Priceless: A widow with a baby asks the prince to marry again

Without waiting for the prime minister to speak, Qin Hao quickly ran to the throne, knelt down and pleaded with the emperor: "Your Majesty, this is about my mother! Please give me a chance to simulate the lunar eclipse!"

When talking to the emperor, the prime minister naturally cannot interrupt.

The emperor was indeed surprised. He thought that Chu Shiyu and others would have many ways to deal with the situation, but he didn't expect that this kid would come out first, and start by proving that the moon was eclipsed by the heavenly dog!

"How are you going to prove it?" The emperor was also a little curious...

"I need three palace lanterns, one lit and two off..." Qin Hao pointed to the lamp in the corner and said, "Like that, and turn off the lights nearby."

Such a simple request, and the action of a young child to protect his mother, it would be unkind to refuse. The emperor looked at the child with pity and nodded, saying: "Your filial piety is commendable. I agree."

"Thank you, Grandpa Emperor!"

Little Qin Hao kowtowed politely. His mother said that more courtesy is better, and the emperor's attitude is very important at this time.

Ordinary people would easily like a cute and polite child, except for those of the Prime Minister's faction, most of whom would feel pity for him.

The Grand Tutor, in particular, saw the child's cleverness and pure filial piety, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, if Liu was eliminated because of the name of a witch, how big a blow would it be to the child? They clearly knew that Liu was forced to have a relationship with Prince Duan...

In the ladies' section, Liu Rusi also became nervous...

Like every child, Qin Hao has a hundred thousand questions: why there are day and night, why it rains, why there is thunder... He just asks them earlier than other children.

But Liu Rusi didn't think that she could fool the child because he was too young. On the contrary, she tried her best to teach Qin Hao the knowledge she had learned. In order to make him understand, she also did a lot of small experiments, such as the experiment of rain when water vapor condensed when it got cold... She just repeatedly reminded him that it would be dangerous to tell others.

There is no doubt that with Qin Hao's memory, he would not forget her instructions, but he thought it was necessary to show the truth in front of the name of "witch" imposed on her...

But the problem is that just because you have done an experiment, it doesn’t mean that others will believe it! There are many people in the world who confuse right and wrong for the sake of profit, just like in Yang Liuyi’s case, the county magistrate insisted on saying that two different handwritings were the same for the sake of profit...

What's more, challenging the conventions may come at a price! Copernicus, who proposed the heliocentric theory, was executed by the church as a heretic!

But to explain the lunar eclipse, the heliocentric theory is inevitably involved. Liu Rusi doesn't want Qin Hao to become a five-year-old "Copernicus"!

However, it shouldn't be that bad... This is not a country where the king's power is granted by God. On the contrary, Daxia's religions all serve the king's power. In other words, with Chu Shiyu here, the game here will not necessarily lose, at least you shouldn't lose your life...

Liu Rusi stood up involuntarily and subconsciously walked to the side of the veil. Although she knew it would be fine, she still couldn't help but worry...

The best she could do was to restrain herself and not look beyond the veil. Her almond-shaped eyes were filled with nervousness as she watched Qin Hao directing the eunuchs to set up the experiment.

Qin Hao saw his mother out of the corner of his eye, but he didn't turn around to look. His mother also told him the story of Copernicus, so before the result was recognized, it couldn't be considered that it was his mother's instigation...

The child looked up at the half-covered moon and said in a clear voice, "The lunar eclipse simulation experiment begins now!"

"First, let me introduce what these three palace lanterns represent."

Little Qinhao walked over to the lit palace lantern and said, "This represents the sun."

The crowd had no objection.

Little Qinhao pointed to the dark light in the middle and said, "This is the Earth, or the land."

Everyone looked puzzled, but no one expressed their opinions.

Little Qinhao put down his hand and said, "The remaining one is the moon."

Someone sneered, "Moon, moon, why is the moon not bright?"

Little Qin Hao answered calmly: "The moon is just a name, just like there is no child in clay pot rice. By the way, have you ever eaten clay pot rice?"

"Uh..." The man was stunned. He had never eaten it before, or even heard of clay pot rice...

Someone who knows something about it said, "Claypot rice is a delicacy in Lingnan, and it is cooked in a clay pot..."

"You're asking why the moon isn't bright, what are you talking about clay pot rice?!" Someone from the prime minister's faction spoke up.

"Because the moon itself does not shine, it just reflects the light of the sun. This is also the fundamental reason for the lunar eclipse!" Little Qin Hao said, picking up the palace lantern representing the moon.

There was a lot of rebuttal, scolding and ridicule at the scene!

However, Qin Hao ignored all of them and held the lanterns tightly. The three palace lanterns all had bases. The more precious the wood, the heavier it was. Even the bases of the palace lanterns in the palace were very particular. The young child was a little shaky when holding them, as if he would fall down if he wasn't careful...

Chu Shiyu stood up and walked over, took the heavy palace lantern, and said calmly: "You say it, and your godfather will do it for you."

Little Qin Hao laughed happily and said in a crisp voice: "Thank you, foster father!"

Then Xiao Qinhao gave the command without hesitation: "Move a little to the left. Yes, put it here first."

The little finger pointed to the moon palace lantern and said: "Everyone has seen that the palace lantern representing the moon is now facing the earth and is illuminated by the light from the sun, which is the situation of a full moon."

A single stone caused a thousand waves, and there were constant laughter and ridicule: "What a joke! You are showing off such a childish thing!"

"Heh... He's just a five-year-old kid, so it's normal for him to play tricks on others, but it's really infuriating to play tricks on them in public!"

"Aren't the lanterns in the Underground Palace also illuminated?" Tang Zang asked with a frown.

Little Qin Hao also ignored the others and looked at the culprit. He raised his head and said proudly and seriously: "Didn't you see the other side of the Earth Palace Lantern? The side facing the moon is dark at this moment! This is why the moon is bright at night, and sometimes you can see the moon during the day, but it is very dim!"

Many ancient people liked to observe the changes in the sky, especially for the Imperial Astronomical Observatory, looking up at the sky was their job - they rarely suffered from cervical spondylosis.

Some people mocked even more, some frowned, and the supervisor questioned: "What does this mean? Sometimes the earth is daytime, and sometimes it is night?"

"Humph, just listen carefully! I will tell you everything!"

Under external pressure, little Qin Hao couldn't help but reveal his hidden arrogance!

Liu Rusi, who was standing beside the gauze, looked at her son's face full of superiority and could not help but be speechless. If Qin Hao was in danger of his life today, it might not be because of the heliocentric theory! But because of the hatred!

"First of all, the earth is a ball that rotates from west to east! That's why the sun rises in the east!"

Amidst the constant rebukes and questioning, Qin Hao shouted out his words with all his might, his clear voice loud enough for everyone to hear!

"This is impossible! The sky is round and the earth is square! How can the earth be a ball?!"

"If the earth is square, then it should have boundaries! But has anyone ever found the boundaries of the earth?" Qin Hao asked back.

"That's because the earth is vast and boundless! Human life is short, so naturally we can't find its boundaries!"

"We can't find the life of one person, but this earth has thousands of years of recorded civilization! Can't our descendants find it for hundreds of generations?!" Qin Hao snorted and continued, "And the earth is a sphere, which explains it! There is no boundary, and you can go around it and return to the starting point!"

"Nonsense! No one has ever gone around in a circle and returned to the starting point! How can you say that the earth is a ball?!"

"There is no evidence either, so how can we say the sky is round and the earth is square?"

"Since ancient times..."

"Don't say 'since ancient times'! I've said before that 'since ancient times' is not necessarily true!"

Qin Hao interrupted him directly, and then continued his own words: "Just because there is no evidence now, it doesn't mean that it can't be proved in the future! And I am going to show you the rationality of the earth being a sphere! After I have said it all, you can choose whether to believe what I say!"

Qin Hao returned his focus to the palace lantern and introduced it while shouting, "The palace lantern is not spherical, but you can refer to it! It rotates with a relatively stable axis running through the north and south! You can regard the base as the south, which is the South Pole! The top is the north, which is the North Pole!"

"If we set our current location here..."

Little Qin Hao pointed to the spot on the palace lantern and paused, then turned to the emperor and asked respectfully, "Grandpa Emperor, can I get some writing brush and ink?"

The phoenix eyes with fine lines were slightly narrowed, and it was unknown what he was thinking. Hearing this, he immediately hid his thoughts, changed his expression to be kind, and said in a gentle voice: "Just ask Xu Jin for the sundries. I will give you everything."

Immediately, pen and ink were brought up, and little Qin Hao wrote the words "Daxia" clearly on the Earth Palace Lantern.

"Godfather, can you hold the Earth Palace Lantern and rotate it slowly?" Qin Hao looked respectful to Chu Shiyu.

Chu Shiyu cooperated silently.

Qin Hao ignored the insults and only responded to the unreasonable questions. The insults from the people around him stopped a lot - scolding was a waste of energy.

"When the side we are on faces the sun, it is daytime. As the earth rotates, the sun rises from the east and sets from the west when it moves to the back side. It is night at this time, and we can see the full moon reflecting the sunlight." Qin Hao narrated in an orderly manner.

Another question arises: "What about the time when the moon cannot be seen?!"

"That's because the moon also rotates! The difference is that it doesn't rotate on itself, but revolves around the earth!" Little Qin Hao went over and picked up the Moon Palace Lantern.

At this time, Chu Shijin, who was nearby, came over with an eager look on his face, and said in a friendly manner: "Little nephew, how do you want to play? I'll help you!"

Little Qin Hao said happily: "Thank you, uncle! Just help me hold the moon lamp and go around the earth lamp!"

"Okay! I'll do it!" Chu Shijin picked up the palace lantern and started to turn it quickly.

"Uncle, not so fast, slow down! Stop over there first!" Little Qin Hao also instructed respectfully.

Then he introduced: "When the moon moves to this position, you can't see the moon at night."

Little Qinhao introduced it eloquently until he had introduced all the phases of the moon.

The table was inexplicably quiet, with Tang Zang the only one who asked a question: "According to what you said, the moon orbits the earth once a month... Then how can this lunar eclipse occur in such a short time?"

"Yes! Aren't they demonstrating the eclipse of the moon?" someone responded in a bluffing manner.

Qin Hao once again solemnly stated the next key point: "Because, not only does the moon revolve around the earth, but the earth also revolves around the sun while rotating on itself! One cycle is about one year!"

Once again, a huge uproar broke out! Many people stood up and shouted, "How is this possible? How can the earth surround the sun?"

"Nothing is impossible! In fact, the changing seasons and the length of day and night are all related to the rotation of the sun!"

Qin Hao said this confidently, and then asked Chu Shiyu and Chu Shijin: "Can you trouble my foster father and uncle? It will be more difficult to revolve around the sun, especially uncle, to revolve around the earth at the same time..."

"It's okay~"

Chu Shijin looked very excited, and turned to Chu Shiyu and asked: "Third brother, please walk slower!"

Chu Shiyu nodded gently towards this brother he was not very familiar with. Although he could ask servants to do it, having another prince involved would somewhat increase credibility.

This is the process of denying that the eclipse of the moon is a bad omen. Although Qin Hao is young, Chu Shiyu does not think that Qin Hao will use nonsense to fool his mother's safety, so he also hopes to do the experiment as perfectly as possible.

No one noticed that the emperor on the stage looked helpless. This time, he was watching another son getting along with Chu Shiyu...

The Sun Lantern stood still as Chu Shiyu slowly circled around it. The Earth Lantern in his hand also "spinned" continuously at the same time. Chu Shijin's steps were confused at first, but he soon mastered the pattern under Qin Hao's command.

Qin Hao kept adjusting the details while recounting what his mother had told him about the equator, the North Pole, the four seasons, the tides...

It's getting quieter all around...

"This is the right position! Godfather and uncle, can you squat down? Let the palace lanterns take care of each other!" Qin Hao said.

The two of them squatted down holding the palace lanterns, and Qin Hao instructed them to squat and walk in a circle very slowly...

Qin Hao said excitedly: "When it reaches this stage, Daxia is at night and the moon is full! As I said at the beginning, the moon itself does not emit light! It just so happens that the earth moves to the middle of the sun and the moon, and the light shining on the moon is gradually blocked, making it difficult for people on the ground to see!"

"That is, the so-called Heavenly Dog Eclipse of the Moon!"

As soon as Qin Hao finished speaking, the last thin crescent of light in the sky closed, and the soft light of the moon disappeared completely!

It was dark! Only the Sun Palace Lantern was shining! At the same time, the Moon Palace Lantern in Chu Shijin's hand fell completely into the shadow of the Earth Palace Lantern!

"So, do you understand?"

Qin Hao raised his little head and looked at everyone proudly!

Actual performance in the sky, experiment on the ground, the inexplicable sense of shock made the venue silent...

Little Qin Hao became more and more proud, the heaven and earth echoed each other, this was the rhythm he had calculated, this was exactly the effect he wanted!

For a while…

Tang Zangcai said with a puzzled look: "If you are so powerful, why didn't you predict that the moon would be eclipsed by the heavenly dog ​​today?"

"First, it takes a lot of time. Although I am good at arithmetic, my brain still needs to be used for reading!"

Qin Hao said as a matter of course: "Second, what does the moon in the sky have to do with us? Why should I count it?"

Tang Zang sighed inexplicably, then chuckled and said, "Let's not talk about whether your theory is correct... the years and months in the world are determined by the moon, which means that the moon has always been influencing all living things, isn't it?"

Xiao Qinhao paused for a moment, then frowned and argued: "This is my proof. Whether it is a solar eclipse or a lunar eclipse, it is an objective natural phenomenon! Just like the rising of the sun and the setting of the moon, it always appears, but the cycle is very long, so it is rare!"

Chu Shiyu looked at Tang Zang coldly and said in a deep voice: "Don't you understand? The sun and the moon cannot be moved by human will."