Ordinary clear day

Chapter 36
The emperor and the empress dowager entered the city in the afternoon.The two nobles can see that the city is neat and tidy, the streets are clean, and the snow that has just fallen has long been pushed to both sides of the road and swept neatly.

The common people who came to greet them were all neatly dressed, although there were quite a few people wearing coarse cloth clothes, and some people had a patch or two, but what was rare was that everyone’s clothes and faces were tidied up, and everyone acted politely, although some people were polite. It's lacking, but there's nothing reckless about it.Various shops can be seen on both sides of the road, and all walks of life are complete.It can be seen that Fengtian City is well managed, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment.

Looking at the security measures around, some people from the bottom reported that elite soldiers were guarding where and where, but on the surface, no one would see it.This shows that Fengtian Fu Yin is a careful and thoughtful person, and he is clever enough not to let the heavy soldiers disturb the nobleman's leisurely viewing of the city, which is really good.

Fengtian was the old capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it had always been a place that the royal family attached great importance to. Seeing how well the governor managed the old capital, how could the emperor and the empress dowager not appreciate it?Immediately, there were a few words of praise. Although some people around him were upset, most of the accompanying officials had sensed the thoughts of the superiors and continued to speak well.In this way, no matter the civil and military officials who came with Shengjia, or the subordinate officials from Fengtian City, they all know one fact: the day of Fu Yin Yuheng's promotion is not far away.

Yuheng noticed the change in the eyes of the people around him, and he was also secretly happy, but he was still prepared, so naturally he couldn't waste this great opportunity, secretly winking at his subordinates.When Emperor Kangxi ordered the car to continue driving, two people blocked the road ahead.Some of the Beijing officials who accompanied them thought that someone was coming to sue the imperial court, and they were already happy, but when they heard the two men speak, they were poured a lot of cold water.

It turned out that two representatives, one Man and one Han, were "selected" by Huitun banner people and local farmers. In order to thank the emperor and the empress dowager for their benevolence, they specially presented this year's bumper harvest of grain for the two nobles to try.

The eunuch accompanying the holy driver had already handed over two baskets of grain. One basket was filled with corn, potatoes, peanuts, and sweet potatoes. The basket was neatly packed and packed to the brim. The other basket was filled with white cloth one foot square. Pockets, each filled with grains of various kinds.Although there are not many things, it is enough for the nobles to try something new.The emperor was very happy, satisfied, and satisfied. He asked someone to send the two baskets to the Empress Dowager to show her the old man, and then ordered someone to call the two representatives to come and talk.

The bannerman representative actually knew the emperor. He was originally a well-known playboy in Beijing.Now whether he has learned well or not, others do not know, but seeing that he is strong and strong, his eyes are bright, and his words and deeds are polite, the emperor thinks he is promising. I heard that he not only cares about farming in Fengtian, but is also diligent in practicing riding. She was very happy and rewarded him greatly.

As for the old Han farmer, he had thick calluses on his hands, and his clothes were made of coarse cloth, not patched, but they were not new, and his elbows were still worn white.He was quite old, but his speech was still clear and powerful, and his words and sentences were very simple, and he had no taboos. He had a strong local accent, but he could be understood.When the emperor saw it, he knew that this was really an old farmer who had accumulated many years, and it was definitely not a babysitter arranged by Yuheng deliberately, and he did not whitewash it, so he thought: "Yuheng is very honest." He chatted with the old farmer cordially After a few sentences, he ordered the officials of Fengtian Mansion to take care of the old man, and Yuheng and his subordinates respectfully responded.

The road leading from the city gate to the palace had already been arranged, and the people just waited quietly, and would kneel on the ground to greet them when they saw the holy driver coming.Although the emperor said lightly that Yuheng was too disturbing to the people, he actually felt that he was sympathetic to the people.There were a lot of people and nobles who came to greet them along the way, and the emperor and the empress dowager often asked people to come and talk to them. , There are still people who have not entered the city gate, so some of the accompanying officials spoke.

Minister Suo'etu first raised objections, saying that the Empress Dowager was old and had a hard journey, so it was better to go to the palace early to rest.Several ministers who had good friends with him also echoed, saying that Sheng Jia walked too slowly, which would also give criminals an opportunity to take advantage of it.But this point was immediately dismissed by Yuheng, saying that Fengtian City is the land of Longxing, how could there be lawbreakers?What's more, he has already arranged it well, and he will never let anyone take advantage of it.

Although the emperor agreed with Yuheng's words, seeing that the Empress Dowager was indeed looking tired, he decided to enter the palace quickly.At this time, Chen Liangben, the minister of the upper study, came out and reported: "My emperor's holiness, grace and grace, the people in the city are looking forward to seeing the demeanor of the holy chariot. If they enter the palace early, they will disappoint the people. But the empress dowager's phoenix body It is precious, and the emperor has a hard journey, why not enter the palace first with the emperor and the empress dowager, let the guards of honor walk slowly, and let the people see the might of the holy man."

The emperor agreed, he took the initiative to board the empress dowager's car, and together they took a step ahead to the palace, leaving behind his own car and a long line of guards of honor and walking slowly, and ordered Yuheng to let the people no longer kneel to welcome them, just watch from the side of the road that is.

Yuheng respectfully received the imperial decree and sent the holy driver off first. When the ministers behind him passed by, he secretly looked up at Chen Liangben, and saw him nodding his head slightly, with a slightly appreciative look in his eyes, and then I was overjoyed, knowing that all the arrangements discussed before had succeeded.Suo'etu, who was walking with Chen Liangben, caught a glimpse of the interaction between the two, snorted coldly, and took a step ahead.Chen Liangben didn't care, and continued to walk forward with a smile.

Only they themselves know the little inside story of the three people, so how can others pay attention?Because the imperial decree said that the people don't have to kneel to greet them, but they can watch freely. Many people cheered, but no one told them that the emperor was no longer in the dragon chariot. They just shouted long live to an empty carriage.

Zhang Bao stood in the queue of Fengtian officials along with his colleagues from the government office. He could only see the faces of the emperor and the ministers around him from a distance, and he didn't know what they were talking about.When Sheng Jia left, except for officials of the fourth rank and above who had to accompany him into the official position, the rest of the officials had to return to their yamen or duties to continue on duty, and Zhang Bao was no exception.It's just that he is a little anxious now, hoping to return home early, because he saw someone's figure just now, and heard other people's private discussions, and knew that someone also followed the emperor and the empress dowager to Fengtian, and he was anxious to go back The family told his wife the news.

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At home, Tong was a little restless.Usually only officials greet the holy driver, but because the empress dowager also came this time, the princesses of Fujin and the female family members of the Xungui family from all the palaces in the city have to go to the gate of the palace to greet them, and the orders of officials above the fourth rank follow. went.Zhang Bao's rank is low, and Tong's family doesn't need to go, but if they are not in order, the nobles will temporarily announce the imperial edict. There have been precedents for Qipin's order to meet Feng Jia before, so Tong's dress was prepared early, bathed and dressed, and sat at home to wait. , just in case.

Shu Ning was sitting in her room embroidering, but she was actually very excited, Kangxi is here!Xiaozhuang is here!Do you want to take a peek?It would be nice to see what they look like.She was thinking wildly there, where did she have any thoughts on needlework?She was about to embroider a good lotus into a trumpet flower, which made Chun Xing look at her strangely.

Duan Ning had already suspended classes and stayed at home. She was also bored at this time, so she came to her sister and said, "Is it okay to go to the street and have a look? Even if you can't see anyone, it's good to watch the excitement from a distance." Shu Ning Immediately agreed, he threw down the morning glory, put on a pair of shoes, and didn't wear a coat, and ran out with his brother.Chun Xing called her to put on big clothes repeatedly from behind, and Ermo was attracted, and she barely stopped to put on the cloak with sleeves and gloves.

At this time, the streets were full of people, and both sides of the road were crowded with people watching the ceremonial guards. Many people shouted loudly and clapped their hands vigorously. walk forward.

Duan Ning and Shu Ning came to the street, but they couldn't squeeze in front of the crowd to see, they didn't give the two children face, and they didn't give up their seats at all.Duanning said to his younger sister: "This is not the way, why don't you get up and see if you can see?" After that, he really lifted his younger sister and let her sit on his shoulders.He has practiced riding and archery since he was a child, and his body is also strong, so it is effortless to do so.

Shu Ning didn't react at first and was taken aback, but soon felt at ease again.Sitting on her brother's shoulders, she tried her best to stretch her neck to look forward, passing through the crowd, she could barely see some women, wearing pink and light green flag dresses, and red silk flowers, holding lamps and dust whisks in their hands. Trays, boxes, etc., walked slowly, followed by white men in dark blue costumes (Shuning's words: This must be the legendary eunuch! This is the first time I saw it!).

Although the surrounding crowd was very lively, these eunuchs and maids walked quietly with no expression on their faces. They had already walked a long way. Tired, but they just walked without even raising their hands to wipe the sweat from their foreheads.

Shu Ning looked a little depressed, and didn't know what to say, but she heard her brother asking below: "How, can you see it? What did you see? Tell my brother." She changed her smile and said to Duanning : "I see, there are many court ladies and eunuchs, some of those court ladies wear red, some wear green, but it seems that few of them are beautiful."

Duan Ning scolded with a smile: "Little girl, what are you doing looking at these? Come and see what the Emperor looks like? Are those generals who followed you very mighty?" Shu Ning looked up again, shaking her head: "I didn't see the Emperor The driver of the car should have passed by, we are late. Huh? It’s the officers and soldiers! Behind is the guard of honor of the accompanying army! Brother let me down, you can see for yourself!”

Hearing this, Duan Ning let go of his sister, kept jumping high and looking forward, he could faintly see soldiers passing by on mighty tall horses, but it was a pity that he couldn't stay in the air for long, he could only catch a glimpse.Shu Ning's sharp eyes saw that a person on the left who had occupied the Shangma Stone of a certain family left his place and ran away after the leader's bright yellow army flag, so she immediately pushed Duan Ning and said, "Brother, go over there!" Duan Ning stepped over immediately. In the past, after climbing up the Mounted Rock, I finally saw the guard of honor of the Royal Army clearly, and excitedly described every detail to my sister, and Shuning also listened with a smile.

Afterwards, the two brothers and sisters happily returned home, scrambling to describe what they had just seen to their mother, and Tong also smiled and listened to what they said.Before he finished speaking, Zhang Bao came back. As soon as he entered the door, he said to Tong in a hurry: "Madam, do you know who I saw among the people who came with Shengjia today? It's the fourth elder brother!!!"

(End of this chapter)