Thank you for your generous gift, I am very grateful.
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After hearing Xuanjizi's words, Han Zanzhou could not help but shout, "How dare you, a daring demon, to confuse the people with your lies..."
Qin Mu waved his hand to stop Zhou Zanzhou from making trouble, and said calmly: "Wait a minute, Taoist priest, come on, it's not easy for the old Taoist priest to come down the mountain once, give him a hundred gold coins as a gift."
"Yes!" Han Zanzhou responded and quickly asked the eunuch to get a hundred gold coins.
The white-haired Xuanjizi flicked his whisk gently, and a huge night-shining pearl appeared out of thin air in his hand again, emitting a faint glow. "It seems that everything is destined. I have wasted my efforts. I will not ask for the reward from the King of Qin. I have something to give to the King of Qin. This pearl is extraordinary. It is the inner elixir of the red dragon. It has the function of avoiding water veins. The King of Qin should inlay this elixir on the crown. Perhaps it can extend the national fortune of the Great Qin for a few more years."
Xuanjizi was determined to shock people with his words. He casually handed the huge bead that was emitting a faint glow to the palace maid next to him. The palace maid's hands were trembling slightly. After taking it, she quickly bowed and handed it to the imperial desk.
Qin Mu picked up the pearl and felt a hint of warmth coming from it. After all, he had seen countless treasures. According to his judgment, this did not look like a magician's prop but a real treasure. Especially the warmth emitted by the pearl, which was not something that people of this era could achieve.
Even if this bead was not the inner elixir of a red dragon as Xuanjizi said, it was still a priceless treasure. Qin Mu handed it to Han Zanzhou and asked him to take a look.
"King Qin, it is indeed a priceless treasure. I have never heard of it or seen it before." After Han Zanzhou looked at it carefully, he came up to him and whispered.
"Before leaving, I would like to give King Qin another message: live in a good place, have a good heart, be kind to others. Be trustworthy in words, be good at governing, be capable in doing things, and act at the right time. Only when you do not fight, you will not blame others. I have finished my worldly affairs, so I will leave!"
Xuanjizi had a fluttering white beard, a Taoist demeanor, and a carefree and unrestrained temperament. After he finished speaking, he floated away.
Qin Mu did not try to stop him, and Xuanjizi did not intend to play hard to get. He moved as smoothly as flowing water and soon disappeared outside the palace.
Qin Mu picked up the huge pearl again and examined it carefully for a long time, but still could not find any flaws. If this pearl was inlaid on the crown, could the fortune of the Qin Dynasty be extended by a few years
Qin Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He waved to Han Zanzhou and said, "Tell someone to take it back to the palace and see if it can be pawned for some silver."
"King Qin, this is a priceless treasure..."
"Pawn it now. If you delay, it will probably turn to stone."
"Ah..." Han Zanzhou was surprised that a duck egg could fit in his mouth.
"Go now!"
"Yes, yes, I will ask someone to take it away and pawn it..."
Han Zanzhou trotted out of the palace as if he had suddenly become ten years younger. He rushed out of the palace as light as a swallow and told the eunuch to take the beads out of the palace and pawn them.
In later generations, many people met someone on the street who told them what a great treasure it was. He would give it to you for a little money. You thought it was a treasure, but when you took it home, you found that it had turned into a pile of waste newspaper or a rotten stone.
Qin Mu thought that Xuanjizi was probably using a similar trick. He didn't believe that someone would really come to his door with such eager eyes, give him a priceless treasure, and then leave without asking for anything in return.
As soon as the pearl is taken out of the palace, the pawnshop owner will throw it into the street and yell, "Are you kidding me? You're playing tricks on me with a piece of rotten stone!"
Of course, according to Qin Mu's idea, it would be best if the boss also fell for the trick and let the eunuch take the money back to spend on himself, but this...it might be more practical for him to pick a star himself to play with.
Qin Mu rubbed his eyes subconsciously and felt that he could see things clearly, but he still said to the eunuchs and maids in the palace: "Hurry up and check if there is anything missing in the palace?"
Don't try to steal the chicken but end up losing the rice.
Although the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace did not understand what it meant, they still hurriedly checked and finally reported that nothing was missing.
That's good, at least I didn't lose anything. But thinking back, Qin Mu found something wrong. Why did he let the old Taoist go like this? Although he didn't believe his tricks, his tricks were indeed very realistic, and he couldn't see the flaws.
My original intention of finding such a person was to have other purposes. Why would I let such a talent go
Qin Mu quickly sent people to look for Xuanjizi, but before they found him, a sensational news came from outside the palace. The head manager of Wansheng Pawnshop, the largest pawnshop in Beijing, exclaimed "priceless treasure" three times after seeing the pearl, and then fainted from excitement.
This incident quickly became a sensation throughout the city. Jewelers rushed to Wansheng Pawnshop like sharks smelling blood. When they saw the huge pearl and felt the warmth it gave off, they were all amazed.
The first jeweler offered a price of 10,000 taels, and was immediately attacked by other jewelers, who cursed him as a dishonest businessman! A complete dishonest businessman!
The second one offered 50,000 taels in one go, but was still scolded by the others as "a dishonest businessman! You have no conscience!"
Then someone offered 80,000 taels, 100,000 taels...
The young eunuch who was in charge of taking the beads out to pawn was so frightened that his legs were shaking. He immediately asked the Qin army patrolling the streets to escort him back to the palace. He would not sell them. How could he dare to make a decision on his own with such a priceless treasure
The pearl returned to Qin Mu's hand, still revealing a hint of its true meaning, which left him speechless.
If he was the only one who was deceived by the old Taoist priest, and even the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace were deceived, then what about the jewelers in the city
If the Taoist priest was really a liar... Qin Mu didn't believe it. He said to the eunuch, "Take it out. Someone offered 100,000 taels for it. Don't sell it. Just take 50,000 taels and you'll be fine."
The young eunuch took it out as he was told and indeed came back with 50,000 taels.
Qin Mu looked at the bill issued by Huitong Bank in his hand. This kind of bill can be withdrawn in cash at any branch, which is similar to the checks in later generations.
This time Qin Mu finally gave in. He had been troubled for a long time because of this matter. Looking at the check for 50,000 taels in his hand, he was silent for a long time!
"Tell Yan Gaofei to find Xuanjizi for me. If he fails to find him, he should bring his head to me."
When Taoist Xuanji was brought into the palace again, he completely treated the palace as a mountain forest for his cultivation. He acted as if no one was around, his gait was as smooth as flowing clouds and water, and he sang in a carefree manner: "There is a thing that was mixed and formed before the heaven and the earth. It is silent and lonely, independent and unchanging, and it moves around without end. It can be the mother of heaven and earth. I don't know its name, so I force it to be called Tao, and I force it to be called Da. Da means to pass away, passing away means far away, and far away means to return. Therefore, Tao is great, heaven is great, earth is great, and man is also great. There are four great things in the world, and man is one of them. Man follows the earth, the earth follows the heaven, the heaven follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature..."
To be honest, even Qin Mu couldn't help but secretly admire his immortal demeanor. After he entered the hall, Qin Mu said calmly, "Master, please take a seat."
"Thank you, King Qin." Xuanjizi remained calm and unmoved by fame or disgrace, and looked as if he was not concerned with worldly matters.
Qin Mu raised his hand slightly to signal, and the palace maid in the hall hurriedly made tea for Xuanjizi. Xuanjizi took the tea and placed it on the small table in front of him, then said "Infinite life and blessings!" as a thank you.
Qin Mu said, "Master, I really don't have time to listen to your teachings on why Nanjing cannot be the imperial capital. Please use a few simple words to convince me."
"A house is the hub of yin and yang, and the model of human relations. Only a man of broad knowledge and wisdom can understand this truth..." Xuanjizi stopped talking here. It was obvious that he saw that Qin Mu was not impressed by his words.
He smiled faintly and changed his words to plain language: "King Qin, the emperor's house is always designed to imitate the heaven and the earth, to store wind and gather energy... For ordinary people, any house with a road or river rushing directly into the main hall is not a lucky house..."
Using such straightforward language made Xuanjizi feel a little uncomfortable. It seemed that he could not fully express what he wanted to express, and his words sounded a little stagnant.
"Jinling is a beautiful place with a tiger and a dragon, and it is a place where the wind and energy gather. It was originally the residence of the emperor. But since the First Emperor dug the Fangshan Mountain and diverted the Qinhuai River through the city, the energy has been damaged, and it is really not suitable for the emperor's residence. Throughout the dynasties, those who built capitals here have all failed to succeed. Even if the Ming Taizu was granted the mandate by God, it would be difficult for him to succeed for the second generation..."
If Xuanjizi had put forward this argument at the beginning, Qin Mu would have sneered at it, but now, he could barely listen to it. However, he had heard Xuanjizi's words many times, so he remained indifferent.
Seeing that he still had doubts, Xuanjizi chanted "Infinite Life and Blessings" again, and then said earnestly: "I guess that the King of Qin has heard what I said today, but he still insists on building the capital in Jinling. He must not believe it. I would like to advise the King of Qin: You must not disdain what others fear."
"What people fear, one must not fear..." Qin Mu murmured.
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ps: It's the last day of September. I've walked 99 steps on the road of 100 steps. I only have one step left. Brothers, I'll send you an update in the middle of the night. Please vote for me! Please help me keep the third place in the category and achieve another good result. Let me be moved to tears again. Over the years, the dismal results have made me numb for too long. Let a tear thaw my heart! I'm begging for monthly tickets. Please support me, brothers!
.(To be continued..)
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