Looking from the window, cars drove one after another, and several people who also looked like scholars in suits got down from above, the first of them was gray-haired, wearing a top hat, a snow-white handkerchief pinned to the pocket of the suit, and a pitch-black cane in his hand.

Zhou Xuan and the others walked down the stairs of the hall and waited respectfully at the entrance, but the person just took off his top hat and nodded slightly, and walked straight into the venue.

These were all senior members of the Astronomical Society, and the crutches were a knight named Lister, who had won numerous astronomical awards and was expected to become the next president of the Society, but the president did not come because he was older.

Except for Baldwin and Zhou Xuan, the rest of the people nodded their heads, and their arrogance was evident.

All the members of the meeting, except for Zhou Xuan, Yi Sheng and Bu Jiazhuo, were all observers and sat in their respective positions in the back row. Considering that some members of the I Ching Association did not understand English, Bujiazhuo arranged them together and sent translation tasks to Miao Lin and Yu Jiangzhou, and asked Chinese friends around them to help explain if they didn't understand.

The reporters entered in an orderly manner, but no one dared to step forward to take pictures, and they all honestly set up shelves around and adjusted the focus, which shows their respect for the Astronomical Society.

"Mr. Zhou Xuan, welcome to the UK, the weather is good today, showing a clear and clear sky, and there will be no dark clouds to cover it." Rist spoke first, and the rest laughed.

Yu Jiangzhou sank his face, and asked in a slightly anxious whisper, "What did you say?" ”

"The weather is good, there are no dark clouds."

"The British will also beat around the bush." Bu Jiazhuo also frowned, this opening line is ironic, everything is carried out in the sun, but there is nowhere to hide anything that tries to hide.

Zhou Xuan smiled slightly: "It's indeed a good weather, and I heard that it will also bring people good luck, I really want to try it." ”

Rist raised his hand, and the white cloth in the middle of the table was removed, and nothing was seen, but the table light up at this moment, and there were some touch screen buttons in front of everyone. Zhou Xuan knew that this was a high-tech holographic projection technology, and the people of the Astronomical Society hoped to use science to refute the value of the existence of the I Ching.

Rist pressed the table, and the image of a book appeared in the center, "Astrology"!

The participants of the I Ching Conference still let out a low cry, and Bujiazhuo also put on glasses, and a book appeared out of thin air, which opened the eyes of an old pedant like him.

"We learned from the scientific research website that there is this book, I have read it roughly, and I deeply admire Mr. Zhou Xuan." Rist said.

"I didn't do anything myself, I was just faithful to history and re-presented what the ancients recorded." Zhou Xuan said modestly.

"No, I'm not impressed by the content in it, but by the fact that contemporary young people really dare to write anything."

There was a contemptuous laugh from the conference table, not loud, but very harsh.

"Oh? Can you give an example? Zhou Xuan said calmly.

"The number and position of the stars correspond to the sixty-four hexagrams of the I Ching, and your ancients have already inferred and definited." Rist shrugged his shoulders, "I have no intention of slandering the traditional culture of a country, but your way of writing, ignoring the endless observations and calculations of generations of scientists, and attributing the discovery of celestial bodies to the ancients has long known, is a contempt for the development of science." ”

There are only a few lines of description in the book, but An Rushan's way of writing makes astronomers extremely sensitive to this, and it also hurts their self-esteem.

"I don't mean that, if we look at the time vertically, in fact, ancient and contemporary people live in parallel space. If everyone verifies the same event in different ways and gets the same result, it means that it is not a coincidence, but a real existence. Zhou Xuan explained.

"Hehe, it's interesting to put the time up and look at it." Professor Baldwin smiled, thinking it was very innovative, but it did not mean that others felt the same way.

"It is often said that every time a scientist climbs a peak with great difficulty, he finds that the theologian has been waiting for thousands of years. In fact, this statement is ironic, why does God never give instructions in advance and let people follow in His steps to do research, wouldn't that progress be faster? ”

"To put it another way, every time science reaches its peak, it returns to theology. And God here is not the object of worship in our narrow sense, but the origin of human beings and the universe, which is the most basic essence. Zhou Xuan said.

There was applause on the field, which was a praise for Zhou Xuan's eloquence, but Miao Lin and Yu Jiangzhou secretly wiped their sweat, one against seven, this debate has little chance of winning.

"You're very argumentative, but science speaks with facts." Rister was a little impatient and asked, "I have searched through the astrological data around the world, and there has never been such a definite statement as the Astronomical Astrology. Mr. Zhou Xuan, where did you get these theories? More than 2,000 years ago, you ancients discovered so many stars, on what basis? ”

Zhou Xuan was just about to speak, but Rist added: "Don't say what the inference is based on, I know that you have a saying that there are three lives and all things, which is too general, for scientists, only fission and fusion can produce huge energy." ”

"Ancient books have been lost, and I really can't show physical proof." Zhou Xuan said truthfully.

"It doesn't surprise me at all, but who are you listening to? Of course, if you have to say that you saw something through an ability or received a revelation from a god in a dream, I can only declare this event over. Rist said unceremoniously.

"At school, I heard a story from a classmate. It is said that the chemist Kekule has never been able to get the molecular structure of benzene, and one day I dreamed that a fast-spinning snake suddenly opened its mouth and bit its tail, and woke up and suddenly realized that it was a ring. There is never an absolute boundary between dreams and reality, and there are many anecdotes that get inspiration from dreams. Zhou Xuan opened his mouth and came.

"You, hear Kekule say that with your own ears?" "Scientific research is not hearsay," Rist asked rhetorically. ”

Some local reporters laughed, and some people applauded Lister, Yi Sheng sighed softly, the current situation is completely unfavorable to Zhou Xuan. Judging from his expression, Bu Jiazhuo also knew that Zhou Xuan had fallen behind, but he was in a hurry but couldn't help.

Academic discussion, and do not have to compete for a high level, can be valued by the society, for young people is also a rare opportunity, not to mention the shame, step by step can only comfort themselves.

Rist straightened his waist and looked around very gracefully, "Don't laugh, Mr. Zhou Xuan's courage is commendable, after all, a history student is interested in astronomy and has a wide range of hobbies." It's just that this book needs to be revised, otherwise, it is disrespectful to science and plagiarized the scientific research results of others. ”