Ang Lee looked more like he was making up a story, but this story was based on real facts. In his previous life, he had encountered such a situation. It could be considered as a kind of artistic embellishment based on facts.
This story also made Ang Lee understand a lot of things. For example, what it meant to be thick-skinned, what it meant to be hypocritical, and what it meant to be able to say whatever you want after you succeed. Even if you just fart casually, there would be a large group of people fighting to smell it, and they would even look flattered.
Landlords who did not know the beauty of their wives were just one of the reasons. There were also rich people who felt that they were very poor and were just ordinary people. They only ate slightly better, had a bigger house, and had more money. There were also many rich people who regretted starting their own businesses and making themselves rich.
These invisible pretentious acts were the most fatal and also the most damaging. Moreover, they were widespread among the high-level talents.
Once a person had money and status, they would especially like to act pretentious. For example, they would wear gold and silver, drive luxury cars, and have beautiful women, etc. However, these old ways of acting pretentious were too lacking in novelty and could no longer cause a sensation. Only the shocking invisible pretentious acts were the most fatal and could best highlight oneself.
Of course, these invisible pretentious acts were only suitable for people with high status and wealth. If an ordinary person with nothing pretentious and claimed that they were face blind, others would only laugh at them and think that they were stupid.
Most of the time, acting pretentious was a game for people with money and status. Only they had more capital to act pretentious. They could also attract more attention and generate more influence. The most important thing was that many people would believe them and become die-hard fans. When there were enough die-hard fans, even the fake could become real.
If an ordinary person pretended to be the Dragon King and took in disciples in the village, they would be arrested very quickly. This was because it was a feudal superstition and was suspected of bewitching the people. They had to be severely punished.
However, if this ordinary person was born more than two thousand years ago and did the same thing, and quickly developed millions of fans, it could not be called a superstition, but a religion.
Was there a Dragon King in the world? No. Was there a God? No, was there a Buddha? Why was the Dragon King the only one who was beaten up while God and Buddha were unscathed? This was the advantage of having a large number of fans. If the number of believers increased, a forceful attack would lead to a large scale revolt and many hostile forces would form. The gains would not make up for the losses. Therefore, it was best for the ruler to compromise and allow the religion to propagate the ideology that was beneficial to his rule. This made it easier for him to control the people. Therefore, the ruler was more willing to put down the butcher's knife and choose to support the religion. As for the small scale superstitions like the Dragon King, because the audience was too small, they did not develop on a large scale. The imperial court did not see the need to cooperate and directly eliminated them was the most economical way to save administrative costs.
Of course, religions that could exist for a long time had been tempered and perfected bit by bit. They had a huge network of thoughts and ideas, which were indeed not something that small-scale superstitions could compare to. This had to be acknowledged. Moreover, most of the emerging superstitious groups had the nature of cults and wealth.
Other than religion, there was also art, and a series of other situations.
It was vulgar and shameless for an ordinary person to draw a picture of sex. However, if a famous person drew such a picture, it would be an elegant art. This was the most criticized double standard.
When the emperor in power went out to inspect the world and saw a beauty in a mountain village, he would force himself on her. It would be the blessing of the beauty's family. It was the blessing of several lifetimes to be able to get the emperor's favor. Even if the emperor just left and ignored the beauty, no one would dare to say anything bad about the emperor. If an ordinary person did so, he would become a eunuch or even be subjected to more cruel lynchings.
The world was always unfair. People with status could do whatever they wanted. Whatever they wanted to do, whatever they wanted to do, whatever they said would be the truth of the ages. People without status were nothing. That was how cruel the world was.
However, Ang Lee was a person with status in the Tang dynasty. He could do whatever he wanted. Therefore, even if the world was unfair, there was nothing wrong with it for Ang Lee. If everyone was equal, how could he enjoy the compliments and service of others?
Ang Lee was a person who benefited from the inequality of society. Therefore, Ang Lee would not choose to fight. Choosing to obey was undoubtedly the best choice. Only a fool would overturn all of this.
If he implemented the equality of the later generations, he would have to divorce his concubines. He would not be able to play around outside.
Ang Lee was immersed in the whirlpool of memories and could not extricate himself. Beside him, King Shilifoshi was also immersed in his thoughts. He felt that these things that Ang Lee said were very interesting. They were all interesting things that he had never heard of before.
"The Tang dynasty is indeed the most powerful country in the world. There are all kinds of people. Xiao Wang has learned a lot."
King Shilifoshi said.
Ang Lee was stunned for a moment and said softly, "Why do I smell jealousy? Your Highness is making fun of the Tang dynasty! "
"Haha! I wouldn't dare. Xiao Wang wouldn't dare to make fun of the Tang dynasty. It's just my true feelings. "
King Shilifoshi explained with a smile.
Ang Lee was also joking. He smiled and said, "Let's not talk about this. Let's talk about the war!"
The war that Li An was talking about was the army that he had led. He had just begun his operations, starting from hunting. Step by step, he had entered the Great Tang border army and engaged in a fierce battle with the Xi tribe.
At that time, Li An was young and full of vigor. With only a small number of troops, he had defeated the elite armies of the Xi Clan many times and saved the dangerous situation at the border. From there, he had made his first contribution.
Li An's narration was vivid and vivid. He even embellished some details, exaggerating his military exploits and describing himself as extremely valiant.
"Snowboard? It's a wooden board that can move around in the snow like it's flying! Xiao Wang remembers. Xiao Wang remembers. When Xiao Wang went to Chang 'an that year, he saw a skis show at the Daming Palace. It was really wonderful. The speed of moving with skis was more than ten times faster than running in the snow! No wonder Assistant Minister Li could achieve such a brilliant victory. "
King Shilifoshi interrupted.
For a person who lived in the tropics all year round, he had an inexplicable sense of anticipation for the snow in the north. The last time he went to Chang 'an, King Shilifoshi built a huge snowman in the Honglu Guild Hall in Chang' an. It was obvious how much he loved the snow.
"Yes! It's very cool to use skis in the snow. It's a pity that it doesn't snow all year round. I can't use skis at all. It's a big pity. "
Ang Lee said helplessly.
If it was in the future, artificial snow could be used to build an indoor ski resort in the tropics. As for the cost, it would be very high. But in the Tang dynasty, forget about it! There was no possibility of success at all.
"Yes! Our Shili Foshi is too hot. Unlike your Great Tang, which has four seasons, we only have the rainy season. It's impossible to even see snow, let alone ski. After the snow, the land will be a vast expanse of white. It's truly beautiful. "
King Shilifoshi fell into a reverie.
Snow was very beautiful. When it covered the land, it gave people a fairytale-like feeling. No matter where they lived, they would definitely love snow.
"There's no snow in Shilifoshi, so we can't ski. But Shilifoshi has enough coastline. We can surf! Surfing and skiing are very similar. The speed is not slower than skiing at all. "
Li An suddenly thought of surfing. Although he had never surfed since coming to Tang Dynasty, he still had the memories of his previous life. He knew how to make a surfboard and some surfing techniques.
"Surfing? What do you mean? Is it fun? "
King Shilifoshi asked curiously.
Obviously, he was a little tempted.
Li An nodded and said, "As I said just now, it's similar to skiing. It's very similar. Skiing is a wooden board under your feet, and you're running on the snow. Surfing is also a wooden board under your feet, and you're galloping in the sea. It looks similar, but the snow is replaced by the sea."
It had to be said that surfing and skiing were really very similar. They both had to step on a plank under their feet, but skiing was generally a long plank, while surfing only had one plank, but its volume and thickness were larger, which could meet the requirements of supporting a person.
"Running on a wooden board under your feet? How is that possible? Anyway, Xiao Wang doesn't believe it."
King Shilifoshi's face was full of disbelief. He even thought that Ang Lee was lying to him.
That's right. Anyone who had never seen surfing would not believe that a small wooden board could allow a person to run on the water. It was unbelievable.
Li An knew that King Srifoshi did not believe him. He explained, "All you need is a plank of wood that is as thick as a person's height, and you will be able to fly in the sea. This is the truth. Why would I lie to you? After the pirates are eliminated, I will ask the carpenters to make a few surfboards and let the soldiers of the Tang dynasty show it to you. You will know that I did not lie to you. "
"Okay, then it's a deal."
King Shilifoshi was very happy. He paused and said, "Assistant Minister Li, we are about ten miles away from the pirate's lair. I'm really looking forward to it!"
After that, he picked up the binoculars and observed the situation in the distance.
"About ten miles away. We will be there soon. Haha! These pirates are going to be in trouble! "
Ang Lee sat on the rocking chair. He wanted to rest for a while to prepare for the upcoming battle against the pirates.
"These pirates are very arrogant and have done a lot of bad things. When we attack later, the Tang Dynasty army need not show any mercy. Just kill them all."
King Shilifoshi also lay down to rest.
Soon, Shilifoshi's ship of deceased soldiers, which was in charge of leading the way, was the first to discover the location of the pirate's lair. They immediately stopped moving forward and sent a signal to the back.
"Assistant Minister Li, we found a pirate's lair ahead."
His subordinates received the signal and reported.
Ang Lee quickly got up and used the binoculars to observe for a while. Then, he said, "Split into three groups and surround the pirate's lair. Don't let a single pirate escape."
"Yes, Assistant Minister Li."
His subordinates immediately began to act. Two of the five steam gunboats immediately surrounded the two pirates while the other three guarded the steam landing boats and headed to the harbor where the pirate's lair was located.
With the help of the binoculars, Ang Lee's troops could discover the pirate's lair one step earlier. When the pirates discovered the Tang dynasty's ship, they were already surrounded.
However, due to the absolute geographical advantage, the pirates were not nervous at all even though they knew that they were surrounded. They were busy deploying weapons to counterattack and seemed to be planning to inflict heavy damage on the enemy.
"Rolling logs, flying stones, crossbows, and fireballs. Oh, these pirates are quite well-equipped with weapons. Without heavy weapons, it would be difficult to fight!"
Ang Lee sighed.
He looked at the terrain and could not help but have a strong interest in the pirate's harbor. This harbor was not too big in a semicircle. No, it was rounder than a semicircle. In the middle of the semicircle was a beach, but now it was a simple harbor with berths and large and small permanent arrow towers. These arrow towers were built with stones and were difficult to destroy with normal cold weapons. This was also the main reason why Shilifoshi's army was defeated. As long as these arrow towers were not destroyed, the soldiers who came ashore would continue to suffer casualties, especially the large permanent arrow towers. Not only were they equipped with crossbows, but they also had rolling logs, flying stones, and kerosene. When they were poured down, they could cause great casualties to the troops attacking the harbor.
This was not the worst part. On both sides of the semicircle were tall cliffs that could not be climbed by human strength. On top of these cliffs, there were a certain number of defensive weapons, such as catapults and bows. If they attacked together from both sides, they could cause devastating damage to the troops invading the harbor and prevent the enemy from approaching.
"Assistant Minister Li, Xiao Wang is not lying, right? This pirate's lair is dangerous enough, isn't it? "
King Shilifoshi put down his binoculars and said with lingering fear.
Li An smiled and nodded. "Your Royal Highness is right. This harbor is indeed very dangerous. If we want to break through, we need to break through two lines of defense. First, we need to deal with the defensive forces on both sides of the cliffs. Then, we can enter the harbor. After entering the harbor, we need to destroy the permanent arrow towers on the front of the harbor. Only then can the army land smoothly. As long as these two steps are completed, the pirates will be easily captured."
"Assistant Minister Li seems to be saying that it will be easy to take down?"
King Shilifoshi said excitedly.
Ang Lee nodded. "Yes, these two lines of defense are very difficult to deal with. But this is only so for Shilifoshi. For the Navy of the Tang dynasty, this is nothing. We can easily take it down with the steam cannons."
"Oh, then Xiao Wang will wait and see. This island only has one harbor. As long as we take down the harbor, none of the pirates will be able to escape."
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