Zhu Gui stared at the Wuchen monk, but the monk's eyes were white, and he was obviously blind. Naturally, he had no feeling for his solidity.
"Your Majesty, Master Wuchen rarely tells people's fortunes. It is said that he is very effective. Only when the Ming Dynasty was founded, he told fortunes for the emperor. Others have no such opportunity."
Xu Miaoqing took Zhu Gui's hand and said.
Is there such a thing? This is a strange news that Zhu Gui has never heard of in his previous life.
He originally scorned such things as fortune-telling, but after seeing the old monk's ability and hearing Xu Miaoqing's words, ripples in his heart couldn't help but arise.
So he nodded in agreement and followed a monk into the backyard of Linggu Temple from the entrance on the other side.
Unlike the noisy front yard, the backyard seemed to be cut off from all sounds, and there were very few monks coming and going. It was like entering another world.
The monk led Zhu Gui and Xu Miaoqing to a simple Zen room, and the three soldiers were arranged to wait in the corridor.
Not long after, several bell-ringing sounds came from nowhere, and then a wooden wall not far in front of Zhu Gui opened outwards, and then a curtain was lowered.
The old monk Wuchen sat on the other side of the curtain.
"I wonder what the prince wants to know?"
The old monk was the first to ask.
"Can I ask anything?"
Zhu Gui said.
"As long as it is within the hexagram, the old monk can tell the prince anything. However, the sun and the moon are not full today, so the prince can only predict one thing, so please think twice before deciding."
The old monk said.
Zhu Gui heard this, thought for a moment, and then said: "I want to know whether what I want in my heart at this moment can be achieved."
"My lord, what are you thinking about?" Xu Miaoqing asked quickly.
"Shhh, don't tell me the truth." Zhu Gui said to Xu Miaoqing with a smile.
When Xu Miaoqing heard this, she made a face at him, but she didn't ask any more questions.
The old monk was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Dai Wang would not directly say what he wanted to divine. This was somewhat beyond his expectation.
However, he didn't say anything more, and instead threw out several stone fragments in his hand.
As a result, the stone pieces fell to the ground, and three of them broke into pieces.
The two middle-aged monks who came to support the old monk saw this and said in surprise: "Master, how could this piece of hexagram be broken? This has never happened before."
The old monk Wuchen knelt on the ground, groping for the stones on the ground, with a look of surprise on his face.
"You go out first and let the old monk and the king have a few words alone." The old monk said to the monk next to him.
"Yes." The two middle-aged monks seemed to have been used to this kind of thing for a long time.
However, Xu Miaoqing still left the room after some persuasion from Zhu Gui.
Zhu Gui came to the side of the curtain and said, "Master, please give me some advice."
Zhu Gui was still a little resistant to the other party's pretentious approach, but because Linggu Temple had a very high status in Nanjing and the other party was old, he did not leave just out of politeness.
Monk Wuchen peered through the curtain, stretched out a hand and grabbed Zhu Gui's left hand, and then touched his palm a few times before saying, "The King Dai is astounded, he must be a thoughtful and thoughtful person."
Zhu Gui frowned and said, "Can this be seen from the Prime Minister?"
The old monk continued: "I'm afraid that the king has experienced great changes, and his temper and temperament have also undergone great changes, right?"
If someone who knew Zhu Gui well heard this, they would definitely think it was true, but Zhu Gui himself knew what was going on.
What does a change in temperament and character mean? He is simply a different person, right?
His face looked extremely gloomy at this time, and he was a little worried whether the old monk had really seen something.
"Master, you'd better talk about the hexagrams. Can what I just had in mind be achieved?"
Zhu Gui didn't expect much from the outcome, he just wanted to change the topic.
Unexpectedly, the old monk shook his head when he heard this and said: "There is nothing the old monk can do about this matter, because this is a hexagram that has never happened before."
"What do you mean by this?" Zhu Gui was stunned for a moment and continued to ask.
"The Buddha said that in the three thousand worlds, the fate of people in the past and present lives has been determined. Everything is in the palm of my Buddha's hand. However, there seem to be many variables in His Highness's hexagrams."
The old monk said in a deep voice, as if he was also thinking about what this problem was about.
Zhu Gui was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself, isn't this just fatalism? As for the variables mentioned by the other party, it was probably because the quality of his divination props was too low, so it was broken.
Since the old monk couldn't explain why, Zhu Gui didn't want to waste time here.
So he said: "In this case, I will not disturb the master's meditation and take my leave."
"Wait a minute."
The old monk actually grabbed Zhu Gui's hand again. Just when Zhu Gui was a little surprised, the other party actually put half a piece of gravel in his hand.
"Your Highness, this object is a spiritual object from Linggu Temple. It can protect Your Highness. Although the old monk does not have the ability to understand His Highness's thoughts, he can still feel that Your Highness plays a vital role in the fortune of the Ming Dynasty. I hope that Your Highness can wholeheartedly serve you.
Be kind and benefit the common people."
After the old monk finished speaking, he knelt on the ground and bowed solemnly to Zhu Gui.
Zhu Gui was quite shocked, but because the curtain was too high, he could not go over to help the old monk, so he could only pick up the stone pieces and walk outside.
"How is it? What did Master Wuchen say?" As soon as he left the room, Xu Miaoqing grabbed Zhu Gui and asked.
"Master said that I am in good health, but I need to supplement my nutrition and pay attention to exercise." Zhu Gui said angrily.
"Did Master Wuchen really say that? How could he calculate such a strange thing? Hey, are you lying to me?"
When Zhu Gui was far away, Xu Miaoqing finally realized and chased after him.
The two chatted and made noise and re-entered the bustling city.
And inside Linggu Temple.
Master Wuchen, who had just finished telling Zhu Gui's fortune, directly summoned the abbot and elders of the temple, and then announced to them the news that he was about to pass away.
The host and others were shocked when they heard this, but they all knew that an accomplished monk like Master Xiang Wuchen could predict his own funeral.
So they were not too surprised, but immediately informed the court and closed the temple.
That night, Master Wuchen passed away while sitting in the main hall, facing the Buddha statue.
Zhu Yuanzhang also received the news immediately, but he also received another secret report.
That is, before Master Wuchen passed away, the acting king Zhu Gui once went to Linggu Temple to seek divination from Master Wuchen.
Is there any connection between the two? This was Zhu Yuanzhang's first idea.