Ye Guizhen happily took the money, but only counted five copper coins. He returned the remaining coins to Wang Qiyao and said: "We agreed that the five old coins will be used for fortune-telling. There are gods in the three feet above the head. The Heavenly Master will never take too much."
Wang Qiyao was both angry and amused. He put the remaining copper coins in his arms and returned to Jiang Shuo.
Jiang Shuo crossed his hands respectfully and said, "Please ask the Heavenly Master to take possession of it."
Ye Guizhen held the five copper coins in his right hand and said with a smile: "Easy to say, easy to say." But with his left hand, he casually thrust the flag to the ground beside him.
Everyone was shocked when he intervened. It turned out that the ground was covered with thick bluestone slabs, and what Ye Guizhen was holding was just an ordinary flag - two thin pieces of wood, one vertical and one horizontal, nailed into a "T" shape. , with a greasy, worn-out dirty cloth attached to it. But he inserted it casually, and the wooden pole of the flag was inserted into the stone slab.
Ye Guizhen didn't seem to use any force at all, he just inserted it casually. It could only be a heavy weapon, but it was an ordinary piece of wood. He neither exerted force nor was fast. I really don't know how he inserted it into the stone. of.
Looking at the bluestone, there are no signs of cracking at all, only the wood in the middle has sunk in, as if a craftsman had dug a perfect round hole in advance and then inserted the flag. Everyone has seen masters of the inner family crush the bricks and stones on the ground with one kick, but they have never seen such a technique.
Cheng Qianli couldn't help but move forward and take a closer look at Ye Guizhen's flag. At this time, Ye Guizhen had already sat down cross-legged. Seeing Cheng Qianli approaching, he didn't ask and just looked at the five copper coins in his hand. As if it were some valuable treasure.
When Cheng Qianli saw that Ye Guizhen was ignoring him, he boldly reached out and touched it. The pole of the flag was indeed wood. It seemed to have been whittled casually. The corners were not round to the touch, but the surface was smooth when rubbed. The tentacles were greasy, and I didn’t know how long they had been used, but they were undoubtedly made of wood and there was nothing wrong with them.
Cheng Qianli pushed the flag again, but it didn't move at all, as if Ye Guizhen had not just inserted it, but had grown out of the ground.
Ye Guizhen turned around and scolded: "What are you doing, old monkey?" As he said this, he held the money with his right hand, raised his left hand, easily pulled up the flag, and inserted it into the stone on the other side of his body.
Cheng Qianli lowered his head and saw that there was an irregular round hole left on the bluestone. It was obviously caused by the roundness of the wood of the flag. This round hole penetrated the entire three-inch-thick stone slab, and was in the rammed earth below. There was also a hole more than two inches deep.
Cheng Qianli originally only knew that the Ye family of Nanyang had an "idiot" named Ye Guizhen. The Ye family was a wealthy family in Nanyang, and a branch of the family had been in charge of Nanyang Xuanmiao Temple for generations. The most famous among them were naturally the Duke of Yue and the Master of Jinglong Temple, who are now known as saints. Ye Fashan, the "Celestial Master Yuan Zhen Protecting the Country", passed away.
However, his descendant Ye Guizhen was crazy. He traveled around every day doing divination and making a living by asking for divination. Today, he found out that Ye Guizhen's internal power was so profound. He couldn't help but be speechless and stepped aside, not daring to talk nonsense anymore.
Ye Guizhen divided the five copper coins into two groups in the palm of his hand, one with two coins and the other with three coins. Ye Guizhen pointed to the copper coins in his palm and said: "These two coins were cast in the Wude year, and these three coins were cast in the Tianbao year." Newly minted copper coins, since you are asking about the future, of course it is better to use newly minted copper coins."
Cheng Qianli became energetic again and said, "I think these five copper coins are about the same. Master Ye, aren't you tricking us?"
Ye Guizhen rolled his eyes at him, but was not angry, and said: "Look, these two copper coins are a little small. The diameter of the coins is about eight and a half minutes. The text on the coins is profound and comprehensive. Fei Bai Guan Jue is written by Ouyang Xun. The copper coins of the early Tang Dynasty were written by Ouyang Xun. Made of green and white copper, it was yellow-white in color when it was newly built, which is really beautiful. However, it is a hundred years old, so it is inevitable that it will develop green rust."
Jiang Shuo heard that it was interesting and couldn't help but come up to watch carefully. Seeing his interest, Ye Guizhen became more and more proud. He pointed at the Qian Wen and said: "Look at this Qian Wen. The four characters for 'Kaiyuan Tongbao' are in eight-part form, with neat strokes." Steady, look carefully at the first stroke of the character 'Yuan', which is short, and the second stroke is long and drawn horizontally to the left; the first three strokes of the character 'Tong' are not connected, like three strokes."
Seeing Jiang Shuo nodding, Ye Guizhen pointed to the three copper coins again and said: "Look at these three coins. They are slightly larger than the copper coins of the early Tang Dynasty. They are nine cents in diameter. They are made of red copper and are slightly brown in color. It is not easy to rust and remains as good as new for a long time. Qian Wen has also changed from the dignified and steady style of Wude and Zhenguan years to become sparse and slender."
Jiang Shuo looked at the other three copper coins. Sure enough, they were slightly larger. However, if Ye Guizhen hadn't reminded them, no one would have noticed this half-point difference. The coins were indeed more slender and beautiful.
Ye Guizhen continued to spit and said: "In the new money, the first character of 'Yuan' is lengthened horizontally, and the first three strokes of the character 'Tong' become a zigzag shape connected end to end. There are four or five other differences, but these two are the only ones Most obviously."
Jiang Shuo frowned slightly when he looked closely. Seeing this, Ye Guizhen couldn't help but wonder: "Boy, why are you frowning? Is there something wrong with what I said?"
Jiang Shuo hurriedly waved his hands and said: "No, no, the Heavenly Master is knowledgeable, how can I dare to be suspicious? It's just that when I look at the newly minted money from Tianbao, although it seems to be bigger, it has become thinner, and Qian Wen looks even thinner. , although it looks beautiful at first glance, but it feels bland when you think about it carefully.”
Ye Guizhen burst out laughing when he heard this. Jiang Shuo blushed and said, "Shuo'er has little knowledge and is making the Heavenly Master a joke."
Ye Guizhen said playfully: "Boy, how do you know so little? I think you are right. They say that appearance comes from the heart. In fact, it should be said that it comes from the environment. The scholars in the early Tang Dynasty were far more heroic than today. Everyone was brave and brave. It is also heroic. Today's world has been peaceful for a long time and has become lazy day by day. Together with this Qian Wen, it has become sick and disastrous."
Everyone was silent after hearing the words. Ye Guizhen's words were crazy, but they seemed to hit the right times. Thinking of the current situation, people suddenly became worried.
Ye Guizhen left three Kaiyuan Tongbao coins cast in Tianbao Year, put the other two Wude coins in his arms, and took out a tortoise shell from his arms. The tortoise shell was smoked black, and the back was dark and seemed to have some ancient inscriptions carved on it. The pattern, but the yellow edges of the plastron are exposed due to being rubbed for a long time. I don't know which generation left it as an ancient relic.
Ye Guizhen said: "Hong Fan said that the tortoise's words are long-lasting, and the person who is a thousand years old can know the good and bad luck of this beast. My tortoise shell is very good. It was originally used by King Wu as a divination armor when he defeated Zhou."
Lu Yuxuan laughed and said: "Lu read "Lunheng" and said that before King Wu defeated Zhou, he first used yarrow to predict the omen, which was unlucky. The Taigong pushed the tortoise and said, "Withered bones and dead grass, how do you know it is bad?" King Wu then sent troops... The tortoise shell has been trampled to pieces by Jiang Ziya, how could it fall into your hands, Master Tian?"
Ye Guizhen said: "I have read some books, but Jiang Ziya is not a master of the family. Not to mention one kick, even if he steps on all the feet, he is determined not to break this turtle shell."
Cheng Qianli said: "Even if Jiang Taigong didn't step on it, this tortoise shell is not allowed either..."
Ye Guizhen shook his head and said: "That's because King Wu's divination official Zhenren didn't understand. The so-called divination of one thing cannot be repeated. Similarly, if a tortoise is not auspicious, it cannot be fortune-telling again. Therefore, it is not that the tortoise shell is ineffective, but It was Zhen who violated the taboo of divination."
Jiang Shuo thought about how to clarify this matter of pushing back the past, and hurriedly said: "Master Ye, please hurry up and figure it out for Cheng Lang."
No one would listen to what Ye Guizhen usually said, but today he had enough to talk about. He contentedly put three copper coins into the tortoise shell, closed his eyes slightly, and shook the tortoise shell in a "dazzling" manner.
After a while, three copper coins popped out of the tortoise shell. What a coincidence, the three copper coins were all facing up. Ye Guizhen scratched the ground with his finger. He scratched it casually and left a mark on the bluestone slab. A line about half an inch deep was drawn.
The inner strength revealed this time shocked everyone, but Ye Guizhen didn't take it seriously at all. He loaded the money into his armor again, and did so, but this time he memorized two words one after the other. Ye Guizhen drew another one on the horizontal line. Horizontal lines and lines are also embedded in the stone slabs.
The third time, it was three words upward again, and Ye Guizhen drew another horizontal line on top of the two horizontal lines.
He repeated this three times, but he always memorized two characters, so Ye Guizhen drew three more horizontal lines.
In this way, six horizontal lines were evenly arranged on the stone slab, and Ye Guizhen drew another circle on the edge of the first and third lines of the three characters.
Cheng Qianli saw that Ye Guizhen had been tinkering for a long time, and he also saw that he had great internal strength, and the copper coins that were shaken out six times turned out to be more words than memorization. Although he said he didn't believe it, he still couldn't help but ask: " Master Ye, what is the interpretation of this hexagram?"
Ye Guizhen's six throws were all yang lines with more characters and fewer backs. Even people with limited knowledge of the Book of Changes already know what hexagrams are. Lu Yuxuan said: "The six lines of this hexagram are all yang, so they should be one." Qian Gua'."
Ye Guizhen said: "Yes, it's the Qian hexagram. The symbol says: Heaven is moving vigorously, and a gentleman will strive for self-improvement."
Pu Guhuaien said: "Old Cheng, I think this hexagram has some truth to it. For you to leave Jianghu and go to Anxi to join the army, isn't it a sign of continuous self-improvement?"
Cheng Qianli also said happily: "So, it's a good sign."
Ye Guizhen said: "Slow down, slow down, you see the first and third lines are Lao Yang, they are both moving lines..." As he said this, he drew a short line between the first and third horizontal lines with his finger. Vertically, the long and horizontal lines were broken, and the stone slab became six line segments of "broken-long-broken-long-long-long."
Ye Guizhen said: "In this way, it becomes the hexagram 'Tian Shui Litigation', where litigants fight... The hexagram says, if you are cautious, it will be auspicious, but will be unlucky in the end. It is good to meet the great people, but bad to get involved in the river."
Everyone was still confused after hearing this, Cheng Qianli asked: "Master Ye Tian, what does this mean?"
Ye Guizhen said: "Riding Dachuan means that you can be appreciated by adults..."
Cheng Qianli said happily: "I am about to go to Anxi to join the army. Isn't it a good omen to 'see your lord in a favorable light'!"
Ye Guizhen shook his head and said: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, there is still 'unfavorable crossing the river'."
Cheng Qianli said: "I have left the land of rivers and lakes. There are not many big rivers in the Western Region. Isn't it okay to not cross the big rivers if it's not good?"
Ye Guizhen still shook his head and said: "The advantage of crossing the great river is just a metaphor, which means that you will be on the safe side. The disadvantage of crossing the great river means that you should not take the risk. As a general, it is not a good sign that you should not take the risk."
He added: "The first line is 'The sixth day of the lunar month: Never do things forever, have small words, and finally be lucky.' It means that you failed to end from the first and second. Although there are rumors and misunderstandings, you will eventually encounter misfortune." Turn into good fortune."
Pu Guhuaien smiled and said: "Old Cheng, isn't this the story of you pretending to betray the Jianghu Alliance and take refuge in Anlu Mountain? Now that the matter is over, it is indeed a good thing."
Ye Guizhen ignored him and continued to talk to himself: "There is also the third line. The line is 'eating the old virtues, being honest and strict, and ultimately good luck, or serving the king, but failing.' But it says that keeping the old rules is good luck. Even if you become a prince or a general in the future, you will still accomplish nothing."
As soon as these words came out, Cheng Qianli couldn't help being silent, and Ye Guizhen shook his head and added: "This is a tortoise shell divination question. The hexagram changes from stem to lawsuit. Looking at its movements, it can be said that it is good first and then bad. I may not live long." "
Some people died, but not completely...
