Out of curiosity, Princess Sissi traveled hundreds of miles from London to Stonehenge, and even more out of curiosity she wanted to hear some of Xiao Letian's false assumptions about Stonehenge.
This was originally a subconscious test by a woman. To put it bluntly, it was a bit coquettish. Princess Sissi herself did not expect to hear anything useful. She just wanted to talk to Xiao Letian and get to know each other.
However, this scene may seem a bit flirtatious to outsiders. Princess Sissi's guards and maids have never seen the Queen so proactively getting close to that man, not even His Majesty the Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Princess's husband, and others. Treat each other with respect.
Only when they met this Chinese man, everything changed. Their intuition told them that they must remind the princess not to play with fire, but their loyalty and love for the princess prevented them from speaking.
Princess Sissi was not happy living in the palace in Vienna. The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was tense from the beginning, and even the princess once suffered from severe depression.
Her husband was unable to devote his energy to caring for her because he was dealing with the affairs of the empire, which made the princess feel extremely lonely.
Why does Princess Sissi travel to Europe all year round? In the final analysis, it was to avoid the cold palace and the impersonal prison that made him sad.
Seeing the princess staring at Xiao Letian without blinking, the attendants who had been following him for many years sighed and subconsciously widened the radius. At this moment, not even a rabbit could run within the fifty-meter radius of Stonehenge. .
Of course Xiao Letian could feel Princess Sissi's fiery eyes, which frightened him to avoid restraint and continue his profound speech.
"Well, no one taught me this truth, but isn't it the truth? If I have time, I will organize an archaeological team to conduct archaeological excavations within a radius of a hundred miles..."
"We can make a bet that there must be a very high-level ancient tomb near Stonehenge, either a king or a great druid or a priest..."
"Stonehenge must have something to do with religion. It is either a place of worship or an observatory where people observe the stars. Of course, you should understand that the so-called observatories in ancient times also served religion..."
"Really?" Princess Sissi asked, "Can't it be that a magician or a god created this miracle as described in the legend? You can look at such huge stones, each of which weighs hundreds of tons. How could ancient people move the weight?"
"No, no, no... Dear Queen, you don't seem to understand the engineering of ancient people. In fact, the ancients were smarter than we think. First of all, when it comes to transporting stones, you can pour water into ice in winter, and use rolling logs to push them in summer. , not as responsible as you think..."
"It is indeed a big project to erect these huge rocks, but have you ever heard of the earth-piling method?"
"It's actually very simple. Use soil to build a long slope where people want to erect a boulder, use manpower or animal power to push the boulder to the top, and then use natural gravity to make the boulder fall into a deep pit..."
"After all the boulders are in place, and then use manpower to transport these slopes away bit by bit, then what will be exposed is this standing Stonehenge..."
"Oh God! You are so familiar with ancient engineering...wait a minute? This theory you mentioned seems to be able to explain the construction of the pyramids?"
"Haha, you are so smart, beautiful princess, what you said is absolutely right..." The excited Xiao Letian subconsciously bent the index finger of his right hand, and he actually used his finger to hook the tip of the princess's nose from top to bottom. It's like teasing a pet intimately.
Princess Sissi's heart pounded as if her blood would stop flowing at that moment, but Xiao Letian did it completely subconsciously. He usually teases the female secretary next to him like this at home and in the office. This has nothing to do with flirting. No, it's completely a neutral habitual action.
"That's right, the construction of the pyramid is also to lay down a layer of boulders and then build a surrounding slope of earth around the boulders. The second layer of boulders is piled up along the slope, and then the slope of the earth continues to extend and rise. In this way, the third layer is built in sequence. , the fourth floor, until the top..."
"Didn't the pyramid reduce its area layer by layer from bottom to top? Then when it was being built, there were naturally circles of spiral earth slopes outside. This is how the boulders were raised and transported layer by layer. …”
Princess Sissi tried to control her breathing and tried to smile more naturally, "Okay, you really taught me a lesson, but I still want to hear your theories on the boundary between beasts and humans. This is the first time I have heard someone explain the origin of religion in this way..."
Xiao Letian scratched his nose and thought to himself that this woman is so idle. She has come all the way to talk to me about religion? Following the routine, shouldn't we talk about the future diplomatic relations between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Chinese after a brief opening?
What a beauty! Don't forget your job. You are the queen of an empire. Everything you do should be linked to politics and interests.
Xiao Letian has always believed that things like Stonehenge and nature reserves in Mauritius are just opening remarks, and political creatures will not have so much leisure and elegance.
Princess Sissi helped herself in the purchase of Mauritius, and the ultimate goal was to get benefits in return. At this moment, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was not a landlocked country. It had a coastline and its own navy and ocean fleet.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire is also coveting the wealth on the ocean. It wants to find ways to reach a friendly agreement with the Chinese and expand its business to Asia. This is what you, a queen, should do.
Why don't we talk about serious matters, but pursue these irrelevant things endlessly?
But after all, the other party has a noble status, and he can't fall out, so in the end he can only be patient and continue chatting with this woman.
"I just said that being able to clearly realize that death is inevitable in youth and adulthood is a characteristic that only humans have..."
"It's not that animals don't have feelings about death. Many gorillas will express grief when they see their companions die, but that expression is completely passive and only lasts a moment..."
"Only human beings. He may still be decades away from death, but he has already started to think about why by observing the phenomena of birth, old age, sickness and death in the group!"
"When humans learn to think, spirituality will burst out, and humans and beasts will naturally be distinguished..."
