Great Master of the Tang Dynasty

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Those people made it clear that they were doing things, and those who said "chickens didn't hatch from eggs, but jumped out of cracks in rocks" were all those who answered "yes", while those who said "chickens hatched from eggs" It's not a chicken, but it can still be a duck" are those who choose "No".

"That's true! Chickens can only be hatched from eggs, otherwise, he wouldn't deserve to be called an egg! But do chickens really come out of eggs? Or in other words, only eggs can hatch Chicken?"

Seeing them doing bad things there, Zuo Ming didn't care, instead he nodded seriously, then shook his head and said.

"Then why don't you hatch a chicken from a duck egg for us to see!"

"That's right! I heard that His Royal Highness Tang Wang is the most intelligent person in my Tang Dynasty. This kind of thing should not trouble you!"

"Hey hey hey! I also want to see the ability to hatch chicks from duck eggs!"

After hearing this, everyone laughed even harder, and the words of ridicule became sharper.

Even those teachers smiled wryly and shook their heads, looking at Zuo Ming sympathetically.

But sympathy belongs to sympathy, this matter was caused by Zuo Ming himself, and it is impossible for them to intervene.

"Hehe! This king can't do duck eggs to hatch chicks! But this king can use another way to prove that chickens don't have to be hatched only by eggs!"

Xuan Ze chuckled, and said firmly.

Seeing what he said so firmly, everyone was taken aback for a moment, but then laughed mockingly.

They felt that Zuo Ming was riding a tiger, so they said such a thing.

Seeing their mocking expressions, Zuo Mingxin smiled again like a mirror, "Everyone must think this is extremely absurd! In fact, the truth is so absurd!"

After saying such a sentence, Zuo Ming's smile slowly subsided.Then he clapped his hands lightly and asked Shen Ding to lead a mule from a distance.

"Do you know this thing?"

After Shen Ding pulled out a mule, Zuo Ming smiled again and asked everyone.

"I know! This is a mule! It looks like a horse, but it's not a horse. I heard it's a cross between a horse and a donkey!"

Li Zhi on the side spoke immediately.

At that time, there were not many mules, and a few of them were also used for entertainment by princes and relatives, so many people didn't know them, but Li Zhi had seen them in the royal garden.

"Yes! This is a mule! It is indeed a hybrid of a horse and a donkey, but most of them are sterile, and the offspring cannot be mules!
But it doesn't matter anymore!I just want to ask everyone, since the offspring of horses are not necessarily horses, why must chickens be born from eggs?
That's right!What hatches from an egg must be a chicken, otherwise it is not an egg!He is a duck egg!cat eggs!Or dog eggs!But did the first chicken in history really come out of an egg?Could he, like the mule, be a cross between two other species?Have you thought about this?

You may say, this is just a guess of mine!This king also admits it!But what I want to say is true, the truth is sometimes like this, if you don’t make bold guesses, what you know will always be superficial!
This is my original intention of founding Gewu Academy!I want my students to doubt everything!Just like Zhang Jianzhi!
I can tell you clearly, Zhang Jianzhi, I am committed!Because he questioned me, and he was right!In your cognition, these three questions are actually three unsolvable questions!
But out of the four thousand students, he was the only one who dared to doubt and raise doubts!This makes me very disappointed!
Mencius once said, "It is better to have no books than to believe in books"!Most of you come from famous families, but you have learned a lot of theories of Confucius and Mencius, but you have not applied what you have learned. This is your biggest failure!

Why should I invite Master Kong Yingda to be the teaching director?It is to let the teachings of those sages penetrate into your bones!I don't want my students to walk out of the college shouting the slogan "Don't do it when it's evil, don't do it when it's small" and do the opposite!
Confucius said to achieve benevolence, Meng said to obtain righteousness!It's not just talk!If you go on like this, I will read you another 100 years of books, and I will only be a fool! "

Zuo Ming's words were really shocking, and all the students bowed their heads deeply.Kong Yingda flushed with excitement.

Because Zuo Ming has said such a thing, he still respects Confucius and Mencius, and this respect is not just superficial.

As Zuo Ming said, he wanted to imprint the truth of these sages in the bones of all the students.

It is better to have no books than to believe in books!How well said!A person who is a scholar really needs such an inquiry spirit, otherwise, he is a nerd.

And Zhang Jianzhi blushed even more excitedly.

It's not worth his excitement to be successful in school. What excited him was that the most intelligent person in the Tang Dynasty, the legendary "both masters of poetry and painting" actually praised him in front of so many people!

This is definitely a rare honor, because many students have cast envious or even jealous eyes on him.

"Principal! If, as you said, chickens may be derived from other species, what about us humans? Where did we come from? Is it really empress Nuwa who made it out of clay?"

And at this moment, Li Jingxuan spoke again.Although his expression was still indifferent this time, his eyes were filled with enthusiasm.

He felt that it was right for him to come here, and he had already learned a very profound lesson before entering the academy.

It's just that his question is obviously a bit taboo, so many old stubborn people around him frowned deeply, especially Yuan Tiangang.He is a Taoist priest who respects heaven, earth, ghosts and gods. Li Jingxuan's question obviously shakes his belief.

However, due to his identity, Yuan Tiangang did not speak, but turned to Zuo Ming, nervously waiting for his answer.

"You asked a very good question! It's just that I can't answer whether there are gods in this world. But we can explore together. Maybe after many years, we can really find a god and make a promise to him. Next wish."

Seeing the nervous Yuan Tiangang, Zuo Ming smiled softly.

This is not the time to completely break down the feudal superstition. Zuo Ming understands the principle of boiling frogs in warm water, so he ended the topic with a joke.

Li Jingxuan is obviously also a smart person, Zuo Ming kept his secrets secret, of course he would not make any further entanglements, so he bowed slightly and retreated immediately.

After finishing the topic about the gods, Zuo Ming glanced at the crowd again, "Now let's talk about the second question."

"This second question must be known to anyone who has read "Liezi"! This is an eternal problem, but today, we want to give him an answer!

Like the previous question, for this question, we have to divide it into two parts to analyze!

First of all, the same thing must look bigger if it is close.Secondly, the same fire will be very warm if it is really close.

What do you guys think about these two questions? "

Zuo Ming once again handed over the right to speak to everyone.

"Of course things that are close will look big! Unless you have eye diseases!"

"Hmm! This is absolutely beyond doubt!"

"The closer the fire is, the warmer it will be. Otherwise, why would we light a fire inside the house in winter? Just put it outside!"

"Principal! These two questions are really superfluous!"

All the students immediately spoke up, but this time they were not as aggressive as last time.

Zuo Ming nodded slowly, and smiled softly, "These two questions seem superfluous on the surface, but are they really superfluous? Xu Jin! Put on the props!"

As he said that, Zuo Ming yelled at the cabin in the distance.

Hearing Zuo Ming's call, Xu Jin hurriedly pushed a cart with wheels on all four feet to the front of the crowd.

There are not many things on the car, only two metal frames, but there is a baffle with a hole dug in the middle on the side facing the crowd, behind each baffle is a ball of candle flames, and in front, there is a black One white and two curtains.

"The students in the middle of the front row should be able to see it clearly. Tell me, which of the two light balls, black and white, is bigger and which is smaller?"

"Mmm, the black one!"

"black!"

"I think it's black too!"

Everyone said in succession.

"Very good! Now get out of the way, let others see it, and then tell me the answer!"

Nodding his head, Zuo Ming let them retreat.Afterwards, the students came over to check them one by one.However, the answers given were extremely uniform.

Everyone felt that the ball of light blocked by the black curtain was bigger.

When everyone was sure of the answer, Zuo Ming smiled triumphantly, then lifted the curtain directly, took off the two metal baffles with holes dug out, and handed them to the students in the first row.

"Look again, which one is bigger?"

Confused, he took the two metal baffles, and the student directly stacked them together, and then compared the sizes of the two round holes.

However, the result of the comparison was obviously too unexpected for him, which immediately made him exclaim in disbelief.

"How is it possible! How is this possible? When I looked at it just now, it was obvious that this side is bigger! Why are the two the same size now?"

Hearing his exclamation, other students gathered around and compared them carefully.

Kong Yingda and Yu Shinan originally wanted to take a look, but due to their identities, they could only look at it like a cat scratching their hearts.

They really admire Zuo Ming.This guy really turned his hand into clouds and his hands into rain, a thing that was beyond doubt, once it was in his hands, there would always be such and such unexpected changes.This is really incredible.

He's not just teaching, he's completely negating their worldview!

It would be fine if it was Zuo Ming who deceived them, but now it is their own vision that deceived them, how embarrassing should they be?

(End of this chapter)