Mandarin Palace.

The emperor and a group of civil and military ministers all watched Zhao Hao quietly.

Zhang Xianggong was also among them, and the moment he heard Zhao Hao solve the problem with "Xunzi Heavenly Treatise", his ancient eyes bloomed with admiration.

The body of Bugu, the long beard that is as smooth as a waterfall, is also happy because of the mood, and the wind is happy to automatically rise.

'Heaven is constant, not for Yao, not for death. If it should be cured, it will be good, and if it should be chaotic, it will be vicious! ’

Wonderful, wonderful, the words of the saint will break the topic in the future, which is both safe and ingenious, but it is enough to express one's own opinions, and it is not easy for people to refute!

Let's listen to it.

After Zhao Hao recited the "Treatise on Heaven" again, he explained aloud:

"The meaning of the post-sage is that the laws of heaven and earth are eternal and unchanging, and are not subject to the wisdom and mediocrity of kings. Using the same celestial phenomena to explain the rule of the world is the so-called auspicious omen, and explaining the troubled times is the so-called bad omen! ”

"Is the peace and turmoil of society determined by heaven? The answer is, no! The movement of the sun, moon and stars faced by Xia Yu and Xia Yu is no different. But under the same celestial phenomenon, Yu ruled the country, but Ji let the country die in chaos. So peace and turmoil are not determined by celestial phenomena! ”

"The occurrence of a solar and lunar eclipse, windy and rainy out of season, strange stars appear occasionally, and the earth is shaken and cracked. The Chinese people asked in horror, what is going on? The answer is, nothing. It's just a normal but relatively rare natural phenomenon. A gentleman can be strange about it, but it would be wrong to be afraid of it. ”

"These phenomena can occur in any era. When the monarch is wise and benevolent, even if these phenomena occur at the same time, there is no harm. When the monarch is mediocre and tyrannical, even if none of these visions appear, the country will still be in chaos. ”

"Why is it that when a ceremony is held to pray for rain, it rains? The answer is nothing. Because if you don't pray for rain, it will rain as well. When there is a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse, beating gongs and drums to hold an ambulance, it is just a ritual to decorate the court, and it is ridiculous to think that the gods are condemning the crime......"

Zhao Hao was going to say, 'It's either stupid or bad'. But the disciples thought this was a provocation and persuaded him to change to a mild one.

Then, Zhao Hao's sharp gaze swept over the hundred officials in the Wenhua Palace, and deliberately stayed on the old face of Xiaoge for a while, and then raised his voice and said:

"Therefore, instead of blindly fearing the changes of the heavens, where is the better way to actively explore the laws of the Heavenly Dao? Instead of making up all kinds of theories to attach to the changes of the sky, what is better than grasping the changes in the laws of nature and using them? Instead of restricting and scaring the king with changes in the sky, where is it better to talk about things and use history and reason to be upright and upright to the king? ! ”

Emperor Longqing resisted the urge to applaud warmly, but looking at the upturned corners of his mouth, it had already revealed why he had to ask Zhao Hao to ascend the podium of the scripture feast.

Because science is royalist......

Well, everyone in the science gate is talented, and they speak well, and I like science.

Xiao Ge Lao's face became more and more gloomy, he still thought that Zhao Hao would have a different opinion, but he didn't expect this evil beast to explain his own opinion with all the words of the saint.

It not only makes his views clear, but also makes it impossible to directly dismiss them as heretical.

After all, under Kong Sheng, it is Meng Xun. How can the younger generations accuse Xunzi of talking nonsense?

The slippery kid will always be so cunning!

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Xu Ge Lao looked calm, and a contemptuous smile hung on the corner of his mouth.

That's it? It's just a cliché.

Even if you say it clearly, it is also the words of the post-sage, what does it have to do with you and science?

As if sensing the prime minister's contempt, Zhao Hao turned his head and looked at Xu Jiedao with a smile:

For thousands of years, Xunzi's high argument has been regarded as a family statement because of the lack of strong evidence. But today, the kid is not talented, so he will use science to prove to everyone that Xunzi's words are right! ”

In the main hall, the ministers all showed interested expressions.

After all, Zhao Hao is no longer a lonely and unknown person, this kid once gave lectures on the altar in Lingji Palace, taught five fellow scholars, and once flew into the sky in a hot air balloon...... I almost detained Motosuke in it.

All of the above is enough for everyone to let go of their arrogance and listen to his science, whether it can be proved that the way of heaven is permanent!

"First, let's start with the structure of heaven and earth."

Zhao Hao beckoned, and the two disciples, Wang Dingjue and Yu Shenxing, carried in, and one side was covered with a large wooden board of silk cloth of different colors.

After the two of them put the bed-sized wooden board on the table, Zhao Hao lifted the red silk cloth, and a huge fiery red sphere appeared in front of everyone.

"It's the sun!"

Then he uncovered the silk cloth one by one, and under each piece of silk cloth was a sphere of different colors and sizes.

"This is Mercury. This is Venus. The red one is Mars. The orange color is Jupiter. The yellow one is Saturn......"

"Our ancestors discovered early on that these five stars were different from the other stars, so they named them after the five elements. In fact, these five stars, together with the sun and moon, are all the closest stars to us. ”

"And here," Zhao Hao touched the blue sphere between Venus and Mars, paused deliberately, and said slowly:

"It is the position of our earth, representing the place where we observe the sun, moon and stars."

In order to let everyone listen, Zhao Hao deliberately concealed the concept of the earth, and only interpreted the blue ball between Venus and Mars as an observation point.

The above is basically in the traditional category of 'Hun Tian Theory', and the ministers have no objection.

The armillary theory is an astronomical model inherited from ancient times, and it is also the mainstream of the Ming Dynasty.

It believes that the earth floats in the air, so it swirls and floats, which is the so-called 'earth has four swims'. One day, the ball covered the earth, and the sun, moon and stars attached to the celestial sphere and orbited the earth.

Zhao Hao's next sentence made everyone's faces change.

"But Hun Tian is wrong. Because among the sun, moon and stars, only the moon revolves around the earth, and the five stars of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, as well as the earth where we are, all revolve around the sun! ”

In the main hall, the ministers and ministers showed surprise, and many people wanted to speak on the spot.

However, the rules for the lectures at the banquet were strict, and no one, including the emperor, was allowed to talk about it until the lecturer had finished explaining it.

Otherwise, it will be considered a loss of etiquette.

Therefore, Zhao Hao can finish his doctrine lightly.

The two disciples pulled off the black silk cloth that covered the surface of the plank.

The monarchs and ministers saw that there were concentric oval copper orbits centered on the sun.

The only exception is the orbit of the Moon, which orbits the Earth.

The tracks are connected to the spheres by slender copper rods to form a simple, orderly, and self-explanatory model.

"This is the model of the solar system, and we humans live in the solar system." I heard Zhao Hao announce loudly: "Through this model, you can demonstrate all the celestial phenomena related to the sun, moon and five stars, and when you master the scientific calculation method, you can accurately predict the time and direction of all celestial phenomena!" ”

Then Zhao Hao used this model to demonstrate the causes of celestial phenomena such as solar eclipses, lunar eclipses, and moon phases.

Although he did not demonstrate the 'Venus and Moon conjunction', anyone who is not a fool can understand that if his system is valid, then the so-called 'Venus conjunction' is just Venus and the Moon in motion, and they happen to come together.

But he had to prove that the system could work!

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