After stopping his laughter, Zong Yan clapped his hands and said: "It has been more than three months, and I have been delayed for such a long time! Hurry back to the Huayin tribe to explain the arrangements, and then go to Bayuan Pengshan.?"
Zong Yan did things simply and went as she was told, but she had not forgotten that she was the head of the clan and she had to arrange the clan affairs properly first and could not just walk away. Xuanyuan shook his head gently and said: "In my opinion, in fact, you
There is no need to go to the Huayin Clan to arrange anything. As for the new clan leader, it has been selected now."
Zong Yan glared: "What's going on? I'm not dead yet!"
Xuanyuan: "It's hard to explain. You can go see it with your own eyes. I'll go with you. I suggest you don't show your whereabouts yet."
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The river was successfully redirected, and the emperor, his ministers and ministers witnessed it together, and the world rejoiced. A grand celebration was held at Tongguan, where the emperor's palace was located in later generations. The ministers who had contributed to water control were rewarded with heavy flowers, and all ministers in the world were exempted from service.
Three years and a general amnesty.
In the past twenty years, the Hepan tribes have regained some vitality, and both their products and population have shown slow growth again. However, in the past three years, due to the management of the river's water, the population and products have declined again. After all, all the efforts have been made.
The cost in manpower and material resources is huge.
But this does not mean that the development of the Hepan tribes is declining again. On the contrary, everyone's spirits are extremely high because they see the hope of prosperity. There are large fertile fields in the Hepan land waiting for them to cultivate. In the past,
Our home will be restored, and it will only be better than before.
The purpose of Chonghua's order to be exempted from military service is of course to rest with the people. But in fact, the people in various ministries will not rest. They have too many things to do, and they do not need anyone to give orders. Instead, they work harder and harder. From an official point of view, this
In a few years there will no longer be large-scale recruitment of civilians, and each ministry will be left to restore and build their own homes.
Who has contributed to the water control? All tribes in the world and all Chinese people have contributed! Controlling the water is also governing the world. The emperor wants to control the water, but each tribe is not controlling the water for the emperor, nor for Boyu. This is a self-salvation.
If we talk about the person who made the greatest contribution, of course Boyu received the heaviest reward. The various ministers who contributed to flood control also received symbolic rewards. Among them, the special recipients were of course Lu Zhong and Shaowu, although these two were not the same.
Not here.
Boyi returned to the court, but other high-ranking "people" who followed Boyu, such as Yinglong, Wuyu, Shanzha, Aoguang, Shancha, Yunqi, Qingniu, etc. did not show up. They did not need the emperor's reward.
.And after the Emperor Chonghua inquired about the situation, he also ordered the reward to be given, regardless of whether the person was present or not, whether he needed it or not. This is the attitude that the Emperor should express.
However, Bingchi and Dingchi appeared at the celebration. They transformed into two handsome men in red. Many people present did not recognize them. They only knew that these two men had made great contributions in following Boyu's flood control. They paid homage to the emperor.
At that time, he made a very strange request, asking Chonghua to release the seven demon dragons driving Xuanyuan Yunchaan in advance, just like Chong Bogun had done.
The nine demon dragons were captured by Emperor Xuanyuan back then, and they were asked to "serve" a five-hundred-year sentence by driving the cloud chariot. Now this "sentence" is less than twenty years left. But Bingchi and Dingchi received no other rewards.
No, just ask Emperor Chonghua to agree to this request. Maybe in their opinion, it would be good to do it one day in advance.
The ministers were a little surprised. For the past five hundred years, Xuanyuan Yunjian has been a symbol of honor for the emperor when he went on tour. Why did you make such a request? Now that the emperor is traveling, does Chonghua have to change his car on the spot?
There were still a few people present who knew the identities of Bingchi and Dingchi. Master Lu Zhang, who was now highly respected in the court, immediately came out and said: "These two warriors have made great contributions to controlling the flood, so it is okay to agree to their request. But the emperor is here
During the trip, we will also inspect various departments in Hepan. We can issue this order after returning to Puban to show sympathy for the contributions of the dragons who surrendered to Emperor Xuanyuan over the past hundreds of years!"
Lu Zhang was a ceremonial officer, and the suggestion he made was very appropriate. He was actually speaking to Bingchi and Dingchi, and at the same time gave the emperor a way to step down.
Chonghua nodded and was about to speak when Bingchi and Dingchi bowed down again and said, "If so, thank you very much to the Emperor! Can we make another request? When the Emperor rides on a five-dragon cloud chariot to inspect the various tribes in Hepan, can he
Shall we and I replace two of the dragons? To be honest with you, we are the two red dragons that Master Chong Bo Gun released early that year."
Everyone present was shocked and understood what was going on, but they didn't know why Bingchi and Dingchi made such a request? Only Bingchi and Dingchi knew in their hearts that they were trying to please the two early
Just the female dragon I like.
Chonghua immediately smiled slightly, waved his hand and said: "In that case, there is no need to wait until I return to Pusaka to release the five divine dragons here, and send someone to send an order back to Pusaka to release the two green dragons at the same time.
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The Five Dragon Cloud Chariots used by the emperor to travel, Jia Qing and Yi Qing were still left in Puban City along with the Qinglong Cloud Chariots. Since he was a rewarder for meritorious services, Chonghua simply showed his kindness and released all seven dragons on the spot.
, and then issued another order, canonizing Bingchi, Dingchi and other nine demon dragons as the protector of the country.
This is not an official position, but a title. Since the emperor has given such an order, there will be a courtesy officer who will explain it. These nine demon dragons have driven cloud chariots for the emperor and angels for many years and participated in many major events. They have also worked hard and made great achievements, especially
He has made great contributions to flood control and deserves this award.
Thinking about it carefully, this seems to make sense and is very particular. Chong Bogun released two red dragons in advance without authorization in order to deal with emergencies. If the remaining seven demon dragons are still locked for five hundred years, there will be another
What's wrong with Hua? That would not show the emperor's compassion and generosity, as well as the virtue of dyeing the demon dragon to "correct evil and return to righteousness".
As soon as Chonghua opened his mouth, the demonic dragon became a divine dragon. Later, some people drew these nine divine dragons in pictures and hung them on the wall for auspiciousness. A more trouble-free way was to draw them directly on the wall or screen, and later on
Some people also paint or sculpture them on the screen walls.
Bingchi and Dingchi thanked them and left on the spot. Instead of staying in the palace camp, they took the other five dragons that had just been released and went straight to Puban to pick up Jiaqing and Yiqing.
The dragon is gone, and the emperor's cloud chariot has become just a decoration. What kind of carriage should be replaced next? The sudden situation really gave some officials a headache. Ox cart, horse carriage? Or urgently find a few majestic exotic animals to pull it.
Car? But no matter what you do in a hurry, what can better demonstrate the emperor's majesty and majesty than the Shenlong Yunchaan?
Unexpectedly, before it was their turn to worry, Chonghua looked at Boyu and said, "I heard that Master Situ always walked with a stick when he was controlling floods for all parts of the world. Now that the great work is about to be accomplished, I will patrol the river alone and walk with you holding a cloth.
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Chonghua actually didn't even sit in the car. He wanted to patrol on foot with Boyu. This decision seemed natural and the best move to be close to the people. It could also resolve the embarrassment caused by the driving problem. It only caused hardship to the accompanying ministers.
None of the princes, the Emperor, nor Lord Boyu took a car, they had to walk on foot. But no one dared to say such a thing, and they all praised the Emperor for his sage.
If it were three years ago, if they wanted to patrol Hefan, even if Chonghua and Boyu didn't care, many of their followers would have difficulty following them, because there was no road at all, and not everyone could be a "master" like Shaowu and Zongyan.
.Fortunately, the regular road is now open, that is, the highway built by Bingchi and Dingchi, which is suitable for carriages and horses.
During the inspection, people from various ministries greeted and paid their respects. Emperor Chonghua held many celebrations and sacrifices. First, at the bank of Luoshui, Boyu was in charge of the ceremony and held a ceremony to worship Luoshui. Chonghua personally officiated and sealed Mi.
The concubine is Luoling.
Mountain gods and water gods all over the world are often worshiped by local tribes themselves, which is a custom formed by tradition. Another situation is self-proclaimed, such as Wuzhi Qi claiming to be the God of Huai. Now Chonghua, as the emperor, concubines Mi as Luo
Spirit, this also officially confirmed the identity of the God of Luoshui, calling the world that there is a spirit in Luoshui.
When Boyu controlled the flooding of the river, Concubine Mi seemed to suffer the most because the area of water she could occupy was reduced too much. However, Concubine Mi herself didn't care, and she even showed up to express her willingness to help Boyu control the floods.
If she had stepped out like Wuzhiqi and claimed to be the god of rivers and prevented Boyu from controlling the floods, I am afraid that the result today would not be the same.
The river floods slowly receded, and the Luoshui River in the north and south reappeared. The river has changed its course, but the original old river channel left after the change has not dried up. Not all the water in the river comes from the upper reaches, it continues to merge with various places along the way.
A tributary water system, there is still water in this old river channel, it became a tributary of the river, and was later called the Wei River.
After offering sacrifices to Luoshui and sealing Luoling, the emperor Chonghua walked along the Weishui River, and then arrived at the land of the Huayin tribe of Youqing tribe, where another important ceremony was held. Different festivals have different meanings.
What Hua sacrifices here is not the gods but the ancestors. The so-called ancestors not only refer to the ancestors, but also refer to the deceased.
Of the 300 strong warriors sent by the Ba Kingdom, only 272 returned, and 28 of them were buried on the river bank. Therefore, among the various tribes, there were even more sacrifices for water control. Chonghua led the crowd to pay tribute to them.
.This is a plan that Chonghua had already arranged with the etiquette officer. Originally, there was one person who was the focus of worship, and that was Lord Boyi.
Now the plan has changed slightly, and the focus of worship has become Bo Yi's brother and sister, namely Bo Yi and Zong Yan.
In fact, Zong Yan is just Bo Yi's clan sister, and the biological relationship between the two is far away. She usually calls herself Bo Yi's sister, but no one really takes it seriously, but they don't dare to contradict her face to face. Now the emperor
Setting up sacrifices to commemorate the ancestors who sacrificed their lives for flood control, and using the Boyi brothers and sisters as representatives, actually declares and recognizes the identity that Zong Yan once claimed.
After the celebration was held in the palace, Chonghua learned that something had happened at Helan Mountain and Zong Yan had died, so he made such a temporary arrangement.
At this ceremony, Chonghua also canonized the Bo Yi brothers and sisters as the "gods of suppressing boredom". In later generations, Chinese people had the habit of sticking to door gods and suppressing evil spirits with the images of righteous and powerful gods. This has been a custom since ancient times.
In later generations, the folk guardian gate gods who suppressed evil spirits and eliminated evil spirits include Yu Lei, Shen Tu, Zong Bu, Zhong Kui, Wang Lingguan, Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong, etc.
Among them, Zongbu refers to Boyi, and some people say that it refers to Boyi and Zongyan. The legend has its own evolution process.
Huwa did not tell anyone else about the news that Zong Yan was not dead, but had changed his furnace to achieve transformation. Now only Huang He, Geng Chen, Xuanyuan and Shao Wu knew about it. And Zong Yan did not know about himself during these three months.
He has become the "god of suppressing boredom" canonized by the emperor. The emperor Chonghua inspected the river, and Lord Boyu accompanied him. Now he has almost reached the Youfeng Department.
After learning the news, Zong Yan was also very curious. She wanted to see how the tribesmen reacted. Were they sad for her "death" and how did they worship her? After she was gone, many affairs in the tribe
So what?
Together with Xuanyuan, Zong Yan left Helan Mountain and flew to the land of the Huayin tribe in hiding. They did not show up. With Zong Yan's magical power, he could know everything about the clan members just by quietly turning around in mid-air.
The more she looked, the more she wanted to sigh, and the more she listened, the weirder her look became, and gradually she felt a bit sad.
In this era, there are not so many social focus events that come and go, and information transmission is extremely poor. Occasionally, a big event will be talked about by people for a long time or even many years. It has only been a few months now, and Hua Hua
Of course, the Yin people are still talking about it, and people will mention Zongyan from time to time.
However, Zong Yan could not see any sad emotions among the tribe. The spirits of the tribesmen were very high, even excited. When they mentioned the festival two months ago, most of them were in high spirits.
This is the most important event that has happened to the Huayin tribe in Youqing tribe since ancient times. Zong Yan, whom they are most familiar with and have lived with for more than 20 years, is not the protagonist. Although people mention Zong Yan from time to time, Zong Yan is the most talked about.
It was the Emperor Chonghua and the various ministers they saw, as well as the grand scene.
Occasionally when Zongyan is mentioned, people will show expressions of sadness or admiration, and sigh with regret and sadness. However, these sorrows and regrets are short-lived, and will soon be replaced by joyful and exciting moods. The water control is successful.
, the Emperor of China actually came in person, and everyone finally got rid of years of suffering, and their hearts were full of expectations for a better future.
Some tribesmen paid homage to Zong Yan under the big tree where she rang the bell every morning, but they were not mourning or mourning, but praying for Zong Yan’s protection. Perhaps at the ceremony two months ago
, many people have sincerely mourned for Zong Yan, but they cannot and will not live in this sad mood forever. After the festival is over, they become happy again.
Even in that festival, some people were not really sad, but were just infected by the surrounding emotions, or felt that they should act sad.
People will miss her, but only in memory. There are also people who are grateful and respectful to her from the bottom of their hearts, which makes Zong Yan happy. But what Zong Yan wants to know most is whether the Huayin clan still wants her to come back, and whether they will
Happy to have her back? More importantly, what if she came back?
There is no clear answer to the fragmentary information obtained from people's daily behavior, but with Zong Yan's cultivation level, he can observe the details, and after a little deduction, he will come to a conclusion.
Zong Yan was very strict. She led the clan members to do everything personally and enforced orders and prohibitions. She would ring the bell every morning to wake up the clan members to work. As long as she glared at her, the clan members would fall into silence. In the difficult years of suffering, this was crucial to the survival and continuation of the Huayin clan.
It's very important that they moved here from the Riverlands and struggled to survive in hardships.
Back then, no one objected to Zong Yan becoming the leader. Everyone might respect her, but they rarely got close to her. Who would be willing to get close to a scary monster?
Today's situation is different again. The riverbank land has been controlled, allowing the tribesmen to imagine a better future. What the new leader and the important figures of the tribe are discussing now is to rely on the current foothold to move towards the fertile fields at the foot of the mountain.
It is a wise decision to expand our business without moving back to our distant hometown.
Zong Yan also knew that although many people mentioned her with awe, deep down in their hearts they vaguely hoped that there would no longer be a leader like her. They even breathed a sigh of relief quietly. Zong Yan died at the right time. With this
There are quite a few people who think this way, but these people themselves may not have a clear understanding of it.
But one thing is for sure, the situation has changed. What the Huayin clan needs now may no longer be a leader like Zong Yan. It cannot just be attributed to the fickleness or forgetfulness of people. This may be the evolution of world affairs. For the Huayin clan
From a personal perspective, the most important event that happened was not the death of Zong Yan, but the success of flood control.
Zong Yan stood speechless for a long time in the clouds, and Xuanyuan spoke slowly from the side: "The affairs of the world are everyone's business, and it doesn't have to be done by anyone. Now even if you are not here, the Huayin clan is still living as usual, and will live a better life than before.
Even better. Of course, if Miss Zong Yan continues to be the patriarch, she may be more suitable than the current patriarch, but you are not irreplaceable.
Don’t talk about you, girl. Even the Emperor of China is like this, and so is Bajun Shaowu. My husband recommends Shaowu to accompany you to inspect and supervise various ministries in the river. Shaowu is certainly appropriate, but if there is no such person in the world, it does not mean that Shaowu is
Boyu could not control the water."
Zong Yan finally sighed and said: "I understand, but..." But what? She didn't say it after all, and changed her tone, "I know very well what kind of clan leader I was, and I should have thought of this.
, but after all, I still want to see it with my own eyes.”
Xuanyuan: "I could have told you this in the Helan Mountains, but it is better for you to come and see it with your own eyes. Your experience is too special, and it is even the only one in ancient times. It doesn't matter now, but if you don't see what you are seeing in front of you,
If you understand the situation clearly, if you experience the reincarnation of life and death in the future, it may become an obstacle to your state of mind."
Zong Yan's face was originally very ugly, but at this moment he suddenly smiled again, rubbed his hands and said: "That's fine, I don't need to worry about it anymore, and there is no need to waste time here. I will go to Ba Yuan to find the young minister now, okay
Scare him!"
Xuanyuan smiled and said: "Be gentle, don't scare him!...How do you plan to go?"
Zong Yan: "The young minister left me a map, which marked the roads and the villages along the way. Let's walk there."
Xuanyuan joked: "You are such a beautiful girl, walking a long road alone, what should you do if you encounter a bad person?"
Zong Yan rubbed his hands again and said, "Hey, hey, if some bad guys encounter me, they deserve to be unlucky! ...Forget it, I'd better fly over directly, it saves trouble." 8