Chapter 506 Something big happened!
Emperor Jiajing, who did not go to fill coal, felt that the temperature in the carriage was as warm as a greenhouse, but he also thought that it could be hot enough to make people sweat.
So when he saw Huang Jin and Teng Xiang with gray faces and sweating profusely, he couldn't help but ask this question.
Huang Jin and Tengxiang, who were asked by Emperor Jiajing, "Is it so hot?" When they heard this sentence, their hearts were really painful, but they couldn't say it.
Therefore, at the end, Huang Jin found an angle to reply and once again showed Teng Xiang what the art of speaking is.
Huang Jin said: "The emperor has an immortal body, and the two slaves are easily nervous when they are mortal on the railway car. This nervousness makes them sweat."
Emperor Jiajing actually laughed when he heard these words, "Then you have to practice more, otherwise when the rail car is really laid in the Ming Dynasty in the future, I will let you go out on the rail car as imperial envoys, you Don’t you two sweat till you collapse in your own country?”
After Huang Jin and Teng Xiang heard Emperor Jiajing's joke, they immediately replied: "You must train diligently."
Emperor Jiajing laughed and was in a good mood.
Then he said: "Then let's go down first."
Huang Jin and others immediately responded with a yes. At this time, the guards who saw the rail car stopped outside also ran over immediately, preparing to pick it up.
Zhanwat and Marton saw Emperor Jiajing getting out of the car, and they immediately came over to remove the closed door handle, and then stepped aside.
At this time, Huang Jin also immediately came over, stuck his head out of the car door, and looked at the situation outside. Then he immediately pointed at a guard, "Come and lean over."
The guard who was pointed at didn't hesitate at all, and immediately came over and leaned in front of the car door as a human ladder. At this time, Huang Jin also carefully got down from the top, and then made all preparations to receive support, and moved the people behind. Emperor Jiajing, who followed him out, was safely brought to the ground.
Then the guard who was acting as a human ladder stood up and stood aside, while Teng Xiang, Zhan Watt, Marton and others who were still in the carriage had no choice but to jump out of the door.
Fortunately, the height of the car door is also limited, only about fifty or sixty centimeters, so Teng Xiang and the others did not feel much discomfort when they jumped out.
Emperor Jiajing, who finally had his feet on the ground again, couldn't help but look back at the steam rail car behind him. He was really satisfied!
Although Zhuge Liang's wooden cow and flowing horse are also very magical, it is more of a legend. And even if the wooden cow and flowing horse can be passed down to this day, the speed will not be better than the steam rail car in front of us.
Also, according to Zhu Zaijing's memorial, if this steam rail car is successfully developed, it can be put into actual use. It can pull at least a dozen cars and cars that are longer than the front of the car. And if these carriages are used to carry cargo, each section can carry at least hundreds of thousands of kilograms of materials.
Just imagine that one carriage can haul 100,000 jins of grain. Wouldn’t ten carriages equal one million jins? With such a carrying capacity, will the capital still need to continuously transport grain from the south through the canal every day?
The total amount of grain that this kind of rail car can pull back in a day is more than the grain that can be pulled through the canal in a month.
Therefore, after experiencing the true feelings, Emperor Jiajing's excitement was beyond words!
As soon as Emperor Jiajing was happy, he immediately said to Huang Jin: "By decree, I will appoint Zhan Watt as the head of the Ministry of Works. He will receive a hereditary salary and will not be responsible to the Ministry of Works. He will be responsible for the Xishan Steam Plant! The rest of the people are Give me a hundred taels of silver and ten pieces of cloth!”
When Zhan Watt and others heard the reward from Emperor Jiajing, they all became excited and confused. For a moment, they forgot to kneel down to express gratitude.
At this time, Huang Jin reminded Zhan Watt and others with a smile: "Master Zhan, why don't you thank Tianen?"
Zhan Watt came back to his senses when he heard Huang Jin's reminder. He quickly knelt on the ground with Marton and others, "Thank you God for your grace!"
Emperor Jiajing felt even more relaxed when he heard these words of "Master Immortal". This title was so adorable.
After everyone thanked them, Emperor Jiajing said: "You must do your best to create glory for Xishan in the future. As long as you can still build something as magical as a steam rail car, I will not be stingy with any rewards!"
After hearing Emperor Jiajing's words, everyone bowed excitedly. Obviously, they really didn't expect happiness to come so suddenly.
Although Zhu Zaijing would give them very generous rewards and rewards in the past, Zhu Zaijing could not give them hereditary wealth and official positions. Therefore, at this moment, these people also truly felt what it means to be a man of heaven's grace and what a blessing. It’s called Jinkou Yuyan.
After rewarding Zhanwatt and others, Emperor Jiajing left with satisfaction.
Before leaving, Emperor Jiajing said to Teng Xiang, who was also waiting at his side with the same attentiveness: "You have done a good job in Xishan. From today on, you can also take up the post of eunuch Bingbi, director of etiquette. From now on, We still have to do our best to guard Xishan and not let others discover the secrets of Xishan.”
Teng Xiang was extremely excited when he heard that Emperor Jiajing wanted to promote him to the position of Eunuch Bingbi, the Chief of Ceremonies. Although the status of the Eunuch Bingbi, the Chief of Ceremonies, was not as noble and conspicuous as that of the Eunuch Palm Print, it was also something that countless eunuchs could not dream of doing. location.
Now that Emperor Jiajing was happy, he made him the eunuch Bingbi, the Superintendent of Ceremonies. How could this not make Teng Xiang's eyes red with excitement and his nose sore?
Teng Xiang knelt on the ground excitedly, "I will definitely live up to the emperor's expectations. I will guard Xishan well and not let a fly fly to Xishan."
Emperor Jiajing chuckled and said: "Okay, then keep working hard."
After saying these words, Emperor Jiajing left with Huang Jin. But this time, Emperor Jiajing did not go back to the palace directly. Instead, he went to the Divine Medicine Palace and met with Leidezi and Nordezi. The Taoist priest from the Department of Chemical Engineering discussed it for two hours.
During these two hours of discussion, Emperor Jiajing also had a flash of inspiration in a trance. It turned out that there are so many strange reactions in alchemy. No wonder sometimes the elixirs produced are not powerful enough and always make people feel uncomfortable. There is a feeling of being unsatisfactory.
It turns out that when making alchemy, the subtle reactions between the medicinal materials were ignored.
Therefore, after having the inspiration for this discussion, Emperor Jiajing decided that after returning, he must collect materials to refine a pot of elixir again, striving to take a step closer to the elixir!
Therefore, judging from these "harvests", Emperor Jiajing's visit to Xishan this time was really the right one. At the same time, Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but think, no wonder San'er came to Xishan every now and then. It turns out that the people here have already With another set of knowledge and cognition, I don't know how much better than those who only talk and talk.
So on the way back to the palace, Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but ask Huang Jin, "What have San'er been doing these two days?"
When Huang Jin heard Emperor Jiajing ask about Zhu Zaijing, he immediately dug out the secret reports sent from the palace in the past two days and handed them to Emperor Jiajing.
"Emperor, according to the secret report, Prince Yu has already severely investigated the case of Wang Bengu's family bullying the people at the Ministry of Life and Punishment. At the same time, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has also stated that it will conduct a serious internal investigation."
Emperor Jiajing looked at the secret report in his hand and Huang Jin's words. He couldn't help but hum, "It seems that Wang Zhi's matter will be settled soon."
Huang Jin said: "Yes, this Wang Zhidu has been detained in Dongchang Prison for more than half a year. Even if he is not killed if he is detained any longer, it will affect Hu Zongxian's overall plan to suppress Japanese pirates in Zhejiang. After all, these pirates are all He is a desperado and will really cause trouble if he is left without a leader for a long time.”
Emperor Jiajing also nodded with deep understanding, "Then this matter must be dealt with as soon as possible. When Wang Bengu's matter is almost settled, you will ask Dongchang to issue a confession for Wang Zhi's interrogation. I will close the case immediately." ." Huang Jin replied: "Yes, I obey."
After saying this, Huang Jin couldn't help but sigh in his heart about Wang Zhi's good luck. You must know that a pirate leader like him has even usurped the title. If such a person is caught, even if he does not die, he will have to shed his skin. .
But now Emperor Jiajing not only won't kill him, but also rewards him. This shows that Wang Zhi's luck is really not that good!
How enviable!
Just as Emperor Jiajing was on his way back to the palace, a very sudden event happened in the capital, which also made Zhu Zaijing a little stunned and surprised.
Zhu Zaijing looked at Gao Gong who had come to report the news in a hurry, and couldn't help but raise his voice, "What did you say? Zhou Yan is dead?!"
When Gao Gong heard Zhu Zaijing's extremely shocked rhetorical question, his heart could not be calm for a long time.
Gao Gong replied: "Yes, Your Majesty, Zhou Yan is dead."
After Zhu Zaijing confirmed again, he couldn't help but take a breath and said: "Isn't he well? How can you say that he is gone? When did he die?"
Gao Gong sighed and said: "I heard from his family that he died in his sleep last night. When he was found this morning, he was cold."
When Zhu Zaijing heard this, he couldn't help but sigh, "Hey, life is so unpredictable! How is the Metropolitan Procuratorate doing now?"
Gao Gong said: "The current Metropolitan Procuratorate has not yet officially taken charge. Only a few censors have been called over to temporarily take charge of Zhou Yan's funeral affairs. The Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites have also sent people there."
Zhu Zaijing said, "Where is your Majesty?"
Gao Gong hesitated and said: "The news was sent to Xiyuan early in the morning, but His Majesty has not responded yet."
When Zhu Zaijing heard this, he couldn't help but wonder. Zhou Yan was the censor of Zuodu and a high-ranking official of the same level as the Six Ministers. Now that he died suddenly, how could Emperor Jiajing still be so calm? The emperor’s heart is really as deep as the abyss!
Zhu Zaijing sighed again and said: "Then let's call the cabinet first. After all, Zhou Yan is the imperial censor of Zuodu and one of the seven ministers at the same level as the six ministers. The cabinet must also have a charter. That’s it.”
Gao Gong replied: "Yes, I will make arrangements right away."
Zhu Zaijing hummed softly and waved his sleeves, leaving no high arches.
After Gao Gong left, Zhu Zaijing also began to try hard to recall the situation after Zhou Yan.
It's a pity that Zhou Yan's presence in the history of Jiajing Dynasty was too low. Zhu Zaijing thought about it for a long time, but he didn't think about what the historical records after Zhou Yan were.
At the same time, Zhu Zaijing couldn't help but wonder how Emperor Jiajing could be so calm.
This person is not a small fish and shrimp, but the leader of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. This is the big brother who is the head of the censors of the two capitals. His sudden death has little impact on the court situation, but it has The influence of the entire censor system is not small.
You must know that the Ming Dynasty is a two-capital system. Although most of the six yamen in Nanjing are showy, the Metropolitan Procuratorate in Nanjing is not a show. What these censors like to do most is to collude with the north and the south. If something happens, they will respond to both sides. It's very disturbing.
But at the same time, there is no way to deal with them, because they are all censors. Although censors have no real administrative power, they have the power to report rumors.
If they join forces and act as troublemakers, no one will be able to survive.
So now that Zhou Yan is dead, if he wants to quickly settle down in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he must either immediately transfer the Imperial Censor Shi Ping from the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate to Beijing to take charge of the overall situation, or quickly find someone with certain qualifications who is easy to manage and arrange him there. In the position of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Otherwise, it will cause thorns, and no one will be able to live in peace.
However, at such a critical moment, Emperor Jiajing remained silent. This really made Zhu Zaijing admire his determination and at the same time he couldn't help but sigh, "The emperor's heart is as deep as the abyss"!
But is Emperor Xin really as good as Yuan this time?
Obviously this does not seem to be the case. Emperor Jiajing is still on his way back to the capital from Xishan. Obviously, the secret report from the capital at this time has not yet been sent to him in time.
Otherwise, with Emperor Jiajing's extreme control over power, he would definitely make a decision immediately.
So the current situation is that a small vacuum has appeared inadvertently in power, and when this vacuum occurs, no one inside or outside the capital is aware of it.
This shows how much influence and misunderstanding the mysterious image of Emperor Jiajing caused to the world in the past, so that when a big event happened, everyone's first reaction was not that there was something wrong with the emperor, but what was the emperor holding back? An incomprehensible mind.
Emperor Jiajing's chariot finally returned to Xiyuan when all the officials in the capital were discussing the impact of Zhou Yan's death.
Just when Emperor Jiajing got down from his car and was about to return to Yuxi Palace to bathe and change into a new Taoist robe, Chen Hong hurried over.
When Chen Hong arrived in front of Emperor Jiajing, he immediately saluted and said: "Something happened to the emperor! Zhou Yan is dead!"
Emperor Jiajing, who was getting off the carriage, couldn't help but stop when he heard Chen Hong say that Zhou Yan was dead. He raised his eyes and looked at Chen Hong, and finally asked seriously: "When did it happen?"
Chen Hong immediately added: "I heard from their family that it should have happened last night, but it was already late at night when the incident happened. It was not until the next morning that Zhou Yanzhi's death was discovered. When the doctors went to see me, everyone was cold.”
When Emperor Jiajing heard this, he couldn't help but feel a trace of emotion in his heart. He didn't expect that less than three days after leaving Xiyuan, a second-rank official of the imperial court died. It was really surprising.
Emperor Jiajing asked again: "How to deal with it now?"
Chen Hong immediately said: "Several censors from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and people from the Ministry of Rites and Officials have gone over. They are temporarily helping to take care of Zhou Yan's funeral. The cabinet is also discussing countermeasures."
Emperor Jiajing grunted, "I understand, go down first and come back to report if anything happens."
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