"A good son-in-law."
Zhu Di asked bravely.
"Are there really immortals, gods and Buddhas in this world?"
If so, does that mean destiny is also real?
However, Zhu Yunwen is the emperor now, and he is sitting on the dragon throne. Is Zhu Yunwen the real destiny?
But if not, then where did Su Yang, the "exiled immortal", come from?
For a moment, Zhu Di was extremely confused.
He desperately wanted to get the answer from Su Yang!
After all, the person Zhu Di trusts the most now is Su Yang in front of him!
Facing his father-in-law who looked confused, Su Yang didn't know what to say for a moment.
After thinking for a moment, he considered his words and then slowly shook his head.
"Immortals, gods, and Buddhas naturally don't exist in this world."
No?
How could it not be?
Aren't you a banished immortal?
Zhu Di was shocked. He didn't expect Su Yang to give such an answer.
Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu were also stunned and looked at Su Yang in disbelief.
If there are no immortals in this world, then Su Yang is not an "immortal".
But he, Su Yang, is not a banished immortal, so why does he know so many wonderful arts, why is he so familiar with the general trend of the future, and why can he casually sacrifice a divine weapon like a potato?
For ordinary people, this is simply impossible!
In the past, all the unreasonable things Su Yang did in Prince Yan's palace were labeled as being reviled as immortals, so all the unreasonable things became reasonable.
After all, immortals are different from ordinary people, so everything can be explained naturally!
But Su Yang now personally said that there are no immortals, gods or Buddhas in the world. Isn't that a slap in their face?
Zhu Gaochi was deeply influenced by Confucianism, and was naturally familiar with the theories of "influence between heaven and man" and "divine right of kings."
So he immediately raised objections, or put forward different opinions.
"Su Yang, the sages have said that the emperor is ordered by the sky to hunt and hunt on behalf of the sky. There are traces to follow!"
"When an emperor is about to rise, his beauty and auspiciousness are also foreseeable. When he is about to die, monsters are also foreseeable. Things are called to each other by likeness!"
"For example, the mother of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, fell into her arms in a dream; when the founding emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty, Liu Yu, was born, the divine light room was bright, and the dew fell on the tomb tree at night; Emperor Xiaowu of the Liu Song Dynasty, Liu Jun, had a light room when he was born; Emperor Wu of the Southern Qi Dynasty, Xiao Yu, On the night I was born, my grandmother and mother both dreamed that there was a dragon coiled on the house..."
Not to mention Zhu Gaochi's profound knowledge, he immediately cited examples one after another in an attempt to prove Dong Zhongshu's theory of "influence between heaven and man", confirm that kingship is a divine right, and prove that there must be immortals, gods and Buddhas in this world!
Su Yang did not rush to refute after hearing this, because he understood that this was an era of ignorance, and people all over the world were extremely superstitious, even Zhu Gaochi was no exception.
So he chose to use a gentler method to try to let this uncle see the truth of the world!
"Isn't this set of operations all played out? Which emperor didn't have a vision when he was born? If there is no vision, then it's abnormal, right?"
Su Yang said with a smile: "Don't you find some patterns? There are only a few kinds of visions of emperors in the past dynasties."
"The first one is to look bright!"
"Whether it's divine light or red light, it's okay to just talk about strange light to save trouble. Anyway, it has to be bright and shining, proving that this child is born extraordinary."
"The second thing is to smell good!"
"Whether it's an ordinary fragrance or a strange fragrance, you have to make people feel comfortable when smelling it. The range of this fragrance also ranges from small to large, from the fragrance of the whole house to the fragrance of the whole street. It proves that this child is not an ordinary child and will definitely achieve great achievements in the future. "
"The third one is to listen to Xuan!"
"Why is it so mysterious? What about 'gods holding a child', 'real dragons entering dreams', etc. The more mysterious it is, the more people are willing to believe it. Anyway, it can't be too ordinary and simple, otherwise it won't prove that this child is destined by destiny. !”
Hearing what Su Yang said, Zhu Di and his son were a little dumbfounded.
They thought about it carefully, and it seemed that there really was such a pattern!
At the beginning, the emperors played relatively conservatively, just some brilliance and fragrance, but the more they played later, the more outrageous they became. The gods holding children and the real dragon entering the dream became standard. Anyway, it is clearly recorded in the history books that the emperors of the past dynasties played the game more conservatively. But they are all born extraordinary, no one is ordinary.
hiss……
Zhu Di suddenly felt a toothache.
"Xian son-in-law, you mean... these imperial visions are all fake?"
"Nonsense!" Su Yang curled his lips disdainfully, "There are not even immortals, gods, and Buddhas in this world, so where do so many emperors and visions come from?"
"Those are just tricks deliberately played by the emperor in order to prove that he is destined by destiny and to build momentum for his rule."
"It just so happens that emperors of all dynasties like to play this way. It seems that if they don't play this way, they would be too ordinary and unable to establish the prestige of the emperor. Coupled with the Confucian theory of 'human induction' and 'divine right of kings', people all over the world are obsessed with it. I have no doubts about it, it can be said that it has been tried and tested every time!”
"Our Ming Dynasty Grandfather is an honest man. He just played a 'full house of red light' to prove that he was born extraordinary. He is not like those shameless guys in the former Song Dynasty. The emperors have many strange phenomena." , the more it goes on, the more bizarre and terrifying it becomes. The frequency of its occurrence and the richness of its content are simply unprecedented and heartbreaking!"
Zhu Di: "!!!"
Numb!
A little numb!
I seem to know some dirty stuff about my dad!
And everything like this is just to fool the people?
What bullshit "reception from heaven and man" and what bullshit "divine right of kings" are just ideological tools used by emperors of all ages to fool the people and consolidate their rule?
Bah, you are so shameless!
It’s also a “god holding a child” and a “real dragon entering a dream”!
Zhu Di spat several times angrily, but felt a little happy in his heart.
After all, he had believed in these theories in the past, and even asked his relatives if he had any visions when he was born. The results showed that Zhu Di was very calm when he was born, and he looked like an ordinary child at first glance. Because of this, Zhu Di was still traumatized for a long time!
Now he finally understood that all this was just a trick played by the emperors on the people!
How shameless!
"Although these are just tricks, you have to admit that these tricks are very useful!"
"After all, the people of the world are willing to believe it, so what's the difference between the real thing and the fake one? Anyway, as long as the effect is achieved!"
Su Yang sighed.
"If King Yan Zhu Di wants to improve his morale, he must use these tricks."
"After all, just relying on Jing Nan's legacy to make the world believe that Zhu Di is destined to die is not enough!"
"So the auspicious visions and other things can be arranged, and then we can control public opinion. Not only must the soldiers of the three armies believe it, but also the people at the bottom must believe it. I believe that Zhu Di is the real son of destiny, and that destiny lies with Yan!"
In fact, Su Yang was unwilling to do this. After all, it was to fool the people and treat them as fools.
But in this ignorant era, this has become the simplest and most crude method, which is directly effective!
After all, Su Yang can't tell everyone in the world that you are all wrong. There are no gods, Buddhas or immortals at all, right?
There is still a long way to go before we can enlighten people's wisdom and eliminate ignorance!
