Chapter 827 Traveling through a Thousand Years (Part 2)
"1100 AD?"
"Northern Song Dynasty?"
Upon hearing Zhu Qizhen's words, Zhang Ying and Wang Tong were stunned.
Mentioned earlier.
Although Zhang Ying is not a history buff, she still has a certain understanding of some basic historical knowledge after being bombarded by various videos for a long time.
For example, the time of the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty.
The girl touched her chin lightly and said to Zhu Qizhen:
"Mr. Zhu, if I remember correctly, the time of the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty seems to be not long after 1100 AD, right? - Jingkang shame seems to have been in the past 20 years?"
"Well, you remember correctly."
Zhu Qizhen nodded quickly and confirmed Zhang Ying's words:
"The Jingkang disaster occurred in 1126 AD, which is only twenty-six years ago. To put it vaguely, it is less than thirty years."
"To put it bluntly, it's just a matter of turning a page in the history books."
Twenty-six years.
This time is not short if it is short, but it is not long if it is long.
Take reality as an example.
Twenty-six years before 2024, it was 1998. That year, the national football team lost to Qatar 2:3 on a rainy night in the top ten games and failed to qualify for the World Cup. Lao Rong wrote an article "Dalian Golden State Doesn't Believe in Tears". The article is still unforgettable for many fans.
Of course.
Compared with 1998, 0102 is probably the year that more people remember deeply.
China's accession to the WTO, the national football team's first appearance in the World Cup, the 911 air strikes on the Twin Towers, and the SARS virus that year are only twenty-three or four years apart.
For a country, 26 years is really nothing.
Think of this.
Zhang Ying couldn't help but glance at the surrounding courtyard again.
Unlike other dynasties in history, even though the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty had various internal causes, it still showed a 'symptom' of violent death on the outside:
It was still alive and kicking shortly before its demise, without any sense of doomsday like the end of other dynasties where the whole world was in flames of war. The momentum of its rise to decline was so fast that it is rare in ancient and modern times.
At the same time, according to Zhu Qizhen's introduction, this was the residence of a certain Northern Song Dynasty prime minister. In every sense, it could be regarded as the political and economic center of the Northern Song Dynasty after the imperial palace.
And more than twenty years later, this quiet and elegant mansion will be crushed by the golden man's iron hoof, and the sky above his head will be covered with thick dark clouds
Under the influence of this filter, Zhang Ying's mood suddenly became a little subtle.
"By the way, Mr. Zhu."
Just when Zhang Ying was slightly in a trance, Wang Tong suddenly asked Zhu Qizhen:
"Whose mansion did you say this was before? Which prime minister did it seem to be?"
Zhu Qizhen nodded and wrote the word Su on the palm of his left hand with his right index finger:
"Su Song, Su Dongpo's Su, Liu Song's Song."
"He has been ups and downs in the officialdom of the Northern Song Dynasty for decades, holding the posts of Minister of Justice, Minister Zuocheng, etc. Three years ago, he became the prime minister as the prince's young master."
"Prime Minister"
Wang Tong suddenly frowned:
"This Su Song seems to be a corrupt official too?"
The civil service group of the Northern Song Dynasty has never had a high reputation among the people, especially for science students like Wang Tong, who have inherent stereotypes.
When he mentioned the prime minister of the Song Dynasty in his memory, he thought of the words party struggle, Cai Jing, Wang Fu, and the Six Thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty. Especially when he heard that Su Song was the prime minister in the late Northern Song Dynasty, he naturally thought of corrupt officials.
However, Zhu Qizhen quickly shook his head and rejected his idea:
"No, no, Mr. Wang, you guessed wrong this time."
"There is no direct relationship between prime ministers and corrupt officials. For example, He Li, the last prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty, fulfilled his duties during his tenure and was not afraid of the powerful. He even angered Song Huizong and was let go."
"Later, the city of Bianliang was destroyed. He Li knew that he had no way to save his life, so he went on a hunger strike to death in shame and anger. He may not be a national hero, but he can still bear the responsibility of giving a thumbs up and saying that he has integrity."
"It is also true that there were sycophants in the civil service group in the Northern Song Dynasty, such as Grandpa Zong Zezong in the mouth of the Jin Dynasty, but not all of them were corrupt officials."
"He Li Zongze is like this, and Prime Minister Su Song is like this."
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Wang Tong was stunned when he heard this, and his face looked thoughtful after he came back to his senses.
It seems to be the truth
When Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself, there was an eunuch named Wang Chengen beside him who died loyally with him, not to mention the huge civil servant group in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Simply because Su Song and King Fu of Cai Jing were both prime ministers, he was defined as a corrupt official. It was indeed a bit loose and unkind.
Then Wang Tong scratched his hair and used small movements to relieve his embarrassment:
"Mr. Zhu, I heard you say that this Su Song is a capable official?"
"Can I be an official?"
Zhu Qizhen thought about it for a while and explained:
"How should I put it? Su Song is a bit special, and may be a bit different from the traditional concept of a prime minister."
"For example, He Li, whom I mentioned above, is a very typical politician. He overthrew Wang Fu, one of the six thieves, and his party members. His achievement was to clean up the officialdom."
"But Prime Minister Su Song never participated in party struggles. His main energy and achievements were concentrated in engineering - of course, there are still literary creations such as anthologies."
"Engineering?"
Wang Tong blinked, and an example appeared in his mind unconsciously:
"Is it a project similar to Dujiangyan?"
Zhu Qizhen smiled and did not directly deny Wang Tong:
"The concept is similar, but the amount of the project is definitely not that huge. After all, there is only one project in Dujiangyan, but Su Song has many achievements."
"For example, Su Song was responsible for the construction of the Waterborne Astronomical Observatory, which was the earliest astronomical clock in the world and the pinnacle in the history of ancient Chinese astronomical instrument manufacturing."
"The entire instrument is about 12 meters high and 7 meters wide. Although the original instrument has been destroyed in the war, Su Song's mechanical drawings have been completely preserved. Just like the pyramids of Egypt, it is a globally recognized achievement. ”
"In addition, he has also included many works such as "Ben Cao Illustration", "New Yixiang Fa Yao", Su Song's Star Atlas, etc."
As a social madman who was able to roam wildly in the Wasi tribe after being captured, Zhu Qizhen's eloquence is naturally not that bad. Although the style of his painting is a bit inconsistent, when he started to introduce it, he was at a super level. tour guide.
In just a few words, he introduced Su Song's resume. Some of the ancient words that were difficult to pronounce could be explained in popular modern terms.
With Zhu Qizhen's introduction, Su Song's image became clearer.
From the official to the prime minister, he rarely participated in politics, and was even somewhat independent from the court. His thoughts day and night were astronomy and geography. Before the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty, he created the pinnacle of ancient human engineering
After a few minutes.
Wang Tong, full of emotion and doubts, asked a question that had been asked countless times before:
"Mr. Zhu, since Su Song is so extraordinary, why haven't I heard of this person before?"
"To put it lightly, Cai Jing and Tong Guan are both more famous than him, right?"
Hearing Wang Tong's words, Zhu Qizhen recently raised a self-deprecating wry smile, but shook his head helplessly.
Not only Cai Jingtong Guan, but also the God of War in Tumu Fort is more famous than Su Song.
Although Su Song has been on several hot searches on major social platforms before, these hits are nothing more than a drop in the ocean in front of hundreds of millions of Chinese people.
Nowadays, more and more people are still like Wang Tong. The first reaction after hearing the word Su Song is confusion, and the second reaction is whether this guy is a corrupt official.
There are probably some people who think that Su Song and Su Shi have some relationship because of the same surname Su.
But it is precisely because of this that there is such a dream of "traveling back" to the Northern Song Dynasty today.
Mentioned earlier.
One of the core values of "Yongle Dadian" is that it can provide a large number of historical materials that have not been tampered with or lost. These historical materials include unsolved historical mysteries and detailed documents of a certain dynasty that span hundreds of years.
Among them, the former is very helpful for fixed-point research, such as the debate on the ancient Dian Kingdom and so on.
But from a higher perspective of studying the entire ancient Chinese history, the importance of the latter is obviously higher.
For example, this time Weng Tong and others have compiled a large amount of humanistic background information from various dynasties in the "Yongle Dadian", which is enough to restore one or more real ancient social scenes.
Therefore, when the exhibition project was established, the National Museum proposed several dynasties for restoration as alternatives.
Among them are Xianyang Palace of the Qin Dynasty, Daming Palace of the Tang Dynasty, Xiliuying of the Han Dynasty, and Bianjing of the Northern Song Dynasty.
However, when it came time to finalize the goals, there were great differences within the committee.
Some scholars believe that Xianyang Palace should be chosen as the "travel" scene. China's first unified dynasty is simply a curiosity buff for modern people.
But Lu Xiao, who is in charge of modeling, expressed embarrassment. After all, today's virtual reality technology can't access brain waves. To make the audience feel more immersed, it needs the cooperation of real elements - to put it bluntly, you can't Some molds have to be made in reality, like the wooden deputy that Zhang Ying touched just now.
Otherwise, if you walk halfway and find a piece of porcelain next to you, and you reach out and touch it, you can only touch the air. This would be a bit unsatisfactory - Hey, this sentence rhymes quite a bit.
But if we follow the idea of assisted by realistic elements, it is obviously difficult to dress up Xianyang Palace, at least the time cost is a big problem
The committee debated this for a long time. Just when no one was convinced, Xu Yun suddenly made a suggestion:
Why don't we build Su Song's mansion?
First of all, as the prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Song's mansion contained almost all the artistic elements of the Song Dynasty, and he could make great use of the collected cultural materials of the Song Dynasty.
Secondly, compared to the palace, the area of the mansion is relatively smaller, and it happens to be limited to the booth in North Hall 13.
The third reason is that Su Song's science popularization value is extremely high, and he is innately consistent with the science popularization ideas of the National Museum. Although Su Song is not well-known, he does not have the controversial points that many historical figures have.
Of course.
Xu Yun also had another reason that he didn't say out loud, and that was that we have senior experts who can provide technical guidance when it comes to replicating Su Song's mansion.
Well, what an expert, because this thing is his home
Therefore, after further discussion, the committee finally made a decision - to make Su Song's mansion the destination of this 'official crossing'!
I believe that with the attention of this exhibition, at least after today, at least some people in China will be able to understand Su Song's past.
I recommend a book by a friend who is also an old author, "Reigniting the Green Age" by Honey Chicken
(End of chapter)