Chapter 1001 13. Phoenix flaps its wings
His fingers were as white as peeled onion roots and as delicate as jade. He pointed at the holy mark between his eyebrows. The next moment, a clear and ear-piercing cry sounded in the void heaven.
To the west of Guanzhong, where the Zhou Dynasty flourished, looking up, you can see continuous and majestic mountains, as if the weight of the nine heavens is all here. It is very steep, making it difficult for people to walk and birds to land. There are high rocks in the valley, lush forests, and verdant green. Mountain lions, jackals and leopards are looming in the forest. The Tang Dynasty once set up Qizhou here, named after Mount Qi. As one of the emperor's palaces, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty once received envoys from various countries here, leaving behind many legends.
But if you ask the people of China about the legends about Mount Qishan, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind is always "The phoenix sings in Mount Qishan, and the Zhou Dynasty prospers." After the Zhou Dynasty collapsed after thousands of years, Mount Qishan took on a different sacred meaning, even not inferior to the Five Sacred Mountains. All governments that established their capitals in Guanzhong would worship it in the hope of hearing the clear cry of the phoenix.
However, after the fall of Zhou Dynasty, the voice of the phoenix in Qishan has never been heard in the land of China again after it last cried over the Luo River. Only the ancient legend and oath remain, which says that one day, when God allows the Luo family to achieve the highest level, the phoenix will sing again in Qishan, symbolizing the rebirth of the ancient clan.
On this day, the villagers living near Qishan were the first to hear a clear and loud cry. Regardless of distance or location, the cry could be heard clearly in everyone's ears.
Whether it was the farmers working in the fields or the pedestrians walking on the road, everyone looked up in confusion. They didn't know where the sound came from, nor did they know what creature made the cry, but the sound was so sacred and grand that it made their souls tremble, and they were nourished by the sweet spring from their hearts.
The phoenix is a divine creature, especially the Luo family's phoenix, which is a true symbol of destiny. Those who are lucky enough to hear the phoenix's cry can at least eliminate a day's fatigue, if not all their diseases. If they can receive the blessing of the phoenix, then being immune to all diseases is just a matter of seconds.
Another cry of cry resounded throughout the Qishan area!
"What is that?!"
This time everyone saw the unbelievable scene.
In the lush green Qishan Mountains, an extremely beautiful bird spread its wings and flew out from the mountains. Even people who have never seen a phoenix know that it is the legendary phoenix!
It was an extremely huge divine creature.
Its head feathers passed over Mount Qishan, while its tail feathers still fell to the west of Mount Qishan. Its body was taller than the entire Qishan Mountain Range.
When it spread its wings, not only the people near Qishan saw it, but the entire Qizhou and even the Kansai Province saw it. When it spread its wings it was like clouds covering the sky, and the entire Qishan fell into shadow.
How beautiful!
The feathers all over its body are made up of five-colored brilliance, and they shine brightly under the scorching sun. The phoenix represents the virtues of a king, so its feathers are five-colored, symbolizing five noble virtues. The colorful light is flowing, sacred and grand, just like a god descending from heaven. Perhaps the phoenix is a god, and even gods are not as noble as it.
As it flapped its wings, its tail feathers trembled, leaving colorful traces in the azure sky. The whole Qishan heard its voice, the whole Qizhou heard its voice, and the whole Guansai Province heard its voice!
Countless people prostrated themselves, singing poems about the phoenix from the Book of Songs. They praised the mythical Bang Zhou of the past, because the phoenix was always associated with the ancient Bang Zhou.
"Where is Phoenix going?"
They looked up and saw the phoenix flying towards the east. At this moment, most people did not know about the miracle that happened in Zhaocheng, so they were confused and had such questions.
The sacred phoenix was born in the ancient wilderness.
In the era of the Three Sovereigns, you became a totem of mankind, and the Five Emperors worshiped you and prayed for blessings.
King Yu made the Nine-Tailed Fox great, the Shang Dynasty revitalized the Black Bird, and the Phoenix chose the Zhou Dynasty.
When the phoenix cries at Mount Qishan, the fate of the heavens is decided.
The ancient Bang Zhou and Phoenix merged, and from then on they were connected by blood and shared honor and disgrace.
When the destiny of Bang Zhou came to an end, when the phoenix wailed in the Luo River, when everything came to an end, the phoenix fell into the Luo River, and everything seemed to be coming to an end.
When the descendants of Zhou raise torches again, when the descendants of Zhou illuminate the world again, when the descendants of Zhou will raise the royal flag again.
Oh, sacred phoenix, you will cry again in Mount Qishan, let the people of Xia know, let the whole world know, let the thick earth and the supreme heaven know.
From Qishan to Zhaocheng, it is thousands of miles away, but to you, it is just a flap of wings. A thousand years of time, Phoenix, please land.
The destined phoenix that Ji Lingjun dropped, with the blessing of divine power, completely turned into a solid entity, as if it had real flesh and blood. It traveled all the way east from Mount Qishan. Its speed was not very fast. The purpose was of course very obvious, which was to let everyone on the road see the true appearance of the phoenix.
The colorful and sacred phoenix set out from Mount Qishan, crossed the former imperial capital Chang'an, and flew over the country with four barriers. The Luliang Mountains, which were like a natural moat on the ground, were like flat ground for the phoenix that could soar in the sky. The phoenix naturally flew over Luoyang, and it never stopped for a moment, heading eastward until it reached Zhaocheng!
The crowd, who had not yet recovered from the reappearance of Zhaocheng, saw an even more shocking scene: a phoenix that seemed taller than the sky landed in Zhaocheng!
The sunlight that was shining on him just now was completely blocked by the phoenix spreading its wings in an instant. "Shocked" was not enough to describe his shock. He pointed at the huge shadow in the sky and said with difficulty: "Phoenix... Phoenix."
The pillar of light that descended from the sky returned to the world's Zhaocheng. The phoenix that rang from Mount Qishan and landed in Zhaocheng cried out, echoing throughout the Central Plains, and then throughout the entire country, within the reach of heaven and earth. In the end, everyone will know about it.
When the phoenix fell, its shape gradually became like the light of stars, gradually becoming illusory, and its shape was also getting smaller. In the end, the body that covered the sky was only equivalent to a city, as big as Zhaocheng. Its head fell on the east side of the city, its tail feathers fell on the west side, its left wing spread out and fell on the north side of the city, and its right wing was placed on the south side of the city. Zhaocheng was covered by it, and people inside and outside could still look at each other through the light and shadow of the phoenix, and the mottled light passed through the phoenix's body that seemed real and unreal.
"The Phoenix came for the Luo family."
"The only descendant of the Zhou clan."
"The second oath of the Luo family."
There were cheers, sobs and praises everywhere in Zhaocheng. They praised the Phoenix, praised the antiquity, praised the ancestors and finally praised the Su King. Under the wings of the Phoenix, everyone seemed to have been cleansed in spirit and washed away in soul. Everything that had been deposited in the soul for one thousand or two thousand years disappeared under the sacredness.
Li Jiye and Lu Chang bowed to Luo Chengyun almost at the same time, "Master, it is the will of the Su King that Luo should ascend to the throne. You can no longer refuse."
Li Jiye said directly: "The oaths we made in the past have almost been broken until today. This sacred revelation shows that the Luo family is destined to succeed the throne. No one can blame the Luo family anymore. Besides, I am a member of the royal family of the previous dynasty and the last emperor of Li Tang. I will be the first to present a petition to the Luo family to persuade them to ascend the throne. It is a perfect agreement in terms of emotion, reason, heaven and people. Patriarch, there is no need to hesitate now."
Luo Chengyun looked up at the sacred phoenix that protected the entire Zhaocheng. For the Luo family, the Nine Cauldrons had been able to be moved since the Mandate of Heaven disappeared more than two hundred years ago. Now the Nine Cauldrons were in the family inheritance ring. The three vows that the Luo family made at the beginning, which could not be achieved by Luo family's own strength, were the reappearance of Zhaocheng and the resounding of the phoenix in Qishan. Now Su Wang directly solved these two problems, and Luo Chengyun knew that Su Wang was also preparing to solve the third one, that the Nine Cauldrons would come out of Luoshui, but not now, but at the right time.
Luo Chengyun set his gaze on Li Jiye again. He always thought that Li Jiye was a smart man, and that was indeed the case. The identity that Li Jiye had always relied on was that of the last emperor.
He used his status as the last emperor not to compete for power with the New School members, but instead used the inherent political characteristics of this status to encourage Luo to construct a new political structure. He then used his status as the last emperor to create even a little bit of legitimacy for Luo's ascension to the throne, thereby obtaining a status with the highest priority in the new political situation established with Luo as the core.
In other words, he wanted to become one of the two kings and three lords of the Luo Dynasty. Even if he didn't have this, he would have had a similar status.
He saw it very clearly that if there was a dynasty in this world that could be called eternal, it would only be the Luo Dynasty. In the eternal dynasty, everyone would obtain eternity. Only if the Luo family established a dynasty could the Li family's ancestral temple be preserved forever.
Li Jiye was the king of a fallen country and the last emperor, but he was not a prodigal. He just faced the reality and gave up his fantasy. He still had a little conscience in his heart, so he chose a path that led directly to the end, that is, to learn from the Lu family and directly cling to the Luo family. With five hundred years of unity between Li and Luo, the Li family might even have a chance to compete with the Lu family for the position of the first family under the Luo family!
Li Jiye was thinking this, and Lu Chang naturally knew what he was thinking. He and Li Jiye had been getting along pretty well recently, but he was quite disdainful of Li Jiye's idea of competing with the Lu family for the job. Although Li and Luo were united, a mere five hundred years, how could it be compared with my Lu family's two thousand years.
Let’s not talk about anything else. Just say that you, Li Jiye, are so anxious to let the Luo family become emperor. You are just one step away. Today, I will let you see the gap between your Li family and my Lu family.
Thinking this in his heart, Lu Chang smiled softly and said, "The Luo family is the descendant of the Su King, so it is easy for them to be favored by heaven. But I often think that the ancient sages always pursued the way of harmony between man and nature. Maybe this is the great way in the world.
Now the Heavenly Dao is celebrating for the Luo family. What is lacking is nothing but humanity. So what is humanity?
Brother Li is the last emperor. The Li family has five hundred years of legitimacy and carries a lot of weight in people's hearts. His support is naturally humane, but is that enough?
I don't think so.
At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Chen She and Wu Guang said, "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers born with noble blood?"
For two thousand years, the Luo family has taken the Chinese people as its foundation and the people of the world as its wish. Then, in this human nature, what kind of people are there besides the people of the world?
When King Jie of Xia was wreaking havoc on the world, King Tang of Shang took up arms, and the people of the world acclaimed him as the emperor, replacing the Xia Dynasty.
When King Zhou of Shang was wreaking havoc on the world, King Wu took up arms, and in the Battle of Muye, even the slaves turned against him. This is the origin of the people's support.
It is always like this in the world. Those who win the hearts of the people defeat those who do not. After the demise of the Zhou Dynasty, no one believed in such sacred historical records anymore because there had not been any for so many years.
During the reign of Emperor Li of Han, the princes who had participated in the Jingnan Rebellion were carried into Chang'an by the people from Guandong. The whole world was shocked. Then Emperor Taizong of Tang said, "The people are like water, and the king is a boat. Water can carry the boat, but it can also capsize it."
Aren’t the New School members causing chaos in the world now?
In this case, the Luo family should punish the criminals and let the people of the world hear their voices, let the world hear the voices of the people, and let the history books hear the voices of all people.
I don’t know how I can fail if I have the support of heaven and man.”
After Lu Chang finished his emotion, Luo Chengyun did not speak first, but Li Jiye was completely dumbfounded. In fact, he was already a little dazed when he heard about the unity of man and nature. When he finished listening to all the words, his eyebrows were trembling, and it seemed as if thousands of cattle and horses were running through his heart. He believed that he and Lu Chang had known each other for a long time and had gotten to know each other quite well.
This Lu Chang could become the head of the Lu family and was valued by the Luo family. Naturally, he was a talent. But he could say without hesitation that Lu Chang was far inferior to him. He was the one who could lead the Li royal family to escape unscathed and was now able to go against the trend. Lu Chang was at most a talent of the Nine Ministers, and even in today's vast world, he could only be a provincial governor.
But what is Lu Chang doing now?
With just a few words, he had completely defeated his army. Had he been playing the pig and eating the tiger all along?
There is no need for that. The two of them are not enemies. For the Luo family, there is no need to maintain a factional balance. The Luo family has enough power to suppress everything. All people need to do things for the Luo family and gather under the banner and unite.
Lu Chang watched the nose with his eyes and listened to the heart with his ears, with only a slight arc on the corner of his mouth. He certainly knew the turbulent fluctuations in Li Jiye's heart. The young man was still too young. When Lu met Luo, his IQ rose rapidly, not to mention that there was a treasure for Luo - Lu's daughter.
If you want to compete for favor with the Lu family, wait until you are reborn into the Jiang family in your next life.
Luo Chengyun coughed, attracting the attention of both of them.
(End of this chapter)
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