back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 717

Everyone believed Huo Si's words.This is the self-confidence of the Han people in their own culture at this time, the accumulation of thousands of years, and the great power, how could it be learned overnight by barbarians from outside the country?Slowly say that you can’t learn by stealing a teacher, even if you teach by hand, you have to hide your hands, lest when talking about your ancestors, some people have the audacity to insist that what they have learned belongs to their ancestors.

Seeing that there were no doubts left by the crowd, Huo Si continued: "...But seeing the Holy Master wearing a black gold dragon robe, pointing at the country and mountains, berating Fang Qiu, full of pride, looking around the thousand forbidden soldiers and saying: 'I am a majestic China, capable people come forth in large numbers , Let the envoys take a look today, I am the son of the Han family, Lang Xiongfeng!'”

"it is good!!!"

When I heard the excitement, there was another burst of applause.Huo Sihao was not satisfied, and continued: "Thousands of forbidden soldiers shouted in unison, which frightened the envoy of the Liao Kingdom. It was really noisy with the sound of drums. The word long snake, or the three talents of heaven and earth, the formation is round and round, and the people dance like a dragon, so sharp. Such a strong formation made the envoys of Liao, Koryo, and Tianzhu look at each other and dare not make a sound. After a while, the formation was practiced After that, practice archery. The Holy Majesty wanted to let the envoys of the Liao Kingdom accompany him to shoot, but he heard that he was a Jinshi of the Liao Kingdom. He could not draw a strong bow or ride a strong horse. Today, I saw your country's envoys, but they are as unpredictable as I, a Dashun literati!'"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

All the drinkers laughed and drank happily again.If you drink too much, the wine will naturally sell well. The shopkeeper's face is beaming with joy, and he stops his work to listen to storytelling.

"...As soon as these words came out, not to mention the envoy of the Liao Kingdom blushed, even the civil servants present also blushed. Confucius has sacred words, and the six skills of a gentleman are ritual, music, archery, imperialism, calligraphy, and numbering. What kind of literati are today's literati if they don't learn archery, imperial control, and numbers?"

These words were a bit harsh. A large part of the people present were literati, and they had already frowned. Fortunately, there were people around to dissuade them, so they didn't get up and make trouble.Literati who have read "Dashun Minbao" understand that today's majesty is indeed inspiring the people's bloody and martial courage, and grandly uses the words of Confucius to prove that true Confucianism should be both civil and military.Some people even figured out what they wanted and asked to add a subject of archery to the imperial examination.Naturally, the current Holy Majesty would not be so stupid. You must know that archery is an aristocratic sport. A bow is worth a lot of money. How can poor students afford it?

So these officials settled for the next best thing, thinking that they could add another subject of military art.Today's Holy Majesty still rejected this proposal with the lesson of "talking about war on paper".And it is clearly pointed out that literature is literature and military is military. Civilian officials practice martial arts to strengthen their bodies;However, civil servants must learn martial arts, and the Han people are by no means powerless;

This tone must be set, there are many literati in Chang'an City, imitating the literati of the previous dynasty, even if they are depressed, they should be equipped with a long sword, and pretend to be a knight-errant with a compassionate heart.For a time, the long sword was "Luoyang Zhigui" in Chang'an, and many princes became arty, asking thousands of dollars for a good sword.What's more, he actually collected military books, hoping to become a generation of masters of military art.

If there is something good at the top, you must vote for it at the bottom.The knight-errant style prevailed in Chang'an City, and it also affected the surrounding cities.Even in remote places, it was heard that sword practice became popular in Chang'an, and many scholars also began to hire martial arts masters to teach martial arts.After all, if someone learned it, you didn't learn it, wouldn't you be a little behind him in the imperial examination?Even if the imperial examination is not taken, if it is used someday, the imperial court recruits such talents, isn't it falling behind and wasting an opportunity to make progress in vain?

Scholars are all shrewd, and they will never do things that are not beneficial.You can also understand that this is utilitarianism, but people do what they like, which shows that they are thinking about it.Those who are good at pondering will always gain something.

Seeing that there were discussions upstairs and downstairs, Huo Si didn't care so much, and continued: "The envoy said: 'Your Majesty, although I, Liu Liufu, is a scholar of the Imperial Academy of the Liao Kingdom, I am originally a Han. Isn't it slandering the Han people in the world?" The holy dragon's face was slightly angry, and said jokingly: "This is even more forgetting the ancestors. As a Han, how can he enter the Liao Kingdom as a minister?" The envoy wanted to argue with the holy one: My family was originally a Han from Youzhou, and was taken captive to Khitan. Isn’t it too much for Dashun?” The Holy Majesty said bluntly, “If you belong to Dashun and recognize your ancestors, I can also give you a direct academician in the Imperial Academy.” The envoy stopped talking, guessing in his mind that he was a Hanlin scholar in the Liao Kingdom, and he would be a Hanlin direct scholar when he returned to Dashun, why bother?"

"Hahaha, that thief recognizes the thief as his father, who is to blame?"

"That's right, how can a Liao Dynasty Hanlin Bachelor be compared with my Dashun Hanlin Zhishi?"

The atmosphere became active, and everyone was scolding the envoy of the Liao Kingdom who "forgot his ancestors".In fact, most of them also understand that the proportion of Han people in the Liao Kingdom is very high. They are so "ridiculous" because they want to prove that they are doing well, and they compare it with the Han people in the Liao Kingdom.This is the inferiority of human beings, there is no such thing as good or bad.

The Han people in the Liao Kingdom were indeed miserable. They were thrown around like goods, without dignity or freedom.Most of them are slaves of nobles, and if they are unsatisfactory, they may be decapitated.The Han people who could serve as officials in the Liao Kingdom must have been former gentry and landlords with a certain cultural foundation.After being taken captive by the Liao Kingdom, they were treated differently.

Huo Si patted the ruler again, signaling to be quiet, and then continued: "As soon as the Holy Majesty said this, all the civil and military officials laughed. The Liao Kingdom imitated the Central Plains everywhere and regarded itself as 'China'. Isn't Yelang arrogant? My China is etiquette." How can the state of Liao be compared to that of the Liao Kingdom? The Holy Majesty did not pursue the crime of the Liao Kingdom envoy's slip of the tongue, which is already a great grace. After a while, the forbidden army in the South Royal Garden changed again. A group of crossbowmen came out, two hundred A step away, holding a crossbow with a divine arm. Immediately, the arrows rained down like locusts, and they sank more than three inches into the target. The power of the crossbow with the divine arm was as sharp as it was. The Liao Kingdom refused to obey, and three more people came out. Compared with it, it is a stronger bow. With two stone bows, it can shoot more than a hundred paces. My Dashun soldiers also opened two stone bows, but they were able to get within a hundred and twenty paces. Although they missed the target, they were still better..."

These words are a bit embarrassing to the face of the imperial army. Dashun's two stone bows are strong, and can shoot farther than the horse bow of the Liao Kingdom.But it doesn't help if you miss a long shot, so in terms of archery, the Liao Kingdom must have the upper hand.Lu Chengqi did not deny it, but said on the spot: "The Liao Kingdom established the country by bowing horses, and it is indeed a little bit better than Dashun in the way of bowing horses. It's just that on the battlefield, it's not just relying on bowing horses."

The implication is that you don't mess with me, I am not afraid of you now.Indeed, with a Hongxiang-style rifle and cannons in hand, how could Lu Chengqi be afraid of the Liao Kingdom?
Huo Si said with emotion: "I am majestic in China, how many people are good at archery? Khitan people have been learning bow and horse since childhood, so why not be stronger?"

(End of this chapter)