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Since Ci Hui was coming, the little emperor rushed out to welcome her.

According to the little emperor's thinking, his biological mother was registered as the empress dowager, and he came here to talk with Cikang, which was also a manifestation of his filial piety.

After Ci Hui arrived, all the wives squatted down and threw their handkerchiefs, and said respectfully: "My servant, please greet the Holy Mother and Empress Dowager."

"That's all." Ci Hui slightly raised her hand, called everyone, and then walked in.

"Please greet my sister." Ci Hui walked quickly to Ci Kang's seat, squatted down in a respectful manner, and saluted.

Cikang was originally the imperial concubine of the deputy empress, and now she is also the empress of Chuilian, her status is unparalleled.

Seeing that Cihui saluted very well, Cikang naturally wanted to save face, got up immediately, walked over, took Cihui's hand, and said affectionately: "You came just in time, talk to me, and relieve your boredom."

After the empress dowagers of the two palaces took their seats, an aunt came over and served tea.

Ci Hui picked up the teacup, took a sip, and praised: "The tea here, sister, is really sweet."

Ci Kang laughed and said, "I'm old, I like to put honey water in my tea, it must be sweet."

"This honey is added just right, it's too sweet if it's too much, and it's not too sweet if it's less, it's very good." Ci Hui kept praising the sweetness of the honey tea, and the eunuchs and aunts in Cikang Palace all liked it.

Ci Kang smiled slightly, unexpectedly, the concubine Se Hetu, who was born in a small family, became the empress dowager, but she was very good at talking.

Yuzhu, Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu are all foreign ministers, and they are not allowed to enter without the Queen Mother's call.

Coincidentally, Cao Chun was standing on the steps beside the gate of the palace, Yu Zhu was standing at the bottom of the steps, and the husband and wife were facing each other across the steps.

Yuzhu knew it well, there were too many people today, and the Fujin of the eight hereditary princes came to pay homage to the Empress Dowager Cikang.

Since Cao Chun was standing outside the hall, hey, Xiuyun must have also stood in the corner of the hall, right?
The reason is actually very simple. Although the Empress Dowager Cikang is a real aunt, rules are rules.

When there were few people, Cikang called Xiuyun and Cao Yun to talk to each other, which was a special case.

When there are many people, it is their duty for Xiuyun and Cao Chun to stand in their positions according to the rank order.

How can there be a square without rules?
If no matter what the occasion, Xiuyun and Cao Chun were next to the Empress Dowager Cikang, it would be showing off and showing off.

Little Mrs. Beizi and Mrs. Zhen Guogong are superior in every way, what do they look like?
This is the stupidity of Guangla hatred!
Empress Dowager Cihui brought Yuzhu and the others to see Cikang, but it was just a deliberate bluff.

Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu have always followed Yuzhu's lead.

As for Yuzhu, it is definitely impossible to get involved in the struggle between the little emperor and the old nine.

Yuzhu will definitely not do anything that is not beneficial.

Add a prince?Come on, it's better to give Yuzhu the lack of Zhili admiral.

Therefore, Yuzhu stood calmly outside the hall, quietly waiting for the call from inside.

Ci Hui originally planned to come to sue, but she had to hide the little emperor's back.

Since the little emperor was there, it was hard for Ci Hui to say anything.

The reason is actually very simple. My mother was wronged, and if the little emperor doesn't express his opinion, it is unfilial.It doesn't work if you express your opinion, and you still need to act according to Tzukang's wink, so why bother to humiliate yourself?
In the hall, there is a scene of mother's kindness and son's filial piety.

Outside the hall, Cao Chun couldn't help but walk up to Yu Zhu, squatted down to salute, and whispered, "Master, how many times has the old man asked you when you will return home?"

Yuzhu looked at Cao Chun helplessly, alas, after all, he was from the Baoyi Han Army, and he had not received a good education since he was a child. In terms of patience, he was far worse than Xiuyun.

But, no matter what, she was his wife after all, so he couldn't watch her lose face.

"You go back and report to the old man, just say that I will go back tonight." Yuzhu was very face-saving, which made Cao Chunchang heave a sigh of relief.

The so-called old man asked a few times, but it was just an excuse to see a man.

Little Iron Hammer, Cao Chun was really reluctant to go to Dagukou.

However, if you want to persuade a man to change his mind, you must have a face-to-face interview.Cao Chun was also forced to do nothing, so he made this bad move.

So far, Cao Chun has only one son under his knees, Little Hammer. If there is something wrong with Little Hammer, this day will not be able to live.

Cao Chun quickly returned to his original position.

Yu Zhu, Ma Qi and the others waited for an hour until Ci Hui left, but they were not summoned from the hall.

Ma Qi was very dissatisfied in his heart, Ci Hui made such an anticlimactic behavior, which was tantamount to falling into a prestige.

Zhang Tingyu, on the other hand, appreciated Cihui's sense of current affairs.

Know current affairs, only then can you be a real hero!
If the little emperor is really involved, even if he wins, it will be a miserable victory.

In the struggle in the palace, if you are not sure of winning, don't take it lightly.

After returning to Nanxun Hall, Lao Wu, who had already received the news, quickly pulled Yu Zhu aside.

"Good answer, thank you for sending someone to report to me, thank you very much." The fifth child bowed again, and smiled again, not to mention being affectionate.

However, Yuzhu knew that the intimate relationship between the two could never go back.

In the past, between Yu Zhu and Lao Wu, did you still need to say thank you?

As a minister, there are still many important things to do.

Now that the issue of Empress Dowager Cihui's honorary title has been resolved, the next step is to discuss the status of Emperor Daxing's concubines.

According to the etiquette system, the concubines of the Daxing Emperor, unless they are specially favored, should generally add the word "Huang Kao" before the concubine to show the difference.

As usual, those who are often in the following positions will not be granted grace.

Women of concubine rank are all granted the honor of being imperial nobles.Nobles, concubines and concubines, to show the favor of the new king.

For example, Concubine Huang Kao De, Concubine Huang Kao Rong and Concubine Huang Kao Hui are not controversial.

However, Concubine Cheng and Concubine Yi are more difficult.

The seventh child is worried about making his biological mother become a concubine to a higher level, and the fifth child also wants to kiss his mother a concubine Yi, and be honored as the imperial concubine.

Yu Zhu promised Lao Qi to support Cheng Concubine and become Huang Kao Guifei.

Lao Jiu didn't know where he went, and Lao Wu couldn't support him alone. In the end, Lao Qi finally got what he wanted, helping his mother and earning some face.

It is worth mentioning that because the old eighteenth white picked up a big deal, the ministers were very generous, so his own mother, the secret concubine, became the imperial concubine very smoothly.

The concubines of the Daxing Emperor, after conferring titles, are followed by the clan princes, yellow belts and red belts.

I don't know if I don't look at it, but I was shocked when I saw it. There are too many people with yellow belts and red belts!

Yu Zhu was impatient to get involved in these trivial matters, so he found an excuse and left Nanxun Hall.

Go back to Qing Mansion and go to see Qing Tai first.

Qingtai looked at Yuzhu unusually calmly, and suddenly sighed: "There is no turning back when you shoot the bow. If you win, the family will die. I have nothing to say, and I am willing to bet and admit defeat."

Yu Zhu smiled and said, "Ama, the chances of winning are still great. I have ordered the expansion of the new army into three towns, with about 5 people. With this [-] new army in hand, the spread of the army in several northern provinces can be determined!"

"Where are the southern provinces?" Qingtai felt slightly certain, and asked Yuzhu.

Yu Zhu hurriedly explained: "The rich land in the south is either by the sea or by the water. There are nearly a hundred foreign ships weighing more than [-] tons at Dagu Port. I just need to pay for foreigners to help transport troops to the south. One troop transport is the soldiers, horses and equipment of a town. Moreover, it only takes about eight days at most to travel from Tianjin to Songjiang Mansion, Suzhou and Hangzhou."

Qingtai seemed to be listening to the scriptures from heaven, and stared at him dumbfounded, while Yuzhu analyzed the power of shipping.

In the Qing Dynasty, the general concept was that when troops were transferred from the north to the south, they all took boats and went south through the canal.

Because there are many gates on the canal, the speed of troop transport is actually very slow.

"Ama, there is nothing to worry about in the south of the Yangtze River. Foreign ships can travel against the Yangtze River to the west. The west can reach Yichang in Hubei, and the south can pass through Dongting Lake and enter the hinterland of Hunan. As for the Quanxia prefectures along the coast of Fujian, it is not a problem."

Qingtai has served as the deputy governor of Jiangning for many years, so he is naturally familiar with the topography of Jiangnan.

In a word, there are not only big rivers and rivers, but also a network of water, which is very suitable for sailing.

Yu Zhu had long been a famous commander, and now that he had heard his analysis clearly and logically, especially after solving the problem of water transportation and food and payment in the south of the Yangtze River, Qingtai's heart that had been hanging over him finally fell back into his stomach.

"The terrain of the Celestial Dynasty is very favorable for attacking from north to south, but extremely unfavorable for attacking from west to east." When Yuzhu said this, Qingtai nodded frequently.

In Northwest China, regardless of the vast territory, the land for growing food has gradually lost the necessary fertility due to over-cultivation for thousands of years.

During the Xuanzong period of the Tang Dynasty, it was necessary to go from Chang'an to Luoyang for food. To put it bluntly, the grain grown in the Guanzhong Plain was not enough.

In the final analysis, that is, Shaanxi, Gansu and other places cannot support too many people and soldiers!
What shocked Qingtai the most was that Yuzhu actually said: "Ama, as long as there are foreign ships, silk, porcelain and tea in hand, even if there is a natural disaster in the south of the Yangtze River, the new army can also import a large amount of food from the Southeast Asian countries and even Tianzhu to ensure that the army is well supplied."

Qingtai didn't know that the outside world was so wonderful!
This is a question of vision and experience!

Since he didn't open his eyes to see the world, Qingtai didn't know a fact at all: the food in Nanyang countries is generally cooked three times a year, and the rice is too much to eat, so it is not worth money at all.

However, after all, Qingtai has quite a lot of experience in local government. After careful consideration, he asked a question of the soul.

"According to what you said, don't the millions of waterworkers on the canal have nothing to eat? These people have always formed gangs. If they raise their flags and make trouble, the destructive power will be astonishing!"

Yuzhu smiled slightly and said: "Sooner or later we will build ocean-going merchant ships, set up factories, build naval divisions, and build warships. We can also colonize the Philippine Islands. There are many places to settle."

Qingtai frowned, and asked Yuzhu, "How do you know so much?"

Yuzhu deliberately opened his eyes to speak nonsense, and explained: "Ama, I am the most powerful person in the entire Qing Dynasty who likes to do business with foreigners."

Qingtai thought, this is true.

When the missionaries in the capital mentioned the jade pillar, they all gave a thumbs up and praised: "Wai Rui Gu De."