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Next, Emperor Chongzhen didn't go anywhere in this manor. Apart from watching Xu Zhengming inspect and demonstrate the hot air balloon, he was instructing Song Yingxing on how to carry out his scientific and technological cleaning department. During this process, Sun Chuanting became an audience, accompanying him from beginning to end, and mostly just listening.

Outside the manor, the commotion was even louder.

If the people in the restaurant lobby started to spread the news, it was only among the common people at the bottom. Even if Panda Qiu was pushing it hard, at most only some scholars would pay attention. Most of them thought it was just weird talk. Or some people later heard confirmation from other channels, such as the Hou family and Fang Yizhi, and a lot of time had passed, and the influence was not too great after all.

This Yingtianfu is not the Paris of the West. It is a huge city with a population of one million. Relying on the spread of these channels, even if it spreads to ten or hundreds of people, there is a limit to the number of people who can believe it and watch it after three days. At most, it is only a few times the number of people watching in Paris from another dimension.

But later, Ying Tianfu, the eunuch guarding Nanjing, suddenly invited all six ministers and officials from Yingtian Mansion to attend the Qilinmen Feitian demonstration two days later, and the news became big. Suddenly, the streets and alleys of Yingtian Mansion were all filled with topics about Feitian.

"Have you heard? Outside the Qilin Gate, I heard that a craftsman is going to fly into the sky!"

"The craftsman flies to the sky? What kind of sky are he flying to? Gods and monsters?"

"I have heard about it. It is said that a young man made a bet with someone, saying that scientific and technological knowledge is very useful and can make people fly."

"Only a ghost can believe that he can fly into the sky! Isn't this really like this? Isn't this scientific and technological knowledge just the magic passed down from the sky?"

"Don't tell me, think about it, who wrote this scientific and technical knowledge? Is this the emperor of today, right? Who is the emperor of today? The real dragon emperor descended to earth, isn't it an immortal magic brought down from the sky!"

"So, is it really possible to fly into the sky? In that case, I have to go and see it that day no matter what!"

"..."

Of course, these are the opinions among the people in the market, while those among the scholars are another kind of gossip.

"Have you heard that Hou Fangyu, one of the four young masters of Fushe, is too embarrassed to see anyone? He has gone back to his hometown. The matter they were trying to write to the court has been dropped."

"Of course I know. It is said that his uncle taught him a lesson in public, and his face was swollen as big as a pig's head. Let's see how he thinks he is so charming in the future!"

"That little chicken-hearted guy deserves it! But then again, he was a little unjust in the first place!"

"Why was it wronged?"

"Don't you know? At that time, he met a wealthy craftsman and they had a quarrel over scientific and technical knowledge and the Tao of Confucius and Mencius. Even the craftsman said ridiculous things like people can fly into the sky. As a result, he was very mean-mouthed. Not only did he scold people, he also tried to get them to jail, but in the end they were taught a lesson!"

"Don't tell me, Xiaosheng has also heard it. It seems that Feitian's incident is true. We will perform it in public in two days!"

"Yes, this matter has spread around the Imperial College. It is said that Lord Jijiu Pan requires all the prison students to read the science and technology books carefully, and also wants all the prison students to watch Feitian."

"Really, is this science and technology that powerful? You have to go and see it!"

Relatively speaking, talking about the upper class in Yingtian Mansion is simple.

"There is a message from the guarding eunuch that everyone must go to watch the Feitian demonstration. Madam, tell me, the men in the mansion must go, and the ladies will make arrangements for it!"

"Master, this man can really fly into the sky?"

"There should be no lies. It is said that the flying artifact was made by the emperor's apprentice! Therefore, the adults are very dedicated! Otherwise, the guarding eunuch would not have persuaded all the officials in the capital to go."

"..."

Just like that, the wealthy families in Yingtian Mansion were the first to get the accurate news, and then the gossip, especially that the emperor actually accepted a disciple, and that this flying artifact was made under the guidance of the emperor, immediately spread as quickly as possible. coming.

Compared with the previous news and rumors, this news came from various wealthy families and naturally had a certain degree of reliability, so it spread at the fastest speed.

The day before the appointed time, officials of all sizes had already sent people to occupy space outside Qilin Gate. So, this immediately fueled the spread of the news. Later, millions of people in the entire city of Nanjing, from princes and ministers to common people and beggars, all knew about this.

Feitian's matter has become a topic that everyone must discuss when meeting. If in the past, when acquaintances met, the first sentence might be "Brother so-and-so, long time no see." Or maybe "Brother so-and-so, have you eaten?"

But now, when people in Yingtian Mansion meet acquaintances, the first thing they say is: "Brother so-and-so, do you know about Feitian? What do you think, how credible is it?"

Basically, it works. Most people think flying to the sky is a bit ridiculous and think it's impossible! They are going, mostly to watch the excitement, to see how this thing is demonstrated and how it will end!

There are still a small number of people who believe it, but among them, the vast majority of people believe that the art of flying is passed down by the real dragon emperor from heaven, so flying is allowed. Among millions of people, only a handful of people who have delved deeply into the science and technology series believe that people can reach heaven with the help of tools. However, they are also particularly curious about how people use tools to reach heaven.

No matter what the people in Yingtian Mansion think, they all have one thing in common, that is, they must go to Feitian to watch the excitement.

Some people anticipated the grand occasion of this day and went to reserve seats in advance. What's more, the Jianghu forces in Yingtian Mansion saw the business opportunities, mobilized their Jianghu people to occupy a good position in advance, and then sold it to wealthy people, making a lot of money.

Making money so easily made them admire the leader of the Ax Gang who came up with this idea. The leader of the Ax Gang was Wu Ergou. After making a lot of money from Huang Taiji, it was a pity that he never had such an opportunity again. Later, he followed the secret order of Liu Xingzuo, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, and came to Yingtian Mansion to develop his power.

When he was in the capital, he had seen many big scenes, so he naturally knew how to make a lot of money easily in such big scenes.

On the day agreed upon for Feitian, three days later, such a strange scene appeared in Yingtian Mansion.

Almost all the shops were closed, all the restaurants were delivering takeaways on the way to Qilin Gate, and all the open spaces near Qilin Gate were occupied by people. Even the roofs near Qilin Gate were crowded with people, and several houses even collapsed. For this reason, the government had to temporarily warn the people that those who must go to the roof must first confirm whether the roof is secure. If we can't stop it, it's because we can't stop it because the ground is really not enough. Moreover, the guarding eunuch also understood what Emperor Chongzhen meant, and the more people wanted to watch, the better.

Before the time came, everyone in Yingtian Mansion, from the princes and ministers to the common people, were sitting there chatting upstairs, downstairs, on the roof and on the ground. Those who have no money can drink boiled water and chat in front of the rising sun. The rich were served by servants, while they themselves cracked melon seeds, ate pastries and chatted.

The topics they chatted about were nothing more than "Why does the emperor still accept a disciple?", "What kind of virtue and ability is this disciple?", "Can Feitian be able to do it?"...

The most senior officials of Yingtian Mansion, including the guarding eunuch and the six ministers, were uncharacteristically different from the past. They were not the last ones to appear. They had already arrived at the scene. They were at the top of the Qilin Gate, where the best viewing spot was. . Their abnormal behavior also made some people who paid attention to their movements feel strange.

Just when everyone had taken their seats early, they were already waiting for the emperor's apprentice to come over and demonstrate. Someone saw a group of people coming on horseback.

Many of the people who saw it had run out of topics to talk about, so they came up with new things to say.

"Why are these people here so late? They must have made a mistake. There is no room left!"

"It looks like it's a wealthy family. Isn't it possible that the servants should occupy some position?"

"I guess I saw a suitable location and just spent my money on it!"

"..."

This group of people is Emperor Chongzhen and his party. Compared with the original, there are more Song Yingxing and his book boy, as well as Sun Chuanting. They headed directly to Qilin Gate and heard the occasional loud discussions coming from the side. The others were nothing, but Song Yingxing's book boy held his head high, like a victorious rooster, extremely proud.

"Hey, which house are they from? They went to Qilin Gate!"

"It should be. Judging from the young man at the head, it can't be the senior official of our Yingtian Mansion. He looks very unfamiliar and I don't recognize him!"

"Haha, it seems you don't know. Only high-ranking officials of fifth rank or above can go up to the Qilin Gate Tower, and their families can't go there either!"

"..."

At this time, the Qilin Gate had actually been sealed by soldiers from the Bingma Division. As passers-by said, Qilin Gate is not a big city, and Yingtian Mansion is a companion capital. There are no one knows how many officials of fifth rank or above there are, so it is impossible to bring their families with them. What's more, if the guarding eunuch knew that the emperor was coming, how could he let the rest of the people wait on the city wall.

When some common people wanted to see someone make a fool of themselves, a military captain in royal robes just flashed his badge to the soldiers who stopped him, and the group entered the city gate in full view of everyone. This time, the people who paid attention were talking again, and they were all guessing who the men and women who had just entered were.

It was obviously impossible for him to be an official. Even if one of them was an official, what would the woman say? Of course they don't know that women also have class.

The guarding eunuch Xu Zhengmao had already noticed the arrival of Emperor Chongzhen and his entourage. He just knew that the emperor did not want to reveal his identity at the beginning. Therefore, according to his temper, he waited until the emperor arrived at the top of the city and immediately led the important officials of Yingtian Mansion to pay homage. .

When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he waved his hand and said: "Today I am just watching the grand event. I am not in the court, so there is no need for big gifts."

The officials in Yingtian Mansion are actually officials without real power. They are far away from the political center of the Ming Dynasty and most of them are pensioners. The sudden arrival of the emperor was an official opportunity for these people. Therefore, they all thought about how to express themselves, and immediately talked about Feitian one by one, as if they believed it from beginning to end, it must be possible, and they all admired Emperor Chongzhen very much for being able to teach such a disciple. It’s really amazing!

However, Emperor Chongzhen just sneered at these people in his heart. They had no achievement value at all and were obviously duplicitous.

After all, whether people can fly in the sky is a big question mark in their minds. After all, such a thing has never happened since ancient times.

The emperor was in place, so Xu Zhengming naturally didn't delay, and several carts came over immediately carrying hot air balloons.

As soon as the protagonist arrived today, he immediately attracted everyone's attention. Everyone watched as Xu Zhengming and his party arrived at an open space in front of Qilin Gate and began to get busy. Slowly, a hot air balloon slowly took shape under their operation.

At this time, everyone was surprised. Many people suddenly realized it and pointed at the huge balloon and said: "This...isn't this an extra-large Kongming Lantern!"

"Yes, it seems to be possible. After the Kongming Lantern is lit, it can go up into the sky! It shouldn't be a problem to bring an ant, right? If it's big enough, wouldn't it be okay to bring someone with you?"

"..."

Some things feel magical when you don't know them, but when the principles are revealed, they feel much simpler. Looking at the huge hot air balloon, many people have already believed that people can really fly into the sky.

Of course, some people are disappointed. They always thought that this flying sky should be a god flying into the sky with auspicious clouds. After all, this is the flying art passed down by the True Dragon Emperor!

An assistant of Xu Zhengming was observing the wind direction. At this time of year, the wind is usually from the southeast. After the observation was correct, Xu Zhengming began to operate. Naturally, Xu Zhengming would not let anyone else operate this Feitian demonstration.

No matter whether the Ming people watching thought of the Kongming Lantern or not, no matter whether they figured out the principle or not, when Xu Zhengming operated the hot air balloon to leave the ground and slowly rise into the sky, everyone stopped the discussion and stared at Xu Zhengming. In the balloon, getting higher and higher.

When the balloon continued to rise beyond the height of the city, everyone had to look up. Everyone's mouths dropped open as the ropes untied and the hot air balloon began to float slowly in the air. This is the first ever man in the air!

Suddenly, a huge couplet was thrown out by Xu Zhengming and hung in the air.

“Nothing is impossible, only unimaginable!”

“Science and technology rejuvenates the country, and technology changes the world!”

To be honest, this is not a couplet, but a slogan, just hung on the hot air balloon in the form of a couplet. These two sentences were engraved into the minds of all viewers in a shocking way.

The hot air balloon finally floated slowly into Yingtian Mansion and crossed Yingtian Mansion.

Everyone was silent and watched the hot air balloon drifting in the sky.

After updating more than 10,000 words for three consecutive days, my brain is tired and I cannot complete the scheduled coding task. The afternoon chapter will not be updated until evening.