The Beauty of the Tang Dynasty is Like a Cloud / the Story of the Evil King Among the Flowers of the

If he only wants to unify, he can practice the way of militarism, resort to military force, and massacre, at most one year, he can wipe out all the heroes and rule the world.

However, he is not a tyrant in troubled times longing for secular power, and unification is not his goal.To create a glorious and prosperous world, so that all the people in the world will proclaim his illustrious name, reach the heavens, and imprint the true spirit, that is what he wants.

Therefore, even if he has already mastered the "power" enough to sweep away everything, he can only slowly develop it.After all, the productivity of this era is really too fucked.If you want to build a prosperous and prosperous world, the development of productivity is the first priority.

So during the period before the winter solstice, Dugu Ce did a few things to develop production.

He improved the papermaking technique, based on the "Caihou paper" invented by the eunuch Cai Lun, further optimized the materials and technology, and produced white paper with better quality.He also "invented" two kinds of printing techniques, woodblock and movable type.

In this era, although there was Caihou paper, due to material and technical problems, the quality of Caihou paper was quite mediocre, and it was not suitable for making book loans, which were still mainly made of bamboo and wood slips.

However, bamboo slips and wooden slips were not easy to prepare, and the recorded text could only be handwritten and transcribed, so books were extremely expensive.

Only when papermaking and printing technologies appear, and when books can be copied quickly without copying one by one, will books become cheap, and knowledge can spread to the common people, breaking the monopoly of aristocratic families on knowledge.

Dugu Ce also "invented" Quyuanli.

The plows in this era were all straight shaft plows, which were heavy and clumsy, and consumed a lot of manpower and animal power.The Quyuan plow "invented" by Dugu Ce is light and flexible, which can save a lot of manpower and animal power and improve farming efficiency.

He also invented the "coking" method, improved the smelting process, and caused a surge in steel production-steel is the backbone of a powerful country and the foundation of a prosperous age.

However, in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in Huaxia, which is a big agricultural country, the most important agricultural tools of most farmers, such as hoes and plows, were actually made of wood and stone!If the conditions are better, only a little bit of pig iron can be inlaid in front of the hoes and plowshares.

This aspect is due to the limitation of mining and smelting technology.On the other hand, because of frequent wars, steel should be used first in the military.

However, when the technology of mining and smelting is greatly improved, when the output of high-quality steel surges, not only for military use, but also can be used in thousands of households at extremely low cost, and used in all aspects of production and life of ordinary people, that prosperous age will almost come. .

Of course, these "inventions and creations" have not yet been announced, and they are only tried on a small scale.Dugu Ce intends to gradually throw out these "inventions and creations" that are beneficial to production after offering sacrifices to the heavens, so as to gain a good reputation and consolidate authority.

Among other things, papermaking and printing alone are enough to make him a "sage" in the minds of scholars.

Dugu policy "worry about the country and the people", there are so many things to do that will benefit the present and benefit the future, so he has no intention of knowing the movements of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei.

It wasn't until today, the day of offering sacrifices to the heavens, that he unfolded his spiritual awareness and made a small investigation.

But that's all.After confirming the positions of the three Liu Bei brothers, Dugu Ce did not take any preventive measures, but really began to close his eyes and meditate.

Today's grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is related to his long-planned plan, so he must nourish his energy.There is no need to pay more attention to the minutiae next to it.

The convoy continued to move forward, and after more than half an hour, it finally arrived at the destination.

A towering and tall circular building appeared in front of the team.

This is the Circular Mound, where the winter solstice is held.

There are four floors in total, all of which are plastered with white ash. Each floor corresponds to the twelve directions of the twelve stars in the sky.Among them, the "Wu Bi" facing south is the widest, and it is the imperial way for the emperor to ascend the altar when offering sacrifices to heaven.

Now, on the round mound, it has already been properly arranged according to the ritual system.The throne of the emperor on the top level and the positions of the gods of all parties on the lower levels have been enshrined on it.However, what is slightly different from the past is that next to the emperor's throne on the top floor, there is also a god's throne that has never been included in any scriptures.

It is the honorable title of "Emperor of the Western Extremes Chengtian Douzhan"! [The Q account has been stolen, if anyone added me or was in the group, please don't believe anything that account says. 】640, Talented Lady Zhaoji [Second Update] The emperor is present, all the officials are in place, and the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is about to begin.

There are huge crowds of people on all sides of the mound, and there are no less than tens of thousands of people who come to watch the ceremony. Although the Winter Solstice Ceremony is a grand ceremony of the country, it is solemn and solemn, but the people cannot be prevented from coming to watch the ceremony.

In this day and age, there is a serious lack of entertainment.Although the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven was not entertainment, it was a huge scene, and it was a chance to meet many officials and princes who were rarely seen on weekdays.

Therefore, many Luoyang people came to the Circular Mound early in the morning and took up positions in the open space specially designated for the people watching the ceremony under the altar.

There are soldiers who separate the area where the people live from the area where the officials and nobles live, so as to prevent the people from colliding with the nobles. In this era, the classes are clearly defined, and the so-called "talking and laughing has great Confucianism, and there is no white man". There is a line between the gentry and the common people. Insurmountable boundaries.It is precisely because of this that Cao Cao's "talent-only approach" has aroused a lot of criticism.

You must know that Cao Cao's "talent-based promotion" is not "regardless of character, only talent" as imagined by ordinary people, but "regardless of background, only talent".Even if you come from a humble background, as long as you have talent, you can serve as an official under Cao Cao.In the eyes of the high-ranking gentry, this seriously damaged the interests of the gentry.

Therefore, after Cao Cao's death, Cao Pi compromised with the gentry in order to usurp the throne, so that the "talent-only approach" went bankrupt, and the "nine-rank Zhongzheng system" was introduced. From then on, regardless of talent, only family background.Developed to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was the patriarchal system.

Today is a big day, so Diao Chan naturally came too.

As the righteous daughter of Wang Yun, she also has the title of "County Monarch", so she would never watch the ceremony with ordinary people.

The area where she is located is full of family members with titles, and there is a large area of ​​Yingying and Yanyan.Of course, on this solemn occasion, no matter how good a gossip woman is, she dare not laugh loudly at this time, and only chat in a low voice, so as not to lose face of her father, brother and husband.

Diao Chan was dressed in a sacrificial attire, knelt on a thick carpet, with a straight waist, staring intently at the direction of Wubi Yudao.

At this time, the emperor, who was only ten years old, was receiving the guidance of the ceremonial officer at the bottom of Wubi Yudao.

The Son of Heaven is still young, although he has already been familiar with the ceremony process under the guidance of the ritual officer many days ago, but the important affairs of the country, when the military is at the sacrifice, when the matter comes to an end, in order to ensure nothing goes wrong, the ritual officer still takes the trouble to go to the ceremony again. The process of the ceremony was repeated.

However, although Diao Chan was looking in the direction of the emperor, she did not see the little emperor Dong Zhuo registered in her eyes.What she really cared about were the two men behind the little emperor.

Of those two men, one is the man she admired, and the other is the adoptive father who has cared for her.The two once joined hands to kill Dong Zhuo.They also cooperated tacitly and took charge of the government together.But now, the two are strangers.Although standing side by side, there is no communication between each other.

Especially her adoptive father Wang Yun, his face was as deep as water, and his eyes were cold.Even from a long distance away, Diao Chan could faintly sense the murderous intent emanating from his adoptive father.

And the man she admired was smiling as always, with a gentle face and restrained eyes.Although he never took the initiative to communicate with Wang Yun, he didn't have any plans to target a certain person.

Diao Chan secretly sighed in her heart: "How powerful is Fengxian? How could he not perceive the murderous intent of the adoptive father? He just didn't care. This is the measure of a strong man, but it is a pity that the adoptive father did not notice..."

Although Dugu Ce had promised that he would not kill Wang Yun.But at this moment, Diao Chan is still unavoidably worried, and a trace of melancholy emerges unconsciously from the beautiful eyes of the bright moon.

When she was worrying about the development of the situation, a soft and pleasant girlish voice suddenly reached her ears: "Excuse me, are you Miss Diaochan?"

Diao Chan followed the sound and saw a beautiful girl with bright eyes and teeth, looking at her with a smile.

The girl looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a slender figure, gentle eyes, and an intellectual and bookish air, which made people fall in love with her at first sight.

So Diaochan smiled and nodded: "I am Diaochan. Are you?"

The girl gave a salute, and said softly: "Younger sister is Cai Yong's daughter, Cai Yan and Cai Zhaoji. I have met Sister Diao Chan."

"It turned out to be Cai Shizhong's daughter." Diao Chan smiled and said, "I have heard for a long time that there is a daughter in Cai Shizhong. She is born with extensive knowledge and memorization. She has the ability of photographic memory and is proficient in literary rhythm. She is a rare talented woman in the world. I met Zhaoji today. My younger sister is not only a talented woman, but also a rare beauty."