It was a divine bird bathed in flames!
The wings vibrated, and the whole body emitted a dazzling light. The rising flames almost lit up most of the night sky!
"That's the Phoenix! The Phoenix..."
Through the dilapidated window in front of them that was soaked in water, the little baby and his father stared blankly at the flames flying higher and higher in the night sky until they disappeared into the clouds. They did not return to their senses for a long time.
At this moment, in the entire Yangzhai City, there are many, many people like the father and son who have seen this unparalleled spectacle with their own eyes!
Many elderly people were so shocked that they couldn't help but kneel down and worship at the place where the "Phoenix" disappeared!
"It, it really appeared. The legend, the legend is true! Our Yangzhai City is really the place where the Phoenix Nirvana comes to life!"
In the middle school in the city, a master with white beard and hair was in tears, and his body was shaking like a fallen leaf in the cold wind!
Starting from his ancestors, the legend about the phoenix in Yangdi was passed down orally from generation to generation, and finally reached him.
And because of his status as a teacher, this beautiful legend was also regarded by him as an enlightenment story, and he taught it over and over again to the students who came to school:
Yaozi, do you know that the reason why our city of Yangzhai is called Yangzhai is because it has been a land of the sun since ancient times! Countless years ago, someone saw the phoenix falling from the sky and sinking under Yangzhai City! An immortal master once declared that one day, this phoenix will be reborn from the fire and return to the nine heavens! By then, this world will have a new look...
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The news of the birth of a phoenix in Yangzhai City spread throughout Shandong in an instant like a hurricane!
There is nothing we can do about this.
After all, the people of the Tang Dynasty had an inexplicable admiration for mythical beasts such as dragons and phoenixes from the very bottom of their hearts!
In the past, even the occasional gossip could be talked about for days.
Not to mention that this time the birth of the phoenix was no longer as vague as before, but more than half of the city witnessed this spectacle with their own eyes!
If it is possible for one person or ten people to lie, how can it be possible for thousands or ten thousand people to speak in unison? !
In addition, countless Yangzhai people have sworn to outsiders: In ancient times, their place was the place where the Phoenix reborn, and they have family annals to prove it!
In this way, the rumors of the birth of the Phoenix are further confirmed!
"The Phoenix Emperor strikes nine thousand miles upwards. It is like a cloudless sky. It carries the sky with its feet. It has chaotic floating clouds at its feet and soars above the vast sky!"
Outside Yangzhai City, there is the Li Family Courtyard.
Li Zhen, who has officially become the head of the Li family, is standing in the courtyard, looking at Yangzhai City in the distance, mumbling words, and the smile on his face is strange and mysterious.
"Your Majesty! All personnel are in place. Please give me your instructions!"
Accompanied by the harsh friction of armor leaves, a soldier approached behind Li Zhen, knelt down on one knee in the open space five steps away from him, and saluted him with clasped fists.
But ahead, Li Zhen seemed to have heard nothing. It was not until a long time later that he calmly breathed out: "Raise the flag!"
The fifth day of May, the Dragon Boat Festival!
It is somewhat different from many people's habitual understanding. The Dragon Boat Festival originally originated from the worship of natural celestial phenomena and evolved from dragon sacrifices in ancient times.
During the Dragon Boat Festival in midsummer, Canglong Qisu soars to the center of due south, and is in the most "centered" position throughout the year, just like the fifth line of the "Book of Changes Qian Gua": "The flying dragon is in the sky"!
Therefore, the Dragon Boat Festival is an auspicious day for "flying dragons in the sky", and the culture of dragons and dragon boats has always been throughout the history of the Dragon Boat Festival!
Later, it was said that Qu Yuan, a poet of the Chu State during the Warring States Period, committed suicide by jumping into the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Later generations also regarded the Dragon Boat Festival as a festival to commemorate Qu Yuan; there are also sayings to commemorate Wu Zixu, Cao E and Jie Zitui.
In the end, few people knew about the Qian Gua and the flying dragon in the sky.
However, this year’s fifth day of May is destined to be a little different from previous years!
Because on this day of this year, Yangzhai, Shandong Province, suddenly raised the flag of rebellion, in the name of the Phoenix of Nirvana, to announce to the world, to drive out the foolish king and return power to the people!
That's right, what they are fighting is indeed the banner of "returning power to the people"!
This is something that no one, including the emperor, has ever thought of!
Even Xiao Han, who was far away in Ningcheng, thought there was something wrong with his ears after hearing this. He had to confirm with the messenger repeatedly before he dared to believe this fact!
"I am so drunk in the fairy palace that I cannot understand the sufferings of the mortal world.
When I go to the field, I finally know that people are valuable, and the phoenix is reborn from the fire.
The fire is reborn in an instant, singing the song of troubled times and forgetting to sleep.
The rivers and lakes cannot help but grudge the world, and they also spend nine days in Nirvana. "
As he softly recited this poem that was sent by a messenger, Xiao Han felt in a trance, and felt an unreal feeling!
Before that, he had always thought that those people who wanted to rebel would have to come up with a gimmick of getting drunk and killing a white snake while dreaming of the sun.
If that doesn't work, you can carve a turtle's back or carve out a piece of white jade!
But what made him even think about it was that the other party didn't play according to common sense at all!
They actually named it Phoenix, which means nirvana and rebirth, and encouraged countless people who were forced by disasters to raise the flag of rebellion with him!
"Did this person also see that in history, only rebellions involving peasants and common people could eventually sweep the world and achieve the end of changing dynasties?"
Xiao Han, holding the secret letter, murmured to himself.
Apart from this, he really couldn't think of why the other party would go to such great lengths to encourage the people to rebel, and to do so, he would not hesitate to sacrifice his own and his allies' vital interests!
According to rumors, the phoenix of Yangzhai City dies in the fire. This may seem magical to outsiders, but in Xiao Han's opinion, it is a very simple trick.
Just make a bird-shaped kite out of lightweight and high-temperature-resistant materials, fill it with fuel, light it up and send it to the sky when it's dark and windy. It's really not that complicated.
If Xiao Han wanted to do it, he wouldn't even have to do it at night, he could still make the people see no flaws during the day.
But what really shocked Xiao Han was not this clumsy phoenix trick.
But this person actually perfectly combined the meaning of the phoenix with the current trend!
Phoenix Nirvana, reborn from the ashes!
Isn’t this just like those people who lost everything due to various reasons? Are you starting over with nothing?
Plus the phrase “return government to the people!” Isn't it just the farmers who stand up and take charge?
If these slogans are still too obscure, then Xiao Han knows that there will be a more direct and powerful slogan in later generations: "Equalize the land, share the wealth!"
It is foreseeable that under the temptation of such slogans, those people who have nothing will fall into a crazy situation! By then, this great change will not even be limited to Shandong! After all, there are far more poor people in the world than rich people!
