Qin
Compared to Li Sao, Ying Zheng was more curious about the previous line, which was the historian's masterpiece.
Qin Shi Huangdi: [The swan song of historians refers to "Records of the Grand Historian"?]
He still remembers Sima Qian.
Zhou Jia nodded, "Well, this sentence is evaluating the "Records of the Grand Historian", comparing it to "Li Sao", but I haven't talked about Sima Qian yet, so I'm using it here first. The value of Li Sao... I'll explain it in detail when I talk about literature later. In a simple way, it's like Qu Yuan's ancestor Niu Pi!"
Ying Zheng didn't say anything else, turned around and searched for Records of the Grand Historian in his mall, and finally he found it.
But the price was quite high. He looked at the zeros behind his merit value and bought it without saying a word.
What he lacks the least is merit.
The young Qu Yuan looked at the Li Sao that he would write in the future, and felt indescribable in his heart. Then he turned around and was amused by Zhou Jia's plain words.
The way people in later generations express their love is indeed simple and crude.
but……
"Is Li Sao so powerful?"
Compared to the one he wrote himself, he wanted to read this historical record more.
Chinese
When Sima Qian saw the Records of the Grand Historian and Li Sao, which he had written, placed together, his first reaction was panic.
It's a bit embarrassing for him.
Zhou Jia was about to continue talking when he suddenly realized something. "Ancestors, please allow me to go off topic. We've already been talking for quite some time. With all the digressions I've made, there's a lot more we could do. But let's start with the Warring States period."
She paused, her tone gentle but ruthless.
"Kings of the six kingdoms, I'm speaking to you first, Your Majesty. I've clearly told you that Great Qin has finally unified the country. Besides forming an alliance, have you kings taken any other measures to respond? Or to put it another way, subjects of the six kingdoms, are your kings working diligently? Have they changed compared to before?"
The kings of the five countries spat out a mouthful of water.
Isn't this clear? Why are you talking about them?
The King of Chu felt another thorn in his side.
The people of the six countries did not react much. The subjects of the six countries looked at their monarchs who were still eating, drinking and having fun, and closed their eyes in despair.
Seeing that no one spoke, Zhou Jia called out the name directly.
"Mr. Han Fei and Mr. Zhang Liang? Mr. Lian Po and Mr. Li Muxian... never mind. Everyone knows what kind of people they are. So, who is to blame for Qin's unification? Qin's unification was achieved through gradual accumulation and upgrading by successive wise rulers. While they were busy developing, you six monarchs were having fun. Who else should we destroy if not you?
"Your Majesty has revised the decree and informed the people of all parts of Daqin. The construction speed of related facilities has increased countless times. If not a hundred, then sixty or seventy things have been done. What about you?"
It’s the truth, but it hurts.
After hearing Zhou Jia's words, the ambitious kings of the six kingdoms really wanted to kill their descendants!
Han Fei, who had already entered Qin, was talking with King Zheng of Qin at this time. Zhou Jia called out and interrupted their conversation.
Han Fei smiled bitterly.
King Zheng of Qin looked at Zhou Jia helplessly, poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of Han Fei. "Sir, you may be a prince of Han, but the King of Han is not a good ruler. I may as well tell you that I will destroy the six kingdoms and unify the great Qin. Sir, you are so talented, don't you want to write more works to pass on to future generations?"
King Zheng of Qin stared at Han Fei with a complicated expression. At the beginning, Zhou Jia gave him a list of people who could be used, as well as a detailed list of enemies. He knew Han Fei's fate.
Although later generations often said that Li Si was jealous of Han Fei and killed him, he believed that it was actually him who took action against Han Fei.
Han Fei was a man of great talent, but he could not be used by Qin, so he could only be destroyed.
Han Fei was in a dilemma, but King Zheng didn't ask him to give an answer right away. He said kindly, "Take your time to think about it, sir. I am always waiting for you. I have some government affairs to attend to today, so I won't bother you any longer."
As for the dimension where Han Fei was already imprisoned, he had plenty of time to think about it, and King Zheng of Qin also ordered that no one should disturb him at will.
Compared with Han Fei, Zhang Liang almost made himself sick. Whether in the late Qin Dynasty or the early Han Dynasty, he would be driven crazy by Zhou Jia's bad mouth.
No matter how Ying Zheng unified the country, it could not erase the fact that he destroyed his family and country. If he were in front of him, he would still kill him.
Zhou Jia seemed to sense his thoughts and said, "I don't know about Mr. Han Fei, but I guarantee that Zhang Liang still cannot see His Majesty."
Chinese
Liu Bang and the others stared at Zhang Liang. Zhang Liang said expressionlessly, "What are you looking at? Have you all finished your work?"
Liu Bang smiled.
The others looked away in boredom.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Zhou Jia stood up, took out the rice dumplings, peeled them, put them in a bowl, sprinkled sugar on them, put chopsticks on them and passed them to Qu Yuan by the Miluo River.
"Ancestor, please try some rice dumplings. Let's continue. In 299 BC, King Huai of Chu was detained by Qin and demanded to cede territory. Chu simply placed Prince Heng on the throne and refused to cede territory, which gave Qin a reason to send troops.
In 296 BC, King Huai of Chu died and his body was sent back to Chu for burial. The Qin and Chu states severed their diplomatic ties, and Qu Yuan was dismissed from his position as the Grand Master of Sanlu. He was exiled and wandered around, writing many literary works.
The Dragon Boat Festival commemorates his suicide by drowning himself in the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. In 278 BC, the Qin general Bai Qi conquered the Chu capital Yingdu, forcing King Qingxiang of Chu and his nobles to flee. Qu Yuan, in despair, committed suicide.
After Qu Yuan jumped into the river, people filled bamboo tubes with rice and poured it into the river to prevent the fish and shrimp in the river from harming his body. Later, people would commemorate him every year on this day.
Later, on the Dragon Boat Festival, in addition to eating zongzi, there were also a series of activities such as dragon boat racing, wearing sachets, playing ball, etc. However, due to different regions, the activities in each place would also be different, including the taste of the zongzi.
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