The ordinary-looking Chief of Rites represented the authority of the Internal Minister, who was second only to one person and above millions of people. In the Great Ming Dynasty, even the common people knew that the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, who led the Cabinet and assisted the Emperor in managing the officials, was called the External Minister. As the Emperor's white glove, the Chief of Rites, who kept the civil and military officials in check and supervised the local government affairs, was the official Internal Minister!
One outside and one inside! Just like the two legs that supported the court of the Great Ming Country, the two legs assisted each other and guarded against each other, maintaining this situation of fighting but not breaking. It was the wonderful weight that the emperors of the Great Ming Dynasty could control the government. However, this stable situation had only collapsed when Ming Xuan Sect had completely collapsed…
"Remember, you must not reveal a single word about what happened today. Otherwise, you know the consequences.”Gao Hai picked up the teacup on the table and warned coldly.
Eunuch Chen smiled obsequiously." Don't worry, old ancestor. I wouldn't dare to gossip even if I had ten guts!"”
"Yes!" "If that's the case, then I can rest assured. After the matter is done, you will definitely get some benefits." Gao Hai said lightly.”
Eunuch Chen was ecstatic when he heard this. He hurriedly kowtowed and said,"Thank you, Old Ancestor. I will definitely go through fire and water for you.”
Gao Hai waved his hand impatiently when he saw the other party nodding and bowing to him.”
"Yes, yes, then I won't disturb your peace.”With that, the eunuch bowed and left the door.
Gao Hai's expression gradually darkened as he watched the other party retreat. He thought back to the political structure since the middle and later stages of Xuanzong. Although the imperial court had become a one-man court for the eunuchs, it did not mean that the emperor had completely lost his authority. Especially when the Emperor saw the performance of the army in the war in the Lower East Province last year! This group that they had always ignored turned out to be the Emperor's true trump card. At the same time, he was enlightened and deeply realized the importance of military power.
That's right! No matter how powerful or how rich you were, without a powerful gun in your hand, the empire built by power and money was like a castle built on a pile of sand. It would collapse instantly with a slight push from the outside world. After Gao Hai figured this out, he had been suffering for the past few days because the feeling of his head being chopped off at any moment was like a steel knife on his neck! This made the chief eunuch unable to eat and sleep at night! And the person wielding the steel blade was the puppet he once thought was, the military power in the hands of the current Ming Emperor! This was a national force that had been firmly controlled by the emperors of the past. No matter how much money and status you had, you were like an ant in the eyes of the emperor.
Gao Hai didn't want to be an ant. After tasting the taste of power, he liked the feeling of being in control of life and death. However, when he suddenly realized that there was a person silently watching his every move like a god above his head, and that he could take away everything from him at any time, he began to plan. He discussed with the other eunuchs how to kill the emperor, but before that, he had to find a way to win the support of the military!
However, when he thought of the army, Gao Hai was furious. The group of martial artists were simply impervious to any form of resistance. Regardless of whether he attacked them from the side or threatened them with bribes or threats, the military center represented by the Ministry of War and the General Staff Headquarters had always looked down on them. "Hmph!" In this era, they were still guarding the so-called 'loyalty to the monarch and the country.' Did they not know that the military expenditure was in the hands of the miscellaneous family? If you annoy me, I will cut off your military pay and see how you can feed the Ming army.
However, thinking of this, Gao Hai shuddered and quickly retracted this thought," Damn it, if he really did this, wouldn't he directly fall out with Tian Zi? At that time, those martial artists would not be merciful. Sigh! At the end of the day, it was still the result of not having any soldiers. No matter how much money he earned, he was just a fat sheep in the eyes of others. In that case, those wealthy and noble families who had always been in the dark and did not take my words seriously were all pigs raised by the emperor…
Gao Hai couldn't help but shiver, he quickly shook his head and denied," No, if that's the case, why did Tian Zi allow them to devour the country's production resources for so many years? This is related to Ming's lifeline!
After drinking the tea in his cup, Gao Hai pulled back his thoughts and said," No matter what, there was no turning back. At this time, it was impossible to turn back. In this case, he would start with the Imperial Guards guarding the Imperial City!
……
The next day, the sun rose as usual! The bright spring light was like a pair of gentle hands, gently brushing across the vast territory of the Ming Dynasty, making this ancient land exude vitality.
The majestic and magnificent Beijing City! It had been nearly six hundred years since Emperor Yong Le moved the capital from Nanjing.
Hundreds of years of ups and downs had weathered the heart of the Ming Empire. It stood at the junction of the Taihang Mountains and the Yan Mountains. It was the sturdy barrier between the northern part of the Ming Empire and the grasslands and deserts. It was also the front line of the Central Plains dynasties against the northern nomads.
Today, this ancient city with a permanent population of more than twenty million had become one of the world's largest cities. Whether it was in terms of economy, culture, or history, the capital was without exception the world's greatest city!
At this moment, in the majestic Forbidden City, the afternoon sun shone through the curtains and sprinkled layers of halos on the floor, making the room as warm as spring seem incomparably quiet. It also made our protagonist, Zhu Jingkun, sink into the ocean of history.
"Phew!"
Closing the thick book of The Story of the Ming Yi in his hand, Zhu Jingkun let out a light breath and muttered,""This world is really magical. It's full of incredulity!”
For example, according to historical records, in the tenth year of Jiajing, two Taoist priests who were refining pills for the Jiajing Emperor accidentally picked up a thin copper wire and a natural magnet while sorting out the materials. They discovered that when the thin copper wire brushed across the surface of the magnet, there was a slight resistance! Although this feeling of obstruction was very weak and fleeting, it still aroused the Taoist priest's strong curiosity.
In ancient times, Daoists were a different kind of physicist! They were naturally curious, not to mention a group of lunatics who dared to pour so-called immortal pills made of lead, mercury, and a series of heavy metals into the emperor's mouth. How could such an existence not be interested in such an interesting phenomenon? It was well known that copper could not be attracted by a magnet, only iron could. But why did the thin copper wire have a weak sense of resistance when it brushed across the surface of the magnet?
Therefore, the puzzled Taoist priest once talked about this strange phenomenon with the Jiajing Emperor. When Zhu Houjiu, who had been dying to become an immortal, learned of this incredible thing, he immediately thought it was a miracle and hurriedly asked the immortal master to demonstrate it in front of him.
To be honest, this kind of subtle phenomenon would be ignored by ordinary people, but in the eyes of extraordinary people, it was the key to unlocking the truth of the world and the key to eternal bliss. Obviously, this Taoist priest was not an ordinary person, and Emperor Jiajing was even more so. He was the emperor who had the Daoist name of " Lingxiao Shangqing Tong Lei Yuan Yang Miao Yi Fei Yuan Zhen Jun ". Although he had self-proclaimed himself, this could not cover up Jiajing's desire to seek the Dao of nature!
Therefore, after observing this incredible phenomenon and even experimenting with it personally, they made a decision on the spot and allocated 50,000 taels of silver from the treasury. They also allocated people to set up a research team led by the Taoist priest to investigate this strange phenomenon in depth. And so, the Ming Dynasty's Royal Research Institute, now the world-renowned General Works Institute, was born under the hands of these two charlatans…
This historical event was regarded by later generations as the beginning of modern physics. The Taoist priest who received the emperor's imperial edict was valiant and valiant. He plunged into the ocean of the physical world. After decades of dedicated research, the first scientific work on electricity and magnetism,"On Magnetite and Gold and Iron", was born in Ming Dynasty! His successors used this as a foundation and continued to expand their research. Finally, in the 10th year of Wanli, the world's first electric lamp was lit based on the current generated by the magnetic induction line cut by a closed circuit. The Ming Dynasty officially opened the era of electrization.
"Is this the so-called end of science is metaphysics…?”Zhu Jingkun shook his head and muttered to himself," Speaking of which, although the electrical revolution has greatly promoted the development of the world, it has also buried a hidden danger that cannot be ignored.”
That was energy! Although he later discovered the Sakura Stone!”The existence of such a heaven-defying substance.
At room temperature, this material could be used to make superconducting materials. Once the temperature rose to 500 degrees, it would be able to release a powerful and endless amount of energy. According to the energy conversion efficiency, the energy released by heating one gram of cherry stone was actually equivalent to the heat released by burning one ton of standard coal...
However, it was too rare. To be precise, the distribution of this thing was extremely uneven! Especially in the Great Ming territory, after several hundred years of mining, the cherry stone was already on the verge of exhaustion. Moreover, it wasn't just the Great Ming. The other countries in the world were facing the same problem. The reserves of the cherry stone mine decreased sharply, causing an energy crisis to envelop the entire world…Until, at the Land of the sunrise, Japan discovered an astonishing reserve of cherry stone. How shocking was it? It was said that the cherry blossom stone mine in Mount Fuji alone was enough for the entire world to consume for a hundred years. This…
Flipping through the book " World's Minerals " in his hand, Zhu Jingkun was speechless. It was another inconceivable phenomenon. How could such widely used and astonishing mineral deposits be concentrated in the same area? It felt as if the cherry stones were not naturally produced, but something had deliberately piled them together.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. Zhu Jingkun could not help but mutter,"Could this Sakuragi be a conspiracy? On the surface, it looked very useful. It was clean, efficient, and had no pollution. Moreover, it was not buried deep and was extremely simple to mine. This was almost the perfect energy source. But why do I keep feeling that something is wrong? It seems that this thing is far from as simple as it looks!”
"Forget it!" Closing the book in his hand, Zhu Jingkun said helplessly,"" Now is not the time to dwell on these things. Instead of letting your imagination run wild, it's better to do something more meaningful, such as…"
The corner of Zhu Jingkun's mouth curled into a smile as he said proudly,""Since this Sakura Stone is unreliable, why can't we try something else? It's not like there's nothing else. Although it's a little lacking, it's better than having your lifeline in the hands of others!”
As he spoke, a plan flashed through his mind.
"I have a bold plan, hehe!”
At this moment, the sound of footsteps could be heard. Not long after, Li Xingke's voice sounded from outside," Your Highness, the Emperor and Empress have summoned you to the Palace of Heavenly Purity…"
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