Ruan Yuan and his party sailed westward for a few days before arriving in Zhaoqing. Seeing that it was still hot in Guangdong in June and July, and several of his grandchildren were weak and mentally weak at this time, Ruan Yuan was worried that his grandchildren would follow him on such a long journey.

When he got sick, he temporarily stopped his westward journey in Zhaoqing and temporarily stayed in the governor's residence in Zhaoqing. There was always a big green maple tree in Zhaoqing's residence, so Ruan Yuan also called this place "Dashu Xingtai".

On this day, Ruan Yuan finally talked to Kong Luhua about the whereabouts of the Ruan family from now on.

"Madam, I've been thinking about it for a few days. If it's her... she might as well take Zheng'er and Kong Hou back to Yangzhou." Ruan Yuanzi couldn't bear to be separated from his youngest son and daughter, as well as Liu Wenru, but seeing that he was about to go west, Yangzhou was unable to take care of both.

She had no choice but to say to Kong Luhua: "Over there in Yangzhou, now that Hu'er is still here and Shuzhi has gone back, it will be easier to arrange the marriage between Zheng'er and Kong Hou. Maybe this is my fault. Kunming and Yangzhou are thousands of miles away from each other.

…I shouldn’t have asked you to accompany me to that remote place.”

"Master, who said there is anything wrong with you?" Kong Luhua listened to Ruan Yuan's sad words and also advised him: "Now Yunnan is considered peaceful, even if it is a borderland, why not? It's just... Master,

I'm thinking that the best way now is for me and Sister Shu to go back to Yangzhou together?"

"Madam, this..." Ruan Yuan was shocked when he listened to Kong Luhua's words. He and Kong Luhua had been married for more than thirty years. Except for a few military parades and re-appointments, they were inseparable most of the time. But if Kong Luhua returns to Yangzhou,

Then Jiangnan and western Yunnan were a long way away, so when could he see his wife? Although he probably had his own thoughts when he looked at Kong Luhua, but as soon as she said this, he felt extremely reluctant to part with her.

"Master, speaking of it, this matter is still the result of you driving Jiang Er away." Kong Luhua saw Ruan Yuan's expression and naturally understood, smiling softly at him: "Back then, you said, why should we leave Jiang Er in Yangzhou?

Ah, isn't it just because Guangzhou is too far away that the household property expenses need to be taken care of by someone? Now that Jiang Er is gone, there must be someone to take care of things for him. It just so happens that after Kong Hou gets married, I also want to take Kong Hou back to Qufu to see him.

Look, my mother is getting older in Qufu. I think... She also wanted to see me again before her death, meet her grandson, and watch Kong Hou get married. Would it be better if Kong Hou could have a child?

Yes, Kong Hou's temperament is too calm, and he is not as good as Fu'er. Although he will also have the title of Yinsheng in the future, I don't think he is suitable for being an official. It is better to stay at home and take care of the ancestral temple. In this case,

I...I can't bear to leave my master, but..."

"Madam, I know, you... you are right." Ruan Yuan recalled that Kong Luhua's words were indeed reasonable, and nodded, saying: "It's just that this person who returned from the north is Madam..."

"Master, don't worry anymore. I... I thought that if I finish the things in Yangzhou, it would be nice for me to come to Kunming to see you?" Kong Luhua thought for a long time, and was really reluctant to separate from Ruan Yuan, so she had to ask

Ruan Yuan smiled and said: "When Kong Hou gets married, I will ask the Peng family or the Wu family to find a few people to help us take care of the Ruan family. Maybe there are younger children who are smarter than Jiang Er. Everything is arranged.

OK, I'll come over and see you, how about it?"

"Haha, then...that's too troublesome for Madam." Ruan Yuan thought that now that everyone in the Ruan family has separated one after another, especially Ruan Zheng who is getting married far away, perhaps the Ruan family who gathered at Dashu Xingtai will never reunite again.

At that time, I didn’t feel sad in my heart.

But Ruan Yuan still made the decision the next day. He would pack lightly and go to Kunming to take up his post. Xie Xue and Tang Qingyun temporarily took Ruan Fu and their grandchildren to stay in Xingtai, Zhaoqing, waiting for the weather to cool before heading west to Yunnan.

Kong Luhua and Liu Wenru, together with Ruan Konghou and Ruan Zheng, returned north to Yangzhou. The tree-lined platform at the beginning of July actually witnessed the last moment of the Ruan family's reunion.

In August of the sixth year of Daoguang, the waters of Tianjin, which had always been calm, were now full of sailing ships. Countless sea-going ships transporting grains stopped in Tianjin to unload rice. After half a year of dispatching grains, sea-going ships were transported north. At this time, Tao Shu said

All the more than 1.6 million tons of grain shipped have been exchanged in Tianjin, and the plan to transport the grain by sea has finally been successful.

At this time, the person in charge of handing over the grain was none other than Ruan Yuan, a student, and Tang Jinzhao, who was temporarily acting as the warehouse assistant. Seeing that the last few batches of grain had been unloaded one after another, when the grain was handed over, the grain was still clean and tidy, without any dullness or mold.

Tang Jinzhao also congratulated Tao Shu who came with him and said: "Tao Zhongcheng, this grain shipping is a great success. I remember that the military aircraft office in the capital sent it to me and asked me to collect 1.5 million."

Shi Caoliang, but now there are more than 1.6 million Shi Caoliang that can be warehoused, which means... Tao Zhongcheng only collected a fixed amount of tax for one year, but all of it was sent to the capital. I will report the truth to the Emperor,

By then, Tao Zhongcheng will be rewarded!"

"Mr. Tang, you are too polite. I only serve to relieve the country's urgent needs at the top and to solve the people's difficulties at the bottom. I have not thought much about getting promoted to a higher position. If the shipping can be customized, then I will feel at ease."

Tao Shu also replied to Tang Jinzhao.

"Tao Zhongcheng, I don't know if sea transportation can be customized. In short, it will be done this year, right?" Tang Jinzhao also said to Tao Shuyan: "I only give Zhongcheng a guarantee. Now that sea transportation is successful, there will indeed be many capitals.

People in China see the benefits of sea transport, but water transport also involves a lot of manpower and financial resources, so I know that there are still many people who oppose sea transport. The rest may depend on Tao Zhongcheng's ability to deal with the aftermath."

"In this case, when I return to Jiangsu, I will also properly deal with the aftermath of Caobang." Tao Shu also replied to Tang Jinzhao.

"Dun Fu, Tao Zhongcheng, an urgent edict has arrived from Beijing!" Unexpectedly, at this moment, there was a small sedan not far away from Tao Shu and Tang Jinzhao. Soon, a person walked out of the sedan.

Come. Tang Jinzhao knew that this person was his classmate Shi Zhiyan, and he immediately paid homage to him. However, Shi Zhiyan did not stop, walked directly in front of Tang Tao and Tang Tao, took out an edict and said: "Dun

Just now, the emperor asked me to come in person to deliver this edict. The situation is very urgent. According to the emperor's words, after you receive the grain here, you will send it to Tongzhou as soon as possible. In addition, prepare at least 500,000 dan to be ready at any time.

I'm going to hand it over to Jingcang, but I heard from people in the court that there might be a war in the northwest."

"This... okay, I'll get it done here as soon as possible." Seeing Shi Zhiyan's solemn expression, Tang Jinzhao naturally knew that the situation in Beijing was urgent.

"Shilang Tang, I have been serving in the south of the Yangtze River recently, but I don't know what is happening in the northwest now?" Tao Shu also asked Tang Jinzhao.

"Tao Zhongcheng, I still know something about this matter. In short, it was probably at the beginning of this year... No, this person appeared frequently in documents last year... No, I also heard about this the year before last.

Name of the person. In short, there is a traitor in the northwest who claims to be a descendant of Hezhuo, named... Zhang Geer. In recent years, he has frequently invaded the border areas. Perhaps, things have become more serious now..." Tang Jinzhao is naturally concerned about things in the northwest.

He knew it better than Tao Shu, but the inside story was complicated. He couldn't explain everything at the moment, so he had to pick out a few of the most important things and tell them to Tao Shu.

After that, Tao Shu was awarded the flower feather by Daoguang for his meritorious service in switching to grain transport by sea. But at this time, the primary problem Daoguang faced was no longer shipping...

Just when Tao Shu successfully transported the grain, the prime ministers and ministers gathered in the Old Summer Palace, and officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War also arrived one by one. Daoguang visited the Qinzheng Hall in person to discuss with the ministers the plan to open the northwest

Things come up.

"Songyun, this is the memorandum you wrote to Emperor Renzong back then. You said that the great rebel Bolognidu had no heirs, but why is it now known to everyone in the northwest that this Geer is the grandson of Bolognidu?" Daoguang looked at it.

Holding a report from many years ago, he asked Songyun who was accompanying him.

"Back to your Majesty, this... I was confused for a moment. I didn't want to... I didn't want to... I didn't want it to lead to a catastrophe. I am willing to accept the emperor's punishment." Songyun also apologized to Daoguang.

"Forget it, no one knew who this Samsak was back then. Even two years ago, this Geer was insignificant. What does it have to do with you?" Daoguang didn't seem to want to reinstate Songyun, but asked other people.

The minister said: "Look, now, Kashgar has been lost, and General Qingxiang has... died for his country. Now the southern border is in danger, Kashgar, Yingishar, Yarkand, Hotan, and the four cities are all

If this Geer is allowed to continue to rage, they will attack Aksu and Ili! What good plan do you have? Do you want to mobilize troops from Ili and go south to recover the four cities? "

It turns out that Xinjiang was undergoing a drastic change at this time, and the source of this change may be traced back to when the Qing Dynasty began to rule Xinjiang. From the 20th to the 24th year of Qianlong's reign, Qianlong passed through Junggar twice

The war destroyed the Junggar Khanate. After that, the leaders of the southern Xinjiang region, "Big Hezhuo" Bolonidu and "Little Hezhuo" Huo Jizhan, also rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and were quickly eliminated by Qianlong in the battle of Huibu. After this battle

, the Qing Dynasty officially launched the establishment of Xinjiang, but the whereabouts of Samusak, the son of Bolognidu, were unknown. Qianlong searched for Samusak many times, but there was no news.

Entering the Jiaqing era, Jiaqing believed that the rule of the Qing Dynasty in Xinjiang had been consolidated, so he no longer cared about Samsak. At that time, a Bekyunus in Xinjiang once told Jiaqing that Samsak was still alive, but at that time

Songyun, who was appointed general of Yili, believed that pursuing Samsak was simply unnecessary, so he directly reported that Dahezhuo had no descendants, and the matter was dropped. In the next few years, Samsak was in Haokand, west of the Qing Dynasty.

Guo died of old age, but at the same time, he also left behind several sons, Zhang Ge was one of them.

But until the end of Jiaqing, Zhang Geer had no power in Xinjiang except for the title of "descendant of He Zhuo". However, there were still many people in Xinjiang who were superstitious about the rule of He Zhuo in the past, and they quite recognized Zhang Ge.

This was not enough to shake the Qing Dynasty's rule in Xinjiang. However, in the last few years of Jiaqing's reign, a major mistake was made in the appointment and dismissal of officials in Xinjiang. The former Heilongjiang general Bin Jing was exiled to Xinjiang by Jiaqing because of corruption. Because Bin Jing

Because he was from a clan, Jiaqing finally gave him some mercy and demoted him to the post of minister of affairs in Kashgar. However, Bin Jing did not repent. During his tenure in Kashgar, he often raped women and abused the people.

At the same time, many berks in southern Xinjiang who were entrusted by the Qing Dynasty also imposed excessive taxes on the people while sparing no effort to please the senior officials of the Qing Dynasty stationed in Xinjiang. The people began to become dissatisfied with the rule of the Qing Dynasty, and Zhang Geer also took advantage of it.
Chapter completed!