Genshin Impact: Zhongli discovered that he was stealing tributes at the beginning

In the old aristocratic era, the nobles of Mondstadt never wrote history and prohibited the circulation of folk historical allegorical poems. Legend has it that this was because they were well aware of their own depravity, and therefore tried their best to avoid being recorded in the annals of history alongside their heroic and glorious ancestors.

"This bow was once owned by the proud Lawrence family. They play the role of warriors pioneering in the ice and snow.

The first act of the ritual drama tells the story of the pioneers who conquered the earth with their strength and wisdom.

Throughout history, they have always played this role even if the rituals are no longer performed. But the character was ultimately misinterpreted. They gradually regarded themselves as conquerors and gradually embarked on a distorted path. ——The Ritual Bow

In the darkest period of Mondstadt's history, the oppressed people made many efforts to resist, and many touching stories were born:

A band composed of a swordsman, a violinist, and a conductor came to Mondstadt in the dark times. A violinist from Fontaine fell in love with a commoner girl, but the girl was chosen as the princess of the badminton festival. At that time, the badminton festival was a carnival only for the nobles, and the girl's fate was obviously destined.

The violinist was dissatisfied with the behavior of the nobles, and he and his companions prepared to launch an uprising. Cluzlid of the Lawrence family couldn't stand the nobles who always did all kinds of evil. After learning about the situation, he hit it off with the band members and joined the uprising.

But how can a band shake the old aristocracy that has been decayed for thousands of years? The uprising failed, the violinist and conductor died, and the swordsmen became gladiator slaves. Chryuzlid was exiled by his family, but he did not give up his efforts to overthrow the old nobility.

"Legend has it that after he was deposed, with the will to destroy his colleagues, he established an underground organization dedicated to overthrowing the nobles, and actively assisted in the uprising of exotic gladiator slaves from the far west. ——Zhong Jian

"The Mariachi band was founded in the era of the old aristocracy. It was once called the sword band by people with hope or fear.

In Mondstadt at that time, even poetry was not free.

Using swords as flutes and bows as harps, they brought songs of resistance.

Finally, he tried to break into the city and punish the tyrannical old nobles. The Sword Band is no more, their resistance forgotten.

But the will to fight, like blood, will be passed down forever. ——Wandering Movement』

"There is a dashing sword dancer in the mariachi band. After the band's plan to kill the old nobles failed, she was turned into a gladiatorial slave.

Even though she lost all hope and all her companions, her sword still sang a song of light during the desperate duel, and she was called "the swordsman like the morning light." ——Flute Sword

"After the uprising failed, everyone in the band dispersed and fled. The violinist stayed at the end, plucking the strings and letting arrows fall like rain to cover his companions.

The music and arrows eventually ran out.

The violinist came from the gorgeous and exotic Fontaine. He traveled to many countries in search of his true heart and destiny. It is said that he did not regret his fate of dying anonymously in a foreign country.

His only regret is that he finally discovered love, but never had the chance to sing a love song - Jue Xian.

"Thousands of years ago, a band wandered the earth. The orchestra has no music score. It sings what it sees and plays what it hears.

As the band became more aware of the vastness of the world, the members used notes as language to write down what they saw and heard.

And just like all feasts in the world come to an end, the orchestra itself also has its moments. When everyone was struck down by fate, the instrument was buried under the dust. ——The band that wanders the earth』

"For old friends, for close friends, for the wine tables and benches where no one will push glasses and place wine.

For freedom, for life, for revenge on the evil that took away her smile.

With determination, the traveler plucked the last string and shot the last sharp arrow. ——Walker’s Heart』

The noble squire knight with the blood of Legenfend was deeply moved after watching the sword dance of the gladiatorial girl, activated the blood of resistance hidden in the depths, and decided on the knight name "Morning" for himself.

In the following excerpt from the autobiographical poem "The Song of Squires and Knights" by Leggenfend, the Knight of the Morning, we may get a glimpse of Mondstadt under the rule of the brutal aristocracy.

I wandered through every street of Mondstadt,

The air is filled with the smell of misfortune and intoxication

I see the most arrogant powerful people,

I saw the most miserable poor people.

A cobweb of dark streets separated them in two,

The tinkling sound in the dark night is the shackles of the soul.

While patrolling the streets of Mondstadt at night,

Colleagues and superiors once shouted:

"We are knights of the stars, so keep your head up!

The noble flag among the stars is the way to protect! "

But I have never looked up at the stars or laid my eyes on the flag,

I just couldn't ignore those dirty street corners.

The shabby merchant sobbed silently,

The old soldiers sighed with blood,

On the dead silent streets at midnight,

A girl abandoned by a noble prays for Barbatos' kindness.

The desolate winds shook the church,

The volume carries sorrow and scratches the gorgeous palace wall.

Every cry of every mother,

Every cry of every toddler.

Enough to carve a crack in the strongest shield,

Strong enough to bend the sharpest spear.

These sounds made me shiver.

But in the tall palaces and castles,

In the majestic sanctuary where the west wind howls...

The moans of the ants are not heard.

......

An illegitimate son of a nobleman named Eberhart hoped to become the patriarch and restore the glory of the past nobles. However, he was not of orthodox noble blood, so he tried to get rid of the family's eldest son Parsifal and the family. among those who oppose him.

Eberhart started his own plan. First, he found a gun witch who hunted thieves as a teacher to learn spear skills. As a spear is easy to use as a weapon and can easily form combat effectiveness, the old nobles banned the use of long spears in order to suppress resistance, so Eberhart Hart can only practice the clan shotgun he secretly built at night.

"Nobles believe that people of noble birth should fight with long swords.

The sound made when the sword blade strikes is the harmonious singing of noble souls.

The gun, like the crossbow, is a weapon for humble gladiators and civilians. Common people holding pitchforks and pointed wooden sticks have a chance of winning against nobles holding swords. This is undoubtedly a fact that the rulers of the past found difficult to accept. ——Clan shotgun

Later, Eberhardt encouraged Parsifal to become a knight-errant, and Parsifal secretly fell in love with the Gun Witch while he was doing chivalry.

But later, Eberhart secretly manipulated and told Parsifal that the nobles had launched an arrest of the thieves, and Parsifal began to escape.

"Narrative poems describing the virtues of ancestors in ancient times planted the seeds of rebellion in the hearts of aristocratic youths.

The son of a famous family abandoned the family, stole the sword and hid in the streets. He patrolled the dark alleys and taverns like ordinary civilians, and used the swordsmanship taught by the aristocrats to rob the rich and give to the poor.

And the youthful years of singing and drinking will eventually come to an end.

Finally, under the moonlight, he buried the long sword that had been with him for many years. ——Flash in the dark alley』

To ensure that the plan was foolproof, Eberhart killed the Gun Witch who might have known about it after leaving the army. He also lured the opponents in the family to the snowy mountains to get rid of them.

After a hard battle, he was seriously injured and planned to sail back to Mondstadt from the snowy mountains, but he was lost in the vast sea.

"Priscilla, if unfortunately everything comes to light, go to Cape Lookout and light up the smoke."

But until the family's hawks and dogs had a vague insight into the latitude and longitude of the incident, the shadow of the sail never appeared on the cape. ——Front of the Wind"

"The girl who designed the spear is said to be able to see the gap between death and the end of life.

"Maybe everything hopes to die." The girl who can see the death of everything, but has no chance of death, thought to herself.

With music, she found love. With love comes the gap between her death.

In the end, the pain of Zhao's ending finally made the witch understand that the reason for her death was her fear of death.

Afraid of death because there are things and people I care about - Liuyue Needle』

Parsifal fled to the distant sea and became the first mate of the ship in Liyue. He drank all day long and tried to forget the girl in his hometown. Eventually, he was unfortunately buried in the belly of a sea beast.

"Some say it is a hunt from a victorious pirate, others say it is a spoil of plunder.

But when the evening glow ends and the sails are lowered, the first mate will always wipe his sword gently, recalling the old dream of the Kingdom of Wind, recalling his lost time as a ranger, recalling the girl he met in his hometown, and the fruitless journey. Love, and the promise of reunion. ——Iron Bee Sting』

"The delicate wine cup slipped from the first mate's hand, causing only small waves on the sea surface.

What has it experienced among the fleeting fish, in the abyss of the ocean where the light is fading?

What had he experienced in the quiet dark alley, in front of the carved window bars of the tryst?

The dark gold wine cup slowly sinks, sinking into the dream of the sea monster, sinking into the dream of the first mate...——The Sinking Heart』