Prove knowledge~?
When Li Zexuan heard this, he couldn't help but curl up his mouth. If Kong Yingda wanted to compete with him in knowledge, he might be timid, because he didn't know much about Confucian classics, but the person in front of him was a Mohist giant. , that’s another matter.
Because although his engineering studies did not come from the Mohist school, it was closely related to the Mohist school.
The Mohist family is most famous for its skills in machine tools. Mozi was proficient in handicrafts at that time, but compared with the skilled craftsman Gongshu Ban (commonly known as Lu Ban) at that time, as a modern engineering student, Li Zexuan felt that he and the Mohist people should still have many differences. common language.
"Haha~! It's okay to prove knowledge, but there must be a bonus. Otherwise, as long as anyone questions my knowledge, wouldn't I be wasting my time arguing with him~?"
Li Zexuan said slowly.
He wants to lure you into a trap. If the other party dared to do this to him after what happened today, he would definitely fall out. With his current capital, there is no need to tolerate anyone~! But the person in front of me is from the Mo family, so that’s different~! He really wanted to see how capable the only school with the highest "technological content" among hundreds of pre-Qin scholars was~!
Mo Huai frowned and said: "Ha~! Do you think you have a chance to win~? It's true that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers~! Well, others may say that I bully the small, and the rules and winnings are all decided by you~! "
Mo Yun was very anxious and said hurriedly: "Uncle, you must not do this~!"
Li Zexuan laughed loudly and said: "Haha~! Okay~! You are so brave~! In that case, I won't take advantage of you~! Next, you and I will each give five questions in our respective fields. Five The question is limited to one stick of incense. Whoever can answer more questions will win~! If I win, you will have to stay in Yanhuang Academy to teach knowledge. If I lose, I am willing to give out Thousand taels of gold as compensation~! How about~?"
Thousand taels of gold~?
Mo Zhong and Mo Yun both had their eyes widened and their breathing was rapid. They were shocked by this huge amount of money. Although the Mo family was glorious for a time, with hundreds of thousands of disciples at its peak, after Mozi, there was no one in the Mo family. Those who have mastered Mohism thought, coupled with the suppression of the ruling class, have long lost their glory, and there are fewer and fewer Mohists in the world. To this day, only these core Mohists are still adhering to and practicing Mohism. In terms of their original intention and life, they are no different from farmers, they can only barely get enough food and clothing.
Mo Zhong and Mo Yun probably can't even imagine how much these thousand taels of gold cost~!
Even Mo Huai couldn't help but twitch his eyelids. He tightened his hands behind his back slightly, and then said: "Since you are full of confidence, then why should I retreat~? If I lose, I will go to your Yanhuang Academy to teach without any salary. If you lose, I will not ask for your thousand taels of gold. I, a descendant of the Mohist family, use shengmo to correct myself and prepare for the emergencies of the world. I use brown fur as my clothes and my ankles. I am in a state of obedience, working day and night, taking self-suffering to the extreme, I don’t need these worldly yellow and white things~!”
Li Zexuan took a high look at Mo Huaigao at this moment. The Mohists in the pre-Qin era were originally a school of thought composed of workers and peasants. Unlike Confucianism like Confucius, who "never tires of fine food and fine food", Mohists need to endure life. To endure hardships, one must have a heart of fraternity for everyone and not talk about personal feelings. The current Mo Huai has a very good character, but is a bit arrogant.
"Then let me ask you to come up with the question first~!"
Li Zexuan smiled slightly.
If someone didn't want to take this thousand taels of gold, he wouldn't force it.
Mo Zhong and Mo Yun looked pityful, but they did not dare to speak out against it.
Li Gang, who was watching the match, glanced at Li Zexuan worriedly. He was not worried that Li Zexuan would lose face if he lost the match, but he was worried that if Li Zexuan lost the match, the Yanhuang Academy, which was now booming, would be hit. There are many people who are adding insult to injury.
Mo Huai nodded. In fact, since Li Zexuan took the initiative to let Mo Zhong go, he didn't have much ill feelings towards Li Zexuan, but the lack of ill feelings didn't mean that he was willing to teach at Yanhuang Academy. These were two different things.
After thinking for a long time, Mo Huai said in a deep voice: "The first question is, what is the universe~!"
Li Zexuan was shocked and screamed inwardly. He didn't expect that Mo Huai, a person from the Tang Dynasty, actually knew about the universe~? I just don’t know if the universe he asked about is the same concept as the universe I know.
After hesitating for a while, he could only bite the bullet and answer: "The universe is the general term for all things, the unity of time and space, and the existence of "time is endless and eternal, space is unbounded and eternal, and quality is infinite and eternal"~!"
This answer is based on the broad definition of the universe in the books of the previous life. The universe in the narrow sense refers to the space and matter outside the earth's atmosphere. Of course, it is difficult for him to explain the latter concept.
What Li Zexuan didn't expect was that after Mo Huai heard this answer, not only did he not laugh, but he was also not confused or confused. Instead, he was a little shocked, right~! It was a shock. At this moment, Mo Huai's heart really set off a huge wave. He said over and over in his heart:
"Impossible~! Impossible~! How can this teenage boy in front of me know the Holy Ancestor's definition of the universe~?"
Yes, as early as the pre-Qin era, Mozi had a detailed definition of the universe. He believed that the universe is a continuous whole, and individuals or parts are separated from this unified whole, and they are all composed of this unified whole. part.
In other words, the whole contains individuals, and the whole is composed of individuals. There is an inevitable organic connection between the whole and individuals. Starting from this continuous view of the universe, Mozi then established a theory about space and time.
He believed that time and space are both finite and infinite. For the whole, space and time are infinite, but for the parts, space and time are finite. He also pointed out that continuous space-time is composed of space-time elements. He defined the space-time element as "beginning" and "end", "beginning" is the smallest unit that cannot be further divided in time, and "end" is the smallest unit that cannot be further divided in space. This forms the theory that space-time is continuous and infinite, and this continuous and infinite space-time is composed of the smallest units. Infinity contains finiteness, and continuity contains discontinuity.
Although what Li Zexuan said cannot be said to be completely consistent with Mozi's theory, in general terms, they coincide with each other. How could Mo Huai not be shocked by this~? At the same time, it also illustrates from the side how awesome Mozi was in the field of ancient science~!
"Correct, please listen to my next question~!"
Mo Huai didn't play tricks, he directly admitted that Li Zexuan got the answer right, and then continued.
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