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Historical records show that on the first day of November in the 43rd year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, a solar eclipse occurred.
As he always attached great importance to scientific knowledge, especially astronomy and calendar, and was very interested in it, Master Kang personally observed this solar eclipse.
Not only did he observe it, he also tried to calculate it himself.
Of course, the main purpose was to record it. By this time, he actually had some instruments and equipment imported from the West, such as telescopes.
Although they were not as advanced as astronomical telescopes, they were still enough to observe astronomical phenomena.
In view of Mo Yu's "little god" personality, Master Kang would definitely summon him to play with him for such a big event - since he is well now, he should come and serve. You
should know that you are not just a companion to the young masters, but my front guard.
And you are a blue-feathered guard of the sixth rank, so you must "perform loyal duties" and follow me all the time?
Isn't this reasonable?
Of course, Mo Yu couldn't say anything to refute. Okay, you are the boss, you have the final say.
By the way, why does it feel like the old man is becoming more and more arrogant?
Is it because of his work attitude of fishing for three days and drying the nets for two days that he has been "rectified"?
Although he didn't quite understand, he felt quite happy...
So, when Mo Yu arrived at Nanyuan according to the imperial order, he saw Master Kang with a face full of "Why did you come just now?", but he was very excited to come over and pull him to the "Observatory".
Mo Yu was a little surprised at first, thinking that they were going to prepare for hunting? Then why did they go to the "Observatory" for no reason?
Speaking of which, the construction of this "Observatory" was still due to Mo Yu's help - if he hadn't done something else at the end of last year, and brought back the young master from Old Wang's family who was keen on handicrafts, and set up a technical college for him to fly freely, this observatory would never have been built.
Yes, whether it is the enlarged telescope that can see farther than the telescopes offered by Westerners, or the "glasses" for observing solar eclipses, they are all masterpieces of the young master after he entered the technical college.
The "Lu Ban Book" is a strange book, and it contains everything.
Moreover, the young master quickly met a group of like-minded young friends in the technical college.
Some of them also came from powerful families and were originally in the same circle as the young master.
Some people, however, came from poor families and came to the technical college to learn a skill to make a living.
As a result, they met a guy like the young master who was obsessed with technology and happened to have plenty of time and money. They hit it off at first sight and have been closely gathered around the young master since then.
So the young master formed his own team of designers and architects in more than half a year.
Well, one really has to admire the wisdom of the masses.
In their small team, some people dare to think, some dare to do, and many things that seem to be ahead of their time were actually made by them.
Among them is the upgraded telescope, and the "glasses" used to observe solar eclipses.
Of course, the observatory is also.
The concept of this building is also the result of Mo Yu's inner voice, but how to implement it depends on the wisdom of the designers and craftsmen.
It took less than half a year to build this simple observatory.
Master Kang was very happy and planned to use this opportunity to observe the solar eclipse to activate the observatory.
Although the observatory had been built before, the old master happened to be out on patrol and had no time to come.
This was the first time that Master Kang came to the observatory, so everything he saw was new to him.
This was also the first time that Mo Yu came to the observatory.
After all, he had accompanied Master Kang everywhere before, and he really didn't have much time to pay attention to what new buildings were built inside and outside the palace.
In addition, this observatory was built in Nanyuan, so it goes without saying that no one would have the time to travel so far to visit it.
However, although he did not come, he had already received news about everything about the observatory.
It was the young prince, the builder of the observatory, who wrote to him personally to tell him about it.
He heard that it was built quite well, and asked Mo Yu to come and see it if he had the chance after returning to Beijing.
Mo Yu made a mental note at the time, thinking that he would definitely come and have a look when he had time.
Today, Mo Yu received the summons from Master Kang, so he would definitely go with the flow. Unexpectedly, when he came to the observatory and took a look, he felt that it really looked like that.
Although the equipment is still a bit crude, the basic prototype is already there.
At least there is no problem in detecting a solar eclipse.
There is another very interesting thing about this solar eclipse.
That is, the previous prediction of this solar eclipse by the Qintian Observatory was not accurate at all.
It can be said that except for the barely predicted day of November 1, the time of the eclipse, the duration and the end time did not match at all.
But this is not surprising, because they all use the Western calendar.
Originally, the Western calendar of this period still had some inaccuracies. If it was combined with the ancient Chinese calendar, there was still a chance to make accurate predictions.
But Master Kang was very supportive of the "Western method" and basically abandoned the calendar left by his ancestors.
The root of this was still in his father, Emperor Shunzhi. Since the time of Emperor Shunzhi, because of the influence of the famous missionary John Tang, Emperor Shunzhi was very convinced of the Western system.
Especially in the calendar, Emperor Shunzhi accepted the Western calendar without any bottom line.
In the era of Master Kang, this situation was further promoted by him. The acceptance of the Western calendar reached an unprecedented height, and it even felt a bit like it was written into the legislation and would not be shaken for 10,000 years.
In this regard, Master Kang once made a famous statement, which roughly means "The Western calendar is so awesome, everyone will use it in the future, and it will never change."
This was the case throughout the Qing Dynasty, and the Qin Tianjian was no exception.
After all, the current Qintian Observatory is not a real observatory. It lacks scientific content, but is very skilled in flattery and fawning.
Therefore, even Master Kang couldn't stand the fact that the observation results this time were seriously deviated from the prediction given by Qintian Observatory.
The Qintian Observatory brought a group of people to apologize and admitted that they did miscalculate. The matter was just passed by so lightly.
There is no way, who asked Master Kang to have such a heavy Western filter.
Originally, if he was here to entertain himself with those people from Qintian Observatory, there would be nothing wrong, but he insisted on bringing Mo Yu here.
I don't know what's going on, but it's like he wants to share anything he's interested in with Mo Yu - from this perspective, he and Mo Yu are still "friends regardless of age difference".
Mo Yu didn't bother to care about these things.
But Master Kang shouldn't, ever, show off in front of him - bragging about the Qintianjian's strong calculation ability, accurate calculations, and amazing predictions in front of a modern man like him?
EXM?
Are you kidding me?
Mo Yu maintained politeness and courtesy on the surface, but he couldn't help but complain in his heart.
[I'm not saying this, Master Kang, I'm telling you, the calendar can't be calculated like this...]
[Do you still think you have a scientific spirit? Don't be funny, hahahaha, as for your scientific spirit... do you know how future generations will evaluate you? 】
【Yes, but not much! Hahahaha, Laughing Rat! 】
【After all, you would rather believe the results of the calendar calculation than the people who observed the results with their own eyes. 】
【Yes, not only that, you also helped Qin Tianjian to come up with excuses. 】
【What calendar was originally correct, it was mainly Qin Tianjian who calculated it wrong? Laughing Rat, it's really hard for you...】
Mo Yu complained while summoning System 006 to find out the specific information of this solar eclipse, but did not write it down.
He was not very interested in this kind of thing, just watching and making soy sauce.
He was happy to be salted fish, but Master Kang felt a little bad.
The old man is indeed a little obsessed with the Western calendar as Mo Yu said, but to be honest, he is not to the extent of helping to cover up.
However, if it is to save face, it is not impossible for him to do such a thing.
So, will future generations really evaluate me like this?
Help, if I change it now, is it too late?
Master Kang was quite confused and almost forgot the ritual of "solar eclipse rescue"...
Speaking of this "solar eclipse rescue", it is even more interesting.
According to the popular science of System 006, this "solar and lunar eclipse rescue" ritual began in the Spring and Autumn Period. It
is mainly derived from witchcraft and nature worship. After all, the moon or the sun suddenly "disappears" a piece or all, and then comes out again after a period of time. This is itself a very rare astronomical phenomenon.
Not to mention the ancients who had no relevant knowledge, even in modern society, it is a very rare thing to be able to see such an astronomical wonder.
For the ancients who were already engaged in natural totem worship, it was even more magical.
Therefore, many ancient legends have stories of "the heavenly dog eclipsing the sun" or "the heavenly dog eclipsing the moon".
Of course, there are also stories that it was eaten by an evil dragon. In short, everyone imagined that a bad evil force harmed the sun or the moon.
Therefore, from ancient times to the present, there have been many rituals to "protect" the sun and the moon from harm.
The specific details of each dynasty are different, but the general method is still very consistent.
The emperor personally led the civil and military officials, and the local officials organized the people in their jurisdiction to run to the streets or open spaces when a solar or lunar eclipse occurred, wearing specific clothes, beating gongs and drums, trying to drive away or scare away the "heavenly dog" or "evil dragon" that wanted to harm the sun and the moon...
It's quite cute to think about it this way.
As humans living on the ground with very little power, they actually want to protect the sun and the moon, which is really touching.
Because this is what has been done in every dynasty, Master Kang is no exception.
He strictly followed the rules left by his father, and asked the civil and military officials to wear mourning clothes, line up the ceremonial team, set up the incense table, burn incense and pray devoutly, and perform the ritual of kneeling three times and knocking nine times.
In short, the matter of observing a solar eclipse is made to look like a ceremony to worship the sky, which is also drunk.
This time was no exception. Civil and military officials appeared on the open space under the observatory on time according to the time predicted by Qin Tianjian. They were all wearing court robes, but they were relatively simple, probably plain clothes.
The formation they stood in was also very sophisticated, and seemed to be arranged according to the five elements and eight trigrams. Combined with the golden royal guard team, the lit incense table and various flags on the scene, it felt even more mysterious.
When Mo Yu saw this formation, he was stunned at first, and then almost broke down on the spot.
[Emma, what is this for? Is it a temple ceremony or a funeral? ]
[The key is that if the solar eclipse doesn't start at the appointed time, it won't be very embarrassing, right? 】
【What's worse is that I heard that all the prefectures that can see the solar eclipse have been notified to carry out the same ceremony as the capital. It will be even more embarrassing if they find out that the time is not predicted correctly...】
【I don't know how you will end up then, so sad!"
Mo Yu muttered to himself, never expecting that everyone in the observatory heard his thoughts.
Master Kang's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
The other officials were trembling and did not dare to move.
The current Qintian Supervisor was even more frightened. Finally, he could not bear the increasing pressure and knelt down on the ground with a thud and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I deserve to die!"
【Author's words】
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