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Chapter 567: The Redefinition of Gewu Zhizhi

There is one thing that Chen Xie didn't tell the truth, that is, Chen Xie, like Liu Zongzhou, must put himself in a noble position when talking about others, and then condescendingly say others. Liu Zongzhou and Huang Zongxi didn't fight back, because they were not in the field they were good at, and they were taken by Chen Xie. For the Ming Dynasty, Chen Xie has done a lot of things, what about them? It seems that nothing decent has been done. Liu Zongzhou once reflected on Donglin and believed that Donglin was very responsible for the corruption of the Ming Dynasty. But this responsibility does not mean that they are doing something wrong, but that they are not doing enough. We should work harder!

It's a pity that in the year of Chongzhen, there are Jiannu on one side and Liukou on the other, and they have no way at all. In this way, in this conversation with Chen Xie, he will be in an absolutely inferior position.

Xiaoxiaochang, one of the Beijing camps in Nanjing, since Chen Xie's reform of the Beijing camp, it is not the army stationed here, but a new institution - chengguan. The old playground has been renovated, and a high platform has been built on one side of the playground, with a tall tower no less than three feet.

What exactly does Chen Xie want to do? In the most eye-catching headline in Ming Pao that day, there were three questions. The first question, two iron balls, one weighing 10 pounds and one weighing 1 pound, fall at the same height at the same time, which one will land first? The second question, under what circumstances can a barrel be cracked with a glass of water? The third problem, the two hemispheres, in the absence of other objects to fix. How many horses can pull apart when they are combined?

Above the three questions, there is a huge red headline, "Truth comes from practice, not fantasy."

There were a lot of newsboys running around the streets, giving away this supplement to Ming Pao for free. In addition to the headlines, there are also many articles submitted by readers. Among them are a large number of articles by the literati of Donglin-Fushe, all of which are articles criticizing Chen Xie. The whole supplement is such a situation, one headline, against all the other pages.

When the readers in Nanjing got this newspaper, the vast majority of them were saying: "Chen Gebu is extremely arrogant, I'm afraid I'm going to get into trouble." A few said, "Let's wait and see." Only a few people sighed after reading the newspaper and said, "This time, I don't know how big a hole to dig again." How many people are buried at one time? ”

After the sun was fully revealed, almost all the students in Nanjing in the school yard had arrived. The principal officials, the members of the Consultative Bureau, were also present. Officials and the people in charge of the Consultative Bureau stood on the high platform. Chen Xie was also on it, holding a loudspeaker in his hand, facing the representatives of hundreds of scholars, Chen Xie said loudly: "The question on "Ming Pao". Everybody saw it. It doesn't matter if you can't answer it, you will know the answer soon. Now, please step back. lest you be injured by mistake. ”

There was a bang, and everyone on the playground took several steps back. Onlookers on the outskirts were stopped by soldiers and prevented from squeezing in. At this time, the gate of the school field was closed, and the number of people who witnessed this scene was about 1,000. They are all scholars in long robes. Oh, and there are also some members of the Advisory Council of Ying Tianfu, who are also fortunate enough to be invited to witness today's scene.

"This is a ten-pound iron ball, this is a one-pound iron ball. Now, please verify it and tell everyone that what I said is true. "The officials on the stage, the representatives of Guozijian, the representatives of Taixue, and the representatives of the Consultative Bureau, all confirmed that the two iron balls were real. In the end, Chen Xie loaded the two iron balls and climbed to the top of the makeshift tower in full view of everyone. Hold the ball in both hands and make a motion. At the scene, there was silence, everyone's eyes were staring at Chen Xie, and Zhu Dadian, who was standing on the stage, held a loudspeaker and shouted: "One, two, three!" Chen Xie let go at the same time.

Two iron balls of different weights fell to the ground at the same time, and this great real yàn was copied by someone like this. In front of everyone's eyes, the distance between the two pieces of iron, which could not be distinguished by the naked eye, fell to the ground at the same time, stirring up two clouds of smoke and dust.

The scene was still deadly silent, and no one even went up to take a look at the two iron balls. Until Chen Xie returned to the stage, he clapped his hands and said lightly: "Who is going to check the two iron balls to see if Chen has done anything?" Two people immediately rushed up from the audience, picked up two iron balls, and looked at them carefully. Unfortunately, they were all disappointed.

Chen Xie didn't know these two people, so he knew that they were very young and wore long shirts. From their actions and eyes, Chen Xie saw disappointment, especially the young man who came up with the iron ball, and after handing the iron ball to Zhu Dadian with a shocked face, he arched his hand and said: "Student Hou Fangyu, I have seen Lord Governor and Lord Zhongcheng. ”

Hearing this name, Chen Xie smiled and said lightly: "May I ask the former Lord Shangshu Hou of the Household Department, are you related to Your Excellency?" ”

Hou Fangyu immediately replied respectfully: "It's my father." Chen Xie said with a smile: "During his tenure, Lord Hou worked hard for the Ming Dynasty and made great contributions. Ling Zun is a slightly capable minister, and sooner or later the saint will have to re-enable Ling Zun. ”

Hou Fangyu respectfully saluted and stepped back, feeling a little strange in his heart, as if Chen Xie recognized him. Am I that famous? As a lineage of Donglin, he originally came to be the most right with Chen Xie, but he didn't expect to mention his father. Chen Xie seems to be very respectful, this is Donglin's public enemy. When Hou Fangyu thought like this in his heart, another thought popped up in his mind, and he was so frightened that he almost stepped on the air, and quickly retracted his mind. Mao Xiang, who was waiting below, immediately came up and said, "Brother Hou, what's wrong?" Hou Fangyu shook his head, indicating that it was okay, but it was obvious that his eyes were wrong.

At this time, Chen Xie came again with a loudspeaker, and in front of the thousands of people in the audience, the loud voice seemed to spread to every corner: "Everyone has seen it, the two iron balls fell to the ground at the same time, this is the result of Gewu." This is the test of truth! So I would like to ask you, if before this practice, who said that two iron balls of different weights landed at the same time, would they be attacked by a group? I would say, yes, definitely. Why? Because this man is different! Okay, now let's go back to this phenomenon, what is the reason? Has anyone asked why? The conclusion is out, all that remains is to go and find the source. Including this real yàn, the whole process of discovering conclusions and finding results, I call it Gewu, everyone has no opinion, right? ”

There's a fart opinion, huh? The facts are in front of us, and no one can explain this phenomenon. How can something of the same weight fall at the same time? What is the reason for this? I'm thinking about this all over my head.

The iron ball was taken away, a wooden barrel was moved to the stage, and after the representatives on the stage were inspected, the soldiers moved it to the bottom of the stage, and after a few recommended Xiucai checked it, they were moved back to the stage. The soldier first filled the bucket with water, then closed a special lid with a hole in it, and inserted a pipe into it. All this qiē is done under the noses of everyone. The tube is very long, about three zhang long, and has a bell at the top. Chen Xie still stood up and took a cup in his hand, filled with water, and placed it on the ground, so that people could fix it with a pocket and connect it with a rope. After doing this, Chen Xie began to climb up, and when he reached the top of the tower, in front of more than 1,000 people, he carried water up, held it in his hand, and slowly poured this cup of water into this thin iron pipe. Before a glass of water was poured, the people at the scene saw a terrifying scene, the wood cracked open, and water gushed out of the crack.

When Chen Xie appeared on the high platform to speak again, the scholars at the scene had completely lost their voices. Two things in a row that are impossible to happen in deep-seated notions are happening right under their noses. No one would be stupid enough to suspect that this cask had been tampered with, so what is going on here?

"Everyone must be very puzzled, some people don't suspect that this is witchcraft, right? The reason why everyone was called to watch was because everyone was a person who read the books of the sages. Zi is silent, strange and confused, this is not some kind of witchcraft, this is Gewuxue. Everyone can do it themselves when they go back, as long as they make sure that the barrel and pipe are completely sealed, the result will be the same. Finally, I still want to say that you are the proud sons of the times who have read the books of the sages. Reading is for the sake of understanding, and the sage told us as early as 2,000 years ago that we should learn from things. It is a pity that some descendants misunderstood and distorted the original meaning of the saints. Okay, there's still time, please look at the third Gewu real yàn. ”

The movement of the third real yàn was greater, first forty horses, waiting on both sides. In the middle are two iron cables, one end of the iron rope is tied to a hemisphere, and the other side is tied to a pile of ropes, one rope, representing a horse. The hemisphere seemed a little strange to everyone, and it was a little big, and a steam engine and extractor were pushed out, and in front of everyone, the steam engine made a strange noise. It's no surprise to those who have stayed in Nanjing, this thing is ringing all day long, pumping water to the tower, and everyone knows about the tap water.

After the air was evacuated, the two hemispheres, without the slightest foreign object binding, were surprisingly together. After the steam engine screamed, it gradually stopped, and both machines were pushed away. Chen Xie, who was standing on the stage, said again at this time: "Please take a closer look, is there anything connected between these two hemispheres?" ”

There was an uproar at the scene, that is, no one came out to raise objections. Chen Xie cleaned up at this time, hung up a horse on one side, and began to pull in the opposite direction. It is clear that under the whip, the horse does not open these two hemispheres. A few minutes later, Chen Xie cleaned up, and the soldiers below stopped and put on another horse. Again, it still doesn't work, and it doesn't work again, and it still doesn't work, four, five, six, seven, eight, ....... It wasn't until all the horses were hooked on, and with a bang, the hemisphere was pulled apart.

At the scene, he fell into a dead silence again, and watched Chen Xie on the stage in horror and looked at the audience with a smile, like a god overlooking. (The novel "Rise of Empires" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)