"The two balls really hit the ground together! How did Majesty come up with it? Princess Jincheng knelt opposite the palmetto case with an expression of incredulity, it seems that she also felt that the big one should land on the ground before the eunuch reported it.

Xue Chongxun unhurriedly stroked the water with the lid of the teacup, laughing without saying a word, pretending to be a must. He has been staying here for more than half a month without taking care of political affairs, and the only thing he has done is to send two lead bumps to Nan Ya for others to guess, but he doesn't seem to think that there is anything wrong with him.

He took a sip of tea before saying, "It's hard to explain now, but it won't be long before you understand." Come on, grind the ink. ”

After a while, a few palace maids came up, putting inkstones, paper, pens, towns and other things on the table. It's morning, and the autumn morning is sunny, warm but not hot, and it's time for people to get down to business. Xue Chongxun obviously didn't plan to do anything, and he sat and chatted with Jin Cheng comfortably.

The grain of the palmetto itself is very beautiful, and the large cases made with it are not painted, and the shadow of the beaded curtain is sprinkled on it, swaying slowly with the breeze. There are also elegant things such as paper and ink dotted in the meantime, and the fragrance of ink and tea wafting in the air is indeed very pleasant. The key is that there are beautiful women here, which is even more pleasing to the eye, and even the palace maid who is kneeling in front of the desk to polish the ink is also young and beautiful.

At this time, Xue Chongxun suddenly felt that the little palace maid grinding ink in front of him was very familiar, so he couldn't help but look at it twice. Jin Cheng paid attention to Xue Chongxun's small action with a smile on her face, she didn't break it, but she knew what was going on in her heart. This twelve or thirteen-year-old little palace maid was Yue'e, who was waiting for Xue Chongxun in the bath of the greenhouse hall last time, Xue Chongxun saw that the family was tender, and almost raped her on the spot, but Yue'e cried and screamed so much that she was afraid to death, and she did not cooperate, and finally Xue Chongxun finally spared her. Later, Jincheng received the dormitory.

Princess Jincheng pretended not to care, and said with a smile: "Yesterday, His Majesty said that the earth is round, so what about the people below, won't they fall?" ”

Xue Chongxun said: "Why is there a difference between the top and the bottom? The reason why pears fall down is only because of the 'gravitational pull' and fall towards the circle of the earth, so we think that the foot is 'down'. Underneath the circle, those who also feel that their feet are 'down' because of the same gravitational pull...... It seems to be hard to understand for a while. ”

"I understand what His Majesty means." Jin Cheng's words once again surprised Xue Chongxun, "In addition, last time I heard Zhang Guolao say in the Sanqing Palace, 'The moon is as big as a plate', and I also have doubts: if there is a fire somewhere in the city, the fire is as big as a house, but the appearance of people is as small as a candle flame in a few miles, and the moon hangs in the sky, waiting for thousands of feet of high mountains and cannot reach, such as in "Zhuangzi", there is Peng Zhi migrating to the south of the earth, the water hits three thousand miles, and the one who sways up is 90,000 li...... I don't know if there are 90,000 miles in the sky, but it must be more than a few miles away. Mortals are thousands of miles away from the earth and look at the moon as big as a disk, how can it really be that big? ”

"Haha......" Xue Chongxun laughed a few times, "Of course, the moon is not only as big as a plate, if you question it well, the one who knows me is none other than the princess." ”

Jin Cheng was surprised: "Could it be that His Majesty can solve this puzzle?" ”

Xue Chongxun said: "Of course, it's just a small problem. But it's a long story, I can't understand it when I say it so much, and there are still a lot of basic things before, so I'll write it down. You don't have to sit here anymore, just let her wait for the pen and ink, it may take a long time. Xue Chongxun pointed to the familiar little palace maid next to him.

Maybe everyone's aesthetics have been formed subconsciously, even if Xue Chongxun can't remember Yue'e, the little palace maid, but when he sees it again, he still thinks she is well-behaved and cute, and she looks very pleasing to the eye. Yue'e is white, although her skin can't be compared with Princess Jincheng's flawlessness that can't be picked out at all, but it looks full of youthful atmosphere, which makes Xue Chongxun have a very sunny and pure experience, and he subconsciously has a good feeling.

Of course, Yue'e remembered Xue Chongxun, this man was the Son of Heaven and wanted to insult her, and it was difficult for her to forget it. She knelt timidly in front of the big case, hanging her head and not even daring to look up, her heart was still full of fear. But because of the experience of the past few days, she has a strange feeling in her heart, in short, the love is complicated. Xue Chongxun has been living here for the past few nights, and of course he let Jincheng sleep at night, and Yue'e, as a close attendant, faintly saw what they were doing on the bed outside the curtain, and he couldn't see it clearly, but his voice was really heard. Every time she heard the sound of Jincheng, she was so ashamed that she wanted to plug her ears, and sometimes her legs were weak and she couldn't stand steadily.

Jin Cheng said: "Your Majesty writes, I'll sit for a while, and I don't have anything to do." She glanced at Yue'e as she spoke, and a smile appeared in her eyes.

Yue'e gently dipped the pen in the inkstone and handed it over with both hands. Xue Chongxun was accustomed to other people's fearful and respectful expressions towards him, and he didn't feel anything, he lifted his sleeve and stretched out his hand to pick it up. In fact, he is usually a more elegant, personable person, he will not go to a thin woman when he has nothing to do, nor will he laugh verbally, and when he picks up the brush, his movements are elegant and calm, and there is no physical contact. At this time, Yue'e first breathed a sigh of relief, but then saw that he had not paid attention to himself, and he inevitably felt a little melancholy.

After Xue Chongxun picked up the pen, he couldn't fall on the paper for a long time, and a thousand thoughts suddenly came to his heart.

The foundation of "science" influences the value system of the world, and it conflicts not only with Western religions, but also with the worldview of the East. Today, this social structure is built on the basis of balance in many aspects, for example, the Son of Heaven is the so-called Son of Heaven, you say that there is no heaven is just a ball, and the outer space is the universe, where is that day? And so on, will it lead to a subtle imbalance and unnecessary trouble in the already unstable empire that has just been established? Xue Chongxun himself is also not affected by the budget.

Anyway, his first consideration was his own situation, so he didn't plan to engage in anything like democracy that would weaken his power, but instead tried to strengthen the monarchy's power.

However, Xue Chongxun had to admit that the Han civilization was congenitally deficient in the basic system of science, and should absorb foreign things. Whether in his previous life or in this life, he was not a person who admired foreigners, and never felt that the moon in foreign countries was rounder, but it was not wise to be blindly arrogant and xenophobic, whether it was a person or an empire, he should learn from other people's strengths and integrate them into his own civilization...... The scientific basis of the system is the shortcomings of ancient China, and it is true that the nine chapters of arithmetic and pi have led the world for many years, but this qiē is scattered and has not become a system.

Now he wants to elevate the status of the imperial examination and form a fair and strict system, which can be referred to by the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty, which is the fairest and perfect method developed by the imperial examination. Should the literati of the whole world concentrate on studying those ancient books of sages? Xue Chongxun knew best about the drawbacks of things like Baguwen, and he stood at a higher angle than anyone in the world at the time...... Moreover, if science is not included in the imperial examination system, its influence will be greatly reduced, and few people will be interested. I think that the officials and literati can learn some poetry and songs, and they can also be elegant at the dating banquet, what is the use of studying mathematics, physics and chemistry in this era?

An inexplicable unwillingness came to his heart, and even he felt a kind of guilt in his heart, as the supreme ruler of the Han nation and the supreme power of the dynasty, he could have done more for the future of his clan, but he was wandering in fear of the unknown and fear of trouble, this kind of psychology is really not very comfortable. He can do the bad thing of killing people and setting fires with a dark heart without any psychological pressure, and he has no conscience at all, but when he stands in a higher realm, he has such a "conscience" strangely.

A scene came to mind, he rode a tall horse and stood on a high place, thousands of Han warriors shouted in adoration, and countless clansmen wearing Han clothes knelt there to bless longevity. Whenever that happens, he has an ambition similar to Qin Shi Huang's "eternal inheritance" in his consciousness, although he rationally knows that he can't let the Jin name perpetuate, but is it possible for his people and future generations to enjoy the glory of the present for a longer time?

Xue Chongxun came back to his senses and saw that Jin Cheng was looking at him suspiciously. He looked back blankly, only to see that the palace maid next to him was also looking at him like a ghost. Only then did I realize that I had tears in my eyes, no wonder others were so surprised, it was really incomprehensible that a person was in a daze like this.

He hurriedly raised his arm, but fortunately it was easy to cover it with the large sleeves of his wide robe, so he directly rubbed two handfuls with his sleeves. Then he looked at Jin Cheng a little inexplicably and said, "Humiliation is unbearable at any time!" ”

Jin Cheng was puzzled, and hurriedly relieved: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and no one in the whole world dares to let Your Majesty suffer the slightest humiliation." ”G