Chapter 1 A vision of heaven and earth

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos, the princes fought, starved all over the land, and the people were not living. Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Lv Bu, Yuan Shu, Sun Jian, Gongsun Zan, Ma Teng, Liu Biao and other princes fought in the world.

By the beginning of 199 AD, Yuan Shao finally defeated Gongsun Zan. According to Youzhou, Yizhou, Qingzhou and Bingzhou, there were all places in Hebei. Cao Cao also defeated Lv Bu and Yuan Shu successively and occupied Yanzhou, Xuzhou, as well as part of Yuzhou and Sili. The two princes in the north are ready to go and are ready to annex the other side to strengthen themselves. For a while, the world fell into a short period of peace.

The cold wind at night in early spring always reminds people of the cold in winter. The people in Xiangyang City have returned home when the sunset comes, and the pedestrians who occasionally pass by on the street are also in a hurry. When the last ray of sunset is hidden in the sky, Xiangyang City has become quiet and quiet.

The sky is like a cover, the moon is high, and the stars are dotted, as vast as the sea.

Tonight's moon seems to be particularly bright, and the starlight is more bright. The moonlight is mixed with starlight. The river in the south of the city is sparkling, which complements the lights lit everywhere in the city. It can really be said that 'thousands of lights are everywhere in the city, and the center of the star river is in the middle of the water'.

In the middle of the night, Xiangyang City was already dark, shadowy and silent under the moonlight.

The moonlight is still bright, the starlight is still bright, and I don't know when a black line rose in the sky. When I look carefully, the black line has turned into a dark cloud. This dark cloud and black smoke rolled, devouring all the light like a devil waking from the ground.

The black clouds are extremely fast, like the rushing waves by the sea. The waves are broken, and the stars are broken, and time is reversed. Darkness comes to the earth and covers the light all over the sky, and the moon is particularly bright against the darkness, just like exhausting all its energy to emit the last most dazzling light.

Xiangyang City is black and white, generally black and half white, the layers between darkness and light, and the tides rise and fall.

When the moon emits the last, the darkness covers the sky, and the whole land of Kyushu is dark.

The black clouds rolled over, mixed with thunder, lasting for a long time, like the roar of the devil.

Countless strange people in Kyushu were shocked. They looked up at the sky one after another, sometimes lowered their heads and frowned and meditated, and sometimes twisted their fingers to calculate, guess what had happened.

Zongnan Mountain has always been the holy place of Chinese Taoism. At this time, on the highest peak of Zhongnan Mountain, two Taoists stood side by side.

The person on the left is forty or fifty years old, wearing a Taoist robe and brushing the dust in his hand. His face is gentle, and his eyes are indifferent. It seems that everything in the world is nothing to him. Only a slight frown shows that he is not calm at this time.

The person on the right is in his thirties, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, holding a sword, and his eyes looking at the sky are full of worry.

"Brother, what's going on? I just calculated and found that the sky was chaotic, and I vaguely felt that the sky seemed to deviate from the original direction. The Taoist on the right couldn't help asking first.

"When darkness comes, time reverses, and a different person will come to the world. I'm afraid that the trend of the three-point world will add twists and turns. From the left, people's eyes flashed and said.

"How can this be? In the decades since Huan Ling, there have been ten permanent servants to riot the government, and then there is Dong Zhuo's hegemony. Now there are Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and other princes. The Central Plains are in constant war, ten rooms and nine empty, and wailing all over the field. If it adds twists and turns, I'm afraid the people will suffer again. The Taoist on the right said with a sad face.

"It has been hundreds of years since Gaozu established the Han Dynasty, and the court has been rotten. As the saying goes, there is no chaos. After chaos, there must be great governance. This change may be a good thing, but I don't know who caused the great change of the sky. The Taoist on the left looked at the sky and said.

"Would you like me to explore it? I just take the opportunity to cut off the dust, and my heart is not in the way." The Taoist on the right is obviously uneasy.

"Okay, the younger brother's heart is too heavy, which is an obstacle to practice. Just now, in the vision of heaven and earth, the purple star suddenly turned to the south. Although it was a moment, I think the person who caused the vision of heaven and earth must be in the south, and the younger brother can go to the south to look for it. The Taoist on the left muttered and said.

"Okay, I'll go now. I'll drink with my brother after I come back. Say goodbye." The Taoist on the right was obviously impatient. After saying that, he rushed down the mountain.

The Taoist man on the left looked at the speeding brother and shook his head and sighed in a low voice, "I hope you can seize this opportunity." After saying that, he silently looked at the dark sky and turned away after the vision disappeared.

After the vision of heaven and earth lasted for nearly an hour, the black clouds gradually dissipated, the light shrouded the earth again, and the night was still silent as if nothing had happened.

Yingchuan, an unknown small village, is silent, and occasionally a few dog barks, which are particularly loud in the quiet night.

There is a house in the small village that still hold the lamp. The loom in the house squeaks, and the light-covered figure on the window looks extremely old, mixed with coughing from time to time.

When the black clouds shrouded the earth, the window of the next room had been opened. A twenty-seven-eight-year-old young man in a thick green shirt looked at the dark clouds all over the sky and frowned.

When the black clouds dissipated and the stars reappeared, he took a breath and muttered, "Ziwei is south, but it is only a slight change, and the secret is still dark and unclear. It seems that I'm going to go to the south and visit my old friends by the way.

The cough from the next door made him frown again. The young man walked out of the room and came to the bed and whispered, "Mother, you'd better go to bed early. Don't hurt yourself."

"Didn't my son have a rest?" The people in the room did not answer the question, and the voice was extremely old, but the breath was very convincing.

"The child is thinking about something and can't sleep." The young man said honestly, very respectful to the people in the room.

"Come in." The old man sighed.

The young man opened the door and walked in. Under the light, the young man's face was gentle. He looked quite humble, but it was mixed with a sense of heroism. Standing quietly gave people a sense of pride.

I don't know when the old man in the room got off the loom and stood aside. The old man's face was kind but not angry.

"Mother." The young man came to the old man and saluted.

The old man went to the young man and tidied up his messy clothes and said, "But it's more about the vision just now."

"Yes." Young people don't hide it. The movement just now was so loud that it was impossible for my mother to notice it in front of the window.

"Well, I know you can't stay at home. When are you going to leave?" The old man asked with a sigh.

"I plan to leave for Jingxiang and his entourage tomorrow." The young man hesitated for a moment and said. He plans to visit some friends first, and he doesn't want his mother to worry about him. After all, the south is too big.

"I know you have ambitions and want to do something big. But remember not to take the risk. I'll stay at home for a day and the day after tomorrow. The old man was obviously relieved to hear him go to Jingxiang.

"Yes, let's go the day after tomorrow." The young man hesitated for a moment, but agreed. He knew that there must be something wrong with his mother doing this.

"In that case, you should go to bed early." The old man said.

"Then go to bed early, too." After saying that, the young man bowed to the old man and walked out.

After the old man went out, he got back on the loom.

On Wolonggang, Nanyang, the two young people stood side by side. An unfinished game of chess in the bamboo house not far behind them showed that the two were playing chess before the darkness came. The black and white on the chessboard were crisscrossed and murderous.

"Shi Yuan, what do you think of this celestial change?" The speaker was a young man in his twenties, who was as rich and handsome as jade. The feather fan in his hand swayed, and his hair fluttered. At first glance, he looked like a romantic rich man.

The young man next to him is extremely ugly. This is not too ugly, but for the man in white next to him. However, he didn't care at all. He played the chess piece in his hand and said, "The sky is mutated, and the stars are dark. The sky just shown a few days ago has also changed. There must be a hero. I'm currently looking for the hero to help him complete his hegemony. What about Kong Ming? If you don't go with me, you won't look lonely on the road. He spoke casually, but with a trace of domineering and self-confidence, he looked a little funny.

These two people are Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, who are known as the crouching dragon and phoenix chicks. Among the Jing Xiang family, almost everyone knows it.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "The pastoral life is quiet and peaceful, and I don't want to leave yet."

Pang Tong sneered and scolded, "I don't know you yet. If you want to go back to hide, how will you let people inquire about things outside? How can you look at the map and sigh all day? Don't you still want to be Mr. Jiang? Or do you think about Liu Bei? Speaking of this, Pang Tong paused and said seriously, "Don't expect too much. If the sky has not changed, then Liu Bei may really come here to invite you and make a great achievement. But don't forget that even if Liu Bei has your assistance, he is at most on the side, and he may want to unify the world even more. You and I both know this. Besides, the celestial phenomena are unknown now. It's hard to say about Liu Bei's future situation. Why don't you go with me to assist the British Lord and live up to your ability.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "I don't know. It's just that the hero is so easy to find in this vast China. It's better to be Jiang Taigong once."

Pang Tong laughed and said, "After talking for a long time, you are still arrogant and refuse to put down your body." After saying that, he sighed, "You have the highest ability among us, but you are also the most arrogant. It's easy for you to miss a good opportunity."

Zhuge Liang said resolutely, "If he can't even do this, even if I take the initiative, I can't give full play to my talents. Then I'd rather die." The sonorous words echoed in the mountains for a long time, shocking a group of birds.

Pang Tong was silent for a while and said solemnly, "With this sentence, if I find the hero in the future, I will ask him to invite you in person."

"It's all up to God's will. Who can tell the future?" Zhuge Liang said softly, with a little stubbornness and gratitude in his tone.

Pang Tong smiled and said nothing.

The two stood like this until the black clouds dispersed and the light returned to the earth.

The darkness of just one hour has only attracted the attention of a few people, and fewer people realize that the future world may change because of this dark cloud covering the sun. This is an opportunity for them and a turning point in fate. For others, this is just a dark cloud covering the stars and the moon, and this phenomenon often occurs in midsummer. As for why it appears at this time, it is not what they are thinking about. Compared with them, those who don't find this vision are happier, because they won't worry about it.

Therefore, the dark clouds did not cause much waves, and it disappeared.

However, it is not calm in Xiangyang City. Because Liu Qi, the son of Liu Biao, has not woken up since he suddenly fainted three days ago.

At first, it didn't attract much attention, but after two days, Liu Qi did not wake up. The famous doctors in Xiangyang were invited. They all said that they were overworked, but people were in a coma, and Xiangyang City became not calm.

By the third day, people have begun to think about themselves or their families, because Liu Biao has three sons, the eldest son Liu Qi, the second son Liu cong, and the third son Liu Xiu.

Needless to say, Liu Xiu is not only the eldest son, but also his mother died early. It is impossible for a person to inherit Liu Biao's position when he is helpless. Naturally, he is excluded.

Liu Qi is the eldest son. According to the usual practice, Liu Qi succeeds to the throne, and his name is just right. However, Liu Qi also does not have the support of his mother's clan. Although he has the support of forces led by Yi nationality, most of them come from poor families. Although they have some fame, they don't have much power. They seem to be a little weak in the fight with Liu Cang.

Although Liu Cong is the second son, his mother is from the Cai family. As the largest family under Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Cai's power is so huge. In addition, Liu Cong has been favored by Liu Biao since he was a child, and the possibility of succession is much greater than Liu Qi.

Originally, these had to wait for Liu Biao to decide, but now Liu Qi may die of illness, which makes them have to go to show loyalty as soon as possible. Therefore, Xiangyang City has ushered in a lively and lively place in the past two days.

However, this disturbance ended with the awakening of Liu Qi. At least on the surface, Xiangyang City is very calm.