When Bao Weigong talked about this, I felt that he spoke in too much detail, with a nose and eyes, just like what I saw with my own eyes. I didn't study history, but after all, I had mixed up in ancient industries, and I used to look at stalls in shops and read some books. In fact, many things that happened in history were recorded by the brains of later generations, so it is impossible to be 100% correct in all historical materials.

"Little brother, what, don't you believe what I said?" Bao Weigong is really an old fox, and when he saw the doubt in my eyes, he knew that I didn't believe much in what he said.

"It's not that you don't believe it, but I ask, you saw these things from the book dug up in that ancient tomb?"

"It's not."

Li Guan is a person who loves to read and collects books. He has only one son, is a second ancestor, the word of the big can not recognize a basket, after the death of Li Guan, his son rare filial piety, because he knows that Li Guan loves books, so, Li Guan's son moved all the books in the family to the tomb for his father to be buried.

In these books, there is a part of the codex written by Li Guan himself, and the codex tells the ins and outs of the whole thing very clearly.

"I've read that codex many times, but I can't take it with me when I go out." Bao spread his hands for the public: "If you have a chance, I'll let you see the real book, and you'll know." ”

As soon as Bao Weigong's words came out, I couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. Listening to what he meant, I was probably not going to be embarrassed for me, since he said that he would have the opportunity to let me see Li Guan's codex in the future, it means that he will at least not kill me.

Li Guan repaired half of the books, which is a very strange thing, because with the support of the emperor, he collected a large number of private books, and there were more than a dozen people to help him sort out and copy some books. But after more than three years of repairing the book, Li Guan suddenly quit because he was seriously ill and needed to go home to recuperate.

There was a saying about this matter at the time, and in the center of imperial power at that time, it was a critical moment for Yan Dang and Qingliu to fight to the death. Although Li Guan does not participate in the power struggle, he is a student favored by Xu Jie, and many people with the same status as Li Guan are either killed or decentralized, Li Guan may want to avoid trouble, so he recuperates and stays away from the court.

However, only Li Guan knew what was going on.

Li Guan had a man named Bi Tong under him, who was an assistant when he was repairing books. At that time, there were more than a dozen people who helped Li Guan sort out the information, and Bi Tong was just one of them. However, Li Guan trusts Bi Tong, Bi Tong's writing is outstanding, the handwriting is very beautiful, and his memory is super good.

The person who organizes the materials is responsible for a part of the books in chronological order. Bi Tong was in charge of books and materials in the Tang Dynasty. While sorting out these materials, Bitong found a very interesting book.

The name of this book is called "Son Said", and this title is not the meaning of what the son said, but the meaning of what the son said, that is, he just smiled at the reader.

The author of this book is unknown, but it is a handwritten book, which shows that the book was not published in stereotype. Although the author's name and identity can no longer be checked, judging from the writing, writing, and events recorded in the book, the author must be a person who served as a Beijing official in the Tang Dynasty.

In this book, such an event is recorded. In the first year of Tang Jingyun, that is, in 710 AD, an envoy from the ancient kingdom of Zhangxiong came to Chang'an. In that era, the correspondence between Zhangxiong and Tang was far less frequent than that between Tubo and Tang, so the emperor of the Tang Empire at that time, Tang Ruizong Li Dan received the envoy of Zhangxiong.

In fact, before Tang Ruizong received the Zhangxiong envoy, someone suggested that the emperor had better not meet the Zhangxiong envoy in person. Because at that time, the power of Zhangxiong had declined, and it was constantly suppressed by the rising Tibet. The envoy of Zhangxiong prayed for an audience, most likely to contact the Tang Empire and attack Tibet.

Tang Ruizong did not accept the suggestion, but still met with the envoy of Zhangxiong. The envoy of Zhangxiong did not mention the matter of joining forces with the Tang Empire to attack Tibet, what he wanted to convey was another meaning.

The envoy of Zhangxiong told Li Dan that between this vast world and earth, there are not only the Tang Dynasty, Tubo, Zhangxiong, and the countries of Central Asia and West Asia, but also a more vast, rich and uncivilized world. These worlds that have not yet been discovered are called the Ten Directions Heaven and Earth, also known as the Great Thousand Worlds.

"Ten directions, ten worlds." Bao Weigong smiled and said, "I don't know if you've heard of it." ”

When Bao Weigong said this, I don't think he should be completely making it up. Because of the word "world", I have heard it. Moreover, when I was on an expedition to the old road of the Huyang River, I once dug up a caravan. That caravan was impersonated by Qianniuwei in the Tang Dynasty, and the purpose of the caravan was also to find the legendary world.

Zhangxiong's envoy conveyed his intention to Li Dan, because Zhangxiong had been at war with Tubo for many years, and his national strength had declined rapidly, so he wanted to join forces with Datang to find the world together. If you can find it, you will get an endless amount of land.

Tang Ruizong Li Dan was timid and cowardly by nature, and the Tang Dynasty at that time was still in its heyday, with a vast territory, and his thirst for land was not strong. Because of this, Li Dan didn't have much interest in the words of the male envoy.

The Zhangxiong envoy was not discouraged, and immediately after, he told Li Dan that searching for the Great Thousand World does not only mean that you can obtain a territory as vast as heaven and earth and rule over all directions, but more importantly, as long as you can find a gateway to enter the Great Thousand World, you will get the opportunity to be reborn.

To be born again, to die and to be born again.

These words of the Zhangxiong envoy immediately attracted Li Dan. He doesn't have much nostalgia for territory, or even power, and the only thing he is nostalgic for is this prosperous world. You are the son of heaven, rich all over the world, he lacks nothing, what he lacks is lifespan.

The Zhangxiong envoy then told Li Dan that whether it was the Bon religion they believed in, or the flourishing Buddhism and Taoism of the Tang Dynasty, although there were legends and allusions to immortality, there would be no real immortality in this world. From ancient times to the present, no one can live forever.

However, as long as the world is found, then even those who die will gain a new life.

The Zhangxiong envoy should not have fooled Li Dan with red mouth and white teeth, he must have presented certain evidence and won a certain degree of trust from Li Dan.

The meaning of the Zhangxiong envoy could not be more obvious, he made Li Dan believe that if Li Dan died one day, then as long as he could find the world, then Li Dan could still come back to life.

It's a strong attraction for anyone.

Li Dan believed the Zhangxiong envoy, but he still had to find someone to discuss, and that person was Li Dan's son, Li Longji, that is, Emperor Tang Ming.

Li Dan's ability to regain the throne is largely due to Li Longji's contributions. The young Li Longji was heroic and ambitious, and he was more qualified to be the ruler of the Tang Empire than Li Dan. Li Dan is also self-aware, so when he encounters this kind of thing, he will naturally discuss it with Li Longji.

If the Zhangxiong envoy has a way to persuade Li Dan, there is also a way to persuade Li Longji. This is the case, not only did Li Dan believe in the Zhangxiong envoy, but Li Longji also believed in the Zhangxiong envoy in the end.

The two rulers of the Tang Empire, both nominal and practical, actually had different demands for the world. What Li Dan wants is that he can be reborn and live one more life, but what Li Longji is trying to do is a 100,000-mile territory that has never been created by ancient and modern emperors, a prosperous dynasty.

Li Dan is a solid eye, and after negotiating with the envoy of Zhangxiong, he is ready to start cooperating. But Li Longji was more scheming, and he always felt that secretly cooperating with Zhangxiong might intensify the relationship with Tubo. Moreover, the Tang Dynasty and Zhangxiong joined forces, and no matter how large the land territory was in the end, half of it would always be given to Zhangxiong.

For this reason, Li Longji left a hand, and after obtaining some top-secret information from the Zhangxiong people, he left the Xiong as soon as possible, and then searched for the world alone.

Whether the world can be found is still unknown. But Li Dan had already made preparations early, and in the year when he began to officially search for the world, that is, in 712 AD, he gave up the throne to Li Longji and became the emperor himself.

It can be said that Li Dan is very wise, he is waiting to be reborn in the world, but if he is still the emperor, then once he dies, there must be people who don't want him to come back to life. Therefore, Li Dan wisely chose to abdicate, and became an emperor who did not hold power and did not pose any threat to Li Longji, and only in this way could he have a chance to be reborn after he died.

The book that recorded this incident, that is, the author of the son, must have been a close minister of the emperor at that time, otherwise it would be impossible to know these secrets. This can also explain why the author wrote the book but refused to leave his name, which is to leave a curse for himself.

Bi Tong found this book from a large number of books, and then showed it to Li Guan himself. The events recorded in the book made Li Guan feel novel and surprised. If it were someone else, it would probably be a story about this kind of thing as a pastime after tea and dinner, but Li Guan didn't do this, he and Bi Tong searched countless ancient books together, wanting to confirm the authenticity of this matter.

What books they searched for, now there is no way to know, but the hard work paid off, Li Guan really found circumstantial evidence, he thinks, the incident recorded in the son's statement is not groundless.

Since then, Li Guan and Bi Tong have put all their energy on this matter, and as for repairing books, they can no longer take care of it.

Looking around, they collected a lot of information, Li Guan probably wanted to put the theory into practice, but he still held an official position, and he was not free to come and go, because of this, Li Guan decisively excused himself from illness and resigned, and single-mindedly searched for secrets about the world.