"Okay, I'm watching the fire, you go out!" Sister Li Xiu pushed Guo Dajing out, "Fujino Hide will be here soon. Seeing you in the kitchen, I don't know what to think?"
Guo Dajing was not polite, turned around and went out, taking out some good tea leaves sent by Lin Tiansheng and preparing to make a pot of tea to entertain Fujino Hide.
When the aroma of rice and meat wafted out from the kitchen, Fujino Hide and Rong'er walked in chatting and laughing, followed by Li Xiucheng. It was not a coincidence, but Fujino Hide knew how to handle things and went to the school specifically to find them.
Ronger.
"It smells so good!" Ronger entered the backyard, sniffed her little nose, sniffed left and right in the air like a puppy, and her eyes lit up. Leaving Fujino Hide behind, she and Li Xiucheng ran into the kitchen to help
Gone to light the fire.
Fujino Hide walked to the table in the courtyard, cupped his hands, sat down, and said with a half-smile: "My lord, you don't keep your word. Why do you personally take care of it as you promised?"
Guo Dajing poured her a cup of tea and said: "They were all done under my guidance, just like I did it myself."
Fujino Hide waved his hand to show that he was very generous and didn't care about it. He picked up the tea cup and drank the tea, nodded and said: "Where are the tea leaves? Give me some!"
Okay, I promised to take good care of you, so what’s a little tea? Guo Dajing entered the room and took out a bag after a while.
"Yes!" Fujino Hide sniffed it under his nose and said with a smile: "Add some jasmine and the taste will be even better."
"You can drink whatever you want." Guo Dajing nodded with a smile and said, "When Lin Tiansheng comes back, he will bring better tea."
Fujino Hide suddenly felt a little sad, lowered his eyes, and said in a low voice: "It will take half a year at the earliest, right?"
Guo Dajing pondered for a moment and said: "Maybe it won't take that long. Didn't Lin Tiansheng say that it will be divided into spring and summer? In May, we will sail back to transport summer grain and return to Hong Kong in August."
That was just the normal time for shipping grain. Dad and Lin Tiansheng had a lot of things to do, how could they do it so quickly?
Fujino Hide forced a smile and nodded lightly, not wanting to quarrel with Guo Dajing.
In fact, Guo Dajing was also relieved. He naturally knew that Fujino Hide's estimated time was more accurate, or rather less.
According to normal sailing speed, it would only take more than ten days from western Zhejiang to the capital if the wind direction is favorable.
But Fujino was going to Macau, where he had to negotiate business with the foreign Japanese and even wait for the Macau artillery factory to produce a sufficient number of muskets. This time was really difficult to estimate.
It’s hard to say, but we’ll have to wait until next February to take advantage of the monsoon to return! Guo Dajing wasn’t sure, but he couldn’t tell, which would only increase his worries.
"It's boring to live alone. I'm going to call an orphan girl who recently arrived on the island to stay with me." Fujino Hide drank tea and said his plan, "Her name is Ah Qiao, and she looks quite well-behaved."
Guo Dajing nodded and said: "It's good to be your companion. Since I am an orphan, it would be better if you train her well and become your helper."
"I think so too." Fujino Hide said: "We are teaching her literacy and arithmetic. It would be great if she was as smart as Ronger."
Just as he was talking, Ronger came out with the bowls and chopsticks, placed them on the table, and returned to the kitchen with a smile.
"No wine?" Fujino Hide looked at the bowls and chopsticks on the table and joked: "Are you really just treating me to white rice?"
Guo Dajing knew that she was a bit drunk. Now that she had said it, he could not refuse, so he went into the house again and brought out a bottle of wine.
Li Xiucheng and Rong'er brought the dishes and soup out and placed them on the table. The alluring aroma immediately penetrated their noses. It was really fragrant and fragrant.
Especially the soup made with canned bear meat, you don’t need to add too many ingredients, and the unique aroma makes people salivate and salivate.
A bowl of hot rice was brought up. The rice grains were crystal clear and the aroma was fragrant.
"It's really different." Fujino Hide smelled the fragrance and looked at the rice. Although he hadn't tasted it yet, he already believed most of what Guo Dajing said.
Sister Li Xiu served another cold purslane before smiling and inviting everyone to eat.
"Eat a bowl of rice first to settle down, and then drink." Guo Dajing reminded Fujino Hide kindly, and served the rice with his own hands and handed it to everyone.
Fujino Hide said with a smile: "I'm about to try the white rice that the adults praise so much, isn't it said that even the emperor can't eat it?"
"He wanted to eat it, but it's a pity that he didn't have it." Guo Dajing had no respect for the emperor, whether it was the Carpenter Emperor or Chongzhen.
The reward for Ningjin's great victory has been published in the official newspaper, and Guo Dajing and others are already aware of it, although they have not yet received the reward.
The old eunuch Wei took great responsibility alone, and two of his brothers and nephews were promoted, one to the second level and the other to the third level.
Wei Pengyi, the grandson of Lao Wei, was granted the hereditary title of An Pingbo with his minor division. His nephew Liangdong was the Marquis of Dong'an. His other nephew Wei Liangqing was also promoted from Crown Prince Taibao to Grand Master in one step, and was promoted ten levels to the top in one step.
As for Pengyi and Liangdong, who were still in their infancy at that time and could not even speak or walk, they were already granted the title of Bo and Marquis.
How can you let Li Chengliang, who has been on the battlefield for decades and made countless contributions to earn the title of Ning Yuanbo, and Mao Wenlong and many generals who are struggling for the title, feel so embarrassed?
As for the generals who had meritorious service in the Ningjin War and the diversionary war, the rewards they received were very shabby.
Mangui added the crown prince Taishi, Yin Yizi Jinyiwei commanded the Qianshi hereditary, and was rewarded with forty taels of silver, and two pieces of silk.
, the two outer and inner layers of silk...
Dozens of taels of silver, a few bolts of silk, and an empty title, this is the reward of life and death, bloody battles. Isn't it chilling? Guo Dajing's heart was cold and desolate anyway.
Isn't the Carpenter Emperor a foolish king who only knows how to play some imperial tricks, but he is also mean and ungrateful, nepotistic and unclear about rewards and punishments?
Guo Dajing chewed the rice in his mouth vigorously. The texture was soft, glutinous, and elastic. The rice was fragrant and delicious. Well, it was so delicious.
"It's delicious, it's really delicious." Ronger's eyes turned into crescents, she picked up the bear meat in the soup and stuffed it into her mouth. It was crispy and fragrant, and she couldn't help but nod her head.
Fujino Hide ate in a more gentle and elegant manner, but he was also full of praises. The most delicious ones were the soup and rice.
"Your Majesty, you are indeed telling the truth. This white rice is the most fragrant and tastes best I have ever tasted in my life." Hide Fujino used chopsticks to pull out the rice grains and carefully admired them, "Look, it's still crystal clear!"
Sister Li Xiu looked at it carefully, nodded with a smile and said, "Miss Fujino is very observant, so she can speak well like this."
After a pause, she brought another dish to Fujino Hide, "These are all made under the guidance of my husband, and they taste delicious!"
Well, well! Fujino Hide nodded repeatedly, glanced at Guo Dajing, chewed the braised mutton, and praised him a few more times.
Guo Dajing just smiled and said nothing, eating neither quickly nor slowly.
The long-lost taste of rice aroused his memories, but he quickly shook them off and returned to reality.
The few relatives in front of the table are the ones he should care about and care for, and should always keep them in his heart. Memories can only make people sad, so why not just bury them in the bottom of his heart!
Rong'er ate the most delicious food, and another bowl of rice was served, but she had to be reminded not to hold on; Xiucheng was quite gentle, but the boy looked much older; Axiu also ate deliciously, and even served himself some meat and soup; Fujino
Ying, after a good meal, you should be able to calm down for a while, right?
Guo Dajing gently put down his rice bowl and picked up his wine glass.
Uh, uh! Before Fujino Hide could swallow the meat in his mouth, he quickly picked up the wine glass and signaled to Guo Dajing.
"For——" Guo Dajing smiled and said, "For everyone to have a happy meal, congratulations!"
Hey, hey! Fujino Hide nodded in agreement, raised his neck and did it, which made Guo Dajing stunned for a moment.
Rong'er and Li Xiucheng were the first to eat their fill, stroking their bellies with great satisfaction. After listening to Guo Dajing's words, they wandered around in the front yard to eat.
Sister Li Xiu also got off the table, leaving only Guo Dajing and Fujino Hide who were drinking and chatting.
"The moon is almost full again." Under the influence of alcohol, Fujino Hide's eyes were a little blurred. He looked at the moon rising in the sky and sighed with unknown meaning.
Are you drunk and want to recite poetry?
Guo Dajing did not dare to answer the conversation easily. He drank heavily and finished the pot quickly, so as not to give Fujino Hide the chance to drink too much and drive him crazy. Well, the cold purslane is good, light and refreshing.
Fujino Hide's eyes moved to the peppers grown in the yard, and he looked at them carefully with half-squinted eyes, and said: "They grow very fast. Give me some spicy things when you can pick them."
"No problem." Guo Dajing said quickly: "Leave the seeds and you can plant some."
"No, I'll just eat what you grow." Fujino Hide grinned and giggled, "I also read the story you made up, about Da Yu'er and Dorgon. Well, why haven't you made up stories lately?"
Guo Dajing rolled his eyes, drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and quickly poured out all the rest in the pot, leaving no trace for Fujino Hide.
"It's fake if you make it up too quickly." Guo Dajing touched his chin and said, "Just like this wine, it needs to be fermented in Jianlu. The longer it takes, the more pure and flavorful it will be."
Fujino Hide curled his lips and said: "Continue editing, I want to read it."
"It's great to make it up yourself. You can make up whatever you want. Whatever ending you want is the ending." Guo Dajing leaned back in his chair, squinted his eyes and said, "The imperial court wants to send eunuchs and royal guards to the islands.
Don’t let them know about fabricating rumors.”
"Eunuch?!" Fujino Hide blinked his eyes and laughed evilly.
What does this mean? Girls, when it comes to eunuchs, their expressions are very, very bad!
"Come here, have a drink and a bowl of rice, and I'll take you back." Guo Dajing picked up the wine glass and prepared to send this guy away.
"I didn't drink too much." Fujino Hide curled his lips and glanced sideways at Guo Dajing, "I poured out all the wine and watched all the little tricks. I'm too lazy to talk to you."
I'm doing this for your own good. If a woman is drunk, she will be picked up. Guo Dajing smiled, a little embarrassed, but he was thick-skinned and didn't care too much.
Finally, we had enough wine and food, and everyone enjoyed the meal very much. Fujino Hide drank another cup of tea, chatted with Guo Dajing and his wife for a while, and then left.
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Shenyang, the Khan Palace of Huang Taiji.
Although looking at the moonlight, which is also about to become full, it does not have the beauty of a light gauze, but rather looks like a melancholy shrouded in mist.
When the fragrant tea is drunk in the mouth, it also seems to be very bitter, just like Huang Taiji's mood.
"Information to King Khan, Fan Wencheng has come to pay homage." The guard bowed outside the study to report.
Huang Taiji sighed secretly and said in a deep voice: "Please come in, Mr. Fan."
The fourth prince of the slave chieftain is said to be "smart and smart, he can remember what he hears and knows what he sees."
To put it bluntly, Huang Taiji was a learned and educated Jianlu. Among Lao Nu’s generals, it was said that he was the only one who could read.
Especially when he succeeded to the throne as Queen Khan, he gradually changed the old slaves' bad habit of despising literati and killing indiscriminately. Traitors such as Fan Wencheng, Ning Wanwo, Luo Xiujin, etc. gradually became more important.
According to Guo Dajing's analysis and judgment, Huang Taiji was indeed very powerful. He fooled all the brothers and successfully implemented his plan to eliminate dissidents and show respect to the south.
But Huang Taiji is not that powerful. In many aspects, it is due to good luck or being set off by the stupidity of his opponents.
Of course, Guo Dajing can be arrogant and look down on the world's heroes. This is because he knows the direction of history and can make accurate predictions.
After a short time, Fan Wencheng came in front of him, knelt down and saluted, and said, "Meet the King of Khans."
"Mr. Fan, please wake up."
Huang Taiji smiled. He basically did not show his emotions in front of others, and it was not easy for people to know whether he was angry or happy. This is the so-called "happiness and anger are invisible", and Cheng Fushen can do this.
After Fan Wencheng thanked him, he took out the document and presented it with both hands. Then he signed diagonally on the small spoon brought by the guard and sat down.
There must be rumors, but Huang Taiji also knows that few people dare to tell him. It is a small matter to report, and others are afraid that Huang Taiji will be furious and punished for spreading rumors and provocation.
Therefore, Huang Taiji specially asked a few cronies to record the rumors spread outside and show them to him. Fan Wencheng was one of them.
Huang Taiji took the recording paper, opened it and read it for a long time. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "They say rumors stop with wise men, but now it seems that there are still too few wise men in Dajin!"
Rumors do not remain unchanged in the process of spreading.
What Guo Dajing refers to as fermentation is the firm belief that rumors spread by word of mouth will produce more versions and have greater effect and influence.
Now, after many people have speculated on their own, it is no longer clear whether the rumors are spread by opponents or whether Jianlu is suspicious.
However, Huang Taiji was still able to confirm that the rumors about his father Khan's edict and Dorgon's succession should be caused by the enemy.
Whether there is a posthumous edict or not is not his alone's decision. Daishan, Amin, and Mang Gurtai should know that they were a group at that time and united to force Abahai to be buried.
As for the three brothers Azig, Dorgon, and Duduo, under the current circumstances, they would only make up such rumors if their brains are broken. Isn't this waiting to be dealt with by Huang Taiji, so as to prevent them from being dissatisfied and causing trouble in the future?
But Huang Taiji also knew in his heart that explanations for such rumors were useless. Even if he swore and swore, the rumors would only become darker and darker.
Similarly, Dorgon cannot express any loyalty to Huang Taiji because of this rumor. Isn't it because he has a guilty conscience? It's just a rumor. Why do you come here to express your love?