The Ming Dynasty started with caution

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Yan Chengjin sweated for Zhu Houzhao. Ministers and people were all there, wearing eunuch clothes. Emperor Hongzhi would not beat him to death.

He did the math for Zhu Houzhao. It was already dark and the torches around him were not very bright. There was a 10% chance that he would not be discovered.

Zhu Houzhao's head was almost lowered to his chest, but eunuchs walked like this in order to show their humble status, so he walked very quietly beside Emperor Hongzhi.

Suddenly, a sissy voice sounded in Yan Chengjin's ears, "Reply to Your Majesty, Master Yan has never said anything to this slave."

Emperor Hongzhi felt numb all over, and even Xiao Jing had goosebumps all over his body.

"Whose sword is this? How did it become like this?"

Zhu Houzhao felt that his body and soul had been insulted, and glared at Xiao Jing. Xiao Jing was so frightened that he almost cried.

Emperor Hongzhi saw his face, and his face was filled with anger, but he did not expose it: "Nonsense! Stand by my side, and you are not allowed to go anywhere."

Emperor Hongzhi sat on the throne, with Mou Bin on the left and Xiao Jing on the right. Xiao Jing naturally obediently made room for Zhu Houzhao.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Shi arrived, and the discussion among the officials became louder and louder.

Mou Bin walked to Yan Chengjin and said, "Your Majesty asked me to tell you that if you are riding a tiger and it's hard to get off, just tell him."

Yan Chengjin was moved in his heart. Hongzhi was indeed a good emperor.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, we are here!"

After drinking it, a rumbling sound came.

Only the sound of wheels crushing on the ground was heard from deep in the street. Xiao Jing was shocked when he saw it, and the people were even more shocked.

"Escort!"

"Quick escort!"

The thing that was pushed over was the ‘artillery’! Its muzzle is facing the Meridian Gate.

Yan Chengjin said quickly: "No need to escort, Your Majesty, don't worry, those are the craftsmen hired by me, and they are not artillery!"

Song Jing, this idiot, actually pointed the muzzle directly at this side. He was really lucky not to be shot to death by the Jin Yiwei. When he got closer, he saw that Zeng Jian was coming with him.

The ‘artillery’ was pushed in front of Emperor Hongzhi.

Song Jing adjusted his posture again and pointed the muzzle at the moon. All the officials secretly wondered if this was going to blow the moon down.

Emperor Hongzhi stood up from his throne and walked to the "artillery". Mou Bin and Xiao Jing followed closely to escort him. Emperor Hongzhi discovered that this artillery was different from ordinary artillery. The muzzle turned out to be a round mirror.

Li Dongyang and others also stared at the "artillery" with wide eyes.

Emperor Hongzhi wondered: "Yan Qing's family, what is this?"

"This mirror can see thousands of miles away, so I call it a telescope. Your Majesty will know it at a glance."

Emperor Hongzhi took a closer look at the mirror and saw that the moon seemed to be pulled into front of his eyes. He was startled. Xiao Jing quickly supported him. Emperor Hongzhi turned his face and took a look around. Only then did he realize that he had seen it right. He was amazed. : "How come the moon became several times bigger in the blink of an eye?"

Yan Chengjin said: "Can your Majesty order someone to put out all the lights in the capital?"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "Mo Bin, go and do it quickly."

The yellow light in the night sky was extinguished everywhere, and the capital suddenly fell into darkness. Yan Chengjin said again: "Your Majesty, look again!"

Emperor Hongzhi came closer to the mirror and saw the gray mountains and rivers, as well as potholes and pits, like mines that had been dug.

"Is this the moon in the sky?" Emperor Hongzhi's voice was full of disbelief.

"yes."

"What's next to this?"

"Your Majesty, I call it Chengjin Star." Yan Chengjin's face did not turn red, but his heart did not beat. In fact, it was Jupiter. Jupiter is the largest planet among the planets and is very easy to observe. Galileo discovered it when the first telescope was built.

Zhu Houzhao was unhappy: "Lao Gao, why isn't it called Houzhao Star?"

"The stars in the sky don't have names yet. Whoever discovers them first will be named. The one I discovered first will naturally be called Jinxing."

Telescopes are artifacts developed from glasses.

When Song Jing was making glasses, Yan Chengjin asked him to make a telescope and put it in the yard to watch meteors when he had nothing to do. In ancient times, there were many meteors and they were the brightest.

He thought for a long time, and it was the perfect way to break the rumors.

The production of lenses is extended from the craftsmanship of glasses. After cutting, they are ground and polished to be very fine.

The body of the tube is made of copper and leather. It was not that long originally. It was lengthened once by Song Jing, but you can only vaguely see the outline of the moon, which is not very clear.

The reflected light in the lens tube will affect the clarity of observation. In the previous generation, the darkest materials were used as coatings on astronomical telescopes to reduce light reflection.

But at present, the Ming Dynasty can only use highly malleable copper as the lens barrel, and then match it with leather.

This is how Galileo built the first astronomical telescope.

Zhu Houzhao was impatient and did not care about being recognized: "Father, please show me quickly. I haven't seen the moon yet."

When all the officials heard that they could see the moon, they moved up impatiently, not caring about Zhu Houzhao. First, Xie Qian, the cabinet minister, couldn't hold it back anymore, "Your Majesty... I also want to see it."

"I want to see it too!"

"I want it too!"

"I want to see it too!"

Yan Chengjin said: "Your Majesty, why don't you let the people see it first? The traitor said that the blood moon was caused by Maitreya. There is no Maitreya on this moon. After the people see it, the rumor will be broken."

Because he was so excited, Emperor Hongzhi's shoulders trembled slightly and he murmured: "Yes, let the people see it first!"

Seeing so many officials and guards there, how dare the people come forward.

Emperor Hongzhi immediately ordered the Jinyiwei and the factory guards to retreat, and the people came forward one by one. With a cry of surprise, more and more people swarmed up.

Zhu Houzhao said anxiously: "Be gentle, don't damage it, I haven't seen it yet."

Emperor Hongzhi was relieved. The thief used the reason that he was born by a palace maid to slander him for bringing disaster to the people of the Ming Dynasty. What a great crime this was. At this moment, he actually felt that his crime was cleared and his tears flowed.

Yan Chengjin knew that after tonight, the rumors would stop at the Song telescope.

"Please queue up consciously and watch the moon in a civilized manner. Don't damage my Song telescope."

The two brothers, Ningshou Hou and Jianchang Bo, were also queuing up. They were unhappy when they heard it: "This belongs to the court. How can you say it's yours?"

"Brother is right, this belongs to the court."

"This was made by Song Jing, and I have the document in my hand. The court didn't allocate any money." Yan Chengjin knew that the two brothers were planning to take the Song telescope.

With three death-free gold medals in hand and his father guarding the border, he was not afraid to say this in front of Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi also knew what kind of character the Zhang brothers were. He gave them a warning look and said to Yan Chengjin: "How much silver did it cost? I bought it and put it in front of the Meridian Gate for the people to see."

"Your Majesty, ten thousand taels of silver!"

Emperor Hongzhi's face twitched and he took a breath of cold air: "Why is it so expensive?!"

"I invited the best craftsmen in the country and spent a lot of materials. For example, the grinding, drilling and engraving tools cost a lot of silver." Yan Chengjin was not afraid that Emperor Hongzhi would not buy it. If he didn't buy it, he could just push it home to play.

Zhou Yu asked tentatively: "Does your Majesty want it? If not, I will buy it."

This "cannon" was made at his place.

Song Jing, this bastard, never told him what it was used for. If he had known that he could see the moon in the sky, he would have bought it no matter what. The French and the Arabs might pay a sky-high price for it.

The ministers looked at Emperor Hongzhi eagerly, "Your Majesty, you can't be stingy now!"

Emperor Hongzhi gritted his teeth and said with determination: "I will put it in the Meridian Gate after I buy it. Let the people look at it carefully and don't damage it. The silver comes from the treasury. You go back to the palace with me to get the silver."

Emperor Hongzhi returned to the palace, but the officials did not follow him. They all wanted to see this new thing, especially the compass of the Imperial Observatory. He calculated the celestial phenomena day and night. With this thing, he would be even more powerful.

But there were too many people. Emperor Hongzhi said that he would let the people see it first. Who would dare to rebel?

The officials lined up at the back. Zhu Houzhao was at the front, followed by three people in the cabinet, and then the Zhang brothers and the Earl of Changning.

A minor official like Luo Jing has long been pushed to the back.

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