Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 490 6.61 Scandalous things like sleeping on a dragon bed——

Volume VI

6.61 Sleeping on a dragon bed and other scandals——

That afternoon, Cining Palace.

Probably because of her pregnancy, the Queen Mother was a little afraid of the still harsh spring cold. There was still a fire burning in the bedroom just like in winter. So when Zhou Yang entered the door, he only felt a heat wave coming towards his face; he didn't take it seriously. , seeing that the entire palace was emptied, he quickly called Yuan Chun, who had come with him, to pour some water.

"Have you combed everything?" Seeing someone enter the door, the Queen Mother put down the small clothes she had obviously prepared for the little one. She stood up with a smile and came forward, helping to take off the windbreaker. "You are usually very nervous over there. Even if there is some backlog of military affairs, it won’t be too difficult, right?”

"What's the problem?" Zhou Yang helped the Queen Mother back to the edge of the bed to finish, then squatted gently in front of her, with his ears on his lower abdomen, with a satisfied smile on his face, "Honghong, I think I can hear him He's making a fuss, he must be a brat for being so dishonest, wait until he comes out and meet him, and see if I don't spank his ass—ouch!"

"I'll beat you first - Wei Er, be good, don't listen to this heartless nonsense, my mother won't be willing to beat you; if he really dares to touch a hair, I'll ask someone to drag him out and beat him up, okay Let me take it out on you!" The Queen Mother caressed her belly tenderly, giving someone a rollicking look and started "prenatal education."

"You are so cruel!" Zhou Yang couldn't help but stood up and said, "You are not willing to fight, so I am willing to give up? You are not allowed to say bad things to my precious son; and, Wei'er? That's the name you gave me. ?”

"That's right, Guo Wei, the names of their generation are all called the "heart" generation, or "heart generation." The Queen Mother helped someone stand up gently, picked up the teapot from the tea tray brought by Yuanchun, and poured a cup first Passing it to Zhou Yang, he poured another glass and said, "I understand how uncomfortable you feel, but his surname can only be Guo. Even if he and Kai'er share the same mother and father, they are still brothers."

"Okay." Zhou Yang felt really uncomfortable. He didn't mind the child taking his mother's surname, but it was different from the conditions he promised to the Zhao sisters and Lin sisters. Whether the child took the father's surname or the mother's surname, he had to Even if he calls himself "Daddy", even if his surname is Li after the Queen Mother, he will not object; the situation in front of him is another matter. If the child's surname is Guo, he cannot reveal his identity as father and son.

"Okay, don't be so angry. At worst, you can tell him when he grows up and is sensible." Seeing that someone even wrote "angry", the Queen Mother smiled and leaned into Airang's arms. "Besides, you are not the only child. When Rong'er came over in the morning, we also said that there should be no problems with her."

"Oh?" Zhou Yang's heart moved, remembering the experience of being "squeezed" in the Shanhaiguan area, and he couldn't help but smile. "I'll go see her in two days. Does the Queen Mother have anything else to give you?"

"Sit down and don't move!" The Queen Mother glared at him angrily, pointed to the empty courtyard and said, "Are you worried about this? Or do you really think that such a big secret can be hidden in this palace? If nothing else, you Every time I come here, I almost empty the palace of people. Are all outsiders really stupid?
Some so-called 'secrets' are actually only for the outside world, just like you and me. Whether it was Fengzao Palace back then, or now Cining Palace, or even the Daming Palace at the beginning, how could it be possible to hide it for a while? A generation?It's just that there is a rule in this palace. Whether you know many things or not, you can only treat them as if you don't know. Do you understand? "

"Honghong, you'd better understand what you're talking about." Zhou Yang frowned, feeling something was wrong, "For example, there seems to be a wall in front of you, so it's impossible for you to cover the sky in this palace with one hand."

"If there is no accident, he should know everything." The Queen Mother smiled calmly and did not take it seriously. "Royal affairs are actually more complicated than you think. For example, the Queen Mother and the Regent of the Puppet Qing Dynasty , now even women and children know it, so what? Their sons will also take over."

"Wait a minute, you are talking about the little emperor Shunzhi, he is..." Zhou Yang was really stupid.

"Boar Skin has an abundant harem, and it's not like he has no heirs. No matter whether he is a leader or a virtuous person, when will it be this little guy's turn? But if it's not him, it can only be the regent. After comparing the two, both parties agreed. "Yes." The Queen Mother said calmly, "Although God knows what happened that night, you know it and I know it, but if you have a guess and then deduce it, it is not complicated.

Now that Kai'er has ascended the throne, the royal family can no longer withstand major turmoil. Not to mention that the person in front of him has lost the ability to speak. Even if he is still as powerful as the late emperor, at most he will only make us two silent. There is absolutely no way that the disappearance of Kai'er will make the matter bigger; what's more, a single seedling of Kai'er is too rare, and Wei'er and I can be considered as back-ups. "

"The Emperor really doesn't mind." Zhou Yang always felt uneasy.

"My son's surname is Guo, that's enough." The Queen Mother smiled lightly, leaning into her husband's arms and adjusting her sitting position, "As long as everything goes well, the royal family is just spending some money to raise a prince with no title. This little annual salary is not enough. Can't afford it? If there is a real possibility, let alone, is it possible that the world of Great Zhou will be handed over to the brothers of the late emperor who have no other ability except eating, drinking and having fun? Or will it be a waste of money?" "This - "Zhou Yang had a strange expression. He remembered a very interesting research "result" in modern times. The DNA genes of the late Manchu and early Qing Dynasties were completely inconsistent, and they were not the same thing at all. There are several well-documented descendants of Aisin Gioro in modern times. , the genetic test results of each other are also inconsistent with each other. Thinking about the current situation, it seems that it is just like the analysis of modern sand sculpture netizens. The aristocratic families only value inheritance and do not have such high requirements for blood.

"Can you rest assured now?" The queen mother gave him a white look, "As long as you and I don't go too far, and really spread scandals such as sleeping in the dragon bed, anyone in the palace will never say a word if they are not stupid——Yuan Chun What? Why don't you come over and serve me?"

"No wonder you ask me to take Yuanchun with me every time I come here. My Queen Mother, you should be a dignified and dignified mother, right?" Since I finally finished my busy work in the morning, I happily took the two "Military Affairs" "Kou" the girl has been playing platoon all morning, and if she comes over in the afternoon to continue, she may be a little "out of her depth".

"That's annoying!" The Queen Mother sneered and slid her delicate hands down, ignoring someone's "bitter face" and motioned Yuanchun to kneel down.
White mountains and black waters make the capital city prosperous.

The violent roar almost resounded throughout the world. The 24 ten-pound field cannons directly under the heavy artillery control of the Shenji Battalion were lined up and blocked about two miles outside the south city gate. The raging tongues of fire spurted out three times. A few feet away, the solid iron bullets were accurately hit at the city walls and gates that were already in disrepair. There were already huge cracks visible to the naked eye on the walls, and it was only a matter of time before they collapsed.

"No wonder Ziyang has devoted himself to studying firearms and artillery since he was awarded the title." In the large tent a full mile away from the artillery position, Emperor Changxing looked in admiration for a long time, turned to the military leaders behind him and said, "Although I don't know what it is like elsewhere, I have seen the test firing of the five thousand kilograms of powerful and invincible general cannons defended in the capital, and they are much worse than what I see in front of me.

My dear friends, it seems that as Ziyang said, this matter in the army will definitely involve firearms in the future. Unfortunately, the court has not paid enough attention to it in the past. Fortunately, we have such insight today, and it is not time to catch up. Wan - Niu Aiqing, if I remember correctly, the small general cannon and the blunderbuss have been sent to the Ordnance Supervision. Now that it has been so long, how is the progress? "

"This..." Niu Jizong really didn't know what to say.

"Well, it's not like I don't know how unreliable those poor people in charge are in terms of craftsmen and skills. Tell me, and I'll forgive you." With one sentence, Emperor Changxing asked all the soldiers in the big tent to Everyone laughed, "It doesn't matter if there is no progress for the time being. We must speed up in the future. Don't forget that Ziyang's things were bought at high prices from those red-haired people. If one day you need to face such enemies, and How to deal with it?”

"Your Majesty is wise!" All the military leaders bowed obediently.

"Your Majesty, this" Niu Jizong was almost breaking out in a cold sweat. He held it in for a moment before he said hesitantly. "The weapons supervisor reported that the fine iron used in bird blunderbuss is extremely rare. We are currently unable to produce the same one. We can only thicken the blunderbuss tube. It is reliable, and other positions were modified accordingly, and the final product was equally powerful, but nearly half as heavy.”

"It's hard for them." Even though he had already guessed it, Emperor Changxing still had a serious expression. "Since the bird gun can be modified in this way, it must be that the small general cannon is almost the same?"

"Your Majesty is wise." Niu Jizong nodded quickly, "The power is quite equal, but the weight is close to [-] kilograms, because the bearings used in the cannon wheels cannot be removed, so it is much more difficult to pull the march."

"That's enough!" Emperor Changxing shouted angrily, causing all the military leaders to kneel on the ground, "What a bunch of trash, Niu Aiqing, I just said I would forgive you, but my patience is also very limited, I If I give you more time, if the two things cannot be made usable by the end of this year, I think there is no need for you to waste the imperial salary anymore."

"Old minister, I understand!" Niu Jizong was really sweating.

Just as he was talking, there was a sudden burst of cheers from the direction of Shengjing City, mixed with the roar of the city wall collapsing.

"Okay, let the brothers in front work harder." Emperor Changxing finally smiled, "It seems that due to tonight's arrangements, I don't have to live in a tent anymore."

(End of this chapter)