In the evening, Emperor E came to see Yuzai and heard about what happened in the west. Yuzai did not wonder where she heard it from. After all, the old prince "Hua" could tell him those things. It was obviously Di Fangxun who asked him to come. That said, as for the Emperor of Heaven himself, he was busy attending public lectures.
"Don't worry too much. The firearms I spent so many days tinkering with in the big ironworks were specially prepared for the people of Xirong... I really don't underestimate them. You saw it this time. I’m very stable.”
Emperor E was dissatisfied with Yu Zai's contempt for Xirong, but Yu Zai said that he never underestimated the other party and that he valued them completely, otherwise he would not have developed these powerful weapons.
The existence of the wild kings in the four directions is to a large extent the ancient version of the "feudal system". However, this kind of enfeoffment is the local recognition of the central government, rather than the central government sending princes down to the local areas to manage land and power. This kind of large kings govern the small kings. The governance methods are very primitive and inefficient, and they do not help much with the integration of land, culture, and population.
Although the Four Wastelands recognize the Central Plains as the co-owner, they still play their own games behind closed doors. Except for Dongyi, who fights with the Huaxia Department every day for business, the other major alliances are not thinking about occupying the mountains all day long. Being a king means thinking about how to overthrow the current boss and become the boss in the world.
Just like more than thirty years ago, when the Miao family ruled the Sanmiao people, they oppressed the small tribes in the fiefdom. So the Central Plains sent people to hold people accountable and told them not to mess around in the fiefdom. The Miao family led the original three The Miao Alliance openly challenged the Central Plains and proclaimed itself the King of Li and Miao, saying that I have the final say in my territory!
Then he was beaten by Emperor Yao and ran to Dongting Lake. Comrade Emperor Yao showed up and pointed at the Miao family, saying that it seems that you can't decide your territory.
The world is full of mountains and seas, asking who is the father.
After listening to Yu Zai's analysis, E Huang also felt that it made sense. She added: "I am not proficient in military affairs. I will not go back to the north this time. I will leave you a thought here, and I will not leave you. The blurring in front of your eyes will save you from panic when you go to see Marquis Xuan."
Yu Zai: "What are you talking about? My relationship with her has not developed to your level yet."
Emperor E laughed:
"If we really launch a campaign of conquest against Gonggong and Dihong, and open up the wilderness of Tianmu, it will be a gift to save the country. Don't you have a saying? There is no way for someone who is handsome to repay the favor with his body. , if you are not good-looking, then I will repay you by working as a cow or a horse in my next life."
A handsome boy is called a gentleman, and an ugly boy is called a strong man.
Yu Zai spoke decisively: "Then why don't you say that if the other person is ugly and I am handsome, then it is called repaying kindness with enmity."
Ehuang: "?"
She bared her teeth and suddenly asked, "What do you think of me?"
Yu Zai purred twice.
What, you married here, that's called blaming others, fat water... Oh no, misfortune is diverted to the east...
Of course, Ehuang also pointed out a problem in his ridicule, that is, this trip to the north will probably take longer than the last time. Conquest of Xirong is not a simple matter. There are many tribes in the Western Wilderness, and Yu Zai The last time I went to Kongtong Mountain and arrived at Helan Mountain, what I saw was just the tip of the iceberg.
The land in the Western Great Wilderness, the so-called Great Western Wilderness, includes starting from the vicinity of Kongtong Mountain and extending to the weak water flow sand and Yuyuan Shibuya. The weak water flow sand in the northwest sea is Juyan Sea.
In this era, there was abundant water vapor, and there were not many deserts and barren places. In the current era when the Yellow River often erupts with great floods, most of the deserts that will be thousands of miles away in later generations are still vast mountains and fields, with swamps everywhere, cattle and sheep They are in groups, and the mountains are lush and green.
"I don't know how many years have passed since I went there. I once asked Teacher Chisongzi about the secrets of the Qi Refiner, but I always felt that there was a barrier blocking me, preventing me from condensing my breath... I want to do it again. Give it a try.”
Emperor E said this to Yu Zai and said: "A hundred years from now, you will take me to see the sunflowers blooming in that distant land...the flowers that grow and turn towards the sun should be What is it like?"
Yuzai stood in front of Ehuang and said with a smile: "If you regard the brilliance of the sun as petals, that's probably it."
"Also, it's not a big deal if I can't refine my Qi. I happen to be going to the north to hold an important position this time. According to what you said, I might have to fight the Western Rong people. That's just right. It's said to be one of the origins of the Immortal Grass. It’s in the wilds of the West.”
Emperor E laughed and said that Ruanzai was just imagining things. If there really was an elixir, it would have been eaten by some leader or monster in the Western Wilderness. That was the Western Wilderness, a place of chaos in the world, where humans and gods coexisted, and everything danced together. .
However, Ruanzai took her hand and patted it.
"Some things cannot be accomplished in one go. They have to be divided into many times. Life is still very long. I said I would go see the sunflowers in a hundred years. In fact, why do I need a hundred years? That is just a promise... Well, you know, I always have to leave some room for my words. If I say ten years, it's not enough. Twenty years may still not be enough. If I want to say fifty years, I'm afraid it won't be enough, so I simply leave a little more room, then one A hundred years.”
Ehuang burst out laughing, and Nuzai also laughed, but then said: "There are many strange things in this world that you haven't seen. Do you remember those little stories I told Luo Shen? In fact, they are all real."
"One hundred years, thirty-six thousand five hundred days, you can still go to many places with me."
Emperor E counted the numbers and suddenly sighed: "No, when you say this, a hundred years will feel really urgent."
Yu Zai couldn't help but laugh: "You can't think like that."
So he took a deep breath and told Ehuang: "You have to think like this..."
"The sun and moon will rise thirty-six thousand times and set thirty-six thousand times. When a pessimist sees this sun and moon, he will say that the sun and moon will rise more and more, and his years will become less and less. , and optimists will say it’s great, it has risen so many times, and I still have a lot of time to use..."
Ehuang looked at Yuzai thoughtfully, and Yuzai's next words made her laugh out loud.
"But when Danzhu sees the sun and moon rising, he will start to curse, saying why the sun is so dazzling!"
The two sat down leaning on each other. The woman's curious inquiry sounded in the room, and the man's voice was happy to answer:
"Then, is there really a place to build a huge pyramid at the end of the west?"
"Of course it's true. I heard a traveler who came back from the west say that the gods that the people of that country worship are similar to those of Dongyi in the past. They all look like Guzi..."
When the sun sets, stars begin to fill the sky. Young men and women count the stars. The bright fireflies appear on the human summer night, falling lightly among the flowers and trees.
Summer, when everything is grand, quietly rises here. The cicadas chirp in the sky and the earth, leaving no one to catch the sound.
