"The Legend of the Duan Gua of the Book of Changes"
[One sentence introduction]
Traveling through the Warring States Period, I relied on divination in the Book of Changes to save the country. From a prisoner to a country's national master, they said that I was a magic stick, until I calculated all the secrets of heaven and determined the universe.
Su Yan traveled through the Warring States Period and became an unknown Yi Xue disciple in Jixia Academy of Qi State.
In troubled times, hundreds of schools of thought are contending, military strategists are killing people, Legalists are governing the country, and Yin-Yang practitioners are stargazing—Yi learning is ridiculed as a "useless art."
Until the Qin army invaded the country, the fall of Zhao was imminent.
On the eve of the destruction of Handan City, Su Yan made a prediction for Lord Pingyuan:
"The heaven and the earth are not there - the big one goes to the small one, it is closed and blocked."
"But whether it is extremely peaceful, the ninety-four lines move: there is no blame for fate, and it is good to be away from home."
He said calmly: "Zhao Guo's energy is not exhausted. If we can survive seven days, there will be a turn for the better."
No one believed him.
On the sixth day, Lord Xinling "stealed the talisman to save Zhao", and the Qin army was defeated.
Su Yan became famous in one battle.
From then on, he traveled around the world holding the Book of Changes:
In Handan, he predicted an earthquake by "walking on frost and ice" and saved a whole city of people.
In Xianyang, he warned Lu Buwei by saying "Don't use the hidden dragon", laying the groundwork for the civil strife in Qin.
In Yingdu, he saw the blood sign of "dragons fighting in the wild" and foresaw the tragedy of Bai Qishui flooding Ying
In Yunmeng, he formed the six seals of the Kun hexagram, repaired the earth's veins, and fought with Xu Fu of the Yin Yang family to seize Qi.
The princes regarded him as the national advisor, and the king asked him to determine the fate of the country with his hexagram.
The people of Qin hated him to the core and denounced him as "if you change your destiny against heaven, you will be punished by heaven."
Su Yan just put away the yarrow and looked at the world that was about to be unified:
"Yi Dao never predicts fate."
"But... Create your destiny."
"With this last hexagram, I want to create a different future for China."
Reader comments
It is easy to understand and provides a brilliant novelization of the full text of the Qian hexagrams of the "Book of Changes".
It is easy to understand and provides a brilliant novelization of the full text of the Qian hexagrams of the "Book of Changes".
Very good and worth recommending
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