The emperor received Yi Xin's memorial: "Dagu Fort Martial Preparation and Unrepaired Records". He wrote all his experiences and hearings in Dagu Fort on it. Of course, these memorials have always been written by suppressing first and then promoting: "... My Qing army has been brave enough to survive on the battlefield. Since the change of the first emperor's middle page, he has been very effective in the purging section. The soldiers are full of moral integrity, hard training and skillful skills. He can defend the capital. My emperor is foolproof. There are Tianjin General Changrui, Dagu Fort Pipeline and other generals, who are honest and have no obstacles in the year. He can be called a capable person."

First, I praised the Tianjin garrison, and then changed the topic and talked about the main topic: "Since the inspection, I have been worried about the lack of cultivation in our military preparations. Dagukou Fort is a key area for our coastal defense. It has five large turrets, twelve earth turrets, and thirteen earth turrets, but the cannons fired are only a hundred and fifty steps away, so I cannot keep the enemy from outside the country. I think it needs to be rectified and replaced. When I hear the signs of foreign barbarians, I will immediately perform the exercise to ensure that there is no danger..."

The emperor read this short comment for a while and smiled bitterly helplessly. After more than a year of ascending the throne, he became more and more accustomed to less emotional emotions when dealing with government affairs and taking the trick of calmness.

Yi Xin left Beijing once and before she could discuss with the British, she submitted such a memorial of righteousness and criticism in her sentence. I really don’t know if something will happen when he meets the British?

How extraordinary is it to start a battle with foreigners? Judging from the meaning of Yi Xin’s article, he actually relies on all his victory on some military equipment replacements?

The emperor was tired of watching, sitting and thinking too much. He put down the memorial, rubbed his eyes and stood up, wanting to relax his muscles and minds. Liufu was always watching his dynamics, so he quickly twisted a hot towel to serve her to wipe her face, then brought a bowl of bird's nest porridge, and suggested with concern: "Long live, if you are tired, why not take a rest first?"

The emperor moved his heart and walked back and picked up the memorial again. He looked at it carefully for a while. He was thinking in his heart: I am afraid that such a memorial would not be something Lao Liu could think of! Well, someone must have given him some advice. Who is this person? Don’t take off his treasure? Li Hongzhang, Gui Liang and others. Li Tangjie may not be able to see this, but he is more steady and should not do such unwise things.

Just as he was about to give a few instructions on the memorial, the curtain was raised, and the eunuch walked in: "Return to Master Long Sui, Lord Du of Wenhua Palace, Lord Zeng of the Ministry of Revenue has handed in the sign."

"pass."

This time, Du Zeng and the others asked for the purpose of "the river embankment was disrepaired in Shandong and Henan provinces, and they could estimate the price of the bargaining and collect materials for preparation for rectification."

One of these two people is the emperor's teacher and the other is the minister he values ​​the most, so it is naturally different from the other: "Let's go away, get up and talk, get up and talk. Liufu, come to the two adults, Father."

The two of them sat down with gratitude, and the emperor smiled warmly, "I have read the memorials on your joint name yesterday. The 3.69 million taels of silver are not too much, but not too little. Every tiny cent must be used. Now there are some people who know the blessings of others and the country all day long. They ignore the money allocated by the court to rectify the river embankment and river channels. They spend very much on what it was intended to spend! This time, the method proposed by Zeng Guofan in the memorial was very good: In addition to the Ministry of Revenue to take out part, the vassal officials in Shandong and Henan also have to take out part. The court cannot always pay the money, and in the end, the baby sells the land without feeling sorry for the baby. Once the river embankment is built, no one manages or takes care of it. In less than a few years, they will ask the court for money in the name of wind, sun, rain, snow, ice and frost erosion."

"The emperor and the sage are worried about Zhou Yuan, and the old ministers are ashamed of it. They can only do their best to make the decisions and let the people below know that the sage will be sincere and are all in the people's livelihood plan. I think they have a conscience and dare not, and they will not use the money allocated by the court for other purposes."

The emperor smiled helplessly. If he had only rely on his conscience, there would be no one else in the world to be damned! He knew that Du Shoutian had been studying science all his life, and his mind was a little rigid. It was just that because he was his teacher, some words were hard to express.

That being said, the emperor disagrees with it, and the 'laughing' expression is also very obvious: "What I mean is that no matter who is sent to the two provinces to handle major work this time, you must be more alert and not deceive the corruption officials in those places and move the work payment. This section will be declared to you."

"Yes, I understand."

"Have the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works discussed? Who will let the errand go this time?"

"Last year, the old minister was ordered to go out of Beijing to investigate the damage and disrepair of river embankments in the two provinces. He asked himself about his familiarity with people and land. I wanted to ask for an order, this time..."

"Master Du should not go this time. I know that your health is not good." The emperor smiled and waved his hand to stop Du Shoutian from talking again: "You can't see that only elderly people like you in the court are wearing rain, and those young people are enjoying themselves in the capital with the salaries of the court."

"Old minister..."

"Master Du, you are an old minister who has made great contributions to the court and me. I will never let you suffer the pain of waiting for the wind and rain. Don't talk about this anymore."

"Yes." A warm feeling arose in Du Shoutian's rare heart. After the emperor ascended the throne, the two of his junior brothers became increasingly alienated. Although the rewards and gifts of the Du Mansion have always been the first, it is difficult to offset the sense of alienation that is gradually distant. Today, when the emperor mentioned the events of that year, even though he never felt pampered, he felt happy. When he thought about it, he felt ashamed of his disrespect for his service.

Of course the emperor didn't know what he was thinking, so he turned to look at Zeng Guofan: "Zeng Guofan?"

"Yes!" Zeng Guofan hurriedly bowed and replied, "I have discussed with the ministry's officers. I want to recommend the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Yan Jingming, and Yan, who is the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, to go to Beijing for work. On the Ministry of Works, the left minister of the Ministry of Works, the left minister of the Ministry of Works, will be the left minister of the Ministry of Works.

"Okay, these two people are very suitable. However, can Yan Jingming hand over his errands in the Ministry of Revenue? I know that since the Ministry of Revenue theft case, he has become your greatest help."

The emperor made a rare joke, but Zeng Guofan did not dare to show frivolity. Zhengrong nodded: "Yes, Lord Yan is clear in his work and has clear decisions. He is one of the capable staff of the Ministry of Revenue. However, the responsibilities of the Ministry of Revenue have become more and more stable. It is not easy to leave at this time."

"That's good. You and Master Du urge them to strengthen the river embankment before the rainy season comes. Shandong and Henan provinces are still suffering from frequent floods, which will cause endless harm."

"I will obey the order."

After talking about the serious matter, the emperor turned to the other thing: "Zeng Guofan, I have seen the memorial you posted a few days ago. The country is using people. You... I think, you should wait for a while before asking for an order to return to your hometown to serve your mother, okay?"

Zeng Guofan's mother, Mrs. Jiang, has been ill for a while, and the cause was that her son was suddenly condemned by the emperor's decree last year, which scared the old lady to be sick. It was not very good for more than a year. A few days ago, Zeng Guofan submitted two consecutive letters, asking the emperor to allow him to temporarily hand over the errand to the Ministry of Revenue, return to his hometown to take care of his mother, and wait until his mother recovers from illness and then enters Beijing to visit the matter - this is what the emperor talked about today.

Zeng Guofan felt so worried about his mother's affairs. He didn't know how many tears shed behind his back. At this moment, he couldn't help but hear the emperor's words: "Reply to the emperor, I have a little talent and I have been picking up the previous emperor. I have been in office for more than ten years. I have not served my parents for ten years. Now my mother is sick in bed and leaning against the door to look forward to her son's return. I..."

"Hey!" The emperor also felt very embarrassed. Should he tell him: Your mother doesn't have a long time to delay?

In real history, his mother was in peace in the two years of Xianfeng. Calculated the day, and it was almost here. Once the high court was abandoned, Zeng Guofan would definitely return home. At this time of peace, he would never be able to take over the relationship, not to mention that even if he thought, Zeng Guofan would definitely refuse. Instead of doing this, it would be better to keep him by his side for a while.

This kind of thought cannot be told to Zeng Guofan, and it is absolutely impossible to even express it. It is just too calm but never relaxed.

After a while in the Kifu Hall, Du Shoutian finally spoke: "Emperor, Mr. Zeng's words are very good. Although loyalty and filial piety cannot be achieved, now we are peaceful. The emperor is diligent and diligent in peace. All kinds of bad policies have been eliminated in sequence, and government orders are clarified, and people are united." He also said: "So, I think that the Ministry of Revenue's work has become an unimpressive task through Zeng and Yan's efforts to clear the situation. The emperor governs the world with filial piety and should be filial to the ministers, and allows him to return to his hometown to visit his mother. Once the old lady recovers from illness and health, Mr. Zeng will enter the court. By then, until Mr. Zeng's filial piety is fulfilled, he can also make Zeng's house in Xiangtan be grateful for the holy virtue."

"How is that?" The emperor pondered for a while, and at this moment, Zeng Guofan knelt down: "I ask the emperor to allow him to accept it, with the thought of kissing all of you!"

"Get up first, get up first." The emperor made a decision at this moment: "Let's do it, let's make some adjustments. I'll give you a month's vacation, and you'll take the Lingtang to Beijing. First, you can take care of it nearby; second, the doctors in Beijing are always better than those in Hunan Province. Well, if you need it, I will send someone from the Imperial Hospital to treat the old lady. What do you think?"

Zeng Guofan was stunned for a moment, but Du Shutian pulled his sleeves next to him, and then he hurriedly knelt down again: "The emperor is so kind to me, I... I will take my mother, and thank the emperor!"

"Then let it be. Get ready quickly, go and go back quickly, and you still have to cook many things."

"Zhe!" Zeng Guofan kowtowed deeply: "I will receive the order, thank you."
Chapter completed!