Chapter 4 Yin Yang Cup!
There is a god enshrined in the hall, more than one or two feet tall, and it is carved from a whole piece of white marble. Because it has not been taken care of for too long, it is covered with dust and dense spider webs around it, and it can no longer be seen in its true form.
Ask the gods to give advice, you must have a pious heart. Xue Yu brought a bucket of water, found a piece of rag, and carefully cleaned the white marble statue. Because he was too weak, he could only do it for a while and rest for a while. It took more than half an hour to clean it up!
The statue of the god finally revealed its true appearance, wearing a purple gold crown and a golden dragon robe, with patterns such as sun, moon, stars, colorful clouds, and tides on it. A sword was hung around its waist. Although it was just a statue, it had the momentum of being in charge of the universe and tying life and death!
There are also couplets on both sides of the statue, with simple characters and silver hooks painted in iron.
The first couplet: The extreme is steep in the sky, praising the source of transformation and producing all things;
The second couplet: The emperor is out of shock, and the sound of the spirit is shining in the east!
At this point, even if no one knows, he knows who he is worshipping--Emperor Dongyue, also known as the "Taishan God!"
Mount Tai is the first of the Five Mountains, and is also located in the east. It is the place where the sun rises and the place where all things come from. Therefore, in the Chinese mythological system, the god of Mount Tai has important powers such as power to control life and death, new and old generations, and strengthen the country and safe the people!
Therefore, all Chinese dynasties have had the tradition of offering sacrifices to Mount Tai. They built an altar on Mount Tai to worship the heavens and repay the achievements of heaven, so they were "secretized" every day; they were removed from the small hills under Mount Tai to repay the achievements of earth, so they were called "Zen", and together they were Fengshan!
Of course, there are hundreds of emperors in Chinese history, and not everyone can go to Mount Tai for sacrifice. Only the wise and wise ruler who have made great achievements can have this qualification!
The first overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Huan of Qi was preparing to go to Mount Tai to hold the Fengshan Ceremony, but was persuaded by Prime Minister Guan Zhong, but failed to succeed, which shows the difficulty of Fengshan Ceremony in Mount Tai. In the thousands of years of history, there were only six emperors who had Fengshan, namely: Qin Shihuang, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Guangwu of Han, Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and Emperor Zhenzong of Song!
The first two deserve their reputations and are called the Emperor of the Eternal Eternal Emperor. As for the latter four, they were all scolded by countless people, thinking that their achievements were not enough and they were not qualified to be Fengshan Mountain!
Therefore, after Emperor Zhenzong of Song, there was no more emperor than Fengshan Mountain. Even Zhu Yuanzhang, who "expelled the Tartars and restored China" and created the Ming Dynasty, did not dare to steal the limelight!
During the Ming Dynasty, Dongyue Temple was built in many places across the country, but the incense was not very strong, and the reason was very simple. The political nature of Dongyue Temple was too strong.
Generally, only emperors go to Dongyue Temple to find good and bad luck and fortune, and the length of the country. If ordinary people go there, they will be suspected of intentional rebellion, so they naturally dare not come to the door easily. Therefore, this Dongyue Temple becomes so broken!
"Disciple Xue Yu, a native of the imperial capital, was originally an exploration officer. He had never done any evil things in his life. He only burned a nest of ants when he was five years old, took out a nest of sparrows at the age of six, tied firecrackers on the cat's tail at the age of seven, pulled the braids of a girl at the age of eight, poured glue on the teacher's chair at the age of nine... I wrote the first small note at the age of eighteen, but unfortunately the class beauty ignored me, and wrote another one at the age of twenty, but the others ignored me...
By chance, the disciple's soul traveled to the Ming Dynasty. Now he is in a difficult situation and has a bleak future. He doesn't know where to go. He also asked Emperor Dongyue to give advice and bless his disciples with peace and safety!
If the disciples have a prosperous future, they will definitely rebuild the temple for the great god, reshape the golden body, sacrifice every year, and offer sacrifices every year. If there is any violation, the heaven and earth will not tolerate it!"
Xue Yu knelt in front of the statue of the Emperor of Dongyue, first repented devoutly, and prayed seriously for the "sin" he had committed before, and finally prepared to divine the way forward.
The problem is, this Dongyue Temple is too dilapidated, with neither signing bucket nor tortoise shell, copper coins, yarrow, etc. How can you divine it?
Xue Yu searched everywhere, and finally found a pair of Yin and Yang cups under the white marble base, covered with dust!
The so-called Yin-Yang Cup was used by the ancients when they were seeking the gods. A pair of half-moon-shaped wooden blocks, one side is raised to be yang and the other side is smooth to be yin!
When divining, first ask the question you are asking for, and then throw out the two Yin and Yang cups. If one Yang faces up and the other Yin faces up, it is the "Sheng Cup", which means good, which means that the gods have agreed to your request!
If both face upwards are sunny, it means that you say the wrong thing and the god has not decided whether to agree with it or not, and the behavior is unclear, you can ask the god again or explain your demands again!
Both of them have dark faces upwards, which means "stable cup", which means bad, which means things that are sought, and the gods are not sure, so let you give up your plan as soon as possible!
After wiping away the dust, I found that these two Yin and Yang cups were not made of wooden, but were carved from obsidian. It has only been hundreds of years since they were rotten!
"I dare to ask Emperor Dongyue, can I still return to my original world? I will be paid soon. There will be a blind date next month. I heard that the other party is a big beauty!"
"Swoosh!--Bang! Bang!"
Xue Yu prayed and still released two Yin and Yang cups, but both of them were facing upwards, and the hidden cups seemed to be unable to return to the original space.
Since you can't go back, then stay with peace of mind, and don't know what your future is?
"I dare to ask Emperor Dongyue, can I join the cabinet and become a minister in the future?"
Xue Yu thought about it and set a high goal. The Grand Secretary of the Ming Dynasty was equivalent to the prime minister and was ranked first in the official position. He was under one person and above ten thousand people. Many seniors of the time-travel clan took this position, and the most famous one was the "Shen Hei Dun"!
"Swoosh!--Bang! Bang!"
When two Yin and Yang cups are thrown out, they are both Yin face up, or hidden cups, and what you want is not accurate!
It seems that I am too ambitious. The Grand Secretary and the King are assisted and the officials are in charge. The responsibilities are extremely important. Only with great wisdom can a great scholar. I am a little wanderer and don’t even have the opportunity to go to school. If I have such a blessing, I should lower my goal!
"Dare you ask Emperor Dongyue, can I be a rank-in official?"
Two sun faces upwards, hidden cups, what you want is not accurate!
"Dare you ask Emperor Dongyue, can I be a seventh-rank county magistrate?"
The two shades face upwards, hidden cups, what you want is not accurate!
"Emperor Dongyue, my disciples dare not be foolish. Will I be the one who is a rich man?"
Hidden cup, what you want is not accurate!
"Woooo, three acres of land and one cow, can I feel at ease to farm, right?"
Stable cup, what you want is still not accurate!
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After asking for it seven or eight times in a row, all of them were not accurate. Xue Yu was so depressed that he almost cried. Could it be that he would be the life of a homeless man in his life?
Holding a broken bowl in hand, beggars along the street, eating leftovers from others, and finally dying in the wilderness. This is too sad, and it even more disgraces the face of the time-traveling clan!
However, in great disappointment, Xue Yu still held a glimmer of hope. Could it be that his goal was not to set high, but to set low. The beggar did not become a grand clerk or a chief official, but some beggars became emperors, such as Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding ancestor of the Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Yuanzhang, a native of Fengyang, ranks fourth in the family and eighth among the family brothers, so he is also called Zhu Chongba, and later changed his name to Zhu Yuanzhang!
When he was sixteen years old, there was a severe drought in Huaibei. Zhu Yuanzhang's father, mother and brother starved to death one after another. He had to go to Huangjue Temple to be a traveling child. He learned that he had entered the temple less than two months. Because the rent in the temple was difficult to collect in the deserted temple, the temple owner sealed the warehouse and sent off all the monks. Zhu Yuanzhang had to leave his hometown to be a monk in the wandering place!
The so-called You Fang monk is to hold a stick in one hand and a broken bowl in the other hand, begging for alms from house to house, which is no different from beggars begging for food!
Zhu Yuanzhang's life began very low, but he was not discouraged. Later, he joined the uprising army. With his wisdom, courage and perseverance, he spent more than ten years, through hundreds of wars, to wipe out heroes from both sides, unify the nine states of the world, and to create the Ming Dynasty. It is famous and recorded in history!
They are all beggars. Why can’t they be the founding emperor? Don’t forget that being an emperor is the mainstream life among the time traveling clan!
How great it is to be an emperor, it is delicious, drink spicy food, wear dragon robes, live in the palace, and there are three palaces, six courtyards and seventy-two concubines!
"I dare to ask Emperor Dongyue, my disciples are not sure what they ask for. Could I have the luck of being an emperor? Can I fly to Jiuwu in the future?"
Xue Yu bowed three times, closed his eyes, and threw out two Yin and Yang cups with all his strength. This is the last hope. I hope the gods will be merciful!
"Bang!"
As the Yin-Yang Cup landed on the ground, Xue Yu slowly opened his eyes and checked the divination results. He found that one fell in front, the Yin-Yang Cup faced up, the other one... Where did he go?
My eyes turned around and I didn’t see another one. I obviously threw out two Yin and Yang cups, so why didn’t I see one?
Did you fall into the pile of hays, fall on the altar, or was it stolen by the little rat?
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After searching carefully, Xue Yu finally figured it out that he used too much force and threw the Yin-Yang Cup too high. One fell to the ground, and the other was stuck in the gap between the beams!
And if it is stuck in the center, neither left nor right, neither yin nor yang, it means there is no result. What does this mean?
The emperor thought he was ignorant of the world and wanted to be the emperor, so he was too lazy to pay attention to him?
Chapter completed!