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Chapter 155 Going up the river

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    The boat soon sailed far away from Bailuzhou, and the beautiful woman playing the piano among the reed flowers was no longer seen. Only the sound of the piano was like crying, and was intermittently carried to the ears of the people on the boat by the river wind.

    Seeing Mr. Zhao standing at the stern of the boat, the princes realized that those beauties were here to see him off again.

    "It's just that this poem is not included in the "First Meeting Collection". It must have been given privately by Mr. Zhao to the beautiful lady playing the piano.

    "He is still a child, he only has so many confidantes, but when he grows up, he will be better"

    "It's so annoying to compare people to each other"

    "What are you so angry about? Mr. Zhao's talent is probably second to none in this dynasty. If you can compose one of his songs, you will have a confidante"

    "Can we do it? No, so it's normal if we don't."

    "It's better to take the Jinshi examination. This is not a path that ordinary people like us can take"

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    The fleet with the yellow flag left Jinling City at noon, entered the Yangtze River from the Jiangdongmen Waterway, and then went all the way down the river. At dusk, it arrived at the water surface of Dantu County, Zhenjiang Prefecture.

    After traveling for 1670 miles on the waterway, the fleet, which was originally in a dense formation, became so scattered that they could not see each other.

    The double-decker passenger ship that Zhao Hao and the others boarded was more than ten feet long. There were more than 30 cabins above the water, and there were about 60 people on board, of which Zhao Hao and his party accounted for the majority.

    In addition to the four masters and apprentices of his father and son, there are also Gao Wu, Fang Wen, and more than ten strong men from Caijiaxiang.  In addition to Wang Wuyang and Hua Shuyang's respective study boys, long followers, and guards, there were about thirty people. Wu Kangyuan and his followers were also invited by Zhao Hao to accompany them.

    Therefore, most of Zhao Shouzheng's group was on the other two ships of the same year.  Only Tang Hezheng and Shi Jinchen, who were closer, boarded the ship with their respective entourages.

    The beginning of winter has passed, light snow is approaching, and the wind on the river is already biting. Zhao Hao is afraid of cold and heat, so he naturally hid in a warm cabin long ago, lying on the bed and reading "Mengxi Bi Tan" given to him by the Hua family.

    This book was almost lost after the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. Zhao Hao had never seen it in a bookstore. Only the Hua family with a rich collection of books could find the printed copy of the previous dynasty.

    Of course, this is not the original version from the Song Dynasty, but the current version printed by the Hua family themselves.  But both the paper and the layout are impeccable, making it pleasing to the eye. In fact, it is much more comfortable than reading an ancient book from the Song Dynasty directly.

    ¡°And Hua Shuyang also told Zhao Hao that this was printed with copper movable type collected by his family, which was much more high-end than engraving printing.

    Zhao Hao was lamenting the strength of Wuxi Hua Family when Hua Shuyang suddenly opened the door and walked in.

    Zhao Hao glanced at him, Hua Shuyang's expression changed, he quickly exited, closed the door, knocked again and said, "Master, can I come in?"

    "What do you think?" Zhao Hao couldn't laugh or cry at this reckless second disciple.

    Hua Shuyang came in with a shy face. After greeting the master, he couldn't help but get excited again.

    "Master, I have found a way to prove that the earth is round!"

    "Oh?" Zhao Hao couldn't help but get up curiously, and followed Hua Shuyang to see what was going on.

    Wang Wuyang was in the same room as his master. When he saw Zhao Hao going out, he quickly got him a hooded cloak, and then followed him to the top of the cabin.

    Zhao Hao put on his cloak and fastened his hood, and saw Hua Shuyang pointing to the river in the distance with excitement and saying: "I just used the telescope to enjoy the scenery in the distance. I wanted to see if I could see Jinshan Temple. But I  I saw an amazing scene!¡±

    "What shocking scene?" Wang Wuyang urged: "Stop selling off!"

    "When I saw the sailboat coming from a distance, I actually saw the top of the mast first, and then the entire sail was exposed little by little, and finally I could see the complete ship."

    Hua Shuyang waved his arm, handed the monocular telescope to Wang Wuyang, and said loudly: "If you don't believe me, take a look now."

    "Oh?" Wang Wuyang took it and looked towards the river in the distance. At this time, there happened to be a large sailboat heading east.  He kept following the ship with his eyes, and sure enough he saw that the hull disappeared from sight first, then the sails, and finally the top of the mast.

    ¡°It¡¯s like going downhill!¡±

    "Right, the river is said to be flat, so how can it go uphill or downhill?" Hua Shuyang clapped his hands together and said, "This can only mean that the earth under our feet is round!"

    "Is this true, Master?" Wang Wuyang looked at Zhao Hao for confirmation.

    Zhao Hao smiled and stretched out his hand. Wang Wuyang immediately took out the special chalk from the treasure bag he carried with him and handed it to the master.

    Zhao Hao drew an arc on the ship board.?Then he explained the principle to the two disciples.

    The two apprentices had excellent understanding, and they understood Zhao Hao's simple words clearly.

    Zhao Hao threw the chalk back to Wang Wuyang, patted the white dust on his hands, and said with a smile: "Actually, there is a simple method that has the same effect."

    As he spoke, he pointed to the sun that was about to set in the west and said, "Think about it, how can you see two sunsets in a short period of time?"

    Seeing the dazzling sunset, Wang Wuyang quickly took out a mother-of-pearl glasses case from his treasure bag, took out a pair of gold sunglasses, and handed it to the master.

    It was a pair customized by Zhao Hao. It had small oval flat lenses and slender gold temples. It looked no different from the sunglasses of later generations.

    Of course, compared to resin lenses and titanium alloy frames, crystal lenses and pure gold frames are still a bit heavy.

    "But I like" Zhao Hao put it on the bridge of his nose happily. What he felt was not the weight, but the weight of money.

    The two disciples looked at the teacher with envy. They felt that these sunglasses were very fashionable. They secretly made up their mind that when we get to Beijing, we will also have a pair customized

    But now is not the time to be envious. The two of them quickly settled down and thought hard about the teacher's problem.

    After a while, Wang Wuyang slapped his thigh and said, "I know!"

    "I also thought of it" Hua Shuyang also slapped his forehead.

    Then the two of them lay down on the deck together, and saw that the red sun that had just intersected with the ground was only half of it left.

    After a while, the red sun completely disappeared from their eyes.

    Eryang quickly jumped up from the ground again, and sure enough, he saw that the setting sun had once again revealed its semicircle!

    Sure enough, I saw two sunsets!

    When the sun set again and the afterglow illuminated the sky into a gorgeous purple-gold color, the two finally looked away.

    "If you climb up to the mast, you should be able to watch the sunset again!" Hua Shuyang looked up and saw the sails swaying in the evening wind, and he really wanted to climb up and have a look.

    "You don't have to look to see that." Zhao Hao was afraid that he was clumsy and what should he do if he accidentally fell?  He hurriedly called Hua Shuyang and said:

    "But this only proves that the ground has a curvature, and it is not enough to convince others that the earth is round."

    "That's right, the land is so vast, it's tens of millions of miles away. How can an ant see the whole picture?" Hua Shuyang smiled bitterly.

    "Besides traveling around the world, there is still a way to prove it." Zhao Hao smiled slightly and said: "Of course, this is not a question you should think about now. Study hard first and get the top score in the exam!"

    "Yes, Master" The two apprentices respectfully obeyed the order, but in order to avoid making slanderous remarks, the master betrayed him again

    ¡¾End of this volume¡¿

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