Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 209 Buying a House in the Capital
The carriage drove along the wide stone bridge to the south bank of the Luo River.

The slums with densely dilapidated houses and dirty and muddy ground gradually drifted away behind Gu Xu and others, and there were wide and clean streets and deep houses with high walls.

"On our right is 'Tao De Fang'," Shangguan Jin pointed to the scenery outside the car window, and introduced to Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan, "The mansion of His Royal Highness is located here; a little further on is 'Ze Shan Fang' ', there are the residences of Mr. Tan, the capital of the cabinet, Mr. Fan enshrined by the royal family, and Mr. Cai, the minister of punishment..."

Gu Xu quietly listened to her explanation.

He glanced out of the window - he was not only looking at the scenery, but also observing the feng shui of Luojing City.

According to geomancy books, Luojing City is located in the center of the Daqi situation, surrounded by mountains and many rivers - the green dragon on the left of Mount Tai, the white tiger on the right of Mount Hua, the red bird in front of Mount Heng, and the red bird in front of Mount Heng. To the north is Xuanwu.The Five Sacred Mountains are Yang, and the Yellow River and Luohe River are Yin. Luojing is located in this "Treasure Point of Taiji" surrounded by mountains and rivers, so it can become a "Land of Dragon Prosperity" that can gather the luck of the world.

Emperor Taizu of Daqi also wrote in the imperial edict: "Luojing has been the capital since ancient times, within Wangji, where heaven and earth are united, and yin and yang are united."

And the layout and construction of Luojing city is also very feng shui.

Gu Xu once read in a book, "Only Wang Jianguo, discerning the right position, thinks that the people are the best."

For the capital, the central axis is extremely important.It seems to be the spine of the city, supporting the bones, protecting the spinal cord, and constructing nerve veins, so that the dragon energy of the imperial capital can flow in all directions and circulate back and forth, becoming the source of power for the "Dragon Array".

Tianjie, Gongmen, Fengtian Hall, Qianyang Hall, Kunyuan Hall, etc. are all on the central axis of Luojing City.

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The carriage traveled all the way south, passing a new house under construction.

Dust was flying inside the wall, and there were several carriages parked outside the gate, carrying heavy bricks and precious wood species.

Gu Xu suddenly frowned slightly.

"Fellow Shangguan, which family's mansion is this newly built courtyard house?" He asked.

Shangguan Jin thought for a while and replied: "It's the new house of the Zhao family in Youzhou. As far as I know, the lady Zhao Yan from the Zhao family came to the capital to prepare for the Luoshui Conference recently. She thought the old house was too dilapidated, so she stayed here I bought a piece of land to build a new house. Anyway, there are many monks in the Zhao family, so it won’t take much time to build a big house.”

"It's really rich and powerful!" Gu Xu sighed silently.

Think about it, he himself is still working hard to make money to buy his first house in the capital, while others have already started to build a second luxury house with great fanfare.

Then he pondered for a moment, and said, "I feel that there is something wrong with the feng shui of this house."

"What's wrong?" Shangguan Jin raised his eyebrows, showing an expression of humbly asking for advice, "Gu Daoyou, what do you think is wrong?"

She knew that Gu Xu was well-read, so she hoped to hear some amazing insights from Gu Xu.

"This house is too close to the outer wall of the house next door, leaving only a long and narrow gap. From a distance, it looks like it was split in half by an ax," Gu Xu explained lightly, " In Feng Shui, this is called "Heavenly Zhansha", which will make the evil spirit rush towards the door, causing a bloody disaster-the narrower the gap, the more dangerous it is.

"Although there is a 'Heavenly Dragon Formation' in Luojing City, which will prevent the gathering of Yin evil energy to a certain extent, but this 'Heaven Slashing Sha' will also hinder the movement of Luojing dragon energy."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, smiled and said: "However, since this is the newly built house of the Zhao family, there must be some things I don't know about it. After all, I have only read a few books about Feng Shui superficially , the accomplishments in this area are definitely not comparable to the Fengshui masters in the Zhao family."

Shangguan Jin was silent, but he was once again amazed by Gu Xu's knowledge.

Shi Xiaohan next to him looked bewildered.

What Gu Xu said just now seemed to her in an unfamiliar language, and she couldn't understand it at all.

In order to conceal her ignorance, she could only tilt her head and look out the window, pretending that she was concentrating on the scenery.

"Hey, if I'm as knowledgeable as Gu Xu, wouldn't it be easy to get a clerical job in the Exorcist Department?" She secretly sighed inwardly.

Thinking of the painful experience of staying in the Library Pavilion to memorize madly in order to prepare for the promotion assessment two days ago, she couldn't help sighing softly.

To her, knowledge was like little bugs with wings—if you shut them in with difficulty, they would fly away silently while she slept.

When I woke up the next day, my mind was empty.

If it wasn't for staying in Luojing City, she would rather practice sword skills without sleep than to open those boring books.

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Shangguan Jin recommended three mansions to Gu Xu.

One is located in Sishunfang, adjacent to the market, with convenient transportation, next to the residences of Shangguan Jin and Chu Fengge.

One is located in Yanqingfang, close to the Luohe River, and close to the city wall. There are many weeping willows planted around it. It must be full of greenery when the flowers bloom in spring.Around it, there are also the residences of Princess Zhaoning, several county kings and high officials.

Another one is located in Zhengpingfang, close to the south gate, relatively far from the imperial palace, and only a few alleys away from the Imperial College, and the surrounding residents are mostly ordinary people.

The three houses are all quadrangle courtyards with two entrances, with main rooms, side rooms, inverted rooms, etc., and the area is basically more than [-] square meters.

"I'm alone, without a wife, child, or servant. Is it necessary to live in such a big house?" Gu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking that the size of these houses is not small, the location is not bad, and the price will definitely not be cheap.

"Of course it is necessary," Shangguan Jin replied without hesitation, "Gu Daoyou, you are now a sixth-rank official of Daqi, and you will soon be awarded a title and become a nobleman—the house renovation system of the Daqi Dynasty is very strict. , your residence must conform to your status, otherwise you will not only be looked down upon, but will also be ordered to remodel."

"Oh, it's really troublesome." Gu Xu shook his head lightly.

These damn rules are always trying to squeeze his wallet.

"Of the three mansions, which one do you like more?" Shangguan Jin chuckled, and then asked, "I personally hope that you choose the one in Sishunfang - in this way, we will be neighbors. When encountering difficulties, we can take care of each other and help each other. It is also convenient to get together for a meal during the holidays.”

Gu Xu smiled and responded: "That house is really nice...the location is good, the orientation is good, and there are many restaurants nearby..."

"But it has one downside..."

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Notes:

(1) "Only Wang Jianguo, who discerned the right position, embodying the country's economics and the field, set up officials and divisions of duties, thought that the people were the best." - "Zhou Li·Tian Guan"

(End of this chapter)