Today's capital is quite lively.

Early in the morning, there were countless officials, riding in sedan chairs, hurriedly marching in the direction of Guozijian.

In the Guozi Prison, it was already a scene that everyone was looking forward to, and I saw two students from the Guozi Prison put down the scrolls in their hands, and when they saw that no one was paying attention, they began to chat.

"Have you heard, Your Majesty is coming to our country to teach today?"

"I've heard about this for a long time, and it is said that Your Majesty will tell you about the knowledge recorded in the book called Science on this trip!"

"It is said that the knowledge in this book encompasses all things in the universe and is all-encompassing."

"I'm really looking forward to it, and I don't know what Your Majesty will talk about later."

"yes!"

Just as the two were chatting, they saw the sacrificial wine of the Guozijian step forward with his hands behind his back, with a straight face, and asked the two.

"Have you completed the homework you were assigned earlier? Here, carry it to me. ”

Seeing that the people who came to serve as the prince of the country were sacrificing wine, the two did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and after glancing at each other, they began to recite the homework assigned before.

"Sincerity is the foundation of heavenly virtue, and the source of sacredness is also ......"

……

The Forbidden City, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

Jiajing was served by a personal eunuch and put on a robe.

At this moment, Lu Fang walked into the Heart Cultivation Hall with silent steps.

As soon as Lu Fang entered the door, he knelt on the ground and said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, Lord Lu Bing, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, has already arranged the Jinyi Guard along the way to ensure your safety!"

"At the same time, the people of the Five Cities Terracotta Division are also in place."

After listening to Lu Fang's report, Jiajing nodded and continued to ask.

"Yes, I see."

"By the way, is there any movement over there Yan Song and Xu Jie?"

Seeing that the emperor asked about this, Lu Fang didn't dare to hide it in the slightest, and immediately responded.

"Your Majesty, early in the morning, Elder Yan Ge and Elder Xu Ge took a sedan chair and set off towards Guozijian!"

"Well, yes, I know."

Jiajing seemed to be very satisfied with Lu Fang's statement, nodded and responded.

"It's almost time, let's go now!"

Jiajing withdrew his gaze from Lu Fang, and then commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave obeys!"

Then, Lu Fang came to Jiajing's side and followed step by step, his face full of humility.

……

At this moment, at the door of the Guozijian, countless palanquins of different colors have already gathered, and in the capital, all the high-ranking officials with heads and faces have come to the gate of the Guozijian to wait.

These officials gathered in groups of three or five, and while exchanging the news they had received, they also exchanged a few words of greetings from time to time in order to get closer to each other.

And when the five sedan chairs of different colors stopped at the gate of Guozijian one after the other, the group of officials instantly stopped greeting each other, turned their eyes to Yan Song and Xu Jie, and saluted respectfully.

"I'll see Elder Ge later!"

"Hmm."

Yan Song, supported by Yan Shifan, got down from the sedan chair tremblingly, nodded his head, and then stopped speaking.

"Elder Yan Ge came so early?"

I saw Xu Jie smiling and coming to Yan Song's face, and said hello.

"It's not too late for Xu Ge to come."

"Besides, the old man is also quite interested in the content that His Majesty will teach in the country today!"

Yan Song withdrew his gaze from Xu Jie's body, and then added.

"Yes, I heard that Your Majesty is going to give a lecture on the book called Science today, and the strange knowledge recorded in that book is really curious!"

"Keep waiting, you should be able to find out what's going on later."

After Yan Song finished saying this, he stopped talking, and the whole person looked like he was asleep.

Soon, many officials present automatically formed a neat line according to their ranks, qualifications, and so on.

At the head of the team were a few members of the cabinet.

After a while, only a shrill voice was heard: "Your Majesty has arrived!" ”

This was followed by a large number of brocade guards.

Hearing this, many officials present looked awe-inspired, and when they saw the dragon chariot that the emperor was riding appeared in their sight, under the leadership of Yan Song and others, they knelt on the ground and said loudly.

"Waiting for Your Majesty's arrival, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

I saw Jiajing, supported by Lu Fang, get down from the dragon chariot, and swept his eyes from the many ministers present one by one.

After a long time, Jiajing retracted his gaze and said slowly: "Well, let's get up!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After receiving the emperor's consent, many ministers present slowly got up from the ground.

"Come in with me."

After Jiajing finished speaking, he entered the Guozijian under the guidance of the Guozijian sacrificial wine.

And behind Jiajing, followed by a large number of officials who came to observe.

In the Guozijian, the ancient Huai is in the shade, and the front of the palace is also paved with neat stone bricks, and the Guozijian is built according to the architectural etiquette of the left temple and the right school.

The location of Guozijian, adjacent to the Confucian Temple in the east, the overall building sits in the north and faces south, the central axis is distributed and Jixian Gate, Taixue Gate, and takes Piyong as the center, there are four halls and six halls on the east and west sides, constituting the traditional symmetrical layout.

When the emperor and his entourage came to the place where the lecture was held, they found that it was already full of tribute students and prison students who had come to observe.

"I'll see Your Majesty!"

Seeing the arrival of the emperor, the faces of this group of tribute students and prison students were full of respect, and they immediately got up from their seats and said in unison.

"Sit, sit, and so do you."

After Jiajing finished speaking, he turned his gaze to the many officials on the side and spoke.

"I came to Guozijian today to teach me!"

"If you have any questions, just ask me, and I will know everything."

I saw Jiajing with a warm smile on his face, and after looking around, he said so.

Soon, there were officials from the Guozijian who brought chairs for Yan Song and others.

In this way, the tribute students, prison students, and high-ranking court officials of the Guozijian gathered together and waited for the emperor's teaching.

I saw Jiajing cough lightly twice, and while attracting everyone's attention to himself, he picked up the ring ruler on the side, pointed to the sky, and asked everyone.

"Do you think this doctrine that the heavens are round is correct?"

The emperor's first question made everyone present feel deeply shocked.

And Yan Shifan, who was on the side, also understood the meaning of the previous emperor when he was in the Weapons Division, stretching out his finger and pointing to the sky.

"Your Majesty actually thinks that the doctrine that the heavens are round and the earth is wrong! Is this also the knowledge recorded in the book called science? ”

Perhaps because the question raised by the emperor was so shocking that no one dared to stand up and answer it for a while.

After a long time, I saw a tribute student frowning, plucking up his courage and raising his hand.

"Well, here you go!"

Jiajing nodded, turned his gaze to the tribute student, and spoke.

"Your Majesty, the students believe that this doctrine of the round sky and the place is correct, since ancient times, the ring moment is thought to be a circle, the moment is a square, the square belongs to the earth, the circle belongs to the sky, and the sky is round and the place is round, this is an eternal truth!"

"Any other comments?"

Jiajing nodded, and after looking around, continued.

"Your Majesty, Weichen also agrees with this student's opinion."

Seeing this, Xu Jie, who was on the side, also stood up from the seat and responded.

"No, it's wrong, you're all wrong!"

Jiajing said slowly after looking around.

(End of chapter)