Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 201 The Great Dream Yellow Emperor
Overcast Liangshan, early in the morning.

The trees in the mountains are lush and covered with green leaves, reflecting the shadows of trees all over the place.

Zilu led several soldiers into the camp where Zaiyu was stationed.

Shen Shu was originally supervising the craftsmen processing the catapult, and when he saw him coming, he approached him with a smile and asked.

"Zilu, did you catch someone?"

Zilu replied: "Last night, I met two sneaky people wandering around the area. After being caught, they refused to admit that they were spies from the Qi State. They insisted on saying that they went into the mountains to cut firewood."

Shen Shun asked, "Then you let them go?"

Zilu waved his hand and said, "How is that possible! The accents of those two boys sound like they come from the same place. Do you really think I'm stupid? Speaking of which, when will the catapult be built?"

Shen Shuo glanced at the busy craftsmen with dry eyes, and replied while pinching his waist with both hands.

"When I made the first one, I was not familiar with it, and it was a bit slow, but now the speed is obviously much faster. And the one I ordered this time is a small one, so it's not too..."

Zilu frowned when he heard this, and asked, "What do you mean? Listen to what you said, there are also large ones?"

When Shen Shun heard this, he realized that he had made a mistake, so he hurried back to make up for it.

"No, I was just joking."

Shen Shun raised his armor and wiped the sweat from his forehead, he was so regretful that he wanted to give himself a mouthful.

My mouth!
Almost violated the military order again!

Tuqiu has only built one large trebuchet, and that is the only one made so far.

According to Zaiyu, that large trebuchet was called a counterweight trebuchet.

Although they are all trebuchets, that one is simply not the same species as the trebuchet made now.

The counterweight trebuchet has a complicated process and cannot be used at any time. It can only be disassembled and loaded into a truck to carry it. However, the parts of that trebuchet are enough to fill ten carts.

But the benefits of complexity are also obvious.

Hundreds of catties of stones are placed inside, and it can be thrown a few hundred steps for you casually!
Before, Shen Ying asked Zaiyu what he planned to use such a big trebuchet for.

Zaiyu's answer is also very concise, this is to prepare for the demolition of other people's homes in the future.

Although Shen Shu didn't know what demolition meant, he could still vaguely feel that someone was going to be in trouble.

Therefore, he could only pray silently in his heart 'at least hope that the other person is okay'.

Seeing that Shen Shun was unwilling to continue, Zilu stopped forcing him, but asked directly, "What about me, Zi?"

Shen Jian pointed to the tent in front of him: "I'm working inside."

Zilu was stunned and said, "Zi, I also learn how to do carpentry?"

After hearing this, Shen Jian laughed and said, "Oh! It's not just about carpentry, you don't even know how good my craft is now.

In the past two years, apart from dealing with government affairs, he spent most of the rest of his time learning how to work.

The skills of these craftsmen in making catapults were all taught by Ziwo! "

Zilu found it strange, so he replied, "I'll go see what he's doing."

After he finished speaking, he walked towards the big tent with strides.

The soldiers guarding the big tent were already familiar with him, so they shouted loudly before Zilu could speak.

"The commander of the army, Zhong You, asks to see Zaizi."

"come in."

Zilu pushed aside the curtain of the camp tent, and as soon as he walked in, he saw that Zaiyu's hair was loose, and he had the long sword in his hand across his neck, looking like he committed suicide.

Seeing this, Zilu yelled in surprise, "My son! Man, how can you seek short-sightedness!"

Jai Yu was frightened by the roar, his small hands trembled, and the long sword in his hand fell to the ground, along with a lock of his long hair.

Zilu hurried forward in three steps and two steps, and put the long sword behind him.

He lamented: "My son, what are you doing! Even if you don't have the confidence to defeat the Qi army, it's not like this!"

Zai Yu bent down to pick up the hair on the ground, and said inexplicably.

"What's wrong with me?"

"Do you know how sad your parents, wife, and classmates like us would be if you died like this?!"

When Zai Yu heard this, he immediately knew that he must be thinking wrong.

"Who told you that I was going to die? Didn't I just cut off two hairs?"

Zilu still didn't believe it, he questioned: "How dare you hurt your body and skin after receiving it from your parents?
If you dare to cut your hair today, I don’t dare to think about what you dare to cut tomorrow! "

"Um?!"

Zai Yu frowned and muttered, "Why do I sound so insulting?"

"Where do I have it? I'm a pure love fellow."

Zilu slapped Zaiyu's saber on the table with a snap: "My son, you must tell me clearly what kind of difficulties you have encountered! As long as I can help, you just say it's okay."

Zaiyu curled his lips helplessly and said, "I really didn't encounter any difficulties, I just wanted to cut my hair."

"Why are you cutting your hair?"

Seeing that he kept asking, Zai Yu didn't answer, but put the strand of hair that had just been cut off into the spirits that had been prepared earlier.

Then, he fished out a strand of hair that had been soaked before, picked up the silk cloth and wiped it patiently.

After wiping, he took this strand of hair to the campfire to bake for a while, and finally tied the hair into a small knot, and tied a thin, thin wooden strip in the shape of a pointer into it.

Finally, put the hair through the hole again and tie it to the 'U' shaped wooden block prepared in advance.

Only then did Zilu realize that seven or eight similar things had already been placed in the tent.

He covered his face with both hands and rubbed vigorously, then grabbed Jae Yu's shoulder, and said with a painful face.

"My son, when did you become like this? Although you were crazy before, you would never do such a thing! You cut your hair just for fun?"

When Zaiyu heard this, he just shook his head and said, "Zilu, this is your fault.

Didn't Master tell you before?

Knowing is knowing, knowing is not knowing, knowing.

You didn't ask me what this is for, so you criticize me, is it too much? "

"What is this for?"

Zai Yu replied: "I ask you, what will happen to your hair after it gets wet?"

Zilu thought for a while and replied, "It will become heavier."

"Yes, but you're only half right."

Jai Yu smiled and pointed to the instrument in his hand and said, "It will not only become heavier, but also longer."

When Zilu heard this, he was angrily laughed at by his little brother.

"Really? How wonderful! Son, can't you be more normal? We're at war here! Why are you always pulling at your hair?"

Seeing that he didn't have any spirit of seeking knowledge, Zaiyu could only sigh.

"Don't you wonder why I asked the local woodcutter in Liangshan for advice?"

"why?"

Zaiyu led Zilu out of the big tent, and asked, pointing to the dense water vapor on the ground in the forest in the early morning.

"The reason why I am looking for woodcutters is because they often go to the mountains to cut wood, so they know the laws of the weather changes in the mountains.

I have confirmed to them before that because of abundant water sources in Liangshan and Onozawa, there are often heavy fogs in autumn and winter.

The emergence of heavy fog has a certain pattern.

And what I did was to determine the specific time when the fog appeared.

And you, don't ask so many questions now.

Just put the things I just made near the camp where the former army was stationed, and send someone to report to me the inclination of the hair pointer every morning and evening. "

Zilu listened, and was taken aback by him.

"My son, you really didn't lie to me? Can you know when the fog will come?
I heard that when the Yellow Emperor was attacking Chi You, Chi You once caused a thick fog to confuse the Yellow Emperor and make him lose his way.

And Chi You's tribe used to live near Onoze, could it be that you have spied on Chi You's method of controlling the mist? "

Zaiyu hadn't thought of this episode at first, but since Zilu mentioned it for him, he didn't mind making it up along the way.

"To be honest, I had a dream not long ago."

"What dream."

Zai Yu frowned and pretended to think deeply: "I dreamed that the Yellow Emperor was driving an elephant cart through Da Ye Ze.

Six black dragons stand side by side with Bi Fang to protect the Yellow Emperor,
Chi You accompanied Huang Di to sit in the chariot,

Feng Bo swept the ground to open the way,
The rain master clears the way behind,

Tigers and wolves walk in front of the car,

Ghosts and gods follow behind the car as companions,

The worm and snake bowed down on the ground,

White clouds floated over the hood of the car.

The Yellow Emperor saw that I was sad, so he stopped the car and asked me why.

I told him my worries, and the Yellow Emperor smiled and told me not to worry, because Qi people will fail if they do many unrighteous actions.

I was still not confident, so the Yellow Emperor ordered Chi You to get out of the car and taught me how to use fog to fight.

But it was just a dream after all, and I don't know whether it can be taken seriously or not. "

When Zilu heard this, his eyes almost popped out.

He thought about Jae Yu's statement, and then thought about his recent abnormal behavior, as if he really looked good.

"Don't you really know how to use the mist?"

Zilu's heart was also shaken. He glanced at the hair hygrometer that Jae Yu had stuffed into his hand, and finally stopped refusing.

Instead, he gritted his teeth and agreed: "Zigong once said that you can dream of the grandpa, and you have learned a lot of skills from his old man. In this way, it seems that it is not impossible to dream of the Yellow Emperor.

I've heard that dreams have the effect of communicating magic, clarifying misfortunes and fortunes, and predicting the future.

During the battle between Jin, Chu and Yanling, Jin general Wei Qi dreamed of bending his bow and shooting at the moon. Later, he really shot Chu Gongzi in the eye.

Zhongxing Xianzi, a regicide in the state of Jin, dreamed that his head was chopped off by the late Duke Li of Jin. Zhonghang Xianzi was terrified, so he had to kneel down, pick up his head and put it on, and then ran away holding his head.

After waking up, he asked Wu Zhu to interpret his dream, and Wu Zhu said, "You will definitely die this year." '

In less than a year, Zhongxing Xianzi died on the way to Qi Qi.

At the beginning, Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty dreamed of a sage, and knew that the name of the sage was Shuo, so he searched all over the country, and finally found Fu Shuo among the slaves who built the wall in the land of Fu Yan.

Once upon a time when King Wen was out hunting, he met Lu Shang on the bank of the Wei River.

After talking with him, King Wen said happily: "In the past, the great grandfather of our country predicted the future changes in his sleep.

After waking up, he said to the people around him: In the future, a saint will come to Zhou, and Zhou will prosper because of it.

This is you, right?Our great grandfather has been looking forward to your arrival for a long time. '

So King Wen called him "Taigong Wang", respected him as a grand master, and relied on him to destroy the Shang Dynasty.

Now, you can actually dream of the Yellow Emperor. It seems that this is God guiding you forward! "

When Zilu said this, his confidence suddenly increased, and his doubts about Zaiyu disappeared immediately.

"Looks like the country of Lu will definitely win this battle!"

　I knew that there was a pathetically thick barrier between me and the reader. (lament)

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)