Gao Yuan looked at the black cloth in Duanmu Ci's hand and asked curiously, "What is this?" ”

"Open it up and see for yourself. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" he said, handing the cloth to Takahara.

Gao Yuan took it and opened it to take a look, and was dumbfounded. A few lines were written on that piece of cloth, but unfortunately it was the text of the Han Dynasty, and I didn't know it at all.

Duanmu Ci knew that he must be at a loss as soon as he saw Gao Yuan's expression, so he smiled slightly and explained: "This is Xiao Seal, generally speaking, the popular folk script is Lishu, and the font of Xiao Seal is only used in the official documents of the imperial court and these folk divinations. ”

"What is it? Where did this thing come from? Gao Yuan felt that he was about to become illiterate when he stayed with Duanmu Ci, and he didn't understand anything.

"Simon and I met a fortune teller on the side of the road, and bought it from him for the usual money."

Duanmu Ci went on to explain: "Divination is that some people who understand metaphysics observe the stars at night or study the Book of Changes, and then divination obtains some results, and then they record these results, or compile them into poems and widely spread them. This is a prophecy, and to put it bluntly, it is a prophecy with a political leaning. Since the Shang Dynasty, divination has been a very popular and serious science, but all intellectuals are good at it. ”

"Hey, isn't this feudal superstition? Boss, do you still believe this? Zhang Aijia on the side couldn't help but say. He was a pure materialist, and he had always scoffed at these metaphysical things.

"Eh, don't believe me. There are really some prophecies in history that are really very effective. Duanmu Ci smiled slightly mysteriously and continued:

"The most famous prophecy is the sentence: 'Although Chu has three households, the death of Qin will be Chu.'" In the end, it was indeed Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, the generals of the Chu State, who destroyed the Qin Dynasty. ”

"There is also a well-known saying, '********.'" When Qin Shi Huang heard this proverb, he thought that this 'Hu' referred to the Hu people outside the northern Saiwai, but in the end, it turned out that this 'Hu' referred to the mediocre Qin II Hu Hai. ”

"Is it possible that later generations have seconded it based on historical facts?" Gao Yuan asked. He didn't believe much in these things, and always felt that feudal superstition was not very reliable.

"You also study history, don't you know? Can there be any falsehood recorded in the official history? ”

When he reminded him of this, Gao Yuan remembered that there were indeed some records in this aspect in the "Historical Records". "Although Chu has three households, the death of Qin will be Chu" is indeed recorded in the "Historical Records".

"What about this?" Zhang Aijia took the cloth from his hand and glanced at it cursoryly.

"What's in it?"

"What is written on this is a sentence, 'Emperor Liu Zhixiu, the world of nine lives, the emperor is virtuous, and the government is engraved.'" ”

"What do you mean?" Takahara asked.

"It doesn't matter what it means, because it's a proverb, it's how you interpret it and what it's saying." Duanmu Ci asked Zhang Aijia to spread out the cloth, pointed to the first few words and said: "Emperor Liu Zhixiu, the world of nine lives." Literally, it means that a person with the words 'Liu' and 'Xiu' in his name wants to be the emperor, and it is the 'world of nine lives', which shows that he is destined to be the emperor. ’”

"Liu Xiu?!!" Everyone looked at Duanmu Ci with shocked faces and exclaimed.

"Well, Liu Xiu." Duanmu Ci nodded calmly and said, "Now this thing is not only spreading in Chang'an City, but even in the Jingshi Sanfu area, it is widely popular, and there are indeed a group of people who believe this rumor. ”

"After all, in the current situation, as long as anyone with a little knowledge knows that Wang Mang's new dynasty is dying. Therefore, it is reasonable to predict the appearance of the new emperor. ”

"Then how do they know that the new emperor is Liu Xiu? Could it be that the person who divined this also crossed over? Gao Yuan asked with a look of disbelief.

"I thought so at first, but then I thought that even if I was a traverser, I didn't need to know everyone who was propagating the general trend of the world in my own hands, because if I thought according to normal people, such a secret would definitely have to be covered and then I would make a profit from it. There is no reason to say it. ”

"That's right, if it were me, I wouldn't be stupid enough to go around saying it. But if it wasn't for another time-traveler, who would it be? Could it be that there are really strange people who can predict whether the prophet will not? Zhang Aijia should be on the side.

Duanmu Ci smiled slightly and said, "There may be strange people." But it doesn't have to be an uncertain prophet, but it may also be a prophecy made in accordance with the general trend of the world? ”

Gao Yuan still didn't believe it, and he asked, "The general trend of the world?" At this time, Liu Xiu has not rebelled, right? How could anyone know about him? ”

Duanmu Ci didn't answer Gao Yuan's question, and continued to say to himself: "No one knows about that Liu Xiu, but this Liu Xiu is known to women and children!" ”

"What's this Liu Xiu, that Liu Xiu's, my head is almost dizzy. Boss, you can be clear. ”

"The Liu Xiu mentioned in this prophecy should not be the Han Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu that we know, and the person who wrote this prophecy does not have the function of an unpredictable prophet, if I am not mistaken, what he said about Liu Xiu should refer to Wang Mang's right-hand man, Liu Xiu, the national teacher above 10,000 people under one person!"

"National Teacher? Boss, weren't we the ones who deceived him last time? Could it be him? ”

"Eh, wait!" Gao Yuan made a stop gesture, he looked at Duanmu Ci suspiciously, and asked, "I remember that Wang Mang's new dynasty should be called Liu Xin?" How did you become Liu Xiu? ”

"You're right, but there's a small problem." Duanmu Ci brushed off his sideburns and explained to Gao Yuan: "Liu Xin is his original name, and it is also what our future generations will call him. This person is indeed amazing, Zhang Taiyan during the Republic of China commented that he was the biggest person after Confucius. He is indeed powerful, whether it is astronomy and geography, or miscellaneous classics and history, he is really proficient in everything. But the most admirable thing is not these aspects, but his ability to divinate and tell fortunes. ”

"In the first year of Emperor Xiaowai's Jianping, that is, in 6 BC, he changed his name to 'Liu Xiu', and he seemed to have foreseen the appearance of this prophecy. Therefore, there are also wild histories that Liu Xin is divining that he will become the emperor after Liu Xiu, and then he changed his name to Liu Xiu. ”

"But I think it's more likely that Liu Xin changed his name to Liu Xiu for some reason, and then when he became a national teacher, some people began to create rumors through divination: 'Liu Xiu should be the Son of Heaven'. We don't know what the intentions of the person who spread this prophecy are, it may be that he was framed by political enemies, or it may be that he really wants to be the emperor, so he deliberately let people spread this rumor to create public opinion, so as to prepare for his rebellion. ”

"Aren't there many examples of such rebellions in history? For example, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rebelled, didn't they learn the fox to call 'Da Chu Xing, Chen Shengwang' every night before the uprising to create public opinion? This practice of using superstitious propaganda to find a rationale for one's rebellion was very popular in ancient times. ”

After listening to Duanmu Ci's long analysis, Gao Yuan felt that his brain was a little insufficient.

The others also had demented expressions, and they didn't know how to say a word for a long time.

After a long while, Xiao Lan, who had been silent on the sidelines, said coldly: "Then according to your opinion, what should we do next." ”

Indeed, this is the most urgent problem to be solved in front of everyone now. Notices were everywhere outside about them, and Takahara was wounded and had trouble moving. Hiding in the backyard of the Meixin Mansion all the year round is not a long-lasting strategy, and according to the current investigation efforts of the imperial court, it may not be long before this is found.

Everyone was silent again, and there was really no good way to do such a grim situation now.

Just when everyone was racking their brains and trying to figure out a way, Ximen Junhui began to be impatient again, he waved his thick and dark arms vigorously, and said fiercely: "Damn! If you want me to say, if it really doesn't work, let's sneak into the palace, secretly find Wang Mang, and chop him up with a knife, isn't this a hundred? The province is hiding in Tibet every day! ”

Xiao Lan retorted with a stern face: "No, the Great Inner Forbidden Land, there are masters in it, not to mention the masters of dark energy, there may even be a lot of peerless masters of transforming energy, just a few of us breaking into it with bare hands, it is tantamount to a sheep entering the mouth of a tiger." ”

"It doesn't work, it doesn't work either! So what do you say? ”

Gao Yuan saw that Duanmu Ci still looked confident, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "Boss, since you have said so much, there must be a way, right?" ”

"Of course, the solution is a little, but ......" Duanmu Ci began to make the old mistake of talking and leaving half a sentence again, and Ximen Junhui next to him was about to ascend to heaven in a hurry.

"But what! Say it quickly! ”

"My solution is actually very simple, our situation and can't be worse, and there will definitely be no good results if we continue to hide like this. If you want me to say, let's go the other way, knowing that there are tigers in the mountains and bias towards the tigers! Let's go find Liu Xiu, the national teacher! Find a way to sneak into the National Teacher's Mansion, so that you can have a reasonable identity, and it is not easy to be found if you do a little disguise, and secondly, we can't find the real Liu Xiu, and it may not be impossible to find a fake Liu Xiu. ”

"And from now on, this Liu Xiu may be closer to Wang Mang than that Liu Xiu. We can rely on his power to help us get things done. ”

Duanmu Ci's words made Gao Yuan and the others feel that they could see the light of day, and the originally chaotic and confused future instantly became full of hope under his planning.

That's what he's really meant to be a captain. Gao Yuan thought to himself.

"Well, since everyone has no opinion, let's do this. When the injuries on the plateau are healed, we will start to act! ”

He looked at the people who were a little dying, and couldn't help but encourage:

"It's not the most desperate time yet, and the future is promising! No matter how dark it is now, we must firmly believe that it is midnight and a prelude to dawn. ”

"As long as we keep going, we will definitely get the job done, and I've always believed that!"