Chapter One Thousand Two Hundred and Ten: Calculate a hexagram for yourself, surprisingly clear hexagram!
The wind blows in the sea of trees, and the tall trees in the distant mountains make the sound of rustling leaves, as if coming from the clouds and the sky. Although the sound of the leaves of the windy trees is far away, and although there is the noise of the camp, it is still repaired.
What Lot heard. He couldn't help but stop in front of the king's tent and look into the distance. He saw mountains and forests like the sea, and clouds.
"There are tall trees on the rolling mountains, and ancient tribes are nurtured in the long and narrow valleys. The snake god comes from the clouds, mates with the sacred birds on the sacred trees, and gives birth to the descendants of the gods in the clouds, which are passed down for four epochs until
today!…"
With a leisurely look on his face, Shulot recited the Mixtec myth in a priest's tone. At this moment, looking at the mountains and forests on both sides of the Yunzhong Valley, and watching the free flying birds circling the sky, he suddenly understood Yun
He also understood the origin of the Chinese myth and the reasons for the desperate resistance of various Yunzhong tribes.
“The Yunzhong tribes live in the mountains, rivers, forests and valleys, offering sacrifices to sacred birds and flying snakes, worshiping the cloud gods and rain gods, liking gorgeous clothes, and being good at gold and silver carvings. These ancient and stubborn people of the mountains and forests are just like the Chu people in the Warring States Period!…However,
, the alliance is like Qin's march south, a three-pronged expedition with a hundred thousand troops, thundering artillery to attack the city and destroy the stronghold. The generals in the clouds will be destroyed, the descendants of the gods will be cut off, and the sacrifices of the Chu people will inevitably be extinct!..."
Thinking of this, Shulot's expression remained unchanged, he shook his head slightly, turned around and walked into the deserted king's tent. He first took off the meter-long priest's feather crown, then took off the complicated priest's feather uniform, and took off the heavy obsidian
The necklace made him feel twenty kilograms lighter. At this moment, he lowered his hands and suddenly understood his grandfather.
"Phew! When my grandfather was the high priest, he wore the same heavy divine attire. I guess that's the case too! ... Well, it's not just the priest's body that is covered by the divine attire. It also includes the face of the god!..."
Shulot lowered his head slightly and looked at himself in the basin. The young face was engraved with the priest's divine pattern, hiding his age and making him look no longer young. And those sincere eyes gradually calmed down, as if they had turned from the blazing heat.
The flames turned into a calm sea, becoming more and more emotionless, and so deep that it was difficult to see the bottom.
"In ten months, I changed from the military commander of the vassal to the divine priest of the alliance... I became like my grandfather, and I also walked on the path of my grandfather... At least, in the eyes of everyone, that's how it is!
…”
Shulot stared at himself in the water, at the familiar yet unfamiliar faces. He didn't speak, he just thought silently in his heart, hiding all his emotions in his heart, just like he had been doing for the past few months. Not bad.
, it has indeed been a full ten months since he returned to the capital city in the lake.
During these ten months, he first stayed in the capital in the lake. As one of the ministers, he was in charge of the craftsman camp in the capital and supervised the military and logistics of the southern expedition. Whatever he did, he would definitely leave traces. Soon, he began to strictly supervise
, and caught out many nobles in the capital who were reaching out. Then, he realized that the problem was difficult, not ordinary!
The world is constantly at war, and the profit from Mexico's military supplies is ten times greater. Especially the cloth-covered bronze armor and powerful crossbows are completely priceless. The nobles who can reach out to the craftsmen's camp have a lot of money behind their backs.
He is not a rootless little player. If this matter is investigated thoroughly, it will not only offend the main buyers of military supplies and the nobles of the powerful city-states in various parts of the alliance. It will also dig out a large number of real sellers of military supplies, that is, the people in the capital.
Members of the royal family and nobles, including a group of royal family elders at the prince level!
These royal nobles are married to each other, grouped together according to their clans, and have actual power. Many nobles are the backbone of the legions directly under the royal family. Even God King Avit is wary and unwilling to move lightly, because if it is not handled properly,
, if you are not careful, you will shake the foundation of your own army and trigger a backlash from various royal forces...
After many considerations, Shulot could only go to his uncle Kakamazin. After Kakamazin helplessly shook his head and sighed, he leaked some information to the elders of each royal family, and held his face to discuss it secretly several times.
, which can be regarded as reaching a consensus with the forces behind it.
Then, Shulot pushed the captured small nobles, several typical hereditary nobles, and two royal nobles who could not be clean, to the small pyramid temple where the elder's remains were buried, and waved with his hands
Tear sacrifice!…
This killing of nobles established his authority, effectively purged the huge craftsman camp in the capital, and severely warned the nobles in charge of production. And he borrowed the name of the elder's dream and used the love of Uncle Kakamazin.
By dividing the points and retaining some mercy, the grievances of the royal family and nobles were suppressed to a level that was barely acceptable.
"Governing a big country is like cooking shrimps, and governing a country is like walking on thin ice... These intertwined alliances of royal forces are much more difficult to handle than a kingdom in a lake with a blank piece of paper!"
"Of course, although there are internal constraints in the Mexica Alliance, they can still work towards the same place and launch a great war that satisfies the upper-class nobles and middle-class samurai to divert conflicts externally! The political struggle within the Alliance is much different than across the sea.
The Ming Dynasty, North Korea and Japan are so simple that they are almost honest!"
Thinking of this, Shulot turned his eyes slightly and looked at the several volumes of "Ali Sutra" and "Teachings" in front of the desk. In one of the volumes, there were two cotton letters, which were densely packed with small characters, vaguely still.
Have a chart.
The larger pieces of cotton among the two letters were written to him by Zuvarro, describing his exploration experience from the Far North to Kamchatka, and drawing a simplified estimate of the map. In many places, there are only a few words.
, Shulot was still looking at it in a thrilling way, and he could imagine the extreme difficulty of the storm and heavy snow!
And it took more than a year for this secret letter of reply to reach him at the end of last year after traveling 20,000 miles by sea from the distant Kamchatka Peninsula!
"Arrived at the Kamchatka Peninsula, formed an alliance with the Yamabu tribe and sent troops, captured many deer tribes, and established a stronghold in the south of the peninsula..."
"More importantly, we captured a group of Japanese warriors and a group of Korean sailors! Among these people were a blacksmith, a shipwright, a horse breeder and three horses!..."
"Well, did the exploration and trade between Japan's Ezo Land and Kamchatka begin in this era? This seems to have gone beyond the scope of Shandan trade..."
When he first received the news, Shulot was excited for a long time, his brows filled with joy, and he almost broke the skill of the Ice Mountain God, the cold-faced sect's chief priest.
With the blessing of the Lord God, the Aleutian sea route to East Asia was broken through in just three years, which was beyond his expectation! And Zuvalo, who is proficient in foreign languages, has extraordinary courage, and is full of luck, is simply a breakthrough in the northern sea route.
The number one hero of exploration!
"Praise the Lord God! I want to reward the exploration fleet heavily! Once this extreme northern route is completed, East Asia's technology, products and talents can flow in continuously, rapidly accelerating the growth of American civilization. And by that time, the kingdom
With the alliance’s countless gold and silver, there is also a chance to really make a difference!…”
"The blacksmithing skills from the Republic of China, the shipbuilding skills from North Korea, and the horse domestication from the Jurchens... Even if this long voyage is extremely dangerous and the losses are huge, even at the beginning, it is already full of rewards!
…”
Regarding the Tang-style sailing ship that was said to be extremely fast, and the captured East Asian warriors and craftsmen, Shulot wanted to see it with his own eyes, and ask questions about the news from the distant Eastern motherland. It was a pity that in
In a short period of time, he may not have this opportunity.
As for the smaller of the two letters, it came from Mikey the Knowledgeable, coming from the capital of the Kingdom in the Lake, and had a cover letter from Talea. The two of them focused on the renovation of the Kingdom's Crocodile God's galley.
It is necessary to build a new extremely fast "Aeolian schooner", and it is recommended to postpone the exploration of the southern continent until the new fast ship is built.
"The Chinese schooner can travel three or four times as fast as a galley! ... If it could be built, the long voyage on this northern route would be accelerated! ..."
After Hulot happily agreed, he gave Talaya full authority to take charge, and made the chief priest Mickey as his deputy. The old militiaman Chihuaco, as the captain of the Southern Exploration, counseled the shipbuilding affairs!
"Letter from Zuvalo... Enlightenment... Positioning around Avitt..."
Reorganizing his memories, Shulot stretched out his hand and washed it in the basin. The figure in the water instantly shattered, and faint traces of blood spread out. But when the water surface returned to calm, he in the water was tinged with red.
Can't see clearly anymore.
Three months ago, Zuvalo's letter arrived at the foot of Shenshi City and the siege camp. At that time, the gods of Shenshan City resisted tenaciously, and the alliance army repeatedly failed to attack the city, causing considerable losses. Avitt was very dissatisfied, and Qin
He appointed Shulot as a military judge to deal with noble generals who were unsuccessful in attacking the city.
However, these powerful nobles who led the army actually fought very bravely, and were completely worthy of the Lord God and the God King. If Shulot had killed them rashly, he would have greatly offended the nobles and nobles in the army. But it happened to be
At this time, Zuvalo's letter arrived, bringing Xilot the mysterious enlightenment from East Asia, and combined it with the actual situation of the Mexica Alliance...
Zuvarro's letter is not a secret. God King Avit has also read it. After reading it repeatedly, God King's expression became unbearable, and his face was full of shock and surprise! He had never thought that the West
Twenty thousand miles away, that vast expanse of ice and snow is still not the end of the world. And the west at the end of the world is actually a real continent, just like Shulot once predicted!
When the letter arrived, Avitt's eyes when he looked at Hulot had obviously changed. Hulot became more humble and low-key, more solemn and solemn, and more like his grandfather, restraining all unnecessary emotions.
He also took this opportunity to take out the "Bagua Divine Flag" and "Yarrow Divination" and proposed the idea of "Divination to Determine Prison" to Avitt.
Because the situation of the Mexica Alliance is similar to that of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the nobles actually do not have a strong sense of identification with teaching French and military laws. However, the mysterious activities and divination prophecies passed down from ancient times are believed by the nobles from the bottom of their hearts.
Only by implementing the "Judgement of the Lord God" and the "Divination Judgment" can the Mexica nobles, who are devout in the gods, bow their heads and accept the results, and move their complaints away from the God-King and the Military Judge.
Hearing such a proposal, Avitt pondered for a long time. It wasn't until he personally read Xiuluo Te's "gossip" and "divination" that a rare look of respect appeared on his face and he nodded in agreement. At this point, Shu Luo Te found someone in Ah Wei.
The position next to Witte is a "magic stick" who is truly a great performer, and a "chief priest of the Shenqi Sect" who restrains and inspires the morale of the army!
"In this southern expedition, Avit will unify all the southern tribes and establish the prestige of the divine king's conquest and unparalleled military exploits! I will not touch the military deployment of the southern expedition, military strategies and offensives, or all the military power of the east-route army.
Not at all... And the safe position that really belongs to me is the divination, prayer and sacrifice of the sect leader, the divine power that affects the hearts of nobles and warriors! Over time, it is the long-term human heart..."
"Witness the main god! This position competes with the alliance's high priests, and the new yarrow divination will also take away the traditional divination power of the priests and elders. This is the crushing of the more mature divination system... but the pie of power is limited.
, it is absolutely impossible to satisfy everyone! Between me, the Kingdom Priests behind me, and the High Priests in the capital, I am increasingly unable to make concessions... and with Avitt beside me, it is impossible for me to really get involved in the alliance's military affairs.
We can only follow this path of the divine human heart, assist, accumulate, and wait patiently!…”
Shulot stared at the basin for the last time, and after looking at those quiet and profound eyes for a while, a gentle and respectful smile gradually appeared on his face, as if he was wearing the most perfect divine face. Then, he turned around and walked towards the altar in the tent.
, stretched out his washed palms, and once again performed ancient and new yarrow divination in front of the Bagua divine flag.
"This time, I will divine my own future...May the Lord God guide me, and may...the Pyramid of the Moon guide me!..."
Shulot paused, inexplicably thinking of something. Then, he recited the name of the main god, and also recalled the Moon Pyramid in his memory. After pious sustenance, he finally picked up the sunflower stalk and began to
The solemn and solemn six-line divination!
"Five, four, four, three times a few, one line is 'Lao Yang'!"
"Five, four, four, three times are a few, and the second line is 'Lao Yang'!"
"Five, eight, eight, a few at a time, three lines are 'Shaoyang'!"
"Five, four, four, four lines are 'Lao Yang' again!"
"Five, four, four, five lines are still 'Lao Yang'!"
"Five, four, four, the last six lines are still 'Lao Yang'!"
Shulot widened his eyes and stared at the results of the divination. The hexagrams this time were very famous, very clear, and highly consistent with his situation! Even with his shallow attainments in Yi studies, he could clearly understand the meaning of the hexagrams.
, understand the relationship between this hexagram and the hexagram change!
"This hexagram, the six Yangs, is the Qian hexagram above and below. It is the 'Qian Wei Tian' that is the strongest and the most positive!"
"When the Qian Yang reaches its extreme, the first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth lines all change from Yang to Yin. That is, the Qian Tian of the upper hexagram changes to Kun Tu, and the Qian Tian of the lower hexagram changes to Gen Tu... When the upper hexagram changes to upper Kun and lower to Gen, It’s the Qian hexagram of ‘Di Shan Qian’! Mountains are hidden under the soil, and it’s the only Qian hexagram in which all six lines are auspicious!…”
"Huh! The hexagrams actually went from Qian to Qian, from the strongest to the Yang, and went deep into the earth...'A strong dragon has regrets, and it cannot last long.'...'A humble gentleman is humble enough to feed himself.'..."
"Lord God! Is this a warning and guidance from heaven? I understand..."
Shulot looked at the hexagrams and remained silent for a long time. He waved his hand to brush away the hexagrams and bowed his head in solemn worship.