The Abandoned Wife is Like a Brocade Episode 2(1/2)
In the third year of Jinghe's reign, the new emperor implemented new policies for more than two years.
Although the resistance was considerable, the new emperor's tactics were tough, and reformists such as Zhao Chang were vigorous and resolute, achieving remarkable results, greatly increasing national power, and gradually reducing opposition.
In June, three blessings came to the Duke of Qi's house.
The first great joy was that the head of the family, Qi Guogong, was promoted to Minister of War.
The second joy was that Xie Mingcheng was promoted to the commander of the Tiger Guard Camp.
One is the leader of the troops, and the other is the leader of the troops. The emperor really believes in the Xie family.
The third joy is that Han Wan is concurrently appointed as the bachelor to be lectured. This official position was tailor-made by the emperor for Han Wan. He regularly explains knowledge about agricultural, industrial and commercial management to the prince. The emperor will also explain it to the emperor when he needs it.
A fourth-grade bachelor to be taught was not a high grade, but he was a close minister of the emperor and the prince, and the prince called him "Sir." Even a second-grade official or a third-grade official did not dare to provoke Han Wan lightly.
The 26-year-old was a fourth-grade civil servant. Not to mention that there was only one woman, and there were only a handful of men in the entire Liang Dynasty. She did not have to work. Except for special circumstances, she only had to go to the Yamen for three or four days every ten days, which was much better than in her previous life.
There are more holidays.
It can be said that the Xie family is full of flowers and is in the limelight.
The senior officials of the Xie family discussed that the Xie family was too prosperous and suggested that the old man resign from the position of Taifu.
Senior members of the Xie family include Xie Guogong, Mr. Xie, Xie Mingcheng, and Han Wan.
The old man had long been tired of being a tutor, so he agreed happily.
Thank you, Grand Tutor, for your resignation. Your Majesty will approve it.
Without his official position, the old man let himself go even more freely, spoke without strict rules, did things without rules, and often got into fights and troubles.
When he moved to Xingyue Villa, the Xie family breathed a sigh of relief.
The old man has a bad temper, but he doesn't bully the weak. He likes to beat officials and his father who he doesn't like, who annoy him, or who feel too good about themselves like him.
He was in the countryside, and the villagers fawned over him and the bullies avoided him. He had nowhere to fight if he wanted to. When his hands felt really itchy, he went back to Beijing to fight.
On July 29th, the Xie family welcomed another happy event. Xie Ming, the sixth son of Xie, came to marry Han Ran, the second daughter of the Han family.
In April last year, Xie Minglai won the Jinshi. Although his ranking was low, he was the youngest Jinshi in the Liang Dynasty in the past ten years.
He found a job as a doctor in the Imperial Academy, teaching arithmetic and music.
This is the position that Xie Minglai strives for himself, while the Xie family seeks to be the judge of Dali Temple.
The elders of the Xie family did not want him to go to the Imperial College, especially Mr. Xie, who was very opposed. He finally had a promising son who was a Jinshi, but he did not want to find a way to become a promising official, so he went to become a teacher.
Xie Minglai was very stubborn and found a convincing excuse.
"What's wrong with teaching and educating people? Once a doctor has done well, he can be promoted to a sacrificial wine, and this official is noble. The Xie family has powerful ministers, generals, and ministers close to the emperor, but they lack an official who can be loved by the scholars..."
His lofty ambition pleased the Xie family and they followed him.
After the matter was finalized, Xie Minglai told the old lady about his interest in the second girl from China and South Korea.
The old lady has been looking at several marriages, and the family status is much higher than that of the Han family. But she likes Han Ran very much, and intuitively, if this marriage is successful, it will be better than Xie Ming looking for other high-ranking families.
Xie Minglai was not good at public affairs, did not understand the ways of the world, and was too obsessed with music. With Han Wan and Xie Mingcheng fully protecting him, he would be able to do well in both officialdom and life in the future.
After discussing with Mr. Xie Guo and the second master, the old lady went to Han Wan to talk to Han Wan, and finally agreed to the marriage.
Mr. Xie San disagreed. He could not decide on his son's marriage, so he married the sister of Xie Wei's daughter-in-law.
He didn't like everyone in the big room, he made a lot of noise, and even beat Xie Minglai.
The old man beat Mr. Xie San severely again and took him to live in Xie's Village in the countryside.
Xie Minglai and Han Rancai successfully engaged...
Today I finally got a beautiful girl back in my arms and kissed my second sister-in-law whom I respected. Xie Minglai couldn't be happier.
Afraid that Mr. Xie would cause trouble, he didn't let him come back to accept the newcomer's kneeling. The newcomers knelt down to Mr. Xie and Mrs. Xie.
One day in early August, Han Wan left the palace after giving lectures to the prince.
The bright sun in early autumn made it difficult to open one's eyes, so she took the "Toad Mirror" from the girl's hand and put it on.
Women's mysterious mirrors have become popular last year, and there are several styles, among which the "toad mirror" is the most popular.
Han Wan did not go to the household department today and took the car directly back home.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, the girl bent her knees and said with a smile, "Second Grandma, Manager Huang Qiang is here."
Han Wan's face lit up with joy and he quickened his pace.
Master Minghong returned to the capital at the end of July last year. He asked his junior disciple Xuan Pu to give Han Wan a single-tube telescope, saying it was produced by some country on the other side of the ocean.
Han Wan couldn't help but be happy. She was worried about how to get a concave-convex mirror and a telescope without looking too "genius", so this thing was delivered to her door.
She wanted the "Fox Fairy Empress" to take away Xie Mingcheng's telescope after she got it out.
He Wang became the emperor, and his eyes were on the entire Liang Dynasty. Xie Mingcheng could not dominate the telescope for a long time, and maybe one day the emperor would ask him to give it to him.
Han Wan is not willing to let such good high-tech products return to the national treasury.
In order not to appear too obtrusive, the "Fox Fairy Empress" will also take back the perfume bottle that once belonged to the Queen Mother and now belongs to Queen Wen, and the lipstick casing of Prince Qin's Mansion. The only things left in the space are the "Xiangyun Silk Scarf" and
Zhao Chang's mysterious mirror was left outside.
Han Wan dismantled the single-tube telescope and studied it with several technical backbones of Qingtong Glass Factory. Under Han Wan's guidance, he figured out the principle of "concave-convex mirror", and the glass factory started trial production in the first half of this year.
During this period, Han Wan went to Baoguo Temple several times to seek an audience with Master Mingsi, bringing Coca-Cola and Sudian, as well as several sets of monk robes and shoes that she had made by herself. Master Dongxi accepted them, but did not see her in person.
Han Wan will continue to ask to see her. She can't let go of the family love that lasted two lifetimes. Just look at her, don't recognize each other, don't scream...
Han Wan came to the living room, and Huang Qiang stepped forward, bowed and smiled, "Grandma, I've made a telescope. I made three of them and brought them all."
He held a pair of brass binoculars in his hand. This style was designed by Han Wan.
Han Wan took it and walked to the yard to look around. He smiled and said, "It's very good."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Although it is not as good as the high-tech telescope she brought from her previous life, she can still see the scenery in the distance. It is more advanced, clearer and more conducive to visual observation than that monocular telescope.
, is currently the most advanced telescope in the world.
Huang Qiang opened two more brocade boxes and said with a smile, "These are myopia glasses and these are reading glasses. We made three pairs of each."
The frames of these pairs of glasses are all made of silver.
Han Wan asked someone to accompany Huang Qiang to the front yard for a drink. She hurriedly finished her meal and went to the palace with three binoculars, two pairs of myopia glasses and a pair of reading glasses.
She left two pairs of reading glasses as a tribute to Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Han, and the myopia glasses were given to Xie Minglai, who was somewhat short-sighted.
In this era, the characters were big and there were few people suffering from myopia, but there were many old people with presbyopia.
Han Wan went directly to Tai Chi Hall, where the emperor was discussing state affairs with several important ministers, including Zhao Chang and Xie Guogong.
When he heard that Master Han asked for an audience, the emperor immediately said, "Xuan."
Han Wan came in, bowed, and presented several treasures.
The emperor and several ministers were most interested in the telescope, and they were all delighted after seeing it.
The ministers all flattered him again.
"With this magical weapon, our army in Daliang will be invincible and invincible."
"Your Majesty is wise and has many talents under his administration."
"It is a blessing for the people of Daliang that your Majesty is under heaven's care."
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The emperor laughed loudly, left two telescopes for himself, and gave one to the Ministry of War.
Then he said to Han Wan, "Han Aiqing, please teach the method of telescopes to the Manufacturing Bureau of the Ministry of Industry. The Qingtong Factory and the Manufacturing Bureau will jointly manufacture the telescopes. The telescopes are currently not allowed to be sold out, and are only supplied to the army and water transportation..."
Han Wan agreed happily. She had never thought of keeping things like telescopes as her own, as money lasted longer than her life.
Afterwards, the emperor left Xie Guogong and Han Wan behind and sent away the others.
Xie Guogong and Han Wan looked at each other and knew what the emperor was going to say.
The emperor asked, "Xie Aiqing, Han Aiqing, what is the difference between this telescope and the telescope given by the Fox Fairy Empress?"
Han Wan said, "Your Majesty, the telescope given by the Fox Fairy Queen is better looking, lighter, and much clearer than this telescope."
Only she and Xie Mingcheng, the two tigers, knew the more uses of that telescope.
Xie Guogong nodded in agreement.
The emperor has seen the telescope several times and knows only these few benefits.
Xie Guogong added, "I discussed with Ming Cheng that we would present the telescope to the court when there is a war in the court. Now that the Tongqing factory has produced a telescope, we did not wait any longer. Ming Cheng presented the telescope to the court as soon as he returned home."
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Xie Mingcheng led his troops out for exercises and will return home in twenty days.
The emperor declined, but Xie Guogong must offer it. After the emperor and his ministers were polite, the emperor praised the Xie family for their loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, and a gentle smile.
In the next five days, the Queen's perfume bottle, Prince Qin's lipstick case, and Duke Cheng's telescope disappeared inexplicably.
The emperor had a serious look on his face when he heard about it, fearing that the "auspicious cloud silk scarf" that protected the Liang Dynasty would suddenly disappear.
To be continued...