Chapter 242 Letter to Li Shanchang!
At dusk.
Xia Zhibai went to the Kyoto Salt Shop.
After weighing it up, he decided to pay a visit to Li Shanchang.
However, considering how 'disgusted' he is, Li Shanchang would not respond if he asked for a meeting rashly. Fortunately, he is still a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, and by virtue of his status as a bachelor, he can write a book. , can also be sent to Li Shanchang's house.
And in this era, articles are more popular than people.
Xia Zhibai was sitting at the table thinking, when he heard the sound of footsteps coming from outside.
Xia Zhibai raised his head and frowned slightly.
"Bachelor, Governor Zhou wants to see you." Lu Cang's voice sounded outside the house.
"Oh." Xia Zhibai responded.
Lu Cang said: "I will let Governor Zhou come in."
After a while, Zhou Ning walked into the study. He changed his usual serious smile and suddenly shrank and bent over, as if he had made a mistake. He looked like he came here today, not like he was asking anything, but more like someone who came to apologize.
Xia Zhibai did not wait for him to speak, and directly ordered: "Governor Zhou, you are here just in time. Get me some water and grind the ink for me."
Zhou Ning was stunned for a moment. , responded: "No."
He ran around and worked for a while, and then respectfully rubbed ink in the inkstone in front of Xia Zhibai, or when he saw Xia Zhibai's eyes, He was concentrating on composing the article. He hesitated several times, but in the end he did not dare to speak out.
At this time, Xia Zhibai had already thought about what to write to Li Shanchang.
The things written in the letter will naturally be different from the usual ones, with more content and connotation. Otherwise, if you write a long article eloquently, it will all be lyrical in the end. That is not a pure waste of emotion.
He wanted to tell Li Shanchang something.
The imperial court will not raise troops.
At the same time, by not raising troops, Li Shanchang was reminded that "to fight against the outside world, we must first settle the inside." Especially in the south, two major riots almost broke out within a year, which had seriously threatened the Ming Dynasty. The safety will also make His Majesty wary and even wary.
Li Shanchang is a smart man.
He can understand his intention in writing this letter.
Xia Zhibai picked up the pen and started writing on the letter paper. There was only a slight rustling sound in the study.
I don’t know how long it took, Xia Zhibai finished writing the letter and let out a long breath.
He raised his head.
Only then was he shocked to realize that Zhou Ning was still beside him.
Xia Zhibai put the brush on the inkstone and said unhurriedly: "Governor Zhou, my mind was not here just now and I was negligent. Is there anything going on at the salt factory recently? Or is it about the steam engine? Have there been any other breakthroughs in the research? "
Zhou Ning said: "Nothing has happened in the salt factory recently. With the help of hundreds of engineers, the improvement of steam engines has indeed been greatly improved. , but it is still in the experimental stage for a while, and it may not be sure for a while.”
“The official is here to apologize.”
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Zhou Ning still said it.
A hint of blush appeared on Zhou Ning's thin cheeks, which looked very unnatural.
“It has something to do with Li Sheng.” Xia Zhibai said.
Zhou Ning nodded and sighed: "It does have something to do with Zhou Ning. Recently, Li Sheng came to see me privately, and I rejected him, but he didn't give up at all. He kept searching for anything. He wanted to meet me, but I finally agreed for the sake of his father."
"That's it?" Xia Zhibai showed a strange look.
Zhou Ning smiled bitterly and said: "Xiaguan has made a big mistake, and his heart is really tight."
"And Li Sheng is more shrewd, and Xiaguan is also worried that if he is not careful for a moment, he will be Li Sheng said, if the secret is leaked again, the official will really have no face to face the bachelor."
Zhou Ning sighed repeatedly.
He had actually made up his mind before to completely cut off contact with Li Sheng.
However, Li Sheng’s father asked him to beg him before he died.
He struggled for a moment.
This time he came to Xia Zhibai, and he also wanted Xia Zhibai to make an idea for him. If Xia Zhibai didn't want to, he would just not go. If Xia Zhibai agreed, he would go. , so he found a reason and excuse for himself not to go.
A moment of weakness leads to long-term threats.
Xia Zhibai smiled and said: "If you want to go, go."
"I have never paid attention to Li Sheng, but I am afraid that he has been anxious recently. Once the officials from the Salt Transportation Department persuaded me to stand on my side, his biggest backer was gone. Without the support of the Salt Transportation Department, and he was not in the south, he would always worry about targeting me. "< br>
"And when they are in a hurry, they will probably tell some truth about the salt industry to please the officials and gentry in the south."
"In the past, we were very high-spirited, but in just one or two years, the situation has changed."
“It’s really a pity.”
“But this is his own choice.”
“Can’t blame others.”
"If he wants to ask, you can tell him some truth. Nowadays, our Kyoto salt industry is unique in the world in steam engine research. Moreover, you can also tell him the news that you will go south soon. Since he is so determined to please the south It’s not a bad idea to make the gentry in the south nervous in advance.”
Zhou Ning smiled bitterly and nodded vigorously.
Xia Zhibai said slowly: "Zhou Ning, you have a very heavy task at hand now. There is no need to pay too much attention to these things. My research on many things in the world and the ideas I put forward are originally to help the world. Yes, it is not my intention to make money, and I will not hide these things." "These things will one day be revealed to the world."
"For the world. People benefit.”
"As long as you can work hard, how can I care about the little things?"
Zhou Ning finally said nothing more and said respectfully: "Thank you, bachelor, for your understanding. I understand."
Xia Zhibai nodded and raised his chin to signal. Zhou Ning immediately understood and carefully walked out of the study. Just as he walked out of the study, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. For some reason, he felt that Xia Zhibai's aura was getting heavier and heavier. .
The movements of his hands and feet give people a strong power.
But it is different from the 'official spirit' he usually perceives. It is more like a youthful 'arrogant spirit', with an impulse to break through the sky. But for this impulse, an 'old man like him' 'You can only look far away, but don't dare to get any closer.
He knew why.
Because I am afraid.
I can't be as magnanimous and brave as Xia Zhibai.
After Zhou Jing left, Xia Zhibai continued what he was doing without being affected by Zhou Ning at all.
He checked the letter carefully and made sure there were no obvious errors, so he put it in an envelope and called Lu Cang and asked him to run around at night.
The day's work was over, and Xia Zhibai fell into a deep sleep.
He didn't sleep well.
There are many thoughts in my mind, which always disturb my mind.
Early the next morning, Xia Zhibai got up early, washed up briefly, played a boxing match in the courtyard, cheered up, had a simple breakfast, and headed towards the palace The Imperial Academy rushed over.
The Hanlin Academy is quieter today.
There is little sound.
Faced with the mountains of books, Xia Zhibai also had some difficulties. The subject of miscellaneous studies seemed simple, but it was really difficult to compile it. Just a simple 'force' The concept was refuted by many bachelors of the Hanlin Academy.
They do not recognize the existence of ‘force’.
Just consider it all a natural phenomenon.
But if he asked carefully why pears and dates fell downwards, no one could answer them. They just kept repeating them. This is a natural phenomenon and the rules of the operation of heaven and earth. It is not the so-called force at all. , after several chats, Xia Zhibai also gave up his intention to argue with these 'old antiques'.
at the same time.
He also had trouble because of this.
Many things can be found casually in later generations.
But when it comes to Ming Dynasty, just defining it becomes extremely difficult.
Not only does it make people confused, but it also makes people more confused as they read, and the more they understand, the more abstract they become.
The word "force" at the beginning of the miscellaneous study and the subsequent word "gong" made Xia Zhibaichou lose a lot of hair. He really couldn't remember how he understood it at the time. He just felt that everything was as it should be. That way, but now I have to explain it to others.
From being an educated person to being a teacher, the gap is huge.
In addition to physics, chemistry has also been criticized verbally and writtenly. The old academics headed by Liu Sanwu always have a tone of "no words, strange power and confusion", accusing him of teaching people to pretend to be gods and beguiling the world. , the textbooks compiled are even more appalling.
For this.
He was often impeached by Liu Sanwu and others.
It is precisely because Xia Zhibai persists in studying the nature of heaven and earth, and the emergence and creation laws of all things, that he is isolated by the entire Hanlin Academy. Originally, Fang Xiaoru and others would say a word or two for him, but now, they all feel that he Already in a daze, I was bent on being new and original, and had long since lost my original intention of compiling a book.
Xia Zhibai was also dumbfounded.
He was still willing to defend himself at first, but after a few words of defense, not only did it have no effect, but he was even more ostracized. A bachelor with a steel seal is simply unrealistic.
They are disgusted from the bottom of their hearts, so how can they try to understand more?
Just like this, the entire "complex" miscellaneous study compilation fell on him.
Even though Xia Zhibai has learned the knowledge of future generations, he still feels a lot of pressure, especially the "definition" in the beginning, which has troubled Xia Zhibai for an unknown period of time. These definitions must be concise and concise, at least convincing, and more importantly, disconcerting. It is really difficult to create ambiguities and misunderstandings based on contemporary people's understanding of the rules of the universe.
Compared to the bachelor of Hanlin Academy, he could talk to the officials of Si Tianjian better.
It’s just that these officials always behave in a dazzling manner.
I don’t want to tell him too much.
Always looked like he was going to destroy the jobs of these officials. Although there were indeed signs of this, Xia Zhibai still got a lot of information from Si Tianjian despite his shamelessness, which also served him well. Enriching 'Miscellaneous Studies' provides a lot of information.
even so.
It is still far away from the completion of the compilation of miscellaneous studies.
Time passed bit by bit, and in the eyes of Xia Zhibai, who was focused on it, time seemed to fly quickly.
Just a few blinks of an eye, and it’s already sunset.
Many of the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy have left, and the few bachelors who stayed behind have stopped working long ago and are just sorting out the slips and slips in their books quietly. Zhibai stopped the pen in his hand, took a long breath, stood up and left the Hanlin Academy.
Not long after he walked out of the Hanlin Academy, a petty official stopped him.
"Master Xia, Grand Master Li invites you."
(End of this chapter)