Chapter 5 fourth quarter

Four young eunuchs carried bright yellow soft sedan chairs and had already arrived in front of the hall. The queen welcomed them in. After seeing the ceremony, the emperor got up and said, "Sit in your small study! Be quiet there." The queen's small study is also a suite, with bright and clean windows, very elegant.The emperor took off his winter hat and slumped back on the soft chair, and the empress quickly took a brocade pillow and put it behind his head. "Hey, I'm so tired!" "Aren't you tired?" the queen interjected, "I'm busy day and night."

The words were intended to be ironic and persuasive, but from the Queen's mouth, no matter the tone or tone, there was no sharp edge, so the effect was just the opposite, and it sounded like an extremely considerate sentence.The emperor showed his white teeth and smiled very gratifiedly. At the same time, he stretched out a skinny hand and shook the queen's hand affectionately. So Shuangxi winked, and the maids retreated quietly, waiting on the corridor from a distance. "You sit too!" "Yeah." The queen broke free, pulled a brocade, sat beside the emperor, took an apple from the big ice tray on the coffee table, and peeled it with a small foreign knife with a toothed handle.

Seeing her drooping apricot eyes and slender fingers like onion tubes, the emperor suddenly felt touched, and said with a slight sigh: "Oh, unfortunately, I was born in the emperor's family." The queen looked up at him, not daring to reveal the melancholy in her eyes, and asked with a smile, "Where did such a complaint come from?" "Complaints? I have a lot of complaints! Don't mention them." He didn't mention it in his mouth, but he couldn't help yearning for the realm of Mr. Guijie in his heart.What the emperor envied the most was the Red Hanlin from Tsinghua University. He was talented in literature, famous in public affairs, and his family didn't need to be rich. As long as he lived well, he would close the door when he was tired of carrying wine and looking at flowers, choosing colors and soliciting songs. No matter what happens, being accompanied by a gentle and honest wife like the queen, and a considerate concubine like the concubine Li, this is the best chance in life.

Thinking like this, he asked, "Do you know who I envy the most?" The queen was slightly surprised, and while handing a peeled apple to the emperor, she said jokingly: "As the saying goes, 'If you become an emperor, you want to be a fairy', I'm afraid it will be the emperor." "'Chang'e should regret stealing the elixir, Bihaiqingtian is heartbroken every night!' What's the taste of being a fairy?" "So, what does the emperor want to do?" The emperor took a bite of the apple leisurely, and said slowly: "Zhengde of the former Ming Dynasty named himself the 'General Soldier'. I used to think he was whimsical. In the past two years, I have understood his state of mind! Yamen, let me choose one, I will definitely choose the Imperial Academy or Zhan Shifu."

"Why do you want to come here?" The queen laughed, "Hanlin is leisurely and expensive, but the taste of the 'big exam' is not pleasant!" "The 'Big Exam' is only once every three years..." Right at this point, Shuangxi announced in a very crisp voice outside the door: "Long live Lord Qi Zou, and the yellow box will be sent to the inside." With a sound of "Dang", the emperor threw the apple he had just bitten into the silver spittoon into the silver spittoon, "Look," he said to the queen, "not even a piece of fruit is allowed to be eaten raw!" As he spoke, he stood up with difficulty , Stepping out of the queen's small study.

The yellow box entered by the internal affairs office at this time must be a military newspaper delivered by a special messenger.Sure enough, it was Zeng Guofan, governor of Liangjiang, who played from Qimen camp, saying that Zeng Guoquan's army attacking Anqing was surrounded, and all Qing troops were restrained and could not be dispatched to help. Zeng Guofan decided to move from Qimen camp Dongliu on the north bank of Anhui personally supervised the division to save the crisis.This was a big change in the military. The emperor was meditating in the corridor with his hands behind his back. No one dared to speak loudly in silence, the only exception was the six-year-old prince.

The elder brother, who was running, jumping, and screaming, immediately changed his appearance when he saw the emperor. He stopped laughing, knelt down to pay his respects, and called his father in Manchurian: "Ama!" "Well, good! Let's have fun. Don't fall!" The elder brother stood up, took two steps back, and then slipped away quietly. This was all trained by "Ada".But "experiencing" cannot be regarded as a "master" who preaches and dispels doubts. At this moment, the emperor saw the elder brother and remembered a big matter that had been in his mind for a long time, and he had to discuss it with the queen.So, I sent Zeng Guofan's memorial to the Military Aircraft Department, and I will discuss it again tomorrow morning, and I went back to the queen's small study.

What he wanted to discuss with the queen was that it was time for the elder brother to go to the study.According to the traditional rule, the prince entered school at the age of six. As early as last year, the emperor issued a decree, ordering "the ministers to select the Confucian ministers who are worthy of being awarded the post." Among them, Li Hongzao, recommended by the scholar Peng Yunzhang, was in the emperor's heart At this time, you might as well ask the queen what she means. The queen also knew about Li Hongzao.He was originally an old man who "studied". King Chun, King Zhong, and King Fu had all read books with him, and they all praised "Master Li's thorough lectures".He once told the queen in private that "Master Li looks like the emperor", so the queen was deeply impressed, and she agreed with the emperor's consultation in her heart.

But the empress is cautious by nature, and she has always been reluctant to express overly affirmatively about such important matters, so she replied: "It's not enough to be eloquent. I don't know if you have real talents and practical learning? How about your character?" "Hanlin's background is not far behind in learning. As for character, he has been in Henan's "Xuezheng" for the past three years and has a good reputation, so one can imagine." "That said, it couldn't be better." The queen replied happily. "I think it's him!" The emperor said with a little emotion, "Brother's study of classics should be more grand. I originally wanted to go back to Beijing to do it, but now we can't delay it any longer!"

"Then let Qin Tianjian choose a day to open the study." "No, I'll pick it myself." The emperor usually reads a wide range of books, and he also knows a lot about the study of star fate.At that time, I received Shi Xianshu from Shuangxi and chose to enroll on the seventh day of April.After the date was chosen, it was discussed to send someone to take care of the study, and this task fell to the imperial minister Jing Shou.Princess Shouen Gulun, the sixth daughter of Emperor Xuanzong of Jingshou, is the emperor's brother-in-law. Everyone in the palace calls him the "six forehead son-in-law". Interfering with the master's authority can also make the elder brother feel jealous and dare not be naughty.

The ministers of military aircraft, led by Prince Yi Zaiyuan, held the yellow box in their hands, Jiao Youying opened the curtain, and entered the hall to salute one by one. Before they had anything to say, the emperor first handed over a Zhu Yu to Sushun who was standing beside him. Even Sushun didn't know about this Zhu Yu, so he took it in his hand, read it briefly first, then stood beside the imperial book case, held it up with both hands, and waited until the ministers of military aircraft had kneeled down before proclaiming the decree loudly: " Big Brother started school on the seventh day of April. Li Hongzao acted as the elder brother's master.This! " After reading, put Zhu Yu into the yellow box and hand it over to Prince Yi, so that the military aircraft department can transfer the cabinet, and "send the imperial edict clearly". So Prince Yi made a speech to praise Shengming as usual, he is not very good at eloquence, and these few words that he caught on the spot before Chengcheng, he was swearing at each other, and the praise was not appropriate.Fortunately, the emperor was used to Yourong and the others, when they saw that he couldn't continue, they brought up something else, interrupted him, and resolved his embarrassment. What the emperor mentioned was Zeng Guofan's memorial, and asked what their proposed method was? "The ministers have already met. Ask Du Han to give the emperor a detailed report." Prince Yi said, turning his body slightly so that Du Han could face the emperor. The emperor nodded and granted Prince Yi's request. "Show the emperor," Du Han first congratulated, "Thanks to the emperor's blessing, the siege of southern Anhui has been lifted. Zeng Guofan's original saying in Qimen that 'go this step, there is no place to die', now he asks to move to Dongliu, it can be seen Zeng Guofan has already grasped the situation in southern Anhui." "Hmm, um!" The emperor felt that his analysis of these few words was concise and profound, so he nodded deeply in agreement. Seeing the emperor like this, Du Han became more and more energetic. "As for Anqing, although it is hard to avoid, it is also a battle between the bandits and the beasts. Zeng Guofan personally transferred the supervisor, which is enough to boost morale. In addition, there is Hu Linyi in Hubei. Sitting in the town, food and pay, painstaking planning, and opportunities in the cave, we will be able to fully support Zeng Guofan and Zeng Guoquan. In the future, Anqing's military affairs will definitely change. Once Anqing is over, the flood bandits will not be enough! This is all wise and wise by the emperor, and he will be instructed. Thousands of miles are the merits of seeing. So Zeng Guofan, please move to Dongliu as the governor, and plan to do as you ask." After finishing speaking, he kowtowed on the ground. "Good, good!" The emperor greatly praised, "Write an order to see!" It was not only the emperor who was delighted, but also Sushun who was standing behind the throne.Zeng Guofan, Hu Linyi, and Zuo Zongtang were able to make great use of them, and Sushun did his best to mediate and protect them. Therefore, Du Han praised the emperor for being good at employing people, and indirectly praised Sushun's contribution. "As expected of the son of Du Shoutian, he is very knowledgeable!" Sushun thought in his heart, "If there is a chance, I will promote him well."