Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 405

Yuan Chun's words made Shui Rong clearly understand the current situation.

The situation is that, regardless of whether this new policy is really the will of the late emperor, it is already the will of the late emperor.

The two former and current cabinet ministers said yes, even if the new party wants to oppose it, it is not good to face it face to face.

The Empress Dowager and her most trusted Marquis of Chu said yes, representing the forces attached to them, such as the upstarts, who dared not object even if they wanted to.

The statements of the other three elders correspond to the fact that most neutrals are at least holding a wait-and-see attitude.

The most troublesome ones are the nobles who have always been the most powerful in the court, because the follow-up measures have benefited the most, and most of them will not object and will hold opposing opinions.

That is to say, unless there are some disturbances during the implementation of the New Deal, causing shocks in the government and the opposition.

Otherwise, this New Deal is the will of the late emperor.

Thinking of this, Shui Rong could only sigh secretly, and then silently retreated into the crowd.

Under the current situation, even if he said anything, it was useless.

I can only go back and make a long-term plan, and then think of other ways.

But obviously, there are not many choices left for him.

Seeing this, the only surviving members of the founding line were a little silent for a while.

The two cases in Shandong are still vivid in my mind, and countless relatives were involved.

They are the only ones left, and they are powerless to oppose.

For a while, many people could only scold Emperor Jingshun in their hearts.

Because they believed that this was really the will of the first emperor.

After all, Emperor Jingshun had been suppressing the Jianguo lineage before his death.

It was only because of the remaining prestige of Emperor Tiantai that he didn't really do anything.

Now that the two of them have passed away one after another, there is no reason for them to be restrained.

Coupled with the fact that the two Shandong cases were barely settled, it was the time when the founding line was at its weakest.

As the two teachers of the emperor, it is only logical that they want to fulfill the will of the late emperor.

And the elder Xiaoge, who was trusted by the Queen Mother, was also a supporter of the New Deal.

This represents the support of the Queen Mother.

So they all know that Wei's reform has already put lice on the bald man's head.

And these founding heroes are obviously one of the many lice!
Sure enough, after the cabinet reached an agreement, no one spoke out against it.

Emperor Xuanzhi of the Yuanchun Dynasty made a decree to make the follow-up actions famous all over the world.

Here, King Shui Rong of Beijing County winked at the founding nobles, and those who saw them nodded slightly, and then conveyed the message to each other.

Apparently it was an appointment to meet for a while.

Shui Rong left the palace in a hurry, and was about to get in the car, but saw a figure!
He froze for a moment, then greeted him, cupped his hands and said:
"Marquis Zhongjing hasn't seen him for a long time. I don't know if I have some free time today. How about we find a place to sit?"

When Shi Ding was stopped, he frowned slightly.

But when he heard the gentle and jade-like voice, he quickly squeezed out a smile, returned the gift and said:

"The county driver Shi Ding shouldn't have refused, but I'm going back to the southwest tomorrow, and I want to reunite with my family. Next time I come back, I will definitely visit."

During the period of Emperor Jingshun, the brothers of Shijia took refuge in Emperor Jingshun early.

Except for a few real relatives, the rest of the old relatives have stopped walking except for the basic etiquette during the holidays.

Now that the situation between North Korea and China is not good for the founding of the country, how can Shi Ding have any contact with them?
Such obvious perfunctory obviously made Shui Rong a little bit embarrassed.

However, he was not angry at all, instead he said with regret:
"In that case, don't bother."

After finishing speaking, he stepped aside and signaled Shi Ding to go first.

Although Shi Ding was a little surprised, he cupped his hands without hesitation and said:

"Thank you, Junjia, for your size."

After finishing speaking, he hurried into the car and ordered the attendant in a low voice:

"Go to the Marquis of Chu State in the north of the city."

"Yes."

The chief follower responded, turned his horse's head and left.

Shui Rong from behind watched him off with a smile on his face, thinking in his heart that he would take someone to send Shi Ding off tomorrow, and it shouldn't be too late to talk by then.

Unexpectedly, Shi Ding's carriage went in the opposite direction to Hou Mansion.

This could not help but make the smile on Shui Rong's face gradually disappear.

On the other side, as soon as Feng Yibo got home and was about to talk to Li Shouzhong, Men Zi came over to report:

"Master, Marquis Zhong Jing of the historian just came to visit, and he is waiting in the hall right now."

"Oh? The historian is here?"

Feng Yibo was not surprised, he said with a smile on his face:
"You ask someone to take him to the main hall first, and say that I will go there immediately after going back to change."

"Yes."

Wait for Feng Yibo to change into casual clothes and come to the main hall!

Before entering the door, he smiled and said loudly:
"Oh! It's really Feng Yuan's fault that my uncle came to welcome me far away."

Shi Ding asked that he was the one who came, and hurriedly got up to greet him, and said politely while cupping his hands:

"Where is it! Someone Shi came here without warning, it's really a bit abrupt."

Feng Yibo quickly supported Shi Ding to sit down, and said with a smile:
"It stands to reason that when my uncle returned to the capital, he was supposed to be a junior to visit him. It's been years and years, and the Ministry of Rites couldn't get away. I hope uncle will not blame him."

Shi Ding stood up slightly, cupped his hands again and said:

"The Marquis of the Chu Kingdom has displeased me. Your name Shi has been heard for a long time. It is a pity that I have been stationed in the southwest and have no chance to see him. That's why I took the liberty to come here today. The Marquis of Chu will not give up. I will eventually meet you, but May the business of the Marquis of Chu not be delayed."

Feng Yibo hurriedly held him down, sat on the chief seat himself, waved his hands and said:
"Uncle is very polite. Apart from matters in the palace, what else is more important than meeting uncle?"

With that said, he poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip casually, and said:

"Speaking of which, Jia Shi Wang Xue's four families are connected with each other, his wife is from the Xue family, and his uncle is naturally Feng Yuan's elder, so let's stop calling each other Marquis, it's good for uncle to call me a friend."

This is from Baochai's side.

If you talk about it from Daiyu, you should call her uncle.

Upon hearing this, Shi Ding nodded with a smile and said:
"Since that's the case, I'm also following the good advice, so why don't you yell Yibo?"

Feng Yibo shook his head, and said with a trace of reproach:

"Uncle is an elder, where did he come from?"

Seeing him like this, Shi Ding smiled, and didn't continue the greetings, but went straight to the point and asked:
"I heard that Yibo is busy with business and rarely receives foreigners. Today, I was welcomed in as soon as I arrived. Presumably Yibo guessed my purpose?"

While he was waiting in the foyer, he saw the door politely and skillfully sending away batch after batch of visitors.

Only I was politely left behind, and some people offered tea to entertain the guests.

Obviously, this is Feng Yibo's order.

Reminiscent of what Mrs. Qian Wei said, Shi Ding was vaguely puzzled.

"They are all real relatives, so naturally they are not foreigners. What's more, my uncle has been away from the capital for a long time and finally came back. How dare Feng Yuan refuse the door?"

Feng Yibo smiled to cover up a few words, then changed the subject:

"Of course, I do have some guesses about uncle's visit, but I still don't know what it is for."

Obviously, this is to test whether Shi Ding has any ideas about the New Deal.

Or just because of Shi Xiangyun.

Upon hearing this, Shi Ding said with a smile:
"You and I are real relatives. Those who celebrate the Chinese New Year are here for private matters."

He avoided the New Deal, so naturally he didn't want to talk about it.

Otherwise, if the cronies of the Empress Dowager were to target her, what would she do if she took the historian's knife?
Feng Yibo nodded, expressing his understanding, and asked again:
"Does sister Shi know about this?"

Although he intended to send Shi Xiangyun to the outer room, he didn't want to make things difficult for others.

After all, although Shi Xiangyun looks carefree on weekdays, she is just a little girl with talent.

If it is because of this, it is not worthwhile to look for life and death.

Shi Ding frowned slightly, feeling that Feng Yibo's question was outrageous.

Girls in the boudoir are ordered by their parents and said by matchmakers, so what if Xiangyun knows it or not?

However, he also remembered that Feng Yibo once said that he brought up Donghai County's proposal in order to remedy Xiangyun's failure to beg him to do something.

Come to think of it, this might be to get Xiangyun's understanding.

Thinking of this, Shi Ding no longer concealed it, and said with a wry smile:

"Speaking of it, I'm not afraid of a joke. Originally, her aunt and I wanted to find another husband for her in Duzhong or Jinling, but after she heard your advice from her aunt, she started to leave. Overseas thoughts."

Hearing this, Feng Yibo was determined.

Perhaps Xiangyun is disheartened and lazy, and doesn't want to live his life with the reputation of being hard-working and hard-working.

It may also be yearning for freedom, wanting to go out and see the vast world.

In short, she is willing to go overseas.

This is much easier to do.

Shi Ding paused for a moment, as if he felt that Xiangyun's price had been lowered by saying this, and hurriedly added:

"Speaking of which, this child is also suffering. My eldest brother and sister-in-law only have this daughter. I don't want her to be hurt in any way. So although I have been away these years, her aunt has tried her best. It's just that I didn't expect it. Lost in the marriage."

Having said that, he couldn't help but sighed before continuing:
"Hey! This child has been very sensible since he was a child. I'm afraid it's not because he feels shameless to stay in the capital or Jinling, but because he is afraid of dragging down the historian's reputation, so he wants to marry overseas."

Feng Yibo might not have thought of this, but it sounds more reasonable.

After all, in this era, many people are particularly fond of the family, even more than themselves!
For example, Yuan Chun who had the opportunity to go with him back then.

Feng Yibo nodded, expressing his understanding, and said:

"Sister Lin and my wife have also told me many times that sister Shi's experience is indeed pitiful."

He used Daiyu and Baochai as an excuse first, then changed the subject and said consolingly:
"However, going to Donghai County may not be as difficult as my uncle thought. It must be much better to go there than to stay in the capital and marry casually. Not to mention anything else, only that the King of Donghai County respects women very much. Many things are dealt with by her two wives. For example, sister Shi, who is beautiful, intelligent, and quick-witted, must be valued there. When the time comes, people will make the best of their talents, and it will not be in vain that sister Shi has studied in her boudoir all these years. Those books."

This must be true.

There are many wealthy families in Donghai County nowadays, but scholars are still rare.

Even though he has established many schools, in just a few years, he has taught young people literacy.

The writing of administrative documents is still reluctant, and it is impossible to even think about reaching the level of the imperial examination.

Although Wang Xifeng and Keqing are good at management, they don't read much.

The maidservants who went later could only read a few words.

Talented women like Tanchun and Xiangyun have passed away, and they can directly take the lead in the Department of Culture.

Upon hearing this, Shi Ding still hesitated and said:
"But Donghai County is a land of miasma after all. I have seen a lot in the southwest, and I know these sufferings..."

In Dawei's view, Donghai County is a barren land.

Even Shi Ding, who was stationed in the southwest, felt that Donghai County was not as good as the southwest.

Even the county prince's mansion would not be much better than his living environment in the southwest.

Hearing this, Feng Yibo smiled and said:
"Although I have never been to the southwest, I have heard it in documents and memorials. It is different from the high mountains in the southwest, with lush vegetation and rampant insects. The place where the Donghai County Palace is located is a basin with beautiful scenery and spring-like seasons. Today It has also been reclaimed, without the infestation of so many wild beasts and insects."

Hearing of the spring-like basin all the year round, Shi Ding, who had been in the southwest for a long time, thought of Sichuan.

At this time, I heard Feng Yibo continue:

"In addition, the king of Donghai County vigorously developed medicine, and built Donghai Medical College in the new city. Every village and town must send people to study to become village doctors, and restrict the people from drinking raw water. After the implementation of various measures, the impact of miasma has been greatly reduced. .”

Feng Yibo is a professional when it comes to Donghai County.

After all, these measures were all based on his previous life experience.

And hearing these actions, Shi Ding couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he got up slightly, and said urgently:

"Oh? Is this really useful?"

He has been in the southwest for many years, and the miasma has always plagued the garrison and the local natives.

If these problems can be solved, the natives will be completely converted!

"Uncle, you might as well try it when you go back, but after all, the terrain on both sides is different, so there will definitely be some effects, but it must be adjusted according to local conditions."

Feng Yibo naturally wouldn't talk too much, he just looked at the other party with a smile.

Hearing such a response, Shi Ding also calmed down, nodded and said:
"That's true. After all, this kind of problem has existed for thousands of years. If it can be solved easily, I won't be able to wait for me to do it."

Seeing him like this, Feng Yibo smiled and said:
"I can make a statement for my uncle later, no matter what, it's always good to try."

"That's work."

Shi Ding nodded, and stopped entangled with this matter, but went back to Xiangyun's matter, saying:

"Originally, her aunt and I disagreed. After all, my eldest brother and sister-in-law left such a daughter. Even if I gave up my old face, I would find a good husband for him."

Having said that, he changed the subject and said again:

"But what happened at the court meeting today made me understand that even if she stayed in the capital or Jinling, it would be rare for her to be thorough. Maybe the historians dragged her down in the end."

Shi Ding came here because of Shi Xiangyun's affairs.

However, seeing Feng Yibo's attitude, he knew it was not a big problem.

So now that the business has been settled, he couldn't help but start making insinuations, wanting to test the imperial court's attitude towards historians from Feng Yibo's mouth.

After saying this, he inevitably felt a little guilty, so he continued to add:

"So I came to your side today just to ask how the actual situation in Donghai County is. Now that I have heard what Yibo said, I can rest assured."

(End of this chapter)