The first day of December in the eleventh year of Hongzhi.
The emperor personally went to the Temple of Heaven and Earth in the southern suburbs to participate in the great sacrifice.
The Great Sacrifice was the most important sacrificial activity in the Ming Dynasty, offering sacrifices to heaven and earth. However, before Jiajing, the circular mound altar had not yet been built, and the heaven and earth were worshiped in one place.
After the sacrificial activities, Wu Hao, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple and the supervisor of the Heavenly Supervisor, used the armillary sphere to calculate the heavenly secrets to determine the good or bad fortune of the coming year.
Wu Hao was a famous astronomer in the Ming Dynasty, but he only made certain achievements in astronomy. Others asked him not only to do astronomy, but also to measure good and bad luck. It's a bit difficult for him
Usually, he can only read what is written in the book. He can only mention what is recorded in the book.
But the problem is
It is not possible for ordinary people to connect astronomy with what is happening in the world.
The wind was a bit strong that day.
After the sacrifice was completed, many ministers were still waiting. On the other hand, Wu Hao seemed to have some dispute with his assistant, and did not report to the emperor for a long time the fortune telling about good or bad luck in the coming year.
Finally, Dai Yi, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, came down and urged, "Wu Shaoqing, haven't you come to a conclusion yet?"
It means that the emperor and the ministers are waiting over there, can you just Without preparation in advance, who do you think expects you to be able to figure out what to do? Hurry up and finish your work and leave. You can't let the king and his ministers waste time here because of you alone.
Wu Hao handed the strange-shaped turtle shell to someone aside and said to Dai Yida, "Eunuch Dai, please allow me to think about it again."
大winter.
Dai Yi found beads of sweat on Wu Hao’s head.
As if this is such a physically demanding activity.
"Hurry up, His Majesty is still waiting to return to the palace. The wind is quite strong."
Wu Hao went to the armillary sphere again and looked at the sky. It was cloudy that day. It is difficult to control the sky and even the position of the sun.
Liu Pin, the deputy supervisor next to him, came over and asked, "Wu Shaoqing, hurry up. Normally, at this time, you should have made a donation long ago. The senior ministers below are also shivering with cold."
There are many civil servants and generals standing below.
Wu Hao also felt a lot of pressure on himself.
"Wait, wait, wait"
The reason why Wu Hao was under so much pressure was that a lot of things happened from a metaphysical perspective that year.
He didn’t calculate anything in advance.
Although Li Guang was blamed for many things, as an important institution of the Ming Dynasty, the Qintian Supervisor was responsible for many things.
On the contrary, Zhang Zhou, a scholar who was born outside the palace, calculated a lot
There is no harm without comparison.
Wu Hao also wanted to do what he did last year and put forward the calculation results to deal with the problem, but that won’t work this year. If it continues to be inaccurate, I guess he, the Qintian Supervisor, will stop doing it. .
Finally.
After the emperor urged and invited him three times,Wu Haocai wrote the inscription and brought it to the emperor in person, and then Dai Yi handed it over.
Zhu Youtang didn’t even bother to look.
Zhu Youtang asked, "What will be the fortune of the Ming Dynasty in the coming year?"
This is not looking at the details and asking Wu Hao to make a summary.
Wu Hao then felt that not only did he attach great importance to this divination, but even the emperor seemed to have changed his previous attitude of not asking questions.
It’s all because of Zhang Zhou.
Are you, Wu Hao, the only one who is under pressure? As an emperor, you shouldn’t ask more questions and cross-check with Zhang Zhou’s calculations
“It’s okay.” Wu Hao really couldn’t think about it. He came up with a better excuse, "The contents of Liuren's divination are all listed in the celestial table, and your Majesty is invited to read it."
Zhu Youtang glanced sideways at Wu Hao.
I asked you to calculate for a long time, and you calculated "not bad"
Thanks to the Ming Dynasty, everyone praised you as a rare star calculator since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, but it seems that you Far worse than the Bingkuan I trusted.
Zhu Youtang handed the divination text to Xiao Jing and said, "Ask Bingkuan later to see what his opinion is. Let's stop here today and let's show off."
< p>The emperor did not deliberately save face in front of Wu Hao.Let Zhang Zhou check it, it is clearly saying that you, Wu Hao, step aside.
The sweat on Wu Hao's head was already dripping, but his face was ashamed, and he was too embarrassed to raise his head to see the king.
Zhang Zhou is currently actively preparing for the exam.
I feel a lot more relaxed since I don’t have to enter the palace gate, but occasionally Wang Yue will visit with a frown on his face.
The only question is when will a Tatar attack?
But everyone knows that the grassland tribes also have to spend the winter, and everyone knows that there is no production in the winter in the north of the Ming Dynasty. Even if they come to plunder, they probably won’t get anything good, unless they are one by one. Beat them down, which is inconsistent with the Tatar style of grabbing a place and running away.
Since there is no war to fight in winter, let’s postpone it first.
Even Zhang Zhou did not directly answer Wang Yue or the emperor about when the battle would start.
According to Zhang Zhou’s records, the next time the Tatars invaded the border areas was in February, which happened to be when the military examination was in progress.
Wang Yuegang came to visit this morning.
In the afternoon, Xiao Jing and Wu Hao came to ask for advice from the "Book of Heaven" with some strange symbols.
"What does it confirm?"
After Zhang Zhou heard the emperor's meaning conveyed by Xiao Jing, he still seemed not to understand it.
Xiao Jing said, "It naturally confirms the good and bad luck of the coming year."
Zhang Zhou curiously said, "Through the changes in the stars, the good or bad luck of the country can be calculated a year in advance. Will it be possible?" It's not too demanding."
Xiao Jing smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Zhang, you are really direct. You won't say that you can't do anything about it."
"Well," Zhang Zhou said, "Still. Eunuch Xiao understands me."
"You"
Xiao Jing almost wanted to hit someone.
Am I here to ask you for help?This is on behalf of the emperor.
You are so perfunctory
Are you being arrogant due to favor
Zhang Zhou said, "You have to calculate, but you can't calculate like this. I may not even be able to measure the weather tomorrow." Yes, let me directly predict the fortune trend for the next year. I'm afraid I can't do anything. Many things will only show signs when they are about to happen."
"Really?" Xiao Jingxin said, you finally said it. A human word.
Xiao Jing felt confident that he could at least go back and communicate with the emperor.
Zhang Zhou leaned over and said, "Eunuch Xiao, let me tell you a secret. I estimate that there may be an earthquake in Henan recently, but it will not be serious."
"Ah" Xiao Jing was shocked, but his eyes were eager, "How close is it recently?"
Zhang Zhou said, "In six or seven days, in Xinye County, Henan, there will be houses collapsing, and there will probably be casualties. It is estimated that in ten Within a person, if you take precautions in advance."
Xiao Jing swallowed and asked, "Is it accurate?"
Zhang Zhou shook his head and said, "Eunuch Xiao, this is just a rough guess. You won't What kind of article do you want to write about this?"
"Mr. Zhang, you don't know." Xiao Jing said in a serious tone, "Many people in the court thought that the Qingning Palace disaster you had previously predicted. , someone in the palace deliberately wanted to overthrow Li Guang, and made it up. It is said to be ordinary fire, and it is deliberately said to be sky fire. If you can calculate the earthquake, no matter how big the earthquake disaster is, it will eventually make those who doubt it. The voice disappeared."
Zhang Zhou nodded in agreement, "It makes sense, then I'm sure."
Xiao Jing said with a bitter smile, "Is it true that you have preconditions?" You can go back and report to your Majesty. Your Majesty trusts you, so maybe he can tell you in front of the courtiers."
"Oh, yes"
Zhang Zhou. I think it’s okay too.
The butterfly effect generally changes in humanities, so it makes sense to say it can change the weather.
After all, the emergence of Zhang Zhou brought about changes in the contact between people in history. If it is spread from ten to ten, this effect will be infinitely amplified. Therefore, it is necessary to accurately predict when the Tatars will attack the Ming Dynasty. It really requires a bit of luck, that is, the Tatars have already agreed on those days to come, otherwise history may change with his appearance.
But earthquakes
The impact of the butterfly effect is minimal.
Zhang Zhou does not have the ability to crush a certain tectonic plate, or whether it should be crushed.
Zhang Zhou asked himself that he knew a lot about history, but he was limited to some contents that were easy to memorize. Even Xiaozong's actual records could only remember 30 to 40% of the contents, but as long as he was interested in the earthquake, Anyone who has read ancient geological records, especially books recording earthquakes, can remember them.
“In December of the 18th year of Hongzhi’s reign, the earthquake in Xinye County, Henan Province was as loud as thunder.”
The time is estimated to be the seventh day of December of that year.
Xiao Jing said, “What day is it?”
"The seventh day of the lunar month, the eighth day of the lunar month, the seventh day of the lunar month."
Zhang Zhou looked indifferent.
Xiao Jing raised his thumbs up and said, "Mr. Zhang, you are really calm and composed. If I didn't come to ask you, you wouldn't say yes. Maybe in your mind, this is just a small matter."
< p>Zhang Zhou showed the scroll he was holding in his hand, "I have been busy preparing for the exam recently and have read too many books. I don't know how to calculate these things."Xiao Jing said, "It seems that I should let you go early." If you become a Jinshi, you will have more time to calculate the fate of the country."
"Haha, that's not necessarily true. Maybe I will be busy with court affairs and won't be able to take care of it."
< p>"" Xiao Jing felt that he had been beaten so hard by Zhang Zhou that he was covered with bruises.But he still had to go back quickly and tell Zhu Youtang truthfully what Zhang Zhou said.
Morning the next day.
As expected, Zhu Youtang mentioned this matter when discussing matters in the court.
When everyone heard that the emperor had been able to accurately predict the earthquake that would occur in five days, everyone looked at each other in shock.
Liu Jian came out and said, "Your Majesty, this was calculated by the Qintian Prison yesterday."
Zhu Youtang said, "No."
Liu Jian" Oh," he said as if he understood something, and advised, "Your Majesty, there have been people who have predicted earthquakes since ancient times, but they are all false words made by alchemists. If there are evil people who mislead the public, they should be punished."
< p>means.What you can’t say is what you say.
Now that the emperor has publicly brought it up to the court, it cannot be treated as a small matter.
There is no need to wait until time to verify it, just accuse him of "deceiving the public with evil words".
If nothing else
The reason is that no one who has predicted earthquakes in advance since ancient times has been able to predict it. What's more, predictions of accurate time and precise location are worse than misleading people with lies. Be hateful.
Zhu Youtang was not happy when he heard this. "My dear friends, I am telling you this so that the place can take precautions as soon as possible. If not, you can just pretend you didn't hear it. Why should I accuse you? ”
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian looked at each other.
The two of them can recognize it as soon as they hear it.
The emperor seemed to be very protective of the person who predicted the earthquake.
Based on their knowledge of the people around the emperor recently, Zhang Zhou is probably the only person who can make such nonsense predictions.
A candidate for the Jiangnan Provincial Examination, who was still Jieyuan, was not afraid of being criticized for "deceiving the public" and dared to directly predict earthquakes so clearly
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