Chapter 2: Trying Out the Technique
Chapter 2: Trying Out the Technique
Li Ji's eyes went dark and he fell onto the muddy sand on the shore.
An octogenarian pulled Li Ji out of the mud and said to him in comfort:
"Child, if the soldiers don't allow us to watch, then we won't watch. Let me introduce it to you. The largest dragon boat is the one Yang Guang rode on."
Li Ji wiped the dirt off the corners of his mouth and said enviously, "It's so luxurious. When can I go up there and sit on it? It will also satisfy my curiosity."
The old man smiled and said, "It's better not to ride it. This dragon boat is like the current Sui Empire. It will sink soon."
Li Ji asked in surprise: "What do you mean?"
The old man said mysteriously: "Yang Guang was aggressive and aggressive, conquering Goryeo, conquering the Turks in the north, and marching south to Jiangdu. Look, the treasury is empty."
Li Ji thought, this is also the reason:
"Now that rebellion has broken out and people are living in poverty, how can he continue to court his own death for long?"
Li Ji pondered the old man's words and estimated the size of the dragon boat team like an adult:
The dragon boat that Yang Guang rode on was forty-five feet high and about two hundred feet long. The entire dragon boat was divided into four decks.
The upper level of the dragon boat consists of the main hall, inner hall, east and west courts.
There are 120 rooms on the two middle floors, all decorated with gold and jade.
The lowest level of the dragon boat is roughly built and a bit crude. It is the place for the eunuchs to live.
Li Ji saw another boat slightly smaller than the dragon boat.
The old man went on to say, "This boat is called a flying dragon boat. It's not as magnificent as a dragon boat, but it's decorated just as exquisitely and luxuriously. Young man, do you know who's sitting on this boat?"
Li Ji replied in confusion:
"I am a young man with little knowledge and limited talent, so I would like to ask the elders for some guidance."
The old man said: "This Xiangchi boat is for Empress Xiao to ride."
At this time, Li Ji followed the direction of the old man's finger.
Looking back: There are nine floating boats on the canal, with three floors in the middle, serving as water palaces.
There are also thousands of ships with different styles, such as Yangcai, Zhuniao, Cangchi, Baihu, Xuanwu, Feixiang, Qingfu, Lingjiang, Louchuan, Bancang, Huangmiao, etc.
Seated on it were officials of the imperial court, concubines, and princesses, and loaded with offerings from hundreds of internal and external departments.
What surprised Li Ji the most was that there were dozens of boats with plain cloth curtains, such as Wulou, Daochang, Xuantan, etc., which were full of monks, nuns, Taoists and foreign guests.
Li Ji said self-deprecatingly: "Can a little fortune teller like me board your passenger ship? Do you still need me to sing a line of 'The moon sets, the crows cry, and the sky is full of frost'?"
The accompanying guards were on thousands of ships, including Pingcheng, Qinglong, Zhanchong, Tan, Bagui, and Dinge.
These boats were not pulled by trackers, but were led by the accompanying soldiers.
In Li Ji's eyes, the scene of Yang Guang going to the south of the Yangtze River was indeed spectacular and breathtaking.
It can be said that: Man can replace nature, but man is inferior to nature.
Looking around, the Tongji Canal is filled with boats, flags waving, and pleasure boats connected to each other, stretching for more than two hundred miles.
Lao Yang, Lao Yang, you have a really big imagination and you are really good at playing.
If you can write online novels, you can also become a platinum writer.
There were also several cavalry teams on the canal banks, escorting along the river day and night.
All the civil and military officials of the Eastern Capital followed.
A southern tour was equivalent to a "capital relocation" of the Sui Empire.
No wonder people say that Yang Guang was a spendthrift emperor. He made three tours, each more grand than the last.
Li Ji finally understood what the old man said.
Li Ji strolled along the shore for a long time, but as he was hungry, he had to say goodbye to the old man and return to the mountain temple from the shore.
He was very discouraged. Firstly, he had no chance to see Yang Guang, and secondly, he was beaten by the guards patrolling the river.
After traveling through time, he happened to see the dragon boats docking, but he had no chance to meet the emperor, and he couldn't help feeling disappointed.
Just as he was , five-colored clouds suddenly appeared in the sky. The clouds moved with the wind, as if following it.
He saw two middle-aged men, a master and a servant, walking on the path in front of the mountain temple .
The two men stood at the gate of the mountain god temple and saw the poems on both sides of the gate: Don't worry about having no friends on the road ahead, for everyone in the world knows you.
The owner was stunned for a moment and muttered in his heart:
"The fortune teller in this temple is really amazing. He told me my identity without even meeting me."
They walked into the temple and saw a map of Luoyang County from the "Map of Ten Counties in Henan Province" hanging on the back wall of the temple.
There is a couplet on both sides of the picture:
The first couplet is: Calculate the previous life, know the present life, predict the future;
The second line is: Protect life, maintain health, and cure all kinds of diseases.
The horizontal banner reads: Reverse your fortune.
The two people couldn't help but admire that the fortune teller's tone was really generous.
Li Ji was feeling annoyed when he saw two people coming in. He bowed hurriedly:
"Are you two pilgrims fortune tellers?"
An older man looked around the temple and said softly:
"My little disciple, my last name is Yu, and his last name is Yang, so we can call each other Old Yu and Old Yang. Excuse me, where is your master?"
Li Ji asked hurriedly, "Are you looking for my master to read your fortune? But my master passed away two years ago."
The two middle-aged men looked at each other, and Lao Yang said:
"Now that the old fortune teller is gone, there's no need to worry about my future."
Li Ji asked: "What do you two distinguished guests want to ask?"
Lao Yu said, "It's no use telling you no matter what you ask."
Li Ji said: "If you believe it, it's there. If you don't believe it, it's not there. But there is one thing that proves that I can predict the future."
The two middle-aged men smiled but did not answer.
Li Ji continued, "You have seen this dragon boat team, right? I can tell you with certainty that the dragon boats will run aground as they move forward."
When Lao Yu heard this, his face darkened. He drew his sword and grabbed Li Ji by the collar.
"I'll stab you to death with my sword. You're talking nonsense."
Li Ji shuddered. Could there be an error in the history book?
Old Yang asked in surprise, "Are you saying that the dragon boat encountered silt blocking the river? No way, the previous two times were smooth, how could there be silt this time?"
Li Ji said hurriedly: "My name is Li Ji, I will not change my surname or my given name. You will witness the miracle within seven days. Then, you can come back to find me."
Lao Yu said, "Well, if it doesn't come true, be careful with your little head."
Li Ji asked loudly: "What if it comes true then?"
Old Yang said generously: "Little brother, you can have gold, silver, house or car as you like."
Lao Yu interrupted and said, "You are still a child, forget about this Jiangdu beauty."
Li Ji laughed: "Old Yu, you are really good at making fun of me. You are bringing up all sorts of issues. I don't even have a house to live in, I don't even have enough food to eat, what do I want from a luxury car or a beautiful woman?"
Li Ji looked at Lao Yang's face carefully, and pondered it carefully using astrology and numerology in his mind.
Old Yang, the two bones above his eyebrows are so precious.
From the perspective of Zi Wei Dou Shu , the Zhongzhou School believes that there are 108 stars in Dou Shu, and the number 108 is the combination of 36 Tian Gang and 72 Di Sha.
The Ziwei natal chart is calculated based on the mutual influence of stars and palaces.
Refer to the twelve zodiac signs, the one hundred and eight stars and other information to deduce the different destinies of each person.
It’s the time and the luck.
