I transmigrated to the Western Zhou dynasty as King Wu’s younger brother and awakened the [Civilization’s Kindling System]. Watch as I ensure my family’s legacy endures for five thousand years of Chinese history!
Amid the flames of the Battle of Muye, I used a solar eclipse to proclaim that Shang Zhou had lost the Mandate of Heaven;
As the Hundred Schools of Thought contended, I used the subtle teachings of the Rites of Zhou to guide Confucius and Mencius;
Beneath the iron hooves of the Five Barbarians’ upheaval, the astronomical chart I hid in a grotto foretold the glorious Tang dynasty!
When the ancestors from history textbooks respectfully call me “Sir”
The Son of Heaven of Zhou is my elder brother, and Laozi once asked me about the Dao;
Li Bai poured wine for me, and Wang Yangming guarded my tomb!
From the trigrams on the Nine Tripod Cauldrons to the chiming clock of the Forbidden City,
This family holds the Book of Changes in its left hand and a flintlock in its right,
Forging the most outrageous legacy through five thousand years of blood and fire
(Don’t ask. The answer is, our ancestors already did it all!)
Praise, praise, praise, there are too few articles of this type.
Hurry up and write, why are there so few?