Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng spoke up, "The Hongwu Emperor, if the Prince of Yan truly ascends the throne, our Great Ming may be in danger..."
"Heh heh."
Zhu Yuanzhang gave a cold laugh. "I chose the heir. Who are you to oppose me?"
"Besides, I've picked up some skills from the immortals over the years—fortune-telling and such. I know that after my fourth son takes power, he will push our Great Ming to an unprecedented peak and achieve something no other emperor in history has accomplished."
"Oh?"
Hearing this, the crowd murmured among themselves.
One brave soul dared to ask, "The Hongwu Emperor, may we know what achievement the Prince of Yan... has exactly accomplished?"
"How many in history have been able to perform the rite of Fengshan at Langjuxu? My fourth son achieved it as an emperor, becoming the first and only emperor in history to do so." Zhu Yuanzhang lifted his head, a look of pride on his face, as if this achievement belonged to him, Zhu Yuanzhang, rather than Zhu Di.
"What?"
"The only emperor in history to perform Fengshan at Langjuxu?"
At these words, the entire hall was struck with astonishment. Everyone wore expressions of disbelief.
"Beyond that, he compiled the Yongle Encyclopedia, a total of 22,877 volumes, with 370 million characters—a grand synthesis of all past texts, encompassing the classics, history, philosophy, and the hundred schools of thought, as well as astronomy, geography, yin-yang, medicine, divination, Buddhism, Taoism, and arts..."
"He sent envoys on six voyages to the Western Seas, spreading the might of Great Ming, surpassing the glory of the Tang Dynasty, and subjugating over sixty nations without battle, making Great Ming the most powerful country in the world at that time."
"And there's more..."
Zhu Yuanzhang spoke eagerly, without pause.
"Wait a moment."
Just as he was about to continue, Li Shimin interrupted, "Old Zhu, if you're going to boast, there's no need to trash my Tang Dynasty. What do you mean by 'surpassing the glory of the Tang'? Wasn't my Tang Dynasty the strongest country in the world back then?"
"Ahem... well..."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked a bit embarrassed.
The officials were stunned, staring at Li Shimin. What did he mean by 'my Tang Dynasty'?
One couldn't help but ask, "The Hongwu Emperor, may we know who this is..."
Li Shimin laughed. "Heh, I am the Grand Commandant of the Tang, Head of the Imperial Secretariat, Head of the Central Secretariat, Head of the Shandong Circuit Grand Secretariat, Head of the Yizhou Circuit Grand Secretariat..."
"Not again?"
Qin Shi Huang interrupted. "Stop it, Old Li."
He then introduced him directly, "This is Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin. As for me, I am the one who, sixteen hundred years ago, built upon the legacy of six generations, wielded the long whip to rule the world, swallowed the Two Zhou and subdued the feudal lords, and ascended to the supreme throne to unify the six directions..."
"He is Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng." Li Shimin also interrupted.
Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin?
Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng?
These two names exploded like a powder keg, igniting the entire court.
The officials were all in shock, staring at Li Shimin and Qin Shi Huang with utter disbelief.
"Old Li and Brother Zheng are now among the immortals, just like me, which is why they can be here." Zhu Yuanzhang made up an explanation on the spot to address the officials' confusion.
Then he continued, "Enough of that. Besides passing the throne to my fourth son, I have another matter."
He glanced at Zhu Gaoxi and Zhu Di, the Prince of Yan. "Go, bring out the things."
The two nodded and headed to the rear hall.
Before long, several baskets of potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes were placed before the crowd.
"These are immortal grains, auspicious gifts bestowed upon our Great Ming by the immortals."
Zhu Yuanzhang stood up, walked over to a potato, and picked one up. "This is called the potato. It yields about five thousand jin per mu. And this corn yields about three thousand jin per mu. Especially this sweet potato, it can yield up to eight thousand or even ten thousand jin per mu."
"What?"
Ten thousand jin per mu!
The officials were all stunned, their mouths agape.
"The immortals foresaw my fourth son's future achievements, so they granted these immortal grains." Zhu Yuanzhang explained.
"The Hongwu Emperor, may we know the honorific name of the immortal? Since our Great Ming has received such auspicious gifts, we should announce it to the world, erect a golden statue of the immortal, and have the people offer daily prayers and worship!" an official suggested.
Hearing this, Qin Ning, standing nearby, was at a loss for words.
"That won't be necessary."
He stepped forward. "It makes it sound like I'm dead."
"You are..."
The officials were taken aback, looking at this young man curiously. Then someone exclaimed in surprise, "Could this gentleman be the immortal mentioned by the Hongwu Emperor?"
"Yes."
Zhu Yuanzhang said, "This is the immortal who bestowed these auspicious gifts upon our Great Ming. You don't need to know his honorific name; just call him Mr. Qin. As for golden statues and such, they're unnecessary—the gentleman cares nothing for these things."
With that, he took out a book. "This is a guide for planting these immortal grains—potatoes and the like—along with instructions for consumption. Keep it safe. Also, in time, I will send someone to teach you other techniques. For now, I'm leaving, but let me tell you, I can return anytime. If there are treacherous villains stirring up trouble in the court, I will return and show no mercy."
"The fourth son, do your best." He clapped Zhu Di on the shoulder.
"Rest assured, Father. I will not disappoint you!" Zhu Di nodded solemnly.
Then, with a wave of Qin Ning's hand, he turned Zhu Yuanzhang and the others into streaks of light, and they vanished directly from the Fengtian Hall.
"We respectfully send off the Hongwu Emperor!"
"We respectfully send off Mr. Qin!"
The officials all prostrated themselves on the ground, speaking with reverence.
...
In the later era, at the Tang Dynasty Villa.
Qin Ning brought everyone back here.
Li Lizhi, Zhu Wanning, and others had personally prepared the meals and brought out a few bottles of Maotai and several cases of beer.
They drank late into the night. Zhu Biao, the Yongle Emperor, Fusu, and Li Chengqian all got drunk. Qin Ning called Zhong Mingyuan over and had him arrange for these people to rest.
At the table, only Qin Ning, Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Shimin, and Qin Shi Huang remained.
Li Shimin said, "Sir, Guanyinbi just mentioned that the trains in the Tang Dynasty are fully operational on all routes. I plan to go back and take a look tomorrow. Would you be interested in joining me?"
"Oh? So fast?"
Qin Ning was slightly surprised, then nodded. "Alright, let's go together tomorrow."
"I want to go too."
"And me as well."
Zhu Yuanzhang and Ying Zheng spoke up.
During their time in the later era, they had seen videos of trains.
Moreover, in Great Ming and Great Qin, railway construction had already begun. Since they started later than the Tang, the progress was naturally slower.
Now that they had the chance to visit the Tang Dynasty and experience the trains firsthand, they certainly didn't want to miss it.
Unlike the trains in the later era, more than half of the materials for the Tang's railways and trains were produced by the Tang themselves.
Meanwhile, there was a steel mill built in the Tang with help from the later era, and it was quite large. During this period, to speed up the railway construction, the mill had been running nonstop, almost smoking from the effort.
And in the future, besides the Tang, Great Qin and Great Ming would also need to be self-sufficient in these things. Both Qin Shi Huang and Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to see what railways and trains built in their own times would look like.
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