Han Dao world

Chapter 1165 The Frog at the Bottom of the Well
Hearing these words, Pan Jun's heart tightened, and he looked up inadvertently.

He also knew that there were people on the second floor, but he didn't take it seriously. He just thought it was some powerful family members, just like Mrs. Tang volunteered to sponsor the party. He wanted to be arty and join in the fun, and it wouldn't have any substantial impact on the recommendation.

Now a note reminded Wang Can in time, and made him jump out of the trap he had prepared for a long time. It can be seen that there are sensible people on the second floor.

who can that be?

Judging from Wang Can's subconscious actions just now, that person is by no means an ordinary person.

Wang Can is conceited of his talent, and few people can make him so awe-inspiring.The first candidate he thought of was Cai Yan, but since Cai Yan is not in Wancheng, it is even less likely that he will quietly return to Wancheng.The next thing that comes to mind is Queen Fushou, and nobleman Xun Wenqian.

These two people are not only from the palace, but also proficient in Confucianism, so they can understand the debate between them.As an outsider, it is not impossible to see through his strategy.

But he didn't take it seriously, calmed down quickly, and replied to Wang Can: "Naturally, the Tao is the first. It's just that the Tao is too mysterious to be known, so the sages wrote the Five Classics to teach the world. The Tao is like skin, and the scriptures are like hair. The skin has no text." , the color of the fur makes it beautiful."

"But if the skin doesn't exist, how can the hair be attached?"

Pan Jun changed his color and said: "The Taoist has never changed, how can it not exist?"

Wang Can smiled, and turned to look at Zhou Qun in the corner. "Zhou Zhongzhi, can you explain your latest discovery to Mr. Pan?"

After a moment of silence, Zhou Qun, who had been sitting in the crowd without speaking, slowly stood up with a look of reluctance. "My discovery is only a conjecture, it has not been confirmed, and I don't want to publish it yet."

"It's okay, it's just a discussion. Don't you want to seek sponsorship, and you want to invite people to study together? Today, all the talents are here, and you just talk about it. Maybe someone is interested and willing to share the same path with you."

Zhou Qun glared at Wang Can unhappily, and smacked his lips.

"Gentlemen, I have made a new telescope, you must have heard about it."

Everyone nodded.Because of the telescope, Zhou Qun even hated Yang Xiu, which caused a lot of controversy among scholars.

"My telescope is different from the telescope that Tianzi said before. Not only can it be made bigger, it can see more clearly, and there is no chromatic aberration..."

Seeing that Zhou Qun tended to digress from the beginning, Wang Can quickly reminded him. "Tell me about your new discovery."

"Ah... ah." Zhou Jun rubbed his hands together in embarrassment. "After careful observation, I noticed that the other stars outside the Qizheng have not changed much. I guess, these stars may be very far away from us, so far away that even if my telescope can magnify many times, I can't detect their changes. .”

"So what?" someone asked in confusion.

Zhou Qun glanced at the person who asked the question, and couldn't hide his contempt and anxiety in his eyes.After hesitating for a long time, he said hesitantly, "I can still see light from such a distance. It is possible that these stars are different from the moon and are closer to the sun."

Everyone was puzzled and looked at each other.

Pan Jun narrowed his eyes and was about to speak when someone stood up and said loudly, "Zhou Zhongzhi, do you mean that the stars in the sky are not stars, but suns?"

Everyone turned their heads to look, and then someone screamed.

"Runan Xu Wenxiu?"

Xu Jing stroked his beard, calmly greeted everyone, but his eyes were fixed on Zhou Qun.

Zhou Qun had never met Xu Jing, but he had heard of Xu Jing's name.Firstly, Xu Jing gave lectures in Chengdu, and secondly, Xu Jing presided over the review in Chang'an Yinfang for the past two years, and published many articles evaluating people in the residence newspaper, which is equivalent to moving the Yuedan review to the residence newspaper. his.

Meeting such a person made Zhou Qun even more flustered, regretting accepting Wang Can's invitation just now and getting up to speak.

In the room on the second floor, Liu Xie was a little surprised when he heard Xu Jing's name.It's just that Xu Jing's position is a bit off, he can't see Xu Jing, and he doesn't know if there are other people around Xu Jing.

But Xu Jing came here from Chang'an Yinfang, which was unexpected in itself.

Will he be Pan Jun's reinforcements?
"Zhou Zhongzhi, do you mean that?" Xu Jing urged.

Zhou Qun couldn't help but nodded reluctantly. "There is this...possible."

"Nonsense!" Xu Jing blurted out. "There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two kings in the world. This is the most reasonable statement. If you say that there are not only two days in the sky, but countless days, wouldn't there be chaos in the sky, and how can there be peace?"

Zhou Qun's face was red, and he didn't dare to lift his head.

When this conjecture came to his mind, he felt it was absurd, so he never made it public, and only discussed it among a few confidantes.

Wang Can knew this because he wanted to apply for further research funding, so he had to report to the court, and at the same time test the court to see if this conclusion would arouse opposition from the court.

If the situation was not right, he rotted the idea in his stomach and took it to the grave.

The court was very indifferent to this matter, did not respond at all, and did not allocate funds. He guessed that the court did not want to make a big deal and was going to deal with it coldly, or the emperor was too busy recently and had not seen his report.

It was never expected that Wang Can would announce it here suddenly, which aroused fierce opposition from Xu Jing.

For a while, he didn't know how to deal with it, so he could only pretend to be a turtle.

Wang Can laughed and waved his hands to signal everyone to be quiet. "My lords, whether there are two days in the sky, this question will be studied after Zhou Zhongzhi. But the saying that there are no two kings is unreliable, but I can be sure. Among other things, there are several kings in the Western Regions. For example, the current Roman emperor is called Severus, and the resting emperor is called Vologassis. Pay attention, this Vologassis is not the first generation. Before him, four Vologassis have already ascended the throne, so he It's called the Fifth..."

Wang Can snapped his fingers and described the imperial lineages of several empires in the Western Regions.He has an excellent memory, and even remembers those awkward names perfectly, leaving countless people stunned.

After finishing speaking, Wang Can laughed lightly: "There are no two suns in the sky, and there are no two kings in scholars? The Dao described in the Five Classics can at most be regarded as the Dao of the land of the Central Plains, and it does not include the Dao west of Congling Mountain. Now the Western Regions Protectorate You have already conquered to the west of Congling Ridge, but you still stick to the Five Classics, what is the difference between you and the frogs at the bottom of the well?"

He turned to Pan Jun and smiled. "Even if your piece of skin is real, it's not the whole picture. Pan Chengming, if you want to make contributions, stop clinging to these old papers. Jump out of the well and take a look at the size of the West Sea."

He turned to Xu Jing again, clasped his hands in salute, and smiled even brighter. "Grand Xu has hosted the residence newspaper in Chang'an for so long, and suddenly came to Wancheng. Is it because he is very quiet, or because he heard that Nanyang Yinfang is coming from behind, so he wants to take a look? Mr. Xu, the performance of Chang'an Yinfang in the past two years is not good. If this continues, Chang'an Yinfang will be changed to Jingzhao Yinfang."

He chuckled, and said again: "Snakes can't run without a head, and birds can't fly without a head. The key to a good Yinfang business is to have a good owner. Otherwise, no matter how many great Confucians there are, it's useless, and you can't even support yourself. What else are you talking about helping the world?"

(End of this chapter)