
chuang tse aur pahala samrat

chuang tse aur pahala samrat italvi lekhak enaa russo kaa ack upanyaas haye. 2010 mein prakaashit, kahani vaastaviktaa key baare mein paathak key drishtikon parr sawal uthaati haye.
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kahani 2,222 saal pahale shuru hoti haye.
kissy bhee aitihaasik tathya kaa ullanghan karate hue, kinn key raajaa zena lii ney una chhah raajyon koo ekikrit kiya, jinamen raajya vibhajit thaa, kinn shee huang kii upaadhi lii, yaa pahale agast samrat kii upaadhi lii, joe unake saath samay kii shuruat mein punarjeevit huaa. 
kissy bhee aitihaasik tathya koo mitaane key liye joe unaki shakti koo avaidh banaa detaa aur unake bharosemand mantri shee luu kii sifaarishon kaa paalan karate hue, adesh diyaa thaa kii abb taka likhe gaye kissy bhee paath koo nasht curr diyaa jaae aur mahaan deewaar, terracotta senaa aur unake teen sou painsath kamare vaale mahal key nirmaan key liye sabse badee sambhav sankhya mein kathor shram kaidiyon koo praapt kiya jaae, joe naa kewal jimmedaar balki isake poore parivaar koo bhee dandit kartaa.
ack kitab aur dund key vistaar key kaaran chuang tse key parivaar koo nirvaasit curr diyaa gayaa thaa. chuang tse koo usaki doordarshi maan kii badaulat bachaaya gayaa, jisane usey janm key samay panjikrit naheen kiya thaa, jisase vaha sivil seva key liye agyaat hoe gayaa thaa.
usa dinn seey gyaarah saal beet chuke they. chuang tse badey hoe gaye they aur badala lene kii unaki lalsa bhee badh gaee thee.
iss beach, pahale samrat ney ack athah shakti praapt kii thee aur vaha ack kroor aur nirankush atyachari saabit huaa thaa. unake hajaaron dushman they jinn parr unhein najar rakhni thee aur sabhi praayashchitt sanskaron key bavjood, sitaaron ney unake liye ack bhayaanak haar aur kewal gyaarah varshon key shasson kii bhavishyavani kii thee. phir bhee samrat koo pataa naheen thaa kii usa sabse bhayaanak dushman kaa samay aaa gayaa thaa.
usa subah, harr subah kii tarah, chuang tse apani pealy dongi key saath nadee key kinare key liye nickle padaa. unhein samudra kii or naa jaane kii chetavani dee gaee thee, lekin chuang samrat key navintam aavishkaarah ack kampas kaa prayog karane key liye utsuk they. samrat ney unhein ashvasana diyaa thaa kii usa upkaran key upayog seey unhein hamesha sahee disha khojane mein madad millie hogi, lekin abhee taka chuang koo isaki pranali samajh mein naheen aaee thee.
vichalit hocker aur abb taka samudra key paas, usane toofaan key aagaman koo naheen dekhaa thaa. leey jaaya gayaa, ladka apani pakad khou baithaa aur laharon key neeche doob gayaa. neeche unhone ack deewaar kii upasthiti koo alag kiya joe satah seey dikhaai naheen dey rahee thee. usake paas jaanch karane kaa samay naheen thaah hinsak laharon ney usey deewaar parr fenk diyaa. 
kissy tarah key channel mein fanskar, aashvast hoe gayaa kii vaha marr chuka thaa aur abb usa surang key bheetar joe jeevit logon kii duniya koo mritakon key saath jodati haye, vaha abhee bhee iss sthiti key baare mein nishchit thaa jaba vaha ack rahasyamay mahal key chamkile rung key bageeche key beach mein phir seey ubhara joe kissy koo bhee agyaat thaa.
chang tse iss gupt sthaan kii khoj karane vaale pahale vyakti banane key liye dridh thaa.
lekin mahal kaa pataa lagaana aasaan naheen thaa, balki yeh ashant karane vaalaa thaah bageeche key chaaron taraf pauranik jaanvaron kii aakritiyon seey sajaaya gayaa thaa, joe baad kii duniya mein ack key saath they, phir bhee iss jagah kii bhavyata ney ack koo dafan kaksh key roop mein naheen maanaa. 
yeh taba thaa aur jaba vaha jhaadiyon key peechhe chhipa huaa thaa, tou chuang tse ney usey pahali baar dekhaa. 
vaha uda rhaa thaa... yaa balki, yeh vaha dhaarana thee joe unhone dee thee.
vaha achaanak vishal kamare key door key chhor seey dikhaai diyaa aur aise hill gayaa jaise usake pair kabhi jameen koo naheen chhoote. 
usane koee shore naheen kiya, naa hii sabse chhoti budd budd. isamen koee sandeh naheen kii mahal aur usake dwara pahane gaye vastron kaa nyaay karane key liye vaha mahaan janm kaa honah chaahiye; bhale hii, jaba seey ying jheng pahala samrat banaa, vidroh key darr seey, sabhi abhijaat varg koo rajdhani shahar mein jaane key liye majboor kiya aur vaha mahal vahaan seey bahut door thaa.
jaba vaha usa chhote prani key chehare parr nazar daaltaa thaa tou vaha apane vichaaron mein leane hoe jaataa thaa. vahaan unhein ehsas huaa kii vaha sirf ack bachcha thaa aur vaha lagbhag usee umr kaa hoe sakata thaa. usaki twacha alabaster kii tarah safed thee aur uska munh muskurahat key roop mein usake chehare parr gulab key rung kii rekha lugg rhaa thaa. naak aur usaki aankhen ekdam sahee theen... bund curr diye gaye. 
achaanak, rahasyamay bachcha gayab hoe gayaa aur chuang ney faisala kiya kii vaha abb aage kii koee jaanch karane key liye utsuk naheen haih vaha sthaan usey pareshan karane lagaa thaa.
vaha usee sthaan parr laut aaya jahan seey vaha aaya thaa, lekin jiss choora seey vaha aaya thaa vaha abb bund hoe gayaa thaa aur ack bachche dwara paalaa jaane key liye bahut bhaari thaa. 
chuang funce gayaa thaa, lekin usane vishvaas naheen khoya thaah vaha kaheen aur raasta khoj letaa. 
mahal mein pravesh karane key liye majboor hocker, usane aakhirkaar chhote ladke seey parichay karaaya aur ack chhipi hui goli kii badaulat pataa chalaa kii ladka samrat kaa gupt betaa thaa.
ladka janm seey andhaa thaa, lekin samrat logon koo yeh naheen bataa sakaa kii usane andhera kaa ack betaa paida kiya thaa aur naa hii divya vansh kaa thaa, naa hii uska jeevan leey liya. isaliye unhone una sabhi koo maar daala joe unake astitva key baare mein jaanate they aur ladke koo jangal key beach mein gupt mahal mein bund curr diyaa.
apane swabhaav koo dekhate hue, chuang tse pahale samrat kii santan kii or lautane key liye gambhir roop seey utsuk hotaa, vaha sub burai joe samrat ney apane parivaar parr daali thee, lekin mahsoos kiya kii bachcha sirf ack aur shikaar thaa, jaise kii way sabhi they, aggar way naheen they joe sabse adhik keemat chukaate they, tou pahale samrat key itane karib theh vaha apane jeevan seey vanchit thaa, bhale hii adhik sookshm tareeke seey, usake astitva seey incar kiya gayaa thaa.
jiss aspashtata kii duniya mein bachcha rahata thaa, usamen paani kii bauchhar, aavaaz aur jaanvaron kii awazon kii baari-baari seey khamoshi hii vaha sub jaanata thaa. 
phir bhee, inn sabke bavjood, jaba unhone apane pitaa key baare mein baat kii tou unhone garv seey kahaa, "merey pitaa prithvi parr sabse shaktishali vyakti hain. aur yahaan taka kii sabse dharmi, sabse majboot aur sabse bahadur bhee...phir vaha rook gayaa, ack pull key liye chup rhaa aur ulajhan mein parh gayaa, nishkarsh nikaalah" lekin main usey naheen jaanata! "
aur jaba yeye shabd abhee bhee kamare key beach mein apane sir parr ghoom rahey they aur bachcha apane dukh mein sthir rhaa, tou chuang tse ney ack vayask key roop mein apana pahala nirnay liya aur sabse achche purushon key roop mein vyavhaar kiyaah yeh pahali baar thaa jaba usane kissy koo pahale samrat key yogya bolate hue sunaa thaa aur yeh pahali baar thaa jaba unakaa una shabdon kaa khandan karane kaa koee irada naheen thaa.
ack lambi khamoshi key baad, bachche ney chuang kii or dekhaa aur saahaspoorvak kahaah "merey pitaa mujhe dekhane naheen aaa sakate kyonki way bahut vyast hain! unhone prithvi parr sabse badaa samrajya banaaya. merey pitaa ney duniya banaai! yahee tou lekhak kahate hain!; phir apratyaashit roop seey vaha rook gayaa, aur bhramit hoe gayaa aur lagbhag vinati curr rhaa thaa, jaise kii bolane key liye prithvi parr sabhi saahas ikattha karane key liye, chuang seey poochha;" kripaya, aap joe kaee cheejen jaanate hain, mujhe bataaen... merey pitaa ney joe duniya banaai haye vaha cassie haye?"
yeh taba thaa jaba chuang ney anajaane mein apane bhaagya koo puuraa kiya. 
sabse pahale, unhone apane nae dost koo ack naam diyaa. unhone unhein kii kahaa, kii unake gyaan key anusaar, iska koee arth naheen thaah oorjaa joe sabhi parivartanon koo utpann karati thee; yahee kii kii duniya kaa saar thaa; doosari baat key roop mein, usa khalipan koo duniya key varnan seey bharane kaa faisala kiya, naa kii usake pitaa ney vaastav mein ise banaaya thaa, balki ladke koo nirash naheen karane key liye, jaise kii ack dinn hotaa, aur achchi tarah seey shuru karane key liye, usa vivaran seey shuru huaa joe kii sabse achchha jaanata thaah uska mahal.
unhone yuddh yaa utpeedan key binaa, dard yaa bimari key binaa ack adbhut duniya kaa chitran kiya, jisamen samay dheere-dheere bahata thaa. 
aur iss prakaar chuang ney ack aisee duniya koo chitrit kiya joe duniya key bilkul vipareet thee jise kii key pitaa ney vaastav mein banaaya thaa, lekin usee samay, unhone koee jhooth naheen kahaa thaah apane dost koo nirash naheen karane key liye, unhone bhavishya kaa varnan kiya.
kii mahal mein akela naheen rahata thaa; teen naukar usaki dekhbhal karate they aur unamen seey ack aaa rhaa thaa. jahir haye, kissy koo bhee chuang kii upasthiti key baare mein pataa naheen thaa aur aggar unhone usaki sthaapana kii hoti, tou iska matlab anta hotaa; iss beach lekhak karib aaa rhaa thaah ack aur kadam aur vaha unhein dekh letaa. 
darkar chuang ney apane chaaron or dekhaa, lekin chhipane key liye kaheen naheen thaa. unhone kii key chehare koo dekhaa joe iss beach peela parh gayaa thaa aur tabhi unhein ack vichaar aaya.
chuang ney jaldi seey khud koo kii key vishal peele aavaran key neeche chhipa liya aur anayas hii kii koo kuchh sujhaav fusfusaya kii usane vyavasthit roop seey dohraya, jisase lekhak koo lagaa kii bachche ney apani drishti praapt curr lii haye.
khushi seey, shastri ney anya sevakon key liye khabar vaapas laa dee, joe daud padey, jabaki kii aur chuang koo apane dhokhe mein jaari rakhane key liye majboor kiya gayaa thaa; lekin abb taka kii samajh gayaa thaa kii iss duniya mein cheejen kaise kaam karati hain aur loga kaise vyavhaar karate hain; chuang koo ashcharya huaa, kii usey pataa thaa kii usake andhepan key bavjood usake aspas kyaa hoe rhaa thaa. 
samrat koo buss itna hii bataana baaki thaa.
sabhi rakshaatmak aur nivaarak upaayon key bavjood, pahale samrat koo kissy aise vyakti dwara jahar diyaa gayaa thaa jisake baare mein usey kabhi sandeh naheen thaah swayam. tou abb vaha intezar curr rhaa thaa. 
shastri aaya aur chillaayah "tumhara betaa dekh sakata haye! humm nishchit naheen hain kii vaha kitane samay seey dekhane lagaa haye, bhale hii humm yeh naheen kaha sakate kii vaha vaastav mein apani aankho seey dekhta haye, lekin vaha humm sabhi kii tulanaa mein bahut behtar aur bahut aage dekhta haye!; 
samrat ney taba khud koo kursi parr fenk diyaah vaha khush thaa, usey garv thaa aur aakhirkaar abb jaane key liye swatantra thaa; usaki samprabhuta samaapt hoe gaee thee. 
unakaa ekmatra adesh kii kii maan koo soochit karna thaa. 
kii kii maan ney darbar seey kuchh hii door ack haveli mein sharan lii thee aur resham key keede paida kiye they. khush khabari parr maharani muskura dee aur kuchh aisaa kahaa joe usane pahale kabhi naheen kahaa thaa aur usee kaaran seey ise vishesh garv key saath ghoshit kiya, "meraa betaa samudra key paar sabhi deshon mein shasson karey, joe kabhi kissy kitab yaa kissy maanchitra parr dikhaai naheen diyaa haye aur naa hii kabhi hoga aur naa hii uska aur naa hii usake raajya kaa ullekh kiya jaayega, jaba taka kii main aisaa naheen kahata! baaki key liye, way sabhi joe sajaa parr kaam curr rahey hain, way apane gharon koo laut sakate hain. unake doshon koo mitaaya gayaa haye.
usee dinn naukar rajdhani shahar laut aaya, balki maharani kii aagyaon seey hairan thaa, joe samrat kii patni key roop mein usaki saral bhoomika seey bahut aage nickle gaee thee. lekin apani yatra key dauran bahut samay barbad karane key baad, joe usey apani duniya seey door leey aaya thaa, naukar koo pataa naheen chala sakata thaa kii maharani pahale seey hii apane sapanon, apani titliyon aur apane naukar key tej ghodon key kaaran kyaa jaanati theeh shastri seey baat karane key turant baad, samrat kii mrityu hoe gaee.
usa asamanya baatchit key turant baad, aakhirkaar agast key jeevan mein ack anandamaya kshan aaa gayaa thaa aur iss prakaar, koee antim sandesh naheen chhoda thaa. 
adalat ney, ghatana key liye taiyar naheen, samudaay koo mrityu kii ghoshana naheen kii thee aur mahaan samrat key avasheshon koo rajdhani shahar mein lautane parr namkeen machhali key saath ack dibbe mein chhipa diyaa thaa, jabaki apane uttaradhikari kii talash mein dhokhebaaz aur dhokhadhadi kii yojanaon kii sajish rachee thee.
maharani kii aagya koo puuraa karna hii ekmatra kaam thaa, jisamen aakhirkaar kaee logon kii unake gharon mein vaapsee dekhi gaee, jisamen chuang tse kaa parivaar bhee shamil thaa, halanki chhota kyu, jise abb iss naam seey bulaaya jaataa thaa, koo gupt mahal seey door leey jaaya gayaa thaa aur naa hii uska naam yaa usake raajya kaa phir kabhi ullekh kiya gayaa thaa. 
apani maan key adesh seey, unhein cheeni samudra key tata parr agyaat dweepon kaa kaam saunpa gayaa thaa, joe kabhi kissy maanchitra parr dikhaai naheen diye aur jisake baare mein kissy ney kabhi baat naheen kii. inn bhoomi parr, kii ney buddhimani seey shasson kiya, usa duniya kaa nirmaan kiya, jise unhone abb spasht roop seey dekhaa thaa, aur usa chhote seey chuang tse ney, anta mein ghar parr, unhein isake baare mein bataaya thaa.
isake bajaay, shastri maharani key paas laut aaya, usa adbhut dhaage kaa ack chhor leey curr usey duniya key doosari taraf leey aaya, logon aur deshon kii khoj kii, joe naa tou itane daraavane they aur naa hii unase itane alag they, aur aaj bhee ack adbhut sadak kholi jiska sheershak haih resham maarg.
qi kii duniya, jaisa kii chuang tse ney unhein bataaya thaa aur kii pahala samrat banaane mein whiffle rhaa, aaj bhee maujood haye. kuchh loga nishchit hain kii yeh samudra key beach mein teen pahaadon, pongane-saan, yongu-saan aur pangjang-saan, devtaon kaa ghar key beach ack dweep haye; anya loga ise peng laaee (swarg) kahate hain, lekin jahaan bhee yeh hoe sakata haye aur haalaanki ise kahaa jaataa haye, kii usa parr shasson karna jaari rakhta haye, aadami sapana dekhana jaari rakhta haye aur hamein buss ise khojana haye... hamaare dilon key neeche.