I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 150 The prince not only insulted my profession, but also tried to burn my brain!

It's not a coincidence, isn't it?

Sima Qian, the Grand Historian, was present at the event, so the influence of this event has been raised to a new level and it is very likely to be recorded in history in the future.

Liu Ju suddenly felt the sense of mission on his shoulders rising again. If his "deification" plan was recorded in history by Sima Qian, it was not impossible that it would cause a devastating blow to the entire feudal era's group of fraudulent alchemists.

If this can prevent future emperors from wasting money and time seeking immortality, and if it can make ordinary people more vigilant against fraudulent alchemists and not be easily deceived,

Wouldn’t this be a significant anti-fraud publicity campaign that would also benefit future generations?
While thinking about these in my mind.

Liu Ju also gave a positive answer to Sima Qian's last question:

"You are right. This was indeed the secret code used by the diplomatic missions."

"But this codeword has completely different meanings when used at different times and to different people."

"It is inconvenient to talk about other people's affairs in detail. The only thing I can tell you is that although you were not a member of the original delegation, since you have been to Panyu before, this code also has meaning to you."

Sima Qian looked suspicious after hearing this, and asked in confusion:

"Could you please clarify, Your Highness?"

"Let me give you a piece of advice: In the future, do not ask for mercy for people whose names contain the word 'Ling'. Not only will this not save them, it will also cost you your life."

Liu Ju pretended to be thoughtful and gave Sima Qian some sincere advice.

Historically, Sima Qian suffered castration because he pleaded for Li Ling, and ultimately had to exchange his life for a bird before he had the opportunity to complete his mission as the Grand Historian.

As to whether it was worthwhile for him to do so, future generations will have their own opinion, and Liu Ju has no right to comment.

Even Liu Ju was not sure whether history would repeat itself as recorded in history books, with him as a butterfly wandering in history.

It is also uncertain whether Sima Qian's nature would have led him to do the same thing and suffer the same disaster in other matters if Li Ling had not happened.

But since Sima Qian asked the question sincerely.

Liu Ju just regarded it as something that was in line with his heart to express his respect for Sima Qian.

"This……"

After hearing this, Sima Qian became even more confused.

What the prince said...why do they sound so much like those alchemists?

Living in this era, Sima Qian was naturally not a person who did not believe in ghosts and gods. In fact, Confucianism and Buddhism have the same origin. He had a lot of research and insights on things such as the laws of nature, the stars, and even the theory of heaven and man.

However, this did not prevent him from having a clear understanding of those alchemists who pretended to be gods.

In the "Records of the Grand Historian", he once commented on the gods and alchemists kept by Emperor Liu Che in Weiyang Palace and Ganquan Palace, saying that those people were just ordinary people and what they said was no different from ordinary people, but Emperor Liu Che always believed them...

This statement is actually short of saying that those alchemists are all liars, and Liu Che was deceived without realizing it.

And now.

Liu Ju's words also gave him the same feeling. They were groundless, fabricated, and made false claims about the future. They were deliberately mysterious. He always felt that they were as unreliable as those fraudulent alchemists.

The most important thing is that he opens his mouth with the vulgar and absurd word “bird’s life”?
Although it is not to say that such words cannot appear in the mouth of the prince, but is it a bit too unruly to include "bird's life" in the proverb? He has heard of "blood disaster" and "family broken up", but this is the first time he has heard someone use "bird's life is over" as a proverb.

No matter how you listen to this, it's not credible. Even if it's nonsense, it's not nonsense like this...

"That's all I can tell you. It's up to you whether you believe it or not."

Liu Ju could naturally see Sima Qian's doubts, but he didn't care. He just smiled and said,

"When you encounter something related to this one day, you can remember this motto and perhaps save the bird's life. Of course, I hope this will not happen."

Li Ling's tragedy was due to Li Ling's own problems as well as problems in other aspects.

However, this did not prevent the fact that when things developed to that point, it was the beginning of the failure of Emperor Liu Che's strategy against the Huns.

From then on, in every war between Han and Xiongnu, the Han Dynasty suffered heavy losses, which put a heavy burden on the court and the people.

During his lifetime, Liu Ju naturally did not want the Han Dynasty to be as miserable as it was in history.

"Thank you for your advice, Your Highness. I will keep it in mind."

Sima Qian bowed slightly when he heard this.

Now he had a new understanding of Liu Ju, but it was not a good understanding, but an understanding that was difficult to judge.

At least in his eyes, Liu Ju now was no longer as amazing as he had heard from An Guo Shao Ji.

Although he has not yet fallen into the category of a swindler or a Taoist priest, his deliberate attempt to be mysterious, especially the phrase "the bird's life is over", has become clichéd in its unconventional way...

of course.

Perhaps it was because he had previously had too high expectations of Liu Ju that he now felt such a gap in his heart and a little bored.

Admittedly, he collected many biographies and knew that many of them were not as perfect as they were rumored to be.

But most of those characters no longer exist, and many things cannot be verified.

And now Liu Ju was standing in front of him alive.

He still has the opportunity to gradually understand.

Therefore, he did not jump to conclusions about Liu Ju, and wanted to see how Liu Ju would perform in the upcoming event.

"Since you are here, I think you will not miss the grand event in a few days, right?"

Liu Ju said with a smile again.

Sima Qian came to his senses and immediately replied: "I hope to participate in the whole process, please grant me permission, Your Highness."

"In that case, you can stay with me for the time being."

Liu Ju nodded slightly.

"Since the Sima family is a family of historians, I hope you can stand in the perspective of a historian and write down this event truthfully, and make its merits and demerits public."

"Use copper as a mirror to adjust your attire; use the past as a mirror to understand the rise and fall of things; use people as a mirror to understand gains and losses."

“Perhaps people around the world can learn something from this event.”

"..."After hearing this, Sima Qian immediately looked at Liu Ju with new eyes.

Using copper as a mirror, one can correct his clothes and appearance; using the past as a mirror, one can understand the rise and fall; using people as a mirror, one can understand gains and losses...

This sentence is so profound!

He pondered over it in his mind again and again, and unknowingly became clearer about his mission.

The words he wrote represent the past, represent humanity, and represent a mirror for understanding the rise and fall of things, as well as gains and losses!

But he had never heard such words from anyone before, at least no one had ever said them as concisely, easily understood, to the point, and thought-provokingly as Liu Chuanqi said.

Just for this sentence.

Sima Qian could assert that, although the prince was only seventeen years old, his level was above his!

He was just a few years older.

He never thought that Liu Ju's casual words were not his own at all, but a reference based on the shoulders of giants.

The biggest difference between him and Liu Ju was that the giant under Liu Ju's feet was more than two thousand years older than the one under his feet.

"Thank you, Your Highness. I will obey your command!"

Sima Qian perked up again and quickly bowed in response.

But then he heard Liu Ju shaking his head and muttering:
"But who can say for sure? The only lesson people can learn from history books is that people never learn lessons from history books..."

"???"

Sima Qian stood there in a daze again.

At this moment, he felt that Liu Ju had bad intentions.

Liu Ju not only insulted his profession, but also tried to burn his brain...

……

So a few days later.

Amid the curiosity and anticipation of Huo Guang, Sima Qian, Gongsun Qing and the vast majority of the accompanying personnel, this grand event finally began as planned.

In recent days, tens of thousands of people have poured into Donglai County.

There were not enough houses in the city to live in, so many people simply built shacks under the city walls.

This naturally included the alchemists who responded to the call, as well as many of their followers, and the common people who came to watch the excitement...

After all, there aren't many entertainment options these days, and it's the slack season for farming recently, so people who have the spare time actually like to join in the fun.

In fact, the same thing is true in later generations. Even though people know that there will be crowds of people wherever they travel during holidays, they still enjoy it.

at the same time.

These days Liu Ju also received many bamboo slips presented by alchemists.

Those bamboo slips had piled up into mountains, and some of them contained contents as absurd and unrestrained as Gongsun Qing's "Zha". Some people also claimed to have seen gods and hoped to be received and employed by Liu Ju and participate in this grand ceremony of inviting gods.

In response, Liu Ju simply gathered these people together and gave them a "VIP seat" in this event.

After all, these people will still be useful after the event.

Gather them together in advance, so that it will be easier to deal with them when the time comes, lest one of them escapes if we fail to keep an eye on them...

But these are all before and after words.

The event that has now officially opened is the top priority.

On a platform about ten feet high.

"Dear elders and fellow villagers!"

"Today is an auspicious day, and now is a good time. Your Highness the Crown Prince is here in Donglai to wait for the gods under the order of the Emperor. This is a blessing for all the people of Donglai. It is an unprecedented event, and the whole country is celebrating!"

"Fellow villagers, here we are!"

Li Guangli, dressed in gorgeous clothes, stood on the stage and shouted enthusiastically,

"You may not know this yet, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fell seriously ill during his trip to Donglai and almost died on the way!"

"But His Royal Highness is blessed by God. When he was dying, a god appeared in his dream. Not only did he save his life with his magical power, but he also gave him magic to help him benefit the people!"

"Now that he has acquired the immortal energy, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has become a demigod!"

"Today, Your Highness will display his magical skills in public to show the grace of the gods and to relieve the suffering of the people!"

"My fellow elders, please believe me. Let us cheer and invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to appear!"

The words fell.

"???"

"!!!"

The officials, alchemists and common people in the venue all looked at each other in confusion.

What's going on? !

Why is it that the ceremony of praying to the gods is totally different from what I imagined?

And what about this thing called His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has acquired divine energy and is now a demigod, what the hell is this? !
at the same time.

Liu Ju and Li Guangli had arranged in advance to lead the crowd in shouting rhythmically:

"color!"

"color!"

"color!!!"

(End of this chapter)