Chapter 21 Chapter 21 The King of the Clouds
The jade rabbit rises in the east, the ice wheel turns at the beginning, and the campsite outside the city rises a bonfire.
Tonight, it's the last time I'll camp outside, and I'll be in the city until dawn. The First Emperor's team was too large to borrow or requisition private houses like ordinary officials or ancient princes, and Qin Law did not allow such a fake public and private behavior. Since Xiang's departure, the team has been camping, and Zhao Xin'er said that she wanted to accompany Zhengshen, and her entourage naturally wanted to follow the monarch. The bride who marries far away and camps along the way is so worrying in the eyes of the child. This is how King Huai of my ancestors came to Qin in the first place, right? In this way, he went to a foreign country, and never returned to his own country. Is this the fate of his granddaughter? Women have no home, marry and have a family, women have no country, hire and have a country. The grandson of King Huai was hired by the emperor as the empress, a woman who owned a country, and a female monarch who owned a charm and a seal. Such glory, such nobility, how many women can't get it, how can they not be happy? But the emperor has passed half a hundred, and after the emperor is a hundred years old, what should she do? The worry of the child cannot be eliminated, for the sake of the king, and also for the grandson of the king. The daughter of the clan who does not marry devotes her life to the family, and she is indispensable to worry about future generations.
Qu You, Jinghua, and Zhaoji, who gave off the marriage, said goodbye and set off to return after the night. Some of the young men they brought with them were willing to stay and serve the female monarch, and the emperor also expressed his desire for them to accompany the empress. Before leaving, Xiang Zhuang was instructed by Ji's father to wait until the queen returned to Ningning, and the scholars also left it to the female monarch. Huaizi was still not at ease and insisted on staying, and Xiang Liang's children also accompanied her. Tu Shanqiu felt that he couldn't just leave Huaizi to go back by himself, so he asked Qu You to bring the letter back for him, and asked Xiang Zi to help take care of Tu Shan's family, and let the half-sister and her husband who married into Qu You's family live in Tu Shan's family for a period of time, helping to deal with the affairs of the female dependents in the clan and preside over the daily sacrifices. He himself took his entourage to stay behind to protect Huaizi, and when the queen returned to Ningning, he would accompany Huaizi back.
On this somewhat busy night, Zhao Xin'er did not feel sleepy, put on warm clothes, and walked around the tent. The bright moon is in the sky, and the colorful clouds cover its edge and hide its true appearance, so it is called the king of the clouds by the Chu people. Opposite to him is the day of the East King, and the sun rises in the east, so it is the "East King". This is what Father Ji told her when she was in Xiang's before.
The culture and customs of Chu are different from those of Qin, and even more different from those of the Central Plains. The countries of the Central Plains are proud of their own high spirits, and they look down on the Chu people, and they do not want to see the Qin people. The nobles of the Chu State were ordered by the Emperor of Zhou to intermarry with the local residents "Chu Man", and the Central Plains countries regarded them as foreigners on the grounds of "impure blood". Although the Qin State started early, in the eyes of those princes and nobles, this kind of country from which the Zhao family was born is naturally not as important as the Zhao family's sister-in-law like Zhao State. However, Chu is a strong country, Qin is also a strong country, and the marriage of the two powers, although there is a fight, will eventually make the world fall into the hands of one party. Today, the world is under the rule of the First Emperor, the Qin Empire is orthodox, and the Central Plains countries have lost their former glory. Just like this king in the clouds, hiding his body, waiting for his time, shining by the light of the East King, relying on the stars to hold each other, I don't know how long it will last.
Princes are kings, ministers are sons, and the so-called gentlemen can only be called like this. The local wealthy families can only be called common people, not among the gentlemen. Ordinary people are people, and they can't be called people, which is different from Zhao Xin'er's era. A gentleman has the integrity of a gentleman, even if the country is broken and the family is ruined, he is unwilling to serve the people. In the past, there were two princes of Guzhu, named Boyi and Shuqi. After the death of Shang, the heavens belonged to Zhou, and rice millet also belonged to Zhou. As a merchant minister, he died without eating Zhou Su. This is the integrity of a gentleman, born as a prince and relative, as a person who eats kings, he should do for the Son of Heaven.
However, Zhou did not have such loyal ministers, Zhou prospered in the princes and died in the princes. Zhou Tianzi was exiled by the princes, after which the throne of the Son of Heaven was vacant for 26 years. For the past 26 years, there have been constant wars and wars between the princes, until finally the First Emperor ruled the world. There is no longer a Son of Heaven, only an emperor. He is no longer a child of heaven, but a man who is commanded by heaven. After doing this great thing, people can finally be independent, as "Lü's Spring and Autumn Period" said: "The world is not the world of one person, and the world of the world is also." "This world is no longer the private property of the Son of Heaven alone, but the emperor leads the people of the world to operate together, and develop together under the same standards.
However, the First Emperor himself did not receive a corresponding evaluation.
In Qin under the rule of the First Emperor, the laws and customs were different. The Son of Heaven is the first emperor, and the people are the heads of Qian. The law is strict but not harsh, and the welfare system and social security are also perfect. For the head of Qian, it is not difficult to live and work in peace and contentment, but for officials, it is undoubtedly a huge workload and a heavy responsibility. If you are not careful, you will be reported by your subordinates, and you can't use despicable means to achieve your goals, you can only work hard, always maintain a perfect image, and don't let the whistleblower take advantage of it. Therefore, officials must be hard-working and talented people, not those nobles who have lost their country. It is not uncommon for nobles with outstanding talents to be found, but under such pressure, their self-esteem is unacceptable. Qin's officials, regardless of their origins, even if they were slaves and criminals, could be officials as long as they had the ability to perform the position.
The aristocracy is naturally unwilling to compete with such a person, and would rather guard the integrity of the nobles, sit and wait for death, and when the family is defeated, they will resent the first emperor. Because of the loss of the country, it declined, and because the law was strict, it could only starve to death. It seems to make sense, but it doesn't. It's just an excuse for the nobles who don't know how to run and don't want to work hard. If you follow my will, you will live, and if you go against my heart, you will die. The old aristocracy that does not conform to the times will eventually be abandoned by the times, and the nobles who conform to the times are no longer proud of their bloodlines, and have become ordinary people who can adapt to the new era.
Therefore, the Xiang family can still survive, although it is not as prosperous as in the past, but it is not poor. After all, the Xiang family is a nobleman of Chu, and he does not have the unexplained integrity of the nobles of the Central Plains. The Chu people only know bravery, they can't complete the task, and if they fail in battle, they must apologize with death. As for the death of the country, it is not a crime of war, but only the destiny of heaven. Qin and Chu are in-laws, even if Qin destroys Chu, Chu people can still live with peace of mind. They are all sons and daughters, and the blood shed on their bodies is the same, so don't worry too much.
These truths have long been dusted, exist in history, and have been forgotten with time. As a person thousands of years later, Zhao Xin'er should not have understood this, nor could he understand the thoughts of the ancients. However, since the time travel, she has not been uncomfortable with these ancient thoughts, but has a sense of déjà vu. Is it because my brother is by my side? It doesn't seem like ...... Speaking of which, this is the era of the elder brother, and it is also the era in which her previous life Gongzi Xin lived, the same era, similar events, should trigger memories. It should have been, but nothing happened. The remaining memories of Childe's heart seem to have disappeared, and he has no intention of running outside at all.
The current Zhao Xin'er is Zhao Huan, the only sister of the first emperor, and has nothing to do with Gongzixin. The details of history have been rewritten again, and the heart of the prince who was not in the annals of history has existed, and the first emperor has one more brother in addition to Chang'an Jun Chengcheng, which is the first rewriting. After the rewriting, the child's heart that should exist became Zhao Huan, the half-brother of the first emperor, and became the half-sister, which is the second rewrite. The current Qin Empire is a god. All the details have been changed as God wants. It is no longer the Qin Dynasty established by the first emperor in the annals of history, but only the "Qin Empire", the Qin Empire created by the gods. The first emperor did not live to be 50 years old, and the world has been fifty years, which is as straightforward as a dream and fantasy compared to the world. Many people who control the world died at the age of 49. Forty-nine years of a dream, a period of glory a glass of wine. 49 years of glory is like a glass of wine, please drink this cup and taste my hardships and hardships.
But the righteous God lives and does not live, but he does not perish for a long time. Just like the eight-character seal engraved on the jade seal: "Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity."
"Bu Hua Tingxi beauties,
Cheng Jun is accompanied by grace for a long time.
Determined to conquer and break in all directions.
Ordered by Tianxi to live forever. ”
Unconsciously, Zhao Xin'er used the Chu dialect of this era that she had never learned, and sang sentences that she had never heard but were deeply rooted in her mind. Under this moon, in this mountain field, Chu Meiren wore Qin clothes and combed Qin makeup, sang Chu Ci, and served my brother in this body for Qin Junshou.
"Heart!" A tall figure covered the moon, "It's late at night, let's go and rest." ”
"Hmm."
Dressed in the middle of the night, carrying a long sword, and even wearing a crown that he had abolished, something must have happened. These are Zhengshen's own affairs, and Zhao Xin'er will not ask. Since Brother wants to rest by himself, it's good to be obedient, this is Brother A's world, the Qin Empire of the gods.
The night was deep, and the clouds covered the moon. In the Moon Palace, a little white rabbit carried a medicine bag and held a broom, and with great difficulty, swept the fallen osmanthus to the root of the tree and piled it up, and sprinkled herbs on a red object under the osmanthus tree, which seemed to be killing poison. A red god leaned crookedly against the laurel tree, and the osmanthus flowers fell one after another, piled up, and were buried in his waist. But he didn't care, the gold bottle was used as a furnace, the palm was a fire, the osmanthus was a salary, and he boiled wine and drank it. The jade pot suspended in the air contains osmanthus wine, which automatically refills the cup after the gold bottle is empty; On top of the cases made of colorful clouds is a lacquer box made of osmanthus wood, and in the box is osmanthus sugar rice cakes; Next to the lacquer box is a white porcelain bottle containing osmanthus oil and a transparent glass bottle containing sugar osmanthus.
The short fiery hair was slightly curled, and the three ribbon-like feathers hung from the top of the head to the ground; The body is draped with a colorful feather composed of feathers, and the feathers fall to the ground, covering each other with the fallen osmanthus flowers, and piling them up; Wide-sleeved crown, the edge of the clothes is woven with colorful patterns, the red background is embroidered with gold thread on the cloth with his real name, and the belt around the waist is hung with pearls, illuminating the surrounding scenery, and there is a bright light. elongated eyes, the corners of which are hooked upwards as if to penetrate deep into the hairline; The golden iris is transparent red and occupies the entire eyeball, and the round pupils are much smaller than ordinary people; The bridge of the nose is high and straight, and the tip of the nose is hooked inward, which looks like an eagle's beak; On the left ear is a red metal earring, steaming, as if the temperature is very high, and it can be restyled at any time; The cyan face has no luster like a black hole, as if even light can swallow it.
The green-faced god drank to himself, and even if he found the righteous god who had been floating on the side for a long time, he didn't look like he wanted to get up and greet him. The name of the blue-faced god is "Ri", which was called Dongjun by the Chu people, and is the only sun in the solar system where the earth inhabited by humans is located, and is also known as the sun god. Now, he is in the prime of life, but he is no longer enthusiastic about human affairs, and he actually occupies the Moon Palace without the Moon in the clouds, leaning on the osmanthus tree, giving up thinking, just glowing, illuminating the Moon Palace, and his chariot is thrown to one of the nine three-legged golden crows, and he no longer cares.
Now, the Moon Palace is also colder. It turned out that there was a moon in the clouds, although it was a cold light, it was also clear. At that time, the vegetation was abundant, all things were nourished, full of vitality, and a peaceful scene. The black-faced god, dressed in yellow, looks just and selfless, loves everything on the moon and protects the humans on the earth. Later, a human female named Ao'e accidentally flew to the Moon Palace, and the Moon took her in. Later, when humanity fell into a catastrophe, Tsuki entrusted the Moon Palace to this woman to take care of it, and went to the place where humans lived. In this way, I don't know how long it took, until now he has not returned, and Xi'e was also involved in the human incident and was forced to leave, and even his real name was not allowed to be used anymore, and his image became a toad.
The agreed deadline is to come back when the osmanthus tree blooms again. Nowadays, the osmanthus tree has been blooming, never broken, and the creatures of the Moon Palace are only left with this osmanthus tree and a little white rabbit that has been sprinkled with medicine all year round. The little white rabbit is a relative of the moon, and naturally he will never leave, even if the moon collapses, he will not leave. Just like the Three-Legged Golden Crow, as a relative of the Sun, the Three-legged Golden Crow will also hold on to the chariot of the Sun, and even if the flame no longer burns, it will die together.
Dongjun also tried to get the moon back, but it was all in vain. After experiencing all kinds of failures, Dongjun gave up thinking, and has been sitting under the osmanthus tree in the Moon Palace, drinking wine, illuminating the Moon Palace with his own light, even if he is buried by the osmanthus and sprinkled with medicinal powder to kill the virus like a virus by the little white rabbit, he no longer moves a bit, only waves his hand, and asks the utensils to move by themselves, so that he can drink wine, eat things, and complete what he wants to do.
Zhengshen didn't speak, and he casually visited the Moon Palace. Anyway, now that the Moon Palace has no owner, Dongjun is an uninvited guest who is decadent and has no time and is not qualified to care about other gods. After the little white rabbit sprinkled the last bit of medicinal powder on the feathers that Dongjun fell on the ground, he raised his head and saw the righteous god floating casually, and hurriedly pulled a colorful cloud, asked the righteous god to sit down, and then washed his paws to find out if there was any osmanthus that had not been polluted by Dongjun, and turned around a lot to find that all the fallen osmanthus flowers were polluted by Dongjun, and there was Dongjun next to the osmanthus tree, and the little white rabbit was allergic to feathers and couldn't get by.
In desperation, the little white rabbit could only rummage through the cabinet and find a small bag of white sugar for the New Year, and made a cup of sugar water for Zhengshen. I found a few more milk candy that was given to him by the god not long ago, and put them in the crater next to the god, pretending to be snacks in a bowl. Instead of disgusted by the shabby-looking hospitality that was actually bleeding and tearful, the god gave the little white rabbit a packet of herbal seeds. The little white rabbit moved his mouth, pricked up his ears, and his eyes brightened. He carefully collected the grass seeds, jumped to the osmanthus tree, and brought the osmanthus sugar rice cake that Dongjun had placed on the colorful clouds to serve as a refreshment for Zhengshen.
There is a righteous spirit, and the little white rabbit doesn't seem to be allergic to feathers anymore, but he still dislikes Dongjun, and in his head, it is clearly written that Dongjun is a virus and needs to be sprinkled with medicinal powder to kill the virus. It is precisely because Dongjun should come to sit under the osmanthus tree when he has something to do, that Yunzhong Junyue will risk not coming back and often go to humans. Because the moon is also allergic to feathers, anti-allergy drugs can only be found in humans. Moon, who often mingles in the crowd, understands people better, and favors people more, and does not hesitate to help humans when they fall into disaster, but humanity's reward for him is to leave him forever.
The little white rabbit can't speak, Dongjun doesn't want to speak, and Zhengshen doesn't speak. In this way, Zhengshen drank the sugar water that the little white rabbit made for him, took away the two bottles of osmanthus products and rice cakes on the colorful clouds blown by Dongjun, and returned to the place of departure.