Ji Tang

Chapter 750 Comet in the sky
On a summer night, the city wall is filled with moonlight, and the bright white moonlight shines on the blue city bricks, making it look particularly peaceful.

The full moon is in the sky tonight, illuminating the earth as if it were daytime, and the stars in the sky are particularly clear.

Yuchi Gong and Cheng Yaojin were standing in front of something covered with oilcloth. They looked left and right, but they never opened it.

It's not that he doesn't want to, but there are more than ten soldiers in full armor standing next to this big thing, holding horizontal knives tightly in their hands, staring at a few people.

Yuchi Gong serves as the guard of Chang'an City. It is impossible to move this big thing to the city wall without his permission.

Cheng Yaojin just happened to meet at the right time. He was bragging with Yuchi Gong when he heard the soldiers in Ji Song's mansion said that they wanted to move things up the city wall. He was curious and followed him.

"What the hell is this? It looks pretty big?"

Cheng Yaojin wanted to touch it, but he stopped immediately when he saw the soldier was about to draw his sword.

"Okay, that boy Ji Song won't mess around. Stop teasing them." Yuchi Gong said angrily.

"Isn't this an itch? I don't know what it is, but it actually made that kid give a death order. These soldiers are like protecting ten thousand taels of gold. No one can touch it."

"Gold can't get into his eyes. This thing is probably not simple, otherwise there would be no need for so many soldiers to protect it."

It was almost midnight and no one had arrived yet. Just when Cheng Yaojin yawned out of boredom, Yuchi Gong's soldiers got up and reported: "General, your majesty and your empress are here."

Swish!
Both Yu Chigong and the yawning Cheng Yaojin suddenly woke up.

They looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes!
"Let's go and greet him quickly!" Yuchi Gong said.

Just when the two were about to leave, Li Shimin's voice came over.

"No need, I'm already here."

Then the figures of Li Shimin and Changsun appeared in front of everyone.

"I am waiting to see you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "Everyone, get up!"

Then he said to Yuchi Gong: "Don't spread the news that I and the queen are here tonight."

Yuchi Gong's heart trembled, and he said solemnly: "Your Majesty, what happened?"

He was full of murderous intent at this moment, and he was likely to kill at the emperor's command!
"Don't be nervous, that's why I'm here tonight!" He pointed at the big thing in front of him.

Cheng Yaojin asked curiously: "What is this? That boy Ji Song's personal soldiers didn't let me see it. Is it some big killer weapon that he wants to test its power?"

He patted his chest and said, "Your Majesty, please leave this matter to me, Lao Cheng, and I promise to handle it beautifully for you."

Li Shimin looked at Cheng Yaojin's look of needing a beating and ignored him at all. Instead, he asked Yuchi Gong: "Why did you bring this guy?"

Cheng Yaojin's face froze, Yuchi Gong also suppressed a smile and said helplessly: "You still don't know what his temper is? What can I do?"

Under Cheng Yaojin's incredulous gaze, Li Shimin nodded in approval, indicating that he was right.

"If word spreads about what happened tonight, just do what you want!"

He warned the old guy and walked up to the big thing that was covered by a cloth.

"Isn't Ji Song here yet?" Li Shimin asked the soldiers.

The soldier's face looked a little unnatural, but he did not dare to lie when asked by the emperor.

"Someone has already gone to call Mr. Hou."

"Your Majesty, just wait. I'm here."

Just when the soldiers were in trouble, Ji Song finally arrived.

I felt a little tired from waiting just now, so I went downstairs to sleep for a while. When I heard that the emperor was coming, I quickly got up.Seeing the look on Ji Song's face that he had just woken up from, Li Shimin couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, wanting to beat this kid up.

I was so frightened, but this kid was still sleeping?

"Okay, if you dare to tease me tonight, see how I deal with you."

Ji Song heard this and didn't take it seriously. He stepped forward and removed the cloth, and saw a one-foot-long cylinder mounted on a shelf as high as one person.

"My dear, what is this? Is it so big?" Cheng Yaojin asked in surprise.

"Shut up! Get out if you talk again!"

Li Shimin scolded angrily.

Cheng Yaojin suddenly wilted and walked to the corner alone to draw circles.

Ji Song ignored them, he was debugging the telescope, and he was surprised when he aimed it at the moon!
I didn't expect that the effect of this telescope was so good. It could see so clearly on the moon, and even the outline of the crater on it could be seen.

Now he felt confident and began to search from the east.

The direction in which comets appear is irregular, so he can only look for them from all directions.

As the telescope turned from east to south, and then from south to west, when it turned to the southwest, Ji Song paused and fixed the telescope firmly.

During the telescope observation, in the distant western starry sky, a comet with a long tail appeared in Ji Song's eyes.

When you take your eyes away from the telescope, you can see nothing.

He locked the latches on the telescope to prevent it from being accidentally moved.

"Your Majesty, come and take a look!"

Li Shimin was stunned, ignoring Cheng Yaojin who was looking around, and Yu Chigong who looked puzzled, and walked towards the telescope.

Under Ji Song's guidance, Li Shimin quickly saw the 'broom star' with a long tail.

Historical records record: "Pengxing is in the southwest, in the south of the house, and the room can be two feet long, as big as two buckets, and white in color; Guihai, in the northeast of the heart, can be ten feet long; Jiazi, in the north of Wei, can be six feet long; Dingmao, It is in the north of Ji, close to the Han Dynasty. It is a little smaller, but when it leaves, it is as big as a peach. It will take ten days for Renshen to leave."

"Hanshu. Astronomical Records" records: The comet's tail grew from "two buckets" to "Zhangsuo", to "Six Zhangs", then to "slightly smaller", and finally shrank to "as big as a peach", describing the change process. The color of the comet is white and its shape is like a "puff". It is visible for ten days in total.

A record in the "Book of Han" says that on the fourth day of the fourth month, "White air like powdery catkins arose in the Purple Palace. At Wuwu, the guest star left the Purple Palace and traveled westward to Pleiades, and in the fifth month, Renshen died."

After Li Shimin left Ji Song today, he consulted a large amount of astronomical information, many of which detailed the time and years when comets appeared.

The comet that appeared in front of us was no different from what was recorded in history books.

"It's incredible, it's incredible. You can see it so clearly!"

Li Shimin was filled with shock. Who would have thought that a simple tool could see things so far away?
"I'm here to take a look, too."

The eldest grandson is also eager to give it a try.

Li Shimin reluctantly gave up his position to his eldest grandson, while he continued to look at the direction of the starry sky he had just observed, his eyes full of solemnity.

If the comet is confirmed, then the solar eclipse is estimated to be correct.

If it was just a single occurrence, it wouldn't worry him, but if there really was a comet opposition to the sun on the day of the solar eclipse that Ji Song said, that would be the real crisis.

"Your Majesty, what happened? You should tell me!"

Yuchi Gong's face was full of doubts. The Queen came here late at night and looked at the sky with a big cylinder. Is it really just looking at the stars?
"See for yourself later!"

Li Shimin waved his hands feebly and looked at the far-reaching starry sky with his hands behind his back. He didn't know what else to think about?
(End of this chapter)