Qi mourning Gongyangsheng was awakened by the noise. Last night, the doctor Xiong flew into the palace to discuss the matter, and chatted until midnight, and he didn't sleep enough.

The palace has always been very quiet, and usually those palace maids walk on tiptoe and speak in a suppressed voice. Why is there such a noise this morning?

I can't sleep when I go back to sleep. Mourning Gong thought about scolding, why did these minions suddenly become ignorant of the rules?

At this moment, someone outside the door reported: "Sovereign, it's not good, something has happened." ”

Mourning Gong couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Strange thing!"

"What's weird?"

"You'll find out when you get up and see."

Only then did Mourning Gong dispel the idea of returning to sleep and got up in a hurry. As soon as the door opened, I was taken aback, and there was a "buzzing" sound outside, which was low but loud. It was the sound of countless bees.

The sound of a bee is small, but when countless bees gather together, the sound stirs the eardrums. And the entire inner courtyard of the palace was full of bees, and countless bees were crawling on the walls and trees. Countless bees are flying in the air.

The mourning prince retreated into the house. "What's going on?" Where do you get so many bees? ”

The attendant who reported the incident said, "I don't know, but when the day dawned, everyone got up, and they found these little insects everywhere." ”

Mourning Gong panicked in his heart, not knowing what disaster God was going to become. In the Spring and Autumn Period, people feared ghosts and gods, and when they found any strange phenomenon, they had to suspect the ghosts and gods, and they had to guess what the sign was.

So there is a profession, the wizard! These people act as liaison between the gods and humans, they use sacrifices or fortune-telling, etc., to get in touch with ghosts and gods, and then tell the revelations of the gods to humans, and guide human production or war.

This kind of thing seemed absurd to later generations, but it was a very serious matter at the time.

When Mourning Gong saw that there were bees everywhere, he was so surprised that he hid in the house and did not dare to come out. He knows that this little insect has a powerful weapon, that is, the stinger on its tail, which will swell and swell you for a long time, and so many bees will attack and can sting people to death.

The chamberlain said, "Don't be afraid, these bees don't sting. Sure enough, when the mourning prince walked in the big courtyard, bees landed on his face and head, crawling everywhere, and he didn't sting.

The chamberlain told him that something even more surprising had happened in the Great Hall. I asked him to hurry up and take a look.

In the palace, there were chamberlains running around for some reason, and palace maids screamed from time to time, and the entire courtyard was tumbling around.

The Great Hall, which was called the Golden Luan Hall in later generations, was actually a grand and beautiful conference room. This is where the major events of the state are decided. Another important function of the Golden Luang Hall is to symbolize the authority and dignity of the monarch.

Closer and closer to the main hall, there are more and more bees, and there are many people in the square at the entrance of the main hall. Mourning said, "What's going on here?" ”

Someone replied: "Monarch, look! ”

When Mourning Gong saw it, he was taken aback, only to see that in the open space, countless bees gathered together, forming a seal as big as a bed: Victory!

Victory, is a good word, but what does it mean?

Everyone looked at the mourning father, waiting for him to say something. But Mourning Gong couldn't say anything except surprise.

Suddenly, someone reported: "Doctor Xiong Fei took the guests to ask for a meeting outside the palace." ”

Only then did he remember that he had asked Xiong Fei to bring Fan Li and Zimei to the palace last night to chat. At this time, the mourning prince wished that someone would come and tell him what was going on with the bee. He said, "Ask Dr. Xiong Fei to bring the guests here." ”

There was not much time, Xiong Fei led Fan Li and Zimei to walk briskly in the haunting of bees.

"Chen Fan Lizimei has seen His Majesty the Marquis of Qi!"

The mourning prince said: "Sir, when you come to visit, you will encounter this strange thing, look at these bees, look at the words formed by these bees!" ”

It was a neat word "win", the size of a big bed!

Xiong Fei was so surprised that his jaw was about to drop.

Mourning Gong said to Fan Li: "Mr. is well-informed and knowledgeable, can you explain to the widow what is going on?" ”

Fan Li bowed and said, "The minister has never seen such a strange thing. But it can help His Majesty analyze it. ”

Mourning Gong said, "Sir, please speak." ”

Fan Li was contemplative, silent for a while, and said: "Bees are a kind of unconscious small insects, scattered in groups in the wild mountains and forests, and now I don't know that there are hundreds or thousands of bees in the palace. To be sure, this bee was not made by hand. No one in the world has ever had the ability to get so many bees to come over and gather together to form one word. Then it's a mysterious force that got it. ”

Mourning Gong felt a little chill on his body: "Mysterious power, what mysterious power?" ”

Fan Li said: "Obviously, only the gods have such power. Moreover, such a big word "victory" was formed, and it was obvious that this was a revelation from the gods to His Majesty. ”

Mourning Gong looked at the word "victory" formed by countless bees. He said in fear, "What revelation did the gods give to the widows?" Can sir crack for the widow? ”

Fan Li bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, Fan Li is just an ordinary person and has no ability to communicate with the gods. This kind of thing can only be cracked by a wise person. "The so-called Ming is a specific title, referring to a sorcerer.

Only then did Mourning Gong suddenly realize: "Quick! The Priest enters the palace. ”

There wasn't much time, and a few strange-looking people came in. These people, because of their professional needs, are very different from ordinary people in terms of hairstyles and clothing, and they look weird and mysterious. Whether it's true or not, first of all, it brings a big visual impact to people.

Several people took out swords made of wood, poked them in the east and in the west, sang strange songs in their mouths, and danced strange dances under their feet. After playing like this for a while, he shouted: "Arrange the incense case!" ”

Mourning Gong waved his hand and said, "Quick! Incense case! Immediately the attendants ran to get a low table, and burned incense, and the wizards stopped dancing and singing, and bowed to the bees for a few times, and then sat down in front of the incense table, and took out a large handful of black beads from their bodies.

It turned out to be a dancing god plus divination.

Then one of the wizards played with the bead with all his heart, and after a little fiddling with it, he drew a stroke on the ground with his wooden sword, and so on for half an hour he came up with a hexagram.

Fan Li looked at it, this hexagram is called the compound hexagram. Fan Li didn't know anything about this thing before the crossing, but the original owner was an expert in this area.

The repetition of the hexagram said: Ma's Taigong is not compatible, the world has many worries and doubts, and the benefactor is unrighteous but resentful, and there is a turmoil on the flat land. This hexagram is a superposition of different hexagrams (lower shock and upper kun). Earthquakes are thunder and movements; Kun is the ground, for the smooth, moving is smooth, go with the flow. Movement in the smooth, inner yang and outer yin, step-by-step movement, advance and retreat freely, conducive to progress.

Fan Li smiled slightly, thinking secretly, it's done!

I saw that the wizards danced again, and finally wrote five big words on the field: It is advisable to go on the expedition, Daji!

Then he bowed to the mourning father, turned around and walked away.

Fan Li stepped forward and bowed: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, it's really a good omen!" ”

The mourning duke was still open, stunned there.