"The story I know was actually told to me by your grandfather. Your father was also present at the time. It stands to reason that only one person in each generation can know these things, but how many of these young people are willing to stay in this poor life all their lives? In the ravine, your father had already gone out for a break, and several other people were walking and running, so I was caught. It was also because of you that your father was called back." Fourth Uncle said slowly. Swallow said.

"My relationship? What's wrong with me?" I asked.

"Don't worry, I'll tell you slowly." Fourth uncle took another sip of tea.

"The record of the genealogy started from the section of Ye Gong Haolong. I didn't know it before. When King Chu Zhao granted Shen Yinxu's son Shen Zhuliang to Yeyi, Shen Zhuliang himself still didn't have much ability. If it weren't for I, Shen Yinxu, died in battle because he helped King Chu Zhao suppress the rebellion. This person may remain unknown for the rest of his life and will not be recorded in history books." The fourth uncle paused and then said: "Ye Gong did two things in total during his tenure. He will become famous. One is to build water conservancy projects, and the other is to help King Hui of Chu regain his throne."

Ye Gong was born into a royal family of the King of Chu. His great-grandfather was the King of Chuzhuang, one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period. His father Shen Yinxu repeatedly made military exploits in the battle between Wu and Chu. After the Qin State sent troops to repel the Wu army, King Zhao Zhao of Chu sealed Shen Zhuliang to the Chu State. Ye Yi, an important town in northern Xinjiang "outside Fangcheng", was Yin. Shen Zhuliang was respected by the court and the public of Chu and the princes from all over the world. He was 24 years old at the time.

After Ye Gong arrived in Yedi, he adopted the strategy of raising troops and calming the people, developing agriculture, and enhancing national strength. He also formulated a project plan to build the East and West Pipis, and mobilized the people of Yeyi to start construction. The West Pipi was mainly used to block floods, and the East Pipi was mainly used to block floods. It was used to store water. The construction of the East and West Pipi can be said to have pioneered the management of small watersheds in ancient China. Today, the remains of the East and West Pipi still exist.

In the 10th year of King Hui of Chu (479 BC), a rebellion broke out in the Chu State. Bai Gongsheng rebelled, and the Chu State was covered with war. The news reached Ye Yi, and Ye Gong decided to raise troops from Ye Yi to quell the rebellion. The generals who were summoned by Bai Gong to participate in the rebellion saw Ye Gong's army was strong and disciplined. They turned against each other in front of the battle line and fought into the city together. Ye Gong rescued King Hui, cleaned up the mess, reorganized the court, and was named Ling Yin and Sima by King Hui of Chu. He also held military and political power. In one body, this is unprecedented in the history of Chu State.

475 BC was the year that separated the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in Chinese history. At this time, Ye Gong felt that the younger generation was full of vigor and vitality, and if power was given to them, it would be more conducive to the prosperity of the Chu State. So he resolutely transferred Ling Yin to the Chu State. He gave up his position to Gongsun Ning and gave up his position as Sima to Gongsun Kuan. This was the famous transfer of power by Ye Gong in history. Then, Ye Gong returned to Yedi and spent his remaining years in peace.

This paragraph is a brief introduction to Ye Gong's life in the official history. However, according to what the fourth uncle said, Shen Zhuliang was actually doing nothing all day long, and he was completely like a young man who was sitting on his feet.

After becoming Yin Ye, Shen Zhuliang focused on having fun and did not care that his father had sacrificed his life for his money and position. He spent money like water, having a small banquet every three days and a big banquet every five days, and mixed up with a bunch of bad friends. .As the saying goes, nothing can be done but nothing can be done. In today's terms, a salary of two thousand yuan a month is not enough to meet his monthly consumption of ten thousand yuan. The funds left by his father have also been slowly spent.

Once people are forced to the end of their rope, they will always take some dangerous measures. Take Shen Zhuliang for example. He increased the tax burden in the name of building dams to block floods and store water. He also mobilized the people to dig mountains and build mountains along embankments. Dam. In the spring of that year, not long after the project started, a big thing happened. They dug out a huge monster from the mud by the river. It looked like a legendary dragon. The monster was furious and threw All the workers present were eaten, and only Shen Zhuliang survived. He swore to keep everything he saw secret, so Long promised not to kill him.

He claimed that there was a problem with the project and that the flood drowned all the workers. He should have died to apologize, but he had to build the dam before he died in the line of duty. He used some very simple lies to fool the people at the time and accumulated more money. A group of people went to work, and the work was completed smoothly this time. Then the dam also played its due role smoothly. Yeyi did not suffer from floods and droughts for many years. The people at that time praised it. Only he himself understands Shen Zhuliang's credit. This is a secret agreement between him and Long. We don't know the content of the agreement. He has not spread it to the outside world.

After King Chu Hui succeeded to the throne, he encountered a rebellion by Bai Gongsheng. Shen Zhuliang mobilized Ye Di's troops to put down the rebellion, but who was Bai Gongsheng? He was actually King Chu Hui's clan brother, his grandmother and Chu Hui Wang's grandmother once failed in her bid for favor in front of King Ping of Chu. His father, the then Crown Prince Jian, fled to the Song Dynasty and later ran to the State of Zheng. He was found guilty of misbehavior and killed by the State of Zheng, while he had been hiding in the State of Wu. Wait for the opportunity.

After King Hui of Chu was supported by Zilu, Zixi, and Ziqi, he wanted to use this clan brother's relationship to contain these chief ministers and named him Baigong. As a result, he seized the opportunity to exclude dissidents and even openly He killed Zixi and Ziqi. From then on, he controlled the military power and political affairs of Chu State.

How could the soldiers from a small fiefdom in Shen Zhuliang dare to go against the powerful Bai Gong? Of course there was a reason, because the dragon was supporting him behind the scenes. Because of the dragon's existence, Bai Gong's soldiers had no morale to fight. They surrendered one after another. Shen Zhuliang put down the rebellion with almost no effort and silenced his subordinates. King Chu Hui foolishly thought that he had been rescued by a loyal minister, so he asked for money and power. right.

According to historical records, since the Rebellion of Bai Gong, the strength of Chu State has greatly increased, and its territory has also expanded significantly. This is not unrelated to Shen Zhuliang's rise to power. In ancient times, when marching and fighting, the influence of weather was crucial. With the help of dragons, they needed the wind. If you get the wind, you get the rain. If the other side's soldiers are exhausted before the battle begins, how can they still fight?

Just like that, he spent a few years in glory. One year, Long came to him and said that the agreed things had expired and he had to do something as agreed. However, at this time, he regretted the original agreement with Long. , so he resigned from the military and political power, ran back to Yedi, hid his name as Ye Gong, and stopped interfering in worldly affairs. He was also worried that the dragon would find him and take revenge on him, so he painted the image of the dragon everywhere in his house, hoping to beg for its forgiveness, but it backfired. , the dragon finally found him, and he finally lost his life. In order to cover up the truth, his descendants made up the idiom that Ye Gong loves dragons.

"Uncle Fourth, I think you are so awesome. It's hard for me to repeat the same content as a textbook." I said with emotion.

"Actually, it's nothing. I basically told it based on my impression, and it's not very accurate." Fourth uncle said modestly.

"Then the agreement between Ye Gong and Long is only known to him?" I asked, because I had a vague feeling that this contract might be related to me.

"I don't know about this. We are actually the descendants of Ye Gong. This matter has been passed down from generation to generation by Ye Gong's descendants. I don't know whether it is true or not, but your grandfather must let us remember it back then."

"Isn't there any news about this? For example, the dragon asked Ye Gong's descendants to repay the mission he owed." I asked further.

"After your reminder, it seems that there is indeed one thing. Ye Gong was scared to death by a dragon. The dragon said something, which seems to be related, but I can't remember what it was." The fourth uncle suddenly realized.

"Think about it carefully, this is very important!" I said anxiously.

The fourth uncle thought for a long time, and finally slapped his forehead: "Look at my memory, I forgot to cook, otherwise your fourth aunt will have to quarrel with me when she comes back soon." After that, he got up and left.

Obviously, the fourth uncle felt that he had told me enough, or he actually didn’t know, but I thought it was okay. I learned a lot when I went home this time. Ye Gong is a dragon. It seems that he and

A certain contract was made between the dragons, and now it's my turn to repay it. But judging from the tone of the dragon's son Chiki, this contract doesn't seem to be a bad thing. Otherwise, why would you risk your life to save me? Then

What is Ye Gong worried about?

It seems that there are many Mongolians in Xiao Ai's organization. Do the Mongolians have any connection with Ye Gong? One is in the Central Plains and the other is in the north. Although they are not too far away, the horoscopes are not clear and it is still a mystery.

Thinking back on what happened last night, what on earth were the fourth uncle and the fourth aunt arguing about?

Everything seems to have just begun. How far will it develop?

I wanted to go back and ask Brother Peng to see what his opinion was. After making up my mind, I decided to go back to the city tomorrow. I didn’t know when Cat would come back to join me again.

After lunch, the fourth uncle and the fourth aunt went to the ground. I had nothing to do, so I ran to the top of the mountain to think about life. During the autumn and winter seasons, the weather was even more changing, and the cold wind was mixed with a little water droplets.

By the way, the chosen person, the mission, why did grandpa call dad when explaining these things. This all shows that they all know the relationship between me and the so-called dragon, so the old man took me away.

Fourth uncle also knows about other things, so what else is he hiding from me? I have a vague premonition about it? No, I must ask clearly tonight.

When I walked quickly to the yard, the cat had already come back. He was sitting there by himself, drinking a small drink happily.

"Where is my fourth uncle? He hasn't come back yet?" I asked.

"I don't know. I was very hungry when I came back, so I made some food myself." Cat said leisurely.

"Then it must still be in the ground." I said to myself.

Then I ran down the mountain without looking back. The cat didn't know what I was going to do, so it kept eating and drinking.

At dusk, I stood in a field where wheat had just been sown. The sight in front of me was unacceptable.

The fourth aunt knelt on the ground and cried softly, which was almost exactly the same as that night.
Chapter completed!