Chapter 72: 'Paving the Way'

After a lively New Year's Festival, the Qing Dynasty finally entered the eleventh year of Kangxi.

This year was also the last year of the Kangxi Dynasty.

The moonlight is like water, on the day of the Lantern Festival, Zhiyun naturally wants to enter the palace to participate in the palace banquet, although this palace banquet has been the same every year for many years, without any new tricks, which makes people hard and annoying, but this year, these cumbersome but more or less have a different taste.

Bafujin became silent, no longer arrogant, radiant, Fourteen Fujin is still the same, temperament is gentle, only occasionally bright eyes flashed a sharp light, with a little anxiety, but also yearning, Concubine De Niangniang seems to have become in love, to Yinzhen cold and warm, to her also love and considerate, the newborn Yongwangfu brother praised into a flower......

As in previous years, Zhiyun never felt happy or unhappy about all this, and just coped with it, when the palace banquet was over, and when Zhiyun and Ouyang left the palace gate, the moon had already risen in the treetops.

A cool breeze blew, blowing away the snow-white cloak on Zhiyun's body, and Ouyang tucked the corners of her clothes casually, brushing her hair that was slightly messy by the wind.

"Going out for a walk?" Ouyang exhaled, stretched out his hand and pulled his daughter-in-law's slender jade hand, the two of them were wearing a pair of rings, sapphire, very slender, very delicate, and there was no magic effect, but under the moonlight, it shone brightly and was very harmonious.

"It's fine." Zhiyun groaned for a moment, yawned slightly, and felt a little tired, but she was still quite willing to go out shopping with her man, in fact, they had also visited the night market of the Shangyuan Festival many times, and there was not much novelty, but the family played together, even if it was just a casual walk, they would feel happy, so they smiled, "Bring the children with you." ”

got into the carriage, Qiao'er served the two lords and sat down, and lit the lamp embedded in the wall of the car, and after a while, Yuanyuan was sent up and nested into Zhiyun's arms, and Honghao Hongday and the two little ones rode the BMW sent by the Long Live Lord in high spirits, and one of them was wearing a big red sweater, which was very festive.

In the capital, the most lively festival in a year is not actually the Spring Festival, but the Lantern Festival.

The Lantern Festival is from the thirteenth day of the first month to the seventeenth day of the first month, from the hundred officials to the ordinary people in Beijing, every household is full of lights, it is very lively, today is the fifteenth, it is also the most lively day of the year.

At this time, under the light and moon, the wide streets are full of people, and there are vendors with shelves everywhere, shouting loudly.

Zhiyun smiled and said to the two people outside who couldn't open their eyes: "You guys go shopping, just be careful not to get separated." Hongtian suddenly happily jumped off the horse, rushed into the car, and gave his own mother a sweet kiss, to make Zhiyun cry and laugh, Ouyang slapped the naughty little one out, and scolded with a smile: "You little pervert, don't take advantage of my daughter-in-law...... How to be virtuous with your eldest brother. Honghao's child usually looks calm, but when he is so old, he still likes to ask his mother for a goodnight kiss, which makes Ouyang, who has always loved his son, very dissatisfied.

As soon as Honghao stretched out his hand, he grabbed his younger brother's collar, pulled him to take a step back, bowed expressionlessly, and then pulled Le Taotao's younger brother away, not minding his own Amma's jealousy at all.

Ouyang shook his head and made a look, and a group of ordinary-dressed and inconspicuous-looking secret guards immediately followed, and surrounded the two little elder brothers tightly.

Then, the couple also changed their clothes, took their daughter's hand, and began to wander around, take a look at this stall, take a look at that stall, of course, the small objects in the bazaar, the quality is average, absolutely can not enter the eyes of these two, you can come out to play, but to enjoy this lively atmosphere.

After a while, the round hand carried a pair of lotus-style lanterns, swaying with the wind, it was very good-looking, the little girl was still expressionless, but her eyebrows were picturesque, and there was a pair of eyes that could not hide the curiosity quietly revealed, and the people passing by would peek at it twice, thinking that this girl was really like a fairy, very cute.

Wandering around, a vendor who had set up a stall and was selling some more ordinary velvet hairpins and ordinary jewelry, when he saw Zhiyun's family, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he picked a jade bracelet with a smile, and said: "This lord, look at how good my bracelet water head is, many nobles like it, buy a pair for your wife and your sister." ”

Zhiyun was stunned, and Ouyang was also happy, "Yes, just for your words, I bought it." ”

As for the 'fake' bracelet worth a pair of silver at most, although it was accepted, it was really unlikely that his daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law would wear it......

The peddler was holding a silver ingot weighing almost five taels in his hand, and before he could say that he couldn't find it, he saw that the backs of the two nobles had disappeared into the crowd, and he didn't feel that it was a big surprise, there was this deal, but it was almost enough for him to eat for half a year, shook his head, and simply closed the stall, planning to buy some wine and food and go back to celebrate with his mother-in-law, today's Shangyuan Festival...... Well, the little couple who looked like a fairy couple just now, maybe, no, they must have just gotten married, otherwise, that master would not be so generous, and it would be good if he met a few more times in the future.

This little episode made Ouyang and Zhiyun feel good. After all, both men and women always like to be praised for their youthfulness.

Only Yuan Yuan scratched his fingers in surprise and said, "I am Amma's daughter, not Amma's sister......"

A serious little appearance obviously pleased her pair of unscrupulous parents, Ouyang picked up her daughter, threw her hands hard, threw them into the air, and played with them several times, until the girl's little face turned red and shook her head dizzily, that's it.

In this trouble, Yuanyuan also forgot about serious issues such as daughters and sisters, and held Ama and Eniang's hands all the way, wandered around, watched a period of juggling, Yangge and dance, until the night was quiet, and the family converged and returned home.

The two children, Honghao and Hongday, obviously also had a great time, followed by a few guards on the bright side of the two of them, carrying a lot of bits and pieces, some for Kangxi, some for Concubine De, and some for their parents and younger brothers and sisters, and they were spread all over the ground.

Zhiyun couldn't laugh or cry, and by the two little tosses that were too energetic, she hugged Yuanyuan and went to take a bath, and then went back to the baby room to look at the baby child, and then changed her pajamas and hugged Ouyang to sleep.

Although Zhiyun's days were very leisurely, the atmosphere in Beijing was very tense.

This year is the year of the triennial plan, and the officials all over the world are paying attention to it, and the official evaluation is not about Ouyang, but as soon as the evaluation results came out, everyone's eyes fell on him again.

Although it is an extremely important event for officials to be promoted, most of the comments in previous years were not good or bad, and although there were not many "outstanding" ones, there would not be many more serious comments such as "greedy", "impetuous", and "careless".

But this year is different, Kangxi Ye seems to intend to rectify the rule of officials, and actually reprimanded all the officials from small and small sizes, small and 200, many people have been promoted but have not been promoted, and many officials who are capable, but whose qualifications are still very shallow, have been appreciated.

Kangxi's genius stroke was like a drop of cold water into boiling oil, bang, the capital exploded, and countless reprimanded officials asked for the door, pulled relationships, and ran around for their own future, but Ouyang and Zhiyun were very stable, and they had nothing to do.

There are a lot of people in Ouyang's door, but his strict requirements can make this fourth master accept each of them is not mediocre, or there are one or two unlucky ones, and they are also very calm, so as not to mess up.

As for the people in Zhiyun's family, then don't worry, Mingde is a hall official in the household department, he has all his political achievements over the years, there are not many mistakes, and he has a 'Zhuo Wei', Lan Jue is very prosperous in the army, he has a good taste, he has good kung fu, he is bold, his colleagues like him a lot, and the generals in the army are also very protective of him, no matter how big the storm in the capital is, it will not affect him as a general. Not to mention the people of the Zhang family, all of them are cautious and smart, and all the officials in the capital are planted, and their family can also stand on the shore to drink tea and watch the play.

The result of this plan seems to be covered with a layer of fog, and outsiders look confused, not knowing what Long Live Lord wants to do, but the bureau understands very well that this group of people who have been reprimanded and suppressed, except for those who are really incompetent and incompetent who are really not good at talking and have done too much, most of the others are officials who have the intention to be the heroes of the dragon.

It, whether the emperors are on the surface or in the dark, the servants have been suppressed the most-long live Lord, this is to pave the way for the new emperor.

It's no wonder that he is already ten, his life is seventy years old, he is old, and his health has not been good recently, and it is time to think about what is behind him.

The days passed, and soon it was spring.

In the evening, the sky was clear and cloudless, Ouyang took his beloved wife and children to visit the garden, this garden is the Old Summer Palace, of course, the Old Summer Palace at this time is not the garden of ten thousand gardens in the future, but its scenery is beautiful and charming, and it is enough to make Zhiyun open his eyes.

The plaque of the three words 'Yuanmingyuan' was given by Kangxi, and it was hung directly above the Yuanmingyuan Palace, Zhiyun held Ouyang's hand, looked up for a while, frowned, and said: "The words 'Yuanming' are not good." ”

"Not good? How is it bad? Ouyang suddenly said, "Round and into the gods, the time of the king is also; Bright and shining, the wisdom of the master, this is the ideal standard of the Ming monarch and virtuous appearance, and I am commensurate with it. ”

Zhiyun shook her head, and also smiled, she didn't like the word Yuanming, mainly because she felt that these two words had too strong a Buddhist flavor, and they sounded a little awkward, but in fact, these two words themselves were fine.

The husband and wife talked for a while, strolled in the garden, and after a short time, they came to the peony platform. Zhiyun stopped, the peony is in full bloom, there are more than 100 plants, she is the most fond of flowers, and the peony, when it comes to beauty, is obviously the head of the flower.

Qiao'er and Yuegui didn't know where they came from, arranged the fruit plate, flower tea, took a cushion and waited for their master to sit down, and then withdrew with great vision.

Ouyang couldn't help laughing when he saw their extremely neat movements, Zhiyun also said, if you want to say that this is considerate, it is still the girl from the Internal Affairs Office who understands it in her heart, and she has changed July and October, I am afraid that Zhiyun will not open her mouth, and she will not think of these at all.

The couple drank flower tea and enjoyed the flowers for a while, Gao Fu sweated profusely and came back and forth: "Master, Master Li Wei and Master Li are here......

Ouyang was stunned, looked up and saw Gao Fu's embarrassed expression, his face was somewhat weird, and he wondered, "What's wrong?" Such a strange face? ”

"Master Hui, I'm a novice on duty today, and I don't know Master Li, but as a result, the result is ......" Gao Fu touched his head awkwardly and said with a wry smile, "As a result, Master Li was almost tied up as an assassin." ”

Gao Fu is also very helpless, this is not that the guards of the Yongwang Mansion have no eyesight, it is really that Lord Li is hesitant at the gate of the Old Summer Palace, it is really suspicious, and he is also tall and big, not like an official, it seems to be a bandit Qiangliang, the guards did not do it directly, it is already because the rules of the Yongwang Mansion are strict.

Ouyang was stunned for a moment, and in the blink of an eye, he understood what was going on, couldn't help laughing, shook his head and patted the table, and said, "Hehe, let him in quickly...... Zhiyun, aren't you just trying to see this celebrity? ”

Speaking of which, he accepted Li Wei as his doorman, but it was really not to conform to any history, mainly because he was really capable, capable, funny, and very likable.

Zhiyun retreated behind the screen, and after a while, he saw Gao Fu turn around again, standing at the door of the hall, and urged urgently: "Master Li, the master is waiting for you, hurry up." ”

Gao Fu urged several times, and was so anxious that his tongue was about to get sores, and Zhiyun saw a strong man with a height of nearly two meters, big shoulders and a round waist, drooping his head, like a little daughter-in-law, moving into the hall step by step.

"The slave greets the fourth master."

Li Wei knelt on the ground and gave Ouyang a big salute, but his voice was weak, if it weren't for the extraordinary ear power of the two people in the room, I really couldn't hear what he said.

Seeing a strong man squirming like a little daughter-in-law, Ouyang and Zhiyun couldn't help laughing, put down the teacup, and wiped their lips, for fear of accidentally squirting out the tea.

Ouyang raised his head and smiled: "Gao Fu, bring a chair for Master Li." ”

"Huh." Gao Fu responded, hurriedly moved the chair and put it in the position of the head of his master, and then asked Li Wei to sit down, brought him snacks, and brought him a bottle of peach blossom wine.

Originally, it was naturally inappropriate for the minions to drink in front of the master, but this Li Wei was a rough man, even if he gave him tea, he couldn't drink it well or badly, so it was better to drink directly according to his hobby. Ouyang opened his mouth, and in the future, Li Wei came to the door and only gave him wine, not tea.