Yes, Zhu Su summoned people, asked Zhu Ping to get the fire cloth, and asked the women in the nurse camp to help sew the hot air balloon.
Although it was the simplest flying equipment, it still took a lot of effort from Zhu Su. First, the sphere must be sewn into a light and dense fine silk cloth, and then lined with precious firecloth to prevent it from burning through. After attaching the basket for carrying people, you still need to prepare the most critical kerosene blowtorch.
After several failures, it was finally possible to ensure that the hot air balloon was adequate for use. Zhu Su had long guessed that these Confucian scholars would use the metaphysics of heaven and earth to mess around. It just so happened that science was the best way to crack the metaphysics.
Di Meng and several personal guards who had participated in the experiment slowly ascended into the sky with the three elders of Pingyang. As a royal guard and a personal guard of the King of Wu, his loyalty to the royal family and Zhu Su was unquestionable. Although the three elders of Pingyang were well-known among the scholars, in Di Meng's eyes, they were just three unruly old men who dared to scold His Highness. He operated the kerosene wind lamp and saw that the three elders were still scolding Zhu Su. , without hesitation he kicked the third elder on the knee: "Be honest! Don't move!"
"You three old men are tired of living your age, but I still want to accompany His Highness to make achievements!"
The hot air balloon gradually rose up, and the scoldings of the three elders gradually disappeared. The common people kowtowed and worshiped, while the Confucian scholars watched with dumbfounded eyes as the hot air balloon floated higher and higher, even reaching the height of the clouds. However, they also saw that the hot air balloon floated steadily, and the person in the frame did not seem to be in any danger to his life. Gradually, the eyes of the young Confucian scholars showed excitement, and the eyes they looked at Zhu Su also revealed a sense of admiration.
This is Feitian! How is it different from a god who can send people to ascend in the daytime?
"Your Highness...what...what's the point of this?" Lu Ben came to Zhu Su's side. After all, he was a serving court official, and he could tell at a glance that this thing was an important military weapon and had great benefits.
"What's the reason? Doesn't your Neo-Confucianism claim that 'all things in the world are the only reason'?" Zhu Su said. "In this case, why don't you just go and find this Feitian principle from Cheng Zhu's old papers and end it? Why do you need to ask this king?"
"This...this..." Lu Ben was speechless and retreated.
Gradually the wind blew, and the balloon slowly drifted away with the direction of the wind. The people immediately started running away, chasing the "miracle" all the way on the ground. And the Confucian scholars were not far behind. Just kidding, three of our famous scholars are still on that ball! You are still waiting for them to come down and tell you what kind of heavenly principles you saw in the sky.
It’s not just for fun! no!
So a magical scene appeared at the foot of Qixia Mountain: the scholars, carrying their clothes, and the common people who had always been looked down upon by them, were chasing a big ball flying in the sky. Along the way, many pedestrians also saw the hot air balloon in the sky. Out of a certain nature of the Chinese people, they decisively joined the chasing army.
It just so happened that today's wind was blowing towards Yingtian City, so a group of people rushed towards Yingtian City Gate. The gate captain on the city saw the rising dust covering the sky from a distance, and suddenly saw such a large group of people. He was startled. He almost thought that there were some rebels who wanted to raid the capital, and he almost closed the city gate. , burned up the smoke, and ordered the archers on duty to release arrows immediately.
Fortunately, Zhu Su and his party were riding horses, and Xu Yungong took the lead, shouting "Don't shoot arrows" at the gate captain on the city wall. The city gate captain happened to be a general of the Xu family, so he knew the young master, and thus a murder was avoided.
Di Meng, who was on the hot air balloon, had already manipulated it several times during the experiment. At this time, he reduced the firepower of the kerosene blowtorch. After crossing the city wall, the height of the hot air balloon began to slowly decrease, and it slowly landed in the small school field next to the Imperial College.
Thousands of people, both inside and outside the city, also chased this thing that had never been seen in eternity and arrived outside the school grounds.
Zhu Su reined in his horse, jumped off the saddle with a graceful leap. Di Meng was very good at controlling these new gadgets. Although the hot air balloon bumped a few times when it landed, it still stopped in the school grounds without any danger. When he jumped out of the big box, the common people and Confucian scholars who came after him couldn't help but cheered: This is God! It's really amazing that someone can fly around in the sky and then land safely!
"Three of you, have you realized the way of heaven in heaven? Or have you seen some heavenly principle engraved on it?" Zhu Su stepped forward and asked the three great scholars who walked out of the frame.
The three great scholars were trembling and supporting each other. It wasn't until they were about to land that Di Meng loosened the rope that tied them. At this time, I don’t know whether it was because I had been tied for so long that I couldn’t stand firmly, or because I was frightened by the trip to the sky. In short, these three great scholars looked like gold paper at this time and had no time to respond to Zhu Su's ridicule.
All the Confucian scholars also looked at the three great Confucians eagerly, hoping that these three elders would really see in heaven what kind of Neo-Confucianism they had understood, and from then on they would become virtuous and saints, making Neo-Confucianism irrefutable.
Unexpectedly, what they saw was that the great scholar Zheng Rugui made a sound of "vomiting" and vomited out a lot of dirty things. Then the other two great scholars seemed to be unable to hold it in any longer, and started vomiting and diarrhea together with Zheng Rugui.
"Ugh! This... is insulting to politeness! How could three old gentlemen do this!" A Confucian scholar who was close to him quickly covered his nose and backed away. Someone with a keen eye saw wet spots on the crotch of the three elders. They thought it was when he was flying to the sky, and he was so scared that he peed.
Such a person is the so-called Neo-Confucian scholar?
The so-called cohesion of Neo-Confucianism was temporarily reduced to the lowest level due to the gaffe of the three elders.
"Oh, if you don't wait to tell me, I will tell you for you." Zhu Su stood up at this time and said to many Confucian scholars:
"There is no unique truth in the sky. What is there is just clouds and mist!"
"Zhu Zi is said to be the author of subtle knowledge, and he claims that there is nothing more than reason and Qi between heaven and earth. What is reason? And where is it? It does not exist on earth and does not exist in heaven. Where can Zhu Zi see it?"
"After all, it's just a combination of many metaphysics and making arbitrary assumptions!"
"A thorough investigation of its origins is nothing more than pretentious and far-fetched!"
"I would like to announce here that from today on, the Imperial College will not tolerate such speculative learning. All scholars must proceed from reality and seek truth from facts!"
"Any such kind of talk behind closed doors, talking nonsense, which is of no benefit to the country or the people, and based on mere assumptions, our Imperial College must abandon!"
As soon as this statement came out, the crowd was in an uproar. All the scholars looked at each other, but did not dare to say anything. Even the three elders of Pingyang, who were the most profound in Neo-Confucianism, were made to vomit and have diarrhea by a hot air balloon. How could they argue?
Citing scriptures? Who can seduce this His Highness? Aren't you afraid that His Highness will send you to heaven again to "witness" the laws of heaven with your own eyes?
The so-called "preserve the laws of nature and destroy human desires." The illusory theory of heavenly laws can be put to rest!
Being on typhoon duty is so tiring. What's missing will be made up tomorrow!
(End of chapter)
