Even the well-informed officials of the Ministry of Rites were shocked by His Majesty's words, and they didn't care about the loss of honor in front of the palace, so they connected to each other.

Hang Min and Bai Gui hurriedly knelt down, "Your Majesty, be cautious!" ”

Yu Qian also got up and wanted to find Zhu Jianji to go down the steps.

Zhu Jianji waved his hand, "Hang Shangshu, Bai Shangshu is flat, Yu Shaobao, don't get up, I know what I'm talking about, and I also know what the consequences of these words will bring." ”

Then he said: "You Qing family have read a lot of books, don't you know that before my Ming Dynasty, someone put forward the theory of the earth circle, and what Bai Xiu did was just a demonstration of the earth circle!" ”

After a pause, "The astronomical chronicles of the Old Tang Dynasty record that when the monks of the Tang Dynasty were ordered to formulate the "Great Yan Calendar", they observed the height of the Ziwei Star at 13 points, the southernmost point was in Jiaozhi Linyi, and the northernmost section was in Tiele north of Mobei, and it was found that the difference between the two was more than 30 °, which actually confirmed the existence of latitude, and the "Yuan History" recorded that when Guo Shoujing was ordered to formulate the "Time Calendar", he observed the height of the Ziwei Star at 27 points, the southernmost point was in Qiongzhou, and the northernmost point was in Beihai, and it was found that the difference between the two was 50 °, Of course, confirming the difference in latitude is not enough to prove that the earth under our feet is round, but there is also an astronomical observation in the Yuan Dynasty, "Yuan History" records, in order to formulate the "Western Expedition Gengwu Yuan Calendar", Yelu Chucai measured the lunar eclipse of Xunsgancheng and Kaifeng at the same time, and found that the lunar eclipse of Xunsgancheng was about 1 and a half earlier than that of Kaifeng, which can prove the existence of longitude. There are differences in longitude, there are also differences in dimensions, and combined with other phenomena, it is theoretically enough to confirm that the earth is round. Zhao Youqin, a descendant of Zhao Guangyi, the thirteenth descendant of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, pointed out in the "New Book of Leather Elephants": "Measuring the height of the North Pole (latitude difference), and the morning and evening of the lunar eclipse in the east and west (longitude difference), are all round, and the earth should be the proof of heaven." What is the "roundness of the earth" and not the "roundness of the earth"! And on this basis, the former yuan made the world's first globe. The "History of the Yuan" records: "Its system is made of wood as a round ball, seven points of water, its color is green, three parts of the land, and its color is white." Painting rivers, lakes and seas, the veins run through it. The painting is a small square well, in order to measure the vastness of the circle and the distance of the road'. ”

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For today's sake, Zhu Jianji asked Qin Tianjian to find a lot of information.

These are all official historical records.

It will not be said to be a crooked heresy.

The crowd was slandered.

What His Majesty said was indeed recorded in the book, and most of the ministers also knew about these things, although some people put forward the theory of the earth, but the government never admitted the matter, let alone delved into it and argued.

Because it's a thankless job.

Having demonstrated the theory of the circle of the earth, how should the immortals in the sky explain it?

And the rule of the imperial power has a basis.

Divine power of kings!

Emperor, Son of Heaven, Son of Heaven also.

Since the earth under your feet is round, the sky that surrounds the earth is also round, and the sky is round, won't the heavenly immortal system be completely subverted, and how can you tell the people that the emperor is the Son of Heaven?

Now that you, the son of tomorrow, are you arguing about this matter, aren't you tearing down the stage yourself?

Zhu Jianji knew that no matter whether there was an excuse for the divine right of the monarch, the position of the Great Son of Heaven was unshakable, and he was willing to break this barrier for the sake of China's development.

Moreover, after the doctrine of the circle of the earth is demonstrated, the same can continue to be the divine right of kings.

The earth is round and does not affect the heavens.

Deal......

If you can't beat Lao Tzu, you won't argue the heliocentric theory.

Naturally, wait for later generations to demonstrate, as long as they can ensure that Daming has always been the world policeman of Blue Star, then later generations will demonstrate these things, and it will not affect the development of the country.

So he continued: "Actually, the truth is very simple, for example, some of you can sail across the sea, above the sea, there is a word at the end of the sky, when a big ship appears in the distance, is it the first thing you see is the sail, and then the hull, the sea is always absolutely flat, this phenomenon just confirms that the sea is also arc-shaped!" ”

The ministers were silent.

What the hell is this...... Your Majesty, just say that we will never agree.

Although I think what Zhu Jianji said is reasonable.

But at the moment, these courtiers of the Ming Dynasty still won't accept it.

Zhu Jianji also knows that it is impossible to change the mindset of this generation, which requires efforts in education, but it still needs their support now.

Otherwise, even if the textbooks are compiled, they will not be accepted and studied in Peking University and Taixue.

Said slowly: "I argued that I didn't dismantle the stage for myself, but to popularize knowledge for the people of the Ming Dynasty, so that the people of the Ming Dynasty knew that there was a limit under the universe, and the Ming Dynasty needed to be constantly strong in order to ensure the status of the Heavenly Empire, otherwise it would be surpassed by overseas countries, at that time, the current Jiaozhi is my future Ming!" ”

The ministers looked at each other.

Zhu Jianji's next words made them a little more reassured, "I will ask Qin Tianjian to compile a book on the theory of the circle of the earth, which will be promoted later and used as a textbook for teaching in government schools across the country, like the Four Books and the Five Classics, which is one of the required textbooks." In addition, on this basis, the Qin Tianjian Committee continued to maintain the image of the Son of Heaven. ”

When the ministers heard this, it turned out that Your Majesty knew the severity.

Since you know the severity, there must be a way to deal with it, let's not worry about it, you say that the earth is round, it is round, who called you the Son of Heaven.

As for whether future readers are willing to accept it......

If it's true, there's no harm in accepting it.

Not accepted...... The impact is also not great.

Anyway, as long as it doesn't affect the image of the Son of Heaven and cause national turmoil, everything is easy to say.

But there is one thing to say, most of the civil and military courtiers standing outside the Fengtian Hall and the Fengtian Hall actually do not agree with the Diyuan Theory, and of course, they do not think that a Diyuan Theory can determine the rule of the Son of Heaven.

But there is definitely an impact.

As long as Your Majesty's strategy is correct, that's fine.

And His Majesty made it clear that since he knows that the earth under his feet is round, he will lead Daming to become the lord of all nations on this round ball, which is very good, after all, every Chinese has a dream of a great country in their hearts!

Zhu Jianji continued: "I added that if the Ming Dynasty wants to stand forever under the guidance of the universe and maintain the status of the lord of all nations, it must be strong militarily, the truth is still the same sentence, dignity is only above the blade of the sword, and the truth is only within the range of the cannon, so if I go overseas in the future, I will inevitably be challenged more, what should I do?" Of course, it is to fight, and tell all the countries in the world that our Ming can convince people with virtue, reason, and artillery! But according to the observations brought back by Bai Xiu's voyage, I summed it up, the ball under our feet is actually not a large land area, and the ocean occupies most of the area. Can you use the pro-army twenty-six guards to fight it? Therefore, the development of the Admiralty is imperative! ”