My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 100 The Calendar Dispute
At the same moment when Xiong Tingbi entered Liaoyang, in the old Yamen of Nanhaizi.

"Your Majesty, Xu Guangqi has ulterior motives. He recommended Li Zhizao to the Qintian Prison. He wanted to use the method of the Western Barbarians to calculate the calendar and become a barbarian. I ask your Majesty to punish him for the crime of treason."

All the officials in the main hall of the six departments and nine temples are present.

There is indeed a public case that must be discussed in front of the emperor.

Raising his eyelids and glancing at Zou Yuanbiao who was speaking impassionedly, Zhu Youxiao curled his lips in boredom.

"Moreover, they believe in Western religion, which Emperor Shenzong has long banned, and imitate the Western barbarians who do not worship their ancestors. How different they are from animals."

"Are you here to show me your ignorance?"

Before Zou Yuanbiao finished speaking, the teacup in Zhu Youxiao's hand hit the Long Bookcase with a bang.

"I also know Li Zhizao. He is the author of Jing Tian Gai and Jian Ping Yi Shuo. The Complete Map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms, co-edited with the Naxi man Matteo Ricci, is in my back hall. .”

"How can you, a person who doesn't understand astronomy and calendar, dare to speak loudly in front of me, saying that calculating the calendar using the Western method has become a foreign method?"

Zhu Youxiao said and looked at Xu Guangqidao.

"Xu Aiqing, tell our Zou Yuanbiao and Zou Minggong about the development of our Chinese calendar."

"Go back to Your Majesty."

Hearing this, Xu Guangqi stood up, glanced at Zou Yuanbiao angrily, saluted the emperor, and then stood up and spoke to the ministers in the hall.

"Ban Dingyuan's younger brother, Ban Gu's "Book of Han·Yiwenzhi" said that the Yin and Yang family originated from the officials of Xihe, respected and obeyed Haotian, observed the sun, moon and stars, and respected the people. This is their strength. also."

"During the Warring States Period, Zou Yan of the Yin-Yang family was in charge of astronomy, saying that the Five Virtues are the beginning."

As he said that, Xu Guangqi looked at Zou Yuanbiao strangely.

Zou Yan is not Zou Yuanbiao's ancestor.

"At the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, hundreds of schools of thought were deposed and Confucianism was respected only. The Yin and Yang schools were sent to the Qin Tian Prison."

"In the early Han Dynasty, Luo Xia Hong made a round instrument, and in the later Han Dynasty Jia Kui added a zodiac ring, which is called the zodiac copper instrument."

"Kong Ting of the Eastern Jin Dynasty also used two copper armillary spheres composed of Liuhe Yi and Siyou Yi, and later added them to Sanchen Yi."

"The Armillary Sphere created by Li Chunfeng in the Tang Dynasty included Liuhe, Sanchen and Siyou Sanyi."

"During the Northern Song Dynasty, Shen Kuo removed the white ring in the Sanchen Yi and renamed it the Armillary Sphere."

"In the BC Yuan Dynasty, Guo Shoujing changed the armillary sphere into a simple one and revised the "Time-giving Calendar".

"Since the Ming Dynasty, Liu Bowen led people to reorganize the "Datong Calendar" with the "Shishi Calendar".

"In the second year of Zhengtong, the "Datong Calendar" was inaccurate and the calculated solar eclipse was one day late. Emperor Zhenghuangfu Zhonghe, the Imperial Supervisor of the Qin Dynasty in Beijing, reported that he had more than 20 astronomical instruments repaired by Guo Shoujing of the former Yuan Dynasty and carved them all in wood. It was rebuilt with bronzes in Qintian Prison, Beijing, covering an area of ​​more than [-] acres."

"Since then, Qin Tianjian has used the "Hijri" passed down from the Western Regions as a reference to make astronomical calculations."

"However, it has been nearly 300 years since the "Datong Calendar" was compiled, and the calendar calculated is inaccurate. Li Zhizao has learned the astronomical calendar calculation method from Xiyi, and is also familiar with the Ming Dynasty calendar. He is the emperor's supervisor, how can he not OK?"

"In the fifth year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Yu Xi, the prefect of Kuaiji, said that the sun and moon and the five stars are aligned, just like the tides of the rivers and seas. If you take a comprehensive view, it will not exceed a hundred years, and the difference will be two degrees."

"During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Zu Chong calculated that the retreat would be one degree every 45 years and eleven months. In the former Yuan Dynasty, Guo Shoujing calculated that the difference was one degree every 66 years and eight months."

Xu Guangqi said, looked at Zou Yuanbiao and asked.

"I am telling you that we will use the methods of the Western Barbarians to change the history of China."

"However, if the calendar is unclear, the solar terms will be inaccurate. How do people define time and determine when farming is busy?"

Calculating precession, determining the perpetual calendar, calculating solar terms, and arranging agricultural times are the most important functions of astronomy in practical applications.

The natural disasters that occurred during the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty were, to some extent, related to the inaccurate calendar.

With that said, Xu Guangqi flicked his sleeves, looked at Zou Yuanbiao and asked.

"The shadows of the leisurely clouds and lakes are long, and things change and stars move a few degrees in autumn."

"Zou Siqing, why are you so stubborn and stuck in the past?"

"You! You! You are arrogant!"

After hearing what Xu Guangqi said about him at the end, Zou Yuanbiao immediately became angry.

But when it came to history, he couldn't beat Xu Guangqi. At this time, he just opened Wushuang.

"Your Majesty, my loyalty can be seen by the sun and the moon. Xu Guangqi believes in Western religion and has evil intentions. Please be aware of it."

"Loyalty shines upon the sun and the moon."

After hearing Zou Yuanbiao's words, Zhu Youxiao muttered something. "You have loyalty but no ability. Why are you there?"

Zhu Youxiao said, pointing his finger at Zou Yuanbiao and asked.

"As an official, your first job is to share your worries for the king, and your next job is to ask for orders from the people. How well can you do that?"

"Xu Guangqi now recommends Li Zhizao to study the calendar. This is good governance that benefits the country and the people. You don't understand the calendar, and just based on your family knowledge, you dare to speak out about his evil intentions in front of the emperor. Do you dare to say that you are loyal?"

With that said, Zhu Youxiao picked up the gentian and slapped it on the table.

"Do you think that I am an emperor who does not distinguish between right and wrong, who does not argue between loyalty and treachery, and who has no regard for the people of Guizhou?"

"I, I don't dare."

After hearing the emperor's last words, Zou Yuanbiao knelt down with cold sweat streaming down his head.

This crime is too great.

"You don't distinguish between right and wrong, and you don't argue between right and wrong. What kind of Dali Temple minister do you think you are?"

Zhu Youxiao said with a wave of his hand.

"I see that you are not young anymore. I will join you as the Crown Prince and Tutor, and return to your hometown to take care of your old age."

"Your Majesty, I am loyal and only serve the country."

When Zou Yuanbiao heard that the emperor told him to go home, he was shocked and quickly defended himself.

But the emperor didn't say anything, he just waved his hand and signaled the Jin Yiwei to throw the person out.

Looking at Zou Yuanbiao being pulled out by the Jin Yiwei, Zhang Wenda reached out and wiped the cold sweat from his face.

He didn't plead for Zou Yuanbiao, he wasn't his father.

I didn't listen to the advice and wanted to cause trouble for the emperor's appointment of officials. I let the emperor handle it. Who is to blame.

Fortunately, when Zou Yuanbiao came to see him, he remembered the emperor's request for the impeachment of the official and did not agree, otherwise he would have been thrown out now.

After the shouting Zou Yuanbiao was dragged away, Zhu Youxiao looked at the courtiers below and asked.

"Today, you came together just for this matter?"

"Back to Your Majesty, I am here today to spend money and food."

At this time, Han Xu took out a memorial from his sleeve and said.

"The ministries in the imperial court need money and food. Today, the branch office has made the calculations. I will come here to ask for your Majesty's approval."

"Bring it up."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded.

Very good, there is business, not just to impeach Xu Guangqi.

Otherwise, Zhu Youxiao would wonder if these people were up to no good.

Looking at the cost overview of the cabinet repair and looking at the money and food required by each ministry, Zhu Youxiao asked Bi Ziyan.

"Has the branch office done all the calculations?"

"Your Majesty, the calculation has been completed."

Hearing this, Bi Ziyan stood up and said.

"The report submitted by the cabinet is the amount after the audit by the branch office."

"Ah."

He nodded, picked up his Apocalypse Treasure, and stamped it on the memorial.

Ask someone to return the memorial to Han Xu, Zhu Youxiao continued.

"Nowadays, the imperial court is in troubled times. I don't want or see anyone impeaching others without regard to the merits just because of their personal opinions."

"I respectfully abide by His Majesty's holy instructions."

Hearing this, the people present quickly bowed.

Understand, impeach less, do more, and don’t pick on others for partisan or academic reasons.

ps: By the way, a certain country also used the same method to get this set of astronomical observation equipment to North Korea.In later generations, a certain thieving country stole the history of the armillary sphere and printed the armillary sphere on [-]-yuan banknotes, saying that it was their creation.

(End of this chapter)