Chapter Eighty-Nine: Han Xizai's Thoughts
Coming back from Yingzhou, the moon passed in the middle of the day, Yang Lian and Zeng Yiling reached an agreement to assist each other, Yang Lian started from the army, and gradually grasped the military and political power of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and Zeng Yiling could give help from the people, in addition, Zeng Yiling would use the brothels widely distributed in Jinling, Jiangdu, Xuanzhou and even other places to help Yang Lian.
From the source of the news, Zeng Yiling has a greater advantage, but as she said, Zeng Yiling is a woman after all, and it is impossible to gain a foothold in the army, and if she wants to seek a strategic partner, she will not believe it. One country is ruined, the other is almost killed, similar experiences, almost the same purpose, this is the basis of the cooperation between the two.
When Zeng Yiling told Yang Lian the secret in his heart, the two high-fived and swore to help each other for a common goal. Yang Lian, who returned to the inn, was very surprised, Xu Zhixun was seized by Xu Zhihe and then imprisoned. In the sixth year of Yamato, Xu Zhixun was killed by robbers in the mansion, and most of the clansmen died.
Three years later, Xu Zhihe replaced Yang Wu and established the State of Qi, which was later renamed Li Yu, and also changed the name of the country to Tang. Yang Lian recalled the past and understood why Zeng Yiling hated Xu Zhihe so much. Zi is a mountain wolf, no matter how you raise it, you can't raise it.
With this connection, Yang Lian secretly went to Xiaoxiang Pavilion to talk to Zeng Yiling within a few days, and knew a lot of information through her, such as Han Xizai's victory, in Fuzhong Ri Shengge, and for example, Li Hongji secretly organized an army, the number of which was about 300 people, it is said that these 300 people are mostly composed of rangers, and their identities are particularly special.
Han Xizai's news lifted Yang Lian's spirits, Han Xizai was the main force against the king of Qi and Feng Yansi and others, the reason for this is because he was an old minister when he was still the prince today, this person is indeed talented, but he is proud of his talents, which makes many people dislike, especially when Liezu was there, he almost didn't like him. If it weren't for Li Jing's accession to the throne later, Han Xizai may not have a chance in his career.
Yang Lian thought about it again and again, and already had an idea in his heart.
Han Xizai's mansion is in Qijia Mountain in the south of the city, not far from Yuhuatai, the terrain is higher, Han Xizai's mansion is extremely gorgeous, and the two half-person high lions at the door look very martial, but this door has never been opened, except for nobles to come. On the right side of the gate, there is a small door for people to enter and exit.
Hanfu occupies an extremely wide area, almost occupies half of Qijia Mountain, Hanfu builds with the help of the mountain, there are high mountains, there is flowing water, there are many trees planted in it, in the middle of summer, the birds sing and the flowers are fragrant, it is extraordinarily beautiful.
At noon on this day, Han Xizai was returning from the mansion of Li Hongji, the Duke of Dongping, with joy on his face. His Majesty has summoned him several times in the past few days, and Han Xizai is almost certain that His Majesty wants to establish a prince, and the candidate is Dongping Gong. Once Dongping Gong becomes the crown prince, Han Xizai will be the former minister of the domain of the current and future emperors, and he will be able to tilt the power of the government and the opposition.
Han Xizai was very proud, sitting in the carriage paved with Shu brocade, lying diagonally, humming a small song from Jiangnan in his mouth, and the groom drove the carriage steadily, as if he was infected by his master's emotions, and his mood was also very happy.
Han Xizai naturally wanted to walk through the gate, the carriage stopped at the door, Han Xizai got off the carriage slowly, raised his feet and was about to leave, when he saw a Taoist priest with white hair and eyebrows, looking at Han Fu, the Taoist priest shook his head while brushing his beard, and said, "It's a pity, it's a pity." ”
The two gatekeepers saw that the Taoist priest was shaking his head there, and was about to step forward to drive away, but when he saw his master coming over, their faces couldn't help but change, and one of them hurriedly walked up a few steps and said, "Hurry up, hurry up, there is no spare money here!" ”
The Taoist priest took a step back, didn't say much, turned around and left, and couldn't help muttering, "It's a pity, this was originally a good house, but it's a pity that the evil entered, otherwise the owner of the house will be a marquis and worship the prime minister, which is unspeakably expensive." It's a pity, it's a pity! ”
Han Xizai's ear power is very good, and when he saw that Taoist Immortal Wind Dao Bone, he was muttering again, and his heart suddenly moved, and he hurriedly stopped the Taoist priest and said, "This Daoist, what do you mean by this?" ”
The Taoist priest stopped, looked at Han Xizai, sighed, shook his head and said, "Don't say, can't say." ”
"Dao Chief, I clearly heard you say that this house is full of demons, why don't you say anything at this moment?" Han Xizai asked, the sentence of the marquis and the prime minister made Han Xizai feel moved, over the years, his official career has not been smooth, although His Majesty is also good to him, but the official position has never been promoted, which makes him feel very regretful.
The Taoist chief looked embarrassed, waved his hand again and again, and said, "This master, you heard it wrong. As he spoke, he turned to one side and was about to leave.
How could Han Hee-jae let the Taoist chief leave? Hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said: "Dao Chief, this room is a cold house, I have heard the Dao Chief's words just now, and I hope that the Dao Chief will give advice, what is wrong with this house?" If the Taoist Leader is to help, I will thank the Taoist Chief. ”
"This house, alas, if the poor road is said, I am afraid that it will lose its life for several years." The Taoist priest wanted to speak and stopped.
"This, the Taoist Ancient Dao is hot, if there is really a problem with my house, I am afraid that there will be natural disasters**, and I hope that the Taoist will help, no matter what the Taoist asks, I will promise the Taoist chief." Han Xizai said, bowing towards the Taoist priest.
The Taoist priest hesitated, thought for a moment, and finally sighed, and said: "Okay, saving people's lives is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter, fighting for several years of longevity, and the poor Dao also has to exorcise demons." ”
"Thank you, Chief." Han Xizai had a smile on his face, and hurriedly and respectfully introduced the Taoist chief into the Han Mansion, and the two janitors couldn't help but be surprised when they saw the master like this.
Han Xizai brought the Taoist chief into the hall, served tea, and asked respectfully, "Daoist, what is there in this mansion?" ”
Dao Chang said: "I just took a cursory look and found some things." If you want to see the clues, you have to look carefully. Saying that, the Taoist chief didn't drink tea, stood up, walked to the courtyard to observe carefully, and took out the compass and pulled it around, Han Xizai couldn't understand it, but he also knew that the Taoist chief was exploring feng shui and the like, so he shut up and waited for the Taoist chief.
The Taoist chief walked around with a compass, raised his head from time to time to look at the surrounding situation, and even stretched out his palm, pointing on the other four fingers with his thumb, half a sound, the Taoist sighed, walked to Han Xizai's side, and said: "The area of Qijia Mountain was originally an outstanding person, but it's a pity, it's a pity." ”
"Dao Chief, what is the pity?" Han Xizai's heart became nervous.
"It's a pity that there are too many killings, the feng shui of Qijiashan has changed, and ghosts are rampant, and this house is extremely yin, which affects the promotion of the master. Originally, with the feng shui of Qijia Mountain, if you live here, you can at least be able to worship the prime minister, but due to the trouble, the owner of the house is at most an important minister of the court. The Taoist said.
Han Xizai sighed in his heart, not to mention being affected, since he defected to Jiangnan, he was almost depressed in the first half of his life, even if he was favored by the Son of Heaven, his official position was not high, and he was not even as good as Yang Lian from Wupin, which made Han Xizai very depressed.
Hearing that the Taoist chief said that the feng shui of this place is good, and the occupants can be crowned and worship the prime minister, Han Xizai's heart suddenly became excited, and he hurriedly arched his hand towards the Taoist chief, and said, "Dao Chief, I don't know how to exorcise demons?" If the Taoist can drive away the demons, Uncle Yan is grateful. ”
The Taoist squinted his eyes, paced in the courtyard, and thought for a full time of incense, and then the Taoist stopped and said, "I think the donor is an honest person, so take it as a good deed." It's just that these lonely souls and wild ghosts have been entrenched in Qijia Mountain for many years, and I'm afraid it will not be easy to get rid of them. ”
It's not easy, but there's a way. How could Han Xizai not understand the meaning of Dao Chang's words, and hurriedly said: "Dao Chang has orders, I should obey them." ”
The Taoist nodded, returned to the hall, and asked people to bring pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, first wrote half a sound, handed the white paper to Han Xizai, and asked him to purchase some necessary things, most of which were talismans, cinnabar, etc., and the next person hurriedly walked out of the Han Mansion with white paper to purchase. The Taoist took off the package on his back again, and after opening it, there were several order flags, and the Taoist chief planted the order flags around the Han Mansion, and after the matter was done, the subordinates also purchased things back.
The Taoist chief used willow branches to turn the cinnabar into water, and then wrote it on the talisman, although Han Xizai read poetry and books, he couldn't understand what the Taoist wrote. The Taoist chief finished writing more than a hundred talismans, asked the Han Mansion to wash their hands, and pasted the talismans on the doors of the large and small rooms.
Han Xizai was very nervous and asked, "Dao Chief, how are things going?" ”
The Dao Master shook his head and said, "This is not enough. As he spoke, he took out two more talismans, put them on Han Xizai's bedroom, and said: "This place has the most yin qi, and tonight, the poor Dao will do it himself to exorcise the demons." ”
Han Xizai heard the Taoist chief say that the yin qi was the most abundant here, and his face couldn't help but change, and said, "Thank you Dao Chief, if it weren't for the help of the Taoist chief, I'm afraid my old life would be lost here." ”
The Taoist chief stroked his beard and said, "Monks should be merciful, and donors don't have to be polite. While it's still early, Poor Dao needs to rest for a while. ”
"Daoist, please." Han Xizai said busily.
At night, Han Xizai's house was brightly lit and full of cigarette smoke, and everyone in Han Mansion did not sleep, some people held order flags, some people held dog blood, and even some people held feces and urine, standing by at any time.
Han Xizai changed his clothes, wearing a Taoist robe, and the yin and yang poles on his back were very conspicuous. He stood beside the Taoist Chief, with a serious face, tonight, it is the peak of Yin Qi, the Taoist Chief is going to use his magical powers to drive away demons, if it is successful, the Han Mansion will restore calm, with the feng shui of Qijia Mountain, he Han Xizai will be able to worship the marquis, how can he not be happy?
The Taoist chief was dressed in a Taoist robe, holding a peachwood sword in one hand and a bell in the other, and while the bell rang properly, he muttered something in his mouth, Han Xizai couldn't understand it, he only knew that the Taoist chief was exorcism. I saw that the long man let out a breath, and the candle on the table actually ignited instantly.
"The Taoist is really good." Han Xizai thought in his heart, and he had a little more confidence in the Dao Master's ability. He believes that he will be able to exorcise demons successfully, and if he can be crowned a marquis and worship the prime minister, Han Xizai feels that this life will be glorious enough.