Regarding the knowledge in translating geometric originals, Zhu Youzhen felt that he should have more advantages than the Ming people of this era, after all, he was an engineering dog educated by cramming.

The important thing is that Xu Guangqi needs to rack his brains to find the right geometric nouns expressed in Chinese, and for Zhu Youjian, he only needs to retrieve them from his head.

Although Xu Guangqi felt that this young man seemed to be a little exaggerated. I thought that after reading six volumes of geometry, I could have a basic concept of the whole of Western mathematics, and I regarded translating geometry as a simple matter.

However, Chongzhen's studious heart for knowledge still made him feel that the future of Daming showed some light.

Just after listening to such a grand change plan, Rao is old and calm Xu Guangqi also found some of the feeling of being young and crazy. In addition to being excited, Xu Guangqi also talked with Chongzhen eagerly. He secretly made up his mind in his heart to discuss with a few Western missionaries how to translate the last nine volumes, so that Chongzhen could see the complete geometric original.

The two sat and chatted for a while, and after drinking a cup of hot tea, Zhu Youzhen looked at Xu Guangqi, although the conversation was unabated, but after the long journey, Xu Guangqi was already yawning.

He ended the conversation with a sense of humor and asked Wang Chengen to bring something wrapped in a blue cloth. Zhu Youzhen pushed the package in front of Xu Guangqi and said: "This is the reform plan I drew up, please take the time to take a look after Mr. goes back." The reform I just talked about, all the details and some plans are written in it. Let's stop here for today, and it's time for me to rest. After a long journey from the south to the capital, Mr. has worked hard all the way, take care of your body, and you and I will see you in Beijing. ”

Xu Guangqi excused himself a little, accepted Chongzhen's kindness, and then under the leadership of Wang Chengen, he left Chongzhen's place and returned to the courtyard where he stayed.

When Xu Guangqi returned to the courtyard where he was staying, Wang Zheng and Li Zhizao were still talking at the gate of the courtyard because they were worried about him, waiting for him.

"Brother Zixian, you're finally back. You're all right, right? Who is it in that courtyard, even the attendants around His Majesty can't avoid it? This person invited Brother Zi Xian in, but did he have any difficulties for Brother Zi Xian? The sharp-eyed Li Zhizao heard the sound of the courtyard door opening, and when he turned around, he saw Xu Guangqi walking in, and immediately greeted and asked worriedly.

Xu Guangqi quietly stuffed a small package in his hand into the sleeve pocket of his right hand, and then returned the salute to the two friends in the courtyard, and said with a smile: "Why don't you two rest, let's go rest." I don't have anything to do, but I'm a young nobleman in Beijing, because I'm greedy for fun, I can't enter the city because I miss the time. He heard that I was a translator of geometric originals, and asked me just a few questions. It's even deeper, let's go back and rest, we have to rush into Beijing tomorrow. ”

Li Zhizao is still very interested in the young nobleman who can make the arrogant and domineering inner servant retreat, and he was about to ask whose young man it was, Wang Zheng on the side interrupted Li Zhizao's questioning, gently tugged at his sleeve in his hand, and then said to Xu Guangqi: "Brother Zixian is right, these days the journey is tiring, I also have some backache and leg pain, everyone should rest early, if you have anything to say tomorrow, it's not too late to say it tomorrow." ”

After the three of them said goodbye to each other, Xu Guangqi followed the personal servant who hurriedly came out to greet him and went to the room where he was staying.

"Why did Liangfu stop me just now? Do you know who the people in the courtyard are? After Li Zhizao watched Xu Guangqi leave, he asked his friends around him with some curiosity.

Wang Zheng smiled and said, "Brother Zhenzhi is too worried, didn't I stay with you just now?" How do I know who the people in the courtyard are? I'm just seeing that Brother Zi is tired and can't support it, so I want him to rest early. You and I will go in and rest, for all these days of boats and carts have been coming and going, and my bones are about to be torn apart. If Brother Zhenzhi is really curious, wouldn't it be better to inquire again tomorrow morning? ”

Watching Wang Zheng walk towards his room after speaking, Li Zhizao always felt that something was wrong. But this thought only flashed through his mind, and it passed.

The night was uneventful, and there were no other incidents. In the morning, when the sun is shining, the inn is bustling again.

After getting up in the morning and washing, Wang Zheng walked outside the courtyard to look at the surrounding environment, and then beckoned to the post man who was sweeping the floor in the courtyard. ”

Wang Zheng pointed to the courtyard opposite, and asked casually, "Are the guests in this courtyard up?" Do you know where the guests in this courtyard come from? ”

Lao Yi blinked his eyes and said sincerely: "Lord Hui, the military attache who went to Jiangnan lives in that courtyard, and as soon as the gate of the post station opened at 5 o'clock today, they have already left." ”

"Military attaché? Where is the military attaché? ”

"This villain doesn't know, why don't I find Lord Yicheng for the adult, can you ask him?"

"Then don't worry, forget it, you can go about your own business." Wang Zheng waved his hand and let Lao Yi leave, but he didn't think that the military attache in the courtyard was, how could Zhang Yixian be afraid of a small military attaché, unless it was a few sons in the British Mansion, but the British Duke has always been cautious, and it is impossible for his relatives to offend a eunuch for no reason. Besides, Zhang Yixian's attitude yesterday was too respectful. ”

As the magistrate of Yangzhou Mansion, Wang Zheng, who has been dealing with cases all the year round, subconsciously entered the thinking of case reasoning. He was a little suspicious of Xu Guangqi's words last night, and now he was even more sure that there were no ordinary people in the courtyard.

When Wang Zheng was thinking, Li Zhizao also yawned and walked out of the room, he still didn't forget last night's doubts, he looked up and saw Wang Zheng, while stretching his muscles, he asked: "Who was the person in the courtyard last night, did Brother Liangfu ask?" ”

Wang Zheng shook his head, leaving all his thoughts behind him. He didn't say anything to Li Zhizao, but just changed the topic with a haha, and Li Zhizao's mind was quickly transferred to the formula of astronomical calculation.

When Xu Guangqi, Jin Nige and others also went out, everyone hurriedly had breakfast at the post station, and then put on the carriage again and set off. On the way, Wang Zheng noticed that today's Zhang Yixian and several brocade guards were extremely low-key and quiet. Zhang Yixian did not get into the carriage today, but rode on a tall and sturdy mule, and even the hat on his head was pressed very low, almost covering his eyes.

Seeing Zhang Yixian's unlucky look, Wang Zheng was 80% sure of his guess in the morning. A son of heaven who loves the original geometry? This should be good news, he thought silently in the carriage.

Xu Guangqi and his entourage entered Beijing only one night, and the second day was the day of the court meeting, Xu Guangqi, Wang Zheng, Li Zhizao and others were summoned by Chongzhen to see His Majesty.

The ministers of the DPRK and China all knew that the purpose of summoning Xu Guangqi and other Western missionaries was to revise the calendar. However, Xu Guangqi did not talk about how to revise the calendar in his majesty's view, but put forward the idea of changing the country to a university and implementing a three-year compulsory education law.

This caught the unprepared cabinet and the officials of the six ministries off guard, and in this era, everyone thought that the Ming needed a reform, but everyone opposed the Ming change.

The reason why I think that the Ming Dynasty needs to be reformed is because the Ming Dynasty has appeared in the last years of the dynasty, and everyone thinks that there is no way out if the Ming Dynasty is not reformed. But there is any reason to oppose Daming's reform, one is that Daming is now a rotten house of paper, as long as there is a little external force, it may be torn apart, so the civil officials would rather use paper to barely paste a few layers and get by, rather than carry out any reforms, and finally collapse the whole house.

Second, as long as reform is carried out, the interests of some people will be touched. Today, what the reform of the Ming Dynasty wants to touch is inevitably the interests of vested interests such as officials, gentry, and nobles. No one with a vested interest would be willing to give up their own interests so easily.

The cabinet and the six ministers were a little confused about Xu Guangqi's sudden upliftment, not because they didn't want to object, but because no one was willing to show their political leanings until they knew Chongzhen's intentions.

These cabinet scholars and six scholars are still the old ministers of the Apocalypse Dynasty, except for Cui Chengxiu and Ding Wei, there is no change in the others. Those who were able to become the cabinet and the six Shangshu when Wei Zhongxian was in power were more or less related to the eunuch party.

However, after Chongzhen came to power, although he exiled Wei Zhongxian and drove Cui Chengxiu home, he never made a political statement on the party struggle between the eunuch party and Donglin. However, although Chongzhen did not liquidate the eunuch party, he also recalled several Donglin party ministers who were demoted from Beijing by Wei Zhongxian.

A delicate political balance began to emerge in the DPRK and China, and neither the Donglin Party nor the ministers associated with the Eunuch Party, such as Huang Liji, were willing to break this balance before Chongzhen made a statement.

But everyone knew that this calm was just an illusion before the storm, and the remnants of the Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party were gathering strength, waiting to completely overthrow each other. However, before that, they all need to get Chongzhen's support first.

Because the power structure of the Ming Dynasty is that the imperial power dictates everything. When the civil service split into two opposing groups, the imperial power became supreme. But when there is only one voice among the civil servants, the imperial power becomes a beautiful ornament. Because the civil officials who held the executive power could obey the emperor and not obey it.

Considering this factor, whether it was Huang Liji and other cabinet members, or Wang Shoulu, Lu Chengyuan and other Donglin Party leaders and Taoist leaders, they did not stand up against Xu Guangqi's Shangshu, but waited silently for Chongzhen's reaction.