Liu Tan had originally been excited to go back and send people to look for members of the Mohist and Gongshu families, but halfway through, he suddenly thought of a very serious question - Liu Che regarded the toilet as a product of the gods, and Liu Ju...could it be that he did the same?
Liu Tan felt a little worried when he thought of this. He looked up and saw that it was almost noon. After thinking about it, he decided to go to his brother, the prince, to have a meal and ask about his experience of using the toilet. Well, just treat it as after-sales service.
When Liu Ju saw Liu Tan, he smiled and said, "You've been coming out more frequently these days."
Liu Ju was very relieved that his younger brother finally stopped being a stay-at-home.
Liu Tan sighed deeply and said, "Alas, I was forced to go out."
Liu Ju was a little surprised: "What do you mean by forced to go out?"
Liu Tan had no choice but to tell Liu Che about the toilet he had enshrined. After he finished, he changed the subject and asked, "The one I gave you should be okay, right?"
Liu Ju gave this one later. After all, the original one was robbed by Liu Che. So what if he robbed it? Why not use it properly?
Liu Ju's expression was blank for a moment, and then he said quickly: "It's okay, it's okay."
Liu Tan looked at him suspiciously: "You're not treating this as a toy, are you?"
Liu Ju pretended to be calm: "How could it be?"
Liu Tan stared at him for a long moment, and Liu Ju finally gave in. "Well, even my father didn't use it, so how could I dare to use it?"
I'm sorry, Dad. You have to take the blame this time.
However, Liu Tan didn't buy it: "Don't give me that, can't you persuade me?"
As Liu Tan spoke, he said with deep sorrow, "It's fine if my father thinks that, but I've already shown you before that there are no immortal arts, no immortal arts. How could you have forgotten?"
I am so optimistic about you and think you can still be saved!
Liu Ju touched his nose and said, "Then...what did the emperor say?"
What else could he say? How could Liu Tan let Liu Ju know that he had fooled Liu Che?
So he said calmly, "Nothing much, but I persuaded you to start vigorously developing the theory of investigating things."
When Liu Tan asked a question, he said in advance: "To study things is to explore the principles of all things."
Liu Ju was a little surprised: "Did the emperor agree?"
Liu Tan was somewhat pleased with himself: "Yes, and he also agreed that I could bring in people from the Mohist and Gongshu families to conduct research."
Liu Ju gasped: "You want to find both of these companies?"
Liu Tan nodded: "Yes."
Liu Ju grabbed Liu Tan's hand and said, "Brother, listen to my advice. You can use people from these two families, but you must not let them get together."
Liu Tan's eyes widened. "Is it because the two families don't get along?"
Liu Chuan said, "These two families don't just get along; they have a feud that's impossible to resolve. Five years ago, on my father's birthday, I invited members of the Mohist and Gongshu schools to perform a variety show..."
"Wait... wait a minute..." Liu Tan couldn't help but ask after hearing this: "Hundred Operas? You want them to perform the Hundred Operas?"
"That's right, what's wrong?" Liu Ju asked with some confusion.
Liu Tan waved his hand and said, "No...nothing, you continue."
Baixi is the acrobatics of later generations. If we have to say it, it would probably be to let undergraduates perform acrobatics. Although it is not impossible, but... this is a bit of a waste of talent.
Liu Ju continued, "There's nothing much to say. These two families almost ruined the Baixi Opera because they wanted to kick each other out!"
Liu Ju is still a little angry when he talks about it now. He was responsible for Liu Che's birthday banquet. If something had happened, he would definitely be held accountable. Fortunately, there were remedial measures and Liu Fuling was young at the time, otherwise something might have happened.
Liu Tan sighed inwardly when he saw Liu Ju's expression. The development of the study of things is indeed a long and arduous journey.
Putting aside other things, the person who possesses the most advanced knowledge of the present day has offended the crown prince, and he has not yet calmed down for five years. What is he going to do in the future?
But soon Liu Tan suddenly realized, why should he worry?
He wanted to develop the study of things, not to promote the Mohist school or any of the Gongshu family. What does it matter whether Liu Ju was angry or not?
Liu Tan thought of this and said comfortingly, "Don't be angry, Your Highness. Just don't let these people take on important responsibilities in the future."
Liu Ju turned to look at Liu Tan: "I'm not too angry now, but you have to be careful, these two families are not easy to deal with."
Liu Tanxin said that it would be difficult to deal with someone who made Liu Ju feel that he was not a good person.
But after thinking about it, he was not worried. For the emperor's birthday, the two families would definitely send out important family members in order to stand out and catch the eye of Liu Che.
Even if I have to settle for second best, it would be fine as long as I can catch Liu Ju's eye.
But if Liu Tan summoned them, the level wouldn't be that high, and the destructive power wouldn't be that great... right?
Liu Tan left with a heart full of worry. Liu Ju advised him not to take both families, one would be enough, and compared to the Gongshu family, the Mohist family was more suitable.
Of course, what Liu Ju didn't say was that the Gongshu family was too aggressive. They were researching war equipment. Even Liu Ju didn't dare to take in people from the Gongshu family. If Liu Tan took them in, he would probably be suspected.
Even if Liu Che believes it now, what about the long term?
Liu Ju was reluctant to explain it too clearly to Liu Tan, and in the end he could only mention it vaguely.
Liu Tan understood it, but he had his own ideas. As the saying goes, one should learn from the strengths of all schools. The Gongshu School and the Mohist School had two different development paths in terms of thought, which meant that their research methods were different. If Liu Tan wanted to know the research situation of this era, he had to know about both schools.
After returning to the palace, Liu Tan thought for a while and then told Miao Rui: "Send someone to find the Gongshu family and the Mohist family. Tell them that the king is very interested in the art of mechanical engineering and hopes to borrow the works of Mozi and Gongshuzi for study."
Liu Tan thought about it carefully and decided that if these two families were troublesome, then he didn't need to send anyone, he could just argue with them directly.
However, these days, such works that can pass down craftsmanship are strictly controlled. Even for one's own children, the craftsmanship is passed down to sons rather than daughters, for fear that the daughter will benefit from the husband's family after marriage.
Even if you don't have a son, you won't pass on the skills to your daughter even if you accept her as an apprentice. This shows how difficult it is to acquire a skill.
But they shouldn't refuse Liu Tan. Even if they don't give him any useful information, they should at least give him some face and some books. Liu Tan can always make some judgments through these books.
In fact, the Mohists and Gongshujia were indeed quite cooperative and both sent bamboo slips.
Liu Tan first looked through the Mohist bamboo slips. He had originally prepared paper and pen to copy them by hand, but wow, there were three bamboo slips. One was an explanation of Mohist thought, one was the remarks of a Mohist leader, and the other was the outlook for the future after re-employing Mohist thought. Putting them together, it was simply a standard argumentative essay, without any substance at all!
Liu Tan laughed after reading it and was angry.
He has already sent people to express his interest in mechanical engineering, but the Mo family is still eager to spread their ideas. Do they think he has a good temper?
Liu Tan threw the Mo family's bamboo slips aside and took the Gongshu family's.
Compared with the Mohists, Gongshujia had very few bamboo slips. Although there were two copies, the quantity of each copy was not large.
The above does not write much about Gongshuzi, also known as Lu Ban's thoughts, but only lists Lu Ban's achievements.
As for the second book, Liu Tan couldn't help but be surprised after taking a look at it: the Gongshu family actually sent him a small part of "Lu Ban Jing"!
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