Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty: Please say long live His Majesty

Chapter 431: The Sun and the Moon in the Sky, Shining Down on Earth (Part )
On the imperial couch, Li Chengqian flipped through the "Tuibei Tu" in his hand.

It was fine at first, but after a few pages.

Li Chengqian was stunned.

Li Chengqian looked at Li Chunfeng and asked, "Is that all?"

"Your Majesty, the Tui Bei Tu was created jointly by me and my master, the former Grand Historian Yuan Tiangang." Li Chunfeng bowed and said, "Most of it was done by my master, and I mainly assisted him.

Although I have made some progress in recent years, I have only published the sixth chapter, and the Tui Bei Tu has only six chapters to date."

Li Chengqian lowered his head again and looked at the Tuibei Tu in front of him.

Reopening the first page, it shows the first image of "Tui Bei Tu": Jia Zi, Qian below and Qian above, Qian.

The prophecy said:

In the vast world, I don’t know where to stop.

The sun and moon cycle, over and over again.

This is the theory of the creation of heaven and earth. Order and chaos in ancient and modern times are closely related, like the movement of the sun and the moon, the evolution of yin and yang, and the way of rise and fall.

Turning to the second page, the second image is written on it: Yichou, Xun below and Qian above, Gou.

The prophecy said:

There are so many fruits, it’s hard to know how many they are.

One fruit and one kernel, both new and old.

One fruit and one kernel represent the character Li, which actually means that the Li family should rule the world.

This is something that has already happened.

Turning to the third page, Li Chengqian's expression became serious.

The third image: Bing Yin, Gen below and Qian above, escape.

The prophecy said:

The sun and moon are in the sky, shining down on the earth.

It's complicated and confusing, and it's neither literary nor martial.

……

"The sun and the moon are in the sky, illuminating the earth below; confusing and bewildering, neither civil nor military." Li Chengqian looked up at Li Chunfeng and asked, "Does this sentence have any connection with the Tang Dynasty's three generations, with a female ruler, King Wu, replacing the Tang Dynasty?"

"Your Majesty, this was actually said by my master." Li Chunfeng shook his head, smiled wryly, and said, "My master is good at face reading, Your Majesty should know this."

"Yeah!" Li Chengqian nodded.

"The truth behind this Tui Bei Tu is that my master, after meeting all the powerful and influential people in Chang'an City, combined his knowledge of physiognomy with astronomy and astrology to create this book. However, he only wrote five chapters." Li Chunfeng bowed and said, "I am dull and not proficient in physiognomy. I only have a good understanding of astronomy and astrology, so I could only manage to write one chapter."

Li Chunfeng shirked responsibility and pushed all the blame onto others.

"Duke of Nanchang, you should be aware of the fact that my nickname is Fifth Lady, right?" Li Chengqian's eyes fell on Li Chunfeng.

"Yes, the Duke of Nanchang was confined by His Majesty because the person who spread the prophecy could not be found." After a brief pause, Li Chunfeng continued, "Before that, His Majesty changed the title of the Duke of Nanchang from Wuchang to Nanchang. However, he was born in Wu'an County and was previously the Duke of Wulian County. Later, he became the Duke of Wuchang. He served as the Left Marquis of Wu, the General of the Left Guard, the General of the Right Guard, and now the General of the Left Golden Guard."

The Zuo Jinwu Guard was called Zuo Wuhou at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty.

Considering all the connections, it is highly likely that Li Junxian is the person mentioned in the prophecy.

Li Chengqian shook his head slightly and said, "After testing everything, our emperor, I, and the Duke of Zhao have all come to the conclusion that the Duke of Nanchang had nothing to do with the prophecy. He was merely being scapegoated, or perhaps acting as a forerunner for the king, just like Li Mi did back then."

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, although there was a saying that "the peach and plum sons will rule the world", more people believed that Li Mi, who came from the Zhaojun Li family, had a better background, rather than Li Yuan, who came from the Longxi Li family.

And Li Mi did become a big shot back then.

Wagang almost took over the world.

Even in today's Tang Dynasty, Wei Zheng, Li Ji, Li Junxian and others were all surrendered generals of Wagang.

But unfortunately, Li Mi ended up being the king's pioneer.

"Your Majesty, are you sure?" Li Chunfeng looked serious.

"Confirmed." Li Chengqian looked up at the lightly falling snow outside the hall and said, "Li Junxian is too cunning and his calculations are unclear. He can't even find out who is secretly plotting against him, let alone guess... If the person this prophecy refers to is really him, then this prophecy, like the golden knife prophecy, is just casting a wide net."

The Golden Sword Prophecy is directed at all the descendants of Liu Bang in the world.

The purpose of this prophecy is nothing more than to stir up people's hearts. As long as one of Liu Bang's descendants becomes emperor, this prophecy will be fulfilled.

But in fact, since the end of the Han Dynasty, there has been no descendant of the Liu family who has unified the world.

Whether now or in the future.

"The Grand Emperor, Your Majesty, and the Duke of Zhao are all sharp-eyed people. It seems that the Duke of Nanchang's scheming is really difficult to conceal. It is impossible for him to be like Sima Yi, so it may not be him." Li Chunfeng couldn't help but sigh. To be honest, he also hoped it was Li Junxian.

"Then who is this person?" Li Chengqian leaned forward slightly, questioning with his eyes.

"I don't know." Li Chunfeng bowed and said, "Although my master has made some inferences, he probably doesn't know the actual situation. This is the prophecy."

After a brief pause, Li Chunfeng cautiously looked up at Li Chengqian and said, "Your Majesty, this prophecy is like Li Mi's to Emperor Gaozu. On the surface, it is a forerunner for the king, but in reality, it is just leaving hope.

"I may be presumptuous to say this, but Li Mi was not necessarily the only one who could become a king. It was just that Emperor Gaozu possessed the Mandate of Heaven."

Li Chengqian's eyes flashed slightly, and then he understood what Li Chunfeng meant.

Li Chunfeng's words were very confusing, but Li Chengqian understood them.

If Li Yuan was not the man of destiny at the end of the Sui Dynasty, then Li Yuan might have been one of the pioneers to become king.

In the future, there will be another person with the surname Li who will inherit the former Sui Dynasty.

This person may be someone else, but it may also be the retired Emperor Li Shimin.

"In other words, anyone could be the one fulfilled by the prophecy, and everyone could have a destiny, but they don't have the ability to deal with it, so they can only submit and serve as a vassal?" Li Chengqian asked uncertainly.

"Yes!" Li Chunfeng bowed and said, "Just as the prophecy says, three generations later, a female ruler named King Wu will replace the Tang Dynasty and establish her own kingdom.

Not to mention the next three generations, this third generation may not be the real third generation, it could be the fourth or fifth generation."

Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows. In his previous life, Li Zhi was the third generation, but after Li Zhi died, Li Xian was emperor for a month. After Li Xian was deposed, although Wu Meiniang was in power, the actual emperor was still Li Dan, who was already the fourth generation emperor.

Although Wu Meiniang was Li Zhi's queen, she did not inherit the throne from Li Zhi.

But what people all over the world recognized was that it was Wu Meiniang who replaced Li Dan in holding the throne.

This is also something that Wu Meiniang has always been vague about.

However, later on, Li Xian ascended the throne again, Li Dan took his place, and finally Li Longji. In this way, Wu Meiniang could be considered to be barely three generations later.

To be precise, she is the fifth generation after the fourth generation.

Li Chengqian's gaze fell on the front.

The sun and moon are in the sky, shining down on the earth.

It's complicated and confusing, and it's neither literary nor martial.

Wu Zhao.

Mingkong.

She forced herself to change her name to Wu Zhao, and forced the character with "bright" on top and "empty" on the bottom to be pronounced as "Zhao".

Then force it to correspond to the prophecy.

It's complicated and confusing, and it's neither literary nor martial.

In the whole sentence, only the word "Wu" corresponds to Wu Meiniang.

There is also the line "Three generations later, a female ruler, King Wu, replaced the Tang Dynasty." In fact, it is still the word "Wu" plus a female ruler.

In other words, Wu Meiniang matched half of the prophecy, and then forced the other half on herself.

Li Chengqian nodded slightly and said, "I understand a little bit. This prophecy doesn't necessarily correspond to a specific person. As long as one has enough power, all one has to do is change their name, surname, title, or even birthplace. As long as it matches the prophecy, it will be considered fulfilled."

"Your Majesty is a man of great talent." Li Chunfeng bowed, then looked at Li Chengqian carefully and said, "Perhaps this is very likely, among your Majesty's descendants..."

"Okay!" Li Chengqian interrupted Li Chunfeng directly. If he had finished speaking, Li Chengqian would have killed Li Chunfeng directly.

"I have overstepped my bounds." Li Chunfeng quickly bowed.

Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "I don't care what method you use, just direct this prophecy at Xiang'er in the future."

"I obey your order!" Li Chunfeng bowed immediately.

"Wait!" Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about this in a few years. Xiang'er is still young. When I am old and abdicate as the Supreme Emperor, you can take care of it."

"Yes!" Li Chunfeng agreed first, regardless of whether he could live to that time.

Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Li Chunfeng, saying, "My dear minister, you are indeed very knowledgeable in astronomy and meteorology. When the Duke of Wei conquered the Eastern Turks, he found Jie Li's camp in the midst of heavy snow. Therefore, astronomy and meteorology are very important."

"Thank you for the praise, Your Majesty." Li Chunfeng quickly bowed.

"Write a book." Li Chengqian's words surprised Li Chunfeng.

Li Chengqian glanced at him and continued, "Over the years, I've been working on agricultural improvements. The further south I go, the less accurate I find the weather, climate, and the four seasons."

"Yes!" Li Chunfeng nodded. That was because in ancient times, the south was still a land of barbarians, civilization was all in the north, and the four seasons and solar terms were also in the north.

Especially in Bingzhou area, the four seasons and solar terms are so accurate that it is frightening.

"So, my dear minister, please adjust and write these things down." Li Chengqian looked up and said, "The Taishi Bureau has magistrates, directors, chancellors, assistant ministers, Lingtai Lang, Baozhang Zheng, and students under its command. From now on, the number of chancellors, assistant ministers, Lingtai Lang, Baozhang Zheng, and students will be doubled."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Chunfeng quickly bowed.

"After the personnel adjustment, we will go to all corners of the world to improve weather records." Li Chengqian's eyes fell on Li Chunfeng.

"Yes!" Li Chunfeng bowed solemnly.

"Also, while monitoring astronomy and meteorology, the Taishi Bureau will also monitor prophecies throughout the world. If anyone deliberately responds to a prophecy, the Taishi Bureau will report it to the Baiqi Division, and the Baiqi Division will handle the matter." After Li Chengqian finished speaking, Li Chunfeng's pupils suddenly dilated.

What does this mean? The Taishi Bureau will become one of the agencies used by the Baiqisi spies to monitor the world in the future.

"Okay, you can leave now." Li Chengqian picked up the Tui Bei Tu in his hand and said, "I will read this book for a few more days."

"Yes!" Li Chunfeng bowed, then carefully said: "I will take my leave!"

"Wait!" Li Chengqian remembered something and looked at Li Chunfeng, saying, "It's only three months away from the end of the year. My dear, if you have time, go to Luoyang and take a look at the arrangements there."

"Here!"

……

Li Chunfeng walked out of the Suzaku Gate, where lanterns were hung high all around.

Only after getting into the carriage did Li Chunfeng breathe a sigh of relief.

He reached into the secret compartment under the carriage, and another copy of "The Book of Changes" appeared in his hand.

A quick flip through shows that "The Book of Changes" still consists of six chapters.

But in addition to the prophecy, there is one more item.

Ode.

For example, the third elephant.

The prophecy said:

The sun and moon are in the sky, shining down on the earth.

It's complicated and confusing, and it's neither literary nor martial.

Song said:

After observing the empty form of King Kong, he once again entered the palace of the emperor.

The remaining branches have been pulled out and their roots are still there. Who is the male rooster in the morning?

(End of this chapter)