Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 89
The Chinese people have always declared to the outside world that they love peace and advocate good neighborliness and friendship.However, everyone knows the real situation, so our tribe, like the Northern Bears, is a nation recognized by the world as having a strong desire for aggression.Ask yourself about this, how eager you are to increase the country's territorial area, and you will understand.

Moreover, all the dynasties of our family have regarded the expansion of the territory as the greatest achievement, and it is the same for the king and the ministers.So when Wang Daoqiu showed Emperor Jiajing that he, Jiajing, could be a promising king who opened up new territories and would be forever respected by the people of our clan for generations to come, Emperor Jiajing had an orgasm.

Grabbing Wang Daoqiu's hand, Emperor Jiajing said that on this matter, he would call several cabinet scholars to come to the court tomorrow for a discussion, and expressed that for this merit that can last forever, he is personally willing to contribute to this "peacekeeping" operation. , Pay 30 taels of military expenses.

After discussing national affairs, Emperor Jiajing said to Wang Daoqiu with a moved face: "My beloved! Thanks to you! The briquette business in one winter has earned more than 40 taels of silver for my internal treasury. And you. Assisting Baiyunguan in the sulfur glass business and improving pills, Baiyunguan is also making money every day, and will send me tens of thousands of taels of silver every month. It seems that the Yongding River will be completely unsealed and navigation will resume. As soon as the Yongding River is opened to navigation and the iron ore from Xuanhua is shipped over, the steel plant that Aiqing helps me build will earn me hundreds of thousands of dollars a month! My dear, since I have you, I don’t have to worry about money anymore.”

After saying these words to Wang Daoqiu, thinking about his happy life with financial freedom, Emperor Jiajing looked satisfied.After the self-indulgence, Emperor Jiajing said to Wang Daoqiu again: "Aiqing, I may owe you something, I hope you don't resent me."

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about? You are the king and I am the minister. Thunder, rain and dew are all the kindness of the king. How can there be a saying in the world that a minister resents the king?"

In fact, what Emperor Jiajing said was that he might owe him something. Wang Daoqiu was still very nervous. He didn't know what Emperor Jiajing was going to do?However, Wang Daoqiu, who came from an era when no one told the truth in public, could still tell the truth when seeing people and ghosts.So he said something so-called "talking" against his will.

Emperor Jiajing had been fighting with courtiers every day for more than 20 years since he put on the dragon robe. He had rich experience in political struggles, so he could naturally understand that Wang Daoqiu's words were against his will.But whether it’s a lie or the truth, truth or falsehood is not important, only attitude is. To put it simply, “convincing” is enough.

Therefore, after hearing Wang Daoqiu's obvious lie, Emperor Jiajing didn't feel that there was anything wrong with it. He continued: "Aiqing! Look at the steel factory, the three small furnaces have just been built. The two big furnaces you mentioned are just laying the foundation now, and the construction over there cannot be done without your guidance! Besides, I also hope that you can stay by my side and give me advice from time to time. I can’t do without you. Come on, love!"

When Emperor Jiajing said this, he stopped. He seemed to be thinking deeply about his next words.Wang Daoqiu was not worried about this. He knew that Emperor Jiajing would talk about it himself.

Sure enough, after pondering for a while, Emperor Jiajing spoke, and he said: "Aiqing! The thing is like this. According to the rules of the court, you new Jinshi, after being assigned a position, complete the report and familiarize yourself with the work. After the environment. You will have a two-month vacation to go home to honor your hometown and honor your ancestors, and take care of the trivial matters at home. You will come back later and serve the court wholeheartedly."

"Ai Qing, it stands to reason that this time you pass the Sixth Yuan and honor your ancestors, you should return to your hometown in glory. But I really can't do without Ai Qing here! Ai Qing is going to take a rest. If nothing else, At least for the two large iron-making furnaces in the steel plant, I'm afraid we have to wait two months. One furnace of one million jins of molten iron, four furnaces a day, is 400 million jins, and two furnaces, 800 million jins of iron a day. 800 million jins a day Iron! Our net profit is at least tens of thousands of taels of silver. A net profit of tens of thousands of taels of silver a day is at least a net profit of 60 taels of silver in two months. If you delay for two months, you will lose 60 taels of silver! So love Sir, your two months of vacation leave..."

Having said this, Emperor Jiajing stopped again.Wang Daoqiu knew that the reason why Emperor Jiajing stopped here and did not go on was because he hoped that he could apply for overtime on his own initiative.So Wang Daoqiu, who understood Emperor Jiajing's little thoughts, said in a sensible way: "Your Majesty, taking a bath is a trivial matter. State affairs and family affairs, which are more important? I can still tell the difference. This time I take a bath, I Just give up and put national affairs first."

"Oh, this is so wronged, my dear, I really don't know what to say. By the way, my dear, the court should reward you for passing the Sixth Yuan this time. My dear, what do you want? No matter how much you say, I will definitely make your wishes come true."

What?Let Lao Zhi's wish come true. Then Lao Zhi wants you to pass the throne to Lao Zhi. Will you let Lao Zhi's wish come true?Ma De, you said that you must make Lao Zhi's wish come true. Are you pretending that Lao Zhi is a three-year-old child?
In his heart, he complained about Emperor Jiajing writing empty promises, but of course Wang Daoqiu didn't dare to ask Emperor Jiajing for the throne.So he thought about it for a while, but he felt that he could use this opportunity to fight for his parents who had worked so hard to raise him.

After brewing his emotions for a while, he said with an affectionate face: "Your Majesty, I am only eighteen this year, and Your Majesty is so kind to me, I will definitely be rewarded in the future. Therefore, I am nothing this time. All I want to ask for is my parents. My father, Wang Zhaowen, took the middle school examination at the age of 22. However, he failed the seven provincial examinations every time and was laughed at by the villagers. When I was a child, my father failed the examination. I only dare to go home in the dark every time. Once I get home, I lock myself in the house and am ashamed to go out and see people."

"When my father failed the examination for the seventh time, he was already over 40 years old and no longer had the courage to continue challenging the examination. He was also ashamed to be told behind his back by the villagers that he was in his [-]s and had to rely on his wife to support him. So my father After failing the exam for the seventh time, he gave up the exam and became a teacher in a private school in the town. He earned a few taels of silver every year to support his family. Although his father gave up the exam and became a teacher, He comes home every day with a calm demeanor and nothing unusual." "But Chen knows that the scientific examination is his father's dream that he has been pursuing for half his life. If his father gives up the scientific examination, it means giving up his own life. Giving up, but It was his compromise with life, but in fact he was unwilling in his heart. I have seen it several times, when he saw off his fellow villagers, classmates, and students for the scientific examinations, his eyes were full of longing and loss. So. If possible, I would like to ask Your Majesty to grant my father a meritorious title so that he can have comfort in the few remaining years of his life."

After saying these words, Wang Daoqiu, with tears in his eyes, respectfully knelt down to Emperor Jiajing.The ancients talked about filial piety, and kings especially valued this. They believed that if a minister cannot be filial to his own parents, how can he be "loyal" to you, the king?

So when Wang Daoqiuman, with tears in his eyes, knelt down and begged Emperor Jiajing for a title for his father, Emperor Jiajing was moved. He remembered that in the past, in order to fight for a title for his parents, he was made things difficult for his parents by the ministers at that time, and was isolated. The pain of being helpless.

Emperor Jiajing, who resonated with his soul and felt Wang Daoqiu's current desire, was moved by Wang Daoqiu's "filial piety".So after listening to Wang Daoqiu's plea, Emperor Jiajing was stunned for a few seconds, and then said majestically to Lu Fang beside him: "Lu Fang, according to the Imperial Academy's decree, Wang Zhaowen, the father of Liu Yuan Ji Di Wang Daoqiu, has taught his son well. I will reward you." Come out with Jinshi."

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"Your Majesty, Daoqiu, thanks the Lord for his kindness."

Emperor Jiajing finished the decree at once, Lu Fang hurriedly accepted the promise, and Wang Daoqiu also hurriedly thanked him.But when Lu Fang had just finished answering his "promise" and Wang Daoqiu had just thanked him, Emperor Jiajing seemed to have thought of something again, so he added: "Forget it, forget it, since Wang Aiqing has done so much for me and the court, then I will do it again." Give his mother a peaceful life!"

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"Your Majesty, I would like to express my gratitude to you Lord for your long thoughts."

I heard that Jiajing rewarded his father with a "Tong Jinshi" background, and rewarded his mother with a sixth-rank "Anren".Thinking of how happy his parents were when they received the good news that he had passed the sixth grade, as well as the gift of "coming out with the Jinshi" and the sixth grade "Anren", Wang Daoqiu now looked at Jiajing Lao Dao, and he was very pleased with it. .This old guy still has a conscience, and it's not a waste of time to help him.

Wang Daoqiu thought so, feeling sincerely happy in his heart, and his young face turned into a smile.As for Emperor Jiajing and Lu Fang, who have decades of experience in fighting with others, they can certainly tell whether a person is really happy or just politely showing happiness to others.

So after seeing Wang Daoqiu's young face smiling like a flower, Emperor Jiajing and Lu Fang were infected, and their smiles were sincere now.Lu Fang also teased Wang Daoqiu: "Master Zhuangyuan, please tell the Zajia family that your surname is yours! Otherwise, the Hanlin Academy will not know who to give it to!"

"Oh, oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, my mother's surname is Xu, Xu."

(End of this chapter)