The carriage drove along the wide stone bridge to the south bank of the Luo River.

The slums with dense and dilapidated houses and dirty and muddy ground gradually drifted away behind Gu Xu and the others, and they were greeted by wide and clean streets and deep mansion compounds with high walls.

"On our right hand side is the 'Daode Fang'," Shangguan Jin pointed to the scene outside the car window and introduced to Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan, "The mansion of His Royal Highness the Great Prince is located here; A little further afield is the 'Zezenfang', where there is the residence of the Cabinet Capital, Lord Tan, the Imperial Family Enshrined Mr. Fan, and the Criminal Department Shangshu Cai......"

Gu Xu listened to her explanation quietly.

His eyes glanced out the window—not just at the scenery, but also at the feng shui of Luojing City.

According to the Kanyu books, Luojing City is located in the center of the situation of Daqi, surrounded by mountains and many rivers - Mount Tai towers on the left for the green dragon, Huashan towers on the right for the white tiger, Hengshan is in front of the Vermilion Bird, and Hengshan is in the north for Xuanwu. The five mountains are yang, the Yellow River and the Luohe River are yin, and Luojing is in the position of the "Taiji Treasure Point" surrounded by mountains and rivers, so it can become the "land of Longxing" that can gather the luck of the world.

Emperor Taizu of Great Qi also wrote in his edict: "Luojing has been the capital since ancient times, within Wangji, where heaven and earth meet, and where yin and yang are harmonious." ”

The layout and construction in Luojing City is also extremely feng shui.

Gu Xu once read in the book, "Only the king founded the country, distinguishing the right position, and thinking that the people were the pole."

For the national capital, the central axis is extremely important. It seems to be the spine of the city, supporting the bones, protecting the spinal cord, and building nerve veins, so that the dragon qi of the imperial capital can run through and circulate in all directions, becoming the source of power of the "Heavenly Dragon Array".

Heavenly Street, Palace Gate, Daye Palace, Qianyang Palace, Kunyuan Palace, etc., are all on the central axis of Luojing City.

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The carriage traveled south, past a new house under construction.

Inside the walls was dusty, and outside the gates were several horse-drawn carriages loaded with heavy masonry and precious wood.

Gu Xu suddenly frowned slightly.

"Shangguan Daoyou, which mansion is this newly renovated courtyard house?" He asked.

Shangguan Jin thought for a moment and replied, "It's the new mansion of the Zhao family in Youzhou." As far as I know, the eldest lady of the Zhao family, Zhao Yan, recently came to the capital to prepare for the Luoshui Conference, and she disliked that the previous house was too dilapidated, so she bought a piece of land here to build a new home. Anyway, there are many monks in the Zhao family, and it doesn't take much time to build a big mansion. ”

"What a lot of money!" Gu Xu sighed silently.

Come to think of it, he himself is still trying to make money in order to buy his first house in the capital, and others have already begun to build a second mansion with great fanfare.

Then he pondered for a moment and said, "I feel that there is something wrong with the feng shui of this house. ”

"Something is wrong?" Shangguan Jin raised his eyebrows, revealing an expression of humble inquiry, "Gu Daoyou, what do you think is wrong?" ”

She knew that Gu Xu was well-read, so she really wanted to hear some amazing insights from Gu Xu's mouth.

"This house is too close to the outer wall of the house next door, leaving only a long, narrow gap, and from a distance, it looks as if it has been split in half by an axe," Gu Xu explained lightly, "In Feng Shui, this is called 'Heavenly Slashing', which will make the evil qi rush to the door, causing a disaster of blood and light - the narrower the gap, the more dangerous it is."

"Although there is a 'Heavenly Dragon Great Array' in Luojing City, it will avoid the convergence of Yin and evil Qi to a certain extent, but this 'Heavenly Slashing Evil' will also hinder the operation of Luojing Dragon Qi."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment and smiled: "However, since this is the Zhao family's newly built mansion, there must be something in it that I don't know." After all, I've only read a few books on Feng Shui superficially, and my attainments in this area are definitely not as good as those of the Feng Shui masters in the Zhao family. ”

Shangguan Jin was silent, but his heart was once again amazed by Gu Xu's knowledge.

Shi Xiaohan next to him looked dazed.

Gu Xu's words just now seemed like a strange language to her, and she couldn't understand them at all.

To hide her ignorance, she tilted her head and looked out the window, pretending that she was concentrating on the scenery.

"Alas, if I am as knowledgeable as Gu Xu, why wouldn't I be able to get a clerical job in the Exorcism Division?" She sighed secretly in her psyche.

Thinking of the painful experience of staying in the library two days ago to prepare for the promotion assessment, she couldn't help but sigh softly.

To her, knowledge is like little worms with wings—they are locked in her head, and they fly away silently while she sleeps.

When I woke up the next day, my head was empty.

If it weren't for staying in Luojing City, she would rather practice her sword skills without sleep than open those boring books.

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Shangguan Jin recommended a total of three mansions to Gu Xu.

One is located in Sishunfang, adjacent to the bazaar, with convenient transportation, next to the residence of Shangguan Jin and Chu Fengge.

One is located in Yanqingfang, near the Luohe River, close to the city wall, not far from the mansion of Princess Zhaoning, surrounded by a lot of weeping willows, presumably when the spring flowers bloom, it is full of green.

There is also a place located in Zhengpingfang, close to the south city gate, relatively far away from the palace, only a few alleys separated from the Guozijian, and the surrounding residents are mostly mortals.

The three houses are all two-entry quadrangle courtyards, with all kinds of main houses, wing rooms, inverted seats, etc., and the area is basically more than 600 square meters.

"I am alone, I have no wife, no children, no servants, is it necessary to live in such a big house?" Gu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking that the area of these houses is not small, the location is basically not bad, and the price will definitely not be cheap.

"Of course it is necessary," Shangguan Jin replied without hesitation, "Gu Daoyou, you are now a Great Qi Sixth Rank official, and you will soon be able to obtain a knighthood and rank among the nobles - the Great Qi Dynasty's house camp system is very strict, and your residence must match your status, otherwise you will not only be looked down upon, but also ordered to be rebuilt." ”

"Alas, what a nuisance." Gu Xu shook his head slightly.

These damn rules are always trying to squeeze his wallet.

"Which of the three mansions do you prefer?" Shangguan Jin chuckled, and then asked, "Personally, I would like you to choose the one in Sishun Mansion - in this way, we will be neighbors." When you encounter difficulties, you can take care of each other and help each other. During the New Year's holidays, it is also convenient to get together for a meal. ”

Gu Xu smiled and responded, "That mansion is really good...... The location, the orientation, and the ...... of nearby restaurants"

"But it has a shortcoming......"

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Exegesis:

(1) "But the king founded the country, distinguished the right position, the body of the country and the economy, and set up officials and divided positions, thinking that the people were extreme." - "Zhou Li, Heavenly Official"

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