Mountains and Rivers as Hire

In the thirteenth year of Yongning in Dayan, the northern territory was lost, three states fell, and 200,000 refugees went south. But the court was still discussing her marriage endlessly. Shen Lingyi was born in the Shen family in Hedong. Her grandfather was an imperial master in three dynasties, and her father was a minister. She read sages' books since she was a child, learned piano and chess, and made a marriage contract with the prince at the age of fifteen. Everyone said that she was born to be rich and noble, and she was just waiting for the day when she would be crowned with phoenixes, crowned with flowers, and enter the East Palace. Until an urgent report from the northern border of 800 miles was sent to Chang'an, her father was convicted for advocating war, her brother died in the battle at Yanmen, and the entire Shen family was imprisoned. However, the military report that was supposed to determine the life and death of a hundred thousand soldiers was suppressed in Zhongshu Province for seven days. Seven days later, Yanmen City was destroyed. Shen Lingyi knew for the first time that a line in the history books, "The city fell, and many people died," fell to the world. It was an endless pile of bones under the city gate, people who fled south along the official road, and a coffin that her brother could never return to Chang'an. That year, she was seventeen years old. In order to save the Shen family, she personally broke off her marriage to the prince, dissipated half of her family property, and left Chang'an with a copy of the river defense map left by her father. Everyone thought that the most noble girl of the Shen family had finally accepted her fate and would live in silence for the rest of her life. But three months later, the Hedong granary was opened to provide relief to the people; half a year later, the wealthy family that had dominated water transportation for 20 years was uprooted; a year later, the imperial court received the first good news from the north. And behind everything, there is Shen Lingyi's name. She went from a boudoir girl to the front of the state government, from checking grain books, rectifying salt and iron, to raising military pay, and reopening trade routes. Later, when the world was in chaos and the princes gathered their troops to respect themselves, she simply wore armor and crossed the river, and shot down the vassal flag with one arrow in the old capital. The teacher who taught her the "Female Commandments" was very sad and asked her why a woman had to go to this point. Shen Lingyi lowered his eyes and wiped the blood from his sword, and said: "Sir, you have taught me that every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world." "Lingyi is not talented, but he is still considered one of the best in the world." Later, when the new emperor ascended the throne, officials discussed his merits. Some people in the court said that Shen Lingyi's merits were so great that he was a woman and that she was not suitable to live in a temple. That day, the Zhumen opened wide, and she walked from the end of the long staircase. Behind her were the nobles from Hedong, the generals from the north, and countless people across the mountains and rivers who had been saved by her. She didn't ask for the second position, nor did she ask for the iron book of alchemy. She wants the seal of Zhongshu Ling. Because Shen Lingyi has seen too many people decide which path a woman should take in her life, and she has also seen too many people sit in temples and decide life and death for thousands of people they have never met. So she walked far away, until one day no one could cross her and decide her own destiny for her. Until one day, the name she writes can decide where the world will go. —— Many years later, historians compiled the "Book of Yan" and debated endlessly about Shen Lingyi's life. Some people say that she is a powerful woman, some say that she has all the power in the government, and some say that she can turn the tide and hold up the building before it collapses. In the end, the newly revised history book left only a few words: "Ling Yi started from the Yongning Rebellion, and went through three dynasties. He settled the kings of Hedong, Fubei, and Ping. He paid homage to Zhongshu Ling and stayed in the position for twenty-one years." "When it rises to the sun, the world will be at peace." Reading Guide The history and official system are treated as an abstraction after referring to multiple dynasties. Intention: Even if you are in a humble situation, you can still cherish the mountains and rivers in your heart