Langya County.
The ancient Langyatai still stands on the seaside. After nearly five hundred years of wind and rain, the originally flat Langyatai has begun to collapse. The middle part has been eroded by rain and sunken, and is covered by plants.
From a distance, it no longer looks like a high platform, but like two ordinary earth mountains side by side.
Langyatai is adjacent to the sea on three sides, and only one side is connected to the land. Rumor has it that Langyatai was built by ancient gods. Later, King Gou Jian of Yue took a rest and cut the stone to record his merits. Later, Taigong Wang worshiped the gods of the four seasons here.
Today, the stone used by King Goujian of Yue to record his merits has disappeared, and the bronze flags left by Taigong Wang when he worshiped the gods of the four seasons have also disappeared.
Only the waves of the East China Sea remain unchanged year after year, day after day, forever.
This is the so-called land of gods. You cannot go on stage unless you are offering sacrifices to heaven and earth.
And if you want to boast about your achievements at Langyatai, you have to do more than destroy the enemy's country, and you are not qualified.
Therefore, Langyatai has been abandoned for hundreds of years since Taigong Wang worshiped.
However, at this moment, on the Langya platform that no one had set foot on for hundreds of years, stood a young man in a wide robe and long sleeves.
The young man stood quietly on the top of Langyang Terrace, with the sea breeze passing by him, his big sleeves fluttering, as if he would float away with the sea breeze in the next second.
This young man is Qin Tian.
It has been seven days since he left Yunmeng Mountain.
Seven days spans more than two thousand miles, which is undoubtedly impossible for the people of Qin. However, for Qin Tian, it was a trip to the mountains and rivers.
If not for the delay on the road, he would have arrived in two days at most.
Traveling more than two thousand miles did not show any signs of fatigue on Qin Tian's face. He quietly stared at the Langya platform with his hands behind his hands.
After a long time, he finally sighed and spoke.
"Although the so-called unity of heaven and man only has four simple words, there are endless mysteries hidden in it."
His eyes fell on the two groups of ant-like people under the Langya stage.
Langya Tower is built on Langya Mountain. Looking down from the top of the platform, people on the ground are indeed as small as ants. However, ants are not just visual, they also have other meanings.
One of the two ant colonies is slightly larger, containing thousands of individuals. These people were carrying stones and were lining up on the ground like ants. Soldiers were watching along the way, and the scoldings could even be heard on the Langya platform.
This is Tu Xian, who is building the stone path under Langya Terrace under the supervision of soldiers.
In ancient times, there was a lack of equipment and tools, even iron tools. The stones on the disciples' backs seemed to weigh a hundred or ten kilograms each. They were like ants, struggling to carry the weight.
From time to time, some disciples lost their balance because of lack of strength or because they were dizzy from being exposed to the sun. They were knocked to the ground by rocks with a loud thud, and blood spattered everywhere.
The only reaction of the guarding soldiers was to order the other disciples to continue carrying the bloody stone and move forward.
Qin Tian shook his head slightly and his eyes fell on another small group of ant-like people.
The size of this group of people is much smaller than that of Tu Xian, and they are not young and strong. At a glance, they may be old people with white heads or young children.
At this time, they were kneeling on the ground devoutly and sadly, and were bowing respectfully to Langyatai.
This is to pray for rain.
Although Langya County is located on the seaside, it is short of water all year round.
This is not due to lack of rainfall, but because Langya County is affected by sea tides all year round. The fields are often invaded by salt and alkaline, and the yield is damaged. Therefore, every year, the fields must be soaked with spring rains. This is called salt washing.
However, this spring, Langya County suffered from a severe drought. Not only was it impossible to carry out the salt washing, but it was even impossible to sow seeds at this moment.
Originally, this was nothing. Langya grew millet, and millet was originally sown at the turn of spring and summer. If there is a drought in spring, farmers will be immediately sent to repair the canals and divert water from the Yishui River for irrigation. Although the salt washing process is still not possible and production reduction is a foregone conclusion, it will not be like now, where even sowing cannot be done.
"The great changes in the world are not just changes in climate, but also chaos in people's hearts!"
"This, they complement each other!"
Qin Tian shook his head slightly.
The severe drought in Langya County was a natural and man-made disaster.
As a time traveler, Qin Tian knew that there were three famous Little Ice Ages in Chinese history.
Three Kingdoms, late Song Dynasty, late Ming Dynasty!
Needless to say, the Three Kingdoms were also a great struggle in the world. At the end of the Song Dynasty and the end of the Ming Dynasty, foreign tribes moved southward and trampled the Central Plains.
The Qin Dynasty was the beginning of the Little Ice Age. At this time, the climate was extremely warm and could even be described as hot.
The severe drought in Langya County this year is due to this matter. If there is a severe drought in Langya County, there will be severe floods in the south of the Yangtze River.
Langya County did not repair the canals, so it was impossible to sow seeds. The reason why the people of Langya County did not go to repair the canal was because the young and strong people were just envy, and the stone road was being built at this time.
This stone path was obviously prepared for the first emperor Langyatai to praise his achievements, and only to welcome the arrival of the first emperor.
In addition to this stone road, a new palace was also built in Langya County, naturally to prepare for the First Emperor's stay!
However, one cannot criticize the First Emperor's tour. After all, Qin Tian had seen a lot of chaos along the way.
Qin unified the world for only eight years, and eight years could not completely bring the people of the six kingdoms back home. Not to mention Great Qin, not even future generations would be able to do it in such a short period of time.
Although the world is now full of Qin officials, these Qin officials who come from meritorious men in the army are both good and bad.
There are people who are as tolerant and philanthropic as the army, who regard the people of Chu as their own people. They personally lead the people in the countryside of Chu country to open roads, plant mulberry and hemp, and educate people. Therefore, the people of Chu in Yunmeng County returned to their hearts.
There are also mean and cruel people who regard the people under their rule as bandits. Villagers have to apply in advance before going to the mountains to collect firewood. If they say a few words to someone on the way, they will suspect that the other party is plotting rebellion and they will be tortured.
And the First Emperor patrolled the east all the way, deposing these cruel officials and redressing injustices. Wherever he went, there was a sign of great governance.
However, even if the First Emperor took advantage of the Eastern Tour to inspect the world, if this continues, the collapse of Qin will not be spared.
Just because, in the Age of Dharma Ending, not only the laws of heaven and earth are in chaos, but also the rituals and music in the human world are broken down!
During the Qin Dynasty, for the first time, there were corrupt criminals, and the corrupt people were rampant. The top one had already reached the position of prime minister.
It was Li Si who was building a palace for the First Emperor in Langya County at this time.
And history has proven that the more the last days come, the more corruption will occur. The reason is that people's hearts are uneasy.
"When the people are in chaos, Langya County may not be able to harvest anything, and the people's hearts may be in chaos. However, the First Emperor can lay stones and praise his achievements and travel around the world, which can calm the hearts of the world."
"It's hard to say whether Langya is a blessing or a disaster."
"That's all."
Qin Tian's face regained its calmness.
He studied liberal arts before traveling through time, and had read a lot of history knowledge, and now he couldn't help but use it to verify it.
But it was just a matter of emotion. After all, his identity was already different now.
"Since I am already a foreigner, I don't need to worry about the First Emperor."
"But here, it seems there is what I am looking for."
His eyes fell on the group of villagers praying for rain under Langya Terrace.
Praying for rain requires offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, and offering sacrifices to heaven and earth requires three animals.
The villagers were not qualified to use the three ritual animals and could only use other things instead.
And Qin Tian was interested in their sacrifices.
That's a little snake.
A snake that is all white!
