Chapter 412

"This... this... is written by the emperor himself?"

"My God? A bronze bell inscribed by the emperor himself? Does our country have such a bell?"

Until seeing the casting time behind.

Excitedly shouted: "Jingyun second year.... This is? Tang Dynasty's Ruizong Li Dan??"

"My God! Xiang Fangyang, you really gave me a surprise... no, this can't be counted as a surprise, it's not an exaggeration to say it's a shock."

"I was already very amazed by the epitaph just now, and as a result, you made a unique bronze bell again."

"If this is true, then it definitely counts as one of the best bronze bells in China!"

"I'm too excited, my God》.."

Not only him, everyone around was the same.

Some even couldn't help but hug each other to vent the joy in their hearts.

In their view.

Being able to discover such a bronze bell is the glory of their lives.

But this is for Xiang Fangyang.

It's really just sprinkling water.

Xiang Fangyang smiled at everyone and said calmly: "You are right, this is the bronze bell cast by Ruizong Li Dan. In China, the only ones that can be compared with it are the Yongle Bell!"

"But... this one is the only bronze bell written by an emperor. I believe you know its cultural relic value better than I do!"

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——【This is a master, this is really a master. In his place, national treasures are like Chinese cabbage in the vegetable market. Dig one, and it's a national treasure. The worse one is an ordinary national treasure, the normal situation is a first-class national treasure, and occasionally a top-level national treasure comes. If he continues to dig, and finally studies all his cultural relics comprehensively, he alone can definitely rewrite a lot of history.】

——【More than rewriting history, I even believe that if he is thrown on the moon, he can dig out alien civilization. At that time, what spaceships, star-destroying ships, gamma-ray cannons, if he is not afraid of death, he can even dig out black holes!】

——【This is a bit exaggerated, but I think it's okay to

"He was like a pool of soft water, preserving his own life through this method."

"In fact... people are all afraid of death, and Li Dan was even more so."

"He managed to preserve his life in troubled times, living until 705, when his mother passed away."

"When his mother passed away, he was still the Crown Prince."

"Logically speaking, he should have inherited the throne."

"But he did something that everyone found unexpected."

"He yielded the throne to his own brother, Emperor Zhongzong, Li Xian!"

"Afterward, Emperor Zhongzong, Li Xian, ascended the throne for the second time!"

"Adding it all up, Li Dan yielded the world twice; the first time was to his mother, the second time was to his brother."

"But five years later, Emperor Zhongzong, Li Xian, also passed away."

"The cause of death was that Li Xian's wife, Lady Wei, in order to become Empress Regnant, conspired with her daughter to poison Li Xian to death."

"Subsequently, Li Dan's son, Li Longji, and Princess Taiping raised an army, executed this mother and daughter, and then pushed Li Dan onto the throne once again."

"This brings us back to the story I told you earlier when I dug up the epitaph."

"After Empress Wei died, Li Dan ascended the throne for the third time! He ascended the throne again!"

"When he ascended the throne for the third time, he first went to pay his respects to Laozi."

"Because in his many years of political life, the reason Li Dan was able to survive in the inner palace..."

"The belief that sustained him was Daoist thought, because he was a Daoist."

"In Daoism, it is said: 'The highest good is like water; it benefits all things and does not contend!'"

"Li Dan had always upheld this phrase in his conduct."

"So, at that time, on the way to pay respects to Laozi, that night, he bathed and fasted."

"As a result, he dreamed of Laozi that night."

"As everyone knows, the Tang Dynasty believed in Daoism, because the Li Tang dynasty had always regarded Laozi as their ancestor."

"Dreaming of Laozi meant that his ancestor was protecting him."

"So he was very happy."

"Later, in the second year, 711 AD, when he went to pay respects to Laozi again, he had the same dream."

"Auspicious clouds swirled in the sky."

"So... he decided to cast a large bell!"

"To commemorate the dream he had."

"In his view, being able to have such a good dream meant that the Li Tang dynasty was about to reach its peak."

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——【Good heavens, I didn't understand a single word of that Classical Chinese just now, except for 'Zhen' (the imperial 'I'). Now, after hearing Fang Yang's explanation, I feel it's so smooth, just like listening to a complete story, and I also know the reason why Li Dan cast this large bell.】

——【After listening to Fang Yang's explanation, I admire this Li Dan a bit. In such an environment, how much patience must he have had to survive? Speaking of this, I have to mention our traditional Chinese sect, Daoism: 'The highest good is like water, it benefits all things and does not contend.' I feel this deeply.】

——【Although it sounds like Li Dan didn't have any great achievements in his life, being able to do this is truly better than most people. In such an environment, he could protect himself; this is a kind of wisdom, 'great wisdom looks like stupidity.' Often, those who are too sharp die the most miserably, just like Cao Cao's youngest son, Cao Chong!】

——【I had heard of 'the highest good is like water' before, but I only thought it was a very awesome state of being. Today, through Fang Yang's words, Li Dan made me deeply understand the meaning of this phrase. Not contending is often the best way to live.】

The archaeological experts on-site were also a bit moved.

They wouldn't be able to understand the inscription on the Jingyun Bronze Bell even if they went back and studied it for ten days or half a month.

Yet Fang Yang directly explained the reason for casting the bronze bell.

From his life experiences all the way to his changes in state of mind.

He didn't just tell them why it was cast.

He also explained in detail why it was cast.

Tiger was a rough man.

He couldn't understand it.

But he could also feel Li Dan's mindset of trying every possible way to seek survival.

On television...

Everyone sees the imperial family, and which one of them isn't imposing?

Any random Imperial Prince is incredibly arrogant.

Yet Li Dan was not only the Crown Prince, he had even been the Emperor.

But such a prominent person repeatedly yielded the throne.

In history, how many people fought tooth and nail for this position?

Yet for him, it became a hot potato.

As long as he could live.

The throne could also be discarded.

If one says that when Wu Zetian was alive, he had no choice.

That he had to yield the throne, that can be understood.

But Wu Zetian was dead.

He was originally the Crown Prince; he could have completely succeeded to the throne smoothly.

Yet he still yielded it to his own brother.

This is baffling.

It's as if the position of Emperor was insignificant in his eyes.

The cameraman saw Fang Yang stop and asked curiously: "Brother, didn't you say he yielded the world three times? What happened later? Who did he yield it to later?"

Fang Yang smiled: "Are you stupid? Of course he yielded it to his son!"

"Uh... this..."

The cameraman was a bit confused.

Fang Yang then continued: "Later, after Li Dan returned to Chang'ancheng."

"He had musicians who understood musical temperament gather in Chang'ancheng."

"After studying the principles of casting for this bell, he completed the casting of the large bell."

"So many years of Daoist thought made him weary of the blood and carnage of the imperial court."

"And he himself was particularly indifferent to being Emperor; he didn't want to be one at all, he had no desire for it."