Chapter 69                                                                                                                             �

Although astronomical telescopes are a great advance in astronomy, there are still not many astronomical phenomena that can be seen and discussed.

What Zhou Mengchen remembered was Jupiter's moon.

First, Jupiter is very large, and is the largest planet in the solar system. In addition, it is the phenomenon of Jupiter moons.

This can be used as a proof of the relationship between the Earth and the Moon.

So, Zhou Mengchen re-adjusted his perspective and found Jupiter. If he could see, the two small stars were on the side of a big star.

There are not just two moons of Jupiter. But now, all that can be seen in astronomical telescopes. Even due to angle issues, no one can see it like two small stars, but it seems like a circle.

Zhou Mengchen gave instructions to Emperor Jiajing. Emperor Jiajing was surprised when he saw it.

It was like opening the door to a new world for him.

Then he asked Zhou Mengchen to point it to him one by one according to the star list.

In this way, Jiajing was still unsatisfied until the second half of the night, which made Zhou Mengchen have to stay in the palace.

The next day, when Zhou Mengchen was still in a daze, Emperor Jiajing came to Yingtian Pavilion again.

Zhou Mengchen greeted him immediately. This time, Emperor Jiajing did not talk about the astrological signs.

Jiajing looked at the east sky with melancholy and said, "Mr. Zhou, I didn't sleep well last night? Do you think there are really ghosts and gods between heaven and earth?"

No matter what myth, it is difficult to escape the description of a place, that is, heaven, heaven in the West, and heaven in China.

There is no Guanghan Palace above the moon, and there is no golden crow in the sun. The stars in the sky are not the residences of gods, but big balls that look like the earth. This caused a great blow to the very superstitious Jiajing.

Zhou Mengchen then suddenly realized why Emperor Jiajing asked Zhou Mengchen to tell him to follow the star list and point most of the stars to him.

There is nothing good to see about this?

Compared with those stars that are illuminated from many light years away, the astronomical telescopes of this multiple cannot be seen clearly at all. There are naturally all differences from naked eyes, but there is no essential difference. It turns out that Zhou Mengchen specially chose two astronomical phenomena to prove the heliocentric theory, while Emperor Jiajing was trying to find the heavenly court in his mind and the gods in the sky.

This action naturally failed.

Zhou Mengchen said, "Your Majesty, I don't know. I just don't say anything about strange powers and turmoil."

Jiajing said: "When did you, Mr. Zhou, be a disciple of Confucius and Mencius? However, since the strange power is in chaos and gods, what is the way to immortality?"

Jiajing's words were more like asking Zhou Mengchen than asking him.

When his concept of persisting for decades was broken bit by bit, this process was the most uncomfortable. This is what Jiajing is like now. He has only done many rituals, worshiping this god and offering sacrifices to that god, spending millions of taels on these things.

It can be said that the phone bills are higher than those in some countries.

Now someone told him that none of these exists.

Of course, Jiajing comforted himself with one reason or another. He found reasons for not finding these gods in heaven. However, Jiajing, who had preliminary scientific thinking, knew very well that these things were untenable.

Zhou Mengchen said: "Your Majesty, I have always said that seeking the way to immortality is not seeking the way to gods and immortals."

Jiajing said, "It is better to seek immortality than to seek immortality. It is better to seek oneself than to seek others." Jiajing looked at Zhou Mengchen, and his tone became more close, and said, "Since that's the case, please ask Mr. Zhou to go back and write all kinds of helium, write them into a document, and submit it to the cabinet. I want to spread the world clearly to prove the audio-visual."

After hearing this, Zhou Mengchen was shocked and immediately knelt down and said, "I thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

It's indeed Long.

No matter how Zhou Mengchen said or discussed it, Zhou Mengchen's theory had a scope of spread. The orthodox astronomy theory of the Ming government was still the calendar system left by Guo Shoujing. It was like the Ming Dynasty's mind learning is rampant, but the orthodox thought of the Ming government's theory of the Ming government was still just Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism.

Zhou Mengchen's theory made the emperor famous all over the world. This means that his theory is only one step away from the official theory in the field of the Ming Dynasty astronomical and calendar.

Of course, this step is easy and easy.

It is easy to say that Zhou Mengchen is the first in the astronomical calendar of the Ming Dynasty, and there is no doubt that this is the circle of the astronomical calendar of the Ming Dynasty is too small. In this way, there are only a few big cats and two kittens, and there are few laity experts. Zhou Mengchen has long impressed these people.

It is impossible for anyone to refute Zhou Mengchen’s theory in person.

It's not easy to say, nor is it easy to say.

What is not easy is nothing else. The orthodox theory of the Ming Dynasty has always been Confucianism. Confucianism has a condescending guiding role in other theories.

Zhou Mengchen was not afraid of opposition from the people in the circle, so he was worried about one thing, that is, the Confucian scholars and officials opposed it.

This is very difficult.

Because the focus of the discussion is not whether Zhou Mengchen's theory is correct or not, whether it conforms to reality, but whether it conforms to Confucianism.

Zhou Mengchen was not prepared for this.

However, he was not afraid of difficulties.

After all, he made a lot of preparations for this day.

For example, in many aspects of his theory, Zhou Mengchen quoted the statements of great Confucian scholars of the previous generation, such as Zhu Xi and Song Lian. They all supported the theory of Diyuan. The reason why he wished he could write the article was that he sorted out the theory of Confucian scholars of the previous generation, and he had no originality at all.

It's to reduce resistance.

The reason why Jiajing said this at this time is actually selfish.

Since Jiajing's twenty years since Jiajing, he has been too enthusiastic about cultivating immortals. There are waves of ministers who give advice, which makes Jiajing very troubled. But today, these kinds of celestial phenomena give the following ministers an excuse to advise. This theory is simply a response to heaven and man.

Zhou Mengchen's theory is naturally opposite to the induction of heaven and man.

Jiajing himself believed in Zhou Mengchen's theory, but he was not very interested in pushing Zhou Mengchen to the official doctrine.

First, he continued to win over Zhou Mengchen. After all, in his opinion, the Taoist path of immortality is becoming increasingly difficult to understand. Zhou Mengchen's importance is becoming more and more important, so he naturally has to give a little sweetness. Second, he used Zhou Mengchen's theory to compete with the heavenly beings who restricted the power of the king.

As for whether you can win, it's another matter.

Jiajing said: "You and I are both monarchs and ministers and fellow Taoists, so we naturally need to support each other. As long as you are happy to seek the way of immortality for me, I will definitely not treat the meritorious ministers unfairly."

Zhou Mengchen said, "Please rest assured, your Majesty, I dare not relax in this matter. But-----" Zhou Mengchen said, "Now there is a little difficulty."

Jiajing said, "What's the difficulty?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "Steel is the foundation of everything. No matter what it is used for, you can't leave it. Experimental smelting of steel can cost more money, and the military weapon bureau's stall cannot support it-----"

Jiajing said: "Why do you want me to leave the inner treasury?"

Jiajing was a little reluctant in his tone, but in fact he had already calculated how much money he had already calculated in his heart.

In fact, during this period, a little money was accumulated in the Jiajing treasury. After the Mercury Incident, although Jiajing spent a lot of money to renovate the palace, it gradually reduced the cost of sacrificial rituals and other expenses, and there was a surplus in the overall situation.

Jiajing never thought of using this money for major events in the court.

The inner warehouse is the inner warehouse, and the Ministry of Revenue is the Ministry of Revenue.

Jiajing clearly distinguished.

But he never expected that Zhou Mengchen did not ask for money directly. He said: "The court is now difficult to use. I dare not ask His Majesty to allocate silver. It is just Feng Bao's skill in making glass. Can it be handed over to the Military Weapon Bureau and ordered the Yong'an store to purchase it?"

Jiajing was a little surprised and said, "Yes, yes. But you really don't want me to allocate money?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "My knowledge is pragmatic, and it is not a matter of turning stones into gold. However, those who get the master's robes may not be able to gain wealth and prosperity for the rest of their lives, but there is no problem in supporting their families. This is also the difference between the knowledge of ministers and the learning of corrupt scholars."
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