Chapter 1169 Postscript The Legend of the Twenty-Fifth Eldest Princess
Chapter 1169 Postscript 25: The Legend of the Eldest Princess
In a teacher's dormitory of Luoyang Taixue, Wang Daqing was working at his desk with concentration.
This dormitory is for temporary rent.
There is an obvious chain of contempt among the various administrative regions of the Ming Dynasty.
The North Korean Province where Wang Daqing was born is at the lower end of the chain of contempt, and is better than the Governor-General's Palace and the Protectorate's Palace.
He has publicly emphasized many times that his ancestors were pure Han Chinese and were Shandong military officers transferred to Pyongyang during the reign of Emperor Taizu Hongwu.
But his weird accent when he was young was still often made fun of by his colleagues.
For this reason, Wang Daqing specially took in a concubine from Luoyang. He talked to the concubine every day and practiced the Zhongyuan Zhengyin.
"Dong dong dong."
"Please come in."
A servant opened the door: "Erlang, Tang Xianggong from the Mathematics Society is here to visit."
The Tang Xianggong had already entered the room, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Bringing good news to my dear brother."
Wang Daqing asked expectantly: "Which scholar approved my new geometry?"
Tang Xianggong shook his head: "You print papers and distribute them everywhere, even at literati gatherings. The impact is really bad. People who understand mathematics will naturally know that your papers are too ridiculous. But what do those literati know? They still think that we are mathematicians.
Learn not to tolerate dissent!”
"The news has reached the ears of the old president. Although the old president does not agree with your paper, he has spoken and allowed your paper to be published. During the academic event in early summer, a hall will be reserved for you, and you will have half a day.
Sufficient time to introduce your academic achievements in public."
Wang Daqing couldn't help but be happy: "It's indeed good news. Do I need to come and pay homage to the old president?"
Tang Xianggong said: "The old president is not in good health, so don't bother him."
Wang Daqing asked again: "It has been two months and there is still no mathematician who agrees with my paper?"
Tang Xianggong patted Wang Daqing on the shoulder: "I have carefully verified Xiandi's paper. The derivation process is all correct, and the conclusions drawn are more absurd than the last. What is the use of studying these?"
Wang Daqing said: "Eyes can deceive people, thoughts can also deceive people, but mathematics cannot deceive people. Since it exists, it has its own value, and maybe one day it will be used."
It can indeed be used, but it will probably take hundreds of years.
In another time and space, Lobachevsky, the founder of Roche's geometry, was known as the "Bruno of geometry." From this nickname, we can know the situation he faced at that time.
Although he was not burned to death, he was never recognized and was even ostracized by the academic community. He died in depression in his later years.
Gauss was also doing similar research at the time, but Gauss never dared to publicly support Lobachevsky and only praised Lobachevsky privately as the best mathematician in Russia.
Wang Daqing's research into this stuff is doomed to disapproval for the rest of his life.
"Just take care of yourself." Tang Xianggong said goodbye with his hands in hand.
Wang Daqing hurriedly sent him downstairs in person, and stood quietly under the eaves for a long time. After Tang Xianggong completely disappeared from sight, he sighed and returned to his temporary dormitory.
Sitting on a chair, Wang Daqing took out his tobacco and puffed on his pipe, his thoughts wandering to nowhere.
He is very irritable!
Ever since he came up with the new geometric system, Wang Daqing has been in a state of agitation. Even his students were amazed at it on the surface, but secretly they didn't believe it at all.
He seemed to be standing on the opposite side of the entire world.
He was isolated.
"Dong dong dong."
Another knock on the door brought Wang Daqing, who was in a daze, back to reality.
Before Wang Daqing agreed to open the door, the servant happily pushed the door open and said, "Erlang, a young bachelor came to visit. He said he approved of Erlang's knowledge of geometry!"
Agree with me?
Wang Daqing stood up quickly and walked quickly to the door, only to see a young man standing outside the door.
This young man's face was too immature, Wang Daqing looked at his waist.
Bachelor of Jasper.
"My little friend, please come in quickly." Wang Daqing said with great enthusiasm.
Xie Yan bowed his head and said: "Xie Yan, who is a junior and is the last to learn, pays homage to Professor Wang."
Wang Daqing reacted suddenly: "Xie Yan discovered the damping phenomenon and caused controversy due to molecular theory?"
"Exactly." Xie Yan replied.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Wang Daqing suddenly laughed heartily: "You were scolded miserably, and I was scolded miserably. We share the same fate."
Xie Yan also smiled: "Those doubts about me will soon dissipate. But I am afraid that your criticism will not dissipate for another few decades."
Wang Daqing dragged a chair over and asked Xie Yan to sit down and talk: "Can you prove yourself?"
Xie Yan said: "I made a balance that is more accurate than the long-arm damping balance that came out some time ago."
"What a young prodigy." Wang Daqing praised.
The servant brought the kettle with boiling water from the briquette stove in the corridor.
Wang Daqing took out the tea leaves and made tea for Xie Yan himself: "Do you agree with my new geometry?"
"Mathematics doesn't lie." Xie Yan said.
Hearing this, Wang Daqing's eyes lit up and he quickly took Xie Yan's hand: "You know me too!"
Xie Yan said: "There are some parts of that paper that I didn't understand. Can Professor Wang explain it in person?"
"You don't have to call me by title, my name is Wang Daqing, my courtesy name is Shanzhi, and my family name is No. 2. Although you and I are meeting for the first time, we are no different from being close friends. We can be friends by the same generation."
Wang Daqing looked forward to the stars and the moon, and finally hoped that someone would take the initiative to ask him for advice on his essay: "If there is anything you don't understand, brother Xian, just ask. Brother Fool knows everything and can tell you everything."
Although Xie Yan has never learned Luo Clan geometry, no one else in the world has.
Even Wang Daqing himself has only been working on it for more than a year, and the new geometric system has not yet been perfected.
The two of them sat side by side at the desk, holding pen and paper and asking questions.
At noon, the servants were asked to buy some food, and they continued to explain geometry problems while eating.
Time flies by so fast, it’s already half afternoon.
Xie Yan's entourage stood at the door and reminded: "Liu Lang, it's almost time to return to the city. If you wait too long, you may not be able to close the city gate."
Wang Daqing said: "Brother, why don't you stay here tonight? Taixue has extra dormitories. I will help you borrow one."
Xie Yan stood up and said goodbye: "Thank you for your kindness. Brother is still waiting at home."
Wang Daqing sent the guest downstairs again.
But in the morning when seeing off guests, he felt depressed.
At this time, he was in a happy mood when seeing off guests.
When saying goodbye, Xie Yan suddenly said: "Brother Shan's new geometry is derived from the assumption that a straight line has multiple parallel lines. What if we assume that a straight line has no parallel lines?"
Wang Daqing was stunned on the spot, as if he had been struck by lightning.
By the time he came to his senses, Xie Yan had already walked away.
Wang Daqing shouted towards Xie Yan's back: "Thank you, dear brother, for reminding me. No matter what results come out, we will sign the paper together. You are the first author and I am the second author!"
Xie Yan was not good at mathematics and it was quite difficult to do the math, so he simply asked Wang Daqing to do the relevant research.
Roche geometry is already available, so we might as well develop Riemannian geometry.
At this stage, it is impossible for this thing to win honors and will only bring endless criticism.
It is a supporting mathematical tool for the theory of relativity.
In the next two or three months, Wang Daqing has been immersed in research, completely ignoring what is happening outside.
It’s already early summer in the blink of an eye.
More and more scholars are gathering in Luoyang, some even coming from border areas.
The official conference has not yet started, but some unofficial small meetings are already being held.
These unofficial meetings are where scholars invite each other to participate, pool money to rent conference venues, each introduce the latest academic results, and discuss next research directions.
If many scholars who are not invited to formal meetings come to Luoyang to join in the fun, their main activity is to attend unofficial meetings.
Meng Shu is one of them.
His research interests are mathematics and astronomy. He has been working as a teacher in his own academy and is not a public teacher in Taixue.
After a small meeting, Meng Shu felt like sleeping.
The contents of the exchanges between those scholars were either seen in journals, or they were stuck on a certain issue. A large group of people discussed for a long time, basically talking about the same old things, and they might as well be reading journals at home.
The second half of various small meetings tended to turn into tea parties for scholars, and they even gradually talked about gossip news in academia.
A teacher from Chengdu Imperial College next to him said: "Have you heard? The Queen Mother and the eldest princess will also attend the opening meeting."
Before Meng Shu could answer, the teacher from Lanzhou Imperial College behind him asked: "Which eldest princess?"
"That's the one the emperor loved most when he was alive."
"You are looking for death. The prince-in-law participated in the coup, can the eldest princess bring it up?"
"Since the news has been released this time, the matter will definitely be over."
"Hard to say."
"..."
Meng Shu smiled and said, "Don't ask around blindly. The imperial court has its own profound meanings in doing things."
The eldest princess they are talking about is the youngest daughter of Emperor Dingtai and the aunt of the current little emperor.
The consort was also a young talent. Due to the forced marriage by Emperor Dingtai, his career was ruined and he could only study academics. On the surface, the couple appeared to be loving and harmonious, but in fact, their marital status was extremely bad. After many years of marriage, they did not even have any children.
The prince-in-law was cold and violent towards the princess.
King Yong did not have any real power before the coup. While colluding with the civil and military ministers, he also secretly made friends with Luoyang scholars.
Because in the Royal Society, in addition to scientists, there are also many great scholars and artists. These people also have great influence, and are especially good at manipulating public opinion.
The prince-in-law was also attracted by King Yong. It is estimated that the prince-son-in-law wanted to become an official through a coup.
What exactly happened at that time is unclear to outsiders.
All I know is that King Yong and his consort were executed together, but nothing happened to the eldest princess. The little emperor even gave the eldest princess the emblem of "Jing".
For academic circles, the princess is a sensitive word.
Because before the coup, the couple often held private academic gatherings, and many scholars attended their salon. At that time, the eldest princess was the dream goddess of countless scholars, and she could brag about it for months just by being invited.
A large number of scholars followed the prince's consort and rebelled, especially the largest number of scholars in the liberal arts.
These people may not be proficient in conducting coups, but they are quite capable of creating public opinion. After King Yong forged an imperial edict and succeeded to the throne, scholars swarmed to help build momentum. They all said that King Yong was enlightened and benevolent and had always had a reputation as a wise king. As an emperor, he could
Directly following the rule of Taizu.
When the Queen Mother came back with the young emperor, those scholars immediately changed their stance and wrote articles criticizing King Yong's wolfish ambitions. They were actually deceived by his disguise.
Queen Mother Ye and Prime Minister Deng were not used to it. All scholars who sang praises for King Yong were beaten as rebels!
3 people were beheaded, 25 were exiled, 61 were imprisoned, and were permanently expelled from the Royal Society.
It also includes seven scientists.
In the past three years or so, many scholars have been restless because they were also very close to the Prince Consort, but they did not publicly support King Yong's succession. They were afraid that the court would one day bring up the old matter again and treat them as remnants of rebellion.
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Although the consort was executed, the eldest princess was still alive.
Moreover, the eldest princess can also serve as a witness to prove that they had befriended the consort.
The former goddess in dreams has now become a soul seducer, threatening her life forever!
After discussing the eldest princess for a while, the people around Meng Shu gradually talked about Xie Yan.
"Who knows who Xie Yan is? The sixteen-year-old Jasper Bachelor is too eye-catching."
"I heard he is the son of Tongpan of Huangzhou Prefecture."
"His damping paper is indeed an important discovery. However, damping phenomena are very common, and he did not study it in depth. I think it is a bit too much to give it to the Jasper Bachelor. It is not a good thing to encourage the development of the seedlings."
"That's right. The last 16-year-old Jasper Bachelor died young at the age of 20. Young people should still put pressure on him, which will also help his long-term development."
"From his molecular papers, we know that he is an uneducated person, and his discovery of the damping phenomenon was purely accidental. He actually said that homogeneous atoms can form molecules, without even understanding the basic chemical knowledge. He said two things
Oxygen atoms form oxygen molecules, do you dare to believe this nonsense?"
"Alas, the academic atmosphere has become increasingly bad in recent years."
"..."
Meng Shu listened silently and said nothing the whole time.
Those who came to participate in such informal meetings were all low-level bachelors who were not qualified to participate in formal meetings. They did not have many academic achievements, but they had deep academic prejudices, and they especially liked to judge their seniority.
They have worked hard for half their lives and are only low-level bachelors.
And Xie Yan can actually be on the same level as them, or even one level higher than some of them, with just one damping paper. How can they accept this?
What's more, Xie Yan also published a controversial molecular paper, which provided them with a topic for criticism.
Meng Shu took a look at the scholar on his left. He became a bachelor of medicine and jade in his fifties, and now he is still in his sixties. It would be strange if such a person could get used to Xie Yan!
"You guys should say less," Meng Shu couldn't stand listening and reminded, "Xie Yan is currently living in the residence of the Minister of Industry."
As soon as this statement came out, the small circle fell silent instantly.
Many project grants for science scholars are allocated by the Ministry of Industry.
The 60-year-old medicine jade scholar, who was crazily criticizing Xie Yan just now, suddenly asked cautiously: "Meng Xiaoyou knows that Xie Yan?"
Meng Shu said: "We met on the train some time ago, and the exchange was quite harmonious. He became a Jasper Bachelor at a young age, but he rarely forgets about it, and his interactions with others can be said to be polite."
Another scholar in his fifties asked: "Is Xie Yan a junior of Chen Shangshu?"
Meng Shu said: "I don't know about this. When we disembarked and parted ways, the address he left for me was the residence of the Minister of Industry."
"Haha, the damping phenomenon can be widely used. I think it is just right to give a Jasper Bachelor." Suddenly someone changed his mind.
"Yes, yes, I actually want to add a damper to the carriage."
"Since Bachelor Meng knows Xie Yan, why not invite him out for a get-together. Young people may not be mature enough, but they can always come up with new ideas that impress us."
"I agree with part of that molecular paper. The areas that are still open to discussion can be discussed further."
"..."
Meng Shu stopped talking again and ran away on the pretext of going to the toilet.