Li Hongyun was silent for a moment and said: "You are referring to... the relevant records of Liang Gaozu?"
Chu Ge nodded: "That's right."
Although Li Hongyun didn't know as much about this period of history as Chu Ge, now that it had been pointed out to this point, it was naturally easy for him to understand.
The current historical data on the Xuanwumen Incident are generally credible.
Especially when it comes to the various backgrounds of the Xuanwu Gate Incident, such as what the Crown Prince and King Qi had done before, and the actions of the generals that King Qin conquered in the world during the Xuanwu Gate Incident, these are all relatively reliable.
Because too many people know about this kind of thing, even if they want to change it, they can't change it.
But this does not mean that the Xuanwu Gate Change is exactly the same as what is recorded in historical materials. After all, although the Xuanwu Gate Change was a big event, not many people were affected. The only person who really participated in the whole incident was the King of Qin. The hundreds of people he brought with him.
The interests of these people are highly tied together, so they may beautify some things even if King Qin does not ask for them.
For example, when Liang Taizong just saw the record of the Xuanwumen Incident in the "Records of Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong", he asked to "cut off the superficial words and write down the facts directly."
In other words, the history compilers at that time also subconsciously modified the Xuanwu Gate Incident. On the contrary, Liang Taizong believed that there was nothing to cover up and it was enough to record it truthfully.
Therefore, if there is indeed a part of the records about the Xuanwumen Incident in the history books that are extremely unlikely to be recorded truthfully, then which part of it is it?
Obviously, it is about Liang Gaozu.
Whether these contents are actually true or not is impossible to verify. Because of the truth at that time, I am afraid that historians would not dare to write about it, and Liang Taizong would not be able to mention it. Everyone who had experienced it in the entire Liang Dynasty would keep this kind of thing secret.
Siluke
After all, in ancient society, loyalty and filial piety were the highest among all virtues. When one's father is the emperor, loyalty and filial piety are combined into one. Even if the father's talents and moral character are not as good as his own, he cannot talk nonsense.
Li Hongyun made some simple preparations and entered the game world of "Dark Sand" again at night to start the trial.
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The fog in front of him dissipated, and Li Hongyun once again overlooked the entire Chang'an City from a God's perspective.
A huge picture scroll slowly unfolded with the Xuanwu Gate in the north of the imperial city as the center.
Countless ant-like villains walked around Chang'an City, spending their days and nights.
Although the Liang Dynasty had not yet entered its heyday, many details of urban life had already begun to take shape.
As the dawn drums and temple bells rang every morning, residents in Chang'an City began to get up and leave various markets, and various food stalls on the streets began to open.
Merchants in the East and West markets began to prepare goods in preparation for the afternoon opening of the market.
Not only that, there are also many people who leave Chang'an City and travel to various places. For example, many people leave from the east of Chang'an City and go to Luoyang after passing through dangerous passes along the way.
On top of such a picture scroll, a page filled with historical records appeared in Li Hongyun's field of vision.
The page is filled with dense handwriting, and some paragraphs and sentences have been specially marked and seem to be operable options.
It seems that modifications to these specific contents can be made directly.
Historical materials that were originally in classical Chinese turned into vernacular that Li Hongyun could understand in the next second, and the operable paragraphs and sentences still corresponded one to one.
"...The prince and Liang Gaozu raised an army in Jinyang. He was benevolent, generous and brave. His younger brother, King Qi, admired him and became the prince's close comrade-in-arms and partner.
"The three fathers and sons worked together. The prince assisted Zuo Gaozu in governing the country, purging officials, transporting supplies, and winning thousands of miles. The king of Qi took the lead in fighting in the south and north. Within a few years, he attacked and destroyed the heroes one after another, unified the world, and established the Liang Dynasty.
"During the Wude period, the Turks repeatedly invaded. The prince sent the King of Qi to attack them and reprimanded Jieli Khan with a letter of credence. Therefore, Jieli Khan felt very guilty and stopped invading the Liang Dynasty border. And Gaozu and the prince also separated because of this. He was revered as the 'Heavenly Khan' and the 'Saint Khan', and was known as the 'Government of Wude' in history.
"The prince's second brother, King Qin, was uneducated and idle. He was fond of hunting and hunting. He often hunted people in Chang'an City for fun. Emperor Gaozu was angry and condemned him. The prince was kind and begged for mercy so he could be spared.
"The King of Qi repeatedly advised Gaozu and the Crown Prince to strictly discipline the King of Qin. The Crown Prince was benevolent, filial, and affectionate. However, the King of Qin always went his own way and was indifferent. Not only that, he was also troubled by the punishments of the Emperor Gaozu and the Crown Prince. Resentment, secretly raising dead men, harboring evil intentions.
"In the ninth year of Wude, Emperor Gaozu was over sixty years old. Seeing that the prince was so holy, he planned to pass it on to the prince and take care of himself. However, when the King of Qin learned that the prince was about to enter the court and ascend the throne, he took a desperate risk and let Yuchi, a soldier raised in secret, die. Jingde and others bribed the guards of Xuanwu Gate, ambushed the Xuanwu Gate in advance, and killed the prince and the King of Qi.
"He also broke into the palace, imprisoned Gaozu, and forced Gaozu to succeed him.
"When Jieli Khan heard that the prince had been killed, he felt deeply that he had failed the prince's holy grace, so he raised his troops and marched south to the Wei River.
"The King of Qin usurped the throne, and the hearts of the people were scattered. The soldiers in Chang'an City had no fighting spirit. They had no choice but to beg Jieli Khan for mercy at the Wei River, and ceded the land of Hetao to the Turks in order to seek peace. They also spent all their treasury, plundered the people's wealth in Chang'an City, and offered it to the Turks. The people looted and plundered the area around Chang'an for more than a month before leaving, which was known as the "Wei River Alliance" in history.
"The King of Qin also knew that he would be infamy for thousands of years if he killed his brother and usurped the throne, so he summoned literati to change history. He also advanced the level of rewards to the ministers who had contributed to his usurpation, and gave them non-existent military merits, called 'Ling Yan' "Twenty-Four Heroes of the Pavilion".
"With the efforts of a group of historians, all the achievements of the 'Rule of Wude' were attributed to King Qin, and were tampered with as the 'Rule of Zhenguan', and were no longer known to future generations."
Li Hongyun was stunned by this "historical record".
Is this okay?
It has to be said that almost every paragraph in this long list of contents is full of flaws. After reading them all, I don’t know where to start.
If you look closely, you will find that this is probably a collection of historical conspiracy theories. Although it can be said that it is full of loopholes, in terms of gimmicks and subversion, it is indeed full of holes.
There's a lot in this that even someone with little knowledge of history can see obvious problems with.
All it takes is a little basic logical thinking skills.
For example, the King of Qin was uneducated and idle. He loved to hunt and hunt, and he often shot and hunted the people in Chang'an City for fun.
This is obviously impossible.
If he was such an incompetent and unpopular waste, let alone his illustrious military exploits recorded in historical materials, it would be absolutely impossible for him to even usurp the throne.
Because "dead soldiers" are not something you can raise if you want.
Will the dead soldiers report you? Will the dead man be discovered? Why wouldn't someone who can be bribed by you with money betray you for more money?
Rebellion is also a technical job and requires a very high degree of organization. If you have no ability, all your subordinates will be infiltrated and rebelled, and the entire Qin Palace will be leaked from all sides, and you will rebel.
Another example is changing history.
If these records are true, then King Qin's reputation among the people will definitely not be that of a holy king.
If he could change the memory of the people, then he wouldn't call it changing history, it would call it directly erasing the memory of everyone in the world with his supreme supernatural power.
If you have this kind of ability, don't be a god. Wouldn't it be better to just create an unlimited monthly reading?
These are "fake at first glance" content and are easy to distinguish.
Obviously, this page of historical data is an appetizer.
There are some errors that are easy to distinguish. As long as the players have an understanding of the relevant historical materials, have passed the previous stages of the Battle of Hulao Pass, the Weishui Alliance, etc. on their own, and have a little bit of thinking spirit, it is not a problem. Too likely to be fooled.
But is it really not difficult to say this?
Not necessarily.
Precisely because there are so many outrageous errors in it, it overshadows some of the less outrageous ones.
For example, the prince assisted Zuo Gaozu in governing the country, purging officials, transporting baggage, and winning thousands of miles.
Another example is how the Weishui Alliance was achieved.
There are still many people who believe that the prince is as wise as the King of Qin. Even if he ascends the throne, he will still be able to usher in a prosperous age for the Liang Dynasty. Or they think that the achievement of the Weishui Alliance will inevitably involve draining the treasury and losing a lot of money. property, and may even have plundered people's wealth...
It can be seen that these hidden points are also confusing.
Especially when these two points are combined, it becomes even more confusing.
For example, there are still many people who believe that the prince is an outstanding prince who is as wise and benevolent as the King of Qin. However, after the Xuanwumen incident, in order to stabilize his rule, the King of Qin must discredit him in historical records to promote him. the legitimacy of their own rule.
In this way, the image of the prince constitutes a three-dimensional defense.
When talking about the prince's lack of military merit, he said that the prince has the responsibility of supervising the country and cannot lead troops to fight.
But if we say that managing internal affairs and ensuring food and grass are the prince's credit, then there are two new questions: First, if these achievements are all the prince's, what about Liang Gaozu? Secondly, there are no particularly excellent historical records of the prince in this regard. Instead, there is a lot of dark information.
At this time, some people will say that this is because the historical data has been changed and the prince's achievements have been covered up.
Then, there is a third question: If the prince is really so benevolent and respected both inside and outside, then why did the entire Liang Dynasty seem to quickly accept this fact after the prince's death?
No official in the court resigned or died as a martyr out of gratitude for the prince, nor did any official from other places raise an army to rebel in the name of "King Qin" out of gratitude for the prince.
The Xuanwumen Incident was only a small-scale coup, and if the person who took the throne did not have prestige, such a small-scale coup would quickly turn into a huge chaos.
Such examples are common in all dynasties.
But after the Xuanwumen Incident, nothing seemed to have happened. No one jumped out to protest against the Crown Prince or King Qi, or complained against Liang Gaozu. It seemed that everyone from the capital to the local area was doing it logically and naturally. Accepted King Qin as the new emperor.
And they seemed quite happy.
And this can also prove from another perspective that the so-called achievements of the prince are simply not enough in front of the King of Qin.
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After a brief smoothing, Li Hongyun began to click on these options to modify them.
Since there were many mistakes that could be seen at a glance, Li Hongyun went through them almost word for word.
After clicking on these sentences, they will change into a statement.
For example, the sentence "The prince and Liang Gaozu raised an army in Jinyang, and they were benevolent, generous and brave."
After clicking it once, it will become "benevolent, generous, foresighted," clicked again, and it will become "serious temperament, and do good things like flow", and clicked again, it will become "conspiring and unpredictable."
Almost every sentence has many different expressions.
These expressions range from a few to more than a dozen. They basically go from one extreme to the other, with every change in the middle as an option.
For example, the prince was initially described as a man of benevolence, righteousness, wisdom and bravery. With Li Hongyun's first click, the "brave and unparalleled" line was gone, but the foresight line was still retained.
If you continue to change it, these complimentary words will gradually turn into derogatory words, portraying the prince as a person who has neither ambition nor ability, and even robs women of their property and messes around with the emperor's concubine.
Among so many descriptions, Li Hongyun had to choose the one he thought was most suitable.
So after some operations, Li Hongyun finally changed this paragraph into his ideal state based on his basic understanding of history.
"...The prince and Liang Gaozu raised an army in Jinyang. He was respectful, calm and talented. His younger brother, King Qi, loved hunting and had a lot of misdeeds.
"Gaozu raised the army, and the prince assisted Zuo Gaozu in governing the country, thinking that he would assist Zuo; King Qi was arranged by Gaozu to serve in the army of King Qin, and his meritorious service was gilded. King Qin fought in the south and north, taking the lead, and within a few years he attacked and destroyed the heroes one after another, unified the world, and established Liang Dynasty.
"During the Wude years, the Turks invaded repeatedly, and the King of Qin led troops to conquer the Turks many times to quell the border troubles. The prince presided over the cutting of the Hetao land, and also agreed with the emperor's proposal to move the capital.
“The King of Qin was wise and mighty, and relied on by all parties. Gaozu’s concubines often had conflicts with the King of Qin because of rewards. They falsely accused the King of Qin to Gaozu and praised the prince’s benevolence.
“The Crown Prince and the King of Qi conspired to cut off the wings of the King of Qin. The King of Qin noticed it and started planning with the help of many officials in the Tiance Mansion.
"In the ninth year of Wude, although Gaozu was over sixty years old, he had no plans to abdicate. The prince and King Qin attacked each other, and Gaozu asked the two to enter the palace for a confrontation tomorrow. King Qin first ambushed the Xuanwu Gate and killed the prince and King Qi. . Most of the imperial guards in the palace were former members of the King of Qin, and they had many supports for the King of Qin.
"The King of Qin ordered Yuchi Jingde to enter the palace and force the great ancestor to pass to him.
"When Jieli Khan heard about the Xuanwumen incident, he thought that the Liang Dynasty was empty and there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, so he raised his troops and went south.
"The King of Qin ordered Yuchi Jingde to attack his vanguard and detain his envoys. He also ordered the elite Xuanjia Army to form a demonstration on the Wei River and force Jieli Khan to retreat. This was known as the 'Wei River Alliance' in history.
"The King of Qin believed that 'history can be used as a mirror to understand the ups and downs', so he summoned his ministers to compile history. He also asked the ministers to 'cut off the superficial words and write down the facts' about the Xuanwu Gate incident. He also ordered many civil servants who followed him to conquer the world. Those who have the courage to hang the portrait in Lingyan Pavilion are known as the "Twenty-Four Heroes of Lingyan Pavilion".
"With the joint efforts of the emperor and his ministers, they rescued natural disasters, attacked and destroyed the Turks, and came to the dynasty from all directions. Liang Taizong was named 'Tian Khan' and ushered in the prosperous age of the Liang Dynasty, which is known in history as the 'Reign of Zhenguan'."
After browsing through it and not finding any big problems, Li Hongyun clicked to confirm.
With a "clatter", the page of the book turned.
Then, Li Hongyun's vision quickly zoomed in and came to the imperial palace in Chang'an.
He immediately recognized Liang Gaozu, who was in his fifties and wearing a yellow dragon robe.
According to the Five Virtues theory, the Liang Dynasty represented Tu De, so Liang Gaozu designated the dragon robe as yellow and elevated the yellow color to an exclusive level for emperors, strictly prohibiting civilian use.
Beside Liang Gaozu, a concubine with outstanding appearance was serving him seriously.
"Your Majesty, I heard that the King of Qin will attack Luoyang in the near future. The treasury in Luoyang City must have countless jewels and treasures. I wonder if your Majesty, can I give some to my concubine?"
