Although he was very unhappy, Li Yuanji still paid his contribution. The officials of Taichang Temple knew very well and immediately recalculated. This time the result was good. Although it was not auspicious, it was definitely much better than the last bad fortune.
As expected, they were playing on feudal superstitions, and Li Zhiyun was dazzled by the tricks he saw. His ancestors still knew how to play, and accepted bribes openly and openly.
Later, Li Zhiyun and Li Yuanji paid homage to the previous emperors together.
After that, Li Yuanji felt disgusted with Taichang Temple. If it weren't for the fact that he was getting married and wanted to seek good luck, he would definitely twist off Taichang Qing's head. Then he asked Li Zhiyun if he wanted to go to Pingkangfang for a drink with him.
Cup. It is true that Li Zhiyun stopped eating meat after Mrs. Yin became pregnant, but he has other things to do now, so he declined with a smile.
After Li Yuanji left, Li Zhiyun stayed.
"Your Majesty, we are here." Taichang Qing came over with a middle-aged man.
"Are you Taichang Ling who divines horoscopes for me?" Li Zhiyun looked at the man in green robe and linen.
"Your Majesty Yuan Shoucheng has met His Royal Highness the King of Chu."
Nani?
Etc., etc?
"what's your name?"
"Yuan Shoucheng." Yuan Shoucheng looked at King Chu in confusion.
Damn it, are you a macho guy who can kill a whole dragon with just one mouth?
He always thought that Yuan Shoucheng in Journey to the West was a fabrication, but he didn't expect that such a ridiculous person really existed. Moreover, he was still too often.
Li Zhiyun gave Taichangqing a look, and the latter resigned knowingly.
Yuan Shoucheng didn't quite understand King Chu's actions, it was just a little strange.
"What's the relationship between Yuan Tiangang and you?"
Yuan Shoucheng was shocked by the question, how did King Chu know about Yuan Tiangang?
"Back to the King of Chu, he is Xiaguan's nephew."
Damn it, Yuan Shoucheng is real.
"The king is far away in the capital, how do you know the name of your nephew?" Yuan Shoucheng asked.
I read it from the book. Li Zhiyun said calmly: "You will know it later."
Seeing that Li Zhiyun didn't want to answer, Yuan Shoucheng didn't dare to continue asking. After all, he was just an eighth-rank Taichang minor official.
Li Zhiyun paced and asked, "Are the maxims you gave me the king true?"
Yuan Shoucheng was shocked and said calmly: "The motto predicted by the king is a good fortune. Is there anything wrong with it?"
Guard the mountain tiger, the golden jade bird.
This is the answer to the birth dates of Li Zhiyun and Princess Yang of Chu.
Of course Li Zhiyun knew that this was a good sign, he was just worried that the answer was forced by Wolong Li Shuliang on Yuan Shoucheng's divination.
Li Zhiyun said with a slightly threatening tone: "Do you know what will happen if you deceive me?"
It was quiet inside the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and Yuan Shoucheng actually seemed a little embarrassed in front of this fifteen-year-old boy. The King of Chu had been in the battle for a short time, and the evil spirit had not dissipated. For a moment, it was extremely oppressive.
"The lower officials did not dare to deceive the King of Chu. It was just the first time that the King of Chu made a divination and could not interpret it, so he did not dare to reveal it to others."
Good boy, there is indeed a problem.
"Take it out and let me, the king, take a look."
"As commanded."
After a while, Yuan Shoucheng presented another divination.
Li Zhiyun was confused after reading it, and he didn't know what it meant.
"It seems but not hidden in the mist, and the clouds are hidden in the sky."
"What does this mean?"
"I don't know, my subordinate."
Li Zhiyun said angrily: "As a Taichangling, you still have divination that you can't figure out?"
This is like playing with feudal superstition and making yourself confused. Isn't this nonsense?
Yuan Shoucheng said awkwardly: "Your Majesty, you don't know something. Although the divination is fixed, there are millions of answers."
"This king's hexagram has never been seen since ancient times?"
"That's not necessarily the case. It's just that if you put these two sentences together, I won't be able to explain them."
"I don't know how to explain it." Li Zhiyun laughed angrily, "You mean, the horoscopes of the king and the princess have never been put together before?"
"yes."
"You dare to use a fortune to offend me?" Li Zhiyun asked.
Mud, if he didn't ask this question without talking too much, wouldn't he stop being cool?
Yuan Shoucheng hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, please be patient. These two sentences are actually the Shang Shang hexagram when viewed separately. Therefore, the lower officials thought that together they should be good luck. Furthermore, on that day, King Changping must predict good luck if he wants to lower the official position.
Come out, so..."
Good guy, there is indeed a crouching dragon.
Li Zhiyun was speechless, his business skills were so poor.
"You said that it is the Shang Shang hexagram when viewed separately. So, do the words 'za' and 'zhong' combined mean a good thing?"
Yuan Shoucheng was speechless, what on earth do you want from me? Who knew that such a divination would be possible? Besides, the divination didn't work the second time, and he couldn't verify it again.
In fact, he really wanted to say that Taichang Temple is just a place to show off and please people. Why are you being so serious when you have nothing to do?
In history, many people with different horoscopes got together, and nothing happened. Only your surname is Li, and it's troublesome!
So, he whispered: "Your Majesty, the Gao Wei hexagram of Qian Qi and Hou Lord is above, and the result is not good. Your Majesty, you don't need to worry about it."
This is equivalent to telling Li Zhiyun: Brother Li, we are just living together, so can we not be so serious about it? In the worst case, I will return the big red envelope to you.
Damn it, who are you using as a bad metaphor, but those crazy people in Northern Qi? Li Zhiyun suddenly became unhappy, and said with a cold face: "You also know that Gao Wei is the former emperor of Qi, so he won't tamper with the hexagrams.
"
Your Majesty, are you the master of the Tang Dynasty?
Just a hard fight, right?
Yuan Shoucheng gave in, cupped his hands and said, "I have neglected my duty. Please punish me, your Majesty."
What else can I say? The other party is a big bully, and he will be bullied no matter what he says. It is better to just give in.
As expected, I, Yuan Shoucheng, am not worthy of being an official. I would rather set up a stall on the street to deceive children.
Li Zhiyun hummed, but did not directly say that he would punish him, but said: "Who else knows about this divination?"
"There is only one person, the official."
Li Zhiyun looked at him and suddenly said: "This Taichang Temple is too small to accommodate you. The Prince of Chu's Palace still lacks a Cang Cao. Do you have any interest?"
What's the meaning?
Give me a promotion?
Yuan Shoucheng was confused. He really couldn't understand Li Zhiyun's brain circuit.
"Unwilling?" Li Zhiyun's tone increased.
"I don't dare, I am willing."
"Very good, I will say hello to you from the staff department. You can pack up and prepare to take office."
After saying this, Li Zhiyun took the copy of the hexagram and left.
Yuan Shoucheng was speechless for a long time.
Li Zhiyun didn't believe in the so-called divination. The so-called destiny was determined by destiny, and those who achieved great things would follow the destiny and count against it. This kind of thing could only be used as a source of discussion.
He was mainly interested in Yuan Shoucheng and his future nephew. These two people seemed to have a lot of research on astronomy and geography, which would be of great use in the future.
After returning home, Li Zhiyun threw the hexagram into the brazier and watched it burn to ashes.
From now on, it's better not to bother that Wolong guy. You still have to do some things yourself, otherwise you won't even know something goes wrong.
But then he thought about it and thought it was funny. If it hadn't been for Wolong this time, he might have lost the chance to see Yuan Shoucheng.