"Mars, also known as glow, glows like fire; Antares is red like fire, also known as 'fire'. ”

"In fact, the reason why it is considered unlucky is simply because Mars and Antares (Scorpio α planet) are the two reddest celestial bodies in the whole day.

"The real reason is." Jiang Xinghuo explained, "Mars approaches the Earth every two years and two months, and because the orbit of Mars is more elliptical than that of the Earth, it only happens every 15 to 17 years. ”

"And the intersection of Mars, Earth, and Antares is even longer. Usually a dynasty can only be observed once or twice, but in the early recorded period, it coincides with some change of throne, so it is considered to be some kind of ominous sign, and then it is regarded as a fixed phenomenon of celestial and human induction. ”

Listening to Jiang Xinghuo's words, Old Man Zhuo fell into thought.

The earliest record in the historical materials is the Spring and Autumn Song Jinggong period, "Lü's Spring and Autumn Period", "Historical Records" and "Huainanzi" have more consistent relevant records, Song is the feudal state of Zhou Fengweizi, the so-called 'merchants read their misfortunes, must start with fire', Zhuo Jing is very clear that the fire in that era corresponds to the Spring and Autumn Period as a descendant of the Song State of Yin Shang, in fact, there is some extremely profound political meaning.

In Zhuo Jing's memory, Si Xingziwei at that time provided a complete set of techniques for solving, that is, 'it can be moved to the phase, it can be moved to the people, and it can be moved to the year', in other words, the early celestial and human induction has actually appeared to eliminate disasters and solve problems.

However, traditional Chinese astronomy originated in astrology and was used to explain the induction of heaven and man.

Therefore, Zhuo Jing did not feel that there was anything wrong.

Jiang Xinghuo straightened his back and said slowly: "The most famous record of Yingfu Shouxin is about "Historical Records of Qin Shi Huang Benji", which records 'Thirty-six years, Yingfu Shouxin', and the next year, Qin Shi Huang died. ”

Zheng He's thinking was very sharp, and he asked rhetorically: "What does Mr. Jiang mean is that many historical materials are attached?" ”

Jiang Xinghuo nodded and said, "But in fact, if you deduce it in an astronomical way, and then you compare these records in history with these records of the Luminous Mind and the Heart, you will find that most of them are not correct." ”

"For another example, Yingfu ran to Nandou, which is also believed to be related to the emperor."

Jiang Xinghuo said: "As the so-called Yingfu enters Nandou, His Royal Highness the Son of Heaven goes." At this time, the emperor had to run around the palace to avoid disaster, otherwise he would be ousted by the rebels. ”

Zheng He nodded, there is indeed this statement.

"There is an interesting incident here to confirm the so-called celestial and human induction, in fact, sometimes it is a joke."

Because they changed the straw pile and couldn't sleep at night, the two were just chatting relatively casually, so Jiang Xinghuo didn't give a lecture very formally, and was more inclined to talk about it, thinking about where to talk about it, and there were not many other purposes.

Therefore, Jiang Xinghuo is quite willing to tell some small stories to relieve boredom.

"During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there was a time in the last years of the Northern Wei Dynasty when Yingfu entered the Nandou, and at that time, Emperor Wu of Liang of the Southern Liang, well, that is, the emperor Bodhisattva, was frightened and solemnly ran around Taicheng (the Imperial Palace) barefoot. You must know that the scope of Taicheng is vast, and when Hou Jing rebelled later, it was enough for tens of thousands of troops to guard it for more than 100 days. ”

"Later, nothing happened, Emperor Wu of Liang felt that he was spared, but soon after, he heard that Emperor Xiaowu of the Northern Wei Dynasty was driven out of Luoyang by Emperor Shenwu Emperor Gao Huan, the founder of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

"But in fact, according to the chaotic law of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the number of times the emperor was ousted by the rebels cannot be counted, not to mention the destruction of the country. It's just a side meeting. ”

Zheng He stroked his hair and laughed out loud.

Zheng He didn't know anything else, but when Zhu Di raised the army, the wind blew down the tiles, but it was very unknown, and the result was still no?

To put it bluntly, if there was really such a thing as a destiny, how could it not be the turn of King Yan at that time!

is still the same sentence, the king of strong soldiers and strong horses.

As long as your fists are hard enough, there will be countless literati who will offer you auspicious luck, and they will correspond to the astrological signs.

This is the same as the success bestsellers in later generations, well-known successful people, all kinds of true or false chicken soup stories, the same reason.

It's not that ordinary people don't have stories of this or that, but because you are not a successful person, your story is meaningless to the chicken soup masters who need to write books to make money for publicity, that's all.

However, since it was a small talk, even if Zheng He agreed with Jiang Xinghuo's point of view on the attachment of heaven and man, he still asked an extra question.

"In addition to Yingfu, does Mr. Jiang know other astrological inductions that are not very reliable?"

Jiang Xinghuo said casually: "The most typical, Jupiter opposition is a star sign, that is, Jupiter, the earth, and the sun are in a straight line, and Jupiter reaches its brightest on the southeast horizon in the evening, second only to Venus in brightness, and it can be seen all night, usually according to the saying of celestial and human induction, it foreshadows disasters." ”

But in reality, this is to fool the people, because Jupiter's opposition occurs regularly every other year and thirty-four days. Do you think Qin Tianjian is not clear? It's just that when there is a disaster in any year, I will take it out and prevaricate it. ”

"For example, if you see it in the daytime, that is, Venus appears during the day, according to the theory of celestial induction, this astrological sign represents the cowardice of the king, or the situation of the regency of the heroine, or the situation of possible invasion by foreign enemies."

Zhuo Jing, who was eavesdropping on the other side, also came back to his senses at this time, but frowned.

The cellmate next to Zhuo Jing whispered to him: "Zhuo Gong, in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, during Wu Zetian's usurpation of power, there was such a celestial phenomenon as seeing too much daylight, this can be right, how can it be said that it is attached?" Excuse him. ”

But Zhuo Jing was unexpectedly silent.

Jiang Xinghuo noticed that two prisoners were not sleeping either, and seemed to be listening to their conversation.

However, Jiang Xinghuo didn't have any scruples at this time, anyway, he didn't know how much he would say if he was more dead than the celestial and human induction that negated astronomy.

Moreover, the celestial and human senses this thing, and the ancient people were not really stupid, and there must be many people who knew that it was attached.

It's all used to fool the common people.

It's just that over time, some emperors who don't know much about astronomy also believe it, but the guys from Qin Tianjian must be able to figure out what is going on.

"In fact, from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the early Tang Dynasty, there have been more than 200 times of daylight seeming, and what people remember is only Wu Zetian's time!"

Hearing this, the two former Jianwen ministers who were eavesdropping were shocked together!

"Really?"

Zhuo Jing finally couldn't help but ask, his voice a little incredulous.

After all, for the literati, the study of astronomy was a hobby.

In other words, the purpose of most people studying astronomy in ancient times was actually to understand the induction of heaven and man, or to make one's own compulsion higher.

Although "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has come out at this time, it has not yet been circulated on a large scale, but in any case, there are countless earlier versions of the story about "Kong Xingxing's Fall of Wuzhang Plain" and other stories.

The star fell, pinched his fingers and counted the death of a certain general, and it was an old stalk that has been tried and tested in the mouths of storytellers.

Therefore, stargazing and the study of astronomy are actually a very high standard thing in the literati and doctors.

As for how much you know, it doesn't matter.

Zhuo Jing belongs to the kind of literati who understands all basic concepts and can say a few words about the origin of allusions, but if you go deeper, you will be a little overwhelmed.

When Zhuo Jing chatted with his colleagues, he once boasted that he was too complicated, otherwise with his intelligence, if he studied seriously when he was young, he would not have "only hit the list".

Old Versailles belonged to yes.

Speaking of the present, in fact, Zhuo Jing knows all these historical allusions and corresponding astrological signs that Jiang Xinghuo said, but he is only limited to knowing.

In other words, it is passively instilled by historical materials.

Zhuo Jing also knew the meaning of seeing too much daylight, and he also knew that this kind of astrological phenomenon had appeared during Wu Zetian's period, but the problem was that he didn't know that it had appeared more than 200 times before!

And the one who is really famous is just Wu Zetian's time.

Therefore, when Jiang Xinghuo told the truth, Zhuo Jing's first reaction was not to believe it.

Then the moonlight, Jiang Xinghuo squinted slightly, looking at the bad old man opposite.

"Take it seriously."

Zhuo Jing's fellow inmates only said loudly: "How do you prove it?" ”

Jiang Xinghuo rolled his eyes, this person is pedantic and cute.

"It is recorded in the history books that the Book of the Later Han, the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms and the Book of Jin. "Old Tang Book" and "New Tang Book", don't you find someone to flip through it? ”

In fact, even those who read the history books rarely care about the records in the various chronicles, let alone memorize the countless astrological records.

So the two people on the opposite side could neither find evidence nor refute at this time, so they could only stare dryly.

Zhuo Jing thought about it for a while, bypassed the topic, and asked instead.

"Dare to ask Xiaoyou, why are you so dismissive of astrology and celestial induction?"

It must be known that the statement of the induction of heaven and man, in the hearts of Confucian scholars, is a natural existence, and few people will question it.

In other words, it is also difficult for them to grasp the corresponding data and question the celestial and human induction.

But Jiang Xinghuo is different, Jiang Xinghuo does not have this natural concept, but also has a more scientific concept of astronomy, so he does not have much awe of astrology and celestial induction.

Jiang Xinghuo said lightly.

"Because the Chinese astronomical tradition is not a natural science at all, but more of a social science."

"In other words, Chinese astronomy has always been in the service of social structure and power, not for the stars in the sky themselves."

(End of chapter)