Zeng Jian's attitude disappointed many courtiers, but Li Dongyang was not surprised, as the second assistant of the dynasty, he had a wide range of intelligence sources, and he knew a lot about Xie Hong's affairs, and it was not a secret that Zeng Jian met Xie Hong in Xuanfu.

Li Dongyang's own way of life is to be flexible, although I don't know the real relationship between Xie and Zeng, but in today's world, two people who are good at craftsmanship meet, at least they will have some sympathy.

Therefore, he didn't expect Zeng Jian to go toe-to-toe with Xie Hong, all he wanted was an affirmative answer.

"What we scholars and doctors seek is the way to stabilize the country and the country, and it is the way of the sages! And the so-called clocks, or water transport instruments, are just strange silver skills, I don't know what to do? Li Dongyang said solemnly.

His voice was not high, but his words were powerful, and the mood of the crowd calmed down at once. Yes, the scholar learned the way of the heavens and the earth, how can it be compared with the side door? I almost fell for that annihilator's provocation.

After appeasing his colleagues, Li Dongyang turned to Xie Hong again and said: "Xie Qianhu, what is the principle, the official does not know, but he knows the reason by looking at the surface, and the ability to see the subtle knowledge, the official knows a little bit about it, and the people who are good at this way in the court do not know how many." Since Xie Qianhu is convincing, how about asking for instructions from the public? ”

Xie Hong secretly praised in his heart: The situation was stabilized in a few words, and it led back to the topic, worthy of being a scholar Li who is known as a good strategist, and sure enough, his surname and words are the best choice.

However, Xie Hong is not panicked, what he is best at is not his mouth, but the kung fu in his hands, and he is even more confident in the works he took out today. He smiled slightly, so as not to push, and said, "Just follow Scholar Li." ”

Li Dongyang turned to the two envoys again, Jin and Li also got up at this time, and when they saw that there was a resolution here, they didn't dare to slack off, so they hurriedly took out a wooden box from their arms, and after opening it, they took out a yellow-orange thing, which was the pocket watch.

Some of the people present have seen it, some have not, but at this time they all paid attention to the pocket watch, and even the well-informed Xie Hong couldn't help but take a few more looks, this is an antique, a product of the sixteenth century, and I have never seen such an ancient thing in later generations.

said that it was a pocket watch, but the one in front of him was not as small and exquisite as the later generations, it was the size of a palm, and if it was really in a pocket, it must be similar to carrying a stone. Although it has been polished, the case still looks a little old, but the bracelet is new, and it may not be the original anymore.

"Your Majesty, my lords, please look at ......" Ambassador Jin opened the cover of the watch, and then explained while displaying it: "The hands are like a sundial, but they do not need to be light, and there are two of them, which can accurately divide the time, that is, the moment is divided into fifteen equal parts, which is called the ......."

"It's wonderful." Looking at the pocket watch, everyone was amazed.

“…… Moreover, this thing is convenient and easy to carry, beautifully made, and is most suitable for the use of the Son of Heaven. Ambassador Jin introduced it like a river, and then turned to Xie Hong triumphantly and said, "Lord Xie, I don't know how wonderful your so-called bell is, can you open the eyes of this envoy?" ”

He also saw Xie Hong's performance just now, but his surname was so, and as soon as he became proud, Ambassador Jin only felt that there was nothing to do in the world, and the treasure that the university scholars had never seen before, how could a small thousand households understand? It's just that I've read some miscellaneous books that others don't read, which stumped the adults, so he is also not afraid of Xie Hong.

"Well said, well said." For some reason, when he saw the pocket watch, the smile on Xie Hong's face was even bigger, and he was still sneering just now, but now he seemed to be happy from the bottom of his heart. But no one had time to delve into it, for as he spoke, he had already lifted the cloth from the bell.

Seeing the true face of the pendulum clock, everyone was slightly stunned, only to see that above the pendulum clock was a small decorative door, and below there was a swinging pendulum, which was not the reason for surprise, but other places that were surprising.

The clock is too similar to the watch, although the size and shape are different, but the central part of these two things, that is, the dial that Xie Hong said, is really exactly the same, even if it is as stubborn as Liu Daxia, at this time, I also believe Xie Hong's words in my heart, if it is not the same production principle, how can it be so similar?

"It's ...... You've copied my baby! Seeing the true face of the pendulum clock, the two envoys were panicked, the stakes were so high, they couldn't help but be alarmed.

"The official has said that the clock is a technology handed down from the Central Plains, but you don't believe it." Xie Hong spread his hands and said helplessly: "Besides, your pocket watch has not been seen before, how can it be imitated?" You don't believe in your own officials, you have to believe in the emperor and your lords, right? ”

"Ugh." As soon as his words fell, Zhengde sighed very tacitly and echoed: "I also wanted to see it, but Zhang Shangshu didn't follow it, so even I was stingy when I saw it, let alone Xie Aiqing." ”

The two of them sang and harmonized, and the courtiers were also silent, believing Xie Hong's statement that the clock was circulated in Huaxia, otherwise there was no way to explain how these two things could be exactly the same.

Taking advantage of your illness to kill you, Xie Hong took advantage of the victory to pursue, pointed to the clock dial, and said: "You just saw the pocket watch, the pocket watch can be accurate to the minute, and my pendulum clock can also be ......" The corners of his mouth were raised, and he pointed to the thinnest needle and said: "Everyone, please note that the pendulum clock has one more hand than the pocket watch, which I call the second hand." ”

"Oh, what is a second?" Today's roles are reversed, Zhengde has changed his job to praise, and when he saw that no one spoke, he opened his mouth.

"That is, to divide each into sixty equal parts, that is, to divide a quarter of an hour into nine hundred equal parts, and this unit of measurement of time is the second!" Xie Hong said leisurely.

The courtiers were dumbfounded, the pendulum clock dial was larger, the hands were also larger, and the second hand was constantly turning, which was much more visually stunning than the relatively static pocket watch just seen.

Xie Hong turned to the two envoys and said playfully: "Two ambassadors, in terms of timing accuracy, my pendulum clock should be stronger than the pocket watch of the two, can it be worthy of a reward?" ”

"In terms of timekeeping, it is indeed ...... More than our pocket watches. ”

Ambassador Kim lost the momentum just now, and admitted the shortcomings, which could not be denied, the other people's clock had an extra needle, and the accuracy was far exceeded, and he was even thinking: This pocket watch is likely to have been lost from Middle-earth to the Japanese country, and then to Korea, otherwise the barbarians of the Japanese country are not as advanced as North Korea, how can there be such a treasure?

However, he was not so easily discouraged, he stiffened his neck, and insisted: "However, your pendulum clock is too big, but it is inconvenient to carry, both have their own strengths, but they are only between the best." ”

"Since it's used for timekeeping, of course, accuracy is the most important thing." Xie Hong had a smile on his face, like a businessman: "What's more, the timer has one of the most important functions, your pocket watch doesn't have it, but my pendulum clock does." ”

"What?" Not only Ambassador Jin, everyone was surprised, the sundial and hourglass are far inferior to clocks and watches in terms of timekeeping accuracy, haven't heard of timekeeping and other particularities?

"Of course it's time to tell." Xie Hong had a natural expression.

Telling the time? Everyone knows this, the time is to beat the watch, but that is shouted by someone, is this also worthy of someone shouting?

"What's the difference between playing a watch with a pocket watch and a pendulum clock?" Ambassador Kim was so anxious that he just thought of this idea and said it without thinking.

"Alas, it's terrible to be uneducated." Xie Hong sighed, "Okay, as a thousand households in the Heavenly Empire, this official will teach you to be obedient, since the name of the pendulum clock has a bell, it is naturally the same as the bell that announces the dawn, and when it comes to the hour, it will ring on its own." ”

"Huh?" Ambassador Kim was dumbfounded, it is worthy of the Celestial Empire, this time is more elaborate than North Korea, and what this Lord Xie said is too amazing, right? "Really?" He rubbed his eyes and plucked out his ears, in disbelief.

"Of course, is it necessary for this official to lie to you?" Xie Hong looked at the time and said, "There is still a while before the hour, in order to let you take a closer look, the official will adjust the time." So saying, he turned to the back of the pendulum clock, turned the minute hand half a turn, and placed it at fifty-nine minutes.

"It's going to ring soon, please get ready." After completing this series of actions, Xie Hong hurriedly walked a few steps to the side and moved away from the pendulum clock. There were three other people next to the pendulum clock, Jiang Bin was clever enough, and when he saw Xie Hong walking away, he also followed.

But the two envoys were not so eye-catching, they still stood there, staring blankly at the pendulum clock, the expressions on their faces were very rich and easy to understand, and it was clear: I don't believe it, and I don't believe it if I am killed.

They didn't believe it, most of the courtiers were skeptical, and some showed solemn looks. There are not many people who know the Qibao Linglong Tower, but there are still some of them, the tower can make a bell, but after all, it needs external forces, can this so-called pendulum clock sound on its own?

No matter what they thought, everyone's eyes fell on the pendulum clock, drifting with the swing of the pendulum.

Time does not depend on human will, and under the gaze of everyone, the thin second hand slowly turns to the apex without hesitation, and waiting there is a slightly thicker minute hand.

Finally, at the moment when the two stitches coincided, "When! A loud bell rang leisurely, echoing in the Taihe Palace. But it wasn't over yet, the bell rang again and again, so that everyone was overwhelmed, and it felt like they were in a dream.

The two envoys who felt it the most were the two closest people standing, and the two envoys were already sitting on the ground at this time, which was frightened.

The sound of the pendulum clock is not as good as the real clock, but the sound is not small, and the two of them are suspicious, but they are also caught off guard, but the bell is still continuous, in the end, both of them are pale, sweating profusely, and their robes are soaked, as if they have been fished out of the water.

The second is like a year until the end of the bell, but the suffering of the two is not over, a thought in the mind has not been turned, but I heard a "click", and then a small door suddenly opened above the pendulum clock, both of them were shocked, thinking that there was some terrible mechanism, they were both hands and feet, and they crawled to the side to escape.

Facts have proved that they are wrong, there is indeed a mechanism in the small door, but it is not terrible at all, what pops out is a villain, fat, with full eyebrows and eyes, a lovely smile, hands clasped in front of his chest, as if he is a trick, and those who know can see that it is the image of the fat man Gu Dayong.

After the little fat pop out, there was a soft 'click', it closed together and its hands were separated, this is not counted, in the separated hands turned out to be a roll of yellow silk, and the yellow silk was taken out, and the villain shook his head even more, as if he was reading out the holy decree.

Although there was no sound, two more banners popped up from both sides of its body, and there was one with good eyesight, and when you looked closely, it turned out to be a couplet.

The upper link is: "The frog at the bottom of the well has a big breath in Huanyu." ”

The next link is: "Yelang is arrogant, and his brain-dead mallet is more joyful." ”

In the end, the villain flipped the yellow silk in his hand, and everyone could see it clearly, and there were four big characters on it:

"Send the bell by order!"

(To be continued)