Pictures of pomegranates

Chapter 88

However, this kind of piracy brought great hidden dangers to the stability of coastal society, and also made local officials in the Qing Dynasty very afraid of it.It is rumored that in 1809, the corrupt and incompetent Qing government colluded with the American and Portuguese fleets and sent troops to encircle and suppress the Red Q Gang many times.

Moreover, the then Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Zhang Bailing, directly adopted the management method of banning ships from going to sea, cutting off the food and economic sources of the Red Q Gang. Under attack from both inside and outside, Zhang Baozai was in trouble both internally and externally, which forced him to surrender to the imperial court.Later, Zhang Baozai was awarded the rank of third-grade military attaché by the Qing court, and was also appointed as a naval officer of the Qing court, where he continued to encircle and suppress other pirates.This behavior caused Cheung Po Tsai's former subordinates to abandon him one after another, and he died in repentance in 1822.

Although Cheung Po Tsai has passed away, stories about him have been circulated among the people.There are scenic spots named after him or stories in many places along the coast, such as Che Qi Shan in Hong Kong, Che Qi Kok in Chi Xi, Dong Ying Pun, Sai Ying Pun, and Cheung Po Tsai Cave.

Moreover, it is said that during the Republic of China, there was a man from Zhang Baozai's hometown who, with his treasure-hiding poem, "The bow of the boat is facing Wuzhu Mountain, the stern is facing Guanghai Bay, and it is burned with firewood and dipped in vinegar, and there are ten thousand taels of gold in the middle." Ten thousand taels of gold were discovered among the stone ship and anchor.Others say that in his later years, Cheung Po Tsai hired craftsmen to secretly cast a large amount of gold into some Buddha statues.Later, a fisherman went to a temple to offer incense. He accidentally ignited the items in the temple, causing the fire to become too large and burned the paraffin of the Buddha statues enshrined in the temple. In the end, he discovered a large amount of gold and became rich.

"Grandpa, these are Zhang Baozai's life and treasure legends, there is nothing special about them!"

"Don't worry, keep looking back, the key part is here!"

As he spoke, Xie Kangnian pointed at the following text:
It is said that Cheung Po Tsai was born with yin and yang eyes and could see evil things since he was a child, so he was extremely superstitious.When he was the leader of the popular Q Gang, whenever the gang encountered difficulties, his subordinates were shaken or had to make major decisions, Cheung would use a series of superstitious methods to make everyone in the gang believe in him.

One of the most commonly used methods is to find a Taoist priest whom he trusts very much, tell him his thoughts first, and then hold a meeting on a ship named "Shenlou" with the participation of big and small bosses.Cheung Bao Tsai will first pretend to let everyone discuss it, and then the designated Taoist priest will pray to God and ask for good or bad luck. Finally, the Taoist priest will convey Cheung Po Tsai's thoughts to everyone as God's will.

This trick of asking Shenlou to ask the question made the subordinates of the Red Q Gang convinced of his wisdom, and even more so, everyone obeyed Cheung Po Tsai's orders.The Taoist priest who has always been trusted by Zhang Baozai is none other than a friend from his hometown who has been playing since childhood.

This little friend's surname is Wang. Like Cheung Po Tsai, he also had Yin Yang eyes since childhood, but his personality is completely different from Cheung Po Tsai's.Both of Taoist Wang's parents died when he was young. He was dull, dull and unpopular. If it weren't for the help from his friend Zhang Baozai from time to time, he would have starved to death in the fields.

But just like this little boy who was not popular with everyone, he suddenly fainted at the door of a Taoist temple during a severe drought in the area.The abbot of the Taoist temple saved him out of kindness, but when he opened his eyes, he found that this man had become the Taoist's chosen one.First, a Taoist real person possessed him and uttered a prophecy saying that as long as he worshiped the real person devoutly, heavy rain would fall here in three days to save the people from drought.The abbot of the Taoist temple was dubious about this matter, but faced with the severe drought that he was helpless to do, he told the people this prophecy with the mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor.Unexpectedly, after the people's sincere prayers and offerings, the heavy rain actually came as scheduled, which made everyone regard Taoist Wang as the incarnation of a real person.

After that, this dull man seemed to have enlightened himself. He talked about all kinds of spells and terms, and even the people could use the charms to ward off disasters when they encountered difficult and complicated diseases.Gradually, Wang Daoren became a god-like existence. Not only the people around the local area believed in him, but also people from other cities and provinces came to worship him at all costs.

In this way, Zhang Baozai, who became a pirate leader, returned to his hometown to visit relatives, specially visited his former partner, and invited him to his side. From then on, Taoist Wang became his most effective confidant.No one knows whether Taoist Wang can really seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, but he did learn a lot from the abbot of the Taoist temple, including some unknown powerful spells.

There are rumors that Cheung Po Tsai was depressed before his death. In order to ensure that he would be happy in the next life and continue to enjoy the glory and wealth in the world, his former friends specially used Feng Shui to set up a magic circle.In the eyes of this magic circle, Wang Taoist not only hid a large amount of gold and silver treasures from Zhang Baozai, but also buried four men and women with strange personalities at special times.

It is said that these four special moments refer to what Taoists often call Ziwu Maoyou, also known as the "Four Righteousnesses".That is, one Yang is born as Zi, one Yin is born as Wu, the combination of Yang and Yin is Mao, and the combination of Yin and Yang is You.When it is in time, it is the prosperity of yin and yang. When it is in the right direction, it is the righteousness of yin and yang.Therefore, Yin and Yang are used to determine Ziwu and Maoyou, but not Ziwu and Maoyou, and Yin and Yang are determined.In the time, it is necessary to first change the person's lunar calendar birthday into horoscopes, and then use the lunar calendar birth year, month, day and hour to calculate the cause and effect of the first four lives, and then deduce which path the first four lives fell into.

That is to say, if men and women count backwards, the first month will be in the original palace, then two, three, four, five... If the numbers are forward, they will be clockwise, and if they are backward, they will be counterclockwise.For example, if a person born in the Year of the Rat is born in the sixth month of the lunar calendar and is male, he will count to the astronomical star in the Si Palace.If it is the third day of the lunar month, count from the Moon Palace. The first, second and last lunar month fall in the Wei Palace, which is the Tianyi Palace, and so on for the rest.Finally, checking the life palace is very simple. Start counting from the sun palace and count to Mao, which is the life palace.For example, if the child is noble, it is the way of Buddhism; if ugliness is the way of heaven, it is the way of ghosts; if Yin is the power of heaven, it is the way of humanity; if Mao is the power of heaven, it is the way of animals.

The arithmetic used in Wang Daoren's array was based on this method, and he added a lot of his own creation and research. In short, the selection of these four men and women took a lot of trouble.An old man who once served Wang Taoist said that the four Dharma Eyes are hidden in a poem. This poem is "There is a stone boat in Wuzhuzhou. The bow of the boat yearns for the heart of the stone, and the stern of the boat yearns for the stone incense burner under the three-pointed stone. There is a tic-tac-toe under the stone incense burner. From the tic-tac-toe, there are 36 weekly lines, 300 taels of gold, and three suitcases of silver."

According to this poem, some local people actually found the place where there is a stone boat, a stone incense burner and the word "well" under the incense burner. However, no one knows what the "36 perimeter lines" refer to until now. Therefore, the four priceless No one knows.

(End of this chapter)