In 330 B.C., one day in August, outside the east gate of Linzi City, an extremely lively scene was formed. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

As early as a few days ago, the entire Linzi City, whether it was the ministers or the common people, knew that the youngest scholar in the Jixia School Palace was going to perform a trick for everyone to see.

Although in this era, Linzi City already has such entertainment activities as Keju. However, people's spiritual life is poor after all, and when I heard that there was a bachelor's trick performance, almost half of the people in Linzi City came to watch.

Among all the onlookers, although most of them were low-level commoners, many nobles from Qi State, many scholars and travelers from various countries who came to Qi Country were present, and everyone was very curious about what kind of trick Dai Yan would perform for everyone.

When everyone arrived, Dai Yan first saluted the prince, and then had the props used in the trick be brought out: two copper hemispheres and a vacuum pump similar to the large syringe of later generations.

He first demonstrated the two hemispheres in front of all the audience, so that everyone could confirm that the real thing was a copper ball with no problem.

Then he glued the two hemispheres together, filled them with water, and then did it himself, easily separating the two hemispheres!

All the audience watched Dai Yan's actions, and when they saw this ordinary scene, everyone couldn't figure out what Dai Yan was going to do.

After that, Dai Yan once again combined the two hemispheres and filled them with water. After filling it with water this time, he ordered the disciples of the Mo family to use the primitive vacuum pump to pump out all the water in the entire copper ball. After the water was evacuated, he personally tightened the valve on the copper ball, causing a vacuum to form inside the copper ball.

Although due to the lack of precision in the experimental equipment, the vacuum formed inside the copper ball after the water is drained is not an absolute vacuum. However, at this time, the copper ball, which was originally divided into two halves, was now under the pressure of the outside air, and thus merged into a tightly connected copper ball.

Dai Yan ordered the two of them to lift the complete copper ball and show it to everyone.

At this time, everyone saw that the previous two hemispheres have now become a complete copper ball.

Dai Yan walked up to Prince Tian Bijiang and asked, "Prince, dare to ask if you have a good horse in your hand?" ”

Hearing this question, Tian Bijiang replied in a proud tone: "Of course I have a good horse in my hands!" In the entire Qi country, except for my father, who has a better horse than me, no one can have a better horse than me! ”

This is indeed true. The country of Qi has always had a tradition of horse racing, and the princes and nobles have a large number of good horses in their hands. When Tian Ji, the general of Qi State, was still in Qi State, King Qi and Tian Ji used to race horses, although King Qi had the best horse in Qi State, but he was defeated by Sun Bin with ingenuity.

Dai Yan then pointed to the copper ball and said to Tian Bijiang: "Dare to ask the prince to borrow two high-quality horses to separate the two hemispheres." ”

As soon as he heard Dai Yan's words, the prince laughed. He said: "These two hemispheres, Childe alone did not have to work hard to separate them before, is it now that they have reached the point where it takes thousands of miles to separate them?" ”

Dai Yan replied: "Exactly. He lifted the whole ball, but he pulled it so either side that it couldn't be separated.

Seeing such a scene, the two wrestlers beside the prince were dissatisfied. They said directly to Dai Yan: "The copper ball could be separated before, but I don't believe that it can't be separated now in the hands of Gongzi." The two of us are willing to separate the copper balls! ”

For such a guy who took the initiative to jump out and was willing to be a "guest", how could Dai Yan refuse! In this era, it is difficult to invite a perfect guest like Dong Qing! These two guys are the people around the prince, and their credibility is enough. It's great that they can take the initiative to jump out as "guests"!

So Dai Yan didn't say a word, and directly asked the two to step forward. Both hemispheres have forged copper chains at the ends that allow people to pull them outwards separately to separate them.

The two wrestlers each grabbed one end of the copper chain and pulled it to both sides.

All the onlookers in the audience thought that the bronze ball would soon be separated! However, what is surprising is that even if these two wrestlers use their strength to eat, the copper balls that were still two copies before can't be pulled apart at all!

The two of them can't believe such a scene! Then they took the copper ball to the ground and smashed it, but unfortunately they still couldn't separate the copper ball! It's as if the two halves of the copper ball have now become a whole!

The surrounding audience was shocked, what kind of trick is this? The copper ball has been seen by everyone, and it was in Dai Yan's hand before, but it was easily divided into two halves.

The famous ministers and nobles of the Qi State, and even the scholars under the Qi State stepped forward one after another, watching in front of the copper ball, and then they all tried to separate the two balls with their own hands, but no matter how hard they tried, even several people worked together, they couldn't separate them at all!

In the face of such undoubted facts, everyone is extremely puzzled. Then Dai Yan said to Tian Bijiang again: "Dare to ask the prince to use the best horses to separate the two hemispheres." ”

In the face of such a strange copper ball, Tian Bijiang did not dare to slack off at all. He ordered his two best horses to be brought out, both good horses that could pull a thousand pounds, and then led the horses to the copper ball. The two good horses each pull one side of the copper ball, and then the groom controls the two horses to push on both sides, and the copper ball still cannot be separated!

Such a scene made all the audience present mutter. Could it be that these two copper balls were spelled by this prince of the Song Kingdom, and they can no longer be separated?

Even Tian Bijiang has such doubts in his heart.

However, the ministers of Qi who were present were not convinced, a doctor of Qi saw this scene, and felt that the copper ball was definitely not inseparable, but that the strength of the horses was too small, as long as two horses were added, with enough strength, it should be easy to separate the two copper balls!

He ordered two of his best horses to be drawn and joined the team that pulled the bronze ball, which he expected to be able to separate!

As a result, something surprised him, even though the four horses were pulled separately, the two copper balls that fit together still did not move, and there was no sign of separation!

All the onlookers could see clearly that the four horses pulling outward were really exerting great force. The reins around the horse's neck were straight, and the horse's body was sweating from the exertion, but the copper ball between the four horses showed no sign of pulling apart!

Now everyone really believes that this "horse powerless" trick is what kind of trick, four good horses can't open an ordinary copper ball, isn't it "horse powerless".

However, what Dai Yan wants to demonstrate is still not finished. He once again borrowed two good horses from the nobles of the Qi State who were present, and joined in the action of pulling the copper ball.

The most cruel punishment in this era is the "car split", which means that the five horses are divided.

For a copper ball that has been exhausted, six horses are used to pull each other out, surpassing the power of five horses to split the corpse, but it is still not possible to "split the body" of the copper ball.

The audience at the scene fell into a kind of stubbornness. Everyone didn't believe that this copper ball could no longer be separated!

So go ahead and add horses! Each minister contributed his horses and added them to both sides.

All the way to the sixteen horses, eight on each side, the situation finally changed!

When all the onlookers were immersed in the inseparable copper ball, they only heard a loud explosion like a "bang", and the inseparable copper ball was finally separated! The moment the copper ball separated, part of the crowd was overwhelmed by the powerful qi wave formed by the explosion! And all the horses pulling the ball are also panting and tired!

Seeing that the copper ball was finally separated, the audience present finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Dai Yan ignored the reaction of the audience, he ordered someone to pick up the two copper balls, repeat the previous irrigation, and then pump out the water, forming a copper ball that requires sixteen horses to pull apart!

Dai Yan walked up to the prince with the copper ball in his hand, and then said to all the audience: "Now everyone knows that such a copper ball needs sixteen horses to pull on both sides to separate. However, it is easy to separate them, believe it or not? ”

Hearing Dai Yan's boastful scene, Tian Pijiang first stood up and said, "Childe, doesn't he think that his strength can be worth sixteen horses? Anyway, I don't believe Childe can pull it away without any effort! ”

And the ministers and commoners who were watching around also had the same opinion as the prince, seeing the scene where sixteen horses were needed to pull the copper ball apart, everyone thought that the one who could separate the copper ball must have at least sixteen horses as strong as it!

Under everyone's gaze, Dai Yan easily twisted the valve on the hemisphere, allowing air to flow into the copper ball. Then, he effortlessly lifted the two copper balls to the side, and the copper balls separated!

The audience was shocked!

Could it be that Dai Yan's strength is so strong that he alone has the strength of more than sixteen horses? All the people were wondering in their hearts.

Prince Tian Bijiang first noticed that something was wrong, because he was sitting in the front row and watched very carefully, and when Dai Yan unscrewed the valve on the copper ball, it seemed that the copper ball had already shown signs of separation.

He then asked Dai Yan: "Does it have anything to do with you separating this copper ball and you unscrewing the valve?" ”

Dai Yan replied: "The prince's eyes are like torches, and he really sees through the truth of this trick!" What is the trick in this trick, so that a good horse who pulls a thousand pounds can't pull a copper ball? It's air, actually! The air that we can't see or touch is an extremely great force, and it would take sixteen horses to pull it apart! ”