Chapter 13: Miracles
How a five-year-old child can make a bunch of complex machine tools without being suspected, this is indeed a problem.
Zhu Cijiong ignored the officials at all levels who worshiped below, but sat there racking his brains and meditating.
Normally, this is impossible at all, so you can only think about the abnormal.
Thinking about it, he thought of "Military World", especially the first two sentences: "Do you believe in miracles?" "We will do miracles for you." β
Yes, if I allow others to do miracles, can't I do miracles? I am the one who is most qualified to create miracles!
How can we rely on miracles in this matter? Zhu Cijiong was cranky again.
After reading the various books, and then there were the left and right attendants of the various departments, the first attendant finished paying homage, and then an old man in his fifties came forward and knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "Xu Guangqi, the right attendant of the Weichen Rite Department, see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live." β
Xu Guangqi! Zhu Cijiong had a flash of inspiration in his mind, there is! A perfect miracle came to his mind, and he couldn't help but clap his hands and say, "Good! β
Standing next to the dragon chair with his back to him, Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, was frightened by his slap, and glanced back at Zhu Cijiong with resentment, as if to say: "Your Majesty, what are you crazy about!" β
Xu Guangqi finished worshipping, and was about to get up and say goodbye, and he was stupid to be slapped by him.
Zhu Cijiong saw their reactions, and sighed in his heart, oh no, this miracle is about to be messed up before it is staged!
What to do? He rolled his eyes, thought about it, and quickly learned how a child should be, and applauded Xu Guangqi: "Okay! β
Xu Guangqi is inexplicable, what is this? I didn't do anything!
Zhu Youjian was also blindsided now, it seems that Zhu Cijiong is looking at Xu Guangqi with the right eye, the emperor finally opened Chrysostom this day, so he has to say something, what should I do?
It just so happened that the emperor didn't have a teacher, so he simply left him, so Zhu Youzhen raised his hand and said: "Xu Guangqi, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, is sincere and high-spirited, and he has won the sacred heart. β
Xu Guangqi was dumbfounded, this official promotion is like riding a rocket!
Zhu Cijiong looked at Zhu Youjian with appreciation, and said in his heart: "You are also deeply heartfelt." β
So, he applauded again: "Good! β
Well, the emperor has opened Chrysostom again, and this matter is settled.
Xu Guangqi inexplicably entered the cabinet and became the emperor again, kowtowing to him excitedly and saying, "Weichen thanks the emperor for his grace." β
Zhu Youzhen waved his hand, he hurriedly retreated, and the civil and military ministers in the Imperial Palace all looked at him jealously, did you kid go out and step on shit today?
At noon, the ministers of civil and military affairs finally finished paying homage, and then naturally held a banquet to celebrate.
The square outside the Imperial Palace is full of tables and chairs, and the delicacies of the mountains and seas are served in turn, and the civil and military officials are seated one by one.
Because Zhu Cijiong was young, he was even exempted from toasting, and was directly carried back to the imperial dining room of the Qianqing Palace for dinner.
The emperor is only five years old, and it is naturally impossible for the imperial chefs to give him a table of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and in front of him are all kinds of porridge, all kinds of paste, and all kinds of pastries.
A steward eunuch under Wei Zhongxian took a silver spoon and tried everything and stood aside.
Changed again, the little eunuch under Cao Huachun took a silver spoon, tried everything, and stood aside.
Zhu Cijiong was thinking about miracles, and he didn't have the heart to eat, so he pretended to be tender and said, "Ask Xu Guangqi to come and eat with me." β
The eunuch in charge was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't know what to do.
The little eunuch was clever, and ran to the door and said loudly: "The right attendant of the Xuanli Department, the scholar of Dongge University, the bachelor of the waiter, Xu Guangqi will meet you." β
Soon, Xu Guangqi came in with a red face, knelt on the ground and said, "Weichen see the emperor." β
His face was as red as a pig's liver, not excited, but drunk.
The envy and jealousy of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, how can you be so virtuous, you have been favored by the emperor! It can't be a grimace at the emperor during the pilgrimage, right?
So, the hundred officials took turns to fight, that is, a meal, let you step on the shit, let you make a face, and see if we don't pour you under the table today.
Xu Guangqi was also dizzy with excitement, and he didn't refuse to come, and after a while, he was poured more than ten cups, and he was about to lie under the table, but suddenly remembered a fairy sound: "The emperor has a decree, the right attendant of the Xuanli Department, a scholar of Dongge University, a bachelor of waiting, Xu Guangqi will meet you." β
So, Xu Guangqi was recruited to the Qianqing Palace while half drunk and half awake.
Zhu Cijiong saw Xu Guangqi coming, and said innocently: "Let's all go out, we have to whisper." β
β......β
This is probably the most ridiculous holy decree, but the palace maids and eunuchs who served him still withdrew, who called him the emperor.
Xu Guangqi was also a little dazed, he didn't think about it, and thought excitedly: "Whispering, the emperor wants to whisper to me, what kind of grace is this!" β
Seeing that the palace maid and the eunuch had withdrawn, Zhu Cijiong no longer pretended to be tender, and beckoned directly: "Teacher, come over quickly." β
Xu Guangqi is also a wine-like hero, he really got up, ran to Zhu Cijiong, lowered his head, and pointed his ear to Zhu Cijiong.
Zhu Cijiong said mysteriously: "Teacher, when I first sacrificed to heaven and earth, there were people from the heavens and immortals talking in my ear. β
When Xu Guangqi heard this, he woke up halfway through the wine, looked at Zhu Cijiong like a monster, and exclaimed: "The emperor is actually favored by God? β
Zhu Cijiong chuckled in his heart, doesn't this set work?
This was troublesome, and he cautiously asked, "What's wrong?" Isn't that right? β
Unexpectedly, Xu Guangqi said excitedly: "Okay, my Daming finally has God's favor!" β
Zhu Cijiong secretly wiped a handful of cold sweat and said tentatively: "Is it really a fairy talking to me?" β
Xu Guangqi immediately said solemnly: "Of course it's true, how can the emperor of such and such a dynasty be so great because he is favored by God......
Well, Zhu Cijiong knows that those are all made up to deceive people, but people in this era still believe this.
Since Xu Guangqi was on the road like this, he naturally struck while the iron was hot, and he said mysteriously: "Do you know why I am so happy when I hear your name?" β
Yes, the emperor hasn't seen me again, why did I come forward to bow down, and the emperor danced with his hands?
Xu Guangqi asked in surprise, "Why?" Did the gods mention me? β
Zhu Cijiong said mysteriously: "Yes, the heavenly immortals said that I am the reincarnation of the Fire De Xingjun to save the Ming Dynasty, and I have already arranged the five protectors to assist me!" β
Xu Guangqi's whole body was hot with excitement, and the wine completely woke up, and said in a trembling voice: "Could it be that I am one of the Dharma protectors?" β
Zhu Cijiong replied affirmatively: "Yes, otherwise I would be happy when I hear your name." β
Xu Guangqi was even more excited, and said boldly: "Dare to ask the emperor, which are the five great protectors?" β
Zhu Cijiong was waiting for his question, and immediately replied: "Tianyan Protector Xu Guangqi, Heavenly Protector Song Yingxing, Heavenly Machine Protector Wang Zheng, Divine Cannon Protector Sun Yingyuan, Divine Spear Protector Bi Maokang." β
When Xu Guangqi heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, staring at Zhu Cijiong as if he had seen a ghost.
Zhu Cijiong's face turned pale with fright, and he asked weakly: "What's wrong, is there something wrong?" β
Xu Guangqi suddenly took a few steps back, knelt on the ground, knocked his head with a "bang", and said excitedly: "The emperor is indeed the reincarnation of Huode Xingjun, and the emperor is indeed the reincarnation of Huode Xingjun!" β
Zhu Cijiong asked curiously, "What's the matter?" What are you doing on your knees? Hurry up! β
Xu Guangqi got up and said excitedly: "Song Yingxing, Wang Zheng, Sun Yingyuan, and Bi Maokang have not appeared in the court, the emperor must not know, but now he can call their names, it must be the reincarnation of Huo De Xingjun!" β
Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but ask excitedly, "Do you know them?" β
Xu Guangqi said excitedly: "Weichen and they are the same as each other, so they naturally know each other.
Song Yingxing, a person from Nanchang Mansion, Jiangxi Province, is compiling "Tiangong Kaiwu", the name of this Tiangong protector is just right;
Wang Zheng, the official of Guangping Prefecture in Beizhili, compiled and completed the "Illustration of the New System of Instruments" last year, and he is the protector of the Dharma;
Sun Yingyuan is Weichen's protΓ©gΓ©, who once learned the use of artillery with Westerners, and the name of this magic cannon protector is also appropriate;
The original right of the imperial history, Shaanxi patrol according to Bi Maokang, is developing a new type of musket, the name of the spear protector is well deserved! β
Zhu Cijiong was relieved when he heard this, and asked jokingly: "Then why are you called the Heavenly Eye Protector?" β
Xu Guangqi replied modestly: "Wechen has been studying Western clairvoyance, and is planning to make an eye to explore the sky, this eye is indeed true. β
Zhu Cijiong didn't expect that this miracle was really fooling people, Xu Guangqi won it, and it happened that he still knew the other four, so there was no need to bother to fool them, and it would be better to hand them over to Xu Guangqi directly.
So he said solemnly: "You don't want to tell anyone about me being the reincarnation of Huode Xingjun, you just know what I know, after all, I don't have the power to protect myself now, if those treacherous ministers know, I'm afraid my life will be difficult to protect, do you understand?" β
Xu Guangqi bowed and said solemnly: "Weichen understands. β
Zhu Cijiong pretended to be forced again: "Well, the gods seem to have opened my original memories for me, and I remember a lot of firearms things, in the future, you can do it according to the method I taught you, and when the time comes, just say that you came up with it." β
Xu Guangqi was so excited, he had been suppressed by Wei Zhongxian all his life, and now that he had the favor of the little emperor, he was finally about to turn over, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you for the emperor's grace." β
Zhu Cijiong remembered that there was a primitive foot-operated carpentry lathe in the side hall where his father did carpentry work, and he was about to take Xu Guangqi to study it, when a notice suddenly came from outside the door: "His Royal Highness King Xin, Sun Chengzong and Lord Sun ask to see him." β
Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but slander when he heard the report: "It's been a whole morning, you guys are not finished!" β
However, the purpose of fooling people with miracles has been achieved, and there is no hurry to do machine tools, and it is not too late to finish this enthronement first.
So, he waved his hand to let Xu Guangqi retreat, and then Xuan Zhu Youzhen and Sun Chengzong came in to see what they still wanted to do.