At the market, there was still the joyous atmosphere of a victorious army returning home, and Qingyan understood that the people longed for a peaceful and prosperous life. With the army away on campaign, the Japanese pirates dared not harass them anymore.
This expedition completely wiped out the Japanese pirates' stronghold, allowing them to enjoy a peaceful Golden Festival.
"Fourth, they seem very happy!" Qingyan went out several times and found that the people were rarely this happy.
Yinzhen smiled slightly. At the entrance of the naval port, many commoners actually wanted to worship Buddha. This scene was reported to Emperor Kangxi by the censors, who said that Yinti and Yinzhen were ambitious and wanted to seize the position of crown prince.
The streets were lined with stalls. After getting off the carriage, Qingyan felt that there seemed to be many more stalls than usual, as some people were preparing to do business to supplement their income.
"Are there more stalls?" Qingyan asked in a low voice.
Yinzhen held her hand and walked forward, with Bayan and Erlu following behind, carrying the twins.
“Without the Japanese pirates, people can do business here with peace of mind. Their safety is guaranteed, and of course, the people hope that their families can become more prosperous.” Yinzhen could understand their thoughts.
The stall owners started calling out their wares, and the twins looked at everyone curiously, hearing their calls in dialect for the first time.
"Fourth Brother, I find these shouts quite interesting. In the capital, you can only hear these shouts over at Tianqiao!" Qingyan said with a hint of regret.
"Father, I want to go to the teahouse!" Yiken'e loves opera, and whenever she goes to a different place, she goes to the teahouse to listen to it.
"There are no operas here, only storytelling!" Yinzhen went to inquire and found that the teahouse was full of storytelling, and it was about Qi Jiguang.
It's about resisting the Jin dynasty!
Emperor Kangxi never ordered the book to be sealed off; in his previous life, this was a ** (a highly coveted item).
"Father, why does Mafa tell people to talk about the generals who fought against the Jin?" Yiken asked curiously.
Resisting the Jin Dynasty meant resisting the Jin Dynasty, which was the predecessor of the Qing Dynasty!
"Little guy, you actually know these things!" Yinzhen smiled with his lips pursed. The little guy pouted, remembering that Kangxi had once taught him that he must be able to understand other people's insults in order to succeed.
They must learn from the criticism of others in order to grow better.
"Of course, Mafa told me, Father, Qi Jiguang is a fierce general." Yiken'e hopes to become a military general and gallop across the battlefield.
Kangxi, of course, did not agree. He listened to Yiken'e's wish but did not say a word more.
"Yiken'e, shut up!" Yinzhen pinched Yiken'e's little face, telling him not to say anything more. They were about to enter the teahouse, and if others heard what he said, it would definitely cause another dispute.
Qingyan followed closely behind, carrying her daughter. The two entered the reserved private room one after the other. On the table were several plates of pastries, a pot of melon seed tea, and tea that Su Peisheng had specially brought. The pastries were made under the supervision of Erlu's people.
"Little darling, these tea snacks were made by outsiders. If you don't like them, you don't have to eat them!" Yinzhen didn't let the twins eat first, and asked Qingyan to check if there were any other things in the tea snacks.
"Sisi, don't worry, let the child use it. If he doesn't like it, we'll talk about it!" Qingyan used the space to check and found that there was nothing unusable inside.
The twins happily ate their snacks, their little faces beaming with smiles. They had been holding back their emotions for a while now.
"Father, if only we could come out for a stroll every time we have a day off, it would be so much more lively outside than inside the military port," Yiken said secretly, holding a lotus-shaped pastry in her little hand and eating it bite by bite.
The cooks in the naval port, although brought from the capital, were not very good at making some of the pastries.
"Could you send one of the pastry chefs from the Yuelai Inn?" Yinzhen asked Qingyan, noticing that Yiken'e was eating rather hastily.
She shook her head. Recently, Yuelai Inn has been planning to expand, so it's impossible to allocate extra staff. In addition, there are very few chefs who can satisfy Yiken'e's appetite. If one is transferred, an inn will definitely be without a head chef.
"I'll have Chef Xu from Changchun Garden come over." After considering it for a moment, Yinzhen decided that Chef Xu from Changchun Garden was the best.
Normally, when Emperor Kangxi didn't visit Changchun Garden, the chefs there were mostly idle. With such good manpower available, they were just waiting for the emperor's arrival. If Emperor Kangxi knew that Yiken'e wanted to have his own pastry chef, Chef Xu would probably be brought over directly.
"Father, Mafa also wants to use Chef Xu, I don't want him!" Yiken'e firmly objected.
Yinzhen and Qingyan looked at Yiken'e with satisfaction. The little guy understood that they had to ensure Kangxi's daily needs were met.
"So, are we still going to eat these snacks?" Qingyan asked gently.
Yiken'e was definitely a mischievous child. In front of outsiders, he was absolutely gentle and refined, and Kangxi had done a good job of disciplining him. In reality, Yiken'e was definitely a troublemaker who often argued with Yinzhen in the study.
"No need, I just like to say it," Yiken said, puffing out her cheeks.
He could act cute and charming in front of Mafa, but he couldn't do that in front of Ama.
"Mother, why are the storytellers outside different from those in the capital?" Yinzhen asked, having been to a teahouse in the capital with Yiken'e.
So, Qingyan patted Yiken's little head, feeling somewhat helpless.
“Of course it’s different. The storytellers here speak very softly. The guests who can appear in the private rooms are definitely related to the Eight Banners, so everyone is very careful.” Yinzhen said to Yiken’e with a serious expression.
The reality may make Yikene realize more clearly the cruelty of the situation.
"Father, they're scared, aren't they?" Yiken'e wasn't stupid. As long as there were people in the private room, the storyteller's voice could only be heard by the tea drinkers on the first floor.
Of the seven private rooms, only two were in use. The storyteller, of course, dared not say any more and continued telling the story from yesterday. Some commoners wanted to come and listen and would come every day, but the guests in the private rooms did not.
"Hmm, Yiken, why are they afraid?" Yinzhen asked directly.
"Because the Great Jin was the predecessor of the Great Qing, if we talk about resisting the Jin, it's hard to guarantee that no one will say they support the previous dynasty. But the locals regard Qi Jiguang as an honor. It's not just about resisting the Jin; Qi Jiguang even resisted the Japanese pirates." Yiken'e had heard Kangxi talk about Qi Jiguang's life. Besides resisting the Jin, his most important achievement was resisting the Japanese pirates, which allowed the people to have a peaceful life.
Yinzhen smiled and said that Kangxi did not care about the rule of the Ming Dynasty and what he said most often was to learn from history.
“Your grandfather doesn’t care about these things. When I first came into contact with memorials, I read the secret memorials of the Ming Dynasty, which were the culmination of hundreds of years of experience,” Yinzhen explained to Yiken’e.
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