NOVEL NEXT Chapter 136 Zhu Jun's Seal Script
The hidden people in Bamboo Village were very respectful to Zhou Yuan.
They seem to have lost the consciousness of resistance and would rather pray for the mercy of outsiders than try to protect everything they have.
Through a simple conversation, Zhou Yuan learned about their living conditions.
According to the hermits of Zhuzhai, they live in Zhujun's fiefdom and belong to Zhujun's slaves.
And they are not ordinary slaves, but loyal slaves passed down from generation to generation.
Their ancestors have served Lord Zhu for generations, and Lord Zhu has provided them with land and shelter.
But Mr. Zhu was also a cruel master. He required that the number of slaves should not exceed two hundred, nor be less than two hundred.
Therefore, every time a new slave is born, he will execute an old slave.
Those who make mistakes will have their hands and feet cut off, and they will be executed when a new servant is born.
The hermits didn't know why Mr. Zhu was so stubborn, but they had no ability to resist and could only obey Mr. Zhu's orders.
In addition, Zhujunmu City is a place with strict rules. The scope of activities of slaves is limited, and their knowledge of the outside world comes from the gossip of nobles.
The noble soldiers told them that there were monsters entrenched in the Bamboo Sea and bandits raging in the mountains. Only Zhujun City was relatively safe.
If these are just words, they may still be doubtful or even curious about the outside world.
But cruel villains would raid the walled city from time to time, and at that time, strong slaves would be pulled up to the city wall as a reserve team.
Their ancestors saw, and they themselves saw, the cruel bandits cutting off the heads of the soldiers in the city, and the blood instantly dyed the ground red.
The bold ones among them asked Lord Zhu for help, and Lord Zhu would always tell them that the soldiers in the city were not all dead yet, so how could they let their slaves sacrifice their lives?
Those soldiers walked onto the battlefield without fear and proudly said that slaves should plow the fields and spin cloth, and you are not the one who should participate in the battle.
This situation made them feel that Lord Zhu was kind. Without Lord Zhu's protection, they would have been homeless long ago.
After hearing their descriptions, Zhou Yuan roughly understood the Bamboo Sheng Monster's ruling method.
They use the aristocratic rule model to suppress the various desires of the hidden people, and by showing external dangers, they make the hidden people satisfied with the status quo.
This is a very effective management method, and the hermits do not even realize the limited space in the secret realm.
In their understanding, only nobles are qualified to travel to study, and their servants should be able to farm and weave without any worries.
As for where those gangsters came from, they were probably bamboo fungus monsters acting on each other.
Not to mention losing the head of their parasitic body, even if only the head is left, it will not have any impact on them.
"My lord, your clothes and armor are so exquisite. You must be a very wealthy noble."
The hermits were tamed very docilely. They separated themselves respectfully and carefully praised Zhou Yuan.
"According to what you told me, I am indeed quite wealthy.
As long as you are willing to leave here with me, I can promise you the right to have children freely. "
“Noble sir, you are so kind and rich, we are willing to follow you away.
It's just that we still have elderly and children here who are in fragile health and I'm afraid they can't travel with you. "
"Nothing, just follow me and leave the twenty people. The rest will be supported by soldiers."
Seeing that Zhou Yuan did not force the elderly and children to relocate, the hermits were completely relieved.
Under their leadership, Zhou Yuan went to the so-called Zhujun's residence and found a three-story library here.
There are a large number of bamboo slips and books stored inside, as well as five servants who are dedicated to drying bamboo slips and protecting documents.
"Where is Zhujun's seal script?"
"Zhujun has many seal scripts. I wonder which one you are talking about?"
Zhou Yuan was surprised by the servant's words. He originally thought that Zhujun's seal script should be very precious and a unique secret text, but he didn't expect that there were multiple copies to choose from.
Through the introduction of the book servant, he learned that Zhujun's seal script would be re-recorded regularly. Every ten years, three copies would be re-recorded and placed in Zhujun's study, the mansion library and the underground library for preservation.
Among them are books that are hundreds of years old, books that are ten years old, and even newly recorded volumes.
"Old books, old books, and new volumes, give me one each."
"Whether you need annotations, noble Lord, Mr. Zhu has written a large number of annotated volumes, which is also within the scope of re-recording."
"Bring it with you. I just want to see what Mr. Zhu has done in these years."
After receiving Zhou Yuan's order, the five book servants began to get busy. They moved a bamboo and wooden box from the second and third floors respectively.
Then the bamboo slips in one area were taken down one by one and placed on the long book desk. Finally, a bamboo box was pulled out from the corner and placed next to the book desk.
"My lord, please take a look. Inside the bamboo box is Zhujun's seal script, and on the desk are the notes written by Zhujun."
Zhou Yuan was still a little in disbelief when this book about the bamboo fungus monster, which claimed to record the great disasters in the world and the causes of the secret realm, was placed in front of him.
It turns out that the so-called Zhujun seal script is so common and easy to obtain.
As he opened the bamboo slips and read them carefully, rows of clear and neat handwriting came into view.
"When I was a child, my family was poor and I had no food to eat. I often traveled through the bamboo sea looking for rats and bamboo shoots.
One day, I met a bamboo bear by chance and ran away in fear. I didn't want to stray into the depths of the bamboo sea and lose my way without knowing the way back. "
“Fortunately, there are dry bamboo forests in the Bamboo Sea, bamboo flowers are in full bloom, and bamboo rice is plentiful, so we can survive.
After I had my fill of bamboo rice, I used my mountain hoe to cut down the bamboo trees as a reminder, and then entered the bamboo sea to find my way back.
However, after many days of searching for a way to no avail, we encountered the wall of heaven and earth, which was obviously empty but as solid as a rock. "
"My heart was unwilling, and I patiently searched for other paths, but to no avail. I encountered the wall of heaven again.
He then became depressed and returned to the withered bamboo forest, intending to live there and spend the rest of his life there. ”
“Unexpectedly, one day it suddenly rained and the bamboo sea disappeared, leaving the ground covered with lush green and tender bamboo shoots.
One of the shoots was very strange, with nine sections, like jade, shining and shining, and unique among the bamboo shoots. ”
“I was very happy to see it, and wanted to take it away with me, so I dug it with a hoe, but it hurt its rhizome, causing it to wither instantly.
Unexpectedly, the bamboo died and a seal appeared on its own, saying that I had made an appointment with the bamboo king, and I became the king after getting the seal, but I still didn't know what it meant. ”
“Then strange phenomena occurred frequently, with bamboo shoots in the morning, forests at noon, flowers in the afternoon, withered at midnight, and bamboo ginsengs growing in the middle of the night.
I dared not sleep, thinking that I had damaged the sacred objects and caused chaos in the world.
Unexpectedly, the bamboo sea bloomed again the next day, with green bamboo as generals, withered bamboo as soldiers, green bamboo shoots as bravery, and bamboo flowers as archery. "
"I thought they came to avenge Yuzhu, because they were ashamed and timid, and just wanted to die quickly, but the bamboo soldiers were silent and just stood there.
I couldn't suppress the fear in my heart, and took the initiative to attack, but there was no response at all. "
"Then half a month of obsession entered my mind, and I continued to chop down the green bamboo shoots, wanting to anger them and kill me to avenge my sin.
One day at noon, the green bamboo shoots suddenly moved. I was about to die, but I didn't expect General Cuizhu to knock them away with his green bamboo spear, and the bamboos became active and swarmed up. "
"That day and that time, I realized the nobility of the bamboo king. This is my soldier and this is my bamboo country. "