"That ghost was caught by the Yu family", Tang Ning looked at him, "The Yu family forced the ghost to gamble with them, and if he wins, the ghost will help the Yu family make money; But if you lose, then the life of the Yu family will be handed over to that powerful ghost, is that so?
”"Almost", Wu Youyou said, "that ghost is a household secretary of the Ming Dynasty, named Yu Fenghe, who was a chess master before his death, and can be said to be a chess lover."
He was good at managing money, and kept the Ming household department in good order, which greatly alleviated the financial situation of the imperial court at that time.Because he controlled the household department and had a good official reputation, both parties in the court at that time wanted to win him over and join their ranks.But this person is very honest and honest, and he doesn't like to participate in party struggles, except for official business, he basically should not be paid, and put all his mind on chess.In order to win him over, the cabinet chief at that time specially created a pure gold chessboard and a pair of pure gold chess pieces for him, and secretly gave them to him, but he did not accept them. ”"It's really incorruptible ......," Tang Ning nodded in praise."
But it was this incorruptibility that killed him in the end," Mr.
Wu said.Tang Ning's heart moved, "What's the matter?"
”"The death of the Ming Dynasty was ostensibly due to corruption, but in fact it was due to party struggle", Wu Youyou said, "Yu Fenghe is in the court, but he sticks to the ancient style of a gentleman and not a party, and wants to stay out of the party struggle alone, how is it possible?"
Seeing that they couldn't win him over, both sides began to target him.On one occasion, the first assistant of the cabinet approved a concession and asked the household department to allocate 1.5 million taels to repair the coastal defense in the south of the Yangtze River.Yu Fenghe knew that there was too much moisture in it, so he didn't approve it, but rejected it.Shoufu's opponent took the opportunity to make trouble, secretly went to Jiangnan, found out the evidence of corruption in Haifu, returned to the imperial court, and wrote to impeach Shoufu, saying that he used Haifu to corrupt and bring disaster to the country and the people.At that time, the matter was very complicated, and the two factions were inextricably fighting, and in the end, the first and second factions won, and three officials of the other faction were sent to the factory prison and tortured to death.They also cleaned up Yu Shangshu and framed him with the golden chess pieces, and the emperor had a hot brain and sentenced Yu Shangshu to fifty court staffs.Shoufu's people bought off the eunuch who was imprisoned, and the eunuch ordered the little official to use a dead rod to break Yu Shangshu's waist.After the beating of the fifty court staff, it didn't take long for Yu Shangshu to swallow his breath. ”Tang Ning sighed, "Traitors are rampant, eunuchs are ugly and abuse power, civil and official party disputes, military greed and empty salaries, that era, such a court, like Yu Shangshu's encounter, is not a case ......"
"Yes", Wu Youyou also sighed, "Such a Qing official, he was killed like this, the key is that he can't rest in peace after death, and he has become a tool for others to collect money, which is really sad......"
"Yu family?
”, Downing looked at him.Wu Youyou nodded, and then said, "The ancestors of the Yu family were not originally surnamed Yu, but surnamed Cao. ”"Surname Cao?"
, Downing frowned."
Yes", Wu Youyou said, "that person's name is Cao Bao, and he was a Taoist priest raised by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the palace at that time.This person is proficient in evil arts, and when Yu Shangshu was tortured, he happened to see it.At that time, there were dark clouds in the sky, lightning and thunder, and after the executioners had beaten fifty rods, they were very frightened when they saw the vision of their birth, so they left.Before leaving, the eunuch who was in prison threw the golden chessboard and golden chess pieces in front of him, and said to him, "It's not the meaning of the miscellaneous family to kill you, you are a clean official, and if you die, you are a god in the sky.With that, they ran away.Seeing this scene, Cao Bao looked at the celestial phenomena, and suddenly had an idea, he walked up to the dying Yu Shangshu and asked if he had any unfulfilled wishes?
Yu Shangshu said that he had known today's disaster, and had already sent someone to send away his mother, wife and children, for today's wish, he just wanted to play a game of ......"
After Cao Bao heard this, he looked at the pure gold chessboard and chess pieces, and immediately sat down, saying that you ended up like this because of this golden chess piece being framed.In this case, the poor road will use this chessboard to play a game against you.Yu Shangshu couldn't ask for it, so he immediately agreed, Cao Bao put on the chessboard, and the two played against each other.Only then did I know that Cao Bao was also a chess master, very powerful, and Yu Shangshu met an opponent in chess, although he was seriously injured, he was also in good spirits.The two of you come and go, it is difficult to kill and inseparable, and when it comes to the critical moment, Cao Bao suddenly threw down the chess piece and stopped playing. ”Yu Shangshu was surprised and asked him why he didn't go down?
Cao Bao said that Shangshu has run out of oil, and even if the poor road wins, it will not be a victory.Yu Shangshu was very anxious, and said that it didn't matter, the person who was about to die had nothing else to ask for, and it was rare to meet a master like the Taoist Chief, and he hated to see each other late, so he just wanted to finish this game, and he could laugh at Jiuquan.Cao Bao pretended to be very embarrassed and said, otherwise, you and I will make a bet and play this game of chess. ”Yu Shangshu asked, what kind of bet?
Cao Bao said, if you win me, I will exchange my life for your life and save you back to Yang; If you lose to me, then turn into a terrible ghost and gather money for me.Yu Shangshu was eager to play chess, so he agreed, but as soon as he took a step, Cao Bao suddenly fell into a position, and the winner was decided.Yu Shangshu was shocked, spit blood from his mouth, and died of anger......
Wu Youyou paused, and said regretfully, "Yu Shangshu is open-minded and transcendent, if it weren't for Cao Bao to use this bet to calculate him, even if he died, he would be reincarnated immediately and reincarnated in a rich family."
It was because of this game of chess that he became obsessed at the last moment, so he became a powerful ghost......
"And then he was controlled by Cao Bao?
”, Downing asked."
Not at that time", Wu Youyou said, "It takes time for the soul to become a ghost, not to say that it will become a ghost when you die."
Cao Bao saw that he was dead, so he left with his body.That night, he secretly escaped from the palace with the corpse, found a coffin, and Yu Shangshu's body was buried, and then, with this coffin, he left Shangjing and returned to the south.For the next three years, he closed his door and used evil magic to refine Yu Shangshu's corpse, and finally used the corpse to make his soul, and Yu Shangshu became a ghost God of Wealth......
""Ghost God of Wealth?
”, Tang Ning was puzzled."
The ghost God of Wealth is not a god, it is a ghost, and it can attract wealth for people", Wu Youyou said, "The ordinary God of Wealth may not give people money, but once the God of Ghost and Wealth is controlled, it will definitely give people money, and the effect is excellent, far stronger than the ordinary God of Wealth."
It's just that to control the ghost God of Wealth, you must use Taoism, and Cao Bao's descendants have no Taoism, so in order to control Yu Shangshu for a long time, he changed his method......
""Gambling chess?
”, Downing asked.Wu Youyou nodded, "Smart." ”Tang Ning shook his head and smiled playfully.