Chapter 395 The Common Ruler of the World!!!
Chapter 395 The Common Ruler of the World!!!
understand?
The more I listen, the more confused I become!
Zhuang Zhou's words left everyone in the court stunned.
They had never heard of such ideas and concepts, and it was completely beyond their comprehension.
This is just nonsense!
Sima Caizhang was so angry that he was shaking all over. He pointed at Zhuang Zhou and said:
"Mr. Zhuang, you are talking nonsense!
It has been recorded in ancient books that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, repeating this cycle. There is also a statement in "The Book of Rites of Dai Da: Zengzi's Round Sky" that "If the sky is truly round and square, then the four corners will not be covered."
So what you said is a complete blasphemy and insult to the thoughts of the ancient sages!
If you dare to talk nonsense again, don't blame me for being rude!"
however.
Zhuang Zhou didn't care at all, he smiled faintly and said:
"Mr. Sima, you are talking about the round sky and square earth, right?
To tell you the truth, this is also wrong.”
"You are so rude, you..."
Sima Caizhang's face turned red with anger at Zhuang Zhou's words. He was about to lose his temper but was stopped by Li Er.
Speaking of which, among these people, he and Zhuang Zhou talked the most.
He had long been accustomed to Zhuang Zhou's weird ideas.
But today, when I heard Zhuang Zhou talk about some new ideas, I became even more interested.
He knew that this guy's knowledge was far beyond the reach of ordinary people.
"Mr. Sima, don't be anxious! Listen to Zhuang Zhou."
Zhuang Zhou nodded and continued:
“The saying that the sky is round and the earth is square is because if you sit in a well and look at the sky, you can only see the world at the wellhead.
In fact, the sun does not revolve around us, but we revolve around the sun."
As he spoke, Zhuang Zhou looked at Li Er and asked:
"Your Majesty, could you please send for a ball and a lamp?"
"of course can!"
"Oh, by the way, get another brush so I can make a mark."
Li Er waved his hand, and immediately a eunuch brought a polo ball and an oil lamp.
Zhuang Zhou asked the eunuch to squat on the ground and hold the oil lamp in the air.
Li Er and other ministers had already gathered around.
At this time, Zhuang Zhou has transformed into a geography teacher and started to explain scientific knowledge.
“This oil lamp represents the sun, and this polo ball represents the earth.
The place on the polo ball that I circled with a brush represents the Tang Dynasty.
Just wait and see!
As the Earth revolves around the Sun, it is also rotating on itself.
But when the earth turns to this side, do you notice anything different? "
“It’s getting dark!”
Among all the officials, Cheng Yaojin suddenly shouted loudly.
It scared everyone around him.
"Duke Lu is right."
Zhuang Zhou smiled and explained:
“See? When the earth rotates to this side, the sunlight gradually disappears. This is dusk. Then the sunlight disappears completely. This is the origin of night.
Then, the earth continues to rotate, and when it encounters the light, does anyone know what moment this is? "
“Isn’t this the sunrise?”
Still Cheng Yaojin.
"Duke Lu is right again!"
"hey-hey!"
Cheng Yaojin smiled heartily, like a fat man who was praised by his teacher.
"Then when it is completely illuminated by sunlight, it is broad daylight, and this cycle repeats itself over and over again, and this is the origin of day and night."
Zhuang Zhou explained slowly.
Everyone in the court couldn't help but feel ripples in their hearts.
Good guy!
This seems to be really the case!
A bit weird!
Seeing that everyone was touched, Zhuang Zhou continued to explain in depth:
"When the Earth orbits the Sun, like here, the Northern Hemisphere is closest to the Sun, and that's summer.
And as it turns further and further away, that is winter.”
As he was speaking, Li Chengqian suddenly interrupted:
"So the process between summer and winter forms spring and autumn, is that what you mean?"
"Your Highness is right, that's exactly what you said."
"The four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the alternation of day and night are like this."
Everyone was dumbfounded.
They had never imagined or heard of such an idea.
"So, everyone, we actually live on a huge sphere, and the sun is like a huge lamp, providing us with light and warmth."
"Then...then how can we stand?"
Someone couldn't help but ask.
Zhuang Zhou smiled slightly and said:
"That's a good question.
In fact, the earth has gravity, just like when we throw stones, the stones will always fall down.
Water always flows to the lowest place, and you must have never thought about this reason.
So when we stand on the earth, we are also affected by the earth's gravity, which allows us to stand firmly on the ground."
"Oh……"
Everyone was in an uproar!
There was a gleam in Li Er's eyes. He didn't expect that Zhuang Zhou's knowledge was so profound that he could even talk about astronomy and geography.
Zhuang Zhou continued:
“In fact, this world is much bigger than you think.
Just as I said just now.
The earth is round, and even the present Tang Dynasty is just a very small piece of the earth.
Outside the Tang Dynasty, there are many, many countries and many, many people.
Some countries are all mountains, some countries are surrounded by the sea, and some countries are all grasslands.
Some countries are located in the desert...
In short, the world is huge, so huge that you can hardly imagine it."
Zhuang Zhou's words made everyone present fall into deep thought.
They never thought about it.
This world is so vast and so wonderful.
"Damn it, I thought outside the Tang Dynasty were the Western Regions and foreign vassal states.
But after hearing what Brother Zhuang said, I realized that the world outside is so big.
I, Old Cheng, really want to lead the troops to fight over there and see what happens.”
After Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, everyone started talking.
"Yes! If there are so many countries besides the Tang Dynasty, then we are really just in a remote corner!"
"That's right. From this perspective, the Tang Dynasty is too small."
"It doesn't matter. Once we conquer all these places, our Tang Dynasty will be even bigger!"
"Yes, yes, yes, we need to broaden our horizons. We need to unify polo. Oh, no, we need to unify the world."
"..."
Listening to the discussions of the court officials, these guys originally just wanted to live a peaceful life.
Only then did I realize that there are so many things I can do.
All of a sudden, we were full of energy.
At this time, Li Er looked at Zhuang Zhou with admiration in his eyes.
The world described by Zhuang Zhou is a completely new world.
Even Li Er was extremely excited.
I began to imagine that unknown world, looking forward to seeing it in person one day.
And Zhuang Zhou.
He is undoubtedly the wise man who leads the Tang Dynasty towards that vast world.
"Everyone!
This is about what Zhuang Zhou said just now, you all heard it.
Although it is a little difficult to understand, I think it makes sense.
The world is big, and the Tang Dynasty is just a part of it.
I believe that the Tang Dynasty should recruit talents widely and use them for its own benefit.
In this way, the Tang Dynasty will surely become more prosperous and become the true ruler of the world."
Li Er's words shocked everyone in the court.
The thoughts of the world's common leader are self-evident!
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