The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 734 We have lost a part of our memory forever
Great Qin.

Ying Zheng looked at the sky calmly.

He slowly raised his hands.

Place your left hand horizontally and your right hand vertically.

Put your fingertips together.

The raised right hand rises up and down.

The horizontal left hand rises and falls horizontally with the movement of the right hand.

The hand and arm work together like a lever.

"what is this?"

“It can move autonomously without human effort.”

"Don't say it's a work of art."

"I don't believe it."

The five people should have laughed as they looked at the emperor, whose face looked solemn but whose movements were slightly funny.

But they couldn’t laugh…

Xiao He now had only one idea. He looked at the other four people around him and whispered to Ying Zheng who was still linking his arms:
"Your Majesty...are the six kingdoms still to be sealed?"

Ying Zheng stopped moving his arms and slowly put them down.

With a calm expression, he looked at Liu Bang.

"Liu Bang, what do you think?"

Liu Bang, who was dragged back, just felt that this was a mess that he didn't want to think about!

He just wanted to stand up, point at Ying Zheng's nose and curse!
Now the one who is treating your mother as a servant is not the emperor!
You are roasting Naigong over the fire again!
Liu Bang folded his hands, knelt down and said:

"The burning fire must be put out."

"Besides, our Great Qin is full of craftsmen, so it is not impossible that we can make something out of it by following the old ways."

"Don't let worries of a thousand years ago limit your current actions."

Ying Zheng glanced at Liu Bang calmly and waved his hand.

"Go do something."

Liu Bang tried hard to suppress the corners of his mouth that were about to curl up, and bowed and took his leave.

……

Big man.

Liu Ying and little Liu Heng had just stepped into the palace gate of Changhua Palace.

Then I heard bursts of ghostly howling coming from the hall!
"It's so amazing!"

"If Nai Gong had this thing, he would have chopped off his female servant, the white snake!"

"The Red Emperor has descended directly to the earth!"

"Whoever doesn't bow down will be the one to do it!"

"That Xiang Ji must too! Ugh!"

Liu Bang, who was dancing and talking incessantly, had his mouth covered by Lu Zhi.

It has both the charm of a mature woman and the appearance of a lotus in clear water.

Lu Zhi smiled slightly and whispered in his ear:

"Let me hear you mention Xiang Ji again."

"I'll castrate you in the middle of the night!"

Liu Bang, who was indulging in women, suddenly woke up.

He held the soft little hand covering his mouth and said righteously
"What did E'sao say? I don't understand."

"I have never known anyone with the last name Xiang."

Lu Zhi snorted softly.

"What kind of steam engine is this? What do you think?"

Liu Bang looked out the door and saw two kids, one big and one small, walking towards him. He said without comment:

"How do you watch it? Nai Gong wants to watch it while lying down."

"It's more than a thousand years later. Who can tell?"

"The Qing Dynasty is doomed to be beaten."

"I can't do anything except feel a little sad for the people's livelihood, right?"

Lu Zhi pursed her lips and said reluctantly:
"You are indeed cruel."

Liu Bang hugged Lu Zhi, watched his two sons salute, waved his hand and told them to find a place to sit, and said indifferently:

"What's the meaning of cruel or not?"

“Just do what needs to be done.”

"Write down these things on the sky. I don't believe that this thing can't be replicated in such a big world."

"Even if Naigong can't see it, Naigong's descendants will always be able to see it."

Liu Bang hugged Lu Zhi and sat on the couch, putting his feet on the table.

"What a rush."

……

"Of course I'm anxious!"

Liu Che paced back and forth with his hands on his hips.

Wei Zifu, little Liu Ju, and Huo Qubing looked at Liu Che who was walking in circles in the hall, and subconsciously had thoughts of treason.

He/Father/Your Majesty is like a donkey turning in circles.

"Weapons and equipment are the foundation of dominating the world!"

"The manpower and material resources used during this period are countless! The money spent is beyond words!"

"But look at that!"

Liu Che put one hand on his waist and pointed to the sky with the other.

“This thing can move by itself!”

"I can move on my own!"

"Does this mean that it doesn't need to rest for twelve hours a day?"

"If this is used to forge weapons, will there be an endless supply?!"

Wei Zifu didn't understand, but she felt it was a bit too exaggerated.

Xiao Liu didn't quite understand it, but was just curious if this thing could really operate continuously for twelve hours?
Huo Qubing barely followed Liu Che's ideas.

"Not only that... If this kind of equipment can be used to forge weapons, it can also be used to forge farm tools..."

Liu Che waved his hand and interrupted Huo Qubing's words with impatience.

"no!"

"Zi Xu, your thoughts are still on farming."

Liu Che couldn't help himself and continued to spin around.

"Industry... Don't forget what Li Shimin got!"

"The description of Qianlong's prosperous era has not yet been completed!"

"Industry... Industry..."

Liu Che suddenly stopped.

"Hundred workers?"

"Since there are a hundred schools of thought... why don't I also have a hundred craftsmen contending..."

"It's better than doing nothing, right?"

……

Qing Dynasty and Qianlong period
The sound of fingers tapping on the table echoed throughout the warm room.

Qianlong closed his eyes and said nothing.

Yongyan didn't move.

"A troubled autumn..."

Qianlong suddenly sighed.

Most of the doubts in my mind were explained.

He knew he was extremely conceited.

But he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

On the contrary, he thought it was a good thing.

After all, his every move was intended to set an example for future generations.

Therefore, we always focus on the most difficult and tricky issues that are related to the overall situation, and strive not to leave troubles for future generations.

For example, the adjustment of the evaluation of characters in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties in "The Biography of Two Ministers" belongs to this category.

After all, this kind of major matter directly violates the decisions of our ancestors, and future generations do not have the courage or ability to accomplish it, so he is the only one who should bear this responsibility.

In other words, he did not trust the emperor who came after him.

"The Eight-Nation Alliance...weapons and equipment...the industrial age..."

Qianlong deduced from the result and combined it with the words in the sky curtain, and basically locked himself in as the "winner".

If this step had been taken correctly, there might not have been any Eight-Nation Alliance.

But the question is, should we take this step or not?
Qianlong was still hesitating.

After all, in his mind, the threat from overseas countries is not the biggest.

Let’s take another look. Let’s take another look.

……

[October of the 1777nd year of Qianlong’s reign ()]

【Jiangxi Governor Hai Cheng reported another memorial related to "literary inquisition."】

[There was a scholar named Wang Xihou in Xinchang, Jiangxi Province. He compiled a new dictionary based on the Kangxi Dictionary - Zi Guan.]

【The county magistrate believed that he was guilty of treason by revising the Kangxi Dictionary without authorization, and reported it to the higher authorities.】

[But when Haicheng took the "Zi Guan" and looked at it, he found that it was just a pure dictionary.]

[He wrote a report to the emperor, saying that Wang Xihou could only be considered "arrogant" and not treasonous, so he suggested that Wang Xihou's title of Juren be revoked and then the case be tried.]

【At the same time, he also submitted "Zi Guan". 】

……

On the canopy.

The white-haired old emperor wore glasses.

He was wearing a bright yellow jacket and sitting cross-legged on the warm kang. He was reading the book in his hand word by word in the light of the lamp on the desk.

Books with the same covers were scattered around him.

……

[There are a total of forty volumes of "Zi Guan", a thick stack full of boring textual annotations.]

[Already 67 years old, Emperor Qianlong, who was busy with many things, actually opened the book and read it carefully to see if there were any prohibited words in it.]

[He read the preface first. The content was the same as Hai Cheng's introduction. Then came the main text of the dictionary. There was nothing else to read.]

[But between the main text of the dictionary and the preface, there is an "Example"]

[This is something that all dictionaries have, which is equivalent to a reference guide. It is purely technical and tells the reader how many volumes the dictionary has, how the words are arranged, etc.]

[When Haicheng was reviewing it, he skipped it and didn't read it. 】

【However, Qianlong did not even let go of this page. He read it carefully and indeed found the problem.】

……

On the canopy.

Qianlong stared at the words in the book.

『Xuan Ye』『Yin Zhen』『Hong Li』

...Northern Qi Dynasty, Wenxuan Period
Gao Yang didn't react at first, but after watching it again, he finally understood...

The corners of his mouth twitched, and he said in an inexplicable tone:

"No way..."

"Is this okay?"

"are you crazy?"

"You must be bored because you've eaten too much!"

Li Zu'e was confused.

Gao Yang drank the milk in his hand, wiped his mouth and explained to Li Zu'e.

……

[In this "preface", Wang Xihou told readers that since the names of the emperors of this dynasty were "Xuan Ye", "Yin Zhen" and "Hong Li", they needed to "avoid taboos" when encountering these characters, writing one stroke less or changing them to characters with similar pronunciation and shape.]

[Readers who encounter similar incoherent passages in this book need to pay attention to them.]

[This is the explanation. When Wang Xihou reminded readers to avoid taboos, he wrote the words Xuanye, Hongli, etc. normally, but he himself did not "avoid taboos." ]

【Qianlong was furious and immediately ordered Wang Xihou to be escorted to Beijing and handed over to the Ministry of Justice for strict trial and punishment.】

[At the same time, a decree was issued to severely reprimand Haicheng for neglecting his duties, and Haicheng was ordered to be dismissed from his post and handed over to the Ministry for investigation.]

[As a result of the deliberation, the Ministry of Justice recommended that Wang Xihou be executed by slow slicing, his property be confiscated, his sons all beheaded, and his other close relatives be given heavy sentences. Haicheng was beheaded.]

【Qianlong ordered "lenient treatment", Wang Xihou's death sentence of lingchi was changed to beheading, several of his sons were changed to beheading in prison and execution in the autumn, and close relatives were exempted. Haicheng's immediate execution was changed to beheading in prison.】

……

Cao Wei (Wei unified timeline)
Cao Cao wiped the wine stains from the corners of his mouth and poured another glass of wine.

"do you understand."

Cao Pi stood behind Cao Cao, and little Cao Rui sat next to Cao Cao and licked the wine in the small cup.

He twisted his face and pushed the wine glass away, sticking out his tongue and said:
"This old emperor is killing a chicken to scare the monkeys."

"He wants all officials in the world to check every word."

Little Cao Rui wiped his tongue and complained again:
"This person is really sick."

"According to Tianmu, he should know what the overseas countries are doing, but he just doesn't care."

"What's the point of staring at these things?"

Cao Cao glanced at him and chuckled:
"You haven't taken that seat yet."

"You'll understand once you sit on it."

……

{It was at this time that the literary inquisition swept across the country like crazy, covering both scholars and civilians.}
｛In fact, officials also knew that literary inquisition was a bit against the will of heaven and earth. Therefore, as long as there was no blatant anti-Qing writing, a considerable number of officials were unwilling to go too far, and simply did not use literary inquisition to seek credit and reward.｝
{But the fact that Wang Xihou was executed really shocked the officialdom. People were not shocked by the literary inquisition, after all, this was Qianlong's usual routine.}
{However, the governor of Jiangxi was dismissed from his post and imprisoned in a short time because of a careless act, and was almost executed. This had never happened before!}

{In the past, there were no more than rewards for finding banned books, and if they were not found, it was nothing.}
{But now Qianlong is clearly telling all officials in the world that if you don’t go to extremes, you may fall from a high position with generous salary to a prisoner, or even lose your head at any time if you are not careful.}
{Just think about it, this old man even carefully reviewed the "explanations" of forty thick dictionaries. Who wouldn't feel a chill down his spine?}
{Yes, so the effect that Qianlong wanted to achieve through the Wang Xihou case was accomplished.}
{Under the control of this fear, local officials of all ranks were driven into action.}
{They put aside all their work and frantically searched for all the written books in the folks, reading every detail of these books day and night, not missing any textual problems that might bring disaster to themselves.}
{How ironic.}
{All this energy was used to deal with the people.}
……

【Starting from the case of Wang Xihou's "Zi Guan", the number of major literary inquisition cases began to rise sharply. 】

[Countless books were sent to Beijing continuously, and the paper furnace in front of the Wuying Hall in the Forbidden City burned day and night.]

[Under the supervision of the military secretaries, all these books were reduced to ashes, and along with them, many memories of the entire Chinese nation disappeared.]

[At the same time, in Europe, books on enlightenment such as Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations, Rousseau's The Social Contract, and Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws were being printed and sold vigorously.]

[Watt established his own company and mass-produced his improved steam engine and sold it all over the country.]

[Frenchman Ziever was trying to use the improved steam engine for water transportation, and the world's first steam-driven ship had begun testing on the Saône River in Lyon.]

[The era of industrial revolution and maritime hegemony is opening. 】

[The entire European society is going crazy about this. ]

【And China’s elites know nothing about these things. 】

【They are busy innovating ways to confiscate banned books.】

……

Datang.

Li Shimin stood with his hands behind his back and said nothing.

Li Chengqian looked at his father who was in deep thought and felt that the atmosphere around him was becoming more and more depressing.

"Ugh……"

With Li Shimin's sudden sigh, the depressing atmosphere disappeared.

He patted Li Chengqian on the shoulder and said helplessly:

"It seems that I can't leave Chang'an."

"You will be the one fighting those battles from now on."

Li Chengqian didn't understand what it meant for a moment.

Li Shimin did not say it clearly, but after he finished speaking, he walked out of Wangyun Pavilion and said to the eunuch beside him:

"Call all the officials."

"Meeting in Taiji Hall."

……

During the Song Dynasty and Renzong Period
Zhao Zhen looked at the ministers and said seriously:

"I intend to follow the example of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty and send people to the West."

The ministers looked at each other.

Ouyang Xiu took the lead and bowed:
"Your Majesty wants to spread education to overseas countries, and we, the ministers, will do our best."

The generals standing aside glared at the group of people.

Have you found a name for your apprenticeship so quickly?
"There is only one thing. If Northern Liao knows about this, what should we do if they launch a massive attack?"

Zhao Zhen hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively:
"Isn't there a hundred years of peace? I think the Liao Kingdom is very true to its promises."

All the civil and military officials were silent.

Zhao Zhen looked at everyone in silence and realized that he was a little childish.

"Ah... let's take a long-term view."

……

Ming dynasty.

"Fuck him!"

Zhu Yuanzhang slammed the table, his face full of anger.

"Why are the overseas countries suddenly entering the Industrial Age?!"

"There's no cause or consequence!"

"Can we really find a needle in a haystack?"

Queen Ma gently stroked his back and said slowly:
"Don't worry, it's no use."

"It seems that we still have to walk on two legs."

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao looked at Empress Ma.

Queen Ma raised two fingers.

"One is the maritime ban, and the other is the Western Regions."

"We will send envoys overseas in both directions, by sea and land."

"We in the Ming Dynasty really know nothing about the outside world. We can't go on like this."

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao looked at each other and said in unison:
"A hundred-year plan."

……

【The governor of Zhejiang Province ordered all government teaching staff to return to their hometowns and visit relatives and friends to publicize the necessity of handing over banned books, and to use the results of handing over books as a basis for future promotion.】

[Inspired by this, officials from all over the country also sent their subordinates to go deep into remote areas and mountain villages to search for books from house to house.]

[The entire Qing Dynasty was almost turned upside down.]

【Naturally, the public also fell into panic. 】

[Every household knows that keeping books that may contain banned texts could bring disaster upon oneself and the whole family at any time.]

[Without waiting for the officials to come and search, many people searched their homes first and burned all the books they could find without distinguishing them, so as to avoid bringing disaster upon themselves.]

……

The period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty
Liu Heng closed his eyes and suppressed his anger.

Why did the culture of the Six Kingdoms disappear after the Xianyang Palace was burned down?

It’s because Qin Shihuang banned the history books of the six kingdoms!

People are in panic!

“What Qianlong destroyed was not only the forbidden ideas.”

Liu Heng opened his eyes and said grimly:

“It’s the culture of thought itself.”

……

[According to historians’ estimates, during the compilation of the Siku Quanshu, the government destroyed about 150,000 books.]

[The number of books that people destroyed on their own out of panic is completely incalculable.]

[In addition, among the destroyed books were a large number of military books from the Ming Dynasty.]

[Because there are so many records of wars between the Han and ethnic minorities in these books, it is easy to find places where the text violates taboos.]

[The Manchus were wary of the Han people using these military tactics and technologies. During the Qing Dynasty, the people were only allowed to practice boxing and kicking, and weapons were not allowed. Naturally, all kinds of military books were also banned.]

[Things like the Art of War were burned, but the problem is that there were many records of military technology in the military books, which also disappeared.]

……

Great Song.

"boom!"

Zhao Kuangyin pounded the stone table beside him with an expressionless face.

These are just the obvious losses, the real losses are potential!
Military technology is not only used for fighting wars, it is also an important carrier of a country's scientific and technological knowledge!
Many important technological advances in history have come from the military field!

The loss of military technology is also a huge loss to a country's civilization and progress!
This is inheritance!

It was a destruction that neither the Northern and Southern Dynasties nor the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms had achieved!

"The war extends to the field of ideology and culture, using military violence as a backing to attack ideology and culture."

Zhao Kuangyin was so angry that he could not contain himself!

"Its fundamental goal is to eliminate the legitimacy doubts brought about by the war!"

"You really..."

Zhao Kuangyin suddenly had an idea, but he couldn't say the second half of the sentence.

Because he suddenly discovered that, except for the Han Dynasty.

Every dynasty has done this to the previous dynasty.

It’s just that he didn’t do it as ruthlessly as Qianlong.

……

[The work of erasing memory was done very carefully, and even the local chronicles were strictly reviewed and re-edited.]

[Qianlong personally reviewed the newly compiled local chronicles to ensure that all records unfavorable to the Qing Dynasty, such as the massacre during the invasion, were deleted.]

[The words and deeds of literati who participated in the anti-Qing struggle or were involved in "literary inquisition" were not allowed to appear in local chronicles.]

[A large number of local chronicles compiled during the Ming Dynasty were thus lost.]

[Since we can no longer see these documents, we don’t know what is missing from our understanding of the Ming Dynasty today.]

【It's like a person who has lost some of his memories. 】

[Of course he doesn't know what he has forgotten. ]

Happy Lantern Festival!

According to the customs since ancient times, of course the Lantern Festival must be played in lively places!
Please, there was no curfew on this day in ancient times.

Don’t stay at home!
Go out and play!

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(End of this chapter)