Liu Che was lying on the couch, listening to Wang Dao's report about the various conditions in Chang'an City. ◇↓,
In just a few days, stories about body poisoning spread like a plague to every corner of Chang'an.
When things got to this point, Liu Che had to end things personally.
Although judging from the relevant reports from the Xiu Yiwei and the Shaofu, many versions of the story of body poisoning have been firmly believed by people.
This is normal.
Since ancient times, meat eaters have been despicable, and even the nobler they are, the more stupid they are.
Moreover, the proportion of idiots is not low!
Now that the idiots have entered the game, all that is left is for those elites who still have doubts and calmness, or in other words, are cautious, to have "unreserved trust" in all these stories. At least, they cannot let people
Openly question.
And to do this, Liu Che knew that he, the emperor, would have to die personally.
Just like Qin Shi Huang asked Xu Fu to go to sea and Emperor Taizong Huang Long changed his name.
As long as the emperor himself comes to an end, no matter how clumsy the story is, it can become an undoubted truth.
For example, in history, the alchemist named Luan Da from the Xiaozhu Dynasty.
Compared with the story arranged and edited by Liu Che himself, the story and script of this alchemist are extremely clumsy and even irrational.
What kind of gold can be made, the bursting Yellow River can be closed, and even the elixir of immortality can be obtained.
Such a script cannot be compared with the masters of later generations.
Even Xu Fu of Qin Shihuang and Xin Hengping of Taizong period were more than ten blocks ahead of Luan Da.
But, unfortunately...
Relying on such poor performances and deception, Luan Da became a legend that the alchemists could never surpass.
At the peak of his career, Luan Da married Princess Wei Chang and was granted the title of Marquis of Letong. He was worshiped as General of Five Lis and wore four general seals. He was awarded 10,000 gold at a time.
Even Wei Qing and Huo Qubing had to submit to his power.
Thinking about these things, Liu Che couldn't help but laugh: "Where are the emperor's new clothes...hehe..."
In fact, this is also true. All the scams of alchemists or masters in history were eventually exposed, or because they were too stupid, and exposed so many flaws and tricks that even the emperor was mentally retarded and could detect them, so it was a tragedy. For example
Xin Hengping, Luan Da, etc., or they believed that their emperors or big figures had their own hair, such as the masters of later generations. As soon as they fell from the stage, they immediately became the focus of public opinion and were carefully appreciated by everyone under a magnifying glass.
Under such circumstances, the masters naturally had no way to escape.
But the question is, why has no one ever doubted them before? No one has even questioned them?
The answer is too simple.
There are idiots in this world, but there are also smart people.
The problem with fools is that they are too stupid. The problem with smart people is that they are too smart.
Therefore, there is the basis for the story of The Emperor's New Clothes.
"Go down and start as planned!" Liu Che stood up and ordered.
"No!" Wang Dao accepted the order and left.
So, soon, the princes of Chang'an City all received an invitation from the emperor to invite them to a royal banquet.
In the Han Dynasty, the royal family often held banquets to build closer relationships with the princes.
This was a way for the royal family to maintain and strengthen their rule.
At the same time, the princes also needed such banquets to get closer to the emperor and consolidate their status.
The princes knew very well that without the emperor's trust, they were actually just big local rich people.
Only when they gain the emperor's trust can they be the best among men and the best candidates for the three nobles and nine ministers.
This banquet was an eye-opener for the princes of the Han Dynasty.
At the banquet, they met the 'poisonous man' who was said to come from thousands of miles away.
To be honest, most of the nobles were shocked when they first met.
The appearance and skin color of the poisonous man named ‘Sidemo’ were indeed a bit too shocking to the Chinese people.
And the dark-skinned Si Demo, just because of his skin color, made many people believe in many stories about body poisoning.
Next, Sidemo followed the script and described his story vividly to the nobles of the Han Dynasty.
Of course, through the mouth of a translator.
Then, Liu Che personally came out and showed a map called "World of Universal World" to the princes.
The map is very large, three feet long.
But the contents on the map shocked the entire Han Dynasty nobles into speechlessness.
"The Xiongnu is really so vast..." You Liehou murmured to himself.
The Hun Empire on the map is marked in red. The huge red color is like a prehistoric monster, occupying almost a quarter of the world on the entire map.
Liu Che did not lie in this matter.
On this map, regarding the territory of the Huns, he ordered people to ask the slaves and herdsmen who came with Xia Yanzhi as dowries, and combined it with the contents of the credential of the Xiongnu Chanyu in the past and what Liu Che knew in later generations.
a concept of.
There are definitely a lot of mistakes and omissions.
But basically, this should be realistic.
This huge Xiongnu Empire controlled almost all of Central Asia and most of East Asia outside the Han Dynasty. Compared with this, the territory of the Han Dynasty could only be regarded as a minor child.
Of course, control and dominance are two different concepts.
In the territory of the Xiongnu, there were so many disobedient tribes and unruly countries.
However, the princes do not need to know these things.
For the time being, Liu Che does not want to have too fierce conflicts or even war with the Xiongnu.
The Han Dynasty was not ready for war with the Xiongnu.
Liu Che took out this map, actually intending to popularize geographical knowledge.
Tell the princes and ministers of the Han Dynasty how big the world is. Even this map is actually just what later generations called Asia.
But even so, it is much bigger than the so-called world that Chinese people imagine.
Moreover, it also gives a clear direction for future expansion.
In addition to the Xiongnu, the body poison that clearly appeared on the map became the place that the princes paid most attention to.
In particular, the emperor Liu Che personally admitted that he believed that Shen Du did have countless wealth and a vast and fertile land.
Regardless of whether the princes were doubters or believers, they all became "convinced" at once.
After the banquet, it was revealed that body poisoning did exist, and all kinds of rich stories about body poisoning suddenly became a topic of discussion among all classes in the Han Dynasty.
This is normal.
Historically, Xiaozhu believed that there were overseas fairy mountains in this world, gods existed, there was an elixir of immortality, and gold could be made from water and sand.
Suddenly, a craze for seeking immortality, cultivating immortality, and alchemy arose all over the world.
From the princes to the head of Guizhou, almost everyone participated.
As the saying goes, if something good goes up, it will be effective down below.
When the emperor Liu Che expressed his interest and attitude towards body poisoning, everyone, whether stupid or smart, participated in this craze without hesitation.
The seed is successfully planted, and it will take root and sprout, slowly growing into a towering tree until one day, the final mission arrives. (To be continued...)
ps: I have some personal matters these past two days~ Ahem, I am about to become a shameful house slave, hey~ I can’t be lazy anymore, what a tragedy~
