Bright Spring

Du Qianrui taught for a while, and then played and sang a song for Zhu Gaoxu to cheer up.As expected, she was born in a scientific class in Jiaofang. Her bright eyes and kind eyes, graceful and accurate postures and movements all made Zhu Gaoxu indulge in a beautiful feeling.

On a clear and quiet night, the relaxed atmosphere seems to be floating in the night with the melody of the pipa.

As the night darkened, Du Qianrui collected the pipa and music score.Zhu Gaoxu walked out of the dining room with her, and went to the bedroom from the corridor.

The sky is full of stars tonight, Zhu Gaoxu looked up at the sky, and suddenly remembered something he wanted to do, and almost completely forgot it.He thought about letting go of the strict laws and regulations on astronomy in order to develop navigation; because navigation techniques such as star positioning and sextant mostly depend on the sky, and the previous imperial court strictly prohibited the world from learning astronomy.

Confucianism's philosophical interpretation of imperial power has become more and more perfect, and the emperor corresponds to the sky.Therefore, the later dynasties are very sensitive to the astronomical phenomena, for fear that the world will use the astronomical phenomena to interfere with the government's affairs, or even plot evil.

Zhu Gaoxu thought that the court's three jurisprudence divisions and local prosecutors' divisions could relax their convictions in this regard, and only investigate those who must combine astronomical phenomena with power.For purely stargazing activities, the government can turn a blind eye.

At the same time, Zhu Gaoxu also thought about making glass and developing telescopes, but he was delayed until now because of other things.Whether it is telescope stargazing or the development of microscopes, it can improve people's observation capabilities and is of great benefit to the development of science.

People have the high-temperature technology of burning paper ceramics, and glass is nothing more than burning quartz, which does not seem to be a great technology.It's just that Zhu Gaoxu was a vassal king when he came. At first, he didn't need to make things like glass soap, so he didn't bother to arrange them.In terms of utensils, the world prefers translucent glass or delicate ceramics aesthetically, and no one specifically considers this thing.Zhu Gaoxu felt that he should guide him.

"Is there any famous businessman who makes bronze mirrors?" Zhu Gaoxu asked Du Qianrui beside him.

Du Qianrui immediately replied, "Yes, the Xue family in Huzhou has been famous all over the world since the Song Dynasty. The high-ranking women all like to use the mirrors made by the Xue family."

"Sure enough, women understand these things." Zhu Gaoxu said with a casual smile.

Du Qianrui smiled lightly and said, "Many men also pay attention to this thing."

Zhu Gaoxu said, "Concubine Shu saw Du Erlang, and asked him to do a private matter for me, to contact people from Xue's family to cooperate with the court to do something."

Du Qianrui nodded and said, "The concubine remembers."

Zhu Gaoxu remembered that "Yihui", someone was checking the source, and realized again that there might be trouble if you don't pay attention.But this kind of thing is also very normal. If the emperor knows everything, it is really a bit hard to understand if it is a fresh insight that has never been seen before.

Chapter 968 Doomed to Miss

The mirror was right in front of him, and Xu Huizu couldn't recognize himself when he looked at the big fleshy face inside.

He used to be very tall and majestic, of course he didn't look like this, but now he looks different.He has been unable to go out for many years, he has a good appetite, is greedy for drinking and often gets drunk, and it seems that there is no way to keep gaining weight.

Xu Huizu also feels a little difficult to walk recently, his body is too heavy.Suddenly realized that he felt that he had been useless.Once he was determined to be like his father, to be famous in the battle array of thousands of troops, but now Xu Huizu's dream has been completely shattered.Every time he thinks about it, he still feels sad.

Next to the bronze mirror, there are two volumes of books, one is "The Life of the King of Han", and the other is the upper part of "Yihui".Xu Huizu took away the mirror, reached out and grabbed the "Yi Hui".

At this moment, a gray-haired servant came in, bowed in the middle of the room, then stepped forward, and put a book on the table.Xu Huizu saw that it was the lower part of "Yi Hui".

The servant's name is Wei Twelve, and he has been in the Xu family since the Hongwu period.After Xu Hui's ancestral home was ruined, most of the people in the house scattered like birds and beasts, and it became extremely deserted; only Wei Shier and others did not leave, and they seemed to have no good place to go.

Wei Twelve said, "The old slave saw Xia Shangshu and asked for a book from Xia Shangshu. When he received the old slave, he said twice before and after, saying that if the old slave came to his house, there must be Jin Yiwei's eyeliner. Ask the old slave to pay attention to avoid suspicion."

Xu Huizu turned his head and said, "What he meant was that he told us not to associate with him."

"Oh." Wei Twelve lowered his head and sighed.

After a while, Wei Twelve started talking to himself, "I didn't expect Xia Shangshu and others to say good things about today, saying that the annual income will increase by 2000 million just because of the promotion of Shibo. The master's nephew You are very capable, and you have attracted people from all backgrounds. After all, you are my dear uncle..."

Xu Huizu glanced at him and understood what the servant meant.If it was the Duke of Wei's mansion in the past, how could it be a slave's turn to talk about such things?However, Xu Huizu is down and out now, and there is no one around him, so Wei Twelve dares to say anything.

Xu Huizu didn't care too much, he thought that the members of the fourth family had already inherited the title of Wei Guogong, so he interrupted the old slave without hesitation, "Gao Xu was disobedient when he was young, and he was even more cunning when he grew up in Beiping." I have never liked this son, and I am afraid he also hates me as an uncle. There are always some people in this world, even if they are often seen, even if they are very close relatives, they still do not deal with each other. There is no fate in life, that is the case. "

However, Xia Yuanji and the others vaguely showed their state of mind, which surprised Xu Huizu.When a subject reaches a certain position of power, it is inevitable that the monarchy will be weakened, because only in this way can the decision of power, wealth, and even wealth and life be more in their own hands.The more talented a person is, the more likely he is to think this way.The game between kings and princes has lasted for thousands of years, and it is easy for Xu Huizu to think of this angle even if he is not a civil servant.

However, at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the lesson was summed up, seeing the huge evil consequences of the mutual control between the monarchs and ministers of the various dynasties, and then the collapse of the balance, Taizu has been trying to take power in the royal family; , to continue Taizu's practice again.Dare the ministers have recognized the reality and accepted the status quo?

At this time, Wei Twelve was a little unwilling and said, "Why did the master find these books?

Related today? "

Xu Huizu didn't respond.Now he is in the mansion all day long, and no one can see him. Apart from reading these words, how can he understand Gao Xu's affairs?Xu Huizu doesn't like Gao Xu very much, but it's not that he doesn't have no interest.

Although they are people who hate each other, Xu Huizu seems to know Gao Xu very well.Before Gao Chi's family died, many people were suspicious of Gao Xu, but Xu Huizu instinctively determined that such a thing was not done by Gao Xu.

Wei Twelve's voice came again, "I heard that this book was originally handed over by Yao Fang to the 'Fake House' of the Shou Yusi. Yao Fang is the elder brother of the concubine Xian. But Xia Shangshu said , it must have been a book obtained by the Holy Majesty himself. Now there are still some scholars in the court, based on this book, they have become a school of "fake objects."

"It's really strange." Xu Huizu said casually.

Wei Twelve said, "Nowadays, it is really both civil and military."

Xu Huizu raised his head and patted the book in his hand with his big fleshy palm, "This thing can't be written out of thin air."

Wei Twelve said, "This old slave doesn't understand."

Xu Huizu said, "Gao Xu is not the same as us in his bones." He "hissed" and took a breath through his teeth, "He is not crazy, but calmer than most people, but his eyes saw something different ; or look at the same world with different eyes. I just want to know what he wants to change Daming into."

With a "snap", Xu Huizu patted the book in his hand again, and looked up at the sky outside the door.

Xu Huizu has seen a lot, whether it is the high-level officials of the Ming Dynasty or the soldiers of the common people, what has he not seen?According to his experience and knowledge, maybe the emperor has some kind of mysterious relationship with heaven, but it should not be a very direct connection; otherwise, the emperor should have started from the mysterious relationship with so many things that boldly deceived the emperor and even hijacked the emperor. Do you know the place?

"Misfortune? Fortune?" Xu Huizu murmured, what he believed in before seemed to be gradually loosening.

And the old slave beside him, who has lived most of his life, is still at a loss.He only worked hard on whether the Xu Mansion could be lively again and whether he could follow suit.

...By the river, Zhu Gaoxu saw a familiar person in the distance, and he couldn't help but casually said to Wang Gui beside him, "Some people are destined to miss out because of their incompatibility."

The eunuch Wang Gui followed Zhu Gaoxu's eyes and found that among the crowd, a handsome man in brand-new armor was Geng Hao.Wang Gui hurriedly echoed, "The emperor is right."

After a long period of preparation, the Beijing camp soldiers, civil servant Xue Yan and others who went north to Liaodong today are leaving Beijing.Zhu Gaoxu personally went to the Wai Jinchuan Gate to see him off and prepared a simple ceremony.

Zhu Gaoxu was standing in a pavilion, and four people in front of him came to this side, including Xue Yan, Wang Bin, Chen Zhen, and Wu Gao.But Geng Hao and others, as the accompanying subordinates, stood still in the distance and could not come up to talk to the emperor.

The families of the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty, except for a few that were completely destroyed during the Hongwu period, many of them have continued to the present; even if the dynasty was ups and downs, the later emperors would look at the Zhu family's affection and reserve it for the families who fought the country. rich.Just like the Xu family of the king of Zhongshan, Xu Huizu fought against the royal family twice, but the wealth and title of his brother's family did not decrease; Wuding Hou Guoying also worked hard to conquer the king of Yan, and even fought against the royal family in Jingnan.

Mingzhi committed suicide in the city, and now the Guo family is still the most popular family in the dynasty.

But the conditions of the Geng family are even better. When Geng Hao was in Yunnan, he not only had old friends with the Mu family, but also met Zhu Gaoxu.And these two people, one is the most powerful nobleman in the current imperial court, and the other is the emperor.But the Geng family did not turn around. The surviving Geng Hao can still gain a foothold in the capital because of Wu Gao's idiot daughter; .

The long-term future of future generations is indeed difficult to grasp, which is embarrassing.

The four civil and military men approached and knelt down on the brick pavement outside the pavilion to worship.

Wang Gui turned and stood facing Zhu Gaoxu for a while, then walked forward and said, "The emperor has a decree, please come forward and speak."

Several civil and military Xie En got up and approached the pavilion one by one.The people in the pavilion were quite mixed, not only the honorable Liu Ying, Wei Da, etc., but also the ministers of the court, as well as the small officials of the Shouyu Division Mao Kaishan, Ma Xingguang, the son-in-law He Kuisi and other people with different identities. .

Zhu Gaoxu looked over their faces one by one, stayed on Wang Bin's face, and said, "When our monarchs and ministers rarely distinguish each other, we are usually in the capital city, and we don't have a good time to talk. This time you go north, maybe it's time It's been a long time, and suddenly I feel a little bit reluctant."

After these simple words, the ministers showed concern. They seemed to have guessed the message, that Wang Bin would be stationed in Beiping for a long time.

Wang Bin raised his head, his bearded black round face burst into laughter, "No matter thousands of miles apart, my heart is always here with the Holy One."

"You're right." Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but also laughed, and everyone burst into laughter.

Zhu Gaoxu gradually suppressed his smile, and said solemnly, "The Marquis of Jiangyin is calm and cautious in employing troops, and he is very familiar with the scenery and people of Liaodong. Marquis Lu Liang knows you very well, so he should be able to give you some appropriate suggestions. You should pay more attention to the opinions of the two deputy commanders." Opinion, don't ruin the court affairs."