From the Imperial City Dong'an Gate along the Dong'an Gate to the east, there is a Goldfish Alley, which belongs to Qingchengfang in the east of the city. It starts from Shiwangfu Road (today's Wangfujing) in the west and connects to Dongsi Pailou South Street (today's Dongdan) in the east.
The alley is slightly wider than a road. This alley is very famous in the capital, not because it really sells goldfish. Maybe he once really sold gold rain. This is not a fireworks alley, but because it is relatively close to the imperial city.
Most of the officials who report on their duties in Beijing live here. To put it bluntly, it is the residence area for Beijing officials. Of course, most of them are not high-ranking Beijing officials, and most of the houses are rented.
As for the official area, although most of them are diaosi officials, this area is still quite stylish. For example, there are many teahouses. There are more than ten teahouses in the long alley in Xu Di, and the business is not bad on weekdays, and the customers are very popular.
It's quite polite, because the person sitting in any house may be an official from the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers. They often drink tea and discuss politics here, so that many literati and even ordinary people come over to spend money, just to listen to them.
Discussing politics forces you to talk.
Song Xiance came here for a walk yesterday, but at that time he just wanted to explore more of Beijing and didn't have time to sit down and drink tea. Today, he took a passerby with him and went to find a small teahouse in Jinyu Alley to drink.
Tea.
It was strange to say that the young man passing by was just casually reminding him not to poke his head in front of the Dongchang Yamen, and Song Xiance was just casually wanting to inquire about something about Dongchang, but when he saw this
He was very surprised by the younger brother's appearance. Song Xiance was a strange person. He was very good at Dunjia and the art of prophecy. He was especially good at "Shu Shu". Do you guys know what Shu Shu is?
This is a mysterious culture in ancient times. It is impossible to know how old it is. Its basis is the alchemy of numbers, that is, Yin and Yang, Five Elements, Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, Heluo Book, Taixuan Jiazi Number, etc. Art refers to alchemy, and number refers to Qi Number.
Lishu, that is, the mathematical theory of restraint of yin and yang and the five elements.
It doesn't matter if you don't understand it, I don't understand it either.
But Song Xiance not only understands it, he is also proficient in it. He also makes a living as a magician, divining good and bad luck for people, and telling fortunes. Although Li Muxian around Chang Yu is also good at this, in terms of professionalism, Chang Yu personally thinks
Song Xiance was superior in skills. After all, Song Xiance relied on this to make a living, while Li Muxian mainly practiced Taoism as a supplement.
Song Xiance has been immersed in this way for more than thirty years. He has traveled around the world and seen mediocre people and also seen rare people. However, although the person in front of him was ordinary in appearance, he was shocked by it because he could not see clearly!
He actually has a face that he can’t see through!
Song Xiance secretly marveled, suppressing his excitement, he took the young man to Jinyu Alley to drink tea. He came so far to drink tea. Firstly, he planned to have a good chat with this young man, and secondly, he wanted to see if he could meet anyone here.
An official listened to their chat about the current government affairs.
Along the way, Song Xiance held back his curiosity and didn't ask the little brother anything. He only asked about his name. The little brother said his surname was Bao and his given name was Zhu. It was a very common name, and because his ears were hard to use, everyone called him "Bao".
He was deaf. Seeing that he was strong and strong, Song Xiance concluded that he worked as a coolie. As expected, the younger brother said that he was a nurse for a wealthy family.
It turned out that he was still a practitioner. The two of them found a small teahouse on the roadside. There were only three or four tables in it. It was almost noon and there was not much business. Song Xiance was confused. Although his face was unclear, Song Xiance was confused.
He is definitely not an ordinary wage earner. The little brother chuckled and said, "The dealer's trick is just to be stronger."
"Working in a wealthy family, you are well-informed. Have you ever heard of the Governor of Dongchang?" Song Xiance asked in a low voice. The younger brother named Bao laughed and said, "Everyone in the government and the public knows his anecdotes." He came from out of town and asked again: "What do you want to inquire about?"
"Is he in Beijing these days?" Song Xiance asked tentatively. The strange boy in front of him gave him an inexplicable feeling that was difficult to describe. He couldn't put it into words, which made him very uneasy.
"Recently, I heard that I have been competing with the Ministry of Rites for a house in the same hall..." The young man surnamed Bao talked and told everything he knew. Song Xiance was dumbfounded when he heard this, and it was not because of Chang Yu. This person's unique style of acting is due to the fact that this little brother knows so much and in detail: "I would like to ask, is the owner of this little brother a certain noble person in Beijing?"
The younger brother did not deny it, but he also did not identify who his master was. After drinking tea, he said to Song Xiance: "You have inquired so much about Dongchang and the current situation in the capital. From your accent, you don't think of people from the capital." Mister, could it be that you are doing fine work?"
Song Xiance laughed: "Is there such a stupid trick?"
"That's true." The little brother nodded: "But you asked so many questions, what are you going to do?"
Song Xiance gave him more tea: "Brother, you work in a wealthy family and know everything about the capital. Is it possible that you haven't heard about King Chuang wanting to negotiate peace with the court?"
"Oh, it turns out you are the thief who came to negotiate peace." The young man suddenly realized, and then curled his lips: "It's strange that I have to admit that I am a craftsman, because you are a real thief." Song Xiance was startled, and he did not expect this young man's reaction. So quickly, he smiled bitterly and said: "We follow God's will and help the people, so why are we called thieves, but... that's all..." Before he finished speaking, the little brother snorted: "Follow God's will? How do you know God's will? We help the people." ?This red land is full of hungry people for thousands of miles. It is you who have supported you. Even if you come to the capital to eat, drink, and spend money, it is all the people's blessings. How can you have the face to gild yourself!"
Song Xiance couldn't keep it off his face. This little brother was still eloquent as before, but his attitude was suddenly completely different, which made him very uncomfortable. As expected, whoever owns the territory has the final say. Their public opinion in Xi'an is that the court is unkind and tyrannical, but on the court's side , Hehe, of course they scolded them until their ancestral graves were smoking.
"King Chuang couldn't bear to see that the people were in dire straits due to continuous wars, so he decided to negotiate for peace. If this matter brought peace to the world," Song Xiance knew in his heart that it was pointless to argue with a commoner, so he immediately changed the topic: "Brother, I have something to do today." "My dear, I have something to do at noon, so I'll say goodbye."
After saying that, he stood up and was about to leave, but he was grabbed by the young man: "Didn't you tell me that you would tell me my fortune? Let me know when I will get rich."
Uh... Song Xiance was startled, then smiled: "Well, I just want to take a closer look at my little brother's rare fortune in this world."
"My luck is rare in the world?" The little brother was stunned. Song Xiance waved his hand to signal him to stop talking. Then he took out his own tool and started calculating on the table. Sometimes he frowned, sometimes he closed his eyes in deep thought, and sometimes he stared closely. Brother's face.
After a long while, he suddenly burst into laughter, looked at the little brother and said, "I have broken through the iron shoes and found nowhere. It turns out that the real master is waiting here."
The little brother was confused: "What did you say?"