Chapter Twenty-Five: A Weak Woman Buried Her Husband and Died in the Sea
On the day of the tour, the first emperor took Meng Jiang and set off, which was the fourth major parade in his life. The car drove north along the straight road from Yunyang, 300,000 Qin troops, Jin Ge iron horses, swallowing thousands of miles like tigers. The car drove past the place where the military and civilians lived, and the mountain cries came and went. The army came to Jiuyuan County, and marched to Yunzhong, Yanmen, and Shanggu. The aliens in the north were very shocked, especially the Huns, who were very frightened when they heard that the First Emperor had personally come to Biansai, so they moved the royal court north and retreated another three hundred miles.
The first emperor saw the newly built Great Wall winding and twisting, and the momentum was extraordinary, and wherever the wall passed, there were open plains, mountains and valleys, and they went up when they met the peaks and went down when they met the ravines. Along the way, people opened mountains to quarry, built kilns to burn bricks, and carried bricks, all relying on manpower. Some of them have brick walls, some stone walls, and earthen walls, and some places have fortresses based on the shape of the mountain. If you listen closely, there is the sound of the rolling of the boulders, the sliding of the rocks, the ramming of the earth, the shouts of the overseers, and the groans of the craftsmen, all of which are intertwined with each other, breaking the empty and mysterious silence of the mountains. From time to time, the birds of prey and vultures hovered in the gray sky, screaming and skimming over the wilderness, pecking at the corpses of those who were tired and sick or who had fallen to death in the wilderness. In this way, in the vast land of North China, after several years of hard work of the Qin people, finally created a great wall across the east and west, famous all over the world, it starts from Lintao in the west, reaches Liaodong in the east, passes through the mountains and mountains, like a giant dragon, stretches up and down for more than 10,000 miles. It is not only a great construction project in ancient China, but also in the ancient history of the world, and its beautiful demeanor can still be clearly seen when humans land on the moon. There is a poem that praises:
And don't prevent nonsense, the wall is like a rainbow.
Qianqiu characters look up to the Qin and Han dynasties, and the Great Wall of China thinks of the ancestral dragon.
There is Yan Huang Yan Dan in the east, and there is no Roman proud sky in the west.
Since then, China has become unified, expanding the north to conquer the south and establishing Yuzhong.
One day, the First Emperor came to the place where Fan Xiliang died, and someone had already sorted out his body. Meng Jiang personally collected the remains in the coffin and packed them up. The first emperor ordered a solemn burial, and he did not break his promise, and personally wore linen and filial piety. Meng Jiang held the coffin and cried and was buried. After the burial, Qin Shi Huang personally delivered a speech:
In the vast northern desert, there has been no trace of man or beast since ancient times. Thinking about the wilderness, there is only wind, rain and snow here. It was impossible to survive in the cold, not to mention that there was an eventful nation called the Xiongnu. They have invaded the land for many years, and they have often trampled on crops and plundered people and animals. Heinous things happen so often that I have no choice but to send a large army to conquer them. The bears fought fiercely all year round, and only then did they beat the enemy chieftain to the distance.
Ever since the warriors of the Qin Kingdom arrived here, this place has undergone earth-shaking changes. Now it has become an oasis Huaye, where chickens and dogs smell each other, and the city is square. Since then, people have lived and lived, and cattle and sheep are everywhere, which is the result of the efforts of the military and the people. In order to stop the Hu people from invading again, the warriors of our Qin State built the Great Wall. The Great Wall is thousands of miles long, it starts from Longxi in the west and reaches Liaodong in the east. The majesty of the Great Wall is incomparably magnificent, which makes the evil man extremely frightened. The warriors of my Qin Kingdom fought hard, they paid with their lives for the construction of the Great Wall. Although they are buried in the ravines at the bottom of the valley, their resolute souls will never be extinguished. Its spirit and courage endure forever, standing proudly in the world like a solid wall. I have opened up the land to strengthen the prestige of the country, but my heart is full of many sorrows. I have heard that the Emperor of the Holy Ming knows the program of things, so he has a goal in governing the people. He has mastered the boundaries between reward and punishment, and he has a way of aiding his charity. This is exactly the generosity and grandeur of his heart, governing the people, the people can be convinced. Strong power can produce great kindness, and only by mastering this can we achieve great righteousness in the world. There are thousands of warriors like Fan Xiliang. Although their bones are buried in the ground, their sincerity and loyalty will not be extinguished. I am also very sad, and he is one of my people. Now pour a fine wine on the grave, I hope you will taste it!
The First Emperor impassionedly recited the edict, and the army and the people shouted long live. After burying Fan Xiliang, Meng Jiang knelt silently in front of the grave, burned paper money for her husband, and couldn't bear to leave. Her mournful gesture infected everyone present, and even the emperor himself had to shed a few tears for her, and the ministers began to sympathize with her plight. After Meng Jiang finished mourning, he got in the car and left. Suddenly, a strong wind blew, and the paper ashes and various offerings in front of the tomb were mercilessly blown into the sky by the wind. Meng Jiang hurriedly shouted hoarsely to stop. As soon as the car stopped, she jumped out of the car desperately, grabbed her long skirt in her hands and ran towards the tomb, and the dust soon overwhelmed her figure. Qin Shi Huang hurriedly sent people over to protect him. When the dust cleared, everyone found Meng Jiang crawling on the newly built soft mound, and was hugging the fragrant soil tightly with her gentle arms, she did her best to protect her husband's tomb, like a mother caring for a baby, lead tears slipped down her cheeks, Meng Jiang seemed to be asleep.
I don't know how long it took for her to open her eyes, and at this time she found that there were already many palace maids standing around. Someone saw that she was awake, so he gently urged: "Please mourn on your honor, Your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time, get in the car quickly." Meng Jiang came to her senses at this time, she looked up at the unfathomable and leisurely sky, and said silently: Heaven, please cut down a sharp flash to split my husband's grave as soon as possible, I will jump in without hesitation, I will be with him forever. But no matter how Meng Jiang prayed, God did not do what she wanted. After a while, a firm belief prompted Meng Jiang to stand strongly. At this time, two delicate maids came over and helped her away. Meng Jiang was reluctant to give up, and from time to time she looked back at the painful and unforgettable wasteland......
Qin Shi Huang's car finally left, and they went all the way through Yuyang County, Youbeiping County, and came to Jieshi in Liaoxi County. The next day, Qin Shi Huang accompanied Meng Jiang to the beach again. So they boarded the ship together and went out into the sea, and saw the blue sea beautiful. The two of them stood on the dragon boat, and in front of their eyes, there was a table that had been lit with incense, and the wisps of green smoke were ruthlessly blown away by the sea breeze for a while, and it turned out that this was specially for Meng Jiang to repent. Meng Jiang stood on the bow of the boat, she looked at the rough sea, and her heart was difficult to calm down. After a while, Meng Jiang muttered: "If you are adversible, there will be dangers, and the blue sea will be stormy." That's probably it. Only then did Meng Jiang truly understand the full meaning of the four sentences in the temple view. Suddenly, a few seagulls passed by, and they chirped and flew into the distance. Meng Jiang looked at the seagulls intently, thinking that he was about to become those seagulls, and he would no longer be in pain. Because she's going to fly to another world, she wants everyone to know: she's just a beautiful legend.
Seeing Meng Jiang standing there motionless, the First Emperor stepped forward and whispered, "Why doesn't the beauty repent of her oath?" Meng Jiang turned around and said, "Your Majesty is really grateful that you can accompany the people's daughter here and bury my husband properly!" The first emperor said: "It can make the beauty happy, it's nothing!" When I saw the sea, I remembered something. Meng Jiang asked what he remembered. Qin Shi Huang said: "A few years ago, I sent Xu Fu to the sea to find the elixir of immortality, but I have not obtained it yet. If so, I would like to share eternal life with you! Meng Jiang said with a smile: "Your Majesty is blessed with longevity, and if you don't accept the elixir, you are also a fairy, and the people's girls don't have that blessing!" The First Emperor said, "Alas, you can't say that, if you become a queen, I will definitely share immortality with you." The First Emperor looked at Meng Jiang and thought hopefully: To be an emperor is to be honorable, and you can get whatever you want, so he stepped forward and wanted to hug Meng Jiang. Just as he was approaching Meng Jiang, Meng Jiang suddenly dodged his arm and ran towards the side of the boat. Seeing this, the First Emperor was surprised and asked, "Why is that?" Meng Jiang suddenly turned around and said, "Although I, Meng Jiangnu, am an insignificant folk woman, I will not marry you!" The First Emperor was stunned and asked people to go over and catch her. Meng Jiang suddenly took out a dagger from his sleeve, hit his throat, and shouted, "Don't come here!" ”
Everyone was shocked and took a step back. The First Emperor shouted: "Beauty is not allowed! Meng Jiang said: "My Langjun Fan Xiliang was captured by your sergeant, and he was tortured to death if he was so good, you are the murderer!" I meant this dagger for you, but I didn't kill you! Do you know why? Meng Jiang almost roared. The First Emperor also shouted angrily: "Why? Meng Jiang said sadly: "Because you still have humanity, you can still make a little sacrifice for the people you love." But you know what? I only live for Fan Lang alone, and I dare to die for him! You have your hegemony, I have the love of my heart! You are selfish and cold! You shouldn't take away people's love, let how many people in the world abandon their wives and children, and part with life and death! You shouldn't let thousands of children go to sea for you! How many people have you let fall for the sake of hegemony, and their lives are not their lives? I, Meng Jiang, pretended to laugh and were vain, just to bury my husband, and I didn't want anything else. My husband and I once swore to the sea: we will live and die together, and we will never be separated. I'm going to fulfill my promise today! After Meng Jiang finished speaking, with great sadness and indignation, she jumped into the rippling sea, and the white waves swallowed her jade-like soul. When the people of the time heard of her deeds, they sang:
The garden is full of potpourri, and the melons and vines will be in pairs. The newlywed Yan'er is like the sea, who knew that the officers and soldiers would come to rob Fan Lang. Fan Lang went away without news, and since then he has leaned on the door and hated it.
In the blink of an eye, the weather was cold in autumn, and Concubine Fan Lang was sad. The snowflakes fluttered and plugged away, and the slightest trace of blood and tears were woven into cold clothes. A thousand miles of crying shocked the world, crying down the Great Wall is long and long.
Void and the snake bury Fan Lang, and the red face is resolute and strong. It is better to break the jade than to be whole, and go to the sea to scold Qin Shi Huang. Through the ages, love is praised, and Xiao Mengjiang is sung in the world.
After Meng Jiang jumped into the sea, the First Emperor stared at this sudden scene with blank eyes, almost unable to believe his eyes. At this moment, there was a sudden loud bang, and the sea was turbulent and white. The First Emperor returned to the shore in terror, and the people were in shock. Suddenly, someone shouted, "Look! Something has grown on the surface of the sea! Everyone looked at it, only to see two huge reefs rising in the water, standing on the surface of the sea, the high one is like a monument, the low one is like a tomb, one is high and one is short, and they depend on each other. It is said that this is the tomb of the Dragon King for Jiang Nuxiu.
Although the first emperor was angry because of Meng Jiang's feat, he was deeply moved by Meng Jiang's feat of martyrdom, although there were many in his harem, he had never loved a woman, this was the first woman he had ever loved in his life. The great First Emperor suddenly burst into tears, crying silently, and it took him a long time before he summoned the county guard of Liaoxi County and said: "Meng Jiang jumped into the sea from here, from now on, you will lead the people to fill this sea to me!" I want to see her...... "As the saying goes: the person or thing you have hurt, it will also be an arrow to turn back." Be careful! There is a poem that sighs:
Qin built a wall of the Great Wall, complaining about her husband and crying for her women.
Please look at the waves of the ginger tomb in the sea, swallowing slowly and crying slowly only for Lang.