Concubines in the harem were not allowed to see foreign ministers.
Although for some unknown reason, the emperor did not say anything to send the queen and concubines away, the eunuch had to remind the queen.
Of course the queen understood this. After seeing the eunuch's reminder, she stood up with a smile and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, Sister Jingshu has long wanted to see that peony. Since the Emperor has something to do, I will accompany you. Sister, shall we go?"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu couldn't help but look at the Queen with wide eyes. The next moment she reacted, she nodded quickly and said, "Ah? Ah, yes, yes, Your Majesty, I have long been thinking about going to have a look."
Zhu Yunye glanced at Concubine Shu, then looked at the queen, smiled and waved his hands and said, "It doesn't matter, uncle is not an outsider, there is no need to avoid her."
Now that the emperor had said so, the queen no longer insisted and sat back down again without saying a word.
The eunuch hurriedly walked away to summon the Duke of Zhen.
Zhu Yunye watched his uncle walking over, followed by several young eunuchs holding three things of different sizes.
Without waiting for Han Du to salute, he asked curiously: "What good things did uncle bring me?"
Han Du was about to bow and salute, but Zhu Yunye waved his hand silently, indicating that he would not do it.
Han Du stopped talking and turned his body sideways so that Zhu Yunye could see it more clearly. He pointed at the clock and explained: "This is a clock just made by the mechanical workshop. I brought it to the emperor for a taste."
After saying that, he waved his hand to the eunuch to remove the covering and reveal the clock.
The queen, concubines and three princes stretched their necks and stared at the clock curiously.
Looking at the exquisite clock, Zhu Yunye suddenly let out a startled cry.
be surprised:
"Huh? Can this thing still move on its own?"
Zhu Yunye's words attracted the attention of the queen and others. When they saw the moving hands on the clock, they all made a sound of surprise.
Zhu Yunye stood up and walked to the clock, carefully watched the hands complete a circle, and then continued to rotate without stopping, without any intention of stopping.
I couldn't help pointing to the clock out of curiosity, and turned around and asked curiously: "Uncle, what's going on with this thing? Can it keep moving?"
Han Du quickly explained: "Your Majesty, I have installed a clockwork inside. The clockwork can rotate and exert force to keep it moving for a long time. After the clockwork is finished, it will naturally not move. But it can be done when the clockwork is still working. Before it finishes spinning, re-tighten the spring so it can keep moving."
"It's interesting." Zhu Yunye glanced at the three clocks respectively, and finally set his sights on the largest clock. He looked around carefully and asked with more and more interest: "How is this clockwork wound? No way. Just twist this, right?”
As he spoke, Zhu Yunye pointed his finger at the brass key handle on the left.
"That's for adjusting the pointer." Han Du pointed to the one on the right and explained, "The one on the right is for twisting the spring."
After Zhu Yunye heard this, he raised his hands to gather the sleeves and robe, and twisted them directly.
The sound of "ta...ta...ta..." came from inside, and Zhu Yunye felt very strange when he heard it. It even feels like lifting the lid and taking a good look at what's inside.
Soon, Zhu Yunye twisted the clockwork to the end and could no longer twist it. Did he take a look?
Stopping the moving hands, he frowned and asked, "This is no different from just now."
Han Du explained seriously: "Your Majesty, as long as the clockwork is still working, every step the hands take will be the same, and of course there will be no difference."
"Oh, but what's the use of this thing?" Zhu Yunye couldn't help but ask.
"Your Majesty, this is called a clock. It can be used to tell time." Han Du explained with a smile.
Zhu Yunye's eyes widened, and he was even more shocked than when he saw this thing for the first time. He asked in disbelief: "Can this thing be used to tell the time? Is it the same as the Qintian Prison?"
The words were full of disbelief.
Although telling the time is very simple, it takes a lot of effort to do it.
It is extremely difficult. Since ancient times, only Qin Tianjian can tell the time.
However, Qin Tianjian has gathered so many talents, spent so much manpower and material resources, and created so many outrageously complex instruments to be able to tell time.
The sophistication and complexity of the water transport instrument platform amazed Zhu Yunye when he saw it for the first time.
With just this little thing, can it rival the entire Qintian Prison?
Zhu Yunye shook his head and smiled, indicating that he didn't believe it.
"This thing is quite interesting, but telling the time should still rely on the water-carrying instrument platform of Qin Tian Jian, right?"
If this is the case, it will not be very attractive to Zhu Yunye. Anyway, Qin Tianjian will definitely be the first to report the time to him, whether he has this thing or not.
Han Du shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this clock is a water-borne instrument platform."
"What are you talking about? Can it be compared to the Water Transport Symbol Tower?" Zhu Yunye didn't believe it at all.
The water transport instrument platform is four stories high, with a base larger than
Four houses are still big. No matter how he looked at it, Zhu Yunye felt that this thing was far from the water transport instrument.
"Of course." Han Du nodded sincerely.
"But..." Zhu Yunye still didn't believe it, shook his head and sighed: "How is this possible?"
Han Du smiled lightly and said: "The reason why the water transport instrument is complicated is because Qin Tianjian often calculates the positioning of the stars to determine the time. But this clock is different..."
Patiently explained the principle of the clock to Zhu Yunye, but obviously Zhu Yunye did not fully understand.
He hesitated and asked: "So this hour is equivalent to two hours?"
"Yes." Han Du nodded.
Zhu Yunye laughed and nodded slightly: "It seems that this thing can tell the time."
Then he let out a long sigh and said with a wry smile: "It's amazing that such a small thing can have the same effect as a water transport instrument. Who made this?"
"Sun Xian and Yu Qian." Han Du did not mention himself.
"The two of them?" The image of the two people suddenly appeared in Zhu Yunye's mind, and then he looked at Han Du with a smile, "I'm afraid my uncle is indispensable among them, right?"
Han Du calmly shook his head and said: "After Sun Xian saw the Water Transport Instrument Platform, he thought about building a machine that had the same function as it, but was smaller. Unexpectedly, they actually made it."
Seeing his uncle's smiling face, Zhu Yunye guessed that his uncle must be giving guidance. Otherwise, even if Sun Xian could create it, it would not be so fast.
He had seen the water transport instrument platform with his own eyes and even got into it.
Carefully observed the structure inside. He now recalled the densely packed mechanical structures he had seen. Just the memory of it could make his scalp tingle.
This thing is so small that it has the same function as the water transport instrument platform. It is conceivable that its internal complexity may even exceed the water transport instrument platform.
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