When modern people go back to ancient times, I think there will always be a sense of superiority, because of the superiority of personality, concept, knowledge and experience caused by the gap in time, this sense of superiority that is high in the psychological consciousness will naturally and inevitably be revealed in the face of commoners, nobles and even kings.

I'm not exempt from vulgarity!

Although he was confused and hesitated, he always kept a strange faith and fearless spirit in his heart.

Of course, Liu Che is the emperor, and I can kneel down to him according to the etiquette of the time, just like a modern person shaking hands or bowing, just etiquette, but I will not bow to him in personality; I can respect him, but I will never let him manipulate him at will.

Even if he is the Emperor of Han Wu, he can't do it!

However, if we want to achieve this kind of equality in personality, we cannot rely on the superiority of modern people, so if we must stay by his side as an official, we must be an irreplaceable "official" with different weights and meanings in his heart. It's just the position that is high and low, but in terms of personality, I want him to recognize that we are equal.

This recognition will bring me immediate benefits, at least, he will not be forced to do so.

I never planned to start a love affair with the emperor in a different time and space, and I never even planned to have a relationship with anyone in this era that was beyond the normal relationship. On the one hand, it is because my heart belongs, and on the other hand, I know that I will definitely go back!

I don't remember which philosopher once said that the direction of life is in the hands of man himself, and it is man's will that plays a decisive role, and man's will is full of confidence and hope, and even if he encounters greater setbacks, his life will still go in the direction set by his will; on the contrary, if man's will is full of negativity and depression, his life will irreversibly go in this direction.

In short: the will determines the direction!

I belong to the former, and my will tells me that I will go back, and I will definitely go back, so in the end I will be able to go back.

And all I'm doing now is paving the way back!

Han Yan and the emperor, I want to use them to help me find Hetian Yu, only Wei Qing is different, he is already my friend.

People, whether they live in ancient times or modern times, can have no lovers, can have no relatives, but must not be without friends!(In this sense, Xiao Jian is also my friend, because I can not get his love, but I must not lose his friendship.) ）

I conscientiously supervised the construction of the saddle, and also conscientiously built my own mansion, about the relationship between Guo Xie and the emperor, about what the conspiracy of what happened all along, I decided not to delve into it, because I can't waste precious time on these details, I don't plan to be a detective, I have only one backbone - Hetian Yu.

Regardless of the white cat or black cat, catching a mouse is a good cat!

The one most likely to catch the mouse now is the emperor, so I'm going to feed him with the best fish.

While this method is utilitarian, it is undoubtedly the most effective.

At this time, I didn't think that there was a cat that would not catch rats for you, no matter how good and expensive the fish you fed. During this period, according to the rules, I entered the palace once every two days to report the progress of the work to the emperor, and the emperor never asked me those strange questions, and every time it was official.

After another seven days, the two saddles were finally released according to my design drawings and after repeated revisions.

Looking at the two rather delicate and beautiful saddles and stirrups, I was not thrilled that it was fake, that there had never been something so simple as the invention of something, yet so late and so of profound historical significance.

From then on, the era of cold weapons will add a bright stroke.

Coincidentally, on the day of the saddle, the emperor was shooting in the forest garden, so I went there directly to find him.

Shanglin Garden was built in the third year of Jianyuan, that is, in 138 AD.

Shanglin Garden is built in the west direction of the south mountain. Around 300 miles, spanning 5 counties, set up 70 palaces, there are 16 gardens in the garden, there are 20 palaces in the garden, Jianzhang Palace is the largest palace city. In addition, there are 35 views in the garden, and as for the pavilions and platforms, they cannot be counted.

Shanglin Garden is divided into plant area and animals, there are more than 3,000 kinds of famous fruit and strange trees cultivated in the plant area, rare and exotic beasts are raised in the animal area for playing, and there are many wild beasts for the emperor to shoot in autumn and winter.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built the forest garden because he was born to like hunting, often led the general henchmen to work tirelessly, ran to Zhongnan Mountain to hunt, and later because the road was too far, along the way there was the trouble of disturbing the people and destroying the fields, so he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money, on the basis of the original Qin Dynasty, built this extremely luxurious and extravagant royal garden.

But no matter how luxurious and extravagant, its garden structure, architectural concept, will not be better than the modern garden, Shanglin Yuan to me feel only one word -- "big", with the attendants of the examination room to ride and gallop for a long time, before coming to the horse farm where Emperor Wu is located.

The horse farm is a place where horses are usually practiced and arrows, and the place is vast, and the good horses are like clouds.

When we arrived, the Emperor was in the stables battling a horse with white hooves and a black body.

The horse was really unruly and neighing. Suddenly, the hooves were raised, and suddenly the hind legs were kicking, shaking the head and tail, kicking and jumping, galloping all over the field, depending on the situation, even if he died, he would throw the emperor off his back.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a martial artist by nature, and his strength and kung fu were not lagging behind. What's more, in front of everyone's eyes, he couldn't lose face, so he tried his best to tame it.

Outside the racecourse, in addition to Wei Qing and Han Yan, Cheng Buzhi general, a tall and burly general, and several civil servants were all nervously watching the situation in the field, for fear that something would happen to the emperor.

Seeing me, Wei Qing and Han Yan were both overjoyed, and Han Yan was the first to greet me and said: "Liu Dan, you came just in time, quickly persuade Your Majesty, he has been in a stalemate for an hour in order to tame this fierce horse, and the iron man will not be able to stand it anymore." ”

I looked at the emperor dancing on the back of a fiery horse in the field, smiled and said, "Don't hurt me, who dares to dissuade Your Majesty at this time, and who is in a hurry to persuade you?"

In fact, there is one person and one horse in the field, and the strength is almost on the verge of exhaustion, and whoever can hold on to the end is the winner, and at this time, I will not end up if I change me.

So everyone had to continue to wait and see.

Suddenly, they all exclaimed, the horse erected a human form, and almost fell off the emperor who was caught off guard, but fortunately, the emperor was quick with his eyes and hands, and he hugged the horse's neck, and the horse neighed, and actually stopped, as if it was tamed. Everyone was overjoyed and said in unison: "Congratulations to Your Majesty for taming the BMW." ”

I only heard Wei Qing shouting: "Your Majesty be careful." ”

Before the words fell, the horse suddenly stood alone, his front hooves were raised in the air, and thanks to Wei Qing's reminder, the emperor fell on the horse's back in time and grabbed the horse's sideburns, so as to avoid the bad luck of being thrown off the horse.

This last trick did not succeed, and the horse snorted, stopped moving, and stood there silently.

The emperor was afraid that it would deceive, and many did not move, until he saw that it was indeed quiet and innocent, and then he dismounted.

Everyone outside the venue breathed a sigh of relief, and the mountain shouted "Long live".

The emperor tamed the horse to his heart's content, patted the horse's long face, and did not know what it said in its ear, and then walked over with a whip in his hand, sweat on his forehead, and praised loudly: "What a good horse." ”

All the ministers praised the emperor for being "wise and martial, and talented in the sky." ”

Taking advantage of the effort to wipe the sweat, the emperor's eyes swept to me and asked, "Liu Qing, you are not in the examination room to supervise the construction of riding equipment, what are you doing here?"

I bowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, the riding gear has been made, and I have come to present it to Your Majesty today." ”

I motioned to my attendants, and the two of them knelt down before the emperor together, and presented the riding gear covered with bright yellow silk in their hands.

There are chamberlains to uncover the yellow silk, two pairs of saddle stirrups and related supporting facilities presented in front of the emperor's eyes,

The emperor was very pleased when he saw it: "Is this the Takahashi saddle? Why are the two pairs different?"

I stepped forward to explain to him: "Here, one is an ordinary saddle, and this jade-inlaid saddle is specially made for Your Majesty. ”

In the sun, the saddle is gilded and inlaid with jade, shining with a luxurious light.

The Emperor looked at me approvingly, and said, "Okay, then bring this saddle to the horse, and see what is so special about it?"

The summoning man immediately brought the newly tamed fierce horse in tow, and in order, I equipped the horse with my own hands......

While equipping the equipment, I explained: "The sweat pad is placed under the saddle to absorb the sweat of the horse when running, and the saddle pad is placed between the saddle and the sweat pad, which can be used to evenly distribute the impact of the weight of the rider and the saddle on the horse...... The belly strap is the main tool to fix the horse and the saddle, the two ends of the belly strap are tied to the saddle, and the saddle can be fixed on the horse's back. The stirrups are hung on both sides of the saddle, on the one hand, with the help of the horse, on the one hand, on the other hand, the feet can be more comfortable when riding, so that the hands can be freed to better control the horse or use other weapons. ”

Finally, the gorgeous yellow saddle is laid out, and the equipment is complete.

With this piece of equipment, the already divine horse is even more majestic and radiant, which attracts everyone's amazement.

Although the emperor had just tamed the horse and consumed a lot of physical strength, when he saw this good saddle, he couldn't help but shout: "Wait for me to try." ”

Han Yan hurriedly stepped forward to stop: "Your Majesty has just tamed the fierce horse, and I am afraid that my strength will be exhausted, why don't you work for the ministers?"

This kid just wants to be in the limelight.

I glared at him and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, this jade-inlaid saddle is made for Your Majesty, how can Your Majesty's imperial horse be ridden by a courtier?

The emperor nodded, raised his hand and pointed at Wei Qing and said, "Zhongqing, you will come first." ”

The other saddles had already been equipped on the back of the horse by the attendants, and I briefly told Wei Qing about the skills of using stirrups, and Wei Qing pedaled the stirrups, flew on the horse steadily, and ran around the horse farm, at first slowly, then faster and faster, faster and faster, and after a while, ran to the side of the guard, took a bow and arrows, and galloped around the field.

In the gallop, Wei Qing sat firmly on the horseback, with both hands with the bow and arrows, aiming at the arrow rake from a distance, shooting directly, shooting sideways, and even immediately turning around to shoot the arrow, the arrows were all hit, and the people outside the field, especially General Cheng, who was well versed in cavalry warfare, were stunned when they saw the highlights.

Wei Qing rode back with a very excited expression, turned over and said in a loud voice: "Wonderful, wonderful...... Wonderful. ”

The military general next to him was impatient, and before he could hear what Wei Qing said, the person had already flown on his horse and ran away like a whirlwind.

When he returned in joy, the emperor could no longer bear any longer, and despite his physical exhaustion, he rode on the majestic and tall horse to experience for himself the wonders of the saddle stirrup.

Looking at the emperor in the field, he was suddenly patted on the shoulder, and when he looked back, it was the military general who was riding a horse just now, and said with a smile on his face and a thunderous voice: "You kid is so powerful, such a thing can also be made, the Han cavalry has a riding tool, and everyone can become a flying general, why worry about the Huns not being destroyed?"

This one...... Ha, Flying General Li Guang!

On the side, Wei Qing secretly gave me a thumbs up, and I smiled slightly.

In the racecourse, the emperor gradually realized the wonderful use of the saddle stirrup, and was as excited as a child, for a while he waved his sword in both hands on the horse, and for a while he took a bow and arrow to change his posture and shoot indiscriminately, and for a while he opened his arms widely, galloping in the wind on horseback, and saw that the blood of everyone outside the field was boiling, and the mood erupted.

As expected, these two things greatly pleased Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

When he jumped off the horse, the first thing he said was: "Come on, give Liu Dan a daughter!

And he said meaningfully: "I feel energetic now, and I command that I will shoot in the garden!"

Except for a few Wenchen, the other cadres all followed the high-spirited emperor to hunt in the Shanglin Garden, and the beasts raised in the Shanglin Garden were originally for the emperor's autumn and winter hunters, but now because of the appearance of two riding equipment, they were innocently affected and were hunted in advance. At night, Jianzhang Palace is brightly lit.

The team that returned with a full load enjoyed the prey in the courtyard of Jianzhang Palace. There are palace maids singing and dancing, and silk and bamboo playing music, rendering a joyful atmosphere.

The Emperor praised me in his speech before the banquet, which made me feel flattered. So as soon as the speech was over and the banquet began, I quietly left my seat.

Seriously adjusting the barbecue seasoning, it sounds quite miserable, since I came to the Han Dynasty, I haven't even eaten a barbecue, and today is just a craving.

Pick up two pheasant wings and skewer them, brush them with a layer of spices, coat them with a layer of honey, and sit down by the campfire to roast them. Looking at the emperor and others who sat high and admired the singing and dancing and waited for others to serve me, I felt that I was really ...... Much more useful.

Humming a little song and roasting chicken wings, as if he had returned to the other side of time and space, Xiao Jian's face unconsciously came to his mind again, alas, too, all the happy things in his memory were done with him. How can I not miss it?

"Liu Dan, I'm scorched. A voice shouted in my ear, and when I came back to my senses, the wings were smoking......

Wei Qing sat down beside me with a wine jug in one hand and two wine jukes in the other, and asked with a slight wine on his face, "Do you have something on your mind?"

After disposing of the burnt chicken wings and replacing them with another roast, I said, "Don't you know my biggest concern?" ”

Wei Qing poured a glass of wine and handed it to me, and said: "It's Hetian Yu again, it's better like this, you draw it another day, and I'll take people to find it door to door, even if you dig three feet into the ground, you will definitely find it." ”

I frowned and thought about it, and said, "This seems to work......

Wei Qing's eyes widened: "Do you really want to do this?"

"Neuropathy. I gave him a blank look.

Wei Qing actually asked: "What is the nervous disease?" Eating roast chicken wings, drinking fragrant wine, the evening breeze is leisurely, the sound of silk and bamboo, a rare comfort and leisure.

Wei Qing's face turned red with drink, and he asked, "Liu Dan, I have never heard you talk about the Western Regions, tell me about it." ”

"What do you say?" I thought for a moment, slightly drunk. "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that there is no emperor and no princes in that place, so you don't have to kneel all day long......"

Wei Qingqi said: "There is no emperor?

I said, "Who said the world was in chaos? The people themselves elect a person to be the leader of the country, organize the government to run the country, and the leader of the country changes every five years, and each time the people themselves choose it. ”

Wei Qing woke up a little when he heard the wine, and showed an incredible expression: "Will there be such a thing?"

I laughed at him, "It's a lonely thing." Also, in our country, women are the same as men, they can read and write, and they receive education, and women are like men, they participate in work, become officials, there are many female generals, female prime ministers, female taishou, and even women are elected as national leaders,...... In short, there is no distinction between high and low occupations, and men and women are completely equal. Also, a man can't take a concubine, a husband, with a wife, not much, not a lot, just right. ”

I held out two fingers and gestured.

Wei Qing was very curious when he heard this: "Women can also do so many things? Shouldn't they stay at home and teach their husbands and children? Is the Western Regions such a place? Aren't you joking?"

I glared angrily: "Otherwise, what kind of water and soil can raise a woman like me...... Woo......"

My mouth was covered by Wei Qing's hand, and then I realized that I was almost in trouble.

Wei Qing poured himself a sip of wine, and said thoughtfully: "Yes, I think of those ...... when I was apprenticing What a test question, it is really unheard of and shocking. As for you, it's even more ......" he looked at me and shook his head and let out a sigh.

"What's more?" I squinted at him.

Wei Qing said with a smile: "Four words -- unbelievable. ”

I thought I could praise me a few words, so I made a neutral word for a long time.

Wei Qing asked again: "Is there often a war in the Western Regions?"

I nodded: "About sixty years ago, there was a very large war on our side, in which more than sixty countries participated, and a total of more than 57 million people died. In my country, there are more than 18 million deaths. After the fight, only ruins remained, and it was miserable. ”

Wei Qing was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

57 million, even for modern people, is an astronomical number. Not to mention the Han Empire, which has a population of only more than 30 million.

Wei Qing muttered, "How many people is there in your country?"

I recall the basic information and say: "1.3 billion." ”

Wei Qing naturally doesn't understand modern mathematics: "How much is that?"

"A lot of meaning. I said. "More than the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. ”

I leaned into Wei Qing's ear and told him, "So the Han Empire is actually not the most powerful...... The Huns, too, were not the most powerful. ”

Wei Qing looked at me in horror.

I reached out and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him: "Don't worry, it's so far away, you can't beat it." ”

The People's Republic of China attacked the Han Empire?

It's not as easy as Guan Gong fighting Qin Qiong.

While they were chatting energetically, the sharp voice of the chamberlain sounded: "General Wei, Lord Liu, Your Majesty has summoned the two of you." ”

Standing up, Wei Qing and I were a little vain in our footsteps, heading towards the emperor's throne.

The Emperor beckoned to us, looking very pleasant: "You seem to be talking very speculatively, come, if you have any interesting things, tell me about them." ”

The two of them had to be summoned to sit down and accompany each other at the desk of the Emperor of the Imperial Throne.

Wei Qing said: "Your Majesty, Lord Liu is talking to his ministers about the Western Regions, and it is really a strange place there. ”

The Emperor looked at me with interest: "What's the blame?"

I said humbly: "Actually, it's nothing, but it's equal between men and women, and there is no distinction between high and low occupations, monogamy, and there is no emperor...... The Yellow River. But there is a Yangtze River. "I almost missed my mouth.

The emperor listened very carefully, and when he saw me stopping, he urged, "Go on." ”

I had to find a less sensitive topic to say: "There are also Keju in the Western Regions, and they call it football." Every year there is a big football match, and it is very lively. In addition, there are running competitions, swimming competitions, high jump competitions, and of course, fencing and equestrian competitions. The prize money for the winner is very generous.

Over there, the status of the singers and dancers is relatively high, and some of the singers who sing very well are paid very expensive every time they sing, and there are also a large number of followers who support them, so many children aspire to be singers from an early age......"

Speaking of which, the officials next to him had already begun to shake their heads. I chuckled, not knowing what it would be like for their heads to shake into a rattle.

I continued: "Men and women over there are free love, that is, after men and women know each other, if they like each other, they can establish a love relationship, and then like it to a certain extent, saying that Feiqing will not marry, and Feiqing will not marry, so the two will get married."

If you feel that it is not suitable after being together for a while, you can also break up at any time. And even after getting married, both men and women, if they find that they don't like each other, they can file for divorce, that is, write a letter of divorce, which is called freedom of love and freedom of marriage...... In short, the customs there are really different from those of the Han Empire. ”

Sure enough, everyone who heard it shook their heads, and words like "immoral" drifted into my ears along with the evening breeze.

The folk customs of the Han Dynasty were re-enlightened, and they could not accept the concept of love and marriage after 2,000 years.

Wei Qing interjected on the side: "Yes, even women can come out to be officials, there are many female generals, female prime ministers, and even female emperors." It's incredible, how can a woman be an emperor?"

It seems that he still does not understand what a "national leader" is, and insists on putting the "emperor" into the "national leader", but the "emperor" with a five-year term is just elected by the people.

I really wanted to have a good debate with him about women's abilities, but thinking that this was in front of the emperor, it was better not to talk about some sensitive topics, so I endured it.

The emperor couldn't see any expression on his face, and probably felt that this question was too serious, so he changed the topic and said, "I heard that Liu Qing recently bought a new mansion?"

He also knows this?

I smiled and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the minister recently bought a new house, which is currently being repaired. ”

The emperor smiled casually: "It is said that the money to buy the mansion was borrowed from Zhong Qing. ”

He knew all too well.

I smiled awkwardly and said, "Since the minister has decided to settle in Chang'an, he naturally has to have his own home. It's just that the minister is penniless, so he has to have the cheekiness to borrow money from General Wei... But it's been returned. ”

You paid it back for me. And no more, no less, just right, haha!

The emperor did not speak, only smiled. When I think of the emperor's reward, my heart moves......

The song and dance were still going on, the music was soft and long, the wine was getting drunk, and the night was getting deeper, and at this moment, the sound of galloping horses' hooves, from far and near, broke the joyful atmosphere.

Emergency!!