The first time Zuo Menggeng and Xu Guangqi met, they had a very pleasant conversation.
Zuo Menggeng felt that Xu Guangqi was completely unlike a person of this era.
His open attitude towards all things in the world is rare even among later generations.
A person who is not stubborn, not rigid, and is practical and realistic in learning. This is Zuo Menggen's first impression of Xu Guangqi.
If I want to talk about the negative part...
It would be a pity that this old man would become an official.
If Xu Guangqi really devoted his whole life to academics, I really can’t imagine how much contribution he would make.
Because many academic concepts mentioned by Xu Guangqi, even Zuo Mengeng was confused and had only a partial understanding of them.
The soul that Zuo Menggen inherited was formed under the impact of abundant information hundreds of years later, and it was unexpectedly unable to communicate with this old man on an equal footing.
It is a pity that in this era, if you are not an official, Xu Guangqi's academic studies cannot be studied; if you are an official, your energy will be dragged down.
The most speechless thing is that the court still does not allow him to take an official position that he is good at.
He is obviously a great mathematician and scientist, but he still has to take care of the affairs of the Ministry of Rites.
If we want to say that Xu Guangqi's greatest contribution in serving in the Ministry of Rites is probably that he provided a lot of help to Western priests.
This kind of help also allowed a large amount of Western knowledge to take root and sprout in the land of China.
The two people, an old man and a young man, talked happily and endlessly, leaving others speechless.
At the same time, I also witnessed the power of a knowledgeable young man.
In terms of profound knowledge, Zuo Menggeng was not as good as Xu Guangqi.
However, in terms of Guangbo, limited by the conditions of the times, even the greatest navigator of this era, let alone Xu Guangqi, could not be Zuo Mengeng's opponent.
When Zuo Menggeng proposed that based on the flow of ocean currents, there was a large island far southeast of the mainland, Xu Guangqi finally recognized Zuo Menggeng's ability in Western learning.
At this time, Australia had just been discovered and the Europeans had not yet developed it.
The fact that Australia exists only exists among a few people in Europe.
Xu Guangqi only heard it from the mouths of Western missionaries and didn't care.
When Zuo Menggeng said that the existence of land could be known by relying on ocean currents, Xu Guangqi immediately learned new knowledge.
Originally, Xu Guangqi was not planning to let Zuo Mengeng go, but Xu Xiang came in to report.
"Sir, Mr. Wei and all the Western gentlemen are here."
Xu Guangqi had no choice but to say to Xu Ruolin: "You accompany him around the house, and after I have taken care of the guests, we can eat and chat in the evening."
If Xu Erjue wanted to accompany Xu Guangqi and receive Zuo Mengeng, he could only leave it to Xu Ruolin.
As for whether Xu Guangqi did it intentionally or not, that is not known.
Anyway, Xu Erjue's expression was so weird that Xu Ruolin didn't dare to look up at all.
Zuo Mengeng bid farewell to Xu Guangqi temporarily and took Hou Fangyu to follow Xu Ruolin to the back.
Although the backyard of Xu Mansion is not big, it is very elegant and has a bit of Jiangnan style.
It was midsummer, and several flowers were in full bloom in the yard. Xu Ruolin stood next to the flowers, and she was really more beautiful than the flowers, full of beauty.
Zuo Mengeng's lsp soul was activated, and he couldn't bear it for a moment. He suddenly realized that he was holding something in his hand, and he was very dissatisfied.
"Classmate Hou Fangyu, don't you understand math problems? In the good times, when you have knowledge that you don't understand, you should study hard. Go and review your homework by yourself."
Hou Fangyu's head was filled with questions.
"My little brother is confused, shouldn't he ask Sister Xu for advice?"
Zuo Mengeng felt that this little kid was a little confused.
"No, you don't need to."
Hou Fangyu wanted to protest, but his eyes suddenly caught sight of the shy Xu Ruolin, and he immediately understood.
"Oh, I understand. Brother Zuo wants to marry Sister Xu..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zuo Mengeng covered his mouth and threw it to the servant of the Xu Mansion.
"Excuse me, take him to rest."
The servant held back his laughter and took Hou Fangyu away, leaving the space to a pair of young people.
Xu Ruolin no longer looked as arrogant as before. She didn't dare to look at Zuo Mengeng at all, but whispered: "You...how can you bully the younger brother of the Hou family? You should know...ah..."
Before she could finish speaking, her hand was grabbed by Zuo Mengeng.
It was soft and smooth, with a skin like gelatin, with a coolness that was very different from summer, which made Zuo Mengeng's heart tremble.
"Good sister, have you thought about me?"
Xu Ruolin was so embarrassed that she wanted to get rid of her, but she didn't have enough strength.
"Oh, let go now. What will it look like if someone sees you?"
Zuo Mengeng didn't make any further moves, he just grabbed her catkins and showed his heart.
"I miss you."
Oh my god, when have girls in this era ever received such frank talk?
Xu Ruolin's mind was already open enough, but her heart was still trembling and she couldn't help herself. But this feeling of being confessed was so good that it made her feel hot from head to toe.
"You want to... miss me, but you don't want to write a letter?"
Zuo Mengeng scratched his head.
"I wrote a letter."
Thinking of the poem at the end of the letter, Xu Ruolin couldn't help but feel sweet, but her mouth was full of coquettishness.
"What's a letter?"
Although Zuo Mengeng didn't understand emotions very well, he also knew that there was nothing wrong with following the girl at this time.
"Then I will write to you every day from now on."
The girl was very happy to be coaxed, but she said angrily: "Are you very free? You write to me every day, do you want to do anything else? How can a man be addicted...indulged..."
Zuo Mengeng lowered his head slightly and whispered in her ear.
"There are two kinds of laws in the world. If you don't live up to the Tathagata, you won't live up to you."
An adaptation of a classic poem opened the door to Xu Ruolin's heart domineeringly.
She suddenly found that she had fallen.
Girls have never been immune to beautiful words.
She didn't even know why this rough-looking boy could say such direct words.
Even Tathagata with boundless power can't stop him from liking me...
What else is there to be dissatisfied with?
At this moment, it was Xu Ruolin who held Zuo Mengeng's hand tightly.
In the quiet pavilion, two young men and women seemed to be adhering to each other and cuddling together. What they saw with their eyes was the scenery, and what they felt in their hearts was the love.
For a long time, neither of them spoke, but it was worth a thousand words.
It wasn't until the laughter of a maid passing by in the distance that Xu Ruolin woke up from her mysterious state.
"What have you been doing these days?"
Zuo Mengeng chatted with her and told her everything about himself.
After hearing what happened to Xu Yaqing, Xu Ruolin seemed to have said unintentionally: "That demon sect saint must be very beautiful, right?"
Zuo Mengeng immediately became alert and as holy as a senior monk.
"She is a demon witch."
Xu Ruolin never gives up.
"Only witches can deceive people's hearts."
What the subtext is is up to you to decide.
Zuo Menggeng's Tai Chi is very good, as if it is closed without leaving any flaws.
"But witches can also kill people."
There is no need to say more, this sentence is enough.
Xu Ruolin asked: "Then did you catch her?"
Zuo Mengeng shook his head.
"No. She doesn't know where she is hiding, waiting to cause trouble."
Women will not care about things that are not a threat to themselves. Xu Ruolin suddenly thought of something and said: "By the way, let's go to the study and show you my results."
In Xu Guangqi's study, Zuo Mengeng saw the "Elements of Geometry" recompiled by Xu Ruolin.
Reading the content inside, Zuo Mengeng felt relaxed and happy, as if he had met this girl for the first time.
"Do you know that just because of this, your name will definitely be mentioned in the history of history?"
This compliment was too heavy, and Xu Ruolin was flattered.
"I didn't think too much. I just got a new calculation method from you. I felt that the expressions expressed by Yaya and Matteo Ricci were not concise enough, so I thought about revising it."
Zuo Mengeng shook his head in admiration.
"This is not just a slight change. In this way, there will no longer be any difficulty in making this book popular all over the world. From now on, as long as we promote it carefully, everyone will not be far away from learning arithmetic."
Xu Ruolin's eyes widened instantly.
"Yeah, Yaya once said that this book will be learned by everyone in a hundred years. I didn't expect that you and Yaya would coincide with each other."
Zuo Mengeng really didn't know that Xu Guangqi had said this, and he couldn't help but admire the old man even more.
"Xuan Hugong has profound insights, and I can only pick up on his wisdom."
Xu Ruolin realized that Zuo Mengeng was more and more satisfied, so she couldn't help but grabbed Zuo Mengeng's sleeve and left.
"Let's go find Yaya. If he knows your thoughts, he will definitely make you a confidant."
The two of them walked back to the main hall, but before they entered, they heard a loud voice talking.
"Everyone should know that in China, the soil is relatively soft, surrounded by mountains, and there are few flat areas. Although four-wheeled carriages can carry more cargo, they are not consistent. This is the difference between China and Yi and cannot be generalized. This is
China, Eastern learning, and Western learning all have their own advantages and disadvantages, but Eastern learning is superior."
Just as Zuo Mengeng walked to the door, he saw a skinny old man standing in the middle, impassioned and proud.
Opposite him, there were several Westerners, all with solemn expressions.
I really didn’t expect that in the home of Xu Guangqi, who advocated Western learning, a dispute between East and West was actually staged.
