Chapter 202: Changing the Situation, Changing Fate, Changing Luck

Gift list

Sheng Wei really brought it.

However, he was going to give it to Wei Yuan after dinner.

Now, in front of the younger generation, it might be inappropriate.

He looked at Wei Yuan, but he didn't show any emotion.

After thinking about it, he had to take the gift list out of his arms and hand it to Wei You.

Wei Yuan didn't tell everyone about Wei You's identity.

It was because the Wei family had a far-reaching influence in the Hedong area, and many merchants from aristocratic families knew the name Wei You.

Wei You took the gift list, opened it and read it in detail.

Sheng Wei smiled.

The gifts on this gift list were all carefully selected by him.

Although they were all gold and silver, they were very valuable.

In addition, there were a few horses that he thought were top-grade and a few weapons.

With these gifts alone, it would be enough to visit some dukes in the capital.

Of course, it was limited to a visit.

Sheng Wei's vision was still too narrow. He was confident that this gift list would definitely make Wei Yuan's eyes light up.

Who knew that Wei Yuan didn't even look at it, and saw Wei You casually put the gift list on the table, pretending to talk to Wei Yuan:

"My dear nephew, if I remember correctly, Haizhou's Hai family gave you a priceless night pearl a few days ago in order to participate in shipping?"

"Oh, and merchants from Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places said that they would give you a few percent of their profits to honor my dear nephew."

"Some people actually gave some unpresentable gifts, just to participate in shipping. It really opened my eyes."

"Sheng Wei, right? Don't mind, I'm not talking about you."

Changbai and others didn't dare to interrupt the conversation between the elders.

They were able to sit here today and eat at the same table with Wei Yuan, thanks to Minglan.

Otherwise, what virtue and ability could they have to sit at the same table with Wei Yuan?

You know, officials in the southeast area wanted to meet Wei Yuan, but they couldn't.

At this moment, Sheng Wei's face was extremely ugly. After a moment, he said in a deep voice:

"I wonder if there is anything wrong with the gift I sent? I will try my best to satisfy you."

Satisfied?

Wei You snorted and said, "You can eat as much as you can."

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "Okay, let's eat."

He looked at Sheng Wei again, "Take this gift list back."

The latter hesitated and said, "This is what I want to give."

Chen Daniu, who was sitting on the other side of Wei Yuan, suddenly said in a stern voice, "I told you to take it back, so take it back. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

Sheng Wei didn't dare to say much, and quickly put the gift list in his arms.

Wei Yuan originally wanted to have dinner with Minglan tonight.

Later, considering that Minglan brought so many people to Guangling, if he didn't meet her, it would definitely embarrass Minglan.

After all, she is his niece, a junior, a little girl, so why shouldn't he pamper her.

After dinner, Sheng Wei bowed to Wei You and said, "I don't know your name, senior?"

The elder of the Wei clan stroked his beard and smiled, and briefly said his name, "Wei You."

Wei You?

Sheng Wei murmured.

He seemed to have heard of this name from somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

He couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

During this period, Wei You was escorted by Wei Yuan's personal guards and returned to his residence.

Wei Yuan and Minglan went to live in the old house.

Sheng Changbai came to Guangling today because he wanted to ask Wei Yuan something, so he followed him.

Rulan and Molan were usually afraid of Wei Yuan, and they were even more nervous when eating, fearing that they would do something wrong.

So, as soon as Wei Yuan and Minglan left, they hurried back to their residence.

Pinlan wanted to live with Minglan, but when she heard that Minglan was staying at the old house of the Wei family, she was a little embarrassed to say it out loud, so she could only go back with Rulan and others.

When Changfeng, Changsong and others were about to leave, they saw Sheng Wei still standing there in a daze, and the former couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Uncle, what are you thinking about?"

Everyone only heard Sheng Wei muttering a name, "Wei You. Wei You"

Suddenly, his pupils shrank and he said:

"When the previous head of the Hedong Wei family was at war with the Liao Kingdom, this Wei family elder raised a year's worth of food and grass for the army by himself!"

"Later, he was praised by the previous emperor as a 'loyal and righteous merchant', and he is a model among the merchants of the country."

"How could I forget this person's name? I just remembered it now, which is really wrong!"

When he looked up at the Wei family elder named Wei You, he saw that he had gone far away.

In desperation, Sheng Wei regretted it so much that he said, "If I had known it was this senior, I would have negotiated with him. If we could get his help, it would be a rare blessing for our Sheng family!" At the same time, he no longer had any grudges about what happened during dinner. If someone else had said it, he would have been unhappy, but if that person was Wei Yuan or Wei You, then there would be no problem.

Just because these two people are both high-ranking big shots.

The eldest branch of the Sheng family is only a well-known merchant in Yangzhou Prefecture, but if it is placed in Jianghuai and Liangzhe, what is it?

Wei Yuan is needless to say, he is an existence that can make the southeast turn over like a dragon with a stomp of his feet.

And the elder of the Wei family is an existence that countless merchants admire, flatter, and emulate!

Although his business scope is mainly in Hedong Road, if he goes to Liangzhe or Fujian Road or even any place in the country.

The famous families, prominent families, and merchants in the local area have to go to the pole to curry favor with him.

There is no other reason, just because of the previous emperor's words "loyal and righteous merchants".

Relying on these four words is enough to make the Hedong Wei family stand for a hundred years.

Unexpectedly, a figure who can call the wind and rain in the business world also has to rely on the power of the loyal and brave Wei Yuan.

In this case, the gift he gave was indeed stingy.

But those gifts were a considerable expense for the Sheng family today!

Thinking of this, Sheng Wei's face was filled with embarrassment.

No wonder the Loyal and Yong Bo didn't want them, he didn't need them.

If he did, he would be in trouble again, what should he do?

Over at the Wei family's old house.

Sheng Changbai trotted to catch up with Wei Yuan and said, "Uncle, wait a minute, I have something to ask you."

The latter stopped, looked back at him, then looked at Minglan, and said, "You go back first."

Minglan bowed to Wei Yuan first, then nodded to Sheng Changbai before leaving.

Wei Yuan asked curiously, "Is there something?"

Sheng Changbai said, "It's inconvenient for my nephew to ask when we were having dinner just now."

"The Ministry of Personnel needs to be reorganized this year, so the exam will be postponed for one year."

"Will it be the best time to enter the imperial examination next spring?"

The Great Zhou examination is held every three years.

It has been exactly three years since the second year of Jiayou.

According to the timeline of "Do You Know?", Sheng Changbai will indeed take the imperial examination this year and pass the exam.

But now there are too many variables, and the plot and timeline in "Do You Know?" can no longer be used to infer.

"The Ministry of Personnel has been restructured, and many officials will end up abandoning their official positions this year in the name of leaving their posts and returning home."

"Next year, the court will definitely need a large number of people, and the imperial examination next year may be no less than the second year of Jiayou."

Hearing this, Sheng Changbai's face lit up. This can be regarded as good news for scholars who have not yet obtained a Jinshi degree.

Of course, this is also Wang Anshi's routine.

The reform of the Ministry of Personnel seems to have offended all the scholars in the world.

However, as long as the imperial examination is held as usual next year, those scholars who have not yet obtained their titles will worship Wang Anshi as a god.

By then, the reform of the Ministry of Personnel will be half successful.

"Thank you uncle for telling me, I am very grateful."

Sheng Changbai bowed deeply.

The imperial examination in the second year of Jiayou was rare in ancient times.

Whether in terms of the number of scholars or the quality, it is far better than in the past.

This is the most impressive result of Zhao Zhen's years of nurturing scholars.

Sheng Changbai could ask Sheng Hong about the movements in the court, but Sheng Hong's authority could not touch such a major event as the reform of the Ministry of Personnel.

After thinking about it, Sheng Changbai had no choice but to ask Wei Yuan.

The next day.

Early in the morning, Wei Yuan came to his parents' tomb.

Accompanying him were the three families of monks, Taoists and Confucianists and many people from the Wei family in Hedong and Liangzhe.

After moving the graves of his parents and grandparents today, Wei Yuan will most likely never come to Weijia Village in this life.

Wei Yuan knelt down in front of the grave and performed the three kneeling and nine kowtows ceremony.

Because it is inconvenient for women to show up in such occasions, especially for unmarried women like Minglan, Minglan can only watch from a distance today and cannot kowtow in front of her grandparents' graves.

At this moment, some Taoists scattered paper money, performed rituals, set up a water and land Taoist temple to welcome Gongcao, Jie Di and the Four Saints, and waited for the auspicious time to open the grave.

Some Buddhists set up a notice to announce the altar, chanted Buddhist scriptures and mantras, and respectfully invited all the monks to take Wei Yuan's parents to the paradise, so that they would not suffer from illness and pain in the next life, and their descendants would be blessed.

It was about noon.

The Taoist stopped after ringing the bell, stood at the edge of the altar, and said loudly:

"The auspicious time has come, please respectfully invite the gods of the four directions to eliminate disasters and cleanse karma."

"Remove the tomb!"

The Kong family stood beside the tomb, slowly opened a scroll, and read aloud:

"The emperor's grace is great, the emperor posthumously conferred the title of Chaoyi Dafu, and the lady of Yongjia County, and moved the tomb with his spirit, and blessed the future generations"

There were about 200 people from these three families alone, and the momentum was huge.

Wei Yuan could also feel Wei You's intentions.

According to Wei You's words, whether it was weddings, funerals, or moving the tombs of ancestors, as long as the younger generation paid attention to it, others would naturally pay attention to it.

"Dad, mother, I am unfilial and have disturbed your peace. Please follow me to the capital."

Wei Yuan performed the ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows again.

Several elders of the Wei family in Hedong and Liangzhe, who were almost the same generation as Wei Yuan's parents, began to dig up the graves and bring back the spirits.

When the coffins of Wei Yuan's parents were lifted and placed in the new coffin, Wei Yuan immediately pierced his finger with a needle tip, and a drop of blood fell into the cinnabar bowl in the altar.

The Taoist mixed the blood with cinnabar, and then used a red pen to apply it, and dotted it between the eyebrows of the four holy images, saying:

"There are spirits in the mountains and rivers, and there are gods in the four directions. Now, I am carrying the spirits of the place to move the tomb for the filial piety of Wei Yuan, the descendant of the Wei family."

"The Three Pure Ones have ordered, and the Four Gods have opened the way to protect the family's fortune!"

"Welcome the doctor of the court, the lady of Yongjia County, and the blood, energy and spirit of Wei Yuan, who will follow him, to Beijing to be buried."

After speaking, the Taoist performed another ritual, stepped on the seven stars, danced with his hands, and the weather changed in an instant.

In the hill where Wei Yuan's parents were buried, there seemed to be dragons and tigers roaring, scaring away the birds in the forest.

In a green lake not far away, a carp turned over, and its life was cut off.

All kinds of strange phenomena passed in an instant, and no one felt anything wrong, only Wei Yuan seemed to notice some changes, as if something was missing or something was added to his body, and he couldn't explain it, but he felt mysterious.

After the Taoist performed the ritual, his body suddenly lost strength, and sweat broke out on his forehead for no reason. Fortunately, he was supported by his disciples.

In addition to him, some monks who were sitting cross-legged and chanting scriptures also fainted on the spot. I don't know if it was because of the hot weather or other reasons.

In short, at the moment of falling, he was supported by the Wei family and went to rest somewhere else.

Afterwards, the Taoist priest, with the help of his disciples, came to Wei You and bowed his hands and said:

"Old Wei, I have tried my best. You must fulfill what you promised me."

Wei You stroked his beard and said: "Please rest assured, your Laojun Temple will be worshipped by my Wei clan from now on."

Suddenly, the Taoist priest spat out a mouthful of blood, and the disciples behind him were shocked.

The Taoist priest waved his hands and said: "It's okay."

"It is too damaging to fate to move the spirits of the whole land to one family. Old Wei, I am afraid that my time is coming."

Wei You frowned slightly and said: "My Wei clan will make a golden body for you."

The Taoist priest shook his head and said: "People in the Taoist sect don't care about this. I just hope that my disciples can be worshipped by your Wei family."

——

At this moment.

In a deep mountain in the territory of Da Zhou.

A Taoist priest who was meditating suddenly opened his eyes, counted with his fingers, and suddenly felt that his fate was passing away like a flood.

An old friend saw this and asked hurriedly, "Why?"

The Taoist smiled bitterly, "Brother Zhang, do you still remember that I told you a few years ago that I had seen a spiritual cave that could produce a king or a prince?"

The man called Brother Zhang nodded.

The Taoist sighed, "Because I have calculated the influence of that acupuncture point on future disciples, I can feel that something seems to have happened to that acupuncture point."

'Brother Zhang' was puzzled and said, "But the unpredictable fortune and disaster you predicted has already happened?"

The Taoist shook his head and said, "No, there are fellow disciples who have temporarily gathered the fortune of the mountains and the spirits of rivers and lakes in one vein and one household."

"Just now, I calculated that the people buried in that spiritual cave have moved at the beginning of the dragon vein's condensation."

"In the future, the descendants of this vein may have a big change in the world."

Brother Zhang looked horrified, "You dare to calculate this? Don't you want to live?"

The Taoist coughed out a mouthful of blood, "I know that my life is not long, I want to use Tiangang arithmetic to calculate I wonder if Brother Zhang can protect me in the face of the coming great trend?"

Brother Zhang said: "Is it really necessary?"

The Taoist sighed, "Otherwise, I am afraid I will die with my eyes wide open."

Brother Zhang advised: "What you and I have learned is originally a vague method, and it is difficult to glimpse the mystery of the future."

"If you force the calculation, it will most likely be inaccurate, why is it so?"

"Everyone says that one fate, two luck, and three feng shui are actually only people like you and me who know, that is all nonsense."

"Don't talk about the future great trend, even now, there are always people who can overcome the heavens. The predetermined fate is just my Xuanmen talk. If you are obsessed with this, you can only go astray."

The Taoist thought of the brother and sister he saw when he passed by the spiritual cave that year.

Among them, the younger brother

"It's strange that there are people with such a fate in this world."

(Juzi: This book is not a fantasy book, but a fictional history book from beginning to end. I wrote this Taoist story just because I think that people believed in the theory of fate in ancient times, especially in the Song Dynasty.)