Chapter 31 Lightning Experiments in the Ming Dynasty
It's spring in Beijing.

In early spring, the rainfall gradually increased.

But there has never been any thunderstorm.

It was not until mid-February that thunderclouds began to gather in clusters over Beijing.

Early in the morning.

The sky above Beijing was pitch black, just like the night.

The rumbling sound continued.

"Right Shuzi, you know that if we fail to draw down the thunder today and deceive His Majesty, you and I will both die."

On the street behind Yongding Gate in South City, Zhou Yunyi, the director of the Imperial Observatory, sat in a wheelchair, pushing the wheels with both hands and came in front of Yan Shaoting.

Yan Shaoting lowered his head and looked at the other person.

Last year, because this fellow made irresponsible remarks in front of the Meridian Gate and had one of his legs broken and thrown out of the imperial city, the Taoist priest did not pursue the subsequent responsibilities for him and he still served as the director of the Imperial Observatory.

This time, because the Wanshou Palace was struck by lightning and caught fire, Yan Shaoting suggested that the lightning could be directed by humans, and the Imperial Astronomical Observatory acted as the deputy in this lightning-directing mission.

Yan Shaoting said, "Does Zhou Jianzheng still remember what I said years ago?"

Zhou Yunyi's eyes turned and he didn't look at Yan Shaoting in a good manner.

But he knew in his heart that if Yan Shaoting had not been there in the twelfth month of last year, he would probably have been beaten to death in front of the Meridian Gate.

Although he was saved, he also suffered the hatred of having his leg broken.

Zhou Yunyi still felt a little embarrassed.

Yan Shaoting smiled and continued, "The Imperial Astronomical Observatory originated from the Qin and Han dynasties. It was responsible for observing celestial phenomena, calculating solar terms, and formulating calendars for the country. Years ago, I asked Zhou Jianzheng about the celestial phenomena. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory observed that wind, rain, thunder, and snow all came from the sky. Could they be the work of mysterious immortals? In my opinion, we should explore the true meaning of all these things."

Zhou Yunyi raised his head and looked at Yan Shaoting coldly, with a look of sarcasm on his face: "You are deceiving the heaven!"

I don’t know if the heaven he was talking about was the Son of Heaven or the sky.

Yan Shaoting laughed and said, "How about Zhou Jianzheng make a bet with me?"

"What to bet on?"

Zhou Yunyi's palm quietly placed on the healthy leg.

Yan Shaoting said: "Let's bet on whether I can attract the thunder today."

Zhou Yunyi snorted, "What if I can? What if I can't?"

"If I can, it proves that the celestial phenomena have nothing to do with the mysteries of immortals and gods, nor do they have anything to do with the king and his subjects." Yan Shaoting said confidently, "If I can draw down the thunder from the sky, will Zhou Jianzheng be willing to take me as his master?"

Do you want to be his student?

Zhou Yunyi had never thought that the bet offered by Yan Shaoting would be like this, and he couldn't help but feel it was a bit absurd.

He then asked, "What if you can't?"

Yan Shaoting turned around and looked at the stage in the middle of the street: "This doesn't exist, but if it can't be done, it's up to you."

After saying this, Yan Shaoting walked towards the stage that had already been set up in the middle of the street.

I saw a long iron rod ten feet high standing on a platform in the middle of the street.

At the top of the iron rod is a kite floating in the air with a rope wrapped with gold wire.

It’s not because they are too rich, but because nowadays only gold wire can conduct electricity and is ductile at the same time, so it can be made into kite string.

now.

The two sides of Yongdingmen Street had long been surrounded by soldiers. In the corners far away, a large number of Beijing citizens wearing straw raincoats and umbrellas had gathered early.

To the north, on the street leading to the inner city, there were rows of officers and soldiers, blocking the imperial road.

It turned out that the Taoist priest had never left Xiyuan for so many years.

But this time, because of Yan Shaoting's thunder-inducing incident, he specially asked Lu Fang to prepare a modified imperial chariot.

At this time, on the north side of the street, there were groups of soldiers and officials surrounding the imperial carriage pulled by nine war horses.

A plaque with the words "Xuanmiao Temple" was hung on the top of the front of the imperial carriage.

According to the Taoist priest, this trip was not considered as leaving Xiyuan, but was still practicing the mysterious. The cabinet did not say anything about this, and the court had various thoughts and also decorated this Yongdingmen Zhengyangmen Street.

Flags fluttered on both sides.

At this moment, with the squeezing of thunderclouds in the sky, the howling wind made the fluttering flags rustle.

The imperial carriage had already arrived at Yongdingmen Street. According to Yan Shaoting's prior reminder, the imperial carriage stopped ten feet away from the stage.

Yan Shaoting stepped forward lightly, and behind him, Zhou Yunyi used both hands to turn the wheels of the wheelchair to catch up.

"Your Majesty, I am Yan Shaoting."

Zhou Yunyi arrived a little late, and before he could open his mouth, the Taoist priest's voice was heard from the imperial carriage.

"The wind drives the thunder and lightning to the river."

"The crane leads the immortals out to travel on the moon."

Jiajing sat in the imperial carriage and looked outside through layers of thin curtains.

"There are thousands of thunder methods. If our dynasty can draw down thunder from the sky, you will all credit it as a merit."

After saying this, there was no movement in the imperial carriage.

The court officials who had been following the imperial carriage also came to the front one after another.

Yan Shaoting went to a carriage at the back and asked Old Yan to get off.

He glanced at the crowd and saw Yan Shifan gathered with a few others, looking at the erected iron rod with a look of contempt on their faces.

Most of the officials present also believed that it was impossible to draw down the thunder from the sky.

In addition to these officials in the court, many nobles in Beijing also came today.

Compared to people like Yan Shifan who are full of contempt.

Zhu Shitai, Zhang Yuangong and Xu Wenbi were full of expectations.

After all, according to what Yan Shaoting had discussed with them in Fangchunlou before, if they wanted to go south to serve Hu Zongxian this time, they had to succeed in attracting the thunder today.

The crowd watching the ceremony began to talk.

During this period, there were naturally people who were looking forward to it, as well as those who were waiting to see the joke.

When Yan Shaoting helped Old Yan to the front, Xu Jie bowed respectfully and said, "Lord."

Old Yan nodded with a smile, his hand tightly grasping Yan Shaoting's wrist: "Kid, you are making trouble. We are tired and have to eat the wind here today."

Gao Gong snorted twice at the side: "It's all up to His Majesty to decide, but today all the civil and military officials are here. If we can't stop this thunder, I'm afraid Yan Chenshi will have to explain it to His Majesty."

In Gao Gong's mouth, Yan Shaoting was always referred to by his official title of Jinyiwei.

Perhaps in his eyes, Yan Shaoting was just like the Yan Party, both of them were tigers and wolves.

Yan Shaoting glanced at Gao Penzi indifferently and said nothing.

Yan Song smiled and said, "It's because your Majesty favors him that he lets this kid do whatever he wants. If he succeeds this time, it's a good thing. If he fails, it will be a lesson for him. He will be more stable when serving as an official in the court in the future."

After all, he is an old fox with decades of experience, and nothing can be faulted when he speaks.

Gao Gong snorted twice.

at this time.

Suddenly, a strong wind blew across the ground, causing everyone to squint their eyes.

The dark clouds in the sky seemed to be pressed lower and closer.

The officials of Shuntian Prefecture hurriedly brought umbrellas and raincoats to the officials present.

The sky was dark, the wind was howling, there were constant roars in the clouds, and fleeting flashes kept appearing in the clouds.

A thunderstorm is approaching.

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