Chapter 36: Where does the ice come from in the Prince’s Mansion?
The princes and grandchildren in the main hall also expressed great curiosity when they heard the conversation between Zhu Yunhuan and Qi Tai.
Compared to Qi Tai's adult thinking, the brains of teenagers and children are more active and they do not have an inherent understanding of things.
Qi Tai took it for granted that the sky was the sky, and did not think about why the sky was the sky, or what the sky was.
But these royal teenagers followed Zhu Yunhuan's inspiration and developed a series of associations, seriously thinking about what the sky really is?
"Mr. Qi, heaven has two meanings. One is broad and the other is narrow."
"But you have already explained the color of the sky, so I will explain to you directly what the sky is in a narrow sense."
"In a narrow sense, the sky is a natural phenomenon. From the ground we stand on is one thousand kilometers in the sky... Wait, let me convert the units."
"The area from the ground we stand on to the sky, which is 300,000 feet, can be called the sky in a narrow sense, also known as the atmosphere."
"The atmosphere can also be divided into the troposphere, stratosphere, ozone layer, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere..."
"The atmosphere has no color. The blue sky we see during the day is not the true color of the sky. It is the color left after the sunlight passes through the atmosphere and is scattered, filtering out other colored light."
"As for why the sky is black at night, that's even simpler."
"When there is no light, everything you see at night is dark, but that doesn't mean tomorrow will be dark."
"After talking about the sky, let's talk about the earth."
"Loess is mostly concentrated in the Yellow River Basin. We are now located in the south of the Yangtze River, which is not the main distribution area of loess. Red soil and brown-red soil are the main distribution areas."
"Moreover, there is a large area of pure black soil in the northeast of Daming, and there are white, brown and other colored soils in other areas of Daming."
"So, the first sentence of the Thousand Character Classic you taught me is wrong, and it's ridiculously wrong. How can you expect me to learn it?"
After hearing what Zhu Yunhuan said, Qi Tai felt his head buzzing.
Although he did not understand terms such as atmosphere, stratosphere, and troposphere, when he saw Zhu Yunhuan's determined look and confident tone, he instinctively felt that this was a very systematic subject, but he was just too ignorant to have heard of it.
Therefore, even if he didn't understand, he still didn't dare to question or even refute.
The students in the main hall were all dumbfounded to see that Zhu Yunhuan could actually refute the teacher .
Although they didn't understand, they would admire the teacher as long as he could embarrass himself.
Then, another round of great cheers rang out.
Seeing that the Ohondou was about to lose control, Qi Tai hurriedly took out the ruler bestowed by the emperor and slammed the table hard.
This ruler is as effective as an imperial sword in the main hall.
He can beat princes and dukes, and even princes and grandchildren of the emperor.
When everyone saw Qi Tai take out the ruler, they all shut their mouths in disappointment, but they secretly complained in their hearts, thinking, does this gentleman just can't afford to have fun?
When Zhu Yunhuan saw the ruler, he couldn't help but take a step back.
He just wanted to show off, but he didn't want to get beaten.
"Mr. Qi, what do you mean? You want to fight when you can't win the argument!"
Qi Tai was stunned when he heard this, then he smiled bitterly and bowed to Zhu Yunhuan.
"Your Highness Zhu Yunhuan has misunderstood. I just want them to be quiet."
"I fully accept what you just said about the color of the land. It is indeed wrong in the Thousand Character Classic. At least it is not written very rigorously. Yellow alone is not enough to describe the color of the land in the world."
"But I don't quite understand what you just said about the color of the sky. Your Highness, please help me understand."
Seeing that Qi Tai's attitude was so humble, Zhu Yunhuan gave up his pretentiousness and thought about how to use a simple and straightforward way to make the ancients understand the knowledge about the atmosphere.
"If there was a prism, I could just grab the sun and let you see its color..."
"But I haven't had time to make glass yet. Where can I find a ready-made prism?"
"If there is no glass, quick ice will do, but where can I get ice in this hot weather?"
Zhu Yunhuan muttered to himself while pondering.
He who said this didn't think there was anything wrong, but Qi Tai next to him and the princes and grandchildren sitting below were shocked by his words.
What?
He can actually grab the sun!
What is glass? Is it colored glaze?
Ice... We have no shortage of ice, right?
"Brother, I know where the ice is!"
When Zhu Yunhuan heard this, he looked at Zhu Yunhuan in confusion.
"Where is it?"
Zhu Yunwen did not say anything after hearing this, but just asked with excitement on his face.
"Second brother, just tell me how much you want, and I'll get it for you right away!"
Zhu Yunhuan gestured casually and said.
"It won't take much, just one foot square will do."
"But it has to be frozen solid and not break easily. Also, you need a dagger to cut the ice into a special shape."
Upon hearing this, Prince Yu Zhu Gui waved towards Zhu Yunhuan.
"I have a dagger here!"
As Prince Yu spoke, he bent down and pulled out an exquisite dagger inlaid with pearls and jade from his boots.
When Zhu Yunhuan saw that the dagger was ready, he immediately looked at Zhu Yunhuan and said.
"Can you do it by yourself?"
"Is there anyone who can help and go get some ice with Zhu Yunxuan?"
The main hall was full of naughty kids. When they heard that they could skip classes openly, they all raised their hands.
“I, I, I…”
"I go……"
Zhu Yunhuan pointed at two people at random, the pair of Crouching Dragon and Phoenix sitting next to him.
"Hey so-and-so and so-and-so, it's just you two, you two go with Zhu Yunwen, and hurry..."
"okay!"
When Prince of Min Zhu Xun and Prince of Han Zhu Song saw that Zhu Yunhuan had called their names, they happily agreed and then surrounded Zhu Yunhuan and went out of the main hall.
After seeing the three people leave, Zhu Yunhuan decided to use this gap to do a small experiment on them.
"Everyone, since we have nothing to do anyway, I will show you a talent."
The group of naughty kids below asked subconsciously.
"What talent?"
“Artificial rainbow!”
When Zhu Yunhuan first entered the main hall, he saw several large vats filled with water standing outside.
It is very simple to make an artificial rainbow. All you have to do is spray water in a specific direction.
Soon, a rainbow appeared in the courtyard of the main hall, causing the young men to marvel and cheer.
…
As soon as Zhu Yunwen and the others walked out of the main hall, they were sweating under the bright sun. Now they heard a burst of exclamations and cheers coming from inside, and Min Wang Zhu Yu and Han Wang Zhu Song couldn't help but retreat.
"Zhu Yunxun, where are you taking us to get ice?"
“Not far!”
"It's in our Prince's Mansion!"
Upon hearing this, the two of them thought to themselves that it was indeed not far away. They could just turn north from the main hall and arrive there.
However, the two of them were curious. It was only May and it was far from the time to open the cellar to get ice. Even their father's palace had no ice. Where did the ice come from in their prince's mansion?
It was not until Zhu Yunwen led the two to the mourning hall and pointed to several large basins of ice around the coffin that the two opened their mouths in surprise.
This ice is used to cool the prince's body and prevent it from rotting. If you take it, your father will beat you to death, right?
"What are you two still standing there for?"
"Hurry up and get it!"
"It would be terrible if my mother saw it!"
