Chapter 138: The Storm of Knighthood

Zhu Qizhen has just returned to Beijing.

Ming Pao has already spoken. There is a heavy pen and ink depicting the steam engine, and pointing out that the steam engine has two functions today, one is used to carry water, and the other is used to replace horses. Run on the gallop.

The reason why Zhu Qizhen made a big fuss about this matter was that he wanted to do a kind of scientific promotion. At least let the people of Daming have such a concept in their hearts.

Most of the ordinary people regard this incident as a strange theory, some believe it and some don't believe it.

Those who believe believe that Ming Pao is the mouthpiece of the imperial court and should not talk nonsense, and some people think that this is simply impossible.

But on the whole, it's just some after-dinner discussions.

People who are really sensitive are keenly aware of some of the details. That is, the imperial court has the meaning of knighthood for Belin.

This hint of wind made many people feel that something was wrong.

Those who feel that something is wrong are Wu and Bi.

Wu and Bi presided over the Tianli Newspaper for several years, on the one hand, they spoke out in the face of various political situations, and on the other hand, Wu and Bi were bent on finding the way of the outer king of science. Therefore, I have been thinking hard in my heart, and my mental energy is extremely draining.

In just a few years, Wu and Bi have aged a lot.

And this news made Wu Youbi even more surprised in his heart, he couldn't understand, why did the emperor do this?

I have been doing white-clothed imperial history for several years, figuring out government decrees and discussing words every day. On the other hand, study the classics and find out a Taoist system that suits His Majesty's heart.

Wu and Bi figured out a lot about His Majesty's intentions.

I don't dare to say, there is no problem here.

But in general, it is still understood. In his eyes, the emperor himself was a person who took rules very seriously. It seems that the emperor changed the law to make it vigorous. However, there are some principles for the DPRK and the government, which are still relatively observed. Among them, there are non-military merits that cannot be knighted, and for this matter, there is a big trouble with his mother.

Everyone in Beijing knows this.

So why, the emperor seems to have changed in this matter.

As the first assistant of the cabinet, Liu Dingzhi has not thought about this problem, but maintaining principles and maintaining the imperial court system is something he must do.

But Wu and Bi are different.

He was not in his position, and he wanted to know what the emperor really thought. It is also good to refine his theory. Let the science of science return to its rightful place.

He secretly said in his heart: "The key to all this is the steam engine, or Belin. ”

So he got up to visit Belin.

Wu Youbi has been in Beijing for several years, although he does not have an official position, but he has already become famous all over the world and has become a well-known Confucian in the world.

Even more famous than when he was in Jiangxi. 、

This

It is one of the power of newspapers.

In the past, Wu Youbi's reputation was only in the officialdom and among the scholars, but now even if he is a peddler and pawn, he knows that there is a Mr. Wu who is very knowledgeable and has an excellent character, and even the emperor should value it.

In this way, when Wu and Bi became famous, they also built a network for themselves.

He started to visit Belin, and soon found out what was going on with her. I brought a disciple with me and went to the door.

It's just that when I arrived at Bei's house, I saw a mess outside, and the door was closed, no matter how I knocked, I didn't open the door, but when I heard the sound inside, there was still a sound.

Wu and Bi naturally persevered and let their disciples knock on the door all the time.

I don't know how long later, an old servant opened a crack in the door and said, "Are you bothered------

Before the words fell, I saw Wu and Bi in front of me.

Wu Youbi is a simple young man, and his hair is white, but he has been reading for many years, and he has long read books into his bones, and his temperament is revealed.

When this old servant saw it, he knew that he had an extraordinary bearing and was not an ordinary person. Only then did he change his words and say, "Mr. is ------."

Wu and Bi motioned for the disciples to present the prayer post. said: "Wu Mou visited your master, please see me." ”

The old servant took it with both hands, immediately closed the door, and hurried to the backyard.

After a while, Belin hurriedly came, making the door open, and then said: "I didn't expect Mr. Wu to visit, it's really rude, forgive your sins." ”

Although Belin is a third-grade official, she is a miscellaneous enterprising. In terms of social status, it may not be comparable to the great Confucianism Wu and Bi who are all over the world.

Wu Youbi returned the salute and said, "It's me who took the liberty." ”

Belin seemed to be afraid of something, and hurriedly invited Wu Youbi to enter, and asked the door to be closed, and several deadbolts were inserted, as if she was worried that someone would crash into it with a giant log.

After watching the old servant do all this, Belin relaxed a little. He saw Wu Hebi's strange gaze and said: "Mr. Wu, don't be surprised, because Your Majesty loves me and wants to confer my title, which has caused a lot of discussion in the court, and some officials and students think that I am the source of cholera, so they specially come to the door and ask me to resign." In fact, when His Majesty was interested, I had already resigned as soon as possible, but God was unpredictable, and I really had no choice. If this is the case, the gentleman will have to run for nothing. ”

Belin thought that Wu and Bi came because of this, so they said the hatred to the front.

Wu and Bi listened, which confirmed his conjecture, Belin is not a person who does not know how to advance and retreat, he knows how to measure, and now he doesn't want this title, then this is what His Majesty meant.

Why did Your Majesty do this?

Wu and Bi were even more curious.

He smiled lightly and said to Belin: "Please rest assured, Lord Pei, the old decay is not here for this one thing. ”

While Belling breathed a sigh of relief, there was also one

Curious, he said, "Why did Mr. come here?" ”

Belin and Wu and Bi said that they have nothing to do with each other, but they have met a few times from afar on some occasions, and if there is a relationship, it is too nonsense.

Wu Youbi said: "I actually came for the steam engine, and I couldn't understand it when I saw that it was said in the Ming Bao, so I asked Lord Pei for advice." ”

When Belin heard this, she said with a wry smile: "I didn't expect it, I alarmed Mr., I naturally know everything about this matter." ”

The two of them entered the main hall one after the other, and after serving tea, Belin began to explain the principle of the steam engine to Wu and Bi.

Although Wu Youbi is not a corrupt Confucian and has attainments in many places, it is impossible to compare with Bei Lin. Wu and Bi first talked about the principle of steam, as well as the mechanical principles of gears and levers.

Of course, Wu and Bi's understanding of these things cannot rise to the level of principles, and he is even more of an application level.

From this point of view, Liu Dingzhi called Wu Hebi a talent of craftsmen, which may not be wrong.

There's also a lot of math.

At the beginning, Bei Lin was still worried that Wu Youbi couldn't understand, but she didn't want Wu Youbi to be old and not weak in acceptance, plus, Wu Youbi was not ashamed to ask, as long as he didn't understand, he would ask.

Just said that it was dusk, and Wu Youbi also heard a rough idea. Even so, the inner shock to Wu and Bi was quite large.

In particular, Zhu Qizhen told Wu Youbi some experimental concepts and methods.

For Wu and Bi, it was simply a feeling of enlightenment.

Suddenly, my eyes lit up. An inspiration was caught in the hands of Wu and Bi.

It's just that he still has some uncertainty in his heart, and he asks, "Can I see the steam engine at first?" ”

Belin groaned for a moment and said, "This steam engine is a militaristic weapon, and ordinary people naturally can't see it. But Sir is no ordinary person. It just so happens that I'm going to go back to Zunhua in the next few days, so let's come with me. Naturally, I could let my husband take a look at the real thing. ”

There was a sense of depression in Belin's tone.

Without him, Belin didn't want to go back to Zunhua. He originally wanted to defuse this storm, but after returning to Jingshi, he found that he couldn't do anything about this matter.

Nothing can be done, it will only make things worse. can only return to Zunhua and continue the research and improvement of the steam engine.

It's just that in this way, Belin is equivalent to resigning himself to fate, and once the court makes a decision, he can't change it at all. Even he could be in trouble because of the steam engine.

It's just that Belin has no other way.

Wu and Bi know a little bit about Bei Lin's situation, but at this moment, Wu and Bi don't have the heart to think about what Bei Lin thinks and what the situation is. He didn't even have the heart to pay attention to his life and death, he was single-mindedly focused on the search for the Great Dao.