Chapter 46: Threefold Reflection Transforms Heaven and Earth
Fang Xun recognized the visitor at once.
Both were disciples under Dong Chunqiu. The man before him was Shen Qinghe, who held the post of Supervising Censor.
After coldly reading out the imperial decree, Shen Qinghe looked at Fang Xun. Yet his expression suddenly softened.
“Junior Brother Fang, there is no need to lose heart. This assignment to Dongshan may yet present an opportunity to redeem yourself through merit.”
Hearing this, Fang Xun abruptly raised his head, forcing a trace of spirit back into himself.
“What does Senior Brother Shen mean?”
“You should know that the Imperial Mausoleum was constructed for His Majesty. It spans an entire commandery, replicates the terrain of the thirteen provinces, gathers the rarest treasures of all living beings under heaven, and imitates a world of its own. Construction began at the founding of the dynasty and remains unfinished even now.”
“Mohists oversee its construction, Military strategists guard it, Legalists supervise it, Yin-Yang practitioners nurture its vital currents, and Historians inscribe its legacy. There is even a clan tasked with guarding the mausoleum…”
“A place of such importance should have been impregnable.”