Chapter Eighty-Six: Five Stars in a Row
"Of course there is, but with some improvements, and theoretically it must be much better than the ancient ones. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info" Wan Guohou said, "This meteor is of great significance to Qin Shi Huang. ”
"What does an acrobatic have to do with the Emperor?" K1's eyes widened.
Legend has it that Qin Shi Huang felt worried after seeing the army's performance of water and fire meteors. The dancing fireball reminded him of the terrible rumor of a meteor falling from the sky. Then, he meets the civilian who claims to have heard the nursery rhyme. All kinds of coincidences made Qin Shi Huang think that seeing water and fire meteors was a kind of providence. In order to consolidate the imperial power, he ordered to gather the world's soldiers and cast twelve golden men. ”
"Of course, this is all the history of barnyard officials, whether Qin Shi Huang has ever seen a water and fire meteor, and whether the water and fire meteor really made him perceive the will of heaven, we have no way to verify. But for the Qianqiu Sect, it is natural to believe it, after all, everything Qin Shi Huang did, in their eyes, was a symbol of the gods. ”
Yue Shuluo listened quietly, and gradually had an idea in her heart.
"Master Hou, don't you think the oil in this copper bowl is very interesting? I think that these oil bowls are probably not traps. Yue Shuluo talked eloquently, but her voice was slightly weaker than before.
"Oh? When Wan Guohou heard her say this, he immediately became interested.
"If the oil is poisonous, or used to harm uninvited guests, then the designer could have kept it hidden, rather than placed it in a copper bowl with such a high profile. If there is a problem with the oil, as soon as they see the copper bowl, the visitor will be vigilant and wary of it, and it will not achieve the purpose of harming others. ”
"Well, you go on. ”
Yue Shuluo gasped, "So, the biggest possibility is that these oils are always filled in by Hanako, in order to be able to open the corresponding mechanism more quickly." ”
K1 was stunned, "Why do you want to help us with Hanako?"
Yue Shuluo said patiently: "He is not here to help us, but to facilitate himself." If he needed a lot of oil every time he turned on the mechanism, he had to come up with a way to save trouble. Living here, it must be inconvenient to get in and out, I don't believe that Hanako will carry an oil pot every time she goes back and forth. ”
"Hey, hey. K1 imagined what Hanako looked like and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Makes sense. Wan Guohou said, "Even if someone is lucky enough to easily open the two stone doors outside and activate the red altar for the first time, it will be difficult for him to successfully open the round gate of 'fire', and the copper nail array more than one meter wide can easily hurt people." In this case, the old name Hanako probably doesn't care about the oil left in this bowl. ”
"Actually, I'm more worried that if it's easy to get through here, it means there's a difficult mechanism in the back. This is one of the reasons why Hanako, the old name, is so relieved to leave the oil in the bowl. ”
"Phew, bah, bah. K1 hurriedly spat a few mouthfuls of saliva, "Master Hou, don't curse us." ”
Yue Shuluo smiled, and she slowly discovered that the relationship between Wan Guohou and K1 was not like a master and servant, but closer to a friend. Other people can't be as presumptuous as K1 in front of Wan Guohou, thinking of K1 shouting that she and Wan Guohou have known each other for many years before, she couldn't help but ask curiously: "K1, are you and Hou Ye young?"
"Yo, are you checking my account?" said K1 teasingly.
Yue Shuluo was stunned, "I didn't mean that." Her tone was a little lost, she didn't expect K1 to sensitively spot her thoughts.
K1 asked, confused, "What, I said the wrong thing?"
Yue Shuluo was a little embarrassed, she was glad that she was in the dark now, "No, I'm thinking about how to use the oil here." ”
"It's very simple, let's follow the usage of the ancients, lighting a fire. Just in case, K1 you stand next to the Moon Manager and protect her a little. As he spoke, Wan Guohou lit the lighter.
"Master Hou, I'd better come. K1 rolled up his sleeves and jumped on the bandwagon.
"You just take care of the head of the month. As he spoke, he brought the lighter closer to the oil bowl at twelve o'clock.
K1 immediately walked up to Yueshuluo, then crouched down, turned his back to Wan Guohou, and stretched out his hand to protect Yueshuluo.
Wan Guohou carefully lit the oil bowl. Hearing the sound of "bang", a cluster of flames immediately danced happily. The oil in the bowl did not spill around, and there was no movement around it.
But Wan Guohou did not dare to take it lightly, and he immediately continued to light the rest of the copper bowls in the direction from west to east. Soon, the oil in the copper bowl was lit by the lighter, and ten small flames filled the entire stone room with warmth.
"Master Hou, come here!" K1 couldn't help but look back, he saw that the copper ring began to turn, and he was so anxious that he hurriedly beckoned the Marquis of Wan Guo to retreat.
Wan Guohou put away the lighter, retreated to the wall, and stared at the fire and water meteor with a wary expression.
The copper ring turned faster and faster, and gradually, the ten clusters of flames turned into a ball of fire, forming a trail of light in the air like a meteor tail flame.
As the water and fire meteors rotated, the walls on the left and right sides and the copper ornaments on the ground slowly lit up with red fluorescence as if they had been inspired. The light that rises and falls is like a bright star, shining the stone chamber bright and holy.
Then, the red fluorescence gradually dimmed again, and finally, only five were left on. They are located in the middle of the wall on the left and right sides, at the junction of the wall and the ground, and on the ground in the center of the stone chamber, which can be connected in a straight line.
K1 and Yue Shuluo watched in surprise at the changes in the stone room, only Wan Guohou seemed calmer. K1 looked at the still rotating water and fire meteor and couldn't help but ask, "Master Hou, how do you know which copper bowl to start igniting?"
Wan Guohou smiled slightly: "Guess." He looked at K1's face full of disbelief, and jokingly said: "This is to test IQ, and people with too low IQ can't discover the secret of the copper bowl." ”
"Huh?" K1 was stunned when he heard this, and Yue Shuluo laughed too, "Master Hou, don't sell Guanzi, I also want to know the secret of this stone room." ”
Wan Guohou Zhengse said: "Actually, I'm not 100% sure, I just thought of the previous star gate, which started from the corner and went from west to east. Compare this fire and water meteor, that is, from the direction of 12 o'clock, from west to east.
"When I first entered the door, I thought it was a simple meteor, but then I saw the paint on the walls and the floor with the round brass ornaments, and I made an assumption. Perhaps, by lighting up the water, fire and meteors, to play the role of those round copper ornaments. Wan Guohou looked at K1 and Tsukiluo, "Have you ever taken a closer look at the 'Glowing Guard' on the Fire Altar? It's pretty much the same as I guessed, but I didn't think about it beforehand, and the meaning here is 'five stars in a row'. ”
K1 rolled his eyes, "Sounds like a cigarette I smoked." What is it called in Chinese? 'Seven Star Popping Beads'?"
At this moment, even the reserved Wan Guohou couldn't help but laugh a few times, "K1, you really have the ability to simplify complex problems. ”
He forced a laugh, then walked to the side of the wall directly opposite the round stone gate, and continued: "See this crescent-shaped relief?" 'Five Star Beads' is an extremely rare celestial phenomenon, and the ancient Chinese believed that it symbolized auspiciousness. If when the 'five-star alignment' happens, it encounters the 'sun and moon combination', it will be a once-in-a-lifetime good fortune in the world. ”
"Master Hou, speak slowly, I heard it a little dazed. What does this 'five-star alignment' mean?" K1 scratched his head.
"The five stars refer to the five planets of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. In some very coincidental circumstances, the five planets appear to be grouped together or in a straight line as seen from Earth. This phenomenon is called 'five-star alignment'. But what kind of angle should be formed, or arranged in a straight line, in order to be counted as a 'five-star alignment'? On this point, there is a great deal of controversy, and there has been no clear boundary. Because the 'five-star alignment' is so rare, every time it appears, people associate it with those earth-shattering events. ”
Wan Guohou paused for a moment, and then continued: "The combination of the sun and the moon is also very rare, simply put, the sun and the moon rise at the same time and appear in the sky together. This phenomenon, coupled with the 'five-star alignment', has only been accurately recorded in Chinese history twice. They were the era of Di Yao, and February 5, 1962. Wan Guohou pointed to the meteor of fire and water, "This represents the sun." He stroked his beard, "Because the probability of these two phenomena occurring at the same time is so small, many religions regard the 'sun and moon together, and the five stars aligned' as a harbinger of 'great chaos will be cured'." Chiaki Teaching, of course, is no exception. ”
"I'm so hungry to hear. K1 muttered.
Yue Shuluo laughed, "How can you be hungry?" ”
"When I listen to the five-star beads, I think of the seven-star popping beads, I think of blueberries, I think of blueberry pie, but I'm hungry. K1 replied confidently.
The moon soaks and laughs.
Wan Guohou smiled and shook his head, "In short, the Qianqiu Sect also admires these rare celestial phenomena, and they place the totem of 'the sun and the moon are combined, and the five stars are aligned' in the stone room corresponding to the fire altar, which is equivalent to telling us that the next thing we have to face is the main hall to worship Qin Shi Huang." ”
"What does 'the sun and moon are combined, the five stars are aligned' have to do with Qin Shi Huang?" K1 was confused when he heard this, and he subconsciously rubbed his stomach.
"Have you heard of He's Bi?" Wan Guohou's question made K1 startled, "No, what is it?"
Wan Guohou laughed, "This is almost a household name in China. ”
He looked at the brighter and brighter spots in the stone room, and said softly: "Once upon a time, there was a Chu man named Bian He, and he accidentally found a piece of jade in Jing Mountain. Bian He thought it was a very precious treasure, so he dedicated it to King Chu Li. King Chu Li asked someone who was proficient in jade carving to identify it, and the person who identified it said that it was just an ordinary stone. King Chu Li thought that Bian He was lying, so he ordered his left foot to be cut off. When King Chu Li died, King Chu Wu ascended the throne, and Bian He dedicated the jade to King Chu Wu. King Wu of Chu also sent someone to identify it, and also came to the conclusion that 'this is just an ordinary stone'. So, King Chu Wu ordered Bian He's right foot to be cut off. Later, King Wu of Chu died, King Wen of Chu ascended the throne, Bian He held his jade in his arms, and cried in Jingshan for three days and three nights, he cried hoarsely, tears flowed out, and a little blood oozed from his eyes. When King Chu Wen heard about this, he sent someone to find him. King Chu Wen said: In this world, there are many people who have been punished and their feet have been cut off, why are you so sad? Bian He said, he was not sad about the loss of his feet, he wept for three days and three nights, because a piece of precious jade was regarded as a stone by the world, and the loyal people were regarded as liars. After King Chu Wen heard this, he sent someone to cut open his jade, and sure enough, he saw a peerless treasure jade inside. Since then, this piece of jade has been called 'He's Bi'. ”
K1 blinked, "This story is fascinating, but what does it have to do with Qin Shi Huang?"
Wan Guohou smiled slightly, "It is said that the jade seal of Qin Shi Huang is made of 'He's Bi'. Some people believe that there is a pattern representing the 'sun and moon' on the He's bi, symbolizing the 'combination of the sun and the moon', and the jade seal of Qin Shi Huang is made of such a treasure, which of course has an extraordinary meaning. There was a hint of sarcasm in his eyes, "However, the whereabouts of Qin Shi Huang's heirloom jade seal have long been unknown, and Zhu Yuanzhang has not found it, so I don't think the Qianqiu Sect can succeed." ”
K1 nodded, "What about the 'Five-Star Alignment'?"
Wan Guohou looked at the still rotating water and fire meteors, "It has been mentioned in the history books that the five stars gather in the east well in the prosperity of the Han Dynasty. I can't remember the specific time, probably when Liu Bang just established himself as king. Liu Bang responded to the uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, and relied on the assistance of his subordinates Xiao He and Zhang Liang, and finally took the lead in attacking Xianyang, overthrowing the Qin Dynasty, and finally dominating the world. Of course, Liu Bang's exploits have nothing to do with the Qianqiu Sect, but you don't forget that they advocate both life and death. Therefore, in the view of the Qianqiu Sect, the fall of Qin is a rebirth in a sense. ”
"I see. Yue Shuluo said, "It seems that the 'five-star alignment' that the folk believe led to the demise of the Qin Dynasty is a good omen for the Qianqiu Sect." ”
"Not bad. Wan Guohou nodded with satisfaction. At this time, the rotational speed of the water and fire meteor began to slow down gradually. Finally, the crescent moon relief on the wall facing away from the Marquis of Wan Guo lit up. The crooked crescent moon turned from pale to translucent yellow, and then to bright goose yellow.
When the brightness of the crescent moon reached its peak, the stone gate "boomed" and rose upwards, revealing the entrance behind it.
"Let's go. Wan Guohou waved his hand, "I have a hunch that we are getting closer and closer to the way out." ”
"But the old name Hanako is not in it. K1 said a little listlessly.
Wan Guohou looked at him amusedly: "Then we have to go forward, don't you want to go out?" He took out a lighter and threw it to K1, "You can open the way." Then, he walked over and picked up the moon and walked to the entrance.
K1 had already lit the lighter and walked in, and the only thing they could hear was his happy laughter.
"What's the matter, so happy?" Wan Guohou couldn't help but ask.
"Master Hou, come on. K1 replied with a grin.