What Yan Song didn't expect was that his reputation in Shilin, which had already fallen to the bottom, actually had a faint upward trend.

"This group of guys, what a bunch of waste, just like this, they still want to fight with Your Majesty!"

"Can you fight Your Majesty?"

Thinking so, Yan Song picked up his chopsticks, put a piece of pickle in his mouth, and chewed it carefully.

Just as Yan Song was still savoring the taste, he saw Yan Shifan yawning and entering the hall.

Last night, in order to find out the news, Yan Shifan can be said to have not slept all night, and at this moment, he is a little sluggish.

Yan Shifan took the bowl of gruel from the maid on the side, and without saying a word, he began to concentrate on dealing with the meal in front of him, and for the next period of time, neither father nor son spoke.

When Yan Shifan put down the dishes and chopsticks, he suddenly found that Yan Song's eyes had always fallen on him.

Seeing this situation, Yan Shifan took the handkerchief from the maid's hand, wiped his mouth, and said respectfully.

"Father, what's the matter?"

When Yan Song heard this, he withdrew his gaze from Yan Shifan's body, a look of concern appeared on his face, and he turned to speak.

"You didn't sleep all night last night, so let's go and rest for a while!"

Hearing this, a flattered expression suddenly appeared on Yan Shifan's face, and he hurriedly responded: "Thank you, father!"

……

In a blink of an eye, when it was time to be on duty, I saw several palanquins of different colors parked outside the cabinet.

Yan Song got down from the sedan chair with the support of the sedan chair man, and Xu Jie, who was not far away, saw this and hurriedly greeted him, and took the first step to greet Yan Song: "I've seen Yan Ge Lao!" ”

Yan Song nodded imperceptibly, and immediately saw Yan Song and Xu Jie, walking together.

After a few words of greeting, Xu Jie went straight to the point and asked cautiously: "Elder Yan Ge, have you heard about what happened last night?" ”

When Yan Song heard this, he nodded, and immediately responded: "I heard that Li Ding, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, really doesn't know what to do, for his own selfish interests, he vigorously encouraged his colleagues to be the students of the Guozijian, in a vain attempt to make His Majesty take back his life by forcing the palace!" ”

When Yan Song said this, he paused, and continued: "Sure enough, even the heavens can't stand it, and his rebellious behavior has sent thunder to him!" ”

Xu Jie also agreed with Yan Song's words, and then sighed: "Five thunders hit the top, this death is really miserable!" ”

Yan Song glanced at Xu Jie, as if he suddenly remembered, and then added: "It is said that last night, Li Chunfang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was also at the scene, and he witnessed all this. ”

In this way, Yan Song and Xu Jie exchanged greetings while walking towards the cabinet.

And behind them, followed by the silent, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, and Yan Shifan.

On the side of the Ministry of Rites, since he became the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Li Chunfang has never felt so uncomfortable.

Early in the morning, in addition to his subordinates, there were officials from other departments who could not be beaten, and they also ran to ask themselves what happened last night.

Although Li Chunfang was quite impatient with this, Li Chunfang was forced to tell them everything he saw over and over again because of the curiosity of these people.

Of course, some things that shouldn't be said were omitted by Li Chunfang.

Just as Li Chunfang was deep in thought, there was a knock on the door from outside the door, interrupting his thoughts.

Seeing this, Li Chunfang's face was full of impatience, and he immediately said coldly.

"What's wrong again?"

When the words fell, I saw a Xu official with a pale face and trembling.

"Big ...... People, this is an official document sent by the Department of Ceremonial Officials. ”

Seeing this, Li Chunfang relieved himself, pointed to the bookcase on the side, and commanded.

"Just put it there, I'll see it later!"

"Yes, sir!"

After putting down the official document, the official hurriedly left the room, not daring to stay for another second.

……

The Forbidden City, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

At this moment, Jiajing was sitting on the dragon chair, listening to Lu Fang's report.

"Your Majesty, the cause of the matter, Jinyiwei has already found out, here is the specific confession!"

When Lu Fang's voice fell, he respectfully handed over the finished confession from his sleeve to Jiajing.

When Jiajing heard this, he responded faintly, and immediately took the confession from Lu Fang's hand, frowned, and began to examine it carefully.

After Jiajing finished reading all the contents recorded in the confession, he immediately slapped the table and said in a deep voice.

"This Li Ding, he really doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, just let him be killed by thunder, it's really cheap for him!"

Lu Fang seemed to have been prepared for this, and immediately stepped forward and said with a respectful face.

"Your Majesty, before this, the slave maid has asked the local government to arrest all Li Ding's family, and for the sake of safety, the slave maid also sent a brocade guard!"

After listening to Lu Fang's words, Jiajing also nodded, and said encouragingly: "Well, it's a good job!" ”

Immediately, I saw Jiajing put the confession in his hand aside, rubbed his temples, and said slowly.

"It's just that what I didn't expect was that in addition to those officials, there would be students from Guozijian involved."

"The whole thing, from beginning to end, has nothing to do with them, but they were still instigated by some people with ulterior motives, and finally fell victim!"

"Thinking of this, I feel very sad!"

Seeing this situation, Lu Fang immediately gave his advice to Jiajing after thinking for a while.

"Your Majesty, do you want to find a time to go to Guozijian again?"

"Since the last time you taught in Guozijian, the students there have been thinking about it and often thinking about when you can go again, and you can also take this opportunity to explain the dangers to them and let them understand what to do and what not to do!"

"It also allows them not to be seduced by those with ulterior motives, and eventually become pitiful victims!"

"Your Majesty, what do you think?"

Lu Fang's voice fell, and he immediately stepped aside, quietly waiting for the emperor's decision.

After listening to Lu Fang's words, Jiajing supported his chin with one hand and fell into thought.

After a while, I saw Jiajing withdraw his gaze from Lu Fang's face, and immediately commanded.

"Well, I'll go again!"

Seeing that his suggestion was adopted by the emperor, Lu Fang's face was full of excitement, and he immediately said respectfully.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Immediately afterwards, Jiajing's words changed and turned to Lu Fang's instructions.

"Lu Fang, go and get me a pen and paper now, I'll be of great use!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After a while, I saw Lu Fang go and return, spread the rice paper on the bookcase, and studied the ink, and said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, you're all set!"

Seeing this, Jiajing nodded slightly, and immediately came to the bookcase and picked up the brush.

Seeing this, Lu Fang on the side waited respectfully on the side, his face full of expectation.

"Cylinders, pistons, crank linkages, well, what else?"

Thinking so, Jiajing immediately drew a rough model of a steam engine with the memory in his mind, omitting all but the necessary parts, so it looked very simple.

After the ink on the paper was dry, Jiajing called Lu Fang and immediately commanded.

"Just send this drawing to the Ministry of Engineering and ask them to build a similar model for me."

"Don't ask for anything else, as long as you can restore this!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he pointed to the boiler part on the drawing and then added.

Lu Fang looked at the place Jiajing pointed to, and immediately said respectfully.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

……

After Lu Fang sent the steam engine drawings drawn by Jiajing to the Ministry of Industry, many officials of the Ministry of Industry were embarrassed by this, and they had never been in contact with such a complex machinery before.

For this reason, as a last resort, the officials of the Ministry of Industry invited Yan Shifan over.

When Yan Shifan received the news and rushed from the cabinet to the Ministry of Industry, those officials of the Ministry of Industry, as if they had seen a savior, hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"I'll see Xiao Ge Lao!"

Yan Shifan didn't say too much to greet, but chose to go straight to the topic and asked immediately.

"Where's the drawing, show it to me!"

"Little Pavilion Elder here, please!"

Immediately, under the leadership of a Xu official, Yan Shifan saw the steam engine drawings drawn by Jiajing.

From the first time he saw the drawings, Yan Shifan sensed the trickiness, because he had never seen such a complex machine!

As for the mechanisms such as pistons, crank connecting rods, etc., drawn on the drawings, Yan Shifan couldn't figure out what the role was, and then, he saw an official step forward, pointed to the boiler part on the drawings, and immediately added.

"Xiaoge Lao, just now Gonggong Lu said that our Ministry of Industry only needs to restore this part."

Yan Shifan looked at the position pointed by the official, only to find that the place he was pointing to was the location of the boiler.

"Well, what's so hard about that, isn't this the shape of a pot?"

"It's just that there's a lid on it, you see, this side is the water inlet, and that side is the water outlet!"

"In this way, you go to the workshop run by the government, find a few veteran craftsmen, and let them restore this part!"

I saw Yan Shifan withdraw his gaze from the drawing, and then commanded.

Seeing that Yan Shifan had already given specific instructions, the remaining officials had no choice but to nod their heads when they saw this.

Just when those officials of the Ministry of Industry were planning to send their subordinates to the workshop run by the government to find suitable craftsmen according to Yan Shifan's instructions, Yan Shifan seemed to suddenly think of something, and hurriedly stopped Luo Longwen, the waiter of the Ministry of Industry, and then ordered.

"Luo Longwen, you will do this matter personally, you must find the best craftsman in the city, understand?"

"This is an errand handed over by His Majesty to the Ministry of Works, and there is no room for mistakes!"

When Luo Longwen heard this, he immediately paused and responded respectfully.

"Yes, Xiaoge Elder, the lower officials must handle this matter properly!"

Yan Shifan nodded, and immediately called the officials, and commanded in a deep voice.

"In addition, copy this drawing again, this official is still useful!"

Seeing this, the official replied without thinking.

"Yes, Little Pavilion Elder!"

(End of chapter)