Xu Jin folded the drawings of the flintlock pistol and put it back on the shelf, preparing to wait for the next year to perform his duties and then find a craftsman from the War Bureau to try to make it, it is estimated that the process will be difficult, after all, the craftsmanship level of the Ming Dynasty is there, and Xu Jin is not a professional firearms designer, just the appearance of the flintlock pistol, as well as the schematic diagram are roughly drawn, and the specific structure has to be slowly explored and tested.

Take the Franc cannon as an example, Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao gave the drawings to the Nanjing Military Bureau in July and August last year, but it has not been successfully cast for more than a year.

Zhu Houxi casually flipped through the books on Xu Jin's bookshelf, and said with emotion: "Xu Jin, sometimes I really wonder how your brain grows, as if you understand everything, why do you say there are so many strange things in your brain?" ”

Xu Jin smiled: "Without him, only read more!" ”

Zhu Houxi pouted and said, "I have read a lot of books, but why don't I know that there are the Milky Way, the Solar System, and the Nine Planets?" ”

"The minister just read a few more miscellaneous books, these are the views of Westerners, and they have not been confirmed, so the emperor just listens to them."

"Lend me those miscellaneous books too!"

Xu Jin replied calmly: "These miscellaneous books were obtained from Westerners by my father when he traveled to Guangzhou Mansion in Lingnan in his early years, and they have been hidden at home, and later there was a fire in the house, and all these miscellaneous books have been burned. ”

Zhu Houxi regretted: "That's a pity, but I still have a question, the four elders of the cabinet are all well-read Confucians, I asked them, why don't they know that there are seven continents and five oceans?" ”

Xu Jinxu said: "It is estimated that the miscellaneous books that the minister reads are all unique books!" ”

Zhu Houyu couldn't help but roll his eyes, although Xu Jin's words were not leaky, Zhu Houyu still felt that Xu Jin was talking nonsense, but if it was nonsense, then why did this guy know so many strange things?

Zhu Houxi probably couldn't have imagined that Xu Jin was actually a demon who crossed over more than five hundred years later, and Xu Jin would not say that he was the soul who had smuggled through time and space for five hundred years. Some secrets have to be buried forever in the bottom of your heart, and even those closest to you can't tell them.

Xu Jin coughed lightly and said: "The emperor is the king of a country, he only needs to understand the art of the emperor, and the way of governing the country with people, and the specific affairs can be handed over to those who are good at it. ”

Zhu Houxi didn't bother to ask any more questions, so he casually opened a long wooden box on the bookshelf and took out a framed scroll from it.

Zhu Houxi slowly unfolded the scroll and stood on the spot, looking at the scroll attentively.

At this time, Zhu Houyu opened the "Rain Lotus Singing Frog Picture", which was made by Zhu Youyuan, the king of Xing, in Shangrao Fei's house, but saw the oblique rain in the painting, a drum eye squatting on the lotus leaf on the frog, and two "Yong Frog" poems were inscribed in the blank space, which was made by Xu Jin and Zhu Houyu at the banquet that year.

"The clothes are green, and they sit on duckweed with angry eyes. Who knows the abundance, listens to the sound of frogs at night......"

Zhu Houxi softly read the frog poem he made back then, his eyes gradually reddened, he was only eleven years old that year, his father was still alive, and he dragged his sick body from thousands of miles away to Shangrao to pick him up and go home.

Xu Jin stood quietly on the side and was silent, the real history of Emperor Jiajing was wise and calm, tenacious but selfish, but he was very filial to his father, not only built a magnificent mausoleum for his father, but also did not hesitate to launch a more than ten years of "Great Rites" dispute, and finally subdued Wenchen with monarchical power, posthumously crowned his father as the emperor, and sent the tablet into the temple for worship, which shows his deep feelings for his father.

Zhu Houxi watched quietly for a while, and carefully rolled up the scroll and put it back into the wooden box. Xu Jin said: "If the emperor likes this painting, he can take it back to the palace." ”

Zhu Houxi shook his head and said: "This is what my father gave you back then, how can I take it back without permission, or you should keep it, the half year in Shangrao County is the most unforgettable half a year in my life." ”

Ten-year-old Wang Shizi was taken captive thousands of miles away, living on the street and narrowly dying, walking in the ghost gate a few times, anyone will never forget.

"I want to expand the mausoleum for my father, but the four elders of the cabinet all objected, saying that this is not only a waste of financial resources, but also exceeds the etiquette system!" Zhu Houxi said angrily.

Xu Jin didn't know what to say, the tomb of King Xing Zhu Youyuan was currently built according to the specifications of the vassal king, and if it was expanded again, it would indeed be overdue, after all, King Xing was only a vassal king, not an emperor.

Xu Jin pondered his words for a while, and then comforted: "Your Majesty, with the current situation of the treasury, it is indeed not suitable to build a large number of buildings, and expressing filial piety is not the only way to expand the mausoleum. For example, if you take the time to go back to your hometown to worship and sweep in person, or do something practical for the people in your hometown in the name of the former king, the villagers will naturally be grateful for the kindness of the first king. ”

Zhu Houxi nodded and said, "This is a good idea." ”

Xu Jin sighed helplessly, don't look at this Zhu Houxi, this kid agrees, but looking at his expression, he knows that he has not dispelled the idea of expanding the mausoleum for his father, but this is not surprising, the Jiajing Emperor in history did not only get an emperor's "hat" for his father, but also built a large-scale imperial mausoleum, called Xianling.

Therefore, don't look at Zhu Houyu who is now forced to accept Yang Tinghe's proposal and recognize Emperor Hongzhi as the emperor's exam, but it is just an expedient measure, and there will be waves again in the future, the "Great Rites Discussion" has not ended, on the contrary, it has just begun, and Zhu Houyu will not give up if he does not give his father the title of emperor.

In addition, the Jiajing Emperor in history gradually grasped the imperial power through the "Great Rites Discussion", and successfully transformed from a baseless vassal king to a thunderous emperor, and has been in power for more than 40 years.

Therefore, the essence of the "Great Rites Discussion" is the struggle between the monarchy and the relative power, and Xu Jin has no intention of getting involved in it. What's more, Xu Jin was not so arrogant that he thought that his weight in Zhu Houxi's mind could be compared with Zhu Youyuan, the king of Xing, in fact, all the ministers who tried to prevent Emperor Jiajing from "crowning" Laozi would be defeated in the end.

Therefore, all Xu Jin could do was to properly persuade Zhu Houxi, a kid, not to be overly obsessed with studying ancient rites, these red tapes would only cost the people and money, and would not benefit the country.

Some people may ask, how can studying etiquette cost people and money?

If it is just research, it is true that it does not cost the people and money, but in addition to research, Emperor Jiajing in history likes to practice, a large number of temples are modified, and various grand sacrificial activities are held, all of which cost a huge amount of wealth. The existing four altars in Beijing (Temple of Heaven, Temple of Earth, Temple of the Sun, Temple of the Moon) are things made in the Jiajing period, and this guy likes to carry out various sacrificial activities in different solar terms.

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When Xu Jin and Zhu Houxi came out of the study, bursts of warblers and swallows were coming from the living room, and the laughter like silver bells came one after another, which made people feel inexplicably good.

When Xu Jin and Zhu Houxi appeared at the door of the living room, a pair of wonderful eyes looked at each other, but when they saw a room of beauties, Yan was thin and fat, which made people dizzy, and it was the flowers that gradually became charming!

It turned out that the three girls of the Fei family were here, and the girls were sitting around Xie Xiaowan with the moon and chatting, or playing small games such as backgammon and backgammon.

Xu Jin's gaze first fell on Fei Ruyi's pretty face, who was wearing a set of white palace clothes today, which set off the skin and snow, a pair of beautiful eyes stared at him, his veins were like water, and there was a slight hint of resentment.

Xu Jin's heart was hot, if it weren't for the public, Bao Zhun went over to hug this person into his arms and love him, and it would have been more than two years in a hurry, and he had broken the appointment, and he was ashamed of his kindness to the beauty.

"I've seen the emperor, I've seen Jing Anbo!" All the women stood up and saluted Zhu Houxi.

Fei Jixiang wore a set of apricot-colored skirts today, and the eighteen-year-old girl looked more and more beautiful, with apricot eyes and peach cheeks, and she looked like she had the shadow of Concubine Lou. It is estimated that it was the last time the portrait was painted, and Fei Jixiang, who has always been generous, lowered his head shyly when he saluted, and his face was flushed, and he didn't dare to look at Xu Jin and Zhu Houxi.

Zhu Houxi, this kid, originally liked to be lively, but he was so happy to see so many people, so he immediately unceremoniously pulled a stool to join. It's just that this kid's current identity is not the original little slave, except for the heartless Fei Xiaoyu, who would dare to have fun with him on an equal footing?

Therefore, Zhu Houxi felt very bored after playing for a while, and stood up and said, "Xu Jin, Sister Xiaowan, I have been out of the palace for a long time, and it is time to go back." ”

Entering the painting and watching the chess and other girls were secretly relieved when they heard the words, and the little emperor had to leave quickly, or he had to be careful in doing things without speaking, how uncomfortable.

"Hehe, Xu Jin, when will you and Sister Ruyi's marriage be done?"

Just as Xu Jin accompanied Zhu Houxi to the gate of the front yard, the latter asked with a smile.

This is exactly what Xu Jin wants, and he said cheekily: "The minister is thinking about asking the emperor to marry us!" ”

Zhu Houxi laughed, patted his chest, and hugged him and said: "No problem, this matter is on me, hehe, Xu Jin, you went back to Beijing this time to fish hundreds of thousands of taels for me, and now you have a flintlock pistol, I will also give you a surprise, wait!" ”

After speaking, he flicked his sleeves and walked out of the Xu Mansion with a group of eunuchs and brocade guards.

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