Chapter 33: The Covenant of Heaven
Before, Li Si mentioned that in the war, if you have a more powerful weapon than the opponent, you will have a great advantage on the battlefield, and now I heard the old man in white mention that this is a very clever weapon, and Ying Zheng immediately came to the spirit.
I saw the old man in white pick up a small stone and write the word "I" on the ground.
Ying Zheng leaned over and watched the old man in white write this word.
"This is the way the word 'I' is written, and you must not have seen it." The old man put down the small stone and said, "Like the word 'Ding', it is a text created according to the form and characteristics of this object. On the left is the word "hand", which is connected to the "Ge" on the right, that is, the weapon, so that it can be both offensive and defensive, and can kill all sides. ”
Ying Zheng also picked up a small stone, followed the old man's example, and wrote the word "I" on the ground.
The old man continued: "This legend is this, when the Yellow Emperor first rose to power, his tribe was not strong, and after he accidentally found this ancient divine weapon and its manufacturing method in a mountain, the Yellow Emperor's tribe gradually became stronger, and finally annexed the tribe of Emperor Yan and defeated Chiyou. ”
"The Yellow Emperor's military talent is certainly outstanding, but without this divine weapon, the unification of the tribes would definitely not be so fast and so stable. It is said that after defeating Chiyou, some tribes that are more powerful than Chiyou have heard about the terrible nature of this divine soldier and surrendered without a fight, which is why many historical records only have the Yellow Emperor defeated Chiyou, and there are almost no relevant descriptions of other opponents. ”
After unifying China, the Yellow Emperor knew the importance of finding historic sites, so he followed Shennong's example to find historic sites. According to the clues left by Shennong, the Yellow Emperor found a large-scale monument, and after using the "Book of Changes" to translate its ancient characters, it was translated into the world-famous "Yellow Emperor Sutra", and finally the part of the "Shennong Sutra" "Hundred Medicines Sutra" was better carried forward. ”
It was also in the process of translating the "Yellow Emperor's Sutra" that the Yellow Emperor gradually realized that saving people is far more meaningful than killing people. He ordered the destruction of all the 'self-vessels', and put the method of making the 'self-vessels' that he had discovered before back in the monument, and sealed the monuments, and ordered that no one should mention anything about the 'self'. ”
"Later, in order to commemorate the great help that 'my device' brought to him, the Yellow Emperor ordered people to make a monument of tortoise shell to commemorate 'my device', and then placed it in the forbidden land of Qishan."
The two men looked at the tortoise shell in unison.
Ying Zheng still held the small stone in his hand, because he was too fascinated by it, and he never put down the last stroke of the word "I".
The legends and stories told by the old man in white are clear-eyed, connecting the historical fragments that Ying Zheng knows one by one, and he can't help but be unconvinced.
"Senior, what is written on this tortoise shell, makes you think that this is the tortoiseshell inscription commemorating 'my device'." Ying Zheng asked curiously.
The old man gently pointed to the front of the tortoise shell with his hand and said, "The old man only tells you these words, as for the back of it and the ancient words on those animal bones, you will interpret it yourself according to the Book of Changes in the future." ”
Ying Zheng nodded, staring at the tortoise shell expectantly.
The old man's finger approached the tortoise shell, pointed to each symbol, and said word by word: "Heaven - Bottom - God - Soldier, only - I - only - respect." ”
Ying Zheng also said to himself: "The world ...... Divine soldiers, only me...... Exclusive ......"
The old man picked up the tortoise shell, put it in Ying Zheng's hand, and said, "The reason why this tortoise shell is engraved in ancient Chinese is that I don't want to reveal its mysteries to the world. But it was expected that the Yellow Emperor at that time was painstakingly for the sake of future generations. ”
“?” Ying Zheng looked confused, and he didn't understand the meaning of the old man's words.
The old man pointed to the three animal bones and said: "What is engraved on these three cow bones should be the road map of the monument where the Yellow Emperor discovered the 'My Instrument', but if you don't understand the ancient text, or if you don't have the Book of Changes on the side, you will definitely not be able to understand this map, let alone find the monument." ”
"And whoever obtains the Book of Changes must be a person who inherits it. Therefore, the intention of the Yellow Emperor should be: if the puppet of the heavenly inheritance gets this thing, and the world is undecided, he can use the 'I instrument' to achieve unification. ”
"Really?" Ying Zheng asked in surprise, his eyes also staring at the beast bones.
"Since you have this opportunity, when the world is unified in the future, it is not impossible to use the power of divine weapons." The old man in white paused, and his tone suddenly turned cold, "But ......"
Ying Zheng put away his smile and arched his hand and said, "Senior, please speak." ”
"You must not transgress the Yellow Emperor's choice." The old man said in a deep voice, "After the unification of the world, we must destroy all 'my devices' and prohibit all remarks about 'my devices'. Otherwise, if 'my instrument' is passed on to the world, and the wicked use it to harm the world, it will be your great fault. Do you understand? ”
"Younger generations remember." Ying Zheng arched his hand again and said solemnly.
The more powerful the thing, the more dangerous it is, and Ying Zheng naturally understands this truth.
The old man put away his majesty and said in a calm voice: "Since you showed the old man your bags, then the old man will also show you the old man's bags." ”
With that, the old man in white walked to the back of the cave and entered a corner.
After a while, the old man walked back with a cloth bag in one hand.
Opening a cloth bag, the old man in white took out a small cloth bag from inside, half a foot square, and then took out a pottery bottle from it.
The old man took off the cork, poured out a red pill from it, and handed it to Ying Zheng.
This pill Yingzheng had seen and eaten, and it was the antidote against Tianmu radiation given to him by the old man before.
"Eat another one." The old man said.
Ying Zheng took the pill and ate it without hesitation.
"The light of the Heavenly Eyes will last in your body for a while." The old man said, "And the effect of the medicine can only last for a while, so take one every day for five days to ensure that you are fine." ”
Ying Zheng nodded, and took the bottle of antidote handed to him by the old man, the bottle was a little heavy, and it was estimated that it was a full bottle.
The old man in white continued: "This medicine can not only counteract the effects of Tianmu, take it for a long time, but also strengthen the body, strengthen the muscles and bones, if you are sick or injured, it will also make a big difference." After that, take one every 10 days. That's enough for three years. ”
Ying Zheng smiled and arched his hand and said, "Thank you seniors." ”
The old man in white turned around and took out a small cloth bag from this cloth bag.
Opening the small cloth bag, the old man in white took out five small bags similar to the brocade bag, bulging and slipping.
"This is the original grain seed." After the old man in white finished speaking, he opened one of them, poured out a few original seeds and put them in his hand.
It was the beans that were poured, but not the same beans, but five different colors.
Ying Zheng put his face to the old man's hand and looked at it with interest: "Red, orange, purple, green, blue...... It's the same as the five-colored light. ”
"Wrong." The old man in white said with a smile, "The order is wrong, according to the order of the five elements, it should be wood, fire, earth, metal, and water." Therefore, the order of the colors should be green, red, purple, orange, and blue. ”
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "The junior has written it down." The predecessors have said before that Jiuding and Tianmu both correspond to a class of five element elements, and these five grains correspond to the five element elements, is there a classification of five elements for each type of grain? ”
"Hehe, it's nature." The old man smiled and said, "The other grains are also divided into five elements, and their colors are also different. ”
After speaking, the old man put the poured beans back and sealed the mouth of the bag.
Ying Zheng was just about to pick up the big cloth bag containing the original grains, but saw that the old man put the cloth bag back again.
Ying Zheng was a little embarrassed, but it was not easy to ask anything.
The old man in white said leisurely: "The old man gave you the original seeds of the five grains, but not only for you to use on the heavenly eyes in the future. ”
"Then say that......" When Ying Zheng heard about the original seeds of the five grains, he thought about it, but he didn't dare to mention it.
"The territory of Qin is now vast, and the soil, climate, and water quality are different from place to place." The old man in white paused and said, "The old man hopes that you will cultivate the original seeds of the five grains in various places, and choose the suitable places to cultivate the second-generation original seeds that are full, abundant, and resistant to certain natural disasters. One is for the use of the Heavenly Eyes in the future; Second, it is widely applied to the world, so that the world can have a bumper harvest and no worries about food and clothing, is it possible? ”
Ying Zheng nodded again and again like a chicken pecking rice, such a good thing could not be sought.
"Actually, if you do this, you will also be able to accumulate a lot of grain and grass for the battle to dominate the world." The old man in white said again.
"Li Si once suggested that if you want to dominate China, you should not be in a hurry." Ying Zheng said, "We need to accumulate ten years of national and military strength, and then level Kyushu in one fell swoop." ”
"Hehe, that's how it should be." The old man said with a smile, "Now it is not as good as before, the city and the pass have strong defenses, and the tactics and weapons have been greatly improved, so it is several times more difficult to destroy a country than before." ”
Ying Zheng's eyes became resolute: "This is not difficult for the widow." ”
The old man in white looked at Ying Zheng with approving eyes, nodded slightly, and then turned around and took out a small package from the package.
Ying Zheng stared curiously at the magical package, imagining how many treasures the old man still hadn't taken out.
"Ahem......" The old man coughed twice deliberately.
Ying Zheng then shifted his eyes back and stopped staring.
The old man opened the small package and handed it directly to Ying Zheng's hands this time.
"Let's open it and take a look."
"Yes, Senpai." Ying Zheng took the small package and opened it to look at it.
In the small package, there are two animal skins, which have obviously been carefully processed, resistant to corrosion and wear, and very soft to the touch.
"What kind of treasure map is this?" Ying Zheng can't wait to open it and take a look.
"You." The old man tapped Yingzheng with his finger and said with a smile, "When I find a 'self device', I see everything as a treasure map." Here are two maps, one for the Qin state and one for the whole of China. ”
Ying Zheng opened it and looked at it, and sure enough, it was two maps.
Just glanced at these two pictures, and Ying Zheng's jaw fell to the ground again, and he couldn't close his mouth anymore.
The map is colored, where there are mountains, it is green, and the height of the highest mountain is marked, and the higher the place, the deeper the green. Where there is water, it is blue, and the deeper it is, the deeper the blue.
Ying Zheng looked at the map of the Qin State, as if looking down on the Qin State from a height of thousands of miles, and the real picture felt spontaneously.
Looking at the whole map of China again, Ying Zheng seems to have seen the magnificent mountains and rivers, and the majesty is full of ambition.
"Presumably you don't have a complete map of Great Qin and Huaxia yet." The old man said, "These two pictures will be given to you, and they will be useful when you choose the land to breed, as well as in the battle to unify China in the future." ”
Ying Zheng caressed the two maps, happily not knowing what to say. It is self-evident how important a detailed map is for marching and fighting.
"Don't be too happy yet." The old man in white had a low voice, "These things that the old man gave you are not unconditional. ”
Ying Zheng's hand was still on the map and was not taken down: "Senior, please speak." ”
"Your generation's natural responsibilities are a little heavier than before, and the nature is slightly different." The old man's voice was still low.
Ying Zheng took his hand off the map at this time, and said quite sincerely: "Since Ying Zheng has received the mandate of heaven, he should do his best to live up to the trust of his predecessors. ”
The old man in white waved his hand and said, "What the old man said next, you don't have to ask the reason, just answer yes or no." ”
Ying Zheng nodded vigorously.
The old man said solemnly: "This Tiancheng is not for Zen, but in the form of contract cooperation, respecting the wishes of the people of Tiancheng, and seeking the destiny of heaven on behalf of the world, are you willing?" ”
"Yingzheng is willing to ask for the destiny of heaven on behalf of the world." Ying Zheng also replied very seriously.
"Thirty years." The old man said, "You must put the eyes of heaven on the nine shadows, extinguish the strife of the troubled world, and determine the civilization to be inherited, are you willing?" ”
"Ying Zheng is willing to use this period as a limit to complete the heavy responsibility of heaven." Ying Zheng said very firmly, but he secretly said in his heart: Except for the one that puts the heavenly eyes in the nine shadows, the last two are not the same as the previous heavenly inheritors.
But without waiting for Ying Zheng to think about it, the old man said again: "In this case, ten years of accumulation, ten years of peace, ten years of cultivation, thirty years later, the task of heaven will be accomplished." And within three years from now on, you must be in charge of the king, and the military power is in yourself, can you do it? ”
Ying Zheng said loudly: "Ying Zheng has done it." ”
"Good! There is no basis for empty words, and words are based on evidence. With that, the old man in white took out a cotton silk from the package, and when he opened it, there was something similar to a contract that had been written.
"This is a 30-year treaty." The old man's voice slowed down, "Look, if it's okay, sign it." ”