The snow melted, and the Forbidden City was full of lights and beams. Walking leisurely between the buildings and palaces, Xie Hong suddenly had an unreal feeling, and he didn't know where he was.

"Brother Xie, you're here......" turned his head, and the smile of the fat man was in the middle. He is easy-going in his dealings with people, but there are not many people in Miyagi who dare to talk to him, and so many things have happened, and his image in the minds of many people has become extremely tall and terrifying.

Fortunately, many people in the capital have seen him, but in remote places, he has long been rumored to be a monster with eyes like copper bells, eight feet tall, and a waist circumference of eight feet. It is rumored that this kind of thing is becoming more and more exaggerated, and with the traditional concept, the one who can act against the sky and behead the little prince will certainly not be an ordinary character.

"Brother Gu, what about the emperor? He's been quite quiet these days, and he's not in Xiyuan. Xie Hong nodded at Gu Dayong and asked casually.

"The emperor is in the Qianqing Palace, well, he said he was doing an experiment." The fat man's face was a little strange.

"Experimenting?" Xie Hong was slightly stunned, he knew that Zhengde was a little interested in physics, but he didn't have the patience to specialize, what kind of wind is this blowing today? Could it be that the second brother has really grown up and is going to officially change to the Einstein of the Ming Dynasty.

With seven points of doubt and three points of excitement, Xie Hongxing rushed to the Qianqing Palace, because of curiosity, he didn't let people report it, so he went straight in.

"Big brother, you came just in time, come and take a look......" There were only four people in the hall, Zhengde, who was dancing with his eyebrows, squatted in the middle, put a pot in front of him, and he pointed to the pot and beckoned Xie Hong to accept it.

On his left hand side is the future Liu Guifei, this Liu Niangniang moved a small bench from nowhere to sit there, holding her chin with both hands, and looking at the pot with fixed eyes, as if there was something delicious in it. On the other side is Queen Xia, this virtuous woman looked at Zhengde with a gentle face, and helped him wipe the sweat on his forehead from time to time, but she looked happy.

"Hmm, second brother, what are you...... Want to eat hot pot? Xie Hong looked left and right, and didn't see anything that could be touched by the test, it was clearly the Zhengde family of three having dinner, but Qian Ning appeared here, it seemed a little discordant, what a big light bulb.

"What kind of hot pot to eat, I'm doing serious business." Zhengde pursed his lips and said disapprerovingly: "Didn't you say the allusion of boiling frogs in warm water last time, I think it makes sense, but theories need to be verified before they can become truth, so I will do experiments, you can see ......"

Embarrassment, Xie Hong was speechless, in fact, that truth can't help but be verified, there are many idlers in later generations who have done this experiment, and the final results show that some frogs will jump out, some will not, and the whole is in a disordered state. It's just that this theory sounds like that, so he said it casually, but he forgot that Zhengde is also a casual guy.

"Actually, this theory is almost the same as the subtle in the idiom, well, or our Chinese language is a little more profound, so second brother, don't take it too seriously, just listen to it...... "It's more true, the person who finds fault is really the most annoying."

"Big brother, what are you talking about, the frog really didn't jump out......" Zhengde raised his head in surprise.

"......" Xie Hong was at a loss, and took a closer look, isn't it, a pot of frogs has been turned white, and the cooked ones can't be cooked anymore, no wonder Liu Guifei is so serious, obviously very interested in boiling field chicken.

"I said, it's not the first moon yet, where did this frog come from?" Xie Hong's mind spun quickly, and he soon noticed that something was wrong. In the first month, some places in the south have indeed bloomed in spring, but here in the capital, the weather is actually still very cold, how can a cold-blooded animal like a frog come out?

"I asked Qian Ning to catch it, and then there was it, Qian Ning is really capable." Zhengde tilted his head sideways, compared it to the back, Qian Ning bowed, grinned at the corner of his mouth, pulled out a wry smile, and responded: "Weichen doesn't dare to take credit, this matter is all up to Your Majesty Hongfu......"

"Brother Qian, you won't be ......" Xie Hong understood.

"Hmm." Channing nodded.

"......" Xie Hong was speechless. Emotional Channing sent someone to dig a hole and took out a bunch of hibernating frogs and came back? No wonder none of these frogs jumped out, pitiful, they were caught and cooked before they woke up, and it's strange if they don't die, could it be that the person who put forward this theory in later generations did the same? Wow, the truth!

"Alright, the test is done, it's time to eat." Zhengde clapped his hands and stood up very satisfied, but the person next to him didn't move, still reluctantly looking at the pot, uh, the frog inside ...... "Good girl, why do you think you're so serious?" Boiled chicken is not delicious, it needs to be fried, my eldest brother made it for me once before, and it tasted great, well, when I learn from my eldest brother, I will make it for you to eat. ”

"It's actually pretty tasty, I ...... The concubine ate ...... when she was a child" Liu Guifei still didn't quite adapt to her new identity, and her timid voice carried a little nostalgia.

"My sister has suffered a lot in the past...... "Queen Xia and Liu Liangnu get along very well, this woman is originally a very traditional surname, virtuous and virtuous can be used on her, and she has a corresponding consciousness before entering the palace, so there is no sign of jealousy.

And after Zhengde got what he wanted, the knot in his heart was also untied, and he was also very happy to see the two daughters getting along well, and the harmonious atmosphere that Xie Hong felt also came from this.

Xie Hong is also very pleased, helping Zhengde find the true destiny does not mean that he has any opinions about Queen Xia, and he is also quite sympathetic to the tragic situation of this queen in history. And all along, he has also seen the other party's efforts, and speaking of which, the other party has helped him a lot, so the situation in front of him is also very in line with his mind.

"Big brother, I haven't seen you here for a few days, what's the matter today?" Leaving aside the two whispering women, Zhengde turned to Xie Hong.

"Frog, uh, no, it's the king of the Wa kingdom who is coming, do you want to meet the emperor?" Xie Hong asked, in the investigation of the Wa Kingdom, a lot of historical materials were found, so that Zhengde became interested in this royal family of the Wa Kingdom that lasted for hundreds of years.

He was mainly curious, and despite the loss of power, the emperor of the Wa Kingdom had never been replaced, which was unthinkable in the Central Plains.

"Forget it, what's so nice about the Japanese people, just wait until the day of the court meeting to take a look, I just think that the royal system of the Japanese country seems to be similar to the emperor who doesn't have to do things, big brother, you are referring to their system?"

"It's different." Xie Hong shook his head, "The Senate has only taken over those ordinary political affairs, but the basis for their actions lies in the law. And the legislative work still requires the participation of the second brother, and in addition, the military power is also controlled by you, which is completely different from the emperor of the Japanese country. ”

"Sounds like there's still a lot to do...... Zhengde frowned, "What about after that?" It won't always be like this, will it? You promised that in a few years, I would have free time to go to sea. ”

"So in the past few years, you have to work hard to improve the legal system, and when the legal system is relatively sound, you will naturally have less trouble, as for the future, maybe decades, or hundreds of years later, it will be somewhat similar to the system of the Japanese country, heh, who knows." Xie Hong did not give a definite answer.

The territory of the Ming Dynasty is already very large, and with the overseas colonies that will be opened up in the future, it will be even more vast. Such a vast territory cannot be done without a specific symbol, so the emperor, and the emperor with real power, must be preserved.

Xie Hong's vision for the next few decades is to build the upper power structure of the Ming Dynasty according to the pre-World War I Germany model, and then gradually decentralize power, until the education level is getting higher and higher, and the people's wisdom is completely opened, and it is possible to change.

Ten years of trees, a hundred years of people, this is not with the insight beyond the times, can catalyze the acceleration, everyone is like a dragon in the era, when is it, when is the most suitable system for the Ming Dynasty, Xie Hong actually can't estimate.

If we continue to expand at the current pace, at that time, I am afraid that half of the world, or even the whole world, will be shrouded in the glory of China. There is no precedent for this to follow, and of course Xie Hong will not have a corresponding concept. However, what is certain is that with the foundation he laid, Daming will continue to be brilliant forever.

In fact, it is not bad if there is a constitution in the future, Xie Hong looks at Zhengde, the descendant of this second brother, as long as he inherits half of his surname, he will become an excellent national mascot, and he can create countless topics for the public every year, which is much more interesting than those constitutional monarchs in later generations.

"That rail carriage, I haven't sat on it yet, but let the pirates take the lead, big brother, you are really favoritism...... Zhengde didn't know how many thoughts Xie Hong had turned around at this moment, and what made him complain a little was another thing.

"Anyway, the whole line has not been opened to traffic, and when the whole line is completed, you can cut the ribbon again, now, if you want to scare those widows, you can simply scare them thoroughly, so that they will never forget it, and create convenience for the next negotiations." Xie Hong smiled confidently, let the Japanese people come, not only for them to play, but also for a big meal behind.

...... "Boom...... "On the galloping carriage, the Japanese people were indeed frightened, even with the foreshadowing along the way, it still couldn't reduce the shock in their hearts....... If you hadn't experienced it yourself, who would have believed that a horse-drawn carriage could run at such speed?

"Mr. Imai, look......" Hosokawa Sumimoto's hairstyle has changed a little, he once poked his head out of the car window on the way, but was overwhelmed by the strong wind blowing in his face, and when he finally retracted it, the hairstyle changed to this rather post-modern trendy type - explosive head.

He didn't care about arranging his hair, but turned to Imai Soyi, and even spoke a lot more politely, and the eyes of the others were also focused, obviously focusing on the same problem.

"Can't do it, definitely can't do it......" Imai categorically denied, how could it be done, not to mention the manpower and material resources required to level the ground and lay sleepers, you know, the rails are laid below!

Casting knives with cold forging technology is quite a bit of a spectrum, and it is pure nonsense to cast rails. With the casting technology of the Wa Kingdom, it may take several months for a blacksmith to build a railroad track, and there are so many rails along the way, even if the blacksmiths from all over the country are collected, it is far from enough.

Sure enough, it is the kingdom of the Heavenly Empire, looking at the scene that flashes quickly outside the window, the eyes of the Japanese people are a little straight, in their hearts, this thought has been repeated countless times, but they know that this is just the beginning, and there are more surprises waiting for the future.

(To be continued)