0229 Fortune-telling knocks on the door
The highest management of Zhenxi County was not the county magistrate, but the city lord of the expedition of Xicheng Lu Dingpo. The previous dynasty was named Zhenxicheng. After the Dalu Dynasty became increasingly powerful, its ambitions expanded to plan to capture the entire Longxingzhou. Therefore, it changed the west of Zhenxi to the expedition of the west, which meant that the city was conquering the west. The name of the entire city was changed, and the other counties were not moved.
The city lord Lu Dingpo was the royal family of the Dalu Dynasty. He was half-brother of Emperor Lu Dingying. He held a million powerful army and was known as the Xilu Army.
This army made great reputation when pacifying the previous dynasty. Not to mention anything else, but only talked about this expedition to the West City. When it was Zhenxi City, it was attacked by Ludingpo and his army.
After entering the city, Ludingpo ordered the city to be massacred for a hundred days, killing 10,000 people every day, and 10,000 people in a whole 100 days. There are rumors that the resistance of the previous dynasty caused heavy losses to the Xilu army, so the city was massacred.
There are also speculations that it was because Lu Dingpo's army attacked Zhenxicheng and missed the battle in the capital, and the throne fell under Lu Dingying's hands, and in anger, the city was slaughtered and vented its grudge.
The Dalu Dynasty tried its best to block the city massacre news, and no one allowed to discuss the reasons for the city massacre. Therefore, there is no record in the books and historical books, and only the legends of the Tao.
Although the rumors are unreliable, the reason for the massacre is even more difficult to tell whether it is true or false. However, today's expedition to Xicheng, especially Zhenxijun in the central area, every night, every family closes their doors early. Those who go out often encounter unclean things or hear gloomy crying sounds.
It can be said that all counties and counties in Xicheng are now conquering the world of living people during the day and the territory of dark things at night.
Such an abnormal situation confirmed the massacre of the Xilu army. In addition, after moving into Xicheng, Lu Dingpo seemed to convert to Buddhism. He ate vegetarianism all day and ignored the affairs of the world and needed to deal with most of the government affairs that needed to be handled by his son Lu Jie.
When you conquer the Xicheng, you can see the Taoist Zhoutian Sect and the Buddhist Dharma Field of Relief. It is nothing more than to save the dead souls and to conquer the people of the Xicheng.
The City Lord's Mansion is not opposed to this. It allocates a large amount of gold and silver every year to maintain the operation of various great religions or justice fields.
Therefore, in the west county, there are many monks and Taoist priests. In order to make a living, most monks beg for alms, and most Taoists subdued demons or set up fortune tellers.
It was already dawn, and the officers and soldiers guarding the city still closed the city gates. The military orders were like mountains, and it was not enough to be nearly an hour before the time came. Those who disobeyed were prone to losing their heads.
Before the city gate was opened, a large number of people waiting to enter the city gathered outside the gate. Business will come to the door if there are many people.
Monks sell peace talismans here to protect the wishes of ordinary people. Taoists set up stalls to tell fortunes here, asking about the past and pushing the future. As for the true identities of these monks and Taoists, can outsiders say it?
Two fortune-telling stalls are close to each other, and one is a rich Taoist priest who is full of greasy faces. It seems that the harvest is good on weekdays, and it is delicious, delicious, and over-nutrition.
The rich Taoist priest sat in the Taishi chair, and the table in front of him was wiped cleanly. The bamboo sticks and hexagram baskets were all brand new, and all teapots and cups were available. In order to attract customers, a plate of melon seeds and a plate of candy was prepared on the table.
Next to it is a blind Taoist priest, a thin old man. His family is far inferior to the wealthy Taoist priest, so he casually laid a straw mat on the ground. There is also a layer of fine dust on the hexagram sign and the hexagram basket.
A rich Taoist priest sits on the chair of the Taishi, and a blind Taoist priest sits on the ground, and you can tell at a glance that it is different. Different statuses, different mentalities, and different spirits.
The rich Taoist priest looked down at the people around him, took a sip of tea and asked earnestly: "How long have you been here for me?"
The blind-eyed Taoist priest listened to the sound and identified his position. He turned his head and fist and said humbly: "I'm polite. In order to make a living, I'm going to tell fortunes along the street to make some money. I wonder where my brother is doing it?"
The rich Taoist priest smiled and said, "Walk with you."
The blind-eyed Taoist priest was startled first, and then clasped his fists again: "Sorry, I'm sorry, I've been looking for a land area and never wanted to mess with my colleagues. I'm sorry, so I can change my place immediately to avoid snatching business with my brother."
The rich Taoist priest said casually: "No, no, look at your suit. It's hard to grab a customer with me. Why not listen to how I tell fortunes and make money here?"
"Thank you, thank you very much." The blind-eyed Taoist priest always responded politely.
The rich Taoist felt more and more arrogant and confident. Just like the blind Taoist priest's stall next to him, he felt shabby at first glance. No one would tell him fortunes, so he didn't have to worry about stealing his business. Regardless of whether the other party could see it, he sorted out his clothes and sat upright.
He said without hesitation in the tone of the teacher: "Acquaintance is fate, brother, I will teach you some ways to make money. First of all, if you want to do it well, you must first sharpen your tools. Without good and clean tools, it is difficult to stop customers."
"At the same time, I would like to give you some small favors and the guests are willing to give you money. Then there is the ability to tell fortunes and how to make the customers satisfied. What kind of fortune telling do you rely on? Do you touch your bones or face them? Oh, sorry, I forgot your eyes, you should take the lottery and add the bones and touch them, right?"
The blind eyed Taoist thanked: "Thank you for your advice, I am very grateful. As for my ability to tell fortunes, I have read the books of Qimen Dunjia before. According to the deductions in the books, it is unknown whether it is accurate or not."
The rich Taoist said casually: "What is accurate or not? The main thing about fortune-telling is to observe words and expressions. I forgot again, you cannot do this. In fact, it is very simple. One of the hexagrams says eight out of ten questions about the past and deduce the future. The future has not happened. It is impossible to verify whether it is accurate or not."
"What we have to do is follow the customer's intentions. First, we will exaggerate and scare it, and then change the subject. We will say that we have any way to crack it and then earn unexpected property from the hexagram fee. Since we can help customers solve the disaster, we have to speak with all our strength. When customers are satisfied with it, they will naturally reward more money."
"This involves the hexagram. Your hexagram has both the upper and lower signs, right?"
Seeing the blind-eyed Taoist priest nodding and admitted, the rich Taoist priest said bluntly: "This is not possible. The customers who draw the lottery will be disheartened. When they draw the lottery, the customers will be overjoyed. How can they hear the disaster? "
"I suggest you draw the upper and lower lottery immediately. The best thing in the lottery basket is the upper lottery, and the one who chases the wrong one is the lower lottery."
After hearing this, the blind-eyed Taoist priest was a little surprised and blurted out: "Brother's method is a bit tricky. Wouldn't it be bad to do this?"
The rich Taoist priest replied repeatedly: "Where do you want to go? I just teach you to make enough money first to fill your stomach. If you have money, you can naturally tell the truth. We have worked hard, so we can't tell fortunes to others on hungry, right?"
The blind-eyed Taoist gave a thumbs up and exclaimed: "Brother's words are reasonable."
There is a pattern connecting the life span of a person's palm. When the blind Taoist priest gives a thumbs up, the life span of a rich Taoist priest unknowingly extends for a period of time.
The rich Taoist priest was ignorant and suddenly saw a young man with a sword carrying a puppy and was looking at this side. He quickly got up and greeted him with a smile: "Little brother, please, please do not have any money, please come and try it."
The ones greeted Xing Zhen and Xing Shui. Each person and the dog looked at the rich Taoist priest, and his face was full of glamor and not pleasant. In addition, Xing Zhen had no intention of telling fortunes and said, "I'm disturbing." Then he continued to move forward with his puppy.
When passing through the straw mat stall, the blind-eyed Taoist priest lowered his head and said to himself: "Who did the long hair withered to the point? Why did Ran dye red appear? Why did the rain fall in the clouds and mists? When it is difficult to fly alone."
Xing Zhen seemed to understand but not understand. Out of politeness, he exclaimed: "Good poems". If you don't want to tell fortunes, you don't need to stop. Keep moving forward and prepare to find a breakfast stall to fill your stomach.
The blind-eyed Taoist priest counted secretly and found that it was seven o'clock, and there was no trace of a smile.
Xing Zhen took the seventh step and suddenly stopped. He turned around and returned quickly, and hurriedly walked to the blind-eyed Taoist stall.
He clasped his fists and asked, "The poem hidden in the head is in trouble? What does the old man mean?"
After waiting for a morning, the first guest who was greeted by the two stalls was intercepted by a blind Taoist priest. The rich Taoist priest came without calling each other and hurried out of his stall.
As he approached, he pulled Xing Zhen's arm and dissuaded him: "What can he do if he is a blind man? He just said some lies. The guy came to my stall and reduced his money by half, and he also had peanuts and candies. He tasted dry and moisturized with tea, so why not do it?"
"I have been in the world for decades and have been able to tell fortunes in countless people. I guarantee that I can calculate what my brother thinks and drive you away with good fortune."
As the saying goes, there will be a good start to open the door. The first order business determines the mood of the day. The rich Taoist priest believed in this truth and refused to let Xing Zhen go. He was reluctant to let go. He was very arrogant and refused to let go. He was very stance that you would not go to my place to tell fortunes and would not give up with you.
Xing Zhen was helpless and said calmly: "If the old man can calculate where I am going, it doesn't matter if I go to you to calculate a fortune."
The rich Taoist priest was confident and looked at the city gate: "Zhenxi County."
Xing really knew that the liar from the world was undoubtedly frowning. He frowned and said, "The old man said this not to count but to look at it. He naturally came here to Zhenxi County. If you also count the fortune telling, I think it would be better off."
The rich Taoist priest continued unwillingly: "What did you say, I just said casually. Let me make a careful calculation. Well, I'm heading to the west."
Xing Zhen greeted him with a smile and clasped his fists and said, "Please go back with your old man."
Seeing that the rich Taoist priest stood still, he took out a piece of broken silver and handed it to the other party, and said again: "Please go back with me, sir."
After collecting the money, the rich Taoist priest was satisfied. Whether he was opening fortune-telling or not, he made money before the blind Taoist priest.
Seeing that the boy had decided, he stopped caring about it. He smiled and returned, lying comfortably on the Taishi chair. However, the Taoist in the rich state did not notice that when he just sat down, the lifeline lines in the palm of his palm were shortening sharply, which was nearly three or four less than the original length.
Just now, I was lying on the chair and felt a sense of powerlessness. My hair, which was originally shiny, lost its luster in an instant, was half blue and half white and dry and frizzy. The wrinkles like gullies silently climbed up to my face.
The old Taoist priest suddenly looked like he had been aged for more than ten years, and he was weak when he sat on the chair. He still didn't understand why, so he only felt very tired today. His upper and lower eyelids started fighting and gradually fell asleep.
Xing Zhen took all this in his eyes and turned his head to look at the blind-eyed Taoist. He swallowed the questions he asked to the mouth and said, and he had no reason to interfere with other people's grievances. The Taoist priest who is rich is wrong first, and punishment should be done.
As for whether the punishment is too severe, even if you really want to be punished, you can't take care of it. You don't have that ability and don't want to be someone who medds a lot of other people's business.
Besides, I had something important to do, so I squatted down and asked in a low voice: "Please tell me clearly, how is my brother Dandelion old?"
Blindly said bluntly: "The hexagram costs a dragon's word money."
Xing Zhen understood clearly, and being blackmailed became a habit. He was blackmailed by a street girl in Houer Town, and was blackmailed by Taoist priests here.
No matter how much I feel, I know the importance of major events. I take out a dragon's money in my arms without any ambiguity.
Because the square inch is too conspicuous, it is difficult to use anytime and anywhere. On the one hand, it is worried that it will disturb the ordinary people, and on the other hand, it is worried that the evil people will have evil thoughts when they see it.
Xing Zhen put Long Yu money into the hands of the blind Taoist, and said with a blank expression: "It's true, please tell me if you have something to do."
The blind-eyed Taoist priest smiled: "The procedure that should be left is still necessary. Please draw a lottery first."
I already had the answer in my heart, and I still needed these red tape. Xing was quite helpless and had to obey. I shook the sign basket and fell down a sign.
Chapter completed!