The breeze is gentle, the spring day is bright, and many wise men gather in Lingji Palace.

Although the number of people attending the lecture today is a little less than during the New Year, the situation is not bad at all.

All the Grand Secretaries and the Nine Ministers were present, almost all the Censors were present, and eight out of ten other officials above the seventh rank were also present. The scale of the event was no less than that of a court meeting.

In fact, not all the officials came in such large numbers during the Chinese New Year.

The timing of this lecture is too delicate. Everyone knows that this is Lord Xu trying to show off to His Majesty. If anyone dares to be absent, aren't they afraid that the young Lord will regard him as a traitor and expel the censors?

Besides, God is on Yuanfu's side. We are just following God's will and helping God to punish that bastard. What is there to be afraid of?

So everyone stopped visiting the graves and stopped stepping on the green grass. They all sat in the audience and listened respectfully to Lord Xu's nonsense... Oh no, he was talking about the interaction between heaven and man.

"As a Confucian scholar, Mr. Yangming believed that after the strange phenomenon occurred, the rulers should pay attention to the warning from heaven and regard it as their own sin. They should gradually reduce food and drink, remove music, re-examine the prison cases, reduce taxes, organize sacrifices, inquire about people's livelihood, and immediately open the treasury to provide relief to those in need."

Then I heard Lord Xu speaking in the Mandarin with a Songjiang accent, speaking slowly and calmly:

"As a ruler, you should sincerely offer sacrifices to the mountains and rivers, write a memorial to reflect on your mistakes, and then fast and pray, asking God to give you a chance to correct your mistakes."

This is the biggest secret of Confucianism. They elevated the emperor to the altar of the Son of Heaven, and at the same time put a bridle on the unbridled imperial power - although we cannot directly discipline you, you must listen to your father.

What, what does the sky say?

No, God is always watching your Majesty.

Solar eclipses, earthquakes, floods, droughts, and locust plagues are all warnings from heaven, while favorable weather, springs of sweet water, and other auspicious signs are heaven's recognition of you. Of course, the final right to interpret the ominous signs and auspicious signs lies in the hands of us Confucian scholars.

So after all, your Majesty still has to listen to us scholars.

Which scholar would not love this kind of doctrine? The civil servants in the audience were all overwhelmed with emotion and couldn't help themselves.

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Several university scholars sat in the front row, listening with great interest.

This theory of "harmony between heaven and man" created by Han Confucianists, which implies the pleasure of taboos, can hit the sweet spot of every civil servant, let alone them, the de facto prime ministers.

Mr. Zhang would stroke his smooth beard from time to time, smiling and nodding frequently. No one could tell that he was on pins and needles.

He believed that he had an unshirkable responsibility for the emperor's current passive situation.

If it weren't for my instigation, given the weak character of Emperor Longqing, he wouldn't have messed up during the palace examination. If it weren't for my instigation, the Xu family wouldn't have been so cruel to the emperor.

Of course, this was all part of Bu Gu's plan.

If this happens a few more times, the rift between the emperor and his subjects will become an unbridgeable chasm, enough to make Lord Xu lose heart.

Minister Zhang's confidence came from his understanding of Lord Xu's mentality - he knew that the teacher was very wary of the downfall of Yan Song and Yan Shifan, and was afraid that he would follow in the footsteps of Yan Song and Yan Shifan.

Bu Gu originally thought that he only needed to use some tricks, and believed that under the psychological control of the fear of "not having a good ending", Lord Xu would begin to consider retiring.

How could Ke Bugu have expected that at this critical juncture, such a strange astronomical phenomenon as 'Venus Conjunction with the Moon' would suddenly occur?

If it weren't for the sudden natural phenomenon that forced the emperor to stop the war and apologize, Emperor Longqing wouldn't have been pinned to the ground by Lord Xu.

Is it true that man proposes, God disposes? Yuan Fu's fate has not yet ended. How many more years will God protect him?

'Good Lord, are you blind?'

Zhang Xianggong raised his head with anger, looked at the clear blue sky, and gritted his teeth and said, "Are you just going to watch the Ming Dynasty fall?"

Many years later, Mr. Zhang could still clearly remember that afternoon when he was feeling confused and at a loss as to what to do, when suddenly a huge, colorful hot air balloon fell from the sky.

The word "science" on it was dazzling, and it immediately dispelled the haze in his heart...

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"Yangming Gong said, 'The prayer of a gentleman does not lie in the ceremony itself, but in the daily life.' So what Mr. Yangming meant is that the prayer of a virtuous person to heaven does not lie in the ceremony itself, but in the daily life..."

On the stage, Lord Xu was speaking with great enthusiasm when he saw the crowd below start to make noises.

"Huh? What's going on?" The audience no longer cared to listen to Lord Xu's criticism of the imperial power, and pointed at the sky in amazement. "What a big ball!"

Xu Jie was unhappy and was about to scold them for their poor character cultivation, but he suddenly found himself shrouded in a shadow.

"Father, run!" Xu Fan suddenly stood up, jumped onto the podium, pointed above his head and shouted, "I'm going to fall down!"

"What's going to fall?" Prudence is a fine virtue of Confucianism. As the prime minister, one should remain calm even when facing a crisis.

"Ball, big ball!" Seeing that his father was still not moving, Xu Fan could no longer say anything. He quickly picked up the old man and rushed down the podium.

Amid the exclamations, the officials also stood up and stepped back, leaving a large open space.

Only then did Lord Xu look up in confusion, and saw a huge colorful ball slowly falling from the sky and landing on the podium.

If it weren't for the young minister's quick reaction and nimble feet, Minister Xu would have been imprisoned.

"What the hell is this?!"

"Hey, there are words on it!"

"science……"

The audience gathered together, looking at the huge colorful ball curiously, and were just about to muster up the courage to go forward to find out what it was.

Suddenly, they heard a rustling sound under the ball. All the officials felt a chill on their backs and stepped back in unison, watching the movements of the hanging basket with nervous expressions.

Then a young man popped his head out from the hanging basket.

"Oh, so many people?"

Zhao Hao stood up somewhat embarrassedly. When he landed just now, he taught Mingyue to adopt an anti-impact posture.

It is useful, but it is bound to be embarrassing when others see it.

"Hey, Mr. Zhao!"

"Mr. Zhao?"

"Ha, when I see the word 'science' I think of you!"

A person's reputation is like the shadow of a tree. Today, Zhao Hao is no longer the unknown person he was half a year ago. At least in Lingji Palace, he is definitely a well-known celebrity!

Besides, this impressive debut was really shocking...

"Sorry, sorry to interrupt your lecture." Zhao Hao was a polite boy. He quickly bowed and said, "The first scientific flight experiment has been successfully completed. Thank you for your support!"

Everyone was stunned, but they couldn't help but ask curiously, "Were you flying just now, sir?"

Isn't this nonsense? Anyone who is not blind can see it, right?

"Where did you fly from?"

"Yuyuantan." Zhao Hao shamelessly declared: "This is our first test flight, so we can only fly this far for now."

As he said this, he stepped down from the hanging basket and announced loudly in front of everyone:.

"But this is a crucial step in human history. It means that we have finally broken free from the constraints of the ground, and humans will eventually conquer the sky!"

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