[Ming] Wuzong's Chronicle of Rebirth

During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, China already had a smelting method for refining the metal lead.It's just that the extracted lead has been used to make metal utensils and metal tools.Because lead is easy to change with other chemical substances in the air, lead is also widely used in alchemy and pharmaceuticals by the Chinese.

It's just that no one thought that lead, a metal, should be used to make movable type, but the German Johannes Gutenberg took advantage of it.Du Ruo didn't know if stereotype printing was invented by the Germans.But at least in the Ming Dynasty, stereotype printing was considered the top technology.He just pointed at this thing and made the first pot of gold in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Hou took care of it, and happily hugged the "Analects of Confucius" several times, messing up the clothes he had just arranged.Turning his head and seeing Du Ruo staring at him, he was ashamed and embarrassed, and rushed over: "Just watch me make a fool of myself."

Du Ruo looked at his blushing face, "You're living more and more, why are you looking more and more like a child?"

"I'm used to pretending to be a child in the Forbidden City, and I'm acting like a child." Zhu Houzhao looked at his little arms and legs and sighed, "When will I grow up? It's so tiring to pretend to be a kid every day."

Du Ruo laughed when he heard him complaining, "I'm 20 years younger in an instant, isn't it good?"

"It's easy for you to say." Zhu Hou took care of Du Ruo, who was also baby fat and short, and laughed at him: "Didn't you also become a short man?"

Du Ruo was fascinated by his arrogant look, "You're a dwarf, and I like it too."

Zhu Houzhao blushed even more, and was happy for a while, but was bored sitting still, so he went to harm Du Ruo's things.

Duruo is the only son in the family, his parents dote on him very much, so naturally he has everything, from the painted rattle to the bamboo ball used in Cuju, Zhu Houzhao is dazzled by all kinds of things.

Zhu Houzhao was having fun in the backyard, but Gao Feng was bored growing grass in the front yard.

Gao Feng felt that his little master really trusted the young Lord Anding a little bit.What kind of person is the little master, and what kind of person is Du Ruo.Du Ruo's parents are indeed favored, but that's just Du Ruo's parents. Who knows what Du Ruo will be like when he grows up?

My little master will be the Ninth Five-Year Lord in the future, how can he be so careless about associating with Du Ruo.But he dared not persuade Zhu Houzhao.What Zhu Houzhao dislikes the most is that the people around him influence his decisions.It's not like his father, Zhu Youtang didn't listen on the surface, but he was thinking about it in secret.On the surface, Zhu Houzhao was very polite to everyone, even a little eunuch who cleaned the house, but if anyone wanted to say a word, Zhu Houzhao would not give him another look.

Gao Feng was very worried about his future, because he felt Zhu Houzhao's pity for them from his heart.Yes, it is mercy.What an eunuch needs most is trust, and pity is of no real use to them.Because pity means, you are weak, you are not qualified to do certain things.

Gao Feng asked Wynn for advice.Huai En was reused by two generations of emperors and was the ancestor of the eunuchs in the palace.Wynn said to him, "The prince is very human." But Gao Feng wanted to ask in detail, but Wynn refused to elaborate.Gao Feng had no choice but to make up his own mind, taking every step.

For example, right now, he is sitting in the Marquis of Anding's mansion, accompanied by the butler Du Lin.The two had nothing to say, but luckily there was this year's new tea.Gao Feng praised: "It's really good tea.

Du Lin didn't have any experience in dealing with the father-in-law, so he replied, "It's really good tea."

Gao Feng couldn't answer anymore, and the two spent the afternoon drinking tea like this.In fact, he wanted to urge Zhu Houzhao, but he knew he couldn't, so he kept drinking tea.Gao Feng was secretly envious of the Jin Yiwei who came with him, they got rewards and went to the hotel opposite the Hou's Mansion to play by themselves, and they also had a good name: guarding the Hou's Mansion.

It was not until the sun was setting that Zhu Houzhao reluctantly said goodbye to Du Ruo and returned to the palace.When I returned to the palace, I brought all kinds of playing utensils, some for Zhang, some for Zhu Houwei, and a pair of lead plates that I will present to Zhu Youtang. It is a very tacky Sanzijing, but it was actually printed There were only a few pages, but the lead was heavy.

When we returned to the palace, it was already half dark.Zhu Houzhao was about to go to Ciqing Palace, when he met Chang Wei, the eunuch of Zhang's Palace, on the way.It turned out that Mrs. Zhang ordered the prince to go back to the palace, and immediately told him to go to Kunning Palace. Mrs. Zhang called him for something.And said, let Zhu Houzhao eat dinner with her.

Zhu Houzhao hurried back to the palace to change his clothes, and then went to Kunning Palace. After walking for a while, he remembered that the gadgets he had brought back were still left in Ciqing Palace, and sent Gao Feng to get them.

When they arrived at Kunning Palace, it was already dark, and Zhu Houwei was waiting for him at the door with a lantern in his arms by the eunuch who served him. Seeing Zhu Houzhao hurriedly yelled at him, struggling to get him hug.

Zhu Houzhao took him over, and he just spat out Zhu Houzhao's saliva.He also knew that Zhu Houzhao couldn't hold him steady, and he didn't move around like usual in the mother's arms. He just hugged his brother's neck tightly and played with the ribbon hanging from Zhu Houzhao's crown.

Zhu Houzhao saw that he was hugging him obediently, his little face was red with swollen eyes, as if he had cried, and asked Lu Liang, who was serving him, why the second prince was crying.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't come over today. When he woke up at noon, he was clamoring to find you. After finally coaxing him, the sage came up. When he saw the Empress teasing him, he didn't want to talk to anyone and lost his temper for a while. I can't be coaxed from crying, so I must find His Highness the Crown Prince. The empress heard that His Highness had returned to the palace, so she asked the little one to hug the Second Prince and wait for His Highness the Crown Prince.

After hearing this, Zhu Houzhao hugged and coaxed Zhu Houwei. Seeing that he finally smiled, revealing small pink gums, he handed him to Lu Liang.Let him hold her carefully, and lead a group of people into Kunning Palace.

Empress Zhang and Zhu Youtang had been waiting for Zhu Houzhao for a long time, and when they saw him arrive, they called someone to prepare a meal.Zhu Houwei pestered his brother tightly, so Zhu Houzhao had no choice but to brazenly hug him for dinner.Zhu Youtang was about to get angry, but when he saw his wife glared at him, he didn't dare to explode, so he had to swallow his anger in his stomach.

Zhu Houzhao hugged the two brothers Zhu Houwei and finished the meal affectionately.Zhu Houzhao showed Zhu Houwei the things he brought back as if offering treasures, such as bamboo balls with bells, clay statues of Guan Gong, and porcelain dolls with bright colors and naive looks. Where has Zhu Houwei seen such novelty little things? Clothy Garfield giggled happily.

Empress Zhang felt cute when she saw it, "Where did the skillful hands come from? This puppet is so cute and fresh. I've never seen anything like it. Is this a tiger?"

Zhu Youzhang was still a little angry, he let Zhu Houzhao out of the palace just because he said so, but Zhu Houzhao really rushed there in a hurry, so he broke the stage and said: "I have never seen such a tiger. Not angry either. Like a sick cat."

Zhu Houzhao knew that Zhu Youtang was angry, the mistake was made by himself, and he should solve it by himself.Hurry to please him, "Daddy has good eyesight, but he is not just a fat and lazy sick cat. This puppet was made by the maids of Anding Hou Mansion after a cat. The cat's name is Garfield, and it is a very stupid cat. big cat."

Mrs. Zhang smiled, "It can be seen that this cat is stupid. With such a fat brain, he must have stolen a lot of oil on weekdays."

Seeing that Mrs. Zhang was happy, Zhu Houzhao hurriedly took out the gift for Mrs. Zhang.The things are packed in a mahogany box, which looks like a bronze mirror when opened, with the back facing up, and there are fashionable flowers made of brass.

Mrs. Zhang said playfully: "A single mirror sent your mother away?" He picked it up and looked, but was shocked.This mirror is different from ordinary bronze mirrors, which are blurry, and the people who are illuminated are clearly visible, as if there is another Zhang in the mirror.

Seeing such a rare thing, Mrs. Zhang hurriedly handed it to Zhu Youtang.Zhu Youtang was also surprised.

"This is the glass that was sold to our country by the merchants of the Great Food Kingdom. It was not clear at first. The shop that sold the glass was originally the property of the Marquis of Anding. There was an apprentice who liked to study this kind of glass in the shop. Most of the wear and tear of the goods was troubled by him, so that he could make such a clear mirror, which is the only one in this world now. It was Du Ruo who asked me to present it to my mother."

"It turns out that you only have a mother in your heart, and I'm afraid you don't have a father." Why Zhu Houzhao looks like a child, there may be a lot to do with a jealous father.

Zhu Houzhao hurriedly asked Gao Feng to bring up the lead plate, and when he saw Zhu Youtang, he was about to pull out the cloth on which it was placed, and reminded: "Father, don't worry, direct contact with this object will hinder the body."

"Is this the stereotype used for stereotype printing?"

"Exactly, using such stereotypes is clearer and more durable than woodblock printing, and the cost is also cheaper. If the technology is mature and widely used, the price of books will be greatly reduced. Moreover, such stereotypes are also convenient to transport. If there is For any new book that needs to be printed, as long as a few molds are made, it can be passed on to the two capitals and thirteen provinces of Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Youtang was overjoyed when he heard that, and said hello repeatedly.He raised his head and was about to speak when he saw two pairs of big eyes of his two sons looking at him flickeringly.The older one smiled teasingly, while the younger one laughed unscrupulously, and the old face couldn't hold back anymore.

Putting the lead plate in his hand heavily on the table, he became angry.

Seeing her husband's awkwardness, Mrs. Zhang smiled and said, "Why do I smell it? This room smells like gunpowder. Jin Yue, go and help me find out where the fire is."

Jin Yue served Mrs. Zhang for many years in a hearty and generous way, and replied: "Your Majesty's nose is not working well, the gunpowder is right in front of your Majesty."

Zhu Youtang and Zhang's family are kind to the palace people, and it doesn't hurt to make a little joke every now and then.When everyone heard this, many snickered.

"Okay, okay. Your son was thinking of you, and eagerly brought him in from outside the palace to please you, and you became more and more stern."

"You didn't see what Zhu Houzhao did. Is it still my fault?"

"Daddy, Daddy, I was wrong. You promised me that you shouldn't blame me." If Zhu Youtang had a tail, it would definitely be shaking towards Zhu Youtang now.

"Okay, I know you are a ghost." Zhu Youtang also borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, and said helplessly. "Did you come up with this again?"

"It was the idea of ​​Du Ruo and the master master of Mo Xiangzhai. Movable type printing has been used since ancient times, but the materials are limited. The two of them improved from this aspect." Of course, Zhu Houzhao and Du Ruo got along well. past.