Chapter 190 Years

On the first day of the 41st year of the Kangxi reign, it was sunny and the sun was hanging in the sky early. However, the winter sun was not very strong, and even the heavy snow of last night could not melt. The thick white snow piled on the road, and when pedestrians stepped on it, it turned into ice lumps. It was very slippery and could slip away if you were not careful. Even so, there were still endless pedestrians on the street. During the New Year, they always had relatives and acquaintances to visit New Year, right? No matter how difficult this road is, you have to go.

In front of Prince Yi's mansion, a group of teenage children dressed in books were laughing and playing. There was only one chance to be arrogant this year. In addition, I just received the red envelope and even opened my play. The firecrackers and fireworks kept setting off, making a fuss. A tall and thin little book thief smiled and said, "Hey, everyone, calm down, who can bite his nose with his own teeth?" A group of little book teenagers rolled their eyes at the tall book slim, and they didn't even bother to reply.

"No, hehe, I can't, but Ah Fu can. Who dares to bet with me? If you pay ten, you will bet more, and we will bet more. Come on..." The tall and thin book boy tried hard to seduce the big guy, and never thought that a rough voice from behind interrupted him: "Gou'er, you little bastard, are you planning to cheat money again?"

"How can we be such an honest person? Why..." Li Wei turned his head as he said, and saw more than a dozen soldiers standing behind him. The leaders were two military officers dressed in second-rank uniforms. One was in his early fifties, with a calm expression, and the other was twenty-five and sixth, with a playful smile on his face. Li Wei was stunned for a moment before remembering who the person was, jumped up and shouting: "Little Demon, haha, it's the little Demon that is back. Hey, congratulations to Lord Liu for being promoted again. This is..."

Liu Yao was used to having sex with Li Wei in the palace. Although he was so arrogant now, he didn't mind Li Wei calling him a little demon. He laughed and scolded: "Boy, you cheat everywhere all day long. Be careful that the prince beats you. Is this my father, dog, isn't you in the palace?"

Liu Yao's father Liu Shuangcheng is also a slave under Yinzuo's disciple. Although Li Wei has never seen him, he has heard of him. He knew that the old man had always been serious and didn't like to joke. He stuck out his tongue and said, "I have seen Mr. Liu. My master went to the palace early in the morning. I have to go to Maqi later. Master Ma's house and I have to go back after noon. The two adults just invite him inside." Liu Shuangcheng didn't say anything, but nodded and said hello. Liu Yao laughed and scolded: "Sir, you guy, come with us this way. I won't let you down tonight." After that, he followed Liu Shuangcheng and led his subordinate Goshha into the palace.

Li Wei continued his plan to cheat money and urged him for a long time, but there were only a few people. I guess everyone was afraid of being deceived by him on weekdays, and only one. Two people who didn't believe in evil took a few taels of silver to try their luck. Li Wei saw that not many people were deceived, so he felt bored, but even if the sparrow was small, it was not meat? Li Wei laughed and said, "Afu, it's time for you to perform. At least the money for fireworks has been recovered today, and you can still buy some food for Cui'er." Zhou Yongcheng squinted his eyes, slowly took out two teeth from his arms, and pressed it on his big nose a few times, without saying a word. Li Wei laughed and said, "Did you see, Afu's just lost teeth, bit his nose, haha..." How could those who lost money be willing to act suddenly became a mess.

It was already afternoon, and Yinzuo sat in the carriage with Xiao Yixue who was already tired and asleep, feeling quite proud. Today, the family went to the palace to pay New Year's greetings. The old man also gave a special opinion on Hongli and Hongyang. After taking the exam for the two little guys' homework, the two little guys did not disappoint Yinzuo. They were not dissatisfied with elegant and polite behavior, and they also showed off their homework: one memorized the Thousand Characters Text and the other memorized the Three Character Classic. Any allusions asked by the old man could answer them smoothly, which made the old man very happy. He rewarded the two little guys with a lot of good things, especially Hongyang. The old man actually gave him all his commonly used Duan inkstones, and he praised him a lot in his words. As for Ma Qi's "cheap father-in-law" Yinzuo, the "lucky son-in-law" who came to visit him under the order.

The old man in front of him appointed Yinzuo as a prince. When he entered the palace to thank him, Mr. Kangxi half-jokingly said that since Yinzuo married Ma Qi's "daughter", he should have the etiquette that should be available during festivals and festivals, so that Yinzuo could be born to Ma Qi's house and walked around. Although Yinzuo did not understand what the old man sold in his gourd, since the old man spoke, Yinzuo was no longer pretentious. Why not do it if he could establish a good relationship with the Chief Minister Man? He just took a big gift bag and took the family to visit Comrade Lao Ma's house. The gift was also given. He cheated lunch at the same time. He contacted his feelings for him, which was a great achievement.

"Master, I'm here to pay my respects to you." Liu Shuangcheng and his son were chatting with Wu Sidao, and Lin Xuanyi accompanied him to chat in Yin'an Hall. When he saw Yinzuo coming in, the father and son quickly stood up and knelt down to greet him. Liu Yao returned to Beijing several times. Every time he went to Beijing and lived in Yinzuo's house without returning. Although he was excited, he did not do anything when he saw Yinzuo. Liu Shuangcheng had not returned to Beijing for five years. Although he often wrote letters, he had not seen him for a long time. At this time, he was so excited that he could not control himself, and his face was full of tears.

"Shuangcheng? When did it arrive? I thought you would be able to arrive in Beijing after the holiday. It would be great if you come. Get up and let me have a good time." Yinzuo smiled and raised his hand, signaling Liu Shuangcheng and his son to be on par.

"Master, I just arrived early this morning." Liu Shuangcheng replied concisely.

"Oh." Yinzuo nodded and said, "Have you used food?"

"Hey, I have used it with the two gentlemen in front of me. I thought that the master would have the imperial meal to be available when he entered the palace, so I won't wait for the master." The little demon said with a smile.

Hey, it’s easy to change the country, but it’s hard to change one’s nature. Xiao Yao is a very good official, and he still looks like he’s joking, which is interesting. Yinzuo laughed and scolded: “I’m sorry. Have you both men told me about the matter?”

Liu Shuangcheng nodded and said, "Master, the servants know it, please don't worry, lord."

"Okay, just be clear. Don't mess up the matter. Let's prepare first. When will I take action? I will send someone to inform you to meet your mistress. I will have a good time with you father and son tonight. Go." Yinzuo smiled and waved his hand. Liu Shuangcheng and his son responded, retreated, and went straight to pay homage to Lan Yue'er and others without mentioning it.

Liu Shuangcheng had just been transferred to the position of the admiral of the Shandong Navy, while Liu Yao took over his father's original position as the admiral of the Fujian Navy. This time, both father and son came to Beijing to report their duties and could not arrive after the festival, but the father and son were anxious to see Yinzuo, which was more than ten days ago. Liu Shuangcheng and his son had already grasped half of the power of the Qing Dynasty's naval division. Of course, the Qing Dynasty's navy is still pitiful. In the eyes of the court officials, the navy is just a useless thing. The status of the navy officers and soldiers is also very low, and the type that is always excluded in the Qing army series.

No matter how others think of the navy, Yinzuo, doesn't care at all. The reason why Yinzuo arranged Liu Shuangcheng and his son to be in the navy was naturally his idea, that is, to build a strong navy. To achieve this goal, he had to wait for the opportunity. Nowadays, whether it is technology, sailors, human and economic strength, the Qing Dynasty Navy has the opportunity to become a world-class navy today. To achieve this goal, Yinzuo also made various arrangements in advance, including fooling the old man last time, offering steel mills, advanced artillery, warship drawings, etc., and also trained a large number of sailors through overseas trade. All of this was to prepare for the establishment of the ocean navy. However, the last time Yinzuo proposed that the old man, Mr. Kangxi, who built the navy with customs, never approved it.

Yinzuo didn't want to wait any longer. The reason was very simple. Yinzuo couldn't wait. Now that overseas trade has been fully launched, the trade volume has increased sharply, but it sold more and bought fewer people, and the surplus was huge. Although there would be no problems in a short period of time, European powers would inevitably notice something wrong over time. By then, a naval battle would be inevitable. According to Yinzuo's estimate, this war with the Netherlands and Britain would inevitably break out within ten years, but it was just a question of who to fight first and how to fight. If a strong navy cannot be built within ten years, then the fun would be great. Yinzuo has been planning for a long time, just waiting for an opportunity. Of course, the opportunity would not fall from the sky by himself. Yinzuo planned to create such an opportunity by himself. Everything had to be done by Liu Shuangcheng and his son. This is also the reason why Yinzuo asked the Ministry of War to arrange for Liu Shuangcheng and his son to return to report his duties.

After Liu Shuangcheng and his son withdrew, Yinzuo asked with a smile: "Two gentlemen, is this plan okay with my king?"

Lin Xuanyi smiled and said, "It's okay to be reasonable, but it's hard to say whether the Eighth Master is willing to follow the prince's path."

"Hey, then I can't help but the eighth brother. If the fourth brother urges him, we will hit him with another blow. He will have to leave if he doesn't leave." Yinzuo said with a smile.

"Yi Yulu thinks this plan is feasible, but the prince must first overcome this level in front of him. The Fourth Master and the Eighth Master may have already joined forces. It is not easy to pass this level." Wu Sidao said calmly.
Chapter completed!