What is this topic?
What the hell!
"Come on, come on, come and take a look, does anyone know?" The first person to get Ming Pao quickly sent a request to his think tank.
So, a group of people he brought immediately surrounded him.
Those at the back of the queue who had not had their turn to buy Ming Pao for a while, so some of their relatives and friends quickly gathered around to see what the title was.
As a result, people were already on guard, and someone immediately shouted and chased them away: "Whatever you want to see, you have to buy it yourself!"
Soon, at the entrance of the "Ming Pao" headquarters, a group of people in the east and a group in the west were all solving problems on the spot. They did not dare to discuss loudly for fear of being overheard by others, so they gathered together with their heads lowered. , discussing in a small voice.
Those who had not yet had their turn to buy "Ming Pao" felt happy when they saw that the people in front were discussing and no one had the answer. It seemed that the question was a bit difficult, so they still had a chance.
Of course, as for whether the question would be difficult for him, he didn't consider it. Maybe he happened to know the answer?
However, when people behind me bought Ming Pao and took a look at it, they were dumbfounded.
I saw the first question written above: How can a person feel that this load of rice is not heavy at all and is as light as a feather when he is carrying a load of rice weighing one hundred kilograms on his shoulders and cannot have any external help? ?
What the hell is this topic? He turned out to be the one carrying the burden. As a scholar, we have never done this before!
However, some people in the think tank who had done manual labor immediately guessed: "If this person is a strong man, then he will not feel that he weighs a hundred pounds and is as light as a feather, right?"
"No, no, there is something written at the end of this question. Ordinary people can feel that it is as light as a feather. Are you, a strong man, an ordinary person?"
"Then what kind of situation do you think would cause this? There can't be any external force, and it doesn't matter if someone helps to lift it!"
"I didn't say I could answer it, think again!"
"..."
Basically, no one could guess a reliable answer. In order to save time, they ignored it and quickly moved on to the second question.
This second question is a bit strange. Draw a picture of a person sitting on a chair and ask, who can sit in this posture and stand up without help?
When they saw this question, many people were ecstatic. This question was simply a question that gave away points! The most ordinary thing, how could you not stand up!
As a result, a group of people rushed to the gate on the other side of the "Ming Pao" headquarters. There were examiners there, and whoever answered the question first had the final say here.
This examiner is not Duke Xingguo, but one of Duke Xingguo's students, Huang Zongxi.
He came here early in the morning, very interested and curious, who can do these two questions?
Because, so far, he doesn’t know the answer!
Sitting there, he was still thinking about Duke Xingguo's words in his mind.
"I won't tell you yet. If someone can answer it, you will definitely know what the answer is. If it is not the correct answer, you will naturally not know that the answer is incorrect!"
These were the exact words of Duke Xingguo, which meant that he was not told what the answer was in advance!
In desperation, Huang Zongxi sat here, thinking about these two questions.
He skipped the first question directly, feeling that he would never be able to meet it on weekdays. As for the second question, if you sit every day, maybe you can answer it?
So, he adjusted his sitting position on the topic and then tried to stand up. However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't stand up. This was really strange!
While Huang Zongxi was busy, a group of people came over and shouted that the second question could be solved.
Moreover, this group of people rushed to shout for answers first, and the scene suddenly became a mess.
Thanks to Duke Xingguo's thinking of this situation in advance and the Jinyi Guardsmen watching here, order was maintained.
Huang Zongxi was a little curious and asked the first person in line to try it first.
As a result, the man couldn't stand up after holding it in for a long time. Later, when I got anxious, I stopped following the sitting posture in the picture.
Of course, it's useless, Huang Zongxi is watching.
However, the second excited person stepped forward and tried to stand up. Unexpectedly, the result was the same as the first person.
It was only then that those who came for the interview realized that this sitting posture was weird, and it seemed that they really couldn't stand up.
Huang Zongxi also discovered this. The people who came here all took it for granted. He didn't have time to spend with them, so he sat and stood with them one by one.
So, he put out a notice saying that if he came to entertain the examiner without trying the second question, he would be fined one or two silver coins.
Suddenly, everything stopped here.
Of course, there are also some rich people who think that if someone else tries to stand up first when they go back to try, they will suffer a big loss.
I have plenty of money. Just try it here first. What if you can stand up?
As a result, Huang Zongxi began to make money.
Later, the fact that the fine box was full told the people behind that it was not easy to stand up. Finally, the onlookers dispersed and went back to try again.
Of course, there are some rich people who don't believe this evil, and some people even directly throw out ten taels of silver, pay the silver first, and then test him ten times.
As time went by, many people finally recognized the fact that the two questions asked by Xingguo Gong were really difficult and not easy to answer.
As a result, most people no longer stayed at Ming Pao and went back to figure out a solution.
On this day, the sales record of "Ming Pao" hit a new high, reaching an astonishing 100,000 copies. With a population of one million in the capital, almost one in ten people bought a newspaper just for these two questions.
During the meal that night, after Princess Kunxing heard Huang Zongxi coming to report the results, she refused to obey and said coquettishly to Zhang Mingwei: "Sir, what are the answers to these two questions? Tell me!"
Chen Yuanyuan and others also looked at Duke Xingguo very curiously, and also wanted to know the answer. Because Xingguo Gong didn't tell anyone the answers to these two questions.
In private, they also tried and discussed, but still had no solution.
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei immediately said with a smile: "These two questions belong to the category of physics. The first question is related to the content. In fact, I have talked about it before. You should think more about it yourself!"
The implication is that he still doesn’t say it!
This result made Princess Kunxing and others a little disappointed, but then they immediately changed their attention: Did you mention the first question before? When was that?
Just like that, they began to think about the first question that they had ignored.
However, after another three days, no one could answer these two questions. In this case, everyone realized the difficulty of these two questions.
As a result, the discussions among the people in the capital no longer took place in hiding. They even held open discussions in teahouses and restaurants, and maybe something could be discussed. Some people even thought that the literary style in Jiangnan was flourishing, and it was not certain that people there could answer the question, so they quickly sent people to Jiangnan to offer a reward for the answer.
Of course, "Ming Pao" branches across the country will be slower to publish due to distance. Matters related to the capital will be spread a little later, and they will also be spread.
The construction of the Capital Academy of the Ming Dynasty could not be completed even if there were sufficient manpower and material resources.
During this period, Zhang Mingwei also intended to continue advertising the new school, so he asked two more questions.
The first question is: Why does fire slowly extinguish in a closed container?
The second question is: Water can extinguish fire, but when a small amount of water drips onto burning coal and other objects, why do the flames jump higher?
These two questions will become common sense in later generations. But in the seventeenth century, it was an unimaginable problem!
A situation that was very common in life was brought into public view by Zhang Mingwei, and he began to think about it.
Regardless of whether they can answer it or not, at least giving such a question will make some Ming people ask more about the phenomena they see every day.
And this is a scientific attitude!
When Zhang Mingwei was training the ancients of the 17th century, far away in Yanshenggong Mansion in Qufu, Shandong Province, the atmosphere was a bit heavy.
All this time, as Yan Shenggong, life couldn't be more comfortable.
Enjoying the glory and wealth, there is no need to worry about political opponents, because no one will target Yan Shenggong at all. The most problems we can have are internal fights within the Confucius Mansion.
For example, in the seventh year of Hongwu, Kong Jing, the Duke of Yansheng, and Kong Xida, the magistrate of Qufu, fought for power. You must know that in the Kong family, the only person qualified to challenge Duke Yansheng is the equally hereditary magistrate of Qufu County. Because originally the magistrate of Qufu County was also from Duke Yansheng.
The result of the internal competition is actually foreseeable in the end. The magistrate of Qufu failed to fight against Duke Yansheng and was accused of being sent to Ming Taizu.
Zhu Yuanzhang took this opportunity to pardon the magistrate of Qufu, but changed the hereditary magistrate to a secular position. However, he also stipulated that the magistrate of Qufu would still be held by the surname Kong. Duke Yansheng would recommend the virtuous people of the Kong family to be selected by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and receive the imperial edict. After taking office, the official magistrate was changed to the official magistrate.
After all, he was a member of the Kong family, and Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to make major changes.
In fact, even major changes are useless. With Duke Yansheng in Qufu, the magistrate of Qufu is so bold that he doesn't dare to do anything to Duke Yansheng's mansion. Therefore, in fact, the Kong family has the final say in Qufu. It's useless to send outside officials to take charge, unless you really want to take action against Yan Shenggong!
From this point of view, the Kong family in Qufu has greater power than those chieftains, and there is no need to worry about changing their status and returning home.
However, in order to survive, a Duke Xingguo appeared, which made the contemporary Duke Yansheng Kong Yinzhi feel the crisis.
Now, news came from the capital that Kong Dazheng was being investigated. This was even more of a signal, and Kong Yinzhi was a little worried.
