Ming Zuo

Chapter 129 Dispute between East and West
When Zuo Menggeng and Xu Guangqi met for the first time, they talked happily.

Zuo Menggeng feels that Xu Guangqi is completely different from people of this era.

His openness to everything in the world is rare even among later generations.

This is Zuo Menggeng's first impression of Xu Guangqi.

If you want to talk about the negative part...

That's what it's a pity to come here to be an official.

If Xu Guangqi really devotes his whole life to academics, I really can't imagine how much contribution he will make.

Because of the many academic concepts Xu Guangqi mentioned, even Zuo Menggeng was confused and half-knowledgeable.

The soul Zuo Menggeng inherited was formed under the impact of rich information hundreds of years later, and he couldn't even communicate with this old man on an equal footing.

It is a pity that in this era, if he is not an official, Xu Guangqi's academics cannot be studied; if he is an official, he will be dragged down.

The most speechless thing is that the court still doesn't let him take the official position he is good at.

He is obviously a great mathematician and scientist, but he has to manage the affairs of the Ministry of Rites.

If you want to say that Xu Guangqi's greatest contribution to the Ministry of Rites is that he has provided a lot of help to the Western priests.

This kind of help has also allowed a large amount of Western culture to take root in the land of China.

The two people, one old and one young, chatted happily and endlessly, which made others speechless.

At the same time, it also witnessed the power of a knowledgeable young man.

In terms of profound knowledge, Zuo Menggeng is not as good as Xu Guangqi.

But in Guangbo, limited by the conditions of the times, not to mention Xu Guangqi, even the greatest navigator of this era cannot be Zuo Menggeng's opponent.

When Zuo Menggeng proposed that according to the calculation of ocean currents, there is a large island in the far southeast of the mainland, Xu Guangqi finally agreed with Zuo Menggeng's ability in Western learning.

At this time, Australia had just been discovered, and Europeans had not yet developed it.

The fact that Australia exists only exists among a few people in Europe.

Xu Guangqi only listened to the Western missionaries and didn't care.

When Zuo Menggeng said that the existence of land can be known by virtue of ocean currents, Xu Guangqi immediately learned new knowledge.

Originally, Xu Guangqi didn't intend to let Zuo Menggeng go, but Xu Xiang came in to report.

"My lord, that Mr. Wei and all the Western gentlemen are here."

Xu Guangqi couldn't help it, so he could only say to Xu Ruolin: "You accompany him around the mansion, after the old man has dealt with the guests, we can eat and talk at night."

If Xu Erjue wanted to accompany Xu Guangqi to accompany the guests, the task of receiving Zuo Menggeng could only be handed over to Xu Ruolin.

As for whether Xu Guangqi did it on purpose, it is not known.

Anyway, Xu Erjue's face was weird, which made Xu Ruolin dare not look up at all.

Zuo Menggeng temporarily bid farewell to Xu Guangqi, and took Hou Fangyu to the back with Xu Ruolin.

Although the backyard of Xu Mansion is not big, it is very elegant, with a touch of Jiangnan style.

At this time of summer, several flowers are blooming in the yard.Xu Ruolin stood next to Hua, she was really more charming and charming than Hua.

Zuo Menggeng's LSP soul was activated, and he couldn't bear it for a moment.Suddenly realized that there was something in his hand, and he was very dissatisfied.

"Student Hou Fangyu, aren't you ignorant of math problems? In good times, if you have knowledge you don't understand, you should study hard. Go and review your homework by yourself."

Hou Fangyu's head was full of question marks.

"Little brother is ignorant, shouldn't he ask elder sister Xu for advice?"

Zuo Menggeng felt that this little kid was a little confused.

"No, you don't need to."

Hou Fangyu wanted to argue, but suddenly his eyes caught the shy Xu Ruolin, and he immediately understood.

"Oh, little brother understands. Brother Zuo is going to marry sister Xu..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zuo Menggeng covered his mouth and threw it to the servants of Xu Mansion.

"Trouble, take him to rest."

The servant suppressed a smile and took Hou Fangyu to leave the room for a couple of young people.

Xu Ruolin no longer had the arrogance of the past, she didn't dare to look at Zuo Menggeng at all, she just said in a low voice: "You...how can you bully the younger brother of the Hou family? You must know...ah..."

Before she finished speaking, Zuo Menggeng grabbed her hand.

Soft and smooth, the skin is as thick as fat, with a coolness that is very different from summer, which makes Zuo Menggeng's heart tremble.

"Good sister, do you miss me?"

Xu Ruolin was ashamed and wanted to get rid of it, but she didn't have enough strength.

"Oh, let go quickly. What does it look like to be seen?"

Zuo Menggeng didn't make any further moves, he just grabbed her catkin and showed his heart.

"I miss you."

God, when did girls in this era have such a straightforward confession?

Xu Ruolin's mind is already open enough, but her heart is still shaking and she can't help herself.But this feeling of being confessed was so good that it made her feel hot from head to toe.

"Think... miss me, and don't write a letter?"

Zuo Menggeng scratched his head.

"I wrote a letter."

Thinking of the poem at the end of the letter, Xu Ruolin couldn't help being sweet, but her mouth was full of coquettish anger.

"What is a letter?"

Although Zuo Menggeng doesn't understand feelings very well, he also knows that it is definitely right to follow the girl at this time.

"Then I will write to you every day from now on."

The girl was very happy to be coaxed, but she said angrily: "Are you idle? Write to me every day, do you want to do something else? A man, how can you be addicted... addicted..."

Zuo Menggeng lowered his head slightly and whispered in her ear.

"There are two laws of power in the world, not to blame the Tathagata and not to blame the Qing."

The adaptation of a classic poem aggressively opened the door of Xu Ruolin's heart.

She suddenly found that she had fallen.

Girls have never been immune to beautiful words.

She didn't even know why this rough-looking boy could say such straightforward words?
Even Tathagata, who has boundless mana, can't stop him from liking me...

What is there to be dissatisfied with?

At this moment, it was Xu Ruolin who held Zuo Menggeng's hand tightly.

In the quiet gazebo, two young men and women seem to be sticking together and cuddling.What the eyes see is scenery, what the heart tastes is love.

For a long time, neither of them spoke, but it was worth a thousand words.

It was not until the laughter of the passing maid in the distance that Xu Ruolin was awakened from the mysterious state.

"What have you been doing these days?"

Zuo Menggeng wentssiping with her, telling all about himself.

After hearing about Xu Yaqing, Xu Ruolin seemed unintentional and said, "That demon saint must be very beautiful, right?"

Zuo Menggeng immediately woke up, as holy as an eminent monk.

"She's a demon girl."

Xu Ruolin did not give up.

"A witch can bewitch people."

What is the subtext, your own taste.

Zuo Menggeng's Taijiquan was good, as if it was sealed and closed without leaving any flaws.

"But witches can also kill."

Needless to say, this sentence is enough.

Xu Ruolin asked: "Then did you catch her?"

Zuo Menggeng shook his head.

"No. She doesn't know where to hide, waiting to make trouble."

Women don't care about things that don't threaten them.Xu Ruolin suddenly thought of something, and said, "By the way, let's go to the study and show you my results."

In Xu Guangqi's study, Zuo Menggeng saw Xu Ruolin's recompiled "Elements of Geometry".

Zuo Menggeng looked at the contents in a relaxed and happy mood, as if meeting this girl for the first time.

"Do you know, just based on this, your name must be in the history."

This compliment was too heavy, and Xu Ruolin was flattered.

"I didn't think about it that much. I just got a new calculation method from you. I felt that the expressions of Yaya and Grandpa Ricci were not simple enough, so I wanted to correct it."

Zuo Menggeng shook his head in admiration.

"This is not a slight modification. In this way, there will be no difficulty in making this book popular all over the world. From now on, as long as you promote it with your heart, everyone will learn one way of arithmetic, and it will not be far away."

Xu Ruolin's eyes widened instantly.

"Ah, Yaya once said that this book will be read by everyone after a hundred years. Unexpectedly, you and Yaya have the same coincidence."

Zuo Menggeng really didn't know that Xu Guangqi had said this, so he couldn't help admiring the old man even more.

"Xuanhu Gong has far-reaching insights, and I can only pick up his teeth and wisdom."

Xu Ruolin felt more and more that Zuo Menggeng was happy, so she couldn't help but grab Zuo Menggeng's sleeve and left.

"Let's go to Yaya. If he finds out what you think, he will definitely make you his confidant."

The two circled back to the main hall, and before they entered, they heard a loud and clear voice talking.

"Everyone should know that in China, the soil is soft, surrounded by mountains, and there are few flat lands. Although the four-wheeled carriage carries more cargo, it does not fit in. This is the difference between Hua and Barbarians, and it cannot be generalized. This is both Middle-earth, Eastern learning, Western learning, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, however, Eastern learning is even better."

Just when Zuo Menggeng walked to the door, he saw a thin old man standing in the middle, impassioned and triumphant.

On the other side of him, there were several Westerners, all of whom looked solemn.

Unexpectedly, in the home of Xu Guangqi, who advocates Western learning, there was actually a dispute between East and West.

　Xu Guangqi said in "Miscellaneous Discussions on the Original Geometry": "This book is widely used, and it is especially urgently needed at this time. After the translation, I will pass it on with my fellow lovers. Mr. Li wrote the preface, and I like it most urgently. , I want to make it public to everyone, so that the current world is eager to learn it, but few learners, stealing ideas, everyone will learn it after a hundred years, even if it is too late to learn it, it is absurd to say that I knew it first, and I know it first Have."

　　
　
(End of this chapter)