Enchanting. Let me a share a story that perhaps no one will ever read. In the days of the old, there was a kingdom called Li. Amongst the mountains and rivers, rich valleys and forests, it was well protected from any invasion. Though unfriendly eyes were observing its riches and envious of the prominence and virtues of their people - none was troubled by their attacks, for all was out of reach for evils that ever dreamed of ruining the happiness of the kingdom of Li. The ministers, the army and the people lived well organized, thriving in virtue and excellence, whenever the smallest of theirs suffered some grievance, he was relieved by advices from sages, whenever one suffered from hunger, he was helped by his neighbors. Justice ruled in the kingdom, and whenever people had a grievance or a petty affair deemed inappropriate, the punishments were small and gentle, and restored order quickly, with the wrongdoers reformed and participating in the good of the whole even more. In the middle of the kingdom there was a stone palace, surrounded by four temples in the mountains. The four temples were training sages, teachers, ministers, men and women of excellence, two temples were training females, two temples were training males. The stone palace was the center of government, from which mounted horseman regularly were dispatched to survey the kingdom, and to bring news from the people. There was an emperor and and empress living in the stone palace in the center of the kingdom - as was common knowledge. They were said to give commands to the Council of the Wise. People praised them at hearts, but never seen them, ministers and wisemen praised them amongst people, but rarely said a word about them. The order lasted for centuries - so they say, until a kingdom close to the country of Li decided to attack the rich and wise kingdom. The armies of Li resolutely swept away the invader, but amongst them there was a diplomat and a spy. Upon defeat the diplomat agreed with the spy that the latter will observe the Empress and the Emperor and report anything he sees or hears. The diplomat arrived at the county of four temples and each time he wanted to see the rulers, the ministers said: “-They do not grant audience to anyone, talk with us.” He insisted, but was told off all the time. Meanwhile the spy managed to pass through guards and lurking into the stone chamber of the stone palace he wanted to spy on the Emperor and the Empress. But the mighty hall was empty, there were just two stone figures. One of a male in stone, the latter of a female in stone, all beautifully carved. There was not a hint of any life in the stone chamber, the door were sealed and as he pried through the little whole in the roof. He reported back to the diplomat: -”It’s all a lie, there is no Emperor, there is no Empress, people of Li are governed by vicious lies of ministers and deceitful sages”. The diplomat begun talking with the people, who disbelieved and mocked him, that their beloved rulers are non-existent, or are stones at most. Yet, there was one boy who cried and believed him, the rumors begun to spread, soon the ministers and sages needed to accede, and communicated this fact to the people. They admitted that they have governed them to the best of the intents of an ancient sage to set immortal virtue in place of the living, so that all look up to these who cannot change, like stone, that themselves are governed by sacredness of Providence of the Yellow King and Queen of Heavens. This order lasted for centuries, and for centuries sacred, it granted longevity of beauty, peace and virtue to the people. The people grieved, some believing that in truth the Emperor and Empress were assassinated, others that in fact it was a lie. Soon, internal strife begun, justice was banished from the land, petty crimes turned into awful crimes, wise people becried the times and said that evil daimons have inflicted this upon the land. Meanwhile, the wretched diplomat and the spy reported to their kingdom that the armies can gather once more. They conquered the once-great land of Li, exposed the statues of the Empress and Emperor to the people and smashed them to pieces. Since then, no great happiness visited the land, the decay of the transient, the disorder and order of change, people told stories centuries later, some telling of beautiful times when the stone statues lived, and governed the land, others of lordship of the Gods over the land of Li. But never again were such Golden Times on Earth as under the guardianship of the Council of the Wise, and the Stone Emperorship. It was only said that when the stones were shattered, beautiful orchards started to grow, even nowadays, though discovered only by people who resembled the people of Li.
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Enchanting. Let me a share a story that perhaps no one will ever read.
In the days of the old, there was a kingdom called Li. Amongst the mountains and rivers, rich valleys and forests, it was well protected from any invasion. Though unfriendly eyes were observing its riches and envious of the prominence and virtues of their people - none was troubled by their attacks, for all was out of reach for evils that ever dreamed of ruining the happiness of the kingdom of Li. The ministers, the army and the people lived well organized, thriving in virtue and excellence, whenever the smallest of theirs suffered some grievance, he was relieved by advices from sages, whenever one suffered from hunger, he was helped by his neighbors. Justice ruled in the kingdom, and whenever people had a grievance or a petty affair deemed inappropriate, the punishments were small and gentle, and restored order quickly, with the wrongdoers reformed and participating in the good of the whole even more.
In the middle of the kingdom there was a stone palace, surrounded by four temples in the mountains. The four temples were training sages, teachers, ministers, men and women of excellence, two temples were training females, two temples were training males. The stone palace was the center of government, from which mounted horseman regularly were dispatched to survey the kingdom, and to bring news from the people. There was an emperor and and empress living in the stone palace in the center of the kingdom - as was common knowledge. They were said to give commands to the Council of the Wise. People praised them at hearts, but never seen them, ministers and wisemen praised them amongst people, but rarely said a word about them.
The order lasted for centuries - so they say, until a kingdom close to the country of Li decided to attack the rich and wise kingdom. The armies of Li resolutely swept away the invader, but amongst them there was a diplomat and a spy. Upon defeat the diplomat agreed with the spy that the latter will observe the Empress and the Emperor and report anything he sees or hears. The diplomat arrived at the county of four temples and each time he wanted to see the rulers, the ministers said:
“-They do not grant audience to anyone, talk with us.” He insisted, but was told off all the time.
Meanwhile the spy managed to pass through guards and lurking into the stone chamber of the stone palace he wanted to spy on the Emperor and the Empress. But the mighty hall was empty, there were just two stone figures. One of a male in stone, the latter of a female in stone, all beautifully carved. There was not a hint of any life in the stone chamber, the door were sealed and as he pried through the little whole in the roof.
He reported back to the diplomat: -”It’s all a lie, there is no Emperor, there is no Empress, people of Li are governed by vicious lies of ministers and deceitful sages”.
The diplomat begun talking with the people, who disbelieved and mocked him, that their beloved rulers are non-existent, or are stones at most. Yet, there was one boy who cried and believed him, the rumors begun to spread, soon the ministers and sages needed to accede, and communicated this fact to the people. They admitted that they have governed them to the best of the intents of an ancient sage to set immortal virtue in place of the living, so that all look up to these who cannot change, like stone, that themselves are governed by sacredness of Providence of the Yellow King and Queen of Heavens.
This order lasted for centuries, and for centuries sacred, it granted longevity of beauty, peace and virtue to the people. The people grieved, some believing that in truth the Emperor and Empress were assassinated, others that in fact it was a lie.
Soon, internal strife begun, justice was banished from the land, petty crimes turned into awful crimes, wise people becried the times and said that evil daimons have inflicted this upon the land.
Meanwhile, the wretched diplomat and the spy reported to their kingdom that the armies can gather once more. They conquered the once-great land of Li, exposed the statues of the Empress and Emperor to the people and smashed them to pieces.
Since then, no great happiness visited the land, the decay of the transient, the disorder and order of change, people told stories centuries later, some telling of beautiful times when the stone statues lived, and governed the land, others of lordship of the Gods over the land of Li.
But never again were such Golden Times on Earth as under the guardianship of the Council of the Wise, and the Stone Emperorship.
It was only said that when the stones were shattered, beautiful orchards started to grow, even nowadays, though discovered only by people who resembled the people of Li.
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