Yuhang County, hotel.

As the name suggests, the hotel is the place to entertain guests, and all the state capitals and counties in the Ming Dynasty have hotels.

However, the hotel is not for everyone, and it must be a foreign official or a cultural celebrity to be placed in the hotel - note that even if a businessman has money, he is not qualified to enter in principle.

Yu Hong, a graduate of Yinyang County School, is the rotating manager and waiter of the Yuhang County Hotel (equivalent to the official concierge of the county).

The errand would have been fuel-intensive, at least in the north. For example, if a guest has a request from the local magistrate, he has to send a red envelope to the onmyoji in charge of the hotel, and directly announce the closure of the museum in advance without giving the red envelope, or press the guest's greeting post and never hand it over.

But this is Jiangnan, Yuhang County, Hangzhou Prefecture, where there are countless people, and the disobedient county magistrates have to roll up and leave, not to mention the small receptionist of the county hotel.

Yu Hong has worked in the hotel for several years, and he has never received a red envelope, and he is incorruptible as a clerk!

Alas, the same scholars, Confucianism graduates have a great future, and Yin-Yang graduates are only left with hardship.

Clean, set up tables and chairs, and prohibit idle entry and exit.

Yu Hong stayed up from evening to noon, and finally waited for his colleagues to change shifts, and he immediately left the hotel happily.

After going home for a meal, Yu Hong changed into a yin and yang robe and immediately turned from a hotel waiter to a fortune teller. The waiter belongs to the official servant, but the fortune teller is his own job, which is also the means of livelihood of most onmyoji.

Yu Hong was born in a yin-yang household, the third in the family, and had two choices since he was a child - to enroll in the county yin-yang school for free, or to study the four books and five classics at his own expense.

The eldest son of a Yin-Yang family is not allowed to take the imperial examination, just like the eldest son of a military household can only be a soldier.

As the third son, Yu Hong studied Confucianism for several years. It's a pity that the family is in financial difficulties, so I can only change to yin-yang. If he does his homework well, he will have the opportunity to be pushed to study in the state school, the government school, and even enter the Qin Tianjian as a royal astronomical officer.

But that's rare, and most of the yin and yang students are randomly assigned jobs after graduation.

The yin-yang science at the government level is treated the same as that of the medical school and the monk gang department, and the chief officials are all from the ninth grade. The state and county levels are not in the stream at all, and they belong to the category of miscellaneous officials.

The building is often the tallest building in major cities, and the Yin-Yang School is also located in the building.

The tower is equipped with all kinds of astronomical and timekeeping equipment, and the bell and drum tower or the husband must get the exact time from the onmyoji of the tower to tell the time to the people. They are also responsible for observing astronomy, recording earthquakes, etc., and holding local festivals requires the full cooperation of onmyoji.

Where is the position of the thickest onmyoji?

Money off!

For example, in the South and North Gates of Hangzhou, there are several onmyoji, who take turns every day to calculate the opening and closing times, and even directly serve as customs clearance registration personnel.

There was a fortune-telling stall on the side of the road, and Yu Hong sat there reading a book, and he still read "Mathematics" written by Governor Wang.

The two books "Physics" and "Mathematics" have been promoted in the yin-yang system by order of the emperor, and the yin-yang schools in all prefectures, prefectures and counties across the country have taken them as official textbooks.

But Yu Hong graduated early, and in order to keep up with the times, he could only improve his level through self-study.

After doing two math problems in a row, a customer finally came to the door.

A middle-aged man in a cotton robe sat in front of a fortune-telling booth and said, "Mr. Yue, please help me calculate a hexagram." ”

Yu Hong immediately put down the "Mathematics" textbook, stroked his beard to look like a master, and asked, "What does Li Yuanwai want to ask?" ”

"Ask about fortune," Li Yuanwai said, "Mr. Yu, you also know that I have been doing some small business all year round. This year's fortune has been very bad, Governor Wang opened the sea in Hangzhou Mansion, many businessmen have made a lot of money, and I can still lose money. Do you think it's weird? ”

Yu Hong said: "Eight characters of birth." ”

Li Yuanwai hurriedly presented the eight characters of his birthday.

Yu Hong calculated according to the eight characters, quickly wrote a small half page, frowned, and said, "...... Jiamu was born in the month of Xu, and there is no moon order. The autumn soil is heavy, the wealth star is in order, the official killing is prosperous from time to time, the Japanese lord has no roots and no energy, and it is necessary to compare to help suppress wealth and prevent killing...... Weak and wealthy, the Lord of the Sun is overwhelmed...... Hey? ”

"What's wrong?" Li Yuanwai hurriedly asked.

Yu Hong seemed to have encountered some problem: "You just happened to hand over Gengjin this year, and you used the gods to make a living, so you should rely on the official decree to make a lot of money!" ”

Li Yuanwai hurriedly said: "But I really folded the book, I received a shipload of goods in the south, and it sank halfway to Hangzhou!" ”

"I'll show you the physiognomy again," Yu Hong stared at Li Yuanwai carefully, and suddenly saw a scar on the other party's nose, "Li Yuanwai, what's wrong with your nose?" ”

Li Yuanwai said: "I lost money in business, I was depressed, and I drank and fell. The wound had long since healed, but there was a scar. ”

Yu Hong shook his head again and again: "The nose is Lu Palace, and if you leave a scar on your nose, I'm afraid you will be ruined in the next few years." ”

"This ...... How can this be remedied? Li Yuanwai asked hurriedly.

Yu Hong said: "The scar on the nose is just an appearance, there must be another reason. Outside of Huang Yuan, have you ever drowned a baby girl? ”

Li Yuanwai was puzzled: "Why did you get a drowning girl again?" ”

Yu Hong suddenly took out a copy of "The Reincarnation of the Heavenly Concubine and the Tribulation of Calamity" and said: "Li Yuanwai is also literate, you can see for yourself." ”

Li Yuanwai flipped through the scriptures and read them carefully, and after reading the scriptures of only 2,000 words quickly, he suddenly became even more confused: "What does this concubine reincarnate have to do with me Li?" ”

Yu Hong explained: "The heavenly concubine has supreme divine power, and she can divide hundreds of millions of yuan into divine reincarnation. And the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River are the places where the concubine is the most convinced, so the concubine is reincarnated the most in the south of the Yangtze River. With Li Yuanwai's life, he should have made a fortune this year, why did he show his wealth again? I'm afraid that most of the baby girls who drowned in Li Yuanwai back then were the reincarnation of the concubine! ”

"Smack!"

Li Yuanwai was so shocked that he wanted to stand up, but because he was too fat, he directly overturned the bench. He collapsed on the ground, and said in a trance, "God...... The reincarnation of the celestial concubine? I drowned the reincarnation of the Heavenly Concubine? This...... I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding here! ”

Yu Hong sighed and said: "Alas, the home of the birth of the Heavenly Concubine must be rich and noble. It's a pity that Li Yuanwai drowned the reincarnation of the concubine, and your fortune will decay year by year. This year has started a beginning, and next year may be even more difficult, and within 20 years, the family will definitely be ruined. ”

Li Yuanwai got up in a panic, hugged Yu Hong's leg and said, "Mr. Yu save me!" ”

Yu Hong pointed to the "Reincarnation of the Heavenly Concubine through the Tribulation Sutra" and said: "And please go home and read this scripture day and night." ”

"Okay, okay," Li Yuanwai asked, "how much does it cost to return to the scriptures?" ”

This kind of thing, naturally, depends on the dishes.

Yu Hong said: "Li Yuanwai's family is quite rich, and giving too little money shows no sincerity. You can see for yourself. ”

Li Yuanwai said: "I'll give five ...... No, ten taels...... No, fifty taels of silver, so there is always sincerity, right? ”

"Full of sincerity," Yu Hong's heart blossomed, this business was enough for him to eat for a few years, and immediately stroked his beard and said, "Please return to the Heavenly Concubine Sutra, not only to recite and worship day and night, but also to accumulate virtue and do good deeds, remember never to do that drowning of babies again." ”

"Promise not to drown babies again," Li Yuanwai asked, "so that it can be transferred?" ”

Yu Hong said: "It's just that Concubine Tian is no longer to blame, and your future fortune depends on yourself." Moreover, within three generations of the Li family, it is impossible to be blessed by the concubine. Only by accumulating virtue and doing good deeds all the time, and never drowning babies, will the heavenly concubine completely forgive your sins after three generations. ”

"It's good not to blame, it's good not to blame," Li Yuanwai said, "I don't have that much cash on me, can I write an IOU and invite the Heavenly Concubine Sutra home to give it back?" ”

Yu Hong smiled and said, "Yes." ”

Li Yuanwai wrote an IOU and carefully took the Heavenly Concubine Sutra home.

Yu Hong looked at the IOU for a long time, flicked his fingers twice, and said to himself: "Governor Wang is really my reborn parents, and he has tried many times to scare fools and fools with concubines." ”

"The Reincarnation of the Heavenly Concubine to the Calamity of Calamity" is not only distributed to the Taoist system in the province, but also distributed free of charge to the in-service onmyoji in the province, and let the Taoist priests and onmyoji quickly spread this theory.

After Yu Hong sat at the fortune-telling booth, he continued to take out the "Mathematics" textbook to practice the problem.

Suddenly, there was a commotion ahead, but I saw Governor Wang coming quickly with a team of soldiers.