no,223 Troubled solar eclipse

As a rare celestial phenomenon, in ancient times, solar eclipses would cause extreme panic, because if the sun disappears from then on, life on the earth will be destined to be extinct. Therefore, almost all ethnic groups in ancient times believed that solar eclipses were a bad omen and believed that solar eclipses were God's "serious warning" to the world.

Modern people know that Tiangou eats the moon, but few people know that Tiangou took both the "sun and the moon" in ancient times. In the ancient concept, "sun" represents the Emperor of Heaven, and the emperor is the son of Heaven. If a solar eclipse occurs, it is a bad omen for monsters to invade the emperor's rule. Of course, many people believe that the solar eclipse is a manifestation of the emperor's misdeed morality and the treacherous party. In addition, several solar eclipses happened to catch the country's demise and the king's death, the world was in chaos, the city fell, and the territory was lost, which left the solar eclipse deep fear to the ancients.

But another strange phenomenon appeared in fear. The ancients were able to predict the time of solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, and even comets through calculations, which was puzzling. How is this fear and science intertwined.

However, Huang Junming never knew about these things. As a modern person, he knew the causes of the lunar eclipse and solar eclipse. Taoist astronomy was too profound. Huang Junming was lazy and did not pay much attention to the past few years when he was a Taoist priest, and he knew nothing about the ancients' celestial phenomena. With the interweaving of several reasons, it caused the indifferent appearance of the present.

"There will be a solar eclipse next month?" Huang Junming returned softly. However, his tone was quite relaxed, without any nervousness. As a solar eclipse, it does not happen a few times a year, as frequent as a meteor shower.

"That's right." Li Chunfeng nodded and said, "Xiaodao has always been interested in this celestial phenomena, and was named Taishi Cheng by Your Majesty. He is in charge of the movement of the stars and the alternation of the sun and the moon. The celestial phenomena calendar used by our Tang Dynasty is "Wuyin Yuan Calendar". Xiaodao recently compiled the Daozang and accidentally discovered that the calendar "Wuyin Yuan Calendar" had many defects. In the past, many solar eclipses and lunar eclipses were not calculated. So Xiaodao used some related books when editing the Daozang. After several verifications and calculations, he found seven omissions in the "Wuyin Yuan Calendar". In order to verify Xiaodao's conjecture, he calculated the solar eclipse incident casually, but he did not know how to calculate it. He actually found that there would be a solar eclipse next month. So Xiaodao wanted the immortal master to help him think of an idea."

"Oh? Isn't it just a solar eclipse? Why do you still have to make a decision?" Huang Junming said indifferently, but he thought in his mind that since Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang went to the Heavenly Immortal Palace, he regarded these two as handrails for compiling the Taoist sect. After being together for a long time, he actually forgot that Li Chunfeng was a Taoist in history who was proficient in astronomy, calendar calculation, and yin and yang. You must know that the compilation of traditional Chinese calendars and observation of astronomical phenomena are extremely difficult sciences, and most scholars dare not care about it. In Huang Junming's memory,

Li Chunfeng's achievements in this astronomical work were still what happened in his middle age. However, Li Chunfeng is only in his early twenties, but he can calculate that there will be a solar eclipse next month. Although it may be that his butterfly incited the progress of history, he has to admit that Li Chunfeng is really quite talented in this astronomical calculation. You must know that in Huang Junming's memory, Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang will be delayed for nearly twenty years. Unexpectedly, Li Chunfeng has begun to make his mark in the calculation of the astronomical calendar.

"Ah, Immortal Master. This is a solar eclipse! It is not the Taoist sect we compiled. Just help the Tao and have an idea. You can only help me in the Immortal Palace. If you don't make an idea, who will take it?" Li Chunfeng was even more dissatisfied with Huang Junming's appearance. This solar eclipse and lunar eclipse are a big deal in the hearts of everyone in the Tang Dynasty. How can you do this like Huang Junming now without raising his head or opening his eyes or not asking?

"The solar eclipse is caused by the rules of the movement of celestial bodies. I have no idea! I can't say that I will not let the solar eclipse come, so the solar eclipse will not come." Huang Junming unconsciously rolled his eyes when he saw Li Chunfeng's anxious look, but people said this. It was not easy to shirk it, so he had to answer the truth.

"But, the Immortal Master...what should I say, hey!" Li Chunfeng was speechless again after hearing Huang Junming's words.

Although the ancient Chinese were quite afraid of solar eclipses, they could not stop their desire for knowledge. Since the Xia Dynasty, some people have been studying the knowledge of the movement of celestial bodies. By the Han Dynasty, they were able to roughly predict the movement of the sun, moon and stars. Since it was already predicted, it has been proved from the side that everyone already knew that solar eclipses and lunar eclipses were natural phenomena. However, this solar eclipse was still a very important thing for the top leaders of feudal society. Even Li Shimin, the emperor, had to take his ministers and officials to respectfully kneel on the altar, saying that he was wrong and that was wrong, and invited the sun and the moon back. This is also called a rescue ceremony. The people are even more lively, with men, women, young and old coming out of the house, and the drums were very lively, in order to drive away the "Tiangou" to rescue the sun and the moon from the mouth of "Tiangou".

This is quite contradictory. On the one hand, according to traditional concepts, solar eclipses are a warning from heaven. The rulers must hold rituals to rescue, and the people must also let the earth reappear. On the other hand, the officials in charge of the astronomical calendar and the upper class of society have a thorough understanding of the operation of the sun, moon and earth. The solar and moon eclipses can be accurately predicted, indicating that they have nothing to do with the personnel on the earth. It is not because there are monsters on the earth, or because the emperor’s moral failure. These two concepts are intertwined, and Li Chunfeng, who is sandwiched between such a contradiction, doesn’t know how to do it well.

According to Li Chunfeng's identity, since he calculated the solar eclipse, it must be reported. However, if the solar eclipse does not come after it is reported, then Li Chunfeng is a crime of deceiving the king. After all, every solar eclipse, the emperor must lead all officials to prepare the rescue ceremony, and the people of the world must notify in advance. If they do not come, it would be like the real people in the country have been released. If Li Chunfeng does not report it, then everyone will not be prepared when the solar eclipse comes. Then Li Chunfeng is a crime of misunderstanding. In this way, whether Li Chunfeng reports it or not, it is very likely that he will not be pleased with both ends. It really makes him feel at a loss.

You should know that it was recorded in the "Shangshu" that Zhong Kang was in power in all directions, Yinhou ordered six divisions, Xihe was deposed, and wine was deserted in the city... It was the first day of the autumn moon, and the Chen Dynasty did not gather in the room, played drums, and the supreme husband ran away, and the common people left. Xihe was in a corpse and officials, who were unaware of it, and they were unconscious in the celestial phenomena, and they were killed by the previous kings. At that time, Xihe's astrological observation was because he failed to observe after drinking and did not find the occurrence of a solar eclipse, so he lost his life. This was the first solar eclipse recorded in the land of China. The first information that each generation of astrological officials read was this. Although there were only one killing astrological officials in history, the others were demoted and fined, but no matter what, this was also a lesson from the past, so why didn't Li Chunfeng feel panic?

"Immortal Master, whether this solar eclipse occurs or not, it is quite a difficult thing for Xiaodao! Xiaodao also knows that this solar eclipse is just the law of the movement of celestial bodies, but there are still many people who don't know it. Moreover, when an emperor occurs, he must hold a rescue ceremony, which is very wide. This is another rule left by the ancestors and has been followed by all dynasties. It is to make Xiaodao difficult." Li Chunfeng smiled bitterly and explained the causes and consequences clearly to Huang Junming.

"What's the difficulty? Just ask Your Majesty to explain the situation privately? If this solar eclipse really comes, it will prove that you are correct, but the original "Wuyin Yuanli" is wrong, and you just discovered that the error in "Wuyin Yuanli" has not been verified personally. So it cannot be published, which is reasonable. Similarly, if this solar eclipse does not come, your prediction will not be true, because you just told Your Majesty that this is calculated if you are uncertain. I believe that with Your Majesty's personality, you will not blame you much. It's fine if you punish your salary for a few months." Huang Junming said to Li Chunfeng without thinking.

Li Chunfeng shook his head when he heard Huang Junming's answer. "Immortal Master, no, there is no airtight wall in this world. Even if Xiaodao tells His Majesty, he will have to let others know sooner or later. Then he will still cause trouble. Besides, Xiaodao is still a little confident in his own algorithm. He used Xiaodao to study this algorithm and calculate the solar eclipse recorded by a thousand historians. He has not found any mistakes. However, this future is still a little nervous."

"You! You are afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back. You are blocked at both ends of the single-plank bridge!" Huang Junming looked at Li Chunfeng's entangled look and teased gently.

"But..." Li Chunfeng replied dumbly.

"It's nothing. If you have confidence in yourself, then just talk to Your Majesty. If you don't have confidence in yourself, then wait. This solar eclipse has been missed since ancient times. Aren't those star-gazing officials okay? You can use this solar eclipse to verify your algorithm, and then stand up and make your algorithm public during the next solar eclipse. Isn't that enough?" Huang Junming helped Li Chunfeng think of a relatively reliable method.

Li Chunfeng stood there, pondered for a long time before looking up at Huang Junming and said, "Immortal Master, Xiaodao... I don't have confidence, but according to Xiaodao's calculations, in addition to solar eclipses next month, there are solar eclipses in September!"

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