Cao Nai returned to the public house with several memorials in his arms, sighing again and again.
Zhang Yi asked: "Why did Duke Cao sigh?"
"His Royal Highness King Xi is not here today, what's going on..."
For several days in a row, there was no one in the Wenhua Hall. The cabinet had piled up memoranda criticizing the red flags, and I didn’t know what to do.
At the beginning, Zhu Qiyu finished the morning court and then ran away.
It's good now, I didn't go to court in the morning, I just disappeared.
Zhang Yi was also helpless and said: "Then go directly to see the emperor!"
Cao Nai took a sip of tea and said, "I've been there just now, but the emperor has been tinkering with the success machine in Ciqing Palace. He didn't even look at it. He just said that it would be up to the cabinet to decide. How could this be the case for national affairs?
Such a child's play? This is really... really..."
I couldn't bear to say these four words.
If this kind of thing were to happen to someone with ulterior motives, he would definitely feel happy.
If the emperor doesn't care about things, then it's not me who has the final say?
However, Cao Nai and Zhang Yi are not that kind of people. Although they are a bit old-fashioned on weekdays, their loyalty to the emperor is unquestionable.
Of course, if these two people dared to use their minds wrongly, Zhu Qizhen would not be able to leave important national affairs to them.
The problem now is that ordinary big and small matters are settled after the two people discuss them.
But it's different now. The New Deal has been fully rolled out, and many memorials have been submitted. The two of them found that... they couldn't understand them!
Across the country, agriculture, industry and commerce are flourishing, and many novel gadgets have appeared.
As cabinet ministers, Cao Nai and Zhang Yi were actively checking information and looking for people to ask questions at the beginning. They could at least cope with it for a while. However, it became more and more difficult as time went on.
At this time, the two began to miss Yu Qian.
At first, Yu Qian was the first to accept the New Deal, and the two of them scoffed at it, but now they find that he is right.
"If I had known this, I wouldn't have allowed Ting Yi to go to the imperial examination team..."
The two of them sat here and stared at each other. After a long time, Zhang Yi said: "It's not an option to continue like this. Why not... let's go see the emperor!"
Cao Nai nodded and said: "Let's go!"
The courtyard of Ciqing Palace has been transformed into a steam engine experimental site.
At first, Zhu Qizhen chose the imperial garden as the venue, but later found that it was not suitable because there were too many scrolls for harem women, which made it inconvenient for craftsmen to come and go.
After thinking about it, Ciqing Palace is in a good location.
Ciqing Palace is the East Palace, located in the southeast of the Forbidden City. It has a single courtyard and a quiet place.
It's just pity that Zhu Jianshen, as the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, does not have his own palace...
"Your Majesty!"
When Zhu Qizhen turned around and saw the two of them, he said, "My dear friends, why are you interested in visiting the steam engine today?"
Cao Nai and Zhang Yi looked at each other, and then said: "Your Majesty, national affairs are important, this, this... fight, strive for success..."
"It's a steam engine!"
"Yes, this machine to strive for success is left to the craftsmen. Now that the New Deal has just begun, memorials are constantly coming from various places. The old ministers feel that they are unable to do what they want, so they still ask the emperor to take charge of the overall situation!"
Zhu Qizhen said casually: "Isn't King Tan here?"
Cao Nai had no choice but to say truthfully: "King Xi...has not gone to court for several days..."
Zhu Qizhen raised his eyebrows: "Yes, King Xi has already set off, how could I forget about this!"
Cao Nai didn't understand and asked: "Where...are we going?"
Zhu Qizhen pondered for a moment, then held up the wrench and said, "You go to Fengtian Hall and wait. I will come over after I finish this experiment!"
Cao Nai was overjoyed, the emperor was finally getting down to business!
"Old minister obeys the order!"
"By the way, call the Minister of Rites and the Ministry of War. If Yu Qian is not here, who is in charge of the work?"
"Back to the emperor, it's Liu Jue, the left minister!"
"Call him too... Then who, Beilin, let's start, pay attention to record the data!"
Cao Nai was a little confused. We are advising you to go to the palace to do business. Why did you call the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War?
The two of them saw the steam filling the front and making a roaring sound, so they had to get up and leave.
Soon, Kuang Ye, the Minister of Rites, and Liu Jue, the left minister of the Ministry of War, came to the palace according to the order. The four of them were waiting on the left and right when they suddenly heard a muffled bang outside.
Zhang Yi asked cautiously: "Listen, Mr. Cao, is this the direction of the East Palace?"
Cao Nai was older and his reaction was slower. After trying hard to identify it for a long time, he said: "It seems... bad, the emperor is in danger!"
Kuang Ye wondered: "What's wrong with the emperor?"
Cao Nai was so angry that he slapped his thigh: "The emperor is working on that machine to strive for success!"
"What kind of achievement machine? Mr. Cao, your words are getting more and more profound now..."
"It's so profound, go and see the emperor!"
Several people were walking out in a panic, when they saw Zhu Qizhen walking in with a disgraced face.
Beilin, who was also followed by the Qintian Prison, was even more embarrassed, her hair was singed, and her clothes were burned with several big holes.
"Your Majesty, please don't be upset. This failure was mainly due to the insufficient toughness of the steel. At least, the airtightness problem has been solved, which can be considered a big progress."
"What I'm angry about is not the failure of the experiment, but you people. How important is the first-hand experimental data? If something goes wrong, you should quickly record it so you know how to improve next. Everyone is pounced on me, trying to crush me to death. ?"
"I am worried about the emperor's dragon body..."
"What kind of body is a dragon? A dragon body. I'm very good. You don't need to worry. Remember it next time. If something goes wrong, collect data as soon as possible. You must know that first-hand information in the experimental stage is crucial!"< /p>
"I have noted it down!"
Zhu Qizhen looked up and saw four stunned ministers, and said: "All the ministers are here, well, let's get down to business!"
The four of you look at me and I look at you, all of them are a little confused.
Cao Nai and Zhang Yi advised the emperor to do less weird things and do more serious work. However, they don't know why the emperor called the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War.
As for Kuang Ye and Liu Jue, they were suddenly ordered to go to the palace and had no idea what was going on.
At this time, another person came to the palace. Cao Nai turned around and saw that it was Tang Xinggu from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
During this period of time, Tang Xinggu has been in the limelight. At first, everyone was very disgusted with him, thinking that he would do whatever it took to get a higher position, like a mad dog, who would slander anyone he caught, and he might be bitten one day.
Later, I gradually discovered that, in fact, this guy had just found the right direction, that is, he was the emperor's lackey.
As long as you go against the emperor, he will bite you.
On the contrary, as long as you comply with the emperor's wishes, he will never touch you in the slightest.
As time goes by, everyone will gradually get used to it.
However, I don’t know what the emperor’s purpose is in calling this person here...
"I, Tang, travel to ancient times to say hello to my emperor, long live him!"
Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said: "Excuse me, everyone, come forward!"
Led by Cao Nai, the five people stepped forward. What was placed in front of them was a map.