The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 457 Prepare for a rainy day
The next day.

Zhang Yun逸 woke up in the morning feeling refreshed. He practiced two sets of boxing, took a shower, changed into clean official uniform, and then brought Qingwen to the pavilion on the mountain.

Xiangling and Jiaoxing were sitting face to face eating breakfast. When they saw him come in, they were startled: "Master, why... are you back at this time?"

Jiao Xing lowered her head, stood up from the stool, and said at a loss: "Sister...brother-in-law is here?"

"Sister-in-law, please take a seat. I forgot to bring clothes yesterday and didn't tell you when I came back in the evening!"

Zhang Yunyi laughed and said, "Let Qingwen follow you for the next two days, and let Jinchuan go to Rongguo Mansion to serve you. It will also be convenient for the sisters to talk more."

Li Wan's surprise visit last night also reminded him that there was no one to serve in Mengpo Zhai. Although it was convenient, it was easy for something to go wrong if there was no one to look after him.

Qingwen is not like Jinchuan. Although she doesn't say it, she is extremely disgusted with this kind of thing in her heart. Liu Wu'er has been transferred to You Erjie's side, so she can only be replaced temporarily.

He sat down in the seat between the two of them and took the breakfast handed to him by Jinchuan.

Glancing at Jiao Xing, who was half-crouching and half-standing with her legs folded, she looked dazed and asked with a smile, "Sister-in-law, did you not sleep well last night?"

When Jiao Xing heard this, she realized that she had been distracted and her face turned red.

Even though her past fantasies were played out before her eyes last night and she let out all her secrets, she could only watch from afar. How could she ease the emotions in her heart?
On the contrary, after returning to the house, the impact of the huge waves kept appearing in her mind, making her unable to sleep all night.

She hurriedly shook her head to shake off the inappropriate emotions, stood up straight and said, "You...you guys eat, I'm going back to the house!"

"What's wrong with you, sister? You were eating well just now, why do you want to go back to your room now?" Xiangling glanced at Zhang Yunyi and asked in confusion, "Did I offend you in some way?"

When she heard the word "collision", Jiao Xing paused for a moment, then she took two steps at a time and ran back into the house like the wind.

Zhang Yunyi was also very surprised. Although Jiao Xing was always shy and timid when she saw him since the hundred-day banquet, at least she was not as out of control as she was today.

He had been busy managing the Rongguo Mansion these past two days and had not come to Yishanzhixie, let alone seen Jiao Xing. He was a little confused for a moment.

He believed that he had never seen Jiao Xing, let alone bumped into her. When he saw Jiao Xing return to the house, he leaned close to Xiang Ling's ear and smiled, "It may not be my fault. Maybe my sister-in-law has some relatives coming over, so she may be a little emotional."

He just said it casually, but Xiangling took it seriously and said, "No! My sister's period has only been over for a few days, how could it be..."

Without waiting for her to finish, Zhang Yunyi raised his hand and tapped her on the forehead.

Xiangling looked at him with eyes full of grievance, but she didn't take it seriously anymore.

Zhang Yunyi finished his breakfast, then got up and went to the front yard, got on the carriage, and rushed to Tiangongyuan.

The Rongguo Mansion is just a private matter, and it is impossible to sacrifice public affairs for private ones.

Because of this, he stayed in Rongguo Mansion at night to make it convenient for Lai Da and others to ask for instructions, which made it seem more legitimate.

After getting off the carriage, he saw a familiar-looking eunuch standing not far away, looking at him.

He stepped forward and asked, "May I know your name, eunuch? Is it the Emperor who summoned you?"

The eunuch seemed relieved when he heard this and said, "Xia Shouzhong from the Miscellaneous Family is here on the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to invite Master Zhang to go to the West Garden!"

Now that the King of Qin has been named Crown Prince, Xia Shouzhong's title has also been changed.

Although he and Xia Shouzhong had met two or three times, they were all met privately by the King of Qin, and of course they could not let people know that they knew each other.

Hearing that it was the Prince of Qin who summoned him, Zhang Yunyi quickly suppressed his doubts and said, "I wonder what your Highness wants me to do?"

"The Emperor asked His Highness to go to Xiyuan to observe the train. I heard that it was the work of Master Zhang, so His Highness specially ordered me to invite Master!"

"Please come in, eunuch!" Zhang Yunyi suddenly realized. No wonder the King of Qin did not shy away from suspicion and sent someone to come. It turned out that he did it with the emperor's order. He had no choice but to turn around and get back on the carriage.

Following Xia Shouzhong all the way to Xiyuan, we heard bursts of roars and whistles coming from inside.

Xia Shouzhong shouted at the top of his voice: "Master Zhang Yunyi is here to see you!"

"Your Highness, I, Zhang Yunyi, pay my respects to the Crown Prince!" The Crown Prince, who was staring at the running train, immediately turned around and waved at him, saying with a smile, "Lord Zhang, please don't be polite!"

Zhang Yun逸 did not stop there, but waited until he had saluted before standing up and moving forward.

"My father said that he would abdicate after his birthday!"

Although there were two groups of guards standing not far away, the roaring sound of the whistle masked the earth-shattering meaning in the prince's words.

Zhang Yunyi quickly bowed and said, "Congratulations, Your Highness!"

The prince raised his hand and pointed at the train, but said, "I only told you, my dear minister, about this matter. Don't be so polite, or people will see it!"

Zhang Yunyi followed suit, pointing at the speeding train and saying, "Please forgive me for being a little reckless in my excitement!"

"Hahaha!" The prince laughed heartily, then looked at Zhang Yunyi and said, "Father's dragon body is recurring. If we vigorously develop Tiangong Academy, can it be alleviated a little?"

He had seen sugar and glass before, but he was not surprised.

The reason for winning over Zhang Yunyi was more out of consideration for Zhang Changqing and his own weight in the eyes of Emperor Zhengqing.

Although the emperor and Zhang Yun逸 had introduced this train before, seeing it in person still gave him a great shock.

There have been some changes in the idea that one should be rewarded with good deeds, which was originally sneered at.

Zhang Yunyi was shocked when he heard this, but he said calmly: "I dare not deceive Your Highness. The way of heaven is to take away the excess and make up for the deficiency..."

After repeating what he had said to the emperor, Zhang Yunyi said carefully, "Your Majesty has been taking elixirs for many years, which has damaged your body over time. If it weren't for the Zhen family and others, you could have slowly recovered... Now, please forgive me for being unable to do anything..."

He could neither admit that his claim to be a meritorious service was a lie, nor could he let the prince believe that the emperor still had a chance to recover, so he could only put the blame on the Zhen family.

"Forget it!" The prince sighed, without showing any trace of emotion, and said, "My father ordered me to lay this train as soon as possible. According to your opinion, how should it be implemented?"

"No, Your Highness!" Zhang Yunyi bowed slightly and pointed at the rails under the train. "Your Highness, please look! This train needs to be guided by rails. It is a waste of money and labor. If someone steals the rails, it will overturn. Although our Great Xia country is peaceful and prosperous, there are inevitably villains... Please understand!"

The prince seemed a little embarrassed when he heard this, "But I have to obey my father's order. My dear, what do you think we should do?"

Zhang Yun逸 said this deliberately because he saw the prince's concerns, and added words like "laborious service and loss of money".

Tiangongyuan is his foundation. If he arouses the prince's fear, his status will be greatly reduced.

Although it might not necessarily get to the point where everyone would beat him, he would never dare to take such a risk.

He grasped the meaning behind the prince's words and said quickly, "In my opinion, it is not appropriate to waste time and money now. We should take steady steps first, reserve talents, lay a solid foundation, and wait until the time is right before making a concerted effort!"

At this point, he changed the subject and said, "However, the imperial order cannot be disobeyed. Since His Majesty has given the order, we can only try to minimize the impact. First, we will lay a section of railway from Beijing to Tianjin, and arrange soldiers to prevent theft along the way..."

Since the prince had such concerns, it was obvious that he believed the claim of meritorious deeds to be true, so he might as well strike while the iron is hot.

The so-called time is ripe, I believe the prince can understand what he means.

In addition, following his words, we will lay a section of railway first to put his mind at ease.

After hearing this, the prince's eyes sparkled and he praised: "Although you are young, you are mature and prudent..."

At this point, he asked again: "According to what you said, how can we proceed steadily and steadily and reserve talents?"

"Our Great Xia is rich in natural resources and has many talented people. The methods that the immortals can comprehend may not be unavailable to ordinary people. However, most of them know the methods but not the reasons. If we can recruit people from ordinary people, we will surely be able to recruit many talents!"

He said eloquently: "I have a plan. We can publish the basic knowledge of immortals taught by immortal studies throughout the country like a newspaper. On the one hand, it can enlighten the people and recruit talents. On the other hand, it can also make those who know the facts but not the reasons suddenly enlightened and learn by analogy."

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(End of this chapter)