Shi Yuan was worried about who to cultivate into the court, while Jia Yong, like Shi Yuan in the past, tried his best not to get involved in court disputes.
But many things cannot be changed by humans.
In the past, Shi Yun did not feel that he was qualified to take on the responsibilities of a civil servant leader. When he was promoted to the Hanlin Academy from the post of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he had thought about retiring from official service. However, driven by the general trend of history, he gradually became a guardian.
The only leader of the Li sect in the court, he shouldered heavy responsibilities.
In particular, Shi Yun felt that he could not be ashamed of Feng Xi. It was Feng Xi who had paved the way for him. If Feng Xi had not gone to Zuoshunmen on his behalf, perhaps the person who was sent to the army now would be Shi Yun.
at the same time.
Zhu Hao was still in Xishan, and Tang Yin arrived by train.
Tang Yin did not come to discuss any important court affairs with Zhu Hao that day. It was purely because Tang Yin was about to be buried in the loess, and Zhu Hao invited him to come and visit Xishan.
In the past, Tang Yin would not come even if he was beaten to death... because this place was his sad place. After entering the court, he helped the new emperor and Zhu Hao, and spent a lot of time as a mine owner in Xishan to look after the coal mines. After finally getting out of this place, he didn't want to go back to this place.
After entering the cage, he was surprised when he came back this time.
"How...how...has it become like this? Isn't it originally surrounded by barren mountains and mountains?"
In front of Tang Yin is the station, and around the station is a newly-rising city, which is no less prosperous than the capital city.
There were only a few thousand miners and family members in Xishan at the beginning. However, in just two years, the local population of Xishan exceeded 200,000. In this era, it was definitely the size of a large city. The resulting changes in topography
, is also extremely huge.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "This is the result of our hard work together. Before you die in the West, don't you want to witness your achievements with your own eyes?"
Tang Yin didn't mind what Zhu Hao said, but he still looked back and saw that his wife was getting off the train. Because it was her first time to take a train, the woman was not used to it. She even retched for a while after getting off the train.
"The master's wife doesn't seem to be adapting to this. Find someone to take her to the post house in a sedan chair." Zhu Hao said with a smile.
Tang Yin rolled his eyes at Zhu Hao: "Thank you for your concern."
Zhu Hao still looked cheerful.
"Tangge Lao..."
The surrounding Jin Yiwei who came from Prince Xing's Mansion came over one after another to establish relationships with Tang Yin.
Although everyone knew that Tang Yin was terminally ill, they were even more aware of Tang Yin's good popularity in the court. Maybe if Tang Yin could take a look at him and introduce him later, the emperor would still give face to this former gentleman's employment suggestions, and he would be able to rise to prominence by then.
But Tang Yin had long been tired of this life of socializing and socializing in the fame and fortune market, and tried his best to avoid anyone who came to make friends with him.
Finally, Lu Song and Zhu Hao took Tang Yin away from the train station in a newly manufactured steam car.
"What is this?"
Tang Yin asked curiously.
Zhu Hao sighed: "There is no way to improve it, it can only be like this. The body is a bit bigger, and it is quite laborious to use. But the advantage is that you can run with coal and water, but you can only run on flat ground, and the speed is still very slow...
…Just think of it as a test subject.”
Not every time Zhu Hao tries, he succeeds.
Research on steam vehicles is impossible even after spending money. There is no way. The internal combustion engine is too complex and requires hundreds of years of technological accumulation. It does not mean that you can build cylinders and engines just by knowing the principles. Just forging and casting alone is not enough.
It is difficult to ensure quality in this era.
In the end, Zhu Hao just built a strange steam locomotive to carry him and Tang Yin around the market.
Tang Yin said: "I don't know what you are doing all day long, but remember, I want to know your past when I close my eyes."
"good."
Zhu Hao readily agreed.
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Tang Yin's health is getting worse day by day. This time he came to Xishan, Zhu Hao couldn't take him to visit more places.
After shopping for less than two hours, Tang Yin complained that he couldn't hold on anymore, so Zhu Hao had to take him back to another courtyard to rest.
Tang Yin was very happy. After returning, he took his wife's hand and told the story of when he came to Xishan to open up wasteland.
His wife was stunned for a moment.
"...The hard work at that time was really unimaginable. There were barren mountains and ridges in front of us, and we had to travel dozens of miles to open a mine..."
"Sir, you seem to have made a mistake. I was the one who braved the wind and snow to explore for mineral deposits in the winter, right?"
Zhu Hao appeared next to Tang Yin.
Tang Yin turned around and rolled his eyes at Zhu Hao. He was in the mood to brag, but Zhu Hao overheard him and was slapped in the face.
The sweet wife just pursed her lips and smiled, then stood up and avoided the master and disciple.
Zhu Hao looked at his wife's back and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He had just married Tang Yin not long ago, and he had just enjoyed a happy married life. He was about to become a widow, and there was probably a posthumous child in his belly...
"Sir, I will try my best to let you see the child being born." Zhu Hao comforted.
Tang Yin made a slight snoring sound from his nose: "I can't wait any longer. Recently, my body pain is getting longer and longer, my spirit is getting worse and worse, and vomiting blood is becoming more and more frequent... Don't go against God, just accept your fate."
Zhu Hao thought to himself, why don't you go against God? You have already lived one or two months longer than in history, and you will probably live more than half a year longer...
"Meng Zaishang wrote a letter back on the way to Anlu, telling him about the hardships along the way... I wrote back to him, saying that no matter how hard it is, it can be harder than mining in Xishan? Who knew that I was wrong, and I didn't know until I came here that you
The kid is here to enjoy himself, how can he look like he is working hard?"
Tang Yin was still there sighing.
Zhu Hao said: "Do you think I'm here for fun?"
Tang Yin rolled his eyes at Zhu Hao and said nothing.
At this moment, Lu Bing came in with several Jin Yiwei. Now Lu Bing has begun to stand out among the Jin Yiwei, but after all, Lu Bing has not officially inherited the position of Jin Yiwei. His father is not dead yet, but he has already planned to take the martial arts exam.
Lift.
"Lu Bing, come here to see sir." Zhu Hao greeted.
Lu Bing quickly came over to salute Tang Yin.
Tang Yin said: "Have you grown so big?"
Lu Bing was a little embarrassed when he heard this.
In the blink of an eye, many years have passed, and Tang Yin has not seen Lu Bing for a long time. To him, these children are different every day, and each of them has grown into an adult.
Tang Yin suddenly remembered something and asked: "Speaking of which, I haven't seen the princess for a long time... Oh, no, I should call her the eldest princess. Where is she now?"
"Hey hey hey!"
When Lu Bing heard this, he couldn't help laughing.
Zhu Hao glared at him and said, "Don't laugh, go to the backyard and see if you can help. I want to talk to my husband about business."
"good!"
Lu Bing led people to the inner courtyard.
Tang Yin turned to Zhu Hao and asked, "Does he know where the eldest princess is?"
Zhu Hao said: "He doesn't know the whereabouts of the eldest princess, but he knows why the eldest princess is not married yet."
Tang Yin rolled his eyes at Zhu Hao and sighed, "You have failed her."
"Look what you said, who did I betray? I never said I wanted Princess Shang from the beginning. We are serious about talking about things, can we not change the subject?"
Zhu Hao was very dissatisfied with Tang Yin's careless attitude.
Tang Yin said: "I am a dying person. You can treat me as advice or as my last words. My daughter's family gives you my sincerity. No matter what you think, you must have an explanation. Even if you can't get married.
She, also tell her clearly that she should stop ignoring things in the world of mortals, and that she must have a destination in life."
Zhu Hao asked coldly: "Are you talking about yourself?"
"hehe."
Tang Yin knew that he could never win an argument with Zhu Hao, so he had no interest in arguing and responded with a smile.
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In the afternoon, Zhu Hao accompanied Tang Yin to drink. They agreed to have three drinks per person. Zhu Hao and Tang Yin were both sensible and did not drink too much.
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At the wine table, Tang Yin mentioned that the emperor now wants to increase the number of cabinet ministers.
"There are rumors that Fei Gelao is going to retire and I am going to die, and Huang Gongxian has already announced to the outside world that he will retire soon. It's hard to tell whether it's true or not," Tang Yin said.
Zhu Hao said: "Your Majesty actually has no intention of replacing Mr. Fei Ge, right?"
"Then...these rumors..."
"It's obvious that someone deliberately caused a topic, and who do you think will be the ultimate beneficiary? It can't be you and me, right?" Zhu Hao said with a smile.
Tang Yin thought about it for a while, but still didn't understand.
Zhu Hao picked up the wine pot, put it aside, and then said: "This is Zhang Bing using someone to spread the news in private, telling everyone in the world that His Majesty will use Yang Yingning as a cabinet minister instead of a minister."
"Why did he do this?" Tang Yin frowned.
Zhu Haodao: "If Yang Yingning returns to the court and becomes a minister, what threat can he have to me? In Zhang Bingyong's mind, he himself wants to be a cabinet minister, and his biggest enemy is me, so he wants to use Yang Yingning's hand to deal with me.
.That’s all.”
Tang Yin was surprised and said: "Didn't your Majesty spread this rumor?"
Zhu Hao shook his head: "Never. In the past few days, it seems that His Majesty has not gone to court, right?"
Tang Yin nodded: "It was said that it was because it was not the Lantern Festival and your Majesty was serving the Queen Mother, but I heard Eunuch Zhang vaguely mention that your Majesty suddenly became enthusiastic about Taoism."
Zhu Hao smiled bitterly.
He tried his best to avoid many things, but some things seemed to be destined.
When Zhu Si basically solved the problems of the Great Ceremony, subdued the power of civil servants, and took over the power, he felt that there was no opponent in the court. What he thought about was not to work hard to govern, but to think about how to achieve immortality like his ancestors.
Many things in Taoism are very mysterious. In this era, there are various legends about immortality. Even if you cannot achieve immortality, you can say that a half-immortal can live for hundreds of years. Even a child has heard such stories and they are passed down orally.
So much so that it is recorded in some serious history books...
Isn't this nonsense?
Who is most afraid of death in this world?
Of course, a person with great power will want to control others forever only after he has controlled others and enjoyed the ultimate pleasure.
People at the bottom are worried about survival, so how can they have time to pursue immortality?
"If I say that without interference, His Majesty will be obsessed with cultivating immortality in the future, and may not even go to court for decades, do you believe it?" Zhu Hao asked.
Tang Yin frowned deeply after hearing this.
The way they get along as master and disciple is different from others, and they can sometimes talk about topics that are not suitable for talking to others.
Zhu Hao said: "Don't believe it, maybe it's even more extreme than this. You have always wanted to know my past, so let me tell you, at least within the scope of what I can calculate, this kind of thing will definitely happen, it's just a matter of time. It's a pity, Mr.