Zhao Ping didn't know that the capital was in trouble because of his identity, because he had more important things.
The threshold of his residence in Jingyuan Restaurant has almost been broken through.
No, Mou Zicai and Hong Tianxi first came to Zhao Ping's residence together.
The two of them bowed solemnly to each other: "Wei Chen has met King Anxi."
That day, the officials met Zhao Ping and his son in private, and Mou Zi witnessed it with his own eyes, and wrote a daily note about it.
Of course, Mou Zi was so excited that his hands were shaking and he could hardly write.
Who is Zhao Ping? He is my fellow countryman.
He never expected that he, a little fellow countryman, would be the only son of an official family.
Mou Zicai, a common man, naturally knew the virtue of loyalty to the king.
In the past, the official family had no sons, so they had no choice but to select the only nephew to train him as the prince.
But King Zhong is actually a fool and will surely become the puppet of powerful ministers. His ascension to the throne will definitely do great harm to the Song Dynasty.
Mou Zicai was optimistic about Zhao Ping before, but now he is even more optimistic about Zhao Ping.
Zhao Ping's only weakness is that he did not grow up in the palace, and his mother was a brothel girl.
But she was able to cultivate a woman who was famous all over the world as a little saint. Her character can be said to have put many Confucian masters to shame.
When Hong Tianxi heard this, he was even more excited than Mou Zicai, and immediately pulled Mou Zicai over to meet King Anxi.
Although Hong Tianxi and Mou Zicai were talking about King Anxi, they actually regarded Zhao Ping as the future prince.
The two came here to express their attitude. Zhao Ping, the King of Anxi, and they were determined to follow.
Not long after the two sat down, Dong Huai and Wu Qian, the right prime minister and political governor, also came here to pay homage to Zhao Ping.
"I think King Anxi is the best candidate for the crown prince." Dong Huai came here and immediately expressed his attitude.
Dong Huai repeatedly advised the officials on cultivating loyal kings, which made Lizong unhappy.
Seeing Dong Huai's endless admonitions, Lizong even had the idea of kicking him out of the court.
But Dong Huai felt that he was responsible for the Song Dynasty, and he should fulfill his duties.
However, Ding Daquan and Jia Sidao were eager for Lizong to make Prince Zhong the crown prince, which fulfilled their wish to become powerful ministers.
Now I heard that Zhao Ping was the illegitimate son of an official family. I was overjoyed and decided to push Zhao Ping to become the prince.
Wu Qian also immediately expressed his attitude: "King Anxi has proven with his martial arts skills that he is the best choice for the crown prince."
With a prime minister and a political governor taking the lead, a small number of officials from the imperial court came to Zhao Ping's residence and made full gestures.
But among Zhao Ping's reception, there were two very special people.
Not only did they not mention following him, but they asked Zhao Ping an unexpected question.
Not only did the two of them not follow him like the others, but they also looked arrogant and raised their chins high.
What is incredible is that although the two of them looked arrogant, other people were extremely polite to them.
Although the two came here later, the rest of the people got out of the way and made a gesture of invitation.
These two people are very well-connected. They are both officials of Qintian Prison.
One is called Su Yue, who is of average build and is the supervisor, and the other is called Han Dan, who is thin and as if a gust of wind could knock him down and is the deputy supervisor.
Both of them were around forty years old, and they were both personable and gentle.
If you take a closer look, one of the deputy supervisors named Han Dan has his eyebrows and beard almost squeezed together, giving him a bitter look.
Although Qin Tianjian usually does not show off his appearance, he plays a big or even decisive role at critical moments.
The emperor is a herdsman on behalf of heaven, and the Qintian prison is responsible for astronomy.
In addition, people in the Song Dynasty believed that changes in celestial phenomena directly corresponded to changes in personnel. In fact, the status of Qin Tianjian was very important.
Their family backgrounds are quite large. Su Yue is a descendant of Su Song, the famous Prime Minister, and Han Dan is a descendant of Han Gonglian, a great weapon maker in the Song Dynasty.
Su Yue is actually Zuo Prime Minister Ding Da
Quan's people also have friendship with Jia Sidao.
Han Dan actually didn't know what the twists and turns were, but when he heard that Zhao Ping could solve the problem, he was immediately overjoyed.
Ding Daquan and his two men sent them here to embarrass Zhao Ping and damage Zhao Ping's reputation.
"Your Highness, I heard that you are proficient in the art of making weapons." After the greetings, Su Yue asked Zhao Ping in a polite manner, apparently bowing his hands.
Zhao Ping didn't know why the two asked this question, and said lightly: "I don't know if I'm proficient, I can only say that I know a little bit."
"Your Highness is so humble. You must be very proficient in weapons such as whirlwind cannons, thunderbolts, Xianjia plate armor, and glazed teacups." Su Song continued to compliment him, looking at him with bright eyes. .five
His eyes were full of ridicule. This is called the higher the stick, the harder the fall.
Zhao Ping smiled faintly at the corner of his mouth: "I am not afraid of the jokes of the two heavenly supervisors. Only by experiencing failures, setbacks and having the courage to explore can we finally gain something."
"His Highness is indeed proficient in strategy and reasoning, and he can explain such complicated matters." Han Dan looked impressed.
Su Yue also read it a few times and praised it endlessly. Then Tu Qiongdagger appeared: "Your Highness, I have a request for something."
"What could make Tianjian so anxious?" Zhao Ping asked politely while drinking tea.
"I dare to ask Your Highness, is it possible to restore the Yuanyou Armillary Sphere?" Su Yue finally showed a sarcastic smile in his eyes and looked at Zhao Ping with bright eyes.
As long as you, the little saint who is famous all over the world, cannot be produced, the two of them can use their reputation to attack Zhao Ping.
You, the so-called little saint, only look like an ordinary person.
As long as you can prove that you are an ordinary person, other things will be easy to handle.
The reason is very simple. They can explain the celestial phenomena, embarrass Zhao Ping with any celestial problem, say that Zhao Ping is mediocre and not an ideal candidate for the crown prince, etc.
Because they are the authorities on celestial phenomena, the power of interpretation lies in their hands.
In their opinion, no one could repair this armillary sphere.
Yuanyou's armillary sphere is a water-moving instrument. It is an extremely precise instrument.
It was the world's first clock and the first clock that could tell time on time.
It also has the function of observing astronomical phenomena and demonstrating them. It is the first automated observatory in the world.
It could be produced only during the most prosperous period of the Song Dynasty, when it took a huge amount of manpower and material resources to produce it.
But the fate of this armillary sphere, a national treasure that symbolized the national power of the Song Dynasty, was not so good.
During the Jingkang disaster, after the Jin soldiers invaded Bianjing, they looted the water-carrying ceremonial platform and transported it to Yanjing.
Due to the bumps along the way, many of the pivot gears were damaged and difficult to use.
In addition, the geographical latitudes of Bianjing and Yanjing are different, so even if it is used reluctantly, it is no longer accurate; later it was struck by lightning and the armillary sphere fell.
Finally, in the war when the Jin Dynasty was swallowed up by the Meng Yuan Dynasty, the water transport instrument platform was finally destroyed.
After the Song Dynasty moved to the south, the imperial court repeatedly wanted to rebuild the Yixiang Tower, a national treasure of the Song Dynasty, and found several people to rebuild it.
Song Gaozong first found Su Song's assistant Yuan Weiji because he participated in the development of the ceremonial platform during the Yuanyou period, but it was unsuccessful.
He later found Su Xie, Su Song's son, and copied it again according to the original drawings, but the result still failed.
Song Gaozong, who still had no intention of giving up, asked Qin Hui, Zhu Xi and others to develop it.
One of the two was the number one scholar, and the other was a world-famous scholar, but both ended in failure.
From this aspect, we can also see the far-reaching influence of the water transport instrument platform, and the exquisite structure is unparalleled.
Therefore, it took the Song Dynasty a hundred years to copy it.
Aren't you a little saint who is famous all over the world? If you can't copy it, you are just an ordinary person.
Zhao Ping remembers that it was not until the 17th year of the 21st century that this water-borne instrument platform was finally successfully replicated.
This posed a problem for him. He looked at Su Yue with a look that he didn't know whether it was teasing or ridicule.
, Zhao Ping didn't know what this person was thinking.
Even Huang Xiaoniu, a careless woman, could tell Han Dan and Su Yue's intentions.
However, the four personal maids believed in Zhao Ping. They felt that there was nothing in the world that Zhao Ping could not handle.
However, the four of them did not understand this water-borne instrument platform. In the hundreds of years of the Song Dynasty, no one had solved this problem.
Zhao Ping's lips curved into a faint smile: "Let me give it a try."
"Thank you King Anxi. If King Anxi can't build it, no one in the world can build it." Su Yue and Han Dan looked at each other, breathed a sigh of relief, and saluted Zhao Pingping.
It is conceivable that Zhao Ping will fall into the trap carefully laid by Su Yue.
Zhao Ping said calmly: "Let's go take a look at this Yuanyou Armillary Sphere."
"Wei Chen will lead the way." Su Yue thought to himself, just pretend, and your true colors will naturally be revealed.
Dozens of people came to Qintian Prison. There were more than a dozen rooms here, and people were busy doing business.
There is an open space among them, and there is a huge building with a height of four feet and a width of nearly three feet, which is the water transport instrument platform.
Because it is so tall and big, you can only look up at it, which makes people feel a sense of admiration.
Huang Xiaoniu, Cuizhu and others saw it for the first time and couldn't help but marvel.
When the four of them saw this, they couldn't help but worry for Zhao Ping. Can the little saint succeed in the water-operated ceremonial platform that looks like a hill?
If this device cannot be repaired, it will definitely be a heavy blow to his reputation. The faces of the four young ladies are pale, even without blood.
Su Yue was originally a little unhappy that Zhao Ping brought four maids, but when he heard that these were either generals or princesses, he was shocked.
He didn't expect that King Anxi would be surrounded by many capable people, and even these ladies, who were younger than their daughters, would be so outstanding.
Seeing Zhao Ping watching carefully, Su Yue pretended to be respectful and said: "Your Highness, this armillary sphere is made according to the original drawings, but for some reason, either the observation is not accurate, the demonstration is not accurate, or the time is not accurate. .”
"Your Highness, I have checked the drawings over and over again. There is no mistake at all. It's just inaccurate." Han Dan's eyebrows knitted together, and the wrinkles on his face became more and more obvious.
In terms of equipment, Su Yue was not as good as Han Dan.
But this man was good at digging into the camp, and finally became a prisoner as he wished.
Han Dan studied equipment all his life and eventually became the deputy supervisor.
Su Yue handed over the hill-like blueprint with both hands, and a trace of ridicule appeared on his lips unknowingly: "Your Highness, you are a master craftsman, and you will definitely be able to find something wrong. I hope you will see it clearly."
"The mistake is not in the drawings, nor in the production, but somewhere else, so you can never find it." Zhao Ping did not look at the drawings, waved his hands, and talked.
Su Yue seemed to be in a fog, half understanding, and bowed his hands: "I would like to ask Your Highness to clarify."
"If this armillary sphere were restored to its original location in Tokyo, it would certainly not be a problem. However, now that the address has changed, the accuracy of the armillary sphere will naturally change." Zhao Ping said calmly, stroking his smooth, beardless chin.
When Su Yue heard this, his mouth opened so wide that it could fit a duck egg in, and his eyes almost fell to the ground.
Han Dan seemed to be struck by thunder and did not recover for a long time.
At this time, Huang Xiaoniu smiled sweetly: "Your Highness, can you understand it this way? Someone saw the sword falling from the ship, and carved a mark on the ship, and talked about fishing the sword from the mark."
"Although it's not exactly like this, the principle is roughly the same." Zhao Ping had a playful smile on his face.
When Qiu Ruoshui, Cuizhu, and Chen Yiyi heard this, they did not expect that all the masters of the Song Dynasty, including even the prime minister, were still carving boats and seeking swords, and they almost burst into laughter.
The four of them wanted to laugh but didn't dare. They almost spit out a mouthful of old blood, and it was really uncomfortable to hold it in their hearts.
Su Yue and Han Dan were both Jinshi scholars, and they were the chief officials of the imperial court. They also controlled the Qin Tian Jian, which was related to personnel changes. They were naturally superior, and even the prime minister could only ask for their share.
But never
Unexpectedly, a little lady said that she was desperate for a sword.
Both of them were quite old, both in their mid-forties, and their old faces suddenly turned the color of pig liver after hearing these words, and they wanted to dig a trench and crawl into them.
Although Su Yue was extremely angry, after all, he had been ups and downs in officialdom for many years and had become almost indifferent to anger and anger.
He was deliberately overjoyed and said respectfully to Zhao Ping, "Thank you, Your Highness, for resolving the century-old hardship of the Song Dynasty."
"Your Highness, since you have found the reason, please modify the drawings." Han Dan pleaded with his bitter gourd face that almost turned into a chrysanthemum face.
This is a blueprint with the name and appearance already drawn, let’s see if you can change it.
They are all proficient in the equipment and have never thought of modifying the equipment.
Zhao Ping nodded, smiled slightly and said to Han Dan: "Measure the height from here to the Grand Canal."
"Your Highness, I don't know why you need to measure the height of the canal?" Han Dan thought hard, but he didn't understand the reason, and his chrysanthemum face turned into a bitter melon face.
Han Dan is proficient in arithmetic and astronomical equipment and is meticulous in his work.
When I heard Zhao Ping's words, I felt as if there were cats scratching at me, which made me extremely uncomfortable.
Zhao Ping smiled faintly at the corner of his mouth: "The reason is very simple, you must consider the height. In fact, the best height is compared with sea level, but it is too far from the sea, so it is not accurate. The same goes for canals."
When Han and Dan heard this, they were shocked and suddenly enlightened.
"Your Highness, I have learned a lesson." Han Dan was no longer arrogant and had to admire him.
Su Yue was secretly frightened, but he wanted to see if Zhao Ping could really solve the problem.
Han Dan immediately arranged for a group of men to start measuring the height of the armillary sphere and the canal.
Zhao Ping nodded and changed slightly: "It turns out that Tokyo is at the same height as the canal, do you know?"
"This, this." Han Dan's old face turned into a bitter look.
A faint smile appeared on Zhao Ping's face: "If not, only people can go there and measure the height. Of course it would be better if we could check the files."
If the two of them don't go, Zhao Ping will naturally have his own ideas.
"There should be one here at the Ministry of Works." Su Yue thought for a while, realizing that he couldn't deal with this, and immediately arranged for two of his subordinates to go to the Ministry of Works to check the files.
The next day, Zhao Ping led a group of men to Qintian Prison again.
Su Yue took out two pieces of paper and handed them to Zhao Ping respectfully: "Your Highness, these are the data from the two places. The difference is dozens of feet. How do you calculate it?"
Zhao Ping has found a way, and the two of them want to see how to modify the drawings.
Zhao Ping smiled slightly and took out a goose feather.
"Your Highness, what do you mean by this?" Han Dan's eyes widened, and he almost saw it from his eye sockets.
Han Dan shook his head in disbelief: "Your Highness, please forgive me for speaking frankly. Writing with goose feathers is unprecedented and unheard of."
"Your Highness, how can you write without a pen, ink and inkstone?" Su Yue couldn't help but smile sarcastically.
At this time, Qiu Ruoshui took a bottle from the war horse, opened the stopper, and placed it in front of Zhao Ping.
Zhao Ping put the goose feather into the glass bottle and began to write.
Su Yue was dumbfounded for a moment, standing there as if turned to stone, with his mouth wide open and unable to close it for a long time.
Han Dan's face felt like he had been slapped countless times. His face was so hot that he wanted to bury his head in his crotch immediately.
Su Yue reacted very quickly and took a closer look: "Your Highness is indeed proficient in making instruments. Not only did he cleverly use goose feathers as brushes, but he also saved the step of grinding ink."
After saying this, the two of them felt relieved from their previous embarrassment.
The two of them were even more curious about how Zhao Ping calculated.
It's okay if they don't look at it, but when they look at it, their eyes widen, they take a breath of cold air, and they are confused, like clay and wood sculptures.
What was Zhao Ping writing? The two of them almost looked through Qiushui, but they didn't see a single reason.
"Your Highness, what are you writing? Is it the legendary ghost-drawn peach charm?"
Can't? "Su Yue finally couldn't help but asked sarcastically.
Han Dan felt like there was a cat scratching in his heart, which was really uncomfortable.
