"It's true!" Princess Changle paused abruptly and quickly picked up the Sun Protective Goggles in her hands to look at the sky. Indeed, the sun had already set.
"It's actually true!" Princess Changle exclaimed in surprise.
Although she trusted Meton, Princess Changle couldn't help but feel proud when it was confirmed that he could predict the solar eclipse.
"Brother-in-law, you're really amazing! You can actually predict that the Heavenly Dog will eat the sun in advance! "Princess Jinyang exclaimed with her mouth agape.
Li Zhi found a copper gong from somewhere and said excitedly, "Why don't we beat the gong! We can scare the Heavenly Dog away and save the sun. "
"Alright!" Princess Jinyang said excitedly. She had personally asked her mother yesterday. If there was a solar eclipse, people would beat the gongs and drums to chase the Heavenly Dog away.
"Dang dang dang!" Soon, the sound of gongs and drums could be heard from the harem.
In Taiji Palace, Li Shimin and the courtiers were handling official business. When they heard the gongs and drums, they couldn't help but ask, "Pande, what's going on? Why is the harem so noisy!"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the solar eclipse has already begun. The princes and princesses in the harem are beating the gongs and drums to scare the Heavenly Dog away." Pande hurriedly went to investigate and quickly returned with a look of disbelief.
Immediately, the Imperial Court fell silent, and the sound of a needle dropping could be heard.
Li Shimin suddenly stood up and said with a trembling voice, "You're saying that the solar eclipse has already begun?"
The courtiers all turned their heads and looked at the bright sunlight outside Taiji Palace in disbelief.
Pande also took a deep breath and nodded, "Reporting to Your Majesty, it's already at the beginning. At this moment, it can't be seen with the naked eye. It can only be seen through the Sun Protective Goggles."
Hearing Pande's affirmation, the courtiers couldn't help but gasp. They didn't expect Mo Jiazi's prophecy to come true. The solar eclipse was really happening today.
Li Shimin looked at the courtiers who were also in disbelief. He thought for a moment and laughed, "Just nice, I have a batch of Sun Protective Goggles that Meton sent over. Why don't we stop the court for half a day and enjoy the spectacle together?"
The courtiers in the court were all experienced people. When they heard Li Shimin call the solar eclipse a spectacle, they instantly sensed the change in Li Shimin's attitude.
Zhangsun Wuji said with joy, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I've never seen such a spectacle in my life. Now that my wish is fulfilled.....
. "The courtiers secretly scolded Zhangsun Wuji for being shameless and bootlicking. The courtiers had a tacit understanding when it came to restricting the imperial power. However, they didn't expect Zhangsun Wuji to change his mind so quickly.
The moment Zhangsun Wuji opened his mouth, many courtiers agreed. Some of the generals didn't believe in Heaven's Perception and couldn't wait to see it.
Outside Taiji Palace.
Li Shimin and the courtiers had a pair of Sun Protective Goggles in their hands. All of them looked at the sun that was getting bigger and bigger in shock. They were speechless for a long time.
If it was in the past, the courtiers would definitely panic when they knew that the solar eclipse was happening. The courtiers would remonstrate and ask the Emperor to reflect on himself. However, this time, all the courtiers were speechless as if their necks were being strangled.
Li Shimin smiled and asked, "Do you all think that this solar eclipse is a warning from the heavens or a natural phenomenon like a rainbow?"
The courtiers looked at each other and saw Li Chunfeng from the Imperial Historian Bureau. They quickly said, "This is the responsibility of the Imperial Historian Bureau. How can we guess the will of the heavens?"
At that moment, everyone's attention was on Li Chunfeng.
Li Chunfeng's face turned bitter. The Imperial Historian Bureau was responsible for recording astronomical phenomena and he couldn't avoid it. He bowed and said, "According to the records of the Imperial Historian Bureau, this solar eclipse does happen periodically. It doesn't happen according to the standards of the Emperor. However, the Book of Changes said, 'There is no flat or steep, there is no stopping it.' Laozi also said, 'The distant sun returns, the cycle of the heavens and earth repeats itself. This might be the will of the heavens."
Li Chunfeng was indeed the leader of the Daoist sect. He preserved the Daoist theory and saved the Emperor from the solar eclipse.
When Li Shimin heard this, he looked at Li Chunfeng with admiration. He waved his hand and said, "Pass down my order. Inform the citizens that there will be a solar eclipse in an hour. Tell the Chang 'an County Government to calm the citizens down. There must be no chaos."
"Yes!" The guards immediately left.
In Chang 'an City, there was no need for the notice. Everyone rushed to the streets to look at the phenomenon.
The Mo family had sold a lot of sunglasses and lenses. Many people took out the observation tools they bought and looked at the sky in amazement.
Even if their eyes couldn't take it anymore, they lowered their heads and held on tightly to the sunglasses. The people next to them were anxious and couldn't help but feel regretful. If only they had bought the sunglasses back then. Even if they didn't buy the sunglasses that cost 500 coins, they could have bought the lenses that cost 50 coins!
"By the way, I heard that we can watch the solar eclipse for free at the exhibition. Why don't we go there?" A citizen suggested. In an instant, many people rushed to the south of the city.
However, they didn't know that the exhibition in the south of the city was already crowded with people. The exhibition had already planned to line up to watch the solar eclipse.
However, there were too many people this time. The citizens of Chang 'an City lined up to the south gate.
"Uncle Li, what should we do? Even if we use the sunglasses, it won't be enough! "Elder Mo was so anxious that he ran to Li Yi, who was the host, and asked for help. Even if everyone watched for five breaths of time, these people wouldn't be able to finish watching by the time the solar eclipse ended!
Li Yi looked at Elder Mo with dissatisfaction. "Young Master isn't here. What are you doing!"
Elder Mo smiled bitterly. "I didn't expect there to be so many people!"
Li Yi also frowned. The solar eclipse wasn't like a rainbow that could be restored every day. After today, many people might not be able to see it for the rest of their lives. Suddenly, Li Yi's eyes lit up. He pointed to a reflective corridor and asked, "What's that?"
Elder Mo replied, "This is the corridor that the Mo family prepared for the exhibition. The ceiling is made of flat glass."
Li Yi immediately said, "Immediately paint all the glass with ink and lead the crowd to watch the solar eclipse."
"The village chief is wise!" Mo Da praised. Wouldn't that make it a long, long lens with ink smeared all over it?
When the crowd watching the solar eclipse walked through the long corridor, the line of people suddenly sped up. Some people who had already watched the solar eclipse were amazed and reluctant to leave. They even started to line up again to watch it a second time.
"The Heavenly Dog is going to swallow the sun."
Following a cry of surprise, the sky suddenly darkened. The entire Chang 'an City was shrouded in darkness.
In the dark sky, a bright morning star suddenly appeared in everyone's sight. The flocks of birds suddenly thought that night was coming and returned to their nests.
Night and day were mixed, and Yin and Yang were reversed.
Everyone looked at this strange phenomenon in shock. If it was before, everyone would have panicked. However, at this moment, everyone was only amazed. There wasn't a trace of panic. Even if there were children playing gongs and drums, it only added to the anger.
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