Liu Xie was very curious about how Sikong Zhou Zhong would deal with this case.
Anyway, he could clearly feel that Zhou Zhong was very anxious recently. Every time he asked for a trip, he was more haggard and had more white hair than the last time.
But he never made any statement. He had to see how Zhou Zhong, even the ministers and ministers, handled it.
It is unrealistic to implement constitutional monarchy at this stage, but he will not hold all matters in his hands. If he has some common sense and knows that an individual cannot handle so many matters, he will inevitably rely on the ministers and ministers unless he wants to be exhausted.
Referring to the system of later generations, he only wanted to seize the military power. A scholar rebelled for ten years and failed. As long as the military power was in hand, the civil servant would not be able to make a fortune.
When Zhou Zhong was anxious about Da Yan, he was always very calm. He just occasionally asked about the progress, and most of the time he spent on military affairs, there were two main things.
One is the mathematics class for freshmen in the martial arts hall, and the other is the research and development of related military ordnances.
The mathematical knowledge that freshmen in the martial arts lecture hall can use is actually limited. After all, they are not doing theoretical research and cannot use such advanced mathematical knowledge. What he focuses on cultivating is mathematical thinking, that is, digital management, using data to model, objectively
Analyze the situation between the two sides rationally.
The research and development of ordnance requires more mathematical knowledge. Combining the existing mathematical achievements in the East and the West is not enough. He had to change the mathematical knowledge such as calculus required by classical physics to researchers who specialize in ordnance.
Facts have proved that only needs can develop. Real needs have greatly stimulated the development of academics. Now, we are devoted to practical learning. In fact, there are more and more talents in mathematics, and related achievements are constantly emerging, with a speed that far exceeds his expectations.
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At first, he was a little worried, for fear of pulling out seedlings to help grow, and instilling ready-made knowledge, but depriving them of their own ability to think. Later, he found that this was completely unfair. For scholars of this era, mathematics was born to solve problems.
It's just that there weren't so many problems before.
For example, the circumcision technique, which would appear without him, is essentially calculus, but there is no real need. It has no use in addition to calculating more accurate pi in theory, so it has not developed into
Systematic theory.
Now that there is a need, the calculus is about to come out.
This requires the ballistic calculation of stone throwers and powerful crossbows.
The stone thrower and the powerful crossbow are designed to attack distant targets. This heavy ordnance cannot achieve a cover strike and has higher requirements for accuracy. How to improve the hit rate? He became a technician in the martial arts lecture hall to study ordnance.
An urgent problem to be solved.
Under Yu Fanyan, who was a master of mathematics, a group of young people who were proficient in mathematics were summoned to the martial arts lecture hall, including Zhao Shuang, who provided mathematical support for Zhou Qun's development of a reflective telescope.
Zhao Shuang is only in her early twenties, but she has already shown her extraordinary mathematical talent. The reason why he came to Nanyang was because he saw the proof of Pythagorean theorem in the dibao. After coming to Nanyang, after inquiring from many sources, he learned about the behind the proof.
The person may be the emperor Liu Xie. He happily accepted Yu Fan's invitation and became a scholar in the martial arts lecture hall, just to have the opportunity to discuss mathematical problems with Liu Xie.
When Liu Xie first saw Zhao Shuang, he was somewhat embarrassed.
Because the first person to prove the Pythagorean theorem is Zhao Shuang, who is actually a plagiarist.
You have nine years of compulsory education and four years of higher education, and with the support provided by Cai Yan, he has not yet exposed the risks of his exposure, and his communication with Zhao Shuang is still normal.
Through communication with Zhao Shuang, he gained an unexpected gain.
gunpowder.
Zhao Shuang told him that Jiangdong has been peaceful in recent years and has recovered very quickly, and his desire for immortality has become stronger. Many Taoists concentrated in Wujun and Kuaiji to refine alchemy and burn medicine. They have a formula, which is said to be very magical.
It is just that it is too dangerous to practice. If you are not careful, you will get out of water and even make a loud noise, which will make people deaf.
When Liu Xie heard this, he knew what it was. He immediately asked for his name and sent someone to summon the Taoist priests to Nanyang.
Gunpowder - even black gunpowder - is the killing weapon that crosses the ages.
He knew the basic formula of black gunpowder, but he had no experience in how to do it. Now there are Taoist priests engaged in this research, so he naturally has no reason to let it go.
In order to keep it a secret, he did not mention the real purpose of summoning Taoist priests to come to court. Even Zhao Shuang thought that Liu Xie wanted to refine elixirs. For a moment, the news that the emperor asked for immortality spread everywhere.
As a result, various Taoist arts related to immortality began to contribute more, and naturally, the essence of the art of room is inevitable.
Although this is just a misunderstanding, the effect is good.
When Zhou Zhong learned that the emperor was about to live forever, he became even more anxious. The emperor clearly did not want to ask about this matter directly, which did not make him feel more relaxed, but instead put him under great pressure.
Whether this case is handled well is not only related to the lives of countless people, but also to whether the emperor further delegates power to the three ministers, or changes his course and regains his power.
As news about Zhongshan and Bohai were sent back one after another, the case entered the trial stage. Zhou Zhong was tortured so much that he could hardly sleep at night and was old enough to the naked eye.
In the discussions within Sikong Mansion, the opinions are not unified and can be roughly divided into two categories:
First, we will deal with it impartially, kill the main personnel who fled and exil the relevant personnel. This will be based on ready-made laws and regulations, and there will be no disputes, and it will also effectively curb the attempts of other personnel.
First, we should be slight. Except for the most conspicuous people who must be executed, the others should be slight. The reason is also very simple. There are too many people involved in the crime and the law does not blame the public. If they are killed, they may be slight.
It does not conform to the harmonious atmosphere that has just emerged in the current prosperous era.
Both statements make sense, and Zhou Zhong also knows that if you want to satisfy the emperor, the first choice is the only choice.
But he couldn't make up his mind, and there were too many people who wanted to kill, and many of them were from the Ruying clan.
Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan, second son Yuan Mai and Yuan Shao's adviser Guo Tu are all listed.
After thinking about it, Zhou Zhong still had a shameless attitude to discuss with Jia Xu to see if Jia Xu could help persuade the emperor to give up his hands and kill as few people as possible.
Jia Xu couldn't bear to save face and agreed to Zhou Zhong's request.
But he did not ask Liu Xie for mercy directly, but came to Yinfang to ask for Mrs. Tang.
When Mrs. Tang fell into Li Jue's military camp and was forced by Li Jue, Jia Xu discovered her and reported to the emperor. Later, he mediated and rescued Mrs. Tang.
Mrs. Tang owed Jia Xu a great favor and always respected Jia Xu. When she learned that Jia Xu was coming to see her, she quickly put down what she had and rushed to the door to greet her in person.
When he arrived in the hall, Jia Xu did not hide it and explained his purpose straight to the point.
He wanted to ask Mrs. Tang to come forward, plead with the emperor, and kill as few people as possible.
After hearing this, Mrs. Tang felt very embarrassed. "Mr. Jia came to the door and should have obeyed the order. But Mr. Jia also knew the emperor's intentions, otherwise he would not come to me. I am a woman, and I am not abandoned by the emperor, and I entrusted the matter of the Yinfang.
, I thought I could live, how could I intervene in government affairs?"
Jia Xu shook his head. "How dare Xu? I didn't ask my wife to plead directly with the emperor, but wanted to publish a tribute in the newspaper."
"Sacrifice? Who is it?"
"Salute to those who died in war." Jia Xu sighed. "Since Zhongping, how many people have died in misfortune in the past twenty years, how many families have been destroyed, and no one has sacrificed their sacrifices? Now that peace has just begun to appear, it is time to sacrifice to them.