Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty

In the darkroom, the Jinyi guards armed with axes, saws and other items began a period of transformation.

Soon, the cable pulley slings aimed at the lower position on the beam were installed, and the holes for pulling the ropes from the outside wall were also drilled.

Two Han generals in Jinyiwei, who were responsible for the imperial staff and the planks, were specially summoned by Ji Gang from Fusi, Beizhen, to operate the cable wheels and slings.

What I want to say here is that the Ming Dynasty Jin Yiwei's skill in playing board was really outstanding.

These Han generals in charge of executions have been specially trained. They first hit a brick to develop their skills, then wrapped a thin piece of rice paper on the outside of the brick, and then practiced Kung Fu. How far can you be considered masterful? Even if a board is dropped, the bricks will be broken, but the rice paper will not be damaged. Therefore, it is not surprising that some officials in Zhu Yuanzhang's era were beaten to death with imperial sticks.

These two Han generals have been in charge of the imperial staff since the time of Zhu Yuanzhang. After the Jinyi Guards were disbanded, they were transferred to other guards. Now they are laid off and re-employed. After a round of hand-recovery training for Jianwen and Wenchen, they are now back to work. Peak state.

The strength in his hands was much more reliable than that of Zhu Gaochi's two personal eunuchs.

In addition, the two have been working together for many years, so they have a tacit understanding.

After several adjustments, the two big Han generals slowly twitched the rope at the same time, and the big lead ball slowly fell from the rope wheel sling. The falling speed was even so smooth that it was amazing.

All I can say is that this is a craft job.

This method can ensure that the large shot put lands smoothly in a very small fixed area, and the relevant equipment of the torsion scale experiment is not affected by external factors. In the fixed area, two "V" shaped plates need to be fixed. , to prevent the two big shot balls from colliding with other places.

The last experiment was to test whether Jiang Xinghuo's so-called "universal gravity" really existed.

Therefore, whether it was Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi, or Zhu Gaosui, they all held their breath and stared at the falling lead ball in the darkroom without daring to blink.

The rope hanging the big shot put landed steadily at the predetermined position in the hands of the two big Han generals with some amazing level of control.

But.

The mirror remained motionless.

"Did Jiang Xinghuo make a mistake for the first time?" Zhu Di suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart.

Zhu Gaochi was also startled, but he breathed a sigh of relief.

In this way, since "universal gravity" cannot prove its existence, it naturally cannot threaten the induction of heaven and man, and thus shake the imperial power.

However, in the next moment.

The light spots reflected by the glass mirror instantly became farther away!

Looking at the scene in front of them, several people were suddenly in a daze.

"What...is going on? Is there really a so-called 'gravity' in this world?" Zhu Gaosui asked in surprise.

"Father, I think this is what Mr. Jiang said. The two big shot balls caused the gravitational force of the small shot ball to be unbalanced, which in turn destroyed the balance of the small shot ball." Zhu Gaochi calmed down and said.

In Zhu Di's mind, the passage in "Mr. Jiang's Lecture Records" flashed across his mind.

"If universal gravitation exists, then the mutual attraction of the lead balls will inevitably cause the 'torsion scale' of this triangle to shift slightly. As long as the 'torsion scale' shifts, even if it is very weak and only moves an undetectable little bit, Then the very tough metal wire will also deflect with the mirror, and the light refracted by the mirror will move a larger distance."

The experiments before them proved this to them beyond any doubt.

After all, the two big shot put didn't hit the small shot put at all.

There is also a distance between the 'torsion scale' where the small shot put is placed and the 'V' shaped wooden board where the big shot put is placed. The hands of the two Han generals were very stable and did not observe the slightest wave. They even deliberately placed them on it. The sand and soil did not vibrate.

This is a skill that has been learned over decades of making tofu through rice paper.

In fact, this is not an exaggerated description. In Jiang Xinghuo's previous life, even if technology was so advanced, many jobs were still more stable than machines.

For example, in the aerospace field, there is a special job called a solid rocket motor surface repairman. 0.5 mm is the maximum error allowed for the accuracy of the aerospace solid rocket motor surface. However, lathes, robot hands, or special machinery cannot achieve this. Craftsmen from major countries must use metal knives with extremely steady hands to cut and trim the solid gunpowder filled in rocket or missile engines bit by bit to the shape required by the design, so as to meet the various flight requirements of rockets and missiles. Complex requirements require no oversight or flaw in the entire process.

Therefore, the experimental results in front of us are already the most reliable conclusions that can be drawn in this era after eliminating all errors and human factors.

——Gravity exists!

"Try a few more times!"

Zhu Di suddenly ordered.

The two Han generals took matters into their own hands, and then began several more scale-twisting experiments.

However, in full view of everyone, they all succeeded without exception!

The light spot on the glass mirror will shake every time the small lead ball is approached by the big lead ball.

However, the small shot put and the torsion scale were clearly not moved at all. Even in the light cast into the dark room, it could be clearly seen that not even dust had floated up.

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at his two sons.

"In other words, the 'universal gravity' that Jiang Xinghuo said really exists. The sun relies on this thing to attract the earth under our feet, and the earth under our feet also relies on this thing to attract us. There is no sense of heaven and man in this world at all. , is it completely wrong to argue that one point is different?"

Although Zhu Di, who had spent his entire life as a soldier, had fought his way back from the dead, and even gained the throne by relying on the steel sword in his hand and the proud soldiers and generals under his command, he did not believe in any such thing as destiny.

In any case, according to the general public opinion during the Jingnan Campaign, how could fate favor Yan Ni?

But believe it or not, when it comes to boosting morale and stabilizing the morale of the army, the saying that destiny is in King Yan was still used by Dao Yan through various propaganda methods, and it did play a certain role.

In addition, Zhu Di could not escape the so-called "historical limitations" of this era. Therefore, even if Zhu Di did not believe in the so-called telepathy between heaven and man, he still felt a bit of awe.

But the torsion scale experiment in front of him told him with iron-clad facts.

Sensation from heaven and man does not exist!

The rotation of celestial bodies and the occurrence of all celestial phenomena, such as the transit of Venus and the retrograde motion of Yinghuo, are not signs from heaven that there will be disasters in the world and the king loses his virtue. They are just astronomical phenomena that occur under the action of "universal gravity"!

In other words, any changes in the stars have nothing to do with what he, the human emperor, did.

When he thought of this, Zhu Di's heart palpitated a little.

This kind of throbbing is as if some shackles in my heart have been broken.

Zhu Di looked up at the sky.

In the past years, Zhu Di felt that he had never been able to clearly see the stars in the sky because they were so far away from him that he felt that he would never be able to touch them.

But today, Zhu Di could finally observe them carefully.

Because Zhu Di knew that these stars, like everything on the earth, were controlled by gravity.

Zhu Di soon realized that in the daytime sky, there were indeed as many tiny stars as dazzlingly as the number of sands in the Ganges. What was even more amazing was that when he stared at a star, he would feel that the star was very friendly. It seems that it itself exists like the earth beneath its feet!

Zhu Di suddenly asked: "Chi'er, Sui'er, do you think there will be someone on that star looking at us at this moment?"

The two princes were slightly stunned when they heard this.

They had never thought about their father's problem.

Yes, since the stars in the sky are subject to the same gravity as the earth under their feet, then who can be sure that no one on that distant star is looking at them the same way they look at that star? ?

In Zhu Di's mind, a thought arose that made him feel a little horrified.

Since the induction between heaven and man does not exist, then the emperor on earth does not need to be responsible for the unpredictable will of heaven. This means that from now on, as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di no longer has to worry about God's punishment for whatever he wants!

Originally, Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism used moral concepts to limit imperial power, thereby allowing the gentry class to grow with an increasingly large base.

But now it's just a matter of meeting a murderer like Zhu Di.

The most important thing is that Zhu Di now knows that there is no providence in heaven at all!

Nothing can restrict Zhu Di from now on!

You know, even if he is the emperor and has the highest power and the most wealth in the entire Ming Dynasty, for him, the elusive and unpredictable providence of God still makes him fearful.

But today, Zhu Di felt these things that did not belong to him, which made him feel particularly happy. He even wanted to reach out and touch the stars to feel their existence.

Then, Zhu Di really stretched out his finger and poked a star in the sky.

Of course Zhu Di didn't touch anything, but he couldn't stop thinking about it. The strong impact was like a wild beast coming out of its cage. It even made Zhu Di's face turn red and he took two short breaths.

"Father, what's wrong with you?" Seeing this, Zhu Gaosui quickly took a few steps closer and asked.

Zhu Di looked deeply at the glass mirror in the dark room in front of him, and then looked around.

"It's okay, I'm a little excited."

Zhu Di breathed a long sigh of relief and finally said: "Master Xuan Daoyan has come to see you. I have something urgent to do to see him."

Zhu Di wanted to find Dao Yan, so he naturally planned to consult this occult expert to confirm his thoughts.

By the way, I want to ask, do things like Western Heaven, Heavenly Court, etc. exist?

Heaven?

"Oh, by the way." Zhu Di stopped the third child, "Recruit Mr. Zhang from Longhu Mountain as well."