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    Shangguan Rui, as the host, was holding a wine cup and was preparing a happy toast. When he suddenly heard these words, the happy smile that had begun to bloom on his face immediately turned into a bitter smile.  He was stunned, swallowed, and said: "Zida, please don't drink liquor. Your health is important" He glanced at Chen Pu and Tian Xiu in a blink of an eye.  Teaching two women to drink liquor doesn¡¯t seem to be the case!  He paused, turned around and ordered, "No more white wine! Change it to Baihua Jade Brewing!"

    Shang Cheng also felt that he was a bit of a disgrace.  After all, Baihua Niang's wine is not considered wine, and it tastes more like vinegar when drunk.  Did he really find something to do, go to a restaurant to entertain guests and get jealous?  Seeing that the maid was about to take away the Tao Weng with the white wine, he waved his hand and said, "Forget it! I'll drink some too. I think those who come to drink three or five glasses will be fine." After that, he stretched out his hand.  Get the wine man.

    Shangguan Rui immediately said: "Zida, forget it. The most important thing is to take good care of your health. In autumn and winter, the weather is uncertain, and you have to be careful of the recurrence of serious illnesses. You also need to pay close attention to your eye disease. In fact, I can't drink alcohol during this period.  Yes. It's because you said you wanted to invite me to a banquet that I risked my life to accompany you." As he spoke, he rubbed his left upper arm and shoulder with his right hand, grinning and making a painful expression.  "That year there was a war in Bozhou. When I was guarding the city of Bozhou, I was stabbed by an iron spear under the city wall. At that time, the war was urgent, so I didn't pay much attention to it. Later, it took root. Nowadays, the seasons change from spring to summer, autumn and winter every year, and I don't pay attention.  It's about to happen." He asked someone to remove the liquor in front of Shang Cheng and himself, and replace them with yellow Baihua Yuniang. "Let's just drink this wine today. Eat well and drink well. Let's just sit upstairs and have fun.  Listen carefully to the opera and enjoy the singing and dancing. My family mentioned to me that this restaurant still has several people who are quite commendable in the capital, whether they are opera or singing, or dancing or swordsmanship,  It¡¯s not inferior to other families. If you are still dissatisfied and there is someone else you particularly like, no problem, I will send someone to invite you right away! In a word, when you come to Linyuan Pavilion, you will feel like you are going home.  Don't be restrained!" He turned to Chen Pu and Tian Xiu and said, "General Chen, Mr. Tian, ??what I say is not only to Uncle Ying, but also to you two. In a word, even if you can't  Even if you're not drunk, you have to take advantage of it!" Then he said to the singer at the table, "Be sure to greet the distinguished guests well. You can say anything if you're good. I won't forgive you if you're bad."

    He spoke enthusiastically, and the colorful singers also tried hard to liven up the atmosphere at the dinner table. Unfortunately, due to Shang Cheng's untimely prohibition on alcohol and meat, the scene could no longer be lively.  What's more, the four people at this table each have their own origins, and each has their own experiences and experiences. It is not easy to find a topic of common concern, let alone heighten the atmosphere and mobilize emotions.  In particular, Shang Cheng and Shangguan Rui belong to their own military factions. Although they cannot be said to be distinct from each other, there is a gap after all, making it difficult to really get close.  Tian Xiu was a seventh-grade civil servant and a woman. Of course, Shangguan Rui couldn't lower his status to talk to her.  He had no choice but to talk to Chen Pu without saying a word, and occasionally persuade others to drink and pass a few words.  As a result, after finishing the meal, he didn't even take a few bites of the food, but he broke out in a hot sweat. He didn't even drink a few glasses of wine, but he was already a little tipsy.

    We don¡¯t drink much, so we naturally eat very quickly.  It looked like it was still early, and there wasn't even a hint of gray outside the gauze-covered window lattice. I asked someone about the time, and it wasn't even the right hour.

    Shangguan Rui tried to say whatever he wanted, but he was not allowed to leave.  While asking people to serve tea, people were asked to quickly remove the big tables, seats, drums and stools to make room for singing and dancing.

    At this time, even Chen Pu could see that Shangguan Rui had something to say to Shang Cheng.  She wanted to drag Tian Xiu to leave first, but Shangguan Rui refused to agree, so she had to sit with Tian Xiu at one end of the desk, leaving room for Shangguan Rui to talk.

    But Shangguan Rui was not in a hurry to get down to business. He just sat with Shang Cheng and listened to songs and dances. At one time he would praise the singer for his smooth singing voice, and at another he would praise the dancer for his good figure.  Shang Chengcheng praised him with a few words of "good", "not bad" and "quite good".  He still can't understand the so-called "Tang sounds" of singing books and big books. He can't distinguish the sword dance and pipa dance of several dancers. Only the Hu Xuan dance of three Hu Ji made him watch it for two more times.  Eyes - but that's just two more glances.

    When Hu Wu was about to finish, he didn't know what Chen Pu said. Tian Xiu exclaimed "Ah!" and immediately called a maid to give some instructions.  The maid nodded and went out. After a short time, she brought back a briefcase.

    Tian Xiu took out a few copper tubes and a box of glass lenses from his briefcase, placed them on several desks, looked at Shang Cheng across Chen Pu and said, "Uncle Ying, can you please give me some advice on how to make this celestial instrument?"

    Shang Cheng put down the tea cup in his hand, picked up a copper pipe and took a look at it, then opened the box and picked out two lenses to look at, and asked casually: "It's very exquisite. Haven't you found a solution yet?"  "

    "Yes. We and ?The people in the History Bureau have been busy for two or three months, but they still can't find a clue.  "

    Shang Cheng responded and nodded.  If you don't find a clue, keep looking; the road to science is inherently tortuous; this is normal.  He turned to Shangguan Rui and spoke: "By the way, I suddenly remembered a joke. Some time ago, the old prince of Qinghe came to talk to me about something, and he saw someone selling a horse on the way. The horse was indeed beautiful, with black and black hair all over his body.  There wasn't even a speck of mottled color, and it was as black as coal. He negotiated a sky-high price, and finally settled on seven hundred and sixty coins. He didn't bring that much money, so he paid for his horse as well.  The horse dealer rode that black horse to my farm. Didn't you see that the old prince was so proud that his nostrils were turned up to the sky? When we met, he showed off his new BMW to me. You could see his rear when he opened his mouth.  Molars. While he was praising his ability to look at horses, he was praising his foresight and getting a big advantage, and he was slapping the horse's neck vigorously. The horse had only run dozens of miles and was covered in sweat, so he was slapped three times.  , the old prince's hands were stained black" At this point, he lowered his head to drink water.

    Shangguan Rui was listening attentively while holding a tea cup. Suddenly, the story stopped. He glanced at Shang Cheng suspiciously with his eyes wide open. Lady Slim, who was standing next to her with her head bowed, couldn't hold back any longer and covered her mouth and "thumped"  Laughed.

    "When she smiled, everyone in the room began to figure out the mystery of the story. A few young maids couldn't hold on at first, and they leaned against the wall and laughed so hard that they couldn't stand up.  The sound of the piano in the corner of the song also "squeaked" out of tune.  Shangguan Rui raised his head and laughed wildly, pouring most of the tea into himself without wasting it at all.  The few singers who were accompanying them were the more mature ones, shaking their heads and huffing and shrugging their shoulders, while the more lively ones were giggling and swaying around.  Chen Pu laughed so hard that he held Tian Xiu's hand and pinched it several times; Tian Xiu laughed so hard that she covered her stomach and lay on the table Only Shang Cheng picked up the tea cup like a normal person, and Tian Xiu slowly  Drink water sensibly.

    Shangguan Rui opened his arms, smiled, and asked Shang Cheng, "Have you caught that fake horse dealer?"

    Shang Cheng shook his head: "I haven't seen the old prince for how many days. I don't know whether he is caught or not."

    "Ha! The old prince has always been a prodigy, but this time he is so embarrassed that he may not dare to go out for a while!" Shangguan Rui said.  He confessed his crime and went out to change his clothes.

    Chen Pu tried his best to hold back his laughter and said to Shang Cheng with a straight face: "My fifth great grandfather has never provoked you. If you go around and say bad things about him, be careful that he won't spare you."

    "I am seeking truth from facts. I am neither exaggerating nor spreading rumors. Be careful what he does?" Shang Cheng said, "Besides, now he can find fault with anyone, but he doesn't dare to find fault with me!"

    These words were said with such confidence that, not to mention Chen Pu, even the kabuki and dancers in the room were aroused by these words.  Chen Pu pondered for a while, but couldn't figure out where Shang Cheng's confidence came from. He asked tentatively: "Does he have something in your hands?"

    "No." Shang Cheng said, "But I have the IOU written by him in my hand. If he dares to find fault with me, that's terrible. I can only teach him to pay back the money."

    Chen Pu chuckled again.  Nowadays, in order to borrow money from the Dongwa Qian family, many clan members have no money left in their hands. The food, land, utensils, houses and courtyards at home are dead objects. It does not mean that they can be converted into cash.  Moreover, all industries in Gyeonggi Province are now withered, and the price of land and food has been falling all the way. Shang Shang Tian, ??which would have sold for two hundred thousand per mu in previous years, with a yield of two hundred kilograms, is now not worth even one hundred and fifty kilograms.  During the Double Ninth Festival, her sister Nanyang also discussed with her to invite her to join forces to buy the 160-70 acres of land owned by the Gu family on the east bank of the Qujia River, but the two sisters couldn't get the money together after spending a long time together.  Qi, but didn¡¯t want to ask Shang Cheng for a loan, so he had to put things down first.  She and Nanyang also comforted each other, saying that anyway, there were still two or three loans from Dongbo, and land prices would definitely fall. After a while, when the Gu family couldn't hold on any longer, it wouldn't be too late to take action

    Tian Xiu didn¡¯t think there was anything funny about this.  She was still thinking about the celestial instrument, so she took a copper pipe and said to Shang Cheng: "Uncle Ying, according to your instructions, we have made the copper pipes and caps, and ground the glass lenses.  I haven't been able to make the kind of celestial instrument you mentioned for a long time. You see" Chen Pu also helped: "You can give me some advice on Qingshan. She will be a member of the Patent Department soon. She can make the celestial instrument.  When you come out, you can speak more forcefully when the time comes! If she speaks forcefully, won¡¯t the Ministry of Industry¡¯s face also look bright?¡±

    Shang Cheng had always wanted to say that he didn't know how to observe the sky and the earth - and he really didn't know how to do it. But when Chen Pu got to this point, he had no room to retreat.  Hey, this guy can really say anything!  Tian Qingshan didn't speak forcefully enough in the Patent Department, what does that have to do with him?  Besides, he is not the Minister of the Ministry of Works. If the Ministry of Works is disgraceful, they may not be able to give him a bonus?

    He still acceptedTian Xiu handed over the copper pipe. He unscrewed the copper cap and installed a convex mirror on one end and a concave mirror on the other. When he picked it up and looked at it, he saw a vast white chaos.  After changing the lens, it was still the same; when I changed the lens again, I seemed to be able to see something drowsily but also seemed to see nothing. After looking at it for a few more times, my eyes felt a little uncomfortable; when I changed the lens again, I could see something vaguely.  He saw the vague outline of something, but unfortunately he was looking at the opposite wall, which only had calligraphy and painting on it. It was too difficult to figure out what this vague outline was In the blink of an eye, he turned a box of twelve lenses upside down.  I tried them all, but the effect was the same. I couldn't see anything.  He smacked his lips, changed another copper pipe, and then made it again according to the method After playing with all four copper pipes, the best result turned out to be the combination with some outlines visible just now.

    With this result, it was good, and he didn¡¯t feel disappointed at all.  I think these lens copper tubes and other things have been tested hundreds of times by people from the Ministry of Industry. So many people have not found a clue. How could he make a major discovery as soon as he took over?  Another thing is that it didn't take long for the Ministry of Industry to make the glass, and many problems have not been fully solved, so the quality of the glass is very unstable.  He estimated that the density of these lenses should be very uneven, so the refraction of light¡ªit seems to be called "refraction"¡ªis also affected, making it difficult for them to fit together to form an effective unit

    He was thinking wildly and stopped with his hands.  He put aside these two lenses, which seemed to be of some use, and began to carefully search for the remaining memories of the telescope in the depths of his mind.  The time was too far away, and all he could recall was the theoretical basis of "small hole imaging", and the rest were only some fragmentary terms and one or two short stories that he remembered deeply.  For example, the Italian Galileo built a very famous astronomical telescope to observe the moon and the sun. This simple telescope was also named the "Galilean Telescope" after him; because Galileo did not use colored lenses when he used this telescope to observe the sun.  , and finally my eyes were blinded by the sun.  But he seemed to remember in which book he read that Galileo became blind after being persecuted after being arrested by the Vatican for promoting the heliocentric theory He also remembered that there was a telescope composed of three convex mirrors.  It was more advanced than Galileo's telescope, and because the prism was a metal concave mirror, it became a reflecting telescope The name confused him a little.  A telescope with a prism involved in its work should be called a refractor telescope, right?  Why is it called a "reflecting telescope"?  Thinking about it more carefully, he vaguely remembered two short stories related to telescopes.  One story is that the Dutch discovered the telescope: a businessman saw a child playing with two mirrors, and then he discovered the mystery of the telescope during the child's game; another story is that the businessman accidentally removed the telescope while checking the quality of the lens.  A convex mirror and a concave mirror were placed in a straight line, and then through the lens, he found that the cross on the church in the distance was as clear as before his eyes, and then invented the telescope

    He suddenly felt that he had discovered something!

    ??Place the convex mirror and concave mirror in a straight line?

    Yes, this is the point!

    He suddenly grabbed the two lenses that were placed alone on the table. The convex mirror was in front and the concave mirror was in the back. He looked at the paintings and calligraphy hanging on the wall opposite and looked at the distance. In an instant, the cursive calligraphy of Li Bai's "Youth" appeared.  "Xing" was "pulled" to his eyes, and he could clearly see the fat cursive scripts at the end of the volume:

    "Haozhou Changxiu was drunk and splashed with ink"

    The "black" head of the last word "Mo" stretched out its arms and kicked its legs, wishing it could burst out of the paper, but the word "Tu" below it was uncooperative and stood firm and motionless, resulting in the formation of the word "Mo".  The movements in the upper and lower parts are too distinct, and they look like two words; therefore, the inscription and postscript should be read as "Haozhou Changxiu was drunk and splashed black soil"

    "Throw black soil! Good calligraphy!" Shang Cheng laughed and praised.  He thrust two lenses into Chen Pu, who was standing behind him and stamped his feet anxiously. He turned to point at the book sticker and said to Shangguan Rui, who had changed his clothes and returned, "I want that "Youth Journey"."

    Shangguan Rui immediately ordered Madam Xian to take off Chang Xiu¡¯s calligraphy.

    Chen Pu has discovered the magic of the two lenses, and looked around the room with gestures.  Tian Xiu drew inferences from one example, grabbed the box of lenses, stood directly by the window lattice, and tested one after another.  This is on the third floor, more than four feet and nearly five feet above the ground. The view is extremely wide. Not only can you overlook the entire Dongshi City, but you can also overlook the Imperial City in the distance.  It was already the Youzheng hour, and dusk was approaching quietly. The tall Bell and Drum Tower in the distance was like a giant about to fall into a deep sleep, slowly disappearing into the dusk.  The Sutra Pagoda of Chaotian Temple in the southwest corner of the East Market was the first to light up six strings of gauze yellow lights. This seemed to be a signal. In the blink of an eye, the lanterns in front of the restaurants, restaurants, teahouses and shops on both sides of the market gradually lit up, and then "  "Well" arrangementTwenty or thirty lanterns and firehouses on the four streets suddenly shined brightly, and the huge Dadong City, covering an area of ??nine squares, instantly became a world of lights and flowers.  At the same time, a huge brilliance rose to the sky more than ten miles to the west, echoing the dazzling East Market.  There is the West Market, another prosperous and popular place in Shangjing, the city that never sleeps

    Tian Xiu immediately found three suitable convex and concave mirrors from a box of lenses.  Each group could clearly see several illuminated archways a mile away, and even after carefully adjusting their relative positions, she could distinguish the large characters on the two archways:

    Travel Safely

    Details of family and household

    This incredible sight made her so excited that she could hardly control herself, and her legs and feet were trembling.  She had a strong feeling that she was already standing in front of a towering city gate. As long as she pushed it gently with her hand, the world hidden behind the gate would appear in front of the world.  And this will be an ancient and new world

    She breathed deeply, trying to calm herself down.  What will she do now?  What should she do?  Yes, yes, she wants to record the correct distance between the two lenses!  No, it's not!  She doesn't need to record this.  These documents can be recorded at any time, and then copper pipes and copper caps can be made according to this size. It can be completely made into a sky observation instrument - although it can only be used to "observe the earth" for the time being!  However, as long as she has such successful experience and continues to explore slowly, one day, she will definitely make a real celestial instrument that can observe celestial phenomena and stars!

    No!  Can't do this!  She immediately rejected her idea.  She can't wait to see what the world behind that door looks like!  She had to see if the world was really as vast and magnificent as Shang Yanshan said.  There are stars, planets, and satellites there. There are sunspots on the sun, maria on the moon, and Saturn has satellites

    She is eager to see the world!  She is eager to get to know the world!  She couldn't wait any longer!  Go right away; now!

    calm!  calm.  She shouted her name, telling herself to calm down.  Think about what to do now.  Think about it seriously, think about it

    Oh, yes, the Sky Watcher!  She remembered that the most important thing now was to have a celestial instrument!  She needed to build the Sky Observation Instrument first, and then she could use it to realize her dream.

    She turned back in confusion, and Chen Pu immediately snatched several lenses from her hand.

    She rushed to Shang Cheng¡¯s side and asked eagerly: ¡°How to make a sky observation instrument?¡±
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