For Tian You, this is indeed a good thing. But in fact, this matter is not over yet.
Back to today, Tian You already has two children, a wealthy family, and enjoys a wealthy and happy life. But there is still a grudge in my heart, that is, as the ten-year deadline is approaching, the Taoist priest is still missing!
On this day, Tian Juren was drinking at home. Suddenly, a family member came to report that a Taoist priest wanted to see him. Tian Juren was greatly surprised and ordered to come quickly. He said and greeted him personally. In ten years, the Taoist priest has not aged at all and is still the same as the last time we met. The Taoist priest laughed, his face flushed, and he made a Taoist salute and said, "I haven't seen you for ten years, how are you doing, little brother?" Tian Juren returned the salute and replied, "Thanks to the Taoist Master, good luck!"
The two sat at the table and drank. When they were half drunk, Tian Juren mentioned the ten-year fortune mentioned by the Taoist priest. The Taoist priest pondered for a moment and said, "Since you asked, I have to tell you the truth. The method I provide you with is to concentrate your wealth in these ten years. Now that ten years are up, you can enjoy it all." Prosperity and wealth are on the way, and I am here to see you off today!"
When Tian Juren heard this, he was so frightened that he knelt down and begged the Taoist Master for help! The Taoist priest said: "There is no way, but if I tell you, I will be punished by heaven and take away ten years of my life!" Tian Ju kowtows like garlic, and begs: "Taoist priest's magic power is profound. There is a way to achieve both ends, and I ask the Master to show mercy, and Tian will never forget it!" The Taoist priest helped Tian Juren up and said, "I had already thought of a way to restrain myself ten years ago. The law is about your life and mine. I am worried that you are rich and do not respect my law, so I will test it with the consequences. Don't be surprised!"
Tian Juren wiped the sweat from his head and said, "Whatever needs to be done, just ask the Taoist Master!"
The Taoist priest said: "We need to build a tower according to the method of Yin Yang and Bagua. You sit upstairs in person for three days. You are not allowed to go downstairs during these three days. I will prepare spells and other magic tools for you, and I will draw the diagram of the tower. Ben, hire craftsmen to make it, and I will personally supervise the work!"
Tian Juren did not dare to neglect and immediately summoned the housekeeper to prepare items, wood and recruit craftsmen according to the Taoist priest's requirements.
Within a day, the craftsmen were summoned, the materials were prepared, and the work began under the guidance of the Taoist priest. The construction of the tower began in the back garden of Tian Mansion. The construction method of the tower was very different from the construction methods that the craftsmen had seen before, so the construction was very slow. Tian Juren went to the site to check every day, and the Taoist priest was also there day and night. Construction site guidance.
Halfway through the repairs, some craftsmen complained, and later some even asked to resign. Tian Juren was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, constantly raising wages, delivering delicious food to the construction site every day, and coaxing the craftsmen to work. Unfortunately, it's not that the rough work can't keep up with the progress, it's that the delicate work that requires craftsmen can't keep up, and others can't do it. After all the hard work, it was finally completed. The Taoist priest has been busy at the site. After the construction is completed, he will also set up a dojo around the tower and arrange magical weapons. Tian Juren is naturally grateful.
When the day came, the Taoist priest told Tian Juren to eat, drink, and have sex upstairs for the next three days, and not to leave the tower no matter what happened. It turns out that even the toilets in this tower are upstairs and drained through pipes to the ditch downstairs. No wonder it was so troublesome to build. It seems that the Taoist priests have been prepared for it.
After that, the Taoist priest copied the spells that Tian Juren needed to recite on the album page for Tian Juren to recite during Qi Tian. Flags are placed upstairs according to the Bagua directions, and people are placed on duty at each direction. Candles and incense are replaced in a timely manner after they are burned out. After giving instructions to everyone, the Taoist priest went downstairs with confidence.
The first day went smoothly, nothing happened. The same goes for the next day. It's just that the weather is extremely hot, and the people above are sweating profusely, so everyone can only endure it.
On the third day, a storm suddenly broke out, with black clouds over the city and a howling wind. In the roaring wind, a goshawk suddenly appeared and pounced directly on Tian Juren! Tian Juren was so frightened that he hurriedly lay down to avoid the eagle's claws, and then six evil wolves ran up the stairs. Baring his teeth, he bared his teeth and claws and rushed towards the people above. The servants standing on top immediately became confused and ran downstairs from the other side of the stairs. The six wolves were approaching Tian Juren in the shape of a fan. Facing six ferocious wolves, Tian Juren was so frightened that he peed his pants. He got up in a panic and ran towards the stairs while rolling and crawling, with the six wolves chasing after him.
Tian Juren fled downstairs, covered in mud and water, and fled toward his house. The wolf was still chasing after me. At this moment, I heard a "click"! The shock was almost shocking. A thunder struck directly in the center of the tower, and then with a "crash", the tower collapsed.
At this time, three people appeared in front of Tian Ju and the servants. One is tall and heroic, the other is a scholar carrying a sword, and the other is short and short in stature. I saw the man carrying the sword take out a palm-sized gourd from his arms. The six hungry wolves and the eagle instantly turned into a black air and were sucked in by the gourd.
Seeing the man collecting the wolf and the eagle with a gourd, Tian Juren walked over with some suspicion and asked: "Who are the three of you?" The dwarf replied: "Don't worry about who we are, and send a few people to clean up the ruins of the tower. ." A servant who knew the three of them said to Tian Juren: "These are the three unstoppable skills, with profound magic power!" The man carrying the sword asked: "Have you seen that Taoist priest in the past three days?" Tian Juren shook his head. Shaking his head, the scholar said: "Haha, of course you won't see him, because he is hiding under your feet."
Tian Juren felt as if he had fallen into the clouds and mist five miles away. At this time, the wind stopped and the rain stopped, and the young man with the sword waved his hand and said, "Come with me to the tower to have a look." When they got to the tower, the young man with the sword pointed to a ruin and said, let the servants clean it up first.
After cleaning, Tian Juren's seat was revealed. The young man with the sword on his back asked someone to move his seat, and there was a layer of wood underneath. Then open the wooden board below and you will see a wooden grid. There was a coiled dead snake inside the wooden lattice, its skin already charred and bones rotten by lightning.
The young man with the sword behind his back was stunned and explained: "In order to avoid this thunder disaster, it has already started preparing ten years ago. I will use money to seduce your heart, and then I will lead you to the imperial examination. If you pass the examination, you will be the Wenqu star in the sky. Then we will make a plan. I built this tower to hide under you and avoid this thunder catastrophe! But if it escapes this thunder catastrophe, you will be sent to heaven. It’s really a trap!”
Only then did Tian Juren understand the truth of the matter and quickly knelt down to thank him.
I have talked about Wuzhong County, and now I am talking about Linxian Fengrun County. This Fengrun County was once subordinate to Wu Zhong in the previous dynasty, but was separated later. Now it belongs to Shuntian Prefecture together with Wu Zhong. There was a scholar in the county, named Han Wei, who wanted to go to Beijing to participate in the autumn festival in August. To put it bluntly, he wanted to go to the capital to participate in the provincial examination in August.
Originally, it was only three hundred miles or three or two days' journey through Wu Zhi to the capital. Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened, and the river surged during this year's flood season ahead of schedule. The road to Wu End was washed away and blocked. Seeing that autumn was approaching, Han Sheng could only take a detour to the capital. There are two detours from here to the capital. One is a dry road that passes through the Yanshan Mountains to the north and then turns west, passing through many uninhabited mountainsides. The other is the waterway. Take a boat through the whole territory of Wu Ending, go to Ji Canal and transfer to Baodi, then go north and cross the Xiang River to Beijing.
After careful consideration, Han Sheng decided to take the waterway, because there were people along the waterway, which was better than trekking through the difficult and dangerous mountain roads without people.
Having made up his mind, he took the scholar Xing'er with him and hired a boat to go down the river. After dozens of miles, we passed a place called Yahong Bridge. (Today's Yahongqiao Town was called Yahongqiao in ancient times - author's note) This is a prosperous place. Within a few dozen miles, there are many shops near the river, and merchant ships are parked one after another in the river.
Han Sheng enjoyed the scenery along the coast with great interest. In the evening, the boat entered the Ji Canal. The water in front of them was as bright as the sky, stretching as far as the eye could see. The speed of the boat also slowed down, and it moved along the reeds on the shore. Han Sheng thanked the boatman for his hard work. After traveling more than a hundred miles a day, the boatman was a man in his forties. He looked honest and honest. He smiled and said, "I'm not tired. I'm drifting along smoothly. I hardly need to rock the oar. I just need to hold the helm."
As the boat moved forward, a white mass was vaguely visible on the shore ahead. As we got closer, we discovered that there was a woman in white standing on the shore. When she saw a boat coming, she shouted anxiously, "Sir, save me!" The boatman acted as if he didn't see it and rowed forward without any reaction. Han Sheng asked: "Why not take a ride on her?" The boatman replied: "Young Master doesn't go out often, so he doesn't know the dangers of the rivers and lakes. There are floods as far as the eye can see here, and there are reed swamps on the shores. There are no villages. Where did the girl come from? It must not be serious!"