Chapter 134 Taiyi Divine Numbers, Predicting the Future Taiyi Divine Numbers, the art of foreknowledge and prediction. It was created based on the principles of the Book of Changes, using the Nine Palaces method and adopting the Five Elements and Six Records. Take Tai Chi as one, which gives birth to the host and the guest. The two eyes give birth to the host, the guest, the big and the small guests and the god of calculation, a total of eight generals. This is similar to the Yi Tai Chi being divided into two instruments, the two instruments giving birth to four images, and the four images giving birth to eight trigrams. It is profound and difficult to learn and master. It is wishful thinking to think that you can get started or even master "Taiyi Divine Numbers" just by listening to the current emperor's four hours of lectures. Therefore, during the following month of teaching and listening to the Dharma, Tao Tie focused his main energy on digesting the principles and rules he had heard, while continuing to study the principles of the Book of Changes, as well as knowledge related to the mysteries of heaven, cause and effect, and responsibility. A month passed by in a hurry. Every day is very fulfilling. The one hundred and eighteen talented geniuses were both happy and sad, after all, most of the people who taught them the Dharma were people with great supernatural powers. The few who are not masters of great supernatural powers are also extremely powerful people who are only one opportunity away from achieving great supernatural powers.

Every word spoken by these great masters and extremely powerful people is precious and thought-provoking, and every time they preach, they directly point to the core and essence of the great way of the world. Then came the problem. The core and essence of the human world exist objectively. What the great masters and the strongest people say are their subjective understandings. Everyone is a unique individual. Everyone looks at everything from a different perspective and has a different way of thinking, so the understanding they come up with is also different. Therefore, there are often many different understandings of the core and essence of the same avenue, which may even conflict with each other. For example, the understanding of predicting good and bad luck based on the principles of Yi and numerology. Those with great supernatural powers believe that predicting good and bad luck is to predict future possibilities, and seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune is to choose the relatively best possibility from the infinite possibilities. Those with great supernatural powers believe that predicting good and bad luck is based on the present and the past, on oneself and all other people, connected or unconnected. They poke a hole in the chaos to spy on what results a certain action or several actions will produce, and then choose the best one from these results to avoid misfortune and seek good fortune. These two statements are very similar, but they contain a huge contradiction. That is, can the future be predicted? If so, can it be predicted accurately? Those who hold the first view certainly believe that the future can be predicted. By collecting more and more complete constants as possible and taking full account of the variables, we can predict the future more accurately and precisely. Those who hold the second view actually believe that the future cannot be predicted. The method of predicting good and bad luck is essentially like a blind man touching an elephant. Without being able to see the full picture, one can only speculate based on what one touches and what one knows. Tao Tie had made a plan to study and practice "Taiyi Shenshu" and was already studying the relevant knowledge in depth, so he was very concerned about these contradictions, or different understandings. He himself has some shallow personal understanding of this. Then mahjong was created. "bump."

Yang Tianci spread out two cards, touched the red middle played by Tao Tie on the opposite side, and played another card, "Yao Ji." "Eat. Four." Dong Shou spread out two and three and passed a card. "You're eating this too?" Wei Fengge, who was sitting opposite Dong Shou, muttered, "Aren't you afraid of getting an upset stomach?" Dong Shou patted his stomach, making a bang bang sound, and grinned: "I have a good appetite, I can eat anything, I will not refuse anything, the more the better." Yang Tianci followed up with a retort: ​​"You eat shit too?" Dong Shou was furious: "Be careful or I'll tear your mouth apart." Tao Tie ignored the three people's bickering and just pushed his cards aside, spreading his hands to ask for chips: "Self-drawn, big four, come on, come on, give it to me quickly, give it to me quickly." While taking out the chips, Wei Fengge glared at Dong Shou: "It's all your fault. You couldn't just play cards properly but had to pass a card. What's the point of passing? What's so good about passing?" Dong Shou chuckled and retorted, "Whether I pass or not, Tao Tie will be the next to draw a card. A self-drawn four-in-one is waiting there. It is bound to happen. Why blame me? If you want to blame someone, blame Tao Tie for being too lucky, or your poor skills." "fart!" Wei Fengge immediately cursed and said excitedly, "How can it be inevitable? According to Tao Tie, Necessity refers to an inevitable and certain trend in the process of connection and development of objective things. Contingency refers to a possible trend in the process of connection and development of objective things. Necessity arises from the internal basis and essential causes of things. Randomness arises from the external conditions and non-essential causes of objective things. You can eat Yang Tianci's chicken or not, you don't have to eat it, which means that this is a possible trend, not an inevitable or definite trend. Even if you get the chicken, you can play or not play the four. If you don't play four of a kind, but play other cards, Yang Tianci and I may also touch the other cards you play. In this way, Tao Tie will not be able to get the card he wants, and will not be able to win the big four by himself. This is accidental! Accidental! Not inevitable! " Dong Shou laughed and said, "But it has already happened. What has already happened is inevitable. All other possible trends in the past are meaningless." Wei Fengge raised his eyebrows and said, "You are trying to quibble. I won't argue with you. Next round." Yang Tianci and Tao Tie were shuffling the cards when Wei Fengge and Dong Shou were arguing. With the addition of Wei Fengge and Dong Shou, the mahjong tiles were quickly shuffled and stacked into four Great Walls. A new round begins. The Minister of Rites Wei Zhen stood on a tall building, followed by the Left Vice Minister Li Huizu and the Right Vice Minister Yuan Nantian. The three of them focused their attention on the square downstairs. There were twenty-seven square tables, with four people sitting at each table, all playing mahjong.

Shuffle, rub, grab, eat, touch, gang, listen, self-touch, and fire... "And hú la!" "Mix the same color, hehehe..." "All the same, give me the chips, give me the chips." "Look, I'm going to make you a big one, the Nine Lotus Treasure Lantern. You must be stunned." The noisy sound continued to spread from the square to the nearest tall building. Fortunately, there is a soundproof air cover that covers the high-rise building and the square downstairs, so the noise of playing mahjong is not transmitted to other parts of the headquarters and harm the students. Right Vice Minister Yuan Nantian caught a glimpse of the gloomy face of Minister of Rites Wei Zhen from the corner of his eye, and immediately spoke in a low, somewhat hateful tone, "Duke Wei, why don't you issue a ban and not allow them to continue playing like this. The lectures are over, and the practice of enlightenment is about to begin. The court has invested so much precious materials, and they can't be wasted." As he spoke, Yuan Nantian's face was filled with grief: "Playthings ruin their ambition! Playthings ruin their ambition! The court has gone to so much trouble to select them from various prefectures and counties, and invited so many great masters and extremely powerful people to preach to them, but they spend all their time on playing. This is really wrong! They should be severely disciplined!" Wei Zhen seemed not to have heard what Yuan Nantian said. He turned his head and asked Li Huizu who was standing behind him on the left: "The inventor of mahjong was the guy named Tao Tie, right? What did he say at the time?" "Duke Wei, it's him." Li Huizu replied in a deep voice, "He said at the time that the essence of mahjong is to create order from chaos by randomly drawing cards." Wei Zhen asked again, "Do you think he was only thinking about mahjong when he said this?" Li Huizu shook his head slightly, and then said: "I think he should express his views on the cause and effect of heaven, as well as numerology and the prediction of good and bad luck." "is it?" Wei Zhen made no comment. He turned his head and looked at the square downstairs for a while. He turned his head and said to Yuan Nantian who was standing behind him on the right: "Minister Yuan, please go and tell them to be more restrained, but don't ban mahjong. Just don't play for more than half an hour every day during the period of meditation." "Yes." Yuan Nantian took the order and went downstairs, not feeling the slightest bit upset or aggrieved that his opinion was not taken seriously by Wei Zhen. It seems that this is how everything should be. After Yuan Nantian came downstairs, Wei Zhen lightly tapped the air with his right index finger, forbidding his next words from being leaked, and said in a deep voice: "What do you think of what I said to you a few days ago?" Li Huizu replied solemnly: "Duke Wei, I would like to go to Qingzhou." "it is good." Wei Zhen's eyes showed some relief, and he reminded again, "When you go to Qingzhou, you will serve as the governor of Qingzhou and the military supervisor of Pinghai Guard, but the focus should still be on the governance of Qingzhou. What the court wants is a Qingzhou that can independently supply Pinghai Guard to pacify the remaining demon sects outside the East China Sea, not a Qingzhou that needs to constantly ask the central government for supplies. Do you understand?" "clear." Li Huizu nodded heavily, but a look of difficulty appeared on his face. "Just say whatever you want to say. I have to go back to the Secretariat to take charge later." Wei Zhen discovered this, but did not treat Li Huizu's behavior as the slick habit he always hated. The Minister of Rites was just one of Wei Zhen’s official positions. He also served as the Secretary of the Central Secretariat, and was among the wise men in the court.

Upon hearing this, Li Huizu immediately said, "Is there anything in Pinghaiwei that I need to pay attention to? Please let Lord Wei know." Wei Zhen fell into deep thought. It seemed that it was difficult for him to give a definite answer to this question. The military inspector is an official who supervises the army, assists in military affairs on behalf of the court, and supervises the generals. Only the emperor’s confidant can be appointed to this position. There are usually three models of military supervision: civil officials supervising the army, eunuchs supervising the army, and military officers supervising the army, each with its advantages and disadvantages. Logically speaking, Li Huizu, as the governor of Qingzhou and the military supervisor of Pinghaiwei, was in charge of important military affairs such as transportation and supplies, rewards and punishments of generals, as well as communications between Pinghaiwei and the imperial court. Not to mention the power to command troops, Li Huizu did not even dare to touch the personnel appointments and dismissals within Pinghaiwei. However, asking Wei Zhen at this time whether there was anything in Pinghaiwei that needed his attention was already an act that would go against the will of the world. If political enemies, such as Da Diao Yanli, knew about this, they would certainly suffer severe consequences. Yet Li Huizu had to ask. Because the post of chief steward of Pinghaiwei was vacant for some reason, the only deputy chief steward left out of the full quota of three was Xinxi Hou Ma Jinyu. A month ago, the Ministry of War approved the military personnel appointments and dismissals, and only sent Ma Jinyu to Pinghaiwei. So far, there has been no news on who will be the general manager of Pinghaiwei and the other two deputy general managers. Ma Jinyu has been in office for a month. If we delay any further, Pinghaiwei will be completely controlled by Ma Jinyu. It is well known that Ma Jinyu has openly sided with the third prince. This is not a good thing for the fight for the throne or for the political situation. Wei Zhen pondered for a long time, and finally looked seriously into Li Huizu's eyes and said word by word: "You are just a military supervisor, just a military supervisor, do you understand?" Li Huizu thought about it, then bowed with both hands and said, "Thank you, Lord Wei, for your advice." At this time, Yuan Nantian came back and seemed unaware of the in-depth conversation Wei Zhen and Li Huizu had had while he was away. The wailing in the square downstairs had nothing to do with him. "It's time to focus and get down to business." After being ordered by the Right Vice Minister of Rites to put away his mahjong, Tao Tie thought so in his heart. After all, he recreated mahjong not for fun, but to understand the true meaning of "creating order from chaos by randomly drawing cards." Now that I have had enough fun and gained some insights, it is time to change the approach and further study the "Tai Yi Divine Numbers" and the mysteries of cause and effect. It’s just right that after the Dharma talk, it’s time to practice and enlighten, a seamless transition. What is enlightenment? A combined term for practice and meditation. After listening to the teachings of great masters and extremely powerful people for a month, one hundred and eight talented geniuses will enter the large secret realm built by the imperial court at the beginning of tomorrow morning (00:00).

In this secret realm, spiritual energy is abundant and the principles of Tao are revealed. Whether you are collecting herbs and refining energy, or comprehending the truth, there will be great blessings and gains. Those who have a deep understanding of the skills they are practicing but lack the time to accumulate them can quickly improve their magic power in the secret realm without leaving any trouble. Those who have a deeper understanding of the principles and laws can learn new principles and laws by analogy in the secret realm, or dig deeper into the principles and laws they have already understood; Those who have both can achieve both and reap twice as much. into the night. Time flies by quickly and it is the beginning of midnight (00:00). Under the command of Li Huizu, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, one hundred and eighteen talented geniuses filed into the large secret realm opened in a building of the missionary academy's headquarters to begin the second stage of their special training: cultivation and enlightenment. This large secret realm allocates a place for every genius. In the places where they are assigned, the geniuses can do whatever they want, collecting herbs, refining qi, comprehending the laws of nature, or even taking a deep sleep. However, each person can only stay in the secret realm for six hours each day. You can leave early, but you can't delay. The remaining six hours of the day had to be used to maintain the secret realm. Tao Tie was not in a hurry to transform his various insights into "Taiyi Divine Numbers" and the cause and effect of heaven, but first improved his own magical powers. According to the traditional five realms, Tao Tie is currently in the "refining spirit" stage of refining the spirit and returning to the void. The yin spirit is about to shed all the yin and turn into a yang spirit. The corresponding level of magical power should be the dividing point between the fourth and third grades. However, Tao Tie currently only has magic power of the sixth level, and there is still a lot of room for improvement. The spiritual energy in this large secret realm has been purified to the extreme and can be safely absorbed into the body and refined into magic power. So Tao Tie spent ten days to push his magic power to the fourth level! Tao Tie will use the remaining twenty days to do two things. The first is to formally practice Taiyi Shenshu; Second, based on his mastery of the Taiyi Divine Numbers, he transformed himself into a glutton, swallowed the round shield-shaped tortoise shell he got from the Eighty-Seventh Son, and practiced a Tiangang method, [Predicting the Future]: He is good at seeing through the secrets of heaven, predicting the future, and knowing the fate of all living beings. Taiyi Divine Numbers, [Knowing the Future in Advance], [Knowing Everything], the perfect match among perfect matches! The two most solid steps so far on the road to omniscience and omnipotence. (End of this chapter)