Qing Dynasty Crossover

Chapter 70 Marriage autonomy?

Ministers with titles don’t come one by one to present gifts. That would be too much time-consuming. The ministers are divided into five classes according to the princes and uncles. Each class will present gifts together. The servants will shout the names of the ministers and the presents. .These noble gifts of calligraphy and painting are all his own proud works, and the others are all antiques, Qi Luo is a little tired of hearing it.Seeing Ling Zhu and other barons kneeling in the middle of the hall to present a gift to Kangxi, Qi Luo felt very excited. After all, he had never seen how his father faced Emperor Kangxi, and this was a good opportunity.

The servant read, "A steelyard presented by the first-class Zhiyuan Baron Ling Zhu?" The servant rubbed his eyes differently, and Kangxi and the princes and ministers in the hall were all stunned.

Kangxi frowned and asked, "What is Baron Zhiyuan offering? Make it clear!"

The servant quickly knelt down on the ground, looked at the gift list carefully, and said tremblingly, "It's a steelyard. This servant is right. What Baron Zhiyuan presented is indeed a steelyard!"

Ling Zhu knelt in the center of the hall, feeling stares of surprise and inquiry from all directions. Ling Zhu thought over the words he was going to say carefully in his heart, and kept reminding himself not to be nervous.Seeing this scene, Mrs. Dong held Qi Luo's hand nervously, feeling that Qi Luo's palms were also sweating, and Qi Luo felt her heart was about to jump out.

Kangxi looked at Ling Zhu, who was kneeling in the middle of the baron's gate, and found that he raised his head slightly and looked at him with sincere admiration. Kangxi hadn't felt such a sincere gaze from a minister looking at him for a long time, and he was very satisfied. Then it occurred to him that Ling Zhu was a person with a lot of ghost ideas, so he might as well listen to what he had to say, maybe he would give himself a surprise?Kangxi eased his facial expression, and said, "Baron Zhiyuan, come forward and tell me what you think!"

Hearing this, Ling Zhu hurriedly knelt and climbed a few steps forward. Since he was in a prominent position, Ling Zhu could feel the light shooting from all directions. Ling Zhu calmed down his mood, raised his head and continued to look at Emperor Kangxi with admiration and sincerity. He took out the gift and said in a loud voice, "Report to the emperor, the slave is a steelyard dedicated to the emperor, please look at it!" Kangxi nodded, and the servant hurriedly presented the opened gift box to Emperor Kangxi.Kangxi saw that there were a thousand exquisite scales in the gift box, and there were many weights placed next to each other. Kangxi picked up the scale and looked carefully, and found a few small characters on the scale beam, so he couldn't help asking, "Is there a word on it?"

"Yes, it is engraved face-to-face that there are steelyards between heaven and earth, and the weights are ordinary people, and the steelyards are the ones who pick and choose the country, and the officials are the stars that set the order." Ling Zhu couldn't help repeating it twice, because the people in the hall It was silent, so everyone could hear Ling Zhu's words clearly. These princes and relatives seemed to be blown up. I really don't know how Ling Zhu's head grew. Once this gift came out, the emperor, the emperor They couldn't help but reward him again, and they couldn't help but look at Kangxi.

Kangxi listened to Ling Zhu reciting folk songs, and saw the words on the scales clearly. He felt very comfortable in his heart, and smiled and said, "Ling Zhu, although your engravings are simple and vulgar, but you have learned the way of Han Confucianism. Mencius has Saying, 'The people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least'. It seems that your knowledge is also good!"

Ling Zhu blushed a little, how could he know anything about Confucianism? "The emperor praised it absurdly. The slave dare not expire the emperor. The slave is completely inexperienced in Han Confucianism. If the emperor hadn't said the famous words of Mencius, the slave would have never thought of these. The emperor is really worthy of the name." The essence of Han Confucianism." Then Ling Zhu touched his head and said a little shyly, "The talent of the slave is only to make up a few ballads, and this slave has spent a lot of effort to compose it."

Kangxi had never heard any good words, but he felt that what Ling Zhu said was very sincere, and he didn't feel flattering at all. Kangxi looked at Ling Zhu with a smile and said, "This kind of folk rhyme is more widely spread than Mencius' famous sayings. It is simple and easy." Understood, both refined and popular, Ling Zhu, you did a good job of making up, tell me, what is so special about your scale? I see that there are words on the scale?"

Seeing Kangxi with such a pleasant face, Ling Zhu's nervous heart was completely relieved, and he spoke with more confidence, "I want to report to the emperor, the slave thinks that the scales are all about fairness and justice. The emperor is fair and considerate of the people. Let the people appreciate and praise that the emperor is the one who holds the scales, and he is called the Qing Dynasty. The duty of all officials is to assist the emperor, so the servants also carved the names of all the officials above the third rank appointed by the emperor on the scales."

All the people in the hall were talking about it. They didn't expect Ling Zhu to be so attentive. The princes looked at Ling Zhu with complicated eyes. He is a talent, but he can't use it for himself. What a pity!Kangxi gently touched the names of hundreds of officials on the scale with his fingers, and said with emotion, "Ling Zhu, what you did is really good. I am very satisfied. These weights should have some new ideas, right?" Anyone who is familiar with Kangxi knows that the emperor now values ​​Zhiyuan Baron Lingzhu very much, otherwise he would not only call him by name, but not have an official position and title.

"These weights represent every province in the Qing Dynasty, and the slaves also found someone to engrave the words on them. It is the benevolent government implemented in each province since the emperor ascended the throne." Ling Zhu replied.

At this moment, Kangxi was really satisfied with Ling Zhu's gift. Kangxi laughed, pointed at Ling Zhu and said, "Okay, Ling Zhu, I have convinced you. You have so many ideas. One of them is so novel, it surprises me. I am very satisfied with the gift you presented, tell me what reward do you want?"

Rewards, how could anyone choose the rewards themselves? The ministers looked at Ling Zhu with envy and envy, and they all wanted to see what Ling Zhu, who had always been low-key and inconspicuous, would ask the emperor?Ever since her father started presenting gifts, Qi Luo's heart was relieved by Kangxi's laughter. She knew that her father had succeeded, but when she heard Kangxi ask what her father wanted, she looked at the ministers in the hall. The envious eyes couldn't help becoming nervous about his father again. He was really afraid that his father would be too high-profile and hotheaded to ask for promotion.

Ling Zhu thought for a while, looked up at Emperor Kangxi, and asked, "Is everything okay?"

Kangxi looked at Ling Zhu, nodded and said, "You put it up first, I will think about it before I say it, as long as it is not too much, I will agree to you!" Kangxi also wanted to know what Ling Zhu would ask, Kangxi knew that Ling Zhu had never agreed with him. The princes had hooked up, and he still believed in Ling Zhu's loyalty to him. As long as he could pass the test this time, he could use Ling Zhu and Kangxi with confidence, and Kangxi couldn't help but clenched his fists.I hope Ling Zhu won't let himself down this time.

Ling Zhu raised his head again and looked at Kangxi sincerely and said resolutely, "Your Majesty, tell me, you are really kind to this servant. I don't have any great talent, but I just came up with an idea, and this servant was granted the title of Baron Zhiyuan. This reminds me every time I I couldn't help crying with gratitude. I can't repay the emperor's kindness if I die. I don't have much ambition. I just hope that the family can be safe. I only have one daughter. I have loved her very much since I was a child. I hope that she will marry in the future. capable of autonomy."

The ministers and nobles once again let out a sigh. They never thought that Ling Zhu would make such a request. Judging from Ling Zhu's title and the degree of the emperor's favor for him, her daughter will definitely join the royal family in the future. , I didn't expect that he would personally block his daughter's upward path, which is really strange.Baotai couldn't help feeling tense when he heard Ling Zhu's request. He knew that if Qi Luo didn't draft, the possibility of him marrying her would be too low. Wouldn't the chances of being friends with Luo Qianning be great?So Baotai looked at Kangxi, wondering if the emperor would agree?

Jue Luo Shuyi's family is very happy. As long as the emperor agrees, then Qi Luo's chances of marrying Qianning will increase greatly. Jue Luo Shuyi is very happy to have Ling Zhu as an in-law.But Yang Kang didn't care much, his marriage the emperor had promised that he could be a wife and be independent, and whether Qi Luo was drafted or not had no effect on him, as long as he could get Qi Luo's favor, then he would definitely be able to marry her Yang Kang just didn't Thinking that Ling Zhu would do this for his daughter, but thinking of Qi Luo, Yang Kang couldn't help but feel that she was worth it.

Kangxi looked at Ling Zhu, slowly let go of his hand and said, "This is your request? Don't you regret it?" Ling Zhu shook his head firmly.Kangxi thought about it. A father who can do this for his daughter should be a good father. Through investigation, Kangxi learned that Ling Zhu loves his family very much. Different, I couldn't help being a little strange, wanting to see Ling Zhu's family members, and said loudly, "Where are Ling Zhu's family members?"

Qi Luo has been very moved since hearing her father's request. She feels how much her father loves and cherishes her.Dong was also very moved. She felt that Ling Zhu hadn't changed in ancient times, and she was still the husband she was familiar with.Hearing the emperor's call, Qi Luo quickly pulled Mrs. Dong to Ling Zhu's side, and Qi Huan also came to Ling Zhu's side. They said loudly, "Your Majesty is auspicious, long live, long live, long live."

Kangxi saw that Qi Luo was very dignified in his luxurious clothes, and said, "Look up and answer!" Qi Luo also wanted to meet this generation of Mingjun, and heard the emperor say so.The opportunity was rare, so he quickly raised his head and looked up. Emperor Kangxi's appearance could only be described as average, with a few pockmarks on his face. Kangxi's eyes seemed to be able to see into people's hearts, with wisdom and calmness in his eyes.It may be that the emperor has that kind of unique temperament. Kangxi looks very tall and mighty, with the aura of a controller and a superior person faintly revealed on his body, which is very charming and attractive.

Seeing Qi Luo's bold gaze, Kangxi thought this little girl was very interesting, so he couldn't help but look at Qi Luo carefully, and found that Qi Luo was still very attractive, although she was not stunning, but her clothes added a lot of color to her, and Qi Luo's body That kind of calm and intelligent temperament made Kangxi feel that this little girl is so interesting.

This tribute is taken from the idea in Qidian’s novel "Fat Fortune" and the ballad in Prime Minister Liu Luoguo, so it shouldn’t be considered plagiarism, right?I'm very nervous, I know it's not kind to stop here, but the next chapter is also very important, so, hehe, hehe!I also add a little suspense!
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