"This is the capital!"

After more than a month, Huang Luzhuang finally arrived in Beijing from Nanjing. Looking at this ancient and full of vitality, he felt extremely emotional.

In fact, the most convenient thing to get from Nanjing to Beijing is of course to arrive directly. Go down from Nanjing along the Yangtze River, go to Shanghai and then change to sea boats to Tianjin, and then arrive from Tianjin to Beijing. If it is fast, you can reach Beijing in at most seven or eight days.

But Huangluzhuang did not take this road, but crossed the river and went to Jiangbei first, went from Jiangbei to the north, went north from Jiangbei, and then got off the boat in Tongzhou and then entered Beijing along the official road.

The reason for this arrangement was that Huangluzhuang went to Yangzhou halfway.

Huangluzhuang is from Yangzhou. He has never returned after leaving his hometown ten years ago. Now he is in the third rank, so it is normal for him to return home by taking the opportunity to go north to Beijing.

The tradition of the Chinese is to return home in glory after success and fame. Although Huang Luzhuang is the president of the Ming Academy of Sciences and an important official of the current emperor, he is not keen on daily affairs on weekdays, but this matter is something he has to do no matter what.

What's more, when he was in Nanjing, Huang Luzhuang got married and married his good friend. Now the sister of the military minister Zeng Yishu is married, and the couple is harmonious. Three years ago, Zeng gave birth to a son for Huang Luzhuang, which made Huang Luzhuang very happy. So this time, when passing by Yangzhou, Huang Luzhuang wanted to take his wife and children to visit the graves for his parents to comfort the elders in heaven.

"Dad, is this the capital?" A small head poked out of the car and stared at the tall city wall in front of him with curious eyes.

This baby is the son of Huang Luzhuang who just turned three years old. Huang Luzhuang named him Huang Guangling. The purpose of this name is to commemorate his hometown, and it is also to thank Zhu Yicheng for his kindness that he met back then.

As a Huangluzhuang who was not a legitimate scholar, he was able to serve as a third-rank high-rank official, which was extremely rare in all dynasties. Moreover, Huangluzhuang is now the president of the Ming Academy of Sciences. This position was not prominent at first, but in recent years, the development of science and technology in the Ming Dynasty has been changing with each passing year, and the status of the Academy of Sciences has become increasingly higher in the Ming Dynasty. Especially the construction and planning of railways have made the Academy of Sciences more well-known to the world. To some extent, Huangluzhuang, a third-rank official, is even heavier than the second-rank Shangshu.

"This is the capital. Dad, I came here once before, but I didn't expect that the capital is completely different from that year." Huang Luzhuang reached out and touched his son's head, and said with a smile. Zeng was holding the child beside him, for fear that the carriage would bump and accidentally knock it, and his face was also smiling.

"Dad, you don't love Ling'er."

"Why do you say it?" Huang Luzhuang asked strangely.

"Like Dad loves Ling'er, why didn't you bring Ling'er with me back then? It must have been you who came here secretly, right?" The little guy turned his black eyes and suddenly asked this question in a slight voice.

Huang Luzhuang was stunned at first, then laughed loudly. Zeng couldn't help but cover his mouth and laughed out loud, but Huang Guangling felt strange, why did his parents laugh so happily when his questions made them laugh? Did he say something wrong?

Just as Huang Luzhuang and his wife were teasing their son, the carriage had already arrived at the city gate.

The gates of Beijing are larger than those in Nanjing, and there are many people entering and leaving the city every day. Just as Huang Luzhuang and his party were about to line up to enter the city, an officer's eyes lit up when he saw their carriage and hurriedly came up.

"I dare to ask if this is the car of Lord Huang, Huangluzhuang, the Academy of Sciences?"

"It's Lord Huang's carriage. May I ask this general..." The butler in Huangluzhuang, who was in front of the car, asked in confusion.

"I dare not, I dare not, I am just a mere city gate lieutenant, how can I be called a general?" The officer quickly saluted and then said: "Please ask Lord Huang to enter the city, and I am guided to Lord Huang into the city..."

"This..." The housekeeper hesitated for a moment. Huangluzhuang was not an ordinary official, so his interest was not on being an official, although he was already a senior official of the third rank. Therefore, on weekdays, he was extremely strict with the family. The housekeeper knew his master's temper and naturally did not dare to make decisions.

Immediately, the butler asked the officer to wait and went to the car behind to ask Huang Luzhuang. As expected, Huang Luzhuang refused the special treatment. He asked the butler to reply to the officer and said that he should follow the rules when he entered Beijing. At the foot of the emperor, since everyone was queuing up, it was not appropriate to take advantage of his own privileges.

After hearing the butler's reply, the officer was not angry. On the contrary, he showed admiration. He immediately bowed to Huangluzhuang, then turned around and returned to the city gate to lead the people to line up into the city to complete the procedures as soon as possible.

After half an hour, Huangluzhuang entered the city through the formal entry procedures. After arriving in the city, it was another scene. Just as Huangluzhuang looked at the lively streets and crowds, a familiar voice sounded beside him.

"Brother Huang!"

"Brother! Why are you here?"

I looked closely and saw that I was wearing a blue Taoist robe with a smile on my face and was not dressed in an ordinary person, my brother-in-law Zeng Yishu?

"I've been waiting for you here for a long time." Zeng Yishu smiled and pointed at the direction of the city gate with a folding fan in his hand. Huang Luzhuang suddenly realized and understood why the officers on the city gate had recognized his rank just now. It turned out that it was all Zeng Yishu's arrangement.

"Brother..." At this time, Zeng heard a sound in the car and lifted the curtain.

"Little sister, I've been missing for a long time." Zeng Yishu was very happy when he saw his sister, and then he turned his eyes to Huang Guangling, who was holding Zeng's arms. He looked at the child with curious eyes, as if he was thinking about who this stranger was. Zeng Yishu smiled and said, "I didn't expect that Ling'er would grow so big in a blink of an eye. He didn't recognize anyone when he was separated."

"Yes, it's really a blink of an eye." Huang Luzhuang sighed and then said to Huang Guangling: "Ling'er, didn't you always think of your uncle before you came? This is your uncle, why don't you call someone?"

Huang Guangling blinked his big eyes. Although it was the first time he met Zeng Yishu, he felt that this person was very friendly. Moreover, his parents said so, so he was naturally his uncle.

Immediately, I called out "Uncle" with a crisp breast sound.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zeng Yishu smiled very happily and reached out to tease the child. Then he said to Huang Luzhuang: "Brother Huang, little sister, please work hard all the way. Come with me. The mansion is ready. Let's settle down first."

Huang Luzhuang was not polite to Zeng Yishu about this. The two were friends and now relatives. Moreover, his residence in the capital had sent a letter to Zeng Yishu for helping him. He originally thought that Zeng Yishu was busy with official duties as the Minister of Military Affairs, and he did not come to Beijing by sea, so he did not notify Zeng Yishu in advance, so he originally wanted to contact him after the resettlement was settled.

But who would have thought that Zeng Yishu actually learned the time he arrived in Beijing and was waiting here specifically. Since he met Huangluzhuang, he would not refuse anymore. He smiled and nodded, and at the same time called Zeng Yishu to get on the car. The group of people led them to the city.

The residence of Huangluzhuang is well located, not far from Zeng Yishu's residence. Although the area of ​​this house is not very large, it is very exquisite. Moreover, the housing prices in the capital are getting higher and higher day by day. Such a big house is not something that ordinary people can buy.

Fortunately, Huang Luzhuang's identity is not simple, and Zeng Yishu's help, he spent a lot of money to buy the house. In fact, Huang Luzhuang was not clear about it. Zhu Yicheng originally planned to give him a house, but later he did not do so because of other factors. However, Zeng Yishu came forward to take the yard with the emperor's acquiescence, otherwise no matter how much money he spent, it would be unlikely that he would buy this house in such a place.

In the courtyard, the decoration and furniture are completely renewed. Because we are familiar with the character of Huangluzhuang, we do not have the atmosphere of wealth. On the contrary, there is more book-style pattern when we are placed.

As for the cost, Zeng Yishu did not save Huangluzhuang. Many places seem inconspicuous, but they all use good materials and crafts, which is really not cheap.

Although Huang Luzhuang had no interest in gold and silver, his favorite thing in his life was to do research. If he was willing to go to the official career, he would not give up on the imperial examinations and do his favorite research.

But to be honest, even if Huang Luzhuang is not ranked first, he will definitely be the top three. As the president of the Ming Academy of Sciences, Huang Luzhuang holds many patents in his hand. These patents have brought great wealth to Huang Luzhuang when the Ming Dynasty attaches importance to science and industrialization.

Therefore, Huang Luzhuang, a person who doesn't love money, has become a rich man among the officials of the Ming Dynasty. In addition to his salary, his patents can bring him hundreds of thousands of wealth every year, and these wealth is still growing. To put it bluntly, even Huang Luzhuang doesn't know how much money his family has.
Chapter completed!