Volume 2: The Capital, I’m Back Chapter 75: Beilin of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory
Zhu Qizhen specially bound a booklet to record the various new policy measures after the Battle of Tumu.
Huailai County, developing a characteristic town for agricultural and sideline products, person in charge, Luo Tong.
Weizhou, the person in charge of the innovative pilot project of equalizing the land tax is Shang Lu.
The person in charge of the research and development of new firearms was Li Shulin, the right vice minister of the Ministry of Works.
Cement concrete research and development, person in charge, Pingxiangbo Chen Huai.
The person in charge of the construction of the Martyrs' Shrine was Lu Xiang, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works.
The Japanese invasion in the East China Sea was caused by Shi Heng.
To recapture Jiaozhi, Duke Yingguo Zhang assisted.
Steam engine research and development, blank.
Looking at the last page, Zhu Qizhen was really troubled. The steam engine was too complicated. Who should he give it to?
At this time, Huai En stepped forward and reported: "Your Majesty, Jinyiwei Commander Yuan Bin has a secret letter to report."
Zhu Qizhen took it and looked at it. He found that the letter was sealed with the seal of the Embroidered Uniform Guard on it.
After opening it, he took out a small envelope with the number 18 marked on the corner of the envelope.
Zhu Qizhen saw the mark on the corner of the envelope, suddenly raised his head and looked at Huai En, and asked, "What are you still doing here?"
"Ah...slave, slave..."
"Go down!"
"yes!"
Huai En walked out of the imperial study in dejection, feeling uneasy. Ever since the Wang Zhen case, the eunuch profession, which was once very glorious and prestigious, suddenly fell to the bottom. It would be better for him to keep a low profile. If he accidentally angered the emperor one day, the guy who was eating from his neck would be gone.
Zhu Qizhen then opened the inner envelope. The mark on the corner was specially reserved for Song Guxi.
When Zhu Qizhen learned from the intelligence of Jueshengwei that her true identity was the Holy Maiden White Lotus, his first reaction was to kill her.
But on second thought, since this person already knew my identity, if he had bad intentions, wouldn't he have taken action long ago?
Therefore, after some secret talks, they finally decided to recruit him.
He left a number 18 for Song Guxi and explained that if there was any important information in the future, it could be sent to the Northern Pacification Office. As long as the Embroidered Uniform Guard saw the symbol, it would be sent to the palace immediately.
The content of this letter was very brief. It said that in recent days a scholar named Beilin, who claimed to be from the Imperial Observatory, had been spending the whole day in Tingyu Pavilion getting drunk. He also said that an earthquake would occur , and that the world would be in chaos, and so on.
After learning the news, Song Guxi did not take it too seriously at first. However, what this person said was so true and detailed that she had to take it seriously, so she wrote this secret letter.
Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but frown, wondering what kind of information this was.
I thought there was another rebel!
During this period of time, more than 30 million taels of silver were seized in the Wang Zhen case, more than 8 million taels of silver were seized in the Cao Jixiang treason case, and more than 3 million taels of silver were seized in the case of Kang Neng and others killing innocent people and claiming credit. The speed at which money is made is even faster than robbing a bank.
He is so eager for someone to rebel that he can send people to search his house.
I thought I was going to make a fortune again, but after watching it, I was greatly disappointed.
What? The ground is shaking...
Zhu Qizhen threw the secret letter aside, feeling depressed, and came out of the imperial study to get some fresh air.
Inadvertently, I looked up at the sky and was suddenly stunned.
I saw the clouds in the sky distributed in wave-like shapes, neat and orderly.
He stared blankly at the sky, frowning as he thought of the secret letter just now.
This is a radioactive cloud, it also has another name, called earthquake cloud!
"Fan Zhong, Fan Zhong!"
Fan Zhong hurried forward and asked, "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
"Change clothes and leave the palace!"
"Your Majesty, where are you going this time?"
"Tingyu Pavilion!"
Fan Zhong scratched his head and thought to himself, is it okay to go out and look for prostitutes when you already have three palaces and six courtyards?
"What are you doing? Let's go!"
"Oh yes!"
The two changed into casual clothes and came to Tingyu Pavilion with ease.
"Sir, you are here!"
The madam came out immediately, smiling as sweetly as a flower.
Zhu Qizhen nodded and continued to go upstairs.
"Sir, Miss Gu Xi has guests. Why don't you let Lian Xiang and Xi Yu accompany you? These two girls are twin sisters and are proficient in poetry and songs..."
Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and asked, "Is the person Miss Gu Xi receiving a scholar named Bei?"
"Oh, you know him?"
"Mr. Bei is my friend. I came here today just to see him. You don't have to worry about it!"
After saying this, Zhu Qizhen turned and walked towards the second floor.
"Hey, this... isn't appropriate..."
The madam was about to try to stop him, but Fan Zhong stood in front of her. She glared at her and dared not say a word.
"Well, then, you...please do as you please..."
Fan Zhong took out a silver ingot from his bosom and threw it over, saying coldly: "From now on, whenever my young master comes here, you just have to be obedient and I will give you the silver!"
"Okay, okay, I understand!"
The madam took the silver and turned to greet other customers.
Zhu Qizhen came to the door of Miss Gu Xi's room and heard someone inside shouting, "...a bunch of old stubborn people who are just sitting there doing nothing. Haha, they say I'm crazy, so I'll go crazy in front of them. I'm done..."
The sound became smaller and smaller, and the sound at the end was so small that it was almost inaudible.
He reached out and pushed, and found that the door was not closed, so he pushed it open.
Song Guxi heard the noise outside, turned around, and saw that it was the emperor himself, so she hurriedly bowed.
"Your humble servant Song Guxi pays respect to His Majesty!"
"Get up!"
Zhu Qizhen waved his hand, pointed to the inner room, and asked, "What's going on?"
"He's drunk again, complaining there!"
Zhu Qizhen walked into the inner room and saw a young man lying on the table, muttering: "I'm not crazy, you bunch of rubbish..."
Song Guxi stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty , why did you come here in person for such a small matter?"
"You are wrong, this is no small matter!"
Zhu Qizhen looked at the drunken man in front of him and asked, "Tell me the details of what happened!"
"yes!"
Song Guxi recalled for a moment, then said, "This Mr. Bei came to Tingyu Pavilion two days ago. He said that he worked at the Imperial Observatory and discovered that an earthquake would occur in the northwest region through night observation of the sky. He then reported this discovery to the director of the Imperial Observatory, but was considered to be alarmist and sensational. This Mr. Bei also had a bad temper. He quarreled with the director in front of everyone, and was eventually expelled from the Imperial Observatory for disrespecting his superiors. Then he ran here to get drunk."
"He has been staying in Tingyu Pavilion these days?"
"That's right. He drinks every day. When he's drunk, he complains. When he wakes up, he continues to drink. I feel that this matter is a bit strange. I wanted to tell the emperor and send someone to investigate what happened. But I didn't expect that the emperor would come in person."
Zhu Qizhen understood the whole story, nodded, and said, "Can you wake him up? I have something to ask him!"
"This..." Song Guxi was embarrassed, "I'm afraid it's difficult to deal with. He just drank too much. Even if I force him to speak now, I'm afraid he won't be able to explain clearly."
Zhu Qizhen thought for a moment, then said, "Go get a basin of cold water, the colder the better!"
Song Guxi was a little confused, but didn't ask any more questions. He turned and walked out of the room. After a while, he came in with a basin of water.
"Your Majesty, this is the well water that has just been drawn."
Zhu Qizhen stretched out his hand to try it, and it was very cold, with a hint of chill.
Then, he picked up the basin of water with both hands, raised it with all his strength, and poured it directly over.
