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 packed and dilapidated houses and dirty and muddy floors gradually faded away behind Gu Xu and others. What came to them were wide and clean streets and deep houses and courtyards with towering walls.
"To our right is the 'Morality Square'," Shangguan Jin pointed to the scenery outside the car window and introduced to Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan, "The residence of His Highness the First Prince is located here; walk a little further. The road is 'Zeshanfang', where there are the residences of Mr. Tan, the capital of the cabinet, Mr. Fan, the royal minister, and Mr. Cai, the minister of punishment..."
Gu Xu listened to her explanation quietly.
His eyes glanced out the window - not only looking at the scenery, but also observing the feng shui of Luojing City.
According to the Kanyuology books, Luojing City is located in the center of Daqi, surrounded by mountains and many rivers - Taishan Mountain stands on the left as a green dragon, Huashan Mountain on the right as a white tiger, and Mount Hengshan on the right. In front of it is Zhuque, and in the north of Hengshan is Xuanwu. The five mountains are yang, and the Yellow River and Luohe are yin. Luojing is located in the "Tai Chi treasure cave" surrounded by mountains and water, so it can become a "dragon's place" that can gather the world's luck.
Emperor Taizu of the Qi Dynasty also wrote in an edict: "Luojing has been the capital since ancient times, within the royal territory, where heaven and earth merge, and where yin and yang harmonize."
And the layout of Luojing city Construction also attaches great importance to Feng Shui.
Gu Xu once read in a book, "Only the king builds the country, distinguishes the right position, and thinks that the people are the leader."
For the capital, the central axis is extremely important. It seems to be the spine of the city, supporting bones, protecting the spinal cord, and building nerves, allowing the dragon energy of the imperial capital to circulate and circulate in all directions, becoming the source of power of the "Tianlong Formation".
Tianjie, Gongmen, Fengtian Hall, Qianyang Hall, Kunyuan Hall, etc. are all located on the central axis of Luojing City.
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The carriage drove southward and passed a new house under construction.
There was dust inside the wall, and there were several carriages parked outside the gate, carrying heavy bricks, stones and precious wood species.
Gu Xu suddenly frowned slightly.
"Fellow Taoist Shangguan, whose mansion does this newly built courtyard belong to?" he asked.
Shangguan Jin thought for a while and replied: "It is the new house of the Zhao family in Youzhou. As far as I know, Miss Zhao Yan of the Zhao family recently came to the capital to prepare for the Luoshui Conference and disliked the previous house. It was too shabby, so I bought a piece of land to build a new house here. Anyway, there are many monks in the Zhao family, and it won’t take long to build a big house.”
“It’s so rich!” Gu Xu sighed silently.
Think about it, while he himself is still working hard to make money to buy his first house in the capital, others have already begun to build their second luxury house with great fanfare.
Then he pondered for a moment and said, "I feel like there's something wrong with the feng shui of this house."
"Something's wrong?" Shangguan Jin raised his eyebrows, showing an air of humbly asking for advice, "Fellow Daoist Gu, what do you think is wrong? ”
She knew that Gu Xu was well-read, so she really wanted to hear some amazing insights from Gu Xu.
“The exterior wall of this house and the house next door are too close, leaving only a long and narrow gap. Looking from a distance, it looks like it was split in half with an axe,” Gu Xu explained calmly, "In Feng Shui, this is called 'Heaven Killing Evil', which will cause the evil spirit to rush towards the door, causing a bloody disaster - the narrower the gap, the more dangerous it is.
"Although there are some in Luojing City The 'Tianlong Formation' will prevent the gathering of Yin Evil Qi to a certain extent, but this 'Heavenly Killing Evil' will also hinder the movement of Luo Jing's Dragon Qi. ”
Having said this, he paused for a moment, smiled and said: "However, since this is the newly built house of the Zhao family, there must be something I don't know about it. After all, I have only read a few books about Feng Shui. , his achievements in this area are definitely not as good as those of the Feng Shui masters in the Zhao family."
Shangguan Jin remained silent, but was once again amazed by Gu Xu's knowledge.
Beside him, Shi Xiaohan looked confused. What Gu Xu just said seemed like a strange language to her, and she couldn't understand it at all.
In order to cover up her ignorance, she could only tilt her head and look out the window, pretending that she was concentrating on the scenery.
"Well, if I were as knowledgeable as Gu Xu, I wouldn't be able to get the civilian job in the Exorcism Department easily?" She sighed secretly in her mind.
Recalling the painful experience of spending the past two days in the library crazily endorsing in order to prepare for the promotion assessment, she couldn't help but sigh softly.
To her, knowledge is like small insects with wings - after she finally shuts them into her brain, they will fly away quietly while she is sleeping.
When I woke up the next day, my head was empty.
If it weren't for staying in Luojing City, she would rather practice sword skills without sleep than open those boring books.
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Shangguan Jin recommended a total of three residences to Gu Xu.
One is located in Sishunfang, adjacent to the market and with convenient transportation. Next to it is the residence of Shangguan Jin and Chu Fengge.
One is located in Yanqingfang, close to Luohe River and close to the city wall. There are many weeping willows planted around it. It must be full of green when spring comes. Around it are the residences of Princess Zhaoning, several princes and senior officials.
There is another one located in Zhengpingfang, close to the South City Gate, relatively far from the imperial palace, only separated by a few alleys from the Imperial College, and the surrounding residents are mostly mortals.
The three houses are all quadrangles with two entrances, including main rooms, side rooms, reverse rooms, etc., and the area is basically more than 600 square meters.
"I am alone, with no wife, no children, and no servants. Do I need to live in such a big house?" Gu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking that these houses are not small in size and the location is basically not bad. The price certainly won't be cheap.
"Of course it is necessary," Shangguan Jin replied without hesitation, "Gu Daoyou, you are now a sixth-rank official of Da Qi, and you will soon obtain a title and join the ranks of the nobles - a member of the Da Qi Dynasty. The housing maintenance system is very strict. Your residence must match your status, otherwise you will not only be looked down upon, but you will also be ordered to renovate it. "
"Oh, it's really troublesome." Gu Xu shook his head lightly. .
These damn rules are always trying to squeeze his wallet.
"Which one of these three mansions do you prefer?" Shangguan Jin chuckled and then asked, "I personally hope you choose the one in Sishunfang - in this way, we will be neighbors. When we encounter difficulties, we can take care of each other and help each other. During holidays, it is also convenient to have a meal together."
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 shortcoming..."
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Comments ：
(1) "Only the king builds the country, distinguishes the right position, organizes the country and the country, sets up officials and assigns duties, and considers the people as the leader." - "Zhou Li Tianguan"
(End of this chapter)