"Your Majesty, that's not what that sentence said, and that's not what it meant. What's even more outrageous is that you even got the order wrong. Only women and villains are difficult to raise. If you are close, you will not have grandchildren, and if you are far away, you will resent.
, you are not the Queen Mother who is just a villain and a woman who is difficult to raise." Dong Qing complained.
This dialogue from the Analects has been misunderstood by many people. Confucius was talking about women, not women, but there are always women who use this sentence themselves.
"This is what Confucius said. If this is not what it means, what else could it mean?" Zhao Ji said unhappy.
These words were like thunder on the spot, and Dong Qing took a deep breath.
"Queen Mother, women refer to people who are arrogant and arrogant. It is difficult for such people to cultivate their own righteousness and maintain their body, mind, nature and life. Therefore, when dealing with them, they must be measured at a distance. If they are too close, they will be rude and spoiled.
If the rules are too far away, it will easily lead to resentment."
"You are the only one who is smart. I am a villain. I am arrogant because of my favor. You will never get the box." Zhao Ji was very unhappy, but her expression suggested that you should come and coax me.
"Queen Mother, you might as well just tell me what you want me to do." Dong Qing looked up to the sky and sighed.
After seeing the pitiful look on the helpless face of the man in front of her, Zhao Ji had a smile on her lips, but she quickly covered it up.
"After telling the story last time, I will give you the box. It shouldn't be difficult to do, right?" Zhao Ji said calmly.
"It's not difficult, I'm just worried..." Dong Qing pointed out.
"Don't worry, I will never break your promise."
Zhao Ji stood up and sat next to Dong Qing, looking at Dong Qing expectantly with her beautiful eyes.
"Ahem, Queen Mother, please don't get so close to me. It's inconvenient. Last time I talked about Chapter 97, when Lin Daiyu burned her manuscripts and ended her infatuation, and when Xue Baochai came out as a bride, let's continue from here."
Dong Qing coughed a few times in embarrassment, gently pushed Zhao Ji away, looked at the transparent screen that outsiders couldn't see, and began to talk about the Dream of Red Mansions seriously.
This transparent screen was released by a special soul guide and hung around Dongqing's waist. To outsiders, it was just an inconspicuous white warm jade pendant.
This special soul guide can store information and knowledge, similar to a USB flash drive. You can call it a USB flash drive soul guide, but it is not comparable to an ordinary USB flash drive.
Not only can information and knowledge be stored, but it can also be projected on the retina.
This is the latest laboratory product of the Tiandou Empire's soul guidance device research department. It is still early for civilian use. Each one is worth hundreds of millions of gold soul coins. Currently, only Dong Qing and Qinghe Emperor [Qian Renxue] have it.
Again.
As long as the top supports it, the bottom should follow suit.
Ever since Emperor Qinghe [Qian Renxue] ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he began to vigorously support soul guide technology. Soul guide technology is changing with each passing day, developing rapidly like a rocket.
The reason why it is now possible to provide basic living allowances to every citizen of the Tiandou Empire.
It was also due to the development of soul guide technology that the productivity of the Tiandou Empire was greatly improved.
In fact, as long as productivity increases.
At the same time, various taxes can also be collected.
As long as those in power want to, there is absolutely no problem in granting basic living subsidies. It will not only improve national happiness, but also prevent many people from starving to death.
Starved to death in an era of extremely productive soul tool technology?
This is something that Emperor Qinghe [Qian Renxue] does not want to see.
.......
Five hours passed.
"Why...why women...why are women always so miserable?"
Zhao Ji grabbed Dong Qing's clothes tightly, punched him in the chest a few times, then hugged his arm and sobbed softly.
"What's the rush? It's not like I won't give it to you." Zhao Ji sobbed softly.
After a while.
Zhao Ji wiped away her tears and glared at Dong Qing. She stood up gracefully, straightened her appearance, and walked into the depths of Ganquan Palace alone.
Just when Dong Qing thought she was going to lie to him again, she walked out with an ordinary copper box and threw it to him with a look of disgust.
"This is a box involving Canglong Qisu. It is said that whoever masters the secret of Canglong Qisu will have the power to control the world. Don't you care at all?" Dong Qing asked curiously.
"Among the hundreds of schools of thought, only the Yin and Yang family cares about the secret of Canglong Qisu and controls the power of the world. If it can really control the world, the Zhou royal family will not be destroyed by Qin's cavalry." Zhao Ji curled her lips.
She didn't care at all about this box, which belonged to the Zhou royal family and was the core of Canglong Qisu, nor did she care about the secrets behind Canglong Qisu.
the reason is simple.
In rumors.
Seven stars, seven countries, seven secrets,
The box containing the secrets of Canglong Qisu has been controlled by the sole heir of each country throughout the dynasties. Legend has it that whoever masters the secrets hidden by Canglong Qisu will have the power to control the world.
The issue is.
This legend of Canglong Qisu is known to everyone. Hundreds of years later, when the Zhou royal family who created the secret of Canglong Qisu was completely destroyed by the Qin cavalry, the people in power in the seven countries regarded the secret hidden by Canglong Qisu as...
fart.
"It makes sense, but why is the Yin Yang family pursuing the secret of Canglong Qisu, and even sent Concubine Dongjun Yan and Yueshen to join the Qin State, just to use the power of Qin to find out the secret behind Canglong Qisu." Dong Qing lowered his head.
Thinking.
"Don't think about it, just take this wooden box back and deal with that tigress of yours." Zhao Ji pouted like a little girl and drove Dong Qing out of Ganquan Palace.
People in later generations said that she was a dissolute person who could not walk when she saw a majestic and strong man.
Actually.
She is just a normal woman, with self-respect and self-love. Apart from Qin Wangzheng's biological father, Qin Zhaoxiang Wang Zhao Zichu, there is no other man in her life.
She was once a dancer at Lu Buwei's mansion, and she performed dances at banquets to entertain her. Later, she was spotted by Zhao Zichu, the king of Qin Zhaoxiang, and Lu Buwei sent her away.
If it were just like this, it would be a common thing. Giving each other dancing girls as concubines among the powerful would be nothing more than an extremely inconspicuous thing.
But the problem is.
Later, the king of Qin Zhaoxiang, Zhao Zichu, married the matchmaker, and directly married Zhao Ji as his wife and made her his wife. This was not an ordinary thing.
Although he was Zhao's hostage at the beginning, he was also a prince of the royal family. It was impossible for him to marry an unclean woman and still make her his wife.
It can be seen from this that the rumor that Qin Wangzheng has impure blood and may even be Lu Buwei's son is purely maliciously spread by someone behind the scenes.
As for the later events about Zhao Ji’s own male doting on Lao Ai.
Speak the truth.
She didn't regard Lao Ai as a male favorite at all. How could there be a stupid woman to give birth to a child for a male favorite? She was a real powerful woman, and the male favorite was just for fun. It was impossible to have real feelings. She accidentally ruined it.
, just look for it again.
If she were not the Queen Mother of Qin, she and Lao Ai would actually be a normal couple.
In this era, there is no thought that a woman must remain a widow for the rest of her life for a man.
nowadays.
Although Zhao Ji took the initiative to get close to Dong Qing, driven by her budding love, she did not show any hunger or thirst. What she needed was sincere feelings, not the pursuit of desire.
Desire can be given by anyone.
Feelings cannot be forced.
However, Zhao Ji has nothing to feel wronged about. The Qin Dynasty unified the six countries, used chariots on the same track, and used weights and measures. He was praised by later generations as the one emperor through the ages, and he was not still labeled as a tyrant.
to be honest,
If the King of Qin really wanted to be a tyrant, the royal families of the six kings would have died long ago. What else will happen to them later?
I guess there's nothing to be ashamed of, so I can just barely bear the label of a tyrant.
.......
Five Elements Hall.
"This is the box controlled by the Zhou royal family, the most important box among Canglong Qisu."
A tall figure, wearing a black mask on his head, golden pendants on his shoulders, and his whole body shrouded in a wide black robe, stretched out his jade-white hands and picked up the copper box on the table.
This person is Donghuang Taiyi, whose age and gender are unknown.
certainly.
Because of Concubine Dongjun Yan, Dongqing knew that Donghuang Taiyi, who concealed his appearance, body shape, and even changed his voice, was actually a woman.
Regarding her behavior of hiding her gender and appearance, Dongqing said that it was understandable. After all, it is not that easy for a woman to be in power, let alone in the Yin and Yang family.
The Yin Yang family is a hierarchical and extremely strict place. All the emperors in the past were male, but this time something unexpected happened and a woman took a high position.
This is inexcusable and incomprehensible.
However, except for Concubine Dongjun Yan and Yueshen, no third person knows the true gender of the contemporary Donghuang Taiyi of the Yin-Yang family.
Of course, she still needs to wear black clothes and robes to cover up her appearance and figure, and she also needs to pay attention to her voice.
"Husband, you are awesome! You actually got the box from the Queen Mother without any effort."
Concubine Dongjun Yan pressed her body against Dongqing's body, completely ignoring what Donghuang Taiyi said and didn't care about the head of the Yin Yang family at all.
"Feiyan, I was so thirsty telling the story that I just got this box from her. How can I say it was effortless?" Dongqing retorted.
"Telling stories, how difficult is it? By the way, what story are you telling?" Concubine Dongjun Yan asked curiously.
"It's not much, just stories spread by some novelists." Dong Qing said casually.
Unfortunately.
Dong Qing's perfunctory words were useless. Concubine Dongjun Yan immediately realized that this story must be extraordinary. Even Donghuang Taiyi on the side became curious about this story.
"Xiangjun, can you briefly tell me this story?" Donghuang Taiyi's voice was very cold, and he couldn't distinguish between male and female. It was like a voice synthesized by a modern computer.
As she said.
Dongqing is now the Xiangjun of the Yin-Yang family and one of the five elders of the Yin-Yang family.
Regarding the joining of Dongqing.
Dong Huang Taiyi's first reaction was not to believe it, but after she personally confirmed it from Dong Qing's mouth, the woman almost jumped up with joy.
Just put it like that.
Regardless of the appearance of the Yin-Yang family, in fact, after leaving the Qin State and being placed within the Seven Kingdoms, the Yin-Yang family was nothing. They could only let the Taoist Tianzong and the Taoist Zongqi dominate the Yin-Yang family.
no way.
The Yin and Yang family is just a branch that split off from Taoism, and has always been looked down upon by other schools of thought.
But now Dongqing, a person of the level of sages and disciples, has joined.
The level of the Yin Yang family has soared by several levels.
This is like Confucius of Confucianism, Laozi of Taoism, Mozi of Mohism, and Dongqing joining the Yin-Yang family, giving the Yin-Yang family that split from Taoism a backbone.
In the past, disciples of the Yin and Yang family met disciples of hundreds of other schools.
Who are the sages and sages of your Yin and Yang family?
I......
Now the disciples of the Yin Yang family meet the disciples of other schools of thought.
Who are the sages and sages of your Yin and Yang family?
Dongzi's political, military, economic, social, and every core idea can be used to establish a doctrine. How dare you say that our Yin and Yang family does not have sages and sages?
Of course.
It is not true that the Yin-Yang family has no theories. The representative figure is Zou Yan, a native of Qi during the Warring States Period. He created the Yin-Yang theory of the Yin-Yang family based on the Yin-Yang theories of the sages of the past dynasties.
Yin and Yang theory believes that yin and yang are the positive and negative opposing and transforming forces of things themselves, which can be used to explain the laws of development and change of things.
It is believed that all things are composed of five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. They have the law of mutual generation and mutual restraint, which can be used to explain the origin and change of all things in the universe.
The issue is.
The yin and yang and the five elements have been explained by Taoist sages Laozi, and even earlier it can be traced back to the Eight Diagrams of the Human Emperor Fuxi and Ji Chang who created the Zhouyi.
Therefore, the definition of Yin-Yang School is very embarrassing. It is nothing more than a summary of the Yin-Yang theory of the sages, but in fact it cannot come up with anything very groundbreaking.
But with the arrival of Dong Qing and the four core ideas he established, the Yin and Yang family straightened their backs and became more confident when going out to meet with other disciples of various schools of thought.
.........
"Say it quickly, it will make the Queen Mother of Qin happy and give away the box circulated by the Zhou royal family. This story is definitely not simple." Concubine Dongjun Yan stared at Dongqing's pupils.
"She is not interested in the secret of Canglong Qisu..." Dongqing really didn't want to tell any more stories.
"Xiangjun, even if you are not interested, ordinary people will not be able to get this box from her. No matter how valuable the secret of Canglong Qisu is, it is not something ordinary people can pry into." Donghuang Taiyi said calmly.
"I don't know how difficult the Queen Mother of Qin is. Husband, if you don't tell the truth, I can only think that your relationship with her is abnormal in private." Concubine Dongjun Yan narrowed her eyes.
"you......."
Dongqing scratched his hair, he really wanted to explode on the spot.
But he quickly controlled his irritable mood.
At worst, I'll review this annoying Dream of Red Mansions again.
"Don't make any noise, I'll tell you slowly. In the first episode, Zhen Shiyin's dream channeled the spirit of Jia Yucun, a young lady in the dust."
"It is said that when Emperor Wa was refining stones to mend the sky, he made 36,501 hard stones at Wuji Cliff in Dahuang Mountain, which were twelve feet high and twenty-four feet square."
"The Emperor Wa only spent 36,500 yuan, and only one piece was left unused, so he abandoned it under the Qinggeng Peak of this mountain. Who knew that after the stone was forged, its spirituality had become clear, and it was seen by many people
All the stones can make up for the sky, but I have no talent and cannot be selected, so I blame myself and sigh, wailing and feeling ashamed day and night."
Let’s talk about this.
Concubine Dongjun Yan interrupted Dongqing and asked, "Is this a fairy tale?"
"That's right!"
The corner of Dong Qing's mouth twitched slightly, and it was okay to call it a fairy tale, it was okay to call it a romance story, and it was okay to call it a complicated life story.
"What do you mean it is yes, yes it is, no it is no." Concubine Dongjun Yan asked.
"Yes and no, no, don't you think so?" Dong Qing shook his head and said.
"Dongjun, don't interrupt if you have nothing to do. Let him continue." Donghuang Taiyi said.
.......
Half a day passed.
"Why are women always so miserable?" Donghuang Taiyi and Dongjun Yanfei looked at Dongqing fiercely.