1825 My New Daming

Chapter 34 Little Zhuge, the queen mother welcomes you! (Seek collection, monthly pass, recommendation, follow-up)

Zhuge Weidao never expected that his house in Goulan Hutong would be so magnificent.Accompanied by his brother Zhuge Weixue, he drove straight there in a four-wheeled carriage with two large suitcases of luggage.

Just turning into the alley, I saw a big mansion gate with the sign of Zhuge Mansion hanging on it.There is also a Tsing Yi bag handkerchief at the door, cleaning the family members.Seeing the two brothers Zhuge Weidao and Zhuge Weixue getting off the carriage, they all hurriedly bowed and saluted.

A tall, middle-aged man dressed in a long robe and a square scarf came out of the door, clasping his fists in salute.Zhuge Weidao had already heard from his brothers on the way here that he had a housekeeper, surnamed Yu, surnamed De, named Xiaoqian, who was a descendant of Lao Yu's family, an old official of Zhuge's family.With such a background, it is not too difficult to be an official, but this master is a "non-mainstream", likes literature and drama, writes well, can perform on stage and sing, and can write books by himself, so he is a cultural person .This has to be left to the former Ming Dynasty, and it may be possible to pass the exams for juren and Jinshi, but because of the loyalty of Zhuge Wuzhong in this dynasty, mathematics, physics and chemistry are the most prominent studies.Although there are also liberal arts in universities, liberal arts students can also become secretaries and become officials.But this member of the Yu family didn't want to be bound by that. When he was young, relying on the fact that the old man was still in power, he played opera with people everywhere, but he didn't play well.Later, the old man disappeared, and was bullied by his brothers in the family. He didn't get any inheritance, so he was a little bit down.But Zhuge Weidao (the original one) for some unknown purpose, actually paid him a high salary and invited him to work under him, and even made him a housekeeper.

But now Zhuge Weidao knows that the original "self" is a fox who has become a spirit, and it must be reasonable to be so kind to this housekeeper. This Yu De must be a confidant in his heart!

So Zhuge Weidao also cupped his hands at Yu Xiaoqian: "Xiaoqian, how is everything at home?"

"Okay, okay, everything is fine at home." Yu Xiaoqian looked at Zhuge Weidao worriedly, "Dong Weng, yesterday Er Baozhi and Mu Ru came over and said that your head was injured and you forgot many things?"

"Indeed," Zhuge Weidao nodded and sighed, "Xiaoqian, I have to ask you for advice later."

"Dong Weng, what you said is out of line." While speaking, Yu De greeted two servants, brought Zhuge Weidao's luggage in, and then made a gesture of "please come in", and was about to Lead the two brothers Zhuge Weidao and Weixue into the gate of the house.

But Zhuge Weixue said to his brother: "Daozi, Brother Yu has something else to do, so I won't go in. You should have a good night's rest, and something will happen tomorrow. Besides, if you don't remember anything, just ask Xiaoqian, he knows everything .”

know everything?

Be sure to ask!

Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao stopped being polite to his brother, so he said goodbye to him, and followed Yu De into the house by himself.

After entering the house, Zhuge Weidao couldn't help sighing in his heart—it's so big!Thinking about the housing prices in Beijing City 200 years later, how many small goals do you need for this house?Even at this moment, the price of this house is probably quite high, right?
This Zhuge's family. It's so easy to make money by making money with golden fingers!

After feeling a lot of emotion, he wandered around his house with his hands behind his back. He had to take a good look at his property.This house occupies a lot of land, it is not an ordinary courtyard at all, but a yard within a yard, one small garden after another, every plant and tree is thoughtful, and there is a faint neighing sound of horses and mules behind.There are four servants in the house, all tall and strong.There were five maidservants, all of whom were Oriental maidservants. They all saluted respectfully when they saw Zhuge passing by for the Tao.

Zhuge Weidao knew that those oriental maidservants were specially raised by the Zhuge family to serve the master. They were not only proficient in housework, but obedient and obedient.In addition, none of them could read or write, and they could do nothing but serve their master. It was difficult for them to survive independently without Zhuge's family.

Of course, the Zhuge family will also take care of their funerals, so that they will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.Therefore, these oriental servants are also very loyal to the Zhuge family, but they have no impression of the country they were born in.

Most of the maidservants in Zhuge Weidao's family are older, only one looks young and beautiful, so Master Zhu took another look, and Yu De next to him smiled and came up, "Dong Weng, that's Ah Li. , just delivered at noon today, she is only 16 years old, do you want her to serve you tonight?"

Zhuge Weidao immediately understood that this is one of the benefits of being a military advisor!

How feudal!No wonder King Wu Zhong in the painting is so angry.

"No, I just want to have a good rest." Zhuge Weidao glanced at Ah Li again, it's really good!
Yu De smiled and said: "Yes, yes, you will go to the palace to see the Queen Mother tomorrow!"

Zhuge was stunned for a moment, what does this have to do with seeing the Queen Mother?
Thinking of this, he looked around and found that no one else was present, so he lowered his voice and asked: "Xiaoqian, do I have a good relationship with the Queen Mother?"

"Okay!" Yu De said with a smile, "The queen mother is your god-sister, and the queen mother's brother, Zheng Guoxian, is your brother. Just now, Mr. Zheng's family came here to inquire about whether you have returned home!"

"Then me and the Queen Mother?" Zhuge Weidao always felt that there was something wrong with his relationship with the Queen Mother, "Are you very close?"

Yu De nodded and said: "Yes, yes, you two are very close! You two are family friends, you have known each other since you were young, and you are very close. Although she is six years older than you, you two can still play together."

That sounds wrong!

Zhuge Weidao frowned, thinking: "This Zhuge Weidao shouldn't be with the Queen Mother."

Just about to inquire with Yu De carefully, a family member suddenly ran in and saluted Zhuge Weidao: "Second Master, the 38th Master of the Zheng family is here."

The 38th Lord of the Zheng family?

Zhuge Weidao felt a headache when he heard the number of "Master".Why are these numbers so large?I am the 38th Master, and now there is another Zheng 100th Master. How many "Masters" have these eight families produced in the past [-] years?
Seeing Zhuge Weidao in a daze, Yu De knew that he forgot who Zheng 38 was?

"Dong Weng," Yu De said with a smile, "Master Zheng 38 is Zheng Guoxian, the younger brother of the Empress Dowager. He is named Shenshan, and he is also a major of Jinyiwei, the imperial guard."

"Then I have to welcome it." Zhuge Weidao knew that he couldn't avoid this person, even though he didn't have any impression of this 38th Zheng in his mind.

As for the Empress Dowager Zheng, there is no way to hide, Natalie is in her hands!

So he straightened his robes, and said to De Dao, "Prepare the family banquet."

"Yes."

"Brother Daozi, brother Daozi, do you still recognize my younger brother?"

A white-faced scholar with delicate features and a moustache saw Zhuge Weidao coming out from the gate of the mansion, so he clasped his fists and asked loudly.

Of course Zhuge Weidao didn't know this little boy with an unshaved beard, but he still smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Shenshan, brother Yu suffered a head injury and forgot a lot of things, but I still remember you as a good brother."

"That's great!" Of course, this little boy is Zheng Guoxian from the Zheng family. He sized up Zhuge Weidao and said with a smile, "Brother Daozi's injury is better?"

"The injury has healed," Zhuge Wei said with a smile, "but the memory still hasn't fully recovered, Brother Shenshan, this is not a place to talk, please come inside! You and I haven't seen each other for a long time, let's have a good drink today."

"Okay, okay, let's bother." As he spoke, Zheng Guoxian took a box from the accompanying servant, and handed it to Yu De who came out with Zhuge Weidao with a smile. It must be a tonic such as ginseng and deer antler.

After Zheng Guoxian delivered the tonic, he and Zhuge Weidao held hands and entered the gate of the mansion together—he was the one who took the initiative to hold hands with Zhuge Weidao. Not tender, both of them have calluses on their hands, obviously they are the sons of practitioners who often practice martial arts and shoot guns.

It's still early, it's not time for dinner.So the two men sat in the second hall, drinking tea and talking.The one who accompanied her was the new arrival Ali.

Of course Zheng Guoxian also knew the rules of Zhuge's family (in fact, the eight great families are almost rotten), so he was a little dazed when he saw this newcomer, and after exchanging greetings with Zhuge Weidao, he began to inquire: "Daozi, how many members of your family are there?" Didn’t the senior military adviser blame you for pushing Rakshasa and Britain together?”

"How could it be possible not to blame?" Zhuge Weidao smiled wryly, "Several old men said that I ruined the overall situation of Lianluo Zhiying and asked me to go to Nanyang to be the owner of the manor!"

"Oh," Zheng Guoxian nodded, "How did Brother Daozi solve this problem?"

Zhuge sighed for Dao, and pointed to his head, "They also know that I am not doing well here, and have forgotten some things. And when I passed by the Kingdom of Jin, I even gave Emperor Daoguang a plan to get rid of his poor life." It’s a brilliant move, it can be regarded as equalizing merits and demerits, and it’s a bit rich.”

"Break the poor life of Emperor Daoguang?" Zheng Guoxian was taken aback, "How?"

Zhuge Wei said with a smile: "Of course Emperor Daoguang led his troops to India to beg for food from the British."

"Lead soldiers to beg for food? You mean to rob?"

"It's not robbery, it's harassment, it's asking for market rewards and yearly gifts."

Zheng Guoxian frowned: "It is impossible for the British to give the British Empire face or not? No one in the world will regard city rewards and yearly gifts as evidence of the prosperity of the United Kingdom!"

Zhuge Weidao smiled wryly and said: "Those old men also said the same thing. But I assure them, it is hard to say whether this Daoguang Emperor can ask for money, but he will definitely dig his claws into India and bring the British army into the country." Afghanistan or Central Asia."

"What did those military divisions say?"

Zhuge Weidao looked helpless, and spread his hands, "They asked me to discuss this matter by myself. Within three years, there must be a fire between the Golden Empire and the United Kingdom. Otherwise."

While speaking, Zhuge Weidao sighed again.

"This is not easy!" Zheng Guoxian rolled his eyes, "But it's not like no one can help."

"Who? Who can help me?" Zhuge Weidao looked at Zheng Guoxian.

"Queen!" Zheng Guoxian said, "Brother Daozi, to tell you the truth, I was sent by the queen mother and the queen mother wants to invite you into the palace."

(End of this chapter)