Text Chapter 149 Li Dai Tao Stiff
"I shook my head and said to the man, 'You are really joking, I am the only one in the Huandou clan today, and I will never be killed. ’
"The man said, 'No matter what you think, my lord, this is what the hexagram says, and I have never missed it after all these years. For your safety, hurry up and leave. I'd rather the adults not take me in, and let the adults lose their lives. Just trust me, sir. ’
"I am a person who does not believe in evil, and the more he says this, the more energetic I become, and I just don't believe him.
"I asked, 'Tell me, then, when will this murder happen?'
"The man said, 'According to the hexagram, when it happens in one hour, it is within a radius of a few feet. ’
Hearing him say that, I thought he was talking nonsense. He smiled and said, 'If you say ten days and a half months, or a day or two, I may still be able to believe a little.' An hour? Isn't that a little leeway for yourself? Then I'll just sit here and wait for it for an hour, and see how this murderous disaster of mine has come down from the sky. ’
As I spoke, I suddenly felt a little dizzy, and then some particles of rubble fell from the top of my head.
Before I could react, I felt the ground start to shake, making it impossible to stand on it, and the servants and guards next to me staggered.
"I sat on the stone bench and felt like it was shaking a lot.
Then large pieces of stones began to fall from the top of my head, but fortunately I was wearing a helmet and was not hit on the head, but my body was hurt by the stones.
The man also put his hands on his head and cried out, 'My lord, get out quickly.' - Ah, it's not good......'
Before he could finish speaking, he pushed me out and fell to the ground. At the same time, he pushed one of the servants standing next to him to where I was sitting. Both actions are done almost simultaneously.
"In an instant, a boulder the size of a millstone landed right where I was sitting just now. The man was crushed under the boulder, and blood suddenly flowed out of the crack at the bottom of the boulder.
After that, everything was calm again, the ground stopped shaking, and no stones fell overhead. Everyone at the scene panicked, looking at the blood flowing from under the boulder with fear on their faces.
I got up angrily, rushed to the man's side, grabbed him by the collar, lifted him up, and threw him on the ground. Ask aloud, 'Why are you doing this?'
"The man sat up, knelt before me, and said, 'My lord, I am here to save you. ’
"I sneered, 'Hmph, save me, are you saving people or killing people?'
"I pointed to the boulder and said, 'This is the man you saved? Someone, arrest me and send me to the local government to punish the crime. ’
"The man said in a loud voice, 'My lord, you are so unfair, you say that I did not save people, did you not stand here in a good manner?
"I said, 'I'm not dead now, but somebody dies in the end.'" If you don't push me, that's my life, but if you push him, that's a crime. ’
"The man said, 'But why don't you ask me, sir, why did you push him to death?'
"I said, 'Whatever the reason, the murderer will be punished.'" ’
"I looked left and right and shouted, 'Why don't you do it, grab him and take him away.' ’
The left and right guards stepped forward and took the man under control.
"I looked at the rubble all over the ground and a big crack in the rock formation above my head and asked, 'What the hell just happened?'
"The white-haired and silver-haired local governor who came to see him off stepped forward and said, 'My lord, this could be an earthquake. ’
"I asked, 'Earthquake?'
"The local official said: 'Our place, which is on the edge of the 21st River, is very unstable because of the rock formations that meet the soil layers, and there are frequent earthquakes. From ancient times to the present day, I don't know how many people have died under the collapse of rocks. Even as an official, no one wants to come to us, so Xia Guan has been a parent official here for 50 years, and it is said that at my age, I should have retired a long time ago, but no one wants to take over. Looks like I'm going to die in office. ’
"I said, 'Why didn't you tell me about this sooner?' When I return to the capital, I will mention this matter to Your Majesty, and in any case, I will arrange for someone to replace you, so you can work hard for a while. As for the earthquake, I will also take it to the court to consult with the ministers to see if there is any way to prevent or cure it. ’
"The governor bowed and said, 'Thank you for your love for the people and for your compassion for your subordinates. ’
"I said, 'All right, you can send it here.' ’
After saying that, he stepped on his horse and ordered the patrol team to set off immediately.
At this time, I heard the man who had just soothed the divination shouting behind him: 'My lord, I have no complaint about your punishment of my sin, but I want to tell you that it is not me who killed the servant, but you, my lord.' ’
"When I heard this, I was amused, and I turned my horse's head to stop the escort who was about to go to the city, and said to the man at once: 'So many people have seen with their own eyes the people you pushed, and you say that they were killed by me, and you slander the ministers, are you not afraid that I will cut off your tongue?'
But the man sneered, and said in a sloppy manner: 'My lord, I wait for the small people, my life is like an ant, and it is not a pity to die, don't say a tongue, even if you want to take away my cheap life, it is just a word from an adult. What's more, my life was saved by adults. Adults can do whatever they want. ’
"I was so angry that I couldn't speak.
But he continued: "But the lord is the example of the ministers of the Huandou clan, and it is a big joke to do such an irresponsible thing. ’
"In a moment of rage, I jumped off my blue-maned horse, and raised my whip to strike him.
"Mu Sa, who was beside me, grabbed my hand and said, 'My lord, since he is so hard-mouthed, there must be an argument that he thinks he is reasonable, so you might as well let him tell me why you think that you hurt that servant. If it doesn't make sense, it's not too late to punish it. ’
In order not to disgrace Makusa's face, I shook off his hand and turned my back to the man.
"The man took two steps forward, knelt down behind me, and said, 'My lord, I don't think I have forgotten the hexagram that the villain just occupied.' ’
"My heart trembled suddenly, and I felt that what had just happened was indeed according to the hexagram he had divined, and if it wasn't for his push, wouldn't this murderous disaster have come true? It seems that this person is still a bit of a Taoist, not boasting. But in his heart, he still blamed him for not killing his subordinates.
"The man continued: 'The villain also said that the villain has never made a mistake in divination, and this time it is the same. But why are you still standing here with such a good attitude? Maybe everyone thinks that I saved the adult, and there is indeed a reason for me, but I am not the one who really saved the adult. ’
"The more I listened, the more confused I became, and I turned around and asked, 'Not you?'
"The man said, 'The hexagram shows the will of heaven.' Since it is the will of God, how can manpower influence it. Therefore, the hexagram shows that adults will have a great calamity, and it cannot be avoided by avoiding it, but it can be explained. There is a cloud in the "Xiangjing": It is better to cultivate blessings than to seek blessings, and it is better to avoid disasters than to avoid disasters. And I pushed that innocent servant under the stone just to bring disaster for the adult. ’
"I asked, 'Do you want to kill people in a disaster?'
"The man said, 'General, you have misunderstood, I am not killing people, but the seventh important method in the disaster: Li Dai Taozhuang. That is, when the calamity is about to occur and is irreversible, if someone inherits this calamity, the calamity will be resolved naturally, and if no one responds, the person concerned will encounter calamities one after another until he suffers it himself. If it weren't for Hu Zuo to bear the disaster for the adult, even if I pushed the adult away, the adult would be in a catastrophe. So I did it for the sake of adults. Please be aware of it. If you don't believe it, you can call the local master to ask to see if there is a Li Dai Taostiff in the method of understanding. ’
"When I heard this, half of the anger in my heart was gone, and I said coldly: 'Get up and speak. ’
The man slowly stood up and stood aside.
"I said, 'If what you say is true, it is understandable that you would act irrationally in a hurry to save me, but I will feel guilty for the rest of my life. It's the same life, why should I exchange someone else's life for mine? But if you want to say that I killed my servant, I can't accept it. ’
"The man said, 'My lord, at first I advised you to get out of here quickly, but if you don't listen, you will be in trouble, and if you listen to me and leave here quickly, this servant will not die. ’
"I wondered, 'Didn't you just say that calamity cannot be avoided?'
"The man said, 'Fortune and misfortune are all chances, and the occurrence of chances depends on both the time and the circumstances, and when the times pass, the opportunities are transformed, and the blessings and misfortunes change because of them. The image I have just told me is only to show that there is a great bad luck in this place, and if you escape from this place, you will be safe. ’
"At this time, I felt that this man was a rare treasurer, but I still hated him for obeying him, so I said coldly: 'In any case, if you kill a human life, you will be punished for three years in this prison. Since this incident started because of me, I naturally can't get rid of it. Help me remember that when I arrived at the next place of inspection, I had fifty sticks for myself, and I should have been punished today, but I had to ride all the way, and I was wounded by the sticks, and I could not ride my horse, and I had to burden the sergeants. ’
"As the two guards escorted the man to leave, I stopped and said, 'When the sentence is over, if you still want to follow me, come to the capital to find me.' By the way, I haven't asked you what your name is. You didn't say just now whether it was a resident of Milo Lane or a member of the Wa royal family?'
"The man said, 'The little one is called Jiang Zhu, and he doesn't live in Milo Lane, nor is he from the Wa royal family. I'm going to go to an adult in three years. ’
After saying that, he got rid of the two guards, and did not look back in the direction of the prison camp.
"I want to ask again, he has disappeared without a trace. ”