Qin Ming didn't expect Zijun to ask this question.
As a person from later generations, various TV series about Emperor Sui Yang on the Internet,
There are also discussions by historians and comments from later generations. He has read some of them.
After thinking about it, he looked at Zi Jun and said:
"Well, although many people now say that he is a tyrant and a foolish king, I don't think so."
"Just like when the Qin Kingdom was destroyed, the Han Dynasty called the First Emperor a tyrant and a coward."
At this point, he paused for a moment and saw that everyone in the carriage was listening quietly, so he continued:
"History books are written by the victors. To evaluate a person's merits and demerits, one must look at what he has done."
"My personal opinion is that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty had great achievements. First, he ordered the construction of the Grand Canal. The Grand Canal increased the communication between the north and the south of China and the exchange of goods, making the land of China become a whole again."
"Second, he established the imperial examination, which made it possible for ordinary people to enter the court and serve as officials, breaking the control that aristocratic families had had on government affairs for many years."
"These two achievements are enough to prove that Emperor Sui Yang was a thoughtful and far-sighted emperor."
"As for the rumors that Emperor Sui Yang was arrogant and licentious, I don't really agree with it. If Emperor Sui Yang was greedy for beauty, then he should have many heirs."
"As far as I know, this is not the case. I think the reason why Sui was destroyed was largely because he was too impatient."
"Some people are like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who wished he could finish the work that took twenty or thirty years in five or ten years."
"He may have thought that as the emperor, he would take care of everything, and then arrange for another emperor to appease the people, so that it would be easier for future generations to maintain their careers."
"It's just that he didn't expect that the current situation would be out of his control. If Yu Wenhuaji didn't rebel back then, no one knows where history will eventually go."
"Well, this is my personal opinion on Emperor Sui. Just listen to it and don't spread it outside."
After speaking, he looked at everyone in the car, but suddenly found that Yang Zijun and Xiao Changxi both had red eyes, as if they had just cried.
He then asked: "Are you okay? Why are your eyes so red?"
Seeing Qin Ming's puzzled expression, Xiao Changxi said, "It's okay, sir, a gust of wind just blew some sand in and made it blurry, right Zijun?"
Yang Zijun on the side also hurriedly wiped the tears from his eyes and said:
"Yes, sir, you lowered your head to speak just now, so you didn't see it. We all had sand in our eyes."
Qingwan was pulled by Zijun's sleeves, but she could only bite the bullet, rubbed her eyes, and said:
"Well, that's true."
However, she knew in her heart that there was no wind blowing in at all just now, and cousin Zijun and Aunt Changxi both cried while listening.
She knew that now was not the time to ask the reason. She would ask her cousin again when she had the opportunity in the future.
Qin Ming saw that several people in the car were rubbing their eyes, so he said:
"Then don't rub it for a while. It may hurt your eyes. I'll get out of the car and get some water to rinse it out later."
After saying that, I got off the car and went to look for water. Seeing that the young master cared so much for her, Wan'er felt moved and guilty, and secretly swore to herself that she would never lie to the young master again.
When Zijun saw Qin Ming go out, he could no longer suppress his inner emotions, so he hugged his mother and cried softly.
Although there was still a trace of tears on Xiao Changxi's veil, her eyes showed more emotion and happiness. Thinking in my heart
"Your Majesty, after so many years, someone finally recognizes what you did back then, and someone finally knows what you think. You will be pleased to hear what Qin Ming just said."
After a while, Qin Ming came back with a water bag and asked the three women to clean them. Seeing that the three women were in much better condition, Qin Ming and others continued on their way.
At early noon, everyone arrived at the gravesite of Qingwan's parents. Qin Ming accompanied Qingwan and offered a stick of incense before returning to the carriage.
Xiao Changxi took her daughter and Qingwan to weed and fill the cemetery. Afterwards, several people talked about their recent situations in front of the grave.
After about two cups of tea, several people returned to the carriage. Qin Ming asked everyone to get in the car, mount their horses and drive back.
On the way, Qin Ming saw that the three women all had bitter expressions on their faces, and the atmosphere in the carriage was quite depressing, so he said:
"Qingwan, Zijun, do you want to hear a story? Master, I have a very nice story that I can tell you."
Qingwan naturally wanted to hear it, so she nodded and said:
"Well, Qingwan wants to hear it. Young Master tells the best story." Zijun and Changxi also nodded along with Qingwan.
Qin Ming saw that several people seemed to have regained their vitality and looked like they were sitting upright. So he said:
"Well, today I will tell you a story about Snow White."
As Qin Ming explained, everyone on the carriage slowly recovered from missing their loved ones and slowly became immersed in Qin Ming's story.
With the various encounters of Snow White, I am sometimes worried and sometimes happy for her.
The story of Snow White also shortened the journey of more than ten miles. As the story ends, the motorcade also arrives at Qinjiazhuang.
It was the first time for mother and daughter Qingwan and Changxi to hear such an interesting story. Qingwan and Zijun originally wanted Qin Ming to tell another one.
However, when Qin Ming saw that he was almost at the mansion, he had to promise the two of them that he would talk to them later when he had time, and the two women gave up.
Qin Ming returned to the mansion and after asking Uncle Huang, he learned that the craftsmen and cooks arranged by Aunt Li had arrived, and Old Huang had also arranged corresponding personnel to receive them.
In addition, Aunt Li's personal maid Yue Chan also brought him letters.
Qin Ming did not dare to delay and asked Wan'er to go to the kitchen to make arrangements. The cook who came to the Li Mansion to learn skills asked Uncle Huang to follow Chang Xi to the warehouse to get the vegetable and fruit seeds and cultivate them in the greenhouse.
He himself took Zijun to the study room.
When he opened the door, he saw a tall and beautiful woman standing in the middle of the study. Qin Ming hurriedly stepped forward and greeted:
"I've met Madam Yuechan, thank you for waiting."
Although Yuechan is the Queen's personal maid, she admired Qin Ming's amazing talent after seeing her yesterday.
The most important thing is that she has served Empress Changsun personally for many years. She is well aware of the empress’ temperament and knows that the empress values Qin Ming very much, so she does not dare to entrust her to him. When she saw Qin Ming coming back, she hurriedly saluted.
"My slave Yuechan has met Mr. Qin."
Qin Mingxu raised his arm and said:
"Miss Yuechan, please take a seat without being polite."
With that said, he invited Yuechan to sit on the sofa.
Qin Ming smiled and said:
"Auntie asked you to come over, but is there any news about the business?"
Yuechan bowed and replied:
"Well, the master has already talked with the King of Hejian County and asked the slave to bring you a letter."
"In addition, let me take you to the shop in Chang'an City tomorrow to discuss the specific arrangements."
As she spoke, Yuechan handed Queen Changsun's letter to Qin Ming with both hands.
Qin Ming received the letter and then said to Yuechan:
"Well, Lady Lao Yuechan will be here tomorrow. Zijun, please take Yuechan back to Qingxinyuan and ask the servants to clean up a room for Lady Yuechan to live in."
After Zijun learned about Qin Ming's evaluation of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, his senses were already very good, and he listened to the story of Snow White on the way back.
She couldn't help but put herself into the role of Snow White. She was also seriously ill at the time. If it weren't for Qin Ming, she might have been gone. Naturally, she regarded Qin Ming as the prince who kissed her awake.
After hearing Qin Ming's instructions, he responded obediently:
"Yes, sir."
Hearing this, Yuechan bowed to Qin Ming again and followed Zijun to the guest room.
Qin Ming returned to his desk and opened the letter from Queen Changsun. The first thing that caught his eye was Changsun Juanxiu's handwriting.
In the letter, the eldest grandson explained that he would be visiting a store in Chang'an tomorrow, and that the King of Hejian County would also be there, and the contract would have to be signed by then.
Qin Ming sighed in his heart that while his aunt was very efficient in doing things, he also thought about tomorrow's trip to Chang'an. In addition, he also thought about bringing some gifts to his aunt and the Prince of Hejian County.
So I wrote two gift lists, and what I gave to my eldest grandson was a few down jackets. After all, I heard last time that my aunt was afraid of the cold.
It happened that some down jackets had been made, and some were suitable for Auntie and Uncle Li's figures, but none suitable for Sizi. It would be urgent to ask Xiao Changxi to arrange for someone to make them soon.
Considering that the Prince of Hejian County was also a general before, several jars of distilled high-strength wine were prepared for him. Of course, Uncle Li also had to send several jars to him.
After writing the gift list, Qin Ming called the servants outside the study and sent it to Xiao Changxi, asking her to quickly arrange for someone to make Sizi's down jacket and put it on the carriage before going out tomorrow.
