Just as the people at the Academy of Sciences were celebrating, a voice suddenly rang out from the surrounding crowd.
“We have a better and faster car than this!”
Everyone looked over at the sound and saw a fat man with a big head and ears. This fat man looked like the kind of person who was very strong. He was eight feet tall, and the sound he roared made the ears of the people next to him hurt.
The person next to him scoffed, "Where did this uncouth mountain bumpkin come from? Do you think you know magic or something?!"
Everyone around looked at the tall, strong, fat man, amazed by his courage.
This is no ordinary place today; all the officials of the imperial court are here, and many princes have also come.
Han Gonglian, Sima Qi, and Chen Gui looked over.
Zhong Yu also looked over and sneered, "Master Xu, that person is clearly here to cause trouble. I suggest we arrest him first."
Xu Churen said to the guards, "Go and bring that man here!"
Zhong Yu said, "Lord Xu..."
Xu Churen interrupted him, saying, "Let that man come over and have him speak."
Zhong Yu stopped talking. Although he was Sima Qi's student, Xu Churen was the prime minister, and a single word from him could crush him.
The fat man was brought over, and Xu Churen said, "Brave man, you just said you could make a steam locomotive run faster?"
Xu Churen looked at the fat man. If what he said was true, then of course it was a good thing. He had discovered a prodigy, which would be a merit.
If it's fake, immediately detain him for a few days on charges of disturbing public order.
"This steam locomotive runs as slowly as a tortoise, it's completely useless, and who knows if it will stop after running for a while!"
The fat man's name was Wang Sheng. He did exactly what that official Zhao had told him, and his expression was very arrogant, and his tone was full of disdain.
One sentence was enough to make Zhong Yu die of anger, and then he would get up and die again.
"Master Xu, this person is clearly here to cause trouble!"
Xu Churen asked, "Do you know who I am?"
Fatty Wang shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Zhong Yu sneered, "This is none other than Grand Chancellor Xu of our Great Song Dynasty!"
Xu Churen ignored Zhong Yu and continued, "If you dare to cause trouble here, you will be imprisoned!"
“I didn’t cause any trouble; my steam locomotive is right outside.”
The area outside he was referring to was blocked by a crowd; he pointed in that direction.
Zhong Yu's expression naturally turned sour.
Han Gonglian, Sima Qi, and Chen Gui exchanged glances. Chen Gui said, "Lord Xu, this person is no longer on the list."
Xu Churen said, "It wouldn't hurt to take a look."
Just then, a strange sound suddenly rang out from that direction, causing the crowd to stir and quickly make way for them.
A very rugged steam locomotive came from that direction.
Its movement was significantly smoother than Zhong Yu's earlier, and its speed was also much faster, even faster than the fastest walking speed a person can achieve, equivalent to a jog.
Ye Chong, who was driving, was looking extremely arrogant, staring disdainfully at the group of people from the Academy of Sciences who were already dumbfounded.
The surrounding crowd became completely agitated.
I never knew this thing could travel so fast!
Ye Chong was seen driving a steam locomotive back and forth in the open space, sometimes even spinning around, as if he were showing off.
That's right! That's showing off!
Zhong Yu was so angry that he gritted his teeth, and the people at the Academy of Sciences were also so angry that their faces turned pale.
Ye Chong was also feeling bitter. He was just a poor man who had only recently arrived in Tokyo and had just solved the problem of having enough to eat.
He wouldn't dare to show off here; it's only because that Mr. Zhao paid him enough.
It's so good to be rich!
Now even the princes and ministers couldn't sit still; they all looked over with surprise and envy.
They didn't believe it was some kind of magic or divine power.
Among them, Prince Jing, Zhao Qi, almost popped his eyes out. He had ordered a car from the Academy of Sciences and even drove it on the road once, but it broke down after only a short time.
Zhao Qi suddenly paused, startled: "It's him!"
Zhao Qi recognized Ye Chong. His car had broken down, and it was this man who had said something he couldn't understand before being chased away by his guards.
Finally, Ye Chong stopped in front of everyone, stepped down, bowed and said, "This humble subject has come uninvited, and hopes that you gentlemen will forgive me!"
This was, of course, something Zhao Huan taught him to say.
Forgive me?
Xu Churen thought to himself, "Do you know that you have already caught the eye of the emperor in the attic?"
You've improved the steam locomotive so well, now we dare not question you!
Zhong Yu suddenly exclaimed, "It's him! It's him! He stole my blueprints!"
P.S.: There will be another chapter later. Oh my god, I'm going to eat first. I started writing without even eating after getting off work. I really can't take it anymore, I need to eat something.
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