Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 230 Send Master Xu to Heaven
"Master Zhao! What do you mean by that?"

Xu Xuan was stunned. He knew that Zhao Dezhao was going to play tricks again, but he still couldn't figure out how.

However, he considers himself a dignified scholar, and the emperor will ask me for advice from time to time. I don't think you, Zhao Dezhao, dare to be really sure.

"Mr. Xu! You think that these inventions and creations I made are ingenious skills, not as good as the sage's theory, then let's compare them!"

"The words of the sage are nothing more than the four books and five classics. They are all the principles of being a human being, but you can't send them to heaven! Today I will let you sit in the hot air balloon I made, try it in the sky, and see my amazing skills and ingenuity. Can a saint do it? get."

"If you can do it, you are right. If you can't do it, don't look down on my invention."

He said and clapped his hands.

Dozens of craftsmen behind them immediately pulled over the hot air balloon that had just been created, and began to heat and ignite the fuel tank.

Xu Xuan was dumbfounded, he still didn't know that Zhao Dezhao really wanted to send him to the sky.

Although I understand the semantics, I don't have this concept in my mind, so I can't get it right.

Li Yu on the side was a little worried. After all, Xu Xuan was his courtier and surrendered to Song Dynasty with him.

"His Royal Highness King Qi! There is no danger in doing this, right? Dingchen is just debating with you the difference between the knowledge of a saint and the magic skills. You can't... this, you are pretending to be a public servant for personal gain!"

Li Yu considered it for a while, but after all, he still didn't dare to say that Zhao Dezhao "grudges a private report". One is to save him some face in front of everyone, and the other is that he is afraid that he will become angry and really use his power to kill Xu Xuan.

"Don't worry Li Xueshi! This king's invention is very reliable, and now I send someone to the sky to try it, and there should be no problems."

The fuel burns, and a large amount of hot gas is poured into the huge ball made of sheepskin, and the sheepskin ball gradually bulges.

Everyone present finally understood what this meant.

"Brother Dezhao! This big leather ball is filled with hot air, will it fly off the ground?" Zhao Deming watched the whole process with wide eyes, feeling very excited.

"That's right! The fuel is constantly burning, creating a lot of heat, and the heat is transpiring in the ball, which will push the ball up or forward."

"Then! Can't people really go to heaven?" Zhao Dechang became more and more excited the more he heard it. He really wanted Xu Xuan to try it now, because he didn't dare to try it himself, but what Brother Wang said was so interesting, in general Someone try it.

"Of course! Mr. Xu will be No.1 in the sky! In the future, the historians of the Song Dynasty will write a lot about him!"

Xu Xuan's face was pale, and he stared at Zhao Dezhao with a pair of bull's eyes, "King Qi! I didn't expect you to be so ruthless! You want to bow to you better than me in this way? That's impossible!"

"I, Xu Xuan, have studied Confucianism all my life, love Confucianism, and respect Confucianism! Your strange skills and ingenuity are treasonous, and I will never be like Ma Zhi, willing to be your eagle dog!"

Zhao Dezhao frowned and said, "As a member of the Imperial Academy, why do you speak so impulsively and without thinking? You look down on my inventions. I will prove it to you. What does it have to do with Ma Zhi? If you criticize the courtiers in private, be careful and I will refer to you." .”

Xu Xuan's face turned even paler, what he said was really inappropriate.

But seeing that he was about to be sent to the sky by Zhao Dezhao, he didn't know if he would be able to come back, or if he would fall down after going up.There is no need to worry so much at all.

"Your Highness! Think twice!" Li Yu grabbed Zhao Dezhao's sleeve and gave Li Mu a wink.

Li Mu lost to Zhao Dezhao last time, and he was always worried that the Holy Master would make trouble for him, saying that he was not worthy.

He is just a fifth rank, the lowest rank in the Hanlin Academy.

But in the current situation, Xu Xuan seemed to be really dangerous, so he had to bite the bullet and boldly persuaded, "Your Highness! This Xu Xuan contradicted you, he should be punished, but it is a matter of God, you should let him go ..."

Zhao Dezhao laughed loudly, "You are just afraid of his death. I, Zhao Dezhao, am not a fool. How could I kill a scholar of the Imperial Academy for no reason! This is an experiment! A safe experiment! Don't worry, nothing will happen!"

At this time, the hot air was getting more and more hot, and the entire sheepskin sphere was filled with hot air, forming a huge oval-shaped balloon.

The diameter of the balloon may not be three or four feet, and a large rattan basket with a radius of one foot is hung under the sphere.At this time, the big ball is about to move, and it really looks like it is going to soar into the sky.

Even a group of craftsmen became curious and wanted to know what the balloon would look like when it went up to the sky.

Zhao Dezhao glanced at Xu Xuan, and said with a sneer, "Scholar Xu is just a scholar who talks about kung fu. You are very Confucian, and I won't say anything about you, but you look down on my inventions, so I want you to try it yourself."

"Guarantee your safety! If you don't have the guts to try, I won't force you. You don't have to go to heaven, but you must apologize!"

Li Yu quickly pulled Xu Xuan's sleeve, meaning to lower his head once for the sake of his life.

Li Mu also persuaded in a low voice, "Dingchen, please admit your mistake and apologize! Otherwise, if you really can't get up or down, or you just fall off..."

Xu Xuan was even more confused by what they said, but he was still not convinced! "I will not succumb to King Qi's despotic power! As a great Confucian in the Imperial Academy, I, Xu Xuan, will serve His Majesty the Emperor all my life! I would rather die than regret being a saint's disciple."

These words sound harsh, but they are actually putting pressure on Zhao Dezhao in disguise.

I am loyal to the emperor and I am a disciple of the saint. I will never give in if you bully me like this. With so many witnesses present, if I really die, will the saint spare you?
Zhao Dezhao knew it well, so he didn't listen to it, but the others were worried.

A group of disciples from Zongxue and Gongxue gathered around to offer their words.

"Brother Wang! Xu Xuan is a sour scholar! Why do you have to be as knowledgeable as him?"

"That is, your invention must be good, and you can't go wrong without trying it."

This is tactful, and there is also the straightforward one, "Brother Wang! Xu Xuan's death is not a pity, your great future is not worth ruining on him!"

There are too many people talking, Zhao Dezhao also thinks, or just forget it.

He knew that his invention was reliable, but with so many people in front of him persuading him, it's not a big deal not to save face, but a big deal to offend a large group of people. After all, he will keep his head down and see him up.

"That's all! If that's the case, forget it..."

Unexpectedly, Xu Xuan was also guilty of baseness. When Zhao Dezhao changed his mind, he became more stubborn.

He grabbed the edge of the basket and climbed in, shouting,

"I'm not afraid of death! I want to use my death to persuade King Qi to return to the right path, and I want to be Qu Yuan of the Great Song Dynasty! To die for the country with my life, to show my ambition with death!"

This time, not only the surrounding people were stunned, but Zhao Dezhao was also stunned.

"Since that's the case! If I don't fulfill you, I'd be hypocritical! Come here! Loosen the rope and send Master Xu to heaven!"

(End of this chapter)