I was the heir in ancient times

"Report if there is something to do, and leave the court if there is nothing to do." Eunuch Zhang, holding a whisk, stood on the edge of the Jinluan Hall and shouted loudly, which could be heard by the [-]th Beijing officials standing outside the Qianqing Palace.

Gu Baozhen sat on a smaller chair next to the dragon chair, with two stacks of documents and memorials in front of him. After his father's chief eunuch, Eunuch Zhang, finished yelling, he looked at the courtiers in the audience and said: "Okay, adults, do you have something important to report to the court?"

People in the court looked at me and I looked at you, they were all silent, only the fourth prince who was standing in the front took a step forward, first bowed slightly to salute, and then said: "I have something to play."

Before Gu Baozhen could speak, the emperor Gu Shiyong, who was lying on the couch behind him listening to the government, came out from behind the bead curtain with a steady voice: "What's the matter with the fourth child?"

Gu Baozhen behaved like a student, listening with lowered eyes.

He has sat here learning how to be an emperor and listened to his courtiers long enough, more than a year.At first, my father could still sit on the dragon chair and deal with government affairs in a majestic and domineering manner. Occasionally, when he encountered some problems, he would even ask him with a smile, "Prince, what do you think?" But not now, my father is a big pig's hoof. Shake off the shopkeeper, but not completely, such as now.

"Responding to my father's words, my son heard that the border war is tense, so I don't know whether to send more reinforcements in case of emergency." Gu Yuan stood upright, but his eyes did not look directly at the dragon chair, and he even sat on the edge of the dragon chair Gu Baozhen also seemed to have become a deity that cannot be profane, and he could only look at his toes.

Emperor Gu Shiyong pondered for a moment, and before he could speak, he listened to Bo Xiangye's argument: "The fourth prince's words are wrong, but the truth is that he has never heard of the tense border war. Although the news of the battle is anxious, it is clearly not true We will be able to fight to the death in one day, and if we send people over at this time, I am afraid it will not be reinforcements, after all, we will not be able to catch up."

Grassland, grassland, Mr. Bo put his whole heart on it, everything in the grassland belongs to the Xianbei royal family!This is what Gu Shiyong promised Bo Yan back then.

Emperor Gu Shiyong said 'hmm', and instead of saying anything else, he said to the prince, "Prince, what do you think?"

Gu Baozhen thought that he was not Yuan Fang either, how could he see it?

He doesn't understand wars, and he's not interested in fighting for power, so let's talk about what he's good at.

"Cough, cough, this... I feel that since the reinforcements can't be dispatched in time, there is really no need. I believe that the second elder brother and the eldest son will be able to pass the good news to the father. Speaking of the good news, it seems There is an iron ore produced in a cave in 'Meixian' which is used to cast swords and never rusts. Erchen thinks this thing can be used a lot. It is very suitable for making cooking utensils during the march, and it can also be made into bridge parts. At that time, it will not corrode in the wind, the sun or the sun, and it will be more durable than ordinary steel.”

After Gu Baoyu finished speaking, he seemed to be remembering something, and asked: "The barrels of the firearms in Shenjiying are very easy to wear and tear. If they get stuck, they will explode in the barrel. If I remember correctly, they should have been sacrificed. There are more than a dozen strong men, if this kind of stainless steel is used in the production of the barrel, it will surely eliminate many unnecessary sacrifices."

The prince's words are always eye-catching. Liu Wuchen, who is now a master of machinery manufacturing in Shenjiying, is fortunate to be qualified to go to court because of his excellent firearms. How is it going? I am completely obsessed with the new world opened by the prince. Just after hearing these words, I can't wait to go to Meixian to see the magical steel that will not rust.

"Your Highness is kind!" Liu Wuchen's eyes lit up, "If this can be mass-produced, and if it's hard enough, it's okay to directly replace all the swords and swords, but these still need further experiments." Liu Wuchen likes the word 'experiment' very much, Dismantling it means practical testing. In the past, he was full of knowledge, but now he believes that everything must be done by hands, so that he is qualified to talk about it.

"Very good, since Mr. Liu is so interested, why don't you leave the field trip to Mei County to Mr. Liu?" The prince smiled.

Liu Wuchen immediately knelt down to thank him: "Thank you, Your Highness!"

It's just that the pair of madmen of science and their subjects hadn't been in love for long, but Liu Xiao stood up and said, "Steel is extremely heavy. If it's used to replace a sword, you can hang the sword on a horse when you become a high-ranking soldier. The rest of the infantry have to walk on foot. It takes a lot of physical strength, if you still carry such a heavy sword, you will be tired before you reach the battlefield?"

Gu Baozhen said lightly: "Then just replace the tip of the wooden spear with a steel one. If you have any problems, let me find a solution. Don't ask me such a simple question in the future."

Now Liu Xiao knows that he can't offend the prince, but he also knows that the prince can't wipe out the Liu family. After all, there is Mr. Zhitong standing behind him, so now Liu Xiao's daily hobby is to raise arguments, just right. It was his revenge for the prince who robbed his father.

Today's revenge was not very successful, Liu Xiao shut up and planned to fight again tomorrow.

But Gu Baozhen actually liked this Liu Xiao who was jumping around. Zhi Tong stunned this man for a while, as if he thought that Zhi Tong had a heart for the throne, and it was not the one who hung the Liu family's appetite like this. No, it's good to return without bloodshed.

There are not many trivial matters, because Gu Baozhen himself is impatient to listen to those praises, and he doesn't like any feudal superstitions. He only likes to hear how many sows are born, where coal is not enough, where ice fishing is popular, or How did the handicrafts in the glass factory arouse the enthusiasm of the whole people? The freshly baked glass windows in every household can not only block the wind but also allow you to see the scenery outside the window. The people are happy, and Gu Baozhen is also happy.

In fact, Gu Baozhen knows very well that there are not many affairs in the court. Solve something.

Ever since he came back and seriously became the crown prince, the fourth brother and the third brother have no conflicts on the surface. In private, Gu Baozhen can't control it, but as long as everyone works together, even if they don't deal with each other in private, they will generally 'rejuvenate the country' The path will not deviate.

After the morning court was over, Gu Baozhen followed Mr. Dong to visit the only huge glass factory in the country. There were a large number of people in the factory, at least 5000 people, both men and women, working in full swing. The old man who was the chief engineer of the glass factory rubbed his hands and said enthusiastically: "Your Highness, look at the fineness of this colored glaze, it is transparent and colorless! The caravans going to the Western Regions all get goods from our capital, just such a small piece." , you can exchange for a bag of gold sand!"

Gu Baozhen nodded, very good, finally it was their turn to cheat money with glass beads.

When the sea trade is opened in the future, it is better to preemptively. They use the best configuration team first, and let Captain William, who has traveled across the ocean to this continent, take them to Europe to find out what the European side is like now. Of course, no matter what the progress is, you must not show timidity, and you must show that their country is not very rich but powerful and not easy to bully.

To show unfathomable strength, you will not be easily bombarded.

After the inspection was over, Gu Baozhen took the carriage back to the palace, passed by the Three Princes' Mansion, stopped by to see the third brother, and invited the third brother to enter the palace with his mother for dinner.

The youngest, Gu Wen, was practicing martial arts. Hearing the invitation from Xiaoqi at the gate of the courtyard, he got up after doing the hundredth one-handed push-ups, took the handkerchief held by the maidservant and wiped his face, then nodded and said : "Understood, Xiaoqi, wait a minute, the third brother will come when he changes into clothes."

Gu Baozhen said 'oh', sat under the pavilion and yawned, his eyelids were fighting fiercely, when the third brother who had changed his clothes squeezed the acupuncture point on the tiger's mouth of his left hand: "Ah!" It hurt so much up!

Gu Baozhen was so wronged that he used his eyes to ask the third brother what he was doing!

Gu Wen raised his eyebrows, and said with an evil smile: "Seeing that you are so sleepy, please cheer yourself up so that you don't make jokes in public. Well, are you not sleepy now?"

Gu Baozhen kicked the third brother's calf: "You are really my own brother."

The third prince led Gu Xiaoqi into his own carriage, and at the same time glanced at Xiaoqi with the end of his eyes, and said with a smile, "Aren't you talking nonsense? Of course it's a kiss."

On the carriage, the third prince saw that Gu Baozhen had been aggrieved and rubbed the lead that was pinched out of the tiger's mouth. He gave a 'tsk', took the little brother's hand and rubbed it for him, and asked as he moved, "What are you up to today?" What do you think, huh?"

"What do you think?" Gu Baozhen will never hide anything from his elder brother. Even if he is a man who wants to be an emperor, he never wants to be an emperor like his father and become a loner. He believes in all his brothers, so he dares to say anything. Willing to say anything, willing to talk, if even his brothers betray him, then his life is meaningless, and infrastructure construction is meaningless, just pass on the position of Zhitong, that child of Zhitong looks like a smart person, a wise man .

"The boy from the Bo family that you eloped with seems to have captured the vicinity of the royal court a few days ago. The battle to the death is imminent. This battle has been fought for almost two years, and it is time to end. Ruo Bo is tired of returning. As the prince of Shu Kingdom , how can you think of a reward?"

Gu Baozhen shook his head and didn't think about it at all: "I should let him show his loyalty first, I know that, and as long as Master Bo is still there and Emperor Father is still there, it will not be difficult for the grassland to live in harmony with us."

"You think Bo Yanliang too hard, thinking that he will definitely win?"

Gu Baoyu was slightly taken aback, lowered his eyelashes, and said softly, "I hope he wins."

"Look at you, how many times have I told you that if he loses and dies, it will be of great benefit to the Shu Kingdom. Xianbei and I have been in power for more than ten years, and have never been assimilated by us. Waiting for them to grow stronger and dominate the grassland, it will be very difficult to kill them."

"But if both the Xianbei and the Xiongnu suffer, then our Shu Kingdom will reap the benefits of the fisherman. At that time, the coal mines in the entire grassland will not be allowed to be dug by you, Xiaoqi? Such important things, on other people's land, can be brought. It’s better to use it from your own backyard than to use it with confidence.”

"What's more, you just said that as long as the father and Master Bo are around, that boy Bo Yanliang will not mess around, but you forgot that once the man heard that the grassland was taken back by Xianbei, the man would probably want to kill him." Following the Xianbei princess to die in love, the father is not in good health now, these are all things to consider, Xiaoqi, I am your brother, I will not harm you, so what is Bo Yanliang? So many years have passed, who There is no guarantee that he will still treat you the same, not to mention that you also said a word?"

Gu Baoyu blinked his eyes and asked curiously, "What are you talking about?"

"If a man has money, he will turn bad." Gu Wen's long and narrow eyes cast a deep gaze on his younger brother's white hand, looking at the jade ring that has been worn for two years, and said with a smile, "In this world, power is charming, little Seven, you have to be careful."

Gu Baozhen was already a little afraid of facing Bo Yanliang, whom he hadn't seen for a few years, and after hearing this, his heart beat even more, but he said out of face: "I don't want you to worry about it."

"Okay, I don't care."

"...Wait, if something goes wrong, third brother, leave me alone."

"It's so beautiful that you have a snot-filled nose." Gu Wen rolled his eyes, "When the time comes, I'll go find your fourth child, I don't care."