The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 648 There are more words, so it is late

After Chen Qianhu left in a hurry with the original telegram, the graduation ceremony was officially held soon under the auspices of Siye Chen Mingju—but even the officials from the imperial examination line behind him, and even Chen Mingju himself, had already lost their attention. Not at this ceremony anymore.

It is located in the elegant seat of the viewing platform at the corner of the school grounds.

After learning about the specific functions of the telegraph, Jia Baoyu couldn't help but said happily: "In this way, if my sister installs one in my house and another in my house, then we can use it to talk every day?! "

"More than that."

Shi Xiangyun smiled and said: "According to our master's vision, this thing will be spread all over the country in the future - didn't my brother always talk about Zhen Baoyu from the Zhen family in the south of the Yangtze River in the past two years? At that time, even if we are thousands of miles away, we can still be with him at any time." connection."

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

Jia Baoyu became more and more excited: "Couldn't this be what the ancients said 'a marriage of thousands of miles is linked by a thread'? In the future, when a sister gets married, I will give her one as a dowry. Then I will stand in front of this telegraph every day, just like everyone else. It’s like they’re still by my side!”

He was most afraid of parting in his life, thinking that with this telegraph, even if the sisters went their separate ways in the future, they could still communicate at any time, so he danced happily.

This move immediately attracted many curious eyes.

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Jia Baoyu to refute, he accused Lin Daiyu and followed Lin Daiyu.

Jiao Shun hastily moved aside to salute.

In fact, she had already wanted to say this.

Seeing this, Jiao Shun hurriedly bowed and left.

Under the eyes of everyone, Jia Baoyu was also embarrassed to admit that he was timid, so he argued strongly: "You are all dressed as men, and from such a distance, who can tell that you are a woman—besides, Brother Jiao is not on stage right now. up?"

Jiao Shun slightly lowered his body: "It's true, so I don't dare to take credit for it."

Anyone who has some understanding of the operation of the country will know the importance of the telegram, and it does not lie in the "marriage of thousands of miles".

Emperor Longyuan sighed, even though he was full of the idea of ​​the heaven and the kingdom, he had to admit that this Xiyi did have its uniqueness in industry.

As he spoke, he suddenly raised his voice: "Decree, Jin Gongxue sacrifices Jiu Jiao Shun as the third-class general, and bestows his wife Shi Shi as a third-class gentleman!"

Not wanting to finish the sentence, Lin Daiyu sneered not far away: "That's because Brother Jiao's ambition is not only limited to this square inch, but also above the temple - he didn't create this thing to let two men travel thousands of miles. Marriage is bound by a thread!"

Qianhu Chen Dasheng, the dragon guard who had unloaded his guns and weapons, had already rushed to the Qianqing Palace in a hurry.

Can this industrial innovation really succeed? !

Although these days the title of title is far worse than having no official position, and it is common for a title to be higher than an official position, but it is not a small honor to be promoted to a third-level title all at once.

Lin Daiyu covered half of her face with a folding fan, and taunted with a look of sudden realization: "It turns out that we cannot blame Second Master Bao's fault."

"Xiyi fruit is a serious problem for my court!"

It can be said that the more you are in the center, the more you are in a high position, the more you can appreciate the importance of this thing.

While speaking, his eyes turned to the queen who was at the side.

"This……"

Afterwards, Jiao Shun urged the craftsmen to work overtime for trial production, and at the same time changed the graduation ceremony originally scheduled for the beginning of May to the first day of June in the name of the relocation of the engineering school affecting the learning process.

Three big Buddha statues were suddenly missing in the hall. Concubine Rong and Concubine Li, who had been standing in good order, immediately surrounded Concubine Wu Gui and Concubine Xiande, chattering and asking what Naoshizi's "ordered pot chicken" was for food, so the emperor Such a happy face, he did not hesitate to add an official to Jiao Shun.

"Second brother, please calm down!"

Although I have never seen it before, the old lady who can be supported by the empress herself is probably the empress dowager.

Emperor Longyuan opened his mouth when he heard the words, but he still did not disobey his mother's kindness after all.

At this time, Li Gui, who had been avoiding suspicion from a distance, ran over and asked with concern, "What's wrong with you? How did Miss Shi and Miss Lin leave?"

Jia Baoyu saw that sister Lin was running on him repeatedly, so he turned his back in anger and stopped looking at her.

For example, a unified Chinese dynasty must have a vast territory and inconvenient transportation. It is often difficult to implement the orders of the central government.

After hearing this, Concubine Li was speechless and said: "Isn't this just the sound transmission from thousands of miles away? It was said before that it was a means of gods, and even mortals can use it. It's no wonder that the Emperor Longyan is very happy to present this fairy family thing."

But then he smiled and said: "But Aiqing don't need to underestimate yourself. Although the Westerners have the conditions to create this thing, they still let Aiqing take the lead? It can be seen that my dynasty is rich in resources and talents. I just wait for the new policy to be implemented for a long time." , will surely leave Xiyi behind!"

Jia Baoyu was caught by her, and he couldn't help saying angrily: "After a few days, it's fine if my sister refuses to talk to me, why bother to pick on my language problems?!"

Now even though he has regained his strength, Emperor Longyuan's face was still red and he couldn't hide his excitement. He raised his hand tremblingly and said: "Aiqing, quickly flatten your body, you made this thing, it is nothing less than a miraculous feat, I don't know if there is any reward you want?"

Li Gui was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly trotted up to follow, persuaded with a bitter face: "My lord, this ceremony has just started not long ago, if you just leave like this, how can you tell me when you go back..."

At the moment when their eyes met, the queen guessed that the emperor was thinking about the two memorials, and immediately turned her head away from him with a cold face.

"I underestimated Jiao Changqing back then."

Could it be that……

In fact, they had rushed over after hearing the news, but outside the bedroom door, they saw the emperor talking to Jiao Shun in a good manner, so they didn't dare to barge in - until the empress dowager and the empress arrived in person, then they followed in.

"This one……"

He originally thought that this thing would not be difficult to handle, but after repeated testing, he found that the equipment that can be manufactured currently cannot handle long-distance current communication at all.

When the two retreated, the Empress Dowager ordered someone to send Emperor Longyuan back to rest behind the curtain, and she and the Empress naturally followed.

Jiao Shun already had a draft in his mind, but just as he started in a leisurely manner, he suddenly heard someone outside shouting to stop, and then he saw the empress walking in from the door with a gorgeously dressed old lady, who followed her step by step. Follow Concubine Rong, Concubine Li and several other high-ranking concubines.

"Quick, take it here!"

Emperor Longyuan smiled triumphantly: "He is not only ignorant of learning, but also knowledgeable in investigating things. He is clearly a genius born in the world. It can be seen that the heavens are also happy to see me carry out the New Deal."

Jia Yuanchun said resolutely: "Although this is not the property of the immortal family, it is far more important to the imperial court than the auspiciousness of the immortal family!"

"Oh~ how many times have I told you that you always don't take care of your body."

People came to watch the ceremony, and they were all women, and no one cared when they left; but your second master Bao is an official in this yamen, and you are the one who came to participate in and even preside over the ceremony!
It's better now, when you come, you don't say a word, when you don't pay attention, when you leave, you don't say goodbye-then what are you doing? !
Although he was full of slander, seeing Jia Baoyu's gloomy face, Li Gui didn't dare to persuade him any more. He could only think bitterly about how to cover up and excuse him when he returned.

"Wait a minute!"

At the same time, Chen Qianhu, who had been serving as the background board, got up and exited.

Emperor Longyuan leaned in the arms of Concubine Wu Gui, smiled tiredly and excitedly: "What is the crime of Aiqing? Not only is she innocent, but she also made great contributions to the community!"

When all the dust settled, Emperor Longyuan asked Jiao Shun to be flat again, and asked enthusiastically how he planned to promote and use this telegram next.

Although the traffic conditions have been improved for thousands of years, the stubborn disease of unreasonable government orders has not been fundamentally improved.

It's all because he didn't take it seriously when he was in school, and he returned his knowledge of physics and chemistry to the physical education teacher before he graduated. He knew what happened but didn't know why.

Shi Xiangyun secretly tugged at the corner of his clothes, and said helplessly: "It's fine to stay at home on weekdays. Since my brother is here to participate in the ceremony, he should advance and retreat with his colleagues. How can he still stay with us and other women?"

So he was at a loss, until April, when he accidentally discovered a discussion related to electromagnetism among the scientific treatises collected by Shi Nai, and he was enlightened—it turns out that the word "electricity" in the telegraph refers to electromagnetic waves, rather than directly using current.

Jiao Shun saw that Emperor Longyuan hadn't pursued the blame, so he couldn't help but secretly wiped off a cold sweat. He was really afraid that he would follow in the footsteps of Jia Baoyu and Concubine Xiande. After getting up from the ground, he decided to pour some cold water on him because he was afraid that the emperor would fall ill again. .

Jia Baoyu was used to being independent, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but Shi Xiangyun and Lin Daiyu felt a little uncomfortable.

…………

Among the people present, I am afraid that she is the one who understands the importance of this thing the most.

He bowed his hands solemnly and said: "Early after the electric lamp was made, I saw that it seemed to be sending a signal when it flickered, so I thought about whether it could be used to send a message, but the result was repeated trials and failures. The key to making this thing was found in the western writings collected by Bowling Hou..."

Then he stepped down from the viewing stand and walked towards the entrance of the school grounds.

Before the words finished, Jia Baoyu suddenly stood up and said, "Let's go too!"

While everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Jiao Shun hurriedly knelt down beside the sweaty Chen Dasheng, saying 'guilty'.

"Second Master, Second Master?"

at the same time.

Since that day, the Empress wanted to return the original two memorials several times, but for some reason, she always gave up halfway.

Fortunately, after a few injections by the imperial doctor on duty, Emperor Longyuan's condition improved, and he drank some medicinal soup, and his speech gradually became fine.

But just now he obviously had the opportunity to be promoted to a noble, but he chose to seek an imperial order for his wife at home.

In the middle of speaking, he suddenly went back limply, saying "hoho" in his mouth, and his left eye, which was still active, was hidden in his temple, leaving only a frightening paleness.

But Jia Baoyu originally thought that the brothers and sisters hadn't seen each other for a long time, so he just took the opportunity to talk about their farewell feelings, but they broke up unhappy.

"Hahaha...cough..."

After entering the hall, he paid a big salute first, and then raised the original text of the telegram above his head, and reported loudly: "Long live back, when I arrived, the ceremony had already been held as scheduled according to the telegram, and someone read out the minister's message." first and last name."

Concubine Rong also pretended to be curious and looked at the stupid, black and thick telegraph, wondering: "Is this thing really so magical?"

This is even more so for Emperor Longyuan with lofty aspirations!
So it's no wonder that he was so excited that he almost passed out again.

"I, I just said that casually."

[Note: The cable telegraph was invented in 1835, and the current time and space background is 1829, and the required preconditions are all in place. In fact, at the beginning, I wanted to use real countries and people as the background of the world, but in the end, the book was not published. After passing the trial, "The Red Mansion is So Beautiful" has become so arrogant...]

Fortunately, he coughed a few times and then stopped, pondering: "Aiqing is now a fifth rank, but if you only seal a fifth rank edict, how can it be counted as meritorious service?"

"The minister thinks that this matter should be governed..."

"Afterwards, I randomly selected a dozen people, and asked them to turn over the book with their eyes closed and point to the words. They copied it and sent it to the palace by telegraph—here is the original text, Your Majesty, please read it."

Speaking of which, her perception of Jiao Shun is getting more and more complicated now. At first, she just regarded her as a shameless and lucky villain. In order to please the emperor, she even wrote down her obscene ways in the memorial.

Emperor Longyuan laughed, but he started coughing, which scared Concubine Wu Gui almost to call the imperial doctor again.

"I didn't say that!"

Seeing off a group of maids dressed in men's clothes, surrounded by Shi and Lin, he felt aggrieved more and more, stomped his feet and sat down heavily on the chair with his head in his arms.

Emperor Longyuan was inconvenient to get up due to illness, but he still tried his best to sit up straight, and apologized with a smile: "The son was just too happy for a while, so he felt a little unwell, but he didn't want to disturb the mother--please rest assured, the son is now gone. It's all right."

She didn't show it on the surface, but in fact, she was like a river and a sea in her heart.

Later, he gradually discovered that he was quite talented in the city, and now he is praised by the emperor as an unborn genius.

Dai Quan first took the original text from Chen Dasheng, went to the throne and took Jiao Shun's previously translated telegram, and held it up in front of the emperor for him to compare.

Emperor Longyuan was leaning on the throne, already waiting impatiently, he immediately beckoned Dai Quan to pick him up.

But after hearing Jiao Shun finish explaining the cause and effect, Emperor Longyuan's expression darkened unconsciously, and he frowned and said, "So, if Xiyi pierced the window paper this time, it wouldn't take much effort to make this thing?"

It wasn't until I witnessed the magical effect of the telegram that this prejudice collapsed!
Not to mention her, even those censors who dare to criticize the flashy lighthouse, the iron-clad warships that waste people's money, and engineering that shakes the foundation of the country, I'm afraid they can't say the word "ingenious obscenity" when faced with such things that can solve eternal diseases up.

Jiao Shun turned over and knelt down again: "I just got married at the beginning of the year, and the newly married woman has not yet received a reward. I am bold and want to ask for an imperial order for her."

In the past, although she was lucky to have such a crooked talent like Jiao Shun in her family, she still disapproved of the so-called industrial innovation, and always felt that although it was useful, it was not elegant.

…………

At the same time, I am even more fortunate that I married Jiao, who has a family, a country and a world in his heart, and there is no shortage of tenderness and affection.

The Empress Dowager sighed, flicked her sleeves at Jiao Shun, and said, "Jiao Shun, let's get back first, let the emperor take care of it, and it won't be too late to get it right later."

Jiao Shun is now a sixth-rank noble—at the beginning, he was the lowest seventh-rank noble, and he was promoted to one rank at the right time—now he has been promoted to three ranks in a row.

Dai Quan hopped around and shouted, "Please come to the imperial doctor." Jiao Shun, regardless of his dignity, jumped up from the telegraph, gesticulating and reminding Concubine Wu Gui to pinch someone for the emperor—he wanted to surprise the emperor, but Never expected that the emperor would give him a fright!
Only Jia Yuanchun got up on the spot without saying a word, like an outsider.

Hence what happened today.

When they met in front of the door, she thought that Jia Baoyu would naturally have to socialize with his colleagues after studying engineering, so she went with him without thinking too much.

He was eager to find a backup, so he used Jiao Shun as an example.

"Humph~"

That's all right, it's not uncommon for people with talent but no virtue in all dynasties.

Now with this telegram, on the one hand, the government orders from top to bottom can be unblocked without delay; on the other hand, it can also be used to deter local officials-in this way, not only can we eradicate the chronic problem of government orders being unreasonable, but it can also somewhat curb the problem of local officials' corruption and arrogance of power. , benefit both the country and the people.

This suddenly became hasty, and the bedroom immediately became a mess.

Jia Yuanchun did not refuse, and simply described the function of the telegram.

Shi Xiangyun hesitated for a while, and seeing more and more people peeking at this side in the school grounds, he said to Jia Baoyu: "Second brother, today is different, you should pay more attention to your career and economy."

Although surrounded in the crowd, Concubine Wu Gui held her identity on the one hand, and on the other hand she didn't know much about the telegraph, so she didn't open her mouth, she just squinted at the virtuous concubine Jia Yuanchun reservedly, and motioned for her to come and explain the confusion for everyone.

Jia Baoyu retorted without looking back: "So what? Sister Lin and Sister Yun have left too?"

inside the curtain.

He once thought that the second elder brother was like brown sugar, he would not let go of it when he touched it, he just followed unconsciously in this private seat specially set up for women.

The queen mother heard that Emperor Longyuan explained the cause and effect, and couldn't help being amazed: "It's strange that you promoted him to the title on the spot. If this thing is really usable, it is indeed a miracle."

Jiao Shun hastily pretended to be grateful, and kowtowed to thank him.

Li Gui thought in his heart, can this be the same?

"Oh~"

When passing by, the Empress Dowager took a serious look at him, and then stepped forward to Emperor Longyuan and said, "I heard that the Emperor just felt unwell?"

Emperor Longyuan struck while the iron was hot, and directly asked Jia Yuanchun to draw up a note to the cabinet.

After referring to the existing prototypes in the West and improving the generator and storage battery, Jiao Shun started to 'invent' the cable telegraph.

Seeing this, Lin Daiyu simply pulled Shi Xiangyun and said, "I'm tired, and besides, I've seen everything that needs to be seen. Let's go shopping in the street."

When she was young, she also had a good impression of this [most of the time] gentle and considerate cousin, but seeing him go through two consecutive dangers, he was still ignorant and ignorant, thinking all day long about a long-distance marriage. The disappointment can be said to be palpable.

Emperor Longyuan glanced back and forth with one eye several times, and suddenly tried his best to sit upright, and said excitedly: "Sure enough, it's exactly the same, this, this..."

"I dare not take credit."

After a pause, he said again: "I have a golden mouth, once I say it, I won't break my promise and get fat. Whatever reward Aiqing wants, just say it."

Similar situations are not uncommon, but they are usually sought for the mother of the family, or for the wife of the scum—but the daughter of the Shi family is clearly from a duke's family, and she has only been married for a while.

Could it be that……

How could such a shameless person still be a good husband who cherishes his wife? !

It was really hard for the queen to accept the contrast between before and after, and it was also the first time that Jiao Shunqi had a desire to explore.

(End of this chapter)