At night.
After a busy day, Li Ziye just found time to go to the West Wing to learn martial arts.
Li Ziye cherishes the hour he spends studying with Feng Manlou every day and doesn't dare to waste a single minute.
Because Feng Manlou is too punctual, saying that an hour is an hour and not teaching more than a second.
In the west wing courtyard.
The two figures intertwined, one was faster, the other was faster.
The distance between Li Ziye's sword and Feng Manlou was always less than three inches. However, even this three-inch distance seemed like the end of the world, making it difficult to cross.
soon.
An hour has come.
Feng Manlou stopped, pointed the sword edge in front of him, and said calmly, "Okay, the time has come."
Li Ziye clasped his fists, bowed respectfully, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Feng."
"It's a big improvement."
Feng Manlou rarely said another word and said, "However, with your current level of cultivation, you cannot practice the seventh form of Feixian Jue. Your true energy is not strong enough."
"I'm already thinking of a way."
Li Ziye put away his sword and said, "According to my current cultivation speed, I am afraid it will take another year and a half to reach the middle stage of the third realm. It is too slow, so I must find another way."
"I can feel that there are at least three kinds of Qi in your body. Compared with ordinary people, the intensity of your Qi is already outstanding. However, the seventh move of the Flying Immortal Technique should be a move that can only be practiced in the fourth realm. It transcends It’s not surprising that you are lacking in vitality when you study in a big realm. I think that even if you enter the middle stage of the third realm, you won’t be able to completely solve this problem.” Feng Manlou said calmly.
"Mr. Feng, do you have any good ideas?" Li Ziye asked.
"No."
Feng Manlou said lightly, "Unless you can find a divine object at the level of the Heavenly Book, even if you don't enter the Five Realms, you can continuously gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and there will no longer be the problem of depletion of true energy."
"Book of Heaven?"
Hearing this, Li Ziye touched his chin.
It seems to make sense.
How about borrowing it from the old Confucian leader?
The next day.
It's still dark.
Li Ziye rushed to Taixue Palace.
Instead of going to the north courtyard, he ran towards the small courtyard where the Confucian leader was.
On the way, no one stopped me.
In this world, there are basically no people who dare to break into the East Courtyard. Therefore, the East Courtyard does not need to be guarded by experts from the Confucian sect.
"Confucian leader."
In front of the east courtyard, Li Ziye stopped and shouted, "Boy, I have a conscience and decided to tell you how to help the people survive the cold winter."
"come in."
In the small courtyard, the old voice of the Confucian leader sounded and responded.
Li Ziye heard the Confucian leader's response and ran in.
at the same time.
In front of the Fourth Prince's Mansion.
The fourth prince Mu Bai and the ninth princess Murong got on the carriage and rushed to the eldest prince's palace together.
Because of her brother's matter, the ninth princess didn't even return to the palace, and she was so worried.
"Brother, when you come to the palace of the Great Emperor, don't talk. Everything depends on my eyes."
In the carriage, Murong looked at his brother and warned him worriedly.
"good."
Mu Bai nodded in response.
Taixue Palace.
In the small courtyard to the east.
Confucius got up early to clean the yard. No matter how big or small it was, he rarely bothered others.
"Confucian leader, how can you, as an old man, do such a small thing as cleaning the yard yourself?"
Li Ziye stepped forward, grabbed the broom, and said with a flattering look on his face.
Kong Qiu looked at the appearance of the Li family boy in front of him and knew without even thinking that this guy wanted something to ask for, but he was not in a hurry and was busy tidying up the yard first.
"Confucian leader, haven't you always wanted to know how to help the people survive the cold winter?"
Li Ziye said while sweeping the yard with a broom, "In the cold winter, the biggest troubles are heating and food growth. I don't have a good solution for the food problem at the moment. After all, crops need sunlight to grow, and artificial light sources are needed. It's too complicated. With the technology of this era, it's extremely difficult to make things like generators and incandescent lamps. Even if I manage to make it, it's almost impossible to mass-produce it. Therefore, this matter needs to be considered in the long term, but .”
Having said this, Li Ziye paused, looked serious, and said, "I have some solutions for the heating problem, which is to ask the court to send people to find open-pit coal mines and oil reservoirs on the surface. These coal mines and oil reservoirs Mining is relatively simple and does not require too complicated techniques. After collecting it, it can be used after simple processing. I also know these processing methods. For the sake of Confucian Shou, the crafting fee is 20% off!"
"Let the court find it?"
Kong Qiu narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Since you understand these things, why has the Li family not taken any action in this regard over the years?"
"no need."
Li Ziye replied, "There are many ways to make money. There is no need to touch these things. Whether it is coal mines or oil reservoirs, they are far ahead of this era. Moreover, the development of these things is likely to be used in wars. This is What I don’t want to see is that I wouldn’t have told these things if the cold winter had not been approaching.”
"Li family, don't interfere?" Confucius continued to ask.
"Um."
Li Ziye nodded and said calmly, "The Confucian leader should know that in the Shang Dynasty, whether it was iron ore or gold mines, there were clear legal provisions that prohibited private mining. Coal mines and oil reservoirs were also mineral deposits. , the reason why the law does not stipulate it is simply because the world does not know the uses of these two things. Once the functions of raw coal and crude oil are developed, the imperial court will definitely not tolerate private mining of minerals. By that time, the Li family's The trouble will be big, and you may even be accused of an unfounded crime, so the Li family will definitely not touch these two things."
"What you said does make sense."
Kong Qiu nodded and said, "However, the Li family cannot mine these two minerals privately, but the subsequent processing techniques are only known by the Li family, which is enough for the Li family to make a fortune."
"The imperial court eats meat, and the Li family always has some soup." Li Ziye said with a smile.
"How are you going to tell the court about this?" Confucius asked.
"Naturally through His Highness the Fourth Prince."
Li Ziye smiled softly and said, "This is a great achievement. The merit is in the country and the benefit is in the future. Moreover, the fourth prince has been to Mobei and has seen the appearance of the oil reservoir. It is reasonable and reasonable for him to propose it."
"Fourth Prince?"
When Confucius heard this, a strange color flashed in his old eyes, and he said, "Are you going to help him ascend to the throne? You should know that the fourth prince is not a suitable candidate for the emperor."
"I do have the idea."
Li Ziye said seriously, "Among the current princes of Dashang, except for the Fourth Highness, I can't trust the rest. The character of the Fourth Highness is indeed not suitable for that position, but whether they are suitable or not is none of my business. "
"Your idea is a bit selfish." Confucius sighed.
"Confucian leader, I am not a saint."
Li Ziye said sternly, "The Li family and I must survive before we can consider other things. Although the fourth prince will not become an eternal emperor, he will definitely be a benevolent king. The cold winter is coming, and people in the world are already suffering enough. Well, it’s not easy to live a good life. We don’t need an emperor who expands our territory and has great talents and strategies."
The Grand Prince's Mansion.
The carriage stopped.
The fourth prince and the ninth princess got off the carriage and entered the mansion in front together.
In the front yard.
The eldest prince Mu Yuan sat in a wheelchair and greeted him personally.
Mu Bai and Murong stepped forward and saluted together.
At the end of spring, when the weather was slightly cold, two princes and a princess gathered together to talk about their brotherly love.
