The ancients watched me play the Starry Sky Railway

"Hahaha, the cold-faced little green dragon... You know what, Dan Heng has a cold, expressionless face, and with his green clothes, he really looks like the real thing. What a good nickname."

Zhao Kuangyin laughed heartily, without any trace of anger at having violated a taboo.

It should be mentioned here that in ancient times, dragons were not actually that taboo.

Like in the new version of the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Fei said to Liu Bei: "That country bumpkin Zhuge Liang, who calls himself Crouching Dragon, is plotting rebellion!"

This is pure bullshit.

Zhao Yun's courtesy name is Zilong, so why don't you say he also had treasonous intentions? In your Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu's sword is called the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, so why not say he also had treasonous intentions?

Then why don’t you say anything, Zhang Fei?

Could it be that he is afraid of Yun’s wrath, or that his second brother will hang him up and beat him?

What's more, there are dragon boat races on the Dragon Boat Festival, dragon lantern dances on the Lantern Festival, and the second day of the second month is called the Dragon Raising its Head!

Do all the people who celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, the Lantern Festival, and shout "Dragon Raising its Head" have the intention of rebellion?

There was also a novelist named Feng Menglong in the Ming Dynasty, and a minister named Zou Yinglong in the Southern Song Dynasty. Shouldn't the emperors of their time have arrested both of them and executed their entire clans?

Some of the lines in the New Three Kingdoms are too outrageous and have left many jokes.

Song Shenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty also made it clear that the dragon was not exclusive to the emperor.

At that time, Su Shi wrote a poem, in which there were two lines: "The roots reach the nine springs without any bends, and only the hibernating dragon in the world knows it."

Prime Minister Wang Gui then said to Song Shenzong: "The dragon is the symbol of the emperor. The reigning emperor is called the flying dragon, and only the deceased emperor can be called the dormant dragon. Your Majesty is the flying dragon in the sky, but Su Shi said that only a dormant dragon can understand him. Isn't this treasonous?"

Song Shenzong immediately retorted: "How can such inferences be drawn from the poetry of a scholar? What does Su Shi's chanting about cypress trees have to do with me? Besides, the term 'dragon' doesn't only refer to the emperor. Didn't Kong Ming also call himself the Sleeping Dragon?"

From this we can see that there were some signs of literary inquisition at the time, but they were quickly suppressed.

It can also be seen that the dragon was indeed not exclusive to the emperor at that time, and it was even less so in the era before that!

Even in the era of the abolition of the Qing Dynasty, as the peak of the feudal system, all kinds of literary inquisitions were rampant.

But the abolition of the Qing Dynasty did not prohibit people from having the word "dragon" in their names.

For example, Chen Yuanlong, the Minister of Rites during the Kangxi period, and Yu Chenglong, the Governor-General of Liangjiang during the Shunzhi period.

Because in the land of China, naming children "Long" in the hope that they will become successful has been a custom for thousands of years. Even the Qing Dynasty could not abolish this tradition.

"Your Majesty, look at the enemy facing Dan Heng. They are very strange."

Zhao Pu, Zhao Kuangyin's former aide who claimed to "rule the world with half of the Analects of Confucius", was the first to notice the small robots opposite Dan Heng.

"This..." Zhao Kuangyin frowned as he looked at the little things. "They don't look like animals, but more like pieces of iron. How strange! How does this piece of iron move?"

"Perhaps it's like the wooden ox and flowing horse made by Zhuge Liang in the legend?"

"Your Majesty, why not recruit craftsmen to try to replicate it? If we filled the battlefield with these iron blocks, wouldn't we be invincible? Those Liao soldiers are mortals, how can they fight against iron blocks?"

For some reason, Zhao Pu felt that those little robots seemed to have opened a door in his heart, making him very excited.

What he said also touched Zhao Kuangyin's heart.

Zhao Kuangyin himself was a military general who rebelled and usurped the throne. Precisely because he came to power in an illegitimate way, he was more wary of military generals' monopoly of power than any other emperor.

He had just ascended the throne, but he was already thinking about how to remove the military power from those generals, and also be careful not to let them make a last-ditch effort.

Now Zhao Pu's words gave Zhao Kuangyin a new idea.

If in the future, all his soldiers are made of these pieces of iron... then what is he afraid of about military generals usurping the throne?

"Well, what Zeping (Zhao Pu's courtesy name) said makes sense. I will immediately draft an imperial edict to recruit craftsmen to imitate it!"

Craftsman: If you want to kill my entire clan, just say so! No need to play all these tricks!

However, Zhao Kuangyin did not expect this at this time.

After the sky curtain was closed, some craftsmen were inspired by the system's rewards and actually created some weird and wonderful things.

Dan Heng stood there coldly, looking at the two self-destructing robots opposite him.

"Host Dr. Juju: "Since no other contestants are willing to fight the Robot Squad, this match will be fought by Cold-Faced Little Blue Dragon alone... Wait! Two spectators have entered the octagonal cage, apparently intending to team up with Cold-Faced Little Blue Dragon."

"Yes, these two contestants are Xing and Sanyueqi."

"The three of them standing together are just like the brainless (March Seven), the unhappy (Dan Heng), and the deep well ice (Xing)."

"A few suicide robots were no match for them. They quickly destroyed them all."

"Oh! Nice strike!" Dr. Juju cheered. "Let's congratulate the victor—Cold-Faced Little Blue Dragon! And the two spectators who joined the fight."

"Audience? Can't you come up with a nickname for us too?" Sanyueqi rolled his eyes speechlessly.

Xing tilted her head: "Cold-faced little pink dragon?"

"Uh... forget it, I'd rather be a spectator." March Seven was speechless. She turned around and saw a familiar figure walking out of the club. "Look, there's Sambo!"

Xing clenched her fists and said, "We have to find a way to beat him up!"

"The three of them immediately gave chase, ran around for a long time, and finally stopped Sambo."

"Uh... Hi! So it's you guys! I was wondering why someone was following me. I thought we were being robbed, so I couldn't help but walk faster and faster." Sambo rubbed his hands together, giving a fawning smile. "If I'd known it was you, I would have welcomed you with open arms."

"Don't try to be so rude! You obviously ran away because you saw we were guilty!" San Yue Qi was very upset. If you counted carefully, they had already suffered losses at the hands of Sambo twice!

"I, how could I feel guilty? Hahaha, I, Sambo, always have a clear conscience. Look, if I hadn't gotten you underground, you wouldn't know how long you'd have been entangled with the Silver Mane Iron Guard. Besides, the Iron Guards would never chase you underground, so it's a safe place. See, didn't I help you a lot?"

"Sambo grew more assertive as he spoke, his back straightening even more."

"My CPU burned out on March 7th, I think... that's what happened."

But Dan Heng wasn't fooled: "Then why use smoke to stun us? Isn't it to hide some unknown secret? For example... a secret passage connecting the ground and the underground?"

"The people underground stay here all year round, unable to reach the surface, yet Sambo can come and go freely... I think he must know some secret passage."

"Uh..." Sambo immediately put on a pitiful expression. "Alright, I'll help you, without reservation, without asking for anything. I just ask you not to spread rumors! Okay, I'll introduce you to Dihuo. If you need anything, just ask them!"