Royal Gold Magistrate

King Wu continued calmly: “The earth beneath our feet is indeed a sphere.”

“The sun and moon revolve alternately around this world, which is why we have moonrise and sunset.”

Hearing this, Fang Zheng was completely relieved.

The geocentric theory is obviously wrong!

It’s the same in any world! This world isn’t too different from his previous life, and the sun in Great Jing must also be larger than the Earth.

Nevertheless, Fang Zheng still felt shocked.

This King Wu was clearly a genius!

He even came up with the geocentric theory!

This was the first time he had heard of the geocentric theory in Great Jing.

In fact, people’s understanding of the world was varied and strange. When he first transmigrated, he had asked about this question everywhere.

Some believed the world was square, some thought it was a sphere, and others believed it was a plane.

However, from what he understood, among all scholars, the theory of a round sky and flat earth was the mainstream opinion!

Moreover, very few people refuted or discussed this matter.

This King Wu’s thinking was quite impressive, clearly someone with the potential for scientific research.

Fang Zheng saw King Wu looking at him and nodded, “Then how can Your Highness prove that the earth beneath our feet is round?”

King Wu pointed at the astronomical telescope: “Because the moon is round, and so is the sun.”

“I originally thought the moon hung high in the sky, like a star, just a slightly larger luminous point, but that’s not the case.”

“After observation, the moon is just extremely far away, but not at all small.”

“By this logic, many stars should also not be small, just further away.”

“If one were to stand on the moon and look at the earth beneath our feet, it should also appear as a sphere.”

Fang Zheng thought carefully.

The reasoning method was crude, but being able to think this far was truly remarkable.

King Wu paced, turned to look at Zhang Biao, his eyes showing a hint of disdain: “Did you understand?”

Zhang Biao didn’t care about such boring questions at all.

He just felt that this King Wu was abnormal, and said directly: “I understood, but the earth is flat.”

That’s right!

Li Yuanzhao gave him an approving look.

King Wu just smiled and shook his head, sighing: “In fact, ignorance is a sin. When you discover the truth of things, you will hate your own stupidity.”

As he spoke, he casually picked up a grape from the table.

“What the world is really like is just like this grape.”

“What it tastes like, you have to taste it yourself to know. Otherwise, the more you think about it, the further you get from the truth.”

Upon hearing this, Fang Zheng was immediately alarmed!

King Wu could come up with the geocentric theory, which could be said to be his imagination.

But for King Wu to say such words, his thinking logic was clearly rigorous. Would such a person believe in nonsense like alchemy for immortality?

Obviously not!

That means this guy really did poison his own father!

But a person’s mentality and way of thinking don’t become fixed in a day.

What kind of person King Wu really was, there was no way to judge now.

But Fang Zheng had already preemptively labeled him as a bad person.

Li Yuanzhao was still carefree, asking: “Royal Uncle! You’re wrong!”

“If it’s as you say, wouldn’t everything on the other side of this world fall off?”

Fang Zheng suddenly felt somewhat ashamed.

As a teacher, he had failed to instill common sense in his student.

Coming here to embarrass himself.

But it wasn’t a big problem, as long as the Crown Prince had love!

He was also curious about how King Wu would answer this question.

King Wu still looked calm and unruffled: “Indeed, I couldn’t figure out this problem before either.”

“But a play performed in Banshan District suddenly enlightened me.”

Fang Zheng quickly asked: “Which play is Your Highness referring to?”

“The Trial of Galileo.”

“……….”

King Wu spoke eloquently: “After watching that play, I couldn’t forget it for a long time. Although the play was poorly performed, there were many interesting things in it.”

“I couldn’t understand why two iron balls would fall to the ground at the same time.”

“But it made me think of another question: why do iron balls fall to the ground at all?”

Fang Zheng was already confused.

What the hell!? You thought about so much from watching a play!

If Newton knew, wouldn’t he flip open his coffin lid to have a drink with you!?

“I think there’s only one possibility, which is that the earth beneath our feet is actually a huge magnet, and people are attracted to the ground.”

After saying this, he threw the grape on the ground and even bounced it a couple of times.

Li Yuanzhao looked at the grape on the ground suspiciously and asked in confusion: “Yeah! Why do things fall down and not float up? I’ve never thought about that before!”

“Why do you think that is, Zhang Biao?”

“Because it’s supposed to fall down.”

“I see.”

Brother Biao’s brain couldn’t process such complex questions, nor did he care to think about such boring issues.

His level was clearly many layers above King Wu’s!

King Wu couldn’t be bothered to look at these two simple-minded fellows.

He turned to Fang Zheng and said: “Did you understand?”

Fang Zheng couldn’t help but admire: “I understood. Your Highness is truly talented!”

He had heard and understood, but basically nothing said was correct.

However, being able to say these things was already quite remarkable.

King Wu smiled with satisfaction, his eyes full of appreciation when looking at Fang Zheng: “As expected of you, quick-witted. I knew you would understand.”

Li Yuanzhao looked at King Wu, unwilling to submit.

He now understood why King Wu wasn’t well-liked.

Saying such bizarre things, did he think the Crown Prince was as foolish as those outside?

As they were conversing, Manager Chen approached and said in a low voice: “Your Highness, the banquet is ready.”

King Wu waved his sleeve: “I didn’t expect His Highness to come today. It’s perfect timing for His Highness to taste the food and wine of our mansion, to see if it suits your palate.”

Then everyone sat down and began to chat.

The topics of conversation were just ordinary subjects, nothing special.

King Wu’s speech was always measured, giving people a refreshing feeling.

Fang Zheng felt uncomfortable inside, but still smiled and engaged in the conversation.

Until Li Yuanzhao stood up to go to the restroom.

King Wu looked at Fang Zheng and changed the subject: “Lord Fang, I didn’t know the Crown Prince would come today, so there are some things I can’t say now.”

“Please feel free to speak, I’ll tell you everything I know.”

King Wu pondered for a moment: “To be honest, although we’ve never met, and I’ve never been to Taoyuan County, my servants have reported that Taoyuan County is being managed excellently. I truly admire that.”

“Seeing you today, you are indeed extraordinary.”

Extraordinary? We’ve barely spoken, and you’ve already seen that?

These science guys really aren’t good at flattery!

Fang Zheng smiled and responded: “Your Highness overpraises me. This official has only achieved some minor accomplishments.”

“No need to be modest! Thanks to you, I’ve made quite a profit. Now I want to discuss another business deal with you!”

“Please, Your Highness, go ahead.”

“I’ve heard that Taoyuan County has recently produced a new kind of monkey wine, which is brewed by monkeys.”

“After tasting it, I found it to have a delightful fruity aroma and to be quite unique. I wonder if we could sign an exclusive contract like with the Peach Blossom Fan wine.”

“From now on, this wine would be sold exclusively by my people.”