The great man will live forever

Chapter 135 Supreme Glory
Closing the gap this time was more difficult than fighting, or it was a different kind of war. As soon as Liu Han's letter arrived in Chang'an, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decided to come in person. He brought a large amount of ginger, grain, and clothing.

Within a few days, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came to the execution site and personally directed the blocking work. When he saw the turbulent Yellow River, he felt regret and shock in his heart, and began to set up an altar to offer sacrifices, imitating the method of water sacrifices by previous emperors.

In ancient times, in order to deal with floods and other water disasters, people often used water sacrifices to pray to the water god or other gods for their blessing and power to control floods.

It was also the first time Liu Han saw such a method, and he was greatly surprised. From the perspective of future generations, he certainly thought it was useless, but ancient times were all superstitious. At least it can give everyone confidence, and confidence is sometimes very important.

There are three steps in the method of sacrificing water. In the first step, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked the warlocks to choose an auspicious day.

109 BC, the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, everything was auspicious, it was a good time to get married, to offer sacrifices, to pray for blessings, to be blessed, to beg for a child...

On the day of Jichou in the Xinyou month of the Year of the Rabbit, the fetus god occupies the right north outside the door and toilet, and the five elements of thunderbolt and fire determine the position.

The constellation Dou Muhae in the north is auspicious

If Peng Zuji does not break the bond, the two will die together. If he is ugly and has no title, his master will not return to his hometown.The Ox and the Sun clash with the Sheep (Guiwei) and the East...

These were all calculated by warlocks and Sima Qian. Liu Han didn't know what to do. The ancients studied the auspiciousness technique based on this ecliptic, and assigned 28 constellations with good and bad luck respectively, which became an important basis for people to choose auspicious days.

It is also related to the Yijing Bagua. It has a long origin and can be traced back to the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period.

The day was chosen, and the second step began. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had a large altar built, which was five meters high and dozens of meters long and wide. Various sacrifices were placed, such as flowers, food, and incense candles. wait.

Then came the third step of the master dance, at least in Liu Han's opinion, it was actually dancing and singing.

In water sacrificial ceremonies, people often perform specific dances and singing performances to express their respect and supplication to the water god.These dances and songs often have sacred meanings and symbols, and deepen people's pious mood through the dynamic expression of dance postures and lyrics.

After dancing around a lot, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty personally read out the sacrificial speech, which was actually a song: "The gourd is determined, and there will be nothing to do. The vast ocean is like a river. The river is like a river, and the land is not peaceful. When the efforts are in vain, my mountain is flat." .

My mountain is flat and the vast wilderness overflows, and the fish are not worried about the cypress trees in winter.The right road gallops away from the regular flow, and the dragon gallops and travels far away.

Returning to the old Sichuan River, you will be full of spirit. If you don’t become Zen, you will be safe and aware of the outside world.How could it be unkind to call me River Boy? The overflowing water will not stop and I will worry about me.

The Huai River is filled with mulberry leaves and floating water, and the water has been slow for a long time.The river is filled with strong gurgling water, and it is difficult to cross back to the north due to floods.

The wild rice plants are grown with beautiful jade, and the salary promised by the river master does not belong to them.Salary does not belong to the people, it is a crime to defend people, burning is depressing, how can we keep the water?

There are decayed bamboos in the forest and stone vines, and there are thousands of blessings in the Xuanfang. "

Liu Han didn't understand, but after the people next to him translated it, he realized that it probably meant: "The gourd has burst, and all the villages in the state have turned into sand, and the water has become a vast ocean, and all the villages in the state have turned into sand, and the earth will not be healthy."

In order to block it, the mountains were cut into pits and ponds.It doesn't help that the mountains have been cut into pits and ponds, and the vast swamps that have lasted for thousands of years have also been overflowed. Fish and turtles breed, the right path is abandoned, the rivers are flowing, and the dragons are singing.

If the gods didn't let me inspect it, how would I know there was such a huge water shortage?This water must return to the right path, and I beg the gods for help. Please tell He Bo for me, why are you so cruel?
Let us suffer so long a calamity?The cities are floating, the Huai and Si rivers are immersed, and the rivers have not returned to the right path for so long. Where can there be water?

The river flows mightily and swiftly, but here in the north it is winding and winding, and it is difficult to dredge and divert the water.

I took a long jade to block the river, and I threw in a beautiful jade. River God, please protect me and block it.

There is not enough firewood. There is not enough firewood. It is the sin of the Wei people. They have burned all the wattle branches.What can we do to resist the flood? The bamboo forest has been cut down. It is a disaster caused by the lack of materials to block the river. Only by blocking the Xuanfang River can blessings come. "

After completing these great jumps, Hanwu followed the superstitious practices of the time and sank white horses and jade walls at the blockade... Not to mention, the ancients did this, and they succeeded in a set of combination punches, which spread throughout the country. Everyone is united, from officials and nobles to soldiers and common people, everyone works bravely.

There was not enough material, so Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered that the bamboos and trees in Qi Garden, the royal garden, be cut down. Then he ordered the officers and soldiers below the general and the common people to pay wages (carrying firewood and straw) to fill the breach with soil.

Liu Han personally went into battle. Once he did, it was terrible. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came up, and Liu Zhi held him tightly.

"Father, you are the lord of the world, how can you get involved so easily?"

Not only the prince, but all the accompanying officials also held him tightly.

"Yes, what the prince said is absolutely true. Your majesty has a body of thousands of gold and bears the weight of the world's society. How can you take risks?"

"Yes, yes."

"Your Majesty must not!"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a little angry, "Is my life valuable? Isn't the life of the general Hussar valuable? Isn't the life of the common people valuable?"

"My son, I will go on behalf of my father."

Prince Liu heard that he jumped into the water holding the wood. "Crash!" A group of soldiers and officials quickly jumped into the water to pull the prince.

"The prince is back!"

In short, after a lot of pulling and pulling, no one went, so Liu Han reluctantly came up. If he continued to stay down there, wouldn't he be forcing the prince to go?
Finally, it took three months, and with the dedicated efforts of the people and the people, the breach was finally successfully blocked.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty composed "Gourd Song" to mourn his death, and built "Xuanfang Palace" to commemorate it.

Sima Qian also participated in this flood fighting and rescue operation with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and he personally carried wood to plug the gap. After reading Emperor Wu's poems, he was so generous that he added an article "Book of River Canals" to his monumental work "Historical Records" ”, recorded this important event in the history of Huang Zong.

Sima Qian said: "Since then, those working in the field have been arguing about water conservancy. Shuofang, Xihe, Hexi, and Jiuquan all divert rivers and valleys to irrigate fields. Guanzhong Fuqu and Lingzhi divert water from Zhu, Runan Jiujiang diverts Huaihe, and East China Sea diverts Jushui. Ding, the Wen River was diverted from the foot of Taishan Mountain, and the canals were used to irrigate more than [-] hectares of farmland. The Tuo Xiao Canal that passes through the mountains is indescribable, but its author is Xuanfang."

He even compared Dayu's flood control to Emperor Wu's blocking of rivers, praising Emperor Wu's compassion for the people, and said that since Dayu, countless mountains had been opened to divert water, but the most famous one was the Huzikou Yellow River blocking project.

Even though Sima Qian, as a minister, could not help but have some praise for the current emperor, after the breach was blocked, the river returned to its original course and headed north, which indeed ensured that there would be no major floods for more than 80 years.

And "since then, users have argued about water conservancy." This is also the origin of the word "water conservancy." From then on, water conservancy projects gradually received attention.

These are still secondary. The main thing is that this gap is blocked, which demonstrates the Chinese nation's spirit of unity and struggle, selfless dedication, unity, and mutual help.

This spirit represents the strong will and selfless dedication of the Chinese people in the face of difficulties and disasters, so that we will never be defeated by difficulties. This is the blood and soul of the nation.

The most important thing is to look through the history books. Except for the people's army of later generations who are invincible, invincible and have faith, you will find that the Han army seems to be the only army in ancient times that used its body to block water and fight floods.

Therefore, the character Han is worthy of becoming a symbol and representative of China.

It does not represent a feudal dynasty or a period of history, but represents the will and spirit of the Chinese nation flowing in the blood. It is a kind of glory and pride, and even the kind of perseverance that emanates from the bones.

Those souls that have been baptized by history will be integrated with the destiny of the people. Everything they do is extremely glorious!

(End of this chapter)