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Chapter 315: The Instrument Moves the Huntian

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    No one noticed that after a power struggle had just concluded in Chang'an City, a new power struggle was quietly starting again behind the scenes.

    The Censor¡¯s Office has long been a place second only to the General¡¯s Mansion. Not only does it have great power, but it is also as busy as the General¡¯s Mansion.  Orders to leave from here were sent to all parts of the Han Dynasty. As the war dragged on, the food of the Han Dynasty became less and less. In many places, food control has begun. Almost every grain of food has been strictly and accurately arranged where it belongs.  When and where to use it, all of this is determined by the government office in Chang'an.

    "Master Marquis, Princess Jiangdu has sent a messenger to the State of Lu. It seems she wants to contact the King of Lu and the historians." Sang Hongyang was drawing lines on a huge map of the Han Dynasty. These lines were densely packed, like the sky and the earth.  Longitude and latitude, but if you look closely, you will find that most of these lines end up converging on Fushi and Guangcheng.

    A Heng's voice made Sang Hongyang's hand pause slightly. Then he raised his head, looked out the window at the dark night, and put down the ink pen in his hand tiredly.

    "The most ruthless emperor's familydon't worry about these things in the future, we can't control them" Sang Hongyang sighed and said. For more than a month, Sang Hongyang didn't look old at all.  Now he is showing his age. His sunken eyes and thin cheeks, coupled with his sparse gray hair, make this imperial doctor look like an old man in his late sixties.

    "I understand, villain." Ah Heng lowered his head and responded in a low voice.

    "Forget it, let's go back home and have a rest tonightThe armillary sphere will be officially in operation tomorrow. I am also curious, what is it that the general attaches so much importance to?" Sang Hongyang put down his ink pen and stretched out his hand.  He said with a little laziness.

    "It's time for the Marquis to have a good night's rest!" A Heng's face showed emotion for the first time. Only he knew that his Marquis had not had a decent rest for a month.

    Sang Hongyang left the imperial censor's office in a carriage and headed for his residence. It was already late at night, and there were few pedestrians on Chang'an Avenue. Except for some soldiers on routine patrol, no one would go out at this time.

    The city of Chang'an is bound to be bustling with excitement the next day. The completion of the Armillary Sphere has already become the most important event in Chang'an right now.  Not only will the general Huo Guang come to Tianjiyuan in person today, but the emperor's grandson and most of the court officials will also attend. Everyone is curious about what is this thing that the general attaches great importance to?

    Those who can enter Tianjiyuan are at least officials with more than two thousand stones, while others can only join in the fun outside.  However, although it is outside the courtyard, this armillary sphere is too tall and conspicuous, standing more than three feet high like a three-story attic.  Even on Chang'an Avenue outside the hospital, you can look up and see a strange object composed of several huge metal rings.

    These rings are engraved with patterns and words, as well as a large number of precise scales. They are the main part of the armillary sphere and are also what show the changes in the position of the stars.  At the lower part of the main body of these rings, there are more complex precision devices composed of sight tubes and countless metal gears. No one knows how these gears operate, nor what changes will occur after they rotate.

    Huo Guang stood closest to the armillary sphere, flanked by Liu Jin, Sang Hongyang and others, and Huo Shen also came on behalf of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.  Next to the main body of the armillary sphere's ring, Luo Xiahong was standing on a high wooden frame. He was holding a blank book in one hand and a writing brush in the other, looking at the armillary sphere seriously.  Under the main body of the armillary sphere, there are several Mohist disciples standing in different positions. There are some levers or iron cables in front of these people. Three of them are in the middle, and there is also a circular steering wheel. It seems that these are used to control the armillary sphere.  Used.

    "Mr. Changgong, let's get started" Huo Guang seemed to be unable to wait any longer. He said directly to Luo Xia Hong on the wooden frame.

    Unlike other people¡¯s curiosity and expectations, Huo Guang didn¡¯t care about how the armillary sphere worked. All he wanted was the result, the specific time when the lunar eclipse would occur in a few months.

    Luo Xiahong stood on the wooden frame and nodded to Huo Guang below. Then he shouted to a Mohist disciple on the armillary sphere: "Open the water gate."

    Following Luoxia Hong's order, a Mohist disciple on the far left pushed a lever in front of him, and then everyone saw a stream of water beginning to flow out of a hollow iron pipe, and the water poured into a water tank made of the same iron.  There is also a precise scale on the water tank. When the water surface rises to a certain height, the Mohist disciple pulls back the control lever and the water flow stops abruptly.

    "Start layered dripping" Luo Xiahong continued to give instructions, but this time not many people could understand what he said.

    When Luo Xia Hong¡¯s order was issued again, another lever was pulled, and then the water in the water tank began to flow into a thin tube, following the fingers.Thin water pipes, water flows into a container shaped like a funnel, and then drops of water drop regularly in the container. These water droplets hit the leaves, pushing a runner like a waterwheel, and then the runner slowly  Rotation, connected to a leather ball in the armillary sphere, the ball was driven to slowly rotate.

    While the ball was rotating, the three people beside the annular steering wheel in the armillary sphere also put their hands on the steering wheel. Then the three people began to push the steering wheel according to specific rules. Every time they took a step, every push of the steering wheel  Exactly the same rhythm as the falling water droplets.  With the push of the steering wheel, the huge iron rings on the armillary sphere began to rotate regularly.

    Seeing the changes in front of him, Luo Xiahong stared at the armillary sphere with his eyes constantly moving on the sphere and the rotating ring.  As for the others, they were always curious and puzzled. Only Huo Guang looked slightly moved.

    Huo Guang discovered that there was a red dot on the water-powered ball. If combined with the experience of later generations, Huo Guang could see that the location of the red dot was roughly equivalent to Chang'an's location on the earth.  As the armillary sphere rotates, the position of Chang'an is changing, and the rings representing the stars are also changing their positions.

    As the armillary sphere rotated, Luo Xiahong also began to write words one by one on the blank pages, but he could only write one word at a time. Then he continued to observe the movement of the armillary sphere, and after a while he continued to write another word.  After repeating one word several times, he closed the page and went down the wooden ladder to the ground.

    "Living up to the general's trust, I have calculated the time, and it's here." Luo Xiahong handed over the book with respectful hands.  After a month of hard preparation, countless manpower and material resources were used, and what I wanted was just this simple time.

    There is no abnormality in the movement of the armillary sphere, and it is not even shocking.  Except for a few people who were thoughtful, most people showed disappointment.  Because almost everyone doesn't understand what's the use of turning twice like this?

    Only Huo Guang's face was excited, and his hands were shaking a little while holding the book Luo Xiahong recorded the time.  Only Huo Guang understands that this is the power of technology, a power that seems ordinary but can fundamentally explain the truth.  Without Luo Luohong's lifelong research, this month's hard work, and this large amount of manpower and material resources, it would never have been possible to calculate the precise time of the lunar eclipse.

    This is a force that cannot be seen to have any changes in society in a short period of time, but it is the basis of human development and the cornerstone of many disciplines in the future.

    "Thank you for your hard work, sir. I have something important to do, so I'll take my leave first. This Tianji Academy will belong to you from now on." Huo Guang excitedly bowed to Luo Xia Hong, and in full view of everyone, he directly bowed to Luo Xia Hong.  Tianjiyuan gave it to Luo Xiahong.  Then under everyone's astonished gaze, Huo Guang walked out quickly, got into the carriage that had been prepared, and disappeared after a moment.

    Compared with Huo Guang's turmoil, the rest of the people returned home disappointed.  In the end, there were only three or five people left chatting in front of the armillary sphere.

    Except for Sang Hongyang, Emperor Taisun, Huo Shen and Sima Qian, the remaining people were a young official named Deng Ping.

    Sang Hongyang and others looked at Luo Xiahong in confusion. Just when Sang Hongyang was about to ask about his doubts, the face of the young official named Deng Ping suddenly became excited. He was originally standing outside the hospital.  , it was not until the senior officials left that he hurried in.  After he looked at the armillary sphere carefully, he didn't even care about the emperor's grandson and the imperial censor in front of him, and actually started dancing in front of these people.

    "Haha I, Deng Ping, am so lucky to have seen such a great sacred object in my lifetime. I will die without regrets in this life The sky is like a chicken, the celestial bodies are like projectiles, and the earth is like  Zhonghuang, living alone in the sky, the sky is big and the earth is small. The sky is 365 degrees and one quarter of a degree, and divided into the middle, half of it goes around the ground, so the twenty-eight constellations are half visible and half hidden. The sky rotates like the wheel of a cart.  Also, it revolves around without reason and its shape is muddy, so it is called Huntian" Deng Ping seemed to understand some truth in the world, and said to himself crazily. The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and he cried for a while.  For a while, he laughed as if he was stunned.

    Several other people were confused by Deng Ping, and his words made everyone even more confused. They could only look at Luo Xiahong for help.

    "I didn't expect this gentleman to understand the true meaning of the Heaven. I am not alone in my way" Luo Xiahong did not explain anything to everyone, but instead praised Deng Ping, who looked like a madman.

    Luo Xiahong's words seemed to wake up Deng Ping. He stopped dancing and his eyes returned to normal. Deng Ping didn't care about the surprised looks of others. He bowed to Luo Xiahong, lifted up his clothes and knelt directly on the ground.  .

    "Today, Mr. Changgong expounded the principles of heaven and earth, and even used the armillary sphere to demonstrate the movements of the stars in the sky and earth. Deng Ping is willing to serve Mr. Changgong as a disciple. Please accept my worship, Mr. Changgong!" Deng Ping paid homage as a disciple.  Luo Xiahong is regarded as a heavenly being,??It is an extremely fanatical worship.

    "I am ashamed of myself. Your Excellency can tell the meaning at a glance. You are also a fellow Taoist. You and I can treat each other as Taoist friends." Luo Xiahong helped Deng Ping up, also looking happy.

    People like Luo Xiahong don¡¯t care about fame and fortune at all. He is a true Taoist, and the title Taoist friend is not a title between Taoists as it was in later generations, but a title between like-minded people who pursue the truth together.

    "Huainan Deng Ping met Daoist fellow Taoist Chang Gong." Although Deng Ping was young, he was also a real scholar. He didn't care about titles and seniority. Since Luo Xia Hong was called fellow Taoist, he also called Luo Xia Hong as fellow Taoist.

    "With what Taishi Deng said, I probably understand the principle of the armillary sphere. Mr. Changgong, please also bow to Sima Qian!" After thinking about it for a while, Sima Qian also bowed to Luo Xia Hong.

    Deng Ping is the new Taishi Ling of the Han Dynasty after Sima Qian.

    "Mr. Sima, please explain to me." Liu Jin asked Sima Qian with a curious look on his face.  Now Sima Qian is serving as General Sima in the General's Mansion, and he is also an important minister worth two thousand dan. However, Liu Jin still used to call him Mr. Sima, which also means that the two of them are close.

    "My grandson ordered me to do whatever I want to do in front of Mr. Chang Gong!" Sima Qian looked at Luo Xia Hong and smiled apologetically.  The emperor's grandson asked a question, and Sima Qian, as a minister, had to answer.

    Luo Xiahong smiled and nodded, and looked at Sima Qian seriously.  He knew that Sima Qian was a former Taishi Ling, and that the Sima family had been Taishi Ling for generations, and he also had unique insights into astronomy and stars.

    Sima Qian then gave a simple and popular explanation of the principles of the armillary sphere. The meaning was similar to what Deng Ping said just now, but it was easier for ordinary people to understand.  With Sima Qian's in-depth explanations and vivid metaphors, Sang Hongyang and others also realized that this seemingly simple thing actually contained huge principles and knowledge.

    "I wonder if it is convenient for Mr. Changgong to reveal what he just recorded? Why does the general attach so much importance to it?" Sang Hongyang has only scratched the surface of these theories. He is more concerned about what Huo Guang is calculating with the armillary sphere and what he plans to do.  ?

    Hearing this, Luo Xiahong glanced at Sang Hongyang with some embarrassment, and then he saw everyone, including the emperor's grandson, looking at him seriously with curiosity on their faces.  Luo Xia Hong thought for a while and said: "The general did not say that this matter needs to be kept secret. Since the imperial censor asked, I will not hide it. From the beginning of building the armillary sphere, the general actually only asked for a few months.  At the time of the next lunar eclipse, I don¡¯t know what its purpose is!¡±

    "The time of the lunar eclipse?" Everyone repeated this sentence silently in their hearts. They couldn't understand that what Huo Guang got in the end after all his hard work was just the time of a celestial event.  Judging from Huo Guang's performance just now, that time was very important to him, so important that he didn't want to wait a moment longer to get the time and leave.

    While Sang Hongyang and others were still in Tianjiyuan, Huo Guang had already returned to the Hou Mansion.  This time he did not return to the General's Mansion, but to his home in Chang'an, the Anyang Marquis Mansion.

    In the Hou Mansion, Huo Guang closed his study tightly. At this moment, he was writing on a blank book that recorded the time of the lunar eclipse, writing word for word, page after page.  What he wrote was no longer a simple letter, but seemed to be writing a sophisticated and huge plan.

    After a long time, when most people in Chang'an City no longer wanted to talk about the Armillary Sphere, the people in Huo Guang's study reopened it.  Except for a few people who know the true principle of the armillary sphere, most people think that it is a useless thing.

    Huo Guang walked out of the study, holding an exquisite wooden box in his hand. The wooden box was not only locked with a copper lock, but also sealed with wax at the gaps.

    "If you have money, send the most reliable people immediately and send more people to ensure everything is safe. Also take my jade pendant and send it to the Juyan Department and hand it over to Wu Ya." Huo Guang handed the wooden box to Zhen You  Cai took off the jade pendant from his waist and solemnly gave instructions.

    Huo Guang once made an agreement with Wu Ya. Apart from his own presence, only this jade pendant can represent him.  In addition, Wu Ya could refuse to carry out the orders of the Lifan Yuan or even Huo Tang.  The reason why Huo Guang was so solemn was just because there was a book in the wooden box that recorded the time of the lunar eclipse.

    ???????????? Thanks to the cutest Azimiao for the monthly ticket. Although this thing is really useless for a street like me, it is still quite heart-warming in this cold and drizzly autumn night!
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