Chapter 210
Seeing that Lu Yijian was very disdainful of the copper frame, Xu Ping secretly shouted ashamed. Did he know that he should use gold and silver wire to make glasses frames to match the identity of these people? He was a habit in his previous life. He only wanted to be practical, but he didn't think about how to cater to the habit of wealthy people wearing gold and silver. Although gold and silver are heavier than copper, they can also be processed better and can be made lightweight.
Taking a step forward, Xu Ping bowed his hands and said, "My husband, put on these glasses and see things clearly."
After saying that, he took out another pair of reading glasses from the box and showed Lu Yijian how to wear them.
It is difficult to point fingers in front of the boss, let alone help Lu Yijian wear glasses. The purpose of holding the tablet is to let the subordinates have something in their hands so that they will not point fingers and poke in front of the monarch. This era is even more common in the officialdom. Xu Ping had to demonstrate by himself. As soon as he put on the glasses, he felt dizzy and hurriedly took them down again.
Looking at Xu Ping's appearance, Lu Yijian carefully put on his glasses and slowly opened his closed eyes.
Xu Ping hurriedly said: "This pair of glasses is for reading. My husband looked at the memorial and was he clearer."
Lu Yijian adapted for a while and felt that he had seen something much clearer, so he took a memorial from the desk and slowly read it. After reading it for a while, a faint smile appeared on his face.
Putting down the memorial, Lu Yijian said to Wang Zeng and others: "The glasses are indeed a bit tricky. I suddenly became much clearer when I read the memorial. I don't have to hold them and look far away. You all give it a try."
Xu Ping hurriedly distributed the boxes on the table to several magistrates and said, "The box is divided into three grids. The glasses in the closest grid are for reading, writing and painting in the middle, and the outermost grid is for meeting guests."
Several people took out their glasses and brought them with them. Cai Qi and Song Shou were both young and had no effect on their glasses. They quickly took them off and placed them on the table table and remained silent.
Wang Zeng and Zhang Dexiang were both the same age as Lu Yijian. They put on glasses and took a memorial to read. After reading it for a while, they kept nodding. In the past, they used to read the memorial all day long in the Political Affairs Hall, but suddenly they became as relaxed as they were young, and they felt happy.
Lu Yijian took off his first pair of glasses, took the one he was receiving, closed his eyes and adapted, opened his eyes, looked at Xu Ping for a long time, and nodded with a smile.
Xu Ping knew that this was the first time Lu Yijian had seen the details of his appearance clearly. With Yan Su's experience yesterday, he didn't care. Wang Zeng and Zhang Dexiang both changed their glasses and looked at each other, laughing in silence.
They met each other when they were young and middle-aged. They worked together for many years, and decades have passed. Their appearances of each other have become blurred. Unexpectedly, today they can only see each other's appearance clearly with the help of reading glasses, and they can't help but sigh in their hearts.
Seeing that Cai Qi and Song Shou were not wearing glasses, Lu Yijian knew it in his heart and asked Xu Ping: "Are these glasses specially used for us, the weak?"
"Mr. Lu is joking. Since you have long spring and autumn, you usually spend more time reading and writing than young people. You use your eyes more often, so you will inevitably be tired. You can rest when you are tired. There is no way for your eyes to make up for it."
Zhang Dexiang said, "Xu Waijian's clever mouth is nothing more than saying that our eyes are dizzy!" Everyone laughed together.
Lu Yijian said to Wang Zeng with a smile: "We will go to Chongzheng Hall to discuss matters with the emperor, so we will wear these glasses so that we can't see the memorial clearly when we get it, and we will be a silence."
"Mr. Lu said it's better to do this." Wang Zeng nodded and asked Xu Ping again: "Xu Waijian, you have not given these glasses to anyone except for giving us a few."
Xu Ping held the scepter and said, "Return to the king, these glasses were made by Qiu Kaizhao and his apprentice yesterday. The officials thought that they would give them to the ministers and ministers first. In addition to the ministers in the Political Affairs Hall, they also prepared for the ministers in the Privy Council. After a while, the officials would send them there."
"Where are the others?"
"I heard from Shi Quanbin of the Tijuan Editorial and Repair Office that Queen Mother Yang had a blurry vision recently and also sent a set to the palace. The eight kings were old, so I also sent a set to him, and the others were gone. These items were still worth some copper coins and would be sold in the Sansi Shop in the future. If you need them, go to the Sansi Shop to buy them."
Wang Zeng nodded: "You are doing it properly. After all, these are things done in the Sansi Fen-site. If you don't want to give it to others for favors. The priests all accept your affection. If you write it down, don't give it to others."
Xu Ping held the scepter: "The officials remember it."
The minister of the Central Secretariat is the immediate boss of the Sansi. If you have such a thing, you won’t give it to them. Don’t let the government affairs hall get angry and have to make a big shot. If you give it to the government affairs hall, the Privy Council will not give it to them, otherwise those Privy Council will definitely be unhappy.
As for the Eight Great King Zhao Yuanyan, it was not because he was the prince, but because his shift was still in front of the prime minister during the court meeting, and his status was special and could not be separated. Xu Ping gave gifts in fact according to the shifts in court, which was also the most prominent manifestation of his status in this era. As for other royal relatives, no matter how favored he was, he would not be treated like this. Even the emperor Zhao Zhen did not give it to him because of Empress Dowager Yang. There were some strange things that the prime ministers could get, but the emperor could not get. There were too many such things. Because the prime ministers would be difficult for officials because of their selfish intentions, the emperor would basically not do this, because the emperor had little personality to influence government affairs.
And the envoy of Kou Yu of the Three Divisions, Xu Ping, had already told him that he would give it to him after this period of time, so that no one could catch the handle.
At this moment, a public official came in and bowed to salute: "The prime minister, it's time to go to the palace to discuss matters."
Lu Yijian stood up and said to Wang Zeng: "Let's go, we can't let the emperor wait in the hall for a long time."
Except for Cai Qi on duty, everyone else stood up, sorted out their clothes and prepared to enter the palace to discuss matters.
When he arrived at the gate of the Political Affairs Hall, Lu Yijian turned around and asked Xu Ping who was still standing there: "What are the difficulties in the Sansi recently?"
Xu Ping said respectfully: "Report to my husband, these glasses to be sold and several other things will surely make a lot of profit for the court. But they all need to be skilled in craftsmen. It is best to send a few waiters from the Hanlin Academy to give them a few more favorable treatments. The glasses are also inconspicuous, but they are actually very finely polished and require accurate calculations. It is best to transfer a few people who are proficient in mathematics to the Sansi. With these talents, the Sansi can do better."
Lu Yijian nodded: "Come on the memorial. We have discussed it, and then ask the emperor to make a judgment."
Xu Ping hurriedly agreed, and when it comes to this, it is roughly accused, and it is not in vain that Xu Ping rushed over to give them gifts. The Hanlin Academy needed Emperor Zhao Zhen to nod, while Si Tianjian was under the jurisdiction of the Zhongshu. Although many specific matters were reported directly, the Political Affairs Hall was still able to speak in terms of personnel.
As for Emperor Zhao Zhen, Xu Ping had other ways to convince him. At this time, there were two institutions that observed the astronomical phenomena. In addition to Sitianjian, there was also the Hanlin Astronomy Academy located in the palace, which was a backup of Sitianjian.
Chapter completed!