When Wang Jie saw Zhu Ying entering the palace with a box, he already had a vague premonition. When he saw Zhu Ying standing up and presenting the box to the emperor, his eyes gradually became serious.
The initial anger turned into surprise.
The emperor did not let Liu Feng do it for him. He personally took the box from Zhu Ying who came forward. He looked thoughtfully at the fourteen-ring text lock that had troubled countless people. He couldn't help but smile: "If it had been that way back then,
Emperor Taizu was also like Zhang Shou, randomly choosing fourteen characters as passwords. I guess even starting from Emperor Taizong, a large group of people tried each word one by one, but still there is no result."
As he spoke, he quickly turned the text lock according to the new code he and Zhang Shou had agreed upon. When he heard a click, he easily opened the lid. He saw a memorial inside, with the memorial still pressed under his head.
It was a piece of paper folded into a square shape, but he was not in a hurry to open it. He first picked up the memorial and read it leisurely.
However, after scanning more than half of the content, the emperor couldn't help laughing and scolding: "These guys are so audacious!"
After defrauding the eldest prince ten thousand yuan, he still dared to tell his father? Of course, strictly speaking, it was not a deception. Wang Jie, a well-informed Shuntian Prefecture Yin, could come to him specifically to ask for his advice.
Appealing, it shows that the spinning machine really has its application value. The spinning speed is nearly six times faster than ordinary spinning... How could his eldest son, who always has high ambitions and low abilities, not be moved?
I'm afraid that when the eldest prince thought that he could become the target of the wealthy businessmen and local prominent families in Jiangnan, he would be so happy that he forgot about himself and completely failed to see the risks and interests behind it!
And the emperor continued to read, and saw Zhang Shou listing the pros and cons, describing the consequences, in a clear and logical manner, with that kind of careful thinking, that kind of detailed promotion plan, he even felt an indescribable feeling as he looked at it.
Jealousy. Where did Zhang Xiucai, who died young, get the luck to be able to give birth to such an outstanding son? He was born on the same day in the same year and month, but if...
He cut off this dangerous thought almost instantly. He took a deep breath and warned himself not to think wrongly. Both Mingyue and Zhu Ying are very good girls. No matter how good Zhang Shou is, they belong to someone else's family.
Son... However, Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying looked more and more perfect for each other, and their marriage was really close...
For this reason, the marriage between the eldest son and the second son of the Zhu family cannot be postponed any longer. Even though it is customary in many places to marry the younger sister first, the Queen Mother has repeatedly told him that he, as an elder, must help...
The emperor's thoughts wandered far and wide. When he came to his senses again, he pretended not to see the focused eyes of Shuntian Mansion Yin Wangjie staring at him, and continued reading. When he read the full text, he couldn't help laughing.
At that moment, he put the memorial aside and unfolded the drawing at the bottom.
On this drawing, the new spinning machine that Wang Jie mentioned was drawn in the center, and around it were diagrams of decomposition of components. There were densely written words next to each component, explaining their functions in detail. Although what
He was confused by terms such as transmission and feed, but he could finally understand terms such as pedals and hand cranks.
"It turns out to be a hand-operated and pedal-operated device... It is also said that it can be used to take care of people with mobility impairments who have inconveniences in their legs, feet or hands. Some people said before that Zhang Qing went to the Imperial College to arrange for a private person, but he ignored the fact that he was an orphan.
I think he is the most sympathetic to the orphans and the poor..." The emperor sighed inexplicably, and then looked at Wang Jie.
"Wang Qing, come and take a look at this thing."
Wang Jie didn't hesitate at all. He stood up and quickly stepped forward to take it. He quickly scanned the drawing of the spinning machine in the middle, and then concentrated on examining the decomposition diagrams of the surrounding parts. Finally, he saw the new spinning machines with his own eyes.
He was certain that this was the drawing of the textile machine, and it was so detailed that it seemed that he was afraid that others would not understand it, so any craftsman with good skills could make it.
He breathed a sigh of relief, then returned the original drawing with both hands, then took a step back and bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, I said something quite excessive in front of Dr. Zhang before, and I also behaved like a villain in front of the Emperor.
As a gentleman, I am willing to come to him in person to solemnly apologize. Dr. Zhang is willing to present such a drawing worth millions of gold, which is really noble and honorable."
Huh? Zhu Ying, who was watching the excitement on the side, couldn't help but widen her eyes, and then jumped up: "Wang Dayin, what do you mean? Ah Shou asked me to present the drawings for him?"
Seeing Zhu Ying staring at the box in his hand, the emperor couldn't help but laugh: "Why, Yingying, you still don't believe it? Come here, I will give you his memorial. See what he says!"
"If he had told me earlier, I would have stopped being a bad person!" Zhu Ying angrily stepped forward and snatched the memorial from the emperor's hand. When she finished reading it quickly, her anger disappeared and was replaced by a deep feeling.
He exclaimed, "Ah Shou knows so much! In addition to coming up with the spinning machine, he also thought so far... No wonder Grandpa Ge said that he is writing a very powerful new book!"
Speaking of this, Miss Zhu rolled her eyes, and suddenly came straight to Wang Jie with Zhang Shou's memorandum, and shoved it over roughly: "Huh, it's too late to praise Ah Shou as a gentleman now! You fight him.
After dealing with him so many times, you still don’t believe him? Here, take a good look at what Ah Shou wrote. He has thought of things you thought of, and he still thought of things you didn’t expect!”
Zhu Ying's proud tone made the emperor want to laugh. However, Wang Jie did not laugh or get angry. Instead, he glanced at the emperor. After receiving the emperor's nod of approval, he took it with both hands and carefully
When he read the entire text, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and then handed the memorial back to the emperor, and then bowed deeply to Zhu Ying solemnly.
Although she had been sarcastic and sarcastic to Wang Jie just now, when he actually saluted and apologized like this, Zhu Ying was still stunned. Immediately after, she quickly stepped aside and said angrily.
: "You're not sorry for me, why are you saluting me? However, you are selfless yourself, but you always think that others are harboring selfish motives. This is simply unreasonable!"
The more Miss Zhu spoke, the more vindicated she felt: "Besides, what's wrong with being selfish! Since the idea was Ah Shou's, and he directed people to make the things, it's his freedom to do what he wants. Could it be that those people in the world are
You want to find out all the people who hide their good craftsmanship and don’t teach it to others, who hide their good books and don’t show it to others, who hide their good knowledge but don’t teach it to students?”
"Although I don't read much, I don't think this is right!"
Zhu Ying snorted and returned to her seat with high spirits: "As long as he has not committed any crime, and as long as it is a good thing created by himself, he is qualified to enjoy it. If he is willing to share it with everyone,
That is of course because of his high moral integrity and is worthy of praise. If he is not willing, then he should pay a corresponding price to make him willing."
She paused and raised her head high: "Otherwise, if people who make good things will not get praise, recognition, and benefits. In the long run, who will be willing to put in the effort to make good things?
Did you get hit on the head by a stone while you were doing nothing? With all this time, you don’t know how to live a comfortable life?"
When the emperor saw that Wang Jie's eyes were darkened by Zhu Ying's words and his face was not so good-looking, he sighed and said: "Wang Qing is a fair man, but he cannot expect everyone in the world to be without selfish motives. Just like Ying.
As Ying said, whether it is innovating farm tools, innovating textile machinery, or even creating various other things, in the final analysis, it is for efficiency and profit."
"Zhang Shou is still a public-minded person after all. If he really wanted to hide it, he wouldn't be so generous and let you, Wang Datou, go to the weaving and dyeing workshop of Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu to let you see the spinning and dyeing workshop.
What a chance. With your reputation for loving the people like a son, he doesn’t know that you can understand the mystery at a glance, and then rush to me to report it?"
At this point, the emperor suddenly looked at Zhu Ying with a smile and asked: "Yingying, tell me the truth. Did Zhang Shou tell you a long time ago that you would help him deliver this box to me?"
"Yes!" Zhu Ying glanced at Wang Jie deliberately and said proudly, "Ah Shou entrusted it to me before, so after coming out of Shuntian Mansion, he asked me to accompany Wang Dayin to the weaving and dyeing workshop first, and then he went back
The Imperial Academy took this box. As soon as Wang Dayin left, he asked me to chase him, and even said that he would follow Wang Dayin to see the emperor and deliver this box!"
The emperor suddenly smiled and tapped Zhu Ying's nose with his finger: "You girl, you are not married yet, but you are devoted to Zhang Shou. Do you still have me in your eyes?"
"There is no emperor, but I gave Ah Shou a huge gift worth one million gold!" Zhu Ying retorted unconvinced.
"Exaggerated!"
Blame comes to blame. The emperor did not continue to argue with Zhu Ying, but said to Wang Jie: "Wang Qing, Zhang Shou recommended Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu in his memorial to be responsible for promotion in the future. What do you think?"
In the past, Wang Jie would never have believed that a concubine of the Hou family who was inexperienced in the world could lead such a thing, but now he had to believe it. What's more, the thing was Zhang Shou's idea, and the weaving and dyeing workshop used for the first time was
Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu opened it. If he had refused forcefully, it would have been too unkind. However, because of his always upright temperament, he still said a fair word.
"Although Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu are the candidates recommended by Dr. Zhang, they have no experience after all, and the matter is so important. If they don't do it well after starting to do it, then I can't take into account Dr. Zhang and their consort.
It’s a shame for Bin.”
The emperor didn't pay attention to Wang Jie's harsh words. When he saw Zhu Ying curling her lips in an unladylike manner, he said angrily: "Yingying, stop making weird faces. What do you want to say?"
"I didn't want to say anything!" Zhu Ying looked innocent, "I think Wang Dayin is right. Those who are capable will be promoted, and those who are unable will be demoted. Ah Shou has already helped them as much as he can. If Zhang Wu and Zhang
If Lu can't do what Ah Shou fought for for them, then he can just be their rich and idle man! Who can blame him if he failed to seize the opportunity when he was given the opportunity?"
The emperor knew Zhu Ying's temper very well, so he was not surprised by her answer. However, Wang Jie looked at this rich young lady with some surprise, and once again revised his previous view of the daughter of Duke Zhao.
evaluate.
"However, Yingying, since Zhang Shou didn't take your second brother into custody in this matter, don't you blame him?" the emperor suddenly asked.
Zhu Ying smiled nonchalantly: "My second brother, like me, knows nothing about farming and weaving, and in terms of hardship, he is far inferior to the two brothers from the Zhang family. If he does this, I'm afraid he will come back dejected in a few days.
Ah Shou was right not to call him, otherwise even grandma would be worried. If he wants to do it, he has to start with less important things."
"You, you, you are not afraid that your second brother will be extremely angry and say that your female foreign minister is only helping Zhang Shou and leaving his second brother aside." The emperor saw Zhu Ying smiling brightly and didn't care at all. He was as if
He said thoughtfully, "Your second brother, Yongping Deyang, and Xinyang Ninghe will definitely not get along, so I didn't mess with the relationship before, but I have an idea today."
As he spoke, he looked at Wang Jie with interest and said, "I heard that Wang Dayin just took your sister-in-law and niece to Beijing? Your niece is your brother's daughter. After the death of her father, she took care of her widowed mother and supported the housework.
I urged my younger brother to pass the examination and become a scholar. She is a famous strong girl in your hometown. I have heard people mention her several times."
When Wang Jie heard the emperor suddenly mention his niece, he suddenly became wary. Especially when the emperor specifically pointed out that his niece was flexible and strong, he became even more aware of what was going on. He wanted to block the emperor's next words immediately, but the emperor suddenly
Hehehe smiled.
"Wang Qing, I don't want to be a matchmaker easily. Zhu Erlang does seem to be a playboy who is impulsive and achieves nothing, but his family education is very strict. Although he can't say that he is striving to improve wholeheartedly, he has realized the limits of his abilities and knows the responsibilities on his shoulders. That's it.
A little, which is already better than many people. Of course, if you compare it with those Jinshi who come from poor families, he is indeed far behind."
The emperor pushed the armrest and stood up, and said calmly: "But you yourself came all the way to the imperial examination, so you should know how difficult this single-plank bridge is. However, there are only a few people on each list who are not married, and many people are on the list.
It is even the top three. At this time, there are so many wealthy families looking for their son-in-law. Although you are a high-ranking official, with your personality, of course you don't bother to compete with others."
"As for scholars, you should also know how low the probability of being admitted to the Jinshi examination is. What's more, if you marry a girl from your family because you are interested in the other person's academic success, you will later find that the in-law is not good, and even the poor son-in-law is not good enough.
Well, there are even more people who turn against each other and become enemies. At least Zhu Erlang has a benefit. He has been used to being controlled since he was a child, and the Duke of Zhao also hopes to marry him a strong wife. "
Zhu Ying was finally amused by the emperor's tone, which was like a grandma selling melons and boasting about herself, and burst into laughter.
She immediately said seriously: "Wang Dayin, although the emperor's words are a bit exaggerated, they are indeed inseparable. I dare to say that there are few better in-laws in the world than my Zhu family. Of course, if your niece wants to be unparalleled in the world,
A gifted scholar, an official with unparalleled ability, and a Qingliu with unparalleled eloquence, then just pretend that the emperor never said anything!"
"What do you mean by Qingliu, who is so eloquent?" The emperor finally couldn't help laughing and scolded, "What do you think of Qingliu? You definitely didn't come up with this statement, it must be Zhang Shou!"
"No, I just thought of it myself. Your Majesty, don't rely on Ah Shou for everything!" Zhu Ying quickly defended her wishful husband. She stood up quickly and saluted dignifiedly, "Ah Shou's matter.
After finishing it, it’s time for me to go back. Wang Dayin, you don’t have to force yourself. Think about it slowly. My second brother is still young and he is not in a hurry. After all, forcefully twisting melons is not sweet!”