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Chapter 359 Miracle ([-])

The balloon floated slowly towards Chengtian Gate.

The ministers can see clearly without binoculars.

Obviously, there are indeed people on it, the so-called people can fly, is this what it looks like?
The balloon flew closer and closer, approaching Chengtianmen, and when it was still on Chang'an Street, it was almost slowly descending.

The more they looked, the clearer it became. Among the officials, many people looked at the hot air balloon with complicated eyes, and then looked at the emperor with complicated eyes.Surrounded by enthusiastic exclamations from the crowd, the entire Beijing city was attracted by this rare strangeness.

On the hot air balloon, first two couplets were thrown down, which corresponded to the scene of the Mid-Autumn Festival. A beautiful woman dressed as a fairy began to sprinkle petals on it, and a wonderful scene of a goddess sprinkled flowers was staged. The common people even knelt down and kowtowed, praying for God's blessing unceasingly, and the "spectacle" arranged by Yang Reform reached its climax.

The fairy scattered the petals for a while, then threw a rope from the hot air balloon, and the people below quickly caught it and fixed it, so the hot air balloon was destined to be here.Then, the costumed "fairy" began to "dance" on it. The "fairy" was dressed in red makeup and was also beautiful. She dangled on a rope and kept doing all kinds of difficult tasks. His movements can be described as extremely graceful and astonishing, causing the people below to exclaim in surprise.

The "fairy" seemed to see something suddenly, then she was stunned for a while, and then "falled" from the rope "forgetfully", and everyone also let out a burst of exclamation.Fortunately, when the "fairy" in red was about to fall to the ground, she caught the rope with her legs again, then turned over beautifully, and landed firmly on the ground, and the people around her were crying out for danger!

The face of the "fairy" changed rapidly a few times. She looked at the emperor not far away, and then her face calmed down again. Then she climbed up the rope and started a more exciting performance. She didn't look at the emperor again.

Yang Reform naturally knew who this "fairy" in red was. As for arranging her to perform this kind of performance in a hot air balloon, it was purely a temporary idea. Seeing that the beauty in red was not looking in his direction, Yang Reform also sighed slightly.

This astonishingly powerful "spectacle" made people in the entire capital gather on the central axis of the city to watch it, and there was a lot of discussion, telling each other about this rare spectacle.

It was getting dark, and lanterns were lit around the place.

Some ministers gathered together and were arguing fiercely about this matter.

"How could Your Majesty do such absurd things? Let people fly overhead? Or a woman? Lord Shi, Lord Sun, you have to persuade Your Majesty no matter what, how can this be done? As the Son of Heaven, Your Majesty is the representative of heaven In terms of business, if anyone can go to the sky, and anyone can stand taller than your majesty, where should you put your majesty?" An old man and minister became more and more anxious, and finally roared hoarsely.

"Yes, Lord Shi, Lord Sun, Lord Zhang, this is absolutely arrogance, this must not be forgiven lightly, how can a person go to heaven?..."

"That's right, this is disrespectful. Any cat or dog can go to the sky. How can His Majesty rule the world in the future? That woman must be burned to death, and that monster must also be burned..."

"...Your Majesty is still playful!... What you do is ignorant of the heights of the heavens and the earth, breaking the etiquette, breaking the rules, and even arrogating..., disrespect, disrespect!..."

A group of ministers gathered together and discussed angrily, but the cabinet ministers Shi Fenglai, Sun Chengzong, and Zhang Ruitu sat there indifferently, listening to the anger of the ministers.

Zhang Ruitu couldn't take it anymore, stood up, and said: "My lords, stop arguing, Mr. Shi, Mr. Sun, how about I go to persuade Your Majesty now? Let's see what His Majesty said?" Zhang Ruitu couldn't stand those people. Bombing, I still plan to communicate with the emperor to see what the emperor means. This matter was originally done by the emperor. It seems that the ministers have quite a problem with the emperor's doing this kind of thing. It's hard for them, the cabinet ministers, to say What, one side is the emperor, the emperor naturally has the emperor's idea of ​​doing this, and the fierce opposition of the ministers must be justified.

"Okay, Master Sun, what do you think? How about we all go to persuade His Majesty?" Shi Fenglai was also confused by today's incident. He has never encountered such a thing since ancient times, which made him always like to go to school. Looking for countermeasures and reference examples in the book, he was at a loss and didn't know what to do. After deliberation, he decided to ask the emperor.

Sun Chengzong nodded and said: "Okay, my lords, take it easy, I'll go see your majesty later." Sun Chengzong also had some awareness of today's events, but he was not very clear, he just knew that the emperor was studying some new things. He even sent Jin Yiwei there.

Many aggrieved ministers then quieted down.

Yang Reform had long seen the ministers below gathered together, saw his cabinets coming, and asked while eating fruit: "Hehe, everyone, what's the matter? They all seem to be anxious? What are you talking about?" What about it?" Yang Reform asked first.

Shi Fenglai thought for a while, and said: "I would like to report to your majesty, the ministers are talking about this flying thing of your majesty today, and they think it is arrogance, and they think it is disrespectful, and it will have some impact on your majesty's governance of the country. That monster..." Shi Fenglai didn't know what to say, and as the chief assistant, he "pasted" the words of the officials once.

"Hahaha..." Yang Reform laughed loudly.Those officials had been staring at the emperor for a long time, and when they saw the emperor laughing, they quickly lowered their heads and turned their eyes.

"There are birds flying in the sky, why no one thinks it's arrogance? What does my king's presence in the world have to do with this person's going to the sky?" Yang Reform asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, who governs the world on behalf of the heavens. If anyone can go to heaven, then your Majesty... wouldn't it be..." Shi Fenglai stammered.

"Oh? Hehe, is I the Son of Heaven? The son of God? Hehe, I only know that my surname is Zhu and my name is Youjian. My previous emperors all used the title of Emperor. No previous emperor used the Son of Heaven as the emperor. No, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, don't worry too much about it, as for the arrogance and disrespect, I know about it, and it's also arranged by me, I don't think it's nothing..." Yang Reform said with a smile, but he was scolding in his heart. Well, if I were really the "Son of Heaven", I wouldn't be so aggrieved by those pigs' arrears of millions of taels of tax every year. If I were the son of God, I would definitely strike those pigs one by one with lightning Yes, so as not to get in the way.

"Your Majesty... this, this is really overstepping..." Shi Fenglai begged anxiously, he knew his own affairs, and he, the chief assistant, was completely the emperor's loudspeaker. He has no confidence, he knows that he can be the chief assistant, all depends on the emperor, if the emperor wants to change, he has to walk all the time, to challenge the emperor, he has no courage at all, he can only beg.

"Your Majesty, let's not talk about arrogance, but this matter is indeed a kind of blasphemy to Your Majesty. The reason why Your Majesty... is to obey the heaven..." Zhang Ruitu continued to persuade.

Yang Reform waved his hands impatiently, and said: "Okay, all of you are my assistant ministers, I will tell you the real purpose now, so that you don't worry too much." Yang Reform looked impatient.

Several assistant ministers sat down quickly, waiting for the emperor's speech.

"Big Companion, put down the curtain, I have something to discuss with the ministers." Yang Reform asked Wang Chengen to put down the curtain first.

Wang Chengen took the order and let go of the bead curtain used to block the line of sight.All of a sudden, the line of sight is separated.

"Do you all know what I made this thing for?" Yang Reform was the first to ask.

A few people looked at me and I looked at you and shook their heads.

"You guys didn't see the use of this thing?... What can you think of that balloon that can go up to the sky and this telescope?" Yang Reform once again enlightened.

Everyone looked at the emperor's case and the telescope in front of them. Everyone is familiar with this thing, and they saw it once just now.

"...I wonder how many of you have heard of a poem? 'If you want to see a thousand miles away, go to a higher level'? This thing can rise to a height of one or two hundred feet, and then use this telescope to check the surrounding situation, everyone. What kind of situation do you think it will be?" Yang Reform smiled a little, and then enlightened.

Sun Chengzong was the first to understand, and said: "What does your majesty mean? Use this thing to observe the battlefield? With a telescope at such a high place, you can see clearly for dozens of miles. What your majesty means is, Do you want to use this thing on the battlefield?" Sun Chengzong had more dealings with the military, so he quickly understood what the emperor wanted to say. In fact, Sun Chengzong had this intention at the beginning, but he dared not say it. Now the emperor himself said it. He was right on the stick.

Several other ministers looked at Sun Chengzong in surprise, can this thing still be useful?
"That's right, Master Sun really has good eyesight. It's exactly what I thought. The reason why I want to make this thing is actually inseparable from the shame of my Zhu family. Others say that the mistakes of the past are the consequences of the future." Master, I read the Notes on the Daily Life of the First Emperor, and every time I read this paragraph, I feel that my heart is torn apart. I, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, would actually be taken prisoner by Yiyi. This is my Zhu family, and my Ming Dynasty’s shame. After washing, I will definitely not let this shame repeat itself. I carefully read the daily notes of the year and found many problems. I thought, if on the prairie, there is something that can stand tall, see far, I can clearly see the movements of dozens of miles away. I, the first emperor of the Zhu family, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty will not be intimidated by tens of thousands of barbarians, let alone captured. Every time I read this paragraph, I think, We must prevent this kind of thing from happening again in the future. This kind of shame, I must wash away... What's more, there has been a lot of movement in the East in recent years. I am also trying to restrain the cavalry on the grassland... So, also Only with binoculars and this kind of hot air balloon, if I can stand higher and see farther, I can't beat me for the movement within a radius of tens of miles..." When Yang Reform said this, He gritted his teeth and opened his mouth, with a look of deep hatred.

Several assistant ministers looked at the emperor in panic. They didn't expect that the emperor held such vengeance. He actually remembered the events of a hundred years ago so clearly and claimed to take revenge.

"Your Majesty, you can't do it, you can't do it! Your Majesty is a man of ten thousand strength, how can he go into danger? Your Majesty, you must not take the imperial conquest yourself!" Shi Fenglai was so frightened that he fainted. Hearing the emperor's wishes, he asked for the imperial conquest. Self-conquest of Mongolia, Yixue the shame of the civil fortress change back then, if this is the case, then if there is another civil fort change, who will be the Yu Qian of the year?Frightened, he quickly persuaded the emperor.

"It's okay, and it's not that I want the imperial conquest. In the future, anyway, our court will have a decisive battle with Mongolia or the Eastern captives. It is necessary to take some precautions in advance to prevent the past from happening again, isn't it? The hatred in my heart and the shame in my heart must be washed away. I am the emperor of the magnificent Ming Dynasty, and I cannot swallow this kind of thing of being captured by satisfaction. You think, I Is it okay for fun?" Yang Reform said with a resentful expression.

Several ministers looked at the emperor in shock, not knowing what to say.Originally, they were seeking the emperor's theory, and they were originally trying to persuade the emperor. As a result, what the emperor said now has become boring for them. Looks ashamed.

"Well, don't mention it, don't mention it, your majesty, to be honest, I came here to persuade your majesty to burn that somewhat presumptuous thing, and now I feel ashamed to hear your majesty say that, what your majesty thinks, what your majesty thinks , much higher than me, the emperor humiliated his ministers to death, the insult I received from the late emperor of the Ming Dynasty, we, as subjects, have to die to wash away this humiliation..." Shi Fenglai immediately changed his tone and helped The emperor speaks.

After hearing the emperor's words, Zhang Ruitu also felt that the emperor was right. During the civil fort change, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was captured by those barbarians. This was definitely a great shame for the Ming Dynasty. To wash away the shame of the year.

"Your Majesty, I agree with Shi Shoufu's words. The emperor humiliated his ministers to death. My Ming Dynasty must never forget the shame of the past and the mistakes of the past. As Your Majesty said, the northern and eastern captives will be the same as before. Great war is inevitable, alas, no..., I can only say that there have been many losses, and hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers have been ruined! Millions of people have been lost... Sigh... If only there had been such a thing, ... In the future, if there are such objects outside the pass to observe the movement within a radius of tens of miles, whether it is the Eastern captives or the Mongols, don't try to hide it from me, Ming. Your Majesty, this thing is truly a treasure!" Zhang Ruitu also spoke, and as a cabinet minister, he also knew the basics of the wars with the Eastern Captives in these years. Millions of people are also holding grudges and sighing endlessly. If there was such a thing back then, they could see the movement within a radius of tens of miles, and the loss would not be so heavy. The land outside the Liaodong Pass was almost lost.

"That's right! The Liaodong incident is imminent. It has already caused my Ming Dynasty to lose hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers. Now there is still the danger of further expansion. In addition to the humiliation of the former emperor of the Zhu family, I have made up my mind to make this happen." This kind of sharp weapon that can control large-scale decisive battles on the grassland, this kind of thing that can observe the movement of tens of miles around, you may think that I am playing for fun, and think this thing is overstepping, but I want to say, this thing, as Zhang Fuchen said Yan, it's a treasure..." Yang Reform explained with a wry smile.

Several assistant ministers all sighed. This matter, after discussing this matter, there is no need to persuade the emperor anymore, but to find a way for the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I'm going to tell the ministers to let them know your majesty's painstaking efforts." Shi Fenglai couldn't sit still and wanted to go out immediately.

"Hey..., this matter, everyone, try to keep it as secret as possible! In the future, I will still count on it to catch Donglu by surprise." Yang Reform said again.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I'll know what to do." Shi Fenglai immediately agreed, he was the best at handling such trivial matters.

Several ministers went out.The ministers immediately gathered around, ready to hear the results of the battle.

The ministers looked like they had nothing to say, they just whispered in the ears of several high-ranking officials once, and the faces of these high-ranking officials changed a few times, and they never mentioned this thing of trespass again, but something mysterious Not to mention.

When the crowd dispersed, some lower-level officials quickly contacted senior officials who were more familiar with them. After seeing what was going on, why didn't they mention it all of a sudden?Those high-ranking officials whispered in the ears of the lower-ranking officials again, so the lower-ranking officials stopped talking, and did not mention the matter in a mysterious manner.As a result, what the emperor asked to keep secret soon became an open secret.

The moon appreciation of the Mid-Autumn Festival has entered a climax, and the fireworks that are constantly set off illuminate the sky brightly.

Sun Chengzong sat beside the emperor without saying a word, admiring the moon with the emperor. Seeing that the sound of the "boom" fireworks was slightly quieter, he couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, can you tell me the real intention of your Majesty to make this thing? Although your Majesty's this The rhetoric is very reasonable, but I always feel that there is something hidden in your majesty's heart. Shi Shoufu and the others are right, the monarchy is granted by heaven, and your majesty is the king who rules the world on behalf of the sky. No matter how sacred it is, it will be a kind of harm to His Majesty..." When Sun Chengzong talked with the emperor alone, he said these words directly, and it was absolutely impossible for other people to say these words.

Yang Reform was lying on his back, staring at the moon in a daze. While admiring the moon, he heard Sun Chengzong ask himself, and said with a smile: "Without him, I just want to gain the insight of the people of the country, and open the vision of the founder of the country. , there are some taboos and shackles that must be broken, otherwise, this world cannot change..." Yang Reform said calmly.

"Your Majesty, what does this mean?" Sun Chengzong heard it vaguely and didn't understand.

"Hehe, if Master Sun is interested in this question, you can bring an astronomical telescope back from here. This kind of thing is specially used to observe the starry sky, and it can see farther than ordinary telescopes. If Master Sun Use it to watch the moon, and you will find amazing things... Hehe, so, this is my attitude towards the sky. There are people who specialize in observing the sky in my calendar. If Master Sun is interested, you can ask them. Take a moment..." Yang Reform never regarded himself as an "emperor" and never believed that he was the son of God. For a "emperor" who would die after 17 years in history, there is nothing worth nostalgic for, nothing worth keeping , but many things must be broken.

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