Chapter 393: If Chang'an Jun becomes king, it will be destruction and rebirth
The convoy was moving along the Qinling Mountains, with five four-horse carriages in the middle. The five four-horse carriages looked almost the same, even the horses pulling them were of the same breed.
The five four-horse carriages were arranged in order from front to back, from carriage 1 to carriage 5. The two brothers Ying Zheng and Ying Chengjiao were randomly assigned to sit in a carriage every day, and stones of equal weight were placed in the remaining four carriages.
As a result, as long as the curtains were not lifted, the people in the cars would not reveal their true faces. Outsiders could not tell the difference between the five cars, whether from the depth of the ruts or the ups and downs of the carriages.
The First Emperor knew that this tour was fraught with dangers, and he insisted on doing so in order to lure out the remnants of the six kingdoms who were secretly engaged in trickery and eliminate potential hidden dangers to the Qin Empire. However, he had no intention of really sacrificing his life to meet the ancestors of the Qin State.
This way.
The five thousand troops first passed through Mount Wutai, which is rich in medicinal herbs and various natural treasures.
Zhao Gongming, who was named the Immortal Doctor, was overjoyed as he commanded the Qin army to mine medicinal herbs.
We passed the Guifeng Mountain, which is steep and tall, shaped like a jade, and full of natural beauty. We also saw the Gaoguan Waterfall, which splashed rapidly, plunged into a deep pool, and roared like thunder.
Ying Chengjiao stood under the Gaoguan Waterfall and looked up, watching the silver flowers shatter and flow down thousands of feet, and whispered:
"A waterfall hangs over the bank, and the sky is white and white.
"Rain sprays on the wall all year round, and thunders all day long near the village."
Zhao Gongming, the most stylish doctor riding a black tiger in the caravan, was a court official, but he always followed Ying Chengjiao like his retainer and aide.
When he heard what Ying Chengjiao said, he first praised, then clapped his hands and laughed:
"The first three sentences are quite good, but the last sentence is that this place is rarely visited by people. There is no village within a thousand miles, and no one can often hear the sound of the thunder. I think the first three sentences should be realistic. I don't know why Chang'an Jun's last sentence turned into fantasy."
Ying Chengjiao said calmly:
"I am only quoting someone else's poem. The author of this poem is called Cen Shen. When Cen Shen was reciting the poem, there were indeed villages around Gaoguan Waterfall."
"It has been several years since I came out. In today's world, isn't poetry composed of four words?"
The poetry of the Qin Dynasty is "The Book of Songs".
Five- and seven-character quatrains and regulated verses such as "The orioles are singing on the island in the river" are all products of later generations.
“This is a poem from later times.”
Zhao Gongming was suddenly stunned. His big black face was frozen and he looked speechless.
"Changan Jun is joking."
[It seems that this God of Wealth is not as good as the old ghost. ]
Ying Chengjiao chuckled after a slight tentative move, but did not comment.
"I have seen a very powerful immortal, a member of the Yin-Yang family, who can tell fortunes and call the wind and rain. Can't Mr. Zhao do the same?"
The two things that Guiguzi calculated that he was a person from the future and caused a downpour in the middle of the night left a deep impression on Ying Chengjiao.
Zhao Gongming looked at Ying Chengjiao's faint smile and couldn't tell for a moment whether Ying Chengjiao was serious or just talking nonsense.
After a long pause, Fang said:
"As for divination, I can do it.
"But I have never heard of summoning wind and rain.
“If Lord Chang’an has really seen someone do this, then perhaps that person is not a human, but a deity.
"Could you please tell me in detail how it summons the wind and rain?"
Zhao Gongming pointed to the clear blue sky above his head.
"How can such a sunny day suddenly bring about thunder and lightning, and heavy rain?"
Ying Chengjiao recalled what Guiguzi had done that day.
“Not so fast.
"During the day, the sky is clear and bright. At night, it is covered with dark clouds and it rains heavily."
Zhao Gongming looked as if it was just what he expected, and said with a smile:
“That’s it.
"This is not a technique to summon wind and rain, it is just a simple divination. Everything has its own regularity, and divination is to grasp the regularity among them. We call it peeping into the secrets of heaven.
"That rainstorm was going to happen anyway. That person just knew about it in advance. Human power cannot change the power of nature."
[Just as I thought, it’s just a weather forecast. Immortal cultivation is indeed fake.]
Zhao Gongming's words confirmed Ying Chengjiao's guess.
Ying Chengjiao couldn't tell whether he was feeling more fortunate or sad at this moment.
He quickly gathered his thoughts, turned to Zhao Gongming, pointed at his face and said:
"Mr. Zhao, can you tell what my fate is?"
Zhao Gongming didn't even look at it and shook his head without thinking.
“Chang’an Jun has no destiny.
"Not everyone has a destiny. All living things are like drops of water in the ocean or sand in the desert. How can everyone be a star sent down to earth?"
[Xu Fu said I was a greedy wolf, but I have no destiny when it comes to you? You can't see it because you are not well-trained. ]
Ying Chengjiao pursed his lips and looked at the First Emperor who was directing Li Si to carve his name in the distance.
"What is your Majesty's fate?"
Zhao Gongming said without hesitation:
“Ziwei!”
"There was once a great Yin-Yang master who said that I was born under the fate of a greedy wolf."
Zhao Gongming smiled contemptuously.
"Is this person worthy of the title of Great Yin-Yang Master?
“He’s making it up.
"They are either cunning people with ulterior motives, or they are arrogant people who have just entered the way of yin and yang and have not yet started but think they are something special."
The thunderous voice and the sound of thunder from the waterfall mixed together, and it was hard to tell which one was louder.
Looking at Zhao Gongming's suddenly arrogant face, Ying Chengjiao pretended to reach out to touch Heihu's head, but Heihu bared his teeth in warning, so he smiled and stopped.
"Is there a possibility that this great Yin-Yang master's Yin-Yang technique is higher than Mr. Zhao's, so he can see that I have the fate of Tan Lang, but Mr. Zhao can't see it."
"In the Yin-Yang world, there must be someone who has gone further than Gongming, but he definitely won't be the person Chang'an Jun is talking about."
"Why are you so sure, Mr. Zhao?"
Zhao Gongming said:
“Chang’an Jun’s temperament is hard to predict.
"To be honest, but to tell lies from time to time is indeed in line with the cunning nature of Tan Lang.
"Chang'an Jun has mastered the Yellow Emperor's teachings at such a young age. He must have been close to women but abstained from them. This is consistent with the star master of Tan Lang Peach Blossom, who is obsessed with women but is extremely cold-hearted.
"But even if Chang'an Jun and Tan Lang are matched in every way, he is definitely not Tan Lang."
Ying Chengjiao smiled and said:
"Is it because Mr. Zhao looked at Cheng Jiao's face and concluded that Cheng Jiao had no destiny? Is there no one in this world who has a destiny but doesn't show it?"
"have."
"Then why can't Cheng Jiao have the Tan Lang fate but not show it?"
"Because I have seen Tan Lang." Zhao Gongming said in a deep voice: "There are not two Tan Lang stars in the sky, and there will not be two Tan Lang stars on the earth!"
Ying Chengjiao felt a little headache and gently massaged his temples.
[First it was Guiguzi, then Xu Fu, and finally Zhao Gongming. Did I mess with the Yin-Yang School and the Immortal School? ]
[The question is, why do you get different results from fortune-telling and stargazing? Can't you come to a consensus? ]
[Three people saw that Mars was in the heart and came to three different conclusions. Are you also divided among yourselves like the Mohists? ]
[If Tan Lang said that what Zhao Gongming said was true, then why did Xu Fu frame me when we first met? Is he really so petty that he wanted to kill me just because I fell? ]
[It’s a mess. It’s too messy. The more information I know, the less clear things become.]
"Chang'an Jun is feeling depressed. What is the reason for your depression? Tell Gongming and he will help you understand."
Zhao Gongming is a kind-hearted person.
Ying Chengjiao said gratefully:
“I was just looking for Mr. Zhao to clear up my confusion.
"I once received a letter with three prophecies on it, about the great catastrophe of Mars guarding the heart. I will read them to you.
"Chu has three surnames. If Qin is destroyed, Chu will be the one. This is a great disaster. The three surnames are originally different.
"Ziwei leaves the palace, and Mars leaves its position, and then guards the heart, and the three surnames are together.
"To break this calamity, Ziwei must not leave the center palace. Ziwei is the master of life, and the stars are dim.
"That's all I have to say. What do you think of this, Mr. Zhao?"
When Zhao Gongming heard this, his face suddenly became extremely serious. He frowned and thought for a long time without saying a word.
Ying Chengjiao waited patiently.
This dark-faced strong man, who later became a god and was worshipped as the God of Wealth and War by Taoism and respectfully called Marshal Zhao, thought for a long time, from day to night.
During this time, he was calculating with his fingers, looking at the stars in the sky, and squatting on the ground, using tree branches to draw patterns that Ying Chengjiao could not understand.
The First Emperor's caravan had no plan to camp here. When it was time to leave, the First Emperor came to call his brother.
Ying Chengjiao didn't want to disturb Zhao Gongming, so he waved his hand and asked the convoy to go first.
When the First Emperor learned of the situation, he ordered 5,000 troops to set up camp around Gaoguan Waterfall, under the pretext of admiring the waterfall at night, but in fact it was to protect Zhao Gongming, who was valued by his younger brother.
The convoy, which was about to set off a long time ago, temporarily stopped here.
At Chou time in the night, the sound of insects chirping was endless. After hearing the three prophecies, Zhao Gongming, who was like a demon, finally woke up.
He shuddered and looked around.
The closest one was the black tiger he had raised since childhood. The black tiger lay on the ground, raised its head, stretched out its big tongue, which was almost as big as a human face, and gently licked the back of Zhao Gongming's hand.
The second closest person was Ying Chengjiao, who was lying on the grass with his legs crossed, holding a piece of grass in his mouth, looking up at the starry sky and humming an unknown song.
The outermost area is the Qin army's encirclement, and several squads of Qin soldiers are patrolling in turns.
Noticing that Zhao Gongming's breathing was gradually stabilizing, Ying Chengjiao turned his head and saw that Zhao Gongming was awake. He was delighted, crossed his legs and said with a smile:
"Mr. Zhao has figured it out?"
Zhao Gongming crouched down, moved closer to Ying Chengjiao, lowered his voice, and the thunder turned into the buzz of a mosquito.
"What's Chang'an Jun's last name?"
"Ying."
"What about Shi?"
"If I have to choose one, it should be Qin."
The first monarch of the Qin State was Qin Fuzi, a king and a member of the royal family, who took his fiefdom as his surname.
The emperor sits on the throne of the world and does not use a clan name, so Ying Zheng had no clan name.
Ying Chengjiao was not interested in surnames. He was too lazy to come up with so many names and always thought that he had no surname.
"That's strange, it shouldn't be like that."
Zhao Gongming murmured.
"What's so strange? Don't tell me to keep half and half."
Ying Chengjiao asked further.
“Then Gongming will speak directly.
"Is there a close connection between Chang'an Jun and the State of Chu?"
“…”
Ying Chengjiao understood the meaning of the music from the sound of the strings, pointed at the tip of his nose with a look of astonishment, and said:
"You said I am one of the three surnames?"
Ying Chengjiao thought about many people but never thought about himself. How could he be one of the three surnames that destroyed the Qin State?
When Zhao Gongming saw Ying Chengjiao's reaction, he knew that he had guessed correctly. This Qin Chang'an Jun had a close relationship with the Chu State.
The dark-faced sturdy man said in a deep voice:
"The three surnames are just metaphors. They could be three people with different surnames or clan names, or three forces with different banners. They only have one thing in common, which is the Chu State.
"The person who can calculate these three prophecies has gone much further in the way of yin and yang than Gongming. I calculated it, and it is exactly right. Every word is like a pearl. I have never seen such an accurate prophecy in my life."
If the difficulty of actively peeping into the sky is 100, then the difficulty of working backwards is 5. It's like looking at a difficult problem, it's hard to solve it, but it's easy to work backwards by looking at the detailed answer.
Ying Chengjiao never thought that in the end, Yinghuo Shouxin would still put himself in it.
When it comes to the orthodoxy of the Chu State, he, as the head of the Qin State's Chu-related relatives, meets all the requirements except for his surname.
After the initial shock, Ying Chengjiao came to his senses and waved his hand nonchalantly.
"Impossible, I will never destroy the Qin State. Your calculation is definitely wrong."
Zhao Gongming said in a deep voice:
"Earlier, Chang'an Jun once said that a great Yin-Yang master said that Chang'an Jun had the fate of a greedy wolf. I said that this person is not worthy of being called a great Yin-Yang master. He is either deceitful or arrogant.
"Now that I think about it, it was me, Zhao Gongming, who was arrogant.
"He knew that Chang'an Jun was not born under the Tan Lang fate, but he could see that Chang'an Jun was one of the three surnames. If it were just a prophecy, Your Majesty would definitely not believe it. The Tan Lang theory is more convincing.
"The title of Great Onmyoji is well deserved."
“…”
Ying Chengjiao's words are concluded.
[If you put it that way, it seems to be true...]
Zhao Gongming then said:
"I wonder where this person is now. Can I meet him?"
Ying Chengjiao said casually:
"Dead."
Zhao Gongming was stunned.
"My brother killed him personally."
“…”
Zhao Gongming wanted to say something but stopped himself, the corners of his mouth twitching uncontrollably.
"You told me first that this was the right choice. If this statement reaches my brother's ears first, I will be able to eat black tiger meat tomorrow."
Ying Chengjiao looked at the huge black tiger lying on the ground and said.
The black tiger sensed the malicious intent of the man in front of him and growled with his mouth wide open.
Zhao Gongming remained silent and said no more.
"If I am one of the surnames, then who are the other two?"
"...Kouming doesn't know."
"I don't know? Then how did you figure mine out?"
"To be honest, I can only see that Chang'an Jun has a kind heart, nothing else. I deduced this based on Chang'an Jun's prophecy and the actions of the previous Great Yin-Yang Master."
Ying Chengjiao found this funny and said:
"In other words, you just made up a reasonable excuse for Xu Fu's actions, right?"
[It turns out that his name is Xu Fu. ]
Zhao Gongming said in a deep voice:
"This is not a fabrication. Didn't Chang'an Jun keep asking why Gongming surrendered?"
Ying Chengjiao nodded quickly and said with a smile:
"Why, you're finally willing to tell me?"
Zhao Gongming said:
"The reason why I followed Chang'an Jun's advice and Your Majesty is because Your Majesty values Chang'an Jun, who has a kind heart, and the word 'benevolence' itself should not be used in Qin!
"Qin was tyrannical, so he died young.
"And Chang'an Jun lives by your Majesty's side, and your Majesty trusts him very much. This may be able to eliminate this disaster and turn violence into benevolence."
Ying Chengjiao shrugged.
"If that's the case, then I'm the savior of Qin. How can I be the murderer of destruction?"
Zhao Gongming spoke each word with emphasis.
“Dynasties change, and then they are rebuilt.
"If Chang'an Jun becomes king, it will be destruction, but also rebirth."
