My clone is on the other side of the starry sky

Chapter 333 Laying out the tunnel

Controlling your opponents is actually very simple. We fear you when you are strong and bully you when you are weak. This principle is the same between countries.

If Dakang is intact, there will be many shrewd people in the court, and it is very likely that the Ministry of Rites' tactic of pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger will be seen through. But now Dakang is the same as Dagan in the past, or even more chaotic than Dagan in the past. Just in the area bordering the Ming Dynasty, there are thirteen vassal forces. If any of these forces is fooled, they will give the Ming Dynasty a knife.

To take a step back, it would be useless even if they all restrained themselves. The moment the Ming Dynasty decided to use troops against Dakang, it no longer mattered whether they fell into the trap or not.

If you want to judge these ministers in the DPRK solely from the perspective of good and evil, none of them are serious people. They govern the people's livelihood and work together to suppress the powerful people and bully the people. It is not about how noble their morals are, but how they compare to the interests of the world. I want more luck.

When the goal is set outside the Ming Dynasty, it is another matter.

However, Lu Xuan's goal is not just a few princely forces. Since he wants to do it, he must be prepared to swallow up the great fortune.

When two countries go to war, the first step is definitely not the use of troops. Public opinion, instigation of rebellion, economics, and political games. Often, the military confrontation that people can intuitively see is the final result after the previous ones have been concluded. It seems to be the beginning. In fact, at the political level, the confrontation between the two sides has come to an end.

As for why the troops were mobilized in the end, but not at the beginning?

On the one hand, it is preparation for war. Even with the current strength of the Ming Dynasty, it takes time to mobilize troops, horses, and supplies. Secondly, confrontations at these levels are related to people's hearts and morale. In many cases, invisible confrontations determine morale, people's hearts, and the ability to conquer the enemy. After taking over the territory, the governance will encounter obstacles; finally, there is another point. Now the Ming Dynasty is in a crushing situation, so there is no need to worry about these. However, if the national strength of the two countries is similar, they still have to prepare for the worst failure. plan.

After discussing the general policy with the ministers, the next implementation level naturally no longer requires Lu Xuan to do it personally, and coordination among the six departments is enough.

"Your Majesty, the Han envoy has been waiting for you for a long time." Returning to Yangxin Hall, Liu Chunhua stepped forward and saluted Lu Xuan.

"What if I'm a man?" Lu Xuan asked.

"Then, sir, do you know Yin Tianzi's fate?" Lu Xuan asked.

"Yes!"

"I want your husband to help me find a pregnant woman with this fate. Can you help me find her?" Lu Xuan nodded.

For Lu Xuan, there is no need for him to participate in the next thing. He has more important things to do.

"Invite him to Zhaode Hall, I will be there later." Lu Xuan nodded.

"Rough pass, rough pass." Chen Chongzhi didn't quite understand why his Majesty sent him to the Ming Dynasty. He only said that he was doing a favor to the Ming Dynasty.

A figure was already waiting at the Zhaode Hall. When he saw Lu Xuan, he bowed slightly and said, "Chen Chongzhi, the great man, comes to see His Majesty the Ming Dynasty."

"This is what Your Majesty said about the fate of Yin Tianzi. Most of them are stillborn. Even if they barely survive, they are still weak and sick. Very few people can survive beyond the age of three." Chen Chongzhi bowed.

"This..." Chen Chongzhi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Your Majesty, it's not because I don't want to, but it's because I am too shallow to calculate it so accurately. Moreover, if Yin Tianzi's fate wants to be born, the environment will be extremely harsh. Ming Dynasty may not be able to find it. arrive."

"Jingzhong." Lu Xuan returned to the Yangxin Hall and changed out of his dragon robe under the service of two clam spirits.

After changing into regular clothes, Lu Xuan took Cao Jingzhong to Zhaode Hall. Zhaode Hall is the auxiliary hall of Chaotian Hall and is usually where Lu Xuan meets with individual ministers.

"Sir, there is no need to be polite." After Lu Xuan sat down, he stretched out his hand to help Cao Jingzhong and signaled Cao Jingzhong to exit Zhaode Hall. Then he looked at Chen Chongzhi and said, "I have heard from Feng Xian that sir is proficient in Feng Shui and numerology?"

"My servant is here!" Cao Jingzhong came floating over and bowed to Lu Xuan.

"I will be out of the palace for a few days. If anything happens in the palace these days, the water mirror may not be useful. This is the jade screen developed by the Ministry of Industry. Most of the time, I can be contacted." Lu Xuan will use a Something like a small water mirror was handed to Cao Jingzhong.

"My slave obeys the order!" Cao Jingzhong quickly bowed and took over the jade screen.

"This..." Chen Chongzhi frowned when he heard this and looked at Lu Xuandao: "Yin Tianzi's destiny means that the year, month and day in the four pillars are all Yin, and the attributes of the five elements in the hour pillar are also Yin, which is a pure Yin destiny. Generally speaking, this eight-character character A person is born in the world of the sun, and if he is a woman, he will have a bad life."

"Oh?" Lu Xuan was puzzled. Although he didn't plan to search within the Ming Dynasty, he didn't understand why it was like this. He asked curiously: "Why is this? Our Ming Dynasty has a population of more than one billion, and tens of thousands of babies are born every day. , how come you can’t find it?”

Isn't this a probability problem?

"The national destiny of the Ming Dynasty is too prosperous. In other words, the yang energy is at its peak, and people with the Yin Tianzi zodiac sign are born with extremely heavy yin energy. Even if they are born, they will most likely be stillborn. If you want to find this Yin Tianzi The person with the destiny needs to be found in a place where the country's destiny is declining, preferably a place where the yin energy is extremely strong." Chen Chongzhi bowed.

He came to the Ming Dynasty by boat from the sea. What he saw along the way really made him a little subverted. He had followed Lu Bu for many years and also traveled to surrounding countries for Lu Bu. He had been to the Yue Kingdom, Xing Dynasty, and the Buddhist Kingdom. He had been to the Ming Dynasty. The style of painting seems to be in a different dynasty than other countries. Not only is the population prosperous, but the living standards of the people are basically comparable to those of high-ranking officials and nobles in other countries. He originally thought that the Han Dynasty was already in a prosperous age under Lu Bu's governance, but after coming to the Ming Dynasty, he understood what a prosperous age was.

"Then the woman who is about to give birth, sir, can you count her?" Lu Xuan asked. It is easier to deal with the decline of national fortune. Except for the Ming Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, other countries, including the Buddhist Kingdom, are basically in this state, but places with strong Yin Qi , it depends on luck.

Chen Chongzhi hesitated and said, "I'm willing to give it a try."

The moment he saw Lu Xuan, he felt that there was some similarity between his Majesty and the Emperor of Heaven. Not in terms of appearance, the two of them had no similarities, but Chen Chongzhi could see people's destiny. Putting aside his majesty's weird behavior of punishing his relatives and being greedy for his destiny, the two emperors' destiny was very similar to Chen Chongzhi's observation.

He didn't know if this was a coincidence, but there must be a connection between the two people that others didn't know about. However, Chen Chongzhi didn't dare to say this. This should be a secret between emperors. Once leaked, it might It's a fatal disaster.

His Majesty wanted him to give all his help, so Chen Chongzhi could only give it a try. He could still see the numerology of pregnant women who were about to give birth, and it was possible to deduce the baby's fate from this, but it was a bit difficult.

"Then I'll welcome you, Mr. Lao!" Lu Xuan said with a smile: "This matter is very important to me. If you are not too tired, sir, can you set off with me immediately?"

"This... is!" Chen Chongzhi couldn't refuse, so he could only nod in agreement.

At that moment, Lu Xuan summoned Cao Jingzhong, and after a few words of explanation, he took Chen Chongzhi into his world with a flick of his sleeves. He disappeared in Tiandu in an instant, and when he reappeared, he was already in the territory of Kang State.

Compared with the ever-changing prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, the Kang State made Lu Xuan feel like he had returned to the years when the Great Qian Dynasty had just split. There were weapons everywhere, there were no people inhabiting for hundreds of miles, there were no roosters for thousands of miles, and the bones were exposed in the wild. When I shine into this world, I can't help but feel a little emotional.

"How to find the extremely dark place?" In the small world, the blood cloud in the sky separated and turned into Lu Xuan, looking at the somewhat confused Chen Chongzhi and asked.

"Back to your majesty, extremely yinous places usually don't see sunlight all year round or rarely see it. They have rivers and are damp. Generally, mountains to the south and water to the north are called yang, whereas mountains to the north and water to the south are called yin. Yin places are very common, but extremely yin places are rare. If If there are large areas of unburied corpses around, the yin energy will be stronger." Chen Chongzhi explained.

Lu Xuan nodded and disappeared in front of Chen Chongzhi. Outside, blood clouds loomed above Lu Xuan's head, and his soul shone in all directions, looking for a place that matched what Chen Chongzhi said.

For a monk who has opened up his own small world, the scope of Yuan Shen's exploration is much wider. In just half a day, Lu Xuan found several places and called Chen Chongzhi out to investigate, but he was not very satisfied.

Nowadays, the Dakang Dynasty is full of swords and wars. A large number of refugees died on the way to avoid the disaster. The number is too large, and the princes cannot control it, and they don't want to control it. As a result, plagues are rampant in various places. The scattered national destiny has made it difficult to suppress evil spirits. From time to time, we can see To a lonely ghost wandering unconsciously.

Lu Xuan originally thought that this matter would not be too difficult, but in these troubled times, finding someone who is about to give birth and is pregnant with a boy with a pure Yin destiny is no different than finding a needle in a haystack. Even with Lu Xuan's current level, from Dakangnan He searched to the north of Dakang and from east to west, but he still could not find anything that satisfied him.

Either it was stillborn, or it was a woman.

It is not difficult to understand when you think about it. People's willingness to have children is inherently low during the escape. Among the refugees, pregnant women are the most difficult to survive. This difficulty is no different than finding a needle in a haystack.

"Mr. Chen, are you sure this is here?" On this day, Lu Xuan took Chen Chongzhi to the outside of an abandoned ancient temple. It was quite dark here, but it already belonged to the Buddhist Kingdom.

"This is calculated over the next month or so. If nothing happens, midnight tonight will be the time when this baby with a pure Yin fate will be born." Chen Chongzhi nodded.

Lu Xuan frowned, there was indeed a pregnant woman here, but...

He looked towards the direction of the temple with a strange look on his face: "That woman seems to be dead!"

Chen Chongzhi nodded and said: "If he waits until he is born, the child will be stillborn, but now there is still a glimmer of hope."

"That's it." Lu Xuan nodded slightly and said, "Go in and take a look and confirm again."

"Yes!"

At the moment, the two entered the abandoned temple called Gulin Temple. The furnishings in the temple were decayed and the houses were dilapidated. Only the golden body of the Buddha enshrined in the main hall could see some luster.

In front of the Buddha statue, a woman knelt down and worshiped devoutly in front of the Buddha statue. Several branches penetrated into the temple from outside the temple, pierced into the woman's body, and continuously sucked the essence of the woman's body...

(End of this chapter)