Mu Sheng couldn't stand up straight at this point. He hoped in his heart that the plot he imagined was false, but he had seen too many imperial family affairs in the past, and the plots were even more outrageous than this one. , that is a real and bloody history.
Fortunately, I am ranked at the bottom. As the saying goes, anything good in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. No one can be blamed for this pot falling from the sky. Sometimes it is a blessing to draw pension insurance at the beginning.
Thinking of Gongzi Kang's current fate, I can only sigh in my heart. The most ruthless imperial family. The power struggle in this royal family has always been extremely cruel and ruthless. Family affairs are state affairs. Since if your family wants to monopolize political power, it must pay a corresponding price, and there must be sacrifices sent to the altar of power. Sometimes, do you want to fight? But do you want to fight for the forces surrounding you? Can we fight?
Bet a big bet, bet all your chips, and those who are eliminated will be sent to the altar. When the blood of your brothers dries up, the Iron Throne under your butt will be stained red. Look through the history books, that has been the case from ancient times to the present. The blood-stained country.
Mr. Lu Xun's "Diary of a Madman" put it well: I looked up the history and found that this history has no chronology, and the four words "benevolence, justice and morality" are written on each crooked page.
I couldn't sleep anyway, so I read carefully for half the night, and then I saw the words between the words. There were two words written all over the book: "Eat people"
At this time, Yun'er, who was standing next to him, reminded softly, "Sir, the ceremony is over, let's get ready to go back."
Mu Sheng was stunned and nodded slightly.
Finally, the tedious ceremony came to an end, and everyone began to disperse in an orderly manner. He had never seen the so-called father emperor from beginning to end anyway. The emperor was basically just a symbolic symbol in his heart.
The ceremony lasted from morning to afternoon and finally came to an end. There were kneeling, bowing, and kowtowing. The monk Mu Sheng was almost falling apart, let alone the others.
Dragging his tired body, on the way out, Mu Sheng poked the girl next to him and asked softly, "Yun'er, why did your Majesty hold this ceremony?"
Yun'er made a silent gesture and said, "Shh! Sir, there are so many people here talking and it's inconvenient to talk. I will go back and my servant will explain it to you in detail."
Since rebirth and time travel, Yun'er has been like Mu Sheng's novice strategy guide NPC in this world. She can clearly explain the relationships of various characters around him. Mu Sheng is sometimes curious about where she found out so much. A lot of gossip? He is truly worthy of being an insider of the palace...
As soon as she returned to the courtyard, "Bao Qi" began to eagerly start to tell the gossip she had heard...
Yun'er said mysteriously, "Master, it's like this. I heard from the old man in the palace that today I met a god, a sorcerer named Zhang Daoling. Three years ago, the emperor sent him to seek help from the Fairy Island in the South China Sea. He actually found the elixir of life, and also brought the natives living on the island. Zhang Shenxian said that these natives are descendants of gods, and that almost all of the tribesmen can live to be more than three hundred years old. "
Yun'er paused when she said this, tilted her head as if recalling something, and said hesitantly, "I heard that it seems to be...what's it called...three...three eyes...yes, the three-eye tribe...it is said that apart from normal... A person has two eyes and one eye on his head, which can see through all things. When Zhang Shenxian came back, His Majesty happened to be seriously ill and bedridden during his trip to Beijing. He asked the elders of the Sanmu tribe to help, and in a few days he was able to see through everything. Your majesty’s illness has been cured, and your majesty has no doubts about Zhang Shenxian. Legend has it that Zhang Shenxian even specially refined an elixir for your majesty. It is said that taking it can make people ten years younger. I don’t know whether it is true or not.”
Mu Sheng was surprised and said, "Three-eyed tribe? Third eye? Real or fake?"
Yun'er also hesitated and said, "I have never seen it with my own eyes. I heard from the old man in the palace that the Three-Eyed Tribe does have an eye on its head."
Seeing this situation, Mu Sheng had no choice but to say, "Well, there are even monks who fly into the sky and escape from the earth. It seems that there are eyes growing on their heads..."
Yun'er went on to describe what she saw and heard, and said, "Sir, I heard that the emperor has arranged Zhang Shenxian and the Sanmu clan to the Yishan Taiji Palace, which is more than forty miles away from the capital. It is said that the Yishan Taiji Palace has used It took nearly a million people to build it, and it was specially built for His Majesty to practice the magic of immortality. Zhang Shenxian will also be responsible for refining the elixir for Your Majesty here."
"Today's palace moving ceremony is intended to officially announce to the world that His Majesty has officially moved to Taiji Palace to rest and recuperate. He may never return to Qingyang in the future. After the emperor officially moved to Taiji Palace, he entrusted all state affairs to Cui Yan and Cui Xiangguo. , the prince is responsible for supervising the country."
Mu Sheng heard this and said, "I see, Zhang Shenxian has such a background..."
cut! Let me tell you, the emperors who have been in power for a long time since ancient times, especially the monarchs who have achieved great achievements in the world, all have this virtue. They all dream of immortality. There was Qin Shihuang before him, and Emperor Wu of Han after him. Later monarchs were very interested in seeking immortality. Even more so.
Mu Sheng asked, "Yun'er, isn't there anyone who can advise His Majesty?"
Yun'er frowned and said, "I heard that the emperor favored Zhang Daoling and wanted to refine the elixir. More than a dozen important ministers, including the imperial censor, Cui Xiangguo, and Mr. Zhao, jointly signed a memorial to advise your majesty. Your majesty did not listen at all, and even reprimanded him in court." Many ministers were killed, and Shaofu Zhao was reprimanded several times by His Majesty because of this incident. Even Cui Xiangguo, the Crown Prince and Tutor, was dismissed from office for a time because of this incident. Later, the Crown Prince repeatedly pleaded with all the officials, and Cui Xiangguo was reinstated. .”
"I also heard that several officials who had been the most aggressive in admonishing were ordered to commit suicide by Your Majesty. From now on, no one in the court will dare to admonish Your Majesty as long as it is related to this matter. There are always rumors in the palace that Your Majesty may be Zhang Shenxian was given some kind of ecstasy drug. Ever since Zhang Shenxian returned from overseas, the person your Majesty trusts the most now is Zhang Daoling. It can almost be said that he obeys his words..."
When Mu Sheng heard this, he was really speechless. This Daoling was probably a bunch of liars who deceived the emperor, just like Xu Fu deceived Qin Shihuang.
How good is this so-called Zhang Shenxian? You're done after you fool around. Just follow Xu Fu's example and make a deal, and take three thousand boys and girls with gold and silver to fly away and live your happy life?
This guy actually came back?
How come? Is this Taoist spirit planning to see that today’s emperor will be easier to deceive in this regard? Want to make a bigger game and continue to cheat? Is this not over yet? Are you addicted to wool consumption?
OK! This guy is great!
Mu Sheng was a little curious about what he looked like? This old liar is better than Xu Fu back then. He cheated twice with the same PPT, but he is still really not afraid of beheading?
Seeing that Zhang Shenxian's attitude is basically to deceive people to the end, even the Taiji Palace of the Alchemy Industrial Park has been deceived. It seems that he has to completely deceive people into lameness...
Thinking of this, Mu Sheng figured it out. In fact, in this case, it was not the emperor himself who was fed some ecstasy soup by Zhang Daoling. He was a great king who could wipe out the princes of the world and create a new era. Ordinary things could not deceive him at all.
But people always have weaknesses, even if he is a high-ranking king.
No matter how high one's status is, he is still a mortal body, and human emotions and desires are unavoidable, such as lust, wine, wealth, fame, etc.
As long as people have weaknesses, they can easily be exploited. It is obvious that what this emperor wants is the illusory immortality. He wants to live forever and be king forever. The wealth in this world is far from meeting his needs.
What he wants is to become an immortal and live as long as Tianqi.
As long as you have this need, someone will naturally meet you. Who calls you a rich emperor? If I don't pick up your wool, I'm really sorry for my own academic level.
Doesn't the emperor himself know that these charlatans are liars? Even if the ministers jointly signed a memorial, he didn't turn back, and he couldn't persuade him to stop it. So many people saw the problem, and there was a high probability that he himself knew in his heart that Qiu Xianwen was not particularly reliable.
But people, the less you can get something, the more you want it. Most people can't overcome this inner demon. Even if there is a slight possibility, they have to work hard to get it.
Even if it turns out to be fake in the end, even if it's nine out of ten, it can't be that everyone is a liar, right? You can still screen out people with real abilities, right? I am the emperor. If you dare to lie to me, just ask me if the knife in my hand is fast, right?
When the First Emperor sought immortality, he might have had the same mentality to gamble with these charlatans. As a result, many people were tricked and killed. Later, the Confucian hypocrites organized him into "burning books and entrapping Confucians". On an unfounded charge.
Whether or not the Confucian scholars were trapped is still controversial, but the quacks and magicians did kill many people. Unexpectedly, even though they were like this, the Dao was as high as the devil and the devil was as high as one foot, but it still did not scare some desperadoes.
Next, our Comrade Xu Fu made a brilliant appearance. This old man carefully prepared another set of flashy PPT and talked nonsense, which stunned the First Emperor.
Summarizing the lessons learned from the previous failures of the brothers who were trapped and killed, this old man is obviously much smarter, and the elixir of immortality will definitely not be refined by a poor man.
They are all elixirs of immortality. How could a mortal possibly refine them? I don’t have that ability, so how can I get the elixir? The only way is to seek help from the gods in overseas fairy mountains.
The key lies in the word "please". Those liars in front are real liars. I have a clever plan. I really have a way. Please believe me.
Xu Fu even asked three thousand boys and girls to go to the fairy mountain to seek the elixir.
Now the First Emperor could only mutter in his heart, is it true or false? Not even afraid of beheading? It seems to be somewhat real, so I'm taking a gamble, what if it's real?
Xu Fu took advantage of the First Emperor's fluke mentality, gathered up a lot of wool and escaped, Gao! It’s really high!
This is the same routine as the various telecommunications frauds and various health care product frauds in later generations. They just prey on you and eat you thoroughly. The moment your greed becomes greedy, your mental model is completely controlled by them. In hand.
This is why the victims are still willing to pay for what seems to be a low-level scam from the perspective of an onlooker.
Do you think deception is low-level? Unbelievable? Maybe people still enjoy it...
Mu Sheng originally thought about not writing his inner analysis into a report and giving it to Zhao Shaofu before forwarding it to the emperor for some advice, but then he thought about it and quickly gave up this stupid idea.
It's better not to get into trouble, so many people can't persuade him, who is he? This is obviously just looking for excitement after eating too much! You can't risk your life just to gain a sense of presence.
Pull down! Or just a wretched and underdeveloped person, don’t waste your time, there will always be a tall person holding up the sky when it falls, so what are you worrying about all day long?
The current emperor, as a human emperor, can conquer everyone and everything in this world, but the only thing he cannot conquer is time. No matter how brilliant he was when he was above tens of thousands of people and how brilliant his achievements were, he couldn't let go of what he saw before him.
There is no distinction between high and low before death. From the nobles to the common people, everyone is equal before death.
As an emperor, what if he is rich all over the world? It's just that the tomb is built more luxuriously than ordinary people, but you will still die when it's time to die.
It is unreliable to think about immortality. Even in an era of prosperous science, human beings are still unable to achieve immortality. They are still unable to overcome their own biological attributes. With the improvement of medical technology, it is only longer. It’s just a natural lifespan, let alone this world?
People will grow old one day, and the people around you will leave you one day. Destinations come together and fate disperse, so why should you be overly persistent? The more people try to seize everything around them, the more they end up in vain.
Having said that, the most difficult thing in the world is that it is easier said than done. If you can take it but can't let it go, ask yourself, if you face death yourself, it won't be much better, and you are not qualified to preach to others. If you do this After thinking about it, what the emperor is doing now makes sense.
