Great Transcendence

Chapter 18 Gears of Destiny, Age of Steam

Lin Yi walked in the Forbidden City with an eunuch.

Long Yuanjian was not by his side, which made him feel a little unaccustomed.

Without the protection of this holy sword of humanity, Lin Yi's originally long breathing seemed a little heavy when he faced the oppression of the emperor's dragon spirit.

What is the base and what is the end?
For a long time, Lin Yi thought that he could distinguish clearly and mastered it well.But it wasn't until the moment Long Yuanjian left his hand that he suddenly woke up.

Sometimes, getting more is not necessarily a good thing.

On the contrary, loss will make us see farther and more clearly.

The "Xinghe Zhenjing" in the ancestral orifice between the eyebrows shone with little light, like the bright stars in the night sky.

Xinghe Zhenqi flowed all over the body, harmonious and flawless, a feeling that everything was under control emerged spontaneously, and the pressure brought by the human dragon energy was immediately reduced by a few points.

If you put aside those mysterious things, dragon energy represents power, power, and status.

Lin Yi smiled dumbly. He used to think that he was chasing the truth and was extraordinary and refined. He once thought that he could slay demons with a sword in his hand. Now when he looked back, he realized that he was still just an ordinary person.

In a pavilion in the imperial garden, Lin Yi met Emperor Zhaode.

Lin Yi slapped the judge and said, "All blessings, my lord."

"Realist Qingxuan, please sit down." Emperor Zhaode said with a red face.

Lin Yi didn't refuse, and sat down directly.

There has been no kneeling ceremony in China since ancient times.

In the pre-Qin period, there was "kneeling" because there were no tables and chairs, but this was not a formal etiquette, but a sitting posture of "kneeling on the mat".

In that era, ministers kneel to the king, and the king also kneels to his ministers.

Later, there were tables and chairs, and kneeling was very rare.Unless it is some very formal occasions, such as the Great Court Meeting that is only held a few times a year, kneeling is required, and generally it is not necessary.

It was the Yuan Dynasty that changed.

Before the Song Dynasty, the emperor and his ministers played against each other, and both sides sat down.In the Song Dynasty, the monarch sat and the minister stood.In the Yuan Dynasty, the emperor sat down and his ministers knelt down.

The Ming Dynasty inherited this bad habit, but few people still knelt down to officials.Because the kneeling ceremony is too big, ordinary officials can't bear it.Once this kind of thing happens, it means that there is a great grievance, which is something every official tries to avoid.

It was the Qing Dynasty that really pushed kneeling to its peak.

There is no king and ministers in this dynasty, only masters and slaves.After the officials of the Qing Dynasty knelt down to the emperor, they felt unbalanced, so they passed this imbalance on to the common people.

So far, kneeling has become a common phenomenon in society.

From Zhao Song Dynasty to Manchu Qing Dynasty, the change of kneeling ceremony reflects the change of the spirit of the times.

From "the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats to rule the world together", to "master" and "minion", what Yuanmeng and Manchu Qing successively brought to China was not just war and killing.

When Emperor Zhaode was admiring the "Tianzi Sword" offered by a young eunuch, Lin Yi's thoughts were racing and he thought of more things.

Emperor Zhaode held the hilt of the "Sword of Heaven" in his hand, and waved it a few times casually, the long-lost vitality returned to his body again.

"The real person's panacea is really extraordinary." Emperor Zhaode praised with a red face and full of energy.

Lin Yi's mind came back from the sky, and he said with a smile: "This is also the blessing of the Holy One. This pill is made from a human-shaped spiritual ginseng that I accidentally picked in the depths of Changbai Mountain. There are not many left. In this world, if you want to find another human-shaped spiritual ginseng, it is as difficult as going up to the blue sky."

Emperor Zhaode showed regret. After experiencing the magical effect of the panacea, he wished so much to get a few more.

Fortunately, Lin Yi opened a window while closing a door.

"Since the Son of Heaven Sword has been forged, when can I start practicing?" Emperor Zhaode asked eagerly.

Lin Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lord. Zhuangzi once said that the sword of the Son of Heaven uses Yanxi Stone City as the front, Qi Dai as the collar, Jin and Wei as the ridge, Zhou and Song as the tan, Han and Wei as the pincers; Bao Yi The four barbarians are bounded by the four seasons, surrounded by the Bohai Sea, and led by the Changshan Mountains; governed by the five elements, and discussed with punishment and morality; opened with Yin and Yang, held with spring and autumn, and moved with autumn and winter."

"This sword is unparalleled in its straightness, supreme in its lifting, inexhaustible in its cases, and inexhaustible in its luck. It cuts through the floating clouds above, and descends into a jeopardy. Once this sword is used, it will conquer the princes and conquer the world. This is also the sword of the Son of Heaven."

"The way of the emperor's practice lies in it."

"I also ask the real person to explain the confusion." Emperor Zhaode said.

Lin Yi said: "Lao Tzu said that the way of heaven is to make up for what is not enough. The way of man is not so, and the damage is not enough to give more than enough. Who can have more than enough to serve the world, only the Taoist."

"The sage is the son of heaven, he is supported by all people, and he is the way of man. If you can embody the way of heaven, and make up for what is damaged, then the way can be achieved."

"How can we make up for it?" Emperor Zhaode asked.

Lin Yi took out a folded piece of paper, spread it out on the stone table in the gazebo, and said, "This is it."

The drawing on the paper is a very crude machine.

After watching carefully for a while, Emperor Zhaode couldn't figure it out, and asked, "This is it?"

Lin Yi said: "This machine can be called a 'steam engine'. This machine will benefit all people, benefit the common people, and open a new era."

Looking at the dazed Emperor Zhaode, Lin Yi shook his head slightly. In this world, he may be the only one who can understand the greatness of the steam engine.

This feeling that everyone is drunk and I am alone is so cool, really cool.

Lin Yi thought to himself: "At this time, if you add a narration of 'the gear of fate has started to turn', it will definitely feel better than you can imagine."

In the days when he was lying on the hospital bed in his previous life, he had read many books.

After crossing, many things have been forgotten.But with the improvement of his cultivation, Lin Yi found that these things could be retrieved from his mind.

This time, what he found was the working principle of the Watt steam engine.

The Watt steam engine is not complicated. The intake steam, exhaust steam, cylinder, piston, connecting shaft, and crank are nothing more than these key things.

Watt's improvement is mainly to separate the condenser from the cylinder, so that the temperature of the cylinder can be continuously maintained at the temperature of the injected steam, thereby improving the utilization rate of steam.

This is bad knowledge in later generations.

It's just that many people forget it after learning it, or don't learn it at all.

Emperor Zhaode took his eyes back from the drawing of the steam engine and said, "What do real people need?"

Lin Yi silently praised Emperor Zhaode in his heart. This kind of good teammate who cooperates with all his strength is the cutest no matter what time it is.

"As long as the Holy One allocates some craftsmen to me." Lin Yi said.

Emperor Zhaode nodded, and Dang even gave orders.

(End of this chapter)