Chapter 3 3. Cao Pi made another guess

During these days, Cao Pi lived an unprecedented scenery and comfort.This kind of scenery and comfort are highlighted in two significant changes in his daily life.On the one hand, as the special envoy appointed by Cao Cao to stay in Xudu, he finally tasted the sweetness of "power over the court and overwhelming officials" like his father, watching the past in the meeting hall every day. Those famous scholars and bureaucrats who pretended to be lofty and arrogant suddenly became three-pointed and bowed their heads in front of him. Although he pretended to be polite on the surface, he couldn't help being happy in his heart as if he had picked up some treasure. The pride in him was almost uncontrollable, overflowing from between his brows and eyes if he didn't pay attention to restraint; She suddenly changed her attitude, changed from the indifferent and unapproachable image of an "ice beauty" in the past, and became more and more considerate and flattering to him day by day. Cao Pi was happy all day and all night, and a sense of conquest and accomplishment as a "big man and great husband" arose spontaneously in his heart, lingering in his heart for a long time and it is difficult to fade away.In fact, he also understands the key to making himself a "big man and great husband" for a while-that is the extremely prominent and hot power entrusted to him by his father.However, he also understands that the good feeling of all this is "If you have wine today, you will be drunk today, and you must be happy if you are happy in life", and it is a day to enjoy it every day.

In the exhilaration of fluttering, Cao Pi thought of the mysterious person who was in the Qingyun Temple of Qixia Peak in the eastern suburbs of Xudu that day.At the beginning when he pretended to be a humble scholar and went to ask the hexagram, he suddenly figured out that he was a "big nobleman" with auspicious omen from heaven!It seems that I don't believe in this "destiny" is really not good!Therefore, in order to pray that the gods would always be happy with him, Cao Pi picked an auspicious day according to the Dahan almanac, turned down all official duties, and quietly went to Qingyun Temple to pray.

More than two months have passed, and the Qingyun Temple is still full of pines and cypresses, the bamboos are secluded, and the grass on the steps in front of the courtyard is also green, as if nothing has changed. Gently pushing open the mountain gate, stepping on the fallen leaves all over the path, Cao Pi walked slowly among the winding corridors.When he came to a hollow screen wall with carved cranes and painted luan, his heart skipped a beat and he turned his head hastily.The graceful Xuanjizi, who was dressed in a five-bird feather coat and a seven-star high crown, was holding an ebony whisk, with a smile on his cheeks, and came to him from afar.

"Xuan...Xuanjizi Xianchang! I...I finally found you!" Cao Pi was so surprised that his heart almost jumped out of his chest, as if he was afraid that he would have wings and soar in the daytime, and hurriedly He rushed forward and bowed deeply to Xuanjizi Jishou. Xuanjizi still smiled as before, put the ebony whisk in his hand to his right elbow, bowed gracefully, and said in a humble voice: "There is a gather that's the red sun comes from the west, and it is full of brilliance. Destined nobleman Come to meet, and miss Bai Cuicui in the courtyard.'—Young master, you are now so noble that you are above the canopy, and you are already in control of the power, and the fortune is up to you. Today, I must greet you with the courtesy of a servant." Said , He bent his knees and knelt down in front of Cao Pi.

"No! No! How can I be so honorable as a fairy?" Cao Pi panicked, and bowed back to the ground with a "plop", stretched out his hands to support his shoulders, and said very earnestly, " To be honest, my surname is Cao and my name is Pi, and I am deeply grateful to the immortal elder for his guidance and enlightenment that day, and today I come to Guiguan to make a pilgrimage and pray for blessings." At the same time, he thought to himself in his heart: It seems that Sima Yi's original sentence "If you really have a destined relationship with him, when the time comes in the future, you and him will meet again and have a friendship" is really true--isn't that true? , I had a "reunion and acquaintance" with this Xuanji today.

"It turns out that your Excellency is indeed the eldest son Cao in the prime minister's mansion! You are worthy of the noble fate of 'Luan Sui Feng Teng' and 'Kun Sui Qian Sheng'!" Xuanjizi's smile suddenly became stronger when he heard his self-reported name. It is a little deeper. "Immortal Elder, you are really good at predicting things! Pi Shi really admires you from the bottom of my heart." Cao Pi finally found this "immortal monarch" who was "a master of magic, a prophet of unpredictability", and naturally he would definitely not miss it. How about stepping into the mortal world to help Pi, and Pi is willing to enshrine you in the humble mansion with a thousand gold gifts?"

Xuanjizi smiled indifferently, bowed his head and touched the ground, and answered: "Young Master Cao is an 'auspicious person and auspicious person', protected by a hundred spirits, and assisted by a 'divine gifted nobleman', why use such a shallow skill like this? You are really too It’s more important than that.” "Is the head of the fairy doubting Pi's sincerity? If you don't agree, the head of the fairy, Pi will bow down here and never get up!" Cao Pi didn't finish his sentence, and he kowtowed on the floor. Seeing that Cao Pi insisted on inviting him, Xuanjizi couldn't refuse for a while, so he raised his head to face him on the ground, and said in a deep voice, "Since Mr. Cao is such a 'respectful corporal', I don't dare to touch you. Forget it! I have agreed to your request. In fact, this Qingyun temple is not my dwelling place. I just like to come here to discuss and exchange ideas with people from the Taoist sect..." In Cao Pi's opinion With some astonished eyes, he continued to say calmly: "To be honest, I am currently working in the Taishi Department of the imperial court. My surname is Zhou and Mingxuan, and I am from Yizhou. If Mr. Cao has any unpredictable future , you can go there anytime to inquire about it. As for the enshrining with a thousand gold gifts as you just said, that's unnecessary."

"Taishi Department? So you are the famous young sorcerer Zhou Xuan who recently came in from the Taishi Department?" Cao Pi suddenly recalled when he heard it, and he was a little bit awakened in astonishment, "I have admired you for a long time! No wonder you You can calculate everything from the current situation of the world to the trivial, and you can test it and hit it!" "Mr. Cao has won the award." Zhou Xuan waved the ebony whisk in his hand, smiled lightly on his face, and said thoughtfully, "Mr. Cao, since you have entered the Qingyun Temple, why don't you follow me down to the secret room of the side house?" One story? I have something important in my heart and I want to tell you urgently."

Hearing his words, Cao Pi couldn't help jumping a few times in his heart, and nodded his head anxiously and anxiously. As soon as he entered the secret room, Zhou Xuan put on a solemn expression, glanced up and down Cao Pi several times, hesitated for a while, and said: "Mr. Cao, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. Looking at your complexion, I noticed that there seems to be a faint gloomy color between your brows..." "Gloomy color?" Cao Pi was taken aback, "What do you mean by Mr. Zhou's words? Could it be that something unexpected will happen to my son? Please tell Mr. Zhou clearly!"

Zhou Xuan walked back and forth in the secret room with his hands behind his back and his head bowed a few times. Suddenly, he stepped on his feet. He took a shiny silver tube from the incense table in the room, held it in his hands and handed it to Cao Pi.Cao Pi took a look and saw a lot of yellow copper sticks stuck in the tube.He didn't know what was the use of this, so he turned his surprised eyes to Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan introduced with a smile: "Mr. Cao, this is the 'Great Zhoutian Three Hundred and Sixty-five Hexagrams and Psychic Lottery' created by me. You can draw one and let me take it out for you."

Cao Pi stared at the bright yellow copper hexagram sticks, his face turned red with tension, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead one by one.Finally, he gritted his teeth, slowly stretched out his right hand, quickly grabbed a hexagram stick from the silver tube, and held it in the palm of his hand. Without daring to look at it, he handed it to Zhou Xuan: "This ... Please ask Zhou Junqiao to clarify and explain the hexagrams on this sign." Zhou Xuan didn't say much, he picked up the brass hexagram stick, looked at it carefully for a while, and then chanted softly: "The hexagram words on this sign are indeed a little unlucky-Mr. Cao, listen: 'Although there is The Qingyun road is wide, and the luan's wings fly high to guard against hidden arrows. If you go to live in rocks, snakes and grasses, you may be poisoned, so be careful.'” Cao Pi was so frightened that his face turned pale: "Who... who will shoot me in the back? Who... who will kill me? This... I'm afraid it won't be..." Hearing the words, Zhou Xuan raised his eyes to stare at him, his expression was rather deep and calm, and he said softly: "Mr. Cao, if you have any doubts, why don't you try another lottery?" "Yes! Yes! Yes!" Cao Pi trembled all over his body, and without hesitation to wipe off the sweat seeping from his palm, he hastily pulled out another divination sign from the silver tube, but this time he held it tightly in his hand, one by one. He looked at it and blurted out: "Take a calf to the sky, and the flowers are blooming in spring. If there is no shower, the fragrance will be full of you." After Zhou Xuan heard him read, the smile on his face couldn't help adding a bit of ambiguity: "It seems that there are many happy events inside and outside Mr. Cao's mansion recently. On the top, he climbs up and looks up from all directions; inside, his wife obeys his concubine , the room is full of warmth... It's just that Mencius, the sub-sage, once said, "Born in sorrow, die in peace", you have to tighten your heartstrings and beware of "unexpected changes, unforeseen disasters"!" Cao Pi blushed when he heard this.He didn't expect that the hexagram sign was so effective, it even clearly revealed the private affairs of the boudoir in his mansion.He secretly took a long breath, collected himself, and asked Zhou Xuan solemnly: "This... Zhou Jun's explanation is correct. But I don't know what kind of unexpected changes will happen to my son in the future? What kind of unforeseen calamity?" Zhou Xuan took back the two brass hexagrams from his hand, put them lightly into the silver tube, turned around and walked towards the incense case, and said quietly: "Young Master Cao, the secrets of heaven must not be revealed, everything is still in the hands of the people." I ask you to comprehend deeply on your own. However, if you want to understand the words of these two hexagrams, there are also causal lines to follow. You only need to think like this-who is the real enemy of your Cao Mansion inside and outside the current court? Whoever is going to attack you secretly. In other words, the greater the threat your Cao Manor poses to someone, the more likely that person will 'like a snake's grass' and 'wait for an opportunity to bite' you." "The real enemy? Who is the greatest threat?..." Cao Pi murmured to himself, his eyes lit up suddenly, and he nodded slowly, "Thank you Mr. Zhou for your ingenious guidance—I understand now. " "Also, since Mr. Cao treated me generously with the courtesy of a national scholar today, I am really grateful. I have nothing to repay you, but I can only be loyal to Mr. Cao!" Zhou Xuan put the lottery on the incense case, turned around Returning, respectfully restraining his face, he said, "I have some heartfelt words to be offered to others in accordance with the sky, and I hope you will think about it. Mr. Cao, although you now hold power and are in an important position, but that is what you got for a while. Luck is like a flower in a vase or a bamboo in a pot. It will not last forever, and you may have the worry of "snap up and down, come and go"; if you want to hold the power forever and make it like a giant tree Generally, the roots are deep and the leaves are luxuriant, and the leaves are evergreen all the year round, so you have to find another way to be the best..." Hearing Zhou Xuan's words so profoundly, Cao Pi couldn't help but change his face slightly, held his breath, paused deeply in his seat and said: "Mr. Zhou opened my heart with the words that are compliant with the sky, and I will never forget it." !"