In the old Confucian thought, no matter how powerful the people of later generations are, can they still surpass the saints?

Zhang Zai of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhu Xi of the Southern Song Dynasty, etc., are all very famous figures in Confucianism. But their fame or something, can they surpass Kong Meng?

This is obviously not possible!

Therefore, at this moment, Zhang Mingwei actually said that his knowledge is to ask students to stand on his shoulders, and the blue is better than the blue. Such a point of view immediately shocked the audience.

All the people who heard this were all surprised and stared at Zhang Mingwei motionlessly, recalling what Zhang Mingwei had just said in their minds, and they were speechless for a long time.

Huang Zongxi is like this, and Fang Yizhi father and son are the same, whether they have reached a state in Confucianism or not, such as Jinshi or not, they were all shocked by Zhang Mingwei's words.

Although Emperor Chongzhen, who was watching from the sidelines, was also shocked, but for him, Zhang Mingwei said something that shocked him, and he didn't know how much, he was already a little numb, but he was better than others.

Zhang Mingwei looked at the faces of these people below, and he continued to say loudly: "Scientific and technological knowledge is the exploration of everything, and then use the laws of exploration to transform our lives and make our people's lives better!" It is the same principle to learn from things, and then use them. ”

"Can a bird fly in the sky with the help of wings, and can a man fly in the sky with the help of tools?" Zhang Mingwei began to strengthen their sense of shock, and continued to ask him one question after another, "I said yes, as long as I can study the law, I can do it." I can also tell you clearly that in my scientific and technical knowledge, there is a set of theories that can already explain how man can fly in the sky, and he is waiting to realize it! ”

"Fish swim in the water and can dive, so people can swim in and out of the water with tools, and they can also dive underwater, so can they avoid the huge waves? I can tell you clearly, yes! In my scientific and technical knowledge, I can already explain what tools and principles people use to sneak underwater! ”

"The legendary clairvoyant, with ears to the wind, stays at home, but can see the situation thousands of miles away and hear the sound thousands of miles away? Can we humane? I can tell you clearly, yes! In my scientific and technological knowledge, I can already explain what tools and principles people use to achieve clairvoyance! ”

"Legend has it that only Maxima can travel thousands of miles a day, what tools can we use to travel thousands of miles a day, thousands of miles, but it is still very comfortable, lie down and sleep to reach the ......"

“……”

Zhang Mingwei talked about the common social phenomena in later generations one by one. For these ancients, many people have never thought of it. But now, Xingguo Gong told them that his scientific and technological knowledge could achieve all this.

Some people have already heard of what he said, but even so, they were also shocked again and again in Zhang Mingwei's questioning one after another.

After Zhang Mingwei finished speaking, for a long time, the whole scene was still very quiet, and everyone looked at Zhang Mingwei, and the shocked expression on their faces remained unchanged.

Seeing this, Zhang Mingwei took a sip of water, moistened his throat, and gave them a time to react.

I don't know how much time passed, but the scene finally began to have sounds. First, in those places far away from Zhang Mingwei, they were whispering, and later, even Fang Yizhi and others under Zhang Mingwei's nose began to talk to each other.

"Is what Guogong said true? If that were the case, it would be hard to imagine what it would be like! ”

"Yes, only fairies have tailwind ears, clairvoyance, we ordinary people can do it?"

"Guogong said that he can fly in the sky, if it is true, then how good it would be, go to the sky to see, it must be beautiful!"

“……”

If Zhang Mingwei's words were moved to the previous dynasties, it is estimated that a large number of people would be suspicious and would not believe it. However, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was no longer the time when Confucianism dominated the world.

The knowledge brought by Western missionaries has been passed down among the scholars. The most famous representative is, of course, the famous Xu Guangqi. It's just a pity that when Zhang Mingwei crossed over, he had already passed away. Otherwise, he will definitely become Zhang Mingwei's most loyal supporter.

In the late Ming Dynasty, represented by Xu Guangqi and others, they had already torn a little bit of the place occupied by Confucianism for scientific and technological knowledge. Then, Zhang Mingwei came.

He shines like a sun on the Chongzhen Dynasty, and his power and status are incomparable to others. Such figures have once again stood up for scientific and technological knowledge, and have also shown tools such as microscopes, which have already made some people know that there are still areas in this world that they have not touched.

As a result, the impact he brought on Confucianism and the people of this era can be imagined!

Zhang Mingwei waited for a while to discuss the bottom, and then began to speak again.

And as soon as he spoke, the people below consciously shut up, and they all listened attentively to what Xingguo Gong was going to say.

"Now let's go back to the first topic, I can teach you another way, you can go back and do it yourself, and use it to verify that I'm right?" Zhang Mingwei said this, thought for a while, and added, "I hope I don't want to listen to it, I really have to do it, and use facts to prove that I am right, or wrong!" ”

It's a bit silly to really have to carry a heavy load to jump, and the time is too short to be conducive to experiments.

Therefore, Zhang Mingwei said to them: "You can find a scale, which is similar to a flat ......."

The method he introduced is the famous Rosenberg experiment. If you don't know that free-falling objects don't have weight, when you do this experiment, you will definitely not be able to guess the experimental results, and there will be a difference between human cognition.

After introducing the Rosenberg experiment, Zhang Mingwei said: "This experiment is very simple, and basically everyone here can do it. I want you to do it, speak with facts, and come to a conclusion! This is a very important way for me to learn about science and technology. Our vast world is waiting for us to discover, use, and make our lives better! For the benefit of the people, for the benefit of future generations! ”

Emperor Chongzhen on the side heard this, turned his head and instructed Wang Chengen beside him: "Remember to do it, I want to see it!" ”

Let him jump on the high ground with the burden on his shoulders, that is impossible, it will be impossible in this life. However, there was no problem in doing this Rosenberg experiment. According to the gentleman, you can see what the result is when you look at it!

"Long live the lord, don't worry, the slave will do it when she returns to the palace." Wang Chengen heard this and hurriedly agreed.

Emperor Chongzhen was like this, and many others would be like this. I won't do it myself and let someone else do it. Either way, think of it as an experimental assistant!

Even Fang Kongzhi, he originally entered the Xingguo Gong a little involuntarily in order to prevent his son Fang Yizhi from being fired. But after what he saw and heard today, to be honest, a strong curiosity surged in his heart.

His family is a family of eunuchs, and he himself is also a Jinshi, he has been an official for many years, and he has also been imprisoned by Yang Sichang.

However, what Xingguo Gong said today was all that he had not thought about before.

As long as it's human, there's curiosity.

From ancient times to the present, human beings have naturally longed for things like flying in the sky and swimming in the water.

Now Xingguo Gong said that it can be realized, which is even more attractive to Fang Kongzhi.

Curiosity generates interest, interest generates motivation, and such a process is also suitable for an old Confucian student like Fang Kongzhi.

In other words, as long as they are not the kind of pedantic Confucians, they will also be interested in what Zhang Mingwei said.

At this time, he also made up his mind that he must try it when he goes back and see what kind of phenomenon will happen!

After Zhang Mingwei on the stage finished speaking, he glanced at these people below, and after a while, he said to them again: "If you are interested in the study of science and technology and want to enter my door, I hope you will see more, think more, and summarize more." I don't know if you have any thoughts on the two questions about fire before? ”

The first of his two previous questions about fire is why does fire slowly go out in a closed container? Second, water can extinguish fires, but when a small amount of water drops onto burning coal and other substances, why does the flame run higher?

At this time, glass was not popular, and when they did this experiment, they could only use porcelain and the like to cover the fire, and they could not see the process of extinguishing the fire. For this experiment, it is not always convenient to be somewhat. This is also the reason why Zhang Mingwei pointed out the scientific and technological point of glass first and attached great importance to it.

For many people, these two questions of his are the same bag, and I don't know what's going on, but Huang Zongxi, Fang Yizhi and others have heard Zhang Mingwei give examples of air with water before, so it is easy to compare the invisible and untouched air with water.

Therefore, the others couldn't answer, but Huang Zongxi bullied Fang Yizhi for not being so good, and immediately stood up and replied: "Master, is there something in the air that can make the fire burn, and when this thing is gone, the fire will be extinguished?" ”

Zhang Mingwei listened to it and immediately affirmed it, and this kind of question-and-answer method in public suddenly let more people know that the air was not nothing?

When some people whispered, when Zhang Mingwei asked the second question, no one could answer.

Zhang Mingwei can also understand this, after all, this involves chemistry.

So, he said to them loudly: "This second question actually involves the branch of chemistry in scientific and technological knowledge, so that we can really understand what water is?" ”