Factory owner is king

Chapter 188
Fu Luan Qi (ji), also known as Fu Qi.

It is a divination method of Chinese Taoism, also known as Fuji, Liftji, Fuluan, Huiluan, Lowering Pen, Asking Immortals, Bu Zigu, Jiaji, etc. Fu means to support the shelf; Ji means divination to ask questions.In terms of nature, it is probably similar to the Bixian, except that the Bixian invites ghosts, while the Fushi invites gods.

In Fushi, someone needs to play the role of being possessed by the gods. This kind of person is called Luansheng or Qishen.The gods will possess Luansheng and write some handwriting to convey the thoughts of the gods.In this way, believers communicate with the gods to understand the meaning of the gods.

In the side hall of the Daoji Hall, there is a rigorous process of Fushi.

The shallow sand table was filled with dust, and the end of the ghost pen was tied up with a few gold wires, hanging in the center of a golden ring.Two Taoist boys about seven or eight years old wore purple clothes, supported the golden ring, and chanted an unknown mantra with concentration. Wan Congxin stood in the middle, twisted his beard and closed his eyes, and murmured to the statue in front of him.

"Your Majesty," Liu Xi said in a low voice, as if he was afraid of disturbing the gods in the sky, and said to Zhu Yunwen: "It seems that the Immortal is about to get up and seek enlightenment from the gods for Your Majesty. Look at this statue." Liu Xi pointed at the statue in front of Wan Congxin and introduced: "This is the statue of Zigu. I heard that Zigu is the most spiritual among the gods."

"Ah, yes, really?" Zhu Yunwen seemed a little nervous. He clenched his fists and asked sideways, "Then what should I do now? Pray? Or kowtow?"

"No need." Wan Congxin seemed to have finished his preparations at this time, turned his head and said, "Your Majesty only needs to use cinnabar to write down the doubts in your heart on the yellow paper, and Pindao will tell Zi Gu for His Majesty."

"Oh, I know." Zhu Yunwen looked around and saw a table not far to the left, with the Four Treasures of the Study and other items on it, so he walked over.At the stall where he turned around, he didn't see that behind him, Liu Xi nodded towards Wan Congxin and drew a small circle with one finger.

Wan Congxin nodded in response without any trace, tacit understanding.

The pen was stained with cinnabar, brushing down a few words, Zhu Yunqi folded the yellow paper twice, and handed it to Wan Congxin: "Sir, do you need me to do anything else?"

"No, the rest is up to you, Your Majesty just wait and see." Wan Congxin said, shaking the folded yellow paper casually, the fire broke out for no reason, and the yellow paper was instantly reduced to ashes. Before the flames dissipated, Wan Congxin yelled loudly: "Five blessings and ten thousand dharmas protect the body, and the five directions reveal the truth and go together. The yin and yang of the world are confined, and Zigu can descend to the mortal world!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wan Congxin suddenly rolled his eyes, and his whole body was shaking like chaff. He trembled for a long time, and suddenly stopped, but there was a feminine aura on his body, as if. . .It was as if a goddess was really possessing him. There was a divine light shrouding his eyes when he opened and closed them, and a strange fragrance lingered all over his body.

"Is this...really asking for help?" Zhu Yunwen was stunned by Wan Congxin's performance, with a look of disbelief on his face.This was the first time he saw this trick, and he already believed it.

"The mortal emperor's invitation is known to me, so I don't need to say more." Wan Congxin's old face showed a rather charming smile, he raised his hand and slapped three times on the heads of the two Daoist boys holding the spirit. The mantras that the two Taoist boys had been chanting stopped, then they closed their eyes, moved the gold ring, and slowly drew an irregular circle on the sand table.Then, he rolled his eyes, not knowing about personnel.

"This is what the emperor desires. If you understand it by yourself, I will go." After Wan Congxin finished speaking, he rolled his eyes again and passed out.

"Er..." Zhu Yunwen was stunned, this, is this the end of the matter? . . .A circle, what is going on?Feel free to ask, the three "knowledgeable" people have passed out, looked at Liu Xi from the side, but also looked blank, Zhu Yunwen changed his mind, well, just ask after Wan Xianchang wakes up, and dare not move. So Liu Xi and Liu Xi stood silently facing the circle on the sand table and waited.

. . . . . .

"Staff, where are you going?"

"Recently, I gambled and left to recite words, so I went out to find someone to do the math."

"Hey, stall," a fan at the gate of Dongchang said with a smile: "For gambling, what's the use of asking a fortune teller? Just talk to their leader, Wang Tongchi, and I guarantee you victory in every battle."

"What's the point of that?" Pi Tiexin lived up to the name of the smiling King Kong, and he was not angry at the jokes made by his subordinates. He waved his hands and walked eastward.

Crossing the streets and alleys, Pi Tiexin came to the Confucius Temple.It's not a festival, and naturally it won't be very lively.However, there are quite a few stalls, all of which are fortune-tellers and character testers, with a few calligraphy and painting booths of poor scholars mixed in.

Pi Tiexin looked left and right, walked back and forth twice, and finally sat down in front of an unremarkable stall.

"Characteristics? Phrases?"

"Word test."

"Oh." The fortune teller spread out the rice paper, handed over a pen, then twirled his beard, smiled and said nothing.

Pi Tiexin didn't say much. He picked up his pen and wrote two words.

"Stealing the sky?" The fortune teller looked at the words, then at Pi Tiexin, and said with a smile, "It's lucky in the north, good luck."

"Understood." Pi Tiexin nodded, without saying anything, reached out and took out a few treasure notes from his pocket, handed them over, then got up and left.

It was an inconspicuous transaction, but no one noticed the letter sandwiched between the few banknotes.

About an hour later, after passing through you several times, the letter came to an equally inconspicuous courtyard in a corner of the city.

"The monk with triangular eyes is always reciting scriptures that no one can understand, and he doesn't know whether he is reciting the scriptures of Tathagata Buddha or the mantra of King Yama." Of course, Li Du never dared to say these words. Yes, even if there is no one around.The fear of that night is still unforgettable to him, so when he got the letter from his subordinates, he rushed to the plane tree in a hurry and presented it respectfully.

Dao Yan glanced at Li Du, raised his hand to take the envelope, took out the letter paper and read it. There was not much content in the letter, and Dao Yan finished reading it in about a few breaths.After closing his eyes and meditating for a moment, he opened his mouth and said, "How's the investigation going on at the Clan Mansion?"

Li Du hurriedly replied: "Master, the distribution of guard posts in the clan mansion, and the layout of the houses have all been found out. If it is not bad, the three princes should be locked in a bright hall later in the northeast." Li Du While talking, Du took out a map several feet square from his pocket and unfolded it, knelt down and spread it out on the ground.

The square ones are the houses, the round ones are the sentries, and there are arrows indicating the path. One of the squares is drawn with a main pen, which seems to be the bright hall where Zhu Gaochi and the other three are imprisoned.

Dao Yan looked down, nodded in satisfaction, stretched out his hand to point on the paper a few times, made gestures again, frowned and said: "It's a small clan mansion, with 200 guards and [-] guarding around Mingtang, it seems Zhu Yunqi's guarding of the son is extremely strict."

"Master," Li Du hesitated, and said, "Nowadays, the clan's mansion is heavily guarded. If you want to force your way in, I'm afraid the three hundred dead soldiers under the villain's hands alone won't be of much use. I'm afraid you haven't broken in yet In front of the Crown Prince, you will die a clean death."

Seeing that it seemed difficult to achieve the goal, Li Du couldn't help but feel a little depressed. Unexpectedly, Dao Yan smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "Some things are very complicated and can be made simpler, and some things are very simple, so we might as well make them complicated. The so-called planning is to determine the goal and then use all possible means."

Dao Yan casually picked up Ji Pian's fallen leaves and laid them out in front of him: "We want to save people, they are in the clan mansion, the obstacles in front of us are the guards of the [-] clan mansions, and Jin Yiwei and Dongchang who are ready to help at any time. And the power we can use, apart from your three hundred thieves, is only some honorable ministers secretly bought by the court, do you know where the breaking point is?"

Dao Yan was not a talkative person at first, but every step that followed required Li Du's full cooperation, and he didn't dare to make a mistake. As a last resort, he had no choice but to drag out all his thoughts and explain them in detail.

"Whether it is the guards of the Zongren Mansion or the Minions of Jin Yiwei and Dongchang, in the final analysis, they are just chess pieces, just to be manipulated. If we can pull the chess players over, no matter how many chess pieces there are, they will only be headless. Just mosquitoes and flies.

The admiral and eunuch of the East Factory is not in the capital now. According to the investigation by the poor monk, the commander, Yun Zheng, is just an incompetent defender of the city. As for the commander of the Jinyiwei, Ji Gang, he looks loyal, but is actually a villain with ulterior motives. , may not necessarily be flawless. "

"That mansion..."

"The patriarchal decree of the clan mansion, if the poor monk remembers correctly, it should be Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, and Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao, right?"

"Could it be?" Li Duyin had a guess, and couldn't help being pleasantly surprised.

"Li Jinglong has been secretly wooed by the prince, but Xu Huizu is not." Dao Yan shook his head: "However, Xu Zengshou, the younger brother of Xu Huizu, also admires the mighty virtue of the prince, so the guards of the clan mansion are not to be feared."

At this moment, Li Du is really convinced by Dao Yan. It turns out that there are really "scholars" in the world who know the world without going out.

"Master, what should I do next? Tell me, the villain will definitely finish."

"The water in the capital is not chaotic enough, only in the chaos can we win, and the chestnuts in the fire are more fragrant." Dao Yan smiled: "Go and check the whereabouts of Ji Gang, the commander of the Jinyiwei. The poor monk wants to see him."

"Master, is it too dangerous?"

"No, the poor monk has his own sense of proportion."

Seeing Li Du's leaving back, the smile on Dao Yan's face faded, and he couldn't help but sigh.In fact, how to rescue the three of Zhu Gaochi, he already had a plan in mind, but what is rare is how to send them back to Peiping safely after they come out.You know, Nanjing and Beiping are separated by more than a thousand miles. Once the three princes are rescued, the imperial court will definitely send a large number of people to chase after them, and they may even bring a secret order of "killing them on the spot". This is what worries him the most.

Close your eyes and chant.

The scriptures of the Buddha can make Dao Yan feel at ease.

"Oh, what a pity about that three-faced Buddha."

. . . . . .

People say that there are three ups and three downs in a lifetime, but for Huang Zicheng, all the ups and downs in life seemed to have been completely experienced in less than a year.

Before and after Hongwu's grand visit, his mansion was full of people, and he was ready to show his talents.But waiting for his student who taught the university by himself to inherit the throne, the reward for him seems to be. . .Is that the case?
After being silent for a long time, I finally seized the opportunity of the eunuch leaving the capital, lowered my face, asked for the emperor's nod, and implemented my plan to reduce the vassal vassal. I saw that I was going to become the chief architect of the country in the next five years, but in the blink of an eye, I was not going to be the one I wanted. The proud father died again.

Yes, not disappointing.

No wonder the words in the family letter were vague. Now he has figured it out. It turns out that his father took too much aphrodisiac when drinking flower wine, or the inferior aphrodisiac he got from somewhere. He got wind and died in the woman's belly. above.

The reputation that I have cultivated all my life, if someone mentions it later, it is inevitable to say "Oh~, it is Huang Zicheng whose father got the wind."

A laughingstock and a disgrace!But there is nothing to be done.

The doors and windows of the study room were closed, Huang Zicheng sat quietly alone, waiting for the person he was waiting for, if he was also such a snob, then he might as well die.

"Ugh."

Just when Huang Zicheng sighed for the first time, there was a knock on the door: "Teacher, the students are here."

"Come in," Huang Zicheng said without asking who it was.Because there is only one Huang Guan in Nuo Da's capital who can enter his mansion without notification.

"Teacher." Huang Guan pushed the door open and entered, bowing deeply.

"Sit down." Huang Zicheng smiled wryly, "You've heard about it."

Huang Zicheng just submitted his resignation this morning, but the news has spread throughout the court, and Huang Guan has naturally heard about it. Of course, there is also the rumor about Ma Feng.So when he looked at the court, he rushed over in a hurry.

"Teacher, the court and the world can't do without you now." Huang Guanse said.

"There's nothing you can't do without, you can't do without." Huang Zicheng waved his hand: "In this world, it's the same without anyone. I have the heart to swallow the world, but I don't have that life. What can I say. It's you," Huang Zicheng looked at Huang Guan said with a smile: "I strongly recommended you to His Majesty before, I think the emperor will give this old man this face, and he will use it for you soon. I have something to say to you in advance."

Seeing that there was no joy on Huang Guan's face, Huang Zicheng couldn't help but nodded in satisfaction, not to be overshadowed by what he got, he has a gentleman's heart.

"The emperor has the intention to cut down the domain, but he is hesitant by nature. The old man took a step forward under pressure. Now that the old man is gone, the emperor may back down again. Your current reputation is not enough. If you want to succeed the old man If the position is forced to cut down the vassal, I'm afraid it will arouse His Majesty's disgust.

After several ups and downs, the old man can see some things clearly.To do a gentleman's business, sometimes you still have to resort to the means of a villain.Lonely ministers and straight ministers can leave a clean name, but it is a villain who can really make things happen.

You may not be able to understand this truth now, but you just need to remember what the old man said.See more, do more, talk less.Win over the top and bottom, cultivate cronies, when you can lead the group in the court, when you will be able to go anywhere.

In this way, I can feel at ease even if I am under the Nine Springs. "

"Teacher! Why did you say that?!" Huang Guan said in surprise.

"It's nothing, the old man is just talking casually."

(End of this chapter)