Chapter 194: Five Virtues Cycle (2)
[Lin Xiuyuan] looked at Chen Ran, and then at the other three.
'Come on, looking at them, do all four really know such obscure knowledge?'
In truth, people who are well-read in history more or less know about the "Five Virtues Cycle".
Simply because the "Five Virtues Cycle" was the basic theoretical framework every dynasty used to maintain the legitimacy of its rule, so it wasn't surprising that all four knew about it.
"The Han Dynasty's deduction based on the 'Five Virtues Cycle' theory is actually highly debated. What Chen Ran just said about the Han Dynasty being Water virtue is merely one viewpoint. Han destroyed Qin, and Qin was Water. According to the generating interactions of the Five Elements, Water generates Wood, while Fire suppresses Wood. Therefore, the Han Dynasty is Fire virtue."
"However, according to the overcoming interactions, since Qin was Water virtue, the Han Dynasty should be Earth virtue. Furthermore, Emperor Wu of Han also proclaimed to the world that the Han Dynasty was Earth virtue. But later on, the ancients more strongly agreed with the viewpoint that the Han Dynasty was Fire virtue."
"Therefore, there are three possibilities for the Han Dynasty: Water, Fire, and Earth."
Diwu Zeyi added. The reason he said this was clear to everyone else; even [Lin Xiuyuan], who didn't understand anything, knew that this guy's motives were impure.
The reason was very simple: in the Secret Room, only these five surfaces counted as clues, so the upcoming puzzle-solving would definitely be related to them.