Daughter Country

The Daughter Country is a small country outside the Celestial Empire, located in a canyon with an extremely narrow entrance, almost the distance that can only fit a horse-drawn carriage to pass through. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info 1 km from the entrance built a high wall with many small holes in the wall for firing crossbow arrows. There is a huge stone at the entrance, about the same size as the entrance, and the three big characters "Daughter Country" are written on the boulder.

Entering the canyon, the further you go in, the more open it becomes. The landscape inside is picturesque, and the houses are like that. In the peach forest, pavilions and pavilions, cornices and corners, small roads in the forest, winding paths are secluded. The breeze passes, and the sound of silk and bamboo; The beauty in the forest, curling and tingting. Go further in, there is a small bridge, called: Yuhua Bridge, there is a wishing tree not far from the bridge, and there are many red ribbons tied on the tree.

Every year on the day of Tanabata, there are countless young men and women who come here to make wishes, they tie red ribbons to the branches, and then put their hands together and make a wish to the sacred tree, which is said to be very effective, and those who come to make a wish will have their wishes fulfilled nine times out of ten. No one can tell how old this tree is, but if you look at the huge crown and thick branches, you can tell that this tree is hundreds of years old, if not a few hundred years old.

On a sunny hillside there is a palace, which is the official residence of the king of the daughter country. The palace is made of tens of thousands of crystals, therefore, from the exterior it looks crystal clear. And because of the frosting technology used inside, coupled with the refraction of the sun's rays, people on the outside cannot see everything that people on the inside do.

Countless men wanted to see the king's jade body, and although this thought was very dirty, it still couldn't stop them from having this thought. However, this is only a fantasy, because those who are not allowed to see the king's jade body have only one fate, and that is - death. The country's laws are not cruel, and those sentenced to death are simply sentenced to 24 hours a day to watch old men over 60 years old take a bath, and finally feel hopeless in life, so they commit suicide.

Breakfast with the Queen, a dream that all men look forward to. Yuan Tiangang sat on the right side of the dining table, holding a jade chopstick, tasting this exotic food. There is a queen next to him, and there is a row of men waiting to be summoned at any time outside the house.

"My lord, how was your sleep last night?" The queen swallowed the food in her mouth and asked softly, the voice so soft that she couldn't hear it unless she listened carefully.

"Slept well, Your Majesty." Yuan Tiangang put down the jade chopsticks and nodded at the queen as a salute. However, he remembered the celestial phenomenon he had seen last night, and was faintly worried. Before coming to the daughter country, he had observed several such celestial phenomena, and he knew that a certain country in the south was about to suffer a disaster, and only after he arrived in the daughter country did he know that the country that was about to suffer disaster was such a beautiful country. Maybe it was God's intentional arrangement that made him come here by accident, but what can he do for this small country with his own strength? He couldn't help but fall into a deep worry in his heart.

"I heard that the Celestial Empire is a great country, and that the monarch of the country is kind-hearted and his courtiers are loyal. The country is strong, the people are simple, and the culture is rich, can you tell me about your country? I have a special respect for your country and would like to know more about it.

"I don't know what kind of information Your Majesty wants to hear."

"It is said that your country is a country of etiquette, can you tell me about the etiquette of your country?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Since the founding of our dynasty, we have mainly respected the way of Confucius and Mencius and Confucianism, from the emperor to the common people, and standardized ourselves with the Tao Te Ching, that is: Tao can be Tao, very Tao. The name is famous, and the name is not very famous. That is, if all the people in the world obey the Tao, then the world will be peaceful. However, in all dynasties and generations, there are also those who commit adultery, and these people are not only laughing at the shame of the world, but also punished by law and morality.

In terms of salutation, for men who are familiar with each other, most of them are called by their surnames and lines, and there are also those who add the word "Lang" after them. For example: Zhang San, Li Si, Yuan Jiu. It can also be said that Zhang Sanlang, Li Shilang, and Yuan Jiulang's.

For women, they are called by adding "Niang" to the surname. For example: Sun Erniang, Chen Jiuniang......

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Yuan Tiangang chattered a lot, and the queen was dumbfounded when she heard it, it was really a big country of etiquette, and there was really a lot of red tape. Unknowingly, when it was time for the early dynasty, the queen pulled Yuan Tiangang to the court together, saying that the officials of the court heard that a saint had come to the Celestial Empire, and they all wanted to ask him to take a look. In this way, Yuan Tiangang followed the queen to the court. But when I saw all the officials in the court, all of them were women. The two imperial histories who "kidnapped" him yesterday are also among them.

After the early salute, the queen said: "Since the founding of the country, thanks to the blessing of rain and dew from heaven, the mountain gods have offered treasures, so that the inhabitants of the country can have enough food and clothing, the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and there is no war on the border. This is a good thing. ”

"But isn't there an old saying that 'be prepared for danger in times of peace', that is, when we live comfortably, we must always think that danger will come at any time, and we must be fully prepared so as not to let the enemy take advantage of the loopholes. As myself, because I haven't been fighting for many years, I'm a little slack in my thinking, and I don't think you're any better than me. ”

"In order for our country to prosper for a long time, for our children and grandchildren to live a peaceful life forever, and for our century-old foundation not to be destroyed in our hands, therefore, we must take precautions."

"I have heard that there is a famous astrological master in the Celestial Empire, who is good at divination and observation of celestial phenomena, so I specially sent two imperial historians to invite him to our country, one is to ask the master to help us predict the future fate of our country; Second, I hope that Yuan Tianshi can act as an envoy to our daughter country and the Celestial Empire. The third is to satisfy the curiosity of the courtiers. I don't know what Aiqing's opinion is? After the queen finished speaking, she looked at the ministers, and then at Yuan Tiangang.

Yuan Tiangang thought to himself, it turned out that Da Yao brought me all the way here, not only to tell the fortunes of these beauties, this queen wants to form an alliance with my Tang Dynasty through me, so as to find a backer, once there is a war in the future, beg me to send troops from the Tang Dynasty, and my Datang can't watch it. Looking at Her Majesty's long-term national beauty and fragrance, I didn't expect to be so far-sighted, it seems that I underestimated her.

The queen didn't see any expression on Yuan Tiangang's face, he twisted his beard, his eyes narrowed into slits, as if he was thinking about something. She was a little uncertain in her heart, and she didn't know if this master would give her some guidance.

She looked at the ministers again, the ministers, you look at me, I look at you, some think that the queen is doing this too much, and some think that the queen is far-sighted for the sake of the country and supports the queen's views. From exchanging glances with each other to muttering in private, the queen sat far away, and could not hear what they were muttering, so she could not help but say aloud: "What are you muttering down there, speak louder, let me hear it too." It's okay, don't be afraid to say something wrong, I won't punish you. ”