Chapter 303: Heaven's 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 would achieve great things.
He thought that his master was sick and confused. He had studied Taoism with 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 swindling people. The fortune-telling and divination taught by his master would never stay in his mind and he would forget them as soon as he learned them.
He can't possibly 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. He was reluctant to leave those rich people in Kyoto who were easy to fool. No, he felt that the limelight had passed and Kyoto was peaceful, 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, he would be able to learn it in three days. Could it be true?
The Taoist priest was chased for two streets and was surrounded from both sides. He panicked and ended up in a dead end. He had no way to go and 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. It's just that 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."
“…”
What an expert.
Once these words came out, it was definitely from an expert.
Taoist priests cannot tell fortunes for people, and one cannot force them to do so. In case the fortune-telling is inaccurate, one will be the one who suffers. So one did not insist on having the Taoist priest tell fortunes for them.
The Taoist returned to his place and took out the book his master had passed down to him from under his pillow. He had been reading this book for three years and the corners of the book were curled up. He sat down and read it carefully.
I didn't go out for three days.
I read books and study hard 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 strangely. 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 handed him a birth chart.
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, "If the horoscope of the Prince and Consort of Prince Jingyang is very close, will the calculation be inaccurate?"
The Taoist said, "In the past three days, I have observed the celestial phenomena at night and found that the fate of those who are close to the Crown Prince's wife of King Jingyang has changed to some extent. Those who have a short life have a long life, and those who have a long life have a short life. Something strange must have happened to her that can affect fate."
Prince Yu frowned.
Although it is said that some people's fate is determined by heaven, and some people can overcome fate, how can the Princess of Jingyang influence the fate of those around her?
Thinking of how Xie Guimo had beaten the Prince of Changping Marquis several times for Shen Tang, and also because of Shen Tang, he chose to stand on his side, and Prince Yu felt that what the Taoist said made some sense, so he asked, "Let's calculate it first."
The Taoist priest began to calculate and said, "Before being affected, this eight characters were extremely noble, with the fate of a phoenix who is 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 the Prince of Qi were dissatisfied with the Princess of Qi, but after she became pregnant, he changed his attitude and agreed to almost all of her requests. The Prince of Yu thought this was strange, so he ordered a secret investigation, and then he found out that the Princess of Qi was destined to be a phoenix.
Prince Yu didn't believe it. If the Princess of Qi was the daughter of Marquis Pingyuan, then there was still 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 to Princess Qi was not false. 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 palace.
The fate of the phoenix described by the Taoist priest matched the information he had received, but it could fall into the quagmire and be buried in the sea of fire...
Indeed, if she hadn't been the Crown Princess of Jingyang, Princess Qi would still be the daughter of Marquis Pingyuan, and would have been 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 variables in this horoscope. The fate that should have led to imprisonment has suddenly taken a sharp turn for the worse. It changed very suddenly, and it seems to have happened not long ago. 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 the one who helped Marquis Yongcheng was Prince Jingyang, not Prince Jingyang's Princess.
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 took the eight characters and took a look at Prince Yu, obviously knowing that these eight characters belonged to Prince Yu.
Prince Yu asked, "What about this prince's?"
The Taoist wanted to say something but stopped.
Prince Yu said, "I want to hear the truth!"
The Taoist priest said, "Put up the Princess of Jingyang as a sacrifice."
Prince Yu, "......???"
Guard: "......???"
The Taoist priest said, "Your Excellency wants to hear the truth, so I will tell you the truth. This fortune was in an unstoppable decline a few months ago. 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 getting better and better. 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 wanted to plot against Chen 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 he did went smoothly. However, he seemed to be helped by God, and everything went smoothly for him.
He had always known 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 how he felt.
This Taoist priest——
It turns out that he has real skills.
Well-deserved reputation.
The Taoist calculated three horoscopes and Prince Yu gave him three hundred taels of silver for the fortune-telling. 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 with difficulty, but now he has 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 Chen Tang and Xie Guimo, who were both very upset.
Later, Xie Guimo ran into Prince Yu coming out of the palace on the street. Xie Guimo asked, "Why did you hire that fraudulent Taoist priest?"
Prince Yu was confused, "Is the Taoist a liar?"
Xie Guimo asked, "Do you really believe that he has real ability?"
Prince Yu, "..."
He more than believed it.
He also recommended the Taoist priest to the Emperor to work in the Imperial Observatory.
The emperor agreed!
As soon as he recommended the Taoist priest, the prince told him that the Taoist priest was a liar, which made Prince Yu upset.
Prince Yu's mouth twitched, "Are you sure he is a liar?"
Seeing that Prince Yu seemed to believe in the Taoist priest, Xie Guimo told Prince Yu how the Taoist priest had been bribed twice, but was discovered by him and helped him instead.
Prince Yu, "..."
Prince Yu felt that the sky above his head had become a little darker.
But no matter how he looked at the Taoist priest, he didn't think he was a liar.
Thinking of something, Prince Yu asked Xie Guimo, "Is 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 Chen Tang who told him about this. Once he talked about it, it would be difficult to explain. Besides, husband and wife are one, so it makes no difference whether it was he who helped or Chen 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.
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