Chapter 157: Emperor Wu
"Me?" Although Zhao Yulong clearly saw that the elder's hand was indeed pointing at him, Zhao Yulong still didn't forget to have doubts. What did the old fellow call himself for?
Zhao Yulong didn't believe that he would value himself, after all, the elders of the entire academy were all royal blood, how could they turn their elbows outward, so it was absolutely no good thing to call themselves up.
"Yes, it's you!" the elder seemed to be deliberately calling Zhao Yulong to answer, and this feeling made Zhao Yulong a little uncomfortable, because he had probably guessed what the elder was going to ask.
I have to say that Zhao Yulong's intuition is not wrong, and the elder really asked one of Zhao Yulong's most taboo questions: "What kind of person is Emperor Wu?"
This question was obviously asked against Zhao Yulong, of course, it wasn't that the elder found out that there was anything wrong with Zhao Yulong. It's because in his opinion, Zhao Yulong is an outsider, and he definitely doesn't know Emperor Wu very well, so when he talks about it later, he will definitely make a fool of himself, so as to achieve his childish and ridiculous purpose.
However, this question really stumped Zhao Yulong, of course, this was not because Zhao Yulong didn't know Emperor Wu, but because he knew Emperor Wu too well! He knew too much more than these frogs at the bottom of the well, so he didn't dare to say it.
After all, it is too difficult to prove one's words in front of a group of people who have been instilled with a distorted history from childhood to adulthood, and this is the Tongtian Academy, and no one will be allowed to say how good Emperor Wu is.
But Zhao Yulong can't distort the image of Emperor Wu like this group of people, because for him, insisting on facts is what a person must do. Moreover, Emperor Wu is the belief in his heart no matter what he says, and he is unwilling to distort him, and he will not allow anyone to distort him.
So this seems to be a simple question to others, but for Zhao Yulong, it is the most difficult question in the world to answer. So even though a few moments had passed, and those disciples were already waiting a little impatiently, Zhao Yulong still didn't say a word.
However, the elder in front of him was happy to see Zhao Yulong's situation, because this was what he wanted. Today's Zhao Yulong obviously can't answer in his opinion, so in this case, even if he doesn't say anything to hit him, it is estimated that he will have to be depressed for a while.
But even though he was already laughing in his heart, he still had a fake look on his face and said, "Okay! I know, you obviously can't answer, sure enough, the person from a small place doesn't even know about this matter." Alas, what do you say you're doing here? Forget it, I don't care, sit down!"
"Sit down!" The word "sit down" looks very ridiculous to Zhao Yulong, it seems that this elder ignores the bench here, and now it is already decayed and can not sit down, he actually asked himself to sit down, it can be described as a well-deserved blindness!
However, the old immortal troubles obviously did not end, although he knew that Zhao Yulong had no place to do it, but he still deliberately said: "Tell you to sit down! Why don't you sit down? Do you feel unconvinced, or do you want to say what you know? Since you know it, I want to see what you can say based on your knowledge?"
These words undoubtedly angered Zhao Yulong, since he came out of that virtual realm, Zhao Yulong has not only become a lot stronger, but his temper has also risen a lot. Now, of course, it is unbearable to face such a provocation, so he replied: "What if I answer?"
"If you answer?" To be honest, when he was proud, Zhao Yulong suddenly came to such a sentence, which really startled him, because he had never seen a disciple dare to speak to him with such an attitude for so many years.
If it's just the wrong attitude, it can't scare him, but when Zhao Yulong said this, he actually saw the killing intent in Zhao Yulong's eyes. Zhao Yulong's eyes were indeed terrifying, this elder had never seen such a frightened eye after living for so long.
So his own heart was frightened at that moment, and even a little frightened, this feeling made him feel that Zhao Yulong was a bit like a person, but he didn't know who he was, he only remembered hearing people say this kind of look.
But now he didn't care too much about these conjectures, because Zhao Yulong's eyes changed back after he finished speaking, and there was no trace at all.
This made him a little confused: "I was actually frightened by a waste disciple, which is really funny, but fortunately no one noticed. But this kid actually made me feel frightened, and I must not give him a good fruit to eat, and I will have to punish him for his mistakes no matter what he says. ’
Because of this kind of thought floating in his mind, he said to Zhao Yulong: "You don't care how you do me, you should be more concerned about what punishment you have if you can't say it or say it wrong." ”
"Then what can you punish me?" Zhao Yulong didn't care about punishing him, because in his opinion, the punishment in this academy was not so much a punishment as an opportunity to exercise.
However, the elder was angry by these words, and hurriedly shouted: "Boy, don't be too crazy! Let me tell you, if you say something wrong, you will give me a lap around Tongtian Peak on the mountainside!"
"Run, run, I'm afraid of you? If I answer, you'll have to get our seats closer to the other halls, and we don't need benches, we want seats like theirs." ”
"A word is a certainty!" The elder saw that Zhao Yulong's request was not excessive, and in his opinion, Zhao Yulong really couldn't say that it was completely correct and agreed: "Then you start talking!"
Although Zhao Yulong had already made a draft in his heart before, he was really nervous to say it now, and he was afraid of saying the wrong thing in the end. Therefore, Zhao Yulong did not praise Emperor Wu from his own point of view, let alone blindly smear Emperor Wu from the position of the academy, he wanted to say it in a completely fair and objective way.
"Since I want to comment on Emperor Wu, then I will talk about him in several aspects, first of all, politically: he abolished the aristocracy and adopted a selection system, so that the empire has a steady stream of talents, and there will be no rebellion because the people are dissatisfied with the oppression of the nobles. ”
Hearing this, the elder's face was a little ugly, because their purpose was to discredit Emperor Wu in front of the next generation, but it was obviously Emperor Wu's merits here. But he couldn't refute it, because the Heavenly Clan also recognized that Emperor Wu's system was feasible, so he didn't dare to say anything.
Zhao Yulong saw that the guy didn't stop himself and discovered his bottom line, and then continued: "Military aspect: Emperor Wu fought everywhere and expanded the land area by at least nearly a hundred times, it can be said that in terms of military talent, he has never seen the ancients before and has not seen the future. However, foreign conquests have too strong aggressive elements, which have led to economic regression in many countries. ”
When Zhao Yulong said this, the elder nodded, because his purpose was to distort the Martial Emperor in front of his disciples. Therefore, he naturally wanted to hear as much as possible about Emperor Wu's faults.
However, Zhao Yulong is not him, so naturally he will not say it according to his wishes: "In terms of economy: because Emperor Wu has been fighting for many years, the territory has been expanding. Therefore, there are many people, and Emperor Wu advocates equal treatment, so the economic exchanges of all ethnic groups are very close. And because Emperor Wu unified writing, currency, and weights and measures, economic exchanges between various places were more convenient. Therefore, there is not the slightest shadow of a beggar in an empire dozens of times larger than the Celestial Clan, which other countries have not done. ”
Hearing this, the elder couldn't help but want Zhao Yulong to shut up, but Zhao Yulong didn't have time to speak at all.
Then there is the cultural aspect: Emperor Wu pays attention to the unity of multiple ethnic groups, so he will not abolish the traditional culture of others, but at the same time, he also promotes the culture of the empire throughout the empire, so that the ethnic groups can be well integrated. Moreover, every city in the empire has a academy for cultivation, where there is no distinction between high and low status, and there is no distinction between strength and weakness, and every disciple can be treated most fairly. ”
"So in my opinion, Emperor Wu is the only emperor in the entire continent who can be called 'the ancients have not been seen before, and the future has not been seen', he is a well-deserved emperor of the ages!"
As soon as Zhao Yulong finished speaking, the elder was about to explode, so he continued: "Of course, the Martial Emperor of the Divine Fall Battle killed almost all the geniuses on the continent and lost all the qi of the entire continent, which is the biggest stain he has done in his body, so there can be no more Martial Emperor in the world!"
In fact, to be honest, Zhao Yulong felt that his conscience hurt when he said the last sentence, but there was no way, otherwise this elder would definitely not let himself get out of here alive.
In short, in order to create another empire in the future, I endured it. But even if he knew what the purpose of this was for, Zhao Yulong was still a little uneasy, so he comforted himself.
After listening to Zhao Yulong's last words, the elder's temper was better, but this only meant that he could let Zhao Yulong go, but it didn't mean that he wouldn't make things difficult for Zhao Yulong.
"You're talking nonsense, and although you're right, why do you think it's better to have no nobles? I'm telling you who is going to govern the country without nobles? I don't believe that people with genetic problems can run a country well, it's a joke!"
"The reason why you say this is because you are also a nobleman, if you are not a nobleman but a commoner. I'm willing to bet that even then you wouldn't be able to enter the Babel Academy, let alone stand in front of you and speak. Forget it, I'm willing to gamble and lose, unlike some people who know things but refuse to admit them. After Zhao Yulong finished speaking, he walked straight out of the gate of the main hall.
Because these disciples were shocked by Zhao Yulong's words and actions, they also forgot to declare their feet, so Zhao Yulong walked quickly. In less than a quarter of an hour he reached the door, and then disappeared in the blink of an eye, and everyone knew that he was running around the mountainside.
For a long time after he went out, except for Deng Legend and a few of them who felt that it was pointless to stay here and left, everyone else stayed in the palace. But they didn't say anything, and they didn't do anything.
It is estimated that Zhao Yulong's remarks have given them too much impact! Because in their memory, Emperor Wu has always been described by the elders as a heinous tyrant, and he is also the leader of those civilians who do not abide by the laws of the country.
But now after listening to Zhao Yulong's description of Emperor Wu, they found that the Emperor Wu that Zhao Yulong said had such a huge conflict with the Emperor Wu in their hearts, so they really didn't know what to believe?
Although the elders generally don't make up any lies to deceive the juniors, it is obviously impossible for Zhao Yulong to dare to say such things in front of everyone.
And the elder was also confused, although he had never seen Emperor Wu, but after all, he had lived for so many years and had seen a lot. Naturally, there are records of Emperor Wu in other countries, and except for the vassal states of the Celestial Clan, other countries have extremely high evaluations of Emperor Wu.
Therefore, he naturally knows what kind of person Emperor Wu is, and if it were not for the purpose of strengthening the rule of the country and consolidating the national system, he would naturally not distort these histories. After all, for an emperor who has passed away for a thousand years, it is really disrespectful to him not to be able to evaluate him fairly.
But he had to do it, because he was also a nobleman! If he rashly went to educate future generations to learn from Emperor Wu, then it would be equivalent to sending himself to the grave.
And even if they didn't care about this, the Celestial Clan would never allow them to promote the true image of Emperor Wu. Because the Celestial Clan had seen the terrifying Martial Emperor back then, they would definitely not allow the next Martial Emperor to appear again.
So in fact, in the eyes of the slightly clear-headed nobles of the entire imperial kingdom, they understand not so much how good their lives are, but how involuntary they live.
This is also the reason why he originally planned to punish Zhao Yulong, but stopped speaking when he heard Zhao Yulong's last words.
What if I wasn't a nobleman and I was a commoner? In this way, even if I discredited Emperor Wu, it seemed that as long as there were nobles, these commoners would always have the idea of rebellion. ’
"Elder, do we still want to talk?" While he was pondering, a disciple of the First Branch Hall suddenly called him back.
"This ......" The elder had forgotten what he had said before because of his momentary thoughts, but as an elder, he couldn't lose face, so he pretended to be angry: "What else to say! There are such people who worship Emperor Wu, it is really a big stain on my imperial country, don't talk about it!"
After speaking, he strode out of the main hall, I don't know where to go, I guess I was looking for a place with few people to continue to think about his thoughts!
(End of chapter)