Chapter 113 Eastern Han Dynasty Internet
The floating prayer lanterns fluttered in the wind, gradually disappeared into the night, and stood side by side with the stars in the sky.

On the banks of the Luo River, faced with this beautiful and shocking scene, the onlookers were reluctant to disperse for a long time, still looking up at the moon, staring at it infatuatedly.

In an instant, a surge of thoughts came flooding in, and a torrent of luck was vast and mighty.

Wang Jing felt something in his heart, and immediately performed the art of visualizing energy secretly. He saw that under the vision of the Heavenly Eye, boundless energy gathered and merged into the Emperor Star of Destiny, forming a vague and illusory starry sky in the spiritual platform.

At the very center of the starry sky is a huge sun, and next to it is a huge but dark planet floating, constantly rotating around the sun.

Wang Jing looked carefully and immediately understood that the sun represented the concept of "science", while the dark planet was formed by the interweaving of the principles of mechanics and also absorbed part of the Mohist doctrine.

Although the entire starry sky is simple, it operates in an orderly manner according to specific rules, absorbing the power of thought and energy transmitted from the outside world and constantly strengthening itself.

And when it grows to a certain size, it will even be able to distort time and space and interfere with reality!
"Is this... the prototype of a cave?"

Wang Jing didn't know how to describe it, he just felt inexplicably shocked: "According to the secret history, the place where the various disciples preached was filled with spiritual energy, which became a paradise in itself, and could manifest saints in the world. It turns out that the so-called paradise is actually the expansion of the spiritual light radiation from the spiritual platform, forming a spiritual force field that is powerful enough to interfere with the outside world."

In the sight of the Heavenly Eye, the virtual starry sky deep in Wang Jing's sea of ​​consciousness was completely constructed by the physical knowledge he learned in his previous life, perfectly presenting his understanding of the universe. It was like a virtual world created by him personally, and the material of its construction came from the thought power of others.

"My cave is not yet formed, and cannot show miracles, but its growth rate has far exceeded that of other scholars. This should be because the population growth in the Yanhan Dynasty was much greater than that in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period."

There are three major star rings around the Sun and the Black Star.

The first star ring is composed of hundreds of bright and shining stars, representing the more than one hundred Mohists who have completely believed in Wang Jing. Although their number is small, they contribute the most thinking energy, accounting for more than 60%.

The second star ring consisted of more than a thousand small, glittering stars. These were probably the people who had begun to identify with Mohist doctrine among the crowd watching today. Although they were numerous, the power of thought they contributed was less than three levels, far less than that of the first star ring.

As for the three outermost rings, there are tens of thousands of stars, but the dust is so thin that it is barely detectable. It is obvious that these people are only interested in the prayer lanterns and do not necessarily agree with the Mohist school, or have no interest in Mohism at all. Therefore, the thinking power they provide is pitifully small, less than one tenth.

"He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. That's how it is."

Wang Jing felt the cave in his sea of ​​consciousness growing larger and larger, and suddenly he realized that the core of being an emperor is to gather people, refine the thoughts and abilities of others for one's own use, strengthen oneself, and win by quantity.

Since the Xian Qin Dynasty implemented the county system, imperial power has overwhelmed everything. The emperor himself does not need much talent, nor does he need to spend time and energy on cultivation. He can rely on the emperor's martial arts to become the best master in the world.

The prerequisite is that all the people in the world must recognize you as the emperor.

The Confucian realm of the holy heart is obviously following the same path as the way of the emperor, that is, to gather everyone's will to build a city - the city here can be understood as both the kingdom of God and a paradise on earth.

It was not until this time that Wang Jing deeply understood why the aristocratic families had to compete with the emperor for the right to speak, and how the Confucian school had gradually become the host.

The Confucian way of cultivating the spirit is to investigate things as the first step, acquire knowledge as the second step, be sincere as the third step, rectify the mind as the fourth step, open the heart as the fifth step, build the spiritual path as the sixth step, and finally, the seventh step is to cultivate oneself.

The road ahead is no longer something that can be achieved by working alone behind closed doors, but one must become famous and gain recognition from all beings in the world before one can enter the realm of transcendence.

"So, this is how the mountain of books and the sea of ​​learning came about. In the Middle Ages, the philosophers established hundreds of schools of thought to promote their own ideas. I'm afraid this was to create a paradise and spiritual kingdom that belonged exclusively to their own school, forming a spiritual network similar to the magic net, making it easier to perform the secret arts of the Holy Word."

There is no doubt that by promoting Confucianism as the only doctrine, Confucianism has already taken control of the vast ocean of books and learning originally created by various schools of thought. After Wang Mang's usurpation of power, Confucianism was finally able to come from behind and successfully overwhelm the imperial power.

Wang Jing also had a feeling that once his small cave in the starry sky universe was completely formed, it would inevitably connect with the big cave in the mountain of books and the sea of ​​learning, thus shaking the Confucianism's absolute control over the mountain of books and the sea of ​​learning and hindering the Confucianism's great cause of governing the world.

"The hatred that blocks the way will not end until one dies."

Wang Jing sighed quietly, thinking that he was really stirring up a hornet's nest.

But soon, he reaffirmed his belief.

After all, there is no such thing as giving way on the road of the great truth, so Wang Jing had already prepared for an armed struggle.

What Wang Jing didn't know was that the reason why the promotion of Mohism was so vigorous today was thanks to Wei Zhongdao's hard work in promoting it.

All we can say is that Wei Zhongdao had bad intentions but ended up doing a good thing.

Wang Jing had already known the secret of the cave through the Qi-gazing technique, so he naturally had to start preparing for a rainy day. He secretly calculated in his mind: "The mountain of books and the sea of ​​learning seem to be a huge consciousness network. Although I don't know what the hardware carrier of this network is, at least I know how to seize control of this network."

Obviously, Dong Zhongshu's approach of promoting Confucianism as the only doctrine gave Wang Jing great inspiration.

As a person from the information age, Wang Jing knows too well the enormous value and strategic significance of the Internet. Such a powerful weapon must be controlled in his own hands!

In Wang Jing's opinion, Emperor Wu certainly didn't know that Dong Zhongshu was actually planning to take over the vast world of books and learning, but Wang Jing would not make the same mistake.

After thinking for a while, Wang Jing immediately called Lu Fang and asked, "Is there a monument in the Mohist Academy?"

Lu Fang replied respectfully: "Not yet."

"Then erect a stone tablet at the main entrance."

This was a small matter, so Lu Fang naturally had no objection. He also asked, "Master, do you need to engrave the contents of Mechanics on the stele?"

Wang Jing smiled and waved his hand: "That's not necessary, just carve a couplet."

The couplet left by Wang Jing last time attracted a lot of attention to the academy, so when Wang Jing was going to write couplets again this time, Lu Fang couldn't help but look forward to it silently.

Wang Jing did not disappoint him, and he immediately recited the famous quote: "The path to the mountain of books is made through diligence, and the boat to the boundless sea of ​​learning is made through hard work."

"The path to the mountain of books is made through diligence, and the boat to the boundless sea of ​​learning is made through hard work!"

Lu Fang immediately repeated it. Although he was reading the same sentence, his mentality and tone were completely different: "This sentence is really wonderful! Great talent, with such good advice to encourage learning, I will engrave it on the stone tablet, so that all scholars in the world can use this sentence to encourage themselves!"

Wang Jing was very proud: "This is exactly the effect I want."

If Confucian scholars use this sentence in the future, my influence on them will be great. By taking the opportunity to spread Mohism, I will definitely be able to absorb some science talents who are not recognized by Confucianism.

This is because the mountain of books and the sea of ​​knowledge were jointly created by various schools of thought and are respected by students all over the world.

However, at that time, there were many different schools of thought and it was difficult to form a joint force. Therefore, although it was feared by monarchs of various countries, they could still tolerate its existence.

After the death of the philosophers, many schools of thought disappeared one after another. During the Qin Dynasty, there was a book burning incident, which dealt a heavy blow to private schools. As a result, the mountains of books and the sea of ​​knowledge almost disappeared.

It was not until the reign of Emperor Wu that Dong Zhongshu collected and integrated them again and completed the recast.

Although the mountain of books and the sea of ​​learning were still very small at that time, over the past few hundred years, through the continuous injection of thinking power, the mountain of books and the sea of ​​learning have already become so huge that it is unimaginable.

What Wang Jing wanted at this time was to seize control of the mountain of books and the ocean of learning through subtle means.

After saying goodbye, Lu Fang left in a hurry. His mood at this moment was even more urgent than Wang Jing. He wanted to find craftsmen overnight to make a stone tablet and engrave the inscription.

Such a famous saying that will last forever must be written on a monument as soon as possible to increase the weight of Mohism in the eyes of the world!

As soon as Lu Fang left, Xun You came and asked curiously, "My lord, can the heavenly lantern really fly?"

Xun You just learned about this news, which was told by other secret guards.

"Of course it can fly."

Xun You was shocked: "Don't you really need to rely on spells and holy words?"

Wang Jing nodded: "No need." "It's amazing!"

Xun You was suddenly very excited. If it did not need to rely on spells and holy words to drive it, it meant that items like the Heavenly Prayer Lantern were not magical instruments or famous artifacts. They could be mass-produced and popularized!
Anything that can fly must have a wide range of uses, especially in the military.

With just a little thought, Xun You thought of more than a dozen specific uses for the prayer lanterns, and was surprised to find that the Northern Army had one more powerful weapon in their hands!
It was three quarters after 3 p.m. in the afternoon.

Wang Jing brought Lu Fang and other skilled craftsmen from the Mohist school to rush to produce a lot of them. He also left a few in the warehouse for students to use for experiments. He simply took them out now to demonstrate to Xun You.

When Xun You saw the lit prayer lantern floating in the air, flying higher and higher, and finally becoming one of the stars in the sky, he became very excited and pulled Wang Jing and said, "My lord, this thing is very useful!"

According to legend, the prayer lantern was invented during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It was originally used as a military communication signal, similar to a beacon fire, but it saves the trouble of building a beacon tower. Most importantly, it can be used for long-distance communication in the dark.

Xun You couldn't help but feel annoyed: "My lord, such an important thing should be kept strictly confidential. How can it be easily leaked out as a trump card at a critical moment?"

Wang Jing laughed loudly upon hearing this: "Don't worry, Gongda. Now a large number of Mohists have come to Luoyang to join me. The Mohist Academy is becoming more and more staffed. I have ordered Lu Fang to organize manpower and prepare to start various physical experiments and related technology research and development. Don't mention a mere prayer lantern. Soon, I will be able to send people directly to heaven!"

These words were like a bolt of thunder to Xun You's ears.

It can actually make people go to heaven?
The Heavenly Prayer Lantern was neither a magical instrument nor a famous product, yet it could float in the sky. Xun You found this incredible. He couldn't even imagine if it was possible to create such a device that could carry a person flying.

But if all this can be achieved, the military significance will be enormous!

Xun You was well versed in military strategy, and of course he understood what it meant for a person to be able to fly into the air.

This means that our side will have unparalleled battlefield intelligence advantage!

Therefore, Xun You was very excited and asked quickly: "My lord, is this true?"

Wang Jing smiled confidently: "Of course it's true and it couldn't be more true."

With the opening of the Mohist Academy and as Qiqiao Pavilion recruited a large number of Mohists, the cooperation between Wang Jing and the Mohists continued to deepen. Mohists trusted Wang Jing very much, even to the point of obeying his every word.

Under Mo Shi's call, Mohist disciples who had been hiding in various places came to Luoyang one after another. Among them, the three major schools of Mohism sent people to contact Wang Jing and expressed their intention to surrender.

Therefore, Wang Jing now has sufficient manpower and is ready to climb the technology tree at any time.

The so-called Three Mos actually refers to the three divisions of Mohism after Mozi's death.

Among them, the ink of Xiangli family, that is, Qin ink, sent a great craftsman of high moral character. In addition, there are two major schools of ink studies, namely Qi ink represented by Xiangfu family and Chu ink represented by Dengling family.

Although the three schools had different focuses and ideological differences, they were immediately encouraged and saw a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as Mohism was about to be revived with the support of Wang Jing. They immediately rushed to Luoyang to join him.

The Mohist disciples who have been able to persist to the present day are undoubtedly true elites, and their thoughts are extremely pure and their wills are as strong as iron.

Today, Wang Jing controls the three major schools of Mohism. He is even more powerful than Juzi of the Mohist school back then. With one order, all Mohist disciples in the world will be at his disposal.

What Wang Jing wanted them to do was to develop hot air balloons.

Without an internal combustion engine, Wang Jing could not build an airplane, but he could still think about building a hot air balloon. After all, the technical difficulty is not high. The main difficulty lies in the ideas and creativity.

When Wang Jing told Xun You about his idea, he finally understood why Wang Jing wanted to help revive Mohism, and then he said with emotion: "In the past, the Xian Qin Dynasty was able to sweep across the world. One of the most important reasons was that it secretly received the help of Xiang Liqin. The Tianzhi Crossbow it made was extremely powerful. No craftsmen from the six countries could compete with it, and finally made the Xian Qin Dynasty's arrow formation famous for being invincible."

The person Xun You was talking about was Qin Mo's ancestor Xiang Liqin. This school focused on scientific research and was very pragmatic.

In the past, the six kingdoms were in a state of decadence, but only the Qin Dynasty was determined to reform and give civilians the opportunity to be promoted. This philosophy was closest to the final vision of the Mohists, so much so that Xiang Liqin put aside his past grudges and secretly helped the Xian Qin Dynasty with his disciples to complete the war of unification.

But because of this, the Qin-Mo school was severely cracked down during the Yan-Han Dynasty, and many descendants had to hide their identities and stay away from the world.

If it weren't for Mo Shi's guarantor, and if Wang Jing's credit was not reliable and he had shown enough sincerity, the heir of the Xiangli family would not have agreed to Wang Jing's recruitment.

On the other side, when Cai Yan returned home, the moon was already high above the branches and the night was deep.

The night sky was clear and the stars were shining, just as bright as her mood at the moment.

"Yuan Xu..."

Cai Yan leaned against the window, looking into the night sky, muttering Wang Jing's name, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. She really watched a good show today.

Just then, Aunt Liu, the kitchen helper hired by the family, came over and said, "The girl is back. Do you want to make some midnight snacks?"

"No, where's father?"

"The master is still drinking in Sikong Mansion and has not returned yet."

After replying this, Aunt Liu rubbed her hands and prepared to go to the kitchen to cook a bowl of sobering soup so that she could drink it while it was hot when her master came back.

As a result, before Aunt Liu could even leave, her youngest son Wu Si came back, still shouting, "Oh no! Oh no!"

"Si'er, didn't you accompany the master to Sikong Mansion? Why did you come back alone? Where is the master?"

Wu Si and Aunt Liu were servants hired by Cai Yong to take care of himself and his daughter's daily life. They treated the mother and daughter very well on weekdays, so Aunt Liu was always grateful in her heart. But now when she saw this situation, she immediately felt a little panicked.

"Master...Master has been thrown into prison!"

Wu Si was only thirteen years old, a half-grown child. How could he bear such a big thing? He burst into tears and said, "Before my master was captured, he asked me to go home and report the news."

Upon hearing the tragic news, Cai Yan was immediately horrified and asked Wu Si in a hurry, "Didn't father go to the Sikong Mansion for a banquet? How did he get arrested? Do you know who did it?"

Wu Si cried and explained, and Cai Yan finally understood that it was Cai Yong who had spoken carelessly after drinking, thus offending the Prime Minister Wang Yun, and thus suffered this misfortune.

"How could this be?"

Cai Yan covered her chest with her hands, her face turning pale.

Why did his father offend Wang Yun, the stubborn, upright and irritable Prince Shi?
At this time, Luoyang Prison.

Ma Ritian frowned and walked deeper. The stench of decay made him feel uncomfortable, and the rats and cockroaches crawling by from time to time made him feel even more disgusted.

But there was no other way. After hearing the news that his good friend Cai Yong was imprisoned at home, he rushed over overnight to see what had happened.

Ma Riti was at least the Minister of Rites, one of the Nine Ministers. In addition, the jailer had heard of Cai Yong's reputation and respected him very much. Therefore, he not only confiscated Ma Riti's money, but also personally led the way for him: "Reporting to the Minister of Rites, Cai Zhonglang is in there. I have ordered someone to open the best single room for him."

Ma Riti nodded slightly, and then met Cai Yong.

The prison boss didn't really boast. Although the single room in front of him was crude, it was at least relatively clean.

Otherwise, given the extremely poor sanitary conditions in the prison, Ma Riti was very suspicious that with Cai Yong's physical condition, he would probably "die of illness" within ten days or half a month of living there.

Ma Ritian took out a small string of copper coins and handed it to the jailer.

The jailer smiled and said, "Taichang is so poor, I dare not take your money. Mr. Cai is famous all over the world and well-known in the literati circle. It is my duty to detain him. How dare I make things difficult for him? Even if you don't give me money, we dare not neglect Mr. Cai."

(End of this chapter)