Chapter 167: People Are Like Stars and Rain and Fall Like Drops (1)
Those who are in the way of heaven are also the rules of the way of heaven.
For thousands of years, the world has believed that the heavens contain its way in the sky and the stars, and the gods have made it work. The country's fortunes are difficult, the years are bleak, and the future is not in Thailand, all of which are hidden in the sky and stars. In order to predict the good and the bad in order to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, the science of stargazing came into being. However, there are many people who study the heavens, and there are few scholars who can penetrate it, and they can often only get a glimpse of the door to know their skin. Only the Taoist sect is the master of fair astrology.
It is the tenth day of June, and it has reached the summer season, and mosquitoes and ants are rampant. Although it was already night, the hot wind was still blowing slowly, teaching people to be restless and not bored. It's hard to sleep in this situation. However, the night sky is cloudless and starry, but it is a great day for stargazing. Tonight, Zhan Wei Taoist will observe the heavens, explore the fortune of the country, and interpret dreams for you.
At two o'clock, the lights were turned off in all the gardens and halls in the palace, and it was quiet all around, only the sound of insects and insects was heard. Zhan Wei walked out of the Danfang with the compass and headed towards the stargazing platform. Last night, Emperor Yonghua was shocked by the dream, he was called to interpret the dream, but he didn't dare to say it clearly. He naturally knows about the royal affairs, and he must not say it lightly, if he is not 100% sure, it is better to keep his mouth shut.
The stargazing platform is shaped like gossip, there is a square fence outside, there is a marble pillar at each of the four corners of the fence, and the top of the column is carved with four divine beasts respectively: facing east is the green dragon, facing south is the red bird, facing west is the white tiger, facing north is Xuanwu. Each pillar is carved into seven sections, each of which is engraved with a character.
The seven characters engraved on the stone pillar facing east are: horn, kang, 氐, room, heart, tail, kei.
The seven characters engraved on the stone pillar facing south are: well, ghost, willow, star, zhang, wing, and zhen.
The seven characters engraved on the stone pillar facing west are: Kui, Lou, stomach, Pleiades, Bi, Mi, and ginseng.
The seven characters engraved on the stone pillar facing north are: fighting, bull, female, virtual, dangerous, room, wall.
This is the so-called Twenty-Eight Nights of the Star Officer.
Although the cold light is plain white, it also shines brightly. Under the stars and moon, not only is it easy to walk, but even it is not difficult to read and write. Zhan Wei stood still at the stargazing platform, took out the compass, corrected the direction, and stood in the north.
There are three walls in the starry sky: one is called Northeast Taiwei, one is called Southeast Tianshi, and one is called North Tianziwei.
Ziweiyuan is located in the middle of the north sky, between Taiwei and Tianshi, and is known as the middle palace. Zhan Wei held the compass in his hand, looked up to the north, and found the purple micro star in the purple micro wall in the vast stars at a glance.
The purple microstar, also known as the North Star, is the brightest one in the northern canopy, and it is not difficult for ordinary people to find it.
Zhan Wei looked up for a long time, his face became heavier and heavier, his forehead and eyebrows became tighter and tighter, and his breath was a little disordered... I only heard him whisper, "It's not good... It's not good! It's a great omen! The Xia clan will have a great disaster..."
There are five stars to the south of Gouchen, east of the heavenly bed, and west of Sifu: the prince, the emperor, the concubine, the harem, and the North Pole, collectively known as the North Pole Five Stars. According to astrology, the royal fortune is hidden in the five stars. There are three dim stars in these five stars, which are the prince, the emperor, and the concubine at the left end.
"It's not good... It's not good!" Zhan Wei clutched the compass tightly and sighed solemnly.
At this moment, a white light shone out from the inner seat of the Five Emperors and the Four Auxiliary Places, and a meteor shower actually fell...
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"Daddy, look! there's a shower of stars in the sky!"
"Lady, look, isn't that a shooting star? Make a wish, anything can be done!"
The heat was heavy, and the house was even hotter, so many people slept outside the house, and at this time, there were many people who saw this spectacle, and they all joined hands and prayed, so that the gods would take care of them and everything would go well.
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Zhan Wei's eyes were round, his eyes were full of fear, and he fell backwards to the ground when he was unable to support for a while. He came back to his senses for a while, holding the compass in one hand and leaning in the other, and lamented: "Providence is so!
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Tianmen City is located in the extreme west of Dahua, at the junction with Shatuo Kingdom, with a vast and sparsely populated land and rugged mountains. The bright moonlight illuminated the stone mountains - they were like sparse trolls prostrate on the ground, ready to rise with teeth and claws.
In an open area in the stone mountain, there are dozens of tents, and hundreds of military horses are on one side of the tents.
Under the moonlit night, the two left the tent and walked by the stone mountain.
"Sword Court, I see that you are not very comfortable all the way, but what do you think?" Xia Muchao said as he walked.
The Shatuo Kingdom sent Azig to negotiate with the Xia Mu Dynasty about the border garrison and the supply of salt, and the agreed place was this stone mountain on the outskirts of Tianmen City. It is thousands of miles away from the military camps of both countries, and it is a fair place. Three days ago, Xia Muchao and his entourage set off from Suzhou and arrived at noon today.
"Lord Wang, this matter is too hasty, we haven't had time to explore the terrain on the left and near first, and our subordinates are really not at ease!" Lu Jianting said in a deep voice.
After hearing this, Xia Muchao sighed softly, and said: "Why don't I know? It's just that the matter of the border garrisons of the two countries has not been negotiated, and Zhao Qianming's matter will not be able to do it for a day. On the side of the capital, King Yun is moving frequently, I can't stay in Anxian for a long time, I need to take down Zhao Qianming as soon as possible and surrender my father to the emperor. Though this place is determined by Azig, the day is indeed my choice. We didn't investigate in advance, but we were afraid that they wouldn't either, and no one would be able to take advantage of it. And Shatuo is deep in the salt shortage, and he is asking Dahua for it, so he won't attack me. ”
Lu Jianting's heart was relieved a little, and he smiled: "That's good!" After a pause, he said: "I won't stop tonight, and I will take people to survey the terrain of hundreds of miles around here overnight, and be prepared." "He was born as a guard, and he was cautious from the beginning.
"It's fine. Xia Muchao had no objection and said with a smile, "It's not too early, let's go back to the camp!"
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"Protect the prince!" Ah Tong looked at Jiu ruthlessly rushing towards Xia Muren, and was about to come to him in a blink of an eye, it was too late to intercept him, his face turned pale with fright, and he was busy yelling at Ah Jian, who was entangled with Qu Buyan.
Xia Muren was not proficient in martial arts, and when he saw a man in black in a cloak attacking with a ghost hand, he instantly broke out in a cold sweat and secretly shouted, "My life is over!"
"Poof!" Just when Jiu Wuru thought he was going to succeed, a figure suddenly pounced on him, blocked in front of him, and took the claw with a strong chest and abdomen. For a moment, the skin opened and the flesh bloomed, and the blood gushed like a spring. This person who used his body to continue Xia Muren's life is Ah Jian, one of the "Eight Eyes" of the Yiwang Mansion. In time, he had forcibly taken a claw on his back to get out of his entanglement. The claw of the long-term ruthless grasped it even deeper and longer, cutting open his organs, and there was no possibility of survival.
When Ah Jian pressed his body against his claws, the short sword in his hand suddenly stabbed at Jiu Wumerci from the bottom up, deeply piercing his right shoulder blade. After a long time of ruthless pain, he gasped, hurriedly took a few steps back, and quickly stretched out his left hand to seal several acupoints in the right hand Yin pericardial meridian and the sun and small intestine meridian of his hand, and stopped the bleeding. The sword was stabbed diagonally, and it pierced deeply, although it was not fatal, it inevitably fell into the root of the hidden disease. His face was gloomy, and he kicked his foot and struck it.
The two claws on Ah Jian's abdomen and back were fatal wounds, although he still managed to support himself, but he had no power to fight back, and after a few moves, he was ruthlessly tortured and killed for a long time, and even his head was cut off.