The fog in front of his eyes filled the air, and Li Hongyun woke up from the bed.
So far, it is already the third day that he has conquered Liang Taizong's personal copy. During this period of time, he successively completed the previous two parts, namely the "Battle of Hulao Pass" and the "Wei River Alliance".
The third part, "Xuanwu Gate Changes", has also begun.
For him, this is quite good progress.
It is especially important to see the beginning of the third part, which means that he can look up corresponding historical materials in reality and be fully prepared.
In this way, the progress of the third part can be greatly improved.
"Chu Ge, where did you hit?" Li Hongyun asked.
Chu Ge sighed silently: "I'm still stuck in the Weishui Alliance. This dungeon is really unfriendly to scribe players!"
There is obviously a reason for his complaint. Whether it is the "Battle of Hulao Pass" in the first part or the "Weishui Alliance" in the second part, Liang Taizong's personal force value played a very important role.
Scribes players have to play as Liang Taizong, but even with his powerful body and muscle memory, it is difficult to perform as well as the other three professions.
Of course, scribe players also have corresponding solutions.
For example, during the Battle of Hulao Pass, the scribe player could lead a group of warriors to fight, while he just rode among the cavalry to add buffs to everyone.
At that time, the King of Qin did not fight alone. His generals were the brightest stars in that era. For example, Yuchi Jingde and Qin Shubao were outstanding representatives.
These two goalkeepers have unique skills. For example, Yuchi Jingde is good at seizing the first prize immediately and once competed with the King of Qi. The King of Qi used a horse to stab Yuchi Jingde, but Yuchi Jingde took the horse three times.
You must know that winning the horse immediately is a difficult technical task, and it can be said to be the top operation in horse fighting.
Comparatively speaking, it is much easier to stab the opponent to death with a spear, or just to avoid it, than to seize the spear.
Although King Qi's reputation is not as good as these star-studded generals, he has been trained with bows and horses since he was a child, and his personal force value is not low. Under such circumstances, he was still beaten by Yuchi Jingde. It can only be said that Yuchi Jingde had reached the ceiling at that time in terms of personal force value.
No wonder the King of Qin praised me: I lost my bow, but the prince followed me with a spear. Although millions of people could do nothing to me!
As for Qin Shubao, he also has the ceiling of personal strength.
For example, historical records record that every time Qin Shubao went on an expedition with the King of Qin, there would often be military commanders in the enemy camp showing off their strong soldiers and horses. At this time, the King of Qin would ask Qin Shubao to teach him how to behave.
Qin Shubao often single-handedly killed the pretentious enemy general in the midst of thousands of troops, and then returned.
Although there is no record in historical data that he killed any very famous generals, and it still cannot be compared with General Qin Kaiyun's operations, it is enough to show that Qin Shubao's personal force value is also very high.
In addition, there are many other powerful generals under King Qin, but because King Qin's light is too dazzling, these people are all covered up.
When the scribe player plays the King of Qin, he can not charge into the battle himself, but direct these generals to charge into the battle. As long as he chooses the right time, he can also achieve similar results.
But no matter what, it still takes a certain amount of time to adapt, so Chu Ge's progress has been slowed down to a certain extent, and he is still stuck in the Weishui Alliance.
"Where have you reached? Are you in the third stage?" Chu Ge asked.
Regarding this dog European emperor, Chu Ge felt that he was probably progressing faster than himself.
Li Hongyun nodded: "Well, I have seen the beginning of the third stage, but... I still have no idea how to complete the level."
Then, Li Hongyun told Chu Ge about the third part of the "Xuanwumen Incident".
Chu Ge was thoughtful.
After he clears the "Weishui Alliance", he will also have to clear the "Xuanwu Gate Change", so it will be good for him to do some research at this time.
Maybe by then I can rely on my own brains to overtake others and recover a lot of progress.
Li Hongyun asked: "I'm not very familiar with the history of the Liang Dynasty, but to get through this part, there should be a very important problem to solve.
"Liang Taizong... did he change history? If so, how much did he change? What changes did he make?
"If we don't understand this problem clearly, we won't even be able to determine the general direction, let alone solve the mystery."
Although Li Hongyun is a history student, his historical research on the Liang Dynasty is not too in-depth. This is normal. After all, history students are still in the process of learning. Chinese history is vast and contains too much content. Even many scholars can only specialize in a certain era, let alone students.
But even so, he still accurately captured the key points of the third part of this trial.
That is to first try to identify the authenticity of these historical materials in reality.
Although the game "Dark Sand" has a certain history, during the process of players solving puzzles, the game deliberately covers these fogs again.
Players must first solve the puzzle before they can see the reality through the fog.
But in this way, what players are doing is a bit like historical research.
It is necessary to deduce the truth at that time as much as possible through many conflicting historical data. The results of the speculation will directly affect the progress of the third part.
If you make a wrong inference about a key person or event, no matter how hard you try, you will probably never be able to pass the game.
On the Internet, there is a group of people who sneer at Liang Taizong's achievements.
Among them, some people are deliberately unconventional and appear different from others, while others believe that Liang Taizong has changed historical materials, so all records about him are not credible, especially the records about the Xuanwu Gate Incident. Even more completely unbelievable.
If the historical data has been completely changed, it will be almost impossible for players to successfully solve the puzzles and pass the level in the third part of the "Xuanwu Gate Change".
As for where the saying "Liang Taizong changed history" came from?
This is actually recorded in historical materials.
It is recorded in the Old Book of Liang that Liang Taizong wanted to find Chu Suiliang to read his daily notes, and was very curious about what this historian who always followed him to record his words and deeds wrote. But Chu Suiliang refused, saying that no emperor had ever cared about his daily life before.
Then Liang Taizong asked, if I do something bad, will you also record it?
Chu Suiliang said, of course, it is my duty, and I will remember whatever your Majesty does.
Then another minister from Huangmen said that even if Chu Suiliang didn't remember it, everyone in the world would.
Liang Taizong "thought it was true".
However, Liang Taizong obviously never forgot about this matter. Later, he approached Zhu Zishe and wanted to read the daily notes, but was rejected again.
But many years later, Liang Taizong still got his wish and saw the historical materials recording himself.
It is recorded in "Zizhi Tongjian" that Fang Xuanling presented "Records of Gaozu and Taizong" to Liang Taizong for reading. When Liang Taizong saw that the records about the events of June 4th, that is, the Xuanwu Gate Incident, were "very vague", he told Fang Xuanling that the historians did not need to keep silent, and asked them to "cut off the floating words". , write down the matter directly."
It is also recorded in the "Old Book of Liang" that after Xu Jingzong took charge of national history, he "recorded events in Aqu". Many examples were cited later to prove that he deleted and distorted historical materials based on his own likes and dislikes. It can be seen that "Records of Gaozu" and "Records of Taizong" were indeed seriously tampered with by Xu Jingzong.
Therefore, the term "Liang Taizong changed history" has naturally been passed down together with the highly discussed topic of the Xuanwu Gate Change, and has become a hot topic on the Internet.
Li Hongyun fell into this confusion at this time.
If "Records of Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong" is not credible, then the Old and New Liang Shu written on it are naturally not credible either, and then the "Zizhi Tongjian" based on the New and Old Liang Shu is naturally not credible either...
Isn't it completely impossible to reproduce the truth?
Chu Ge was silent for a moment and said, "Correct some of your views.
"First of all, Liang Taizong was not the first person to read the Living Notes. Historical records record that he only asked Chu Suiliang about the Living Notes, but there is no record that he read it. What Fang Xuanling showed him was the actual record. The actual record is the same as Living notes are not the same thing.
"There are many emperors who read the Chronicles, and there have been emperors who read the Chronicles. For example, in the Former Qin Dynasty during the Sixteen Kingdoms period, there was an emperor who read the Chronicles and burned the records. If the historian had not died at that time, he would probably have be dealt with together.
"Secondly, there is a phenomenon that the Spring and Autumn style of writing is taboo among historians. Not to mention the Liang Dynasty, even the older Yan and Chu countries have a large number of records of the Spring and Autumn style of writing. For example, there are historical records in the late Chu Dynasty, Within a year, three legal heirs died of illness one after another, and then the new emperor ascended the throne... Do you believe it?
“As to whether this was specifically the emperor’s request or the historian’s personal desire for survival, it’s hard to say.
"As for Xu Jingzong, he did change the historical materials, but the change he made happened when Liang Gaozong was in power, and the historians at the time were very disdainful of it, and they basically changed it back later. Among the historical materials that he tampered with, there are also There are many attempts to discredit Liang Taizong's emperor and ministers.
"Of course, this does not completely prove that Liang Taizong did not change history. Judging from historical records, Liang Taizong did read the records of Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong, and indeed hoped that his ministers would rewrite them. However, it cannot be said that the existing historical materials are credible. , that is obviously too arbitrary.
"In fact, the entire Liang Dynasty historians are particularly eager to find the concrete evidence of Liang Taizong's reform of history, and have been working tirelessly. Moreover, they are particularly excited when the epitaphs of relevant figures are published.
"But until now, after generations of research, the books are almost worn out, and tombs have been opened one after another, but no truly convincing evidence has been found. Regarding Liang Taizong's change of history, it is still just Speculation.
"Moreover, even if we start from historical materials, we can find a lot of evidence that 'existing historical materials are still credible.'"
Li Hongyun thought for a moment: "But just because no evidence is found doesn't mean it doesn't exist, right?"
Chu Ge nodded: "Of course, but you have to know one thing: changing history on a large scale is basically equivalent to completely eradicating people's memories at that time. This is not something the emperor can do with just one sentence.
“Because in addition to the official history books, there will also be a large number of unofficial records recorded by the people, or people at that time will have epitaphs after their death, or various other records, etc.
"Even if the emperor at that time changed the official history books, it was impossible to change all the historical materials or epitaphs recorded by the people. As Huangmen Shilang said, even if Chu Suiliang didn't remember it, everyone in the world would.
"Although the historical materials we have seen so far are limited, the further back the ancients saw, the more historical materials they saw. For example, when Wen Junshi wrote "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", he could see a lot of historical materials that we could not see. However, he still generally adopted the records of the old and new Liang books in "Zizhi Tongjian".
"There are actually many history changes in history, such as the Chu Dynasty, the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Sheng Dynasty, etc. There are many records of history changes, and they are basically confirmed due to the unearthing of some cultural relics or the latest research. It is difficult to overturn them. .
“Only for the Liang Taizong’s historical change incident, which was the largest and most denounced in modern times, no solid evidence has been found so far. This can actually explain some problems from the side.
"Moreover, if you want to change history on a large scale, one thing is a necessary condition. But the Liang Dynasty did not have it."
Li Hongyun asked: "What?"
Chu Ge smiled slightly: "Literary prison, and it is a large-scale literary prison that sweeps across the country from top to bottom.
"Because if you want to change history, you don't just have to change the history of the country. There are also a lot of historical records among the people. Although these folk historical materials are unofficial histories, they will also collect a lot of corresponding information, and many people who write unofficial histories are highly respected. , famous and important people.
“Perhaps someday in the future, these unofficial histories will be corroborated with a certain piece of unearthed historical data, thereby substantiating the falsification of official history.
"So, if you want to change history, you have to eradicate unofficial history as well, leaving only the official history that you have revised. And to eradicate unofficial history, you have to set up literary prisons on a large scale, arrest and kill all the people who write history. Burn all the books they wrote, and even those who keep private possessions will be executed...
“Only in this way can we completely ban it.
"But we all know that in the Liang Dynasty, private history was not allowed, speech and thought were not restricted, and there was no literary prison. The cultural environment at that time could be said to be the most open and tolerant in the entire ancient China.
"And if you really think about this issue with skepticism, you should think like this: The person who changed history will let you know that he changed history? How low is his IQ?
"If Liang Taizong really wanted to change history on a large scale, why would he leave such an obvious stain in the historical materials that he asked his ministers to change history?
"On the contrary, those dynasties that have not found records of historical changes should be even more vigilant. Because they did change very carefully and perfectly, deleting everything that should be deleted, and even set up a literary inquisition to eliminate all folk historical materials. It takes decades of hard work to get to the point where you can’t find any trace of the real history.”
Li Hongyun thought for a while: "What about "Notes on Entrepreneurship and Daily Life"? There seem to be many differences between the old and new Liang Shu records, right?"
Chu Ge nodded: "Well, yes, but "Notes on Entrepreneurship and Daily Life" may not be reliable, because there are many records in it that are unreasonable even if you think about it with your toes.
"Rebirth of the Great Era of Fighting Waves"
"For example, it is recorded in it that after the siege of Yanmen, Liang Gaozu, the god of war in Mayi, frightened the Turks so much that they did not dare to go south. 'The Turks were so frightened that they surrendered to the emperor's capable soldiers, collected their troops, and did not dare to go south.' Even I also wanted to pay tribute to Liang Gaozu as a vassal.
“As a result, in May of the following year, the Turks outflanked Taiyuan with tens of thousands of cavalry.
"And we know that the Turks will really stop invading until the Weishui Alliance about ten years later. During these ten years, the Turks will go south to invade almost every year, and they will become more and more intense.
"Obviously, this is baseless bragging."
Li Hongyun was speechless for a moment, he was indeed convinced by Chu Ge.
"Then... what about the folk records of Liang Taizong?"
Chu Ge smiled slightly: "Folks? Folks' views on Liang Taizong are much more outrageous than official history.
"However, no one questioned or slandered Liang Taizong. Instead, they all viewed him as the 'Holy King'.
"There are two poems that are enough to explain.
"'It has been one hundred and ninety years since you came, and the world has been singing and dancing to this day.' In other words, it has been one hundred and ninety years since Liang Taizong's death, but the people are still praising his holiness with singing and dancing.
"'Indignation sometimes changes into songs, but lonely loyalty has no way to cry at Zhaoling.' This is written by a famous poet of the Qi Dynasty. It talks about the customs of the Liang and Qi dynasties. When Zhongliang was persecuted and wronged, he went to the tomb of Liang Taizong. Crying. At this time, it had been six hundred years since Liang Taizong died.
"If Liang Taizong really had any huge black material, then I think the people at that time should be able to find it better than people now, and they would have more reason to record and spread it."
Li Hongyun nodded slightly: "That means... I can go through the Xuanwu Gate Incident exactly according to historical records?"
Chu Ge was silent for a moment: "That's not true. There are some details that you still need to carefully screen and perfect.
"But in general, if we follow this broad framework, there should be no problem."
