At this time, what Sun Wu was holding in his hand was the news that Owl Wings had sent from Zheng.
Li Ran hurriedly took it, and after he read it, his face suddenly looked very ugly.
"Sir, what happened?"
Sun Wu, who had been staying by Li Ran's side, did not read the news in advance, but seeing that Li Ran seemed to have something wrong at this time, he immediately asked.
Obviously, if something big wasn't about to happen, why would Li Ran look so ugly?
Hearing the sound, Li Ran handed the letter to him casually.
Sun Wu took a look, and then couldn't help but be startled. He hurriedly looked at Li Ran and said:
"Sir...sir, this thief is determined to cause trouble!"
It turned out that in this letter, Owl Yi told Li Ran about the news from the State of Lu.
Shu Niu's actions in the Lu State became more and more frequent during this period, and after Ji Sun Yiru inherited the position of suzerain, he seemed to be plotting to overthrow the Lu State Palace again. There are also signs that the power of the Lu State will soon fall to the Ji family again.
And based on what Owl Wings noticed before, Shu Niu seems to have secretly contacted Feng Duan, who is now living in seclusion in Zheng Yi. Now that he is so active in Lu State, there must be some conspiracy behind it!
But Owl Yi's identity in Zheng State was, after all, just Li Ran's housekeeper, and his information channels were naturally not as good as those of powerful officials like Zi Chan. Therefore, Owl Yi has no idea what conspiracy Shu Niu, Feng Duan, and Ji Sun Yiru are working together in the dark.
This also made Li Ran's situation seem very passive at the moment.
He was in the Chu State, and if something happened to Zheng Yi, it would be the same as having his home base taken away directly. And how can he save the fire that is close by the water far away?
"This bull, relying on the power of the secret crowd, has been thinking about causing harm to the world for more than a day or two. Now he is moving around like this, ready to make a move. I think what he will do next will harm the entire Lu country. Even Zheng Guo has a lot to do with it."
"It's just...what's a little strange is, why has there been no news from Dr. Zichan?"
Li Ran frowned, feeling uneasy about Zichan's quietness and his situation.
After all, if you really want to talk about it, Zichan's sources of information must be more extensive than Owl Wings. Now that Owl Wings has received the news, why is there no movement at all from Zichan?
"Is it possible that Dr. Zichan is busy with state affairs these days and has no time to take care of Shu Niu?"
As the ruling minister of the Zheng Kingdom, Zichan needed to personally handle all matters in the country. Although the matter of raising a cow was eye-catching, Zichan would not take the initiative to find out what happened before it happened.
But Li Ran shook his head for a while, noncommittal, and looked thoughtful. After sighing, he fell into silence again.
At this moment, Sun Wu seemed to suddenly remember something, and he took out a kit from his arms, and immediately opened it and handed it over.
"By the way, I almost missed something big. Sir, this tip bag is also news from Zheng Yi by Owl Wing, and he also specifically asked the person who sent the letter to deliver it to Sir in person."
It turns out that there are two ways of contact between Owl Wings and Li Ran who are squatting in Zheng State.
One is superficial. The guards who stay in Zhengyi go to various inns, and then the official personnel go back and forth between Zheng and Chu to deliver messages to each other.
The other kind is the secret emissary arranged by Owl Yi alone, who only delivers the message to Li Ran in a single line.
This is naturally to prevent some important information from being learned by others.
Li Ran looked at Sun Wu and then at the silk cloth in his hand, feeling vaguely uneasy.
And when he opened it and read it, his expression became even more gloomy for a while.
"A group of witches suddenly appeared in Zheng Yi recently, threatening that a great disaster will come to the world."
"He said: There is a star shining in Dachen, reaching the Han Dynasty in the west."
"This...this is not a good sign."
Li Ran murmured to himself, his expression very solemn.
"What is the profound meaning of 'There are stars in Dachen, reaching Han in the west'?"
Sun Wu on the side saw it and asked hurriedly.
He had only heard rumors about this kind of divination, but had never seen it personally, so he didn't understand what Li Ran meant.
As for Li Ran, after all, he had been working for the Zhou royal family for several years and had many interactions with astrologers, so he understood it all at once:
"What this means is that there has been a comet coming in and out near the morning star Shangxi recently, and its tail has reached Tianjin." (Tianjin: Galaxy)
"Look, Owl Yi also specifically mentioned it in this silk book. The famous astrologers from Lu State, Shen Xu and Zi Shen, actually endorsed this. They also issued a warning to the world at the same time, threatening that this It is the celestial phenomenon of 'comet sweeping away fire', which indicates that there will be a big fire in the world next year."
"Zi Shen even made it clear that the fire will occur in the four kingdoms of Song, Wei, Chen, and Zheng in May next year."
Regarding this kind of mysterious and mysterious news, Owl Yi couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he could only inform Li Ran of the news in advance and ask Li Ran to make a decision.
After reading this, Li Ran felt an ominous premonition in his heart that suddenly became stronger.
Because he now knows that whether they are wizards or astrologers who observe the stars at night, most of the predictions made by these people are just formalities. But in reality? It's just that they have a wider range of information sources than ordinary people.
The reason why it is revealed to everyone in the form of "prophecy" is to be able to "pretend to be a ghost" in order to achieve an effect that people cannot believe. On the other hand, it is also for self-protection.
After all, most people really don't dare to touch people who can understand "Destiny".
Therefore, Li Ran knew very well that since the world's well-known "prophet" all issued warnings at the same time, it meant that this matter must not be groundless.
"Song Wei, Chen Zheng? Why are they these four countries?"
Sun Wu still doesn't quite understand.
After Li Ran calmed down his thoughts for a moment, he continued:
"According to Zi Shen's explanation, the so-called Shangsu Chenxing refers to the Song Dynasty, because the Song Dynasty is a descendant of the Yin and Shang Dynasties and corresponds to Dachen. The Chen Kingdom is the residence of the ancient sage king Taihao and the birthplace of the wood fire. The State of Zheng was the residence of Huozheng Zhurong in ancient times."
"These three countries are all places where 'fire' lives, so Zi Shen determined that these three countries must bear the brunt."
"As for Weiguo, it is because it corresponds to Mercury, and water is the wife of fire. As the saying goes, women follow their husbands, and this comet eventually extends westward to Tianjin, which corresponds to Weiguo."
Speaking of which, these days, whether they are astrologers or wizards, they usually seem to be chattering away, as if they are mentally ill.
The "prophecies" these people talk about sound far-fetched at first glance.
Therefore, after hearing this, Sun Wu couldn't help but be startled and asked hurriedly:
"Sir, do you believe these witches' words?"
He thought Li Ran would not believe it. After all, in his opinion, this prediction had no practical basis.
Moreover, how could major fires occur in four countries at the same time in reality?
Li Ran looked at him and did not answer directly, but said:
"As mentioned in the silk book, this news should have also been mentioned by Zheng Pi, the astrologer of Zheng State, and he also told Dr. Zichan about it. However, Dr. Zichan did not believe it."
"Oh? Is there such a thing?"
Sun Wu said in surprise.
Just listen to Li Ran say:
"It is said in the book that this Zheng Pi asked Dr. Zichan for a jade jade vessel because of this incident. The jade Zan was used for sacrifices, so he was sternly rejected by Dr. Zichan."
"It seems that Dr. Zichan doesn't believe in these so-called astrologers at all?"
"However, I don't think these singers and astrologers were just fabricating things out of thin air, unless there were signs that made them aware of the danger."
Li Ran naturally did not believe in fate, but he had to believe in the disasters predicted by these astrologers based on "destiny".
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