Yan Zhengsu stood in the hall and watched the figures of everyone leaving, squinting thoughtfully. Jiang Yunou, the teacher who had been following him for many years, stepped forward and whispered, "Master, why are you so angry today." That Wu Chunlai is Lu Xiang's person, why should he offend him. ”

Yan Zhengsu glanced at Master and said in a deep voice, "Master Jiang, did I tell you about this Wu Chunlai?" ”

Master Jiang smiled: "You didn't say it, but I know." Chief Fang Shan came to the mansion one day to drink with the master, and the old man sat beside him, and Chief Fang Shan said those past events, so I naturally knew some of the reasons. Today, the adults are helping Mr. Fang to get angry, right? ”

Yan Zheng stroked his beard and said: "Exactly, when I learned that this Director Wu was coming, I had already thought about giving him some colors." The old man hates these people the most, and the ungrateful people are the most shameful. It's hateful that this kind of person is still in a high position, which is really a shame for my Great Zhou court. If even such morally corrupt and ungrateful people can be used, then what is the bottom line? The saint doesn't know what to think in his heart, what's the use of this kind of person having talent? I'm not all angry for Fang Dunru, what is even more angry is that this kind of person can still live in the temple like a fish in water, which fully shows how far my Da Zhou has come. ”

"The old man understands, how can the old man not understand after following the adult for so many years? But why bother to reprimand Zhang Tong and sentence Shen and Liu Zhifu. The adults will soon go to the capital to take up their posts, so why make too many enemies? Zhang Tong's brother is the third envoy, you have offended both Wu Chunlai and Ji Xiang, so why bother? ”

"I don't care who I offend. Zhang Yi's sycophancy is disgusting, full of villain. Shen Fang and Liu Sheng didn't care about them, they didn't have anything to do, but they just followed Wu Chunlai to get together. Things gather like people in groups, they and Wu Chunlai are mixed together, they are not the people I look up to solemnly, so they simply offended and pulled down together. ”

Master Jiang nodded slightly, and sighed softly: "My lord, it is easy to break, and I have followed the adult for many years, and I know that the adult has thousands of plans in his heart, and he wants to show his ambition to repay the loss." But sometimes adults can't be too tough. He is a local official, or he can't see anything. But if you go to the capital as an official, the old man is worried that it will be bad for adults. ”

Yan Zhengsu frowned and thought for a while: "What you said is not unreasonable, but it is sleek and sophisticated, is it still me Yan Zhengsu?" Just like Fang Dunru, if he can rub sand in his eyes, is he still using being a mountain chief in Songshan Academy? Some things can't be changed, and once you do, you lose yourself. ”

Master Jiang was speechless, sighed lightly and said no more.

……

On the surface of the West Lake outside the Yongjin Gate, Lin Jue's test of the new stage went smoothly. With bursts of cheers, the few basic functions required by Lin Jue on the floating platform have all been tested. In fact, it's not complicated, Lin Jue only needs this stage to have a rotation, lifting, opening and closing, and some other functions. It may sound difficult, but in fact, the hardest thing to do these functions is not how to do it, but how to integrate these functions together and operate without interfering with each other.

Fortunately, the Jiangnan Grand Theater has undergone many stage transformations, and the stage of the Grand Theater now has the function of rotating and lifting. So for Lin Jue, there is not much difficulty in these two items. The difficulty lies in the fact that after adding the special functions of opening and closing and some stages, it is not a simple increase or decrease, but the integration of the entire axis system increases the difficulty of geometric progression. It's the hardest thing to implement every feature without interfering with the others.

For example, for the opening and closing function of the stage, Lin Jue requires that the middle of the stage should slide to both sides, and the lake under the floating stage will be exposed in the middle of the stage to form a pool in the center of the stage. It's not that hard. However, it is quite difficult to integrate with the lifting function in the middle of the stage.

Because of this, Lin Jue spent a night designing these things. Fortunately, Lin Jue is still quite interested in mechanical things, and the knowledge he once has not been completely forgotten because of the rebirth. With the foundation of a science student, he still succeeded in achieving these functions. Of course, all the arrangements are not the most perfect plan, but what Lin Jue needs to do is not to compact the instrument, but to just realize the function.

Although the axles of the control system had to be installed at the four corners of the side of the stage, and manpower was required to achieve the function of the stage, the basic function that Lin Jue wanted was to meet the requirements. Lin Jueduo wanted to hold a remote control and press the button to manipulate the function of the stage, but this was obviously an extravagant hope.

After the test, the craftsmen were also very happy, they won five times the salary, and of course they were all very happy. And more importantly, they saw that under Lin Jue's command, the stage they built by themselves actually achieved various functions, as if they were alive, which made them feel a sense of accomplishment. You must know that when Lin Jue explained the usefulness of various shaft functions yesterday, many people thought that Lin Gongzi was crazy. How could it be possible to use the machine shaft to manipulate the stage to lift, open and close and flip freely, this is definitely something they never imagined. Now that the facts are in front of them, they are also full of admiration for Lin Jue.

The little county lord also closed her mouth happily, and in the face of everything she had just witnessed, she also felt incredible. She felt that Lin Jue was simply a genius, and it was impossible to figure out how much ability he still had. Thinking of the strange sun, moon and stars that Lin Jue had told her before, what kind of talking boxes, what thousands of miles of sound transmission, and other things like carriages that could walk on their own without being pulled by human horsepower, the little county lord's heart was full of curiosity.

"I'm looking forward to the evening game right now. If nothing else, it's this stage, which will leave everyone stunned. Lin Lang, I feel like we will definitely win tonight. "The little county lord said.

Lin Jue smiled: "Why did you suddenly burst with confidence again?" You're changing so fast. The reason why I've gone to great lengths to do this is just external factors. In fact, these only add points, but they do not play a decisive role. The role of decision also lies in the person who participates and the talent itself. ”

Guo Caiwei nodded and said, "I understand, but I just feel like I want to win, and there is no reason." ”

Lin Jue smiled bitterly: "That is a woman's most terrifying sixth sense. There's still a lot to do, the stage has just taken shape, and there's still a lot to install, debug, and decorate. also let Gu Panpan, Chu Xiangxiang and them come to the stage. There are a lot of things to do, time is getting tighter, we have to hurry. ”

From noon until the end of the afternoon, all sorts of goods brought from the city arrived on the lake. The floating platforms of Jiangning and Yangzhou have long been completed, but the lake near the stage of Hangzhou Mansion is full of people and boats. What made the onlookers even more puzzled was that the entire stage was covered on all sides by a black curtain, leaving only a few entrances at the four corners for people and materials to enter and exit. From time to time, there were loud cheers and applause from inside the curtain, and the light inside became bright and dark, and I didn't know what to do.

Some people wanted to sneak closer to investigate, but they were stopped by the guards of the palace on the lake, and they were not allowed to approach at all. It's mysterious.

As the sun sank little by little, the site on the shore of the lake had already been cleared, and at this time, the people couldn't wait to enter. In order to occupy a good position, the people have lined up in a long line on the square inside the Yongjinmen City Gate since the afternoon. Before the end of the day, the field began to enter, and by the third quarter of the hour, the open space between the lake shore and the city wall was already crowded with people.

As in previous editions, this is the time when the vendors are at their happies, and the vendors who sell small benches and bamboo mats for drinks and sweets are overjoyed, because they will earn as much money as they can earn in a month, so they must not miss it. Compared with previous years, this year's best-selling goods are a kind of extremely transparent glazed pieces embedded in bamboo tubes. It is said that a teenager in the southern city of Hangzhou accidentally discovered that this kind of lens can magnify distant scenes.

It's not useful in everyday life, but it's perfect for now. After all, every year in the Oiran Contest, many people can only watch the excitement, after all, they are too far away to see the expressions and movements of the people on the stage, and then they can only envy the foaming of the mouths of the people nearby. And with this small bamboo telescope, you can actually see the stage a hundred steps away clearly. Even the subtle details on stage can be seen in good results.

The discovery of the young man made his father, who was shrewd and good at seizing business opportunities, overjoyed, and the whole family went to work together for a month, spent the only eight taels of silver in the family, and made more than 500 telescopes. As a result, within two hours, each one hundred wen was sold out, and fifty taels of silver arrived, making five times as much. And many people are still clamoring to buy it, but unfortunately it is out of stock. The father of the young man, who did not expect to be so popular, stomped his feet and regretted it, knowing that if the pawn seller smashed the pot and sold iron at the beginning, he would make a fortune and make a fortune tonight. His woman also repented, and scolded you for being a dead ghost who deserved to be poor for the rest of your life, but the opportunity given by God to make a fortune was wasted.

As the evening approaches, the sun sets slowly, and the banks of the West Lake become bustling and noisy. Everyone was looking forward to the opening of the Oiran Contest, chatting with each other and sticking their necks to watch the movement on the lake. But soon, someone realizes that something is wrong.

"What's going on? The floating platforms of Jiangning Mansion and Yangzhou Mansion have been decorated beautifully, why are the stages of our Hangzhou Mansion still wrapped in black cloth. How is it that until now, there are still craftsmen tossing on it? Isn't it even the pontoon that has been completed? ”

"yes, I've been staring, and it really doesn't seem to be finished. How did it get so rushed this year? This is a three-city competition, but it's different from previous years. I'm so unprepared, I'm afraid I'm going to get cold. Look at the people, how well prepared? How beautiful is that pontoon? We don't know what's going on? ”

"I heard that Lin Jue, who is in the third room of the Lin family, was invited to preside over this matter, and as soon as the little boy came yesterday, he ordered someone to dismantle the floating platform that had been completed more than half of it and start building it again. Where is this time? I'm afraid I'm going to smash the pot now. If you haven't even built a pontoon, how can you compare? This year's Oiran is handed over to others. ”

“…… It turned out to be a good deed done by Lin Jue's son of the Lin family. This Lin Gongzi is a very powerful person, how could he make such a mistake? There are not many capable people in our Hangzhou City, Lin Gongzi should be counted as one, it shouldn't be. ”

"Capable people? I beg to differ. Haven't you heard about the trouble that happened in the Lin family some time ago? It is said that this little boy made trouble, and sought the position of the head of the Lin family, and committed the following crimes. I used to have a good impression of him, he helped the government to suppress the bandits, and I am grateful to him. But now I don't think much of him, this man is not right. Can such a person be called to do such a great thing without leakage? ”

"Hey, why are you talking about the Oiran Contest, what are you doing about the Lin family? What does the Lin family's housework have to do with you? Besides, Lin Gongzi was born to fight the bandits, and the people of Hangzhou also got his favor, so we don't have to worry about the bandits, you are not grateful but say bad things about people behind your back, what does this mean? ”

“…… I'm just saying it casually, and there's no malice. In short, there is nothing on the lips. Mao is not doing things well, and now he hasn't even built a floating platform, and he is about to start in less than an hour, isn't this a joke? Look, I'm afraid we're going to make a fool of ourselves in Hangzhou tonight. ”

“……”