Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 143 Onmyoji Lu Yu, Onmyoji Wuji Taiyi
The ugly moment, this time, is often the time when you sleep the most.

This is often the time when thieves steal things and flower pickers do indescribable things.

The lights in the Cai Mansion had been extinguished long ago.

There is only one pavilion, which is still brightly lit...

Under the moonlight, through the window, Cai Zhaoji could be seen in the distance, sitting at the table and silently writing something.

She has always had a dream to write down all the [-] volumes of books in the Cai Mansion and the works of various schools of thought.

In the past, when Dong Zhuo and Li Ru burned down the imperial capital in Luoyang, they also burned the collection of books in the Taixue, and collecting these books was his father's lifelong painstaking effort.

Cai Zhaoji has always had a dream in her heart, she wants to rebuild Taixue one day, so that the sustenance will appear in the hearts of scholars all over the world.

She only mentioned this dream of rebuilding Taixue to her brother Lu Yu once...

It's just, and the only thing I can do is mention it, it's too difficult to put it into practice.

Not to mention the reconstruction of Taixue, just to write out these lost ancient books silently, after all, Cai Zhaoji, who has a photographic memory, also needs to spend a lot of energy, and write one volume after another, one by one.

She often forgets the time as soon as she writes, and writes until late at night.

"Hey, I wrote silently today, Fang hates that I can't memorize all the poems and books in a thousand volumes!"

A faint sigh of emotion...

Seemingly tired, Cai Zhaoji put down the brush in her hand and murmured...

But when I looked at these words again, I was filled with emotion: "These familiar words carry the memory of my father. After my father left, I only have Brother Yu left as a relative in this world."

Cai Zhaoji actually has a younger sister, but...it's been a long time since we left Luoyang, and in this era of war and chaos, the younger sister may have...

"Alas..." With a helpless sigh, Cai Zhaoji cheered herself up, and she planned to write another volume silently.

at this time.

There was the sound of the door opening and rushing footsteps outside, and then someone asked about the door. "Has Lu Gongcao fallen asleep?"

"My son has already fallen asleep."

"But... Mr. Cao has an order, let Mr. Lu go to Cao's mansion immediately..." The voice became hurried.

Hearing this, Cai Zhaoji opened her eyes suddenly, her eyes were full of confusion and astonishment...

what happened?

and many more…

Is your brother back?Cai Zhaoji was taken aback... She knew a little bit about her brother's character, he never seemed to walk around at night?This is... came back overnight?Also... specially invite brother Lu Yu to come over?

This... must be urgent, right?
With this in mind, Cai Zhaoji suddenly got up and walked out the door quickly.

The soldier saw her and hurriedly saluted. "Miss Cai, I'm really sorry... But... Mr. Cao has an order to see Mr. Lu immediately, this..."

"Please wait a moment, I will call him..."

As she spoke, Cai Zhaoji walked towards Lu Yu's house in earnest.

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At this time, Lu Yu's dorm was very quiet. There were too many things going on these days, and he was thinking about how to help Cao Mu withdraw the engagement...

Lu Yu didn't sleep well.

All along, Cai Zhaoji was afraid that Lu Yu would not sleep well.

I also know that my younger brother's age is a critical period for growing his body, and he must sleep more.

Therefore, she specially ordered her servants to ask Lu Yu's dormitory to keep absolutely silent after nightfall.

Even the house-filling maid who serves must not make the slightest sound after Lu Yu's younger brother is fast asleep.

Occasionally, Cai Zhaoji will come to check...

Of course, there are occasional strange sounds.

Tonight, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside Lu Yu's bedroom. Although he deliberately lowered his footsteps, the sound still spread into the back room.

Soon, the voice of a soldier came from outside. "Who? So bold...Miss Cai has orders, at this time..."

Halfway through the conversation, the soldier fell silent, because... it was Cai Yan who appeared in front of his eyes.

"Brother asked younger brother to come over... Said it was urgent!"

Cai Yan's soft voice came...

All of a sudden, Lu Yu, who was still asleep just now, suddenly woke up, and he was awakened.

Lao Cao is back?Came back at night?
Lu Yu still doesn't know if this is a dream?Immediately caressing his forehead, there is a sense of touch... Isn't it unscientific that Lao Cao, who is suspicious by nature, would walk at night?

Lu Yu is still thinking about it...

But the voice outside became clearer.

"I'm going to call Brother Yu..."

As soon as the words were finished, Lu Yu had already dressed, put on a robe, and hurried out, just as he met Sister Zhaoji who was walking towards him.

Seeing sister Zhaoji's slightly tired cheeks... Lu Yu immediately understood, and my sister was probably also silently writing ancient books in the middle of the night!
Lu Yu said with a face of reproach. "Sister Zhaoji, how many times have I told you, don't stay up late, it's bad for your health."

"Go to bed early, I'll go back when I go! When I come back, I have to check if you...are you asleep!"

A few words blurted out... Lu Yu walked towards the door.

He had been looking forward to Lao Cao's return for a long time. This was looking forward to the stars and the moon.

It's already March now, any later...there will be drought and locust plagues, and by then...what will Cao Cao use to attack Puyang City?

Walking out quickly, and getting into a carriage, the sound of "da da" horseshoes resounded resoundingly in the dark night, and a group of people drove to Cao's mansion immediately!

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Cao Mansion, study room.

Cao Cao had been waiting here for Lu Yu for a long time, because there were too many question marks in his heart, he waited unsteadily, pacing left and right... looking out the window from time to time.

Until the sound of hurried footsteps came.

"Unexpectedly, Mr. Cao rushed back to Chenliu County by Ye Xing..." After entering the study, Lu Yu immediately bowed his hands.

Cao Cao turned around and waved his hand. "sit…"

He knelt and sat on one side of the table, while Lu Yu knelt and sat on the other side. The escorting soldiers had already retreated, and Cao Cao and Lu Yu were the only ones in the whole study.

"Would you like some tea to refresh yourself?" Cao Cao filled a bowl of tea for Lu Yu.

Lu Yu waved his hand, "No need..."

Immediately afterwards, he rubbed his eyes and cheered up a bit. "It can be regarded as looking forward to Cao Gong's return."

Cao Cao knew what Lu Yu meant by this sentence, and this kid was still thinking about rushing to attack Puyang City.

Of course, there are too many question marks about Lu Yu in Cao Cao's mind today, and this is also an item, and he intends to ask them one by one.

"Tell me... why are you so eager to attack Puyang City?"

Cao Cao leaned his head forward.

"Also, you have been very weird recently. You opened an oil shop with Wei Lao, asked Yuan Rang to post notices to catch locusts, asked Cheng Yu to stockpile grain at high prices, and bought upland rice and rice seeds, chickens, ducks, and frogs everywhere. Waiting for poultry, these are extremely weird, is it also related to the rush to attack Puyang City?"

Lu Yu never underestimated Cao Cao. In Yanzhou, his every move could not be hidden from Cao Cao's eyes. Of course, Lu Yu didn't want to hide it either.

For example, Lao Cao asked him to keep half of the gold and silver from the tomb robbery before as military funds.

It's just... This time, Cao Cao asked several questions in succession, and Lu Yu wondered how to answer them?

In April, there was a severe drought in the Central Plains, in June, migratory locusts in seven states, and in July, the crops failed to harvest... In what form should we tell Cao Cao about the contents recorded in "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" and convince him at the same time?
Lu Yu was still thinking about it.

Cao Cao's words came out one after another. "Lu Gongcao, it's not the first day we met. I understand your temperament. Everything you do has a purpose, and you will definitely not just do it for no reason!"

Speaking of this, Cao Cao's tone became more dignified. "Our army is currently short of food and constrained by food and grass, but Lu Bu's army has plenty of food and grass and is waiting for work. The chances of attacking Puyang City now are far less than that of rushing to Puyang City after the grain harvest in July. This point can be seen by Miaocai. , let alone you?"

Cao Cao paused, and said the last sentence with a smile. Obviously, he did not mean to blame Lu Yu.

"Come on, whatever the reason, I want to hear it! Why are you doing all this?"

This…

Lu Yu's eyeballs kept turning, one breath, two breaths, ten full breaths of time, his eyeballs were fixed. "Mr. Cao, have you ever heard of 'Zou Yan' from the State of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period?"

"Zou Yan?" Cao Cao repeated the name, who is he?

It seems... I have a little impression that he is the founder of one of the schools of thought, but... Cao Cao mainly studies the works of Legalists and Military Strategists, plus the admissions that the big man respects, other schools of thought, Cao Cao only has a half-knowledge.

"It's no wonder Mr. Cao doesn't know this person. He is the founder of the Yin-Yang School, commonly known as the 'Yin-Yang Family'. He deeply observes the news of Yin-Yang, and makes strange changes. He is good at changing the world, Yin-Yang, four seasons, and five elements. ! That’s what he advocates.”

Lu Yu said a lot...Cao Cao didn't take it seriously. In his subconscious mind, he only felt that the Yin-Yang School was playing tricks and trying to gain fame.

But... what is the relationship between this Onmyoji School and Lu Yu's recent behavior?
"Lu Gongcao, what does Zou Yan have to do with the rush to attack Puyang City? You might as well speak up!" Cao Cao simply asked...

Lu Yu replied solemnly:

"To tell you the truth, Mr. Cao, among the spells of the 'Yin Yang Family', there are six kinds of spells: astronomy, almanac, five elements, yarrow turtle, miscellaneous Zhan, and Xingfa. I have read some works on 'astronomical almanacs, five elements calculation' , especially the Five Lucks and Six Hopes, Yin Yang and Five Elements, I also understand a little bit."

Huo…

Immediately Cao Cao looked up at Lu Yu.

He wondered in his heart that it would not be possible. Lu Yu was raised in the home of his teacher Cai Yong, and he had been with his virtuous sister Cai Yan since he was a child. Although his teacher did not reject all schools of thought, he most admired Confucianism and Taoism...

In such a big environment, Lu Yu actually knows something about the Yin-Yang School?Although he understands a little, there is a difference between the "understanding" in Lu Yu's mouth and the literal "understanding"!

For Lu Yu to say something he understands, he must have cultivated and studied it deeply.

Immediately, Cao Cao felt a little surprised and surprised.

"Lu Gongcao? Don't you think something is unknown?"

Fortunately, it was his Yu'er who was sitting in front of him. If it was another guy who claimed to be from the Yin Yang family, Cao Cao would have slapped him across the face.

Cao Cao didn't have a good impression of the Yin-Yang family, he just thought that this faction was a scam, a big scam!
"Mr. Cao, I really figured it out... The great way is yin and yang, the infinite is one, the sky and the earth are yin and yang, mutually restraining each other, people follow the earth, the earth follows the sky, the sky follows the way, and the way follows nature... I watched the stars at night, combined with astronomy and calendar, and calculated There will be a severe drought in the Central Plains in April, there will be no water for four months, the crops will fail, and the locusts will be everywhere... That's why I... I..."

Lu Yu originally wanted to say, I persuaded Cao Gong to use troops against Puyang City early, and then made a series of defenses in advance, the so-called prevention before it happens!

But after thinking about it... this matter cannot be said so absolutely.

In case you swear by it, but there is no severe drought at all, and the records in the Zizhi Tongjian are wrong...then who is Lu Yu going to reason with?

It’s okay to pretend, but in moderation!

"Cough cough..."

With a light cough, Lu Yu continued: "Mr. Cao, of course my yin and yang theory, Qimen Dunjia, and Xingxiu servant calculation may not necessarily be accurate, but...it is always good to plan ahead. Say?"

"If there is really a severe drought in the Central Plains, then after this year... the entire Central Plains will be subject to food and grass, and no matter how much gold, silver and jewelry there is, it will be useless? Let alone counterattack Puyang City... if the security is not complete, then Lu Bu and Chen Gong will both Can you use the food in Puyang City to launch a counterattack against us?"

With countless reminders in succession, Lu Yu tried his best to make the situation a little more urgent, and made the theory of Yin-Yang School a little more mysterious. If he wanted to fool Lao Cao into limping, first of all... he had to be able to bluff himself, right?

Of course, Lu Yu is not good at telling lies. If you think about it carefully, there are many loopholes in this statement!
But...Cao Cao doesn't think so, Zhuyu is the first, Yu'er's previous predictions were not ingenious, not putting them to death and then reborn...

In addition to what he just mentioned - the Great Way of Yin and Yang, the Promise of Oneness.The Yin and Yang of the heaven and the earth restrain each other.People follow the earth, the earth follows the sky, the sky follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature!
It doesn't look like it's just made up...

So, he really figured it out.

Normally, Cao Cao doesn't believe in the words of these gods and ghosts, but it happens that the words of gods and ghosts come from his most important Yu'er, that's another story.

It is better to believe that there is something than not to believe that there is nothing.

If it comes true, then Yanzhou will have a big change.

"Lu Gongcao..." Cao Cao's expression became serious, and his words became more meticulous. "According to your calculations, the possibility of severe drought in the Central Plains is several percent!"

"I'm not sure about this, but [-]% to [-]% are still there." Lu Yu replied confidently.

Cao Cao frowned in thought...

Don't look at Lu Yu's amazing words, but Cao Cao had to make overall plans. After all... at least in February and March, there were not a lot of rains. There is no sign of this severe drought. What if Yu'er's calculations are wrong?

At this moment, Cao Cao finally understood why Lu Yu was only protecting locusts, pushing rice, and stockpiling grain in private, saying that the only ones he relied on were his subordinates Cheng Yu and Xiahou Dun...

Wouldn't it be easier to tell Cao Cao about this kind of thing?

But... Cao Cao still hesitated to make a decision based on prediction alone.

call…

After a long exhale, Cao Cao's eyes were fixed, as if he had made a final decision.

"Lu Gongcao, if you go to attack Lu Bu immediately according to your plan, where will the food for our army come from? You should know that the food reserves in the counties and counties can barely last until July. If we support the army, then...but It’s just one shot that affects the whole body, and failure to keep it clean will spark a civil uprising!”

That's right... Cao Cao was right in thinking, and he was very thoughtful.

There was not enough food in the first place, and we went to war, so where did the food come from?Isn't it collected from the states and counties, from the people?

And will the common people hand over the food willingly?Certainly not…

They will only say that Cao Cao is a rat and a cat - whoever has nothing to do!
Don't attack Puyang early, don't attack Puyang later, but choose to attack Puyang at the most tense period when the old grain is in short supply and the new grain is not available. Isn't this bullshit!
Cao Cao's eyes looked at Lu Yu, and he wanted to know if he had any back-ups in the attack on Puyang City?Or to put it another way... Is there any coup for logistical supplies?

At the same time, Lu Yu's eyes opened in vain...

One sentence blurted out, and it was precisely this sentence that made Cao Cao's heart calm down all of a sudden, making him immediately determined to attack Puyang City and fight Lu Bu to the death!

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(End of this chapter)