Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

"So, what is the principle behind these moon rabbits?"

The moon rabbits had already started pounding the medicine. Zhu Xianxun could hear the "dong dong dong dong" sound from inside when he stood outside. The stone mortar used to pound the medicine was quite large, enough to block the view from the outside world. The two moon rabbits took turns hammering, one rabbit at a time.

The first batch of hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon and nitrogen were placed around the Moon Rabbit. Every time a hammer hit it, the Moon Rabbit would grab a handful and stuff it in. When it was time to add hydrogen and nitrogen, the rabbit would wave its claws in the air a few times, gather hydrogen and nitrogen from the air, and then add them in with its backhand.

"How long will this hammer last?"

"It was actually quite fast. It only took them one night to process those hundreds of kilograms of herbs. After all, moon rabbits don't need to sleep."

"This is you after all. It's not good to be exhausted."

"It's different. Don't think of them as independent individuals - just think of them as Nascent Souls in the Nascent Soul stage. I think it's quite amazing to be able to try out the functions of the Nascent Soul stage in advance. After all, I've only seen Heavenly Masters use clones before. And this is not an ordinary clone, this is a Moon Rabbit. They have the same magical power as the Moon Rabbit and can help me refine according to the formula that ordinary people can't understand."

"Is that so? Then you don't seem to be in a hurry to merge with them again."

"Of course. Now that they are combined, who will help me make the medicine? I am fine now."

A new round of alchemy began. With the help of the unprecedented "moon rabbit for pounding medicine", Zhu Xianxun began to refine the elixir using the unprecedented "quenching method".

This thing is totally against common sense. A pile of hundreds of pounds of things are beaten down to only one pound, but this is indeed the recipe given by Xu Fu.

Zhu Xianxi planned to study the principles in the future, and then start his own alchemy. For now, he planned to solve the immediate problem from a practical point of view. As for whether this would cause him to bear any consequences, it was not important. What was important was whether these medicines could be used now.

It's not like he didn't think about himself at all - after all, he had been an emperor for a long time and was not used to thinking about himself, not that he didn't care. The golden elixir that was being tempered in the laboratory was what he prepared for himself.

In his expectation, the most ideal situation would be to forge the golden elixir with iron or gold, because iron and gold are both metals with special meanings.

Because according to current nuclear theory, iron is the end point of nuclear fusion under natural conditions. Nuclear fusion inside stars usually stops at iron, and the main component of those red giants is iron. Fusion after iron can only be achieved under extremely harsh astronomical conditions.

Gold, on the other hand, has a special cultural significance. It can remain stable in its natural environment and symbolizes immortality in both the East and the West.

These two metals are what Zhu Xianxun expected. He hoped that either he could refine the golden elixir by hammering all the previous metals together, or he could refine the golden elixir by hammering until he reached gold. This was the ideal situation.

It would be impolite to proceed any further - referring to the experimental conditions. Zhu Xianxi chose to conduct the experiment here so that when the experiment had to proceed further, there would be conditions to continue.

Because if gold is hammered one more line, it will be the turn of classic radioactive metals such as polonium. A few more hammers will directly add a kilogram of uranium.

Can these things be done in college? Zhu Xianxun doesn't think it is possible. But if it is not in such a laboratory environment, it is absolutely impossible to do it.

In order to seek that tiny possibility, Zhu Xianxin chose his alma mater as a testing ground.

"I hope your experiment will be successful." Yang Jing looked at the moon rabbit inside, "Although it's a bit reckless, I support you. If it succeeds this time..."

"I'll give it to you first."

"No," Yang Jing shook her head. "Give it to Father first. If he's willing to come back and become the Emperor, it would be our filial duty. Then, Grandma and Mother."

"Give it to my father-in-law too? I am filial to him. And of course I am filial to my mother-in-law as well."

"Thank you very much. If it really works, I will thank you on behalf of my dad."

Yang Jing didn't really believe that these would work, but she would support Zhu Xianxin's ideas because he rarely had a clear sense of direction like he did now. In many cases in the past, Zhu Xianxin just went with the flow. Only after he found the formula did his fighting spirit begin to burn. Yang Jing really didn't want to dampen his fighting spirit.

"What about you?" Zhu Xianxun asked, "Do you eat?"

"I have some philosophical considerations. After you eat this golden elixir, can you still be considered a living person?"

"Ah, this." Zhu Xianxun was stunned. This was indeed difficult to answer.

"Even if you can really become an immortal, can you still have children after eating it?"

"I don't know about that either."

"So no matter what, let's wait until we have a baby before we eat it. By the way." She looked at Zhu Xianxin while speaking, "Do you think you should take some of that panacea?"

"why?"

"Because there's been no movement, you see Long Long ate it and it matched, you just..."

"No need." Zhu Xianxi refused, "I think I am healthy."

"Okay. Actually, it hasn't been long since it started, right? Let's wait a little longer."

Just like talking about work, they talked about the big plan of "Spring and Autumn", because it is really very important. Although they are still in the healthy age of late marriage and late childbirth, it will not be healthy if they delay it any longer. No one is urging him now, but it will be hard to say after this year.

If possible, they would like to finish what needs to be done before someone comes to urge them. If they really wait until someone comes to urge them, they will lose face.

"There is one more thing, and this one is the most important." She looked at Zhu Xianxun, "What about Shangluo? Have you asked him to go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to pay homage?"

"Of course, and I am following the rules. The important officials of the court offer sacrifices on one side, and the royal relatives offer sacrifices on the other side. I arranged Shangluo according to the standards of the royal relatives."

"Did Zhu Ling go?"

"No, she seems to be busy preparing the panacea for the other bears."

"Hey, you said that we haven't even dealt with our own affairs, and you still want to match others up. Aren't you overestimating yourself?"

"We are already married, how can it be the same? Other things are other things. At least from a public and private perspective, I really hope Shangluo can become my brother-in-law. I have tried very hard to hint at him, and I even asked Elder Wen to hint at him for me. I don't know how effective it is."

Chapter 1293 The Founding of Heaven

"By the way, Shangluo, have you finished your homework?" On the way back from the Taimiao, Shangluo and Wen Ge Lao, who had paid tribute together, rode in the same car. It was Wen Ge Lao's car.

"I'm still collecting materials, and this matter is not yet firm."

"How about you come to my house for dinner tonight? We're having pork elbow tonight. Wen Yuan, why don't you come and help him with his thesis?"

"Oh, by the way, I haven't returned the homework I asked for last time. I really should go to his house."

"Homework?" Elder Wen wondered, "You two are not from the same school, what's the point of you asking for his homework?"

[You can't say that you want to learn his homework and then ask Tianyi Guiren to generate handwriting fonts. Do you dare to say it? ]

"It's to make up for the lessons I learned in the past." Shangluo replied, "I've been out there for too long, and I always feel that I need to strengthen my study of the content of the previous courses, so I borrowed Wen Yuan's previous homework to practice."

"Oh," Elder Wen nodded, "I didn't expect Shangluo to be such a keen learner."

[I can’t tell. I really can’t tell.]

Shangluo quickly interrupted the topic: "Oh, by the way, Elder Wen, I want to ask a question. It's about the structure of the imperial court. I want to refer to the structure of the heavenly court in the future."

"What do you want to ask? I thought you just read the Taoist book, after all, the names are all on it."

"The scriptures are just a name. In reality, we still have to refer to the imperial court. So I just want to ask - why are there both the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Works?"

"This? You can refer to the Tang system. Du Fu was a deputy minister of the Ministry of Works, and was respectfully called Du Gongbu. The Gongbu of Du Fu was not actually the Ministry of Works of the Six Ministries, but the 'Ministry of Works' under the Ministry of Works within the Six Ministries. The Ministry of Works has the same name as the Ministry of Works itself, and is the general affairs department of the Ministry of Works itself."

"So under our Ministry of Industry, there is also a Ministry of Industry?"

"Yes. Our Ministry of Industry is governed by the Minister of Industry. Under the Ministry of Industry, there is a Ministry of Industry Headquarters, which is managed by the Vice Minister of Industry, usually the highest ranking among the Vice Ministers. Under the Ministry of Industry, there are also the Ministry of Water Resources and the like, which are also managed by the Vice Minister of Industry, but there is also a 'Vice Minister of Water Resources'."

"Is there any difference between a Shangshu and a Shilang? It looks like they are only one level apart?"

"That's a huge difference! Shangshu is a government official, and Shilang is an administrative official. You rarely see Shilang transferred to Shangshu. For example, I, the Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, have never been transferred to the Minister of Rites for many years, because I am the Shilang of the Ministry of Rites Headquarters, the leader of all administrative officials of the Ministry of Rites. Shangshu are often replaced, but I, the Shilang, never change."

"Where do Shangshu usually come from?"

"The title of Minister of Works is actually partly an honor. Have you met Mrs. Wang, the Minister of Works of Shuntian? She was originally the president of Yenching University. After entering politics, she was transferred to some departments in Northern Zhili, and then directly became the Minister of Works. For a Vice Minister, one needs to climb up one level at a time. For a Minister, one does not need to do that. As long as the level is almost enough, the Prime Minister can invite him to form a cabinet."

"Ah!" Shangluo remembered, "Then Governor Li whom I met before, is he also waiting for an invitation?"

"Yes. He is waiting for the invitation of the next cabinet, or the reorganization of the current cabinet. At that time, he might be invited to be the Minister of War - this Minister of War is mainly an honorary title, and he has the channel to participate in the core decision-making level. But if you want to say how much they can really change state affairs, I don't think so. The Minister of War or the Minister of Works are replaced too quickly, and most of them are just a gust of wind. If we are to say that we are the officials who remain unmoved, it is us."

"Then, would it be better for me to get to know His Excellency the Prime Minister?"

"I suggest you don't go this time and just wait until the next one. The current cabinet is on the verge of collapse because of the Yangzhou explosion."

"Huh? What explosion?"

"Have you forgotten? It's about the hammer incident at the San Francisco Garrison before you returned to Kinei."

"Did I bring down the cabinet with that blow?!"

"It's not all your fault. It's mainly because their fire dragon burned the wrong place and burned you. Then they found out that you were not someone they could afford to offend, so they tracked you down - we blocked all these things for you, I don't think you need to know."

"That's true." Shangluo nodded and said, "I admit that I did it all. It's okay for me to pay back the money now. You can't blame me for the fire dragon burning the warehouse or the thunder dragon exploding the warehouse. You say I'm the son of Qilin, but that's not how auspicious signs are used - Oh, by the way, they won't target me, right?"

"No, no." Elder Wen waved his hand. "Now that everyone knows that it has nothing to do with you, it should be stopped. Don't worry, this happened two months ago, and the case was closed two months ago. The current cabinet's downfall is a chain reaction."

"So the Enko my senior brother mentioned before is just waiting for the new cabinet?"

"Yes. His Majesty the Emperor intends to hold a special examination after the new cabinet takes office to build up popularity for the new cabinet."

"Have you decided on the new cabinet members?"

"Aha, ahahaha." Elder Wen smiled but said nothing.

"Master Wen, are you going to be the Prime Minister?"

Elder Wen lowered his voice and said, "Don't tell Wen Yuan. I'm afraid he will get carried away."

"Of course, of course. But since you, Lord Wen, have become the Prime Minister, does that mean that Governor Li will also be in the cabinet?"

"Yes." Elder Wen said as if it was a matter of course, "Of course I have to appoint people based on personal connections. It's not easy for me to form a cabinet, so I have to at least get a few acquaintances in. As for Shangluo, your affairs have been arranged. You are now a Tongjuren, so you can participate in the special examinations - as long as you pass the joint examinations, then we can arrange the palace examinations."

This was also arranged beforehand. What will really affect the fairness of the exam is the joint examination, which is the qualifying round for the palace examination. After passing the joint examination, the palace examination is just an interview. In addition to writing an essay and defending the answer on the spot, the palace examination is almost an interview, and the interview is all about face.

Zhu Xianxi and Wen Ge Lao had already arranged for Shangluo to be the "Tanhua" who was very prestigious but useless, so as to give him a chance to gain some face.

"Ah, then I have to study it quickly?"

"Well." Wen Ge Lao said seriously, "You must seize the opportunity in the imperial examination. Although the palace examination is a time when eight immortals cross the sea, everyone is competing for face, but no one will cheat in the imperial examination. Because everyone who takes the imperial examination has passed the examination, and if this road is ruined, there will be no end. So even though I set the questions and I am the main examiner, I will not leak the questions to you. However."

"but?"

"The questions I ask won't be beyond the syllabus, you understand? This is no secret, and this is not my first time as the chief examiner. When you see me as the chief examiner, you will probably know what the questions are. You don't need to ask for anything too steep or extraordinary. Just review well."

It’s Tuesday, and I’m looking for a new book to read (very close to the Sanjiang list!)

It's time to calculate the follow-up reading results on Qidian. The chapters of the new book "Da Tang 40K: The Warriors of the Great Tang Dynasty Reveal Their Shining Blades" were released on Tuesday. Qidian calculates the new book's score and arranges recommendations based on the number of follow-up readings of the chapters released on Tuesday within 24 hours.

So just catch up on the new chapters before 8pm on Wednesday.

The new book is doing quite well now, and has the potential to get the best recommendation position (Sanjiang) before it goes on sale. Please do me a favor and read it.

(If you want to keep reading, please read it every Tuesday. If you keep reading, you will really die.)

I hope you can vote for me if you have recommendation tickets and monthly tickets.

Starting tomorrow, the new book will also enter the three-update state. My splash jump is about to begin (I remember that when I first started writing, I was at this speed, and now I am about to rekindle it.)

Chapter 1294 Topic

It has been a while since I last visited Wen Yuan's home. Last time, Elder Wen was not at home, but this time the whole family was there.

Every time he came in, Shangluo would sigh at the size of the house - the nature of the land at Wen Ge Lao's house was the same as his own.

This is the land of the garrison. Although it cannot be traded, anyone in the garrison can use it permanently and pass it down from generation to generation. All one needs to do is pay a symbolic monthly rent.

As long as one is a military household in the garrison, he can be allocated a piece of land in Yingtian City, but the size of the land varies.

Even so, it is rare to have such a large land as Wen Ge Lao's - this is mainly because when Wen Yuan's father Wen Yan died in an accident, he had already received an extra piece of land as a Qigong practitioner. Originally, Wen Yan's land and Wen Ge Lao's land should have been inherited separately, but considering Wen Yan's bravery in that incident, the Jinyiwei specially approved the merger of the two lands.

Therefore, the land here is at least eight times larger than that of Shangluo's family. The actual building area used by their family alone is even larger than Zhu Xianxun's Changchun Palace.

And there is even a yard here. Not the symbolic patio of Shangluo's house, but a real courtyard.

It was not time for dinner yet. Shangluo found Wen Yuan who was "busy" in the courtyard.

Shangluo saw at a glance that Wen Yuan was circling a pig leg, waving a big knife at the pig's elbow.

"Wow, you also have this question?" Shangluo asked in surprise.

Shangluo himself was troubled by the question of [How to distinguish pork elbows], but he didn't expect that Wen Yuan was facing the same problem.

"'Also'?" Wen Yuan was stunned for a moment before she reacted. "No way! Is your opening essay also on this terrible topic?"

"What the hell, we are not from the same school. I am from the Imperial College, and you are from the Yingtian Artillery Academy, right? Why are the questions the same? Did Elder Wen communicate with your school when setting the questions?"

"I don't think so. My grandfather pays great attention to the creativity of the questions. It's just that this question is too difficult. So Shangluo, how are you going to write it? This is a pig. It's so frustrating!"

"Eat more, what else can I do?" Shangluo shook his head. To distinguish the pork elbows, we still have to eat them. Anyway, the Imperial College encourages everyone to eat more in the cafeteria. The school will deposit money into the students' meal cards every month. If you can't finish the food, you won't take it out. So of course it's more cost-effective to eat it all.

"Eat???" Wen Yuan was completely dumbfounded, "Can you really use eating to solve this problem?"

"What's wrong with eating a pork elbow?"

"Wait a minute." Wen Yuan raised her hand. "I don't think we have the same topic. What is your topic?"