Li Suiqiu took a sip from his tea cup and moistened his dry throat, "When the thieves first arrived, I just thought they were merchants with some strange skills. Their purpose of settling in Lingao was the same as that of Hao Jing'ao. Langji is an ordinary person. When Ziji's Australian products first appeared in Guangzhou, I also bought Australian mirrors for my mother and wife. I didn't expect that later the Wang Du believed the slander and insisted on provoking them. How did Rubin attend the military parade in Guangzhou before "Zheng Qiong" I went to watch the martial arts performance, but I didn’t know that He Rubin was not only wiped out, but was also beaten to the outside of Wuyangyi and extorted 300,000 taels of city redemption fees. All the villages and towns below Guangzhou Prefecture were harmed, and then I thought they were a group of boats. He was a pirate with strong guns and powerful weapons. Later, he heard that other pirates on the ocean had been suppressed and captured by the Australians, and he had become a dominant force on the sea. Only then did he realize that this pirate was a giant bandit with ulterior motives, far from Liu Xiang. The likes of Lao Lao and Zheng Zhilong are comparable.
"Later, I was on the rockery in Donggao Bieye and saw with my own eyes the 'iron ladder' built all the way from the 'Big World', with iron trains running on it emitting black smoke and white mist. Australians can be said to be step by step. Come on, who would have thought that these pirates who are 'very good at doing business' would dare to use the banner of the Song Dynasty to fight for the world!"
Li Suiqiu frowned, his face full of anxiety.
Kuang Lu had been away from home for several years and lacked a lot of first-hand information, so she asked: "Mei Zhou (Li Suiqiu) means that these people are not descendants of Zhao and Song Dynasties?"
"Although the appearance is similar to that of China, his practice is purely Thai and Western. Could it be that the descendants of Zhao and Song Dynasties lived in Western Europe and lied about coming from Australia?" Li Suiqiu was also very confused about this and said: "Taoist Cui of the Five Immortals Temple often does so-called I have also been to the small gatherings in the 'Salon'. Although the Australians have not said it clearly, everyone with a discerning eye knows that Fatty Cui is the real Kun. The 'Salon' of the Five Immortals Temple covers astronomy, geography, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoist classics, etc. Not only that, but also various exquisite machine demonstrations, a hot air balloon can be used to get a bird's eye view of the city, and a microscope can see 80,000 insects in dripping water. Many weak-willed scholars have taught him to bewitch him."
Chen Zisheng said: "Although the Australians' theories are similar to those of the West, I think the Australians are better. Matteo Ricci said: 'The sky is wrapped in the earth, so there is everything under the earth. The head of a person holds the sky and has its feet on the earth. It is like a chicken egg living in the sky, but it stands up and down in four directions." Dan Li believed that the sky was a limited entity, with the earth as the center, and there were nine heavens above the earth, called the "moon sky", "mercury sky" and "Venus sky" 'Sun Sky', 'Mars Sky', 'Jupiter Sky', 'Saturn Sky', 'Star Sky' and 'Starless Crystal Sky', above which there are also 'Zongdong Sky' and 'Eternal Quiet Sky', on which the sun, moon and stars all move around the earth. . The Australians have a model of the solar system, with the sun as the center, and everything outside the planet is void. It is much simpler than the Western theory. It can explain the changes in the four seasons, solar and lunar eclipses, and all kinds of celestial phenomena. Moreover, the Australians' ships are stronger and The guns are even more powerful, if the Australians are from Thailand and the West, why does no one in the West know the origins of the Australians?"
Li Suiqiu nodded, "What Qiao Sheng (Chen Zisheng) said is reasonable, but this is also what worries me."
"What do you mean by this?" Kuang Lu and Chen Zisheng asked in unison.
Li Suiqiu said: "Xu Guangqi and others believed that Western France had entered China. Westerners said that from the sea in the west of Taipei into China, to the day and night horizon in the map (Kunyu Wanguo Complete Map), the North and South Poles can be seen, both in The ground is flat, with little height. The road turns south and passes the Dalang Mountains. The South Pole has been seen thirty-six degrees above the ground, and the Dalang Mountains are treated as the upper and lower parts of China. The movement of the sun and the moon are the two continents of the north and south and the twenty-eight stars. Turning by chance, there is an unknown star in the south, which is thought to surround the South Pole. There are Gouchen and Taiyi in the north, but why there are none in the south? It is just like the inversion of the images of dignity and inferiority. Why are we lucky enough to be born near the North Pole, and why are we unfortunate enough to be born near the South Pole? Can’t we still distinguish between China and foreign countries?
"Since the earth is round like a melon shell, with the north and south poles as the pedicle and navel of the melon, now looking at the shell from the inside of the melon, there is something attached between the pedicle and the navel, and as the body of the melon rotates, the place near the navel is the south The road, the closer it is, the narrower it is. The place where the umbilicus is removed and the pedicle is removed is the north road, which must be wide and broad. In this way, on the day of the summer solstice, the day and night are both long, and on the day of the winter solstice, the day and night are both short, and when it is short And why should one day and night be counted in one of the three hundred and sixty degrees and four quarters? Not aware of the absurdity of his theory, he said, "What is above is day, and what is below is night." How could you know that this is the case? It is said that the vastness and narrowness can no longer be even, and there must be a country where people hold their heads above the South Pole, and when the sun reaches its tail, it is revolving in the sky without any deviation, and there must be no rise or fall. Isn't it a long day? There is no night (extreme day)? And there must be a country with the top of the North Pole. At that time, there is not much darkness but no day and night (extreme night)? If it is as said, there are mountains, rivers, vegetation, and people on all sides. There is no upper or lower place to live, that is to say, there is no distinction between east, west, south, north, and up and down. If everyone hangs upside down in the world, and the "Book of Changes" says that heaven is superior and earth is inferior, and those who regard the status of high and low are inconclusive. If this kind of theory spreads To cause harm to the world and make everyone believe it, there will be no distinction between superior and inferior kings and ministers in the future, and the disaster will be unstoppable. This is what I am worried about."
"What Mei Zhou said is absolutely true." Chen Zizhuang, who had been silent before, now spoke up, "Whether Matteo Ricci's "The Complete Map of Ten Thousand Kingdoms" or Kun Ren's "World Map", China is Asia. The West is Europa. I don’t know how to explain Europa, so to push it from the West to the West would be an exaggeration. As for ‘Ya’, the exegesis of Erya says: ‘Ciye.’ ‘Shuowen Jiezi’ says: "Ugly." "Zengyun" says: "Shaoye." "Xi" means "Shuowen Jiezi" says: "Weiye." "Yupian" says: "Shaoye." Asia is a Western language, The Chinese language is the second smallest subcontinent, and it is a great insult to China. When modern people discuss history, they often deride the Zhao and Song Dynasties as weak. However, Yuan Hao changed his name to Wu Zu, and Hua spoke of my ancestors. Ouyang Wenzhong wrote in Zhazi: "My ancestors" , what kind of language is that? I, I am. Ancestor, commonly known as Weng. If he is allowed to be called this title, then in future edicts, he must call my ancestor, which makes the court call the Fan thief my Weng. I don’t know who dares to open this title. Mouth. When the bandits wrote this name, they wanted to insult China. Now, from Yuan Hao on down, the official titles are all named after Yi Di, and everything uses Yi rituals. Is this the only way to use the Chinese language for this title? I call you a minister, and you call me your ancestor. You should cut it off with this, and beg and refuse but don't listen.' Nowadays, people are willing to accept the insults of Westerners and Kun people without realizing it. No one has ever realized that they are traitors. Why? ?" After saying that, he sighed again.
When Chen Zisheng saw his brother sighing, he stood up and bowed to Chen Zizhuang and Li Suiqiu. He felt a little ashamed and said, "Thanks to the teachings of my two brothers, my foolish brother only thought that the Australians' teachings were exquisite and failed to see through their intentions. I am really ashamed."
Li Suiqiu said: "Westerners and Kun people all use the sun to measure the calendar, so they imitate the rings of the north and south and turn them into a round instrument, like a copper ball. There is nothing inconsistent with the theory of relying on the cover, and they think that the earth is in the sky . Westerners and Kun people firmly believe that China is the smallest, and Europe and Australia are the farthest and largest. According to the theory of Yi Gai, the earth is larger than the sky, so they have to make a theory of the earth to extend their theory. Qiao Shengzhi There is no need to be confused by this, I am very lucky!”
Chen Bangyan was on good terms with Chen Zisheng on weekdays. Although he had exchanged letters with Chen Zizhuang, this was his first meeting with Chen Zizhuang. Seeing that everyone had reached a certain consensus, he said: "You are indeed knowledgeable and admired by the students. According to the students, the interaction between heaven and man is related to the safety of the country. The interpretation of celestial phenomena in the past dynasties has been under the control of the royal family, with an imperial heavenly supervisor dedicated to it. Others are not allowed to get involved. Nowadays, the people of Kun are taught without distinction. They all teach them methods that have not been taught in previous generations. Moreover, their teachings teach people that there is no respect for superiors and inferiors, and that there is no meaning of superiority and inferiority between kings and ministers. It is very poisonous and is really a barbarian. The method of changing summer can be punished."
Li Suiqiu said: "In my opinion, the Australians are not only interested in the country and the country, but also in the sacred learning. On the contrary, they are always denigrating, which means that the world is turning upside down."
"Does the thief really want to rule the country as a businessman?"
"It's not necessarily a businessman running a country. It's just not us."
"It's really incredible." Kuang Lu, who had lived abroad for a long time and knew little about the situation in Guangzhou, said in surprise, "Since Dong Zhongshu, all dynasties have taken Confucianism as their foundation. It has been thousands of years since the Sui Dynasty. Duke Wen Zhonglie of Zhao and Song Dynasties ( Wen Yanbo) once said to Shenzong, "Your Majesty governs the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, not with the people." However, the Meng Yuan Dynasty only selected scholars through the imperial examination, so their luck did not last a hundred years. Emperor Taizu started in cloth clothes and drove the Tartars northward. , the restoration of China, and the founding of the country for more than 200 years, are all inseparable from the efforts of scholars. Since the Kun people claim to be descendants of the Song Dynasty, don't they understand this truth? "
"Of course the truth is clear, but people have different knowledge." Chen Bangyan said while pacing in the hall: "It is said that when the Kun people first arrived in Lingao, there were only a few hundred people in one boat. However, the number Within a few years, hundreds of thousands of people gathered together, swept away the government troops and occupied Qiongya, and the people followed them to enjoy themselves. How could one hear of the merits of the scholars? Their ingenious and obscene skills turned stones into gold, their ships were strong and their cannons were powerful. How could one hear of the scholars? What contribution did it make? Today's governance in Guangzhou is praised by the citizens, but how could it be said that the scholars have made any contribution? The so-called "good governance" of Kun people means that they can govern without sharing the world with the scholar-bureaucrats! What happened in Guangzhou is just a recurrence of the story of Qiongzhou also!"
Chen Bangyan's words forced everyone present to face the problem they had always tried to avoid subconsciously, that is, the Kun people were already, or were about to become, a separatist regime that was competing with the imperial court, but they were not in this system. Of course, whether they are willing to join this system is another matter.
When they think of the most common words that the Kun people said after entering the city, "Get up, don't kneel! I don't like this in the Song Dynasty!", they really can't imagine a person who has no superiors and inferiors, no kings and ministers, and has deviated from the customs they have carved for decades. How on earth would a separatist regime with Confucian ideas embedded in its bones operate?
What makes them even more crazy is that in the current situation, they seem to have done nothing wrong, but they can't do anything, or even done nothing at all.
If an Australian elder had witnessed this meeting, he would have given them a wisecrack: "The unpleasant truth, human mortality, and a woman's mustache are the three things we would rather ignore."
(End of chapter)
