Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

Just as Yu Qingyi and his party were rushing to Kyoto, Emperor Chengping also received Yang Zhengshan's memorial and things in the imperial city of Kyoto.

The current Emperor Chengping hardly cares about state affairs. Although his body is not yet at the point of exhaustion, it is almost there.

He spends most of his time in a daze every day, and is only awake for more than an hour. His hands and feet are not smooth, and he can't even walk independently.

Birth, aging, illness and death are common human nature. No matter if you are the emperor, in the face of birth, aging, illness and death, you are just a drop in the ocean, small and powerless.

The wheel of life rolls forward, no one can stop its pace, no one can avoid its reincarnation.

At this time, Emperor Chengping had just woken up from a nap, and he was in the best spirits of the day.

Eunuch Chen brought a few eunuchs holding a few boxes to the bedroom.

"Your Majesty!" He called in a low voice.

"Hmm!" Emperor Chengping raised his body, leaned on the soft couch, looked at the lotus seed porridge on the table in front of him, shook his head slightly, and said weakly: "Take it down, I have no appetite!"

Eunuch Chen did not force it, and winked at the eunuch beside him, and the eunuch immediately stepped forward and bent over to take the lotus seed porridge down.

"Your Majesty, Marquis Jing'an sent two things from Chongshan Town. I think they are good, so I will show them to Your Majesty!" Eunuch Chen said with a smile on his face.

"What are they?" Emperor Chengping was a little interested.

Eunuch Chen immediately took a wooden box from the eunuch behind him and opened it, and took out a telescope from the wooden box.

"Your Majesty, this is a telescope, which can see things far away!" Eunuch Chen presented the telescope to Emperor Chengping like a treasure.

Emperor Chengping looked at this ordinary copper cylinder with some curiosity, and he took it in his hand and observed it carefully.

However, the telescope was a bit heavy for him, and it was a bit difficult for him to hold it with both hands.

"Your Majesty, use it like this!" Eunuch Chen had to come forward to help him fiddle with it.

When something was presented to the emperor, it naturally had to go through multiple inspections, and Eunuch Chen also learned about the use of the telescope in advance.

The current telescope is still very simple, with two copper tubes put together and a lens at each end.

"Your Majesty, look at the branches over there, is there a bird!"

Eunuch Chen pointed to the branches in the garden outside the door. The distance was not far, and it could be seen with the naked eye, but it would not be very clear.

The more Emperor Chengping looked, the more novel he felt. He became interested and seemed to be in a better mood.

"Look over there, yes, on that tree!" He directed Eunuch Chen to move the telescope, looking left and right quietly. "Look, are there new buds coming out there?"

Eunuch Chen paused, but then his smile became even brighter, "Your Majesty, yes, that's the winter jasmine!"

Emperor Chengping looked at the budding winter jasmine for a long time, and then let Eunuch Chen take away the telescope.

"What other good things did Marquis Jing'an send?"

He was in high spirits and was looking forward to another thing.

Eunuch Chen smiled and said, "It's three bottles of royal jelly!"

Emperor Chengping was slightly disappointed when he heard this.

He didn't have any tonics here, and he had eaten everything he could eat. Unfortunately, no matter what he ate, he felt it was tasteless and had no use for his body.

"I just tasted it. This royal jelly is sweet but not greasy, with a light and elegant floral fragrance. After drinking it, it can refresh your spirit. It is really a rare delicacy!"

Eunuch Chen said as he brought a bowl of royal jelly that had been soaked long ago.

He didn't lie. He really tasted it before. It was because he tasted it and thought it was very good that he brought it to Emperor Chengping.

Emperor Chengping originally had no appetite, but smelling the faint floral fragrance, he still tasted it.

A mouthful of sweet honey water went down his throat, and a warm and moist stream flowed into his stomach. In a moment, he felt a little more warmth in his stomach, which had been uncomfortable all the time, and his spirit was lifted.

Then Emperor Chengping drank a bowl of warm honey water, and even his complexion looked much better.

Of course, the effect of royal jelly is not so amazing, but because Emperor Chengping was in high spirits, his complexion also became much better.

"Well, it's hard for Marquis Jing'an to have such a heart!"

Even the emperor is no exception.

After drinking the royal jelly sent by Yang Zhengshan, Emperor Chengping's impression of Yang Zhengshan improved a lot.

"By the way, is the jade dew peach still there?" Emperor Chengping asked.

Eunuch Chen smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the prince gave the jade dew peach to the Marquis of Changping!"

Emperor Chengping thought about it. The prince seemed to have told him about this, but he was not in a good mood these days and forgot about it.

"Then go to the treasury and get a three-yellow plum to reward the Marquis of Jing'an!"

Three-yellow plum, also known as Ningyuan fruit, is named three-yellow plum because it looks like a plum and its leaves, flowers and fruits are all yellow.

The name three-yellow plum was given by Emperor Taizu of Darong.

It was because Emperor Taizu encountered the three-yellow plum tree that he had the foundation to shock the world in martial arts. If there were no three-yellow plum, Emperor Taizu would be just an ordinary martial artist. He might only reach the seventh or eighth level of the acquired realm in his lifetime and would never be able to conquer the world.

To dominate the world is different from to govern the world. In this world where martial arts prevail, if you want to dominate the world, your own strength must be strong, otherwise you will not be able to convince all the heroes.

After the establishment of a dynasty, it was no longer necessary for the emperor to possess powerful military force to govern the country. When the world is at peace and the people's hearts are settled, the way to govern the country can be achieved by combining civil and military affairs.

The three yellow plum tree has always been regarded as the most precious treasure by the royal family. Except for the royal family, the outside world does not know where the three yellow plum tree grows.

However, the emperor occasionally rewards his ministers with three yellow plums, but the warriors who can get this reward are all at the peak of the acquired or half-step innate.

Therefore, the world only knows that the royal family has a spiritual fruit tree, but few people know what kind of spiritual fruit it is.

Today, Emperor Chengping can reward Yang Zhengshan with a three yellow plum, which shows how satisfied he is with Yang Zhengshan.

Eunuch Chen walked out of the bedroom and exhaled a long breath, but his expression became much more solemn.

No one knows the physical condition of Emperor Chengping better than him. He knows that Emperor Chengping has not much time left, but today Emperor Chengping's spirit and complexion are much better, which still makes him feel much better.

Thinking of Yang Zhengshan and royal honey, Eunuch Chen immediately called a subordinate and ordered: "Take someone to Chongshan Town immediately and ask Marquis Jing'an to offer all the royal honey!"

"Go quickly and come back quickly!"

Although royal honey cannot change the physical condition of Emperor Chengping, as long as it can make Emperor Chengping feel a little better, it is worth it for Eunuch Chen to arrange someone to go there.

"Yes!"

The subordinate responded and turned to leave.

"Wait!"

Eunuch Chen stopped him, "You should go with me to get the three yellow plums first, and send the three yellow plums by the way, so that Marquis Jing'an will not think that I want to rob his royal honey!"

Just now, I was in a hurry and almost forgot the three yellow plums that Emperor Chengping gave to Yang Zhengshan.

Just when Eunuch Chen went to the treasury to get the three yellow plums, the prince was listening to the report of a middle-aged eunuch in the imperial study of Taiji Hall.

The Imperial Study is where the emperor handles state affairs. Although the prince is now the regent, he is not qualified to handle state affairs here. However, Emperor Chengping issued an edict to let the prince handle state affairs in the Imperial Study, which shows that the prince's succession to the throne is a foregone conclusion.

The middle-aged eunuch in front of the prince is named Nan Sheng, who is the prince's companion eunuch and has served the prince since childhood.

Nan Sheng is very similar to Eunuch Chen, who was also the eunuch of Emperor Chengping at the beginning. In the future, Nan Sheng may also be like Eunuch Chen, in charge of the Imperial Household Department and become the first official in the imperial city.

"How is my father?" the prince asked.

"Your Majesty is fine. Just now, Your Majesty drank a bowl of honey water, which is the royal honey sent by Marquis Jing'an." Nan Sheng said softly.

"Oh! Did the emperor drink it?"

"Yes, I drank a bowl, and after drinking it, my complexion looked much better!"

"Then what are you waiting for? Send someone to Chongshan Town immediately and ask Marquis Jing'an to get more royal honey!" The prince said anxiously.

There is no father and son in the royal family.

To be honest, the current prince and Emperor Chengping don't have much father-son relationship.

But now that Emperor Chengping has intended for him to inherit the throne, he naturally has to be a loving father and a filial son.

To say that he is pretending, he doesn't have to. After all, here, he doesn't need to pretend for others to see. But for now, he still needs the support of his father and needs his father to help him ascend the throne smoothly and steadily and inherit the throne.

In public and private, he doesn't want Emperor Chengping to die too early.

"Your Highness, Eunuch Chen has arranged people to go to Chongshan Town, and His Majesty has also rewarded Marquis Jing'an with a three-yellow plum!" Nan Sheng said softly.

Although Emperor Chengping has not yet handed over the imperial city to the prince, the prince can already intervene in the affairs of the imperial city. For example, what happened in the bedroom could not be hidden from the prince's eyes and ears.

Everyone knows that the prince is the future new emperor, and the eunuchs and palace maids in the imperial city are also very clear, so at this time many people will flatter Nansheng and provide information for Nansheng.

The prince's expression was restrained and he nodded slightly.

He had no objection to Emperor Chengping rewarding Yang Zhengshan with a three-yellow plum. The three-yellow plum is a rare resource for warriors, but to him, it is just a reward for ministers or clansmen, just like gold, silver and jewelry.

"Where is the memorial from Marquis Jing'an?"

Nansheng hurriedly found the memorial sent by Yang Zhengshan. The prince had read this memorial before, but he just read it briefly, and then sent the telescope and royal honey to the Silijian.

The main reason is that there are many ministers who have presented treasures to Emperor Chengping during this period, and there are countless strange and bizarre treasures.

The ministers wanted to show their loyalty, and the prince could not stop them, so he would only take a casual look at the memorials of offering treasures like this and send them to the Silijian.

It was just an offering of treasures, not involving government affairs, so he naturally would not pay special attention to it.

Now that he saw that the royal jelly sent by Yang Zhengshan was effective, he wanted to take a closer look at this memorial.

In fact, Yang Zhengshan's memorial wrote a lot of things, especially the description of the telescope and royal jelly.

There is no need to say much about the description of royal jelly, which was all made up by Yang Zhengshan. He just said that he accidentally got it in the Qianzhong Mountain, and there was not much explanation.

As for the telescope, Yang Zhengshan described the use of the telescope in detail.

After the prince read the memorial again, he immediately became interested in the telescope.

"What about the telescope?"

"Marquis Jing'an sent ten, Eunuch Chen took one, and the remaining nine were sent to the inner warehouse!" Nan Sheng said.

Nei Cang is the warehouse in the imperial city, which is divided into porcelain warehouse, satin warehouse, lantern warehouse, rice warehouse, wax warehouse, etc. In fact, it is the material warehouse in the imperial city.

Nei Cang is not the emperor's private warehouse. The emperor's private warehouse stores valuable and useful things, at least gold and silver.

Some messy items will not enter the emperor's private warehouse, but will be handed over to Nei Cang for processing.

Obviously, neither Nan Sheng nor anyone else took the telescope seriously.

"Bring one here for me to see!" the prince ordered.

A moment later, Nan Sheng presented a telescope to the prince.

The prince fiddled with the telescope for a long time, looking east and west, and occasionally showing a look of surprise, and he also took Yang Zhengshan's memorial and read it several times.

About half an hour later, he said with surprise: "This thing is very useful in war!"

Yang Zhengshan had detailed the use of the telescope in his memorial, but the prince had no accurate concept just by reading the memorial. Only when he got the real thing and used it personally, the prince understood what Yang Zhengshan said.

To say what the use of the telescope is, the most direct one is to observe the enemy situation. When the two armies are facing each other, using the telescope allows scouts to observe the enemy's situation more carefully, such as the number of enemy troops, their layout, etc.

At the same time, it also allows the commander to observe the enemy's actions more clearly, so that he can be one step ahead of the enemy in field battles.

It can be said that the telescope is a very practical war auxiliary equipment.

Although it cannot directly improve the strength of the army, it is conducive to the grasp and monitoring of the enemy situation on the battlefield.

"Send the remaining telescopes to the Ministry of War and the Five Military Commandery, and let the adults study it!"

The prince has never been on the battlefield, but it does not mean that he has no military ability.

On the contrary, as a prince, he has received a good education. He has read many classics such as Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, Military Science, and Legalism, but he is not specialized.

The prince can still see the usefulness of the telescope, so he attaches some importance to the telescope. In addition, Yang Zhengshan, a famous general on the battlefield, recommended it to the Ministry of War and the Five Military Commandery.