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If God wants you to destroy, he will first make you crazy.
Perhaps God felt that Cen Yin, the local governor of Si'en Prefecture, was not crazy enough, so he let Zheng Xun of Jiaozhi set his sights on him as well.
This time, Zheng Xun sent his trusted adviser Cai Xu to Si'en Prefecture in person.
Zheng's territory extended north to Zhennan Pass (Youyi Pass in Pingxiang City). From Zhennan Pass, going north, it passed through the territories of the chieftains such as Siming Prefecture and Taiping Prefecture to reach Si'en Prefecture. The whole journey was not very far.
The reason why Zheng Xun took a fancy to Si'en Prefecture was simply because Si'en Prefecture was the strongest among all the chieftains in Guangxi, and Cen Yin was the most arrogant, licentious, and domineering.
Like Gu Xiancheng, Cai Xu was able to enter the house and meet Cen Yin smoothly by offering some gold, silver and treasures.
Cai Xu was like a prime minister in Jiaozhi. He held power for a long time and was quite magnanimous.
He claimed to be from Quanzhou, Fujian, and could speak not very authentic Chinese. However, there were numerous dialects these days, and even officials in the Qin court often spoke Mandarin mixed with their hometown dialect.
Cen Yin had never been out of Guangxi in his life and had no idea what the Fujian accent sounded like. He couldn't tell whether Cai Xu's words were true or false.
In view of the large amount of gold and silver treasures that Cai Xu presented, Cen Yin politely asked, "Mr. Cai looks like a scholar. I wonder what you are doing in my Si'en Mansion?"
Cai Xu replied, "You are too kind, Magistrate Cen. Although I have read a few books, I cannot be considered a scholar. I usually help people with feng shui and treasure hunting, so I travel around."
"Oh? Mr. Cai knows Feng Shui?"
"I can't say I know anything about it. I just know a little bit. The prefect of Quanzhou, Mr. He, is from Nanning Prefecture. He asked me to help him find a good feng shui site. That's all."
The prefect of Quanzhou repeatedly asked him to go back to his hometown to find a Feng Shui treasure land, so this man must be extraordinary. Cen Yin's attitude suddenly changed. After having tea served, he asked curiously, "Why did Mr. Cai come to Si'en Prefecture instead of Nanning Prefecture?"
"I followed the dragon vein to Si'en Mansion."
"Dragon Vein?" Cen Yin couldn't help but exclaimed, his eyes wide open.
Seeing that the fish was about to take the bait, Cai Xu smiled without saying a word, sipping the tea slowly, looking extremely relaxed.
The more he did this, the more anxious Cen Yin became, and his attitude became respectful: "Mr. Cai, you said that there is a dragon vein in Si'en Prefecture, is this true?"
Cai Xu still didn't answer. He looked up and examined him carefully, which made Cen Yin feel uneasy. Cai Xu kept pinching his fingers, his expression changing, and finally he sighed softly.
"Why do you sigh, sir?"
"I think that Magistrate Cen's face is extremely noble, but now his forehead is very dark. I am afraid..."
"Hey, sir, if you have anything to say, please say it quickly. You are so hesitant that it makes me anxious."
"You don't know, Magistrate Cen. Revealing the secret is a big taboo for us, especially since Magistrate Cen has a very strange fate. If it is revealed, I will definitely shorten my life."
"Sir, you are talking about dragon veins and heavenly secrets. What is going on? If you can tell me, I will reward you handsomely."
The more anxious Cen Yin was, the less Cai Xulun would speak. After finishing his tea, he actually said goodbye and left.
The more Cen Yin thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. Finally, he chased Cai Xu out of the city and stopped him ten miles outside the city. He placed him in his mansion, treated him to delicious food and drink, and treated him like a distinguished guest.
At the banquet, Cai Xu saw Cen Yin's sincerity and revealed the secret.
According to what he said, when he was helping the prefect of Quanzhou to look for a Feng Shui treasure land, he saw that Daming Mountain was like a sleeping dragon and was shocked. He thought that where the dragon vein and treasure cave were, there must be a true dragon emperor. So he went all the way to Si'en Mansion and did not hesitate to offer a large sum of money in order to meet the true emperor.
But after meeting him, he found that his forehead was dark, and he looked like he was trapped in a prison. Not only could he not become the emperor, but he was afraid that a disaster would come to him soon. He was very disappointed... .
Cen Yin could hardly believe it when he vaguely heard that he was actually a real dragon. But then he heard from Cai Xu that he, the real dragon, had been trapped in the Heavenly Prison and replaced by Qin Mu's black dragon. He couldn't help but feel surprised and anxious.
"Since ancient times, which founding emperor would not withdraw his troops and rest his people after conquering the country? Prefect Cen, do you know why the Emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty was so eager to start a large-scale construction project right after he ascended the throne? Moreover, he did not repair other roads, but chose to build a large-scale construction project in the southwest?"
"Why?"
"To break the dragon's spine!"
The more Cen Yin listened, the more surprised he became. Then Cai Xu said that in order to trap him to death, Qin Mu built a paved road from Changsha to Kunming as soon as he ascended the throne, regardless of the lives of the people, using the disguise of clearing mountains to obtain stones to build the road. His real intention was to cut off the dragon spine of Si'en Prefecture and exterminate him, the real dragon.
He also asserted that when Daoduan was completed, once the army arrived, he, the real dragon, and the chieftains of the southwest would die.
Cai Xu was an eloquent speaker. He spoke for two hours at a time, talking about astronomy and geography, which were boundless and magical. It was difficult to distinguish between the truth and falsehood, and the falsehood and the truth. Cen Yin was completely dizzy.
And the more he acted like he had nothing to ask for, the more Cen Yin believed what he said. Chieftains like him were very superstitious and would ask gods and ghosts for help on everything. Cai Xu's nonsense made him frightened and scared, and his heart was trembling.
"Sir, do you have any remedy for this?"
"This is God's will. How can a mortal change destiny so easily? It's difficult, difficult, difficult!"
Cai Xu said three difficult words in a row, which made Cen Yin feel cold in his heart, as if a disaster had already happened, and he looked distraught.
"Sir, please save me?" Cen Yin, who was fooled and dizzy, actually knelt down with a thud and begged for help.
"Prefect Cen, please get up! Prefect Cen is a true dragon after all. I am a mortal, how can I accept such a great gift from Prefect Cen? I am so embarrassed! Prefect Cen, please get up quickly."
Cai Xu quickly dropped his chopsticks and went forward to help, but Cen Yin had been so bewildered that he could not get up. He knelt down and begged Cai Xu for help.
Cai Xu had no choice but to sigh, "Forget it, forget it. I will sacrifice ten years of my life to help Magistrate Cen this time."
"Sir, are you really willing to help me? Thank you very much, sir, thank you very much, sir..."
It was hard to imagine that Cen Yin, who was always arrogant, would beg someone so humbly and with tears of gratitude.
Cai Xu's ability is probably beyond the reach of even the pyramid scheme leaders of later generations.
"Prefect Cen, please forgive me for speaking frankly. If you do what I say now, it may not be difficult to save your life. If you want to establish an independent country in the southwest, it depends on God's will. If you want to rule the world and own the four seas, it is impossible.
Governor Cen, please do not forget what I said today. If Governor Cen can establish a country in the southwest one day, do not be greedy. If you still force the whole world, Governor Cen will be punished by heaven and will never be able to recover. "
"Yes, yes, I will definitely follow your instructions. Please teach me how to crack it."
Just as Cen Yin finished speaking, there was a loud crackling sound outside the hall, and a flash of lightning flashed down like a flying silver snake, frightening Cen Yin so much that cold sweat broke out on his back.
After the thunder, raindrops began to fall. The outside of the hall suddenly became gloomy. The water in front of the eaves dripped onto the stone steps, making a clattering sound, making it difficult to hear what Cai Xu said to Cen Yin.
April is the rainy season. It rains every other day and the world is gloomy.
In Nanjing, Qin Mu and his ministers had just drafted a posthumous title for King Lee Jong of Joseon at the morning court, and issued an imperial edict to confer the title on the new king. When the morning court was over, drizzle fell from the gloomy sky, and the entire Qin Palace was shrouded in a vast mist of rain.
The ministers' servants could not come to the Xuanzheng Hall, and they themselves did not bring umbrellas, so many of them could only return to the yamen in the misty drizzle.
Sima An, Lu Zhenfei, and Li Yuan, three cabinet ministers, were also preparing to go to the cabinet in the southeast corner of the palace. Three young eunuchs hurried over, each opened an umbrella, and said to them: "Your Majesty said that the three cabinet ministers work hard for the country all day long. Your Majesty cannot do without the assistance of the three cabinet ministers. You must not get wet in the rain. Your Majesty asked us to hold umbrellas for the three cabinet ministers."
At this time, many ministers in front of the Xuanzheng Hall had not left yet and saw the whole scene.
Sima An and the other two were filled with emotion. Recently, the emperor always bypassed the cabinet and issued orders directly to the ministries. This was a disguised way of hollowing out the cabinet. It was impossible to say that the three of them did not feel uneasy.
Today the emperor suddenly sent them three umbrellas, which was like providing them with a clear sky in the rain, and the meaning behind this was very profound.
Sima An and the other two were filled with gratitude. They turned around quickly, bowed to the throne in the Xuan Zheng Hall, and shouted to thank the Lord for his grace.
The rain in the sky was getting heavier and heavier, but the rain in Sima An and the other two's hearts had cleared up.
.(To be continued..)
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