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There was a fairy in the picture, with her hair in disarray and her feet bare, holding a shining gold hammer in her hand. Beside her was a huge pot, where one of the fairies was filling it with firewood, while the other was filling it. The pot also shone brightly. No one knew what kind of character or story it was.
Fa Ming said, ”This is the legendary Nuwa Spiritual Replenishment. Because the Li Shu rebellion had pierced the sky, days of rain had been flooded. The Yellow River was overflowing. This was what had infuriated the Nuwa Empire, and it was what he was doing, forging the Multicolored Stone. ”The one who took the brick was Mother Nuwa, the one who burned the fire was the rainbow cloud, and the one who filled the Cauldron was the multicolored cloud.” When everyone heard this explanation, they asked, ”Is this story true? ”What's the point?”
Fa Ming continued: ”This is only a legendary story. Nuwa might not necessarily exist. But the meaning of the story was profound. Kublai is to use this story to educate future generations of emperors, to pay attention to the Li people revolt. Using it to warn the Emperor of the evil consequences of the Rebellion of the Li People. It even pierced through the sky, showing just how big of an evil fruit it is. ”
When the Si Kong heard this, he summarized the history and said emotionally, ”Since ancient times, the rise and fall of generations have all originated from the rebellion. It could be seen that the inventor of the treasure had put quite a bit of effort into the longevity and stability of the Yuan Dynasty. ”The meaning of this painting is very shallow.”
Fa Ming then brought another treasure into the water, and a painting appeared inside. He saw an emperor in the painting. He had a neat crown on his head and was sitting on a dangerous building with a heavy overhang. He was currently sighing towards the sky. Smoke was billowing downstairs and flames were raging. The crowd looked at it and didn't know what it meant.
Fa Ming explained: ”This painting is from King Zhou of Shang Zhou burning his own Star Seizer Pavilion. King Zhou loved women, pampered Da Ji, close to deceit, far from virtuous, squanderous and extravagant. He devoured the bodies of his loyal subjects, burned the hearts of the officials, slaughtered the palace maids with snakes and scorpions, and tortured the people to the bone. He was a tyrant. He had finally led to his defection, to the city walls, and to the loss of the mountains and rivers. He had no choice but to burn his own Burning Star Pavilion. This was called abandoning one's subjects to end their righteousness and benevolence. He raised his head and let out a long sigh of regret. The inventor of this treasure wanted to use this historical story to educate the Emperor, making them distant from women, loving the mountains, being close to the sages, and admonishing them on their treachery. This was also with profound intentions. ”
When everyone heard this, their interest was piqued and they passed on the treasure to the others. Fa Ming brought another treasure into the water. A vivid picture appeared in the treasure. He saw the person in the painting, barefooted and dressed in silk clothing, rummaging through the contents of the pond. There were many jars beside him. Another man, who looked like a drunken man, walked in a crooked way, just like Sun Tzu, who had eaten wine and broken into the Palace of Parking. Everyone guessed it was a drunk, but they didn't know what it meant.
Fa Ming looked carefully and said: ”This is the story of Du Kangming and Liu Qiong who got drunk. Du Kang is spoiling the wine, and Liu Xianfeng has returned home drunk. ” The young monk heard and said, ”This is the most boring. What's the point of painting drunkards and making wine? Don't look at it, look at the last one. ”
Fa Ming shook his head: ”This also has a lot of meaning. Du Kang was Shaokang. He was a prince who had been hunted down. While he was taking refuge in the forest, a girl called Yan secretly delivered food to help him. Sometimes, when the girl had delivered too much food, Du Kang hid himself in the crevices of the rocks when he couldn't eat. As the days went by, the food smelled of wine. Du Kang was attracted by the fragrance and immediately began tasting the juice. Immediately, his body felt light as a feather. The clever Du Kang analyzed the reason for the appearance of the fragrance and invented the wine making. The creators of the treasures would use this story to educate the emperors, letting them know that wine was hard to come by and was created by the royal family. Drinking wine has sadness, but also joy. For a long time, people have drunk too much and lost their government. ”
After Fa Ming finished speaking, he brought the last treasure back into the water. There, auspicious clouds immediately shrouded the area, along with thousands of auspicious colors, forming a beautiful picture. In the picture, there was a luxurious palace, with a pine tree in the courtyard. The civil and military officials in the painting were also dressed neatly and clearly.
Fa Ming looked at it and said: ”This painting is called 'Jun Zhengliang in the prime of his life'. The emperor in this painting is Li Shimin of Tang Taizong. Beside him sat the famous ten ministers: Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanshi, Du Ruyan, Qin Shu Bao, Cheng Ya Jin, Zhang Daoyuan, Zhang Shiheng, Zhang Dao Ling, Xiao Jin, Fu Chess, and more than a dozen others. Because of the general agreement of the advisors, the emperor and the official, only then did the peaceful scene of the Tang Dynasty's chastity ruling the country appeared. The creator of the treasure wanted the emperor to emulate the emperor, exhorting him to exhort him, advise him to be loyal, and love him. ”Through looking at the treasures, one can see that the Yuan Dynasty was really good at governing countries.”
Si Kong said, ”friend is right. The Yuan Dynasty was in full swing. It was said that most of the cities at that time were the most prosperous in the world. Fair business, Li Min smiled. There were still people from the west who were mostly officials. Since the Westerners began their official career in China, the Western people began to want to move eastward. Later on, discord between the rulers, officials in pursuit of spending money and wine, caused the official field corruption, border guards loose, thus leading to the end of the Yuan Dynasty. If the Yuan Dynasty's emperor were to really follow the strategy of governing the country on the treasures for generations, it might just continue on. ”
Fa Ming added, ”Based on how powerful they were back in the Yuan Dynasty, if they all follow the rules of the kingdom regarding the treasures, they could at least be extended by a hundred years. ”There are many regrets for the demise of the Yuan Dynasty.” The two of them had a lot in common, so they started talking about their excitement.
The crowd urged him to explain more about the treasures. Fa Ming said: ”We don't have anywhere to look for colored water, so we can only come to this point. There are still many images in the treasure, we can talk about them when we have colored water. ” Fa Ming laughed as he finished speaking. Everyone was not satisfied with it and felt regretful.