I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 663 The Ming Emperor’s Sincerity

The doubts in Sun Yuanhua's heart were fleeting, and he would make peace with them as soon as they came. Since he could see Galileo now, he would take one step at a time.

Let’s persuade Galileo to agree to go to Ming Dynasty first, and we’ll talk about the rest later.Thinking of this, he slowly said to Galileo:

"It doesn't matter, I disturbed you. But being able to see you finally gave me what I wanted."

Galileo was slightly surprised to see the Ming envoy in front of him being so polite, and he became even more curious about the guest from the East.

Although he served as a professor at the University of Renza, his life was not easy, and the people of the Inquisition kept staring at him.They felt that they had blasphemed the Bible and strictly prohibited themselves from expressing any views on heliocentrism, making their time at the University of Renza extremely miserable.

He originally thought that his life would continue like this and it would be difficult to change. After all, no one in Italy could compete with the Holy See.

But what surprised him was that after nearly 20 years of silence in Pisa, a piece of news from Rome broke the tranquility.

A mission from the East came to Rome and told the Pope that their emperor admired him very much and wanted to invite him to give lectures in the East.

This kind of news that was like a fantasy made him not know what to do for a while.

Because he had never thought of going to the East to give lectures, and his understanding of the East was very scarce.Most of them focus on precious spices, exquisite porcelain, refreshing oriental leaves, etc.

And he soon learned that the envoy from the Eastern Ming Empire would soon come to visit him.For this reason, he specially asked missionaries to find their travel notes in the East, hoping to learn more about what the Ming Empire was like.

But he didn't know it at first glance, but it shocked him.

He found that the country of Ming Dynasty was much better than he imagined. Although the emperor was the supreme ruler of the country, the people who really managed the place were the Confucian intellectuals who stood out in the exams through hard study.Its people are the most industrious people. Although they are superstitious, they are friendly and confident. They are gorgeously dressed and graceful. The people are cheerful, polite and elegant in conversation.

This could not help but make Galileo have a good impression of Ming Dynasty. After meeting Sun Yuanhua just now, he saw that he was polite and well-spoken, which made his good impression even deeper.

Thinking of this, he smiled and said to Sun Yuanhua:

"I really didn't expect that I, an unpopular old man, would be quite popular in the East. I wonder if your emperor has read my works and why he knows me so well."

Seeing Galileo asking this, Sun Yuanhua immediately cheered up.He had done enough homework on this matter and was just waiting for Gillillo to ask questions.

"Haha, I, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, have to thank the Jesuit missionaries Matteo Ricci, Tang Ruowang and others for my understanding of you. After they arrived in the Ming Dynasty, in order to make it easier to preach, they donated many European crafts to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Among them There is an astronomical telescope with forty times power.

It was through this telescope that I, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, learned about the true appearance of the moon. From this, I highly admired the inventor of the astronomical telescope. So I asked Tang Ruowang to learn about you and learned that you are extremely proficient in astronomy and mathematics.Then the emperor asked our Ming Dynasty people who were proficient in European writing to translate many astronomical works, learn about the heliocentric theory, and admire it very much.

I also know that you have a lot of insights into astronomy, especially the heliocentric theory, so I wanted to meet you in person, and even asked you to go to the Ming Dynasty to give lectures and help me compile my calendar. "

Sun Yuanhua's words are also mixed between true and false. Among them, the emperor personally told him about the astronomical telescope.But the fact that the emperor agreed with the heliocentric theory was made up by him.The reason is also very simple, that is, since he arrived in Rome, he has also secretly learned about Galileo, and found that he was extremely at odds with the Holy See. The reason was due to the debate between heliocentric theory and geocentric theory.

As for Sun Yuanhua, although he is a Catholic, he is a courtier of the Ming Dynasty. What he has to do now is to implement the emperor's orders in place.

Therefore, he didn't care about the bullshit heliocentric theory and geocentric theory. As long as he could persuade Galileo to go back, he would adhere to whatever doctrine Galileo insisted on.

After Sun Yuanhua said this, Galileo immediately became more interested.He turned his head and glanced at Sobel, his eyes showing a little surprise and astonishment.

"Oh, your emperor really believes in the heliocentric theory. Isn't there anyone in your Ming Dynasty who opposes this theory?"

Listening to Galileo's doubts, Sun Yuanhua smiled even deeper and said calmly:

"Mr. Galileo does not know something. Our Ming Dynasty respects knowledge. No matter what theory it is, it can exist as long as it is reasonable. Our Ming Dynasty's Taoism, Buddhism, Islam and even Tianzhu religion are all under the jurisdiction of our Ming Emperor. As long as I, the Ming Emperor, allow it, then No one dared to object."

After speaking, he stood up slowly, took out a roll of yellow silk from his sleeve, held it respectfully in his hand, looked at Galileo and said:

"Dear Mr. Galileo, this is a letter written by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty to you personally. Although our sudden visit and request are very presumptuous, I still want to explain the purpose of my visit. I, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, would like to invite you to give lectures in Ming Dynasty. I, Ming Dynasty, are willing to provide The best teaching conditions, the most relaxed teaching and research environment and the highest salary.”

Hearing what Sun Yuanhua said, Galileo took the yellow silk seriously and slowly opened it to read.Although he couldn't understand the square characters written on the yellow silk.But the exquisite silk and satin and the huge seal made him understand that this should be an autographed letter from the Ming Emperor.

Although the words of the Ming envoy were very direct, the treatment he proposed really made Galileo very excited.

The emperor supported the heliocentric theory and also provided the best teaching conditions, teaching and research environment, and salary.If he heard this before, he still felt a little unbelievable.

But after learning about the situation of the Ming Empire during this period, and seeing Sun Yuanhua's sincere words, he not only believed it, but was also very moved.

After all, as a scientist and scholar, what you hope for most is a fully supportive funder and a relaxed scientific research environment.

Therefore, for Galileo, who was persecuted by the church for insisting on heliocentric theory and was forced to teach and educate people at the University of Pisa.The conditions that Daming proposed to him were definitely what he had dreamed of.

However, the conditions of the Ming Dynasty were very favorable and could be said to be the best in the world, but Galileo still had difficulty making up his mind.

After all, it was the far east, and I was unfamiliar with everything there.

What's more, I am old and frail. If I go, I may never come back.

(End of this chapter)