When those prisoners saw the start of the competition between Huang Zongxi and Zhang Mingwei, they were all very looking forward to it. In their opinion, Huang Zongxi's knowledge, of course, has nothing to say, and he will definitely be able to win this kid who came out of nowhere!

But who knows, as soon as they heard Zhang Mingwei's question, they were dumbfounded.

"Why did this fan fall to the ground and not to the sky?"

Huang Zongxi was also stupid, and subconsciously replied: "How can the folding fan fall into the sky, is there any reason for this?" ”

Not to mention them, even the people on Zhang Mingwei's side were also stunned, thinking in their hearts, Zhang Mingwei shouldn't be able to ask questions, so he started asking questions, right?

Only Zhu Yujiao was a little surprised, but she didn't have any doubts: who is Mr., from more than 400 years later, his knowledge far exceeds that of the present, how can the questions asked be meaningless!

Zhang Mingwei listened, sneered and said: "Everything has its own internal laws, learn from things, and then use it to benefit the country and the people, but what?" ”

If you really want to compare the Four Books and Five Classics with Huang Zongxi, poetry and songs, the result can be imagined. Therefore, Zhang Mingwei made up his mind from the beginning to use his knowledge to teach him a lesson.

Don't say it, Huang Zongxi is a little dumbfounded, there is so much truth in this?

In fact, at this time in the late Ming Dynasty, due to the influence of Western missionaries, some of the scholars and doctors of the Ming Dynasty began to give up empty talk and turn to practical learning, paying attention to "applying it to the world".

Among them, the representative figure is, of course, the famous Xu Guangqi in later generations.

Others, as well as Chen Zilong, Fang Yizhi, including Huang Zongxi, are also all. However, during this period, most of them were still talking about empty words, and they were caught up in the battle for the portal, and most of them were still in the initial stage of practical learning.

At this time, if Zhang Mingwei's words were said to those stubborn sour Confucians, they might not admit it at all and deny it directly. But when he said this, he asked Huang Zongxi, who was a little budding at the beginning, which made this Huang Zongxi a little confused.

I saw that after listening to Zhang Mingwei's question, he couldn't help but stammer: "This ...... This also uses the grid ...... Knowledge? What can this be...... What's the use? ”

Gewu Zhizhi, derived from the Book of Rites, is one of the most important classical doctrines of Confucianism. Therefore, the ancient people did not reject this knowledge, but they had different understandings.

Take the Ming Dynasty as an example, the famous Wang Yangming had a long time to use it for the knowledge of things.

"How could it be useless?" After Zhang Mingwei listened to Huang Zongxi's words, he asked rhetorically, and then said, "Those who know know it, and those who don't know it don't know, how difficult is it to admit this?" ”

This sentence, which was very common in later generations, is often said, and it is also from the Confucian classic "Analects".

When Huang Zongxi heard this, he immediately showed a look of shame, blushed and admitted: "In the next ...... I really don't know! ”

"Good!" When Zhang Mingwei saw him admit it, he decided to ask him and not give him a chance to ask questions, or would he reveal his stuffing, "Then let me ask you again, a folding fan, a book, and fall to the ground at the same time, is the folding fan falling first, or the book falling first?" ”

"......" Huang Zongxi didn't expect another unexpected question, and was stunned again, and said a little uncertainly, "It should be...... Should they land together? ”

When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he immediately asked again: "Then if it is an iron ball and a feather falls to the ground at the same time, then will the iron ball land first or the feather will land first?" ”

"Iron Ball!" This time, Huang Zongxi replied without hesitation. This answer, as long as a normal person, can come out.

When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he immediately asked, "Why?" ”

"......" Huang Zongxi felt a pain in his brain, and felt that Zhang Mingwei's question was too tricky, but this question was still easy to answer, so he replied: "The iron ball is heavy!" ”

Hearing his answer, the inmates who were also dumbfounded also nodded their heads together. That's right, the iron ball is heavy, and it must land first.

"Why?" Zhang Mingwei listened and asked again.

"......" Huang Zongxi was dumbfounded, why did he come again?

At this time, he didn't know how to answer.

Huang Zongxi felt that this question seemed to be very simple, and he could answer it subconsciously, but when he thought about it deeply, he felt that he couldn't understand it, and there was a reason for it!

Those prisoners, including Zhou Yuji and others, were also dumbfounded when they heard their conversation. Between each other, looking at each other, a dizziness.

Zhang Mingwei looked down at them, and didn't give them much time to think, so he asked Huang Zongxi again: "Let me ask you again, an iron ball and a stone, thrown into the water at the same time, which one sinks to the bottom of the water first?" ”

"It's supposed to be an iron ball? No, it's also possible at the same time? When Huang Zongxi heard this, his expression was obviously a little flustered, and he replied uncertainly.

I don't know why, but when answering this question, he suddenly vaguely seemed to find something. But for a moment, he couldn't say, what seemed to be about to be discovered?

Zhang Mingwei looked at him, so he asked: "Which feather and an iron ball were thrown into the water together, which one ...... first?"

This time, before he could finish his words, Huang Zongxi and those prisoners replied in unison: "Iron ball!" ”

"Why?" Zhang Mingwei's words were interrupted, but he was not annoyed, and asked again directly.

"Because water is buoyant!" This is common sense, so a group of people, including Zhou Yuji and others, almost all replied in unison.

Zhang Mingwei's question was so strange that it attracted the attention of all of them. At this time, I feel that there will be a sense of accomplishment when I answer, so I agree.

However, only Huang Zongxi and Zhu Yujiao thought a little more, and almost after answering here, they said in unison: "There is also buoyancy in the air!" ”

Hearing this, the others suddenly realized, and through the comparison of the questions just now, they can clearly conclude that there is also buoyancy in the air.

However, after reaching this conclusion, all of them were almost dumbfounded.

Isn't there nothing in this air, how can it be buoyant like water?

However, if they think about these questions carefully, doesn't it prove that air is indeed buoyant like water?

Thinking of this, a bunch of them were all a little dumbfounded.

This conclusion is a bit beyond their cognition.

For a moment, they all forgot about the competition, but were thinking about this thing that subverted their cognition!

After Huang Zongxi carefully scrutinized it, he felt that there was buoyancy in the air, which must be true. So, his brain was quick, and he immediately asked Zhang Mingwei: "Sir, even if you know that there is buoyancy in the air." So how to use it, how to benefit the country and the people, how to benefit the people? ”

Unconsciously, Huang Zongxi's title has changed, but he doesn't know it yet.