Chapter 166 Rear
"Bao Dun'er, Bao Dun'er, look, what is in Mother's hand?" In the courtyard of the Zhou Mansion, Li Yingru was shaking a rattle, teasing a chubby child lying on the soft couch.
This child looks like a glutinous rice ball, with a chubby body, a pair of big black eyes, and a small round mouth on a round bun-like face.
"Ha..." Baodun'er grinned, and stretched out his chubby little hand to grab the rattle in Li Yingru's hand. Li Yingru teased him, pulling the rattle back every time he was about to get it.
"Ah!" Baodun'er's voice became louder.
"Okay, here you are, here you are," Li Yingru said, giving the rattle to the child.
Seeing Li Yingru sending the rattle in front of him, Baodun'er immediately rolled his eyes into a slit in joy, and his laughter also turned into a rattle.
Just when he thought he was about to get the rattle, Li Yingru withdrew his hand again.
"Ah!!" Baodun'er suddenly changed his face, and his smile disappeared immediately. He changed from a smiling fat dumpling to a frowning soft carrot, and he patted it lightly with his small hand full of meat. The cushion under his body indicates that he is very angry now. Glancing quietly at Li Yingru, seeing that she didn't intend to coax him, her eyes immediately filled with water.
"Ma'am, stop teasing the young master, he is already angry." Qing'er came in with water, saw Li Yingru teasing Baodun'er again, covered her mouth and said with a smile.
"He's not big, but he has a big temper, and I don't know who to follow." Li Yingru said so, but still hugged the child lovingly, and stuffed the rattle into Baodun'er's hand.
Baodun'er got the rattle, and immediately stopped crying, holding the rattle with both hands and scratching.
"A villain." Li Yingru smiled and nodded Baodun'er's nose.
"Who else can I follow, my temper naturally follows you, miss, this cleverness, I think I have followed my uncle." Qing'er twisted the veil in the basin, and gently wiped it on Fat Dun'er's body , said while wiping.
It's the end of July, and it's the end of the hot summer. People in hot weather are very irritable, but Baodun'er is still young, and there can't be ice in the house, but this child is chubby and has a lot of prickly heat on his body. Li Yingru I had to use this method to cool him down.
Hearing Qing'er mention Zhou Yi, Li Yingru's eyes darkened. Before Zhou Yi left, he said that he would be back in half a year, but now it is only two months away and it will be a year, but the sea trade team has not yet returned.
Many people in the capital are already saying that they are afraid that something happened at sea.
Not only Zhou Lao Er and Wang Yan were extremely anxious, but also General Li and Mrs. Li were also worried. Li Yingru seemed to be fine on the surface, and tried to comfort the elderly on both sides, showing a calm look, but when she returned to the house, she would often be worried. Couldn't sleep all night...
Seeing Li Yingru's appearance, Qing'er immediately pissed herself in her heart, "Miss, you don't have to worry too much, my uncle has a good fortune, he is so smart, he will definitely come back safely. Li
Yingru hugged the child, "Yes, my husband will definitely come back. The child is half a year old, and he will be one year old soon. He has to come back and give the child a name!" When the sun sets, the weather is not so
hot When it was time, Li Yingru carried Baodun'er to the front hall.
When Zhou Laoer and Wang Yan saw Baodun'er, they really didn't care about anything. Zhou Laoer took the lead in hugging Baodun'er in his arms: "Bao Duner, grandpa, grandpa..." "Quack
... "
Grandpa..."
"Quack..."
At this time, Zhou Jia came back from the academy, didn't even go to his own room, and rushed into the front hall with his book bag on his back. "Bao Duner~~, my uncle is here!!!"
"Googling..." Baoduner, who was sitting in Zhou's arms, saw Zhou Jia, his eyes lit up, and even the baby's rattle loosened. He lifted his hand, let it roll on the ground casually, opened his hands, and laughed at Zhou Jia.
"Young master, whoo-hoo..." Zhou Jia's book boy ran behind him panting, and when he saw him enter the front hall, he stopped outside the door, bent over and gasped for breath.
The two uncles and nephews crossed their hands, and Zhou Jia's flying posture made it look like they hadn't seen each other for many years. In fact, such a scene was performed almost every day in the Zhou mansion.
When Fatty arrived in Zhou Jia's arms, he lay on his shoulders, bent his eyes, and exhaled softly. His behavior made Zhou Jia's heart soften. He handed the book bag on his body to the book boy, and then sat on the side holding Baodun'er and chatted with no one else: "Badun'er, did you miss your uncle today?
" Ahhh..."
"I think so, so good." Zhou Jia smacked Baodun'er's face, making Baodun'er kick his feet excitedly.
"Father, mother, look, why does Baodun'er care so much about his uncle? We usually kiss him, but why does he have such a reaction?" Li Yingru said with a smile on the side.
The second child of Zhou was envious, and only told Zhou Jia: "He is a child with tender skin, don't rub him sorely, hold him well, hold him well..." Seeing that the big one and the young one still go their own way, they didn't hear it at all. What he said, Zhou Lao Er had no choice but to turn his head and say to Li Yingru: "He looks like Balang when he was a child. At that time, Balang didn't kiss anyone, he only kissed Liulang, and even had to sit next to Liulang before he ate. It's okay!"
Wang Yan also smiled and said, "That's right, the two of them were on blind date at that time, and his father and I have never seen Hachiro being so affectionate before."
Zhou Jia was She blushed slightly as she said: "Father, mother, what you say and do in front of your sister-in-law is all about your childhood!" "When you were still young? Aren't
you still clinging to your brother now!" Zhou Laoer immediately said.
Zhou Jia pouted his neck: "I'm grown up now, when did I cling to my brother, I'm clinging to Baodun'er now, right, Baodun'er."
Baodun'er didn't know what Zhou Jia was talking about, anyway, he was very happy in Zhou Jia's arms, "Yes, you admit it, he is really my uncle's good nephew!" Looking at Baodun'er, he really felt that It looks good everywhere, even surpassing Zhou Yi, who is number one in his heart.
This child is seeing the trend of developing from being controlled by a brother to being controlled by a nephew!
Seeing the interaction between the uncle and nephew, everyone else laughed out loud.
But with a smile, Wang Yan sighed, and finally couldn't help wiping away tears: "That kid Liu Lang, I have already said that he will not let him go, tell me, if something really happens to him How can we live as a big family?"
Zhou Laoer stared at him: "What are you talking about, Liu Lang will definitely come back safely, so hurry up and take a bite."
Seeing this, Li Yingru hurriedly comforted: "Yeah, mother, what dad said is right, my husband will come back safely. Don't worry..."
But before she finished comforting her, Wang Yan covered her handkerchief, "Liu Lang fell from my stomach. Meat, you haven’t given birth to him, so you can stand and talk without back pain, and whoever’s son loves you.”
Zhou Er Er immediately stood up, and said to Wang Yan: “What are you talking about, who in this room is not worried about Liu Lang, Are you the only one who knows how to feel distressed?"
Wang Yan lowered her head and remained silent.
Zhou Jia frowned and covered Baodun'er's ears: "Mother, you're not the only one who is worried about brother. Didn't you see that father often looks out of the gate? My sister-in-law is very worried, and she always comforts you, you What are you doing with these words! Dad didn’t scold you just now, it’s just that your brother is away from home, no matter how worried you are, you should say something auspicious.” Wang Yanhong glanced at Zhou Jia: “I’m
just Worrying about your son, is it wrong? Do you need to unite one by one to accuse me?" "
I didn't say you were wrong, but we are all worried about you brother. You are crying so much, except to make everyone more worried. What’s the use? Besides, no matter how worried you are, you shouldn’t say such things. Why does your son hurt yourself? Just look around and see if anyone in this room is an outsider!”
Standing behind Li Yingru, Qing'er felt relieved when she saw Wang Yan being speechless by Zhou Jia's words. As Zhou Yi left home for longer and longer, Wang Yan began to complain about Li Yingru, both inside and outside. What was revealed was that how could Li Yingru let Zhou Yi go out in the first place, and did not fulfill the responsibility of a wife, and did not persuade Zhou Yi.
It's just that the young lady of their family knows the general situation, doesn't care about Wang Yan, and doesn't take these things seriously.
"Bao Dun'er, go out with Uncle to see Xiaoyu, okay?" Seeing that Wang Yan stopped talking, Zhou Jia picked up Bao Dun'er and walked out of the front hall.
Li Yingru didn't have the heart to comfort Wang Yan anymore, she stood up and bent over to Zhou Laoer and Wang Yan: "Father, mother, it's getting late, I'll let them prepare dinner first." After speaking, she turned and left. lobby.
After Li Yingru left, Zhou Laoer sighed and said to Wang Yan: "You, you, what are you doing with those words? Aren't you hurting your daughter-in-law? Isn't she good enough for you?
" Yan wiped her tears: "I'm not talking about her, I'm just worried about Liu Lang." "
Yan Niang, you were not like this before, why are you getting old and the children are grown up, but you like to make small tempers?" Well, the family and Helele are doing well, think about it for yourself, I'll go outside first." Zhou Laoer also walked out of the front hall with his hands behind his back.
Seeing that everyone was leaving, Wang Yan also stood up with red eyes: "I don't understand, I'm worried about my son's fault." Then she said something in a very low voice, but she covered it with a handkerchief, It didn't come out.
Zhou Yi and the sea trade team have not returned for a long time, and there have been heated discussions between the ruling and opposition parties, especially those of most of the families who formed the caravan, and they spread messages everywhere, saying that Zhou Yi must have had an accident outside, and it doesn’t matter if something happened to him The most important thing is that Zhou Yi cheated to open the sea trade, and now everyone is following him, which can be seen from Zhou Yi's deliberate dialing.
This is true, people are also them, and ghosts are also them. They were the ones who danced the most when they opened the sea trade. Now that something happened, he put all the responsibility on Zhou Yi.
Of course, not all the aristocratic families are like this, and there are still people who can see clearly, "Although the return date is later than expected, it does not mean that something happened to the Sea Trade Team. Go, the Ministry of Commerce also said in advance that the risk at sea is high, wait for a while, Mr. Zhou is such a person, there will be no accident." Most of the other people did not mean to
blame Zhou Yi at all, seeking wealth and wealth, regardless of Whether it's border trade or sea trade, they all rely on their lives and wealth. They have long been prepared for this. Lord Zhou gave them a way to get rich. As for whether they can survive this way, it depends on their own ability and luck out.
In fact, these are just discussions behind everyone's backs. After all, there has been no definite news of an accident with the Sea Trade Team so far. But I couldn't sit still.
In the early morning, Xing Jing started: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhou has not returned for a long time. The Commercial Department has no one in charge. Right now, the Commercial Department is becoming
more and more important. Your Majesty, I suggest that we temporarily arrange for someone to replace Mr. Zhou in charge of the Commercial Department. After Mr. Zhou comes back..." Having said this, Xing Jing quietly glanced at Emperor Chongzheng, seeing that he didn't seem angry, and then finished the next two words: "Let's discuss again." Emperor Chongzheng looked at him with a straight face
. After listening to Xing Jing's words, he asked the other ministers in the court, "What do you love, what do you
think ?
"
Yes, almost 30%, which is about the same as the supporters behind him.
Yang Zhiwen half-closed his eyes, standing on the spot calmly, and what he was hanging on, naturally followed Yang Zhiwen's footsteps, watching his nose, nose and heart.
There are still some courtiers who are not standing in line. You look at me, I look at you, and you are slightly shameless towards Xing Jing. Even if you want power, this kind of food is too ugly. Yi built it all by himself, and gradually developed to today. Zhou Yi has spent a lot of hard work. Now he has only been out for a long time, and some people can't bear to jump out to pick peaches.
"Your Majesty, I feel that Master Xing's words are very reasonable. After all, the commercial department of Nuoda University cannot be left without a principal for a long time. This is not good for the development of the commercial department. The commercial department is so important now that there is no room for any mistakes. , if Mr. Zhou comes back, we can negotiate again." Some of the people who echoed Xing Jing said so.
Wen Qu couldn't stand it anymore, he was both indignant and aggrieved, he stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I don't think so, Master Zhou has been away for such a long time, it must be not far before the return date, Master Zhou Didn't everything have been arranged, Mr. Zhou was away for so long before, and the commercial department was running well, so when Mr. Zhou was about to come back, why bother?" "Mr. Wen, I know you are married because of Mr. Zhou
. We have become in-laws, and we must lean towards Lord Zhou in our hearts, but now we are all for the court, how can we ignore the righteousness of the country for our own selfishness! Lord Zhou is dedicated to my Da Yue and the Holy One, if he knows the decision of the court outside, I believe he will I will agree with it very much!" The official who echoed Xing Jing before, waited for Wen Qu to finish speaking, and immediately came out to retort.
"I have absolutely no selfish intentions. I just think it's really unnecessary for you to do this when Master Zhou is about to come back." Wen Qu stayed in the Imperial Academy all his life. The relationship in the Imperial Academy was simple, so naturally he didn't practice his words, and now he was blatantly He has selfishness, so he can only reply so angrily.
"Really, how can Master Wen be sure that Master Zhou will be back soon? Did Master Zhou bring any news to Master Wen?" Seeing Wen Qu's appearance, the man immediately received it by himself: "It seems that there is no more, Then Lord Wen should give some useful suggestions."
Emperor Chongzheng sat on the dragon chair, watched the courtiers arguing below, and did not make a sound.
It's just that when his eyes skipped over Manchao Wenwu, it contained complexity. Before, he was worried that Zhou Yi would continue to grow bigger, but now it seems that after his accident, Manchu Wenwu, except for one in-law Wenqu, no one came out to replace him. From what he said, it seems that the child said that he wanted to be a straight minister, only loyal to the emperor, and he did not pull any cliques or cliques, and he did.
Even Emperor Chongzheng, who was so suspicious of people, was a little moved. He completely put down his previous thoughts of trying to suppress Zhou Yi, and when he looked at the civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty, his eyes became cold.
Xing Jing was able to become the first assistant, so he naturally had a few brushes. He always knew that when doing things under the king, the higher he climbed, the worse he fell. When Zhou Yi was proud and Emperor Chongzheng trusted him completely, although he Seeing that the Ministry of Commerce was greedy, but did not come out to reach out, it was Zhou Yi before going to sea, and after Zhou Yi almost held the big head of the national tax of Dayue in his hand, although Emperor Chongzheng still favored Zhou Yi as always on the surface, but after going through Despite the ups and downs of the officialdom, he knew Emperor Chongzheng better, but he still felt that Emperor Chongzheng treated Zhou Yi differently.
Therefore, Xing Jing felt that the fire was coming, and he didn't want to crush Zhou Yi to death all at once. Although Emperor Chongzheng intended to suppress Zhou Yi a little, but because of his ability, he couldn't stop using him, so he thought of it first. Only from the Ministry of Commerce.
Xing Jing is best at dormant patiently, and then kills his opponent with a fatal blow. This is how he dealt with Yang Zhiwen. Overcoming difficulties, he wanted to kill Yang Zhiwen, but he couldn't work for a long time. On the contrary, he suffered a dark loss in several confrontations.
The same is true for the matter of wanting to get involved in the Ministry of Commerce. He took advantage of the fact that the emperor had a little thought for Zhou Yi, and knew that Zhou Yi was difficult to deal with. It is also readily available. Emperor Chongzheng asked calmly: "Oh, so many of you
think that the Minister of Commerce should be re-elected?"
Emperor Chongzheng should not have such a reaction at this time! The situation has changed...
But before he could make an instruction, the person standing behind him responded loudly, "Yes,
please make the emperor's decision. " Is there a suitable candidate?"
Yang Zhiwen opened his eyes slightly, and looked at Xing Jing with some sarcasm in the depths of his eyes. He really couldn't do anything wrong. This old man thought that Emperor Chongzheng already had the intention of suppressing Zhou Yi, so he He jumped out impatiently, but he didn't think about it, Zhou Yi hadn't reached the point where he was in power, even if Emperor Chongzheng put his mind to it, he wouldn't be too serious, and the court was full of civil and military affairs, who could have Zhou Yi's power? skill? If Emperor Chongzheng didn't use him, who would he use?
It was the old guy who made such a fuss. Seeing that there was no one who spoke for Zhou Yi except for Wen Qu, the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty, it dispelled Emperor Chongzheng's suspicion of him. As the saying goes, no matter how capable Zhou Yi is, he alone What can people do.
One is a capable minister who has worked hard to be loyal to the imperial court, and he is still alive and dead overseas, and the other is the chief assistant leading the crowd to form an aggressive posture. This is all right, I am afraid that Xing Jing's move will calm Emperor Chongzheng Suspicious of Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi, Zhou Yi, you have to thank the old man when you come back. If the old man took the ministers out to intercede for you just now, the situation today may be reversed. Close your eyes and think.
"Chen..., I don't have a good candidate. I just suggest that if the emperor thinks it's feasible, it's not too late for everyone to come and discuss." Xing Jing was keenly aware of the change in the situation, swallowed the name in his throat, and immediately changed his mouth. road.
Emperor Chongzheng said lightly: "Now Zhou Qing is going to sea for the court. He has made great contributions to the court. I have always been rewarded and punished. Besides, Zhou Qing has already arranged follow-up matters before leaving, and the Ministry of Commerce has not made any mistakes so far. Besides, As Xueshi Wen said, Zhou Qing is coming back soon, I think it would be superfluous to re-elect the Minister of Commerce now, let’s not talk about this matter, let’s go to court." "Yes, send the emperor respectfully." Xing
Jing
planned If he didn't succeed, if he didn't change his words in time, he would probably have to reprimand him a few times from Emperor Chongzheng, and his usual stern coffin face would naturally be even more ugly.
Yang Zhiwen deliberately walked behind Xing Jing, seeing that the courtiers had gone far away, he walked to Xing Jing's side and said softly: "Master Chief Assistant, you are a little anxious this time, hey, Master Zhou has worked so hard for the court, now It's just a trip to the sea, and some people are thinking about the Ministry of Commerce. You said that if Mr. Zhou knew about it outside, how would he feel? Hey, I feel a little chilled thinking about it!" "Yang Zhiwen, don't gloat here
. The Shoufu is dedicated to the public and has absolutely no selfishness, so how can he, Zhou Yi, hold a grudge against this Shoufu?" Xing Jing said in a low voice, no matter what he thought in his heart, he couldn't admit it with his mouth anyway.
Yang Zhiwen just smiled and didn't speak, and walked past Xing Jing with big strides.
Coincidentally, this incident only happened in the morning, and in the afternoon, the messenger from Yuanping Mansion hurried to the capital, shouting all the way, "Report, the sea trade team is back, the sea trade team is back!"