Chapter 72 Deceiving the world
Questions appeared in Huo Guang's heart, but Emperor Wu of Han was right in front of him and there was not much time to think. Huo Guang could only answer: "It was done by the empress, but this method was also taught by an old man. This thing is called flying lamp."
"Oh flying light? So this thing can really fly in the air, but it seems incomplete. Is it still missing something?" Emperor Wu of Han showed great curiosity about the Kongming lantern, but he also found that the Kongming lantern had several burnt vines, and it should still be missing something. He didn't believe that such things could fly in front of him.
"Go back to Your Majesty, there is a piece of cloth soaked in lamp oil below. It can only fly up after it is lit. The core of the entire flying lamp is on this ball of fire." Huo Guang bowed and said. There is no doubt that Emperor Wu of Han’s focus today is on this Kongming lantern. Even if Huo Guang didn’t know Emperor Wu of Han’s real plans, he could not hide anything anymore.
"Okay, very good! What a magical object. The firelight on Chang'an City the night before yesterday was emitted by this thing?" Emperor Wu of Han turned slightly and stared at Huo Guang and said. Huo Guang did not expect that even Emperor Wu of Han would see the Kongming lantern he put on the night before yesterday.
"When you go back to Your Majesty, I let out a flying light on the night before, but I don't know if it was what Your Majesty said!" Huo Guang's answer was very cautious. Emperor Wu of Han kept holding on to the Kongming lantern and said that Huo Guang vaguely guessed some of the intentions of Emperor Wu of Han, but as soon as this idea appeared, Huo Guang had to admire Emperor Wu of Han that he was really imaginative.
"Well, it's very good. You said that if you put these flying lights on the sky above Chang'an City, will Chang'an City never have night?" Emperor Wu of Han asked Huo Guang in a tone full of hope.
"When you go back to Your Majesty, although the flying lights are not difficult to make, they do not last long. It is not impossible to fly together, but it will last for a quarter of an hour at most. It is impossible to use it to illuminate Chang'an!" Huo Guang was already a little sure of his guess. It seems that Emperor Wu of Han really wanted to use Kongming lanterns to create the extraordinary scene of "Chang'an Weiyang". You must know that in this superstitious era, if Chang'an City, as the center of the world, can never be dark, it will push the rule to an unprecedented height without any suspense. With such a grand scene, any ancient holy emperor will be overshadowed.
"Huo Guang, I ask you. I want to Weiyang in Chang'an, even if it's only a quarter of an hour, you may do it? You can ask if you have any requirements!" Emperor Wu of Han suddenly waved his sleeves and said firmly. As Huo Guang guessed, Emperor Wu of Han wanted to use the Kongming lantern to completely create a grand scene of a strange phenomenon from the sky, and this vision was extremely magnificent, so that Weiyang in Chang'an would reappear in the darkness.
It has to be admitted that Emperor Wu of Han’s idea is indeed very creative, and it will indeed become an extremely magnificent vision in this era. Moreover, this situation of fire as an vision is also the best vision for the Han Dynasty. Because since the Qin Dynasty, all dynasties have theories of the five virtues, such as the Qin Dynasty was water virtue, so it is still black. The Han Dynasty was precisely the virtue of fire, and red had a special status in the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty rulers believed that they were descendants of Yao and descendants of the Fire God Zhurong. Just imagine that if the fire light floated over Chang'an, this would just confirm the Han Dynasty's own statement.
So when Emperor Wu of Han saw the floating fire of Kongming lantern for the first time, he had already had this idea in his heart. Emperor Wu of Han thought that if during his reign, the fire light from the sky came from Chang'an Weiyang, then God was telling himself that he was the true emperor and the great direct lineage of the Fire God. This would undoubtedly make the rule more stable, more legal, and make the world come true. At the same time, Liu Che also had the name of true orthodox wiseness, and then Fengshan Mountain would be a natural result!
This is simply to ask Huo Guang to help Emperor Wu of Han deceive the world and perform a big drama for Emperor Wu of Han!
"Your Majesty, to achieve this situation, at least thousands of flying lights are needed. Although it is not difficult to make flying lights, it requires a lot of paper..." Huo Guang knew that he had to agree and agreed to it. He had to agree to it if he didn't agree. There was no room for bargaining, unless he really didn't want to live. Making flying lights is not difficult, but it is difficult. In this era, paper is rare. The existing paper is made of the remaining fiber residue after making the fabric, and then precipitated paper. It has not appeared specifically for the production of paper. In other words, to make such a number of flying lights, you must first make a large amount of paper.
"I have to leave this matter to you. No matter what method you use, I will see the scenery of Weiyang, Chang'an on the Mid-Autumn Festival. This is the tiger talisman of Qimen. I will draw another decree. As long as you hold the tiger talisman, you can mobilize a thousand Qimen. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will lead the ministers to sacrifice to the moon. After the matter is completed, I will have a lot of rewards!" Emperor Wu of Han said without doubt, and did not give Huo Guang any chance at all, but now there is only ten days before Mid-Autumn Festival, which is indeed a huge test for Huo Guang.
Huo Guang saw that Emperor Wu of Han had reached out to hand half of the tiger talisman in front of him. The Qimen Army was the first direct army established by Emperor Wu of Han, and it was his most confidant army. Wei Qing is currently in charge of this army, but Emperor Wu of Han still kept a hand when he handed over the tiger talisman to Huo Guang, and he would also give an order. Even if Huo Guang held the tiger talisman, he could only transfer one thousand Qimen Army, which was considered as adding a restriction to Huo Guang.
However, the temptation of the tiger talisman is indeed very great, and the power of the Yiqian Gate Army to transfer troops is actually very large. You should know that the Qiqian Gate Army has only more than 2,000 people so far, which means that Huo Guang has half the command power of the Qijian Army. Moreover, because of the secret, Emperor Wu of Han would not tell the public what Huo Guang does to transfer Qijian Army. In other words, when necessary, Huo Guang can even let the Qianqian Gate Army do what he wants to do. Of course, the consequences are hard to say.
Without much hesitation, Huo Guang took the tiger talisman and put it in close proximity. Then he bowed to Emperor Wu of Han and said, "I have received the order." Anyway, he has no choice, so he might as well agree readily.
"Very good, very good. I am looking forward to your performance very much. It seems that I can't wait!" Emperor Wu of Han said a lot today, and his spirit seemed extremely excited. Huo Guang felt that this was a normal reaction. After all, Emperor Wu of Han was also an individual, and he also had emotions and **. Emperor Wu of Han was indeed very much looking forward to this false vision. Even if he deceived the world, his ** can be satisfied. As for the true and false Emperor Wu of Han, he no longer valued it so much!
"Does Your Majesty have any other instructions? I need to prepare as soon as possible!" Huo Guang was still very anxious. The process of making thousands of Kongming lanterns is not short, and he had to choose a place to release them. After a series of arrangements, there were still many things to do, and this matter must be hidden.
"Then you go and do your business." Emperor Wu of Han waved his hand and said.
"I'm asking for my retreat!" Huo Guang bowed again and planned to withdraw from the Jinhua Palace.
As soon as Huo Guang retreated a few steps, Emperor Wu of Han suddenly said: "Wait, have you remembered everything I said today?" It seemed that Emperor Wu of Han was afraid that Huo Guang would forget it, and finally confirmed it again.
"Reply to Your Majesty, I dare not forget every word of your Majesty. Your Majesty summoned me to inquire about Chang'an government affairs and urged me to do a good job in liquidating money." Huo Guang answered the question, and his answer was simply inconsistent, but Emperor Wu of Han showed a satisfied smile after Huo Guang's answer.
Huo Guang withdrew from Jinhua Palace. A cool breeze blew by. He felt that his back was wet. Then Huo Guang reached out to touch the tiger talisman in his arms, and a wry smile appeared on his face. At this time, Huo Guang actually remembered a sentence from later generations, "Knowledge changes destiny", but Huo Guang didn't know whether this change was good or bad for him.
On the plus side, his current achievements have surpassed Huo Guang in the original history. But the bad thing is that his growth seems to be a little too fast, and he has also learned some secrets of Emperor Wu of Han, and even this secret is something that Emperor Wu of Han doesn't want people to know!
"It's only ten days, and it seems that I have to hold on. Liu Che didn't give him anything, and even the craftsmen in the palace could not use it himself. In other words, he had to find a way from the beginning of papermaking." Huo Guang also complained in his heart that Emperor Wu of Han was stingy and did not even pay for his wages to do things. At least thousands of papers from Kongming lanterns would be a huge fortune in this era.
Huo Guang estimated that the entire Chang'an might not be able to find enough paper to make thousands of lanterns. Fortunately, Huo Guang knew that the manufacturing principle of paper was not complicated. Although Cai Lun had only appeared for hundreds of years, it was not a problem to improve papermaking technology now, and it was easy to be accepted by this era.
After leaving the Weiyang Palace, Huo Guang returned to the Hou Mansion and was quietly locked in the house by himself. In the eyes of Emperor Wu of Han, this was just a gorgeous drama to deceive the world, and Huo Guang was just the director of this drama. However, Huo Guang believed that he had too many places to use before this good show ended. In Huo Guang thought that he would not only have to direct such a scene in these ten days.
Huo Guang was fiddling with the tiger talisman in his hand. This thing was in his hand. It can be said that he was a real power faction in Chang'an City at this moment. There was no way for anyone with military power to be tough in this era. Emperor Wu of Han gave Huo Guang a thousand Qimen Army to set off the Kongming lantern, but Huo Guang found that with the tiger skin of Qimen Army, he could do a lot of other things.
"Come." Huo Guang thought for half an hour in the room before walking out of the room. There were many servants in the marquis' mansion, and Huo Guang had just one word and someone came to him soon.
"What are the instructions for the second master?"
"You go to the Censor General Du Zhou's Mansion to upload a message and ask Du Yannian to pass on a message to the county government tomorrow, and then say that if your Majesty has something to do, I will not be in a county government tomorrow." Huo Guangmingtian did not plan to go to the county government, but had more important arrangements, so he asked someone to pass on a message to Du Yannian.
Early the next morning, Huo Guang took Zhen Youcai and Laoqi and Laoba out of the city gate early. Today, Huo Guang was still wearing a brocade robe, but unlike in the past, he hung his sword around his waist.
"A Guang, where are we going?" The four of them rode on the horse. The seventh and eighth brother didn't speak much. They just followed Huo Guang, but Zhen Youcai couldn't help asking Huo Guang.
"Go to the Qimen Military Camp in Shanglinyuan." Huo Guang replied, and continued to urge the horse to move forward, which made Zhen Youcai confused. It was the seventh and eighth brothers who looked at each other in confusion, because they knew that the Qimen Army was the emperor's personal army, responsible for the emperor's patrol and dealing with emergency incidents. The Qimen Military Camp was not something that anyone could enter just by wanting.
Chapter completed!