kvmb Chapter 752: Close to the face and open up
Chapter 752: Close to the face and open up
Chapter 752: Close Face Opening
"Senior Cai Lun, if you had another chance to choose, would you still do the same thing?" Li Wu asked, and the others were also looking forward to Cai Lun's answer.
Cai Lun laughed and said, "Look, little kid, what are you asking?
Regardless of my identity, even if I told the emperor about this, what would happen?
This was done by Empress Dou. Will Empress Dou be deposed because of this?
The only person who will die in the end will be me. People are selfish, and I just want to live."
Who was Cai Lun? At that time, he was just an insignificant eunuch in the palace. How could he make trouble with those superiors?
If he really exposed this matter, Empress Dou would definitely kill him. The life of a small eunuch is worthless.
When Li Wu heard this, he opened his mouth but could not say anything. It was indeed true. At that time, Cai Lun was still a small eunuch, not like he is now.
There is definitely guilt, but you have to do it if you want to live.
When the ancestors in front of the sky heard this, they did not think that Cai Lun did anything wrong. As the saying goes, if a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth.
During the reign of Emperor Zhang of Han, when Emperor Zhang of Han learned the truth of the matter, his face turned green. The Queen was truly his good Queen. Now everyone knew what his good Queen had done.
Cai Lun, of course, cannot be killed, and he needs to be reused. Cai Lun was also threatened by Empress Dou.
Later, the ministers collectively requested Emperor Zhang of Han to depose Empress Dou. Empress Dou turned pale and sat on the ground.
The two sisters of Concubine Song were also released, and fortunately they were not seriously injured.
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Gao Lishi and Zheng He looked at Cai Lun. They didn't think Cai Lun did anything wrong. At that time, Cai Lun had no choice.
"Senior Cai Lun, don't think too much. In fact, now that the truth has been exposed, you can put your mind at ease," Zheng He said. If the emperor wanted to kill Cai Lun, it would depend on whether the people and people from other dynasties agree.
Mr. Cai Lun is a celebrity who has come to the future world. We cannot kill him at will.
That will attract a lot of attention.
Gao Lishi also nodded and said, "Indeed, we all know the result anyway, and things are different now."
Cai Lun also nodded and said, "You two juniors are right." Knowing his future fate, Cai Lun was no longer so worried.
"In 88 AD, Emperor Zhang of Han died and Emperor He of Han, who was only 10 years old, succeeded to the throne.
Empress Dou became the empress dowager and ruled the country. Senior Cai Lun, you were appointed as the eunuch.
The Zhong Changshi was a close minister to the emperor during the Western Han Dynasty. Most of those who were granted this title were the emperor's favorites. They mainly served the emperor, delivered imperial edicts, managed documents, and could even participate in political affairs.
It can also be said that Senior Cai Lun, you have finally made it.
However, compared with those notorious eunuchs in history, you, Mr. Cai Lun, can be said to be a breath of fresh air.
You never act dictatorially or form cliques. Instead, you have a great passion for inventions and creations.
Whenever you have free time, you will close the door to visitors and go to the fields to learn the manufacturing techniques of various tools from folk craftsmen.
So, Mr. Cai Lun, your success is not without reason.
You have to be prepared, work hard and sweat a lot. It's not something you can just succeed and transform paper easily.
It took countless failures and countless repeated experiments to finally create cheap paper!"
It’s not that paper was made casually. It was the result of countless failures, countless disappointments, and repeated experiments that ultimately transformed paper.
Only Cai Lun himself knows the sadness involved.
Cai Lun smiled and said, "It's not bad actually. At least the paper is out, right?"
He doesn't want to say much about the bitterness of this, all you need to do is see the paper.
"Indeed, everyone will remember your contribution, Senior Cai Lun," Zheng He said. Those of them who used paper naturally would not dare to forget it.
Gao Lishi also nodded. Paper has made life more convenient for many people and brought a lot of convenience to life.
The ancestors in front of the sky curtain were also praising Cai Lun. For a moment, the barrage was full of words of praise.
The superiors liked the eunuch Cai Lun very much. This was how a eunuch should be. Those eunuchs who monopolized the government should learn more from Cai Lun and see how he did it.
Many people came close and directly @ed many eunuchs in the barrage, asking them to learn from Cai Lun.
The eunuchs who were @ didn’t want to talk, they were finished.
"Later, after Empress Dowager Dou passed away, Senior Cai Lun directly applied to Emperor He of Han to become the Shangfang Ling.
This Shangfang was the place in charge of the manufacture and supply of imperial utensils.
The emperor's personal sword was produced by Shangfang.
And you, Senior Cai Lun, are the most famous Shangfangling.
During your tenure, the various instruments and weapons you supervised were all finely crafted and solid, and many of them became the subject of physiognomy in later generations.
According to the ancient encyclopedia "Guangya", there is a famous sword called Cai Lun. Yes, it is the name of your predecessor Cai Lun.
However, what made you, Senior Cai Lun, famous throughout the world and known to all future generations was naturally not the sword-making, but the paper-making technique!
According to the research of historians, paper was certainly not invented by you, Mr. Cai Lun, you just modified it.
During the Western Han Dynasty, paper was already made from hemp fiber.
However, due to various reasons such as the extremely high production cost and complicated process, that paper was not widely promoted and used at that time.
Therefore, the main recording tools at that time were bamboo slips and cotton silk.
As we all know, bamboo slips are very heavy, and not many words can be written on them. They are also inconvenient to carry.
Cotton silk is extremely expensive, but not many people are willing to use it to record things every day.
So, based on the experience and foundation of your predecessors, you, Mr. Cai Lun, used tree bark, broken fishing nets, rags, hemp heads and other things as raw materials to make wood pulp paper.
It is cheaper to make and more suitable for writing.
In 105 AD, Mr. Cai Lun presented paper to Emperor He of Han.
Due to the improved quality, it immediately attracted the attention of Emperor He of Han, who ordered it to be promoted and used nationwide.
The use of paper was promoted and gradually replaced bamboo slips, cotton and silk.
Later generations also called the paper modified by Mr. Cai Lun "Cai Hou Paper".
In 114 AD, after Empress Dowager Deng came to power, you, Mr. Cai Lun, were even more respected.
Not only will you be conferred the title of Marquis of Longting, but you will also be responsible for supervising scholars and proofreading various classics.
During the reign of Empress Dowager Deng, Mr. Cai Lun, you have been fully utilizing your talents.
The level of Shangfang's sword-making equipment reached its peak during this period.
Famous works named after you, Mr. Cai Lun, such as the Zhongshangfang Crossbow and the Longting Sword, have been published one after another.
Mr. Cai Lun, you even became the royal weapon brand at that time.
Unexpectedly, just when your career was at its peak, Empress Dowager Deng passed away!
The newly enthroned Emperor An of Han, Liu Hu, is the biological son of the deposed Crown Prince, Prince Qinghe, Liu Qing! "