It was dark at night, and in the Hanzhong military camp, bright red flames crackled and flickered like elves.
In Guo Jia's tent, Guo Jia and Xun You were sitting opposite each other.
In the middle of the two people, there was a brazier filled with red-burning charcoal. Guo Jia and Xun You faced the brazier, their thin cheeks flushed red by the reflection.
Xun You asked softly: "Fengxiao, are you ready?"
Guo Jia looked at the brazier with a focused expression, nodded and said: "I'll use yarrow to infer the general situation first!"
Yarrow, its stems were commonly used for divination in ancient times.
Ancient divination techniques are divided into different categories, and there are many different divination methods. The Shang Dynasty mostly used tortoise divination, and the Zhou Dynasty mostly used yarrow to predict good and bad luck. In the south, bamboo sticks were used to predict fortunes. By the Sui and Tang Dynasties, divination techniques
The method is simpler and clearer, using copper coins for divination.
Guo Jia's use of yarrow for divination is also called the yarrow method.
The method of cultivating hexagrams is generally divided into three steps: first, determine the lower hexagram, secondly, determine the upper hexagram, and finally determine the Yao hexagram.
I saw Guo Jia taking out a pile of yarrow from his arms, slowly taking out a pile of yarrow, and selected fifty yarrows with thick rhizomes that were easy to distinguish.
Among the fifty yarrows, Guo Jia randomly removed one yarrow, which meant removing the 'center'.
Later, Guo Jia randomly divided the forty-nine yarrows into two handfuls and held them in his left and right hands. When he separated the yarrows, Guo Jia was skillful in his technique, as free and easy as flowing clouds and flowing water, which made Xun You who was watching beside him fascinated.
Jia also admired Jia's divination skills. Not only did this guy have outstanding strategies, he also had a skill that defied the heavens.
After a pause, Guo Jia stretched out his left hand, pulled out a yarrow from the yarrow held in his right hand, and clamped it between the little fingers of his left hand.
Immediately, Guo Jia discarded the remaining yarrow in his right hand and slowly counted the remaining yarrow in his left hand. Eight yarrows were counted in a round, and when eight yarrows were counted, they were thrown aside and discarded. In the end
, there are less than eight yarrows left, plus one from the little finger, we get the next hexagram.
After coming up with the next hexagram, Guo Jia's expression lost its calmness and became a little solemn.
After calming down the restless mood in his heart, Guo Jia started the second step: setting the hexagram.
Guo Jia took the forty-nine yarrow roots and held them randomly in his left and right hands again. Using the same method, Guo Jia came up with the upper hexagram.
As soon as this hexagram came out, fine beads of sweat oozed out from Guo Jia's forehead, and his rosy cheeks turned a strange blood red, which made people feel very strange.
"Huhu..."
Guo Jia's breathing became a little rapid.
Guo Jia's brows were furrowed and his expression was extremely solemn. Only the last hexagram was left. If the last hexagram was still very bad, it would be a bit dangerous for Wang Can to conquer Hulao Pass this time.
He slowly took the forty-nine yarrow sticks in his left and right hands. The initial method was the same as the upper and lower hexagrams. He took out a yarrow stick from his right hand and sandwiched it between the little fingers of his left hand. But this time he counted it.
The number of yarrows in the left hand changed, from eight yarrows in a round to six yarrows in a round. After counting six yarrows, the six yarrows were thrown aside. Finally, all the yarrows that were less than six were left.
Together with a piece of yarrow held between the little fingers, we get the final hexagram.
After all the three hexagrams were calculated, Guo Jia looked at the hexagrams and his blood boiled in his heart.
The blood-red cheeks alternated between green and white, changing unpredictably.
"puff!"
Guo Jia rolled his eyes and sprayed scarlet blood mist from his mouth. His whole body was shaking. His face instantly became pale and weak, as if all his energy and energy had been drained out.
"A narrow escape from death is a sign of great misfortune!"
Guo Jia murmured to himself, with an inexplicable look of horror on his face.
"What? A narrow escape from death?"
Xun You was also shocked, and the result he deduced turned out to be such a bad omen. For a moment, Xun You's blood was boiling, and it was difficult to accept it. He asked eagerly: "Fengxiao, have you calculated clearly? How could it be possible that it was a narrow escape from death?"
Where is the omen? Even if my lord attacks Hulao Pass, he can retreat at any time. It cannot be a sign of a narrow escape!"
Guo Jia sighed: "Gongda, it seems that what I said during the day was right. My lord must have already made a good idea."
"Why is this?" Xun You asked.
Guo Jia said: "My lord must have taken the wrong approach and will not storm Hulao Pass. If my lord chooses to storm Hulao Pass, there will definitely be no danger. Once in danger, you can withdraw your troops at any time. However, according to the hexagram, first, my lord
There must be huge danger in this method, otherwise the hexagrams would not show signs of a narrow escape."
After a pause, Guo Jia said again: "No, we have to find a way to resolve the Lord's crisis!"
Xun You asked in a deep voice: "Fengxiao, what are you going to do?"
Guo Jia said: "King Wen's divination method of divination is just a trail. After all, you have to use turtle divination!"
While talking, Guo Jia took out the tortoise that had been prepared from the side and threw the killed tortoise into the brazier. The tortoise fell into the red charcoal. As soon as the flesh and blood came into contact with the charcoal, it suddenly made a squeaking sound.
Wisps of green smoke lingered in the big tent.
The red charcoal fire roasted the turtle's flesh and blood, then scorched it again, and finally turned into a puddle of ashes.
Only the turtle shell was left in the charcoal. Guo Jia looked at the shell that was gradually cracking in the charcoal, with hot eyes in his eyes. The burning charcoal caused subtle changes in the turtle shell, and there was a slight crisp sound from there.
Cracks like spider webs gradually appeared on the turtle shell.
Guo Jia's expression was solemn, and his smart eyes were staring at the turtle shell in the brazier, as if he had lost his soul and was motionless.
Xun You also had a tense face and his heart was beating fast.
Both of them were silent, no one spoke.
Time gradually passed in silent silence, and only the sound of cracking turtle shells was left in the silent tent.
"Okay!" Guo Jia said suddenly in his heart. He immediately picked up the iron hook placed next to him and took out the turtle shell from the brazier. He then extended the fingers of his right hand to his mouth and bit his finger, scarlet red.
Blood came out from his fingers. Guo Jia put his fingers on top of the turtle shell, and drops of blood fell from the air and landed on the turtle shell.
"呲呲!"
The blood droplets fell on the turtle shell, and a burst of green smoke suddenly appeared, and instantly blended into the turtle shell.
In an instant, the cracks on the turtle shell changed. The cracks were like spider webs, and the intricate lines were dazzling. Xun You sat aside and felt that his mind seemed to be attracted to the turtle shell, and he quickly turned his eyes.
Guo Jia was the only one who was immersed in it, but his face became increasingly pale, and his smart eyes were as bright and gorgeous as stars, making people intoxicated.
"Crack!"
There was a crisp sound, and the turtle shell on the ground suddenly cracked and shattered into pieces of turtle shell.
"puff!"
The turtle's shell cracked, and Guo Jia spit out a mouthful of blood.
Although his body was hurt, Guo Jia's face showed an indescribable look of joy, and his tense face relaxed, revealing a happy smile. At this moment, Guo Jia's spirit suddenly relaxed, and he felt that in front of him
As soon as it went dark, everything around him was spinning, and he fell to the ground with a thud.
"Follow filial piety, pay filial piety..."
Xun You exclaimed several times, but when he saw that Guo Jia still didn't respond, he suddenly panicked.
"Gongda, what happened to Fengxiao?"
At this time, the curtain of the big tent was opened, and Wang Can strode in. He saw Guo Jia's body lying on the ground, his face was pale, his lips were full of blood stains, and the ground was scattered with blood stains. He panicked and ran forward to save Wang Can.
Can helped him up and gently placed him on the bed.