Next, Emperor Chongzhen didn't go anywhere in this manor, except to watch Xu Zhengming inspect and demonstrate the hot air balloon, which was to instruct Song Yingxing on how to carry out his science and technology cleaning division. In this process, Sun Chuanting was a spectator, accompanying him from beginning to end, more just listening.

Outside the manor, there was a lot of movement.

If it is said that at the beginning, those people in the lobby of the restaurant spread it, but it was only the people at the bottom who were passing on to each other, even if Pan Daqiu was also pushing hard, at most only some scholars paid attention. More of them thought it was just a strange theory. Or some people later heard and confirmed it from other channels, such as the Hou family and Fang Yizhi, and a lot of time has passed, and the influence is not too great after all.

This is not the Paris of the West, a megacity with a population of one million. Relying on the spread of these channels, even if one is spread ten, ten is spread to hundreds, the people who can believe and watch it after three days have a limit, at most it is several times the number of viewers in Paris in another plane.

But later, at the invitation of the eunuchs of Tianfu, that is, the town guard of Nanjing, the six Shangshu and officials of Tianfu were all invited to attend and watch the Qilinmen flying demonstration two days later, and the movement was big. All of a sudden, the streets and alleys of Ying Tianfu were all about flying in the sky.

"Have you heard of it, outside the Qilin Gate, I heard that a craftsman is about to fly into the sky!"

"Craftsman flying? What day to fly? Immortals, monsters? ”

"I've heard that it is said that a young man made a bet with people that scientific and technological knowledge is very useful and can make people fly."

"The ghost only believes it, and it still flies! Is this really the case, isn't this scientific and technological knowledge an immortal method handed down from heaven? ”

"Don't really say it, think about it, who wrote this scientific and technological knowledge? When today's son is right? Who is the Son of the Day? The true dragon son descended to earth, isn't it an immortal law brought down from the sky! ”

"So, is it really possible to fly into the sky? In that case, I'm going to go see it anyway that day! ”

“……”

Of course, these are the remarks of the market, and there is another gossip among those who read them.

"Have you heard, Hou Fangyu, one of the four sons of the Restoration Society, has no face to see people, he has already returned to his hometown, and they are going to go to the court, and the matter of going to the court is no longer over."

"Of course I know, it is said that he was taught by his uncle in public, and his face was swollen as big as a pig's head, look at how he will pretend to be extraordinary in the future!"

"That little chicken belly gut, you deserve it! But then again, he was a little wronged at the beginning! ”

"What's wrong?"

"Don't you know? At that time, he met a rich craftsman, and quarreled over scientific and technological knowledge and the way of Confucius and Mencius, and even the craftsman said such a ridiculous thing that people can fly into the sky, but he was very cheap, not only scolded people, but also wanted to arrest them in prison, and as a result, he was taught a lesson! ”

"Don't say it, Xiaosheng also heard it, the flying thing seems to be true, and it will be performed in public in two days!"

"That's right, over there, this matter has spread. It is said that Lord Pan asked all the inmates to carefully read the scientific and technical books, and also asked the inmates to watch the flying sky. ”

"Really, is this science and technology that powerful? That's a must-see! ”

Relatively speaking, it is easy to talk about the upper class in Tianfu.

"There is a rumor from the eunuch guarding the town, and everyone is going to watch the flying demonstration. Madame explained, the man in the house must go, and the woman will see that Mrs. has arranged it! ”

"Master, can this person really fly to the sky?"

"There shouldn't be a fake, it is said that it is a flying artifact made by the emperor's apprentice! Therefore, the adults are very dedicated! Otherwise, the eunuch guarding the town would not have said that all the big and small officials in the capital would go. ”

“……”

In this way, the wealthy compounds of Yingtianfu were the first to get accurate news, and then the gossip in it, especially the emperor actually accepted an apprentice, and this flying artifact was made under the guidance of the emperor, and it immediately spread as quickly as possible.

Compared with the previous news rumors, this news comes from various wealthy families, which naturally has a certain degree of reliability, so the speed of this spread has reached the fastest.

And the day before the appointed time, outside the Qilin Gate, there were already officials of all sizes sent people to occupy the place. This, in turn, immediately fueled the spread of the word. Later, millions of people in the entire city of Nanjing, from princes and ministers to commoners and beggars, all knew about this matter.

The matter of flying has also become a topic that everyone must discuss when they meet. If in the past, acquaintances met, the first sentence might be "Brother so-and-so, I haven't seen you for a long time." Or "Brother so-and-so, have you eaten?" ”

But now, when the people of Yingtianfu meet with acquaintances, the first thing they say is: "Brother So-and-so, you can know about flying to the sky, what do you think, how credible is it?" “

Basically, most people think it's a bit ridiculous to fly, and they think it's impossible! They are going, mostly to see the excitement, to see how this thing is demonstrated, how it ends!

There are still a small number of people who believe it, but among them, the vast majority of them believe that this flying technique is passed down by the true dragon son of heaven and earth, so it is possible to fly to the sky. Among the millions of people, only a very small number of people, who have studied the science and technology series more deeply, believe that people can use tools to go to heaven. However, they are also very curious about how people can use tools to reach the heavens.

No matter what the people in Ying Tianfu think, they all have one thing in common, that is, they must go to the scene of Feitian to watch the excitement.

Some people anticipated the pomp and circumstance of the day and went to occupy a place in advance. There are even more Jianghu forces in Tianfu, who saw the business opportunities in it, mobilized their Jianghu people, went to occupy a good position in advance, and then sold it to rich people, which made a lot of money.

It's so easy to make money, and it also makes them admire the leader of the Axe Gang who came up with this idea. The leader of this axe gang is Wu Ergou, after making a lot of money from Huang Taiji, but unfortunately there is no such opportunity, and then he was ordered by Liu Xingzuo, the commander of Jinyiwei, to develop his power in Tianfu.

When he was in Beijing, he had seen a lot of big scenes, so he naturally knew how to make a lot of money easily under this kind of big scene.

On the day of the agreed flight, that is, three days later, such a strange scene appeared in Yingtianfu.

All the shops were almost not open, all the restaurants sent takeaways on the way to Qilin Gate, and all the open space near Qilin Gate was occupied. Even the roofs near the Qilin Gate were densely populated, and even several houses had collapsed, so the government had to temporarily warn the people that if they must go on the roof, they must first confirm whether the roof is solid. I can't help it, that's because it's not good to forbid, and the ground is really not enough. And the eunuchs who guarded the town also understood the meaning of Emperor Chongzhen, and the more people who wanted to watch it, the better.

Before the hour came, upstairs and downstairs, on the roof and floor, from the princes and ministers of Yingtianfu to the common people of Limin, they were all sitting there chatting. If you don't have money, you can drink boiled water and talk about the rising sun. The rich are served, and the servants are serving, knocking melon seeds and eating pastries and chatting.

The topics of their chat are nothing more than "how can the emperor still accept apprentices", "what kind of virtue and ability can this apprentice have", "can this flying sky be done"......

The eunuchs and the six Shangshu and other highest-ranking officials of Ying Tianfu were unusual, this time they were unusual, and they were not as "big men are always the last to appear" as before, they had already come to the scene, right at the head of Qilin Gate City, and the best viewing place was in place. Their abnormal behavior also made some people who followed their movements feel very strange.

At this moment, when everyone was on the throne early, they were already waiting for the emperor's apprentice to come and demonstrate. Someone saw a group of people riding horses.

Many of the people I saw had no topic to talk about, so they had new words.

"Why did this group come so late? It's a mistake, there's no place! ”

"It looks like it should be a rich family, it can't be a place for the servants in the house, right?"

"I guess, it's possible to see which position is suitable, and directly use money to smash it!"

“……”

This group of people is Emperor Chongzhen and his party. Compared with the original, there are more Song Yingxing and his scholars, as well as Sun Chuanting. They headed straight to the Qilin Gate, hearing the occasional loud discussion on the side. The others were nothing, but Song Yingxing's scholar held his head high, like a rooster that had won a fight, and he was very proud.

"Hey, which house are they from? It turned out to be going to the Qilin Gate! ”

"It should be, the young man who is the leader can't be the high-ranking official of our Ying Tianfu, he is very good, I don't know him!"

"Haha, it seems that I don't know, the Qilin Gate Tower, only high-ranking officials above the fifth grade can go up, and their families can't go!"

“……”

At this time, the Qilin Gate had actually been sealed by the soldiers of the Terracotta Division. As passers-by said, the head of the Qilin Gate is not big, and Ying Tianfu is the accompanying capital, and the officials above the fifth grade don't know how many there are, so it is impossible to bring their families at all. What's more, the eunuch guarding the town knew that the emperor was coming, so how could he let the idle people wait for the city.

When some people who eat melons want to see people make a fool of themselves, a captain of the brocade guard just flashed his waist card to the soldiers who stopped him, and the group entered the city gate in full view of everyone. This time, it has aroused the discussion of people who have paid attention to it, and they have speculated about who these men and women who went in just now?

Obviously, it is impossible to be an official, even if one of them is an official, what does the woman say? Naturally, they don't know that women also have grades.

Xu Zhengmao, the eunuch guarding the town, had already noticed the arrival of Emperor Chongzhen and his party, but he knew that the emperor didn't want to reveal his identity at the beginning, so according to his temperament, after the emperor went to the city, he immediately led the important members of Yingtianfu to come forward to pay a visit.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he waved his hand and ordered: "Today is just to watch the grand event, not in the court, no need for a big gift." ”

The officials of Ying Tianfu are actually officials who have no real power, far away from the political center of the Ming Dynasty, and most of them are pensioners. Suddenly the emperor came, and for these people, it was an opportunity for the sea. Therefore, they all thought about how to behave themselves, and immediately talked about this flying thing one by one, as if they believed it from beginning to end, it was definitely possible, and they admired Emperor Chongzhen very much, and it was really amazing that he could teach such an apprentice!

However, Emperor Chongzhen only sneered at them in his heart, and he had no achievement value to contribute at all, obviously duplicitous.

In the final analysis, whether people can fly in the sky is also a big question mark in their hearts. After all, such a thing has never happened since ancient times.

When the emperor was in place, Xu Zhengming naturally did not delay, and immediately several carts carrying hot air balloons came over.

As soon as the protagonist arrived today, he immediately attracted the attention of the audience. Everyone watched Xu Zhengming and his party arrive at an open space in front of the Qilin Gate and began to get busy. Slowly, a hot air balloon took shape under their control.

At this moment, everyone was surprised, and many people suddenly realized, pointed to the huge balloon and said, "This ...... Isn't this a king-sized Kong Ming lantern? ”

"Yes, it seems that it is indeed possible, after the Kong Ming lantern is lit, it can be lifted into the sky! It shouldn't be a problem to bring an ant, right? If it's big enough, you can bring someone, isn't it? “

“……”

Some things, when you don't know them, feel amazing, but when the principle is broken, it feels much simpler. Looking at the huge hot air balloon, many people have already believed that people can really fly into the sky.

Of course, there are a small number of people who are disappointed. They always thought that this flying sky should be a fairy flying with auspicious clouds. After all, this is the flying technique passed down by the true dragon emperor!

One of Xu Zhengming's assistants was observing the direction of the wind. At this time, it is generally southeasterly. After observing correctly, Xu Zhengming began to operate. This time, Xu Zhengming naturally won't let others operate it.

Regardless of whether the people of Daming who watched thought of Kong Ming Lantern or not, whether they figured out the principle or not, when Xu Zhengming operated the hot air balloon to leave the ground and slowly rose into the air, everyone stopped discussing and stared at Xu Zhengming in the balloon, getting higher and higher.

When the balloon rises above the height of the city, everyone has to look up. When the rope was untied and the hot air balloon began to float slowly in the air, everyone opened their mouths wide. This is the first ever person in the air!

Suddenly, a huge couplet was thrown out by Xu Zhengming and hung in the air.

"There's nothing that can't be done, only the unthinkable!"

"Rejuvenate the country with science and technology, and change the world with science and technology!"

If you really want to talk about it, this is not a couplet, but a slogan, just hung on a hot air balloon in the form of a couplet. These two sentences were engraved into the minds of all viewers in a very shocking way.

The hot air balloon eventually slowly floated into Yingtianfu and crossed Yingtianfu.

All of them didn't speak, and watched the hot air balloon drift through the air.