Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 60 Wang Xijue comes to visit

After receiving the emperor's approval, Zhang Xiao returned home and continued writing manuscripts and busy making hot air balloons. However, while he was busy, Zhang Xiao still occasionally wondered why there was no follow-up to the memorial on the development of the navy that he handed to Wang Xijue that day. After all, Wang Cifu has everything to do every day. If others don't say anything, it's not easy for him to ask blind questions. I don’t know if Wang Cifu felt that there was anything that needed to be revised in this memorial, or if it was just inappropriate, so he hadn’t handed it to the emperor yet.

What Zhang Xiao didn't expect was that just when he was busy with his own affairs, his memorial had been approved by the emperor and returned to the cabinet.

The four cabinet ministers were discussing Zhang Xiao's memorial together.

"After so many years, His Majesty still refuses to go to court?" Chief Assistant Wang Jiaping said with emotion.

"Yes, His Majesty did not pay attention to our report to the court. He just asked us to find all the ministers to discuss the matter and come up with a charter." Wang Xijue said.

"But what Zhang Xiao wrote in this memorial is really too big. It's about coastal defense, shipbuilding, and maritime strategy. I'm not afraid of your jokes, Yuan Yu. There are some words in this memorial that I didn't understand. What does it mean, sea power, coastline, strategic fortress? I originally thought of holding a court meeting with this memorial so that all the ministers could express their opinions. Now that we are discussing it among ourselves, we might as well ask Zhang Xiao. You can figure it out faster." Wang Jiaping complained to Wang Xijue.

"Prime Minister, this is inappropriate. Zhang Xiao's memorial was reported to His Majesty, but it only circulated in our hands for a while. Now His Majesty has read it and asked us to negotiate the charter. We couldn't understand it, so we called Zhang Xiao again Come and ask, what use does Your Majesty want our cabinet for? No, no, this is absolutely not possible." Wang Xijue firmly objected.

"Then what should we do?" Wang Jiaping was also worried.

"Actually, if I want Zhang Xiao to talk, I don't have to call Zhang Xiao to Wenyuan Pavilion for questioning. That seems too deliberate, and of course it's not good. I have an idea. Let's see if it works." The person who spoke It is Zhao Zhigao, the newly promoted pavilion boss.

"Rumai, what's your advice?" Wang Jiaping asked Zhao Zhigao.

"Wang Xiang, why don't you do this? Doesn't Zhang Xiao still have the title of supervisor in the Imperial College? Zhang Xiao did not come from the official imperial examination, but now that he is famous all over the world and has achieved success, it is not easy to be a student again. How about this , just invite him to come to the Imperial College to give lectures, and Zhang Xiao will definitely be willing to change from student to teacher. Since it is a lecture, give him a topic and talk about the development of the navy mentioned in his memorial." Zhao Zhigao suggested.

"Yuan Yu, you are still in charge of the Hanlin Academy now. What do you think of Rumai's idea?" Wang Jiaping looked at Wang Xijue.

"Rumai's idea is good, but I think we still need to make the truth about this memorial clear to Zhang Xiao, so I told him that His Majesty is interested in this matter and asked Zhang Xiao to tell everyone more. When the time comes, Zhang Xiao will start the class. In addition to the gentlemen and supervisors of the Imperial College, you can also go and listen. The generals can also invite a few people to listen. After all, Zhang Xiao is talking about war this time, and the supervisors of the Imperial Academy also have many descendants of marquises and uncles. Please It would be good if the generals came together to listen, and it would be even better if the princes and princes were willing to come out and listen." Wang Xijue said.

"But with such a big battle, Zhang Xiao is still willing to speak out." Zhang Wei raised a question.

"I'll go to Zhang Xiao's house in person. I'm also his old boss after all. Besides, Zhang Xiao is very good at the prelude. He shouldn't refuse the first lesson." Wang Xijue said.

"Then there's Lao Yuanyu." Wang Jiaping said.

At this time, Zhang Xiao was still writing the story of Shaharul. To be fair, although Shaharul was far less famous than his father Timur, under his rule, the people finally lived a good life. For this reason alone, Zhang Xiao would like to praise him more in the book.

"My boss, a distinguished guest is coming." Lu Zhang hurriedly ran in from the door.

"As soon as the greeting card comes, it's here. Just accept it. Wait, is it someone high-ranking?" Zhang Xiao asked. "It's Wang Cifu. He said he would come to visit me in the afternoon," Lu Zhang said.

"What? Show me the greeting card quickly." Zhang Xiao stood up from his seat and took the greeting card.

"The person who issued the greeting card must be someone from Ci Fu's house. Did he say anything?" Zhang Xiao asked.

"I didn't say anything. I just said that Wang Cifu wanted to have a chat with his employer. Just let him have some tea. There is no need to prepare anything else." Lu Zhang said.

"I understand, Mr. Lu, please go down and tell your family that you should prepare what you need to prepare." Zhang Xiao ordered.

In the study, Zhang Xiao fell into thinking. The cabinet was the center of the imperial court and was very busy. If Wang Cifu had something to do, he would not summon him to ask questions. Instead, he would come to the door in person. It must be an important matter. Zhang Xiao took stock. Although the matter of writing his own book was also important, it was now directly connected with the emperor. There was no need for Wang Cifu to come to the house specifically for this purpose. As for making hot air balloons, it is still in the preliminary experimental stage. Several small hot air balloons have been launched to test the results. Large balloons that can carry people have not yet been built. Besides, it is not possible to make a mistake because of this incident. Come to your door.

Then, it is the memorial on the development of the navy that I handed to Wang Cifu before. It's been a while since this memorial was handed over. Zhang Xiao was busy with various things and didn't ask more questions. He thought it was all gone. Could it be that he came to the door because of this matter?

Zhang Xiao suddenly thought of several possibilities, but he couldn't be sure, so he hurriedly rummaged through the boxes and cabinets, collected various manuscripts, and sorted them out first. Zhang Xiao never thought that he would have to undergo a medical examination at home. Although it seems that the Shangguan is here to visit, the reason why the Shangguan comes to visit cannot be because his own food is delicious. Zhang Xiao thought to himself that he had not innovated any dishes at home, nor had he made any MSG.

In the afternoon, Wang Xijue arrived as scheduled, and Zhang Xiao had been waiting outside the door to greet him for a long time.

"Minglue, I've kept you waiting for a long time." Wang Xijue said.

"When Wang Cifu came to the humble residence, I was really happy, so I waited for Wang Cifu outside the door. Wang Cifu, please come and take a seat in the main hall." Zhang Xiao said.

Wang Xijue entered happily, and Zhang Xiao led the way.

In the main hall, Wang Xijue saw several open boxes and asked out of curiosity: "Minglue, what are you using these boxes for?"

"Reporting to Cifu, Xiaguan has been working from home these days. He has not gone to the Hanlin Academy for several days to attend to errands, and he has not asked Wang Cifu for instructions and reports recently. These boxes are things Xiaguan has done recently, and I would like to ask Cifu to look through them." Xiao explained.

"Hahaha, Minglue, where did you learn this? I'm not here this time to inspect the work, but to tell you the good news." Wang Xijue said.

"I'm a stupid official. I don't know what's going on?" Zhang Xiao asked.

(End of this chapter)