Great Song

After returning home, Zhen Qiong couldn't help looking for Han Miao: "Brother Miao, I heard someone said that the earth's rotation has been pulled to the center of the earth. Isn't this far from our plan?"

Hearing this, Han Miao's heart trembled, and he said solemnly, "Qiong'er didn't tell anyone else about this, did she?"

"No, haven't you all said it, shouldn't this matter be spread?" He had been warned by Han Miao, Su Song and others, so how could he casually mention it to others.

Hearing this answer, Han Miao breathed a sigh of relief, and explained: "The rotation of the earth has already shocked the world. Naturally, it is necessary to use the geocentric theory to slow down. No matter whether the person who proposed it is really unaware of it, or it is intentional, it is wise. As for the sun-centred theory, it involves too much, once it comes out, it will definitely overturn the classics, righteousness, and norms, and it may even lead to imperial suppression. It is precisely because of this that we must be cautious and not tell people easily."

Zhen Qiong has heard these countless times, he thought for a while, and then asked: "Then when can I say it?"

"Just see when others will discover the key. Although there are not many people who are proficient in astronomy, there is no shortage of wise men. Now that we know the rotation of the earth, we will be able to see the clues from the trajectories of the stars sooner or later. Maybe in three to five years, Perhaps in ten or eight years, someone will eventually notice this and spread the word." Han Miao replied patiently.

This answer unavoidably made Zhen Qiong a little frustrated: "Wouldn't it be useless if I found out but couldn't talk about it, and had to borrow someone else's mouth to tell it?"

Han Miao sighed softly, stretched out his hand and hugged her into his arms, and whispered in Zhen Qiong's ear, "I care more about Qiong'er's safety than the truth of the world."

How can a person's safety compare to the truth?However, being held in such a precious and precious embrace still made Zhen Qiong's heart sour.He also wrapped his arms around Han Miao's waist, and rubbed against his chest: "Well, I listen to Brother Miao, and I will never talk nonsense. Brother Miao, don't worry."

Whether the sun orbits the earth or the earth orbits the sun, it is a matter of astronomy, which is farther and grander than objects, and difficult to touch.Honestly, it wasn't something he discovered himself, nor is he able to prove it now.That being the case, it's better to practice alchemy honestly and let Brother Miao worry less.

After she figured it out, Zhen Qiong stopped being entangled, and went back to the alchemy room wholeheartedly.

But Zhen Qiong doesn't want to do this anymore, but some people don't.

The charcoal pencil is flying, and the rounded nib is passing over the paper, rustling.The desk is full of writing paper, and there is a board not far away, with the patterns drawn in white and ash on it.The morning light was mostly blocked by the window screens, and the room was dark, making the small room even more messy.

For a moment, the charcoal pencil suddenly stopped, hanging in the air.After staring at the calculation formula on the paper for a while, Shen Kuo suddenly twisted his eyebrows and threw the pen on the table.

He couldn't count.

He has been compiling the new twelve solar calendar for more than a year.I don't know how many nights I spent watching the sky, I went through the classics about astronomy and calendar in the past dynasties, and I spent more time deliberating and patiently calculating.Now this new calendar has finally taken shape, and it will be completed in at least a year and a half.However, if it is compiled, so what?This twelve-gas calendar is a solar calendar, completely abandoning the lunar calendar.The first and fifteenth days of each month no longer represent the phases of the moon, but only the solar terms used to divide the months.It can be called a unique calendar in history.

This change may seem weird, but it can be done once and for all.Once a new calendar is compiled, it does not need to be revised every year.Only observing the orbit of the earth and the distance from the sun can more accurately express the seasons and guide farming.There will also be no inexplicable incremental moons such as "leap months".

However, such a good calendar is only because of abandoning the phase of the moon. Even Su Shi, who is so outspoken and knowledgeable, will deny it, let alone the princes and emperors in the court.

This is a painstaking effort destined to go to waste.No one cares whether it is troublesome for farmers to check the imperial calendar. What they care about is the way of yin and yang, the law of the ancestors, and the majesty of the court.Just like the geocentric theory.

The earth's rotation is indeed astonishing, but whether it rotates or not, the earth is not in the middle of the sky.Only by saying this can the emperor feel at ease, so that the speaker will not commit a taboo.

Is this a trick?Or that Zhang Zai is really like Su Shi, believing in his heart that this is the truth in the world, ignoring the sun above his head at all.

However, others can ignore it, but Shen Kuo himself cannot.If the "heliocentric theory" can really be put forward, is it possible for his "solar calendar" to be accepted by the world?More importantly, the Son of Heaven asked him to prove the "Earth Center Theory" with astronomical phenomena, but he knew better than anyone that this was a wrong answer that could not be proved.

A fallacy that can be broken with a single poke is also a fallacy that will cause him to lose his official position or even go to prison.The emperor will not like the "heliocentric theory", and will not agree with this statement that subverts the interaction between heaven and man.A solar eclipse is nothing more than the moon passing between the sun and the earth, blocking the light.It will never appear inexplicably, nor will it disappear by itself, nor will it be caused by someone's "lost morality".Those omissions and false positives are nothing more than miscalculations by the observers.But if all of these are stripped from the "Heavenly Signs", maybe the root of the "Monarch Power Granted by Heaven" may be touched.

No one would dare to act so recklessly.Su Song is cautious, Han Miao is tactful, and Zhen Qiong doesn't care at all.They can wait, ten years, 20 years, or even several generations, until someone else breaks through this layer of window paper.Can he wait?Wait until the self-created calendar is dusty, wait until the records in the sky mirror are all fake paper?What can he, Si Tianjian, do to deceive the emperor?

The hand covered with charcoal dust tremblingly lifted up and covered his face.

In the bottom of my heart, Shen Kuo was unwilling to admit it.Although he hates the "center of the earth theory" who speaks nonsense with open eyes, but for Zhang Zai, he has a trace of envy that he can't suppress.He envied Zhang Zai's "bluntness".Don't care about status, don't care about official career.I just said out loud the "truth" I saw.Even what I write is completely different from what I have learned in the past.

And he could only sit in this small room, watching those evidences, and kept silent.

This is sleek and sophisticated, and it is wise and safe.Si Tianjian went up once, and then transferred to the third division, as a local, maybe one day he will also be able to enter the second government, and be called "Xianggong".This is a road that is too stable to reach the sky. He is also close to Su Song and is a good friend of Mr. Tongxuan.As long as he keeps his mouth shut, one day he will be able to occupy a high position and become famous.

But are these what he wishes in his heart?

The hand covering his face was gently put down.Shen Kuo raised his eyes and looked towards the corner of the desk.There are papers everywhere on the table, brushes and charcoals are in a mess, but there is only a book in the corner which is very clean.

It was his new book. In just half a year, [-] copies of "Mengxi Bi Tan" were sold.

How many literate people are there in Tokyo?How many of these people can understand what is written in the book?If they can understand, how many people are willing to buy a copy instead of borrowing and copying?Such harsh conditions, but still sold a shocking [-] copies, almost catching up with the Buddhist scriptures published by Daxiangguo Temple.

Those people love the book, even if it is expensive, they can pay for it.I want to read it every day and think about the truth.It is obviously not related to the meaning of the scriptures, and it is not beneficial to the imperial examination, but there are still people who care about his articles and believe what he said in the book.

Maybe in the future someone will come up with deeper truths based on those articles, write something, and publish it on "Theory of Good Fortune".

In the eyes of the world, this is all absurd tricks, even fallacies.But in his eyes, it is the real "Da Dao", which is not inferior to the worldly truth of the scriptures!

Since he can talk about those things, why can't he mention the "heliocentric theory"?Just because you are attached to the official position and cherish yourself to protect yourself?No, maybe he didn't care that much.The glory and wealth are not as good as thousands of people who are willing to open their eyes and listen to his words.And the Holy Son of Heaven shouldn't be deceived, let alone deceived by those he trusts and promotes himself!

That hand was placed on the table again.After pausing for a moment, he swept away the paper on the table, took a blank memorial and spread it out.Wipe off the charcoal dust on his hands with a snow-white towel, add water to the dry ink pool, and take the ink stick and grind it carefully.Looking at the ink that was gradually overflowing, a smile appeared on Shen Kuo's lips.This is his new oil-based ink. It is bright and thick black, and it is the best for writing.If it is not refined from fierce fire oil, where can such good ink be obtained?

Everything in the world should have its true colors.

Putting down the ink ingot, Shen Kuo dipped the tip of the pen into the Yanzhou ink thickly, and started to write.

The author has something to say: Excerpts from "Mengxi Bi Tan Twelve Qi Calendars"

Original text: I have a priori experience of a hundred moments in the sky, there is more than enough and there is not enough, people have doubted it; it is also said that the twelve battles should migrate with the age difference, people are more horrified.In today's history, especially those who take blame and attack and scold, but at the same time, it must be useful for those who say it.

Translation: I have tested the one hundred quarters of each day and night, and found that sometimes there is a surplus and sometimes a shortage. Some people have doubted my opinion; I also said that the twelve fighting constructions (monthly constructions) of each year should move with the precession, and some people Even more astonishing as appalling.Now my new theory on the method of calendar making will probably be fussed, attacked and scolded by some people, but someone will definitely adopt my theory in the future.

It's a pity that this wait is a thousand years.The Gregorian calendar was finalized in 1582, also known as the "Gregorian calendar".