Turbulent Times Chapter 173: Abacus

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At the same time as the man wearing the soft headband finally fell down, Shen Guang's body shot out, and he swung the Tianchan knife repeatedly in his hand, cutting the throats of all these people as quickly as possible.

Shen Guang breathed a sigh of relief, and turned his head to look at Sun Simiao. His expression changed drastically, as if he had seen a ghost.

There was no one in front of him, Sun Simiao disappeared.

During the change of Shen Guang's face, his eyes swept across the room like a knife, without any sign of Sun Simiao. He looked at the door and window suddenly, and found that the window on the right was opened at some time. In terms of light body art, even many masters in the breaking power stage can't compare with him. Although he was killing the enemy just now, he was able to avoid his eyes and ears and leave quietly. This kind of method is really unimaginable for Shen Guang, at least this is the first time he has encountered it so far.

While horrified in his heart, Shen Guang jumped out of the window where Sun Simiao might have left, trying to track and find Sun Simiao.

Wang Junlin specifically confessed to him that he wanted to take Sun Simiao back to see a doctor for Guoer and Zimo, but he lost him in the end, not to mention that this was the first mission since Ghost Eye was formally established. How could Shen Guang not be depressed if he failed.

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Shen Guang met with Niu Jinda and others who were in charge of meeting him outside. The latter said that he did not see Sun Simiao leaving either. They searched around for a long time, as if Sun Simiao had disappeared out of thin air.

"Your Majesty, you have failed to bring Sun Simiao back because of your humble and dereliction of duty. Please punish him." Shen Guang bowed to Wang Junlin with a guilty expression on his face. He remembered that this was the third time he had said this to Wang Junlin. , since joining Wang Junlin, apart from the good luck at the Universiade Restaurant, there are always various accidents in the following incidents.

Wang Junlin shook his head, thinking that Sun Simiao could leave a great reputation in history. Even after 1400 years, there are still many Yaowang Temples among the people, and many stories and legends have been passed down through the ages.

In addition to being not weaker than Hua Tuo's title of "King of Medicine" during the Three Kingdoms period, there are also mysterious titles such as 'Holy Child' and 'Dao Jun'. There are even historical records that this person lived for more than 140 years. age. And the era this person lived in was one of the most chaotic eras in China. With such a great reputation, if he didn't have matching skills, or even supernatural powers, how could he live for such a long time. Even figures like Chang Kuzi and Bo Duo Dharma King are stronger than ordinary Po Gongqi, not to mention Sun Simiao who is famous all over the world.

"From this point of view, Sun Simiao's entry into Beijing or the palace was intentional, and being hijacked was obviously also intentional. There may be some unknown secret behind it."

Thoughts were spinning in Wang Junlin's mind, his eyes flickered, he waved his hand at Shen Guang, and said, "I don't blame you for this, it's because I wanted to mess up something."

After a pause, Wang Junlin said: "There may be a total solar eclipse in the sky in the next few days, you..."

Speaking of this, Wang Junlin's expression suddenly froze, and without warning, he raised his left hand and pointed directly upwards. There was a sound of piercing through the air, and four iron thorns joined each other. They shot out like lightning, piercing through the roof. , missing.

After shooting the crossbow arrow, Wang Junlin suddenly felt something, and suddenly turned his head to look at the door, his expression couldn't help but his pupils shrank.

The whole process is a long story, but from Wang Junlin's sudden raising of his head to looking at the door, it was only a half-breath.

Zhan Peng, Shen Guang, and Niu Jinda were taken aback by what their Lord Hou did, and followed his gaze, turning around abruptly. Their expressions changed drastically, and their respective weapons unsheathed involuntarily. .

I don't know when, a figure has appeared at the door.

To be precise, a green-robed Taoist priest appeared at the door like a ghost.

This Taoist priest gives people the impression of two words - clean, in addition to that, except that the eyes are brighter than ordinary people, the appearance, skin color, height, temperament, etc. are extremely ordinary. At least compared with the few fairy sticks that Wang Junlin has seen since he came to this era, the difference is too far in terms of appearance alone.

After Zhan Peng, Shen Guang and Niu Jinda were horrified, Shen Guang saw this person, recognized his identity, knew that this person was following him, and was even more annoyed, but before he could do anything, Niu Jinda was the most daring, and he took the lead in yelling loudly when he was angry: "Who's Niubi pretends to be a ghost, and watch Grandpa chop off your head."

Niu Jinda did what he said, and kicked his feet, and the long knife in his hand had already struck the neck of the green-robed Taoist priest like lightning.

Although Niu Jinda has a strong murderous intent, he is definitely not a reckless person. Knowing the strange appearance of the person in front of him, he has used all his strength in this knife, fully embodying the essence of fast, hate, and accurate knife skills.

But Niu Jinda slashed in the air, because the person he wanted to slash stepped out casually, and dodged his knife strangely. Niu Jinda shrank his pupils, turned around sharply, and was about to swing the first Two swords.

At this time, Wang Junlin shouted softly: "Stop!"

Niu Jinda gave the green-robed Taoist priest a hard look, put the saber back into its sheath, and stood aside.

"I've heard about Master Sun's name for a long time, and I'm here today. I'm sorry to welcome you." Wang Junlin waved his hand to get three capable subordinates to step aside, and saluted the green-robed Taoist priest as a junior.

That's right, the person who came was Sun Simiao, the king of medicine that Wang Junlin wanted to invite with all his heart.

"The people in the wilderness came here boldly, a little abrupt, I hope the Marquis of Qin An is not to blame." Sun Simiao's eyes were like lightning, he took a deep look at Wang Junlin, and calmly replied.

"Sun Zhen, please sit up."

Wang Junlin stretched out his hand to invite Sun Simiao, and the latter was not polite, and sat on the first guest seat on the left.

"The three of you step back for the time being. Zhan Peng ordered someone to serve the best tea, fruit and snacks." Seeing that Sun Simiao didn't intend to speak immediately, Wang Junlin glanced at the other people in the room. commanded.

The three of them said 'here' and stepped back, and soon a maid brought tea, fruit and snacks. Have a good meal.

Wang Junlin was not in a hurry, and while drinking tea, he quietly observed Sun Simiao.

"How did Marquis Qin An know that there will be a solar eclipse in the next few days?" After eating and drinking, Sun Simiao looked up at Wang Junlin and said suddenly.

Wang Junlin seems to have known about Sun Simiao's question for a long time. In fact, he also knew that if he hadn't mentioned "there will be a total solar eclipse" just now, which caused the other party's heart to be agitated and exposed his flaws, he would not have discovered this person. Hidden above the head.

Smiling slightly, Wang Junlin said, "If I say I calculated it, I wonder if Master Sun will believe it?"

Sun Simiao was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "The old man knows that the total solar eclipse can be calculated, but that is only in theory, and to actually calculate it, it is not done by human beings, because the data that needs to be calculated is too huge. Including the orbit of the sun, the ecliptic, and the calculation of the orbit of the moon and the white path, each of them will consume a lot of manpower and material resources. The old man once made a rough estimate with more than 30 Taoist priests. This requires at least 30,000 people who are proficient in arithmetic. It is possible to calculate the approximate time of the total solar eclipse by continuously counting the time of two months and everyone not making mistakes."

This time it was Wang Junlin's turn to be surprised. He did not expect Sun Simiao to be so knowledgeable. But then he remembered that in Chinese history, since the Qin and Han Dynasties, there had been Taishi Ling in charge of the astronomical calendar. Later, the Ziqin Tianjian special agency was established to be in charge of observing astronomical phenomena and calculating solar terms and calendars. In the Tang Dynasty, the Taishi Bureau was first established, and later changed to Sitiantai, which was subordinate to the Secretary Province. In the Song and Yuan Dynasties, there was a Sitian Supervisor, which was parallel to the Taishi Bureau and Taishi Academy.

In short, it is not surprising that the ancients were able to calculate the calendar through the laws of the sun and the moon, and then calculate the total solar eclipse by the same method. It's just that, as Sun Simiao said, the calculation involved here is a huge project, unless a special agency is set up by the state to do it, otherwise it is difficult for one person or a certain force to do it.

Of course, Wang Junlin couldn't tell Sun Simiao that he knew it in advance, and he had already said that he calculated it himself. If he changed his words again, he might leave a very bad impression on the other party, which would be extremely detrimental to his future plans.

Wang Junlin suddenly remembered that he had just designed the abacus himself a few days ago and asked the craftsmen to make it for the Wufu Tea House. It is the only creature with intelligence in the world, and the biggest difference from ordinary animals is that humans can create and use tools.”

"Qin Anhou's words contain great wisdom! Hmm... So, Qin Anhou has created a tool that is more convenient than counting chips?" It took only a year to achieve such a great reputation, and it really deserved the reputation, but when he looked at Wang Jun, his eyes were already as bright as stars.

Wang Junlin smiled, did not answer Sun Simiao's words, but called the maid outside, gave some instructions, and soon someone brought a wooden abacus.

Note: The abacus, also known as the abacus, is a simple calculation tool invented by our ancestors. The abacus originated in the Northern Song Dynasty. The abacus is a simple calculation tool invented and created by the working people in ancient China. China is the hometown of abacus. Today, when computers are widely used, the ancient abacus is not only not abandoned, but is in the ascendant in many countries because of its convenience and accuracy. Therefore, people often compare the invention of abacus with the four great inventions of ancient China. UNESCO has just passed in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, and the abacus has officially become the intangible cultural heritage of mankind. This is also the 30th item listed as intangible cultural heritage in my country.