Chapter 42: The palace cries

What science is, science is not truth, science is just a reasonable explanation of the truth of things, so the conclusions of science are always overturned again and again, because there will always be a more reasonable explanation to replace the former. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

From geocentric to heliocentric, until people understand the universe, the statements of predecessors are always left behind by those who continue to catch up, but this is also the most attractive part of science. It won't argue with you whether this is the truth of the matter, it will only tell you that this is the best explanation of the truth at the moment.

"You may have to ask, why we can still see a lot of things that don't glow, it's simply because of the reflection of light, when the sun hits the ground, it's like a stream of water hitting a rock, it scatters, it sputters wherever it can reach, and then it splashes into our eyes again, and that's how we can see." Wang Mai glanced at Liang San and Little Fat Wang February.

The two nodded, and pulled down the thick curtains that had been prepared a long time ago, and the room was suddenly dark, and there were exclamations one after another for a while.

"Everyone, be quiet." "This is the most obvious example, I use curtains to block out the light from the outside, so that no light can enter the eye through repeated refraction, which is why I can't see anything in the night." ”

The curtain was opened again, and looking at the people who were thinking about it, Wang Mai smiled with satisfaction, and the effect had basically been achieved. These days, the study of mind has gained the upper hand in debates, and no matter what kind of evidence is presented by the side of science, it will be rejected by the extremely idealistic reason that "as long as I don't want to, nothing exists." Wang Mai was furious, and finally came up with this method to tell everyone that external objects affect people's senses, and the existence of things has nothing to do with people's thinking.

The ancients' research on light was really very backward, perhaps because many things had become commonplace, even a university scholar like Kong Yingda had never thought about this problem. The basic consensus of people in this era is that the eye has a power called "eyesight", and it is through this power that the eye can see. Now Wang Mai told them that eyesight is a kind of power that people imagine, light is objective, and the eye is just a receiver of light.

The three of them rode horses to Rou Niang's stall, Wang Mai made a fortune, and gave Liu Da and Liang San horses, both of which were first-class horses, but he still liked his docile brown horses.

Wang Mai handed a wooden box to Rou Niang again: "Give it to you." ”

"The slave family doesn't dare to accept it." Rou Niang still has a look of rejection thousands of miles away.

Wang Mai has long been used to it: "Then don't blame me for following you all the time." "What are the three most important points of chasing women, one is persistence, the second is shamelessness, and the third is insisting shamelessness. Wang Mai has long deeply understood this truth, especially when dealing with a woman like Rou Niang, her face is cold and hot, at most she will stare at you, and there will be nothing that makes you unable to get off the stage.

"You ......," Rou Niang bit her lip, "bummer." ”

"Feel free to scold it, it's not the first time anyway, hurry up and put it away, everyone else has seen it." Without saying a word, Wang Mai stuffed something into his hand. Since discovering the advantage that Rou Niang will not refuse people, Wang Mai has attacked this point with a snake and a seven-inch attack, and he will not be defeated in a hundred battles.

"Ah Lang, a little lady, it's too ...... for you to send things at both ends in the past three days" Liu Da shook his head, obviously not understanding him.

"Eat......" Wang Mai didn't plan to explain, they didn't understand anyway.

When he returned home, he found Song Laosan squatting at the door, not knowing how long he had been waiting.

"Old Song, what's the matter?" The two of them entered the house, but Song Laosan was sad.

"Someone from King Zheng's mansion came and asked us to make wine, saying that it was to celebrate King Zheng's accession to the throne......" Song Laosan sighed and told the cause and effect of the matter.

If Wang Shichong was going to take this step after all, everyone knew that there would be such a day, but they didn't expect him to be so disregardful of eating. At the beginning of the month, Wang Shichong convened the important ministers of the court and said that he would discuss the matter of sending troops to Xin'an, but the content of the meeting was to let everyone agree with him to accept the throne of Chan. Those who opposed him were demoted, but Duan Da, who was originally an old minister of the Sui Dynasty, did the first thing in this matter, this eighty-year-old old guy, personally went out to force the little emperor to add nine tin to Wang Shichong, and was named King Zheng, and he could set up all officials below the prime minister.

Later, a Taoist priest who didn't know where he came from offered a strange book called "Confucius's Closed Room", on which there was a picture of a shepherd, drawing a person holding a pole to drive sheep, and the Taoist priest said, "Yang, Sui surname also." If you do one, the king is also. After living in the sheep, the Ming Xiangguo was the emperor of Sui. He also far-fetched to find two Zhuangzi's "The World" and "Dechong Fu", saying that this means that Wang Shichong is ordered by heaven to act as the emperor, and it is clear that he wants to build momentum for Wang Shichong's ascension to the throne.

The government and the opposition are bleak, and everyone in the Guozijian sighs on weekdays, this toss, no one from the original lively Guozijian came.

"Who is from the Wang family?" Wang Mai asked.

"It seems that King Zheng's nephew called Wang Daoxun." Song Laosan said.

Wang Mai nodded: "Leave this matter to me." ”

"You?" Song Laosan looked at him, "Now that King Zheng is about to be called emperor, we can't afford to provoke the Wang family, it's a big deal to give him this method, don't put yourself on the hook because of this matter, just find a way to make money." ”

"Don't worry, I won't come nonsense, you know me, I'm afraid of death, I already have an idea in my heart, and I'll be fine." Wang Mai said confidently.

"Okay, keep yourself first, and give them things when you can't do it." Song Laosan was still a little worried.

"The Wang family has not yet become the emperor, so arrogant, I really can't get used to these people's behavior this time. didn't teach them a lesson, thinking that Luoyang was already their backyard. ”

The next day, Wang Mai asked Liang San to go to Guozi to take leave. He rode alone and came to the outside of King Zheng's mansion to ask to see Wang Renze, which is now a ******, where hundreds of officials, large and small, work.

As soon as Wang Ren heard that Wang Mai, who he hadn't seen for a long time, came to ask for a meeting, he hurriedly let him enter the mansion.

As soon as Wang Mai stepped into King Zheng's mansion, he began to cry: "Brother Renze, Brother Renze......" The cry almost alarmed the entire Zheng Wangfu.

Wang Ren hurriedly came out to check: "Brother Jikaixian, what's wrong with you?" Why so much sorrow? ”

"Brother Renze......" Wang Mai hugged his arm, snot and tears rubbed upward, "Brother Renze, our brother's friendship, what can't you tell your brother about, why...... Why ......"

"Why? You mean. Wang Ren watched as there were more and more onlookers, but Wang Mai stumbled and couldn't speak clearly, and he was very anxious.

Wang Mai glanced around, and felt that it was almost over: "Brother Ren Ze wants my method of making wine, just talk to my brother, it is also my honor to be able to dedicate it to King Zheng." Why...... It's just ......"

"When did I say I wanted your brewing method?" Wang Ren knew that the immortal brew that is now famous in Luoyang was from Wang Mai's handwriting, and Wang Mai often sent him a lot of it every once in a while, but he liked this kind of wine, but he never thought of taking the wine-making method as his own.

"Not Brother Renze?" Wang Mai looked at Wang Renze, "Yesterday, my shopkeeper told me that King Zheng's nephew came to ask for the method of brewing wine, and if he didn't give it, he would bear the consequences, so who did it?" ”

The onlookers were in an uproar, this King Zheng's nephew actually went to the house of a Guozi assistant teacher and forcibly asked for the secret recipe of winemaking, what is the difference between this and robbing.

Wang Ren turned his head and called a steward: "Do you know who went to Assistant Teacher Wang yesterday to ask for this method of winemaking?" ”

"This ......" the steward lowered his head, visibly flickering.

"Say!" Wang Ren saw that he was spitting and spitting, and he knew that there was something wrong with this matter.

"It's Saburo." The steward said honestly.

Wang Renze has four brothers, he is the second, and this Wang Daoxun is the third, but although the two are brothers, they have a bad relationship, and he can't get used to seeing this third brother behaving nonsense all day long, bullying men and women, and ruining the reputation of the Wang family. In the past, even if it was forgotten, now this bitter master has a good relationship with Wang Mai, and he obviously doesn't take his second brother seriously.

"Don't worry, my Wang family will never covet your wine-making method, so you can go back with peace of mind." Wang Ren assured him in front of everyone.

"I am willing to dedicate this secret recipe to King Zheng, just to have a way to live...... "Wang Mai still held his arm and did not let go.

"Where's the next talk?" Wang Ren said righteously, "You just have to go back, if anyone dares to touch a finger of you, they will not be able to get along with me, Wang Renze." ”

"That'...... Thank you Brother Renze. "It's almost, and the play can't be played too much, so I said goodbye to Wang Renze.

Wang Ren sent Wang Mai away, and then came to Wang Shichong's house to ask to see him.

"Renze." Wang Shichong is now in good spirits on happy occasions, and he dreams of the moment when he wears his dragon robe every day.

"Meet my uncle!"

"No need to be polite!" Wang Shichong waved his hand to get him up, "Why was it so noisy just now?" ”

"My nephew was about to report this to my uncle." Wang Ren got up and told the ins and outs of the matter clearly, "The inquiry is too unusual, at such a critical juncture, it is impossible to do such a ridiculous thing, doesn't it make the ministers feel cold?" ”

Wang Shichong nodded and said to the attendant next to him, "You go and call the Taoist." ”

"Yes!"

Wang Daoxun had already learned about Wang Mai's crying in the palace just now, and he also regretted his actions yesterday. After all, I heard that this Wang Mai and his second brother Wang Renze were very close, but he didn't expect that as soon as he arrived in front of Wang Shichong, he was scolded for splitting his head and covering his face.

"My nephew also thinks that this god brews rare wine in the world, and gets some to celebrate my uncle's accession to the throne." Wang Daoxun lowered his head and said.

"Ridiculous!" Wang Shichong looked at him with hatred, "This Wang Jikai is a person recommended by your second brother, and he is also an official close to the Wang family, and even if you want to get some wine, the palace has money, just buy it, why use such cunning means?" It's good now, everyone in the palace knows about this matter, and your play is really self-defeating. ”

Wang Daoxun lowered his head and didn't dare to say a word.

"That's it, I miss your kindness, and this matter will be stopped." After all, Wang Shichong still couldn't bear to be too harsh on his nephew, he came this way, and his eldest brother Wang Shiyun made a lot of efforts for him, which can be said to have made great contributions, and several nephews are also right-hand men.

"Yes!" Wang Dao hurriedly agreed.

"Also," Wang Shichong continued, "you are not allowed to trouble Wang Jikai, if he makes any mistakes, I will try to ask you." ”

Wang Daoxun just wanted to settle accounts with Wang Mai after this matter passed, but he didn't expect Wang Shichong to know this nephew too well, and his character of revenge is really unreassuring.

"Yes, uncle." Wang Daoxun had no choice but to admit that he was unlucky, and asked tentatively, "What about this wine?" ”

"Buy." Wang Shichong ordered, "Give him the quota for serving wine in the palace, don't you know what juncture it is now?" This thing has to be done for me beautifully. ”

"Yes." Wang Daoxun finally knew what it meant to steal chickens and rice, and he was responsible for the procurement of this palace, and there was a lot of oil and water. The most important thing is that once Wang Shichong became the emperor, this wine became a tribute wine, and the profits in it went to the sea, and such a large piece of fat meat fell into Wang Mai's mouth. But no matter how unwilling he is, he can't help it, and he doesn't have the courage to disobey his uncle's orders.

"Uncle, don't worry, my nephew will do it properly." After receiving Wang Daoxun's assurance, Wang Shichong waved his hand and let him leave.

As soon as he left his uncle's house, Wang Daoxun saw his father Wang Shiyun walking towards him angrily.

"Slap" A slap made Wang Daoxun a little confused, "Father." ”

"You bastard who doesn't do enough to do more than he does." Wang Shihun is now the internal history of the palace, which is equivalent to the prime minister, and he also heard that his son made such a fuss at this critical time, which was really angry.

Wang Daoxun listened to the same number as Wang Shichong again, and then covered his face and left in embarrassment. Wang Daoxun is finally popular this time, Wang Mai, you wait for me!