The mysterious bird of destiny, the beginning of China

Chapter 253 The Rejection of the Divine Bird
Finally, under the expectant gaze of everyone, the Divine Bird Palace in front finally underwent miraculous changes.

The magnificent Bird Palace shines with bright golden light. This is because the main body of the Bird Palace is made of copper. Although it has been corroded over time, it will turn blue when covered with patina.

But a long time ago, the Divine Bird restored the Divine Bird Palace to its original appearance, so now they could see the magnificent and glittering Divine Bird Palace.

Although the magnificent and gleaming Golden Bird Palace will bloom with bright golden light under the sunlight, at this moment, this golden light has become extraordinarily dazzling, far better than before!

Everyone couldn't help but look up at the Divine Bird Palace in front of them, but at the next moment, a figure emitting bright light suddenly flew out from the Divine Bird Palace, and the holy light fell on the earth, illuminating everyone. face.

In front of them, a holy figure slowly emerged.

The pure white feathers exude a holy light, as if you are on a snow-capped mountain, reflecting the brilliance of the sun.

"It's a divine bird!"

"The divine bird appears!"

"..."

In the end, Emperor Zhao Kuangyin left the Divine Bird Palace, led his people to Lishan Mountain, and then left here.

"..."

This also allows news to circulate quickly and reach further afield.

"What the Divine Bird said is indeed very correct, but I don't agree with it all."

Therefore, when the Song Dynasty was established at this time, the emperor of the Song Dynasty naturally wanted to regain the power of the previous dynasty.

"The succeeding emperors of every dynasty will inevitably have a cowardly king, which can ensure the prosperity of a dynasty, so this requires the blessing of the divine bird."

"What's the matter?"

Bai Zhi couldn't help but fell silent when he heard Emperor Zhao Kuangyin's words.

Emperor Zhao Kuangyin also looked thoughtful. He agreed very much with what the divine bird said, but he couldn't help but shake his head. What the divine bird said is very right, but how many people can do it?
How many of the descendants of the dynasty are talented and mighty, capable of turning the tide and turning the tide?
Xia Jie and Shang Zhou, a dynasty had a violent king, which was also the reason for the collapse of the dynasty!

But at this moment, they saw the legendary bird with their own eyes, how could they not be excited!
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin looked at the divine bird that suddenly appeared in the sky. Its pure white feathers seemed to be the purest thing in the world. Its whole body was pure white without any variegation.

What is the reason that makes latecomers think that only those who obtain the divine bird can a dynasty continue?
It should be an illusion given to others by what I did before. It may also be the speculation of the world that the blessing of the Bird Palace made a dynasty prosperous.

But at this moment, the color of the divine bird's feathers has turned into pure white. What does the change in color of the divine bird's feathers mean?
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin doesn’t know, I’m afraid no one will know!
Only the divine bird himself knows the mystery.

But Bai Zhi shook his head. It didn't mean that he was unwilling to protect the Song Dynasty at this time, but that he thought that the emperor Zhao Kuangyin at this time placed too much hope on himself, the divine bird, instead of looking for it from himself. Method.

"Perhaps as you think, because of the blessing of the divine bird, the former Han Dynasty was strong and the Tang Dynasty prospered for hundreds of years, but in the end? They will all be replaced by those who come after them!"

Bai Zhi looked quietly at the Emperor Zhao Kuangyin below, waiting for his next words.

"If they can find a solution from their own reasons and solve the problem of the end of the dynasty, then what's the use of me as a divine bird?"

Bai Zhi looked at Emperor Zhao Kuangyin below, and Emperor Zhao Kuangyin was also waiting for the divine bird's answer.

After a while, Bai Zhi said to the emperor Zhao Kuangyin below: "Emperor, you can leave. As long as the time is right, I will naturally walk down to the Divine Bird Palace, and I will naturally protect the Song Dynasty."

"Even if the Tang Dynasty is at the end of its power and cannot be saved, then is it okay for the divine bird to appear to protect the people?"

People in Chang'an City also knew what happened on Mount Li immediately. It was obvious that Emperor Zhao Kuangyin did not deliberately prevent the news from spreading down the mountain.

Upon hearing the Divine Bird's inquiry, Emperor Zhao Kuangyin quickly stepped forward again, and then said respectfully: "The world has changed, and now the Song Dynasty has been established. As the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, I pay homage to the Divine Bird, and I want the Divine Bird to protect the Song Dynasty!"

On Mount Li, the conversation between Emperor Zhao Kuangyin and the Divine Bird was also circulated, and the world also made various analyzes of what the Divine Bird said.

"The divine bird has protected the Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years, so why was it unwilling to come out to protect the people of the world at the end of the Tang Dynasty?"

Having said this, Bai Zhi looked at the emperor Zhao Kuangyin below again.

Later, the color of the waterfowl turned into red, and its shape also had a phoenix crest and long tail feathers behind it.

He suddenly thought of the descriptions of divine birds in ancient legends and ancient books. Ancient books often described the magical appearance of divine birds, and the most common thing that appeared was the color of the divine birds.

But Emperor Zhao Kuangyin gave an order when he left. Everything on Lishan Mountain will remain the same as before. It was the same as it was in the Tang Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty was still the same at this time.

Compared with the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the rule of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, the period of the Empress, the ten years of the Temple Republic, and the prosperous Kaiyuan era...

Emperor Zhao Kuangyin, who was standing below, suddenly saw the divine bird above and shook his head, and suddenly felt something bad. Sure enough, the next voice of the divine bird came down:

After hearing the words of the divine bird, Emperor Zhao Kuangyin really wanted to ask the divine bird when the time was right, but when the words came to his lips, he never asked.

"What is the root cause? That is that for a period of time, I, the divine bird, did not protect them, and they became slack, which caused the dynasty under their control to fall apart!"

In other words, the Song Dynasty still respected the sacred bird and was still willing to worship the sacred bird temple.

Hearing Bai Zhi's words, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart. How could he not know what Emperor Zhao Kuangyin meant? He just wanted to find a nanny to take care of his dynasty forever.

Therefore, Emperor Zhao Kuangyin did not agree with the words of the divine bird.

"Protect the Song Dynasty..."

The voice of the divine bird came again, reaching everyone's ears clearly and unmistakably.

"The divine bird is still alive, but it is hiding on Lishan Mountain and is unwilling to interfere in the affairs of the world!"

In the oldest "Qin Ji", the waterfowl are all golden, and finally turn into black and purple.

And how could Bai Zhi be willing to be a nanny?
Naturally not.

The soldiers and generals who followed Emperor Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but be shocked. After all, it was their first time to see the divine bird. In the past, they could only learn about it from legends and ancient books.

"Why aren't you willing to find a solution within yourself? And how long can I, the divine bird, protect you?"

Obviously, the world does not understand why the divine bird is not born to protect the people. Is the divine bird willing to watch the people of the world suffer from the war and die in pain?

But there are also some people who have provided explanations for the doubts of the world. In Chang'an City, someone heard the doubts of the people around them and couldn't help but retort:
"Why does the divine bird come into the world to protect the people of the world? And what benefit do the people of the world have to the divine bird?"

"According to ancient records, the first appearance of the divine bird was in the Qin State during the pre-Qin period, and the first arrival of the divine bird was at the side of Princess Zhenguo of Qin State. Because of some of Princess Zhenguo's actions, The divine bird will naturally be willing to do things according to Princess Zhenhun's ideas."

"But what about the future?"

"When Princess Zhenguo passed away, the sacred bird left Princess Zhenguo. Although she did not leave Qin, she rarely interfered in Qin's affairs." "Until the end of Qin, and the establishment of the Han Dynasty, for a long period of time, The divine bird will never appear again!"

"Even during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the divine bird appeared again, but it only protected the Han Dynasty for nearly two hundred years. As for the rest of the time? It also disappeared!"

"So, why do everyone now demand that the divine bird appear all the time?"

"..."

Hearing what the man said, everyone nearby couldn't help but fell silent, because the meaning of the words was very obvious, that is, the divine bird has no responsibility or obligation to protect the people of the world.

Is the sacred bird a god?
No!

Therefore, the sacred bird does not need the incense and offerings from the people of the world.

Was the divine bird born because of the people in the world?
Nor is it.

Therefore, the divine bird does not owe the people of the world anything.

So what capital do the people of the world have to ask the divine bird to do something?

The people who reacted fell into silence immediately. They were speechless, and then they thought that what they just said was so ridiculous and ugly.

With this in mind, it is not surprising to see the conversation between the current emperor and the divine bird.

But they noticed another sentence of the divine bird, which was:

"At the right time, the divine bird will naturally appear again to protect the Song Dynasty!"

"It turns out that Shen Jiao had no intention of giving up fighting the Great Song Dynasty, and had no intention of going to the Great Song Dynasty. It was just that he was born at a special time."

"Maybe it's the icing on the cake, maybe it's a timely help, but no matter what the situation is, it will undoubtedly be of great help to the Song Dynasty, so there is no need to blame the divine bird!"

"..."

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There is naturally a lot of talk about the divine bird in the world, but the public is still at war, and the ethnic minorities in the north are still waiting outside, coveting the fat meat of the Song Dynasty.

In the autumn of the same year, Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty was leading the army in battle and was about to go on a personal expedition, but he accidentally fell ill. Under the full treatment of the army doctors, he died unfortunately!
For a time, the power of the Song Dynasty's soldiers and horses sweeping across the world suddenly collapsed. Xixia and the Jin Kingdom quickly seized this period and launched an attack on the Song Dynasty.

After the death of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty fought with force and were defeated. Under the attacks of the Xixia and Jin countries, they could only retreat continuously and stay within a certain line of defense.

At the same time, in the capital of Kaifeng, Emperor Zhao Kuangyin's younger brother, Zhao Guangyi, ascended the throne and quickly took charge of the government, commanded the troops, and stabilized the frontline army.

Because the emperor Zhao Kuangyin had long passed away and the emperor was his younger brother, the civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty did not have any objections to Zhao Guangyi being the emperor.

Although the replacement of the emperor and the transfer of power went very smoothly, it had a very big impact on the Song Dynasty's use of troops in the north.

As a result, the Song Dynasty was no longer able to make the Northern Expedition and could only maintain a certain line of defense and confront the troops of Xixia and Jin.

Domestically, Emperor Zhao Guangyi encouraged merchants from all over the world, and in a very short period of time, the national treasury that was depleted due to the war was once again enriched.

However, due to the long-term break of swordsmanship, almost no one in the Great Song Dynasty court was interested in fighting anymore. Those in the court who were leading the Northern Expedition were also greatly suppressed.

With the development of commerce, the Song Dynasty became prosperous again. In terms of commerce, the Song Dynasty at this time was even more prosperous than the previous Tang Dynasty.

The people gradually live and work in peace and contentment. Although there are many wars on the northern border, they are all within the acceptable range and do not affect the domestic situation.

In 1001 AD, when the Song Dynasty was prosperous, many people thought about the affairs of the previous dynasty. They couldn't help but think of the divine bird, and even more so when the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty went to Lishan Mountain to pay homage to the divine bird.

"I wonder why the divine bird was unwilling to protect the Song Dynasty at that time?"

"Unexpectedly, the Song Dynasty was still so prosperous without the blessing of the divine bird!"

"The divine bird once said that the prosperity of a dynasty needs to be striven for by oneself, rather than obtained by the blessing of the divine bird."

“It is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish, and the birds know this very well!”

"..."

At this moment, many people in the Song Dynasty finally understood the painstaking efforts of the divine bird, but to other countries outside the general public, it represented a different meaning.

For example, there is a rumor in Xixia:

"The founding emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty once went to the Lishan Divine Bird Temple to pay homage to the sacred bird. He wanted to ask the sacred bird to protect the Song Dynasty, but he was rejected by the sacred bird!"

"It can be seen from this that the Song Dynasty will not be blessed by the divine bird, and the Song Dynasty will not have the destiny to win the world!"

"Therefore, Xixia can go south to replace it, destroy the Song Dynasty, and build a more powerful country!"

"..."

At the same time, there were similar rumors in the Kingdom of Jin.

Such rumors continue to encourage Xixia and Jin to invade the Song Dynasty and replace them.

In the autumn of the same year, the Jin Kingdom was destroyed and replaced by the Liao Kingdom. The Song Dynasty was overjoyed and wanted to unite with the Liao Kingdom to deal with Xixia, and the Liao Kingdom agreed.

However, when the Song army was about to go on an expedition, the Liao State betrayed its alliance and sent troops to attack the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty was caught off guard and was defeated in a panic!

In the summer of the same year, Liao soldiers and horses marched on the Song border. Feeling the strength of Liao horses, the Song emperor and the ministers were afraid of war.

Not long after, the Song Dynasty signed the Chanyuan Alliance with the Liao Kingdom!

At this point, the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom finally achieved a certain degree of peace, and at the same time, they jointly dealt with the Xixia in the northwest.

At home, the people of the Song Dynasty were extremely angry. They did not expect that the Song Dynasty, which they considered to be a powerful country, actually signed the Chanyuan Alliance with barbarian countries such as the Liao Kingdom, which was humiliating and humiliating the country!
How can I bear this? !

"How could the Liao Kingdom, a mere barbarian country, defeat the Song Dynasty? There must be a treacherous person in the court who prevented the army from going out to conquer, so they were defeated!"

"It's frustrating! It's really frustrating!"

"How can I, a great Chinese nation, be humiliated by barbarians at will?"

(End of this chapter)