"Three masters came to see me. Do you have something important to do?" Zhu Houzhao saw them coming in and didn't mention what happened just now. Obviously he wanted to fool them.
According to Zhu Houzhao's decree on resting and sleeping promulgated last year, today is his private time. In other words, there is no need for ministers to lecture and argue the truth in the palace.
Naturally, there will be no cabinet bachelor to argue here.
With such an obvious meaning, how could San Gong not understand that Li Dongyang and Xie Qian had nothing to do with him. They had already figured out Zhu Houzhao's character. Only Liu Jian didn't know what was going on today.
"Your Majesty, I have come to reply to the edict. However, I have something to say. I would like to ask you to tell me the reasons for these two imperial edicts today. I have already drafted the edict, but I have doubts in my heart and I have to ask." Liu Jian said bluntly. He looked at Zhu Houzhao behind the Long case and expressed his frustration.
For the sake of the emperor's prestige, he could turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye as long as he was able to get by without shaking his foundation. He could also stand by the emperor for the sake of the majesty of the country.
But these are not excuses for him, the chief and assistant minister of the dynasty, to make concessions without a bottom line, especially the matter of passing on the official title, which made him feel that the emperor had bad signs and it was time to correct it.
Now that the army is marching to Annan, the war is about to break out. In addition to a series of major decisions made by the DPRK and China, such as vassal kings and tax reform, envoys from various countries are waiting and watching.
Your Majesty, just calm down and stop fussing.
Liu Jian is indeed the chief minister. He can make trouble with His Majesty, but when it comes to protecting His Majesty, no one can criticize him.
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he blushed for a while. He was only happy for a moment, but he didn't want to offend San Gong. He was a little embarrassed by this incident.
"Master Liu, please don't be angry. It was because I didn't think carefully and in a moment of happiness, I forgot to invite the three masters to come for discussion. This is my fault. I apologize to the three masters here." Zhu Houzhao admitted his mistake quickly, regardless of After all, they are right, it is indeed my fault.
After hearing this, Liu Jian's temper softened slightly. Li Dongyang quickly smoothed things over and changed the subject, saying: "The emperor and the old ministers are not here to accuse your majesty of his mistakes. Just now the emperor said that he was happy for a while. The old ministers also wanted to know what the happy thing was. Why don't the emperor Share it with me so that I can be happy with the emperor."
Li Dongyang is indeed such a good player, and he resolved the emperor's embarrassment with a few words. Originally, in history, Liu Jian and Xie Qian were severely suppressed by Liu Jin and were forced to resign and retire.
He was the only one who forced himself to go into seclusion together and vowed to overthrow Liu Jin. Finally, he resigned after successfully overthrowing Liu Jin. This talent is still talked about by people today.
Zhu Houzhao found his way to the top, and thought to himself, Mr. Li is worthy of being famous in both the government and the public. His ability to change the subject is really amazing.
"Since Master Li asked, the three masters are also here. The Royal Manufacturing Bureau has recently come up with something good that will benefit the country and the people. I got it not long ago and haven't had time to announce it yet, so let the three masters take a sneak peek." Zhu Houzhao Walking down the steps, he explained with a smile.
After the previous troubles, it was almost sunset, the imperial city was already covered with red glow, and candles were even lit in some places. The Jinshen Hall was almost done before.
If it hadn't been for the sudden arrival of San Gong, Jinshen Palace would have started to use electricity at this moment. Zhu Houzhao was talking about electric lights. These things had long been in his plan.
He had always felt that the palace was completely dark in the evening. Although there were palace lanterns for illumination, it still felt a bit eerie. Generally, except for the palace lanterns' bedrooms, the palace where he was was illuminated by palace lanterns.
But such a big palace cannot only have this candlelight. Sometimes he wakes up in the middle of the night to pee, and the empty bedroom makes him shiver for no reason.
He knew that there really were ghosts in this world. Zhu Houzhao still clearly remembered how he came to this world.
Therefore, Zhu Houzhao vowed to make the palace brighter. It would be too uncomfortable to live in the dark all the time.
"Oh, I have already thanked the emperor for his kindness. I wonder what kind of treasure it is?" Li Dongyang continued.
Liu Jian was also very curious. Xie Qian looked at the emperor with expectation. What the Royal Manufacturing Bureau came up with must be good stuff.
Yang Shen, who had always been as honest as a quail, received the look from Zhu Houzhao and immediately understood and brought over a beautiful transparent glass lamp.
The three elders also turned a blind eye to his going in and out of the palace. They were all young people and didn't care too much, but Yang Shen was still as cautious as if he had done something bad.
When he walked up to the three elders, he explained with a flattering look on his face: "Mr. Liu, Gong Xie, Gong Li, this is the good thing the emperor said, called the electric lamp. This thing is magical and can be passed through electricity." It shines more than ten times brighter than a palace lantern. If a room is illuminated by this electric lamp, it no longer needs candles."
Li Dongyang looked at this boy and nodded meaningfully. Yang Shen had often been in the Sangong's house since he was a child. He was praised as a child prodigy because of his intelligence.
It can be said that the three of them just watched him grow up.
Liu Jian and Xie Qian also nodded slightly, making Yang Shen secretly sigh in relief, as long as they didn't cause trouble for him.
After his introduction, San Gong also turned his attention to this exquisite colored glaze lamp and looked at it strangely. For courtiers of their level, it is not unusual for them to have exquisite colored glaze.
But what Yang Shen just said aroused their interest. However, the object in front of them was just ordinary colored glaze. Is it really so magical?
Also, electricity, what is this electricity?
Naturally, they didn't understand what they had seen, so they thought of the thunder and lightning in the sky. It would be incredible to use thunder and lightning to make the glass lamp light up.
Zhu Houzhao looked at their expressions, not knowing what the three masters were thinking. He interrupted them with a smile and said: "Three masters, please don't be in a hurry. It's getting late now. Let's have dinner in the palace. I How about accompanying the three masters today to watch the lanterns and have a meal."
He winked at Liu Jin. Liu Jin understood and immediately went down to prepare the meal.
The atmosphere in the palace gradually became harmonious, and Liu Jian no longer looked for trouble. They were all waiting for the emperor to say to watch the lantern. They wanted to see how this lantern could be different.
Zhu Houzhao coaxed the three masters with a royal meal. Yang Shen waited on them carefully, watching the eunuchs in the palace hammering here and nailing there according to Liu Jin's instructions.
Wires and wires soon covered Jinshen Hall, and the exquisite glass lamp was installed on the roof of Jinshen Hall under Liu Jin's command.
This is somewhat incomprehensible.
Liu Jian looked at Li Dongyang and Xie Qian. The three of them looked at each other in confusion. Even if it was a palace lantern, shouldn't it be hung at the four corners? What do you mean by hanging on the roof?
Since Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, the food in the palace has also changed. It is not as dull as before, and there are gradually various methods of cooking with ingredients.
Every day I come here with various tricks. I eat pasta, steamed buns, fried dough sticks, soy milk, and porridge in the morning. This is what the emperor specially ordered.
At noon, there are all kinds of meat dishes, not the same, three meat dishes, two vegetarian dishes and one soup, this is the standard.
The dinner was even more sumptuous, with fruits, meat, and even hot pot. It is said that these are the skills that His Majesty the Emperor personally taught to the cooks of the Shangshan Supervisor.
When the cooks tasted these dishes, they all cried. Why? Because they all beat their chests and said, "I have never eaten such delicious food."
Therefore, no matter whether it is the ministers in the court or the people in the palace, everyone is saying that the emperor is the reincarnation of an omnipotent immortal. Anyway, no matter what the emperor does, they only regard it as the emperor's omnipotent immortal ability.
These words once made Zhu Houzhao at a loss what to do. How could they be spread so outrageously?
What Liu Jian and the others ate today was Yushan hot pot from Zhu Houzhao. Because there was no chili, Zhu Houzhao always felt that hot pot without chili had no soul.
But the three masters and Yang Shen ate with gusto, saying they were enjoying themselves and were satisfied.
The hot pot feast ended only when the eunuchs in Jinshen Palace finally finished their work, the palace lanterns started to rise, and night fell.
It was almost time for Zhu Hou to take care of it. He called Liu Jin to give some instructions, and Liu Jin took the order.
"Extinguish the palace lanterns." Liu Jin ordered.
The entire Jinshen Palace immediately went dark, and Liu Jian and others felt a little at a loss, especially for people of their age. Liu Jian exclaimed: "Why did the emperor extinguish the palace lantern? It's too dark, and the old minister can't see."
Yang Shen comforted him from the side: "Liu Gongan, sit down, it will be bright soon."
After hearing this, Sangong, who was a little uneasy, gradually calmed down.
Liu Jin spoke again and ordered: "Hold the lamp."
After giving the order, the harsh sound of gears grinding came from a cubicle outside Jinshen Hall, which made San Gong feel uneasy for a while.
Well, Zhu Houzhao felt that the sound was a bit noisy, and it seemed that it needed to be improved, but let's just make do with it for now. It was just a relief to the eunuchs who were shaking the gears.
I saw a sizzling sound coming from the roof. First, there was a faint light in the room, flickering, and then the entire Jinshen Hall was suddenly illuminated.
San Gong raised his head in shock. The light came from the roof. The glass lamp hanging on it was just too bright. It stimulated San Gong to burst into tears, but he still squinted his eyes, trying to see clearly.
The same exclamation came from his mouth.
"This, this, it's bright, it's bright, oh, the old minister's eyes..."
Zhu Houzhao was speechless. Who told you to raise your head and stare at the light bulb?
Others, even Yang Shen and Liu Jin, who had already seen electric lights, and other palace officials.
At this moment, tears were streaming down his face. Even so, he was looking at the glazed lamp on the top of the hall and refused to look away.
What a miracle, it turns out those things are such miraculous things.
The little eunuch operating the crank in the cubicle was so tired that he was panting.
Zhu Houzhao coughed slightly before interrupting their state.
"What do the three masters think?"
Li Dongyang, who was the first to react, looked at the proud emperor in front of him, and his heart was overturned. No wonder there are rumors that the emperor is the reincarnation of Ziwei Xing. Now, even I have to believe it.
Don't talk about him. When the lights turned on, everyone thought of this somewhat absurd rumor, but now, they couldn't help but not believe it, and they were even more in awe.
Zhu Houzhao was also emotional.
I still remember in my previous life, in the early 1990s, in the small town where he lived, when the street lights turned on on the streets, the people who took to the streets that night were so fussy.
San Gong came to his senses and thought about today's two imperial edicts, the Royal Manufacturing Bureau's appointment of officials, and bowed to the emperor. Liu Jian bowed his hand and said with sincerity: "The emperor's appointment of officials is appropriate. The old minister had some slanders before. At this time..." At this point, he looked up at the bright glass lamp again, what a good thing.
Then he continued: "There is no doubt at this time, my emperor is wise."
"My emperor is wise."
Everyone bowed down together.
