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Chapter 525: The Prelude to the Counterattack

"How is that possible?"

Maybe he was distracted by physical pain, so Zhang Sheng could still react, but from his reaction, it can be seen that the Minister of Rites of the Ming Dynasty had fallen into a state of madness, otherwise he would not have shouted out this sentence of everyone's voice.

Zhengde did not pursue Zhang Sheng's misconduct, but instead asked with interest: "Huh? Why is it impossible? You don't know, the governor of Liaodong has made new agricultural tools and reclaimed a lot of wasteland. What's strange about the harvest?"[]

"Obviously" Zhang Sheng was a little uneasy, but he wasn't crazy after all, and he swallowed it back when he was at his mouth.

Of course he knew about new agricultural tools and even had the intention to think about whether to scrape those things after the hoe. If the effect was too good, it would be good to send someone to steal the teacher.

Later, after receiving Chen Shiliang's letter, he realized that new farm tools are very dependent on animal power, so he gave up this idea. He was not familiar with work in the fields, but he knew a lot about related matters. Tenant farmers were much cheaper than livestock, so new farm tools were not available at all.

But the key to the problem is not here. No matter how magical the agricultural tools are, the seedlings cannot withstand the hail! There is obviously hail in Liaodong!

This is what Zhang Sheng really wants to say, but this matter has never been made clear, so he can't say it either. Otherwise, those who have been dismissed from office for ten months will be his role models, and those people have only one crime, that is: dereliction of duty, corpse and vain position.

Knowing that the disaster in Liaodong was not reported, the crime was much greater than those people. Zhang Sheng still had a trace of rationality, so of course he would stop. However, he was heartbroken by the huge suspicion. If he couldn't figure it out, he just felt that he would not be able to rest in peace even if he died.

"Look, I didn't lie to you, right? I'm waiting for the harvest, what a festive thing." Zhengde said proudly. He was handsome and even more handsome when he smiled. But no matter how many ministers looked at it, they felt that it was a sarcastic face. They were so angry that they could not beat him up after seeing it.

"Report to Your Majesty, yesterday I received a report from the Liaodong Prefecture Chen Shiliang. According to the statement in the letter, there seems to be natural disasters in Liaodong, especially in western Liaoning. If this is true, the report from the Liaodong Prefecture Governor is worth discussing, right?"

After all, he was still young. Yang Tinghe's reaction was much faster than Zhang Sheng. He just changed the time of receiving the letter and said it upright. By the way, he also questioned Xie Hong's integrity and implied that he lied about military affairs.

Yes, things are not desperate yet, there is still such a possibility!

All the ministers were originally stunned or expressionless, and after hearing Yang Tinghe's words, they all cheered up slightly, stared at Zhengde's boots, and waited for his explanation with a calm look on their minds.

"Oh, I'm about to talk about this, is this hail?" Zhengde made a long sound again, obviously trying to keep his appetite to the end, but this time everyone was prepared, and no one was as frustrated as Zhang Sheng.

"It can be said that it has been removed, or it can be said that it has not been removed. Anyway, it has not affected the crops, except for western Liaoning." Zhengde said the truth, but to the court officials, saying this means that it has not been said. Was it or not?

Yang Tinghe came out before he had time to stand there, so no matter what his position was, at this moment, his opinions were unified, and the eyes of all the ministers were filled with encouragement and trust.

"Your Majesty, I'm brave enough to ask for details?" Yang Tinghe, who was expected to be the one who had no choice but to harden his head and continue to ask.

"San'er, let's read it for them." Zhengde must have had enough fun. He looked bored and handed the letter to the third father-in-law. The latter bowed and took it, and then began to recite it in a slight and slump.

"…I have been wrongly wrong about the incident in western Liaoning. Fortunately, Wang Shouren, the head of Mucheng Post Office in Jinzhou, knew astronomy and geography, and was well-versed in ancient and modern times. He was very talented..."

Everyone looked at each other. In the memorial, Xie Hong first asked for a crime in a similar manner, then suddenly changed his subject and began to praise Wang Shouren. He also specially pointed out his official position and discussed the talent of a postmaster in the court. Zhengde Dynasty became more and more dissatisfied day by day.

"…I have adopted scientific methods and have carried out hail prevention and control in response to xing... It is precisely because Wang Shouren and the police were in advance that I was able to respond calmly. I have to ask Your Majesty to be prosperous and the military and civilians to work together to achieve this achievement, so..."

Science methods? How can science and hail be linked? The Danmu is confused. In fact, science is not an alien word. This statement has been said as early as the Song Dynasty.

Chen Liang said in "Preface to Sending Uncle to the Lord Yunzhou Gaoyao Book": "From the rise of science, those who become scholars in the world are often confused by the Chengwen for a day, and even die of old age or failure to meet them."

The science here refers to the study of the imperial examinations. Everyone present has learned a lot of scholars, so of course they would not know this allusion, so they became even more suspicious.

What's more, after listening to the memorials, there is indeed hail, which is exactly the same as what Chen Shiliang said, but it was eliminated by Xie Hong with some means! And this means is a trick that was given by the ignorant person in the name of science. Is this possible?

Everyone was shocked and puzzled, but they could not get any answers from the memorial, and there was no hint. Apart from the clichés, the most common thing they said was to ask for merit and reward for Wang Shouren.

No one cares about this kind of thing. From the day Wang Shouren said he had been labeled as a party by Shilin. No one would be surprised by him and Xie Hongjun.

Besides, everyone has no time to pay attention to whether such a person returns to the court. If Qin Zhang said it is true, then a major crisis will follow. Compared with this crisis, many things are irrelevant.

The memorial was very long, but the third father-in-law stopped after reading about one-third of the time, turned around and asked Zhengde for advice: "Your Majesty, look, here..."

"I'll do it myself." Zhengde took the letter with a solemn look on his face and said aloud: "My dear friends, you must be very curious, what is the scientific method of the governor of Liaodong?"

Almost everyone nodded, and even Liu Jin, who was behind Zhengde, stretched his neck and poked his head out, trying to find the answer from the letter.

"Next, I will tell you what natural science is." Zhengde said with a firm thought: "Natural science is the general term for studying nature and various sciences in nature, including human biological genus. The object of understanding is the entire nature, that is,..."

With his wow thought, the people under the Danbu became even more confused. Is this Taoist sect or Buddhist scriptures? Why are the words and concepts so strange?

"The task of cognition is to reveal the phenomena that occur in nature and the essence of the natural phenomena process, and then grasp the rules..." Zhengde was actually a little confused, but since it was Xie Hong's explanation, he was reluctant to do so.

In fact, he was also a little interested in natural science. This science can not only make all kinds of fun things, but also build ships, weapons, and even artificial rainfall. What a fun science. Unfortunately, it was too difficult, otherwise Zhengde himself would also plan to learn it.

"Now, in my Royal Academy, including physics, chemistry, smelting and other disciplines, all belong to the natural sciences. Since the effectiveness of this science has been fully verified in Liaodong, I decided to show the magic of natural sciences the world from now on and promote it throughout the world."

Sure enough, the bad news came one after another before the court officials could resolve their deep disappointment or consider the next countermeasures, Zhengde had already made a move, and it was a heavy blow.

What kind of shit is natural science? It's just a trick of strange techniques. The farm tools are, and those before, even if they eliminate hail, they might be some shameful trick. Although everyone can't see it with their own eyes now, they can always expose it in the future.

But if the emperor is involved in this way, it will be too late to use Xie Hongju’s ability to move the capital city to the whole world in ten years!

Bi Niang stopped him!

"Report to Your Majesty, the old minister believes that this matter should be cautious." Zhang Sheng grabbed the head this time. "The learning of sages is the foundation of the founding of the Ming Dynasty. How can we replace it with absurd learning?

What's more, this is just a one-sided remark from the governor of Liaodong. What's the point? After the memorial of the inspector's office arrives, the court will send senior officials to Liaodong for verification. How can we make a conclusion?”

Zhengde retorted and said, "Absurd learning? I won't mention all kinds of skills. I'm afraid that the saints can't do this, right? Why is it absurd? Besides, Chen Shiliang, the Liaodong Inspector, has always been mediocre and has many constraints on the Liaodong Governor. Now he has committed suicide and died. Where will there be any memorials?"

The court officials were startled again. They must have been killed by suicide, right? That's right, Xie Hong must have taken the harsh action. It's really pitiful for Chen Shiliang's iron-mindedness!

Moreover, this is really a scene in the end of the world. Even the officials of the court will be killed by suicide, and there is no moral integrity at all. Fortunately, he did not go to Liaodong, otherwise he would have dared to let the censor of the current dynasty be killed by suicide. Even if he is a little older, how could he be lenient?

"Your Majesty's advice" Zhang Sheng did not dare to mention sending people to Liaodong, otherwise this job would probably fall on him. The capital was thousands of miles away from Liaodong. Even if Xie Hong didn't take any harm, he would not be able to make trouble for his old bones!

"The will of heaven is unpredictable. Although western Liaoning was hit by disasters and Liaodong was covered with dark clouds for several days, who can tell the truth about the weather? From summer to autumn, it is rainy, and maybe it is going to rain? Even if the governor of Liaodong made some arrangements, it was just a ceremony to worship the heavens. How could it be called "learning" and promoted it to the whole world?"

After saying that, he used another trick that had not been used for a long time, and cried: "Your Majesty, the way of etiquette is the right way of heaven and earth. If you replace the sages with evil and crooked ways, the disaster of the great Ming Dynasty will not last long. Your Majesty must be cautious!"

Zhengde snorted coldly and said contemptuously: "Hmph, my intention has been decided. If anyone has any questions, after the court is dispersed, you might as well go to Houdefang for a walk. I have appointed scholars to preach natural science there. When you understand the content of the preaching, it will not be too late to discuss the argument with me. If you have any questions, those who are ruling the argument will be the same as Tu Xun!"

""I want to stop crying so much that I am scared. As soon as Zhengde finished speaking, his crying stopped abruptly.

Tu Xun was the same as that. This is really too cruel. Zhang Sheng is not afraid of death. He is still alive at this age. If he can be famous in history, what is death? But he doesn't want to be beaten to death by the eunuch. After death, he will not only fall into laughter, but also get a big charge. That's not worth it.

The most important thing is that the treatment Tu Xun has received is now a regular example. Oh my God, will this still make people live? (To be continued!.
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