said that!" Su Shun finally came back to his senses, waved his hand, and reached out to pick up the teacup on the table.

Ye Zhao also knew that if the system was not changed, ideas such as Westernization and striving for strength could not save the Qing Dynasty, but if there was a voice of change earlier, the world would open its eyes to the world earlier, and the world would change earlier.

Ye Zhao also knew that it was not bad to say these reprimands with Su Shun now, and he would not take what he said seriously at all, but he finally left a shadow in his heart, so even if the words he said today were not in vain.

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With Rui Si'er leading the way, Ye Zhao came to Rong'er's house in Xisi Pai Lou Splitting Wood Hutong.

This is an inconspicuous courtyard house, with gray tiles and green walls, and there are two wisteria roses in the courtyard, spitting out some tender green.

Rui Si handed over the post first, Tong Jiashi and eldest son Zhaoxiang had already greeted him, but they didn't expect that the prospective aunt would come to the door before the wedding, after all, the prominence of the uncle's family is not comparable to our idle flag people, what if Xingzhen enters the palace? How many nobles in the palace can relatives count on? And Rong'er's family business, that is really the fortune of the Nala family, married to the elder brother of Prince Zheng's family, and will be the concubine of the prince's mansion in the future, what a blessing is this? I heard that the little brother fell in love with our Rong'er, how can I say this, Rong'er, this child is really blessed.

Tong Jiashi looked Ye Zhao up and down, the smile on his face became stronger and stronger, obviously extremely satisfied with Ye Zhao.

Zhaoxiang, I've heard of Ye Zhao for a long time, but he is an idle bannerman, let alone Ye Zhao, he can't even stammer with a yellow belt. Seeing Ye Zhao at this time, Zhaoxiang couldn't help but welcome him energetically, but Ye Zhao was taken aback, after all, this family has a woman who will rule China for half a century in the future, looking at the family's affection for him, Ye Zhao almost thought that he had misremembered history, and the Lan nobles who entered the palace in his family were not the Empress Dowager of the West in history.

Ten years ago, my grandfather was involved in a deficit in the household, in fact, it was an ancestral case, but Dao Guangming ordered that anyone who died would be compensated by his children and grandchildren. It was Lan Guiren's grandfather who was imprisoned and sentenced to pay more than 10,000 taels of silver, and borrowed from the east and west, and Lan Guiren and his father Hui Zheng were able to make up the silver and rescue his grandfather.

So now Prince Zheng's Mansion is really poor, but it also makes Ye Zhao helpless, but he doesn't want the Empress Dowager Cixi to become a poor relative of his family.

After entering the main hall, the little maid served tea, Tong Jiashi asked a few words of homely gossip, and Ye Zhao answered them one by one.

Zhaoxiang scratched his ears and cheeks, thinking about it, he felt that he couldn't interject, and he held back for a long time, and suddenly had an idea, and said to Ye Zhao with a smile: "Brother Jing'er, do you want to take you to see Rong'er's dowry, there are many treasures in the palace, all of which were done by my sister in the palace, this matter, she is very worried." ”

Ye Zhao was stunned, and Tong Jiashi glared at Zhaoxiang vigorously, blaming him for talking nonsense.

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Don't look at it." "Before the marriage, these dowries will be sent to Prince Zheng's mansion according to the rules and displayed in the hall to show the richness of the women's dowry.

And Lan Guiren seems to be extremely concerned about this marriage, so he is afraid that his sister will be looked down upon and bullied when she enters King Zheng's mansion.

After all, she is now just favored by the emperor, and the nobles in ** are only higher than Chang and promised, and now where will she know what will happen to her in a few years? I'm afraid that I will be careful in the palace every day, and I am afraid of offending anyone.

"Brother Zhaoxiang, we will be closer in the future." Ye Zhao smiled and looked at Zhaoxiang and said.

Zhao Xiang waited for this, nodded again and again, and said: "That's it, little prince, it will be useful in the future, just open your voice, Zhao Xiang has no other skills, but he has the strength to do it." ”

After chatting a few more words, Ye Zhao got up with a smile and said goodbye, and Rui Si'er wasted no time in giving the old lady a small square box wrapped in silk cloth, which contained a stack of silver tickets, totaling one thousand taels.

Looking at the small square box, Zhao Xiang secretly swallowed his saliva, even if he didn't know how much money his uncle brought, Brother Zheng's Mansion was famous for his generous spending, and it was no exception for his in-laws.

The old lady and Zhaoxiang sent Ye Zhao out of the hall, and just as Ye Zhao was about to step out of the threshold of the hall, he suddenly turned around and made a strange appearance with bared teeth.

And behind the curtain of the side door on the inside of the hall, Ye Zhao could feel that someone was secretly looking at himself and turning around to make a strange face, and sure enough, after gently lifting the curtain of the door, the bright and beautiful eyes were gone.

Ye Zhao held back a smile and turned around to say goodbye to the old lady, but others didn't notice Ye Zhao's small movements.

In fact, Ye Zhao had already guessed that it must be the little girl who secretly looked at him, for this family affair with her, Ye Zhao didn't have any ideas, he just thought it was fun, and he would naturally not touch her after getting married, but thinking of becoming a legally recognized husband and wife with such a little girl, Ye Zhao really felt helpless. And when I came to my mother-in-law's house today, I suddenly felt that the little girl was secretly looking at herself, Ye Zhao was angry and funny, how many questions can you understand, little hairy girl? I also learned to look at people secretly.

It was Ye Zhaocai who suddenly made a strange appearance to scare her, but on the way back, Ye Zhao was getting funnier the more he thought about it, and he couldn't help laughing, Rui Si'er just rolled his eyes, and he didn't know what the master was stimulated.

Ye Zhao naturally didn't know that next to the door curtain, a little girl who was extremely cute in pink carving jade was frightened by his strange face and covered her chest for a while, and began to be a little worried, her husband didn't seem to be in shape.

If Ye Zhao knew that it was not just Su Hongniang, but even a little girl who thought he was not in shape, I don't know if he would be so angry.

In fact, I can't complain that Rong'er thinks so, Rong'er has been very strict since she was a child, her surname is Gwen Wan, virtuous and virtuous, she is not very old, but she is very sensible, and she is dignified and generous in every word and deed, who knows that the future husband will make a grimace to scare herself, and Rong'er will be scared for a long time, and she will be even more worried, her husband's surname is frivolous, and she is not as capable as her sister said.

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Ye Zhao originally hoped to be entrusted to lead the flag army outside the customs after returning to Beijing, and he also revealed it to the prince in private, but now it seems that this hope is getting slimmer and slimmer, and now he has been appointed as a scattered minister, but I don't know what the use will be entrusted after the wedding?

This wedding date is coming in the blink of an eye, and before Ye Zhao can figure out all kinds of things, the day after tomorrow will be the day after tomorrow.

At noon that day, Ye Zhao was drunk and confused, he didn't know how he went back to the mansion at all, and he didn't know how long he had been asleep, and when he opened his eyes, he had a splitting headache, and he couldn't help moaning.

"Master, you're awake." Rui Si's voice, the vision gradually became clear, this should be Rui Si'er's house, on the wooden table of the earthen kang, the brazier is booming.

And the one lying under him, covered with brand-new bedding, red brocade, looking at the handmade pattern, should be the dowry when he was married, is it the dowry when Rui Si'er got married?

Ye Zhao hadn't been to the residence of his subordinates much, but he also knew that the clothes and miscellaneous servants in the house all lived in the west front yard, and Rui Si was rewarded with a small courtyard by himself a while ago, and he was regarded as a first-class person in the house.

"Master, the slave is waiting for you to drink porridge." Ye Zhao noticed that behind Rui Si, there was a bewitching woman, wearing a green emerald cigarette shirt, and her phoenix eyes were full of spring charm, which was quite charming.

The woman did not shy away from it, sat on the kang and gently helped Ye Zhao's head to her lap, and scooped a small mouthful of porridge with a white jade spoon to feed Ye Zhao porridge.

Ye Zhao was still drunk at first, but after drinking two mouthfuls of porridge, he suddenly sobered up, hurriedly struggled to sit up, and said, "No need, I'll do it myself." ”

The delicate woman smiled and helped Ye Zhao get up, and said, "Slave Aunt Lian, Rui Si'er's family." ”

Ye Zhaochai could also guess that she was Rui Si's wife, and couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, even if Rui Si'er felt that it was natural for his woman to serve him, he would not even jump out of half a word if he was afraid of sleeping with him. But as long as it's a man? Is it really frank in my heart without a trace of uncomfortable feeling?

Ye Zhao took the porridge bowl and drank it in small sips, and when he saw Aunt Lian picking up the curtain and leaving the house, Ye Zhao said, "Si'er, don't ask your woman to serve me in the future." ”

Rui Si'er was startled, her face was obviously nervous, and she asked cautiously: "Master, she, she just offended you?" What did she do wrong? You tell the minion, and the minion turns around and scolds her! ”

Ye Zhao glared at him angrily and said, "Look at your little bit of talent, you are so comfortable with your own women serving other men?" ”

Rui Si'er didn't seem to have thought about this problem, and said confusedly: "It is right for the minions to serve their masters." ”

Ye Zhao didn't bother to talk about him, waved his hand, and said, "Forget it, I should go." ”

"Yes, yes, the slave sent the master back to the house." Rui Si'er was busy waiting for Ye Zhao to get up and put on a big hat, but he remembered that he no longer called his daughter-in-law to make trouble.

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