The mysterious bird of destiny, the beginning of China

Chapter 168 The divine bird falls into a deep sleep
"God bird!!"

"It's a divine bird!"

"Didn't the divine bird be sent to the Huns?"

"So that's it, the divine bird has always been in Dahan!"

"..."

When the people below saw the sudden appearance of the divine bird, they immediately let out bursts of exclamation, and finally, smiles appeared on their faces.

The divine bird represents destiny!

How could the destiny of heaven be so easily obtained by the Xiongnu?
Not to mention that the Xiongnu had been defeated by the Han at this time, and all the Xiongnu chanyus had already fled in defeat!

Therefore, this destiny still belongs to the big man!
Seeing the divine bird reappearing, everyone onlookers felt confident again.

Today, it can be said to be a double happiness. Not only did the Han army return triumphantly, but the sacred bird was still in the Han Dynasty.

Below, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che saw the divine bird appear and smiled on his face.

The Huns below who had not yet been killed naturally heard the exclamations of the people around them, and then followed the people's gazes to the sky, and immediately saw the divine bird in the sky.

For a moment, everyone was confused!
How could the divine bird be in Dahan? !
Shouldn't the divine bird be in the Xiongnu? !
Or is that the sacred bird of the Huns a fake?

Just when they were doubting their lives, the ax fell, and a head suddenly rolled down with blood and water splattering.

You can even see a look of confusion on the head and face.

……

The heavy snowflakes were still slowly falling from the sky, dyeing the entire world white.

As His Majesty the Emperor returned to the palace, the bustle outside the palace gate gradually faded away. Only the bright red blood stains still stained the ice and snow on the high platform, and the blood solidified into ice crystals, as beautiful as rubies.

Weiyang Palace.

Emperor Liu Che was sitting on the throne. Even though it was snowing heavily outside, it was as warm as spring inside the huge palace.

All the civil and military officials were sitting in the palace one by one. At this time, the court meeting had been going on for a while.

The main thing is that the emperor rewards the officials who have made meritorious service in the war against the Xiongnu.

Among them, the two men's military exploits are the most remarkable.

One of them is young Huo Qubing.

Huo Qubing was only 19 years old, but he was able to lead thousands of cavalry to kill hundreds of people and captured many prominent Xiongnu people.

Secondly, there is Zhang Qian!
Zhang Qian's bravery and military strategy led [-] troops and horses, killed more than [-] Huns, and captured [-] Huns. All kinds of trophies were worthless!
At this time, Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who was above him, said immediately: "Combine Huo Qubing as the Champion Marquis!"

"A reward of a thousand acres of fertile land to the Marquis of Bowang..."

……

Bai Zhi didn't care much about what was going on in the court. At this time, he was standing on the Weiyang Palace, looking at the white snow falling on the glazed tiles, watching quietly.

The time was quiet, as if the whole world was covered with ice and snow.

After standing for a while, Bai Zhi came to his senses when he realized that the court meeting below had ended.

Looking down, he saw a dignitary wearing gorgeous Hanfu walking out of the huge palace.

Among them were Huo Qubing, who was named the Champion, and Zhang Qian, who received a large number of awards.

At the same time, they also received new orders:

After the beginning of spring next year, he will lead his troops to the Western Regions again to conquer the Huns again!
The Xiongnu entrenched on the northern grasslands cannot be eliminated so easily.

After watching for a while, Bai Zhi's figure flashed out, and when he appeared again, he seemed to be in a palace.

Outside the palace, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che happened to be walking in and saw Bai Zhi in the palace.

"Why is the divine bird here?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che looked surprised when he saw Bai Zhi, and then asked: "I wonder when the sacred bird returned to Chang'an?"

"Just a few days ago..."

Bai Zhi replied.

"I see!"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che nodded, and then said: "Thanks to the help of the divine bird this time, the Han Dynasty was able to defeat the Huns so smoothly. Although the Huns were not completely wiped out in one fell swoop, it was only a matter of time!"

Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che told Bai Zhi about the court affairs, "The King of Nanyue has recently sent a letter of credence, saying that the South Vietnam Kingdom wants to surrender to the Han Dynasty, and hopes that the Han Dynasty can send officials to manage the political affairs of the South Vietnam Kingdom..."

"This is all the work of the divine bird..."

Just as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che was speaking, Bai Zhi suddenly spoke and said, "Emperor, I'm afraid I'm going to fall into a deep sleep these days!"

"what?"

Hearing Bai Zhi's words, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che stood up in panic and looked at the divine bird with a worried look on his face.

Seeing this, Bai Zhi explained: "There was no accident, it was just a normal sleep!"

"I see……"

Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, read the classics deeply and saw similar records in "Qin Ji" such as "The divine bird will fall into a deep sleep from time to time for a long time."

After reading this, he couldn't help but ask again: "I wonder how long the divine bird will sleep for?"

"I don't know."

Bai Zhi shook his head.

The time of each sleep is different, but the time can be long or short. As for how long or short they are, Bai Zhi doesn't know.

When they saw the divine bird, they all shook their heads to express their ignorance, which made Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che a little silent. In the end, he couldn't help but said: "Big Han..."

Apparently, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che wanted the divine bird to protect the man, but the bird fell into a deep sleep and seemed a little worried about what to do if something happened to the man.

Bai Zhi naturally understood what Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, was thinking, so he said: "Today's Han Dynasty has become very powerful under the emperor's governance. It can even defeat the Huns on the grassland, so what is there to fear?"

"After all, the world belongs to the Han Dynasty, and it goes without saying that Your Majesty has ministers to help you, so there is no need to worry."

Hearing the comfort of the divine bird, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che subconsciously thought of Zhang Qian. Finally, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che nodded slightly and said:

"Then wish the divine bird all the best!"

"Ok!"

Bai Zhi nodded slightly, and then his figure instantly disappeared into the palace.

……

Bowanghou House.

When Bai Zhi came in, he found that Zhang Qian's house was bustling with activity.

After Zhang Qian came back, he was naturally reunited with his family.

Since returning to Chang'an from his mission to the Western Regions, Zhang Qian has married a wife and had children. Moreover, he also brought back the wife he married in the Huns early, and naturally she became one of his concubines.

With the return of the master of the mansion, the family was very lively. Under the heavy snow, the family had lunch and began to gather in the hall, listening to Zhang Qian's account of what happened on the battlefield.

Among them, a six or seven-year-old boy looked calm, but looked at Zhang Qian above him with admiration in his eyes.Next to the boy was a woman whose appearance clearly had the rough temperament of the Huns.

It was the Hun wife that Zhang Qian had married in the Huns. As for the boy, he was the child of him and his Hun wife.

At the same time, there was a woman in Hanfu sitting dignifiedly next to Zhang Qian. Beside him, there was also a child about three years old.

He is now Zhang Qian's eldest son.

Zhang Qian's first wife at this time was the daughter of an official in Chang'an City. The woman was proficient in chess, calligraphy and painting, and was dignified and talented as a lady.

When Zhang Qian was away, she was in charge of the affairs of the house, and she never treated Zhang Qian's Hun wife harshly.

After Zhang Qian finished talking about the battle, several people were amazed.

It was only then that the principal wife told Zhang Qian about the affairs in the palace. She told Zhang Qian everything she was unsure about and let him make the decision.

Finally, he changed his voice and said: "Master, before you left, you asked your servants to plant something in the backyard of the mansion... The sweet potatoes are already ripe, so I took it upon myself to harvest them."

"My lady did the right thing."

Hearing the word sweet potato, Zhang Qian saw a solemn look on his face again. Then he looked at his wife and asked, "I wonder where the sweet potato is now?"

"In the warehouse." "Someone, bring all the sweet potatoes in the warehouse here! I want to check!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qian immediately ordered.

"Master, there are a lot of sweet potatoes. In this hall, I'm afraid..."

The wife frowned.After all, it was something dug out of the soil and had not been cleaned, so it might stain the living room.

"It's okay!"

Zhang Qian didn't care about that much.

Looking at the wool carpet on the floor in the living room, he thought to himself: "If sweet potatoes can be produced in large quantities, what if it is a wool carpet?"

Eight out of ten items are not as good as sweet potatoes!

After a while, I saw the servants in the mansion bringing in sack after sack of sweet potatoes, and then dumping them out under Zhang Qian's order.

Suddenly, hundreds of kilograms of sweet potatoes appeared in front of us!

Moreover, each sweet potato is almost as big as several adult fists.

Zhang Qian couldn't help but pick one up and weigh it. Feeling its weight, Zhang Qian suddenly beamed with joy.

"It's really a high-yielding grain!"

Looking at the ground, it weighs nearly a hundred kilograms, and there are hundreds of them.

Seeing the joy on his master's face, everyone in the hall looked puzzled.

Zhang Qian once again asked his servants to pack the sweet potatoes again, preserve them carefully, and then kept a few aside.

"Bring in a stove!"

Later, Zhang Qian put another sweet potato on the stove and roasted it.

This time.Several people in the hall also understood a little bit, and couldn't help asking: "Master, is this also a kind of food?"

"Madam is smart, this is an extremely high-yielding grain!"

"And it was given by the divine bird!"

"What, it was given by the divine bird!"

Hearing the word "Divine Bird", solemn expressions suddenly appeared on several people's faces.

"Since it was given by the divine bird, it must be well preserved!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Qian also nodded and said: "At that time, the divine bird just gave me such a sweet potato, and then planted it through the method taught by the divine bird. After planting it at one time, there were so many!"

As time passed, a special sweet smell gradually filled the hall.

All eyes fell on the sweet potatoes on the stove. Even Zhang Qian looked surprised. He didn't expect that the sweet potatoes would be so delicious after being roasted by the fire.
It tastes like this before you taste it. I don’t know how delicious it will be after you taste it!
So, he picked up the sweet potato on the stove and felt the hotness on his fingertips. Without the help of the waiter on the side, he peeled off the skin of the sweet potato with his own hands, and then exposed the orange-yellow sweet potato flesh inside.

Zhang Qian felt the heat in his hands, but he was not afraid.

After peeling it off, he put it on the tableware aside. At this time, the waiter came forward, cut it into small pieces with a knife, and gave them to several people in the hall one by one.

“You can eat it directly!”

Zhang Qian first picked it up with chopsticks and tasted it. The sweet taste suddenly exploded in his mouth. Several people on the side were also surprised after tasting it.

“It was delicious!”

"I heard the divine bird once said that these sweet potatoes can not only be roasted and eaten. They can even be used to make porridge..."

"Given by the divine bird, it must be an extraordinary thing!"

"If it is true, as the master said, that one sweet potato can grow so many sweet potatoes in half a year, wouldn't the people in the world no longer have to worry about hunger?!"

"The divine bird thought so when he gave this sweet potato!"

"..."

……

Bai Zhi looked at the warm scene below and did not bother him, but watched quietly.

Such a heartwarming scene is not common, but it is so ordinary.

The world is so big, how many scenes like this are there?

When Bai Zhi lowered his head again, he saw that Zhang Qian had already arrived in his study, changed into court clothes, and was holding a few sweet potatoes in his hand, as if he was about to enter the palace.

Seeing this, Bai Zhi appeared directly.

"The divine bird is here?!"

Zhang Qian was surprised and immediately raised the sweet potato in the bag in his hand and said: "The sweet potato given by the divine bird has matured. I originally planned to go to the palace to offer it to His Majesty, and to advise His Majesty to promote the cultivation of this product!"

"good!"

Bai Zhi nodded, agreeing with Zhang Qian's decision.

The recognition of the divine bird undoubtedly made Zhang Qian more confident.

However, the next words of the divine bird made Zhang Qian pause:
"I'm about to fall asleep!"

"What?! The divine bird is going to sleep?"

Zhang Qian was surprised, but he suddenly thought of something and stopped asking why he was sleeping. He just asked:

"I wonder how long the divine bird needs to sleep?"

"I don't know!"

Bai Zhi shook his head and said, "I came here this time just to talk to you."

"While I am sleeping, you only need a loyal man. As for the battle, leave it to others!"

"Is the Divine Bird worried about my safety?"

Zhang Qian smiled and said: "The divine bird should know my martial arts..."

"Even horses stumble sometimes!"

"...Qian is careful to remember!"

Zhang Qian finally nodded.

It is an honor for the divine bird to worry about its own safety.

Therefore, Zhang Qian also kept it in mind and said: "The sweet potatoes given by the divine bird are really high-yielding. If they can be promoted, there will be no fear of hunger in the world!"

"And when I went to the Western Regions, I also brought many crops from the Western Regions. Then I will plant these crops one by one in Chang'an City!"

This can be regarded as Zhang Qian's guarantee to the divine bird, indicating that he will "farm" in Chang'an City from now on and will no longer fight.

"good!"

Bai Zhi nodded with satisfaction and then appeared in the Divine Bird Temple again.

"The divine bird wants to fall asleep?"

Liyue stepped forward and looked at the divine bird that appeared again.

"That's right!"

Bai Zhi nodded, then looked at Liyue and said, "You should go down the mountain too, you should have a life of your own!"

"...Da Qin...has passed away after all!"

"I see!"

Liyue nodded, but she didn't know if she heard Bai Zhi's words.

Seeing this, Bai Zhi shouldn't say anything more.

Liyue took the initiative to walk out of the main hall of the Divine Bird Hall, and then stood in front of the hall door, watching the hall door automatically close.

The slim figure stood in front of the palace door for a moment before Liyue walked down.

The distant mountains are like ink rendering in the snow, with large mountains dotted and palaces standing tall.A single figure left a long mark on the carpet paved with snow...

(End of this chapter)