Chapter 430 The hexagram of great evil
Seeing that the old beggar had temporarily let down his guard, Gu Chan said again, "Old gang leader, how about you register me as a beggar first, and then we can talk slowly?"
"It's easy for others to join my beggar guild, but if you want to join, you have to agree to do something for me first." The nine-fingered old beggar said with a faint smile.
"Why? I'm so honest, and you still make things difficult for me?" Gu Chan said angrily.
She originally wanted to join the Beggar Clan for good reasons and for the sake of the countless people and soldiers on the border, so she had a clear conscience. If the nine-fingered old beggar wanted to make things difficult for her, it would definitely make her feel uncomfortable.
The nine-fingered old beggar said patiently, "Do you know why the number of beggar gang leaders in Tiancang Kingdom has increased in recent years?"
"We don't have enough to eat and we can't make money, so we have no choice but to beg," Gu Chan said helplessly.
"This is just one of them. The other most important point is that the taxes in Tiancang Kingdom are too heavy now, and there are many types of taxes. Since you are a member of the Ninth Prince, you are joining the Beggar Gang for the sake of the people on the border of Tiancang Kingdom. I can help you unconditionally. , but you have to promise me that you will find a way to reduce taxes in the Jiangnan area," the nine-fingered old beggar said solemnly.
Gu Chan was silent, and her face suddenly turned ugly.
The Jiangnan area is already the richest place in the Tiancang Kingdom. The tax money contributed to the imperial treasury every year accounts for more than 30% of the entire Tiancang Kingdom. Once the taxes here are reduced, the money sent to the treasury will also be reduced. .
Not to mention offending the second prince, even the Kyoto court would probably not agree to this!
So it’s not easy to reduce taxes here?
The nine-fingered old beggar saw Gu Chan's thoughts and couldn't help but sigh, "Everyone in the Tiancang Kingdom knows that the Ninth Prince is known as the only talented man in the royal family who has both civil and military talents. If his people can't do this, then what? I think Tiancang Kingdom will definitely be hopeless in the future.”
"Oh, okay, don't be pretentious here, I promise you, in short, I will try my best to do it in the future. If it can't be done, then there is nothing I can do." Gu Chan waved his hand angrily.
Joining the Beggar Clan to obtain information is the top priority right now. Regardless of whether it can be done or not, just agree first and then think about it later.
The nine-fingered old beggar laughed and said, "It's true that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers! You have such courage and courage, but I don't know if you have the strength."
"Stop talking nonsense, I already promised you, you should give me beggar status!" Gu Chan urged.
The nine-fingered old beggar shook his head speechlessly.
Then, without embarrassing Gu Chan, he immediately took out a small gray book from a yellow bag behind him, opened it, then picked up a pen and started writing on it.
As he wrote, he said, "Send your name."
"The surname is Gu, and the single name has the character "Chan". Chan is the "Chan" of Chanjuan." Gu Chan said.
"How can such a good man choose a girl's name?" the nine-fingered old beggar asked while writing his name.
Gu Chan laughed and said, "I don't have a daughter at home. My parents have raised me as their daughter since I was a child, so they gave me a girl's name. That's okay."
"It's not a good thing to be a boy or a girl. Those with this look will either be cowardly and incompetent for the rest of their lives, or they will become famous one day. I hope you are the latter, not the former." The nine-fingered old beggar said with a smile.
After saying that, he also finished writing and handed the small gray stack into Gu Chan's hands.
Gu Chan took the small stack and looked at it carefully, and found that what was written on it was the proof of begging on East Street. It had her name, and the last signature was the signature of the leader of the Jiangnan City Beggar Clan.
In addition, there is not even a fingerprint on this beggar's book.
Looking up at the nine-fingered old beggar, Gu Chan said with a smile, "Old gang leader, do you still need to take a fingerprint?" "No, I wrote it with my spiritual energy and ink. Others can't imitate it, and this beggar can't imitate it." The book is invulnerable to water and fire. If you want to beg in the future, just take this beggar book with you and remember to pay the silver to your beggar on time every day. The rest is up to you," the nine-fingered old beggar reminded.
Gu Chan nodded quietly.
Putting the beggar's book in her pocket and putting it away, she quickly blinked and said, "By the way, old gang leader, I hope you will keep my identity a secret. After all, what I have to deal with this time are all the officials and big families in the Jiangnan area. It is slightly more advantageous for me to hide my identity with the Beggar Clan.”
"Don't worry, I've always been strict with my words." The nine-fingered old beggar said.
Gu Chan quickly cupped her fists and thanked her.
Then she was ready to get up and leave.
The nine-fingered old beggar suddenly stretched out his hand to stop her and said, "Don't worry, since you are the Ninth Prince's subordinate, I will do a divination for you for free."
"Ouch! You can still do divination!" Gu Chan said in surprise.
"Nonsense, no one in the entire Jiangnan area knows that I, the Nine-Fingered Old Beggar, am not only strong in strength, but also my fortune-telling and fortune-telling skills." The Nine-Fingered Old Beggar said proudly.
"Old gang leader, I will respect you from now on. Please teach me these skills! I think it's quite interesting." Gu Chan said with a smile.
The nine-fingered old beggar rolled his eyes at her angrily and ignored her. He reached into his sleeve and took out a turtle shell. Then he took out five copper coins and put them into the turtle shell and started shaking it.
"Boring, boring, boring..."
The copper coins collided in the turtle shell, making a series of boring and boring sounds of metal clashing, which was quite pleasant.
Gu Chan's eyes widened when she saw his special technique of shaking the turtle shell, and she was really greedy for his skill.
After the nine-fingered old beggar finished shaking the tortoise shell, he gently placed the tortoise shell on the ground and muttered, "The yin and yang of the heaven and the earth, prove my magical power, and make a divination, but I ask about the future."
After saying that, he reached for the turtle shell and poured the five copper coins inside on the ground.
As the five copper coins fell to the ground, three hexagrams with heads facing up and two with tails facing up immediately appeared.
Gu Chan asked curiously, "Old gang leader, what does this hexagram mean?"
"Three up and two down correspond to three long and two short. This hexagram is a sign of great misfortune. You must be extremely careful in your actions in the future, otherwise there will be three long and two short, and you will be doomed. However, this hexagram of great misfortune has some omens of auspicious stars, which means , you will meet a noble person here. If this noble person can help you, he will be able to break this bad hexagram. If this noble person does not help you, you will be in trouble." The nine-fingered old beggar looked at the five pieces on the ground. Copper Coin explained.
After Gu Chan heard this, he immediately stood up and bowed, clasping his fists and bowing, "Okay, thank you old gang leader for helping me with this divination for free. Then I'll leave first. Please take care of yourself."
"Hiss... why do you have a different reaction from others?" The nine-fingered old beggar hissed and couldn't help but raise his eyes and stare at Gu Chan in surprise.
You know, if it were anyone else, he would definitely ask him anxiously, who is this noble person and where to find him.
But Gu Chan acted like she didn't care, which naturally surprised him.