Emperor Hongzhi was slightly surprised, and then looked at the tall tower in the distance. Everything on the tile-roofed buildings on the tower could be seen clearly.
He couldn't help but take away the telescope, wiped his eyes, and looked at the guards just now and the tower in the distance.
Because I have myopia, I can't see very clearly. It's okay to see people up close, but when I look further away, I can only see a blurry outline. As for the towers in the distance, I can't see clearly at all.
"Xiao Jing, go and call the guard guarding the door."
Emperor Hongzhi was a little unconvinced. He looked at the guard with the binoculars again, silently memorizing a mole on the guard's face and the off-kilter nose hairs in his nostrils, and then gave instructions to Xiao Jing.
"Yes~"
Xiao Jing was also confused, but he was still very efficient in doing things.
Soon, the guard came to Emperor Hongzhi and knelt down very respectfully. At the same time, he looked frightened and very scared. The emperor asked him to come over without hesitation. He didn't know if he had offended Tianwei in some way.
"Raise your head~"
Emperor Hongzhi looked at the guard and ordered.
"Yes~"
The guard did not dare to disobey him. When he started talking, he looked at Emperor Hongzhi blankly, but he was very panicked in his heart. He really didn't know why Emperor Hongzhi suddenly named him.
Emperor Hongzhi looked at the guard's face carefully. The moles on his face were in the right position and size, and the nose hair coming out of his nostrils was also right.
Immediately, I couldn't help but pick up the telescope in my hand and look into the distance again. It was really incredible that I could see everything in the distance so clearly, as if it was right in front of my eyes.
"Father, it's amazing, isn't it? This is true clairvoyance."
Zhu Hou looked at Emperor Hongzhi's expression and said proudly.
“It’s really amazing~”
Emperor Hongzhi put down the telescope, looked at the guard who was still kneeling and raising his head, and said: "You are very good, go down."
When the guard heard this, he was immediately relieved. He thanked En and stepped back, muttering in his heart that he seemed to have done nothing recently, but the emperor actually said that he was very good. He really couldn't understand it.
"You also have a look at this clairvoyant."
Emperor Hongzhi also gave the telescope to Xie Qian, so that Xie Qian, Liu Jian, and Li Dongyang could also experience the magic of this telescope.
“It’s incredible, the scenery in the distance seems to be right in front of you~”
"Clairvoyance is truly worthy of its name."
"There are such magical things in the world~"
When the three pavilion elders saw it, they were all amazed.
"Haha, amazing, right?"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately became even more happy, and his tail almost went up to the sky.
"You lose your ambition by playing with things. Even though this thing is magical, as the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, you will inherit the great power in the future. How can you lose your ambition by playing with things and even burn the ancient books of your ancestors?"
Emperor Hongzhi looked at his son's appearance, and the fire that had been extinguished suddenly surged out.
He only had one son, and he would rely on him to inherit the legacy passed down by his ancestors in the future. However, Zhu Houzhao was really naughty and took sick leave from school. Yang Tinghe, who was teaching, was so angry that he wanted to resign.
In addition to not liking reading, Zhu Houzhao was also very martial. He liked to study military affairs and admired Wei Qing and Huo Qubing. No matter how you look at him, he is not a qualified prince.
Emperor Hongzhi took the magnifying glass and telescope. He became angry and wanted to smash the things, but after thinking about it, he decided not to drop them.
After all, he still loves his only son very much. There is no other way. He has loved this son very much since he was a child, otherwise he would not have developed Zhu Houzhao's character of being fearless.
Of course, he also felt sorry for these things. The magnifying glass and telescope could be seen as rare treasures at a glance. It would be easy to destroy them if you dropped them, but it would be difficult to restore them again.
"You just burned two books. I will punish you by copying these two books. No one is allowed to slack off for you, otherwise I will punish you severely~"
Emperor Hongzhi calmed down his anger, thought about it and made his own punishment.
"No~Father~"
When Zhu Houzhao saw that Emperor Hongzhi was about to throw away his treasure, he became anxious. When he saw that Emperor Hongzhi did not throw away his treasure, he punished himself to copy the book. He was like an eggplant beaten by frost.
"Hmph~ As a prince, you have lost your ambition by playing with things and don't hesitate to read the ancient books of your ancestors. Even if you are punished for copying the books, it is considered light. If you let me know that you are lazy and find someone to copy for you..."
Emperor Hongzhi frowned, he really couldn't bear to be cruel to his son.
"Your Majesty, the prince is young and is just a bit naughty. It would be nice if he had more housekeepers. Isn't the punishment of copying two books too severe?"
Liu Jian looked at Zhu Houzhao and also came forward to plead for mercy. He knew the character of his student very well. Emperor Hongzhi was soft-tempered and loved the prince. As long as he was given a step to step down, the punishment could be much lighter.
"You have also seen that he burned two books. You must know that these books are hard-earned. Ordinary scholars should cherish it even more if they have a book. It is good for him to be such a traitor. He burned it. He is really playing with things and losing his mind.
It’s no wonder that I’m so indifferent to him.”
"Although he is still young, as the prince of the Ming Dynasty, he is responsible for the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty. How can he always be so naughty? He must be strictly disciplined."
Emperor Hongzhi was obviously really angry this time, and looked like he hated iron.
"Father, I don't want to lose my ambition by playing with things. This clairvoyance is of great use."
Zhu Houzhao lowered his ears and curled his lips.
"You're not losing your mind by playing with things, so what are you?"
"If you don't say one, two, or three today, it won't just be as simple as copying a book. I will definitely give you a few slaps."
Emperor Hongzhi became even more furious when he heard this, looked at Zhu Houzhao and said.
"Didn't I hear that your father was worried about the Tatars and Oaras going south to invade the country two days ago? I went to Liu Jin today, and when I saw this clairvoyance, I immediately thought of its great importance."
"If we equip the scouts of the border army with such a clairvoyant, as long as they stand at a high place and use this clairvoyant to see, they can know the enemy's movements in advance, prepare early, and even lay out an ambush to wait for the enemy.
When they arrive, they will be beaten immediately."
Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said, when talking about this military matter, he seemed very energetic, as if he wished he could lead the army to the grassland himself.
Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang were stunned for a moment when they heard this. Then they couldn't help but nod their heads after thinking about it. It seemed that what they said made sense. Clairvoyance was indeed very useful in military reconnaissance.
