On the feast.

The speaker regretted letting the emperor pick the topic himself, and now, he can only talk about it according to the emperor's topic.

"Your Majesty, Liu Zongyuan, Liu Hedong's "Snake Catcher Said", included in Liu Zongyuan's "Mr. Hedong Collection", is Liu Zongyuan's friend, Liu Yuxi compiled, for the world, His Majesty said "Snake Catcher Said", was written by Liu Hedong when he was an official in Yongzhou, the text through Jiang's self-description ...... "The speaker began to comprehensively introduce the relevant knowledge of this article.

To be honest, if Yang Reform hadn't memorized this ancient text before, it would be impossible to be interested in this article now, or in other words, if you can listen to it, it would be very troublesome just to read that classical Chinese.

It feels quite good to revisit the texts of my childhood at the age of 600! There is a sense of vicissitudes of change.

……“…… Your Majesty, this article is all about, 'harsh government is fiercer than a tiger'! In order to pay taxes, the people would rather risk being bitten to death by poisonous snakes, which shows that the people are really bitter. It was very hot, and the speaker wiped the sweat from his forehead and said.

"That is to say, each household only needs to pay two snake venomous snakes every year, and they can offset the annual tax, so even if it is dangerous to catch poisonous snakes, there are still many people who flock to them, right?" Yang Reform did not feel how bitter the ancient people were, the working people of the ancients were very bitter, this Yang Reform knew that the new China of the year was much better than the ancient times, but in the countryside of the first ten years, Yang Reform still remembered it in his heart, and knew what poverty and hardship were.

"Back to Your Majesty, yes, as long as each family pays two poisonous snakes every year, you can exempt the whole family from paying taxes throughout the year, although it seems to be a good deal, but once you are bitten by a poisonous snake, there is no cure, don't die in a moment, dozens of years old, even if you succeed countless times, as long as you miss once, you will definitely die, so it is said, 'harsh government is fiercer than a tiger', and the people's life is not easy!" The lecturer explained very dutifully.

"Then since two poisonous snakes can exempt a family from paying taxes, why not keep some poisonous snakes in captivity? In this case, don't you go to the mountains to catch it? Yang asked reform.

“…… Your Majesty, in captivity? Then the Jiang family kept the snake in captivity, and when the snake collector came, he handed over the snake......" explained the lecturer not quite understanding.

"I mean, why don't you breed your own poisonous snakes? Large-scale reproduction, let alone two copies, even if it is two thousand, it's not a problem! Yang Reform asked, I have watched too many TV programs for large-scale artificial breeding of poisonous snakes, centipedes, and scorpions [if you haven't seen it, please watch the agricultural programs of the Central 7 sets, which are quite interesting], and I still remember these things, and I still remember that I risk death every year to go to the mountains to find two snakes to pay taxes, Yang Reform decisively asked the question in his heart, why not large-scale artificial breeding?

The ministers couldn't help but laugh secretly in their hearts, this emperor really hasn't seen the world! Both of them have to risk their lives, two thousand? Is this in the following article? He also reproduces on his own, and he is really fearless for the ignorant!

The lecturer also smiled awkwardly and said, "Your Majesty, two are already difficult enough, how can you catch another two thousand?" Can Jiang Shiyan survive? ”

"Forget it, forget it, just don't say it." Yang reform is not careful, this is not the 21st century, and large-scale breeding is not yet possible.

The ministers bowed their heads one after another, holding back the smile in their hearts, the emperor looked very shrewd and mature, but sometimes, he also asked some inexplicable and childish questions, which made people laugh, and he was really a child's mind!

"By the way, speaker, I just heard you say that if a poisonous snake bites someone, it will kill you soon? Is it? Yang Gengai saw that he was ridiculed by everyone for no reason, and he was unhappy and decided to have some fun.

"Your Majesty, yes, if you are bitten by that poisonous snake, you will die in less than half a moment, it is quite poisonous." The lecturer replied in the affirmative.

"Oh, is it? Then I want to ask, why did the poisonous snake bite and die so quickly? Aren't vipers venomous elsewhere? Yang asked reform.

"Back to Your Majesty, because poisonous snakes have fangs, those who bite will be killed on the spot." The lecturer replied.

"Fangs? The snake's fangs were hidden in its mouth, so why didn't the snake die? In other words, snakes are poisonous only in one place, and not poisonous in other places, I remember, snake meat is edible, right? ”

"This ......" the lecturer was speechless, not knowing how to answer.

“…… Back to Your Majesty, this ......, perhaps, probably like this, the poisonous snake should only have its fangs poisonous, and the snake body should be non-venomous, because snake meat is indeed edible......" The speaker began to lose his mind and began to talk nonsense.

"If the fangs are poisonous, why can snake meat be eaten? It stands to reason that our human teeth and oral cavity are together, and if the teeth of our oral cavity are poisonous, the poison will definitely be inhaled into our body from the oral cavity, and we will soon die. "Yang Reform asked all the way to the end, that is, to ridicule these ancients, and Yang Reform is to bully the ancients with their own knowledge.

“…… This, that ......, Your Majesty, I really don't know......" The speaker decisively begged for mercy, this question was beyond the scope of his knowledge.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I think that this poisonous snake should have a special place to hide poison, and when it is needed, it will be injected into the human body through its fangs, so I think that the fangs of this poisonous snake should be hollow, so that it can explain many problems, believe it or not?" Yang Reform resolutely crooked the building, this feast, it seems, can't be opened.

The ministers had never thought about what the fangs of a poisonous snake looked like, and they all listened to this question inexplicably.

"Okay, since we talk about this issue, we will make a bet, which can be regarded as increasing our knowledge, and those who agree with my statement will stand on the left, and those who disagree will stand on the right."

The ministers are confused, is this still a feast? Or do you still speak the words of a saint?

"Your Majesty, this is a feast, why did Your Majesty say something nonsense? The teeth of the viper, maybe they are hollow, or maybe they are not, and what does it have to do with the sutra feast? Your Majesty, this is a bit outrageous. "A minister couldn't stand it and came out to persuade the emperor.

"Uh......, the Qing family is wrong, this is also a science! If you figure out whether the teeth of the poisonous snake are in the air, then you can figure out the key to the death of the poisonous snake, if it is hollow, that is, the poisonous snake itself is non-venomous, through the teeth in the air, the venom in the poisonous naan is injected into the human body, after figuring out this, after that, and then catch and prevent the poisonous snake, is there a countermeasure? That Jiang's family, let alone catching two snakes, even if it is catching twenty or thirty, it is not difficult, people all over the country have been bitten by poisonous snakes and bitten to death, if you figure this out, wouldn't it benefit the people? Do you think so? This can be regarded as solving problems for the people! The sages said, "The road is long, I will go up and down and seek", now when we encounter such a problem, we should also seek up and down to find out the truth...... "Yang reform is nonsense, anyway, this banquet is really tasteless, and it is necessary to fight against the brainwashing of the ministers, so it is necessary to pull some of this thing, last time, Yang reform is nonsense, for a period of time, the ministers did not dare to open the scripture feast, because on the scripture feast, the emperor will talk nonsense.

The ministers finally saw the emperor's ghostly ability, and they shut up one after another! If you persuade the emperor again, I am afraid that the emperor will say something shocking again! Last time, the emperor talked about the taboos of the royal family without any scruples, which made these courtiers embarrassed, helpless, and even more fearful.

The ministers began to choose, some to the left, some to the right, to meet the emperor's requirements.

Yang Gengai saw that everyone had chosen the position, and said: "Okay, big companion, go and invite the imperial doctor, this snake hunting is for medicine, presumably the imperial doctors should know whether the snake's fangs are hollow." "Yang Reform is very dark-bellied, pulling the ministers to play games. Of course, it is to abuse these ancient people with their own knowledge, who is called to have the Internet in the 21st century, to be able to go to school, and to have a wide range of knowledge?

As a physician, he is always ready to serve the emperor and is ready to deal with emergencies at any time, so the physician on duty will never be too far from the emperor, and after a while, he invited the physician to the Wenhua Palace.

Accompanied by the imperial medicine supervisor and eunuch of the inner court, to see the emperor, they have always had to participate, in order not to let people murder the emperor, the doctor is very easy to deceive the layman, but it is difficult to deceive the peers.

The imperial physician of the Tai Hospital carefully kowtowed to the emperor, and the eunuchs of the Imperial Drug Administration also kowtowed together.

After a bow.

"Imperial Doctor, I heard that poisonous snakes can be used in medicine? Is there such a thing? Yang asked reform.

"Back to Your Majesty, yes, yes, after the poisonous snake is dried, it can indeed be used as medicine, it can treat a variety of diseases, and it has special effects, it can cure strong winds, and spasm ......" Imperial Doctor Wang began to count the treasures.

"Very well, then I will ask you again, is this poisonous snake poisonous all over its body, or is it only poisonous fangs?" Yang asked Gengai.

"Back to Your Majesty, most poisonous snakes are not poisonous themselves, what is poisonous is poisonous naan and poisonous fangs." Imperial Physician Wang said again.

"Then I ask you again, the fangs of the viper, but they are hollow? Venom is injected into the body through hollow fangs? Isn't it? ”

The imperial physician was dumbfounded, why did the emperor ask this? After thinking about it, he said: "Back to Your Majesty, because it should be, the poisonous snake does inject venom into the human body through its fangs, presumably, this fangs are in the air, but they are too subtle for the human eye to observe!" Therefore, the minister is not sure. "The hospital made an inference.

"Hehe, is that so? Didn't I send you a magnifying glass? Haven't you used a magnifying glass to see if the fangs of poisonous snakes are hollow? Do you know how many people die from poisonous snakes every year? If you can figure out the specific process and method of this poisonous snake biting people, wouldn't you be able to effectively deal with poisonous snakes, or how to avoid being bitten by poisonous snakes, wouldn't this be for the benefit of the people of the world? You are too hospital, don't be idle all day long! Find something to do! Yang reformed the ghost. This sutra feast is really tasteless, and it must be prevented from being brainwashed, Yang Reform is to make this sutra feast open once, and the ministers don't want to open it a second time, and they will have a headache when they hear the sutra feast, so that the ministers will have nothing to worry about themselves in the future.

The imperial physician surnamed Wang was very embarrassed, the emperor did send a lot of magnifying glasses, and even alcohol lamps, glass test tubes or something, they were offered as treasures, and they had to incense these treasures every day, and they never thought of using these things to see if the teeth of the poisonous snake were hollow.

"In this way, big companion, immediately let someone send a poisonous snake over, and send a few magnifying glasses, so that the imperial doctor can see if the poisonous snake's teeth are hollow, this matter, there must be an explanation today!" Yang reformed the unrestricted crooked building.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wang Chengen agreed.

"Wait, bring me a batch of thermometers, I'll be useful." Yang Reform explained that since he decided to crook the building today, it is enough to be crooked, and Yang Reform is ready to turn this sutra feast into a biology classroom and a medical classroom. also brainwashed these scholars and doctors of the Ming Dynasty.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave and maid will go." Wang Chengen agreed.

The ministers looked at each other, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in the emperor's gourd, and some ministers sighed in their hearts, this feast, it seems, failed again.

…… After a while, a little eunuch came in with a dead snake, and at the same time, a magnifying glass.

As soon as the dead snake entered the door, a stench filled the entire hall, and many people covered their mouths and noses.

"Doctor, fiddling with snakes, you should have experience, right? Let's see if the fangs of the viper are hollow. Yang Gengai gave an order to dissect the snake on the spot. Biology lessons should be given to these ministers in the classroom, and the ministers should be terrified of the feast.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the scripture feast is a place for preaching scriptures and history, inheriting morality, and speaking of saints, and it needs to be solemn and dignified, and such barbaric things cannot be carried out here." There was opposition right now.

The ministers also objected, and as soon as the dead snake entered the house, there was a foul smell in the whole house, who could stand it? What's more, it depends on how the imperial doctor breaks through the dead snake and observes the fangs of the dead snake, which is simply insulting! Sven sweeps the floor.

"Hehe, it's okay, I'm really curious about this, I want to know it immediately, besides, this is also for the benefit of the people of the world, why should you be afraid of smelliness and dirt? I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of? The sages have said, 'The road is long, I will go up and down and seek', this is also very knowledgeable, since everyone can't figure it out, then ask for it, it can be regarded as our monarch and ministers to practice the famous words and philosophy of the sages, Taiyi, you just hurry up and start, I can't wait, there is a bet just now, those who win are rewarded, and those who lose are punished...... "Yang Reform must do this, and he does not hesitate to pull out the sages as a shield."

The ministers shook their heads one after another, they could only shut up and do what the emperor wanted, if they fought with the emperor, maybe even the cattle and sheep would have to be moved to the Wenhua Hall to be killed.

At the urging of the emperor, the imperial physician began to dissect the corpse of the snake.

Yang Reform said: "Everyone, while the Imperial Doctor is busy, don't be idle, each take a thermometer, and then put the thermometer in the arm like I did,...... Yes, that's it, that's ......" Yang Gengai asked the ministers to put the thermometer in their armpits.

The ministers are all depressed, a good feast, and now they are actually like this, and they don't say much, the snakes are all solved, and they are still afraid of this? was also curious, and they all learned from the emperor and put the thermometer in their armpits.

The imperial physician surnamed Wang cut open the snake's head, pulled out the fangs, and then carefully observed it with a magnifying glass. Although the snake is dead, it is still very bloody, many ministers, looking at such a bloody scene, smelling this fishy smell, vomiting, many people are pale, this sutra is opened, it is really brain-hurting!

After a while, the imperial doctor was sure of what he had seen, and said: "Your Majesty, after careful observation by the minister, the teeth of this poisonous snake are indeed hollow, there was no magnifying glass before, the observation was not clear, and I did not dare to make a conclusion, but now, when I look at it with a magnifying glass, it is clear." ”

Yang Gengai held the thermometer and shouted loudly: "Okay! Doctor, I observed carefully, there was a reward, and I also settled a dispute between our monarchs and ministers, and it also made me understand the reason, and also confirmed my conjecture, sure enough, the snake's teeth are hollow, hehe...... Ladies and gentlemen, if you don't believe it, you can go and see for yourself, or go home and slaughter a snake's head yourself, this time bet, but I won, everyone who follows me will be rewarded, each person will be added for a month, and those who lose will be reduced by half a month, hehe, Taiyi, you can also add a month. Yang Reform said with a smile.

Although the minister standing on the left was very dissatisfied with the emperor's nonsensical practice of disrupting the feast, it was also a good thing to harvest an extra month's income. Those who lose are depressed, not only losing money, but also losing face.

Yang Reform was still holding the thermometer in his arm, and said: "Everyone, let's take a look at the correspondence between these numeric characters and the Chinese characters of my dynasty...... Yang Reform is selling his thermometer again. Since this thermometer has a blowtorch made of alcohol, the sealing has been done perfectly, and the thermometer has been stabilized and relatively standardized, and it has been made in large quantities. Yang is ready to sell his own things, although the money is small, but he also has to sell.

A few little eunuchs immediately showed the ministers the comparison of Chinese characters and numeric characters.

Whether the ministers want it or not, anyway, all of them are watching.

After a while, Yang Reform said again: "Everyone, have you remembered how the Chinese characters and numeric characters correspond to my dynasty?" Okay...... now, take out the thermometer, put it in front of yourself, and see, what is the reading......" Yang reformed the rapid reading.

The ministers also followed the emperor.

"My temperature is 36.5 degrees Celsius...... everyone, what is your body temperature?" Yang Reform was very excited to popularize thermometers to others and popularize science to the ministers of the Ming Dynasty.

The ministers looked at the thermometer in their hands and muttered to themselves as they checked the numeric characters.

"Your Majesty, the minister's thirty-six degrees are a little more ......"

"Your Majesty, the minister's is thirty-seven degrees ......"

"Your Majesty, the minister seems to be a little more than thirty-seven degrees......"

Soon, most people will be able to report their thermometer readings.

Yang Reform said with a smile: "Okay! Oh, everyone, in fact, after thousands of verifications of Liulizhai, the body temperature of a normal person, the temperature in the armpit, should be between 36 degrees and 37 degrees, this belongs to the body temperature of a normal person, Liulizhai has also measured a lot of patients, found that the temperature of patients is generally different from that of normal people, some patients have a high temperature of 38 degrees, if it is a fever, even 39 degrees, 40 degrees will burn people's brains, and some are low temperatures, only 35 degrees, you will feel cold all over the body, hehe, this thermometer, It's a measure of temperature, hehe, the degree of this thermometer is also set by me, everyone, don't you think it's magical? "Yang Gai is very happy to engage in popular science and brainwash these big bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty, these bureaucrats want to use the Confucian Four Books and Five Classics to brainwash themselves, and he himself wants to use scientific knowledge to brainwash these people, and the effect depends on the means of both sides. Science was the weapon of Yang Reform to deal with the bureaucracy in the late Ming Dynasty.

(To be continued)