"When I was on the street yesterday, I saw a shabby woman with a seriously ill child in her arms. She asked for help, but was ignored by others. Only one person stepped forward bravely and helped her." The old man stroked his beard and said, "I just didn't expect that the young man who helped the needy was County Marquis Li."
Li Yi also didn't expect that the blackmailer old man he met yesterday was actually the imperial tutor of the imperial court, the teacher of the emperor, a famous Confucian scholar, and an example in the hearts of scholars in the Jing Kingdom …
Such a person was reduced to blackmailing in the street, which showed how bad the morals of the Jing Kingdom had become. Her Royal Highness should pay more attention to the construction of the style in the future …
As soon as Li Yi's voice fell, MIngzhu's originally nervous expression suddenly relaxed.
Jing Emperor looked at the two of them in surprise, "Is there such a thing?"
The old man smiled and said, "Yesterday on the long street, passers-by all looked at the mother and daughter coldly. Only County Marquis Li was willing to help, which shows that Your Majesty has a good judgment of people. With such a character, he can be called a pillar of the country."
Jing Emperor nodded and said with a smile, "That's right. Although this child usually plays around a lot, I am very confident in his character. Grand Tutor was able to judge his character with just one look. Isn't it because you have a pair of discerning eyes?"
Li Yi looked at the two of them and secretly said, "How shameless."
He was the one who had the heart of a Bodhisattva, was willing to help others, was handsome, elegant, and elegant. Yet, this blackmailer Grand Tutor and the old emperor actually praised themselves. This kind of behavior was simply unheard of.
He secretly glanced at Her Royal Highness and found that her face was calm. Maybe she had long been used to this kind of shameless scene. After feeling his gaze, she turned her head and slightly raised her eyebrows, signaling him to be calm …
Li Yi helplessly lowered his head. He came out in a hurry in the morning and didn't eat anything. He was still thinking about the dumplings …
The two of them did not know when they talked about the Grand Court Conference. The old man stroked his beard again and looked at Li Yi in surprise, saying, "I only knew that he was outstanding in literature, but I didn't know that he had such achievements. He even has such views on the country … Oh, I remember, the young hero that Qin Wen mentioned a few days ago and the reform method proposed coincides with his ideas these years. It should be him."
"His ability is not limited to this." Jing Emperor smiled and turned to look at Li Yi, saying, "In today's Grand Court Conference, the officials of various provinces returned to the capital to report their work and put forward many political opinions. They put forward a lot of political opinions. The preliminary reform of the six ministries is almost finished. What do you think?"
The old man surnamed Chu also looked over.
"Ideas …" Li Yi turned to look at Her Royal Highness and murmured, "Yes, what ideas do I have …"
MIngzhu looked at him and walked forward. She said to Jing Emperor, "Father, just now in the Morning Dew Hall, I had a deep discussion with Doctor Li about what I saw and heard in the recent Grand Court Conference. He believes that the reform of the Ministry of Revenue's tax system still needs to be improved. The reform of the local military system is a bit too hasty. It should be done step by step so that it can be stable …"
Li Yi breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at Her Royal Highness, who spoke confidently in the face of the old Emperor and the blackmailer, he felt that it was not in vain that he brought her soup so many times …
Then his eyes couldn't help but look at her chest. He was slightly startled and realized that his efforts were not in vain …
After listening to her, Jing Emperor nodded with satisfaction and said, "There are some things that I wanted to remind you about, but now it seems that there is no need to do so."
The blackmailer also had a strange expression on his face. He murmured, "Indeed, heroes come from the young. When I was his age, I was still studying. How could I understand these matters of state affairs …"
"I only know a little, a little …" Li Yi said modestly.
The old man waved his hand and said, "If you only knew a little, Qin Wen would not have given you such an evaluation …"
He looked at Li Yi again and asked, "Recently, the Imperial Astronomer observed the celestial phenomenon of 'Mars Guarding the Heart' …"
Li Yi did not wait for him to finish and interrupted, "I'm afraid that Grand Tutor has asked the wrong person about this question …"
This blackmailer really had bad intentions. He wanted him to say something like 'Mars Guarding the Heart' in front of the old Emperor. Ordinary people knew what 'Mars Guarding the Heart' meant. As a great scholar, how could he not know?
The old man frowned and looked at him. He asked, "What do you mean? You mean, who should I ask about this?"
MIngzhu glanced at Li Yi vaguely, indicating that he should not talk nonsense.
The old Emperor's expression was indifferent. It seemed that he was not interested in this matter. Ever since the officials of the Imperial Astronomer planned to treat his asthma with elixirs, he did not trust them much.
"Of course, you should ask the President of the Academy of Sciences, Crown Prince Li Xuan."
Jing Emperor finally looked at him. The blackmailer looked puzzled. Only MIngzhu seemed to think of something and her face showed a look of understanding.
Li Yi explained, "Recently, the Academy of Sciences has developed something that allows people to observe the stars in the sky more clearly. As a matter of fact, I saw Mars a few days ago. I believe that Crown Prince Li Xuan will be able to answer your doubts about 'Mars Guarding the Heart'."
A long time ago, after the glass was produced, Li Yi had the idea of making a telescope.
Of course, it was time-consuming and laborious to polish the lens by hand. It also required a certain skill. The simplest and most convenient way was to ask the Academy of Sciences to do it.
There was never a shortage of skilled craftsmen and freaks who were crazy about science.
Of course, he could not let him do it for free. In return, Li Yi told him the method of making an astronomical telescope. Although the current manufacturing level was far from the level of scientific research, it was not a problem to look at the craters on the moon and observe a few stars that were relatively close.
With a crude astronomical telescope, Li Xuan's interest temporarily shifted to looking at the stars. It was fine to look at it alone, but he also brought the Crown Prince's wife and Shen Shu to look at it together. Especially after telling them some basic astronomical knowledge, he had already asked the Crown Prince's wife to draw a sketch of the solar system. The next step was to make a model and plan to make a more sophisticated instrument to find those stars one by one.
Li Yi was not worried that he would be tied to a pillar and burned like the sages in the other world. This kind of thing only happened in the West. In ancient times, there was no debate between the heliocentric theory and the geocentric theory in China. There was no debate here either. There were only different theories. Everyone expressed their own opinions and did not agree with each other. If they argued too much, they would just fight and listen to the winner …
Of course, there were other reasons for this. Western religions needed these theories to prove that God was in heaven. Overthrowing theories was equivalent to overthrowing God. The God of the Jing Kingdom was lying on the bed in front of Li Yi. Overthrowing the theory of "Mars guarding the heart", the old emperor must be very happy. If he smiled, he might live for a few more seconds.
As for whether Li Xuan's theory would cause some people's beliefs to collapse and their worldview to be reshaped, this was not something he considered.
But there was one thing he was sure of.
If anyone dared to tell him in front of him that Mars guarding the heart meant that Mars was close to the heart, it meant that the emperor who doted on him was dying, and he might beat him to death.
Li Yi looked at Grand Tutor Chu again. He wondered how many punches he could take from the Crown Prince.
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