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Chapter 51: Empty talk misleads the country and works hard to prosper the country

"The sky is thirty-two thousand miles high, and the earth is ten thousand two hundred and sixty-two miles thick." Chen Ying smiled faintly.

In fact, this is not Chen Ying's nonsense, in later generations astronomers originally believed that the sky was about 800 kilometers high, but with the development of science and technology, there are still gas molecules at an altitude of 16,000 kilometers away from the earth. As for the thickness of the ground, it is actually more difficult to calculate than the height of the sky. Because the earth is an irregular oval, if a tunnel is drilled from the South Pole to the North Pole, the length of this tunnel will reach 12,700 kilometers. However, if you take the average, it is 7,632 kilometers.

Yuan Tiangang said suspiciously: "Which one is this?" ”

Chen Ying said indifferently: "Nine times the same!" ”

Yuan Tiangang asked again: "Chen Langjun has measured it?" ”

Chen Ying shook his head: "No! ”

"How do you know?"

"I said I measured, do you believe me?"

Yuan Tiangang said: "What method did you use to calculate the thickness of the sky?" ”

Chen Yingdao: "Master Yuan is a place where the sky is round? Or do you believe in Hun Tian? ”

As early as the 24th century BC, in the time of Emperor Yao, the ancient Chinese began organized astronomical observations. In ancient China, there were three major theories about the structure of heaven and earth, namely the Gaitian Theory, the Hun Tian Theory, and the Xuanye Theory. Gai Tianshuo conceives of the structure of heaven and earth as a large left-handed umbrella attached to the celestial bodies and an inverted still large plate, which is a typical exposition in the "Zhou Ji Sutra" written at the end of the Western Han Dynasty. The armillary theory regards the sky as a spherical shell attached to the celestial bodies that rotates around the polar axis, and the shape of the earth resting in the center of the celestial sphere has two views: the earth is flat and the earth is round.

In fact, whether it is Taoism or Yinyang, they believe in the theory of covering the sky, that is, "the sky is round and the earth is round", as long as a middle school student in later generations also knows that this doctrine is actually wrong.

The heaven and the round place are essentially the interpretation of the generation and operation of heaven and earth in the yin and yang system of the Book of Changes, and the Book of Changes is the first of the hundred classics and the source of Chinese learning, and its ideological system believes that everything is evolved according to the five elements of yin and yang, so in various disciplines in ancient times, there are the ideological systems of the five elements of yin and yang.

Taoism, naturally, believes in the theory that the heavens are round and the earth is round. The ancients called the undivided heaven and earth and the beginning of chaos as Taiji, and Taiji gave birth to two instruments, which drew out yin and yang, and divided heaven and earth. The ancients called the vast universe composed of many stars "heaven", and the land on which they depended for their survival was called "earth", because the sun and moon and other celestial bodies are in a cycle of endless motion, like a closed circle without beginning and end; But the earth is quietly there to carry us, just like a square object is still and stable, so the concept of "the sky is round and the place is round" was born.

Throughout the natural world, all round objects have the characteristics of being active and unstable, just like the round sun and moon; All square objects have the characteristics of stillness and stability, just like the quiet earth. Movement is yang, and stillness is the first family to think: "Tianyuan" must be harmonious in nature to be accessible, and "local" life must be strict regulations. This does not mean that the heavens are necessarily round, but the earth is square.

In any case, the heaven is round and the place is Yuan Tiangang's faith, and it is impossible for him to violate his faith.

Sure enough, Yuan Tiangang said: "Naturally, the sky is round and the place is ......."

Without waiting for Yuan Tiangang to finish speaking, Chen Ying said: "We saw the sailboat coming from afar on the beach, why did we see the mast of the sailboat first, and then slowly see the whole ship." And vice versa, the sailboat went away, first the hull disappeared, and finally only the mast remained. If the sky is round according to what Yuan Shi said, shouldn't it slowly become smaller and disappear in the end? ”

"This ......" Yuan Tiangang really didn't know how to answer for a while. This matter is easier to solve than the problem of the sky and the earth, because well-informed people have seen this situation.

There was a dead silence in the hall, some of the people looked at each other, some stammered, and some stood up, glaring at Chen Ying angrily, eager to eat him alive.

Because Chen Ying is not questioning Yuan Tiangang, but questioning Taoism, questioning the Yin and Yang family, to put it mildly, this is questioning their beliefs.

Li Jiancheng sighed in his heart. After going around for a long time, Chen Ying actually came to slap his face. After so much foreshadowing, all I have to hear is this last sound.

Dao, for Li Jiancheng, is just a kind of learning. Although it is said that since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he has respected Confucianism, but what Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has implemented is not really to govern the country with Confucianism, and he has adopted external Confucianism and internal law. Since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, especially since the two disasters of the party, Confucianism has also been reflecting. The rebellion of the Yellow Turban Army and the ensuing turmoil in the Three Kingdoms, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties greatly dealt a blow to the intellectuals' desire to serve the country. Their fear of war, their frustration with society led some literati to write criticisms, and the imperial court adopted the "Nine Grades of Zhongzheng System" to begin to exercise some control over officials, which led to the gradual disengagement of the celebrities of the time from public life, the abandonment of Confucian norms, and the pursuit of Taoist free will.

In fact, Taoist thought is not only because of the avenue pursued by Yuan Tiangang, but also because of the social atmosphere at this time. Even Li Jiancheng was dissatisfied with Chen Ying's move.

Yuan Tiangang's face sank, and the irrepressible anger in his heart rubbed against his chest.

Chen Ying got up, looked at Yuan Tiangang's appearance of exploding with a smile, and said lightly: "Master Yuan, if you hold the outdated old theory that the sky is round, then you can't talk about it. Master Yuan, I take the liberty of asking, have you ever heard of the Hun Tian theory of Nanyang sages Zhang Heng and Zhang Pingzi? ”

Yuan Tiangang hesitated for a while. "Do you mean, 'The sky is like a chicken, and the earth is like a rooster among the yellow'? I've heard of it, but I haven't done any research, so I don't dare say it. ”

"It's not been a long time, I'll have time to discuss teaching with Master Yuan in the future!" Li Jiancheng saw that Yuan Tiangang couldn't get off the stage and didn't want to be aggressive, so he got up and said.

Yuan Tiangang was depressed in his heart at this time, his purpose was actually just as Chen Ying guessed, he just borrowed Li Jiancheng's identity to raise his own worth, but he never thought that Chen Ying would throw two tricky questions one after another.

Li Jiancheng and Chen Ying got up to say goodbye, but Yuan Tiangang was like a mourner.

At this moment, the little Taoist boy said: "Master, you are in a good position!" ”

Yuan Tiangang was stunned: "Chunfeng, what do you mean?" ”

Li Chunfeng crooked his mouth and smiled meaningfully. "Master, do you particularly want to know why the sail loses its hull first, and then the sail?"

Yuan Tiangang suddenly realized, and said thoughtfully: "What a cunning boy! ”

Chen Ying left satisfied, and when Chen Ying boarded Li Jiancheng's carriage, Li Jiancheng still didn't understand Chen Ying, why did he risk opening the door of the world, was it just to slap Yuan Tiangang in the face?

Li Jiancheng felt a little incredible.

Chen Ying should not be such a person. At least in Li Jiancheng's cognition, Chen Ying should not be such a sharp person.

Chen Ying looked at Li Jiancheng with a sad brow, and his worry became even stronger, and he couldn't help but laugh and said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, in the pre-Qin period, why did all the sons start sects and establish doctrines one after another?" When Emperor Xiaowu was the emperor, why did Dong Zhongshu talk about the induction of heaven and man and respect Confucianism? However, at the beginning of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was no great prosperity of metaphysics? Where should Confucianism go? ”

Li Jiancheng's face became solemn, this question seems simple, but it is determined by the political core direction of governing the country after the Tang Dynasty, however, although Li Jiancheng is more knowledgeable than Chen Ying, he really doesn't know how to answer this question for a while. Li Jiancheng suddenly felt a little uneasy. He felt that Chen Ying's question and the two questions that he asked Yuan Tiangang had the same goal, and they were both the same kind of questions, beyond the realm of ordinary people.

How did Chen Ying's head grow, and how could he have so many strange questions?

Li Jiancheng suddenly found that it was a very ridiculous thing to treat Chen Ying as an ordinary general. Chen Ying is not as simple as it seems,

Li Jiancheng groaned and asked, "Then Chen Qing thinks ...... Why? ”

"Learning is made in the right time." Chen Ying smiled, looking at Li Jiancheng's attitude towards him, he felt a sense of accomplishment. In any case, if you can let Li Jiancheng open your mouth to ask for advice, this will be more than half of the success.

Of course, Chen Ying is not entirely trying to pretend to be forced in front of Li Jiancheng and Yuan Tiangang. Chen Ying's real purpose was that he didn't want Li Jiancheng to treat him as an ordinary general, Chen Ying really wanted to enter the core of the East Palace and participate in major decisions, rather than being marginalized.

Chen applied his actions to prove to Li Jiancheng that he was not a simple martial artist, let alone a reckless man, but a learned person. In fact, Yuan Tiangang is very famous, and he is known for being well-informed, who can be better than Yuan Tiangang as a stepping stone?

If Yuan Tiangang knew Chen Ying's thoughts, he would definitely vomit blood.

There are learned people, in Li Jiancheng's heart, they are all wise men, worthy of his folding, shameless to ask. Chen applied this method and entered the core of the East Palace.

"The unity of knowledge and action, the knowledge of things!" Chen Ying sighed and said: "Doing scholarship and conducting research is ultimately to solve problems, whether this problem is a major event related to the rise or fall of the country, or an inconsequential doubt, it is all about solving problems after all." If nothing can be solved, then there is no point in learning. And the best men in the world have spent their lives studying these knowledge......"

When Li Jiancheng heard this at this time, he was even more sure of his judgment, and his gaze at Chen Ying was a little different at this time.

Especially Chen Ying's smile on his face, he felt a little more sad and lonely. Chen Yingdao: "Empty talk misleads the country, and the legacy is endless." Work hard to prosper the country, bless the four fields, thousands of generations. ”

Li Jiancheng nodded slightly, thoughtful: "What Chen Qing said is extremely true"

As he spoke, Li Jiancheng suddenly grabbed Chen Ying's hand and said solemnly: "You and I will never be empty in the future, work hard to prosper the country, and Ze will be born." ”

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