Chapter 371
In the debate that ensued, the first to be eliminated were those who advocated the ‘Flat Earth Theory’.
Those who had recently entered the research institute and a group of alchemists argued for the ‘Flat Earth Theory’.
“Since ancient times, it has been said that ‘the sky is round and the earth is square.’ Isn’t the world naturally flat?”
Lee Soonji stepped forward to refute their claim.
“Don’t you remember the words of Zengzi recorded in the ‘Da Dai Liji’? Don’t tell me you haven’t read it yet?”
“Well…”
“Oh dear…”
Shaking his head, Lee Soonji continued as if admonishing them.
“The ‘Da Dai Liji’ says, ‘If the sky were truly round and the earth square, the sky would not be able to cover the four corners of the earth.’ And didn’t the Huntian theory already emerge during the Later Han dynasty?”