Chapter 115 The principle of the world's operation
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Seeing Zhu Ying scolding her in shock and anger, Zhang Shou smiled and said, "Yingying, don't argue."
Without even looking at the old man who turned his head and glared at him, he came straight to the emperor. After bowing deeply and saluting, he calmly said: "I don't know this old man, but after hearing him
I just mentioned the magic method, and I couldn't help but complain. If using a water tank to test the purity of items and whether they are hollow is a magic method, I have many more magic methods."
As Zhang Shou spoke, he glanced at a few other familiar acquaintances around him, including Zhou Xun, the imperial wine minister, Lu Wan, the minister of the Ministry of War, Chu Ying, Qi Jingshan, who had clearly come to join in the fun, and other officials whom he did not know very well.
Then he looked at the teacher Ge Yong and said: "Teacher, may I ask if there are eggs and salt at home?"
Ge Yongzheng was very angry because of the word "demon". When he heard Zhang Shou's clueless question, he couldn't help but be a little confused. After thinking for a moment, he made a gesture to a mute servant beside him without saying anything. Then he followed.
When the person ran away quickly, he said coldly: "After all, she has read the book, but she is like those foolish men and women in the folk, shouting about magic. It's like the book has been passed on to the dog!"
The white-haired old man immediately became angry and said: "Ge Yong, others are afraid of you, but I, Zhang Huaili, am not afraid of you! It's all because you are blind and recruit disciples randomly. How could you lead to him deceiving others with your evil words..."
"Bah, bah, bah!" Ge Yong was so angry that he rushed forward and sprayed spittle directly into the person's face.
"You are blind, and your heart is blind! Do you think you became the Minister of Household Affairs at such a young age because of your ability? That's because my favorite disciple Ding You, old man, has left the system, otherwise it will be your turn!"
I am too old to see and remember every tax figure, and every time I have to do something, I have to stutter in front of the emperor for a long time. If I were you, I would have resigned with shame!"
"You...you old man who speaks evil words is an insult to gentlemen!"
Zhang Shou ignored the low-level verbal exchange over there. Seeing that the mute servant from before had gone and returned, holding two eggs in one hand and a bag of salt in the other, he was about to step forward to pick them up, but he didn't want to
Ying actually beat him to it, then turned around and handed it to him with a smile.
He took one of the eggs from the eldest lady's hand, and after showing it to everyone else with a half-smile, he came to the small wooden basin that had been used to conduct density tests on gold, silver, and copper, and casually put the egg in.
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"Look, everyone, the egg has sunk to the bottom."
Seeing that everyone gathered around and confirmed the result, Zhang Shou took out the eggs from the water and returned them to Zhu Ying. Then he took the salt from Zhu Ying's hand, poured a lot of it into the wooden basin, and then scooped it up.
Mix the sleeves directly with your hands.
It wasn't until he felt that it was almost dissolved that he put the previous egg back in. In full view, the oval egg fell into the water, swayed for a while, and then suddenly floated up!
Seeing a large number of officials around, some frowned, some marveled, but the emperor had a calm expression, as if he had expected it. Ge Yong had already left Zhang Huaili, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, who was kneeling on the ground, and came over. Seeing this situation,
While gently tugging on his beard, he said calmly: "It's the same water, and the egg first sinks to the bottom, and then floats up. Is this also a magic trick?"
Zhang Huaili, who had white hair and white beard, was shocked and angry. He immediately got up and rushed over. He only took one look and shouted angrily: "Of course it was you who used the magic..."
"In the eyes of Zhang Shangshu, those charlatans who perform tricks on the street to get copper coins from boiling oil are also monsters who know magic? The so-called getting copper coins from boiling oil is just because the charlatans put vinegar under the oil and use vinegar.
It is denser than oil, so it will sink to the bottom, but the temperature required for boiling is lower than that of oil, so people mistake boiling vinegar for boiling oil, thus deceiving people."
Seeing that the corners of Zhang Huaili's mouth suddenly twitched and his face turned pale, he continued to say calmly: "The egg will sink when it is put into water, and float when it is put into salt water. It also takes advantage of the different densities and buoyancy of water and salt water."
The method used just now to measure the purity of gold, silver, copper, iron, etc., is nothing but the same approach but the same purpose."
"When you read the books of sages, don't you think you have learned the principles of all things in the world since you were a child? In this case, the ideas I came up with before and what the teacher is experimenting with now are just the principles of the world's operation and eternal change. Why do you know nothing about it?
Don’t know anything?”
Seeing that Zhang Huaili's face turned red and his neck was thick from being choked, he said calmly: "If you have time, you might as well read the Gurdjieff terminology manual that the teacher is about to publish in the future and figure out what density is, what buoyancy is, what volume is, and what is volume.
It’s called quality. It’s sheer ignorance to yell about magic when you see something you’ve never seen before!”
"What an eternal principle that governs the world!" The emperor clapped his hands in admiration and nodded repeatedly, "When I was a child and listened to the Empress Dowager talking about Taizu's past, I heard that Taizu often lamented that everyone was a rote scholar.
Only those who study hard can understand how the world works. Now it seems that even though so many years have passed, this is still the case!"
As he spoke, he scornfully rebuked: "A dignified official in the imperial court shouts about evil laws when he doesn't understand. He is simply ignorant!"
Compared with the emperor's attitude when Zhou Xun, the Imperial College's imperial eunuch, was accused of offering wine and locking the plaque inscribed by Taizu in a warehouse in order to extract secret documents, the emperor's words at this time were extremely harsh.
It was pity that Zhang Huaili, who was very old, first exchanged some words with Ge Yong, and then was stunned by Zhang Shou's "eternal principles". At this time, the emperor also made this ignorant comment.
He was so ashamed and angry that he tilted his head and fell down softly.
Then, a scene that made Zhang Shou even more unexpected happened, because the emperor caught Zhang Huaili with quick eyes and hands, and then squatted down and laid him flat on the ground.
Immediately afterwards, the emperor said angrily: "Come here, pinch him... No, let's just bring two people and take turns doing CPR on Zhang Shangshu. It's hard for you to practice the methods left by Emperor Taizu!"
Emperor Taizu actually left behind CPR...
When Zhang Shou saw two middle-aged men who looked like chamberlains snatched out from behind the emperor and squatted beside Zhang Huaili to do something to him, he couldn't help coughing and then whispered: "Your Majesty, I seem to have heard people mention this lady among the people.
Emperor Zu’s CPR, does it require blowing air from mouth to mouth and then compressing the chest?”
When he said this, he clearly caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye. The eyelids of the old man lying upright on the ground trembled slightly. Obviously, the person was not really dizzy. The words "mouth to mouth blowing" really scared the person.
, but there is no shame in "waking up" immediately.
The emperor glanced at him and immediately said with understanding: "Yes, and the force of pressing the chest must be strong, otherwise it will not be effective!"
Zhang Shou pretended to be curious and asked: "But I heard that if you press too hard, it seems that it is possible to break the ribs?"
The emperor almost laughed out loud, but he had to pretend to be more serious: "Saving people is like putting out fires, why do you care so much! I remember that Emperor Taizu once pressed the button to save people.
Whose five ribs... Hurry, give me CPR, it’s rare to encounter such a good case!"
Under the emperor's urging, the two chamberlains did not hesitate, and one of them immediately stretched out his hand to press Zhang Huaili's chest. However, he did not exert any effort at all, and he only heard the old minister on the ground suddenly groan loudly, and then almost
He suddenly sat up with a speed comparable to that of a carp. His agility was like that of a corpse, and he almost startled the chamberlain who was about to act.
It wasn't until he sat up that Zhang Huaili realized that everyone from the emperor to Zhang Shou, as well as other officials around him, were staring at him. Realizing that the truth about his faking faint was probably impossible to hide, he could only
He stood up with a red face, and then said dejectedly: "Since the emperor does not listen to my loyal words, then I have no choice but..."
"If you want to resign, then resign. It has nothing to do with me not listening to your joke about people playing witchcraft."
The emperor raised his eyebrows and said in an unusually mean tone: "There is a problem with the purity of the gold hidden in the household. I originally didn't plan to pursue anyone immediately, but since you insist on asking me to pursue it, I will grant your wish.
Someone came to the Ministry of Household Affairs to deliver an oral message. Zhang Shangshu reported that the gold hidden in the Ministry of Households was forged, and I am determined to investigate thoroughly!"
Seeing that Zhang Huaili was really pale and shaky this time, the emperor said with a smile: "Everyone else can testify that it was Zhang Shangshu who told me personally, right?"
This time, Zhang Shou saw a lot of officials looking at each other, but none of them stood up to oppose the emperor's speech with open eyes and lies.
Faced with this heavy blow, Old Man Zhang finally couldn't hold on any longer. He clutched his chest and fell down. But this time, without the emperor having to say anything, the two chamberlains who had not performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation just raised their heads.
With his feet, he lifted the old minister of the Ministry of Finance down with flying speed.
As for whether he will continue to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, only God knows...
It was only then that the emperor said lazily: "It's so heart-breaking to point fingers and criticize Huaihuai. It's an exaggeration...and then you faint after one bad move. It's been so many years, haven't you come up with any new tricks?"
Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhang Shou was staring at his right hand, and it turned out that Zhu Ying was grabbing his sleeve. The emperor couldn't help but smile, and then said: "Teacher, the troublesome person is gone, let's continue.
I want to see if this plaque inscribed by Taizu has any hidden compartments that can hide things!"
Ge Yongxu accepted the fact that one of his opponents was completely eliminated in a moment. He had no time to rejoice that another student who was about to resurrect Ding You might be able to regain control of the household department, so he immediately issued an order.
As the plaque inscribed by Taizu that had been hanging in the air for a while finally entered the water, a large amount of water overflowed from the calm wooden box. Everyone forgot about the farce just now and concentrated on watching the scene in front of them.
Because after the inscribed plaque is lifted out of the water again, it’s time to see the truth!
At this time, the radiant Zhu Ying stood beside him and couldn't help but whisper: "Ah Shou, when you just spoke, you were calm and relaxed, and it was even more fun when you acted with the emperor."
"That's because the emperor's cooperation is so tacit." Zhang Shou chuckled, and then heard Ge Yong's cry of hanging. As the inscription slowly came out of the water, he immediately made a silent gesture to Zhu Ying, and then almost held his breath.
He watched the water surface drop little by little, and finally, he heard a distinct sound.
"The water surface is under the notch, and the difference is estimated to be at least one point!"
Ge Yong was stunned for a moment, and then said thoughtfully: "This pool is one foot long and half a foot wide. If it is one minute, how many cubic feet will it be converted into volume... Oh, listen to the terms length, width and volume.
If you don’t understand, you can look back at my terminology manual.”
"Well, using feet as the unit, the volume should be one-twentieth of a cubic foot. Calculated, this plaque and the scraps of the same weight are at least one foot long, half a foot wide, and one inch high.
Of course, it may not be that accurate, that’s what it means. However, for the sake of accuracy, first mark the notches this time, measure them with a ruler, and let’s measure them a few more times!”