Wei Xiaobao's Three Kingdoms Adventure

Chapter 75: Is this considered a leak of secrets?

Wei Xiaobao thought that Guo Jia would be like Zhang Jiao and Diao Chan, who would be stunned on the spot when he heard that he was not from the Han Dynasty, or at least would be so surprised that he could not close his mouth.

Guo Jia nodded calmly, then asked, "Sir, could you tell me how many years in the future the Qing Dynasty was?"

Wei Xiaobao had already been secretly delighted, ready to see Guo Jia's expression of being unable to close his mouth. However, when Guo Jia asked this, he was not only a little disappointed, but also seemed to be taking no action. He scratched his head and said, "More than a thousand years, I don't know the exact time."

Guo Jia said, "Sir, you can communicate between the past and the present. I really admire you."

Wei Xiaobao cursed in his heart, "You don't look like you admire me at all, but I do. Damn, what kind of gods were there in the Han Dynasty? I thought Zhang Jue's magic was powerful enough, but I didn't expect Guo Jia to know my secret just by looking at the stars. Did someone tell on me? No one knows about this except Zhang Jue and my three wives. They haven't even met Guo Jia yet, so it's impossible for them to tell on me."

Wei Xiaobao rolled his eyes and asked, "How on earth do you know I'm not from the Han Dynasty?"

Guo Jia did not answer directly, but instead asked, "Sir, do you know why Emperor Gaozu named the country Han?"

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "Thank goodness you asked me something I've heard on stage, otherwise you would have discovered that I'm uneducated."

Wei Xiaobao said, "Liu Bang was the King of Han before, and he founded the Han Dynasty after defeating Xiang Yu."

Guo Jia asked, "Sir, do you know why Emperor Gaozu was named King of Han?"

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "Damn it, you're capable and well-read, alright? If I knew everything, would I have let that bastard Hong Antong send me to your Han Dynasty?"

Wei Xiaobao was so angry that he wanted to kick Guo Jia off the hillside.

Without waiting for Wei Xiaobao to reply, Guo Jia continued, "Emperor Gaozu entered Xianyang, but gave the credit for overthrowing the tyrannical Qin Dynasty to Xiang Yu. When Xiang Yu divided the land among the princes, Emperor Gaozu's fiefdom lay in the Han River basin. This is the origin of the King of Han. The Han River itself is named after it."

As he spoke, Guo Jia pointed to the night sky.

Wei Xiaobao also looked up at the night sky.

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "So the Han River is the stars in the sky. The logic of the ancients is quite amazing."

Guo Jia continued, "The sky has the Han River, and the sky also has light. The Han River is named Han River because it resembles the Milky Way. Our Han Dynasty should have been as enduring as this Milky Way. Unfortunately, a thousand years later, it has become the Qing Dynasty."

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "I just want to know how you guessed I'm not from the Han Dynasty. You're just spouting a bunch of useless stuff to me, trying to show off your knowledge. By the way, Han Dynasty, Han people, are we talking about Han people because of the Han Dynasty?"

Wei Xiaobao asked, "Are you Han Chinese?"

Guo Jia was stunned and asked, "Could it be that people in later generations call themselves Han people?"

Wei Xiaobao said, "Yes, the Qing Dynasty was founded by the Manchus. We all claim to be Han Chinese, and yet we still cry out for an anti-Qing and restoration of the Ming Dynasty every day."

Guo Jia asked, "What is the anti-Qing and restoration of the Ming Dynasty?"

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "You're such a nuisance. Never mind. I have to wait for Lu Bu to rebel anyway, so I might as well just stay here and chat with you to kill time."

Wei Xiaobao said, "The Qing dynasty inherited its throne from the Ming Dynasty. After the last Ming emperor hanged himself on Coal Hill, a man named Zheng Chenggong, whose generals refused to surrender, formed a gang called the Heaven and Earth Society. They wanted to drive the Tartars back and restore the emperor's son to the throne."

Guo Jia asked doubtfully, "Ming Dynasty? Tiandihui? Tartars?"

Wei Xiaobao said, "The Tartars are the Manchus." Guo Jia asked, "More than a thousand years later, there will not only be the Qing Dynasty, but also the Ming Dynasty?"

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "Are you not showing off anymore? No matter how smart you are, you don't know what will happen next, right? You'll have to ask me."

Wei Xiaobao said, "Actually, your Han Dynasty didn't last many years. Besides the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were many other dynasties! I don't remember exactly how many there were, but it was just a mess of fighting, then a new dynasty came, and then more fighting, and then another dynasty came. In the end, there was the Qing Dynasty."

Guo Jia nodded and said, "I also know that the Han Dynasty has been declining for only twenty years."

Wei Xiaobao was surprised and asked, "Can you really predict what will happen 500 years in the future?"

Guo Jia bowed and said, "Sir, your compliments are too kind. Stargazing is only a technique that predicts the future for a few decades. How can it predict the future for five hundred years?"

Wei Xiaobao said, "People will praise you like this in the future. Is this astrology technique really that powerful?"

Wei Xiaobao became curious.

Guo Jia said, "I have been observing the stars these past few nights. Suddenly, I saw a star that has never been recorded before, right next to the star of your general. I know that a remarkable person will appear soon. I have heard from you that you are a god of prediction, but I have also discovered that you do not understand astrology. I remembered the rumor that the Han usurper Wang Mang was a person from later times, so I dared to ask you about your life."

Wei Xiaobao scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Don't call me sir anymore. I haven't read much. I only learned these tricks of predicting the future from books I heard in teahouses. Your astrology is the real skill."

Guo Jia said: "My lord is very suspicious, but he listens to my advice. This is enough for me to learn from for a lifetime."

Wei Xiaobao has always admired people with real abilities. After chatting with Guo Jia for a long time, he initially thought that Guo Jia was showing off, but later he gradually discovered that this person not only had real abilities, but also had a genuine temperament, and he felt closer and closer to him.

Wei Xiaobao said, "You can predict that I'm not from the Han Dynasty, and you also know that the Han Dynasty will be over in twenty years. Then do you know who will seize the Han Dynasty?"

Guo Jia shook his head.

Wei Xiaobao was about to speak when Guo Jia stopped him with his hand, saying, "Sir, the secrets of heaven cannot be revealed. If you don't live to see the end of the Han Dynasty, what good will knowing these things do you have?"

Wei Xiaobao was surprised: "You can even calculate when you will die? My goodness, if I can learn this skill of stargazing, I will win every bet in the future. I wonder if you are willing to teach me this skill."

Wei Xiaobao asked, "I wonder if this astrology technique is difficult to learn?"

Guo Jia said, "It's just a matter of careful observation and diligent calculation. It's not difficult to master. I followed my father to observe the stars when I was three years old, and learned the method of deduction when I was nine. Now, after more than ten years, I can already understand the basics."

Wei Xiaobao rolled his eyes, feeling helpless. "It takes more than ten years to learn? I don't have the time to learn astrology from you. If I could learn martial arts like Master's, I'd better have a secret manual."

Before Wei Xiaobao could ask, Guo Jia continued, "It's just that revealing the secrets of heaven will shorten one's lifespan, and this is why I won't live long."

Wei Xiaobao patted his chest and thought to himself, "I'm glad I didn't learn from you. If you'd killed me early just to win a few taels of silver, what good would silver do to me then?"

Guo Jia said, "Since you are from the future, then Lü Bu's surprise attack must be true. It seems we should prepare for it sooner rather than later."

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "Does this count as revealing a secret? Damn it! I'm not going to die in the Han Dynasty before I even get back, am I?"

(End of this chapter)