(F * ck, what an evil title. Is this considered clickbait?)
Looking at the sudden appearance of Li Er and his wife, Li Zexuan was speechless. Old Li's family had a hobby of sneaking into other people's homes ~! Last time at the workshop, Li Chengqian was also like this ~!
Li Zexuan had seen many ancient dramas in his previous life. In them, many emperors liked to go out in plain clothes. He didn't expect Li Er to also like to play such a vulgar trick. Looking at his and Empress Zhangsun's casual clothes, people who didn't know would think that they were just a normal couple ~?
"All the land under the heavens belongs to the king, and all the people on the shores of the land are the king's subjects!"
Perhaps this kind of thinking was deeply ingrained in Li Er's mind. He felt that the whole Tang Empire was his, and it was nothing to go out of the palace and be a guest at a subject's home.
As for eavesdropping, he definitely didn't do it on purpose. It was just a coincidence.
Li Zexuan was too engrossed in his memories just now. Otherwise, he would definitely have sensed that there was someone outside the house.
"Your humble subject pays his respects to Your Majesty ~!"
Li Zexuan cupped his hands and bowed to Li Er, who was "eyeing covetously".
"Don't talk nonsense ~! Quickly answer me ~! Is the place you were talking about the celestial world ~! "
Li Er was unmoved and continued to ask.
Empress Zhangsun pulled Li Er's arm worriedly. She was always smart, but at this moment, she was very worried that her husband would be "possessed". Since ancient times, many wise Divine Emperors had become muddle-headed and incompetent because of pursuing the illusory celestial path. In serious cases, their families were separated and their countries were destroyed!
As an important official of the Empire, how could Yan Lide not have such worries? He opened his mouth, but due to the power that Li Er was emitting at this moment, he could only swallow the words that were at the tip of his tongue. At the same time, he secretly prayed that Li Zexuan would not say anything that would seduce the Emperor.
"Your Majesty ~! This is just a humble subject's dream, not a celestial realm ~! "
Feeling Li Zexuan's urgent and bloodthirsty gaze, Li Zexuan secretly regretted acting tough just now. He didn't expect to attract the wolf.
Never doubt the ancient emperors' pursuit of immortality. These people had reached the pinnacle of power in the mortal world. They no longer had any desire for wealth in the mortal world. The only thing they wanted was eternal life. For this, they did not hesitate to become tyrants!
"Is it really just a dream?"
Li Er asked unwillingly.
"It's absolutely true!"
"But you just said that you can't tell which world is a dream and which world is reality. In the past, there was Zhuang Zhou who dreamt of butterflies. He couldn't distinguish between dreams and reality and eventually became one of the two Taoist sages. Now, you dreamt of such a real and bizarre world of immortals. Therefore, I want to know if the world of immortals really exists? "
(Zhuangzi was the first to propose the idea of "Inner Sage and Outer King", which had a profound impact on the Confucian school. His "Three Sounds" thought was compatible with the "Three Talents" of the Book of Changes, so he and Laozi were called Laozi and Zhuang Zhuang. The two were regarded as the two Taoist Sages.)
Li Er stared at Li Zexuan's eyes and asked word by word. As long as Li Zexuan said half a lie, Li Er was confident that with his ability to read people, he would be able to see through it.
"Your Majesty, even if the world in my dream really exists, I dare to conclude that it is definitely not the world of immortals!"
Li Zexuan directly cut off Li Er's thoughts and said with certainty.
"Why?"
"Because the people in that world are no different from us. They are all mortal. They can get sick, hungry, thirsty, injured, and die of old age. Although the average lifespan of the people there is 20 to 30 years higher than the lifespan of the people of the Tang Empire, they are definitely not immortal! How can a world without immortals be the world of immortals? "
Li Zexuan did not back down. He looked straight at Li Er and said in a deep voice.
"But you just said that the people in the other world can soar above the Nine Heavens, dive hundreds of feet into the deep sea, transmit messages from a thousand miles away, and even look at each other from a thousand miles away. How can mortals do such a thing?"
Li Er was still unwilling to believe it and retorted.
"Your Majesty, don't think that the other world is too mysterious. In my opinion, the reason why they can do that is nothing more than borrowing some tools. Their engineering has been developed to the extreme, a hundred times more advanced than the Tang Empire. That is why they can create those magical tools!"
"You're saying that those tools were created based on engineering ~?"
Li Er said in disbelief.
Li Zexuan pretended to let out a deep sigh and said:
"Now that things have come to this, I will tell you the truth! The engineering that I mentioned earlier included new mathematics, electricity, magnetic field, and electromagnetism. My master only taught me a small part of these knowledge. The rest was learned in my dream. In other words, my engineering belongs to the knowledge of the world in my dream. "
"Learned in your dream ~?"
Li Er's eyes widened, and his breathing quickened. He muttered: "No wonder I always felt that your knowledge did not belong to this world. You can even create things like lightning ~! Now it seems that it is indeed so ~! "
"Your Majesty, in that world, people call the ability to create new things science and technology. Engineering is the most important branch of science and technology. The telegraph that I previously built can, in theory, transmit messages from a thousand miles away. If it is slightly modified on this basis, transmitting messages from a thousand miles away will definitely not be a problem ~! This is the ironclad proof that that world is not the Immortal World ~! If my engineering can be developed to the extreme, my Tang Empire will be able to create tools similar to that world one day! At that time, flying into the sky and flying into the sea will definitely not be an unattainable dream for ordinary people ~! "
Li Zexuan felt that his impromptu explanation today was perfect. In this way, if he invented something awesome in the future, he would no longer have to tell others that it was taught by his master. If he always bragged about his master, sooner or later, something would happen because some things were too much beyond this era. In the Celestial Master Sect of Longhu Mountain, there were a few elders who had more contact with Spiritual Master Lingxu. If Li Er felt that something was wrong and sent someone to investigate seriously, he would definitely be exposed.
Moreover, by saying this, Li Er would definitely place more importance on Gong Xue and him. This could be considered as a protective umbrella for himself and Gong Xue!
"I see ~! I see ~! In this way, all the doubts can be explained ~! Engineering, what a good engineering ~! "
Li Er's expression was inexplicably complicated. He, who had always been wise and decisive, didn't know how to treat Li Zexuan at this moment. Now, things were out of his control.
After a long time, he said to Li Zexuan seriously, "Yanhuang College, you brat, do a good job ~! I hope that in my lifetime, I can ascend to the sky tens of thousands of feet high to see if there are immortals ~! I want the kind of long carriage that can travel a thousand miles in a day and carry a thousand people. I also want the kind of tool that can transmit messages from a thousand miles away! In this way, in the world, who can be my opponent ~! "
Li Zexuan sweated profusely. He really wanted to say, "Old Li, aren't you f * cking asking for a little too much ~!"
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