Daqin arrests alchemists, what does it matter to me as a qi refiner?

Chapter 204 A strange man in the mountains, meeting Zhuge Liang for the first time

Zhuge Liang closed his eyes hard and then opened them again. When he looked carefully, he saw that the jade dragon turned a corner in the air and rushed straight down.

Zhuge Liang was immediately shocked, but unexpectedly, the dragon disappeared in a flash, and it seemed that it had landed in the mountain where he lived in seclusion.

"This...what on earth is going on?"

Zhuge Liang's Adam's apple rolled, and he felt a little hesitant.

Although he is revered as Wolong, this is just a false name passed down by the world, how can it be taken seriously?

Zhuge Liang only felt that he was like the dragon-loving Ye Gong, which was very funny.

He is called Crouching Dragon by the world, but when the real dragon appears, how will he behave?

His heart could not be calm for a long time, Zhuge Liang stood there and stared at the sky blankly.

"Is there really a real dragon in this world?"

Zhuge Liang didn't want to believe this speculation, but what he saw before him couldn't be faked.

If there is a real dragon, what about the gods? What about heaven and earth?

Is everything in this world equally determined? Hasn't it become another joke that the man I firmly believe in can conquer heaven?

Zhuge Liang couldn't let go for a long time.

Suddenly, Zhuge Liang discovered that something seemed not right about the stars in the sky.

"That is……"

Zhuge Liang was shocked.

Generally speaking, except for meteors, which are very short-lived and extremely sudden astronomical phenomena, the observation of astrology must be viewed in terms of months or even years.

Unless there is a big change in the world, there will be no changes in the stars in a short period of time.

Even if it is a sudden change, it still reflects the previous few days.

But in Zhuge Liang's eyes, the twenty-eight stars in the sky were particularly bright tonight.

At first glance, it seemed to be his own illusion, but when he looked again, Zhuge Liang found that the stars in the sky were brightening at a speed visible to the naked eye!

In just a few breaths, the brightness of the twenty-eight stars seemed to be faintly competing with the bright moon!

In particular, the fourteen constellations representing the blue dragon and white tiger are particularly conspicuous.

But the bright light passed away suddenly and quickly, and it returned to the original state again in just a few breaths, without any trace of the appearance just now.

But Zhuge Liang was keenly aware that the fourteen stars representing the blue dragon and white tiger were still brighter than usual.

"This……"

"dragon……"

Zhuge Liang murmured to himself, seeming to have caught some clues.

It's just that Zhuge Liang has mortal eyes after all, but he didn't see the purple star among the Big Dipper also emitting unusual light.

The light is unusual. It seems to be just white like ordinary stars. If you look carefully, you can vaguely see the flow of time in the world and all the colors!

Everyone's attention was attracted by the twenty-eight stars that suddenly lit up, but no one noticed the abnormality of the Big Dipper's purple star.

"Could it be..."

Zhuge Liang seemed to have doubts.

But since ancient times, in myths and legends, the eastern stars have always appeared in the form of blue dragons, but what I saw tonight was a white dragon. It seems that the two cannot be generalized.

And he only saw the white dragon, but he didn't seem to see the rumored white tiger...

"It's not a good thing if the stars are unclear, it's not a good thing..."

Zhuge Liang sighed, only regretting that he had no way to serve his country.

If given the opportunity, I must show off my talents and save all the people in the world from water and fire.

Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang sighed slightly.

With his talent, he would never worry about being looked down upon even if he was self-recommended.

But in this world, there has not yet been a monarch who can impress him.

Not to mention Dong Zhuo and Zhang Jiao, a warlord and a leader of a peasant uprising cannot bear the name of righteousness.

As for Cao Cao, who is now in the limelight, he is also ashamed of Zhuge Liang.

In his opinion, this person looks like a treacherous minister. I am afraid that all he thinks about is how to usurp the country, and he is not an easy person.

Jiangdong Sun Wu seems to be very talented now, but Zhuge Liang has already keenly discovered that Sun Wu is not only weak, but also has no successor.

The main reason why he decided not to take the initiative to defect to Sun Wu was that Zhuge Liang despised Sun Wu.

In essence, this family is no different from Cao Cao, and they also cannot bear the title of righteousness.

As for who in the world meets Zhuge Liang's needs...

Zhuge Liang may have one or two candidates in mind, but he just doesn't know when to come out!

Looking at the sky tonight, I suddenly felt that the stars were abnormal, and I was afraid that the world would be in chaos next.

Zhuge Liang has made up his mind. If he can't find another chance, he will probably recommend himself with a shy face.

"We can't let this waste any longer!"

Zhuge Liang suddenly put away the feather fan in his hand and was ready to leave the mountain!

Zhuge Liang was not the only one who noticed this celestial phenomenon tonight. Anyone who knew how to observe the stars would have more or less noticed the extraordinary nature of the celestial phenomena.

People such as Guo Jia, Lu Su, Jia Xu, and Xun Yu were all aware of the changes in heaven and earth.

Some people looked vaguely anxious.

But there are also people who are arrogant and rude, vowing to change their fate against heaven.

Some tycoons, such as Cao Cao and Sun Quan, even thought of it as a sign of their own upcoming rise, and then publicized it.

"Destiny plus body, this is destiny plus body!"

Cao Cao laughed!

He who holds the emperor hostage to command the princes not only occupies the rightful position, but is also the most powerful!

A few years ago, after enthroning Emperor Xian who fled eastward in Xuchang, Cao Cao used the name of the imperial court to attack heroes from various places.

After years of fighting in the south and north, they defeated Yuan Shu, destroyed Lu Bu, surrendered Zhang Xiu, and drove out Liu Bei.

In just a few years, Cao Cao's power developed into the Central Plains regions of Yan, Yu, Xu, parts of Sili, and Yongzhou.

As the saying goes, he who conquers the Central Plains will conquer the world, and Cao Cao is not far away from truly conquering the Central Plains.

Then Cao Cao, at Xu You's suggestion, personally led his troops to burn Yuan Shao's rations!

In the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao brilliantly defeated Yuan Shao, a powerful separatist force in Hebei, with a small number and a large number.

Then Cao Cao did not relax. In the next few years, he successively eliminated the power of Yuan Shao's three sons, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang!

Later, in the Battle of Bailang Mountain, Cao Cao sent general Zhang Liao to lead the vanguard troops to defeat Wuhuan and kill Wuhuan Shanyu Tadun.

Since then, Liaodong has been within easy reach.

Cao Cao did not give up this opportunity, and soon he completely pacified Liaodong and finally unified the north.

At this point, Cao Cao felt that his great cause of unifying the world was half successful.

The reason is also very simple. From ancient times to the present, no matter when, the Southern Expedition has always been much simpler than the Northern Expedition.

The factors are very complicated, but in fact the most critical point in summary is the issue of food and grass!

Compared with the north, the south is definitely much richer.

Whether it is food production or economic trade, etc.

Logically speaking, if this is the case, then the Northern Expedition should be easier for the South, which has stronger economic strength.

In fact, this is not the case, because transportation in ancient times was backward, and the northern and southern expeditions were two completely different concepts. It was not as simple as one going south and the other going north.

The Northern Expedition requires logistical supplies to keep up, otherwise more than half of the food and grass transported to the front line will have been consumed, and the economic burden will naturally be enough to bring down any country. But the Southern Expedition was different.

After going south, almost every city is very prosperous. As long as the key cities are captured, the army's consumption can be quickly replenished!

After occupying it for a period of time, these rich lands will once again become new bridgeheads for the southern expedition.

But it was difficult to do this in the Northern Expedition.

During the Northern Expedition, it was easy for the northern cities to fortify their walls and clear the fields, greatly increasing the enemy's supply costs.

The two sides have improved by more than one level in terms of supply difficulty.

In addition, there are various factors such as the quality of soldiers and horses.

For example, the north is rich in livestock resources, and the cost of raising strong horses is much lower than in the south.

The quantity and quality of horses was also a very important influencing factor on the battlefield in the cold weapon era.

Various factors such as weather and population have always been dominated by the north.

It can be said that as long as the north is captured and the rear base is completely stabilized, the world will be almost at your fingertips!

The disadvantages of local battlefields cannot change the overall situation of the war at all.

Unless the entire Han Dynasty is a bunch of drunkards and ricebags, it is impossible for Cao Cao to lose the overall situation!

That's right, even though the world has been at your fingertips for a long time, Cao Cao has not proclaimed himself emperor, he is still a prime minister of the Han Dynasty!

No matter what he did, until his death, Cao Cao continued the Han Dynasty's rule, but he regarded himself as prime minister and did not truly usurp the throne.

The defeat on the local battlefield at this time does not prove anything. At most, it will only slow down Cao Cao's pace of dominating the world.

Therefore, the vision appeared tonight, which made Cao Cao feel that it was not far away that he would dominate the world!

"What is destiny? This is destiny!"

Cao Cao, who was blessed with destiny, did not lose his mind, but this greatly accelerated his pace of dominating the world.

Now that the north has been unified and people's livelihood has recovered equally well, Cao Cao only needs to wait for an opportunity.

At the right time, he will immediately mobilize his troops and start the southern expedition!

By then, unification of the world will be within reach!

When he thought of this, Cao Cao couldn't help laughing happily.

He was so happy that he ate a big bowl of extra food for breakfast!

There are many people who have similar ideas to him.

All over the world, every warlord with a name is ready to take action.

You, Cao Cao, can feel that destiny is with me, but can’t others feel that destiny is with them?

Suddenly, the storm surged.

……

Zhuge Liang was woken up by the dazzling sunshine in the morning. He couldn't help but stretch when he got up.

There were so many things on his mind last night that he fell asleep without even realizing it.

Whenever this happens, Zhuge Liang will lament that the person who invented the recliner is really a genius.

How kind of person can he be to make such a chair that can both lie down and sit on?

If he had changed to other seats, he would have already had back pain when he woke up.

But with a thin blanket on top of the lounge chair and a small quilt covering it, you won't catch a cold even if you sleep for one night in the breezy autumn.

Zhuge Liang had just fetched water and washed up when he heard a knock on the door.

When he opened the door, he saw a young man in white robes standing with a smile. Behind him was a girl in white with two small balls in her arms. The girl was holding an orange raccoon slave in her arms.

It's just that the clothes of this white-robed Taoist are quite strange. If you look closely, you can see that they have a bit of Han Dynasty style.

"I don't know what this brother does?" Zhuge Liang said with a salute.

This person is Qin Tian.

After this retreat, the connection between Qin Tian and heaven and earth has become deeper.

Although I don't know much about celestial phenomena, I can still calculate what year it is now through deduction.

Of course, Qin Tian could only roughly guess the year to see which era history had developed into.

The specific year and the stage of development still need to be experienced personally.

"To be honest, I took my apprentice out for fun, but I never thought that I would get lost in the mountains. I passed by a treasure land and was pleasantly surprised."

Qin Tian paused and said, "So I would like to trouble you to point out a way down the mountain. I would like to thank you very much."

To Zhuge Liang, it felt a little strange.

This person's accent was a little weird, he didn't seem to be a local, and there seemed to be some ancient charm in his words and gestures.

But Zhuge Liang did not dare to neglect.

“There are so many complicated roads in the mountains that it’s really difficult to identify them.”

Zhuge Liang said softly: "If you don't mind, why don't you come to my house for a simple meal? After breakfast, I would like to take you down the mountain myself."

Qin Tian's eyes lit up: "I can't thank you enough."

"My surname is Zhuge, and my given name is Kongming. I wonder how you call me?"

Qin Tian stretched out his hand and saluted: "My surname is Qin Mingtian, these two are my disciples, their names are Muchun and Lingxia respectively."

Qin Tian introduced his two apprentices to Zhuge Liang seriously.

"It's just that neither I nor these two disciples have spoken. I hope you won't be offended!"

Zhuge Liang felt a little more weird in his heart, but then he actually laughed.

"Your Excellency is truly a wonderful man. He actually has a raccoon slave as his apprentice."

Zhuge Liang laughed twice and didn't ask any more questions.

Since the other party doesn't want to say more, he naturally won't do anything too offensive.

These days, there are more and more people who live in seclusion in the mountains and behave strangely in the busy city.

To put it bluntly, it is nothing more than gaining a reputation.

Even Wolong is a term used for publicity, isn't it?

Zhuge Liang saw clearly that whether he, Wolong, or this young man had no words, it was nothing more than a gimmick.

It’s unclear what kind of person is following this young man’s behavior.

But speaking of it, this young man is quite a wonderful person, and he actually takes a cat as his apprentice.

Taoist Wuzi also has a girl and a raccoon slave as his disciples, and he is really a wonderful person.

"It's a simple meal, I hope you won't find it objectionable."

Soon, Zhuge Liang made food for three people.

It really deserves to be called a simple meal, with only a small plate of pickles, a steamed bun for each person and a bowl of thick gruel.

In an ordinary person's home, this meal would be considered rich enough.

Qin Tian was not polite and sat down directly.

"Sorry to bother you, Your Excellency."

As he spoke, Qin Tian actually took out a piece of green leaf from his arms and placed it on the ground, then spread some of the white porridge and steamed buns on top.

(End of this chapter)