NOVPUBChen Xi led twenty thousand infantry and cavalry towards the border of Jizhou and Qingzhou. Before reaching Jizhou, he realized it was already May, and guessed that his wedding day would have to be postponed.
"Alas, ending this chaotic world is really difficult," Chen Xi gazed at the clouds on the horizon. He had been using his spiritual talent all along, but even now, Chen Xi didn’t quite understand what his spiritual talent was exactly, only having a vague impression. After all, historically, the year 191 in the area of Mount Tai was a minor bumper year, but with his influence, it had become a full bumper year. What he hoped for now was that the good fortunes of the year 192 could become even better with his enhancement...
In Lujiang, a Daoist priest dressed in hemp clothes curiously observed the celestial phenomena. Although stars couldn’t be seen in broad daylight, as one of the few who was well-versed in celestial phenomena, Zuo Ci noticed that the skies over Mount Tai and the Qingzhou region to the north had changed.
"Who is this mad, actually changing the celestial phenomena over a wide area and for an extended period?" Zuo Ci first exclaimed as he looked towards the north. Altering the timing of celestial events wasn’t difficult, but to affect a wide area was very challenging, and if you add extended time to it, that’s directly changing the climate of the year.
"What’s going on here?" After calculating for a moment, Zuo Ci was stunned. Rainfall, sunshine, wind - the overall timing hadn’t changed at all.
Zuo Ci carefully observed the skies over Mount Tai and finally sighed. He had seen what a formidable person could do, although he didn’t understand how the other party did it. However, the person hadn’t altered the overall climate, just slightly adjusted the timing in some way. An already good year for harvest just needed a minor adjustment to make the weather conditions even more suitable for crop cultivation. What was slightly off previously now turned instantly harmonious and favorable.
"Now, the already good harvest in the Mount Tai and Qingzhou regions will probably become an even greater bumper year. How exactly is this degree of climate change achieved?" Zuo Ci watched curiously in that direction. "It’s probably someone’s spiritual talent, but I imagine the limitations are not too small."
"Let me calculate it, what exactly is this seemingly powerful spiritual talent?" Talking to himself, Zuo Ci began a detailed extrapolation, bit by bit, deducing the spiritual talent of the person who had changed the climate extensively.
"A spiritual power talent that naturally enhances our side’s celestial advantages?" Zuo Ci looked at the results of his deductions, feeling for the first time that the Great Han Dynasty had too many people, and all sorts of bizarre talents were appearing. This kind of ability seemed uncontrollable, but it was also quite an impressive strategic-level talent.
Chen Xi, continuing his journey northward, was still estimating what effect his spiritual power talent exactly had. After a long time, he had discovered that his spiritual power did not enhance material objects, and he was barely certain that his spiritual power could alter the timing of the weather over a wide area. However, he was unsure whether it was purely moving towards the positive direction or suppressing the bad weather, which might then burst out suddenly one day.
Regardless of which it was, Chen Xi knew one thing for sure; his spiritual power talent didn’t require him to use his spiritual power deliberately. It was constantly affecting the surrounding situation. In a sense, his talent was akin to a passive skill, while Lub Su’s was like an active skill.
Whether it was purely shifting towards the better or suppressing the negative celestial phenomena, for Chen Xi, both had absolute significance. As long as there were good years in these two years to stockpile enough food, even if a disaster-level celestial event exploded in a couple of years, it wouldn’t matter. History had already recorded those times as having failed harvests, so even if disasters like locust plagues, floods, or typhoons came more frequently, it wouldn’t change the fact of having nothing to harvest. At the end of the day, being destitute and impoverished meant needing disaster relief, and as long as there were food reserves then, distributing food wouldn’t be a problem.
With such thoughts, Chen Xi, although somewhat worried that his spiritual talent might cause disaster-level celestial phenomena, wasn’t too afraid. What’s there to fear about a broken pot falling apart? After all, droughts had already led to failed harvests. What difference would it make if locust plagues, floods, and typhoons all followed? It would still be a failed harvest, wouldn’t it?
"Huh!" Chen Xi looked helpless as he read the letter sent from the rear. Li Ru had gone a bit too far. No matter what, it was supposed to be a tribute. Yet, it was too blatant, but at this time, it was still necessary to cover for Li Ru. After all, his current identity was as a friend of Chen Xi’s.
""Military Advisor, is there something troubling you?" Zhao Yun could see the discontent on Chen Xi’s face and asked.
"Zijian is taking too long. He still hasn’t offered tribute to His Majesty yet, but it’s also related to the execution of Dong Zhuo’s remnants," Chen Xi offered an explanation rather casually.
"Oh, I haven’t seen Zijian since last November. I’m not sure about his recent circumstances, but since the Military Advisor has made arrangements, there surely won’t be any oversights," Zhao Yun reassured Chen Xi with a smile, noting that Chen Xi had been somewhat irritable ever since he realized he was going to miss his wedding date.
"Let’s not bother with him anymore. Although I didn’t give clear instructions at the time, now that he’s brought those two out, they must surely be clever enough to know what I want to do," Chen Xi said with a smile. He had not made his instructions clear to Hua Xiong initially, but with Jia Xu and Li Ru around, he was confident his intentions would be perfectly understood.
Meanwhile, Hua Xiong had already delivered the documents to Chang’an. As the first Feudal Lord to offer tribute after the end of Dong Zhuo’s chaos, and bearing the identity of a Han Imperial Kinsman, this greatly pleased the young Liu Xie. The world of the Han Dynasty was indeed stable, and it was only Dong Zhuo who had defied the heavens. Now that Dong Zhuo had been overthrown by His Majesty’s ministers, order was restored once again; look, those who knew better were starting to offer tribute, and His Majesty could enjoy life once more.
Naturally, Liu Xie, who had just escaped Dong Zhuo’s clutches and believed he had great power within his grasp, would not let pass such an opportunity to demonstrate the majesty of the Han Dynasty.
He issued an edict directing Hua Xiong and his escorting troops to station at the Chang’an Post Station. All others were to withdraw thirty miles, then bathe, change clothes, and burn incense in prayer. Only after nine days were they permitted to have an audience with the emperor.
"Military Advisor, Master Jia, please refrain from entering or leaving the post station in the next few days. If you need anything, just tell Xiong," Hua Xiong said somewhat anxiously after escorting Li Ru and Jia Xu into the Chang’an Post Station.
"We are clearer than you about what we should be doing. But it’s you who likely doesn’t understand why Chen Zichuan sent you to Chang’an at all," Jia Xu said contemptuously as he glanced at Hua Xiong.
Li Ru now generally preferred not to interact with others. Most of the time, he would be resting with his eyes closed, or one might say, waiting for death. Luckily, before Hua Xiong left, Chen Xi had worried that Jia Xu or Li Ru might get injured, so he sent ten physicians along with Hua Xiong, preventing Li Ru from collapsing.
"You!" Hua Xiong felt indignant, but then took a deep breath, not wanting to lose face in front of Li Ru, "Please enlighten me, Military Advisor," he then requested respectfully.
"After you deliver the tribute and food, you just need to request one thing, and that is for His Majesty to make a pilgrimage to Mount Tai. Of course, there’s no chance that request will be granted, but mentioning it is all that’s needed. Chen Zichuan is simply trying to silence critics," Li Ru said, too lazy even to open his eyes.
"Just do as you’re told without understanding; neither Chen Zichuan nor Wen You will harm you. Your actions this time will earn you a respectable official position, but leave as soon as you’re done. Although Lyu Bu is powerful, he cannot withstand the combined force of Li Que and Guo Si. Our time is limited," Jia Xu explained, seeing the confused look on Hua Xiong’s face, providing just enough details about the benefits and current situation so that Hua Xiong would understand what to do. 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘱𝘶𝑏.𝘤𝘰𝑚
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