Li Shui did not let Guan Wu and others enter Shang Jun's courtyard. After explaining a few words, he let them go.
After all, these people all have injuries on their bodies. After walking around, they may actually become cripples.
After sending Guan Wu away, Li Shui went to find Xiangli Zhu.
Xiangli Zhu was holding a bamboo tube and diligently observing a drop of water.
She saw Li Shui coming in and waved the bamboo tube in her hand at him proudly: "I developed this thing myself. It's no worse than your fairy eye. If you don't believe it, you can come and try it."
Li Shui looked at the bamboo tube and said with a smile: "This thing looks very similar to my telescope. What? You polished a few lenses with higher definition, so you can see further?"
Li Shui took the bamboo tube, put it on his eyes casually, and then looked into the distance.
The result was a vast expanse of white, and nothing could be seen.
Xiangli Zhu proudly handed over a leaf: "Look at this."
Li Shui was stunned for a moment, and his heart suddenly jumped: "Isn't this a microscope?"
He slowly brought the bamboo tube to the leaf, stretched and retracted the bamboo tube, and adjusted the angle. Then, Li Shui saw the cells.
I saw cells for the first time in the Qin Dynasty.
Xiangli Zhu's microscope is very rough and not fixed. When observing the leaves by hand, the field of view will keep shaking. If you are not careful, the leaves will jump out of the field of view, leaving a vast white patch.
But this is also amazing.
Li Shui looked at it for a while and felt his eyes were a little dizzy, so he lowered his eyes and raised his head.
Xiangli Zhu looked at Li Shui with a proud look on his face: "How is it?"
Li Shui nodded and said: "I admire it, I admire it, even the microscope has been used to study it."
Xianglizhu was stunned and repeated these three words in a low voice: "Microscope? Microscope? This name is so appropriate."
Then, she looked at Li Shui with a puzzled look on her face: "You're not going to say again that there is already such a thing in the fairy world, right?"
Li Shui coughed dryly: "What a coincidence, there really is a fairy world."
Xianglizhu: "..."
The excitement suddenly subsided by more than half.
She originally planned to use this magical thing to overwhelm Li Shui, but unexpectedly... she was defeated by the Immortal Realm again.
Xianglizhu did not doubt whether such a thing really existed in the immortal world. After all, Li Shui's casual mention of the apt name Microscope must not be a lie.
However, Xiangli Zhu soon changed his mind and continued to smile triumphantly: "I used my own wisdom to develop things from the fairy world, and that's pretty awesome."
Li Shui said sincerely: "It is indeed very powerful."
Xianglizhu's eyes suddenly widened: "You dare to ridicule me?"
Li Shui: "..."
He said aggrievedly: "When did I ridicule you?"
Xianglizhu said: "You were pretending to be sincere just now, weren't you mocking me? You must be holding back laughter in your heart."
Li Shui was helpless: "I'm really sincere."
Xianglizhu sneered: "How can a shameless person like you be sincere? You must be mocking me."
Li Shui sighed and thought: Can't a thick-skinned person be sincere? This is simply discrimination. Wait, who is thick-skinned? How to curse?
Seeing that Xiangli Zhu was still trying to argue, Li Shui waved his hand, changed the topic, and asked: "How did you develop this microscope?
Xianglizhu immediately became interested and proudly brought over a stack of paper.
Her eyes were shining and she said: "I have been studying your magnifying glass. Then one day, I remembered a sentence in the Mo Jing: A person of light is as warm as a ray. It corresponds to what you said before, light is Spreads in a straight line.”
"Soon I discovered that light bends when it passes through water and glass."
When Xianglizhu said this, he took out another piece of paper. There were some sketches drawn on it, and arrows marked the curved path of the light.
Li Shui saw concave lenses and convex lenses above.
Xianglizhu said: "Using this theory, you can explain why your magnifying glass can make things that are far away and small become large and close. It is not that the distant scenery becomes larger, but that the light changes."
Li Shui crossed his arms and nodded slightly.
Xianglizhu took out the third piece of paper. This was her proud work.
"In the past few days, I have been studying the components of feces with Tian Weng. But human eyesight has its limits. We can't see things that are too small. That reminds me of your telescope."
"I found a telescope and tried it, but it didn't work. At that time, I thought that the principle of magnifying distant things and micro things is actually the same. They both use a combination of lenses to let light It's just a change. I can't see it, it can only be because the angle of the light is wrong."
“So I drew these pictures on paper.”
Xianglizhu pointed to the series of lens pictures above, and then some arrows marked the light rays.
She smiled and said: "I asked the craftsmen to polish some lenses with precise thickness as shown in the picture. It was successful."
Li Shui nodded with emotion: "Inventions and creations are generally divided into two types. The first type is based on experience, grinding forward little by little to create a useful utensil."
"The second is to study the principles from all things. Then use this principles to create new things."
"The two seem similar, and the things they make can benefit the people. But they are actually fundamentally different. The former is experience, while the latter is science."
Li Shui said to Xiang Lizhu approvingly: "Congratulations, you have reached the second step."
Xianglizhu's face flushed with excitement. Suddenly, her eyes widened again, and she said suspiciously: "Are you mocking me again?"
Li Shui: "..."
Is this guy a paranoid persecutor or something like that?
Li Shui coughed dryly and said to Xiang Lizhu: "The invention of the microscope is indeed amazing. And the method you used to invent the microscope is even more valuable."
"You'd better summarize these methods and teach them to the craftsmen of Shangjun Courtyard. Tell them that real invention and creation requires understanding the principles and then making things based on the principles."
"If they can learn it, I think a lot of amazing things will emerge within a few years."
Xiangli Zhu said oh, and then carefully put away the pieces of paper.
Xiangli Zhu asked Li Shui: "Do you have a special name for these small grids inside the leaves in your fairy world?"
Li Shui smiled: "We call it cells."
Xiangli Zhu frowned: "Things that are small are small. I can understand this. But why is there a cell? Can these small grids still grow and change?"
Li Shui said: "You will understand if you continue to observe. A tree, from roots to leaves, is composed of cells. These cells continue to divide and reproduce, so the tree will grow. So this 'cell' The words are also very appropriate.”
Xianglizhu played with the microscope in his hand, as if he had just gotten a novel toy and couldn't bear to put it down.
Li Shui asked Xiangli Zhu: "Has the research on manure produced any results?"
Xianglizhu said: "There are some results, but they are not obvious. After all, we cannot see the more subtle inside."
Li Shui smiled and pointed to the microscope in her hand: "Isn't there something like this?"
Xianglizhu frowned: "So?"
Li Shui said: "So... you still don't want to study it?"
Xianglizhu stared: "Am I your permanent employee? Do you want you to urge me to study? Why don't you go?"
Li Shui spread his hands: "No way, I'm not curious about these things."
Xianglizhu rolled his eyes: "I'm not curious either, and I don't want to go either."
Li Shui nodded: "If you don't want to go, then forget it, it doesn't matter."
Xiangli Zhu and Li Shui were in a stalemate for a while, then suddenly gritted their teeth and said, "You're going to be cruel."
Li Shui looked at her back and thought: Curiosity is really the ladder of human progress.
…………
Li Si was sitting at home, pacing back and forth.
The steward bowed and asked, "Sir, are you worried about something? I seem to be uneasy when I see you."
Li Si breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Just now, I met Wang Wan."
The butler responded without thinking about Li Si's words.
Li Si continued: "Wang Wan told me that your Majesty intends to make a custom. If the prime minister is deposed, he will be succeeded by the imperial censor."
The housekeeper was stunned for a moment and said, "That doesn't mean..."
Li Si sighed: "Although the imperial censor has always been respected, his status is empty. His influence in the court is far less than mine, and he is not even considered an important minister in the court. But once your majesty's edict is issued, Things may be changing.”
"Wang Wan is the head of the hundred officials, and this will not change. And the person who is closely followed is no longer me, but Feng Quli, the imperial censor."
The steward asked in confusion: "Why did your Majesty issue such an edict?"
Li Si chuckled and said, "It's been almost a year since the Qin Dynasty ruled the world. From conquering the world, it will become to rule the world. Your Majesty has long been interested in improving official positions. It's just that this time the move is bigger."
"Unify the whole world, establish prefectures and counties, and establish an official system. These days, I always feel that these measures taken by His Majesty are extremely important things in the world, and I am afraid they will be passed down for thousands of years."
"As for why the imperial censor is appointed as the deputy prime minister, in fact, your majesty has had this idea for a long time, but he only launched an attack today. You are not unfamiliar with Lu Xiangguo, are you?"
The butler nodded.
Lu Xiangguo is Lu Buwei. Zhongfu, who helped a foreigner rise to power, was once known as King Yingzheng of Qin. He wielded power in both the government and the public, and even had an affair with the Queen Mother.
Later, Lu Buwei was ousted from power by Ying Zheng and committed suicide in fear.
After Lu Buwei's death, Ying Zheng has been working hard to downplay this name. But how many years has it been since Lu Buwei died? People who are a little older still know it.
Li Si let out a long sigh and said: "Your Majesty today is a man of great talent and great strategy. But Lu Buwei once held all the power in the world as the prime minister. Your Majesty, who was young at that time, still wanted to avoid his sharpness and call him your father-in-law. This is in your heart. I’m afraid I’ll be deeply ashamed.”
"Not only will I be deeply ashamed, but I will also be very worried. If there is an emperor with a cowardly character among your majesty's descendants, will the prime minister take the opportunity to control the government? Will the Great Qin world be able to survive forever?"
"Therefore, Your Majesty has been planning such an edict for a long time. Once the prime minister is deposed due to crime, the imperial censor will succeed him as the prime minister."
The housekeeper was still a little confused and asked cautiously: "However... the prime minister was dismissed due to crimes, and the imperial censor succeeded him as prime minister. Does it have anything to do with your majesty's desire to prohibit the prime minister's exclusive power?"
Li Si chuckled and said, "Master Yushi, what are your responsibilities?"
The housekeeper was stunned for a moment and said: "Supervisory officials."
Then, he suddenly understood and said: "You villain understands."
Yushi doctor, supervising all officials. Originally, when the imperial censor exercised this duty, he had concerns.
As an official in the same dynasty, who do you have the nerve to impeach? Hundreds of officials are intertwined. After you complete the impeachment, will there be a group of people fighting back?
If he accidentally provokes a fierce person like Huai Guzi, he will not be impeached, but he will be in trouble.
Therefore, this imperial censor is an offending person.
Since Feng Quli took up the post of imperial censor, he has not exercised his duties very much. Instead, like everyone else, he went to court on time to discuss military and state affairs.
This is also the reason why the imperial censor has no sense of existence.
But it's different now. As long as the prime minister falls, the imperial censor will succeed him.
What will the imperial censor do? Of course it was the crazy impeachment of the prime minister.
As long as the prime minister is not careful at all, he will be attacked by the imperial censor.
Ying Zheng is equivalent to establishing a natural enemy for the prime minister in the court.
It's no wonder that after Wang Wan heard the news, he immediately consulted with Li Si.
Now Wang Wan feels as if she is being targeted every day.
The housekeeper asked Li Si curiously: "So, have your lord and the prime minister discussed a solution?"
Li Si shook his head slightly: "Not yet."
The housekeeper thought for a moment and said, "I have heard of Feng Quili. He doesn't seem to be a sharp-edged person."
Li Si chuckled: "Not a sharp-edged person? Are there any truly good people in this court?"
"Even if Chun Yuyue, who is known as gentle and generous, doesn't have scheming and calculations? His Majesty has repeatedly hinted: Fusu is not like me. But with Chun Yuyue helping him, Fusu is still the most likely person to succeed."
"The Government Hall is not a place for gentle discussions. It is a battlefield for killing each other. It is easy to avoid open guns, but hard to guard against hidden arrows. If you are not careful, you will be shattered to pieces."
When Li Si said this, he stretched out his hand to caress his chest: "Every time I enter the court and see the tall palace, I shudder. How many times have I dreamed that I was tortured five times and died miserably in the city, and the three tribes were killed. It's so horrible."
The housekeeper shuddered not far away, and deep down in his heart, he felt a sense of joy, glad that he was just a servant, not a courtier.
But this trace of happiness was quickly rejected by himself.
People all want to climb up. Who is willing to be a servant forever? As for the fight above the court, haha, wouldn’t it be good if we win? What's so scary?
Li Si continued: "Feng Quili has always restrained his talents. It's not that he is incompetent or cowardly. It's that he is smart and knows how to hide his capabilities and bide his time and wait for the opportunity. Now it seems that the time has come."
"As soon as His Majesty's edict is officially issued, he will become the deputy prime minister. By then, Wang Wan's life will be difficult."
The housekeeper nodded in agreement, and then said in a low voice: "Sir, do you plan to join the Prime Minister in hosting a banquet for Feng Quili to ease the relationship?"
It’s not surprising that the housekeeper thinks so. Because not long ago, Li Si lowered his profile, hosted a banquet for the immortals, and successfully rescued Zhao Tuo.
However, Li Si chuckled softly and said, "I am hosting a banquet for Huaiguzi because I am sure that Huaiguzi will let Zhao Tuo go. As long as I lower my profile and give him face, he will give up."
"But Feng Quli is different. Is he willing to give up the position of prime minister? Is he willing to give up just because of a banquet?"
The butler nodded, then showed a thoughtful expression.
In fact, with his ability, he couldn't think of anything. Even Li Si couldn't think of a solution. What could he, a butler, do?
But that didn't stop him from pretending to think.
Pretend to be thinking and worried in front of Li Si. It will appear that he is loyal.
This is the life of a butler.
