amaotonovel Chapter 353 Kangxi-style show-off
Chapter 353 Kangxi-style show-off
Yin Xuan rolled his eyes and asked eagerly: "Ah, can you have whatever you want?"
Whenever this happens, it means that the kid is going to cause trouble.
Kangxi also had to be on guard.
He quickly coughed and added an additional condition: "I can't let your fourth sister become a prince directly, and I can't let Hongxi marry whoever he wants, and..."
[What else is there to pay back? If they can't even handle such a small matter, then it's even more impossible for Kangxi to abdicate early and let the second prince ascend the throne immediately. Oh, what a pity. If Kangxi had been a little more indifferent, he would have abdicated immediately and the second prince would have ascended the throne legitimately, and there wouldn't have been any nine dragons fighting for the throne.]
[It's just that many other dragons are desperately trying to show their talents in order to be favored by the new king.]
Kangxi's head was buzzing.
The prince was about to kneel down to this annoying brother.
Fortunately, the old shaman was so fragile that he went there at the right time. Before he left, he was given the title of auxiliary star. In the past two years, the court has benefited a lot from him. Otherwise...
He didn't even dare to think about the 108 ways this unfortunate child could die.
The Fifteenth Prince is young after all and cannot stand this stimulation.
But it's not good to ignore brothers who have the same father and mother. Otherwise...
Ugh.
He glared at the little brat, then knelt down with a plop: "Khan Ama, you are too kind. As a prince of the Qing Dynasty, I have been loved by Khan Ama and supported by the people since I was a child. Naturally, I am deeply grateful for your kindness and always want to repay you. It is my honor to be able to do what I can for Khan Ama and the world. How dare I ask for any reward?"
Yinxuan was surprised when he received the signal from his eyes, and was a little confused about what his brother was up to.
But he had no intention of taking credit for this, so he followed his brother's lead and said, "Yes, yes, yes, my son didn't seek any reward, he just wanted to be a good uncle."
"Since Khan Ama thinks cement is a good thing, you can take it all."
After that, he took out the recipe and said, "Here, I've prepared it for you a long time ago. Here's the approximate proportion of concrete, so you can build a stronger riverbank."
The little fellow had a smile on his face, and gave his all without reservation or seeking any reward.
If it weren't for those infuriating brags, Kangxi would have called him the best and most filial son in the world.
But the fact is that naughty kids are naughty kids.
After giving him a bunch of sweet dates, he didn't forget to give his old father a slap: "By the way, Khan Ama, it's better not to mention those preconditions!"
"How capable are Fourth Sister in both civil and military affairs? After the institutional restrictions are lifted, it is only a matter of time before she is crowned a prince. Taking credit for someone else's achievements is not a reward for her, but a humiliation. My son knows Fourth Sister very well, how could he stab her in the heart?"
"As for Hongxi, I wouldn't ask for a son even if I could. Otherwise..."
The little guy smiled evilly and shook his head, which made Hongxi feel uneasy. He asked again and again, but he could only say that the secret of heaven cannot be revealed, otherwise it would not work.
Even though he didn't say it, he still complained in his heart: [Why? Carrying a pig trough for a thousand miles - for you! Even if the lady carefully selected by the elders is not your favorite, she is most likely the most suitable and capable of shouldering the responsibilities of the emperor's grandson's wife or even the crown prince's wife.]
[What if you yourself are so attracted by the beauty that you only care about the face? Then you will be unlucky and insignificant, and the girl will be accused of being a disaster because of her beauty!]
These two sentences made Hong Xijun's face turn red like a monkey's butt.
Afterwards, he secretly found his own Khan Mafa and claimed that he was not so superficial as to only look at the surface.
Tell him Khanmafa not to listen to what his uncle says.
He has been carefully brought up by his father and mother, Khanmafa, and knows the responsibilities on his shoulders, so he will not be tempted by beauty.
Maybe it’s because they are of different generations, or maybe it’s because Yinzhen complained about them too much.
Kangxi, who had always strictly followed the principle of marrying his son a virtuous wife and a concubine of a younger sister within a certain period of time, actually gave up the old ways and carefully selected a wife for his grandson who was beautiful, intelligent, and could get along with him.
Of course, that's all for later.
Now let's say that although Kangxi was angry at the brat's wish to make him abdicate, he really loved cement. He loved the method of combining steel bars and iron bars to build river embankments and ensure the safety of the embankments for decades.
When I couldn't sleep at night, I kept thinking, if the whole country had cement dams, and there were good weather and harvests every year, what a prosperous and peaceful scene the world would be.
In order to commend his great contributors, he even postponed the date of his tour to the frontier.
The next day, after the court was dismissed, he led the civil and military officials to the glass factory.
Open their eyes and let them see is believing.
This is to prevent some old men from muttering in private, thinking that he was senile and spoiling a little prince born to a Han concubine.
snort!
Now let you take a good look at what kind of abilities this little prince has.
Before seeing cement, it was difficult for officials to understand the emperor's pride.
After seeing it with their own eyes, walking on the cement ground, and even chopping it with swords, the people involved were convinced: "May our ancestors bless us, may our ancestors bless us! With this magical object in hand, why should our Qing Dynasty fear floods?"
"It's not just about flooding. Cement is easy to get, saves labor and has good effects. If we use it to build roads connecting the north and the south, it will be much more convenient for transportation and marching in the future."
"And there's more..."
Amidst the chorus of praise, those with quick wits even composed poems and lyrics on the spot.
Who wouldn’t praise the Eighteenth Prince’s ability?
Whenever this happened, Yinzhen would blush and shake his head: "Thank you for the compliment. It's mainly because of Khan Ama's support. Otherwise, I should have challenged Dafa 120 times in Wuyi Zhai."
The key is that only when parents are willing to teach their children in accordance with their aptitude and explore their children's potential can children find the track they are good at.
Strongly promote the two new subjects of the imperial examination: weapons research and development and equipment manufacturing.
In the past, although these old people agreed with their words, they actually believed in their hearts that everything else is inferior except for education.
Now seeing that the emperor attaches great importance to cement and the eighteenth prince who invented cement, quite a number of people are hesitant.
A few people even expressed their willingness to send their good-for-nothing sons to try.
The goal was achieved, and Yinzhen was overjoyed: [That's right! Everyone knows that the imperial examination is good, but with millions of people crossing the single-plank bridge, how many can successfully reach the other side? According to statistics from historians, the Qing Dynasty lasted for nearly 300 years! There were a total of about 3 million Tongsheng, 460,000 Xiucai, 150,000 Juren, and 26,000 Jinshi.]
This difficulty...
Yinxuan didn't dare to think about it too much.
Fortunately, he was a young prince of the royal family, not from a well-off family who relied on studying to change his fate. Otherwise, with his half-hearted study method, he would not even be able to catch up with Fan Jin, and would definitely be the second Pu Songling.
I still have the spirit of Pu Gong, who studies and takes exams until old age, but I don't have the talent that others have.
The ministers couldn't hear him complaining, so they didn't think it was a big deal.
Kangxi was in a miserable situation.
I felt like I was shot in the knee even though I wasn't being criticized, and I felt helpless and at a loss whether to laugh or cry. But no matter what, my son is mischievous, and I can't ignore his achievements, so...