Xianggui

Ding Xiang saw dozens of brilliant brocades neatly arranged on Arhat's bed, as well as the jade Ruyi offered on the table, and asked with a smile, "Did the emperor reward you?"

Ding Zhao smiled and said, "Yes, dad raised a good daughter and made great achievements with ductile iron..."

Mrs. Zhang also told the story about Ding Chi's father-in-law's qi illness.

Ding Zhao was extremely surprised.

He was alive and made a fortune.

He was not as angry as Ding Zhuang, and snorted coldly, "If he dares to come back to this house and doesn't say anything about dad, I will beat him to death. Because of him, dad lost three fingers and suffered a serious crime. My daughter, our family , he was almost killed..."

Just as he was talking, Ding Zhuang came back in a hurry.

Ding Zhao felt heartbroken when he saw that his father had lost a lot of weight.

He helped Ding Zhuang sit down, "If dad is not angry, we will not recognize him, and he will not be allowed to enter this door."

Then he pointed at the jade Ruyi and the brocade and said with a smile, "This is the Jade Ruyi, the emperor rewarded it."

Hearing that this was the legendary Yu Ruyi, Ding Zhuang was so excited that his face turned red.

He knelt down and kowtowed three times to Yu Ruyi, stood up and said with a big smile, "The Emperor gave you the Jade Ruyi, and there are so many tributes. My family is the only one in Linshui County. Hahaha, I have to get rid of this cowhide." Chui Chui, anyone who dares to say harsh words is disrespectful to the Emperor..."

Ding Zhao grabbed him and said, "Dad, I'll go out a little later. My son has something important to discuss with you."

Seeing Ling'er and He Hui come in with wine and food, he added, "Let's talk while we eat."

Seeing that they wanted to talk about something important, Mrs. Zhang consciously went to the West Courtyard and took Ding Xiang away.

Ding Zhao said, "Xiangxiang stays."

He first poured a cup of wine for Ding Zhuang, and then poured his own. After the two drank the wine, they talked about things in the capital.

Ding Zhao had already known his cousin Xun Qianli in private and gave him the ginseng.

Xun Qianli specially asked Ding Zhao to see his sons Xun Yiqing and Xun Yitang from a distance, as well as Xun Qiandai's son Xun Yibo.

Xun Yiqing will take the imperial examination this autumn and get his wife at the end of the year.

Xun Yitang is 14 years old, studying in the Imperial College and taking the scholar examination in August this year.

Xun Yibo is also attending the Imperial Academy and is 11 years old this year.Like Ding Liren, he was lucky enough to be a child this spring, and his husband also suggested that he take the exam to become a scholar next year.

Ding Zhao smiled and said, "Those children are all talented and good at homework. They are descendants of the emperor's master after all. It's a pity that I didn't see my second cousin's daughter. It is said that she is both talented and beautiful. She lives in Kunning Palace half the time, which is very impressive. Beloved by the Emperor and the Queen.”

Ding Zhuang shook his head and said, "No matter how talented and beautiful she is, she can't compare to the fragrance of my family."

Ding Zhao nodded, he thought so too.

No matter what, the daughter born to the princess is still not as fragrant as her own.

Xun Qianli has defected to the fourth prince Gao Yun. His official position is not high, but he represents the old man Xun, and he still leads a group of courtiers.

Master Xun and Princess Dongyang were very unhappy.However, Mr. Xun supported his eldest grandson, so Mr. Xun did not dare to object openly.

Xun Qiandai went out to visit the mountains and rivers again, and no one in the Xun family could take care of Princess Dongyang.

Xun Qianli's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Guo, took the post from Mrs. Xun and asked to see Queen Ye.

Queen Ye's parents are no longer here, and her only brother died early. Her parents' family are all cousins ​​and relatives, so they are not close to them.There is only one daughter in Dongyang, and she does not compete with others in the palace, but peacefully shares the blessings.

She, the young emperor, his wife, and her brother all lost their lives while protecting the third prince. As long as there was no serious mistake, no one would have any regrets about changing the title of queen.

Her greatest pleasure was having her grandson and granddaughter around her to make fun of her, and she didn't know that Dongyang was secretly siding with the crown prince.

She was very angry after hearing what Grandma Xun said.When Princess Dongyang entered the palace, she clearly warned Dongyang that as a legitimate princess, she did not need to take sides, it would be the same no matter who became the emperor.

Princess Dongyang agreed.

Ever since the rumors of "Tu Fengwu after the Su family" began to spread, the fourth prince, who had been suppressed before, became more arrogant, accusing the Su family and the Wu family, who were the old ministers of Chu, of having evil intentions. Even God couldn't stand it, and released this sentence talk.

The biological mother of the fourth prince is Concubine Min Shu, and his uncle is the Marquis of Zhenxi. He has found a lot of dirty information about the corruption of Su Tu's party and suspected treason.

The Su family, which had always kept a low profile before, also made frequent moves, impeaching the fourth prince for forming factions, disrupting the government, framing loyal ministers, Marquis Min being corrupt and ruining the military, and so on.

Now, Zhu Qian's people have released news that descendants of the Dong family are suspected to be in Xiangxi. The Su family has sent several groups of people to Xiangxi.

The Su family was surrounded by enemies from both sides, and life was difficult.

Zhu Zhan and Qin Hai have been transferred to the South Camp on the outskirts of Beijing through Sun family channels...

Nowadays, not only are the factions in the court fierce, but there are also undercurrents within the Xun family.

Before Ding Zhao came back, Xun Qianli expressed his gratitude to him.After Mr. Xun ate that kind of ginseng, his body and spirit became much better, and his face became much rosier.

Xun Qianli also asked Ding Zhao to tell Ding Xiang that the young monk Hong beside Master Mingyuan was the eighth prince Gao Guang.

Two years ago, Master Mingyuan returned to Puguang Temple from his travels. The emperor asked him to treat the dying Gao Guang.

After seeing it, Master Mingyuan said that Gao Guang must become a monk to save his life.

The emperor had no choice but to let this old man become a monk.

Very few people know about it.

Since Mr. Xun left the court, the power of the Xun family has declined greatly.Xun Qianli didn't find out, and he didn't dare to ask Princess Dongyang and Queen Ye for fear that they would accidentally reveal it to the emperor and make him unhappy.

It was Zhu Zhan who found out through some channel and told him.

Ding Zhuang's jaw dropped when he heard that the young monk was a prince.

"He is the emperor's son, and I actually talked to the emperor's son!"

Ding Zhao hurriedly warned, "Dad, this matter is a secret in the court. Even if you are drunk, you cannot tell it or bring trouble."

Ding Zhuang said, "Father is not stupid, he knows." He then told Ding Xiang, "Don't call him brother next time you see him. This is a serious crime of beheading."

"Okay." Ding Xiang agreed happily.

I thought to myself, if you knew that the young monk was my biological uncle, you would be even more surprised.

Ding Zhao also said that the Ordnance Bureau and the Staff Bureau in the capital have produced ductile iron, and used ductile iron to make firecrackers, cannon barrels and other firearms, as well as swords and other weapons. The effect is much better than the previous ordinary cast iron.

Especially the Foyi cannon made of this kind of fine iron can shoot far and accurately, better than the cannons of the Francois.

The emperor was overjoyed and gave Ding Zhao a jade Ruyi, fifty pieces of brocade, and 500 taels of silver.

The Foyi cannon was remade by Zhu Qian, and he was given a jade Ruyi, 500 taels of silver, and was promoted to a general.

Rewards were also given to General Lu and General Sun Shen who had merit in recommending ductile iron. Each was awarded a jade Ruyi and 200 taels of silver. Sun Shen was promoted to deputy general.

Among Lu, Sun, and Zhu, the one who gained the most was Sun Linfeng, who made the least contribution.

Who let my uncle be the naval commander?

Mr. Lu and Zhu Qian had also thought about it.When General Lu was promoted to this position, he never thought about being promoted again. He only hoped to leave a good impression on the emperor and work for a few more years.Zhu Qian was promoted and registered with the emperor.