Chapter 45: The Law of the Earth

Gilgamesh was a famous leader of the ancient Sumerians. The Sumerians were an intelligent people who lived in Mesopotamia around the third millennium BC, and they were highly skilled in farming, irrigation, calendars, casting, literature, and law. The earliest written language, cuneiform, was invented by the Sumerians, and Gilgamesh was one of the outstanding leaders of the Sumerians, from whom the famous Code of Hammurabi was written.

What the? Haven't you heard of the Code of Hammurabi? Then you must have heard the saying: an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, and this sentence originates from it.

Zhou Yu paced around with his hands behind his back, and the black lines on his face were one after another. Gilgamesh, what shall I do with you? How did you end up in this borderland? Why did you work for Tsuchinozuka?

"What's inside? Stand down first. I'll talk to Jill, oh, I'll talk to this brother alone! "The Governor commanded the generals in the tent.

"But, but the Metropolitan Governor, it's not in accordance with the rules! In case this old boy does something or sneaks money to bribe you, we won't be able to share it? Zhang Xianzhong bluffed.

I beat you halfway, Zhou Yu picked up the sword of atonement tied and gave him a hard blow. Between them, they have long been accustomed to making such jokes, and of course they know that Lao Zhang is actually worried about his own safety.

When everyone retreated, Zhou Yu pointed to the stone bench next to him and said, "Sit down!" Gilgamesh was not polite, but sat down and picked up the water bladder of the Grand Duke, and poured it up.

"What about the Sumerians? What about your people? The Metropolitan Governor sighed faintly.

"Poof!" One couldn't dodge, and a mouthful of old water was all greeted on the face of the Grand Governor.

"Y-How do you know?" The strong man looked incredulous.

"Alright, alright!" Zhou Yu wiped his face with his sleeve. Good guys, it's more reliable to wear a motorcycle helmet when talking to people in the future.

"Not only do I know this, but I also know that you are good at carving cuneiform characters on clay tablets with straw sticks, and I know that you have a book called the Code of Hammurabi, and I know that the place where you used to live is called Uruk."

"Who the hell are you?"

"Me? I'm from the same place as you. ”

"No way, then why are you black-eyed and black-haired?" Gilgamesh apparently has not yet been able to comprehend the differences between the different races. In his understanding, compatriots should all be brown-skinned and blond-haired.

"That's a long story, and I'll tell you about it later. Let me ask you first, how did you end up in this borderland? ”

Gilgamesh looked up at the Grand Duke, his eyes changing from inconceivable to contemplative to contemplative, and he sighed and said, "I was the king of Sumer, but in the first half of my life, I was full of sins, killed countless people, and my hands were stained with blood. Later, in order to punish him, the Creator God sent a warrior named Enkidu to kill me. Enkidu was the bravest man in the world, with incredible strength and quick mind, and fought with me for three days and three nights without winning or losing. So, the two of us became brothers and agreed to work together for the well-being of the Sumerians. ”

"I have to listen to you talk about the Republic of China or what?" The Metropolitan asked him with a tooth, and Gilgamesh continued to spat at the mouth, regardless of whether he liked to listen or not.

"Enkidu and I have slain the forest monster Fenbaba and the Celestial Bull that hath Uruk. I didn't know that the cow was raised by the gods, and the killing of the cow caused the gods to be furious, and ordered the two of us to die to pay for their lives. As a result, Enki ended his life in order to save me. After the loss of Enkidu, I was devastated, and my fear of death and the quest for immortality led me on a path to find the art of immortality. ”

"And then? And then you also went to Qinhuangdao? Zhou Yu quipped.

"Oh, don't make a fuss. Then I learned from my ancestors that there is a fairy grass that can bring the dead back to life and the living to eternal life. After a lot of hardship, I finally found this resurrection grass, but when I stopped to bathe by the water spring, the fairy grass that I had so hard found was taken away by an old snake, and the old snake ate the fairy grass and immediately shed a layer of skin, and became extremely large. I returned to Uruk in grief and prayed to the Creator God to let me and Enkidu see each other again. Finally, I met the soul of Enkidu, who told me the laws of the earth. ”

"Oh? The law of the earth, what is that? ”

"The capital of the seven sages, the lord of all things, whether Gamesh or Enkidu;

Even if you live with a prostitute, your legs will still fail and you will not be able to take a step;

You are not so agile, but you have wisdom and broaden your mind;

The people of Li suffered, the people were prosperous, and no one could stop at a standstill;

Death is the final destination, dust to dust, dust to earth;

Look no more, no more prayer;

In the life of the saint, ordinary people have no different path;

Insects, birds, flowers, sand and stones, plants and trees will all prosper and wither;

People are not gods, and only when they have thoughts in their hearts can they be eternal. ”

Gilgamesh thoughtfully recited the laws of the earth. Although the Metropolitan Governor listened to it in a fog, he generally understood the meaning of this poem, mainly saying that everyone has one death, and it is impossible to live forever without God, this is the law of the earth, the death of the body is only a phenomenon, and the eternal is the human spirit.

(Note: The content about Gilgamesh is not a fanciful compilation, see "The Epic of Gilgamesh")

"But you still haven't said why you're here?"

"After I died, I met Hades, the Emperor of Hades. He asked me where I wanted to go. I said I was going to find the old snake that devoured the fairy grass and take revenge. Gilgamesh gritted his teeth and said viciously.

"Oh? And the old snake is in this borderland? ”

"Exactly, it's called Daitaimon!"

"What? Again, you say it again? ”

"I said that the old snake is called Dai Taimeng!"

"So, what about the fairy grass?"

"The fairy grass is called the grass of resurrection!"

Your brother's, it turns out that your old miscellaneous hair is here to find Dai Taimeng, Zhou Yu stared at his seemingly clear eyes, and his heart was full of calculations and calculations. Speaking of fantasy, why do you still want to live forever? Coming here not far across the plane, you are here to take revenge, and you can deceive Hades, but you are actually here to find the Grass of Resurrection.

God knows, if he really resurrected his earthly body, what kind of bloody storm Gilgamesh would set off, the Metropolitan Governor completely understood.

"Jiamei!" The Governor felt that his name was too long, but Toyota had a car name that suited him better, except for a bit of a sissy.

"How?"

"You said that Dai Taimeng, I have seen and killed three of them!"

"What? Are you slashing the Daiseimeng? Jiamei couldn't sit still, and jumped up and stood in front of Zhou Yu.

"Isn't it? Do you see the shield that holds your bow and arrows, the blue one? It's made from Daitaimon's animal skin! ”

"You, actually? So, is there any? Jiamei stared at him with flickering eyes, and stopped talking, and the two of them tacitly agreed.

"Oops, no. Where are the weeds of resurrection, I have not found the reason for their immortality. Zhou Yu spread his hands.

Lao Jiamei sat on the stone bench with her ass straight, her eyes straight. Daitaimeng is dead, but there is no resurrection grass, how can I be resurrected? How to get back?

"But don't worry, I've heard that there is more than one Taimeng in this generation. I killed three of them, and maybe it wasn't the one who stole your herbs. It's better to follow me, let's find fairy grass while fighting the world. If I find it, I will definitely lose it to you, and let you go back to meet your old friend, can it be successful? Zhou Yu caught his sore foot, and now he is drawing him a big cake to attract him to join the gang. I don't know if this Gilgamesh is an old glass, why do you always think about resurrecting that person named Enkidu, is it really a friend of soap?

"Little brother!" Jiamei looked embarrassed.

"Call me the Grand Duke!" Zhou Yu's face sank.

"Well, the Grand Duke. It's not that Gamesh doesn't want to follow you, but how can this borderland, with the power of you and me, shake the Lord of Destruction? Even that Tuwangzuka is a god-like existence, you don't know how terrible he is, and being with them is tantamount to asking for his own death, thinking that he has lived too long! Jiamei said slowly.

"Have you broken your brain after a long time?"

"How?"

"I ask you, even if you find the Resurrection Grass, will you be able to go back to the original world? Can Tsuchiotsuka be so good at talking and make you immortal? Don't you understand the truth that the three monks have no water to eat? ”

"It's better to live than to die!"

"Good! Well said! Isn't it the law of the earth that only when there is a thought in the heart can the body be eternal? If you don't have eternal fighting spirit, how can you hope for an eternal body? Even if you are given an eternal body, how can you control it with your will to steal life? Say something that doesn't matter, old Jiamei, you don't deserve it! The Governor turned his back to him and snapped his fingers in his hands.

Quiet, contemplative.

At this moment, Gilgamesh has completely lost his domineering and fighting spirit in the world, and the original king has been sucked away from his soul by fate for some reason, and he will never admit defeat, and all that remains is humility and surrender. Gamesh pondered, what made him so cowardly? Where have they gone now, where have they gone?

"Governor, I am willing to follow you." After thinking about it for a long time, Jiamei's firm voice came from behind Zhou Yu.

The Grand Governor had no doubts about his conscription. First of all, he has a positional advantage. Now that people are swordsmen and I am fish and meat, Jiamei is in prison, there is no good way out except surrender, rather than being detained or executed, it is better to live first and then try to find a way out. Secondly, he has a psychological advantage. His understanding of this resurrection grass and Daitaimu is obviously better than that of Gilgamesh, and if he wants to explore this secret, he may really need to take the triple jumper of the Metropolitan Governor to have a slight chance of winning. The most important thing is that now that Jian Mang has obviously torn his face with himself, it is impossible to play well together even if he goes back. The so-called king is a person with clear grievances, how can there be a reason to abandon the grace of not killing and turn to the person who fell into the well. What is on the table, ordinary people don't understand, and your generation of Mingjun doesn't understand it either?

"Good. Don't talk nonsense! Let's gentleman agree, it's hard to chase after a word! The Governor held out a little thumb, and Jiamei couldn't understand what he meant.

"I vouch with my personality that if you get the Resurrection Grass, the first one will be for you. Luckily? Zhou Yu retracted his little thumb in disdain.

"Gilgamesh will repay the favor and die!" After that, the old man hugged his fists and knelt on one knee.

"Come on, okay, okay! When do you learn this, just do it. At the end of the year, your bi-monthly salary is indispensable. The Governor lifted him up.

"What's inside, the five thousand who have been taken prisoner are still at your disposal. You go and do a good job of their reorganization and surrender. ”

"Good! I'll go! ”

"Wait, old Jiamei! I'll explain a few more words, don't think I'm verbose! It's just that this is some work, it can't be too rough, you have to be bold and careful and shameless, just like picking up girls. You said that these surrendered soldiers can only buy temporary stability by saving their lives, and if you want them to sincerely obey you, recognize you, and follow you, you have to conquer their hearts. Do you understand? ”

"I don't understand!" Gilgamesh said with a glare.

"Oh I'll go, I really like your honesty, but I spit on your ignorance. I mean, you go and give them a meeting in a moment, talk about it, put it in the picture, why did they become captives? Why homeless? ”

"Because of the recklessness of that king and the eight lambs!" Jiamei punched the stone table.

"Yes, because I was betrayed. What is more terrible on the battlefield than a strong enemy is the betrayal of teammates. Can such a person die for him? Even if you survive today, he'll sell you later. Therefore, you remember: 1. The enemy is reckless and wind-catcher, since they are no longer gentlemen, you don't have to smash the chaste archway. Second, follow me and take the Storm Catcher City in one fell swoop, I guarantee that their families will not be harassed and exploited in any way, and the clan will be exempted from taxation for three years. 3. I'm not an outsider, am I not the one from the black hole? We have permission, what permission? Rebel by order! Tell them that there is a bright future and a happy life to look forward to, and that there is no future with Tonozuka. Do you understand? ”

"Understood, please rest assured. Xiao Wang, let's do it! ”

"Well, that's right. Attacking the city must first attack the heart! ”

After sending off Lao Jiamei, most of the governors were relaxed, and he wanted to sing a song "Good Day". How can the matter of surrendering without a fight not be pleasant? If the overlord forced his bow and slaughtered the 5,000 soldiers, it would only make those who were defending the city more determined to resist death. At that time, even if he takes the Wind Catcher City, his own people will die, and it is a question whether Kuzsia, who is surrounded by strong enemies, can still gain a foothold. Moreover, he has always pursued the principle of subduing people with virtue, and revolution and liberation, not killing and extermination, are the most important differences between benevolent and tyrants. Although Kuzsia is barren, it is not cowardly, humble, or insignificant, because all beings are created equal, and life is equal.

"Report! Report! No, no, no! Just when Zhou Yu was immersed in his imagination, Da Kuan ran in from outside the tent in a hurry.

"What's the matter? Panicked! Zhou Yuqi said.

"Dadu Governor, Xiaosha and Xiaosha ran away, Sister Ella chased and chased, ran too fast and couldn't catch up!" Da Kuan said with a sigh of relief.

"What?" Zhou Yu hurriedly put on the rhinoceros vest, picked up the sword of atonement and chased out.

"Which way did you go?"

"That's it, that's over there!" Dakuan pointed to the northwest.

Zhou Yu picked up a sand crocodile tied to the dead wood, and he couldn't care who it was, so he hurriedly chased it out.