“By rights, you know the heavens above and the earth below. You have an exceptional build and extraordinary talent, can compose poetry and verse with your pen, and shake the world with your sword. You even know that Wei Wenchang had a rebellious bone at the back of his head. And yet I can’t make heads or tails of your Zi Wei astrology, Bagua, or Six Lines divination. Truly remarkable.”
“Please hear me out, Chancellor. In my life before last, I saved the Milky Way, or the River of Heaven, as you know it. In the life before that, I repaired the moon, what they call the Moon Palace. And in my previous life, I was lucky enough to repaint the Big Dipper. With so many good deeds behind me, I was sent down from heaven to help you, Big Brother, save our great Han!”
“Good. Since you’re so extraordinary, I’ll give you two hundred elite troops right now. Set out at once, take Luoyang, and escort His Majesty back to the capital! If you can’t do that, you can go back to the banks of Dian Lake, herd cattle and farm, and spend the rest of your life there!”
