Chapter 224: The Emperor's Gamble
"Xiao Anzi, how about you take a look at this?"
In the imperial study of the imperial city, Zhu Yuanzhang held a letter with a slight smile on his face, and then handed it to a eunuch standing next to him.
This eunuch is naturally Ruan An, and in the entire palace, only Zhu Yuanzhang is qualified to call him Xiao Anzi.
Ruan An took the song, opened it and looked at it, and suddenly his face was a little more colorful, and he couldn't tell whether it was surprise or surprise.
When he saw the signature below, his face was even more exciting, especially the series of handprints behind that name, he was completely messy.
"Your Majesty, this kid is so presumptuous, he even wants to move the royal apprentice, and he wants to pay for it himself! Our treasury is not abundant, not only does he not pay money, but he also borrows money from the emperor, which is really a heinous crime! Ruan An said with a look of righteous indignation.
"Ahem." Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and coughed, he was already a man of seventy or eighty, and his body was getting worse day by day.
"Your Majesty, I don't think you should personally approve the official documents, the crown prince is also an adult, and it is time for him to handle official affairs." Ruan An stepped forward, pinched Zhu Yuanzhang's shoulder, and persuaded Zhu Yuanzhang.
"I have been on the throne for nearly 30 years, and I have not missed a day of early court, nor have I missed a single official document. It seems that it will not be able to hold on in the future. Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, he still knows a little about his body, and he still has a year or two to live.
"The emperor has a long life, how can it be the year of the broken candle." Ruan An said quietly.
"Xiao Anzi, you have been with me for so long. Don't coax me, except that Zhang Tianshi can refine the elixir of life, otherwise ......" Zhu Yuanzhang and Ruan An have no taboos. What should be said and what should not be said was told to Ruan An, as if this huge palace was the only one who could talk to Ruan An.
"Okay, let's not talk about that, let's talk about this kid's recital." Zhu Yuanzhang's cough got better, and he no longer bothered about this matter.
"Your Majesty. Although Qingtian Street is relatively remote, it is also the emperor's land, and that kid wants to occupy it for his own use. What colleges, hospitals, theaters to build. The most hateful thing is that not only did he not take money to buy land, but he also reached out to ask for money for construction, and I don't think he can promise this. Ruan An replied.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced back at Ruan An. Then he said. "I haven't known you for decades?"
When Ruan An heard this, he lowered his head, what he said was indeed not true, because Hu Ye mentioned one point in his recital, that is, after the academy was completed, he Ruan An would be invited to be a teacher.
In fact, he is a little evasive, so he can say so.
"Your talent has been buried over the years. No one in the palace listens to your lectures, and the academy in Nanjing City looks down on you eunuchs. Now you're old, too. If you can't find an heir, I'm afraid you'll lose it. You might as well go to the academy built by this kid to teach and cultivate a few useful talents for the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his chest and said slowly.
"What does the emperor mean by agreeing to this kid's request? This kid is a hundred thousand taels. Ruan An was a little surprised, when did the emperor become so generous?
"Do you still remember this imperial examination? The merchants of Peking donated hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, all of which were the credit of this kid, and gave him 100,000 taels of silver to see what tricks he could come up with. Let me, the old man, see the new atmosphere. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang lifted the cinnabar pen and stroked it on Hu Ye's recital, and immediately a quasi-word appeared.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang was illiterate when he was young, he had been an emperor for nearly 30 years, and although he was not able to write correctly, he was also presentable.
"Draw up a holy decree, allocate 100,000 taels of silver to him, and if he can't figure out why, send him to the frontier." Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice, then brought up the jade seal, stamped a chapter, and handed it to Ruan An, "You should pass on this will, I see that you have been unwilled these days, you must have been confused by that kid's theory, go find out." ”
Ruan An smiled embarrassedly, he had been confused about Newton these days, and he was indeed a little embarrassed, but now that Zhu Yuanzhang saw it, he was inevitably a little embarrassed.
"It's a slave, let's go." Ruan An put away the holy decree and walked towards the palace gate.
Not long after Ruan An walked out, another person walked into the imperial study, with a gray beard and looked about the same age as Zhu Yuanzhang, but his spirit was much better than Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Zhang Yu has seen the emperor for the first time."
The person who came said respectfully, it turned out that this was Zhang Tianshi of the Ming Dynasty.
"Heavenly Master doesn't have to be polite." Zhu Yuanzhang said casually.
"The last time the Heavenly Master saw this kid, can you see some clues?" When Zhang Yuchu stood up, Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"Back to the emperor, this kid is fluent in answers, and there are basically no flaws. And I'm sure that the Celestial Empire in his mouth really exists, and both he and his master have been there. Zhang Yuchu replied.
"Celestial Empire, Celestial Empire, what kind of place is that that can cultivate this kind of kid." Zhu Yuanzhang muttered to himself, about the Celestial Empire and Master Hu Ye, Ruan An had mentioned it to Zhu Yuanzhang more than once.
"By the way, what did that kid say about the pill?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked suddenly.
"That kid said, there is no elixir in the world at all, even if it is the Celestial Empire, it will live more than a hundred years at most." Zhang Yuchu answered truthfully.
"What does the Heavenly Master think?"
Zhang Yuchu didn't answer for a long time, this question is very serious, if he says that there really is an elixir, but he can't take it out, wouldn't he be guilty of defrauding the king?
If he said that there was no elixir in the world, Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely be extremely disappointed.
"Your Majesty, I'm not sure if I can refine the elixir of life, but the pill left by my ancestor can indeed prolong life." Zhang Yuchu pondered for a moment and said ambiguous words.
"Hey, I claim to be the Son of Heaven in vain, but I have been consumed by the years. No matter what, there were many emperors in the Tang and Song dynasties who pursued immortality, but none of them succeeded, and this is an impossible dream to come true. Even Qin Shi Huang, a heroic man like the world, is not a dusty loess in the end. Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, and then said, "You do your best." But I want to meet this kid and hear the story of the Celestial Empire. ”
Zhang Yuchu breathed a sigh of relief, in the previous days, when Zhu Yuanzhang saw him, he was always asking about the elixir, but now that he went to see Hu Ye once, why did Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude change?
However, Zhang Yuchu felt that this was a good thing, if he couldn't refine it, he wouldn't have any big sin, "Since the emperor wants to see him, why didn't he summon him into the palace?" ”
"The time has not come, the time has not come, when he has established his comprehensive community, I will let him come to see me." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head, he wanted to see how amazing this Hu Ye was, not only Ruan An boasted so much, but even Yan Shenggong recommended Hu Ye to him several times.
If Hu Ye can bring a new atmosphere to Nanjing City by building this comprehensive community, he will have to see this figure of the Celestial Empire for himself.
He just wants to gamble with Qingtian Street and 100,000 taels of silver, and see if this Hu Ye is really as Ruan An and Yan Shenggong said, or is it a waste of fame.
At this moment, Hu Ye was handling official business in the general judgment yamen, and Lu Chun sent someone to criticize Hu Ye on the surface for privately sealing Wanghuai Tower without his consent.
However, Hu Ye knew that he had made Li Xin suffer a big loss, and Lu Chun was happy in his eyes, but in order to show his relationship with himself, he had to send his subordinates to reprimand him.
"Hey, the family, the family, the roots are entangled, this Lu Chun is not lightly burdened." Hu Ye sighed, he knew that behind Lu Chun was the entire Lu family, although it was not a first-class family, but it was also a famous family in Nanjing City.
If Lu Chun publicly stated his position, he would be against Li Xin, which would not be of any benefit to the Lu family. Maybe it will push the Lu family to the brink of destruction.
"It's really a matter of moving the whole body, and it's a burden when the family is big."
Hu Ye stood up and greeted, "Old Qian, go home." ”
When Hu Ye returned to the Nameless Mansion, Ruan An also happened to arrive, and the two entered the Nameless Mansion side by side.
"Grandpa Ruan, what is the matter with coming to the door this time?" Hu Ye asked deliberately, in fact, he already had a guess in his heart.
In the morning, he sent the recital, presumably Zhu Yuanzhang had already read the recital, if it was rejected, there would be no need for people like Ruan An to come. Since Ruan An is here, the matter is estimated to have already been completed.
"Hehe, I don't want to go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, I came to the Nameless Mansion, so naturally there is something wrong." Ruan An smiled, gloomy, that is, he didn't say anything about the holy decree.
"I don't know what happened to Gong Ruan?"
"Well, I found a phenomenon." Ruan An's tone changed suddenly, and then he fiddled with the teacup on the table, pushing the teacup with his left and right hands.
Hu Ye saw it in the clouds, which one did Ruan An play? Didn't he come to preach the will?
"Boy, you told me that I had a problem with the way I measured, and I realized that you were right, so I improved it." Ruan An said with interest.
"Look at this teacup, I give it Newton with my left hand, and it runs to the right. I give it Newton with my right hand, and it runs to the left. If I give it a newton with both my left and right hands, and that hand has a lot of force, it will run down in the opposite direction. So I'm wondering if the Newton you are talking about can be measured by the size of manpower, which is much more convenient than measuring it with hairpins. ”
"And the size of the manpower is much greater than the force of the hairpin, so the range is larger."
"But I've encountered a problem again, the size of manpower is not easy to measure, some manpower is big, some manpower is small, how to measure the size of Newton?"
"And I thought about the problem that Newton was able to move the teacup from side to side if he applied force to the left and right on the table. If it is in the sky, can Newton make this teacup move up and down in the sky, and if the force below is strong enough, can it make this teacup fly? ”
"Hey, boy, are you listening to me!" Ruan An said a lot in one breath, and found that Hu Ye next to him almost fell asleep, and immediately shouted. (To be continued......)