Curse of the Burial Scripture

Chapter 179: The Rise and Fall of a Country

Gradually it started to go on the right track, and the normal precognitive dream resumed, as if it was foreshadowing the end of the dream. The passage of time once again returned to a familiar rhythm to me, and I became a complete bystander. But it’s hard to say that the development of the story is satisfying. Although it was only for a very short time, as a living creature, I accompanied Princess Silk Road—the later Queen Mingjing. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that I feel sympathy for her. When I only heard about mythical stories at the beginning, I only thought that Queen Mingjing was an unkind, cold-blooded and iron-fisted tyrant. But as the old saying goes, everything happens for a reason, and historical events should not be judged by countermeasures. I also feel strongly about this. In folk myths and stories, two aspects of Queen Mingjing are mainly promoted. One is about Queen Mingjing's unique way of managing the country, and the other is about Queen Mingjing's cruelty. These two interpretations of Queen Mingjing are like a set. Without the former, there would be no latter. What impressed me the most was that in the myth, Queen Mingjing adopted elegant policies and constantly forced those small countries that did not dare to resist, trying to completely imprint the brand of slaves on their minds. It seems that Queen Mingjing does not want countries other than Mingjing to treat herself as a country, but as an appendage of Mingjing. Once this view is formed in your mind, when you see what Queen Mingjing does later, you will feel that she is doing it to achieve this goal. As Zhang Yanghao wrote in his book "Shanshan Sheep·Tong Cares about Ancient Times": The peaks and mountains are like clusters, the waves are like angry waves, and the mountains and rivers are like Tongguan Road inside and outside. Looking at the Western Capital, I hesitated. It is sad that wherever the Qin and Han Dynasties traveled, thousands of palaces and palaces were turned into dirt. When it prospers, the people suffer; when it dies, the people suffer! I'm not really a cultured person. At most, I was influenced by my grandfather. I've always liked to grab things and read them since I was a child. But this time, I deeply realized the meaning of this sentence that only confused me back then. Even though I have had the experience of sharing the joys and sorrows with Queen Mingjing, I have to admit that everything Queen Mingjing did was only for her Mingjing Kingdom, not for the people of either party. After Queen Mingjing took office, she mercilessly adopted crazy and elegant policies. Taking advantage of her country's powerful combat power, she sent troops down the Nanshan Mountains, fought across the borders, and invaded those weak neighboring countries.Every small country has a different strategy. Some countries simply surrender, not wanting to incur more losses. But Queen Mingjing still won't let them go. She will exploit them even more excessively until the country completely loses its vitality. The fate of those countries that chose to resist was not much better, and their fate was even more miserable. Queen Mingjing gave an order, and countless elite cavalry with butcher knives slaughtered the city in a bloody storm. The terrifying cavalry charged in at one fell swoop. After the array swept through, there was no grass growing in the entire city. So is Queen Mingjing doing this for the people of Mingjing Kingdom? No, in line with Zhang Yanghao's words, the people of those countries that were invaded and exploited by the Mingjing Kingdom are suffering, but the citizens of the Mingjing Kingdom are not much better off either. It was the soldiers who fought with their lives, and they were the ones who celebrated after returning from victory. Some of the innocent people who were taken away due to forced conscription died on the battlefield, and some came back with everything they once had changed. The years of fighting are also a huge internal friction for Mingjing Kingdom. After all, they are fighting against many, which is not easy, especially when dealing with those who have joined forces, things are even more troublesome. From a strategic point of view, Queen Mingjing is a peerless strategist who is rare in a century; from a historical point of view, without Queen Mingjing, there would be no day when the Mingjing Kingdom would usher in true unification. However, from a humanistic point of view, Queen Mingjing is by no means a wise king. Especially after knowing her past, I feel like I understand Queen Mingjing’s mood better. I regret that she eventually became so cold-blooded and cruel, and I also feel a little sad, but after becoming the queen, she did experience things that most people can't imagine. Not long after Queen Mingjing took office, this was still a period when she had not officially ushered in her transformation. Although Queen Mingjing was a little green at this time, she was knowledgeable, well-prepared, and kind-hearted. Looking at the 5,000-year history of China, just talking about Queen Mingjing at this stage, I think she is a rare Mingjun - anyway, I think if Emperor Li deserves the title of Mingjun in history, Then Queen Mingjing deserves it. Queen Mingjing was under considerable pressure at that time. As the first queen of the country, you can imagine how difficult it would be to carry out her work. The reason why Queen Mingjing was able to persevere in such a difficult environment was because Yulong was always with her. The relationship between Queen Mingjing and Yulong is deeper than I thought, and this tragedy of not being able to get what they want in life has further catalyzed the deep emotion between the two. However, the fortunate thing among misfortunes is that before King Mingjing passed away, he gave Yulong the responsibility of taking care of Queen Mingjing throughout his life. Of course not as his husband, nor as her friend, but as a subordinate of Queen Mingjing, and as her lifelong guard. However, just like the problem that no dynasty has been able to escape since ancient times, it also fell on Queen Mingjing. And the problem is marriage. The reason why Queen Jing is great and widely circulated among the people is not the legendary Mingjing Kingdom, but the last generation of queens in this country. This is because Queen Mingjing achieved the most unified situation. However, this was just an ending. At that time, Queen Mingjing had not yet achieved her feat. The national power of the Mingjing Kingdom was indeed strong, but there were also several countries that were comparable to the national power of the Mingjing Kingdom. In ancient times, marriage was the best and most trustworthy way of cooperation. Queen Mingjing has already taken this step. She sees things more clearly than anyone else. When she became the queen, I think she might have forgotten her own personal happiness. So after discussing with the ministers, Queen Mingjing selected a prince from one of the countries and prepared to marry him. The country chosen by Queen Mingjing has a relatively stable domestic political situation, and it is almost certain that the prince will ascend to the throne. Mingjing Kingdom needed time for stable development, and Queen Mingjing also recognized this, and then made up her mind to marry this person, Sister Qu. Under the vague pressure from the surrounding countries, both the Mingjing Kingdom and the Marriage Kingdom hoped to facilitate this marriage as soon as possible. So in less than a month after the decision was made, preparations for the wedding of the queen of one country and the future king of another were completed. Although Queen Mingjing is the king of a country, she is a female after all, and she cannot let her future husband come to her. It seemed that this was the rule at the time. After the wedding date was set, the woman would go find the man and then hold the wedding. Of course, Queen Mingjing's situation was special, and she originally wanted to live with her husband after that. But before the two countries are unified and merged, Queen Mingjing and her future husband will still be separated from each other. The distance between the two countries was not short, and the road was long. It was naturally impossible for Queen Mingjing to go on the road alone, and Yulong, as her escape guard, also led the army to set off. However, when they set off, Queen Mingjing and Yulong may not have thought about what happened to them. Half a month after setting off for the Marriage Kingdom - two-thirds of the army responsible for escorting Queen Mingjing died unfortunately.Those who went to escort were all elites selected from a hundred. Tens of thousands of people formed an excellent and unburdened force to escort Queen Mingjing to her destination, but it turned out that something went terribly wrong. But this really can't be blamed on anyone. Queen Mingjing set out in the cold winter of February. On the way, they passed through a canyon between snowy mountains and accidentally triggered an avalanche. Faced with such a terrible natural disaster, people can only wait for death. In fact, not to mention those things at that time, even Queen Mingjing herself almost died. Fortunately, Yulong's hands were quick and he was still closely guarding Queen Mingjing at the last moment. When the two of them woke up again, they were already in an ice cellar. In the cold ice cellar, there were not even any props that could be used to survive, and the clothes on his body were soaked through. The cold air was biting and could almost freeze people to death. At this time, Queen Mingjing and Yulong were not facing the issue of innocence between men and women, but the issue of life and death was placed nakedly in front of them. These two people who were deeply in love also let go of all their burdens at this moment. They hugged each other tightly and survived like a miracle in this cold ice cellar. ·At that time, let alone others, I guess neither Queen Mingjing nor Yulong thought they could survive in this freezing ice cellar. But the two of them were really lucky. Although this ice cave buried under the deep layer of snow caused by the avalanche was originally open, after the avalanche, all the passages were completely blocked. So, although it was a land of ice and snow, it unexpectedly formed a completely sealed space. As a result, the problems inside the ice cave were preserved, and even the temperature reached more than ten degrees above zero. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the two of them to survive. This thing may sound contrary to the common sense of nature, but in fact it is a very common thing in the world of ice and snow. A completely airtight space can often bring unimaginable warmth. I guess the Eskimos should have the most experience. The ice castles they built in their homes actually used this principle. Although the whole thing was made of huge square ice blocks, if a fire was lit here, The room temperature can even reach more than 20 degrees above zero. Moreover, the thick layer of ice that serves as the wall will not melt. It may seem difficult to understand at first glance, but the principle is actually very simple. The temperature inside is indeed gradually rising, even reaching a temperature above zero that cannot keep the ice in a solid form.But on the other hand, outside the ice wall, it is ultra-low temperature of dozens of degrees below zero. Heat and cold act simultaneously on this huge block of ice. The indoor temperature can never beat the outdoor low temperature. In addition, the ice cube itself is large enough. Before the indoor temperature melts the ice cube, the low temperature outside will solidify the ice cube again. Over time, the corners may become more or less rounded.

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