Chapter 31: The Milky Way Divides Left and Right
The spider spirit fled under the mocking gaze of the girls, like a defeated rooster, dejected.
Back in the black pine forest, every day I was tormented by the exquisite skill of the white clothes, painfully spinning silk and weaving webs, and then destroying the cobwebs, repeating this monotonous action. Caught in a kind of jealousy that borders on madness, I can't extricate myself.
She hides in corners or among the thick needle-like pine leaves, trying to forget her shame, but misfortune makes her even more hysterical. She decided to take a desperate gamble and would rather never recover than punish the white robe who had humiliated her.
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Heavenly Realm Lingxiao Palace, in the Queen Mother's dormitory.
The first rays of sunlight shone in, and the Queen Mother, who was graceful and stern-looking, opened her sleepy eyes, and saw a spider web in the corner, and a humble spider lying on it.
I couldn't help but be furious, her authority and even everything could not be violated in the slightest, even by the mistake of an inconspicuous spider.
She scolded angrily: "You little black thing, can you be guilty? ”
The spider spirit immediately fell to the ground, his body was like chaff, he kowtowed vigorously, and said in a trembling voice: "Please spare your life, the little demon has something important to tell you." ”
The Queen Mother said majestically, "Something important? If it weren't as important as you say, I'd cure you for trespassing. ”
"The little demon disregarded his life, and when he saw you, he came with a piece of courage and loyalty. I privately think it is necessary for you to know that it is your daughter, the princess in white, who is suffering in the world and is working hard every day. Whenever I see the noble princess of Heaven doing heavy work on earth, my heart is tormented in pain. The spider spirit peeked at the Queen Mother's expression, and thought to herself that there was nothing wrong with saying this whether she knew it or not.
The queen mother showed a suspicious expression, and said in a cold tone: "You are talking nonsense, the princess in white is in the palace, how can she go to the world?" ”
"If you don't believe it, please summon the princess to come, and you will find out when you ask." The spider blossomed carefully, and as she expected, it was all a private act of the white cloth, and her parents didn't know about it. Because the fairies in the heavens are privately married to mortals, such a thing has never been seen in eternity.
The Queen Mother sent someone to invite the princess in white, but of course she couldn't.
The student didn't see the teacher and only asked the teacher, Sima Qian had no choice but to tell the truth, the queen mother heard this, she was furious, and quickly sent the heavenly soldiers and generals to capture the white clothes back to the heavenly court.
The spider spirit led the way, and the heavenly soldiers and generals followed, and they came straight to Niujia Village in a majestic manner.
On this day, the Cowherd's family had just had lunch. The white clothes are still weaving, and the cowherd is coaxing a pair of children to play in the shadow of the tree, and they are happy.
At this moment, a strong wind blew in all directions, and the sky was dark, and the sun and moon were dull. The Cowherd hurriedly hugged the two children.
When he looked up, he saw that the portal was wide open, and the loom had fallen to the ground, and there was still a shadow of white clothes.
Seeing this, there was a sudden storm in the air, and there was a shout in white: "Husband, husband, husband......" I saw dozens of gold-armored gods of war standing on the white clouds, each holding a knife and a gun, escorting his wife.
Ran Ran flew to the sky, only the helpless and sad gaze of the lady remained.
The cowherd saw the separation of flesh and blood, and his heart was like a knife, and he couldn't think about it. So they hurriedly put on the skin of the old cow, and picked up a pair of baskets, in which sat a pair of their sons and daughters.
Soaring into the air, seeing that he was about to catch up with the white clothes, the cowherd shouted: "Lady, lady......" The children called: "Mother, mother......"
The white clothes sometimes shouted: "Husband, husband......" and sometimes shouted: "Son, daughter......"
The heavens and the earth are filled with the cry of family affection, and in an instant, it seems that the wind is also light, and the clouds are also light.
Even those golden-armored war gods were moved, and deliberately slowed down the clouds under their feet, just when the husband and wife leaned forward and stretched out their arms, their fingers almost touched, and their family affection was about to be restored.
The Queen Mother just arrived, and when she saw this, her face sank like water and she angrily rebuked: "Separate, you young people who ignore the rules of heaven and earth. ”
He pulled off the golden hairpin on her head and swiped between the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and suddenly, a rolling heavenly river was between them.
The river is wide and the waves are so fast that it cannot be crossed.
This heavenly river was named the Milky Way, the Cowherd and his children were blocked on the left side of the Milky Way, the white clothes were rejected on the right side of the Milky Way, the husband and wife and children looked at each other across the river and could not stay together, the turbid waves were emptied, and the wind was sad.
There is nothing worse than the most tragic and heartbreaking thing in heaven and earth.
The cowherd was crying with his two children on the other side of the Tianhe, and the white clothes were crying hoarsely when he looked at his husband and children on the other side of the Tianhe.
Tears fell, like rain. Thousands of magpies flying in the sky are also moved, and they gather on July 7 every year on both sides of the Milky Way to build a magpie bridge to reunite the Cowherd and the white family.
It is said that if you listen carefully under the grape trellis in the middle of the night, you can hear them whispering love words. On the head of the magpie at their feet, they trampled on a feather, and it is still bald.
Now, among the stars in the autumn leaves sky, we can also see two larger, bright stars on both sides of the Milky Way, which are the Vega Star and the Cowherd Star, and there are two small stars on both sides of the Cowherd Star, which are the sons and daughters of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.
Later, on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the girls in the world would come to the moon before the flowers, look up at the starry sky, and look for the Cowherd Star and the Vega Star, hoping to see their annual meeting.
In some places, they were still dressed up in the starry sky, singing ballads: "The Emperor of Heaven, the Emperor of the Earth, I invite my sister to heaven." Don't draw your needle, don't draw your thread, optics you seventy-two good means. ”
Begging God to make him as ingenious as the Weaver Girl, and praying that he can have a happy marriage, thus forming the Qixi Festival, which is a festival for beggars and lovers.
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Kong Qifeng and Feng'er had already burst into tears, and Feng'er was even more crying.
Sima Qian said while scooping the seawater inside the broken boat with a scoop: "Later, the Jade Emperor punished me for the fault of 'not teaching strictly and being lazy with the teacher', and I could only endlessly scoop out the water in the leaky boat, but whenever I was about to scoop up the seawater, the seawater would come up from the gap in the bottom of the boat, and if I stopped for a while, the boat would sink and die." ”
Kong Qi frowned and said, "This Jade Emperor is also too domineering, and he doesn't care about it. first blamed Taurus in the front, and then punished the teacher for suffering in this sea of suffering. Even the queen mother is tyrannical and domineering, disregarding family affection, and creating a human tragedy that makes people hate for eternity, which shows that there is a husband and a wife. ”
Sima Qian laughed and said: "Young man, you have a pure temperament and extraordinary knowledge, and now you respect me as a teacher, so the old man will recognize you as an apprentice, okay?" ”
Kong Qi was overjoyed, hurriedly knelt in the seawater, bowed to Sima Qian, kowtowed three times in succession, and said, "Disciple Kong Qi, I have worshiped the teacher." ”
Sima Qian helped him up approvingly.
When Feng'er, who was standing on the side, saw Kong Qi kowtowing, he respectfully soaked his head in the water every time, and even his hair was wet a lot, and the sea water was dripping down his face, which looked ridiculous. couldn't help but burst into tears and laughed, hurriedly stepped forward, and used his sleeve to help him wipe the water stains off his face.
I only heard Sima Qian say: "Qi'er, since your surname is Kong, you and one of my ancestors, Mr. Kong Anguo, are both descendants of Confucius, the most holy master of Dacheng. At that time, Mr. An Guo's family had more than 10 pieces of "Ancient Texts and Books" that were lost in the world, and also understood modern and ancient literature, I once asked him for the classics of ancient literature and classics, and learned the method of examining history, "Ancient Texts and Books" as the core of the entire ancient literature, and I made a lot of quotations from it when I wrote the history of the three dynasties of ancient times. ”
He paused, arched his hand to the sky and said: "As for Confucius, the most holy master of Dacheng, he is a model for all generations. 'High evaluation, widely absorbing the essence of the Six Arts Sutra. Following the spirit of Confucius, he followed the "Spring and Autumn Period" and wrote the "Historical Records". Today, I accept you as an apprentice, and it can be regarded as a return for the peach, but one of my wishes. ”
Kong Qi nodded slightly, and thought in his heart: "The teacher has a deep relationship with the Kong family, and I, a descendant of the Kong family, should know that 'if I receive the grace of dripping water, I should repay it with a spring.'" 'The truth. ”
So he said: "The teacher is knowledgeable, and when he studies heaven and man, he has changed through the past and the present, become a family, and write a classic history book, which is really admired by future generations." ”
Sima Qian laughed and said: "The article is made by nature, and it is obtained by chance." At the age of twenty, the old man began to travel the world. I set out from Chang'an, Beijing, and traveled southeast, leaving Wuguan to Wanluo, and south to Xiangfan to Jiangling. At the Gangneung Ferry, he met an old man in yellow who called himself 'Huangshi Gong'. When he saw that I couldn't put it down, he talked to me about his life's ambitions. With tears in my eyes, I said, 'Although the boy is not smart, he must complete the plan of compiling history, and no matter what difficulties he encounters, he will not dare to slack off in the slightest.' Seeing that I was determined, the old man smiled and nodded. 'What a terrible thing to live afterward! So, he gave me a bookcase, which contained a wonderful pen, nine volumes of heavenly books, and space shackles, time shackles, and instructions for the use of these four treasures. Before I could say thank you, the old man in yellow disappeared, knowing that I had been taught by the immortals, and I looked into the sky and worshipped. A fairy voice came from the air, 'Two thousand years later, you will meet a young destined person like you, give him the bookcase for me, remember!' I shouted into the air. 'Definitely, definitely! Then pick up the bookcase, continue to hurry, trace the water to Xiangxi, and then turn southeast to Jiuzhi, watch the Shun Emperor weather, peep Jiuzhi and go north to Changsha. Go to Qu Yuan's abyss to hang, cross the Dongting, go out of the Yangtze River, and go down the river to the east. Climb Lushan, view Yu Shujiujiang, and turn over Qiantang. On the meeting, explore the Yu acupoint. Also browse the palace room of Chunshenjun. Shanggusu, looking at the five lakes, looking for Tao Zhugong's boating journey. After that, he crossed the river in the north, crossed Huaiyin, went to Linzi and Qufu, inspected the culture of the Qilu region, and learned about the legacy left by Confucius. Trapped in Po, Xue, Pengcheng, and then along the Qin and Han dynasties of the turbulent hometown of historical figures, the battlefield of Chu and Han struggles, through Pengcheng, Lipei County, Feng, Tang, Kaifeng, back to Chang'an, in the past three years, I relied on the time to lock the door, the night meeting sages, and solve doubts. During the day, you can rely on the space to shackle the car, climb the mountain and cross the water, and enjoy the scenery of the river. In his spare time, he reads nine volumes of books, and is well-read and memorized. In the meantime, there is a comprehension of the experience, and it is recorded one by one with a wonderful pen. So far, he has traveled thousands of miles and broken 10,000 books, and only then did he have the "Historical Records" that he later wrote. ”