Volume 2: The King's Way Chapter 118: Changes in the Earth's Atmosphere
"Oh? You mean that the climate in Huainan has undergone a drastic change. From the current perspective... there is a high probability that a drought that occurs once in a hundred years will occur? The climate... turns out to be changing?" Bai Tu looked at Lu Su curiously.
"Of course it will change. Good times will come after bad times, prosperity will eventually lead to decline, ups and downs... all of these will happen. Normal changes in the geomagnetic atmosphere are also included in the survey of the Feng Shui Volume, but this time the change in the geomagnetic atmosphere in the Huainan area is by no means normal!" Lu Su said seriously.
"It's definitely not normal? Could it be that someone has affected the local climate in Huainan? What do you think?" Bai Tu felt that Lu Su seemed to have made some judgment.
"The Feng Shui Volume ranks third among the ten volumes of the Heavenly Book. No one knows what the first of the first two volumes is. However, I searched through ancient books and found some clues about the second volume. It should be the Luck Volume, which is said to be able to manipulate destiny..."
Bai Tu looked at Lu Su strangely. In fact, judging from the names of the heavenly scrolls revealed by Lu Su, Volume 2: Luck, Volume 3: Feng Shui, Volume 6: Name, Volume 8: Worship God...
Bai Tu has already anticipated that, if nothing unexpected happens, the ten volumes of the heavenly book should be "one fate, two luck, three feng shui, four accumulating good deeds, five reading, six reputation, seven appearance, eight respecting gods, nine making friends with noble people, and ten maintaining health".
These are the ten factors that influenced people's "destiny" that were circulated among the people in ancient Chinese civilization. Some of them encourage people to be good and to study, while some are feudal superstitions.
However, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was obviously no such saying. But since four names appeared in a row, Bai Tu did not think it was a coincidence. It was most likely that these were the Ten Volumes of the Heavenly Book!
Lu Su did not notice Bai Tu's look, but continued, "If someone manipulated the destiny and then affected the earth's energy, then it is indeed not something that can be predicted in advance by the method of observing the earth's energy in the Feng Shui Volume! Moreover, the change in the earth's energy happened just when Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor. I don't think this is a coincidence!"
"The good fortune of the Zhong family has made the climate in Huainan worse?" Bai Tu frowned. Isn't Yuan Shu really too unpopular?
"No, the Yuan family originated from the Chen family, and the Chen family is a descendant of the sage Emperor Shun. Yuan Shu boasted of his noble bloodline, and when he established the Zhong family, he also followed his ancestors' example. The five elements belong to earth, and he wanted to use earth to support fire... and the severe drought should be the backlash of the Han Dynasty's luck, which made his earth unable to bear it!" Lu Su said.
"So what you mean by someone manipulating it is..."
"The Han Dynasty is now in decline and its luck is already weak. Normally, it is impossible for it to brew such a strong backlash, otherwise it will hurt itself. Someone should chase the tiger and devour the wolf... drive this sick tiger of the Han Dynasty to forcibly kill the strong wolf of the Zhong family. In this way, not only will the aura of Huainan be affected, but the luck of the Han Dynasty will also become weaker." Lu Su said.
Bai Tu was also amazed - so Yuan Shu encountered this devastating disaster right after he proclaimed himself emperor. Isn't this just a coincidence in this world?
Then Bai Tu suddenly thought, if this is the case... if he had not been frightened by the drought before, but chose to prepare his troops and fight with Yuan Shu in Huainan, could he have stopped this drought directly?
But Bai Tu just thought about it for a moment and felt it was unlikely!
With Yuan Shu's train of thought, even if Bai Tu blocked him in Shouchun City and beat him, he might ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor overnight. By then, Bai Tu, who had wasted a lot of money and food on the war, would most likely withdraw from Huainan due to lack of food, just like Cao Cao and Sun Ce at this time in history.
However, this did remind Bai Tu that in this non-materialistic world, even the natural disasters and weather recorded in historical documents cannot be fully believed, and one still has to make his own judgment.
As for who was the person who manipulated the fate of the Han Dynasty, killing two birds with one stone by destroying Yuan Shu's foundation and at the same time putting the last straw on the camel's back... Lu Su had no way of judging for the time being.
It is just speculated that this person should be working in Xudu. Otherwise, even if he is the owner of the "Fortune Scroll", it is unlikely that he can directly manipulate the fortune of the Han Dynasty without any connection.
"There is another point... The lord's previous strategy of digging deep wells in Danyang and Wujun to prevent drought was indeed a stroke of genius. Although this earthquake originated in Huainan, or in other words, in Jiujiang Shouchun and the pseudo-capital of Zhongjia, its impact is so great that the northern part of Jiangdong, Yuzhou, and the southern part of Xuzhou may not be spared. I was shortsighted before." Lu Su said with conviction.
Bai Tu was still a little confused. Why is Lu Su so talkative today? Then why don't you say more...
Unfortunately, Lu Su said later: "But the Lord's previous preparations seem to be based on the assumption that the drought will occur this winter? According to my observations, it is very likely... in the autumn, and will even affect the autumn harvest in Huainan and southern Central Plains."
As for the northern part of Jiangbei, Bai Tu had already made so many advance preparations, and it will definitely not be affected this year.
When Bai Tu heard Lu Su's words, he instinctively wanted to refute it at first - the history books said it was winter!
But then, Bai Tu thought that this drought was caused by the backlash of luck... In other words, in this non-materialistic world, his "premonition" does not seem to be necessarily accurate.
First of all, Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor a month earlier, so the drought came one month earlier.
Therefore, Bai Tu partially agreed with Lu Su's statement and was prepared for the drought that would occur in the autumn!
In fact, Lu Su's observation of the local conditions was indeed correct.
The reason for this difference is that Bai Tu had brought some luck to the Han Dynasty twice before...
Although these were all sourceless water and could not reverse the decline of the Han Dynasty, it was true that the fortunes of the Han Dynasty did increase in a short period of time.
Especially the second time...
The white map triggered strange phenomena in the Shennong Temple, and "Shennong" was none other than Emperor Yan!
As a result, the "Yan Han", who was originally of the fire element, became even more fiery.
After Yuan Shu declared himself emperor, Xi Zhicai, who knew that he would soon die, wanted to lay the foundation for Cao Cao's new dynasty. He took advantage of this opportunity to push the limited backlash of the Han Dynasty's fortune to the extreme...
It not only affected the local energy in the Huainan area, but also greatly weakened the fortunes of the Han Dynasty.
In this way, he could carry out his previous plan and transfer the remaining luck of the Han Dynasty to Cao Cao - otherwise, with the luck of the Han Dynasty after being restored twice, even if it was constantly weakening, Xi Zhicai felt that time was running out.
But the luck of the day, even if it has weakened, even if it has been caught in the opportunity to backfire, even if Xi Zhicai has the help of the "Book of Luck"...
But this "gentle" push still caused Xi Zhicai to suffer a fatal backlash!
On the second day after Yuan Shu declared the founding of the country and ascended the throne, Cao Cao lost his left and right arms in Xudu.
However, the news of Xi Zhicai's death was different from the news of Yuan Shu's enthronement. Although it kept Cao Cao awake for several nights, it was not something that was announced to the world. Naturally, Jiangdong did not get the news at all. Otherwise, Lu Su might have inferred something from the coincidental timing...
