Chapter 445: Xiangrui
"Qin" has ruled the world for 17 years, and this behemoth empire has a population of more than 40 million and a standing army of more than 1.8 million.
The emperor of the empire, "Ji Wu", is more than sixty years old, which can be said to be an old man entering his old age, but there is no suitable heir, six of the seven sons died of disease or died because of the war in the early years, and the remaining son is only six years old, and he cannot inherit this huge empire at all.
The important ministers of the empire are worried about what danger the empire will face once the emperor "Ji Wu" dies, after all, although he has ruled the world for seventeen years, the remnants of the enemy country still exist and operate secretly, if there is no prestige suppression of "Ji Wu", the empire will inevitably face threats from all sides.
Emperor Ji Wu also knew that in his later years, he began to pursue immortality frantically, and built a star-picking tower in the imperial capital, trying to contact the gods in the sky and obtain the art of immortality, but the emperor's pursuit for many years has not been successful, where are the immortals in this world, and how can there be the art of immortality?
On the contrary, some scammers have become popular and defrauded a lot of property. Fortunately, Emperor Ji Wu was still very shrewd, and in a fit of rage, he beheaded all the liars for public display, so that although the liars did not dare to deceive the emperor, the emperor could only fail his own ideas.
On this day, the emperor went south to rest under a big mountain, Ji Wu, who was over 60 years old, had no energy when he was young, and after a day of carriage and horses, the whole person was mentally exhausted.
"What kind of mountain is that?"
Looking at the misty mountains in the distance, Ji Wu asked left and right.
The general Li Fa immediately asked the local county officials to be summoned.
"Your Majesty, that's Fangcun Mountain. The county magistrate knelt in front of the emperor's jade chariot and replied cautiously.
"Fang Cun Mountain, why is it called that?" Ji Wu was curious.
"Your Majesty, the lone peak of this mountain is prominent, round and delicate, the shape is unique, and it seems to be a square inch to hold from afar, which is why it has this name. ”
"Oh, this mountain is undulating like a dragon's vein, and it is indeed a strange mountain. ”
Ji Wu nodded: "Can this mountain be inhabited?"
"Your Majesty, although this mountain is verdant and deep, there are many snakes and insects, and ordinary people will not live here. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty, although this mountain looks beautiful, there are many snakes, insects and beasts in the mountain, and ordinary people dare not live in it. ”
The general on one side, Li Fa, interjected.
"It's also ......"
Before Ji Wu finished speaking, suddenly a crane roared through the heavens and the earth, reverberating Jiugao Xiaohan from afar.
Everyone was shocked, and hurriedly looked at the mountain where the sound came from in the distance, only to see that the smoke and haze of the mountain that was originally covered by the fog were scattered, the sun and the moon were shining, and there was a long rainbow crossing, the fog dispersed, and countless cranes fluttered their wings and flew out, accompanied by a phoenix in the middle leading the five-colored clouds to soar for nine days.
Not to mention seeing such a spectacle with your own eyes, Emperor Ji Wu has never heard of it in his more than 60 years of experience.
Even the emperor himself was like this, and among the troops who toured south all the way, countless soldiers fell to their knees one after another under the shock, and the general Li Fa could barely recover from the shock.
"What's going on?"
Ji Wu was surprised and delighted, and asked the county official on the side.
The county official was also stunned, and when he heard the emperor's question, his face was confused, and then he woke up and said: "Your Majesty, this is auspicious, it must be Your Majesty's arrival that triggered the auspicious birth here." ”
"Xiangrui?"
It's not that Ji Wu hasn't seen auspicious rui, every year all parts of the empire, and even vassal countries outside the empire will send countless auspicious rui, some are He Shou Wu bigger than his head, some are ginseng the size of a child, and all kinds of strange and exotic objects, but those auspicious rui, which one can be compared with the current scene?
No, there is no one, in comparison, those auspicious rui in the past are simply insulting the word auspicious.
Ji Wu said excitedly: "General Li." ”
"Your Majesty, the ministers are here. ”
"If you want to go into the mountain, prepare immediately. ”
"Your Majesty, this ......"
Hearing Ji Wu's request to enter the mountain, Li Fa was dumbfounded, and hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, don't do it, your body is ......."
"Shut up, I want you to get ready right away. ”
After more than ten years of pursuit, it finally happened in front of him, Ji Wu's mood was agitated, and he would never allow anyone to hinder him, even if he was his favorite concubine now, if he dared to stop it, he would not hesitate to drag it out and cut it.
"Yes, Your Majesty, the Minister's command. ”
Li Fa had followed Ji Wu for many years, and of course he understood that after the emperor made up his mind, it was impossible for anyone to persuade him to come back, so he had no choice but to arrange it.
First of all, it is naturally impossible for tens of thousands of troops to follow all into the mountain, and most of the troops can only settle here temporarily, Li Fa drew more than 1,000 troops, and let the locals lead the way in front first, and the rest of the people escorted Ji Wu's chariot to the mountain ahead.
The phoenix could be seen soaring in the colorful glow from afar, and the closer he got to the mountain, the more excited Ji Wu became, coughing from time to time, causing Li Fa to be more and more worried.
Just rely on words to tell, really can't describe the scenery of this square inch mountain, all the way over, withered vines entangle old trees, strange flowers and green grass, the sound of birds is near, and the clear spring is clear.
"Look!"
Someone exclaimed.
I saw that in front of the team, on the protruding stone cliff, a crane landed there to comb its feathers, and vaguely saw the white deer and the divine ape.
And what shocked everyone even more was that after crossing this mountain road, on the mountain peak next door, ten big characters were written on the cliff, shining brightly, and the light was flickering, it was "Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, Leaning Moon Three Star Cave".
"Haha, there must be a high-ranking person living here. ”
Emperor Ji Wu was elated when he saw this.
The county magistrate who accompanied him was dumbfounded, he had lived here for more than 30 years, and he had never heard of such big characters on Fangcun Mountain, not to mention that each word exuded a different color brilliance, how could the words that were bigger than people be written on the cliff?
Such deeds are by no means human beings.
couldn't help but feel that even the county officials, who didn't believe in gods and ghosts, began to be in awe from the bottom of their hearts.
The general next to him, Li Fa, frowned, he has always been respectful of gods and ghosts, and the more people killed on the battlefield, the less awe of gods and ghosts. What he worries about is that even if there are gods and ghosts in this world, they will never be accessible to ordinary people, and mortals should stay away when they see something abnormal, that is reasonable.
It is never advisable to see it like this, and to rush to find out.
But he was also very helpless, His Majesty had pursued the art of immortality for more than ten years, how could he give up?
As a courtier, he could only obey orders and try to protect the emperor's safety.