Nine out of ten fertile lands in the world are located in the Central Plains, and the most fertile part of the Central Plains is Henan.
Shangqiu is one of the many fertile lands in Henan, surrounded by many tributaries of the Yellow River. It once served as the capital of the Shang Dynasty, but now it is the food place of Wei Yang, the "Shang Lord".
The Wei family's descendants live here and are well-deserved giants in the area.
However, since Wei Yang took office, the Wei family has become increasingly low-key under his jurisdiction.
Wei Yang was easy-going and easy-going. He usually wasn't practicing calligraphy and reading at home, or going out for a walk. The farthest place he went to was the famous Nanhu Lake in Shangqiu.
Shangqiu South Lake is said to have been the moat of the capital city of Shangqiu. After the destruction of Shang Dynasty and countless years later, the moat gradually evolved into a huge lake. Now it is rich in products and provides a lot of aquatic products to the people of Shangqiu.
Every day, many people row boats to go fishing and hunting in the lake. If they are lucky, they will naturally have a lot of harvest. Of course, there are also some who are unlucky. When they encounter more fierce fish and beasts, both people and boats will disappear on the lake.
Chen Pan is one of many fishermen, but he is very lucky. He started fishing with his father when he was a teenager, and has not had an accident in decades. Through fishing, he not only married a wife, but also gave birth to three sons.
Feeding a large family.
However, Chen Pan didn't want his sons to live such a life of fear anymore. After they became sensible, he used various connections to send them to other places to learn a trade.
Today, as usual, Chen Pan rowed his broken boat alone towards the center of the lake.
According to the custom of fishermen, Chen Pan first took a pig's head and some tributes and threw them into the lake as an offering to the lake god. It is said that in this way, the lake god will bless you safe and give you enough harvest.
Chen Pan bowed again and bowed to the lake before casting the net down. He rowed the boat by himself, completely spreading the net, and dragged it for a distance. When he felt that it was almost done, he was ready to close the net.
As soon as Chen Pan pulled it, he felt very heavy, and he couldn't help but feel happy on his face. It seemed that the harvest of this net was not small.
Then he worked harder to close the net, but the more he closed it, the heavier it became. By the time he was halfway through, Chen Pan was panting from exhaustion.
What made Chen Pan feel a little strange was that usually when the net was closed, more or less fish would jump out, but this time he didn't seem to see any. Could it be that he had caught a big fish?
While thinking, the net in his hand couldn't help but sink. Chen Pan didn't think too much, tied the net to the boat, and rowed the boat to the shore.
I met many acquaintances along the way. One of them, a strong young man, saw it and couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Chen, why did you close the net so early today? The harvest is huge."
Chen Pan replied hehe: "No way, I seem to have caught a big guy today, and I can't pull him out, so I thought I'd go ashore first. I have to go out later."
After everyone heard this, their interest increased greatly, and the young man said: "Uncle Chen, is it really that big?"
Chen Pan said with a proud face: "How can it be false? I caught an 800-jin blackback fish back then, and it was not so difficult. I estimate that this one weighs at least a thousand kilograms."
Everyone was in an uproar and looked at Chen Pan with envious expressions, which made him extremely satisfied.
The strong young man had an idea and said: "Uncle Chen, maybe you can't pull this fish up by yourself, so you can't help but ask a few of us to help. How about sharing some with us when the time comes?"
Chen Pan thought for a while and replied: "If you help me collect the net, I can share some with you, but I won't do it if I share too much. In this way, each of you will share twenty catties, and five of you will help me collect it."
net."
The strong young man immediately agreed: "Okay."
If it is such a big fish, its value must be extremely high. Twenty kilograms is enough to sell for a high price of twenty gold, which is a lot for the young man and others.
Then the young man took four people he knew well and followed him in two boats.
It attracted a lot of attention along the way, and those who did good things followed closely behind.
A quarter of an hour later, Chen Pan leaned the boat against the shore, took the net in his hand, and tried to pull it. Sure enough, it was still so heavy. Then he called five young men to help him pull the net.
The six people stood on the shore and soon pulled half of the net up. It became more and more laborious, and they heard Chen Pan yell: "Use all your strength, pull up the big fish, and let's share the meat together."
At this time, many people gathered around. Everyone had heard that the old fisherman Chen Pan had netted a very large fish again and came here specially to watch the fun.
Seeing that Chen Pan and the others had pulled two-thirds of the way, it couldn't be pulled anymore. If someone wanted to do something good, they could just go up and help.
In an instant, several more people helped pull the net.
Chen Pan quickly thanked him again and again.
As we got to the back, more and more people were helping, and a trace of sadness appeared on Chen Pan's face. In the end, was the fish enough?
However, after a behemoth was pulled up, Chen Pan couldn't help but be stunned. What he had been pulling for a long time was not a fish, but a huge three-legged copper tripod.
If you look closely, you will see that there are countless flowers, birds, fish and insects carved on it, and there is a huge Chinese character "Yu" on the body of the tripod.
Someone exclaimed: "This is a rare treasure, Old Man Chen, you are about to discover it."
When everyone heard this, they looked at Chen Pan with envy, wishing they could take his place in his place. Some even said sourly: "I look much better than Old Man Chen. How come I'm not the one who caught the rare treasure?"
Another glanced at him and sneered: "You don't have a bronze mirror at home? Why don't you drown yourself in it?"
This means that if you don’t have a mirror at home, you can take a pee and take a look at yourself to see how virtuous you are.
Passersby...
Seeing more and more people surrounding the cauldron, staring closely at the cauldron, Chen Pan couldn't help being startled, and suddenly had an idea and shouted: "I want to present this treasure to His Majesty the Qin Emperor. Please help carry it to the cauldron."
Go to the Sheriff’s Mansion.”
Chen Pan knew that he could not protect this rare treasure with his own strength, and it might even lead to death. It would be better to present this treasure to Emperor Qin in his own name, and he might get a lot of benefits.
After hearing this, everyone looked embarrassed. No one dared to think too carefully. Emperor Qin was so powerful that he could do anything.
Then, at Chen Pan's request, more than a dozen people carried the big tripod and walked to the governor's house.
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Wei Yang was walking towards Nanhu as usual today. Suddenly he heard a commotion in front of him. When he looked closely, he saw that there were more than a dozen people carrying a large cauldron, followed closely by a large group of people.
This made Wei Yang a little curious. Then when he saw the word "Yu" on the tripod, Wei Yang's face changed slightly and he murmured: "Is this the legendary Yugong Jiuding?"
Without thinking much, Wei Yang waved his sleeves, rolled the cauldron in front of him, and stared at it carefully.
Chen Pan and others felt their whole bodies light up, and the cauldron disappeared on their shoulders. They couldn't help but look at each other, at a loss.
Then someone pointed in the direction of Wei Yang and said, "Look, there."
Everyone hurried over and saw Wei Yang standing near the abyss with an extraordinary aura. For a while, no one dared to come forward and ask questions.
Wei Yang stretched out his right hand and tapped the cauldron a few times. The cauldron immediately made a rumbling sound, and the surface of the cauldron was somewhat dented.
Wei Yang said disappointedly: "It turns out it's not the real Jiuding." Then he turned and left.
Everyone didn't know what happened for a while, but fortunately the cauldron was recovered and they immediately carried it to the governor's house.
When the Shangqiu County Sheriff heard that someone had caught a rare treasure, he was immediately overjoyed and came over to check. When he saw the word "Yu", his legs felt a little weak.
He knew the legend that in the past, Emperor Yu established Daxia, divided Yu Gong into nine states, and used Jiuding to suppress the world.
This is the true sacred weapon of the country. After the Great Shang destroyed Xia and the Great Zhou destroyed Shang, the emperors of three consecutive dynasties relied on the Jiuding to clarify their legitimacy.
Until the decline of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the disputes among various countries, Jiuding was gradually lost. Even when King Zhuang of Chu came to the Central Plains, he did not ask about the whereabouts of Jiuding.
Now that it has appeared in his own territory, if he dedicated it to His Majesty, he would surely rise to prominence.
In my lifetime, I might be able to become the governor of a province.
The governor of Shangqiu became more and more excited as he thought about it. He first asked someone to bring some gold and copper, rewarded them to Chen Pan and others, then sent them back and locked the tripod in the warehouse.