Chapter 815 (2/2)
Two eunuchs in the hands of things, along with Li Dan signal two eunuchs put down, then waved to let them leave.
None of the people present had any familiarity with the puzzling ball in front of them. They even didn't know what it was for.
Even Wu Mei and Li Zhi feel incredible and curious about the ball carved in front of Li Dan.
The ball was fixed on a base below, and when Li Dan's hand pressed slightly on the ball, most of the balls were covered with various dense lines and small handwriting, and then turned on the supports at both ends.”Brother Huang once touched this thing made by Li Chunfeng before he set out. It was a long, long time In the past, he made this up a long, long time ago. As long as something new appeared, he would quote it like this. So please don't pay attention to the unreliable details of the emperor's mouth. However, the children's minister thinks that what the emperor said next is absolutely right, which is worthy of our deep consideration. He once looked at this round ball saying, it's not bad, but it still needs to be finished He is good at details and precision. If he is done, he will be the treasure of the Tang Dynasty. ” Li Dan felt the ball, as if the teacher of the Imperial College was teaching the students. He was confident and calm.
”The son minister is also very curious, how can this thing become the treasure of the Tang Dynasty? To put it bluntly, it is a wooden ball, on which Li Chunfeng and I have drawn seemingly dense lines and carved with tiny handwriting. Therefore, the son minister thought, such things are estimated to be placed in the east city shops for ten years, I am afraid that no one will pay attention to them. But the emperor told me, oh, just a long, long time ago, some people used him to show the greatness of imperial power, and even others crowned himself with him. Therefore, the children's ministers became more curious and cherished the treasure I made with Li Chunfeng. ” Li Dan looked at the crowd with a smile. Although everyone was in the clouds and couldn't understand what he was saying, everyone was listening quietly.
Finally, Li Dan's eyes after scanning Li Zhi and Wu Mei, then stopped on the embarrassed Kong Zhiyue and Yan Weizhen, patted the ball in front of him and said, ”Mr. Kong and Mr. Yan, you stubbornly believe that our place is the center of the world, so you don't disdain to give the subset of your ancestors' classics to the people of Tang Dynasty outside the Central Plains, and you are not willing to continue Continue to work hard to carry forward the essence of your culture. You are only willing to attach yourself to the royal family and defend the imperial power. But do you know that your thoughts are not helping me to defend the imperial power of the Tang Dynasty, but to make the Tang Dynasty lose the power to advance and explore the precious wealth of the world! ”
”Do you know why Dashi, as the king of England just said, marched eastward and westward, and why they did not go south or North?” Li Dan's upper body was about to lie on the ball, which worried Lizhi. His fat body collapsed the bracket under the ball again.
Kong Zhiyue and Yan Weizhen were cold faced and silent. Obviously, they didn't know about this problem. They never went out to the Central Plains in their life. How could they know why Dashi only fought for things and gave up the north and South regardless.
But at this time, Wu Mei, listening to Li Dan's words, began to have a dispute in her heart. Even Li Zhi, in her heart, also vaguely understood the answer to Li Dan's question.
The so-called map drawn by Li Hong is hung in Penglai hall and Zichen hall, but it is not in line with the traditional map of the Tang Dynasty. Kong Zhiyue and other people have even complained that this map is different and is not suitable for hanging in Li Zhi's bedroom hall.
However, Li Zhi and Wu Mei knew the location of the Tang Dynasty from there. They even knew the location of Dashi, Anxi, Tubo and tuhuoluo in the west, including the position of the Japanese state surrounded by the sea in the East.
Looking at their silence, Li Dan finally straightened up from the ball, stroked the map and sighed: ”we can't be complacent and deceive ourselves any more. I only occupy a small part of the world in Datang. It's not in the center of the world we know. This world is much bigger than we imagine, and it's also very magical More. Therefore, we can not be satisfied with the prosperity and prosperity of our Tang Dynasty. We should always go on the road of exploration. We should try our best to expand the influence of our Tang Dynasty and consolidate the imperial power of our Tang Dynasty. In this way, we can continue to prosper and create an illusion to you, that is, we are the center of the world, and you Kong Zhiyue and Yan Weizhen are orthodoxy in the world Say
”Although I didn't understand what the king of Yin said, I started from my ancestors, traveled around the world, spread the theory, ran for the food and clothing of the people in the world, cultivated students for our Tang Dynasty, taught etiquette, learning methods, and learned morality, so that Tang Dynasty could become a civilized country, not like barbarians. I didn't know how to teach etiquette, how to be grateful and how to be virtuous But they never know how to respect their teachers and how to be grateful. What's the use of teaching them? ” Yan Weizhen did not understand Li Dan's words at all, so she had to try to bring the topic back to her understanding of the classics.