Chapter 1794 Sister and Brother Feelings and Interlude
"According to the imperial edict of Emperor Tianyun, Zhang Xuexi, the Registrar of Gezhi Academy,... has been granted marriage as the consort of Princess Guangling. I appreciate this." Lu Yi stood in front of Zhang Xuexi in Gezhi Academy and said loudly.
Upon hearing the content of the imperial edict, the Gezhiyuan officials who had gathered around to watch suddenly burst into laughter. Countless people looked at Zhang Xuexi with shock and envy. Even though most of the people in Gezhiyuan were die-hard science and engineering otakus,
I know how beneficial it is to become a consort. "Your Majesty will definitely give Her Royal Highness Princess Guangling a lot of dowry. In the future, Zhang Xuexi's research funding will not be as large as it needs." "I heard that Your Majesty's favorite princess is Her Royal Highness Guangling, and the dowry is absolutely indispensable.
It’s enough for Zhang Xuexi’s research for several lifetimes, and Zhang Xuexi no longer has to worry about insufficient research funds.” They all said one after another. The servants standing aside originally looked at Zhang Xuexi with envy, but after hearing the words of the researchers beside him, they couldn’t help but lower their heads and raise their hands.
He raised his eyebrows and wondered whether he should request to be transferred from Gezhiyuan to prevent being infected by them.
Lu Yi also heard the discussions of the researchers around him and wanted to laugh, but his many years of experience in the palace made his expression unchanged at all. He closed the imperial edict and said to Zhang Xuexi with a smile: "Consort Zhang, accept the edict.
Our family congratulates Prince Consort Zhang."
Zhang Xuexi did not accept the order immediately, and knelt on the ground blankly. Lu Yi also expected this situation, and ordered the guards to help him up and take him into the house, close the door, and reach out to pat his shoulder to bring him back to his senses.
Come. But Zhang Xuexi was completely stunned and still didn't come to his senses. Lu Yi didn't dare to hit him, so he ordered the guards to pinch him, and also called people who knew medical skills from Gezhi Hospital to give him acupuncture. After a while,
Only then did he come back to his senses.
Lu Yi asked the doctor to check him again and again. After finding no problem, he put the imperial edict into Zhang Xuexi's hand. He said a few words of congratulations and left Gezhiyuan. Yang Zhu, the envoy of Gezhiyuan, and Cao Zheng, the vice-president of the hospital, hurriedly sent him to the door.
Lu Yi knew that Yun valued Gezhiyuan very much, and that Yang Zhu and Cao Zheng were also officials that Yun valued very much. Lu Yi smiled and said to them that there was no need to send him off. But even if he said this, Yang Zhu did not dare to neglect at all and insisted on sending him off.
When they arrived at the gate, they pushed each other around for a long time. Lu Yicai couldn't compete with Yang Zhu, so he sent him to the gate.
Zhang Xuexi didn't care, and he didn't know about Yang Zhu and Lu Yi's rejection. He held the imperial edict in his arms, his thoughts were confused, and he didn't know whether he should be happy or not. Her Royal Highness the Princess had funded his research in the past, and she would probably still be there after getting married.
He would give him money for research, so he wouldn't have to worry about lack of money to spend in the future; but after learning that the person sponsoring him was Her Highness Princess Guangling, he secretly checked on Her Highness and found that Her Highness's reputation in the eyes of officials was not good.
Ordinary people didn't know that Princess Guangling often left the palace. Officials knew that in their opinion, such a person would not be a good daughter-in-law. Although she did not dare to say bad things in her words, she did not say good things either. Zhang Xuexi recalled asking at this time
After receiving the news, he was a little worried that this princess would be similar to the princesses of the Tang Dynasty. If Princess Guangling was like some princesses of the Tang Dynasty, he would be very reluctant.
But he thought again, the imperial edict has been issued, can he still resist and disobey it? Your Majesty is not allowed to chop off his head? No, chopping off his head is a trivial matter, and it might kill their whole family. Thinking of his family, Zhang Xuexi
I thought to myself: 'After getting married, even if I find that she is like some princesses of the Tang Dynasty, as long as she can give me money for research and it is not harmful to my family, I will completely tolerate it.'
Thinking of his family, he suddenly realized that such a big thing had happened and he should rush back immediately to tell his parents. His parents should be very happy. A while ago, for some unknown reason, the police department launched a campaign called "Strike Hard" against gangsters and bullies inside and outside the capital.
, the thieves were dealt with strictly, severely, and quickly. Thousands of people were arrested, dozens of heads were chopped off, and the rest were exiled. Several members of the tribe who had always bullied their neighbors were also punished.
He was captured and exiled to Hanzhou.'
'Due to the 'hard crackdown', some members of the clan were arrested. My parents were very worried, fearing that some people would take the opportunity to cause trouble and regard them as gangsters and bullies. With the decree of marriage, the family does not have to worry. If it is an imperial decree
If only it had been issued a few days earlier, it might have prevented the tribesmen from being exiled to Hanzhou.'
'My father should just be ecstatic about me becoming the consort and not care about anything else; my mother should care about whether this daughter-in-law gets along well, and she should also inquire about news about Her Royal Highness. If mother finds out bad news, tell me,
I must tell my mother that these are all rumors. Princess Guangling is a very nice person.'
Zhang Xuexi was thinking as he walked out of the courtyard and towards a side door. He could save a few steps by going out from here. Of course, there were many people on the way from the courtyard to the side door congratulating him on becoming the consort, so Zhang Xuexi hid his worries.
Go and respond to these people with a faint smile on your face. It wasn't until you walked out of the side door that you returned to your normal expression and walked home.
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"Eunuch Lu, why are you here?" Lu Yigang had just walked out of Gezhiyuan not far away when he suddenly heard someone say. He quickly looked sideways and subconsciously wanted to kneel down. Then he realized that this was a street and the person in front of him was
Wearing regular clothes, it was obvious that he did not want to reveal his identity. He hurriedly walked in a few steps, bowed, and said softly: "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince. I have come to Gezhiyuan to convey the decree."
"Preaching the order? Why did father ask you to convey the order?" Wenyuan asked.
"It's an imperial edict granting marriage, so I asked my slave to deliver it." Lu Yi replied.
"Giving marriage? To whom? Is it the eldest sister?"
"Your Highness, you are the eldest lady."
"Who do you wish to marry?"
"It's the chief registrar of Gezhiyuan, named Zhang Xuexi. Lang Jun and the master came to Gezhiyuan more than a month ago and met this person." Lu Yidao.
"Zhang Xuexi? Why did my father grant marriage to this person?" Wenyuan said to himself. In his opinion, Zhang Xuexi was completely unworthy of his sister.
Lu Yi did not answer, and stood aside with his hands down. Wenyuan did not expect Lu Yi to tell him the reason, so he said to the guards: "Hurry back to the palace." Then he got on his horse and galloped away. Lu Yi took a few people with him.
The guard continued to walk slowly.
Wenyuan quickly rushed to the Qianqing Gate, got off his horse, and asked the eunuch guarding the Qianqing Gate: "Is your father in the Qianqing Palace?"
"Your Highness, Your Majesty is handling political affairs in Qianqing Palace." The eunuch replied quickly. Wenyuan nodded and walked in. Of course, the guards could not enter the palace at will and led the horses to the stables.
In the Qianqing Palace, Yun Zheng loudly scolded a man wearing a fourth-grade official uniform. He raised the memorial in his hand and said to the official: "Did you write the words in this memorial?"
"Your Majesty, this is written by me." The official said tremblingly.
"That's a good suggestion you made." Yun sneered: "The memorial said that some of the sons of barbarian leaders who came to the Imperial College to study did not speak Chinese very well and had never worked before, so they should be equipped with people to serve them?"
"Your Majesty, it is true that some of the barbarian children who come to the Imperial College do not speak Chinese very well and cannot do housework well, so I propose to provide them with attendants." The official continued to be trembling.
"Hmph! Many Han Chinese students studying in the Imperial College have never done housework before coming to the capital. They are also strictly prohibited from having any servants. They have to do many things by themselves. How come I heard that you proposed to equip them with servants?"
Yun sneered.
"After all, they are Han Chinese and they can speak Chinese fluently..." the official retorted again.
"Nonsense! The dialects in some places are very different from the Mandarin. Even if they have learned Mandarin, many people still have trouble speaking it. Many people in the capital cannot understand it. It will take a few years to get better. You only propose to equip the sons of barbarians with servants.
What do you mean, people? Do you need to prepare three charming children and beautiful concubines for them as reading companions, who will add fragrance to their red sleeves every day, and the school will pay for them to recruit companions, half studying and half serving as mandarin ducks? In order to make people from far away surrender? "
Yun said again.
"Your Majesty, I never meant this, I just..." As the official was saying this, Yun threw the paper at him and hit him on the head. He knew that His Majesty was very angry and did not dare to say anything more, so he knelt down to apologize.
But Yun will not let him go like this. "Come here, take off Kong Chenghao's crown. I will remove you from the post of offering wine in the Imperial Academy and reduce your position to the people. You will never use it, and you are not allowed to live idle in the crown!"
"Your Majesty!" Kong Chenghao never expected that he would be treated so harshly, and he wanted to say something, but at this time the guards had already walked in, took off his hat, and dragged him out.
Even though Kong Chenghao was dealt with so harshly, Yun still remained angry and said to all the officials in the room: "Please remember this for me. I think I will treat Han people and foreigners equally. Whoever dares to give special treatment to foreigners will be punished once he is
If I find out, I will be dismissed immediately and questioned!"
Then he scolded: "How could the Kong family in Qufu come up with such a thing? Jin Sheren, please prepare a decree for me. I will rebuke the Kong family! By the way, I heard that Kong Chenghao's idea was suggested by his wife Fan.
Yes, order Kong Chenghao to divorce his wife Fan immediately!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." All officials present agreed.
Wenyuan heard his father's shouts while standing outside the palace. He didn't hear the front part, but only heard the last part. He was a little confused about why his father was so angry. Several guards happened to be escorting a man who had his hood off but was wearing
A man in the uniform of a fourth-grade official came out and hurriedly stopped him to ask. The guard told him the reason for His Majesty's anger.
"That's all." After the guards escorted Kong Chenghao away, Wen Yuan said: "Kong's original intention of offering wine is not necessarily bad, but it is really inappropriate to do so. How can you prepare someone to serve the barbarian students alone? It will hurt you.
It will not be good for the imperial court in the long run to win over the hearts of Han students. If they do not speak Chinese very well, they can be taught Chinese for a few months before enrolling in the Imperial College, and then enroll in the Imperial College after they can speak fluently.
"
At this time, there were only a few young eunuchs following him. They couldn't understand what the prince was saying, and they didn't dare to answer. Wen Yuan reacted and laughed and said: "Several gentlemen are still in Suzhou and haven't rushed back yet. There are no people around."
Someone who can be discussed." He smiled again and walked into the hall.
"I have met my father. Long live my father! Long live my father!" Wenyuan saluted his father.
Yun quickly stood up, looked at him carefully for a while, and said with a smile: "Okay! This time I went to Suzhou for a business trip. Not only did the work go well, but I also felt more energetic! Good!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Father." Wenyuan said again.
Yun pulled him up and rushed to the back hall. When he arrived at the back hall, he looked at him seriously for a while and praised him a few words. Just when he was about to ask about business, Wenyuan suddenly asked: "Dad, when my son was passing by Gezhiyuan on his way back to the palace, When he met Lu Yi, his son asked him why he appeared near Gezhiyuan. He said that it was his father who gave Zhang Xuexi the title of eldest sister's consort? Dad, is this true? "
"This is indeed true." Yun replied.
"Dad, although Zhang Xuexi is indeed very useful, there is no need to marry my eldest sister to him. It's just a steam engine. Even if there is no steam engine, Ming Dynasty is the most powerful country in the world, and the people's lives are prosperous and healthy. Why do you need to use such means to win over him? How can we use the eldest sister to win over him!" Wen Yuan and his eldest sister Min'er have a very good relationship. At this time, because he was worried that the eldest sister would become a victim of the marriage, he said in a somewhat irritable tone.
Hearing his son's words, Yun was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "You may not believe what my father said about this, so ask your sister to come and talk to you." He then ordered his servants to call Min'er.
Min'er soon came to the back hall of Qianqing Palace. Yun repeated what Wenyuan had just said. Min'er burst out laughing. After a while, he stopped and said to his second brother: "Second brother, what you said is wrong. This husband was chosen by my sister herself, not arranged by my father or mother."
"You picked it yourself?" Seeing that the eldest sister didn't look like she was joking, Wen Yuan asked in surprise: "There are so many talented people in Beijing, why did you choose him?"
Min'er didn't want to say more, but just said: "My mother asked me to choose a husband before February 15th. After thinking about it, I feel that Zhang Xuexi's conditions are barely qualified, and he is better than Xun Gui, who is still unmarried in Beijing. The son of an official is more accomplished, so I chose him."
"This." Wen Yuan still didn't want to accept Zhang Xuexi as his brother-in-law. What to say, but Min'er said again: "Second brother, I know you are doing it for your sister's good. But it is indeed my sister who chose him, and there are some I like him and think that marriage will be better than marrying someone else, so don’t say anything if you object.”
"Okay, brother, let's not talk anymore. But if he treats his sister badly in the future, he must make his whole family look good!" Wenyuan said.
"It's good to have your heart." Min'er smiled.
Then we got down to business. Wenyuan told his father all his experiences in Suzhou during this period, including dealing with the craftsmen who killed the people guarding the factory, including dealing with illegal factory managers or owners, including the establishment of a machinist union, including Persuade some craftsmen to open their own workshops, supervise local banks to lend money to craftsmen, and so on.