What came to Zhao Min's mind was not something else, but a legendary thing handed down by Xia Yu - Jiuding. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Historical Records. It is recorded in the Feng Zen Book: "Yu collects the gold of Jiumu and casts Jiuding." All taste the gods and ghosts. The saint is prosperous, and the Ding moves to ****. Zhou De declined, Song Zhishe died, Ding Nai fell, and he was gone. Later, it was recorded: "After the age of one hundred and twenty, Qin destroyed Zhou, and Zhou Zhijiuding entered Qin." Or it is said that the Song Taiqiu Society died, and the Ding was not under the Pengcheng of Surabaya. There is a similar record in the Book of Han.

It was also mentioned in "On Balance", "Qin destroyed Zhou, and Zhou's Jiuding entered Qin." … In the twenty-eighth year of the First Emperor... If you want to get out of Zhou Ding, thousands of people will be submerged in Surabaya, and you can get it. As for the size and weight of Jiuding, there is no clear record, but the Jiuding imitated by Wu Zetian in later generations, and the "Zizhi Tongjian" said that "in summer, in April, the nine tripods were cast and placed in Tongtian Palace." Yuzhou Ding is eight feet high, and receives 1,800 stones; Yuzhou is four feet tall and receives 1,200 stones. Of course, Zhao Min doesn't believe this statement, a tripod weighs more than a thousand catties, and the Tang Jin is heavier than the Han Jin, so can it really be lifted by manpower? Could it be that the "Martial King Lifting the Ding" recorded in history is fake?

In this time and space, of course, there is neither Sima Qian nor Wang Chong, and ignorant people such as Zhao Min will not search for the historical classics of this era, so it is unknown whether there is a specific record. However, judging from the historical materials of previous lives, at least two points can be determined:

First: Dayu ruled the water, divided the world into Kyushu, and then collected "gold" from the boss of the nine states, and cast Jiuding. As for what the specific composition of this "gold" is, there have always been different opinions, and Zhao Min personally tends to be bronze, because in ancient times, bronze smelting technology had just emerged, which was one of the most valuable assets of that era;

Second: After the Qin Dynasty destroyed the Zhou Dynasty, Jiuding's whereabouts are unknown, and there are indeed rumors that it was lost in Surabaya, Pengcheng State, and Qin Shi Huang also went to salvage, but he didn't find it.

Since there is in fact the existence of Jiuding, is the thing in front of you really the supreme thing that represents the country and the royal power, the Jiuding of Xia? Nine tripods and nine tripods, shouldn't there be nine? Why is there only one in front of you? Thinking of this, Zhao Min ordered to go to the pit just now to investigate if there were any other omissions. He ordered someone to bring clean water from the lake and thoroughly clean the black thing.

Soon, with a large amount of water rinsing and wiping with a cloth towel, the thing finally revealed its full appearance—it was indeed a bronze four-legged square tripod. It is not accurate to say that it is all bronze, because the surface is mottled with blue and red, and I don't know if the smelting technology at that time was not in place, or it was caused by oxidation on the surface after a long time in water. The height of the tripod is eight inches, and the length and width are one zhang each. The body is erect, the four legs are slightly curved, and the ten faces inside and outside (the mouth above is of course empty), except for the outer bottom, are engraved with the kind of three-dimensional mountain and river topographic map that I saw at the beginning. If you count it carefully, it is exactly nine pictures. Seeing this scene, Zhao Min couldn't help but think about it. Could it be that "Jiuding" is actually not nine Ding, just a pronoun, but in fact there is only one, because the Kyushu pattern is engraved on it, so it is called Jiuding?

At this time, the guards who went to investigate the pit came to report that the cave was empty, which further affirmed Zhao Min's thoughts. It is said that the dynasty opened by Dayu is named Xia, and the dynasty in which he is located is also Xia, is it said that this is the will of God, so that this Xia will inherit the ancestors of Xia? So what does this pit daddy's system mean by handing over the Jiuding that represents the king's power to himself?

Thinking of this, Zhao Min was shocked. This is the feudal era, the so-called guilt. If the news of Jiuding gets out, will you still have a good life? Not to mention the frequent chaos today, the surrounding forces are all ready to move; Even in a peaceful and prosperous era, this Jiuding is not easy to take by yourself, and it must be dedicated to the Son of Heaven! If you are a prince and you have a symbol of supreme royal power, what do you want to do? Do you have the heart to rebel?

In fact, Zhao Min is not a very ambitious or greedy person, and he has never thought of such an unreliable thing as winning the supreme. It's just that he came from later generations after all, and the idea of "private ownership", which should not have appeared in this era, has long been ingrained in him. What is this Jiuding? For the people of this era, it may represent royal power, or it may symbolize the country. But for Zhao Min, this is just a treasure - why should his own treasure be given to others!

As for the dedication to the Son of Heaven - not to mention the soul of Zhao Min from the world of equality and democracy, even if it is Zhao Min's body, I am afraid that he has no feelings for this "father emperor". Why should I give him what I have worked so hard to get my hands on, and has he done me any good? Of course, for Zhao Min, it is not impossible to give, but he has to exchange things. Take it...... Well, it's hard to estimate the value of this thing, so keep it in mind and wait until you think about how much it's worth! Zhao Min also took the time to enter the system in his brain and took a look, and sure enough, the completed state displayed in "Exploration (2)" was finally completed.

Now that the mission has been successfully completed, it's time to leave for home. Zhao Min looked at the fishermen around him who were looking at him blankly, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed. These people have witnessed themselves fishing out of the water Jiuding, and they have seen the true face of Dading. Even if you don't know what this thing is, once you let them go home, can you still keep Jiuding's secret? There is really no one with insight in the world, and no one will think of Jiuding!

Zhao Min was hesitant at this time. It's a pity that when I set off from Linjing, I only thought that this trip was all manual work, and there was no need to bring Meng Hou, Chen Zhen and others. Who knew that this would happen at this time, and now I can't even find anyone to talk to! Zhao Min looked left and right, Shao Qi, who looked like a curious baby, and Zhang Han, who stood by the sword, who seemed to be majestic and high-spirited, but was actually bored and was about to fall asleep, and sighed secretly in his heart. It's better to ask them if they think for themselves!

In short, let these fishermen ...... There are also the sailors and shipwrights of the merchant ship, and it is definitely not possible to let them go back directly. It is often said in films, television and literary works that the best way to keep a secret is to die - but Zhao Min can't do it! In his previous life, he had never even killed a chicken, and although he was also stained with blood on his hands after coming to this time and space (in fact, it was a flying knife, strictly speaking, there was no blood on his hands), but it was on the battlefield, and when he was fighting for life and death, he couldn't help but be merciful. The situation is very different now, looking at this circle of unarmed civilians with an ignorant face, even if he covers his ears and steals the bell, he can't do it!

You can't kill it, you can't let it go, so what? I'm afraid the only way is to take these people back to Jimo and keep them under strict control, so that they don't have a chance to contact the outside world! There is no way to do it, although it is extremely troublesome to enforce - such as forcing them to relocate, the problem of family members, the problem of insufficient means of transportation, the problem of how to seal their mouths, etc., etc. - but compared to the risk of news leakage, these troubles cannot be called troubles at all!

Now that his mind has been decided, Zhao Min immediately called Shao Qi and Zhang Han aside, and whispered to them to explain his thoughts clearly and arrange work. Shao Qi and Zhang Han's loyalty is undoubted, even if it is the fifty personal guards, he feels that it is not a big problem - after all, it has been a long time to follow him, and he has traveled all the way, and he is not familiar with life here, and there is nowhere to run if he wants to rebel. As for returning to Jimo, Zhao Min is confident that there is a way to appease them. It's nothing more than a big deal of entrapment, grace and power, Zhao Min in his previous life was also the leader of the 100-person company, and some means of winning people's hearts boasted that he was still not inferior to others - at least not inferior to people in this era.

The arrangement was completed, and the two took the order to leave. Zhao Min lowered his head and considered it again, and after confirming that nothing was missing, he continued to carefully observe the pattern on the big tripod with peace of mind. I have to say that if this is Jiuding, then even in ancient times, the engraving process has reached a very high level. The pattern on this big tripod adopts two casting methods of yin and yang, in which the yin carving is needless to say, and the skillful craftsman can be arranged to carve; But the yang carving is not the same material as the tripod body, the peculiar thing is that the two different materials can be closely combined, even after more than 2,000 years, after repeated wars, fires and floods, it is still tightly seamless, and there is no trace of the joint part, which is really breathtaking.

At this time, Zhang Han received the order and led fifty fully armed guards - in fact, these fifty people only wore a layer of soft armor in the burqa, and the weapon was only a ring head knife, after all, it was impossible to really be fully armed, compared with the usual armament, it was simply simple, but compared to the fishermen who only had bamboo poles and ropes in their hands, they were indeed fully armed - drove the fishermen aside, and then told them to take them to Jimo. That's right, it's a notice, these days, people's lives are as cheap as leeks, ordinary people are the bargaining chips under the family, it is already polite to be able to make a notice, even if it is requisitioned immediately without saying a word, it is not a big deal. Not to mention the disdain, let's just say that during the Red Turban Rebellion, I don't know how many civilians were coerced and left their hometowns and died in the chaos of war - in the eyes of the officials and soldiers, there is no need to distinguish between thieves and exiles, all of them are just military merits.

Shao Qi's task is to return to Liuxian County, and then to find a big ship - there are more than 40 people for no reason, the original merchant ship was already a little stretched to carry Zhao Min's more than 50 people, and if you don't find a ship, you can't go at all! For this reason, I am afraid that I will have to take a few more people (the owner and sailors of the newly hired cargo ship) back to Jimo together, which is also a helpless thing.

By the time Shao Qi's hired boat returned, Zhang Han had already packed up his belongings, and then used a small boat to escort the fishermen onto the cargo ship in batches and sent people to guard them strictly. In order to prevent the fishermen from jumping into the water and escaping, they had to be tied together with ropes, and only then did the newly hired owner know that he was on the thief ship. But at this time, there was nothing to do, and in front of a group of strong men who were like wolves and tigers and held sharp blades, they had no choice but to accept their fate. Fortunately, Zhao Min is not hard-hearted, but he may have a lot of benefits, which makes these people who were forced to leave their hometowns feel better. As for their small family, there is no way, after all, Zhao Min can't do everything, and under the power of two evils, it is more important to keep secrets.

Zhao Min was the last to board the ship. He waited until all the fishermen and guards had left, and then he stretched out his left hand and took the big ding into his bosom—into the storage ring. At this time, I am glad that there is a storage ring again, and the 3*3*3 space will be able to fit the big ding, otherwise such a large thing is placed outside, and it is unlikely that it will not be discovered along the way back. Of course, you must avoid everyone's eyes and ears to do this, otherwise you will suddenly "swish" such a big thing and disappear, with the general superstitious psychology of people in these years, I don't know what kind of demon I will imagine myself in!

Everything was ready, and when the boat that came to meet Zhao Min loaded Zhao Min onto the cargo ship, the two ships raised their sails and galloped south.

However, what Zhao Min and others didn't know was that at the same time, a major event happened that shook the whole country.

(End of Volume 1)

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