Chapter 65 Li Longji: Fake! all fake!
  Dahan·Linhua Hall

Liu Bang, who was lying on the bed, looked at the map across the sky with a look of sadness on his face.

"The Europe that future generations will talk about should be the 'Great Qin', right?"

"It's a pity. Now that the Han Dynasty is in ruins and waiting to be reborn, Naigong will never see the day when the 'Great Qin' comes to pay tribute."

"But...then again, why is it called 'Da Qin'?"

……

[In 101 AD, Manqu, the lord of the Parthian Kingdom, presented lions and "big birds with strips", also known as ostriches, to Emperor He of the Han Dynasty. People at the time called them "Pathian birds". This was the first time that living ostriches entered China. Emperor He asked Ban Zhao to write "Daque Fu" to record this incident. 】

[In June 102 AD, Liu Zhao issued an edict to depose Queen Yin. 】

[In April of the same year, relief was given to refugees and poor people in Zhangye, Juyan, Dunhuang, Wuyuan, Hanyang, and Kuaiji. 】

[In October of the same year, he appointed the noble Deng Sui as his queen. Because Deng Sui "had the nature of a husband", Liu Zhao allowed her to participate in and know the political affairs of the foreign dynasty]

……

The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
  Liu Che, who was very happy just now and was slightly interested in 'Da Qin', suddenly turned pale and felt something bad.

Isn't this another love story?
  Can't you?
  Zhao'er! You need to wake up!

Don't leave your son with a bunch of relatives!

……

Wuzhou Zetian period
  In Yingxian Palace,

Wearing a bright yellow cross-collared wide-sleeved dress and a red skirt, a sixty-year-old woman is sitting on a chair.

While drying her freshly washed hair, she played with the jade pendant around her waist.

After seeing the word Deng Sui, he couldn't help but stop playing with the jade pendant.

"Tell me, what kind of person is Deng Sui?"

Behind her, a beauty in a half-sleeved skirt and embroidered silk wrapped around her chest was wiping Wu Zetian's wet hair.

After hearing the empress' question, Shangguan Wan'er responded cautiously while wiping Wu Zetian's hair:
  "Queen Hexi, she has been in charge of the throne for sixteen years in the name of Queen Hexi."

"The Eastern Han Dynasty experienced ten consecutive years of floods and thirteen consecutive years of earthquakes. During this period, there were also meteorites, droughts, storms, and hail."

"So much so that the Southern Xiongnu thought that all the people of the Han Dynasty were dead, so they began to attack the Han Dynasty."

"Queen Hexi not only remained calm and calm, but also sent troops to conquer the southern Xiongnu, quell the Qiang rebellion, suppress pirates, and pacify Wuhuan, Xianbei and other foreign invaders."

"To turn the crisis-ridden Eastern Han Dynasty into peace, he also established a deputy captain of the Western Regions and restored the Eastern Han Dynasty's control over the Western Regions. The Yelang barbarians outside Jiuzhen County were included in the territory, and the territory was expanded by 1840 miles."

"Assign Zhang Heng to develop armillary spheres, seismometers and other instruments."

"Established the earliest coeducational school in history to provide school education for women."

"He also ordered Xu Shen and others to go to Dongguan to correct the writing, which led to the publication of the first dictionary "Shuowen Jiezi"."

"It can be said that it is the beauty of virtue and the prosperity of the Tang and Yu Dynasties."

"People at that time called it 'the rise and destruction of a country, the succession of the unparalleled world'".

Wu Zetian listened to Shangguan Wan'er's words expressionlessly, and then slowly said:

"Empress Dowager Deng worked hard at night and knew people well. Whenever she heard that the people were hungry, she would not sleep until midnight. She reduced her meals and retired from pleasure, and tried her best to save the country from disasters. As a result, the world was restored to peace and the year was still prosperous."

"But those ministers still think that she is in charge of the yin and the yang."

Shangguan Wan'er's heart trembled when she heard this, but her hand movements remained steady.

"Wan'er, do you think these people are loyal to the country, or do they just hate that women are better than men?"

……

Ming dynasty,

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but sigh when he saw Deng Sui passing by.

"Although we don't like the harem to interfere in politics, Queen Hexi is indeed a strange woman who is not weaker than a man."

"When Empress Dowager Deng was regent, the government and the public were quite peaceful."

"Unfortunately, due to her greed for power, Du Gen wrote a letter asking her to return to power, but she was punished, so later generations ridiculed her in historical records."

"But the one whose mother came to court in the Eastern Han Dynasty was He Xi who was the most virtuous."

……

[In the first month of the spring of 103 AD, Liu Zhao issued an edict to the refugees who wanted to return to their hometowns but had no food. The places they passed through would distribute warehouse grain storage according to the actual situation. Those who were sick would be given medicine. Those who did not want to return to their hometowns should not be forced. 】

[In February, the order was issued to lend grain stored in warehouses to the poor in Yingchuan, Runan, Chenliu, Jiangxia, Liangguo, and Dunhuang. 】

[In June, it was decreed that widowers and widowers could fish and log in Pichi without collecting rent and taxes for two years. 】

……

The marquee continues to play
  In Zhangde Palace,

Liu Zhao, who was dressed in white uniform, held the bamboo slips and looked at them carefully under the light.

The camera turns to the bamboo slips,
  The characters on the bamboo slips gradually filled the sky.

"Commander Linwu, Tang Qiang of Runan wrote to you:
  The minister went to see the seven counties of Jiaozhi offering longan and lychee. A post station was set up ten miles away, and an official was waiting for five miles away, just to deliver the message day and night without delaying the season. It was as fast as a bird frightened by the wind.

The land in Nanzhou is hot, and pests and beasts are everywhere.

Touching it will result in death! The living are speechless and follow the path of the dead with tears!
  His Majesty! The dead cannot be resurrected, but those who come can still be saved!
  I heard that the king does not regard taste as virtue, and the ministers do not regard contribution as merit.

Even if longan and lychee are presented in front of the temple, they may not be able to prolong life.

I hope that Your Majesty will take pity on the suffering of the people and embody the virtues of the three generations. "

Liu Zhao was speechless for a long time after reading the letter.

Then he looked at the lacquer plate on the table.

On the lacquer plate with red stripes and black background, there are several red lychees.

……

[In July, the Nanhai region offers longan and lychee. 】

[Linwu Chief Tang Qiang wrote a letter stating that the road to pay tribute from the seven counties of Jiaozhi was too difficult. In order to meet the needs of the court, it was often "ten miles away, five miles away, and transmitted day and night." After going through wind and danger, people and money were wasted, and the dead followed the road. 】

[After Emperor He of the Han Dynasty learned about it, he immediately issued an edict: "The treasures of distant countries are originally used to worship the ancestral temple, but if it harms the people, how can it be based on caring for the people? The eunuchs should not accept lychees anymore in the future. Donate it!" So the tribute of longan and lychee in Jiaozhi area was exempted. 】

……

Tang Xuanzong Period
  The calyx and the building are brightly lit.

The tinkling-ding-dong-dong sound is like playing a dulcimer, with an endless melody.

In the hall, the musicians moved their heads and played the flute, making melodious music.

There is heavy lotus root yarn hanging from the upper part.

The figure of the maiko is reflected behind the gauze, kicking her legs and flying into the sky, as powerful as a startling dragon.

On the other side, two figures couldn't help shaking, and from time to time they heard laughter from silver bells.

A frivolous voice commented unscrupulously:

"This Emperor He of the Han Dynasty is young. When he is an emperor, he must be kind and powerful at the same time!"

"And offering sacrifices in this place is the way to pay equal attention to grace and power!"

“Without contribution, we also lose awe.”

“Without reverence, there will be endless rebellion.”

"No wonder the barbarian rebellions continued during the Later Han Dynasty. There was only mercy but no dignity."

"The ministers exaggerate, and the king and father are gullible and lose their majesty."

"Still young!"

"Besides, the emperor rules the world and protects all people! What's wrong with enjoying it?"

At this time, a charming voice sounded:

"Sanlang, you are so boring! Look at that scene again!"

"Okay, okay! I won't watch anymore! I won't watch anymore! Come again! Come again!"

……

Northern Song Dynasty,

Hangzhou.

In a simple yet elegant courtyard,

The firelight in the loess stove illuminated the surrounding area.

On the stove, wisps of smoke rose from the edge of the iron pot.

The scattered fragrance filled the courtyard.

Su Shi, dressed in a green shirt, was sitting on a horse, shaking a cattail leaf fan towards the stove and singing:

"Slow down the fire and use less water. When the fire is sufficient, it will be beautiful."

"Get up and drink two bowls every day. If you're full, don't worry about it."

When he saw that Liu Zhao had ordered Jiaozhi not to send any more lychees as tribute, he chanted again.

"Looking back at Chang'an, there are piles of embroidery. Thousands of gates are opened on the top of the mountain. A red concubine riding on a horse laughs, but no one knows that it is a lychee."

"The world knows that Du Muzhi's song "Passing the Huaqing Palace" describes the debauchery of Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty and the arrogance of Concubine Yang."

"But for the selfish interests of the superior, why does the hardship of the process behind it not end there?"

Shaking the cattail leaf fan, a poem blurted out.

"Lychees from Yongyuan come to Jiaozhou, and Tianbao pays tribute every year to get them from Fu."

Then he sighed:

"Li Longji is far inferior to Han Hedi."

"Hmm...that's a good word...I'll think about how to make it up."

……

 happy New Year!
    I wish everyone good health in the new year!
    Learn all about backgammon!

  All work to make a fortune!

  Happy to all retired people!
    
   
  (End of this chapter)

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