The flower hall has elegant layout and a good style.

Tasting the best sparrow tongue in the celadon cup, Ye Zhao couldn't help but praise: "Good tea."

Sitting on the other side of the table was a middle-aged man with a national character face, thick eyebrows and big eyes. He was Sushun, a person that must be mentioned in late Qing history books.

Ye Zhao didn't know this uncle, and for the first time he sat alone in the flower hall with him, Ye Zhao felt a strange feeling for the first time, as if the collision between himself and history had begun.

Yes, in the history books I learned before, Su Shun was really a symbolic figure, but now he is sitting next to him and talking to him with a smile, which makes Ye Zhao feel deeply moved.

"Han Jinchun, I seem to have heard of this name." When Ye Zhao introduced Han Jinchun, Su Shun smiled and interrupted.

Ye Zhao had no choice. The Northeast was about to open the ban, but he was put on the wedding. Moreover, even after the wedding, he was afraid that he would not be able to go outside the pass. He had to recommend the old master, Han Jinchun and others to go outside the pass to organize militia. Now the old master is still in Shanghai, so he can only invite the uncle in front of him to praise Han Jinchun.

"The martial Jinshi who was a martial artist in Daoguang for 30 years was skillful in the battle formation and could stand alone." Ye Zhao could only boast for Han Jinchun. Now Han Jinchun can only be called the word "Yang", but in the short conflicts that were about to be with the Rakshasa people outside the pass, the word "Yang" is very useful.

Su Shun smiled and stroked his beard. Although he was a royal family, he never looked down on himself and waited for Manchus. He often said, "We have many bastards, what do we know?" "Manchus are confused and cannot contribute to the country, but only know how to ask for money!" He is one of the few powerful people in Manchu who truly value Han ministers, and he often enjoys recommending Han people. He himself took the word Yuting as the custom of the Han people.

Su Shun asked with a smile again: "According to your words, the Rakshasa people and England and France will fight fiercely in the West for another one or two years?"

Ye Zhao nodded: "The military weapons of Britain and France are sharp, and muskets and gunboats are the best in the world today. It is a matter of time before the defeat of the Rakshasa people. I am afraid that they will look at the vast and unlimited land outside our pass! In the east, it urgently needs an outlet."

Su Shun frowned and said, "Out of the sea?"

Ye Zhao said: "For the Western countries, today is the era of oceans and warships are rampant. If the Rakshasa people find a pier for the sea estuary outside our pass, their warships can reach directly to Korea, Japan and other countries, and can intimidate our capital. This is the function of the current sea estuary."

Su Shun frowned, nodded slightly, and said, "I thought the foreigners were thousands of miles apart from my Qing Dynasty, but after you said this, the foreigners were getting closer and closer to our doorstep?"

Ye Zhao said: "Western ship wheel technology is becoming more and more advanced. In the years, a Grand Canal will be built in Arabia. It will be connected to the east and west. If foreigners come to our court, it will only take more than a month."

Su Shun's face became even more ugly, and she stopped drinking tea, but was just stunned and dazed.

Ye Zhao said again: "Foreigners have reasonable people and unreasonable people. But after all, trade and trade, he wanted to make money from our Qing Dynasty. If he couldn't make money, he would find a way to make a charter. He would definitely make a charter for making money. We can't beat him. It can be said that people are the ones who are the slaughter and I am the one who is the fish."

After looking at Sushun, Ye Zhao said again: "For the current plan, we can only learn from the barbarians' strengths and skills to control the barbarians. However, we cannot simply buy his guns, cannons and weapons. However, industrial and commercial needs to learn from others' experience and encourage private business to run businesses."

"You have said this!" Sushun finally came to his senses, waved his hand, and reached out to pick up the teacup on the table.

Ye Zhao also knew that the system would not change and the Westernization Movement would not save the Qing Dynasty, but if there were any voices of change one day, people would open their eyes to the world earlier, and the world would change earlier.

Ye Zhao also knew that it was good to say that Tong Sushun had not been scolded by harsh words and harsh words, and he would not take his own opinions seriously, but he finally left some shadow in his heart, so what he said today would not be said in vain.

With Rui Sier leading the way, Ye Zhao came to Rong'er's house in Pichaihu Tong, Xisi Pailou.

This is an inconspicuous courtyard with gray tiles and green walls. There are two wisteria in the courtyard, spitting out some tender green.

Ruisi first handed the post. Tong Jia and his eldest son Zhaoxiang had already come out, but they didn't expect that the prospective son-in-law would come to the house before the wedding. After all, the grandfather's family is not comparable to that of our idle bannermen. So what if Xingzhen enters the palace? How many other relatives can count on the nobles in the palace? And Rong'er's marriage is really lucky. He married Prince Zheng's prince, and in the future he will be the legitimate concubine of the prince's mansion. What a blessing would this be? I heard that the young prince fell in love with our Rong'er, but what did he say? Rong'er's child is really lucky.

Tong Jia looked at Ye Zhao up and down, and her smile became stronger and stronger, and she was obviously very satisfied with Ye Zhao.

Zhaoxiang had heard of Ye Zhao for a long time, but he was a casual bannerman, let alone Ye Zhao, and he could not curry favor with any yellow belt. When he saw Ye Zhao at this time, Zhaoxiang couldn't help but welcome Ye Zhao, which surprised Ye Zhao. After all, this family had a woman who would rule China for half a century in the future. Seeing the family's intimacy with him, Ye Zhao almost thought that he had remembered the history wrongly. The Concubine Lan, who had entered the palace in his family, was not the Queen Mother of the Cialis in history.

However, now, the family of Lan Guiren is indeed in a difficult life. Ten years ago, his grandfather was involved in the Ministry of Revenue deficit. In fact, it was the case of his ancestors. However, the Daoguang Ming Order that those who died would be compensated by his descendants. Therefore, Lan Guiren's grandfather Ling Dang was sentenced to pay more than 10,000 taels of silver, which was dismissed from the east and borrowed from the west. Only then did Lan Guiren and his father Huizheng make up for the money and rescued his grandfather. Later, Huizheng's official fortune gradually became successful, but last year he was dismissed from office for carrying money and carrying silver and sealing to escape from Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, and died of illness in Zhenjiang Prefecture.

So now the life of Prince Zheng’s in-laws is quite difficult, but Ye Zhao can’t help but do not expect that Empress Dowager Cixi has become a poor relative of her family.

After entering the main hall, the maid presented tea. Tong Jia asked a few homely gossips, and Ye Zhao answered one by one.

Zhaoxiang scratched his ears and cheeks, thinking that he couldn't get in. After holding it in for a long time, he suddenly had an idea and said to Ye Zhao with a smile: "Brother Jing, do you want to take you to see Rong'er's dowry? Many of the treasures given in the palace are all handled by my sister in the palace. She is very worried about this matter."

Ye Zhao was stunned, and Tong Jia kept staring at Xiang, and he was blamed for talking nonsense.

Ye Zhao laughed and said, "Don't look at it." The day before the marriage, these dowries were sent to Prince Zheng's mansion according to the rules and were sent to the hall to show the richness of the dowry of the girl's family.

But Concubine Lan seemed to be very concerned about this marriage, just because she was afraid that her sister would be looked down upon and bullied after entering the Zheng Palace.

After all, she is now, but she has just been favored by the emperor, and the nobles in the village are only higher than Chang Zai and promised. How could she know her situation in a few years? I am afraid that she will be careful in the palace every day and be afraid of offending whom.

"Brother Zhaoxiang, we will get closer in the future." Ye Zhao said with a smile at Zhaoxiang.

Zhao Xiang was waiting for this, nodded repeatedly and said, "That's right, the little prince, if you are useful in the future, just open the voice. Zhao Xiang has no other skills, but you just have the strength to do it."

After chatting for a few more words, Ye Zhao then stood up and said goodbye with a smile. Rui Sier took the opportunity to deliver a small square box of silk cloth to the old lady, with a stack of silver notes, totaling one thousand taels.

Looking at the small square box, Zhaoxiang swallowed secretly. Even though he was plotting against him, the prince Zheng's mansion was famous for his generous actions, and even more so, he thought that his in-laws would be no exception.

The old lady and Zhaoxiang sent Ye Zhao out of the hall. Just as Ye Zhao was about to step out of the threshold of the hall, he suddenly turned around and grinned.

Behind the curtain of the side door on the inner side of the hall, Ye Zhao could feel that someone was secretly looking at him and turning back to make a fuss. Sure enough, behind the curtain, his shiny and beautiful eyes disappeared.

Ye Zhao held back his smile and turned around and said goodbye to the old lady Zhaoxiang, but others did not notice Ye Zhao's little movements.

In fact, Ye Zhao had long guessed that the little girl who secretly looked at him must be the little girl. Ye Zhao had no idea about the marriage with her. He just thought it was fun. He naturally wouldn't touch her after marriage. But when he thought of becoming a legally recognized couple with such a little girl, Ye Zhao really felt helpless. Today, when he came to his mother-in-law's house, he suddenly felt that the little girl was secretly looking at him. Ye Zhao was both angry and funny. How many questions can you understand? He also learned to secretly look at people.

That's why Ye Zhao suddenly made a strange appearance and scared her. On the way back, Ye Zhao became more and more funny. He couldn't help laughing out loud. Rui Sier just rolled his eyes, not knowing what stimulation his master was.

Ye Zhao naturally wouldn't know that beside the curtain, a little girl with extremely cute pink and jade was frightened by his strange face and covered her chest and panted for a long time. She began to worry, and her husband seemed to have no formality.

If Ye Zhao knew that it was not just Su Hongniang, but even a little girl, he thought he was not in a good state, but he didn't know if he would be so angry that he would smoke.

In fact, I can't blame Rong'er for thinking so. Rong'er has been very strict in tutoring since childhood. She has a gentle personality, virtuous and virtuous. She is not very old, but she is very sensible. She pays attention to dignity and generosity in every word and action. Who knew that her future husband would scare her face, which scared Rong'er's heart torture for a long time, and she was even more worried. Her husband is frivolous and not as capable as her sister said.

Ye Zhao originally hoped that he would be entrusted to command the flag army outside the pass after returning to Beijing, and he also revealed it to the prince in private, but now it seems that this hope is becoming increasingly slim. Now he has been entrusted with a minister of scattered ranks, but I don’t know what the purpose will be entrusted after the wedding?

The wedding date is in the blink of an eye. Before Ye Zhao could figure out all kinds of things, the day after tomorrow, it was the day after tomorrow.

At noon that day, Ye Zhao got drunk and didn't know how he returned to the mansion. He didn't know how long he had slept. He felt a splitting headache when he opened his eyes, and he couldn't help but moan.

"Master, you are awake." Rui Si's voice gradually became clearer. This should be Rui Sier's house, on the wooden table on the earthen kang, the brazier charcoal fire was booming.

And the ones lying under him were covered with brand new bedding and bright red brocade. The handmade patterns should be the dowry for the newlyweds. Could it be the makeup for Rui Sier's wedding?

Ye Zhao had never visited the servants' residence very much, but he also knew that the mansion's robbers lived in the west front yard. Ruisi was given a small courtyard by himself a while ago, and he was considered the best person in the mansion.

"Master, I'm here to serve you to drink porridge." Ye Zhao noticed that behind Rui Si, there was a charming woman wearing a green smoke shirt, her phoenix eyes were filled with charming spring, and she had a charming charm.

The woman did not avoid it, and sat on the kang and gently helped Ye Zhao's head on her legs, scooped a small bite of it with a small spoon to feed Ye Zhao to porridge.

Ye Zhao was still drunk, but after drinking two sips of porridge, he woke up suddenly, struggled to sit up quickly, and said, "No need, I will do it myself."

The beautiful woman smiled and helped Ye Zhao get up, and said, "Slave Lian Gu, from Rui Sier's house."

Ye Zhao could guess that she was Rui Si's wife, and she couldn't help but feel even more embarrassed. Even if Rui Sier felt that it was natural for him to serve him, he wouldn't even say a word when he was sleeping. But as long as he was a man, would he be really open and not feel uncomfortable in his heart?

Ye Zhao took the porridge bowl and drank it in small sips. When he saw Lian Gu picking the curtain out of the house, Ye Zhao said, "Si'er, don't ask your woman to serve me again in the future."

Rui Sier was startled, his face became obviously nervous, and he asked carefully: "Master, she, she just offended you? What did she do wrong? Tell me, and I will turn around and scold her!"

Ye Zhao glared at him in anger and said, "Looking at your promising prospects, are you so comfortable with your own woman serving other men?"

Rui Sier seemed to have never thought about this problem and said confusedly: "It is appropriate for slaves to serve their masters."

Ye Zhao was too lazy to talk about him, so he waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I should leave."

"Yes, yes, I'm going to send my master back to the house." Rui Sier hurriedly served Ye Zhao and got up and put on a cloak, but remembered that he would no longer ask his wife to make trouble.
Chapter completed!