The emperor smiled, a very sincere smile, like a spring breeze.

Suddenly, Zuo Chen felt that with this sincerity, the emperor was a person worth dealing with, of course, the premise was that if he was not the king of a country.

"Just wrapped in cotton goods and rare treasures? According to you, isn't it a tyrannical thing? The emperor didn't think of the inevitability of wrapping it in cotton, but felt that Zuo Chen's maverick behavior was too hasty.

"Your Majesty, that's the cold ice that only comes in winter." Zuo Chen whispered, turning around and pointing to the package on the low table not far away.

"Oh, Grandpa Sun, take it and open it, let me have a look!"

Just this broken cotton, will it be wrapped in rare treasures? I'll cure you of the crime of deception! Grandpa Sun sneered, full of reluctance to touch the buried cotton goods, and the emperor did not dare to hesitate, hunched his body and raised his hands high and far, put it on the bookcase and opened it carefully.

The afterglow of the setting sun passed through the window lattice, attracted by the ice, and there was a slight coolness in the softness, and the feeling of disharmony was mixed together, making the emperor's eyes blink and blink. Shaking his head slightly, "Summer is cold, and there is nothing new......"

"Your Majesty, the cold ice in summer can be used to make cold drinks, chilled melons and fruits, and can be used to ward off the heat when it is hot." Seeing that the emperor was not optimistic, Zuo Chen added.

"Oh, this ......, I! I really didn't expect it. The emperor gently brushed his hand on the ice cubes, and the cool feeling combined with Zuo Chen's statement should indeed be like what Zuo Chen said, which can ward off the heat, "Cold drinks, is eating ice cubes?" ”

"Your Majesty, it is to add spices to the ice, or various gourmet juices, or shaved into powder to eat, which can play a cooling role in the hot summer."

"That way, it's much more interesting, and it feels much better than this cold ice cube." The emperor nodded in praise.

Anyone has enough curiosity about new things, perhaps with the exception of the king of a country, or perhaps in his sense that there should be many novelties in the territory of thousands of miles, and every plant and tree under his control, and nothing can arouse the idea of immediately appropriating it for himself, let alone showing excessive surprise in his countenance. Therefore, he still maintains the composure he deserves.

Zuo Chen couldn't understand that the emperor was different from other people's thinking because of his status. He felt very flustered, panicked because he didn't cause enough shock to the emperor, which was completely different from the surprise shown by Zhang Youcai, as well as the consternation shown by Prince Qing, and the complicated look of Grandpa Sun in front of the emperor's case.

"Biography, the Ministry of Industry is still here to see me!" The emperor briefly instructed his grandfather.

Hunched over in response, "Obey!" Before Gonggong Sun turned around and walked out of the imperial study, he glanced at Zuo Chen, who was kneeling on the ground, and secretly thought, this kid and his old son Liu Shangwu are both virtuous, only for themselves! It is estimated that this time the Ministry of Industry will be disgraced because of you.

"Present me your delicate mirror for me to see."

Kneeling on the ground is indeed a sin, and this kind of feudal etiquette is the humiliation of class rule. Zuo Chen, who stood up and presented the glass mirror, hung his arms and hesitated whether to kneel in front of the bookcase.

"Bring a chair. I'm giving you a seat today! The emperor whispered, staring at the glass mirror in his hand that was the size of his palm and reflected his face, and the other one was also in the mirror, and whispered to him.

The contempt at such close range made him feel a little angry, and the depth of the slight frown of the person in the mirror could be clearly distinguished. Such a clear appearance of himself is indeed the only time in his life, which is like two people in the bronze mirror in the past, like one is a hundred steps away, and the other is close at hand. It's not that I haven't seen the gray hair on the temples, it's not that I haven't seen the wrinkles that appear, it's just too real.

It turns out that I am also old!

The sudden feeling made the emperor feel like he was on pins and needles, and he felt panicked for no reason, even he didn't know why he was flustered, just because he felt that he was old? Secretly sighed in his heart and looked at himself in the mirror. Accustomed to blurred vision, even more accustomed to blurring everything, is it really good to reflect so clearly?

After pondering for a long time, the emperor put down the mirror in his hand and said slowly: "I think this is ...... The glass mirror is indeed exquisite! I love it! After a slight pause, he added, "I guess the foreign missions will inevitably flock to them, and new things will always attract curious people, and they can make you a good profit, but you must pay attention to the use of methods and methods. ”

Zuo Chen felt that the emperor must have meant something, but he couldn't grasp the key point of the matter for a while, and hesitated and didn't know how to answer.

"The use of interests lies in controlling the scarcity of resources." The emperor said.

Everyone understands the truth of "things are precious", and controlling rare materials is not a simple matter, Zuo Chen still didn't dare to determine whether what the emperor thought was as he guessed, so he stood up and bowed, and said tentatively: "Holy Lord!" This glass mirror is only easy to break, and the broken surface is very easy to scratch the skin, so I did not dare to offer it to the Holy God with towels and other things last time, and because this glass mirror is not easy to make, there are only ten pieces like this. ”

Of course, Zuo Chen is lying, there are dozens of mirrors with high heads, not to mention the small mirrors with the size of a palm.

"Just sit and talk." The emperor waved his hand and said with Zuo Chen, very happy with Yu Zuochen's answer, "I, I think it's still too much, at least during the period when the foreign envoy came to my Da'antai." ”

If he didn't understand the emperor's words, Zuo Chen would inevitably be a little too stupid, "Holy Lord!" The minister originally planned that if this glass mirror or cold ice could enter the eyes of the Holy Lord, it would be handed over to the Yamen of the Ministry of Works, and the minister's modest efforts would be used to win glory for Da Antai......"

"Good! The child can be taught! The emperor patted the book case, stood up, and said, "I'm right!" The rest of your goods are free to trade with foreign merchants, even if I owe you a favor! But the cold ice should be made into a cold drink when needed! ”

Zuo Chen felt a lot of slander in his heart, and he went around a lot of time, just to put gold on your face, and just say it's over? It made my head almost dizzy, and if I didn't understand what it meant, wouldn't it make this sinful body worse?

"Thank you, Holy Lord!" Zuo Chen had to kneel down to thank him.

"Flat!" After the emperor finished speaking, he laughed, he just wanted Zuo Chen to express his position willingly, not to show his heart under the deterrence of strong authority. At least, it was his own belief that he did not deter with strong authority.

"Prince Qing, let the slave report to the emperor!" The voice of the little eunuch on duty came from outside the imperial study, it was Prince Qing who had returned.

Probably because of joy, the emperor shouted loudly: "Come in!" ”

Changing the cumbersome rules of the past, Prince Qing has never encountered it once, and he didn't need a eunuch to greet himself into the imperial study, combined with hearing the emperor's happy laughter, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, Zuo Chen was used by the emperor, which was not a very good thing for himself. Zuo Chen sat in front of the bookcase, looking shy, and even more convinced of his judgment!

"How about talking to the queen mother?" The emperor looked at the prince with a smile.

"I'm okay with that, maybe, it's really a good idea!" The prince and the emperor glanced at each other, and then glanced at Zuo Chen and smiled.

In Zuo Chen's opinion, the prince's smile was like a cat playing with a mouse, and he was full of banter when he didn't see sincerity. What's going on? Is the content of the conversation between the prince and the queen mother related to himself? Looking at the secretive appearance of these two brothers, it seems that they are harboring evil intentions, isn't there really any move that is not beneficial to themselves? Zuo Chen thought secretly, and couldn't help but feel uneasy, this has just earned a good face in front of the emperor, and he is ready to kill the donkey before he pushes it?

"It's good to have no opinions, family affairs just need the unity of opinion of the family." The emperor said, looking at the ice cubes wrapped in cotton goods, "No matter how cold the ice is, it is made of water, and the water will start to flow in this time, and there will never be the coldness and hardness of iron." ”

"What about Grandpa Sun? Come! The prince did not answer the emperor's words, turned around and beckoned to the outside of the imperial study, and when he saw the little eunuch on duty entering the room, he muttered to himself, "This water is flowing everywhere, but it's not good, hurry up and take the things on the bookcase." ”

Family affairs, water, ironware, Zuo Chen faintly understood a little.

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