"Master Hou, Your Majesty invites you to enter the palace!"

At the end of Shen Shi, the sky had already darkened, and Chen Xu was busy back and forth for most of the day because of the loom and spinning machine, and he stayed in Zhongshu Province for the first time until he was about to get off work and was about to go home, and someone from the palace came to pass the order.

Chen Xu smiled bitterly and shook his head, it seemed that the loom was too sensational, and it must be that the emperor wanted to know about the loom, so he had to clean up and drive with the palace people to the palace to meet the emperor.

This time the emperor did not meet him in the Zichen Palace, but in a special massage room next to it, which was originally a temporary resting place for the emperor to review the recital on weekdays, but now it has been specially transformed into a physiotherapy room, the room has a charcoal stove and a kang, which is very warm, and there is a special massage bed, and even a rope is hung on the beam, which seems to be specially used to step on the back.

With the launch of the new back massage business of Jishantang physiotherapy room, it has swept the entire Xianyang in a few days, and even now has spread to several surrounding counties, inspired by Jishantang, several massage physiotherapy institutions have appeared in Xianyang for more than a month, and some Quyuan Miscellaneous Houses have also launched back-stepping massage services, and now the beautiful little lady with a light and long body in Xianyang is in short supply, so the weight of the little lady with the back-stepping of many physiotherapy halls has also increased from ninety-eight to one hundred and twenty-eight.

Although the emperor lives deep in the palace, his eyes and ears are all over Xianyang, and he is naturally clear about any wind and grass that happens in Xianyang, so he will naturally experience the massage service of stepping on the back, and specially selected two fourteen-year-old palace maids from the harem to be named the back officer, and help the emperor step on the back every few days.

So when Chen Xu entered the palace, the emperor was lying on the massage table very comfortably at this time, and a little palace maid was hanging on the beam of the room and carefully stepping on the emperor's back.

"Your Majesty, the left minister has arrived!" The waiter who waited at the door of the room reported it.

"Hmm, please come in!" Qin Shi Huang lay on the bed and raised his head to command.

The chamberlain pushed open the door, Chen Xu stepped in, and after the door behind him closed, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty is so comfortable, the minister is disturbed!" ”

"Young master, don't use too much courtesy, since Aiqing invented these massage physiotherapy techniques, I now have a great improvement in back pain, come here, wait for the young master to massage too!" After Qin Shi Huang smiled and nodded, he ordered a few palace maids and back-stepping officials to serve Chen Xu.

Chen Xu was not polite, and after the palace maid helped him take off the thick fur and sweater, he happily lay on another massage table next to him, and the two palace maids covered Chen Xu's back with a layer of soft silk cloth, and the other back-stepping officer went up to help Chen Xu massage his back.

"I heard that the Academy of Sciences has made a new loom, which can get five horses of cloth a day?"

The two monarchs and ministers each lay on the bed to enjoy and began to chat daily at the same time, and this situation spread out, I don't know how many princes and princes will be envious, in the whole world, only the Marquis of Qinghe can chat with the emperor so naked, and they often swim naked together together in summer, and the extra massage table in the palace was originally specially prepared by the emperor for Chen Xu.

The emperor's words made Chen Xu cry and laugh, and he shook his head lightly and said: "The minister arranged for the craftsmen of the Academy of Sciences to develop and improve the loom three years ago, and today it has indeed been successful, but one machine and one person will not get more than three pieces of cloth a day, and this loom has not yet met the expectations of the minister, Your Majesty should not listen to the rumors, and the output of five pieces of cloth cannot be reached at present!" ”

"Well, three horses are also very good, I heard that the Shaofu Weaving Department is a man in ten days, and it takes more than a month for a woman to get a piece of cloth, the cloth is insufficient, and the people are not covered by plain clothes, I didn't expect Aiqing to start the improvement and production of the loom as early as three years ago, I really want to thank Aiqing for his foresight and hard work day and night, so that there is the prosperity and wealth of Daqin today!" Qin Shi Huang said with emotion.

"Your Majesty has a reputation, all this is what the minister should do, today I learned that the loom and the textile machine have been successfully developed, and the minister is also discussing with Feng Xiang and the Ministry of Slaughter and Industry to promote the law, hoping to promote it to the entire Daqin as soon as possible, after a few years, my Daqin will inevitably pile up a mountain of cloth, and the grand event of abundant food and clothing for the people can be expected!" Chen Xu hurriedly said with a smile.

"This matter will trouble Aiqing, after discussing it, I will definitely let all the government offices of the court fully cooperate with the promotion!" Qin Shi Huang smiled and nodded, and then asked about the situation of the loom and the spinning machine, Chen Xu also carefully introduced the two machines in detail, and also mentioned the two feasible methods of waterwheel weaving and steam weaving in the future, which immediately aroused the emperor's more interest, and chatted while enjoying the massage, until the bronze bell of the palace rang, and the time had come to Shen Shizhong, the two got up and dressed, and then under the emperor's application invitation, Chen Xu followed to the imperial dining room to accompany the emperor to dinner.

Since Zhao Zhe framed Chen Xu in the palace a few years ago, the emperor did not invite Chen Xu and any minister to dine in the imperial dining room of the palace, and today Chen Xu accompanied the emperor to go to the imperial dining room under the protection of a large group of Xuanwu guards and palace attendants.

Sitting down in the imperial dining room, a group of imperial chefs and eunuch palace people immediately got busy, and quickly arranged the wine and food, and many young government officials responsible for the emperor's food safety, such as Shangshi Ling and Taiguan Ling, carefully tested and retreated, and the two of them began to drink and eat and chat slowly, and the content of the conversation was varied, from spinning and weaving, farming and soaking hemp to Yingzhou in the East China Sea, Western countries and so on.

"In the past few months, the minister has found that His Majesty's complexion is getting more and more rosy day by day!" Chen Xu said with a smile while eating vegetables.

"This is also thanks to Aiqing's work, the Taoist mental method taught by Liezi is practiced diligently every day, as well as massage cupping and other physiotherapy techniques, in the past two months, I do feel a lot stronger, and sleep is also peaceful and hearty, by the way, Aiqing, about cultivation, I still have some doubts I want to ask......" Speaking of the body, Qin Shi Huang asked about some doubts about his daily practice.

However, for this kind of authentic Taoist exercises, Chen Xu himself is also a half-ass, and he can only teach some of the cultivation tips that Yu Wuya and Shui Qingrou have taught him according to the book, but even so, it still makes the emperor very excited and excited.

……

At the same time, the sky was closer to dusk, and as the bronze bell sounded in the palace, a flame rose into the air almost simultaneously on the four towers of Xianyang City, and at the same time, there was a piercing and sharp siren sounded, and in the siren, the people who were still inside and outside the city gate accelerated the speed of entering and exiting, and the city gate was about to close in a few moments.

"Stampede......

Seven or eight majestic fast horses galloped along the Wei River from the northwest direction, and a group of black-helmeted and black-armored forbidden soldiers on horseback kept waving their whips and whipping the horses, several horses were already foaming at the mouth, and the horses' buttocks were already whip marks, but a group of riders did not pity the horsepower at all, and they were still driving and scolding and constantly knocking on the horse's belly to accelerate.

With a creaking sound, the heavy gates were slowly closing.

"Report ~~ Guard Forbidden Army Taiyuan Emergency Report ~~~"

With one shout after another, several horses trampled on the muddy ice and snow and soon came to the west gate, and the first forbidden army showed a golden waist card and shouted: "The guard commander and the forbidden army are urgent, quickly avoid, and the one who stops is dead~"

"Stop, let it go~~" In the roar of the hundred generals guarding the gate, the city gate that was about to close stopped, and several fast horses went straight through the city gate and went straight to the palace without stopping.

"Report~~, Your Majesty, the commander of the Weiwei Xuzi Battalion is in charge of the Taiyuan emergency report, and the Marquis of Tongwu is seriously ill and will not be cured in Langmeng County!"

"Bang dang~~"

Qin Shi Huang, who was eating, fell to the ground and smashed the rice bowl in his hand, and he was stunned for a long time before he suddenly stood up and strode to the forbidden army who reported and shouted: "Is this news true? ”

"Your Majesty, the commander of the forbidden army who went to Yanmen with the Marquis of Tongwu came back to report, and the people are still waiting outside the palace gate!" The Forbidden Army knelt on one knee and said loudly.

Qin Shi Huang's face turned pale instantly, his body shook slightly, and he reached out to cover his forehead.

"Your Majesty, don't be too sad, if the Marquis of Tongwu really dies, you must immediately summon the officials of the three provinces and six ministries to discuss the arrangements for the future, and you must quickly let people go to the United States to inform the people of the Tongwu Marquis clan......" Chen Xu's mind was also blank, but when he came back to his senses, he hurriedly stepped forward to support the First Emperor and said.

"I suddenly felt a little dizzy, Aiqing went to inquire carefully about the details of the death of the Marquis of Tongwu on my behalf, and passed on the news that the princely prince and the officials of the three provinces and six ministries would make proper arrangements tomorrow morning, and I would go to rest ......for a while," Qin Shi Huang waved his hand lightly with a sad face.

"Someone, Your Majesty is unwell, send it to the dormitory to summon the imperial doctor for treatment!" Chen Xu hurriedly beckoned to summon the palace people and the leaders of the Xuanwu Guard, and a group of people quickly rushed forward and sent Qin Shi Huang away, and Chen Xu also put away his chaotic mood and went out of the palace to Zhongshu Province under the leadership of the palace people and the inner chamberlain.

Soon after, as countless messengers who had delivered the edict hurriedly left from Zhongshu Province, a news that was enough to detonate Xianyang spread in an instant.

The Marquis of Tongwu, Wang Ben, died.

This news not only made all the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty who received the edict stunned, but even ordinary civilians couldn't believe it.

Wang Qian, the god general of the Great Qin Army of the Six Kingdoms, had just died less than 100 days ago, and Wang Ben, the great general who also frightened the Six Kingdoms and the Four Kingdoms, also died suddenly.

In less than three months, the two pillars of the Great Qin Dynasty fell in succession, and this news suddenly made Xianyang, who had just entered the lively nightlife mode, suddenly quiet and cold.

The lights and candles of the Quyuan Miscellaneous House were soon extinguished, and countless people hurriedly left these places of entertainment and returned home with cold faces.