What Ruan Yuan said was actually Jiang Youren quoting the words of the ancient Roman poet Virgil quoted in Copernicus' "On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres": "When we leave the port and sail forward, the land and cities gradually recede to the rear." It's just for more information.

It seems that Jiang Youren has not fully grasped the profound theory. After listening to what Ruan Yuan said, Kong Luhua was even more confused about the deeper meaning, so she had to ask: "Then...Does Master also believe these words?"

"Actually, I don't really believe it either." Ruan Yuandao said: "Because his theory seems to be just the same if it is reversed? And there are many Western fortune tellers who believe that the earth is in the universe.

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"Then why do you still draw these pictures?" Kong Luhua asked.

"Although I don't believe these words, I can't just change other people's original meaning?" Ruan Yuandao said: "This book is originally Jiang Youren's words about heaven and earth, so I can only fill in the pictures he attached one by one truthfully.

Even when Confucius was alive, he had to keep a respectful distance from these things about the universe and heaven and earth. How could I modify other people's writings without authorization? The best way at the moment is to translate Jiang Youren's words into a picture based on them.

Publish it in the world as it is. When the time comes, talented and learned people will naturally discover the absurdity in it, but I don't need to worry about it anymore. This time I saw Jiang Youren's paintings, which will certainly be of great benefit to my "Biography of Chou Ren".

In two months' time, "The Biography of Chou Ren" will be completed."

Having said this, he looked at a stack of new books next to him and said: "In fact, regardless of the profound words of heaven and earth, even if there are some differences in classics, it is normal. This is the "Chun Qiu Zuo Zhuan Exegesis" written by Zhicun brother.

The Japanese side read some more, and what they saw was different from what I mentioned earlier in Zuo Zhuan. But Brother Zhicun’s expertise in studying scriptures is far superior to mine.”

"Zhicun...is that Hanlin editor named Hong Liangji?" Kong Luhua asked.

"Yes, Madam, does she know him?" Ruan Yuandao.

After hearing these words, Kong Luhua felt a look of anger on her face, but soon after, the anger gradually turned into confusion, and finally nothing happened. It seemed that Hong Liangji had offended her with something, but she was not sure.

Is it Hong Liangji himself?

"Then what is this Tie Ruyi?" Kong Luhua changed the topic.

"This, this was lent to me by Prince Cheng." Ruan Yuandao said: "Prince Cheng has always been elegant and fond of literary and Han things, and he also collected many things. I heard that this Tie Ruyi is a relic of Duke Zhao Zhongyi of the former Ming Dynasty. So Prince Cheng lent it to me.

He wanted me to write a poem about Ruyi. Just in time, I borrowed these pictures from the palace, and actually delayed the writing of the poem for a while." Zhao Zhongyigong was a famous official in the late Ming Dynasty.

Zhao Nanxing is famous for his honesty and integrity, and Kong Luhua has also heard about it. This time, Ruan Yuan does not need to explain.

"So...Prince Cheng and you have a good relationship?" Kong Luhua asked.

"Yes, Prince Cheng has been in contact with me since I first became an official. When Yaohua Taoist invited us to meet at Wanshou Temple, Prince Cheng even had many talks with me. Now he has become the foreman of the military aircraft minister.

But he's also kind..." But before Ruan Yuan finished speaking, he heard hurried footsteps outside the study, and a person quickly ran in, it was Yang Ji.

"Bo Yuan, outside... Go and take a look outside. A father-in-law came to our house, saying that he was a chamberlain in Prince Cheng's palace, and said... that something big happened in the palace!" Yang Ji spoke hurriedly, and seemed to be confused.

Understand the inside story.

According to the customs of the Qing Dynasty, the palace also allowed the use of some eunuchs. At this time, Yongxuan had something important to tell him, and it was expected that he sent the eunuchs from the palace. So Ruan Yuan had to collect the scrolls in the study one by one, and Yang Ji

They came to the front hall together, and sure enough, a man in eunuch clothes was pacing back and forth in the hall. Seeing Ruan Yuan, the eunuch was overjoyed and said: "Servant Ruan, something bad has happened. That...that Hanlin named Hong Liangji has been arrested."

The emperor is in jail! This, this has made the prince very anxious. The prince is now... I don't know what to do. Mr. Ruan, you have always had a good relationship with the prince. I need to ask you to find a way this time.

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Ruan Yuan was shocked when he heard that Hong Liangji was imprisoned for some reason. But after all, he had been an official for many years, and his expression was much calmer than ordinary people. He thought for a moment and said slowly: "My father-in-law, what about this matter?

It's a strange thing. I hope my father-in-law will tell me the whole thing. If I know the whole story, I can help the prince to do things, right? I heard that Hong Hanlin has always been upright and has never been corrupt or favoritism. Why did the emperor want to arrest him and put him in prison?

Moreover, what does this matter have to do with Prince Cheng? Regardless of whether he sponsored or enabled Hong Hanlin, he was not Prince Cheng?"

"This, this matter is really troublesome." The eunuch didn't seem to know the specific details, so he could only say: "I heard from the prince that it should be three days ago. For some reason, Hong Hanlin took a letter to the prince and said

It was something important. The prince looked at his letter and saw that it contained a lot of content. He thought it would be a difficult task, so he handed the letter to the emperor the next day. But no one expected... I didn't expect the emperor to read the letter.

In the letter, he became furious and immediately said that Hong Liangji had no father and no emperor, and was treasonous. Prince Cheng also knew that Hong Hanlin was a talented person and said a lot of good things for him, but how could the emperor listen to the prince's words when he was so angry?

Today I sent Luan Yiwei to take away Hong Liangji. Prince Cheng is also scared now. If the emperor thinks that this letter was specially written by Hong Liangji to the emperor with the prince's instruction, please tell me, Mr. Ruan.

, will the emperor come to get the prince in a few days? Previously, Prince Rui, Prince Ding, and the prince all supported the emperor. In the past few months, they have been deprived of their positions. Could it be... Could it be that today it will be his turn?

Are you here, Your Majesty?" As he spoke, he felt sad and scared, and gradually started to cry and shed tears.

In fact, Ruan Yuan only found out after the fact that after Hong Liangji entered the Hanlin Academy, he was entrusted by Jiaqing to compile the "Records of Emperor Gaozong". However, various historical events, many decisions, and edicts were compiled in the late Qianlong period.

Later, it became a wrong decision, so there was a dispute among historians as to whether these historical materials needed to be recorded truthfully. Hong Liangji insisted that only by taking history as a mirror can future generations clearly distinguish the way to deal with chaos. At the end of Qianlong's year, he decided,

There are indeed many inappropriate things, but now most of them have been corrected and recorded in the annals of history, which does not damage the reputation of Qianlong I. However, he is the only one who insists on revising history. Other historians either think that these historical materials should be deleted, or they think that they should be

After adding more embellishments and further recording, the other most "enlightened" opinions only suggested that all Qianlong's inappropriate actions should be blamed on Heshen. No one asked for Qianlong's inappropriate actions in his later years to be described in detail one by one.

Hong Liangji was so angry that he wanted to resign. But he recalled that it had been ten years since he passed the Jinshi examination and became an official. If he saw the shortcomings of the court and did nothing to save it, wouldn't it violate his innocent heart? But he thought

Since he was not a close official of Jiaqing, he rashly said that Jiaqing might not even read it, but Prince Yongxuan of Chengcheng was not only the foreman of the military and aircraft ministers, but also always elegant and literary. He was good at Confucian classics and articles.

When he saw him, he would often praise him, and he seemed to be a trustworthy person. So he made up his mind and immediately submitted a letter to Prince Cheng's Mansion, hoping to use Yongxuan's hand to hand over Shang Shu to Jiaqing. However, he failed.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Yongxuanfang submitted the letter, Jiaqing became furious and immediately issued an edict to have Hong Liangji arrested and imprisoned.

Therefore, although Ruan Yuan was worried about Yongxuan at this time, he was also more worried about Hong Liangji, so he asked again: "Do you know what crime Hong Hanlin was sentenced to when he was imprisoned this time?"

"Listen, I heard it was a crime of treason..." the eunuch cried: "It has spread in the palace in the past two days. A friend of mine who was on duty in front of the emperor told me yesterday that Hong Liangji was sentenced to death row.

! I'm afraid that once he leaves, he won't be able to come back. Alas... He is a seventh-grade Hanlin, what will happen if he dies? But if the emperor is so angry that he also accuses the prince, then...

Then do I have to be exiled as well?"

"Isn't the life of the seventh-grade Hanlin not life?!" Yang Ji couldn't help but reprimanded him when he heard that the eunuch only cared about his own safety and did not care about Hong Liangji's life or death.

"Yang Ji, wait a minute." Ruan Yuan wanted to rescue Hong Liangji more than Yang Ji, but the top priority at this time was to figure out the key details of the matter and ensure that neither Hong Liangji nor Yongxuan would be unduly embarrassed. So Ruan Yuan asked again

The eunuch said: "Then do you know that the prince has ever read Hong Hanlin's letter, and has the envelope been opened? After the prince received the letter, he sent it to the emperor the next day, without any further delay?

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"Of course I remember this." There are not many eunuchs in the prince's palace, and this person is Yongxuan's confidant, so he still knows these things very well: "Your Majesty received the letter the night before. It looked quite thick inside, and there should be a lot of content.

, so the prince also said at that time that there might be something important in Hong Liangji's letter, and it was inconvenient for him to open it before the emperor. So that night, the prince put the letter aside, and took it to court the next day.

Looking at it this way, does it mean that it was given to the emperor immediately? Mr. Ruan, you said it was not good for Hong Liangji to send the message to whom, so why did he focus on the prince? This...does our prince have a problem with him? "

"So that's it." Ruan Yuan thought for a while and said: "In that case, you should go back first. I think nothing will happen to the prince. No matter what, it will not affect your life and property. As for Hong

Hanlin, I don’t know what he wrote in his letter, but I have met him several times, and I know that he is not a man without a sense of superiority. I will also ask the emperor to see the original text of his letter. In short, Your Majesty

I will try my best to help you and Hong Hanlin."

After hearing these words, the eunuch gradually felt relieved and went back to report to Yongxuan. Looking at Ruan Yuan's worried expression, Yang Ji gradually felt that this matter was a bit difficult to handle, and couldn't help asking: "Bo Yuan,
Chapter completed!