Deceiving God?!
I am also the Great Sage Equaling Heaven.
Zhu Pingan coughed, bowed to the old man next to him, and replied innocently and helplessly, "Ahem, old man, you are joking, I am weak and cannot bear the name of deceiving the heaven."
"Can't carry it?!"
The old man next door got excited again after hearing what Zhu Ping'an said. He grabbed the fence and glared at Zhu Ping'an, "What, kid, you didn't admit it after you did it?!"
"May I ask, old man, what have I done?!"
After hearing what his old neighbor said, Zhu Ping'an felt helpless and wronged. Although he could not be considered a capable official, he could not be linked to the treacherous minister who "deceived the heaven".
"What have you done?!"
Upon hearing this, the old man started to scowl again, and in a fit of excitement he slapped the fence.
"Please be gentle and don't hurt yourself again." Seeing this, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but worry about this hot-tempered old man.
"Humph. Lian Po is old but still able to eat. I am also old but still strong."
The old man snorted stubbornly, and kept a tough talk, but he put his hands behind his back and shook them gently.
"You look like a man of great age."
Zhu Ping'an showed the traditional virtue of respecting the old and loving the young, smiled and praised him, saying that he would not argue with the stubborn old man. The old man was so old, and he was still locked up in this extremely poor prison cell. It was not easy.
"You compliment me so readily. You are really a flatterer."
After hearing what Zhu Ping'an said, the old man not only did not calm down, but he blew his beard and became even more excited.
Well.
This old man has a deep prejudice against me.
After hearing the old man's personal attack, Zhu Pingan took a deep breath, rubbed his forehead with his hand, looked at the old man helplessly, and bowed, "I am a foolish boy, I really don't know what I did wrong, please teach me."
"I don't know what I did wrong?" Upon hearing this, the old man became angry and started to bang on the fence again in excitement.
"Please give me some advice, old man. I am all ears." Zhu Ping'an bowed and said seriously, "If I am indeed wrong, I will never evade responsibility."
Zhu Ping'an's attitude made the old man slightly satisfied. He snorted and nodded, "Okay, I'll explain it to you."
"Last month, the sun was eclipsed. This is a sign from heaven to warn the emperor. Why?! The emperor did something wrong, which affected the heavens, so the heavens showed the sign of a solar eclipse to warn and condemn the emperor. At this time, the routine rescue ceremony should be performed. The emperor should wear plain clothes, fast, reduce meals, abandon music, and retreat to the main hall. In addition, he should cultivate virtue and correct his mistakes, and the officials should do the same. But when there is a solar eclipse, as a minister, it is natural to advise and rescue." The stubborn old man was talking with foam flying, and he couldn't help getting excited. "But what about you?! You kid is a flatterer. You don't even care about the duties of a minister. You only know how to flatter. What's your majesty serving the heaven as a father and the sun as a brother, governing the country with diligence, herding the people with love, improving internal affairs, making the country strong and the people rich, and blessing the world. Therefore, all the yin retreated and all things were brilliant. Therefore, the sun is bright, the atmosphere is radiant, and the eclipse is only one point, which is the same as not eating. I am very happy... ... ', you are so happy! Are you blind? The solar eclipse is right above your head, it's so big, can't you see it?! What do you mean by 'one point of eclipse is the same as no eclipse'? You are lying with your eyes open. Who are you kidding? Are you kidding God?!"
Well.
So that's what it is.
Zhu Ping'an scratched his head as if he suddenly realized something. He finally understood why his old neighbor got so angry when he heard his name and accused him of being a traitor.
Knowledge determines height.
Zhu Ping'an can also understand the feelings of his old neighbor.
In the feudal and superstitious Ming Dynasty, the ancients did not understand the scientific explanation of solar eclipses. They believed that solar eclipses indicated "bad omens" and explained solar eclipses with "harmony between heaven and man". The emperor was the Son of Heaven - the eldest son of heaven. Heaven was the emperor's father. He would warn and alert his eldest son through the phenomena on the surface of the sun, such as "you are a foolish and unjust monarch", "you have done something wrong", "you are in danger recently, please be careful", etc. As a minister, you have the responsibility to help the monarch correct mistakes and avoid danger, and you must provide rescue during the solar eclipse.
This is the kind of insight that my old neighbor has, and his level of understanding is naturally limited by this insight.
As a result, a solar eclipse occurred, and he wrote a memorial to the emperor, saying, "I will only eat a little, which is the same as not eating at all. I am extremely happy." Naturally, his old neighbor could not accept it.
Judging by the old neighbor's standards, I am definitely a small treacherous minister with the guts to deceive the heavens, no, a big treacherous minister.
How do I explain this to him? Should I popularize natural science for him? Come on, come on, old man, please sit down. I will popularize natural science for you. Solar and lunar eclipses are both examples of light propagating in a straight line in the same uniform medium. When the moon, yes, the moon above our heads, moves between the sun and the earth, what, how does it move? If the three are exactly in a straight line, the moon will block the light from the sun to the earth. In this way, the dark shadow behind the moon will fall on the earth, and a solar eclipse will occur.
Forget it, I don't want to go to the gallows or the stake! Natural science is contrary to the common sense of the ancients, and in their eyes it is heresy! It is not much different from the treatment of witchcraft and cults, and according to the standards, they should all be hanged.
However, I have to explain, otherwise I will not be able to take off the hat of a treacherous minister who bullies the heaven; and this old man is still in prison at such an old age, and his anger level will soar when he sees me, which is too dangerous; in addition, I guess I may have to stay in this prison for a while, so I have to maintain good relations with the neighbors. The conditions in the prison are already so difficult. If I am treated with all kinds of contempt, contempt and abuse by my old neighbors every day, then the days in prison will be even more difficult.
"Ahem, old man, the memorial you just mentioned was indeed written by me, but there are reasons for it. Please listen to my explanation." Zhu Ping'an coughed and bowed to the old neighbor.
"Well, let me hear how you confuse right and wrong."
The stubborn old man snorted, stroked his messy beard and nodded, then found a dry place, rubbed some hay with his feet, and sat down, looking like just a spectator.
Listen to how I confuse right and wrong?!
I haven't even explained myself yet, but this old man has already defined me. And the tone... Why does it feel like I'm in prison, bored, and listening to my own excuses to kill time? !
Zhu Ping'an looked at the old man who was eating melons speechlessly.
"What are you standing there for? Start your attempt to confuse right and wrong." The old man sitting on the ground urged. (To be continued)