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So Chun Yuyue was a little hesitant and was thinking whether it would be more embarrassing to be seen through the fake fainting or to be asked for debt in front of the civil and military ministers.
At this time, Chun Yuyue even wanted to take the initiative to greet him and promised Huai Guzi to pay back the money. But with so many people watching around, I felt a little embarrassed. It would be too embarrassing if people knew that I went to Shangjun Villa three times yesterday.
When Chunyu Yue was struggling, a sound of torture suddenly came from not far away.
Chunyu Yue felt that the sound was like the sound of nature, and he was saved instantly.
He turned around excitedly and asked loudly: "Who is making the noise?"
The courtiers all looked at Chunyu Yue in confusion: Dr. Chunyu, since when did you become concerned about this?
Chunyu Yue became very interested in the sound of torture. He walked over excitedly and asked a young eunuch standing next to him: "What's going on?"
The young eunuch bowed and said: "Reporting to your lord, yesterday Ji Ming falsely said that the lunar eclipse would not come, so he was punished and was beaten with a hundred sticks."
Chunyu Yue nodded.
In the past, he had no interest in this kind of thing. But today is different from the past. Chunyu Yue quickly walked up to Ji Ming and said seriously: "Ji Ming, whether you are in officialdom or in the palace, you must remember to be cautious in your words and deeds..."
Chunyu Yue kept stalling for time and instilled some principles of caution into Ji Ming.
Ji Ming lay on the ground, while being beaten, he was thinking painfully: It was already bad enough to be beaten, why should he be ridiculed by such people?
Li Xin, who was not far away, shook his head and said to Li Shui, "Did you see that? Chunyu Yue is a teacher, and he is already a little crazy."
Li Shui nodded and said with deep approval: "It's pitiful, it's really pitiful."
Chunyu Yue spent a lot of effort to delay the meeting until the meeting began. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and followed the officials slowly towards the meeting hall.
On the way, Fusu asked Chunyu Yue with a puzzled look on his face: "Master, why did you talk so much to Ji Ming today?"
Chunyu Yue smiled slightly and said: "Although Ji Ming is a eunuch and has a low status, when my teacher saw him today, he couldn't help but want to read a few words from him. Confucius said, there is no distinction between teaching. No matter who he is, no matter how high or low he is, Everyone should learn some principles.”
Fusu said with admiration at the side: "Master is indeed a great scholar in this world, with a very high level."
Chunyu Yue stroked his beard with satisfaction.
After everyone arrived at the meeting hall, they bowed and knelt down in their seats.
As usual, Wang Wan stood up first and talked about some administrative issues. The ministers discussed briefly, and after Ying Zheng nodded, a series of political orders were formed.
Chunyu Yue listened carefully at first, but soon his mind became numb.
After all, I didn't sleep all night last night and didn't eat anything today. Just now, I stood outside the Council Hall in the cold wind for a while.
At this time, Chunyu Yue was hungry, cold, and extremely exhausted. I couldn't sit still.
So he quietly stretched out his arm and pressed it against the small table. After a while, this could not relieve his fatigue, so Chunyu Yue slowly lowered his head...
Later, he simply lay down on the small table and fell asleep.
Others didn't notice Chunyu Yue, but Fusu saw it clearly. 6 Eight 6 Eight 6 Reading 6 books, .□.≠o He was startled, and quietly reached out his hand and gave Chunyu Yue a hand.
Chunyu Yue suddenly woke up, raised his head, and saw Fusu looking at him with a shocked expression.
Chunyu Yue's face turned red. I spent the whole day teaching people etiquette, and ended up falling asleep in the Assembly Hall. This was so inappropriate.
He coughed lightly and said in a deep voice, "Master was just deep in thought."
Fusu nodded doubtfully.
By this time, the governance issues were over. Ying Zheng proposed to reward Taishi Ling Sima Wan and banish the immortal Huai Guzi.
The officials all knew the reason for rewarding these two people.
Sima Wan accurately predicted the lunar eclipse, which in itself was a great achievement. Moreover, he also said that he could predict every lunar eclipse in the future, which is indeed an outstanding achievement.
Huai Guzi is the proposer of the round earth theory and the heliocentric theory. Without these two theories, Sima Wan could not predict the lunar eclipse at all.
Therefore, yesterday's lunar eclipse was actually the joint contribution of Sima Wan and Ban Xian.
On the night of the lunar eclipse, the emperor personally prayed for blessings to ensure peace and prosperity for the country and the people. Therefore, the world of Qin Dynasty was stable, and Sima Wan and his efforts to banish immortals were extremely successful.
Ying Zheng gave Sima Wan and Li Shui a first-level title and a reward of ten thousand gold.
Sima Wan was extremely excited, and his hands were shaking a little when he saluted. The title and money were certainly tempting, but what he valued more was His Majesty's regard for him. Once you gain His Majesty's favor, your future will be bright.
As for Li Shui, he looked indifferent.
Title? Do I, a person as amazing and talented as I, need a title to prove myself? money? Am I still short of money? But... size is an honor, so Li Shui also bowed and thanked him.
At this time, Ying Zheng suddenly asked Sima Wan out of curiosity: "Can you tell me in detail how this lunar eclipse was predicted?"
Sima Wan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly looked at Li Shui nervously.
Li Shui smiled and nodded.
Sima Wan seemed to have taken a reassurance and said to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, I need two balls, one big and one small."
Soon, the little eunuch brought over two balls of thread, one big and one small.
Sima Wan ordered people to close the doors and windows again, making sure that the inside of the Yizheng Hall was dark.
Then he lit the lamp, pointed at it and said, "Your Majesty, this thing can temporarily replace the sun."
Then, Sima Wan held a big ball in one hand and a small ball in the other, slowly rotating around the lights, simulating the trajectories of the earth and the moon.
The ministers' eyes widened in surprise, and they watched silently as the shadow of the earth fell on the moon, forming a lunar eclipse.
This kind of celestial phenomenon is actually a layer of window paper. After it is pierced, everyone can figure it out. If you can't figure it out, you can't find an answer even if you think about it.
After Sima Wan finished the simulation, the young eunuch removed the lights and opened the doors and windows.
The government hall regained its light, but there was silence inside. It was obvious that many people were shocked.
After a long time, a Confucian scholar said loudly: "Absurd, absolutely ridiculous."
Sima Wan was stunned and said a little aggrievedly: "Where is this ridiculous?"
The Confucian scholar gritted his teeth and said, "It's ridiculous. These statements of yours are unheard of and are all your own imagination. The human world is so huge, how can you simulate it with a ball of thread?"
Sima Wan was a little helpless. He didn't bother to argue. Ever since he learned about the movement of celestial bodies, Sima Wan felt that he had become transcendent. Everyone looks like a fool, and I am too lazy to reason with them.
At this time, Ying Zheng said quietly: "So, you boasted that Haikou could predict whether there would be a lunar eclipse in the next few years, and this was how you relied on it?"
Sima Wan replied: "Yes."
Ying Zheng looked a little strange: "In other words, there are no heavenly dogs in the sky? This lunar eclipse is just the shadow of the human world covering it?"
Sima Wan said: "Yes."
Ying Zheng looked a little uneasy: "There is no heavenly dog? Then are there immortals?"
As soon as these words came out, many courtiers were shocked: That's right.
In the past, Huaiguzi used the name of banishing immortals to walk around the market, and no one dared to do anything to him. After all, this guy wants to live a good life and make elixirs for His Majesty.
But now, something difficult to explain seems to have happened.
According to the previous understanding of courtiers, the world is a chessboard with layers one by one.
Mortals live on the bottom chessboard, while immortals live on the upper level. As long as a mortal can ascend through hard work, whether seeking immortality or refining elixirs, he can enter the second level and live the life of an immortal.
But now, what Sima Wan discovered completely confused them.
The human world is just a big round ball? Mortals live on this big ball? Above our sky, there is actually endless darkness. The sun and moon are just small bright spots that emit faint light, dotted on this darkness?
Where is the immortal? Is the immortal absent?
The courtiers suddenly discovered that they had been unable to bring down Huaiguzi, but today, Huaiguzi was seeking his own death and came up with a reason to kill himself.
When Sima Wan heard Ying Zheng's question, he immediately realized that something was wrong, and he suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
Sima Wan looked at Li Shui.
Li Shui smiled slightly, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, you have no worries, there are still immortals. I am the banished immortal from the immortal world."
Ying Zheng asked: "Where is the immortal?"
Li Shui thought for a while and said: "In the past and present, it has been called the universe, and the four directions, up and down, are called the universe. Therefore, the universe refers to all time and space."
Ying Zheng looked at Li Shui blankly: "What does this have to do with immortals?"
Li Shui added: "In the fairy world, there is a saying called multiverse. Or... called planes. Within the plane, everything forms its own system. But after tearing apart the plane and crushing the void, you can Enter another universe."
Li Shui cupped his hands and said, "I am from another dimension."
Ying Zheng nodded slowly, looking much better: "I see."
Many courtiers frowned upon hearing this, feeling a bit incredible.
Soon, the wise man Wang Wan raised a question: "Since everything in the plane has its own system, then there are no immortals on the mountains or in the deep sea? Then why did the banishment of immortals have to be so grand and send alchemists everywhere? Looking for the immortal?"
Everyone else looked excited. I feel that today's banishment to immortality is full of loopholes, and I must beat up the lost dog.
Unfortunately, Li Shui calmed down and said calmly: "These multiple planes are not separated from each other. It is like a ball of bubbles. We live in one of the bubbles. And two bubbles are often in contact with each other. .”
"This place of contact is called the boundary point. There are often such boundary points on high mountains and in the deep sea. Through the boundary point, one can enter another universe and see immortals. Although this situation is rare, it is rare. . But if you encounter it occasionally, you will gain a lot."
Zhou Qingchen flattered him: "That's it. After listening to the words of the Immortal today, I suddenly felt enlightened."
Li Shui said with a smile: "Therefore, I ordered those alchemists to climb mountains and go to sea. One of the purposes is to hold on to the one-in-a-million possibility. What if we really find the Taoist Immortal? The second purpose is to observe by the way. Topography, searching for mineral deposits, why the Qin Dynasty expanded its territory."
Wang Wan had nothing to say.
Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction: "The banished immortal is really the pillar of my great Qin Dynasty."
Li Shui glanced at Li Xin secretly and winked at him.
Only then did Li Xin understand what Li Shuijiao said to him before the court meeting.
So Li Xin cleared his throat and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the ancients drank hair and drank blood, and their minds were not yet enlightened. There are many mistakes in their understanding of the world. Therefore... there is no need to persist in some wrong beliefs."
"Take this lunar eclipse for example. As a custom and a tradition, it is okay for people to beat gongs and drums to make it lively. It would be inappropriate for them to believe that it is a tengu eclipsing the moon."
"Therefore, I suggest that Shangjun Bieyuan take the lead and unite some intellectuals with patents to study the world with all their heart. Once their conclusions are confirmed, the court should recognize them and include them in the general knowledge subject for preparation at any time."
"We must not allow some so-called great Confucians to stick to the old ways and hold on to what our ancestors said. Therefore, we must insist on ideas even though we know they are wrong, and cling to incomplete ideas."
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "It should be so."
Chunyu Yue listened a little uncomfortable: Although he didn't name him, why do I always feel that he is mocking me?
In fact, when Li Xin said this, he was mocking Chunyu Yue. Outside the Council Hall, Li Xin and Li Shui were discussing these remarks while pointing fingers at Chunyu Yue, considering whether they might overly stimulate the old man and make him explode.
But now it seems that the effect is not bad. Chunyu Yue is much stronger than expected.
In fact, Li Xin misunderstood Chunyu Yue. He was so sleepy that he couldn't even think about it. Even if he wanted to refute, he couldn't speak.
However, Chunyu Yue said nothing, and some Confucian scholars couldn't help it. He jumped out and said, "General Li, I think that the so-called study of the human world is unnecessary."
"Whether the lunar eclipse was covered by the shadow of the human world or eaten by the Tengu. No matter what the reason is, it has no impact on Daqin. Why waste manpower and material resources on studying these useless things? It is better to save money and food. Help the people and let them live a good life for a few days."
As soon as these words came out, many people nodded and praised: "He is indeed a Confucian scholar, a benevolent person who loves others, and never forgets to have the world in his heart."
Li Xin chuckled: "Studying the human world is not just about studying eclipses."
Li Xin looked at Li Shui and said, "Brother Huai, tell him."
Li Shui knew that Li Xin was speechless, so he stood up lazily and said calmly: "Studying the human world has many benefits. For example, if you understand why it rains and why it winds, you can make accurate predictions with the help of some tools. Rain or shine, this way, we will have a bumper harvest of food, which will be much more than the money and food saved."
The Confucian scholar looked at Li Shui with a suspicious look on his face: "Sunny or rain... can it be predicted?" 11 Go to Baidu to read the latest chapter of "I was a great stickman in the Qin Dynasty" for free for the first time.
