Three Kingdoms

There is almost no pollution in the starry sky at the moment. If you look up at any time at night, when there is no cloud cover, you can basically see the stars all over the sky, which makes people dizzy and mesmerized.

This may be the reason why many people in ancient times and later generations were obsessed with stargazing, um, or called astronomers.

Looking up at the stars, feeling the insignificance of human life, the light based on hundreds of millions of years shines into the pupils, which makes the fortune tellers who follow Liu Bei's Bachelor of Engineering to learn the art of star pulling, can't help but feel some fear and panic.

For those who have no foundation, the stars in the sky will only look dizzy, but for the engineering bachelor who has mastered the basic distribution of stars, although the stars in the sky are extremely vast, the stars are as dotted as sand and gravel in the river. It is impossible to count them, but after mastering the rules, it is easy to find the required parts among the stars.

Liu Bei had actually given some thought to teaching these so-called "star-pulling techniques" to divination people. Some things are naturally hidden and cannot be exposed easily, but there are also some things that are eager to be given out and then lead others to follow you.

For these fortune tellers who live by the sea, "the art of holding stars" is definitely what they desire, but if these fortune tellers want to learn this "art of holding stars", they must first start learning Chinese and Chinese characters...

And when these Zhan people began to use Chinese characters and speak Chinese, the connection between them and the Han Dynasty naturally became closer, and even like the Southern Xiongnu, they eventually became a part of the Han Dynasty.

"This is Beidou!" 』

The Bachelor of Engineering pointed at the Beidou Galaxy in the sky and said loudly.

Since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, research on astronomy has been recorded. In some inscriptions recorded on oracle bone inscriptions unearthed from the Shang Dynasty, solar eclipses, lunar eclipses and the naming of several stars were mentioned. . In the Western Cycle, astronomy has made considerable progress. There are many names of stars mentioned in the Book of Songs.

The real name of the Big Dipper was formed in the "Historical Records" of the Han Dynasty.

"Historical Records" records: "The Seven Stars of the Big Dipper, the so-called Xuan, Ji, and Yuheng, are used to unify the seven political affairs." 』

The Bachelor of Engineering pointed at the stars in the sky and said, "The four seasons are different due to the influence of the Big Dipper." In the early evening of the first month, the handle of the bucket is hanging down; in the early evening of the sixth month, the handle of the bucket is up; in the seventh month, the handle of the bucket is hanging down, then Dan..."

Liu Bei coughed at the side, glanced at the translator who was already confused, and then glanced at the even more confused Zhanren who claimed to be the smartest, and motioned to the engineering scholar, "Make it simpler, it's too complicated." ...These people don’t understand..."

"Well..." The Bachelor of Engineering arched his hands towards Liu Bei, then looked at the translator and the accountants with disgust, "Hey... tsk tsk... forget it, let me draw it for you..."

The Bachelor of Engineering drew the pattern of the Big Dipper on a wooden board, then pointed at the wooden board and said, "Find this in the sky first!" This is called the Big Dipper! 』

The Bachelor of Engineering pointed at a row of stars in the sky, drew dotted lines with his fingers, connected them, and called out their names one by one. "Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, Yaoguang, seven stars are connected in one place, like a battle in the sky..."

After a while, the first person finally shouted loudly, using the language of occupying people, and then attracted everyone's attention.

The engineering bachelor frowned and said to the translator, "Tell him to speak Chinese!" I don't understand what he is saying! 』

The translator shouted loudly twice, and the accountant hurriedly bent down, with an excited look on his face, and said with a slight stutter, "I...I...look for it, find it, I got it..."

"point out! ” The Bachelor of Engineering responded.

The Zhan man quickly pointed in the direction of Beidou with his hand.

"Well, that's right, very good. ” The Bachelor of Engineering praised, and then the phantom was like a child who had been rewarded with candy. He couldn’t help but jump up, and also attracted the envious eyes of other phantoms.

Later, the Bachelor of Engineering pointed at the wooden board and the stars in the sky, saying that if you connect a straight line between Tianxuan and Tianshu on Doukui and extend the distance about five times toward Tianshu, you can find an extremely bright star. , the stars that eclipse the stars...

"That is Beichen, who lives in his place and is shared by all the stars!" 』

The Bachelor of Engineering said seriously, with an attitude of admiration and respect in his voice.

Dipper has political beliefs.

In the ancient political system, the supremacy of imperial power was the most important point. In order to maintain their rule, ancient emperors would adopt various means to appease and control. The most important thing is the unification and dissemination of ideology and culture.

The Beidou is located close to the North Celestial Pole and is very bright and easily identifiable. These factors led to it being considered the most special constellation at the time. It is considered to be the center around which the stars revolve. Therefore, it is also considered as the "Emperor Star".

Liu Bei also looked up at the bright stars with a gloomy look on his face, not knowing what he was thinking about.

The sea is boundless, and it is very easy to lose track of east, west, north, and south when you are in it. It is better during the day, as you have the sun as a reference, but at night, you have to rely on the stars to navigate.

Polaris is the natal star of every navigator. It is located at the North Celestial Pole and its position is almost unchanged. You can rely on it to identify the direction. The first step in the so-called "star-finding technique" is to quickly identify among the many stars. Find the North Pole of the Beidou to determine your position.

For astrologers, it is very good to be able to find the correct few stars among the many stars when they are just starting to learn. As for the subsequent steps, such as measuring the specific longitude and latitude of the ship based on the Big Dipper, it is The "highly sophisticated" navigation skills of the Han Dynasty.

In fact, overall, the navigation of the Eastern Han Dynasty was not as weak as later generations thought. During the period of Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty, there were alchemists who followed Xu Fu's footprints and went overseas for investigation. Of course, most of them did not reach areas such as Yamatai in the Japanese country. Instead, they wandered around the Shandong Peninsula and other places. At the same time, there were also people from the Nanyue area of ​​Fujian. The sea may have arrived at Jindao or Wanwan, but these people did not know where they were or what the specific navigation route was. However, these people brought some pearls, conchs, and sea snails. Clams and other objects were presented to the court...

It's just that the behavior of these people did not attract the attention of many people in the Han Dynasty.

But now in this remote area of ​​​​the Han Dynasty, in this bay of Jiaozhi, with the sound of the sea water, when everyone is looking up at the stars, the kind of conquering nature hidden in the bones of human beings yearns for the stars. The heroic ambitions of the sea arise inadvertently.

Of course, this is just the beginning. To truly form a fleet, it is not only necessary to prepare from sailors, but also to accumulate wood. More importantly, it is necessary to expand the scale of the shipyard left by Jiang Shixie, and at the same time, it is necessary to establish a relationship with Sichuan and Shu. A stable trade road can ensure that there will be enough power to sail to the vast sea in the future.

While Liu Bei was thinking about the issue of Shi Xie's legacy, Sun Quan's special envoy Qin Bo in Jiangdong also discovered that Shan Yue's rebellion turned out to be about Shi Xie's influence...

In fact, Shi Xie's reputation among the Han nobles was quite good. Of course, most of this evaluation was given by the children of the nobles who fled south. In the midst of the suffering of fleeing south, they suddenly received very high treatment in Jiaozhi. Under this contrast, these gentry children who fled south gave Shi Xie a very high evaluation.

During the chaos in the Central Plains, hundreds of scholars sought refuge in Shi Xie's place, such as Yuan Hui, Xu Jing, Liu Ba, Cheng Bing, Xue Zong, etc., who all went to Jiaozhi one after another and received Shi Xie's enthusiasm. Hospitality, and money for the servants when leaving. If this doesn't get a good review, I'm afraid no other stores will be opened in the future.

However, these comments do not mean that these gentry children will introduce Shi Xie, or the Shi Xie clan, as close friends.

At most, it's the kind of thing where you can hook up and work together while drinking and eating meat. When you really want to do something, just think about it and study it.

But the problem is that the Shixie clan is not very clear, or they think that the "hospitality" they have given before will get the rewards they deserve. When Liu Bei went south to Jiaozhi and cleared the Shixie clan out of his sphere of influence, After repeated consideration, Shi Xie and others felt that searching for those Ninan Jiuzhen natives could not stop Liu Guanzhang, nor could it ensure a subsequent counterattack, so they had to take a boat to go north to find the people they had drank together back then. That "brother"...

Fleeing from Jiaozhi to Nanhai County, further north, they entered the Jiangdong territory.

In other words, it is the nominal Jiangdong territory.

This area would not be gradually developed until after the Southern Song Dynasty. At present, the Han Dynasty basically belongs to the Shanyue area. The Han people are concentrated in several important cities, while other areas are basically filled with Yue people. of.

Shi Xie fled in a hurry, so he had no ships, food and other reserves. After crossing the South China Sea, he had no way to continue and could only land on the shore. On the one hand, he collected supplies and on the other hand, he wanted to find his good friends from back then. ”, “good brothers”, planning together the great cause of counterattacking Cochin.

That was the area where most of the gentry's children fled south, south of Jingzhou, in the Lingling area of ​​Changsha. The disputes in this area were very complicated in the past. Several major forces criss-crossed each other. Local powerful and foreign rulers fought fiercely with each other, and wars broke out.

When Shi Xie first arrived, he was quite popular...

"We are here to condemn Liu Xuande!" 』

"Those who ignore the rules of the court and disregard the emperor's edicts should be punished!" 』

"Brother Shi, don't worry, your business is my business..."

"I have everything!" Brother Shi, don’t worry! 』

"Is there any room for reason in the world?" It's really sad that such a mellow scholar should suffer such a catastrophe! 』

"Liu's son is not a son of man!" 』

"..."

Shi Xie connected with many people he had contacted before, and then convened a large group of "good brothers" and "good friends" in the Lingling and Guiyang areas to drink and discuss matters. During this period, they all cursed Liu Bei's despicable behavior, and the atmosphere was lively. .

Moved, Shi Xie also took out some of the money he had and asked these "good brothers" and "good friends" to work hard and help them work together. He also promised that if he counterattacked Jiaozhi, there would be generous rewards. After all, no matter what, people can't help in vain. Even if these people are willing, the Shi clan can't take advantage of this, can they?

Of course, more importantly, Shi Xie and others still want to show that even though I have lost power, my dignity is still there...

But the problem is that these people talked enthusiastically, and even made suggestions for Shixie at one time. However, after the initial enthusiasm, they quickly fell into silence, just like feeling high when drinking, and then howling after a few alcohol poisonings. lifeless.

Seeing that everything was in vain, Shi Xie couldn't wait any longer and began to test these former "good brothers" and "good friends". However, the cold reality soon gave the Shi Xie family a taste of cruelty. These people who were quite enthusiastic before now either said they were traveling far away or were sick. A few of them said they were going to work for Shishi, but it felt like they just wanted money.

Why didn’t Shi Xie go directly to Sun Quan?

Isn't this obvious?

Before, Shi Xie and Sun Quan were generally on equal footing. Sun Quan was in Jiangdong and Shi Xie was in Jiaozhi. Their statuses were relatively equal. Sun Quan also showed some goodwill to Shi Xie, and the tone of the letters he exchanged was extremely polite. But that was because Shi Xie had some domineering air. Will Sun Quan become instantly superb if he shakes his head?

Obviously not.

The reason why Sun Quan was polite to Shi Xie was just because Sun Quan had just ascended to the position of lord of Jiangdong. Having a "friend" who was the governor of Jiaozhi would be good for stabilizing Jiangdong. Just like Sun Quan showed off before that he could contact Liaodong and hooked up with the Gongsun family, it meant that he was very capable and had broad connections.

Just like some airborne veterans in later generations would like to show off some muscles at the beginning, just to convince the public, it is not really about how strong the relationship with Shi Xie is.

Now the foundation of the Shixie clan has been dug up by Liu Bei. Even though Sun Quan is honest, caring, and fond of fighting, the gap in status is already very obvious. If the Shixie clan directly finds Sun Quan, they will probably kneel down immediately. He fell to the ground and offered his knees to show his loyalty to Sun Quan.

Shi Xie, an old fox, also knew that it was impossible to kill Jiaozhi with just these "good brothers" and "good friends". He would also need the power of Sun Quan. What he originally wanted was to build momentum first, and then gather such A group of people will then go to Sun Quan, so that they can still maintain a relatively high profile, and then negotiate with Sun Quan to obtain a more ideal deal.

But Shi Xie's intelligence level is quite good compared with that of the local natives in Jiaozhi, but when used against the nobles and powerful men among the Han Dynasty, it becomes a little uneasy...

In addition to the nobles in Lingling and Guiyang, the local tycoons basically all rose in the last round or in the previous round of fighting. They were either tricked, killed, or deceived. Without memory, Shi Xie's current strategy is naturally impossible to implement at all, and no one is willing to step in for Shi Xie.

We are still brothers when we drink, but we are no longer brothers after drinking. This is not the exclusive property of future generations.

Under such a situation, the Shi Xie clan was naturally very angry, but the people here in Lingling Guiyang who could still survive after years of multi-party wars were not kind people. If they really wanted to turn against Shi Xie and others, they would not be kind. I couldn't get any advantage, so I had no choice but to pick and choose the soft persimmons among hedgehogs and porcupines...

This soft persimmon is Lai Gong.

Lai Gong is also a loser. Lai Gong was the 73rd generation grandson of King Lai Shuying. He was originally a powerful and powerful man in Lingling. For a time, he was tyrannical in terms of manpower and everything in Zhuangtian Wubao. It was just that he was quite upright and very righteous, and then he was naturally targeted by Liu Biao who had not yet been able to control Jingnan at that time. After a lot of instigation, Liu Biao made him the "Governor of Jiaozhou"...

Well, I believe everyone is familiar with the content of Liu Biao's title of "Jiaozhou Governor". But Lai Gong didn't know at the time that he was really waiting for Liu Biao to turn this "Jiaozhou Governor" into a serious Jiaozhou Governor issued by the Han Dynasty Chancellery and recognized by the state.

But in fact, Liu Biao just wanted these people in Jingnan to compete with each other, and then he could profit from it, so Lai Gong waited and waited. What waited was not the official edict from the court, but the Cang who also belonged to Liu Biao. Governor Wu's attack.

Lai Gong was not familiar with military affairs at all. Even though his family had some knowledge and manpower, the outcome on the battlefield was not determined solely by the number of people. Therefore, he was beaten from a first-class powerful family in Lingling to a third-rate local squire and became a The "soft persimmon" that Shixie chose at the moment...

Lai Gong was helpless when facing the Shi clan and others who came to him. If they couldn't come up with any strategy, these Shi clan people would have to "theory" about the issue of the "Jiaozhou governor" back then. You must know that Shi Xie is the current one. The lord of Jiaozhou, the prefect of Jiaozhi, the Zhonglang general of Suinan, and the governor of the seven counties of Jiaozhou were granted the title of Chaotang.

So Lai Gong had no choice but to give Shi Xie an idea, asking Shi Xie to "recruit" people from Shan Yue. He said that if Shi Xie used money to eat and drink, he might as well use the money to recruit Shan Yue, form an army, and then gradually expand it, so that he could eventually counterattack. Jiaozhi, or simply self-reliance...

As for this "recruitment" method, you can refer to Liu Biao's "riding into Jingzhou alone".

Shi Xie and others discussed it and felt that Lai Gong's plan was a good one, so they started to implement it, just like how Liu Biao recruited the clan thieves. On the one hand, they bribed the people of Shanyue, and on the other hand, they also used deception and abduction to eliminate those who refused. The obedient Shanyue people were okay at the beginning, but they collapsed later, because after all, Shanyue was different from the clan thieves, and Shi Xie was different from Liu Biao. The same strategies did not have the same effect. Shanyue felt that he was influenced by his IQ. The double insults and physical insults started to make a fuss, and all this was noticed and used by the Jiangdong nobles, and became a strategy to pull Sun Quan's leg...