"Teacher, you are less proud. Our Yansheng Gong Mansion will not... not reach that level. Don't go around with me. I...I'll ask An'er about this. If An'er really likes the younger generation of the Zhang family, are you... willing to do this... to fulfill the marriage between An'er and the younger generation of the Zhang family?" Kong Luhua saw that Ruan Yuan's words were no longer concerned about the official issues, so he asked further.

"Me, I don't want to?" Ruan Yuan suddenly laughed and said, "Madam, what I know about the young man of the Zhang family now is actually his father, as well as that painting and a poem. Most scholars can do these things, and they are not rare things?"

But when Ruan Yuan said this, he changed the subject and said, "But Madam has a saying, I think it's good. I think it's better if I see something, and I think it's better if I think something. Then Madam, think about it, I've never seen this young man in the Zhang family. Why should I entrust my precious daughter to someone I've never met? I have to meet again first, right? This is not difficult. I told Zhang Bushu and asked him to choose a day and bring the child to me for my view. If you and I can like it, then An'er's marriage can be settled?"

"Teacher, then...if this child Shiwen is not doing well, will you dislike him? After all, I just heard you that their family has not been admitted to the juren for two generations. If he is not good at learning, will you..." Kong Luhua was naturally happy when he heard Ruan Yuan's intention, but when he remembered the academic matter that Ruan Yuan attached the most, he was still worried that Zhang Xi would not satisfy Ruan Yuan.

"Madam, talent is one aspect of academic research, but even if you are not talented, if you can study hard the day after tomorrow, at least it will not be difficult to achieve something?" Ruan Yuan also said to Kong Luhua: "Actually, just a few days ago, a student came to ask me, and he said that I was studying, and whether it was benevolent or the way to study things, the key points were all in one 'implementation'. But he was just a student, and even if he had the ambition to practice the world and could not be an official, what else could he do? So in the past two days, I also thought that what I said before was a bit difficult for these students. But even so, can this practice be progressive step by step? If you can be an official, you must naturally take the world and help the people as the basis, but you cannot be an official. You should also seek truth from facts when studying? If you are not enough, you still have enough practice.

When studying, that person is a student, there should always be some classmates and friends in school? Between these classmates and friends, practice the word "benevolence" and share the same way of loyalty and forgiveness. This is also a practice? If it is lower and there are not so many classmates and friends, then there should be parents and relatives? Is it not a practice to be able to be filial to parents and relatives? On the other hand, if a scholar is not complete, the word "benevolence" cannot be fully used, but how can people believe that he will definitely do practical things in the future and make achievements in the practice of being an official? The same is true for this student. If he is benevolence and filial piety and can do something, then even if he is not talented and cannot become an official, I will always be there. Is it not enough to make him achieve something with his knowledge?"

"Then Master, what do you mean is... have you agreed to this marriage?" Kong Luhua listened to Ruan Yuan's words, and indeed only talked about being a human being and not about family background. I think this matter would probably be successful, but he was also happy for Ruan An.

"I didn't say I agreed? Madam, this meeting is a big deal. Madam, you won't be like this, you don't care about An'er's future, right? Also, only you and I know about this matter today. Don't tell An'er, or leak the news in advance? When I saw An'er, I just said that I wanted to see the childish appearance and then decide on the marriage. How about it?" Ruan Yuan also smiled at Kong Luhua.

"Haha, I didn't expect that Master was thinking of me to keep the secret in front of me." Kong Luhua listened to Ruan Yuan's words, and thought that as long as Zhang Xi was good at everyone, the marriage would probably be done, and she didn't feel laughing. Seeing that there seemed to be a mansion newspaper beside Ruan Yuan, there was a lot of circles on it, she also asked him: "Master, is there anything important about this mansion newspaper? Look at you, you are still so serious."

"It's not important, but it has something to do with us." Ruan Yuan looked at the diary and said to Kong Luhua: "Sometimes ago, the envoys of the Western English Kingdom arrived. Due to the inconsistent etiquette, they did not meet the emperor. They probably would go south in a few days. If they were on the water route, they would definitely pass by our Nanchang. Then do you think I should prepare?"

"Engli..." Kong Luhua also felt a sense of familiarity when he heard this name, so he asked Ruan Yuan: "Teacher, this English country was also the one who paid tribute twenty-three years ago, right?"

"Yes, but... it seems that twenty-three years have passed, and there are many things that they still don't know..." Ruan Yuan recalled that twenty-three years ago, Macartney, Sdangdong and others came to see Qianlong. Although they completed the meeting ceremony, all the suggestions they made were rejected by Qianlong. This time it seemed that the result was not as good as those in the past. Thinking of England's two visits to China, they were still unable to understand the key points, so naturally they were a little regretful.

Ruan Yuan was still unclear at this time. Just as Ameshit and his party were about to leave the capital, his destiny had changed quietly. And this change not only changed his official duties, but also pushed him to the forefront of the times. What he had to face before him was also an unprecedented road.

"You can take a look at the news from Shandong." On the same day in the Old Summer Palace, Jiaqing summoned all three military ministers to the Qinzheng Hall, and received a report and took it to several people, saying, "The English people... Sure enough, this time they came to our Qing Dynasty, and the goal was not only to pay tribute."

Dong Gao, Tuojin and Lu Yinpu looked at the memorial and realized it. It turned out that this memorial was on the grounds of Shandong Governor Chen Yu. It said that the sailboat that the British envoys were riding on when they came, had left Tianjin and headed south. What worries Chen Yu even more was that when the British ship was frequently rumored to have been measuring the coastline of the Shandong Peninsula when they went south. If it was just for tribute, why should we inquire about China's reality? I think that English is still planning to send envoys to this time. Tuojin read the memorial and immediately said to Jiaqing: "Your Majesty, I think these English people are really ambitious! When I came to our Qing Dynasty tribute country before, how could I hear any incidents of measuring sea routes and observing the mountains, rivers and waters? I also asked the emperor to issue an order to make strict precautions in the coastal provinces and never let the British people succeed in their ambitions!"

"Emperor, since the British envoy's ship has left first, how should we send these envoys back to Guangzhou?" Dong Gao asked Jiaqing at this time.

"It's not difficult to send it back. So, I remember that when Emperor Gaozong was Emperor Gaozong, the British envoy returned to China and did not go back to Tianjin directly to take the sea route, but went south along the canal. Then tell Guanghui that this time, we should also go south from the water route and send them back to Guangzhou." Jiaqing said. Of course, what Jiaqing was most worried about at this time was the matter of the British tribute ship measuring the coast, and continued: "I'm very convinced by Jin Jin. Now I will issue an edict to the coastal provinces to strictly investigate coastal defense and not be slackened! Also, all British Jin Jin Jin Jin will not be able to do anything!

The Ligong envoy went south to the provinces where he might pass, and also issued an edict to the governor, asking them to investigate the military preparations strictly and not be careless, which would lose the majesty of the Celestial Empire! In addition, there is one thing that I think must be done. From next year, a navy will be added in Tianjin. Since foreigners can drive their ships to Tianjin and dare to spy on the Qinghai Road, the coast of Tianjin must be guarded! You can wait and prepare and report the Green Camp Navy that can be dispatched in each province, and I will tell the Ministry of War to do a good job in the dispatch of troops."

"Emperor, this... the emperor issued an order for disarmament last year. This year, the green camp has eliminated more than 10,000 troops in total, which has always saved a lot of expenses. If another navy is set up in Tianjin, I think that this cost will inevitably be a part of it?" Dong Gao asked Jiaqing. At this time, Jiaqing was considering disarmament, saving military expenses and making up for the shortage of the national treasury, which has been quite effective over the past year, so Dong Gao needed to ask Jiaqing again.

"Now it seems that Tianjin's coastal defense is extremely important, so we have to send more troops to station." Jiaqing pondered for a while and said to Dong Gao: "What's more, I don't need to increase the number of troops. Just let each coastal town, each town allocate hundreds of people to station in Tianjin to station. This is a navy, and it is useless to increase the number of troops. As for the cost... let's prepare a thousand people to station in Tianjin first. I can still take out the money. If there is another coast guard in Tianjin in the future, then consider whether to add more troops at your discretion, what?"

"The emperor is careful in his consideration, and I think it is not wrong." Dong Gao replied. After all, there were only a few British ships coming to China's coast at this time.

"Since that's the case, Lu Yinpu will go down and draft an edict. It is necessary to inform the Ministry of War about the matter quickly." Jiaqing said to Lu Yinpu again.

"I obey the order! Your Majesty, will you still need to let the Chiang Kai-shek system in Guangdong and Guangxi welcome and send these British tribute envoys?" Lu Yinpu immediately prepared to draft the order and asked Jiaqing.

"Jiang Youqiu..." For some reason, Jiaqing unexpectedly felt a little distrustful when talking about Jiang Youqiu's name. However, Jiaqing did not say much for a moment, but said to Lu Yinpu: "So, how did Guo Shixun, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, welcome and send British envoys, and let Jiang Youqiu do it again. But in addition, he will give Jiang Youqiu an edict to immediately investigate all the military equipment of Guangdong's artillery, and there must be no mistakes! In addition, the situation of Guangdong's artillery also asked him to report separately. There must be no mistakes in the number of soldiers in various places!" Lu Yinpu hurriedly kowtowed over Jiaqing and prepared to go to draft an order.

"There is another thing that must be stated again. English and Westerners have always had some relationship with Catholicism." Jiaqing added: "So we must also give another edict to inform all provinces to strictly investigate Catholic affairs in the province. If there are only Westerners who believe in religion, it would be fine, but if there are foreigners who do not stay honestly in the church and come out to preach, or if some people in the people use the theory of heaven and hell to deceive people, they will be strictly handled and will never show mercy!"

"I will obey the order!" Dong Gao, Tengjin and Lu Yinpu answered together.

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