I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Galileo

Pisa is located north of Rome in north-central Italy. It is the capital of the province of Pisa and is famous for its history, climate and architecture.

In the city of Pisa, the most famous one is the University of Pisa. As one of the oldest universities in Europe, it has been founded for nearly [-] years and is well-known in Italy and even throughout Europe.

For Sun Yuanhua, this university did not appeal to him at all. He had only one goal, which was to meet Galileo and invite him to the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, when he arrived in the city of Pisa, after a short rest for a day, he went to the University of Pisa without stopping, preparing to meet with the emperor. His heartfelt request was that he must invite the famous Ming Dynasty scholar Galileo Galilei.

"Dear Ming Dynasty Envoy, this is the famous sight of the University of Pisa, the Leaning Tower of Pisa. When the tower was built, when the project was on the third floor, people discovered that the tower body was tilting. As time went by, The tilt of the Tower of Pisa continues to increase, reaching 2 meters, and the tilt is still increasing every year."

At the University of Pisa, commissioned by Pope Urban VIII, President Sobel of the University of Pisa was taking Sun Yuanhua and his party on a tour of the University of Pisa.

Although Galileo was stubborn and often at odds with the Holy See, Sobel, a good friend of Galileo, invited Galileo from Florence to the University of Pisa as a professor of mathematics.

But now some of Galileo's remarks have become more and more outrageous. His stubbornness in insisting on the heliocentric theory has caused the people of the Roman Inquisition to focus on Galileo and want to deal with him properly. This makes Sobel can't help but worry about the situation of his good friend Galileo. .

After all, he knew very well that although Galileo was stubborn in his heliocentric theory, his achievements in mathematics and astronomy were still very high. He really didn't want such an outstanding person to be buried.

So when he heard the news from Rome, it was said that the emperor of the Eastern Ming Empire admired Galileo very much and wanted to invite Galileo to teach in the Ming Dynasty. The conditions were very favorable.He immediately came up with an idea. Although the Ming Dynasty was far away in Asia, he heard that the people in their country were very reasonable, harmonious and friendly. If he were sent to teach in the Ming Empire, it would not only keep him away from the land of right and wrong, but also allow him to concentrate on research. .

Therefore, he was particularly interested in Sun Yuanhua, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty who was wearing Ming Dynasty costumes. When Sun Yuanhua came to the University of Pisa, he personally met with him, wanting to know the situation and sincerity of the Ming Dynasty.

But what annoyed him was that it might be due to the language barrier or the cold temperament of the Ming envoy. Ever since the Ming envoy entered the University of Pisa, he had lost interest in everything.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but have a headache, but then he looked at the Leaning Tower of Pisa, seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said to Sun Yuanhua:

"Dear Ming Dynasty Messenger, the Leaning Tower of Pisa is also related to Galileo. At that time, Galileo was trying to refute Aristotle's point of view. Aristotle believed that the natural state of objects is static and can only be affected by force or impact. It moves when pushed by. Thus, a heavier object falls faster than a lighter object because it experiences a greater force pulling it toward the Earth.

But Galileo disagreed, so he climbed up the leaning tower and held a 10-pound shot put and a 1-pound shot put.Let two shot balls fall from the top of the tower at the same time.Finally, it was discovered that two lead balls of different weights fell from the top of the tower at the same time, passed through the air at the same time, and fell to the ground at the same time, thus refuting Aristotle's view. "

Sun Yuanhua originally had a headache. The purpose of his trip was to find Galileo.But as soon as I entered this academy, I was led around by this ghost guy, and he talked a lot. Although he could roughly understand it, he really couldn't be bothered to pay attention to him.

But when the ghost guy mentioned the word Galileo, Sun Yuanhua's interest was finally aroused.After hearing this, he immediately looked at the Leaning Tower of Pisa in front of him and asked with interest:
"It seems that Mr. Galileo is indeed extraordinary. I can't wait to meet him."

Seeing that Sun Yuanhua finally spoke, Sobel couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.Although he knew that Galileo wanted to see him, he still wanted to find out the tone of the Ming envoy in front of him just to be on the safe side.

"Don't worry, Galileo's residence will be arriving soon. But I'm very curious. The Ming Empire is far away in Asia. How could your emperor know about Galileo? Not only does he know about it, he also wants to hire him to teach in the Ming Dynasty. This It really surprised me.”

Sun Yuanhua couldn't help but sneer when he heard this. He knew what this man was thinking as soon as he heard it. He was obviously doubtful about Daming's sincerity.

However, he could also understand that after all, Ming Dynasty was too far away from Europe. When Galileo was invited to teach in Ming Dynasty, not only the person in front of him, but also Galileo had such concerns.

"Sir, please rest assured that I, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, are extremely intelligent and have learned both Chinese and Western knowledge. I am very knowledgeable about Western learning. When the Jesuit missionaries came to Ming Dynasty, they brought many Western books with them. I, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, was very interested after seeing it. He ordered the translation of Western works and personally studied and understood them.

And now, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty is planning to reorganize the highest educational institution in Ming Dynasty and promote Western learning in Ming Dynasty.Therefore, before I came to Europe, the emperor specifically asked me to invite Mr. Galileo to the Ming Dynasty.He also promised that if Mr. Galileo could come to Ming Dynasty, all expenses would be covered by Ming Dynasty. There would be no taboos in the research, and I, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, would support him as much as possible. "Sobel couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this, secretly wondering: Is this Galileo so powerful? He could actually be so highly praised by the Ming Emperor. But even so, he had a doubt in his heart.

"I feel relieved when I say that, but I heard that there are many Jesuits in the Ming Dynasty. I wonder if the Ming Dynasty envoy knows that because Galileo insisted on heliocentric theory and was rejected by the Jesuits, the two are now about to break.

Therefore, if Galileo went to the Ming Dynasty and was opposed and criticized by Jesuit priests, wouldn't it be even more detrimental to his research? "

When Sun Yuanhua heard this, he was slightly stunned.He was still unaware of Galileo's conflict with the Jesuits.

However, after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it made sense. After all, all the priests in the Jesuits had a deep belief in God. They not only imitated the military discipline and formulated strict rules, but also abide by the "absolute wealth", "absolute beauty" and "absolute beauty". Rules such as "meaning" and "three wishes".

As far as he knew, the heliocentric theory that Galileo insisted on often conflicted with the content of the Bible, so it was normal for him to be disliked by the Jesuit priests.

But even if he knew about this, he felt it was nothing. After all, the situation in Ming Dynasty was completely different from that in Europe, so he shook his head and said calmly:
"You don't have to worry about this. Although there are Jesuit missionaries in our Ming Dynasty, their influence is far from that great, and missionary work is still prohibited in our Ming Dynasty. Besides, the will of the emperor of my Ming Dynasty is supreme, and no one can violate it. Even if When the time comes, if the Jesuit missionaries are not happy, they will certainly not be able to stop it by convincing others to oppose it.”

Sun Yuanhua's words completely answered Sobel's doubts.In particular, he absolutely believed what Sun Yuanhua said about the supreme will of the emperor of the Ming Empire.Because the records of missionaries who have been to Europe have verified this.

"That's good. Galileo's home is right in front. Please come with me."

As soon as he heard that Galileo's home was right in front, Sun Yuanhua immediately became energetic, straightened his clothes immediately, and then solemnly followed Sobel to a two-story building.

Galileo's assistant was already waiting at the door. When he saw Sobel and others coming, he quickly took them into the room.As soon as Sun Yuanhua and others entered, they looked around curiously.

Sun Yuanhua looked around and found that the entire room was messy, with various instruments and drawings placed in various corners of the room.The only things that made Sun Yuanhua strange were a telescope with a long tube, a huge metal stand, a glass bottle with a huge glass tube inserted on it, and so on.

Among these things, Sun Yuanhua could only understand the telescope, but could not understand anything else.In addition, there are various drawings hanging on the wall, which are very eye-catching.They included several black and white circles and drawings with several rings, which made Sun Yuanhua confused.

Although Sun Yuanhua vaguely felt that these things were important, he was really not interested in them now.Because Galileo's assistant was helping an old man with a slightly bald head and a gray beard walk to the living room.

"Dear Ming Dynasty envoy, this is Galileo Galilei, professor of mathematics at the University of Renza."

Upon seeing this, Sobel immediately introduced Sun Yuanhua with a smile. When Sun Yuanhua saw Galileo coming out, he guessed it was him. Upon seeing this, he immediately stepped forward, bowed to Galileo in Latin that he had already practiced, and said with a smile on his face:
"Dear Mr. Galileo, I am the envoy of the Ming Empire. The Emperor of the Ming Empire admires you very much and specially asked me to come to Europe to meet you. Today I finally meet you in person. It is really an honor for me."

As soon as Sun Yuanhua said this, Sobel was instantly stunned.This Ming envoy changed his face too quickly. He just said so much, but he ignored me.

Why was Galileo so enthusiastic when he met him? It was really just a matter of taste.Galileo was also a little surprised by Sun Yuanhua's enthusiasm, but he quickly reacted, and while asking Sun Yuanhua and others to take their seats, he replied:

"I didn't expect that the envoy of the Ming Dynasty could speak Latin so well. I haven't been feeling well in the past few days and it's inconvenient to go out, so I couldn't go out to greet him. Please forgive me."

When Sun Yuanhua saw that Galileo was so old and even sick, a trace of loss flashed in his eyes.

Although the emperor asked him to invite Galileo to the Ming Dynasty, now he saw that Galileo was in his sixties and in a weak body.

He couldn't help but feel worried. Would Galileo be willing to go to the Ming Dynasty with him?
(End of this chapter)