"Your Majesty was in Guangdong at that time, how could the minister send a letter to Your Majesty requesting this?" Chen Lijie said. At that time, some fellow villagers persuaded him to ask the emperor or others to help, but Yun Xi was in Guangdong at that time, the crown prince was young, and he had never contacted several princes, let alone ask the queen or princess for help, so he had to give up.

"Fortunately, it's not too late now, you study hard, take the exam, or enter the national prison or the martial arts hall, and when you become an official in the future, you can let the family cancel the marriage contract with that person." Yun Xi comforted. Nor was he going to puncture the illusion.

Yun Xi comforted him a few more words, and asked him to step down. But just as Chen Lijie saluted, a word he had just said suddenly flashed in his mind, and he suddenly said, "Wait!" ”

"What's the matter, Your Majesty?" Chen Lijie was stunned for a moment and asked.

"You just said that I was in Guangdong when this happened?" Yun Xi said as he stared at his face.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Lijie replied.

"It took you less than a year to recognize so many words?" Yoon-hee was surprised.

He originally thought that this happened four years ago, and although it was difficult for an adult who could not read a single word in the past to know so many words in more than three years, it was not impossible to achieve; But now I know that it took him less than a year! This shows that he is not only very persevering, but also very talented in reading.

Yun Xi suddenly fell into love. Chen Lijie knows martial arts again, and he has such a talent for reading, he is his ideal talent.

However, how to arrange it, Yun Xi thought about it for a while, and did not come to a conclusion. The most suitable person for such a person is obviously to guard the side, but he can't directly appoint a guard to guard the side.

"Chen Aiqing." Yun Xi said.

"The minister is here." Chen Lijie agreed.

"It's the first time I've seen a guard like you who likes to read, if only those princes all liked to read as much as you." Yun Xi smiled, "I am determined to transfer you to my side as a guard, are you willing?" ”

"The minister is willing!" Chen Lijie immediately bowed and saluted. Of course, he knew that if he was a guard by Yun Xi's side, he would be sent out as a general in the future, and that would be the real official. If he becomes an official, even if he is only a military general, he will have a higher status than whether he can be an official or not, and he may make the family change their minds and promise to marry their daughter to him again. If he hadn't been on horseback at this time, he would have knelt down and saluted.

Yun Xi immediately called Li Bo and instructed him: "In the future, Chen Lijie will be transferred to my personal guards." ”

Li Bo secretly glanced at Chen Lijie and didn't speak, but just agreed.

After deciding this matter, Yun Xi no longer paid attention to him, but he couldn't just return to the carriage, so he could only continue to ride his horse to the next place.

The group quickly left the city and headed southwest of the city. After a while, I saw black smoke drifting from the sky not far away, which was very faint at first, but the further I went, the denser the smoke became, and it seemed that even the sky was dyed black. If you smell the air carefully, you can still smell the sourness.

But Yun Xi's face became more and more pleased. He even wanted to open his arms to embrace the black smoke.

The smoke was emitted from a steel mill located near the Meishan iron mine in the southwest of Beijing. Since the first day of their operation, these steel plants have been emitting these black smoke into the air, polluting the air, and if it were in the 21st century, this would inevitably belong to the steel mills that will be shut down, even if you have no more people; But at this time, in Yunxi's eyes, these smoke are a symbol of national strength. In the 19th century, Britain became the world's leading power with the thickening smog over London, and countless steel produced from the factories that produced the smoke became warships, muskets, cannons or railroad tracks, and became part of Britain's maintenance of world hegemony.

Ministers have already complained to him about the pollution in the steel mills, but he has ignored them. He just won't reform the civil service, he won't expand to the outside world, and he will never stop the steel mills. The Iron and Steel Mill and the Gezhiyuan are the two institutions that he attaches the most importance to now.

After a while, Yun Xi came to the gate of the courtyard of the steel plant, and had been notified by the guards a quarter of an hour in advance that the people wearing the official uniforms of the nine grades who were waiting at the door saw this line of driving, and did not recognize where the emperor was, so they knelt down and said: "Li Youbu, the ambassador of the Meishan Iron and Steel Plant, has seen Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!" As he spoke, he kowtowed respectfully nine times.

"Get up." Yun Xi got off his horse, straightened his hat, which was already a little crooked, and said.

When he stood up, Yun Xi didn't talk nonsense: "You lead the way for me, I want to go in and have a look." ”

"Your Majesty," Li Youbu was still in the excitement of seeing the emperor, and hurriedly said when he heard this: "Although the weather is very cold now, the steel mill is still very hot because of the blast furnace, no worse than dog days, how can Your Majesty enter?" ”

"Your Majesty, since it is very hot in the iron factory, Your Majesty should not go in to see it, just listen to Ambassador Li's introduction outside." Li Bo walked up and said.

"I know it's hot inside the steel mill, but I have to go in and take a look." Yun Xi turned his head again and said to Li Youbu: "I also went in to see the steel factory when I first set up it four years ago, so don't worry that I can't bear it. You just lead the way. ”

Li Youbu couldn't help but raise his head and glanced at Yun Xi, then immediately lowered his head, paused and said, "Yes, Your Majesty." When several guards heard him, they didn't dare to persuade him again.

Li Youbu led everyone to a room at the door of the workshop, turned around and said: "Your Majesty, the guards, there are many people in the workshop, and there are some facilities hanging in the air, which are very dangerous, please Your Majesty must wear a steel helmet, otherwise the ministers will not dare to take Your Majesty inside." ”

"In addition, the hem of the imperial robe worn by His Majesty is too wide, which is very inconvenient in the workshop, so the minister took the liberty to ask His Majesty to change his clothes."

"Bold!" One of the guards immediately scolded.

"Hey!" Yun Xi stopped: "Ambassador Li is also for my own safety, not only should he not be reprimanded, but he should be rewarded." ”

"It's not a big deal for me to change my clothes. Huang Lu, bring the clothes I brought out of the palace, and I will change them. ”

Huang Lu came over with the package, Li Youbu led them into the house, and Yun Xi changed into this short dress under Huang Lu's service.

Li Youbu said to the guards again: "The hem of your guards' clothes is also a little long, please change them." ”

"Is this still long?" Someone muttered. They thought they were wearing what they thought was short.

But at this time, a sweaty worker came out of the workshop, and when everyone saw that his upper body was nothing more than a sleeveless thin coat, and only a pair of trousers on the lower body, and nothing else, they immediately knew that the clothes they were wearing were indeed long, and they had to change their clothes.