It is said that there is a trader named Wang Ergou in Chang'an City (note: I am not making it up, there are real people), selling silk for a living, and then he was looted by bandits. He wanted to commit suicide, but was rescued by Fan Li, the god of wealth in the heavenly court, leaving an ingot, and instructed him to sell glass in Zibo, so he became rich, and later changed his name to Wang Yuanbao.

Back then, Xuanzong, the son of heaven in the world, once asked Yuanbao how much wealth he had? He said: Please tie your majesty to a tree in Nanshan, the tree in Nanshan is exhausted, and the minister is not exhausted.

It means that every tree on Zhongnan Mountain is wrapped with a silk horse (note: a silk horse is worth ten stone millet, about 120 catties, the ancient productivity was low, and the value of grain was relatively higher), and his silk was not used up. Xuanzong lamented that he was the richest man in the world, and it was not a lie to say that he was rich enough to rival the country.

Another day, Xuanzong feasted in the Hanyuan Palace, and saw the white dragon on the South Mountain, and the important ministers could not see it, and the ingots could see the white things but not the dragon. Xuanzong sighed, the richest is rivaled by the noble, so the only ingots are seen, and the ministers are not seen. Since then, the name of the richest man in ingots is known all over the world. Of course, Yuan Bao later said that he could actually see everything, but the monarch and the minister were different, but they didn't dare to trespass.

However, it is said that this Wang Yuanbao had a serious illness when he was forty years old, and he was often dizzy, almost unable to see, and he could not be cured by looking for a good doctor. He felt that the limit was approaching, so he paid a lot of money to invite Zhongnanshan to the head of the road, but the chief of the road did not accept the resignation. I went to ask twice, but I didn't come.

For the third time, Yuan Bao asked people to carry him up to Zhongnan Mountain to the residence of the chief of Shundao, and happened to meet the chief of Sanshen Dao to travel here. The so-called thing is only three, and he can't get rid of it, so he will let him give porridge for 100 days.

The ingots were subjected to acupuncture by the way, and his body had improved. After he returned, he really gave porridge at the city gates on the east, west, south and north, and even pickled steamed buns, every day from dawn to dark, day after day, and gave the destitute a thousand collars of winter clothes.

Zhishun Dao Chang was grateful for his sincerity, so he came with Sanshen to heal him. Sanshen saw that this disease was quite similar to the case contained in the secret "Xuanyin Secrets" in the door, but he was not sure, so he pointed out that he went to Qin Heming, an acupuncture master, who had obtained the true inheritance of the "ancestor of acupuncture" Huangfu Mi.

Qin He Mingshi acted as an imperial doctor in the palace, and the ingots were invited with a lot of money. The diagnosis of Heming was that the wind was reversed, and the head was slightly bleeding, and the disease was cured, and then the decoction was used, and the body was restored as before.

Yuanbao is deeply grateful, and vows to be outside the Mingde Gate in the south of Chang'an City, looking at Zhongnan Mountain from afar, setting up a porridge shop, giving thousands of bowls of porridge every day, and constantly dying, thinking that he will not forget the grace of saving his life.

Since then, ingots have seen through the red dust, although gold and silver are good, they are just things outside the body. He also detected the great barrier of lust, forgot about men and women, and devoted himself to cultivation.

He later learned that the gods liked jade the most, so they collected the world's beautiful jade with a lot of money, and all those who encountered some immortals, such as those who learned the Tao, half-immortals, scattered immortals, and even liars, all sent some jade.

The so-called sincerity is the opening of the golden stone, and he finally got a precious news: according to a heavenly immortal, the heavenly court released a scattered immortal quota, and the price was 500 catties of divine jade, plus 10,000 taels of gold.

There are not many people in this world who can take out tens of thousands of taels of gold, and where do these huge rich get so much jade for a while, if they are purchased from the market, the more the quantity, the more expensive the price, often a pound of good jade costs a hundred taels of gold, and many rich people have a shortcoming is to cherish their money as their lives, if they are deceived? There is news but no jade and no gold, just sighing emptyly.

Buying land and buying a house in this world is not new, but you can buy anything, but I have never heard that the gods can buy it! However, Wang Yuanbao is rich in the world, firstly, there is more jade and more gold, and secondly, he is not afraid of being deceived, so he sent the gold and jade first.

In the past three years, there has been no news from Heavenly Court, although Yuan Bao was a little disappointed, but he still insisted on giving porridge, buying jade with a lot of money, and concentrating on cultivation, but the business was still done, and he was still the richest man in the world. He understands in his heart that there are some businesses, you just do your best, if you reflect on yourself, after all, you have not done anything wrong, you just need to be more patient, just like the old farmer in the field, whether it is spring planting and autumn harvest, or autumn planting and summer harvest, it depends on what you plant?

In fact, "cultivating the Tao to become an immortal" is also a business for him. It's just that the threshold of this business is extremely high, and the predecessors have no way to follow, and no one knows the harvest. But he, a top businessman, naturally understands that there are some things, the greater the benefit, the greater the risk.

This day is Xiaoman, and the folk proverb has a cloud: Xiaoman is Xiaoman, and the rivers are gradually full. He also said: Xiaoman is dissatisfied and breaks the field. This means that at this time, not only the rivers are small, but the ears of wheat are also small.

The ingots housekeeper came to report that the wheat ears of the main production field of 10,000 mu this year were half full, which was a sign of great abundance. Yuanbao was open-minded, and asked the housekeeper to go to the south gate to add another porridge shop, and give porridge for 100 days. He drove lightly, took a cart of stone steamed buns, steamed buns and pickles, and went straight to Zhongnan Mountain.

Sanshen said with a smile: "Listening to this cart rumbling, it must be the ingots." ”

"How so?" Zhishun asked.

"If someone else comes, or brings two books, or a box of snacks, or some new tea, and talks with us for three days, and before you know how many rice noodles we eat, don't you know how difficult it is for these rice noodles to go up the mountain!

"If the ingots come, you see, it will be such a heavy carriage, filled with your favorite stone buns, and some vegetable buns, so that we will not be short for a few months." Sanshen Dao.

Zhishun said: "He can give porridge for half his life, no wonder he is blessed." ”

The carriage came, and sure enough, it was the ingot, and it brought a lot of things, and the little guy was quick with his hands and feet, and after a short time he moved them all into the firewood house.

At night, the wind and temperature were mild, Zhishun and Sanshen ate wine and had already fallen asleep. Yuanbao couldn't fall asleep, and suddenly a faint voice came from his ears: Wang Yuanbao, come out quickly! Wang Yuanbao, come out quickly! He got up in his clothes, and the moon was bright and night, but he saw a person standing in the courtyard, with a golden light, holding an edict in his hand, and preaching: "The Jade Emperor has an edict to give Wang Jun ingots!" ”

Yuan Bao hurriedly bowed down, couldn't help but scatter his soul, and cried with joy...... Since then, Wang Yuanbao has obtained the method of immortality and the art of ascension, and has become a supernumerary scattered immortal in the heavenly court.

It is recorded in the "Zuo Biography": "Therefore, there are officials of the five elements, which are called the five senses...... Mu Zheng said Jumang, Huo Zheng said Zhu Rong, Jin Zheng said Harvest, Shui Zheng said Xuanming, and Tu Zheng said Hou Tu. The five officials mentioned here were later reincarnated and promoted to the throne as gods, because they belong to the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, they are also called the five elements of the gods, they are: the fire god Zhu Rong, the wood god (gou) mang, the gold god (ru) collection, the water god Yu Qiang, and the earth god Si You.

Because they are all after the former Heavenly Emperor of the Five Directions of the Heavenly Court, although they have not been ascended to immortals for a short time, they have a high status. At the beginning, they were respectful and courteous, worshiped under the master of the Tongtian Sect, and learned the "Five Elements and Five Absolute Arrays", which was created by the five elements between heaven and earth, and the power was huge, and ordinary gods could not crack it.

As a result, the five of them either missed the glory of the old days all day long, or shouted and drank in groups, eating, drinking and having fun in the lower realm, and later, they were called the "Five Young Men of Heaven". Although the Jade Emperor heard that they were misbehaving, there was no great evil, and he turned a blind eye and ignored them, but the Tongtian Sect Master no longer taught them skills.

When he ate wine that day, he was supposed to pay for it in turn, but he forgot to bring the silver, so he said that Yu Qiang always eats together, and this time it will be his. Yu Qiang is displeased, this code is one yard, saying that it is for you, that is, you pay for it, and the rules can not be messed up. Zhu Rong was about to pay the bill, and a white and clean fat man sat at a table next to him, and suddenly smiled: "Several Qiyu are lofty, Wang is admired, how about this wine money is recorded in the account?" ”

"Hehe, you fat man, new here, right? I don't know that this drunken fairy building never takes credit! Ju Mang smiled.

"Others may not be able to take credit, but there are still three points of thin noodles below." The fat man laughed.

"Then Xiao Er, come here, come here!" Ju Mang hurriedly called people over. "The day before yesterday, a few of us asked for credit, but you didn't allow it, why did this fat man say that he could take credit?"

"Guest officer, this is the shopkeeper of our Drunken Immortal Building, and others really can't give credit to others!" Xiao Er arched his hand and said.

"Hehe, that's reasonable!" Bei Shu laughed.

Zhu Rong saw that although this person was a little white and fat, he had a fairy spirit, and arched his hand: "Then thank you to the shopkeeper, I haven't asked for the name yet, let's go back another day!" ”

The fat man hurriedly got up and thanked: "Don't dare, under Wang Yuanbao." ”

This day is the Double Ninth Festival, the autumn wind has risen, the crabs are fat, Zhu Rong and others are hungry, and they secretly come down to eat crabs and drink. It was sunset, and this drunken immortal building had already gathered guests, and it was difficult to find a table.

Zhu Rong and his entourage went up to the private room on the top floor, which was already full, but they saw the white fat man sitting alone at a table, with only a pot of wine in front of the table, pouring himself a drink.

Zhu Rong thought that he owed him a drink last time, and was hesitating, and Ju Mang had already greeted him. Yuan Bao hurriedly got up, walked over, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhu Rong, Brother Yuqiang, Brother Jumang, Brother Bei Shu, Brother Si You, a few are polite!"

"It's better to meet by chance! Come on, it's the time when the crab fat paste is yellow, and the kitchen also left a few for me, it's better to be happy alone than to be happy with others, can a few people enjoy it, how about enjoying it together? ”

Zhu Rong hurriedly excused himself, secretly shocked in his heart: How could he remember our names so accurately in a hurry?

Yuan Bao said in a low voice: "The junior brother also hid the altar jade liquor, how can a few brothers miss it!" Zhu Rong was still waiting to let it go, but Ju Mang and Si You had already sat down.

Ju Mang said: "That old man is suppressing me more and more and more to wait for the descendants of the Emperor of Heaven!" ”

Si You said: "Yes, the Jade Emperor is ......."

Zhu Rong stopped and said, "Hey——, can't be like this!" ”

Everyone looked at Zhu Rong, looked at the ingots, and had to be silent.

"Brother Zhurong, don't worry! A few of you are here, and it's okay to say anything. In the past, Yuanbao also had a relationship with Emperor Xuanzong, why didn't he drink with important ministers, but repeatedly let me enter the palace with a white body to accompany him? "Ingot is the color road.

Ju Mang smiled: "Presumably you are too rich, and the emperor Lao'er also asked you to borrow silver, haha!" ”

Yuan Bao smiled: "This is also true." But his old man is rich all over the world, and my money is just his money, so he can't borrow it. Actually, just because I have a tight mouth, I won't reveal half a word to those courtiers when he says something. If my mouth is not strict, I'm afraid that all ten heads have moved, and there can still be a way to ascend to immortals? ”

Zhu Rong said with a smile: "Money can make ghosts grind, and money can make people bow their heads, but it is not very useful for immortals to be rich." ”

Yuan Bao smiled awkwardly: "Yes, gold and silver are just things outside the body." What's more, the divine power is everywhere, what can't be obtained at your fingertips! ”

Everyone looked at each other and smiled. Yes, the laws of heaven can certainly restrain the actions of the gods, but if they have to do evil, such as stealing or robbing property, it is really easy, and if they do it cleanly, they may not be able to find out.

Si You said: "The Jade Emperor's intentions are really sinister, and he moved the fief of my Emperor Jun and his old man to Fusang Ryukyu and other places, in order to make him alone, he really did everything!" ”

"It's better than our Western Emperor Shaohao being driven to the Western Regions! In the past, the five emperors ruled the heavenly court together, and everything still had to be discussed, you and I can still say a few words, but now? Alas—" sighed.

"Yes, although the previous method was slower, it was always possible to take into account the overall situation, but now it is only he who says it, and there is nothing we say." Yu Qiang sighed.

"The Western Regions are still connected to Middle-earth, and it is much stronger than the island of Fuso Ryukyu where birds don't!" Si said stupidly.

"How can it be so easy, he is weak in the Western Regions, and he was expelled by the Nestorian Sect and Zoroastrianism, I am afraid that he will go west to the end of the Great Wilderness!" Harvest Road.

"It's not all the same, our Emperor Yan also had half of the country in the world, known as one of the two ancestors of China, rich in thousands of miles of fertile fields in the south of Middle Earth, and now it is not enough to be driven to southern Yunnan and other places, and has been moved south to the heavenly realm of Annam (Vietnam), Siam (Thailand, etc.), who is looking for reason?" Zhu Rong couldn't help but complain.

"Isn't it the Third Ancestor?" Yu Qiang said.

"Chi You fell into the Demon Dao and has been removed." Zhu Rong said.

"You said to get rid of them, at least give us some benefits, come on, give a position to the immortals, but the treatment is only the treatment of the immortals, send you six catties of jade (the upper immortal is twelve catties), and say what is 'extra kindness, three times the year', I t! Fools? Jumang said.

"Hey——, teasing you!" Si Yu said.

……

This night, the six of them swept away the two jars of jade liquor, and the fat crabs did not know how to eat hundreds, guessing the wine order, the ingots were all fine, and the gags were all good, and he was even more connoisseurs.