HLnovel Chapter 449 Excavator
Chapter 449 Excavator
Qin Dynasty
After watching the live broadcast, the First Emperor put down the screen and continued to handle state affairs. Compared to the later Tang, Ming, and Qing dynasties, he had much more to do, and the same was true for the Han dynasty.
Before long, a palace attendant suddenly came to report: "Your Majesty! A huge, bright yellow creature has appeared in the open space!"
The First Emperor suddenly remembered that the excavator he had purchased earlier had arrived, and thinking about how to use it, he couldn't help but get excited!
The eunuch couldn't help but think, "His Majesty left far too quickly!"
When the First Emperor saw the excavator, something in his DNA stirred. If he didn't still need to learn how to operate it, he would have wanted to try it on the spot!
Li Si, Meng Yi, Feng Quji, and the others standing to the side were all excited, eager to try it out!
Therefore, the First Emperor specially ordered Fusu, Li Si and others to study how to get started, and the Great Qin Excavator Team was officially established!
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During the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty
Meanwhile, a similar scene also occurred in the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shimin smiled broadly, as if he had received some amazing treasure.
He walked briskly around the huge, bright yellow excavator several times.
Others present, such as Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, and Cheng Yaojin, were also amazed!
Cheng Yaojin was so curious that he reached out and touched it, sometimes observing its front end, sometimes stroking its body, his eyes filled with curiosity and excitement!
Turning to Li Shimin, he winked and said, "Your Majesty, do you think I, Old Cheng, have a chance to try my luck?"
Li Shimin: If you're going to open one, it will be after me!
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Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty
Unlike other dynasties, the three Zhu brothers had been studying it for quite some time!
Because of the video tutorial on the small screen, they are now frighteningly confident!
"An excavator moves forward when pushed forward and backward when pushed backward."
"Pushing the left side alone turns you right, pushing the right side alone turns you left..."
So the three Zhu brothers decided to give it a try immediately!
Zhu Gaochi also found it novel. He glanced at Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, who were still arguing about who should sit first.
In fact, what's the point of arguing until you're red in the face? Just take turns!
However, Zhu Gaochi had no interest in their argument; he planned to quietly climb up and drive himself!
So, Zhu Gaochi, who had climbed up and was sitting in the seat, rubbed his hands together, his heart pounding with excitement and nervousness. He really had to admit that the view was different!
Yeah, this place feels a bit crowded!
At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui suddenly discovered that the spot on the excavator had already been taken by someone else!
Your Highness! When did you become so cunning?
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After the live broadcast ended, Lin Ke suddenly remembered Yue Fei's eye ailment, so she went to buy some ointment and delivered it.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, Yue Fei, returning from training his troops, saw a pile of things on his desk. Judging from the packaging, he realized that these were things sent by Lin Ke.
Yue Fei picked up a few small bottles of medicine, examined them carefully in his hands, and thought to himself: They are quite light and easy to make. I wonder if doctors in the Song Dynasty could make such things!
A moment later, following the note left by Lin Ke, Yue Fei tilted his head slightly and put a few drops of eye drops into his eyes.
As a few drops of clear, transparent medicine entered his eyes, he couldn't help but close them. After trying a few times, he blinked and felt a slight coolness.
He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt like he had gotten much better.
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On Monday morning, Lin Ke was lying in bed like a corpse, not wanting to move at all!
I was scrolling through short videos yesterday, and before I knew it, the whole night had passed!
Time flies so fast!!!
Suddenly, the 999 System spoke up: "Host, do you think I deserve a new skin?!"
Lin Ke: ? ????…Where did you learn this from!?
Having obtained Lin Ke's approval, the 999 System happily purchased the skin it wanted. It thought it was a great deal—only 900 points, plus a free random large screen!
Not long after, Lin Ke washed up and started her live stream, which made her sigh: These days, any industry that you are interested in becomes boring once it becomes your job!
Later in the live stream, Lin Ke said with a smile, "It's another energetic day! So, which dynasty are we going to talk about today?"
Dragon and Phoenix Pig: I always feel like being chosen is never a good thing!!!
Lin Ke moved her hand, and a line of text appeared: Please watch the VCR!
In each time and space, a transparent screen slowly appeared before everyone's eyes, and in the blink of an eye, it began to play:
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"The blue sky has died, the yellow sky shall rise, the year is Jiazi, and the world will be blessed!"
"Lei Gong, help me... I, Zhang Jiao, beg you, great man, to die!"
"Please tell us about the Three Kingdoms period, which is between 220 and 280 AD."
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Lin Ke's inner monologue: What is this thing?! It's all so flashy and complicated...
999 System: So this is what a random big screen looks like! What a rip-off!
When the video first started playing, Liu Che was grinning from ear to ear, thinking to himself, "Which dynasty is so unlucky!"
Regardless of his size, he felt that the presence of several torches in the scene was quite inspiring!
But the last sentence made his upturned lips gradually disappear, revealing that the unlucky guy was actually from the Liu family!
Your Majesty the Pig: (owo?)! ...No, not at all!
Meanwhile, Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty were overjoyed; it was finally their turn!
Before long, the transparent light screen slowly disappeared again, and everyone's attention returned to the small light screen.
"Let's see which two brothers we'll draw next!!"
In the blink of an eye, two names appeared on the system: Xiao Qiao and Wang Zhaojun. Lin Ke immediately understood – this was a women's special!
Then, Lin Ke glanced at the prize again, and wow, it was a three-wheeled motorcycle!
She could only laugh when she thought of those old folks driving around the city in their three-wheeled motorcycles. It seemed a bit out of place in the scene. What do you call this? A clash between the modern and the ancient!
So Lin Ke continued with a smile, "Ahem... Let's take a look at the prizes for this live stream. I'll show you a video about them!"
A man was seen sitting on it, with a box on the back. They then drove off, and upon reaching their destination, a loudspeaker announced: "Reverse! Please be careful!!"
Everyone looked at it and saw that it resembled an oxcart, but much faster. They wanted one!
What is that talking thing? It looks really fun!
"Alright, let's invite Ms. Xiao Qiao and Ms. Wang Zhaojun to the live broadcast room now!"
Before long, two women dressed in Han Dynasty attire appeared in the live stream.
Lin Ke was stunned for a while upon seeing the person in question. She was also captivated by her beauty. The ancients described her as having the beauty to make fish sink and geese fall from the sky, and the moon hide its face and flowers blush. She immediately had a candidate in mind. However, her tongue was too clumsy, and she didn't know how to praise her!
"Ancestor... no... sister, please sit down!" Lin Ke hesitated for a moment, almost making a fool of herself!
Wang Zhaojun and Xiao Qiao exchanged a glance, somewhat amused and exasperated. This girl was quite amusing!
But when they sat on the sofa, they were surprised by its softness; leaning against it, they realized how comfortable it was!
It's a pity that they didn't have chairs like that during the Han Dynasty, otherwise their backs wouldn't sometimes ache.
While they were deep in thought, Lin Ke went to get a drink; she'd been really into coconut juice lately!
"This is coconut juice, a beverage from later generations. Please help yourselves!" Lin Ke said, then poured two glasses for them and drank one herself.
Xiao Qiao and Wang Zhaojun found the box strange, but after trying a cup, their eyes lit up as soon as they tasted the beverage; they immediately loved its sweet flavor!
A moment later, Lin Ke began preparing the questions. Turning towards the small screen, she said, "Before we get to the questions, let's introduce our two beautiful ladies!"
Then she turned to Xiao Qiao and Wang Zhaojun and said, "The Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu once wrote a poem: 'If the east wind had not favored Zhou Yu, the two Qiaos would have been locked up in the Copper Sparrow Terrace in the depths of spring.' This lady is Xiao Qiao."
"Actually, there isn't much information about Xiao Qiao. Her original surname was Qiao, and she was a beauty who was considered to be of national beauty during the late Eastern Han Dynasty."
"In the fourth year of Jian'an, Zhou Yu followed Sun Ce to capture Wancheng in Lujiang. After the city was captured, Qiao Gong's two daughters, later known as Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, later married Sun Ce and Zhou Yu respectively."
Xiao Qiao never expected that people thousands of years later would still remember her as an ordinary woman, and she was filled with mixed emotions.
Wang Zhaojun did not know Xiao Qiao. At this moment, she was preoccupied with the Han court's reply and could not accept the custom of the son succeeding the father.
"As for Wang Zhaojun, the princess of the Han Dynasty sent to marry a foreign ruler for peace. We've mentioned before the Han-Tang peace alliance, where a woman was sacrificed to ensure peace between the two countries. These princesses didn't have good endings."
"Even when disputes broke out between the two countries and war was imminent, these princesses would be used as scapegoats. What I liked most about the Ming Dynasty was that it did not have the marriage alliances of the Han and Tang dynasties, nor the ceding of territory and payment of indemnities of the Song dynasties."
All the emperors of the Ming Dynasty: ?????????? )?Hehe!!
Big-Handed Liu Zhuzhu: Hmph! So what if you think you're so great?!
The Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty: They were all eccentric emperors!
Judy, the Great General Who Conquers the North: So what if it's weird! It's better than ceding territory and paying reparations!
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: ...
When the princesses from other timelines heard this, they thought of their hometowns, and the bitterness in their hearts was overwhelming. It seemed that they would have to stay in foreign lands for the rest of their lives, carrying only the longing for their hometowns.
"The custom of the Xiongnu was that when the father died, the son could marry one of his father's other wives, and when a brother died, the younger brother would marry his elder brother's wife."
"This was an ordeal for Han Chinese women deeply influenced by Confucianism; in the eyes of the Han people, such behavior was against human ethics."
"These princesses who were sent to marry foreign rulers to maintain peace between the two countries were undoubtedly great, but they were probably not very happy in their personal lives."
"Wang Zhaojun, on the other hand, was married off to the Xiongnu and lived with Chanyu Huhanye for three years before losing her husband."
"Because the nomadic people practiced levirate marriage, she petitioned the Han Dynasty to return to the Han, but Emperor Cheng of Han ordered her to follow the nomadic customs. So Wang Zhaojun married her stepson."
"Eleven years later, the successor Chanyu passed away, and she married the newly appointed Chanyu, who was her previous husband's younger brother. Not long after, she also passed away at the age of thirty-six."
"In Wang Zhaojun's short life of just over thirty years, half of it was spent living among the Xiongnu. Perhaps it was because of the customs of the Xiongnu, or perhaps she missed her homeland, or perhaps something else, that she passed away so early!"
"However, Wang Zhaojun's departure to the Xiongnu did indeed maintain peace between the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty for several decades and promoted cultural exchanges between the two countries."
"There is no doubt about this. Many people still remember her in later generations, and there are even stone statues in her memory."
Upon hearing this account, Xiao Qiao and Wang Zhaojun's eyes filled with tears; no matter the circumstances, women can always empathize with each other.
Wang Zhaojun, as the person involved, was naturally even more saddened. It turned out that she never returned to the Han Dynasty in her lifetime. However, she never thought that future generations would remember her, but the people of both places were at peace because of her, which was also a good thing!
Lin Ke immediately handed them tissues, wishing he could do it himself, but he was a little shy in front of the beautiful women. At that time, the Han Dynasty was not weak compared to the Xiongnu, but it still did not agree to Wang Zhaojun's request!
Lin Ke felt saddened by this thought. The custom of levirate marriage—let alone feudal society, even today—probably few people could accept it!
She sighed, "Let's talk about the princesses sent for political marriages another time, but I hope that all of you emperors will think twice before giving these princesses a chance to return home. Who would want to be far from their homeland?!"
"Moreover, many of these princesses are not actually daughters of the emperor, but rather women of the imperial family. Regardless, if peace is truly entrusted to women, what use are men for fighting?!"
Hearing Lin Ke's words, Wang Zhaojun and Xiao Qiao were moved, but also a little envious. Compared to their time, women in the world today must be much freer!
At this moment, comments kept pouring into the live stream:
Cao Cao, the boss: How did such a beautiful woman end up in the hands of those Huns?!
Judy, the Grand General Who Conquers the North: It seems it still has to be our Great Ming Dynasty. No ceding of territory or payment of reparations, and no princess sent as a bride for political marriage!!
Li Erfeng of the Tang Dynasty: Your family has the gatekeeper Zhu Qizhen, the Tumu Crisis, and a student from the Oirat Mongols!
Zhu Bajie of the Ming Dynasty: Every family has a spendthrift son, it's better than the marriage alliances of the Han and Tang dynasties, and the annual tributes of the Song dynasty!
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu: What?! Your family's coup d'état! Yu Qian was unjustly killed!!!
Zhu Zhanji of the Ming Dynasty: ………
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: He harmed 500 million soldiers, his brother/son, and his ministers!
General Judy, the Northern Expeditionary General: Damn it, are they trying to mess with us?! Every family has a spendthrift son! The might of our Ming Dynasty isn't just talk! It's forged in battle after battle!!
First Emperor: ...Is this fight really necessary? If women can stop the war, why start another conflict?
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At this moment, the emperors of other timelines felt somewhat ashamed. Considering the bigger picture, using a woman to stop the war and avoid unnecessary sacrifices was a worthwhile investment.
The only ones I feel sorry for are those women; they gave their entire lives and never got to go home.
But now, everyone knows that they are probably seen as heartless and ungrateful. Well, since they have maintained peace for more than a decade, it is not impossible to bring them back.
Most importantly, people in later generations sympathize more with women, and if they were to give them something, it would be a loss for them!
They're not going to have to favor dragons, phoenixes, or pigs!
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