When the Confucian scholars rushed to tell each other, Zhu Qizhen was officially receiving Guan Bai and Liang of the Wa Kingdom in Fengtian Palace.

Zhang Yi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Yang Shan, the secretary of Honglu Temple, Wang Jiuao, the head of the Hanlin Academy, and Xu Pu of the Academy of Sciences accompanied him.

Wang Jiuao is a Jinshi of Yongle for thirteen years, and he is the same generation as Yang Shan in terms of qualifications, although Zhang Yi's official position is high, in front of these two people, he is a junior.

As for Xu Pu, he is just a new science and technology scholar, and his qualifications are even more shallow.

In the past, the status of the head of the Hanlin Academy was not trivial, and it could even be compared with the cabinet scholars, because the Hanlin Academy was the stepping stone of the cabinet, and even the reserve talent pool of the entire imperial court.

However, with the rise of the Academy of Sciences, everything changed.

Today's Hanlin Academy has completely become an important department of the Qing Dynasty, and its main work is to repair books and study, and it no longer participates in the political affairs of the imperial court, and it is no longer qualified to put forward opinions.

Even the emperor's side of the edict Hanlin, in addition to recording daily life, the only role is to draft the holy decree, but can only be a ruthless code word machine, what people say, you write, but if you add or delete or change a word by yourself, your head will be gone.

After a few years of life that is not as good as a dog, today suddenly raised his eyebrows again, Wang Jiuao's whole person is like ten years younger, and he is in good spirits.

A good prostration, long live with the mouth.

Zhu Qizhen sat in front of the emperor and said, "Flat, give a seat!" ”

"Your Majesty Emperor Xie!"

A good Chinese saying is very good, if you don't listen carefully, you won't even notice anything unusual.

Zhu Qizhen didn't bother to say those polite words, and said directly: "The Qing family's song has been read, the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese State are neighbors, and they should get along with each other and develop in harmony. ”

Ichijo Kaneliang suddenly looked happy, this opening sentence is very good, it seems that the request he made is not excessive, most of it is done!

"His Majesty the Emperor's holy grace, the minister has nothing to repay, this time in Beijing, the minister will present more than 100 volumes of Tang and Song classics treasured at home, and I hope Your Majesty will accept it with a smile!"

Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but pout, what this guy said was high-sounding, but he was actually very picky.

I promised you so many requests, but you came with something real, such as gold and silver, and ended up with a whole bunch of books, what's the use?

How many books do I have at home?

"Very good, Hanlin Academy will take it!"

Zhu Qizhen was unhappy in his heart, but he couldn't show it too obviously on his face, after all, he was the king of a big country, a state of etiquette, and the pattern should be big.

Wang Jiuao, the head of the Hanlin Academy, hurriedly bowed down and said, "The minister obeys the order!" ”

A Kanliang said: "The minister came from the East, saw the steam ship of the Ming Dynasty, after landing on the shore, and saw the steam train, and all kinds of new things, all of which are breathtaking, today sincerely ask for advice, and hope that Your Majesty will not hesitate to teach!" ”

"Well said, well said!"

As Zhu Qizhen spoke, he glanced at Xu Pu, then looked at Wang Jiuao, and said, "Wang Qingjia, you come to tell the envoys of friendly countries, how these new things were invented and created?" ”

When everyone saw this, there was something strange in their hearts.

It stands to reason that these are all new things made by the Academy of Sciences, and you should ask the Academy of Sciences.

Although Belin and several important officials are not there, at least there is Xu Pu, who is also a bachelor in waiting, so he is ignored?

Wang Jiuao secretly rejoiced in his heart, no matter whether the emperor thought Xu Pu's official position was too low, or what other reasons, in short, it made people see hope!

He even felt that this was deliberately done by the emperor.

Because the momentum of the Academy of Sciences is so fierce, the six yamen are full of research institutes separated from the Academy of Sciences, covering almost the entire imperial court.

If these people are plotting against each other, then the emperor's situation is actually very dangerous.

Yes, it must be!

This is the emperor's trade-off!

Whether the Hanlin Academy can turn over or not, success or failure is in one fell swoop!

"Back to the emperor, all this is the way of a saint!"

Zhu Qizhen's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "You continue!" ”

"Yes!"

Wang Jiuao cleared his throat and began to talk eloquently.

"The way of the saint is not to fight, and the husband is not to fight, so the world can not fight with it......"

Before that, he had been preparing for too long and too long, and today he finally got the opportunity to say that the spitting stars were flying wildly, and he attributed the achievements of the Ming Dynasty today to traditional Confucianism.

Zhang Yi and Yang Shanshan shook their heads secretly when they listened, this guy is too capable, and forcibly said that the development of natural science is the credit of Confucianism, and all the development of science and technology is said by sages.

Xu Pu was also puzzled, but he was even more puzzled why the emperor didn't stop it, but listened to it with relish.

He didn't believe that the emperor didn't understand science, and in the Academy of Sciences, it was not Belin who everyone admired the most, but the emperor.

The original draft of many drawings was drawn by the emperor himself, and many inspirations and ideas were also proposed by the emperor himself, so to speak, in the field of natural science, if the emperor considered himself second, no one dared to admit first.

"A gentleman has no food to eat, no shelter to seek peace, is sensitive to things and cautious in words, has the way and righteousness, and can be said to be studious and ......"

Wang Jiuao has been suppressed for too long over the years, and today's high-minded talk is to vent all the depression accumulated in his heart for many years.

Zhu Qi couldn't help nodding and cast an approving look.

Everyone else had different questions in their hearts, but when they saw that the emperor didn't speak, they all endured it and didn't squeak.

“…… The country of a thousand times of the Tao, respect and believe, use sparingly and love people, so that the people can ...... time"

Wang Jiuao's mouth was dry and he wanted to stop and drink saliva, but he was worried that he would be interrupted, so he swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and continued to talk loudly.

“…… What words are in the sky, what are the four seasons, all things are born, what are the words in the sky! Therefore, Zhu Fuzi has clouds, the sky does not give birth to Zhongni, and the eternity is like a long night! ”

After finishing speaking, his whole body was almost out of strength, and he raised his hand to wipe his sweat, but found that his arms couldn't help shaking.

Zhu Qizhen nodded with satisfaction and said: "I understand, all this is the credit of classical Confucianism, as long as you study the Four Books and Five Classics diligently, you can build railways, steam trains, and steam ships, is that what it means?" ”

Wang Jiuao gasped and said: "Although Sage Kong did not directly give the drawings for making steam trains, he left the ways and means for future generations to think about, as long as they keep moving forward according to the sage's doctrine, steam trains and steam ships will come out sooner or later." ”

Xu Pu couldn't bear it anymore, and was about to have a seizure, but he saw that the emperor was giving him a look.

He was puzzled, but he knew that the emperor must have a deep meaning this time, so he continued to endure it.

"Zhang Qing, Yang Qing, do you think Wang Qing's statement is correct?"

Zhang Yi and Yang Shan glanced at each other, and at the same time looked embarrassed.

This is strange, so strange!

(End of chapter)