Royal Little Fortune

Chapter 640 Done
"Mr. Song, the emperor and I have invited you into the palace because we have something important to do. The emperor is particularly interested in what Mr. Song wrote in "Tiangong Kaiwu"."

Before Ya Ruo finished speaking, Song Yingxing knelt down on the ground. He was a survivor of the former dynasty. Now that the Qing Dynasty was established, he was very sad and unconvinced. He felt that a great country could not just be looked down upon before. The barbarians were occupied, but he couldn't change all of this, so he lived in seclusion, not caring about world affairs, no matter how poor his life was, at least he felt better in his heart.

Originally, he thought that even if he lost his life, he would not bow down to these powerful people, nor would he kneel down, but when the empress in front of him mentioned the book he wrote, he was afraid.

He is not afraid of death, but his family, a dozen or so members of the family, are still in their hands.

How terrible the literary inquisition throughout the ages is. He is a reader and is familiar with history books, so he naturally knows that it is very common to implicate the nine clans. He doesn't want to kill everyone because of himself.

"Empress... that book was indeed written by Caomin, but...but when that book was written, the former Ming Dynasty still existed. If there is anything in the book that violates the taboos of the Qing Dynasty, Caomin will immediately change it, or... Or... just ban this book... I beg your mother to spare the lives of Cao Min's family." When Song Yingxing was speaking, his heart seemed to be bleeding.

"Tiangong Kaiwu" is his life's painstaking effort. His official career is not going well, and he doesn't want to be an official. The reason why he is an official is actually to facilitate the things he wants to do. He spends his time observing the common people's farming. , Observing the work of handicraftsmen, and even did not hesitate to feel and learn by themselves. It took so many years to write what I saw, heard and felt into this book. I didn't expect that I would get into trouble now.

But he is old, if he can save his family's life, his hard work will be ruined once, and he can only blame God for not allowing him to live in a peaceful era.

"Old sir, please get up!" Ya Ruo said while beckoning the little eunuch standing in the room to help him.

"The old man misunderstood. Your book is very good. The emperor has no intention of banning the book. The emperor intends to establish a Tiangong Academy to recruit talents. Mr. Song will be in charge. What you wrote in the book, It can all be realized in Tiangongyuan." Ya Ruo looked at Song Yingxing and said with a smile.

Song Yingxing was completely stunned. He thought he wrote this book, so he was unlucky, but he didn't expect it to be a good thing in the end.

"Caomin is old!" Song Yingxing bowed slightly and said, "It's no longer suitable for being an official, I'm afraid I can't bear the love of the emperor and empress."

"Mr., you should think about it first. You don't have to rush to refuse. The old man must also know that from the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, the world has been in chaos for decades, and there is still no one. It was a miserable life, the emperor asked you to come here, in fact, he wanted you to take charge of the Tiangongyuan, invent some good farming and irrigation tools, and spread them all over the country, benefiting the country and the people. The emperor attaches great importance to the Tiangongyuan To satisfy the old man, the Tiangongyuan will definitely not be inferior to the six departments of the imperial court and the Lifanyuan in the future, the emperor has decided to give the Tiangongyuan the title of minister, and the official worship will be first-rank." Ya Ruo said with a smile.

Song Yingxing was already dumbfounded after hearing this, how...how is this possible?
In the past, he worked so hard to become an official, in fact, that he wanted to facilitate the realization of his wish, and wanted to open a Tiangong Academy similar to what the emperor and queen said today, as well as an academy, to train talents, and vigorously develop agriculture and handicrafts, but At that time, there were too many obstacles, too big, so he was depressed, but now that he was in his seventies, he unexpectedly encountered such an opportunity.

In his mind, the rulers of the Qing Dynasty were all unreasonable barbarians. Do these barbarians... have such great determination and heart?
Could it be that he lied to him?
But Song Yingxing is just a small person, and he is not a former royal family, so what is there to lie to, what is there to take advantage of?
Opportunities are in front of him, and his pursuit in this life is very likely to be realized in the last few years of his life. Should he agree to it?

He is a man of integrity. Although he has not received the great favor of the former royal family, he also knows what it means to be a courtier of the Qing Dynasty.

It means that later generations may say that he is a spineless traitor.

"What is the old man hesitating about? He is a wise man, and he also advocates that following nature and the general trend of the world is the way to survive. When the old man enters the Tiangong Academy, he doesn't have to care about government affairs at all, he only needs to take care of the sky. The engineering institute is enough, this is a major event that benefits the country and the people, is reputation really more important than doing facts for the people?" Ya Ruo asked with a smile.

She knew what the old gentleman was hesitating and struggling with.

This is the legacy of the change of dynasty!
But the general trend of the world is already like this, so we have to seek truth from facts.

Song Yingxing thought about it for a moment after hearing Yaruo's words, then knelt on the ground and respectfully said: "Caomin leads the order!"

Seeing that he agreed sincerely, Ya Ruo admired him in his heart. For these old people, changing the dynasty and master is the most unacceptable thing for them. The scolding below was bloody, but he agreed.

Ya Ruo believed that he was definitely not doing it for this high position and rich salary, but really wanted to make a career for the well-being of the people all over the world.

Ya Ruo's guess was right. Song Yingxing felt that he didn't have a few years to live, so he should be scolded if he was scolded. In the past few decades, he has devoted himself to writing the book "Heavenly Creation". He wanted to help the people of the whole country change some of the backward production methods, and hoped that the common people would become prosperous. Now the opportunity was in front of him. If he refused, he would definitely die in depression.

Fame or something is nothing compared to what you have to do.

At this moment, someone outside reported that the emperor was coming, Ya Ruo immediately stood up and welcomed him in.

Looking at the old man kneeling on the ground and saluting, the emperor gently raised his hand, motioning for Wang Quan to help him up. When he looked at Ya Ruo and saw Ya Ruo nodding slightly, he knew that his daughter-in-law had already taken care of the old man.

"Since the old man has agreed to enter the Tiangong Institute, let's formally establish the Tiangong Institute as soon as possible. I have already asked people to choose a place and made some arrangements. I will send someone to take the old man there later. If you have any requests, Just tell the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs directly, I will give you a mansion in the capital, and your family will come to Beijing to reunite with you soon." The emperor looked at him and made a long story short.

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty!" Song Yingxing hurriedly knelt down to express his gratitude.

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