第971章 这是正文第尾声——护道人（求月票，求订阅）

大明大公四十五年，七月十五日。
这天快到傍晚的时候，在从南京紫禁城西安门直达南京钟山山顶上的青石宫的一条石道上，正有一队骑士缓缓走来。当先一骑是个四五十岁的男子，长得非常挺拔，肌肤白皙，身材颀长，一脸络腮胡子修剪的非常整齐，正是朱和墭的次子，叶儿羌亲王兼翰林院掌院学士朱怡银。跟着朱怡银身后的，则是两位三十来岁的男女。
女的是个明丽的贵妇人，身着骑装，说不出的英姿飒爽，正是太孙妃吕四娘她在襁褓当中就被大公天子一眼看中，许配给了皇太孙朱伯海，之后就被朱和墭带在身边，由娜塔莉抚养长大，还从小聆听朱大皇帝的教诲。
However, the man was not Zhu Bohai, but a short and chubby man with fair skin. He was dressed in a feathered fan, a silk headdress, and had a goatee, clearly indicating he was from the Zhuge family. He was the youngest son of Zhuge Sanhe and a child born out of wedlock, named Zhuge Zhengqing. He was in his early thirties and held dual degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Jinling University and Shipbuilding Engineering from Jiangnan University. Currently, he served as the factory manager at the Daming Navy Shipyard. Please note that the translation may not be entirely accurate as it is generated by an AI and there may be possible contextual errors.
一个大明亲王，一个太孙妃，一个船厂厂公，还带着不多的几个护卫，趁着傍晚天气稍凉的时候，骑马上钟山当然是去钟山之上的青石宫拜见已经处于半退休状态，早就不大管事儿的大明复兴之主朱和墭了。
Since twenty years ago, Zhu and Shuang have been cultivating their son, Zhu Yixin, to take over as emperor. Ten years ago, they handed over most of the political affairs to their son. Five years ago, they simply became hands-off emperors, not caring about anything, and devoted themselves to writing in the Qing Shi Palace on Zhongshan. They even took on three disciples, claiming to pass on their lifelong learning to them. These three disciples are Zhu Yiyin, Lv Siniang, and Zhuge Zhengqing.
所以这三人每隔几日，就要一块儿上策马上钟山，去听已经有点老糊涂的朱和墭传授他的毕生所学。
"Little Zhuge!"
当一行人才走到半山的时候，吕四娘突然叫起了诸葛正青的绰号这个绰号本来属于诸葛正阳，在诸葛正阳去世后传给了诸葛正青。
Zhuge Zhengqing quickly shook his feather fan and asked, "Princess, did you call me?"
"I have a question for you," Lv Siniang said, "Has the locomotive in your shipyard been successfully tested?"
Zhuge Zhengqing shook his feather fan and said, "Thanks to your blessing, I finally achieved success with the steam engine used in this locomotive. I started working on it when I graduated from university and entered the shipyard, and it has been almost ten years since then. We have made over a hundred prototypes, each with a different design. But it wasn't until the day before yesterday that we were finally able to pull a cart of rice at a speed of twenty miles per hour!"
这可是个大事儿！海军造船厂搞出来的这个蒸汽机差不多已经有了瓦特式蒸汽机的效率了。这意味着燃煤烧水带动机器来拉大车的成本，已经到了低于养马拉大车的地步。第一次工业革命，马上就要开始了！
吕四娘笑了笑：“我听阿爷说这事儿有二十多年了，没想到真的成了，这可太好了！”
骑马走在最前头的朱怡银听见吕四娘的话，笑了一声道：“是啊，第一次工业革命啊！四娘，我听我老逗说什么蒸汽机、火车头、大轮船的事儿都有三十年了没想到真的成了！”
Zhuge Zhengqing suddenly said, "Aren't all these things written in the 'Zhuge Wuwang Q&A'? What about the generator and internal combustion engine?"
As soon as he finished speaking, both Zhu Yiyin and Lv Siniang turned around and gave him a fierce glare, which scared him into quickly shutting his mouth.
This book "The Questions and Answers of Zhuge the Martial King" is not an ordinary book, but the "Dharma Transmission" passed down by Zhu Heyu. There are only three copies in the world. One copy was passed to Zhu Yiyin, one to Lv Siniang, and one to Zhuge Zhengqing.
照着朱和墭的说法，他们仨以后就是大明王朝的“护道人”！也就是在暗中护着大明的道儿，别让大明走岔了路。之所以传下三本《诸葛武王问答》，则是为了防止护道人的传承断绝每一位护道人，都要负责培养自己的接班人，以便一代一代护着大明的“道”。
而这三支护道人，都必须暗中存在，《诸葛武王问答》更是绝密的存在，只能一代一代的往下传，不能扩散出去。
在这三位第一代护道人中，朱怡银是入门最早的，吕四娘次之，诸葛正青则是个“小师弟”，一年前才入了门。所以诸葛正青对护道人的规矩还不是很习惯，对于《诸葛武王问答》上面的内容也不大相信。
Zhuge Wuwang is just his father, Zhuge Sanhe, isn't he? His father's abilities were acknowledged by his older brother, Zhuge Zhengyang, who said he was just a fortune-teller wandering around and didn't have the "Zhuge's Legacy". He didn't even have the ability to predict accurately and even the formula for Sweet Gunpowder wasn't passed down from his family. Who knows where Emperor Zhu found this secret formula for Sweet Gunpowder?
But Zhu Yi Yin and Lv Si Niang both believed in the content of this "miraculous book". Because they saw this "miraculous book" earlier, and some of the prophecies on it had already come true. For example, Louis XIV would live longer than his son and grandson, and eventually pass the throne to his great-grandson. Moreover, Queen Anne of England would ascend to the throne without any heirs, and the English throne would pass to the Hanover family in Germany. Peter the Great would kill his crown prince, Alexei!
以上这些事情，朱怡银和吕四娘都在发生之前就从《诸葛武王问答》的“虚言”篇中得知了！这简直不可思议，特别是路易十四的儿孙早死和彼得一世杀子的事情，根本就不可能预测出来！
In addition, this book also predicted the emergence of steam engines, steamships, and steam trains. However, in the "fictional" section of the book, it stated that these things would appear in England instead of the Ming Dynasty. And because of these inventions, England would embark on the path of industrialization and dominate the world for a long time, even selling Aphrodite Cream to the Qing Dynasty.
当然了，这个“虚言”里面的内容也不是都准。因为它预测的本来就是一个没有朱和墭，也没有大明复兴的世界的未来在这个世界中，泱泱中华好像混得挺惨的，居然被隔壁的小日本欺负了好几十年，前前后后给小日本搞死三千多万人口！看着就跟神话一样！
However, we must not let our guard down against these gang of Japanese pirates!
Also, in the "Falsehood" section, that French America is actually Anglo America. It will rise as a world hegemon after two so-called world wars, and will confront the Great Soviet Union, which has evolved from the Rakshasa Kingdom, for several decades. It even knocked down the Great Soviet Union and later became the sole ruler of the world for many years. This is really unimaginable. How can those "white-skinned Indians" without any integrity have such success?
The hearts of the three guardians of the Ming Dynasty were filled with doubts, but their mouths remained silent as they rode their horses at full speed. In no time, they arrived at the old stone palace where Zhu and Sheng resided.
青石宫位于钟山西麓，距离朱元璋的孝陵、朱天王的寿陵，还有朱和墭为自己预备的中陵都很近。青石宫的主体建筑是一座三层高的四方围楼，两侧还有两层高的裙楼，如果从空中俯瞰，就能发现这座青石楼的围楼、裙楼组合在一起，就是一不偏不倚的中字。
Although Qingshi Palace is located in the midst of the lush forests on Zhongshan Mountain, almost being engulfed by the greenery, transportation is extremely convenient with a stone path that directly leads to Nanjing's Purple Palace.
Zhu and Shu are now getting older and don't enjoy bustling activities as much as they used to. They only have Natalie and a few Western Region concubines accompanying them. When the three guardians arrived at the Blue Stone Palace, Emperor Zhu was preparing to have dinner, which was nothing fancy, just a few simple dishes and some mixed grain porridge. At his age, if he wants to live longer, he must rely on taking care of himself.
看见朱怡银、吕四娘、诸葛正青三人到访，朱和墭就笑着招呼他们落座，还让人加了三副碗筷，让他们一起吃点。三人都是朱和墭亲近之人，还继承了他的衣钵，自然也不见外，就陪着朱和墭喝了碗粥，吃了几筷子小菜。只是他们仨年纪还轻，又骑了一路的马，早就有的饥肠辘辘的，这点没油水的也不够啊!
朱和墭看着他们仨都一副津津有味的模样，只是呵呵一笑：“先吃一点，垫垫饥，朕已经让娜塔莉去通知厨房做几个你们爱吃的菜了。等朕交代完大事，你们再吃好的。”
“大事？”朱怡银放下碗筷，看着老爹，“父皇，您有什么大事要和我们说？”
“朕要彻底退了。”朱和墭道，“以后不再问政了不过在退之前，还要为大明护道的事儿全部都交给你们三个。”
说着话，朱和墭就挥了挥手，在周围伺候的侍妾和宫人就知趣的退了，整个饭堂里面，只有朱和墭和大明的三个护道人。
“父皇，您不是已经把护道人的衣钵传给我们了吗？”朱怡银问。
“有衣钵就能护道了？”朱和墭望着儿子问。
“这个”朱怡银答不上了。
Zhu and Shu said, "In order to protect the way of the Ming Dynasty, apart from the inheritance we pass down, there must also be corresponding industries and power. Otherwise, empty words will be in vain, and no one will listen to you." Note: "Zhu" and "Shu" are names and might be referring to historical figures.
Zhu Heshang, this wise ruler, not only dedicated himself to the country and the people when he was alive, but also made careful considerations on how to protect the homeland and the world of the Great Ming after his death. He not only thought it through but also started planning early on.
他的布局首先是《诸葛武王问答》这是衣钵，也是用来为护道人指明方向的！
其次则是用来支持金陵大学、岭南大学、北京法术大学等世界一流大学的办学支持基金朱和墭这两年用来投蒸汽机、投铁路的“风投”都是从这个基金中出的。
Again, there are the Freemasons and the Green Gang. The industries of the Freemasons and the Green Gang are mostly located in the West, with significant holdings in St. Petersburg and the Ruhr area, Lorraine-Alsace region, and Luxembourg of the Frankish Empire. They also control several large banks, including the Great Qing Bank, Confucian Bank, and Tian Shan Bank, which are headquartered in the Fragrant Leaf Mansion. Translation: The Freemasons and the Green Gang have extensive businesses mainly based in the western regions, including St. Petersburg and the Ruhr area, Lorraine-Alsace region, and Luxembourg. They also have controlling interests in several major banks such as the Great Qing Bank, Confucian Bank, and Tian Shan Bank, all headquartered in the Fragrant Leaf Mansion.
最后，当然是大明皇室的基金会了。朱和墭这些年创下的产业，主要就放在这个产业基金里面当然了，也陆陆续续分出去一些。朱皇帝儿女不少，那些儿子要就藩就国，要自立门户。女儿要嫁作人妇，生儿育女，都得有一份产业。不过朱皇帝的赚钱能力实在太强，哪怕分出那么多钱，皇家产业基金所拥有的财富，依旧是个天文数字。
朱和墭现在就要把这三笔资产分别交给朱怡银、诸葛正青和吕四娘这样他们才能在暗中运作，引导大明走在正确的道路上。
Of course, these three individuals are not without wealth and power.
朱怡银是亲王兼翰林院掌院学士，手里掌握着相当于科学院的翰林院他的权力足以引导大明的科学技术发展，但是却不可能威胁朱怡鑫、朱伯海的皇权，刚刚够用。
Lv Siniang stopped speaking. She is not only the primary wife of Taisun but also the mother of three imperial great-grandchildren. Moreover, Zhu Hedong personally took care of and raised her children, not even bringing his own grandchildren by his side, but rather taking Lv Siniang with him. Therefore, before Lv Siniang married Zhu Bohai, many people thought she was Zhu Hedong's illegitimate daughter. In any case, whether Lv Siniang becomes the Crown Princess, Empress Lv, or even the Empress Dowager Lv in the future, it all depends on her lifespan!
Even if she becomes Empress Lü, would she still have no power?
诸葛正青的权力虽然不如朱怡银和“吕后”，但他是诸葛世家的子弟，是诸葛武王的遗腹子！在朱和墭的炒作下，诸葛武王已经成了个国际知名品牌。一提起诸葛武王之后，人家第一印象就是天才军师，掐指一算就啥都知道了。所以诸葛正青如果需要权力，拜相都是小事一桩，况且还有个“吕后”是他的师姐。不过朱和墭为他安排的战场则是海外他得去拖住帝国主义成长的步伐！
Thinking of this, Zhu and Dong took out three prepared packets, and then handed them to Zhu Yiying, Lv Siniang, and Zhu Gezhengqing respectively according to the names on the packets. They solemnly said, "Take good care of these industries that I entrust to you. You have my legacy, so it shouldn't be difficult to manage and utilize these industries well. However, you must carefully select successors for these industries and my legacy. I have entrusted the important task of safeguarding the Ming Dynasty to you, and I hope you can pass on this responsibility to your successors, guarding the world for the Ming Dynasty for generations to come!"
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