"Thank you, lord, for thinking about me. Please sit down quickly."
Ouyang Ming smiled and the three of them sat down.
"They are just some weird tricks and tricks to steal heavenly secrets. They cannot be put on the stage and make the lord laugh."
"It's okay, as long as you are not the kind of magician who deceives people with monstrous words, can I still not believe you? Anyway, I am idle, just for fun."
Nie Chen said with a smile.
"Okay, I wonder what the lord wants to do?"
"First tell me what you are doing here. After working for so long, don't say you haven't figured out anything."
"I did make some calculations, using the art of Bagua, combined with the art of divination, and combined with the celestial phenomena.
I calculated last year that in the northern position of Kun, there is an Emperor star rising, which is particularly dazzling. It is the most dazzling one among the Emperor stars in the sky. "
"Northern Kun character? Kun Emperor Star? Isn't that our Gale Emperor Ji Kun? There must be an Emperor Star over there. He ascended the throne in the far north of Weihu County.
Have you calculated how long this Emperor Star will stay bright? "
As soon as Nie Chen said this, Zhou Long, Zhou Hu and others immediately led the guards out.
These words are not something they can listen to.
Just kidding, how long will the Northern Emperor Star stay bright? Isn’t that just to see how long the Gale Emperor can last?
For a minister to judge how long the emperor can last is a complete act of treason.
Nie Chen looked at Zhou Long and the others who were leaving, then at Ouyang Ming who had a strange expression, and said with a smile,
"Don't get me wrong, of course I also want our Majesty to live a long life and our world to have long-lasting peace and stability.
Your Majesty has no children now. If something unexpected happens, wouldn’t we, Dafeng, be left without a master?
Now that the emperor is with us, we control the government. If anything happens to the emperor, even if he dies of illness, falls, or even dies of excessive indulgence, others will blame us.
Not only must we not harm the emperor, we must also protect him well, otherwise it will really be like yellow mud sticking to our crotch, which is either shit or shit.
Even if the emperor has a child, if he dies early, the country will be in doubt, and the country will be unstable, we will still suffer from infamy. "
"Yes, my lord is right to be worried. We really have to protect His Majesty's safety. This time Fang Zhuang will bring 10,000 escorts to escort the families of the Emperor, generals and civil servants back to Beijing. I hope the journey will be safe."
"Don't worry, I have sent the Shadow Guards to protect that side. At the same time, Ye asked 10,000 Qingshui troops to go to Jinchang County to meet them. They will go through Hukou Pass and detour from the west. It should be fine. There is no enemy army there, even if There is no need to worry if there are assassins.
Let's not talk about this, let's talk about fortune telling. You haven't answered my question just now. How long will the Kundi star stay bright? "
Ouyang Ming smiled slightly and said,
"Not long, not short."
"What does it mean to be neither long nor short...oh, I understand."
Nie Chen suddenly understood and stopped asking questions, and continued,
"Then what are you talking about? You said the sky is full of Emperor Stars, are there any other Emperor Stars?"
"Of course, the Emperor Daqi with the Li character in the east, the Dachu Emperor with the Qian character in the south, and the Emperor Dachuan with the Xun character in the southwest are all very bright. These emperor stars are related to the emperor's lifespan, and they are also very bright. Related to national destiny.
When I was in the capital, I saw the Emperor Star rising in the northeast and northwest of the northern sky at night.
But the two emperor stars, while dim and dull, seemed to be forcibly bright.
My lord, look at the two imperial stars that flicker on and off, Zhen and Gen. "
Ouyang Ming pointed to the sky, and Nie Chen looked up, only to see the sky full of stars, all flickering. There was indeed a very bright star in the north, but Nie Chen thought it was the North Star, not the Gale Star.
If only this world had a North Star.
Of course, Nie Chen would not teach Ouyang Ming such things as the earth is round and the stars in the sky are actually much larger than the earth under his feet.
In this era, stargazing was very important. It was forbidden in all dynasties. Only the royal family would cultivate people who knew stargazing, hoping to hear the stars to predict their own destiny.
Usually this department is called Qin Tian Jian.
Of course, ancient astronomy was not without merit. In ancient times, astronomy and geography were juxtaposed, which shows their importance.
The ancients used astronomy to calculate solar terms, calendars, hours, explore the laws and mysteries of the universe, and determine when to sow and when to harvest.
Nie Chen looked at the sky. Although he didn't know which star Ouyang Ming was talking about, it didn't affect his pretense at all.
Nie Chen nodded and said,
"Yes, it really flickers on and off, making it difficult to see clearly."
"That's because these two false emperor stars are about to perish."
Ouyang Ming said calmly,
"His destiny is not the emperor's star, but it will be destroyed by fate."
Nie Chen also knew that the two false emperor stars mentioned by Ouyang, namely King Andong and King Jingshan, were about to perish, which meant that he and King Ping Xi would destroy these two forces.
Although fortune-telling and other things were nonsense in his opinion, this was just for the sake of happiness and peace of mind.
He also knows that fighting a war still depends on the soldiers.
It cannot be said that King Anton's imperial star is about to perish. It is impossible for him to just sit here and do nothing, just waiting for King Anton to die suddenly.
"Okay, I accept your good advice. It seems that our battle should go smoothly."
Nie Chen chuckled and said,
"Then after considering the general trend of the world, let's consider me next."
"Counting you?"
Ouyang Ming said in surprise.
"Why do you look so surprised?"
"It's nothing, it's just that my lord has always been an open-minded character and doesn't believe in these divination techniques.
Since the lord wants to settle the matter, let me do it. "
"Haven't you calculated on me before? You calculated that I would go find you in three days."
"My lord, the art of divination can calculate the sky and the earth, but it cannot calculate the master."
"Why?"
"This will affect the judgment and loyalty of the ministers. To use an analogy, to say something disrespectful is just an analogy.
If I had calculated that my lord would die suddenly in two years, would I have half-heartedly gone to Qin and Muchu, thinking of switching to someone else, or would I have thought of ways to leave a way out for myself?
Under such circumstances, how can you ensure that you are single-minded and loyal to your master? "
Hearing this, Nie Chen smiled and said,
"It's okay, I don't care about this. I think I will definitely live a long life. Even if I die suddenly one day, will you, Ouyang, betray me and not help my son?
Come on, I'll let you do the math, so feel free to do it.
If the calculation is successful, it is a good thing. If the calculation is not good, it is feudal superstition and cannot be trusted. "
