The governor's mansion in Jiangxia was shrouded in a depressive atmosphere. The source of the depression was Sun Quan, who was in charge. It seemed as if there were dark clouds hanging over his head.
Rumors in the city and Zhang Fei's appearance made him uneasy.
There are only three thousand cavalry outside the city, which is not enough to suppress Jiangxia, but who knows what will happen next?
Zhang Fei's words pushed Lu Xun to the forefront. Everyone in the palace knew Sun Quan's temper, so no one stood up to speak to Lu Xun. Instead, Zhuge Jin, who represented Huaisi in the end, walked to the center and spoke uprightly: "My lord, there is no turning back when you fire your bow. You should trust Jiangdong’s generals.”
"Of course I believe it, I'm just thinking about how to defeat Zhang Fei..." Sun Quan rested his chin on one hand and replied weakly.
"General Lu and Lan Tian are confronting each other in Dongting. Why doesn't my lord send an envoy to inquire by water? He is proficient in strategy and may be able to give advice." Zhuge Jin reminded.
"What Ziyu said makes sense." Sun Quan sat upright and nodded in affirmation, and then told his confidant Hu Zong: "Wei Ze, you immediately send someone to Dongting Lake to inquire about the plan, and send more sentries to monitor Zhang Fei."
"Wei." Hu Zong answered with his fists clasped.
Sun Quan's mood eased slightly. He stroked his purple beard and said to himself: "I wonder if Ziming will capture Jiangling. This feeling of waiting is really bad..."
At this time, Sun Quan caught a glimpse of Yu Fan sitting upright, with divination tools seemingly placed on the case, and remembered what he had said on the tower before.
Sun Quan stopped Yu Fan and signaled: "Zhongxiang, since you have brought the tools, you can quickly make a divination to find out whether it is good or bad."
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Yu Fan first stood up and cupped his hands in response, then closed his eyes and took a deep breath, as if there was some divination ritual. Finally, he held a chopstick basket-like tool in both hands and shook out six bamboo sticks according to a unique pattern.
Sun Quan stood up and asked expectantly: "What hexagram is it?"
Yu Fan's face was filled with embarrassment, "This is Shan Di Pei Gua..."
"How good or bad is it?" Sun Quan asked.
"Well...it's a mixed blessing..." Yu Fan lowered his head.
Sun Quan frowned and raised his voice a bit, "Speak more clearly. Aren't you quite eloquent?"
"Ah...I..." Yu Fan still hesitated.
"Ziyu, I heard that you also understand the "Book of Changes", can you explain the Shandi Pei Gua for me?" Seeing that Yu Fan didn't say anything, Sun Quan turned around and aimed at Zhuge Jin, thinking that there are many people in the world who know the Book of Changes, so why not It's not easy to be profound.
Zhuge Jin was a loyal man, but he did not dare to refuse when Sun Quan ordered him. He first said humbly: "In my humble position, I only know the scriptures roughly. I am not as careful and dedicated as Zhong Xiang. I may be wrong, please forgive me."
"Tzuyu can answer the question boldly. No matter how hard he studies it, it will be in vain." Sun Quan glanced at Yu Fan with disdain, his displeasure clearly written on his face.
Zhuge Jin stroked his beard and slowly said the hexagram: "For the peel hexagram, the main hexagram is Kun, which is the earth, and the guest hexagram is Gen, which is the mountain. The overall hexagram shows the hexagram image of a mountain on the ground."
When Sun Quan heard this, he couldn't help but snorted coldly. He thought, "Which mountain is not standing on the earth?" This was obviously a good prediction, but Yu Zhongxiang said it was a mixed blessing.
Zhuge Jin continued to add: "The hexagram says: If something goes against you, there will be a good outcome.
On the sixth day of the lunar month, peel off the bed with your feet, contempt; chastity and evil.
Sixty-two, peel off the bed to identify, contempt; chastity and evil.
Sixty-three, peel it off, no blame.
Sixty-four, stripping the bed with skin, bad luck.
Sixty-five, Guanyu is favored by palace people, there is no disadvantage.
On the ninth day, if you don't eat the fruit, the gentleman will gain public support, and the villain will strip the house. "
Sun Quan was immediately confused after hearing this. Half of the six lines were bad, and Yu Fan was right about the mixed good and bad. So he urged: "Please Ziyu continue to explain..."
"I thought that although the mountain is on the ground, it should be a rockery or have an unstable foundation. If the foundation is unstable, the ground will shake. This may imply our current situation in Jingzhou..." Zhuge Jin explained.
"What else?" Sun Quanxin said that this is not what I want to hear. I only care about whether the war can be won in the end.
"Well... the third line clearly states that there is nothing to blame for the unstable mountain peeling. It may not be a big deal for those who are superficially attached to leave. As for the last two lines, I still ask Zhongxiang to clarify my doubts. Jin has limited knowledge and strength. Caught or not."
After Zhuge Jin finished speaking, he looked at Yu Fan and said in his heart, I am helping you to relieve the siege. Don't hide there without saying a word. Sun Quan also followed Zhuge Jin's gaze and chased after him.
Yu Fan coughed twice, and then replied: "Tzuyu's answer is actually very reasonable, but this foundation is not limited to the territory, but can also represent the people of Jingzhou and Jiangdong.
The fifth line is yin, which indicates that the Ke hexagram is in a disadvantageous situation at this time. It also indirectly indicates that our army is at an advantage. The Governor and General Lu may be advancing according to the established plan.
The sixth line is yang, and this line means that the guest hexagram suddenly becomes stronger. If we don’t respond actively, Jingzhou may not be able to reap the fruitful results..."
Sun Quan frowned, thinking that this hexagram was simply evil, how could there be any auspiciousness at all? Although Sun Quan didn't know much about the Book of Changes, he had heard people mention that the last line of each hexagram could predict the final outcome.
"A gentleman gains public support, but a villain strips his house. What's the explanation?" Sun Quan asked.
"Uh... The literal meaning is that the gentleman gets a car and the villain is deprived of his house. But according to the current situation, a humble position cannot be relieved..." After Yu Fan finished speaking, he buried himself in collecting bamboo sticks and did not respond to Sun Quan at all. eyes.
Sun Quan's mood improved slightly, but when he heard that Yu Fan's hexagram was full of gloom again, Zhuge Jin comforted him: "My lord, there is no need to worry. Zhong Xiang also said just now that as long as we can make appropriate responses, let's go and ask Boyan now." Ji, isn’t it just a positive response?”
Seeing that Sun Quan's expression improved slightly, Zhuge Jin continued to add: "Yu refers to status, and hu refers to the land below, which shows that the lord can successfully occupy Jingzhou and his status has improved again."
After hearing this, Yu Fan called him a genius of logic, and Sun Quan immediately turned from sorrow to joy: "The Zhuge family is really capable of producing many people. I don't think Ziyu is worse than Kong Ming. If it is as you said, there will be a heavy reward for taking Jingzhou."
"I have little knowledge in my humble position, so I have to be Zhongxiang to interpret the hexagram..." Zhuge Jin replied humbly.
Sun Quan's joy did not last long. A few hours later, Hu Zong sent someone to report that the sentinels he sent from Jiefanwei were all intercepted and killed by Zhang Fei and Pang De's cavalry. Outside the gate, all are within the attack range of the opponent's rangers. Only the north gate is close to Jiangxia Pier, with Jiangdong's warships docked on the shore.
The distance between Jiangxia Pier and the city wall is very close. If the cavalry enters this area, they will be easily shot by bows and arrows from both sides, so the north gate of Jiangxia has become the only safe zone.
After hearing the battle report, Sun Quan was furious and assigned Hu Zong to lead the Jiefan Guards to clean up the rangers. However, the number of cavalry in the city was too small, so they could only be dealt with by infantry regiments. But the outcome can be imagined.
Zhang Fei was proficient in guerrilla tactics. Although Jiefanwei was full of ashes, it was a pity that he couldn't even see the horse's butt clearly, and ended up losing hundreds of stragglers.
Sun Quan slapped the table to no avail, and finally sent an envoy to Lu Xun for questioning.
Early the next morning, while Sun Quan was still lying in bed, Hu Zong banged the door loudly.
"Lord, something bad is going on." Hu Zong shouted while knocking on the door.
"Asshole." Sun Quan cursed and hurriedly put on his clothes. When he opened the door, he saw Hu Zong's face covered in sweat, "Why are you so panicked?"
"Lord, we just came from the dock to report that more than a dozen warships came back from the Han River. Almost all the naval forces along the way were wiped out, and General Gong Yi also died in the battle..." Hu Zong answered with difficulty.
"What are you talking about? Jiang Gongyi's 15,000 navy troops are the most elite in Jiangdong. Could it be that Guan Yu has given up on Fancheng and retreated with all his troops? Isn't Cao Cao betraying us?" Sun Quan was shocked.
Hu Zong shook his head and explained: "Guan Yu is still in Fancheng. He sent General Gan Ning to lead the Jingzhou navy south to compete with General Gong Yi for the Han River at any cost. Their losses were also considerable..."
