Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 21 Let's Go, Go to the Imperial Dining Room for Dinner! (Seeking collection, asking for recommendation, asking for monthly pass, asking for follow-up)

Wang Zhongxiao never imagined that he would have a good life living in a "compound" in the East Third Ring Road of Beijing. After only one night, he couldn't live anymore!

Early the next morning, he discussed with his uncle and housekeeper Li Fuhan about moving to Zhuangzi outside the city.

"Shikai, why are you moving out after only staying for one night? Don't tell me you don't feel comfortable in the east wing? I'll ask your aunt and sister to clean up the main room for you, and we'll move out today."

Li Fuhan was very surprised by Wang Zhongxiao's request, how nice the inner city of Beijing is!The rich and powerful walk everywhere, and there are as many high-ranking officials as dogs.When you go out, you may meet a certain prince or minister who is taking a stroll, and there may be a big man with all-hands-eyes living across the door from your house.This is really not just talking about it casually, just saying that there are dragons and crouching tigers hidden in this bean sprouts alley, and Wang Fuchen's second-rank commander-in-chief is not enough to look at here.

Don't tell others, Zhang Xiaobaobao and Cao Yin, who are going to have dinner with Wang Zhongxiao in the imperial dining room later, will be in trouble!

Zhang Xiaobao's father is the favorite cook of the Empress Dowager Bumbutai. The old lady loves his buns the most and eats his buns. Maybe she can think of her love with Dorgon!Who else in the world can make this bun?
Zhang Xiaobao's elder sister is also not simple, she is Bumbutai's close aunt, and she takes care of the old lady together with Lagu Su Ma.

As for Cao Xueqin's grandfather, needless to say, he and Emperor Kangxi are "milk-like" brothers. They drank the same brand of milk when they were young, and they are closer than brothers!In history, Kangxi made six southern tours and four times stationed in weaving Cao's house. What is the relationship between this?

When Wang Zhongxiao was in Yunnan, he was still thinking about where to buy guards, but he couldn't get anywhere.It's all right now, Kangxi's milk brother will soon go to the imperial dining room for dinner with him.
Therefore, if you want to find connections and make connections, living in Forty-Nine City will be of great advantage.The inner city of Beijing in this era is a huge circle of power.As long as you have a little ability and a little bit of digging, it is really easy to find an official job.Even if you don't have any skills, maybe you can meet a noble person!Therefore, if you are a student of the Eight Banners, anyone who wants to make progress cannot leave this circle.

"Shikai," Li Fuhan said to his "stupid nephew" with a frown, "Uncle knows that you are used to living in a big house in Yunnan, and you can't live in a small courtyard. But Zhuangzi in Haidian is twenty miles away from Beijing. , if you want to live there, it will be inconvenient to move around in the city. Although you, Dim Sum Zhang, and the young master of the weaving Cao family are childhood playmates, after all, you haven’t played together for many years. Walk around a lot. A cold relationship can be warmed up again."

"Uncle, I know that Zhang Xiaobao and Cao Yin are well-connected, but I am a warrior after all, and I trade for wealth with real skills." Wang Zhongxiao said solemnly, "If I have been living in the bean sprouts alley, I can't learn Practicing martial arts and horsemanship!" As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed out the window, "Look at the beautiful courtyard outside the house, which is almost ruined by these dozens of horses!"

Li Fuhan looked out of the window, and he couldn't laugh or cry. He, his wife and daughter have spent a lot of time in taking care of this courtyard in the past few years. They have planted a lot of flowers and plants, and they can be found clean on weekdays.Fortunately, it has become a temporary stable.The dozen or so horses that Wang Zhongxiao and the others rode all the way from Yunnan are all raised there now.But even if Wang Zhongxiao doesn't want his own yard, it's impossible to keep so many horses at home!
This horse has to run, walk the horse, and can't be locked in the house all day, or the legs and feet will be "hard" and it will be useless.

In addition, Wang Zhongxiao also brought four big men, Wang Mazi, Wang Dapao, Wang An, and Wang Quan, who are now placed in the inverted room. Even if they can endure this hardship, what about the training?
The martial arts of the few of them and Wang Zhongxiao are all based on daily rigorous training, and if you don't advance in martial arts, you will retreat!Progress is hard, regression is quick.The last time Wang Zhongxiao let Wu Shijue beat him to death, because he lay flat for a few days and then spent more than half a month in a daze, Wang Zhongxiao's physical fitness and martial arts had regressed a lot. With the help of the two, he practiced again.

Moreover, Wang Zhongxiao also planned to recruit more subordinates after gaining power, and then train them well. There is no big territory that cannot be exploited.

But Li Fuhan didn't understand Wang Zhongxiao's thoughts, he just shook his head and said, "Why are you bothering? How many of the Eight Banners children in Beijing now take martial arts and equestrian skills seriously?
Those Zhuangzi outside Beijing who rewarded heroes and nobles are all handed over to the Zhuangtou, and it is not necessarily possible to go there once a year as the master.Even if he went to live outside the city for a while, it was not for the convenience of practicing martial arts.

Shikai, you must know that now is the time for the world to be peaceful, the swords and guns to be put into storage, and the time for horses to be released in Nanshan.If you want to get promoted and get rich, you can no longer rely on being able to fight!Otherwise, you, Ama, wouldn't be able to be promoted after working as a general for so many years. "

Of course Wang Zhongxiao knew what Li Fuhan said. Wasn't this how the Eight Banners were abolished?The Heavenly Soldiers of the Eight Banners claim to conquer the world with bows and horses. Although their infantry combat ability is also very strong, and their firearms are also good, their cavalry must be able to suppress the Mongolian cavalry and Ming Dynasty cavalry. Otherwise, they can only be passively beaten on the battlefield. It is impossible to take over the world.

The powerful cavalry, especially the traditional "all-round cavalry", is the "hexagonal warrior" who can assault, mount and shoot, fight in close combat, dismount and slash people, shoot on foot, and climb walls to attack cities. ", must start from the doll.Either train them strictly from an early age, or let them be honed in a harsh living environment.But in any case, this kind of strong soldiers cannot be cultivated in the narrow old Beijing courtyard. No matter how motivated these Eight Banners are, if you live in a courtyard, there is no place to raise horses, and there is no place to place archery targets. A skillful archer?
Although the yamen stationed in the Eight Banners in Beijing will also organize bannermen and coatmen to conduct riding and shooting training, but the intensity of this training is not enough to look at.

So in this era, the Eight Banners have been abolished, but the military power of the Han people, including the San Francisco and the Green Camp, is still well maintained, especially the Ganshan Green Camp and Pingxi Wang Fan's subordinates and subordinate soldiers who often fight. of.

If Wu Sangui, a disappointing old man, didn't give up on himself at the critical moment, but took advantage of the fact that Kangxi didn't pull up the Ganshan Green Camp, and didn't retrain the Eight Banners, he went northward with his head covered and beat him all at once. Going to the Yangtze River may be able to send the end to the Qing Dynasty more than 200 years in advance. Fortunately, the Qing Dynasty now has a great minister nicknamed "Datou" and the word "Shikai".

Thinking of this, Wang Zhongxiao said with a serious face: "Uncle, I have already decided that I will become the final minister and general of the Qing Dynasty with my own ability. So I am ready for this answer! I have already found Well, Tongtianmen Road, and prepared 4000 taels of silver to buy an official. There will be no accidents!"

"Oh." Li Fuhan finally showed a smile, "You have connections, and I have prepared some money, so I can rest assured."

Wang Zhongxiao said again: "Since uncle is relieved, arrange for Wang Mazi, Wang Dapao, Wang An, and Wang Quan and I to move to Zhuangzi in Haidian as soon as possible!"

"Okay!" Li Fuhan glanced at the horses in the courtyard, nodded and said, "I will arrange it today! Let Zhongxian, Zhongyi, Wang An, and Wang Quan move there first, and you and Jixiang will spend more time in the bean sprouts alley." Stay for a few days!"

"Okay, listen to Uncle."

Wang Zhongxiao had just finished talking about moving to live outside the city, and wanted to talk to Li Fuhan about his cousin Chunni's marriage, when Li Jixiang's voice suddenly sounded in the yard: "Second brother, little Baozi, little Caozi and Jinbao together Son is here!"

Wang Zhongxiao turned his head to Li Fuhan and said, "Uncle, I'm going to make connections now!"

Li Fuhan stood up and said, "Okay, I'll take you out."

The two of them walked out of the east wing one after the other while talking, walked through the courtyard full of livestock, and through the hanging flower door to the small front yard.In the front yard, there were three young masters standing in melon skin caps, long cedar jackets, various odds and ends hanging on their belts, and folding fans in their hands.The one in the middle is Zhang Xiaobao who hugged Wang Zhongxiao yesterday.

On Zhang Xiaobao's left stood a short, fat man with a dark face, with a wretched smile, staring at Li Chunni who quietly followed Wang Zhongxiao out of the hanging flower door.Seeing this black face, Wang Zhongxiao remembered that this person was Guo Jinbao from the Gunpowder Guo family. His father was nicknamed Gunpowder Guo. He was a craftsman from the former Ming military inspector. He also turned Gunpowder Guo and some other Ming Dynasty military craftsmen into coaters.

On Zhang Xiaobao's right stood a boy with a baby face, who looked only fourteen or fifteen years old, and was smiling silly at Wang Zhongxiao.Needless to say, this boy must be Cao Xueqin's grandfather, Cao Yin.

Remembering who came, Wang Zhongxiao smiled and went up to have a "hug and hug" with them, and especially hugged Cao Yin a few more times. After hugging, he said with a smile on his face: "Little Baozi, Xiao Cao Zi, Jinbao, Jixiang, let's go, go to the imperial dining room for dinner!"

(End of this chapter)