"Brunevsky wants to become a graduate student and study mathematics and astronomy? OK, OK." Yunxi said happily after hearing the news brought by Cao Zheng. For those who are willing and able to study science, no matter where they are, He welcomes all Chinese people whether they are willing to serve the Ming Dynasty or not.
'But we still need to see if he has bad intentions. He just came to learn the advanced science of our Ming Dynasty and is unwilling to share his research. People need to keep an eye on it. Cao Zheng and Zhou Wei can forget it and let them continue to work on a simple technology. Staff; let Yang Shiqi and Sichengtang keep an eye on it.' He thought again.
"I will first give him the official position of the chief registrar. If he can gain something as much as I love you, I will definitely not begrudge the reward." Although he was thinking about surveillance in his heart, he did not show it at all on the surface and continued to say with a smile.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Cao Zheng immediately thanked him, and he was also happy in his heart. Among all the people he met, Borunevsky was the most compatible with him except Zhou Wei. Although there was a slight language barrier between the two parties, Daming At this time, all the materials and symbols of astronomy were brought from the west by the cannibals during the Mongolian rule, and the astronomy of the cannibals was also developed on the basis of ancient Greek scholars. Therefore, even if there was a language barrier, both parties could come up with You can understand astrology charts right away without having to talk; mathematics also uses Indian numerals, and the symbols are easy to introduce, so communication is not difficult. Of course, Brunevsky thought this was invented by the Great Eclipse, and it was called the Great Eclipse Number. After Cao Zheng explained it, we found out that it was invented by Indians.
Therefore, Cao Zheng really hoped that Borunevsky could be admitted to prison and conduct research with him. When he heard Yunxi's words, although he had expected it, he was still very happy.
"It's not a favor given to you this time, why are you grateful?" Yunxi said with a smile.
"Forget it, I won't tease you anymore. I know you are happy to see Hunter and you are very happy to see a like-minded person." Yunxi saw that Cao Zheng didn't know how to answer after hearing his ridicule, so he said with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for pardoning my misconduct." Cao Zheng still didn't know what to say, so he could only say this.
"Let's not talk about Borunevsky. I will meet him in person before the opening of the office, so there is no need to talk about him now. How did your family react when they heard the imperial edict last night?" Yunxi added. road.
"Of course I'm very happy." Cao Zheng thought of last night and felt very happy in his heart. "My mother was very happy when she heard that I got a hereditary commander. After receiving the imperial edict from the guard, she read it carefully and kept saying, 'Oh my God. Words like "open your eyes", "your majesty's favor", "ancestors bless you", etc. made me burst into tears of joy."
"The rest of the family, whether they are my wife, son, brothers, sisters, or even the servants at home, are all happy for me and keep shouting that Your Majesty is so kind to me that I can't repay you..."
After learning that Cao Zheng had been rewarded so generously by Yunxi, everyone in the Cao family's mansion was very happy. After Cao Xing's death, because he had nothing to do with the royal family and his title could not be hereditary, his sons also had little ability. The whole family suddenly lacked a pillar; there were quite a few people who came to worship at the house, and high-ranking officials and dignitaries among the generals came, but they were mainly worried that they would not get a good reputation and did not have much affection for the Cao family. , it was just a false story. Immediately, a sign of dilapidation was faintly revealed. The servants in the family wanted to redeem themselves and leave. (After reading the previous article, I found that he had been killed, so I corrected it)
The sons who were originally under Cao Xing's wings suddenly knew the meaning of the word "disgraceful Yanliang", and they all felt the burden on them, and wanted to work hard to get the Cao family back to its original position. But they didn't have much ability. There is no support from above, and there has been no progress for more than two years. Seeing the Cao family's decline day by day, all the Cao family members see it in their eyes and feel sad in their hearts, but there is nothing they can do.
But at this moment, His Majesty suddenly rewarded Cao Zheng with great fanfare, which made the whole family see hope. Although they would be ridiculed for "not doing their job properly and relying on heresy to restore the holy family," at least they restored the holy family and allowed the Cao family to The decline has stopped! As long as they can restore the holy family, they are willing to let one of their brothers, nephews, and nephews join the palace as a eunuch, let alone rely on "side tactics"?
After hearing what Cao Zheng said, Yunxi smiled. There was already a commotion in the Cao family before the imperial edict was read out. After the entire edict was read out, some people could not help but stand up and laugh to the sky. When he came back, he He also asked specifically, so he knew everything Cao Zheng said. He asked Cao Zheng this question at this time, but he actually just wanted to hear words of thanks.
When Yunxi first became emperor, he liked giving orders the most. The feeling that no one would listen to the next imperial edict made him feel so good. It was even better than sleeping with a beautiful girl. The saying "power is the best aphrodisiac" is so true. .However, as he got a few years older, he gradually began to like hearing sincere words of gratitude from others, especially those in Cao Zheng's family who were already on the verge of collapse and had no hope, but he suddenly gave them hope. The gratitude he brought made Yunxi feel that he was the best and greatest person in the world. With the help of the refreshing feeling of "ordering the world not to dare to disobey" and the satisfaction of hearing the sincere words of thanks. , he felt more and more that he was a very great king.
But at least Yunxi still understood and knew that he should not be immersed in this feeling for a long time. After listening for a while with satisfaction, he interrupted Cao Zheng's words and chuckled: "Okay, I know that Aiqing's family is very grateful to me. Don't worry, As long as you can still produce research results, I will continue to reward you. Even if your family's title is restored, it may not be impossible."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Cao Zheng knelt down and said. At the same time, he secretly made up his mind: 'We must continue to produce research results and restore the family's title.'
"Exactly, I have some doubts that I want to tell you."
Yunxi continued: "I have read your draft over and over again and feel that the heliocentric theory is very complete and can explain most of the astronomical phenomena. But I have read it a few more times, and there are still two points that cannot be explained."
"First, the heliocentric theory still cannot explain why the sun, moon and stars can circle the earth every day; second, since the center of the earth has gravity pulling everything on the earth, whether it is people, animals, cars or horses, then why does this gravity not Pulling the stars in the sky to fall downward?"
"Your Majesty, I am ashamed that I have not thought of these two points." Cao Zheng said. He actually thought of these two issues himself, but after thinking about it repeatedly, he didn't know how to explain it, so he could only explain the half-finished heliocentric theory to Yun first. Report.
Yunxi was not disappointed. Cao Zheng had thought about these two issues when he was still a hundred households and studied them secretly in private, and he would never forget them later. However, he did not report them to himself yesterday, which shows that he has not studied them.
"I also thought about it and couldn't figure out the reason. However, I feel that the heliocentric theory can only have this important inference after completely getting rid of the original geocentric theory. When you think about these two issues, you must not fall behind the results of previous research. You have to think more boldly within your own rut. Anyway, no matter how absurd your thoughts are, I don’t care, and you don’t need to set limits for yourself,” Yunxi said.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I would like to follow Your Majesty's teachings." Cao Zheng agreed without hesitation. Although he did not have a serious discussion with Yunxi, he just said it and Yunxi listened, but he could also feel that Your Majesty was interested in it. Astronomy is also very researched, and what he said is worthy of attention. He even had a feeling that His Majesty seemed to know what the next step of astronomy research would be, but he did not say it, and was only guiding him or Zhou Wei.
"Okay. That's all I know about astronomy. You can go back and study." Yunxi did not continue to raise points. If Cao Zheng could enlighten him, it would be enough to raise the points to this point. If he talks too much, he should be doubtful; If you are not enlightened, no matter how much you say, it will be useless.
Yunxi talked to him a few more words about mathematical research. Mathematical knowledge is different from astronomy. It is one of the six arts of a gentleman. It doesn't matter if he publicly shows that he knows it. Besides, if I talk about mathematical knowledge, I can only remember a few superficial things. In calculus, he was not much better than Cao Zheng, so he immediately started to discuss it seriously.
"Aiqing is right. I didn't expect this. I should let you teach the people in the palace who keep accounts. It will be very beneficial for them to calculate in this way." Yunxi heard him answer an algebra question. solution, his eyes lit up and he said.
"Your Majesty is so complimentary." Cao Zheng said modestly.
"What's so modest about this? After the New Year, when everything in the palace is finished, I will definitely ask you to teach them this algorithm. Lu Yi!" Yunxi immediately shouted loudly.
"My servant is here." Lu Yi hurried over.
"Remember, wait until the 19th day of the first lunar month to remind me that I will ask Cao Zheng to teach an algorithm to the bookkeepers in the palace." Yunxi ordered.
"Yes, official." Lu Yi agreed, turned around and left.
"Hold on," Yunxi suddenly stopped him: "What are you holding in your hand?" When Yunxi was giving instructions just now, he caught a glimpse of several documents in his hand, which looked like memorials.
"Officials, this is the memorial delivered by the ministers who came from the imperial city to the palace just now and brought from the General Affairs Department." Lu Yi suddenly felt a little panicked, but managed to say calmly.
"Since it's a memorial, show it to me." Yunxi said.
"Guan, today is the twenty-third of the twelfth lunar month, but you have the only rest time all year round, so don't bother worrying about these memorials. My servant also turned over them a little, nothing important." Lu Yi said again.
"Show it to me!" Yunxi said in a voice that was unquestionable. He didn't think it was anything at first, and he didn't see Lu Yi's panic expression; but when he asked for a memorial, Lu Yi didn't give it, which aroused his suspicion. Must see.
A troubled expression flashed across Lu Yi's face, but he did not dare to disobey the order. He could only walk over and hand the memorial to Yun Xi. Yun Xi took the memorial and looked at it for a few times, then sneered: "That's it."
He read these memorials roughly once, then closed them all, sneered at Cao Zheng and said, "My dear, do you know what is written in these memorials?"
"I don't know."
"Everything written in the memorial is against the reward I gave you yesterday. Some people euphemistically said that the things Ge Zhijian studied were of little use to the country, and even if there were gains, they should not be rewarded so heavily. This was still a gentle statement, and those The words are fierce, directly saying that what Gezhi Prison is studying are some strange and obscene techniques, and Aiqing and others are also alchemists. Not only should Aiqing and others not be rewarded, but most of them should be imprisoned and punished. Only a few people are left to watch and record the stars and write the calendar." Yunxi still said coldly.
"Your Majesty, I apologize." Cao Zheng suddenly blushed when he heard someone talking about his research and saying that he was an alchemist. Even a military general despised alchemists. But he was also taught by Confucianism. Deep down in my heart, I vaguely agree with what these people said, not to mention that none of the people who have been quoted dare not argue and can only apologize.
"What are you apologizing for? The ones who should be apologised are precisely the people who submitted the memorial." Yunxi narrowed his eyes and said, "I only regard what I do as business, and denounce everything else as crooked ways, even the generals who use troops to fight. They are also despised by them, which is exactly the bad habit of some literati and officials!"
"The last time I took action to correct the atmosphere of the court was three years ago, no, it was four years ago after the New Year, when I refuted the theory of women's observance of moral integrity. Nearly four years have passed, and they have probably forgotten what I did. After all, leeks They have no memory. But it’s okay, I will let them recall it.”
"Your Majesty, although what you civil servants say is a bit biased, the matters studied by those who are in prison are really not as good as those of civil servants. Your Majesty does not need to be angry." Cao Zheng hurriedly advised. If Yunxi is punished, he will be punished severely. Of course Cao Zheng would be very happy with these people who submitted the memorial, but if the civil servants knew that the decision was made in his presence, the civil servants could not deal with the emperor, but they could not deal with him? He would be able to bear the stumbling block secretly, so No matter how unhappy he was, he would still give advice.
"I understand what Aiqing wants. Don't worry, no third party will know about today's situation." Yunxi raised his head and glanced at Lu Yi.
"I will definitely not tell anyone!" He knelt down and said, but he was thinking: 'I'm afraid I have to report this to the Queen. Hey, I hope the Queen will be more tolerant to the slave.' (To be continued)
