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However, Yan Ruyu would occasionally let something slip, so Su Changan also guessed something.
Probably, the Grand Tutor and the Queen Mother were competing for the position of Deputy Protector-General, or deputy commander, of the Imperial Guards that originally protected the capital.
But neither His Majesty nor the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guards Meng Qin spoke, so the seat remained vacant.
But three days ago, Li Jiulang suddenly took action at the court meeting and directly submitted a memorial stating that Zhao Xiaojia, the Eagle General of the Cavalry Battalion, could be the deputy commander of the imperial guards.
In addition, he also said that Taifu's adopted son Yang Anguo, who was originally a general in the Imperial Guards, could also be promoted to deputy commander of the Imperial Guards. Li Jiulang also stated that the Imperial Guards needed to increase its troops, so he suggested that half of Zhao Xiaojia's Cavalry Battalion be incorporated into the Imperial Guards.
This proposal caused an uproar and naturally caused quite a bit of turmoil in the government.
But Xia Fengxiang directly said yes, and Meng Qin also agreed.
This caught both the people on the Empress Dowager's side and the people on the Grand Tutor's side off guard.
For the Grand Tutor, Zhao Xiaojia's position as deputy commander was nothing after all. After all, the Queen Mother had planted a thorn in the side of the Imperial Guards.
Originally, because of Yang Anguo, some military power was in the hands of the imperial guards. Even if Zhao Xiaojia came, he was just one person.
But bringing in half of the cavalry battalion soldiers would make a very different situation.
So, the Taifu was caught off guard.
However, when the officials from the Queen Mother's faction saw Li Jiulang suddenly behave like this, some officials who did not understand the situation clearly were overjoyed.
I just think that the news that the Queen Mother and Li Jiulang broke up is just a rumor.
then
Naturally, people on the Taifu's side opposed the incorporation of the Cavalry Battalion into the Imperial Guards.
The people on the Queen Mother's side naturally strongly supported it.
The two are fighting for power, this is what the empress calls watching the fun.
In addition, Meng Qin suddenly resigned from the position of commander-in-chief two days ago, which made things even more intense, because the vacant position of commander-in-chief would have to be fought over again.
After knowing these
Naturally, the first thing Su Changan thought of was that it was arranged by Xia Fengxiang again.
After all, it's a matter of such great power that neither of them can give up.
If Zhao Xiaojia was just made the deputy commander, there would be nothing wrong, and the Taifu faction would not do much.
But if he brought troops here, it would force the Taifu and others to fight. If they didn't fight, it would be a sign of weakness. If they showed weakness and took a step back in the court, it would be a mistake, if not a plan, and they would fall behind step by step.
Of course, the Queen Mother was also framed.
You can give up, but if you give up, you will have nothing. You have to hand over such a big piece of cake, the Imperial Guards, to the Grand Tutor and others.
Can do?
No!
So even if both parties know that they have been plotted against, what can they do? They can only continue to fight.
but
Su Changan thought about it and felt that this move would be dangerous if Xia Fengxiang did not have a back-up plan.
What’s really important about this plan is the courage of Li Jiulang and Xia Fengxiang.
If Li Jiulang had not leaned towards Xia Fengxiang, he probably would not have been able to do this, let alone let the Queen Mother and the Grand Tutor be plotted against for no apparent reason.
Also, neither side probably expected Xia Fengxiang to be so courageous!
but.
Su Changan was still a little worried.
After all, if the two sides suddenly joined forces, and Meng Qin resigned, even if the entire imperial guards still had Meng Qin's subordinates, they would sooner or later fall into the hands of the empress dowager and the grand tutor.
However, Su Changan thought about it again.
His grandfather Su Wenqing and Li Jiulang are almost mature and wise. If they didn't have a backup plan, this wouldn't have happened.
After much thought, Su Changan felt that he still needed to speed up the progress of muskets and artillery.
After all, if something really happens, there will be a row of cannons set up there, and they will be fired loudly, and the matter will be over.
not enough
One more round!
So, although I didn't talk much about this with Xia Fengxiang, I still asked the empress about muskets and cannons.
However, as Xia Fengxiang said, after getting Su Changan's musket, she gave it to the craftsmen. In the past few days, the craftsmen have made great progress because of the musket.
And according to the design drawings, the craftsmen were already able to fire lead bullets with the musket, so I thought about doing some further research on it.
After hearing this, Su Changan felt a lot more relaxed, but he also admired the craftsmen a little. After all, he only gave them a half-baked design and a musket that he didn't even know if it would work, but they still managed to make it.
As for the artillery, it was improved again because of this musket, and greater progress was made.
After hearing this, Su Changan breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at Xia Fengxiang's confident look, Su Changan was worried, but helpless. After all, there was nothing else he could do.
Moreover, Xia Fengxiang didn't let him get involved at all.
But Su Changan still wrote a letter to Su Wenqing.
Su Wenqing said that it was time to eat and drink, and it was not Su Changan's turn to worry about these things, as everything had been arranged.
Su Changan sighed, but since Su Wenqing said so, he thought there must be a backup plan, so he just put it aside and didn't think too much about it.
However, during these three days, Su Changan was also busy with the perfume matter.
The process of extracting essential oils from perfume using a distiller is actually quite smooth.
Whether using flowers or citrus extracts, everything goes smoothly.
However, when he was adjusting the proportions at the end, the taste was always wrong. Finally, Su Changan tried to distill the wine again and succeeded.
However, it is still a relatively rough product. If it is really to be put on the market, it needs to be more refined. Otherwise, it will only be more convenient than sachets and will not be sold at much price.
After all, if there is anything I can really do to help my wife, it is to make money.
Making muskets and cannons is not only a technical job, but also a costly endeavor, so we have to start the business as soon as possible.
Su Changan was even thinking about whether he should let Su Liheng sell the serialized version of "Dream of Red Mansions".
After all, he originally thought that Su Linhan would not like it, but it seemed that he had underestimated the horror of "Red Mansion".
Because Su Linhan wrote back, the content of the letter was very simple, and it could be summed up in one sentence: 'Eldest sister, please take care of your health and write quickly. Third aunt and mother are also waiting.'
But after thinking about it, Su Changan felt that he should not be too impatient for quick success and should do things one step at a time and formally establish the rouge shop business first.
Once the rouge shop is established, we can start bundling sales and launch a Lin Daiyu co-branded rouge or something like that. Maybe it will make more money then.
After all, some things can't be rushed.
of course
During these three days, Su Liheng also sent some rouge samples to the palace.
Su Changan took a look and found that some were not up to standard, but there were also some who did better than he did.
So Su Changan naturally wrote a letter to tell Su Liheng what to pay attention to, and then threw away the unqualified rouge, and sent back the ones that exceeded his expectations, asking Su Liheng to follow this standard.
but
Su Liheng also told Su Changan.
Su Changan's poem [Dianjiangchun: After Playing the Swing] once again caused a sensation in the capital once again as soon as it was published in the journal.
Especially among readers.
This song [Dianjiangchun: After Cuba Qiuqian] received even more positive reviews.
It is just a poem with only a few dozen words, but it depicts the image of a girl who is innocent, pure, emotional, yet reserved. It can be said to be a brilliant piece of writing.
Among them is Mr. Shuiyun, who never comments on other people's poems or articles, and he rarely comes out to give praise as "the song expresses the author's feelings and sorrow".
but
Although this poem is extremely popular among women, it is even more popular among men.
I don’t know which woman I thought of when I read this poem.
Or maybe we imagine that the girl in the poem is Su Changan herself.
In short
Strangely enough, there are women who are just beginning to fall in love, but they are few.
On the contrary, the men are all amazing.
As soon as this poem was uttered, the number of people visiting the Su family increased significantly.
But Old Master Su and the others couldn't say this openly.
They had no choice but to keep declining, using the excuse that "Chang'an is not feeling well and is not considering marriage for the time being."
But even so, there is still an endless stream of people coming.
It really gave Su Wenqing a headache.
And it's not just Su Wenqing's side.
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Chapter 92: If you go to the red-light district in men's clothing, you will not spend money but will come out with money
The same is true for Xia Fengxiang.
Those elderly ministers who had already retired to the second line in the court and no longer cared about state affairs, for the sake of their grandchildren, thought that Su Chang'an was in the palace, so they went to the palace one after another, hoping to ask Xia Fengxiang for help in discussing the marriage.