This is a dilemma.

Or, no one knows whether this little emperor will do anything. It’s too crap.

It is natural that Xie Qian was so angry that he vomited blood. Anyone would have to vomit blood.

Xie Qian was very rude to Ye Chunqiu. This is the case with people. The more they are, the better their attitude, they are, and said to Ye Chunqiu angrily: "Chunqiu, you have to go to the warm pavilion to find out about His Majesty's thoughts, and ask him what he was thinking. Leave this matter to you. If this matter cannot be done, I... I..."

In fact, from the beginning, they called Ye Chunqiu to inquire about Zhu Houzhao.

Watching Liu Jian drinking tea to hide his unhappy mood, even Li Dongyang's face also showed anxiety and Xie Qian's righteous indignation.

Ye Chunqiu happily accepted the mission.

He first asked the eunuchs from Tongzhengsi to report the report and requested an interview, and then arrived at the warm cabinet with the mission of the cabinet.

Zhu Houzhao was in the warm chalet with a mane brush all day and carefully brushed his golden armor. The golden armor was oiled and shiny. When he saw Ye Chunqiu coming, Zhu Houzhao didn't raise his eyelids, but focused on brushing every corner of the golden armor, and said casually: "Why is Ye Aiqing here? Okay, you all go down."

What he said was naturally a group of eunuchs standing beside him. These eunuchs hurriedly took their leave and when they left, Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed and put down his bristle brush, and looked at Ye Chunqiu with a smile and said, "Ye Aiqing, I have done everything according to your instructions, what, how? I saw Master Xie vomiting blood..."

Ye Chunqiu looked up and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Xie is also for the sake of His Majesty's good. I am giving advice to Your Majesty. I am not trying to attack the Dukes in the Cabinet, but just to be respectful to Your Majesty. Although Your Majesty is trying to achieve his goal, he should not be disrespectful to you."

This is a matter of principle for Ye Chunqiu. He personally believes that it is not a bad thing for Zhu Houzhao to be called Duke of the State. In addition, Zhu Houzhao's kindness of knowing him makes him willing to provide help, but it does not mean that Ye Chunqiu will use this to attack Liu Jian and others.

In Ye Chunqiu's view, Liu Jian and others are the cornerstone of the country. Although some are unconventional, many places do not match Ye Chunqiu's concept, Ye Chunqiu felt that maintaining them was his own duty.

Zhu Houzhao suddenly became disappointed and did not blame Ye Chunqiu for "reprimanding" himself. She just said embarrassedly: "I just think it's interesting and has no other intentions. I admire you very much, the masters."

Ye Chunqiu's face calmed down and he said, "Your Majesty, now Mr. Liu, Mr. Xie, and Mr. Li ordered me to spy on Your Majesty's thoughts. Your Majesty only needs to continue to be confused and make them unable to see through it. This matter must be in a hurry. But the rest of the matter will be left to me to mediate."

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but admire Ye Chunqiu, and said it was strange that this guy was two years younger than him, but he was honest and resourceful. Originally, Zhu Houzhao was still suspicious of this plan, but now he realized that it had hit the cabinet's weakness all of a sudden.

It is rare that the palace can have an overwhelming victory over the cabinet. Zhu Houzhao was in a good mood and said, "Okay, everything is what Ye Aiqing, but since it is mediation, you can't rush to leave, otherwise you will be in a panic. Come on, Ye Aiqing, our monarch and ministers are here to chat. A few days ago, a foreigner sent something interesting, so you might as well let you see it. Come on, ask someone to bring the thing."

The eunuch outside heard Zhu Houzhao's roaring unceremoniously, and hurriedly carried a heavy thing in. Ye Chunqiu looked closely and was frightened. This...

It's actually a big clock.

But the clock was too bulky, well, at least one person tall, and the inside looked very rough. As for the pointer, I don’t know if it was accurate.

The world's first clock should be in the 13th century. In Europe, clocks are becoming popular. Of course, the reason for their popularity is that it is mostly built on the towers of monasteries. This is a reminder to encourage the disciples to pray on time.

But although it appeared, it was technically immature. Ye Chunqiu just looked at it and roughly saw the roughness of the clock. But even so, it was considered an epoch-making thing.

Ye Chunqiu couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, who is the one who paid tribute?"

Zhu Houzhao always maintained a great curiosity about this fresh thing. He said, "It was an envoy from India, but it is said that the people who paid tribute were just mixed among the envoys. Well... what kind of Portuguese people are?"

Ye Chunqiu calculated it and realized that this should be the Portuguese. Almost ten years ago, the Portuguese had arrived in India and established settlements. At this time, it was in the period of expansion of the colonial empire. It is said that Marco Polo's travel notes were very popular in Europe. At this time, Europeans became very interested in the East. The Portuguese arrived in India. India and the Celestial Empire had always had some communication. Naturally, they took this opportunity to come to Beijing with their envoys.

Zhu Houzhao immediately said, "In addition to this clock, this Portuguese man also sent a letter of nationality, right at the Honglu Temple... OK, okay, don't talk about those."

Ye Chunqiu also smiled. He was not interested in knowing what the Portuguese were thinking, because they still needed some time to occupy Macau and Xiao Liuqiu. So to some extent, the current Ming Dynasty is temporarily beyond their reach.

But... this clock is very interesting.

Ye Chunqiu narrowed his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, do you like this clock?"

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "It's quite interesting. Does Ye Aiqing like it too? If you like it, I will give it to you..."

Ye Chunqiu shook his head and smiled mysteriously: "No, what I mean is that if there is a high tower in this palace city and such a big clock is also set up on the tower, well... it is naturally many times larger than this. In this way, wouldn't the people in the capital be able to see the time just by looking at the imperial city from afar?"

The emergence of clocks actually brings great progress. In an era where there is no time or time is inaccurate, you cannot expect everyone to be punctual. Punctuality is obviously a symbol of social progress. Just like in some backward areas in later generations, most people do not have the concept of time, which greatly reduces productivity.

Of course, Ye Chunqiu had his purpose in doing this, well... first build a big bell tower for the emperor, and then talk about the others, take it slowly.

Ye Chunqiu was determined, and then tempted Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, think about it. From now on, when everyone thinks of time, they will inevitably look up and look at the direction of the Forbidden City. Wherever they go, will your Majesty attract attention every day?"

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Chapter completed!