My father is Jiajing

Chapter 239 The Role of Emperor Jiajing

This wind did not scare Zhu Zaigui, but the accompanying ceremonial officers and mausoleum guards did. They hurried over to explain, "Don't be alarmed, Your Majesty. This is the mountain wind."

Zhu Zaiqi hummed softly, "This prince knows, you guys should get ready first."

After entering the Ling'en Gate, you will find the Ling'en Hall, which is a place dedicated to worshipping Zhu Di and Empress Xu.

This hall is built on a three-story platform carved from white marble. The interior is paved with golden bricks. The hall is nine bays wide and five bays deep, symbolizing the emperor's "Nine Fives" position.

All wooden parts are made of golden nanmu, which has an antique flavor.

The pillars supporting the entire hall are all made of golden nanmu wood with a diameter of more than one meter and a height of more than ten meters. They are extremely luxurious.

The double-eaved hipped roof supported by sixty large golden nanmu pillars is magnificent and unparalleled in the world!
Let everyone standing in front of the hall feel across time and space the supreme momentum of Emperor Yongle who attracted all nations to pay tribute!

After the ritual officials had arranged the birthday offerings for Emperor Yongle on the altar in front of the tall tablets of the emperor and empress in the Ling'en Hall, they came out and invited Zhu Zaigui to enter the hall to offer sacrifices.

Zhu Zaigui followed the etiquette guidance of the ceremonial officers and arrived at the Ling'en Hall, where he bowed deeply in front of the tall tablets of Emperor Yongle and Empress. After the bow, the ceremonial officers led Zhu Zaigui through the hall to the Minglou in the third courtyard of Changling.

Between the upper and lower eaves of the Ming Tower, on the south side, there is a wooden plaque with two golden characters "Changling". In the middle of the tower stands the "Holy Monument", which is a square base with a dragon head and the seal title "Da Ming", and below it are seven large characters in regular script, one foot in diameter: "The Tomb of Emperor Chengzu Wen".

When he arrived in front of the stele, Zhu Zaigui bowed again.

After this tedious worship ceremony, Zhu Zaigui finally completed the Changling worship mission.

As for the Baocheng behind, Zhu Zaigui did not go in to see it.

After all, it is more or less disrespectful to rashly go to the back to visit the resting place of Emperor Yongle.

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui could only leave Changling with a little regret.

On the way leaving Changling, Zhu Zaigui and Huang Jin walked together again.

After leaving the restricted area of ​​the imperial mausoleum, the two rode in the same carriage.

Huang Jin looked at the energetic Zhu Zaigui and could not help but praise him: "Your Highness has been in great spirits recently. This time he was ordered to pay homage to Changling. It was really hard work for Your Highness."

When Zhu Zaigui heard what Huang Jin said, he immediately laughed. He was very clear about the subtext of Huang Jin's words.

Zhu Zaigui said: "This is all thanks to your majesty's great blessing. You, the eunuch, serve your majesty, and you are really working hard."

Huang Jin smiled and said, "This is my duty. I would like to thank the prince."

Zhu Zaiqi asked curiously, "What does the eunuch want to thank me for?"

Huang Jin smiled again and said, "Of course I have to thank the prince for the air conditioner! You don't know that since the emperor asked me to install the air conditioner in the palace, I have also benefited a lot. This cool breeze keeps blowing, and I feel so comfortable in my heart."

Zhu Zaigui also chuckled when he heard this. He did not expect that Taoist Jiajing would act so quickly. In a blink of an eye, he asked Huang Jin to ask him for the design drawings of the air conditioner, and then he started to make modifications in the Wanshou Palace.

When Zhu Zaigui heard the news, he was stunned. Wasn't this too fast?

But think about it, this is the emperor, he has the majesty to make his words come true. If he wants to create something new, can't it be accomplished in minutes?
Zhu Zaiqi said, "This air conditioner is not stable enough. I am inevitably worried about installing it in your majesty's palace. If your majesty is dissatisfied with it during use, please speak up for me and your majesty. I will immediately arrange for a craftsman in the palace who is good at repairing air conditioners to solve the problem." Huang Jin listened to Zhu Zaiqi's words and waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to be so worried. The emperor also likes this air conditioner that blows cool air. Although there were two minor problems in the middle, they were solved in time, and now everything is running normally. And after being repaired by the craftsmen in Xiyuan Palace, it seems to be more stable."

Zhu Zaigui was immediately surprised. Could it be that one of the craftsmen in the Xiyuan Palace was a time traveler?
Seeing Zhu Zaigui's surprised look, Huang Jin explained, "Your Highness may not know much about the affairs of the West Garden. The Emperor practices Taoism, and the West Garden is the Emperor's Taoist temple. There are often immortal Taoist priests in this temple who refine elixirs for the Emperor. The requirements for the elixir furnace are also extremely high, so the West Garden has a group of craftsmen who are good at handling various emergency situations."

"These craftsmen have been working for the immortal masters for a long time and are very familiar with the art of mechanical devices. So after looking at the air conditioner manufacturing drawings provided by the prince, they also tried to make some subtle improvements. As a result, there are fewer air conditioner failures in the Emperor's Palace."

Zhu Zaigui was completely stunned when he heard this.

He never dreamed that he could play like this?

It seems that the old Taoist's cultivation is not completely useless. At least it has a certain positive effect on industrial technology.

Unfortunately, what the ancients valued least were the technological advances made by the lower nine classes. Therefore, even if some skilled craftsmen made some improvements and inventions in industrial technology, they would be lost in the long river of time due to the lack of attention of the times.

Now that Zhu Zaigui has heard it, he will naturally not let these craftsmen who have made a technological leap to fall again.

Zhu Zaigui said, "It turns out that the craftsmen in the palace are so amazing! I have an unwelcome request. If you are in charge, I would like to let the craftsmen in the mansion and the craftsmen in the palace learn from each other so that they can improve their skills and provide more and better services to the emperor."

When Huang Jin heard what Zhu Zaigui said, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

After all, these craftsmen are not involved in the imperial secrets and are just ordinary craftsmen doing ordinary work.

So Huang Jin directly promised: "These are all trivial matters. I can arrange them when I return."

Zhu Zaiqi said happily: "Thank you, eunuch."

At this time, Huang Jin finally finished chatting about all this nonsense, and he finally laid the groundwork for what he was going to say.

Huang Jin said: "What does the prince think about the expansion of the capital?"

When Zhu Zaigui heard Huang Jin's question, he also pretended to be dumbfounded and said, "Hasn't this prince already expressed his opinion before? And I remember that at the beginning, this prince also wrote a suggestion to the eunuch. That is this prince's opinion."

Huang Jin looked at Zhu Zaigui like this, but he didn't care.

Finally, Huang Jin whispered again: "Prince, the Emperor intends to let you take up the position of the chief official for the expansion of the capital, to assist Prince Jing in completing this task."

Zhu Zaigui shook his head like a rattle when he heard this. "My brother Zhen is very good, and with the assistance of the Ministry of Works and Shuntian Prefecture, it is enough to complete this task. If I force my hand at this time, it will inevitably give people a reason to think that I am usurping my brother's credit. I can't do it."

Zhu Zaigui directly refused. Although he wanted to get involved, it was not the right time yet. After all, the expansion project of the capital had not yet started and had not encountered any difficulties. If Zhu Zaigui got involved at this time, he would not end up well no matter whether the matter was done well or badly.

So instead of doing this, it is better to watch from the sidelines for a while. When Yan Shifan and others can no longer play, he will stand up to clean up the mess and turn the tide. This will be his real contribution, and no one can say anything bad about him.

Therefore, at this time, no matter what Zhu Zaigui said, he would not get involved.

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