Waiting is undoubtedly difficult, this has been more than a month has passed, the old man is still not moving at all, Rao is Hongqing is calm, and can't help but mutter, but the preparations that should be done, Hongqing does not dare to relax a little, every day in the morning and dark greedy and spinning, always busy with the invention and promotion of related matters, this busy to the end of September, the two fleets of the "Eight Banners Firm" and the navy to the East Ying fleet have been sailing again, the old man is still not a sound, facing such everything is ready, only owes the situation of the east wind, Hongqing is very anxious, but there is no way, he can only wait patiently.

Ask? That's something that can't be done, not for anything else, just because Hongqing knows too much about the old man's temperament, if he is really in a hurry to go to the old man's place to get to the bottom of it, not only will it be useless, but it will arouse the old man's suspicion, the consequence, naturally it will be broken and sunk in the sand, this kind of useless work, Hongqing will not do it, except waiting, but there is no way to think about it, fortunately, the old man will not let Hongqing wait until the old man is old, no, early in the morning today, Hongqing has just arrived at the Ministry of Industry, Before he could start arranging a day's work, Qin Wuyong led two little eunuchs over, saying that the old man had been invited.

"The grandson knocks on the emperor's fate."

The old man had a call, Hongqing didn't dare to slack off, and after hurriedly commanding Shen He a few words, he rushed to the Heart Cultivation Hall with Qin Wuyong, and when he got the ground, he found that the hall was empty and only the old man was sitting on the dragon bed.

"Excuse me."

In the face of Hongqing's great salute, the old man didn't say much, just shouted quietly, his face was as calm as water, and he couldn't see the slightest ripple.

"Thank you Emperor Mafaronen, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Hearing the old man's voice without the slightest feeling, Hongqing's heart immediately jumped, but he didn't care to think about it, he hurriedly kowtowed, and after thanking him respectfully, he stood up, bowed down, and put on a well-behaved appearance of listening to the hadith.

"Er's excerpt, I have seen it, the courage is not small, however, there are skills inside, aren't you afraid that someone will impeach you for forgetting, huh?"

The old man looked at Hongqing expressionlessly for a while, and then opened his mouth without joy or anger.

In the dynasties where Confucianism ruled everything, technical officials have always been a category that has been crowded out, since the Tang Dynasty, the Ministry of Industry has always been ranked at the end of the six is a clear proof, not only in the Qing Dynasty, but even in the former Ming Dynasty - in the Ming Dynasty, the rank of technical officials is low, not to mention, even the official robes are alternative, in order to distinguish them from the mainstream officialdom, but the Qing Dynasty, which basically inherited the system of the former Ming Dynasty, is slightly better, at least the superficial discrimination is gone, but in the officialdom, the status of technical officials is still very low, because the difference between Taoism and technology is the root of Confucianism - The so-called technology, in Confucianism, is just a strange trick, and it can't be elegant at all, like Hongqing, who puts technological inventions on the court, which is obviously contrary to the Tao in Confucianism, in other words, this is anti-mainstream, and it is a big crime to respond to the situation!

It is precisely because Tao and technique are the difference between heaven and earth, therefore, as soon as the old man's heart-wrenching words came out, Hongqing was okay, after all, his heart was calm, although he was also surprised, but in the end, he could still hold on, but Qin Wuyong and other eunuchs who were waiting beside the old man were all shocked by it, and their eyes were full of complicated expressions when they looked at Hongqing

"If you go back to Huang Mafa, your grandson has his own avenue in his heart, in his grandson's opinion, but anyone who can benefit the people and the community is also the way, as for what others think, the grandson doesn't care."

Although Hongqing does not like Confucianism very much, but in order to gain a foothold in the court, he has worked Confucianism, how can he not know the difference between Taoism and technology, in fact, Hongqing has long known that his own set of invention promotion plans is walking a tightrope, gambling is the old man's enlightenment, if he changes the master as the emperor, even if he gives Hongqing two courage, he does not dare to act so blatantly, and now, the old man has asked, that means that the time to bet on fate has come, Hongqing will not be nervous, fortunately, the city is deep, It didn't bring it to his face, so he just bowed down calmly and replied calmly.

"Huh?"

In the eyes of Confucian disciples, Hongqing's answer is obviously deviant to the extreme, and it is a great sin of rebellion, but the old man, who has always prided himself as a Confucian child, did not get angry, but when he saw his eyes sweeping towards Hongqing like a knife, he snorted coldly, and a huge coercion suddenly rose, covering Hongqing like a mountain.

I'll you, old man, what are you going to do!

Under the huge pressure, even if Hongqing's heart is calm, he can't help but beat the drum in his heart, but the matter has come to this point, and he can't allow Hongqing to retreat, so he simply put his heart sideways, forcibly suppressed the tension and uneasiness in his heart, and calmly looked at the old man, no matter how the old man's momentum urged, he would never waver for half a point.

"So, do you insist on doing so?"

The old man and Hongqing looked at each other for a while, and seeing that Hongqing still refused to bow his head and admit his mistake, the light in his eyes immediately became a little stronger, and he squeezed out a gloomy word from between his teeth.

"If the country lives and dies for profit, will it not be avoided because of good and evil! Although the grandson is not talented, he does not dare to forget the teachings of the sages. ”

As soon as he heard the old man's words, he was not very good, no matter how calm Hongqing was, he couldn't help but turn pale for it, but he still didn't want to change his ways, not for anything else, just because what he wanted to gamble on was the future of China - the so-called step by step, with the rapid development of science and technology in Western countries, the wave of the industrial revolution is coming, and the time left for China is running out. In other words, if Hongqing wants to change such a tragic history, he must gamble at this time, otherwise, all the efforts made in the past will be in vain.

"Well, if you don't have a good way, I will have a will for you when I turn back."

The old man looked at Hongqing carefully for a moment, but he didn't comment much, and even his face didn't change much, he just said noncommittally and gave the order to expel the guest.

Well? That's it?

Hongqing didn't expect the old man to react like this at all, so he couldn't help but be stunned, the corners of his mouth moved a few times, and he had the intention to inquire about the truth, but he still didn't dare to open such a mouth at the end, so he could only make a big bow respectfully, quit the Heart Cultivation Hall by himself, and went back to the Ministry of Industry without knowing why.

"Wait for all of them to stand down!"

Hongqing had been gone for a while, but the old man was still sitting silently on the dragon bed, and after a long time, he waved his hand and commanded quietly.

"Wow!"

As soon as the old man's golden mouth opened, Qin Wuyong and the others did not dare to slack off a little, and they all bowed down to the promise and withdrew from the main hall together.

"How?"

Qin Wuyong and the others just exited the main hall, and a steady footstep sounded in the corridor between the apse and the main hall, and then saw Fang Bao, who was dressed in green clothes, walking unhurriedly to the front of the palace, the old man nodded, and asked a little headless and tailless.

"The heart is righteous and selfless, and it is commendable to know the way without being bound by the way."

Although the old man asked vaguely, Fang Bao knew what the old man was asking, so he smiled and gave an evaluation.

"Well, I'm going to edict."

The old man did not comment on Fang Bao's words, nor did he say much, and after thinking about it with a slight frown, he waved his hand and commanded in a calm tone.

"Rotten and obedient."

Listening to the old man's instructions, Fang Bao didn't dare to delay a little, hurriedly responded, walked quickly to the side of the record copywriting office, lifted the hem of the robe, sat down, stretched out his hand, took off the wolf pen that was resting on the pen stand, dipped it in ink, and listened to the old man's holy precepts with bated breath......

"Your lord, the holy decree has arrived!"

Today, I was called by the old man, and I talked back inexplicably, but I didn't get any answer, Hongqing's mood couldn't help but be a little apprehensive, it was difficult to concentrate all morning, and the efficiency of work was worse than usual.

Whew, this is about to be revealed!

As soon as he heard Li Minxing's words, Hongqing's heart immediately twitched, and there was nothing to do, just because Hongqing had guessed that this holy decree was the old man's reply to the invention promotion plan of the Ministry of Industry, and it was not clear what the old man's attitude was, but no matter what, he still had to face it head-on, but seeing Hongqing took a deep breath, he forcibly suppressed the panic in his heart, waved his hand, and ordered in a slightly trembling tone: "Prepare the incense case, take the order!" ”

"Your Majesty has a will, King Renjun kneels down and listens to the announcement!"

The Ministry of Industry has received a lot of orders, incense cases and other things are always available, with Hongqing's orders, it is very fast to put up, and after everything is ready, I saw Qin Wuyong, who was holding the holy decree in his hand, slowly walked behind the copywriter, raised his hand, raised the holy decree high above his head, and proclaimed a sentence loudly.

It doesn't matter, it's better to die or live the bird!

Looking at the holy decree in Qin Wuyong's hand, Hongqing's mood was already extremely worried, but he didn't dare to lose his courtesy, so he knelt down in front of the incense case and responded loudly: "Minister, love Xinjueluo?" Listen to the Hadith! ”