The husband and wife reunited after a long absence, and it was a night of love.
However, Yuzhu has to go to the palace to work in the early morning and can no longer sleep until he wakes up naturally.
During the period when Yuzhu left the capital, because the old emperor's energy was gradually declining, the time for the Royal Gate to listen to government affairs had been changed to Chenchu, which is exactly 7 o'clock in the morning.
The emperor listens to the government at seven o'clock. Coincidentally, Yuzhu is on duty on the first shift this morning.
Yuzhu had every reason to believe that this was a deliberate arrangement by the old emperor.
The imperial guards belong to the rank of military attache, but Yuzhu's original and various duties have not been removed.
In this way, it gave Yuzhu an opportunity to take advantage of the sedan chair.
Civil servants ride in sedans and military attachés ride horses. Riding horses in summer is actually very comfortable.
However, once a routine is formed, riding into the palace in the snow and ice will cost one's life.
Yuzhu is now from the third rank to the fourth rank, and still has the bright blue crown.
Once the yellow mantle is on, even a deity cannot see clearly that Yuzhu is wearing the peacock patchwork uniform of a civil servant.
In today's world where the rich and powerful are humble, as long as there is room for choice, Yuzhu will wear the tiger patch uniform of a fourth-grade military attache unless his brain is in trouble.
According to the rules, princes, nobles and officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs enter the palace through Xihua Gate. Han ministers enter the palace through Donghua Gate.
As for the imperial guards, they entered the palace through the Shenwu Gate.
Shenwumen is much closer to Jialanyan Hutong where Yuzhu lives.
After Yuzhu boarded the sedan and went out, the entire team turned right in front of the Great Buddha Temple and entered Dongzhimen Street.
When you get to Sanguan Temple, turn left again, cross the bridge, and enter Houmen Street.
Shenwumen is facing the Backmen Street.
When Yuzhu got off the sedan, he saw a group of guards lining up to enter, looking at him in surprise.
Hehe, everyone came on horseback, but Yuzhu, the weirdo, actually came in a sedan.
A peacock suddenly appeared in the chicken coop. It was impossible not to attract attention.
Everyone wears a yellow mandarin jacket and wears a single-eyed flower feather, which can distinguish the identity and status, which is the color of the gemstone on the top.
When the third-class guards saw Yuzhu coming, they quickly stepped out of the way and asked Yuzhu to go first.
Although Yuzhu is young, his title and rank are high, so he cannot accept it.
In full view of everyone, Yuzhu didn't want to jump in line. However, the third-class guards all moved Dao'er out of the way. If he didn't leave first, he would inevitably get into trouble.
Arriving in front of the palace gate, Yuzhu took off the badge attached to his belt and handed it to the inspecting guard.
Who would have thought that the third-class guard would actually bend down and say with a smile: "Master Yu, this card can enter the Cining Palace. However, with this card, you cannot enter the Shenwu Gate. You can only enter the palace through the Xihua Gate."
Yuzhu smiled dumbly, he already had three waist cards, but he didn't make it clear and Xingrui gave him the wrong one.
Under the bright lantern light, Yuzhu took out two waist badges from his arms in front of everyone.
"Well, this should be correct, right?" Yuzhu handed over the belt badge of the second-class sword-bearing guard in front of the imperial court.
"Master Yu, please come in." After the third-class guard carefully checked the waist badge, he did not search the body and let Yuzhu directly into the palace.
After successfully entering the palace, Yuzhu realized that even if the imperial guards with swords were searched, it would be in vain.
Because the waist knife itself is the biggest murder weapon.
Later, Yuzhu learned that only senior guards above the second-class imperial guards with swords were eligible to be exempted from regular body searches to show the emperor's favor and trust.
The rules in the palace are very strict. It is impossible to hand over the shift in advance, let alone delay the handover. You can only hand over the shift on time.
Yuzhu, who had arrived early, had just entered the dormitory and was about to sit down when he saw a young eunuch bending over and coming over.
"Small little leaf, please ask Mr. Yu Jin'an. May I ask Mr. Yu, what kind of tea do you like to drink?"
Oh, it's actually Xiao Zizi, an old acquaintance from Nan Study Room.
Yuzhu looked at the little leaf carefully and said with a smile: "Congratulations, you climbed onto a high branch."
Little Yezi said with a smile on his face: "To be honest with you, with your blessing, I got this little man to recognize a good godfather."
Yuzhu was a very perceptive person, and he knew right away that the money he gave Xiao Yezi had played a big role.
The powerful eunuchs in the palace generally used the silver identification method to identify the loyalty of their godson or godson.
To put it bluntly, only if the little eunuchs are willing to spend a lot of money can they have a chance to show their face in front of the big eunuch.
The money identification method may seem extremely crude, but it is very effective and conforms to the profit logic that investment risks and returns are directly proportional.
Just think about it, if you recognize a godfather, don't you just want your godfather to protect you and promote you?
The problem is, you are not your biological father, and you are not even willing to spend money, so why should your godfather protect you?
Yuzhu was also an expert in Lao Hun Palace, so he smiled and asked Xiao Zizi: "Did your godfather transfer you to the tea room?"
"Master Yu is really good at knowing things." Little Yezi, who was originally illiterate, actually learned to read and write after entering the tea room of Qianqing Palace.
The height of the platform determines the height of a person. Except for special cases, it is generally true!
Yuzhu followed the old rules and ordered Biluochun.
Soon, Xiao Yezi made a pot of Biluochun and put it on Yuzhu's desk.
In the dormitory of the second-class imperial guard, in addition to a small bed, there are tables, chairs, and a huge wardrobe.
When working in front of the emperor, Yuzhu would not dare to drink too much tea. He just picked up the tea cup, smelled the fragrance of the tea, and slightly moisturized his lips.
It's still early, not yet time for shift handover.
Just as Yuzhu was drinking tea, a man came in from outside.
Yuzhu looked up and saw that he was the auxiliary Duke Seile.
Dorbo, Mafa of Sailer, was originally the fifth son of Prince Duduo of Yu, but later he became the heir of Prince Rui Dorgon.
After Emperor Shunzhi came to power, he completely liquidated Dorgon, ordered Dorbo to return to the Prince of Yu's Mansion, and named him Dorobele.
Prince Yu is also one of the iron-hatted princes, and his status is extremely respected.
Sailer's direct wife, Tong Jia, was the daughter of Vice-Capital Tong Huinian. Tong Huinian was Longkodo's cousin.
Therefore, in terms of relative generation, Sailer is also Yuzhu's cousin-in-law.
Because the flag is raised as a group, all the bannermen with the surname Tong Jia are basically close relatives of Yuzhu, that is, serious relatives who have not yet been born in the fifth service.
Jianghu has always been about strength.
Because of Tong Banchao, the high-ranking Prince Yu's palace also recognized the Tong family as relatives, and the two families often interacted with each other.
"Oh, brother Yuzhu, we two live in the same house."
When Sailer met Yuzhu, he seemed particularly friendly and took the initiative to give him a shoulder-to-arm salute.
Living in the same room were old acquaintances and relatives, so they were naturally much better than strangers, so Yuzhu chatted with the talkative Sailer.
Hearing that Yuzhu had no children yet, Sailer couldn't help but smile proudly and said: "Your sister is very proud and successfully gave birth to three sons and one daughter for me."
Yuzhu smiled, and it was understandable that Sailer was proud.
There is no way. In this era, the emphasis is on having more children, and being childless is the tragedy of having no heir.
Without the offerings of incense, life will be extremely miserable even in heaven.
Seiler is a very enthusiastic guy, and soon he and Yuzhu became passionate.
He made an appointment with Yuzhu. After he leaves the palace tomorrow, a high-quality banquet will be set up in the Zhimei Building for him to treat.
The attached room of Maoqin Palace is on the right side of Qianqing Palace. You can reach the palace gate after walking dozens of steps.
When it was almost time to go on duty, Yuzhu straightened his clothes, held a waist knife in his backhand, and went out into the Qianqing Palace.
Yuzhu arrived at the door of Jingxinzhai, straightened his back, put his hand on the scabbard, and stood there, looking majestic like a door god.
In the past, there were no guards standing guard in front of the Jingxinzhai gate, and Yuzhu was the first one.
Originally, Yuzhu thought that standing in front of the Jingxinzhai gate for two hours would be the end of it.
Who would have thought that before the old emperor went out to go to the carriage, he actually saw Yuzhu and waved him over.
"Serve before driving." Following the old emperor's instructions, Yuzhu followed the large team.
In the middle of Qianqing Gate, the imperial couch and dragon table have been set up.
After the old emperor was officially enthroned, he did not ask Yuzhu to leave, so he had to bite the bullet and stand on the right rear side of the old emperor.
When the emperor was dealing with government affairs, Yuzhu took the time to scan the whole place for a week.
Well, there are still only about twenty people who are qualified to participate in the imperial government.
Today, the leader of the kneeling performance is the fourth elder brother, Belle Yinzhen.
The Fourth Brother was the elder brother in charge of the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Works was an area hardest hit by corruption. The content of his report was either to demote the corrupt official, or to kill the corrupt official, which made him very murderous.
Because, before you perform the correct recital, everyone must kneel down to recital.
The important officials in the court, including the prince's elder brother, always kept their stories short to avoid knee-jerk pain.
However, the fourth child is a freak and he is the only one who dares to talk at length.
Yuzhu silently looked at the fourth son who made an impassioned speech, and said to himself, in his later years, Kangxi implemented benevolent government, how could he let the fourth son shout and kill?
As expected, the guy who caused the Yellow River to burst and drown tens of thousands of people was actually demoted to a commoner and exiled to Qiongzhou.
In the entire Qing Dynasty, there were only a few capable officials who knew how to control water.
Kill one, and there will be one less!
Of course, Yuzhu listened for a long time and understood it.
Huge sums of money are spent on repairing the Yellow River embankments every year, but they are always breached.
In addition to corrupt officials, it is also closely related to backward concepts and methods of water control.
Earthen embankments hanging over rivers can easily break due to internal pipe surges when floods come.
Not to mention today's 46th year of Kangxi's reign, before the popularity of reinforced concrete embankments, piping in the embankments had always been the main culprit in breaking earth embankments.
Just when Yuzhu was a little distracted, the old emperor suddenly called his name.
"Yuzhu, what do you think?"
Yuzhu was simply shocked. The people present were either the prince, the prince's elder brother, or the bachelor.
Who is he? Who dares to talk too much?
However, when the emperor asked a question, Yuzhu had to answer.
Yuzhu had no choice but to walk out from behind the emperor, kneel down in front of the imperial case, and whispered: "Back to the emperor, if you want to prevent the embankment from breaking, you must prevent pipe surges. If you want to prevent pipe surges, you must pull the net and patrol day and night. The manpower required is
, the stones and straw bags are so huge that they cannot be handled by thousands of people."
"What is a dragnet inspection?" Kangxi really didn't understand this time, so he asked Yuzhu.
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