I'm in the Red Mansion

This was the winning move that Zheng Xianfeng had in mind.

He used the famous Eiffel Tower experiment in the West, and another experiment.

These two experiments are very easy to understand and can be done by ordinary people.

But it is an experiment that can completely subvert people's cognition.

Zheng Xianfeng believed that those stubborn conservatives would definitely fall into the trap.

Now seeing Liu Jingyi's contemptuous attitude, Zheng Xianfeng just felt very funny for a moment.

He couldn't help but ask: "Since it's simple, why don't you tell me the answer."

Liu Jingyi said disdainfully: "Is there any need to ask this? Naturally, the small stone will fall to the ground first. Don't you know the truth that even this child knows?"

"Did you learn this only after studying in the West for several years? If so, why did you go to the West to study? Just find a kid in China who can teach you."

After saying this, Liu Jingyi couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Behind Liu Jingyi, a group of conservatives also laughed.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Xianfeng also laughed and said, "That's why I laugh at you for being frogs in a well, never opening your eyes and truly seeing through the essence of the world!"

"Let me tell you, the two rocks hit the ground at almost the same time. Without considering air resistance, the time it takes for an object to hit the ground is only related to the acceleration due to gravity, and has nothing to do with its magnitude."

After Zheng Xianfeng finished speaking, the conservatives couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Some people laughed so hard that they squatted on the ground and kept pounding the ground, and they couldn't straighten their backs because of laughing.

Zheng Xianfeng sneered and said, "Ignorance is fearless. Since you don't believe it, why not do an experiment? Wouldn't it be clear at a glance?"

After saying that, Zheng Xianfeng found two stones, one big and one small, placed them in front of his chest, and then let go of them at the same time.

Snapped!
The two stones fell to the ground almost at the same time, making almost only one sound.

This scene immediately shocked the conservatives.

They could hardly believe their eyes and felt that the scene was extremely unreal.

Zheng Xianfeng sneered, "Liu Jingyi, what do you think? The facts are before you, shouldn't you admit that you were wrong now?"

Liu Jingyi shook his head in disbelief and said, "No, no, it's just because it's too short. If it was higher, the difference would definitely be noticeable."

After saying that, Liu Jingyi stepped forward, picked up two stones, held them high above his head, and then let go.

As a result, the result this time was almost exactly the same as before.

The two stones fell to the ground almost at the same time.

This made the conservatives feel even more as if they had seen a ghost.

The people of the Western school began to laugh out loud.

Liu Jingyi said in disbelief: "No, no! It's because he is too short. You have to go to a higher place to see the difference."

Zheng Xianfeng sneered: "The facts are right in front of you, and you are still so stubborn. You won't cry until you see the coffin!"

"Do you know why I chose Suiyuan as the location? That's because there is a tall building in Suiyuan!"

"Since you don't believe it, how about having someone go up to the third floor of Suiyuan and throw stones down from the third floor?"

"From the height of the third floor, can you always see the difference? If the two stones still fall to the ground at the same time, what do you say?"

Liu Jingyi shook his head repeatedly and said, "Impossible, you can definitely see it, there must be a gap."

Zheng Xianfeng sneered again, then led everyone to the tall building.

Then he ordered someone to take two stones and climb up to the third floor.

Then on the third floor, leaning against the railing, stretching out your hands, and then letting go at the same time.

Two stones, one big and one small, fell at the same time.

Soon, two stones fell to the ground.

Snapped!
The two stones fell to the ground at the same time.

This scene made the conservatives feel distraught and pale.

At this moment, their inherent cognition was completely overturned.

They found it hard to believe that two stones falling at the same time would actually land at the same time.

How could this be?
It simply can't be like this!
At this time, Zheng Xianfeng said contemptuously: "What? Even if you have read the Four Books and Five Classics for your whole life, can you understand this truth?"

"Then what's the point of studying the classics for so long? Why waste your life reading the Four Books and Five Classics?"

"It can be seen that you have become stupid from reading the Four Books and Five Classics! Therefore, it is better not to read these Four Books and Five Classics."

"It only takes a few years of studying Western learning to gain insight into the origins of this world."

"Therefore, it would be better to abolish the Four Books and Five Classics and learn Western learning comprehensively. Now, what do you think?"

However, Liu Jingyi had not yet recovered from the shock he had just experienced, but he also found it difficult to accept Zheng Xianfeng's statement.

Zheng Xianfeng said again: "I know that it is still difficult for you to accept it for the time being."

"In that case, how about I ask you another question?"

"It will also let you know that many of your perceptions are fundamentally wrong, and they are not something you can learn from reading the Four Books and Five Classics."

Liu Jingyi said with an unpleasant expression: "It's okay to ask."

Zheng Xianfeng asked again: "Okay, then let me ask you, the pressure on an object in water is only related to the depth of the water. Do you think this statement is correct?"

This knowledge point can be learned in junior high school physics in the future.

But in this world, no one has ever studied this issue in detail.

Of course, this knowledge is also available in new studies.

It’s a pity that conservatives hate new knowledge and naturally don’t know this knowledge point.

Therefore, after hearing this, Liu Jingyi could not help but say: "Absurd, absolutely absurd!"

"How can it be possible that the pressure of an object in the hand is related only to the depth of the water?"

"How can the pressure in a well be the same as that in a river or a large lake?"

Zheng Xianfeng laughed and said, "I know you can't believe it, but I can tell you clearly."

"If the water is calm, it is indeed the same."

"I know you won't believe it, but I will use facts to prove that what I said is the truth."

Having said that, Zheng Xianfeng ordered people to take out the experimental instruments that had been prepared in advance.

A wooden barrel, a barrel lid, and a long bamboo pole.

Zheng Xianfeng said: "This is the experimental prop I will use next. You can check it to see if it is firm."

The conservatives really didn't know what kind of experiment they were going to do and were extremely suspicious.

However, they still came over and checked it carefully.

Then they found out that these instruments were very sturdy and no one had tampered with them.

Zheng Xianfeng couldn't help but say: "Since you have all checked it, then next, let me show you this experiment!"

After saying that, Zheng Xianfeng ordered people to bring two buckets of water.

Then he filled the wooden barrel he brought as a prop, and ordered people to cover the barrel with the lid and seal it.

Then insert a long bamboo pole through the top of the barrel lid and seal the hole.

Next, Zheng Xianxian ordered people to carry another wooden bucket of water and climb to the third floor.

Then he asked someone to fetch a ladle to scoop up some water and pour it into the bamboo pole.

It turned out that the inside of the bamboo pole had been opened up long ago.

At this time, the conservatives looked at this scene in bewilderment. They really didn't know what Zheng Xianfeng was going to do. Didn't he say he wanted to prove that water pressure was only related to depth?
What does the experiment he did have to do with proving this point?

Just when they were puzzled, on the third floor, the people sent by Zheng Xianfeng had already poured the third bucket of water into the pond.

Click!

At this moment, the wooden barrel below suddenly cracked with a clicking sound.

The next moment, the entire wooden barrel broke into pieces.

The water in the wooden barrel soon spilled all over the ground and flowed in all directions.

At this time, the conservatives were completely shocked.

This? This!
At this point, they finally reacted belatedly.

The length of this bamboo pole is extremely high.

If what Zheng Xianfeng said was correct, then the wooden barrel underneath would be under tremendous water pressure.

It turns out that water pressure nearly three stories high can crush the entire wooden barrel into pieces!
Could it be that what Zheng Xianfeng said is correct?

If not, how could the barrel crack?
For a moment, the conservatives were suddenly at a loss.

Today's two experiments completely overturned their previous cognition.

This made them waver for the first time in their belief in the Four Books and Five Classics that they had learned.

I also developed a fear of Western learning.

At this time, Zheng Xianxian looked at Liu Jingyi and other conservative members who were filled with disbelief and confusion.

He chuckled and said, "In the past, you just didn't believe anything I said. What about now?"

"Now, do you know that the Four Books and Five Classics are useless? Only Western learning is the truth?"

"And the two experiments I conducted today are just very simple principles."

"And there are many more truths that you have never heard of."

"Do you know why it rains in the sky? Why does water flow to the ground? Why are there spring, summer, autumn and winter? Why does it thunder in summer? Why does it snow in winter?"

"You must think that these are all natural problems, so why should there be any reason?"

“These are all mysteries of nature. Only by learning Western science can we truly understand them all.”

“Only when you truly learn Western learning will you truly understand that you are nothing more than a frog in a well!”

"But you are still clinging to the old ways, being conservative and self-contained, unwilling to open your eyes and see the real world!"

"People like you are really pathetic!"

After saying that, Zheng Xianfeng chuckled, turned around and left.

Behind him, Liu Jingyi and a group of conservative members looked pale and were on the verge of collapse.

At this moment, their inner resolve seemed to be shaken.

The content of the confrontation between the two sides soon spread.

Even the Daxia Monthly reported the details of this confrontation between the two sides.

These two experiments also caused complete turmoil in the entire China.

Almost everyone found it hard to believe the results of these two experiments when they heard them for the first time.

Then, countless people started the experiment themselves.

These two experiments are easy to complete and do not present much difficulty.

After conducting the experiment, they were also deeply shocked.

It turned out that what Zheng Xianfeng said was all true.

Next, they began to wonder why it rained.
Why are there spring, summer, autumn and winter? Why does it thunder in summer? Why does it snow in winter?

What ultimate truth of heaven and earth is contained here?
And if you want to know all this, the only way is to learn Western knowledge?
Is Western learning really as powerful as they say?

By learning Western knowledge, can you know all the mysteries of this world?

If this is true, then Western learning is really too magical, right?

Because of this experiment, countless people began to pay attention to Western learning and even began to prepare to learn about it.

For a time, Western learning was in the limelight.

As a leader of Western learning, Zheng Xianfeng is admired by countless people.

This made Zheng Xianfeng feel elated.

Moreover, his ambition began to expand infinitely.

Next, he planned to do something big. He wanted to leave his name in history and pass on his fame through the ages.

He wants to be the number one in China!
There are more and more believers around Zheng Xianxian.

Next, Zheng Xianfeng fired the first shot.

He felt that Chinese culture was backward, decadent, ignorant and inefficient.

He openly advocated the abolition of Chinese characters and the whole nation learning Western characters to replace Chinese characters.

Although this proposal aroused opposition from countless scholars.

But supporters also gathered.

Even under the organization of Zheng Xianfeng, they openly took to the streets and began to petition.

At this time, even the capital city of Jingzhao Yi did not dare to offend Zheng Xianfeng easily.

Putting aside Zheng Xianfeng’s background, Jingzhao Yi couldn’t guess the emperor’s thoughts for a moment.

The conflict between Western learning and traditional learning must have the emperor's shadow involved.

He couldn't guess whether the emperor was supporting the new learning behind the scenes, so he naturally didn't dare to act rashly.

However, this only encouraged Zheng Xianfeng's arrogance.

So, next, Zheng Xianfeng started to bring a group of people to the outside of the palace and openly petition.

The chief eunuch Zhou Liang hurriedly reported the matter to Jia Cong, and asked whether he should take people to arrest the man.

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Since he has requested this, please invite the leaders to come in so that I can listen to their arguments in person, okay?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Soon, Zheng Xianfeng, with dozens of overseas returnees, swaggered into the Golden Palace.

After all, the imperial study is a little small and cannot accommodate so many people.

Jia Cong simply met them in the Golden Palace.

After the greetings, Zheng Xianfeng stated his petition demands.

Jia Cong asked, "You said you want to abolish Chinese characters and replace them with Western letters."

"How can they be replaced if their pronunciations are different? And how can they be mastered quickly?"

Zheng Xianfeng had thought about this kind of thing a long time ago and had already come up with a solution.

Otherwise, he would not have dared to bring people to the palace gate to petition.

Moreover, he even felt that the emperor would definitely support him.

Thinking of this, Zheng Xianfeng couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, abolish Chinese characters and replace them with Western letters."

"But we only use the form, not the meaning, if we only use the letters to express the meaning."

"Even a child of seven or eight years old can easily master it after learning for one or two months. It is naturally much easier than it is now, and it can save a lot of time." (End of this chapter)