The little ant rushed forward and cried uncontrollably: "Grandpa." The clan elder opened his arms and said, "My child, you have suffered a lot." Then the grandfather and grandson sat next to the sleeping couch and said: "Little ant, Do you still remember the story that grandpa told you about King Goujian of Yue?" Xiao Yi looked up at the clan elder sitting next to him and said: "Remember, remember, those who achieve great things will be patient. The reason why Chang Yan can't bear it is that this sentence deeply touches his heart. Imprinted in the mind of the grandson. When the grandson faces a desperate situation, the grandson will always chant these words, inspiring the grandson to live strong and live more wonderfully, so that he can live his life in this world in vain. It happened." The clan elder patted it on the shoulder and said: "Just write it down, grandson, the burden on your shoulders is still very heavy, don't relax, just do it boldly if you feel it is right." Little Ant He kept looking up at the clan elder sitting next to him and nodded gently. The clan elder gently stroked its head, just like the care of an old ant, making the little ant feel a kind of warmth and love between close ants; like a young man who has worked hard outside for many years and has experienced the hardships of the world, returning to When he comes home and feels the love of his parents, this love warms his heart. This is an incomparable feeling of happiness. The clan elder said: "Xiao Yi, you are still young. There is still a long way to go. It all depends on you." Xiao Yi nodded and said, "Well, my grandson has already memorized it." The clan elder stood up and said, Said: "I've said it all, it's time for me to leave." The little ant shouted: "Grandpa, don't go, don't go." No matter how it called, it could never call Grandpa back, and a white light disappeared in front of it. It's a smear of darkness.
The little ant was still calling his grandfather in his dream. Tears fell from the corners of his eyes and wet the pillow. He suddenly opened his eyes, stood up and looked around. He was still the ant sitting on the bedside. The surroundings were still dark, and this quiet night was terrifying, a kind of lonely fear, a fear in the heart, like the devil sleeping in it was about to wake up, and might emerge at any time. Everyone has two sides, one yin and one yang, let alone an ant? Therefore, insect nature is human nature, and the two have something in common but can be distinguished from each other. After waking up, Xiao Yi was no longer sleepy. Maybe his thoughts were too complicated and he thought too much. Its life is unsatisfactory, and it is inevitable that it will be a little disappointed. This is the other side of the little ant. Get up, spread the leaves on the couch, and light the candle next to it. The flames jumped fiercely. Xiao Yi sat in front of the desk, feeling a little dazed and restless. Sometimes he got up and walked around, sometimes he sat quietly, closing his eyes and meditating. It took a long time to open my eyes. Outside the hall, this is their meeting hall. It stands on the pedestal in the middle of the meeting hall. Think of the civil and military officials. It stands in front of the ministers and issues orders. It is the center of attention. After walking out of the meeting hall, there are corridors extending in all directions. However, many tunnels have been damaged, collapsed, and the way out of the cave has been blocked by falling gravel or soil, so people only need to take a long way out of the cave. At this moment, it was thinking that it would have to open up the tunnel by daybreak.
It walked out of the cave, and there was an empty space between heaven and earth. The vast world is covered with wormwood, green and full of vitality. They swayed in the evening breeze. Little ants stand under this piece of wormwood, and their alternate feathery leaves block the night sky. It climbed up along the stem, stood on a leaf, and looked up at the lonely moon hanging in the sky. The light clouds floated in the sky, drunk like clouds chasing the moon, and fell on the sea. Above the dim sea surface is a bright light, dispelling the darkness of the night, gradually brightening up, and its heart suddenly opens up, just like opening a long-closed soul window, and the sorrowful clouds gradually dissipate. The red sun rises above the sea, the surrounding red clouds are dispersed, and suddenly there is a brilliant glow. The sky is clear, this blue sky, like cotton clouds scattered in the blue sky. Bathed in the sun, these mugworts raised their heads, and dewdrops slipped from their leaves, moistening the land.
The ants crawled down the stems and leaves and entered the cave. When they entered the meeting hall, they found that they had already begun to move. When the little ant walked in, he only saw their surprised looks in their eyes. He gathered around and said, "Little ant." Another ant stepped forward and said with a smile: "I thought, I thought you were still resting in the room, so I didn't Excuse me, I didn't expect you to get up earlier than us." The little ant looked at them and said: "I have a lot of things in my mind. I woke up in the second half of the night and walked out of the cave to release my suppressed heart. At the same time, I also thought about A lot of things." When the little ant saw these ants with frightened faces, the little ant asked: "What happened?" An ant said: "There are pangolins nearby. Many of my companions died from it. The mouth and the cave were destroyed by its long tongue and sharp claws." They changed their minds when talking about pangolins, because pangolins are their natural enemies. Xiao Yi stood up and faced the ants and said: "Pangolins are very scary, but with our wisdom we will definitely overcome the attack of this powerful pangolin. According to my understanding, pangolins are not invulnerable. All animals have their weaknesses. This pangolin It is the same. It is a solitary animal. As long as we unite all the forces that cannot be united. There is a saying that goes like this, united as one, we can break metal. If we unite the hearts of the people and fight together, the pangolin has nothing to fear. Today we have two things to do. The first is to open up all the corridors so that we can enter and exit freely and unimpeded. The second is to gather the people to collect the bones of the martyrs and return them to their hometown for burial. There are also the remains of the termite soldiers. Send ants back to the mainland for burial. There are also hornets. Qin is far away from the mainland of Nanzhan Continent, so they can be buried on the spot." Among them, some ants were very dissatisfied and stood up and said: "The Qin army invaded our Nanzhan Continent and burned and killed them. We looted, killed ants and set fire to them. We have a mortal feud with the Qin army. Why should we bury their soldiers? It would be better to throw their corpses in the wilderness without leaving any bones." The ants stood up and said: "We are not convinced, you Too kind." The little ant faced them and said: "When I was in the termite tribe, I was taken in by the prince's master. I read many books in the study. There is a saint among humans. He is Kong from the state of Lu. Qiu, after reading the conversation between him and his disciples, summed it up by saying that a benevolent person who loves others must have the world in mind, and all the people in the world are suffering people. There is also a recent sentence by Meng Ke, a ruler treats the people as brothers and feet, then The people regard you as a confidant; if you treat the people as dogs and horses, the people will treat you as a fellow countryman; if you treat the people as grass and grass, then the people will treat you as an enemy. I have been thinking about these words, why human beings are so powerful, because They understand what the way of heaven is, and the way of kings is different. Heaven, earth, and people are all connected together. The strength of a country lies in the way. The way of the way is in the sky, and the way of heaven is in nature. Only by following the way of heaven is eternity. If a king uses hegemony, he will Conquering countries through war is too heavy-killing and will not last long. Those who can influence countries and make them surrender out of benevolence instead of using war are probably the only ones who can do this like Yao, Shun, and Yu in ancient times. For the benefit of the people Maybe this is close to the way of heaven. War is the fault of the king, not the common people. Whether it is Qin soldiers, soldiers of the termite tribe, or soldiers of the ant tribe, they are all common people and should be treated equally ." These words convinced them without any objection.
Walking in the corridor, they began to divide their work. The little ants join in the procession, moving rocks and throwing them out of the cave, or filling in the pits. One ant is left to take care of logistics and serve tea and water. This is its duty. Sweat dripped down bit by bit and soaked into the soil. It was so tiring that my back was dripping with sweat. When you are tired, sit down and rest, drink water and continue working. There must have been only twenty ants, and their strength was weak. It took them a long time to open a tunnel. This corridor extends in all directions, when will it be completed? Time consuming and laborious. The little ant stood up, wiped the sweat from his forehead, gathered twenty ants, and said: "You divide the work and call the people to come and help." The people of the ant tribe have all received the kindness of the elders, and they are grateful for the kindness of the elders. , one call and hundreds of responses, attracting millions of people at once. After the war, only the old, weak, women and children were left among the people, and most of the young and middle-aged people died on the battlefield. Even though Xiao Yi has the aura of the clan leader, he still has a certain appeal. The whole people mobilized, and in a short time all the corridors were opened, and the entire Ant Palace was completely renovated, making it even grander than the previous Ant Palace.
Xiao Yi stood in front of the Ant King's Palace and said happily: "Everyone, you have worked hard. Thank you very much, Xiao Yi. You can have your meal in the palace." A commoner stood up and said: "We untouchables, No blessing to enjoy." The little ant faced everyone and said: "You are not untouchables, you are our parents, we provide food, clothing, shelter and transportation. Now you are wrapped in sackcloth and plain clothes, it is our fault." An old man The ant, leaning on his crutches and hunched over, but looking very old, walked out and knelt down, saying: "You are our Qingtian." Then he called to the people behind him and said: "Come on, let's kowtow to Master Qingtian!" He knelt down and said: "Master Qingtian." The little ant stepped forward to help the old ant, facing the people, and said: "You all get up." Helping the old ant sit down first, the people sat around, and the food was put on the table. The people sat on the ground and talked happily with them. The people even expressed their feelings. The old ant chewed the food in his mouth and smiled from ear to ear. The little ant said with concern: "Grandpa, please eat slowly." Then he stepped forward to serve it soup in person. The old ant smiled and said: "Okay! Okay!" This is to have fun with the people.
In the afternoon, Xiao Yi led the people through the weeds to collect the bones of the martyrs and separate them. The generals of the Qin State, the termite tribe, and the ant tribe were arranged in batches and placed flat on the cart. Several ants then pushed the cart and walked on both sides of the Qingshui River. They told an ant, "O Bearded Ant, you can send these remains of the martyrs of the termite tribe back to the termite tribe."
