"Xu Jun of Qin?"

Liu Xie looked suspicious when he heard this slightly weird name.

Everyone present was also puzzled. Although some people in the Han Dynasty had two-character names, most of them were single names, and four-character names like this were unique.

So, maybe this is some kind of honorific, like the name of some people?

But even so, everyone present was a noble family with some knowledge and connections, and some were from famous families, but no one had ever heard of such a weird name.

more importantly.

What is this person's ability that can actually become the national destiny and lifeblood of a small overseas country thousands of miles away, causing the Yamatai Kingdom to send envoys thousands of miles away to search for him, and even dare to use this matter to alarm the Emperor of Han Dynasty?

Xu Jun of Qin...

Wu Liang was also reminiscing about the name Qilitong. After all, just hearing the pronunciation was different from seeing the written text directly. In addition, Qilitong's pronunciation was a bit awkward, even for Wu Liang.

I couldn't immediately understand who Qili Tong was talking about.

But after thinking about it carefully.

Wu Liang suddenly thought of a person, and immediately stood up and asked: "Doctor Qilitong, is the real name of the person you are talking about called Xu Fu?"

As far as Wu Liang knows, in history, when Xu Fu took 3,000 boys and girls into the sea to search for the elixir of immortality for Qin Shihuang, it was said that he came to a place with "plains and wide swamps" and felt that the local climate was warm, the scenery was beautiful, and the people were friendly.

, he stopped and proclaimed himself king, taught the local people how to farm, fish, whaling and paper-leaching, and never returned to the Celestial Kingdom again.

As for this land of "plains and wide swamps", some scholars have analyzed the landforms and environment and believe that it is the Kyushu area of ​​the Japanese state, and the Kyushu area is in the north of the Japanese state where the Yamatai Kingdom is located.

Moreover, after Xu Fu arrived in Japan, he called himself "Xu Fu of Qin".

However, he was also called Xu Jun, but this matter was not recorded in the official history of the Celestial Dynasty, only some folklore and unofficial history.

There is no trace of the Japanese history books. They even verified the history of their own Yamatai Kingdom in the history books of the Celestial Dynasty. How could they record things that happened hundreds of years earlier?

The only thing that's certain is.

Even without history books as evidence, Xu Fu still had a profound influence on the history of the Japanese state. Even in later generations, the Japanese state still left many tombs of Qin Xufu built in different periods. However, these tombs were all fake and the dates were not correct at all.

Not on.

"Xu Fu?"

Hearing this name, both Emperor Xian Liu Xie and everyone present were familiar with it, but then the doubts on their faces became a little more serious.

"Wu Taishi, I'm afraid that's not quite right, right?"

An official immediately raised an objection and argued rationally, "You are also a historian specially appointed by His Majesty, so you should know that Xu Fu went to sea in the 28th year of Qin Dynasty (219 BC). If Xu Fu is still alive now,

If he were alive, he would probably have lived for more than 400 years. For Wu Taishi to be able to say this, it would be a small thing to lose his status, but it would be ridiculed by envoys from other countries if it was an insult to the country."

Although the culture of this era was monopolized by the gentry, the cultural atmosphere among the gentry was very free. It was nothing new to argue over an old saying and draw swords against each other.

Because in the eyes of the nobles, culture is their pride and dignity, and they must fight for their pride and dignity at all times.

That's why.

In this era, there were also a lot of bullies among the nobles. Once someone said something that was insulting to the culture, they would immediately refute and argue vigorously regardless of the occasion and status.

Just like the integrity of the historians who go on and on, they never compromise. Although they sometimes seem a bit pedantic and stubborn, they are also a cute side.

"..."

Seeing Wu Liang being hit, Cao Ang clearly showed a hint of displeasure on his face, but in the end he just moved his lips and did not speak.

Because this kind of cultural and academic discussion was encouraged in this era, if Cao Ang used his military power and status to suppress it, it would be regarded as a blasphemy to culture and academics. If this matter spreads, the reputation of the Cao family will definitely be affected.

Not a small impact.

and……

Cao Ang was not an unlearned person, and he knew very well what he said about Xu Fu. The official was actually right, but his words were a bit venomous, and his words contained some personal attacks.

However, Wu Liang just smiled indifferently, raised his hand to the official and said in salute: "You are right, I just made a casual guess, blame me for talking too much, and making a fool of myself."

In fact, after Wu Liang asked the question, he had already thought of the problem:

It is indeed very possible that Xu Fu went to sea and finally reached the Japanese country and settled there.

Because it is clearly recorded in the history books that when Xu Fu set out, in addition to carrying 3,000 boys and girls, he also carried enough food, clothing, medicine, farming tools, and seeds for three years, all of which were packed in the building built for him by Qin Shihuang.

Going into the sea to search for elixirs on mirages cost a lot of money, most of which was provided by Qin Shihuang.

Then, Xu Fu left without any news.

Some people think that Xu Fu most likely died while searching for the elixir.

However, through some details recorded in history books, Wu Liang believed that Qin Shihuang was deceived and that Xu Fu's defection was obviously a planned and organized defection.

There are three reasons:

First, Xu Fu had gone to sea many times before this trip. He had most likely discovered the Japanese country. Moreover, as early as the history books of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, some trade activities between Qi and overseas Japanese countries had been recorded.

Xu Fu happened to be a native of Qi, so he was more likely to have known about the existence of Japan;

Second, there are doubts about the materials that Xu Fu brought with him. If he only went into the sea to find elixirs, food, clothing, and medicines, there would be no problem. The problem was mainly with farming tools and seeds. He was going to sea. Could he still use them at sea?

If you get farming tools and seeds, doesn’t it mean that you are ready to live somewhere?

Third, Qi State and Qin State had a feud. After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, he implemented tyranny. Many of the royal family and nobles of Qi State were massacred and expelled. So Xu Fu, as a native of Qi, naturally had a natural hatred for Qin Shihuang, so there was

Motives for deception and defection.

However, these are not the core issues that caused Wu Liang's self-doubt. The core issue is that Xu Fu fled to the Japanese country and settled down in the Japanese country.

So how could the Japanese people come to heaven to look for Xu Fu, and this was four hundred years later?

This is the main reason why Wu Liang also feels that his guess may be wrong.

As a result, the words just fell out.

"It is Xu Fu. Wu Taishi is right. The queen of our country ordered me to come and look for traces of Xu Fu!"
Chapter completed!