Chapter 30 Nanhua Mountain, where Zhuangzi lived in seclusion
Qi Guocai took over the territory of the Song State not long ago, so! It is relatively loose in terms of management. Although there is no such scene of waste waiting to be revived, everything is still the same.
The former Song State was also a very large vassal state, if it weren't for the Chu State and the Jin State fighting in the middle of the Song State, the Song State was consumed in it, and the Song State would not have become what it was later, and it would have come to the present destruction.
The kingdom of Song was broken by the state of Qi, and the tyrant King Song Kang was killed, and everything remained the same under the state of Song. Of course! Under the premise of obeying the Qi country, everything is still the same.
Because the land area of the Song State is still very good, the Qi State will not be able to take over it fully for a while after taking over. So! The rest of the world, only the rest of the world. Naturally, someone is in charge of the above matters.
As long as there is no invasion by foreign troops, the Qi side basically does not care.
So! After entering the Song State managed by the Qi State, no one checked your ID card, let alone a secret card. Dai Zi took Peng Zhou all the way, and in just a few days, he arrived at Nanhua Mountain, where Zhuangzi lived in seclusion.
Nanhua Mountain, near Zhuangzi's hometown, is a very small mountain. But! It is not an ordinary mountain, but a sacred mountain.
Because! At the foot of this inconspicuous Nanhua Mountain, there are hidden underground karst caves.
In modern language, it is a cave, a cave, but in religious language or mythology, it is a gateway to another world.
Dai Zi brought Peng Zhou here just to try his luck. He doesn't know where the current Zhuangzi is? With his feet on Zhuangzi's body, who knows where he has traveled all over the world?
Before his death, Zhuangzi had been living in seclusion in Nanhua Mountain. Although it is said that he is a seclusion and does not ask about the world, there are many people who come to bother him. Especially during the period of King Kang of Song's struggle for hegemony, the Song Kingdom entered a state of chaos, and many people came to consult him.
If it weren't for Zhuangzi's face, the Song Kingdom would have been destroyed a long time ago. But with Zhuangzi here, everyone gave face to this historical celebrity, so they didn't destroy the Song Kingdom. It was in this helpless situation that Zhuangzi had to die.
So! It's fake animation.
If you don't fake your death? The people of the Song Kingdom couldn't stand it, and King Song Kang would only intensify it, and there were too many people to stop the other kings from destroying the Song Kingdom.
Only when Zhuangzi died, did the king's advisers suggest and support the king to destroy the Song kingdom together with other kings.
At the time! During the reign of King Kang of the Song Dynasty, because of his participation in the struggle for hegemony among the princes, the land area of the Song Kingdom was much larger. But! But the people of the Song Kingdom suffered. First of all! In the course of successive campaigns, the population of the Song State declined sharply, and its comprehensive national strength became weaker and weaker.
The war was won, and the territory was grabbed. But! It was bought in exchange for the lives of soldiers.
To know! In this period of cold weapons, population is the productive force, and population is the comprehensive national strength. The population is gone, and naturally there is nothing.
Because of the struggle for hegemony, the land area is large, but it was all robbed by war. Outcome! offended the surrounding vassal states. There are many enemies, and there are many complaints in the country, so it is naturally easy for people to unite and destroy them.
Outcome! The State of Qi found a loophole, did not enter a full-scale war, and directly attacked the capital of the Song State. Capture the thief and capture the king first, and kill the king of Song Kang, and the Song kingdom will be destroyed.
After Zhuangzi "died", he was naturally no longer in Nanhua Mountain. So! Dai Zi was very blind when he brought Peng Zhou to Nanhua Mountain. But! It's not entirely blind either.
Once upon a time! Zhuangzi told him that somewhere in Nanhua Mountain, there was a hidden cave. If you find this cave, then! You might be able to make a fortune.
Of course! Not just money, but books.
According to Zhuangzi, the cave hides many books that he collected and wrote, which were reserved for those who were destined to do so.
More specifically! Many of these books were collected by Mohist inheritors. Zhuangzi was just lucky enough to meet, so! The harvest is abundant.
Without these books, Zhuangzi might not have become a historical celebrity.
Nanhua Mountain is a small hill that is not very high, and! There is a sense of isolation. When I came to the foot of the mountain, I found out: probably because of the war, it had been burned before. Many trees on the mountain were burned to death, and there were no branches and leaves, and only bare poles remained. Burnt bushes, some of which grow new branches. There are many places, but they are still bare.
"This?" Seeing the scene in front of him, Dai Zi was dumbfounded.
He's been here before.
In the past, although Nanhua Mountain was not high, and very isolated, the scenery was still good, there was a canyon between the two hills, there was a stream in the canyon, and there was a pond under the stream. Zhuangzi's secluded hut is on the high ground behind the pond.
Behind the hut is the slope of the mountain, backed by a hill and facing the pond. You can feel the sunrise and sunset.
Now! The thatched huts where Zhuangzi lived in seclusion are long gone. The crops around the thatched huts have also been turned into green meadows.
When the village was in seclusion, there was cropland around the thatched house. His source of livelihood depended on these lands and the offerings of his disciples.
Naturally, the crops were not for him to cultivate, but for those disciples who came to study. The disciples studied with him to eat, and in this troubled world, sometimes money may not be able to buy food. So! The best way to do this is to be self-reliant.
"How so? How so? Woowoo woo ......"
Seeing the miserable scene in front of him, Dai Zi, a tough guy, couldn't help crying.
"Daddy!" Peng Zhou saw Daizi crying, pulled Daizi's clothes, and shouted.
Dai Zi put Peng Zhou down and looked around unconvinced. It was as if he could find something to get rid of the sadness and doubts in his heart: how could this be?
Even if Zhuangzi died, it wouldn't be like this?
Even if the Song Kingdom perished, it wouldn't be like this?
"Daddy! This is the Nanhua Mountain where Zhuangzi lives in seclusion? Peng Zhou also looked around.
In his impression, there is nothing special about this Nanhua Mountain. Even! It's not even as good as the place where Dai Zi lives in seclusion. The mountain is not that big, it is not the kind of mountain that is hilly, it is the kind of isolated hill. The pond in front of me is not large, only a few acres.
It's true! It's like a farmhouse in the countryside.
People in the countryside generally have water in front of them, mountains behind their houses, and crops all around.
"Nothing! Nothing! Woooooo ……”
"Daddy! Don't be sad! Father! Let's go! ”
"Let's go? Where to go? Dai Zi stopped crying and asked rhetorically.
Peng Zhou didn't make a sound, he naturally didn't know where to go.
Under Peng Zhou's reminder, Dai Zi remembered: There is a mysterious cave on the mountain. Oh, yes! Now that you're here, it's better to try your luck.
Dai Zi wiped a handful of tears, picked up Peng Zhou, and left the thatched house of the former Zhuangzi.
"Daddy! Where are we going? Peng Zhou didn't know what he was doing and asked.
"I don't know! Go ahead! Now that we're here, we should try our luck! Dai Zi walked around with his eyes in response.