pjbooks Chapter 247 King Wu of Qin Dies While Lifting a Heavy Tripod
Chapter 247 King Wu of Qin Dies While Lifting a Heavy Tripod
"As for the final fate of Lady Xi Gui, there are many different accounts, and several versions have been passed down. It is said that she lived in seclusion in the inner palace, not concerning herself with politics, and there is an interesting legend about this."
"Because Xi Gui was unhappy in the State of Chu, after she met the Marquis of Xi, she was no longer willing to live a life of ignominy, so she committed suicide. The Marquis of Xi was deeply moved when he saw his beloved woman commit suicide, so he followed her in death."
"When King Wen of Chu learned of this, he was moved by their affection and buried them together on Peach Blossom Mountain above Hanyang City. Later generations built a temple for them and offered sacrifices in all four seasons. The place where Xi Gui died is also known as the Temple of Lady Peach Blossom."
"It is said that Du Mu, a poet from the Tang Dynasty, once visited this place and wrote a poem for Xi Gui."
A strong peasant girl from the Song Dynasty: The fall of the country actually had nothing to do with Lady Peach Blossom; she was actually quite pitiful!
A spoiled young man from the Tang Dynasty: Fighting over trivial matters, those were truly exciting times!
A bystander from the Ming Dynasty: Where is this Peach Blossom Temple? I'll go check it out another day!
A spoiled young man from the Ming Dynasty: Hey, it's in Hanyang, right? I'll go check it out sometime. Du Mu even wrote an inscription there!
A spoiled young man from the Song Dynasty: It's a bit far away. It's better in the future. I guess we'll arrive in no time!
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Xi Gui from another timeline listened to the whole story, and a myriad of emotions welled up in her heart.
If you didn't hear the end, what was said on the screen?
She alone caused three kingdoms to go to war and even destroyed the Kingdom of Xi. She certainly wouldn't believe it!
But if this is true, wouldn't she have become a sinner in the Three Kingdoms period, and how many people would have been displaced because of her?
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The live broadcast continues.
Lin Ke continued, "Next, let's talk about another one—everyone knows the idiom 'King Goujian of Yue, who slept on firewood and tasted gall,' right?"
A spoiled young man from the Song Dynasty: Of course I know!
A mischievous kid from the Tang Dynasty: This story is so old and worn out!
A certain bystander from the Ming Dynasty (who came smelling the commotion): Could there be some big gossip?!?
"But the unofficial historical versions of this story are actually just as the saying goes: unofficial history is not guaranteed to be true, but it is certainly unofficial!"
"Legend has it that after King Goujian of Yue tasted King Fuchai's excrement, he developed a problem: bad breath!"
"The king's mouth is so foul that it's unbearable. He himself is already very worried."
"When Fan Li found out, he was a capable man, so he came up with a good idea: why not make everyone around him have bad breath? Then how could anyone tell who had bad breath!"
"So Fan Li suggested to Goujian that his attendants eat 'Cen grass,' also known as 'stinky grass,' which would leave a bad taste in their mouths."
"With such a group of people with strong tastes together, no one will pay attention to Goujian, who is really foul-mouthed!"
Those around him: This suggestion was "great," but don't mention it again next time!!!
A spoiled young man from the Song Dynasty: So he tasted gall to cover up the stench! ???
A farming expert from the Tang Dynasty: yue... Anyone who's ever eaten shit, can you confirm if this is true?!
A bystander from the Qing Dynasty: I know this, @GeneralJudy who led the Northern Expedition! Unofficial history says he ate pig excrement!
Judy, the Grand General Who Conquers the North: ...
Old man from Daqin who farms: Upstairs! Can you guarantee it's true? Let's just say he really ate it, but he ate pig manure!
General Judy, the Northern Expeditionary Army: I'm furious! Who spread this rumor?! I'm going to kill him!!
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Upon hearing this, people from other timelines burst out laughing, but they were also puzzled as to whether these unofficial histories were authentic!
King Goujian of Yue really had bad breath!? Pfft… then his wife must have been in a terrible state!?
Fan Li is such a scoundrel! Hahaha, everyone has bad breath, so there's no need to worry about offending anyone, hahaha, I'm dying of laughter!
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Live broadcast room
Lin Ke, on the other hand, thought this anecdote was too wild; it was a rather risqué piece of gossip!
So he quickly changed the story: "Since we've already talked about the physicians of Qin, let's also talk about the people of Qin."
"This character who appears has some connection with the First Emperor. In the past, Emperor Zheng swept across the six kingdoms. There is a saying that it is not the result of one generation but the result of six generations of accumulated achievements. Among the six generations mentioned here, there is one who is different from the others."
"What I mean by incongruity is not that he was not a good monarch, but rather that very few monarchs in history died from lifting a tripod."
An official from the Song Dynasty: King Wu of Qin! ? ?
"That's right! The person we're going to talk about next is King Wu of Qin, who lost his life while trying to lift the tripod."
The Qin Emperor in another timeline was frustrated. This attack was aimed at them, but many people already knew about it, so it was unlikely to become an embarrassing incident!
"You can tell from the name of King Wu of Qin that he was a martial and competitive man. Putting aside his political achievements, he was incredibly strong, so he loved to compete and wrestle with others."
"In 307 BC, King Wu of Qin, Ying Dang, and the strongman Meng Ben agreed to a wrestling match to see who was stronger!"
"The focus of their competition was on who could lift the Dragon-patterned Red Cauldron, also known as the Nine Cauldrons. These nine cauldrons represented the world during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. It is said that when Ying Dang was young, he asked his teacher how heavy the cauldrons were."
"However, Ying Dang was not simply competing with others in this cauldron. In terms of significance, it was perhaps more about showing the six states his determination to sweep across the world and unify the Central Plains."
The six states: (￢?￢) ……
So in 307 AD, he arrived at the Zhou royal domain and saw the legendary Nine Tripods. After exchanging praises, Ying Dang frankly declared: "I will take the tripods back to Xianyang!"
"But the official in charge of ceremonies said: This tripod weighs a thousand catties, and no one has yet been able to lift it."
"These words were undoubtedly a slight to Ying Dang, who was very competitive. So he was provoked by these words and immediately said to Meng Ben: 'Why don't we have a competition and see who can lift it!'"
"However, Ying Dang exhausted all his strength but could only lift the cauldron half a foot high before suddenly losing strength. As the cauldron fell, it struck his shinbone."
"Perhaps he was seriously injured at this time, but due to the rudimentary medical conditions at the time, there was no cure. In the end, Ying Dang could not withstand the serious injuries and died that very night. He was only twenty-three years old at the time."
A spoiled young man from the Song Dynasty: So young! But I never expected him to be so strong, yet he was ultimately crushed to death by the cauldron!
A bystander from the Ming Dynasty commented: "Didn't expect this cauldron to be so heavy! It's easy to get exhausted once you've used all your strength!"
A peasant girl from the Tang Dynasty: What a pity!
A spoiled young master from the Tang Dynasty: But wouldn't this make him Zheng Ge's great-great-uncle? This generational gap! Hahaha!
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