In the palace of the capital, the Hall of Two Elements. Standing on the stone steps of the hall, one could see the Three Pristines Hall not far away. Beside the Three Pristines Hall was an inconspicuous small building called Lingyan Pavilion. Ten years later, because Li Shimin had placed the portraits of the twenty-four meritorious officials in the hall, their names would be remembered for thousands of years.
Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng clasped their hands in front of their bellies and stood respectfully in the hall. There were palace maids and eunuchs in the hall, all standing still. Li Chunfeng had a youthful temperament and had spent a year in the Imperial Historian Bureau. He had seen the emperor's true appearance, so he was not so reserved.
Li Chunfeng looked left and right and saw that the pillars of the Coiled Dragon Palace were beautifully decorated. He saw that the palace maids and eunuchs were all looking down and not paying much attention. They actually quietly moved closer to the pillar and carefully examined it.
Yuan Tiangang, on the other hand, was standing steadily. He held the sun and moon in his left hand and the universe in his right hand. He made a casual Taoist breathing posture. His eyes were half-opened and half-closed as he stood up on the spot.
"The Saint has arrived ~"
As Eunuch An called out his name, two young eunuchs accompanied Li Shimin, who was dressed in a red and yellow robe, into the Yin and Yang Palace from behind the Golden Dragon Screen. Yuan Tiangang's eyes widened, and Li Chunfeng also moved back without batting an eyelid. Facing the Minister's seat, he folded his hands and bowed."I, Fire Well Order Yuan Tiangang (General Li Chunfeng), pay my respects to Your Majesty!”
"No need for formalities, rise!"
Li Shi Min sat on the throne and smiled at the two of them. He looked at Yuan Tiangang's face and saw that he was handsome and handsome. He had a good impression of Yuan Tiangang and smiled,"Yuan Mingfu, I heard that you are well-versed in books and are proficient in algebra. You are especially proficient in the study of astronomy and Yin and Yang.”
Yuan Tiangang bowed slightly.
Li Shimin stroked his short beard and smiled,"In ancient times, there was a strange person in Ba Shu, Yan Junping. He was best at divination. I wonder how his abilities are compared to yours?”
Yuan Tiangang raised his eyebrows slightly. He pondered for a moment and said calmly,"Yan Junping was born at the wrong time, but I have a wise master, so I should be better than him.”
Li Chunfeng could not help but want to laugh. He hurriedly covered his mouth and turned his head away. His coquettish and black-bellied senior brother looked indifferent and calm on the surface. He had the appearance of an expert, but in fact, he had a disobedient personality. However, self-boasting was against the traditional virtues of the people, so he pulled the Emperor to praise him together. He did not say that his skills were better than the ancient Yan Junping, but he met a wise ruler, so he could use his strengths.
Li Shiming naturally understood the meaning behind Yuan Tiangang's words. Yuan Tiangang believed that his ability was higher than Yan Junping's, but his words were a little reserved. He couldn't help but smile. Li Shimin was about to let Yuan Tiangang perform a divination and show off his ability when he suddenly remembered Li Xian's nonsense when he visited the condemned prisoners in Chang 'an County Prison this morning.
Although the young man seemed to be talking nonsense, the future world he made up aroused Li Shiming's interest. Li Shiming stroked his beard and thought for a moment. His eyes lit up as he looked at Yuan Tiangang and then Li Chunfeng. He laughed and said,"The two of you are both experts in metaphysics. I have the intention to consider it.”
"What does Your Majesty want to consider?" Li Chunfeng could not help but ask.”
Li Shi Min smiled slyly." Why don't you guys calculate the general trend of the world?"”
"Yes, Your Majesty. Then, the two of us…" Li Chunfeng said straightforwardly.
Yuan Tiangang's face was solemn as he hurriedly stopped him,""Wait! Revealing the secrets of heaven was not an easy matter. Your Majesty, please be careful!"
Li Shi Min revealed an unhappy expression and said mockingly,""If the secrets of the heavens are not to be revealed, what is the use of studying the secrets of the heavens?”
Li Chunfeng saw that Long Yan was unhappy, and he was afraid that his senior brother's future would be affected. He hurriedly tried to save him,""Your Majesty, too much of the secrets of the heavens have been leaked. Why don't we do this? I and my brother will only predict three divinations, only the major events in the world. Each divinatory symbol is shown by images, prophecies and poems, but we won't explain it in detail to Your Majesty. How much we can see depends entirely on God's will. What do you think?”
Li Shimin thought for a moment and nodded.”
Eunuch An, who was standing by the side, hurriedly stepped forward and instructed,""Men, prepare the four treasures of the study, a few tables and praying mats!”
Immediately, a young eunuch carried two curly-eared low tables and placed them on both sides of the hall. Behind each table was a praying mat, and on each table was the Four Treasures of the Study.
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Hu chairs were not popular in the Central Plains. People were still used to kneeling and sitting on the ground. Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng walked to the left and right tables respectively and sat down on their knees.
The divination tortoise shell and the ancient copper coin were things that the two of them often used. They carried them with them, so they immediately placed them on the table. The two of them were senior brothers, so their minds were connected. They only looked at each other and roughly agreed on who would be first and who would be next. They began to divinate.
The process of the two people's divination was boring, but this was a major event in the future. Li Shimin was also very interested in it. He saw the two of them divination. Yuan Tiangang was the first to pick up the pen, dipped it in ink, and began to draw slowly on the paper. He couldn't help but nod secretly,"I heard that these two are from the same sect. Looks like Yuan Tiangang's algebra is still better!”
Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng would sometimes write, sometimes draw, and sometimes stop to divine. When the two entered the palace, it was already afternoon. Unknowingly, it was already nearing dusk and the sky had darkened.
Without waiting for Li Shiming's instructions, Eunuch An started to light up Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng. In fact, Yuan Tiangang had already finished all three divinations. Seeing that Li Chunfeng was still immersed in divination, Yuan Tiangang thought that his junior brother's attainments in divination were not deep enough. If he stopped writing now, it would seem that his junior brother's abilities were weak.
Therefore, Yuan Tiangang was still pretending to fiddle with the turtle shell and the copper coins even though he had already finished the third hexagram. He was not in a hurry to start writing. Seeing Li Chunfeng's swift writing and the pile of scrap papers on the table, Yuan Tiangang couldn't help but shake his head. However, he couldn't help his junior brother cheat in front of Tian Zi.
In fact, Li Chunfeng had already divined fifty-four hexagrams and was on his fifty-fifth. It turned out that Li Chunfeng's third divination was actually 'The sun and moon are in the sky, shining on the earth; It's complicated and confusing. It's neither civil nor martial." As for the ode, it was: " I visited the empty king and entered the imperial palace again. All the branches are plucked away. The root is still there, oh oh morning chicken who is male?”This was the unprecedented image of a female protagonist ruling the country.
Empress? This had never happened before! Li Chunfeng almost couldn't believe it. He repeated the calculations a few times and confirmed that there was no mistake. He couldn't help but feel curious. He wanted to know what happened next. As he continued to calculate, he got carried away and went out of control.
Li Shimin had long since lost his patience. Seeing Li Chunfeng draw one after another, he walked over to him curiously and picked up one to look at. He was looking at the hexagram of the female ruler that Li Chunfeng had calculated many times, so he had placed it aside.
Yuan Tiangang hadn't received the imperial edict, so it wasn't convenient for him to leave his seat to take a look. However, when he looked across from him, he suddenly saw that under the red candle, Li Chunfeng's crow was turning into a silver thread at a speed visible to the naked eye. He couldn't help but be shocked. How could he not predict it? Too much of the heavenly secrets had been leaked!
Yuan Tiangang couldn't care less about the royal etiquette anymore. He hurriedly left his seat and walked to the opposite side. Li Chunfeng was writing the fifty-third hexagram. Yuan Tiangang was secretly shocked and hurriedly pushed Li Chunfeng's back. He said in a deep voice,"Heaven's secrets cannot be revealed again! Junior Brother, let's stop here!"
Li Chunfeng could not help but come to his senses after being pushed by Yuan Tiangang. Only then did he realize that he had unknowingly divined so many things, and he was shocked. At this moment, Li Shi Min looked away and saw that Li Chun Feng's black hair had turned silver. He was shocked!
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