Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

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People from the Western Regions?Barbarians?

Could it be that the concierge got a wrong look, the visitor was not the eldest grandson Yumo, but a barbarian from the Western Regions who looked similar to that kid Yumo?

"Haha, in less than a year, the Marquis of Yizhou has become the government of Pingyang County. Guo Ye, you guys are running fast?"

But in fact the concierge did not make a mistake. When the barbarian from the Western Regions turned around and opened his mouth, Guo Ye knew that he had guessed wrong. The person in front of him was undoubtedly the eldest grandson Yumo.

Guo Ye shook his head in wonder and said, "Well done, why are you wearing a Hu suit? It scared me, I thought it was some barbarian from the Western Regions who came to seek revenge."

After not seeing each other for a long time, Guo Ye noticed that the eldest Sun Yumo's face was much darker, but he was also a little calmer, with a bit of maturity that had been beaten by wind and frost.

Changsun Wuji sat down on the wide-backed guest chair by the side of the hall, and joked: "What? Tsk tsk, you have stirred up such a huge Tubo kingdom, not to mention it, and it is also facing a situation where it will collapse and the country will not survive. You Knowing that I have done a lot of crimes in Tubo, I am worried that the enemy will come to ask you for your life? Haha..."

When Guo Ye heard it, he couldn't help but said happily: "Why do you seem to know everything, don't tell me that you have been staying in Tubo for so long?"

Guo Ye remembered very clearly that the eldest grandson Yumo separated from him in Yangzhou, and said that he was going to travel thousands of miles to Tubo to look for that girl Yunshang.But the last time he was sent to Tubo as an envoy of the Tang Dynasty, he also asked Yun Shang if there was any whereabouts of the eldest grandson Yumo, but the other party didn't know anything, and had never seen the eldest grandson Yumo at all.

Guo Ye thought that this kid probably returned to Chang'an, and after adding a series of incidents that happened in Tubo, he went to Tianzhu, so he forgot about the whereabouts of Changsun Yumo.

He was still talking about him at Fang Xuanling's mansion today, but he didn't expect this kid to appear in his home out of thin air, as if he had a good ear.

Changsun Yumo shook his head and said with a smile, "I have been to Tubo, but I didn't stay for a long time, but passed by. I heard about the things about you in Tubo when I was traveling in the Western Regions. Just mentioned it by the way. Your boy's reputation is very resounding now, the words "Da Tang Guo Ye" resound throughout the Western Regions."

"What? Have you ever traveled to the countries of the Western Regions?"

Guo Yeqi said: "So, during the period of your disappearance, you were basically wandering around the countries of the Western Regions?"

"What wandering? That's called traveling around the world and gaining knowledge, okay?"

Changsun Yumo corrected angrily: "When I was in Tubo, I happened to meet a group of Persian merchants. Then it was a coincidence, or a coincidence, but I actually stayed with them in Tubo for two months. Slowly get in touch with them , I found that their footprints were all over the countries of the Western Regions, so I was longing for them to do business and travel in the countries of the Western Regions. Do you know? I have been to the Great Food Kingdom with them as far as possible. Food country, I discovered that the world is so big that it is completely beyond my imagination."

Guo Ye didn't expect that there would be such an episode in the days when his elder grandson Yumo disappeared. This kid is still as rebellious and adventurous as ever in his bones. If he were an ordinary person, how dare he compete with a group of Persians of different cultures and races? Business travel to travel north and south, travel to the Western Regions?

This kid is the only one who dares, but this is also in line with Changsun Yumo's temperament.

Immediately, he said with a smile: "So you're living a pretty cool life these days, the world is so big, of course beyond our imagination, do you think that the end of this world is the kingdom of food? That's a big mistake wrong."

"of course not!"

As soon as Chang Sun Yumo heard Guo Ye mention this, his eyes brightened immediately and he continued to talk: "I heard people say in the Great Food Country that our Great Tang, including the countries in the Western Regions and even Persia, is just a small country in this world. On the other side of the vast sea, there are countless countries, different races, all kinds of strange things. In short, this world is so big that even if I exhaust this life, I may not be able to finished.

Moreover, I met a lunatic in Dashi Kingdom, and he actually told me that the world is round, not square.I argued with him for a long time, and he insisted that the world is round.And he also took out his own ball for me, saying that the world is actually a ball.Grandma, I said that if this world were a ball, wouldn’t everyone on the other side of the world all fall down?But he told me why the apples fell from the tree to the ground after they were ripe, instead of flying into the sky.He said that's why the person on the other end of the sphere was able to stand firm.After what he said, I think it is really the case. "

Speaking of this, Changsun Yumo paused for a moment, and continued: "Later I asked this lunatic, why did the apple fall down instead of flying up? He couldn't explain why, and then ran away insanely, saying It’s to watch the apple fall to the ground…”

The theory of the circle of the earth?

He does not mean that.

Guo Ye secretly exclaimed that in the sixth century BC, the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras first proposed the concept of the earth in the world.In the third century BC, Eratosthenes, a scientist of Alexandria, established the concept of the earth by means of geometry.In the second century AD, the Greek geographer Ptolemy also demonstrated that the earth is a sphere in his Almagest.

However, these are just some mathematical inferences and theoretical arguments.In today's era, basically no one would agree with the round earth theory.

It was not until the sixteenth century AD that the western explorer and navigator Magellan proved the theory of the circle of the earth with practical actions.

As for the reason why the lunatic in his mouth said that the apple fell to the ground, isn’t it the law of universal gravitation discovered by Newton?

But Guo Ye remembers very clearly that Newton was not from this era, let alone a Chinese, but from the British in the seventeenth century, obviously 1000 years behind.

Guo Ye glanced at his eldest grandson Yumo, and thought, maybe what he met in Dashi Kingdom was not a lunatic, but an awesome wise man.

It's a pity that Yu Mo is a silly boy. If this wise man is brought to the Tang Dynasty, maybe we Chinese people can replace Newton and make the law of universal gravitation 1000 years ahead of schedule.It can replace Magellan and take the lead in proving the theory of the circle of the earth with practical actions.

Unexpectedly, Guo Ye was secretly sighing about the pity, while the grandson Yumo on the other side stretched out his arms endlessly and shouted: "Thus, through this trip to the Western Regions and the trip to the Great Food Kingdom, I have found my father." What I want to pursue in this life. Guo Ye, do you know? Before I returned to Chang'an, I made a great wish. I must lead a fleet of my own to explore the sea. I want to reach the end of the vast sea. I want to see Look at what people in other countries look like, and look at their customs. In the end, I want to find the end of this world, and I want to see whether this world is square or round.”

your sister!

Guo Ye was stunned by the elder grandson Yumo's words. He stared dumbfounded at the elder grandson Yumo whose face was full of longing and endless desire to find out, and muttered silently:

"Lead the fleet to explore the sea?"

"To prove whether the world is a ball or not?"

Damn, does this kid really want to be China's Magellan?

Guo Ye couldn't help but feel agitated, thinking to himself, if I help Yu Mo at this time, will the history of the world be quietly changed because of it?

Grandma, at this time Guo Ye has to admit that Archimedes is too right, give me a fulcrum, and I can move the earth!

"Hey, Guo Ye, what do you think of my idea? Is it reliable?"

The eldest grandson Yumo stared at Guo Ye with anticipation in his eyes.

"Uh... Yumo..."

Guo Ye scratched his cheeks, then nodded heavily, and said, "The world has changed because of you! I can do something for you, my brother!"

Chapter 1028 Worry Before Leaving

"What can I do for you, my brother!"

Guo Ye's words came from the bottom of his heart, and he didn't cover them up indiscriminately.

He knew the temperament of the eldest grandson Yumo, although this kid used to have a fiery temper, possessing the common faults of all dudes, but he only admits to death.As long as he is sure about the things he is looking for, he must go all the way to the end, which is the saying, don't hit the south wall and don't look back.

Therefore, he wants to sail on the sea, he wants to explore the other side of the sea, and he wants to prove the theory of the circle of the earth through practical actions 1000 years earlier than Magellan. Guo Ye did not discourage or pour cold water, but unconditionally supported it.

Because, even if Guo Ye broke his mouth and said that he would go to heaven, this kid would not turn back.

At the same time, Guo Ye is very clear that with today's Datang's navigation technology, sailing to explore the unknown world is really too difficult and the risk is extremely high.

To put it bluntly, on a long voyage on the vast sea, it is not uncommon to lose your life or wipe out your entire army.

Therefore, the only way Guo Ye can help Changsun Yumo is to use his foresight and his knowledge reserve of more than 1000 years beyond this era to support and help him to the best of his ability.

The eldest grandson Yumo smiled knowingly after hearing Guo Ye's words, lightly punched Guo Ye in the chest, bared his teeth and said with a grin: "I knew you knew me best in this world, haha, don't persuade me." Instead, support me, this is my eldest Sun Yumo's friend."

Guo Ye rolled his eyes at him, and said with some depression: "Is it useful for me to persuade you? Will I listen to my advice?"

"So, it's hard to find a bosom friend."

Changsun Yu said happily: "Don't worry, I'm not going to sea alone this time, didn't I just say that? I'm going to lead the fleet to sail. To tell you the truth, I went to Yangzhou a few days ago and met my brother. When you Didn’t I buy some properties in Yangzhou when I was serving in Yangzhou Governor’s Mansion? I asked my elder brother to sell them all for me and exchange them for cash.”

Guo Ye knew that his elder brother was Sun Chong, the current governor of Yangzhou.

Immediately, he asked: "You mean that you sold all the properties in Yangzhou and exchanged them for cash, and then used all of them to buy ships to go to sea?"

"Of course, I've ordered people to buy more than a dozen Yinlang boats along the coast of Quanzhou, Fujian, as well as several large biplane boats."