Rise From the Humble

Bullying? !

I am still Qitian, the Great Sage Qitian.

Zhu Ping'an coughed, raised his hands and saluted the old man next door, and replied innocently and helplessly, "Ahem, sir, you are always joking. The boy is thin and cannot bear the name of bullying."

"Can't afford it?!"

After hearing Zhu Pingan's words, the old man next door became excited again. He grabbed the fence and glared at Zhu Pingan, "What, boy, you have done it and you still don't admit it?!"

"Dare you ask me, sir, what have I done?"

After hearing what his old neighbor said, Zhu Ping'an felt helpless and wronged. Although he could not be called a capable official, he could not be related to the traitorous official who "deceived the sky".

"What have you done?!"

Hearing this, the old man puffed his beard and glared again, and once he was so excited, he slapped his hand on the fence.

"Be gentle, don't get hurt again." Upon seeing this, Zhu Pingan couldn't help but worry about this grumpy old man.

"Hmph. Lian Po is old and can still eat, and I am getting stronger with age."

The old man snorted stubbornly and spoke harshly, but put his palm behind his back and shook it gently.

"You look like you are getting stronger with age."

Zhu Pingan showed the traditional virtue of respecting the elderly and caring for the young, and praised with a smile, not like a stubborn old man. It's not easy for the old man to be locked up in a prison cell with extremely poor conditions at such an old age.

"When it comes to compliments, he comes right out of his mouth. He is indeed a flatterer."

After hearing Zhu Pingan's words, the old man not only did not ease his mood, but instead blew his beard and became more energetic.

Well.

This old man is very prejudiced against himself.

After hearing the old man's personal attack, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but take a deep breath, stretched out his hand to rub his forehead, looked at the old man helplessly, and cupped his hands, "You are stupid, I really don't know what you did wrong, please forgive me. Give me some advice.”

"I wonder what I did wrong?" When the old man heard this, he got angry and slapped the fence emotionally again.

"Please give me some advice, sir. I am all ears." Zhu Pingan bowed and said seriously, "If the kid is really wrong, he will never evade responsibility."

Zhu Ping'an's attitude made the old man a little satisfied. He snorted and nodded, "Okay, I'll let you know."

"Last month, the sun had an eclipse. This was a vision from heaven to show the emperor. Why?! The emperor did something wrong, which inspired heaven, so heaven showed a solar eclipse vision to warn and condemn the emperor. At this time, the rituals of rescue should be routine. The emperor should observe fasting, banish food, cancel music, and retreat from the main hall. In addition, he should cultivate virtue and correct mistakes. The same goes for all officials. But during a solar eclipse, as a minister, he should give advice. Rescue is a matter of course." What the stubborn old man said was frothing at the mouth, and he couldn't help but get excited as he spoke, "But what about you?! You are a flatterer, you don't even care about the duties of a minister, you know What are you flattering? Your Majesty serves the heaven as a father, serves the sun as a brother, manages the government with diligence, loves the herdsmen, improves internal affairs, strengthens the country and enriches the people, and benefits the world. Therefore, the clouds retreat and all things shine. This is the sun. The crystal is bright, the atmosphere is bright, and the food is stopped for one point, which is the same as not eating. I am so happy and embarrassed, but you are so happy and ashamed! You are blind, the solar eclipse is above your head, it is so big, you can't see it?! "Stop eating is the same as not eating." You are telling lies with your eyes open. Who are you kidding? Are you kidding me?!"

Well.

So that’s what happened.

Zhu Ping'an scratched his head in sudden realization. At this time, he finally understood why his old neighbor glared at him when he heard his name, and slapped himself with the label of "deceiving the sky".

Knowledge determines height.

Zhu Pingan can also understand the mood of his old neighbor.

In the feudal and superstitious Ming Dynasty, the ancients did not understand the scientific explanation of solar eclipses. They believed that solar eclipses heralded a "bad omen" and explained solar eclipses in terms of "the unity of heaven and man." The emperor is the son of heaven - the eldest son of heaven, and heaven is the father of the emperor. He will warn and warn his eldest son through the phenomena on the surface of the sun, such as if you are ignorant and unethical, what have you done wrong, and what have you done recently? If there is danger, be more careful, etc... As a minister, you have the responsibility to help the king correct his mistakes and avoid danger, and you must rescue the solar eclipse.

The old neighbor has this kind of knowledge, and his level of understanding is naturally limited by this knowledge.

As a result, a solar eclipse occurred, and he wrote a memorial, "Stop eating for even one minute is the same as not eating, and I will be very happy and resentful." Naturally, it was not accepted by my old neighbors.

By the standards of my old neighbor's knowledge, I would be considered a cowardly little treacherous minister, no, a big treacherous minister.

How to explain this to him? Should we popularize natural science to him? Come on, come on, sir, sit down and let me popularize natural science to you. This solar eclipse and lunar eclipse are both examples of light propagating in straight lines in the same homogeneous medium. The moon, yes, is the one above our heads. The moon, when it moves between the sun and the earth, what, how does it move? If the three are exactly in a straight line, the moon will block the light from the sun to the earth. In this way, the black shadow behind the moon will just fall on the earth. , a solar eclipse occurs.

Pull him down, I don't want to be burned on the gallows! Natural science is contrary to the common sense of the ancients and is considered heresy in their eyes! The treatment is not much different from that of witches and cults. According to the standard, they all have to go to the gallows.

However, I have to explain, otherwise I won’t be able to take off the label of a deceitful and treacherous official; and this old man is still in prison at such an old age, and his anger level will skyrocket when he sees it. It's too dangerous; besides, I estimate that I may have to stay in this prison for a while. I have to improve my neighborly relations. The conditions in prison are already so difficult. If I continue to be treated with all kinds of looks, contempt and contempt by my old neighbors every day, Swearing, wouldn't it be even more difficult to spend time in jail?

"Ahem, sir, the memorial you just mentioned was indeed written by me, but there is a reason for everything. Please listen to my explanation." Zhu Pingan coughed and clasped his hands to the neighbor.

"Humph, then I'll listen to how you confuse right and wrong."

The stubborn old man snorted, smoothed his messy beard and nodded. Then he found a dry place, rubbed some hay with his feet, and sat down, looking like a melon-eater.

Hear how I confuse right and wrong? !

Before he could even explain it, this old man had already determined it for himself. And this tone of voice... Why does it feel like I'm stuck in a prison, listening to my own excuses to relieve my boredom and pass the time? !

Zhu Ping'an looked at the old man eating melon with a speechless expression.

"What are you doing standing there in a daze? Start your confusion of right and wrong." urged the old man who was sitting on the ground.