Shennong City, Flame God Hall!
Gu Hai slowly entered the hall with a box in his hand.
All the civil and military officials in the imperial court fell silent as they watched Gu Hai slowly enter the large hall.
Gu Hai immediately felt the awe-inspiring aura in the hall when he entered. Jiang Lianshan sat on the Dragon Throne in his dragon robe in the North. He exuded an invisible pressure.
If not for the fact that the Celestial Palace was open, Gu Hai would have lost his composure.
However, at this moment, Gu Hai walked to the center of the great hall despite the pressure from Great Yan's ministers.
White Emperor stared at Gu Hai with a cold look in his eyes. He was clearly blaming Gu Hai for not meeting him earlier.
Qing Emperor stared at Gu Hai with a gloomy expression.
Apart from his hatred for Gu Hai, he also heard the words of the black-robed man in the residence. Qianyan Alliance? He had to destroy it. He had to stop it.
Jiang Lianshan sat on the Dragon Throne. Although he looked dignified, he looked at Gu Hai with more caution.
"Da Qian Envoy, Gu Hai greets Dayan and His Holiness!" Gu Hai bowed slightly.
"Gu Hai, how is your 'Book of Changes' coming along?" Jiang Lianshan asked calmly.
"Dayan and His Holiness. Before that, I would like to confirm something. Do the words that Dayan and His Holiness said to the world ten days ago still count?" Gu Hai asked seriously.
Ten days ago, Jiang Lianshan said that if Gu Hai's' Book of Changes' overthrew Lianshan Yi, he would agree to Long Zhanguo's alliance.
"How dare you!" Qing Emperor glared at him.
"Hmm? Qing Emperor, I am now representing Daqiansheng. What did I say? Was that presumptuous? "Gu Hai stared at Qing Emperor.
"You are threatening His Holiness. Why did Long Zhanguo send you here? Why didn't you say it out loud? If the Long Zhanguo wants the Dayan Dynasty to commit mass suicide, do you think the Dayan Dynasty should all commit suicide? "The Qing Emperor said coldly.
Although he knew that the purpose of Long Zhanguo's trip was to form an alliance with Dayan, he couldn't say it out loud. Once it was revealed, there would be endless resistance. They came from the officials, the common people, and the various powers in the world. It would cause trouble for the Dayan Dynasty.
Therefore, when the alliance rebelled, it was enough for both parties to know about it, but they couldn't announce it to the world, especially when the alliance hadn't succeeded yet.
If the Azure Emperor forced Gu Hai to say it, at that time, there was no need to talk about anything else. All the officials would speak up to stop the alliance.
Gu Hai glanced at Qing Emperor and sneered. He turned to Jiang Lianshan and said, "Does Dayan and His Holiness still count?"
Qing Emperor saw that Gu Hai was ignoring him, and his face darkened.
"A monarch doesn't go back on his words!" Jiang Lianshan said coldly.
"Alright!" Gu Hai nodded.
"What's the Book of Changes?" Jiang Lianshan asked in a low voice.
Gu Hai didn't say much. He reached out and opened the box.
The box was very ordinary, and there were two large sheets of paper inside.
The paper slowly spread out.
The first sheet was a diagram with the order of the sixty-four hexagrams in a circle. The second sheet was the original text of the Book of Changes. It was Gu Hai's copy of the Book of Changes on Earth.
The Book of Changes appeared. Everyone's eyes were suddenly fixed on the two pieces of paper.
"Qian hexagram first, Kun hexagram second, Tun hexagram third … Zhen hexagram fifty-first, Gen hexagram fifty-second, Jian hexagram fifty-third …!"
Looking at the order, all the officials' expressions changed.
"How dare you! Why is there only fifty-two in the Gen hexagram?" Qing Emperor's eyes turned cold.
"Why can't there be fifty-two in the Gen hexagram?" Gu Hai said indifferently.
"His Holiness, the Da Qian emissary, deliberately insulted my Dayan …!" Qing Emperor turned to look at Jiang Lianshan.
Jiang Lianshan waved his hand and stopped Qing Emperor from continuing.
Because most people couldn't understand the order. Jiang Lianshan's pupils shrank.
In the past ten days, Jiang Lianshan had been trying to arrange the sixty-four hexagrams according to the first one of the Qian hexagram. The more he arranged them, the more interesting they were. However, it was extremely difficult to arrange the sixty-four hexagrams. The order was also endless. Even so, the first ten hexagrams were exactly the same as what he had deduced.
Didn't this mean that Gu Hai's Book of Changes had a certain degree of truth?
"Gu Hai, this is your Book of Changes?" Jiang Lianshan asked in a deep voice.
"Yes. I think Dayan and His Holiness are discerning people. You can see whether it's correct or not. You should also know whether it's orthodox or not!" Gu Hai said in a deep voice.
"Then tell us about the Book of Changes!" Jiang Lianshan said in a deep voice.
White Emperor and Qing Emperor looked at Gu Hai in surprise. His Holiness wasn't angry, which meant that the Book of Changes was complete.
"The Book of Changes? 'Yi' means' change '. The Book of Changes is a book that describes the changes of the world. Qian hexagram, Kun hexagram, Tung hexagram, Meng hexagram … Zhen hexagram, Gen hexagram, Jian hexagram … This is a natural process of the changes of the world! "Gu Hai explained briefly.
Everyone waited for Gu Hai, but Gu Hai didn't say anything.
"Are you done?" White Emperor had a strange look on his face.
Gu Hai nodded.
White Emperor, "…!"
Jiang Lianshan, "…!"
Gu Hai's understanding of the Book of Changes was limited. Perhaps he had some of his own research, but Gu Hai didn't dare to say too much. What if he said something wrong? He could only explain the Book of Changes in the simplest way. It was just the simplest way. It was all nonsense.
This was the simplest way. The officials in the hall could roughly say it after looking at the order. Why did they need you to say something that could be understood at a glance?
Everyone looked at Gu Hai strangely. Only Qing Emperor narrowed his eyes. Was this Book of Changes really not written by Gu Hai? Otherwise, he wouldn't have said it so simply.
Perhaps it was because of the black-robed man's description, but no matter how Qing Emperor looked at it, he felt that Gu Hai was pretending to know. However, the others only found it strange and didn't feel that there was anything wrong with it.
"Lianshan Yi is the first in the Gen hexagram. Why is it ranked 52nd in your Book of Changes? I wonder if Emissary Gu can explain it? "White Emperor said lightly.
All the officials looked at Gu Hai, but Jiang Lianshan didn't say anything. He also looked at Gu Hai.
"The first in the Qian hexagram, according to this order, is naturally the 52nd in the Gen hexagram. Before the Gen hexagram is the Zhen hexagram. Everything in the world is shaking, and it can't keep shaking. Why is there a change in the shaking? "Gu Hai looked at White Emperor.
"Whether it's an earthquake, war, or shaking, the next change in the shaking of everything is to settle down. After the earthquake, it will be calm and settled. After the war, it will be calm and settled. After the shaking, it will be calm and settled!" White Emperor said in a deep voice.
"That's right. This is the change in the Book of Changes. The Gen hexagram is the mountain. It's motionless like a mountain, and the mountain indicates motionless. It's' stop '. Extreme movement leads to stillness. Extreme vibration leads to stillness. Gen means stop. After things experience extreme shaking, they will return to an unavoidable state of extreme stillness. Just as Lianshan Yi said, Gen means that a gentleman's thoughts are in the same place. Therefore, Gen must follow behind Zhen! Therefore, if Lianshan Yi is wrong, Gen will never be the first in the world, "Gu Hai said in a deep voice.
"Ridiculous!" Qing Emperor glared.
On the dragon throne, Jiang Lianshan's face also darkened.
According to Gu Hai's Book of Changes, 'Gen' followed 'Zhen'. This was an indisputable fact of the changes in the world. Then, Lianshan Yi was wrong?
"My Book of Changes describes the truth of the world, including the change of dynasty. The Dayan Dynasty used Gen as the foundation. Then, what was the foundation before the Dayan Dynasty?" Gu Hai looked at the officials.
White Emperor's face darkened.
I've checked the historical records. Before the Dayan Dynasty, Dongfang was a land of chaos. The Five Emperors of the past, the Five Imperial Dynasties, and the Dayan Imperial Dynasty, were in chaos for more than a thousand years. This kind of chaos was the 'Zhen Hexagram' of the Book of Changes. Then, who could stabilize Dongfang? After the 'Zhen Hexagram', there was the 'Gen Hexagram'. Naturally, the Dayan Dynasty calmed down. The 'Gen Hexagram' replaced the 'Zhen Hexagram'! "Gu Hai said in a deep voice.
"Oh? According to what you said, the change of dynasty can be explained by the Book of Changes. Then, can the Dayan Dynasty be replaced? "Qing Emperor said coldly.
Qing Emperor's question was direct. The Dayan Dynasty being replaced was a rebellion. Would Gu Hai dare to say that the Dayan Dynasty would be overthrown?
"If you understand the Book of Changes, you will understand that there is nothing in the world that is unchanging. The Dayan Dynasty will change sooner or later! "Gu Hai nodded.
"Presumptuous! Gu Hai, you dare to insult the Dayan? You said that the Dayan Dynasty will be overthrown. Why don't you say that the Da Qian Celestial Dynasty will be overthrown as well? "Qing Emperor said angrily.
"Did I say that the Da Qian Celestial Dynasty will always be unchanging?" Gu Hai smiled faintly.
"Hmm?" Qing Emperor narrowed his eyes.
"The Qian Hexagram is the first, and the Kun Hexagram is the second. Qian is Yang, and Kun is Yin. Extreme Yang gives birth to Yin. This is probably not a big secret. If Qian changes, it will only become Kun. Therefore, the Daqian Celestial Dynasty has already eliminated all signs of this. Kun? The Daqian Celestial Dynasty did not confer a female vassal. There is no female power around the Da Qian Celestial Dynasty. In fact, the Da Qian Celestial Dynasty does not even have an empress! I wonder if Qing Emperor thinks that the Da Qian Celestial Dynasty has taken precautions? "Gu Hai smiled.
"Huh?" Everyone was slightly stunned.
What Gu Hai said was a situation that existed in many dynasties. However, when it was singled out, it seemed that the Long Zhanguo Celestial Dynasty did it on purpose. In order to ensure that the Da Qian Celestial Dynasty would never change, the Long Zhanguo Celestial Dynasty would eliminate all signs of 'Kun'?
What Gu Hai said was his own interpretation. However, everyone had different views when looking at the Book of Changes. Gu Hai's statement could not be said to be wrong.
"Oh? If the Da Qian Celestial Dynasty stopped the development of Kun, then what do you think of the Dayan Dynasty? "Qing Emperor sneered.
Qing Emperor hoped that Gu Hai would say more. This was because the Qing Emperor was sure that the Book of Changes was not written by Gu Hai. He could not say too much. As long as he exposed himself, he could refute the Book of Changes and stop the Qian Yan Alliance.
Moreover, even if Gu Hai was right, whoever could overthrow the Dayan Dynasty would offend everyone in the Infernal Shrine. Naturally, everyone would reject Gu Hai.
However, what the Lotus Thearch did not know was that Gu Hai had taken such a big detour just to wait for someone to ask. He only needed to use his own understanding and some sophistry to make others unable to refute the Book of Changes.
"The Zhen hexagram is fifty-one, the Gen hexagram is fifty-two, and the Jiang hexagram is fifty-three. The next hexagram of the Gen hexagram is the Jiang hexagram. The Jiang hexagram will replace the Gen hexagram! "Gu Hai said in a deep voice.
"The Jiang hexagram?" Qing Emperor was puzzled.
"When the Gen hexagram ends, everything stops. However, does it stop changing? No, it is still changing. However, this change is very small and you cannot see it. However, not seeing it does not mean that it does not exist. It is very small and is gradually changing. It is a quantitative change to a qualitative change. It is called the Jiang hexagram. Azure Emperor, do you think that I'm right? "Gu Hai smiled.
"Humph! I don't know what quantitative change to a qualitative change is. Tell me clearly. What is a small change?" Qing Emperor said coldly.
"Unmoving like a mountain. If Gen Mountain does not move, what change will there be? That is the change of the vegetation growing on the mountain. It is very small, but it does exist. The Book of Changes states, 'There are trees on the mountain. Gradually, a gentleman lives in virtue and good customs!' "Gu Hai said with a smile.
"There are trees on the mountain that grow along the mountain, symbolizing gradual change. A gentleman observes this phenomenon and accumulates virtue, gradually changing backward customs! "White Emperor said after some thought.
After hearing White Emperor's words, the officials thought for a while and found them reasonable.
"So what? I am asking you, what will replace the Dayan Dynasty? "Qing Emperor asked.
"You!" Gu Hai said indifferently.
When Gu Hai said "you," the expressions of everyone in the hall changed. What? Did I hear wrongly?
"Gu Hai, how dare you slander me?" Qing Emperor glared at him.
"Jiang Hexagram, there are trees on the mountain. Doesn't that mean there are trees on Gen Mountain? Among the five emperors, Qing Emperor's line is the Emperor of Wood Virtue, right? Qing Emperor's line in the Dayan Dynasty was trees on the mountain, right? After the Gen Hexagram, there is the Jiang Hexagram. After the Dayan Dynasty, will the Qing Emperor prosper? "Gu Hai took a deep breath and asked Solemnly.
Gu Hai had studied the Book of Changes for a long time. There might be some misinterpretation here, but so what? How many people knew the Book of Changes? He had gone in a roundabout manner just to say this scene in front of everyone.
When Qing Emperor heard Gu Hai's words, he suddenly thought of the black-robed man in his residence. He replaced Jiang Lianshan, established the Celestial Dynasty, and prospered? Could it be true?
However, in the next moment, Qing Emperor suddenly panicked. He didn't know if he was worried about Jiang Lianshan's anger, or if he was worried that the black-robed man in his residence would leak the news, or maybe he was suppressing the excitement in his heart. Suddenly, his eyes widened.
"Gu Hai, how dare you sow discord between the emperor and his subjects in the Dayan Dynasty? You should be killed!" Qing Emperor glared at Gu Hai and hit him with his palm.
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