The past is more than a thousand years old, and it's just a flick of the finger-** Poetry
only if the first sign of life
Those who were familiar with history knew that although the Celestial Dynasty was known as " Five Thousand Years Up and Down ", generations of scholars and experts had carried hoes all day long and dug up almost all the north and south of the Yangtze River, up and down the Yellow River, but they had still not been able to accurately verify the Great Xia Dynasty that we were fascinated by. However, Mu Weizhou had no doubts about the existence of the Xia Dynasty. Therefore, the dynasties that had been verified in China should have started from the Shang Dynasty.
During the Shang Dynasty, in order to manage this huge country, our ancestors cleverly invented the feudal system. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the feudal system was perfected by the Duke of Zhou. It allowed the Chinese Empire, which was already tens of thousands of miles wide at that time, to be effectively managed and developed.
During the Qin Dynasty, our ancestors invented the monarchical system of the emperor's prefectures and counties to manage the country. The intellectual property owner of this system could basically be regarded as the villain in many TV dramas--Li Si, the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty. In fact, judging from the contributions of the county monarchies to the Celestial Empire in the next two thousand years, Li Si should not be a villain but a great hero. Let the Chinese nation enjoy the bonus for 2000 years, who else could it be? But why was he the villain? Perhaps it was because his utilitarian theory of " hamster and toilet mouse " was unpopular.
After the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Che, the monarchical system of prefectures and counties had effectively taken on the role of managing and maintaining a large dynasty, and the role of the feudal system had gradually weakened. The " talented and bold " Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty shouted," Those who offend our strong Han will be punished even if they are far away " while squandering the grain and money that his grandfather, Emperor Wen, and his father, Emperor Jing, had saved for decades. When they fought for a large territory, they also fought for the desolation of the people. After several decades of development, the regime was finally controlled by Wang Mang.
Wang Mang had established a short-lived "new" dynasty and wanted to carry out a "great reform" based on the Zhou Dynasty. In the end, the world was in chaos, and he died. (It is said that Wang Mang and others also advocated wearing clothes made in the Zhou Dynasty.)
After leaving behind the " Emperor Niu Bei " Liu Xiu, who had the " where there is a will, there is a way." He had been conquering the east and the west for more than thirty years. He had made great efforts to govern the country. The regime of the Eastern Han Dynasty had been stabilized and then handed over to his son, Emperor Liu Zhuang of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Zhuang was the second emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was the fourth son of Emperor Guangwu, Liu Xiu. His mother was Yin Lihua, the beauty that could shake the world. Another sentence of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu---"An official should be a gold guard, and a wife should be Yin Lihua"---is still popular today. Emperor Ming was born intelligent and had received a good education. According to official records, Emperor Ming had learned the Spring and Autumn Annals at the age of 10 and the Book of History at the age of 19. For an individual, just being able to read these two books was a remarkable achievement. Some people might ask, what's the big deal? Didn't you just finish reading two books? Anyone could do it. That was not the case.
In ancient China, not everyone could read books. There were two requirements for studying. One was to have books, and the other was to have time to read. In China 2000 years ago, the means of communication were still very backward. Books were usually copied on bamboo slips or wooden slips, and then woven together with cowhide or rope according to the order. A piece of bamboo or wooden slip could not write a few words at all. When a book was finished, it would often be a pile. This was very difficult for ordinary people to do. In addition, ordinary people at that time did not have the right to receive education. The vast majority of people could not read for their entire lives, let alone study. One of the reasons why Confucius was respected was that he expanded the scope of education that originally belonged to the aristocrats and established private schools. He was like Bill Gates or Jack Ma, who we now know, who started an industry. Of course, Confucius was much greater than them.
After the Qin Dynasty's "burning of books and burying of scholars", those books that had spent a lot of effort to copy and compile were basically gone. Until the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he was still in the process of recovering. It wasn't until the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that the first national educational institution, the Imperial College, was established. It's comparable to what we call a university. It had only been more than 100 years since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty. In the middle of that period, there had been a few decades of "Wang Mang usurping the Han Dynasty" and the world was in chaos. Therefore, one could imagine how widespread education was. There were also some upper-class people who had access to books at that time. Because they knew the powerful role of education and books, they restricted the spread of books. " The people can be made to do as they wish, but they cannot be made to know." It was said to be the words of the great Confucius.
For the common people at that time, it was their top priority to work hard every day to fill their stomachs. Even if they studied, they did not see any use. Until now, don't many people around us think the same way? Therefore, at that time, very few people could see books, own books, and read books. It was even more difficult to read them. Zhang Liang picked up his shoes and learned the Six Tao Spells, which allowed him to strategize for Liu Bang. Zhao Puming read half of the Analects of Confucius and became a famous prime minister of a generation. In short, at that time, if a person could own a book, it was like Captain America had a shield, Wolverine had claws, or a loser had skateboard shoes.
Let's talk about the Spring and Autumn Annals and the Book of History. These two great works of philosophy played a huge role in the development of the Chinese nation, and they probably still played the same role today. The earliest " Spring and Autumn " recorded the political, military, and diplomatic activities of the State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period. It was a historical outline that recorded the events in years and was also the first historical chronicle of the Chinese Dynasty. Later, when Confucius had nothing to do, he chose accurate words and rigorous words to revise, turning a historical record into the Spring and Autumn Annals with his own thoughts. It seemed like an objective record, but it actually contained praise and criticism. Later, people called this kind of subtle and meaningful writing style "Spring and Autumn Writing Style". After being edited by Confucius, the Spring and Autumn Annals had become more thoughtful and readable. As Bacon said,"Reading history makes one wise."”Such a book naturally became a classic for those who needed to be familiar with political affairs and hoped to be wise in the world. The Book of History was even more complicated. It could generally be regarded as a collection of the deeds, orders, and conversations of the emperors before the Qin and Han Dynasties. Although the description was vivid and clear, it was very difficult to read because most of it was written in an ancient language. It was like asking ordinary people to read ancient works.
Therefore, it was rare for Emperor Ming to be able to master the Spring and Autumn Annals at the age of 10 and the Book of History at the age of 19. By today's standards, he was probably more deserving than many experts and professors.
Emperor Ming became emperor at the age of 30. At that time, the Eastern Han Dynasty had just recovered from the chaos at the end of the Western Han Dynasty. The people in the country were in dire straits. The population of the entire country was only about 20 million, which was not even comparable to the population of Beijing or Shanghai City now. Because Emperor Guangwu's method of obtaining political power was not as easy as crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood with force, the problem of the local clans being strong and the world's despots standing in great numbers was very prominent. Many of the Qiang Hu barbarians who had submitted to the central government during the Western Han Dynasty were independent. Among them, the Xiongnu, which almost made Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty bankrupt, regained its strength and occupied the western part of Inner Mongolia, most of Gansu, northern Shaanxi, and northern Shanxi. The Xiongnu were now divided into the northern and southern Xiongnu. The southern Xiongnu lived at the border of Shanxi, Hebei, and Inner Mongolia. They submitted to the Eastern Han and became an autonomous region of the Eastern Han. However, the Northern Xiongnu had placed the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty under their sphere of influence. They were also eyeing the Central Plains like tigers eyeing their prey and would occasionally invade and plunder. At that time, when people mentioned the Xiongnu, they mostly referred to the Northern Xiongnu.
Mu Weizhou listened to Hu Zhen's explanation along the way. By the time they reached the intersection, Mu Weizhou's impression of Hu Zhen had changed greatly. He really didn't expect Hu Zhen to know so much. You really couldn't judge a book by its cover. He felt a little closer to him in his heart. Suddenly, he thought of Confucius 'warning of " judge a book by its cover, and the son who loses the feather ". He felt that he was not called a saint for nothing.
Although Mu Weizhou thought so in his heart, he joked,"'Liar Hu,'this is really an intersection. I didn't expect you to be so powerful.”
Hu Zhen pursed his lips and replied indifferently,"Of course I'm amazing. There are many things you can't imagine! I'm not a liar!
Mu Weizhou knew that he was hinting at something, but he felt that Hu Zhen's behavior was even funny, so he did not answer him. He deliberately said,"Hey, liar Hu, do you know where this road leads to?”
Hu Zhen pouted his beard and glanced at Mu Weizhou. He said in a vexed tone,""Why are you asking so many questions? Can't you just follow me?"
Mu Weizhou saw him throwing a tantrum and sat on the ground, shouting,"Hmph, if you don't tell me, I won't leave. I stayed in the dormitory and delayed my return home for a friend who came from afar. I didn't make it to the point where I was brought here for no reason…Also, if it wasn't for my good luck, I would have been transferred to the river long ago. I don't know how to swim, so I might have drowned. It was really hard to make friends these days. They were all liars. I'm not familiar with this place. I don't know what I'll fall for next. I won't go, I won't go, I won't go anywhere! Go home! I want to go home!" As he spoke, he stole a glance at Hu Zhen.
Seeing him like this, Hu Zhen ignored him and continued to walk forward, but his steps became smaller and smaller.
Seeing that Hu Zhen was ignoring him, Mu Weizhou wanted to get up and chase after him, but he found that his steps were getting shorter and shorter. He immediately sat back on the ground and pretended to cry. Mu Weizhou was a very independent person. From what he remembered, he had never cried ever since he entered junior high school. The reason why he did this at the beginning was just for fun. After a while, she suddenly felt that she had come to this place with an ignorant old child. Everything was so inexplicable, and she couldn't help but feel a little sad. At this moment, Hu Zhen's grumbling voice sounded in his ears.""Hey, why are you crying? You're already so old, why are you still so childish?”
Mu Weiwei stopped crying and looked up at Hu Zhen."You tricked me into coming here and almost fell into the river to drown. Why don't you tell me what happened?”
Hu Zhen muttered softly," I already said that I agreed to come over, but now I'm going back on my word. What a scoundrel."”
"Did you get my permission to drown me?”Mu Weizhou retorted.
This question made Hu Zhen choke. It was also because Hu Zhen was a pure person. If you threw a tantrum at him, he actually didn't care at all because he might think that those things had nothing to do with him. It was true that he did not confirm the location when he came over. If it was anyone else, this would not be a problem, but it was different for Hu Zhen. He felt that he had indeed not done his job well, and he felt a little guilty. Mu Weizhou also took advantage of this.
Mu Weizhou saw that Hu Zhen did not speak for a long time and knew that his method had worked. He rolled his eyes and continued,"Liar Hu, you said that some things are confidential. I didn't ask around, right? But where are we going? How to go? Should such a thing be kept a secret? It was like two people playing a game. One of them didn't even know the route of the army. How could he complete the mission? Didn't you come here to complete the mission?”
Hu Zhen was unable to refute Mu Weizhou's words. After a moment of silence, he said,""You're right! I was wrong. I'm sorry, okay? I should have told you, but you called me a liar. This isn't what teammates should do, right?”
Seeing his attitude, Mu Weizhou knew that he had achieved his goal. He couldn't go too far with a childish person like Hu Zhen, so he said gently,"Alright, hurry up and tell me. If you tell me everything, I'll consider temporarily forgetting about you wanting to drown me. How about I not call you a liar?”
"Of course." Hu Zhen was quite happy to hear that. Before we came here, according to what they told me, we should be in Qiantang now, which is Hangzhou during the Eastern Han Dynasty. This was the official road from Qian Tang to Wu Cheng. The capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty is Luoyang. That's definitely a place we have to go to, right? Therefore, we are going to Luoyang through the official road. We don't have to go anywhere else for this test, but there are two places we must go-Luoyang and Mount Kunlun. Oh right, Wu Cheng is Hu Province."
"Luoyang? Are you saying that we are going to walk to Luoyang?”Mu Weizhou asked.
"Yeah, what else can we do?" Hu Zhen said.
"Then how long will it take?" Mu Weizhou asked.
"I didn't calculate this, and they didn't tell me either. I didn't ask because the test had its own principles.”Hu Zhen said.
"Principles? What principles?" Mu Weizhou asked.
Hu Zhen stroked his beard and said proudly,""Speaking of the principles of this transmigration test, I was the one who concluded it.”
Mu Weizhou saw that Hu Zhen was keeping him in suspense and wanted to ignore him, but he could not help but ask curiously,"What principles? Lie…Ah…Master Hu?"
"Don't tell anyone else if I tell you," Hu Zhen said happily. This was top secret, but it was not classified. If other countries who are doing time research know this principle, they can save at least three to five years of time.”
Mu Weizhou knew that it was a serious matter, so he said seriously,"Of course. Besides, I don't know anyone. Who should I tell?”
"I mean after we go back. It's fine if you tell anyone here." Hu Zhen said," Because I realized that the first rule of transmigration is not to tell people our true origins.”
"Why?" Mu Weizhou asked doubtfully.
"Heh heh heh. You don't know, right?" Hu Zhen said proudly," Because I discovered that any system created by time and space is independent, and those who transmigrated are actually outsiders. The space-time system we are in will automatically eliminate the influence of outsiders to ensure their legitimacy. This is the same principle as the human immune system's control and elimination of viruses or bacteria. The reason why we were able to transmigrate was actually because we took advantage of the loopholes in different systems, or rather, we deceived that system.”
Mu Weizhou heard this in disbelief and said in surprise,""Does that mean I have to pretend to be mute and can't talk to others?”
"That's not it." Hu Zhen continued," The reason why we were able to come here is that we have successfully exploited the loophole in this space-time system. The system has already treated us as part of it. However, just like the monitoring software, the system was constantly detecting non-systematic effects and was always ready to eliminate non-systematic effects. He could kill people or cause an incident to deplete and offset the effects of the super system. For example, if you were to bring a pistol over now, the pistol would not belong to the current space-time system. Then, it might not be usable, or it might be robbed and thrown into the water or destroyed…In short, the system would adopt various methods that you would not expect, trying to eliminate the influence of the gun on the current system and maintain the current nature of the system. This was true for a gun, and it was the same for a relatively large source of influence. Sometimes, if the system found that it could not solve the problem, it might automatically choose to reset it. It's like, like…"
"Like what?" Mu Weizhou asked with interest.
"Yeah, I don't think I can say that yet. It's better to avoid trouble. I'll tell you in the future.”Hu Zhen hesitated.
"You mean to say that since we're here, we should live like the people of this era?" Mu Weizhou nodded as if he understood.”
"You really aren't stupid. That was more or less what he meant. However, there's no need to worry too much. They've done some research. Although there's a span of 2000 years, the lives of the people in China haven't changed much. I think that's also the reason why we're accepted.”Hu Zhen smiled and said,"But you have to be careful. The system is very strict with the punishment of non-system variables. According to my experience, if it's a human, it basically ends in death. This is still a big threat to us. We have to spend these two years of testing well. This is also the purpose of our testing.”
"Are you saying that we might die?”Mu Weizhou asked with his eyes wide open.
Hu Zhen stared at Mu Weizhou's glasses for a while, then nodded slowly and said,""That's right. If the system thought that it was an external intrusion.”
"What if he dies?" Mu Weizhou was a little anxious.
"So be it. Although this was a game, it was also a real game.”Hu Zhen rolled his eyes and chuckled.
Mu Weizhou hesitated. Hu Zhen patted his shoulder and said,""He won't die so easily? Haven't you been a plain woman since you were young? The life she had transmigrated to was actually no different from that in Hangzhou. Moreover, even if the system expelled them, it had its own principles. For example, if you told others that we came here from another time and space, the system might not judge you as an intruder.”
"Why?" Mu Weizhou was surprised.
Hu Zhen glanced at him and said,"Because we've already deceived the system." If you tell someone about our transmigration, the system will treat both of them as suspicious. If the system can't determine which of the suspicious people is the real outsider, it will automatically exclude the person who has contributed less to the current space-time. Mu Weizhou, do you know that not only are people selfish, many things are the same. Although I wasn't very sure about this, I guessed that when the space-time system eliminated intruders, it would generally follow the rules of eliminating those who transmigrated, eliminating those who knew, and eliminating the relatives and friends of those who knew. However, I still haven't figured out what the principle is. This is also one of the purposes of our test.”
"But that doesn't solve the danger of us being expelled.”Mu Weizhou said.
"It won't be that easy for us.”Hu Zhen laughed and said," If you have experience, you will be able to find some signs before you are eliminated. At that time, you can quickly return to the future. Of course, there was another important principle, which was to return to the source. In other words, after we leave, this time system will automatically repair itself, causing our direct influence to disappear. However, those skills and creations that were based on your practice in this era could exist and be passed down because the system would not think that it was cheating.”
Mu Weizhou nodded and pondered for a moment before asking,""Then do we have any special privileges?”
"No, I haven't. However, if you changed someone else's mind and that person did something that affected the system from the bottom of his heart, then Guiyuan would not happen. You can also understand it as that everyone in the current time system is a variable. We are external variables, and the person we just met is the default variable. Before variables could cause changes in the system, they needed to be verified by the system. The system would automatically eliminate the influence of external variables in his way to ensure that the system's normal attributes were maintained. At the same time, it accepted the true expression of the internal variables and then made the system change.”Hu Zhen replied.
Mu Weizhou nodded his head in a half-understanding manner and continued to ask,"Ah…I don't have any special privileges.”"Then how are we going to survive in this dynasty? How can we eat? Is there money to use?"
"We can work, beg, or even borrow money from others. These things were the same in every dynasty and every space.”Hu Zhen said.
This time, Mu Weizhou basically understood. He began to regret getting involved in Hu Zhen's muddy waters. Because in his impression, the Eastern Han had yet to completely break away from slavery. Some people had taken the initiative to sell themselves as slaves in order to survive. He had a faint feeling that they might be forced to become slaves one day.
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