When Yunxi said this last reason, all the officials present felt it was great. Even Chen Xingshan said: "I have never thought about what your highness said. Your highness's idea is really good. I think the people of the country will definitely
I will thank Your Highness." Others also expressed their support for Yunxi.
No one can object to Yunxi's statement, and it is indeed correct. In this era, even the semi-barbaric Mongol Yuan Dynasty was considered a paradise on earth by Marco Polo, let alone the Ming Dynasty. Although the last ten people from the country came
It would be nice to have someone who really comes to bathe in civilization, but the principle is correct.
It was getting late at this time, it was almost dark, and it was the official time to get off work. Chen Xingshan, who went home on time for dinner every day and followed etiquette, saw that nothing happened anymore, so he resigned.
Of course Yunxi agreed. Then Zhang Shu and Qin Song also resigned. Although Zhang Wen was a profligate himself, he was very strict with Zhang Shu; Qin Song went back because his wife Zhang Lun had just given birth to a child.
The others stayed and Yunxi treated them to a meal. Yunxi sent someone to the dining room to prepare food for them, and also told Xiyao that he would have dinner with his officials today.
At this time, Zhuo Jing said: "Your Highness, this glass is really a good thing. It is already sunset, but you can still read the words on the books clearly without lighting the lamp in the room. If it were still window paper, you can't see anything in the room at this time.
Cleared."
Yunxi is very proud. Last year, Yunxi replaced his internal and external study, his dormitory, and the Dongnuang Pavilion where he works with glass. The inside of the house suddenly became much brighter. Although the cost is very high because of the low yield rate.
, but this is a one-time expense, and you can save a lot of money on candles and lamp oil in the future. Especially the candles used in the palace are specially made and very expensive, so you still save money in the end.
After Lao Zhu found out about it, he asked about it, and Yunxi told him everything about tinkering with glass in Heyanzhuang. He also said that the reason why he thought of making glass was: "My grandson read ancient books and recorded
During the Yuan Dynasty, people from Italy and Asia came to Greater China with pure-colored glass."
"My grandson thought that if they could make it, then Ming Dynasty can do it too, so he asked craftsmen to make this thing. After building it, he found that they could make it the same size as a window, and my grandson didn't like window paper very much.
So I put it on the window."
Later, in order to save money on candles and lamp oil, Lao Zhu asked Yunxi to install glass on the windows, but he only allowed it to be installed in the place where government affairs were handled and in his study, but not in the bedroom. After all, glass was expensive.
, Lao Zhu usually doesn't read books and review excerpts in the dormitory, and he doesn't need the dormitory to be too bright, so he is uneasy.
In Yunxi's view, glass windows basically beat window paper, but there are two disadvantages. One is that the cost is too high now, but this can be overcome; the other is...
At this moment, Yunxi heard a "crash" sound, and Yunxi walked out of Dongnuang Pavilion. Sure enough, it was Bao Qinghe, Min'er and Siqi who were escaping from the scene of the incident.
Yunxi shouted: "Min'er, Siqi, you two smashed the glass again! You're still running, stop!" He said hello to the officials of the East Palace and walked towards them.
When Min'er and Siqi heard Yunxi's words, they immediately stopped. Baoqing initially ignored Yunxi's words and still ran, but after running a few steps and finding that no one was around, he turned around and went back to stand with Min'er and Siqi.
The maid serving them stood aside with a sad face.
Yunxi went up and bent down to give Miner and Siqi a blow, and then said: "How many times have I told you not to break the glass, why don't you listen. If you want to play, there are many fun things, tease the parrot, and even
You can play with ants, but why do you always smash the glass?"
Baoqing, as an elder and the oldest among the three, had always been taught to be friendly to his family. At this time, he stood up and said, "Yunxi, I broke the glass. If you want to punish me, just punish me."
Yunxi had long known that it was Baoqing who was responsible for the damage, no matter whether it was her or not. But Baoqing is his aunt and a little girl. How could he blame her? He could only say helplessly: "Aunt, I didn't
No punishment is intended, but this is too wasteful after all.”
Bao Qing asked: "What does 'waste' mean? Can it be eaten?"
Yunxi said: "'Waste' cannot be eaten. It means: unrestrained use of manpower, property or time."
Baoqing asked again: "What does 'moderation' mean? Can you eat it?"
Yunxi added: "'Temperance' means you can't eat either. It means: to restrict something."
Baoqing asked again: "Then what does 'restriction' mean?..." After Yunxi answered n more questions, the original question had been thrown away.
Soon it was getting dark. At this time, the eunuch and Yunxi of Dongnuan Pavilion said: "Your Highness, the food has been prepared."
Yunxi felt that it was time for Xiyao and the others to eat, so he said to Baoqing: "Auntie, it's getting late today. Let's eat in my Wenhua Palace before leaving."
Baoqing said, "It just so happens that Auntie, I'm hungry too." Then he greeted Min'er and Siqi and said, "Come on, let's go eat." Min'er and Siqi glanced at Yunxi secretly and followed Baoqing away.
Yunxi also returned to Dongnuang Pavilion.
On the way, Bao Qing said to Min'er and Siqi: "Look, my method is right. When he wants to blame you, pretend not to know what he means, and then ask back, that's fine. He
I forgot to blame you."
Min'er said: "I think you really don't know what those words mean, right?"
When the hidden truth was exposed, Baoqing puffed up his cheeks and said, "How could it be possible? How could your aunt have words that I don't know?"
Min'er stopped talking, but looking at her expression, it was clear that she was not fooled, and Siqi was also snickering beside her.
Yunxi on the other side was also thinking to himself: "Everyone knows the trick you used, Baoqing. She probably thought she had fooled me. I was just going downhill. Otherwise, how could I get away with it?"
Awkward?'
Returning to Dongnuang Pavilion, several subordinate officials did not mention this matter. It was better not to interfere with the royal affairs; they just chatted at the dinner table about interesting things about the court and the people of the capital.
Returning to the dormitory in the evening, Yunxi called Min'er and Siqi over and said, "Don't think that you can escape punishment because Aunt Baoqing was there at that time. Turn around."
Miner and Siqi turned around reluctantly, and Yunxi gave them a slap on the buttocks, but the slap was not strong. Then he said: "You are not allowed to smash the glass in the future, let alone smash the glass with Baoqing, remember.
Are you staying?" The two nodded.
After Xiyao tried to persuade them again, Yunxi let them go out.
After going out, Siqi asked Min'er: "Will you smash it again in the future?"
Min'er said: "Why don't you smash it? It's just that when Dad is away in the future. But there is something fun, how can you not play with it?"