Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate
Chapter 242 The Dream of King Mu of Zhou
Chapter 242 The Dream of King Mu of Zhou
Guo Kang is still ignorant of what is happening.
Before returning to the house, he found that the guards were all gathered at the door to look inside again.
"What's wrong?" Guo Kang asked.
"Madam and Missy are back." Chen Xiao who was the closest told him succinctly.
When Guo Kang heard this, he didn't have time to care about other things, so he hurried in the door.From afar, he saw the door of the living room was open, and his adoptive father was sitting inside, talking to a middle-aged woman opposite.
"Mom!" Guo Kang greeted.
"Kang'er is back." The woman smiled and said, "Busier than your father."
"Hey, isn't this a temporary change?" Guo Kang said, "Did Dad tell you? I recently proposed a plan, and I'm discussing it with everyone now."
"That's right, that's what I told you just now." The adoptive father also immediately praised: "Kang'er is promising. He is the one who drafted our strategic plan for dealing with Egypt. You two are not from the Gang and the Ancient Tomb Sect." Have you ever met someone? You can use it now."
"Don't just praise him, you're talking about you." The mother-in-law didn't appreciate it, and urged: "Have you read all the books I asked you to read?"
"Aren't I busy helping Kang'er move around recently?" The foster father tried to use Guo Kang as a shield again: "Anyway, you also said that reading those books is also to help everyone, so they are all the same, right?"
The mother-in-law was speechless for a while.
"Okay, the child is amazing, so you have a reason." She shook her head helplessly: "Come on, Kang'er, sit down. Come and tell mother what progress you have made in the past few days."
Guo Kang nodded and pulled a stool casually.When he turned around, he caught a glimpse of the girl standing beside him.
She was tall and tall, with long black hair tied in a ponytail and hanging down her head.He was still wearing simple clothes and pants that were convenient for travel, but he still showed a well-proportioned figure.She also clearly inherited her mother's features, which grew more beautiful with age.It's just that she kept a straight face, her expression was very cold, obviously not very approachable.
"Oh, sister, thank you for your hard work." Guo Kang nodded to her, and then quickly turned around and sat down.
In all fairness, she had helped Guo Kang a lot in the past, and if she earnestly begged her, she would be able to do so.The problem is that she cares too much about the family belonging, and she can't listen to her parents admiring Guo Kang. Li Xuanying, who is often punished for being inferior to Guo Kang, and even Cao Jian, who often feels inferior when facing Guo Kang, are not as bitter as her. deep.
She has a straight temper and often can't help her temper. In addition, Guo Kang is too familiar with her, so it is easy to see her mental state at this time from her facial expressions.Looking at her now, she knew she was in a bad mood.
Now, Guo Kang's situation is more embarrassing.
If he didn't greet Guo Ponu, his parents would say he was rude and asked him to greet his relatives, so he had to put on a show; but on the other hand, if he really greeted him, he didn't know what to say.As far as Guo Ponu's current situation is concerned, it would be good if he didn't quarrel in the end.
Therefore, after saying hello loudly and making sure that his adoptive father and adoptive mother heard it, Guo Kang immediately sat upright as quickly as possible and began to report to work!
"Recently, I accompanied Tuohuan Taiji to meet with the envoy of the Caliphate of Egypt and conducted fruitful consultations on military and economic issues of mutual concern. The two sides exchanged views in a pleasant atmosphere and reached the following consensus..."
Guo Kang talked about his work results incessantly.
He first introduced the previous banquet and several common opinions reached afterwards, and then briefly introduced the new things of the Hafiz forces in Lower Syria, as well as the important information brought by the "old sea urchin" in Andalusia.Finally, he analyzed these situations and introduced the various agreements currently negotiated.
Regarding these matters, Guo Kang spoke very skillfully. After all, he personally participated in and promoted the whole plan, which can be said to be his most proud achievement during this period.
Moreover, since he kept talking about business matters, Guo Ponu really couldn't get in his mouth at all.Guo Kang completely achieved his goal.
After talking for more than half an hour, Guo Kang gave a brief introduction.
The stepmother seemed very satisfied with his idea.
"No wonder your father keeps praising you. This idea is really good." She didn't hesitate to praise, but she reminded: "Cao's side has always had a lot of problems. Just do your own business, and don't worry about other things." Too much involved."
"I didn't know them well before, but I was a little familiar with Daoxing and Daoyan brothers and sisters. But you also know that they are not the children of the main family, and the mother's background is embarrassing. The core interests of the family are basically It doesn’t matter.” Guo Kang said, “I just bought some books for them.”
"Hey, it's also a poor child." The mother-in-law sighed, and then looked at Guo Ponu: "Ponu, look at him. There are so many setbacks in life, but I still do my best to study hard."
"You are the same as your father, you should learn more from your younger brother." She shook her head and said, "I didn't delay my business by studying."
"Don't compare me." The foster father waved his hands again and again: "Kang'er is much better than me."
"People like me are not suitable for politics. It is the most satisfying life to be able to travel around the world with a few friends and live a leisurely life. Kang Ercai, like his grandfather and third uncle, is material for governing the country ah."
"Forget it, you just want to be lazy." The foster mother said mercilessly.
"No, I'm serious." The adoptive father replied quickly: "When he has some practical results and can convince others, I will retire early and let him come. Sooner or later we will let him take over the family business. It's better not to get used to it sooner?"
Ruined.Guo Kang thought subconsciously.
Sure enough, Guo Ponu immediately became unhappy.
"Are you really going to make him the future Patriarch of the Guo Clan?" Guo Ponu asked.
"Besides him, no one else can." The adoptive father replied honestly: "Your cousins also know how to dance with guns and clubs every day. What we need is someone who is as strategic as your uncle. Kanger is the best choice now."
"There are also many ways. Can't we let him be a consultant? Don't we have officials and retainers?" Guo Ponu obviously did not accept this answer: "Is it necessary to let him be the head of the family with the surname Guo?"
"Po slave! Don't say any more!" The foster mother shouted sharply.
Guo Ponu fell silent for a while, sat aside and did not speak.
The adoptive mother was obviously still angry, while the adoptive father looked at Guo Kang with some concern.
But Guo Kang himself did not have much emotion.
This is not the first time this kind of thing happened, he was already mentally prepared.In his opinion, what happened to Cao Jian can happen in other families as well—he suspects that he has always sympathized with the illegitimate children of the Cao family, but he also sympathizes with Cao Jian at the same time, and even always wants to help him. reason.
Of course, Cao Jian himself must have known about this.After all, with Guo Ponu's mouth, it's impossible for her to keep her secret from outsiders.
Therefore, Theodora said that he is currently in a better situation than Cao Jian, so don't provoke him.Although he agrees, he also feels that this is nothing more than fifty steps laughing at a hundred steps—even he himself may be the one with a hundred steps.
Cao Jian's brothers are illegitimate children; although Guo Kang's sister is a descendant, she is not a male.I don't know whose position is more precarious between the two of them...
Thinking about it carefully, it is actually very troublesome.
Among other things, the Guo couple still has the possibility of having offspring.If he had multiple younger brothers who showed higher military talents and his adoptive father lived long enough, then Guo Kang's position is really hard to say.
Although everyone feels that there is no shortage of people who lead troops to fight, military talent is always the most precious and convincing thing.And this is where Guo Kang has the least confidence in himself...
For technology, he can learn from memory; for his understanding of the current situation and strategy, he can refer to his more historical experience than others; even issues such as religion and culture can be quickly learned.But for things on the battlefield, he has no idea whether the theories he knows are right or not, and whether they can be applied.
However, the advantage of the Purple Horde Khanate is that no matter whether he can become the head of the family in the end, at least there will be no security issues.
In other places, patriarchs may remove older adopted sons who were previously intended to be heirs in order to allow their own sons to take over.But here, no matter whether it is a member of the family or other Zhu family, it is impossible to allow someone to do this.
The most important factor here is not personal morality and relative concern.
Because for each family, an adopted son is an important talent, and it is often the guarantee for the continuation of the family power.If someone does this kind of thing, it destroys the mutual trust within the entire Purple Horde.After this kind of trouble, don't let people feel at ease to work for all ethnic groups in the future.
The country's situation has always been perilous, and the Guo family, as the most important pillar, is also experiencing exactly the same situation.Therefore, the internal structure of a family like the Guo family is actually similar to that of the Purple Horde Khanate as a whole.Among the various branches, it is more of an alliance to maintain the Guo family and maintain the interests of Rome.
A large part of the authority of the patriarch also comes from the recognition of his own achievements by family members and beneficiaries of foreign names.If there is only the advantage of blood, then not only outsiders, but also people within the family may have to question it.
So Guo Ponu's questioning, the direction of the attack is actually crooked.Even if it is said that Guo Kang is not his own son, so compared to other people, he has more restrictions on his abilities, which is more reliable than her strange focus.
Therefore, Guo Kang thought about it and decided that it would be better to speak directly.
"It doesn't matter if I'm right or not." He shrugged and said, "Isn't my uncle the eldest son? He still presided over the family affairs for a long time. So this matter can be changed to anyone. As long as it is more important to the family and the country It’s good, you don’t need to be too particular.”
"Our understanding of ideals and goals may be different." He looked at Guo Ponu and said, "Have you heard the story about King Mu of Zhou dreaming of a god?"
"What's that?" Guo Ponu blurted out, obviously never heard of it.
"It's a story recorded by Liezi." Guo Kang said: "It is said that a magical man who could transform came to the court of King Mu of Zhou. King Mu of Zhou was very happy and received him with extremely high etiquette. Make it out for him to live in, feed him with meals offered to the gods, and choose beautiful female bands for his entertainment."
"But the gods think that King Mu's palace is too short and poor to live in; King Mu's food is fishy and smelly, so he can't enjoy it; King Mu's concubines are smelly and ugly, so they can't get close to them."
"Mu Wang wanted to do his best to satisfy him, so he built another palace specially for him. The design of the building and the color of the painting were so ingenious. The five mansions spent all their money before the tower was built. The tower is as high as a thousand feet. It is higher than Zhongnan Mountain, and it is called the platform of Zhongtian."
"King Mu also chose beautiful and slender women from Zheng Guo and Wei Guo, sprinkled perfume on them, trimmed their crescent eyebrows, and put on jewelry and earrings. They wore fine cloth from Dong'e, and silk silk from Qi State on their skirts. They painted makeup, painted their eyebrows, and wore them. Yuhuan, bring all kinds of vanilla to enrich this building. Musicians play "Chengyun", "Liuying", "Jiu Shao", "Morning Dew" and other beautiful music, trying to make God and man happy. Send monthly Get the most beautiful clothes, and send him the most beautiful meals every day for him to enjoy. But the man of God was not happy, so he had to live in it as a last resort. After a short stay, he couldn’t stand it anymore.”
"Which fairy story is this?" The adoptive mother next to her was a little surprised: "Is this all despised?"
"It's not surprising. The best meal in the Western Zhou Dynasty may not be as good as the ordinary stir-fried vegetables we eat now." Guo Kang said: "God and man have a lot of knowledge, so naturally we don't like it--God and man are just a title, that's all. If there is a little difference, he may not be a real god, but a person living in a better place."
"Oh……"
"After that, the God-man decided to open King Mu of Zhou's horizons, and invited him to his home to play. Only then did King Mu realize that the palace of the God-man was decorated with gold, silver, pearls and jade, and it was so tall that it was above the white clouds and thunderstorms. I don't know What's under it, it looks like it's stuck in the clouds."
"In the palace, what the ears hear, what the eyes see, what the nose smells, and what the tongue tastes are all things that do not exist in the world. King Mu really thought that he had arrived at the place where the Emperor of Heaven lived. He looked down at the ground and saw My own palace towers are as crude as piles of clods and thatch."
"The man of gods invited King Mu to play together again. Where they played, they couldn't see the sun and moon when they looked up, and the rivers and oceans couldn't be seen when they looked down. The light and shadows dazzled King Mu and made him unable to see clearly; the sound of music made King Mu's ears confused and he couldn't hear. I understand. I feel like my bones and internal organs are trembling and I can't calm down."
"The entertainment here stimulated King Mu so much that he became unconscious and lost his mind. He could only ask the God-man to take him back. Then the God-man pushed him, and King Mu seemed to fall into the void. After waking up, he found himself He was still sitting in the same place, with the same people who served him on the left and right. The wine in front of him had just been poured out, and the dishes had just been cooked. It turned out that this was just a dream conjured up by a god. After that, King Mu was in a trance It took three months to get back to normal."
"This myth is really bizarre. What can make people feel like this?" The mother-in-law muttered with a strange expression on her face.
"Do you know the kind of lamp I made successfully in the monastery before?" Guo Kang didn't answer, but asked another question.
"Did you show us last time?" The mother-in-law thought for a while and said, "That thing...is really eye-catching."
"We assume that there is an extremely huge, mountain-like building. The natural light is no longer enough to illuminate the interior, but it is illuminated with that kind of thing. People who live in it all day, will they not be able to see the sun and the moon?" Guo Kang continued to describe.
"It seems to be true. This makes it clear." The mother-in-law nodded.
"We cover that kind of lamp with colored glass, and then use thousands of such colored lights to rotate back and forth, open and close, will there be a dazzling effect?" Guo Kang asked again.
The mother-in-law hesitated for a while this time before expressing her understanding.
"Do you still remember the paper trumpet I pasted?" Guo Kang continued: "What if it is more refined, with more advanced materials, and can play complete music? Play it with various oriental and European instruments, and then use It amplifies the sound, can people be like King Mu of Zhou, whose ears are confused in the music and can't understand?"
This time, Guo Ponu, who had been keeping a straight face, was also surprised and speechless.
Guo Kang turned his head and pointed to the glass on the living room window—it was made by the monastery workshop he established himself.
"I have used some new technologies to make the flat glass bigger and produce more. But now because of the limited conditions, this thing still doesn't work."
"If we can have higher technology and form a complete industrial zone, I estimate that the output can be increased dozens of times. At that time, we can even make a room surrounded by glass." He imagined: "Add some color to the glass as well. If so, isn’t this kind of house very similar to treasures made of emerald jade and colored glaze, but it’s really not too expensive?”
The adoptive mother and sister were speechless for a while, but the adoptive father turned his head and said happily: "Look, let me say that he knows a lot."
"No..." The step-mother understood something, and asked Guo Kang: "You also had this kind of dream? And did the God-man explain it to you?"
"Yes, I have seen them all." Guo Kang nodded confidently: "I suspect that this kind of dream has been experienced by many people in history, and it is not only recorded in Taoist classics. It's just that I may be better at it , so I probably understand some principles—of course, it may be that our era can finally reproduce a part of it.”
"You also know?" She turned to ask her adoptive father again.
"Isn't this easy to understand." The adoptive father didn't seem to care at all: "He has known so many things that my husband hasn't taught since he was a child, so what does that mean? It means that there are other gentlemen who are teaching him in other ways. People Master Shenren taught him secretly, isn't that hard to think?"
The mother-in-law was at a loss for words for a while, and didn't know whether to say that he was too sensitive or too straightforward...
"Then why didn't you tell me before?" She asked her adoptive father.
"I think you're so smart, you'll definitely be able to see it. Besides, Kang'er will reveal something to you." The foster father argued.
"What about you?" She asked Guo Kang again.
"I think Dad knows it, so you must have listened to him..." Guo Kang was also a little surprised—this time, he mainly wanted to tell Guo Ponu.He thought that his stepmother must have known something before.
"..."
(End of this chapter)
Guo Kang is still ignorant of what is happening.
Before returning to the house, he found that the guards were all gathered at the door to look inside again.
"What's wrong?" Guo Kang asked.
"Madam and Missy are back." Chen Xiao who was the closest told him succinctly.
When Guo Kang heard this, he didn't have time to care about other things, so he hurried in the door.From afar, he saw the door of the living room was open, and his adoptive father was sitting inside, talking to a middle-aged woman opposite.
"Mom!" Guo Kang greeted.
"Kang'er is back." The woman smiled and said, "Busier than your father."
"Hey, isn't this a temporary change?" Guo Kang said, "Did Dad tell you? I recently proposed a plan, and I'm discussing it with everyone now."
"That's right, that's what I told you just now." The adoptive father also immediately praised: "Kang'er is promising. He is the one who drafted our strategic plan for dealing with Egypt. You two are not from the Gang and the Ancient Tomb Sect." Have you ever met someone? You can use it now."
"Don't just praise him, you're talking about you." The mother-in-law didn't appreciate it, and urged: "Have you read all the books I asked you to read?"
"Aren't I busy helping Kang'er move around recently?" The foster father tried to use Guo Kang as a shield again: "Anyway, you also said that reading those books is also to help everyone, so they are all the same, right?"
The mother-in-law was speechless for a while.
"Okay, the child is amazing, so you have a reason." She shook her head helplessly: "Come on, Kang'er, sit down. Come and tell mother what progress you have made in the past few days."
Guo Kang nodded and pulled a stool casually.When he turned around, he caught a glimpse of the girl standing beside him.
She was tall and tall, with long black hair tied in a ponytail and hanging down her head.He was still wearing simple clothes and pants that were convenient for travel, but he still showed a well-proportioned figure.She also clearly inherited her mother's features, which grew more beautiful with age.It's just that she kept a straight face, her expression was very cold, obviously not very approachable.
"Oh, sister, thank you for your hard work." Guo Kang nodded to her, and then quickly turned around and sat down.
In all fairness, she had helped Guo Kang a lot in the past, and if she earnestly begged her, she would be able to do so.The problem is that she cares too much about the family belonging, and she can't listen to her parents admiring Guo Kang. Li Xuanying, who is often punished for being inferior to Guo Kang, and even Cao Jian, who often feels inferior when facing Guo Kang, are not as bitter as her. deep.
She has a straight temper and often can't help her temper. In addition, Guo Kang is too familiar with her, so it is easy to see her mental state at this time from her facial expressions.Looking at her now, she knew she was in a bad mood.
Now, Guo Kang's situation is more embarrassing.
If he didn't greet Guo Ponu, his parents would say he was rude and asked him to greet his relatives, so he had to put on a show; but on the other hand, if he really greeted him, he didn't know what to say.As far as Guo Ponu's current situation is concerned, it would be good if he didn't quarrel in the end.
Therefore, after saying hello loudly and making sure that his adoptive father and adoptive mother heard it, Guo Kang immediately sat upright as quickly as possible and began to report to work!
"Recently, I accompanied Tuohuan Taiji to meet with the envoy of the Caliphate of Egypt and conducted fruitful consultations on military and economic issues of mutual concern. The two sides exchanged views in a pleasant atmosphere and reached the following consensus..."
Guo Kang talked about his work results incessantly.
He first introduced the previous banquet and several common opinions reached afterwards, and then briefly introduced the new things of the Hafiz forces in Lower Syria, as well as the important information brought by the "old sea urchin" in Andalusia.Finally, he analyzed these situations and introduced the various agreements currently negotiated.
Regarding these matters, Guo Kang spoke very skillfully. After all, he personally participated in and promoted the whole plan, which can be said to be his most proud achievement during this period.
Moreover, since he kept talking about business matters, Guo Ponu really couldn't get in his mouth at all.Guo Kang completely achieved his goal.
After talking for more than half an hour, Guo Kang gave a brief introduction.
The stepmother seemed very satisfied with his idea.
"No wonder your father keeps praising you. This idea is really good." She didn't hesitate to praise, but she reminded: "Cao's side has always had a lot of problems. Just do your own business, and don't worry about other things." Too much involved."
"I didn't know them well before, but I was a little familiar with Daoxing and Daoyan brothers and sisters. But you also know that they are not the children of the main family, and the mother's background is embarrassing. The core interests of the family are basically It doesn’t matter.” Guo Kang said, “I just bought some books for them.”
"Hey, it's also a poor child." The mother-in-law sighed, and then looked at Guo Ponu: "Ponu, look at him. There are so many setbacks in life, but I still do my best to study hard."
"You are the same as your father, you should learn more from your younger brother." She shook her head and said, "I didn't delay my business by studying."
"Don't compare me." The foster father waved his hands again and again: "Kang'er is much better than me."
"People like me are not suitable for politics. It is the most satisfying life to be able to travel around the world with a few friends and live a leisurely life. Kang Ercai, like his grandfather and third uncle, is material for governing the country ah."
"Forget it, you just want to be lazy." The foster mother said mercilessly.
"No, I'm serious." The adoptive father replied quickly: "When he has some practical results and can convince others, I will retire early and let him come. Sooner or later we will let him take over the family business. It's better not to get used to it sooner?"
Ruined.Guo Kang thought subconsciously.
Sure enough, Guo Ponu immediately became unhappy.
"Are you really going to make him the future Patriarch of the Guo Clan?" Guo Ponu asked.
"Besides him, no one else can." The adoptive father replied honestly: "Your cousins also know how to dance with guns and clubs every day. What we need is someone who is as strategic as your uncle. Kanger is the best choice now."
"There are also many ways. Can't we let him be a consultant? Don't we have officials and retainers?" Guo Ponu obviously did not accept this answer: "Is it necessary to let him be the head of the family with the surname Guo?"
"Po slave! Don't say any more!" The foster mother shouted sharply.
Guo Ponu fell silent for a while, sat aside and did not speak.
The adoptive mother was obviously still angry, while the adoptive father looked at Guo Kang with some concern.
But Guo Kang himself did not have much emotion.
This is not the first time this kind of thing happened, he was already mentally prepared.In his opinion, what happened to Cao Jian can happen in other families as well—he suspects that he has always sympathized with the illegitimate children of the Cao family, but he also sympathizes with Cao Jian at the same time, and even always wants to help him. reason.
Of course, Cao Jian himself must have known about this.After all, with Guo Ponu's mouth, it's impossible for her to keep her secret from outsiders.
Therefore, Theodora said that he is currently in a better situation than Cao Jian, so don't provoke him.Although he agrees, he also feels that this is nothing more than fifty steps laughing at a hundred steps—even he himself may be the one with a hundred steps.
Cao Jian's brothers are illegitimate children; although Guo Kang's sister is a descendant, she is not a male.I don't know whose position is more precarious between the two of them...
Thinking about it carefully, it is actually very troublesome.
Among other things, the Guo couple still has the possibility of having offspring.If he had multiple younger brothers who showed higher military talents and his adoptive father lived long enough, then Guo Kang's position is really hard to say.
Although everyone feels that there is no shortage of people who lead troops to fight, military talent is always the most precious and convincing thing.And this is where Guo Kang has the least confidence in himself...
For technology, he can learn from memory; for his understanding of the current situation and strategy, he can refer to his more historical experience than others; even issues such as religion and culture can be quickly learned.But for things on the battlefield, he has no idea whether the theories he knows are right or not, and whether they can be applied.
However, the advantage of the Purple Horde Khanate is that no matter whether he can become the head of the family in the end, at least there will be no security issues.
In other places, patriarchs may remove older adopted sons who were previously intended to be heirs in order to allow their own sons to take over.But here, no matter whether it is a member of the family or other Zhu family, it is impossible to allow someone to do this.
The most important factor here is not personal morality and relative concern.
Because for each family, an adopted son is an important talent, and it is often the guarantee for the continuation of the family power.If someone does this kind of thing, it destroys the mutual trust within the entire Purple Horde.After this kind of trouble, don't let people feel at ease to work for all ethnic groups in the future.
The country's situation has always been perilous, and the Guo family, as the most important pillar, is also experiencing exactly the same situation.Therefore, the internal structure of a family like the Guo family is actually similar to that of the Purple Horde Khanate as a whole.Among the various branches, it is more of an alliance to maintain the Guo family and maintain the interests of Rome.
A large part of the authority of the patriarch also comes from the recognition of his own achievements by family members and beneficiaries of foreign names.If there is only the advantage of blood, then not only outsiders, but also people within the family may have to question it.
So Guo Ponu's questioning, the direction of the attack is actually crooked.Even if it is said that Guo Kang is not his own son, so compared to other people, he has more restrictions on his abilities, which is more reliable than her strange focus.
Therefore, Guo Kang thought about it and decided that it would be better to speak directly.
"It doesn't matter if I'm right or not." He shrugged and said, "Isn't my uncle the eldest son? He still presided over the family affairs for a long time. So this matter can be changed to anyone. As long as it is more important to the family and the country It’s good, you don’t need to be too particular.”
"Our understanding of ideals and goals may be different." He looked at Guo Ponu and said, "Have you heard the story about King Mu of Zhou dreaming of a god?"
"What's that?" Guo Ponu blurted out, obviously never heard of it.
"It's a story recorded by Liezi." Guo Kang said: "It is said that a magical man who could transform came to the court of King Mu of Zhou. King Mu of Zhou was very happy and received him with extremely high etiquette. Make it out for him to live in, feed him with meals offered to the gods, and choose beautiful female bands for his entertainment."
"But the gods think that King Mu's palace is too short and poor to live in; King Mu's food is fishy and smelly, so he can't enjoy it; King Mu's concubines are smelly and ugly, so they can't get close to them."
"Mu Wang wanted to do his best to satisfy him, so he built another palace specially for him. The design of the building and the color of the painting were so ingenious. The five mansions spent all their money before the tower was built. The tower is as high as a thousand feet. It is higher than Zhongnan Mountain, and it is called the platform of Zhongtian."
"King Mu also chose beautiful and slender women from Zheng Guo and Wei Guo, sprinkled perfume on them, trimmed their crescent eyebrows, and put on jewelry and earrings. They wore fine cloth from Dong'e, and silk silk from Qi State on their skirts. They painted makeup, painted their eyebrows, and wore them. Yuhuan, bring all kinds of vanilla to enrich this building. Musicians play "Chengyun", "Liuying", "Jiu Shao", "Morning Dew" and other beautiful music, trying to make God and man happy. Send monthly Get the most beautiful clothes, and send him the most beautiful meals every day for him to enjoy. But the man of God was not happy, so he had to live in it as a last resort. After a short stay, he couldn’t stand it anymore.”
"Which fairy story is this?" The adoptive mother next to her was a little surprised: "Is this all despised?"
"It's not surprising. The best meal in the Western Zhou Dynasty may not be as good as the ordinary stir-fried vegetables we eat now." Guo Kang said: "God and man have a lot of knowledge, so naturally we don't like it--God and man are just a title, that's all. If there is a little difference, he may not be a real god, but a person living in a better place."
"Oh……"
"After that, the God-man decided to open King Mu of Zhou's horizons, and invited him to his home to play. Only then did King Mu realize that the palace of the God-man was decorated with gold, silver, pearls and jade, and it was so tall that it was above the white clouds and thunderstorms. I don't know What's under it, it looks like it's stuck in the clouds."
"In the palace, what the ears hear, what the eyes see, what the nose smells, and what the tongue tastes are all things that do not exist in the world. King Mu really thought that he had arrived at the place where the Emperor of Heaven lived. He looked down at the ground and saw My own palace towers are as crude as piles of clods and thatch."
"The man of gods invited King Mu to play together again. Where they played, they couldn't see the sun and moon when they looked up, and the rivers and oceans couldn't be seen when they looked down. The light and shadows dazzled King Mu and made him unable to see clearly; the sound of music made King Mu's ears confused and he couldn't hear. I understand. I feel like my bones and internal organs are trembling and I can't calm down."
"The entertainment here stimulated King Mu so much that he became unconscious and lost his mind. He could only ask the God-man to take him back. Then the God-man pushed him, and King Mu seemed to fall into the void. After waking up, he found himself He was still sitting in the same place, with the same people who served him on the left and right. The wine in front of him had just been poured out, and the dishes had just been cooked. It turned out that this was just a dream conjured up by a god. After that, King Mu was in a trance It took three months to get back to normal."
"This myth is really bizarre. What can make people feel like this?" The mother-in-law muttered with a strange expression on her face.
"Do you know the kind of lamp I made successfully in the monastery before?" Guo Kang didn't answer, but asked another question.
"Did you show us last time?" The mother-in-law thought for a while and said, "That thing...is really eye-catching."
"We assume that there is an extremely huge, mountain-like building. The natural light is no longer enough to illuminate the interior, but it is illuminated with that kind of thing. People who live in it all day, will they not be able to see the sun and the moon?" Guo Kang continued to describe.
"It seems to be true. This makes it clear." The mother-in-law nodded.
"We cover that kind of lamp with colored glass, and then use thousands of such colored lights to rotate back and forth, open and close, will there be a dazzling effect?" Guo Kang asked again.
The mother-in-law hesitated for a while this time before expressing her understanding.
"Do you still remember the paper trumpet I pasted?" Guo Kang continued: "What if it is more refined, with more advanced materials, and can play complete music? Play it with various oriental and European instruments, and then use It amplifies the sound, can people be like King Mu of Zhou, whose ears are confused in the music and can't understand?"
This time, Guo Ponu, who had been keeping a straight face, was also surprised and speechless.
Guo Kang turned his head and pointed to the glass on the living room window—it was made by the monastery workshop he established himself.
"I have used some new technologies to make the flat glass bigger and produce more. But now because of the limited conditions, this thing still doesn't work."
"If we can have higher technology and form a complete industrial zone, I estimate that the output can be increased dozens of times. At that time, we can even make a room surrounded by glass." He imagined: "Add some color to the glass as well. If so, isn’t this kind of house very similar to treasures made of emerald jade and colored glaze, but it’s really not too expensive?”
The adoptive mother and sister were speechless for a while, but the adoptive father turned his head and said happily: "Look, let me say that he knows a lot."
"No..." The step-mother understood something, and asked Guo Kang: "You also had this kind of dream? And did the God-man explain it to you?"
"Yes, I have seen them all." Guo Kang nodded confidently: "I suspect that this kind of dream has been experienced by many people in history, and it is not only recorded in Taoist classics. It's just that I may be better at it , so I probably understand some principles—of course, it may be that our era can finally reproduce a part of it.”
"You also know?" She turned to ask her adoptive father again.
"Isn't this easy to understand." The adoptive father didn't seem to care at all: "He has known so many things that my husband hasn't taught since he was a child, so what does that mean? It means that there are other gentlemen who are teaching him in other ways. People Master Shenren taught him secretly, isn't that hard to think?"
The mother-in-law was at a loss for words for a while, and didn't know whether to say that he was too sensitive or too straightforward...
"Then why didn't you tell me before?" She asked her adoptive father.
"I think you're so smart, you'll definitely be able to see it. Besides, Kang'er will reveal something to you." The foster father argued.
"What about you?" She asked Guo Kang again.
"I think Dad knows it, so you must have listened to him..." Guo Kang was also a little surprised—this time, he mainly wanted to tell Guo Ponu.He thought that his stepmother must have known something before.
"..."
(End of this chapter)
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