Chapter 31                                                             �

However, Zhou Mengchen's words made Jiajing recognize him, but they made him feel even more uncomfortable.

What he felt most uncomfortable was that all the gods of Zhou Mengchen, who treated them as a tablet, were as contempt and disdain in his bones. Zhou Mengchen firmly believed in science and never felt that there was a big deal of gods. In his heart, he regarded these gods as cultural phenomena.

But Jiajing is different.

Jiajing believed in these gods deep down, or was willing to believe them. He rationally felt that Zhou Mengchen was right, but he was still very uncomfortable deep down.

However, even though it is uncomfortable, Jiajing rarely acts emotionally as an emperor. His liking and disgust may not be superficial.

After suppressing this uncomfortable feeling, he silently thought about Zhou Mengchen's solution.

First of all, he had to admit the facts. It is relatively accurate to measure solar and lunar eclipses based on the heliocentric theory.

Some things, even if they are denied, suppressed, or rejected, are still there, just as the earth is still revolving around the sun.

The smarter the person is, the more he can understand this. Fools may hold a point of view for the rest of their lives and believe in the truth of the world, and Jiajing is definitely not such a person.

Secondly, Zhou Mengchen's strategy was feasible in Jiajing's opinion, and it was even very beneficial to him.

After Jiajing ascended the throne, there was something that bothering him.

That is why he is the emperor?

Especially after he denied that he had inherited Emperor Xiaozong, this was even more so. The great etiquette storm and subsequent events also made Jiajing lack some confidence in his heart. At this moment, he felt that Zhou Mengchen's idea might work and add some golden light to him.

For example, the reincarnation of Donghuang Taiyi.

Speaking of Donghuang Taiyi, he is also a god in Chu. The place where Jiajing was born can also be regarded as Chu.

After a while, it was Zhou Mengchen.

It is also difficult to find a capable minister in the Ming Dynasty who is completely in line with the emperor.

Unless it was a eunuch. Emperor Jiajing hated eunuchs deeply. There were several dynasties in the Ming Dynasty and eunuchs caused fewer disasters, including the Jiajing Dynasty.

Let’s talk about being capable first.

Anyone with ability has some personality or temper. The reason why Yan Song was valued by Jiajing was certainly because Yan Song made Jiajing feel comfortable, and even more because Yan Song, who had no bottom line and was obedient to the emperor, had too few ministers. He was a rare thing.

Even so, Yan Song's ability among all the ministers was not outstanding.

Officials who came from the imperial examination were born with a network of relationships. There were teachers behind them, the same year, the village party, etc. It was impossible to expect them to do their best for the emperor, and Jiajing also understood one thing.

It goes without saying that Zhou Mengchen's ability and ability to calculate the astronomy calendar. The opinions just now also show that Zhou Mengchen is not a naughty person who doesn't understand politics at all. Now, he has no way to go except to hold his own thighs.

In addition to maintaining balance in the court, Jiajing still had a few confidants who came to do their own work. For example, Lu Bing, and Zhou Mengchen is also one of the candidates now.

Although Jiajing was not very comfortable with Zhou Mengchen's attitude towards ghosts and gods, he did not show it and said, "Yes, you have made contributions. I will not treat the meritorious ministers unfairly. Tell me, what rewards do you want."

Zhou Mengchen was overjoyed and said, "It is better to be able to receive praise from His Majesty than any reward."

Jiajing smiled softly and said, "I really know how to speak. I want to give you a clear distinction. If you deserve to be rewarded, you can't push away what you deserve to be punished, and if you deserve to be punished, you can't avoid what you want. What do you want?"

Huang Jin smiled and said, "Master Zhou, please tell me quickly? After passing this village, there will be no such store."

Zhou Mengchen took a deep breath, suppressed his excitement, and said, "Your Majesty asks me to rebuild the observatory and various instruments on the observatory."

The observatory mentioned by Zhou Mengchen, also known as the celestial platform, was left in the Yuan Dynasty and rebuilt in the seventh year of Zhengtong. It is not far from the Imperial Heavenly Prison. It is in the southeast corner of Beijing. Zhou Mengchen visited it during this period. It was very embarrassed.

First of all, the instruments are incomplete.

It would be fine if there were no astronomical telescopes. After all, in this era, even in the West, there were no astronomical telescopes. However, there were very few traditional astronomical instruments in ancient China, and they were very simple, and many of them were made of wood.

It’s not that Zhou Mengchen thinks that all these instruments must be made of copper and iron.

But the problem is that wood has been in more than a hundred years, and now it has more or less insect-eaten or other problems.

But astronomical instruments are almost the same.

Secondly, most people in the Imperial Heaven Supervisor cannot use it.

Zhou Mengchen himself is not very good at using these instruments, but Zhou Mengchen never expected that most of the people in the Imperial Heavenly Prison would not be able to use them, and Zhou Mengchen also had to think about the usage of them by himself. Fortunately, he would never leave his sect. Zhou Mengchen's attainments in astronomy are also good. There is no difficulty in promoting the program and regressing the usage.

However, even if Zhou Mengchen completes a complete organization, these instruments and venues do not meet the needs of astronomical observations.

What's more, Zhou Mengchen is now just a guest in the Imperial Heavenly Prison. Everyone is polite to him, but it does not mean that Zhou Mengchen can randomly interfere in the affairs of the Imperial Heavenly Prison.

After Zhou Mengchen arrived in Beijing, he tried several times, which also made Zhou Mengchen know that people's hearts were sinister and thought more about his own way out. After thinking about it, there was only one thing, which was to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses. Don't easily enter unfamiliar fields, but to deepen your field of expertise.

This is both a kind of self-protection.

After all, Zhou Mengchen has always been afraid of Confucianism. When he entered the field of Confucianism, Zhou Mengchen was seeking death. Be careful to be eliminated by his body.

However, in the field of astronomical and calendar calculation, Zhou Mengchen has become a scholar.

And Zhou Mengchen also knew that he still had a lot of things that he had not completed.

The heliocentric theory is that many things lack data, and astronomy is the science of observation and calculation. Zhou Mengchen has found the extreme in this regard, but observation has many improvements in this regard. He also determined a complete set of laws of astronomy and mechanics.

For example, Kepler's planetary law, Newton's three laws, etc. have been localized one by one.

You should know that Zhou Mengchen did not study astronomy in his previous life. The reason why he started with astronomy and studied astronomy hard during the years of mourning was certainly due to his family background. Another reason was that astronomy is the closest subject to science. None of them.

Zhou Mengchen always wanted to use astronomy as a springboard to jump to other disciplines.

And now Zhou Mengchen feels that the time has come.

Another point is that after a series of hardships, Zhou Mengchen decided to lie on a deserted hill, sharpen his minions and wait for the opportunity. These things are all part of grinding his minions and accumulating people's expectations.

Jiajing was a little surprised and said, "You want this?"

Zhou Mengchen said, "I know this is an adventurous request. I just think that the Grand General Calendar has come to an end. It's just that the cultivation of the calendar is a major event, and I dare not act rashly. Moreover, the observatory is not as good as it is. If you are good at doing things, you must first sharpen your tools. Therefore, I will first ask you to start with the rectification of the observatory."

Jiajing said: "It is hard for you to be dedicated to your public, good, Huang Dalian."

Huang Jin said, "I am here."

Jiajing said: "I sent an order to be sent to the imperial heaven supervisor, Mengchen, who was the official in the observatory of the observatory."

Huang Jin said, "I obey the order."

Jiajing said, "It's getting late, go back and prepare for the new official."

Zhou Mengchen immediately knew that Jiajing was driving people away, so Zhou Mengchen immediately bowed and retreated.

Jiajing looked at Zhou Mengchen's departure, sighed and said, "Another fool." In Jiajing's opinion, he does not love fame and fortune, is devoted to studying astronomy, and likes to spread his own doctrines. He seems to want to be the master of a generation. What is this kind of person not a fool?

However, being a fool like this is still worthy of respect when you have time.

Jiajing remembered something, then took a piece of rice paper and wrote four big words on it: "Donghuang Taiyi." He said: "Give it to the cabinet's cabinet's Master Xia and Master Yan."

"Yes." Huang Jin immediately directed the man's hands, carefully blow dry, then immediately framed it and sent it to the cabinet.
Chapter completed!