Long before Tang Shiyue tested the car, Ding Xiaoyan had reported the cement formula and the cement road here to his superiors.
Emperor Ming Yan ordered people to build a cement road according to the recipe. After the grand court session, he invited civil and military officials to come and test the road.
In fact, most of the roads in the palace are flat, but this flatness is certainly different from that of cement roads. Moreover, stone slabs and blue bricks are so labor-intensive and time-consuming, while cement roads save time and labor.
Naturally, everyone was amazed.
Then Emperor Ming Yan talked with great interest about how the cement came from, and then he talked about how a monument was erected every ten miles in Dongfeng County, and merchants, common people, and even elders all contributed money to build the road...
Everyone's tone changed all of a sudden.
Some people said: This cement road looks good now, who knows what it will be like in the long run, we should wait and see for a few years (delay strategy)
Some people also said: Why didn't Lady Enfu offer such a good thing as soon as she got it, but actually built the road herself? The emperor hasn't used this road yet! She should be punished to make up for her mistakes! (The Taoist priest dies, but the poor Taoist priest dies)
There were also people who thought they had understood the emperor's intention: this woman did have some skills and should be summoned to see the emperor (and taken into the harem).
Some people also blamed others for the trouble: The Minister of Works is here, quickly figure out how to build a road in the capital and report to the emperor (I won’t pay for it anyway).
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These people usually say one thing on the surface and think another.
The prince watched coldly from the sidelines.
In fact, he knew very well that Emperor Ming Yan was just touched for the moment. He just wanted to hear remarks like "The capital is our home, let's contribute money to build the road together" to show his loyalty. In fact, the national treasury was rich now, could Emperor Ming Yan really ask them to contribute money?
As a result, after these people talked for a long time, no one said what Emperor Ming Yan wanted to hear.
In the end, Emperor Ming Yan left with a cold face.
The prince thought about it and followed silently.
Emperor Mingyan was still angry when he entered the imperial study: "This is my Great Yan's officials! They take power for granted, but complain when they have to fulfill their responsibilities. Even a country girl knows that 'If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight!' They are all well-read, but they don't understand such a simple truth!"
The prince poured him tea himself and said with a smile, "Father, why should you be angry? I think what you said is right. Father, you should immediately recruit the Ministry of Works and start building the road."
Emperor Mingyan glared at him and asked, "Is this your brilliant idea?"
"Yes!" The prince said with a smile, "Let's call the Ministry of Works to repair Zhuque Street, East Market, and West Market first. For other places, if they don't want to repair them, forget it. If they want to repair them, they can pay for it themselves."
Emperor Ming Yan immediately understood.
After Zhuque Street was built, there were storefronts, and the East and West Markets were built, and the people were satisfied. As for other places...these people's mansions each occupy an area of several miles. If they don't want to build them, it's not them who have difficulty walking!
Emperor Mingyan laughed loudly: "When did you become so mischievous, kid?"
The prince smiled and said, "The good parts of my son are naturally inherited from my father, and the bad parts are naturally learned from the people... But I can't blame anyone else for being naughty today. Wasn't it my father who just taught me that?"
Emperor Mingyan smiled and said, "When did I teach you?"
The prince smiled and said, "Father said that if you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight. Naturally, I have to think of a way to make them understand this principle."
Emperor Mingyan smiled and shook his head: "I didn't say that."
He remembered and asked his son: "Has Xiao Fu Niang written to you recently?"
"No," the prince sighed and glanced at Emperor Ming Yan: "Since my son revealed his identity, I have never written to my son again. Even when I sent him the 'fan' last time, I didn't write a single word."
Emperor Ming Yan had no awareness of taking his son's toy away from him. He looked smug and said, "You may not know that this little Fu Niang has made a new thing."
He pulled out the paper under the memorial and showed it to the prince. He first briefly explained how to use the car, and then gave a detailed drawing.
The prince said: "With this road, this car can be used. Without this road, this car is not useful."
"Yes." Emperor Mingyan tapped the dragon table gently: "When I inspect the northwest, I will definitely go to Dongfeng County to take a look."
The prince asked, "Father, are you planning to tour the northwest?"
"Yes," Emperor Mingyan said, "Let's choose an auspicious day to leave." He patted the prince on the shoulder and said, "I will not take you with me this time. Can I leave Chen Yunxin with you?"
The prince's heart skipped a beat when he understood what he meant.
The two talked for more than an hour. Near noon, the prince left the imperial study and went to Yonghe Palace, where he ran into Yan Tingyue.
Yan Tingyue's mother is Meng Min, the cousin of the Imperial Noble Consort.
Yan Tingyue and the deceased little princess Yue'er were both born on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, and even at the same time, 6:15 in the morning. Therefore, the Imperial Noble Consort always thought that she was Yue'er's reincarnation, and she doted on her and often summoned her to the palace to talk.
The prince went to sit in a side hall and picked up a book to read. Faintly, he could still hear Yan Tingyue's coquettish voice.
For some reason, the prince was a little absent-minded and thought of the child from that year.
His biological mother died when he was two years old, and he no longer remembered what she looked like. All the memories he had about his mother were of his mother.
He remembered that he was only six years old when his mother was pregnant. Knowing that he would have a younger brother or sister, he was very happy and went to see her every day.
Who knew that later, he accidentally heard a palace servant say that he was not the Imperial Noble Consort's child, and that the Imperial Noble Consort would definitely not treat him like this anymore since she had her own biological children, and might even plot to murder him.
He was depressed at that time.
Who knew that a few days later, his mother suddenly took him out, dressed him in palace maid's clothes, and took him to hide in the rockery.
He was really scared at that time, afraid that his mother was really going to kill him.
But she seemed not to notice and did not explain. The two of them hid in the rockery. It was fine at first, but later she started to suffer from back pain.
Seeing that his mother was not sitting comfortably, he felt worried, so he took off his outer robe, spread it on the stone, and asked his mother to sit on it.
The mother touched his head and sat down. Then he sat on the east side and asked the mother to lean on him, and the mother also leaned on him.
The stone hit his ribs and caused pain, but he endured it, feeling a little aggrieved.
The two waited for nearly an hour before they saw the palace maid Xiaoqi coming over to meet the eunuch Rengui from Queen Su's palace. The two exchanged a few words, and the gist of it was that he told her to find more opportunities to say what she had said before in front of the prince...
That was the first time he understood what alienation meant.
As soon as they left, the maids from Yonghe Palace came to take them back. Since my mother was pregnant, this trip was very troublesome.
After they were done, she hugged him in her arms and asked him if he understood.
He made it clear.
The mother said, "You don't understand, Rengui is mine."
He was stunned, and his mother then explained to him in detail how she learned about Queen Su's conspiracy, how she found out that they would meet today, and how she investigated Rengui's family, bribed Rengui, and staged today's drama.
The mother said, "If I hadn't done it on purpose, they would have met very secretly for such a confidential matter, and the time would have been very short. They would have used many code words to prevent you from understanding them, and certainly not letting you hear any clues. I asked you to watch this drama with your own eyes today, just to let you know that what you hear may not be true, and what you see may not be true. My mother and I, one is favored, and the other is the heir. There will be many such things in the future, and you should think more about it."
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