In Beijing, Chunyan has begun to get busy with the new mud, the trees on both sides of the street spit out new sprouts, and the streets and alleys are full of spring.

In this era, although there are high-ranking monarchs, there is also no shortage of "immortals" among the people.

Even the emperor's burial must pay attention to feng shui, and the commoner's family often uses this as the hope of turning over, so feng shui master has been a very popular profession since ancient times.

In addition to feng shui masters, various divination techniques are also emerging, and Fu Ping is even more mysterious.

Nowadays, the economy of the Hongzhi Dynasty is improving, so that in recent years, there are countless families who have moved graves and transferred, and naturally some people are looking for fortune tellers to ask for good fortune in the present.

Dongfang Wudao is a warlock who came from Jiangxi a few years ago and has been wandering in the capital. In the early years, it was set that he would only help him three times a day, one or two silver each time, so that there were few people who came to him to ask him about his good fortune.

It's just that gold will always shine, and with the accurate prediction of the good luck and evil of some dignitaries, it stands out among many warlocks and becomes a hot oriental god nowadays.

especially accurately predicted the fate of Wan An and Xu Qiong, thus becoming the most popular helper, and even known as the Oriental Immortal by the people.

No one thought that when Dongfang Wudao reached the peak of fame, he was invited by the Chang Mansion to help him, and he actually made a prediction of "the emperor's heir, after every second day, Zhang is like Qin, and Chang Congxin".

Because it is a helpless man in the East, and it is related to today, once this matter came out, it quickly detonated the entire capital and became the most lively topic nowadays.

"What does that mean?"

"The new dynasty will die in one lifetime, this means that the emperor and Empress Lichang will be the empress!"

"It's been four years since the emperor ascended the throne, and so far there is not even a princess, is it really ...... Be careful! ”

"If the Eastern Immortals are true this time, then I'm afraid our Ming Dynasty will be abolished!"

……

The vast majority of the people believe in fate, and they actually believe in some warlocks who are interested in peeking into the heavens, especially the Dongfang Wudao Fu Ping Technique has been verified by everyone.

Now that Dongfang Wudao has released this prediction, even if the imperial court has sent Jinyiwei and Dongchang to strictly prohibit discussion, many people can't help but believe in Dongfang Wudao's prophecy in combination with the current situation.

If the emperor has no heirs, then Empress Chang is the first person responsible, and the Ming Dynasty is likely to face the abolition.

"Zhang Qiqin, does this Zhang refer to the former crown princess?"

"I just inquired about the two concubines and nine concubines accepted by the emperor's wedding and did not have the surname Zhang, so eighty percent are the crown princess!"

"This thing is also strange, when His Majesty ascended the throne, why didn't he canonize the crown princess as the queen?"

"It is said that the crown princess was pampered and arrogant back then, and after learning that she was not canonized, she also made a big court, how can this kind of woman be a mother in the world?"

"If Zhang Zhi is the crown princess of the year, then I'm afraid it will have to be replaced by the crown princess, this emperor is not a joke!"

……

As the topic deepened, everyone's attention shifted to the almost forgotten crown princess Zhang Yujiao, and even saw that the new queen of the Ming Dynasty would return to the throne.

Things are getting more and more intense, and because Zhang Taijiao has a close relationship with the civilian clique, even some literati have begun to fan the flames behind their backs.

"Have you heard? The Eastern Immortals have already alarmed the emperor! ”

"This oriental immortal is really open-mouthed, and he was almost killed by the Chang family yesterday!"

"I'm afraid you don't know something, the same is true when he calculated it for the Wan family, and he was also beaten out by the Wan family!"

"It's not just these two, he said that the Marquis of Huichang was also beaten out when the disaster came, and he has not suffered less sticks over the years!"

"It's hard to judge Empress Chang's matter, but Dongfang Wudao has fulfilled all the previous helpers one by one, this person is really a living immortal!"

……

Due to the intensification of Dongfang Wudao's affairs, Dongfang Wudao has already been a celebrity in the capital, so more and more unknown things have been dug up.

It's just that combined with Dongfang Wudao's accurate prediction earlier, although it is taboo to talk about the emperor's heirs, many people actually believe it in their hearts.

Criminal Department, in prison.

Since there are no windows here, it is difficult to argue between day and night.

Normally, once a felony enters the area, it is difficult to get out again.

Many felons were not actually beheaded to death, but tortured to death in such an environment.

Some tortured felons judge time by looking at the wounds on their bodies, judging time by the degree of decay of the flesh, so as to preserve the glimmer of hope of living.

Of course, the current criminal department is quite enlightened, but there have been no outrageous unjust cases.

"Master, I really don't have to die?"

"Although you are not long-lived, you are not a short-lived ghost, put a hundred hearts!"

"That'...... So when can I get out! ”

"It's as short as three months, as long as half a year, just wait!"

"That'...... Can you help me figure out if my mother-in-law's recent belly is my species? ”

……

In a certain cell, a death row inmate who had been locked up for more than half a year humbly asked for advice, learned that he could get out of this prison safely, and asked a very informative question.

At this moment, on the half-wet haystack of the cell, a sloppy old man was lying on it, with Erlang's legs crossed and a piece of grass in his mouth.

He was over fifty years old, his hair was disheveled, but his face looked very good, his body was slightly fat, and the gray Taoist robe he was wearing was dirty, and he looked cynical.

Anyone who met for the first time could not have imagined that the oriental immortal who was passed on by the people of the capital to be a sloppy old Taoist priest.

Dongfang Wudao was about to solve the confusion of the middle-aged man in front of him, but his ears suddenly moved, so he looked in the direction of the prison door and said, "I'm afraid Lao Dao will have to change places!" ”

Boom la la la......

A group of people suddenly appeared here with torches in their hands, and after a sound of chains rattling at the door, Wang Yu led several big men in: "You are Dongfang Wudao?" ”

"Exactly! Judging by your appearance and bearing, you are the grandson of Wang Ge Lao, right? Dongfang Wudao took advantage of the firelight to look at the young man in front of him.

Wang Yu knew that his grandfather was already a celebrity in the capital, but he solemnly introduced himself: "I am Wang Yu of a thousand households in the search hall of the Metropolitan Procuratorate!" ”

"It is said that you have the demeanor of Wang Ge when he was young, but you have a mole in your eyebrows, and it is risky to look at your face in the near future. No matter what you've been looking for lately, the old way advises you to give up right away. Dongfang Wudao stretched out his fingers and picked his ears, looking serious and admonished.

Hey?

Hu Jun, who was accompanying him, heard the Taoist priest in front of him say so seriously, and thought that the two of them were secretly tracking down the Cheng family, and couldn't help but look at Wang Yu worriedly.

In the shipwreck last year, according to the testimony of Cheng Yi, the person who murdered Wang Shouren and Zhao Kuo, the prince of Wujing, that night was Li Yanwen, but Wang Yu never believed this statement.

Although it is impossible for the Metropolitan Procuratorate to open a case for investigation out of speculation, Wang Yu and Wang Shouren are good friends, so they have been silently following Cheng Yi to find out the truth.

Wang Yu snorted coldly, but said with a bit of sarcasm: "Aren't you a helper?" How can you even understand the face, this is to rob the fortune teller's job! ”

"One pass is all the way, but after all, the face is not as unpredictable as Fu Ping, and now the old Tao is all here, and the blessings and misfortunes are all in self-solution!" Dongfang Wudao pulled out a piece of earwax, and his mood seemed very good and authentic.

Hu Jun was still worried about this brother after all, so he asked seriously: "This master, what will happen if we insist on pursuing it?" ”

Wang Yu's brows furrowed slightly, and he found that his brother had fooled this charlatan.

"Wang Gongzi is not a short-lived person, ask for a charm, you can save your life! It's just a matter of life and death, and Poor Dao can't tell whether he is missing an arm or a leg! Dongfang Wudao picked out a large piece of earwax in his right ear, and buckled his left ear with some expectation.

Wang Yu's character has Wang Yue's indomitable spirit, and he doesn't take Dongfang Wudao's words to heart at all: "Don't be alarmist here!" Since you can divinate the good fortune and evil of others, it is better to test how many days you can live. Is the emperor's affair something that you can discuss as a charlatan? When you get to the Metropolitan Inspectorate, don't pretend to be a ghost, come with me! ”

Dongfang Wudao found that his left ear couldn't pick out what he was expecting at all, although some things he could expect, but some things were also unpredictable.

Like the grandson of the old Wang Pavilion in front of him, he didn't believe what he said, and now he only hopes that he won't hurt the below, and don't let the king who is dedicated to the people be killed.

Dongfang Wudao had expected that he would be transferred to the prison of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so he first stood up and stretched his waist, and then picked up his helper.

Wang Yu saw that Dongfang Wudao was going to carry something, so he asked vigilantly: "What is this?" ”

"The tool for making a living in the poor way, this is handed down by the ancestors, and it will definitely be used this time!" Dongfang Wudao raised the object in his hand and explained confidently.

Wang Yu saw that they were all non-lethal tools, and after a little hesitation, he did not embarrass Dongfang Wudao.

Although he didn't like this old way, and he knew that this old way had alarmed the Forbidden City, but now the matter is still undecided.

If it is more serious, and the current Dongfang Wudao is not a real criminal, and now he will have to be dealt with in accordance with the holy will of the one in the Forbidden City.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Criminal Department were adjacent to each other, so after tying up Dongfang Wudao, he escorted the people back to the Yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate on foot.

Since the last time the scholars surrounded the door and made trouble, the guards here have been significantly strengthened, but the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate inside seem to be very busy.

Wang Ye escorted the person back to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and did not directly throw the person into the prison, but took him to his grandfather.

Wang Yue has now entered the cabinet to pay respects to the prime minister, but he did not go to the cabinet to participate in the voting work, but still stayed in the Metropolitan Procuratorate to deal with affairs and find out the black sheep in the ranks of officials.

In the case of He Qiaoxin, the secretary of the Criminal Department, because the Ming Dynasty has officially listed valuable medicinal materials such as ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum as corrupt goods, this period of time seems to be very busy.

It's just that he is obsessed with this kind of busyness, although the affairs of Jingshan County have passed for a long time, but Hu Daniu's death seems to be just yesterday, but he knows that killing a corrupt official can be exchanged for a short period of peace.

"Grandpa, the people have been brought!" Wang Yu saw that his grandfather was still dealing with affairs, and immediately stepped forward to remind.

"Wang Qianhu, just now in the prison of the Criminal Department, he still called himself a thousand households, why don't you call himself an old man now?" Dongfang Wudao saw Wang Yu's grandson, so he deliberately joked about it.

Wang Yu glared at Dongfang Wudao, but stood aside obediently without saying a word.

Although he has always wanted to live his own life, he is willing to act as a grandson in the face of his grandfather who has taught him since he was a child, and in the face of his grandfather who is fearless for the emperor.

Wang Yue's eyes were very sharp, and he looked at the sloppy Taoist priest in the hall and said directly as if his soul was tortured: "Today, Zi Shengming, are you loyal or disloyal?" ”

"Loyal!" Dongfang Wudao put away his cynical attitude and answered this question very solemnly.

He is mixed at the bottom, and it can be said that he has witnessed the changes of the people in the capital over the years, and he has also seen more and more people eating meat and wearing cotton clothes.

Although he had an attempt, he had no thoughts of disloyalty, and he knew the fate of infidelity.

Wang Yue's face changed suddenly, and he reproached very harshly: "You are talking nonsense this time, do you know how much trouble you have caused to your father?" ”

Not to mention whether the sloppy Taoist in front of him has ulterior motives, or is he a pawn of a big conspiracy. According to the content of his help, the emperor must abolish Empress Chang for the future of the empire.

After the abolition, it is a big event in any era.

Although the emperor can now insist on doing this thing, if this matter falls into the history books, it will have a great negative impact on the emperor's reputation.

Of course, he did not believe in this prediction, preferring to believe that there was a charlatan in front of him.

"Elder Wang Ge, this is wrong!" Dongfang Wudao returned to the cynical attitude he had just now, yawned and shook his head directly.

Wang Yue's brows frowned slightly, and he still said with a stinky face: "What's wrong?" ”

"Lao Dao knows that you are a rare loyal minister, but Lao Dao does not hesitate to risk backlash and leak the heavenly opportunity, which is clearly done by good people!" Dongfang Wudao corrected seriously.

Wang Yue didn't want to listen to this kind of quibble, and immediately reprimanded: "What nonsense! Your Majesty is a Ming Jun who is rare to see in a hundred years, and now he is admired by all the people, and he must be the heir, how can he come from the fallacy of 'always starting from the new, Zhang is like Qin'! ”

"Elder Wang Ge, why don't we make a bet, how about five years?" Dongfang Wudao knew that this prediction was difficult to convince, and immediately said confidently.

Wang Yue snorted coldly, but he directly ordered: "Five years? You can get away with it first! Come on, put this demon in a big prison and take care of it! ”

Wang Yu rarely saw his grandfather so angry, and he seemed very unceremonious to let Hu Jun throw people into prison.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate's prison was newly built in the past two years, and is mainly divided into two categories: the suspect cell and the heavy punishment cell, and the suspect cell is located in the outer area and has plenty of light.

"It's not that I'm picky, but I'm afraid that other people won't be able to stand it. Now there is no crime, it is uncertain whether the old way is guilty or not, and the first room here is very good! Dongfang Wudao saw that Hu Jun still wanted to put himself inside, so he immediately made a request.

Hu Jun thought of this old Tao's kind reminder earlier, and the other party really hadn't been guilty yet, so he hesitated a little and locked the person in a temporary cell. (End of chapter)