As the sound of the whistle, Liu Wenjing looked at the river outside the porthole and saw a passenger ship sailing from the Yangtze River into Hankou (the entrance to the Han River) and entering Han River. J was right in front of him.

The ship I was riding on was the opposite, flowing down from the Han River and entering the Yangtze River through Hankou.

The busy shipping in Hankou made the speed of each ship not fast, and the spring breeze made the flags waving, so Liu Wenjing could clearly see who was on the passenger ship opposite.

Liu Wenqi, who was sitting on the other side, looked at the banner and said interestingly: "It turns out to be the wedding team of Observer Li."

"Yes, it is said that it was the media that the queen personally said, but it's not simple."

After Liu Wenjing said that, she continued reading, and suddenly remembered something and told her brother: "You don't want to discuss this matter when you are away. There is no need, do you know?"

"I know, I know."

After Liu Wenqi finished speaking, he continued to look at the passenger ship that was greeting the Li family outside. There should be a bride and his escorts, as well as a dowry, and a guard who was escorting him.

The observer Li Sanjiu, whose son married Quanyou, the daughter of Yuezhou governor Quan, was decided at the end of last year. Now in the beginning of spring, the Li family's wedding team should have gone to Huangzhou to pick up the bride and then sent the bride back to Chang'an to finish the marriage.

It is a very normal thing. Nowadays, there are more and more steamships, so when wealthy families travel, welcome brides, or go on water, they will book one or more steamships. However, Liu Wenqi knew that observing Li Sanjiu married his son, which is of great significance.

Li Sanjiu is an eunuch, so of course he cannot have a biological son. Generally, officials with equal status are not willing to marry their daughter to the adopted son of an eunuch, because this will damage reputation.

But this observer Li was the housekeeper of the emperor when he was Qiandi, and his status was extraordinary. It is said that he followed the emperor as early as the elephant period and was the confidant among the old people in Qiandi.

Even so, the queen does not need to be a mediator, because speaking of a mediator to the eunuch will have a negative impact on the queen's reputation.

But things happened. So, what capital does this Li Guan have to be sought by the queen?

Liu Wenqi felt that his brother must know the answer to this question, but Liu Wenjing didn't say it, nor would he say it. Liu Wenqi himself had figured it out.

The queen suffered huge criticism because of her parents' affairs, but the emperor was firm in this regard and the queen's status was stable, so no one dared to say that she would depose the queen, so as not to arouse the emperor's anger.

Then the queen herself deliberately pleased the emperor's confidants not to consolidate her position, but to the prince.

The prince performed well, but the concubine's eldest prince, King Yan, was also eye-catching. He had outstanding political achievements in the Youzhou General Manager, and the third prince, King Wei, was the same. He did a good job in the Bingzhou General Manager.

The prince was double-teamed by his brothers, so the queen certainly did not dare to take it lightly. She tried every possible way to win over the emperor's confidants and strived for more people to say good things to the prince.

Or, at least don't say bad things about the prince.

This matter involves a dispute over the throne, and ordinary ministers will easily be unlucky if they get involved. Of course, Liu Wenqi did not dare to get involved in such matters. As a small official of the Ministry of Works, he was not qualified to get involved in such matters.

But it did not prevent Liu Wen from guessing, guessing what the observer Li Sanjiu was in charge of the emperor.

It is also an observation commander, and the goal of "observing" by Li Sanjiu is obviously different from the goal of "observing" by Liu Wenjing.

The new Huainan Road Observer Liu Wenjing was ordered to go to Huainan to "observe" (in charge) the Huainan prefectures and counties, and the birth of the provinces and counties was decided. Liu Wenqiu took a boat to Ezhou by car, but the observation commander Li Sanjiu had no specific "observation location".

Li Sanjiu, as the emperor's eyes and ears, was "observing". His observation made the Si seem to be busy with meaningless things, so the Si's setting was more like a cover, secretly "observation work", and other shameless people came to do it.

So, how big is the team of these shameful people? So big is the queen who wants to fight for the prince?

Seeing his younger brother's thoughtful look, Liu Wenjing could probably guess what the other party was thinking, put down the book and explained again: "I have said it many times for me. It is okay to discuss current affairs, but the topic should not be involved in the ban..."

Before he finished speaking, Liu Wenqi interrupted: "Don't involve the prince and the prince... Brother, don't worry, I won't say anything randomly."

"If you have time, think about it, why don't you think about your job? The floating bridge on the Xiakou River cannot be repaired, and it will hinder shipping if repaired. How to achieve both sides is a headache."

"I don't think about things that are so headache-inducing, what should I do if I shouldn't think about things?"

Speaking of this, Liu Wenjing began to talk: "How to build this floating bridge? There are many different opinions. When you arrive at Xiakou, you will carefully investigate. If the time is right, don't follow the crowd and give a feasible plan separately. Once it is adopted, won't you have a chance to make a comeback?"

"The pontoon bridge must be durable and easy to maintain, and the maintenance cost is as low as possible. It also needs to be convenient to 'open', so that the river boat can pass through calmly, and then it must be easy to 'close'. These many problems must be solved, enough for you to think about food and food..."

"Yes, yes, brother said..."

Liu Wenqi was perfunctory and he understood what his brother wanted to say, but he knew that he might have made limited progress in his career. After all, the competition was too fierce. He entered the official position as an official, and he would definitely not be as good as the new bureaucrat who entered the imperial examination in the future.

But the brother is different.

Liu Wenjing is an old man from the emperor's residence and has a bright future. Since the Ming De year, he has been to Nanzhong for many years. This qualification alone is very "hard". Now he has to be sent to Huainan to "observe". I think after the matter is done, the next step is to be of great use.

Therefore, instead of working hard by yourself, it is better to enjoy the cool air under the big tree of my brother. In the future, my son wants to have a good future and pass the imperial examination, but he will rely on "uncle".

While the two brothers were talking, they heard the sound of whistles outside one after another. Looking through the porthole, they saw that they had sailed into the Yangtze River on the boat. The boats on the river were shuttled, and they each avoided according to the navigation rules. Therefore, the sound of whistles kept ringing, reminding each other to pay attention to safe navigation.

There are many steamships on the river, from north to south to east to west, and from east to west, densely packed, like crucian carp crossing the river. Liu Wenqi couldn't help but be amazed when he looked at such a spectacular scene: "I came to Xiakou two years ago, haven't I seen so many ships?"

"Year is different from one year. Xiakou is amazing today." Liu Wenjing said, giving an example: "The personnel and material throughput of Xiakou Port have increased by five times since the end of last year's ship was put into shipping, so it is impossible not to build a pontoon bridge across the river."

"It's not that the steamships cannot ferry. The demand is too high. By ferrying by ships, the port area has an upper limit on the number of ships, and it is impossible to increase unlimitedly. Therefore, the court also hopes to build a pontoon bridge to connect the north and south of the Yangtze River and alleviate the shipping burden."

"So, you have to perform well. Even if you can't come up with any good solutions, it's also good to do this with your colleagues. Accumulate more seniority and have a little more chance of promotion in the future."
Chapter completed!