Sun Yueling did not leave, but followed the two of them to the room in the back hall. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThis is an ordinary Chinese-style room, but as soon as Sun Yueling entered this room, he was immediately shocked.

Because, he saw a lot of things that were not common since he came into this world.

I saw that on the wall of the house, there was a picture of "Kunyu Wanguo Quantu", although it was centered on the Ming Dynasty, but it outlined the prototype of the four continents and five oceans, and the customs and animals of various countries and regions were marked on it.

This was a map of the world at that time.

Sun Yueling was shocked in his heart, and the other furnishings in the room also caught his attention. There are clairvoyant mirrors, self-striking bells, heaven and earth instruments, and many other common things in later generations, and on the desk case, he found several newly engraved books, on which the titles of "Principles of Geometry" and "Taixi Water Law" are written vertically.

Sun Yueling's tiger body was shocked, and he suddenly understood the identity of the gray-robed old man in front of him, and only then did Li Liemei call him Uncle Xu, then, this person must be Xu Guangqi.

Sun Yueling turned to the old man, tried his best to keep his voice steady and not tremble, and said, "The old gentleman is Lord Xu Guangqi?" ”

The old man looked at him in surprise and said, "The old man is Xu Guangqi, who are you?" ”

Sun Yueling heard that he was indeed Xu Guangqi, and hurriedly leaned over to pay respects, and said: "Below is Sun Yueling, the master of the East Hall of the Guozi Supervision and Concern Hall, and I have seen Lord Xu. ”

Xu Guangqi's name is like thunder in his later life, it can be said that he is the first person in the world today, or China, more than 200 years earlier than Lin Zexu in the Qing Dynasty.

Xu Guangqi was close to the Donglin Party, and he had a close friendship with the Jesuit priest Matteo Ricci who came to China to preach, and the two jointly translated the book "Principles of Geometry" with a mathematical foundation, and helped Xiong Sanba translate "Taixi Water Law", a book that introduced Western hydraulic machinery and engineering practices, which can be said to be a pioneer of practical physics in the Ming Dynasty.

Sun Yueling knew very little about the history of the Ming Dynasty, but he was indeed famous for Xu Guangqi, a doer who did not stick to party struggles, and in his early years he introduced sweet potato seeds to plant in the north, and also achieved great success, so that farmers in Tianjin, Shandong and other places were spared the year of famine.

What is even more commendable is that Xu Guangqi was the first person in the Ming Dynasty to realize that mathematical principles can be widely applied, and he specifically put forward the "Ten Things of Degree Bypass" in his recital to the emperor, and put forward suggestions on many disciplines such as astronomical calendar, water conservancy engineering, machinery manufacturing, accounting and financial management, geometric surveying, medicine, etc., and believed that each discipline should set up corresponding institutions to conduct research.

It is a pity that the emperor and the Ming Dynasty at that time did not recognize the importance of this kind of scientific research by category, but put all their energy on internal and external strife, which led to the abortion of Xu Guangqi's plan. If this plan can be implemented, it will be tantamount to the establishment of the "Chinese Academy of Sciences" at the national level in the Ming Dynasty, and will have immeasurable significance for promoting the scientific culture and historical process of the entire Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Xu Guangqi was not only very surprised when he saw Sun Yueling doing this big gift, but hurriedly supported him and said: "It turned out to be Sun Xuezheng, and the old man has already left his job, so there is no need to be polite." ”

At this time, due to many reasons, he had resigned from his official position, and he was not a member of the court, although he had also heard Sun Yueling's name, but he was not very familiar with it, so he hurriedly supported him and did not dare to accept this big gift.

Sun Yueling was still immersed in the books he had read in his previous life, and said: "Lord Xu has planned for the country all his life, worked hard, and done his best, he is really a model for our officials and the world, and he has a good effect ......in the world, and it is really a blessing to see Lord Xu today, and his ancestors are virtuous."

These words, even if they are suspected of slapping the horse's whiskers, but in the ears of Xu Guangqi, who is difficult to stretch and full of ambition at this moment, it is undoubtedly like a mellow spring, and it is very pleasing to the ears, and he smiled at the moment: "Sun Xiaoyou praised it falsely, although Xu has worked hard for the country all his life, he is not worthy of such praise." ”

Sun Yueling said: "Lord Xu is too modest, if you don't deserve such praise, I'm afraid that no one in my Ming court will be able to bear this honor." Just the two masterpieces of "Principles of Geometry" and "The Strategy of Fire Attack" that you translated by yourself are enough to make the boy bow and worship. ”

Sun Yueling knew that Xu Guangqi was an all-rounder, not only in mathematics and agricultural politics, but also in military innovation, by his introduction and transformation of artillery, in dealing with the Houjin and pirates played a huge role, such an all-round talent, actually did not get enough attention from the imperial court, but only repeatedly used to emergency and improve the calendar, so that in terms of firearms equipment army Ming Dynasty has never formed a scale, but was overtaken by the latecomers of the Qing army.

What is even more regrettable is that Xu Guangqi's disciple Sun Yuanhua later managed to establish a well-equipped firearms team in Dengzhou, but it was destroyed in the hands of Kong Youdao and Geng Zhongming, who escaped from the civil strife of the Dongjiang Army and surrendered to Sun Yuanhua.

The thought of this made him heartbroken. What does he have to do to make these things happen again?

Xu Guangqi smiled slightly and said, "I didn't expect Sun Xiaoyou to know a lot about what the old man has learned in his life, could it be that Sun Xiaoyou is good at mathematics and physics?" The two books that Sun Yueling said are the essence of what he has learned in his life, and he has always been proud of his heart, and when he heard Sun Yueling say this, he thought that he was also good at this, so he felt like a confidant, and he couldn't help but ask.

Sun Yueling hurriedly said modestly: "The kid only knows a little about the skin, and he has to ask Lord Xu for more advice." ”

Xu Guangqi's heart was shaken, it has been his long-cherished wish for many years to reform the military system and train a firearms unit, but in today's imperial court, the military system has accumulated shortcomings for a long time, and reforming and training the military is even more difficult to implement than revising the calendar, so this matter is also cited by him as a big regret.

But now this young offspring is at a time when the holy certificate is deep, and it may not be impossible to put his ideas into practice in the future, so he smiled and said: "I can't talk about advice, if Xiaoyou doesn't dislike it, let's study and study it together in the future." ”

Sun Yueling said happily: "This is very good, I will thank Uncle Xu for his advice in advance." ”

At this moment, Li Liemei, who was plundered aside to listen to what they said, finally became impatient and complained: "Uncle Xu, you promised to make the decision for me, you must not break your word." ”

Xu Guangqi realized that there was still such a mess waiting for him to deal with, and hurriedly turned to Li Liemei and said: "Liemei, where did we talk about just now, hmm, your father wants to force you to marry into the palace, this is a great thing to honor your ancestors, why are you unhappy?" ”

After enduring it for a long time, I heard Xu Guangqi hold back these words, and Li Liemei almost tore off the book on the table angrily, and said with a puffed face: "Uncle Xu, you and your father are the same idea, I don't believe you anymore." He turned his face to look at the "Kunyu Wanguo Quantu" in the room, and ignored the two of them again.

Sun Yueling not only wanted to laugh a little, but thought to himself that you were looking for Xu Guangqi to be Li Ruobing's lobbyist, but you really found the wrong person.

Under the persuasion and comfort of Sun Yueling and Xu Guangqi, Li Liemei's rebellious heart was finally calmed down, although she was still depressed, but she never said anything indignant.

When encountering this kind of thing, he and Xu Guangqi have no choice, they can only slowly enlighten her, and tell her more about the benefits of marrying into the palace and the fun in the future, Li Liemei's temperament is so stubborn, coercing her will definitely have the opposite effect, and she can only be persuaded and coaxed over time to stabilize her from making extreme moves.

Finally, Li Liemei finally agreed to return to the Caring Hall temporarily.

Sun Yueling and Xu Guangqi agreed on a date to meet and learn from him in the future, and returned to the Caring Hall with Li Liemei. Li Liemei went straight to the backyard wing in a huff, and didn't say a word to Li Ruobing, and didn't even come to dinner.

There is a woman like this, Li Ruobing had to smile bitterly and shake her head, and ordered someone to send her food, so that she would not starve.

Sun Yueling stayed in the care hall for two days, and before he could return to the east hall, the decree of the officials to promote him came down.

In addition to the officials of the ministry, there was also a eunuch who came to read the decree to him. The promotion of Sun Yueling this time was the emperor's will, and the cabinet and officials were just acting in accordance with the instructions of the Son of Heaven and going through a process.

The eunuch in the palace, in addition to reading to him the praise of the imperial court, also brought a secret decree of the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

Sun Yueling naturally knew that the key place was still this secret decree, and when there was no one around, he took it out and took a look, and as expected, the content of this holy decree was to ask him to lead the criminal department and the Jinyi Wei Ti to find out Xu Hongru's secret lair in Jingshi, and capture him. The holy decree also specifically stated that the Criminal Department and the Jinyi Guard should give him the privilege of investigating and handling the matter, and he must not obstruct the errand of the Son of Heaven.

With this secret decree of the Son of Heaven, which is equivalent to the envoy of the Qin Mission, Sun Yueling, accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Officials, finally came to the Criminal Department to report.

After completing all the complicated procedures of the Ming Dynasty officialdom, Sun Yueling finally officially went to the Criminal Department to perform his duties. He saw a free opportunity, and in the Shangshu Hall of the Intermediate Court of the Criminal Department, he presented the secret decree in his hand to Wang Ji, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department.

Wang Ji is a member of the Donglin Party, and his personality has always been hot, and he has made great contributions to Donglin in the "Red Pill Case" by attacking the Zhejiang Party, and even Fang Congzhe, the leader of the Zhejiang Party who left his post at home, was not let go by him, and proposed to cut his official position.

He already had a good impression of Sun Yueling, who was appointed by Ye Xianggao, and even attracted him as a fellow practitioner, and after seeing the secret decree of the Son of Heaven at this moment, he was even more overjoyed.

Since he moved into the Criminal Department, all major cases have been arrested and tortured by Jinyiwei before being transferred to the Criminal Department for trial. At this moment, the secret decree of the Son of Heaven is undoubtedly to have the Criminal Department take the lead in the investigation and trial of the case, and Jin Yiwei is just cooperating.

After many years of civil and military fighting, the Criminal Department overshadowed the limelight of the factory guards for the first time.

Wang Ji was overjoyed, and hurriedly ordered someone to prepare a car, and took Sun Yueling straight to the Jinyi Guard to command the yamen. He has to show off well in order to relieve the depression in his heart for many years.

Because this matter was assigned by the Son of Heaven and was very secretive, he didn't dare to be too public, but he just brought Sun Yueling to the Jinyi Guard to command the yamen.