The short video shows the ancient times, and the emperors cried with envy!

Chapter 853: Kangxi knew everything, but he banned the spread of Western science. Qianlong: Thank you, Grandpa, for sharing the blame!

[Did Zhu Xi do this because he didn’t know the value of mathematics? In fact, he himself was an outstanding mathematician]

[He was well aware of the enormous productivity that mathematics could bring, but he was also equally aware that increased productivity also meant change]

[It will impact the scholar-official class and the established interests of Confucianism]

[They will never allow anything that threatens their rule to exist]

[So Neo-Confucianism became the orthodoxy of social thought, and scientific thought became a scorned trick]

"This is a false accusation! A false accusation! How could I possibly do such a thing!"

Zhu Xi could almost feel the complex gazes coming from all around him, so sharp that they almost stripped his clothes off.

But he absolutely could not admit such a thing.

Otherwise, his future would be ruined!
"Is this a problem caused by science? Really?"

The brothers Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi were standing outside Zhu Xi's door, wanting to become his disciples and learn Neo-Confucianism.

But now they hesitated.

They had seen clearly from the sky how China was beaten in later generations because of its backward technology.

If it is caused by science, then... do they still need to study such an academic subject?

Cheng Hao thought about it and decided to leave.

It just so happens that Mr. Zhu Xi is not here, so it wouldn't be abrupt for them to leave now. They can think it over and then decide whether to continue studying Neo-Confucianism.

The sky screen suddenly changed:
[In the Ming Dynasty, the power of the scholar-official class reached an unprecedented stage, and the development of ancient Chinese mathematics completely stagnated and even regressed]

[The Imperial Astronomical Observatory, which was responsible for observing the stars at night, did not know how to use a sundial to determine the solar terms]

[Yang Hui's Triangle and Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art were thrown into a corner]

[These scholars were closed-minded. They did not know that the West of the same era had already developed the three laws of planetary motion and calculus.]

[After the liberation of humanistic thought, the West opened a new door, which is modern science]

and many more!

fall back?!
Wang Yangming raised his head from "Asking the Conscience" with great shock and disbelief.

Even rational thinking has been criticized as an obstacle to the emergence of modern science in ancient China, so what about psychology?

While Neo-Confucianism is about investigating things to gain knowledge, the School of Mind returns to one's original mind and is more detached from so-called science and technology than Neo-Confucianism.

Those deductions and interpretations have almost nothing to do with psychology.

This...will the School of Mind be criticized even more harshly in later generations?
However, the regression that Tianmu mentioned is indeed true.

Especially the Yang Hui triangle, he had hardly heard of it and it was obviously forgotten.

The word "regress" is too shocking.

Even though Wang Yangming adhered to the philosophy of mind, he could not help but feel disturbed by this word.

【What about China at that time? 】

[Xu Guangqi, a Catholic in the late Ming Dynasty, translated "Elements of Geometry" with Matteo Ricci. This book spread geometric ideas and liberated European humanistic ideas.]

[Even the Chinese name of the book was given by Xu Guangqi]

[However, as a scholar-official in the Ming Dynasty, Xu Guangqi would not betray his class no matter how much he loved science.]

[It is conceivable that he threw away the seeds of modern scientific development that were right at his fingertips]

Xu Guangqi's face felt hot when his name was suddenly called, and the gazes from his colleagues almost made him run away.

Even if Tianmu pointed out the blame, no matter how angry the scholar-official class was, they all shared the responsibility.

But he was not in pain. After being named, he would undoubtedly be pushed out to bear most of the firepower.

but……

It's not entirely his fault!

The development of "Elements of Geometry" touched the interests of the scholar-official class.

If he spreads this book, he will be the target of public criticism! "Why is there something about the Ming Dynasty in this?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smacked his lips as if he had a toothache.

In the past, when it came to the fact that China fell behind and was beaten, it was always the Qing Dynasty that was ridiculed and scolded.

How did it get back to the Ming Dynasty this time? This is not something that can be easily dealt with.

And what about Xu Guangqi?

Since you already know that damn element of geometry and its uses, why do you give it up for your own benefit?
Zhu Yuanzhang became furious and couldn't help but curse a few times.

"If I were here, I would send him to jail to protect his own interests!"

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he heard Tianmu mention the Qing Dynasty:

[During the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi was actually aware of the Renaissance and Industrial Revolution in the West]

[Not only that, he knows Latin, the three laws of planetary motion, and can solve calculus]

【He was a mutual pen pal of Leibniz and Sir Newton】

[Is it possible that Kangxi didn’t know the value of modern science? Of course he knew it]

[So he happily banned the spread of this knowledge, and only allowed some princes with higher qualifications to learn it]

"So, the blame should have originally belonged to Grandpa Huang, not me?"

Qianlong raised his voice, coughed twice and suppressed the upturned corners of his mouth.

When John Bull visited the United States, he looked down on Western technology, but he saw in the sky that it was criticized by later generations.

Not to mention, the tragedy of "those who lag behind will be beaten" happened in the Qing Dynasty.

Every time this matter is mentioned, eight out of ten times, he will be dragged out by people in later generations in the comment section.

Now that he has the Emperor leading the way, I think he should be able to relax a little.

Qianlong thought so and confessed his guilt in his heart.

This is not his fault. What Tianmu said must be true.

At this time, Kangxi's face was terribly gloomy. None of the court officials dared to speak, and they were all silent.

Why did he happily ban the spread of this knowledge?

It was obvious that he had thought it over carefully and felt that it would be better to ban the spread of the news so as not to shake the foundation of the Qing Dynasty.

And this sky curtain, how come even his pen pal was dug out?
Now that the secret has been exposed, it will be difficult for him to stop it. Otherwise, he will also be blamed for the fact that modern science was not possible in ancient China.

At the same time, Kangxi couldn't help feeling unhappy.

He understood the dangers of prohibition, but once these things were allowed to circulate, the harm they would bring to the Qing Dynasty would be equally obvious.

At this moment, a sound similar to a sigh came from the sky.

[Many people were very angry when they heard this]

[No matter what, we should praise the glory of our ancestors]

[But we must also criticize the corruption of our ancestors in the past]

[In the face of past backwardness, there is no need to despise it; in the face of a vast future, we must be open-minded and open-minded.]

After the voice fell, people from all walks of life fell silent.

It was impossible for them not to feel resentment when they saw these culprits in the sky.

China, which was once far ahead in science and technology, was forced to lag behind the West by these people, and modern science did not emerge.

But when faced with this sentence said by later generations in the sky, they couldn't help but feel that they were really ashamed of themselves.

Yang Hui was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud, "That makes sense. How to deal with the trigonometric theorem is also their business. I have already turned into a cup of dirt. It is not worth worrying about it now."

After all, he has done his best by researching the "Yang Hui Triangle".

Qin Shi Huang narrowed his eyes slightly and praised him: "This is quite a boldness."

(End of this chapter)