A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 451: The Clown of Astronomy
Many scholars came forward to observe, and after a moment, they were all silent. Even the Legalist scholars were not excited after reading it, and they did not feel the joy of winning the debate, so they also fell silent.

"Is the moon so ugly?"

"There are no immortals living there, they are all big pits."

Officials one after another came forward to watch. After watching, they were all silent.

The difference between reality and imagination was so great that it was hard to accept for a while.

Although Legalist scholars do not advocate the concept of telepathy between heaven and man, they have long recognized the recognition of ghosts and gods.

"If the moon is like this, then what about the sun, the five stars, and the earth?" Prime Minister Li Ke said.

Wang Xing, the head of the Qintian Prison, nodded and said, "Of course!"

"In other words, the sun, moon, earth, and five stars are floating in the void?"

"Of course!"

"Then why won't they fall?" Li Ke asked.

Wang Xing, the head of the Qintian Prison, said: "I don't know. We speculate that an invisible force held it up."

"Then how do these suns, moons, and five stars move?" Gong Yangzhuo, one of the nine ministers next to him, asked.

"Everyone, please come with me!" Wang Xing greeted everyone, and then led them to the main hall below the star observatory.

The group of people came to the main hall and saw a large number of strange balls visiting the main hall. After seeing everyone coming here, Wang Xing made a gesture to several minor officials.

Several minor officials immediately came to the center of the hall holding balls.Many officials and scholars were confused.At this time, Wang Xing opened his mouth and explained: "Gentlemen, what I am demonstrating now is the movement of the sun, the earth, the moon and the five stars."

"The largest ball in the middle represents the sun, followed by the Chenxing, Taibaixing, Earth, Yinghuoxing, Suixing, and Zhenxing. That is, water, metal, earth, fire, wood, and earth."

"According to our long-term observations, they, including the earth, are all revolving around the sun."

Seeing these spheres orbiting the 'sun' in the middle of the hall, everyone was in disbelief.

"Isn't the earth the center of the universe?" Gong Yangzhuo asked.

Wang Xing nodded and said: "Of course not. The earth also revolves around the sun, and the sun is the center."

"What about the moon?"

"The moon revolves around the earth."

"How to prove it?"

"It's very simple!" Wang Xing smiled and shouted to several people: "Shan'er, show them how Tengu eclipses the sun and Tengu eclipses the moon!"

A young man who looked very smart responded: "Okay!"

I saw that the man found two small officials and asked them to lift the sun and the earth respectively, and then he held the moon and started to simulate the movement.

Next to Wang Xing, he explained: "The moon revolves around the earth, and the earth and the moon revolve around the sun at the same time."

"When the moon moves to the point where the earth is between the sun, the moon blocks the sun's light. At this time, it is a Tengu eclipse!" "As for the lunar eclipse, it is also very simple. When the moon turns to the back of the earth, the earth blocks the light. After the sun, this is the Tengu eclipse of the moon!”

"No, the moon also shines. Even if the moon blocks the sun, there should still be light. How can it be a solar eclipse?" said a scholar next to him.

Everyone around them nodded.

Wang Xing said: "It's very simple, because the moon does not shine. Its brilliance comes from the sun. The moon reflects the sun's light, so you think it will shine."

"Many of you have already seen the moon just now. You should have a clear idea of ​​what the moon's surface looks like, and I don't need to say more about whether it will shine or not."

"Indeed, we have seen the moon just now. There are many holes on its surface and it does not emit light."

"Putting aside the solar and lunar eclipses for now, can the prison chief explain the 'five-star retrograde' to us?" asked an official nearby.

Five-star retrograde refers to the five planets moving backwards when viewed from the earth. This is also an important warning in the theory of heaven and man's induction and the Five Virtues. According to the theory of heaven and man's induction, five-star retrograde means that there is a treacherous villain in the court, or the world Chaos is coming.

"Five stars retrograde is also very simple." Wang Xing said: "This requires us to come to this position to watch."

Wang Xing pulled the two of them to the position of the earth, and then let the other planets continue to orbit the sun.

"The reason why the five stars are retrograde is actually very simple. When the five stars orbit the sun more than a quarter of the way around the earth, you will see that the five stars are moving backwards when you observe them on the earth."

"Of course there is another situation, that is, the five stars move slower than the earth. If you look at it from the earth, you will find that they are retrograde, but in fact they have been moving forward."

With the demonstration of the solar system model in the main hall, everyone quickly understood the retrograde situation of the five stars without the need for Wang Xing to continue explaining.

"Does the prison chief have specific information on the five-star operation?"

"Of course there is!" Wang Xingdao: "If you are interested, you can calculate it yourself."

"If that's the case, is the earth also a ball? If the earth is a ball, will the people on the other side of the ball fall? If we keep walking forward, will we fall?"

Wang Xingdao: "We were also very confused at first, but it is only today that you know that the earth is a ball. So if I don't tell you, if you observe your surroundings every day or walk around, you will realize that the earth under your feet is round. ball?"

"No, I will only think that my feet are flat, not a ball."

"That's it. The earth under our feet is so big that we think it is flat. We have always stepped on the earth with the blue sky above our heads. The other side of the ball must be the same. We speculate that it is just like the sun, moon, and five stars floating in the void. Generally, there is the same force that draws us to this earth."

Wang Xing's explanation made the three princes, nine ministers, and the academicians all fall into deep thought.Today's lesson directly shatters the worldview they have formed over decades.

The officials looked at each other in confusion. Even though they had such a complete theory and even looked at the moon with their own eyes, many people still felt that it was untrue and wanted to refute, but they didn't know where to start.

"If according to what the prison chief said, the movements of heaven and earth are also regular, then how did this regular movement of heaven and earth appear?" A scholar suddenly said.

"We are also studying it." Wang Xing shook his head and continued: "Just like the trees grow, the grass blooms, and the beasts multiply, no one interferes. This has been the case for thousands of years. There are also laws in it. We have always We are all researching it, but I don’t know why it is happening.”

"Everything in the heaven and earth has its own laws. This is set by the gods, and the place where the gods live is naturally outside the sky."

"Making wild assumptions, you're a clown!" Wang Xing interrupted directly: "Everyone, go ahead."

After that, he turned around and left without saying any more words.

(End of this chapter)