Sima Lan explained with a smile: "Xiao Weng's ability to see things, at a small level, can identify objects in boxes, at a big level, he can understand yin and yang, and can predict good and bad luck for people."
As soon as these words came out, all the officials present laughed secretly, thinking that after all, this guy was just a fortune teller.
In the huge capital, there are all kinds of religions and schools, and there are not a few fortune tellers who ask for fortune telling. In almost every busy street, there will be one or two fortune tellers setting up stalls to tell people's fortunes. Those ordinary people in the market are happy to tell people's fortunes. A truly dignified person would not bother to go to a fortune teller on the street to tell his fortune.
Duan Shao maintained his demeanor and said with a smile: "Searching through boxes? My lord, does it mean that this old man can see through things?"
Sima Lan did not explain immediately, but Sima Changshen had already stood up and shouted: "Here comes someone!"
Soon I saw a boy entering the pavilion with a black wooden box in his arms. The black wooden box was closed very tightly. He walked up to Xiao Weng and placed the black wooden box on the ground in front of him.
The old man sat cross-legged, holding his erhu in his hands, and said nothing.
"Your Highness, the things in this box were just put in, and Xiao Weng didn't see them." Sima Lan smiled and said: "Even I don't know what is in this box, and I don't think you all here can either. Do you see what's inside?" Then he said to the old man: "Old man, why don't you take a look at what's inside?"
The black wooden box was only two steps away from Xiaoweng. Xiaoweng was still sitting on the ground motionless like a stone sculpture. After a moment, he said: "A jade bowl!"
Everyone present could hear it clearly. Sima Changshen nodded to the young man, and then the young man stepped forward, opened the black wooden box, and carefully took out an object from it, which was a shining green bird. Jade bowl.
All the officials present applauded, but they all disagreed in their hearts. They thought that Sima Lan claimed that Xiaoweng had not seen the contents of the box beforehand, but who could prove it.
As if he already knew everyone's thoughts, Sima Lan said to Duan Shao: "Your Highness, it's just like this, it's hard to convince everyone. Why don't Your Highness come up with a question to take the exam?"
Duan Shao smiled and said: "I propose a question? This... does the Duke mean to ask me to put something in the box?"
"Exactly." Sima Lan cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, please come up with a question."
At this time, the boy had already come over with the black wooden box, and Xiaoweng finally turned around, still sitting cross-legged, but with his back to Duan Shao.
Duan Shao thought for a moment, smiled slightly, picked up the chopsticks, and poked the eyeball of a fish on the table. He calmly picked out the eyeball of the fish and put it in his chopsticks. The boy held it The wooden box came up and Duan Shao threw the fish eyes into the box. Everyone saw it and thought that what Prince Dong Qi chose was really strange.
The boy carried the wooden box over, stopped two or three steps away from Xiaoweng, and placed the wooden box on the ground.
Everyone looked at Xiao Weng and thought that no matter how powerful this guy was, how could they have imagined that Duan Shao would put the fish eyes into the box.
After a period of silence, Wei Weng finally said: "As the saying goes, fish eyes are mixed with pearls. Pearls are still pearls, and fish eyes are still fish eyes. Fish eyes cannot become pearls, and pearls disdain fish eyes."
As soon as these words came out, many people secretly admired them, thinking that this old man didn't look back at all, and there was no way anyone would remind him that the Prince of Dong Qi also had an impromptu idea, and he actually said something about breaking the contents of the box. It seems that There are really some tricks.
When King Huainan saw this, he smiled and said, "Come on, I will also ask a question."
Everyone saw that King Huainan was also interested and energetic. The boy took out the fish eyes from the box and then carried the box to King Huainan. King Huainan carefully put a jade plate in front of him into the box. The boy closed the box and put it behind Xiao Weng again.
The king of Huainan smiled and said: "Xiao Weng, if you guess what I put in the box, I will reward you with another hundred gold."
Xiao Weng did not hesitate this time and said: "Some things look precious, but that's all. In the spring season, everything revives and the flowers bloom on the branches, but in autumn and winter, the flowers fall on the branches. However, it has lost its original glory. In ancient times, jade was an auspicious object, which can ward off evil spirits and avoid evil. However, the jade itself is extremely fragile. The prince's jade plate only needs to hit a stubborn stone and it will be shattered into pieces, invisible. Jade, then it’s nothing.”
Qi Ning just watched with cold eyes from beginning to end without saying a word. The old man had obviously guessed what was in the box, but his words seemed to have a deeper meaning.
The corners of Huainan King's eyes twitched slightly, but he still smiled and said: "Okay, indeed my eyes have been opened." He said to Sima Lan: "My lord, I don't have any gold with me, so I will give you a hundred gold reward to Xing first." Weng, send someone back later."
"How dare you, how dare you." Sima Lan said immediately: "The prince can just leave this matter to the old minister, don't bother."
The Crown Prince of Dong Qi smiled and said: "Old Duke, it seems that this old man really has some abilities. There are dragons and crouching tigers hidden in the Duke's mansion, which is really admirable."
"I don't dare." Sima Lan said with a smile: "Xiao Weng's ability to see things through boxes is just a small trick. In fact, what I admire most is Xiao Weng's method of calculating yin and yang." Fu Xu smiled and said: "To be honest with you, Your Majesty, Jin Yihou When I was on a mission to the Qi State, I asked the old man to predict good and bad luck, and the old man calculated that Jin Yihou was going to the Qi State. There were a few twists and turns, but in the end he was able to turn the bad luck into good luck and return successfully."
"Oh?" Duan Shao said with a smile: "It's really great." Xiang Xiaoweng asked: "Xianweng, I also want to ask you to help me calculate a fortune. Can I return from my trip to Chu country successfully? ?”
Xiao Weng's voice did not fluctuate: "Good people have their own destiny!"
When Qi Ning heard this, he thought that this old man could talk, and it would be better if he didn't say these words.
Suddenly they saw the old man standing up slowly and turning around to face the throne. Everyone didn't know what he was going to do, but they heard the old man say to Sima Lan: "My lord, the blood here is too strong, I can't bear it. How can I bear it?" Please allow me to retire first."
As soon as these words came out, everyone changed their colors.
There is a banquet tonight, no matter what one's personal thoughts are, but on the outside he is singing and dancing happily. This young man suddenly said that he is "too energetic", which is really surprising, and many people's faces are hard to look at.
Sima Changshen stood up suddenly and sneered: "Xiao Weng, my father appreciates you, but he doesn't mean that you can talk nonsense. What kind of place is this? How can I allow you to talk nonsense here." He said in a deep voice: "Come here, Put him...!"
Before he finished speaking, Duan Shao raised his hand and said, "Wait a minute."
Sima Changshen fell silent for a moment, but Duan Shao leaned forward slightly, stared at Xiao Weng and said, "Xiao Weng, you said the blood energy here is too strong. Where does this blood energy come from?"
"Before I entered the pavilion, I felt that the pavilion was covered with a layer of blood mist." Xiao Weng said: "In the blood mist, there are ghosts of grievances lingering, and the ghosts are hard to disperse...!"
"That's nonsense." Sima Changshen couldn't help shouting.
Sima Lan was obviously a little angry, and said in a deep voice: "Xiao Weng, tonight is a banquet for the Crown Prince of Qi. I invite you to come here to add to the fun. How can you say something ridiculous and disrespectful here? You said there is something here The ghosts of injustice are lingering around, and the ghosts are said to be hard to disperse. Could it be that there are ghosts of injustice at work in our government?"
Xiao Weng's voice was neither urgent nor slow, and he said: "Before tonight's banquet, the wind here was clear and the air was calm. It was the most peaceful place. But just now, the blood mist suddenly filled the air and was surrounded by evil spirits. So I thought it was not... There is an evil spirit at work in the Duke's Mansion, but tonight someone brought an evil spirit into the mansion."
As soon as Xiaoweng said these words, everyone present looked even more ugly.
What he obviously meant was that there were unclean people among the guests who came to the banquet tonight, which meant that everyone among the guests tonight was suspect.
"You are silent about the strange power and chaos." Duan Shao was calm and calm, and said with a smile: "Did Mr. Xiao make a mistake? I didn't see any blood mist, so how could there be an innocent soul?"
Xiao Weng said: "Your Highness has a pure body, and ghosts and demons dare not appear in front of me. Your Highness will not see ghosts and ghosts. Only lowly people like me can see ghosts and ghosts."
Sima Changshen couldn't help but said: "Xiao Weng, what kind of ghost is this? On such an occasion tonight, how can you cause chaos here with strange powers?" He took a step forward and said sternly: "You said that there is an evil ghost at work here. , then you have to provide evidence, otherwise it will be deliberately sabotaging tonight's banquet. Even if my father appreciates you and doesn't care about you, I won't tolerate you."
King Huainan looked calm, but he stroked his beard and said: "Xiao Weng, you said that the blood mist appeared not long ago, that means that among us guests at the banquet, someone came in wearing an unclean body. That evil spirit is causing trouble, and it was someone among us who caused it. The old man also said just now that you can not only see through boxes, but also peek into yin and yang, so show your skills and see who among the people present. How about bringing in the evil spirits who brought in the enemies?"
However, Sima Lan had already stood up and said: "Your Majesty, you must not take it seriously. I think...!"
King Huainan raised his hand to stop and said: "My lord, this old man has shown his ability just now. He can see what the prince and I put in the box, which proves that wengwen still has some ability." . Since he said that some of you here have brought evil ghosts here, you might as well ask him to explain clearly, otherwise everyone will be really uneasy."
Sima Lan frowned, hesitated, and then asked: "Xiao Weng, what do you mean when you said someone brought an innocent ghost?"
"Reporting to the Duke, there are some things I shouldn't say directly here." Xiao Weng sighed: "But there is a bloody disaster here today, and it is unavoidable."
A good night banquet. The old man first said that there was too much blood here, which made many people dissatisfied. Now he actually said that someone was suffering from a bloody disaster, which was even more sensational. Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Just now, there was a cheerful atmosphere. At this moment, the atmosphere in the entire pavilion suddenly changed. The haze came down.
"The disaster of blood and light?" King Huainan stroked his beard, stared at Xiao Weng, and asked: "Where did the disaster of blood and light come from? Why don't Xiao Weng explain it more clearly."