The great man will live forever

Chapter 239 It’s good to have hope

Chang'an was broken, Wang Mang died, and the new dynasty was destroyed. The official took Wang Mang's seal and sent his head to Wancheng.

Emperor Gengshi was sitting on the dragon chair, looked at Wang Mang's head, and said happily: "If Wang Mang had not stolen the throne, his merits would be the same as Huo Guang's."

Mrs. Han, the favorite concubine of Emperor Gengshi, smiled and said, "If he wasn't like this, how could your Majesty get his head?"

Emperor Gengshi Liu Xuan was delighted, "Come here and hang his head in Wancheng to tell the world!"

"promise!"

So Wang Mang's head was hung in Wancheng. In the same month, Liu Xuan's army captured Luoyang, captured Wang Kuang and Aizhang alive, took them to Wancheng, and killed them all.

Good news came one after another, but there was also bad news. In August of this year, Liu Wang proclaimed himself emperor, and the country's name was still Han.

Wang Mang's generals Yan You and Chen Mao returned.Liu Wang appointed Yan You as the Grand Sima and Chen Mao as the Prime Minister.

Liu Xuan was furious, "What is he going to do? How can there be two emperors in the world?"

Zhu Tuna quickly suggested, "Your Majesty, now move the important capital to Chang'an, occupy the two capitals, and then attack the rebels."

"Well, that's all it takes now."

Emperor Gengshi then made Luoyang his capital and made Liu Ci his prime minister.Shen Tujian and Li Song sent the emperor's vehicles and clothes from Chang'an, and sent officials from Zhonghuangmen to welcome Emperor Gengshi to move the capital.

In October, he sent Fenwei General Liu Xin to kill Liu Wang in Runan, and also killed Yan You and Chen Mao...

At about the same time, in Pingyuan County, in the county seat, there was a luxurious mansion.

"It's over, I took the wrong step."

"Hey, let me take the lead!"

"How can we handle this game?" A man looked at the chessboard in front of him and scratched his head.

"I have to win this game." Another man was very proud.

"Two in, three in, four back."

At this time, a woman walked in. She was tall, with long legs, a pretty face, fair skin, and beautiful eyebrows.

Her eyebrows are slender and straight, her eyes are charming, her nose is slightly raised, and her lips are red and full.

If Liu Han had not died, or if people from Chang'an were still alive a hundred years ago, they would have recognized that this was Ayi Mei, the eldest lady of the Lanling Marquis Mansion back then, the Xiongnu who was able to go to the battlefield and was highly skilled in martial arts.

Now she has changed her identity and her name is Chi Zhaoping.

"The general is still more powerful." The man who was at a disadvantage followed her instructions and immediately caught up with her.

What they are playing is actually a board game played by people in the Han Dynasty, called gambling. It is difficult to say exactly when it started.According to records in "Historical Records" and other relevant texts, the emergence of gambling was at least before King Zhou of Yin.

The earliest gambling game in my country is called "Liubo", which has six chopsticks and 12 chess pieces. The chopsticks are a long bamboo product, which is equivalent to the dice used in playing mahjong tiles.

It is considered the oldest board game in China. In fact, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Chinese were already obsessed with board games.There is such a record in the chess strategy of "Warring States Policy", which says: "Linzi wins and loses, eats chess, plays the five-color Yu, and beats the home in six strokes."

This means that the people in Linzi live a very prosperous life, and everyone usually likes Liubo as an entertainment method.

In the Han Dynasty, fighting games became even more popular, and everyone from the emperor to the common people loved this kind of fighting games.

According to historical records, emperors such as Emperor Wen, Emperor Jing, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty were all fans of fighting games, and the chessboards and chess pieces used in fighting games were even used as dowries.

For example, during the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, when the daughter of King Jiangdu got married, Boju was given as a dowry to the daughter of King Jiangdu.

It is precisely because of the popularity of Buxue that corresponding works have been created, such as paintings, eye sculptures, Buxue figurines, and bronze figurines.

However, after the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Buxue began to decline. In the Tang Dynasty, chess gradually replaced Buxue, and was finally lost in the Song Dynasty.

Strictly speaking, gambling is an ancient Chinese folk game in which people gamble on winning or losing.What's special about it is that it not only meets entertainment needs through games, but the results of the games must be cashed in money.Therefore, this game is essentially a gambling game.

It requires a certain amount of skill and a certain amount of luck. Ayimei, no, she should be called Chi Zhaoping now, got her start because of her fighting skills.

Since the end of the Western Han Dynasty (AD 9), the aristocratic emperor Wang Mang seized the throne of the Han Dynasty and implemented the so-called "royal land system", which caused the majority of farmers to lose their land.

The next year, there was another brutal taxation, and the "Long Sitting Law" was implemented. If a family violated the "forbidden", the neighborhood suffered, the men were severely punished, and their wives and daughters were also taken as maids.

Coupled with the continuous famine and the spread of epidemics, farmers in various places revolted and fought in groups to oppose the brutal rule of the Wang Mang Group.

From the sixth year of Tianfeng's reign in Xinmang, Wang Mang began to build a large number of buildings, expanded the palace, built nine temples, "decorated with gold and silver carvings, and used all kinds of craftsmanship to build strange buildings."

At the same time, they recruited ladies and selected queens, and they were extremely extravagant and lustful.The poor people couldn't bear it. In the second year of Emperor Di Huang's reign, rebels arose all over the country.

Following the peasant uprisings of Lulin and Chimei, Chi Zhaoping gathered thousands of people to stage an uprising in Hezhuzhong, southwest of Pingyuan City (today's east of Xiangjia River) in the autumn of the second year of Emperor Dihuang's reign (AD 21).

She resisted official taxes, corrupted government offices, killed gentry, plundered nobles, distributed grain to poor people, helped the weak, killed the rich and rescued the poor. She suddenly became famous and became an outstanding female leader of the peasant uprising among the powerful.

During this period, Yuanzi Road in Dongping also revolted successively. They gathered 20 peasant rebels and were active in a vast area of ​​more than [-] miles from east to west on the south bank of the Yellow River. The rebel army led by Dong Cizhong of Chiping moved to Yanzhou to attack the officers and soldiers;
Xu Yiqing, a native of Fuping (today's Yangxin), also led an uprising of more than [-] people. In addition, there were peasant uprising armies such as Tongma, Gaohu, Chonglian, and Wulou, which were more powerful rebels. They were active in various places, forming a powerful counterattack. "Reckless" force.

On the raging battlefield, Chi Zhaoping was like a bright star, lighting up the dark battlefield.

Wearing iron armor, her brows revealed perseverance and courage. Her piercing eyes were like cold stars, lighting up the road ahead. With a loud cry, she overcame thorns and thorns, crossing Yangxin County, Huimin County, Wudi County, and Boxing County. County, Zouping...

In the summer of the third year of Emperor Di Huang (AD 22), Chi Zhaoping's tribe and Xu Yiqing's tribe merged and fought in Pingyuan, Fuping, Leling, Wudi, Yanshan and other places. The team soon grew to 10 people.

The two men playing chess are also extraordinary. One is Zhang Zishi and the other is Xu Yiqing. Together with Ayimei, they control a hundred thousand people. In fact, the army is only 1 people.

"The news came that Donghai people killed Wang Mang in Jiantai, and the new dynasty was destroyed. Emperor Gengshi hung Wang Mang's head in Wancheng, sent Fenwei General Liu Xin to kill Liu Wang in Runan, and moved the capital to Luoyang..."

Ayimei went straight to the point and looked at Zhang Zishi and Xu Yiqing who were playing a game.

"What are General Chi going to do? Shall we surrender to Emperor Gengshi?" Most of the time, Ayimei was the leader of the two of them.

There is no other way. They are beautiful, kill without blinking an eye, are invincible on the battlefield, and have strong martial arts. The two of them think that their martial arts are good, but compared to Ayimei, they are far inferior.

Moreover, they have all seen Ayimei's archery skills, which are unique. They only think of one person, and that is Li Guang a hundred years ago.

"There is no rush. It is still unclear who will win, but we still need to make some preparations. Fan Chong is eyeing us and wants to annex us. We can cooperate with them, but we must be careful."

"That's what General Chi said." Xu Yiqing nodded in agreement.

Zhang Zizhi asked doubtfully: "Then they invited us to Luoyang to pay homage to Emperor Gengshi, shall we go?" "Go, why not? You have to take a look. You should prepare yourself. The army will set off tomorrow. Remember what we said about military discipline, murderers." Those who hurt others must be punished, and those who steal must be convicted. Never kill innocent people indiscriminately, otherwise there will be no mercy."

Ayimei spoke very calmly, but both Xu Yiqing and Zhang Zishi felt their scalps go cold. Even though Ayimei was beautiful and a woman, she was very skilled at killing people without even blinking.

"No." The two agreed.

Ayimei nodded and left. Xu Yiqing looked at her leaving figure with a hint of admiration.

Zhang Zishi had noticed it a long time ago and started teasing, "Hey, since you like General Chi, then go ahead and marry her directly."

"You don't like it?"

Zhang Zushi shook his head quickly, "I don't dare like it. When she kills people, she doesn't blink an eyelid. She is more ruthless than men. When we captured Wudi County, she was hit by an arrow and killed the enemy with wounds...

I couldn't surrender, and there were Que Su and Pang Zimin who took the lead in rebelling against military regulations. There were more than 100 people, but she was beheaded by her leaders, and her head was hung at the door of the camp. If I marry this, my life will be lost if I am not careful. No guarantee. "

Xu Yiqing shook his head and smiled, "You don't understand. This is the charm of General Chi. I am ashamed of myself."

Immediately, Ayimei returned to her room, frowning and murmuring to herself: "Wang Mang is dead. Zhao Lan said he was a time traveler or the first generation, so how could he have children? Are those children not him? of?

He was a time traveler, so he should know history and know how to avoid it, so how could he die so miserably?What's in it?
When Liu Xiu was the emperor, there was also the Battle of Kunyang, where only 42 or [-] people defeated the [-] Xinmang army. Is this another Xiang Yu?How could a meteorite falling from the sky be such a coincidence?Could it be that they are behind him, or is he back? "

Ayimei was confused about these doubts for a while and didn't know what to do. She sighed, "That's it. At the worst, let's go to Luoyang to have a look. The most important thing is to meet Liu Xiu. Mr. Hou, more than 100 years have passed. You Do you still remember me? Have you woken up? Will you forgive me? Are we still strangers or enemies? "

After more than 100 years, she seems to feel that immortality is not that important anymore, but she has given up a lot for this. Now that she can get it, she doesn't cherish it so much.

People are probably like this. They pursue desperately before they get it, but don’t cherish it so much when they get it. They spend their whole lives pursuing what they don’t get. After getting it, many people get tired of it after a while and turn to pursue new things...

It seems that I have gained, but in fact I have been wandering between gaining and losing. In the end, I left this world and took nothing with me...

Now Ayimei is thinking back to those days in Lanlinghou's mansion, thinking back to Xiao Taohong, thinking back to Fang Chan, thinking back to Shu Yuzhu who was made into elixir by her, how ridiculous and contradictory!
Some unknown things are always hidden in history. After the black jade unicorn removed Wang Mang's identity, he never expected that he would be followed.

And the identity of the person following him turned out to be Fatty Liu, the man who wanted revenge when his eldest brother and second brother were killed by the young Taoist priest, and the man he loved after he killed him. Xiaocui was just an insignificant female concubine, but She is Fatty Liu's support!

It has been 30 years now. He was 47 or 50 years old back then and is now 30 or [-] years old, almost [-] years old. Fortunately, he has been exercising all year round and his body looks strong. It is estimated that he can live for another [-] to [-] years.

After all, Wang Mang is not dead, of course he wants to live to see his enemy die.

30 years. He had been investigating for 30 years for revenge. He guessed that Wang Mang didn't want to die at all. Wang Mang was such a smart man. He would probably get a substitute, so he kept Fatty Liu guarding him outside the city.

Sure enough, he lived up to his expectations. He saw the black jade unicorn quietly coming out of the secret passage. He knew at a glance that it was the enemy he was looking for. Then he chased after it with two confidants, being extremely careful...

When he saw the black jade unicorn tearing off Wang Mang's skin and making him look younger, others were shocked, not just him, but also the two followers next to him.

"General, is this a monster?"

Fatty Liu had surrendered to Liu Yan in his early years, and had accumulated some military exploits during the uprising. Later Liu Yan was killed. For his own purposes, he turned his head and threw himself into Liu Xuan's arms. Liu Xuan was naturally happy and promoted his status and granted him the title of With General Zhan Hu, his subordinates can now control thousands of people.

This time was very important to him, so he brought along two of his confidants, who were his most loyal ones. They were only sixteen or seventeen years old, had good martial arts skills and were very clever. Without him, those two confidants would have died long ago.

Fatty Liu quickly covered his mouth and told him not to make any noise. He didn't slowly let go until the black jade unicorn man walked away.

"General, forgive me!" His subordinates quickly knelt down and apologized.

"Be careful next time."

"Yes."

Fatty Liu stepped forward and took a closer look at the peeled skin, frowning. He found that he was getting closer to the truth, but he just couldn't figure it out. He was sure that this person should be the real Wang Mang, who was outside Xindu City back then. Whose body was buried?Who is Wang Mang?

Is he still so young after being emperor for so many years?How can it be?Could it really be the magic of a monster or an evil Taoist priest?

He was confused for a moment. He started out as a tomb robber in his early years and had encountered many strange things, but they were far behind this.

Not thinking clearly, he took the two of them and continued to follow, and then saw the black jade unicorn walking towards Lishanzhi'a step by step.

"What's here? How did he get here?"

Although Fatty Liu was confused, he still followed without hesitation.

"The Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, a secret passage?"

When he saw the black jade unicorn opening the secret passage and walking in, he seemed to understand something.

"go!"

He led his entourage in cautiously, "Be careful, this is Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum, there are many mechanisms, there may be ancient tomb fires, crossbows, boulders, weak water, quicksand, venom, dark boards, knife carts, corpse poison... …”

As he walked, he educated his two confidants about possible traps.

Ancient tomb fires are also called flying flames, which have the ability to burn tomb robbers. They will burn violently when encountering an open fire. This is caused by the decomposition of organic matter buried in the tomb and the formation of a flammable gas - biogas.

Machine crossbows are crossbow arrows made based on mechanism techniques. Once they hit somewhere, the switch is touched, and the crossbow arrows automatically eject. Moreover, they are usually smeared with venom. If they are hit, they will most likely die. It is densely packed and terrifying.

The boulders, dark boards, and sword carts are all similar to the crossbows. They use the mechanism technique and are triggered when they touch the switch.

Weak water refers to the water stored in the tomb. Once a tomb robber enters and touches the switch, the owner is shut down. Then a large amount of water comes in, causing the tomb robber to drown. Although this method of preventing theft will eventually cause the tomb to be destroyed, But the tomb robbers cannot escape either.

Quicksand on the top of the tomb uses the method of accumulating sand and stones. When the tomb robbers dig a hole and reach the sand layer, the sand will flow into the hole. The flow of sand will cause the stones to collapse. The stones are carefully buried in the sand layer. The smallest is only 3 Kilograms, up to 165 kilograms.

These stones hidden in the quicksand have different shapes, very sharp edges, and the placement of the stones is also carefully designed. They can be roughly divided into random stone layer, capping stone layer, capping stone layer, waist stone layer, and Undercover stone layer.Once triggered, it will lead to death. It is also the most commonly used mechanism to prevent tomb robberies.

As for the venom, a large amount of mercury was stored in the ancient cemetery palace. There may also be a mechanism to kill the robbers with highly toxic mercury vapor.

Corpse poison, ancient people often took highly toxic drugs before death in order to preserve corpses.This highly toxic drug will corrode the entire internal organs in the human body, turning it into liquid and remaining in the body.When a tomb robber moves a corpse and the body is squeezed, liquid will spurt out of the mouth, which will burn the person's skin and poison the person if not done properly.

After Fatty Liu's detailed introduction, his two confidants broke into cold sweats.

"General, do you still have so much to pay attention to?"

"I have done this before. You must be careful. This is Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum. It will only be more terrifying. Pay more attention to the movements and traces of the pedestrians in front of you, and imitate them. Don't miss every detail."

Fatty Liu said, with some emotion in his heart, "It would be great if the eldest brother and the second brother were still here. I'm afraid I would be so happy knowing that I could enter the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. It's a pity, it's a pity, it's okay. You just wait. I, the third Qiu, I will not forget it for a moment. When the time comes, we will steal Qin Shihuang’s mausoleum and leave our names behind..."

For a moment, he shed tears. The 30 years of hatred seemed to have found that ray of light. The darkness was never dark. As long as there was an insignificant ray of light, it was hope. Even though it was small, it was important!
Eternity is empty, there is nothing to hold on to, and those who hold on to it will protect themselves!
　The protagonist will come out, but slow down and take your time. People who have lost money these days are numb. I am still too impatient and have a wrong mentality. The words "knowledge and action unite" keep repeating in my heart. This road is difficult and dark. But as long as there is light, even if it is insignificant, I still want to go on. When you can’t hold on, look at the dropout master and his posts. It seems that you have courage again. Maybe this is ridiculous, but my choice is really Very few.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)