A Chronicle of the Growth of the General Manager in the Qing Dynasty

The auspicious matter of Hongli's birth finally calmed down under the silence of Prince Yong's Mansion, and the fourth master seemed to act as if such a thing had never happened before. He didn't visit Hongli too much. Everything was just a blessing It's the same as a normal son, but Su Peisheng was instructed by the fourth master in private to arrange a dark guard around Hongli for protection, and this is the first time Su Wen heard the word "dark guard" from the mouth of the fourth master, so it can be seen that these princes They all have protective forces in their hands.

On this day, the fourth master was full of anger at the first glance, Su Wen and Su Peisheng followed cautiously without knowing what happened, and when they returned to the mansion, the fourth master ordered Su Wen to invite Wu Sidao.

Wu Sidao had known Su Wen for a long time. After all, he was one of the rare people who served by the fourth master. In fact, the accident at the New Year's Eve dinner in 49 made Su Wen the most famous. When doing things in the master's house, in addition to strictly following the principles of listening less, talking less, seeing less, and being loyal, you also have to endure the scenes where the fourth master has to frighten the slaves from time to time. The most difficult thing is to bear the strictness of the fourth master Almost everyone thought that Su Wen would be dragged down and interrogated for the accident, and he would be dealt with after the accident. It didn't matter whether he was wronged or not, but after all, it happened to him. So there is always a scapegoat, but to everyone's surprise, the fourth master just fined Su Wen twenty slaps, and then he settled down, and later even rewarded him, so Su Wen went to the fourth master's mansion. It turned red completely, but Su Wen didn't hang out in the yard very much, so he didn't realize that he was already red.

Wu Sidao is quite confident in his ability to see people. When he saw Su Wen for the first time, he actually didn't take it seriously. After all, there are many slaves who are favored. In the same way, at least in Wu Sidao's opinion, the fourth master trusts Su Wen very much. Su Wen doesn't know what Wu Sidao is thinking, but seeing that Wu Sidao is a little dazed, he said it again, saying: "Mr. Wu, master please Go to the study and talk."

"Okay, let's go." When the two left the room, Wu Sidao asked, "Is there any major event after the master goes down today?"

Su Wen hurriedly replied: "The little one doesn't know, but the master's complexion was indeed not very good after he came down."

Wu Sidao understood immediately, so he sorted out his emotions. When the two arrived in the study, Wu Sidao took a careful look at Fourth Master, and found that his face was really not very good, so he said, "Master, did something important happen this morning?"

Fourth Master threw down the booklet in his hand, and the booklet fell on the table with a loud noise. It can be seen that Fourth Master was really angry, and then Fourth Master said: "This morning, something really happened. Regarding the cheating in the Jiangnan scientific examination, the list was released on the 24th of November, and there was a great uproar among scholars because the chief examiner accepted bribes and cheated for personal gain. On the [-]th, hundreds of students gathered in Xuanmiao Temple, and carried the five gods of wealth straight into the palace. Some Someone made a doggerel to satirize the examiner. In the poem, he wrote: Zuo Qiuming has no pearls in his eyes, and Zhao Zilong is full of courage. Some people paste the plaque of the Gongyuan with paper, and change the word "Gongyuan" to "sold out". Hmph, these People are bold."

"Master, you don't have to be so angry. Does the emperor have any orders?" Wu Sidao was not so angry. After all, he was born in the south of the Yangtze River. Naturally, he knows the secrets behind those scientific researches best. In a scientific research, in fact, there will be more or less favoritism and bribery, which cannot be prevented.

"The fraud case this time is a memorial that Cao Yin, Jiang Ning weaving, handed over to Huang Ama first. Now Huang Ama has issued an order to have a strict investigation."

Wu Sidao didn't pay attention to the strict investigation, but noticed Cao Yin, and said: "Master, you still have to pay more attention to Cao Yin. It can be seen that the emperor still has intentions for the Cao family."

The fourth master nodded and said: "Cao Yin's mother used to be Huang Ama's nanny, and Cao Yin was Huang Ama's bodyguard. They once brought down Oboi together. Huang Ama made six southern tours, four times. In 48, the governor of Liangjiang, Gali, participated in the matter of Cao Yin’s debt to the Lianghuai Salt Class, but Huang Ama was kind enough to mention it in private, and did not Didn't say anything publicly, so it can be seen that the Cao family is still favored by Huang Ama."

Wu Sidao nodded in agreement, and the fourth master changed his tone and said: "It's just that this Cao Yin is not a peaceful person, and he has too much contact with Lao Ba."

Wu Sidao thought for a moment and said: "Master, you don't have to care too much, as long as you don't have any enemies with the Cao family on the surface, if you have too close contact, it will also arouse the emperor's suspicion."

When mentioning the Cao family, Su Wen couldn't help but think of Cao Xueqin. The Cao family seemed to have been confiscated by the fourth master. That's why Cao Xueqin later wrote the masterpiece "Dream of Red Mansions". However, it is a pity that this great work was not finally completed. The next forty chapters were continued by Gao E, but there are still many differences between the last forty chapters and the first eighty chapters of Cao Xueqin. I used to like to read the books and programs of "Dream of Red Mansions" commented by red scholars, which also involved many legends and unofficial histories during the Kangxi period. I don't know if it is true, but Su Wen was still a little curious.

In November, the eighth elder brother's concubine Erniang passed away. Although Kangxi didn't like to see the concubine who was born in Xinzheku, he still expressed his condolences. Su Wen had been waiting outside the main hall of the palace I saw Eighth Brother a few times, and Eighth Brother seemed very sad. Every time he went in and out, Ninth and Tenth Brothers would support him. Fourth Master once satirized Wu Sidao about this matter in the study, thinking that The eighth elder brother was too sad, and there was some element of acting in it. After Su Wen heard it from the side, he was a little speechless to Si Ye's narrow-mindedness. It's normal to be very sad when his mother is gone. As for being so sarcastic , Of course, this is just thinking about it in my heart.

The happy events in Prince Yong's Mansion did not stop. After Hongli was born, Geng also gave birth to Hongzhou as he wished. The fourth master swept away the silence when Hongli was born before, and faced everyone with a smile on his face. Even the three banquets were held more formally than Hongli. Everyone was puzzled by Si Ye's performance. They always thought it was a bit scary for this cold-faced king to suddenly laugh. Well, Su Wen was also like that I think that the other people in the backyard didn't have much reaction to Fourth Master's movement. After all, Hongzhou's mother's identity is there, so she really doesn't have much competitiveness, but she will still take advantage of this to make Niu Hulu's family angry A few words, after all, Hongli's auspicious things are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

In 51 years, the fourth master was stayed in the capital by Kangxi several times, so he had no chance to go out with Kangxi. The fourth master would take them to the most famous "Youjian tea house" in the capital when he had nothing to do. I heard from the book that this teahouse was previously reported by Su Peisheng when the fourth master was investigating Nalan Fusen, saying that Nalan Fusen was behind the scenes to open the teahouse, but the fourth master never took it to heart. The news said that Nalan Fusen had been promoted to another level, so the fourth master came to take a look happily.

This teahouse is the only one in the capital. It is located in the center and is divided into upper and lower floors. As soon as I walked past, I saw two people standing at the door. Seeing them enter, I bowed and said: "Welcome.", Fourth Master looked at it with some interest, but Su Wen felt that this was a bit shocking. In an ancient capital city, he suddenly heard a welcome ceremony in a modern hotel, how awkward it was.

As soon as I walked in, I found that the waiters in this restaurant were all dressed in uniform, looking very formal and professional. One of the waiters came over and led them to the second floor, and said, "Guests are here today. What a coincidence, today our storyteller is about to start telling a new story."

Su Peisheng waited on the fourth master to sit down and asked, "What good stories have you guys told here?"

Seeing Si Ye's attire, Xiaoer knew that he was a rich and noble son, so he smiled and said: "Our 'Youjian Restaurant' has been very lively since it opened, all thanks to the stories our storyteller told. Like the Journey to the West mentioned some time ago, I heard people say that Journey to the West was actually written by people from the previous dynasty, but we don’t know because we are illiterate. It started talking in the restaurant, you don’t know, as soon as the story of Journey to the West was told, our restaurant became completely popular, and many children came here to listen to it every day. Still talking about Monkey King, Zhu Bajie and so on..."

Xiao Er didn't stop talking, and kept talking for a long time, but the three people present were not impatient, instead they listened with gusto, and Su Wen also knew better that Nalan Fusen had put the TV version of the Journey to the West, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and The Story of the Qin Dynasty have all appeared on the stage of the restaurant. To be honest, Su Wen also has to admire the memory of this traveler. Like Su Wen, he also likes to watch TV dramas, but every time he finishes watching them, he only vaguely remembers them. I remember the general plot, but I can't tell all of them. It can be seen that this is the gap.

Su Peisheng also admired Xiao Er's mouth very much, and got the order of the fourth master, and specially gave some more rewards. Xiao Er retreated with a smile on his face. After a while, Su Wen found an unexpected person. It was Nian Gengyao, and Su Peisheng also saw it. At this time, Nian Gengyao happened to go up to the second floor and found them, so he came over and said, "Slave please greet fourth master."

The fourth master said: "Come on, you don't need to be polite outside now, what? You also came to listen to the book?"

Nian Gengyao sat down according to Fourth Master's order and said, "I also came here specially to listen to the books. It is said that the stories here are very pleasant. I am here to see."

Fourth master nodded and asked: "You have returned to the capital recently, how do you feel?"

"The slave is doing nothing now, just waiting for the order from the court." Nian Gengyao remembered some things at home again, and pretended to say casually: "Next year is the draft, and the slave's younger sister happens to be in this batch. That's why the slave wants to stay for a while longer, and make arrangements after my sister's destination is confirmed."

As soon as Su Wen heard Nian Gengyao mentioning his sister, he pricked up his ears and listened attentively. After all, this is the famous little rice cake in the future. The fourth master looked at the people below and said, "Well, that's right, it can be seen that you are a Good brother."

Nian Gengyao didn't see anything from Si Ye's face, so he felt a little disappointed. At this moment, there was a commotion below, and it turned out that the storyteller came.

Su Wen looked down, and saw that the storyteller was about 50 to [-] years old, with a long beard, wearing a black robe, holding a fan in one hand, and stroking his beard with the other hand , with a smile on his face, he walked slowly, with a very fairy-like feeling.

As soon as Mr. Storyteller sat down, his whole person changed drastically, and he suddenly became excited. This gave Su Wen the illusion of seeing a roaring species. He put the fan on the side of the table, rolled up his sleeves, and took He took a sip from the teacup on the table, then picked up Xingmu and slapped it fiercely on the table, everyone was startled immediately.

The storyteller seemed very satisfied with the effect he had brought, and said with a smile: "Some time ago, our Journey to the West was over. I think it was so hard for Tang Monk and his party to obtain the scriptures and become immortals, but the result is still different. It is free and easy, so it can be seen that you have to go through hardships to get benefits in everything you do, and today, we should tell a new joke."

The people below also shouted following his words: "What joke..."

"That's right, let's start talking, we'll be waiting for you..."

"Yeah, let's start..."

The storyteller knocked on Xingmu again, and said, "Today, the new story I'm telling you is called 'The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty', and everyone knows that this story happened in the Tang Dynasty. It is said to be in the late Sui and early Tang Dynasties."

Although Su Wen has watched this TV series, he has not read the novel. This storyteller started when Yu Wenhuaji and others searched for the "Longevity Secret" for Sui Yang Emperor, then Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong depended on each other, and then everyone The storyteller is also an old hand at the scene of competing for the 'Longevity Tactic'. Whenever he talks about the key points, he will always deliberately stop and drink a sip of tea. When everyone can't hold back, he will speak slowly stand up.This time, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling got the "Secret of Longevity" by accident, and then met a woman in white, and then boarded Song Shidao's boat. In fact, Su Wen also got the impression when he heard this. The woman in white is Fu Junmao, and Song Shidao is Song Que's youngest son. The storyteller's role in today's scene continued until Fu Junmao began to point out Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling's "Nine Profound Dafa". Yes, after finishing speaking, he walked away slowly.

At this time, the restaurant became lively again, and everyone began to speculate about the "Longevity Formula" in the discussion, and even the fourth master said: "This "Longevity Formula" really has the miraculous effect of immortality, and the world will be in chaos .”

Nian Gengyao also said with a smile: "What Fourth Master said is very true. From my slave's point of view, these are just stories without any basis, but this Yu Wenhuaji is a really powerful person."

Fourth master nodded. In the next few days, fourth master seemed to be addicted to it, and would often go to restaurants to listen to books, and Nian Gengyao also sat beside fourth master regardless of the weather. During the past few days, four Master has become acquainted with Nian Gengyao, and the two will talk about it after listening to it, and of course they will talk about the court and the army from time to time.

Just when the storyteller mentioned that Yu Wenhuaji led troops to encircle and suppress the imperial palace to compete with Yang Guang, and Ssangyong clashed with Yu Wenhuaji to avenge Fu Junchuo. In the end, Yang Guang was taken away and Xu Ziling was seriously injured. I can continue listening.

Because on September [-]th, the crown prince Yinreng was deposed again. Since then, Yinreng, who has been the prince for more than [-] years, has to endure the rest of his life in Xian'an Palace, and everyone's thoughts have been the same. One surfaced.

Although the fourth master has never been to the restaurant again, he also takes Nian Gengyao to heart. He mentioned Nian Gengyao several times in the discussion with Wu Sidao, and after repeated analysis, Wu Sidao thinks that Nian Gengyao He was secretly approaching fourth master, and fourth master could also draw him over.

Su Wen went to the place where the poles were sticky, and came back and said to Fourth Master, "Master, the Han woman arranged by Second Elder Brother in the capital has given birth to a girl."

Fourth Master raised his eyebrows and said, "How is that girl now?"

Su Wen replied: "The woman passed away after giving birth to this girl. Now the person at the sticky pole is waiting for the master's order. The emperor doesn't seem to know."

The fourth master thought for a long time, and went into the palace to meet Kangxi that day. After returning, he ordered the people at the sticky pole to take the child back to his mansion. This girl was handed over to Song's upbringing, which was considered a worry.

The 52nd year of Kangxi will come soon, and the draft will start at the end of this year. The fourth master sent someone to investigate Nian Gengyao's younger sister, and finally found out that Nian Gengyao's younger sister is a typical talented woman. The girl is very beautiful, and has always been loved by Nian Xialing. Of course, what fourth master cares about is not these, but Nian Gengyao's support.

Su Wen obeyed the order of the fourth master and told the sticky pole to pay more attention to Nian's family, and Su Wen also understood in his heart that now has come to a very serious period, and the famous Nian Gengyao and Nian Guifei will also be on board one by one in the future. play...

The author has something to say: Let me say that the little rice cake is about to debut, and I am looking forward to it...

After listening to the story of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", the mosquito was hurt by the final ending.

Mosquito: Why doesn't Xu Ziling want to be jealous, who dares to love and hate, is much better than that hypocritical concubine Shi Xuan, really blind...

Sisi: My master, just accept both of them. How come there are so many things!

Mosquito glared angrily: Yes, I forgot, there are many wives and concubines in your backyard, you should hurry to find your wives and concubines.

Sisi smiled and said: I'm telling the truth, are you jealous?

The mosquito kicked him: Get out, go find your wife and concubine, I want to find mine too.

Sisi smiled and said: Looking for a woman?You'd better become a man first.

Mosquito cried: You bully people, woo woo, attack me with ginseng...

Sisi hurriedly said: Even if you are not a man, I like you too.

Mosquito: What do you mean?I am not a man, but a woman?

Four Four: Well, let's not talk about your gender, it's too complicated, I'm dizzy...

Mosquito:……