People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 629 Father and Son
"Have you made any recent research or inventions?"

In the evening, Xu Chen was lying on a recliner in the courtyard of his home, enjoying his leisure time away from work. At this time, the sky was gloomy and the wind was howling, which was a sign of rain. In this hot weather, he would of course enjoy this hard-earned coolness.

Next to him was Xu Xuan, who was sitting upright on a stool, holding in his hand the new issue of "Nature" journal.

Hearing Xu Chen's question, Xu Xuan looked at the journal and responded.

"There is a paper from the Institute of Engineering, saying that there has been a major breakthrough in the research of electric lights. After a long period of research on the most critical filament material, they finally found a very suitable metal material. Now the lighting experiment has lasted for more than a month and is completely practical."

"Not bad, not bad. It seems that maybe we will be able to use electric lights soon."

Xu Chen closed his eyes with a very comfortable look on his face, and he couldn't help but smile when he heard the news. This was something he had been looking forward to for a long time. The electric light was a symbolic thing in modern society, and Xu Chen couldn't help but feel gratified to see with his own eyes that contemporary indigenous people had made this thing.

"Anything else?" Xu Chen was enjoying the coolness. His fatigue was slowly blown away and he actually felt a little sleepy.

Xu Xuan said "Oh", and then said: "The laboratory of Xuanxia Academy has done a lot of research on electromagnetic phenomena and published many conjectures."

In the courtyard, Xu Xuan slowly introduced this issue of the journal Nature.

Although it is still a wild age of science and many studies are still in their infancy and at a very superficial stage with very limited depth of knowledge, it is not something that anyone can understand. Xu Xuan's interpretation is clear and accurate.

As Xu Chen listened, the sleepiness he had just felt was gone instantly. Xu Xuan's profound and easy-to-understand explanation really made him alert.

As he listened, he glanced at Xu Xuan who was interpreting seriously. It had to be said that this half-grown boy did have a bookish temperament. Of course, Xu Xuan's brain was worthy of this temperament, and he never gave Xu Chen any worries about his studies.

Xu Xuan was also about to prepare for the big exam. Judging from his current performance, there was no pressure for him to be admitted to Xuanxia Academy. Even if we put aside his identity as his son, Xu Xuan's achievements in the future would not be low.

Today's Xuanxia has begun to develop rapidly. Although entering the officialdom is still the most popular path for people all over the world, it is not the only way. Whether you are engaged in business, engaged in scientific research, or even working as a skilled worker, as long as you have enough skills, you can have a decent social status.

During this initial stage of rapid development, the value of academic studies is also the highest. If you can enter the Xuanxia Academy, you have basically entered the fast lane of life.

"You should be a little disappointed that your father is going to step down as prime minister."

Xu Chen's sudden question interrupted Xu Xuan's interpretation, and then Xu Xuan looked over in surprise. He only saw Xu Chen with a playful smile on his face.

Xu Xuan's expression became a little complicated at this moment, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment, but this brief silence itself was an answer.

Xu Chen stood up and patted Xu Xuan on the shoulder: "Only when you are strong yourself can you be truly strong. In my eyes, you have always been excellent. If you seek external help to achieve yourself, it would be self-deprecation. Who knows if you will be better than me in the future? When people know you as Xu Xuan instead of Xu Chen's son, that will be your true self-realization."

After leaving these words, Xu Chen smiled and walked into the inner room, leaving Xu Xuan there in deep thought. It was just a brief exchange between the father and son, and the resentment in Xu Xuan's heart suddenly disappeared. He seemed to be really awakened by Xu Chen and broke free from his original obsession.

Xu Xuan has always been proud, but this pride mostly comes from the fact that he is Xu Chen's son rather than from his own pride.

Today's conversation made him start to re-examine himself, and it awakened his self. After careful consideration, he felt that his success under the protection of Xu Chen did not seem to be a true realization of his self-worth. Pride and ability should come from within himself!

Looking at Xu Chen's back, Xu Xuan suddenly calmed down. The precocious boy finally let go of his obsession.

On the other side, Xu Chen also felt much more relaxed after this communication between father and son. After all, the two of them had to talk it out, otherwise there would always be a gap between father and son.

In fact, he did not want Xu Xuan to go into official career, as this path was not as good as it seemed. However, he would not interfere with Xu Xuan, neither would he take the initiative to help nor would he deliberately stop anything. Everything depended on Xu Xuan's ability. He believed that Xu Xuan was not a mediocre person and would achieve something no matter what path he took in this life.

After getting rid of this worry, Xu Chen felt much more relaxed.

Now it seemed that there was nothing that worried him too much. Instead, he began to look forward to the day when he would retire as prime minister. Up to this point in his life, there was nothing he was dissatisfied with.

Fortunately, this day is not far away, and the last thing Xu Chen cares about is about to be resolved.

A night passed, and the next day Xu Chen took a carriage to the Council of State Affairs. Just as he reached the door, he saw a figure waiting there early. It was Zhao Yun, the current governor of Liangzhou.

"Zhao Yun meets the Prime Minister!" When seeing Xu Chen getting off the carriage, Zhao Yun couldn't help but look a little excited. After all, it was rare for him to see Xu Chen when he took office in the local area.

Xu Chen laughed, walked up to him, and patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder: "Zilong is still as elegant as ever. Now that he has changed into his scholarly attire, he looks even more refined. Come on, follow me in and let's talk!"

Zhao Yun smiled slightly and followed Xu Chen's footsteps. Although they had not seen each other for a long time, there was no sense of strangeness between them.

As Zhao Yun walked, he chatted with Xu Chen. Xu Chen mostly asked him whether his tenure in Liangzhou was smooth, and Zhao Yun responded one by one. Then he walked all the way into Xu Chen's public housing and sat down to talk about business.

This inevitably brings up the recent big news in the court.

“On the way to the capital, I read a monthly report that said Qingzhou Mu Guan Hai had committed many crimes and had now been captured and convicted by the court?” After all, they had fought together before, so even though Zhao Yun was not very familiar with Guan Hai, he couldn't help but ask a few questions.

Seeing Zhao Yun's expression of being overwhelmed, Xu Chen smiled helplessly: "That's right, this matter has been reported in detail in the newspaper, so there is no need for me to elaborate. As a governor of a state, Guan Hai did not manage the people's livelihood properly, and his mind was full of tyranny. This end is just what he deserves."

(End of this chapter)