Chapter 4: A Woman Suffered a Misfortune, A Bird Saved Her Baby
The next day, when King Xuan of Zhou went to court, he told the ministers about the ballad that was being sung outside. He wanted them to make a decision and analyze whether the situation was good or bad.
Big uncle Zhao Hu said: This refers to bows and arrows and quivers, indicating that the country has weapons. Bows, arrows, and quivers were war!
Taizai Zhong Shanfu said: Bows and arrows are the weapons of the country. Your Majesty, in the early stages of your conscription and grain storage, you always wanted to take revenge for the Rong people. If we continue to use troops like this, I'm afraid there will be the danger of national subjugation.
King Xuan of Zhou said,"This saying comes from the red-clothed child. What's the matter with the red-clothed child?"
Taishi Bo Yangfu stepped forward and said," Words without roots in the street are called rumors. Heaven, in order to warn the monarch, ordered Mars to transform children and teach them to spread rumors and legends about the rise and fall of a country or a person. Mars was Mars, so it turned into a child in red. This ballad should be a warning from the heavens to the country of Great Zhou.
Hearing this, Prince Xuan of Zhou said gloomily," Then I will pardon the sins of the Rong people, not raise an army, burn the bows and arrows in the arsenal, and prohibit the people from making bows and arrows. In this way, could this disaster of national subjugation be avoided?
Taishi Boyangfu said: "I observed the celestial phenomena. The omen has been formed. It seems to be in the palace. It has little to do with the bows and arrows in the arsenal. It should mean that there is a woman in the palace disturbing the country and the woman interfering in politics."
King Xuan of Zhou listened and said,"My Empress Jiang is very virtuous. All the other concubines are under her management. She has the final say. There will be no female disaster."
Taishi Boyang Fu said: Will rise will not, is talking about the future. Your Majesty now cultivates virtue and makes the people rich, and naturally transforms disaster into good fortune. The bows and arrows in the arsenal were still preserved. If they were needed, what could they do? It was just that it was forbidden for the people to not have it, and it was strictly forbidden for the people to make it.
King Xuan of Zhou said,"That's the only way."
King Xuan of Zhou returned to the inner palace, depressed.
Empress Jiang was considerate of King Xuan of Zhou and asked the maid to bring him ginseng soup. Seeing him drinking the ginseng soup, she asked, Your Majesty, did something unhappy happen in court today? I saw you come back with a frown.
King Xuan of Zhou said,"There are a lot of troubles." Because of the song of the red-clothed child, I have already ordered a ban on bows and arrows throughout the country. However, there is another prophecy that there will be a woman in the future who will disrupt the government, and that this woman is from my harem. But my harem
When Empress Jiang heard this, she was shocked and said,"Why is it so strange?" A strange thing happened in the harem. There was an old palace maid in the late king's time. She was over 50 years old now. She had been pregnant since the late king's time. It had been 40 years now. Suddenly, she gave birth to a girl last night.
King Xuan of Zhou asked in surprise: Is it a monster?
Empress Jiang said,"No, it's just right."
King Xuan of Zhou asked: Where is it now? I'd like to see.
Empress Jiang said,"I think this child must be an ominous monster." The old palace maid was ashamed to be born without a husband and agreed to throw him away. ChenQie made the decision and ordered people to throw them into the river dozens of miles away and drown them.
When King Xuan of Zhou heard this, he said,"Hurry up and pass on the abandoned baby."
Empress Jiang asked,"What is Your Majesty doing?"
King Xuan of Zhou said,"I want to find the abandoned baby." If you're alive, you have to see the person. If you're dead, you have to see the body. I want to see that baby girl with my own eyes. I must find her and kill her. She might be the demoness who brought disaster to our Great Zhou.
Empress Jiang instructed her personal maid," Go to the river with the palace maid who abandoned the baby girl. You must bring the abandoned baby back.
Empress Jiang's maid received the decree and hurriedly left the inner palace.
King Xuan of Zhou said,"Pass the old maid to me. I want to ask her what's going on."
The servant of King Xuan of Zhou went out and soon led the old palace maid in.
The old palace maid was trembling with fear as she helplessly spoke of the past.
After hearing the old palace maid's strange story, King Xuan ordered her to leave.
At this moment, Empress Jiang's maid and the palace maid who had abandoned the baby had also returned. They all said that they had not found it.
Prince Xuan of Zhou asked the palace maid who had lost her baby," How did you drown the baby girl?
The maid who threw the baby said,"The maid couldn't bear to throw it into the river, so she wrapped it in a straw mat and put it into the river. It was washed away by the running water." Thinking that the straw mat bag wouldn't drift far, it must have sunk into the river.
King Xuan of Zhou heaved a sigh of relief.
When King Xuan of Zhou came to court, he told the Taishi about the inner palace and said, Please perform a divination and see what the result is.
After the Grand Scribe performed a divination in the court, he said," The baby girl had left the palace and was not eliminated.
King Xuan of Zhou said," Pass down the order. Inside and outside the city, go door to door, regardless of life and death. You must find this baby girl. Those who know about it will be rewarded heavily. Those who hide it will be beheaded."
Taishi listened and said,"With such luck, I wonder if human power can surpass heaven?" May the heavens bless our Great Zhou to prosper forever.
King Xuan of Zhou added: "The search for the baby girl is specially responsible for the doctor Du Zhong." People are not allowed to make and sell bows and arrows quivers, violators will be killed without mercy, this matter by the next doctor Zuo Ru responsible.
Du Zhong went to court and was called to the bedroom of the female dove by the maid of the female dove, the favorite concubine of King Xuan of Zhou. The female dove asked the maid to retreat and close the door, wanting to flirt with Du Zhong's wine and food.
Du Zhong refused to drink and said,"Please have some self-respect, Your Majesty. This is not polite."
Nvjiu touched Uncle Du's face with her jade-like hand and said with a smile, The Great Physician was really elegant and handsome. His bearing was extraordinary, and it made people's hearts move when they saw him.
Du Zhong said,"If Your Majesty has nothing else to do, I will go."
Nvjiu's jade-like hand tugged at Uncle Du's sleeve and said," Bengong only wants to have a moment of pleasure with you, why not? If you obey me, I will guarantee you a bright future in front of His Majesty. You know that His Majesty dotes on concubines. At that time, you can have whatever you want.
Du Zhong shook off his sleeve and said politely,""Empress, please excuse me. I still have other matters to attend to.”With that, he turned around and left.
The female dove said unhappily," Bah, cheap bastard. BenGong favors you, you are a person; If you don't know what's good for you, then die!
Seeing Du Zhong leave, Nvjiu's maid also entered.
The female dove asked her maid,"Isn't BenGong dressed well today?"
The female dove's maid said,"Yes, Your Majesty is as beautiful as a fairy." But that Uncle Du had eyes but couldn't see, how could he see?
The female dove asked,"Then why didn't that Du guy look at me in the eye?"
The female dove's maid said,"Maybe he's afraid!" Afraid that the walls in the inner palace had ears? Or was it because there were too many people?
The female dove smiled and said,"Maybe!" In order to protect himself
The female dove looked at the food and wine prepared for Du Zhong and started to drink and eat. She thought of the time when she willfully went out to play with the maid in civilian clothes. However, because she was too beautiful, she was robbed by a few playboys. Du Zhong defeated those people and she fell into Du Zhong's arms. That feeling of happiness. That feeling of being hugged by a handsome man
On this day in the palace, Zhao Gong said: Your Majesty, recently there have been rabbits jumping and dancing in Gaojing, horses turning into people, and horses turning into foxes. I'm afraid it's unlucky for demons to appear in our Great Zhou Dynasty.
Prince Xuan of Zhou was displeased and said helplessly," Could it be that the heavens want to destroy our Great Zhou? I have no choice.
The officials didn't say anything and didn't know what to do.
King Xuan of Zhou said,"It might be because of the baby girl." In this way, any baby girl born at the same time would be eliminated without mercy.
Zhao Gong said,"But how can you be sure that it's a baby girl born at the same time?"
King Xuan of Zhou said,"It's just an ordinary baby. If it's a baby girl born this year, kill it without mercy."
Zhao Gong said nothing.
King Xuan of Zhou returned to the inner palace and saw Prince Ji Gong playing with the palace maid. He reprimanded her for reading the letter and went away. Only then did he turn around and go to the place where his favorite concubine's daughter dove was.
Seeing that her father no longer answered that she was entering the female dove's place, Ji Gong threw away the letter and followed her father outside the female dove's door to eavesdrop.
Nvjiu's maid was ordered out by her master, Nvjiu. When she saw the Crown Prince, she wanted to bow but was also shouted away by the Crown Prince.
Nvjiu wrapped her arms around Prince Xuan's neck and sat on his lap." Your Majesty, why did you leave court so early today?
King Xuan of Zhou said,"It's all because of the rabbits jumping and dancing in the capital, the horses turning into people, and the horses turning into foxes."
The female dove said,"Maybe it has something to do with the baby girl?"
King Xuan of Zhou heard this and said,"I have already sent a doctor to patrol the baby girls everywhere tomorrow. All baby girls born in the same year will be beheaded. We will not tolerate the evil and ruin our Great Zhou."
Hearing his father's words, Jigong Xin turned around and left.
Du Zhong sat in the carriage and brought his soldiers out to patrol. He was preparing to patrol the area for the baby girl.
Nvjiu sat in front of Du Zhong's carriage and ordered her maid to summon Du Zhong into the carriage.
Du Zhong knew what Nvjiu was thinking and refused to enter Nvjiu's carriage.
Seeing that Du Zhong refused to enter, Nvjiu told the maid to tell Du Zhong that if he refused to enter her carriage, her carriage would not allow him to pass.
Du Zhong was afraid that if the stalemate continued for too long, it would be bad if his subordinates saw through it, so he entered the female dove carriage to persuade her to leave quickly.
As soon as the female dove saw Du Zhong enter, she pulled him into her arms.
Du Zhong hurriedly stopped her and said,"Please have some self-respect, Your Majesty." This minister is here to tell the Empress that if you still don't give way, this minister will pull your carriage to give way.
The female dove blushed and said," It was inconvenient in the palace before, but it's convenient outside now. It's just sex. It's good to have sex once."
Du Zhong ignored him and got off the carriage before taking a detour. He knew that if he really touched Nvjiu's carriage, he would be displeased.
When the female dove saw Du Zhong's carriage go, she was so angry that she scolded him,"Useless man, you're just a facade." Why are you pretending to be serious? Bengong is worse than your wife? It's you who's not blessed enough. Bengong has already compromised enough. Since you don't appreciate it, Bengong will not let you have a good life. What Bengong can't get, others can't either. He really didn't know what was good for him. He didn't want good things and didn't want to have fun. He was really not human.
Female Dove was furious.
Du Zhong led his troops to a place not far away, but he saw a handsome young master blocking the way. Seeing that it was the Crown Prince, he hurriedly bowed and said," Greetings, Your Highness.
Ji Gong waved her hand and said with a smile,"Forget it." Today, he followed the doctor to investigate the matter of the baby girl and share his father's worries.
Du Zhong did not dare to disobey, so he had to agree.
There was a couple in the deep ravine. Because of the traffic jam, they had no idea what was going on in the outside world. They worked hard to make bows and arrows and sell them. They wanted to earn more money. As long as they were willing to work hard, they would definitely be able to live a good life.
The man said,"Honey, we've made so many bows and quiver to sell. Can we sell them?"
The woman said,"Why not?" This bow and arrow and quiver would always be in high demand. Although there was not much war now, these were all necessary in the future. We've made so many bows and quivers, we'll definitely be able to sell them for a good price. As long as we have money and have a good life, we'll have a bunch of children. How good will that be!
When the man heard this, he smiled and said,"At that time, we will have a bunch of children, form our own team, enter the palace, and be the emperor ourselves. How good would that be?" We will no longer suffer from this plague, and we will no longer eat at the mercy of others. With someone to serve us, we will be free to point at the sky and draw the earth. Come, serve me to bed. The queen's toilet hasn't been emptied yet! Hurry up and pour it.
When the woman heard this, she couldn't help but smile and say, Look at you. If you're the king, why do you care about the toilet bowl? If you say this, you will never be the king. As a king, he was in charge of national affairs, not trivial matters.
The man said, Oh! Don't you need to eat, drink, and defecate just because you're the king? I still need someone to scrape the sh * t off my ass!
The woman said,"Okay, you should quickly scrape the shit off your asshole. Tomorrow morning, we will go to the city to sell this bow and arrow and quiver."
The next day, before dawn, the man and his wife went out. The man carried a bow and arrow on his back. He was heavy, but he walked slowly and was far behind his wife. The woman carried her quiver and walked briskly in front. She would stop from time to time to urge her husband to hurry up. Just like that, the two of them walked towards the city gate one after the other. When they were almost at the city gate, the sky was only a little bright.
Seeing that they were about to reach the city gate, the woman was very happy."As soon as we enter the city, we can sell these bows and arrows and quiver to the government office.”She was so happy that she couldn't wait for her husband. She couldn't help but walk a few steps faster until she reached the city gate.
Zuo Ru was in charge of banning the manufacture and sale of bows and arrows and quivers, and there were notices and warnings at each city gate.
The couple who sold bows and arrows had lived in the ravine for a long time. How would they know about this? This woman was still happily walking straight into the city gate, thinking of making a fortune! But he did not know that he had already gone to find a disaster.
When the city officials saw that someone was brazenly selling bows and arrows, they determined that she was the jinx that the red-dressed child had sung about in the ballad that brought disaster to the Great Zhou Dynasty and ordered her to be arrested.
If a woman doesn't know the reason, she doesn't know what law she has committed and has been arrested? He called her innocent.
The city official pointed out that the notice on the city wall was telling the truth: "The Great Zhou strictly forbids the private sale of bows and arrows. Violators will be killed without mercy. You mountain woman, do not understand the decree, into the city to sell bows and arrows, capital punishment.”
Only then did the woman realize what crime she had committed. Moreover, it was a capital crime. She was so frightened that she jumped up and down and cried loudly. Her eyes were swollen from crying, and the veins on her face were bulging. She thought about how her husband was still putting himself in danger, so she called out to him," Run! Don't worry about me, run as far away as possible, selling bows and arrows. The quiver was a capital offense.
The man saw that his wife had been caught and did not understand what was going on. He was so scared that he could not move his legs. But he heard his wife crying and telling him,"Selling bows and arrows." The quiver is a capital offense." When he saw the soldiers pouncing on him with murderous intent, he threw down his bow and arrow, turned around, and ran for his life.
The woman cried and begged,"I don't know how to sell bows." A quiver is illegal. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have made it. Please forgive me this time.”She begged, but she couldn't. It was useless, and she couldn't escape. She was so stubborn that she hurt herself. Her legs were so weak that she couldn't walk. She was almost dragged away.
Zuo Ru couldn't catch a single one selling bows and arrows. The people in the quivers were so worried that they didn't have a chance to perform. Just then, someone came to offer sacrifices to the saber. He was overjoyed and reported it to King Xuan of Zhou.
King Xuan of Zhou was annoyed by the song of the red-clothed child! I was caught selling bows and arrows. The person in the quiver was overjoyed and ordered the arrow to be cut and burn all the arrows that the woman had dropped.
Zuo Ru received the decree and beheaded the "demon" woman in public.
King Xuan of Zhou thought that the nursery rhyme had been quelled and no longer pursued it. However, the matter of the baby girl was still troubling him, and Ku Duzhong had yet to report.
Although the man ran away, he still couldn't let go of his wife, so he mustered up the courage to ask around as a stranger. When he learned that his wife, who had made bows and arrows in violation of the North Gate, had sacrificed her sword, he left sadly.
The man walked and cried, dejected and dejected. When he passed by the palace wall, he was walking in a mountain forest. Suddenly he heard the sound of a flock of birds, so he looked around.
In the middle of the flowing water, hundreds of birds gathered around a straw mat. The straw mat bag was both floating and sinking. When it sank, the birds used their beaks to lift it up. When it floated up, the birds circled in the air as if they were gathering strength. When the straw mat bag was about to sink, the birds would come over and pick it up again to prevent it from sinking. The birds did not leave, as if there was something about the straw mat bag that made them persist.
The man saw the birds surrounding the straw mat and was puzzled. What was inside this straw mat bag? So that all the birds will circle around it.
Suddenly, a clear cry of a baby girl entered his ears, but it was startled by the baby girl's mournful cry. The cry was extremely coquettish and heart-wrenching.
The man felt pity for her and couldn't help but wade over. He saw a baby girl in the straw bag. She was pink and cute.
When the baby girl saw someone coming, she didn't cry. Instead, she smiled.
The man saw the baby girl smile at him, but this smile softened his heart. He couldn't bear to put her down again.
When the birds saw someone carrying the baby girl, they circled around in the air for a while before flying away.
This baby girl was abandoned by the old palace maid. The old palace maid gave birth for no reason, so she was naturally punished. The baby girl was thrown out of the palace wall.
The man wrapped the baby girl in his own clothes, feeling that he was still afraid of the cold. Fortunately, he had brought some money with him when he went out. He went into the city to buy some cotton cloth from the cloth shop and asked someone to make a blanket. Then, he prepared to leave the city.
The man carried the baby girl out of the city. He cried as he walked. He had mixed feelings. He thought of his wife's death and now he was carrying a baby girl.
[Note: This woman is Instant Flower, the peerless beauty Baosi.]
Du Zhong led the soldiers to search for the baby girl. Suddenly, a soldier came to report that a man had just left the city with a baby girl in his arms. He was crying as he walked.
When Du Zhong heard this, he quickly chased after her.
Ji Gongxue watched as the doctor urged his horse over and leisurely followed.
Du Zhong quickly caught up to the man, who was carrying the baby girl abandoned by the old palace maid.
Du Zhong went forward and saw the baby girl. She was probably just born and was about the same age as the abandoned baby of the royal family. Quickly put down this baby girl and I'll spare your life. Otherwise, both lives will be left behind.
The man carried the baby girl and cried as he walked. Suddenly, he saw a group of soldiers surrounding him and demanding that he hand over the baby girl. Otherwise, he would leave both his lives behind. He didn't know what was going on, but there was really nothing he could say. He hugged the baby girl even tighter and asked in a panic, What are you doing?
A soldier said fiercely,"The baby girl in your hand is a demon. Kill her without mercy."
"Nonsense. How did my child become a monster? Look, my child is not a monster.”When the man heard this, he tilted the baby girl's face and showed it to everyone. He said, Did you see that? My daughter is not a monster.
The soldier said,"No matter if your child is a monster or not, as long as it's this big, Tong Tong will die."
The man hugged the baby girl tighter and said, You can't take my child away. My child is not a demon.
Du Zhong ordered,"Snatch the child from his hands."
A group of soldiers swarmed up and forcefully snatched the baby girl away, about to fall to her death.
At this moment, Ji Gongyou urged his horse over and shouted," Wait.
When the soldier who wanted to kill the baby girl heard the Crown Prince's words, he did not dare to move.
Ji Gong Huan walked over to the baby girl and saw that she was smiling at him. Her smile had a strange power that went straight into her heart. It was as if she was electrocuted, causing her heart to feel reluctant and tender. Her heart was also moved. He had an inexplicable feeling that he couldn't describe, so he said to the man, Did you just leave the city?
The man replied, Yes, I make quilts for my children.
Ji Gong Huan asked again,"What about the child's mother?"
The man replied quickly,"Just died."
Ji Gong Huan asked again,"Then why are you crying as you walk?"
The man said with watery eyes,"Crying that my child is pitiful!" She was so young, yet she didn't have a mother.
Hearing this, Ji Gongyou said to Du Zhong," Doctor, look, the baby girl just died not long ago. Should we let her go? This baby girl already has a background, and her mother just died not long ago. If you take her life, isn't that a little too cruel? This baby girl is already very injured. If you take her life again, how will this man live? When we hunt down baby girls, we should look for those with no background or unknown origins.
Du Zhong said,"His Majesty said that he would rather kill the wrong person than give up a chance."
Ji Gong said,"Don't worry, Senior Doctor. If my father finds out about this, I'll bear all the responsibility."
Du Zhong was speechless when he heard this, so he said,"Let Your Highness make the decision."
Ji Gong turned to the soldier and said,"Return the baby girl to her."
The man took the baby girl, knelt down, and thanked her before leaving.
The man carried the baby girl home, packed some clothes, and left with some money.
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