Chapter 406: The Autumn Moon of the Four Great Talents
As soon as the emperor asked, the courtyard was silent in an instant, and everyone couldn't help but stare at Tai Shi Hua. Whether they wanted him to be safe or expected him to be dismissed, they became nervous at this time.
Grandmaster Hua stroked his beard and said lightly: "Emperor, the old minister is the minister who was given the emperor's order. He has always only known to assist the emperor with all his heart. How could a criminal deceive the emperor? A few days ago, King Ning praised the dog son with several ministers. I heard that he was very happy and naturally would not refute. Although the dog son did not like literature and martial arts, it did not mean that the dog son was a useless person!"
When Master Hua spoke, he glanced at King Ning with contempt. Anyone could feel his disdain for King Ning.
King Ning's smile froze and sneered, "The Grand Master's words are interesting. If someone does not become a martial artist, he can still be called a talent. Then why do many good men need to study hard? I am sorry that I am ignorant and cannot understand the Grand Master's meaning."
Tai Shi Hua straightened his back and said slowly: "The prince is indeed ignorant. There are thousands of knowledge that people in this world know, and there are countless. The top scholar in literature can serve the court, and the military can come to make the country safe. But in addition, there are talents from industries that have made our country good. I wonder if the prince is the best restaurant in the capital and the best ready-made clothing shops are considered talents? Without them, how can the prince highlight the prince's momentum? Can the talents from all walks of life in the people be both civil and military?"
The emperor had never heard of Master Hua praise people in the market like this, and couldn't help but smile with a novelty: "What Master said is good, it makes sense!"
Ning Wang put away his smile, looked at Tai Shi Hua with a sinister look, and said in a deep voice: "Since Tai Shi said that, I believe the son is good at proficient in skills? However, most folk skills are for supporting the family. Unexpectedly, the Tai Shi did not teach the son to become a civil and military genius, and it seems that he has the best share."
Master Hua snorted, "Any skill is worth cherishing. If there is no blooming of the people, how can the world achieve a balance? With only literary and martial arts, how can the people live and work in peace? As a human being, you must first eat and wear well, and have no worries about life, so that you can have the energy to do other things. We assist the emperor in governing the country, and we must not be despised by any skill, otherwise the world will be unbalanced and regretful! Therefore, as long as the dog son does something useful and is willing to work hard, I will have the captain in my heart."
The emperor nodded thoughtfully, thinking that what the Grand Master said made sense.
Seeing this, King Ning narrowed his eyes and provoked: "The Grand Master is always extremely serious in the court, and he is very strict in teaching and solving doubts for the emperor. I didn't expect that the Grand Master would be so willing to his son."
When the emperor heard this, he felt disgusted and couldn't help but say, "Yes, Grand Master, I thought you were as strict with everyone as you would be to me. I didn't expect that you were a kind father at home!"
The word "Love Father" is extremely ironic, and it means that the Taishi is favored by one and has no loving love for the emperor. Su Xueyun glanced at the reactions of the ministers, and most of them were gloating, and couldn't help but feel that Taishi Hua was not worth it. This person may be too old-fashioned and stubborn, but the Hua family has served the country for generations. Taishi Hua even assisted two kings, worrying until they were old, their hair was completely white, and they didn't have time to teach their sons. As a result, no one from the emperor to the court officials was grateful for his goodness, and they all wanted to find an opportunity to get this old guy down. Su Xueyun, the ruler of this dynasty, had already understood that the emperor was a fool, and the ministers had no good things. It was strange that King Ning had not rebelled in the original drama.
Su Xueyun looked at Master Hua, and saw him bowing and replied, "Your Majesty, you are the lord of the world. Every word and action are related to the people of the world, so you naturally have to learn more than others. The dog son is not as good as the emperor, he is just an ordinary person. The old minister is satisfied with his desire to make some contributions to the court. The so-called teaching according to his aptitude is this."
King Ning looked at Tai Shi Hua coldly and said sarcastically: "I haven't seen the son after talking for so long. Since the son has the talent to serve the court, it's better to show it to the emperor, so that we, ignorant people, can gain some knowledge."
Almost everyone knew that King Ning wanted to see Grand Tutor Hua make a fool of himself, and even the emperor was used to the two of them in a tit-for-tat way, and immediately said, "Taishu, let me see what kind of talent you have in your son."
Master Hua bowed and said, "The old minister obeys the order."
Master Hua looked back and the Chinese Wenwu immediately walked to him and respectfully greeted the emperor. The emperor couldn't wait to know what Chinese Wenwu was good at and immediately asked him to show his talent. Chinese Wenwu was guided by Chen Xiaosheng these days and his knowledge has made great progress. He was very grateful. He intended to help Chen Xiaosheng show his face in front of the emperor, so he asked someone to show it to him.
The first time the emperor heard that talent could be easily displayed by others, so he became interested and smiled and said, "It's good, today I'll let me see what talent can make the Grand Master agree so much."
The emperor always subconsciously spoke with sarcasm, which made Chen Xiaosheng and others frown. Su Xueyun patted Chen Xiaosheng and said, using internal force to convey the voice to their ears, "If you want to change the court, you can only be able to be an official in the court. The opportunity is rare, so it is better to show it well."
Chen Xiaosheng nodded gently, stood up and walked behind Hua Wenwu at the same time, saluting to the emperor. The emperor looked at them and asked curiously: "Who are you guys? The Grand Master can invite you to attend his birthday party, I must appreciate you very much. If you don't have real talents and knowledge, I will punish you."
Chen Xiaosheng smiled faintly and said, "Please rest assured, you will not disappoint the emperor today."
"Oh? Are you so confident? That's very interesting." The emperor smiled and waited for them to show it, like a child watching the fun.
Although it was the first time Chen Xiaosheng met a supreme person like the "Emperor", because the emperor's face was similar to someone he knew in the past, he was not nervous at all. It was the first time he felt that it was good to always meet someone who looked like a face, at least it could help him relax.
At this time, people had already brought up the inventions of Chinese Wenwu and Chen Xiaosheng. The ministers found that they were all things they had never seen before and couldn't help but talk in a low voice. The emperor pointed at those things with great interest and asked, "What are these? Why have I never seen them before? Is the talent you want to show related to this?"
Hua Wenwu replied: "Yes, the emperor, these are new things invented by Caomin and three friends. Please see, this thing is a water truck. Unlike the Kongming car in the past, it is an improved water truck with low cost and no manpower. As long as the drawings are distributed to the carpenters, it can be produced in large quantities. Every household in every village has the ability to use it, which will not increase the burden on the people, but will make them much easier when ploughing farmland."
Chen Xiaosheng took a water pipe and a wooden pressure device and said, "Master, if you add these two things to the water wheel, you can extend the water pipe infinitely. Even if the terrain is inconvenient to place the water wheel, you can use the water pipe to lure the water over."
The emperor looked at the strangely shaped water wheel in surprise and said, "Is it so magical? If what you said is true, it is indeed a good thing for the people."
Hua Wenwu smiled and said, "Caomin will demonstrate this to the emperor."
A few of them put the reduced version of the water wheel into the basin. They first demonstrated the automatic water wheel without manpower, and then connected the water pipe to let everyone clearly see that the wooden pressure device moved by itself as the water wheel rolled, and the water in the basin flowed out of the water pipe smoothly. When they didn't want to drink water, they just needed to put the water pipe into the water or remove the pressure device, which was very simple and convenient.
The emperor slapped the table and said, "Okay! It's really a good thing, Chinese Wenwu, tell me what other things are used for?"
Chinese Wenwu then displayed several semi-finished products, "Prince, this thing is called cement, which can be used for paving roads. Although the price is not cheaper than a water truck, if the road surfaces across the country are paved, the trade between towns and towns will be greatly increased, and communication between each other will be more convenient and quicker. There is also this thing called bicycle, which can be ridden by one person quickly, without the need for a horse to pull a cart, saving the energy to raise horses, and storing it without taking up much space, which is very convenient. There is also this thing..."
Zhu Xiaolian nervously pulled Lasu Xueyun's sleeve and whispered: "Sister-in-law, why did they take out the things that were not successful in research? Will the emperor blame it?"
Su Xueyun smiled comfortably at her and said in a voice that only Zhu Xiaolian and Qiuxiang could hear: "Don't be afraid, it's okay. Those things have actually been successfully studied. They can't be taken out in front of the emperor at once, otherwise they will be blamed for hiding good things and not wanting to serve the country. Those semi-finished products were prepared by the young master, so that the emperor would reuse them if he had expectations for their inventions, and would not think that the invention was too simple and demanded from them."
Zhu Xiaolian and Qiuxiang suddenly realized and felt at ease. In their eyes, as long as Su Xueyun said it, it must be correct.
When the Chinese Wenwu introduced some professional things, Chen Xiaosheng would add a few sentences. Zhou Wenbin helped to show things. He rode a wooden bicycle and walked around. Everyone could see that this thing had not been studied well, his movements were slow and stagnant, and there were still shortcomings in cement and other things. But they had to admit that these things could be improved or were good things that benefit the country and the people!
Wen Zhengming had not participated in the research of these inventions before, but he was the only one among the few who truly cared about the country. Whenever Zhou Wenbin showed something, he would praise him in an excited tone, telling how much benefit this thing would bring to the country if it could be perfected. His expression was full of expectations and yearning for the country to get better and better, which made people who listened could not help but pay more attention to these things. Even the emperor felt that they were simply talented, and each of them was a pillar of the country.
Qiuxiang and Zhu Xiaolian were originally afraid that they would make any mistakes in front of the emperor, but now they secretly breathed a sigh of relief when everything went well. Su Xueyun's lips curled slightly, and looked at Chen Xiaosheng and others with their eyes and admired them. Not to mention the three talents, even Chinese civil and military officials were geniuses in miscellaneous studies. Compared with them, the emperor only liked fighting crickets, watching beauties, and going to the casino. It can only be said that he was reincarnated.
Hua Wenwu quickly introduced the last invention - hot air balloon. Although Hua Wenwu didn't understand why Kongming lanterns had changed their materials and called the balloon, it was developed by Chen Xiaosheng, so he called this name. When the emperor heard that he could go to the sky by riding this, his eyes lit up, and he urged him repeatedly: "You guys quickly show me, you can actually fly to the sky by litting a fire? What if it falls down or floats to another place? What if the fire goes out? If it can really fly to the sky safely, wouldn't it be possible to look down at my thousands of miles? I can't wait to go up and take a look."
The smile on King Ning's face disappeared, and he immediately dissuaded him, "Your Majesty, you must never use it. This kind of thing has never been seen or heard of, how can the emperor's body of a thousand gold be in danger?"
The emperor waved his hand indifferently and said, "No, don't worry, let's see if they can fly up first."
Chapter completed!