Two brothers, Xu Gai and Xu Fang, broke up on bad terms and spent the night telling stories.
In the early morning of the next day, Emperor Xin was handling official duties when suddenly there was an urgent report from Beihai.
Emperor Xin took it apart and took a look. It turned out that Beihai was hit by the scorching heat. Many of the army's lieutenants suffered from heat stroke, making it difficult to move forward, so they stayed on standby.
Di Xin sighed, he had indeed wasted enough time in the fifth pass. Although he did not say much in the letter from the Grand Master, he knew that it contained urging, and it was obvious that the war ahead was unfavorable.
Emperor Xin immediately wrote down the method of making ice from saltpeter, and then rushed 800 miles to deliver it to Master Wen.
It is extremely simple to make ice from saltpeter, and it is used in the army to relieve the heat of the soldiers.
What's more, the bitter cold in the North Sea means that even if it encounters scorching heat, it probably won't last long.
…
While he was sighing, Xu Gai asked to see him.
"Xuan!"
"Your Majesty, Xu Gai, is here to see you!"
"Pingshen! What's going on with General Xu?"
Xu Gai thought for a while and took out a treasure.
This is a hemp rope, but Di Xin can clearly see that this hemp rope has a lot of merit power, and it is obviously a treasure of merit.
[Memories of hemp rope: There was no writing in ancient times. After Cangjie created the Chinese character, hemp rope was immediately abolished. Its merits are limited.]
"Your Majesty, this is a treasure handed down from ancient times. Legend has it that it was left behind by Emperor Cang."
"Cangjie is the ancestor of writing. It's better not to say what Cangdi said."
There is a public case about the Cangjie incident. It is said that Cangjie was the right-hand man of Emperor Xuanyuan and later proclaimed himself emperor. He was later overthrown by Emperor Zhuanxu. It is also said that Cangjie simply launched a rebellion and was ultimately defeated and killed.
All these factors have long been impossible to verify, but Cangjie's achievements are unquestionable. Later generations only say that he is the ancestor of writing. As for Cangdi, no one or king has ever recognized it.
"Xu Gai, why did you take this thing out?"
Di Xin didn't say much. At this time, Di Xin had already looked down on such a low-level treasure of merit.
"Your Majesty, my heart is for you, and it can be seen in the sun and the moon. Now it is time to hire people for the expedition to the North Sea. I ask for orders to go out. Even if I am wrapped in horse leather, I will have no resentment."
Xu Gai buried his head deeply into the ground with a very low posture.
As Xu Gaizheng was talking, Xu Fang, who came after hearing the news, pushed the door directly in and happened to see this scene.
"King!"
"Xu Fang, you came just in time. Your brother paid tribute to Gu Gu with a treasure, and then said he was going to conquer Beihai. His body is wrapped in horse leather!"
Di Xin spoke lightly, but Xu Fang looked slightly angry.
"Your Majesty! My brother has been guarding Jiepai Pass for more than twenty years. He was anxious and just talked nonsense. I hope your Majesty will forgive me."
Xu Fang knew that Di Xin was smiling, but actually he was slightly angry, so he played the emotional card. As expected, Di Xin's demeanor softened after hearing this for more than 20 years.
"I'm going to take Xu Fang on an expedition. If both of your brothers die in Beihai, I'm afraid your Xu family will have no heirs."
Di Xin also tried to persuade him kindly, and his intention was very clear. He wanted to take Xu Fang away, but as for Xu Gai, he wanted to keep it for future generations of the Xu family.
Xu Gai originally felt ashamed after Xu Fang came in. This kind of behavior of asking for an official position was quite despised among military generals. Now that the king said this, he felt even more shameless.
"Could it be that your Majesty looks down on someone?!"
Xu Gai's eyes widened angrily, as if he was irritated.
"Xu Gai! Why are you talking?"
Xu Fang was angry, but then she knelt down and apologized to Emperor Xin.
"Your Majesty! Ever since I started guarding Jiepai Pass, I have put life and death aside. Your Majesty said this, which is really a distrust of my ministers."
Xu Gai buried his head deeply on the ground. Although his posture was low, his tone was not weak. Only then did Emperor Xin see a trace of the posture that a military general should have in him.
Just as he was talking, Huang Gun walked in. As soon as he came in, he whipped Xu Gai with his whip and cursed in his mouth.
"Stop! Don't be rude in front of the king!"
Di Xin obviously saw those whips being struck on Xu Gai's body, and the whips were so severe that they were to the bone. He was obviously really angry.
But Xu Gai was stubborn and took a few whips without saying a word.
"Your Majesty! I hope your Majesty will forgive me for my lax conduct of the army."
"It doesn't matter! But what about General Xu Gai?"
Emperor Xin threw the words out, and Huang Gun knelt down and said, "Xu Gai made a big mistake. I beg your Majesty to demote him and keep him!"
Di Xin glanced at Huang Gun playfully and said with a smile, "Well, if Huang Feibao and Huang Feibiao are coming, just order Xu Gai to be the deputy general of these two generals!"
Xu Gai's whole body trembled, Huang Gun kicked him directly, Xu Gai reluctantly thanked him, and then retreated.
But before leaving, Xu Gai's eyes turned cold.
[Due to failure, Xu Gai’s loyalty was reduced to 0]
Di Xin glanced at the hemp rope note in front of the table, and then said to Xu Fang, "Does it chill him to say this?"
"Xu Gai accused the king of being a treacherous and sycophantic minister. The king did not kill him, but showed mercy. How can he say such a chilling thing?"
Xu Fang really thought so, but her brother didn't think so.
"Come here, Xu Gai has paid tribute for his merits. He will be given a hundred gold, a war horse, and ten kilograms of soy beef."
"I would like to express my gratitude to the king on behalf of Xu Gai!"
[In gratitude to the King for his kindness, Xu Fang’s loyalty increased to 60%]
"That's all, please step back!"
"yes!"
Huang Gun glanced at Xu Fang and then retreated.
…
outside the boundary sign
A group of dog soldiers met with a general. This general was none other than Xu Gai, the deputy general of Jiepaiguan.
Xu Gai and this group of dog soldiers conspired for a long time, and then broke up.
…
Di Xin sat at the table and looked at the hemp rope notes, always seeming to find something strange in them.
As early as the Three Emperors period, it was not that there was no writing. For example, the Three Emperors and many sages used divine writing.
This kind of divine text is too difficult, and one must use one's soul to comprehend its truth, and the interpretation varies from person to person, so the lower-level human race will not use divine beings.
Cangjie's main contribution was to turn the multi-layered divine text into a single text that anyone could understand at a glance, rather than using the soul to comprehend.
This gives the majority of the human race an opportunity to learn, so its contribution to the human race is second only to the Three Emperors.
Therefore, this hemp rope recording can only be done by Cangjie.
"Doubtful? It seems like there are words on this hemp rope?"
Di Xin slowly unfolded the hemp rope and found a place that looked like a map.
[Untie the hemp rope to record the story and get the Cangdi treasure map!]
Di Xin looked at the map in surprise. He took the map and compared it, and found that the treasure was not far from Jie Pai Pass.
"Come here! I'm going to hunt for treasure!"
…
Di Xin left in a hurry and took Xu Fang alone to hunt for treasure.
"Xu Fang, is this hemp rope your Xu family's property?"
Xu Fang shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know this thing, let alone its origin."
Xu Fang was at Chuanyunguan before and was not with her brother. How Xu Gai got this treasure he didn't know.
"Your Majesty, I wonder if this thing is a scam?!"
When Di Xin heard this, he laughed loudly and said, "You don't know Gu's strength yet. Don't say you don't have it. Even if you do, Gu will give him a try!"
At this time, Di Xin looked quite like a god blocking the killing god.