I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 388 Steam Engine Blueprint

What Yan Song didn't expect was that his reputation among scholars, which had already fallen to the bottom, was still showing a slight upward trend.

"This group of guys is really a bunch of trash. Just like this, they still want to fight His Majesty!"

"Can you fight Your Majesty?"

Thinking so, Yan Song picked up the chopsticks, put a piece of pickled vegetables into his mouth, and chewed carefully.

While Yan Song was still savoring the taste, Yan Shifan yawned and entered the hall.

In order to inquire about the news last night, it can be said that Yan Shifan stayed up all night. At this moment, he is a little sluggish.

Yan Shifan took the bowl of porridge from the hand of the maid at the side, and without saying a word, he began to focus on the food in front of him. For a while, neither father nor son spoke.

After Yan Shifan put down the bowl and chopsticks, he suddenly realized that Yan Song's eyes had been on him the whole time.

Seeing this situation, Yan Shifan took the handkerchief from the maid, wiped his mouth, and said respectfully.

"Father, what's the matter?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Song withdrew his gaze from Yan Shifan, with a look of concern on his face, and turned to speak.

"You didn't sleep all night last night, you'd better go and rest for a while!"

Hearing this, Yan Shifan's face suddenly showed a flattered expression, and quickly responded: "Thank you, father!"

……

In a blink of an eye, it was time to be on duty, and I saw several sedan chairs of different colors parked outside the cabinet.

With the support of the bearer, Yan Song got down from the sedan chair. Seeing this, Xu Jie who was not far away rushed up to greet Yan Song, saying hello to Yan Song first: "I have seen Mr. Yan Ge!"

Yan Song nodded slightly, and immediately saw Yan Song and Xu Jie walking together.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Xu Jie got straight to the point and asked cautiously: "Mr. Yan Ge, have you heard what happened last night?"

Yan Song nodded when he heard the words, and immediately responded: "I heard that Li Ding, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, really didn't know what to do. For his own self-interest, he agitated his colleagues and students from the Imperial College in an attempt to force His Majesty to withdraw Fate!"

When Yan Song was talking about this, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "Sure enough, even the heavens can't bear to see him. His rebellious behavior has sent thunder on him!"

Xu Jie also agreed with Yan Song's words, and then said with emotion: "Five thunders hit the top, this death is really miserable!"

Yan Song glanced at Xu Jie, as if suddenly remembering, and then added: "It is said that Li Chunfang, Minister of Rites, was also at the scene last night, and he witnessed all this."

In this way, Yan Song and Xu Jie walked towards the cabinet while exchanging greetings.

And behind them, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, and Yan Shifan followed silently.

On the side of the Ministry of Rites, Li Chunfang has never felt so uncomfortable since she became the Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Early in the morning, in addition to his subordinates, there were also officials from other departments who could not be dealt with, who also came to ask him what happened last night.

Although Li Chunfang was quite impatient with this, but because of the curiosity of these people, Li Chunfang had to tell them what she saw over and over again.

Of course, some things that should not be said were omitted by Li Chunfang.

Just as Li Chunfang was deep in thought, there was a knock on the door, interrupting his thoughts.

Seeing this situation, Li Chunfang's face was full of impatience, and she said coldly.

"what happened again?"

After the words fell, a subordinate official was pale and said tremblingly.

"Your...my lord, here is the official document sent by the Yizhi Qingli Department."

Seeing this situation, Li Chunfang felt relieved, pointed to the desk beside her, and ordered.

"Just put it there, I'll look at it later!"

"Yes, my lord!"

After the subordinate staff put down the official documents, they quickly left the room, not daring to stay any longer.

……

The Forbidden City, the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

At this moment, Jiajing was sitting on the dragon chair, listening to Lu Fang's report.

"Report to Your Majesty, Jin Yiwei has already found out the cause of the matter, and here is the specific statement!"

After Lu Fang finished speaking, she respectfully handed over the completed confession from her sleeve to Jiajing.

When Jiajing heard the words, he responded in a subtle way, and immediately took the confession from Lu Fang's hand, frowning, and began to examine it carefully.

After Jiajing finished browsing all the contents recorded in the confession, he immediately slammed the table and said in a deep voice.

"This Li Ding really doesn't know how to live or die, let him be struck to death by lightning like this, it's really cheap for him!"

Lu Fang seemed to have been prepared for this, and immediately took a step forward with a respectful expression.

"Your Majesty, before this, the servant has asked the local government to arrest all of Li Ding's family members. To be on the safe side, the servant has even dispatched Jin Yiwei!"

After listening to Lu Fang's words, Jiajing also nodded, and said encouragingly: "Well, you did a good job!"

Immediately, Jiajing put aside the confession in his hand, rubbed his temples, and said slowly.

"It's just that I didn't expect that besides those officials, students from the Imperial College would be involved."

"The whole thing, from beginning to end, has nothing to do with them, but they were still instigated by some people with ulterior motives, and eventually became victims!"

"Thinking of this, I feel very sad!"

Seeing this situation, Lu Fang thought about it for a while, and immediately gave Jiajing her own suggestion.

"Your Majesty, would you like to find some time and go to the Imperial College again?"

"Since you taught at the Imperial College last time, the students there have been obsessed with it, and often wonder when you can go there again. You can also take this opportunity to explain the dangers to them and let them understand, What to do and what not to do!"

"It also allows them not to be bewitched by those with ulterior motives, and eventually become poor victims!"

"Your Majesty, what do you think?"

After Lu Fang finished speaking, she immediately stepped aside, quietly waiting for the emperor's decision.

After listening to Lu Fang's words, Jiajing supported his chin with one hand and fell into deep thought.

After a while, Jiajing looked away from Lu Fang's face, and immediately ordered.

"Forget it, let me go again!"

Lu Fang saw that her suggestion was adopted by the emperor, her face was full of excitement, and she immediately said respectfully.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Immediately afterwards, Jiajing changed the subject and gave instructions to Lu Fang.

"Lu Fang, go and get me a pen and paper now, I'll be of great use!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After a while, I saw Lu Fang go and come back, spread the rice paper on the book case, grind the ink well, and said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, everything is ready!"

Seeing this situation, Jiajing nodded slightly, and immediately came to the desk and picked up the brush.

Seeing this, Lu Fang on the side waited respectfully, his face full of anticipation.

"Cylinders, pistons, cranks, um, what else?"

Jiajing thought so, and then relied on the memory in his mind to draw a rough model of the steam engine. Except for the necessary parts, the rest were omitted, so it looked very simple.

After the ink on the paper was dry, Jiajing summoned Lu Fang and gave instructions immediately.

"Send this drawing to the Ministry of Industry and let them make a similar model for me."

"I don't ask for anything else, as long as I can restore this!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he pointed to the boiler part on the drawing with his finger, and immediately added.

Lu Fang looked at the place Jiajing was pointing at, and immediately said respectfully.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

……

After Lu Fang sent Jiajing's drawings of the steam engine to the Ministry of Industry, many officials in the Ministry of Industry had trouble with it. Before that, they had never been exposed to such a complicated machine.

For this reason, as a last resort, officials from the Ministry of Industry invited Yan Shifan over.

When Yan Shifan received the news and rushed from the cabinet to the Ministry of Industry, the officials of the Ministry of Industry, as if they saw the savior, rushed forward to greet him.

"I've been waiting to see the elder Xiaoge!"

Yan Shifan didn't exchange too many pleasantries, but chose to get straight to the point and asked immediately.

"Where are the blueprints, show them to me!"

"Mr. Xiaoge, please come here!"

Immediately, under the leadership of a subordinate official, Yan Shifan saw the steam engine drawings drawn by Jiajing.

From the first time he saw the blueprint, Yan Shifan noticed the difficulty, because he had never seen such a complicated machine before!

As for the mechanisms such as pistons, crank-connecting rods, etc. drawn on the drawings, Yan Shifan couldn't figure out what their functions were. Then, an official stepped forward, pointed to the boiler part on the drawings, and immediately added.

"Mr. Xiaoge, Eunuch Lu said just now that our Ministry of Industry only needs to restore this part."

Yan Shifan looked along the position pointed by the official, only to find that the place he was pointing at was exactly the position of the boiler.

"Well, what's so difficult about it, isn't it in the shape of a pot?"

"It's just a cover on it. Look, here is the water inlet, and there is the water outlet!"

"In this way, you go to the workshop run by the government, find a few experienced craftsmen, and let them restore this part!"

Yan Shifan looked away from the drawing, and then ordered.

Seeing that Yan Shifan had already given specific instructions, the rest of the officials could only nod in agreement.

Just as the officials of the Ministry of Industry were planning to send their subordinates to find suitable craftsmen in the workshops run by the government according to Yan Shifan's instructions, Yan Shifan seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and quickly called out Luo Longwen, the servant of the Ministry of Industry, and then commanded.

"Luo Longwen, you have to handle this matter yourself. You must find the best craftsman in the city. Do you understand?"

"This is an errand entrusted to the Ministry of Industry by His Majesty, and there is no room for any mistakes!"

When Luo Longwen heard this, he immediately stopped and said respectfully.

"Yes, Mr. Xiaoge, the next official will definitely handle this matter properly!"

Yan Shifan nodded, and immediately called the subordinate staff, and gave instructions in a deep voice.

"In addition, copying this blueprint again will be useful to me!"

Seeing this situation, the subordinate official responded without thinking.

"Yes, Mr. Xiaoge!"

(End of this chapter)