Chapter 101: Is the Mandate of Heaven Geometric?

Hua Mulan sat on the ground to rest, but saw Zhang Liang's figure standing still in the void, and saw the ancient book opened in his hand, Hua Mulan knew that he was interpreting the prophecy in the book.

She knew that when Zhang Liang interpreted the prophecy, the whole person would enter a very quiet state.

But gradually, she felt that something was wrong, Zhang Liang's quiet at this time was a little different from before, the silence was a little deep, which made people inexplicably anxious.

"Liangliang, what's wrong with you......" Mulan finally couldn't help but ask.

But Zhang Liang didn't speak, he just quietly looked at the ancient book in his hand.

Zhang Liang stared at his pupils and quietly looked at the line of words that appeared on the book: "Yunjing calendar year 1128, the second day of the first lunar month, Qin Chu Wujiang, Xiang Yu, died." ”

This...... This is Xiang Yu's death prophecy!

"Yunjing calendar 1128 years, the second day of the first lunar month, Qin Chu Wujiang, Xiang Yu, died." Zhang Liang watched the line of words gradually dissipate in the fading light, but he pondered it word by word in his heart.

The style of this prophecy is too clear, without the slightest metaphor or implication, it is just a direct and simple sentence, as if it is stating an objective fact that has happened.

This is the first time Zhang Liang has seen such a concise and stiff prophecy in the ancient book of Yanling, and it is also the first time he has seen a prophecy recording the death date of others in an ancient book.

Yes, Zhang Liang saw for the first time that someone else's death was written in an ancient book, and it was written so simply and clearly that he couldn't believe that this prophecy was true.

The most important thing is that this is written about Xiang Yu's death!

Zhang Liang couldn't believe it, but he knew in his heart that what was written in the ancient book of Yanling was a fact that would inevitably happen in the future!

"The second day of the first lunar month...... That's 15 days later...... It's only been fifteen days......" Zhang Liang began to mutter to himself, and the figure still in the void shook a little, "Fifteen days later, is it the death of the King of Chu......"

"That's right, Wujiang! Wujiang! Zhang Liang suddenly grabbed the word, his eyes wandered, he thought about it carefully, and found that he who was familiar with the geography of Qin and Chu had never heard of the place "Wujiang".

But he was very uneasy in his heart, so his wandering gaze naturally locked on Ji Bu in front of him, and then walked towards him without hesitation. Seeing Zhang Liang's sudden abnormal appearance, Mulan also subconsciously got up and followed.

At that time, Ji Bu was ordered by Xiang Yu to integrate the soldiers who had defected from the mausoleum city a hundred meters away. And Zhang Liang crossed the crowd, came directly to him, and called out to him: "General Ji Bu." General Tib. ”

Ji Bu, who was busy in the crowd, subconsciously turned around and saw Zhang Liang with a serious face, and couldn't help but be surprised: "It's Mr. Zhang Liang." What, what's the matter with me? ”

"I took the liberty of disturbing the general's military affairs." Zhang Liang looked a little anxious and said, "I want to ask the general something, do you know that there is a place called Wujiang in Qin Chu?" ”

"Wujiang ......" Ji Bu thought for a moment, and then said, "Oh, I know, you're talking about Qianjiang!" ”

"Qianjiang's previous name was Wujiang, but it was renamed a hundred years ago, and it is a big river outside the Qianjiang Mountains that gathers rivers from all over Qin and Chu."

"Are you sure?" Zhang Liang suddenly asked nervously.

"I am sure that Qianjiangling has been a military center for the country to train the army since ancient times, and my family is a military family that has been passed down from generation to generation, and when I was a child, I often went to Qianjiangling with my grandfather, so I knew the name of Qianjiang before......"

Ji Bu was talking, seeing Zhang Liang's increasingly deep gaze, he suddenly stopped talking and asked softly, "What's wrong, Mr. Zhang Liang, look at your expression, what's so weird......

Zhang Liang didn't speak, but his eyes were deep and quiet, but at this moment, his heart was already surging.

Qianjiang, it's actually Qianjiang! Zhang Liang never expected that Wujiang would be a thousand rivers.

As Ji Bu said, Qianjiangling is the military base of Qin and Chu since ancient times, and beyond the Jiangling, the boundary is a surging river formed by the convergence of thousands of rivers, and that river is called Qianjiang, which is the Wujiang mentioned in the prophecy.

But the most important thing is that Qianjiangling is less than five miles away from Xianyang Palace, and it itself is within the geographical range of Xianyang - Qianjiangling is in Xianyang! Wujiang is also in Xianyang!

But Zhang Liang and the final decision they had just made was to let Xiang Yu lead the Hundred Beast Legion to attack Xianyang directly!

"Could it be that they failed? So the king of Chu died in Wujiang......" Zhang Liang fell into deep thought.

"Did I miscalculate? Shouldn't you send troops to attack Xianyang? Zhang Liang was a little worried, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that there was no problem, the situation at this moment, sending a strong army to attack Xianyang directly, for them there was no harm in it, this was no problem at all.

"But in that case, why did the King of Chu lose his life in Wujiang?" Zhang Liang's conscience became more and more entangled, "Could it be ...... This is the king of Chu...... Where is his own fate? ”

Ji Bu looked at Zhang Liang's strange expression, became more and more worried, kept calling him, asking him what was wrong, and even reached out to shake the contemplative Zhang Liang.

Zhang Liang was woken up by Ji Bu, looked at Ji Bu and asked himself anxiously, "Mr. Zhang Liang, what's wrong with you, are you unwell?" Aren't you too tired? ”

"It's okay, maybe I'm a little tired...... I'm sorry, General Jib. Zhang Liang smiled awkwardly, revealing a tired look. He didn't tell Ji Bu about Xiang Yu's death prophecy, and now that the overall situation was present, how could he tell him the news that their boss was going to die soon...... That would do nothing good except to disturb the morale of the army.

"Then you go and take a rest, Mr. Zhang Liang, the King of Chu and they estimate that it will only take an hour to mobilize their troops and prepare to set off." Ji Bu looked at Zhang Liang's tired demeanor, so he said.

"You're alright, Liangliang." At this time, Hua Mulan suddenly came behind Zhang Liang, and as she spoke, she reached out and grabbed Zhang Liang's shoulder, "Let's go, you go and take a rest." ”

"Hmm." Zhang Liang agreed, nodded and smiled at Ji Bu, and then let Mulan walk backwards.

After leaving Ji Bu and the army a few steps, Hua Mulan whispered next to Zhang Liang, "What's wrong, Liangliang?" Did you see any amazing prophecies? ”

"Hmm......" The deliberately tired look on Zhang Liang's face dissipated, and the complex and deep gaze was revealed again, "I saw the death of Xiang Yu, the king of Chu." ”

Zhang Liang did not hide it from Mulan, and directly told the truth of the prophecy.

Hearing this, Mulan subconsciously stopped her steps, and as expected, she looked at Zhang Liang in shock.

"Are you sure? The death of the king of Chu? Hua Mulan deliberately lowered her surprised voice, and continued to walk forward unhurriedly after a moment of hesitation, now, she could think of why Zhang Liang deliberately concealed it from Ji Bu and them, how could such a thing be known to them.

However, Zhang Liang looked at Mulan's surprise and looked deeply.

"The original words of the prophecy are: On the second day of the first month of the year 1128 of the Yunjing calendar, Qin Chu Wujiang, Xiang Yu, died."

"The time is fifteen days later, and the Wujiang River is a river that flows through Xianyang...... Zhang Liang added.

"This ......" Mulan frowned, she didn't know what to say, they had just set up a strategy, and before the army set off, they first got the death prophecy of the commander of the first army, how should people think?

"Could it be that our strategy is wrong - will our attack on Xianyang Palace fail?" Mulan asked suspiciously.

"I don't know...... The prophecy only points out the death of the king of Chu, and as far as the current situation is concerned, there is no problem with our strategy. Zhang Liang pondered and said, "So I guess the most likely outcome is - the plan succeeds, and the king of Chu sacrifices ......."

"But the main generals of the first army have all died, can this still be called a success?" Hua Mulan asked rhetorically, then changed back to her tone and asked softly, "Is it possible that the prophecy in the ancient book will also be wrong......

Zhang Liang instinctively wanted to shake his head and deny the idea, but he stopped, and after a moment of silence, he finally said, "...... The prophecy of the ancient book of words and spirits has not been missed......"

Hua Mulan looked at the depth in Zhang Liang's eyes, and she stopped talking, she could feel that Zhang Liang also had Zhang Liang's helplessness......

Hua Mulan helped Zhang Liang until he walked under the fluorescent city wall before stopping.

At this time, Hua Mulan looked at Zhang Liang and finally asked, "Then, do you want to tell this prophecy to Xiang Yu, the king of Chu, about himself?" ”

Zhang Liang looked down at the ancient book of words and spirits in his hand, let out a long breath, and then said, "Well, he should know...... Besides, the prophecy itself doesn't imply that I can't tell others, this is probably the meaning of fate, so Xiang Yu himself knows......"

"That'...... In other words, will there be a turnaround......" Mulan said in contemplation.

"Maybe......" Zhang Liang said softly, and then said silently in his heart, "I hope so......"

Zhang Liang and Hua Mulan stopped talking, just meditating and waiting quietly.

Ji Bu said that Xiang Yu and Liu Bang could deal with the important tasks in the army and transfer the army in an hour, but in fact, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, who were in a hot mood, were even faster than he imagined, and in just half an hour, Xiang Yu led the neatly assembled Hundred Beast Legion to run out of the mountains and forests, and Liu Bang also led the main army of hundreds of thousands to drive out.

So all of a sudden, 10,000 beast legions, 100,000 main forces, and more than 50,000 troops who defected from Lingcheng all gathered on the open plain outside Lingcheng.

Ji Bu integrated all the soldiers who defected from the mausoleum, a total of 53,297 people, of which the various types of troops have been clearly divided. He handed over the military power to Liu Bang, and asked Liu Bang to combine the army of 50,000 people with their main army of 100,000.

It was at this time that Zhang Liang and Hua Mulan rushed over to the assembled army.

Xiang Yu turned his head and saw Zhang Liang and Hua Mulan, and said with a serious and burning face: "We can set off with the whole army." ”

"Wait a minute." Zhang Liang suddenly said to Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu was about to order the Hundred Beast Legion to go to the entrance of the tunnel in Lingcheng, but Zhang Liang's sudden call made him stunned for a moment, and then he asked, "Is there anything else?" Ovary. ”

At this time, Liu Bang, who had completed the integration of 150,000 troops, also rushed here, and happened to hear Zhang Liang's sudden stop, so he looked at him suspiciously.

"King Chu, King Han, there is something I have to talk to the two of you alone." Zhang Liang looked at Xiang Yu and Liu Bang and said with a serious expression.

Hearing Zhang Liang's words, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang looked at each other suspiciously, and then looked at Long Ji and Ji Bu behind them. Then he turned around, looked at Zhang Liang, and nodded in agreement.

So Xiang Yu waved his hand, and asked Long He and Ji Bu to retreat fifty steps away with some of the nearby soldiers.

"What's the matter, you say, ovary." After emptying the environment for speaking, Xiang Yu said to Zhang Liang.

When he spoke, in fact, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang had already vaguely felt that something was wrong, and they didn't know what had happened in the half hour they left, which made Zhang Liang's suddenly become so serious.

Zhang Liang stared at Xiang Yu's resolute face, which was still unclear, took a deep breath, and then said in a deep voice: "Just now, my ancient book of words and spirits spontaneously awakened a prophecy, and I translated it. ”

At this time, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu's eyes were obviously a little serious, especially Liu Bang, they both knew that only when they encountered a specific opportunity, some special prophecies in the ancient book of Yanling would wake up spontaneously. And when they think of the overall situation of this change at this moment, they can guess how extraordinary this prophecy is.

But in fact, the prophecy was more shocking than they could have imagined.

"The original text of the prophecy is-'On the second day of the first month of the year 1,128 of the Yunjing calendar, Qin Chu Wujiang, Xiang Yu, died.'"

As soon as the words fell, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang both looked cold, as if they had not yet recovered from the prophecy, and seemed to be still pondering the words that Zhang Liangsheng spit out, but, in an instant, their eyes froze, especially Liu Bang, whose pupils contracted extremely.

"This ......" Liu Bang looked at Xiang Yu with a stagnant gaze, and then turned to Zhang Liang with a look of disbelief.

"This is true, what is stated in the ancient book of Yanling......" Zhang Liang looked at Liu Bang, who was extremely shocked, and then slowly moved his gaze to Xiang Yu, and said in a deep voice, "Fifteen days later, the king of Chu will be buried in Wujiang." ”

Liu Bang looked at Zhang Liang deeply, his eyes gradually trembled a little, this prophecy is really ...... Liu Bang really couldn't believe it when they received such a message before their army sent it, but he knew that every prophecy recorded in the ancient book of Yanling was unquestionable.

Liu Bang didn't know what to say anymore, he just quietly, like Zhang Liang, turned his gaze to Xiang Yu.

And Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu, who had just heard the news of his death, seemed unusually calm, his eyes were only fixed for a moment, and his resolute face was not moved in the slightest.

"Is it all over? When we're done, let's go. Xiang Yu looked at Zhang Liang and said in a deep voice.

Xiang Yu's composure was beyond Zhang Liang's expectations, as if his own death prophecy had nothing to do with him. Staring at Xiang Yu's surprisingly calm, Zhang Liang himself seemed surprised, and for a while, the atmosphere was a little silent.

And Xiang Yu didn't stop, glanced at Zhang Liang and Liu Bang, and was about to turn around and leave to order his army to move.

"Wait." Zhang Liang shouted, and Xiang Yu stopped his movements and looked at him.

"King Chu, don't worry, let's calmly analyze the situation first." Zhang Liang pondered and said, "Wujiang must also know that it is the current Qianjiang, which is located within Xianyang, less than five miles away from Xianyang Palace. ”

"I know, so what?" Xiang Yu looked at Zhang Liang and asked in a deep voice.

"So......" Zhang Liang stared at Xiang Yu deeply, as if he was making a huge bet, "I suggest that you exchange tasks with King Han, you take the army back to the border city, and he will surprise Xianyang instead of you!" ”

"Yes, I agree with Zhang Liang's idea, it should be like this." Liu Bang's eyes froze, and he immediately understood the meaning. According to the time and place stated in the death prophecy, it is obvious that Xiang Yu's death is related to this surprise attack on Xianyang Palace. Then, as long as Xiang Yu is not allowed to participate in this attack on Xianyang Palace, perhaps, things will have a turnaround!

"Is that okay?" Xiang Yu looked at them quietly, and asked in a deep voice, "Don't you always say that the prophecies in the book are all objective facts in the future, and the will of heaven that will inevitably happenβ€”do you think you are worthy of heaven?" ”

Zhang Liang faced Xiang Yu's question, was silent for a moment, then raised his gaze, stared at the endless and deep sky above his head, and said slowly: "The ovary doesn't dare to dare to count the sky...... Doing so may reveal the heavenly opportunity and go against the will of heaven...... But we have to try. ”

When the words fell, Zhang Liang's eyes also fell on Xiang Yu, he said everything he had to say, it was up to Xiang Yu to grasp and make his own decisions.

"That's right! We've got to try. Yu, you don't have to be tough anymore. Liu Bang said eagerly to Xiang Yu, "The prophecy says that you will die in Wujiang on the second day of the first lunar month, so as long as you are not in Wujiang at that point in time, it is right - the will of heaven will not turn you to Wujiang, as long as you are not in Wujiang, it is a break of the will of heaven - we have to gamble!" ”

This kind of desperate remark regardless of cause and effect is actually very strange to come out of Liu Bang's mouth, because he has always been a very rational and objective person...... However, at this moment, perhaps it is also messed up with concern.

"Hu Lai......" Xiang Yu glanced at Zhang Liang and Liu Bang quietly, and said in a deep voice, "I refuse." As the commander of the First Army, I veto your proposal. ”

"Now the big picture is urgent. I must immediately lead the Hundred Beast Legion to attack Xianyang Palace! ”

After speaking, Xiang Yu turned around and left, without stopping.

Zhang Liang and Liu Bang were a little incomprehensible, this was Xiang Yu's own death prophecy, didn't he care at all?

"King Chu! Are you really looking at death as if you were at home, and don't want to try to play a game with the heavens? Zhang Liang knew that Xiang Yu's words had already given him the answer, but he still couldn't help but ask out loud at the last moment.

"Wrong!" Xiang Yu suddenly stopped his steps, turned around, raised his voice and said, "I don't believe in this prophecy at all!" ”

"What is the geometry of the Mandate of Heaven? It's a lie! ”

"I Xiang Yu is a thousand catties of Ding, covering the mountains and rivers of the world, how have I ever been afraid of the will of heaven?"

"My life is in my own hands! No one can think of making a moveβ€”even if it's the sky, they can't control me! Xiang Yu opened his two pupils angrily and yelled at Zhang Liang and Liu Bang, until the last sentence, he stiffened his neck suddenly, and let out an unyielding roar from the depths of life at the deep and endless sky, shaking the sky.

"So...... You don't have to say anything more...... We immediately got up and acted. Xiang Yu stared at him, gasping heavily, and then said to Liu Bang and Zhang Liang in a deep voice, "Don't delay the big thing because of such a sourceless theory, this country is still waiting for us to save!" ”

At the end of his words, Xiang Yu turned around and left, never stopping.

Liu Bang stared at Xiang Yu's firm gaze when he turned around, his anxious thoughts suddenly calmed down, he forgot that Xiang Yu never believed in fate......

And Zhang Liang quietly looked at Xiang Yu's deep back, and after all, he didn't say much, the destiny of heaven is difficult to violate, maybe this is indeed Xiang Yu's fate......

However, whether it was Liu Bang or Zhang Liang, when Xiang Yu's last roar echoed in their hearts, they couldn't help but have a faint spark in their hearts - yes! Is there a geometry of Destiny? Are they really going to fear providence? Are they really unable to resist the will of God?

Is there a geometry of Destiny?