Chapter 503 Who is this Taoist priest?
Zhu Zaijing looked at the briefing on memorials in the Yunnan-Guizhou region that the clerks spent half a day compiling. He thought in silence for a moment, and finally put the briefing down temporarily. .
Because now there are more important things to do than Yunnan-Guizhou.
And according to the historical trend that Zhu Zaijing knew, even if the Ming-Burma War started one day in the future, it would not shake the Ming Dynasty's rule in the Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi regions.
So after thinking about it, Zhu Zaijing also believed that the current problem in Yunnan and Guizhou is just a scabies disease. As long as other things are done well, more power and means can be freed up. Not to mention the small chieftains in Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi, even the old Annan land may not be able to be recovered again.
Therefore, Zhu Zaijing's focus at the moment still needs to be on the capital and on the urgent key issues.
While Zhu Zaijing was thinking about the next key issue, Emperor Jiajing finally found the time and quietly asked Huang Jin to lead a group of smart and capable Jin Yiwei guards towards the Western Mountains. .
This time Emperor Jiajing went to Xishan not to do any serious business, but to have fun.
In the memorials and summaries written by Zhu Zaijing in the past few years, Emperor Jiajing also developed a strong interest in this Xishan area, which he had never paid much attention to.
So after this New Year, everything was almost settled, Emperor Jiajing set out with Huang Jin and other trusted eunuchs and guards in a happy mood.
Emperor Jiajing was sitting in a mountain pavilion. Huang Jin was making hot tea and serving Emperor Jiajing.
"Emperor, the tea is ready. Take a sip to warm yourself first. The wind is cold on the mountain."
Huang Jin carefully handed a cup of freshly poured tea to Emperor Jiajing. Emperor Jiajing After taking a look at the tea handed over by Huang Jin, he also put the scented cup to warm his hands aside, took the tea handed over by Huang Jin and took a sip.
Emperor Jiajing let out a sigh of relief, "Is this the Lai Qingxuan built by San'er?"
Huang Jin replied: "Yes, Emperor, this pavilion is The word "Lai Qing" was written by Prince Yu himself, and every year when Prince Yu takes his young prince and his daughter to the Xishan Mountains for an autumn outing, they come here to enjoy the scenery and drink tea. ”
Emperor Jiajing chuckled and sat in Lai Qingxuan. Looking at the green scenery outside the Western Mountains, he couldn't help but smile and said: "These three children are really good at enjoying themselves. He can find such a good place. It's really amazing." "Yeah!"
Huang Jin also laughed and said: "The emperor is right, Prince Yu is so powerful. Apart from this mountain, there are only some ordinary brick and stone factories and limestone in Xishan." and coal yards and other small workshops. Now that the Divine Medicine Palace is here and due to the needs of the construction of the Capital Special Zone, Xishan has changed a lot.”
“Not only has it become more lively, but it can also often do some surprising things. Good stuff. Especially the Divine Medicine Palace, which was named by the Emperor, is now almost becoming a holy place in the eyes of the alchemy masters of the Danding Sect."
Emperor Jiajing was also happy to hear that the Divine Medicine Palace was so popular. Laughed.
“Although the Divine Medicine Palace is good, it is still not much worse than my alchemy room in Xiyuan. What they refine is ordinary mortal elixirs, which can cure some minor ailments of brain fever. , but what I am refining in the alchemy room of Xiyuan is a magical elixir, a treasure that can make people become immortals! ”
When Huang Jin heard Emperor Jiajing commenting so much about the Divine Medicine Palace and bragging about his alchemy room, he also laughed and said: "The emperor is the reincarnation of a god, and he must be much better than those alchemy masters who lack understanding."< br>< br>Emperor Jiajing laughed and said modestly: "However, these Taoist priests of the Danding Sect are not without their merits. For example, the high explosives they made are outstanding! It's a pity that my Ming Dynasty's firearms are not strong enough. , otherwise these high explosives are applied to firearms, the power will definitely shake the world."
Huang Jindao: "What the emperor said is that Lord Yu has also specially organized craftsmen to secretly build it in Xishan. And we have developed new firearms and force-bearing steel. I believe it won’t be long before we can make firearms that can withstand the explosives of the Divine Medicine Palace.”
After hearing Huang Jin’s words, Emperor Jiajing also thought deeply. He let out a sigh of relief.
He had also seen the power of nitroglycerin explosives with his own eyes when he went to Xishan. It was precisely because he saw the terrifying power of this gunpowder that the Emperor Jiajing ordered Zhu Zaijing to build the Palace of Divine Medicine in Xishan to develop and develop Redzi and Nordzi, who produced the nitroglycerin explosive, and other R&D members took control here.
It can be said that in a sense, the Xishan Divine Medicine Palace could not achieve its current status without the support of Emperor Jiajing.
After spending half a day in Lai Qingxuan, Emperor Jiajing finally came down the mountain.
However, after coming down the mountain, he did not go directly to the Western Mountain Divine Medicine Palace. Instead, he first stayed in the Royal Garden below the Western Mountain.
"Get ready tomorrow, I am going to pay homage to Emperor Jing."
Emperor Jiajing suddenly thought of Zhu Qiyu, the Emperor of Jingtai who was also buried at the foot of Yuquan Mountain in Xishan Mountain.
This emperor, who also succeeded as a vassal king, was extremely embarrassed in terms of status.
Although he turned the tide and protected the Ming Dynasty together with Yu Qian, at the end of his reign he encountered his brother's restoration coup. In the end, not only did he die in an unclear manner, but he was even deprived of his imperial title. , if the eldest nephew hadn't suddenly remembered his merits and achievements more than ten years after he ascended the throne, and restored his imperial title regardless of past resentments.
It is estimated that his tomb has not received formal royal sacrifices until now.
However, these things are all stories from nearly a hundred years ago. Emperor Jiajing naturally did not think too much about it. He was more concerned about the political influence.
After all, in terms of birth, Emperor Jiajing was also born as a vassal king, so for emperors who were born as vassal kings, whether it was Emperor Taizong Yongle or Emperor Jingtai.
Emperor Jiajing gave them a certain status and treatment.
For example, Emperor Yongle's Taizong was promoted to Chengzu. It didn't matter whether Emperor Yongle liked it or not. What was important was that everyone in the world recognized this new name.
So in a sense, the temple name Chengzu is well-deserved when paired with Zhu Di.
After all, in the thousands of years of history, not all the names that are honored or bestowed by later generations are recognized by history. Even if some people are honored as emperors, their actual historical status and titles from later generations will still be retained by their original titles.
The most significant example is Emperor Jiajing’s biological father, Prince Xingxian Zhu Youqian. Although he was revered as Ruizong by Emperor Jiajing and was carried into the Ancestral Temple, he was recognized by later generations as Xingxian. The king has nothing to do with the emperor.
Therefore, whether a person's historical name can be resounding, the most important thing is to see whether his name is worthy of the name. If so, even Prime Minister Cao, who has never been an emperor, will still be called "" Emperor Wu of Wei.
If not, it would be like Jiajing's biological father Zhu Youqi. Even if he was honored by Emperor Jiajing, he would still be a king.
Therefore, it is not a treasonous thing for Emperor Jiajing to give Emperor Yongle the title of Chengzu.
Huang Jin did not feel any surprise when he heard that Emperor Jiajing was going to pay homage to Emperor Jingtai tomorrow.
After all, in the fifteenth year of Jiajing's reign, Emperor Jiajing paid a visit to Jingtai Mausoleum. He believed that Jingtai Mausoleum was completely inconsistent with the imperial mausoleum system, and ordered it to be changed to a yellow tile. Build a mausoleum stele pavilion outside the mausoleum gate and in the middle of the gate, and move the mausoleum stele into the pavilion to make it have the style of an imperial mausoleum. But that was all, there were no further renovations, no official name was given to the tomb of Emperor Jingtai, and no temple name was officially given to Emperor Jingtai.
So Emperor Jiajing had limited sympathy for his uncle's experience.
But now that we are in Xishan again, the only royal mausoleum here that Emperor Jiajing can bow down to worship is Emperor Jingtai’s Jingtai Mausoleum. If he doesn’t worship when he gets here, he will be It’s unjustifiable.
Therefore, Emperor Jiajing's visit to Jingtailing Mausoleum this time was just a normal daily operation, and there was no political signal whatsoever.
So when Emperor Jiajing went to Jingtai Mausoleum the next day, he only offered some incense and told the tomb guards to protect the tomb. Nothing else.
After doing all this, Emperor Jiajing slowly headed towards the Xishan Divine Medicine Palace.
When they arrived at the Divine Medicine Palace, Emperor Jiajing did not go to the Divine Medicine Palace immediately, but went directly to the Steam Engine Factory.
As the eunuch guarding Xishan, Teng Xiang immediately went to the steam engine factory to pick him up when His Majesty the Emperor came to Xishan in person.
Teng Xiang, Emperor Jiajing, came in a hurry. Although he did not have a deep impression of Teng Xiang, he knew that Teng Xiang was also one of the admiral eunuchs who followed Zhu Zaijing and made a splash in the defense of the capital.
And during these years of running errands, Teng Xiang's ability was also recognized by Zhu Zaijing, and he gave him a lot of credit.
Now he not only holds the title of Xishan Guarding Eunuch, but also holds the position of Supervising Eunuch of Xishan Artifact Camp. It can be said that he is the real number one person in charge in Xishan.
"My slave Teng Xiang is late to pick up the emperor, please punish me."
Teng Xiang knelt down when he saw Emperor Jiajing face to face.
Emperor Jiajing looked at Teng Xiang who came in a hurry, without any intention of blaming him. After all, he came to Xishan lightly packed, so he brought Huang Jin and a team of royal guards.
So it was reasonable for Teng Xiang not to arrange a pick-up immediately. After all, he really didn’t know that Emperor Jiajing would come at this time.
Emperor Jiajing looked at Teng Xiang and said: "Get up. Since you are here, tell me about the situation in Xishan."
Teng Xiang thanked Emperor Jiajing again, then stood up from the ground, and bowed carefully to Emperor Jiajing. around.
"Emperor, Xishan has changed a lot in recent years. Although it is not as good as the Jingshi Special Economic Zone and Shunyi Industrial Park, Xishan is not inferior to the Special Zone and Shunyi Industrial Park in terms of importance."
“Especially take the Divine Medicine Palace as an example. The miracle medicines developed by the Divine Medicine Palace include not only healing diseases and saving lives, but also miracle medicines that can break mountains and crack rocks. Moreover, this type of magical medicine has more stable properties than when it first started."
"Not only can it make powerful explosives, but it can also make special artillery bombs. There are some new types of gunpowder equipment, and even a strong and tall city wall cannot withstand several consecutive attacks."
The first thing Teng Xiang introduced was the results of the research and development of gunpowder in the Divine Medicine Palace. When Emperor Jiajing heard this information, he just nodded slightly, because these things had been discussed in secret earlier and were nothing new.
And the power of the new gunpowder was still fresh in Emperor Jiajing's memory, and he had no doubts about it.
However, Emperor Jiajing was still concerned about one thing.
Emperor Jiajing asked: "How are you doing with the special steel and the so-called rifling mentioned by San'er?"
Teng Xiang immediately replied: "The slaves have ordered people to step up their efforts. Research and manufacturing were carried out, and according to the prince's instructions, the slaves also began to order craftsmen to use the power of steam engines to create lathes specialized in forging and cutting steel materials. ”
"It's just that the manufacturing of lathes is still relatively difficult. So far, there are only one or two rough lathes, and the hardness of the steel used for the cutting head cannot complete the cutting of special steel. Therefore, the rifling design mentioned by the prince has not been successfully cut yet. , only rough methods can be used "
Emperor Jiajing also hummed after hearing this, "Yes, continue to order people to manufacture and develop according to San'er's requirements. These are powerful weapons for the country. Once they are made, we will be Ming Dynasty in an instant. Between them, you can conquer all the world. Come on. If anyone dares to offend the power of heaven, my heavenly soldiers will be able to destroy them!"
Teng Xiang responded excitedly: "Yes, I will definitely live up to the emperor's expectations!"< br>
Emperor Jiajing smiled and said: "Okay, okay, I Remember, you have to work hard. If you succeed, I will promote you to the eunuch of the eunuch."
Teng Xiang became even more excited when he heard this. It's great to be able to become the eunuch of the eunuch. The common glory of all eunuchs is something that no eunuch can refuse.
"This slave will never give up, and he will definitely live up to the emperor's kindness!"
Teng Xiang knelt down on the ground in excitement again, and bowed heavily to Emperor Jiajing.
Emperor Jiajing was in a good mood when he saw Teng Xiang so excited.
He said to Teng Xiang: "I am here today just to see the steam railway car that I said three years ago that I could make my own. You go and have someone arrange it. I want to see this thing." Can you really walk by yourself?"
Teng Xiang immediately said: "I obey the order!"
Then Teng Xiang immediately sent someone to call Zhan Watt and others. Hearing Teng Xiang's call, Zhan Watt and others thought that Zhu Zaijing was coming again. Everyone was extremely excited and actively prepared, thinking This time he will definitely compete with Zhu Zaijing for a big face.
As a result, when they were ready, the person they saw turned out to be a Taoist priest wearing a Taoist robe and walking in the wind. Moreover, this Taoist priest also had the feeling of immortality and Taoism. Even Eunuch Teng Xiang, whom they were familiar with, nodded and bowed in front of this Taoist priest.
So when they saw this scene, Zhanwat and the others couldn't help but become confused.
Who is this Taoist priest?
Such a big spectrum?
He actually had the eunuchs guarding Xishan nodding and bowing down to serve him. You must know that only Prince Yu had been treated like this before, and when in front of Prince Yu, Eunuch Teng Xiang was not so flattering.
Therefore, Zhan Watt and others could not help but feel unprecedented curiosity about the Taoist priest whom Eunuch Teng Xiang was serving with great care. Could it be that he was an immortal from the Palace of Divine Medicine?
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