Chapter 193 Chapter 193 The Royal Family
But Xu Yunfan was different. His eyes lit up with curiosity, and his gossipy spirit rose slowly. "What's the matter? I'm so curious. Brother Fu, please tell me quickly. I will definitely not say anything nonsense."
Fu Qingyu leaned forward and lowered his voice, "I heard that our emperor spent a fortune to hire someone to develop a weapon that could reduce casualties on his own side and offer powerful attack power. But years have passed, and they've made no progress. They've thrown a ton of money at it. Many ministers have different opinions on this, but the vast majority are urging the emperor to stop wasting money. What are your thoughts on this? Do you think the emperor made the wrong decision?"
Xu Yunfan shuddered, and without thinking, "Brother Fu, are you trying to kill yourself? How dare you question the emperor? Who is the emperor? Can his decision be wrong?"
Hearing this, Fu Qingyu was a little disappointed. Could it be that Xu Yunfan was just like the others, a flatterer and sycophant?
Although everyone in the world fears the imperial power, Fu Qingyu initially had too high expectations of Xu Yunfan, thinking that he was as upright as Jiang Lanfang, and that wrong was wrong and right was right. Even if the one who was wrong was the current emperor, Jiang Lanfang would still secretly say a few words.
Did Xu Yunfan disappoint him after all?
Fu Qingyu refused to give up. He had finally met another talented person, but "he had invested a lot of money and squandered the national treasury."
"Brother Fu, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but compared to the emperor, your vision and considerations are still a step behind. The emperor thinks in the long term, and his vision is also longer-term than yours. You have to admit this."
Fu Qingyu: "What do you mean?"
"What's the meaning?"
Xu Yunfan said with a serious look, "If you fall behind, you will be beaten. In times of peace, you must be prepared for danger. Throughout history, why were those countries destroyed? Brother Fu, you must remember that strength is the foundation of upholding justice. Dignity is only built on the edge of a sword. If a country has no strength and its national defense cannot keep up, who will they attack if not you? If we have weapons that are more advanced and formidable than those of other countries, then tell me, who would be so desperate as to invade our territory and dare to bully our people? Only when our country is strong, as the people of this country, can we hold our heads high and be proud. Even if we go abroad one day, with a strong country as our backing, who would dare to bully the people of the Great Yan Dynasty?"
"Damn it, you're so right." Fu Qingyu slammed the table in excitement, even forgetting the etiquette he had learned since childhood, and actually uttered a down-to-earth swear word.
Fu Qingyu's chest shook violently. Xu Yunfan's words really hit the nail on the head. He was willing to spend money to build a weapons manufacturing base just for what Xu Yunfan said, but some people only saw him wasting money.
Those old guys sat in such high positions, but in the end, they didn't think as far ahead as Xu Yunfan.
Listen, what Xu Yunfan said makes so much sense, his ideas are exactly the same as his. If you think about every word carefully, which one does not make sense?
But: "Brother Xu, you are absolutely right, but the progress on this matter is really too slow. For many years, those people have not even been able to make a more powerful crossbow. It's no wonder that the ministers are opposed."
Xu Yunfan: "Brother Fu, if weapons were so easy to improve throughout history, we wouldn't be using the same few weapons today. This is a time-consuming project. You can't expect a quick payoff. Besides, I don't think there will be any gains in a few years."
"How do you say that?"
Fu Qingyu was so excited. Did Xu Yunfan discover some problem again?
Tell him quickly so he can remember it and make changes immediately when he gets back.
Xu Yunfan tapped the table with his fingers, wondering whether he should organize his words. Otherwise, words that were too blunt would be too hurtful. But it seemed that no matter how he organized them, the core point would not change.
Xu Yunfan had no choice but to ask first, "The talents that the emperor has invited should be famous blacksmiths from various military camps, the public, or even the weapons bureau. But has the emperor ever thought that because of their rigid thinking, these people find it difficult to innovate? Of course, I am not completely denying everyone. It seems that our Great Yan Dynasty is like this. There are no specialized teaching institutions for many things. Some people are even half-baked, and some are monks halfway. Some blacksmiths, doctors, etc. all started as apprentices. Do these people have cognitive rigidity?"
Before, when Xu Yunfan communicated with Doctor Meng, Doctor Meng would say from time to time, "That's what my master taught me." Later, he went to a blacksmith shop to ask the blacksmith to help make something. The master looked at the blueprint for a long time and said, "I have never made anything like this, and my master never taught me to make this kind of thing."
The two of them chatted from weapons to the imperial examination. Fu Qingyu was so happy that he didn't even care about lunch, but he was afraid that Xu Yunfan would be hungry, so he specially ordered people to prepare a few dishes for Xu Yunfan. It was obvious that he didn't want to let Xu Yunfan go.
Xu Yunfan looked at Fu Qingyu's attitude and became less cooperative. "It's time for lunch. I have to go back."
"What are you going back for? You and I had a great time talking. Why don't we have a meal together and then we can continue."
Xu Yunfan casually glanced at the delicious food on the table and asked, "Is Brother Fu married?"
The topic jumped too quickly, and Fu Qingyu obviously couldn't keep up. He was stunned for a moment, "It's done, what's wrong?"
Whether you get married or not, what does it have to do with having a meal with them?
"Is there any connection between the two?"
Xu Yunfan: "Of course there is. I am also married. Although we are not officially married yet, we are already registered under the same household registration. My husband is on the boat. When it is time for dinner, it would be inappropriate for me, as a husband, not to go back and have dinner with him."
"Your husband is going to the capital too? Why hasn't he come out?" Fu Qingyu said again, "You can bring him out to eat with us."
Xu Yunfan shook his head and said, "He's seasick and probably has no appetite. I want to make some light porridge for him."
"You can also cook porridge?" Fu Qingyu thought, it's really rare that there are men who are not chefs but are willing to enter the kitchen these days.
Men from overseas are different from local men.
This question sucked Xu Yunfan's butt back off the stool. Fu Qingyu asked a good question. Xu Yunfan had been so excited that he had forgotten his identity as a kitchen killer. He said with a shy look: "No."
Fu Qingyu: "...I'll let my cook do it."
"That's great." Xu Yunfan didn't feel embarrassed at all, and his butt got up again. "I still have to go back and tell him. I've been out for a long time, and he must miss me. Hey, my husband is a bit clingy. Brother Fu, you eat first, and I'll eat when I get back."
Fu Qingyu: "..."
Did Xu Yunfan think his husband was a three-year-old child, or that he couldn't even walk anymore? If he missed him, he would have come out to look for him long ago. Xu Yunfan looked so restless that it was hard to believe what he said.
Qin Run knew Xu Yunfan's temper. This guy would act like he was going to die if you asked him to stay quiet for half an hour. He and Qi Xiu Ze were all seasick, and there was no one to chat with Xu Yunfan. Now that someone who was not seasick had come, Qin Run would naturally not restrain him, and even encouraged Xu Yunfan to make more friends.
Xu Yunfan, who was being cared for like a child, stroked his chin, lowered his eyes, and spoke lightly, as if saying something insignificant, "That man is not an ordinary official's son or a merchant. If I'm not mistaken, this man must be a member of a royal family."
Before, Xu Yunfan had never thought of Fu Qingyu as the emperor.
Later, when they talked about weapons, Xu Yunfan remembered that when Fu Qingyu talked about weapons, he pretended to be nervous and lowered his voice deliberately, but he was pretending to do it for him to see.
Who dares to talk about the emperor behind his back?
Of course, that can only be done by people who are not afraid of the emperor or whose status is far higher than that of the emperor.
The former is rare, and the latter is even nonexistent nowadays.
Both the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager are no longer with us, so it is impossible for anyone to have a higher status than the Emperor. Why wouldn't Fu Qingyu be afraid of the Emperor?
Only he himself is that person, or he is not afraid of death. But how many people in the world are not afraid of death?
However, Xu Yunfan did not intend to tell Qin Run about his guess. If Qin Run could guess it himself, that would be his ability. If he could not guess it, and only knew that he could ride on the same boat with the emperor, Qin Run would probably not be able to remain calm and would easily reveal his flaws.
It was because Fu Qingyu obviously didn't want to reveal his identity, so if he pretended, he would just pretend with him.
Qin Run didn't think about Fu Qingyu's identity at all, and just thought that he was a member of the royal family. "He's a prince? Oh my God, Yunfan, I never thought that one day I would be so close to the prince. No, I have to go out and see what this prince looks like."
After saying that, Qin Run really wanted to get out of bed. For someone like him, the prince was a person he dared not even think about. If it weren't for Xu Yunfan, let alone the prince, even if it was a student like Qi Xiu Ze, he was afraid that they would never have any intersection in their entire lives.
No wonder Qin Run was so excited.
Xu Yunfan, quick-witted and quick-handed, pushed the man back: "What else can the prince look like? He naturally looks like a human. What's so good about him? He's just like us, two eyes, a mouth, two nostrils, and a pair of ears. There's nothing good about him."
“It’s different.”
"What's different?"
"Although everyone has facial features, they certainly look different. Just like you, you have features that everyone else has, but your facial features are just beautiful, the best looking."
Xu Yunfan: “…”
This guy, that’s enough.
In order to see the prince, she actually knew how to coax people.
Xu Yunfan was delighted, and was overjoyed by Qin Run's words. "My husband really has good taste. Then I'll take you to have a sneak peek."
Fu Qingyu had been in a high position for a long time and was very vigilant. When he felt a gaze falling on him, he quickly turned his head to look over. He was fast and Qin Run was not slow either. Fu Qingyu only saw a fleeting face.
squeak!
There was a loud friction sound between the chair legs and the splints. Fu Qingyu's pupils shrank and he didn't blink for a long time.
Is he dazzled?
Didn’t Qin Feiyu go to look for his son? Why is he here?
No, no, that person is not Qin Feiyu.
Even if it was just a brief glance, even if that person looked very much like Qin Feiyu, he was not Qin Feiyu.
Qin Feiyu is not that naive, and he would not show such a panicked look like a deer.
As the patron saint of the Great Yan Dynasty, there is no doubt that Qin Feiyu is powerful. So powerful that even as a man, he is no worse than other men. In fact, he is braver than most men.
If Qin Feiyu were a man, his sharp and angular facial features, as if carefully carved by God, would probably be comparable to Xiao Hengzhi, the most handsome man in the Great Yan Dynasty. However, they both have their own charms.
Xiao Hengzhi is handsome in a feminine yet heroic way, while Qin Feiyu is definitely the representative of fortitude.
In the eyes of most people, they would feel sorry that Qin Feiyu is a boy.
But Fu Qingyu never cared about this. He didn't care about the gender difference between men and boys. He only cared about strength.
If possible, it would not be a problem to give any capable brother an official position, but for Qin Run, Fu Qingyu had already angered the people of the Right Prime Minister's faction. If he angered them again, even a rabbit would have to jump over the wall.
Fu Qingyu rubbed his eyebrows, wondering if he had seen it wrong, but Xu Yunfan came out.
"I'm sorry." Xu Yunfan apologized before even sitting down. "My husband was too worried about me. You know I came from overseas, and he was always worried about me. When he heard that I met a handsome, talented, and knowledgeable man, he became curious and came out to check it out. If I have offended Brother Fu, I apologize to you on his behalf."
Handsome and flawless?
Talented?
Well-informed?
This kid Xu Yunfan really has good vision.
That's so damn apt.
It is said that birds of a feather flock together. If I can chat with someone like Xu Yunfan, how bad can I be?
Fu Qingyu subconsciously held his head high and chest out, waving his hands nonchalantly, "Look at what you're saying. What's the point of apologizing or not? It's not that serious. I'm not some precious thing, so how can you not watch it?"
After another round of boasting, Xu Yunfan unconsciously said a lot, such as the division of majors, cultivating professional talents in different fields, and those who can enter the Imperial College are all geniuses among geniuses, so these talents should be fully utilized, let them shine, and become the backbone of the Dayan Dynasty. According to the specialties and wishes of each student, the Imperial College can be divided into medical schools, engineering schools, and science schools. What majors are included in the so-called engineering school, and what majors are included in the science school, etc. Fu Qingyu couldn't remember anything after listening, so he could only ask someone to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Like a serious student, he wrote down every word of Xu Yunfan carefully.
Perhaps it was some aftereffect or habit from being a teacher. Seeing this, Xu Yunfan subconsciously praised him, "By the way, a good memory is not as good as a bad pen. You've done very well in this regard. Keep it up."
After saying this, Xu Yunfan almost bit his tongue when he realized what was happening.
Is he crazy? How dare he praise such a powerful person as if he were his student?
How much does he weigh?
Fu Qingyu's mind was full of what Xu Yunfan said about the reform of the Imperial College, so he didn't care about these things. After asking Xu Yunfan some more questions, he packed up the paper and pen with satisfaction.
Xu Yunfan watched Fu Qingyu carefully put the notebook away close to his body, and his eyes rolled. People who were familiar with Xu Yunfan knew that when Xu Yunfan's eyes rolled, it probably meant he was about to take action.
"In fact, sometimes, compared with education, teacher ethics cannot be ignored."
After chatting with Xu Yunfan for so long, Fu Qingyu probably knew something about him. If it weren't for his guidance, Xu Yunfan wouldn't have taken the initiative to "give him advice". When Xu Yunfan brought up this matter, Fu Qingyu knew there must be something fishy going on. He asked, "How do you say it?"
"Brother Fu, what do you think of the teachers at the Imperial College?"
Fu Qingyu pondered for a moment, then said carefully, "They are diligent in their duties. Although not all of them are erudite and talented, most of the teachers who can enter the Imperial College are not bad."
"Yeah." Xu Yunfan agreed with this point. "Just because someone is highly educated doesn't mean they are also highly educated in other areas."
If you do say something, be sure to keep it to the point. If you say too much, you might be suspected of gossiping behind someone's back.
Fu Qingyu glanced at Xu Yunfan and at first didn't understand why Xu Yunfan suddenly talked about the so-called teacher ethics.
On second thought, Xu Yunfan's previous words to Master Meng about caring about the patient's psychology, combined with the fact that Xu Yunfan was good friends with Qi Xiu Ze and the other three, were the ones who were persuaded to withdraw from the Imperial College.
If Fu Qingyu didn't know Qi Xiu Ze and the other three, he might have thought that Xu Yunfan was a person who only cared about his relatives and not about others.
Fu Qingyu knew that was not the case.
Xie Baizhou was spoken of like that by the teacher back then. He was just a teenager, not to mention a young master from an official family. Was Xie Baizhou shameless?
It would be fine if the teacher had only said that in private, but if not, then the teacher scolded Xie Baizhou in public in the classroom in front of other students for getting the math problem wrong. Doesn't the teacher use his brain in arithmetic class? It was such a simple problem, did he come to class without using his brain? Why didn't he get it right?
boom……
Xie Baizhou's face turned red and his mind went blank.
The other students burst into laughter.
You know, if such a shameful thing happened in his college, some students might never enter the official circle in their entire life, and it is unknown whether they will ever see it again in the future. Xie Baizhou doesn't have to care too much about it, but it is different in the Imperial College. If Xie Baizhou and his colleagues really become officials in the future, everyone will be a colleague, and this matter may become a topic of ridicule and discussion for him in the future.
Xie Baizhou was extremely ashamed. He returned to the Xie family and stayed indoors for several days. After Xie's father asked him earnestly what had happened, Xie Baizhou told his father about the extremely embarrassing incident while crying with grievance.
Mr. Xie almost fainted from anger at that time.
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