Chapter 66: Stone tablet falls from the sky, the imperial star sways and the planet Mars rises high [These words aroused the curiosity of several people present. ] [How could there be a note in the belly of a fish?] [The fat scholar seemed very satisfied with the effect he had caused. He continued, "It rained heavily the night before last. A mountain torrent washed away the western foot of Mingshan Mountain. Unexpectedly, a stone tablet was washed out. Can you guess what was written on it?"] 【“Stone tablet? Stone stele!” Everyone was more and more surprised. 】 [The fat scholar smiled complacently and said, "You will never guess that what is written above is related to the reclusive Shaobao Lu Chen in Zhongnan Mountain."] [“Is it related to the young protector who lived in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain?”] [After these words were spoken, the woman in white also raised her eyes and looked over.] [The beautiful woman on the bench also looks over.] [The fat scholar felt a little flattered when he saw this, and couldn't help but clear his throat.] [The man with the sword standing at the door was also a little curious about what was related to Young Guard Lu Chen.]
[The old man twisted his beard and urged with a smile: "My friend, can you please stop keeping us in suspense?"] [Just now, the two of them were playing chess and chatting. They already knew that the two scholars were scholars from the neighboring county. They came to Beijing to prepare for the exam in late summer and early autumn. They wanted to visit Beijing while they were there, so they had enough time.] [This old man's surname is Zou. He used to be an official in Kyoto, but he has resigned and retired for many years. This time he returned to Kyoto because the current emperor wanted to compile the outline of Daqing's national books. As a great scholar, he was cordially invited by the court. ] [I am also a little curious, what is this about you! ] [The fat scholar calmly stated, "It is said that the matter of the stone tablet has alarmed the Censorate and was taken to Kyoto overnight, but the news has been blocked."] [“However, the news still spread like wildfire.”] [The woman in white recalled that there were many people riding horses on the Yuetang River today, and many of them were wearing fish-dragon costumes.] 【The Censorate wore a dragon-shaped robe and had the power to inspect all officials.】 [Is this matter related to the stone tablet? ] [The woman in the green dress curiously asked the fat scholar: "How did you get this information?"] [The identities of the two women are extraordinary, especially in the Yuetang River area. ] [The thin scholar teased: "This old man, after coming here, has been indulging in the land of pleasure. That place is a place where people travel between the underworld and the government, and it is a place where information is passed on."] [When the fat scholar was embarrassed, the land of gentleness naturally turned into a place of "brothels". 】 [Several people smiled knowingly, including the strong man with a sword.] [The fat scholar smiled awkwardly and tried to change the subject.] [He looked around and saw that several people were listening attentively. He said solemnly word by word:] 【“There are six words written on the note.”】 【"King Lu Chen, the four seas are one."】 【As soon as these words were spoken, the whole temple fell silent.】
【You were slightly startled after hearing this. 】 【Lu Yu smiled.】 [After hearing this, the woman in white frowned.] [The beautiful woman softly repeated: "King Lu Chen, the four seas are one."] [The woman in the green dress chuckled and joked, "Isn't this referring to Young Master Lu, who is interested in the world?"] [Although her words were lighthearted, everyone present understood that they were not nonsense.] [There is a legend about the founding emperor of Daqing, "He killed the three-headed snake and established the world."] [Such prophetic symbols are often regarded as the will of heaven.] [Folk story: Three people make a tiger, it's really scary. 】 [The old man was originally quite interested in Lu Shaobao's affairs, but after hearing this news, he shook his head silently. ] [He understood that the six words on the note clearly meant that Lu Shaobao would become king and the world would be united. This was undoubtedly a rebellion, and if it spread among the people, the impact would be very serious. ] [If such prophecies and rumors were used by someone with ulterior motives, the consequences would be disastrous if they were heard by the emperor today.] [“This is not nice!” the thin scholar who was playing chess sighed. ] [At this time, the handsome young man picked up a chess piece and gently placed it on the chessboard. Then he looked at the thin scholar and said calmly: "Brother, you are going to lose."] [The thin scholar looked a little unhappy, obviously unwilling to lose the game. He was still trying to find possible variables, trying to turn the tide. The handsome boy seemed to be at ease, and his chess skills were obviously much better.] [The old man glanced at the chessboard and sighed: "It's hard to live anymore."] [The handsome young man looked up and asked: "What's on the stone tablet?"] [The old man surnamed Zou interrupted sternly: "Zong Xian, don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."] [When the handsome young man heard this, he remembered that his uncle admired Shao Bao the most, so he stopped asking.] [He pushed the chessboard aside and prepared to play another game, but found that the woman in white seemed to be in a trance and did not notice his "big win" just now, and felt a little disappointed.] [The woman in the green dress smiled and said to the old man: "Old sir, we are not talking about state affairs, we are just curious."] [“Besides, there is no one else in this temple.”] [The woman in the green dress seemed to take one more look at you at this moment. ] [The fat scholar spread his hands and continued, "Old sir, even I know about this news. It has probably spread everywhere. It will probably be known to the whole Yuetangjiang City soon."] 【The old man surnamed Zou sighed and said no more.】 [The fat scholar saw this and continued in a vivid voice:] [“It is said that several villagers in Mingshan heard a sharp and piercing sound in the sky at midnight, like a tearing cloth. Thunder rumbled, and a ball of fire fell from the sky and landed in the south.”] [“The villagers went to check it out out of curiosity in the heavy rain, and they found a stone tablet more than two meters high. It seemed to have fallen from the sky, and it also seemed to have been washed by the flood. There were words engraved on both sides of the stone tablet, in the form of tadpole script with dragon and phoenix characters. These words were obscure and difficult to understand, and no one could recognize them.”] [“The next day, a wandering Taoist priest happened to pass by this place. After carefully observing the stone tablet, he declared that this was an auspicious sign.”]
[According to him, there are twelve lines of heavenly script on the front of the stone tablet and sixteen lines on the back, which together correspond to the twenty-eight constellations in the sky.] [“The twenty-eight constellations have descended to the mortal world, a great omen.”] [“When the villagers heard that it was a good omen, they happily sent it to Yuetang Jiangzhou Prefecture to receive the reward. But guess what?” The fat scholar deliberately kept it a secret to whet everyone’s appetite. ] [The woman in the green skirt said impatiently: "You are such a despicable person. You will be beaten to death if you go to the streets to tell stories."] [“Hurry up and tell me, hurry up and tell me.”] [Several people were also curious, and the strong man with the sword looked over. ] [The fat scholar continued with a smile: "After sending it to the provincial capital, the governor of Yuetang was naturally very happy and rewarded those villagers generously."] [“This year happens to be the year of great joy for the Queen to give birth to a prince. At the beginning of autumn, there will be a general amnesty. Auspicious signs from all over the country will be reported one after another, and rewards will be given continuously.”] [“If you can please the Queen, that would be even more incredible.”] [“When our prefect saw this auspicious omen coming to his doorstep, he was naturally overjoyed. He wrote a letter overnight and had this rare item brought to Kyoto.”] [“I can’t believe it!”] [“The next day, the Censorate and the Imperial Astronomical Bureau all came, and even the Dali Temple came. The prefect was arrested directly by the Censorate.”] [Everyone is curious, if it is not an auspicious offering, how could this happen! ] [The fat scholar said leisurely: "It is said that the celestial official of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau checked the inscriptions on the stele and found that they were all written in ancient Taoist script, which ordinary people could not understand at all."] [“The first sentence translated from the stone tablet is.] [“The Emperor’s Star is swaying high in the sky.”] It’s a bit late, thank you everyone, I’ll work harder tomorrow! Good night, gentlemen! (End of this chapter)