Shouren Academy.
Chen Xinghe looked at Hua Xinyun who was already far away, not knowing for a moment what more to think about.
“Senior brother.”
Xu Qingnian shouted, and Chen Xinghe came back to his senses.
“Senior brother Qingnian, remember, this person must not be a deep friend, it’s okay to be vague and subtle, but not otherwise.”
Chen Xinghe once again emphasized a sentence with Xu Qingnian.
Because he felt more and more that there was something wrong with this Hua Xinyun.
“En, I understand.”
Xu Qingnian was not stupid, Hua Xinyun had such prestige, his reputation in Kyoto three years ago was not weaker than his own, and he even had the backing of the Great Wei Palace of Literature, a figure with positive seedling roots, and with such handsome looks, he was properly the panel of the protagonist.
If this is not wild and proud?
The main character he to be, he now go back to the countryside to farm.
A decade of social poisoning tells Xu Qingnian a fact, but all the kind of first meeting, the other party is not weaker than your achievements, or higher than you, up is shushing, all kinds of friendly, this kind of people do not say no good intention, but definitely can not be a sincere friend.
What is a friend? The first thing you can do is to get to know each other, and then you can talk to each other and make friends.
This kind of person? Not a bad person and definitely not a good person, at least that’s the feeling you get.
Of course you can’t be too absolute about everything, what if they are a good person?
But these days, good people don’t live long.
Xu Qingnian returned to his study and began to work on his own stuff.
For the development of Great Wei, there was still a lot to go.
Water and food production, nine-year compulsory education, highways, comprehensive food and clothing.
Which of these is not an important matter?
Which of these is not a matter of improving the strength of Great Wei?
Which is not a matter of winning the hearts and minds of the people?
If I were a member of the royal family, I would want to be the emperor myself.
But nine years of compulsory education is too big, at least for the current Wei to carry.
If it were really done, at least 70,000 to 80,000,000 taels of silver would be subsidised into it every year, if not only more, after all, what is the concept of nine years of schooling without spending any money?
And to do this, not only must the state tax be high, but the economy must also prosper, otherwise, it still won’t work.
Right now, we still have to work around food production.
The waterwheel thing, in theory, should be solved, so relying on water sources, Great Wei’s grain production would at least double to start with.
But this is not enough.
Today, Great Wei is like a ship in a storm, which could be tipped over at any time.
To put it bluntly, if the Sudden Evil Dynasty or the First Yuan Dynasty were to go to war against Great Wei tomorrow, Xu Qingnian wouldn’t be too surprised, because the bottom of Great Wei is too weak.
So to solve this problem once and for all, there were still two things to do.
Firstly, seeds that can actually be ma*s produced, potatoes, sweet potatoes.
Secondly, organic fertilisers that can make the grain grow better.
Thirdly, new rice seeds. At present, the rice seeds in Great Wei are two-season rice, if we can find three-season rice, four-season rice, this is a direct doubling of S*x.
By solving the above three problems, all of Great Wei’s perils would be directly halved, and it would be one step closer to the empress calling herself a father.
The main thing, of course, is that one can enjoy a period of leisurely life.
Therefore, in contrast to this matter, the dynastic disputes, Xu Qingnian looked down on a lot, of course, provided that no one provoked himself, if someone provoked himself, Xu Qingnian did not mind asking him to get offline.
Inside the Shouren Academy, Xu Qingnian withdrew his mind and began a new round of making plans.
And at the same time.
The Great Wei Palace of Literature.
At this moment, there were many people in the Palace waiting for Hua Xinyun’s arrival.
Ever since Hua Xingyun was to return to the capital of Great Wei, it could be said that everyone in the Palace was eagerly awaiting his or her return, hoping that Hua Xingyun would come sooner.
After all, the Great Wei Palace of Literature had been a bit stifled in recent times.
Ever since Xu Qingnian came to Kyoto, the Great Wei Palace of Literature had indeed been suffocating for a while, with visions appearing at every turn, and all because of Xu Qingnian.
The two great scholars came on one after another, but instead of suppressing Xu Qingnian, they made Xu Qingnian even more arrogant.
Who was convinced?
But even if the great scholars could not suppress Xu Qingnian, it was impossible for the great scholars of heaven and earth to step in, right?
Is Xu Qingnian worthy?
If they really send the Great Confucian of Heaven and Earth into the arena, what would happen even if they won? It would still be a disgrace.
But now it’s different, Hua Xinyun has returned, and all the Confucian students in the entire Palace have seen hope, at least the Confucian students of the Zhu Sheng lineage are all excited, they can’t wait for Hua Xinyun to come back today, and tomorrow they will go and beat Xu Qingye’s face.
A fierce beating.
“Coming, coming, he’s coming.”
“Hua Xinyun is back.”
“Look guys, jangling is Hua Xinyun.”
“Over there? Over there?”
“Where is Hua Xinyun?”
“Has Brother Hua come?”
“Where is the great talent Nebula?”
The Confucian students of the Palace of Literature boiled up as they looked at the figure walking not far away, each looking unusually excited and thrilled.
Those who didn’t know thought they had seen a certain saint.
Not far away, Hua Xinyun walked slowly, with a gentle smile on his face that was like a spring breeze, modest and courteous, without a trace of arrogance.
“Brother Hua, I haven’t seen you for a long time, I’ve really missed you.”
“Brother Nebula, we have prepared a banquet and are waiting for your return.”
“Brother Xinyun, after three years of absence, when I see you again, you are still so young.”
“Brother Hua, do you still remember me? Back then you drunkenly recited thirty poems in Kyoto and became famous in the Great Wei, to this day, I have not forgotten, you should remember me, I was the one standing by and pouring wine for the great scholar next to you, yes, that’s me.”
“Brother Hua, Brother Hua, do you remember me? When you left the capital, I was crying in the corner, and you waved at me when you left, remember?”
“Brother Nebula, it’s been a long time, it’s been a long time, you don’t recognise me? It’s alright, I’ve just arrived.”
When they saw Hua Xinyun appear, the Confucian students swarmed over, not caring whether they knew each other or not, just rubbing their faces in it first anyway.
It was no disadvantage.
“Long time no see, gentlemen.”
However, Hua Xinyun did not look bored, instead, he remained gentle and even bowed towards the crowd, displaying gentlemanly manners to the fullest.
“You’re welcome, you’re welcome.”
“Brother Hua, you’re really too polite.”
“Yes, Brother Hua, we’re all embarra*sed by your obeisance with us.”
“Brother Nebula is really true to his name, modest and courteous, in contrast, this mad student Xu Qingnian is not even worthy to be mentioned with Brother Nebula.”
“Yes, this Xu Qingnian can’t even compare to a toe of Brother Nebula.”
“Not to mention a toe, not even a hair of Brother Nebula.”
“Yes, yes, yes, not even a hair is better.”
The crowd praised again, while viciously stepping on Xu Qingnian’s foot.
However, Hua Xinyun’s face changed slightly and he said gently towards the crowd.
“Gentlemen, brothers and sages, Xing Yun has just returned from Shouren Academy and has already paid a visit to Xu Qingnian, Lord Xu.”
“Lord Xu is a clean official, and has the style of a great Confucian scholar, Xinyun has great admiration and respect for Lord Xu, although Lord Xu has some disagreements with the Great Wei Palace of Literature, there must be some misunderstanding here, he is by no means a madman as you all say, but rather humble and courteous.”
“I hope that you will not behave in this way, for I have met Lord Xu for the first time and I am willing to make him a friend.
Hua Xinyun spoke seriously, explaining for Xu Qingnian, and at the same time making clear his own position and attitude.
But as soon as these words were said, the crowd was all a little curious.
There was something wrong with this script.
When Hua Xinyun suddenly returned, he was supposed to target Xu Qingnian no matter what, right? How come he was now familiar with Xu Qingnian? And looking at Hua Xinyun like this, he seems to think that Xu Qingnian is very good.
He would rather offend them for Xu Qingnian?
This is unreasonable.
However, even though it was unreasonable, Hua Xinyun still had a certain status in the Great Wei Palace of Literature, so the crowd could not say anything, they could only smile and praise him.
“Brother Hua is really an extraordinary person, to be able to repay kindness with grievance, he is really a model for our generation of scholars.”
“Yes, since Brother Hua has said so, we won’t say anything else.”
“In contrast, Brother Hua is really as modest as a jade, we admire him, we admire him.”
“It’s also true that Xu Qingnian also went astray for a while, I understand what Brother Hua means, he wants to befriend Xu Qingnian properly and then lead him to the right path.”
“How clever, Brother Hua is worthy of his name, the name of the Great Wei Wen Qu Xing is not in vain, using this method to convince and teach Xu Qingnian, we admire, admire.”
The crowd opened their mouths, first with sarcastic smiles, and then analyzing the matter from another angle.
But Hua Xinyun didn’t explain anything more, I don’t know if it was because the explanation was unclear or for what reason, he didn’t say anything more, but walked towards the inside of the Palace of Literature.
Inside the Great Wei Palace of Literature.
The five great scholars, Chen Zhengru, Sun Jing’an, Wang Xinzhi, Chen Xin and Zhou Min, were quietly waiting.
Hua Xinyun walked quickly and bowed towards the five.
“Nebula, pay my respects to the five great Confucians.”
“Nebula, pay respects to your teacher.”
Hua Xinyun first bowed towards the five, the obeisance of a Confucian, and then stood in front of Chen Xin, kneeling down on both knees in a great prostration.
“Xing Yun, get up.”
Great Confucian Chen Xin helped Hua Xinyun up, while the latter looked at his teacher, his voice slightly sad.
“Teacher, the student has travelled around the world for three years and has not written to his teacher, it is really because there are many things, but with convenience, today when I see my teacher again, the student is ashamed of himself, and I hope that his teacher will not reproach him.”
Hua Xinyun looked slightly sad, he said so, hoping that the other party would not blame himself.
“It’s good to be back, it’s good to be back.”
Chen Xin didn’t say much, he just nodded his head and recited twice that it was good to be back
“Xing Yun ah, this time you are back, it is just right, the Taiping poetry meeting is just around the corner, the imperial examination is also coming soon, you should stay in the Palace of Literature these days, study hard, and then talk to these Confucian students, about their experiences over the years, so that they can learn more.”
At this moment, Sun Jing’an’s voice rang out, with a smile on his face, saying so.
“I respectfully follow Sun Ru’s order.”
“However, the student is still thinking of joining the court as an official, after all, this time I have travelled around the world for three years, I have many insights and would like to serve the country.”
Hua Xinyun rose and bowed towards Sun Jing’an, very obedient, but also put forward his own ideas.
“Very good, very good, you have returned from your travels around the world and the first time you can think of serving the Great Wei, very good, very good, then which of the six departments do you want to go to?”
Sun Jing’an was very satisfied with Hua Xinyun’s performance, the first time he came back he thought of serving the country, this is a real Confucian student.
The first time you come back, you want to serve your country.
Oh, when really is not even worthy of the hair.
Only Sun Jing’an was happy, but the remaining four great Confucian faces were calm, especially Chen Zhengru, who looked slightly more indifferent.
“The student wants to go to the Ministry of the Household.”
Hua Xinyun opened his mouth, and in an instant the faces of all five great scholars changed, even Sun Jing’an’s face changed a little.
Because he wanted Hua Xinyun to go to the Ministry of War, or the Ministry of Punishment first, going to the Ministry of the Household was not very good.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want Huaxing Yun to fight with Xu Qingnian, he even wanted Huaxing Yun to find trouble with Xu Qingnian, but the problem was that Xu Qingnian was now like a fish in water in the Household Ministry, and was still a fourth-ranking minister.
If he really went there, he would only be suppressed by Xu Qingnian, so he might as well go to the Ministry of War or the Ministry of Punishment first.
The reason for the change in the faces of the remaining four great scholars is very simple.
When Hua Xinyun had not yet returned, the whole of Great Wei was discussing him and also talking about whether Hua Xinyun wanted to find trouble with Xu Qingnian on this trip back.
As a result, Hua Xingyun went straight to the Ministry of Household Affairs and said that he was not looking for trouble with Xu Qingnian.
It was an eventful time, and Xu Qingnian was indeed working for the Great Wei, so what was Hua Xinyun doing there? What is he doing there? Adding to Xu Qingnian’s troubles?
This is what Chen Zhengru thought. He did have a problem with Hua Xinyun, but if Hua Xinyun had kept a low profile, he wouldn’t have said anything and would have just ignored it.
But how could he be willing to go after Xu Qingnian when it was clear that he wanted to do so?
The other three great scholars were simpler in their thinking, believing that Hua Xinyun was mild and modest on the surface, but he was still arrogant at heart and went to the Ministry of the Household just to compete with Xu Qingnian.
They had not forgotten the Hua Xinyun of three years ago, and even though Hua Xinyun had collected himself a lot now, his impression of a person would not change just because of a sudden change.
“No!”
Chen Zhengru spoke, and the next moment, he said directly.
“Go to the Ministry of Rites, the amba*sadors of the nations will be coming soon, you have travelled around the world and know many people, it is not bad to go and entertain them, do a good job on this matter and count it as a merit.”
Chen Zhengru spoke calmly, directly rejecting Hua Xinyun’s idea, going to the Ministry of Household? No way, the Ministry of Rites is more or less the same.
It would be better to go to the Ministry of Rites. At most, he would be given a position as a foreign minister, but as for the Ministry of Household, forget about it.
“Chen Ru, you have misunderstood.”
“All of you great scholars, you have misunderstood.”
“Nebula knows that Xu Qingnian is in the Ministry of the Household, and also knows that the capital is now abuzz with rumours, all saying that I, Hua Nebula, am going to be at odds with Xu Qingnian, but Nebula is going to the Ministry of the Household for three things.”
“One, Nebula has seen many things in a foreign country that can help Great Wei.”
“Secondly, nowadays, the state of Great Wei is weak, and Nebula left three years ago and regretted it somewhat, so now that he has returned, he naturally wants Great Wei’s state to flourish, so he went to the Ministry of the Household to do his best.”
“Thirdly, it is because the people of the capital are so misunderstood, so Nebula has to go to the Household Department and do his best to help the Household Department and help Lord Xu, in that case the rumours will not be broken.”
“Otherwise, how will the people of the capital look at me? It is not possible to say that the rumours will come true, and then no matter how much the student explains, no one will believe the student.”
Hua Xinyun was extremely serious and generous in his words.
He was definitely not going to the Household Ministry to target Xu Qingnian, but to help him, and his words had the feeling of words from the bottom of his heart.
The five great scholars were all a bit puzzled.
The five great scholars were all a bit puzzled, especially Sun Jing’an, who was eager to see Hua Xinyun find trouble with Xu Qingnian, but looking at Hua Xinyun’s appearance, he seemed to think differently than himself.
“Your mind is good.”
“But, it’s better to go to the Ministry of Rites first, right?”
Chen Zhengru frowned slightly, but regardless of whether what he said was true or not, he was still asked to go to the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of the Household would forget about it, at least not for now.
“Chen Ru, please believe the student, the student can make an oath, if there is any slightest selfishness, he will be condemned by the Holy Spirit.”
When Hua Xinyun took a look at Chen Zhengru’s attitude like this, he could not help but hurriedly say that he had to go to the Ministry of Household.
“Chen Ru, since Nebula has such an intention, why are you so obstructive?”
“In the end, Nebula is a member of our Great Wei Palace of Literature, and Chen Ru is impartial, so all the more reason to let Nebula go to the Ministry of the Household, ah.”
Sun Jing’an was somewhat unsure of what Hua Xinyun was thinking again, but he still supported him unreservedly.
“Indeed, Nebula has this idea, and I also support it.”
Wang Xinzhi also spoke in agreement, supporting Hua Xinyun.
Chen Xin and Zhou Min, however, did not speak and remained silent.
“Chen Ru, the student is really like this.”
Hua Xinyun spoke again.
While Chen Zhengru looked at him quietly, the two looked at each other, Hua Xinyun’s eyes clear, without any hint of any other gaze.
“Go to the Ministry of Household Affairs and become a roll official, are you willing to do so?”
After a moment of silence, Chen Zhengru spoke up, asking Hua Xinyun to go and work as a roll official, without rank.
“Chen Ru, you’ve gone too far!”
“The roll official is indeed a bit too much.”
Sun Jing’an and Wang Xinzhi were the first to speak up, he, the proud son of the Great Wei Palace of Literature, Hua Xinyun, who was known as the star of the Great Wei Wenqu, went to the Ministry of the Household to become a roll official?
This is really a bit too much, not to mention the staff member, but you should also arrange a seventh-ranking chief, right?
A civil servant?
Isn’t this a disgrace?
Even Chen Xin and Zhou Min could not help but frown.
This was because the rank of the official was too low, and it was a bit unpleasant to hear.
But, Hua Xinyun barely hesitated and directly bowed towards Chen Zhengru.
“Many thanks to Chen Ru.”
Hua Xinyun didn’t have any trace of anger or dislike, instead, he accepted this roll official status directly in a big way.
Now, the crowd became even more curious.
They really did not know what Hua Xinyun was thinking, and what exactly had Hua Xinyun experienced in the past three years?
How had there been such a big transformation?
The Hua Xinyun of three years ago, although he also had an extremely deep heart, he at least had the sharpness of a teenager, which was not as good as the current Xu Qingnian, but it was not like this either.
If it was three years ago that Hua Xinyun had been asked to be a roll official, I am afraid that Hua Xinyun would have written a poem and cursed on the spot.
For a moment, the crowd was speechless.
And Chen Zhengru had nothing more to say, since he had opened this mouth, he could only agree to it.
“All right, when we go to court tomorrow, I will speak to His Majesty.”
“It is getting late, rest early.”
After Chen Zhengru said this, he turned around and left.
And Zhou Min followed suit, as for Chen Xin thought about it and also turned to leave, leaving behind the two of them, Wang Xinzhi and Sun Jing’an.
Night.
Inside the Great Wei Palace of Literature, in a room, Sun Jing’an sat in the main seat, while Hua Xinyun sat at the side.
“Xingyun, you have to give me an answer to this Xu Qingnian, what exactly is your attitude.”
Sun Jing’an asked directly, and without any euphemism.
“Back to Sun Ru, before I arrived in Kyoto, I had heard of Xu Qingnian’s name and knew of the poems he had written, and I had great admiration for him.”
“He has done justice to the people, made a fuss at the Ministry of Punishment, and beheaded the county king in anger, including the eradication of female cadres, each and every one of these things has shown the student the power of the new life of Great Wei.”
“Today’s Great Wei needs this kind of strength, and I have great appreciation for Brother Xu, but for some reason, there are some scandalous rumours coming from Kyoto, but these students don’t care.”
“I visited Brother Xu today and met him once, and I think that he has a very good character and is loyal to his country.
Hua Xinyun said so, taking every word seriously.
“But he, insulted Zhu Sheng ah.”
Sun Jing’an could not help but speak up.
“Sun Ru, the student thought that there might be some misunderstanding in this, right?”
Hua Xinyun explained for Xu Qingyan.
“What misunderstanding is there? Slandering Zhu Sheng, what other misunderstanding is there?”
“Xing Yun, I have really misjudged you.”
“As the pride of the Great Wei Wen Palace’s Heavenly Son, the most talented person in your Zhu Saint lineage, with the talent to become a saint, I had thought that you would have grown in these three years away, but I never thought that in these three years, you would have lost your heart.”
“Had I known this, I would not have allowed you to travel around the world back then.”
Sun Jing’an was furious, he had crossed his fingers and brought Hua Xinyun here with great expectation.
But what he did not expect was that Hua Xinyun was not here to deal with Xu Qingyan? Instead, he was speaking up for Xu Qingnian?
This is really ……. Let him be disappointed, completely and utterly disappointed.
“Sun Ru, please forgive me.”
“I am naturally still a student of the Zhu Sheng lineage, but there must be some kind of misunderstanding, and the student is willing to resolve such misunderstanding, we Confucian students are actually all of the literary lineage, brother Xu is just a bit radical.”
“He is prejudiced against the Zhu Sheng lineage, and the student is trying to make him understand that the Zhu Sheng lineage is not what he thinks it is, so please understand.”
Hua Xinyun said so, and went on to explain for Xu Qingnian again.
“Can’t say much with you.”
“Nebula, you really let the old man down.”
Sun Jing’an was angry, and he got up to leave, unwilling to stay here.
And in the room, Hua Xinyun was the only one left.
He did not speak, his face looked calm, and as for his eyes, they were also unusually complicated.
So.
The following day.
Dawn.
Outside the court of the Great Wei.
Li Yanlong cautiously walked out of his house, the people had been hurling all sorts of abuse and even blocking the doors and shouting for the past few days.
The people had been shouting at him for days.
Li Yanlong never thought that one day going to court would be the most painful thing he could do.
But if he didn’t go to court, he wouldn’t be able to bear the crime of neglect.
So Li Yanlong could only let his servants see what was outside and make sure that there were no people waiting in the dark before he quickly went out.
It was with great difficulty that he arrived outside the palace.
For a moment, many eyes fell on himself.
The eyes of the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Chen Zhengru, were calm, this was not bad.
The eyes of Gu Yan, the Minister of Household, were a little odd, less angry and more contemptuous than before.
What? Why do you despise yourself?
The Minister of Penalty, on the other hand, was all contempt and sneers.
The Minister of War, a little better, was all disdain.
The Minister of Rites was better, he didn’t even look at himself.
As for the military officials, they collectively all had that odd look in their eyes, very odd, three parts despise, three parts despise, three parts sneer, and one part look at themselves as fools.
Feeling the gaze of the hundred officials, Li Yanlong was really a bit angry.
He had done nothing, but first he was scolded by these people, and then he was abused by the people, and now he was being looked at like a fool?
What does it matter to me?
It’s not like I created this waterwheel?
If you want to scold, go scold Xu Qingnian.
I’m not going to take the blame if I’m forced to.
Inside, Li Yanlong was almost gnashing his teeth.
The problem was that we had to give each other face, for example, even if I had offended you, you should still be smiling on the surface.
Then I’m smiling too.
But you are directly abusive plus this kind of contemptuous gaze, who can stand it?
He is a human being, not a saint, so he can’t really be unperturbed.
It’s just that he doesn’t dare to say it now, but he will see it later when he gets to the court.
As long as anyone dares to scold him, then he will simply turn his face, no one will be able to do anything.
“Declare, all officials enter the court.”
As the eunuch’s voice rang out, at that moment everyone began to line up neatly and walk towards the palace.
As they entered the court, the hundred officials whispered and were all chatting, except for Li Yanlong who looked a little lonely as he looked at the crowd, he could have interjected and chatted some days ago.
But now he seemed to be isolated, inexplicably a little sour and uncomfortable.
But just then, the voice of Wang Xinzhi, the Minister of Rites, rang out.
“Lord Li.”
Wang Xinzhi spoke, and Li Yanlong immediately responded.
“What does Lord Wang want?”
He was a little excited, after all, it was a good thing that someone was taking care of him at this time, at least he wouldn’t be so embarra*sed.
“Please stay away from me, you’re stepping on the heel of my shoe.”
Wang Xinzhi said seriously.
Li Yanlong: “…….”
I’m stepping on your heels.
Old banger.
Li Yanlong cursed in his heart, but outwardly he smiled sarcastically and said.
“I’m sorry Lord Wang, I haven’t rested well recently.”
He smiled sarcastically, after all, Wang Xinzhi is currently the only person who did not give his face, can not afford to offend, really offend, the whole court as the enemy ah.
In a short time, the hundred officials entered the court and went inside the main hall.
As usual, the first hour was spent talking about state affairs.
To ease the awkwardness a little, Li Yanlong opened his mouth from time to time, saying something or other, hoping that everyone could talk, even if one person held an opposing view.
But whenever Li Yanlong opened his mouth, the officials were silent, not saying a word, not opposing or supporting, and not even His Majesty spoke.
The situation was awkward for several times.
In the end, Li Yanlong stopped talking and retreated to his original position, his head bowed in silence.
Looking at the floor, there was no seam, no way to dig three rooms.
Finally, an hour had pa*sed.
The chat about national events was over.
And at that moment, the voice of the empress rang out.
“Aiqing Li, about the water chariot, is there a specific price?”
The Empress spoke up, and she mentioned the matter of the water chariot once again, while observing the expressions of the hundred officials.
Because she could not decide whether Xu Qingnian could get the matter done or not.
Although she hoped that Xu Qingnian would be able to resolve the matter, the reality was that it would be difficult to convince the six ministries, the military officials and the people overnight.
However, the people’s opinion seemed to have turned around, which she was glad about, at least the people supported the waterwheel.
But whether or not the Ministry of Household would agree was a question, and whether or not the military officials would agree was also a big question.
Without a solution to either one, the matter would still have to be delayed again and again.
But no matter what, it still had to be mentioned, at least to see the reaction of the ministers.
In the courtroom.
As soon as Li Yanlong heard His Majesty’s voice, he got a little excited at the moment, finally someone was paying attention to himself.
Take a step forward.
In an instant all eyes gathered and Li Yanlong instantly changed his expression slightly.
“No!”
“It can’t be normal, now I’ve already caused public anger and helped Xu Qingnian take such a big pot.”
“If it’s still normal, I’ll really have to set up countless enemies.”
“I must not become an enemy of the imperial court, and I think that all of you will not agree to this matter of the water cart, I have to stop it.”
“En! Stop the water chariot and win the goodwill of the other lords, in that case, I can still stand.”
Li Yanlong instantly realised the problem he had now.
If he dared to speak up again, he might really have to become an enemy of the court, and then the civil and military officials would not treat him well, so what was the point of playing?
If you think about it, the last thing the officials want is for you to report truthfully about the water tanker.
To put it bluntly, they don’t want the water chariot project to be promoted, so they can’t stand up to His Majesty, but they can’t offend Him either, they have to be polite.
“Minister! Minister of Works Li Yanlong, pay my respects to Your Majesty.”
“In the past two days, I have been studying the matter of water chariots, and I believe that 50,000,000 taels of silver will only barely be able to build the water chariots needed for the 50 counties, but the maintenance costs, labour costs, and so on and so forth, will require at least another 10,000,000 taels, or even 20,000,000 taels.”
“Therefore, I suggest that the waterwheel project be slowed down for the time being, or better yet, put down for the time being.”
Li Yanlong spoke, his words not offending the empress but also winning the goodwill of the court full of civil servants.
This is not so much about me now, is it?
I’ve blocked the back way for you.
Lord Gu, you are not angry anymore, are you?
Li Yanlong said with a smile in his heart.
But as soon as he finished speaking, the courtiers frowned slightly.
“No!”
At this moment, a voice rang out.
It was the voice of Gu Yan, the Minister of Household Affairs.
As the voice rang out, Li Yanlong froze.
Ha?
Not allowed?
Lord Gu, have you taken the wrong medicine? I am trying to help you.
This is not acceptable?
“Your Majesty, I, have a different opinion.”
Gu Yan opened his mouth and bowed towards the empress.
“Speak, Ai Qing.”
The empress emperor opened her mouth, also somewhat curious.
“The matter of the water cart, I have been studying it for the past two days.
“Before, it was me who did not think about it, but now I think about it.”
“Therefore, I do not approve of what Minister of Works Li Yanlong has said, and I hope that Your Majesty will think twice.”
“At the same time, I also hope that Your Majesty, forgives me for my sins of the previous day.”
Gu Yan opened his mouth, first stating his views, then making his attitude clear, and immediately following that, he also took the initiative to ask for forgiveness.
This performance instantly caused Li Yanlong to freeze in place.
Crooked day.
Lord Gu, you didn’t have this attitude the day before yesterday, did you?
Have you not woken up yet?
70,000,000 taels!
The treasury is gone, aren’t you a miser?
What the hell are you doing, playing with me?
Li Yanlong was dumbfounded.
At that moment, the Minister of Justice also came out.
“Your Majesty, I agree that what Lord Gu has said is very true, moreover, Lord Gu was also in a moment of haste, so I hope Your Majesty will forgive Lord Gu’s sin.”
Zhang Jing, the Minister of Justice, spoke up and also made his attitude clear, while pleading for Gu Yan’s mercy.
Li Yanlong was even more confused, didn’t the Ministry of Justice scold Gu Yan the other day for his withholding and searching? Why are you helping him now?
You’re not awake either, are you?
The first thing you need to do is to ask me to repeat what you said.
But before Li Yanlong could react, Chen Zhengru also stepped forward.
“Your Majesty, I also think that the water chariot can be greatly promoted, and the words of Minister Gu are indeed offensive, but I hope that Your Majesty will forgive me, considering that Minister Gu has worked diligently and diligently for the Great Wei, and has done his best.”
Chen Zhengru spoke up.
Li Yanlong did not feel anything, after all, Chen Zhengru was the Prime Minister and it was his duty to maintain the harmony of the court.
Only, why don’t you help me?
You see that Gu Yan is pitiful, but you can’t see that Ah Long is pitiful?
At this moment, Li Yanlong subconsciously looked at the group of martial officials.
Gu Yan had taken the wrong medicine, this group of military officials shouldn’t be so bad, right?
However, at that moment, Duke An Guo walked out.
Li Yanlong gave a half sigh of relief.
“Your Majesty, in my opinion, the matter of the water chariot, which benefits the country and the people and increases food production for Great Wei, is indeed a divine tool for my Great Wei and can be promoted in a big way, so that Great Wei can produce a large amount of food sooner.”
“In time, Great Wei will also be able to return to its heyday.”
An Guo openly spoke, he did not plead for Gu Yan, this was the normal situation, after all, he was the Duke of State, the head of the line of military officials, helping Gu Yan he could not do.
Agreeing to promote the water chariot was also just a deal with Xu Qingnian.
But these words were somewhat surprising in everyone’s ears, and the Confucian officials were collectively shocked.
But it was Li Yanlong who was most shocked.
D*mn it, are you all united to play me?
The day before yesterday, I supported and you guys opposed?
Today I am against it and you are for it?
When did the water in the court become so deep?
My lords, please, don’t play with me, Ah Long can’t grasp it.
On the dragon chair.
The empress was also surprised, she was calm on the outside, but inside she couldn’t help but feel the tumbling of the seas.
One day!
One day!
In just one day, Xu Qingnian had negotiated with the Ministry of Household Affairs, the military officials and the people.
What kind of talent does this Xu Qingnian have?
He was able to get all three major powers to compromise in one day.
Such a tactic is really ……. The actual fact is that there are some demons.
But the shock inside quickly subsided.
She was the empress, the emperor of Great Wei, and no matter what happened, she had to remain calm.
Therefore, she slowly spoke.
“Since Aiqing Gu was only in a momentary rush, I, remembering that Minister Gu was ultimately for the sake of Great Wei, let the matter go, only the matter of the promotion of the water truck, Aiqing Gu must also be involved, as a punishment, I need you to do your best, understand?”
The empress said this.
“I! I accept the order! Thank you, Your Majesty, for your forgiveness!”
Gu Yan thanked the empress and then rose to return to his seat, while the other two officials and the Duke of An also returned to their places.
The other two officials and the Prince of An also returned to their positions.
Li Yanlong was the only one left standing in the middle.
The Empress’ gaze fell on him in the same way.
“Aiqing Li.”
“I, asked you to budget the costs, and did not ask you to make suggestions, now that the Ministry of the Household has agreed to allocate funds, then you proceed to make arrangements.”
“The rest of the matter, there is no need to get involved, do you know?”
The Empress’s voice, slightly, seemed reproachful.
Everyone had agreed, but you had to come and cause trouble today?
Li Yanlong? What are your intentions?
Hearing the empress’ words, Li Yanlong was completely speechless.
He was so tired.
His heart ached.
Even Your Majesty is blaming himself?
From the beginning to the end, what did I, Ah Long, do wrong?
None of my business, huh?
Li Yanlong was really sad, and if he wasn’t a handful of years old, he really might have cried out on the spot.
It was too aggravating.
It was too much of a job for a human being.
The water in the court is too deep, I can’t grasp it.
But in his heart, no matter how aggrieved he was, Ah Long, oh no, Li Yan Long still said with a stiff upper lip.
“I know, I understand, I will definitely handle this matter properly.”
Li Yanlong admitted his mistake three times, then returned to his seat, head bowed, trying to find the seam.
“In that case, then the matter of the water chariot will be settled in this way. Chen Zhengru, I order you to be the head of the department to supervise the promotion of the water chariot, and the Ministry of Household, the Ministry of Penalty, the Ministry of Military Affairs, and the Ministry of Engineering, to do their best to cooperate.”
“And appoint Xu Qingnian of the Ministry of the Household as his deputy for the time being, to a*sist Aiqing Chen.”
“Within seven days, I want the water chariot project to be implemented and promoted.”
The empress spoke with extreme seriousness, word by word.
“My subjects obey the decree!”
“Long live my emperor, long live my emperor!”
All the officials spoke in unison.
And the empress rose to leave and withdrew from the court.
After the court had retired.
The civil and military officials also left the Great Hall one after another.
Li Yanlong was a little disoriented, but after leaving the Great Hall, Li Yanlong could not bear it anymore.
He had to reveal the person behind the curtain, a pot he could not carry and could not afford to carry.
“Lord Gu, Lord Gu.”
Li Yanlong walked quickly and shouted directly at Gu Yan, and at that moment many officials stopped and looked at Li Yanlong.
“Lord Gu, there is something I need to talk to Lord Gu about.”
“Actually …… This waterwheel, is not my vision, but …….”
Li Yanlong opened his mouth and pressed his voice, wanting to tell Gu Yan the truth.
However Gu Yan looked indifferent and said.
“It is Xu Qingnian, Xu Shouren, is not it?”
Gu Yan spoke directly, not allowing the other party to sell out.
Li Yanlong: “???”
How did you know that?
Who told you?
Li Yanlong froze, he didn’t expect the other party to actually guess?
“I have known for a long time that this water chariot is a divine tool to benefit the country, Lord Li, you don’t really think you have this talent, do you?”
Gu Yan spoke coldly.
He knew it was Xu Qingnian who had made it ah, it was quite good ah, very good ah, a beneficial divine tool, what?
“No, no, Lord Gu, you’re not angry?”
Li Yanlong was a little unsure of what to say.
“Why should I be angry?”
“Lord Li, if you’re fine, don’t delay me, I’ll leave first.”
Gu Yan was a little curious, why should he be angry?
After saying that, he directly left.
Leaving a dumbfounded Li Yanlong behind.
This doesn’t make sense, huh?
Why aren’t you guys angry?
“An Guo Gong, An Guo Gong!”
Seeing that Gu Yan was not angry, Li Yanlong immediately went up to find Duke An.
However, before he could walk over, he heard Duke An and the others discussing.
“This Li Yanlong, he doesn’t think that this Li Guo Shenqi is his creation, does he?”
“What a laugh, Shouren’s nephew is a great talent, what the hell is he, Li Yanlong?”
“This waterwheel is a divine weapon, nephew Shouren is really a demon.”
They chattered, and Li Yanlong heard them clearly.
At this moment.
He was completely frozen.
He was really close to crying.
These sons of B*tches.
When the water truck was first introduced and said that it was mine, you all ended up scolding me to no end.
Now that you know it is Xu Qingnian’s, you guys are all kinds of praising it? You’re also saying that it’s a godsend?
What did you say about this thing the day before?
I’m sorry.
You don’t treat Ah Long like a human being.
You don’t treat Ah Long like a human being, do you?
Fine! Remember that, you old B*****ds!
Remember that!
When you die, I won’t give you a single penny.
And this Xu Qingnian, I must find a way out.
With this in mind, Li Yanlong left in a huff and went to look for Xu Qingnian!
