Chapter 69: Another Fire
He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world.
Li Ji was well aware of this. He believed that it would be difficult to gain a foothold in troubled times by relying solely on force without intelligence.
He felt that Zhai Rang's treatment of Wang Lang was unfair, and that Zhai Rang was not the best person to lead the way.
Wang Lang was the second-in-command, and he was always doing all kinds of shady things to bully people and exclude them. Couldn't Zhai Facao see it?
Could it be due to Wang Lang's tyranny or his power?
Troubles arise within the family, so first of all, a group must not let itself become chaotic.
Now, the world is in chaos, who will win? It is still difficult to determine, how can we just stay at the level of plunder.
Li Ji believed that only by "helping the poor, regardless of relationship" can we unite the heroes of the world.
His idea of traveling back to the end of the Sui Dynasty and joining the uprising without any background was definitely not out of necessity to make a living.
He is trying to realize his life ambitions and self-worth.
Xingyang was his first base.
He also wanted to gain a foothold in Wagang.
Zhai Rang of Wagangzhai has the final say. If one wants to gain the right to speak, someone must occupy a core position.
It is obviously impossible for me to get promoted in a short period of time due to my age, so there is someone who can replace me, and that person is the housekeeper Li Ai.
Li Ai has both the strategy of Zhang Liang and the courage of Han Xin.
In order to allow the butler Li Ai to quickly occupy the leading position of the Wagang Army, Li Ji activated a trick card at this time.
This is a prize given by the system, and there are two more.
Can't waste it.
Li Ji was muttering the name of the system in his mind when suddenly the system sent a message alert sound.
"Ding!"
Information from the Time Tunnel Fate-Changing System: Ambitious people cannot be under others for long, and can implement the strategy of "changing the leader of a group of dragons".
To change the leader of a group of dragons means to try to replace the leading figure of Wagangzhai.
In the afternoon of that day, Li Ji came to Zhai Rang's central military tent.
When Zhai Rang saw Li Ji coming, he hurriedly stood up to greet him.
"Master Li never comes to visit you for no reason!"
Li Ji smiled and replied, "Li Ai has gone out to contact other leaders. I am alone in the room and feel bored."
"Yes, Wagangzhai must be far away from the downtown area and very quiet. It can't compare to Xingyang and Pingyuan County, where there are fun places to go."
Li Ji was silent for a while, then he said mysteriously:
"I heard from Li Ai that there are some ballads circulating in the market recently, saying things like 'Peaches and plums are silent, but people walk under them of their own accord.' 'Ten years of dreaming in Yangzhou, leaving behind a reputation as a brothel's fickle-minded man.'"
Zhai Rang burst into laughter when he heard this. He asked loudly:
"What can these words imply? Aren't they just an idiom and a line of poetry?"
"It means exactly what you said, that's true."
Zhai Rang looked at Li Ji in confusion, thinking, "You are so young, but you can only read faces. Can you really tell the difference?"
"In the first sentence, peach and plum trees reflect Li Ai. Although peach and plum trees are not ostentatious, there is an endless stream of people enjoying the cool or walking under the trees, which means that people's hearts are attached to them."
Zhai Rang was a little confused, but he suddenly became alert and asked:
"Then how do you understand the second sentence?"
Li Ji took a sip of tea and looked at the mountains in the distance.
"'Ten years' is a number, which means the limit of your Majesty's stay in Jiangdu. 'Dream of Yangzhou' means a fleeting dream."
He saw that Zhai Rang's eyes were wandering.
"'Qinglou' refers to the chaos in the imperial harem of the Sui Dynasty, and 'unfaithful reputation' refers to the disgrace of the emperor."
Zhai Rang wondered if the fairy was trying to trick his family. "桃李" clearly refers to the character "李".
You can't make far-fetched inferences based on just one word.
Suddenly, Li Ji said:
"'It forms a path for people to walk down' is related to green grass. The Book of Songs has a line 'He is picking mugwort. One day without seeing him feels like three years.' It contains the word 'mogi'."
Zhai Rang refused to give in. He argued loudly, "It's just that there's a hidden word 'Ai'. What does that prove?"
Seeing that Zhai Rang was still pretending to be confused, Li Ji directly said:
"It is said among the people that the Li family was in power and Yang Guang died in Yangzhou, so it is clear that Li Ai is the true emperor in the future, so I came here to surrender."
When Zhai Rang heard this, his whole body trembled.
"Master Li, do you think Li Ai is the real dragon who can replace Yang Guang?"
"I am a fortune teller, and of course I also read Feng Shui and deduce signs. I can't say too much about the mysteries in the words."
Zhai Rang suddenly felt that what Li Ji said made sense. He himself did not covet the top position in Wagang, but was willing to recommend others.
He himself also realized that Li Ai had a genius in forming alliances. So many rebels flocked to Wagang, which was also a reflection of Li Ai's contribution.
Li Ji said: "Occupying Wagang alone is only the first step. Now that many heroes have emerged, I hope that Zhai Facao will make a decision as soon as possible."
Zhai Rang said with a smile: "Please rest assured, sir. Since Li Ai can take on this important task, why should I be unhappy?"
"However, now is the time when talents are coming to us. Let's attract the heroes from all over the world first, and then we can make a decision."
Li Ji thought, as long as you, Zhai Facao, have the intention to change the owner, the change of owner of Wagang will be just around the corner.
Good things take time, so don't rush them.
After leaving Zhai Rang's mansion, Li Ji strolled on the mountains of Wagang.
He thought that Li Ji was learning fortune-telling from his master, and also taking into account Feng Shui and reincarnation.
So why did Zhai Rang choose this place as his base?
Li Ji saw the strategic position of Wagang and its complex terrain.
Wagang is located on the southeast bank of the Yellow River, facing the Baima Ferry of the Yellow River to the north and facing the Tongji Canal to the south.
To the west, across the Yellow River, it is only a hundred miles away from the Yongji Canal, and Wagang is located just outside the mouth of the Grand Canal.
The North-South Grand Canal was the main transportation artery of the Sui Dynasty, and Wagang was a strategic military location.
That is what Zhai Rang said, Wagang is a remote place in Dongjun.
Due to the frequent flooding of the Yellow River, the area is now covered with undulating hills and densely populated trees.
There are ditches and rivers crisscrossing, flocks of water birds, and reeds everywhere.
This place is convenient for both stationing troops and launching attacks.
Li Ji also saw that around Wagang, a magnificent wall with a radius of more than 20 square miles was built according to the terrain, which was very impressive.
Wagang is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and its reputation is well-deserved.
He now concluded that Wagang Mountain was indeed a rare Feng Shui treasure land.
From the perspective of Feng Shui: if there is no true qi vein under the cave, there will be thousands of mountains in front of you.
The Wagang Mountains are winding and have unique terrain.
However, whether one can condense the true dragon energy requires the guidance of a true dragon.
Who is the real person with dragon energy?
Is it Zhai Rang? Is it Li Ai? Or is there someone else?
When looking at the location of a burial site, generally speaking, it should be surrounded by mountains and water, be able to store wind and gather energy, have a lively dragon, and have sufficient dragon energy.
According to physiognomy, it takes three years to find a dragon and ten years to locate a cave.
To select acupuncture points, one must look at the dragon vein and then determine the acupuncture point.
The acupoint pressing must be precise, as the slightest mistake will lead to a huge error.
Each acupoint is different and should be treated according to local conditions.
High places should be protected from wind, low places should be protected from water.
A large one should be made wide, and a small one should be made narrow.
Thin people should sink, and fat people should float.
Analyzing from the perspective of Feng Shui's momentum and shape, Wagang Mountain can be considered first-rate, but only people with dragon energy can match their virtue and position.
It seems that we can only follow the map and wait for some time.
If he wants to realize his plan, someone needs to add fuel to the fire.
Who is the best person to start the fire?
He thought, let's wait until Li Ai comes back before discussing it...
