Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 996 Ancestral Dragon Dies to Divide

The first month of the 43rd year of Wu Shihuang, that is, 471 BC.

Jinling, the imperial capital, the imperial palace.

He was 63 years old at the time, his temples were already grizzled, and he was no longer as energetic as Qingji. He was wearing a normal uniform, with a winged crown on his head, and a Longyuan sword pinned to his waist. He sat in the spacious Liuyu In the carriage, with his eyes closed, a sad look appeared on his face unconsciously.

how so?

Not long ago, Qingji went to Taifu Laozi's house to mourn Laozi.

Lao Tzu is the founder of the Taoist school, and he has contributed a lot to the cultivation of many outstanding talents for Wu.

However, time has changed, time flies, and Lao Tzu is finally dead.

At the age of one hundred and one.

This is definitely an old birthday!

Logically speaking, Qing Ji shouldn't be so sad.

But in recent years, Confucius, Sun Ping, Wu Zixu, Ji Ran, Lao Tzu...

These veterans died of illness one after another, how could Qingji not be sad?

One day, it will be Qingji's turn to die.

With supreme power, so what if he became an emperor through the ages?

After all, celebrating Ji is not exempt from the fear of death.

This great river and mountain, why not teach people nostalgia?

Qingji doesn't know how many years he can live, it may be a random accident, even if he is in control of Bintian.

However, he decided to do something meaningful in his lifetime.

Just when Qingji was deep in thought, there was a sudden commotion on the street outside the six imperial carriages.

"Meteors from outside the sky! Meteorites!"

"Ah! It's about to fall!"

"Escort!"

"Protect Your Majesty!"

Qingji couldn't help frowning, and lifted the curtain on the six royal carriages.

"what happened?"

Sun Die, who was in charge of guarding the perimeter, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, it's a meteorite!"

There is no need for Sun Die to remind, Qingji has already seen it.

On the dome that was originally as clear as blue, suddenly it was dark, and a meteorite from the sky pierced the atmosphere with flowing fire, and fell towards the ground like a parabola...

Meteorite!

Meteor out of space!

The trajectory of this meteorite is not Jinling City, but a little southerly.

There was an ominous premonition in Qingji's heart.

……

At the Great Court Meeting the next day, Shang Shu Ling Wenzhong held the Yahu and went out to report: "Your Majesty, the meteorite from the sky fell on the bank of the Qiantang River in Kuaiji County. Since it was in the wild, no casualties were caused. But..."

"There are words on the meteorite."

"What word?"

Qingji frowned.

Wen Zhong swallowed a mouthful of saliva, knelt down with a look of fear on his face, lowered his head and said, "I dare not speak."

"But it doesn't matter, I forgive you for your innocence."

"Your Majesty, there are six words on the meteorite - 'Ancestor Dragon dies and dies'..."

"what!"

All the ministers and officials could not help but change color.

Who is Zulong?
Qingji regards the dragon as the totem of Wu, he is the "ancestral dragon", and the dragon has become the most popular animal in China.

Now, there is such a writing on the meteorite?
Meteorites come from outside the sky, is this a sign from God?

The officials couldn't help feeling tense in their hearts, and they didn't dare to think about it.

If the prophecy on the meteorite came true, wouldn't Great Wu fall apart after Qing Ji's death?

"What nonsense!"

Qingji narrowed his eyes, and said dismissively: "I am the Emperor of Man, who rules over all things in the world and is ordered by the heavens. Since I live forever, how can the great Wu die in the second generation?"

"This is clearly the words of rebellion deliberately left on the meteorite!"

"Your Majesty is right!"

Zhongshu ordered Deng Xi to stand up and said righteously: "After a day and a night, it is understandable for someone with a heart to leave such slanderous words on the meteorite when others are not paying attention."

"Your Majesty, the lineage of Great Wu has lasted for thousands of years. The so-called ancestral dragons are divided by death. It must be the rebels deliberately inciting to create public opinion that is not good for my Great Wu!"

"Your Majesty, I think that we should send someone to thoroughly investigate this matter. All Li Shu who live near the meteorite falling and within a radius of a hundred miles are all suspected."

"It's better to kill a thousand by mistake than to let one go! Your Majesty should kill or exile all the Li and Shu within a radius of a hundred miles!"

"No!"

Wen Zhong immediately retorted: "Since you think this is an act of inciting public opinion by rebels, why bother to kill? Or move away all the people within a hundred miles of the place where the meteorite fell? Doesn't this show that the court is guilty? ?”

"Your Majesty, this matter should be treated with caution!"

"Maybe we can send someone to thoroughly investigate this matter, find out the person who carved the letter, and punish him severely."

"..."

Qingji was silent.

He vaguely remembered that such incidents seemed to have happened in the Qin Dynasty in history.

In the 36th year of Shihuang, a meteor fell to Dongjun.

Dongjun is a large oriental county in the Great Qin Empire.

It doesn't matter if the meteorite hits the ground. The important thing is that the meteorite is engraved with "the first emperor dies and the land is divided".

These seven characters are no small matter, representing the will of heaven, and heralding the imminent death of Qin Shihuang and the imminent death of the Great Qin Empire.

Qin Shihuang was shocked when he heard the news, and immediately sent a censor to the place where the meteorite landed, and checked the person who carved the letter from house to house, but found nothing.

The angry Qin Shihuang then ordered: execute all the families near the meteorite, and immediately destroy the meteorite with the inscription.

People died and stones burned, but the shadow in Qin Shihuang's heart did not go away...

There is divine will in the dark.

Compared with the prophecy on the meteorite, Qingji is more willing to believe that it is the words engraved by the rebels.

Could it be that Qingji wants to choose to kill there like Qin Shihuang?

The matter has come to this point, and killing is of no benefit.

Qingji thought for a while, then said, "No need. Pass on my will and destroy that extraterrestrial meteorite!"

"promise!"

After this thrilling event was over, Qingji then discussed state affairs with his ministers.

"Your Majesty, now the Grand Canal, Zijin Mountain Mausoleum, Guanzhong Canal, and the straight roads, galloping roads, and plank roads in various places have all been completed. The country is peaceful and the people are safe, but there are so many Kunlun slaves. How should they be resettled?"

Wen Zhong asked.

This is not a small problem for Wu Guo.

In the past, Wu State had many protracted projects, which made the Kunlun slaves work overtime and work day and night.

But after so many years, no amount of projects will be completed one day.

How to arrange so many free laborers?

Is it to relocate them to various places to cultivate fields, or to naturalize Kunlun slaves and become Wu people?

It is worth mentioning that the Zijin Mountain Mausoleum, which belongs to the celebration of Ji, has been built for 40 years. It is extravagant and equipped with one-to-one terracotta warriors and horses, millions of terracotta warriors.

The funeral objects that Qingji prepared for himself are even more innumerable.

"What do the second and third sons think about this?"

"Your Majesty, I believe that there are more than 200 million Kunlun slaves in my country of Wu. This is a sufficient amount of manpower. I only need two meals to keep my fill. I must not lose it."

Deng Xijin said: "Since all the projects in the country have been completed, why don't your majesty sell these Kunlun slaves to the people as slaves?"

"Since Great Wu abolished slavery, all Wu people in my country are basically free citizens and people of our country."

"In the rich and powerful family, the servants and maidservants have to spend money to purchase and sign contracts. In terms of ten years, an ordinary maid earns 30 yuan a year, and [-] yuan in ten years."

"This is not a small expense for wealthy families."

"Moreover, once the three-year, five-year, or ten-year contract expires, they have to renew the contract before they can let servants and maidservants serve for them. It's really troublesome..."

(End of this chapter)