After finally receiving Ying Zheng's instructions, Li Shui wiped the cold sweat from his head and prepared to take Wei Young away.
At this time, he suddenly came to his senses: Wait, your Majesty just said... that you want me to assist Fu Yao and govern the world? Does this imply to me that the candidate for the crown prince has been decided?
Li Shui's heart was beating loudly.
He raised his head to look at Ying Zheng, but Ying Zheng did not give him a chance to ask. Instead, he said lightly: "Go ahead and say goodbye to Poppy."
Li Shui responded.
A little palace maid led Wei Young to Li Shui.
Li Shui stretched out his hand to take Wei Yang's hand, but Li Xin coughed lightly beside him: "Brother Huai, we in Great Qin don't have such a custom."
Li Shui: "..."
Why is it that when I was being treated, there was already a custom? Is this deliberately targeting me?
Li Shui had no choice but to keep distance from Wei Young and walked towards Poppy's palace.
Along the way, he secretly looked at Weiyang.
I haven't seen you for several months.
Since the wedding date was set, we have never seen each other again.
After not seeing her for a long time, I suddenly saw Weiyang dressed up, and my heart was really... itchy.
Wei Young now has a solemn and serious face, which is in huge contrast to his usual joking...
Li Shui couldn't help but rub his hands.
No wonder the ancients said that a short break is better than a newlywed. It makes sense.
Li Shui had random thoughts along the way. Weiyang kept looking straight ahead with a serious look on her face.
However, when no one was paying attention, the little palace maid next to Wei Yang quietly came to her ear and whispered: "Princess, Banished Immortal has been watching you."
A smile appeared on Weiyang's lips.
The little palace maid added: "I see the banished immortal scratching his head and ears, as anxious as a monkey jumping up and down."
Pfft... Weiyang laughed.
Li Shui heard the laughter and turned around in confusion, only to see Wei Young with a solemn look on his face.
Could it be...that I was hallucinating?
Li Shui sighed and couldn't help but sigh: "Maybe I'm too tired recently."
Li Xin next to him was about to collapse: You? tired? Want more face?
Oh, you are shameless to begin with.
Soon, Li Shui and his party arrived at Poppy's palace.
The poppy is waiting there.
Li Shui and Wei Yang saluted together.
Poppy smiled and helped them up.
This line of work calls it farewell, but it is actually just a term that continues past customs.
Under Li Shui's warm invitation, Meiren and Ying Zheng went to Shang Jun's Villa.
However, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a farewell. After all, from now on, Weiyang will leave the palace. It can be said to be saying goodbye to the place where she grew up.
In this atmosphere, Wei Young felt a little sad and couldn't help but shed tears.
The poppy smiled reluctantly and said: "Others marry their daughters, and the mountains and rivers are so far away that they will never see them again in this life. The day they get married is the day of separation and death."
"But the banished immortal's residence is only a quarter of an hour away from the palace. In the future, you can come to the palace to see me from time to time without crying."
Weiyang nodded with tears in her eyes.
Li Shui didn't have the sentimentality of the ancients. He was always cheerful beside him, and his mind was filled with the wedding night, hehe...
Poppy stood up and said to Weiyang: "You come with me."
Li Shui looked at them in confusion.
Wei Young also followed Poppy in a daze.
After a while, Weiyang came back with a red face.
Li Shui looked at Li Xin: "What's going on?"
Li Xin coughed lightly: "Well..."
When Li Shui was wondering, Poppy said to Li Shui again: "You also come with me."
Li Shui yelled and followed the poppy to a secluded room.
Poppy stared at Li Shui for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "You are indeed a talented person."
Li Shuigan laughed: "I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it."
Meiren Yu said: "Although I have been in the palace for a long time, it is impossible that I have not heard about the events of the previous dynasty for a day."
"Everyone in the world admires the good deeds you have done in court against all opinions, and I admire you too."
"But today I want to tell you that it's okay for you to do good things, but you must not act recklessly like in the past."
"When you first entered the court, you were alone and had a humble official position. You could ignore everything, laugh and curse, just to achieve your goal."
"But now, you and Weiyang are married, and maybe a year later, you will have children. When you have a wife and children, you have to have worries."
"You are of course iron-clad and fearless. But what about Weiyang? Where are your children? They are your weakness."
"In the future, you must be cautious when acting, and you must keep face with others. You must not always behave like a fish or a fish."
Li Shui was enlightened and thanked him repeatedly.
What Yu Meiren said was indeed out of concern for Wei Young, but Li Shui knew that she was right.
I must have some scruples in the future and can no longer act recklessly.
After Poppy said these words with a serious face, she smiled again, talked to Li Shui for a few words, and then took him out.
The remaining things are wine offerings, sacrifices, banquets, and other complicated etiquette systems.
Li Shui was like a puppet on strings, being led around by Li Xin.
Finally, everything in the palace was over, and the group of people walked outside in a mighty manner.
By this time, Li Shui was extremely tired.
However, Li Shui was not idle during this period and was secretly exercising.
He quietly felt his physical strength.
Well, no problem, certainly tonight.
Ying Zheng and Yu Meiren took a carriage together, slowly drove out of the palace and headed towards Shang Jun's courtyard.
Two little maids were waiting beside him.
By this time, the sun had already set, and it was already dark in Xianyang City.
Suddenly, a roar of praise came from outside the car.
Poppy curiously opened the curtain and took a look outside, and was immediately surprised.
I saw a strange-looking glass jar hanging on the trees on both sides of the road. And these glass jars all emit bright light, like little suns, illuminating the road as bright as day.
The people couldn't help but sigh with emotion, praising this as a miracle that banished the immortals.
Ying Zheng was also a little confused: "Is this another new thing made by Huaiguzi?"
A little maid next to me suddenly said: "Your Majesty, this thing is called an electric lamp."
"Shangjun Villa built a power plant on the outskirts of Xianyang, using coal and steam engines to generate a steady stream of electricity, which was supplied to electric lights through wires made of copper wires."
Ying Zheng still didn't understand, but he probably understood that this was indeed Li Shui's invention.
He looked at the bustling market and thought to himself: Today's Daqin really looks a bit like a fairyland on earth.
The poppy looked at the maid and said with some confusion: "Why are you so unfamiliar? I seem to have never seen you before."
The maid said a little aggrievedly: "I am Lord Toyota."
Poppy was stunned.
And Ying Zheng looked at the maid in surprise: "Xiangli Zhu?"
The maid nodded: "Yes."
Ying Zheng was even more puzzled: "Why are you here?"
Xianglizhu said with an aggrieved look: "I was forced to come by the Exalted Immortal. Otherwise, my research funds will be deducted."
Then Xianglizhu burst into tears and talked about how he was oppressed in Shangjun Courtyard.
Many of her studies required a lot of money, and Li Shui used the money as a threat to ask Xiang Lizhu to come here to serve Ying Zheng and Yu Meiren.
After all, there may be many new inventions and creations coming out of Shangjun Villa today, and Ying Zheng and Yu Meiren must have many doubts.
Therefore, with the inventor Xiangli Zhu accompanying him, he should be able to explain to them.
After listening to Xiangli Zhu's narration, Ying Zheng couldn't help laughing and scolding: "This Huaiguzi is really nonsense."
The poppy was also a little speechless: I just gave Huaiguzi a few instructions today, and he agreed very well. In the blink of an eye, he forced a marquis to dress up as a maid...
Ying Zheng said to Xiang Lizhu: "Go and change your clothes. Stay with me today and tell me about your invention. As for the money needed for your research, you don't have to worry about it. You can write it as a memorial in the future. , I will naturally give you money."
Xianglizhu thanked her excitedly, then went to change clothes with a smile.
Actually... Li Shui did ask her to accompany Ying Zheng, but he didn't ask her to dress up as a maid.
Xiangli Zhu's move was a bitter trick.
From now on, funds can be obtained directly from His Majesty. When doing research, you no longer have to be humble and ask for money from Huaiguzi.
Not only that, Xiangli Zhu also planned to quietly reveal a little bit of the news to Li Shui, giving him a sense of urgency.
You can even threaten him: If you don't be polite to me, I will go to your majesty and not stay in your Shangjun villa.
hey-hey……
Xianglizhu smiled proudly.
A little maid came over and helped her put on the Marquis's court dress.
As the first woman to be granted the title of marquis in ancient times, Xiangli Takemoto had no corresponding court uniform.
The group of Confucian scholars rummaged through ancient books and asked some tailors. Combined with the court clothes of the male marquis and the clothes of the women in the palace.
Finally, I managed to design a suit of clothes.
What a coincidence, this dress looks a bit like a wedding dress.
I didn't notice Xiang Lizhu's clothes before, but in today's situation, the more I looked at him, the more awkward he became.
But...I can't wear maid's clothes anymore in front of His Majesty.
Oh, let's just make do with it.
Xianglizhu changed his clothes and walked towards Ying Zheng's carriage. While on the road, she looked at the lights around her, the fireworks in the sky, and the lively crowds, and couldn't help but... felt something strange in her heart.
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The welcoming team returned to Shangjun Courtyard in great numbers.
From a distance, you can see that Shangjun Courtyard is covered with electric lights just like Xianyang City.
This city and its courtyard sparkle in the night, like a fairyland.
The sign of Shang Jun's Villa has been taken down, and a new plaque has been hung on it: Banished Immortal Mansion.
Of course, according to custom, people still call this place Shangjun Courtyard.
Nowadays, these four words have been associated with banishing immortals. If they don't think deeply, few people will remember that these four words come from Shang Yang.
When the large group of people arrived at the door of Shangjun's courtyard, a whine came from the distance, and then the earth trembled, as if a huge thing was approaching.
All civil and military officials in the court were startled and looked in that direction warily. The surrounding guards also surrounded Ying Zheng to prevent any emergencies.
The huge searchlight on the roof of Shangjun Courtyard shines in that direction.
Soon, everyone saw a dragon.
The dragon was winding and circling, coming quickly from the darkness.
Only when the dragon came closer did everyone realize that the dragon was made of steel.
The faucet was very familiar. It was the steam engine they had seen in Shangjun Courtyard.
The appearance of the steam engine has not changed much, but the speed has been greatly increased, and the sound and smoke emitted are much less.
More importantly, behind the steam engine, a large box made of dozens of sections of steel was dragged.
Xiangli Zhu said beside Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, this is a train."
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then said happily: "Is this the train that Zhang Men mentioned that day?"
Xianglizhu said: "Exactly, a railway has been built now. With Beidi County as the midpoint, it can connect to Xianyang City in the east and Peacock Kingdom in the south."
"Today is the first train. One train can carry nearly 10,000 soldiers. And there can be dozens of trains every day."
"It can be reached from Xianyang City to the Western Regions in one day. From Xianyang City to the Peacock Kingdom, it can be reached in one day and one night. Moreover, soldiers do not have to travel through mountains and rivers, and can go out with a hundred times more energy."
Ying Zheng's blood boiled when he heard this: "So, from now on, the Western Region and the Peacock Kingdom will be the hinterland of our Great Qin?"
Xianglizhu said: "Exactly. Also... Banishing Immortal suggested that the name of Peacock Kingdom should be abolished to prevent those people from missing their homeland."
Ying Zheng nodded in agreement: "But, what new name should we use?"
Xianglizhu said: "The suggestion of banishing the immortal is to use your body to poison the state in the name of it."
Ying Zheng was silent for a while and shook his head: "Since this place is our land of Great Qin, we cannot call it such a bad name."
Xianglizhu said: "There is an alternative name for banishing the immortal, which is called Tianzhu."
Ying Zheng smiled slightly: "How dare you call yourself heaven in a barbaric land?"
Xianglizhu said: "There is a third name, called India."
Ying Zheng nodded: "Let's call it India State. Dayu controlled the floods and divided the world into nine states. Now I have pacified the Western Regions and conquered India. I have expanded the nine states into eleven states. How can this be greater than Yu's?"
Xianglizhu said respectfully: "Yu only divided the world. How can he expand the territory like His Majesty?"
Ying Zheng smiled with satisfaction.
At this time, the train carriage opened and all kinds of people walked out of it.
Some people have high noses, deep eyes, fair skin, and long beards.
Some people have dark skin and short stature.
Some people wore weird costumes, and some looked surprised...
An official ran over and said to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, these are the powerful and powerful people from all over the Western Region. They heard that Your Majesty got married and came all the way to congratulate you."
Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction.
Soon, these people were attracted, and they respectfully offered congratulatory gifts.
Sitting on the carriage, Ying Zheng looked at these envoys and suddenly felt as if all nations were coming to court. No, these nations have now been incorporated into the territory of Great Qin.
Unifying the world, this is the true unification of the world.
Today is the wedding day of Huaiguzi and Weiyang, but Ying Zheng is more satisfied than anyone else.
