Volume 2: Soaring! The Overlord of the Region Chapter 361 Family members
After Zhu Youdong personally sent his three students out of the study room, he took out a small notebook from his clothes: There are too many things to do every day. Although Fang Zhenghua is always there to remind him, this guy has been getting more and more dissatisfied with his excessive work recently, and often advises him to postpone things. Therefore, Zhu Youdong had no choice but to make a small notebook himself.
After looking through today's work items for a while, he immediately shouted loudly: "Come here, prepare the carriage, I want to go to Fangshan School."
"Your Majesty, you don't have to go. I have already sent someone to pick up Mr. Song."
"You... Hey, in the second half of this afternoon, I not only want to meet Song Yingxing, but also want to go see the teachers and students of Fangshan."
"Your Majesty." Fang Zhenghua knelt down with red eyes. "I have been serving Your Majesty for several years since I took over the job from Eunuch Wang. I have seen with my own eyes that the country is getting stronger day by day under Your Majesty's governance. Your Majesty is the backbone of the millions of people in our Ming Dynasty, and you must not be in any harm, so I beg Your Majesty to take care of your health."
"Well, forget it, let's call Song Yingxing in."
"Yes, I will go and pass on the order right away."
After Song Yingxing passed the imperial examination two years ago, Zhu Youdong asked the Ministry of Personnel to give him the title of Yuanwailang in the Ministry of Works, and then arranged him to the Fangshan Laboratory.
In the past two years, Mr. Song's main job has been studying: Fangshan's level of natural sciences is already world-class, and even if Song Yingxing is a genius, he still has to study to keep up.
However, a genius is still a genius after all. It only took Mr. Song two years to quickly learn by analogy and show great talent in mathematics, physics and chemistry. So, when the steam engine was successfully developed, Zhu Youdong was ready to pick him out and let him lead a laboratory alone.
This laboratory is the electrical laboratory, and its core task is to develop generators.
The so-called generator is actually a machine that converts other energy into electrical energy. This other energy can be water energy (water turbine, hydroelectric power generation), steam energy (steam turbine, thermal power generation), fuel oil (internal combustion engine power generation), etc. The principle of converting these energies into electrical energy is the same: the law of electromagnetic induction.
In short, this is all that the poor student Zhu Youdong understood. After he and Song Yingxing had crammed these things into his head, his extremely tired brain no longer allowed him to answer Song Yingxing's questions.
Song Yingxing was not a bookworm. After seeing the emperor's exhaustion, he tactfully left. As soon as he left, Zhu Youdong's body collapsed uncontrollably.
In extreme fatigue, a pair of soft hands gently touched Zhu Youdong's forehead.
The soft and smooth touch instantly refreshed Zhu Youdong's spirits, and then he opened his eyes: "Queen? Why are you here?"
"It was Fang Zhenghua who sent someone to notify me to come here. Your Majesty, I don't understand state affairs, but I still want to say, how can things be done? Resting is to go further. So, please stop working for a while and talk with me."
"This is so righteous~!" After a sigh, Zhu Youdong stopped moving. Then Liu Yun pulled Zhu Youdong to the recliner on the side of the study. She sat down first, and then slowly let Zhu Youdong's head rest on her thighs: "Your Majesty, just rest for a while."
"Okay." After lying comfortably on her soft long legs, Zhu Youdong opened his eyes and looked at his wife from bottom to top for a while: "You are already five months pregnant, and your figure is out. If you have any problems in the future, just ask me to come over."
"Puchi~ Your Majesty, didn't you say that pregnant women should move around properly to facilitate childbirth? Why are you blaming me now? It's okay, I don't feel tired now."
"Uh... okay. By the way, is there anyone in the palace going to ask to see the Queen Mother this afternoon, or going to the West Garden to ask to see Grandpa Huang and his men?"
"Yes, they are all princes. I am a little surprised by your courage."
"Huh, these guys are pretty quick."
"Well, although everyone knows that the current system can no longer be maintained, there are still many people who hope that this system will at least last until their death... Your Majesty..."
Seeing Zhu Youdong falling asleep quickly, Liu Yun sighed deeply, then waved her hand gently, and the eunuchs and maids around her all left quietly, leaving only the young couple waiting for each other in the quiet study.
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"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
"Oh, Queen, I actually fell asleep. How long have I been sleeping?"
"Not much, just from 4:30 to 5:20 in the afternoon." Gently wiping Zhu Youdong's eyes, Liu Yun said softly: "Originally, I wanted the emperor to sleep a little longer, but someone from the West Garden just came over and told the emperor and the queen mother to have dinner there tonight."
"Well, well, it's probably that group of relatives who went to the emperor to complain again." After standing up and moving around for a while, Zhu Youdong turned around and stretched out his hand: "Queen, come with me to the back to change clothes."
"Um, ouch, my legs are numb."
"It's my fault. Come, let me pick you up."
It was not easy for the emperor to attend the family dinner of the Grand Empress Dowager. He had to change his regular clothes into casual clothes. And since it was a family dinner, he had to bring his two wives with him. Then the emperor's carriage had to take a detour to the Cining Palace to pick up his mother.
On the way to Xiyuan, Empress Dowager Guo naturally stared at the big bellies of her two daughters-in-law: this middle-aged woman who was widowed before the age of 30 only had one son and one daughter in her life. Her son became the emperor and was so busy that he was rarely seen. Her daughter now seemed to be addicted to Fangshan School and rarely came back to live in the palace. Therefore, the empress dowager was very lonely in Ciqing Palace, and she was looking forward to the birth of her grandson as soon as possible.
The family chatted happily in a large carriage for a while, and the motorcade slowly arrived at the West Garden. To everyone's surprise, Wanli actually brought Concubine Zheng to greet them outside.
"Grandpa Emperor, you have left your grandson at a loss, and I feel ashamed."
"Hahaha, my Zhu family's Qilin child, on the second day after ascending the throne, you did what I always wanted to do but didn't dare to do. It's only natural that grandpa should come out to greet you in person."
"Grandpa Emperor, thank you for your praise. I only hope that the historian will not say that my grandson is heartless and indifferent to family affection in the future."
"Hahaha, isn't there a common saying in the Yanjing Daily? History will eventually make a fair judgment. On this point, Grandpa believes that history books will not write too badly about you. All right, stop standing outside the door and talking, come in."
As for the fact that Queen Mother Wang was unable to attend the family dinner, everyone on Zhu Youdong's side, from Queen Mother Guo down, knew about it. Fortunately, Queen Mother Li was no longer there to suppress and reprimand Wanli. So the atmosphere of the dinner was generally acceptable.
"Dong'er, starting this afternoon, with the Prince of Qin taking the lead, 17 princes came to Grandpa to ask for an audience, but Grandpa didn't see any of them! He just told them that you are the emperor now and the patriarch of the Zhu family. The patriarch has the final say on all matters concerning the royal family."
"Grandson thanks Grandpa Huang for his understanding and support."
"Hahaha, Grandpa has already said that this is something Grandpa has wanted to do for a long time but has never dared to do. How can I not support it? And what makes me happy is that none of my sons have participated in this matter, not to mention King Tang and King Zhou."
"Uh, Grandpa Emperor, please allow me to report. There is such a thing in the Tang Palace..."
"Ah? There is such a thing! Humph, this old man is so senior, but he doesn't behave like a human being. Dong'er, you did a good job!"
After angrily scolding Zhu Shuohui for a few words, Wanli rubbed his hands and said, "This, Dong'er."
"Grandpa Emperor, is there anything that is difficult for you? Please let me know. I will definitely do it."
"It's not a big deal." Wanli felt a little embarrassed when he said this: "Grandpa moved to Xiyuan just to find some peace and quiet. But these relatives coming to visit all day and night to make noise is really annoying. So, Grandpa wants to go out for a walk."
"Ah? Where does Grandpa Huang want to go?"
" Hehe ." A burst of laughter sounded, and it was Concubine Zheng who spoke: "The Grand Emperor often told me that he was born in Prince Yu's Mansion and later lived in the Forbidden City. Since then, except for worshipping at the Temple of Heaven, he has never left the Forbidden City. He has only heard about the vast territory of our Ming Dynasty and the local customs and practices from hearsay. He wants to see it for himself."
"Oh, so the Emperor wants to tour the country. I will definitely help him."
"Dong'er, are you serious?"
"Grandpa Emperor, is this difficult to do?"
"Well, my Qilin has suppressed those censors over the years. But it's also very troublesome for grandpa to go out, right?"
"No trouble." Zhu Youdong stood up and said, "Grandpa Emperor, the Grand Emperor's tour of the country is the care of the royal family for the people of the Ming Dynasty. What can the censors say? As for the manpower for your tour, your grandson will select a battalion from the 10th Regiment of the New Army and a guard from the Beijing Camp, a total of 2,000 people as your guard. The Beijing Camp has just completed its refit this year. With 2,000 people, as long as Grandpa Emperor does not go to the border area , there will be no problem with safety in the Ming Dynasty. In addition, your grandson will send two professors from the Medical College of Fangshan School to accompany you throughout the trip... As for the funds, Grandpa Emperor has left more than 8 million in the inner treasury for your grandson. Grandpa Emperor, please use this money as you like..."
Late at night, on the way back to the Qianqing Palace, Liu Yun whispered to Zhu Youdong: "The Grand Concubine hinted to me tonight that I hope the Emperor can give her the title of Grand Empress Dowager in the future, or give her the title of Empress after her death."
Eh? Concubine Zheng is obsessed with the title of Queen. But the fact that she is making such a request now shows that Prince Fu is really tight-lipped and has not even told his biological mother about the news of the enfeoffment.
"Well... I have received a lot of help from the Zheng family along the way. The Queen can give her a clear reply on this matter, and I will consider it."
