Yang Xiong said: "In ancient times, people looked at the sky as a big cover, the earth is immovable, the sky is round, and the sun, moon, stars and all kinds of things in the sky, the whole is a big cover, from east to west, day and night. www.biquge.info Later, some people thought that the sky was wrong, and that the whole sky was wrapped around the ground like an egg, and the ground was like the yolk of an egg.

This kind of statement is called the Hun Tian Theory, and I just agree with the Hun Tian Theory. ”

Jiang Hexing knows an armillary sphere, but that was in the Later Han Dynasty, not in the current Wang Mang period, so it seems that these two things should be somewhat related.

Jiang Hexing raised his wine glass, touched another glass with Yang Xiong, and said, "Mr. Yang, then what do you think of the difference between these two statements?" ”

Yang Xiong smiled, raised his head and said: "And Shunhou, I used to write an article called "Eight Things Difficult to Cover the Sky". Write an article specifically about Gai Tian. ”

Jiang Hexing said: "Then I will definitely read it if I have a chance." ”

The two of them opened the chatterbox, and the more they talked, the more speculative they became, and Jiang Hexing was surprised that it was not Yangxiong's erudition, but his thinking ability.

Yang Xiong is really a genius who has studied astronomy, philosophy, and literature. What is commendable about him is not that he keeps a distance from power, does not lie in his indifference to fame and fortune, but in having the courage to create his own ideological system, unlike some people in later generations who will always only interpret the classics, look for chapters and excerpts, and almost always spin in other people's ideological systems, without any interest.

What is needed for the progress of society, talents. But what kind of talent is? Yang Xiong is a real talent.

Jiang Hexing thought, why it has been difficult for China to make great progress for thousands of years, that is, people like Yangxiong have been buried. As far as the Gaitian Theory and the Hun Tian Theory are concerned, Yang Xiong was also influenced by the Gai Tian Theory before, and after the verification of facts, he found that the Hun Tian Theory was more convincing, agreed with the Hun Tian Theory, and did a lot of in-depth research.

This trait of his is simply the spirit of a later generation of scientists. Prove your point with facts. Although it is said that there is no gap between the cosmology and the one and a half that Jiang Hexing knows, there is no absolute truth in scientific work. Only by constantly overturning the previous views, even if Jiang Hexing understands the cosmology, it may not be overturned in the future.

Yang Xiong independently created a three-way view to explain his worldview. He wrote a book based on the Book of Changes. "Taixuan". The influence of Taixuan is far less than that of the I Ching. However, Yangxiong's creative thinking is commendable.

If there are a few people in later generations like Yang Xiong, they dare to study, dare to constantly question authority, do not look down on all authority, and do not prostrate at the feet of the so-called authority. Treat the so-called authority as an ordinary person, based on facts. Based on your own findings, come up with your own opinions. Even if a person has a little bit of achievement, what a considerable edifice of knowledge it should be if it is accumulated.

It's a pity that genius is always few. The greater regret is not that there are few geniuses, but that no one treats the former authorities as ordinary people, forever expending energy in interpreting the scriptures.

Yangxiong is lucky, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty has a special purpose, and Yangxiong enjoys Yulu for life. Working at the Tianlu Pavilion (National Library) is just about doing what you want.

Yang Xiong is very famous. But he was questioned, and many people laughed at him, laughing at him for not wanting to make progress and having a low official position. He made his own article "Solving Mockery". Comment on historical figures. Make your attitude clear.

Everyone is running for money and power, but only one is a strong man who soars in his own spiritual realm. Although he was not interested in political affairs, political affairs did not completely forget him.

Half a year ago, a storm broke out and almost killed Yangxiong, an old man in his sixties.

Banquet at the banquet. Yang Xiong still slowly explained the matter.

Wang Mang's ascension to the throne, of course, has the strong support of the whole country, and there is another important thing, that is, the talisman.

When Wang Mang ascended to the throne, some people forged talismans, saying that it was the will of heaven for Wang Mang to sit as emperor. This talisman was recognized, and it was unanimously agreed that Wang Mang was determined by the will of heaven.

But after Wang Mang ascended the throne, some people continued to play the trick of talismans, and Wang Mang began to feel unhappy in his heart.

One of them, Zhen Feng, committed a taboo in this regard, and Wang Mang ordered him to be arrested and his henchmen arrested.

But Zhen Feng actually didn't have any henchmen, and basically did it himself, but the person who handled the case expanded the case very widely, and also implicated Liu Xin, another university scholar at the time. Liu Xincai and Yangxiong can be said to be not up and down, and they were both top scholars at that time.

Liu Xin admired Yangxiong, so he let his son worship Yangxiong as a teacher.

As soon as Zhen Feng's case was investigated, even Yang Xiong was implicated.

The official who arrested Yangxiong went to Tianlu Pavilion, and Yangxiong jumped out of the window in fright, and the person was injured, but he was still caught by the imperial court after all.

Fortunately, Wang Mang still knew about Yangxiong, Wang Mang said that Yangxiong had never been involved in these things, so he let Yangxiong go.

However, I have been at home recently, and I have no official to do, and my work in Tianlu Pavilion has to be stopped, and the old man is depressed.

Yang Xiong briefly finished telling his experience, Jiang Hexing admired this old man even more, and frequently toasted, not only Jiang Hexing, Xu Lang, Zhang Meng was also diligent in persuading.

A wine, drunk until the afternoon, Yang Xiong was so happy, he drank a little too much, Xu Lang supported him, cleaned up a good room in the Barbarian Pavilion, and let him rest first.

Looking at Yangxiong's swaying back, Jiang Hexing stood under the walnut tree, drinking tea and falling into deep thought.

Yang Xiong's generation is a masterpiece, but in fact, life is both lonely and painful, no one understands, and the family is not very happy, as if there are some family misfortunes.

He is a person who lives in his own spiritual world, and he doesn't need much understanding from others, and most people don't actually understand him.

He who is too smart is destined to be lonely because he has too few of his kind. His value is known only to him, and maybe one day when someone finds out, he will know what a great person he is.

Why is there an article about ridicule, it is nothing more than the strange voices and eyes around him. Everyone is an official who has risen step by step, and the money in the family is piled up, so that the slaves are called for good, so they are not chic.

And he, for decades, is only willing to stay in Tianlu Pavilion, sort out books, write his own books, and talk about his own opinions. said that he was poor, of course not, after all, he was also the person who was specially ordered by Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, so even if he didn't do anything for the rest of his life, the court would give him a fortune.

is such a person, for decades, people have come and gone in the court, you go up and down, coaxing you to sing and I will appear, he is not moved.

If you don't care about politics, it doesn't mean that you don't want to do politics. This time, the matter of Yang Xiong's surrender to the cabinet is like this, and the trouble is still implicated in himself.

Jiang Hexing thought to himself, this old man, a genius, if he can continue his research in Chang'an, after all, he can still make a lot of contributions, if he goes to his own Pingzhou, at this age, it is estimated that it will be difficult to accept the affairs of Pingzhou.

However, he is not happy now, take him out for a walk, presumably he will agree. (To be continued.) )