Chapter 668: Two Children Debate the Day
After cultivating again for a period of time, Li Changsheng walked out of the Book Spirit World. Pen %fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info Now that the sky outside has been bright, in the land of Yan under the morning sun, it is extraordinarily enchanting. When I first came to the strange place of Yanguo, I was not very familiar with geography, and I didn't know which city I was in now, and I didn't know which direction the capital Jicheng was in.
There was a village in front of him, and Li Changsheng walked over. When I walked to the entrance of the village, I saw two children playing on the ground. Their toys were very peculiar, which made Li Changsheng feel like an eye-opener.
"Fly!" a child, holding a wooden bird in his hand, threw it into the sky, and then the wooden bird crunched and flapped its wings and flew up in the sky. It flew a long distance before it landed. Another child hurried over, picked up the wooden bird and threw it into the sky again.
Yan Guo is the place of the Mojia Academy. Mohist thought prevailed, and the small toys made by the students of Mohist College with the magic of magic have all fallen to the people. According to the weight of wooden things, it is impossible to fly in the sky. But this wooden bird was made by a disciple of the Mo family. The power of flight is a small low-grade elemental stone, and the wings and the axles of the body are very smooth. The exquisite production, coupled with the fact that it can be powered by the yuan stone, is worthy of being a masterpiece.
"Two children, what about the adults in your family?" Li Changsheng stepped forward and asked. They were only five or six years old, and it was impossible for them to know the location of Jixian County.
The two children were attracted to attention, put away the wooden bird and looked at Li Changsheng, one of them said, "Our parents are both working in the fields and haven't come back yet." ”
"Hmm!" Li Changsheng nodded, and asked again, "Then why don't you cultivate, or study?"
"Our head coach has just finished training, and the private school has also left class. The family hasn't come back yet, so we just sneaked out to play for a while. A child said.
"I see. Li Changsheng said.
"And who are you, and how did you come to our village?" asked a child.
"I'm a lost traveler, I came to Yan for the first time, and I don't know how to get to Jixian, the capital of Yan Kingdom, so I want to ask your adults for directions. Li Changsheng said.
"Our parents are still working in the fields, and it's autumn harvest season, so we won't be able to come back for a while. However, the village chief, the master, and the head of the sect were in the village. ”
"Thank you. After Li Changsheng finished speaking, he wanted to walk into the village.
"Big brother, look at your dress, you look like a swordsman and a scholar. Suddenly, a child said to him from behind. Li Changsheng turned his head, nodded, and said to them: "I am a fellow scholar and sword practitioner, and I know a little swordsmanship and a little scholarly supernatural powers. However, in both aspects, they are not very proficient. ”
"Since you're a scholar, that's great. A child said in surprise: "We are both schoolchildren, today we encountered a difficult problem, I don't know if you can answer it for us." ”
"Difficult question? Okay, let's talk about it?" Li Changsheng became interested.
After hearing Li Changsheng's promise, a sly smile suddenly appeared on a child's face, and he said, "Before you came, the two of us were arguing about an issue. ”
"What's the problem?" asked Li Changsheng.
"I said that the sun is very close to us in the morning and far away at noon. Because the morning sun looks the size of a car cover, while the noon sun looks only the size of a disc. The child pointed to the other child and said, "And he said that the sun is far away from us in the morning, and the sun is very close to us at noon." It's cool in the morning and hot at noon. ”
"yes, we've been arguing about this for a long time. Neither of us can convince the other, can you tell us which of us is right?" and another child followed.
"It turns out that this is the ......," Li Changsheng smiled. This question is the most famous 'two children's debate', and it is one of the interesting stories that Confucius, the first generation of Confucian sages, traveled before. At that time, Confucius couldn't answer the question, and the two children laughed at him, 'Who is more knowledgeable?' Who said that you are highly educated, it turns out that it is nothing more than that.
Presumably, the two of them listened to the master's story in the private school in the morning, and the master could not give them an answer. Now that they saw Li Changsheng, they used this question to test him.
"What, do you know the answer?" Seeing Li Changsheng smile, the two children said in surprise: "Listening to our master, I'm afraid even the Great Han Guoshi doesn't know the answer." They were still too young, and from this sentence, it was revealed that the two of them were playing a prank, and this question was not what the two of them were arguing about.
The answer is actually quite simple. Li Changsheng said: "Actually, these two children, what they said is not correct. The distance between the sun and us is the same, no matter what time of year it is. The reason why the sun looks big in the morning is because he has just risen and there are big mountains and trees next to it as a contrast. It looks small at noon because the sky around it is vast, so it looks small. ”
"Is that really the case?" the two children wondered. Although Li Changsheng already understood what he said, with their qualifications, he didn't understand it too well.
"Let's put it simply. Li Changsheng pointed to a child and said, "Compared to your companions, you are very tall. But when you stand with me, you look very short. ”
"So that's ......" The child jumped up excitedly, solved the doubt in his heart, and seemed extremely happy. As he spoke, he gestured with his hands, comparing his height with his companions.
"Then why is it cold in the morning and hot at noon?" asked another child.
"It's very simple. Li Changsheng said, "In the morning, the sun has just come out, and there is not much heat to the earth. By noon, the sun had been shining for most of the day. The heat that has accumulated on the ground is dissipated again, making the air hot. It's like cooking at home, when the fire is just lit, the pot is cold, and after a while, the air in the pot is so hot that you don't even dare to put your hands in it......"
"You ......" Li Changsheng's answer was very clear and clear, they understood it at once, and when they heard Li Changsheng answer this question, the two children opened their mouths wide, extremely surprised, and after a while, they said: "You actually know the answer to the problem that even the first generation of sages of the Confucian Academy didn't know!"
"The master said that I am afraid that no one can answer this question, not even the Great Han Scholars, you are even more powerful than the Great Han Scholars!" said another child.
"Actually, I already knew that you were deliberately testing me, and this problem is called two children's debate. Li Changsheng smiled and said, "Now, can you take me to see the village chief?"
"Of course, we'll take you there. At this time, they were extremely impetitive in their admiration for Li Changsheng. Therefore, he is also very active in doing things for Li Changsheng.
"Big brother, you can even answer questions that Confucius can't answer, are you an immortal, or are you more learned than Confucius?" asked a child on the way.
"Of course I'm not an immortal, and I can't compare with this first-generation saint in terms of learning. Li Changsheng said: "The reason why I can answer is because there is knowledge left by countless generations as a foundation. It can be said that I am standing on the shoulders of giants, so that I can see further. ”
"Standing on the shoulders of giants?" the two children were surprised.
"The world says that the scholars of the Han Dynasty are scholars and men, how good they are. I think you, big brother, are much more powerful than that big Han countryman. A child said.
Li Changsheng just smiled slightly and didn't answer.
(To be continued.) )