In the next few days, and because the first day is approaching, there are not many things to deal with whether in the East Palace or the court. Most of the officials are still on the way back to Chang'an from Luoyang, so Li Hong is meeting After meeting the seventeen Chongwen Hall scholars, he took them to Taiyi City.
Taiyi City has now expanded a lot. Compared with the original, Taiyi City today is more prosperous and more advanced. There are more and more permanent residents. It is about to become a real city. On the city.
But even in such a large city, there is no room for these seventeen students to develop what Li Hong named the steam ball.
However, all this changed drastically after Li Hong took them back to Taiyi City. Their treatment was further improved, and even their seventeen family members were placed in the In Taiyi City.
It was also the first time for Bai Chun and others to see His Highness the Crown Prince being so serious and persistent. He was like a paranoid and lunatic. He put himself together with the seventeen students. Even when he went to bed at night, he often forgot to reply. manor.
But after Bai Chun looked for him several times when he didn't come back, he was scolded by Li Hong every time and went back. As a result, Bai Chun had no choice but to arrange Wei Tuqi in Taiyi. In the restricted area of the city, Li Hong is always taken care of.
In front of more than a dozen students, what Li Hong could impart and teach were some prototypes and a trace of inspiration from when the steam engine was developed.
The only thing Li Hong knew clearly was that the prototype of the steam engine was developed slowly to help drain water from mines. As for other aspects, he vaguely remembered that it was because of the spinning machine. , and then the steam engine was gradually being used in other fields as it was being perfected.
So in just a few days, they followed the principle of this steam ball and, under the guidance of Li Hong, designed another alternative steam ball, but this steam ball could accommodate more steam. , and according to Li Hong's design, two more pipes were added at the same time, which were said to be used for entry and discharge. One pipe extended into the huge pool, and the other one extended into an equally huge but without any water. in the pool.
As the steam was slowly injected into the steam ball, the horn-like copper pipes on both sides of the steam ball were also closed. As the steam was filled, another valve was also closed, and a huge steam pipe as tall as a person was Inside the ball, there is abundant steam.
The seventeen students looked at each other in confusion, wondering what the Prince wanted after sealing the copper pipes on both sides and filling them with steam.
Li Hong looked at their doubtful eyes and motioned them to start spraying cold water on the outside of the steam-filled hollow ball while explaining to them the little knowledge he knew.
The cold water condenses the steam in the container to form a vacuum, and then orders someone to open the water inlet valve. The water at the bottom of the mine is sucked into the container through the water inlet pipe under the action of atmospheric pressure.
Then close the water inlet valve, reopen the steam inlet valve, and rely on steam pressure to force the water in the container out through the drain valve. When the water in the container is drained and filled with steam, close the steam inlet valve and drain valve, and spray water again to condense the steam.
In this repeated cycle, the intake and exhaust water pipes, under the action of the steam ball, unknowingly drain all the water in the pool into another pool.
The seventeen students looked at everything in front of them in disbelief, and then they revealed the reason why they were inspired to design this steam ball. It was just that they saw the water cup in Li Hong's hand being thinly sliced in Qujiang Pool. They covered it with a piece of paper and turned the water cup over, but not a drop of water escaped. So out of curiosity, they wanted to see if the steam could also be called pressure, so they set up a steam ball.
The days passed like this day by day, with seventeen students accompanying Li Hong. Unknowingly, nearly a month had passed, but the progress was still at the original stage.
However, Li Hong proposed that they try to take this thing with them and perform actual operations in the mine, and they might be able to find some inspiration.
The students, who had been always excited, looked happy when they heard Li Hong's proposal. So after getting Li Hong's approval and help, they decided to go to a mine in the next day to continue their in-depth research.
At this time, in the East Palace of Chang'an City, everyone in the East Palace, headed by Bai Chun, was kneeling in front of the Li Zheng Palace.
Your Majesty and the Queen returned to the palace. King Li Xian of Pei, King Li Zhe of England, and King Li Dan of Yin, together with all the ministers from the three provinces, six ministries, nine temples and five prisons, including Chang'an Jingzhao Mansion, ministers headed by Zong Chuke, all ran to Baqiao to welcome the triumphant return from Liaodong. The wise and mighty Majesty and the Queen have returned, but the only thing missing is the Crown Prince Li Hong!
As a result, the emperor and empress of the Tang Dynasty began to have a bad look in Baqiao, looking glum, as if someone owed them money and would not pay it back, and all the following etiquette was hastily ended, and the ceremony was simple. Returned to Daming Palace.
As for the evening banquet to celebrate the achievements of the ministers, although the prince Li Hong failed to arrive, it was still held as scheduled, but every minister and the emperor's relatives could see that because His Highness the prince was missing, His Majesty and the Queen still find it difficult to be happy.
So, in the early morning of the next day, the entire East Palace looked like this. Everyone turned into a kowtowing insect, kneeling all over the floor with their heads lowered. Facing the queen's pressure, no one dared to speak.
"Bai Chun is talking, what's going on? Don't any of you know how to remind the prince?" Wu Mei's face was livid. Normally, she would just let Li Hong do whatever he wanted, but what happened yesterday, Li Hong went too far!
The majestic Prince of the Tang Dynasty, when the Emperor and the Empress returned to Chang'an, and when all the civil and military ministers and princes of the dynasty were in Baqiao, he was the only one who was missing. This made the royal family completely embarrassed and became a A joke in the court!
Bai Chun was also frightened by Wu Mei's strong pressure. He knelt on the ground and replied tremblingly: "Back to the queen, I went there in person ten days ago, but... I am incompetent and have never been able to see His Highness the Crown Prince."
"What? You can't even see him?" Wu Mei was shocked. She originally thought that Bai Chun knew what the prince was doing now, but he just didn't invite Li Hong back.
But after hearing Bai Chun's words, she didn't expect that even Bai Chun couldn't see Li Hong. This made Wu Mei suddenly become even more surprised. If even Bai Chun, the most important person in his heart, couldn't see him.
Li Hong would never miss such an important occasion without any reason. Although etiquette was something he had never been interested in, he would never ignore etiquette so much. What's more, several censors were supervising and urging him.
But as Bai Chun said, Li Hong locked himself in Taiyi City so that no one could see him. The prince's personal guard, Wei Tuqi, had a straight face and refused to recognize his relatives. No matter who wanted to see the prince, They were all rejected by his expressionless "The prince has an order, no one will be seen".
Curiosity overcame the anger that had been suppressed since yesterday. Wu Mei patiently looked at Bai Chun who continued to kneel down and asked again: "Then do you know what he is doing in Taiyi City?"
"We are developing something called a steam ball." Bai Chun replied with his head lowered.
"Spin ball? What is that?"
"Back to the Queen, I don't even know this..."
"Nonsense! You bastard, you don't know! As someone close to the prince, you don't even know what the prince does. The prince never went to Baqiao, and you can't even explain the reason. How can you ask me to spare you!" Wu Mei was suddenly angered by Bai Chun's answer. She looked at Bai Chun kneeling on the ground and scolded her sharply for the first time.
"This slave knows that he is guilty. This slave deserves to die. Please punish the queen..."
"Now is not the time to punish you. You have no turn or qualification to let me deal with you! What exactly he said, repeat it to me from beginning to end! There must be no omissions!" Wu Mei was dressed in the Queen's Palace. Even though she was dressed in garb, her face was livid, but her graceful appearance, elegance and majesty were not diminished at all, as well as her majesty as the empress of the world.
So Bai Chun recounted to Wu Mei the story about the steam ball he brought back from Taiyi City a month ago and the students from Chongwen Hall.
What surprised Wu Mei was that it was a month! Li Hong actually locked himself in Taiyi City for a month without showing up, and he never even left the restricted area! This made her even more curious about what Li Hong was trying to do.
"Did he say anything else?" Wu Mei asked again, but her tone had lost a lot of anger and became much calmer.
"Back to the Queen, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once said that if this thing can be truly utilized by our Datang, it will bring us not only endless economic wealth, but also unprecedented opportunities for our Datang to explore the sea. Powerful weapons will also raise the entire strength of my country to incredible heights." Bai Chun still lowered his head, while Xiaoxue and others beside him were already kneeling on their knees because they were often in the Li Zheng Hall and wore very little. The ground was trembling.
"Spin ball? As you said, such a big thing can bring such huge benefits to Datang? Then has he told you when will it be developed? When will he come back? Wu Mei frowned and asked lightly.
"Back to the queen, His Highness the Crown Prince said that it is just a prototype. It will become bigger in the future and will be used in more ways. It can do things that cannot be done by human beings. In terms of its strength, even cattle and war horses cannot compare. And if it is developed, it will not run faster than a war horse..."
"What? You can still run?" Wu Mei looked at Bai Chun in surprise. If she hadn't known that Bai Chun would never lie, she could have given the order right now to deceive people and use the name of ghosts and gods to exonerate them. Kill her!
Bai Chun also looked embarrassed, and Xiaoxue and others were even more so, because when His Highness told them, they felt as if His Highness was telling them fairy tales like before.
(End of chapter)