clear?
The more I listen, the more confused I become!
Zhuang Zhou's words left everyone in the court stunned.
They had never heard of such ideas and concepts, which were completely beyond their comprehension.
This is just nonsense!
Sima Caizhang was so angry that he was shaking all over. He pointed at Zhuang Zhou and said:
"County Master Zhuang, you are talking nonsense!
Ancient books have long recorded that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, repeating this cycle. There is also a statement in Zengzi's "The Round Sky" in "The Book of Rites of the Great Dai": "If the sky is truly round and square, then the four corners will not be obscured."
So what you said is a complete blasphemy and insult to the thoughts of the ancient sages!
If you dare to talk nonsense again, don't blame me for being rude!"
However.
Zhuang Zhou didn't care at all, he smiled faintly and said:
"Mr. Sima, you are talking about the round sky and square earth, right?
To tell you the truth, this is also wrong.”
"You are so rude, you..."
Sima Caizhang was so angry at Zhuang Zhou's words that his face turned red. He was about to explode when Li Er stopped him.
Speaking of which, among these people, he and Zhuang Zhou talked the most.
He had long been accustomed to Zhuang Zhou's weird ideas.
But today, when I heard Zhuang Zhou talk about some new ideas, I became even more interested.
He knew that this guy's knowledge was far beyond the reach of ordinary people.
"Mr. Sima, don't be anxious! Listen to Zhuang Zhou."
Zhuang Zhou nodded and continued:
“The saying that the sky is round and the earth is square is because if you look at the sky from a well, you can only see the world at the wellhead.
In fact, the sun does not revolve around us, but we revolve around the sun."
As he spoke, Zhuang Zhou looked at Li Er and asked:
"Your Majesty, could you please send for a ball and a lamp?"
"sure!"
"By the way, get another brush so I can make a mark."
Li Er waved his hand, and immediately a eunuch brought a polo ball and an oil lamp.
Zhuang Zhou asked the eunuch to squat on the ground and hold the oil lamp in the air.
Li Er and other ministers have gathered around.
At this time, Zhuang Zhou has transformed into a geography teacher and started to explain scientific knowledge.
"This oil lamp represents the sun, and this polo ball represents the earth.
The area on the polo ball that I circled with a brush represents the Tang Dynasty.
Just wait and see!
As the Earth revolves around the Sun, it also rotates on its own axis.
But when the Earth turns to this side, do you notice anything different?"
“It’s getting dark!”
Among all the officials, Cheng Yaojin suddenly roared loudly.
It scared everyone around him.
"Duke Lu is right."
Zhuang Zhou explained with a smile:
"See? When the earth rotates to this side, the sunlight gradually disappears. This is dusk. Then the sunlight disappears completely. This is the origin of night.
Then, the Earth continues to rotate, and when it encounters the light, does anyone know what moment this is?"
“Isn’t this the sunrise?”
Still Cheng Yaojin.
"Duke Lu is right again!"
"hey-hey!"
Cheng Yaojin smiled heartily, like a fat man who was praised by his teacher.
"Then when it is completely illuminated by sunlight, it is broad daylight, and this cycle repeats itself, which is the origin of day and night."
Zhuang Zhou explained slowly.
Everyone in the court couldn't help but feel a ripple in their hearts.
Good job!
This seems to be really the case!
A bit weird!
Seeing that everyone was touched, Zhuang Zhou continued to explain in depth:
"When the Earth orbits the sun, for example, here in the Northern Hemisphere, it's closest to the sun, and that's summer.
And as it turns further and further away, that is winter.”
As he was speaking, Li Chengqian suddenly interrupted:
"So the process between summer and winter forms spring and autumn, is that right?"
"Your Highness is right, that's exactly what you said."
"That's how the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the alternation of day and night, come about."
Everyone was stunned.
They had never imagined or heard of such an idea.
"So, everyone, we actually live on a huge sphere, and the sun is like a huge lamp, providing us with light and warmth."
"Then...then how can we stand?"
Someone couldn't help but ask.
Zhuang Zhou smiled slightly and said:
“That’s a good question.
In fact, the earth has gravity, just like when we throw stones, the stones will always fall down.
Water always flows to the lowest place, and you have probably never thought about this reason.
So when we stand on the Earth, we are also affected by the Earth's gravity, which allows us to stand firmly on the ground."
"oh……"
Everyone was shocked!
There was a gleam in Li Er's eyes. He didn't expect that Zhuang Zhou's knowledge was so profound that he could even talk about such astronomical and geographical knowledge.
Zhuang Zhou continued:
“In fact, this world is much bigger than you think.
Just as I said just now.
The earth is round, and even the present Tang Dynasty is just a very small piece of the earth.
Outside the Tang Dynasty, there are many, many countries and many, many people.
Some countries are entirely mountainous, some are surrounded by the sea, and some are entirely grassland.
Some countries are located in the desert...
In short, the world is huge, so huge that you can hardly imagine it."
Zhuang Zhou's words made everyone present fall into deep thought.
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