When Pan Jun heard this, his heart tightened, and he glanced up inadvertently.
He also knew that there were people on the second floor, but he didn't take it seriously, just thinking that they were the family members of some powerful people. Just like Mrs. Tang took the initiative to sponsor this party, they wanted to be arty and join in the fun, which would not have any substantial impact on the recommendation letter.
Now a note reminded Wang Can in time and made him jump out of the trap that he had prepared for a long time. It was obvious that there was someone sensible on the second floor.
Who could it be?
Judging from Wang Can's subconscious actions just now, that person is definitely not an ordinary person.
Wang Can is conceited about his talent, and there are few people who can awe him so much. The first candidate he thought of was Cai Yan, but Cai Yan was not in Wancheng, so the possibility of quietly returning to Wancheng was even smaller. The second person he thought of was Queen Fu. Longevity, and the noble Xun Wenqian.
These two people were both from the palace and well versed in Confucianism, so they could understand the debates between them. As outsiders, it was not impossible for them to see through his plan.
But he didn't take it seriously. He quickly calmed down and replied to Wang Can: "Of course the Tao comes first. It's just that the Tao is too mysterious and difficult to understand, so the saints wrote the Five Classics to teach the world. The Tao is like skin, and the scriptures are like hair. There is no text in the skin. , the coat color is so beautiful.”
"But if the skin is gone, how will the hair be attached?"
Pan Jun changed his expression and said: "Taoists remain unchanged forever, how can they not exist?"
Wang Can smiled and turned to look at Zhou Qun in the corner. "Zhou Zhongzhi, can you explain your recent discovery to Pan Jun?"
After a moment of silence, Zhou Qun, who had been sitting silently in the crowd, slowly stood up with a look of reluctance. "My discovery is just a conjecture. It has not been confirmed and I don't want to publish it yet."
"It's okay, it's just a discussion. You don't want to seek sponsorship, but you also want to invite people to study together. Today, all the talented people are here. You just want to talk about it. Maybe someone is interested and willing to join you."
Zhou Qun glared at Wang Can in displeasure and smacked his lips.
"Gentlemen, you must have heard about the new telescope I made."
Everyone nodded. Because of the telescope, Zhou Qun even quarreled with Yang Xiu, which caused quite a controversy among the scholars.
"My telescope is different from the telescopes that the emperor mentioned before. Not only can it be made larger, it can see more clearly, and it also has no chromatic aberration..."
Seeing Zhou Qun's tendency to go off topic from the beginning, Wang Can quickly reminded him, "Tell me about your new discovery."
"Ah...ah." Zhou Jun rubbed his hands in embarrassment. "After careful observation, I noticed that other than the Qizheng, the other stars have not changed much. I guess that these stars may be very far away from us, very far away. Even if my telescope can magnify it many times, I can't detect their changes."
"So what?" someone asked in confusion.
Zhou Qun glanced at the person who asked the question, his eyes unable to hide his disdain and some uneasiness. He hesitated for a long time before he hesitated and said: "You can still see the light when you are so far away. It is possible that these stars are different from the moon." , closer to the sun.”
Everyone was confused and looked at each other.
Pan Jun's eyes shrank, and when he was about to speak, someone suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Zhou Zhongzhi, do you mean to say that those stars in the sky are not stars, but suns?"
Everyone turned around to look, and then someone screamed.
"Runan Xu Wenxiu?"
Xu Jing stroked his beard and calmly bowed his head in greeting to everyone, but his eyes were fixed on Zhou Qun.
Zhou Qun has never met Xu Jing, but has heard of Xu Jing's name. Firstly, Xu Jing once gave lectures in Chengdu. Secondly, Xu Jing has presided over the review at Chang'an Yinfang in the past two years. He also published many articles evaluating people in the Di newspaper. It is like moving the "Yuedan Commentary" to Di Bao, and no scholar in the world does not know about him.
Encountering such a person, Zhou Qun felt even more panicked and regretted accepting Wang Can's invitation just now and stood up to speak.
In the room on the second floor, Liu Xie was a little surprised when he heard Xu Jing's name. But the position where Xu Jing was standing was a bit off, and he couldn't see Xu Jing, and he didn't know if there was anyone else around Xu Jing.
But Xu Jing's coming here from Chang'an Yinfang was an unexpected event.
Will he be Pan Jun's reinforcement?
"Zhou Zhongzhi, is that what you mean?" Xu Jing urged.
Zhou Qun couldn't be forced, so she just nodded reluctantly. "It's possible..."
"Nonsense!" Xu Jing blurted out. "There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two kings. This is the most reasonable statement. If according to your words, there are not only two days in the sky, but countless days, wouldn't it be a chaos in the sky? , how can there be any peace?"
Zhou Qun's face was red and her ears were red, and she didn't dare to raise her head.
When this conjecture came into his mind, he thought it was ridiculous, so he never published it publicly and only discussed it among a few close friends.
Wang Can knew about this because he wanted to apply for funding for further research and had to report it to the court. At the same time, he tested the court to see if this conclusion would arouse opposition from the court.
If the situation goes wrong, he will keep this idea in his stomach and take it to his grave.
The imperial court was very indifferent to this matter, did not respond at all, and did not allocate funds. He guessed that the imperial court did not want to make the matter a big deal and was preparing to deal with it coldly, or the emperor was too busy recently and had not read his report.
He never expected that Wang Can would suddenly announce it here, which would then arouse fierce opposition from Xu Jing.
For a moment, he didn't know how to deal with it and could only pretend to be a turtle.
Wang Can laughed loudly, waved his hands, and signaled everyone to be quiet. "Gentlemen, whether there are two days in the sky, this question will be studied by Zhou Zhongzhi later. But the words of King Shi Wu'er are not reliable, but I can be sure. Among other things, there were several kings in the Western Region. For example, the current Roman emperor is called Severus, and the Parthian emperor is called Vologasis. Please note that this Vologasis is not the first generation. Before him, Four Vorogasis have already ascended the throne, so he is called the Fifth..."
Wang Can pointed his fingers and mentioned the imperial lines of several empires in the Western Region one by one. He had an extraordinary memory, and he remembered even the awkward names perfectly, leaving countless people dumbfounded.
After finishing speaking, Wang Can chuckled softly: "There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two kings in the world? The Tao mentioned in the Five Classics is at most the Tao in the land of the Central Plains, and does not include the Tao west of Congling. Now the Western Region Protectorate We have already launched an expedition to the west of Congling, but you are still clinging to the Five Classics. What is the difference between you and the frogs at the bottom of the well?"
He turned to Pan Jun and smiled. "Even if your piece of skin is real, it's not the whole story. Pan Chengming, if you want to make great achievements, stop clinging to these old papers, jump out of the well, and take a look at the vastness of the Western Sea. "
He turned to Xu Jing again, bowed his hands in salute, and smiled even brighter. "Xu Gong has been presiding over the residence report in Chang'an for so long, and suddenly came to Wancheng. Is he just resting in peace, or did he hear that Nanyang Yinfang came from behind and wanted to come and take a look? Mr. Xu, the performance of Chang'an Yinfang in the past two years is not good. If this continues, Chang'an Yinfang will be changed into Jingzhao Yinfang."
He chuckled and said: "A snake cannot run without a head, and a bird cannot fly without a head. The key to a good sealing workshop operation is to have a good owner. Otherwise, it will be useless no matter how many great scholars there are, and you will not even be able to support yourself."
What else can you say about benefiting the world at the same time?"