Regarding the origin of the dragon, it is very troublesome to trace back. The dragon is not a single creature, it is composed of a variety of animal fragments. This is the embodiment of the totem worship of the Chinese nation. When the tribes merged, the original totems emerged.
The characteristics of different totems have a lot to do with the changes in the shape of the dragon. In people's common understanding, the dragon can swallow clouds, spit out mist, move clouds and spread rain. More importantly, he has no wings but can fly in the sky. Dragon
With a domineering image and the strongest magic power imaginable, even the overlords of the world regard themselves as descendants of the dragon. This is the significance that the dragon totem brings to the Chinese nation.
Su Ren wiped the sweat from his head and glanced at Liu An and Liu Ci: "Two great kings, this is my understanding of dragons. In fact, there are no such creatures as dragons in the world. The most advanced and powerful ones are not the others.
, that’s us!”
"If that's the case, why are there so many legends about dragons?" Liu An was not an idiot, and Su Ren's words could not fool him.
"Legends are legends. When people cannot understand and explain something, they will naturally add various imaginations to supplement it!" Su Ren took a sip of water: "For example, where will people go when they die? According to ordinary
From the point of view, there is no difference between dead people and pigs, dogs and sheep waiting to die. The only difference is that the living people do not want them to die, and their previous appearance will often appear in their minds. Gradually, people will replace the dead people.
Find a place where good people can go to heaven and become gods and live happily, while bad people can fall into hell and suffer."
"For example, in the first sentence of the Tao Te Ching, there is a fish in the North Sea. Its name is Kun, and its back is thousands of miles away! Although I have never seen a big fish that is thousands of miles away, I have seen one that is dozens of feet long.
The fish is half a street in Chang'an, that is, it can survive in the sea. If it were on land, it could eat the entire Chang'an people's ration for a year! But why does the Tao Te Ching say that Kun is so huge? According to me
My guess is that the people who saw it were frightened, and when they thought about it, they added a lot of things in their minds, and it became thousands of miles away."
Liu An nodded: "You don't need to tell me this. My Huainan Kingdom is not far from the sea. I have seen big fish. Let's talk about dragons. Since there are no dragons, then there is no real dragon emperor?"
Su Ren chuckled: "Your Majesty, there is no need to trick me. I dare to ask Your Majesty who is the True Dragon Emperor? Is it His Majesty or you? Or is it the King of Hengshan?"
Liu Ci, the king of Hengshan, trembled, turned to look at Liu An, and waved his hands quickly: "You are talking nonsense, how can I be the real dragon emperor? Brother Wang, please don't listen to this boy's nonsense."
Liu An ignored Liu Ci and said to Su Ren: "Of course it is Your Majesty!"
Su Ren shook his head: "According to my Han family tree, the first generation of the True Dragon Emperor is undoubtedly the Great Ancestor. The two kings have no objection to this, right?"
Liu An and Liu Ci nodded quickly.
"Since Gaozu was the True Dragon Emperor, and Gaozu's sons should also be True Dragon Emperors, why was Empress Lu occupying the court for decades? If Chen Ping and others hadn't taken back Emperor Wen, the man would have been named Lu by then! Could it be that
Empress Lu is also the True Dragon Emperor?"
Liu Ci remained silent and looked at Liu An. Liu An said: "Just because I thought that the real Dragon Emperor was in my Liu family, Emperor Wen came out to pacify the Lus!"
"Why Emperor Wen? Not anyone else. You must know that the king's father is also the son of Gaozu."
Liu An glared at Su Ren and gritted his teeth. He felt that Su Ren was mocking his father, Liu Chang.
Su Ren continued: "Even if King Li of Huainan does not compete with Emperor Wen, Emperor Wen has many sons. Why is it said that he is located in Emperor Jing?"
Liu An was asked a series of questions that he could not answer, and those who listened were even more stunned.
Tian Fu couldn't stand it anymore and coughed: "As the saying goes, the nine sons born from a dragon are all different. It is true that your majesty is the real dragon and the emperor. Not all the sons born to him are dragons."
Su Ren nodded: "What the Prime Minister said is true! Then let me ask again, according to the Prime Minister, is the next true dragon your Majesty's son or someone else?"
"This..." Tian Fu was speechless for a moment.
Liu An quickly said: "Your Majesty has no heirs yet, no one can say for sure."
Su Ren smiled: "Your Majesty is only twenty years old now. He has just reached his prime. There are thousands of beauties in the harem. Mrs. Wei has already given birth to Princess Dangli for Your Majesty. It is said that she is pregnant again. It is only a matter of time before she has a baby.
"
Liu An pursed his lips: "Well, in that case, His Majesty's son is naturally Long Zi!"
"Very good. Since your majesty's son is the dragon son, do you think your majesty's son can ascend to the throne?" Before Liu An could answer, Su Ren said again: "Actually, this question should not be asked. Since he is the dragon son, how can he not ascend the throne?"
The reason for the throne? Therefore, according to this inference, those rebels in the world will never have a good end."
"Cough cough cough..." Liu Ci just took a sip of water and sprayed it all over himself. He held the water bowl and coughed repeatedly. He looked at Liu An and explained: "I'm choking! I'm choking!"
Liu An's face turned dark: "Didn't you say there are no dragons in this world?"
"Indeed not, dragons live in our thoughts. You can close your eyes and imagine a big snake with a horse's face, a pig's nose, a tiger's mouth, antlers, eagle claws, cat's whiskers, and a fish tail writhing up and down in the sea of clouds. That
How powerful is it? That’s a dragon!”
"What did you see? Is that a dragon?" After a while, Su Ren suddenly asked. The picture in front of everyone who was enjoying the beautiful scenery suddenly collapsed and shattered like glass. They could no longer find what they had just seen.
A mind-blowing picture.
Liu An took a deep breath and felt a little dazed. Tian Fu said quickly: "Okay, okay, let's stop talking about dragons. Since there is no dragon, there is no point in talking more. Let's talk about interesting things about Chang'an City?"
Su Ren stopped talking, glanced at Liu An, bowed and retreated to his seat.
Liu Ci also quickly smoothed things over: "Yes, yes, talking about dragons is meaningless, and Brother Wang just wants to hear it!"
During the following banquet, Liu An and Su Ren sat blankly in their seats like two wooden figures, neither drinking nor talking, with their eyes closed not knowing what they were thinking.
The topic of dragons was brought up by Liu An. He said that someone in the east of Shouchun City saw a golden dragon flying out from the bottom of a well. As for what kind of foreshadowing it was, Liu An did not say. As soon as this statement came out, it got a lot of attention from people.
It was a compliment, so Su Rencai poured cold water on Liu An. He first said that there were no dragons in the world, and then led Liu An into a trap of words that said that the real dragon emperor was not him, forcing Liu An to admit that the real dragon emperor was.
It's no wonder Liu An is happy about Liu Che's child.
The ancients believed in this kind of rumor, and it was especially effective in instigating the people. During the Three Kingdoms, Sun Quan used this trick to ascend the throne. Why should a man named Sun be the emperor? There was no abdication from Cao Pi, nor Liu Bei's innate talent.
Attribute bonuses can only rely on this kind of deception.
Liu An said this as a test. When Su Ren opened his mouth, Liu An regretted it. He had already seen how good Su Ren was in eloquence. Today he slapped himself in the face. What can he say, he can only say that he is seeking death.
, it would be better if I didn’t take Su Ren with me.
Liu An had no interest in drinking, and neither did Liu Ci. Neither of the two distinguished guests had any interest in drinking, and their interest as companions would also drop. The banquet was announced to be over before it got dark. Su Ren did his duty, and was the first one.
Walked out.
Looking at Su Ren's back, Liu An's eyes narrowed into slits. Tian Fu shook his head slightly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Su Ren's words are nonsense!"
Liu Ci shook his head: "Nonsense? This guy never talks nonsense. He will definitely tell the emperor about this when he goes back. I'm afraid we won't have a good time in Chang'an."
Liu An sighed: "I didn't intend to hide it from the emperor, but it's a pity for me to lose people's hearts!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, what Su Ren said will never happen. Although Mrs. Wei is pregnant, there is no guarantee that she will be able to give birth to the child smoothly!"
Liu An was stunned: "Where did you come from?"
Tian Fu chuckled: "It is inconvenient to say more about this matter for the time being. Your Majesty will know it when the time comes."
After leaving the gate of the post house, Li Danghu, Wei Qing, Gongsun He, Gongsun Ao, and Su Ren's men were all waiting outside. Seeing Su Ren come out, the expressions on their faces were relieved. Huang Shisan and Man
Niu quickly stepped forward and stood beside Su Ren.
Li Danghu said: "Are you okay?"
Su Ren smiled: "What can happen? Why, do you think King Huainan will be detrimental to me?"
Gongsun congratulated: "Isn't it disadvantageous? If you take away fifty thousand gold from me, it will be easy for you to crush your bones and spread your ashes!"
"Who took away fifty thousand gold? All that money was borrowed by His Majesty, what does it have to do with me?"
Gongsun He pointed at Su Ren and said to everyone: "You all see it, right? This kid is so cruel, it's a shame that we are so worried about him."
Wei Qing stepped forward: "Brother Su, are you really okay?"
"Don't worry, it's okay! They can't do anything to me in Shouchun, let alone in Chang'an!"
Li Danghu coughed: "Since it's okay, let's go! It's not a problem for so many people to stay here!"
After riding out of the alley, a large group of people were chatting and laughing, sweeping away the gloom just now. In a wine shop on the street, an old man and a young man were drinking and chatting accompanied by a handsome young man. Looking at Su Ren and others
Running over, the old man shook his head and smiled: "It seems that your father's plan has failed again!"
The handsome young master smiled: "It is not advisable for my father to want Su Ren to open his eyes for him. If it fails, it will break my father's mind! Next, it depends on the old gentleman's method. I have sent someone to find out.
, Liu Shuang lives in the Su family, and Liu Jian lives in Ping'an Village outside the north gate, both are Su Ren's properties."
The old man nodded: "Don't worry, sir, this matter is absolutely safe, but please remember your promise."
"Definitely! We have cooperated for so long. When have I never fulfilled my promise?"
The young man glanced at the handsome young master: "Young Master made a mistake about the Yue people. Those Yue people were moved here by Su Ren, and all those who had contact with us were sent to Chang'an as prisoners."
"Uh..., this is an accident! No one expected that Su Ren was capable of leading troops!"
The old man smiled: "Yu'er, let's do the work!" (To be continued)
