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Chapter 303 Secret
He really didn't choose the wrong master.
The reason why he fled Kyoto and finally came back was because his master asked him to come to Kyoto when he was in the immortal world, saying that he would become famous and become a famous Taoist priest and achieve great things.
He thought his master was sick and confused. He had been learning Taoism from his master for three years, but he was just a half-baked student. Occasionally, if he was lucky, he would come across one or two correct answers, but most of the time he made a living by cheating. The fortune-telling and divination taught by his master would never stay in his mind. He would forget them as soon as he learned them.
He can't be telling fortunes for people while secretly flipping through books and learning as he does so.
How can someone like him become famous?
What a joke.
There is no Taoist priest who does not want to be famous throughout the world. Even if he has an immortal appearance, he still wants to be famous. So he left in disgrace, reluctant to leave those rich people in Kyoto who are easy to fool. No, he felt that the limelight had passed and Kyoto was calm, so he came back.
I didn’t expect that what the master said was true, and he really became famous.
When the master comforted him, he said that what he couldn't learn in three years could be learned in three days. Could it be true?
The Taoist priest was chased for two blocks and was surrounded from both sides. In a panic, he ended up in a dead end and had no way to go. He could only face those who came to him for fortune-telling.
The Taoist calmed himself down and said, "Don't chase me. It's not that I don't want to tell fortunes for you, but I can't tell fortunes for anyone in these three days."
"Why?" someone asked puzzled.
"This is a secret of heaven and cannot be revealed."
"..."
Master.
As soon as these words came out, it was definitely from an expert.
Taoist priests cannot tell fortunes for people, and neither can they force them to do so. If the fortune-telling is inaccurate, they will be the ones who suffer. So they did not insist on having the Taoist priest tell fortunes for them.
The Taoist priest returned to his place and took out the book passed down to him by his master from under his pillow. He had been reading this book for three years and the corners were curled up. He sat down and read it carefully.
I didn't go out for three days in a row.
I read books and study during the day, and observe the celestial phenomena at night. I feel that my abilities are improving by leaps and bounds.
When the three days were up, he got out of bed and saw that his shoes were placed in a strange position. He casually calculated that he would meet an important person today.
He opened the door and Prince Yu's guards were waiting outside.
Taoist priest,"……"
The Taoist priest was invited into Prince Yu's mansion, and Prince Yu gave him a birth date and eight characters.
After the Taoist priest looked at it, he said, "These eight characters..."
Prince Yu asked, "What's wrong with this eight characters?"
The Taoist shook his head, "This horoscope is very similar to that of the Crown Prince and Consort of Prince Jingyang..."
“It may not be accurate.”
This sounded strange, and the guard asked, "Just because the horoscopes of Prince Jingyang's wife are very close, does that mean the horoscopes won't be accurate?"
The Taoist said, "For the past three days, I've observed the celestial phenomena at night and found that the fate of those who are close to the Crown Prince of Jingyang has changed to some extent. Those who were short-lived have lived longer, and those who were long-lived have died younger. Something strange must have happened to her that affected her destiny."
Prince Yu frowned.
Although it is said that some people's fate is determined by heaven, while others can overcome fate, how can the Princess of Jingyang influence the fate of those around her?
Thinking about how Xie Guimo had beaten the Marquis of Changping several times for Shen Tang and had chosen to stand on his side for Shen Tang, Prince Yu felt that the Taoist priest had some truth in what he said. He asked, "Let's calculate it first."
The Taoist then calculated and said, "Before being affected, these eight characters were extremely noble, with a phoenix destiny that would be the mother of the world."
"What happens after the impact?" asked Prince Yu.
"Fall into the mire and be buried in the sea of fire."
The guard gasped.
Being the mother of the country and falling into the quagmire and being buried in a sea of fire are two extremes.
Both Concubine Ye and Prince Qi were dissatisfied with Princess Qi, but after Princess Qi became pregnant, Concubine Ye changed her attitude and almost granted Princess Qi's requests. Prince Yu thought this was strange, so he ordered a secret investigation, and then found out that Princess Qi was destined to be a phoenix.
Prince Yu didn't believe it. If the Princess of Qi was the daughter of Marquis Pingyuan, there would be some possibility. But she had no maternal family to rely on, and she didn't look very smart. How could she be the mother of the country?
But the indulgence of Concubine Ye and Prince Qi towards Princess Qi was not fake. This matter has been bothering Prince Yu. He wanted to ask the Imperial Observatory for divination, but was afraid that it might be Concubine Ye's people, so he endured it until now. The Taoist priest became famous, and the guards suggested that the Taoist priest do a divination. Prince Yu asked the guards to invite the Taoist priest into the mansion.
The Taoist priest's description of the phoenix's fate matched the information he had received, but it was a fate that would lead to it falling into a quagmire and being buried in a sea of fire...
Indeed, if it weren't for the Crown Princess of Jingyang, the Princess of Qi would still be the daughter of Marquis Pingyuan, and would be greatly influenced by the Crown Princess of Jingyang.
Prince Yu originally just wanted to ask the Taoist priest to calculate the fortune of Prince Qi's wife, but the Taoist priest's words aroused his interest, so he wrote down another eight characters and gave them to the Taoist priest.
After reading it, the Taoist frowned.
The guard asked, "What's wrong?"
The Taoist said, "There are also uncertainties in this horoscope. His fate, which should have led to imprisonment, suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse. It changed very suddenly, and it seems to have happened recently. Is it related to the Crown Prince and Consort of Prince Jingyang?"
Prince Yu, “…”
Guard, "..."
The two looked at each other, both a little frightened.
These eight characters belong to Marquis Yongcheng.
Young Master Qian was bribed by King Qi. If Marquis Yongcheng really went to Xuzhou and Changzhou to provide disaster relief, being imprisoned would be the least he could do.
But it was the Prince of Jingyang who helped Marquis Yongcheng, not the Prince's Consort Jingyang.
Prince Yu picked up the pen and dipped it in ink, then wrote down his birth date. The guard took it with both hands and handed it to the Taoist priest.
The Taoist priest took the eight characters and took a look at Prince Yu, obviously knowing that the eight characters belonged to Prince Yu.
Prince Yu asked, "Where's mine?"
The Taoist wanted to say something but stopped himself.
Prince Yu said, "I want to hear the truth!"
The Taoist priest said, "Pray up the Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Jingyang."
Prince Yu, “…???”
Guard, “…???”
The Taoist priest said, "Your Excellency, if you want to hear the truth, then I will tell you the truth. A few months ago, this fortune was in an unstoppable decline. I don't know what happened, but it was related to the Crown Prince and Consort of Prince Jingyang. Now, it is like the rising sun, with brilliant rays of light, and it is thriving. At this rate, it won't be long before we get what we want."
Prince Yu was shocked.
He thought of the incident at his mother's birthday banquet when the King of Qi was trying to plot against Shen Tang. It was also at that time that Xie Guimo asked him for help. Since then, the King of Qi seemed to have been deflated and nothing went well for him. But he seemed to be assisted by God and everything went smoothly for him.
He always knew that Concubine Ye and Shen Tang were enemies, and pushing Xie Guimo towards him was an extremely stupid thing to do. What the Taoist said was exactly the same as his feelings.
This Taoist priest——
He really has the ability.
Well-deserved name.
The Taoist calculated three horoscopes and Prince Yu gave him three hundred taels of silver as a fortune-telling fee. The Taoist was stunned by the huge amount of silver.
He had been acting against his conscience before and had only managed to collect a hundred taels, but now he had easily collected three hundred taels?
The guards respectfully escorted the Taoist priest away and ordered him to keep his mouth shut.
The news that the Taoist priest had been staying indoors for three days and was invited into the palace by Prince Yu as soon as he came out reached Shen Tang and Xie Guimo, and they were so upset that they couldn't stop joking.
Later, Xie Guimo ran into Prince Yu coming out of the palace on the street. Xie Guimo asked, "Why did you invite that fraudulent Taoist priest?"
Prince Yu was stunned. "Is that Taoist a liar?"
Xie Guimo asked, "Do you really believe he has real abilities?"
Prince Yu, “…”
He more than believed it.
He also recommended the Taoist priest to the emperor to join the Imperial Observatory.
The emperor agreed!
As soon as he recommended the Taoist priest, he told him that the Taoist priest was a liar, which made Prince Yu upset.
Prince Yu's mouth twitched, "Are you sure he's a liar?"
Seeing that Prince Yu seemed to believe the Taoist priest, Xie Guimo told Prince Yu that the Taoist priest had been bribed twice, but was seen through by the prince and had helped him in return.
Prince Yu, “…”
Prince Yu felt that the sky above his head had darkened a little.
But no matter how he looked at the Taoist priest, he didn't seem like a liar.
Thinking of something, Prince Yu asked Xie Guimo, "Was it you or the Crown Prince's Consort who helped my uncle, Marquis Yongcheng?"
Xie Guimo asked, "Why do you ask?"
He did not tell Prince Yu that it was Shen Tang who told him about this. Once he brought it up, it would be difficult to explain. Besides, husband and wife are one, so it makes no difference whether it was he who helped or Shen Tang who helped.
Prince Yu said, "Answer me first."
"It's my wife," Xie Guimo said truthfully.
"..."
Prince Yu breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Xie Guimo, "If I say that this was calculated by that Taoist priest, would you believe it?"
Xie Guimo's brows were twisted into a knot.