Diqin Designer

Chapter 401 Returning to His Country
At this time, Meng Tian asked: "What happened to Zhu Wen later?"

In Meng Tian's view, Zhu Wen was the Tang Dynasty version of Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao. He wanted to know whether Zhu Wen's ending would be the same as Dong Zhuo's. It was impossible that this guy would die peacefully after ascending the throne, right?
Others also looked at Li Nian. Although the Tang Dynasty came to an end, Li Nian had not yet mentioned the fate of Zhu Wen, Li Keyong, Li Maozhen and others. It was like Emperor Xian of Han abdicated to Cao Pi, which marked the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but Liu Bei and Sun Quan had not yet left the stage. The story should always have a beginning and an end!

Li Nian smiled and said, "Since General Meng wants to know, I will tell you. Zhu Wen is not only unfaithful, unkind and unjust, but also quite licentious. When his wife Zhang was alive, Zhu Wen restrained himself, but after Zhang passed away, Zhu Wen began to indulge in sensual pleasures."

"It would be fine if he was just lustful, but the key point is that Zhu Wen also liked incest and raped other people's wives and daughters. Zhu Wen's sons were often leading troops outside, so he summoned his daughters-in-law into the palace and had affairs with them. In the second year of Qianhua in the Later Liang Dynasty, Zhu Wen went to Huijie Garden, the home of his subordinate Zhang Quanyi, to escape the summer heat. He stayed there for several days and raped Zhang Quanyi's wife and daughter."

Zhu Wen was truly a talented person. He raped his own daughter-in-law and the wives and daughters of his subordinates. He was afraid that others would not kill him.

Meng Tian asked, "Could it be that Zhu Wen was killed by his son and Zhang Quanyi?"

If things had developed in this way, Zhu Wen's sons would have certainly harbored resentment towards him, waiting for an opportunity to have a friendly father-son confrontation with him.

However, Li Nian's answer was: "It is true that he was killed by his son, and it is indeed related to his affair with his daughter-in-law, but he did not kill him because he was angry that his wife was raped by Zhu Wen."

"Zhu Wen's sons not only did not feel ashamed of their father's adultery with their wives, but they also used their wives to win Zhu Wen's favor so that they could compete for the throne!"

This family probably doesn't know how to write the word "shame". Zhu Wen's promiscuous daughter-in-law was outrageous enough, but I didn't expect that his son was no less than that. They are indeed a family.

Wang Wan commented: "The founding emperor is so licentious and absurd, the Later Liang Dynasty will not last long!"

Li Nian smiled and said, "The Later Liang Dynasty did not last long. Zhu Wen not only committed adultery with his own son's wife, but also with his adopted son's wife and daughter. He had an adopted son named Zhu Youwen. Zhu Youwen's wife, Wang, was very beautiful, and Zhu Wen doted on her especially. He often wanted to make Zhu Youwen the crown prince."

Feng Quji shook his head and said, "There is no etiquette or rules, and they just do whatever they want. How can this country last long?"

Li Nian said: "Zhu Wen not only had this idea, but also paved the way for Zhu Youwen when he was seriously ill. According to historical records, Zhu Wen decided to pass the throne to Zhu Youwen not only because Zhu Youwen's wife Wang was beautiful, but also because he felt that his eldest son died early and his other sons were not capable of anything. If he really passed the throne to them, his Liang would surely fail."

Meng Tian said: "But Zhu Youwen is only his adopted son, not his biological son. If Zhu Wen passes the throne to Zhu Youwen, his biological sons will not be willing to accept it. After his death, there will be chaos, which will cause the Liang Kingdom to split and decline faster. Unless Zhu Wen kills all his biological sons before he dies!"

According to Zhu Wen's situation at the time, he wanted to pass the throne to Zhu Youwen to preserve the Later Liang Dynasty. This was the only way, otherwise after his death, Zhu Youwen's throne would definitely be unstable.

"If Zhu Wen had been more secretive, he might have been able to pass the throne to Zhu Youwen. Whether Zhu Youwen could hold on to the throne was another matter. However, the bad thing was that he didn't keep his plan secret, and the plan was leaked to his son Zhu Yougui."

Speaking of this, a smile appeared on Li Nian's face. History is interesting. As long as the time is long enough, all kinds of strange things can be found.

"And Zhu Yougui would learn that it was precisely because of Zhu Wen's incestuous behavior that when he handed over the imperial seal to Wang, Zhu Yougui's wife Zhang was also serving Zhu Wen."

"After learning that Zhu Wen wanted to pass the throne to Zhu Youwen, Zhang naturally told her husband Zhu Yougui about this. After the couple suffered a lot, Zhu Yougui decided to take action before Zhu Wen did."

"Zhu Yougui's thought at the time was, I am your biological son, and my wife has served you, but you want to pass the throne to Zhu Youwen, an outsider, because Zhu Youwen's wife is more beautiful. Zhu Yougui was of course unwilling to accept this. If Zhu Wen really passed the throne to Zhu Youwen, wouldn't he have been Zhu Wen's son for so many years in vain, and wouldn't his wife have served Zhu Wen in vain?"

"After receiving the news from Zhang, Zhu Yougui quickly contacted the imperial guards. At the third drum of the night, he broke through the gate of Wanchun Gate and rushed to Zhu Wen's bedroom. Zhu Wen stood up in panic and cried, 'I have suspected this thief for a long time. I regret not killing him earlier. How dare this thief kill my father!'"

"Zhu Yougui's answer was, of course, 'endure!' Zhu Yougui's close official Feng Tingye stabbed Zhu Wen with a sword, and Zhu Wen also walked around the pillar..."

Feng Jie laughed and said, "In the past, Zhu Wen sent people to kill Emperor Zhao of Tang, Li Ye. Li Ye also walked around the pillar. Now Zhu Wen himself is walking around the pillar, and it was forced by his son. Will the first person to make clay figures for burials have no descendants?"

History has completed another ingenious closed loop here. Just as one killed others in the past, one will be killed by others today.

Li Nian said: "At this time, Zhu Wen was over 60 years old and was ill. His health was not as good as before. After a while of circling the pillar with Feng Tingye, Zhu Wen was exhausted and fell on the bed. Feng Tingye pierced his abdomen with a sword, and his intestines and stomach all flowed out."

That year, Li Ye fell to the ground. In order to protect Li Ye, Zhaoyi Li Jianrong threw herself on him and were stabbed to death together. Today, Zhu Wen was also stabbed through the body.

"Zhu Wen, the founder of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and the undertaker of the Tang Dynasty, passed away at the age of 61. He was posthumously named Emperor Shenwu Yuansheng Xiao and his temple name was Taizu. The Liang Dynasty founded by Zhu Wen lasted only 16 years before it was destroyed by Li Cunxu, the son of Li Keyong."

Zhu Wen is really similar to Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao. They are all lustful, but Zhu Wen likes other people's wives, not their daughters-in-law, and he does not have the bad habit of raping his subordinates' wives and daughters.

"Compared to Zhu Wen's ending, Li Keyong's ending was not very dramatic. He died before Zhu Wen, in the second year of Kaiping in the Later Liang Dynasty, at the age of 53. Li Keyong did not establish the Later Tang Dynasty, which was established by his son Li Cunxu."

"As for Li Maozhen, he lived longer than Zhu Wen and Li Keyong, but his achievements were not as good as theirs. Not long after the Later Tang Dynasty destroyed the Later Liang Dynasty, Li Maozhen submitted a letter of homage to Li Cunxu, because they had both served the Tang Dynasty and the conflict between the two sides was not deep."

"Li Cunxu allowed Li Maozhen to continue his old post and named him the King of Qin. Li Maozhen then passed away at the age of 69."

"Zhu Wen, Li Keyong, and Li Maozhen all rose to prominence in the late Tang Dynasty and each made great achievements in the late Tang Dynasty. Compared with Zhu Wen, Li Keyong and Li Maozhen had more complicated views on the Tang Dynasty. Although they had conflicts with the Tang court, they did not want to destroy the Tang Dynasty."

After hearing the endings of the three people and seeing the tired look on Li Nian's face, the First Emperor said, "It's getting late. Let's stop here today. Everyone go back and rest!"

After hearing what the First Emperor said, Li Nian and the others stood up, bowed to the First Emperor and left. They walked out of the Zhangtai Palace together. When they were about to separate, Wang Ben looked at Li Nian and bowed, saying, "It is a blessing for the Qin Empire to have you, my Lord!"

"Daqin was lucky, but I am unlucky. After traveling to this era, I have to arrange toilet paper and toilets by myself..."

Li Nian returned the greeting and said, "General, I am too kind. I am just an ordinary man. I am lucky to be appreciated by your majesty and you gentlemen! With this victory, the Qin Dynasty will usher in a new era. I would like to encourage you all."

After hearing the last sentence, Wang Ben and the others looked solemn and bowed together: "I wish to encourage each other with you, young master!"

Today is the triumphant ceremony, Wang Ben and Meng Tian returned victoriously, many people in Xianyang City are awake, the people of Daqin are unable to sleep because of their joy and excitement, but some people are unable to sleep or eat because of the strength that Daqin has shown. Xianyang Sihai Pavilion, Daqin's current place for receiving foreign guests, was not originally called this name, but was renamed by Li Nian.

Tonight, many people are gathered in a room in the pavilion, including monks from Tamalidi and messengers sent by the Maurya King.

Because the two groups came to Daqin for different purposes, they would not get together even if they met occasionally after arriving in Daqin. But tonight was an exception.

A group of people sat in a circle in the room. The Peacock Nation Ambassador in the innermost circle looked at Master Moye who was facing him and said, "We all know how powerful Daqin is! The key is not that Daqin is powerful, but that Daqin may be detrimental to our country. Although you believe in Buddha, you are also Peacock Nation people. Now the Peacock Nation will be in great trouble. I hope you can work together with us to solve the problem for the country."

Even though we have different religious beliefs, we are all Peacock Citizens. The Peacock Citizen is in crisis now, and we must first find a way to deal with the outside world.

Master Moye replied solemnly: "Don't worry, Ambassador. Although we are disciples of the Buddha, we are also citizens of the Maurya Kingdom. What does the Ambassador want us to do?"

I originally thought that this was a fertile ground for missionaries and a new place for Buddhists, but after arriving here I found that this was not a fertile ground for missionaries at all, but rather a graveyard for missionaries. As soon as I arrived, I was guarded and had no chance to preach. Even if I was released, I was taken to watch the battle with the army.

Thinking of this, Master Moye sighed and said, "Daqin is guarding against us like a poisonous snake. I'm afraid they can't do much."

The Peacock Nation Ambassador shook his head and said, "I'm not asking you to take risks. Given the Qin people's vigilance against us, even if you want to do it, it will not succeed!"

"The Qin people let us watch the battle and the triumphal ceremony with the army. In fact, they only have one purpose: to show us how powerful they are! Why do the Qin people want to show us how powerful they are?"

The Peacock Nation ambassador looked at everyone else, but no one answered. It was not that they did not know, but that they were unwilling to answer. They had already thought of the answer to this question a long time ago.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the Qin people will let us go back soon. This is not because of the Qin people's kindness, but because they are full of malice towards our country. The Qin people want us to spread the news of their strength back to our country and spread it to confuse people's minds, so that people will be afraid of them and fear them, so as to prepare for their invasion of our country in the future."

"If we don't pass the message back, the people will not know how strong the Qin people are, and they won't be afraid of them. They won't be vigilant against them. When the Qin army arrives, we will become criminals of the country. If we pass the message back, we will still fall into the Qin people's trap..."

This was the sinister intention of the Qin people. They understood everything, but had no way to crack it. It was difficult for them to decide whether to send it back or not.

"The only way to break this plot is to know how strong Qin is. Our country is even stronger than it!"

After these words were spoken, the room became even more silent, and no one responded.

This solution is easy to say but difficult to do. No one thinks that the Peacock Kingdom can surpass the Qin State and become stronger than the Qin people.

Not to mention the terrifying artillery, just looking at the performance of the Qin people during the march, it would be difficult for their Peacock Army to do the same.

If they meet on the battlefield, the Maurya army will be easily defeated by the Qin army. Even if King Chandrakirtan was resurrected and King Ashoka reappeared, it would be useless because those two kings could not be the enemy of the Qin people.

If the Qin people used that cannon, their army would be defeated even faster. However, they didn't even know the principles of cannon, so they couldn't imitate it even if they wanted to. The Qin people would never let them learn this technology.

Moreover, even if they were lucky enough to learn something secretly, the Qin people were still changing with each passing day and becoming stronger and stronger, just like this city. It was one scene when they first arrived, and it was another scene when they watched the battle with the army.

After comparing in their minds, they sadly discovered that their Maurya Kingdom was inferior to the Qin people in all aspects. They originally thought that Qin was a small barbarian country, but now they know that the small barbarian country is actually themselves.

I heard that the Western emperor who conquered them wanted to go east again, but he failed. Now think about it, if the emperor really went east, he would be beaten by Qin at that time. Fortunately, the emperor didn't go, so he preserved his reputation!
The only thing to be thankful for was that the Qin people were far away from them, making communication with them difficult, so the Qin people were temporarily unable to attack their Maurya Kingdom.

But that is now. Who can tell what will happen in the future? One day, the Qin people might suddenly appear in their Peacock Kingdom from somewhere, defeat all the enemies along the way, and destroy their country.

This is exactly what they are worried about!
Master Maya asked, "Since the ambassador knows everything, what do you want us to do?"

The Peacock Nation ambassador said solemnly: "After returning to the country, please go with me to Huashi City to meet the king and explain to the king and other princes how powerful the Qin people are!"

Master Moye immediately understood the intention of the Maurya Kingdom ambassador.

After the Peacock Kingdom's ambassador and others went back and reported to the king how powerful the Qin people were, the king and all the officials in the court would probably not believe that Qin was stronger than the Peacock Kingdom, just like they did before.

How could there be a country in the world that is more powerful and civilized than the Peacock Country? Even those countries in the West are not as good as the Peacock Country, so how could there be one in the East?
These people must have failed to perform their duties effectively, so they deliberately made up lies.

However, they were pagans who had a bad relationship with the king, and it would be easier for the princes and ministers to believe it if they confirmed it.

The king and all the officials in the court believed that Qin was stronger than their Maurya Kingdom, so they would be alert and concentrate their efforts to prepare to deal with Qin.

Master Maya glanced at the Maurya Ambassador and asked, "What if the king and the gentlemen still don't want to believe it?"

The Maurya Ambassador also sighed: "If you still don't want to believe it, it means that our country is destined to suffer such a disaster. It is beyond human control and it is not our fault."

Master Moye nodded and said, "In this case, we will follow the ambassador's advice and return to the country with you to report to the king."

Hearing Master Maya's agreement, the Maurya Ambassador bowed deeply to him and said, "Thank you, Master!"

(End of this chapter)