Yufeng Commercial Bank is located in the Jingfeng Gate directly south of the outer city of the Daimyo's Mansion, close to the Temple of Literature, and is one of the busiest places in the Daimyo's Mansion. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 There is a big river called Mihe by the info gate, and there is a water gate on the river. This river is the most important transportation route of the Daimyofu and is a tributary of the Grand Canal, and many cargo ships load and unload their goods on the banks of Keifumon every day. Because of this big river, a few decades ago, Jingfeng Gate was called Nanhemen, and until now, older people still continue to have that name.

This information comes from the memory of the original Chen Yang. As a small merchant, his deepest impression of this Yuhe is the bustling Yuhe Street, and there is also the Washe Goolan by the river.

That street is really like the Milky Way in the sky, full of washers, gambling houses, green houses and hotels. All kinds of people come and go in these places, and everyone has a comfortable expression of drunkenness. He couldn't imagine how pleasant it would be to spend a day here. Every time he walked through here with the load of goods, he couldn't help but peek at the enthusiastic and unrestrained women in the green building, looking at their graceful figures, listening to their Yingge Yan language, whenever a woman beckoned to him, it was inevitable that his face would be red, holding the load of goods, hurriedly walking, and he didn't dare to lift his head.

At present, Chen Yang does not have this kind of burden, thinking of those fireworks places that have become underground places in the later life, he is even a little impatient and wants to experience it in person.

The Chan Kee Grocery Store is located on the west side of the Daimyo Mansion, while the Yufeng Commercial Bank is located directly south of the Daimyo Mansion, and the distance between the two is about 15 miles. Walking on the road, Chen Yang felt the sequelae of strenuous exercise, and every time he took a step, there was a sore pain in his legs, which made him gasp hard. I have the intention to speed up, but I can't do it. Chen Yang estimated that at his speed, it would take at least an hour and a half to reach his destination.

Along the way, you have to pass through many hutongs, which are lined with houses, and every few hutongs, there is also a wide street, and the streets are lined with shops. There are many people on the street, carrying baskets to sell goods, carrying flags and selling flowers, selling tricks, and setting up stalls to sell plasters. Although the clothing and behavior are very different from those of later generations, the lively scene also has the style of a pedestrian street in later generations. Chen Yang looked at it as he walked, and the more he looked at it, the more fresh he felt.

What he couldn't figure out was that along the way, there was always a strange feeling that someone was right behind him. However, whenever he looked back, he saw people coming and going, and he couldn't find a suspicious figure.

Since he couldn't see it, Chen Yang simply ignored it, there were so many people on the street, even if someone wanted to do something like robbery, they had to weigh it.

After walking for about half an hour, I came to a gate near the city, and there were three big characters engraved on the head of the city - Fuchang Gate, the font was upright, and it was quite magnificent. The gate was very wide, and there was a tower on each side, and on each side of the tower, a soldier with a spear stood guard. Under the gate, there were still a dozen or so soldiers, staring at everyone who entered or left the city, as if watching a play.

Chen Yang thought for a while, and couldn't help but pout, a little disdainful. It turned out that the main job of these soldiers under the gate was to collect taxes, meet "suspicious people", and conduct checks, and if they were carrying more goods, they also had to register. Whether it is a person or a cargo, they have the right to seize if they feel suspicious. For this reason, it is inevitable that the merchants who enter and leave the city gate will have to give some blood and pay a certain amount of money according to a certain rate. These coins also have a scientific name, which is called "gate tax".

In the past, when I watched "Water Margin", whenever I read the paragraph of the Birth Gang, Chen Yang was very puzzled. Liang Zhongshu took out a birthday compendium worth 100,000 yuan for two consecutive years, which was as much as 30 million yuan when converted into RMB at the price of grain at that time. Even as the highest magistrate of the local government, it is not an easy thing to spend so much money every year, and he has always wondered how this Liang Zhongshu did it? At this moment, seeing these soldiers who collected the "city gate tax", they finally understood a little.

The Daimyo's Mansion was close to the Liao Border, and there were many trading places in the city, and the wealthy merchants gathered, and a large number of transactions were carried out every year. In order to make business transactions run smoothly, the wealthy businessmen took a tacit attitude towards this kind of taxation. In order to prevent the soldiers from checking, at the beginning of each year, they have to go to the government office to take the initiative to pay a fee in advance. When passing through the city gate, as long as you show the signboard of the shop and prove your identity, you can pass smoothly. Under this kind of convenience, it is not surprising that Liang Zhongshu grabbed some benefits.

Looking at the people coming in and out, Chen Yang secretly said, it's good to be an official! No wonder Liang Yanei's family is so rich, finding a few people to stop at the door is a sure deal. Those merchants who come and go, but they are all here to pay tribute.

"Little brother, wait for me, our family has something to say to you." Chen Yang was about to walk away, but was stopped by a person. The voice is muffled and frustrated, and there is a familiar sense of rhythm.

Following the prestige, a Taoist came from the side of the city gate, wearing a purple yang scarf, wearing a gossip robe, holding a white whisk in his hand, carrying a peachwood sword, phoenix eyes and eyebrows, blushing face, smiling, majestic voice, elegant figure, good appearance, full of Taoist dress.

Chen Yang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said in the same tone as that Taoist priest: "Daoist, you are so handsome, what did you just call me for?" ”

The Taoist walked up to Chen Yang, with a happy face, his hand brushed the dust, and he saluted with one hand, and said with a smile: "Little brother, it's really funny, we love to listen to what you say." ”

Chen Yang returned the salute as he learned, and said with a smile: "Dao Chang, what's the matter?" If you have something to say, let's talk about it. ”

After the Taoist looked at Chen Yang a few times, he said slowly: "Little brother, where did you come from, and where are you going at this time?" ”

"My home is in the west, and I'm going to the south of the city today."

Seeing that the Taoist priest was about to speak again, Chen Yang hurriedly waved his hand, stopped the Taoist priest's words, and said, "Daoist, can we change the way of speaking?" It's too tiring to talk! Tell me, what's the matter? ”

"Haha......" The Taoist priest laughed and said in a laughing manner: "Little brother, it's very interesting, there is nothing big in our family, I just want to show you the face." ”

Looking at the face again, thinking of Meng Po's matter, Chen Yang was depressed in his heart, and hurriedly said: "The big road is long, I have no money, and now I am in a hurry, I won't look at this face." "I'm leaving.

"Smack!" With a bang, in the blink of an eye, the same bridge was staged again, and Chen Yang's wrist was grabbed again.

This Taoist priest is strong and strong, and at first glance he is not an easy master to deal with. Chen Yang twitched his arm a few times, but he couldn't break free, and couldn't help but secretly complain, could it be that he was robbed? If you don't agree with each other, you will resort to violent means. Fortunately, this time, although I was caught, I didn't feel pain, just a little numb.

Chen Yang shouted: "Dao Chief, what are you doing?" You can't force it if you don't look at it, let me go, if you don't let it go, our family will call someone. "When he speaks, he makes a gesture and shouts.

The Taoist priest smiled, glanced at the soldiers at the city gate, and said, "Little brother, you have to invite those officials to move, at least the money." Hearing the Taoist priest's words, Chen Yang immediately dispelled the idea of shouting.

"Okay, you can see it, I really don't have any money, let's not look at this face."

The Taoist priest smiled mysteriously and said, "Little brother, don't worry, I'll show you for free this time." "When I speak, I bring that rhythm again.

Hearing that he didn't want money, Chen Yang's heart was relieved. However, looking at the big smooth hand of the Taoist chief holding his arm, Chen Yang complained again. How can there be such a cheap thing in the world? If you don't need money, you need something else. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but tighten my chrysanthemum, and quickly clamped my legs.

The Taoist priest didn't wait for Chen Yang to respond, and said to himself: "Little brother, our family sees that you are young enough to tie your hair, full of blood, and ruddy face, no matter how you look at it, you don't look like a person who is weak, but between these eyebrows and eyes, above the bridge of your nose, there is a faint trace of darkness, which is very discordant with this body, do you know, why is this?" ”

A paragraph, first praise and then kill, a typical charlatan's routine. In later TV drama novels, I don't know how many times this trick has appeared.

Chen Yang didn't know what this Taoist priest wanted to do, so he simply followed his words and said, "Dao Chief, I'm so afraid, are these things true?" Tell me, what should I do? Ask the Taoist to give you a way to crack it. When he said this, he was smiling and disapproving.

As soon as the words fell, the Taoist priest's face suddenly became extremely serious, and he shouted in a low voice: "Our family is not using you for fun, since you don't say it, our family will tell you, the reason is very simple, your body is not yours!" ”

"Ahh Chen Yang was shocked and screamed in surprise. Secretly, this Taoist priest is quite a thief, he can't be blind, right? Can this kind of thing be seen too? What about the aura of the protagonist of the traverser? It's so easy to see!

When he was talked, Chen Yang was weak for a while, but he pretended to be tough and said, "What is the Taoist going to do?" I said this for no reason, if my body wasn't mine, whose could it be? ”

The Taoist priest laughed again, patted Chen Yang on the shoulder, and said: "Little brother, don't be nervous, listen to what our family says first, everything is believed in the spirit, if you don't believe it, you don't have it, if the little brother can trust our family, our family has its own way to crack it." ”

Chen Yang really wanted to say whether he believed it or not, but if his wrist was grabbed tightly, if he didn't cooperate, it was really difficult to withdraw, so he had to say: "Dao Chang, say it." ”

The Taoist priest smiled slightly, closed his eyes, and after making a gesture of pinching his fingers, he said, "This morning, are your legs weak and your body sore?" ”

Chen Yang thought that this was indeed the case, and said, "That's right! ”

The Taoist priest smiled again and continued: "In the past few days, have you seen someone special? Something strange? ”

Chen Yang thought that if Meng Po was a special person and a strange thing to cross, it was indeed like this, so he replied: "Yes! ”

The Taoist priest was very satisfied, and said again: "In the past few years, have you encountered any difficulties, and there are a few things that are particularly tricky, causing you a lot of trouble?" ”

Chen Yang thought about it, and he was right, he was cheated by the old lady so many times, it was really tricky, so he said: "That's right! ”

The Taoist priest nodded, and said in a magnetic voice: "You feel that you have a certain degree of adaptability and plasticity, but you need the appreciation of others. You feel that you have not played to your abilities in certain areas, that you have not been able to become your strength, and sometimes you want to do well, but you are too strict with yourself. You have some weaknesses that you can make up for. In the face of reality, sometimes you will lose confidence with anxiety in your heart, but you still have dreams in your heart. Isn't that so? ”

Chen Yang was confused when he heard this, and after thinking about it, there was nothing wrong with it, so he said: "It seems to be like this, but what's the use of the Taoist chief saying this?" ”

Seeing that the time had come, the Taoist priest said mysteriously: "Obviously, you have a big deal!" If our family expects it to be correct, you are suffering from a disease of leaving the soul, if you don't treat it quickly, you will be unlucky for the rest of your life, and more importantly, within three days, there will be a disaster of blood and light. ”

I'll go! Chen Yang couldn't help but cover his forehead, and said secretly, this Taoist priest, is it good to change the trick, this kind of technique is too uninnovative! Thinking so in his heart, he still cooperated and said, "What did the Taoist chief say? ”

The Taoist priest smiled, took out a yellow hard thing from his arms, and said, "This thing is called the Five Thunder Zhengxin Talisman." It is a rune that our family has traveled to the top of the five mountains, collected the aura of heaven and earth, collected the essence of the sun and the moon, and lasted three years to refine it. It has the effect of dispelling yin and warding off evil, protecting the body and heart, and consolidating the foundation and cultivating the yuan. You take it, hang it at the head of the bed, and wrap it up for you to turn evil into good fortune and be refreshed. It won't be long before you will be able to make a fortune, and maybe you can marry a good daughter-in-law, hehe......"

"It's amazing!" Chen Yang looked at the yellow and clear thing, and was about to reach out to pick it up, but the Taoist priest's hand shrank back, allowing Chen Yang to grab it.

The Taoist priest said: "Our family is home all over the world, with a clean breeze on our sleeves, and nothing else. The so-called Taoism has true meaning, mountains and rivers have true shapes, heaven and earth have true qi, and Wan Lai has true voices. Today, the little brother has to be awarded this true talisman, which is also the fate of you and me, our family naturally can't be stingy, and we are willing to teach this true word with the talisman. The little brother only needs to take out the copper coin and hand it over to our family, and our family will naturally walk all over the top of the five mountains for the little brother, burn incense and pray for blessings, communicate with heaven and earth, and bless the little brother with long-term health. ”

I rub! Speak one by one. Chen Yang said secretly, the fox's tail was finally revealed! This stinky Taoist priest is dressed up like a human, who knows that he is really a charlatan, holding a piece of yellow clay made of unknown things, and he wants to cheat Lao Tzu into copper money. His acting skills, if they are placed in the future, can win the Oscar. Fortunately, he has been educated in the new era, otherwise, he would have really fallen for this big liar.

Thinking of this, Chen Yang hurriedly said: "Dao Chief, I really didn't bring any money, I don't want this true talisman." ”

Chen Yang was about to leave, but he heard the Taoist priest say: "Five hundred Wen!" The two of us are so fateful, can our family bear to see the little brother suffer like this? I only charge you 500 wen, and the rest of the 500 wen, our family will pay you in advance, how about it? ”

"No, I don't have any money!" Chen Yang's tone was resolute.

"Three hundred texts! You can get it."

"No, I really don't want it, Dao Chief, let go quickly."

"Two hundred wen!" As the Taoist priest spoke, he stuffed the yellow "talisman seal" into Chen Yang's hand.

"Seriously, I can't get two hundred dollars."

"Okay, one hundred wen, I'll give it to you, our family is bleeding heavily."

Chen Yang still shook his head.

The Taoist priest scratched his chest depressedly, gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind, and said, "Okay! God has the virtue of a good life, how can our family bear to see you suffer such a good future life, ten cents, as long as ten cents, this talisman seal will be given to you. Looking at Chen Yang expectantly, as if to say, at least give our family some capital, looking pitiful.

Seeing the Taoist priest's appearance, Chen Yang's heart moved, and he took out a cloth bag from his arms, and after opening it, two white-faced steamed buns were revealed. Chen Yang took out one, handed it to the Taoist priest, and said: "Daoist, I came out in a hurry, I really didn't have pocket money on me, these two steamed buns were made by my mother herself, and I will give you one, what do you say?" ”

The Taoist priest took the steamed bun, his face was like a bitter gourd, and he said depressedly: "This little brother is really good at business, and with a steamed bun, he will exchange it for my rune......

Chen Yang thought that he would not agree, but he didn't expect the Taoist priest's words to change and say, "Okay, who let the two of us have a fate, our family will agree to you." You can remember, this Five Thunder Righteous Heart Talisman is really magical and abnormal, after taking it back, you must cherish it, don't lose it. After speaking, he put away the steamed buns and let go of the hand holding Chen Yang.

Finally regained his freedom, Chen Yang was in a good mood, especially with a steamed bun in exchange for something that was originally going to be the same, Chen Yang's vanity was greatly satisfied, and he thanked with a smile: "I wrote it down, thank you for it!" Don't know what to call long? ”

"Hehe...... our family's common surname is Wang, the Taoist scriptures say that all things are negative yin and embrace yang, and the impulse is thought to be harmonious, and our family's Taoist name is called Chonghezi, but our family prefers to be called Lao Wang."

Lao Wang! Hearing this title, the shadow area in Chen Yang's heart expanded rapidly, and he pouted and said, "Okay...... old Wang, my name is Chen Yang, don't leave it at that." As he spoke, Chen Yang put away the yellow "rune" and turned around to leave.

"Hehe...... there will be a period later, when we leave, we will send you another word, don't be afraid of the dangers in front of you, and remember the three or two pits behind you, we will see you again." After speaking, the dust was raised, and the mouth was singing, and he strode towards the city.

Chen Yang pretended not to hear it, and stepped up his steps, just wanting to avoid this Taoist priest from afar. Secret way, there will be a hairy future, who has a period with you? Goodbye? Let's go aside.

But I heard the Taoist priest singing:

"The Dharma is born in the true Dharma and the virtual image, and the body is a false body. There is no need to argue with the truth or falsehood in the Tao, and the truth and falsehood outside the heart are clear and clear. ”

Although it was far away, the chanting of the Taoist priest seemed to ring in his ears. Listening to Lao Wang's singing, Chen Yang felt a little, was stunned, looked behind him, touched his head, still didn't understand, and continued to walk to the south of the city.

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