Do you know: I have a different surname: Wang, uncle Minglan.

Chapter 202: Change situation, change fate, change fortune
gift list
Sheng Wei really brought it.

However, he originally wanted to hand it over to Wei Yuan after having dinner.

Now in front of the juniors, I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate
He looked at Wei Yuan, but saw that the other party remained calm.

After much thought, he had no choice but to take the gift slip out of his arms and hand it to Wei You.

Wei Yuan did not reveal Wei You's identity to everyone.

Just because the Wei family has a far-reaching influence in the Hedong area, many merchants from aristocratic families know the word Weiyou.

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

Sheng Wei smiled.

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

Although they are all common gold and silver items, they are worth a lot of money.

In addition, there were several horses that he thought were high-quality horses and several weapons.

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

satisfy?

With these gifts alone, even going to Beijing to visit some princes is enough.

Ru Lan and Mo Lan were usually more afraid of Wei Yuan, and they were even more cautious when eating, for fear of doing something wrong.

Chen Daniu, who was sitting on the other side of Wei Yuan, suddenly said sternly: "If I ask you to take it back, you will take it back. How can there be so much nonsense?"

After all, she is his niece, a junior, a little girl, there is no reason not to dote on her.

"How come I forgot this person's name, and I just remembered it now? I really shouldn't have!"

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

Everyone only heard Sheng Wei keep mumbling a name, "Wei You. Wei You"

Wei Yuan wanted to have dinner with Minglan tonight.

Later, I thought about it, Minglan brought all these people to Guangling, and if she didn't see them, it would definitely embarrass the girl Minglan.

Sheng Wei didn't dare to say anything and quickly put the gift list into his arms.

"I wonder if there is anything inappropriate about the gift given by this junior? I will definitely try my best to satisfy you."

Of course, it is only for visits.
Sheng Wei's vision was still too narrow. He confidently believed that this gift list would definitely make Wei Yuan's eyes shine.

Sheng Wei murmured.

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

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

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

The fact that they are able to sit here and eat at the same table with Wei Yuan today is because of Minglan.

The latter hesitated to speak and said: "This book is just for me to give away."

Wei You snorted and said, "The more you have the ability, the more you can eat."

When Chang Feng, Chang Song and others were about to leave, they saw Sheng Wei still staying there in a daze. The former couldn't help but curiously asked:
"Uncle, what are you thinking about?"

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

Pinlan originally wanted to live with Minglan, but she heard that Minglan was staying in the Wei family's old house today. She was a little embarrassed to say it, so she could only follow Rulan and others back.

"Some people actually give me some unworthy gifts because they want to participate in shipping. It really opened my eyes."

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

Weiyou?

Chang Bai and others did not dare to interrupt in the conversation between the elders.

I couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

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

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

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

"Later he was praised by the late emperor as a 'loyal and righteous merchant', and he was a model among merchants in the dynasty."

After dinner, Sheng Wei bowed to Wei You and said, "Junior, don't you know your surname, senior?"

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

Suddenly, his pupils suddenly shrank and he said:
"When the Wei family in Hedong became the head of the family, when the late emperor went to war with the Liao Kingdom, this elder of the Wei family single-handedly raised a year's worth of food and grass for the army!"

Otherwise, how could he be able to sit at the same table with Wei Yuan?
You know, the officials in the southeast area wanted to see Wei Yuan, but they couldn't.

Unexpectedly, without even looking at it, Wei Yuan saw Wei You placing the gift list on the table carelessly and pretending to talk to Wei Yuan:

"Oh, there are also businessmen from Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places who say they have to spend a few percent of their profits to honor their nephew."

So, as soon as Wei Yuan and Minglan left, they quickly returned to their residence.

In desperation, Sheng Wei felt extremely regretful, lowered his hands and stamped his feet, saying:

"If I had known it was this senior, I would have negotiated with him carefully. If I 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 the evening meal.

If someone else said it, he would definitely feel displeased, but if that person was Wei Yuan or Wei You, it would be fine.

Just because these two people are both high-ranking and important figures.

The Sheng family's mansion is only located in Yangzhou Prefecture, so it can be regarded as a high-ranking merchant, but if it is located in Jianghuai and Zhejiang, it is nothing.

Needless to say, Wei Yuan could make Southeast Asia stand up like an earth dragon with just a tap of his feet.

And that elder of the Wei clan is a person that countless businessmen want to admire, fawn over, and imitate!

Although their business scope is mainly on Hedong Road, if they go to Liang Zhejiang, Fujian Road or even anywhere in Guochao.

The famous local aristocratic families, noble families, and merchants all stand up on poles to greet and show their goodwill.

There is no other reason, just because of the late emperor's words, "the merchant of loyalty and righteousness".

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

Unexpectedly, a powerful figure in the business world would also rely on the power of Zhongyong Bo Weiyuan.

In this way, the gift he gave really seemed stingy.

But those gifts are a big expense for today's Sheng family!
Thinking of this, Sheng Wei's face was filled with embarrassment.

No wonder Uncle Zhongyong doesn't want it, he has plenty of these three melons and two dates.

What should I do if I want to make a fuss all over again?
Over there at the Wei family's old house.

Sheng Changbai trotted to catch up with Wei Yuan and said, "Uncle, wait a minute, my nephew has a question to ask."

The latter stopped, looked back at him, then looked at Minglan and said:

"You go back first."

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

Wei Yuan asked curiously: "Is something wrong?"

Sheng Changbai said: "When we had dinner just now, it was inconvenient for my nephew to ask about it."

"This year the civil service department needs to be reorganized, so the major exam has been postponed for one year."

"Is next spring the best time to enter the examination hall?"

The Grand Week Examination takes place every three years.

It's been exactly three years since Jiayou's second year.

According to the timeline, Sheng Changbai will indeed take the scientific examination this year and win the exam.

It's just that there are too many variables now, and it can no longer be inferred from the plot and timeline in 'Know or Not'. "With the reform of the Ministry of Civil Service, many officials will end up abandoning their posts this year in the name of opening vacancies and returning to their hometowns."

"By next year, the imperial court will definitely need a large number of manpower. The imperial examination next year may be no less than the second year of Jiayou."

Hearing this, Sheng Changbai's face lit up with joy. This was good news for a scholar who had not yet obtained a Jinshi background.

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

The restructuring of the civil service seemed to offend all the scholars in the world.

But as long as the imperial examinations are held as usual next year, those scholars who have not yet received any honors will regard Wang Anshi as a god.

By then, the personnel restructuring will be half successful.

"Thank you uncle for informing me, my nephew is very grateful."

Sheng Changbai bowed deeply.

The imperial examination held in Jiayou's second year was rare in ancient times.

Both in terms of the number and quality of scholars, they are far higher than in the past.

This is the most impressive achievement of Zhao Zhen who has been raising scholars for many years.

Regarding the news in the court, Sheng Changbai could ask Sheng Hong, but such a major matter as the reorganization of the personnel department was beyond Sheng Hong's authority.

After much thought, 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 many people from the three families of monks, Taoists and Confucians, as well as many people from the Wei family in Hedong and Liangzhe.

When the graves of his parents, grandparents and grandparents are moved today, there is a high probability that Wei Yuan will never come to Weijia Village in this life.

Wei Yuan knelt down in front of the tomb, kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times.

Since it is inconvenient for women to show up on such occasions, especially unmarried girls like Minglan, Minglan can only watch today's events from a distance and is not allowed to kowtow in front of the tombs of her maternal grandfather and grandmother.

At this moment, people from the Taoist sect are scattering paper money, performing rituals, setting up altars in the water and land Taoist temples, and welcoming the meritorious ministers, Jiejie and the Four Saints. Their divine power is far away, waiting for the auspicious time to raise the tomb.

Some people from the Buddhist sect made announcements on the altar, recited Buddhist sutras and mantras, and respectfully asked Zhu Jialan to take Weiyuan's parents to be reborn in bliss, so that they would not suffer from illness or disaster in the next life, and would be blessed by future generations.

It was about noon.

The people in the Taoist sect stopped shaking their bells, stood on the edge of the altar, and said loudly:

"The auspicious time has arrived, and I sincerely invite the gods from all over the world to eliminate disasters and cleanse the karma."

"Elevate the grave and move the grave!"

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

"The Holy Grace is so great that the Celestial Empire granted him the title of Imperial Councilor and the title of Lady of Yongjia County. He moved his spirit to his tomb and benefited future generations."

There were more than 200 people from these three families alone, and the momentum could not be described as overwhelming.

Wei Yuan could also feel Wei You's intentions.

According to Wei You, whether it is weddings, funerals or moving the tombs of ancestors, as long as the younger generation pays attention to it, others will naturally pay attention to it.

"Father, mother, my child is unfilial and has disturbed your peace. Please follow my child to Beijing."

Wei Yuan once again performed the great ceremony of kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times.

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 grave.

When the coffins of Wei Yuan's parents were lifted up and placed in the new coffin.

Wei Yuan immediately pricked his finger with the tip of a needle, and drops of blood fell into the cinnabar bowl in the altar.

The person in that door mixed the blood with cinnabar, then used a red pen to paint it between the eyebrows of the four Holy Spirit statues, and said:

"There are spirits in the mountains and rivers, and there are gods in all directions. Today, out of filial piety from Wei Yuan, a descendant of the Quanwei family, Pindao moved the earth and moved the tomb with the beauty of the place."

"The Three Pure Ones decreed that the Four Gods clear the way to protect the family's destiny!"

"We sincerely welcome the imperial court official and the wife of Yongjia County. Later, Wei Yuan's blood and spirit will go to the capital to be buried."

After saying this, I saw the Taoist doing something again, stepping on the seven stars, dancing, and the situation changed in an instant.

In the hill where Wei Yuan's parents were buried, there seemed to be dragons roaring and tigers roaring, frightening 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 by in an instant, and no one noticed anything wrong. Only Wei Yuan seemed to notice some changes. There seemed to be something missing or added to his body. He couldn't explain the reason, but felt it was mysterious.

After the Taoist did this, 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 sutras also fainted on the spot. It was unknown whether it was due to the intense heat or other reasons.

In short, the moment he fell, he was helped by a member of the Wei family to rest somewhere else.

Then, with the support of his disciples, the Taoist came to Wei You's side, cupped his hands and said:

"Old Wei, Pindao has tried his best. What you promised Pindao must be fulfilled."

Wei You caressed his beard and said: "Master, please rest assured, your Laojun Temple will be worshiped by the Wei clan from now on."

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

The Taoist hurriedly waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter."

"It would be too detrimental to one's destiny to unite all the spiritual beauty of a place into one family. Wei Lao, who is a poor man, may have his end soon."

Wei You frowned slightly and said, "I, the Wei family, can mold a golden body for you."

The Taoist shook his head and said: "People in the Taoist sect don't care about this. I just want my disciples to be worshiped by your Wei family. That's enough."
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now.

Within the Great Zhou Dynasty, there was a place deep in the mountains.

A Taoist priest who was meditating suddenly opened his eyes, counted with his fingers, and suddenly realized that his destiny was passing by like a flood from a dam.

Seeing this, an old friend quickly asked: "Why?"

The Taoist smiled bitterly, "Brother Zhang, do you still remember that a few years ago, Pindao told you that he had seen a Zhongling acupoint that could lead to a prince?"

The man known as Brother Zhang nodded.

The Taoist sighed: "Because I have calculated the impact of that acupuncture point on future generations of disciples, I can secretly feel that something happened to that acupoint."

'Brother Zhang' asked puzzledly: "But you predicted that the secrets of heaven are unpredictable and unforeseen disasters and blessings have already happened?"

The Taoist shook his head and said: "No, there are people from the same sect who temporarily gathered the luck of the mountains and the spirits of the rivers and lakes into one family."

"I just thought that the person buried in that spiritual cave had moved at the beginning of the condensation of the dragon veins."

"From now on, people and the world may undergo great changes after this lineage."

Brother Zhang looked horrified, "How dare you count this? Don't you want to live anymore?"

The Taoist coughed up a mouthful of blood and said, "I know that my life is not long, and I want to use Tiangang arithmetic to predict the future. I wonder if Brother Zhang can protect me?"

Brother Zhang said: "Is this really the case?"

The Taoist sighed, "Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll die in peace."

Brother Zhang advised: "What you and I have learned are just illusory methods. It is difficult to get a glimpse of the mystery of the future."

"If we force the calculation, it will probably be inaccurate. Why is this so?"

"Everyone in the world says that there are one fate, two fortunes, and three feng shui. In fact, only people like you and me know about it. That's all nonsense."

"Don't talk about the general trend in the future, even now, there are always people who are determined to conquer the heavens. The predetermined destiny is just my Taoist talk. If you are obsessed with this way, you can only go astray."

The Taoist remembered the siblings he saw when he passed that spiritual cave.

Among them, the younger brother
"It's strange that there are people with such fate in this world."

(Orange: This book is not about fantasy. It is about fictional history from beginning to end. I wrote this Taoist story just because I felt that belief in numerology was popular in ancient times, especially in the Song Dynasty.)

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