Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 253 Two Stars Compete for Glory
Xu negative finally left, and Liu Bang didn't dare to stop him in the end.

Zhang Liang knew what Liu Bang was worried about, and immediately persuaded him: "Your Majesty, Junior Sister has just said that your Emperor Star is still shining brightly, which shows that the general trend of the world is actually still with me. You should be in Jiangdong, and even if you are in Jiangdong, great talents may not necessarily go to serve in Chu, so you don't have to worry about it anymore."

Liu Bang nodded silently, but his expression showed unspeakable regret and reluctance.

To be honest, as a military strategist, Zhang Liang doesn't believe in the theory of ghosts and gods, let alone the aura of the emperor. In his opinion, the theory of the astrology and aura of the Yinyang family is nothing more than a simple psychological hint. For example, Xu negative, She said that Emperor Liu Bang's star is shining, and Liu Bang will believe that he is destined to belong to him, that's all.

Zhang Liang even believed that Liu Bang's fate was not determined by the emperor's star and sky, but by the efforts of his officials such as Zhang Liang, Chen Ping, Xiao He, Zhou Bo, and Lu Ze, as well as hundreds of thousands of Han soldiers. Yes, if there were no ministers like them, if there were no hundreds of thousands of soldiers, Liu Bang would be able to become the King of Han just by relying on celestial phenomena?What a joke!
However, Liu Bang was willing to believe Xu Negative's words, and Zhang Liang was helpless. He couldn't tell Liu Bang directly, lord, Xu Negative's words were all false. Offended?With Zhang Liang's ingenuity, he naturally wouldn't say such a stupid thing.

However, Zhang Liang could vaguely guess Xu Negative's thoughts.

There is no doubt that Xu negative is a woman with real ability. In this troubled world, she can gain such a great reputation by relying on what she has learned. He is still very accomplished in reading, gossip, and physiognomy, but these are not as illusory as celestial phenomena, but do exist.

The reason why Xu negative traveled far was probably because of his impressions when deducing the Book of Changes and the Eight Diagrams.

However, the real reason why Xu Negative decided to leave is probably Liu Bang. Since he was stationed in Longxi for military training, Liu Bang not only gave up drinking but also stayed away from women. After kidnapping two extremely beautiful female slaves and taking over a wife, he gradually had evil thoughts about Xu Cheng.

Perhaps, Liu Bang feels that he is getting old day by day. If he does not marry Xu Negative now, then this peerless beauty can only be reserved for other men to enjoy. Liu Bang's desire for monopoly is undoubtedly extremely strong. At the critical moment, he Even the lives of his own children and even Lao Tzu could be given up, so how could he be willing to give up such a peerless beauty like Xu negative?
It's just that Liu Bang never dared to make mistakes because Xu negative is a yin and yang family who can observe the sky at night and recognize the aura of the emperor. , his patience will inevitably lose day by day, and Xu negative probably sensed that the danger was approaching, so he had no choice but to leave.

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On the official road from Longxi to Xianyang, two fast horses were galloping forward.

There are two graceful figures on the horse's back, one is riding white clothes better than snow, the other is riding black clothes like black ink, but the two graceful bodies are gently swaying with the ups and downs of the mounts, like weak willows in the wind, so beautiful , but the pretty faces of the two girls were covered with a thin silk scarf, which concealed their true colors.

These two women are none other than the yin and yang master Xu Negative who just bid farewell to Liu Bang and Zhang Liang, and her maid Xiaoqing.

Just as Zhang Liang guessed, Xu Negative was indeed aware of the dangerous situation she was facing. However, the reason that finally prompted her to leave Xianyang was the hexagram she participated in on a whim a few days ago. , her Xu Ling's Red Luan star actually moved, that is to say, she Xu Ling is about to get married!
Moreover, the owner of her promise should be in the southeast, and should be in Jiangdong!
When passing through a fork, Xu Negative suddenly reined in his horse and turned towards the Chi Road leading to Hanzhong. Xiaoqing was stunned, and then hurried to catch up with Xu Negative, and asked her, "My lord, is this the way to Hanzhong?" Chi Road."

"I know." Xu Negative nodded and replied, "Let's go to Hanzhong."

Xiaoqing was taken aback again when he heard the words, and asked, "Aren't we going back to Xianyang?"

"I won't go back." Xu Negative shook his head, and said again, "Let's go directly to Linjiang from Guanzhong, and then go down the river to Jiangdong, so we won't go back to Xianyang." According to the analysis above, the King of Han might not let her go easily. If there is no accident, the King of Han might have sent someone to Xianyang to intercept her now.

In fact, old Liu Bang really regretted it. As soon as Xu negative left, he sent a fast horse back to Xianyang, ordering Xiao He to keep Xu negative at all costs. Foretelling, Liu Bang's painstaking efforts are doomed to be in vain.
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Qu'a, the backyard of the restaurant.

Xiang Zhuang and Bai Lixian are taking a nap in the wing room.

During the day, I chatted with Bi Shu, the descendant of Guiguzi that Qu Bucai mentioned, for an afternoon. I also drank a lot of shochu, but after drinking a few bowls of hangover soup, Xiang Zhuang's mind has cleared up a lot, so I asked Bai Lixian He said: "Ziliang, what do you think of this bishu? Does it have real talents and learning, or is it a boastful person?"

Bai Lixian shook his feather fan and said: "I can't tell, but judging from the contact during the day, at least this bishu is very discerning. I know that the king's implementation of the national examination is to weaken the influence of the Jiangdong gentry. What's more, this Bishu has learned a lot of things, including military, legal, agricultural, Mohist, Confucianism, and Yin-Yang theories, all of which are at his fingertips.

Xiang Zhuang said: "Ziliang means that Bi Shu is a talent?"

Bai Lixian smiled and said: "My lord, this bishu must be a talent, but it's hard to say whether he is as powerful as the previous generations of Guigu successors." Successors of several generations, Su and Qin were appointed ministers of the six kingdoms, Zhang Yi served as minister of Qin twice, Sun Bin and Pang Juan are the most famous military strategists in the world, they are all extraordinary people."

Xiang Zhuang was immediately moved when he heard the words. Su Qin, Zhang Yi, Sun Bin, and Pang Juan were all well-known figures in the Qin and Qiu Warring States period. Han Xin can't stand it either, if this Bishu can be half as good as the previous generations of Guigu's successors, that would be amazing!

At that moment, Xiang Zhuang hesitated and said: "Ziliang, why don't you identify yourself and talk to him?"

Bai Lixian shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need for this. If I have not guessed wrongly, this Bi Shu may have already guessed your identity, Your Majesty, but he did not reveal his identity in front of your Majesty." It can be seen that I have not made up my mind, if the king comes forward to recruit, it will be fine if it is done, if it is not done, there is no room for redemption."

"That's true." Xiang Zhuang nodded, thinking deeply, "Didn't this Bi Shu mean that he wanted to experience the national examination of our Great Chu State? That is to say, he will stay in Jiangdong for a while. There is no need to be in a hurry to recruit him, so let's just wait and see what happens."

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Hanzhong, Danshui, a small boat is going down the river.

The night was like silk, Xu Negative was standing at the bow of the boat looking up at the vast starry sky, the cold moonlight fell from the sky, rendering her graceful and delicate body like a fairy in the moon palace. The place where it should be is small enough, but the place that should be big is definitely big enough. That hot figure is so flirtatious and charming that it makes people suffocate.

With the sound of light footsteps, Xiaoqing bent down from the cabin, put a fox fur cloak on Xu Chengxiang's shoulders, and said softly: "My lord, it's getting cold at night, let's go into the cabin and have a rest."

Xu negative ignored Xiaoqing, just staring at the starry sky without saying a word.

Xiaoqing choked for a moment, and said worriedly: "My lord, are you discerning celestial phenomena again?"

As Xu Negative's maid, Xiaoqing has also come into contact with some yin and yang theories. The so-called yin and yang theory is actually the ancients' general term for astronomy and geography. Wisdom, until more than 2000 years later, there was no conclusion.

Seeing that Xu Negative didn't pay attention, Xiaoqing asked curiously again: "My lord, is there really a Wenqu star that originated in the southeast?"

This time Xu Negative finally sighed softly, and said softly: "Wenqu star is not in the southeast but in the Central Plains, but there is a peerless general star rising in the southeast, and this celestial phenomenon is becoming more and more chaotic."

"The stars rise in the southeast?" Xiaoqing looked up at the night sky in the southeast direction, but only saw a large area of ​​chaotic and dim stars. Looking back at the night sky in the northwest, she saw a large area of ​​shining stars, especially It is the main star in the middle, which is even brighter and dazzling, almost competing with the bright moon in the sky.

At the moment Xiaoqing was a little puzzled and said: "Young master, there are no stars in the southeast?"

"Xiaoqing, you are a mortal with naked eyes, how can you see through the mysterious celestial phenomena?" Xu negative smiled, and when he was about to say a few more words, his slightly opened mouth suddenly opened into an "O" shape, a pair of bright as stars The beautiful eyes also widened in an instant, and Xu negative stared straight at the southeast night sky, with an expression of disbelief on his pretty face.

"My lord, what's the matter?" Seeing this, Xiaoqing was secretly startled.

"Emperor Star!" Xu negative took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "An Emperor Star has also risen in the southeast starry sky. It's completely different, that's right, that's the Emperor Star, it must be the Emperor Star, my God, the two stars are competing for glory, and the Chu-Han struggle is really going to continue?"

"Two stars competing for glory?" Xiaoqing turned her head to look at the southeast night sky again, but what she saw was still chaos, except for a large piece of dim stars, she saw nothing.

(End of this chapter)