Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 205 The Unsheathed Knife (4k)

"Lord Lu, we did not see General Lan Yu's large army. Only His Highness the Second Prince and his accompanying personal guards entered the city," the guard replied.

After hearing what the guard said, Lu Mingyi was stunned.

what is happening?
How could the second prince come back alone? This situation is not normal at all.

He was about to ask Yang Xian what was going on.

Next, someone came over immediately to report the news. Zhu Ping didn't even stay in Yangzhou for a moment, and immediately took the rail train to the capital.

After hearing the news, Yang Xian raised the corners of his mouth slightly and smiled.

It seems that Zhu Xi has been suffering under Lan Yu's hands these days. He can't wait for a moment and has to report to Zhu Yuanzhang.

However, in Yang Xian's opinion, the result may disappoint Zhu Ping.

Although Yang Xian didn't know what mistake Lan Yu had committed, as long as it wasn't a serious crime like conspiracy, Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely not touch him this time.

Beijing.

The imperial palace, the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

"Father, according to the report from the second son, Lan Yu was secretly a member of the Kaiyuan Palace and took the palace's utensils for personal use. These are all serious crimes." Zhu Biao said.

"This is not a big deal." Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his head and looked at the memorial on the table, and said casually.

"Father King"

Zhu Biao wanted to persuade him again, but was interrupted by Zhu Yuanzhang raising his hand.

"If he didn't have this problem, he wouldn't have received that beating from you back then, and I wouldn't have left him hanging for so many years."

"You will still need him in the future." Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head, raised the memorial in his hand, and then said. "And with these problems, you will feel more confident when using it in the future."

"How should I tell the second brother?" Zhu Biao asked.

"Why, you can't bear this grievance?" Zhu Yuanzhang raised his voice and said in a deep voice. "As our son, if he doesn't even have this consciousness, then he is still our son. Just tell him the truth. If he still has any grievances, let him come to us directly."

"Yes." Zhu Biao said.

"By the way, Father, there is one more thing. According to the report, Lan Yu will return to Beijing in three days."

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment and said, "I have other things to do. You can meet them for me when the time comes."

"Yes!" Zhu Biao bowed.

Prince's Mansion.

Zhu Biao called Zhu Ping to come over for a drink.

At the wine table, after listening to Zhu Biao's words, Zhu Ming's face turned blue and white, his whole body was trembling, and he was really angry.

He never imagined that Zhu Yuanzhang would ignore Lan Yu's illegal behavior.

But when he heard Zhu Biao relay what Zhu Yuanzhang said, he immediately became honest.

Among all the princes, Zhu Yuanzhang is the one who fears me the most.

How could Zhu Xi dare to go to Zhu Yuanzhang to complain about his grievances?

And for Zhu Xi, it was enough that Zhu Yuanzhang knew that he had been wronged.

Zhu Biao was there to comfort him again, and Zhu Ping's anger finally subsided.

Zhu Xi drank a glass of wine and suddenly asked: "By the way, brother, I've been back for a few days, but why haven't I seen Lao Twelve?"

"Old Twelve should be tinkering with the steam engine in his own house." Zhu Biao said with a smile.

"Steam engine?" Zhu Xiang had a puzzled look on his face. He had only been away for a few months, so why did something that he had never heard of appear again?

"It's an idea that Yang Guogong put forward before. If you are interested, you can directly communicate with Lao Twelve. You have nothing to do recently." Zhu Biao said with a smile.

"Yes, during this expedition to Liao, Lan Yu has always put me in the rear. I have not made any achievements. There is no hope of being crowned king like my fourth brother." When Zhu Ping said this, he was still worried about it, although he was relieved. , but the conflict with Lan Yu may not be resolved at once.

"By the way, how is the third child doing?"

"The third child and the eldest brother are still staying in Yunnan. After all, the environment there is special and they need to stay to stabilize the situation." Zhu Biao reached out and patted Zhu Ping's shoulder, comforting. "Don't worry, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to make meritorious deeds in the future."

After the two brothers drank a few more drinks, Zhu Xi stood up and left. After all, this was the Prince's East Palace.

Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Ming's leaving figure, took out a secret fold from his arms, and his expression gradually became gloomy.

The sealed cover reads, I am Lan Yuqi.

The content in the secret book is that Lan Yu bites Zhu Xi in turn.

Lan Yu said that Zhu Pingjiao disobeyed orders and cowered in front of the battle, so he left him in the rear.

The reason why Zhu Biao didn't reveal the secret just now was because he was worried that Zhu Xi would be even more angry after learning about it.

This Lan Yu has just made some achievements, yet he dares to do such a thing.

And Yang Qing has done so many things and saved Ming Dynasty several times, but he is still so humble.

Compared to Yang Qing, blue jade is like a firefly to a bright moon.

Three days later, the palace, Wuying Hall.

Zhu Biao was not happy with Lan Yu, and he continued to do these disgusting things. During the reception banquet, Zhu Biao could be said to be showing off to Lan Yu the whole time.

Almost in front of all the ministers, Lan Yu couldn't get off the stage.

How arrogant he was in front of Zhu Ming at that time, now he is so timid in front of Zhu Biao.

Facing Zhu Biao, Lan Yu didn't even dare to fart.

I heard that after Lan Yu returned home that day, she was so angry that she smashed half of the things in the mansion.

A servant accidentally offended Lan Yu and was beaten to death with a whip.

After learning about this, Zhu Yuanzhang called Zhu Biao.

"You know why? To celebrate the meritorious service this time, will I let you go for me?"

"After all, he is your elder. According to the seniority, you have to call him uncle. Look at you, you are trying to push him away. Lan Yu has the best face. This is like slapping him in the face in front of everyone. , why is it so?" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

"Father, this is not because your son is running against him. You don't know the secret of Lan Yu. If you get close to each other at a distance, you will commit an offense. No one can understand his little thoughts. Isn't it the second brother who cut him in front of all the generals? To save face, don’t you just pass all the gossip to your son." Zhu Biao said with an ugly face.

Driving a wedge between their brothers was what Zhu Biao couldn't bear the most.

But Zhu Yuanzhang obviously saw things further.

"It's not good."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao and said, "You can see through his calculations at a glance. Isn't that good?"

Seeing that Zhu Biao still had a dark face, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and walked to Zhu Biao's side.

"Come, come and walk with us." "Yes, Father."

Zhu Yuanzhang walked in front and said: "Lanyu is not Xu Da. He can't learn Tiande's prudentness in this life. When it comes to fighting with soldiers, Lan Yu has learned his skills from Yuchun, and he can't compare to Bao'er." , he behaves like a stupid donkey, and what’s even more frightening is that he is obviously a stupid donkey, but he still thinks he is very smart.”

"Employing people is a big question. Whether a person can be used and how to use it should not only be based on his shortcomings, but also make full use of his strengths."

"I know that your favorite minister is Yang Xian, but sometimes, compared with ministers like Yang Xian, you feel more at ease with blue jade. No matter how sharp a knife is, but without a handle, sometimes it will hurt you. To the man with the knife.”

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Biao's expression, and then said: "I know what you are thinking. You would think that a minister like Yang Xian would get hurt, right?"

"Yang Xian is indeed the sharpest knife in the world without a handle. The reason why it did not hurt the person holding the knife is because he formed a handle for others to hold, and the handle was in his hand. And there is only one Yang Xian in this world."

"No matter what Lan Yu says, he can still fight. We will have to fight a lot of wars in the Ming Dynasty. You also know this. Besides, he is still from your natal family, so just make do with him."

"My son, I have learned a lesson." Zhu Biao bowed and responded.

Yangzhou, Guogong Mansion.

Yang Xian looked at the design handed over by the young man in front of him, with a hint of surprise in his eyes. He raised his head and glanced at the other person again.

The young man standing in front of Yang Xian was none other than Shen Wansan's grandson, Shen Cheng.

Suddenly being looked at by Yang Xian, Shen Cheng seemed a little embarrassed. He said carefully: "Mr. Yang, is there something wrong with my design?"

Yang Xian shook his head and asked, "Did you draw this design yourself?"

Shen Cheng nodded and replied seriously: "Mr. Yang, didn't you give us an assignment that day, which was to boil water? The theme of your lecture that day was productivity. I could see right away that sir, you wanted to convey the meaning of."

“Since the water vapor produced by boiling water can push the lid, it must be able to push everything.”

After saying this, Shen Cheng raised his head and looked at Yang Xian expectantly.

After receiving a look of affirmation and appreciation from Yang Xian, Shen Cheng showed a smile on his face, and then said: "After returning home, I have been thinking about how to design such a machine that can utilize water vapor."

"I have designed many, and the design I gave you is the one I think is most likely to be produced."

With just a few words of advice in class, Shen Cheng was able to design the world's first steam engine model.

This little guy is a genius.

Such a talent should not be buried among businessmen.

Scientific research is obviously more suitable for him than doing business.

Many people in later generations think that they are smarter than the ancients. This is also reflected in some online articles. The protagonist travels to ancient times and treats everyone as fools and plays around.

But as a time traveler, Yang Xian truly came to ancient times and came to the Ming Dynasty after living for so many years.

He thinks that he is not much smarter than the ancients. If it were not for the help of the system, he would still be working hard to rebuild Yangzhou at this moment.

You must know that since the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, a long and exciting civilization has been born in the Central Plains.

The thoughts of various schools of thought during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period still influence the world thousands of years later.

The advantage of future generations over their predecessors is that they have more historical experience and world knowledge.

But in terms of IQ and EQ, Yang Xian believes that there is no advantage at all.

After seeing the steam engine design drawn by Shen Cheng, Yang Xian became more convinced of this idea.

Of course, Shen Cheng's current design drawings are still very rough in Yang Xian's opinion.

But Yang Xian did not modify it immediately, but returned the design drawing to Shen Cheng and said with a smile: "Xiao Cheng, do you want to make the steam engine you designed?"

Shen Cheng nodded repeatedly.

He had wanted to do this for a long time, because only after it was produced could he verify the success of his design.

But before Shen Wansan left Yangzhou, he only left his siblings with money for daily living.

This money simply cannot support Qi Shencheng's research and development of steam engines.

"I will directly set up a scientific research laboratory in Yangzhou University. Xiaocheng, you can go to the scientific research laboratory to do research after school time. Later, I will ask Liu Kun to give you a sign to prove the identity of the scientific researcher. With this You can come in and out at will with just a sign.”

"We need all kinds of craftsmen and materials needed to make a steam engine. When the time comes, just write a list and give it to Liu Kun, and he will help you get it done. If you have any difficulties during the research, you can come and ask me at any time."

It is better to teach people to fish than to teach people.

The rise of an empire cannot rely solely on Yang Xian in the future.

the other side.

The capital, the imperial palace.

Like Shen Cheng, there was another boy who also launched an attack on the world's first steam engine.

That is the twelfth prince, Zhu Bai.

After Zhu Di returned to the capital that day and told Zhu Bai exactly what Yang Xian said, Zhu Bai also had the idea of ​​building a steam engine in his mind.

There are twelve supervisors, four divisions, and eight bureaus in the palace, collectively known as the 24 Yamen.

24 Yamen directly served the royal family.

Most of its members are craftsmen from all over the country.

Jin Yiming, who is now a small leader in Yangzhou Glass Factory, was born in the 24th Yamen.

Now Zhu Bai has located the place where steam engines are manufactured in the Bingzhan Bureau among the 24 Yamen.

In addition to manufacturing ordnance, the Bingzhan Bureau also produced the petty ironware used in the palace.

For the manufacture of steam engines, whether it is material resources, facilities and equipment, or talent suitability, the location here is the most suitable.

Under Zhu Bai's repeated requests, Zhu Biao agreed to Zhu Bai.

Although this work is already being carried out in Yangzhou, it is rare for his brother to show such enthusiasm for one thing. As the eldest brother, there is no reason for him to extinguish it directly.

All materials and expenses related to the research and development of steam engines are directly allocated from the East Palace's internal funds without the need to ask for instructions.

With Zhu Biao’s support.

A large number of iron ingots were brought into the palace. Under Zhu Bai's command, the craftsmen began to bake the steam engine according to his design.

Since the beginning of the steam engine research work, Zhu Bai devoted almost all his time to it. Apart from sleeping, even eating was dealt with directly in the military affairs department.

But working so hard only ended up with failure again and again.

Huge steam engines were fired one after another, almost filling the entire open space of the war bureau.

These days, the amount of materials and money wasted is no longer small.

Even if Zhu Biao didn't say this, Zhu Bai knew it.

Zhu Biao didn't speak, which made him feel even more guilty.

(End of this chapter)