The first year of Chongzhen.

February 23.

There was nothing wrong in the early dynasty, but after the banquet incident, the ministers' impression of the emperor changed greatly, and they expressed their incomprehension, fear, and hope that the emperor's practice of exploding a "royal scandal" at every turn. If you are a courtier and do these things, you will not end well.

The early dynasty ended in a strange situation.

Back to **, Yang Reform said to Wang Chengen: "Big companion, I remember that last time there was a Li Zubai in Qin Tianjian, who was a talent, ask him to come to see me, and I will discuss mathematical problems with him." Yang Gengai suddenly remembered that Li Zubai, the talent he discovered in the early dynasty last time, is a good hand at arithmetic. Yang decided to incorporate it into his talent plan.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave will send someone to proclaim." Wang Chengen agreed.

Li Zubai was a mixed bag at home, and he waited hard at home for several days, just like the starting point writer waiting for A to sign and waiting for Sanjiang. The good thing is that the emperor has a very good impression of himself, and he is ready to promote himself, but unfortunately, he is in the Qin Tianjian and wants to transfer to other departments, it is difficult, it is very difficult, and the worry is here. I wondered all day why the emperor hadn't summoned me! I thought about it all the time, the emperor summoned me, what should I prepare for the emperor, so that the emperor feels novel, can impress the emperor, and his future will be bright, even if he can't go to other places to be an official, this Qin Tianjian is also a yamen, isn't it? It can still be raised.

Today, Li Zubai finally waited for his lucky star, a little eunuch.

"This is Qin Tianjian Li Zubai, Lord Li's home?" The little eunuch asked. In his words, he seemed to have a lot of respect for this Li Zubai.

Li Zubai's disciple was very surprised, and replied: "Exactly, dare to ask this father-in-law, but look for my master." ”

"Hurry up and call your Master Li out, Your Majesty will announce him into the palace." The little eunuch called.

"Master, master, someone has come to the palace, saying that Master Xuan has entered the palace...... The old man ...... "this man rushed to report his own master, the master is going to be developed, only the next person has face, and then enjoys happiness, the ancient society is a typical "one person gets the Tao, the chicken and the dog ascend to heaven".

After a while, Li Zubai came out. opened the middle door, greeted him with a big gift, and said to the little eunuch: "Father-in-law, please sit inside, it's not too late to have a cup of tea." ”

The little eunuch smiled and said in a sharp voice: "Congratulations to Lord Li, congratulations to Lord Li, don't bother, Your Majesty is waiting in the palace, Lord Li should quickly follow our family to see Your Majesty, our family can't let the emperor wait for a long time." "The little eunuch is also quite direct, this emperor is the biggest, and the emperor's affairs must be handled first, as for drinking tea at your house, does it matter if there is an emperor's affairs?

"The lower official obeys the order, please wait a while, I will change my clothes, get some things and come quickly. Please also sit in the hall for a while. Li Zubai was not a stupid person, he first stuffed a letter of silver to the little eunuch, and then he was ready to take his "things", prepare to enter the novelty objects for the emperor, and let the little father-in-law wait at home.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, Master Li, go and come back quickly, let's wait here for a while." The little eunuch took the silver with a smile, checked it, and stuffed it into his sleeve.

After a while, Li Zubai followed the little eunuch straight to the palace.

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Inside the Wenyuan Pavilion. Even though it was spring, the fire was still burning brightly, and the room was warm.

"Weichen Li Zubai knocks to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live." Li Zubai kowtowed to Yang Reform in a serious manner.

"Get up. Li Zubai, I have a deep impression of you! Bestow the seat. Yang Gengai looked at such a talent and was very happy.

"Your Majesty Xie praised, Weichen didn't dare to be." Li Zubai is very modest.

"Well, tell me about your experience in math or any great insight." Yang Reform is going to discuss this mathematical thing with Li Zubai, mathematics is the source of all science and technology! Without this math, everything else is scum!

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen doesn't dare to say how much knowledge he has in mathematics, it's just that he calculates a lot, and practice makes perfect." Li Zubai is very modest: "If you really want to say that you have superb insight and achievements, you have to count Xu Zixian and Xu Shaobao." ”

"Li Aiqing is talking about Xu Guangqi?"

"Back to Your Majesty, yes, what Weichen is talking about is Xu Shaobao, Xu Shaobao has farsightedness and great achievements in mathematics. The minister did not dare to claim to have made achievements. ”

"Xu Guangqi knows that I have already summoned him back to Beijing, and now I guess I have just received my holy decree. After a while, Li Aiqing will be able to meet Xu Guangqi, and then he can find Xu Aiqing to learn more skills. Of course, Yang Reform will not let go of Xu Guangqi, a cattle man in the late Ming Dynasty, a scientist, an agronomist, a jinshi, a Christian, a mathematician, a military strategist, and a weapons expert. Use it well.

As he spoke, Yang Gai himself went into contemplation. Let Li Zubai sit there awkwardly alone, at a loss.

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After being speechless for a while, Li Zubai plucked up his courage and played: "Your Majesty, Weichen said that there is a strange book to dedicate to Your Majesty." ”

Yang Gengai came back to his senses and asked curiously, "Strange books?" What strange books? Yang Gengai thought in his heart, it must be those "health" and the like, I remember that in the history of the Ming Dynasty, there were many people who gave the emperor this kind of "Dongdong", if so, then he could think about it.

"Your Majesty, please see, this is it." Li Zubai held a thread-bound book above his head and respectfully "offered" it to the emperor.

Wang Chengen took the book in the past and put it in front of Yang Reform.

"Telescope Theory"!! Yang Gengai's heart instantly turned over a huge wave. I have been still making glass, still preparing to make mirrors, and still preparing to make money with telescopes, and now a copy of "Telescope Says" is placed in front of me. Yang reformed only one feeling, and that was collapse.

In the middle of the ring, Yang Gengai picked up "The Distant Mirror Said", flipped through it, and asked: "Li Aiqing, who wrote your book, and what is it talking about?" Yang Reform was ready to ask carefully.

"Your Majesty, this book is about the observation of the moon by a man-made telescope in the land of Tessie. Among them, there is an introduction to how to make a telescope, and the minister thinks that this mirror is ...... on the battle array, "Li Zubai found that the emperor seemed to be very interested in this book, and the emperor seemed to be shocked by this book, and he had confidence that this book could impress the emperor, and began to boldly "sell" his book.

Thundered!! This time, Yang's reform was completely collapsed. Telescopes, astronomical telescopes, what's wrong with this world. Why do telescopes appear in the world now, or astronomical. Also observe the moon. According to the speed of traffic between the East and the West, the books have spread to the East, so hasn't the West been used for many years?

Yang Gai felt that his blood pressure was at least 300 or more, and his heart was beating wildly. The news is shocking. I was ready to climb the science and technology tree in the Ming Dynasty, but many of them had already appeared in the West. It seems that the introduction of technology from the West has become urgent. I'm really a white guy and an otaku.

"Li Aiqing, who wrote this book?" Yang Reform can't wait.

"Your Majesty, this book was written by Wechen and Tang Ruowang, of course, Tang Ruowang is the main writer, and Wechen is just on the side to assist in translation." Li Zubai found that the emperor had such a crazy look on this book, and immediately knew that he had made the right bet this time. The emperor had a "special" hobby for these "novelty" things. Just like the rest of the old Zhu family, some love carpenters, some love to play, some don't love the court, and so on.

Thundered!! Another explosion thundered in Yang Reform's ears, John Tang, this Niu B character is also in my time? It seems that he also appeared in the Qing Dynasty, and he is also a very good character, and he has also been seen in many braid scenes, and Yang Reform's heartbeat and blood pressure accelerated to almost 400 this time.

"John Tang? Westerners? Yang Gengai couldn't help but shout.

"Back to Your Majesty, yes, John Tang is a Taixi person, that is, a Westerner as His Majesty said." Li Zubai was very excited, he was a fool, and now it was time to see how much the emperor liked these things.

"This, I am very curious about this person, does Li Aiqing know where this person is now? I can't wait to see him right away. "Yang reform, that's too late to see each other! Such a bullish character, if he doesn't get him under his command, he is sorry for crossing this time. It will be struck by thunder from the sky.

Li Zubai was extremely excited, and said in a trembling voice: "Back to Your Majesty, John Tang is now in Xi'an Mansion." The emperor only read the title of this book, flipped through the book casually, and saw that Tang Ruowang was so respectful that the emperor's hobby was these "novelty" things.

"Immediately summon John Tong back to Beijing, I want to see him." Yang Gengai shouted happily.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave has written it down, so hurry up and pass the decree." Wang Chengen also saw on the side that the emperor had not been so excited since he was seriously ill, so it can be seen that this person is quite important to the emperor, so Wang Chengen decided to recall this person as quickly as possible.

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Yang Reform gradually calmed down, Tang Ruowang is still in Xi'an, it will take a while to come back, and then ask Li Zubai, what other Niu B characters do you know, if you can find more people like Xu Guangqi and Tang Ruowang, who are proficient in Western science and technology, then they will not be fighting alone in the late Ming Dynasty.

"Who else does Aiqing know? And these...... These ...... "Yang Gai didn't know how to describe this thing as science."

"Your Majesty, but do you mean the novelty of the West?" Li Zubai felt that he had already grasped the emperor's "pulse", that is, he liked novelty things, and seeing that His Majesty couldn't describe specific things, he made up for the emperor.

"Yes, yes, Aiqing still knows those people, knows those novel techniques and deeds, you can talk to me, to be honest, I stay in this palace all day, I am quite curious about the outside world, Aiqing will tell me quickly." Yang reform can't wait. Get agitated. There is no longer the appearance of being an emperor, and the eighteen-year-old otaku hairy young man has shown his original form.

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The sky is getting dark. Night falls.

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The conversation with Li Zubai continues.

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The pig-like elites of the Ming Dynasty showed Yang Reform a picture of hell in the last days of the Ming Dynasty, and personally directed Yang Reform, the Chongzhen Emperor, and his empire to the abyss of hell; And chatting with Li Zubai, talking about the characters and things, and showing Yang Reform another side of the last years of the Ming Dynasty, a golden road to heaven, a group of people facing the world, open-minded, aggressive, extraordinary, thriving, full of passion and ideals.

Heaven and hell, these two different worlds appeared together at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, heaven and hell blended.