Chapter 48                                                             �

The emperor raised his eyebrows! He really didn't like the ministers' way of apologizing for their replies, but he could do anything about it. "This is not accusation! I am not here to hold people accountable." He said, "I think that Yung Wing and Yuan Jiasan's words have also reminded me. I want to do this, let's discuss it together. Starting next year or the year after, in various provinces, a teaching method of teacher-student interaction will be initially implemented in the official schools of various provinces. More importantly, teaching methods are mainly based on developing and digging into children's interests. What do you think?"

Before the two people could speak, he shook his head first and rejected his words, "No! Even with such an order, he still needs to have the faculty that has indeed received this kind of education to fill the vacancy of various provinces. Now there is no teacher, so why are you talking about?"

"I think this matter needs to start from the fundamentals. As the emperor said, there is no teacher yet, how can we come to disciples? Why not find people from college students who are scheming and willing to be unrestrained by old customs and bad habits, teach according to their aptitude, wait until they finish their studies, and spread them to various provinces, and then take everything in their hearts and bathe in all directions?"

"This is a solution, but it's not good at college." The emperor said, "We always start from the foundation. Just like the second prince and the 10-year-old child, they began to receive Western education and were able to explore." He said, while sorting out his thoughts, "Here, this is how to implement this matter. Now, the trend of Qing students studying in Western countries has begun to arise. In the future, they must search around the world to find those with certain foundations, go abroad to receive education, and after returning to China, as Yuan Jiasan said, distributed to various provinces and take the important responsibility of educating people."

"...... After the year begins, you two will polish my meaning and draw a memorization. I will make a copy of it and submit it to the cabinet for public consultation." He said, "Yong Wing, you have experience in this regard. List your experience in education and studying abroad as thoroughly as possible. I will take a look and talk about it."

"Yes. I have all recorded it." Yuan Jiasan bowed and answered in the seat, straightened his waist, and saw from the corner of his eyes that someone flashed under the porch. He was afraid of something unexpected, so he accused him of the crime and stood up. His eyes narrowed. It turned out to be his nephew Baoqing, Baozhong, and his son Baoheng and others. He stood under the porch and whispered. Seeing the old man coming, he hurriedly saluted, "Dad (uncle).."

Including the imperial guard, Yuan Jiasan couldn't speak loudly, lowered his voice and asked, "What are you doing?"

The three young men looked at each other, and Yuan Baoheng spoke, "Dad, is it the imperial guard?" he asked, "My son and cousin want to... salute the emperor."

"Bastard! The emperor has a noble status, how could he meet just by wanting to see him? Let's go down!"

The emperor heard it inside and asked loudly, "Yuan Jiasan, is there something wrong?"

Yuan Jiasan deliberately turned around and said, "Reply to the emperor's words, it was the dog son and the little nephew who were talking nonsense outside the door and wanted to salute the emperor. I have already deposed them."

How smart the emperor is, knowing that he is deliberately speaking, and since he has arrived at Yuan's mansion, it is okay to reward them with this kind of blessing. "Tell them up and I will see them."

With the emperor's oral order, Yuan Jiasan brought several people to the hall. The three of them knelt down word by word and performed the ceremony of the monarch and ministers who knelt three times and kowtowed nine times, "Long live long!"

Yuan Jiasan temporarily became the minister who led the way, "This is the minister Baoheng, this is the minister's nephew Baozhong, Baoqing."

"Whose son is the son of the child named Shikai that I just met?"

"Reply to the emperor, Shi Kai is a junior minister and his elder brother Baoqing." Yuan Baozhong said.

"Yeah." He nodded, expressed his understanding, and asked again, "I have seen him just now and I like him very much, but have you entered school?"

"Yes. The dog has already entered school, but he is naughty by nature and is difficult to teach. He has achieved nothing in his studies and is difficult to be a great man."

As the emperor knew later, Yuan Shikai was the most important official in the court who wrote the most brilliant story in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. Five thousand years of history have passed down, and such people are rare. Therefore, he is very interested in him. Today, he saw it in Yuan's house with his own eyes. He was a very cute and naughty little baby. After hearing Yuan Baozhong's words, the emperor said, "I happened to talk to Ru Shu about the way to raise talents. I may not necessarily follow the old path of the right path, especially children, who have other interests and intend to develop in another way. If you are a biological father and you are a successor father, you don't have to force it. Hum?"

"Yes. The subordinates should understand the holy will and dare not force the children with the desire to seek."

The emperor wanted to see Yuan Shikai again, but the emperor of a country was too serious and might not be a good thing for Yuan Shikai. At that moment, he had to suppress his curiosity and comforted him with the three Yuan brothers and asked about their errands. Yuan Baoheng was the head of the Ministry of Works. Yuan Baozhong had a reputation as a juren, but he had not sold it for a long time. Now he is studying in the university. Among the three brothers, Yuan Baoqing's early imperial examinations, he has now been patrolling the salt road in Jiangnan - this is also one of the famous fat and flaws.

Here, talking to the Yuan brothers, the servants of the Yuan family ran to the main hall again, "Master, another guest has arrived."

"Who is it?"

"It's Lord Su of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Yuan Jiasan was stunned. He and Sushun had a good relationship back then. After returning to Beijing this time, they had more greetings. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the two of them even visited each other to greet each other. Why are they here again today? Yes! They must have known that the emperor is here and came to promote their journey.

"Let him come in." The emperor said, "I asked someone to notify him."

"Yes." Yuan Jiasan agreed. He couldn't get up to welcome the guests in person, so he ordered Yuan Baoheng to come out for him. After a while, Su Shun wore a vermilion robe and a vest of the same color on her face. He followed Yuan Baoheng into the hall, "I'm the servant who bowed to the emperor."

The emperor burst into laughter, "Sushun, what are you wearing? Is there anything more ugly than this?"

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The emperor and Liufu took a carriage to the straw hat alley in Dongcheng. Before the carriage entered, the emperor asked the driver to stop, "You also took a carriage to Sushun Mansion and told him that I would taste what I told me a few days ago. In addition, letting him take people to Yuan's mansion to pick up the carriage - this kind of carriage is simply to fold the waist."

"Master, then, the slave is gone, what should you do?"

"Are you already here in front of the Yuan Mansion? I can just go in by myself. Go and do your errands." After saying that, he turned around and walked into the alley. Liu Fuming turned the handlebar and rushed to Su Mansion.

Sushun talked to Duanhua, Zaiyuan, Huafeng, Shiduo and others in the mansion. When the New Year is approaching, all the yamen will take a vacation and there is no business work. Everyone relaxes and enjoys the joy of the New Year. Speaking of which, Sushun does not mention it, Duanhua and others are the most comfortable group of people living in Beijing.

They held the title of Prince of Iron Hat, and their salary of 18,000 taels of silver per year cannot be broken, not to mention that they also served as the former minister of the imperial court, the minister of the Interior, and the idle positions of the clan mansion - every idle position is paid monthly. On average, they can always earn three or five thousand taels per month.

By the 20th year of Xianfeng, the Qing Dynasty was in full swing, and it was truly rich in all four worlds. The world was rich in wealth and the prices were extremely low. In Beijing, a table of the best bird's nest eight-delicious table was only three or five silver dollars. Duanhua, Zaiyuan and others earned money every month, which was naturally the cost of the wine pool and meat forest. However, in the eyes of Duanhua and others, it was still not beautiful. This was because although prostitutes were not allowed in the capital, the court officials were not allowed to set foot in the land of romance, so they had to settle for the second best to offer skills by famous actors on the stage, and the wine was enjoyed by the audience.

This time the church held in Sushun's mansion was like this. Sushun was not very interested in such matters, but he could not resist the urging of his brothers and the princes. He had no choice but to agree and called Cheng Changgeng, Qin Yafen, Zhu Lianfen, and Tan Xinpei, who had already been popular in the four nine cities, were all famous "guys". There was only one person, but no one dared to regard himself as his old fight, which was Mei Qiaoling, who was worshipped by the inner court, which was just that. According to Sushun, the emperor liked him very much. Who else in the world dared to shave the emperor's eyebrows?

The drama of this day is also good, and Su Shun is the "Wulongyuan" by Tan Xinpei and Qin Zhifen; the other is the "Muke Village" by Cheng Changgeng and Wang Yaoqing, and the finale is the "Silang Talking to the Mother" by Tan Xinpei and Mei Qiaoling.

As for food and drink, I have to say that Sushun is a clever mind. Since talking to the emperor about the new cooking method before the New Year, the emperor's index finger was piqued, but because of other reasons, Sushun returned to the mansion and said to the chef who was raising a servant in the mansion, "Whoever can't pass on this technique in the future, I will talk about it later."

"Marquis, why is this?" Sushun gave the emperor the title of marquis, so the subordinates have such a title.

"Please keep in mind, ask less. In the past few days, you are not allowed to go anywhere in the mansion every day. You only do one thing, which is to practice your skills seriously. The more you are, the better it is. The benefits of your boy are as good as you." The chef is also a smart person. He knows that the emperor is coming as soon as he guesses. So he practices his skills in the mansion every day, waiting for the imperial guard to come, and he can earn a face for himself and his marquis.

But the chefs in Sushun's mansion learned a new skill, and they could not hide it from Duan Hua and others. These people were idle on weekdays and couldn't do anything else. They were most interested in this kind of thing. They caught up with the Chinese New Year and made an appointment to visit the mansion. They must taste this flavor from the foreign land. Sushun was not easy to explain, so they had to lie and said that the chef was sick, so they invited everyone to eat whole sheep roasted with pine branches.

Duan Hua refused to do it, "What's the point of roasted lamb? We have tasted it in the mansion long ago. It's not okay if you are sick! In short, you must try this special flavor today, and you won't leave if you can't eat it!"

After proposing the promise, Zaiyuan and others also agreed to the urge, which made Sushun unable to do anything, so they had to tell the truth, "It's not that I won't give it to you, but the emperor is coming in the future. I have to wait until the emperor has used it before asking everyone to come to my mansion?"

"The Emperor is coming? When will it be?"

"I don't know yet, the emperor said, I'll find a day after the New Year to visit the mansion."

"Isn't that right? Before the emperor, let the chef in your mansion practice his skills. Then he will become more skilled, and the emperor will be happy, right?"

Su Shun's heart moved, and felt that his brother's words were unreasonable. He was about to nod and agreed. Liu Fu came to visit, "Brother, I wish you a New Year."

"Is it brother here? Come on the seat quickly." Su Shun arranged the show and said, "Wait for a while and listen to the show together with my brother. Come on, get the show list and ask my brother to order it."

"Brother, there is something else." Liu Fu pulled him aside and whispered a few words. Su Shun was shocked, "The emperor said he was coming?"

"Isn't it? Who dares to falsely pass on the Holy Order? The emperor said that after an hour, let the elder brother go to the Straw Hat Hutong to pick him up."

"Okay, I'll prepare and set off immediately." Sushun calmed down Liufu for the time being, and then sued Duanhua and others, "Brother, lend your backshift car to use."

"What are you doing?" Su Shun didn't explain, and he called himself a coachman and left all the way.

When he arrived at Weng's mansion, he asked the emperor to take Duanhua's blue back-shift carriage and return to the original road of Su Mansion. "This car," the emperor discovered the difference as soon as he got on the car, "It's not yours, right?"

Su Shun called out a bad heart! He knew the emperor's temper very well. Although Yu's group of old men talked and spent time all day, they really hated him, let alone the high stage in his mansion. It was lively. Wait for a while to arrive in the mansion, don't get angry, right? If that's the case, he won't even be able to take it away. He was only afraid and forgot to answer. The emperor glared at him, "Su Shun, are you deaf? What do I ask you?"

"Ah, yes! I didn't hear it." Su Shun was thinking about his ideas, and he was eager to be smart. He used the excuse that the driver was not familiar with the road here, lifted up the curtains, walked outside, and whispered a few words to the servants in the mansion. The latter nodded and left.

Su Shun returned to the carriage and sat cross-legged with a smile, "Master, I'm still thinking about it. I don't know when the Master Long Live will arrive at the slave's mansion to let the master serve him well. Unexpectedly, God follows the wishes of others, but I can't help the slave to get what he wants so soon!"

The emperor didn't think much and laughed, "You, I suddenly issued an order. Your mansion is very messed up, right?"

"This... has never been done." Su Shun replied, and said, "The little dog just returned to Beijing for the New Year a few days ago. He brought back a yellow sheep from outside the mouth. The slave sent someone to order pine branches to eat. It happened that the master's decree arrived."

The emperor sneaked out of the palace when he woke up in the morning and didn't even eat breakfast. He was just now feeling hungry. He heard that there was a whole new roasted lamb in the house, drooling and swallowing, "It's okay if you don't say it, but I'm still a little hungry when you mention it. Let the carriage be faster!"

"Zhe!" Su Shun agreed crisply, but her body did not move. "Master, Rong Nucai asked boldly, has Liufu been activated by the master again?"

"What are you doing, what are you asking about this?"
Chapter completed!