I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 881 If you have the guts, burn me!
"Based on the work of our predecessors over thousands of years, we have summarized and analyzed the data from actual observations and have now established a completely new theory of the universe.

First of all, our celestial bodies are mainly divided into three categories: stars, planets and comets.

Stars are the sun and most of the shining stars we can see in the dark night.

The planets include the Earth, the Moon, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Mars and Saturn.

We at the Beijing Xiangshan Observatory used the latest astronomical telescope to observe these five planets in succession in the first year of the Wanli period and confirmed that they do not emit light. Like the moon, they can be seen by us because they reflect light from the sun.

Also discovered Saturn's rings

In the third year of the Wanli reign, the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing discovered four satellites of Jupiter, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.

In the same year, the Xi'an Zhongnanshan Observatory discovered a satellite of Saturn, Mimas.

In the fourth year of the Wanli reign, the Baiyunshan Observatory in Guangzhou confirmed that Taurus C-6, previously discovered by the Nanjing Observatory, was not a star, nor was it a comet as the Xi'an Observatory believed.

It is a planet, probably a gaseous planet like Jupiter and Saturn.

Beijing Xiangshan Observatory, Qinghai Xining Observatory, Nanjing Purple Mountain Observatory and Xi'an Zhongnanshan Observatory successively confirmed that this is a planet in the solar system and was named Uranus.

In the fifth year of the Wanli reign, a comet was discovered at the Fangzhangshan Observatory in Weihai.

Comets are determined to originate from outside the solar system, and are affected by the sun and Jupiter, the second largest planet in the solar system, or to move in a periodic motion. They are only discovered when they are close to the sun, and at the same time, the comet evaporates gas, leaving behind a long tail.

Based on more than ten years of observation data from six major observatories, we believe that the universe is composed of galaxies of all sizes.

The smallest galaxy is a star system, which is generally composed of one or two stars at its center.

For example, in our solar system, the central star is the Sun, and the planets from near to far are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus.

These planets revolve around the sun."

The hall was silent!
Gregory XIII, six cardinals including Vitali, European scholars led by Simplicio, great nobles led by Juan, as well as young scholars and ordinary people such as Bruno and Hermann were all shocked.

But everyone has different thoughts.

Gregory XIII, Vitali and other cardinals were very panicked.

Is this young man from Ming Dynasty bragging?
Galaxies, solar systems, planets, stars, and comets have all been discovered.

There are endless stars in the sky, and there are even more invisible planets that are countless.

If all of this was created by God, would he be able to handle it?

The Earth where humans live is actually just one of the ordinary planets, revolving around the sun together with other planets!
Why do they all revolve around the sun?
Could it be that God himself lives in the sun?

Is it hot?

European scholars led by Simplicio were shocked by the development of Ming Dynasty astronomy, which had six observatories and new astronomical telescopes.

After monocular telescopes were removed from the strategic materials control list, many of them were resold to Europe by Arab and Portuguese businessmen.

Some scholars use it to observe the moon, and it is very clear, and you can vaguely see ring-shaped marks on it.

It can be used to see Venus, Mars and Jupiter, and they are all much clearer, and their orbits can be roughly observed.

Zhao Shizhen explained that the Ming Dynasty had an astronomical telescope, and European scholars, led by Simplicio, believed it.

They have the ability to make it.

After listening to Zhao Shizhen recounting the observation results of the six major observatories of the Ming Dynasty one by one, the European scholars led by Simplicio were so excited that they wanted to rush up to surround Zhao Shizhen and ask for all the detailed information and data.

But I dare not.

Because Zhao Shizhen said that the planets in the solar system revolve around the sun.

This coincides with Copernicus' heliocentric theory, but Ming's theory is more accurate as it is based on actual observational data.

The heliocentric theory was incompatible with the geocentric theory and was denounced as heresy by the Vatican. European scholars, led by Simplicio, did not dare to take advantage of it.

Juan, Farnese, Toledo, Duke of Avar, and Bazin, Marquis of Santa Cruz, looked at each other in horror.

They are politicians and pragmatists.

The fact that Zhao Shizhen of the Ming Dynasty dared to talk about their astronomical theories so openly proves a problem from the side, that is, the science and technology of the Ming Dynasty had developed to a terrifying level.

Juan and others had supervised the construction of ships and cannons, and knew that these things could not be built by just praying for God’s blessing. God did not care about these trivial matters!
It is not something that can be made by just the skilled craftsmanship of any craftsman.

The craftsmen have superb skills and can only make a few or dozens of powerful weapons at most, but these weapons become consumables on the battlefield.

No matter how good a steel knife is, it will get chipped after a few cuts on the battlefield.

The Ming Dynasty's formidable ships and powerful guns were backed by strong technology and production capabilities.

In this respect, these great nobles of Spain, France and Britain are somewhat similar to some of the dignitaries of the Qing Dynasty in another world.

They wanted to learn the skills from Ming in order to defeat Ming.

Juan and others came to participate in this debate in order to peek into the depth of Ming Dynasty's science and technology through the window of astronomy.

Astronomy may be one of the few sciences that the Ming Dynasty is willing to talk about openly.

This thing sounds very mysterious and has little to do with ordinary people.

As long as the sun and the moon continue to rise and set every day, ordinary people will not care if Venus, Mercury, Mars and the like occasionally go out for a stroll and are not on duty.

So astronomy is one of the most useless sciences at present.

However, the foundation of astronomy is mathematics and physics. A high level of astronomy means that mathematics and physics are also very strong.

If we are good at mathematics and physics, we can promote the development of other practical sciences.

Through battlefield practice, everyone found that mathematics was very useful in calculating artillery fire.

Bruno, Hermann and others were shocked. They never imagined that Ming Dynasty's astronomy had developed to this level.

This also means that the science and technology of Ming Dynasty is also very advanced, and the academic and research environment there is very sweet.
Several people couldn't help but feel longing in their hearts.

I want to go on a pilgrimage to Ming!
A scholar suddenly stood up, pointed at Zhao Shizhen and asked angrily: "You just said that the earth and other celestial bodies revolve around the sun?"

"Yes. In the solar system, the sun is the center.

All planets, including comets that enter the solar system, revolve around it. This is the knowledge that we high school students in Daming must know when we study physics. "

Bruno and Hermann excitedly pulled each other's hands.

This is knowledge that high school students start learning.

The interpreter just explained briefly that the education system of the Ming Dynasty is divided into primary school and middle school, among which middle school is further divided into junior high school and high school. High school students need to take entrance examinations to enter university.

By this calculation, high school students in Ming Dynasty are equivalent to college students in some European universities.

“God created the universe and the earth, placed humans on the earth, and then everything in the universe, including the sun, revolves around the earth.

This is the truth recognized and promulgated by the Holy See!

You actually preach that the earth revolves around the sun. This is heresy."

After hearing what the scholar said, Zhao Shizhen also became annoyed, "I just said that the earth revolves around the sun.

Let me tell you, the sun is not the center of the universe. The solar system is only a very small part of the Milky Way, and the Milky Way is only a small part of the entire universe.

The center of the universe has not yet been found. You like to find the center so much, why don't you go back and ask your mother to be the center. "Bruno, Hermann and others laughed, and Juan and other nobles also lowered their heads and tried hard to hold back their laughter.

The young people of the Ming Dynasty are full of vigor and vitality.

The scholar was furious and said, "You are actually spreading heresy. I will report you, take you to the Inquisition, and send you to the stake."

The hall suddenly became silent.

Inquisition!

The stake!
What a formidable name!
Everyone present was terrified and looked timidly at Gregory XIII and the College of Cardinals on both sides of him.

The scholar saw that he had calmed down the crowd and smiled triumphantly.

Haha, how dare you be so arrogant in our territory?

Zhao Shizhen spat fiercely at him, pointed at him, and said even more arrogantly: "I said that the earth revolves around the sun, and I still say that your geocentric theory is bullshit!

How about it!
I just said, if you have the guts, come and burn me!
Come on, burn me if you can!"

Too embarrassing!

He is so arrogant in front of the Pope and the College of Cardinals!
The scholar turned to look at Gregory XIII, his eyes seemed to say, Pope, the Ming people are not hitting my face, they are hitting your face!

Don't you care?
Bruno, Hermann, Juan, Farnese and others were all stunned.

I have seen arrogant people, but never such arrogant people!

They all looked at Gregory XIII at the same time, "Pope, your face is a little swollen!"
The hall was extremely silent, and Gregory XIII's face kept changing from blue to white.

Can you bear it?
I can't stand it anymore!

This kid from Mingguo is so damn arrogant!
He is shitting on my head, and it’s diarrhea!
If this can be tolerated, my dignity and the authority of the Holy See will be completely destroyed.

Many people saw the anger on Gregory XIII's face and were secretly waiting for the moment when the Pope would explode!
Suddenly, a cannon shot broke the silence of the hall.

One sound after another.

Then one piece after another, continuously.

Some people in the hall were trembling with fear, some were screaming, and some were running around in fear.
Gregory XIII was so frightened that he almost slipped off his seat.

He grabbed the armrests on both sides of the seat with both hands, bent his body slightly, ready to run away at any time.

Soon someone rushed in and shouted, "Don't panic! Don't be afraid! The Ming Dynasty's escort fleet is conducting a temporary exercise! They are just firing blanks!"

Temporary exercise!

It was a blank shot!
Is he teasing us? Or is he just trying to scare us?

Everyone then came to their senses and turned to look at the Ming envoys. They found that they were sitting there very calmly, talking to each other in low voices, and some even laughed softly.

The muscles on Gregory XIII's face twitched.

This was the Ming people demonstrating against themselves.

If you dare to burn our people, I will bombard your ports.

The Ming navy had strong ships and powerful artillery, and could fire rockets to sweep the ground. The marines could go ashore and beat up the army, and all these achievements had long been spread throughout Europe by the Portuguese and Spanish.

It’s not that we are not good enough, it’s that our opponents are too brutal!

Gregory XIII knew that these brutal pagans really dared to take action!
Once they took action, burning the port of Civitavecchia would be a piece of cake. They dared to go ashore and head straight for the city of Rome, which was dozens of miles away.

These pagans really dared to burn down the city of Rome and St. Peter's Basilica to the ground.

When the city of Rome was burned down, the Vatican was also cleansed and became worse than beggars.

Gregory XIII also knew that if the Ming people dared to burn the city of Rome, Spain, France, and the Italian city-states would just watch the fun from the sidelines.

The city-states in Italy are eager to see this big troublemaker, the Holy See, finished with as soon as possible.

France has long been dissatisfied with the Holy See because it has been very close to Spain for nearly a hundred years.

What about Spain?

Philip II is a loyal ally of the Holy See.

However, if his ally falls, Spain will be able to replenish its blood and further control the Vatican and make it his puppet. I believe Philip II would be very happy to see all this.

Gregory XIII's mind raced as he considered all the interests involved, made a decision, gave a look to his confidant Vitali, and then spoke.

“In academic debate, everyone should be allowed to express their own opinions.”

Before anyone could react, Vitali pointed at the scholar who was causing the trouble and said, "We are having a good debate here, but you are stirring up trouble and bringing politics into this. What is your intention?

Academics have no borders and have nothing to do with politics!
His Holiness the Pope was hosting an open and free academic debate, but you turned it into a mess!
guard!"

The Vatican Guard immediately responded and sent out two guards.

"Drag him out right now and hand him over to the Inquisition to see what his real intentions are! How dare he disrupt the debate hosted by the Pope!"

"Yes!"

The scholar was dragged out by the guards, shouting heartbreakingly: "Your Highness the Pope, Your Excellency the Cardinal, I am a loyal subject, I am extremely loyal to the Holy See!"

Vitali said to everyone, "It's okay. The troublemakers have been eliminated. The debate will continue. His Holiness the Pope said that the more you debate, the clearer the truth will be. Let's continue!"

The episode ended, and after receiving Vitali's gaze, Simplicio quickly stood up and said to Zhao Shizhen.

"The astronomical research results of your country that you just introduced have amazed me and my colleagues. However, when we study astronomy, what is more important is to study the laws of celestial motion and then predict solar and lunar eclipses.

According to our research, there will be a partial solar eclipse at noon two days later.

I wonder if your country has figured it out.”

Simplicio was indeed well prepared. With one sudden killing move, he reversed the whole situation.

After all the blah blah you guys have said, can you predict a partial solar eclipse?

No, then what’s the point of all the things you just said?
It's all empty talk.

Everyone looked at Zhao Shizhen to see how this young man from the Ming Dynasty would deal with Simplicio's sudden killing move.

Zhao Shizhen stood there in a daze for a full half minute.

Gregory XIII's expression finally turned from gloomy to bright.

The face of the Roman Catholic Church was finally saved.

Bruno was indignant: "This is unfair! Simplicio came prepared, and Mr. Zhao from the Ming Dynasty is not an astronomer, how can he know when the partial solar eclipse will occur?"

Herman sneered, "What is fair in this world? The Holy See is using its home advantage to set up this trick to embarrass the Ming people and boost their reputation."

As he was speaking, Zhao Shizhen suddenly moved.

Everyone's eyes were on him.

What does this oriental boy want to do?
(End of this chapter)