Li Yuanzhao lived a very leisurely life in the capital.
The previous businesses in Banshanfang are now completely on track and do not require too much effort.
I just occasionally take the time to look at the reports submitted below and then make some simple adjustments.
Perhaps the only trouble was that Emperor Jing gave him a large number of memorials to review.
However, he had already adapted to these tasks and did not need to spend too much time on them.
He was a man who could not sit still, so after reviewing the memorials he naturally had to find something to do.
When Fang Zheng was away, he had the urge to visit the Kingdom of Jin several times, but when he thought of the stick that Emperor Jing had not used for a long time, he finally gave up.
He is now in a side hall of the East Palace.
This side hall had long been transformed into a simple 'factory'.
The walls of the room were dirty, and there were only two rows of bookshelves with piles of drafts on them.
There are a few scattered design drawings on the ground.
There was no unnecessary decoration in the whole room. In the center was a circular iron track, and a small steam-emitting cart was running on the track.
Li Yuanzhao stared at the car intently, his eyes full of joy.
Mo Xiaohu also stared at the car intently. After observing it for a while, he said, "Your Highness, the third version of the model you improved should be successful."
Li Yuanzhao smiled and said, "Of course, this car I modified is much faster than your Ares. Look at its shape, which resembles an axe. According to Xiao Letian's latest paper, this is called effectively reducing wind resistance."
"I have decided to call this third version of the model the Swift Axe."
Mo Xiaohu applauded: "What a good name, Your Highness is very talented."
After looking at it for a while, Li Yuanzhao raised his head and said, "This is just a simple model after all. It can't be compared with a real steam car. Has the exhaust duct that I redesigned last time been installed?"
Mo Xiaohu nodded and said admiringly, "Your Highness is really smart. The improvements to the steam valve and steam passage, as well as the connecting rod design you proposed last time have already been installed. After our testing, the efficiency has increased by about 10%, which is already a remarkable improvement."
"I guess in less than three years, our steam locomotive will be officially launched."
Li Yuanzhao couldn't help feeling proud.
At first, he just studied the small model in the East Palace, but as he studied it, he found that the model could no longer satisfy his interest.
He turned to studying real trains, and would call Mo Xiaohu for advice when he had nothing to do. Now he has made some achievements.
"How is my talent at Dongjiao University?"
Mo Xiaohu pondered for a moment: “Your Highness has the appearance of a college student!”
"Hahaha! Well said. I am also a college graduate." Li Yuanzhao laughed loudly, then turned around and sighed, "What a pity that Lao Fang is not here, otherwise I would have to show off to him. One day, this train will also be running on the road with my contribution."
As soon as he finished speaking, the anxious voice of the eunuch was heard outside the door.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, are you in there? There is an urgent matter to report at the Princess's residence!!"
Li Yuanzhao turned his head and looked towards the door, somewhat surprised.
Normally, no one is allowed to approach his renovated room, and there are palace maids guarding the door.
Why did the eunuch from the princess's mansion break in now?
The eunuch's voice was still repeating at the door, and Li Yuanzhao pushed the door open and walked out.
The shouting stopped abruptly, and Li Yuanzhao said unhappily: "What are you shouting for? Is the sky falling?"
"My sister has been married for 800 years and didn't even bother to look for me. Now that her husband has run away to a foreign country, he thinks of me, his brother?"
The eunuch who delivered the message, not caring about the sweat on his forehead, quickly handed over the letter and said hastily, "Your Highness, please look. The princess has repeatedly instructed me to deliver the letter to you as quickly as possible. I will go back and report now."
After saying this, the eunuch ran away in a hurry.
Li Yuanzhao didn't care and opened the letter to read it.
With just one glance, his expression froze for an instant and his hands began to tremble unconsciously.
He scanned the entire article, not caring about anything else, yelled a curse word, and ran towards the warm room...
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As the weather grew colder, Emperor Jingdi often worked in the warm room.
There are several small charcoal stoves in the warm room.
Several old ministers sat opposite Emperor Jing, with fruits and snacks available, and the atmosphere was quite relaxed.
Emperor Jing ate snacks and chatted with the people below.
"I read in yesterday's newspaper that the Jinyiwei investigated another case. It said that the son of Huang Dang, the Right Censor-in-Chief, took advantage of his status to force a commoner girl to be his concubine. Huang Dang was detained when he went to plead for her. Have you all read it? Do you know what his current situation is?"
Li Yansong forced an ugly smile and said, "This old minister knows something. Huang Dang is just a bad parent and has no fault. Someone came to me to plead for him and ask the Jinyiwei to release him."
"Then Master Li pleaded for him?" Emperor Jing asked with a smile.
Li Yansong shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Even an old minister dare not touch the style of the Jinyiwei. The rules left by Lord Fang are too strict."
"If the officers under his command, or even the flag officers, do not follow the rules, they will be severely punished. Officials involved in the case will also be followed by reporters to record the incident, so it is useless for others to plead for mercy."
"Huang Dang's crime was disrupting the enforcement of the Jinyiwei. He was detained at the nearest guard post for one day and has returned home today. As for his son, he paid a bail of 100 taels, of which 80 taels were subsidized to the woman."
"The people are saying that your majesty has worked hard to govern the country and rectify the administration of officials. The court is now clean and the officials no longer dare to abuse their power to bully the people."
Emperor Jing smiled slightly and praised: "Zhengyi is usually a little erratic, but he is trustworthy when it comes to important matters."
"At first, I was worried that having officials commit crimes and having them reported in the newspapers would affect the prestige of the court, but I didn't expect that after handling a few cases, the people would actually praise me."
Emperor Jing said, glancing at Guo Tianyang: "The East Depot should also follow the example of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and make more improvements. The people in the East Depot act rudely and violently, and don't follow the rules. This is not the first time I have heard of this."
Guo Tianyang forced out an uncomfortable expression, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, this is all my fault. I will arrange for someone to correct it immediately."
"How are you going to change it?"
"....., I will go back and think about it carefully, and find some capable people from the Jinyiwei to learn from." Guo Tianyang flattened his mouth and almost cried out.
Why did you ask an extra question? Don’t you usually not ask further questions?
It would be better if he could just let those bastards under his command behave themselves for a while. Do they really have to learn from the Imperial Guards now?
"Humph." Emperor Jing showed dissatisfaction, "You are just fooling me. You have a ready-made example in front of you and you still want to go back and think about it."
"The Jinyiwei always abides by the rules and regulations when doing things, and they have a basis in facts. Even arresting people and handling cases requires them to shout a set of slogans. Don't think they are just for show. The slogan is..."
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