However, this is the "History of the Ming Dynasty", not some absurd wild history, and what is recorded on it must be credible.

The introduction of the "Liujia Heavenly Book" mentioned in the "Biography of Liu Gilie", the art of enslavement of ghosts and gods, and the driving of Liujia Heavenly Gods to help the law, this kind of thing can't help but remind me of the kind of things that Lao Xuan did in the Zhang family before, and the two are simply the same.

Isn't this battle the art of ghosts and gods and the help of the gods to help the law, just those tricks made by the Yin and Yang merchants?

However, despite so many facts in front of me, I still can't believe that the dignified founding father of the Ming Dynasty would be a yin-yang businessman who started by doing business with the dead.

Seeing that I was still stubbornly doubting my words, Lao Xuan sighed softly, and then got up and walked into the inner room.

After a while, Lao Xuan came out of the inner room, and there was already an extra square cloth bag in his hand.

Lao Xuan placed the cloth bag on the wooden table and opened it, and then a yellowed and worn-out thread-bound book was revealed.

Lao Xuan pushed the book in front of me, and I glanced at the title of the book, and the whole person was shocked.

On the cover of this book, it is written "Rokko Heavenly Book"!

"This is the "Book of Liujia Heaven" in Liu Bowen's hand!" Lao Xuan said tepidly.

And I've made huge waves in my heart.

"How can this book be in your hands?" I asked in amazement.

"In our profession, it is inevitable to deal with ghosts and gods, and this "Rokko Heavenly Book" is the foundation of our profession, only by mastering all the things in this book, can we enslave ghosts and gods and drive the gods. The only remaining part of the "Liujia Heavenly Book" in the "Ten Thousand Laws Returning to the Sect" in the world today is not complete, and this one of mine is the most primitive. ”

Lao Xuan continued: "This book was passed down from the hands of our ancestors, and it has been passed on to us for dozens of generations, among them, it has passed through the hands of Liu Bowen!" ”

I trembled and took the book of "Rokko Heavenly Book", and at that moment, a sense of awe rose in my heart for no reason.

It is really exciting that this book has gone through thousands of years, and even Liu Bowen has touched it, but now it has fallen into my hands.

Still, I had some doubts in my mind. "Lao Xuan, if it is really as you said, Liu Bowen is really a yin and yang businessman, and he also has this "Liujia Heavenly Book" in his hand, then why hasn't he been able to become a giant businessman who is rich and rivals the country?"

Lao Xuan seemed to have expected me to ask this question, so he said: "Everyone's ambitions and circumstances are different, Liu Bowen had the strength to be rich in the world back then, but the money he got was not used for himself, but for the founding of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"You mean, all his money was handed over to Zhu Yuanzhang, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty?"

"In other words, Liu Bowen was originally making money for Zhu Yuanzhang!"

I couldn't help but gasp, this is simply incredible, the dignified Ming Dynasty was finally established by the assistance of a Yin Yang businessman, does the Yin Yang merchant really have such a powerful means?

"Do you remember what I just said about Shen Wansan, who was very rich in the early Ming Dynasty?" Lao Xuan asked.

"Yes."

"You come and tell me about this Shen Wansan."

I thought about it and said truthfully: "Historically, Shen Wansan was too sharp because he funded the construction of the Nanjing City Wall, and finally angered Zhu Yuanzhang and was exiled to the frontier by Zhu Yuanzhang. Is there something wrong with that? ”

Lao Xuan smiled slightly, "Have you ever thought about it, Zhu Yuanzhang is the king of a country, do you think his heart is really small enough to be jealous of the property of a civilian businessman?" ”

"This ......" I couldn't answer for a moment.

What Lao Xuan said does have some truth, which is indeed a little unreasonable. It stands to reason that Zhu Yuanzhang created a new dynasty, he is the king of a country, and the wealth in his hands is absolutely unmatched, to say that he will frame him because he is jealous of Shen Wansan's family wealth, this is inevitably a bit far-fetched.

If Zhu Yuanzhang's heart is really so small, I am afraid that it is impossible for him to build a huge empire that has lasted for nearly three hundred years.

"Could it be that there is another reason for this?"

Lao Xuan said: "There was a record about Shen Wansan in the history of the Ming Dynasty "Donglin Ye Ji", Zhu Yuanzhang originally wanted Shen Wansan to enter the court as an official, but in the end Shen Wansan politely refused. ”

"Let Shen Wansan enter the court as an official?" That's a bit strange.

Although Shen Wansan was a huge rich man in the Ming Dynasty, he was just a businessman, he was okay as a businessman, but if he wanted to be an official, wouldn't it be a bit of a showman.

"Shen Wansan is a businessman, but it is indeed a little inappropriate to let him be an official, and it is normal for him to refuse." I spoke my mind.

Lao Xuan snorted lightly and continued: "That's because you don't know the real reason why Zhu Yuanzhang wants Shen Wansan to be an official. Zhu Yuanzhang wants Shen Wansan to be an official, not an ordinary official, but the same as Liu Bowen. ”

I was taken aback and exclaimed, "You mean, Zhu Yuanzhang wants Shen Wansan to help him make money by doing business with dead people?" ”

Lao Xuan nodded, "That's right." You should have heard of Shen Wansan's cornucopia, right? ”

Of course I've heard of this, a few years ago, Zhang Weijian also starred in the series "Cornucopia", which was very popular at the time, and I still remember it vividly.

I hurriedly said: "I've heard that there was a legend about Shen Wansan's cornucopia in the history books, according to the legend, gold and silver treasures can be born in the cornucopia, which is very magical. ”

Lao Xuan said: "If I guess correctly, this cornucopia is not a fictitious one. I think that Zhu Yuanzhang must have seen Shen Wansan's true identity at that time, so he let him enter the palace to be a cash cow for himself, or, most likely, it should be Liu Lian who saw this, and it was he who made such a suggestion to Zhu Yuanzhang. However, no matter what, Shen Wansan finally refused. However, it was precisely because of Shen Wansan's refusal that he brought a big disaster to himself. For people like Shen Wansan, Zhu Yuanzhang can't use it for himself, and he has become a thorn in Zhu Yuanzhang's side, so in the end, Shen Wansan will end up with the tragic consequences of being exiled to the frontier. The huge amount of family wealth left by Shen Wansan was unfortunately all returned to the treasury by Zhu Yuanzhang in the end. ”

Hearing Lao Xuan's remarks, my heart couldn't calm down for a long time.

"Well, that's too much to tell you." Lao Xuan pointed to the "Liujia Heavenly Book" on the table and said: "If you think about it well, you will first eat this "Liujia Heavenly Book", and in the future, you will set foot in this industry, and you must learn the things in this book." This book has been going on for many years, so you need to keep it well! ”

I looked at the "Rokko Heavenly Book" in my hand, and my heart was very complicated.

Lao Xuan seemed to have expected that I would not refuse, so he walked away with his hands in his hands.

Since then, I have become Lao Xuan's real apprentice and embarked on the road of no return to the Yin and Yang merchants.

After the Zhang family's incident, I have been staying in Lao Xuan's house and gnawing on the obscure "Liujia Heavenly Book".

After reading the "Rokko Heavenly Book" for a while, I think this is really a strange book, and all the things recorded in the book are things similar to spell secret words and the like, and they are all literary languages, and many things are unknown to me.

Fortunately, with Lao Xuan by his side, I can often ask for advice, and I can slowly understand.

Lao Xuan's house is usually very quiet, no one comes at all, and I am also happy to be idle, usually in addition to reading books, I listen to Lao Xuan tell some strange stories when he was doing business between them.

From Lao Xuan's mouth, I learned that I was not Lao Xuan's only apprentice, seven or eight years ago, Lao Xuan also accepted an apprentice, but the apprentice returned to his hometown two years ago because of some things at home, but there are often some contacts.

Lao Xuan said that because of his business over the years, he has also fallen into a lot of diseases, and his body is gradually showing fatigue, so he wants to accept another apprentice, so as to pass on his things and live up to his master's life.

When I was curious to ask Lao Xuan how much money he had left in his hand after being in this business for so many years, Lao Xuan smiled mysteriously and said: "Money is something outside the body, life does not bring it to death, just enough to spend, don't care too much." ”

I scoffed at Lao Xuan's answer, this world is already so lewd, who are you pretending to be pure for.

Since you are a businessman, you should look like a businessman, and it is not a shame to value money.

In fact, the reason why I am willing to follow Lao Xuan into this industry is largely because I want to make money.

My family conditions are not good, living in a mountain village, I was able to mix a mouthful of imperial grain to eat after graduating from the normal school, but in the end, the bamboo basket was empty.

My parents are getting older, and now I want to make more money, just hoping to share some of the burden for my family.

It's a pity that I never had a chance.

It wasn't until one day after I followed Lao Xuan for three months that someone finally came to visit.

That day, I was reading a book in the yard when I heard a knock on the door outside.

Lao Xuan has a rule, that is, the courtyard gate should be closed at all times, saying that he is afraid that the yin in the courtyard is too heavy, and there will be unclean things taking the opportunity to come in.

Lao Xuan has always taken this very seriously, and the two fish in the shrine at the door are for the purpose of warding off evil spirits.

I heard a knock at the door, so I came to the door and asked, "Who is it?" ”

The other party was a little surprised when he heard my voice, and asked rhetorically, "What about Lao Xuan?" ”

"My master is taking a nap." I replied.

"Your master? I don't know when Lao Xuan will accept his apprentices. The other party muttered a few words, and then said, "I'm Ma Yanyan, looking for your master, open the door for me quickly." ”

I was about to say something more, when I saw Lao Xuan come out of the room with a gown and said, "Xiaoshui, open the door, since he came, something must be wrong." ”