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An Dehai blinked his eyes. In his heart, he was slightly impressed by Fu Hui, his godson, this new little disciple that he had accepted in name. If Her Majesty wanted the map of the universe, why couldn't she have thought of bringing in the globe that the foreigners knew how to revolve? One had to know that a foreigner's possessions were much more accurate and intuitive than those of the Great Clear.

Damn, I really have a pig's brain, I'm getting less and less capable of serving you. "An Dehai scolded himself in his heart, then he said with a face full of smiles," Reporting to Your Majesty, when this servant was moving the painting, I suddenly remembered that the foreigners had once offered a tribute to a globe, and it was kept in the Golden Artifact Room. "This servant took the initiative to make the decision. Master, please do not blame me …"

This group of eunuchs did not have any face at all, so An Dehai took Er Mao's contribution as his own with just a few words. But why would the idealistic Hairy # 2 care about that? He smiled awkwardly, and retreated behind the Eunuch An.

It seemed to be the first time Ci An had met Hairy # 2, he thought about it and asked, "You are called Hairy # 2? I heard that you are Fu Hui's foster son? " When Hairy # 2 heard the Eastern Palace Empress Dowager's question, he quickly kneeled on the ground and said, "My master, Lucky, this servant is Hairy # 2. Fuca's house's aunt, Fu Hui, acknowledged him as her godson …"

"En, such a clever child, An Dehai, you have found such a good disciple!"

"Thank you for the praise, Master. That brat, Er Mao, doesn't dare say anything else. He's diligent, quick-witted and has number 1 …"

Hairy # 2's sudden appearance caught the attention of the little emperor. As the age of the nine year old Emperor Tongzhi and Hairy # 14 was about the same, they had a sense of familiarity. The people serving beside him were all the so-called mature eunuchs picked out by Ci Xi, like Zhou Daoying.

However, a child's natural disposition was to be close to their peers. Being together with a group of adults was unavoidably depressing. However, within the Forbidden City, the young eunuchs were still at the bottom of the food chain. They were still young and at the age of learning, so they didn't have the chance to come into contact with the Emperor. Even an adult eunuch wouldn't be able to give them that chance.

Because of this loneliness, he looked at Mao a few more times, and even nodded and said, "Fu Hui should be my cousin, right? Didn't I hear that she is going to marry Xiao Letian? Your little eunuch will have to bear the surname Xiao, but at the same time, since Xiao Letian is a Alone overseas, he must have a lot of fun things by his side.

Heh, even after talking for half a day, he still wanted to play. "Your majesty, you have to learn more about government affairs. Don't keep thinking about it. Sooner or later, you'll have to take the reins of government by yourself. Why are you still acting like a child?"

Tongzhi was afraid that the Mother would nag at him and quickly follow the rules to get to the side of the globe. However, at this time, the velvet covering the globe had already been removed, and the gilded gem encrusted globe appeared in front of everyone.

When the perfectly round globe appeared before everyone's eyes, this was the first time that many people had seen such a thing, causing the entire hall to exclaim out loud, "Aiyo, it really is a ball? Could it be that everything Xiao Letian wrote was correct? The earth is actually round, but why is it still crooked? "

An Dehai and the other eunuchs could kill people with their eyes. This group of little bitches who forgot the rules, they would all strip naked and beat them up. Fortunately, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor were so focused on the globe that they forgot for a moment the rudeness of the servants.

Earth was round. Although the commoners did not accept this concept, the Empire's upper echelons had no choice but to accept it. After being beaten up twice by the Westerners, if he still refused to acknowledge this basic knowledge, then he would be at death's door.

But even if he had to admit it, Master Kang Xi already knew that the earth was a ball, but who would advertise it with such fanfare? Sometimes, when you acknowledge a new thing, you recognize more of it, and these new ideas are harmful to the rule of the empire.

Therefore, for things like the globe, their fate was to be sealed in a warehouse. If not for him wanting to understand Ryukyu, he would probably not have the chance to see the light of day again.

The empire leaders circled the half man tall globe a few times. Among them, only Emperor Tongzhi looked carefully and asked questions nonstop.

"It's round, it's really round. Mr. Xiao is right, the earth is just a ball, but why hasn't the people below fallen? This is the Great Qing, this is the Heavenly Zhu, where is this? " It was hard to believe that this was the first time the nine year old Emperor Tongzhi had seen a globe.

Six Yi? At the beginning, he could still explain it to the little emperor, but as the emperor continued to ask deeper and deeper, Yi? He couldn't answer her either.

"Royal Uncle, why is this globe crooked? Is it bad to pay tribute? Are they insulting us? " Tongzhi's question made General Xie Zi scratch his head in confusion, "No way? No matter how bad a foreigner is, he shouldn't be sent inferior goods, right? "It's not like this is anything too valuable …"

Just as Emperor Tongzhi was regretting that he did not get an answer, a voice suddenly came from within the group of eunuchs. "Your majesty … I heard that Hairy # 2 studied Western education for a few days at Qing San Ye's home, maybe he knows the answer! " The one who had spoken was actually Li Lianying. This chief eunuch who had taken nearly two hundred thousand silver taels from Fu Hui had finally started to take effect at this moment.

"Oh? "You, you tell me …" Tongzhi quickly waved and called Hairy # 2, but at this time, Hairy # 2's excited legs seemed to float away. Hairy # 2 knelt beside the globe under the jealous gaze of the crowd and said while trembling.

"Your Majesty … This, this is the angle of the Earth, the Earth is indeed not positive! "

With a hong sound, the people in the great hall were all stupefied. This guy, with his huge guts, actually said that the earth was not righteous? He was too out of line. An Dehai wanted to go berserk on the spot, but when he saw that the emperor did not have the slightest bit of anger, he forcefully swallowed his words.

At this time, Hairy # 2 also went for broke. "Your Majesty, actually, the so-called tilt of the Earth is only relative to the sun …" The earth may seem motionless, but in reality, it was constantly rotating. It was also because of this that there were days and nights … "The tilt of the ship allows the earth to have four seasons …"

"Your Majesty, you can imagine. If this servant's fist is the sun, and this is the earth, then we can just walk around … That's right, that's right. His Majesty is really smart. It's daytime in our Great Qing Dynasty, but night in America … "Winter is when the sun shines less on the ground, so there's not enough heat left …"

Er Mao was not that old to begin with, so he was naturally able to communicate effectively with the nine year old Emperor Tongzhi.

Er Mao could no longer be compared to the past. Due to the advancement of his position, he did not need to do any work normally. He had ample time to read books and learn Western Studies. Furthermore, since Fu Hui had recognized him as her foster son, he would visit this mother on holidays. Under Xiao Letian's arrangements, there would always be some masters teaching Er Mao some new knowledge, and even Er Mao was able to communicate with him easily.

All these preparations were worth it, and when the time came, Hairy # 2 took all the new knowledge and immediately got the favor of Tongzhi the Emperor. The two children actually started playing together, and the natural sciences were indeed more interesting than the Four Books and Five Classics.

empress dowagers and the princes and the eunuchs were already stunned, especially Empress Dowager Ci Xi, he had never seen her son being so studious. Although he was studying to the West, which she hated, she didn't like this kind of focus.

Ci An and General Gui looked at each other. Everyone could see the disbelief in each other's eyes. But Er Mao gave everyone more surprises than this.

"Er Mao, where did you learn all this stuff?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, every time I take a break, I go to my mother's house. She treats me extremely well. Sometimes she teaches me personally, and sometimes she asks her teacher to teach me. I also read some books …"

Then let me ask you, what is the relationship between Ryukyu and our great Qing? "Do you know about this …"

Although Tongzhi was joking, Hairy # 2's complexion was pale. However, in the end, Hairy # 2's insistence made him overcome his fear. A eunuch discussing politics was a capital offense, everyone knew that, but life itself was a wager. If the heavens could help him get past this obstacle, then his status in the Forbidden City would skyrocket.

I don't want my life today for the cause of my benefactor.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, if you want to understand the story of the Ryukyu, you have to first talk about the history of the Japan. At that time, Japan had just ended its chaotic civil war that had lasted for a hundred years. Feng Chenxiuji had taken over the entire country, and for the sake of more land, they had set their sights on the overseas … "

Hairy # 2 was really giving it his all. If a person wasn't even afraid of death, why would they be afraid of talking? He talked from Feng Chenxiuji all the way to Tokugawa, and from the political situation to the barren land of Japan. Why did the Shimadzu Family secretly control the King of the Glazed Ball? How did the right to trade affect the economic distribution in East Asia?

Originally, everyone in the hall had their eyes on Ryukyu, but now, the things that even the Social Security Council did not understand, were gently being said by a fourteen year old young eunuch. The atmosphere in the Yangxin Palace became more and more solemn, and the situation became more and more strange. An Dehai was too familiar with this smell, he had trained in this smell his whole life and was almost subconsciously sensitive to it.

"I'm going to kill someone! I really am going to die today! I can't fool anyone with my nose! Hairy # 2 is going to die today!" An Dehai's hands were sweating profusely. He was trying to find a way to talk to this brat, so he must find a way to get rid of this relationship later.

The other eunuchs also caught a whiff of it, none of them spoke a word. Only Li Lianying looked at Hairy # 2 happily, and nodded her head, "Good kid, you really dare to risk your life to earn more money, you are truly worthy of Xiao Letian to cultivate you."

Er Mao was an exceptionally intelligent child, and the battle before he had entered the palace had allowed him to mature slightly, which was out of proportion to his age. With Xiao Letian's careful nurturing, this child's knowledge and experience had already far surpassed that of an ordinary person. In this era where scholars from all over the country had their eyes closed and were acting as an ostrich, a child who relied heavily on knowledge for a few months was already able to talk about the world.

"This servant thinks that this matter will definitely be settled peacefully in the end, because the Shimadzu Family does not want to blow the matter up, and Ryukyu does not dare to make it big either. As for what kind of Ryukyu prime minister Xiao Letian made, it's just a farce, Mister would not even be a county's prime minister, and even if the Ryukyu King gave it to him, it would only be a village in the countryside …"

"This servant thinks that before the Mr. Xiao returns to his country, he would definitely refuse the position of Prime Minister. At the very most, his title as the Prime Minister would be pleasing to the ears during negotiations … Of course, all the above are just servant's guesses.

It was so quiet that even a needle dropping on the ground of Yangxin Palace could be heard. After a long while, Ci Xi's cold voice came from the throne, "A talent! I really did not realize that there was such a powerful talent hidden in the Forbidden City. So that means Xiao Letian is your master? "

Hearing Ci Xi's shady voice, almost all of the eunuchs and palace maids were so frightened that their legs went soft. There was even a palace maid who was weak and fainted as he fell to the ground.

"Drag him out!" Ci Xi bellowed in anger, and even the tone of his voice changed. An Dehai personally rushed up, grabbed onto Hairy # 2's arm and started pulling him out. "Little bastard, you're even f * cking overturning the sky, a eunuch dares to negotiate politics, you're really sick of living …" After saying that, he used all his strength to drag Hairy # 2 away. His fingernails grabbed onto Hairy # 2's flesh and pinched it to death.

"Trash, I said drag that bitch out. I still hasn't finished asking, why are you dragging him!" Ci Xi was so angry that he scolded An Dehai, today he was in a bad mood, why don't you even know how to listen to an old servant?

An Dehai was so frightened that he immediately pulled back his neck, pulling the hair of the palace maid along like he was a dead dog.