Did you know that it only takes one hour to get from Chang'an to Jiangnan?
Do you know that you don’t need soldiers to destroy a country and don’t need a knife to kill people?
Did you know that you can grow food without land?"
“…”
Zhuang Zhou's words immediately caused an uproar in the court.
The courtiers looked at each other in disbelief, as if what he said was a fairy tale.
"County Master Zhuang, what you said is truly absurd!"
Sima Caizhang couldn't help but speak out.
"absurd?"
Zhuang Zhou said calmly:
"Mr. Sima, to tell you the truth, I know many things that are even more ridiculous than these."
When Sima Caizhang heard this, he immediately became so angry that his face turned blue. As a great Confucian scholar, when had he ever been looked down upon like this?
What's more, in his opinion, what Zhuang Zhou said was complete nonsense and had no basis.
"County Master Zhuang, if you continue to talk nonsense like this, don't blame me for being rude!"
Sima Caizhang said angrily.
Zhuang Zhou didn't care at all. He smiled and said:
"Mr. Sima, if you think what I said is nonsense, then I will tell you more about the world that you cannot understand!"
Zhuang Zhou thought about it and decided to open up and have a chat.
If we want to completely transform the Tang Dynasty, we must accept new ideas and concepts.
"My Lords!
What I just said is why there are four seasons, day and night.
That's because we all actually live on the same ball!
This ball can be temporarily called the Earth.
One year is when the earth revolves around the sun.
While the Earth revolves around the Sun, it also rotates on its own axis.
One rotation is one day.
Thus, there are four seasons and the alternation of day and night.
Do you understand?
Sima Caizhang: “???”
Li Er and Li Chengqian: “???”
Civil and military ministers: "???"
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