The big man is on the run

Chapter 79 Li Jue of Selective Superstition
Just like the hexagram calculated by Dongfang Taoist, Yang Ding entered Huayin within three days.

It's just head in.

The wooden box containing the human head and his body were also made of nanmu that Yang Ding sent to follow the old Dongfang Taoist to chop Zixiao Peak in Huashan Mountain.

However, Li Jue, the great Sima who was far away in Chang'an, was still unaware of this.

Not only did Li Jue not know that Yang Ding had been beheaded by Liu Yi, in fact, even if it was an internal response arranged by Li Jue, that is, Hu Miao's head fell to the ground for several days, and Li Jue did not accept it. to any news.

Li Jue didn’t have any intelligence network, only army scouts. In the past, he could rely on Jia Xu for intelligence. Now that Jia Xu had sworn allegiance to the emperor, Li Jue, who was addicted to pleasure, naturally became blind.

As for the new position of Da Sima, Li Jue, it actually existed a long time ago. "Zhou Li" said that "the post of Da Sima is in charge of the nine laws of building a state, and assisting the king and the state." The functions of Da Sima were similar in the past. Prime Minister Yu, Jiang Ziya served as the Great Sima of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

After Qin Shihuang ruled the world, Taiwei replaced Da Sima. During Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Da Sima was specially appointed to replace Taiwei, but there was no seal, and it was only a temporary official position. When Huo Guangquan was in power, Da Sima became more and more powerful.Later, Guangwu Zhongxing, Da Sima became the head of the three princes, but the good times didn't last long and he was abolished by Liu Xiu.

When it reappears, it will be the turn of Liu Yu, who was slaughtered by Gongsun Zan a few years ago, and has become an official position above Sangong. In these years, Li Jue is the second to hold the position. Da Sima's people.

Having said so much, I want to point out that Da Sima is an official with the authority to open a government and recruit subordinate officials, and has a very respected status.

As the saying goes, there are seven rank officials in front of the prime minister's gate, and there is another saying that there are no tigers and monkeys in the mountains called kings.

No, with the return of the officials and ministers, Li Jue became the de facto ruler of the Sanfu area. Even the small officials who guarded the door for Da Sima Li Jue became more and more arrogant these days.

"Have you heard?"

"what?"

The soldiers standing guard at the door were too bored, so they hid in the shade and whispered to each other.

As for why they didn't stand guard honestly, it must be known that it was only early autumn, and it was still very hot at noon, especially when they were wearing leather armor, it was even more stuffy.

"Guo Bang, who was so domineering, was beheaded by the emperor. It is now rumored in Chang'an that the emperor really has a destiny."

"Ham, who doesn't know this. Let me tell you, don't tell others."

The soldier hesitated again and again, and whispered to his companion: "I heard from the Taoist priests in the workshop that the emperor is the reincarnation of the gods in the sky, just like Emperor Guangwu! The Guangwu meteorite fell from the sky, do you know that?"

"A meteorite really fell and killed Guo Bang?!" Another soldier was terrified.

"That's not true." The speaker shook his head, "I just heard that Guo Bang's night does not accept, the most elite army."

"I know that if you can compete with Feixiong Jun, Yebushou is the treasure in Guo Si's heart, but there are many fewer people than Feixiong Jun."

"That's right, it's this Ye Bu Shou that offended the emperor, and the emperor waved his sleeves and the torrent came, drowning all six hundred Ye Bu Shou, and it was a scalding torrent!"

"Where is the mountain torrent still hot?"

"You don't know that. Let me tell you as a big brother."

Suddenly, a sound of horseshoes interrupted the fishing of the two soldiers on duty.

"Go and report to Da Sima. If there is an urgent military situation, just say that servant Hu Miao asked me to report it!"

Wang Chang reined in the horse, and there was a limp corpse in front of the horse, and he shouted loudly at the gate of Da Sima's mansion.

"What are you? Da Sima is the one you say you'll see?"

The soldier held a long dagger and went forward, yelling at him cursingly.

"Dog-like thing! Don't you recognize my knife?!"

Wang Chang suddenly changed color and drew out his knife.

The surrounding soldiers just wanted to gather around and arrest this madman, but when the senior soldiers saw the seven-star sword in Wang Chang's hand, they immediately knew that this kind of thing was beyond their ability to deal with.

"Ling Shi!"

Prison gate Ling Shi, who was taking a sleepy nap, was woken up. He wiped the saliva from the corners of his mouth, and opened his eyes in displeasure.

"what's up?"

"Someone wants to see Da Sima."

"Who?"

"It's called Wang Chang."

"Let him get out! If he doesn't get out, he'll be killed." The clerk looked indifferent, saying such words was as natural as drinking water.

"No." The soldier looked a little embarrassed, "He has the seven-star sword left by Grand Master Dong in his hand."

"what?!"

The little official's complexion changed drastically, revealing a look of horror.

His lips trembled slightly, and finally turned into a sentence: "You son of a bitch, why didn't you say it earlier!"

The soldier still wanted to protest, but the petty official had already rushed forward with his official robes.

"I don't know why the Shangguan came here to meet the chief Sima?"

The little official saluted respectfully, carefully looked at Wang Chang's face on the horse, but saw several obvious welts on Wang Chang's face.

Could it be the subordinate of some big man?It is estimated that the order was sent just after being flogged. This person seems to be in a bad mood, so it is better not to mess with him.

Wang Chang's haughty expression made the little official even more convinced of his thoughts.

"You don't deserve to know."

Wang Chang got off his horse and picked up the corpse in front of the horse.

And the senior soldier suddenly recognized the owner of the corpse.

——Li Xian!
When the little official knew that the corpse was Li Xian, his expression immediately changed wildly.

The little official asked Wang Chang to rest at the gatehouse, and hurried to inform Li Jue himself.

At this time, Li Jue was killing people.

Li Jue, who had just beheaded a witch to vent his anger, looked extremely unhappy, but the witch actually told him that the result of divination was that sending troops would not win.

Then why do I still believe in your ignorant primitive superstition?

Anyway, feudal superstition is more accurate than primitive superstition, right?

"You do the math."

Li Jue turned his head and ordered Dongfang's apprentices to make another fortune teller for him.

Seeing Li Jue who was wiping the blood on the "Dragon Tooth" with the witch's corpse, the little Taoist forced himself to calm down and prepared to start divination.

Strictly speaking, divination with tortoise shells is called divination, and divination with yarrow is called divination, collectively called divination.

And the little Taoist uses chess pieces.

This skill is passed down from Dongfang Shuo's "Lingqi Jing", a divination method that uses specially made chess pieces and special formulas to predict good and bad fortune.

Dongfang Chen, as a direct descendant of Dongfang Shuo's lineage, naturally knows this method, and his apprentices are quite skilled in using it.

"Divination is only three times," the little Taoist explained bravely, "Just now this witch has been used by Da Sima once, if the divination this time is not auspicious, Xiaodao still has another chance, please don't get angry with Da Sima."

Later generations often say that there are no more than three things, which comes from the sound of "no more than three". The little Taoist said that Li Jue understands it, and the emperor has a divination for him. The Taoist priests under Da Sima Li Jue naturally also Somewhat level.

"how?"

Looking at the black and white chess pieces scattered on the ground in the hands of the little Taoist priest, Li Jue asked eagerly.

The little Taoist looked at the scattered chess pieces and felt relieved.

"Da Sima, this is a good omen. You will be able to return to Chang'an safely after sending troops this time."

Li Jue is very superstitious, but his superstition is just like Liu Yi's "Left eye jumps for money and right eye jumps for disaster". If the right eye really jumped, then Liu Yi would definitely sneer at this kind of superstition.

In other words, selective superstition means only believing in what is beneficial to oneself and what the subconscious mind is willing to believe.

Just when Li Jue was in a good mood, an attendant came to report that Li Xian was dead, and Hu Miao's subordinate Wang Chang carried his body back!

(End of this chapter)