Wang Chengen was surprised. He never expected that Zhu Youjian would suddenly ask such a question.
Before this, the prince had never talked to him about anything related to the court. How could he not be surprised by the inexplicable mention of it now.
Wang Chengen naturally understood the meaning of Zhu Youjian's words. At this moment, he couldn't help frowning and thinking carefully.
All the courtiers in the Ming Dynasty formed cliques, and almost none of them did not stand in line. Some were just insignificant and inactive people. If Lin Pingan wanted to stand out in the court in the future, he would inevitably face such a problem. Then It’s about taking sides.
This problem gave Wang Chengen a headache, because judging from the current situation, there seemed to be many people standing behind Lin Ping'an.
Queen Zhang Yan, Dean Hua Fangfang, 9,000-year-old Wei Zhongxian, Minister of War Sun Chengzhong, and maybe even members of the Donglin Party, all of them seemed to be very interested in Lin Ping'an.
"This is a bit difficult."
Wang Chengen considered it and said: "Actually, the final choice still lies with Lin Ping'an himself, but the old slave is a little worried. He is so young, it may be difficult for him to make a choice."
Zhu Youjian nodded, but did not speak. Instead, he stood up, stretched, and said lightly:
"I'm tired. I have to be energetic tomorrow to listen to his novelty that can take people to the sky."
As the night deepened, Zhu Youjian seemed to snore slightly. Wang Chengen turned and left, standing alone in the garden of Prince Xin's Mansion in silence.
No one would notice that there seemed to be a smile on his seemingly calm face.
How Lin Pingan will stand in the future is not the point. The point is that Zhu Youjian has begun to care about this kind of thing.
At this moment, Wang Chengen finally felt the restlessness in Zhu Youjian's seemingly calm heart.
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Early the next morning, Lin Pingan came to the classroom. At this moment, the entire classroom was already overcrowded. Not surprisingly, Zhu Youjian was sitting there again.
He nodded at Zhu Youjian and stood on the podium.
"The thing we are going to talk about today is called a hot air balloon. It can take people into the air, and it is easy to fly from Beijing to Jiayuguan."
Lin Ping'an began his opening remarks. There was no longer any surprise in everyone's eyes, because they had already determined in their hearts that this young dean would always bring them endless surprises. This seemed to be a common thing. .
"Before that, I will first tell you about the concepts of thermal airflow and buoyancy."
Lin Pingan went on to say that he was mentally prepared this time, and it would probably take another day to fully explain the principles of hot air balloons.
Time seemed to fly by so fast, and before I knew it, the afternoon class was coming to an end.
Some students understood it, while others seemed to understand. Su Meier finally couldn't help but stood up and said:
"Dean Xiaolin, as the ancients said, it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. You have said so much, can you make a hot air balloon like this for us?"
At this moment, her eyes were full of little stars, and she even began to think about which dress she should wear on the hot air balloon to look like a fairy descending to earth.
Her words seemed to express what many people were thinking, and were immediately echoed by many people.
Lin Ping'an smiled slightly, nodded towards Su Mei'er and said, "This classmate is right. Seeing is believing, hearing is believing. In the next period of time, I will lead all classmates to create Come out with a hot air balloon like this.”
"My name is Su Meier!"
Su Meier shouted loudly. Just now, Lin Ping'an actually called her this classmate, and he didn't even know her name, which really made her a little angry.
Hearing this sentence, laughter came from the classroom. Many female classmates covered their mouths and couldn't help but chuckle.
Lin Ping'an looked at Su Mei'er and finally remembered that this was the talented girl from Kyoto whom he had met when he first came to Zhulin Academy. He couldn't help but smile and asked:
"Student Su, do you also want to participate in making hot air balloons?"
Su Meier puffed up her chest, raised her fist, and said angrily:
"Don't underestimate me, Dean. I can do anything a man can do."
There was another burst of laughter in the classroom, and Lin Pingan nodded again. Not to mention, these women would really come in handy when the time came to sew hot air balloons.
In fact, in Lin Pingan's vision, it is not difficult to make a simple hot air balloon. The balloon itself can be sewn with sheepskin, but it needs to be very large.
A passenger basket is completely available in this era, but the difficulty lies in the combustion system.
For this reason, Lin Ping'an planned to draw some sketches and go to Fenglei Pavilion to look for Lei Zhen. He believed that he would be able to find craftsmen with excellent skills in him.
Su Meier looked around proudly and clenched a pair of pink fists. She was determined this time. She must take this opportunity to get in touch with Lin Ping'an. Maybe her wish will be fulfilled by then. .
Liu Yiyi has a calm personality, so naturally she would not stand up and speak in public like Su Meier, but at this moment she finally couldn't help it, so she also stood up and asked Lin Ping'an:
"Master Dean, will the hot air balloon be very big?"
Lin Pingan nodded, seeming to have remembered the name of the talented girl from Kyoto in front of him.
"Then what is it made of?"
Liu Yiyi asked again.
"I'm going to sew it out of sheepskin, very soft sheepskin."
Lin Ping'an replied, a little surprised why the other party asked this question.
Liu Yiyi smiled sweetly and said:
"Can the dean give this job to Yiyi? Yiyi can bear all the expenses."
Hearing this sentence, the classroom was in an uproar. Su Meier stared at Liu Yiyi with wide eyes, almost speechless.
"Is this what is called stabbing in the back?"
She shouted in her heart, the original sisterly love suddenly shattered to pieces.
Lin Ping'an didn't expect such a fuss to happen, but he was not a fool, so he naturally wished for such a good thing.
So he nodded towards Liu Yiyi, a gentle smile appeared on his face, and praised:
"Miss Yiyi is not inferior to men, so you can handle the matter. Don't worry, I'll leave this matter to you."
He actually called me Yiyi... Liu Yiyi had a sweet smile on her face, looked at the other women with a hint of pride, and then sat down again.
Su Meier was a little anxious, and several other women from well-off families were also anxious, and they all shouted:
"Dean Xiaolin, is there anything else we can do? All costs will be borne by us!"
Lin Pingan nodded frequently and said hurriedly to these women.
"Yes, of course. Don't worry, everyone. I will come up with some drawings of some things and you can just take them back and make them."
Jiang Xingzhou and the other four people looked at this scene in surprise. They had originally guessed how much money it would cost to make such a hot air balloon.
But I didn't expect that such a scene would appear at this moment!
This is a complete waste of money, and you don’t even need to spend a tael of silver!
At this moment, they looked at Lin Pingan with a little more admiration in their eyes, and suddenly they understood why Lin Pingan must let the girl study in the academy.
"The dean is really so terrifying!"
Several people thought in their hearts at the same time that they felt that they were really far behind Lin Ping'an, especially their face, which was not on the same level at all.
Zhu Youjian covered his mouth. He couldn't help but laugh for the first time.
This scene is so funny. Lin Pingan is so good with women, which makes him, the prince, feel envious.
The class was finally over. The students walked out of the classroom talking one after another. Liu Wushuang came to Lin Pingan and said with a wink:
"Master Dean, which one do you like, Su Meier or Liu Yiyi?"
