Chapter 37: Why does Nezha harbor hatred towards Li Jing?

  Zhang Zixing was secretly surprised, Nezha and Li Jing were arch-enemies in the book. Li Jing destroyed Nezha's temple, causing him to lose his chance at reincarnation. After Nezha revived through the lotus flower, he immediately sought revenge against Li Jing. If it weren't for the Lantern Master giving Li Jing the Linglong Pagoda, perhaps the two would never have made amends in their lifetime. But now, Nezha had just been born and shouldn't have any grudges with Li Jing yet. Could it be that the two were naturally incompatible from birth?

  Zhang Zixing asked with interest why Nezha was like this, and Nezha first insisted on not saying it. Later, he couldn't bear the temptation of his master's promise to give him many toys, so he finally said the reason.

  It turned out that Nezha saw Li Jing beating his mother, Yin, yesterday. Since he was born, he had only seen his father once and naturally felt deeply emotional towards his mother. He was very angry in his heart, so today he came to the imperial palace on purpose to make trouble, not following Li Jing's repeated instructions to pay homage to his teacher, and instead took revenge for his mother.

  "Li Jing beats his wife?" Zhang Zixing furrowed his brow, and his evaluation of Li Jing dropped a few more points. Although in the Shang Dynasty men and women were extremely unequal, with husbands having absolute authority, he still looked down on men who beat their wives. If you have the ability to go out and be heroic, why take it out on the woman at home?

  Jiang Wenchu and Yang Jiu exchanged a glance, both revealing deep sympathy. Huang Feiyan was still okay, but Jiang Wenchu and Yang Jiu had previously suffered from Shou Wang's violent treatment and knew the bitterness. In today's society, women's social status is low, and in men's eyes, they are only tools for venting and giving birth. The daughters of noble families are also tools for political transactions, and domestic violence is common. Even if they return to their parents' home to complain, it's useless. Fortunately, the ancestors have blessings, and after Shou Wang fell seriously ill, his temperament suddenly changed, and he never committed such violent acts again. On the contrary, he not only loved them dearly but also showed a respect that the two women had never felt before, moving them to be even more devoted to this husband.

  Zhang Zixing intended to establish a tall image in front of his apprentices, and asked: " Nezha, do you know why your father beat your mother? Speak up, I, your master, will stand up for you."

  Nezha knew that his father was extremely respectful and fearful of the Heavenly Master, so he brightened up and said: "Last night, Father returned home from his expeditionary war with Mother, and everything seemed fine. However, when I couldn't sleep at night and went to find Mother in her room, I heard a cry for help coming from inside, seemingly in great pain. When I opened the door and entered, I saw Father naked and pinning Mother down... bullying her!"

  A loud "Pffft" interrupted Nezha's speech, and it turned out that Zhang Zixing had sprayed all the tea he had just drunk onto his face. Looking at his young apprentice's furious expression, this emperor's master burst into laughter without any dignity. The three consorts of Jiang Hou also showed a peachy complexion, but only Nezha was confused, staring blankly at his suddenly strangely laughing master.

  Zhang Zixing only now understands why Nezha is so resentful of Li Jing. It turns out that Li Jing had been away at war for several months, and the last time he took his bow, it coincided with Madame Yin's childbirth. The couple had not consummated their marriage in a long time, and today they naturally wanted to make up for lost time. However, Nezha happened to overhear them. One can imagine the scene when a son suddenly bursts in on his parents' intimate moment, and Nezha, unable to get a satisfactory explanation, mistakenly thought that his father was "beating" his mother, and was subsequently scolded by Li Jing. Therefore, he harbored resentment in his heart and deliberately made trouble today to "get revenge".

  "This beating, actually isn't that serious..." Zhang Zixing smiled for a while, and playfully winked at his three wives. Didn't they also put on a great show of "beating" on the big bed in the central palace yesterday? The three women didn't understand what he meant, their faces grew even redder, and they were too ashamed to look up.

  "Nezha, you misunderstood," Zhang Zixing held back his smile and said: "Actually... your father is not hitting your mother, but rather... practicing a kind of kung fu. This kung fu is beneficial to both men and women. You're still young now, when you grow up you'll understand..."

  Nata's face showed an expression of disbelief, and Zhang Zixing's face turned stern: "The master is the emperor, how can he deceive you, a young child? If you don't believe it, go ask your mother. Since you've entered my sect, you should respect your teacher and follow the Tao. If you can't even do this, don't blame me for expelling you from the sect!"

  Nezha thought of his mother repeatedly reminding him to keep it a secret, and he already believed more than half of it. Seeing Master Zhang's angry expression, Nezha quickly used his coquettish skill, and Master Zhang's scowling face immediately relaxed. The wicked master smiled mysteriously at his little disciple and said, "This skill is very beneficial. When you grow up, you will also practice it. I will teach you carefully then, and choose a training partner for you... no, one might be too few..."

  Jiang Wenchang blushed and interjected, "Your Majesty is being quite unreasonable. So this is how you teach your disciples? Don't corrupt the child..."

  Yang Jiu and Huang Feiyan quickly pulled Nezha to one side, covering his ears, lest he be tainted by someone's "premature education" that would corrupt his young mind. Zhang Zixing burst into another fit of laughter, instructing Nezha to return home with his parents first, and then enter the palace to learn martial arts after Li Jing returned to defend Chentang Pass.

  During the "vacation" period, Zhang Zixing spent his days taking his three daughters out in disguise to hunt and go boating, while at night he diligently "studied" the art of double cultivation in the rear palace, living a life of great comfort.

  But good times always have an end, after the holiday is over, Zhang Zixing, who can't be lazy, returns to court again. This time, Wen Zhong and Shang Rong have learned their lesson, and as soon as the officials finish paying homage to the emperor, they rush out of class to make a report. Mainly to inform the emperor of various situations in the commercial society and economy over the past few months, and present a large number of memorials for the emperor's review. Zhang Zixing looked at the thick stack of memorials presented with a worried expression, secretly grateful that he had invented paper. If it were calculated with bamboo slips or tortoise shells, the weight of just these two old ministers' memorials would be enough to crush people to death - no wonder there are so many foolish rulers in history, who would want to stand at the pinnacle of power and exhaust their minds for the country and the people? Many emperors were diligent and ambitious when they first ascended to the throne, but after a few years, they couldn't help but abandon state affairs, indulge in pleasure, and forget their original ambitions. As a result, there are countless examples of treacherous officials dominating the court, holding power, and causing the people to suffer and the country to be destroyed.

  A qualified monarch must pay attention to the stability and development of the country, consider complex diplomacy, and face internal intense power struggles, family conflicts and other issues. It's really not something an ordinary person can do. Although Zhang Zixing has a super high IQ, is physically superior, and has experience from later generations as well as reference materials from the super brain, sometimes he still feels overwhelmed. It seems that being an emperor is not easy after all.

  Zhang Zixing, although fond of beauties and indulgence, is not the kind of person who would indulge in pleasures without a care for the consequences. On the contrary, he understands the importance of being vigilant in times of peace more than anyone else, especially after learning about the Three Schools' Seal of the Divine List. He did not become disheartened or lose his will to fight like ordinary people, nor did he resort to reckless indulgence and self-anesthesia, because he is Zhang Zixing. Having personally experienced days of dwindling fighting spirit and living in a daze, he would not let himself repeat past mistakes, even if there was only a glimmer of hope; even without hope, he had the determination to create a ray of hope in the darkness of despair!

  After dealing with the trivial matters of state, Zhang Zixing did not return to the palace but instead went to the secretly built royal workshop. The royal workshop was established after the Divine Arms Workshop and is also a secret production agency. Many of Zhang Zixing's "inventions" were realized in the workshop, such as papermaking, printing, and pen manufacturing techniques. This time he went to entrust the royal workshop with a new task, which is to manufacture glass.

  Since learning about the matter of the Sealing God List, Zhang Zixing has been considering a problem, that is, how to completely release the Super Brain from his body. Although the Super Brain's database has made great leaps in Da Shang's economy and military strength, it is far from enough to resist the immortal if he wants to rely solely on these. If he can let the Super Brain separate from his body independently, its power will be much greater than it is now, because as a twenty-fourth-century advanced super-biological computer, it is not only an all-encompassing database but also a terrifying weapon that transcends time...

  He had communicated with the super brain many times, and data analysis showed that as long as a large amount of energy was provided, the super brain could break free from the strange space's energy shackles and escape. Now the biggest problem is that the biological energy intensity of Huangdi Su Nu Jing can only maintain the operation of the super brain, which is far from the energy required to run intelligent hyperspace jumps. It's like a vegetative patient lying in a hospital bed, where intravenous fluids can only sustain his life but cannot wake him up. In fact, even if Zhang Zixing transformed into a super stallion and serviced hundreds of women in one night, the dual xiuxi energy obtained would still be far from enough. After thinking about it, there was only one way to help the super brain, that is, electricity!

  Talking about electricity in the Shang Dynasty might be a bit like a fool's dream, with current materials it is difficult to even manufacture the simplest voltaic battery, let alone that the power of such a battery is really too weak, not enough for Super Brain to even yawn, Zhang Zixing's goal is the lightning of nature, if in the Shang Dynasty there was an open kite experiment to attract electricity and record it in history, I'm afraid N years later Europe's Franklin would only be able to work as a printer.

  In terms of difficulty, what Zhang Zixing is going to do is much more daunting than what Franklin did back then. Franklin proved that "thunder and lightning" was the same as man-made frictional electricity, and Franklin was also a lucky one, because at the same time, many scientists who studied thunder and lightning died in experiments, such as Russia's famous professor Likhman, who was one of the martyrs. What Zhang Zixing is going to do now is to collect natural lightning under extremely lacking conditions, and then introduce it into his own body to release super-brain power, which is undoubtedly a very dangerous and crazy experiment.

  The first problem to be solved is the capacitor, Zhang Zixing's idea is to make a super Leyden jar to temporarily store lightning electricity. The Leyden jar was invented by Musschenbroek of Leiden University in 1746 as a glass bottle for collecting electric charges and is also the earliest capacitor. Of course, the super Leyden jar that Zhang Zixing wants to make is more complex than Musschenbroek's at that time, with stronger functions. The first step now is to manufacture the basic material of the Leyden jar - glass.

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