After being mistaken for a fellow by Long Aotian

Zhou Xun was talking to Chu Yunkuo seriously.He listened to the matter of "Feral" with full attention. Although the other party was a little closer, he didn't notice anything.

It's just that the emperor didn't know why, he was sitting by the side and didn't say anything, but he didn't expect to push Chu Yunkuo's head away as soon as he made a move!

Zhou Xun:? ?

He looked over with some confusion. After the emperor said the words of "petroleum", he hummed and didn't explain anything.

Chu Yunkuo sat back awkwardly.Zhou Xun said, "What is oil?"

"Petroleum..." The emperor was stunned for a moment, "Oh, yes, that's the content of the chemistry book, you don't know. Petroleum is a kind of industrial raw material. It is dark in color and is hidden underground. It has a high calorific value. Extracted all kinds of different things, anyway..."

He talked for a while, and then said: "As for the failure of the compass, it is probably related to the local magnetic field. There may be many minerals buried in the ground, such as magnetite."

Zhou Xun:?

What the emperor said was really wonderful. He glanced at Chu Yunkuo who was sitting next to him, and saw that he looked like he had never heard of it before. He probably knew that this was also the unique knowledge of the emperor.

"There are no ghosts and gods in the world. Since this is the case, I will find others to investigate the matter of 'Feral' in the future." The emperor stared at the map and said, "There may not only be such two trade routes, and I will call a cabinet meeting to discuss new ones later. The route is. Or..."

Chu Yunkuo suddenly thought of something, and his eyes lit up: "Your Majesty, maybe you can reach the west by going to sea!"

emperor:?

"Caomin got a scroll from Europe a few years ago, and there was a very novel statement on it. Our Dajing always believed that the world is a round place, but the book said that the land we live in is round!" Chu Yunkuo excitedly said, "Since going to the west land, passing through too many countries, if it is troublesome, the court might as well build a big ship, go out from the east coast, and head east, maybe you can find a new route to the countries in the west— —”

"Pfft!" The emperor spat out a mouthful of water.

Chu Yunkuo, whose face was sprayed with water: ...

"You..." The emperor looked at him tremblingly, "Do you have an older brother named Lunbu?"

Chu Yunkuo didn't understand, so he explained that he didn't have an older brother named "Lunbu", nor did he use the word "Lunbu".The emperor coughed for a long time, and finally recovered.

... The emperor coughed like this, did he think of something again?

Thinking of himself, Zhou Xun moved his fingers.

Could it be that this "Brother Lunbu" is also an acquaintance of the emperor in the sky?Also... a god who seems to have come to the mortal world to cross the catastrophe?

"You..." The emperor twitched his eyebrows, "It's a good idea, but the current productivity and this ship may not be able to keep up with it."

Chu Yunkuo wiped his face, and the emperor waved his hand and ordered the clerk next to him to say: "Write down his idea. After the big ship is invented, we will go to the north side, along the Bering Strait, to America..."

Zhou Xun looked at him.

Emperor: "The beautiful and hard... New World, the past."

Zhou Xun:? ?

His intuition told him that the emperor seemed to be hiding something.

"These two land routes cannot be used. There is always the next one. There is nothing difficult in the world." Zhou Xun comforted him, "There are no commercial routes in this world..."

"When there are many people walking, it becomes a road." The emperor quickly received it.

Before Zhou Xun had time to say the next sentence, the emperor had already shown him an inscrutable expression.

Emperor: "Your article, I said it."

Zhou Xun:?

Seeing him startled, the emperor patted him on the shoulder and said happily, "I said before, no one knows Chinese better than me!"

Zhou Xun: ...

Emperor: "Your content is deeply in my heart!"

He and Zhou Xun said this while Chu Yunkuo was listening, feeling a little disappointed and blushing for some reason.

This said... I feel the atmosphere is a little anxious.

"The new path still needs to be developed, but the two points on the old path must not be forgotten." The emperor said, and summoned the clerk to write it down, "First of all, it is the matter of 'Feral', this... look at the Ministry of Industry If there is anyone who can use it and is good at exploring and digging, form a scientific expedition team and go over there to see."

"Your Majesty," Chu Yunkuo reminded, "It may not be safe enough to have a scientific expedition team, after all, there is a vortex of no return..."

"Then send some elite guards beside Sasuke." The emperor waved his hand, "With Sasuke around, it's safe even to get close to the so-called vortex."

The clerk recorded that the emperor continued: "Then there is 'Attar', who is in charge of managing 'Attar'? We can't let the land continue to be deserted, so send some hard labor over there to plant trees. Populus euphratica is ready, Populus euphratica is resistant to barrenness, grows well, and can withstand sand. Otherwise, the first desertification will be 'Attar', and other cities will also be attacked by sand..."

As he spoke, he took a sip of tea, raised his head and said: "

Finally, the air in Beijing is so clean and there are no sandstorms... Now it is just a Populus euphratica, and everyone will plant a Populus euphratica. One day, the desert will become a forest oasis. "

The clerk thought for a while and said, "'Atar' is within the jurisdiction of Yunzhou, so it should be the magistrate of the state..."

emperor:"?"

The clerk remembered his name: "Ma Yi, Zhizhou."

Unexpectedly, Zhou Xun watched the emperor spit out new tea and coughed for a long time.After a long time, the emperor slowed down and extended a sincere thumbs up: "Okay! Good name, Ma Yi... With him around, the desert will definitely become a forest oasis!"

Clerk:? ?

Chu Yunkuo:? ?

Emperor: "This name sounds like God... No, it was arranged by Marx!"

The two didn't know where the emperor's confidence came from, but the emperor was indeed very confident.

"Then let Ma Yi start planting forests in the desert..." the clerk continued.

Emperor: "Not only that, tell him that if 'Atar' restores the oasis, then that oasis will be named 'Mayi Forest' after him."

Clerk: "Yes!"

Chu Yunkuo looked at the emperor's eyes.After arranging the business route, the emperor discussed with him again, and before he left, he suddenly asked the clerk again: "This magistrate named Ma Yi, does he have any younger brothers?"

younger brother?Chu Yunkuo was taken aback. The emperor is very interested in this magistrate named Ma Yi?

The clerk thought about it, and the emperor said again: "For example, Ma Yun, or Ma Huateng...is there any?"

The clerk kowtowed and said: "The servant will order someone to investigate in detail later."

"Check it out, of course you have to check it out." The emperor said excitedly, "If there is such a person, please invite him to the capital, and he and Chu Yunkuo will be in charge of the Silk Road at that time!"

Chu Yunkuo: ...? ?

Why does the emperor care so much about that younger brother whom he has never met?

Therefore, Chu Yunkuo paid a little attention to this matter.He decided to wait for him to return to the mansion, and then call his servants to investigate this magistrate named "Ma Yi" carefully, and see what is so special about his brother.

Chu Yunkuo left, and so did the clerk.Only Zhou Xun and the emperor were left in the room.The emperor sat on the chair, still looking like he was out of his body. After a long time, he turned to Zhou Xun and said, "Sir..."

Zhou Xun:?

The emperor: "I feel now that you are the embodiment of the will of the world!"

Zhou Xun:?

The emperor: "In this world, surprises are everywhere!"

Zhou Xun:?

The emperor: "However, water can carry a boat, and it can also be used for rowing. If there are these two people, I have to think about what to do, after all..."

He looked at Zhou Xun with sincere eyes: "They are different from you."

Zhou Xun: ...

"Why," he looked at the emperor's side face, and finally hesitantly but firmly asked that sentence, "Why..."

Why, are you so nice to me?

Why, for no reason, are you so nice to me?

"Why?" The emperor was taken aback, "Because we are friends."

"Except for this answer?" Zhou Xun insisted.

The emperor seemed to be stunned by this sentence: "This...I..."

He looked at the other party's persistent but clear eyes, lost his voice for a moment, and after a long time, he carefully said: "I... did I do something wrong?"

— He did nothing wrong.

but……

Zhou Xun closed his eyes, and he maintained his superficial calm, as if maintaining his invincible dignity.But he was breathing hard in private.

Sometimes people think that a person needs more courage in the face of pain.But what they don't know is that for other people who have been hurt, it takes far more courage to face happiness than to face pain.

In the past, he had sunk into a cold pool, covered in ice and snow, blinded by the light.His mother died tragically, the Zhou family was unkind, the prince was unrighteous, his elder brother was disrespectful, and others listened to rumors... No one in this world treats him well, and he doesn't believe that he can get better.He was hysterical and assassinated the emperor in order to get a Zhu Jiu clan...

He was able to gather the unbearable courage in such a situation because he knew that he had nothing to lose, he knew that he had fallen to death and had no future.

And now...

He began to believe that he could wait for a miracle.

He began to believe that he could walk into the light.

He was afraid of letting the emperor know that he had such thoughts, such wandering and trembling in his heart.It is far more difficult for a person to admit the softness and cowardice deep in his heart to another person than for this person to put on armor and face thousands of fingers.

Perhaps for many people, it is enough to accept the emperor's favor and favor.Why bother to ask why?

Perhaps being able to do such a person is a very happy and stable thing.It's a pity that Zhou Xun has never been able to be that kind of person.

He just really wanted to...

To be able to walk in the sun openly, without any scruples, and smile at others.

"actually……"

He heard the emperor's voice.

"Actually, I originally..." He hesitated to speak, "I can't explain this feeling clearly, but..."

"Before I went to criticize the memorial for the first time that day, when I looked back, I saw you standing under the eaves. It was very cloudy under the eaves, but the ground outside was brightly illuminated by the sun. You looked at the land as if it was not It’s like something that belongs to you. There is nothing there, but you can’t walk in, as if something is stopping you. At that moment, I suddenly felt that you didn’t belong to this world, and would fly away soon .”

"I didn't know why at the time, but I really wanted to walk over to you, and before I walked over... you suddenly smiled, put your feet into the sunshine, and then..."

"From that moment on, I wanted to be with you," said the emperor. "I wanted to see you...happy and brave, confident enough to go everywhere."

"Whether I've seen you or not, whoever you are. I want you to always walk in the light without fear."